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Changing for Good

by Sandy Wilson, EFT-Adv

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What Is Your Health Worth to Yo?

by Nuris Lemire MS, OTR/L, NC

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Yin & Tonic: Now Is the Month of Maying

by Melody Murphy

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A Conversation with Nell Newman

by Ellen Mahoney Organic foodie, author, philanthropist

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Gardening in May

by Jo Leyte-Vidal

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Stay Juicy

by Jody Gehrman

Keep your whole being humming with Ayurveda “Ojas”

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Issues in the Tissues

by Paula Koger, DOM

Emotional issues can lead to illness

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Black Bean, Corn & Cilantro Salsa

by Clark Dougherty

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Fit Body: 10 Ways to Feed a Walking Habit

by Maggie Spilner

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Say It with Organic Flowers

by Susie Ruth

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Be “In the Know” About GMOs

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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We have medical people in Ocala (back cover, p.29), Gainesville (p.23), The Villages (p.8 and 10), and Dunnellon (p.24) advertising with us. If you aren’t feeling well, instead of going for the standard AMA and Big Pharma fare, why not treat yourself to a visit with one of our wholistic practitioners? Many of them even offer a free initial consultation—I’ll bet your current doctor(s) can’t match that offer. And, I’ll bet that one of our practitioners can change your life.

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NewsBriefs 30th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show Call to Artists

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ecognized as one of the top fine art shows in the country, the Downtown Festival & Art Show is sponsored by the City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. On Nov. 12 and 13, 2011, more than 250 artists will display original oils and acrylics,

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watercolors, sculptures, jewelry, ceramics and photography in historic Downtown Gainesville. They will compete for $18,000 in cash prizes and purchase awards.

The festival attracts more than 100,000 visitors. While adults marvel at the artwork, children can enjoy free, hands-on art activities at the Children’s Imagination Station. Visitors of all ages can savor local and international cuisine, enjoy live music from three stages, and explore the Community Information Area, featuring 50 nonprofit organizations showcasing their services.

Applications for the Downtown Festival & Art Show are available upon request at 352-393-8536 or online at www.gvlculturalaffairs.org. The application deadline is May 12, 2011.

Weekends at Amrit

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rom de-stressing weekend workshops to Yoga Therapy training,

a variety of workshops are being offered in May at the Amrit Yoga Institute.

May 6-8 is Practical Ayurveda.

Learn techniques to reduce stress, make correct nutritional choices depending on your body type, and prevent illness rather than treat it. $295 includes meals and accommodations.

May 12-15 is the Goddess Retreat. A combination of yoga, painting, dancing, and writing will be explored along with yantra, mantra, and yoga nidra. $450 includes meals and accommodations. Limited to 25 women.

May 19-21 is the Yoga Therapy Retreat and Training weekend with Kamini Desai. The weekend will focus on using prana to release blocks and enable healing, energetic restructuring, and the resolution of core life issues. $595 includes meals and accommodations.

May 27-29 is an Introduction to the Zero Stress Zone with Yogi Amrit

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Desai. Body awareness exercises will help participants understand the body/mind connection and release core issues. $195 includes meals and accommodations.

For more information or to register, contact the Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352-685-3001, www.

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Raymon Grace, May 21-22, Gainesville

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aymon Grace, internationally known dowser and teacher, is coming to Gainesville to give a workshop May 2122, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. both days. The workshop will cover alternative self-healing, dowsing, medical intuition, finding your life purpose, prosperity, selfempowerment, clearing negative and demonic influences, and much more.

The cost of the workshop is $250.

To register, contact Dr. Hanoch Talmor, M.D., at 352-377-0015 or email talmor@msn.com. For more information, visit Dr. Talmor’s Web site at www.BetterW.com, or Raymon Grace’s Web sites, www.RaymonGrace.us and RaymonGraceProjects. com.

current alternative energy products including solar lights, hybrid vehicles, alternative energy products and gadgets, and renewables.

Dennis Slifer, Marion County Solid Waste, will update attendees on the methane gas-to-energy conversion project at Baseline Landfill.

Representatives from Progress Energy will address a variety of topics including commercial applications and renewables.

A biofuel demonstration will be presented along with a geothermal display.

Dr. James Fenton, director of the Florida Solar Energy Center, will give the keynote address. He says, “We often hear about the costs associated with Going Green in our homes and business.” Fenton addresses the cost that is not often explored: the cost of doing nothing.

Immediately following the conference, a green “Careers Exploration” will take place.

The event will be held at the College of Central Florida’s Ewers Center. Exhibits open at 7:30 a.m., and the conference is from 8:00 a.m. until noon, with the “Careers” component afterward.

Admission is free.

Radhanath Swami, Gainesville, May 24

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n Tuesday, May 24, Radhanath Swami will give a talk entitled “Finding Unity in a Divided World.”

An internationally known speaker, he is the author of The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami.

For those who RSVP, dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. The talk begins at 7:00 and is open to all, whether pre-registered or not. At 8:00, attendees will be treated to live music with the Mayapuris. The evening will unfold at the Unitarian Fellowship, 4225 NW 34th St., Gainesville.

To RSVP for the dinner and event, email RadhanathSwami.FL@gmail.com or call 352-388-1081. For information about Radhanath Swami, including several videotaped interviews, visit www.radhanathswami.com.

The event is free of charge.

Alternative Energy Conference, May 24

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n Tuesday, May 24, a free Alternative Energy Conference will be held in Ocala. Geared toward integrating “green” into both businesses and residential life, speakers will talk about

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GlobalBriefs Dietary Shift

Home Preparation of Fresh Veggies on the Decline

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new U.S. Department of Agriculture study reports that households headed by older generations spend more money per person on fresh vegetables prepared at home than their younger counterparts. After accounting for income and other demand factors, its Economic Research Service found that households headed by a person born in 1960 spent 66 cents per week less than those with a household head born in 1930. Younger generations continue to spend different amounts in each subsequent age point, with the youngest spending the least.

Because of younger people’s reliance on convenience foods, the researchers project that, as they age, they will spend more on fresh grocery veggies than they do now, but when they reach their parents’ current age, they will still spend less on such foods than their parents do now. Several mainstream health advocacy organizations are promoting consumption of plant-based foods, aiming to turn this trend around; they include the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University and American Heart Association.

Farm Aid

Maine Town Passes Landmark Local Food Ordinance

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esidents of Sedgwick, Maine, have unanimously voted to adopt a Local Food and Self-Governance Ordinance, setting a precedent for other towns looking to preserve small-scale farming and food processing. Sedgwick is the first town in the state, and perhaps the nation, to exempt direct farm sales from state and federal licensing and inspection. The ordinance also exempts foods made in the home kitchen, similar to the Michigan Cottage Food Law passed last year, but without caps on gross sales or restrictions on types of exempt foods.

Local farmer Bob St. Peter explains: “This ordinance creates favorable conditions for beginning farmers and cottage-scale food processors to try out new products, and to make the most of each season’s bounty.”

St. Peter, who serves on the board of the National Family Farm Coalition (nffc. net), based in Washington, D.C., sees this as a model ordinance for rural economic development. “It’s tough making a go of it in rural America,” he continues. “Rural working people have always had to do a little of this and a little of that to make ends meet. But up until the last couple of generations, we didn’t need a special license or new facility each time we wanted to sell something to our neighbors.” As a result, “Small farmers and producers have been getting squeezed out in the name of food safety, yet it’s the industrial food that is causing food-borne illness, not us.”

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Bundled Deductibles

Breast-feeding Benefits Now Recognized by IRS

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ntil its 2011 decision for the 2010 tax year, the IRS did not classify breast-feeding supplies as tax deductible because it viewed them as nutritional benefits, not medical care expenses. Under a new ruling, nursing mothers can now write off breast-feeding equipment if they have flexible spending accounts or if their total medical expenses exceed 7.5 percent of their adjusted gross income.

U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin has issued a call to action to support breast-feeding, stating that it can protect babies from infections and illnesses, including pneumonia and diarrhea. Breast-fed babies are also less likely to develop asthma and to become obese, according to the report.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has spent years trying to roll back the push for infant formula, trumpeting the benefits of breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months of life (the World Health Organization promotes breast-feeding for two years). A recent Harvard Medical School study published in the journal Pediatrics estimated that if 90 percent of American women breast-fed, 900 premature, infant deaths would be prevented and patients and hospitals would see savings of $13 billion in lost wages and saved health care costs.

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HealthBriefs Hot Flashes Signal Good News

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omen who have experienced hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms may have as much as a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal women who have never had such symptoms, according to a new study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Commenting on the study, breast cancer Oncologist Dr. Stefan Gluck, of the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, observes that the reduction in risk evidently linked to a natural decrease in estrogen is substantial. “At age 50, a woman has on average, a 2 percent risk of getting breast cancer; so if she experiences menopausal symptoms, the risk is suddenly only 1 percent,” he says.

More Reasons to See a Dentist Regularly

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study led by a University of California researcher gives women an extra incentive to visit the dentist regularly.

Data collected from nearly 7,000 participants suggests that women who receive regular dental care reduce their risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems by at least one-third. The findings, published in the journal Health Economics, compared people who visited the dentist during the last two years with those who did not.

Chemical Alert

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ccording to a new study from the University of California–San Francisco, the bodies of virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple manmade chemicals. Some of those counted are found in flame retardants now banned in many states; some were used in the DDT pesticide that was banned nationwide in 1972. Other chemicals of concern continue to be used in non-stick cookware, packaging of processed foods such as metal cans, and personal care products.

