December 2012 HB Magazine

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ARE BAD TEETH HEREDITARY? THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING PINCHED NERVES: SERIOUS PROBLEM? WINTER BLUES HOLIDAY RECIPES MUSIC IS THERAPY A FLU SHOT FARCE

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HEALTH

Pinched or Irritated Nerves Might Lead to Serious Problems! ...5

Chronic Pain in America ...10 Healthy Holiday Strategies ...24

The Gift That Keeps On Giving ...14

Dehydration Part 5 ...38

Winter Blues ...16

GARDENING

A Flu Shot Farce ...18

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The Rough Patch: Sweet ...32

HEALTHYRELATIONSHIPS Music is Therapy that Holds Families Together ...40

Are Bad Teeth Hereditary? ...20 Music is Therapy That Holds Families Together ...40

FEATURES Chronic Pain in America ...10

SPIRITUALHEALTH Rejuvenation of the Soul ...22 Emancipation: The Path to Peace ...26

Authentic Mineral Makeup ...12

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BRAINHEALTH

Movie Review: Why in the World are They Spraying? ...34 Raw Gluten Free Fruitcake ...36

The Gift That Keeps On Giving ...14

INeveryISSUE

HERBS&SPICES Elderberry ...30

EDITORSLETTER ...4

INGREDIENTWATCH

NEWSBRIEFS ...8

Baking Powder ...28

KIDSCORNER

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SPIRITUALHEALTH ...26 INGREDIENTWATCH ...28

REVIEWS

HERBS&SPICES ...30

Movie Review: Why in the World are They Spraying? ...34

REVIEWS ...34 KIDSCORNER ...39 PROFESSIONALDIRECTORY ...42-43

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EDITOR’SLETTER

COVERSTORY Written By Ffjorren Zolfaghar

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his is absolutely my favorite time of year! It might sound a little Pollyanna or optimistic of me, but our country needs a dose of bright lights, joyous carol and bowls full of jelly. We could all use a little holiday cheer. We could all use a little more family time. We could also use a little understanding.

I think we’re so caught in the motion, the daily grind, that we robotically follow the patterns of “life” and we forget the meaning of celebration. Shopping for holiday gifts becomes a “to-do.” Baking, cooking and cleaning become common complaints. Regretfully, we fill our schedules with party after party. We eagerly search for tips on “how to survive holidays with the family.”

Where is the cheer in all of this behavior?

Like the popular story reveals, it is the past, present and potential future that shed light on who we are and who we will become. With that, it is time to reflect. It is time to breathe in the spirit of “holiday” and “celebration,” and meditate on it. Find out what it is that will help you take a holiday from the chaos of the holidays.

Find out which aspects of celebration make you want to celebrate. Then, put those together and voila: your reason to cheer!

Take a look at our articles on music, emotional gifts and holiday recipes; you might find a few additions to your holiday repertoire. Just remember, to celebrate is to perform ceremony, to honor and deviate from routine. A holiday is a period of exemption and relief.

So, work at cherishing this time, and fully live in the spirit of the season.

On behalf of myself and the Healthy Beginnings Team, we wish you the happiest of holidays!

Pause. Breathe. & Be Well, Ffjorren Zolfahgar Editor & Content Director

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ohnny Carson once stated, “There’s only one fruitcake in the U.S., and it’s passed around year after year from family to family.”

Even though that statement is untrue, it depicts the general theme or idea that most Americans have about fruitcake. It tends to be a white elephant gift or the bud of a joke, or even the focus of an event, like the annual Great Fruitcake Toss in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

But, the fruitcake of the past has a different story; one that is rich in tradition and mystique. In ancient Egypt, fruitcake was considered an essential food for the afterlife, representing wealth and respect.

Some Europeans believed that baking a ceremonial fruitcake would bring a successful nut crop in the coming year. During the 18th century, fruitcake was outlawed throughout Continental Europe as it was considered “sinfully rich.” In England, it was customary for unmarried wedding guests to put a slice of the cake under their pillow, which would stir dreams of the person they would marry.

Today, many countries include fruitcake in their holiday celebrations. In fact, December 27th is National Fruitcake Day in the U.S. Take a look at our fruitcake recipe on page 36 and give fruitcake a second chance.

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Pinched or Irritated Nerves Might Lead to

Serious Problems!

Written By Dr. Tony Jensen

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information to the heart to either beat faster or slower.

ow many times have you heard of people who felt just fine and then they had a sudden heart attack or found out they had cancer? Or they woke up and could not move due to low back or spinal pain? It might actually have something to do with their nerves, their nervous system that is.

• Sensory (afferent) nerves send information from the body back to the brain for processing, including information about pain, touch, taste, temperature, or other sensations.

When a nerve is pinched, the signal is interrupted somewhere along its path. A pinched nerve in the spine occurs when one of the delicate spinal nerves is compressed by nearby structures,

Nerves are like electrical cords that carry information from the brain to the rest of the body and vice-versa. They are distributed throughout the entire body.

• Motor (efferent) nerves carry information from the brain out to the body. This allows the brain to send commands to the various organs of the body. For example, these commands are sent to the muscles causing them to contract and move, or sends

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EAR CANDLING

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Editor & Content Director Ffjorren Zolfaghar editor@HBmag.com

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here’s almost nothing worse than experiencing ear pain, itching, loss of hearing, or a sinus headache.

Ear Candling is an ancient practice, dating back to biblical times in Egypt, the Orient, as well as European cultures.

This simple, gentle treatment removes wax from the ear, improving your sense of well-being, physical, mental and even spiritual. The candle is a long hollow tube made from unbleached muslin immersed in an aromatic herbal solution. After it dries, the cone is then dipped into beeswax. The cone or candle is then placed into the ear opening and the top of the cone is lit; soft warm white smoke billows down the tube into the ear and softens the wax. The flame on top of the cone creates a vacuum that pulls out built up wax, toxins, bacteria, dirt and residue from past medications. Ear Candling may also help with a dry hacking cough (a result of a sinus infection), sinus headache, tinnitus, and itchy ear. Today more people are seeking alternatives to digging in the ear with Q-tips or using a hydrogen peroxide flush to clean a blocked ear canal. Ear Candling is a relaxing, natural, nonintrusive treatment.

References: Tatum, Anne. Ear Candling. A.P. Enterprises. 1995.

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Pinched or Irritated Nerves May Lead to Serious Problems Continued From Page 5 such as a herniated disc, a bone spur, muscles or other soft tissues. The spinal cord travels through the bony structure of the spine, and spinal nerves branch off the cord at each vertebral level. These nerves carry information to and from the periphery of the body. According to the Mayo Clinic, any pressure on a nerve causes inflammation and irritation, leading to a variety of symptoms. If the pressure is relieved, proper nerve function can return, but if pressure is allowed to continue, irreversible damage may occur.

Pain does not necessarily accompany all pinched nerves, but it is common. Numbness, or decreased sensation in the area that the pinched nerve supplies, is one of the most common symptoms encountered. Each muscle and organ in the body is activated by a nerve or set of nerves. When the nerve supply is compressed, information is not able to travel appropriately, and the result is muscle weakness, associated spasms, dysfunction or disease.

Dr. Henry Winsor, M.D. was intrigued by patients who returned to health using chiropractic or osteopathic spinal care. The University of Pennsylvania gave Dr. Winsor permission to carry out his experiments to see if there was a relationship between any diseased internal organs discovered on autopsy and the vertebrae associated with the nerves that went to the organs. As he wrote, in a series of three studies, he dissected a total of seventy-five human and twenty-two cat cadavers. The results, of the 221 diseased organs examined, 212 were observed to belong to the same sympathetic nerve segments as the vertebrae in curvature.

These figures cannot be expected to exactly coincide, for an organ may receive sympathetic filaments from several spinal segments. In other words, Dr. Winsor found a nearly 100 percent correlation between “minor curvatures” of the spine and disease of the internal organs. Some of the diseases and related spinal or vertebral segments he found are the heart, lung, stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidney, prostate and bladder disease, gallstones and uterine conditions.

The point: take your health seriously and keep a watchful eye on your spine, before bigger problems arise!

References: 1.

Medicinenet.com/pinched_nerve/article.

2. http://www.livestrong.com/article/138122-the-effectspinched-nerve-spine/#ixzz2AhMK1Kz3 3.

Korenpublicatios.com

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www.mayoclinic.com

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NEWSBRIEFS Curious when it comes to your health? How to Determine if Your Food is Organic,

What are your options?

Be Informed

Genetically Modified,

or Conventional Produce labels contain more information than you think.

The stickers on produce are all labeled with a series of numbers. These numbers can help you identify your food.

If the first number on the label is a 4, it is not organic.

Genetically modified produce will begin with the number 8 and is labeled with 5 digits. Organic produce is also labeled with 5 digits but the first number will always be a 9. For more information, visit naturalsociety.com/ how-to-know-if-your-food-is-conventional-organic-orgenetically-modified

Health Lectures Saturday, January 12th, 2013

8am to 10pm

Homewood Suites, Reno, NV

Presenters Include: Dr. David A Edwards, MD, HMD Dr. Michael Gerber, MD, HMD Dr. Frank Shallenberger, MD, HMD Dr. Richard Meier Dr. George H Green and more...

