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SOUL SEARCHING THE HOARDING OF UNFORGIVENESS WILL COOK FOR SEX THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT SWEETENERS MYCOPLASMA PART III HEALING FAMILY TRAUMA SUFFERING FROM DIZZINESS WORKING RUDELY

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ALTERNATIVETHERAPIES

Soul Searching ...9

The Benefits of Massage ...20

Mycoplasma Part III ...10

ASTROLOGY

The Bitter Truth About Sweeteners ...12

Monthly Horoscopes ...38

Healing Family Trauma ...14

GARDENING

Working Rudely ...16

The Rough Patch: The Ultimate Pest …34

Will Cook For Sex ...18

HEALTHYRELATIONSHIPS

Many of Us Needlessly Suffer from Dizziness ...26 The Hoarding of Unforgiveness ...28

Healing Family Trauma with Homeopathy ...14

SPIRITUALHEALTH

FEATURES

Going Within: The Hoarding of Unforgiveness…28

Chronic Dehydration Part 4 ...25

Soul Searching ...9

The 22nd Annual Women’s Wellness Weekend ...42

BRAINHEALTH Value Every Negative Thought ...40

Music Training Helps Your Learning & Memory ...22

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HERBS&SPICES

EDITORSLETTER ...4

Mulling Spi ces…32

INGREDIENTWATCH

What’s on Your Wine Label? …30

KIDSCORNER

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NEWSBRIEFS ...8 SPIRITUALHEALTH ...28 INGREDIENTWATCH ...30 HERBS&SPICES ...32

REVIEWS

BOOKREVIEW ...36

Book Review: Recharge your Body and Mind with Amazing Amino Acids …5

ASTROLOGY ...38-39

Product Review: Arbonne Protien Shake ...35

KIDSCORNER ...44

Book Review: The Inspired life ...36

PROFESSIONALDIRECTORY ...46-47 CALENDAR ...48-49 RECIPES ...51-54

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BOOKREVIEW

Recharge

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Body & Mind with

Amazing Amino Acids

Written By Dr. Daniel S. Smith, D.C. Reviewed By Caroline A. Wadlin, MD

s we age, everything seems to slow, except the aging process itself. In his new book, “Recharge Your Body and Mind with Amazing Amino Acids,” Dr. Daniel Smith presents a wellorganized, thoughtful analysis of how the benefits of amino acid therapy could genuinely impact one of our greatest health concerns: healthy longevity. His research is also applicable to chronic pain, sleeping disorders, mood disorders, addictive behaviors, recovery from injury or surgery, and even the diabetes crisis. His comprehensive outline on the merits of the amazing amino acids is truly eye opening for consumers and practitioners alike.

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EAR CANDLING

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Written By Karen Tenaglio

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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Recharge Your Body & Mind With Amazing Amino Acids Continued from Page 5 A chiropractor in Truckee, California, Dr. Daniel Smith consolidated over 25 years of research in scientific literature and his experience with thousands of patients, in his just released book titled, “Recharge Your Body and Mind with Amazing Amino Acids.” The book is a guide on how we can use a complete and balanced blend of free form amino acids to improve everyday and chronic health symptoms. In his book, Dr. Smith challenges an all too typical approach within our healthcare system today, an over-the-counter-treatthe-symptom-as-quickly-as-possible line of thinking. Instead, he systematically peels away the layers of conventional thinking to uncover the opportunity to have good health as a “whole system” approach. In other words, if the whole system has a foundational flaw, such as an amino acid deficiency, only by treating the whole system can the deficiency (symptoms) be reduced or alleviated. All protein foods must be broken down into free amino acids, which then are used as the raw materials for every single structure within the body. Without lumber, how could a carpenter build anything? Without free amino acids, how can the body repair anything? Just as there are many shapes of lumber, amino acids come in many molecular shapes, and the body knows precisely which ones to use for each specific repair. Muscles need amino acids to recover from exercise, the brain needs amino acids to make neurotransmitters, and even the digestive system needs amino acids to make the very enzymes that break down food proteins into—guess what—amino acids. It is not just the graying hair and wrinkles—every part of the body ages. One insidious, almost invisible, change is loss of the digestive power to break down food and free the nutrients required for all our vital processes. Free amino acids supply the body’s little carpenters with the building blocks needed to kick start healing within every system, from head to toe. If you are concerned about healthy longevity, “Recharge Your Body and Mind with Amazing Amino Acids.” is a worthwhile read. It takes into account not just symptoms, but the system, and it defines what the system needs for longevity—and to Recharge. For more info, contact Dr. Dan at (800) 404-1065, or visit online at www.GenesaLiving.com.

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NEWSBRIEFS Increase

strength, flexibility and balance for the mind, body and spirit! Jamie Phelps is offering Yoga at The Gerber Medical Clinic, 1225 Westfield Avenue. Jamie is a certified Yoga and Meditation instructor and has been teaching since 2003. Classes are open to all persons of any age, health and fitness level. All classes deliver a safe, exercise science-supported blend of traditional Hatha yoga and exercises to invigorate the body, restore energy, decrease stress and improve vitality.

Women’s Wellness Weekend at

November 10 & 11, 2012 Granlibakken presents the annual Lake Tahoe Women’s Wellness Weekend, November 10 & 11, 2012. The event fuses Western practices with Eastern philosophy to offer a balanced weekend of information, inspiration, activities, food & wine. www.granlibakken.com/wellness. Or call 1.877.522.6301

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am Gentle Yoga, 10:30am Yoga and 12 noon Power Yoga. Your first class is free. Contact Jamie (775) 250-7403 email yogijamie9@gmail.com.

Have the family learn and play together! Holiday Songs Workshop. All beginners welcome

- bring grandparents, parents and kids to this fun, workshop that can be wonderful quality time with family. Four (4) consecutive Saturdays, at 10:00am at our Reno location. Sign up today - space is limited. Please go to www. tahoepianolessons or call (530) 414-4464 for starting dates.

Hosting events is Granlibakken’s forte. The program begins Sat AM and finishes Sunday PM. A collaboration of community medical doctors, health professionals and fitness instructors come together to provide a weekend on wellbeing. This year we’ve confirmed the following speakers Betsy Taylor, RD speaking on “Intuitive Eating” the new release book by Evelyn Tribole,; Kim Bateman, Ph.D featuring “The Psychology of Humor” and returning speakers & house favorites Ahrin Koppel, MD, Christina Campbell, ND & Stephenie Riley, ND, Activities include yoga, Ki Gong, nature walk (weather permitting), pilates and much more. Of course, the event closes with the favored “grand finale” interactive health fair.

Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute offers a Hoop House Production Growing for Northern Nevada’s Seasons workshop on Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the WNC Fallon campus, 160 Campus Way. The event will include classroom lecture and farm tours of hoop houses at Lattin Farms in Fallon and Custom Gardens Organic Farm in Silver Springs. Cost is $35 for those registering by Friday, Oct. 26, $45 afterward. Lunch is included. Seating is limited, and registration is required. Online registration is available at www.wnc.edu/sci. For more information, call 775-3512551 or email ann.louhela@wnc.edu.