Because chemicals can cross from the mother through the placenta and enter the fetus, exposure during fetal development is problematic. The researchers note that prior studies have shown that such exposure increases the risk of preterm birth, birth defects and childhood morbidity, as well as adult diseases and earlier mortality. The new study marks the first time that the number of chemicals that pregnant women are exposed to has been counted; it analyzed for a total of 163 possible chemicals.

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How Laser Heat Fights Wrinkles aser treatments have long been widely used by beauticians and dermatologists to smooth wrinkles; now research reveals why the treatments work. Susanna Dams, Ph.D., describes the process in her biomedical engineering doctoral dissertation for Eindhoven University of Technology. The principle of laser therapy involves introducing heat under the skin with precision.

Dams first tested the effect of heat on cell cultures by giving them heat shocks of 113 degrees and 140 degrees Fahrenheit without a laser, to exclude possible effects generated by the laser light. Next, she conducted similar tests on pieces of excised human skin. Finally, she heated pieces of skin with a laser.

The results showed that the heat shocks led to increased production of collagen—a crucial factor in natural skin rejuvenation that declines after the age of 25, causing wrinkles to form and skin to sag. The best rejuvenation effect in Dams’ research resulted from a heat shock of 113 degrees lasting eight to 10 seconds; her work further showed that just two seconds at the higher temperature damages skin cells.

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What Hair Reveals About the Heart

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esearchers at the University of Western Ontario are the first to use a biological marker in human hair to provide direct evidence that chronic stress plays an important role in causing heart attacks. In the past, chronic stressors such as job, marital and financial problems, have all been linked to an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease and heart attack, but until now there hasn’t been a biological marker to measure the major risk factors.

“Intuitively, we know stress is not good for you, but it’s not easy to measure,” explains Dr. Gideon Koren, who holds the Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. “We know that on average, hair grows one centimeter a month, so if we take a hair sample six centimeters long, we can determine stress levels for six months by measuring the cortisol level in the hair.”

Cortisol is widely considered to be the main stress hormone, because stress activates its secretion. Traditionally, it’s been measured in blood serum, urine and saliva, but that only monitors stress at the time of measurement, not over longer periods of time.

In the study, hair samples three centimeters long, corresponding to about three months of hair growth, were collected from hospitalized patients who had suffered a heart attack, and then compared with hair samples from other patients.

The heart attack patients were found to have significantly higher levels of cortisol in their hair, compared to the control group. This finding provides a new, noninvasive way of testing a patient’s risk.

Second-Hand Lead Alert

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he sale of used items in the United States is not regulated by any federal agency and consumers should be aware that they might be bringing lead poisoning hazards of past generations back into their homes. When Oregon State University researchers purchased a collection of used items from junk shops and second-hand and antique stores in several states around the country, they found that many of the items contained lead. Representative pieces included salvaged construction elements, antique toys, common drinking glasses and other dishware, jewelry and collectibles.

B12 –The Brain Vitamin

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new study from the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden, shows that vitamin B12 may protect against Alzheimer’s disease, adding more evidence to the scientific debate about whether the vitamin is effective in reducing the risk of memory loss. Having too much homocysteine in the blood, the scientists report, has been linked to negative effects on the brain, such as stroke. Now they suggest that higher levels of vitamin B12 can lower homocysteine levels.

Source: American Academy of Neurology

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Toxic Food Wrappers

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hen we buy a packaged prepared meal, we might be ingesting harmful chemicals leached from the wrapper into our food. University of Toronto scientists have found that chemicals used to coat paper and cardboard food packaging to repel oil, grease and water are capable of migrating into food and contributing to chemical contamination in people’s blood.

The researchers focused on perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCA), the breakdown products of chemicals used to achieve the nonstick and water- and stain-repellent properties of items that range from food packaging and kitchen pans to clothing.

“We suspect that a major source of human PFCA exposure may be the consumption and metabolism of polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters, or PAPs,” explains Jessica D’eon, a graduate student in the university’s chemistry department. “PAPs are applied as greaseproofing agents to paper food contact packaging such as fast food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags.”

PAPs are a source of potential personal chemical contamination that we can easily limit or avoid altogether.

The linings of cans can also cause toxicity, as well as some plastic packaging.

Buy fresh, organic food whenever possible. Even organic popping corn is available, and it tastes better than packaged or microwaved popcorn.

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Changing for Good

by Sandy Wilson, EFT-ADV

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t’s May! Do you know where your New Year’s resolutions are?

If you have instilled the resolutions into your routine, good for you!

You are in the minority. Studies show that many resolutions are abandoned by the end of January and most by the end of February.

How does giving up on your resolutions make you feel? Not so good? People often say “Oh, I just have no will power,” “I’m just too lazy,” “It’s not worth the effort.”

Think about this: There is no failure, only more information. What did you learn about yourself when you gave up on your resolution? Can you pinpoint the moment you gave up? Do you remember exactly what caused you to not care anymore?

Energy therapists believe that all intentions and actions are the results of our belief system. All of us live our lives based on our internal belief system—we act without thinking about the why behind the actions.

In order to create change, it is necessary to get to the core belief behind the action. We can do this through any of the various energy therapy modalities. Among these are hypnosis, meridian tapping, and rapid eye therapy. With the guidance of practitioner skilled in one of these techniques, we are able to go beyond the conscious reasoning and discover the reason we fall back into the same patterns repeatedly, despite our best intentions. But, with energy therapy, we can ensure that indeed this time it will be different.

I recently read this short fivechapter story by Portia Nelson:

Five Short Chapters on Change Chapter 1 I walk down a street and there’s a

deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. It takes forever to get out. It’s not my fault.

Chapter 2 I walk down the same street. I fall in the hole again. It still takes a long time to get out. It’s not my fault.

Chapter 3 I walk down the same street. I fall in the hole again. It’s becoming a habit. It is my fault. I get out immediately.

Chapter 4 I walk down the same street and see the deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

Chapter 5 I walk down a different street.

If you’re ready to walk down a different street, consider contacting an energy therapist to help you facilitate your change.

Sandy Wilson is an Advanced EFT practitioner. Call 352-454-8959 or visit www.SandraWilson.org for information on free consultations in Ocala.

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What Is Your Health Worth to You? Is It Worth Taking Responsibility for It?

by Nuris Lemire MS, OTR/L, NC

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ealth represents the quality and balance of your mind, body and spirit. All the parts which make the whole need to be addressed. But how?

The Ancient Master of Taoism, Lao Tzu, teaches, “The journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step at a time.”

So let us begin with baby steps on your road to optimal health—naturally— through the miracle of lifestyle changes.

DETOXIFICATION Everyone is affected by toxins. Toxicity can come from the environment, foods, water, and even from toxic relationships.

Begin by cleaning the gastrointestinal system. More than 70% of the immune system receptors are in “the gut.”

When the GI system is out of balance, it manifests in many of the symptoms and diagnoses that we see daily: diabetes, hypertension, fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer and many others.

Through the Institute of Functional Medicine we follow the “Five Rs”: 1. Remove. Remove stressors. Get rid of things that negatively affect the environment of the GI tract, including allergic foods, parasites, or other bad bugs such as bacteria or yeast. This might involve using an allergy elimination diet.

2. Replace. Replace digestive secretions. Add back things like digestive enzymes, hydrochloric acid, and bile acids that are required for proper digestion. These can be compromised by diet, drugs, diseases, aging, etc.

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so-called “good” GI bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacillus species, and by consuming the high soluble fiber foods that good bugs like to eat, called “prebiotics.” Probiotics are beneficial microorganisms found in the gut that are also called “friendly bacteria.” Use of antibiotics kills both good and bad bacteria.

4. Repair. Help the lining of the GI tract repair itself by supplying key nutrients that can often be in short supply in a disease state, such as zinc, antioxidants (e.g. vitamins A, C, and E), fish oil, and the amino acid glutamine.

5. Rebalance. Sleep, exercise and stress can all affect the GI tract.

NUTRITION Eliminate the most common allergens: dairy, wheat, gluten, simple sugars, and artificial sweeteners.

Eat more vegetables, fruits and clean animal protein. Purchase organic food whenever possible.

Follow a protocol of proper nutraceuticals. The Core Balance Diet book brings forth the study of nutrigenomics, which teaches how nutrients and lifestyle choices interact with genes and influence cellular activities. The book reveals the scientific reality behind the old saying, “You are what you eat”— and, there is increasing evidence that your feelings also release biochemicals that influence is. So it’s also accurate to say, “You are what you think and feel.”

STRESS MANAGEMENT 1. Identify sources of stress. Prolonged stress may lead to exhaustion of your adrenal glands, which play a critical role in helping you to deal with stress. Adrenal exhaustion becomes a vicious cycle that includes depression, fatigue, feelings of anxiety, and lowered resistance to illness. It is in your best interest to prevent adrenal exhaustion from occurring by developing

healthy stress-management techniques.

2. Decide how to handle it. You have a choice to handle your stress, or have the stress handle you.

EXERCISE Explore and find forms of exercise that motivate you.

It’s critical, and rewarding, to begin with stretches. Next, look at different cardio programs such as walking, cycling, or swimming. Follow with toning and strengthening. Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Pilates are some examples of exercises that combine all of the above components of exercise.

SPIRIT NUTRITION Many people focus on feeding the body, while starving the spirit. Connect with the belief in something greater than yourself. Nurture this, and you’ll have a better chance of staying healthy longer, and healing faster if you become ill.

Use any tools that motivate you.

Whether it is through meditation, prayer, soft music, or connecting with nature, feed your spirit.

