SEPTEMBER 2007 volume 69 :: number 9

Features
True Spirit of Organics
Rediscover the original principles of organic farming and learn how to be more conscious of your purchases.

Could you Have PCOS?
We reveal symptoms and share diet and supplement strategies for combatting polycystic ovary syndrome.

Back to School
Make sure your kids are covered when it comes to health and nutrition during this busy and stressful month.

Supplements
What's Hot: Fiber and Detox
Cleanse your body naturally. We tell you about the latest herbal products.

Check Out: Vitamin K
This natritional blockbuster is essential for protecting your bones and heart. Are you getting enough?

Shop Smart: Chromium
Improve depression, lose weight, and control blood sugar with this mineral.

10 Ways: Ginger
Get sweet on ginger to ease colds, nausea, and arthritis pain.

How to: Ease IBS
Probiotics, peppermint capsules, and psyllium fiber may help manage irritable bowel syndrome naturally.

Personal Care
Natural Beauty: Muscle & Joint Pain Relief
Tropical relief from arnica, Celadrin, and capsaicin may be all you need to soothe aching muscles and joints.

Inside & Out: Avocado
Avocado's health and beauty benefits include nutrient absorption and shiny hair. Here's how you can benefit.

Eco-Wise: Green on a Budget
These eco-friendly tips save water, energy, and money, and most are so easy you can start immediately.

Food
Eat Smart: Eat Your Colors
Eating a spectrum of colors may be the foundation fro better health. Try our colorful recipe too.

Fresh Picked: Prunes
Prunes are climbing the wonder-food ladder, benefiting those with symptoms of cancer and osteoporosis.

Off the Shelf: Cereal
We help you think outside the bowl when it comes to a healthful start to your day.

Favorite Things: Alan Greene
Following a visit to an organic dairy farm, Alan Greene, MD, certified himself 100 percent organic.