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14 SIX WAYS TO EAT SAFE 14 The Latest Facts about Organics, Pesticides, Seeds, and More

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Today, as usual, I’m working in my home office—an added-on room with windows on three sides—and rejoicing in the beautiful weather and the views of the farm where I live. My two horses (pasture ornaments these days) are grazing contentedly, and a summer thunderstorm is rolling in.

About a year ago, I noticed a beautiful hunting bird—a pair of them—swooping and soaring along the distant back fenceline. The bird had a wingspan like an eagle, a short white head like a hawk or an owl, and a graceful swallowtail that it used for steering. Ever the Google wonk, I learned it was a Swallow-Tailed Kite.

I have enjoyed watching their adventures during all these months, and have gratefully watched their population grow.

However, this week has brought a tremendous gift: for the first time, I’ve been able to see them up close. They have started swooping past my office windows!

With light undersides, they are even more beautiful close up. The bird’s duality is amazing: the body, coloring, and, for all I know, the temperament (they mainly eat bugs), resembles a dove, yet they wear the cloak of a large hunting bird.

Earlier this afternoon, at least 18 of them were here, taking turns perching in a nearby tree and then swooping into their soaring ballet. Dozens of times, one or two of them flew inches from my window—and with each experience of them just 10 feet away, I felt a joyful thrill of goose-bumps from the top of my head down to my toes. Just breathtaking.

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ne risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, may be sugary drinks.

Analysis of data collected on 42,883 men in the “Health Professionals FollowUp Study,” published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, linked a daily 12-ounce serving of a sugarsweetened drink to a 19 percent increase in the relative risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with higher levels of unhealthy triglycerides and C-reactive protein (a byproduct of inflammation), and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, the “good” cholesterol.

Senior study author Frank B. Hu, Ph.D., a physician and professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, cautions that diet sodas are not a good alternative. “Some studies have found a relationship between diet soda and metabolic disease,” he notes.

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ome favorite summer fruits, including peaches, plums, and nectarines, can help ward off metabolic syndrome, a collection of conditions including high blood sugar levels and excess fat around the waist that can lead to serious health issues such as stroke, heart disease, and diabetes. A study by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, presented at the American Chemical Society’s 2012 National Meeting & Exposition, reported that pitted fruits contain bioactive compounds that can potentially fight the syndrome.

According to food scientist Luis CisnerosZevallos, Ph.D., “The phenolic compounds in the fruits have anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic properties … and may also reduce the oxidation of the bad cholesterol, or LDL, which is associated with cardiovascular disease.”

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he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new food pyramid, MyPlate (ChooseMyPlate.gov), is based on its 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, aimed at helping people make better food choices. Fruits and vegetables should comprise half our “plate,” and dark green veggies are the USDA’s top choice of nutrients. Kale leads the list of helpful leafy greens for many reasons.

Like its cousins in the Brassica family—broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and collards—kale is a lowcalorie, nutrient-dense powerhouse of antioxidants, including vitamins A and C. Per calorie, kale contains more iron than beef and more calcium than milk, and it is better absorbed by the body than most dairy products. A single serving (about one cup, chopped) provides 5 percent of the recommended daily intake of fiber, plus two grams of protein. The versatile veggie—it is tasty steamed, braised, or baked—is also a rich source of both omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids.

Best of all, kale is a “green” green, high on the sustainability scale. Growing one pound of kale uses about 23 gallons of water; raising a pound of beef necessitates more than 2,400.

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t is peak season for iced tea, but this warm-weather favorite might not be the ideal choice to counter dehydration. Iced tea made from black tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that lead to the formation of kidney stones, a common disorder of the urinary tract that affects about 10 percent of the U.S. population.

“For people who have a tendency to form the most common type of kidney stones, iced tea is one of the worst things to drink,” reports Dr. John Milner, an assistant professor with the Department of Urology at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. While all black tea contains oxalate, dieticians note that people tend to imbibe more of it when it’s on ice than when it’s hot.

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A Bevy of Berry Benefits

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electable strawberries serve up some sweet health benefits. Studying the effects of strawberries on cardiovascular health, heart disease, and diabetes, scientists at the University of Warwick, UK, discovered that extracts from the fruit activate a protein called Nrf2, which increases antioxidant and other protective measures in the body and helps decrease blood lipids and cholesterol that can lead to cardiovascular problems. The scientists plan to continue their research in order to identify the most healthful varieties of strawberries, how they are best served or processed, and the amount to eat for optimum benefits. IMPORTANT: Buy organically grown strawberries.

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n the United States, healthcareacquired infections (HAI) result in 100,000 deaths annually and add an estimated $45 billion to healthcare costs. Common HAI microbes that often contaminate items within hospital rooms include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).

Few strategies have been clinically proven to reduce the spread of these infections, but copper’s antimicrobial properties are promising.

According to a recent study published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, placement of copper-alloy-surfaced bed rails, tables, IV poles and nurse’s call buttons in intensive care unit hospital rooms reduced the number of HAIs in patients by more than half.

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f Mother Nature chose an ideal sports drink for light to medium exercise, it might be coconut water, the clear liquid found most abundantly inside young, green coconuts. That’s the conclusion reached by Indiana University Southeast lecturer Chhandashri Bhattacharya, Ph.D., in presenting his research to the American Chemical Society.

“Coconut water is a natural drink that has everything your average sports drink has and more,” says Bhattacharya.

“It has five times more potassium than Gatorade or Powerade. Whenever you get cramps in your muscles, potassium will help you get rid of them.”

A 12-ounce serving of coconut water may also help balance the typical American diet, which is too low in potassium and too high in sodium derived from excess salt; individuals consuming such diets tend to have twice the risk of death from heart disease and a 50 percent higher risk of death from all diseaserelated causes. Coconut water is also high in healthful antioxidants.

Plasticizer Undermines Heart Cell Functioning

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he chemical DEHP, a phthalate used widely in household plastics, may change how rat heart cells use energy, according to a new study by George Washington University, in the District of Columbia. By shifting heart cells to depend on fatty acids as an energy source more than usual, DEHP may ultimately increase the long-term risk of heart attack and heart failure.

The findings raise concerns about similar effects of plasticizers in humans.

Earlier work from the same research team reported that DEHP causes irregular rhythms in cultured heart cells. DEHP is frequently used for medical blood bags and tubing and is found in foods packaged in plastics, especially fatty foods such as milk products, oils, and fish or seafood.

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utraSweet, a formerly Monsantoowned company, has developed a new version of Aspartame, called Neotame. It’s 3,000 times sweeter than table sugar and about 30 times sweeter than Aspartame. Not yet available directly to the public, Neotame is used to sweeten commercially processed foods, but is not required to be listed on package labels. Neotame is more stable at higher temperatures than Aspartame, so it’s approved for use in a wider array of food products, including baked goods. The only sure-fire way to avoid ingesting it is to buy certified organic products.

One of the byproducts created when our bodies break down these sweeteners is formaldehyde, which is extremely toxic even in tiny doses. In the U.S. National Library of Medicine, which contains more than 11 million medical citations, Neotame research fails to include any double-blind scientific studies on toxicity in humans or animals.

Nutrition expert Dr. Joseph Mercola notes that individuals experiencing side effects from Aspartame or Neotame can file a report with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at Tinyurl.com/FDASafetyReports.

ish living in lakes tainted with metals are losing their sense of smell, prompting worries about dwindling populations, because when dissolved metals contact fish nostrils, their neurons shut down to protect the brain. Fish use their sense of smell to navigate murky waters, find mates and food, and avoid predators.

The effect of metals has been linked to impaired reproduction and growth, but this secondary, “covert toxic” effect is described by Keith Tierney, a University of Alberta assistant professor: “If you can’t smell food or avoid predators, you’re more likely to die.”

