In This Issue: May 2021 May 2021 Digital Magazine Please enjoy the May 2021 Issue by flipping through the pages of our digital magazine or scrolling through the articles below. At Roots Shoppe, Yoga Is About Personal Power In keeping with its name, Roots Shoppe, in Fort Walton Beach, offers yoga as it was traditionally meant to be: a means of personal growth, not merely a fitness practice. Read More » CoreHealth Introduces Affordable Primary Healthcare Model A new affordable primary healthcare model has emerged on the Emerald Coast. Larissa Coffey, a nurse practitioner who uses Direct Primary Care (DPC) at her Gulf Breeze clinic, CoreHealth, calls the DPC model “a no-brainer" for people with no insurance or very high deductibles. Read More » Stone Soup Relocates, Expands in Fort Walton Beach Stone Soup ISC, which offers holistic and alternative healing and operates a metaphysical retail shop, has moved from Beal Parkway to Carmel Drive in Fort Walton Beach. Read More » Harnessing the Human Mind Bayside Hypnosis offers a natural way to break bad habits and boost self-control. Read More » Do Well by Doing Good Free symposium explains how to grow personal wealth while making a positive impact on the world. Read More » PowerLink Business Expo Coming to Pensacola The Powerlink Business Expo—an opportunity for local businesses to build brand awareness among tech leaders and practitioners from Fortune 500 companies—will be coming to the Sanders Beach–Corrine Jones Resource Center on May 11 and 12, beginning at 8:30 a.m. both days. Advance registration is required to participate. Read More » Artificial Intelligence Joins Fight Against Marine Litter MARLIT, an open-access web app based on a deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithm, will promote the detection and measurement of floating plastics in the sea. Read More » Avoid Coffee When Pregnant to Safeguard Brain Development A mother’s coffee drinking during pregnancy can change important pathways in an infant’s developing brain, raising the risk of behavioral issues, attention difficulty and hyperactivity. Read More » Baby Bites: Healthy Homemade Food for Tiny Tummies Save money and control what goes into little tummies with these tips for introducing and feeding healthy homemade baby foods. Read More » Baby Blueberry Smoothie This 5 ingredient recipe for homemade baby blueberry smoothies is the perfect way to get little ones started with solid foods. Read More » Baby Superfood Purée Make simple, healthy, homemade baby food purée with these superfood ingredients. Read More » Climate Change Makes Pollen Season Worse for Allergy Sufferers A study found that pollen seasons have been getting longer and more intense over the last 30 years with an increase in mean annual temperatures being the strongest driver. Read More » Composting Human Remains is a Reality Environmental activist Katrina Spade founded Recompose, the country’s first human composting funeral home, in Seattle, Washington, where composting as a form of human burial is legal. Read More » Critters React to Warming Temperatures in the Rockies A study reveals that the popular golden-mantled ground squirrel and 46 other species of rodents and shrews in Colorado are climbing uphill to escape warming temperatures in the state. Read More » Curbing Cancer in Cats: Ways to Keep a Feline Healthy 1 in 5 cats will be diagnosed with cancer, but the risk of contraction and severe outcomes can be lowered with these holistic treatment options and healthy preventative tips. Read More » Devaki Lindsey Berkson on Bioidentical Hormones for Long-Term Health Hormone scholar and nutrition and gut expert Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson discusses plant-based bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) and its role in women's health. Read More » Don’t Rely on Money for Happiness People in the “poorest of the poor” communities in which money is not a high value can feel as happy as people in high-income Scandinavian countries. Read More » Eco-Cosmetics: Choosing Sustainable Beauty Products Reduce environmental harm and waste with these sustainable cosmetic tips and eco-friendly beauty brands. Read More » Gas Utilities Knock Electric Appliances As cities phase out the installation of gas lines in new buildings to cut down on methane emissions, gas utilities have been staging adversarial campaigns nationwide. Read More » Homeopathy to the Rescue: Create a Family First-Aid Kit The emergency remedies of homeopathy are straight-forward, low-cost and easy to administer for first aid to cuts, burns, bumps and bruises, insect bites, and poison ivy. Read More » Integrative Women’s Wellness: Five Top Health Concerns and What to Do Holistic, integrative approaches for women's top five health concerns including cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, hormonal imbalances and depression. Read More » Natural Mama: Holistic Approaches to a Healthy Pregnancy Eating organic, detoxing the house, practicing meditation or yoga and other holistic approaches for expectant mothers to follow during pregnancy for delivering a healthy baby. Read More » Nix Baby Foods that Harbor Toxic Metals A recent report issued by the House of Representatives found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals,” including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, in baby foods made by major companies. Read More » Pregnancy Apps Tracking exercise, nutrition, baby bump images, the joys of the journey and the baby’s development are available options in a variety of the best holistic pregnancy apps. Read More » Sip Non-Alcoholic Beer to Improve Liver Disease Non-alcoholic beer is booming in popularity, and it now poses a health benefit as a study-proven dietary supplement for people with cirrhosis of the liver. Read More » Sleep Deeply to Reduce Anxiety Researchers report that a sleepless night can trigger up to a 30 percent rise in anxiety levels, but a full night of slumber stabilizes emotions. Read More » Stay Fit with Bodywork Therapy: Enhance Workout Performance and Recovery with Massage Therapeutic massage and other bodywork modalities before or after exercise can combat post-workout soreness and stiffness, maximizing our fitness investments in and out of the gym. Read More » Sustainably Stylish: Eco-Fashion that’s Kind to the Planet The “fast fashion” of cheap designer knock-offs is costly to the environment, but sustainable fabrics, resale shops, and creative mending can provide eco-friendly, stylish options. Read More » Three Steps for Facing Difficult Emotions We can build resiliency and find greater clarity, calm and well-being when facing change, uncertainty and stress with these three key steps using mindfulness and compassion. Read More » World’s Largest Wildlife Highway Crossing Opens in San Antonio The Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge connects people with nature in San Antonio across a six-lane highway at Phil Hardberger Park, the largest wildlife crossing of its kind in the U.S. Read More » In-Print