California’s Prop 37 Failure

Prop 37 would have required the labeling of food that is genetically modified (GM). 50 countries with over 40% of the world’s population already require the labeling of GM foods, including the UK, France, Italy, Australia, Mexico, and even China. Many people believed that prop 37 would pass, due to the lack of research on whether GM foods are actually safe in the long term. However, the campaign for “No on Prop 37” had unprecedented funding. Corporations such as Monsanto, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods and many others contributed over $45.6 million to the “No on Prop 37” propaganda, claiming that labeling costs would fall onto the consumer.

Prop 37 may show up again in the 2013 ballots in Washington state. Similar legislation is in the works for other states including Vermont and Connecticut.

Dr. David A Edwards will talk about “ Treating and Reversing Memory Loss using Integrative Medicine.”

Dr. Michael Gerber will speak on Integrative Pediatric Care.

Dr. Frank Shallenberger will talk about “Bio-energy testing, the ultimate guide to avoiding disease and aging gracefully.”

Dr. Richard Meier OD, FCOVD will discuss “Enhancing your visual performance.”

Dr. George H. Green PhD and John C. LeMay, MA, MFT, in two separate lectures will talk about, Peak Performance through Brain Training as well as, Methods of working with ADD and ADHD.

Holiday Lighting Safety

If you plan on installing holiday lights this year, remember to keep your safety in mind. Although it only takes 7.5 watts to light a holiday light bulb, that much electricity could potentially stop your heart. Here are some tips to stay safe this holiday season: • Do not string more than three sets of lights together, as they can heat up, melt, and even start a fire.

• When hanging lights outside, only use outdoor-rated lights and extension cords.

• Assure that extension cord plugs are not exposed to water from sprinklers.

• Always unplug lights before changing defective bulbs.

• Never use an aluminum ladder when changing or fixing lights, as it increases risk for electrical shock.

This is a great opportunity for you and your loved ones to meet with local holistic medical doctors in a cost effective and comfortable environment. Take responsibility for your health and never relinquish control for your choices for well being.

Knowledge is power when it comes to your health; know your options so you can begin your journey to a healthier life. $15.00 per lecture or $45.00 for the entire day Pick up the January 2013 issue to register for this exciting and informative day of learning.

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Chronic Pain in America: A Rising Battle!

Written By Martin Rutherford, D.C., C.C.S.T. and Randall Gates, D.C., D.A.C.N.B.

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omewhere between 50 and 115 million Americans are dealing with persistent chronic pain, according to Stanford and Harvard research centers and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This represents 25-30 percent of the total population of the United States. It’s a shocking number by any means. Hard numbers aren’t easy to come by, but two surveys, one done in 1998 and one done in 2004, indicate that most of those patients don’t get adequate relief from their pain with the current pain management models. This includes diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Peripheral Neuropathies, neurological and tremor disorders, Celiac, IBS, musculoskeletal pain (whiplash, chronic degenerative disease, herniated discs, scoliosis, joint pain) and more.

based primary drug/surgical medical model. Poor doctor training in the chronic pain model is another major factor. Time elements and duration of pain are also influences. Insurance coverage—or lack thereof—is also a factor.

“Doctors are so undertrained in treating chronic pain” says Scott Fishman M.D., chief of pain medicine at the University of California, Davis “that we just have not done as well in quality of life as we’ve done in quantity of life.” In fact, most medical students receive no more than a few hours of pain training during their studies. One survey by John’s Hopkins researchers found that only three of 126 US medical schools require courses in pain, while 33 schools have required classes that contain sessions—an average of just five sessions dealing with the topic. None of these courses address non-drug approaches to the problem. None.

So the next question has to be why? Americans supposedly enjoy one of the most advanced (if flawed) health care systems in the world; and with nearly a quarter of us hurting regularly, it’s not as if pain is an unusual phenomenon. In fact, it could hardly be more common. Persistent pain affects more people than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. Not surprisingly, it’s also the number one reason we see a doctor or head to a hospital.

So, if you’re seeing a primary physician, as most people do with chronic pain, you should assume that he or she probably didn’t get a lot of schooling in what ails you. The upshot is that your doctor, however well intentioned, may not know how to help you if your pain persists. Remember, he or she is schooled in acute pain only and may only rely on a limited arsenal of pain medications, frequently the ones allowed by your insurance provider. In the end, many of the primary doctors treating pain simply aren’t educationally or clinically armed with the latest

There are several reasons. Among them, the main reason that chronic pain is undertreated is that most chronic pain syndromes are multifactorial; which is contradictory to the current symptom-

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information on how serious a problem untreated pain can be or the newer cutting edge, non-drug technologies to control it.

pain is a complex condition composed of metabolic, neurologic, inflammatory, endocrine, autoimmune processes and more.

Drug and herb therapies are at best a valuable component of an overall approach to addressing the true causes of the pain symptoms and producing “a cure,” or a non-drug pain patient centered protocol for effective pain management.

Then there is the time element. Pain, if left untreated or ineffectively treated, causes your aches and pains to become more severe and become even harder to get under control; which is especially true for primary care doctors who see 30-40 patients a day. There is no way you can expect a proper diagnosis of a complex pain problem in an eight, ten or twelve minute visit.

All of the evidence to date shows that a multi-disciplinary approach to pain works best. It takes a team. That team might include a functional medicine doctor who assesses the multiple systems approach; a chiropractic neurologist who evaluates the nervous system in its entirety; and an osteopath, O.D., who addresses the more acute medical needs. This model encompasses an attack on pain in multiple fronts: diet, nutrition, exercise, rehab, relaxation and lifestyle modification; but most importantly, it addresses the most under-appreciated brain, nervous system and autoimmune aspects of chronic pain with no or minimal drug intervention.

How does insurance factor in? Even if you are lucky enough to have health coverage, it doesn’t mean you’re going to get the treatment you need for your specific pain condition. With 50-115 million chronic pain patients in this country—who are unsuccessfully treated in a largely symptomatic acute pain model addressed by drugs and surgery—it’s obvious something is not working. It’s stunning that the insurance industry will continue to support and subsidize failed treatment models for chronic pain when the failed model is exactly what is crushing the entire health care industry. The costs of untreated or poorly treated chronic pain are causing the dramatic rise in health care costs, yet resistance of insurance companies in covering new and successful non-drug treatments is perpetuating the problem.

There are many ways to achieve a non-drug approach, including physical therapy, massage, yoga, acupuncture, biofeedback and more. The question is what combination is right for the patient? The answer to that question requires the following: a comprehensive patient history, comprehensive neurological, metabolic and musculoskeletal exams, and an organized team that is willing to work together in an organized approach, based on what that patient’s specific exam and test findings indicate to be the most appropriate modalities for that patient.

The shift in paradigms plays a key role as well. “It wasn’t too long ago that pain was considered a psychological problem” says Gallagher, MD the director of pain policy research and primary care at Penn Pain Medicine and clinical professor of psychiatry and anesthesiology at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. In other words, intractable pain was once thought by scientists to be all in your head. New scientists understand that “chronic pain” can be a real disease process or malfunction in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Pain can thus become a chronic disease in and of itself.

It is also multifactorial: many different conditions that affect the brain and nervous system, which then create a unique set of pain symptoms for each patient.

There should be no second guessing, which does not happen in a 12 minute or less medical model acute pain patient visit.

It does not happen when multiple physicians and therapists do not coordinate or communicate their treatment protocols or what they feel is best for the patient. Nor does it happen when insurance companies dictate care using outmoded and outdated treatment protocols that do not include multidisciplinary approaches. This is why 50-115 million chronic pain patients are suffering and crushing the current health care system. Until we change to the new scientifically established brain-based, metabolically-based cooperative multidisciplinary model, the numbers of chronic pain patients will continue to rise.

The problem then lies in your doctor’s awareness—are they in line with the most current thinking about your condition and about pain in general (and most are not—remember the few hours of training)? There is a real probability you will never receive effective treatment. If he or she did recommend what is currently considered to be effective treatment, it will often be considered a “non-covered” service by your insurance company.

Many of the more advanced treatment options relative to the current understandings of chronic pain, related to the brain and metabolic abnormalities, are considered experimental and not medically necessary treatment options. This is a severe dilemma for many patients seeking relief outside of drugs or surgeries, especially because the new technologies work.

If you are a chronic pain patient, keep these solutions in mind.

You can stop the downward pain spiral and extract yourself from the 50-115 million chronic pain sufferers if you embrace the above model. Good luck on your journey!

References: 1. Stenson, Jaquline (2012), Pain Resource.

2. Rutherford, Martin. Back to Basics. Bloomington, Ind. 2002, 2003.

To be fair to the acute medical model, too many of us in this country have adopted a “pop a pill” mentality. If only treating chronic pain were as simple as taking a medication, herb, botanical or vitamin. All of these do help to a degree in many cases, but typically they are not ever the magic bullet. Chronic

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Many mineral make-ups on the market today do not contain minerals at all. If they do, the minerals are so diluted that they lose their effectiveness...

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n order for a mineral makeup to be considered a mineral makeup, it must contain authentic minerals such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxides, mica and boron nitride. These minerals must also be the main components; they should be listed as the first ingredients and in descending order by volume.

petroleum. Traditional makeup may also contain problematic ingredients such as emulsifiers, D&C dyes, fragrance, synthetic preservatives, binders and mineral oil.