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Fall & Winter Themes November 16 & 17, 2012 1:00pm - 4:00pm Create beautiful images inspired by fall and winter in this straight-forward, simple to learn technique. Register: online at nevadaart.org/school at the Museum Admissions Desk or call 775.329.3333 ext. 260 Nevadaart.org Instructor: Carol Foldvary-Anderson OilPastelSmudge.com

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SPIRITUALHEALTH

Soul Searching

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Written By Andy Drymalski, EdD

oul searching.” It’s a phrase you don’t hear much anymore. When a person had a difficult decision to make, they had to do some “soul searching.” They had to go deep within themselves to find the values and wisdom that would guide them to the right response. Perhaps the phrase has fallen out of use because a lot of people don’t believe in the soul anymore. They don’t know what it is, or choose to deny its existence. They view it as some quaint idea from the past. How do you search your soul if you don’t believe or aren’t aware that it even exists?

path. It is in the fascination and curiosity that draws you deeper into the mysteries of life. And it is in the love and desire for meaning that makes you want to grow and to know God. You’ll find your soul is all around you, if you just begin the search. For more info, contact Dr. Andy Drymalski, Reno and Carson City psychologist at (775) 786-3818, or visit online at www. renocarsonpsychologist.com.

Steeped in the culture of the ego and a society that is becoming increasingly psychopathic, soul searching takes on deepened importance today. People don’t just need help listening to their soul, they now need help finding it. Whether you want to be or not, you are called to be a searcher for the soul. You need to find your soul, and the soul in life, or you risk throwing your life away. You need to find your soul so that you can help others find theirs. How do you find your soul; where should your search begin? Your soul is found in your dreams and in the wonder of a chance encounter. It is behind your deeper feelings and deepest loves. It is in your calling, your unique gifts and talents. It is the driving force of your destiny. It is in the encouragement life gives you as you become your true self. And it is in the illness or disappointment that redirects you to your proper

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Mycoplasma Part 3 How to find it and what to do about it Written By Robert A. Eslinger, D.O., H.M.D.

he mycoplasma couldn’t be detected until about 30 years ago, when the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was developed. This test examines a sample of your blood; damaged particles are removed and subjected to a reaction that causes the DNA particles to break down. The particles are placed in a nutrient, which causes the DNA to grow back into its original form. If enough of the substance is produced, the form can be recognized, so it can be determined whether Brucella or another kind of agent is behind that particular mycoplasma. Another way to find out if mycoplasma could possibly be a problem for you is to have a 24-hour Holter EKG. An electrocardiogram is a test that reveals the electrical activity in the heart. This activity is normally as regular as clockwork. Tests have shown that 100 percent of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia have an intermittent irregular heartbeat. The Holter monitor records the heartbeat for 24 hours to reveal if there is an intermittent run of irregular beats. That, of course, can occur for a number of different reasons. But, there is another clue that can narrow down the possibilities to mycoplasma. In chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia patients, the T-wave (a specific wave in the EKG pattern) that is normally peaked, flattens out, or actually inverts. This is due to the damage done to the heart muscle by the mycoplasma. Changes in the shape and size of the red blood cells can also be detected under certain conditions by an experienced practitioner using a Live Blood Display with a Darkfield Microscope.

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In the early stages of this disease, an older antibiotic in the tetracycline family called doxycycline may reverse the pathological processes. The problem is getting it prescribed early enough, because the symptoms can be very vague and the disease hard to diagnose. Also, this antibiotic does not kill the organism; it only stops it from growing. It relies on a strong immune system to actually kill the mycoplasma. Another treatment agent that is showing promise in treating mycoplasma is nano-particle colloidal silver. Some advanced research indicates that nano-particle colloidal silver actually kills mycoplasma by disrupting its DNA. In addition to the above, two therapies that can be of great benefit in treating chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia (mycoplasma infection) are oxidative therapies and UBI (ultraviolet blood irradiation). You can learn about these treatments by going into the archives of past articles, here in Healthy Beginnings. References:

1. Nicholson, G.L.,” Doxycycline treatment and Desert Storm”, JAMA 1995; 273:618-619. 2. www.drsubi.com

For more info, contact Reno Integrative Medical Center at (775) 8291009, or visit online at www.Renointegrativemedicalcenter.com.

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The Bitter Truth About Sweeteners Natural vs. Processed

ealthier Sweeteners are found in nature like honey, maple syrup, date sugar and fruit juice, or are made from natural foods like barley mat, rice syrup and sorghum. Natural Sweeteners are unrefined, or only lightly refined, so they retain valuable nutrients. They are digested more slowly and don’t cause the “sugar blues.”

Natural Sweeteners Barley Malt comes from sprouted grains of barley that are kiln died and cooked with water. The resulting syrup is a mild sweetener with a rich malt flavor, recommended for baking. Barley malt is the commonly used sweetener in soy products. Barley malt may contain corn syrup or refined sugar; read labels carefully. Brown rice syrup is made from brown rice that has been cooked for a very long time. This sweetener has a mild flavor and the highest protein content of any natural sweetener. It is very good for baking. Date sugar is dried, pulverized dates. It is very sweet, and although it doesn’t dissolve well, it is fine for cooking or baking. Fruit juice sweeteners are most often derived from grapes, followed by apples and pears. The end result of the refining process for fruit juice sweeteners is a product similar to white sugar. Fruit juice sweeteners are used to sweeten beverages or food products. Fruitsource is a combination of fruit sweetener and brown rice syrup. It is very sweet, but it assimilates slower into the bloodstream that refined sugar.

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Fructose is a sugar naturally found in fruits and honey. Beware of fructose listed as an ingredient in other foods. Most of the fructose available commercially is made from refined corn syrup; people with corn allergies may have an allergic reaction. The body responds to high fructose corn syrup like it does to other refined sugars. Studies show that excess fructose in the diet raises triglyceride levels, increasing the risk of heart disease. Honey is one of the most popular sweeteners for people who want to avoid using refined sugar. Honey is produced by honeybees that take nectar from flowers and then transform it. There are several types of honey, depending on the geographic location and the types of flowers from which the bees extract the honey. Darker honey contains more minerals and has a stronger flavor than lighter honey. Natural honey is minimally processed to remove chunks of beeswax and to make it pourable. Read labels to make sure the honey you are getting is not overheated or finely filtered (can remove bee pollen), and does not contain sugar or corn syrup. Honey may contain botulism spores and should not be given to children less than one year old, to protect against infant botulism. Honey should be stored at room temperature, as it will crystallize if it gets cool. Place a container of crystallized honey in warm water to soften it. Honey is a versatile sweetener; it can be used for baking or as a spread. Maple syrup is a popular natural sweetener made by boiling

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the sap of sugar maple trees down into syrup. It has a distinctive flavor and is great poured on pancakes or French toast. It is also used for baking. Molasses is a by-product of the manufacturing process of sugar from sugar cane. There are three kinds. Light molasses is the residue from the first extraction of sugar and is the sweetest. Medium molasses is from the second extraction and is darker and less sweet. Blackstrap molasses is the final residue; it is very dark and only slightly sweet with a distinctive flavor. Blackstrap molasses is a great source of calcium and iron. “Unsulphured molasses” indicates that no sulfur was used in the extraction process. Sorghum is made from sweet sorghum, a grain related to millet and similar in appearance to corn. The juice from the plant is extracted and boiled down into syrup. It has a flavor and texture similar to that of molasses. Stevia is a perennial plant native to Brazil, traditionally used as a sweetener in beverages. It is 30 times sweeter than sugar; two drops of stevia extract can sweeten one cup. Refined stevia powder is also available for baking or as a flavor enhancer. People with Candida or yeast conditions can use Stevia as a sweetener. Sugar cane juice is a vegan sweetener and is made by mechanically extracting the juice from the whole cane; it is available in a dehydrated, crystallized form. Sucanat is simply rapidly dehydrated sugar cane juice. Some cane juice is clarified (though not highly refined or bleached) and then allowed to crystallize like normal sugar, which makes it good for icings and cakes.