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we will have found the safest way to health.”

—Hippocrates, c. 400 B.C. REFERENCES The Institute for Functional Medicine Health and Spirituality by Judith Orloff, MD Nuris Lemire is certified in Neuromechanical Acupuncture, Lymphatic Drainage, Craniosacral and Heart Center Therapy; she is also a Reiki Master Practitioner, Wudang China External Qi Healer, and a practitioner of the Maya Abdominal Technique. She and Dr. James Lemire, M.D. can be reached at the Lemire Clinic, 352-291-9459.

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by Melody Murphy

Now Is the Month of Maying “Now is the month of Maying, when merry lads are playing.”

—Sir Thomas Morley

Another English poet, Robert Herrick, was born around the time Sir Thomas was setting to music May’s merry lads and bonnie lasses dancing on the grass. He delightfully described the Maying season in his poem “The Argument of His Book”:

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ay is a mellow month. Warm and sunny, but not unbearably hot; green and fragrant, bright with day lilies, twilights the color of hydrangeas, and magnolias on the breeze. Magnolias have a fragrance like lemon shortbread. It’s a lovely scent, and it’s a lovely month.

Part of May’s loveliness is its leisurely segue into summer vacation. It’s been years since I was in school, but May still makes me feel that surge of gleeful anticipation about summer. I never liked school, and was always ready to get out of it at the first possible opportunity. The only thing I ever truly loved about it, besides my English classes, was music. I sang in several choirs during high school, and one of those was a madrigal choir.

“Now Is the Month of Maying” is a 16th-century English madrigal. May always makes me think of madrigals. It may be because of this song, or it may be because I fondly remember singing songs like it at State choral competitions in May.

Or it may be because I’ve read about May Day celebrations, with revelers singing madrigals on the village green, dancing around a ribbon-festooned maypole, crowning a Queen of the May, and leaving baskets

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I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers Of April, May, of June, and July flowers.

I sing of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal-cakes.

of flowers on people’s doorsteps at sunrise.

I’ve always thought May Day sounds like a charming celebration. It’s one of the many rather archaic holidays I wish were still widely celebrated in the U.S. It just sounds so quaintly festive, so pastorally picturesque. I would have happily danced around a maypole to kick off the last month of school before they were going to let me out for the summer.

And I bet I could round up my old madrigal choristers even now to stand on somebody’s front lawn and sing a few a capella verses of “Sing We and Chant It,” with no maypole or flowerbaskets in sight. We would sing at the slightest provocation.

He went on in this poem to write of youth and love, of dews and rains, of roses red and lilies white, of groves and twilights, of the court of the fairy queen and king, further spinning this enchanting web of springtime imagery.

I have no argument with his book.

Reading it, I can hardly bear not to be outdoors at this moment, by some miracle of time travel in the Elizabethan countryside, weaving a garland of wild roses and mayflowers by a babbling brook, while a distant madrigal choir sings “In These Delightful Pleasant Groves.” I want wassail and iambic pentameter, and I want them now. That is what May does to one.

Robert Herrick was also the good gentleman who exhorted us to carpe diem, to gather our rosebuds while we may, to make much of time. He was a wise man as well as a poetic one. May is a fine time to do all that, our wise friend Mr. Herrick suggests.

The month of May is named for

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Maia, a beautiful minor Greek goddess associated with spring and fertility.

May is certainly beautiful, and a wonderful time for fertile minds. Beautiful surroundings inspire creativity, and we’ve already got spring fever plus the itch in our blood for summer romance and relaxation, freedom and frivolity.

As our other poet-friend Mr. Morley says, “The Spring, clad all in gladness, doth laugh at Winter’s sadness.”

So I say, go ahead and carpe diem, with every bit of spring gladness you can muster.

Seize the day, and the night, too.

Make much of the time you’re given.

Gather your rosebuds; maybe put them in a May-basket for somebody else.

Plant some more: a rose garden, an herb garden, a butterfly garden.

Sing. Dance. Revel.

Read and write poetry.

Sketch or paint or photograph a pastoral scene.

Climb a tree. Go fishing. Boating.

Water-skiing.

Stroll. Picnic. Swim.

Lie in the grass and look at the blue skies, the clouds, the stars. Watch a sunset.

Do it all in the glorious outdoors, from morning dew to blue twilight.

Fresh air and sunshine and moonlight are intoxicating. Get a little tipsy on them.

As Mr. Herrick proclaims, “I sing (and ever shall)/Of Heaven, and hope to have it after all.” May is a good time to sing, to hope, and to have a little heaven on earth. “Then why sit we musing, youth’s sweet delight refusing?” asks Mr. Morley.

Why, indeed.

School’s out, and you should be, too. Bring on the fa-la-las.

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Melody Murphy may be reached in May and other months as well at yinandtonic12@yahoo.com.

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Organic Foodie, Author, Philanthropist A Conversation with Nell Newman

by Ellen Mahoney

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ollowing in her famous parents’ footsteps, Nell Newman, daughter of actors and environmental activists Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, launched Newman’s Own Organics in 1993 with business partner Peter Meehan. She is also the author of The Newman’s Own Organics Guide to a Good Life: Simple Measures that Benefit You and the Place You Live. Since 1982, the Newman’s Own Foundation, which originated with her father’s company, Newman’s Own, has donated more than $300 million to educational and charitable organizations worldwide.

Why did you create Newman’s Own Organics?

In 1989 I worked as the development director for the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group, working to raise money for this small nonprofit.

I was very motivated to do this work because I was dumbfounded by how the peregrine falcon and bald eagle populations were being decimated due to the use of the synthetic pesticide DDT. But it wasn’t easy.

I started to look closely at the business model Dad was working on at the time to produce and sell highquality products, with profits going to various charities. I thought it was a great idea that could be done a little differently, and decided to create an organic line of food products. My hope was to have the line support organic agriculture and better the environment, while providing funds to worthy nonprofits.

Did your parents always support healthy food?

I grew up in an old colonial farmhouse in Westport, Connecticut, and

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my parents were always interested in healthy food and cooking. Mom had been a health foodie since the late ’60s, and she taught me how to cook at an early age. Dad taught me how to fish and how to pick ripe produce from the local farm stand. But Dad associated all health food with nut loaf topped with yeast gravy, and “atomic” muffins, made with heavy whole wheat. He had some stubborn ideas about what he thought organic food really was.

So, one year, I secretly prepared a totally organic Thanksgiving dinner for the family. When Dad finished his plate I asked, “So, how did you like your organic dinner?” He was surprised and knew he’d been had, but also realized organic food didn’t have to taste funny. Our first product for Newman’s Own Organics, an organic pretzel, became Dad’s favorite snack.

How do you advocate for sustainable agriculture?

My big goal in life is to support the growth of organic agriculture. The impact is profound. Our company uses

as many organic ingredients in our products as we possibly can.

I also love to farm organically in my backyard. I have nine chickens, a peach tree, a couple of citrus trees, and four raised beds for fruits and vegetables.

What role did social responsibility play in your family life?

I knew my parents were politically active, but “socially responsible” wasn’t even a term when I was growing up. They never lectured or made a big deal about their philanthropy; I only learned about it through their example.

Dad’s company began because people loved his homemade salad dressing; he was always putting it in big wine bottles and giving it away.

Although he thought it was a harebrained idea and was told that celebrity products usually fail, he eventually decided to sell it. In the first year he made $890,000; at that time he was at the peak of his acting career and instead of pocketing the money, he donated it to selected charities.

Why did you develop a line of organic pet foods?

When I was a kid, we had five dogs, six cats and a pet skunk. I was also a budding ornithologist, and as a teenager I practiced the art of falconry, because the peregrine was my favorite bird. I’ve always loved animals, so organic pet food seemed like a natural product line extension to me.

It was a challenge to convince Dad, but we finally launched the pet line in 2005 and it’s been highly successful. Because the type of food an animal eats affects its quality of life, it’s vital to make sure pets receive the highest quality of foods that are closest to what they would eat in the wild.

Plus, the happier our animals are, the happier we are.

For more information, visit Newmans OwnOrganics.com/index.php.

Ellen Mahoney is a writer and radio producer. Email evm@infionline.net.

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Gardening in May

by Jo Leyte-Vidal UF/IFAS Marion County Master Gardener

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utterfly gardens are beautiful in the yard and then they are beautiful in the air. Our area hosts the zebra longwing, black swallowtail, gulf fritillary, zebra swallowtail, monarch, and long-tailed skipper.

Plants that attract these lovely fliers are milkweed, firebush, lantana, penta, dill, fennel, red salvia, and more.

Some plants supply nectar for the butterfly, and some feed the caterpillar, so it is necessary to raise both types. Do not worry if the larvae strip the plant of its leaves; they will quickly grow back. In fact, consider planting a separate patch just for caterpillars—swallowtail larvae, for example, love parsley. Check a publication on butterflies to help you recognize each and distinguish between butterfly larvae and pests. Before eliminating any caterpillar, identify it. A useful source is Butterflies of Florida Field Guide by Jaret C. Daniels.

The vegetable garden can use some “side dressing” with compost or a slow release fertilizer. Be sure to weed constantly so the plants do not have to compete for water and nutrients. Lima beans, eggplant, okra and southern peas can be planted. Tomato plants should be in bloom and green beans should be ready for harvest.

Keeping weeds at bay is a constant battle in the garden.

Mulch is one way of keeping them somewhat under control.

