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CHOOSING LOVE
Diet: You can improve your heart health with a healthy diet plan. Eating a hearthealthy diet includes including a plethora of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. These high-fiber foods help to remove all excess bad cholesterol from the body. When choosing meats and dairy products, opt for low-fat options. Finally, limit the amount of fatty foods and red meat you consume. In addition to this, avoid foods and drinks high in sugar. Following a cholesterol-reducing diet plan can also aid in weight loss.
Exercise: Exercise is good for the heart. When you perform aerobic exercises, your heart pumps faster and harder, which gives it a workout. In addition to this, exercise increases your respiration rate, which provides the heart with more oxygen. To safeguard your heart and prevent heart disease, get at least 30 minutes of exercise daily.
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Avoid Tobacco Products: Cigarettes and secondhand smoke can increase the risk of heart disease. If you smoke, stop smoking. If you do not smoke, avoid being around others who smoke.
Following these recommendations to decrease your blood pressure and cholesterol level helps improve your heart health. In addition to these tips listed above, ensuring you get enough omega-3 fatty acids through diet and supplementation can help improve cholesterol levels, decrease blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease. Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids include salmon, trout and tuna.
Taking care of your heart through healthy lifestyle modification lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels. When you have a healthy heart, your risk of having a stroke or heart attack or developing cardiovascular disease is reduced.
Alex Leon, M.D., is a board-certified family physician, specializing in integrative functional medicine at the Rose Wellness Center, in Oakton, VA. See ad, page 9. He will be offering a free webinar on heart health at 7 p.m. on February 12. To register, visit Cholesterol InCheck.eventbrite.com. See ad, page 25. For more information, visit RoseWellness.com.
CHOOSING LOVE How to Cope With Fearful Times
It’s hard to make sense of some of the troubling things we see on TV and read about in the news. Our kids ask us, “Why are these things happening?” It’s an important question and it all comes down to two competing feelings: fear versus love. When we see disturbing images such as school shootings or political opponents attacking one another, it cultivates anxiety, which is epidemic in our society. When left untreated, it can lead to negative outcomes including substance abuse, depression, suicide and violence. Often, we look to those in perceived power to solve these issues. Perhaps what we haven’t considered is that these are not political issues; rather, they are issues of the heart and only we can solve them.
So we continue to see pain and suffering played out before us. We feel powerless and this feeds our unease. Our personal safety is a priority and external safety measures sometimes fail. If we don’t feel safe, nothing else matters. There is a solution. The opposite of anxiety and fear is love. When we examine the trajectory of most societal ills, there is often an arc of loneliness, depression, isolation and often abuse. From a young age, we can learn to choose love as a thoughtful response to any situation. When we do this, we take back our personal power. We become part of the solution to the issues we see, and science tells us that others will do the same. There is a formula for choosing love. It starts with courage. My son Jesse was a 6-year-old boy who stood up to the shooter that came into his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School and saved nine of his classmates’ lives before losing his own. We all have that courage within us: the courage to be kind, to speak our truth, to do the right thing.
We can only have one thought at a time, so we can shift our thinking by replacing a negative thought with a grateful one. Forgiving helps us to take back our personal power and is a gift we give ourselves. It is the foundation of healthy relationships that lead to greater happiness and connection in our lives. Compassion in action helps us step outside our own busyness, distraction and even pain to help others.
