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It’s time to FALL INTO HEALTH! It’s time to fall into a healthy lifestyle at the Y. For 143 years the Y has been helping improve the health of our community.

The Y continues to expand its reach by impacting lives through programs that target chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, and obesity. The Y encourages good health habits and offers a variety of programs that promote healthy decisions for the entire family.

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Our dynamic variety of FREE classes makes the Y a great place to get & stay fit, while enjoying a family friendly atmosphere. We have classes and programs for every level of health seeker.

The Y brings families closer together, encourages good health and fosters connections through fitness, sports, fun and shared interests.

As a result, millions of youth, adults and families are receiving the support, guidance and resources needed to make healthier decisions for their spirit, mind and body.

Support your local Y. Stop in today and see why we are more than a gym… we’re a cause.

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Urban America is Going Green in a Big Way

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ur cover story this month— “Sustainable Cityscapes” (page 18)—might have a national focus, but you’d think it was written about Chattanooga, which has famously reinvented itself not just as a growing, vibrant city, but also as a progressive one when it comes to sustainability and urban design.

McMansions and sprawling development seem to have lost their luster here as Chattanoogans increasingly recognize not just the necessity, but also the appeal, of a more efficient lifestyle, which is easier on their wallets and the earth. More people are moving to smaller homes or apartments where they can bike or even walk to work, and, in less densely packed neighborhoods and suburbs, putting-green yards are giving way to vegetable gardens and even chicken coops. (We can personally vouch for the economic and health benefits of both!) In other words, the urban trends described in “Sustainable Cityscapes” simply confirm what we can see with our own eyes.

What’s especially encouraging is the fact that Chattanooga’s transformation into a healthier, more sustainable city isn’t a case of an eat-your-vegetables philosophy being pushed by a zealous few. Sustainability is a market force in Chattanooga. The city is building more bike lanes because more and more people are riding bikes to get where they need to go. It’s pushing for more affordable housing downtown because right now, supply can’t meet demand. Farmers’ markets are popping up all over town because people actually want to eat their vegetables (especially if they’re fresh and local). We have a lot to be proud of in the Scenic City, where practicing sustainability has proven to be economically sustainable, too.

It occurred to us as we began writing this letter that October marks our eighth year of publishing in Chattanooga. When we remarked to our friend June Carver Drennon that it seemed impossible that eight years had passed since our first issue of Natural Awakenings, she reminded us that Stillpoint Health Associates, her holistic wellness clinic in Riverview, is celebrating its tenth year here. So we’re helping her celebrate by profiling Stillpoint in this month’s Community Spotlight (page 16).

Another local friend, Dr. Katie Smithson from Chattanooga Holistic Animal Institute, has done dog owners a favor by contributing an article about easing “thunderphobia” (if your dog has it, you know what it is). What with Chattanooga’s crazy weather, this is information we wish we’d had years ago! If you own a dog, don’t miss her excellent advice (page 28).

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newsbriefs New Pranayama and Meditation Series at ClearSpring

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learSpring Yoga is offering another of its popular pranayama and meditation series, led by Janka Livoncova, October 18 and November 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. The first session is “Introducing & Cultivating Compassion (Karuna),” and the second is “Introducing & Cultivating Appreciative Joy (Mudita).”

“There are four profoundly beneficial qualities of mind and heart that we can actively cultivate and bring forth into our lives,” Livoncova says. “These are known as the four Brahmaviharas, which translate as ‘Divine Abidings’ or ‘Four Immeasurables.’ They are loving kindness, or Metta; compassion, or Karuna; appreciative joy, or Mudita; and equanimity, or Upekkha.” Each class will include an introduction to the practice, discussion, pranayama and meditation. No prior experience is necessary, and participants can attend either session ($30) or both sessions ($50).

Livoncova is an E-RYT 500 registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance and a licensed massage therapist. She has been practicing meditation and yoga since 1994 and teaching since 2004. In 2005 she completed her 200-hour teacher training with Stephanie Keach in Asheville, North Carolina, and in 2009 she completed her 500-hour level with Mary Paffard in California. She is a student in the BodyMind Centering Somatic Movement Education program at Kinetic Learning Center in Durham, North Carolina. She also completed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine professional training program under the direction of Jon Kabat-Zinn, MD, and Saki Santorelli, EdD. ClearSpring Yoga is located at 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. For more information, visit ClearSpringYoga.com. See ad, page 14.

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oot reflexology is known for offering deep relief for aching or injured feet and ankles. Now Massage Envy Spa offers a specially developed foot reflexology massage that not only eases these pains, but also includes the calf and upper leg to extend the massage’s benefits to the entire body.

“Foot reflexology massage can be deeply relaxing and therapeutic for those suffering from plantar fasciitis, ankle injuries or pain from everyday work and play,” says Brook Goodyear, owner of Massage Envy Spa at Hamilton Place in Chattanooga. “Our massage therapists apply traditional Swedish and sports massage techniques to the foot, calf and upper leg. This will not only help relieve toe pain, ankle pain, plantar fasciitis and common forms of arthritis, but it can also decrease stress and anxiety in the entire body.” Those with pain or sensitivity in the foot, heel and calf areas should communicate their pain levels during treatment and should rest afterwards, she says.

The therapeutic benefits of foot reflexology massage are compounded when it is used as a frequent therapy, Goodyear adds. “The more you go, the healthier you feel. Fortunately, with a Massage Envy Spa membership, you can enjoy these benefits as often as you’d like.” Monthly dues at Massage Envy Spa cover a onehour massage session and unlimited additional one-hour sessions at the special membership rate.

In addition to two Chattanooga locations, Hamilton Place and Frazier Avenue, Massage Envy Spa has hundreds of locations nationwide so members can visit them wherever they go. For more information, see ad page 9.

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n tour from Mumbai, India, Sitesh Roy, MD, and team members from Nira Multiversity will present a self-transformation retreat October 11 and 12 from 7:30 a.m. to Dr. Sitesh Roy 4 p.m. at the Center for Mindful Living (CML) in Chattanooga.

Attendees will be led through an intensive process that emphasizes understanding their true selves and connecting with their higher consciousness to support healing, peace and happiness.

“The goal of this retreat is to alleviate stress, purify the mind, and ground and release negative emotions, which create stress and toxins at the physical, mental and emotional level,” says CML’s Chitra Gunderson. “The result is true relaxation, peace of mind, and energy.

Participants will undergo guided sessions of stress management and relaxation techniques, emotional healing processes, body purification exercises, silent meditation, food blessing and education, living skills, self and partner healing, groupinteraction sessions, self-transformation planning, and conscious awareness.

Roy is a diplomate of the American Board of Allergy & Immunology as well as a holistic healer, a Reiki grandmaster, and a nutrition and lifestyle coach. He is also the author of numerous medical articles.

(Learn more at DrSiteshRoy.com.) Nira Multiversity, a nonprofit wisdom school for healing and self-transformation based in Mumbai, conducts educational courses to enrich physical, mental and spiritual development. (Learn more at NiraMultiversity.org.)

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newsbriefs Relieving Peripheral Neuropathy after Chemotherapy

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ecovering cancer patients whose chemotherapy regimen included a medication that contained platinum (such as cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin or satraplatin) are at increased risk for developing peripheral neuropathy. But chelation therapy can help reduce that risk by removing platinum from the body, says Dr. Charles Adams of Full Circle Medical in Ringgold, Georgia.

“Peripheral neuropathy affects Dr. Charles C. Adams the hands or feet or both, causing numbness, weakness, burning, tingling and the loss of fine motor skills,” West says. “Contrary to the prevailing mythology, you may be able to diminish these unfortunate symptoms by removing platinum from your body. And fortunately, most third-party payers will pay for the removal through EDTA chelation therapy.” A study by the National Institutes of Health showed that chelation is a safe and effective therapy, he says.

Like all heavy metals, platinum doesn’t linger in the blood, which is why it often doesn’t show up on blood tests, West says. Instead it is quickly deposited in body tissues, where it can cause problems. And getting rid of platinum isn’t a “one and done” treatment, he adds. “Platinum goes deep into the nerves and doesn’t want to come out,” he says. “It may take from 10 to 60 treatments to get the nerves to respond. But the good news is that the treatments also will remove other heavy metals, including lead, cadmium, arsenic and aluminum. The bottom line is that there is a safe, effective treatment that will probably be covered by your insurance that stands a good chance of decreasing platinuminduced peripheral neuropathy.”

Full Circle Medical is located at 4085 Cloud Springs Rd., Ringgold, GA. For information or an appointment, call 706861-7377 or visit DrPrevent.com. See ad, page 8.