The good news from Canadian researchers, as reported in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environment Safety, is that such harm to fish can be reversed. When study co-author Greg Pyle, a professor at Alberta’s University of Lethbridge, and his research team relocated yellow perch from Ontario lakes contaminated with mercury, nickel, copper, iron, and manganese to a cleaner lake, the fish regained their sense of smell within 24 hours.

Most of the contaminated lakes involved have a metallic mix. Copper is high on the list of suspects; its agricultural and manufacturing use has more than doubled in the United States over the past three decades, according to the Copper Development Association.

anocellulose, a material derived from tree fiber and some grain stalks, could now potentially be sourced from blue-green algae in sufficient quantities to cost-efficiently create ultra-thin media displays, lightweight body armor, a onepound boat that carries up to 1,000 pounds of cargo, and a wide range of other products. R. Malcolm Brown, Jr., Ph.D., a biology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his team’s findings at an American Chemical Society conference as a major step toward “one of the most important discoveries in plant biology.”

Brown’s method uses genes from the family of bacteria that produces vinegar and secretes nanocellulose. The genetically altered algae, known as cyanobacteria, are entirely self-sustaining. They produce their own food from sunlight and water and absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, offering a natural way to reduce this major greenhouse gas.

Brown says bacterial nanocellulose can be used to create ballistic glass, aerospace materials or even wound dressings, because it retains its stiffness and strength even when submerged in liquid. Its most obvious application would be in paper, cardboard and display industries.

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2012 report from the National Resources Defense Council notes that just 3 percent of uneaten food in the United States is composted, and landfill scraps account for 23 percent of all methane gas emissions.

Composting, the process of decomposing organic matter into a nutrient-rich material, is an easy way to turn food scraps, lawn clippings, garden trimmings and other waste into natural garden fertilizer. Its relatively loose composition allows nutrients to pass into the soil quickly, and the practice reduces discards to landfills.

Compost material is not limited to what’s left on a plate after dining. Expand contents to include peels, cores and husks from fruits and vegetables generated during meal preparation, egg and nut shells, tea leaves and coffee grounds, bread, crackers, and pet food. Fruit and vegetable seeds won’t decompose in cold conditions, however.

Now, plates and cups made of sugarcane or corn, plus oil- and plant-based packaging, can also be added to the list. Pending legislation in California would allow products meeting certain criteria to bear “compostable” or “biodegradable” claims on packaging.

Manufacturers of compost bins are responding to increased consumer interest with convenient options.

In addition to traditional plastic or metal containers and wood-sided bins, new high-quality, enclosed, compost tumblers offer quicker processing time, protection from animals and less odor. Advanced models include automatic, electric, indoor composters. (See more at EarthEasy.com/grow_compost.html.)

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Six Ways to Eat Safe

The Latest Facts about Organics, Pesticides, Seeds and More

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ot fun in the summertime begins with fresh, sweet, and savory seasonal flavors brought to life in al fresco gatherings with family and friends. As the popularity of farmers’ markets and home gardening surges, it’s time to feast on the tastiest produce, picked ripe from America’s farms and gardens for peak flavor and nutrition.

Similar to raising a sun umbrella, learning where food comes from and how it’s produced provides the best protection against getting burned. Here’s the latest on some of the season’s hottest food issues to help families stay safe and well nourished.

Local Organic Reigns Supreme

Diana Dyer, a registered dietitian and garlic farmer near Ann Arbor, Michigan, observes, “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy local, and that’s kind of the same thing.”

Purchasing local foods whenever possible has many merits, including shaking the farmer’s hand, asking about farming

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methods, and developing sincere relationships. Buying local also supports the local economy and contributes to food security.

Yet “local” alone does not necessarily mean better.

Even small farmers may use harmful pesticides or feed their livestock genetically modified or engineered (GM, GMO or GE) feed. That’s one reason why the smartest food choice is organic, with local organic being the gold standard.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic certification label ensures that strict national organic standards—prohibiting the use of antibiotics, hormones and GM feed and ingredients—have been met. Plus, organically raised livestock must have access to the outdoors and ample time on pastures, naturally resulting in milk and meat with higher levels of health-protecting omega-3 fatty acids.

Still, organic naysayers abound. For example, many negative headlines were generated by a recent Stanford University study that questioned whether or not organic foods are safer or more healthful than conventional. Few news outlets relayed the researchers’ actual conclusions—that organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria; children on organic diets have significantly lower levels of pesticide metabolites, or breakdown products, in their urine; organic milk may contain significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids; and organic produce contains higher levels of health-protecting antioxidants.

Jim Riddle, former organic outreach coordinator at the University of Minnesota, in Lamberton, explains that organic farming methods are based on building and improving the soil, promoting biodiversity, and protecting natural resources, regardless of the size of the farm. Healthier ecosystems, higher quality soil, and clean water will produce healthier plants, which in turn support healthier animals and humans on a healthier planet.

Pesticide Problems and Solutions

Children are most vulnerable to the effects of pesticides and other environmental toxins, because of their smaller size and rapid physical development. Last December, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement that asserted, “Beyond acute poisoning, the influences of low-level pesticide exposures on child health are of increasing concern.” The organization links pesticide exposure to higher risk for brain tumors, leukemia, attention deficit disorders, autism, and reduction in IQ.

Because weeds naturally develop resistance to the herbicides designed to kill them, Dow AgroSciences has genetically engineered seeds to produce crops that can withstand spraying with both the systemic herbicide glyphosate (Roundup), and 2,4-D, one of the active ingredients in Agent Orange, used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. The

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latter is commonly applied to lawns and wheat-producing agricultural land, even though research reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives links exposure to 2,4-D to birth defects and increased cancer risk. Dow AgroSciences’ new GE seeds await regulatory approval.

Eric Mader, program director at the Portland, Oregonbased Xerces Society for the conservation of invertebrates and pollinator protection, warns that broad-spectrum pesticides kill beneficial insects along with those considered pests.

Mader recommends increasing the number of beneficial insects, which feed on pests, by planting a greater diversity of native plants on farms and in home gardens.

Demand for GMO Labeling

Despite California’s narrow defeat of Proposition 37, which would have required statewide labeling of products containing GMOs, advocates at the Environmental Working Group and the Just Label It campaign are pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nationwide GMO labeling. Responding to consumer demand, Whole Foods Market recently announced that it will require GMO labeling in all of its U.S. and Canadian stores by 2018.

Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert’s powerful new documentary, GMO OMG, should give the movement a major push, as

Get Your Non-GMOs Here Reading labels is always a good practice. We can also rely on trusted sources to help us sort out suspect products from the natural whole foods that we know are good for us. Here’s a short list of websites and associated apps to help make food shopping a bit easier. n CenterForFoodSafety.org; Tinyurl.com/getCenter

ForFoodSafetyapp n Fooducate.com; Tinyurl.com/getFooducateGMOapp n NonGMOProject.org; Tinyurl.com/getNonGMO

Projectapp n NonGMOShoppingGuide.com; Tinyurl.com/get

ShopNoGMOapp n Also take action at Buycott.com: Tinyurl.com/get

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well. The 2013 film explores the danger in corporate patenting of seeds and the unknown health and environmental risks of engineered food. Seifert says, “I have a responsibility to my children to hand on to them a world that is not poisoned irreparably.” As for the promise that GMOs are required to “feed the world,” he believes it’s a lie, noting that it’s better to “feed the world well.”

Seed Freedom and Food Choice

Roger Doiron, founder and director of Kitchen Gardeners International, headquartered in Scarborough, Maine, celebrates Food Independence Day each July Fourth.

Doiron believes that growing, harvesting, cooking, and preserving food is both liberating and rewarding, and patriotic.

More than 25,000 individuals from 100 countries belong to his nonprofit network that focuses on re-localizing the world’s food supply. Food freedom starts with seeds.