When we do this, we’re choosing love and helping to create a safer, more peaceful and loving world. When we model the practice of these character values as a thoughtful response for our children, they grow up to do the same. Scarlett Lewis is the founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure every child has access to social and emotional education and support. Connect with her at Info@JesseLewisChooseLove.org. by Scarlett Lewis
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Material Woman Gallery Talk – 1-3pm. With the artists of Material Woman. The artists in Material Woman share an interest in exploration and transformation of everyday materials, some historically associated with feminine hands and some newly provocative and gender-free. Join us in hearing from these women and their inspirations for their works. Free. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. Info: 202- 483-8600 or SmithCenter.org. MONDAY, FEBURARY 3 Laughter Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Please join us for a playful and fun practice that has been proven to reduce stress and strengthen the immune system. The session ends with a silent meditation. Free. Arlington Central Library auditorium, 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA. Info: Arlington LaughterYoga@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Caregiver Workshop: Self-Forgiveness and Guilt – 6:30-8pm. With Erin Price, LGSW, and Samantha Evans. A workshop for caregivers of a loved one at any stage of cancer treatment. We will incorporate writing and creativity to process the topics of self-forgiveness and guilt. Free. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 New Year’s Reset: Learn How to Flip the Switch on Metabolism and Shred Fat and Weight – 11:45am. Online live webinar introducing our new easy to follow online program with personalization. Learn what can shut down the metabolism and what can rev it up to shred fat and weight. Free. Regenasyst Wellness and Health, online webinar, link provided with registration. Info: TreatYourselfToHealth.com/Orientation-Seminar. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Stress and Hormones: Learn What Stress is, How Much is Good and How Stress Affects Health – 6:15pm. Learn what stress is and how much is good. Learn how stress affects health. Regenasyst Wellness, online webinar, register to receive the link. Info: TreatYourselfToHealth.com/ Orientation-Seminar. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Tami and Friends Concert Series – 7-9pm. With Smith Center’s Artist in Residence Manager, Tamara Wellons and featuring Kinard Cherry. Please join us for a new concert series at the gallery hosted by our very own Tamara Wellons, artist-in-residence manager at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts and Washington, D.C.-based vocal artist. Each quarter, Wellons will host a series of different accompanying artists and musicians. The first series will debut on Valentine’s Day as we celebrate love with the smooth rhythms of Wellons and her husband, Cherry. $15. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Feel Good Foods in February – 10am-2pm. With Chef Laura Pole. 30-minute healthy living consultations for members of the Smith Center community who may be unable to access medical integrative services in a clinical setting due to cost limitations. By appointment only. $25 (suggested donation). Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Healing Haiku Workshop – 7-8:30pm. With international prize-winning Haiku poet, Rick Black. Take some of your most cherished and beloved memories and turn them into haiku or short poems to share with others. An experienced poet will help you along the way to make these poems memorable for you and others. $20 (suggested donation). Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Boost Your Immune System with Essential Oils 2pm. Essential oils can play a significant role in improving your overall health, learn how to support your body through the winter months. Neck, Back
and Beyond Healing Arts, 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA. Info: NeckBackAndBeyond.com. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Comedic Relief: Coping Through Comedy Workshop – 12-4:30pm. Six-week course through March 29. With Charity Sade. In this course, young adult cancer survivors will learn how to prepare, polish and perform a five-minute comedic storytelling piece or stand-up comedy set by working on timing, delivery, story structure and comedy writing. Patients/Survivors and Caregivers/Co-Survivors welcome. $50. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202- 483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
Rediscovering Your HeArt: Finding Joy and Creativity Through Expressive Writing – 2-4pm. Start the new year off with writing prompts and exercises to help you jumpstart creative projects that have languished, or simply to find ways to live a more expressive, joyful life. $250. Dragonfly Communications, LLC, I/O Spaces Silver Spring, 8222 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD. Register: Eventbrite.com/e/Rediscovering-you-HeartFinding-Joy-Creativity-Through-ExpressiveWriting-Tickets-78006576771.
Thermography Clinic for Breast Health Thermography is a painless, non-invasive and inexpensive breast scan approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for women of any age. February 23 and 24 • 1-3pm Neck, Back and Beyond Healing Arts 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA For more information or to book an appointment, call 703-865-5690. special event
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Movie Night – 7pm. I’ll Push You: A Camino Journey of 500 - Two Best Friends and One Wheel Chair. I’ll Push You is one of the most genuine testaments to friendship found onfilm, but its impact is augmented all the more when we see what happens with the other pilgrims on thetrail. Neck, Back and Beyond Healing Arts, 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA. Info: Neck BackAndBeyond.com.
