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contents Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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14 LIFE LIFT

Being Happy from the Inside Out

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16 COLORING OUR WORLD How Hues Can Help and Heal

by Judith Fertig

17 SURVIVING? OR LIVING?

by David Wolf, Ph.D.

19 DAD & DAUGHTER DATES

Making the Most of

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Cherished Time Together

by Clint Kelly

20 ALTERNATIVES For Women at Risk of Breast Cancer

by James E. Lemire, M.D.

22 YIN & TONIC

The Road Trip Not Taken

by Melody Murphy

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PRIORITIES

Craig Hamilton Explores the Gender Gap in Spiritual Growth

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People & Pets Play Well Together

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This was a fun issue to put together. June is traditionally “Men’s Month” among magazine publishers. We have indeed brought you several articles with men in mind, but I’m hoping it’s fresh and of interest to women, too. For example, the “Wise Words” feature on p.26 explores the gender gap in spiritual growth. The insightful article on p.19 covers the brilliant idea of going on “dates” with our children.

Our secondary theme is “Inspiration,” and several articles come from that viewpoint, including “Life Lift” on p.14, and “Coloring Our World” on p.16.

Dr. James Lemire, M.D., has an interesting response to the Angelina Jolie story on p.20, in the spirit not of judging, but of offering choices.

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newsbriefs Speaker at Eckankar Seminar Will Offer “Spiritual Wisdom for Today”

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acing life’s challenges wisely can be difficult, yet California painter Susan Sarback believes that “Spiritual Wisdom for Today” is available to sincere seekers. Sarback will be the featured speaker at the 2013 Florida Regional Eckankar Seminar, July 5-7, at the Orlando Marriot Lake Mary, 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary, Florida, 32746.

Sarback is an international speaker, a member of the ECK clergy, and a professional artist who endeavors to capture the spiritual qualities of light in her paintings. She has devoted much of her life to bridging the spiritual principles of ECK with a conscious approach to seeing and painting the Light, which opens the door to enlightening experiences for people of all beliefs.

Sarback will be speaking on Friday and Saturday nights, and Sunday morning. The weekend program will also feature other speakers, workshops, creative arts, and a Community HU Chant, a powerful spiritual exercise that anyone of any background can use for expanded awareness (visit www.miraclesinyourlife.org).

The seminar is being presented by Florida Satsang Society, Inc., a Chartered Affiliate of Eckankar, Religion of

the Light and Sound of God. Most of the seminar program, including Sarback’s talks and the Community HU, will be open to the public at no charge.

Registration and program information is available at www.eck-florida.org or by calling 407-494-3144.

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en face a new dilemma at their annual physical this year—should they be screened for prostate cancer? Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine screening for this form of cancer, regardless of age.

Some doctors claim this will cause treatable prostate cancer cases to be missed.

The level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein produced by the prostate gland, can be measured with a simple blood test. Until the USPSTF issued its recommendation, doctors routinely used the test to screen men 50 and older. The task force, however, concluded there is at least moderate certainty that the potential harms of PSA testing outweigh the benefits; many benign conditions, particularly prostate infections and enlargement, can elevate PSA readings higher than normal, prompting more aggressive testing.

Before deciding on the test, it helps for men to explore this issue with their doctor. Some physicians take a “wait and see” approach and retest several times over a few months before making a recommendation; others suggest an immediate biopsy if PSA levels are high. While a blood test is a benign procedure, a prostate biopsy is not. A high PSA reading coupled with an overly aggressive doctor can cause anxiety and result in additional—and possibly unneeded—medical treatment.

Source: James Occhiogrosso, ProstateHealthNaturally.com

Sports and Music: A Winning Combination

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istening to our favorite music, whatever the genre, can increase both our enjoyment of and performance levels in competitive sports participation. Keele University researchers, presenting these findings at the 2012 British Psychological Society annual conference, noted that playing selected tunes reduces perceived exertion levels, plus increases one’s sense of being “in the zone.” The greatest effects were found with music used during structured training sessions.

Previous studies showing that motivational music in general boosts performance did not include exploring the effects of listening to one’s favorite music.

A Father’s Love is Critically Important

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ased on 36 studies from around the world involving more than 10,000 participants, researchers at the University of Connecticut, in Mansfield, concluded that a father’s love contributes as much—and sometimes more— to a child’s development as a mother’s love. The critical importance of fatherly love to a youngster’s healthy development provides added incentive for men to become more involved in nurturing child care.

Source: Society for Personality and Social Psychology

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Flavonoids Protect Men Against Parkinson’s

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indings published in the journal Neurology add to a growing body of evidence that regular consumption of flavonoids, found in berries, teas, apples and red wines, can positively affect human health. According to new research on 130,000 men and women undertaken by Harvard University, in Boston, and the UK’s University of East Anglia, men who regularly consumed the most flavonoid-rich foods were 40 percent less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those who ate the least.

No similar protective link was found for women. It is the first human study to show that flavonoids can help protect neurons against diseases of the brain.

Excessive Dietary Fat May Hinder Conception

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ne reason for a couple’s inability to conceive could be linked to too much fat in the man’s diet. A study

by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital of 99 U.S. men uncovered an association between a high fat intake and lower sperm count and concentration. Results were published in the journal Human Reproduction.

Men who consumed the most saturated fats had a 35 percent lower total sperm count and 38 percent lower sperm concentration than men who ate the least amount of such fats. Moreover, men who ate more omega-3 polyunsaturated fats—the type of healthful fat often found in fish and plant oils—had better-formed sperm than men who ate less.

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Fruits and Veggies Can Help Us Kick Butts (Cigarettes)

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he first long-term study on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and smoking cessation offers good news: Eating more healthy produce can help smokers quit the habit and remain tobacco-free longer.

Researchers from New York’s University of Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions surveyed 1,000 smokers ages 25 and older from around the country. In a 14-month follow-up, they were asked if they had abstained from tobacco use during the previous month. Those who consumed the most produce were three times more likely to have been tobacco-free for at least 30 days than those who ate the least amount of produce.

Smokers with greater fruit and vegetable consumption also smoked fewer cigarettes per day, waited longer to smoke their first one, and scored lower on a common test of nicotine dependence. The findings, published online in the Nicotine and Tobacco Research journal, remained consistent even when adjusted for age, gender, race, ethnicity, education, and household income.

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Resveratrol Can Aid Prostate Cancer Treatment

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t’s already known that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine, can improve cardiovascular health and help prevent strokes. Now a University of Missouri School of Medicine (Columbia) researcher has discovered that it can make prostate tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment, increasing the likelihood of a full recovery from all types of prostate cancer, including aggressive tumors.

Grilled Food Might Make Us Fat

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he summer tradition of barbecuing might prompt a need for caution, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City. They have identified a common compound in grilled foods that could play a major role in the development of obesity and diabetes (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

The team, led by Helen Vlassara, a medical doctor and director of the Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, found that mice that were exposed on a sustained basis to the compound methylglyoxal—a type of advanced glycation end-product (AGE) produced when cooking with dry heat—developed significant abdominal weight gain, early insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes.

Additionally, AGEs have been found to lower the body’s protective mechanisms that control inflammation.

The researchers recommend that we replace frequent grilling, which uses high dry heat, with methods that rely upon lower temperatures or more moisture, such as stewing, poaching or steaming.

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he adage (and the song), “Don’t worry, be happy,” captures the essence of the first-ever metastudy of the relationship between happiness and heart health. Based on a comprehensive review involving 200-plus studies, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, concluded that a positive outlook on life could help protect the heart from cardiovascular disease.