Authentic mineral makeup also provides UVA/UVB broad spectrum coverage. It is noncomedogenic, nonacnegenic, nonirritating, hypoallergenic, anti-inflammatory and can be used on all skin types. It allows the skin to breathe and to function normally. Its camouflaging coverage, ease of application and removal, coupled with its healing components makes it a much better choice above traditional makeup.

Talc, also being a mineral, is often the main ingredient in traditional mineral makeup, but authentic mineral makeup does not contain talc. Makeup containing talc does not provide the coverage that authentic mineral makeup can provide, and it does not add the UV protection and anti-inflammatory benefits to the skin that true mineral makeup does. In addition, because of their concentrated pigments, authentic mineral makeup rarely needs reapplication during the day.

References:

According to Jane Iredale, founder and CEO of Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, the minerals used in true mineral makeup go through an extensive refining process and should be classified as inorganic compounds. The inert nature of these refined minerals eliminates the risk of bacterial contamination. This is in stark contrast to organic minerals, defined as those that contain carbon, and therefore require preservatives to prevent decay and contamination. Authentic minerals have no relationship to mineral oil, which is a liquid petroleum and a byproduct of

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1. Iredale, Jane. August, 1 2009. Cosmetic Dermatology Magazine.

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The gift that keeps on giving

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Written By June Milligan, Med., CCHt

very emotion has a certain vibrational frequency. The highest most positive emotions are love, joy, empowerment, freedom and appreciation. But if you’re in the middle of a bad relationship, it’s pretty hard to get to the feeling of love. If you have just unexpectedly lost your job, empowerment is not the first feeling you recognize. If your child is seemingly trapped by addictive substances, the emotion of joy is a little hard to get to. And if you’ve been struggling to make ends meet and another big bill arrives in your mailbox, the feeling of freedom isn’t the first thing you notice…in fact, quite the opposite. But, what about appreciation? No matter what is happening around us, we can always find something to appreciate.

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Getting to that feeling of appreciation is the secret key to climbing out of an emotional mud hole. But it takes a conscious effort because we are conditioned to throw a pity party if we have been hit by a negative situation. After all, isn’t that what our parents did? Isn’t that what our friends do? Isn’t that what mass media models for us? Talk about the problem incessantly and gripe and moan? Instead, let’s use what we know about physics…for our betterment. Let’s not default on our natural power and keep ourselves down in the mud hole.

We know that every thought has a vibrational frequency

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too. Thoughts create our emotions. Our emotions drive our words and actions, and our words and actions make up our life. Hmm. Thoughts are the engine of creation, but emotion is the fuel. The thought of losing your job creates the emotion of fear. Fear is in the same league as grief, despair and powerlessness, the lowest most negative emotions. The vibrational frequencies beaming out from you as you feel those negative emotions are attracting more of the same…more people, situations and conditions that will bring you more fear, grief, despair and powerlessness: IF YOU STAY THERE. But, if you refuse to roll around in that mud hole, and choose to climb out, you CAN find something to appreciate. Is it easy? Maybe not at first, but it’s productive. Can you learn to do it automatically? Of course. So what are the benefits? Why shouldn’t I indulge myself and have a little whine fest? Because, you’ll attract more things to whine about.

adults we could easily focus our minds on what we want, and then imagine what it would feel like to experience that, and then attract it quickly. Instead, our minds jump around like grasshoppers, focusing on this and that, jumping here and there, doing incessant pros and cons, which ultimately keep us stuck right where we are. One step forward and two back. Two steps backward and one forward. Zero progress. So, use your built-in physics and move ahead consistently. The first step is appreciation.

Every day find something to appreciate. No matter what is happening around you, focus on finding something to appreciate, then something else. And watch your mood change. Watch how people (who always receive your invisible thought and feeling frequencies) react to you.

Watch opportunities come to you. The gift that keeps on giving is your own free-will, a conscious use of positive emotions, and the easiest to get to is appreciation. Have a wonderful holiday!

If you’ll immediately begin to think of things to appreciate, you’ll be amazed how fast your attitude and mood changes.

Why is that? Thoughts create emotions. As you think

References:

1. Wolf, Dr. Fred Alan. Taking Charge Of Your Life At The Quantum Level – Meet The Real Creator – You. Sounds True.

Boulder, Colorado, 2007.

Every day find something to appreciate.

No matter what is happening around you, focus on finding something to appreciate, then something else.

And watch your mood change.

2. Hicks, Esther & Jerry. Ask And It Is Given – Learning to Manifest Your Desires. Hay House. 2005 3. Dispenza, Joe. Evolve Your Brain – The Science of Changing Your Mind. Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield Beach, Florida, 2007.

For more info, contact June Milligan, specializing in hypnosis, acupressure, trauma therapy and helping people let go of dysfunctional thinking, at (775) 786-9111 or visit online at www.joyfulchanges.com.

appreciative thoughts--even if they’re about small things-your feelings change and you begin to relax. Your body stops producing cortisol, the stress hormone, and starts producing serotonin and other feel good hormones. You are now sending out vibrational frequencies of empowerment and positive expectation, which attract to you situations, conditions and people who bring enthusiasm, eagerness, optimism and hopefulness. It’s a cycle and we cannot escape it. It’s built in. This basic physics of vibrational frequencies runs our bodies as well as everything around us. Some call it the Law of Attraction. Some call it the Law of Magnetic Resonance or the Law of Frequencies. It’s all the same thing--a built-in free will system where WE get to choose what we live…through our thoughts and emotions. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, and we can choose the gifts we receive.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we’d learned this as kids? Then as

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Written By Michael Gerber, MD, HMD

is the season for shorter days and longer nights; and along with the diminished light comes the dreaded SAD syndrome (Seasonal Affective Disorder), or winter depression. Many clinics see increased incidences of depression every year around this time. Fortunately, there are many great fixes for this problem.

D level, some experts recommend taking 8,000 IU’s per day, or 50,000 IU’s per week.

Hormonal Support Hormones also fluctuate with seasonal light deficiency. Thyroid goes down, as does adrenal cortical hormones including cortisol, DHEA, pregnenelone and aldosterone. Testosterone, estrogen and progesterone also fluctuate with the seasons. But, you can support your hormonal change with bio identical hormone replacement therapy.

Vitamin D Lack of sun exposure reduces the amount of vitamin D that we receive in the winter. Part of our body’s manufacturing process of making vitamin D from cholesterol involves ultraviolet light from sun exposure on the skin. Naturally, people don’t do as much sun bathing in the winter, so vitamin D levels can run low.

Bio identical means hormones that are the same as our body makes and not patent medicine hormones that can cause side effects. Frequently, the symptoms of low hormonal output are depression, excessive fatigue, anxiety, insomnia and reduced sex drive. Putting back proper amounts of the natural hormone will help improve your mood, energy and sexual drive.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the SAD syndrome.

Testing vitamin D levels in the blood is important; most people who do not supplement vitamin D have low levels in their blood to begin with. Of course, vitamin D deficiency is also linked to an increased incidence of cancer, infectious diseases, dementia, osteoporosis as well as depression.

Candle Gazing Light box therapy has been touted to help the SAD syndrome.

Candle gazing has been around for millennia and yogis have used it for thousands of years as a meditation. Meditating on a beeswax candle is a good way to get a routine light infusion.

According to David Perlmutter, MD, a prominent neurologist from Florida, low vitamin D levels are also linked to dementia and Alzheimer’s. To achieve a mid-range vitamin

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Paraffin candles are made from petroleum and give off a reddish color, where beeswax gives the natural color of sunlight, so it’s best to stick to candles made from beeswax. It fills the body with light and stimulates the sixth chakra, the area between the eyebrows. In yoga theory, they call this meditation Tratak. It helps the mood, gives great ideas and promotes fearlessness.

it makes melatonin, which is calming and relaxing. It is good to do this in the morning, or anytime. Enjoy the light!

References: 1. Gaby, Alan R., MD. Nutritional Medicine. Fritz Perlberg Publishing. 2011.

Simply place a beeswax candle eight to ten inches from the bridge of the nose and gaze into the flame for five minutes or so without blinking much. Then, close the eyes for five minutes or so and look at the after image of the candle flame, which may be pink, purple, yellow or black, in the shape of the flame.

When the eyes are open during Tratak, the pineal gland makes serotonin, which is anti-depressant. When the eyes are closed,

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Influenza is a respiratory disease, spread by droplets from sneezing and coughing. There has never been a scientific study that proves the efficacy of preventing a respiratory disease by giving an injection.

ith all the hype about getting your flu shot, you would think it is really important to get for your health. As with many things, it turns out the reality tells a far different story.

Flu shots first came into widespread use in the 1980’s. At that time about 33-35,000 deaths occurred each year, due to the flu. You would think that implementation of flu shot programs would dramatically cut the death rate. It has not. In fact, in 2004, manufacturers of that year’s flu vaccine happened to fall far behind their production schedules for technical reasons, causing a 40 percent drop in immunization rates.

Mortality rates did not change.

Every spring, the “experts” have to decide which three of the 20 known flu strains of the virus must be chosen to make the vaccine for that fall, when the flu outbreaks start. For three different years, since the 1980’s, they chose the wrong strains. You would think the mortality rate would skyrocket. They did not change one bit!

