These lifestyle magazine pages include notes and articles about healthy living and the natural world.

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Saffron adopted through ABC's Adopt-an-Herb Program

The American Botanical Council has announced the adoption of saffron (Crocus sativus) through its Adopt-an-Herb program. These are notes about saffron and its traditional medicinal uses that the new sponsor is helping ABC continue to make available online in its HerbMedPro dat...

07 Apr '20 | Herbal Medicine | USA

How to get along when staying at home

Advice to stay at home has caused millions of people to change their daily routines in recent weeks. There are many articles about how to deal with boredom, frustration, worry and the social requirements of getting along with others in a confined area. Here are some brief sugg...

31 Mar '20 | Mental Health | At Home

Featured product of the day:

Holistic Aromatherapy: Practical self-healing with essential oils #Ad

by Marc J. Gian

As well as notes about essential oils, this book describes of the healing connection between aromatherapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) including, for example, how to apply essential oils at acupressure points. It also describes some simple massage techniques and compresses for pain relief.

This week features books about aromatherapy.

Nature Notes for forest walking

There are many shapes and sizes of conifer cones because there are many types of conifers (trees). Examples include fir cones, spruce cones, and pine cones. There are also female (seed) cones and male (pollen) cones.

Many people refer to the larger (seed) cones as pine cones regardless of the type of conifer that produced them.

Learn about Lavender Oil

one of the essential oils used in aromatherapy

If it's your birthday today ...

... you were probably* born under the sign of Scorpio, often referred to and depicted as the scorpion, or represented symbolically.

Crystals and gemstones associated with this sign include malachite, moonstone and turquoise.

Scorpios can have a highly competitive nature. They are widely considered to be brave, focused, balanced, yet also ambitious. Many excel as sportspeople and athletes.

Angel Thought for 6th November:

Allow the love and energy of angels to fan the flames of the divine light within you. Shine, ever brighter.

An 'Angel Thought' appears here every day.

See also the pages about Angels and Archangels.
There are many names of archangels, some being due to spelling variations.


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These pages include articles about healthy living and various approaches to health and well-being. There are also study areas and general interest sections. The content featured here changes frequently.

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News about Health Technology

Modern conventional healthcare involves the use of a wide range and great variety of advanced technology.

Enthusiasts of natural methods of taking care of themselves, e.g. by improving and maintaining physical fitness, also use gadgets and larger equipment of various types such as smart phone apps, wearable devices monitoring physical health or activity, and training equipment either inside at a gym or outside using things like e-bikes or water sports accessories.

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More from the News Section:

Handwashing campaign targets a billion people worldwide - 28 Mar '20

Hand sanitiser plant to be built in 10 days to make 1 million bottles / month - 25 Mar '20

Kale is in season in February - 7 Feb '20

Free to access online data about latest clinical research on novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV - 29 Jan '20

Improving the relationship between use of social media and body image - 9 Jan '20

Packaged food healthiest in the UK, USA, Australia and Canada - 22 Aug '19

Portland area nonprofit groups form social health network - 16 Aug '19

Reducing saturated fat in diet lowers blood cholesterol and risk of CVD - 1 Aug '19

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