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...to the premiere issue of Buffalo, New York’s healthy living magazine! From the photos selected for our eye-catching covers to the appealing editorial throughout, you’ve discovered the perfect guide to a healthier and more balanced life for you and your family. Each month, Natural Awakenings’ advertisers and authors provide a helping hand along your personal path to wellness and creative self-expression.

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Publisher‛s Letter – Each month, Publisher Sally Gower shares her thoughts on the featured monthly topic. She‛ll offer her entertaining and informative perspective with a nod to stories from her own experience.

News Briefs – Local and national news keeps you up-to-date on cutting-edge perspectives in the fields of natural health, alternative medicine, fitness and related fields. We welcome everyone‛s contributions of newsworthy information.

Health Briefs – Timely news items introduce and hook you up with the latest treatments and tools for specific health and wellness concerns. They include practical tips that you can use today to advance a healthy living lifestyle.

Global Briefs – The rainforest is half a world away, yet our health depends upon its health.

This department keeps you wired with relevant current events and opportunities for action vital to our planet‛s well-being.

Community Spotlight – Articles packed with insight into local businesses and healing arts practitioners that show how they can be of service to you and your loved ones. You‛ll be amazed by the level of knowledge and expertise to be found right here in Western New York (WNY)!

Healthy Kids – Our children‛s health is paramount. This column helps parents and

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Natural Pet – We love to see our family pets active and thriving. Surprising alternative therapies, nutrition ideas and resources open new possibilities.

Fit Body – We all know that exercise and physical fitness are essential. The trick is finding the right options for you. We will supply fresh windows of thought that can help get you moving.

Healing Ways – Turn here to learn about therapies and modalities both new and traditional, all focused on enhancing the body-mind-spirit connection for optimal well-being.

Inspiration – Spreading light and encouraging positive perspectives, this column is a beacon that spotlights our interconnections with nature, spirit and community.

Wise Words – Exclusive interviews with renowned national and international leaders, experts and authors offer lively dialogues on topics both current and timeless.

Feature Articles – Interesting, informative, often exclusive articles take advantage of Natural Awakenings‛ national scope and local interest in our community. You‛ll want to read them all.

Calendar of Events – There‛s so much to do in WNY. Check out the exciting classes, weekend workshops and special events that pop up each month.

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David Perlmutter on How Stomach Microflora Affect Brain Health

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contact us Publisher Sally Hess Gower Editor Brad Gower Assisting Editors S. Alison Chabonais Julianne Hale Randy Kambic Linda Sechrist Tisha Temple design & Production Stephen Blancett C. Michele Rose Sales & Marketing Sally Gower Ida Pannozzo Multi-Market Advertising 239-449-8309 Franchise Sales 239-530-1377 Buffalo Natural Awakenings P.O. Box 108, Buffalo, NY 14226 Phone: 716-909-7805 Fax: 716-970-4712 Publisher@BuffaloAwakenings.com BuffaloAwakenings.com ©2015 by Natural Awakenings. All rights reserved.

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apples and just-pressed cider. Foliage can be so colorful that it takes our breath away. Plus, we relish the cooler temperatures that bring it all on.

It’s a perfect time to introduce you to our community’s new, free, monthly magazine, your go-to-resource for naturally healthy and environmentally friendly living. Our mission is to help you improve the quality of your life as together we partake of a regional renaissance to feel good, live simply and laugh more.

Each month you can expect to see cutting-edge information on natural health and wellness, fitness, nutrition, personal growth, creative expression and sustainability. You’ll find valuable articles by well-known national and local experts here to share insights and address your questions. Our Community Briefs target local news of interest, the Calendar enables you to network with others in our growing healthy living community, and the Business and Community Spotlights introduce you to leaders in wellness and sustainability initiatives in Western New York.

Every month will bring a fresh focus when you pick up your copy from one of hundreds of area locations, including health food stores, libraries, practitioner offices, spas and retreat facilities, fitness centers, retail stores, restaurants, cafés and coffee shops, recreational sites and other places you frequent. If you don’t see it in your favorite place of business, let me know and I’ll make sure it’s there for you next time.

I am grateful for the warm and welcoming reception from the many supporters and advertisers already on board. I anticipate both getting to know you better and meeting more of you as we extend the conversation to encompass our larger community.

How wonderful it is to embrace the optimism, energy and excitement present in the natural living community these days. I look forward to your joining us each month as together we learn, grow, become ever more inspired and realize an authentic awakening of body, mind and spirit.

To fresh starts and healthy beginnings,

Sally Gower, Publisher BuffaloAwakenings.com

newsbriefs Inner Balance Offers Innovative Chiropractic Services

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nner Balance Chiropractic, with locations in Amherst and Orchard Park, is now offering the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) method, a sophisticated approach to spinal care and restoring health. Dr. Alison Bramer Cummings and Dr. Tammy Bialek-Lehrer are two of approximately 250 chiropractors in the nation to offer it.

The NUCCA method is a tested, science-based, gentle technique that is able to return the proper alignment of the skull and vertebral column by correcting a small misalignment of the Atlas, the uppermost bone in the neck. No twisting or cracking is involved.

“NUCCA care focuses on restoring health to the nervous system,” explains Cummings. “The role of the nervous system is to coordinate and oversee all the systems and activities of your body at the cellular level. If the nervous system is not operating correctly, it can potentially affect the performance of the entire body.”

Locations: 2800 Sweet Home Rd., Amherst; 3915 N. Buffalo Rd., Orchard Park.

For more information or an appointment, visit InnerBalanceChiro.com.

Slow Roll Buffalo Finishes Weekly Summer Rides

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he end of October marks the conclusion of one of Buffalo’s most popular, new, weekly summer events, Slow Roll Buffalo, a family-friendly group bicycle ride that meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at a different venue. The group will meet at Marcy Casino on October 5, Big Ditch Brewing on October 12 and the Buffalo Irish Center on October 19. The final ride will begin at Flying Bison Brewery on October 26.

Drawing hundreds of participants each week, Slow Roll Buffalo was inspired by a similar longstanding group ride in Detroit. The event gives cyclists of all ages and skill levels a fun and safe opportunity to see city neighborhoods from a new perspective. The riders keep a pace of about eight to 10 miles per hour.

For more information, visit SlowRollBuffalo.org.

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he Buffalo Wellness Center will host The Healthy and Balanced Life Expo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 25, at Bryan and Stratton College’s South Campus. The entire campus will be transformed into a family-friendly wellness sanctuary where guests can peruse more than 100 vendors offering health services, products and activities.

The Buffalo Wellness Center is dedicated to making holistic services available to all. Through workshops, wellness events, corporate training, school seminars and retreats, the organization promotes healthy lifestyles within the community.

Cost: $10, children are free. Location: 200 Red Tail Rd., Orchard Park. For more information, visit BuffaloWellnessCenter.com. natural awakenings

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newsbriefs Tonawanda Rails to Trails Construction Underway

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onstruction on the Tonawanda Rails to Trails project, a four-mile arterial pathway connecting Tonawanda to Buffalo, is underway. The project aims to promote alternative transportation, such as biking, jogging and walking between the two communities.

A $2.6 million Erie County investment, the pathway will run from State Street to Kenmore Avenue, both in Tonawanda, connecting with the North Buffalo Rails to Trails project, also currently under construction, giving commuters and explorers a direct route to the LaSalle Metro Rail Station. On the north end, an extension that will reach East Niagara Street and the Erie Canalway Trail is planned.

Rails to Trails is a nationwide movement that seeks to transform abandoned railroad tracks to pedestrian trails, connecting previously divided communities while offering a safe environment for walking, running or biking.

For more information, visit RailsToTrails.org.

Become a Certified Life or Executive Coach

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amantha Black, along with the Certified Coaches Federation, will be hosting a two-day training class to become a certified life or executive coach on October 24 and 25 at the Four Points by Sheraton Boston Wakefield, or December 5 and 6 at the American Resort, in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

“Attendees will learn the language of coaching, how to empower and motivate others to make lasting and positive changes, and will leave with the foundation required to begin their coaching career,” says Black. “Coaching is all about using previous life expeSamantha Black riences, imagining what is possible and the language of coaching to help clients get to where they want to go and beyond.”

The Certified Coaches Federation has certified more than 10,000 graduates worldwide and is committed to offering a lifetime of resources to help graduates succeed. Readers that mention Natural Awakenings when registering will receive an additional 30-minute coaching session following the core course.

Locations: Four Points by Sheraton Boston Wakefield, 1 Auduban Rd., Wakefield, MA; Americana Resort, 8444 Lundy’s Ln., Niagara Falls, Ontario. For more information, call 905-358-3048, email Samantha@HealthyWealthyAndWise.com or visit CertifiedCoachesFederation.com. See ad, page 5.

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kudos The Western New York Library Resources Council will present the 2015 Outstanding Library or Library Program Award to the Amherst Public Library Holistic Lecture Series at a closed ceremony on October 7.

The award highlights the important role local libraries play in educating and informing the public on all topics. A strong library system is a powerful asset for the Western New York holistic community, and this recognition will help spread the word and increase attendance.

For more information, visit BuffaloLib.org or the Amherst Public Library on Facebook.

Burgio Health Alliance, a local network of alternative providers, has received a 2015 Best of East Amherst award, which identifies companies that have achieved exceptional success in the local community.

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more than 90 local alternative healthcare practitioners and related businesses, Burgio Health Alliance serves customers all over Western New York. The recognition from East Amherst acknowledges the community’s strong ties to healthy living and the growing popularity of the holistic field as a whole.