Highly Refined Sugars The average American consumes 100 pounds of sugar per year. Most of this is in the form of refined sugars that are added to processed foods. Refined sugars such as corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, white sugar and brown sugar have no nutritional value. Sugar, or white sugar, is made from sugar cane or sugar beets that have been chemically processed or refined to contain 99.9 percent sucrose. This standard leaves little room for the nutrients and fiber that were originally part of the natural plant. Brown sugar is simply white sugar, with a bit of molasses added for color. Turbinado or raw sugar is made the same way as white sugar, except for the last extraction of molasses. The standard for raw sugar is 96 percent sucrose. Corn syrup is chemically refined syrup made from corn kernels. Dark corn syrup is artificially colored. High fructose corn syrup is made by an additional refining process that splits the two components of corn syrup. It is now a common ingredient in processed food and beverages.

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Healing Family Trauma

with Homeopathy

Written By Michael Gerber, MD, HMD

amily stress seems to be almost universally pervasive in my practice. Sibling wars, fighting over deceased parental inheritance can go on for years and create lifelong stress, insomnia and chronic anger. Siblings fighting over which type of medical care a parent receives, allopathic (usual drug and surgical therapy) or integrative, alternative therapy can cause threats of lawsuits, physical and verbal threats, and alienation of the well-intended son or daughter from the rest of the family for decades. These situations are all very stressful. However, a longer lasting and deep, sometimes subconscious, emotional stress stems from parental abuse; verbal, physical and sexual abuse are all carried by the child for a lifetime. Domineering, brow beating parents can cause emotional blocks that influence a child’s psyche forever. Children can become fearful and timid, and as adolescents can become deceitful and angry or even worse, suicidal. Sexual abuse by a father, brother or uncle can shape the relationships of a daughter forever. Some abuse victims can’t be alone in the same room with a man, not

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to mention engage in a relationship and heaven forbid, any intimacy or touch from a male. Family counseling is extremely important in order to address these abuses. However, few want to reveal family secrets to counselors, or anyone. It is a great vote of confidence when the patient brings these issues to their office visit. There are many integrative interventions that can be very healing for these types of situations.

Homeopathic Interventions Homeopathic remedies relate not only to physical symptoms but also to the emotional nature of the person. Staphysagria, Stavesacre, is a wonderful remedy for severe emotional or physical abuse. It is characterized by anger, humiliation, sexual disturbances, history of rape or sexual abuse, deep guilt, shame, sadness without any cause, extreme sensitivity to what others say about the person and painful, disturbed sexual intercourse. When a patient uses a homeopathic dilution of this plant (according to their specific prescription) their hurtful symptoms can be gradually reduced.

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Family deaths, grief and loss can acutely influence the psyche, and for some, a lifetime. Ignatia Amara, St. Ignatius Bean, is great for acute grief and loss, hysterical crying, disappointments, sighing, sobbing and unhappy love. Chronic grief and loss can be ameliorated with Natrum Mur, dilutions of table salt. The “Nat Mur” patient dwells on past unpleasant memories, grief, disappointed love, fear of being rejected or hurt emotionally, aversion to men and showing signs of depression and introversion. There are other physical interventions including Neural Therapy and nutrient therapies, which can make family gatherings less intense. A person can also use forgiveness prayers, such as “If anyone has done anything to harm me knowingly or

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unknowingly, I release and forgive it. If I have done anything to harm someone knowingly or unknowingly, I release and forgive myself.” Forgiving helps us all with our emotional burdens. References:

1. Murphy, Robin. Homeopathic Remedy Guide. Press second edition. January, 2000.

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Working Rudely Written By Ffjorren Zolfaghar—Gen X’er

ver the years, with the onset of 20 and 30 something’s joining the workforce, workplace behavior has shifted. The overall attitude and general conduct of business rarely seems to be team or community-oriented. Unfortunately, the current buzz word “entitlement” has a great deal to do with this movement.

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Entitlement, which is defined as “a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract,” goes beyond its generic meaning. It all started with good intention…Baby boomers were raised by parents who witnessed the great depression. Their parents wanted better for their offspring and brought them up with this belief. As the baby boomers

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raised their children with a similar ideology, they often gave their children more, even if they did not deserve it, or already had “enough” to lead a happy and healthy life. The children of the 80’s and 90’s also believed that they too should find more success than their parents. The difference: work ethic. When baby boomers were children, their parents often struggled to give them a good home life; and with mom at home that meant long hours and overtime for dad. After the baby boomers grew up, cost of living exploded, technology shifted and the

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feminine movement created an entirely different view on the family structure. With this in mind, the hard working and responsible baby boomers voraciously joined the workforce with a deeply rooted need to succeed and offer their children even “more” than what they had.

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A Guy’s Guide to

Cooking

your woman is a never-ending affair. “ Impressing There are two misconceptions about coking for sex. The first is that this is a young man’s game. I worked on the first book with my old man. When we were working on the drafts and recipes, I saw many of his friends, who obviously are older, get genuinely excited about the idea. They couldn’t wait to try the recipes and on more than one occasion would call for cooking advice leading into an evening. That’s a rather small sample of a generation so I couldn’t hang my theory on their enthusiasm, but once the book was released, there was no doubt who was enthusiastic about cooking for sex. The 50-, 60-, and 70-somethings enjoyed the idea as much as the 20 and 30 year olds! The Who got it wrong: you don’t want to die before you get old.

Salmon Wellingtons

The other misconception is that this is merely a maneuver for single guys. Not necessarily. We’re always trying to score with our women, and that applies to married men just the same. Cooking for your mate is a fail-safe approach to impressing her, thus making you more attractive in her eyes and inevitably setting the mood. I have met countless wives who are thrilled about their men cooking for them.”

