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Cardiovascular Facts • Cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of both men and women, and is responsible for more than the next nine causes combined.

• One stroke-related death occurs every three minutes.

• Half a million women a year are taken by heart disease, more than any other medical cause, including breast cancer.

• African Americans are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke.

• The biggest risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) include obesity, high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, tobacco use, and a family history of heart disease.

• Fourteen million Americans are currently living with CAD, and one in four are now at risk for developing the disease.

• Approximately 58 million Americans have hypertension, a leading cause of death and disability in the United States

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10 healthbriefs

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14 HAPPY ALL DAY

20 consciouseating

Simple Daily Practices for a Happier Life

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Promotes Well-Being through Yoga

30 naturalpet

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Natural Ways to Prevent Hair Loss

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his month we discovered our new favorite term: time affluence. Credit Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, author of “Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment,” who was interviewed for our June feature story, “Happy All Day” (page 14). The story is chock-full of tips for cultivating joy, such as getting a little exercise each day, meditating, and avoiding “what if” questions. Dr. BenShahar recommends simplifying your life, noting, “Time affluence—time to enjoy and appreciate—is a predictor of happiness.” When we read that, we thought, That’s exactly what we’re going for!

It just so happens that we put together this issue of Natural Awakenings surrounded by boxes, as we’re moving from our sprawling family-size house to a smaller one. We’ve never aspired to great material affluence (if we had, we wouldn’t have gone into publishing!); relationships and nature’s bounty are our most treasured assets. But over the years, the logistics of life have taken too much time away from the enjoyment of it. Some things we can’t control, but others we can—hence the more modest house and the growing pile of boxes marked donate, the price we’re paying for time. We can’t wait to begin our new, “affluent” life together!

One excellent investment of our time is the Isha Institute, a yoga retreat center atop the Cumberland Plateau in Sequatchie County. As you can imagine, the setting alone inspires awe and self-reflection, and the Institute was designed for those of us who need a lovely, quiet space to breathe deep and restore ourselves surrounded by nature. Read about it on page 17.

If music speaks to you, turn to page 31 and learn how to personalize your own playlists as DIY therapy. As Robin Burk, a Chattanooga-based therapeutic musician, notes, research has shown that certain types of music affect the brain.

She recommends making music playlists that can counteract specific moods— making you feel relaxed, happy or compassionate, for example, rather than anxious, sad or angry.

For the savory food lovers out there, here’s a day brightener from Dr. William Thompson, owner of RiverPark Chiropractic and Functional Medicine: it’s OK to lightly salt your food—if the salt is iodized. But not that bleached white stuff we had growing up—go for sea-origin or kosher salt. Our bodies don’t produce iodine, but it’s critical to our health, which is why it’s a supplement in table salt. But for many reasons, not the least of which is the stigma attached to using table salt, there’s still a high rate of iodine deficiency in the United States.

Read Dr. Thompson’s article on page 29, and then give the salt an extra shake at dinner tonight.

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newsbriefs Net Zero Energy Living on Northshore

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hy do most newly constructed homes come with granite countertops and hardwood floors?

Because today’s homebuyers expect builders to provide these amenities as standard features of a new house. Now that it’s possible to build a home that produces as much energy as it consumes over a year, why aren’t homebuyers demanding standard “net zero” construction—homes that have a $0 utility bill for the same price as a conventional home on the market?

The Chattanooga nonprofit green|spaces is launching NextGen Homes, which not only consume net zero energy but also protect and promote the health of the occupants, use regionally sourced materials, conserve water and use smart technologies. Four NextGen homes, selling for $350,000 each, will be constructed on the Northshore just past the Publix on North Market Street. According to Michael Walton, executive director of green|spaces, the goal of the project is to raise awareness that net zero living is possible for homeowners and that developers can still make a profit selling the homes.

“Collier Construction is the contractor on our four homes, but our hope is that other builders will see this as a viable option for the market,” Walton says. “Homes like the NextGen Homes are being constructed all over the nation, so why not Chattanooga?”

The public is invited to tour Chattanooga’s NextGen homes during and after construction. For more information, visit GreenSpacesChattanooga.org/NextGen or call 423-648-0963. Interested homebuyers can also contact the Grace Frank Group at 423-265-0088 or 423-355-1538. See ad, page 19.

Christ Unity Church Unique in Faith Community

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hrist Unity Church is a longtime fixture in Chattanooga’s burgeoning faith community, yet it stands out from the crowd in several ways. Its Sunday-morning services feature a variety of speakers that support its founders’ liberal, pragmatic views, and it also operates Charles and Myrtle’s Coffee House, which hosts a Saturday-evening program with live acoustic music as well as spoken-word entertainers such as poets and storytellers.

“We are a voluntary ministry,” says member Marilyn Arnemann. “We seek to hire dynamic speakers who provide intellectually and spiritually based messages.

Presently Christ Unity enjoys a variety of speakers from many walks of life. We have two speakers on a regular basis, Jesse Herriot and Gregory Fisher. Our members are musically inclined, and we share our love of music each Sunday-morning service, which begins at 11 a.m.” After the first Sunday service of each month, church members and guests gather for a potluck lunch.

The coffeehouse was named in honor of Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, the founders of Unity thought. Local musicians and entertainers who are interested in participating in a Saturday-evening program are welcome to audition for a performance date, Arnemann says.

“Unity seeks a practical approach to Christianity,” she says. “If you are looking for a church with warm, friendly members who share liberal views, please know that we are on a path designed to help people understand their own spiritual natures and to express spirituality in their lives in practical ways.”

Christ Unity Church is located at 105 McBrien Rd., Chattanooga. For more information, visit ChristUnity.org.

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YMCA Program Proven to Prevent or Delay Diabetes

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he YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga offers a nationally recognized program to help people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes eat healthier, exercise more and lose weight to prevent or delay the development of disease and to improve their overall health and well-being. Research by the National Institutes of Health has shown that programs like the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program can reduce the number of new cases of type 2 diabetes by as much as 71 percent in adults over age 60.

The program was instituted nationally as part of the Affordable Care Act to combat the personal and economic toll of diabetes, which represents one of every three Medicare dollars spent, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. When it was piloted at YMCAs across the United States over a 15-month trial period, it saved more money in Medicare expenses than it cost to facilitate, according to the HHS.

The yearlong program, which is held in a classroom setting, consists of 16 weekly small-group sessions and three sessions every other week during the first six months, followed by six monthly sessions the second six months. Over the 25 sessions, a trained lifestyle coach helps participants learn about healthier eating, physical activity and other behavioral changes, with a goal to reduce body weight by 7 percent and increase physical activity to 150 minutes per week.

Visit YMCAChattanooga.org to take a risk-assessment quiz to determine possible eligibility for the program. For more information about the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, contact Megan Vermeer at 423-877-3517 or HealthyLiving@YMCAChattanooga.org.

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LearningRx Receives BBB Award for Business Ethics

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earningRx received an honorable mention at the Better Business Bureau’s 2016 Torch Award for Ethics during an April awards luncheon that featured a keynote speech from Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. The Chattanooga brain-training company was one of nine organizations in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia honored for their commitment to business leadership and ethical practices

According to the BBB, the Torch Awards honor companies whose leaders and staff demonstrate a high level of personal character. Companies nominated for this award have earned the confidence of their employees, customers and communities. The Torch Award is intended to embody the BBB’s mission of advancing marketplace trust.

For more than six years, LearningRx has served Chattanooga-area clients with attention, memory and reading problems, using a one-on-one training approach to target the root cause of learning struggles.

It has an A+ rating from the BBB and a 9.7 customer satisfaction rating based on end-of-program surveys, according to Learning Rx Chattanooga Executive Director Michelle Hecker Davis.

“This is a very important award for our center, especially within our industry,” she says. “In adherence with our commitment to ethical practices, our staff engages in continuous training in ethics and program delivery. We are also committed to furthering education in Hamilton County by sponsoring and participating in community events.

Local families rely on our honesty and commitment to serve them to the best of our ability. We take their trust very seriously and strive to meet or exceed their expectations.”

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healthbriefs Reduce YouR Risk foR tYpe 2 diabetes! diabetes prevention program

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did You kNow? • About 86 million American adults have prediabetes.

• People with prediabetes are likely to develop type 2 diabetes within 10 years, unless they take action to prevent or delay the disease.

• The average cost of to a company for an employee diagnosed with diabetes is $13,000 per year.

• Diabetes is a leading cause of heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and nerve disease.

tHe Good News . . .

Lifestyle changes such as eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a modest amount of weight can prevent or delay development of type 2 diabetes in those at high risk for the disease.

With the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, you can work with others in a small group setting to learn how to adopt habits that will improve your overall health and well-being and reduce your risk.

The program, which is led by a trained Lifestyle Coach in a classroom setting, is delivered over a 12-month period, beginning with 16 weekly sessions followed by monthly maintenance.

take coNtRoL of YouR HeaLtH There are many factors that determine if one is at risk for type 2 diabetes – lifestyle, age, family history and weight to name a few.

Take the first step toward controlling your health – visit ymca.net/diabetes-prevention to take a short quiz and learn your risk.

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Medicinal Mushroom Heals HPV

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esearch from the University of Texas Medical School and Health Science Center has found that a medicinal mushroom extract may be able to eradicate human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease.

Presented last fall at the 11th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, in Houston, the clinical study treated 10 women that tested positive for HPV with the mushroom mycelia extract called active hexose correlated compound (AHCC).

The patients were given three grams of the AHCC once a day for six months or longer. Eight of them tested negative for HPV after the period, including three that were confirmed HPV-eradicated after stopping the AHCC treatment. The two other patients continued receiving the extract.

A phase II clinical trial led by Dr. Judith Smith, a professor at the UT Medical School, will be conducted.

Awe and Wonder Prime Physical Health

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wo related studies from the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that the act of admiring the beauty of nature with awe and wonder can decrease inflammation in the body.

More than 200 adults reported their experiences of emotions on a particular day, including amusement, awe, compassion, joy, contentment and pride. Samples of the subjects’ gum and cheek tissues were analyzed for cytokines, and the researchers found those that cited emotions of awe, wonder and amazement had the lowest levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6).