For more information, visit BurgioHealth.com.

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Red/Purple Produce is Best for Our Weight and Heart

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ew research published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found the color of the fruits and vegetables we eat may affect our weight and heart health differently. The study followed 1,272 people over a threeyear period, beginning in 2006 and 2008. The researchers compared their respective diets over both periods with levels of cholesterol, weight and waist circumference—all measures of obesity. The research grouped fruits and vegetables into red/purple, yellow, green, orange or white.

Among women, greater consumption of red/purple fruits and vegetables was related to lower weight and abdominal fat, lower blood sugar and reduced total cholesterol. Meanwhile, greater consumption of yellow fruits and vegetables was linked to weight gain over the same period.

Among men, the researchers found those that ate more red/purple fruits and vegetables had reduced weight and waists compared to those that ate othercolored foods over the three-year period by an average of 13 and 14 percent, respectively. Greater yellow fruit consumption was linked to lower total cholesterol levels. Green and white fruits and vegetables were associated with reduced abdominal fat gain over the three-year period.

Music and Audio Books Help Kids Move Past Pain

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study published in Pediatric Surgery International has determined that children that listened to music or audio books experienced significantly less pain after undergoing major surgery than those that did not.

Pain scores were monitored before and after treatments. Fifty-six children, ages 9 to 14, were divided into three groups—one heard 30 minutes of songs chosen by the children from a list of popular music, another listened to audio books and the third (control) wore noise-canceling headphones. Pain scores were monitored before and after treatments.

Those that listened to the music or audio books experienced significant reductions in pain compared to the control group.

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Thermal Imaging and Early Detection

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ynamic thermal imaging, or thermography, is a noninvasive scan of the body. The most widespread use of thermography is breast scanning.

Using infrared technology, thermographic scans are able to help doctors detect areas of concern earlier than many other forms of medical imaging. The American College of Clinical Thermology describes thermography as “an adjunct to the appropriate use of mammography, not a competitor.”

Dynamic thermal imaging provides radiation-free, noninvasive body scanning for monitoring overall health and wellness. Thermal scanning maximizes preventive care for breast health and is 100 percent safe, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved and available to all. The scan is safe for everyone, including nursing mothers and women with implants.

“Thermography has the ability to pick up thermal findings—changes in the skin that are due to an early breast cancer, years before it is visible on a mammogram,” says Dr. Thomas Hudson, a board-certified radiologist specializing in mammography and the author of Journey to Hope. “That’s really prevention, which is a significant aspect that is missing in the conventional medical model.”

Many individuals wonder if they should get a mammogram or a thermal imaging session, but it is not a matter of either/or; rather, it is much more about working together to fully equip women and men with the best tools and information for prevention and early detection. Thermography is a part of true preventive care, providing early warnings that empower patients to take control and make changes.

Robyn Van Zeilin is the co-owner of Dynamic Thermal Imaging. For more information, call 585-734-6083, email Info@ nydti.com or visit nydti.com.

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Brain-Lymphatic Discovery May Hasten Science

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study at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine has found that the brain is directly connected to the body’s immune system through a previously unknown set of lymphatic vessels. The discovery furthers the understanding for medical scientists of how the brain’s immune system works.

While it’s been known for decades that lymphatic vessels transport immune cells through the rest of the body, confirming that this also occurs within the brain has been elusive.

The discovery is attributed to Antoine Louveau, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at UVA. He says, “It changes entirely the way we perceive the neuro-immune interaction. We always perceived it before as something esoteric that can’t be studied, but now we can ask mechanistic questions.”

According to researchers, physicians can now examine the physical connection between the immune system and the brain instead of only studying how the brain responds to immune issues; it might also improve how diseases like Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, autism and others are understood and treated.

Daily Exercise Adds Five Years to Life

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esearch published this year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has determined that just 30 minutes of exercise, six days a week, can result in a reduced risk of early death by 40 percent, regardless of the intensity of the exercise.

The researchers followed nearly 15,000 men born between 1923 and 1932. The men’s exercise and sedentary levels were measured along with the number of deaths that occurred during two 12-year study periods. In the second 12-year period, the researchers followed almost 6,000 of the surviving men. The researchers compared those men that were sedentary with those that exercised either moderately or intensely and found that moderate to intense exercise increased their average lifespan by five years. This improvement was comparable to the difference between smoking and non-smoking, according to the researchers.

The data comes from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, in Oslo. The scientists’ finding confirms that public health practices for elderly men should include efforts to increase physical activity, along with efforts to reduce smoking.

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2015 study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has found that more than half of American children are dehydrated. The research analyzed data from the 2009-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for children 6 to 19 years old. The study also found that boys have a 76 percent greater likelihood of being dehydrated, and African-Americans were 34 percent more likely to not drink enough water compared with U.S. Caucasians.

“Dehydration accounts for hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations each year due to a number of illnesses that can lead to depletion of fluids and electrolytes from the body,” says Dr. Daniel Rauch, associate professor of pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City.

It can be difficult for parents to gauge the level of hydration in children. Researchers from the University of Arkansas have determined that urine color provides a reliable indicator of hydration levels, with darker urine indicating increasing levels of dehydration.

Gathering winter firewood or felling dead trees may be a necessary chore, but it’s best to avoid fallen or snag trees (still upright and decomposing naturally) because they are home to woodland and backyard wildlife.

Many types of birds, including woodpeckers, chickadees, bluebirds, nuthatches, owls, wrens and tree swallows and small mammals like raccoons, squirrels, opossums and porcupines use the cavities and crevices for shelter, food (in some cases, dining on congregating invertebrates like millipedes, beetles, spiders, worms and ants), mating, nesting and resting.

The U.S. Forest Service says that some 1,200 forms of flora, including mosses, lichens and fungi, rely on dead, dying or rotted-hollow trees and serve to refresh habitat by returning vital nutrients to the soil via the nitrogen cycle. Decaying logs on the forest floor also act as “nurse logs” for new seedlings.

Likewise, it’s good to respect brush piles of mainly fallen limbs and sticks.

“These are wonderful hiding places for squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks,” reports Woodrow Nelson, a vice president with the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation (Arbor Day.org), in Lincoln, Nebraska, which serves to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.

It’s best to identify existing and future snags prior to gathering firewood or timber to spare their accidental destruction. Long-dead trees are fairly easy to spot, with their bony limbs bereft of leaves. Snags-to-be require more review. Look for signs of disease or misshapen form: bracket fungi, rotting branch stubs, beetles, carpenter ants or broken main limbs.

Nelson further advises, “Proper pruning can turn around a tree’s health.” He encourages consulting with a local certified arborist or the foundation’s Backyard Woods program.

Keeping one or more snags in a yard can create wildlife refuges. According to the National Wildlife Federation (nwf.org), hardwood trees tend to make better nesting habitats, while softer woods are more suited for food foraging. As long as the wood is kept a reasonable distance from a home, termites and other pests won’t find their way between the two dwellings.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Fragrant Fix

Smell-Based Pheromones Offer Pesticide-Free Bug Control Semios, a Vancouver, Canada, provider of real-time agricultural information and precision pest management tools, has been given U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for the first aerosol pheromone-scent products shown effective in disrupting the mating of the codling moth and oriental fruit moth by attracting males to the females’ scent in spots devoid of mates. Pheromones are natural chemicals that many animals use to communicate within their species.

Unlike pesticides that kill a wide variety of insects, each pheromone targets a single pest species, leaving beneficial pollinators like bees and predators such as ladybugs unconfused and unharmed. One dispenser is hung in each acre and nothing is sprayed directly on the fruit. Pheromones don’t affect any other organisms, including humans, and can be used by both organic and conventional growers.

David Knight, owner of Knight’s Appleden Fruit, Ltd., in Colborne, Ontario, has used the Semios system for two seasons as part of a regulatory trial. He says, “I could see this technology becoming completely mainstream in our industry in the next five or six years.”

Traditional insecticides are expensive to buy and time-consuming and laborintensive to apply. Because they’re toxic, workers can’t enter the orchard for a specified number of days after spraying. Knight adds that fruit growers that rely heavily on pollinators to produce their fruit are also keenly aware of the environmental risk posed by pesticides and welcome a natural and less costly alternative; only tiny amounts are needed.

Kirk Hillier, Ph.D., a biologist at Canada’s Acadia University, in Nova Scotia, who studies how insects communicate with pheromones, confirms that such scents have also been shown to be effective in both controlling a wider variety of agricultural and household pests and monitoring insects destructive to forests.

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company

Warnings Heeded

New York State Bans Fracking The Empire State has now officially banned fracking after a seven-year review process. New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens states, “After exhaustive research and examination of the science and facts, prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing is the only reasonable alternative. Highvolume hydraulic fracturing poses significant adverse impacts to land, air, water, natural resources and potential significant public health impacts that cannot be adequately mitigated.”

A findings statement concludes, “There are no feasible or prudent alternatives that adequately avoid or minimize adverse environmental impacts and address risks to public health from this activity.” Two groups heavily involved in the campaign, New Yorkers Against Fracking and Americans Against Fracking, praised the decision.

Industry groups have threatened to sue, but the attorneys at Earthjustice (Earthjustice.org) are confident that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s exhaustive review will withstand any legal challenges and the nonprofit pledges to stand alongside the state in case of such actions. Vermont outlawed the practice in 2012.