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n October 18, vendors from all over W o r l d the country will gather at Nutrition World for its annual Health Fair, offering free information, demonstrations and samples of health and wellness products. The event is free and open to the public.

Nutrition World owner Ed Jones says he’s added a wide array of healthy and nutritious foods to this year’s lineup.

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“We will have demos, door prizes, refreshments from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and so much more,” he says. “Visitors will walk away with many samples of nutritional supplements that they will be able to use for themselves or their families.” There will also be free bone-density hip scans, blood pressure checks and glucose testing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nutrition World specializes in gluten-free and non-GMO foods, and 5 percent of its sales of non-GMO foods that day will go to the Non-GMO Project, Jones says.

“We encourage everyone in the Chattanooga area to empower themselves with knowledge to create the optimal health they deserve by attending this special event,” he says.

“Every Nutrition World health fair is bigger than the last, so come early and take advantage of all we have to offer. I can promise you won’t be disappointed.”

For more information, visit NutritionW.com. See ads, pages 22, 27 & 40.

Qigong Reflexology Offered at Center Medspa

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lare Mills, who practices reflexology at Center MedSpa in Southside Chattanooga, says the qigong style technique that is her specialty has a variety of benefits, from increased mobility to enhanced immunity. Mills was trained in the technique by renowned qigong master Jeff Primack.

Clare Mills “Reflexology isn’t just a foot massage,” she explains. “It’s the practice of using pressure on specific points of the feet to affect change in the organ and musculoskeletal systems of the body. So while massage therapy can help with foot issues, reflexology does more than just make your feet feel good.”

The pressure used in reflexology may not be comfortable, but it can be very effective in decreasing pain, increasing joint mobility and boosting the immune system, Mills says. During a session, the client sits upright in a chair, and Mills first uses warm towels to clean the feet and applies oil or lotion to decrease sensitivity. Then she works points in the feet that correlate to specific physiological issues. Reflexology is very safe, she says, and getting regular sessions is much more effective than getting just one. “The feet work hard,” she says. “Any love and energy you can put into them is an investment in your health.”

Center MedSpa is located at 320 E. Main St., Chattanooga.

People making their first appointment with Center MedSpa or to see Clare Mills will receive a $10 discount. Call 423643-1980 for an appointment. For more information, visit CenterMedSpa.com.

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n recognition of October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month, local brain training company LearningRx Chattanooga, 2040 Hamilton Place Boulevard, is offering free screenings for struggling readers on October 18.

“Most people who have observed their child struggling to read probably know the basics: dyslexia isn’t really about reversing letters, it makes reading difficult, and even smart kids can be dyslexic,” says Michelle Hecker Davis, director of LearningRx Chattanooga.

“But thanks to things like neuroimaging, there’s a lot of new research about the science of dyslexia, from its causes to how to essentially eradicate it.”

She says one piece of evidence that continues to appear in scientific studies is that the only proven way to treat the root cause of dyslexia—weak cognitive skills—is with brain training, which uses the brain’s plasticity to rebuild neural connections, find faster routes to process information, and increase the processing speed of existing neural connections. “Most parents don’t even know this type of brain training exists,” she says. “A cognitive skills expert can literally change students’ brains through one-on-one training to help them learn better and retain information. It’s not tutoring; it’s improving the underlying skills, like auditory processing and processing speed, needed to learn and perform tasks well. It’s like strength conditioning for the brain.”

Parents or grandparents can call to schedule an appointment for a free screening on October 18 to measure the cognitive skills associated with reading struggles. Space is limited, so early registration is advised. Contact Davis at m.davis@learningrx.net or 423-3051599. See ad, page 13.

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At the very minimum, every household have use Essential Oils everyday with your pets lemon essential oil on hand. These oils are so versatile that they are the building blocks of any beginner’s use of essential oil. Essential oils are simple to use but complex in their many benefits. In fact, essential oils can replace many (CPTG) Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® Essential Oils of the common items we have in our home medicine cabinets.

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newsbriefs Free Spring Forest Qigong Presentation October 19

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ileen Meagher, PhD, who teaches Spring Forest Qigong, will be the featured speaker at the next monthly educational program of CHEO, the Complementary Health Education Organization. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held October 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Nutrition World in Chattanooga.

Meagher’s presentation, “Spring Forest Qigong: The Healer within Each of Us,” will explain how individuals can take command of their own health, why each of us is born a healer, and how to unlock healing energy to achieve optimal health and wellness through the simple, gentle movements of qigong. Spring Forest Qigong is a simple, easy healing tool used by more than 300,000 people around the world, Meagher says. “For more than a decade, thousands of people have made the same empowering self-discovery—that moving your own energy every day increases health, brings peace of mind, encourages a truly joyful heart, and shows you your personal power to selfheal,” she says.

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Meagher has taught hundreds of people Levels 1 and 2 of Spring Forest Qigong in Chattanooga. She was trained by international qigong master Chunyi Lin, who has said, “There is nothing more empowering than moving your own energy.

The moment a person chooses to move their own energy, they awaken the healer within them. Every cell in your body is energy. You are an energy being, and you can transform your own energy.”

CHEO meetings are every third Sunday in the speaker/yoga room of Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. For more information visit 4CHEO.org. See resource guide listing, page 35.

Clarity Queen Offers Energy Healing, “Pet Whisperer” Sessions

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icki Lewis, an intuitive energy healer based in Chattanooga, offers energy healing and “pet whisperer” sessions by phone and in person. She also teaches workshops about self-empowerment and animal communication. “I named my business Clarity Queen because I help women gain clarity in any area of life, health, career or business,” she says. “I offer enerVicki Lewis getic support and practical steps to help women consciously create what they really want. I love my work, and I’m so happy to be offering my services and workshops to the awesome community here in Chattanooga.”

Clarity Queen’s energy healing is for any woman who is ready to move forward and heal from the inside out in a fun and transformative way, Lewis says. “I support my clients in shifting and releasing overwhelming feelings such as fear, anger, panic, pain and grief so they can experience freedom, love, joy and clarity on a daily basis,” she says. Lewis also helps clients shift generational blocks or limiting beliefs (inherited from parents or family members) about money, success and wellness.

Lewis says her pet whisperer sessions are especially helpful for people struggling with a pet’s behavioral or dietary issues, or for people with a pet near death. “Animals are like our mirrors,” she explains. “They have a special message for their humans. We can help our pets and learn so much about ourselves through animal communication.”

For more information, contact Lewis at vicki@clarityqueen. com or 423-805-4028. Visit ClarityQueen.com to get a free gift, 7 Steps to Activate Your Healer Within. See resource guide listing, page 36.

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Enrich Garden Soil Naturally Homeowners with gardens have many natural, organic and sustainable options for mulching, which enriches soils with nutrients, helps retain moisture and controls weeds. In most regions, many types of trees can provide ingredients.

In northern areas, ridding the yard of fall leaves yields a natural mulch.

Apply ground-up leaves, especially from mineral-rich oak and hickory trees, so they biodegrade by growing season. OrganicLandCare.net suggests choosing from double-ground and composted brush and yard trimmings; hemlock, pine, fir and Canadian cedar; and ground recycled wood.

Using a lawnmower with a high blade height or switching to a serratededged mulching blade can chop leaves into tiny fragments caught in an attached bag. The National Turfgrass Federation notes, “A regular mower may not shred and recirculate leaves as well as a mulching blade.” Shredded leaves also can filter through grass and stifle springtime dandelions and crabgrass, according to Michigan State University research studies.

Ground-up parts of many other plants can also provide natural mulch in their native regions. AudubonMagazine.org cites cottonseed hulls and peanut shells in the Deep South, cranberry vines on Cape Cod and in Wisconsin bogs, Midwest corncobs, and pecan shells in South Carolina.

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globalbriefs Household Hazards

States Move Against Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

This year, at least 33 states are taking steps to address the untested and toxic chemicals in everyday products. Many toys, clothes, bedding items and baby shampoos contain chemicals toxic to the brain and body. The federal 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act has become outdated, allowing untested chemicals and known carcinogens, hormone disruptors, heavy metals and other toxins to be ingredients in commonly used products.

Wise new policies would change labeling and disclosure rules for manufacturers so that concerned consumers know what chemicals products contain and/or completely phase out the use of chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) in infant formula cans, food packaging and receipt paper; formaldehyde in children’s personal care products; chlorinated tris (hydroxymethylaminomethane) in toxic flame retardants and other consumer products; phthalates, lead and/ or cadmium in children’s products; and mercury.

View the entire report at Tinyurl.com/State-By-State-Action-List.

