The summer is here, and with it comes our favorite seasonal segment, what we like to call Natural Favorites. We’ve picked some favorites from members of our editorial team as well as from Natural Awakenings Long Island readers. These include a natural deodorant, a superfood smoothie service, a coffee supplement, great beach reads, and more!


“A


great book for the beach if you want to be inspired on a path of mindful-


ness is Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Sun My Heart. Another perfect book for the beach is actually my aunt P.L. Como’s book called 21 Days in Maui about her path to freedom through solitude, yoga and good company when she went through a di- vorce and fled to Maui to clear her mind,” says staff writer Gina Marie Cronin.


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weating is perhaps the worst thing about summer (except for the fact that you are ridding your body of all those toxins). The truth is, though, that women


don’t want to smell bad and don’t want to expose themselves to the toxic chemi- cal ingredients that are in conventional deodorants. Enter PiperWai, an all-natural deodorant that actually works. “Initially I saw it on Shark Tank, around the time my mother had breast cancer and eventually died from it within about five years,” says reader Irene Price. “It made me very aware that I don’t want to expose myself to these chemicals. That was in the back of my head when I tried [PiperWai]. It is silky smooth going on and smells nice, and although you still perspire, you find you don’t smell, which is healthy in my eyes.”


“Ooooh! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Adagio Astrology Signature Blend teas!” exclaims graphic designer Suzzanne Siegel. “Of course, ‘Capricorn’ is my fave!”


“I


needed to get off of coffee due to experienc- ing crazy heartburn, and someone rec- ommended Dandy Blend. What a great way to get the rich, warm feeling of cof- fee without the acid and caffeine. The idea that this is made from dandelion root, a natural detoxifier, makes my mornings feel even more indulgent,” says staff writer Catherine Driscoll.


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moothie services that are ridiculously easy, like GreenBlender, are hard to ignore. Developed by


Jenna Tanenbaum, who saw a need for people to have easy access to healthy food and quick nutrients, GreenBlender works by sending members all the pre- portioned ingredients and super- foods to make healthy, wholesome smoothies at home, along with


original smoothie recipes. Each week, members get five new smoothie recipes and all the pre-portioned ingredients needed to make 10 smoothies. Reader Victoria Whelan had this to say about the service: “All of the smoothies have tasted really good, and it is wicked convenient for people constantly on the go.”


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