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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.


11 MYTHS ABOUT


WATER FLUORIDATION by Dr. Joan Sefcik


12 LOVE YOUR GREENS! New Ways to Prepare these Nutritional Powerhouses by Nava Atlas


14 THE EARTH DIET Liana Werner-Gray on Simple Eating by Lane Vail


15 THE NEW 16 MISSION:


HEALTHY CUISINE Good-to-Go Eats by Judith Fertig


ANIMAL RESCUE Big and Small, They Need Our Help by Sandra Murphy


19 MIND GARDENING


It Pays to Watch What Is Planted by Dennis Merritt Jones


20 A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COMPOSTING Pick the Best


Option for You by Tracy Fernandez Rysavy


22 A TEEN’S GUIDE TO THE CULTURAL GALAXY Foreign Locales Spark


Deep Experiences by April Thompson


24 LIFESAVING ACTS Protecting Animals at Home and Abroad by Sandra Murphy


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