UC Berkeley professor and co-author of the research Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., says, “That awe, wonder and beauty promote healthier levels of cytokines suggests that the things we do to experience these emotions—a walk in nature, losing oneself in music, beholding art—have a direct influence upon health and life expectancy.”

Omega-3s May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer

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esearch published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has confirmed that high blood levels of DHA, EPA and DPA—three omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil supplements—are linked to prostate cancer.

The study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center tested 834 men with prostate cancer and 1,393 healthy men; they found that such high concentrations were associated with a 71 percent increased risk of more serious prostate cancer and a 44 percent increase in the risk of less serious prostate cancer. The overall increased risk in all prostate cancers was 43 percent.

The findings of this study confirm similar research in 2011 and another large European study. “What’s important is that we have been able to replicate our findings from 2011,” says one of the more recent study’s authors, Theodore Brasky, Ph.D.

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Dr. John Richie, a professor at Penn State and senior author of the research, says, “The identification of these radicals in the aerosols means that we can’t just say e-cigarettes are safe because they don’t contain tobacco. They are potentially harmful.”

The researchers found that levels of free radicals in e-cigarettes are between 100 to 1,000 times less than the levels produced by tobacco cigarettes, still making them a better choice than traditional cigarettes although they still carry risk. Richie explains, “The levels of radicals that we’re seeing are more than what you might get from a heavily air-polluted area, but less than what you might find in cigarette smoke.”

Previous research has found that e-cigarette smoke also contains aldehydes that can potentially cause cellular and tissue damage.

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Well Well

News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work to-

The International Living Future Institute’s Living Future Challenge presents a bold new framework for rethinking how systems, products, buildings and communities are designed. Based on the elegant and profound architecture of its recent Living Building Challenge that cites nature as the ultimate metric for success, the Living Future Challenge is now branching out to influence aspects of society.

The Living Community Challenge applies Living Building concepts to entire communities or cities; the Living Product Challenge asks designers and manufacturers to create net positive products; Net Zero Energy Building certification rates successful energy conservation in both new and existing buildings; Just becomes the social justice label for appropriately certified organizations; Declare confirms the merit of nutrition labels; and Reveal affirms a building’s energy efficiency status.

The WELL Building Standard, administered by the International WELL Building Institute, is the world’s first development criterion to focus exclusively on human health and wellness.

It marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research, harnessing the built environment as a vehicle to support human health and well-being.

Pioneered by the Delos company and the culmination of seven years of research in partnership with leading scientists, doctors, architects and wellness thought leaders, WELL is grounded in a body of medical research that explores the connection between the buildings where people spend more than 90 percent of their time and the health and wellness impacts on occupants. It sets performance requirements in seven categories: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and state of mind.

WELL-certified spaces can help foster improvements in the nutrition, fitness, moods, sleep patterns and performance of occupants. WELL is independently certified by Green Business Certification Inc., which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program and associated professional credentialing program.

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New Healthy Building Standard

Municipal Pioneers

Swedes’ Solution

Nassau, New York, a town of 5,000 outside Albany, plans to ramp up a combination of rooftop- and groundmounted solar, wind turbine and landfill methane-capture technologies to generate 100 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. “If all goes as planned, within the next four years, all six of the town buildings will be disconnected from the grid,” says Nassau Supervisor Dave Fleming.

The New York Department of Public Services wants this trend to grow through its Reforming Energy Vision (REV) initiative. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration is actively working to help municipalities, especially core towns and schools, move toward getting a significant portion of their power from renewable resources. Smaller, cleaner, power systems are less costly and cleaner alternatives to the traditional larger electrical stations.

San Diego, California, recently committed to securing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035. It’s the largest American city to do so. Already, at least 13 U.S. cities, including San Francisco; Burlington, Vermont; and Aspen, Colorado, have committed to 100 percent clean energy.

Las Vegas is among other major cities aiming to follow suit.

Hawaii has pledged the same by 2045, the most ambitious standard set by a U.S. state to date.

Many Americans work 50 hours a week or more because they think they’ll get more done and reap the benefits later. However, according to a metastudy published in The Lancet, people that clock a 55-hour week have a 33 percent greater risk of stroke and 13 percent higher risk of developing coronary heart disease than those that maintain a 35- to 40-hour work week. Data from 25 studies that monitored the health of 600,000 people from the U.S., Europe and Australia for up to 8.5 years were analyzed.

Paul Kelley, of Oxford University’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, notes that even a traditional nine-tofive workday is at odds with peoples’ internal body clocks, contributing to sleep deprivation.

Now Sweden is moving toward a standard six-hour workday, with some businesses having already implemented the change. Linus Feldt, CEO of Stockholm app developer Filimundus, reports that the shift has maintained productivity while decreasing staff conflicts, because people are happier and better rested. Several Toyota service centers in Gothenburg that switched to a six-hour day 13 years ago also report happier staff, a lower turnover rate and increased ease in enticing new hires. A Swedish retirement home has embarked on a yearlong experiment to compare the costs and benefits of a shorter working day.

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Unsafe Playfields

Artificial Surfaces Pose Risks As of January, there have been 200 nationwide cases of cancers in young athletes that played on synthetic turf—many of them lymphoma, which is uncommon in the age group. In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdrew earlier safety assurances and called for new, more comprehensive studies.

A majority of professional and college athletes strongly prefer natural turf because those playing on synthetic turf suffer about 50 percent more knee and ankle injuries.

Other playfields use “crumb rubber” infill made of ground-up used tires formerly considered hazardous waste.

Thus, sports players may be exposed to dozens of chemical compounds, most of which have never been tested for health impact; some of those tested are believed to cause cancer, birth defects, developmental and reproductive disorders and infertility.

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Six-Hour Workday Reaps Benefits

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HAPPY ALL DAY Simple Daily Practices for a Happier Life

by Judith Fertig

in the mind, he says, conscious selfobservation introduces a space between our perceptions and responses, allowing us to view our thoughts as separate from the person we really are.

Complementary methods may include breathing techniques or body awareness that help shift us away from anxious, “What if?” speculations into the ever-present now. With just a few minutes of mindfulness a day—the first thing in the morning or at night before retiring—according to Verni, “We can shift our relationship to ourselves and our life experiences in a way that allows for greater spaciousness, acceptance and compassion, and in doing so, can dramatically improve the quality of our lives.”

Daily Joy at Home

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hroughout the past decade, success researchers and positive psychologists have sketched out in broad strokes the big picture of our elemental yearning for happiness. According to Martin Seligman, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, inner happiness derives from four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishment. What we want to know now is how to instill happiness into daily practices.

In her latest book, Better Than Before: Mastering The Habits Of Our Everyday Lives, happiness expert Gretchen Rubin fleshes out the needed details. She maintains that the shift into a happier way of being can be as simple as changing our habits, which she terms the invisible architecture of daily life. Rubin found, “We repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future. If we change our habits, we change our lives.”

We can start small in sometimes surprising ways that encourage personal, family, workplace and community well-being.

Simplify—Exercise—Meditate Israeli-born Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., a former Harvard lecturer and author of the bestselling Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, had

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854 students enroll in one of his pioneering classes on happiness in 2006, the highest enrollment for any class at the time. “Students explored ways to apply these ideas to their life experiences and communities,” he says. Today, he lectures and consults worldwide on the science of happiness, or “optimal being and functioning”.

Ben-Shahar suggests we cultivate three personal habits. The first one is to simplify, saying, “We need to turn off our phones, email and other distractions at home, so we can fully be with the people we care about and that care about us. Time affluence—time to enjoy and appreciate—is a predictor of happiness.” The second is to exercise. “We were not meant to be sedentary,” he says. The third is to meditate. “Meditating helps us to develop extreme resilience to negative emotion.”

Ken A.Verni, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist in Highland Park, New Jersey, endorses the importance of a mindfulness habit. In his new book, Happiness the Mindful Way: A Practical Guide, Verni outlines easy, step-by-step actions to form a new happiness habit that concurrently reduces stress and increases enlightenment. He starts with what he calls “compassionate attention”; being fully awake or present in our lives without judging what we’re thinking.

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Another way to improve the quality of our life is to reverse one habit. Shonda Rhimes, creator of TV dramas that include Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, admits that she’s a driven, Type-A person in her new book, Year of Yes. A busy career in Los Angeles, three children and little leisure left her feeling unhappy, so instead of reciting her habitual, “No” to anything extraneous—like parties, eating chocolate chip cookies or spending a lazy afternoon chatting with an old friend—she decided to change that habit to, “Yes.”

One of Rhimes’ most profound revelations occurred after she responded positively when her children asked her to play. She observes that kids don’t want that much from us and playtime rarely involves more than 15 minutes; when we give them access and attention, it makes everyone feel good.

Rubin agrees that it’s the little things that can contribute to family happiness. As a New York City mother of two, she decided that she’d be happier if she knew she was creating family memories. She started regularly preparing “special occasion” family breakfasts, a relatively easy meal to customize. She says, “Studies show that family traditions support children’s social development and strengthen family cohesiveness. They provide the connection and predictability that people crave. I know that I enjoy a holiday more when I know exactly what we’re going to do and when we’re going to do it.”

Take the Secret Society of Happy People’s personal happiness inventory at Tinyurl.com/HappinessCheck. Tinyurl.com/ DefiningOurHappiness provides an introduction.

Home for Matthieu Ricard, a biochemist turned Buddhist monk, could be a Nepalese monastery or a seat at scientific conferences around the world. As the author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill, he defines happiness as a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind.

“It’s not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a mood, but an optimal state of being,” he says.

In order to nurture it, Ricard recommends taking some time each day for quiet reflection, noting, “The contemplative approach consists of rising above the whirlpool of our thoughts for a moment and looking calmly within, as if at an interior landscape, to find the embodiment of our deepest aspirations.” By cultivating attention and mindfulness, the cares of everyday life

become less burdensome. Such a spiritual practice of just sitting quietly for 10 minutes a day, observing the thoughts that randomly cross our minds, and then gently shooing them away, can be enormously beneficial, he says, as it helps us put things in perspective and aim for continuous calm.

