ITI page: FEB 2023 • Improving Heart Health • Foods and Cardiac Healing • Toning the Vagus Nerve Feb 01, 2023 06:00AM ● By Amit Gupta Click here to access this issue's PDF. 18th Annual Alive! Expo Calls for Vendors and Sponsors The 18th Annual Alive! Expo will take place May 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hall A, Cobb Galleria Centre, Two Galleria Parkway, in Atlanta. Read More » Bruce Cryer on His Love Affair with the Heart Cryer was part of the original leadership team and former CEO of the HeartMath Institute, which has scientifically studied heart-brain communications and deepened our understanding of how the workings of the heart can influence human perceptions, emotions, intuition and health. Read More » Can Heart Disease Be Reversed? The Fit Body piece introduces the concept of heart rate variability (HRV), a key measure of overall health. Heart Math Institute, a California-based nonprofit, has long studied HRV, and a former CEO, Bruce Cryer is the subject of our Wise Words article. Read More » Cioppino (Italian Seafood Stew) Meanwhile, unless the seafood is super fresh, soak fish, shrimp and scallops in orange juice or milk for 10 minutes. Rinse and drain when ready to add them to the pot. Read More » Frittata with Spinach, Mushrooms and Cheese Place spinach in a saucepan with ½ cup of water. Cover with a lid and allow to steam on high heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain; squeeze out excess water. Set aside. Read More » HOLISTIC & WELLNESS EXPO FEATURES REGIONAL SPEAKERS The Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 4. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at ValhallaResortHotel.com or at the door. Read More » Improving Heart Health Lifestyle Metrics That Can Help Prevent Heart Disease Nussbaum advises increasing omega-3 intake to balance the omega-3s/omega-6 ratio. Cold water, fatty fish that’s low in mercury, such as salmon, along with shellfish, are good sources of omega-3s. For people that don’t eat seafood, marine algae provide omega-3s. Read More » Lessons from My Younger Self The house I lived in as a child sat at the end of the street and had a good-sized backyard that extended into a city park. For my 10 siblings and me, the line between our yard and the park blurred, and we claimed that adjacent part of the park as our own. Read More » Local Artists’ Works Exhibited at Three Metaphysical Shops The Well of Roswell is located at 900 Old Roswell Lakes Parkway, Suite 300, in Roswell. Call 770-778-2051 or email [email protected] to arrange a showing. Read More » Love and Yoga: Three Atlanta Couples on Running a Studio Together Both trained in the Prajna yoga lineage, they wanted to offer practices steeped in the wisdom of yoga and the teachings of the Buddha. They opened their doors a year later, in November 2009. Read More » Love in the Present Moment: Mindfulness for Couples “Mindfulness practice comes in many forms: journaling, meditation, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, tai chi or breathwork, to name just a few. Read More » Mindful Tips for Deeper Sexual Intimacy They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. Eye-gazing in bed is a deeply spiritual activity that allows us to connect beyond our normal experiences with each other. Read More » Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation Acquired by KnowWEwell The Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation (NAPC), founded in 1994 in Naples, Florida, by Sharon Bruckman, has been acquired by KnowWEwell as of December 1, 2022. Read More » Nourish the Heart: Foods that Promote Cardiac Healing Fiber is the roughage in vegetables, fruits, beans and nuts, and it is loaded with age-busting nutrients. Eating fiber suppresses appetite, promotes weight loss, improves blood sugar and cholesterol levels, decreases inflammation and feeds a healthy gut microbiome. Read More » Ratatouille Steam eggplant on the stove top for 6 minutes or microwave in a glass container for 4 minutes. Cook until tender. Read More » Rhythms of the Heart: Improving Mood With Vagus Nerve Toning HeartMath studies heart rate variability (HRV), which measures the naturally occurring beat-to- beat changes in heart rate and rhythms, and is a key marker of overall health, resiliency and longevity. Read More » Wellspring Dental Open House Set for March 6 Wellspring Dental is opening a new functional family dental practice and airway health center for infants, children and adults. To celebrate the opening, the practice is planning a family-friendly open house on March 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Read More » Ask A Coach: How Do You Know When to Persevere, or to Move On? There are many terms used to address the creative force behind it all, including “Higher Self,” “All That Is,” “Great Spirit,” and more. The good news is that the Energy that created us—and all that is—is not affected at all by the name we use to address it. Read More » Downloads NA-Atlanta_02-23_spread.pdf In-Print