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Eat Organic to Shed Insecticides

Oct 31, 2019

Switching to organics has quick payoffs, reducing agrochemicals in the body by 94 percent within a month.

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Dance to Improve Quality of Life With Dementia

Oct 31, 2019

Older people with dementia have responded to simple dance movement lessons with visible humor and imagination and reported a higher quality of life after six sessions.

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Try Acupuncture for Pain-Free Sleep

Oct 31, 2019

Patients suffering from chronic-pain find that acupuncture treatments were significantly better than drugs at helping them sleep.

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Help Avoid Skin Cancer With Vitamin A

Oct 31, 2019

Researchers found that people with diets rich in vitamin A had a significantly reduced risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer.

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Pass Up Sugary Drinks for a Strong Liver

Oct 31, 2019

Drinking sugar-sweetened drinks can increase the risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by 40 percent.

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Golden Rules: Moms Launch Eco-Friendly Certification

Oct 31, 2019

A nonprofit has launched Moms Across America Gold Standard, a multi-tiered verification program for food, beverages and supplements that creates a simple, trustworthy resource for consumers.

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Jaws of Life: California Bans Fur Trapping

Oct 31, 2019

California has enacted a ban on fur trapping for animal pelts, making it the first state to outlaw a centuries-old livelihood.

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Methane Matters: Fracking Linked to Global Warming

Oct 31, 2019

As methane concentrations increase in the atmosphere, evidence points to shale oil and gas as the probable source, but the EPA has taken steps to stop regulating it.

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Species Setback: EPA Weakens Protective Regulations

Oct 31, 2019

As the Endangered Species Act is being weaken, critics fear more oil and gas drilling will be allowed on land that is currently habitat-protected, impacting the climate crisis.

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Kool-Kats: Candy Wrappers Reimagined as Origami

Oct 31, 2019

KitKat chocolate bars from Nestlé's Japan confectionery branch will soon be wrapped in paper instead of plastic, with instructions for how to fashion it into the iconic origami crane.

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