Saving and trading heirloom, non-hybrid, non-GMO seeds is becoming as easy as checking out a library book.

Several libraries across the country are serving as seed banks, where patrons check out seeds, grow crops, save seeds, and then donate some back to their local library.

Liana Hoodes, director of the National Organic Coalition, in Pine Bush, New York, is a fan of her local Hudson Valley Seed Library. The library adheres to Indian Physicist Vandana Shiva’s Declaration of Seed Freedom and makes sure all seed sources are not related to, owned by, or affiliated with biotech or pharmaceutical corporations. In addition to preserving heirloom and open-pollinated varieties, each seed packet is designed by a local artist.

Finicky about Fish

Grilled fish makes a lean, heart-healthy, low-calorie summer meal. Some fish, however, may contain chemicals that pose health risks, especially for pregnant or nursing women and children. For example, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury, which is toxic to a baby’s developing nervous system. Both the EPA and local state health departments post consumption advisories that recommend limiting or avoiding certain species of fish caught in specific locations.

For several decades, Captain Anne Mosness, a wildsalmon fisherwoman, operated commercial fishing boats in

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Washington waters and from Copper River to Bristol Bay, Alaska. She worries about the threat of pollution from industrial aquaculture, plus the effects of genetically engineered salmon on wild fish populations, coastal economies, and ecosystems.

Mosness explains that AquAdvantage Salmon, a product of AquaBounty Technologies, was created “by inserting a growth hormone gene from Pacific Chinook and a promoter gene from an eel-like fish called ocean pout into Atlantic salmon.”

She questions the FDA approval process and failure to address unanswered questions about the risks of introducing “novel” animals into the food supply, as well as related food allergies and greater use of antibiotics in weaker fish populations. “The salmon farming industry already uses more antibiotics per weight than any other animal production,” comments Mosness.

The FDA’s official public comment period on GMO salmon closed in April, but consumers can still voice concerns to their legislators while demanding and applauding national GMO labeling. GMO fish may be on our dinner plates by the end of the year, but with labels, consumers gain the freedom to make informed choices.

Consumers can also ask retailers not to sell GMO fish.

Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Whole Foods have all committed to not selling GMO seafood.

Antibiotic Resistance

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotics are one of the greatest public health achievements of the past 100 years.

However, one of the most critical public health and economic issues we currently face is the loss of these drugs’ effectiveness, due in large part to their misuse and overuse in industrial agriculture.

Dr. David Wallinga, senior advisor in science, food, and health at the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, says that about 80 percent of all antibiotics are given to farm animals for two reasons: to prevent illness associated with living in crowded, stressful, and often unsanitary conditions; and to promote “feed efficiency,” or weight gain. However, bacteria naturally mutate to develop resistance to antibiotics when exposed to doses that are insufficient to kill them.

Wallinga points out that antibiotic-resistant infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), cost our nation at least $20 billion annually and steal tens of thousands of American lives each year. Most recently, hard-to-treat urinary tract infections (UTI), were traced to antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria in chickens.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria exist in our environment, but are more likely to be found in conventionally, rather than organically, raised meat and poultry, which by law must be raised without antibiotics.

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Consumers beware: the word “natural” on food labels does not provide the same protection. The good news is that according to Consumers Union research, raising meat and poultry without antibiotics can be accomplished at minimal cost to the consumer—about five cents extra per pound for pork and less than a penny per pound extra for chicken.

Melinda Hemmelgarn, aka the “Food Sleuth”, is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host at KOPN. org, in Columbia, MO (FoodSleuth@gmail.com). She advocates for organic farmers at Enduring-Image.blogspot.com.

Food Supply News Sources Antibiotic Resistance n Healthy Food Action: HealthyFoodAction.org n Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: iatp.org n Keep Antibiotics Working: KeepAntibioticsWorking.com n Meat Without Drugs: MeatWithoutDrugs.org n Not in My Food: Tinyurl.com/NotInMyFoodNoAntibiotics Fish Food Safety n Center for Food Safety: CenterForFoodSafety.org n Food and Water Watch: FoodAndWaterWatch.org n Food Sleuth Radio interview with fisherwoman, Anne Mosness: Tinyurl.com/FoodSleuthRadioAnneMosness GMOs n GMO Food Labeling: JustLabelIt.org n GMO OMG: GMOFilm.com Local/Organic n Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy and Affordable Food, by Jasia Steinmetz: TableOfTheEarth.com/eat-local-simple-steps n Organic Farming Research Foundation: ofrf.org Pesticides n Safe Lawns: SafeLawns.org n Xerces Society: Xerces.org/mission Seed Freedom and Food Choice n Kitchen Gardeners International: kgi.org n National Center for Home Food Preservation: nchfp.uga.edu n Seed Libraries: NewDream.org and Tinyurl.com/StartLocalSeedLibrary n Seed Matters: Tinyurl.com/SeedMattersCommunityProject

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Pet Food Perils Lurking GMOs May Hurt Our Pets

by Dr. Michael W. Fox

incorporate material from antibioticresistant genes, engineered into patented GM foods crops to identify them, it could have serious health implications, according to Jeffrey M. Smith in his book, Genetic Roulette, and Terje Traavik and Jack Heinemann, co-authors of Genetic Engineering and Omitted Health Research.

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ike a canary in a coal mine, dogs serve as sentinels, drawing our attention to health hazards in our shared home environment and in the products and byproducts of the food industry.

Multiple Health Issues

In the mid-1990s, as genetically engineered or modified (GE, GM or GMO) corn and soy were becoming increasingly prominent ingredients in both pet food products and feed for farm animals, the number of dogs reported suffering from a specific cluster of health problems increased.

It also became evident from discussion among veterinarians and dog owners that such health problems occurred more often among dogs eating pet food that included GM crops than those consuming food produced from conventional crops.

The conditions most cited included allergies, asthma, atopic (severe) dermatitis and other skin problems, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, recurrent diarrhea, vomiting and indigestion, plus abnormalities in liver, pancreas, and immune system functions. People often reported failed treatments and harmful side effects to prescribed remedies (e.g. steroids), as well as problems with various manu-

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factured prescription diets after their attending veterinarians diagnosed their animals with these conditions.

According to a 2011 study in the journal Cell Research, in engineering crops like corn and soybean, novel proteins are created that can assault the immune system and cause allergies and illnesses, especially in the offspring of mothers fed GMO foods.

Diminished nutrient content is a concurrent issue.

“The results of most of the few independent studies conducted with GM foods indicate that they may cause hepatic, pancreatic, renal and reproductive effects and may alter hematological, biochemical and immunologic parameters,”concluded Artemis Dona and Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis, of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at the University of Athens Medical School, in their 2009 study on the effect of GM foods on animals.

Such problems are caused partly by the inherent genetic instability of GM plants, which can result in spontaneous and unpredictable mutations (Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews). DNA in GM foods is altered by the genetic engineering process; it can be incorporated by gut bacteria and may alter their behavior and ecology in the digestive tract.

Likewise, when digestive bacteria

Look for pet foods that are free of GM corn and soy, and/or organically certified. Pet food manufacturers that use U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified organic ingredients—and especially those that don’t use corn, soy, canola, cotton byproducts (oil and cake) or sugar beet, which are more commonly genetically engineered, or imported rice, which can have GM strains—can legitimately claim “No GMO Ingredients” on their packaging.

Information, plus tips on avoiding hidden GMO ingredients, is available at NonGMOShoppingGuide.com.

Many websites also provide recipes for home-prepared diets for companion animals, including DogCatHome PreparedDiet.com.

Let responsible pet food manufacturers know of consumers’ concerns and heed Hippocrates’ advice to let our food be our medicine and our medicine be our food.

