January 2024: Natural Awakenings Tucson Edition

January 2024

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In this issue: Exploring the Potential of Medical Thermal Imaging; One Piece At A Time; Making Oral Care Part of Your Self-Care Routine; Breathing into a New You; Older and Bolder; Graceful Aging; A Visual Tour of the Grand Canyon with Photographer Pete McBride; Individualized Alzheimer’s Treatments; Processed Food Addiction; Electromagnetic Fields as Home Health Hazards; Plus Much More...

January 2024 Letter From Publisher

Happy New Year! This year, 2024, also happens to be a very special one for Natural Awakenings. It’s our 30th Anniversary! Read More »

Achieving Health and Wellness in 2024

It is only natural to start off every New Year with resolutions as to what we might want to change, pay more attention to or focus energy toward. Read More »

Amazing One-Day Healing Retreat

Linda Johns, of Journey to Healing, is calling together a small group of women who want to gift themselves with a nourishing and restorative experience Read More »

Claim Your Light and Let It Shine with Paula Taylor

As a bodyworker for 20 years, Paula Taylor, owner of Paula Taylor Energy Wellness, has seen how we are all connected and yet so unique. Read More »

Ralph Prata and In Over My Headdress by Ralph Prata

One Piece At A Time: Sculptural Concrete Carvings and Recycled Assemblages by Tucson Artist Ralph Prata

Tucson artist Ralph Prata will be exhibiting his unique sculptural concrete carvings and recycled assemblage pieces at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Little Gallery Read More »

Dr. Caitlin Connor

Participate in Wellness Research with Green Mountain Health Care/Expand Health Research

Green Mountain Health Care/Expand Health Research is a laboratory focusing on integrative medicine and wellness research. Read More »

Shine Your Light

When you awaken to the light of your being, there is no way that you can turn away once you have been smitten by the unconditional surrender to your spirit. Read More »

You Have the Write to Heal: Women’s Retreat

Facilitators Kim Green, New York Times best-selling author and writing coach, and Marcia Williams, LPC of Hidden Flames Therapeutic Counseling Services, LLC, will host a special retreat for women this October 17 to 21, 2024, in Tucson. Read More »

Sacred Space: The Confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers

A Visual Tour of the Grand Canyon with Photographer Pete McBride

As part of the ongoing Changemaker Series at the Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucsonans have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to listen to award-winning photographer and explorer Pete McBride Read More »

Breathing into a New You: Unlock Your Potential with Breathwork

Welcome to a transformative journey in 2024. As we embrace a new year filled with possibilities, let’s explore an ancient practice with modern relevance: breathwork. Read More »

Electromagnetic Fields as Home Health Hazards: Is it time for an EMF assessment?

GMOs, Red Dye #40, glyphosate, asbestos, mold—and now EMFs? Like these other environmental toxins, electromagnetic fields negatively affect our health if we are exposed to too much for too long. Read More »

Exploring the Potential of Medical Thermal Imaging for Detecting Oral Root Canal and Dental Infections

This article delves into the intriguing possibility of utilizing thermal imaging as a screening tool and its potential applications in dentistry. Read More »

Making Oral Care Part of Your Self-Care Routine

Self-care is important because our physical and mental health is important. Read More »

Older and Bolder

We speak of aging like it is a problem to be solved. The truth is, aging is a pretty good sign that you are winning. You are still here. Read More »

Processed Food Addiction

Food addiction can be defined as the compulsive consumption of food despite a lack of hunger or a desire to stop eating. Read More »

Tom O’Bryan, DC, DACBN, CIFM; Dr. Gladys McGarey; Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Graceful Aging: Living Longer, Healthier and More Fulfilled

People are living longer, and as we age, we increasingly become aware of a desire to remain healthy, vibrant and active for as long as possible. Read More »

Sharon Bruckman Founder of Natural Awakenings

Sharon Bruckman on Celebrating a Labor of Love

In 1994, Sharon Bruckman started Natural Awakenings in Naples, Florida. With the help of partners and collaborators, she turned that single edition into a national franchise. Read More »