Source: EcoWatch.com

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Bright Future

Upbeat Forecast for Long-Term Emissions New data from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that overall domestic energy consumption is slowing and isn’t expected to grow much over the next 25 years, despite a growing economy and population. Usage is forecast to rise 0.3 percent annually between now and 2040, or just half the expected population growth rate, and dramatically less than the 2.4 percent projections for economic growth through 2040. Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are expected to increase only 0.1 percent in the same period.

Thanks to a public embrace of energy efficiency, residential fuel consumption may not grow at all over the next quarter-century. With more Americans driving electric and other energy-efficient vehicles, energy use in the transportation sector will decline slightly and gasoline consumption is expected to drop more than 20 percent by 2040. Industrial energy use is expected to grow at less than 1 percent.

College students nationwide are supporting the reported progress by conducting divestment campaigns at universities, including Divest Harvard. At a recent event, alumni, including Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, and former Colorado Senator Tim Wirth, joined students in protesting any investment of the school’s huge endowment fund in fossil fuel companies.

Source: eia.gov/consumption/residential

Making Strides November 1 is Extra Mile Day

Shawn Anderson’s mission is to empower 1 million people to answer the question, “Why live a life that is unfulfilling?”

He created Extra Mile Day held on November 1 to remind people that they each have the power to create positive changes in families, organizations and communities when they go the extra mile. This year, more than 400 mayors have committed to supporting the event to make an Extra Mile Day declaration.

In 2009, Anderson pedaled solo across the U.S. and interviewed 200 people that had gone the extra mile to overcome dramatic setbacks or had risked everything in order to accomplish something extraordinary. He says, “I was thrilled when 23 mayors supported the mission in that inaugural year.” His Facebook page now boasts 20,000 fans.

Submit a story at ExtraMileAmerica.org and visit Facebook. com/ExtraMileAmerica.

Fusion Medicine

by James D. Pilc

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usion medicine is a new paradigm for healing which takes advantage of an array of healing practices to create wellness, including conventional and complementary medicine as well as meditative self-healing. Conventional, or Western medicine, attends to the physical being and the disease process, while complementary, or Eastern medicine, attends to the energetic aspect of our being. When we use meditative self-healing to address the spiritual and emotional aspects of our being and fuse it with conventional and complementary medicine, the result is exponential healing and the likeliness that disease is more apt to resolve itself.

Meditative self-healing deepens our self-awareness, helps us to discover and understand the root of the disease or problem and gets us unstuck. This deep form of meditation allows us to let go of life traumas or stressors that are contributing to the disease or illness.

When we enter into this altered state of consciousness, we become aware of our higher self and discover answers to our problems and illnesses. This third component of fusion medicine is crucial for many individuals in the healing process.

A fusion plan for improved healing includes meditative self-healing, which is particularly helpful in attending to spirit, a commonly ignored part of our being. It can also include the complementary medicine practices of acupuncture, chiropractic, basic meditation or mindfulness, massage therapy, Reiki and more.

This broader-based plan for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing also includes aspects of Western medicine conventions such as family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery and other medical fields.

Meditative self-healing can be utilized to deal with any disease process, illness or life problem.

James D. Pilc, M.D., is associated with the Body Essential Fusion Center, in western New York, where he creates fusion wellness plans, administers meditative self-healing and collaborates with numerous Eastern practitioners that also focus on wellness and balance.

For more information, call 716-445-8511, email James@AmericasMeditationDoctor.com or visit AmericasMeditationDoctor.com.

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TRICK & TREAT Host a Halloween that’s Natural, Healthy and Cost-Conscious

by Avery Mack

Slipping masks, sagging costumes and sugar hits can all contribute to cranky kids at Halloween. Healthier, greener and safer options will up the ongoing fun factor.

Neat Costumes

Hooray! Princesses and superheroes are more popular than witches and devils these days. With encouragement from parents, kids can enjoy a greener Halloween with tiaras, wands and capes made from recycled cardboard and hobby shop items. Thrift stores offer up hats and jewelry for added bling. The Internet overflows with inspiration. Also, many public libraries host costume swaps this month; find other swap locations at Tinyurl.com/CostumeSwaps.

Colorful Disguises

Consider inexpensive temporary hair coloring instead of wigs. Mix three packets of sugar-free drink mix or one box of sugar-free gelatin dessert mix (because sugar makes hair sticky), a few drops of both water and a conditioner into a paste. Apply cocoa butter at the hairline to prevent color from running down the face. Use a paintbrush to apply it to the hair, topped 12

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by a shower cap for a steeping period of as long as youthful patience allows before shampooing.

Homemade face paint is a fun and healthy alternative to sweaty masks.

(Commercial face paint can contain lead and other undesirables.) A moisturizer with sunscreen, unscented lotion or cocoa butter acts as the base. “UVA/ UVB rays are present year-round,” says Dermatologist Michael Taylor, in Portland, Maine. “Use zinc- or titaniumbased products, free from fragrance, para-aminobenzoic acid, parabens, bisphenol A, phthalates and other harmful ingredients.”

Natural food coloring, spices or other pantry items provide colorants.

Turmeric makes a bright yellow; raspberry, blackberry or beet juice yields pink or red; mashed avocado and spirulina show up green; blueberry juice is naturally purple; and cocoa powder makes a great brown, according to Greenne.com.

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For the youngest treaters, hold an afternoon party with games and an outdoor wildlife/leaf hunt. “Plan a scavenger hunt or arrange stuffed toys to be knocked over with balls,” suggests Pamela Layton McMurtry, author of A Harvest and Halloween Handbook, and mother of seven in Kaysville, Utah.

“Older kids will love a block party.

Solar twinkle lights can mark the perimeters. Plan for a potluck and emphasize healthy choices. Games with prizes like wooden toys, juices, raisins or glutenfree crispy rice cakes take the focus off of candy. Tweens like progressive parties: appetizers at one house, dessert at another and music or scary movies at a third.”

“Disguise healthy snacks as scary, gross foods,” suggests Rosie Pope, a parenting style leader and former reality TV personality in Ridgewood, New Jersey. “Homemade grape or orange juice popsicles with a small gummy worm inside are popular.”

Pope likes to decorate cucumber and apple slices with raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries and pretzels adhered with organic peanut butter to mimic crawly creatures. Black spaghetti colored with squid ink can simulate boiled witch’s hair. Spinach linguini masquerades as swamp grass. Look for gluten-free varieties. Prepare peeled grapes for green eyeballs.

“Cover party tables with a patchwork of fabric remnants,” advises McMurtry. She also suggests a DIY taco area or cat-and-scarecrow-shaped pizzas. Use sliced olive or cherry tomato eyes, shredded cheese hair and a red pepper smile. Prepare a cheesy fondue with whole-grain bread. Individually wrapped popcorn balls studded with bits of fruit can be great take-home desserts for guests.

Harvest Décor In addition to the usual farmers’ market gourds, Indian corn and pumpkins, “Oranges, tangerines and apples covered with cloth and tied with orange or black yarn or ribbon hung as miniature ghosts in the kitchen and doorways add a spooky touch,” adds Pope. “After the holiday, the fruit returns to the table as a snack.” Pope’s children also like to

Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

More EcoTreat Tips 4 Keep kids’ hair dry after applying temporary coloring to keep ingredients from running.

4 Mix cornstarch and beet juice to make “blood”.

4 Post a door notice that this family is giving out healthy snacks. Search out organic, fair trade, GMO-, gluten-, nut- and sugar-free treats in recyclable packaging (or no packaging at all). Avoid artificial preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup.

4 After gutting the pumpkin, roast the seeds for a snack and purée the pumpkin to add fiber and flavor to recipes.

4 Post-Halloween, compost the jack-o’-lanterns and gourds and add any corn stalks to foliage recycling.

Find more tips at Tinyurl.com/ Eco-Halloween.

Contributing sources: Green Halloween.org, SafeCosmetics.org

A Terrifyingly Healthy Halloween!

Kids can make individual pizzas starting with pre-baked crusts, bagels or English muffins. Choose whole wheat or gluten-free as desired. Smaller sizes allow for portion control. Add toppings and cheeses, regular or vegan, pop in the oven and serve.

Want fun shapes like a Halloween cat or scarecrow? Make an organic crust with a recipe from RealFood GirlUnmodified.com/fail-proof-organicpizza-dough, or try a whole-wheat version like one found at EatingWell. com/recipes/whole_wheat_pizza_ dough.html (using whole wheat and organic, unbleached all-purpose flour and a natural granulated sugar).

Kid-Friendly Pizzas Yields: 8 servings

2 Tbsp olive oil, divided 8 bagels evenly split, English muffins or prepared pizza rounds 1 garlic clove, peeled and split lengthwise 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, finely grated 1 cup organic pizza or marinara sauce One protein, such as lean ground beef or soy crumbles (browned and drained); sliced vegetarian pepperoni; turkey or vegetarian bacon (fried, drained and broken into pieces); or peeled and deveined shrimp, cut into bite-sized pieces Red, yellow or green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, sliced or diced black or green olives, drained pineapple bits, garlic cloves, drained and roasted 1 to 11/2 cups shredded mozzarella or vegan mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly oil two cookie sheets and set aside. Open and arrange bagels or muffins on the sheets.

If using prepared pizza rounds, place on sheets whole.

Rub each piece of bread lightly with cut garlic. Brush each round with olive oil.

Bake for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to stove top and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

recipe photos by Pam McMurtry Designs

draw Halloween murals on windows using water-based markers.