Enlightened citizen action is an integral part of the necessary revolution in natural agriculture aimed at promoting more ecologically sound, sustainable, and humane farming practices, a healthier environment, and more healthful, wholesome, and affordable food for us and our canine companions.

Michael Fox, author of Healing Animals & the Vision of One Health, is a veterinarian with doctoral degrees in medicine and animal behavior. Find GMO-free pet food brands and learn more at DrFoxVet.com.

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Relishing Raw Food Supermodel Carol Alt on How Eating Raw Keeps Her Vibrant

by Beth Bader

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How has your relationship with food changed over the years, and what role has raw food played?

I grew up like other kids on Long Island. Mom cooked spaghetti and macaroni and cheese. Dad would sometimes grill a piece of meat until it was dead a second time. On weekends, we ate pizza or Chinese takeout. I never realized broccoli was green, because overcooking turned it gray.

One day, I got sent home from a job because they said I was not in “swimsuit condition.” A friend recommended a physician that specialized in raw food diets, which was the first I’d heard of it.

So I tried a raw diet, cold turkey, and felt better immediately. Today I eat raw food as an anti-aging agent and natural medicine that makes me healthier; it’s also a filler that makes me less hungry. My holistic lifestyle no longer includes any over-thecounter drugs.

These days, my system runs efficiently, like an electric golf cart.

When I need to go, I go. When I need to stop and sleep, I sleep. The body can work phenomenally well if we just let it.

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arol Alt, 52, characterizes the latest stage of her 30-plus-year career as a “perfect storm of busy,” including the launch of her latest book, Easy Sexy Raw; and her roles in Woody Allen’s film, To Rome with Love, and the HBO documentary, About Face, exploring the relationship between physical appearance and the business of beauty.

For the past year, she’s been overseeing the U.S. launch of her skin care line, Raw Essentials.

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“Raw” seems like an easy diet to prepare, but some of

the methods can take time and special equipment. What’s a simple starting point?

Using a blender, you can make everything from soup to dessert. Start with things like guacamole, salsa, and soups. You can use a pot and hot water (up to 115 degrees) to warm kelp noodles to add to a blended soup. You can make a mousse from raw chocolate and avocado.

Also begin to think of a dehydrator as a crock-pot that works while you’re away. It’s a simple option once you are in the habit of using it.

Of course, you’ll want to make all kinds of fresh salads.

How do you maintain your raw food plan when you are eating out or in social settings?

I look for foods that I know will be raw. If I have any doubts, I ask the chef. If there’s any question, I just don’t eat it.

There’s a bit of discipline in this.

You have to eat on a schedule and make sure you are getting the food you need. I might lunch even if I am not hungry, especially when I know I’ll be dining out later. It’s important to make sure you are not feeling deprived and hungry; otherwise you may find yourself craving things like the bread on the table.

Do you ever miss cooked foods and sometimes indulge?

My diet is 75 to 95 percent raw.

When you eat raw foods, you feel so much better that you don’t want to eat anything else. My one indulgence is munching on popcorn when my favorite sports team plays.

Do you have any final advice on exploring a raw diet?

Relax and have fun trying different things. If you cheat, it’s okay. If you feel deprived in any way, go eat.

Above all, enjoy the adventure.

Beth Bader is the co-author of The Cleaner Plate Club and blogs at CleanerPlateClub.com.

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Health Rules Crazy, Sexy, Savvy, Yummy

by Judith Fertig

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n summer, when many fruits, herbs, and vegetables are at their peak, it makes sense to harness their power for the family’s benefit. “Some people flock to plant-empowered living for better health, others because of their spiritual beliefs, to support animal welfare, respect the environment, or best of all, because it tastes great,” says wellness activist Kris Carr, a documentary filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author, and the educational force behind KrisCarr.com.

Carr joined the wellness revolution after being diagnosed with a rare disease. It proved to be the incentive she needed to change her eating habits and find renewed power and energy. Her new book, Crazy Sexy Kitchen, with recipes

by Chef Chad Sarno, celebrates the colors, flavors, and powers of plants that nourish us at the cellular level.

Her main tenets include a focus on:

Reducing inflammation. Inflammation is caused by what we eat, drink, smoke, think (stress), live in (environment), or don’t do (lack of exercise). At the cellular level, it can lead to allergies, arthritis, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, digestive disorders, and cancer, according to Victoria Drake, Ph.D., of

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the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, who culled the latest research (LPI.OregonState.edu/infocenter/ inflammation.html).

Creating an acid/alkaline balance. “Tilting the pH scale in the alkaline direction is easy with a diet filled with mineral-rich plant foods,” says Carr. It also means minimizing meat, dairy, sugar, eggs, commercially processed foods, coffee, and alcohol.

Drinking produce. Green juices and green smoothies are ideal. “They are the most important part of my personal daily practice, one that I will never abandon,” Carr notes.

Carr and her husband, Brian Fassett, whom she met when he edited her documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, share the juice- and smoothie-making responsibilities. “We make enough to have two 12-ounce servings of green drinks a day. Our recipes are often guided by what’s available in the fridge,” she advises. The secret is a three-to-one ratio of three green veggies for every piece of fruit.

Kale reigns in their home. The dark leafy superfood is especially suited for smoothies, salads and sautés. They like kale’s generous helping of vitamin K for maintaining strong bones.

Carr’s Crazy Sexy Kale Salad is dressed with vinaigrette that includes flax oil, which she notes is high in omega-3s to promote healthy brain function. It’s also a well-known anti-inflammatory food. “Make sure to buy cold-pressed, organic flax oil in a dark bottle and store it in the fridge,” she advises, “because light and heat may turn the oil rancid. I like Barlean’s brand, but there are many other quality flax oils available. Since it is sensitive to heat, I use it mostly in salad dressings and smoothies.”

Carr maintains that, “By decreasing the amount of acidic inflammatory foods while increasing the amount of healthy and alkaline plant foods, you flood your body with vitamins, minerals, cancer-fighting phytochemicals, antioxidants, and fiber.” This supports the body in maintaining and repairing itself. She further points out, “Once your body repairs, it can renew. That’s big-healer medicine. You might as well get a business card that reads: self-care shaman.”

Award-winning cookbook author Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle. blogspot.com.

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Vaccinations

Is There a Correlation Between Vaccinations and Infant Mortality Rates?

by James E. Lemire, M.D.

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accinations. This seems to be a controversial topic these days with many strong opinions on both sides. What do you think?

Let’s look at some of the data.

Please take a few minutes to review the article at http://thinktwice. com/HET_study.pdf. Statistics indicate that the U.S. is 34th in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) with 6.22 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (Table 1 of the article).

A literature review was conducted to determine the immunization schedules for the U.S. and all 33 nations with better IMRs than the U.S. The total number of vaccine doses specified for infants younger than one was then determined for each country (Table 2). All of the 33 countries with better infant (younger than the age of one year) mortality administer fewer vaccinations.

A vaccine dose is an exact amount of medicine or drug to be administered. The number of doses a child receives should not be confused with the number of vaccines or injections given. For example, DTP is given as a single injection but contains three separate vaccines (for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) totaling three doses’ worth of toxicity.

Vaccines contain a combination of at least 39 different toxic additives, preservatives, and cell types introduced during the manufacturing

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process. These vaccine contaminants have included bovine (cow), avian (chicken), and monkey viruses and bacteria such as streptococcus in the DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) vaccine [Pediatrics, Vol. 75, No. 2, Feb 1985] and Serratia marcesens in the influenza vaccines [2004 influenza season].

For example, DTP, a common vaccine given to most newborns, is produced using formaldehyde, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, polysorbate 80, and gelatin. In some cases, thimerosal (mercury) is still used. The polio vaccine is produced using three types of polio virus and can contain formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), sucrose (table sugar), neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B, and VERO cells (a continuous line of monkey kidney cells).

