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Increasing Gut Health With Prebiotics: How To Feed the Good Microbes

Apr 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Adding healthful prebiotics can be as simple as dropping a few raspberries, blueberries or strawberries into unsweetened yogurt or kefir. Dandelion greens, which are packed with inulin, can be tossed into salads, sautéd with a little garlic and olive oil, or added to smoothies.

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Cooking With Healthy Oils: The Secret to Anti-Inflammatory Meals

Mar 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Beneficial fats are indispensable for metabolic processes, brain function, hormone production and the absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K.

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Chocolate Champions: Benefits of Dark Chocolate and Cacao

Feb 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Ancient Mayans prepared beans from the cacao tree, mixed with spices, to make a ceremonial drink that was both sacred and medicinal for them.

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Get Fit and Get Outside: How to Prepare for Outdoor Treks

Jan 01, 2025 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

According to the 2022 Outdoor Participation Trends Report, getting up close and personal with Mother Nature is more popular than ever in the States, with 58.7 million hikers and 10.3 million backpackers in 2021.

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Soulful Holiday Gifts: Restorative Presents for Loved Ones

Dec 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Many of us are stressed out. According to a 2023 survey by the American Association of Retired Persons, 50 percent of caregivers are burdened emotionally from maintaining the role, and four in 10 caregivers rarely, if ever, feel relaxed.

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Treating Ourselves

Dec 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Somewhere between the office holiday party and making a toast on New Year’s Eve, it is easy to lose sight of the magic because we lose sight of ourselves.

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Blissful Bowls: Celebrating With Soup

Nov 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

A bowl of soup can bridge the mundane and the magical, inviting us to slow our fast-paced lives, share the bounty with loved ones and honor recipes of generations past.

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Healthy Living as a Spiritual Discipline

Oct 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

The human body enables us to fulfill daily functions and perform unseen feats autonomically. Our hearts beat 100,000 times a day, and our 60,000 miles of blood vessels transport nutrition and oxygen to our tissues and organs so they can do their superhero jobs.

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The Rise of Bodywork Modalities: Integrating Innovative and Ancient Healing Arts

Oct 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

With new therapies emerging annually, there are more than 180 bodywork modalities, including cold laser therapy for non-invasive pain management and ancient massage techniques.

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Marvelous Mushrooms: Celebrating a Culinary Powerhouse

Sep 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

September is National Mushroom Month, and with it comes bountiful inspiration to plate up some earthy goodness.

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The Colors of Healing: Art Therapy for Kids

Aug 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Opening a brand-new box of crayons or making a happy mess with homemade salt dough can provide hours of fun for most kids, but art therapy—based in a clinical setting—can help children achieve emotional equilibrium, cultivate social skills and increase their capacity for learning.

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The Road to Hormonal Harmony: Finding Balance and Thriving

May 01, 2024 06:00AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Excessive stress, certain pharmaceutical medications, hormonal contraception, autoimmune diseases and, in rare instances, tumors can throw the body into metabolic chaos.

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