Julia Boehm, Ph.D., and Laura Kubzansky, Ph.D., discovered that certain psychological traits—optimism, positive emotions, and a sense of meaning—both offer measurable protection against heart attacks and strokes and slow the progression of cardiovascular disease. The pair found that the most optimistic individuals had approximately 50 percent less likelihood of experiencing an initial cardiovascular event compared with their less upbeat peers.

“The absence of the negative is not the same thing as the presence of the positive,” notes Boehm. “Psychology has been trying to fix what’s wrong with people, but there’s also an increasing interest in what people might be doing right.”

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ne of the most innovative, energy-efficient houses in the United States has been built in the District of Columbia’s working-class Deanwood neighborhood, which has struggled with foreclosures. The Empowerhouse, a residence that produces all of its own energy, consumes 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling than a conventional dwelling.

Empowerhouse was designed using “passive house” technologies as part of the Solar Decathlon design competition, held on the National Mall in 2011.

It’s the work of students at The New School in New York City, and Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development. Each duplicable unit costs a locally affordable $250,000.

Bringing the community into the design process for both the house and landscape is the basis for collaboration on additional projects in the neighborhood, including a new community learning garden. The designers remark that it all plays a part in creating social sustainability, an aspect often left out of development programs.

here is huge potential in solar power, but our current methods of capturing the sun’s energy are limited as widely used silicon solar cells approach their theoretical limit of 33.7 percent efficiency. Now a Princeton University research team has applied nanotechnology principles to incorporate a design that significantly increases their efficacy.

Led by Stephen Chou, the team has made two dramatic improvements: reducing reflectivity, and more effectively capturing the light that isn’t reflected. The new solar cell is much thinner and less reflective, capturing many more light waves via a minute mesh and bouncing off only about 4 percent of direct sunlight. The new design is capable of capturing a large amount of sunlight even when it’s cloudy, producing an 81 percent increase in efficiency even under indirect lighting conditions.

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WALK THIS WAY Step Up to Barefoot Benefits

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arefoot walking conjures images of children playing in open fields and families strolling on a beach, yet it can also embrace many other settings as part of a health and fitness routine and lifestyle of optimum wellness. As Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee attest in their new book, Barefoot Walking, “It isn’t just physical; it’s soothing on an emotional and spiritual level.”

In adults, many muscles in our feet typically have weakened and atrophied due to disuse from wearing shoes, which substitute the support and mobility that our bodies’ lower parts were created to provide. Years of wearing tight-fitting shoes or high heels can also hamper bone density and proper alignment of each foot’s 28 bones; produce aches and pains in knees, back and neck; and constrict circulation to legs and feet, a condition compounded by desk jobs.

Here are some tips in preparing to go shoeless:

Work out feet. Prevention.com advises working to individually wiggle each toe; touch and rub each in its entirety; and flex and move both feet in as many different ways as possible.

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to baseballs. Also practice arch lifts, calf raises and ankle rolls.

Check it out. Walk around a room and note if the weight upon landing moves from the heel to the big toe right away; if so, try shifting bodyweight while walking so that the pressure proceeds from the heel to the little toe and then across to the big toe. This maximizes functioning of the entire foot and keeps the arch from collapsing inward. This subtle change helps support knees, the pelvic floor, and even abdominal muscles.

Fields, dirt trails and beaches are ideal sites to start walking barefoot.

Repeated skin-to-ground contact also coincides with grounding, or earthing, a therapy that connects a being with Earth’s electrical field. The concept is that this allows negatively charged free electrons to enter and eliminate free radicals, the positively charged particles that may cause diseases and inflammation. When we’re in shoes, “We’re separated [from the Earth] by an inch of rubber, which is a fantastic resistor to electricity,” the co-authors point out.

Because barefoot walking stimulates foot nerve endings, it’s also a form of self-reflexology, helping to lower blood pressure and anxiety while bolstering the immune system.

For all these reasons, enthusiasts conjecture that it’s wise to follow in the

natural footsteps of healers past and present who have chosen to walk this way.

Sandler provides special tips on getting started for some specific groups: Children: “They haven’t had their feet weakened by wearing shoes for many years, so let them develop their own style.”

Pregnant women: Start with a tiger walk technique (land with the heel barely off the ground, focusing on grabbing traction with the toes) for as much stability and fullest contact with the ground as possible.

Seniors: Use a walk and roll technique (lift the forefoot up before gently landing heel first) to keep weight directly beneath the body’s center of gravity.

“Some seniors are fearful of going barefoot; concerned their feet are soft and sensitive. But they find that it actually helps them regain balance, coordination and body-brain connections.”

A key to expanding onto terrains like gravel and pavement while avoiding injury is to build up stronger plantar skin on the bottom of the feet, because it is “600 percent stronger than skin elsewhere and can grow even thicker, up to half an inch, but only if you use it,” according to Sandler and Lee. “Going about barefoot stimulates additional skin growth (layering) and pushes the moisture out of the skin (strengthening), which together, thicken the soles of your feet.”

Other basic tips to avoid injury include: go slow, build foot strength, focus on form, learn to rest, inspect feet daily for potential nicks or scratches, and see a physician if in doubt about anything.

“Once you’re aware of your surroundings and have toughened up your feet, you’ll avoid most sharp objects and be relatively shielded from the rest,” advise Sandler and Lee, who see the activity as a big step toward greater overall health awareness.

“You’ll learn more about your body… what’s right and what isn’t, what’s working and what can be improved.”

Randy Kambic, in Estero, FL, is a freelance writer and editor who regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings.

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LIFE LIFT Being Happy from the Inside Out

by Judith Fertig

An age-old question rides a new wave of bestseller lists, university research and governmental soul-searching. The answers to “What are the secrets of a happy life?” might surprise us.

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appiness is the only true measure of personal success,” advises Geoffrey James, of Hollis, New Hampshire, author of How to Say It: Business to Business Selling. His work confirms that the rollercoaster world of business does not always promote a sense of well-being. James believes, “The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your control.” For him, something as simple as a good night’s sleep contributes to personal happiness.

Each of us has certain things that help make us feel positive, and they often come in small moments, advises Ed Diener, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of Illinois and author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Based on 25 years of research into the subject, he’s a recognized expert in what he calls “subjective well-being.”

In a recent six-part BBC series on happiness, Diener told viewers, “It

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may sound silly, but we ask people, ‘How happy are you, on a scale of one to 10?’ The interesting thing is that it produces real answers that are valid—not perfect, but valid—and they predict all sorts of real things in their lives.”

Getting to Happy

The moment-to-moment path to happiness follows a trail blazed by paradox. A recent University of Missouri College of Business study by Marsha Richins, Ph.D., suggests that happiness is in the wanting, not the getting. As noted Positive Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., remarks, “Focusing solely on happiness as a foundation of a good life” won’t get you there.

Gretchen Rubin, the New York City-based author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, further finds that, “Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.” Trying each day to be emotionally centered, affable,

kind, conscientious, generous, patient, principled, accomplished, spiritual and true to yourself—the kind of person who should be happy and who makes other people happy—can be tough.

Widespread economic and associated financial challenges have made many question whether money can buy happiness, a common core assumption of the “happiness starts on the outside” approach. Apparently, money can sometimes buy feelings of well-being, but only to a certain degree, according to researchers Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman, at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

In 2010, they surveyed 450,000 randomly chosen residents across the country via daily questionnaires.