— Rocky Fino

Never judge a book by its cover--this cookbook is full of a wide variety of gourmet recipes that can be tackled by just about anyone. Rocky Fino’s book “Will Cook For Sex Again, Again... and Again” can help you cook like a professional chef. It takes the most complicated recipes and breaks them down into simple steps that can be executed by the most clueless chef. And if you’re not feeling too ambitious, there are plenty of simple, fail-proof recipes hat are sure to impress even the toughest critic. This cookbook offers everything from simple and easy, rich and flavorful, to sweet and decadent. “Will Cook For Sex Again, Again... and Again” is a perfect gift for anyone looking to spice up their cooking skills--male or female. Recipes include broiled lobster tails, lemon créme fettuccine, spicy crab salad, chocolate tart and many more. But, it’s more than just cooking for sex; it’s a great match for anyone who wants to learn how to cook delicious and elegant meals and desserts for any special occasion. Forget about taking cooking classes or taking your date out to a generic dinner; “Will Cook For Sex” is a musthave for anyone who loves to cook or wants to learn how to impress their guests with a homemade meal. November 2012

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The Benefits of

Massage Submitted By Beau Chateau Day Spa

herapeutic massage has many benefits, which include the prevention or treatment of certain diseases and the contribution to overall health, vitality and well-being. Therapeutic massage deserves its rightful place in a health care continuum; one that respects modalities that can save health care dollars while dramatically improving the quality of individual lives. Massage is fundamentally based on the desire to heal, give comfort and promote relaxation. Of our five senses, touch is our primary and greatest sense. Every living organism responds to touch, even if hearing or sight is not present. When touch is withheld, we become depressed, confused, and may experience feelings of abandonment. With touch, not only do we heal, we also thrive, becoming more physically and emotionally balanced individuals. Dr. Dan Cherkin’s study showed that “the benefits of massage are about as strong as those reported for other effective treatments; medications, acupuncture, exercise and yoga.”

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Some of the benefits include…

Manage Anxiety & Depression Massages are very relaxing on the Nervous System. Massage reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol. When cortisol is reduced, spirits are lifted and blood pressure is lowered. It can also boost the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine, which are involved in depression.

Ease Pain Massage can help people in pain feel and function better, compared to people who don’t receive any massage treatments. Therapeutic massage of the muscles is linked to decreased stiffness and pain, as well as improved range of motion, especially for people with osteoarthritis.

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Improve Sleep

Save Face

How often do you doze off during a massage? Massage helps promote healthy sleep. Studies show massages affect our delta waves, the kind of brain waves connected to deep sleep.

Facial massage can reduce aging by promoting circulation, which plumps up slack skin, encourages lymphatic drainage and adds vitality to a dull complexion.

Boost Immunity

Beat PMS

Researchers found that massage increased a person’s diseasefighting white blood cells. Massages stress-reducing powers also keep your immune system in check.

Massage can help PMS symptoms such as bloating and mood swings.

Ease Cancer Treatment

Raise Alertness

Massage is particularly helpful for people living with, or undergoing treatment for, serious illnesses, like cancer. Various studies show that massage can relieve fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression and nausea in cancer patients.

Massage is good for your brain! The 1996 TRI study involved a 15-minute chair massage on adults. After each adult received a massage, they were more alert and completed a series of math questions faster and more accurately.

Curb Headaches

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Massages not only alleviate headaches, but migraines as well. A massage of the occipital muscles, face and head helps with tension head aches.

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Music Training Helps Your Learning and Memory M

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usic training is good for the brain. Nina Kraus, a prominent brain researcher at Northwestern University, says that “music training leads to changes throughout the auditory system that prime musicians for listening challenges beyond music processing.” The research in her laboratory and that from other labs suggests music training does for brain what exercise does for body fitness. She says “music is a resource that tones the brain for auditory fitness.” Musicians are commonly studied models for neural plasticity, which refers to the ability of learning experiences to change the brain chemically and physically. Musicians have more brain grey matter volume in areas that are important for playing an instrument and in the auditory cortex, which processes all kinds of sound. Of course, the effects of music training are most robust for processing of music. But benefit transfers to speech, language, emotion, and general auditory processing. In general, auditory learning requires formation of efficient sound-to-meaning relationships, which in turn require attending to sensory details—fine-grained properties of sound such as pitch, timing and timbre—but also thinking skills related to integrating

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sensory input and operating on it in working memory. Music training confers ability to assess the relevance and predictability of information-bearing elements in an auditory signal. So, even in non-musical contexts, such as listening to a speech, lecture or soundtrack in a movie, musicians should learn and remember more of the content than non-musicians. Musicians also have an advantage when it comes to learning the sounds of a new language. Music training imposes a high working memory load. That can be a good thing in that it helps you expand your working memory capacity, and thus reduces the impairing effects on memory of working memory overload. Increasing working memory capacity also improves the ability to think, as manifested in IQ scores. Since musicians usually have greater working memory capacity, it doesn’t mean they are smarter than anybody else. But, it probably does mean they are smarter than they would be if they were not musicians. Music training also helps improve certain memory capabilities outside of music. For example, musicians show improvements in

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auditory verbal memory and auditory attention, but not in visual memory or visual attention. This brings up the matter of learning styles: auditory, visual or kinesthetic learning. Most people are visual learners, but to the best possible learners they need to develop all three styles. Music training should help their auditory learning style, especially under conditions where the sounds to be learned are embedded in conflicting sound stimuli, such as noisy rooms or learning a new language. This is all fine and good, but how does this apply to the masses who are not musicians? Would listening to a lot of music help the brain? I doubt it, for listening does not make rigorous task demands on the brain. Would music training for non-musicians help the brain? Maybe, especially if training occurred at a young age when the brain is maturing.

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One study of children showed that fifteen months of intense music training induced structural changes in the primary auditory and primary motor areas. These structural changes were associated with improved auditory and motor skills, respectively. Other studies show children who are musically trained, compared with non-trained children, have a better vocabulary in their native language and a greater reading ability. Presumably, they would be better at learning other languages.

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When and how much music training should be provided to children? Formal studies suggest that greatest benefit occurs if training begins before age seven. The benefits also correlate with the amount of music practice. However, much remains to be learned about effects of age and duration and nature of the music training. Nina argues for more and better music education in the early grades of schools. She believes music training may benefit academic achievement by improving learning skills and listening ability; especially in challenging listening environments, which are all too common in classrooms that are usually very noisy, despite research proving that classroom noise impairs learning. Noise not only creates problems of discerning salient sounds embedded in the overall noise, but also creates a major distraction that impairs focused attention, information registration and memory consolidation. Earlier research shows IQ in children improves when they are taught to have larger working memory capacity. Since working memory is apparently increased by music training, and music training also enhances auditory learning, it seems like a no-brainer to suggest that more music training needs to occur in elementary school. References:

1. Kraus, N. and Chandrasekaran, B. 2010. Music training for the development of auditory skills. Nature Reviews. Neuroscience. 11: 500-505. For more info, contact Page Stegner, Certified Simply Music Teacher at (530) 414-4464, or visit online at www.tahoepianolessons.com.

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Rudeness in the Workplace Continued from Page 17 The children of baby boomers (gen X and Y) grew up in dual income homes, where a lot of them fended for themselves after school, leaving a residual “latchkey syndrome” on their psyche. They were given responsibility at a younger age. They were given choices and decisions that their parents never had to make because their moms were generally home to take care of them, and keep them out of trouble.

Kids will often choose the easier route if left to make a decision on their own. Even if the baby boomer parents left behind chore lists, to-do’s lists, T.V. time instructions and a “make sure to play with your brother” note, this generation seemed to find a way to work around those silly details. They also knew their parents were pretty much exhausted, all the time. So, they could generally get out of things by creatively pleading and making I.O.U’s regarding chores and such. And then, somewhere down the line, those promises would get forgotten by their over-worked and over-tired parents; resulting in gen X and Y’s amazing talent of bull-shitting.

