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Nutrition Upgrades: Five Strategies for Better Health

Feb 28, 2019 11:48AM ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn

As the Earth starts re-greening this season, it’s a natural time to rethink our eating habits–and here are some nourishing ways to feed body and soul.

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Spring Decluttering: Many Benefits of Reorganizing

Feb 28, 2019 11:48AM

Getting rid of the old can by done step by step, opening up space not only in our closets but in our psyches.

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Fish Revival: Shad Return After 174-Year Absence

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

Following the removal two years ago of an obsolete dam, shad have returned to New Jersey’s Millstone River for the first time since 1845.

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Bat Cave Rescue: Promising Progress Against Disease

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

A fungus known as white-nose syndrome is decimating U.S. bat species, but scientists hope that genetic strategies and cave treatments will turn the situation around.

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Horse Sense: Wild Horses Ride Out the Storm

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

The wild horse herds on North Carolina’s Outer Banks survived Hurricane Florence by huddling on high ground, hiding in maritime forests, and possibly by swimming.

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Mind Meld: Translating Thoughts Into Speech

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

Scientists are making progress toward using brain implants to help speech-paralyzed patients "voice" their thoughts.

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Bug Apocalypse: Sharp Decline Threatens Ecosystem

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

The number of invertebrates and insects such as moths, butterflies and bees has dropped worldwide by 45 percent in the last 35 years, raising alarm about the global ecosystem.

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Bitter Melon Eases Knee Pain: Relieves Osteoarthritis Symptoms

Jan 31, 2019 01:07PM

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who took a bitter melon supplement for three months had significantly less pain, lower analgesic use, and reduced body weight and blood glucose levels.

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Harmful Bacteria Linked to Certain Showerheads: Inhalation of Steam Leads to Lung Infections

Jan 31, 2019 01:07PM

Mycobacterium that lurk in showerheads are more often found in homes using municipal water, using plastic showerheads, and in certain regions of the country.

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Zinc Combo Fights Aging Diseases: Protects Against Oxidative Stress

Jan 31, 2019 01:07PM

When Zinc combines with certain antioxidant compounds found in tea, coffee and other foods, it produces a type of enzyme that prevents the oxidative stress linked to such diseases as dementia and cancer.

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