Natural Awakenings Chicago - March 2020

Personal Fitness Memberships Now Available

You don’t have to sacrifice the foods you love to follow a good nutrition plan, and you don’t have to waddle into work to consider it a good workout. Read More »

Spring Renewal Holistic Fair and Birthday Celebration at A.R.E.

Spring Renewal A.R.E. Holistic Fair provides a forum for like-minded people to come together, discuss and explore a wide range of remedies and metaphysical practices associated with health and personal growth. Read More »

Letter From Publisher

In our main feature this month, “The Roots of Good Health: Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet,” April Thompson shares some secrets for adopting a more plant-based lifestyle. We’ve included plenty of recipes to get you started, as well as tips for vegan fitness. Plants also tie into this issue in other ways, as we explore the houseplant craze (ZZ plants anyone?) and take a look at the potentials of both industrial hemp crops and CBD. Read More »

Northwest Healing Center

Sponsored Content Thermography helps identify active cancer in early stages and other dysfunction by the detection of its unique thermal pattern. Thermal imaging makes it possible to detect abnormal activities. Thermography, along with mammograms and ultrasounds, are all wonderful screening tools, each with their own pros and cons. Read More »

Shall We March?

I recently asked my peers what they were passionate about and how far they would go to uphold their beliefs. The causes ranged from preventing ocean pollution, sexual assault, bullying, discrimination of sexual orientation, the promotion of women’s rights and autism advocacy. Read More »

#EachForEqual at Hip Circle

The nonprofit Hip Circle Empowerment Center will celebrate International Women’s Day by throwing a barefoot gala from 4-8 p.m. on March 8 featuring the powerful speaker Heather “Byrd” Roberts. Read More »

Mark Drugs Co-Sponsors Monthly Pet Adoption Program

Each month an adorable, adoptable dog or cat from Magnificent Mutts and Meows Rescue, highlighting the adoption on The Joan Esposito Show. Read More »

Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference Features Doug Tallamy

Doug Tallamy will be the keynote speaker at the Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference on April 4, at Unity Temple, in Oak Park. The event will feature national and local experts showing how ordinary people can heal nature while bringing beauty to our communities. Read More »

TMJ Often Diagnostically Confused With Migraines

Dr. Richard Goldman, DDS, FAGD, is dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and study of temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome (TMJ) and related disorders. Read More »

Registration Open for Field Museum Summer Camps

Summer camp options for students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade offered by Chicago's Field Museum. Read More »

Local Hemp Company Partners with Nonprofit

FuFluns Foods Topical Soothing Salves have been reformulated, doubling the potency to 400 milligrams per ounce, and beeswax has been replaced with candelilla wax. Read More »

Become a Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher

40-hour Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher Training from May 13 through 17 at Heaven Meets Earth Yoga Studio, in Evanston. The course is intended for yoga teachers, therapists, counselors, health professionals, parents and everyone else interested in guiding others to relax and heal. Read More »

Natural Awakenings Chicago - March 2020

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Natural Awakenings Looking for Cover Artists

Natural Awakenings is extending a call for cover art and accepting submissions online via a dedicated webpage. This is an exciting opportunity for artists to be featured on one of our covers and reach a huge new audience. Read More »

Kudos - Holistic Chamber of Commerce

Holistic Chamber of Commerce (HCC) chapter comes to the northwest suburbs, led by Chris Noble and Dee Bayro. We have a large population here that is the perfect center point between Chicago and Rockford and a community that really values many products and services. Read More »

Openlands Accepting Applications for Grants

Open space in our communities is a crucial element of the quality of our lives. Read More »

End the Silence About Endometriosis

The nonprofit Worldwide EndoMarch sponsors EndoMarch and World Endometriosis Day events around the globe to raise awareness about endometriosis. Read More »

Recipes from a Farm Kitchen

Plant-based recipes with produce from nearby farms, CSAs, farmers' markets and co-ops help us to stay healthy and support local farmers. Read More »

Getting Ready for Tax Season

There are not many changes in the 2019 tax law (the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the biggest change in 40 years), but there are still a few, some of which benefit the taxpayer. Read More »

Looking for Loons in all the Right Places - Lake County, IL

Loons can typically be seen in this region about the middle of March through mid-April, with some lingering into mid-May and an occasional individual spending the summer. But they haven’t nested here in more than 100 years. Read More »

Channeling Our Inner Botanist

Plants sustain us. Like air and water, we need plants to survive. As it turns out, indoor plants don’t just look good, they also play a role in human health and comfort. Read More »

