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Obsolete Packaging: Grocer Shuns Plastic Trays

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

A British supermarket chain plans to drastically lower its use of plastic packaging in 1,000 of its own-label products.

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All That Glitters: Sparkly Microbeads Face Ban

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

Decorative plastic glitter and the microbeads used in scrubs and shower gels pose a threat to fish and oceans, say scientists.

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Natural Awakenings Metro Phoenix & Northern Arizona
Temporary Protection: Locals Prevail Against Bristol Bay Mine

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to rescind Obama-era environmental protections that restricted the opening of a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay that would threaten fisheries and other natural resources.

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Love Rocks: Inspiring Messages that Surprise

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

People are hand-painting stones with uplifting messages and planting them randomly in public spaces.

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Recycling IQ: Take a Quiz to Help the Planet

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

Is this item trash, garbage or recyclable? As important as recycling is, it can sometimes be confusing. A short quiz offers answers to help sort out discards.

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Bio-Meridian Body Scan—Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?

Apr 29, 2018 06:48PM

With today’s busy lifestyle and the many demands placed on us because of work, family, school, and physical, mental or emotional crises, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and stressed out.

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Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less: Feel Fuller Sooner, Lose Weight

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

When overweight Danes exchanged refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tended to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and have less inflammation.

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Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms: Natural Remedy Provides Relief

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

Ingesting a combination of five herbs returned menstrual cycles to normal durations for 55 percent of women with polycystic ovary syndrome among those participating in an Australian study.

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Fruit Pesticides Lower Fertility in Women: Produce Has Impact on Conception

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

Women undergoing fertility treatments were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth if they were eating pesticide-laden produce.

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Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk: Impact on Mental Acuity

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

People older than 60 that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia.

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