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This issue, we’re going back in time with the ancient art of plank grilling. Turn to page 26 for several great recipes and ideas, and check out more tasty options by searching “summer recipes” at naturalsolutionsmag.com.

Summer is in full swing, which means we’re getting more exposure to the sun’s harmful UV rays. Learn natural ways to help protect your skin this season by going to naturalsolutionsmag.com and clicking on the Health tab.

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For Your Juicing PleasureAre you looking for alter-natives to your morning coffee? Or wanting to do a full-body cleanse? Flip to page 39 for a few healthy and refreshing summer juicing recipes. Head to naturalsolutions mag.com and click on the Food+Recipes tab for more.

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features 26 Perfect PlanksThese 11 recipes unearth the ancient art of plank grilling and are sure to be a hit at your next barbeque.

40 Summer on the RoadThese games, recipes, and stretches will help ensure your road trip is both entertaining and relaxing.

44 Pre-Vacation PreparationBefore you hit the road, learn more about the condition that will affect millions of summer travelers.

46 Overcoming High Blood PressureLearn what healthy lifestyle changes you can make today to create a bet-ter tomorrow.

50 Have it All When Growing SmallDiscover how your little backyard garden can offer big rewards.

54 Fresh and FitActress Julie Benz shares her food and fitness lifestyle to get you back on a healthy track.

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FOOD MATTERS26 Cook’s Corner: Plank Grilling 10132 Sweet Spot: Summer Desserts 34 Off the Shelf

FOCUS ON36 Focus on: Probiotics 37 Superfood: Wheatgrass This raw body-booster acts like liquid sunshine, benefitting the body from head to toe.39 Meatless: Get Juicing

INNER BALANCE58 Step Out and Reconnect With NatureLet your bare feet take the lead as you live a healthier life by bonding with nature.

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS62 The latest and greatest products on the market.

GET INSPIRED64 Making WavesThree friends’ quest to end ocean pollution.

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HEALTH MATTERS10 Have a Better Beach Day14 In Season: Blueberries15 Six Tricks to a More Efficient Kitchen16 The Rundown on Your Dog Breed

20 ASK THE DOCTORSuzy Cohen, RPh, discusses natural foods and supplements that can be used to combat high blood pressure.

NATURAL RADIANCE23 Soothing Summer SkinSee how tea tree oil can prevent skin irritation from slowing your summer fun.

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with a certified “Non-GMO Project Verified” seal, a result of the Non-GMO Project—which seeks to preserve and build the non-GMO food supply.

Unlike the description natural, companies that choose to include a certified organic label or the Non-GMO Project Verified seal on their products are required to obtain certification. These terms are not simply label descriptions; rather, these terms are verification that the producer’s claims are true and valid. Congratulations to Vermont, which recently became the first state that will require labels on genetically engineered foods. We should simply ask food companies for transparency with regard to our food’s contents. If a food company believes the additives and genetically modified food is better for us, why would they be opposed to saying so on the package and allow consumers to decide? These issues are related not only to packaged goods: Less than 15 percent of corn is considered non-GMO. This summer, when I purchase sweet corn, it will come from a local organic farmer—not a supermarket.

For additional information about food labeling, please visit naturalsolu tionsmag.com/foodnews.

Natural?

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Dick Benson PUBLISHER

Merriam-Webster defines natural as “existing in nature and not made or caused by people:

coming from nature,” and “not having any extra substances or chemicals added: not containing anything artificial.” Many food manufacturers use the word natural to imply that the ingredients in their product are derived from plants and/or animals in their original form. Food companies take liberty to add the term natural to a wide variety of products including snacks/chips, soft drinks, peanut butter, and cereal products. Even the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admits it doesn’t have a hard and fast definition of the term.

In the past several months, many court cases have involved food labels including the term natural. Can any packaged food be considered natural? If you take the definition literally, probably not. Even putting organic apples in a plastic bag is not natural (after all, plastic does not occur in nature). Are all food companies trying to deceive consumers when they use the word natural on a label? Probably not. Some packaged foods are actually modified to be healthier through forti-fication with additives such as calcium. But the vast majority of marketers use the term freely to enhance the consumer’s perception that the product is natural.

Food processors face other food label issues. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has strict guide-lines on what is required to use the term organic on labels. In order to label products as organic, producers generally need to be “certified organic.” Another label description gaining attention concerns those products

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