Traditional tricks and treats are easily improved upon with mindful shopping and imagination. The calorie counts are lower, environmental impacts are lighter and the feel-good fun factor soars.

Return to oven for 1 to 2 minutes.

Remove, spread with sauce.

Raise the oven heat to 375° F. Begin with the proteins, then layer the vegetables and special ingredients and top with a layer of cheese.

Return the rounds to the hot oven and bake until the cheese melts. Cool slightly and serve.

French Bread Pizza Dough 2 Tbsp active dry yeast 2 cups very warm water 2 Tbsp natural granulated sugar 3 cups organic unbleached all-purpose or bread flour, divided 2-to-1 2 tsp salt 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 cups whole wheat flour, divided 2-to-1 Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly grease baking pans.

Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water. Stir gently, let yeast rise until frothy foam covers surface. Mix dough by hand with a dough hook or using an electric mixer.

Add 2 cups all-purpose flour, salt and olive oil and mix well.

Add 2 cups whole wheat flour (grind just before using for maximum nutrition).

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be needed. Mix until dough is smooth.

Remove to flour-dusted bread board.

Shape and roll out to about ½-inch thick, top with marinara sauce, cheese and desired toppings.

Bake at 400° F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden around the edges.

1 (1-lb) bag organic blue corn, whole grain, artisan, white or yellow corn or gluten-free baked tortilla chips Add 1 Tbsp oil to an 8-to-10-inch skillet and heat over medium-high heat until the oil just begins to simmer. Add chopped onion and stir. Sweat for 3 to 4 minutes.

Add the ground meat or meat substitute.

If needed, add oil. Stir to break up large clumps and cook until browned.

Remove from skillet and drain the meat. Return to skillet, and then add tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin. Stir to blend and simmer over medium heat until the sauce begins to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Keep warm.

Aunt Judy’s Taco Stacks Yields: 6 generous servings

This one-dish treat contains all of the major food groups. Prepare favorite taco ingredients and stack them on organic blue-corn chips or a bed of torn lettuce. Homemade salsa adds more veggies and zing. Use a recipe like one at AllRecipes.com/ recipe/fresh-salsa-2. For a flavor twist, add diced avocado sprinkled with lemon juice to keep the bright green color; red, green, orange or yellow peppers; and fruit like mangos or peaches.

1 to 2 Tbsp olive oil (if needed) 11/4 lb naturally raised lean ground meat or meat substitute 1 small onion, 2-in or less in diameter, chopped 1 (8-oz) can organic tomato sauce 1 tsp chili powder 3 /4 tsp ground cumin Natural salt and pepper to taste 2 (151/2-oz) cans black beans, rinsed and drained 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped in 1/4-inch pieces 1 bunch cilantro leaves, stems removed 11/2 cups organic shredded cheddar, Mexican blend or vegan cheese 1 (151/2-oz) can black olives, drained and sliced 1 (8-oz) container of regular or vegan sour cream 1 small head Romaine lettuce, roughly chopped 14

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Place beans, tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, olives and sour cream in separate bowls.

On a serving plate, put Romaine lettuce, taco chips or a combination of the two.

Add toppings and salsa as desired.

Optional substitution: Use one 8-oz can of tomatoes with green chiles instead of the tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin.

Salsa Fresca Yields: 3 cups

8 Roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1 bunch green onions, sliced 3 jalapeño peppers (or to taste), seeded, stems removed, finely minced (wear gloves and work in a ventilated area) 1 to 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp natural salt Juice of 1 lime Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Chill covered. Adjust seasonings before serving.

Spicy Cheese Fondue with Crudités and Croutons 1 24-oz round of unsliced sourdough bread 3 cups (12 oz) organic sharp cheddar cheese, grated 12 oz organic Neufchâtel cheese, softened

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1 cup organic sour cream 1 cup green onions, chopped 2 (7-oz) cans green chilies, diced ½ tsp salt Directions for bread bowl Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut off and reserve the top of the sourdough bread round.

Hollow the inside with a small knife, leaving a ¾-inch shell. Cut remaining bread into 1½-inch cubes for croutons.

Directions for fondue Mix together the cheeses, sour cream, onions, chilies and salt. Spoon the mix into the bread bowl, replace the reserved top. Wrap tightly with several layers of foil and place on baking sheet. Bake at 350° F for 1 hour or until cheeses melt. During the last half-hour of cooking, toast bread cubes. Remove bread from foil and place on a serving tray. Encircle with vegetables and toasted croutons.

Toasted Croutons for Fondue Dipping Cut one 16-oz baguette of sourdough bread into ½-inch pieces and add the cubed bread from hollowing the sourdough loaf. Add ½ cup of melted butter. Toss bread gently to coat it. Place in oven during the last half-hour the fondue is baking. Remove when crisp, not hard.

Crudités for Fondue Dipping Plan 4 servings per pound of vegetables of broccoli, zucchini, celery, cauliflower, green cauliflower, cucumber, mushrooms and red, yellow, orange and green bell pepper strips. Also consider serving grapes, orange slices and melons as refreshing bites after the cheesy fondue.

Source: Recipes courtesy of Pamela Layton McMurtry

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Choose Happiness Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch

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recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success, education and increases in annual household income create only marginally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance?

Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances.

Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.

Let Go of ‘Supposed To’

Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success.

When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen.

Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her

success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!”

After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.

Be Grateful Now

While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now.

Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’”

Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.

Let Love In

We all want to feel loved, but when we’re afraid of getting hurt, we put up barriers to

protect ourselves, even against the love we want.

Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.”

Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.

Look Inward Instead of to Others

If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses.

Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.”

It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world!

As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose.

Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.

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Dr. Andrew Weil

on America’s Evolution into Integrative Medicine

by Andrea Schensky Williams

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atural Awakenings had the opportunity to pose progressive healthcare-related questions to Dr. Andrew Weil, world-renowned author, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of Arizona.

You frequently speak to the topic of integrative health

and happiness. How does your book, Spontaneous Happiness, reflect that?

For a long time, I’ve wanted to see an integrative movement start in psychology and psychiatry. It’s another field that has become dependent on drugs and is not functioning all that well to help people. There are so many more things that people need to know about maintaining emotional wellness, I think the wisdom of taking an integrative approach here is obvious.

Why do you think there is such an increase in the incidence of depression?

There are many reasons for it, including changes in diet and a breakdown in communities that has greatly increased social isolation and disconnection from nature. Another factor is the rise in information technology, all the new media.

Plus, pharmaceutical companies have been highly successful in convincing people that ordinary states of sadness are matters of unbalanced brain chemistry that need to be treated with medication.

There is a new body of research linking inflammation with depression that I find fascinating. The fact that the mainstream diet promotes inflammation is why I believe there may be a dietary correlation with the rise of depression in our population.

If someone suffers from depression, would you say the steps recommended in Spontaneous Happiness are a proactive approach or an addition to management through medication?

I share information about how to wean off of medication. I’d say the book is primary; for people with mild-to-moderate depression, I would follow the information there first. For people with severe depression, it may be necessary to give antidepressant drugs, but I think that they should be used for a limited period, a maximum of one year. You should then be working to find other ways to manage the depression. There is specific information about what to do if you are on medication and how to wean off of it carefully and start these other methods.

Do you feel that the increase in diabetes in the U.S., particularly its onset in early childhood, is another major problem?

Yes, it’s a big concern. I think this is mostly due to the way we’ve changed the food we eat; diet is a hugely in-

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With diet being such a major component in affecting our

emotional state of mind, what role does an anti-inflammatory diet play?

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fluencing factor, especially the greatly increased consumption of sugar, sweetened beverages and products made with flour and refined carbohydrates.

How can integrative medicine lower Americans’ healthcare costs?

Integrative medicine can help reduce costs in two ways. First, by shifting the focus of health care onto health promotion and prevention, rather than disease management. Most of the diseases we are trying to manage today are lifestyle related. This is where integrative medicine shines. Second, by bringing into the mainstream treatments that are not dependent on expensive technology, and I include pharmaceutical drugs in this category.

I think we’re going to be forced to change our dysfunctional approach by economic necessity, because the current healthcare system is not sustainable. Integrative medicine is in a perfect position to do that because of its emphasis on lifestyle medicine. Integrative medicine is also teaching healthcare practitioners to use inexpensive, low-tech methods of managing common diseases. Both economic drivers will help reshape mainstream medicine.

What influence can the public have in supporting such a shift?

You offer several programs through the University of Arizona such as a four-year degree, a two-year fellowship for medical doctors and programs for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

What are the benefits of adding integrative medicine to one’s practice?

I think it’s what patients want and it makes the practice of medicine much more enjoyable. Many practitioners realize that they don’t have the knowledge their patients want; for instance, informed counsel about diet or uses of alternative medicine. This is a way they can gain knowledge they didn’t get in their conventional medical training. We’ve graduated more than 1,000 physicians over 10 years, supporting a robust and growing community of like-minded practitioners that stay in touch and support each other.

We’re eventually hoping that we can get integrative training into all residencies. Whether you go to a dermatologist, pediatrician, gastroenterologist or psychiatrist, that doctor will have had basic training in nutrition, mind/body interactions, herbal medicine and all the rest that is now left out. We’ve also begun a program in lifestyle medicine that’s open to all

kinds of practitioners, from registered dietitians to psychologists.

What reforms would you like to see in the current U.S. healthcare system?

