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The 'deadly' food we all eat
Brendan Miller
BBC Reel
Palm oil is unhealthy to our bodies but it also
adversely affects the air we breathe, wildlife,
economies. This BBC video (3.25 minutes viewing) explores
why palm oil is so problematic.
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Catholicism and mindfulness: compatible or contrary
Carl E. Olson
Catholic World Report
Susan Brinkmann
SpiritualDirection.com
At face value it would seem that the Mindfulness
program(s) would be a useful meditation tool for
your daily prayer life. It's reported that
Mindfulness can reduce stress and anxiety and
improve sleep and immune systems. On the other hand,
Mindfulness which is based on Buddhist ideas, is
leading some Christians to question its
compatibility with Christian prayer and practices.
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Faith-Based Study Guide on Climate change
Catholic Rural Life
Are you interested in learning more about yourself
and your faith as well as what you can do to make
amends with the earth? Catholic Rural Life’s The
Faith-Based Study Guide on Climate Change is a
document that can walk you through Global Climate
Change using a step by step reflective methodology
called Shared Christian Praxis.
Free, six-part downloadable (pdf format)
Catholic Rural Life
The latest on "wellness Waters"
Christine Byrne
Huffpost.com
There's a new trend in water drinks. They're being
labeled "wellness waters" and producers are toting
their alleged health benefits. Is alkaline water and
hydrogen-infused water really that miraculous?
Christine Byrne checks in with several experts to
examine the wellness benefits of these two products.
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The importance of Arch support
Lauren Hutchens
Livestrong.com
You can put 200,000 to 300,000 lbs. of stress on
your feet each mile you walk. It's important your
feet, and in particular your arches, can support
that kind of pressure. Lauren Hutchens explains the
different types of arches, how they function and how
you can actually support your arch supports.
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Give Back The Light: A Doctor's Relentless Struggle
to End Blindness
James C. Moore and Steve Charles, MD
This is a book about a physician who has been
intimately involved in saving the vision of millions
of people through the spread of his technology and
surgical techniques. Dr. Charles is an historical
and yet mostly unknown figure who has lived a
remarkable life of great importance. In the telling,
Moore helps readers view the wider world and their
contributions to it in a different light, and offers
a prosaic understanding of the sheer joy of just
seeing.
ISBN: 978-1626345621, 256 pages, $18.19 hardcover,
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Amazon.com
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Best Mattress Reviews
https://www.bestmattressreviews.com/about-us/
Best Mattress Reviews is run by a review team of
veterans from the mattress industry as well as
journalists who have written extensively about
sleep health and sleep products. We’re a
Seattle-based crew where all those dark, rainy
days really charge up our hypersomnia, and
persistently lead us to the next cup of coffee.
So, of all people, we understand the importance
of a good night’s sleep, and how your mattress
can help or hinder that. Our goal is to give you
the knowledge needed to make informed decisions
about what mattress is best for you, so that you
sleep soundly.
Consumer Safety Guide
https://www.consumersafetyguide.com/
We’re here to help you get the answers you need
about consumer and medical products. We want to
educate the public and ensure consumers are
informed about defective medical products,
dangerous drugs, and high-risk consumer
products. Our goal is to be your go-to online
resource. We provide accurate, relevant
information in one place, so it’s easy and
convenient for you to know what risks you face.
We give you information about which products and
devices are safe and which ones are not –
hopefully reducing your risk on a daily basis
Livestrong.com
https://www.livestrong.com/
We believe achievements start with education and a
commitment to small, daily choices. We create
content that engages and informs, and we complement
it with practical tools to make living healthy an
easier and sustainable process.
MattressHelp.org
https://mattresshelp.org/
First off, to be absolutely clear: mattress
companies do not pay us for these reviews, and
all our content is unbiased and independently
researched. We’re beholden to you, the consumer,
and not a mattress company. We created
MattressHelp.org with one goal in mind: to help
answer sleep questions so everyone can have a
better night’s sleep.
ProjectKnow.com
https://www.projectknow.com/
ProjectKnow.com aims to inform parents and
family members of those struggling with
addiction, as well as addicts and alcoholics
themselves, about the options available for
treating addiction. With a library of original
content, we educate in simple language. While
ProjectKnow.com is not meant to take the place
of advice from medical professionals, who should
always be consulted regarding issues of
substance abuse or potential behavioral health
disorders, we do provide overviews and offer
resources that can expedite the process of
familiarizing yourself with addiction, drug and
alcohol abuse, dependency, treatment and
recovery topics and options.
Recall Report
https://www.recallreport.org/
Recall Report was created to alert the public to
the latest information on dangerous drugs and
products. With hundreds of suspected or
confirmed dangerous drugs and products on the
market, the up-to-date information we provide on
recalls, alerts, and side effects is vital to
keeping your family safe.
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Listings and links reviewed:
June 2019
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