Experiencing Our Touchstones Together: A Workshop with Helen Frederick Exploring the concept of site-specific space and working from a probe the instructor will provide, you will experiment withone element that can be repeated, expanded or interfaced with itself to plan a small artwork. With personally defined activities derived from objects that act as touchstones, you will take a role in exploring a sensorial or physical experience, as seen in the artworks ofMaterial Woman. Bring one or two objects with you that you feel represent a deep connection about you, a material that you respond to and may relate to your cultural roots.$15. Saturday, February 29 • 1-4pm Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org. special event
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MONDAY, MARCH 2 Laughter Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Please join us for a playful and fun practice that has been proven to reduce stress and strengthen the immune system. The session ends with a silent meditation. Free. Arlington Central Library auditorium, 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA. Info: ArlingtonLaughterYoga@ yahoo.com. THURSDAY, MARCH 5 New Year’s Reset: Learn How to Flip the Switch on Metabolism and Shred Fat and Weight –11:45am. Online live webinar introducing our new easy to follow online program with personalization. Learn what can shut down the metabolism and what can rev it up to shred fat and weight. Free. Regenasyst Wellness and Health, online webinar, link provided with registration. Info: TreatYourselfToHealth.com/ Orientation-Seminar. THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Sress and Hormones: Learn What Stress is, How Much is Good and How Stress Affects Health – 6:15pm. Learn what stress is and how much is good. Learn how stress affects health. Regenasyst Wellness, online webinar, register to receive the link. Info: TreatYourselfToHealth.com/ Orientation-Seminar SUNDAY, MARCH 22 Illuminate Frederick Maryland Local Arts and Wellness Festival – 10am-5pm. The finest local holistic wellness practitioners, products and amazing artisanstry sample sessions; find crystals, jewelry, essential oils, spa products, gifts and art. Free workshops. $5 online or $6 at the door and free for active/veteran military, emergency responders and children 16 and under. Illuminate Festivals, Clarion Inn Frederick Event Center, 5400 Holiday Dr, Frederick, MD. Info: 575-519-5883 or Connect@IlluminateFestivals.com.
NOTE: All Calendar events must be received via email by the 10th of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Email CalendarNADC@gmail.com for guidelines and to submit entries. No phone calls or faxes, please.
sunday
Sunday Morning Meditation Class –10:30am12:30pm. With Hugh Byrne. An oasis in a busy week, including 30-minute guided meditations, a 10-minute walking meditation and 30-minute discussion. A mini-retreat. Drop-ins welcome. The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info: Living-Mindfully.org.
Mindfulness in Recovery – 6:30-8pm. This group is open to new meditators and seasoned practitioners alike with a common interest in the intersection of Buddhist teachings and 12 Step recovery. All 12 Steppers are welcome and we ask that participants have at least 90 days of continuous recovery and a working relationship with a home 12 Step recovery group be established before attending your first meeting. This group is not a replacement for our individual 12 Step programs. The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info: Living-Mindfully.org.
monday
Early Morning Meditation –7:30-8:15am. A beautiful way to start your day, with a 30-minute meditation and optional 15-minute discussion following. Drop-ins welcome. A project of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW). The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info:Living-Mindfully.org.
Healing Circle for Moms with Cancer – 11am– 12:30pm. With Manju Nair. This ongoing healing circle will focus on the unique needs of mothers, with children of any age, who are living with cancer. No matter where you find yourself on your journey you will have a chance to be with others who share in your experience. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202- 483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
Mindfulness and Meditation – 12-12:45pm. With Erin Price, LGSW. Mindfulness skills can help combat stress, anxiety and uncertainty in everyday life. This series will explore various mindfulness skills and is open to all experience levels. Free. GW Cancer Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (1st floor in the Katzen Board Room). Info: 202- 483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
Healing Circle for People Living with Lymphedema – 2:30-4pm. With Danielle Ferris, MS, OTR/L, CLT, Maude Fish and Bonnie Vermillion. This ongoing healing circle will focus on the unique needs that people who are living with Lymphedema face. No matter where you find yourself on your journey you will have a chance to be with others who share in your experience. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
tuesday
Early Morning Meditation –7:30-8:15am. See Mon for details. The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info: Living-Mindfully.org.
wednesday
Early Morning Meditation –7:30-8:15am. See Mon for details. The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info: Living-Mindfully.org.
thursday
Early Morning Meditation –7:30-8:15am. See Mon for details. The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info: Living-Mindfully.org.
