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

Support Mandatory GMO Labeling in Florida

wo Florida legislators, Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D-Tallahassee) and Sen. Jeremy Ring (D-Margate), are working to pass bills (HB 351 and SB 416) to label some foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Similar efforts died last year in the House and Senate agriculture committees. House Bill 351 and Senate Bill 416 would require 25 Rethinking Breast Health Natural breast health and cancer prevention raw fruits and vegetables to carry labels if they contain GMOs. Wheat, corn, papaya, rice, zucchini and squash by Lisa Marshall would be among the targeted produce. Both bills would Time to Spring Clean Your Gut? require the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to annually update the list to include by James E. Lemire, M.D. any newly introduced GMO produce. Additionally, products containing recombinant bovine The Swedish Dentist growth hormone (rBGH) to increase milk production in Danger in Your head cows would also require mention on labels. by Perry Ekstrand, DDS, LVIF The new requirements would take effect on January 1, 2017. Eating Skinny To ask that Florida representatives vote YES on these Why vegans and vegetarians are naturally thin bills and support mandatory food labeling, visit Tinyurl.com/ by Judith Fertig FLA-GMO-Petition.

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High power laser therapy Urge the Florida Legislature to Buy Sugar Land by Nelson Kraucak, M.D.

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he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is again dumping excess nutrient-polluted water from Lake Okeechobee by Dr. Michael J. Badanek, DC, BS, CNS into the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers, threatening the health of marine life in these coastal communities. Laura Prepon’s Journey to Health Meanwhile, the Everglades, a unique ecosystem stretching from Orlando all the way to Florida Bay at the tip, is Home cooking, organics, and massage are key starving for clean water. by Gerry Strauss According to the Everglades Foundation, the solution is for the South Florida Water Management District to buy Qigong Healing, Universal Oneness land previously occupied by sugar farms, where water can Interview with Jeff Primack, Qi Revolution (Part Two) be stored, cleaned and then sent south to the Everglades. In by Kathy Rivera 2010, the state of Florida made an agreement with the sugar industry to acquire land to clean up the industry’s pollution, Yin & Tonic protect drinking water, and clean up polluted waterways on For What It’s Worth both coasts. by Melody Murphy Thanks to the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment 1, approved by 75 percent of voters in 2014, there are available funds dedicated to acquiring, restoring and managing conservation lands, including lands protecting water resources and drinking water. Floridians can tell Governor Rick Scott now to urge the South Florida Water Management District to buy 46,800 acres of U.S. Sugar’s land south of Lake Okeechobee before the state’s option expires in October 2016. To sign the Act Now petition, visit Act.ProgressFlorida. org/sign/everglades.

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newsbriefs FREE Event Natural Awakenings Helps Sponsor “The Real Truth About Health” Conference

ore than 30 of the most popular and influential thought leaders, experts, and authors from a wide variety of wellness fields will be sharing their knowledge, insights, and remedies at The Real Truth About Health Conference from May 22-31 in Orlando. This free event is a partnership among the Hippocrates Institute, TheRealTruthAboutHealthConference.com, and Brian Clement, Ph.D., author of LifeForce and director of the Hippocrates Health Institute. Joining Clement as presenting authors, at what organizers term the nation’s largest health, nutrition, and environmental conference, will be Dr. T. Campbell, The China Study; Gary Null, Ph.D., The Healthy Vegetarian; Dr. Helene Caldicott, Crisis Without End; Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic; David Simon, Meatonomics; David Kirby, Animal Factory; Joel Fuhrman, The End of Diabetes; Jeffrey Smith, Seeds of Deception; and director of the film PlantPure Nation, Nelson Campbell, as well as many others. “Our Natural Awakenings network of publishers is excited to help support this important event as a sponsor and exhibitor in Orlando,” says company CEO Sharon Bruckman. “We hope our readers will take advantage of this free conference by attending or registering online for these 10 days of empowering information and inspiration.” Those who cannot attend the conference in person may watch a live stream or a replay of the presentations on their computers. These services are also free of charge. The conference’s location is the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Conference Center, 8101 World Center Dr., Orlando, 407-238-8000. For more information and to view the full schedule, visit TheRealTruthAboutHealthConference.com. For information on

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Global March Against Monsanto Saturday, May 23

worldwide grassroots group, March Against Monsanto, has inspired a broad coalition of individuals and groups to gather in cities worldwide as part of a global effort to raise public awareness and bring increasing political pressure to bear regarding Monsanto’s corporate farming and business practices, and to insist upon labeling of genetically modified foods (GMOs). This year marks the third annual “March Against Monsanto.” North Central Florida’s rally will take place in Ocala on Saturday, May 23 at Citizens Circle from 11am until 2pm. People in an estimated 428 cities in 38 countries on six continents will be participating in the Global March Against Monsanto for a peaceful, non-violent, informational protest. GMOs have been banned by Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Madeira, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, France and Switzerland. Monsanto and other companies such as Dow and Syngenta genetically engineer foods that pose scientifically established health risks including organ damage, sterility, infant mortality, birth defects, immune reactions, allergies, obesity, endocrine disruption, and increased cancer risk. Marchers’ demands include solidarity against Monsanto’s predatory business and agricultural practices, rejecting "substantial equivalence" of GMO and traditional crops, advocating independent scientific testing of GMO crops, promoting organic solutions, exposing and protesting the cronyism between big business and the government, and supporting food and seed sovereignty, local farms, bees, biodiversity, and labeling of all foods that contain GMOs. Long-time activist and member of the Gateway Greens, Daniel Romano warns, “Monsanto is bankrupting famers and causing soil infertility, mono-cropping, loss of biodiversity and

beehive collapse. Their practices pose a very real threat to organic farming and loss of native plants and are creating dependency on a centralized food system. In aggregate, this is a recipe for global famine.” An Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments Concerning Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (see i-sis.org.uk/list.php), signed by 828 scientists from 84 countries, details their concern regarding GMOs and a call for immediate five-year suspension of GMO crops in order to conduct “a comprehensive public enquiry of agriculture and food security for all.” For more information, visit MarchAgainst-Monsanto.com. Events’ locations are listed there.

Ocala March On May 23, North Central Florida residents will unite with people from all over the world in protest of genetically modified foods and other industrial farming and food production practices. North Central Florida’s rally will take place in Ocala. This year’s Ocala event will feature local and organic food vendors, speakers, kids’ activities, and workshops on permaculture, growing food, the importance of bees, composting, wood mulch gardening, how to avoid GMOs (genetically modified foods), and more. Local organizers’ goals include giving people the knowledge and tools they need to move away from the industrial food system that fuels and funds companies like Monsanto. Karen King, owner of Mt. Citra Organic Farm, says, “We hope to educate and inspire the community to take action and begin to create a sustainable, local food system, ultimately taking our food system back from the hands of the corporations that currently control what we eat.” The event will be held from 11-2 at Citizens Circle at City Hall, SE Osceola Avenue, Ocala. For a full list of speakers, vendors and activities, visit www.mtcitra.com/communityaction/ marchagainstmonsanto. For updates, visit March Against Monsanto Marion County on Facebook. For information on sponsorship, vendor opportunities, and more, call Karen King, 352-595-3739.

healthbriefs Meditation Improves Brain Health

arvard Medical School researchers working at the Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that meditation can improve brain health. The researchers studied 16 volunteers who took part in an eight-week mindfulness meditation study at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. The participants conducted mindfulness meditation exercises for an average of 27 minutes a day. Before and after the trial, the subjects were given tests and magnetic resonance imaging of their brains. The researchers found that the practice of mindfulness meditation resulted in increased gray matter density in the hippocampus of the brain, an area associated with increased memory and learning capacity, plus a greater sense of compassion and introspection.