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Expiration Labels Lead People to Toss Good Food Several countries are asking the European Commission to exempt some products like long-life produce from the mandatory “best before” date labels because they lead to food waste.

According to a discussion paper issued by the Netherlands and Sweden and backed by Austria, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg, many food products are still edible after the labeled date, but consumers throw them away because of safety concerns.

The European Union annually discards about 89 million metric tons of edible food. In the U.S., food waste comprises the greatest volume of discards going into landfills after paper, reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2012, this country generated 36 million tons of food waste, but only 3 percent of this waste stream was diverted from landfills.

A 2013 report co-authored by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic proposes that producers and retailers take other steps to prevent the discarding of good food.

Source: EnvironmentalLeader.com.

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Engineers Detail a Clean Energy Future Stanford University researchers, led by civil engineer Mark Jacobson, have developed detailed plans for each U.S. state to attain 100 percent wind, water and solar power by 2050 using currently available technology. The plan, presented at the 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference in Chicago, also forms the basis for the Solutions Project nonprofit. “The greatest barriers to a conversion are neither technical nor economic. They are social and political,” the AAAS paper concludes.

The proposal is to eliminate dirty and inefficient fossil fuel combustion as an energy source. All vehicles would be powered by electric batteries or by hydrogen produced by electrolysis, rather than natural gas. High-temperature industrial processes would also use electricity or hydrogen combustion.

Transmission lines carrying energy between states or countries will prove one of the greatest challenges. With natural energy sources, electricity needs to be more mobile, so that when there’s no sun or wind, a city or country can import the energy it needs. The biggest problem is which companies should pay to build and maintain the lines.

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esearch published in the British Journal of Nutrition discovered that the risk of breast cancer decreases with increased consumption of specific dietary carotenoids, the pigments in some vegetables and fruits.

The research was based on five years of tracking 1,122 women in Guangdong, China; half of them had been diagnosed with breast cancer and the other half were healthy. Dietary intake information was collected through face-to-face interviews. The women that consumed more beta-carotene in their diet showed a 46 percent lower risk of breast cancer, while those that consumed more alphacarotene had a 39 percent reduced incidence. The individuals that consumed more foods containing beta-cryptoxanthin had a 62 percent reduced risk; those with diets higher in luteins and zeaxanthins had a 51 percent reduction in breast cancer risk.

The scientists found the protective element of increased carotenoid consumption more evident among premenopausal women and those exposed to secondhand smoke.

Dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach and dandelion greens top the list of sources rich in luteins and zeaxanthins, which also includes watercress, basil, parsley, arugula and peas.

The highest levels of beta-carotene are found in sweet potatoes, grape leaves, carrots, kale, spinach, collard and other leafy greens. Carrots, red peppers, pumpkin, winter squash, green beans and leafy greens contain alpha-carotene. Red peppers, butternut squash, pumpkin persimmons and tangerines are high in beta-cryptoxanthin.

esearch from China published earlier this year in the journal Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion suggests that electro-acupuncture and auricular acupuncture—also called ear acupuncture—can alleviate symptoms of withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. For four weeks, 90 patients attempting to withdraw from methamphetamine use received either electro-acupuncture, ear acupuncture or no treatment. Compared with the no-treatment group, those given electro-acupuncture and ear acupuncture treatments showed significant reductions in anxiety, depression and withdrawal symptoms. Between the two acupuncture treatments, the electro-acupuncture group did better during withdrawals than the auricular group.

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esearch from Columbia, Maryland’s National Center for Healthy Housing suggests that adding insulation and more efficient heating systems can significantly increase the health of household residents. The researchers studied 248 households in New York City, Boston and Chicago that underwent energy conservation improvements by trained energy efficiency professionals, including installing insulation and heating equipment and improving ventilation. After the improvements, subjects reported reductions in sinusitis (5 percent), hypertension (14 percent) and obesity (11 percent).

Although a 20 percent reduction in asthma medication use was reported, two measures of asthma severity worsened; the scientists called for further study of the asthma-related outcomes.

A similar study from New Zealand’s University of Otago examined 409 households that installed energy-efficient heating systems. Children in these homes experienced fewer illnesses, better sleep, better allergy and wheezing symptoms and fewer overall sick days. In examining 1,350 older homes where insulation was installed, the research also found improvements in health among family residents.

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therapy and clinical thermoghen June Drennon raphy. arrived in ChatNow Stillpoint Health tanooga with plans Associates has six therapists to open a holistic clinic, she besides Drennon, who sees was immediately drawn to her clinic as the center of a the Riverview area because hub where therapists and cliit reminded her of her old ents learn from each other. neighborhood in Seattle, so “Every day I learn someshe found a space on Hanover thing new from my clients,” Street and launched Stillpoint June Drennon she says. “Often times, people Health Associates. In the come to Stillpoint with challenges, and ten years since, Stillpoint has thrived, they have done their research. They building a full menu of alternative and bring me information that I can share complementary therapies designed to with my other clients. I am constantly help clients prevent illness or restore reading and researching myself, and good health. sometimes I feel I’m learning more of

“Whether you are striving for what I don’t know, because there is so excellent health or dealing with a serimuch to learn.” ous illness, we offer many therapies at Drennon says one thing she’s Stillpoint that can help in obtaining your learned is not to trust general medical goals,” Drennon says. information because it’s too limited.

Among them are colonic irrigation, “Conventional medicine typically does lymphatic drainage therapy, cellular denot look at the root cause of ill health,” toxifying footbaths, counseling and life she explains. “That is what we are about, coaching, ear candling, Emotional Freedom Technique, massage, thermography, finding the underlying cause and treating the mind, body and spirit.” nutrition and weight-loss guidance, and

She’s also learned that there is a Raindrop Therapy. clear connection between the mind— A Hub of Health and especially stress—and the health and well-being of the body. “We can do Learning Drennon says she first became interested everything right, like getting plenty of exercise and eating healthy, but if we are in holistic health because of her own health challenges. “I don’t think I would in a state of stress, we will not be able to live a healthy and still be here if it balanced life,” she weren’t for taking “We can do everything says. the holistic approach,” she says. right, like getting plenty A lesson she reiterates to clients Her professional of exercise and eating is that knowledge journey really took is power. Screenoff in 2000, when healthy, but if we are in a ing procedures she got her certithermography, fication in colon state of stress, we will not like which can detect a hydrotherapy. Later potential problem she earned further be able to live a healthy before it becomes certifications in and balanced life.” a serious illness, lymphatic drainage

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allow clients to take control of their own health by acting on that knowledge and adopting healthier lifestyles, she says.

“It can be very inspiring when we have a picture of a problem, such as lymphatic congestion, and then after treatments we see improvement,” she says. “This is being proactive: not waiting for a bad diagnosis, but realizing that we have the power to prevent bad things from developing.”

Growing Menu of Therapies

Holistic health therapies have evolved considerably in the decade since Stillpoint Health Associates began. Drennon says she has added new therapies to Stillpoint’s menu as her own research supported their benefits.

Here are just a few of the many therapies Stillpoint offers: Colonic irrigation: “A healthy colon is the key to living a healthy and balanced life,” Drennon says. “The purpose of colonics is to remove old, unhealthy waste, which can harbor bad bacteria and disease and lead to very serious weight and health problems. This waste can inhibit the colon’s ability to assimilate nutrients and impairs proper elimination.” Colonic irrigation involves a series of treatments designed to loosen and remove waste and ease elimination.

“Colonics helps strengthen and restore the peristaltic muscle, which allows us to eliminate waste naturally from our bodies,” she says.

Lymphatic therapy: Lymphatic therapy drainage is intended to stimulate lymphatic flow by removing lymphatic blockages, thus helping build the immune system, Drennon says. Some conditions reported to have benefited from therapy include lymphedema, breast lumps, inflammation, chronic pain, joint aches, allergies, sinus and respiratory problems, headaches, prostate problems, hormone imbalance and some chronic gynecological conditions, cellulite, dental trauma, heavy metal toxicity, neuromuscular trauma, low immunity and fatigue. Stillpoint uses the Lymph Drainage Pro XP for lymphatic therapy sessions, Drennon says. “This instrument assists and amplifies the effects of manual lymph drainage, reducing the

time and complexity of the therapy,” she explains.

disease, psychological dysfunction and personal performance limits,” she says.

Thermography: Thermography is a safe, noninvasive, FDA-approved technique that can gauge breast health by detecting breast cell anomalies long before mammography can detect cancer, Drennon says. “Having this information allows clients to implement lifestyle changes that can improve the health of their breasts proactively,” she says. “Prevention should take precedence over detection.”

Thermography also can be used to identify dental, sinus, thyroid and thymus issues; carotid artery dysfunction; and colon, uterine and prostrate concerns, she says.

