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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Did you know you CHANGE your DNA with your lifestyle and pass it on to your kids?
This is the relatively new study of Epigenetics. As it turns out, your lifestyle choices and living conditions change how your DNA is interpreted by your children’s body cells. So if you’re eating unhealthy foods, smoking, not doing enough exercise … Continue reading
Posted in The Vision
Tagged children's health, dna, epigenetics, health, lifestyle choices
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STUDY: Diabetes is caused by Plastic Wrappers/Bottles
We encourage growing your own food, or getting fruits and vegetables from local farmers markets. Not only does this cut down on the amount of petroleum that is used to get the products to you, these fresh and local products … Continue reading
Posted in Life in New Mexico, The Vision
Tagged diabetes, farmers markets, gardening, phthalates, plastic
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Studies: Physical Activity Improves Health
This article on the CNN website highlights the fact that physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, according to a series of studies released in British medical journal The Lancet, putting it on par with the dangers of smoking … Continue reading
Posted in Life in New Mexico, The Vision
Tagged active, dementia, diabetes, health, pandemic
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The Birth Day — One Month Later
How time flies! It’s been a month since the baby donkey and the kittens were born — it happened on June 12th, 2012. Here’s a photo update: This is the baby donkey now one month old. She’s sweet and friendly. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in New Mexico
Tagged anniversary, baby, birth, donkey, kittens, ranch
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Science: Benefits of a Walk in the Woods
In Japan, they call it shinrin-yoku – literally, “forest bathing.” Here, we might just call it a walk in the park. Either way, people around the world have an intuitive sense of the restorative power of natural environments. The question … Continue reading
Posted in The Vision
Tagged aromatherapy, cognition, depression, hiking, journal of affective disorders, memory improvement, nature, research, science, stress, walking
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Good Insects
One of the terrible aspects (among many) regarding synthetic pesticides is that they kill all insects indiscriminately. There are actually “good” insects that are beneficial to your garden, and peticides kill them along with everything else. Although intended for kids, this fun guide … Continue reading
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Tagged fruits, gardening, insects, lady bug, organic, pesticides, pests, vegetables
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Let’s Get Real
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Tagged activity, calvin and hobbes, keeping it real, outdoors, reality, television
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