Heart Disease Detected Early with Breath Testing

esearch published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that breath testing can reveal potential heart disease and artery problems quickly and efficiently. Testing 31 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) together with 34 healthy control subjects, researchers found that concentrations of volatile gases such as propanol, ethanol and ammonia were significantly different among the heart disease patients. It also found that the breath can reveal specific details about the heart’s condition. The breath test can be analyzed in less than 30 minutes.

Italian Court Links Boy’s Autism to a Vaccine

ast September, a Milan Court held in favor of plaintiffs who claimed that three doses of the hexavalent GlaxoSmithKline vaccine Infanrix Hexa that were administered to an infant beginning in 2006 caused autism later when he was a young boy. The vaccine is used for polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, whooping cough and haemophilus influenzae type B. After hearing from several medical experts, the court ruled that the child likely suffered autism and brain damage as a result of the vaccine’s content of mercury and aluminum, combined with a genetic mutation in the child rendering greater susceptibility. The ruling ordered damages to be paid by the Italian government’s national vaccine injury compensation program. The court’s decision was also based upon GlaxoSmithKline’s list of possible adverse events resulting from the vaccine, which included five cases of autism during clinical trials. Today in the U.S., most vaccines routinely given to children younger than 6 years of age are free of thimerosal, a mercury-derived preservative.

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To Become Healthier, Get a Healthy Partner

aving a healthier partner may be one of the best things to do for our own health. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine finds that losing weight, stopping smoking, or becoming more active is easier with a partner who has led the way in any or all healthy pursuits. The study authors reviewed data collected by the UK Health Behavior Research Center at the University College London that followed 3,700 couples between 2002 and 2012— most of them age 50 and older and married. Those who smoked at the beginning of the study were more likely to quit by the end of it if their partners quit smoking, and those who were physically inactive at the beginning of the study were more likely to become active if their partners did so first. About two-thirds of the men became newly active during the course of the study. Men with wives who had lost weight were more likely to also shed pounds during the study, and women with husbands who didn’t lose weight were less likely to do so through the study period.

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globalbriefs Tool Pool

Farmers Share Farm Machinery

nstead of buying or renting expensive specialized machinery, farmers in Maine can now join a “lending library” of farm tools on short-term loan by using the Shared-Use Farm Equipment Pool, a partnership between the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. There are already equipment co-ops and joint machinery ownerships around the country; now the sharing economy being established in urban areas seems to be catching on in rural America, too. For a $100 annual fee, members can gain access to a seedbed cultivator, twoshank sub-soiler, plastic mulch layer, tine weeder, and strip and ridge tillers. The 1,200-pound mulch layer, for instance, retails for more than $2,000. Each piece is undeniably useful, but pricey, especially given the cost per use. Farmers have a three-day window to use the tools. The pool came about when Mike Gold, an MFT staff member, saw the need to lower costs for both new and seasoned farmers. Currently, most of the tool pool members are newer vegetable farmers, but Gold says there’s appeal for established land stewards, too: “They see the opportunity to use that one piece of equipment that they might only need once a year, or once every few years.” Source: ModernFarmer.com

Inflamed Water

Home Flame Retardants Found in River

cientists with the Washington Toxics Coalition tested household dust and laundry wastewater from 20 homes in the state’s cities of Longview and Vancouver and took samples of incoming and outgoing flow from two wastewater treatment plants that discharge into the Columbia River, the Northwest’s biggest waterway. They detected flame retardants in all the tests. The conclusion of the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is that flame retardants are sloughing off household products such as couches and TVs and collecting on people’s clothing, washing out in the laundry and passing through wastewater treatment plants into local waterways. Source: WaToxics.org

EPA Blooper

Bee-Toxic Pesticide Approved

he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved cyantraniliprole, a new systemic pesticide that is toxic to bees, for agricultural use and has set allowable residue limits on almonds, berries, leafy vegetables and in milk. The EPA also approved it as a seed treatment, so it may show up in GMO (genetically modified) seeds in the future. Cyantraniliprole has been proven to cause liver toxicity, and the EPA notes that it also alters the stability of the thyroid as tested on laboratory rats. Although the agency maintains that the pesticide is not a direct thyroid toxicant, any indirect effects on this glandular function are likely to disrupt the endocrine system. As its current endocrine disruptor screening program is still in the process of validating tests, EPA registration of the new active ingredient is questionable. Source: EcoWatch.com

Dirty Dollars

Stores Filled with Toxic Products

ealthyStuff, a project of the Michigan-based Ecology Center, in collaboration with the Campaign for Healthier Solutions (CHS), has released a report, A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Discount Retailers are Falling Behind on Safer Chemicals, about toxic chemicals found in dollar store products. It includes test results for 164 dollar store products such as toys, jewelry, school supplies and household items and found that 81 percent contained at least one hazardous chemical above a level that generates concern. The campaign sent a letter to the CEOs of the four largest dollar store chains, including Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and 99 Cents Only, urging them to stop the sale of these unsafe products, especially to communities of low-income and ethnic families that already live in more polluted areas and food deserts, and adopt policies that will instead protect both customers and their own businesses. Combined, these discount chains have annual sales totaling more than $36 billion and operate more stores nationally than Walmart. The CHS is asking for a comprehensive set of reforms; communities need to let dollar store chains know that they want safer products and join local and national efforts advocating for nontoxic products. Scroll to Dollar Store Report at Healthy Stuff.org for the complete test results. Take action at NontoxicDollarStores.org.

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RETHINKING BREAST HEALTH Natural ways to keep breasts smooth, pain-free and firm, while reducing the risk of cancer. by Lisa Marshall

e’ve been conditioned to narrowly define breast health in terms of pink ribbon campaigns, cancer awareness marches, and cold, steel mammography machines. Nearly 30 years after anticancer drug maker Imperial Chemical Industries (now AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) established the first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 1985, many women have come to equate healthy breasts with cancer-free breasts, and assume the most important thing they can do is undergo regular screening. But amid this chorus, some women’s health advocates are striving to get across a different message: There are a host of steps women can take to not only fend off disease in the future, but keep their breasts in optimal condition today. “We need to change the conversation about our breasts from how to avoid breast cancer and detect it early to how to have healthy breasts and enjoy them,” says Dr. Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Yarmouth, Maine, and author of the new book Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being.