Staying True to the Mission

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): Based on the ancient principles of acupuncture, EFT is a simple tapping procedure designed to gently realign the body’s energy system without needles, Drennon says. “Unlike other energy healing methods, EFT incorporates an emotional element to the healing process, addressing unresolved emotional issues as a likely cause of physical

Drennon says that as she built Stillpoint’s team of therapists, she always kept in mind the core mission of the clinic.

“As Stillpoint’s founder, I want the clinic to be a safe, nonjudgmental environment that provides an atmosphere of peace and tranquility for therapists and their clients to share in the healing process,” she says. “As a wellness practitioner, it is my goal to educate and assist each individual client in a personalized cleansing and detoxification program.

I’m committed to establishing a secure, positive rapport so that the client can let go of daily concerns as well as the toxins of the body.”

Drennon designs individualized detoxification programs or help facilitate detox programs established by other health-care professionals.

Other members of the Stillpoint team include licensed clinical social worker Bill Reynolds, who provides services for people who are experiencing

stress overload, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, addiction, anger and other behavioral problems. Reynolds is an approved therapist for the Suboxone program, which helps people free themselves from addiction to pain medication.

Shane Ginder is a licensed massage therapist, certified Reiki master and craniosacral therapist trained at the Upledger Institute. He is also certified in microcurrent point stimulations for pain management. Lucy Hollingsworth has a background in physical therapy and a degree in medical assistance. She is certified in elecro-decongestive lymphatic therapy.

Denise Knight is a licensed massage therapist and certified colon hydrotherapist; Lucille York is certified in Emotional Freedom Technique; and Paul Hudson is a licensed massage therapist, certified lymphatic therapist and instructor at Miller Mott Technical College.

Stillpoint Health Associates is located at 1312 Hanover St., Chattanooga. For more information, visit Stillpoint-Health.com.

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Healthy Housing

SUSTAINABLE

CITYSCAPES Urban America is Going Green in a Big Way

by Christine MacDonald

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oday, buzzwords like “sustainability” and “green building” dominate discussions on how to overcome the unhealthful effects of climate change, extreme local weather events and pervasive pollution. Now, a growing body of research indicates an unexpected upside of living greener; it not only makes us healthier, but happier, too.

It’s all helping to spread the “green neighborhood” idea across the U.S., from pioneering metropolises like New York, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to urban centers like Cincinnati, Detroit and Oakland, California.

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A sustainable, or “eco”-city, generally runs on clean and renewable energy, reducing pollution and other ecological footprints, rather than on fossil

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fuels. Along with building entire ecocities, developers also are striving to replace hard-luck industrial pasts and turn problems such as depopulated urban cores into opportunities for fresh approaches.

“We are having a major rethink about urban development,” says Rob Bennett, founding CEO of EcoDistricts (EcoDistricts.org), a Portland-based nonprofit skilled in developing protocols for establishing modern and sustainable city neighborhoods. The group has recently extended help to seven other cities, including Boston, Denver and Los Angeles, applying innovations to everything from streetscapes to stormwater infrastructure.

“The failures of the old, decaying urban and suburban models are evident,” says Bennett. “We’re now learning how to do it well and create

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The concept of home is undergoing a radical makeover. From villages of “smallest houses” (usually no bigger than 350 square feet), to low-income urban housing complexes, people interested in smaller, more self-sufficient homes represent a fast-growing, increasingly influential segment of today’s housing market, according to experts such as Sarah Susanka, author of The Not So Big House. Google reports that Internet searches for information on “tiny houses” has spiked recently.

Economic freedom is one factor motivating many to radically downsize, according to Bloomberg News (Tinyurl. com/TinyHouseDemand).

Cities nationwide have overhauled their building codes. Cincinnati, for example, has moved to the forefront of the eco-redevelopment trend with its emphasis on revamping instead of demolishing existing buildings. Private sector leaders are on board as well; a transition to buildings as sustainable ecosystems keeps gaining ground through certification programs such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and the “living building” movement begun by Seattle’s Cascadia Green Building Council has gone international.

Friendly Neighborhoods

Walkability is “in” these days, along with bike paths, locavore shopping and dining and expansion of public destinations, all of which draw residents out to meet their neighbors. This “new urbanism” is evident in places like Albuquerque’s emerging Mesa del Sol community and Florida’s proposed Babcock Ranch solar-powered city.

While public and private sectors are involved, residents are the catalysts for much of the current metamorphoses. Whether it’s a guerrilla gardener movement—volunteers turning vacant lots and other eyesores into flowering oases—creative bartering services or nanny shares, people-helping-people approaches are gaining momentum.

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education exchange that or low-emission governNew York City began in Los Angeles ment cars and making residents taking green options clearer for in 2007 and has since spread to a dozen cities an urban walking consumers. If all goes as worldwide, the Seattle planned, the nine states tour rated the Free School, the Free estimate that 3.3 milUniversity of New York experience better lion plug-in automobiles City, and Washington, could hit the streets by and more exciting 2025.

D.C.’s Knowledge Commons all have taken the when it included Mass transit, biking do-it-yourself movement and walking are often an urban garden. quicker and cheaper into the realm of adult education. The latter ways to get around in ~ Charles Montgomery, densely populated urban offers more than 180 Happy City courses a year, most as centers. Car sharing, free classes offered by bike taxis and online and for local residents encompassing app-centric taxi services are popular all neighborhoods, with topics ranging with increasingly car-free urban youth. from urban foraging and vegan cooking Boston’s Hubway bike-sharing program to the workings of the criminal justice addresses affordability with a $5 annual system. membership for low-income residents.

One common denominator of the new urbanism is an amplification of Upgraded Transportation what’s considered to be in the public With America’s roads increasingly welfare. Through partnerships among clogged with pollution-spewing vepublic and private sectors and comhicles, urban planners in most larger munity groups, organizations like U.S. cities are overseeing the expanEcoDistricts are developing ways to help sion of subway and light rail systems, communities in the aftermath of natural revamped street car systems and even disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes, ferry and water taxi services in some seasonal flooding and water shortages. places. Meanwhile, electric vehicles Coastal cities, for example, are grappling (EV) got a boost from four New Engwith ways to safeguard public transit and land states, plus Maryland, New York, other vulnerable infrastructure.

Texas and Oregon, which have joined Designing for better public health California in building networks of EV is a central tenet of sustainability, as charging stations, funding fleets of no-

well. Active Design Guidelines for promoting physical activity, which first gained traction in New York City before becoming a national trend, intend to get us moving. Banishing the core bank of elevators from central locations, architects substitute invitingly light and airy stairwells. Evolving cityscapes make it easier for commuters to walk and bike.

Tyson’s Corner, outside of Washington, D.C., has made sidewalk construction integral to the overhaul of its automobile-centric downtown area.

Memphis recently added two lanes for bikes and pedestrians along Riverside Drive overlooking the Mississippi River, while Detroit’s HealthPark initiative has many of the city’s public parks serving as sites for farm stands, mobile health clinics and free exercise classes.

Clean Energy The ways we make and use energy are currently being re-envisioned on both large and small scales. Solar cooperatives have neighbors banding together to purchase solar panels at wholesale prices. Startup companies using computer algorithms map the solar production potential of virtually every rooftop in the country. However, while solar panels and wind turbines are rapidly becoming part of the new normal, they are only part of the energy revolution just getting started.

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The benefits of urban agriculture are not limited to the provision of food, with many advocates citing community empowerment, environmental justice, public health, and education and training as primary goals. ~ Columbia University

In the past several years, microgrids have proliferated at hospitals, military bases and universities from Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, to the University of California at San Diego. These electrical systems can operate in tandem with utility companies or as self-sufficient electrical islands that protect against power outages and increase energy efficiency, sometimes even generating revenue by selling unused electricity to the grid. While still costly and complicated to install, “Those barriers are likely to fall as more companies, communities and institutions adopt microgrids,” says Ryan Franks, technical program manager with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

Local Food

What started with a few farmers’ markets feeding urban foodies has given way to a growing local food movement that’s beginning to also reach into lowincome neighborhoods through mobile markets, a kind of farmers’ market on wheels, and an explosion of urban gardens and city farms. Ohio City Farm (OhioCity.org) grows food for in-need residents on six acres overlooking the Cleveland skyline. In Greenville, South Carolina, the Judson Community Garden is one of more than 100 gardens in the downtown area, notes Andrew

Ratchford, who helped establish it in a neighborhood four miles from the nearest supermarket.

Giving residents an alternative to unhealthy convenience store fare is just one of the garden’s benefits, Ratchford says. “We’re seeing neighbors reestablish that relationship just by gardening together.”