There are questions as to which to use:

• Wood chips – great all-purpose material that will break down into soil-building material

• Pine needles – pleasant-smelling, good-looking, can acidify the soil over time, builds soil

• Grass clippings – decompose quickly, can be tilled into soil, builds organic matter

• Dyed mulch – color will fade

• Stone & rock – won’t break down, can stress plants due to heat absorption, will sink into soil

• Rubber – petroleum product, flammable, leaches heavy metals such as aluminum, cadmium, chromium, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

The Master Gardeners will be opening their greenhouses for their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 14 from 8:00 am to noon at the Extension office at 2232 NE Jacksonville Road in Ocala. Call 352-671-8400 for more information. www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

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Stay Make your whole being hum with vitality by cultivating your ojas, Ayurveda’s ancient secret for happiness, longevity and even fertility.

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by Jody Gehrman

e know it when we feel it—the effervescent joy that makes us want to kiss strangers, sing an aria or dance in the crosswalk at rush hour. Sometimes these surges of energy are the direct result of external events, such as a big promotion, a great workout or a fabulous first date. More often, happiness floods in unexpectedly and gets chalked up to that mysterious force known as a good mood.

But what if this bubbly, pure sensation is not completely random, and we could learn how to tap into it and nurture it? India’s ancient health system of Ayurveda maintains that we can. The Ayurvedic name for the force that flows through us when all is well is ojas (OH-jas).

“Ojas is your energy, your vitality, your immunity, your fertility, your longevity and your joie de vivre,” says medical herbalist and Ayurvedic practitioner Anne McIntyre, author of more than a dozen books on natural health. By cultivating ojas, experts say, anyone can experience deep, genuine joy more often and attain a new level of vibrant, “juicy” health.

Known as “the superfine essence” and the body’s “master coordinator,” ojas is said to be found in the heart and circulating throughout the body’s tissues. “I don’t think we’ll ever be able to confirm someone’s ojas level with a blood test,” remarks Dr. David Simon, medical director of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, in San Diego. “But ojas is important, because it reminds all the cells in the body that they have a unified purpose.”

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Naturally adjusting our diet to seasonal changes helps cultivate

Here’s the problem: While we are born with an ample supply of ojas, it can dwindle due to lifestyle. “Any activity that’s stressed or hurried depletes ojas,” says Nancy Lonsdorf, a medical doctor and author of The Ageless Woman: Natural Health and Beauty After Forty with Maharishi Ayurveda.

Yet, many people accept their ongoing loss of vitality as a natural part of aging, as if ojas gets siphoned out as a result of life itself, as if life were an hourglass, with well-being, the sands of ojas, slipping away inside. Consider that the hourglass can be turned over, to give us back that which makes life worth living. It requires slowing our pace, while making more conscious choices in every sector of our lives.

The rewards make following our better judgment both easy and enjoyable.

Following this plan is sure to get your ojas flowing.

Stoke that Digestive Fire

Feeding your ojas can start in the kitchen, say experts. Cultivating an all-important force known as agni, translated as “digestive fire”, is one of the central tenets of Ayurvedic nutrition. Agni helps the body digest food and absorb nutrients, thus infusing the system with ojas. If agni is weak, food can turn into ojas’s nemesis, ama, toxins that eventually cause illness. The following tips will help your digestive system maximize the nutritional power in every morsel.

Drink Ginger Tea “In the morning, your agni is like a fire that’s died down overnight to just a few embers,” advises McIntyre, adding that it’s unwise to overwhelm the system with heavy, hard-to-digest foods first thing in the morning. Instead, she says, start the day with a steaming cup of ginger tea. “It helps to www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

stoke the internal fire, so that it’s better prepared to ‘cook’ the food you eat.”

Drinking ginger tea throughout the day can continue to clear ama and aid digestion.

Forgo the ice cubes

In the summer, especially, icycold water can seem refreshing, but for maximum agni efficiency, choose room-temperature water instead, says McIntyre. If you think of agni as a furnace in the belly, you’ll see why dumping glasses full of icy water on it is counterproductive.

Have a Midday Feast As the sun heats up at midday the stomach is producing plenty of heat, making it the best time for digestion.

“Your agni is working more efficiently then,” notes McIntyre. That’s why Ayurvedic practitioners recommend eating the day’s main meal at noon, having a smaller breakfast and a lighter dinner.

Pick a Bouquet of Tastes

In contrast with the meat-and-

potatoes mentality so dominant in America today, Ayurvedic cooks consider a wide range of flavors a necessity. “Food should be delicious and varied, as well as energizing,” writes Ayurvedic cooking expert Kavita Mehta, owner of India Foods Company, an online store. Having a balance of salty, sour, sweet, spicy, astringent and bitter tastes helps to cultivate agni.

Most of us are already on intimate terms with the first four flavor groups.

To add astringent foods to your diet, include more beans, lentils, cauliflower or cabbage. Reach your bitter quota with greens like arugula or kale.

If you know which doshas, or energies, dominate in your individual constitution (see sidebar, next page), you can tweak tastes to suit your makeup.

Shift with the Seasons

In the Ayurvedic paradigm, each season is influenced by a dosha. Summer is a pitta time, ruled by fire, so during the warmest months we need cooling fruits and salads. When winter, or vata season, arrives, you’ll benefit from heavier, warmer meals, such as beans and whole grains. Often, we adjust naturally to seasonal changes,

Mind Your Ojas Ojas Accumulators

Ojas Detractors

Honesty Meditation Massage Being in nature Gentle exercise Sound sleep Room-temperature water Fresh fruits and vegetables Organic milk, ghee, almonds, honey Forgiveness and releasing anger Connecting with a higher cause

Dishonesty Smoking Caffeine Alcohol Processed food Leftover food Anxiety and worry Too much work Too much TV Too much sex Lack of sleep

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Know Your Dosha According to Ayurvedic philosophy, we each combine three doshas, or energy archetypes, which determine our physical and emotional health. Making lifestyle choices that help balance our dominant doshas (many people bridge two) will help boost ojas. Key principles of each dosha are summarized here.

For a thorough analysis, consult a trained local Ayurvedic practitioner.

VATTA

Associated with the air element, vatta types are often thin, active and talkative and get cold easily. When in balance, they’re creative, joyful and open-minded.

and following that instinct will help cultivate ojas. You’ll simultaneously safeguard energy levels and more likely avoid illness.

Choose the Freshest Ingredients

“Your meal begins in the market,” says Mehta. “Eat in season, choosing tender and crisp vegetables, supple fruits, good spices, nuts, oils and grains.

Ayurveda pays special attention to the vital energy in foods, including the sun’s energy that’s locked up in greens and grains.” Leftovers are verboten; eating a freshly cooked, colorful meal will charge ojas far more efficiently than reheating yesterday’s dish.

Symptoms of imbalance can be constipation, anxiety, insomnia and lower back pain.

Aggravating influences are cold or raw food, cold weather and traveling. Try warm weather and warm food, sticking to routines and ingesting warming spices to restore balance.

PITTA

Ruled by the fire principle, pitta types tend to overheat.

They’re often orderly and driven, with medium frames, strong digestion, bright eyes and rosy skin.

Symptoms of imbalance can be impatience, anger, inflammation, acid reflux or heartburn.

Aggravating influences are hot weather, spicy and sour foods, excessive salt and oils. Balance via a combination of cooling foods and drinks and mild or cool weather.

KAPHA Associated with water and earth, kaphas often have a large, sturdy build and smooth skin. Cautious and calm, kaphas like routine and tend to be loyal.

Eat Ojas-Promoting Foods

Certain foods that some healthminded types avoid can prove beneficial when eaten in moderation, say Ayurvedic counselors. “Four specific foods are associated with ojas: organic milk, organic almonds, organic honey and organic ghee (clarified butter),” says Simon.

Before incorporating these into your diet, McIntyre recommends simplifying meals for a few weeks. “Eat light, vegetarian foods,” she advises.

Breakfast can include oatmeal and fruit.

For lunch and dinner, eat basmati rice, beans and legumes, steamed vegetables

and mild spices. “These help prepare the body for the sweeter, heavier foods.”

Watch What You Drink

Alcohol, especially distilled spirits such as gin and vodka, depletes ojas.

“That’s not to say that you can’t have a glass of wine now and then,” observes Simon, “but it is important not to overindulge.” Other predictable no-no’s, besides smoking, include eating excessive amounts of fried or heavily processed foods.

Strive for Balance

In a culture marked by such extremes as ours, lifestyles often stray off track, and poor health can follow.

“Everything in Ayurveda is about balance,” counsels Lonsdorf. Whether you’re at work or working out, it’s essential to have a healthy, non-obsessive mindset.

Stay in Motion

Getting regular exercise is essential for ojas. Simon recommends yoga, because it “serves and nourishes us at every level of our being.” But almost any form of exercise that gets the blood flowing and makes you feel calm and centered will benefit ojas: a walk in the garden, a quick swim or a brisk jog. The key is in approaching the activity in a non-compulsive fashion, and not overdoing it. “Over-exercising puts the body through subtle biochemical changes that erode health over time,” says Lonsdorf.

Step Away from the Computer

This is easier said than done, but if a job requires long hours in front of the screen, it’s critical to take breaks.

Symptoms of imbalance are greed, fatigue, weight gain, water retention, depression, sinus problems.

Aggravating influences range from heavy and sweet foods to wet weather and being sedentary.

Balance with exercise, dry climate, light/bitter foods and spontaneity.

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Whether you’re at work or working out, it’s essential to have a healthy, non-obsessive mindset.

“Computers can disturb your electromagnetic field, and living inside your head so much is hard on ojas,” warns Lonsdorf. Take a deep breath, log off and go for a quick walk. Use this time wisely, by noticing the world around you, rather than obsessing over details and deadlines.