Healthy Breasts, Healthy Body

In adolescence, breast changes are the first to signal the arrival of womanhood. When she’s aroused, a woman’s nipples harden and change color. When a woman gives birth, her breasts fill with life-giving milk. “In all these ways, your breasts are deeply connected to your femininity, compas-

sion and sensuality,” says Hawaiian Naturopathic Doctor Laurie Steelsmith, co-author of Natural Choices for Women’s Health. Because breasts are extremely sensitive to hormonal fluctuations throughout the body, they can also serve as a barometer of overall health. “If you’re having chronic breast symptoms, it can be your body’s wisdom saying, ‘Help. Something’s wrong.’ Women need to listen.” While some premenstrual swelling and tenderness is normal, exaggerated or persistent pain is often a sign of systemic estrogen dominance in relation to progesterone. It’s common in the years leading up to menopause, but can also hint at impaired thyroid function, because low levels of thyroid hormones have been shown to boost estrogen in breast tissue, advises Steelsmith. Large, fluid-filled cysts or fibrous lumps, while non-cancerous, can also be a reflection of overexposure to harmful chemicals and toxin buildup, combined with poor lymph flow, notes Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan, an integrative physician in Greensboro, North Carolina. “If a woman has lumpy, bumpy breasts,

they probably contain too many toxins, and those toxins are primarily estrogenic.” Addressing such symptoms is important not only to relieve discomfort, but also because excess estrogen can fuel future cancer risk, says Vaughan. Any new, suspicious lump should be evaluated by a professional. Also, severe breast tenderness combined with nipple discharge could be a sign of infection or a problem with the pituitary gland, so it should also be checked. But typically, subtle natural healthcare steps can go a long way toward restoring breast wellness. For nipple tenderness, Steelsmith recommends chaste-tree berry (175 milligrams [mg] of powdered extract or 40 drops daily). The herbal supplement mimics naturally occurring progesterone in the body, helping to counter estrogen dominance. Vitamin E (400 to 800 international units [IU] per day) and evening primrose oil (1,500 mg twice a day) have also been shown to alleviate breast tenderness. For fibrous or cystfilled breasts, Vaughan advises supplementing with iodine (up to 12.5 mg per day via kelp, seaweed or oral tablets) or applying an iodine solution to the

breasts at night. A key constituent of thyroid hormones, iodine helps the liver convert unfriendly forms of estrogen into friendlier forms and flush toxins out of lymph nodes in the breast. Also, steer clear of chocolate and coffee, because caffeine is believed to interact with enzymes in the breast, exaggerating pain and lumpiness. Also consider ditching the bra, says Vaughan. Brassieres can constrict lymph nodes and hinder blood circulation in breasts, locking toxins in and aggravating fibrocystic symptoms. The link between bras and breast cancer risk remains hotly debated, with one 2014 U.S. National Cancer Institute study of 1,400 women concluding unequivocally that, “There’s no evidence that wearing a bra increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer,” while smaller studies from the United States, China, Venezuela, Scotland and Africa suggest a link. Vaughan, the founder of BraFree.org, says the science is compelling enough that she has chosen to keep her own bra use to a minimum and advises her patients to do the same. “Obviously, there are certain sports where you should wear a sports bra and there are certain dresses that only look right with a bra,” says Vaughan. At a minimum, avoid wearing a bra to bed and steer clear of underwires and overly tight bras that leave red marks. “This is not about guilt-tripping women into never wearing a bra. It’s about wearing a bra less.”

Beautiful Breasts Naturally

Too small or too big, lopsided or riddled with stretch marks… it seems almost every woman has a complaint about the appearance of her breasts. That’s a problem, says Northrup, because, “Healthy breasts are breasts that are loved. We have to stop beating them up.” According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of women getting breast implants for cosmetic reasons ballooned from 212,500 in 2000 to 286,254 in 2014. Physicians—including Northrup— claim that modern implants don’t, in the majority of cases, promote disease as older silicone implants

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did. Yet even plastic surgeons warn that having implants should be fully thought out, and at some point they’ll probably have to come out. “They are manmade devices, and are not intended to be lifelong. At some point, you will probably have to have further surgery,” says Dr. Anureet Bajaj, an Oklahoma City plastic surgeon. Bajaj notes that implants can rupture, forming scar tissue and lending irregular shape to the breast. Often, as a woman ages and her body changes, the larger breasts she chose in her 20s no longer look right and may cause back and shoulder pain. In some cases, implants can also lead to loss of nipple sensitivity. For these and other reasons, 23,774 women—including actress Melissa Gilbert and model Victoria Beckham—had their implants removed in 2014, often following up with a breast lift (using their own tissue) to restore their shape. Vaughan sees breast implant removal as a wise and courageous choice to restore optimal breast health. Better yet, don’t get implants in the first place. “There are a lot of other things you can do to improve the appearance of your breasts,” she advises. Vaughan recommends breastperking exercises such as dumbbell bench presses and flys that tone the pectoral muscles beneath the breasts, making them more resilient and look larger. To prevent or reverse sagging, she again urges women to go bra-free. “We have ligaments in the upper outer quadrant of our breasts called Cooper’s ligaments, and they’re responsible for holding our breasts up. Just as your muscles atrophy when you put your arm in a sling, your Cooper’s ligaments atrophy if you wear a bra all the time.” In one unpublished, yet highly publicized 2013 study, French Exercise Physiologist Jean-Denis Rouillon measured the busts of 330 women of ages 18 to 35 during a period of 15 years and found that those who regularly wore a bra had droopier breasts with lower nipples than those who didn’t. In another, smaller, Japanese study, researchers found that when women stopped wearing a bra for three months, their breasts perked up.

Women worried about stretch marks also have options. They can be a sign of inadequate copper, which promotes collagen integrity and helps skin stretch without injury, says Steelsmith. If rapid weight gain is occurring due to adolescence, pregnancy or for other reasons, try taking copper supplements or applying a topical copper spray on the breasts. Remember to massage your breasts daily, not only as a “search and destroy mission” for early detection of cancerous lumps, says Northrup, but as a way to get waste products flowing out and loving energy flowing in. “It concerns me that women feel pressured to think of their breasts as two potentially pre-malignant lesions sitting on their chests,” Northrup says. “These are organs of nourishment and pleasure for both ourselves and others. We need to remember that, too.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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Bust Musts for Cancer Prevention by Lisa Marshall

ccording to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and nearly 40,000 will die annually of the disease. But at least 38 percent of those diagnoses could be prevented via diet and lifestyle changes, affirms the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). “For decades, the dominant public message about breast cancer has been about early detection,” says Medical Doctor Robert Pendergrast, an associate professor at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, and author of Breast Cancer: Reduce Your Risk with Foods You Love. “Screening is important, but not nearly enough attention is being paid to prevention.” Here’s what we can do to keep cancer at bay or from recurring. Eat more veggies: Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, are loaded with indole-3-carbinol, or I3C, a potent anticancer compound that helps break down excess estrogen and convert it into a more friendly, or benign form, says Steelsmith. One study in Alternative Medicine Review found that women who ate high amounts of cruciferous vegetables were 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer over 30 years. I3C can also be taken as a supplement (300 milligrams [mg] per day). Eat more fiber, especially flax: Fiber, via whole grains, fruits and vegetables, helps flush out toxins including unfriendly estrogen. Flax contains cancer-fighting compounds called lignans, which block the effects of excess or unfriendly estrogen on cells. Drink less alcohol: Alcohol boosts estrogen levels in women and is broken down in the liver to acetaldehyde, a known toxin that causes cancer in laboratory animals, notes Naturopath

Laurie Steelsmith. According to the AICR, a woman who has five drinks per week boosts her risk by 5 percent. Two or more drinks per day boosts such risk by more than 40 percent. Skip the barbecue: Charring meat produces carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic amines. A study of 42,000 women, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that those who routinely ate well-done hamburger, beef or bacon had four times the risk of those who opted for medium or medium-rare. Keep weight in check: Excessive estrogen, which lives in fat cells, fuels cancer risk. According to the AICR, a woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 (obese) has a 13 percent higher risk of cancer than a woman with a BMI of 25 (slightly overweight). Spice up life: Curcumin from the turmeric plant has been shown in many studies to have potent immuneboosting and anticancer properties, reactivating sleeping tumor-suppressor genes that can kill cancer cells. De-stress: Growing evidence that includes studies from Ohio State University suggest that stress can boost the risk of breast cancer and recurrence, plus heighten its aggressiveness by altering hormones and impairing immunity. One study from Finland’s University of Helsinki followed 10,808 Finnish women for 15 years and found as much as double the rate of breast cancer among those who had experienced a divorce or death of a spouse or family member. Drink green tea: It’s loaded with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a potent antioxidant believed to suppress new blood vessel growth in tumors and keep cancerous cells from invading healthy tissue.