Flipping the Switch

Changing thought habits to focus on the good things in life is an approach that works for clients of Mary Lynn Ziemer, a life coach in Estero, Florida. Ziemer suggests we “flip the switch” from negative thinking and make a habit of starting our day being positive and grateful for 10 minutes. She recommends we start by doing deep breathing—four seconds breathing in, hold for seven seconds, eight seconds breathing out— repeated four times. Next, we ask our-

selves how we feel in the moment and identify the emotion, and then ask what thoughts we can think to feel better.

The last step of the exercise is to frame a positive outlook in an affirmation, such as, “I am so grateful that I know I am doing the best I can and everything will work out. Everything is fine.” Ziemer adds, “Remember that happiness comes from love and takes you to a place of peace and calm. It is such emotions that beget success in relationships, health, supply, and clear purpose. Plus, it benefits everyone around you.”

Happiness Habits at Work

Dallas happiness researcher Shawn Achor, founder of Goodthink, Inc., and author of The Happiness Advantage, applies the science of happiness to the workplace. His research echoes the personal positivity of Ziemer, Verni and Ben-Shahar’s approaches to nurturing happiness. “Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our lives,” says Achor.

“When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises and we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.” The Harvard Business Review published his

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Sales rise by 37 percent and the likelihood of promotion rises by 40 percent.”

Achor’s method is helping people rewrite the way they think by first looking for positives at work. Workers write down three highly specific, positive things about their workday for 21 consecutive days. Rather than just, “I love my job,” acknowledge, “I love my job because I get to help people every day.”

Or, “I love my morning tea because it gets me going.” Achor reports that at the end of the period, “Their brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world not for the negative, but for the positive first.”

Taking a work break for two minutes of mindfulness is also effective. “We did this at Google,” he says.

“We had employees take their hands off their keyboards for two minutes a

day to go from multitasking to simply focusing on their breathing. This drops their stress levels and raises accuracy rates. It improves levels of happiness and it takes just minutes.”

Happiness in the Community

We can foster happiness habits at home, at work and in the community.

Rubin suggests starting such a group, akin to a self-help book club or bridge group, but with extra benefits. She even offers a free starter kit for those that want to try it, available via Gretchen Rubin.com/habits/start-a-habits-group.

In addition to the happy exchange of ideas and success stories, happiness habits group members also have the benefit of being accountable to each other.

Others can help us continue to color in the details supporting and forwarding the broad brushstrokes of positive emotions, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishments in a down-to-earth, fun way.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

HAPPIER IN JUST MINUTES n Journaling for two minutes about one positive experience we’ve had over the past 24 hours allows our brain to relive it. n Exercising, including 15 minutes of cardiovascular action a day, teaches our brain that our behavior matters and improves our mood. n Meditating for even a few minutes at a time relieves an overloaded brain and allows it to focus on one thing at a time. n Writing one quick email in the morning praising or thanking someone we work with or just to make them happy will make us feel a sense of social support, a great predictor of happiness.

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appy people don’t find happiness like you’d find a penny on the ground; they make it happen, with action. Cultivating happiness habits can make a marked difference in your life.

4 Be deliberately optimistic. Optimism is imperative to emotional wellness.

4 Prioritize mindfully. Consistently align choices, intentions and actions with the top priorities of love, happiness and health.

ful meaning in all areas of life. Let life move you to possibility, opportunity and gratitude.

4 Don’t make things personal. Absolutely nothing others say or do is about you, ever.

4 Examine the worst that can happen.

Many of the limitations you’re placing on yourself aren’t real—they’re illusions.

4 Keep uplifting resources on hand.

A few surefire mood-lifters may include a green smoothie, mani-pedi and solo dance party to at least one get-your-feetmoving song by a favorite artist.

4 Put yourself first. It’s the best way to bring your A game to everyone else.

4 Be a prolific seeker. Seek beauty, joy, adventure, pleasure, growth and power-

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4 Practice loving-kindness. Making this a habit changes the vibration of your life and the lives of those around you. Plus it feels great.

4 Be aware of your energy. Tune in to surrounding energy, as well as the energy you’re emitting and notice what needs to be adjusted or abandoned.

4 Be wary of media consumption.

Limit messages in everything from email and news to books and music that take you away from the calm, open space within that revels in joy and wonder. Conversations count, too.

Kristi Ling is the author of Operation Happiness: The 3-Step Plan to Creating a Life of Lasting Joy, Abundant Energy, and Radical Bliss. The life and business coach shares more at KristiLing.com/ operationhappinessresources.

Mountaintop Oasis Promotes Well-Being through Yoga

by Amanda Fraser

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erched on a mountaintop two thousand feet above the Sequatchie Valley is the Isha Institute, an oasis of tranquility that invites people to step into the stillness of meditation.

Located in McMinnville, Tennessee, the nonprofit institute was established in 2006 to provide a space for inner exploration leading to the possibility of self-transformation. It is dedicated to promoting the practice of yoga in its classical form, and it is unique in that it offers all four paths of yoga under the guidance of yogi and mystic Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.

An influential voice on socioeconomic development and the connection between leadership and inclusiveness, Sadhguru has spoken at the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, MIT, Emory University and other renowned institutions. More than 30 years ago, he developed Isha Yoga, distilling ot from the essence of ancient yogic sciences as a tool to access the subtler dimensions of life. His logical approach to the mechanisms of life does not ascribe to any religion or belief system.

Yoga for Better Health

Scientific studies clearly demonstrate that yoga and meditation promote health and well-being. It is the goal of every human to be healthy, achieve harmony and perform at the peak of his

or her potential. Yoga is an effective tool to make this possible.

The Isha Institute offers a variety of programs, from beginner to advanced levels, to give people the tools to attain physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing as suited to their individual needs.

These tools make it possible to sharpen their awareness and learn to live life by choice rather than by compulsion.

Two structures are of special significance at the Isha Institute: the Adi Yogi Abode and the Mahima.

Adi Yogi (“first yogi”) was the originator of yoga. It is by his methods and technologies, developed more than 15,000 years ago, that humans can still aspire to the possibility of self-transformation.

The Isha Institute has become popular as a day trip or weekend getaway for people wanting to leave the stress of work or school behind.

In November 2015, Sadhguru created the Adi Yogi Abode as a powerful meditative space encapsulating the essence of yoga to promote physical and Sadhguru mental well-being.

Within the Abode is an energized copper ellipsoid. By simply sitting with open palms or doing a few of the simple yogic practices that are offered there, it is possible to benefit from the space. No prayer or worship is required.

Mahima is the largest free-spanning meditation hall in the Western Hemisphere. From the air it is a clearly visible landmark, sitting as if in contemplation in an expanse of moving forest. Its gleaming copper dome encloses 39,000 square feet of vibrant space conducive to experiencing deep states of meditation.

Many of the center’s programs are conducted in the Mahima, including Classical Hatha Yoga, Inner Engineering classes and advanced meditation and practices.

Tranquil Getaway

The Isha Institute has become popular as a day trip or weekend getaway for people wanting to leave the stress of work or school behind.

On its 1,400 acres, visitors can hike miles of mountain paths, lingering at waterfalls along the way, explore mountainbiking trails, and meditate on the sound of the wind at the bluffs. They can learn a few simple yogic practices—many are offered free—or sign up for more advanced classes. They can enjoy internationally inspired vegetarian meals from Isha’s kitchen, and at night lie in bed listening to the katydids from a private cottage or semiprivate accommodation.

Every month, the Isha Institute hosts a Free Yoga Day, with free yoga sessions, meditation, vegetarian cooking classes, guided tours and meals with live music. Children’s Yoga camps are also conducted there periodically.

The Isha Institute is open yearround, including weekends and holidays, except for closures during special programs. Nashville and Chattanooga are both within comfortable driving distance from the center.

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DITCH THE HOTEL Frugal Lodging Options from AirBnB to House Swapping

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ravel is changing as vacationers increasingly value unique experiences over standard tourist fare. In addition to the option of couch surfing (Tinyurl.com/CouchsurfingAdventure), more people are making the most of house rentals, swapping and sitting, plus various home stays via AirBnB (AirBnB.com). All expand options for affordable journeys tailored to their needs.

AirBnB accommodations range from private studios to family-sized homey spaces, encompassing tiny houses, treehouses, geodesic domes, yurts, container cars, caves, lighthouses, working ranches, castles and luxury carriage houses. With 2 million listings for 34,000 cities in 190 countries, 600 million people have found their ideal getaway through the San Franciscobased company since it launched in 2008. Published feedback, including comment books at the rental sites, provides assurance for visitors. When hosts aren’t on the premises, they are available as needed by guests.

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Mag.com), has visited 32 countries so far, staying in homes, ashrams, temples, boats and apartments. “My best AirBnB rental was camping for two weeks in a Hawaii home garden next to a big tree; my host forgot to mention the big, friendly dog,” she says, recalling an unexpected wakeup greeting.

Hosts find providing rentals a way to monetize unused space, meet new people and showcase their area.

Beth Everett, an Oregon author, offers an AirBnB detached backyard studio space. “We moved from New Jersey to Portland two years ago, and the extra income lets me stay home to write,” she says.

House swapping is another option for soaking in local color. Preparation is key and includes a notebook’s worth of helpful details shared in advance, as well as onsite. Most exchanges involve a series of Skype sessions for questions and answers. Leasa Sanders McIntosh, an executive recruiter, swapped her Denver home for a month in Kona, Hawaii. “We traded cars and joked that we even traded cats. We swapped three times before they moved to the mainland.” This summer, she’ll swap to be at

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the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Susan May, an established advocate of organ donation from Cartersville, Georgia, traded homes and cars to take her four teens to Europe. “We visited 13 countries, spending two weeks in Wales and three in Germany.

We saw fireworks in Paris on Bastille Day and joined the Highland Games, in Scotland,” she says. “I want our family to be more than just tourists passing through Westernized hotels with no real contact with local folks. Exchanging homes is an ideal way for a family to travel inexpensively.”

Housesitting fan and senior technical recruiter Rachel Burke, of Santa Monica, California, has stayed for free in London, Cape Cod and Palm Springs, California, using TrustedHouseSitters. com. “This way, homeowners can travel without leaving pets in a kennel while unpaid housesitters avoid hotel expenses and gain a chance to be a native in a different location,” she says. “Last year, I watched a five-story home in a London suburb while the owners visited Portugal for three weeks.” She shares shots of her favorite spots at Tinyurl. com/FunLondonPhotos.

