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Eco Yards: Turning Lawns into Native Landscapes

Mar 31, 2017 10:31AM ● By Lisa Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

In all climates and terrains, native plants offer more attractive, lower maintenance, planet-friendly alternatives to monoculture turf lawns.

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Stand Up: March for Science this Earth Day

Mar 31, 2017 10:21AM

Concerned citizens will unite on April 22 for a March for Science in Washington, D.C., and locations around the world to call on leaders and policymakers to enact evidence-based standards in the public interest.

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Barefoot Running Improves Technique: Ditch the Shoes for Better Form

Mar 31, 2017 10:21AM

Spanish athletes that ran barefoot for 12 weeks during a study saw positive changes in their foot rotation while running and landed more often in a desirable mid-foot position.

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Drinking More Water Improves Food Intake: Impacts Overall Calories and Nutritional Value

Mar 31, 2017 10:21AM

People that drink more water in the course of a day tend to eat less, especially fat, sugar, and sodium, a University of Illinois study found.

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Chelation Cuts Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Removing Heavy Metals from Blood Improves Heart Health

Mar 31, 2017 10:20AM

Heart-attack patients that underwent chelation therapy to remove heavy metals from their blood suffered fewer heart-disease events than a placebo group.

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Sage Linked to Cognitive Health: Helps to Preserve Mental Function

Mar 31, 2017 10:20AM

Australian scientists report that sage appears to preserve memory by inhibiting changes to an enzyme that’s key in cognitive functions.

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Sedentary Kids Lag in Reading Skills: Lower Scores in Less Active Boys

Mar 31, 2017 10:20AM

Young Finnish children that tend to be sedentary showed lower reading scores than peers that are generally physically active.

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Tai Chi Eases Chronic Neck Pain: Helps to Reduce Chronic Suffering

Mar 31, 2017 10:20AM

In a Harvard Medical School study, patients with chronic neck pain that practiced tai chi won the same reduction in pain as those doing conventional neck exercises.

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