Kiwi Chia Pudding

Kiwi Chia Pudding

Made with chia seeds, kiwi, pistachios, flax milk, vanilla and maple syrup. Read More »

Salmon and roasted veggie salad

Salmon and Roasted Veggie Salad

Baked Salmon with carrot, cauliflower, broccoli and mushrooms. Read More »

Roasted Beet and Pistachio Salad

Roasted Beet and Pistachio Salad

Beets with the pistachios, spinach leaves, vinegar and olive oil. Read More »

Soup for thyroid friendly eating

Thyroid-Friendly Eating: How to Treat Hypothyroidism With Food

According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly five in 100 Americans suffer from hypothyroidism, which occurs when the body does not produce adequate amounts of thyroid hormones. Thyroid health can be achieved by eating clean, unprocessed foods and maintaining appropriate levels of iodine. Read More »

Enjoying coffee enriching the season

Letting the Seasons Enrich Us

For most, the first half of our lives is spent on our careers, nourishing family and investing in our dreams. Before we know it, we are presented with the question of what comes next. Read More »

Seniors in the Great Outdoors

Growing Young in Nature: How Seniors Heal in the Great Outdoors

Spending time outdoors can markedly improve a person’s physical, mental and emotional well-being. Read More »

Senior woman does balance exercises to prevent falls

Preventing Falls in Advanced Age: Essential Tips for a Life in Balance

Discover how to prevent falls with our top 5 actionable tips. Prioritize your safety and embrace a balanced, healthy lifestyle to confidently navigate everyday obstacles. Read More »

Individualized Alzheimer's Treatments

Individualized Alzheimer’s Treatments: A New Frontier in Disease Reversal

Given the costs and burdens of Alzheimer's disease, many people wonder whether the disease is reversible. Recent discoveries indicate that may be possible. Read More »

Kidfluencer Cash Daniels speaks to his peers about waterway preservation.

Kidfluencers: Using Social Media for Positive Change

Social media has made it easier than ever to share ideas, and today’s generation of digital natives are adept at using it. Read More »

Seniors enjoy time with their pet dog to enhance well-being.

Rewards of Animal Ownership: How Pets Enhance Human Well-Being

When stress and cognitive decline are prevalent concerns, the role of companion animals in promoting human cognitive health has gained significant attention. Read More »

Sleep regularity for longer life

Sleep Regularity for Longer Life

A recent study highlights that sleep regularity is a powerful predictor of mortality risk. Read More »

Blood test for Parkinson's Disease

Blood Test to Detect Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers led by a team from Duke Health have developed a blood test to detect Parkinson’s disease. Read More »

Pouring fluoride into a glass Fluoride Exposure

Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Deficits in Children

According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nearly 73 percent of Americans have fluoridated water; there is growing concern about the negative effects of fluoride exposure. Read More »

Stopping Long COVID

Blood Markers of Long COVID Identified

Recent findings reported in the journal Nature may help scientists develop a blood test to diagnose Long COVID. Read More »

Upcycling plastics into soap

Upcycling Plastics Into Soap

Plastic waste has become a global environmental crisis, leading scientists to explore innovative methods for reusing and transforming it. Read More »

Prehistoric Wooly Mammoth

Tracking a Prehistoric Woolly Mammoth

Scientists have successfully followed the movements of a 17,000-year-old woolly mammoth named Kik, shedding light on the ancient mammal’s epic journeys across Alaska. Read More »

Avoiding the Singularity

Avoiding the Singularity

Singularity is a hypothetical future point where technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible. It was thought to be decades away, giving humans time to plan. But Ben Goertzel, Ph.D., CEO of SingularityNET and a leading artificial-intelligence scientist, predicts that singularity is fewer than 10 years away. Read More »

Vanishing Bananas

Vanishing Bananas

The Most Popular Banana in The World Could Vanish. Here's Why. Read More »

Green Roof with lush vegetation

Finding the Right Eco-Friendly Roof

While a house is usually a family’s biggest investment, sustainable improvements can be made to make it an environmental asset, too. Read More »

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