Naturopathic Consultations – 5-7pm. With Deirdre Orceyre, ND, MSOM, L.Ac. A 30-minute healthy living consultations for members of the Smith Center community who may be unable to access medical integrative services in a clinical setting due to cost limitations. By appointment only. $10-$40 (suggested donation, sliding scale). Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
Healing Circle for Young Adults with Metastatic Breast Cancer – 6-8pm. With Kimberly Parekh. We are a new demand-driven and patient-led in-person and online community support group for young women and men (diagnosed between the age of 18–45ish) with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in the DC, MD and VA area. Peerled and expert-led information on living with breast cancer. Free. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
friday
Early Morning Meditation –7:30-8:15am. See Mon for details. The Center for Mindful Living, 4708 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 200, NW, Tenleytown. Info: Living-Mindfully.org.
Healing Circle for Young Adults with Metastatic Breast Cancer – 6-8pm. See Thurs for details. Free. Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St, NW. Info: 202-483-8600 or SmithCenter.org.
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ACUPUNCTURE HOMA HASHIME, ND, M.AC., L.AC., DIPL. AC Rose Wellness Center 2944 Hunter Mill Rd, Ste 101, Oakton, VA 571-529-6699 • Info@RoseWellness.com RoseWellness.com
Homa Hashime is a licensed acupuncturist and naturopathic doctor. She obtained a master’s degree in acupuncture from Tai Sophia Institute and her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University. She is also an A d v a n c e d D e t o x i f i c a t i o n Specialist in auricular acupuncture for addiction and strion. She has experience treating various acute and chronic conditions including stress, depression, anxiety, infertility, eating disorders, PTSK, menstrual problems, migraine headaches, and painful joints and muscular conditions using acupuncture, herbs, nutritional supplements, craniosacral therapy and cupping treatment. See ad, page 9.
BEDROOM FURNITURE
SAVVY REST NATURAL BEDROOM 258 Maple Ave East, Vienna, VA and 12242 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 703-255-7040 (VA) or 301-770-7040 (MD) Maddie@SavvyRest.com • SRNB.com
Savvy Rest Natural Bedroom is the premier retailer of Savvy Rest organic mattresses and bedding, a Virginia manufacturer and retailer of fine bedroom furniture. See ad, page 3.
CANCER SUPPORT NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEALTH ASSOCIATES 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 402, NW 202-237-7000 • NIHADC.com
If you are diagnosed with cancer, there are supportive treatments which may enhance the body’s ability to fight cancer and help the traditional cancer treatments work more effectively. Integrative, holistic medicine combines traditional and adjunctive complementary treatments to restore the patient to a better state of health and improve the quality of life. Whereas traditional medicine will focus on treating the tumor, the holistic approach is to focus on the patient and outcome.
CHIROPRACTOR DR. ALLAN TOMSON, DC Neck Back & Beyond Wellness Center 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA 703-865-5690 • NeckBackAndBeyond.com NeckBackAndBeyond@gmail.com
Dr. Allan Tomson, DC, director of Neck Back & Beyond Healing Arts in Fairfax, VA, with a satellite office in Manassas, VA. He is not your ordinary chiropractor with skills and experience in functional medicine, visceral manipulation, craniosacral therapy and Cayce protocols. See ad, page 9.
CLEANING MAID BRIGADE CAPITAL REGION 4813-A Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 800-515-6243 • MaidBrigade.com Marketing@Maid-Brigade.com
We are Green Clean Certified, so you can have peace of mind that your home will be healthier for you, your pets and the environment. See ad, page 7.