Even though this model seemed to offer “growth” opportunities for gen X and Y children, it could have actually stunted parts of their character that zone in on work. The responsibility that was passed on had to do with care-giving, not necessarily “work.” They had to be alone, more often. They had to make meals and snacks, and watch their kid brother or sister until mom and dad were home from work. Given the choice, quick meals were the easiest. Given the choice, just making sure your sibling was alive seemed to be good enough in terms of baby-sitting. And, going outside was great and still safe back then, but MTV and the new video game console were frequently beckoning their attention.

Not only were they good at BS’ing, they were also operating from a false sense of security, a kind of “me centric” psychological mode. When their parents let them walk home from school, get into the house with their own key and be the king or queen of the castle until the real ones got home, it fed into the child’s ego. It led kids to believe, “I could do this by myself,” or “I am totally grown up.” Fueled with that kind of mentality, a knack for getting their way, a heck of a lot of stuff handed to them by their wellmeaning parents and a cultural shift in consumerism, these kids were destined to feel a little entitled. So, what does that have to do with working rudely? Everything. Not only do gen X and Y employees work from a very self-centered point of view, the older folks around them end up joining in. They either feel defeated, as they try to work from standards and ethics that have long been gone, or they let go of their better judgment and adjust to the new status quo. In either case, it seems the older generations find themselves lost in translation and wind up acting grumpy and resentful toward their younger counterparts. Now, with this combination of gen X and Y “me” focused employees, working alongside their disgruntled elders, most of the workforce uses ego to drive their work habits. It emanates from all generations, as they vie for the next proverbial rung on the ladder. It is a self serving way of doing business. It is also emotionally motivated, as our ego stems from the emotional view of our self. Ego pushes us to compete. It calls us to make decisions that do not always effectively serve the team or community. It does not do well with compromise. In fact, ego strives for self satisfaction, not that of the greater good. And when our ego is running off of entitlement steam…it works quite rudely.

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CHRONIC DEHYDRATION Part 4: Choices that lead us astray Written By JeanAnn Fitzgerald Avoiding Salt • A strong natural antihistamine for allergies and asthma is two glasses of water plus a pinch of salt on the tongue.

Headline hype persuades us that salt is a demon. Believing this is another of the lifestyle choices that can lead to dehydration.

• Being anaerobic, cancer cells are killed by oxygen. Adequate salt and water increases the amount of blood that carries oxygen to the cells.

The Department of Agriculture dietary guidelines consider salt to be Public Enemy number one, coming before fats, sugars and alcohol. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests reducing salt consumption to below 2,400 mg is as critical as quitting cigarettes. These two groups, plus the Institute of Medicine and the National Institute of Health, all rely on the results from a 30-day trial of salt called the 2001DASHSodium study. It suggested that eating significantly less salt would modestly lower blood pressure—it said nothing about whether this would reduce hypertension, prevent heart disease or lengthen life.

• Salt helps balance blood sugar levels and reduces the need for insulin. • Bones are made firmer by salt. • Varicose and spider veins are prevented and reduced by salt. • Sea salt has 80 trace minerals necessary for optimum body function.

In 1998 Drummond Rennie, an editor for The Journal of the American Medical Association, said the authorities pushing the eat-less-salt message had “made a commitment to salt education that goes way beyond the scientific facts.”

Things are not inherently good or bad; how we use them determines their value. Previously, we discussed that salt has been worth its weight in gold because of its ability to preserve food, make other foods more palatable, and most importantly, to keep our bodies hydrated. It’s all about balance. Too much of a good thing is not really better; too little of a good thing can be harmful. The “death to salt” campaign can be taken with a few grains of NaCl.

Four studies involving Type I and II diabetics, healthy Europeans, and patients with chronic heart failure, reported that those eating salt in the lower normal range were more likely to have heart disease than those eating salt in the very middle of the normal range.

Next month’s article addresses more of the common lifestyle choices that lead us to dehydration.

If we consume only 2,400 mg of salt as the U.S.D.A. and the C.D.C. recommend, we’ll likely harm our health rather than helping it; this will increase the likelihood of chronic dehydration. Maintaining hydration requires salt, potassium, calcium, magnesium and water.

References:

• Salt is an integral part of our physiology and necessary for health because of hydration and the many other roles it plays in our bodies.

1. wikianswers.com 2. mwdh2o.com/aqueduct/june2002/body/htm

• Being an electrolyte, sodium/salt conducts electricity through the body’s water so the electrical nerve impulses from the brain and autonomic nervous system can travel from cell to cell.

3. philly.com/phillyblogs/healthcare 4. topics.info.com/_2676

• Salt can stabilize irregular heartbeats.

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

• A natural hypnotic and sleep inducer is a glass of water plus a pinch of salt on the tongue before bedtime. It is a muscle relaxer; a pinch of salt during stress can calm the body.

6. Batmanghelidj, F., M.D. ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus. Global Health Solutions. 2000.

• Salt is a substitute for Lithium and therefore prevents depression. It also preserves serotonin, melatonin and tryptamine which are anti-depression neurotransmitters.

8. sciencemags.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-do-you-crave-sugarsalt-and-fat

7. cnpp.usda.gov/publications/nutritioninsights/insight3.pdf

• Salt extracts excess acidity from cells, especially brain cells, and helps kidneys pass acid into the urine.

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Many of us Needlessly Suffer From Dizziness!

Written By Randall Gates, D.C., D.A.C.N.B.

ne day you wake up and you feel like you are falling forward. You are distressed and confused as you have never had this happen before... After seeing your general practitioner, you are referred to a cardiologist, as your doctor wants to ensure that these new symptoms have nothing to do with your heart. Following a series of EKG’s and studies by the cardiologist, you find out that all is fine with your heart. Now, your doctor refers you to a neurologist. Following a thorough history and examination, an MRI and CT scan is performed. Ironically, you are told everything is normal. There are no signs of brain tumors or a recent stroke. There are no signs of an inner ear disorder. However, you continue to feel dizzy, as though you are falling forward. Your doctor then refers you to an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. In fact, this particular ENT focuses their entire practice on helping patients with dizziness and vertigo, and has a set of physical therapists working with them to rehabilitate the balance center in your brain. After going through weeks of therapy—consisting of balancing exercises, looking at objects and turning your head, turning your head while walking, and bending side to side—you still feel just as dizzy. You become disheartened.

are in space. The cerebellum—a highly important structure—has to formulate an understanding of where you are relative to your surroundings by compiling information from your eyes, ears and neck. Sometimes, due to age or other factors, this part of the brain does not do its job and as a result, the individual becomes dizzy.

