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.


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INFLAMMATORY FOODS Flavorful Ways to Lower Disease Risk


8 10 ANTI-


THAN OPIOIDS Natural Ways to Reduce Pain


12 BETTER OPTIONS


AUTHENTIC LIVING How to Live a Deeply Joyful Life


14 FOUR STEPS TO


15 ART THAT INSPIRES ACTION Artists Work to Save Nature’s Beauty


16 ORGANIC FARMERS: GROWING AMERICA’S


HEALTH Restoring the Nutritional Value of Crops


19 GARY GRIGGS on What We Must Do


to Save Our Coasts


20 THE JOY OF DIRT Gardening Connects Kids to Nature


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22 EXERCISE TO SLEEP BY


Quell Insomnia and Nighttime Anxiety


23 FINDING CONNECTION WITH HORSES


ARE GETTING CANCER GMO Toxins Permeate Pet Foods


24 WHY MORE PETS


DEPARTMENTS 4 event spotlight 6 health briefs


8 conscious eating


12 healing ways 14 inspiration 15 green living


19 wise words 20 healthy kids 22 fit body 24 natural pet 26 calendar


29 natural directory


July 2018 3 24 23


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