In This Issue - October 2020

Oct 01, 2020 11:13AM ● By Daralyn Chase

Natural Awakenings Northwest Florida October 2020 Digital Edition

TAKE A CHILL PILL, Cryo850 Offers Cool Technologies That Boost Natural Healing: STRONG AND SUPPLE JOINTS, How to Keep Hips and Knees Happy; ‘I’M HURTING’, It’s More Than a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare; CALM DOWN, Taming the Flames of Stress-Related Illness; WISHFUL RECYCLING. What Not to Put in the Bin; A BETTER BREAKFAST, Healthy Tips and Recipes to Start the Day; TAI CHI AND QIGONG, Life Force in Motion; STRESSED-OUT TEENS, Ways to Help Them Chill; MARK NEPO on Living a Wholehearted Life; CANCER-FREE PETS, Five Ways to Help Keep Them Healthy.

Sally Forth

Living on the Gulf Coast is an incredible privilege, but Mother Nature makes sure that it’s never boring. Read More »

HoneyMed Locally Made Superfood Debuts at Farmers Markets

HoneyMed, Locally Made ‘Superfood,’ Debuts at Farmers Markets

HoneyMed, a locally made “superfood honey” that can be consumed as is or mixed in food or drinks to support health, is now available at the 30A Farmers Markets at Rosemary Beach and Grand... Read More »

Evermans Mission Shines in Crisis

Ever’man’s ‘Mission’ Shines in Crisis

Ever'man also continues to be a strong community partner—especially now, when the pandemic has created unprecedented hardship and stress for almost everyone. Read More »

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Simply Natural Offers Food-Based Health Support

Wasima Shata Aboulela sees the value in natural remedies, healthy diets and integrative healing which is reflected in her Panama City shop, Simply Natural. Read More »

Learn WELLthier Living through 12-Week Zoom Series

Learn WELLthier Living through 12-Week Zoom Series

Natural Awakenings of Northwest Florida is hosting a broad-ranging 12-week Leisure Learning series of Zoom classes designed to help participants become the best versions of themselves—mor... Read More »

Take a Chill Pill: CRYO850 Offers Cool Technologies That Boost Natural Healing

Cryotherapy—a brief, controlled exposure of the body, or part of the body, to ultra-low temperatures—has become a popular way to reduce inflammation and pain associated with overworked mu... Read More »

Im Hurting Its More Than a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare

‘I’m Hurting’; It’s More Than a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about 1.3 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis. RA occurs in all races and ethnic groups. Read More »

‘I’m Hurting’; It’s More Than a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about 1.3 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis. RA occurs in all races and ethnic groups. Read More »

Take a Chill Pill: CRYO850 Offers Cool Technologies That Boost Natural Healing

Cryotherapy—a brief, controlled exposure of the body, or part of the body, to ultra-low temperatures—has become a popular way to reduce inflammation and pain associated with overworked muscles and sports injuries. Read More »

Ever’man’s ‘Mission’ Shines in Crisis

Ever'man also continues to be a strong community partner—especially now, when the pandemic has created unprecedented hardship and stress for almost everyone. Read More »

HoneyMed, Locally Made ‘Superfood,’ Debuts at Farmers Markets

HoneyMed, a locally made “superfood honey” that can be consumed as is or mixed in food or drinks to support health, is now available at the 30A Farmers Markets at Rosemary Beach and Grand Boulevard, as well as online. Read More »

Natural Awakenings Northwest Florida

Sally Forth

Living on the Gulf Coast is an incredible privilege, but Mother Nature makes sure that it’s never boring. Read More »

Healthy Breakfast

A Better Breakfast: Healthy Tips and Recipes to Start the Day

Healthy alternatives to the high sugar and carbohydrates found in most traditional breakfast foods, including recipes for oats, toast, muffins and more to start your day off right. Read More »

Apple Seeks 2030 Carbon Neutrality

Apple, Inc., the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, has committed to becoming 100 percent carbon neutral overall, from its supply chain to retail outlets, by 2030. Read More »

Blackest Fish in the Sea Aid Scientific Research

Scientists have found that the skin of deep-sea fish absorbs more than 99.95 percent of the light that hits them, aiding research in ultra-black substances for sensitive optical equipment. Read More »

Calm, Stress-Free Individual

Calm Down: Taming the Flames of Stress-Related Illness

Stress can be harmful to our overall health. Here are lifestyle changes to release trauma and relieve stress through diet, safe herbal remedies, gentle energy modalities and more. Read More »