Waste Reduction

While cities nationwide have long been working to augment their recycling and find more markets for residents’ castoffs, many are becoming more sophisticated in repurposing what was formerly considered trash. Reclaimed wood flooring in new homes and urban compost-sharing services are just two examples characterizing the evolution in how we dispose of and even think about waste.

We may still be far from a world in which waste equals food, as described by environmental innovators William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their groundbreaking book, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Nevertheless, projects certified as cradle-to-cradle are cutting manufacturing costs and reducing pollution.

For example, carpet maker Shaw Industries Group, in Dalton, Georgia,

reports savings of $2.5 million in water and energy costs since 2012, when it improved energy efficiency and began using more renewable material in its carpet tiles. Shaw is spending $17 million this year to expand its recycling program.

Stormwater runoff is a pervasive issue facing older cities. Many are now taking a green approach to supplementing—if not totally supplanting —oldfashioned underground sewage systems.

Along with creating new parks and public spaces, current public spaces are often reconfigured and required to do more. Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Portland, among others, are instituting carefully planned and built green spaces to soak up rainwater and cut down on runoff into sewer drains—taking motor oil and other pollutants with it. Using revamped sidewalk, parking lot and roof designs, plus rain gardens designed to filter rainwater back into the ground, municipalities are even successfully reducing the need for costly underground sewer system overhauls.

The proliferation of rooftop gardens in places including Chicago, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., and new green roof incentives in many cities nationwide further exemplify how what’s considered livable space is expanding. Altogether, eco-cities’ new green infrastructure is saving cities billions of dollars and improving the quality of life for residents by adding and enhancing public parklands and open spaces, a happy benefit for everyone.

Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., whose specialties include health and science.

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HAPPINESS GOES VIRAL

by Christine MacDonald Since the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan first came up with the idea of ditching standard measures of prosperity for a more inclusive Gross National Happiness (GNH) about a decade ago (GrossNationalHappiness.com), it has spread around the world. After gaining a U.S. foothold in Seattle, dozens of American cities and institutions have adopted the central tenets—the idea that the time has come to rethink our concept of well-being.

Today, the nonprofit Happiness Alliance (HappyCounts.org) supports grassroots activists that are challenging the idea that economic activity always leads to happiness and is pioneering new ways to think about and measure life satisfaction, resilience and sustainability.

GNH proponents from around the country came together in Vermont last May for their fifth North American conference.

Alliance Executive Director Laura Musikanski says that more than 50,000 people and 100 municipalities, college campuses and businesses have been using the GNH Index, developed to more accurately gauge a community’s happiness, and the group expects to see even more growth as its expanding website tools allow more people to connect online.

“Economic success in terms of money only correlates with happiness up to a certain point,” she remarks.

“After you meet your basic needs, the biggest things determining your happiness are community and feeling that you can trust the people around you and the democratic process.”

While faith may be in short supply when it comes to community and politics today, Musikanski thinks there’s cause for optimism, because happiness is a core value in this country. “We believe in the Declaration of Independence and ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’

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can be both fast and permanent because the healing energy currents are able to circulate freely throughout the body.

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DYNAMIC DUO

Combining Chiropractic and Acupuncture Energizes Health

by Kathleen Barnes

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hiropractic manipulation of the spine has long been a remedy for structural malfunctions such as aching backs and recurring headaches.

Today, chiropractors are also treating neck pain from stress, plus tight shoulders and numb fingers from long hours of computer use. An increasing number of them are now incorporating acupuncture into their arsenal against disorders once treated by chiropractic alone, with great success.

“What if you had a nail in your foot? You can do anything to try to heal it, but until you pull the nail out of your foot, you’ll still have a recurring problem,” explains Dr. James Campbell, owner of Campbell Chiropractic Center,

in East Brunswick, New Jersey, a certified diplomate and incoming president of the American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture (ABCA). “Like removing the nail, chiropractic removes the mechanical problem and opens the way for acupuncture to stimulate healing,”

Similarly, a chiropractic adjustment removes obstructions and opens acupuncture meridians to facilitate quick healing, “sometimes even immediately,” says Campbell. “Instead of having the needles in for 20 to 30 minutes, I can actually use a microcurrent device to access the meridians in the ears or on the hands and get the same results in five to 10 seconds.” He notes that relief

Combining the two modalities has been practiced for more than 40 years, although awareness of the enhanced effectiveness of doing so has been primarily realized in the eastern half of the U.S. The dual therapy is the brainchild of the late Dr. Richard Yennie, who initially became a Kansas City chiropractor after acupuncture healed a back injury shortly after World War II. An acupuncturist smuggled prohibited needles into Yennie’s Japanese hospital room in the sleeve of his kimono for treatments that ended with Yennie’s hospital discharge marked, “GOK,” meaning in the doctor’s opinion, “God only knows” how the intense back pain was healed.

While Yennie went on to teach judo and establish five judo-karate schools, his greatest achievement was bringing the two sciences together in the U.S. He founded both the Acupuncture Society of America and the ABCA, affiliated with the American Chiropractic Association. Certification as a diplomate requires 2,300 hours of training in the combined modalities.

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Doctor of Chiropractic Michael Kleker, of Aspen Wellness Center, in Fort Collins, Colorado, is also a state-licensed acupuncturist. “I can tailor treatments to whatever the individual needs,” he says.

For patients experiencing pain after spinal fusion surgery, with no possibility of any movement in their spine, Kleker

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finds that acupuncture helps manage the pain. “We can commonly get the person out of the chronic pain loop,” he says.

He also finds the combination helpful in treating chronic migraines, tennis elbow and other chronic pain conditions.

“When I started my practice in 1981, few chiropractors knew anything about acupuncture, let alone used it. Now there are more and more of us,” observes Kleker.

Both Kleker and Campbell are seeing increasing numbers of patients with problems related to high use of technology, facilitating greater challenges for chiropractors and new ways that adding acupuncture can be valuable.

Notebook computers and iPads have both upsides and downsides, Campbell remarks. Users can find relief from repetitive motion injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome by utilizing portable devices.

However, he is treating more patients for vertigo due to looking down at screens

or neck pain from lying in bed looking up while using the devices.

“Blackberry thumb”, which refers to pain caused by texting, responds especially well to a combination of chiropractic manipulation of the thumb to free up the joint and microcurrent or acupuncture needles to enhance energy flow in the area,” advises Campbell.

Prevention is the best cure for these problems, says Kleker. He routinely informs patients about proper ergonomic positions for using traditional computers and mobile devices. He also suggests exercises to minimize or eliminate the structural challenges that accompany actively leveraging today’s technological world.

In addition to chiropractors that are increasingly adding acupuncture to their own credentials, an increasing number of chiropractors have added acupuncturists to their practices.

October is National Chiropractic Health Month Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is October 24

Therapy combining chiropractic and acupuncture has yet to be widely researched, but one study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine in 2012 reports the results of two acupuncture treatments followed by three chiropractic/acupuncture treatments for a women suffering from long-term migraine headaches. The migraines disappeared and had not returned a year later. Other studies show the combination therapy offers significant improvements in neck pain and tennis elbow.

Campbell relates a story of the power of chiropractic combined with acupuncture, when his young son that was able to walk only with great difficulty received a two-minute treatment from Yennie. Afterward, “My son got up and ran down the hall,” he recalls.

Locate a certified practitioner at American BoardOfChiropracticAcupuncture.org/ about-us/find-a-diplomate.

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Dr. Andrew Weil

on America’s Evolution into Integrative Medicine

by Andrea Schensky Williams

You frequently speak to the topic of integrative health and happiness. How does your book, Spontaneous Happiness, reflect that?

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

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such an increase in the incidence of depression?

There are many reasons for it, including changes in diet and a breakdown in communities that has greatly increased social isolation and disconnection from nature.

Another factor is the rise in information technology, all the new media. Plus, pharmaceutical companies have been highly successful in convincing people that ordinary states of sadness are matters of unbalanced brain chemistry that need to be treated with medication.

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atural Awakenings had the opportunity to pose progressive healthcare-related questions to Dr. Andrew Weil, world-renowned author, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of Arizona, on the eve of the sixth biennial Symposium of Integrative Medicine Professionals, to be held October 13 to 15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He will be the keynote speaker.

With diet being such a major component in affecting our emotional state of mind, what role does an anti-inflammatory diet play?

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

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

I share information about how to wean off of medication. I’d say the book is primary; for people with mild-to-

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

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

Yes, it’s a big concern. I think this is mostly due to the way we’ve changed the food we eat; diet is a hugely influencing factor, especially the greatly increased consumption of sugar, sweetened beverages and products made with flour and refined carbohydrates.