For dizziness patients, this can be an all too familiar story. The diagnostic routine outlined in the patient illustrated above is the standard procedure, as it is the job of the patient’s neurologists and ENT’s to screen the patient for inner ear disorders such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere’s Disease, laborynthitis and vestibular neuronitis, basilar migraine, acoustic neuromas, strokes involving the cerebellum or the graviceptive pathways, and paraneoplastic syndromes to name a few. Literally, the last sentence was abbreviated and could go on for many more lines as there are a By that Martin D.C., C.C.S.T. plethora ofWritten conditions haveRutherford, to be ruled out. However, dizziness and be Randall Gates, D.C., can too often a nonspecific entity.D.A.C.N.B It can be present in up to 17 percent of those below 80 years of age and 32 percent in those above 80 years of age. Dizziness can be difficult for patients to define as well. Some patients feel as though they are falling forward, some perceive they are floating, and others perceive they are rocking side to side. Ultimately, the individual’s brain loses sight of where they are in relationship to their surroundings.

As for the original case, it appears as though you will have to live with this for the rest of your life. One day you are searching about dizziness on the internet, and you decide to see an individual who is called a “board certified chiropractic neurologist.” Though you are skeptical, at this point you have nothing to lose, so you give it a try. After four weeks of specific exercises to address your cerebellum’s faulty reference of where you are, your dizziness is 70 percent gone!

Fortunately, research is showing that this area of the brain can be stimulated and strengthened through what is known as neuroplasticity. This concept refers to areas of the brain that get excited have the potential to reinforce their connections and become stronger in how they function. This is positive, as it can allow practitioners to change your cerebellum’s frame of reference concerning where you are. As was detailed in the case above, the person felt as though they were falling forward. This can be due to the sensation that they are actually falling backwards, therefore the natural tendency is to pull their body forward. Nonetheless, the exciting aspect about all of this is that the cerebellum can be retrained to learn where an individual’s “center of gravity” is located, and can create positive change in the individual’s dizziness.

References: 1. Olsson M. et al. Prevalence and predictors of falls and dizziness in people younger and older than 80 years of age-A longitudinal cohort study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012 Sep 18. pii: S01674943(12)00192-6. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.08.013. [Epub ahead of print] 2. Rayport SG, Kandel ER. Development of plastic mechanisms related to learning at identified chemical synaptic connections in Aplysia. Neuroscience. 1986 Feb;17(2):283-94.

Lack of dizziness is based on the individual using primarily three senses: vision, vestibular (inner ear) and proprioception from the neck (little receptors in the muscles and joints of the neck inform the brain of where the head is in relationship to the neck). It is then the job of the cerebellum, a walnut shaped part of the brain sitting at the bottom of the skull, to create a picture of where you

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SPIRITUALHEALTH

Hoarding of Un-Forgiveness The

“Going Within”

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

aving just completed a weekend retreat, where the primary focus was forgiveness, I realized that I had been hiding out behind the role of Staff Assistant. This meant that I heard the lecture, watched the exercises from afar, but I was able to avoid doing the actual work—or so I thought.

“ability” to “respond,” and if the participant worked with that definition, then accepting 100 percent responsibility for the breakdown would be much easier.

One primary exercise was to write a letter seeking the forgiveness of someone significant in one’s life. Many participants misread the instructions and wrote a letter to someone they felt owed them an apology, rather than to write a letter to someone, seeking their forgiveness.

Even though I was merely a witness to the process, I was still working on my life—whether I wanted to or not. In fact, the epiphany I had showed me that regardless of my intention to hide, here was an opportunity to “seek forgiveness,” but I didn’t take it. Why? The answer came to me in a dream.

From my “observer’s vantage point,” I was able to see the irony of such a misinterpretation of the instructions. Often, we should be the one seeking forgiveness from someone that we’re anticipating should be seeking our forgiveness.

When the facilitator asked, “From whom should you seek forgiveness?” my friend Chuck came to mind. I immediately heard my mind chatter saying, “Whew! Glad I’m not really in this workshop. I don’t want to be reaching out to him.” And then I stuffed that thought down and distracted myself with

The main rule of the exercise was that the participant had to take 100 percent responsibility for the breakdown in the relationship. The facilitator explained that responsibly should be seen as the

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a task that needed to be handled in my role as Staff Assistant for the training. During the last night of the workshop, I had a dream that revealed to me what was really going on. But first, a little background:

I took on his stuff so that I wouldn’t have to deal with my stuff. Sub-consciously, the discovery of his mess only reminded me that there was stuff in my life that I had hidden from the world. I resented him for that. I withdrew from him.

My friend Chuck had a massive stroke five years ago. Upon having the stroke, it became apparent that he would never return to his studio apartment. Therefore, it became my responsibility to empty his apartment. Chuck had lived in his apartment for over 10 years. During that time, I had never been inside Chuck’s apartment; I anticipated it was probably messy. What I did not know was that Chuck was a massive hoarder.

I know that I have work to do. I need to clean out all the hoarding that I have done to hide my secrets. Some secrets are just for me to deal with, but deal with them I must. I also know that instead of expecting Chuck to seek my forgiveness for the mess and work he layered onto me, I need to seek his forgiveness for cutting him off just because he revealed to me of all the mess and work I’ve layered onto myself. I too misunderstood the instructions; I was waiting for him to seek the forgiveness that I was responsible for seeking.

When I went to do the move out, the apartment manager asked me “which one” of Chuck’s apartments I would be cleaning out. Apparently his hoarding was so bad, that one apartment had become so full of stuff that he could no longer get into it. He had to rent a second apartment just to have a place to sleep. Now, that one was full too! To make a long story short…I had to hire a waste management service to take away 35 fifty-gallon barrows of trash from just one of his little apartments. There was filth, mold, bugs and trash everywhere. As I was dealing with the mess, I felt sad that I had no idea that Chuck had hidden so much stuff from me. I was also glad that it was me who found it, so that no one else in his life would have to deal with such a mess.

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.

But back to my dream: The dream that I had on the final evening of the workshop placed me back in Chuck’s apartment, dealing with all the hoarded material. However, each time I opened a box of stuff, instead of seeing Chuck’s stuff, I saw my stuff. Stuff I had hidden from the world. Stuff I pretended no longer existed. Twenty, thirty year old stuff that I had long forgotten about. I revealed evidence of broken relationships that I allowed to end, rather than to tell the truth about some breakdown in the relationship. I discovered broken promises that caused people to leave my life. Each box revealed unfulfilled promises, lies, broken agreements and commitments that I didn’t keep. When I dug deeper into the boxes I found “even more stuff” layered over the top of even more broken agreements. I looked about the room and all I could see were sealed boxes, stacked on top of more sealed boxes, so that others wouldn’t see my shortcomings. All these years, I justified my behavior to withdraw from my friendship with Chuck by pretending to be angry at him for his hoarding. I resented that he put the burden on me to take care of him—to deal with his mess—when I knew I was not capable of doing so. But I tried to do it anyway, because I knew that he’d do it for me, even though I wouldn’t have wanted him to do so. However, the exercise on seeking forgiveness and the dream revealed to me that it was I who was hoarding. I was filling my life with other stuff in order not to do what was mine to atone for. I always wanted Chuck to seek my forgiveness for having to deal with his mess. However, my having to deal with his mess allowed me to be diverted from dealing with my own mess. His hoarding became my hoarding. I was able to hide under his stuff.