8 Plant Protein Sources

When deciding how much protein is right for your body, Dr. Axe suggests dividing your body weight in half and eating that amount of protein in grams. Read More »

Big Blooms

Sponsored Content Everything is coming up roses, azaleas, perennials, annuals and more when the annual Chicago Flower & Garden Show presented by 811 Chicago and Peoples Gas, ushers in spring from March 18 through 22 at Navy Pier. Read More »

Balance Water Consumption for Cognitive Health

Drinking either not enough or too much water can decrease cognitive performance in older women, Penn State University researchers have reported. Read More »

Catch Some Rays to Boost Gut Health

Evidence is emerging of a skin-gut axis that links UVB exposure to the microbiome, a finding that has implications for those suffering from autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Read More »

CBD’s New Frontier: Help for Mental Health

CBD is known to help alleviate physical pain, but newer research shows its promising effectiveness as a remedy for mental health-related issues, including anxiety, depression and stress. Read More »

Cold-Busters: Natural Remedies for Kids

Natural approaches and effective holistic home remedies for relieving cold and flu symptoms in children. Read More »

Cut Back on Sugar and Carbs to Improve Sleep

Researchers find women who consume a diet high in refined carbohydrates—particularly added sugars and processed grains—are more likely to develop insomnia. Read More »

Eating Greener: Tips for Plant-Based Living

What to consider in buying, preparing, re-using and discarding plant-based food for green eating diets. Read More »

Green Flying: First Commercial E-Plane Makes History

Canada-based Harbour Air has launched the first successful test flight of an all-electric aircraft. Read More »

Hemp Gets Hot: Meet the Hardest Working Plant on the Planet

Environmentally friendly industrial hemp has created high hopes among farmers, agricultural researchers, manufacturers and consumers. Read More »

Instant Home: 3D-Printed Buildings on the Rise

3D-printing techniques are being used for building houses with the benefits of lower costs, less waste and reduced construction time. Read More »

Kibble Quandary: A Fresh Look at Pet Food

Healthier alternatives than commercial, processed foods for dogs and cats including feeding home-cooked meals, biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) and vegan or vegetarian diets. Read More »

Living In Synchronicity: The Power of Meaningful Coincidence

Synchronicities link us to an underlying order in the universe that is profoundly reassuring. Here are ways to encourage these moments to show up within our lives. Read More »

Meatless Makeover: A Plant-Based Spin on Classic Dishes

How to turn classic meat recipes into healthy, plant-based versions without losing any taste or texture including vegan popcorn chicken, walnut tacos and mushroom, sage and onion Wellington. Read More »

Practice Yoga to Help the Brain

Research shows that practicing gentle hatha yoga can strengthen the brain and help grow new neurons, similar to the effects aerobic exercise can have on the brain. Read More »

Ronnie Cummins on Growing a Movement

Human rights activist, journalist, author and co-founder of the Organic Consumers Association Ronnie Cummins on regenerative farming, organic food, climate change and the Green New Deal. Read More »

Soothing Scents: Smells of Nature Lower Physiological Stress

Researchers find that natural scents can help to reduce stress. Read More »

Sunscreen Sanction: Palau Bans Chemicals to Save Reefs

Palau is the first country in the world to ban ecologically harmful sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate. Read More »

Take Folic Acid to Reduce Stroke Risk

Researchers found that patients with cardiovascular disease who supplemented with folic acid (vitamin B9) reduced their risk of stroke by 15 percent. Read More »

The Roots of Good Health: Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet

Discover the many benefits of adapting a plant-based diet lifestyle and how to best get started with the right flavorful foods. Read More »

Try Vitamins and Garlic to Lower Gastric Cancer Risk

Chinese researchers discover that antibiotics and vitamin/mineral supplements, specifically supplemental garlic, protects against gastric cancer. Read More »

Vegan Fitness: A Healthy Choice for Body and Planet

A balanced vegan diet can provide everything an active body needs for muscle mass, stamina and recovery while lowering the risk of heart disease. Read More »

Viva Agave: Tequila Waste Turned into Bio-Straws

Tequila maker Jose Cuervo has initiated an eco-friendly process of salvaging the leftover agave fibers from its distilling process and upcycling them into biodegradable drinking straws. Read More »

Waste-to-Energy ‘Matterhorn’: Sustainable Power With a Recreational Bonus

Copenhagen has dramatically refashioned the look and function of a power station with Copenhill, a waste-to-power plant that powers homes and includes a ski slope, a climbing wall and more. Read More »