In 1989, only 15 percent of people over age 65 in the US and Canada were vaccinated against the flu. Today, more than 65 percent are immunized, yet the death rate among this age group during flu season has increased rather than decreased.

The next time your doctor tries to convince you to get a flu shot, ask him or her to show you the double blinded, placebo controlled studies that prove the efficacy of flu shots. They will not be able to do it because the studies do not exist. They have never been done! This, from the profession that claims to practice only “scientific, evidence based medicine”!

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In 1968 the government warned of an impending swine flu epidemic and the need for a wide spread immunization program to prevent it. The epidemic never happened, but what did happen is that 25 people died after receiving the vaccine. In addition, 500 people developed Guillain-Barre’ syndrome, a severe inflammation of the nervous system compared with polio that can cause paralysis and be fatal. In the end, the vaccine proved far worse than the disease.

This is not even to mention the lack of research on the safety of these vaccines. In fact, federal legislation has been passed to protect the manufacturers from being sued by people injured by the use of these products.

But who cares whether flu shots work or are even safe…we have an economy to run and global corporations to feed. What do you think? You can vote by not getting your shot!

References:

1. New England Journal of Medicine, July 16, 2009; 361:279-285 2. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/10/ Canadian-Provinces-Suspend-Seasonal-Flu-Shots-and -Recommend-Vitamin-D.aspx For more info, contact Reno Integrative Medical Center at (775) 829-1009, or visit online at www.renointegrativemedicalcenter.com

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Are Bad Teeth

Hereditary?

Submitted By J.S. McElhinney III, DDS

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o you avoid smiling, or wince when you drink something too hot or too cold? You might blame your ancestors, but how much of a factor is your heritage in having “bad” teeth?

Genetic factors primarily influence the formation and growth of teeth. Many people never form a number of baby teeth. Still others never develop “wisdom” teeth (third molars that generally erupt between the ages of 17 and 25, but can remain buried under the gum and jawbone). Certain inheritable traits also result in tooth malformation and crowding.

Behavioral and environmental factors have more of an impact on oral health.

Not long ago, cavities in baby teeth weren’t considered worrisome. Studies show children with decay in their baby teeth are far more likely to develop decay and other problems in their permanent teeth. Initiating good preventative habits should begin early (see recommendations at the end of the article). Tooth decay (caries) is not inherited: it’s an infectious disease. Parents and others infect children with this cavity-forming bacterium through common contact.

Bad habits such as sipping coffee, tea, red wine, soda or fruit

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juice throughout the day, or smoking tobacco, can damage and stain tooth enamel.

Using illegal and some prescription drugs can weaken tooth structure and affect gum tissue. Many prescription and “over-the-counter” medications dry the mouth, resulting in a higher risk of decay. In addition, as we age, we have less saliva present in our mouths at night, reducing our natural defenses against tooth decay.

Avoiding negative behaviors and communicating regularly with your dentist when undergoing medical treatment can help protect and preserve your oral health.

Easy-to-follow practices address most common issues: • After age two, teeth should be brushed twice daily using an age-appropriate amount of fluoride-based toothpaste. Use a soft-bristled toothbrush, turning it so that the bristles are at a 45 degree angle to the long axis of the teeth. Slant toward the gums making small circles or short back-and-forth strokes, gently inserting the bristles under the gum line to clean the crevice around each tooth.

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• The American Dental Association recommends children should be scheduled for their first dental visit at 6 months of age or as soon as the first tooth erupts. Parents should supervise brushing for children younger than six years old. For children younger than two, clean teeth using a soft cloth and water.

• Hold a toothbrush with the thumb and tips of the first 3 fingers to apply the proper amount of pressure. Too much pressure can damage gums and necks of the teeth.

• Replace toothbrushes every three months (more frequently if damaged).

• Floss every day. Use unwaxed floss to clean under the gum line and between the teeth where brush bristles can’t reach.

• Fluoride rinses may be recommended by your dentist (These are not recommended for use by children younger than age six).

• Regular examinations and x-rays at a dental office provide a thorough picture of oral health and pinpoint problem areas for treatment to avoid more serious situations and repair damage.

• Maintaining a well-balanced diet supports oral health and overall physical well-being.

• Rinse your mouth or chew 100 percent xylitol-sweetened gum or mints following a meal to clear the mouth of debris and promote healthy saliva production. Xylitol is a special sugar that bacteria can’t ferment into acid, and has been shown to reduce tooth decay up to 70 percent.

• For stained and poorly-formed teeth, consult a dentist about cosmetic treatments and referral to a qualified orthodontic specialist.

There is much we can do to improve the health and beauty of our teeth. With many treatment options available and using good practices to keep teeth clean, the future holds brighter smiles (and happier chewing) for all of us!

References: 1. Care of Teeth for Children: http://www.ada.org/sections/ scienceAndResearch/pdfs/forthedentalpatient_dec2011.pdf 2. Tooth Decay (caries) as infectious disease: http://www.ada. org/2057.aspx 3. Xylitol and Caries Prevention: http://www.aapd.org/media/ Policies_Guidelines/P_Xylitol.pdf

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Written By Andy Drymalski, EdD

he bluesman said, “The soul of the modern American wanders through a desert in search of water, while his ego dines on plastic food and splashes about in a child’s pool, pretending it’s the ocean.” And then he paused, his gaze piercing the heart of those present. “Chances are your soul is starving. It’s hard to find real food in a society built around the convenience and indulgence of the ego. We put ourselves in peril when we fall asleep to God.”

“We live in two worlds,” the old man continued, “that of the ego and that of the soul. But the world of the soul is trampled underfoot and forgotten.” He lamented, “It wilts, like a thirsty plant, in the dry heat of your arrogance. It grows weak through the insult of your indifference. It is crushed by the pain of your blindness. And I know that God must cry each time a soul returns to Him carrying the unworn garments of an unlived life.”

“How do you rejuvenate the soul?” he asked. “How do you bring a withered plant back to life? There are many ways, but they all come down to this,” and strumming his guitar he began to sing, “you’ve got to get down on your knees, with your forehead to the ground, by the plant that is your soul, and you gotta pray that your tears may find its roots.

If you are lucky, your tears will find its roots.”

For more info, contact Dr. Andy Drymalski, Reno and Carson City psychologist at (775) 786-3818, or visit online at www.renocarsonpsychologist.com.

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Written By Dr. Daniel S. Smith, D.C.

he holidays are a glorious time for us to celebrate with our families and friends. With the seasonal changes, the holidays themselves, and the New Year, we should be so thankful. Yet, in the middle of the season, we may find ourselves over-stimulated and exhausted. Many of these physical and emotional symptoms are messages telling us something is out of balance. This year, why not consider some new strategies to cope with the seasonal changes?

Amino Acids and Stress Some primary reasons people take an amino acid blend are to calm stress, to balance the brain and nervous system, to strengthen the immune system, to stabilize blood sugar concerns, and to increase the body’s endorphins, which serves to decrease physical and emotional pain.

To understand how amino acid deficiency exacerbates mood, sleep and stress disturbances, it is important to understand how the brain affects our emotional and mental health. The primary neurotrans¬mitters that maintain healthy brain functions are: • Serotonin - for mood stabilization, sleep and carbohydrate cravings

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• GABA - a natural tranquilizer for relaxing the nervous system • Dopamine and norepinephrine - offer the brain increased energy and focus A complete blend of free form amino acids enters your blood stream within 20 minutes of ingestion. This rapid rate of entry has an immediate therapeutic effect. Stress and tension from seasonal changes and holiday pressures can cause the body to use more nutrients than normal. A complete amino acid blend can rapidly offer necessary nutrients, coming to aid your body with the nutrients it demands for seasonal balance.

For many of us, sleep disturbances also increase with seasonal changes, and our mood balance can suffer. Among the amino acids essential for good sleep is tryptophan, an essential precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin, which in turn is the precursor to melatonin—a neural regulator that promotes deep, prolonged sleep. As evening falls and light gets dim, the body has an innate mechanism that transforms serotonin into melatonin and initiates sleep. Many people who supplement with tryptophan find it alone is a good sleep aid, but of course, it does not substitute for the functions of the other amino acids.

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Healthy Holiday Strategies and Lifestyle Avoiding stimulants like coffee and desensitizers like sugar, alcohol and nicotine is recommended for those experiencing holiday stress. It is best to stick with a good diet and to exercise regularly; while limiting nuances that may result in more anxiety.

Exercise stimulates endorphins, our natural painkillers, and promotes more oxygen and fuel to the brain, enabling us to focus and make better decisions.

Vitamin D and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Lastly, high doses of vitamin D during the winter months have proven in several studies to be a very effective natural remedy for SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Sunlight on the skin is an essential part of our natural way of synthesizing vitamin D. Thus, with short dark days plus heavy clothing, we make far less in winter and our reserves can become depleted. Fortunately, vitamin D can be supported by eating foods like cod liver oil that contain high levels naturally, or by taking nutritional supplements.

Sunlight also influences the mood-regulating hormone already mentioned: melatonin. Melatonin helps modulate our circadian (day/night) rhythms, with darkness triggering melatonin secretion by the pineal gland within the brain, bringing us down gently at night for sleep. Sunlight shuts off melatonin production, bringing us up for daytime activity. If the day/night melatonin cycle is disrupted, insomnia, mood swings and food cravings may follow. Getting some sunlight early in the day can greatly help in restoring that cycle.