Don’t Skimp on Sleep

“Ojas holds together consciousness and matter,” explains Lonsdorf.

“When we’re exhausted, that connection grows thin.” If you must get less than eight hours of sleep, Ayurvedic experts maintain that it’s best to go to bed early and get up early. Sleeping from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. is better than sleeping from 2 a.m. until 8 a.m.

Nurture Yourself

Acting from your heart and nourishing yourself boost that inner wellspring of joy. Women, in particular, often need to consciously refuel their inner resources, say Ayurvedic experts.

“Women tend to give until there’s nothing left,” says Simon. “That’s why it’s essential to make time for things that nurture you.”

Get a Relaxing Massage

You no longer need to justify splurging on that decadent spa treatment. “Gentle, loving touch does wonders,” counsels Lonsdorf. Remind yourself that you’re simply investing in your ojas, replenishing the sap that keeps you vital.

Take a Long, Luxurious Bath

Taking time to unwind has major benefits. Don’t underestimate the power of simple, sumptuous pleasures.

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of life—it contains everything we truly want,” says McIntyre.

Speak the Sweet Truth

Vedic literature says that telling the truth generates ojas. You don’t need to inform your friend that her hair’s a disaster, or go on and on about your husband’s bad breath. What we’re looking for here is “sweet truth”, says Lonsdorf—tactful, kind and loving honesty. Everyone needs to cultivate tenderness. Being genuine with people will free up internal space that might otherwise be cluttered with guilt and anxiety.

politics, religion, yoga or art. “Some people get there through charity or devoting themselves to learning,” notes Lonsdorf. “Others practice prayer and meditation. Whatever connects you with something greater than yourself is good for your ojas.”

Let Go of Grudges

Whether it’s the guy who cut you off in traffic this morning or the mother who failed you as a kid, let it go; understand that resentment and rage burn ojas and cloud the mind. “Giving energy to anger destroys your health and happiness,” says Lonsdorf. Practice forgiveness whenever possible; if caught in the heat of the moment, take some deep breaths until the anger cools, then speak.

Connect with Nature

Think of the times when you’ve felt most alive. Those memories might include an ocean, forest, or mountain as their backdrop. “The body needs to plug into nature for rejuvenation,” confirms Mehta. You don’t need to sell your city apartment and head for the hills, but look for simple ways to stay in touch with the natural world. Hike on the weekends, plan a family camping trip or spend time in the garden.

Follow Your Passion

It’s vital to transcend the personal sphere, whether through meditation,

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Issues in the Tissues

by Dr. Paula Koger, DOM

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omen’s health is closely connected to the resolution of emotional/mental and spiritual challenges. Having grown up in a very traumatic situation, it is close to my heart to help women through these sufferings as I learned to help myself.

I call them “Issues in the Tissues.” They affect men and children as well, and they destroy families. Particularly, they cause us to age prematurely and develop diseases.

A German doctor, Dr. Ryke Hamer, with whom I studied in Europe, can identify the kind of cancer a person has by looking at the CT scan of the brain. When the trauma that caused the CT pattern to be stored in the brain is identified, cleared, resolved, and released, the cancer is easy to treat and the prognosis is improved greatly.

I have found it to be true of every condition of low energy or ill health. There is always an emotional/mental component. When the emotional or mental component is addressed, the energy that was blocked is released and the body can heal itself.

We are accustomed to talking or taking drugs to stop us from feeling our responses to painful or irritating things, but that does not clear them from our mainframe where

they develop into diseaseproducing blockages.

As a counselor, I used to listen to the same stories over and over, and they changed very little.

Now I see life-changing movement as the core issues are identified and released, and new patterns developed.

We are a culture of people who do what is popular to do. For the most part, healing one’s emotional mental life is not “mainstream.” The results of this in our culture and other cultures is that our wounds and unresolved issues just keep getting buried and medicated as they pile up in our tissues and in our families. It is difficult to love ourselves and others and just be happy, healthy, and wealthy together.

In my practice, I have successfully developed work that is effective in locating and releasing these patterns which may go on for many generations. I use a voice mapping device, biofeedback technology, REBA and kinesiology to help identify these core causes of disease; and Emotional Transformation Therapy, brainwave neurotherapy through the Clear Mind system, and electronic gem therapy to clear the issues out of the matrix of the body where they are stored. If they don’t come out, they eventually may be triggered by stress and other unbalancing factors; and the blockages they have caused will be the factors that lead to the development of disease, poverty, and unhappiness.

I have frequently seen clients with “terminal” illnesses totally reversed, and their return to a full rich life, because they did the work of participating in locating and releasing the causes of their blockage and low energy. We have been suppressed and uneducated in how we deal with traumatic and stressful events that greatly affect all of us. We have been trained to disregard them. What happens to us, even a small event, may be stored in the matrix or memory cells of the subconscious and we are not even aware of it; that is why it is called subconscious or unconscious. With advanced kinesiological testing and evaluation tools like the REBA, from Switzerland, we are able to pinpoint these and can use homeopathy and color therapy to release them.

Binding issues can be huge, small, long-ago, or recent.

Not long ago, I worked with a young woman who was unable to attend school or get out of bed after her parents divorced. Besides depression, she was experiencing chest pain. She had been “Daddy’s girl,“ and she was experiencing having no Daddy, as he had a girlfriend.

Within a few weeks of dealing with the cause of her chest pain using the treatments for the core issue of Broken Hearted, she was back to college and working.

By dealing with the issues, release happens, joy is experienced, and improved physical health becomes possible.

Dr. Paula Koger, DOM, can be reached at 941-539-4232.

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“Clark’s Own” BBCC Salsa

by Clark Dougherty

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inco de Mayo is May 5. Nell Newman is on the front cover of this issue. So I decided to bring the two together, with a nod to Nell, by presenting my recipe for Black Bean Corn Cilantro (BBCC) Salsa, with one of the ingredients being a Newman’s Own concoction. Celebrate! This recipe will serve a small party of 8-10 people. Just halve it for a smaller family night. Keep the ingredients organic as much as possible—they are tastier, better for you, and last longer. Enjoy!

3½ cups black beans (cooked and drained) OR 2 cans (drained) 1 TBSP oil (coconut, olive) 1 cup onions (finely chopped) 4 cloves garlic (crushed, chopped) ¼ cup yellow or orange peppers (finely chopped) 1 cup corn (cooked and drained) OR 1 small can (drained) 1½ cups tomatoes (diced) OR 1 can 1 cup Newman’s Own salsa (Tequila Lime is great, but your choice) 1 TBSP ground cumin 1 TBSP chili powder 2 TBSP tarragon ** 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (minced) OPTIONAL ** 2 TBSP adobo sauce OPTIONAL 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese (shredded) 2/3 cup cilantro (chopped) 2 TBSP lime juice ½ cup scallion (chopped)

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Put black beans into a large bowl, partially mash until chunky and set aside. At medium setting, heat oil in a large pan; add onion. When translucent, add garlic and orange/ yellow peppers; continue to sauté for four minutes or until garlic turns golden brown. Add black beans, corn, tomatoes, your choice of Newman’s Own salsa, cumin, chili powder, tarragon (and optionally, the chipotle peppers and adobo sauce—they will really heat this up). Reduce heat and cook five minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat. Add cheese, cilantro and lime juice, mixing well. Top with scallion and serve warm or at room temperature with organic blue or yellow corn chips.

Alternatively, spoon the completed dip over chips or scoops arranged single-layer on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for 4 minutes. Remove from oven; slide foil onto serving platter. Top with more cheese and finely chopped arugula, baby spinach or spring mix, and scallions.

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calling and you may decide you’ll be more entertained window shopping.

Walking the errands that you normally do by car can give a different perspective on your neighborhood; having a specific destination makes the walk seem more purposeful.

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Tunes and talks are an invigorating option. Download favorite tunes or a podcast or pick up a book on tape or a CD from the local library and listen while you walk. Just make sure you are in a place that’s safe from hazards and where you’re not alone; stay aware of your surroundings.

WALKING HABIT Keep the Health Benefits Coming

by Maggie Spilner

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ecently, the American Podiatric Medical Association published a list of alternative activities for people who felt their walks were just too boring. While I agree that some variation in exercise is a plus for both mind and body, walking never needs to be boring or static.

A walk can be like an oasis in a hectic day or a mini-vacation when the world seems overwhelming. It can provide an exhilarating workout or a simple release of tension and a break from too much sitting. With such ongoing easy access to it and so little cost or hassle, a walk is too good of an exercise option to walk away from.

Here are 10 ways to make sure your walks keep you coming back for more.

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Keep a pair of walking shoes and socks in your car. If you pass a tempting park or an alluring pathway during the day, stop, slip on your shoes and take a short stroll.

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Find a buddy and join in at least two walks a week. Regularly meeting with an activity-oriented friend is a good way to cement a relationship, both with the person and with walking.

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10 of fast walking. This type of training increases endurance and cardiovascular fitness and burns more fat than steady walking alone can.

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Access hills at least one day a week. If you’re a flatlander, find some stadium stairs or another architectural feature to include in a walk.

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Find a waterway. A walk around a lake or along a river or canal is a pleasure. Taking in the greenery and watery reflections works to soothe the soul and reduce the effects of stress.

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Practice a meditative technique while walking. The natural, stressreducing effect of a rhythmic walk, combined with meditation, can be especially soothing. It may be as simple as breathing in for four steps, then breathing out for four steps, keeping your mind focused on the steps or the breath and allowing other thoughts to pass. Or just count triplets; one, two, three; one, two, three—and you’re waltz walking.