Burke combines housesitting with AirBnB by renting her apartment when she travels. “A couple of years ago, I paid $1,800 for a two-week trip to Thailand and charged $125 a night for my apartment, making my trip to Thailand free,” she relates. Burke lives near the Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach and Hollywood, all prime destinations.

With 50,000 listings in 150 countries, Homestay.com tweaks the AirBnB experience in that hosts are more involved in their guests’ local adventures.

Cuba currently tops desired destinations for U.S. travelers, with most rentals in the capital, Havana, the nearby artistic enclave of Trinidad or rural Vinales.

Many hosts arrange airport transfers, tours, visits to attractions, bicycle rentals, restaurant reservations and transportation to other Cuban locales. Hosts usually speak several languages, including English, and may even teach guests to play Cuban-style dominoes.

Eco-friendly homestays are available, too, ranging from a private Nicaraguan island independently powered by solar panels and a Span-

ish farmhouse off the grid to an organic farm in Thailand or eco-lodge in South Africa. An Austin, Texas, listing notes, “Everything is reclaimed, recycled or repurposed. We have an infused honey business. We’re laid-back and practice good karma and a healthy, drama-free lifestyle.”

Homestay’s average nightly rental is $46. While some guests are students, the majority are 35 and older, vacationing on substantial salaries; they simply prefer the local color.

Vacations needn’t be expensive, but they should be memorable. The biggest challenge may be deciding where to go first.

Connect with freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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Triple check the key’s location and how to open the door, including any alarm system. Agree on phone and Internet charges.

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MUNCHIES Tasty Homemade Alternatives to Junk Food

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lanning ahead is an effective key to healthy eating and weight management. Having healthy snacks available, both savory and naturally sweet, helps us to conquer cravings and avoid a sugar rush—or slump.

Between-meal nutritious and delicious snacks can be easy to make. Plus, unlike commercial foods, we know their ingredients. Here, Natural Awakenings has tapped two plant-based whole foods experts and cookbook authors for their best snack recipes and tips.

“Healthy happens when we’re prepared,” says Elise Museles, of Washington, D.C., the mother of two sons who writes at KaleAndChocolate. com/blog and recently released Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover.

“Nutritious is delicious; healthy doesn’t have to be bland and boring.” she says.

Nor does it take hours to make.

“I pick one day a week to do meal prep,” she explains. “After a visit to our Sunday farmers’ market, I work in the kitchen for a few hours so I’m ready to go on Monday and for the rest of the week.” Whenever hunger threatens to derail her from a whole-foods, nutrientdense diet, Museles is equipped with options like protein balls and carrot hummus. She’s also learned that having naturally sweet foods at hand helps divert cravings, realizing, “You just want a sweet thing more if you think you can’t have it. Plus, I think better when my blood sugar is stable.”

Museles combines naturally sweet dried fruits such as goji berries and tropical coconut to make a handy snack mix. “Like blending smoothies, this basic trail mix can have many variations,” she says.

She also suggests maintaining a well-stocked freezer. Museles freezes berries in season to pop in the blender

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

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for smoothies; pitted and peeled avocados to thaw and mash over gluten-free toast; and frozen banana slices to layer over nut butter.

Canadian Ella Leché, a mother of two daughters best known for her website PureElla.com/blog, is the new author of Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough cookbook. She came to a plant-based lifestyle in 2008 after a whole foods diet helped her overcome a chronic illness. Her blog documents her journey to wellness—one healthy change at a time.

Leché, a graphic designer and photographer in Mississauga, near Toronto, started an elimination diet four months after the birth of her first child, when she noticed puzzling symptoms.

“I started to make small changes and slowly but surely, I began to recover,” she says. Today her diet is 90 percent vegan and gluten-free.

“I had a sweet tooth, but I didn’t have the balance thing figured out,” Leché admits. Foregoing sugar was hard emotionally, even though her body had difficulties with sugar, which seemed correlated to frequent headaches and mood slumps. Slowly, she started emphasizing naturally sweet, pure foods like dates and fruits and found other ways to ease cravings. “Starting the day with a savory, healthy breakfast can cut sugar from your diet because the sweet taste on our tongue essentially sets the brain into craving sugar,” she says.

Leché enjoys involving her children in making snacks like healthy turnip or kale chips. When she gets a hankering for something sweet, she chooses her special cranberry and chocolate protein balls, sweetened with dried fruit and bolstered with almonds and walnuts. They take minutes to make and keep in the refrigerator for a week or in the freezer for up to three months.

Having easy-to-prepare, whole food snacks on hand keeps families happily snacking on quick bites and on track with healthy eating. “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle,” says Museles. “If you like recipes that are good for you, it’s a sustainable lifestyle.”

Judith Fertig is the author of the awardwinning Back in the Swing Cookbook and blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle. blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Slice the turnips and beets using a mandolin and place in a large bowl. Drizzle the oil over the vegetables, sprinkle with the salt and toss to fully coat.

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½ red or orange bell pepper 2 cloves garlic, peeled ¾ cup water Juice of ½ lemon 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes ½ tsp sea salt Preheat the oven to 300° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

½ cup sunflower seeds 1 cup walnuts 1 cup goji berries ½ cup coconut flakes ¼ cup cacao nibs

Make sure the kale leaves are thoroughly dry. Tear them into large pieces and place in a large bowl.

Source: Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover, by Elise Museles

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and store in an airtight container.

Rinse and drain the cashews.

In a food processor, process the cashews, bell pepper, garlic, water, lemon juice, yeast flakes and salt until a smooth paste forms.

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Toss the kale leaves in the paste to fully coat, and then place them on the baking sheet in a single layer; don’t overlap any.

1½ cups raw walnuts 1 cup raw pecans ½ cup naturally sweetened dried cranberries 5 Medjool dates, pitted ¼ cup raw cacao powder 1 to 2 Tbsp chocolate or vanilla protein powder 1 to 2 tsp water 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 drops liquid stevia

Bake for 15 minutes, then flip the leaves and bake another 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Note: Alternatively, dehydrate the kale leaves in a food dehydrator for 8 hours on a high setting (no need to turn them over).

Yields: 20 servings

Process all of the ingredients in a food processor until a dough forms.

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Turn off the processor, remove the blade and roll a teaspoon of the dough into a ball using the palms of the hands.

Repeat with all the dough. Enjoy between meals or after a workout. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to three months.

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Frozen Banana Sandwiches with Almond Butter and Cacao Nibs Yields: 2 servings These take only about 5 minutes to make, and there are no rules when it comes to mixing and matching different nut butters and nutritional boosts.

1 banana 2 Tbsp almond butter 1 tsp cacao nibs Peel, then cut 1 banana in half lengthwise and then slice it in half horizontally. Arrange the quarters on a small baking sheet or freezer-safe plate and spread equal amounts of nut butter on the banana slices. Top with the cacao nibs for added crunch (optional), and then place two banana slices together to make two “sandwiches”.

Freeze at least 3 to 4 hours until solid.

Then, remove from the tray and store in the freezer in containers (for up to a month), or wrap individually for a graband-go option.

Source: Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover, by Elise Museles

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TRESS STRESS Natural Ways to Prevent Hair Loss

by Jody McCutcheon

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ncient Egyptians sought to stem hair loss and stimulate hair growth with a cocktail of iron oxide, red lead, onions, alabaster, animal fats and honey. Today, we’re still deploying creative approaches. Men’s hair loss, specifically, is a billion-dollar industry, touting solutions ranging from chemically laced topical treatments and drugs to transplants and wigs. Yet hair-loss science is imperfect; it’s riddled with misinformation that allows companies to sell products of varying efficacy.

The average head holds about 120,000 to 150,000 strands of hair, and it’s normal for both men and women to lose 50 to 100 strands daily. We lose hair for several reasons. Chiefly, aging weakens hair and makes it more brittle; it also decreases hormone production, slowing hair growth. According to a study published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, anything that interrupts the normal hair cycle can trigger diffuse hair loss. Triggers include physiologic trauma and emotional stresses, nutritional deficiencies, endocrine imbalances and illness, as well as genetics, including pattern baldness. Even air and water pollutants and sunlight’s phototoxic aging effects may facilitate alopecia (sudden hair loss).

While it’s impossible to completely stop natural hair loss catalyzed by aging and genes, the rate can be controlled and abnormal loss may be reversed while stimulating growth.

Dietary Changes. The typical North American fat-, protein- and salt-rich diet fosters an acidic environment in the body which can lead to premature hair loss. Iron-rich foods like lean red

meats and dark green veggies contribute to ferritin levels sufficient to increase the hair’s growth cycle.

Iron also delivers oxygen to hair follicles, further inciting growth. In a review of related research, the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology reports that double-blind data confirmed the findings of a study in women with increased hair shedding in which a significant proportion responded to l-lysine and iron therapy.

Because hair is made mostly of protein, and protein deficiency is thought to cause hair loss, it would seem that consuming more protein would stimulate growth, although moderation is the key. Too much protein may result in baldness, according to Dr. Michael Eades, who owns ProteinPower. com. The American Heart Association recommends against high-protein diets because most Americans already eat more protein than they need.

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, shellfish, nuts and seeds and their oils can facilitate the production and action of hormones and oily lubricants that effect a healthy scalp and follicles and bouncy, shiny hair.

A-complex and B-complex vitamins also are said to promote vibrant, shiny hair; B12 to neutralize premature hair loss; vitamin C and zinc to help strengthen hair; biotin to avoid hair loss and premature graying; vitamin D to facilitate healthy follicular growth; and vitamin E to maintain a healthy, moisturized scalp.

Eating whole foods like organic eggs, lentils, spinach, red meat, pumpkin seeds and salmon is ideal, including plenty of fruits and vegetables for vitamins and minerals. Most vegetable skins are also

rich in silica, which helps strengthen hair.