Of course, many factors work to brighten our mood. Amino acids, adequate sleep, a healthy diet, exercise, getting outdoors and enjoying sensible sun exposure are just a few strategic choices we can make to combat holiday stress. Enjoy!

References: 1. Braverman, Eric R. MD. The Healing Nutrients Within. Basic Health Publications.2003.

2. Safe Harbor. The Role of Diet in Mental Health. 2012. http:// www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/dietcure.htm 3. Florey, E. (1991). GABA: history and perspectives. Can J Physiol Pharmacol.

4. Cass, Hyla, MD,. Tryptopure Enhances Mood, Relaxation And Sleep. www.totalhealthmagazine.com.

5. Lansowne AT, Provost SC: Vitamin D3 enhances mood in healthy subjects during winter. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1998, 135:319-323.

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Emancipation:

The path to Peace “Going Within”

Written By Rev. Jack R. Elliott, Author and Spiritual Life Coach

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“One powerful way to honor our ancestors is to embody the principles they taught.” --Iyanla Vanzant

s the year comes to an end many of us are meeting with family to celebrate the holidays. Often, this “tradition” is filled with anxiety and carried out in fear of the consequences if we don’t participate. If this is true for you, I encourage you to do something different. This year, choose to be with those you truly want to be with--and when you want to be with them--rather than those you feel obligated to be with. You might ask, “Rev. Jack, how dare I make such a choice?” My answer, your self-esteem depends on it.

always enjoy putting you down, and then stay away. I remember having to do this with my own Mother. The first few hours of any visit home were joyous; it was truly good to see one another. But then on the second day, her shadow persona seemed to surface. We’d find ourselves arguing over my grades at school, my choice of friends or how I spent my money; or she’d complain that I was spending too much time visiting my local friends rather than spending time with my family. Finally, I reached a point of realization where I knew something had to change, or I could never go home again. I called it “my personal emancipation.” I took control over my own destiny.

This is the season to stand in your truth; put yourself first, then others. If you know that a certain relative seems to

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Once I was out of college, I decided it was no longer appropriate to “sleep over” at my parent’s house. Yes, it was extremely hard to carry out that first year, but by year two, a new expectation had been set and it got easier and easier. I would typically take my folks out to dinner on my first evening in town. We’d linger over a wonderful meal at a family favorite restaurant, sharing stories and having a good time. My mom would “show me off” to her friends we spontaneously ran into, and I’d hear words of praise about me that she shared with them; things that she would seldom share directly with me. Then, my parents would go back to their house, and I was free to go out and meet up with my friends--without anyone to comment as to what time I came in that night.

compassionate tone), “Thank you, I know that was important for you to share.” I’d then smile, and move on.

Our greatest Spiritual calling is to know who we came here to be and to do what we came here to do. You are called to stand in your truth. You are called to stand for your values.

Your ancestors have given you the principles to faithfully live in your truth. Honor them by honoring you!

Surround yourself with those you love and have a joyous holiday! Peace!

Rev. Jack is a Spiritual Life Coach. He was ordained in 1985 and aligns his ministry with the Centers of Spiritual Living. He serves as the President of the Board of Trustees at Heart and Soul Center of Light, in Oakland, CA. www.heartsoulcenter.org.

As for the holiday itself, I learned to immediately volunteer to help--but only in the way that I wanted to help. For example, I loved pulling the Christmas decorations out of the barn’s attic with my step-dad. It gave us time to bond and chat. I also chose to handle the “outside” decorations, which gave me time to be alone with my thoughts; but more importantly, it kept me out of the house and away from the potential landmines of conflict that often occurred if I spent too much time alone with my mom.

On the occasion of other relatives joining us for the big holiday meal, I made it a point to engage the relatives I admired and respected in conversation; especially my elder grandparents, aunts and uncles. I’d encourage them to tell me stories of their life, traditions values and the principles that they lived by; the stories about how they got through the tough times. I learned so much from them; especially how they each honored their values, truths and the choices they made, without apology to anyone. Time with them was such a gift. It allowed me to avoid the relatives who asked year after year “Why aren’t you married yet? What’s wrong with you?” Or my favorite question, “Why would anyone want to live in San Francisco? I hear it’s just like a fruitcake, full of nuts and fruits,” followed by their inappropriate laughter and self-amusement at their own joke.

As I grew and matured, I found that I could stand in my truth, say what I believe, but no longer felt I had to defend my choices.

I learned that emancipation is a process of evolution toward personal freedom. I realized that I was gradually embodying the principles of those elders I admired.

By the time my parents had passed away, I was truly emancipated. I came and went as I pleased. I no longer defended any belief I held. I had matured into the person I admired my elders to be. It was remarkable. As I stood in my own truth, I noticed the negative encounters ceased--even with my mom. The last few years with her were wonderful. When one of the naysayers would comment on my choices, instead of defending my choice or point of view I’d respond (with a

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Baking Powder Written By Lissie Lyles

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aking Powder is a fixture in the pantry; a staple for creating many of our favorite home baked goods. Most recipes won’t call for more than a tablespoon. It’s easy to overlook the purpose of an ingredient that plays such a seemingly miniscule role in a recipe. For those who are concerned about the quality of their food, it helps to understand the nature of these every day ingredients.

the batter or dough, causing bubbles through an acid-base reaction. It is used in place of yeast for baked goods when a fermented flavor would be undesirable; hence its popularity in baked sweets. Because the carbon dioxide releases at a faster rate through this acid-base reaction than it does with fermentation from yeasts, biscuits and breads made with this leavening agent are sometimes called “quick breads.”

So what is baking powder anyway, and why does it find its way into so many cakes and cookies? Baking powder is a leavening agent, used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods. It releases carbon dioxide gas in to

Baking soda is basically comprised of an alkaline compound, usually sodium bicarbonate (also known as baking soda), one or more acid salts (such as Tartaric acid) and an inert starch (usually corn or potato starch). The starch serves primarily as means to

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absorb excess moisture, prolonging shelf life and preventing the acid and alkaline compounds from reacting prematurely.

Sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, is a chemical compound that is derived from the natural mineral natron, which is found dissolved in many mineral springs. It has a history that dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who used natural deposits of natron as a cleansing agent.

The acids in baking powder can be divided into two categories: fast acting and slow acting. A fast acting acid reacts with the wet mixture at room temperature; while a slow acting acid will not react until heated in the oven. Some baking powders contain both fast and slow acting acids, and these are known as “double acting.” Basically, the batter will expand once at room temperature, and again in the oven with a “double acting” powder. This is the type of powder most widely found in the market today. Some examples of low-temperature reacting acid salts include cream of tartar and monocalcium phosphate. High temperature acid salts include sodium aluminum sulfate and sodium aluminum phosphate.

The later two acid salts contain the heavy metal aluminum, which is suspected to contribute to cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Others notice that these aluminum based salts bring an unpleasant metallic taste to their baked goods.

For this reason, there are now many aluminum free baking powders on the market.

Baking powder may be substituted by using baking soda and a teaspoon or two of vinegar. This is one reason why some old-timey cake recipes call for vinegar; it creates the same acid-base reaction.

Homemade baking powder is easy to make too: Combine 12 1/2 oz cream of tartar with 5 1/2 oz baking soda and 3 1/2 oz corn or potato starch. Flour can also be used in place of the starch.

Even ingredients that play a miniscule role in the batter can have a major impact on one’s health. Remember, choose real foods over food products and enjoy healthier, tastier, home baked treats.

References:

1. Emery, Carla. The Encyclopedia of Country Living. Updated 9th edition. Sasquatch Books. Seattle, 2003.

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate

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Elderberry Written By Allison Prater

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ambucus Canadensis, or Elderberries, used to be as common in our meals and gardens as strawberries. This flowering shrub enjoyed a host of uses and was prominently featured in folklore throughout history. Today, it is starting to regain some of its early popularity as people once again recognize the value of this hearty berry.

Elderberry wood. It was also used in one of the original Grecian hair dye formulas, used to create dark black hues. The leaves and berries can also be used to make yellow and violet dyes for textiles. Its strong musk-like scent led one of Shakespeare’s characters to refer to it as, “the stinking elder”.

Elderberry has a wide range of medicinal uses among many different cultures. In Chinese medicine, the leaves, stems and roots are used to treat fractures and muscle spasms. The leaves can also be applied to bruises and sprains. Because the leaves and roots contain cyanogenic glycosides, or substances that release cyanide, it is best to not experiment with using them at home.

This deciduous shrubby tree blooms in delicate white flowers that become small, deep wine colored berries. It is native to North America, Europe, western Asia and North Africa. Its name “Sambucus” is thought to come from the Greek word, “Sambuke,” a musical instrument that was supposedly made from

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The flowers and berries are much safer for ingestion, especially when they have been cooked. The flowers treat colds, sore throats, hay fever, arthritis, and act as a mild laxative. The berries are high in vitamin C and have anti-viral properties.

Some preliminary studies show that elderberries may have a measurable effect in treating the flu, alleviating allergies and boosting overall respiratory health. Elderberry syrup is a safe and effective cold and flu remedy.