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INGREDIENTWATCH

What’s on Your Wine Label? Written By Lissie Lyles

any of us spend a lot of time thinking about the ingredients and quality of the things we eat. For some reason, when it comes to alcoholic beverages, we do not feel the need to investigate what exactly we are ingesting. Of course, it is not easy information for a consumer to access, since alcoholic beverages are not required to list their ingredients on the label. Here are some guidelines on how to decode some of the words you may find on bottle of wine. It will help you to better understand the quality of ingredients, and the type of processing that contributed to the finished product.

who must wear hazmat suits and breathing apparatuses to protect themselves while spraying crops. These same dangerous chemicals are absorbed by the grapevines and wind up in the grapes, which are then used to make conventional wines. Not only are you reducing your exposure to harmful substances by choosing organic wines, but you are supporting healthy land and farm workers too. The other standard for organic wines is that they cannot contain any added sulfites. Sulfites, or sulfur dioxide, are used to preserve and halt the fermentation process in wines. Some people have allergic reactions to added sulfites, which can include sneezing, swelling of the throat and hives. Though anaphylaxis is rare, people with asthma and aspirin sensitivity seem more likely to react to sulfites.

Organic Wine: Wine that is labeled “organic,” and bears the USDA organic seal, must meet the following qualifications. First, it must be made from grapes that are organically grown. This is beneficial to the consumer because it means the grapes were not grown using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Many of the agricultural chemicals that are used in conventional grape growing are damaging to the ground water, and dangerous to the farm workers

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sulfites, which are found in the skin of the grapes, but the sulfite level cannot exceed 20 parts per million.

“Made from Organic Grapes”: This wine is made from grapes that are organically grown, but it can include added sulfites.

Natural wine: This refers to a style of wine making that can be applied to any wine. It is loosely defined as using native yeasts in the fermentation process and minimal or no sulfur dioxide. It is often unfined and unfiltered as well. Natural wines are not governed by state laws in the US and have no inspection or verification process.

Biodynamic wines: Biodynamic refers to a technique that utilizes the vineyard’s natural resources to cultivate high quality grapes without the use of pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers or growth stimulants. A vineyard that is biodynamic typically meets, and even exceeds, the standards for certified organic farming.

Vegan wine: What? Wine is made from grapes, how could it not be vegan?! Well, the answer lies in the processing. During the fining process an agent is added to act like a magnet in order to collect unwanted matter in the wine that sinks to the bottom of the tanks. Then, the cleared wine is decanted off the sediment into a separate tank. No traces of these fining agents remain in the finished product, since the wine usually goes through an additional filtering process. Generally, the fining agents used are of animal origin and include eggs, egg whites, egg albumin, casein (milk protein), gelatin (derived from animal bones) or isinglass (derived from fish). Vegan wines most often use bentonite clay as an alternative fining agent. As you can see, there is a lot to discover about a bottle of wine when you take a closer look at the label. Although many studies support that a daily glass of wine is beneficial to health, a glass of wine must certainly be healthier when it isn’t tainted by the toxic by-products of conventional agriculture. The food and beverage choices we make can enhance not only the health of our own bodies, but the health of our planet as well. Choose wisely. References:

1. www.wikipedia.com 2. www.thewinehouse.wordpress.com 3. Fallon, Sally with Mary G Enig, Ph. D. Nourishing Traditions. Revised Second Edition. New Trends Publishing. Washington DC, 1999.

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HERBS&SPICES

Mulling Spices Written By Allison Prater

he process of mulling—or adding spices to a beverage that is heated just below boiling so that the volatile oils are released in order to enhance the flavor of fruit juices, wine, and other alcoholic beverages—is widespread throughout many cultures and traditions. Typically, these beverages can be found in abundance during the cold part of the year. The most commonly used mulling spices are cinnamon, orange peel, nutmeg, cloves, and mace, although many other variations exist.

current juice. A popular spice mix in this region consists of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and bitter orange. A classic Glogg usually consists of red wine and sugar, but may also include stronger spirits such as vodka, akvavit or brandy. Some recipes vary and include white wine, or sweet wines such as port or Madeira, and sometimes even whisky. In Germany, Gluhwein, or “Glow-wine” is popular, and can be found in Dutch speaking countries and parts of France as well. It is usually prepared with cinnamon, vanilla pods, cloves, star anise, citrus rind and sugar. Sometimes it is consumed “Mit Schuss” (with a shot), usually rum or another sweet liquor. Fruit wines from blueberries or cherries are occasionally used

Mulled apple cider is one of the most popular non-alcoholic versions. In Nordic countries such as Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland, a non-alcoholic version of their traditional mulled wine “Glogg” is prepared with berry juice, often black

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in these preparations as well. Feuezangenbowle is another variation of this drink, in which a piece of rum-soaked sugarloaf is set on fire and allowed to drip into the mulled wine. In Bulgaria you will find greyano vino, which means “heated wine.” It consists of red wine, honey and peppercorns. Sometimes apples or citrus fruits are added as well. In the south and southeast part of Brazil, quentao or vinho quente, known as “hot wine,” is served as part of the Festa Junina, a winter festival that takes place in June. This beverage is usually made of red wine, cachaca (liquor made from fermented sugar cane), cinnamon sticks and cloves. Variations of mulled wine can be found in many other countries too including Romania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Italy, Moldova, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Hungary. There are many different flavors and variations on how you can use mulling spices to enhance a winter beverage. Play around with flavors you enjoy to create new and wonderful drinks during this festive season. Below is a recipe for a nonalcoholic mulled apple cider.

Mulled Apple Cider 1 gallon apple cider (non sparkling), ideally organic 3 cinnamon sticks 2 vanilla bean pods, halved 1 tsp whole cloves 1 tsp whole nutmeg, crushed 2 TB dried orange peel Place spices in cheesecloth tied with a string and combine with cider in a large pot. Heat the liquid until just below boiling, so the liquid gives off steam, but is not quite simmering. Allow the spices to cook into the cider, stirring occasionally. You can leave the mixture for several hours, but make sure to heat it for at least an hour. Remove the spice bag from the cider before serving. Serve with gingerbread cookies if desired. *Feel free to experiment and adjust spice ratios, and/or incorporate other spices according to taste. References:

1. www.wikipedia.com 2. Emery, Carla. The Encyclopedia of Country Living. Updated 9th edition. Sasquatch Books. Seattle, 2003.

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GARDENING

t s e P e t a m i t The Ul I

“A Rough Patch” Written By Teresa Howell

’ve one garden pest that resists my best organic control methods. It attacks crops only at their peak. Early in the spring, if I thought there might be enough peas for a meal, half of the fattening pods I’d noticed the day before would be empty shells lying in the dirt. Mysterious holes appeared where I was sure carrots had been growing.

the words “snitch” and “nibble.”

Entire leaves disappeared from the lettuce, and fat spears of asparagus would just be gone. Not even the zucchini was safe.

A garden full of vegetables is always there, and usually nobody is trying to make kids eat a certain amount of them. They grab a carrot here, a handful of peas there, and tomatoes when they can, and without realizing it, they’ve eaten at least as many vegetables as recommended.