Drink More Tea. Green tea, saw palmetto (or its extract) and stinging nettle tea contain ingredients that inhibit the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a compound that’s been linked to thinning hair and pattern baldness, according to Medical News Today. These products are used in battling some forms of alopecia and concentrated ingredients of these teas are available in pill form.

Detox. Eliminating alcohol, tobacco and coffee can help. Excessive booze and caffeine lead to dehydration, which makes hair dry and brittle, and also dramatically depletes the body’s iron and zinc levels. Cigarette smoke contains toxins that accelerate hair loss, as well as premature graying.

Chill Out. Stress is a widely known factor in hair loss, specifically of a condition called telogen effluvium (Principles of Dermatology, by James Marks and Jeffrey Miller). Meditation and exercise can relieve stress and create a better hormonal balance, thereby helping to prevent alopecia.

Massage of body and scalp also may be beneficial. Adding oils such as almond or coconut infuses the scalp with essential vitamins and minerals. A study by the Journal of Dermatology shows that applying onion juice can lead to hair growth.

Treat hair gently, air-drying rather than rubbing it with a towel.

Don’t Fake It. Using extensions and weaves or wearing tight wigs or hairpieces daily may damage hair follicles by stressing their anchor to the scalp, accelerating hair loss. Also, hair straighteners, tight pony tails, blow dryers and heated rollers may damage or break off follicles. Consider natural hair dyes.

Eschew Shampoo. Most commercial shampoos contain sodium laurel sulphate (SLS) or sodium laureth sulphate because it’s inexpensive, lathers well and typically thickens hair via salt. SLS also corrodes follicles and impairs their ability to grow hair. Consider switching to organic shampoos and conditioners.

Jody McCutcheon is a freelance editor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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merican fatherhood has evolved considerably in the last 50 years.

While dads used to be kept out of the delivery room, today, more than 90 percent of new fathers are present for their children’s birth, reflected in MenCare Advocacy’s State of the Worlds’ Fathers. However, being there early on does not necessarily define the scope of future involvement. Overcoming obstacles that might keep men from being the “high-five” dads they and their family need them to be is key.

Involved fathers benefit children.

Most research on child development has focused on how mothers influence their children, but in recent decades, society has “discovered” fathers. In many studies, pioneering Psychologist Ross Parke, Ph.D., professor emeritus of University of California, Riverside, and others have conclusively shown that children of more-involved dads are better at solving puzzles, score higher on cognitive skills tests, do better in school, are more likely to go to college, are more empathetic, manage their emotions better, have fewer behavior problems, are less likely to suffer from depression or mental illness and are less likely to break laws or become teen parents.

Fathering tip: Never miss an opportunity to change a diaper, play with the kids, read stories together or simply ask them about their day.

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Equal workplace policies matter.

The U.S. is the only economically advanced country that has no nationally mandated paid maternity leave policy and is absent a national paternity leave policy, paid or unpaid. When men don’t get time off to learn basic parenting skills, it’s harder for them to stay engaged later.

In 1977, 41 percent of women and 35 percent of men in dual-earner couples reported work-family life conflicts. Today, the figures are 47 percent and 60 percent, respectively, according to the Families and Work Institute’s ongoing National Study of the Changing Workforce.

Parenting tip: Advocate for national, paid parenting leave policies for men and women starting with local employers. It benefits both families and companies. Studies by Stanford University, the Families and Work Institute, Gallup, Inc. and others have found that companies with family-friendly benefits enjoy more loyal employees, better morale, lower turnover, fewer arbitrary sick days, higher levels of customer service and higher shareholder returns—all of which contribute to their bottom line.

Both genders can be naturally nurturing. Certainly, women are biologically adapted for giving birth and breastfeeding, but Parke found that caring new dads typically cuddle, coo, giggle, rock and feed their babies just as much as new mothers. One hurdle men

face is that they usually have to return to work sooner, and their natural nurturing skills can get rusty, while moms’ get sharper. Opportunity and practice are the biggest predictors of meaningful connections with children.

Fathering tip: Don’t assume that a partner knows more. Whatever a mother knows, she learned by making mistakes, and that’s the best way for fathers to learn, too.

Be open to complementary expertise. A dad with a mate that praises and supports him will be far more confident and engaged with his child than one with a partner that criticizes him.

Parenting tip: No one likes to feel incompetent, so when offering dad advice, do it in a nonthreatening way that supports and compliments his improving skills over time. It may mean adjusting personal standards a bit. Dad should take pride in practicing his unique rapport with offspring. Instead of letting mom pluck a crying or smelly baby from his arms, he can try, “Honey, I’ve got this.”

End-running the legal system after divorce. For some 30 years, the default decision in divorce cases has been to award the mother primary physical custody, with limited visitation for the father.

More states are now moving toward a presumption of 50-50 physical custody, but it’s not the norm. Therefore, many divorced dads may feel disconnected from their children and suppressed in their parenting role moving forward.

Fathering tip: Never give up.

Children need their dad in their life and vice-versa. It’s critical to stay in touch. In person is best; phone, email and Skype are decent fallbacks. Make time together feel meaningful as well as normal, instead of falling into a “Disneyland dad” syndrome of trying to make every moment a party. Practice harmonious communications with the ex. The biggest known predictor of children’s future mental and emotional health is how well their parents get along. Separated parents don’t have to be friends, but they do need to acknowledge both parents’ importance to the children and treat each other respectfully.

Armin Brott is the author of eight bestselling books on fatherhood, including The Expectant Father and The New Father. Learn more at MrDad.com.

DEAR DEPLOYED DAD

by Armin Brott

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or parents serving in the military, some of the biggest barriers to involvement are inevitable and often repeated deployments. Dads returning home often struggle to reestablish both their family role—which changed while they were away—and their relationships with children they haven’t seen for months and who may not even recognize them. Here are practical tips to counter any estrangement.

Talk to your children before you leave and tell them, in age-appropriate terms, what’s happening and why. Record yourself reading a child’s favorite book and ask mom to play it every night. Their hearing your voice while you’re gone will make it easier for them to get used to having you home again.

During deployment, communicate with home as much as possible by phone, Skype and email, taking into account time zone differences and military security. Don’t underestimate the power of snail mail. Little things—a dried leaf from a tree near the barracks, a film canister full of sand—let a child know Dad is thinking of them and provides tangible signs that he’s in a real place somewhere.

Upon returning home, take it easy and don’t expect to be able to simply pick up where you were when you left.

Everyone in the family has changed, and likely become stronger via the experience. Some things may never return to the pre-deployment normal, but the new normal can be just as good—or better.

Source: The Military Father: A Handson Guide for Deployed Dads, by Armin Brott

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Redshirting Kindergarten How to Decide Whether to Push School Out a Year

by Michelle Hecker Davis

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t may seem premature to be weighing factors like high school athletics and class rank before a child even enters kindergarten, but those are real considerations for some parents who are considering “redshirting” their 5-year-old.

What is redshirting?

Named for the sports-related concept of having athletes who are kept out of college competition for a year wear a red jersey, academic redshirting refers to delaying kindergarten for a year.

Why would parents choose to redshirt their child?

For the most part, parents who redshirt are concerned about their child’s academic, emotional or social readiness. A 5-year-old who didn’t attend preschool may have more attachment issues and be less prepared for separation from her mother. A boy who is small for his age may benefit from the extra year of growth that starting kindergarten as a 6-year-old may provide.

Should you opt to redshirt?

There are a lot of factors that go into determining if parents should delay kindergarten. Their own finances, as well as their child’s confidence, independence, maturity, physical size and even toilet habits may need to be weighed. But one of the most vital factors¬ to consider is academic readiness.

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Parents who redshirt are usually concerned about their child’s academic, emotional or social readiness for kindergarten.

Parents should not assume that the difference between ages 5 and 6 will mean huge leaps in academic readiness. Many children have the cognitive skills required for kindergarten even earlier than age 5, but are limited by the school’s birthday cut-off.

One way to determine the strength of a child’s learning skills is through a cognitive skills assessment. Any discrepancies in the underlying learning skills can then be targeted to prepare the child for the academic rigor of kindergarten, and any decisions about holding back or advancing the child would have a firm basis in knowledge rather than supposition.

What does a cognitive skills assessment measure?

One-on-one brain training centers use cognitive skills assessments to measure the fundamental skills needed to learn, think, process, remember

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and recall. This noninvasive evaluation measures logic and reasoning, processing speed, auditory and visual processing, attention and memory. The results can help parents determine if their child is academically ready for kindergarten compared to his or her same-age peers. They can also opt to enroll their child in a one-on-one brain-training program to target any weak skills and give the child a leg up when he or she does head to school.

It’s important to note that very smart children can have weak cognitive skills. For example, a boy with attention issues may still have strong visual processing and logic and reasoning skills. A girl with slow processing speed may excel in all academic challenges … if she’s given more time than her peers. Regardless, knowledge is power, and a brain skills assessment provides personalized knowledge about a child’s cognitive readiness to help parents determine if they should delay kindergarten for another year.

Michelle Hecker Davis is the director of LearningRx Chattanooga, whose staff uses a “personal trainer” approach to help build cognitive skills through game-like exercises designed to be fun and challenging. To schedule a cognitive skills assessment or for more information about upcoming Smart Start Classes for parents of 4-to6-year-olds, call 423-305-1599.

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tend to smile and laugh and attract other positive people.

Their warmth, openness and caring attitude leads others to regard them as more trustworthy.

Set boundaries and assert a position. Although their friendly, open nature may make them appear as pushovers to some, people with high EI are able to set boundaries and assert themselves when necessary; they demonstrate politeness and consideration, yet stay firm. High EI people guard their time and commitments and know when they need to say no.

They don’t make needless enemies. Their response to potentially volatile situations is measured, not inflated, and managed appropriately. They think before speaking, allowing themselves time to calm down if their emotions start to feel overwhelming.

Emotional Smarts

How to Raise Your Quotient

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he role of emotional intelligence (EI) in helping to facilitate success and happiness in individual lives has become well accepted. People with high EI tend to share seven habits.

Focus on the positive. While not ignoring bad news, EI people have made a conscious decision to not spend much time and energy focusing on problems. Rather, they look at what’s positive in a situation and seek solutions.

They focus on what can be done and what’s within their control.