It is important to consider an infant’s developing filtering system for eliminating toxins. For example, aluminum is eliminated from the body primarily through the kidneys. Infant kidney function (glomerular filtration rate) is low at birth and does not reach full capacity until one to two years of age [Simmer, K. Aluminium in Infancy. In: Zatta PF, Alfrey AC. (Eds) Aluminium Toxicity in Infants’ Health and Disease. 1997, World Scientific Publishing]. The cumulative effect of these toxins, particularly the heavy

metals, is hotly debated.

The current schedule of recommended vaccines is so crowded that doctors give babies several shots during a single office visit—up to eight vaccines all at one time.

Parents—and doctors—often overlook the fact that vaccines are drugs. How often do we, as adults, take that many drugs at the same time?

Would we be more surprised if we did or did not have an adverse reaction?

In 1985, the schedule was as follows: 18 vaccines by 6 months, 33 vaccines by 5 years.

Let’s fast forward to 2010: 51 vaccines in 15 shots by 6 months (some are combined into one shot), 77 vaccines in 23 shots by school (95 vaccines if the child also had been getting the flu shot, which is three-inone). And 20 more are added with the adolescent group of vaccines.

Besides the increasing Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S., the incidence of autism is increasing as well. In 1983, the autism rate was reported to be one in 10,000. In 2008, the incidence of autism was reported to be 1 in 88 (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ schedules/past.html). Today, according to a national survey of parents, it is said to be 1 in 50.

The decision to vaccinate or not is important and complex. Parents must take on the responsibility to seek enough information to make an educated, informed decision.

Dr. Mayer Eisenstein (http:// homefirst.com/) has practiced medicine, delivered babies, and provided families with preventive healthcare services for over 35 years.

His book, Don’t Vaccinate Before You Educate, is an honest guide to childhood shots for concerned parents.

With Dr. Eisenstein’s help, it is now possible to make informed vaccine decisions.

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Armed with as much information as possible, parents then can make the choice in consultation with their own health-care providers. If choosing to vaccinate, they can consider waiting until after the child reaches the age of two, to allow the brain enough time build up defenses. They can also ask to separate the vaccines per dose.

Another suggestion is to build the immune system before, during, and after the event using good quality Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, fish oil, and homeopathics.

In an article, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny writes, “We’ve all been taught that germs are bad and they are lurking around every corner, waiting to invade defenseless humans. Doctors and the media talk about swine flu as though getting the flu is an inevitable catastrophe unless, of course, we are injected with the life-saving flu shot.

We go to great lengths to combat these potential invaders: frequent handwashing, learning to cough in our sleeves, and grimacing at the thought of eating a morsel retrieved from the floor. Is all this necessary? Or is there a different view?”

Pasteur’s mechanistic idea of disease—finding the right cure (drug) for each germ—was the seed of the pharmaceutical empire. Nonetheless, it is unfortunate that Pasteur’s premise was accepted as complete to the exclusion of all others.

The frailty of the immune system is a medical myth. We need a better understanding of the relationship between humans and microbes to live in optimal health.

The immune system is the complex interaction among white blood cells, antibodies, hormones, proteins, enzymes, and inflammatory molecules called cytokines. All act in silent synchrony to maintain health.

The body is exposed to billions of

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microbes on the skin, in the mouth, in the digestive tract, and on everything we touch. Microbes that coexist with humans are called symbionts— organisms we have a beneficial relationship with, and are considered to be part of, our normal flora.

The immune system can easily recognize non-symbionts and effectively eliminates them. This process occurs thousands of times per day with little fanfare. However, it is not the “invasion” by external microbes that leads to symptoms known as an infection; it is the compromise of the immune system due to the contamination of the terrain that allows this to occur.

Health is about the condition of the body called the “terrain,” or its “soil,” and only when the immune system’s soil is disrupted and contaminated can pathogens propagate.

Supporting the body through this elimination process with homeopathy, herbs, and Chinese medicine—instead of suppressing the symptoms with Western medicine’s tools—may be a key to long-term health and longevity.

Dr. Lemire has delivered more than 500 babies during his 37 years of practicing. Even though he no longer delivers, he still sees newborns and children in the practice. Lemire Clinic does not administer childhood vaccines. For more information call Lemire Clinic, 352-291-9459, or visit www.lemireclinic.com. The clinic’s Open House takes place the first Monday of every month at 6pm to meet the doctor along with patient education/information.

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in & Tonic

by Melody Murphy

If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d Have Baked a Cake

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own 76 cookbooks. Until recently, if you’d asked me if I collect anything, I’d have said no. But then I went looking for a recipe, which led me on a scavenger hunt from room to room, which led me to take inventory, which led me to understand that I do, indeed, collect cookbooks. I read them recreationally, the way many people settle in with a nice paperback on a rainy day.

There are cookbooks in every room of this house. I don’t keep them in the bathroom, because that’s just weird. (Also, there’s no space.) But I do read in the tub, so occasionally there’s a cookbook among the towels in the linen cabinet.

In the spare room, a stack of Bon Appétit cookbooks elevates my computer monitor, and my beloved, crayon-scrawled Mickey Mouse Cookbook is tucked among favorite childhood books. I’d tried to keep it in the kitchen with most of the other cookbooks, but it felt out of place and asked to be put back among the fairytales, where it feels more at home.

My parents gave it to me for my fifth birthday, which was many moons ago, but I still yearn for Wonderland Pancakes with a side of Sherwood Forest Scrambled Eggs. Could you resist that breakfast? I couldn’t. There’s

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also a children’s cookbook of my mother’s, in all its baby-boomer glory.

Pigtails and pinafores! Tea Party Cake and Fancy Party Lemonade With Maraschino Ice Cubes! Yes!

In the living room, a pile of Southern Living cookbooks is on the hearth, plus a fantastically illustrated 1956 Chiquita Banana’s Recipe Book, which I pilfered from my grandmother’s kitchen. I have no desire to make a banana-salmon salad with mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish, but on the cover, Chiquita, who is a banana, is dressed as Carmen Miranda, and the table of contents is tricked out on the flounces of her skirt. The inside is sprinkled with colorful cartoons of Chiquita in a chef’s hat, leading a chorus of fruit in song, extolling the nutritional merits of herself. Listen, I can’t resist that. It’s too wonderfully weird.

In the dining room, Betty Crocker shares a bookshelf with Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde. I used to try to maintain some sort of order, but I’m running out of space and now a book just goes wherever there’s room for it.

In the kitchen, cookbooks overflow two shelves. The Joy of Cooking supports my greatgrandmother’s recipe box, which still smells like her kitchen. (Sage, onion,

and thyme: I finally decoded that scent while making soup a few winters ago.)

Some are extremely specific, dedicated to devilled eggs (my specialty), grilled cheese sandwiches, cheesecake, chocolate, or cooking with vodka. Chiquita Banana really belongs among the Extreme Specifics, but she hasn’t sambaed her way to the kitchen yet.

Some are literary: The Pat Conroy Cookbook, the Gone with the Wind Cookbook, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Cross Creek Cookery, and Fried Green Tomatoes author Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook, from which I adapted my recipe for the best red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting you ever put in your mouth. I love the memoir-with-recipes genre. If you find an author who writes charmingly and humorously about her life, then throws you a good recipe at chapter’s end, that’s gold.

There are some gloriously literary titles: Julia Reed’s Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns, and Other Southern Specialties, which is on my nightstand, and Being Dead Is No Excuse, outlining a proper after-funeral spread.

Who could resist those? I couldn’t.

The last birthday gift my father gave me was a pair of cookbooks, from which I baked two pecan pies for his memorial-service potluck. It seemed like the right thing to do. Death is no reason people shouldn’t eat well; I have a cookbook that says so.