Pet Owner with Healthy Cancer-Free Dog

Cancer-Free Pets: Five Ways to Help Keep Them Healthy

Practical nutrition and lifestyle tips to help protect and prevent a dog or cat from developing cancer as well as symptoms that pet owners need to be aware of. Read More »

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Crisp Overnight Oats Recipe

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Crisp Overnight Oats

This recipe for overnight oats with caramel apple cinnamon crisp is a great dessert/breakfast mix that’s healthy and delicious, including a caramel sauce using dates. Read More »

Cauliflower Hash Egg Muffins Recipe

Cauliflower Hash Egg Muffins

This is a healthier, low-calorie alternative to the classic breakfast of hash browns and eggs, and more nutritious, too, because cauliflower is packed with fiber, minerals and vitamins. Read More »

Staying Connected Virtually During the Pandemic

Coronavirus as a Calling

The pandemic can be transmuted into golden opportunities if we look for purpose and meaning in it. Here are four ways to respond to the call of these turbulent times. Read More »

Patient Suffering from Depression and Anxiety

Ease Depression and Anxiety with Probiotics

Studies find that probiotics can help to reduce depression and anxiety as well improve cognitive reaction time. Read More »

Fruits Vegetables Whole Grains

Eat Fruit, Veggies and Whole Grains to Lower Diabetes Risk

Two new studies find that the risk of diabetes can be decreased by consuming a diet full of fruit, veggies and whole grains. Read More »

Electronic Waste

Electronic Waste is Out of Control

According to a recent report on e-waste, a record 53.6 million metric tons of electronics were discarded in 2019 and could likely increase to 74.7 million tons per year by 2030. Read More »

Falling Fertility Rate Threatens World Stability

The global total fertility rate (TFR) nearly halved from 1950 levels, when women had an average of 4.7 children each, to 2.4 in 2017, and it could fall below 1.7 by the turn of the century. Read More »

Plate of Avocado and Beets

Improve Exercise and Recovery with Avocados and Beets

Research finds that avocados can speed recovery after exercise while beet root juice improves muscular endurance. Read More »

Mark Nepo on Living a Wholehearted Life

Bestselling author, poet, cancer survivor and inspirational spiritual teacher Mark Nepo discusses his latest book, The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters. Read More »

Oarweed Odyssey: Scottish Kelp Provides Clues to Climate Change

Experts have discovered kelp that has survived for 16,000 years since the last ice age and are hopeful that this find will show how marine plant life survives extreme changes in climate. Read More »

BPA Shopping Receipts

Paperless Shopping: BPA Exposure from Store Receipts

Despite health risks, BPA-laden thermal receipts continue to be used widely in the retail industry. Here are ways to eliminate or reduce BPA exposure from receipts when shopping. Read More »

Record Methane Emissions Driven by Agriculture and Fossil Fuels

A worldwide inventory of methane sources reveals that atmospheric levels of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas are at an all-time high due to agriculture, fossil fuels and landfill waste. Read More »

Salmon Cakes with Fennel and Parsnips Recipe

Salmon Cakes with Fennel & Parsnips

This gluten-free breakfast recipe for salmon cakes combines wild-caught salmon with fennel and parsnip vegetables for a healthy way to start the day. Read More »

Stressed Out Teenagers Relaxing

Stressed-Out Teens: Ways to Help Them Chill

With teenagers reporting record levels of stress, anxiety and depression, here are effective ways that parents can help to calm teens during stressful times. Read More »

Stretching Joints

Strong and Supple Joints: How to Keep Hips and Knees Happy

By taking simple, natural preventive and remedial measures proactively, we can strengthen knee and hip joints, handle related problems if they arise and remain physically strong and active. Read More »

Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado Recipe

Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado

Replace bread for toast using sweet potatoes with this healthy, gluten-free recipe for avocado toast. Top with eggs or go vegan and use tempeh. Read More »

Tai Chi Qigong Practice

Tai Chi and Qigong: Life Force in Motion

The many health benefits of tai chi, the modified martial art of gentle meditative movement, and qigong, the mind-body wellness system that uses breath, simple movement and stillness. Read More »

Cinnamon Sticks

Try Cinnamon to Reduce Migraines

According to a new study, cinnamon, long known to help blood sugar levels, can diminish migraine attacks. Read More »

Recycled Plastics

Wishful Recycling: What Not to Put in the Bin

"Wishful recycling" is when residents place waste items in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled. Here are ways to avoid wishful recycling with dos and don'ts for proper disposal. Read More »

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient

Manage Bowel Disease to Reduce Dementia Risk

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, may also suffer twice the risk of dementia, according to a new study. Read More »