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Like many harvest traditions in diverse cultures, the Thanksgiving ritual celebrates bringing in the last bountiful crops and gathering to feast together and share earth’s offerings with our communities, families, and friends. The symbolism and values that surround the Thanksgiving holiday honor the abundance that mother earth provides to nourish us all. In these environmentally challenged times, it feels especially meaningful to give thanks to what we do have and to reflect on healing our environment to preserve our traditions for present and future generations. Susan |
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The Greatest Journey Over the years, I have offered many courses and supported many people in moving through life’s transitions with knowledge, grace, courage and ease. All of these are very much needed in addressing the dying process for a loved one or a patient. I am truly excited to teach a course that is an experiential and practical immersion in the knowledge and understanding of life's journey and its final transition. Read full article. |
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| Healthcare Update: Yoga in Hospitals | |
Some of the biggest names in cancer care -- M.D. Anderson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and Dana Farber among them -- now offer their patients classes in yoga. In the past, physicians may have written off the complementary therapy as merely a trendy yuppie pastime. But today, researchers -- mainly psychologists -- are asking questions about the benefits of yoga in a variety of conditions, including cancer, asthma, sleep disorders, depression, and attention disorders. Read full article. |
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| Yellow's Green Corner in collaboration with the Earthrose Institute www.earthrose.org |
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Can Vitamin D Improve Brain Function? New studies show low vitamin D levels may impair cognitive function Recently, hundreds of research studies have been published on the role of Vitamin D for maintaining health and prevention of cancer, autoimmune diseases and depression. Two new European studies looking at vitamin D and cognitive function have taken us one step further to understanding the role of Vitamin D. Read full article. |
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| Yellow's Green Corner in collaboration with the Earthrose Institute www.earthrose.org |
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Vitamin D Deficiency: Linked to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now think they know why. They have found that diabetics deficient in vitamin D can't process cholesterol normally, so it builds up in their blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Read full article. |
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| Nutrition Corner |
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New research published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, reported that University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers were able to identify four additional carotenoids in the California Hass avocado, which had not been quantified until this study. In addition, the researchers reported that the total carotenoid concentrations were greatest in the dark green flesh of the avocado closest to the peel. Carotenoids are the class of phytonutrients thought to help prevent many chronic diseases. Read full article. |
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| Nutrition Corner |
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High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Recipe for Hypertension Recently, hundreds of research studies have been published on the role of Vitamin D for maintaining health and prevention of cancer, autoimmune diseases and depression. Two new European studies looking at vitamin D and cognitive function have taken us one step further to understanding the role of Vitamin D. Read full article. |
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