Triumph Over The ”Big C” by Lisa Marshall

hen Sandy Messonnier was diagnosed with breast cancer, she faced scary treatment decisions as doctors pressured her to consider all means available. “I was more afraid of the treatment than the cancer itself,” says Messonnier, 52, of Plano, Texas. “I kept feeling like I was being lumped into one big category of all women who got breast cancer, rather than treated as an individual.” With the help of her holistic veterinarian husband Shawn Messonnier, Sandy took a more measured approach, blending conventional and complementary medicine in an individualized protocol the couple describes in their book, Breast Choices for the Best Chances: Your Breasts, Your Life, and How You Can Win the Battle! After careful consideration, Sandy opted for two lumpectomies three weeks apart, instead of a mastectomy, to remove the small tumor. The second one was done to clear up a few remaining cells indicated by a biopsy. Meanwhile, she took supplements including green tea and coriolus mushrooms to impede the spread of the cancer cells. Several tests helped determine if she needed chemotherapy and the optimum dose for some of her supplements. The results prompted her to decline chemotherapy and opt for a brief stint of radiation while taking the supplements quercetin and curcumin to help combat the fatigue and other side effects. Afterward, she cleansed her body with homeopathic mistletoe, herbal milk thistle and other detoxifying supplements. Then she began the work of keeping cancer at bay. “A lot of doctors never talk to you about what you are going to do after the poisoning [chemo], the burning and surgery,” she says. “Rather than taking a cancer-fighting drug, I chose to be more mindful of what I do with

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my body.” Her regimen called for committing to keeping up with the healthy diet, plus regular walks, yoga and Pilates that she believes helped keep the cancer relatively mild to begin with. But she also made some life changes to address the one thing she believes may have driven the outbreak in the first place—stress. She made peace

with her mother, which reduced a lot of stress, began to cultivate a spiritual life and now takes time to meditate or walk when she feels even lightly stressed. She also vowed to keep the fear of recurrence from overwhelming her. “Many women never stop worrying about it,” she observes. “That is toxic energy you are putting back into your body.” As of this October, Messonnier will be five years cancer-free. Her advice for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer: “Chemotherapy, radiation and mastectomy are not among the right choices for all women. There are other options, depending on the type of cancer. Don’t be so fearful that you make hasty decisions you don’t need to make.”

May 2015

Time for Spring Cleaning of Your Gut? by James E. Lemire, M.D.

veryone is affected by toxins. They can come from the environment, foods, water, and even from toxic relationships. All of these need to be addressed at some point. But today I’m going to focus on one specific area that you have a great deal of control over –clearing toxins from your gastrointestinal system. When toxins invade your GI system, it quickly throws the beneficial bacteria and microbes in your gut out of balance. This can easily manifest into health concerns that may be affecting your well-being. In fact, this type of imbalance is often the underlying cause of more health problems than you might imagine. These include diabetes, hypertension, fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, irritable bowels, cancer and many other health concerns. So, one of the best things you can do for your health is remove toxins that might be making you sick. You don’t have to change your entire lifestyle to do it. You can defeat a toxic gut and restore a healthy balance in just 5 simple steps. As a certified practioner of the Institute for Functional Medicine, we call it the 5 “R” program. Remove things that negatively impact the gastrointestinal system. More than 70% of immune system receptors are in your gut. Even more surprising is the bacteria in your gut contain millions of unique genes that coexist with our own human genes. This means that everything you put into your body sets up home and affects your body in one way or another. Some are good, others are bad. It is important to get rid of anything that

negatively affects the environment of your GI tract. Some of the worst offenders include sugars, artificial sweeteners, wheat, milk products and genetically modified foods. All of these should be avoided. Replace digestive enzymes that will help to improve digestion. You can boost digestive enzymes by eating more raw organic fruits and vegetables. Sprouts, papaya, pineapple, kiwi and avocado are all rich sources of enzymes. It’s also important to avoid combining starches and proteins when you eat. This is a very common mistake. When you combine these foods, the digestive acids and enzymes produced by your body cancel each other out and disrupt the harmony in your gut. Reinoculate your digestive track. Help beneficial bacteria flourish by ingesting probiotics found in foods like miso, kefir and kimchi. You can also supplement with probiotics that contain good GI bacteria like bifidobacteria and lactobacillus species. Keep in mind that antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria. So, add probiotics and probiotics when taking these drugs. Repair the lining of your GI tract by supplying key nutrients that can be depleted when the body is in a diseased state. Look for a good multivitamin that contains zinc, antioxidants (e.g., vitamins A, C, and E), and the amino acid glutamine. I also suggest supplementing with a high-quality fish oil supplement. The best ones come from fresh, wild-caught, deep sea fish, and

are molecularly distilled for purity to remove heavy metals Rebalance your lifestyle to support a healthy GI tract. Both stress and your personal outlook on life can all throw your entire system out of balance. This means it’s essential to identify sources of your stress, nurture your spirit, and establish a strong mindbody connection. My personal recommendation as a student of Chinese medicine is to take part in time-honored practices like Qi Gong, Tai Chi or meditation. These types of exercise involve gentle body movement, mental focus, and deep breathing that help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. Lastly, it’s also important to with your inner purpose in life. Find helpful tools that motivate you, whether it’s through community involvement, meditation, prayer, or connecting with nature. All of these activities will feed your spirit and help release pent-up stress and anxieties that are part of everyday life. SOURCES: Sukhotnik I, et al. “Dietary glutamine supplementation prevents mucosal injury and modulates intestinal epithelial restitution following ischemiareperfusion injury in the rat.” Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Jun;52(6):1497-504. Halliwell B, et al. “The gastrointestinal tract: a major site of antioxidant action?” Free Radic Res. 2000 Dec;33(6):819-30. Wang F, et al. “The effects of tai chi on depression, anxiety, and psychological well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Int J Behav Med. 2014 Aug;21(4):605-17. Hemarajata P, et al. “Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation.” Therapy Adv Gastroenterol. 2013 Jan;6(1):39-51. James Lemire, M.D. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. For additional information visit www.lemireclinic.com, call 352291-9459, or come to the clinic for a free patient education seminar, the first Monday of every month at 6:00 pm.