We need to change priorities for reimbursement that favor integrative medicine. At the moment, we happily pay for drugs and tests. We don’t pay for a doctor to sit with and counsel a person about diet or teach them breathing exercises. I would like to see a new kind of institution come into being that I call a healing center, where people could go for lifestyle education and management of common illnesses— somewhere between a spa and a clinic.

Stays in these would be reimbursed by insurance, similar to how it’s done in Europe. Beyond that, I think it’s unconscionable that the richest nation on Earth can’t provide basic coverage to all of its citizens.

Dr. Andrew Weil is a medical doctor, teacher and bestselling author on holistic health. Learn more about integrative medicine at IntegrativeMedicine.Arizona.edu and DrWeil.com.

Andrea Schensky Williams is the publisher of Natural Awakenings of Northern New Mexico.

Our dysfunctional healthcare system is generating rivers of money flowing into very few pockets. Those are the pockets of big pharmaceutical companies, medical devices manufacturers and big insurers; interests that control legislators. So, I don’t think any real change is going to come from the government.

The only real change will come from a grassroots movement to change the politics of all of this.

Demand that insurers cover the treatments you want. Seek out integrative practitioners. Tell health practitioners you work with that integrative education is available and urge them to get up to speed in those areas. Raise your own awareness of the extent that the powerful lobbies now influence the system and why we need to see a sweeping political change. natural awakenings

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The Gut-Mind Connection David Perlmutter on How Stomach Microflora Affect Brain Health

by Linda Sechrist

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r. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and recipient of the Linus Pauling Award for his innovative approaches to addressing neurological disorders, has recently released Brain Maker, the latest in a series of books on brain health. This medical advisor to the Dr. Oz Show demonstrates how brain problems can be prevented by adopting lifestyle changes that nurture the bacteria living in the digestive system.

Why did you begin your book with the quote, “Death begins in the colon,” rather than “Brain health begins in the gut”?

I wanted to draw attention to the real life-or-death issues mediated by what goes on inside the gut. Individuals with an immediate concern for their heart, bones, immune system or brain must recognize that the health of these parts and functions are governed at the level of commensal gut bacteria, the normal microflora that eat what we eat. This relationship is the most powerful leverage point we have for maintaining health.

How were you led to expand from studying the nervous system and brain to investigating gastrointestinal medicine?

Early on in my career, I was taught that everything that goes on in the brain stays there. But leading-edge research now reveals that seemingly disparate organs are in close communication, regulating each other’s health. As scientific literature began supporting the notion that gut-related issues 18

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have a huge bearing on brain health, and specifically on brain disease, it became important to me to be able to leverage deep knowledge of this empowering information in terms of being able to treat brain disorders.

What is the Human Microbiome Project (HMP)?

HMP, launched in 2008 by the National Institutes of Health, is a $115 million exploration of the gut microbiome. In the ongoing research project involving genetic and DNA assessment, researchers are looking at the microbiome array in the gut of individuals suffering from various diseases. They are drawing correlations between emerging patterns in the abnormalities of gut bacteria and specific diseases. For example, autism correlates with an overabundance of the Clostridia species. In diabetes, there are more Firmicutes than Bacteroidetes, which we also see in obesity characteristic of the Western cosmopolitan diet.

This is paving the way for interventions designed to restore a normal balance of gut bacteria. An example in my book is Dr. Max Nieuwdorp’s research at the University of Amsterdam, in which he discovered an array of abnormal bacteria that characterize Type 2 diabetes. In the more than 250 individuals diagnosed with diabetes that he treated in a double-blind study, he was able to reverse the disease by inserting a series of fecal material transfers from healthy, lean donors into diabetic patients.

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What is the most eye-opening information about the roles played by gut organisms?

More than 100 trillion bacteria live in our gut. Plus, there are viruses, yeast species and protozoa. When we factor in their genetic material, it means that an astonishing 99 percent of the DNA in our body is bacterial. It’s humbling to realize they influence all manner of physiology, from our immune system to our metabolism, making vitamins, maintaining the gut lining and controlling inflammation, the key mechanism involved in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and any number of brain degenerative disorders. They also exert influence over the expression of our 23,000 genes, in effect regulating the expression of the human genome.

The latest startling discovery— which is so new that it’s not in the book—is that bacterial DNA sequences have now been found in the human genome, meaning we are partly bacterial. It reveals the most sophisticated symbiotic and intimate relationship at the deepest level imaginable. It turns the previous way of thinking about who we are upside-down. Our perceptions of the world, moods, hunger or satiety, even our metabolism, are dictated by gut bacteria, which deserve careful stewarding.

They don’t deserve, for example, to be bombarded by the capricious use of antibiotics whenever we have the sniffles.

How can we reestablish good gut health?

Better food choices bring about significant changes in our body’s microbiome.

By incorporating prebiotic foods such as Jerusalem artichokes, dandelion greens, garlic, leeks, onions, jicama or Mexican yam, as well as fermented foods such as kimchi, kombucha tea, yogurt and kefir, individuals can reestablish good gut health that helps them gain control over inflammation, the cornerstone of all degenerative conditions. Inflammation originates in the gut. Balancing bacteria and reducing intestinal permeability, which allows substances to leak through the lining of the small intestine into the bloodstream, can reduce it.

Visit Linda Sechrist’s website, ItsAllAbout We.com, for the recorded interview.

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Western NY Life Coaching Center Shawn Cichowski Heals People from the Inside-Out

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ahatma Gandhi once intuition, built upon years of said, “Be the change coaching experience. After that you wish to see in earning a degree in sociology the world,” and plenty of wise and psychology, Cichowski men and women have put forth spent 25 years in corporate the sentiment that change must America working on business come from within. Still, it can development, where she was be difficult to take this advice inspired by the way individuand apply it to the Western als bring their own versions world, where solutions to our of themselves into relationproblems are usually sought ships. At WNY Life Coaching from external sources.

Center, she teaches people

Walking through the how to help themselves in office door of Shawn the same way. “I truly try to Cichowski, a life and soul give people life skills, coping coach at Western New York skills and empowering skills Shawn Cichowski Life Coaching Center, in Wilso they can help themselves. I liamsville, may be the first step people take toward reconcilreally start from the inside-out,” she says. ing their inner self with the changes they seek in life. “The

This thread of self-care runs through every personal and sense of self is the nucleus, but that goes against what we’ve professional goal clients bring to WNY Life Coaching Center. been taught,” says Cichowski.

Even in relationship coaching, Cichowski believes in defining

She applies this principle from the very beginning with the space between two people’s sense of self, which always new clients. Her first priority is learning everything she can begins with self-care. “Instead of give and take, which is about them, zeroing in on their inner self. Clients should okay, we offer and receive,” she explains The principles apply expect a great number of questions on the first visit. After a to children, as well. In fact, working with children is one of time, they should begin to realize that the external problems Cichowski’s passions and main sources of fulfillment. they have can be addressed from within. “It’s their life, so I

Cichowski’s primary mission is getting her message respect that,” says Cichowski. “They will be the experts of out, and she’s found an impressive amount of success on their own life. I am not, but I help coach them to get there.” local television shows, in her published writing and hosting

“People do have the answers, so I try to have them tap into her own online radio show. She’s excited about the Dream that,” Cichowski advises. “There is an inner wisdom. This is how Building Program, a 12-week process for which she’s seen I work with people.” One example she describes is a difficult great response. WNY Life Coaching Center is also launching relationship at work. In the case of an overbearing or unreasona fusion meditation, Reiki and breath work class. “You don’t able boss, the best approach is often to address the problem see that combination,” Cichowski says. from within, including how we are looking at it and how we

One of her highest priorities continues to be searching can manage it. Cichowski thinks the key to the process is findfor ways to collaborate with schools and work with more ing one’s sense of self and finding ways to care for it. children, which makes sense, considering that she counts

Self-care doesn’t call for a one-size-fits-all approach. her family and own three boys as her greatest accomplish“We understand that people process and connect in their ment of all. own authentic ways, so we have a lot of modalities to reach “I’m so happy to do this work. People come in and people where they’re at and try to help them, to pull them they’re stuck or not happy, and I always say that it’s a life forward in their life,” Cichowski notes. At WNY Life Coach- expression seeking to be expressed. I was stuck once, ing Center, these modalities include traditional and nontraand I found it. I am happy every day and I feel blessed,” ditional coaching techniques such as Reiki, mediation and enthuses Cichowski. the use of essential oils. For example, if someone becomes stuck during the process, Cichowski might introduce breath- WNY Life Coaching Center is located at 5500 Main St., Ste. ing exercises.

313, in Williamsville, NY. For more information, call 716 In making these adjustments, Cichowski relies on her 560-6552 or visit wnylifecoaching.com. See ad, page 25. natural awakenings

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Good Genes

It’s a Top-Ranked Superstar Fruit

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utrient density—an acknowledged characteristic of apples— is considered the most significant qualification for a superfood. “It’s one of the healthiest foods,” advises Case Adams, from Morro Bay, California, a naturopathic doctor with a Ph.D. in natural health sciences. Apples’ antioxidant power alone could elevate it to status as a superior superfood.

Eating apples could help ward off America’s most pressing yet preventable, chronic illnesses, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cites as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

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Morwenna Given, a medical herbalist and Canadian member of the American Herbalists Guild, from Toronto, explains why and shares an analogy, “The normal metabolic processes of oxidation produce reactive oxygen species (free radicals) with unpaired electrons that hunt and steal partner electrons from the body’s cells. Imagine an electrical plug wherein the grounding wire has been eliminated or compromised. There is nothing to prevent a surge or fire.”