The study revealed that “Low income exacerbates the emotional pain associated with such misfortunes as divorce, ill health, and being alone.” Yet they also discovered that “High income buys life satisfaction, but not happiness,” and there is no further progress in happiness beyond an annual income of $75,000 (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

On the other side of the world, in the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan, where 70 percent of its 717,000 citizens are subsistence farmers and an annual income of $75,000 would be considered a fortune, people say they are generally happy, partly due to the nation’s “happiness starts on the inside” philosophy. Since 1971, Bhutan has been operating based on a gross domestic happiness (GDH) value system. Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley explains that the country has focused on growing both materially and spiritually, and citizen well-being has taken precedence over economic growth.

For decades, this was deemed an oddity by many in the West, although now it appears prescient. “It’s easy to mine the land and fish the seas and get rich,” says Thakur Singh Powdyel, Bhutan’s minister of education. “Yet we believe you cannot have a prosperous nation in the long run that does not conserve its natural environment or

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take care of the well-being of its people, which is being borne out by what is happening to the outside world.” The country measures its success in maintaining GDH by conducting regular surveys of the population. The reigning official definition of happiness involves peace, contentment, and living in harmony with all creation.

Seligman, author of Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, has become a believer in GDH. “How can you measure well-being in a person, a family, a country or globally?” he queries. Research by Seligman and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, points to four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life, and accomplishment, or PERMA.

Seligman says there are proven ways to improve each element. For positive emotion, writing down three “blessings,” or things that went well that day, can increase our feelings of gratitude and well-being. For relationships, actively listening and being present for a loved one and having that attention returned can strengthen those bonds.

Increasing meaning in our lives, says Seligman, can be a challenge for Westerners. “We have threadbare spiritual and relationship furniture. We have too much ‘I’ and not enough ‘we,’” he says.

But getting involved in something that increases the “we” factor will help make us happier.

Nurturing Signature Strengths

Self-surveys at AuthenticHappiness.com can help us identify our strengths and realize what we’re especially good at—and we increase our feelings of accomplishment by doing more of them. “You can even figure out how to do the task you like least by using your signature strength,” Seligman advises. He shares an example of a grocery store cashier who disliked bagging groceries, but was exceptional at social interaction. She made herself happier by chatting with her customers while she packed their selections.

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If I become happy and it makes you happy, it is like tipping the first domino so the next one falls and that happiness spreads. ~ James Fowler, economic behaviorist, University of California-San Diego in Camas, Washington, believes in celebrating strengths. “If making things is what you love, give it the space in your brain, home, and life that it deserves.” Blair’s seminars and retreats help people tap ways to increase feelings of creativity, accomplishment, and meaning. “If you nurture it and believe that growing this beautiful thing is worth the effort, the rewards will be more than you ever dreamed,” she says.

When, as a happily married lawyer with children, Rubin thought her life was missing something vital, she used her love for reading and writing to explore that wistful “What if?” She started researching subjective happiness via Marcus Aurelius, Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin, and St. Thérèse de Lisieux, whom Rubin refers to as her “spiritual master.” She decided to test-drive her findings at HappinessProject.com and began blogging about new ways of thinking and behaving that were bringing her and her readers greater self-realization and contentment.

“A great place to start is with your own body,” she counsels. “Are you getting enough sleep? Are you getting good food to eat? When you take care of those very basic things, you feel energized, and then you can start moving to address other issues.”

Sustaining Happiness

Once we’ve upped our happiness quotient, it can still be difficult to stay at that level, says Kennon Sheldon, professor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri, in Columbia. In a recent study conducted with researchers at the University of California-Riverside, Sheldon and his colleagues found that by both recognizing the desire for “more” and “better” in our lives won’t stop, and also

appreciating what we have, we’ll stay happy. It’s equally vital to continually keep things fresh, with positive new experiences at home, work, play and exercise, as well as in relationships. In other words, sustained happiness takes a little work.

“Just before going to bed,” suggests James, “write down at least one wonderful thing that happened that day. It may be anything from making a child laugh to a big sale. Whatever it is, be grateful for the present day, because it will never come again.”

The benefits of individual wellbeing radiate to those around us, notes Seligman. “When individuals are flourishing, they are more productive at work, physically healthier, and at peace.” He believes that as we find ways to increase positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life, and individual accomplishment, it’s possible for life on Earth to improve overall.

Judith Fertig is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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COLORING OUR WORLD

How Hues Can Help and Heal

by Judith Fertig

From relaxing in a hot tub amidst sparkling blue lights to sleeping soundly surrounded by soft-green walls, we continuously experience the subtle influence of colors in our surroundings.

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hile humans have long appreciated nature’s chromatic displays, it wasn’t until 1666 that Sir Isaac Newton proved that white light from the sun refracted through a prism separates into the individual bandwidths we perceive as hues. A growing body of research by physicians, environmentalists, psychologists and alternative medicine specialists is now exploring how color—as light and pigment—can affect people physically, mentally and emotionally.

According to Pakistani research physicists Samina T. Yousuf Azeemi and S. Mohsin Raza, working from the University of Balochistan, “Colors generate electrical impulses and magnetic currents or fields of energy that are prime activators of the biochemical and hormonal processes in the human body.” Different colors cause different reactions, from stimulating cells to suppressing the production of melatonin.

Published in the journal EvidenceBased Complementary Alternative Medicine, Azeemi and Raza’s photobiology research, applied as chromotherapy, supports premises of ancient Chinese, Egyptian and ayurvedic healing traditions in which color is intrinsic to healing: for example, red increases circulation; yellow stimulates nerves; orange increases energy; and blue and green soothe everything from skin irritations to anxiety.

Blue light can reset our biological clocks. Although electric light attempts to

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mimic natural sunlight, the body does not sense it that way, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives. During the day, artificial light with more blue wavelengths may help improve the performance of students and employees working indoors; at night, a reduction of the blue portion in artificial lighting provided for shift workers could protect against sleep disturbances. The irony, notes Science Writer David C. Holzman, of Lexington, Massachusetts, is that applications of blue light are now used to cure some of the very things it can cause—sleeplessness and depression.

Sonya Nutter, a Kansas City mother of three elementary schoolchildren, can attest to the soothing effect of blue light when soaking in her Kohler chromotherapy tub in the dark: “It’s even better than lavender scent for calming,” she says.

“Color clearly has aesthetic value, but it can also carry specific meaning and information,” says Andrew J. Elliot, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. He and a team of researchers concluded that, “Seeing red is not good before [taking] a test measuring performance” (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General). In contrast, they found that seeing green enhances creative performance.

Photodynamic therapy, a recently developed, non-invasive cancer treatment, involves injections of a lightsensitive solution, followed by shining laser-emitted blue light on internal tumors or light-emitting diodes (LED) on

surface tumors. A National Cancer Institute fact sheet explains how such light kills cancer cells and shrinks tumors.

Based on the success of NASA experiments and research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, red LED lights are also helping cancer patients deal with sore mouths associated with chemotherapy and radiation. Treating diabetic ulcers is another application, according to a 2012 study in the Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes of South Africa. Red light sessions at many medical spas help rejuvenate aging skin by stimulating collagen production.

Color as pigment can convey subtle cues to influence our perceptions, attitudes and behavior. In a study conducted at England’s Oxford University and Spain’s Polytechnic University of Valencia, for example, participants believed that hot chocolate tasted better in orange mugs than any other color, with white scoring lowest. “Color associations are so strong and embedded so deeply that people are predisposed to certain reactions” when they see a color, explains Elliot, a learned association that is often culturally based.