Give yourself the gift of stress reduction.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a way of learning to become aware of whatever is happening in this moment. By developing this skill it is possible to begin to take charge of one’s own life by simply noticing what is happening in the mind and body while it is happening.

The berries can also be used for culinary purposes. Their tart flavor is a nice addition to jams, chutneys, preserves, baked goods and wine. The dried flowers are sometimes found in tea blends.

Below is a recipe for Elderberry jelly, a vitamin C rich preserve.

Elderberry Jelly 3 1/2 lbs Elderberries

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1/2 - 1 cup fresh lemon juice 7 1/2 cups sugar or sweetener of choice 1 package powdered fruit pectin

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2-3 cups fresh apple juice (optional)

• Sleep Problems • Fatigue • Heart Disease

Place elderberries in a large pan. Crush the berries, then cover with water and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.

Strain berries for the juice. Measure juice; for each 3 1/2 cups juice, add 1/2 cup lemon juice. Elderberry juice can be combined with apple juice to stretch the recipe further and make the jelly sweeter. Heat the juice and add the sugar/ sweetener. Bring to a boil stirring constantly, until sweetener is completely dissolved. Add the fruit pectin and boil hard for another minute. Remove from heat. Skim off foam and pour into hot, sterilized jars. From here, you can either process the jars in a hot water bath (per canning instructions), or you can store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

• Chronic Pain • Skin Disorder • Headaches • Fibromyalgia • High Blood Pressure • Asthma • Cancer • GI Distress

References:

1. Kowalchik, Claire and Hylton, William H. Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs. Rodale Press. Pennsylvania, 1987.

2. Bremness, Lesley. Dorling Kindersley Handbooks: Herbs.

Dorling Kindersley. London, 1994.

3. Emery, Carla. The Encyclopedia of Country Living. Updated 9th edition. Sasquatch Books. Seattle, 2003.

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus

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fter a swing through the garden early this summer, Becky and I were relaxing on the porch with our coffee. One of the newest additions to the garden décor was an old autoclave that Mom bought at a yard sale for five dollars. She thought I might be able to use it as a pressure canner, but it must have weighed forty pounds. So I set at the back of the vegetable beds, to provide a focal point and inspire the tomatoes.

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I’m not above fishing for a compliment, so I asked Becky what she thought about the recent innovations in the garden.

She thought a bit, and then said, “Well, plastic isn’t considered as tacky as it used to be, and it’s better than the weeds you grew there last year.”

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“There’s no plastic on it. Those handles on that autoclave are wood.” I was going to mention that I’d kept that area wellweeded, but I do have a tendency to get lazy later in the season.

them up, I realized that I should have given them looser, deeper soil. I had one or two taters that went a foot straight down.

It’s important to be careful when you dig sweet potatoes.

The roots go every which direction, and a cut or break on the tuber will mean that potato will probably not store well.

Sweet potatoes must be handled gently, and they should not be washed until just before you use them.

“Autoclave?” Becky’s face had that puzzled look she often seems to wear around me. “I was talking about the plastic tent you have over there.”

I had to admit that the tent was tacky at the moment, but later in the summer, that area would be one of the loveliest in my yard. That’s because the “tent” covered sweet potatoes. By midsummer, their vines had covered the area, the wide, darkgreen leaves, tinged with maroon, crowding out most weeds.

Once sweet potatoes are dug, they must be cured before storage. To do that, they must be spread out in a warm, moist place for at least ten days. After that, they can be stored under the same conditions as squash, that is, in a dark place at between fifty and sixty degrees.

We associate sweet potatoes with the South, but, in many ways, they’re well-adapted to Nevada. They are not all that fussy about soil Ph, and need only average fertility. They do need irrigation, but can take the occasional skipped watering with grace. Pests and disease don’t bother them. Best of all, they love the punishing heat Nevada can dish out.

I bought my sweet potato pegs from a mail order company, at some expense. My sister Jessie got her plants for free. But that’s a story for next month.

When Teresa Howell isn’t thinking up ways to keep her garden tacky, she teaches English at Great Basin College.

In fact, they need that heat, which is why I had the tent over them, even in June. Our season is a tad short for sweet potatoes, and our spring and fall weather isn’t quite as warm as they like. A little season-extending plastic does the trick.

I planted out sixty sweet potato pegs the first of June, and covered them with a plastic tunnel immediately. They survived the frost we had on June seventh, although some of the ones touching the plastic succumbed to the cold. I left the plastic over them until nearly mid-July, when the nights were above fifty. On really hot days, I opened up the ends of the tunnel to avoid cooking them prematurely. I replaced the plastic towards the end of August, when the nights began to cool.

The forty plants that survived produced a little over thirty pounds of sweet potatoes. I think I can increase that yield next year though, by changing a few of the variables. This year, the row ran north and south, and I planted them in a wide band, with plants about a foot apart in each direction.

The most productive plants were on the south end of the row. The plants in the middle of the row were not nearly as productive as those on the edges. Next year, I’ll make sure the bed runs east and west, so that there’s more exposure to southern heat. I may choose to space the plants further apart as well, so plants are less likely to shade each other.

Sweet potatoes are relatively little work during the growing season, but it’s important to prepare their bed well. I dug in three inches of manure, because I hadn’t used the bed the previous year. I also spaded up the soil fairly well, although when I dug

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his is the second Chemtrail/Geo-Engioneering documentary created by Michael J. Murphy. His first documentary about chemtrails was filmed in 2010, and was titled “What in the World Are They Spraying?” Thousands of people have noticed the crisscrossing streaks of white clouds trailing behind jet aircraft, stretching from horizon to horizon, eventually turning the blue sky into a murky haze. As you look up, you can easily tell the difference between vapor trails from jet aircraft versus these toxic chemical clouds. The harmless vapor trails from commercial aircraft dissipate very quickly, but these long streaks of toxic chemicals just hang there, until the winds carry them to another location, or until they settle down on and around you. This isn’t a recent phenomenon. This research and experimentation has been going on for decades and is alarming people from all walks of life, including solar experts, scientists, climate researchers, biologists, parents, doctors and farmers.

five years, tests on rain have shown a 50,000 percent increase in aluminum and in the last six years, tests on our soil have shown it to be 20 times more alkaline. These changes drastically affect the ecosystem. This is supposedly being done for the betterment of mankind, but the effect of the aluminum, barium, and strontium being relentlessly sprayed over our heads is having a devastating effect on crops, wildlife and human health. We’re being sprayed with toxic substances…without our knowledge or consent. Samples from snow, water, soil and even human hair, in very carefully controlled environments, have been taken to try to determine the chemical composition of the spray. What makes up that chemical cocktail is now known. This new documentary focuses on why this spraying of heavy metals is being done.

In this latest video, meteorologists, engineers, farmers and even traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange speak about the possibilities for vast profits as well as power, through controlling the weather. They believe that naturally developing storms are being targeted to either intensify or dissipate, depending upon what is desired at the time by the individuals, agencies or corporations doing the spraying. Having heard that, one immediately wonders what could be so profitable about spending millions of dollars to change the weather in a certain area of the country. Traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange answer that by explaining that there are big profits in betting on the weather. Anyone can bet on the weather, like on a horse race. You can see how it could be an especially big payoff if the individual or corporation responsible for seeding the clouds is the same one placing the bets, since weather affects 80 percent of the US economy.

This geo-engineering technology can also be a weapon. It’s easy to understand that whoever controls the weather controls the globe, and could also control sections of any country, immediately affecting the food supply. Weather engineering was attempted during the Vietnam War to try to create heavy rain over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. There are now treaties between governments restricting the practice of attempting to change the weather of another country, but there are exceptions to those treaties regarding weather modification within your own country. Recently, a two day conference titled “Consciousness Beyond Chemtrails” was held in Los Angeles to try to get to the bottom of who is doing this and why. Researchers know these streaks are not vapor trails from jet engines; but until the last few years, no one had thoroughly probed the questions regarding what the chemical composition is and why these heavy metal oxides are being sprayed over the land.

Before the housing bubble and subsequent meltdown, no one would be willing to take seriously the idea that anyone could be so focused on profits that they would deliberately cause widespread drought or flooding, which has destroyed livelihoods, whole towns, and billions of dollars worth of crops and livestock. But after watching millions of homeowners lose their homes, which created vast profits for certain individuals, banks and hedge funds,

All of that has now changed. These documentaries tell the story of a rapidly developing industry called geo-engineering, driven by scientists, corporations and governments intent on changing global climate and controlling the weather. However, this activity is actually altering the chemical composition of our soil and water. In the last

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one has to wonder. We know that huge agribusiness corporations purchased large tracts of land (formerly small family farms) in the Midwest after the last major floods there. Are there people out there who would deliberately alter the weather in order to create profits, no matter who was harmed?

One of the problems inherent in asking these kinds of questions is the unbelievability of the implications. People have a tendency to discredit the information because it seems so far out. It’s so much easier just to call it a conspiracy theory and go on with one’s life.

But something big is going on here. Tests on soil and water are proving that someone is spraying toxic chemicals into our atmosphere.

Dying crops, sickness and lethargy, increasingly common allergies and asthma, eye and sinus problems, increased instances of ADD, Alzheimer’s and autism may be the result. Respiratory mortality figures have gone from eighth in the country to third in the last six

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years. So the third most dangerous activity in this country is breathing?

