publisher’sletter
Welcome to the premiere issue of Nat- ural Awakenings – Chicago North and North Shore, our area’s free healthy living magazine. We’re here to help you find the
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Peggy Malecki and Jim Irwin
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knowledge and resources you need to support your journey in improving the quality of your life—physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. We also aim to become your favorite go-to resource for all things related to
healthy and holistic lifestyles in our Northeast Illinois communities. Each month, you’ll find cutting-edge information from leading national and local experts on complementary and alternative therapies, nutrition, fitness, per- sonal growth, creative expression and living lighter on the Earth. Our timely local News Briefs and calendar listings alert you to the best of what’s happening in Lake and northern Cook counties. In display ads and the Community Resource Guide, you’ll find fabulous local businesses, practitioners, products and services ready to help you further your realization of a healthier, happier life. What began as a homegrown newsletter in Naples, Florida, 16 years ago, has
now blossomed into a growing family of 80 locally owned magazines reaching 3 million readers across the United States. As we prepared to launch this magazine, we’ve been delighted to hear you say, “It’s about time!” Our Natural Awakenings journey began in December 2007, when we first
picked up a local copy in Saugatuck, Michigan, and avidly read it from cover to cover. It spoke so directly to our passions, beliefs and worldview that we knew we had to bring it home. How fitting that our first issue focuses on a healthy planet, a topic near to our hearts. Our region is blessed by natural resources, yet larger work needs to be done to preserve our productive lands and fresh water supplies. Natural Awaken- ings is all about positive solutions and alternatives to the status quo. We’re particularly taken with Bill McKibben’s vision of how together we
can solve a host of environmental challenges in “Be a Climate Hero,” on page 20. Registered dietician Melinda Hemmelgarn helps us avoid toxins in America’s food supply on page 28, and local expert Susan Campbell, of The Alliance for the Great Lakes, explains what we need to know to support abatement of pollutants in regional waterways (page 29). On a lighter note, healthy menu tips and other op- tions for optimum living are found throughout the magazine, with a special nod to Fair Trade Month by local writer Megy Karydes, on page 18. Special thanks go to our advertisers, because this publication would not be possible without them. Please give them your support when you shop for products and services, and add your thanks for supporting Natural Awakenings in promoting a more sustainable, healthful community for us all. We know you will enjoy this first monthly issue, and many more to come. Please share the good news with friends and coworkers, and let us know what you’d like to see in future issues. We look forward to hearing stories of your own path to sustained health and happiness.
With warmest regards,
Peggy Malecki and Jim Irwin
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