Because color can engender individual emotional response, it plays a major role in one’s preferences in surroundings, including wall colors, furnishings and appliances. Pantone, a leading provider of color systems to businesses worldwide, annually recommends a specific color that it feels best connects with the current zeitgeist, or prevailing spirit and mood, so that manufacturers of paints, kitchenware and fabric will produce the look people will want to have around them.

In 2011 Pantone picked a vibrant pink. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, explained that “In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits, a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going.” Now sensing greater optimism, their 2013 color choice is a vivid emerald, described as “lively, radiant and lush … a color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony.”

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

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Surviving?

Or Living?

by David Wolf, Ph.D.

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here is a distinction between living and surviving. Spirituallybased personal growth entails a commitment to living, rather than just surviving.

A strategy for survival is to maintain the appearance of control. “Appearance of control” indicates the illusion of control, not actual control. The person whose behavior we want or “need” to control, in order for us to experience satisfaction, is, in effect, controlling us. If he acts and speaks the way I want, I’ll be happy; if not, I’ll be angry, depressed, frustrated. I “control” my anger, by pushing it down, not permitting it healthy and productive means of expression, and it controls me, causing me to be irritable, restricting my capacity to be vulnerable. We are controlled by that which we seek to control.

Related to the appearance of control are other strategies of survival, such as avoiding pain, looking good, and being right. “Looking good” means that we are invested in appearances, rather than in being authentic.

For each of us, inauthentic appearance has different forms. For some of us, looking good might mean showing ourselves as the strong helper.

For some, looking good might mean looking “bad”—the rebel, the defiant person who doesn’t accept authority.

(Of course, blindly accepting authority isn’t a virtue either.)

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closeness, understanding, and intimacy we truly desire.

A life-enriching strategy conducive for the complete manifestation of our spiritual being is to participate fully in our lives, to give 100%. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Full effort is full victory.”

Not showing up fully for our own lives is at the core of self-sabotaging strategies. In fact, it is the foundation of repeating self-defeating cycles, because by not committing fully we restrict our potential to learn through experience.

Acquiring wisdom involves granting ourselves the permission to make mistakes through which we learn.

A term like “experience fully” might evoke fears of abandoning one’s intelligence or reason. Actually, to be fully present includes being completely available with all our faculties, including our mind and intelligence.

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Desire

These five components each work together to create what we want in Thoughts life via physics wave theory. One Beliefs cannot create a desire directly from Felt Emotions outward actions without first aligning thoughts, beliefs, and felt emotions. Just like an echo in a canyon—when you yell “1,2,3,4” into Outward Actions the canyon you do not hear back “5,6,7,8.” You hear exactly “1,2,3,4.”

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experience. There is a distinction between employing mind and intelligence to enhance our complete contribution and presence, and using our analytical capacity as a barrier to experience. Making distinctions and judgments are a natural function of intelligence. Hiding behind those judgments is a survival strategy, born of fear, that limits growth and connection.

Related to this, there is also an important distinction between living in the moment, and living for the moment.

Living in the moment is being present, with all our qualities and capacities.

In the well-known Indian scripture Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krsna describes a person in this state as being free from both lamentation about the past and hankering for the future. He is satisfied in the present. This is not the same as living for the moment, where we may whimsically abandon good sense for immediate gratification. Conscious, present living includes learning from the past and planning for the future. In doing this, we don’t wallow in lamentation, nor do we brood in anxiety.

Giving ourselves fully to our experience is not the same as wallowing in distressing emotion. When we allow ourselves to fully experience, we feel clean, complete, resolved, and ready for the next experience. To wallow in a feeling is a way of holding on to it, rather than letting it go by experiencing it completely.

In our process of self-reflection, let us consider the areas of our life where we’re thriving, living from courage and inspiration, and where we may be settling for survival, invested in ways of being such as looking good, being right, and maintaining the appearance of control. ©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.

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Dad & Daughter Dates Making the Most of Cherished Time Together

by Clint Kelly

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he ancient Greek playwright Euripides, renowned for his Greek tragedies portraying strong female characters, was likely a decent dad. He wrote, “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.”

Entrepreneur and life coach Greg Wright, of Austin, Texas, updates the concept of this precious relationship in Daddy Dates: Four Daughters, One Clueless Dad, and His Quest to Win Their Hearts. He says that before the age of 30, God gave him a lovely wife; four girls, or “beginner ladies”; and a succinct mission statement: “Don’t mess up.”

Possessing an overwhelming compassion and protective instinct for each of his children, Wright decided early on “to teach them the right way to date and to treasure their specialness as much as I do.”

One of his chief assignments was respectfully modeling good dating habits for his daughters, a talent that doesn’t necessarily come naturally to dads. They may understand how significant a fathering relationship is to her self-worth in becoming a daunt-

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less and independent adult, but may be uncertain how to make a proper investment spiritually and emotionally.

Healthcare marketing executive David Kinard, of Seattle, Washington, invests heavily in both his son and daughter. Having grown up in a separated family with no fatherly role model, he has focused on spending time with both kids, and knows it’s especially important for a girl.

“I wanted my daughter to know that I loved her for who she was and not for anything she said or did, and that she didn’t need to give her body away to find love.” He felt the best way to convey these truths was to provide dedicated time together.

Wednesdays were without fail their date nights, beginning at age four; dates are less frequent now that his daughter is 16, but even when the relationship feels at odds, dates have consistently brought them together.

“She always got to choose where we went to dinner,” Kinard recalls.

“We’d sit for a long time, eat our favorite foods and play a silly card game.”

They talked about anything, nothing,

everything. “She glows when she talks about past dates,” he continues. “I have earned the ability to talk with her about the more sensitive subjects in her life such as boys, sex, friends and family.”

Seattle Pacific University Alumni Director Ken Cornell believes that bonding through dating his two girls, ages 14 and 17, is a true privilege. He says the same is true of his wife of 27 years. “It is so important to get away from the routine, to focus on each other,” Cornell remarks. “It’s amazing what is said when we give space for a relationship to deepen.”

His younger daughter believes, “It’s confidence building; it makes me stronger to be with someone who believes and has hope in me.”

Dressing up on occasion, holding the door open, and allowing her to order for herself show respect and make her feel treasured. Later, if she doesn’t get that same level of respect on a first date with a boy, she will be less likely to schedule a second.

Cornell often worries that he doesn’t model enough of the love and honor his girls deserve. He finds grace in prayer. “I ask God regularly for wisdom and forgiveness to help me steward my relationship with my daughters and wife.”

My own family of six, including two daughters, has a long history of carving out precious time for refreshing fun. It naturally evolved from movies and petting zoos when they were young to canoeing and college campus events as they grew up.

“My boyfriends knew that if we were going to last, they had to impress my dad,” remembers our youngest daughter Amy, today a wife and esthetician living in Medina, Ohio. “It was important to know that my dad cared enough to engage in my life. When college life was chaotic, it was comforting to have a dad close to my heart. Our dates through the years allowed us to share stories, secrets and sorrows, and to laugh.”

Clint Kelly is an author whose books include Dare to Raise Exceptional Children.

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Alternatives

for Women at Risk of Breast Cancer

by James E. Lemire, M.D.