Danger in Your Head by Perry Ekstrand, DDS, LVIF, The Swedish Dentist

n Maryland, in 2007, a 12-year-old boy died from a dental abscess that spread to his brain. Widespread media attention followed. This was a terrible event—and it was fully preventable and totally unnecessary. Fortunately, an event like this is uncommon. However, several studies suggest that the number of emergency room visits for dental abscesses are increasing. So are the costs. One study suggested that in 2009 there were 800,000 such visits, up 16% from three years earlier. So, what is a dental abscess? When you have decay in a tooth, it slowly spreads in towards the nerve in the center of the tooth. When the nerve is reached, it becomes infected; the infection travels through the root, following the nerve out of the tooth and into the bone. The pressure starts to build and it becomes painful, sometimes very painful. If finances are not an obstacle, the patient will seek dental care which will result in a root canal treatment or an extraction. As an aside, treating the tooth before it hurts will cost you a couple of hundred bucks. Once it hurts, you can count on a couple of thousand to save it. You know what they say about an ounce of prevention. A gum abscess, a different disorder, can be caused by periodontal disease. This infection develops along the outside of the root and makes the gum puff up around the tooth. It normally drains close to the neck of the tooth, but not always. If the patient decides to ignore the pain, the abscess will most of the time drain somewhere. Forget the “some,” “where” is the important question. In the case of the 12-year-old boy, the infection traveled north and entered his brain with fatal consequences. Most of the time, the abscess will drain on the outside of the tooth, between the bony part and the cheek. The patient will experience a www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

“pimple” that occasionally swells up and drains. Now the pain is gone and the patient might think that everything is good. But alas, it is not. The infection continuous to destroy bone in the jaw, and it can still spread and weaken surrounding bone tissue, sometimes to a point where the placement of implants, in the event of tooth loss, is considerably more difficult. The infection can affect not only the initial tooth but also surrounding teeth. Upper molars and premolars often have their roots in close proximity to the sinus cavity. An abscess here can cause sinus problems, challenges with the airway, and severe swelling of the face. The upper canines can swell your eye shut, hence the name “eye teeth.” If the abscess drains so it enters the bloodstream, it can cause sepsis. The infection spreads throughout the body. This can be a life-threatening situation and will require hospitalization. A lower tooth can drain under the floor of the mouth and eventually find its way down to the chest cavity—not a good situation. Lower premolars can affect the mental nerve, so the lip goes numb. At least this is mostly reversible. In Boston, hospitalization due to dental abscesses increased 40% between 2000 and 2008, with about 66 fatalities. Studies have shown that fear and finances are two major reasons why people do not seek dental care. It is easy to think that “it will go away” and “what the heck, it is only a tooth.” Don’t procrastinate. Always schedule regular checkups with your dentist. Prevention is much more affordable and less painful. Remember, you are in control. If you nip tooth trouble in the bud, it is much easier. Don’t push your luck, especially if your general health and immune system are weak. ©2015 Perry Ekstrand. Visit our private

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EATING SKINNY Why Vegans and Vegetarians are Naturally Trim by Judith Fertig

e read the labels touting low sugar, carbs, fats and calories. We try this and that diet, hoping the pounds will melt away. Yet more than a third of U.S. adults, nearly 80 million of us, remain overweight or obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta. The problem might be that we’re getting the wrong advice. While most weight-loss plans focus on reducing calories, recent research shows that vegan and vegetarian dietary patterns can result in more weight loss than those that include meat, without even emphasizing caloric restriction. Scientists at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, point to their study, How Plant-Based Do We Need to Be to Achieve Weight Loss? Study participants were divided into five groups, according to eating style, from vegan to flexitarian to carnivore, and monitored for an eightweek period. At the end of the evaluation, those who followed an entirely plant-based diet achieved the greatest weight loss. Study leader Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Ph.D., notes, “Many researchers agree that vegan eating styles are tied to lower BMI [body mass index], lower prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and less weight gain with age.” Can it really be that simple … eat more plants and lose weight? “Yes,” says clean food coach Jeannette Bessinger, of Newport, Rhode Island. “Most

people could benefit from eating more vegetables.” Co-author of Natural Solutions for Digestive Health with Naturopath Jillian Sarno Teta, Bessinger advises her clients to start by eating more green, leafy vegetables. Vegetables contribute to weight control in several ways, says Bessinger. They fill us up and help calm cravings. Plus, when plants become the bulk of what we eat, we naturally consume fewer high-fat, high-calorie foods. For an easy appetite-control strategy, Bessinger suggests having a cup of vegetable soup about 10 minutes before a meal. “It shuts off your appetite valve and you’ll eat noticeably less,” she says, while still feeling full. She also recommends slowing down and being mindful when we eat. Vegetables help us do that. “It takes two-and-a-half minutes to eat a piece of cheesecake, but much more time to eat a big salad,” she says. For New York City-based Victoria Moran, author of Main Street Vegan and The Good Karma Diet, losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle became easier once she adopted a vegan diet. “I’ve been through life and loss and ages 40 and

50, and my weight stays steady, some 60 pounds less than it once was,” she says. “Every year when I put away my winter clothes and get out my summer clothes, they fit.” Her eating strategy is easy, too. “Make your plate look like a Christmas tree,” says Moran, “mostly green with splashes of other bright colors from vegetables and fruits.” She eats green veggies in several ways. She makes her own green juices—one favorite combines celery, kale, apple and lemon juice. She also adds tender greens like romaine or spinach to smoothies that might also contain fruit and citrus juice. She steams greens with plenty of garlic and makes big salads. “I bought my salad bowl at a restaurant supply house,” Moran exclaims. Salads get an oomph factor with a selection of avocado, pumpkin or hemp seeds, mushrooms, chickpeas or red beans, artichoke hearts, chunks of steamed yam and sautéed tofu or tempeh. Moran cites benefits of more energy to do more physical activity and “feeling really good” as additional outcomes of her dietary shift. Sophie Uliano, a Los Angelesbased natural beauty expert and author of the new Gorgeous for Good, agrees, believing that eating a vegan diet 80 percent of the time can pay dividends in weight loss, well-being, energy and beauty. “Most of the time, eat clean and healthy,” she recommends. “It’s not a diet. It’s a ‘live-it’, a way of life.” Uliano recently asked two colleagues on the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family show to try eating vegan, while also eliminating gluten, alcohol, caffeine and refined grains. The pair lost weight, gained energy and improved their skin tone. “Transformation comes in a series of small, consistent decisions over time,” concludes Bessinger, eating salad instead of cheeseburgers and vegetables instead of fries. For natural weight management, “Make strategic, long-term changes in stages that you can actually sustain over time.” Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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May 2015

Get Rid of Pain

High Power Laser Therapy by Nelson Kraucak, M.D.

ccording to the Academy of Pain Medicine, “Pain is associated with a wide range of injury and disease, and is sometimes the disease itself. Some conditions may have pain and associated symptoms arising from a discrete cause, such as postoperative pain or pain associated with a malignancy, or may be conditions in which pain constitutes the primary problem, such as neuropathic pains or headaches. According to a recent Institute of Medicine Report, Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research, pain is a significant public health problem that costs society at least $560-$635 billion annually in health care and lost productivity costs.” Acute pain is a normal sensation that is triggered in the nervous system to alert you to possible injury and the need to take care of yourself. In contrast, chronic pain persists for weeks, months, even years. Some people suffer chronic pain after a sprained back or serious infection, while others may have an ongoing cause of pain such as arthritis or cancer. Still others suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage. Common chronic pain complaints include headache, low back pain, cancer pain, arthritis pain, and neurogenic pain (pain resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves or to the central nervous system itself). Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Regular medical treatments that can be used to alleviate chronic pain include over-the-counter or prescription medication, physical therapy and sometimes surgery. Mental and emotional wellness is equally impor-

tant—psychological techniques and therapy help build resilience and teach the necessary skills for management of chronic pain. HealthCare Partners Family Medicine offers an exciting cutting-edge alternative to help patients reduce and even eliminate their pain: High Power Laser Therapy (HPLT). HPLT is a medical procedure that uses highly focused laser light to treat pain and inflammation. It works at the cellular level by stimulating the body’s natural healing processes. It works equally as well whether the injury is acute or chronic. The treatment uses a Class IV laser that has a 0.50 Watt or greater output. (In contrast, Class III and Class II lasers with less power are referred to as Low Level Laser Therapy, LLLT, or “cold lasers.” LLLT does not have the ability to penetrate tissue and deliver the same energetic therapeutic dosage as High Power Laser Therapy.) Some of the conditions responsive to High Power Laser Therapy include: Neuropathy (diabetic and other forms), arthritis, failed back surgery, back pain, herniated discs, sciatica, neck and face pain, TMJ, shoulder pain, rotator cuff strains and tears, tennis and golfer’s elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip and knee pain, foot and ankle pain, plantar fasciitis, Morton’s neuroma, sprains, tendonitis, shin splints, trigger points and muscle spasms, non-healing diabetic wounds, post-op surgical pain, poor circulation, stress fractures, bone spurs, and more. High Power Laser Therapy is now widely recognized as a safe, pain-free and non-invasive medical procedure to accelerate the treatment and rehabilitation of various acute and chronic pain conditions. Since the laser received FDA clearance in 2003, mil-