This is comparable to what happens to a body impacted by a poor diet, lack of exercise, stress and illness; its healthy grounding is compromised.

When the overall damage to cell structure overwhelms the body’s innate antioxidation defenses, conditions are ripe for disease and accelerated aging.

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Note that conventionally grown apples top the Environmental Working Group’s list of 48 fruits and vegetables tested for pesticide residue (ewg.org/ foodnews/list.php). That’s yet another sound reason, along with better taste and nutrition, to go organic.

apple, help to neutralize the damage and heal bodily tissues.

Flavonoids—like the quercetin just beneath the peel—are another of the apple’s powerful nutrient partners, notes Adams in his book, The Ancestors Diet. So, even when making applesauce, including the peel is vital.

With the exception of vitamin C, all other nutrient compounds remain intact when the fruit is cooked.

Subtle differences in polyphenol levels exist among apple varieties, according to Linus Pauling Institute testing. Polyphenol compounds ultimately activate the fruit’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Northern spy, Fuji and especially red delicious varieties are the richest in antioxidants; empire and golden delicious harbor relatively low levels.

“Some older varieties that had lost popularity with large-scale commercial farmers are now being grafted again, thanks to a return to organic practices,” remarks Meredith Hayes, schools and student nutrition senior manager at FoodShare, a leading North American food security organization.

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“The purpose of any seed is to replicate the species,” explains Given. “The pulp around the seed protects and feeds the seed until it’s burrowed into the soil and germinates. Older species evolved to be protective of their seeds to survive against pests and other insults. Commercially grown produce, however, has generally bred out the secondary metabolites that house so many of a plant’s nutrients.”

It helps to know that imperfectlooking food has potentially synthesized more sugars and nutrients in response to stress in order to survive, making blemishes or irregular shapes more appealing as consumers discover the core value of non-homogenized fruit.

In 2012, Hayes worked with Tom O’Neill, general manager of Canada’s Norfolk Fruit Growers Association, to repackage smaller “unacceptable” apples into an ideal bag weight and size for a second-grader to carry and share in school meal and snack programs.

Previously, these “too-small” apples were being tilled back into soil or sold in Europe because there was no market for them here,” says Hayes. “So, we looked for ways to honor imperfect fruit.”

Other beneficial movements against food waste that are also making produce more affordable include France’s Intermarché supermarket’s popular inglorious fruits and vegetables campaign, with the tagline, “As good, but 30 percent cheaper,” and Portugal’s ugly fruit program. Such initiatives are raising happy awareness of so-called imperfect, and often organically grown, food.

By recognizing and appreciating the apple during this season’s harvest, we honor its versatility, affordability, broad availability and culinary flexibility.

Tania Melkonian is a certified nutritionist and healthy culinary arts educator in Southwest Florida. Connect at EATomology.com.

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much further than education. At Conomorrow morning, scores of temporary Dentistry, patients are often Western New Yorkers will wake up referred to other integrative professiondreading a trip to the dentist. It’s no als that can improve their oral health. secret that for many that wish to maintain Dentists keep a close eye on what goes good oral health, regular maintenance is into a patient’s mouth, as well. “We are seen as a necessary evil. A group of denmercury-free, use biocompatible materitists in Rochester insist that this needn’t be als and have very specific protocols for the case. the removal and disposal of hazardous

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In fact, holistic dentistry relies on Dentistry, a practice that uses the most adAnna Belous and Arlene Messer a full arsenal of both alternative and vanced dentistry techniques in a soothing, conventional procedures, including risk assessments with relaxing and compassionate environment to deliver what they accompanying custom treatment plans, fluoride alternatives, refer to as “dentistry with a heart”. Specializing in holistic, allergy accommodations and screenings for a range of disorrestorative, cosmetic and sedation dentistry, the dentists at ders and conditions, all performed by a team of professionals Contemporary are drawing patients from near and far, includwith an eye on whole-body health. ing throughout western New York.

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Breath-Taking Wisdom

movement and education at EXOS, an elite athletic training facility in Phoenix, Arizona. He points to “shoulder breathing”, characterized by a lifting of the shoulders with each shallow sip of air, as a common dysfunction perpetuated by too much sitting.

“Hunching over the laptop or sitting in the car binds up the abdominal region and reduces the possibility of expansion there, so the breath moves higher into the chest cavity,” Lee explains.

Replacing shoulder breathing with belly breathing “creates a cascade of positive effects,” says Lee, including lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system. Deep breathing also clarifies the mind and is used in nearly every spiritual tradition to achieve deeper states of prayer, meditation and contemplation, he notes.

Try these six healing techniques.

Six Ways to Inhale Energy and Exhale Stress

Six-Second Breath

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e draw an astounding 22,000 breaths daily, but because breathing is involuntary, we often take it for granted.

Transforming breathing into a conscious activity can provide amazing energy, awareness and control, and dramatically improve our mental, physical and creative performances, according to Al Lee, co-author of Perfect Breathing: Transform Your Life One Breath at a Time. That’s 22,000 opportunities to choose health and wisdom every single day.

Everyday Ease

Lee paints a picture of perfect breathing: “Watch a baby breathe; it looks like there’s a balloon in the stomach that inflates and falls back down. This is belly breathing—pleasant, enjoyable and natural.” During inhalation, the diaphragm pulls down under the lungs, allowing them to expand with air and displace space in the abdomen.

However, “Breathing can fall victim to the same movement dysfunction as any other skill, like running or walking,” says Nick Winkelman, director of

Lee’s six-second breath is a simple prescription for stress that can be used anytime, anywhere. Relax the abdominal muscles and inhale for three seconds, breathing through the nose to “disinfect, filter, condition and moisturize the air before it reaches the lungs,” says Lee. Visualize the breath filling the body like a bell, with the flared bottom expanding completely around the waistline. Pause momentarily and exhale through the nose or mouth for three seconds, gently contracting the abdomen to help expel the air. Practice this whenever needed to ease stress or for five minutes daily to establish a slower, deeper breathing pattern.

Ocean Breath

The yoga breath ujjayi, or oceansounding breath, is achieved by slightly constricting the throat muscles and gently lifting the glottis, so that a soothing hiss is produced when the breath is drawn in through the nose.

Dr. Richard Brown, an integrative psychiatrist, associate professor at New York’s Columbia University and co-author of The Healing Power of the Breath, explains the benefits. “Ujjayi creates resistance to air flow, triggering receptors deep within the lungs’ alveoli, which allows more oxygen to be delivered to the cells. It also 22

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Target Breathing

A recent study from the journal Pain Medicine found that deep, slow breathing, combined with relaxation, effectively diminishes pain. “The nervous system represents a physical or emotional trauma in an unregulated pattern of signals,” says Brown. “But the mind and breath can wash away and rewire that pattern.” Practice target breathing, a technique derived from qigong, by inhaling deeply into the belly and visualizing the breath as a ball of energy which upon exhaling can flow to the place in the body needing healing, advises Lee.

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Bellows Breath

Brown has co-authored a review in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine describing the neurophysiological basis and clinical benefits of yogic breathing on depression and post-traumatic stress. Bhastrika, or bellows breath, is a mood-lifting technique wherein one inhales vigorously through the nose while raising the arms above the head, fingers extended, and then forcibly exhales through the nose while pulling the elbows down alongside the ribs with fingers closing gently. Avoid overdoing it, instructs Brown; three rounds of 15 to 20 breaths are sufficient for healthy individuals.

4-2-10 Breathing

Anxiety attacks often generate feelings of breathlessness, and fixating on each inadequate inhalation reinforces panic. Winkelman recommends 4-2-10 breathing, a technique that emphasizes elongating exhalations. Inhale through the nose for four seconds, hold for two, and then slowly release the breath for up to 10 seconds. Lee explains that after several breaths, the brain will start to shift from reactive emotional thinking to rational problem solving.

“Concentrating on the breath makes it hard to think about the future or rummage around in the past,” says Lee. “It keeps you in the moment, intimately in touch with the mind, body and emotions.”

Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.

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echnology tends to isolate us from others, but science points to the real value in reaching out. On average, we come into contact with more than 100 people a day, but often may not make any real connection with them.

On a typical college campus, it’s rare to see a student not plugged in while walking from class to class. Saying “Hi” to an acquaintance or complimenting someone in passing is nearly impossible. These little day-to-day interactions could provide a steady source of simple pleasures for all if we regularly made the most of such opportunities.

Part of the reason we intentionally isolate ourselves might be the false belief that we’ll be happier by doing so, according to a recent University of Chicago study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. When subway riders were asked how they thought they would feel if they spoke to a stranger, nearly all of them predicted that the ride would be “less pleasant” than if they kept to themselves.

After the ride, however, the results were unanimous: Those that spoke to another person reported having a more positive experience than those that sat in silence.

Parents teach children not to talk to strangers, but as adults, we miss a lot if we don’t. Even small talk can make a big difference in the quality of our day.

It’s easy to try it to see if we don’t end up with a smile on our face.

It’s ironic that young people spend hours each day on social networking sites, texting others and making plans with friends so they won’t sit alone at night, yet are getting worse at making such connections face-to-face. Even seated at the same table, conversational eye contact is becoming a lost art, another casualty of technology.

Talking with others correlates with better communication skills, too. A 20-year study from Stanford University concluded that its most successful MBA graduates were those that showed the highest interests and skills in talking with others.

So, instead of shying away from chatting with a fellow commuter or asking a cashier how her day is going, say “Hello.” It’s bound to make everyone’s day better.