Associate only with positive people. High EI people regard complainers and negative people as energy drains. They tend to avoid them to maintain their own vitality. Instead, they spend time with those that look on the bright side of life. They

Practice forward thinking and willingness to let go of the past. People with high EI are too busy thinking of future possibilities to dwell upon things that didn’t work out in the past. They apply lessons learned from past missteps in taking future actions. They never see failure as permanent or a personal reflection of themselves.

Look for ways to make life more fun, happy and interesting. At work, at home and with friends, high EI people know what makes them happy and look for opportunities to expand the enjoyment. They receive pleasure and satisfaction from seeing others happy and fulfilled, and do whatever they can to brighten someone else’s day.

Expend energy wisely. High EI folks don’t hold onto anger over how others have treated them, but use the incident to create awareness of how to not let it happen again. While they move on and forgive, they don’t forget, and are unlikely to be taken advantage of again in the same set of circumstances.

Always learn and grow. High EI people are lifelong learners, constantly growing and evolving. Being critical thinkers, they are open to changing their minds if someone presents a better idea. They trust themselves and their own judgment to make the best decision for themselves.

Harvey Deutschendorf is an emotional intelligence expert, speaker and author of The Other Kind of Smart. Take the EI Quiz at TheOtherKindOfSmart.com/ei-quiz.

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The Hidden Deficiency Having the proper amount of iodine in our system at all times is critical to overall health, yet the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that iodine deficiency is increasing drastically in light of an increasingly anemic national diet of unpronounceable additives and secret, unlabeled ingredients. This deficit now affects nearly three-quarters of the population.

Causes of Iodine Deficiency

Radiation

Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation

Low-Sodium Diets

Overuse of zero-nutrient salt substitutes in foods leads to iodine depletion

Iodized Table Salt

Iodized salt may slowly lose its iodine content by exposure to air

Bromine

A toxic chemical found in baked goods overrides iodine's ability to aid thyroid

Iodine-Depleted Soil Poor farming techniques have led to declined levels of iodine in soil

A Growing Epidemic Symptoms range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and skin and hair problems. This lack of essential iodine can also cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers; and in children, intellectual disability, deafness, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University and the French National Academy of Medicine.

What to Do The easy solution is taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage to rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the whole body.

Iodine The Forgotten Essential Nutrient

by William Thompson, DC

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ost people know of iodine as the supplement added to table salt, but they don’t know why iodine is essential to the human body. In fact, the lack of iodine has been associated with breast, ovarian, uterine, prostate and thyroid cancer, as well as immunity suppression and some autoimmune disorders, and psoriasis has been treated effectively by the introduction of iodine through diet and supplementation. One of the most startling conditions associated with iodine deficiency is mental impairment and reduced intellectual ability.

Recent studies suggest that 58 million Americans may suffer from insufficient iodine consumption that has gone undiagnosed for decades. The World Health Organization estimates that a third of the world’s population is iodine deficient. Considering the effects of iodine deficiency, these numbers should be of concern to all of us.

Deficiency occurs when the body cannot absorb iodine supplied through the diet. The reason might be as simple as not eating enough foods rich in iodine or as complicated as having oxidative changes that interfere with absorption. The soil in the Midwest is iodine deficient; coincidentally, there is a higher incidence of insufficient iodine absorption in that part of the United States.

Because our bodies cannot produce iodine, we must obtain it from outside sources, such as by consuming ocean animals or maybe even using dietary supplements.

To make matters worse (and more confusing), the US Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) suggests that all adults should ingest at least 150 micrograms of iodine per day to remain healthy. As it turns out, though, other research suggests that for optimum health, we need four to five times the RDA.

The correlation between the lower recommendation and iodine deficiency is reflected in the Centers for Disease Control’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showing that iodine levels in the human diet declined by as much as 50 percent between 1970 and 2012. Remember, the RDA suggestion has been in effect for a few decades. The study further showed that during that time, all thyroid-related diseases (hypothyroidism, autoimmune diseases, cancer) went up, as did other associated pathologies. This is not just a US problem; over half of all Europeans suffer from iodine insufficiency.

Iodine is rare element found on the periodic table as one of five halogens. It is stored and used by different parts of the body, including the breast, stomach, skin, prostate and of course thyroid. (Most of the iodine stored in the body is found in the thyroid gland.) Depending on the tissue, it may be found either as iodine or as its reduced form, iodide.

Due to their similar molecular size, the other four halogens can compete with iodine for body uptake and utilization. Iodine’s main competitor is bromine. An interesting point: iodine was removed from all bread and pasta products in the seventies, possibly due to fears about too much salt intake, and bromine was introduced as a substitute. I’m just saying, that’s something to think about!

Perhaps because of the stigma surrounding salting foods, fewer than 50 percent of US households now use iodized salt.

The reasons for iodine deficiency are numerous and collective. Soil enrichment plays a huge role: largely due to poor farming techniques, pesticides and erosion, there is a lack of iodine in the soil in which our food crops are grown.

There is also increased exposure to goitrogens like chlorine, florine and bromine, which compete for absorption by the body. Here in the United States, one of the most commonly agreed-upon reasons is the association between salt and hypertension, and the resulting stigma surrounding the use of salt in foods. Fewer than 50 percent of US households now use iodized salt.

Unfortunately there is not one quantifying test that is highly reliable for determining iodine deficiency, but specific urine samples are the best functional tests, especially compared to traditional serum studies. Clinical correlation is the only viable alternative. That means consulting with a knowledgeable healthcare provider before trying iodine supplements or experimenting with dietary changes.

Dr. William Thompson is the owner of RiverPark Chiropractic and Functional Medicine, located at 4922 Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga.

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Hot Days Are Hard on Pets How to Prevent, Detect and Treat Heatstroke

by Shawn Messonnier

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s outdoor temperatures heat up, pets may suffer from the effects of increased ambient temperatures. While problems such as squamous cell carcinoma and moist dermatitis (skin hot spots) increase along with temperatures and amount of sun exposure, the most serious heat-related health issue is heatstroke. Holistic vets recommend some simple, commonsense steps that will help and also possibly save a pet’s life.

Heat stroke in both people and pets develops when core body temperature rises and stays above a certain level. In dogs and cats, the tipping point tends to be a body temperature higher than 106 degrees Fahrenheit. This can happen more quickly in overheated dogs and cats because they don’t have the ability to sweat in order to cool off like people do; this is due to a lack of eccrine sweat glands over most of their body surface.

Panting can reduce body temperature, but is inefficient and easily

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overwhelmed if their temperature rises quickly and a pet can’t remove itself from the surrounding warm environment. Dogs such as pugs and bulldogs that have a short, broad skull are especially at risk due to genetically impaired breathing structures; they can easily overheat even in mildly warm weather.

Ferrets and rabbits are especially prone to heatstroke because they typically dwell in cooler temperatures.

As a result, these small mammals do best when housed indoors rather than outside; outdoor time should be limited and supervised.

Heatstroke in pets is usually easy to detect for a pet with a history of being in a hot environment from which it cannot escape to cool itself in shade or water or take a refreshing drink.

Excess panting, dark red gums and a “hot feel” to the ears and hairless skin of the abdomen are clues.

First-aid involves quickly cooling the animal and notifying the veterinarian that a pet suffering from heatstroke

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is on the way. Wetting it will begin the process. Applying either ice packs or ice cubes in a plastic bag wrapped in a towel to avoid freezing the skin also helps. Recommended spots for the packs are on the back of the neck, armpits and groin, as these areas have large arteries and veins close to the surface.

If possible, don’t spend much time on these actions, because getting the pet to the doctor quickly is the overriding goal. Administering homeopathic drops of arnica and hypericum via the mouth from a natural home first-aid kit while en route to the vet may assist healing.

Treatment at the veterinary hospital involves continued cooling, including intravenous fluids and cool water enemas.

Cooling the pet must be done quickly in order to restore enzyme systems to normal functioning. Hospitalization will likely be required to evaluate the patient for potential serious complications, including cardiac arrest, shock, septicemia, bloody diarrhea, and disseminated intravascular coagulation to ensure against a usually fatal disorder involving the pet’s blood-clotting mechanisms. With prompt assistance, most pets with heatstroke will recover, but treatment can be extensive and expensive. The most important aspect is initiating it early to prevent permanent organ and brain damage.

Prevention is ideal and preferred over the need for treatment. Guard against leaving furred pets outdoors for extended periods of time during hot weather. Pets that must be outside need protection from the heat and sun in shaded areas with access to plenty of fresh cool water; provide several water bowls.

Opinion is divided about whether longer-haired pets seem more comfortable and have fewer weather-related problems if their hair is cut short, but don’t cut it down to the skin, as that removes their protective coat and predisposes them to sunburn. A good rule of thumb is that if it’s too hot for the pet’s person, it’s too hot for the pet.

Shawn Messonnier, a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Plano, TX, is the award-winning author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats and Unexpected Miracles: Hope and Holistic Healing for Pets. For more information, visit PetCareNaturally.com.

Create a “Happy Playlist” Boosting the Mood through Music

by Robin Burk

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henever I ponder the ability of music to create happiness, I am immediately drawn to Pharrell Williams’s hit “Happy.” What stands out to me is the style of his cheerful voice matched with upbeat musical influences and, of course, the song’s optimistic lyrics. Happiness just oozes out of every measure of this song! As if that weren’t enough to make the point, the video—a montage of people gleefully dancing—speaks volumes about how a song can capture an emotion such as happiness.

But is there more to that connection than just a catchy tune or uplifting lyrics?

Early in my training as a therapeutic musician, I attended a lecture by Dr. Lee Bartel, a professor and former associate dean of research at Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Much of his work focuses on the uses of music as medicine.

Dr. Bartel has demonstrated that music can affect the neurotransmitters in the brain and hormones. Research has shown that certain music releases dopamine in the brain, the “pleasure hormone,” and that specific music can release serotonin, which boosts mood and can counteract depression. Additionally, music can release stress, lower cortisol and increase immune system function.

Not all music works the same. This specific music, which was generated for research with measurable results, is

designed to shift the brainwaves into a more relaxed state. It contains what is commonly known as binaural beats.