Then there are the vintage volumes: a 1932 General Foods cookbook and a 1958 Good Housekeeping’s Party Pie Book (grape pie! Prune pie! A whole chapter on chiffon pies!) snagged from my grandmother’s notorious dining-room closet, and a fabulously retro citrus cookbook I swiped from my mother’s pantry. It looks to be from her 1960s newlywed collection and features

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elaborate recipes (Blossoming Orange Flambe, anyone?) from swanky hotel restaurants that no longer exist. This is why I can’t organize: does the last go under Retro or Extreme Specifics?

The great irony is that I rarely use a recipe to cook. I see a recipe as a sketch, not a blueprint. So why do I read cookbooks? For the same reason people read fashion magazines: for inspiration. To get ideas. I particularly like the strange recipes in vintage cookbooks because they make you think differently and help you get creative. I’m not saying I intend to make banana-ham rolls with cheese sauce for my next dinner party—but just the same, if you hear samba music coming from the turntable, you should put on your fruit-basket party hat and get your game face on.

Melody Murphy is a native Floridan and writer living in Ocala.

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The Blessing of Weeds Weeds attract useful critters

It’s true! Have you ever struggled to plant a nice butterfly garden, filling it with lovely flowers, and then noticed that the weedy lot across the street is also filled with butterflies? From shepherd’s needle to clover to thistles, weeds are a veritable Drive-Thru (FlyThru?) restaurant for wildlife.

Leaving patches of weeds is a great way to bring in moths, bees, butterflies, ladybugs, fireflies and other wonderful garden visitors. Some, like passion vine, host the larvae of lovely butterflies. Others, like honeysuckle, feed wandering hummingbirds.

Still others provide places for good predators such as preying mantises or lacewings to lay their eggs.

Most yards are basically wastelands of inedible grass and a few toxic shrubs. If you want life to visit, make a place for it—weeds are that place!

the terrain, there’s almost always a weed that wants to pop in and fix the damage to the earth’s skin; and that’s really what the soil is: a thin layer of skin over a living planet. Just as your body scabs and stitches itself back together when you get scraped, the earth does the same thing. Weeds are soil Band-Aids!

Did you know the ground has what’s called a “seed bank?” It’s true.

Seeds fall into the soil constantly, spread by wind, animals and sometimes even their own propulsion systems. Many of those weeds lie in wait for decades until the right combination of events (such as a pair of truck tires) wakes them from their slumber. They pop up, grow, drop leaves and seeds, and die.

Other weeds, like clover, also have a relationship with soil bacteria that allows them to add new nitrogen to the soil. Weeds will grow and die, over and over again, fixing the ground, and allowing fertility to return until other longer-lived species like shrubs and trees can provide a more permanent cover. Now that’s amazing and hard to top … except with salad dressing, which leads me to the next section.

Weeds repair the soil

One time I had a few water oaks removed from my backyard. The man who did so used his truck and a line to pull them in the right direction as they fell. When he did that, he left two long, sandy ruts in the grass from his back tires. A few weeks later, as I was wandering the backyard, I noticed that those streaks had filled in with green, and it wasn’t the green of grass. In the bare soil, previously hidden clover seeds had germinated and repaired the gashes.

This happens everywhere! Ever see a rough construction site or some road repair work? They may have torn out grass—but grass isn’t always what pops up after they’re gone. Instead, pioneers such as thistle, pigweed, mullein and other tough characters appear, as if by magic. The topsoil might have been stripped, and the ground might be rocky—but no matter how rough

Many weeds are edible

Salad dressing? Oh yeah! Plenty of people know that dandelions are edible, yet there aren’t many of those around here. One plant I mentioned earlier—the “shepherd’s needle,” also known as “Spanish needle” or, most accurately, Bidens alba, makes a very good cooked green. I sauté them in lard, then add a few home-raised chicken eggs. Add garlic, salt, black pepper, paprika and basil, and yum.

Good stuff.

Another delicious weed is the smilax, also known as “greenbriers” or just “brambles.” At various times throughout the year, the vines put out tender new growth. These shoots are easy to break off, and they’re well worth the effort. Smilax shoots are dead ringers for asparagus and are superb when steamed or sautéed and served with butter and salt.

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ther than the weather, if there’s one thing we gardeners like to complain about, it’s weeds! There’s nothing like having to pull endless nutgrass tubers or getting pricked by a spiny amaranth to make you curse “The Curse.”

For some of you, “The Curse” might not be familiar—so here it is in Genesis 3, from the eloquent King James:

17 And unto Adam he (God) said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

So there it is. The ground was cursed, and it takes a lot of sweat to eat. Heck, in Florida it takes a lot of sweat to just stand around. If your takeaway was “don’t listen to your wife,” your focus is wrong. The idea is this: man defied God, and is paying for it, particularly in the realm of gardening.

Yet here’s the thing that gets me: the more I’ve learned about weeds, the more I’ve come to realize that weeds aren’t only a curse, they are also a blessing.

Yes, believe it or not. Today let’s take a quick look at three amazing ways in which weeds make our lives better.

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eat pigweed leaves as a green, drop Omega 3-rich purslane into salads, pick sweet wild blackberries and tart muscadines, pluck the tropical and delicious fruits off passion vines, and even dig and eat the roots of the inhospitable “tread-softly” plant (also known as spurge nettle). Obviously, you don’t want to go eating everything in the wild, because there are some plants that will harm you. Make sure you know what you’re doing first—and be cautious—but don’t be so cautious you rule out wild eats altogether. For a really good look at the many wild edibles in Florida, visit the Web site of prolific writer and forager Green Deane at www.EatTheWeeds.com.

Next time you start cursing The Curse, take a moment, look around at the bees and butterflies, look at the forest that’s grown on the fertility provided by many generations of fallen weeds, then pop a tasty bit of purslane in your mouth and thank God. He could’ve made things a whole lot worse!

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Biological Medicine

by Paula Koger, BSN, MA, DOM

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iological medicine is a fully integrated, scientific, grounded system which integrates the body’s interior ecological system (“terrain”). It is a system of healing the body from the inside out with no side effects.

Biological medicine recognizes that health is the natural state, and that health can be restored by resetting the body’s natural power to heal itself.

Our lives may be saved by taking antibiotics, yet we pay a price in longterm health by not addressing the needs of the body so it can take care of its own infections or, better yet, not develop them in the first place. We can take care of our own body by not making ourselves sick.

Recently, one of my patients received a $500-plus invoice for an MRI; it found nothing, and the money she spent on the MRI and the drugs did nothing to relieve her headaches.

She changed her diet and released the anger she had felt toward her exhusband. Today, she has no headaches.

We are learning how the health of the digestion affects brain memory and mood. She felt it firsthand.

Statistics tell us that the leading cause of death is heart disease, followed by cancer and then by medical treatment itself. I contend it is the choices we make or don’t make that kill us. We cause our own diseases. The good news is, we can do our part to prevent or treat them. Diet,

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toxins, and emotional balance are ours to regulate.

Perhaps you have heard it said, “Death begins in the colon.” We wear

Illustration: Artist’s concept of bacteriophage attacking infectious bacteria, preparing to inject its genetic material into the bacteria. out our digestive system and kill all the naturally occurring life forms. We give it too much incorrect food, alcohol, and both prescription and recreational drugs. These literally wear out and alter the environment of the GI tract. The undigested poorly chewed food causes acidification, feeds the pathogens, and clogs the cells and arteries. This leads to deterioration of cells, cancer, depression, fatigue, and a myriad of other diseases.

For many years I have used products by Gunther Enderlein (1872-1968), a German zoologist,

entomoligist, and later a manufacturer of natural antibiotics that are very effective at rebuilding diseased and infected bodies. His medicine introduces healthy organisms capable of upgrading or changing the structure of pathogens rather than killing them.