Violet Decker is a freelance writer in New York City. Connect at VDecker95@gmail.com.

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GREENING AMERICA’S GAMES Major Leagues Sport More Sustainable Stadiums

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raditional sports stadiums and arenas generate a huge carbon footprint. Multiple sources concur that during a single football game, a 78,000-seat stadium can consume 65,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, and discarded cardboard, plastic and paper; in-stadium food and beverage containers; and tailgating debris that includes

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all professional teams in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer, plus the U.S. Tennis Association, and has expanded to include college sports.

Food

Stadium food has always been part of the fan experience, but it’s possible to eat sensibly and well with options like the roasted turkey sandwich at AT&T Park, in San Francisco, where concessionaires source locally and compost leftovers.

Veggie burgers, vegan cheesesteaks and sushi have also found their way onto game-day menus to add a change of pace for fans, says Julianne Soviero, author of Unleash Your True Athletic Potential.

The growing interest shown by the sports industry in composting offers enormous potential benefits, and not a moment too soon, says Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D., co-founder of the Green Sports Alliance and director of the NRDC Sports Project. Using recyclable containers counts—New York City’s venerable Yankee Stadium reduced its trash load by 40 percent by switching to biodegradable cups and service ware. PepsiCo supported the upgrade by exchanging its conventional plastic bottle for a bio-based version made from agricultural waste.

Lights

At New York’s Oncenter War Memorial Arena, the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch pro team skates under LED lights. “They make the arena brighter. It’s easier to see the puck,” says defenseman Joey Mormina. “The fun light show that follows goals adds energy for the crowd and players.”

LED lighting provides improved clarity in TV transmissions and sports action photos and doesn’t create soft spots on the ice, like traditional lights. “Utica and Binghamton teams switched to LED after playing in our arena,” comments Jim Sarosy, chief operating officer for the Crunch.

New York City’s venerable Yankee Stadium reduced its trash load by 40 percent by switching to biodegradable cups and service ware. roof, stored in three central reservoirs in the basement and pumped into the Zamboni machine for resurfacing the ice.” The practice also diverts rainwater from overworked sewer systems.

The first pro football stadium to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium features a 27,000-square-foot rooftop garden to help control water runoff.

Home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Kings, the Staples Center has swapped out 178 flush urinals for waterless models, reducing annual water usage by 7 million gallons.

Like the Eagles, the Florida Marlins pro baseball team, in Miami, now uses 50 percent less water via low-flow plumbing fixtures. Also, the stadium’s upgraded landscape design lessens outdoor irrigation needs by 60 percent.

The University of Georgia likes keeping its grass green, but hates wasteful water dispensers. Its football field is now watered via an underground irrigation system that saves a million gallons a year. Soil moisture sensors indicate when watering is needed.

Philadelphia Eagles, now boasts more than 11,000 solar panels and 14 wind turbines that combined, generate more than four times the energy used for all home games in a season. The staff uses green cleaning products and has increased recycling more than 200 percent since 2010. Most creatively, the carbon costs of team travel are offset via mitigation by financing tree plantings in their home state and purchasing seedlings for a wildlife refuge in Louisiana.

The Seattle Mariners Safeco Field’s new scoreboard uses 90 percent less power than its predecessor and the Arizona Cardinals pro football team provides bags for tailgating fans to use for recycling.

Five NBA arenas have achieved LEED certification—Phillips Arena (Atlanta Hawks), Toyota Center (Houston Rockets), American Airlines Arena (Miami Heat), Amway Center (Orlando Magic) and Rose Garden (Portland Trail Blazers).

The goal of a cleaner, healthier planet is achievable with systemic shifts like these as more pro and collegiate sports teams score green points.

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LIFESAVING ACTS Protecting Animals at home and Abroad

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ach year, more dogs, cats and other pets end up in shelters as lost, stray or owner-surrendered than leave them for a new home. What can be done to reverse this trend?

How to Help

Immediate steps: Have a vet implant a tiny RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip. It’s safe, affordable and helps reunite the owner with a lost pet. Spay/neuter pets to avoid unwanted litters.

Spread the word: Only about 30 percent of household pets come from shelters or rescues, according to the ASPCA. To help, suggest that shelters post photos in the lobby, supported by a note about each animal’s good points and special needs to entice potential adopters. Also share YouTube videos that celebrate adoption and advocate controlling the pet population (see Tinyurl.com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic1 and Tinyurl.com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic2).

Volunteer: The Motley Zoo, in Redmond, Washington, provides medical care and behavioral training for ill, injured, neglected, abused and unwanted animals mainly from overflowing shelters. About half of its 150 volunteers foster pets; others plan educational events or handle administrative tasks.

“Each person has a specialty,” says Jamie Thomas, executive director. “We match fosters and animals to get the best results.”

No kill shelters are becoming more common, even though they require uncommon commitment. As part of implementing effective procedures and infrastructure, shelter leadership works to secure the support and involvement of the community. By joining together to implement lifesaving programs and treat each life as precious, a shelter can transform a community. Find a no kill shelter primer at Tinyurl. com/NoKillReform.

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of the most urgent and dramatic perils topping the lengthy endangered species list.

Elephants are hunted for their ivory tusks. “China is the largest consumer of ivory, but the United States is second,” says Jeff Flocken, J.D., North American regional director with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), headquartered in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (ifaw.org). “Every year, 35,000 elephants are killed; an average of one every 15 minutes.”

Northern white rhinos once freely roamed East and Central Africa south of the Sahara. Until 1960, there were more than 2,000; today, only five exist—one in the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park, one in a Czech Republic zoo and three at a wildlife conservancy in Kenya.

Imported as pets or show attractions, “There are between 10,000 and 20,000 big cats in private hands in America at facilities/businesses not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums,” says Carson Barylak, with IFAW’s Washington, D.C., office. “There are more tigers in private possession in the U.S. than in the wild.”

Pangolins eat ants and termites. Hunted for meat and their scales (used in Asian medicines), they are one of the world’s most endangered mammals (see Tinyurl.com/ SavePangolins).

Thirty years ago, the world population of lowland gorillas numbered 240. Thanks to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the population has grown to an estimated 880 (GorillaDoctors.org is supported by SaveAGorilla.org). Led by Ruth Keesling, the project has shown the inestimable value of the species. “Once you’ve looked into the eyes of a gorilla, you’re forever changed,” says her son Frank, in Denver, Colorado.

How to Help

Make saving animals a priority. Contact legislators. Be a lawabiding consumer—don’t buy ivory or other endangered-animal products. Support conservancy groups. Share information. Donate time and money.

“IFAW is working to advance legislation to prohibit private ownership of big cats in the U.S. The bill received bipartisan support and we hope to see it become law,” says Barylak. “We’ve asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban direct contact with big cats. It’s harmful to the animals and the people that handle them.”

Annual running events with participants donning gorilla costumes raise funds and awareness. Upcoming gorilla runs will be held in Denver, Colorado, on November 14; in Austin, Texas, on January 30, 2016; and in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 3, 2016. “Another way to help gorillas is to recycle cell phone and computer batteries. Coltan [tantalite] is used to make batteries—13 percent of the world’s supply of coltan is in the park area of the Congo,” says Frank Keesling.

Barriers to improving the lives of animals can be overcome and banished when we believe it’s possible and everyone helps. The animals are counting on us.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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Wild Women Unite Buffalo 2015 – Oct 2-3. Providing a safe, fun place for women to learn about and get comfortable with outdoor activities since 2003. $199. Grand Island. WildWomenUnite.com.

Basic Benefits of Essential Oils for Beginners –1-2pm. A special event with Linda Hanlin from dōTERRA.15 limited spots available. $30. Renew Bath and Body, 927 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo. RSVP: 716-881-0177.

The Five Pathways to Empower & Awaken Your Feminine Soul – 2-4:30pm. Five-week workshop for women 40 and over going through a life transition. $198 before 9/29, $225 thereafter. Clarence Hollow Wellness Center, 10946 Main St, Clarence.

Kohava: 970-208-2503. KohavaHoward.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Slow Roll Group Bicycle Ride – 6pm. Fun group bike ride which is open to all ages, all skills and every type of bike. Free. Meet at Delaware Park Marcy Casino, 199 Lincoln Pkwy, Buffalo.

SlowRollBuffalo.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Meditate with Martha – 6:30-7:30pm. Group meditation led by Martha Blessing. $18. Willow Light Center, 500 Buffalo St, 2nd Flr, E Aurora.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 Meditate with Martha – 6:30-7:30pm. Group meditation led by Martha Blessing. $18. Willow Light Center, 500 Buffalo St, 2nd Flr, E Aurora.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

Slow Roll Group Bicycle Ride – 6pm. Fun group bike ride which is open to all ages, all skills and every type of bike. Free. Meet at Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott Rd, Buffalo. SlowRollBuffalo.org.

Meditate with Martha – 6:30-7:30pm. Group meditation led by Martha Blessing. $18. 1515 Kensington Ave, Buffalo. Registration required: MeditateWithMartha.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

Yoga & Meditation for Anxiety & Depression – 1-4pm. With Athalie Joy, PhD. Become more confident in your ability to create calm and to focus when you are anxious and emotionally upset. Takehome materials support your ongoing practice of this body-mind approach. Wear comfortable clothes and eat a light lunch before the program. $30. Himalayan Institute, 841 Delaware Ave, Buffalo. RSVP: 716883-2223 or HIBuffalo.org.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Saturday Artisan Market – 10am-5pm. Canalside, Prime St, Buffalo. Julie@BuffaloSaturday ArtMarket.com.

