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18 healthbriefs 22 globalbriefs 24 actionalert 25 ecotip
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25 44 healthykids 53 calendar 65 classifieds
28 therapyspotlight 30 readersnapshot 32 healthyrestaurant 34 wisewords 40 greenliving
Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.
34 FROM “WHY ME?” TO “THANK YOU!” Wayne Dyer on the
Value of Hard Lessons by Linda Sechrist
36 FRESH FOOD TRENDS Natural Trailblazers
in Sustainable Eating by Melinda Hemmelgarn
39 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY’S FOOD FOREST
Arlo Simonds Looks in the Rearview Mirror
of the Food Forest Success by Linda Sechrist
67 resourceguide advertising & submissions
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40 FOOD REVOLUTION IN A TANK Aquaponics Offers Year-Round
Homegrown Fish and Veggies by Avery Mack
42 GARDENING AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Cycles of Growth
Cultivate Our Divinity by April Thompson
44 ACTION PLAN FOR PARENTS
Seven Signs of Food Sensitivities by Pamela Bond
48 GLUTEN-FREE ON THE GO
Safe Eating Away from Home by Judith Fertig
50 TWEET THOSE FITNESS GOALS Online Friends Help
Us Stay on Track by Tamara Grand
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