lions of patient treatments have been performed and there has never been a reported negative side effect. HPLT is being used in hundreds of medical facilities through the United States, including prestigious medical schools such as Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as the Department of Defense, the VA system, the NBA, NFL and MLB. HPLT offers patients a painless, non-surgical and side effect-free treatment for conditions previously assigned to traditional medical care. The mechanism of action for laser therapy comes from its ability, at the cellular level, to “bio-stimulate” tissue growth and repair. This results in accelerated wound healing as well as a dramatic decrease in pain, inflammation and scar tissue formation. Unlike all other treatment modalities, laser therapy actually “heals” tissue, providing a powerful non-addictive form of pain management. High Power Laser Therapy is not indicated in cases of pregnancy, malignant skin tumors, or people using medication that produces photosensitivity. As the laser penetrates the skin, there will be a local increase in skin temperature. No topical lotions should be used during laser therapy. Treatment requires eye protection during the procedure. A patient who had a rotator cuff strain recently told us: “In five short treatments the sharp pain turned into a dull ache. The arm feels stronger and I am close to getting back to my sports.” A patient with no sensation in his feet for 10 years exclaimed “how cold the floor feels” after only two treatments. It is a joy to see our patients find pain relief naturally and hence improve the quality of their life. For more information about high power laser therapy or to schedule a consultation, contact HealthCare Partners Family Medicine at 352-750-4333 or send an email to: sklund@md-one.net. Note: We are unable to accept insurance for HPLT, as billing codes are not yet available for this new technology.

Making Sense of Ineffective Treatments of the Thyroid Gland by Dr. Michael J. Badanek, DC, BS, CNS, DACBN, DCBCN, MSGR/CHEV

he most prescribed medication in the USA today is thyroid medication. Its use exceeds statin (cholesterol lowering) drugs and psychotrophic (mind altering) drugs by a large margin. The interconnections among thyroid disease and food and nutrients, immune dysregulation, chronic disease, inflammation, stress, liver function, brain and mood, hormones, and many other key systems have been recognized for decades. Scores of books written, thousands of peer review articles, and the science and collective wisdom of physicians who treat and listen to their patients show these important interconnections between thyroid dysfunction and the correlation with the rest of the body. The thyroid needs the body as much as the body needs the thyroid to function. Yet, most doctors treat thyroid conditions as simply a problem isolated to two small lobes of the butterfly-shaped gland that can be understood simply by testing one isolated test called the TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) level. The power of patients’ stories is how we Americans change the paradigm of thyroid care. As physicians, we are privy to the most private details of our patients’ lives. After quickly telling their spouse to “cover their ears,” patients reveal to their physicians their most distressing and embarrassing symptoms. Thyroid patients rarely come with just a thyroid problem. The core symptoms— hot or cold intolerances, weight problems, fatigue, anxiety or depression, tremors, brain fog, constipation or frequent stools—are just the beginning of our evaluation. A full evaluation often reveals

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other conditions found in thyroid patients but not related directly to the hormone function such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, stress, chronic infections, toxic exposures, allergies, unusual body and joint pains, unhealed injuries, chronic hives, and other conditions. For doctors who work in conventional medicine, where one chief complaint is the focus of each office visit, the magnitude of a patient’s complaints can become overwhelming. Doctors may cut off their patients or request that they return for follow-up visits to address each and every complaint presented by the patient. The power of knowing the patient’s whole story is never understood in the full picture of the patient’s complaints. Many doctors start feeling the anxiety of just how many prescriptions must be written in order to address each and every subjective complaint the thyroid patient presents with. The “pill for every ill” approach is as unsatisfying to patients as it is to the physician treating the patient. Yet, very few physicians have been trained to treat patients otherwise. As physicians who specialize in treating complex patients, it is clear that not only is this approach unsatisfying to patients and physicians alike, but from my experience it simply does not work. Trying to manage ten symptoms using ten medications rarely leads to improvements in a person’s quality of life. In my practice, we focus on a deep understanding of a patient’s story, a patient-centered interpretation of basic and clinical science, and addressing the root of the patient’s illness, not just covering up the symptoms. Thyroid patients need personalized attention and specific care to their individual problems. The functional and integrative medicine approach to thyroid disease is distinguished by an understanding of

the interrelationship between the thyroid and the rest of the body. The cause or etiology of most chronic conditions is multi-factored and the thyroid disease is no different. There is rarely a single problem; more commonly there are many underlying problems resulting in the chief complaint. While many physicians consider the cause of thyroid diseases to be unknown, this claim ignores the thousands of studies that inform us of how the thyroid is injured by lifestyle, environmental factors, and genetic factors. Understanding the complex physiology of the thyroid gland requires an understanding of the needs of the gland itself. Tending to our thyroid health requires knowing the dietary and nutritional requirements of the thyroid, interactions of the thyroid to other bodily systems, and avoidance of thyroid-disrupting toxic and inflammatory substances. The thyroid is vulnerable to a wide variety of influences and phenomena that can alter the function and even the structure of the thyroid itself. The integrative medicine framework for understanding and treating thyroid disorders includes a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s history including dietary habits, exposures, nutrient levels, hormone balance, digestive function, immune regulation, microbial pathogens, stressors and more. Only with a careful evaluation based upon both laboratory and clinical data, can an appropriate diagnosis and treatment strategy be developed. The advantage of the integrative practitioner is the ability to deepen an understanding of why thyroid function is compromised, and also deploy an enormous tool kit of resources and clinical interventions to restore global health to the patient and provide specific targeted treatment protocols for the thyroid itself. ©2015 Michael Badanek. If you or any other family members are suffering from health challenges, call Dr. Badanek for a courtesy consultation. Dr. Badanek has been in private practice in the Marion County region since 1981 and is dedicated in the quest of finding and treating the root causes of disease and not just masking symptoms. You can schedule an appointment by calling 352-622-1151 (Ocala, Florida) or 727501-5997 (Dunedin, Florida). Visit www. alternativewholistichealth.com.

May 2015

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Laura Prepon’s Journey to Health Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Key by Gerry Strauss

How do you manage to consistently eat local organic food instead of fast food? My mother was a gourmet chef and an advocate of organic food, so we always had amazing meals growing up. Eating organic produce that’s in season locally seems to help me assimilate nutrition more readily. Whenever I can, I also try to tap into biodynamic agriculture, which takes an even broader holistic approach to food production and nutrition. I view GMOs [genetically modified foods] as toxic to the system. As a self-taught chef, I like to cook at least 80 percent of my food

at home and bring meals to work so I don’t stress about food during the day. It feels good to get people together in the kitchen and I’ve taught friends how to cook healthy foods in simple ways, so they now bring their own meals with them to work. It’s all about preparation, so that you’re not just grabbing something on the run. Knowing what’s going into the food we’re eating is important. photo by Michael Simon

rom That ‘70s Show to Orange Is the New Black, actress Laura Prepon has long been considered by TV audiences to be a welcome image of health. Yet Prepon’s recent discovery that she’d been falling short in nourishing her body as effectively as possible has set in motion a complete redirection of lifestyle, from her diet to fitness routine. Now working on a book about clean living and eating due out next year, Prepon has rededicated herself to educating us just as much as she’s entertained us through the years.