CONSULTING
JESSICA CLAIRE HANEY CONSULTING 571-358-8645 • JessicaClaireHaney.com Jessica@MindfulHealthyLife.com
Writing, editing, marketing/ digital media support and strategy consulting for holistic-minded businesses and organizations from experienced local writer, blogger and event organizer Jessica Claire Haney.
CORPORATE WELLNESS
MARIANNE SCIPPA Neck Back & Beyond Wellness Center 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA 703-865-5690 • NeckBackAndBeyond.com ScippaAssociates.com
We design interactive sessions for you and your staff to better understand the physical, mental and emotional costs of many common work management habits. Individual or team coaching for ongoing leadership, management and health development support to create the peak performance habits you need. See ad, page 9.
DENTAL EXCELLENCE INTEGRATIVE CENTER Dr. Sheri Salartash, DDS, FAGD, FICOI, FAAP Certified Holistic Mouth Doctor 3116 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 703-745-5496 • DentalExcellenceVA.com
Dr. Salartash offers comprehensive integrative care for the mouth, including general and preventative family dentistry, cosmetic smile design and implants, orthodontics and clear aligners, Chao Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation Therapy, mercury-safe removal, TMJ, sleep apnea and snoring treatment. From her green office, using sustainable practices and materials, Dr. Salartash treats both adults and children. See ad, page 3.
ESSENTIAL OILS
PAM SNYDER Neck Back & Beyond Wellness Center 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA NeckBackAndBeyond@gmail.com 703-865-5690 • NeckBackAndBeyond.com Let us help you integrate the healing power of essential oils into your home and personal care routines. We offer free ongoing classes each month. Individual and group consultations are available by appointment. See ad, page 9.
HEALTH COACHING NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEALTH ASSOCIATES 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 402, NW 202-237-7000 NICADC.com/Health-Programs/ Rejuvenation-Detoxification.html
Rejuvenation & Detoxification program provides guidance to restore balance and health with lifestyle tips on diet, hydration, digestion and internal cleansing and detoxification with integrative at-home and spa strategies.
HOLISTIC NUTRITION
ELIZABETH MCMILLAN, MS, CNS Rose Wellness Center 571-529-6699 • RoseWellness.com
Elizabeth McMillan is a boardcertified clinical nutritionist specializing in functional nutrition. She believes in finding the root cause of aliments and creating a personalized dietary plan to restore optimal wellness. Elizabeth specializes in diabetes, food sensitivities, gastrointestinal health, autoimmunity and metabolic syndrome issues. Call today to see how she can help. See ad, page 9.
MICHAEL LISS Rose Wellness Center 571-529-6699 • RoseWellness.com
Michael Liss is a Doctor of Classical Homeopathy and an integrative health practitioner. He specializes in using homeopathy to help you find relief from various emotional and physical health problems including addictions, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, allergies, asthma, childhood ailments, migraines, hair and skin disorders, immune deficiencies and sinus disorders. See ad, page 9.
HYPNOSIS
FREE YOURSELF HYPNOSIS Michelle DeStefano 301-744-0200 • FreeYourselfHypnosis.com FreeYourselfHypnosis@gmail.com
Life strategies and techniques to rewrite the software of your mind and change the printout of your life—become stress-free, stop smoking, manage pain or lose weight. We work with PSTD, birthing, peak performance, PSYCH-K, Graphology, meditation and qigong. See ad, page 7.