I have used them on infants and adults for 20 years; they are safe, nonallergic, and miraculous.

By introducing healthy organisms such as those developed by Enderlein’s approach, virulent organisms can be supported and upgraded to antivirulent quality. This process is called pleomorphism in microbiology.

This form of medicine uses the ability of healthy organisms to alter the structure of, and give a different form to, pathogens that might otherwise be very crippling to us.

To further explore the notion of pleomorphism, I will point out the work of Baruch Samuel Blumberg, M.D., Ph.D., who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in 1976 for his contributions in creating the Hepatitis B vaccine. Among other accomplishments, Blumberg described the complex mechanisms by which the Hepatitis B virus is able to survive, thrive, transmit, and replicate itself.

These mechanisms are so complex that the virus seems to have a plan, a strategy, tactics, and an intentional drive—characteristics of a conscious being.

We are used to believing we should kill all bugs because they are harmful. The truth is we have millions of bugs in us. It is not so much good or bad that matters. It’s balance of the terrain that allows us to have a health enhancing environment. When we make the changes and introduce the specific upgrading organisms needed to strengthen the quality of our biological internal culture, we can participate in and allow the digestive

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The mouth, nose, sinuses, throat, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract all possess mucus-producing tissue. The mucus layer has long been identified as providing protection against the outside world. A San Diego State University research team, led by biology post-doctoral fellow Jeremy Barr, has discovered that a previously unknown immune system is active on the surface of the mucus layer.

This immune system consists of a layer of bacteria-infecting viruses (bacteriophage) that actively attack and kill infectious bacteria as the viruses multiply.

Enderlein’s approach uses active cultures of organisms such as live penicillin strains. Balancing and alkalinizing the terrain with food and health promoting medicine can promote the regeneration and rebuilding of all cells from the inside out.

Bugs are smart. They have been here 3,000,000 years, mutating and changing. Our best long-term approach is to outsmart the bugs and introduce smarter bugs.

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Mantra Meditation and Stress Management

by David Wolf, Ph.D.

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tress can be healthy. A certain level of stress can inspire us towards meaningful and fulfilling achievements. Of course, stress can also be debilitating, lifedraining. Stress on a muscle can be strengthening. Stress without relief will injure the muscle.

It’s similar with many emotions.

A healthy twinge of guilt can move us to improve our character and behavior. That’s different from avoiding responsibility for the past, present, and future, through wallowing in guilt. Sadness, anger, and fear all have their place in a healthy emotional life. However, we can use them in ways that don’t genuinely serve us; for example, we might let fear get in the way of courageously living a life of inspiration, or utilize anger to manipulate, at the expense of intimacy and a culture of respect in our relationships. The key in determining the extent to which an emotion is lifeenriching, is the degree to which it brings us closer to self-realization, or distances us from it.

Jill Bormann has conducted research on mantra meditation with various populations including military veterans. She describes meditative time with a mantra as a “Jacuzzi for the mind. It’s something you can use to focus and calm yourself at a moment’s notice, … it doesn’t require money, and it’s non-toxic … a person just needs to make it a part of their lives.”

Dr. Bormann’s research has indicated

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significant reduction of stress for combat veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Dr. Neil Abell and I also studied the effects of mantra chanting on stress, depression, and other factors related to psychosocial functioning.

These studies revealed statistically meaningful reduction in stress for those who chanted genuine mantras, as compared with a control group and with a third group that chanted an invented mantra.

The word “mantra” indicates a sound vibration that liberates the mind from mundane entanglements.

Unhealthy anxiety, or stress, is very much connected with the mind’s enmeshment in the tedious drama of life, rather than being immersed in the adventure of self-realization that is the true life of the self. Probably it’s true that what we’ve accomplished is despite our worry and anxiety, not because of it. “Genuine mantra,” as defined in the Vedas, means sound vibration that is composed of names of the Divine.

Dr. Bormann’s studies incorporated mantras from diverse spiritual traditions. These mantras included Ave Maria and Ohm Shanti Rama. A mantra chanted in the studies conducted by Neil Abell and myself was the Maha Mantra, which consists of three words, arranged into a 16-word mantra. In the Vedas, an ancient wisdom tradition and the source of knowledge about yoga,

meditation, and mantras, the Maha Mantra is especially recommended for the current age. One reason for this is that, unlike other approaches to mantra-yoga, the Maha Mantra is not dependent on any particular rules or regulations related to breathing, inflection, or intonation. With the Maha Mantra, one simply chants and endeavors to focus the mind on the sound vibration. If the mind wanders, we notice that, and gently bring our mind back to the mantra. The 16-word Maha Mantra is “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.”

As researcher Jill Bormann says, mantra meditation is a free, nontoxic method for stress reduction. “A person just needs to make it a part of their lives.” Give it a go. Chant any authentic mantra and notice the effects, on your experience and intensity of stress, on the clarity of your consciousness, and on the quality of your self-realization. ©2013 David B. Wolf, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. David Wolf is the founder of Satvatove Institute (www.Satvatove. com), an international personal and organizational development company with headquarters in Alachua, Florida. The author of Relationships That Work: The Power of Conscious Living, he conducts transformative communication and personal growth seminars worldwide, as well as individual and group coaching. He has published books and articles in a variety of fields, and is the director of the Satvatove School of Transformative Coaching.

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rom freshly picked cherries to moonlit hikes, summer offers endless free gifts. Its lingering daylight reminds us to step outside, take a deep breath, and savor life’s simple joys.

“Summer is a time to enjoy the small things in life, which are often the sweetest,” counsels Janet Luhrs, author of The Simple Living Guide and founder of the online Simplicity School (SimplicityJourney.com). “Kids do this instinctively, like seeing who can throw a rock furthest into the water.

I’m happy just having a simple backyard dinner with friends, reading a book in a city park or paddling a canoe.”

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Feast on Earth’s bounty. Make the most of summer’s cornucopia of candysweet berries, rainbow-colored heirloom tomatoes, and other natural treats abounding at local farmers’ markets.

Get wet. Go skinny-dipping in a hidden creek, run through sprinklers in shorts or swimsuit, or round up the neighborhood kids for a trip to a local water park, lake, or public pool. Water games such as Marco Polo and underwater tea parties never grow old, even for grown-ups.

Commune with creatures. Who can resist the winking lightning bugs, flickering dragonflies, and songs of an evening insect chorus? Summer immerses us in nature. See how many animals can be spotted by eagle-eyed friends and family members during visits to area parks and preserves.

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Celebrate community. ‘Tis the season for free local festivals, picnic concerts, open-air movies, and state fairs. Invite a friend or make a Dutch treat of it, or organize an informal potlatch block party.

Take a day trip. Consider the healthy dose of activities that exist close to home. Delightful discoveries await the curious when traveling by local waterway, walking trail or bicycle path. Map a flexible route, allowing ample time for unexpected stops.

Try something new. Summer is a

chance to be adventurous. Step into a bright, pastel shirt or tropical sundress, and then revel in the compliments.

Move from an indoor exercise routine to a free yoga class in a shady park; test ride a standup paddleboard.

Look up. Summer skies offer more drama than daytime TV. Perch on the porch at sunrise, sunset, or while a thunderstorm rolls in. On a clear calm night, lie back on a blanket and trace constellations while watching for shooting stars and meteor showers.

Capture memories. Gather a pocketful of seashells, press wildflowers from special spots, make breadand-butter pickles from the garden, print favorite snapshots to spark happy summer memories any time of the year.

“Try not to plan more than one thing in a day this summer,” advises Luhrs. “Otherwise, you’ll end up cutting short activities to rush off to the next thing instead of enjoying what’s already in front of you.”