Why do you include a lot of soup in your diet? With all of the GMO food sprayed with chemicals in the typical American diet and the other environmental toxins everyone has to deal with, our gut flora, intestines and bodies in general are becoming compromised. Ten years ago, few had even heard of gluten allergies unless you had celiac disease, which was rare even then. Now, everywhere you go, there’s a gluten-free option. I love eating soup because the healthful ingredients I use are broken down completely, so the body can immediately assimilate needed micronutrients, which help heal us from the inside out. I’m talking about homemade broth from grass-fed beef bones, so you get the marrow; I’m partial to knuckle bones. I always have soup broth in my refrigerator.

What’s key to your ability to naturally stay healthy and fit in the midst of an intense schedule of work and travel? I love modalities like acupuncture, massage … all of that. I fully believe in keeping energy flowing to benefit the functioning of all our organs. As school kids, we learn about the circulatory system and central nervous system, but who knows much about the lymphatic system? It’s extremely important, and people are starting to get the idea. Activities like yoga, swimming and bouncing on the trampoline can help.

Do you see society’s penchant for medicating as a way to avoid listening to and addressing our body’s real needs? I do. That’s why I study Eastern medicine, because I feel that Western medicine treats problems and Eastern medicine prevents problems from happening. I grew up in a family of doctors and “full-on” Western medicine and respect the medical community. Unfortunately, these days, most people are continually medicated and they’re not getting better. As a society, we tend to just take a drug to handle a symptom instead of addressing the actual cause of the problem.

As a celebrity, do you see yourself as a conduit to facilitate a shift away from unnatural lifestyles? Yes. The reason I decided to write a book was because I’ve been struggling with a bunch of different ailments in secret for a long time. When I began working with my integrated health coach, Elizabeth Troy, I started to heal for the first time in all the years of reading books on health, diet and fitness, seeing doctors, taking loads of pills and spending crazy amounts of money on all of these activities. I want to help people struggling to regain their health to get answers. Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

Qigong Healing and Universal Oneness Interview with Jeff Primack, Founder of the Qi Revolution Conference by Kathy Rivera Wallace Kathy Rivera Wallace: When I attended the Qi Revolution, my favorite posture was the “Qi Ball.” I felt like I was carrying a magnetic orb of energy. What significance does this posture have?

begins with being in charge of our own vibration and emotional state.

Jeff Primack: Our hands are like mirrors reflecting light back and forth. The Qi Ball posture is 10x stronger if palms are aligned correctly, i.e. not having one palm more forward. Learning to align your hands/body allows you to build a higher magnetic charge, which most people get excited about. Kids are especially drawn to the Qi Ball and a few schoolteachers that I’ve trained share it in their classrooms. Aside from feeling cool, the Qigong postures are shown to improve energy and resolve health issues.

JP: Eating raw fruits and veggies gives us enzymes with lots of Qi, but it is a source of dampness in Chinese medicine. Qigong views digestion like a cauldron of water boiling over a fire. If you put too much water/raw foods in the pot all at once, it will take longer to boil. By not eating until fullness, and cooking, we access more energy and Qigong focuses on improving this “digestive fire.” Eating a high-phytochemical diet that is rich in deep colored foods and electronabundant antioxidants and cooking with saturated fats are suggested. I drink smoothies with organic veggies and fruits like strawberries and avocado with its big seed; however, studies indicate cooking is known to improve nutrient absorption, so cooking hot meals is a big part of our program. Claudia Gabrielle, MD, is a practic-

KRW: How can everyday people use Qigong to reach their full potential? JP: More than simply collecting Qi, the Gong is a change in our discipline and character. Awakening to God/Nature’s presence in our daily lives is greatly supported by realizing we are energy, but most don’t physically experience this unity. Qi profoundly increases mind focus because it changes us on the deepest level possible—the vibrational level. People love that our Qigong breathing techniques actually get you high, like a euphoric rush of energy. The 9-Breath method works well for veterans because their traumas are at the vibrational level. Holding breath and skillfully exhaling excites the vibration of our cells and brings a healing force. This ever-present force of Qi belongs to no religion, yet is spiritual and available to all people willing to learn skillful breathing. Reaching our highest potential or enlightenment

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ing Ivy League physician who is currently suggesting components of our food healing protocols to interested patients. As a family practice doctor having seen over 70,000 patients, Dr. Claudia brings wisdom and feels it is time to change people’s health at the food level. She will be speaking at the Orlando National Event about the latest advances in “Chromatography” allowing scientists to quantify healing phytochemicals, thus attributing functional medicine to specific foods. KRW: Why should people interrupt their busy lives to attend the National Qigong Event at the Orlando Convention Center, from June 6 to 9? JP: It is rare when so many beautiful souls gather and practice Qigong under one roof. We are stronger in one massive field and group energy being exponentially more powerful. We keep our conference price low because people now more than ever require this knowledge to prosper. This year we are celebrating our 10th year at the National Event and people can justify dropping what they’re doing simply to be in the amazing energy present in the ambient ballroom. Learning to eat and do Qigong for maximum wellness are benefits you will enjoy for a long life. Interviewer Kathy Rivera Wallace is a TV talk show host. Jeff Primack is a Qigong teacher who has studied with many Qi masters from all over the world and has taught 50,000+ people at live Qi Revolution conferences across the U.S. See ad, back cover. Tickets: 800-298-8970 or QiRevolution.com.

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in & Tonic by Melody Murphy

For What It’s Worth

oth of my grandfathers fought in World War Two. My mother’s father drove a jeep for a colonel in France and north Africa, and seemed to have a fine time during the war. He quoted jovial French, solemnly declared that he knew Arabic curse words (which he would say but never define for me), blamed his Army helmet for making him go bald early, and sang cheerful songs and grinned when he told of his wartime adventures, which never involved killing and always sounded more like a travelogue. He told stories about buying gemstones from South American soldiers, fixing broken-down jeeps in the desert (he was an excellent mechanic), and giving his D-ration chocolate bars to the poor hungry children he met. There were faded, sepia-toned snapshots of girls he knew “over there”: an attractive French woman in a fur coat standing in front of the Eiffel Tower, an Army nurse with a mischievous smile sunbathing in a swimsuit along the Nile River. I thought these pictures of strange, beautiful women and foreign lands were so exotic—like souvenirs of a grand adventure. The war sounded like a lark when Grandaddy and his three brothers swapped war stories. That is, two of them did—the one who had been an Army medic stayed quiet. He had seen terrible things and didn’t want to talk about them. My dad’s stepfather didn’t talk much about the war, either. He had

fought on the front lines in Italy and France, including D-Day. When I was a child and would ask him to tell me stories about the war, he would shake his head slowly and let out his breath and search for words. “War is hell, isn’t it, Clint,” my dad would say, trying to help. My grandfather would nod, gratefully and emphatically, because what more could he say than that. He did tell me a few stories. He described how beautiful the Swiss Alps were and told about marching through Italy past miles of orange groves. Some branches hung down over a wall by the road, and the soldiers would reach up and grab oranges as they went by. I remember being so stunned that oranges grew anywhere else but Florida. My mother and I are organizing my grandmother’s house, where there are drawers and closets that haven’t been touched in years. In one drawer, we found a rough olive-green cloth, tied up into a heavy little bundle. It turned out to be Grandaddy Clint’s Army handkerchief, knotted around a ring and a pile of European coins he had collected during the war. My grandfather was a man of few words and one demeanor: kind, polite, patient, diplomatic. He was a good fisherman because he was so quiet, the fish forgot he was there. He worked in the local hardware store and kept every nut, bolt, and screw in precise order. He married my grandmother two years before I was born, and it’s like he