HYPNOTHERAPIST
DIANNE RHODES HYPNOTHERAPY AND DREAM INTERPRETER Neck Back & Beyond Wellness Center 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA NeckBackAndBeyond@gmail.com 703-865-5690 • NeckBackAndBeyond.com Dianne Rhodes is a NGH-Certified Hypnotherapy Practitioner and a Certified Projective Dreamworker. For five years, she has been using a client-centered approach to help people make positive behavior changes utilizing the powerful tool of hypnotherapy. She guides people to overcome issues such as: overweight, fears/anxiety, stress, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, sadness/depression and lack of confidence, fear of public speaking, nail biting, poor academic/sports performance and clutter/hoarding . See ad, page 9.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SUSHMA HIRANI, MD Rose Wellness Center• 571-529-6699 2944 Hunter Mill Rd, Ste 101, Oakton, VA Info@RoseWellness.com RoseWellness.com Dr. Sushma Hirani uses an integrative approach to wellness, utilizing conventional medicine and evidencebased complementary therapies. She strives to treat the whole person and emphasizes nutrition, preventive care and lifestyle changes. She specializes in the treatment of chronic issues such as hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, menopause and women’s health issues. Patients love her compassionate care and personalized attention. See ad, page 9.
INDIGO INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CLINIC The Waterfront Center 1010 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 660, NW 202-298-9131 • IndigoHealthClinic.com Facebook.com/IndigoHealthClinic Twitter.com/IzzyIndigo
Are you living with a health problem which you aren’t sure how to handle? Give yourself the opportunity to de scribe your symptoms in detail, how those symptoms make you feel and how having them affects your life. With proper diagnosis and treatment you can be restored to vibrant health.
ALEX LEON, MD Integrative Family Physician Rose Wellness Center 2944 Hunter Mill Rd, Ste 101, Oakton, VA 571-529-6699 • RoseWellness.com
Dr. Alex Leon is a board-certified family physician specializing in integrative functional medicine to help restore and maintain your wellbeing. He has a special interest in men’s health care, chronic pain syndromes including musculoskeletal problems, fibromyalgia, bioidentical hormone replacement for men and women, chronic conditions including hypothyroidism, gastrointestinal disorders and allergic disorders. He treats kids too. See ad, page 9.
NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEALTH ASSOCIATES 5225 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 402, NW 202-237-7000 • NIHADC.com
The professional health team at NIHA is comprised of holistic medical physicians, biological dentists, naturopaths, a chiropractor and health professionals highly skilled in acupuncture, nutrition and other healing therapies.
ROSE WELLNESS CENTER 2944 Hunter Mill Rd, Ste 101, Oakton, VA 571-529-6699 • RoseWellness.com Info@RoseWellness.com
Suffering from chronic pain, fatigue, allergies, stress? Whatever your health challenges, Rose Wellness Center can help you get on the path to real wellness. We help identify hormone, metabolic, digestive, nutritional and food sensitivity issues to get to the root cause of your health problems, where true healing begins. Our services include digestive and women’s health programs, hormone balancing, acupuncture, Lyme treatment, homeopathy and thyroid management. See ad, page 9.
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE HOLISTIC HEALING NATUROPATHIC 1331 H St. NW, Ste 200, D.C. 717-728-4546 • DrSalotto.com
D r. T i m S a l o t t o o f f e r s naturopathic treatment for all your medical conditions, treating the cause and not just the symptoms. See ad, page 7.
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100% USDA-certified organic all grown at our farm in southcentral Pennsylvania. Join for our weekly produce deliveries t hroug h a C ommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership. See ad, page 11.
POLARITY THERAPY
NECK BACK & BEYOND WELLNESS CENTER Janice M Johnson 10195 Main St, Ste D, Fairfax, VA NeckBackAndBeyond@gmail.com NeckBackAndBeyond.com • 703-865-5690 Allow me to join you in creating your own individualized treatment program, which provides a safe and supportive experience for your healing process, with Polarity Therapy and Swiss Bionic Solutions MRS 2000 (Magnetic Resonance Stimulation) pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF). See ad, page 9.
STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION
ROSE WELLNESS CENTER 2944 Hunter Mill Rd, Ste 101, Oakton, VA 571-529-6699 • RoseWellness.com
Rose Wellness Center for Integrative Medicine offers Thermography or Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI). This non-invasive diagnostic technique creates thermal images that are analyzed for abnormalities and early signs of disease. Thermal imaging is painless, non-invasive, does not involve any compression and emits no radiation. Call today to setup your scan. See ad, page 9.
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