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Try a pair of walking poles. You’ll burn extra calories and get a synergistic workout without the muscle strain that can occur from walking with weights.

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Head for town or for the mall.

Sometimes, nature just isn’t

Take your dog. Few dogs say no to exercise. If your pet is a lousy walker, consider obedience training classes. There’s nothing quite like walking with a grinning, well-heeled dog.

Maggie Spilner has been writing about health and fitness for 25 years, including 17 as an editor at Prevention Magazine. Her books include Prevention’s Complete Book of Walking for Health and Walk Your Way Through Menopause. See WalkForAllSeasons.com for information on Spilner’s walking vacations.

Workday Walking Tips ■ Keep a pair of walking shoes at work and take 10-minute brisk walking breaks.

■ Map out a variety of walking routes to and around your place of employment.

■ Remember to count various inside routes via hallways and staircases.

■ Send documents to a printer that's not near your desk. Walk to a colleague’s office for a discussion, rather than sending email. Park in a distant lot.

■ Exercise first, then eat lunch, which encourages sensible eating.

■ Stand while you’re on the phone, talking with a co-worker or even eating lunch; it burns more calories. A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reported that mildly obese people sit, on average, two hours longer than those who are lean.

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Five Reasons to Buy Organic Blooms ❁ ❁ ❁ ❁ ❁

Say it with Organic Flowers

By Susie Ruth

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his Mother’s Day, about half of all Americans will buy some pretty flowers for Mom, says the National Retail Federation. And some of us will show our love with an organic flourish. Doting sons, daughters and spouses can now treat a special mother in their lives to a special bouquet that’s untouched by toxins. The whole family can enjoy nature’s beautiful blooms, and breathe them in worry-free.

Floral offerings grown without chemical pesticides and fertilizers are the fastest growing non-food item in this country’s burgeoning organic market. By 2012, the national demand for organic flowers is expected to exceed $100 million. That’s still a drop in the bucket compared with the annual $20 billion fresh flower retail business in the United States, but it’s a rapidly increasing share of the market.

The Organic Trade Association reports that organic flower sales doubled in 2003 to $8 million, and doubled again to $16 million by 2005. Gerald Prolman, founder and CEO of OrganicBouquet.com, a pioneer in the field, reports that this year, “We are racing to keep up with demand.”

Conscious consumers are waking up to the fact that floriculture is one of the most poison-intensive agricultural

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endeavors on the planet. “Flowers are such a high-value crop that it takes a huge amount of pesticides to make them perfect,” says Martha Olson Jarocki, formerly with the Pesticide Action Network.

Seventy percent of the cut flowers that arrive in this country come from Central and South America, where the commercial chemical artillery includes

Healthier for workers Better for the environment Look and smell as good Competitively priced Healthier for consumers

Colombia and Ecuador, which respectively produce 59 and 19 percent of the cut flowers imported to the United States. With the organic-flower industry still in its seedling stage, Scientific Certification Systems notes that fewer than 100 organic producers operate on a scale big enough to supply retailers.

Shoppers can help by boycotting nonorganic flowers, and asking florists, supermarkets and other retailers to stock more of the organic varieties.

Some flowers, like sunflowers, are easy to grow without chemicals. But some of the most popular stems purchased for Mother’s Day, such as roses, are “tough,” says Prolman. Organic versions of carnations and orchids aren’t yet available, but Prolman says

Seventy percent of the cut flowers that arrive in the U.S. come from Central and South America, where the commercial chemical artillery includes up to 20 percent of the pesticides now banned in the United States. up to 20 percent of the pesticides now banned in the States. While organic flowers look and smell the same as conventionally grown blooms, they’re much better for the local and global environment. And growing organic would be immensely better for the tens of thousands of workers—most of them young women, mothers and children—who currently work in greenhouses and tents filled with pesticides.

Studies in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal document symptoms of pesticide poisoning in 50 to 60 percent of flower workers in

that he sees more flowers coming into the “organic fold” every year. So far that includes chrysanthemums, lilies, daisies, tulips and irises–all available for delighting special moms this year.

Google “organic flowers” to locate bouquets carrying a USDA or certified organic logo, Veriflora’s Green Label, or the Transitional mark of an organic grower seeking certification.

Locate suppliers by zip code at LocalHarvest.org/organic-flowers.jsp.

Sources: USAToday.com,CoopAmerica. com and OrganicConsumers.org.

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BE IN THE KNOW ABOUT

GMOs

Untold Risks, Unanswered Questions and Needed Action

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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nyone walking into a typical American supermarket finds a dizzying display of more than 40,000 products, the majority of which are processed foods. According to the Grocery Manufacturers Association, at least 75 percent of the processed foods contain one or more genetically modified (GMO) ingredients, most likely from corn, soy and canola.

With the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent approval of GMO alfalfa and sugar beets, non-GMO choices will grow even narrower. What is a health-conscious consumer to do?

Heads Up

What many people don’t realize is that the majority of GMO crops have been genetically engineered to withstand spraying with herbicides, such as Monsanto’s Roundup. Its active toxic ingredient, glyphosate, is systemically transported throughout the plant and into our environment and food chain.

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“We’ve never had such extensive use of one herbicide,” says Don Huber, Ph.D., a plant pathologist and professor emeritus at Purdue University. Huber is concerned about concentrations of glyphosate residues in our food system that are toxic to human organs and hormone systems.

According to the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, “There is more than a casual association between GMO foods and adverse health effects.” Scientists familiar with the technology warn about the risk for new allergens, toxins and unpredictable, hard-to-detect side effects. Even the President’s Cancer Panel Report advises against choosing foods grown with pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers.

“The main reason for making genetically engineered (GE) crops is to sell more pesticides,” explains Warren Porter, Ph.D., a biologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “We can count on GE foods having higher concentrations of pesticides.”

Most Americans are shocked to learn that for decades now, they’ve been blindly purchasing and feeding their families GE foods, not to mention toxic herbicide residues.

Unlike other developed countries, the U.S. government does not require labels on GMO foods, leaving citizens to shop—and eat—in the dark.

Dangerous Developments

Thanks to lobbying by the biotechnology industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken the stand that GMOs are “substantially equivalent” to their nongenetically modified counterparts. Therefore, labeling a GMO food product would be admitting that the GE products are somehow different.

However, genetically modified crops are different.

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Huber says that when scientists insert genetic material from one organism into another that would not normally crossbreed or be possible with standard breeding programs, they disrupt an entire system.

“In agriculture, you can’t do just one thing without changing a lot of other things in the process,” he explains.

It’s really changing the interrelationships of other genes, with unintended consequences. Huber warns, “Any time we have a single gene modification extensively used throughout our agricultural production system, it leaves us extremely vulnerable.”

For example, both Huber and Porter explain that glyphosate disrupts the soil’s complex microbiological system, critical for delivering micronutrients to plants. This both increases the plants’ susceptibility to diseases and reduces the nutritional quality of food crops.

Farmers were told that GMO technology could simplify weed control and increase yields. Yet, according to The Organic Center, since the introduction of GE crops, nationwide pesticide use has increased substantially, by a total of more than 300 million pounds in its first 13 years, and we can expect those numbers to continue to climb. The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that claims for higher yields have fallen short, as well.

Now, new superweeds have developed resistance to glyphosate, and the biotech giants have responded by promoting new GE plants, resistant to stronger herbicides such as 2,4-D. The Pesticide Action Network of North America continues to collect research that links this suspected endocrine disruptor to thyroid problems, prostate cancer, reproductive abnormalities, Parkinson’s disease and delays in brain development. Both Porter and Chuck Benbrook, chief scientist at The Organic Center, warn that, as confirmed in multiple studies, pregnant women and children are most susceptible to harm.

Making matters worse, in the State of Organic Seed report, the Organic Seed Alliance states that there is, “unwanted spread of GE pollen and seed into organic agricultural systems,” www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

and the genetic contamination of non-GMO crops. Chris Blanchard, an organic farmer in Decorah, Iowa, worries about the worldwide environmental impact of GMO crops.

“Because genes flow in the environment, and because GMO crops are so widespread,” he explains, “it doesn’t take long before every variety in a species is contaminated with modified genes to some degree.”

Roundup Ready alfalfa grieves him the most, Blanchard confides.

“Alfalfa is pollinated by bees, which can travel for miles, so we can be certain that seed stocks will be contaminated, threatening the livelihoods of organic farmers.”

What We Can Do It’s up to informed consumers to increase demand for non-GMO and organic foods. Here’s an effective action plan to protect our health and the earth.

■ Read ingredient labels and vote with your food dollars. Reject products likely to contain GMOs, such as dextrose, corn starch, corn syrup or corn sugar, soy lecithin, canola and cottonseed oils, and sugar from sugar beets.

■ Choose certified organic foods.

They are our single best bet for avoiding GMO ingredients, synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics and hormones.

■ Call or write President Obama, your state representatives and food manufacturers. Voice opposition to GMO crops and demand GMO-food labeling.

American Academy of Environmental Medicine’s Genetically Modified Food Position Paper, aaemonline.org/gmopost.html Melinda Hemmelgarn is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host based in Columbia, MO. Reach her at FoodSleuth@gmail.com and tune in to Food Sleuth Radio at kopn.org.

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■ Grow some food using organic seeds.

■ Stay informed and don’t be duped.

