Natural Awakenings - January 2014 Read the January 2014 edition of Natural Awakenings. Caring, Steering, Cheering: A Health Coach Helps Us Change for Good A personal relationship with a qualified health coach helps us keep our good-health intentions on track. Read More » Label Literacy: Five Tips Help Kids Choose Healthy Foods How to teach children to evaluate serving size, compare two products, and avoid foods with unpronounceable ingredients. Read More » Soul-Full Goals: Feeling Our Way to Happiness When we get clear on how we want to feel inside, our next steps in life become more apparent. Read More » Whole Food: Greater than the Sum of its Parts Food that is whole rather than fragmented—an apple, say, rather than apple juice—provides a natural balance that satisfies both our hunger and our nutritional needs. Read More » Build Your Own Wellness Dream Team: Take Your Health to the Next Level By pulling together a team of integrative practitioners customized to our individualized needs we receive the care that helps us not just survive, but thrive. Read More » Catalyst for Change: Natural Awakenings Celebrates 20 Years For 20 years, this free community magazine has been loyal readers’ go-to resource for awakening America to the benefits of naturally healthy living. Read More » Dinner Engagement: Deep Conversation Accompanies Good Food People that hunger for both good food and nourishing talk are joining together at meal tables to discuss art, the environment and other lively topics. Read More » Eco-Skiing: White Resorts Go Even Greener From low-kilowatt lighting to eco-friendlier snowmaking machines, ski resorts are demonstrating their concern for the environmental. Read More » Ever-More-Green in 2014: Easy Ways to Go Eco Right Now Light bulbs, toothbrushes, slow cookers—there’s a multitude of small things we can change for a planet-friendlier lifestyle. Read More » Fitness à la Carte: The Latest, Hottest Trends Gyms nationwide are offering up a wide range of diverse classes, from ballet-inspired workouts to interval training, that take the routine out of exercise. Read More » Global Watchdog: United Nations Panel Zeroes in on Sustainability An advisory board with a broad range of experts will focus on how to use science and technology to encourage sustainable development. Read More » Grassroots Gumption: Citizen Action Wins Against Monsanto and More Recent broad-based campaigns have succeeded in stopping pro-Monsanto Congressional action and in getting arsenic removed from chicken feed. Read More » Life Threat: Evidence Mounts of GMO Dangers Animals and fish raised on GMO crops suffer lowered immunity; the spread of GMO crops is linked to the decline of essential pollinators and insect eaters like butterflies, honeybees and bats. Read More » Long-Lived Pets: Anti-Aging Care Aids Youthful Vigor With holistic screenings, improved diets, supplements and early treatment of potential infections, dogs and cats can live longer, healthier lives. Read More » More Bok Choy, Less Ice Cream Boosts Breast Health: Cruciferous Veggies Reduces the Risk Eating lots of cruciferous veggies in the two years after a breast cancer diagnosis reduced the risk of death by 62 percent, but high-fat dairy had an opposite effect. Read More » Smoke Choke: Big Coal’s Big Plans to Hasten Climate Change Opposition is growing to plans to strip-mine millions of tons of coal in Wyoming and Montana and ship it off for use in China, worsening global land, water and air pollution. Read More » Vitamin C Halves Colds in Athletes: Shorten Duration of Sickness Marathoners, skiers and soldiers in subarctic climates slash their risk of colds with daily doses of vitamin C. Read More » Whale Wars: Military Exercises Threaten Sea Life War-training games off America’s coasts could cost the lives of hundreds of whales and dolphins. Read More » Yogic Milestone: Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights Storied History At the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery, ancient and modern sculptures, icons and manuscripts illuminate the rich history and philosophical foundations of yoga. Read More » Art Heartens Seniors: Gallery Visits Inspire the Elderly British researchers found that just three visits to art galleries raised the spirits and abilities of the elderly. Read More » Brief Bouts of Yoga Bolster the Brain: Benefits of Mind-Body Movements A mere 20 minutes of yoga postures, breathing and meditation boosts the brain’s ability to quickly and accurately process information. Read More » Mammograms Carry Cancer Risk: Dangers of Routine Screenings These low-energy X-rays cause cell damage and the current paradigm is prone to over-diagnosis and risky overtreatment. Read More » Produce Banishes the Blues: Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Increases Positivity Eating seven to eight servings of fruits and veggies a day leads to a happy, peaceful mood the next day, say New Zealand researchers. Read More » Sweets Sour Brain Power: Sugars Impair the Mind Eating or drinking high-fructose foods causes fogged thinking and hampers memory according to a UCLA research team. Read More » The Toxic Side of Tylenol: Risks Associated with the Pain Reliever More than 26,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths from liver failure are linked to Tylenol annually; and that’s just part of the bad news. Read More » In-Print