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Thrilling and unforgettable, one of the world’s bestloved musicals continues its legendary journey as this epic tale comes alive on the Ocala Civic Theatre stage. Set amid the storm of revolution, this story of devotion, sacrifice, and redemption is a timeless testament to the human spirit.

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Wednesday, July 3

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Saturday, July 6

Introduction to the Akashic Records with Andrea-Elenar, Certified Akashic Record Practitioner, Linda Howe Center for Akashic Studies. Introductory talk 11am-noon, free.

Personal Akashic Record Sessions 12-5pm, $35/half hour, $60/hour. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net.

July 6-7

Tuning Fork Healing Workshop (12 CEs for LMT’s/ C.E. Broker Approved), all welcome. Praji Sakata, BA, LMT; 10am-5pm both days; $175; Sacred Earth Center, Gainesville, 828-333-0888, www.ceformassage.com.

Wednesday, July 10

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Saturday, July 13

* Buddha Card Readings with Rev. Steve Henry. 125pm. $30/half hour, $50/hour. Call to sign up or walk in.

ALSO Crystal Child Meditation with Angela Ortiz, Reiki Master. 11-11:30am, $5/child. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-4548657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

* David Sandoval, author of The Green Foods Bible, renowned holistic nutritionist and health guru to the stars, will offer an afternoon of knowledge, motivation, and health/weight loss information. 1pm, Courtyard by Marriott, 3712 SW 38th Ave., Ocala. Please RSVP to Shaun, 352286-7444 (call or text) or email info@seriouslysuperfood. com.

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* Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class, 2-4:30pm. Includes meditation, lesson, practice. $25. Held at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Int’l Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge, www.ifsk.org, 407-673-9776.

July 13-14

The Royal Path 2-day yoga workshop (8am-6pm) for deepening your understanding of the lineage and tradition of Yoga Practices. This workshop counts toward Yoga Alliance registration as a 200-hour teacher in the Bliss Yoga Teacher Training Program and/or 20 CEU hours for professional Yoga Teachers. Bliss Yoga, Ocala, www.

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Sunday, July 14

* Rocks for Kids with Travis Hetsler. For kids of all ages.

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* Service, 11am. Returning guest musician Janet Rucker is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, piano, bass and banjo. She is a member of the five-woman band “Patchwork.” At 12:30pm the Sun-kirtan Experience will provide a vegetarian snack to be followed by their program of glorification of Divinity through sound and loving devotion. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

July 15-17

Auditions, “Les Miserables,” musical theatre production onstage at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-2274, www.OcalaCivicTheatre.com.

Wednesday, July 17

All-in-one-step total body cleanse. Antioxidant, antiaging, immune support, intestinal health, weight Loss. Free consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, 352-732-0718, www.

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Thursday, July 18

Group Coaching: “But” Reduction. 6-8pm. Call to reserve your spot. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

July 19-21

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Saturday, July 20

“We Are All Connected: Stones for the Sacral Chakra” Workshop with Sharron Britton. 2-4pm, $20. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

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Welcome to the desert sands of Agrabah… city of mystery and enchantment… home to sultans and sorcerers, Aladdin and Princess Jasmine and the Genie of the lamp. Jump on your flying carpet and join us for the stage version of the hit animated musical!

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Sunday, July 21 * Aumakhua-Ki™ Healing Level-1 Workshop, 10 am4pm, $50, Ocala; 352-239-9272; www.aumakhua-ki.com.

* Energy Explorations with Ojela Frank, 3-5pm, $15, Shine on Yoga, 619 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando. Must preregister: 352-239-9272, www.initiationhealing.com. * Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism with Mark Winwood of Chenrezig Project. Suitable for those interested in Buddhism as well as seasoned practitioners. Space limited, preregistration suggested. 10am-4pm. Bliss Yoga, Ocala; www.BlissYogaCFL.com for info and preregistration.

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Wednesday, July 24

Wellness consultation on Irritable Bowel Syndrome and 24-hour urinalysis for biochemical evidence of what foods your body is having a difficult time digesting and assimilating. Free consultation; call for appointment.

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Thursday, July 25

Hands On Natural Soap Making Class. 6-8pm. Call to reserve your spot. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Saturday, July 27

* Astrological Tarot Readings with Mary Alice Warren.

12-5pm. $50/half hour, $80/hour. Call to sign up or walk in. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net. * Colonics with Elba. By appointment, 9-5. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-2919459, www.LemireClinic.com * Ladies’ Play Day at Unity of Gainesville, 1:304:30pm. Before and after makeovers, raffles, music by Cathy DeWitt. $5 admission. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-332-7333, www.unityofgainesvillefla.org. * Monthly Reiki Share, 3-5pm. Reiki practitioners gather to share and strengthen skills with each other and the public. Hosted by Flowing Reiki Energy and Bliss Yoga, Ocala; www.BlissYogaCFL.com for more info. * Spiritual Study Group with Chandresh, 1:30-2:30pm.

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Signs and Symptoms Analysis. Any time any of the organs and system of the body are out of balance, there are signs and symptoms. Once identified, a specific-to-you treatment is possible. Free consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, 352-732-0718, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

August 3-4

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Sunday, August 4

* Fall Garden Kickoff, 9-3. Free admission.

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Thermography. By appointment, 9-5. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

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Beekeeping Workshop: Sunday, September 15 (Part One), and Sunday, September 29 (Part Two). 9am-3:30 pm.

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Tuesday, September 3

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ONGOING Sundays

* A Course in Miracles, 9:30am; Master Mind Healing Circle, 10am; inspiring message, meditation and music, 11am; children and youth education classes, 11am; Nursery care provided. Potluck lunch first Sundays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www. unityofgainesvillefla.org.

* Celebrating Community and Inspiring Message/ Science of Mind and Spirit. Meditation 9:45am, Celebration/Message 10:30am, Youth and Children’s Celebration 10:30am. Love offering. OakBrook Center for Spiritual Living, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala, FL, www. oakbrookcsl.org

* Celebration and Meditation, 10am. Farmers Market and MasterMind group afterwards. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, www.unityocala.org.

* Group Kirtan meditation, teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, vegetarian feast. Program begins at 4:15 pm at the Alachua Hare Krishna Temple, 17306 NW 112th Blvd (off CR 235), Alachua, 386-462-2017, www.alachuatemple. com. No Charge, Everyone Welcome.

* Open Yoga, 9-10am, open to all levels. White Lotus, 5162 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview, 315-698-9749, www.

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* Trinity of Light Spiritual Service and Meditation, 10am, College of Central Florida, Enterprise Bldg. Room 101, 352-502-0253, Trinityoflightholders@aol.com.

Mondays

Abraham Study Group, 6-7:30pm; MindShifters Support Group, 7-9pm (1st and 3rd Mondays); A Course in Miracles, 7:30pm (2nd and 4th Mondays). Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla. org.

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Tuesday-Saturday Therapeutic Massage and Energy Healing with Ojela Frank, LMT (MA60322), at salon in Ocala. Sessions by appointment. 352-239-9272, www. allwellmassage.com Wednesdays * Aumakhua-Ki™ Healing Levels 1, 2 and 3. Online Home-Study Courses, 352-239-9272; Register at www.aumakhua-ki.com.

* Meditation, Visioning, and Healing Service, 6-7pm. Love offering.

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* Oneness Blessing with Chris Garlik, 7pm, third Wednesdays. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, www.

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* Pilates, 5:30-6:30pm every Wednesday. Enlightenment on second Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm. White Lotus, 5162 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview, 315698-9749, www.OsterhoutYoga.com.

* Word Weavers Writing Class.

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Thursdays

* Hawthorne Writers Group.

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* Quilting Group, 5:30-8:30. All skill levels welcome. Crones Cradle Conserve, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve. com.

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* Reiki Healing with Dee Mitchell, 7pm (1st and 3rd Fridays.) Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla. org.

Saturdays

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