Another technology used for this effect is isochronic tones. Among the first researchers to use these technologies was Robert Monroe of the Virginia-based Monroe Institute, which uses technology, education, research and development to explore expanded states of awareness.

Many modern composers are creating music with the intent of affecting the psyche, providing quite a selection of styles and desired benefits. This type of music works something like a prescription: it is listening to specialized music for a very specific purpose, like to relax or to heighten mood. We can achieve similar results when we create our own music through certain methods of singing, chanting and toning.

Do you enjoy music and want to use it for your greater good? I encourage you to make a list of songs to uplift your mood on a difficult day. Make sure to include songs from your past as well as more current songs that represent your own preference in musical style. Pay attention to how you feel, both emotionally and physically, when listening to them.

Once you have a list of songs that make you feel good, compile a digital playlist or make a CD to play as needed. Listen to it often, noting how it can change your perspective. While you’re at it, consider making a similar list to reduce stress, enhance focus or induce sleep. There is no limit to where music can take you!

Interested in learning more? Jonathan Adams, a sound therapist and professional musician, will be facilitating a Sound of Bliss workshop and concert at Purple Sky Healing Arts on June 18. For more information, visit PurpleSkyHealingArts.com.

Robin Burk is a Chattanooga-based therapeutic musician and sound practitioner. See ad, page 9.

Research has shown that certain music can boost our mood and counteract depression.

Popular music can also bring about positive emotive states. In that 2012 lecture, Dr. Bartel said something that has stuck with me ever since: “Music sounds the way feelings feel.” I completely understand this, both as a musician who composes my own music and as a listener with a great appreciation for music.

How we experience music is often a learned response reflecting our cultural influences and prior experiences. Search “songs to make you happy” on the internet and you will find many suggestions, just the thought of which may bring a smile to your face. Those happy memories of music have the ability to boost your mood. There is so much variety that we can all make our own Happy Playlists! natural awakenings

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Gay Hendricks on Nurturing Love in Midlife Why Growing Up Can Mean Loving Better

by S. Alison Chabonais

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Probably the biggest ay Hendricks factor is that people and his wife, in the second half of Kathlyn, have life tend to be open to discovered through learning and trying new working on their own things, such as adopting relationship and counour practice of schedulseling hundreds of other ing two, 10-minute concouples that the time versations a week to take from midlife onward ofcare of relationship busifers the greatest opporness: one covers “stuff tunity of any other petalk”, the other is “heart riod to grow love. At a talk”. Often, it only takes mutual low point, they a few minutes of trying made the life-changing out a brand-new activity decision to rebirth their Gay Hendricks and to spark a major rebirth marriage, tapping into his wife, Kathlyn of intimacy. a new source of energy and rejuvenation that’s producing How pivotal is self-love, a tough extensive and surprising benefits. concept for many, in securing

The Ojai, California-based couple, a healthy relationship? both with Ph.D. degrees, co-authored their first trailblazing bestseller, Conscious You can only love another person to Loving, more than 20 years ago and have the extent that you love yourself. After published 30 other books, including their we take people through a process delatest, Conscious Loving Ever After. The signed to give them a clear experience Hendricks Institute that they founded of loving themselves unconditionally, annually offers workshops and seminars they often tell us that the experience in North America, Europe and Asia. Their changed everything in their relationnonprofit Foundation for Conscious Livship. It’s powerful because so many of ing funds research, films and scholarships us enter a relationship in an attempt to related to relationship well-being. get the other person to love some part of ourselves that we don’t know how to love, which never works. Learning to Why do you say the best relalove ourselves is an inside job. tionships are possible in the

second half of life, including the greatest sex?

Childrearing responsibilities often decrease in our 40s and 50s, affording more time and resources to invest in the quality of the relationship. Psychological and spiritual maturity also comes into play—the more deeply we know ourselves, the more able we are to communicate meaningfully with our partner.

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What would you say is the biggest challenge for midlife couples in a longterm relationship?

It’s vital to get out of the rut of recycling conflicts and predictable routines in order to liberate a new creativity. Creativity doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. It might be a matter of giving a

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new way to communicate a whirl or taking a walk together instead of watching TV. Ultimately, relationships only thrive when both people make an ongoing commitment to investing time and energy to explore their own creative nature.

One may elect to learn to play a musical instrument, while the other might take up gardening. The only requirement is that we take on new activities that have the capacity to surprise us.

What tips do you have for those that are single during the second half of their life?

Enjoy your singularity! Singlehood affords great opportunities. You can choose whether or not you wish to invest time and energy manifesting a mate. No law requires that everyone has to have an intimate relationship, but if you’d like to, go about the process consciously. First, work on learning to love yourself, because it’s wise not to depend on anyone else to do it for us. Second, figure out what we call your Three Absolute Yesses and Nos, the three most important qualities you want in a mate, and equally important, the three most important things you don’t want in a mate. It’s a good way to avoid mistakes.

Why do you call blame “the crack cocaine of relationships”?

When you blame another person for something, you fire up adrenaline both in yourself and the other person.

Adrenaline is manufactured by our bodies and is highly addictive. Blame also typically produces a defensive reaction, causing a harmful cycle of two-way criticism and defensiveness that can go on for years. One couple we counseled had been having essentially the same argument since their honeymoon 29 years earlier—so addicted to the adrenalized “cocaine” of blame that it had become a permanent feature of their relationship. The answer is for each person to take healthy responsibility for issues in the relationship and together seek ways to both break unhealthy habits and replace them with mutually satisfying ways of relating.

S. Alison Chabonais orchestrates national editorial content for Natural Awakenings magazines.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Yoga in Japanese with Mina Chong – Noon-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. $8 per class. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-503-9351.

Mindful Yoga with Annie Harpe – 5:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. $10 per class. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-598-8802.

Sound Meditation – 6:30-7pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Weekly group with a focus on the OM mantra to boost the balancing of body, mind and spirit and help deepen individual practice. Purple Sky Healing Arts, 625 E. Main St., Chattanooga. Info: PurpleSkyHealingArts.com or purpleskyhealing@gmail.com.

YOUR Yoga Body – 7:15pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Longtime yoga instructor Amy Bockmon teaches this new class based on the “body positivity” movement. Poses are modified to suit individual body types and physical abilities. Movement Arts Collective, 3813 Dayton Blvd. Red Bank, TN. Info: MovementArtsCollective.com.

Daily Zen Meditation Group – 8-9pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Led by Rev. Travis Suiryu Eiseman.

Donation-based; sitting cushions provided. Zen meditation instruction is offered. The Center for Mindful Living, 400 E. Main St., Chattanooga. Info: 619-8206832, CenterForMindfulLiving, WildApricot.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 50+ Yoga with Anita Gaddy – 2-3:15pm. Ongoing Thursdays. User-friendly yoga for people aged 50+.

Flexibility, strengthening, relaxation and renewal of energy. One hour of breath and movement followed by 15 minutes of meditation. $5 drop-in. Nutrition World Wellness Center, behind Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: NutritionW.com.

Signal Mountain Farmers’ Market – 4-6pm.

Ongoing Thursdays. Seasonal produce, eggs, meats, body products, coffee, crafts, baked goods, dog treats, boiled peanuts, plants, flowers, all from local farms. Front lot of Pruett’s Signal Mountain Market.

Info: signalfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

Zumba Fitness classes with Ana Oritz – 4:305:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Latin-inspired, easy-to-follow, high-energy dance burns calories for losing weight and getting fit. Nutrition World Wellness Center, behind Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-326-4331 or alexana_23@yahoo.com.

Pedaling for Parkinson’s – 6pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Stationary bike class ideal for people 30-75 years old diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. North River YMCA, Hixson, TN. Free to Y members; $5 nonmembers. Info: 423-877-3517.

Flow/Restorative Yoga with Mina Chong – 6:157:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. $10 per class or 11 classes for $100. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-503-9351.

Daily Zen Meditation Group – 8-9pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Led by Rev. Travis Suiryu Eiseman. Donation-based; sitting cushions provided.

Includes Zen meditation instruction. Movement Arts Collective, 3813 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga.

Info: 619-820-6832, TravisEiseman@yahoo.com, MovementArtsCollective.com.

Body Massage – Ongoing Thursdays. One fullhour body massage for $25. The Massage Institute of Cleveland, 2321 N. Ocoee St., Cleveland. Info: 423-559-0380.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Nick Lutsko at Nightfall – 7-10pm. Free outdoor concert downtown with opening act High Meadows Communion. River City Stage at Miller Plaza, 850 Market St., Chattanooga. Info: Nightfall Chattanooga.com.

Emotional Freedom Technique at Nutrition World – Ongoing Fridays. EFT practitioner Lucille York is at Nutrition World on Fridays to help people use this natural method of improving health by releasing trapped emotions. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-355-9205 or EmoFree.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Daily Zen Meditation Group – 6:30-8am. Ongoing Saturdays. Led by Rev. Travis Suiryu Eiseman.

Donation-based; sitting cushions provided. Newcomers are encouraged to attend an evening session (Wed., Thus. or Sun.) for Zen meditation instruction.

Movement Arts Collective, 3813 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 619-820-6832, TravisEiseman@ yahoo.com, MovementArtsCollective.com.

Pedaling for Parkinson’s – 9am. Ongoing Saturdays. Stationary bike class ideal for people 30-75 years old diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. North River YMCA, Hixson, TN. Free to Y members; $5 nonmembers. Info: 423-877-3517.

Zumba Fitness classes with Ana Oritz – 10-11am.

Ongoing Saturdays. Latin-inspired, easy-to-follow, high-energy dance burns calories for losing weight and getting fit. Nutrition World Wellness Center, behind Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga.

Info: 423-326-4331 or alexana_23@yahoo.com.

Prenatal Yoga – Noon-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays.

Movement Arts Collective, 3813 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-401-8115 or Movement ArtsCollective.com.

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Saturday, June 4 Breath & Body with Carl Meadows – 2-3pm. A series of breath practices and gentle expressions of movement, connecting the subtle and physical bodies, creating clear and unrestricted flow of energy. Purple Sky Healing Arts, 625 E. Main St. Info: PurpleSkyHealingArts.com or 423-521-0624.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Jesse Herriot at Christ Unity Church – 11am. Jesse Herriot is a researcher, writer and teacher whose publications can be found in the areas of humanistic spirituality, psychology and philosophy. Bring dish for potluck. 105 McBrien Rd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-892-4960 or ChristUnity.org.