That is incredible. Now that we have some idea of why the spraying is being done, maybe the next documentary needs to be titled “Who in the World is Doing This Spraying?”

Reviewers Notes: For additional information regarding this phenomenon in Northern Nevada, or to join the Blue Skies Over Nevada group, contact Patty Vinikow at (775) 8499991. Her email address is blueskynevada@clearwire.net. You can purchase this DVD from Amazon.com or from Michael J. Murphy’s website at www.truthmediaproductions.com. Michael urges everyone who purchases a DVD to make copies and freely hand them out to family and friends. Knowledge is power. An excellent website explaining additional aspects of chemtrails is www.globalskywatch.com. A set of DVD’s from the Los Angeles conference held in August 2012 can be purchased from www. consciousnessbeyondchemtrails.com.

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CHRONIC DEHYDRATION

Part 5: More Beliefs that Lead to Dehydration

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merican culture urges us to adopt beliefs that can lead us into dehydration. Part four of this series discussed the idea that salt is bad for our health. Salt is actually necessary for health because it keeps water balanced within our bodies and performs many other life-sustaining and enhancing functions.

Here are three other misconceptions that can lead us away from being properly hydrated.

Waking to Urinate is a Bad Sign Enlarged prostate, urinary incontinence and Type II Diabetes— plus other conditions—make us believe that trip to the bathroom at night means we have a problem. We’re led to believe that restricting water intake, especially after dinner, will put an end to all that and delay the onset of some dire physical problem.

Instead, stopping night time urination is another step toward chronic dehydration. If you sleep six to nine hours and then add the hours after dinner without water, you’re getting close to half your day without drinking. The human body requires a continuous flow of water to maintain itself properly.

There are many trillions of cells in the average adult. The lifespan of most of them is not very long. White blood cells live about ten hours. Stomach cells last about two days and only three to four days for a colon cell. Blood platelets only last for ten days.

Swedish researchers are dating cells by applying carbon-14 techniques to DNA. They say the average age of all cells in an

adult’s body may be as young as seven to ten years. All these dead cells have to be broken down and eliminated primarily through the urine. Most other toxins produced by the body also exit mostly via urine.

The body never takes a break because it is constantly working to repair and regenerate itself. The best repair and healing work is done during the night when the body is relatively inactive.

The normal person puts out about one-third of their urine volume during the sleeping hours, so nocturnal urination is a natural event. Chief of urology at Penn Medicine Alan Weir, M.D., says people are generally not bothered by getting up once during the night to urinate.

So drink at least eight glasses of water while awake and one at bedtime, so the kidneys have enough of it to flush out unwanted debris during your sleeping optimal healing time. Urinating at night keeps the repair and cleansing processes uninterrupted, and is therefore a very good thing.

The same caution about not restricting water intake also applies to those whose jobs keep them on the go. Delivery men, appliance repairmen, outside salespeople, anyone who spends time in a hot vehicle in summer, or does not have available restroom facilities.

Keep drinking water on the job and make a list of public facilities in stores, parks, highway rest areas and public buildings; and have a relief container because some of what goes in must come out.

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Sugar Tastes Best

This suggestion is also good after caffeinated drinks.

The human tongue senses four basic flavors, those of salt, sour, bitter and sweet. As primates, we evolved from animals that ate fruit. While food gathering, apes ignore the bitter green fruit and choose the ripe ones because they have higher sugar content that yields more quick energy to keep foraging.

Many coffee, tea and cola drinkers insist caffeine is necessary energy to wake up in the morning, and later on to keep their energy at a high level. A certain amount of water is lost during the night due to the extreme breathing time, during which water is lost in exhaling; an open mouth during sleep allows for even more water to escape via the mouth’s mucus membranes. A better way to get going in the morning is to drink two glasses of water before anything else, upon rising. Water is a natural energy booster and can be used as an afternoon pick-me-up also.

This inherited taste preference creates an inner conflict: our brain wants sugar while our body wants water. Because the brain is able to make its sugar choice and then direct the body to eat it, the body’s need for water and hydrating minerals can become neglected. Water and electrolytes lose out to the sweeter and more exciting beverages.

No matter which beverage you compare it to, water comes out being best for you and costing less. For instance, if your local utility charges you $3.38 per 1,000 gallons of water, an 8-ounce glass costs $0.002—nowhere near one penny per glass! If your bottled water of unknown origin costs $2.00 for sixteen ounces, you pay $1.00 per eight ounce glass. A really good sale on soda is $1.50 per six-pack of 12-ounce cans, which still comes to seventeen cents per each eight ounces. Water is by far your best and healthiest purchase. With our body being 75 percent water, it seems clear our choice should be maintaining a high level of it. Water: it’s what your body wants.

Catering to this preference for sweetness, the soft drink industry puts about 40 grams of sugar into its 12 ounce regular cola because they know it takes 10 teaspoons of sugar to please our palates. We like soda pop so well that all Americans drink an average of two a day. Since all Americans don’t drink soda that means some of us are drinking more than two a day. Drinking carbonated beverages is such a problem for U.S. youth that a movement began to remove sodas from our schools. Besides being detrimental to teeth, bones and digestion, all those soft drinks are consumed instead of water. Rising youth problems, such as Attention Deficit Disorder, might be reduced by giving the brain the water and minerals it requires in order to concentrate, because the brain messages aren’t short circuited. Obesity and diabetes might be dealt with by giving the pancreas the water and minerals they need to regulate the sugar/insulin balance.

Next month’s article will deal with dehydration’s contributions to major health concerns.

References: 1. wikianswers.com

Children imitate adults. When they become of age, youths switch from carbonated sodas to adult dehydrating drinks. Since they see their elders imbibe these beverages, they will grow up believing that is just “what you do.”

2. mwdh2o.com/aqueduct/june2002/body/htm 3. philly.com/phillyblogs/healthcare 4. topics.info.com/_2676

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5. timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=198208

Adults enjoy hard alcohol, wine and beer: A drink to unwind after work; a glass or three of wine with dinner; beer for parties, and all day Sunday with sports TV; and especially a cold beer on a hot summer day. When you’ve grown up, you can have as much of these “adult beverages” as you want.

6. Batmanghelidj, F., M.D. ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus.

Global Health Solutions. 2000.

7. cnpp.usda.gov/publications/nutritioninsights/insight3.pdf 8. sciencemags.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-do-you-crave-sugarsalt-and-fat

Many of us partake in a cup or two of coffee in the morning to get the blood flowing. Then we might have a pot full of coffee at work, to stay alert and enthused. Having a coffee pot at work is so customary that it is usually provided, free of charge, and is almost considered a workers’ rights issue.

JeanAnn is a free-lance writer for health and metaphysics. “Heal Yourself for Real,” plus three more e-books are available at Amazon. com and Barnes&Noble.com. She also does handwriting analysis and numerology. JeanAnn’s e-mail is ja@energycircuit.com.

Or maybe caffeinated ice tea is your summer drink and hot tea keeps the winter chills away.

While you may think bourbon and branch, wine, beer, coffee and tea are giving your body water, these are all diuretics and generally wash out more water than is contained in the drink itself. Each of these beverages might be followed with an equal amount of pure water, just to cancel out the diuretic beverage.

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KIDSCORNER

Holi-Puzzler “Kids Corner”

Written By Ariana Purcell

December is here and Christmas is on my mind. It is a time to gather in celebration, with family and friends.

It is a time to share food and gifts, and to have a little fun! So, have fun with these holiday puzzles and I hope you enjoy this holiday season!

Holi-Maze ANGEL

FRUITCAKE

REINDEER

CAROL

GINGERBREAD

SANTA

COCOA

HOLIDAY

SNOWMAN

COOKIES

LIGHTS

STAR

EGGNOG

ORNAMENT

STOCKING

ELF

PEACE

TREE

FAMILY

PRESENTS

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oes your family have a life-glue? Love certainly holds families together, but what else can? It could be bricks and mortar: your family home, a small lake cottage; it could be a date on everyone’s calendar for the annual family reunion.

For some far-flung families—who maybe took the “wings” part of roots and wings to an extreme—it is music. Classical, jazz, pop, blues and rock and roll; we love it all and share it with each

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other. Music is almost like another family member; it’s always present when we are together.

The music in my life It’s part of the family…Often front and center, music is always part of family gatherings: my son or nephew play the guitar and we all sing; my grandchildren dance to the latest playlist my

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daughter has made; I sing a favorite carol at the holidays and others join in; or we all grab shakers and toy “band” instruments and make up our own crazy melody. My brother Bill, a music producer and promoter, often honors family members by writing a song for them—a great gift and privilege. Variety is present, as we all have favorites: songs, operas, symphonies and of course artists and singers. And we share them. Music is in our homes, our cars, and our blood.

But many times when I visit her, she and the other residents are listening to old sing-along songs or love songs. I hope some fragment of memory is awakened as she hears Tommy Dorsey’s Big Band; I hope she again dances in her velvet cape with my father at a splendid old hotel in Chicago.

It’s communication therapy…Music often talks from one generation to the next. The Beatles held sway over the sixties and boomers were amazed and excited as the music evolved.

My mother was right there listening and commenting.

It’s part of our daily grind…At my wedding, I took the microphone and sang The Look of Love to my husband. At my mother’s 80th birthday party, we serenaded her, and of course we had dance music at my daughter’s wedding, but cousins and siblings also sang and played the guitar for her.