How can integrative medicine lower Americans’ healthcare costs?

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

I think we’re going to be forced to change our dysfunctional approach by economic necessity, because the current healthcare system is not sustainable. Integrative medicine is in a perfect position to do that because of its emphasis on lifestyle medicine.

Integrative medicine is also teaching healthcare practitioners to use inexpensive, low-tech methods of managing common diseases. Both economic drivers will help reshape mainstream medicine.

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

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

Demand that insurers cover the treatments you want. Seek out integrative practitioners. Tell health practitioners you work with that integrative education is available and urge them to get up to speed in those areas.

Raise your own awareness of the extent that the powerful lobbies now influence the system and why we need to see a sweeping political change.

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

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

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

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

left out. We’ve also begun a program in lifestyle medicine that’s open to all kinds of practitioners, from registered dietitians to psychologists.

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“The normal metabolic processes of oxidation produce reactive oxygen species (free radicals) with unpaired electrons that hunt and steal partner electrons from the body’s cells. Imagine an electrical plug wherein the grounding wire has been eliminated or compromised. There is nothing to prevent a surge or fire.” This is comparable to what happens to a body impacted by a poor diet, lack of exercise, stress and illness; its healthy grounding is compromised.

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

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

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

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

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

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So what’s the reason for thunderphobia? It’s probably that evolutionary history primes organisms to learn to fear things that can harm them. Storms are dangerous: getting wet can lead to hypothermia; heavy rains can cause flash floods; and there’s always the chance of being struck by lightning. A quick escape to shelter ups the odds of surviving to reproduce. And the startle response to sudden, loud bangs is probably inborn.

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One possible solution is “play therapy.”

This works best for a dog that is only mildly anxious, perhaps a little restless, before and during storms. If your dog still eats and responds to your cues; if he doesn’t shake, salivate or try to hide; and if he also has a game that he just loves, try initiating play time. The minute you’re aware that a storm is coming,

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While you’re dressing your dog up and giving him antianxiety meds/supplements, cut out as many features of the storm as you can: draw the curtains, close the windows and turn on the air conditioning, play soft music. If your dog wants to hide in the bathroom or sit next to you, let her.

Debate rages over the effect of comforting your dog by petting and talking to her. The attitude that you and your dog have to be tough guys is laughable, or sad, but maybe your voice and touch do reward fearful behavior. On the other hand, a calm, encouraging friend can help us through an anxious hour. The right response is the one that’s right for you and your dog.

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Volunteers needed for river cleanup – 9am-1pm.

Join more than 1,000 volunteers to help clean up 20+ zones along the Tennessee River. Individuals and families are welcome. Info: TennesseeRiverRescue. org or 423-785-4177.

Reiki II (Okuden) plus Animal Reiki – Oct. 4-5, 10am-6pm. Margaret Dexter, PhD, Reiki Master/ teacher. Prerequisite: Reiki I. Okuden stresses continued spiritual growth and training as needed to work as a Reiki practitioner. Remote healing for people and pets. $300 includes class, manual, Okuden certificate. Register with $150 deposit one week in advance. North Chattanooga. Info: 423-2666006 or ReikiChattanooga.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 15th annual CultureFest at Chattanooga Market – 11am-4pm. Free admission. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

Interpretive Family Trees – 1-4pm. Explore the many ways families grow, change and interact from generation to generation, then using mixed media art, illustrate your own family. Members $55; nonmembers $60. Center for Mindful Living, 1212 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga. Info: CenterMindful Living.org/register or 423-486-1279.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 2-Day Self-Transformation, Healing & Meditation Retreat – Oct. 11-12, 7:30am-4:30pm. Relax, center energies, connect with higher consciousness and heal physical, emotional, mental blocks to bring peace of mind, enthusiasm, energy through meditation and other methods. Early registration: members $175; nonmembers $200. Day of event: members $250; nonmembers $275 (includes lunch). Center for Mindful Living, 1212 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga. Info: CenterMindfulLiving.org/register or 423-486-1279.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 Cut Up for Life at Chattanooga Market – 11am4pm. Free admission. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 14th annual Chattanooga Oktoberfest – Oct.1519. Region’s largest Oktoberfest celebration has been expanded to five days at Chattanooga Market.

Free admission. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

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Day Course in Mindfulness Meditation – 10am4pm. Through a hands-on study and practice of mindfulness meditation, participants learn what it is and how it can help reduce stress, pain, weight, improve sleep and more. Members $50; nonmembers $55 (bring lunch). Center for Mindful Living, 1212 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga. Info: CenterMindful Living.org/register or 423-486-1279.

Monday September 7 pmLiving, 1212 nonmembers $25. Center for 29th, Mindful Chattanooga Holistic Animal Institute McCallie Ave, Chattanooga.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 Two-Day Family Constellations Workshop – Oct. 17, 7-9pm; Oct. 18, 9:30am-5:30pm. Explore events in your family history that created traumas and unresolved energies. Understand your place in the family system and receive strength and wisdom.

Friday only: $35; both days: $100. Center for Mindful Living, 1212 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga. Info: CenterMindfulLiving.org/register or 423-486-1279.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Take a hike with TRGT – 9am-noon. Join Tennessee River Gorge Trust staff on an easy hike to view its new bird-banding laboratory and learn about the organization’s current research efforts. Info: TRGT. org or 423-266-0314.

Pranayama and meditation series – 2-4pm. With Janka Livoncova. First session in two-part series: “Introducing & Cultivating Compassion (Karuna).”

Second session Nov. 8, 2-4pm. $30/one session or $50/both. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpringYoga.com.

Nutrition World Health Fair –Vendor demos, samples, nutritious foods/supplements, door prizes.

Refreshments 10am-4pm. Free health scans 10am2pm. Percentage of sales of non-GMO foods benefit Non-GMO Project. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: NutritionW.com.

Free Dyslexia Screenings – Free cognitive skills screenings for struggling readers. Space is limited; early registration required. LearningRx Chattanooga, 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. Registration and info: m.davis@learningrx.net or 423-305-1599.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 “Spring Forest Qigong: The Healer within Each of Us” – 2-4pm. Eileen Meagher, PhD, is featured presenter at monthly educational program of CHEO. Free and open to the public. Nutrition World yoga/ speaker room, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 4CHEO.org.

Tachyon Energy Cocoon Sessions – 3:15-5:15pm (20-min. sessions). Surround yourself with a 3-dimensional, life-balancing sea of Tachyon Energy to help bring balance, relieve stress, accelerate transformation, harmonize emotions and experience calm, centered clarity. Cost per session: members $15;

Lunch ’N’ Learn with TRGT – Noon-1pm. Join Tennessee River Gorge Trust staff for a free lunch and learn about the organization’s conservation efforts. Registration and info: TRGT.org or 423266-0314.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 Free Teleconference: “Lemuria, the Land of Mu” – 8pm. Margaret Dexter, PhD, lightworker and spiritual counselor, remembers Lemuria and shares from her forthcoming book, Waking Up on a Strange Planet: A Lightworker’s Guide to Planet Earth.

Free. Registration required. Info: 423-266-6006 or MargaretDexter.com/teleconferences.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 The Haunted Market at Chattanooga Market – 11am-4pm. Live music by Sara Beth Go 2-3pm. Free admission. First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. Info: ChattanoogaMarket.com.

save the date SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Free symphony on Stringer’s Ridge – 3pm. Join the Friends of Stringer’s Ridge, Tennessee River Gorge Trust and a brass quintet from the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra for a unique afternoon of fun. Enjoy beautiful views, trails and music in the great outdoors. Open to the public. Info: TRGT.org

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Pranayama and meditation series – 2-4pm. With Janka Livoncova. Second session in two-part series: “Introducing & Cultivating Appreciative Joy (Mudita).” First session Oct. 18, 2-4pm. $30/one session or $50/both. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpringYoga.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Reiki III / Reiki Master Training (Shinpiden) – Nov. 14-16, 10am-6pm. Margaret Dexter, PhD, Reiki Master/teacher. Prerequisite: Level II Reiki. $950 includes workshop, manual, Shinpiden certificate. Register with $450 deposit two weeks in advance. North Chattanooga. Info: 423-266-6006 or ReikiChattanooga.com.

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

Daily Zen Meditation Group –8-9pm. 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, MovementArts Collective.com.

Dojo Chattanooga – Adult Kenpo 1-2pm; Youth Kenpo 4:30-5:30pm; Fitness Kickboxing 5:30-6pm; Warrior Fit 6-6:30pm; Adult Kenpo 6:30-7:30pm; Wing Chun 7:30-8:30pm. Beginners welcome. 323 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-267-0855.