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n Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Angelina Jolie and her husband Brad Pitt announced in an op-ed statement in The New York Times her “medical choice” that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made her high risk for breast cancer. She writes that between early February and late April 2013 she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove and reconstruct both breasts. Jolie, age 37, wrote she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother, actress Marceline Betrand, die too young of cancer. Jolie stated that after genetic testing, she learned that she carried the faulty BRAC1 gene, and had an 87% chance of getting the disease herself.

As a family physician for 37 years, I have had the opportunity to counsel several women in the similar position of facing a positive family history of breast cancer and carriers of the BRAC1 and /or BRAC2. Two chose the method of having both breasts removed and reconstructed through surgery. I helped them face the trials of surgery and its complications including those of restoring their own bodily image. However, over time I have come to see that there are better options or alternatives than to completely remove two healthy breasts.

The cover of Time Magazine’s January 6, 2010 issue was about an article by John Cloud entitled “Why Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny.” It is a fascinating article for laypeople, introducing them to epigenetics. (Cover photo for TIME

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by Kevin Van Aelst. Read the article at www.time.com/time/magazine/ article/0,9171,1952313,00.html)

The article states, in part, “Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene activity that do not involve alterations to the genetic code but still get passed down to at least one successive generation. … These patterns of gene expression are governed by the cellular material—the epigenome—that sits on top of the genome, just outside it (hence the prefix epi-, which means above). It is these epigenetic “marks” that tell your genes to switch on or off, to speak loudly or whisper. It is through epigenetic marks that environmental factors such as diet, stress, and prenatal nutrition can make an imprint on genes that is passed from one generation to the next.”

“Epigenetics brings both good news and bad. Bad news first: there’s evidence that lifestyle choices like smoking and eating too much can change the epigenetic marks atop your

DNA in ways that cause the genes for obesity to express themselves too strongly and the genes for longevity to express themselves too weakly. We all know that you can truncate your own life if you smoke or overeat, but it’s becoming clear that those same bad behaviors can also predispose your kids—before they are even conceived—to disease and early death.”

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Ms. Somers is a courageous leader for women’s health. After her diagnosis of breast cancer, she underwent a lumpectomy and radiation to her left breast. She then educated herself on the potential causes of breast cancer including diet, lifestyle, toxicities, stress management, emotions, etc., and made appropriate changes in her life. She also explored bio-identical hormone therapies as a method to correct hormone imbalance that might have contributed to her breast cancer. She worked with a pioneer in alternative care, Dr. Jonathan Wright, to establish a bio-identical protocol.

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by Melody Murphy

The Road Trip Not Taken

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have a pet otter. In Idaho. I’ve never met him.

No, this isn’t some sort of Save the Otter thing, where I sponsor him from afar and contribute money toward his well-being. In fact, I have no idea if he’s a he or a she, or if there’s actually more than one of him. I just know that somewhere in an Idaho river is at least one otter, and my dear friend Brother Jubal is out there snapping pictures of him for our mutual enjoyment.

Jubal and I go way back. We have a long and abiding friendship and a mutual love of nature. The picture-snapping began in college, when I took photojournalism and was encouraged to have my camera with me at all times. This is when Jubal and I began our history of naturephotography day trips to botanical gardens and state parks, excursions down back country roads that looked promising.

There are very few pictures of us—but there are a lot of blurry birds in flight, squirrels in trees, fields of phlox, butterflies perched on wildflowers, dragonflies on ferns, frogs beside tranquil springs, ladybugs on camellias, cows through picturesque vine-covered old fences, sunlight through Spanish moss, and such. In color and black and white, in varying degrees of focus and from “interesting” angles. We felt terribly artsy.

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ourselves as Ansel and Ansellia Adams, we wanted to know what we were photographing. I bought a Florida Audubon guide, and we learned the names of all the flora and fauna we could.

We kept this up for years. When cameras in cell phones became a thing, our habit became that much easier. And now there is Facebook— which, though irritating in many ways, does allow people like me to live vicariously through photos posted by those who do get to go places.

I don’t travel much. Look at a U.S. map and draw a straight line from St. Louis down to New Orleans. That’s the farthest west I’ve been. My personal experience of the U.S.A. ends just before the Louisiana Purchase. If I had to see evidence of history to believe it, you could probably convince me that France and Spain still own vast tracts of the American West, if you tried hard enough.

But Brother Jubal has gone west, like many a young man, and is serving as my own personal Lewis & Clark rolled into one intrepid explorer. In between his artistic and professional pursuits, he is out there taking virtual rolls of pictures of the Pacific Northwest, posting them so we all get to enjoy his western adventures.

(Somewhere the ghost of Eastman Kodak is lamenting the money it could have made off film sales and

development, had Brother Jubal gone west years ago.)

I love seeing and being tagged in these pictures. It makes me feel like I’m there, like somehow this is still one of our old road trips. I love defining a ranunculus from two thousand miles away. When it’s 90 degrees here, it’s refreshing to look at spring’s last snowdrifts in the shade of tall evergreens. I love knowing that someone across the country saw a blossoming apricot tree, a river, a robin, a pair of trumpeter swans, and thought of me.

And I adore my otter. I have a great fondness for otters, and it tickles me that Brother Jubal, from his enviable perch in an Adirondack chair on a footbridge across a pristine Idaho river, has made it his mission to snap an excellent shot of the resident otter. I enjoy the stories about his quest to immortalize the elusive little creature just as much as the pictures themselves. They are—you must forgive me this—otterly delightful.

The otter is now Jubal’s obsession.

It is Don Quixote’s windmill, Gatsby’s green light, the golden fleece, the Holy Grail, the white whale, the one ring, the thing which must be attained. It is his personal Loch Ness monster. We call it Nessie. This is in homage to the other legendary aquatic beast, as well as (in my mind) being short for “Nessun Dorma.”

Though Brother Jubal is a glorious baritone and I am a mezzo, I still believe the great tenor aria is an appropriate inspiration, as it translates to “None shall sleep.” I think the otter knows very well what he is doing, and is toying with Jubal. I think his goal is to keep Brother Jubal awake and evervigilant with his camera. Why do you think he’s my pet otter? He keeps the pictures coming. And from 2,000 miles apart, the road trip still goes on.

Robert Frost was right: Taking the road less traveled by makes all the difference... especially when you bring your camera.

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

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atural Awakenings publishers from throughout the nation, attending in person or via live webinars, came together from May 3-5 for the company’s annual conference, held at the Naples Bay Resort, in Naples, Florida. At the event, Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. founder and CEO Sharon Bruckman said, “We’re here to support each other, sharing our hearts and energy to lift our magazines and communities to a higher level.”

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Natural Awakenings magazines are part of a nationwide franchise, each locally owned and operated. Launched by Bruckman in 1994 with a single edition in Naples, Florida, the magazine will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2014. It has grown into the largest free, local, healthy lifestyle publication in the world, serving more than 3.8 million readers in 87 cities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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What Is Your Love Vibe?

How do you change it?

by Paula Koger, RN, MA, DOM “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat. These persons have an appreciation, sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.

—Anais Nin

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id you know that when we speak, people can tell whether or not we have confidence, stress, or feel great about ourselves?

Think about this. When people hear our vibe, they know our truth. Realize criminals are caught by voice analysis.

We can tell what we are holding as issues about ourselves by looking at what is going on in our life and how people are responding to us. How’s it going in your domains such as love, family, friends, job, joy, peace, health, and other qualities? Everything about us is usually evident to everyone except us. We become accustomed to, adjusted to, and tolerating of “the way it is.” We do this even if our adaptive response to the stress we are holding is disease and suffering—it is part of the pattern of our lives.