We took our children to see Ravel and Debussy ballets, but also encouraged their attendance at Lollapalooza.

Do you know what your grandchildren or children are listening to on their iPods? Ask them.

We aren’t the sons and daughters of musicians. But my grandmother knew music was a gift and made sure her children had violin, voice and piano lessons. My mother’s amazing voice entertained us on long road trips. She drove and sang Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein. Every note, every lyric stayed with me. As a young mom, I tried to hit the high notes of Streisand’s Evergreen while washing the dishes. My daughters

References:

1. www.boomerhighway.org 2. Beth Perry Black PhD, RN.

For more info, contact Page Stegner, Certified Simply Music Teacher at (530) 414-4464, or visit online at www.tahoepianolessons.com.

It’s a memory of life’s journey…Music for many of us accompanies our life journey, the positive and the negative too. Hearing a song takes us back to the excitement of new love, or the sorrow of a breakup. traveled to Europe with high school choirs; my son entertained many as lead saxophonist in the Jazz Band. Between my husband and my brother John, the identification of any classical piece occurs after just hearing a few measures. And my son sends me YouTube links to share his wide knowledge of songs and artists.

It’s a memory of life’s journey…Music for many of us accompanies our life journey, the positive and the negative too. Hearing a song takes us back to the excitement of new love, or the sorrow of a breakup. One of the first clues I had that my mother was developing dementia occurred when I played Rod Stewart’s The Great American Songbook for her and she was unable to sing along; or to even register that she knew the amazing lyrics to Someone to Watch Over Me, which had been her signature song.

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My mother, a catalyst for all this music love, now suffers from dementia. The facility where she lives knows that music relaxes, eases pain, and can even promote sleep. But sadly for my mother, music cannot always open the door of memory and evoke life experience.

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Bruka Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol” Opening Night, 8pm. Playing 10 performances throughout the month. For tickets call (775) 323-3221

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Spirit of the Season, Reno Philharmonic Orchestra Featuring guest artist Kip Wilborn. For tickets, call (775) 686-6600

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DECEMBER 6 Handel’s Messiah at UNR See the University Choirs and Symphony Orchestras winter performance. 7:30 p.m Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR (775) 784-4895

DECEMBER 8 A Celtic Christmas at the Nugget The Reno Irish Dance Company’s annual performance. 7 p.m. in the Celebrity Showroom call (800) 648-1177

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DECEMBER 11 Reno Wind Symphony: Holiday Celebration Concert Free concert, Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building, UNR For information, call (775) 784-4895.

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DECEMBER 15-31 Heavenly Holidays at the Heavenly Village Free ice skating shows, ice sculptors, carolers, local artists and a 16-foot snow globe. (775) 586-7000

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EGGNOG MOUSSE

GLUTEN-FREE SUGARPLUMS

K AT E ’ S K I TC H E N

DECEMBER RECIPES

EASY BAKED MUSHROOMS

PISTACHIO BREAD

Kate’s Kitchen

By Kate Maxon

Kate was born in South Dakota. She spent her early years riding horses and generally doing anything that would take her out of the kitchen. Later in life, having to feed her own family, gardening and cooking became passions. She’s been a rancher, home-school teacher and camp cook at remote drill sites in the Yukon. She lives in a small mountain town in Canada.

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GLUTEN-FREE SUGARPLUMS

EGGNOG MOUSSE INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

1 pkt. unflavored gelatin

1-1/3 C chopped pecans or walnuts

2 C reduced fat eggnog

1 C pitted dates

2 T sugar

5 oz. dried cherries

1/8 t ground cinnamon

¼ C honey

1/8 t ground nutmeg

2 t grated orange peel

½ t pure vanilla extract

1 t ground cinnamon

1 C reduced-fat whipped topping, divided

1 t ground allspice

Additional nutmeg for garnish

½ t ground nutmeg ¼ t ground ginger ½ C organic raw sugar (for coating)

EASY BAKED MUSHROOMS

PISTACHIO BREAD

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS: 1 pkg. active dry yeast

1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced thick or halved

1 T granulated sugar

2 T olive oil

¼ C warm water

¼ C fine bread crumbs

1 C warm milk

¼ t garlic powder

½ stick softened butter

¼ t black pepper

2 t Himalayan salt

2 t Montreal or Cajun seasoning

3 to 4 C unbleached flour ¼ C melted butter 1/3 C brown sugar 1 C shelled pistachio nuts, coarsely chopped 1 egg, lightly beaten

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HOW TO PREPARE:

HOW TO PREPARE:

1. Place nuts, dates and cherries in food processor until finely chopped.

1. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over eggnog; let stand 1 minute.

2. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in honey, orange peel and spices.

2. Heat, on low, and stir until gelatin is dissolved.

3. Stir in sugar and spices until sugar is dissolved.

3. Roll into 1 inch balls, and then roll in sugar.

4. Transfer to medium sized bowl and refrigerate until slightly thickened.

4. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

5. Thaw about 15 min before serving.

5. Beat mixture until light and fluffy; beat in ¾ C whipped topping.

6. Divide among four dessert dishes and refrigerate until firm.

* These freeze very well for making in advance.

7. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and sprinkle with nutmeg.

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HOW TO PREPARE:

HOW TO PREPARE:

1. Combine yeast, sugar and water and allow to proof.

1. Place mushrooms in large bowl.

2. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.

2. Add milk, softened butter and salt.

3. Combine bread crumbs, garlic powder, pepper, and seasoning.

3. Add flour, a cup at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. Sprinkle over mushrooms and toss to coat.

4. Turn out on floured board and knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.

5. Spread mushrooms over baking sheet, sprinkling any leftover crumbs over the mushrooms.

6. Baked at 450 for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.

* Serves 4

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9. Beginning with the long side, roll up the dough. Join ends and pinch together to form ring.

10. Carefully transfer to baking sheet. Slice 2/3 of the way down into ring, at about ¾” intervals. Twist each slice to the right.

5. Form into ball, place in buttered bowl and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and set in warm, draft free place until double in bulk.

11. Cover with tea towel, let rise in warm, draft-free place until almost double.

6. Punch down dough, turn onto floured board and let rest a few minutes.

13. Bake in pre-heated 375 oven for about 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned.

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8. Brush surface with melted butter, sprinkle with brown sugar and pistachios.

12. Brush entire surface with beaten egg.

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Tarte Rawtin Submitted By Marie-Claire Hermans from Ravishing Raw

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n Belgium, Christmas is one of the rare annual occasions when families take the time to gather and have a feast. Where most people used to be happy with any abundant dish, the landscape of an X-mas table is now changing. Many hosts are challenged by serving an exquisite dinner that can please a mishmash of personalities and ditto food choices: vegetarian, standard diet, raw food, macrobiotic, gluten and lactose free diet…So, why not just ask each of your guests to bring a lovely dish and create a beautiful feast buffet where they can make their own choices? Success ensured! A raw treat that will seduce all of them is this slightly warm, comforting raw mini apple pie, derived from the well known “Tarte Tatin.”

FOR THE FILLING

INGREDIENTS PER MINI TARTE RAWTIN

FOR THE TOP

For the crust

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1 sweet cored apple of the season (sliced into 4 pieces)

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About 3/4 C of almond flour (blend the almonds shortly in a blender into “flour”)

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1/8 C Light Agave Nectar

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1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

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3 Medjool dates (if not enough, add what you need)

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1/2 TBSP fresh lemon juice

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A pinch of sea salt

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1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

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1 Apple (a sweet autumn apple in the cold season)

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A few TBSP of fresh orange juice (as needed: start with 2 and add to get the batter going)

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1/2 TBSP fresh lemon juice

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1/2 TBSP freshly grated ginger (or 1 TBSP if you want to give it a kick)

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1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

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START WITH THE PREP OF THE APPLE SLICES ON TOP • Slice the 4 apple parts with a mandolin or as thin as possible

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If you want the pie slightly warm, place it for another hour at 108°F in the dehydrator or oven

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Mix the other ingredients together

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If you want to eat it right away, you can!

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Toss the slices in the mixture

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Place the slices on a Teflex sheet and dehydrate for one hour at 108°F (or in your oven at lowest temperature)

TIPS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CRUST •

Process the almond flour, salt and dates in a food processor until you have a fine, sticky crumble

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Line de bottom of your (mini) pie form with plastic foil (to remove the crust easier)

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Push the sticky crumble into the form until you have a firm crust

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Set aside Take the crust out and place it on a plate

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Pour the filling into the crust

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Flatten nicely with a spatula

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Take the warm apple slices out: they are soft now

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Flatter the slices one by one in a circle on top of the filling

You can sprinkle some more cinnamon on top if you wish

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Or you can make the top look shiny by brushing some of the marinade on the apple slices

For more raw recipes, visit Marie-Claire Hermans, Author and Ravishing Raw Coach & Chef, visit online at www.ravishingraw.com.

Marie-Claire started “Ravishing Raw” after curing herself from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, with raw food. As a raw food coach, she specializes in offering professional help to those who are suffering from similar debilitating conditions. Along with her expertise in jazz music management and booking work, she helps world class artists – challenged by their demanding lifestyle – find solutions to improve their health.

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