Sweet 16 Birthday Party! at Chattanooga Market – 11am-4pm. Free. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

Restorative Sound Immersion – 2pm. A deeply relaxing experience of singing bowls and other soothing instruments. This passive session of sounds will carry you away to a place of ease while melting away stress. Preregistration required. Purple Sky Healing Arts, 625 E. Main St. Info: PurpleSkyHealingArts. com or 423-521-0624.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 Stretch & Breathe Gentle Yoga – 10-11am. Ongoing Mondays. Movement Arts Collective, 3813 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-401-8115 or MovementArtsCollective.com.

Essential Pilates – 3:30-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. With Joy Bylsma. Try out mat work and equipment while practicing the basic principles of Pilates.

New students welcome. One prior private session recommended. Blissful Wellness at Nutrition World, 2601 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: NutritionW.com.

see Valley chapter of Wild Ones, Grace Episcopal Church, Chattanooga Area Landscape Professionals, Belvoir Gardens and Brainerd Farmers’ Market.

Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave. Info: Ann Brown at brownw01@yahoo.com or 901-482-5903.

Working with Crystals – 10am-noon. Learn how to work with gemstones energetically in this workshop led by Lauren Anastasia Holmes. Gemstones will be available for purchase from Rollin’ Stones & Gems. Purple Sky Healing Arts, 625 E. Main St. Info: PurpleSkyHealingArts.com or 423-521-0624.

Ice Cream Safari at the Chattanooga Zoo – 3-6pm. With $5 wristband, sample sweet treats from vendors, jump in a bounce house, get your face painted, encounter animals and enjoy the zoo a little bit later (regular admission applies). Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. Info: 423-697-1322 or ChattZoo.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 Larry Bergman at Christ Unity Church – 11am.

105 McBrien Rd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-8924960 or ChristUnity.org.

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Sound of Bliss workshop – 10am-4:30pm. Explore our innate capability for feeling good from the inside out through the use of sound and neurotransmitters. Facilitated by Jon Adams, sound therapist and professional musician. Purple Sky Healing Arts, 625 E. Main St. Info: PurpleSkyHealingArts.com or 423-521-0624.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

Zumba Fitness classes with Ana Oritz – 4:305:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Latin-inspired, easy-tofollow, high-energy dance burns calories for losing weight and getting fit. Nutrition World Wellness Center, behind Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-326-4331 or alexana_23@ yahoo.com.

Gregory Fisher at Christ Unity Church – 11am.

105 McBrien Rd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-8924960 or ChristUnity.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Pollinator Rally – 9am-noon. Free lecture series sponsored by the Tennessee Aquarium, Tennes-

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Enjoy local beer, wine and live bluegrass music as Chattanooga’s top chefs grill and prepare each delicious course on-site, with meats, vegetables and more, all from within 100 miles. Dinner is served on one long table in the fields of Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th St. Info and tickets: 423-493-9155 or CrabtreeFarms.org.

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Flow/Restorative Yoga with Mina Chong – 6:157:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. $10 per class or 11 classes for $100. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-503-9351.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25

Beast Feast BBQ Festival at Chattanooga Market – 11am-4pm. Free. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

Learn to be a Massage Therapist – Ongoing Mondays. 28-week class at East Tennessee’s oldest massage school. Massage Institute of Cleveland, 2321 N. Ocoee St., Cleveland. Info: 423-559-0380.

Pedaling for Parkinson’s – 6pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Stationary bike class ideal for people 30-75 years old diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. North River YMCA, Hixson, TN. Free to Y members; $5 nonmembers. Info: 423-877-3517.

Beautiful Bats talk and trip – Join Naturalist Corey Hagen for a brief talk about bats and then take a trip to Nickajack Cave to see the grey bats emerge from their roosting cave. Hosted by Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center. Info: 423-821-1160 or ReflectionRiding.org.

Brian Smalley at Charles and Myrtle’s Coffee House – 8-10pm. Our location at 105 McBrien Rd., Chattanooga, makes it convenient for touring artists to stop for a Friday or Saturday performance. Local artists are invited to audition. Contact Andrew Kelsay at Christ Unity Church: 423-892-4960.

Sound of Bliss concert – 8pm. The Sound of Bliss, a mystical musical journey with Jon Adams and Robin Burk, allows concertgoers to experience the space where music and sound blend, taking them on an inner journey to peace and bliss. Purple Sky Healing Arts, 625 E. Main St. Info: PurpleSkyHealingArts. com or 423-521-0624.

Power Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Energetic range of flowing movement; appropriate for everyone. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-892-4085 or NutritionW.com.

door concert downtown with opening act Jessee Jungkurth & The Patron Haints. River City Stage at Miller Plaza, 850 Market St., Chattanooga. Info: NightfallChattanooga.com.

Father’s Day Bacon, Blues & Brews at Chattanooga Market – 11am-4pm. Free. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Educational session on IASIS Neural Stimulation – 6pm. Learn about the med-free therapy that has healed people with anxiety, depression, traumatic brain injury, PTSD and more. Used by the VA for veterans. Office of Charles Adams, M.D., 4085 Cloud Springs Rd., Ringgold, GA. Info: IasisTech.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23 Ales & Tails at the Chattanooga Zoo – 5:307:30pm. Enjoy cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, animal encounters and more while supporting the Chattanooga Zoo. $10. Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. Info: 423-697-1322 or ChattZoo.org.

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105 McBrien Rd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-8924960 or ChristUnity.org.

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Chattanooga Holistic Animal Institute 918 East Main St. Chattanooga, TN 37408 423-531-8899 Offering green grooming, including relaxing hydro-massage baths with all-natural EarthBath products. Certified grooming for all canine breeds, as well as cats.

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For eight years, the clinic has provided low-cost, high-quality spay and neuter and wellness to drastically reduce unwanted litters of puppies and kittens. Affordable spay and neuter is absolutely necessary to end shelter euthanasia.

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63 E. Main St. 423-648-0963 greenspacesChattanooga.org green|spaces is a nonprofit promoting sustainable living, working and building in Chattanooga. Projects include net zero homes in North Chattanooga, green business certifications, monthly educational classes, networking opportunities with green drinks, and free community resources. See ad, page 19.

TENNESSEE RIVER GORGE TRUST 1214 Dartmouth St. Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-266-0314 TRGT.org

For more than 33 years, TRGT has worked to protect the Tennessee River Gorge as a healthy and productive resource for our community through land protection, education, community engagement and good land-stewardship practices. See ad, page 19.

Serving Chattanooga for 143 years. YMCA programs focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility—because a strong community can only be achieved when we invest in our kids, our health and our neighbors. See ad, page 10.

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Gourmet mushroom foods, mushroom logs, books and much more. For workshops, check website or call for current schedule.

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Carol Bieter is a certified Kinesio Taping practitioner, having completed all three levels of training and passed the CKTP exam. Currently one of the only certified Kinesio Taping practitioners in the Knoxville and Chattanooga areas. See ad, page 13.

Personal and integrative care for you and your family. Same/ next day unlimited appointments. Communicate with your doctor by cell, text or email. Deep discounts for integrative therapies. PRP, ozone, chelation, Meyer’s, HBOT, IASIS. See ad, page 11.

Intuitive Guidance MARGARET E. DEXTER, PhD Akashic Record Practitioner, Reiki Master/Teacher 1175 Pineville Rd., #124 Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-266-6006 MargaretDexter.com

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RESTORATIVE BODY THERAPIES Carol Bieter, LMT, CNMT 243 Signal Mountain Rd. Ste. E Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-605-4855 RestorativeBodyTherapies.com

Martial Arts DOJO CHATTANOOGA

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Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-267-0855 Trevor@DojoChattanooga.com DojoChattanooga.com Trevor Haines teaches the martial arts Wing Chun Kung Fu and Five Animal Kenpo Karate. Excellent for self-defense and overall wellness, martial arts develop physical and mental confidence and discipline.

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Massage Institute of Cleveland, East Tennessee’s oldest continuously operating massage school. 28-week-long day or evening program. $3,400 tuition includes books.

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Licensed massage therapist and certified neuromuscular therapist offers a wide range of relaxation and treatment massage techniques including neuromuscular therapy, myofascial release and Reiki. Certified and extensively trained in sports massage. See ad, page 13.

Orthodontics SMILE STUDIO

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LEED silver-certified and EcoDentistry gold-certified orthodontist. Dr. Marie Farrar brings a woman’s eye and a mother’s touch to minimize the costs of orthodontic treatment in terms of time, money, discomfort and overall life energy while maximizing outcomes in terms of esthetics, function and stability. See ad, page 15.

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Reflexology

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Robin Burk, Sound Practitioner 625 E. Main St. Chattanooga, TN 37408 423-521-0624

Experienced; certified in Original Ingham Method.

Works on the hands and feet.

Reflexology increases nerve and blood supply and circulation to the whole body, balancing and helping it normalize.

Calming sessions designed for individual needs.

Robin Burk’s focus is pain management, stress conditions, insomnia and soothing the nervous system. Treatments are no-touch and include vibroacoustic therapy, Reiki, tuning forks and traditional soundhealing techniques to assist the physical and energetic bodies.

See ad, page 9.

Wellness Centers

Salons BANANA TREE ORGANIC SALON AND SPA Angela Oliver 1309 Panorama Dr. Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-553-6773 BananaTreeSalon.com Facebook.com/BananaTreeSalon

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Enjoy relaxation time in the massage chair during your visit and complimentary drinks.

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PURPLE SKY HEALING ARTS 625 E. Main St. Chattanooga, TN 37408 423-521-0624

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Weekly and monthly group sessions; special events and workshops. See ad, page 9.

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Red Bank, TN 37415 423-401-8115 MovementArtsCollective.com Movement Arts Collective, a studio for dance and yoga, offers classes and workshops in movement, dance and other wellness arts. Also the home of Body Positive Chattanooga, a grassroots organization that promotes body acceptance and self-love through education and activism. Visit MovementArtsCollective.com for more information.

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