Regardless of how we dress or put on our makeup, it is the truth about us that is always shining through, attracting or repelling others. This is influenced by the accumulation of our programs and genetic imprints that are beyond our conscious awareness and control.

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It is the field of experiences and inherited patterns that have become us—how we are and what we attract, always one and the same.

I am dedicated to and interested in clearing, perfecting, and becoming the force of true love and releasing judgments, fears, blame, traumas, grievances, or limitations as I am becoming and promoting love.

Blocks to love, according to Dr. Blanis, author of Psychosomatic Energetics, are:

1. Old hurts stored in the heart; lost loves, sudden endings.

2. Unresolved anxieties, losses and traumas.

3. Overwhelming sense of burdens.

4. Lack of hope, self confidence, self worth.

The book I wrote a few years ago, Manifesting Love and Your Soul Mate, is how to identify blocks to finding love and release them. It worked—I met and married my husband and true love.

We could say that what we see on the outside is a good indication of what we have to heal in us if it is other than love. Our love is buried beneath the burdens of ourselves and our ancestors we are carrying.

I remember the story that asked, “Where did the Creator hide the jewel of mankind?” The answer was, “He hid it inside man where he would be sure not to find it.” Of course, love is present in all of us, and we can know it.

One beautiful young woman held a pattern of being abused by men and by the world. She wanted to be loved and repeatedly attracted abusive

people and partners. The bottom of this revealed a father and mother who were abusive. When she cleared the impact of the abuse of parents, grandparents, and partners, she attracted a good kind loving partner.

We used voice printing to measure the frequencies that reflected her attitude and sent biofeedback to release the limitations.

The biofeedback combined with NASA technology for criminal lie detection has emerged into Genetic Voice Printing. Using voice recordings, we assess the patterns and give biofeedback to release the emotional traumas genetically passed down to you in your DNA. These patterns show up in life as fears, negative thoughts, and unwanted behaviors.

Advancements bridging epigenetic (DNA) and brain studies substantiate how voice printing effectively releases negative programming (unwanted behaviors and beliefs). For more insight into this, go to YouTube and watch the 49-minute documentary, “The Ghost in your Genes” (www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ehwFVgQ82ZY).

What determines our present reality is the combined genetic imprints of our ancestors, families, beliefs, and traumas. It takes effective attention to change, and to turn away from negative unloving relationships to our potential to be and have love and the loves of our lives. Some people are afraid to change, because they are loyal to their perceived reality. Others are more afraid of not changing and would do anything to change these patterns. Genetic voice printing is the cutting edge technology for negative behavior release, issues resolution, and stimulation of the creative process.

Dr. Koger will present the service and workshop at the Unity Church in Gainesville on June 9 on “Manifesting Love and Your Soul Mate.” One free session will be given as a demo. For more information on the tools that help release limitations and access unlimited potential, visit www. wealthofhealthcenter.com or call 941539-4232.

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Some Like It Hot The Summer Garden

by David Y. Goodman, UF/IFAS Marion County Master Gardener

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hat happened to spring? It’s suddenly June—and it’s hot.

Last week I walked past one of my spring garden beds in the heat of the early afternoon. The once-proud carrots were having a really bad hair day, the cabbages were one step from the guillotine, and the row of purple kohlrabi looked significantly less royal than usual.

It’s over, man. It’s over. It’s only going to get hotter from here, and you can kiss your lettuce, cauliflower and radishes goodbye.

We’ve been told that one of the great things about Florida is that you can “garden year-round”—but if you talk to most Florida gardeners, you’ll find they only believe in two growing seasons: spring and fall.

Despite the heat-induced siesta many of us take, and though it isn’t easy to grow in summer, you can do it if you pick the right plants. Are you ready? Then put on a straw hat, break out the bikini top, and grab a cigar (plus a tube of SPF 1000), because it’s time to get planting!

Okay now! You’re all ready to plant something, feeling rather silly in your hat and top, covered in some kind of weird coconut-scented sunscreen and trying to figure out how to light a cigar. (You don’t have to smoke it. I was just being funny. I’ll smoke it later if you don’t want it.)

But … what do you plant? It’s too danged hot for most food plants right now, and there’s a good reason for that. Most of our common garden vegetables were bred for temperate climates. In order to have success, you need to dip into the glorious tropics for species that can handle the heat. www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

Sweet Potatoes

Probably the tastiest summer crop is the sweet potato. Have you planted any yet? It isn’t too late, though you might have a hard time finding slips (“slips” are what they call baby sweet potato plants) at your local nursery or garden center. If you don’t have luck, buy some good-looking sweet potatoes from your local grocery store and plant them about four feet from each other in a prepared bed. I plant them in my garden beds as I yank out spring crops. June is stretching the season, but you should be fine, unless the theories of a new Ice Age are true and we end up getting a frost in October. I’ve grown sweet potatoes in my blueberry patch, around trees, in double-dug beds, in square foot gardens, and in my wife’s rose garden.

They’re really easy. Water them for the first few weeks and then stand back.

Okra

A second crop that will handle the heat: okra! Yeah, I know, it’s slimy—but hey, it grows in the summer. (You can’t say that about your precious heirloom rutabagas, can you? Can you?) Okra will handle tons of heat—just don’t plant it where you planted okra in a previous year. They’re nematode magnets; in fact, the University of Florida uses okra in its nematode control experiments, just because it’s such a tasty plant for these oh-so-irritating psuedocoelomates. You can plant okra all the way through June; they’re tough, heat-loving, and easy to grow (if not easy to eat).

Cassava

Though it isn’t easy to find, cassava (also known as manioc, tapioca, or “yuca” with one “c,” not to be confused with the desert plant “yucca”) is a tropical root crop and a major staple in many equatorial nations. If you plant it in summer, it won’t make big roots until next year, but it will thrive during

the hot rainy days and be in great shape for 2014’s fall harvest. This is a long-term perennial plant, with graceful 12-foot canes and swaying palmate leaves. It will usually freeze to the ground during the winter—but don’t worry, it’ll come back. I’ve planted them from spring to fall and had a good success rate, and have eaten plenty of delicious fried roots over the years.

This plant is basically pest and maintenance-free … as long as you don’t mind the wait. Just cook it right or it’ll kill you. Don’t be scared—just look it up online.

Snake Beans

Moving away from roots and slimy things, our next summer garden candidate is one of my personal favorites: the snake bean! I’ve written about snake beans (also known as yard-long beans) in the past. This crop is unbeatable for this region. The 18-inch pods make great green beans and don’t need shelling. As a bonus, the plant grows in poor soil, in half-shade, in full sun, in drought, and in the gardens of people who can’t grow anything else. Make sure you plant them next to a chain-link fence or a strong trellis, because the vines will grow about 15 feet and can knock down weak supports. Pick when the pods are about 14 inches long and they won’t be as stringy.

Keep harvesting regularly and they’ll produce more for you—and that’s saying a lot, since this plant is very prolific.

A Final Thought

So—are you encouraged yet? It’s hard to work in the heat, but with good plants that will do some of the work for you, you can still stay fed on good stuff despite the blazing sun. If none of these crops sound good to you, don’t worry.

In a few months you can ditch your silly sun hat and start your fall gardens. ©2013 David Y. Goodman. David Goodman is a Master Gardener, writer, musician, artist and father, as well as the creator of FloridaSurvivalGardening.com, an online resource for people who are serious about growing food in Florida.