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Cornelius A. Link, DDS 352-629-0700 / Ocala / www.drlinkdds.com There must be a biologic balance in the mouth as part of total body health. This means being concerned about infections in the teeth and gums, the relationship of the teeth to the jaws, the teeth to each other, saliva pH and metal toxicity. As a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, we follow a recommended safety protocol for removal of amalgam fillings, if necessary. Dental materials compatibility testing available.

Michael J. Badanek, BS,DC,CNS,DACBN,DCBCN 3391 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Suite #B Ocala, FL 34470 / 352-622-1151 www.alternativewholistichealth.com 30+ years in clinical practice with alternative wholistic complementary health services. Treating the body to support all health challenges with Wholistic Integrative Medicine. Treatments include Autoimmune disorders, Lyme disease, Autism, ADD/ ADHD, Musculoskeletal conditions, Heavy metal toxicity, Cardiovascular and endocrine conditions, Nutritional deficiencies/testing.

Colonics Gentle Waters Healing Center 352-374-0600, Gainesville info@gentlewatershealing.com The therapists at Gentle Waters Healing Center will assist each individual with detoxing using colon hydrotherapy, Far Infrared Sauna, and/or Aqua Chi Lymphatic Drainage. We also carry probiotics, digestive enzymes, and other products for overall health. Proud sponsors of Barley Life Nutritional Products. Call Dawn Brower for more information or visit www.gentlewatershealing.com. MA41024, MM15426.

Fitness Hip Moves Fitness Studio Rona Bennett, BS, CPT Holistic Health, Personal Fitness Coaching 708 N.W. 23rd Ave., Gainesville www.hipmoves.com / 352-692-0132 An intimate fitness studio focusing on creativity and holistic health. Classes and private lessons in Belly Dance, Yoga, Pilates, and Personal Training.

Rental space available.

Gluten Intolerance Gluten Intolerance Group Gainesville, 352-215-1078 GIGgainesville@gmail.com www.gluten.net The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America proudly announces a new branch in Gainesville. Please call or email to find out the date and time for our next meeting. Share your stories, or give/get support!

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Women’s Health Care at Center for Balance Louann Hillebrand, CNM, ARNP, 352-505-5581 1705 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, Fl 32609 www.womenshealthcareatcenterforbalance.com Louann Hillebrand, CNM, ARNP has been providing women’s health care in Gainesville since 1974. If you are looking for sensitive well woman care in a tranquil environment, this is the place for you! United Healthcare, Aetna, Avmed, BC/ BS, Medicare/Medicaid.

Holistic M.D. Practices James F. Coy, M.D. Life Family Practice Center 1501 U.S. Hwy. 441 North, The Villages 352-750-4333 / www.LifeFamilyPractice.com More than 20 years in the General Practice of medicine, with a focus on allergies, and treatments using environmental bio-nutrition and other natural methods including N.A.E.T. and acupuncture.

Providing detox therapies including chelation, anti-aging treatments, natural hormone replacement, and alternative testing.

Nelson Kraucak, M.D., ABCMT, ACAM Life Family Practice Center 1501 U.S. Hwy. 441 North, The Villages 352-750-4333 / www.LifeFamilyPractice.com For 15 years in The Villages, Dr. Kraucak has been committed to bridging the gap between clinical medicine and complementary therapies to promote the body’s natural healing mechanisms. Embracing a medical approach to alternative treatment and by using cutting-edge technologies, he is able to treat chronic auto-immune and degenerative disorders.

Providing treatments such as Immune Biomodulation, Chelation, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, PRP, Prolozone and much more.

James E. Lemire, M.D., FAAFP Nuris Lemire, MS, OTR/L, NC The Lemire Clinic

11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600 Ocala, FL 34481 / 352-291-9459 www.LemireClinic.com Dr. Lemire has been in practice for 32 years. He follows a Functional Medicine approach, utilizing up-todate techniques such as: Chelation, Detoxification, natural hormone replacement, nutrition, Prolo/Biopuncture, acupuncture, anti-aging, among others. Dr. Lemire along with his staff are dedicated to a joint partnership with their patients—a partnership that seeks to maximize the Godgiven life potential of each individual. We believe that true wellness for the whole person includes a healthy body (physical self), a healthy mind (emotions and intellect), and a spiritual peace. For this life-changing goal, Lemire Clinic commits their energy, their compassion and their skills.

Hanoch Talmor, M.D. Gainesville Holistic Center 352-377-0015 www.betterw.com We support all health challenges and the unlimited healing potential of God’s miracle: your body.

Chelation, Nutrition, Cleansing, Homeopathy, Natural Energy Healing, Detoxification, Wellness Education and more.

Holistic Psychotherapy Diane Alther, LCSW, RN, CHt Traditional and Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher Ocala and Dunnellon locations / 352-425-1992 www.emdrtherapistnetwork.com Combining conventional counseling with body, mind, energy therapies including EMDR, EFT, hypnosis, full wave breathwork, meditation and Reiki to facilitate change and mental and emotional balance.

Hypnotherapy Christine Green CHt Hypnotherapy Gainesville Hypnotherapy 1212 NW 12th Ave., Suite C-3 Gainesville FL 32601 / 352-339-6078 www.OneStepDeeper.com Invite amazing changes into your life through Hypnosis.

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Cynthia Christianson, M.A., CCC ThetaHealing™ Advanced Practitioner 352-374-7982 or 352-284-1107 www.thetahealingworks.net ThetaHealing™ coaching is using the Belief and Feeling Work to empower people with the ability to remove and replace negative emotions, feelings and thoughts with positive, beneficial ones. Change your negative beliefs and you will heal on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels thus really seeing this relief show up in your life.

Hendrix Piano Service 352-895-5412, Serving north central Florida Tuning, repairs, cleaning, fine custom maintenance of your acoustic piano.

Pianist: accompaniment, weddings, other church services, concerts. Experience: churches, cabarets, Marion Chorale, Duelling Divas, much more. Fine used pianos available.

Massage Tiara L. Catey, LMT Center for Balance 1705 N.W. 6th St., Gainesville 352-642-4545 / www.tiaracatey.com Relieve pain, manage stress and cultivate joyful relaxation and balance by including massage as an essential part of your self-care practices. Therapeutic massage, relaxation massage and lomilomi. Includes aromatherapy. Holistic approach. Some insurance accepted. Visa/MC. See www.tiaracatey.com for details. MA41831.

Clark Dougherty Therapeutic Massage Clinic 850 N.E. 36th Terr., Ocala 352-694-7255 / www.ClarkDougherty.com Offering a variety of therapeutic massage techniques for pain relief, improved flexibility, and other wonderful benefits. PIP and WorkComp always accepted, also group/private insurance in some instances. All credit cards accepted. Gift certificates are available now for Mother’s Day and birthdays with 25% discount on a second session. MA27082, MM9718.

MTT / Energy Tapping Sandra Wilson, MCHt, EFT-ADV 352-454-8959, www.SandraWilson.org With the simple tap of your fingers, you can stop replaying bad memories/ bad decisions in your mind. You can feel at peace with yourself and others. EFT is the painless, drug-free technique with over 90% success rate. See Website for free consultations in Ocala. Phone sessions also available.

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Rolfing Carol L. Short / Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Craniosacral Therapist, Gainesville and North Central FL / 352-318-0509 Rolfing® is a system of body restructuring through systematic manipulation of muscle and fascial tissues. It promotes the release and realignment of long standing patterns of tension and dysfunction, bringing the body to greater balance, mobility, vitality, and ease.

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Veterinary Care Medicine Wheel Veterinary Services Shauna Cantwell DVM, Ocala, FL www.shaunacantwell.com / 352-538-3021 Holistic veterinary medicine for small animals and horses.

Preventative health, arthritis, neurologic and hormonal dysfunction, skin, allergies, cancer, pain, immune and chronic disease, more. Certified Veterinary Acupuncture, certified cAVCA animal chiropractic, herbal therapy, tui na medical massage, functional neurology, postural rehabilitation, ozone therapy, homotoxicology, nutrition. Available for workshops.

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Natural and organic skin care: Lotions, oils, soaps in many popular scents.

Arthritis rubs, burn-relief salves also available. Visit the store at Silver Springs Plaza, 5300 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Suite A, Ocala, open Wed.-Sat., 10-4. www.

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CalendarofEvents April 30-May 3

Qi Revolution, Orlando Convention Center. $99. QiGong healing and breathing applications, Advanced breathing applications, Food healing, much more. 32 CEUs available. www.QiRevolution.com Monday, May 2

Meet the Doctor evening, hosted by Dr. James Lemire. FREE, 6 p.m., call to reserve a seat. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

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 Wednesday, May 4

HGC weight loss. Safe homeopathic solution targets hard-to-lose stored fat. Detox coaching and support. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, 351-1298, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

Thursday, May 5

Creating Your Image and Finding Your Soul Mate. 6:00 p.m, FREE. Limited seating, call for a reservation. Dr. Paula Koger, DOM, 941-5394232, Rainbow Natural Medicine, Dunnellon, www.WealthOfHealth. com.

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May 6-8 Practical Ayurveda. Learn techniques to reduce stress, make correct nutritional choices depending on your body type, and prevent illness rather than treat it. $295 includes meals and accommodations.

Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352-685-3001, www.AmritYoga. org.

Saturday, May 7 Celebrate National Herb Day with Carrie Hull Chauhan. 11am.

Free. Downtown Center for Oriental Medicine, 201 SE 4th Ave, Suite 2, Gainesville, www.DowntownOrientalMed.com.

Psychic Readings with Bobbie Burnes. 12-5 p.m., $20. All proceeds donated to Windhorse Sanctuary for horses. Walk in. High Springs Emporium, 660 Nw Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386 4548657, www.HighSpringsEmporium.net.

