contents 14 8 newsbriefs


10 ecotip 11 healthbriefs


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12 globalbriefs 18 fi tbody 20 healthykids 22 naturalpet 24 consciouseating 26 greenliving 28 wisewords 30 healingways 33 inspiration 34 calendar 40 directory 42 classifi eds


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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.


14 TEENAGE GIRLS Encouraging a Healthy


Body Image by Sarah Sercombe, CPNP


16 NATURAL


MOTHERHOOD Creating the Best Start


for New Life by Deborah Shouse


18 WHAT IS QIGONG?


Reach Your Highest Potential by Jeff Primack


20 THE JOYS OF


How to Mindfully Love Little Ones by April Thompson


22 DECODING DOG BODY TALK


Three Signals of Anxiety by Susan Briggs


24 MILK MINUS THE MOO Evaluating Alternatives to Dairy by Judith Fertig


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26 HERBS THAT BEAT THE HEAT Favorite Varieties that


Flourish in Summer by Barbara Pleasant


28 TAGGART SIEGEL Seeks to Seed an Agricultural Revolution by April Thompson


30 MEDICAL MASSAGE


Targeted Therapy for Specifi c Ills by Linda Sechrist


33 WHEN WE SET OUT Let Spirit Steer Us by Mark Nepo


May 2017 7 30 26 GRANDPARENTING 20 18


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