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Reframing Personal Priorities Craig Hamilton Explores the Gender Gap in Spiritual Growth

by Kim Childs

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raig Hamilton is a writer, radio host and workshop leader devoted to helping people evolve their consciousness for the greater good. The former managing editor of What is Enlightenment? magazine, Hamilton went on to found Integral Enlightenment, an online education program for those on a contemporary spiritual path. Since then, thousands of people have participated in his courses and workshops, and the vast majority have been women.

Natural Awakenings asked Hamilton for his insights on this trend.

What’s behind the gender imbalance in personal growth and enlightenment circles?

Two years ago, I hosted a summit called The Way of the Evolutionary Man that included a discussion about why more men aren’t drawn to participate in these kinds of things. One of the main points made was that, while many Americans have focused on creating equality for women in the last 50 years, there hasn’t been a comparable men’s liberation movement.

I know that some would say, “Why do we need that? Men are already the ones with the most power, freedom and privilege.” Yet it became clear during our discussion that men do not have freedom when it comes to choosing among valued social roles.

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For example, a woman can feel valued whether she pursues a professional career or something else that we might call a path of the heart, such as following artistic passions, working for a nonprofit, or serving as a teacher.

But if men do such things, they risk losing value among women.

Traditionally, women have wanted to be with men who are more economically successful than they are. If a man decides he wants to be an artist or a spiritual practitioner or follow what we might label a higher calling, he’s stepping out of traditionally validated activities for men. So the reason more men aren’t putting more time into their personal growth could be that they’re not being valued for that.

What might it take to shift this phenomenon?

If women want men to join them on paths of personal and spiritual growth, they might need to start in analyzing the part of themselves that says, “I want a man who makes more money than me, is successful and able to be the family provider.” Many women want their men to be conscious, sensitive, reflective and capable of profound intimacy, plus be a good provider.

I’ve heard from some men who feel seriously pained about this. A few said that they always wanted to be, for example, a musician or a teacher, but

they couldn’t see themselves being sufficiently successful at it, or their family discouraged it.

Is pursuing personal growth at odds with being a breadwinner?

I teach a spiritual path that anyone can pursue in the midst of their busy life. It involves turning everything into a spiritual practice. It means observing your own motivations and distortions and experiencing a different relationship to life that’s no longer rooted in patterns of the past and the ego.

I believe this work appeals to men because, while there is a meditative and interior dimension to it, the bigger part is calling people to step up in life and remove the obstacles inside themselves that keep them from playing their biggest game. Spiritual life isn’t about getting beyond this world; it’s about the evolution of our world through conscious participation. That’s something men and women alike can become inspired by and put their energy behind.

How can men be most effective in a changing world?

In order to be truly effective, each person needs to do the necessary inner work. It isn’t enough to focus on trying to do, and accomplish, and acquire, without clarifying what’s getting in the way of your full self-expression and creative engagement.

It’s easy to think about life in terms of our history, identity, desires and concerns, but that’s just a small part of who we are. At our deepest level, we are this unfolding evolutionary process that’s been going on for more than 13 billion years. Now we have the ability to participate in the greatest adventure of all, that of conscious evolution, growing into a future aligned with our highest ideals, visions and aspirations. While that is mobilizing generations of women, I am finding that it also speaks to the highest aspirations of men.

Connect with Craig Hamilton at IntegralEnlightenment.com.

Kim Childs is a writer and creativity coach in Boston. Visit KimChilds.com.

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DOG SPORTS People & Pets Play Well Together

by Sandra Murphy

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ith most exercise programs, while his person works out, a dog stays home alone, counting squirrels outside the window and wishing Animal Planet wasn’t a rerun. How about bringing some of that exercise home so the pet gets fit, too?

John E. Mayer, Ph.D., a Chicago clinical psychologist and author of Family Fit, maintains that, “Fitness works best as a group event, including the family dog. They love to participate in many things, so be creative. Try swimming, touch football, jumping rope, rollerblading, tag, or hide-and-seek.”

Diane Tegethoff Meadows and Susan Riches, Ph.D., each accepted a challenge to exercise with their dogs 30 minutes a day for 30 days. “I walk my three Scotties every morning anyway, so adding minutes was easy,” says Meadows, a retired senior paralegal in Bulverde, Texas. “One of them is in charge of choosing the route, and we seldom go the same way two days in a row.” Riches, a retired Fort Lewis College professor and

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archaeologist, in Durango, Colorado, doesn’t let inclement weather interfere.

“Inside, we play fetch up and down the stairs,” she says. “I hide treats for tracking games of ‘find it.’” The dogs also like to jump through hoops. “The Scottie and Westie go at it for 30 minutes; the Maltese stops after 15.”

Jeff Lutton, a Dogtopia dog daycare/boarding franchisee in Alexandria, Virginia, conducts a popular running club. “On Sunday mornings we have about 15 people who run with their dogs. My golden retriever used to run six miles, but since she’s 9 now, we’ve cut back to three.”

“Treibball [TRY-ball] is herding without sheep, soccer without feet,” explains Dianna L. Stearns, president of the American Treibball Association, based in Northglenn, Colorado. “All you need is Pilates balls, a target stick for pointing, a signal clicker and treats. It’s a fun, problem-solving game for all involved.”

The idea is for the dog to direct rubber balls into a goal with its nose,

shoulder and/or paws—eventually, as many as eight balls in 10 minutes. Treibball can be played in group classes or competitions or at home using a kiddie soccer goal.

Another exercise option is to turn the backyard into an obstacle course for the dog, kids and adults. Use a clicker to signal the next move. Four or five hula hoops spaced a bit apart provide a pattern for a sit/stay game as the dog moves into each one on command. A thin wooden dowel across two boxes and anchored to a stick-on photo hook on either end provides a hurdle. A child’s oversized plastic golf club hits a tennis or plastic ball just far enough for the dog to retrieve.

For a doggie triathlon, add more elements, such as yard races between dogs and children on their tricycles or scooters down a straight path, with everyone cooling off in a hard-plastic swimming pool as part of the event.

For dogs that are older or have mobility issues, some stretching before or even after exercise is suggested.

“Doga [dog yoga] has become a daily ritual with my 11-year-old golden retriever since the onset of arthritis in her hips and back. Besides keeping her joints limber, it’s good one-on-one time for us,” says latchkey dog expert Eileen Proctor, in Castle Rock, Colorado.

“Whenever she wants to stretch, she will come up and gently paw me,” relates Proctor. “Her favorite is the upward dog pose. Before practicing doga, this dear one had trouble getting to her feet, and then was lame for a minute. Now she is able to get up and move about immediately.”

When exercising with pets, always keep plenty of water handy, start slow, and watch out for how the weather or workout affects the participants. Scientists have changed from saying it takes 21 days to form a new habit to admitting it may take up to three times that long.

That might be true for people, but try explaining it to the dog standing at the back door on day two—he’s ready to do it again.

Sandra Murphy is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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

Saturday, June 1

* Readings with Mary Alice Warren. 12-5pm, $60 for an hour reading. Call to sign up or walk in. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd., High Springs. 386-4548657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

* Two Intertribal Spirit Designs workshops guided by Diane “Bear Hug.” 9:30-11:30am, “Personal Medicine Bag,” native art, medicine wheel and symbols, then make your personal medicine bag. 1:30-4pm, “Advanced Dreamcatcher,” for those who know the basic weave. $40 per workshop includes all supplies. Reservation required as class size is limited. Held at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www. unityofgainesvillefla.org. Information: 352-283-1246 or 813-758-2267.