Book Signing with Martha Blessing, RN – 11am3pm. God is a Pink Cloud. Crossing the spiritual bridge from chronic pain and illness to health, happiness and inner peace. Free. TeaLeafs, 5416 Main St, Williamsville. TeaLeafsWNY.com.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 Slow Roll Group Bicycle Ride – 6pm. Fun group bike ride which is open to all ages, all skills, and every type of bike. Free. Meet at Big Ditch Brewing Company, 55 E Huron St, Buffalo. SlowRollBuffalo.org.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Meditate with Martha – 6:30-7:30pm. Group meditation led by Martha Blessing. $18. 1515 Kensington Ave, Buffalo. Registration required: MeditateWithMartha.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Green Spa Skin Care/Wellness Event – 6-8pm.

Hosted by Joei Marie Lucey. Learn about holistic services and new, certified-organic, skin care/ wellness line. Free. Green Spa Village Holistics, 5526 Main St, Williamsville. 716-906-4422.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 Meditation, Breath Work & Reiki Infusion Class – 7-8pm. One hour of mindful breath work, visual meditation and optional Reiki. This infusion of modalities enhances well-being, reduces stress/anxiety and increases vitality. $10. WNY Life Coaching Center, 5500 Main St, Ste 323, Williamsville. 716560-6552. WNYLifeCoaching.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Introduction to Mindfulness – 6pm. Integrating mindfulness, meditation and cutting-edge neuroscience: life skills that help you deal with the world in general, as well as addictions, anxiety, anger, impulsiveness, depression and finding direction in life. Free. Mindgardens, 484 Connecticut St, Buffalo. 716-259-2994.

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Essential Oil Transformation – 7-8pm. Learn how pure essential oils can help replace synthetic medications; fight cancer; produce glowing beautiful skin; reduce inflammation; balance hormones; clear up acne and reduce scarring; support weight loss; and detoxify your body. Free. 755 Center St, Ste 3, Lewiston. 716-523-3738. RSVP required: Maureen@MaureenKemeny.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 The Healthy & Balanced Life Expo – 11am-4pm.

Presented by Buffalo Wellness Center and Bryant & Stratton College. $10; children/free. 200 Redtail, Orchard Park. 716-259-2921.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 Slow Roll Group Bicycle Ride – 6pm. Fun group bike ride open to all ages, all skills, and every type of bike. Free. Flying Bison Brewing Company, 840 Seneca St, Buffalo. SlowRollBuffalo.org.

Guided Detox/Cleanse – 7-8:30pm. Spend a week focusing on high-quality whole foods like vegetables and fruits, limiting processed, high fat and sugary foods. A cleanse helps with weight loss, improves energy, skin quality and mental and emotional clarity. $35 includes a 90-min presentation, an 80-page ebook and the support of a community via a “secret” Facebook group. 755 Center St, Ste 3, Lewiston.

Maureen@MaureenKemeny.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 Breath Work – 7-8pm. The breath is one of the most powerful tools for self-regulation of energy generation and overall health. Shawn Marie Cichowski, will explore various breathing techniques and mind-easing practices to promote optimal well-being. $10. Williamsville Community Ed, 105 Casey Rd, E Amherst.

716-560-6552. Schedule: WNYLifeCoaching.com.

plan ahead Saturday, December 5 Certified Coaches Federation Two-Day Certified Coach Practitioner Course – 9am-6pm, December 5 & 6. Save $100 for early bird pricing when you register by November 1st. Americana Resort, Niagara Falls, ON. Register: 866-455-2155 or certifiedcoachesfederation.com.

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monday Clinton-Bailey Farmers’ Market – 7am-6pm.

1517 Clinton St, Buffalo. 716-822-2466. ClintonBaileyFarmersMarket.com.

Dancing Freedom – 7:30-9pm. Take time each week at this free-form dance workshop to explore your own energy, your body and your own unique movement. $10/first session only, $15/presale, $20/day of. Shakti Yoga, 133 Grant St, Buffalo.

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friday Niagara Falls City Market – 9am-5pm. 18th St and Pine Ave, Niagara Falls. 716-946-7473.

Yoga – 9:30-11am. Healing body, mind, and spirit. $15/drop-in. 22 Lafayette Blvd, Williamsville.

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Clinton-Bailey Farmers’ Market – 7am-6pm.

1517 Clinton St, Buffalo. 716-822-2466. ClintonBaileyFarmersMarket.com.

Massachusetts Avenue Project Mobile Market – Thru Oct 21. 4-6pm. A farmers’ market on wheels.

Gerard Place, 2515 Bailey Ave, Buffalo. 716-8825327. Mass-Ave.org.

Downtown Country Market – 8am-2:30pm. Main St between Court and Church St. 716-856-3150.

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Massachusetts Avenue Project Mobile Market – Thru Oct 20. 4-6pm. A farmers’ market on wheels.

MAP Farm Stand, 389 Massachusetts Ave, Buffalo.

716-882-5327. Mass-Ave.org.

Food Truck Tuesdays – 5-8pm. Check out the healthy choices. Larkin Square, 745 Seneca St, Buffalo.

wednesday East Aurora Farmers’ Market – 7am-1pm. Tops Plaza, Grey St, E Aurora. 716-771-9590.

Clinton-Bailey Farmers’ Market – 7am-6pm.

1517 Clinton St, Buffalo. 716-822-2466. ClintonBaileyFarmersMarket.com.

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Hoop and Wine – 5:45-6:45pm. With Nicole. Learn movements for beautiful, flowing, hoop dance and techniques for core hooping. Perfect for beginner- or intermediate-level hoopers. Space is limited. $15/ class; 1st class free. 1515 Kensington Ave, Buffalo.

716-553-8906. NDBrown33@gmail.com.

Qigong – 7-8pm. Utilize breath, posture and defined movements to promote self-healing through balancing the body’s energy system and enhancing the innate capacity of the body to heal. $10. 1515 Kensington Ave, Buffalo. 716-352-3723. JDavis0111@verizon.net.

Niagara Falls City Market – 9am-5pm. 18th St and Pine Ave, Niagara Falls. 716-946-7473.

North Tonawanda Farmers’ Market – 7am-1pm.

Payne Ave at Robinson St, N Tonawanda. 716830-6025.

community. 1113 Hertel Ave at Delaware Ave, Buffalo. NorthBuffalo.com.

Clinton-Bailey Farmers’ Market – 7am6pm. 1517 Clinton St, Buffalo. 716-822-2466.

ClintonBaileyFarmersMarket.com.

Niagara Falls City Market – 9am-5pm. 18th St and Pine Ave, Niagara Falls. 716-946-7473.

Massachusetts Avenue Project Mobile Market – Thru Oct 23. 11am-1pm. A farmers’ market on wheels. The Salvation Army, 960 Main St, Buffalo.

716-882-5327. Mass-Ave.org.

Allentown Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. 440 S Elmwood Ave, Buffalo. 716-881-1024. Allentown.org.

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North Tonawanda Farmers’ Market – 7am-1pm.

Payne Ave at Robinson St, N Tonawanda. 716830-6025.

East Aurora Farmers’ Market – 7am-1pm. Tops Plaza, Grey St, E Aurora. 716-771-9590.

Clinton-Bailey Farmers’ Market – 7am-6pm.

1517 Clinton St, Buffalo. 716-822-2466. ClintonBaileyFarmersMarket.com.

North Tonawanda Farmers’ Market – 7am-1pm.

Payne Ave at Robinson St, N Tonawanda. 716830-6025.

Downtown Country Market – 8am-2:30pm. Main St between Court and Church St. 716-856-3150.

BuffaloPlace.com.

Clinton-Bailey Farmers’ Market – 7am-6pm.

1517 Clinton St, Buffalo. 716-822-2466. ClintonBaileyFarmersMarket.com.

Massachusetts Avenue Project Mobile Market – Thru Oct 22. 11am-1pm. A farmers’ market on wheels. Harmac Medical Products, 2201 Bailey Ave, Buffalo. 716-882-5327. Mass-Ave.org.

Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers’ Market – 8am-1pm.

Elmwood Ave and Bidwell Pkwy, Buffalo. 716-8810707. ElmwoodMarket.org.

The North Buffalo Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm.

Shop local, support farmers, eat well and celebrate

Williamsville Farmers’ Market – 8am-1pm. 56 E Spring St, Williamsville. WilliamsvilleFarmers Market.com.

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Buffalo’s Center for yoga, meditation and wellness. Yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, homeopathy, yoga teacher certification, CEU’s for yoga instructors, bookstore and gift shop. Reconnect with your body, relax the mind and rejuvenate your spirit. See ad, page 7.

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Free introduction to Mindgardens services on Friday, October 16 at 6pm. See ad, page 22.

NATUROPATHIC BALANCE NATURAL HEALTH AND ACUPUNCTURE Monica Michaels, ND, LAc 110 Grey St, Ste B, E Aurora 716-652-8404

Treating chronic pain, arthritis, stress/anxiety, women’s health.

Offering well-being, nutrition counseling, Chinese herbs and detoxification. Accepting new patients. See ad, page 7.

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Energy medicine, medical qigong, acupressure, Karuna Reiki and chi’atsu. Relief from stress, anxiety, behavioral issues, arthritis, immune deficiency, speeds healing of injuries, surgery and more. See ad, page 25.

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