Unity of Chattanooga Service – 11am. Discover Unity’s message of positive, practical Christianity, and experience the warmth of God’s unconditional love. 604 Black St., Chattanooga. Info: 423-7557990 or UnityOfChattanooga.org.

Yin Yoga Breathwork for Stress Relief – 3-4:15pm.

With Jonathan Ellis. Center for Mindful Living, 1212 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga. Info: Center MindfulLiving.com.

Restorative Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Instructor rotates each Sunday. Physical and mental restorative session designed to focus on rejuvenating and healing the body through breath and slow, gentle movement.

Regular class rates apply. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpringYoga. com or 423-266-3539.

monday Stretch & Breathe Gentle Yoga – 10-11am.

Zumba Fitness classes with Ana Oritz – 4:305:30pm. 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: 423-3264331 or alexana_23@yahoo.com.

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

Info: 423-559-0380.

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All Levels with Anthony Crutcher – 5:30-6:45pm.

Poses with emphasis on alignment and stability.

Breath and mindfulness are key components. Builds on yoga fundamentals; some yoga experience is helpful. Regular class rates apply. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpring

Daily Zen Meditation Group – 6:30-8am. Led

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50+ Yoga with Sue Reynolds – 2-3:15pm.

User-friendly yoga for those 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: 423-316-9642 or shreynolds@aol.com.

Debtors Anonymous meeting – 7-8pm. Get support for money/debt problems by attending the weekly Chattanooga Debtors Anonymous meeting.

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Dojo Chattanooga – Warrior Fit 12:30-1pm; Wing Chun 1-2pm; Youth Kenpo 4:30-5:30pm; Fitness Kickboxing 5:30-6pm; Warrior Fit 6-6:30pm; Wing Chun 6:30-7:30pm; Adult Kenpo 7:30-8:30pm. Beginners welcome. 323 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga.

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All Levels with Candy Eddinger – 5:30-6:45pm.

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Power Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Energetic range of flowing movement; appropriate for everyone. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-892-4085 or NutritionW.com.

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

Managing Reactions to Traumatic Stress – 6:30pm. Educate self and significant others on the effects of PTSD. Clinic, support group follow workshop. Free. Dr. Savannah JG or Margie Wesley, 6074 E. Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-883-5463.

wednesday Daily Zen Meditation Group – 6:30-8am. 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.

Yoga in Japanese with Mina Chong – Noon-1pm. $8 per class. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-503-9351.

Dojo Chattanooga – Adult Kenpo 1-2pm; Youth Kenpo 4:30-5:30pm; Fitness Kickboxing 5:30-6pm; Warrior Fit 6-6:30pm; Adult Kenpo 6:30-7:30pm; Wing Chun 7:30-8:30pm. Beginners welcome. 323 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-267-0855.

Fundamentals with Rachel Kaufman – 5:306:45pm. Develop a solid foundation in yoga with basic postures, proper alignment, breathing techniques and relaxation. No yoga experience needed.

Regular class rates apply. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpringYoga. com or 423-266-3539.

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

Community Class with Rachel – 7-8pm. Group yoga is practiced at varying levels of challenge to help students feel energized and centered. Not recommended for special needs students. Special drop-in price $7. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St. Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpringYoga.com or 423-266-3539.

Daily Zen Meditation Group –8-9pm. 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.

thursday Daily Zen Meditation Group – 6:30-8am. 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.

Dojo Chattanooga – Warrior Fit 12:30-1pm; Wing Chun 1-2pm; Youth Kenpo 4:30-5:30pm; Fitness Kickboxing 5:30-6pm; Warrior Fit 6-6:30pm; Wing Chun 6:30-7:30pm; Adult Kenpo 7:30-8:30pm. Beginners welcome. 323 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga.

Info: 423-267-0855.

Walk-In Acupuncture Sessions – 1-6pm. See Monday listing for details. Margie J. Wesley, LAc, Nutrition World Wellness Center, 6245 Vance Rd. Ste. 4, Chattanooga. Info: 423-596-9024 or FourSeasonsAcupuncture.com.

50+ Yoga with Anita Gaddy – 2-3:15pm. Userfriendly yoga for those 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.

Seasonal produce, eggs, meats, body products, coffee, crafts, baked goods, dog treats, boiled peanuts, plants, flowers, all from local farms. New location: front lot of Pruett’s Signal Mountain Market. Info: signalfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

Zumba Fitness classes with Ana Oritz – 4:305:30pm. 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: 423-3264331 or alexana_23@yahoo.com.

Yin with Tammy – 5:30-7pm. Long, quiet postures designed to access the body’s connective tissue.

Adaptable and suitable for all levels. Regular class rates apply. ClearSpring Yoga, 105 N. Market St., Chattanooga. Info: ClearSpringYoga.com or 423266-3539.

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

trapped emotions. Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga. Info: 423-355-9205 or EmoFree.com.

saturday Daily Zen Meditation Group – 6:30-8am. 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.

Qigong Level 1 – 9am. With Clare Mills. Montgomery Room inside Center on Main, 320 E. Main St., Chattanooga. Info: 423-643-1980.

Dojo Chattanooga – Fencing 9:30-10:30am; Fitness Kickboxing 10:30-11am; Warrior Fit 1111:30am; Adult Kenpo 11:30am-12:30pm; Wing Chun 1-2pm. Beginners welcome. 323 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-267-0855.

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

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: 423-3264331 or alexana_23@yahoo.com.

Prenatal Yoga – Noon-1pm. Movement Arts Collective, 3813 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-401-8115 or MovementArtsCollective.com.

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Daily Zen Meditation Group – 8-9pm. 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 – One full-hour body massage for $25. The Massage Institute of Cleveland, 2321 N. Ocoee St., Cleveland. Info: 423-559-0380.

friday Daily Zen Meditation Group – 6:30-8am. 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.

Dojo Chattanooga – Fencing 4:30-5:30pm ; Wing Chun 5:30-6:30pm. Beginners welcome. 323 Cherokee Blvd., Chattanooga. Info: 423-267-0855.

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BRINGING MORE THAN HOMEWORK HOME

By Ryan Hogan It’s that time of year when we’re sending our kids back to school. Unfortunately, while schools are good places to learn they are great places to catch a disease. In fact, children’s Upper respiratory illnesses (URI’s) cause more doctor visits and missed school days than any other illness in the US. Luckily, there are a few things you can do at home to help reduce the chances of your child getting sick at school this year.

sanitizer before eating snacks, lunch and after using a shared computer mouse, pencil sharpener, water fountain or other community objects.

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HOW? Before we talk prevention, we need to know how infection spreads. Many childhood illnesses are caused by viruses and bacteria that are transferred from person to person. URI’s increase in fall and winter as we spend more time crowded indoors. All it takes is one sick child, going to school for the spread to begin. Small droplets from a child’s cough or sneeze travel through the air and land on surfaces like desks, doorknobs and people. These germs are easily spread when someone touches the contaminated object and then proceeds to touch their eyes, nose or mouth. Children’s immune systems are less mature than those of adults, so they’re more vulnerable to these germs. Washing your hands and your nasal passages and also keeping their hands away from their nose, eyes and mouth are the most preventative habits to form at a young age.

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Since the average American child has six to ten colds a year, using a xylitol nasal spray is a safe and effective way to promote better upper respiratory health, year round.

FINAL HEALTHY TIPS In addition to frequent hand-washing, teach your child some other school health basics: •

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WHAT CAN YOU DO? Our best defense is to stop cold germs where they breed.

Good hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent bacteria and viruses from spreading. Wash your hands after using the bathroom, blowing your nose, handling trash and prior to touching food to help eliminate germs. Soap and water should be used for 20 seconds (about as long as it takes to sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice). Using alcohol-based hand cleaners is also effective. Remind your child to use the

Even with all of these tips, your kids are bound to come down with something over the course of the school year. We all get sick at some point or another, forming healthier habits and maintaining a positive attitude is all we can do as parents.

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AIR PURIFICATION CONDITIONAIRE CO. INC. Chattanooga, TN 423-894-0612 Conditionaire.com

Taking care of your indoor comfort with central heating and cooling products. Central air conditioning, heat pumps, gas heating, geothermal, humidification, dehumidification, duct sealing, ventilation, programmable controls, ductless systems, air cleaning/purification, quality installation and service. See ad, page 17.

ANIMAL HEALTH CHATTANOOGA HOLISTIC ANIMAL INSTITUTE Colleen Smith, DVM, CVA 918 East Main St. Chattanooga, TN 37408 423-531-8899 ChaiHolisticVet@gmail.com ChattanoogaHolisticVet.com

Holistic veterinarian, certified veterinary acupuncturist, veterinary chiropractor integrating conventional and alternative therapies for cats and dogs.