Sunday, June 2

Rev. Marita Graves, ordained nondenominational minister from Ocala, returns to give an inspiring talk.

Potluck lunch served after the service. All are welcome.

Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

June 2-July 30

“Art in the Sanctuary” features work by mosaic artist Linda Zidonik, http://www.lzmosaic.com/. Sundays 9:30am-2pm; Mon-Thurs 10am-3pm. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www. unityofgainesvillefla.org.

Monday, June 3

* Meet the Doctor. 6pm, free. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.

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Wednesday, June 5

* Live Nutritional Blood Analysis. By appointment.

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* Raspberry Ketones, African Mango, 7 Keto, Red Palm Oil, Green Coffee Bean Extract, are metabolic boosters to bust fat. Free consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, 352732-0718, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

Saturday, June 8

Sessions with Silver (a Russian Lemurian quartz carving). Introduction by Sharron 12-1pm, 15-minute private sessions 1-5pm. Free. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd., High Springs. 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net.

June 8-9

* Authentic Voicework Intensive. 9-4pm Location: TBA (private address in Gainesville). $175 (12-CEs for LMTs, NCBTMB Approved). Authentic Voicework, a.k.a. “Yoga of the Voice,” is a gentle process of unraveling the fear of self-expression. Learn voice and postural techniques, and singing for meditation. Register at authenticvoicework.com, 941-225-1525.

* Reiki Level I Certification with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT. 9am, $125. Held at The Martial Arts Center, Ocala. Register at www.InitiationHealing.com, 352-239-9272.

* True Radiance Workshop, 10am-5pm. $175. Seating is limited; please call to reserve. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.

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Sunday, June 9

Paula Kroger, BSN, MA, DOM, will be guest speaker and workshop facilitator. Topic: Manifesting Love and Your Soul Mate: The Quest for Love. 11am service followed by a light lunch and 1pm workshop; one free demonstration treatment. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

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Wednesday, June 12

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Friday, June 14

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* “Honor Thy Father” Father’s Day Celebration. Free crystal gift for all fathers, home-baked goodies, lapidary demonstration with Travis Hetsler from 1-3pm, relaxing sessions on the BioMat. 12-5pm, free. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd., High Springs. 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net. * Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class, 2-4:30pm.

Includes meditation, lesson, practice. $25. Held at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla. org. Information: International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge, 407-673-9776, www.ifsk.org.

Sunday, June 16

Rev. Donald Jackson, Unity Minister, author of the book Religious Lies, Religious Truths, will be delivering a special Father’s Day Message, 11am. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla. org.

Wednesday, June 19

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Thursday, June 20

Group Coaching, $10. Seating is limited; please call to reserve. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.

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June 21-23

Global Gathering: Celebrating the Oneness of Life, with Panache Desai in Orlando. Information and registration: 239-649-7373, www.PanacheDesai. com.

Saturday, June 22 * Aumakhua-Ki™ Healing Level 1 Workshop with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT.

10am, $50. Held at Healing Center of Winter Park, 1850 Lee Rd., Suite 214, Orlando. Register at www.AumakhuaKi.com, 352-239-9272.

* Bliss Yoga events: Sattvic Eating with Cathy Suter’s Produce, 12-1pm.

Learn h ow to store and prepare fresh local produce. Monthly Spiritual Study Group led by Chandresh. 1:302:30pm. Explore writings of various spiritual authors, connect with other seekers. Monthly Reiki Share with Master Liz Wood. 3-5pm. Experience the amplified vibration of Reiki performed in a gathering of Reiki practitioners and public. Bliss Yoga Center, 1738 SE 58th Ave., Ocala.

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* Solstice Celebration at the Labyrinth. Free Lemurian Seed Crystal. 11am-6pm, free. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd., High Springs. 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net.

June 22-23

Reiki I Certification. $85. White Lotus, 5162 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview, 315-698-9749, www.

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Sunday, June 23

Rev. Marty Dow, spiritual teacher, author of several books including Let Love Transform Your Life, and ordained nondenominational minister, will be guest speaker, 11am. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www. unityofgainesvillefla.org. Information: www.ifcl.com, www.free-positivethought.com.

June 23-24 Aumakhua-Ki™ Healing Level 2 Certification with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT. 10am, $100. Held at Healing Center of Winter Park, 1850 Lee Rd., Suite 214, Orlando. Register at www.

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Wednesday, June 26 * Aumakhua-Ki™ Healing Level 1. Online live Web class. Register at www.Aumakhua-Ki.com.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and 24hour urinalysis for biochemical evidence of what foods your body is having a difficult time digesting and assimilating. Free consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, 352-732-0718, www.

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Thursday, June 27 * Energy Activations for Awakening with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT (MA60322). By appointment—all day online by Skype video calls, or sessions at a salon in Ocala. Register at www.InitiationHealing.com, 352239-9272.

* Himalayan Salt Room Grand Opening. Refreshments, door prizes.

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Saturday, June 29

* “Deeper into the Root: Stones for the First Chakra” workshop with Sharron Britton. This is the first of a series of seven workshops providing an in-depth experience of stones that resonate with the root chakra. 2-4pm, $20. Those who attend all seven workshops will receive a free crystal chakra balancing kit hand-selected by Sharron. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd., High Springs. 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net.

* Introduction to Naturopathy with AnnaLisa Osterhout, 1-2pm. Bliss Yoga Center, 1738 SE 58th Ave., Ocala.

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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.

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July 19-21

Biosyntonie workshop. Hanoch Talmor, M.D., 352-377-0015, Gainesville, http://betterw.com.

Sunday, July 21 * Energy Explorations with Ojela, 3pm, $15. Held at Shine on Yoga, 619 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando. 407-9631956. * Introduction to Aumakhua-Ki™ Healing with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT. 5pm, free. Held at Shine on Yoga, 619 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando. 407-9631956.

Saturday, August 10

Open House. Little Lotus House is a licensed, in-home Montessori preschool for children age 18-months to 4. Little Lotus House, 16515 NW U.S. Hwy. 441, Alachua, 386-4131316, www.littlelotuspreschool.com.

Tuesday, September 3

Semester begins for Principles and Practices of Transformative Coaching (PPTC) Coach Training offered by Satvatove Institute. ICF approved. The Satvatove Institute, 386-418-2037, marieglasheen@satvatove.com.

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

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

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* 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. Love offering. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 32606, 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

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Abraham Study Group, 6pm; MindShifters Support Group, 7pm, first and third Mondays; A Course in Miracles, 7:30pm, second and fourth Mondays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 32606, 352-373-1030, www. unityofgainesvillefla.org Monday-Friday

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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.

Second and fourth Thursdays of the month. 5:30-6:45pm, Hawthorne Branch Library, 352-481-1920.

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

* Yoga classes. Beginning Yoga, 8:30-9:30am. 9:35-10:35am, Chair Yoga. 5:30-6:30pm, Beginning Yoga.

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* Pilates classes. 8:30-9:30am, Pilates. 9:35-10:35am, Yoga/Pilates.

White Lotus, 5162 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview, 315-698-9749, www.

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* Reiki Healing with Dee Mitchell, 7pm, first and third Fridays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 32606, 352-373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefla.org Saturdays

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* Spiritual and Psychic Energy, $25, first Saturdays. White Lotus, 5162 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview, 315-6989749, www.OsterhoutYoga.com.

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