materialized out of thin air. He joined the family with very few possessions and didn’t seem to keep much for sentimental reasons. But he kept the handkerchief and the coins and the ring. And I had never seen them until just recently, 17 years after he died. There are French, German, Italian, and Danish coins. I imagine him acquiring the 1944 franc after Normandy. The German coins date from the 1920s through the 1940s. Nothing is more chilling than seeing a swastika on a coin in the palm of your hand. It makes your blood run cold. The face of the ring is etched “Anzio 1944.” Anzio was a major Italian campaign, most likely where he was right before Normandy. He might have worn that ring as he was picking oranges while marching through Italy, maybe wishing he were back in the snowy peace of the Alps. I wonder if they reminded him of the mountains of Virginia back home. I have a lovely, iridescent, deep purple Depression-glass candy dish with gilded blossoms and fluted edges. It was my grandmother’s. I’d adored it as a child, and she gave it to me a few years before she died. A friend once saw it in my house and asked what it was worth. I had no idea. He said I should find out, since it might be valuable. I said, it is valuable. It has a value to me far beyond any appraisal. And why should I want to know what dollar amount it might fetch? I’d never sell it at any price. I feel the same way about the ragged bundle of coins. It’s possible that they might be worth something to someone else. It’s definite that they’re worth something to me. I now have a piece of history, something my grandfather quietly kept hidden the rest of his life as a remembrance of a time he couldn’t discuss beyond oranges and snow. And that is priceless. Melody Murphy is incredibly fortunate to have had the two nicest grandfathers on earth, and you can’t put a price on that.

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Thursday, May 14 Loving Arms Birth and Wellness Center: Giving women the power to create the best pregnancy/birth experience possible. 6pm, free. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Saturday, May 23 * Crazy Quilts workshop, 9-3. $35. Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve.com. * March Against Monsanto, 11-2, Citizens Circle, downtown Ocala. See “News Briefs” for more information. * Stones from Space: Lecture by Bill Hutchinson. Bill will be showing his meteorite collection. 4-6pm, free. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net

Friday, May 15 Stem Cell Therapy, a talk with Dr. Nelson Kraucak. 2pm, free. HealthCare Partners Family Medicine, 1501 US Hwy 441 North, Suite 1700, The Villages. RSVP by May 14: 352750-4333.

May 28-June 1 Health, happiness and energy course in Gainesville. Weekdays 6:30-9:30pm; weekends 10am-4pm. Learn a powerful breathing technique that helps release toxins in your cells and improves your long-term physical and psychological well-being. 352-339-4124.

Saturday, May 16 For the Beauty of the Earth: Earth Gridding Workshop with Sharron Britton. 2-4pm, $20. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net

Friday, May 29 Chelation Therapy, a talk with Dr. Nelson Kraucak. 2pm, free. HealthCare Partners Family Medicine, 1501 US Hwy 441 North, Suite 1700, The Villages. RSVP by May 28: 352-750-4333.

Monday, May 18 Thermography, by appointment. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www. LemireClinic.com.

Saturday, May 30 * Call to Wellness Day, 9-4. $25 covers four workshops and a healthy lunch (glutenfree or vegan available). Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 5042, Summer-

Tuesday, May 19 Aunt Kathy’s Medicinal Tea Shop. $10 demonstration with tea samples. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic. com. Friday, May 22 Incontinence: Magnetic Wave Therapy, a talk with Dr. Nelson Kraucak. 2pm, free. HealthCare Partners Family Medicine, 1501 US Hwy 441 North, Suite 1700, The Villages. RSVP by May 21: 352-750-4333. May 22-31 Orlando Health and Wellness Conference. FREE. See “News Briefs” and ad, p.3, for more information.

EQUINE ORTHO-BIONOMY® (Positional Release) WORKSHOP Learn positional release for your horse. Taught in the Ocala/Gainesville area June 6th and 7th (Sat. and Sun.), 10-5 Cost is $250 if $100 deposit paid by May 20, $300 thereafter Learn specific and general release positions. Going with the body, rather than against. Develop a deeper sense of feel. Improve your relationship with horses. Create a more comfortable, balanced, happy horse. Taught by Julie Anne O’Neil USDF Silver Medalist Human and Equine Massage Therapist (MA18493) International Ortho-Bionomy Instructor 352-572-1625 Performancebodywork@hotmail.com www.performancebodywork.net Ortho bionomy is a registered trademark of the Society of Ortho Bionomy International and is used with permission

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SUNDAYS * A Course in Miracles, 9:30am; Master Mind Healing Circle, 10:15am; Worship Service, 11:00am; Sunday School, 11am. Nursery care provided during Service. Potluck lunch on first Sundays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org. * Meditation and Lesson: Positive, Practical Christianity., 10am. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.UnityOcala.org. * Unity Service, 10am. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, www.UnityOfTheVillages.org, 352454-3120.

MONDAYS A Course in Miracles, 7pm. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org. Mondays and Tuesdays A Course in Miracles, (ACIM) is a philosophical/psychological approach to the Reality of Love. Mondays at 9am, Tuesdays at 9:30am. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 502, Summerfield, www. unityofthevillages.org, 352-454-3120. Stop by and consult the schedule for additional classes including study group of E2 by Pam Grout; meetings begin in May. MONDAY-FRIDAY Belly-dancing, fitness, yoga classes, personal training as early as 5:30am, as late as 7:30pm. Hip Moves, 708 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 352-692-0132, www.hipmoves. com. Second and Fourth Tuesdays Chakra focus meditation, facilitated by Marcia McAllister. 7pm. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, www.unityofthevillages.org, 352-454-3120 Wednesdays * Hearing Screening, FREE, by appointment. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic. com. * Master Mind Healing Circle, 11:30am; Quest Book Study Group, 7pm. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org. * Pilates. 5:30pm, $15. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-2919459, www.LemireClinic.com. THURSDAYS * A Course in Miracles, 10:30am. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org. * Second and fourth Thursdays: Raja Meditation, to unify and focus thoughts and emotions. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 5042, Summerfield, www.unityofthevillages.org, 352-454-3120. FRIDAYS Open Energy Healing Circle with Dee Mitchell, Reiki Master, 7pm first and third Friday. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org. SATURDAYS Farmstead Saturdays. Free, 9-3. Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352-5953377, www.cronescradleconserve.com.

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Services Offered: F Regenerative Stem Cell Therapy F Sequenced Amino Acid for treatment of autoimmune diseases F Lymphatic Drainage F Magnetic Wave Therapy for Incontinence F Massage Therapy F Laser therapy for pain F Chelation and IV Nutrient Therapy F Acupuncture F NAET (Allergy Elimination) F Colon Hydrotherapy F Nutritional Counseling F Bio Energy Balancing F Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Licensed Massage Therapist, MA56651, MM31501 Ms. Vincent joined the practice in November 2012. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist. She received her training at Community Tech Adult Education in Ocala, FL in 2008. She is a Certified Manual Lymph Drainage Therapist. She received her LDT training at the Upledger Institute in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

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