Small animal nutrition consulting and food therapy. Equine acupuncture therapy.

Colon Therapy STILLPOINT HEALTH ASSOCIATES

June Carver Drennon 1312-B Hanover St. Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-756-2443

Dedicated to improving health through colonic irrigation, cellular detoxifying foot baths, massage and lymphatic therapy. Additional therapies available include individual and family counseling, and Emotional Freedom Technique. See ad, page 12.

Astrology LILAN LAISHLEY, PhD Center for Mindful Living 1212 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37404 423-503-5474 DrLilan@Laishley.com Laishley.com

Astrologer and counselor with extensive education and experience helps you gain greater self-understanding. Explore work, relationships, children, career and life purpose. Appointments for birth chart, chart comparison, current cycles, counseling, classes and mentoring.

Counseling/ Psychotherapy ASALA CENTER

Lauryn and Diana Peterson, certified Constructive Living instructors Zanzibar Studio 600 Georgia Ave. Ste. B (downstairs) Chattanooga, TN 37402 423-653-4478 Constructive.LivingTN@gmail.com AsalaCenter.com AsalaCenter.blogspot.com

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement

Constructive Living is a practical lifeway based on Japanese therapies Morita and Naikan. Constructive Living instruction utilizes realistic and mindful tools and exercises to help the student make changes in his or her daily life.

FULL CIRCLE MEDICAL CENTER Charles C. Adams, MD 4085 Cloud Springs Rd. Ringgold, GA 30736 706-861-7377 DrPrevent.com

For over a decade, Full Circle Medical Center has continued to help men and women get their youth back by balancing hormones naturally with bioidentical hormones. See ad, page 8.

Education CHEO (COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH EDUCATION ORGANIZATION) 4CHEO.org

Nonprofit CHEO educates the public about holistic health practices. Free meeting third Sunday each month, 2-4 pm.

Website includes meeting information, practitioner member directory, event calendar, information on membership and print directory.

JO MILLS PET GROOMING

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.

Chiropractic INSPIRE CHIROPRACTIC

Rebecca Klein, DC Joseph Klein, DC, Activator Certified, Webster-certified 400 E. Main Ste. 140 B Chattanooga, TN 37408 423-834-7125 InspireChiro.com At Inspire Chiropractic our purpose is about living. We’re on a mission to serve, inspire and educate families to take action in their health through chiropractic care. Let our family take care of your family.

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LEARNINGRx 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. Ste. 780 Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-305-1599 LearningRx.com/chattanooga-east Facebook.com/chattlrx Twitter.com/learningrxchatt

LearningRx’s targeted brain-training works with children and adults to treat the cause of learning struggles, including AD/HD, dyslexia and other difficulties, by strengthening the skills that determine how well one learns, reads, remembers and thinks. See ad, page 13.

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Energy Healing and Animal Communication CLARITY QUEEN

Vicki Lewis Energy Healer and Certified Animal Communicator Chattanooga, TN 423-805-4028 vicki@clarityqueen.com ClarityQueen.com Feel stuck? Get clear, empowered and passionate in areas of life, career, health and business.

Deep inner-healing work that is fun and transformative. Animal communication sessions help you better understand and connect with your pets.

Health Foods and Nutrition GARY & TERESA JOHNSTON

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Ed Jones 6201 Lee Hwy. Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-892-4085 NutritionW.com

WELL KEMPT COTTAGE

Inspired residential services Julie Nelson Chattanooga, TN 423-443-2422 WellKemptCottage.com info@wellkemptcottage.com Well Kempt Cottage offers a variety of specialized services to create harmony and delight throughout your home: professional home organization; repurposing of aesthetics and décor to create flow; home staging; environmentally responsible, nontoxic cleaning.

Robert J. Gallien, DDS 4620 Hwy. 58 Chattanooga, TN 37416 423-208-9783 SmileChattanooga.com

Catering to patients’ personal needs with a whole-body approach. Dr. Gallien offers tests for sensitivities to commonly used dental materials and uses only biocompatible materials to restore beautiful, naturallooking teeth. Offering removal of mercury-silver fillings. See ad, page 29.

Homeopathy NUTRITION WORLD

ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE HOME SERVICES

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Located at Lee Highway and Vance Road, Nutrition World offers Chattanooga’s most complete selection of vitamins, herbs, proteins, weight-loss and joint-support products, athletic supplements, alkaline products and other natural health products. See ad, pages 22, 27 & 40.

THE FAMILY HERB SHOP Alison Campbell 6462 Hixson Pk. Ste. 101 Hixson, TN 37343 423-843-1760

Family owned and operated for the last 21 years, we provide a wide selection of vitamins, herbs, essential oils, weightloss products, Advocare and many other natural health products for the entire family. See ad, page 25.

TOOLS FOR HEALING, LLC

423-899-6288 CustomerService@ToolsForHealing.com ToolsForHealing.com Offering 500+ products including ozonators, far infrared, hand-crafted mountain herbs, organic body care, water and air purification, nutritional supplements, books, gift certificates and energy devices including parasite zappers and more. See ad, page 21.

Integrative Medicine FULL CIRCLE MEDICAL CENTER Charles C. Adams, MD 4085 Cloud Springs Rd. Ringgold, GA 30736 706-861-7377 DrPrevent.com

Work with a medical or naturopathic doctor or energy medicine technician to seek the root of your imbalance. Traditional and alternative medicine, BHRT, weight loss, detoxification, infrared ozone sauna, hyperbaric oxygen and advanced IV therapies. See ad, page 8.

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

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 23.

Martial Arts DOJO CHATTANOOGA

Trevor Haines 323 Cherokee Blvd.

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.

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

Reflexology THERAPEUTIC REFLEXOLOGY

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 23.

Kenda Komula 207 Woodland Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37402 423-400-9175

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.

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Massage school MASSAGE INSTITUTE OF CLEVELAND 4009 Keith St. Ste. 207 Cleveland, TN 37311 423-559-0380

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

No-interest payment plans.

VA-approved. Discount massage clinic open to public.

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One of Chattanooga’s best trainers, Mackie Pierre of MAXX Fitness, is accepting new clients. See how one-onone attention, total focus, results-based training can make a difference in your life. All ages, abilities. Free consultations. 423-645-0935.

Nutrition World 6201 Lee Hwy. Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-892-4085

Eileen Meagher, Certified Spring Forest Qigong Instructor and Master Healer, offers coursework and individual energy sessions. Trained with Master Chunyi Lin and has worked on close to 1,000 individuals. Info or appointments: 423-267-8306 or corville10@ gmail.com.

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Customized therapeutic massage relieves stress, decreases anxiety, increases energy, promotes healthier lifestyle. Long-term effects can include increased circulation, improved flexibility and stronger immunity.

Our professional massage therapists will work with you to customize your session. See ad, page 9.

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MARGARET E. DEXTER, PhD, SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR, REIKI TEACHER Reiki Chattanooga 1175 Pineville Rd. #124 Chattanooga, TN 423-266-6006 MargaretDexter.com

Margaret teaches all levels of Reiki, offers private Reiki sessions, Akashic Record Soul Readings and more. Forthcoming book Waking up on a Strange Planet: A Lightworker’s Guide to Planet Earth.

Calendar or website for details.

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

MASSAGE ENVY SPA – FRAZIER/ NORTHSHORE

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Relaxing massages, all-organic facials, Pedispa pedicures and complimentary drinks.

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STILLPOINT HEALTH ASSOCIATES June Carver Drennon 1312-B Hanover St. Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-756-2443

Dedicated to improving health through thermography, colonic irrigation, cellular detoxifying foot baths, massage and lymphatic therapy. Additional therapies available include individual and family counseling, and Emotional Freedom Technique. See ad, page 12.

Yoga CLEARSPRING YOGA

105 N. Market St. Chattanooga, TN 37405 423-266-3539 ClearSpringYoga.com Chattanooga’s original studio since 1999, offering a range of classes seven days a week for all ages and abilities. Small class size, personalized attention, beginner-friendly. Come be a part of this vibrant yoga community. See ad, page 14.

MOVEMENT ARTS COLLECTIVE Stacey L. Nolan, MEd Tara Phillips, MSW, MEd 3813 Dayton Blvd.

Red Bank, TN 37415 423-401-8115 MovementArtsCollective.com

The Movement Arts Collective is a studio for dance and yoga offering classes and specialty workshops in belly dance, yoga, prenatal dance, creative movement for children, Zen meditation, and other movement and wellness arts topics.

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