Video Presentation, 1 p.m., by spiritual leader of Eckankar from ECK Springtime Seminar, Minneapolis. Community Hu Chant, 2:15 p.m.. (Singing HU can expand your awareness and bring peace and calm.) Everyone welcome. FREE. Light refreshments follow. Courtyard

By Marriott, 3700 SW 42nd St. (next to Butler Plaza). Eckankar in Gainesville: 352-378-3504.

May 7-8 Biosyntonie Workshop. Dr. Hanoch Talmor, Gainesville Holistic Center, 4140 NW 27 Lane, Suite C, Gainesville, FL, 352-377-0015, talmor@msn.com, www.betterw.com.

Sunday, May 8 Honor the Mother, Mother’s Day Celebration. Isotonic footbaths, chair massage, free crystal gift for all mothers. 12-5 p.m., FREE. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, 386 454-8657, www.

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CalendarofEvents Wednesday, May 11

Metabolic balance. All natural weight loss; “Your food shall be your medicine.”

FREE consultation; call for appointment.

Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, 3511298, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

Thursday, May 12

Deadline for artists’ applications, 30th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show, Gainesville, Nov. 12 and 13, 2011. Fine art and craft media. $18,000 in cash prizes and purchase awards. 100,000 visitors. 352-3938536, www.gvlculturalaffairs.org.

May 12-15

Goddess Retreat. A combination of yoga, painting, dancing, and writing will be explored along with yantra, mantra, and yoga nidra. $450 includes meals and accommodations. Limited to 25 women.

Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352685-3001, www.AmritYoga.org.

energetic restructuring, and the resolution of core life issues. $595 includes meals and accommodations. Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352-685-3001, www.AmritYoga.org.

May 19-June 12

“The King and I,” classic musical play. Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-2274, www.

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Saturday, May 21

The Abundance of the Earth: Using Stones for Prosperity and Abundance Workshop with Sharron Britton. 1-3 p.m., $20. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386 454-8657, www.

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May 21-22

Raymon Grace workshop, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. both days. The workshop will cover alternative self-healing, dowsing, medical intuition, finding your life purpose, prosperity, self-empowerment, clearing negative and demonic influences, and much more. $250. To register: Dr. Hanoch Talmor, M.D., 352-377-0015, talmor@msn.com, www.BetterW.com, www.RaymonGrace.us.

Tuesday, May 24

Alternative Energy Conference.

Integrating “green” into businesses and residential life: current alternative energy products including solar lights, hybrid vehicles, alternative energy products and gadgets, renewables, biofuel demonstration.

After the conference, a green “Careers Exploration” will take place. The event will be held at the College of Central Florida’s

Saturday, May 14

All Is in Balance, Chakra Balancing Sessions with Biomat and Crystalline Grid.

11-5 p.m., $10. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386 4548657, www.HighSpringsEmporium.net.

The Master Gardeners will be opening their greenhouses for their annual plant sale.

8:00 am to noon, Extension Office, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, 352-671-8400.

Monday, May 16

Natural Skin Care with Nuris Lemire. FREE, 6 p.m., call to reserve a seat. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Wednesday, May 18

Cleanse your body of toxic buildup, repair G.I. tract, support immune system, weight loss, anti-aging nutrition, protocol for radiation detoxification. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, 351-1298, www.

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Thursday, May 19

Finding and Eliminating Chakra Blockages, a Cause of Disease. 6:00 p.m, FREE. Limited seating, call for a reservation.

Dr. Paula Koger, DOM, 941-539-4232, Rainbow Natural Medicine, Dunnellon, www.WealthOfHealth.com.

May 19-21

Yoga Therapy Retreat and Training weekend with Kamini Desai. Using prana to release blocks and enable healing,

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CalendarofEvents Ewers Center. Exhibits open at 7:30 a.m., and the conference is from 8:00 a.m. until noon, careers expo afterward. FREE.

Radhanath Swami will be giving a talk entitled “Finding Unity in a Divided World.”

For those who RSVP, dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. The talk begins at 7:00 and is open to all, whether pre-registered or not. At 8:00, attendees will be treated to live music with the Mayapuris. Location: Unitarian Fellowship, 4225 NW 34th St., Gainesville.

To RSVP for the dinner and event, email RadhanathSwami.FL@gmail.com or call 352388-1081, www.radhanathswami.com. FREE.

Ocala/Marion Raw Food/Living Cuisine Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at the Lemire Clinic. Bring a rawfood dish with recipe to share, or just bring raw fruits and veggies. FREE. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-2919459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Wednesday, May 25

Wellness Consultation on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Fibromyalgia Syndrome. FREE. Call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

May 27-29

Introduction to the Zero Stress Zone with Yogi Amrit Desai. Body awareness exercises will help participants understand the body/ mind connection and release core issues. $195 includes meals and accommodations.

Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352685-3001, www.AmritYoga.org.

Saturday, May 28

Rocks and Minerals for Kids Workshop with Travis Hetsler. Learn about how crystals form and see a lapidary demonstration. Free geode for every participant. 1-3 p.m., $20.

Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386 4548657, www.HighSpringsEmporium.net.

Tuesday, May 31

Signs and Symptoms Analysis. Any time any of the organs/systems of the body are out of balance, there are signs and symptoms. FREE. Call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-7320718, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

June 17-19

First Degree Reiki Certification Training,

Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT, Ocala/Belleview, $100 pre-paid, 352-239-9272, www. initiationhealing.com.

July 15-16

Awakening to Soul: Initiation Healing® Meditation Workshop with Author Ojela Frank, $95 pre-paid, 352-239-9272, www. initiationhealing.com.

ONGOING EVENTS Sundays

Farmers Market, 12-4. Mosswood Farm Store, 703 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, 352466-5002, www.mosswoodfarmstore.com.

Master Mind Prayer Circle, 9:30; Healing Hands Circle, 10; Sunday Service and Youth Education, 11; NGU, 12:30. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-3731030, www.unityofgainesvillefl.org.

Meditation and Spiritual Lesson, 10am.

Unity of Ocala, Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org.

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 N.E. 28 Ave, Ocala, FL 352-629-3897, www.oakbrookcsl.org.

Thursday, May 26

How to Recover from Any Disease.

6:00 p.m, FREE. Limited seating, call for a reservation. Dr. Paula Koger, DOM, 941539-4232, Rainbow Natural Medicine, Dunnellon, www.WealthOfHealth.com.

n Mediumship Development Classes, Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville n Intensive 4-day course, Aug. 4-7, San Pedro Center, Winter Park. n Private readings available.

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Organic Food Pickups. Monday, Ocala; Tuesday, Eustis and Mt. Dora; Wednesday, Ocala and Gainesville; Friday, Oxford/ The Villages. Homegrown Organics by Doreen, 352-598-4184, http://www. homegrownorganics.vpweb.com. Recipes: http://homegrowngainesville.wordpress.com/

Yoga with Joe Ferrara. Monday, 7-8:30pm, Amrit Yoga Institute. Tuesday, 1212:45pm, Serenity of Central Florida, 301 Skyline Dr., Ste 1, Lady Lake. Wednesday, 8:30-10am, Ocala Inner Center, 205 S. Magnolia; and 5-6pm, Serenity of Central Florida, Lady Lake. Thursday, 6-7:30pm, Ocala Inner Center. Friday, 7-8am, Premier Medical Center of Ocala, 7960 SW 60th Ave. prakash@amrityoga.org.

Marque G. Kolack. Every Saturday in March, 10am-12noon. $20/class love offering. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, (off Maricamp), Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org.

Seven days/week

Abraham, yoga, breathwork, reiki, much more—something every day. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-3731030, www.unityofgainesvillefl.org.

Bellydancing, fitness, yoga classes, personal training as early as 5:30am, as late as 7:30pm.

Hip Moves, 708 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 352692-0132, www.hipmoves.com.

Yoga classes as early as 5:30am, as late as 8:30pm, beginners (including “Stiff Guys”) to experienced Hot Yoga. Big Ron’s Yoga College, Gainesville, 352-367-8434, www. bigronsyoga.com.

Calendar listings are free to our advertising sponsors, and just $15 each for all others.

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Tuesdays

A Course in Miracles, 7pm. Unity of Ocala, Community House, 2 Cedar Course, Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org.

Ocala/Marion Raw Food/Living Cuisine Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6-8pm at the Lemire Clinic.

Bring a raw-food dish with recipe to share, or just bring raw fruits and veggies. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic. com.

Wednesdays

A Course in Miracles, 7-8:30pm. Amrit Yoga, Salt Springs, 352-685-3001, ganga@ amrityoga.org.

Meditation and Visioning, 6pm, followed at 7:15 with Speaker, Spiritual Craft, Drumming, or Spiritual Film, depending on the week. Love offering. OakBrook Center for Spiritual Living, 1009 N.E. 28 Ave, Ocala, FL 352-629-3897, www.oakbrookcsl.org.

Pilates with Ana. 5:30-6:30pm, $55.00 for 5 classes. Space is limited. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Thursdays

Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 5:30-6:30pm every Thursday. Downtown Public Library, 401 E. University Ave, Gainesville. Free. Dress warmly, bring light blanket. vedalewis@aol. com.

Healing Yoga with Marque. Movement class combining yoga, Pilates, body alignment, breathing. Bring a mat. $25/4 weeks, Feb. 3-24 every Thursday, 12:301:30pm. To register: Sheila, 352-867-9660.

Class held at Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113.

Saturdays

Farmstead Saturdays. Free, 9-3pm.

Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve.com.

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