It is most active in the berry patches. I have no way of knowing how many jars of strawberry jam, how many blackberry cobblers or raspberry tarts have fallen before its voracious appetite. I saw it in the watermelon patch yesterday. It was intent on thumping the biggest melon, so I thought I could sneak up on it and give it the big smack, and end the depredations once and for all. But it saw me just as I was about to strike. It wrapped its tentacles around my neck and gave me a big hug, and said “I love you, Mom.”

Snibbled food is always best, partly because it feels like getting away with something, but mostly because of the taste. Children who hate peas have probably only eaten those mushy canned ones, and never eaten a fresh one.

As an adult, I’m above snacking my way through the garden. NOTE: I do not recommend eating unwashed vegetables. So I want you to believe that every time I grab a cherry tomato or a lettuce leaf, I go in the house to wash it, then bring it back out to enjoy in the garden. Well, with carrots I actually do that.

What could I do? All pests will eventually develop resistance to controls, and this one learned faster than most. Oh, it helps with the dishes and the weeding, and it’s generally well-behaved. But I cannot keep it out of the garden.

Berries and small fruit attract even more pests than the vegetables. My strawberries didn’t produce much at all this hot summer, but now that it’s cooler, they’re beginning to set enough fruit so that we can pick a small bowl of them now and then. But I estimate that only twenty blackberries actually made the thirty-foot trip from the patch into my kitchen.

In that, my pest is much like similar pests. I read somewhere that when families garden, they are much more likely to eat the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.

That’s fine with me. Sunshine makes a better sauce for berries than any amount of sugar, and it’s much better for you. I only wish the pest wouldn’t always reach them before I do.

It may be that people who enjoy fresh produce are more likely to plant gardens. But I believe it’s because kids growing up in a garden snibble. “Snibble” is a term my dad used, which combines

When Teresa Howell isn’t trying to get her share of the blackberries, she teaches English at Great Basin College.

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Product Review: Arbonne’s Protein shakes Written By Angela Lively

ur beautiful fall season is here in Northern Nevada. Hopefully, we’ll take a second to feel the air getting cooler every day and watch the vibrant leaves fall from the trees. This might also take some of our minds to the coming holidays. Of course, then worry sets in about Christmas shopping, preparing and planning for events and family get-togethers, what food to make, pumpkin pie, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, oh my. Here comes the extra layer of FAT again. The winter coat, spare tire, muffin top, cinnamon roll buns; you know, the one we worked so hard to get rid of last spring to look good for the summer.

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Maintaining weight during the holidays is dreadful. It’s hard to watch everyone eat that delicious, buttery, creamy, sugary food while some of us nibble on tofu turkey and celery sticks. No, we tend to join them in their scrumptious affair. But, this holiday season, we can do it with portion control in mind! Wait, how do we do portion control with twenty-five different dishes in one sitting? What one needs is to satisfy their cravings with a nutritious protein shake before they are faced with twenty-five dishes…and then dessert.

• Helps you feel full longer, curbs appetite and cravings Arbonne protein shakes are convenient to use as a meal replacement or after a workout. Vanilla or Chocolate Shakes come in a 2lb. bag of powder, or ready to go single servings in powder or liquid. Arbonne protein shakes will satisfy your hunger and easily replace a meal. They’re great when you are in a hurry or on-the-go. They will also work wonders with upcoming holiday parties (curbing your appetite for that second round of turkey or slice of pumpkin pie). After this holiday season, you will be happy when spring rolls around and you get to wear less clothing…and that bathing suit won’t look so scary!

For example, say you’re getting ready for your company holiday party and you don’t want to overindulge because you just have to fit into that dress or stylish, fitted shirt for your friends’ party next weekend. You also got off work late, so there is no time to make a healthy snack beforehand. Therefore, you show up starving and start the buffet line while telling yourself, “I will have one spoon of a few things.” By the time you’re done talking to everyone in line and serving yourself, you find that your plate is loaded with one spoonful of everything. You can’t put it back; now you have to eat it. You offer yourself a typical rationale: there are starving people out there who would die to have even half of this.

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From that point on, you decide to have a protein shake before these types of events, in hopes it will stave off your hunger. The question now becomes, which one will you choose? Arbonne International formulated a protein shake that does not contain chemically processed ingredients. They believe, “we are not only what we eat, but what we absorb.”

One serving of Arbonne’s Protein shakes—chocolate or Vanilla—contains • 20 grams of easily digestible vegan protein blend, such as pea protein isolate, cranberry protein, and rice protein. Also added are coenzyme Q10, alfalfa, ginseng and flax seed.

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BOOKREVIEW

The Inspired Life Unleashing Your Mind’s Capacity for Joy

By Susyn Reeve and Joan Breiner Reviewed for Healthy Beginnings By June Milligan, M.Ed., CCHt

They believe that a joyful life is possible when we understand how to use our own minds to promote personal peace and happiness, and how to use powerful and proven tools to calm our anxieties and take control of destructive behaviors. They explain that it is your relationship with yourself and the meaning that you give to the circumstances of your life that are the most powerful blocks or the most wonderful support for living an inspired life. In this book you’ll learn how to upgrade the software of your mind; how to create new brain pathways and how to cultivate new habits of thought and behavior. Throughout this book, the consistent mantra is Thoughts Create; Thoughts Become Things.

Living an inspired life requires that you exercise discipline and make conscious choices regarding your thoughts, which generate your beliefs, emotions, words and actions. The more you do this, the more successful you’ll be, because conscious inspired thinking is a learned skill that demands practice.

n The Inspired Life, the authors provided the exercises, information and inspiration for us to live our best life—an inspired life. They teach how to connect with our purpose, even though it may take different forms during our lifetime. Using the power of our mind, we can learn how to use these essential tools for positive transformation.

The brain is made up of cells called neurons. The nerve endings on these cells release chemicals and electrical signals in order to communicate with each other. For every thought you have, there is a corresponding communication between the neurons in your brain. When you first learn something, the pathway is weak, but neuro-pathways that are used often (consciously or unconsciously) become the “path well traveled,” so it’s easy for your mind to follow these pathways. As a result, they soon become your dominant and automatic thoughts and beliefs, which then almost instantly create your emotions. It’s like riding a bike. Eventually it becomes effortless as your brain has learned to operate on automatic. It’s as if a new brain software application had been uploaded and seamlessly operating in your mind.

The book is divided into three main parts. The first details how our brains work, the power of our thoughts and how to renew and nourish our minds. The second includes information on how we sabotage our dreams; how to move through fear; how to transform breakdowns into breakthroughs; how to let go and live in the present; how expectations and judgments limit us and how to defeat uncertainty. The third includes practical ideas and exercises necessary to live an inspired life with passion and purpose; how to become grounded spiritually; how to walk our talk and remain connected to the collective good and celebrate the people in our life.

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the same effect. You may be operating on automatic with thoughts and behaviors that are unhelpful or dysfunctional. An inspired mind knows these thoughts are just thoughts, and they can be changed. But creating new neuro-pathway connections, patterns and habits requires some steps that must be consciously and repetitiously done for awhile. This book tells you what they are and how to do it.

All judgments, whether positive or negative, create separation. At every moment, everyone’s words and actions are a seamless reflection of their dominant brain pathways.” The chapters on addictions and avoidance are excellent. Certain things we may not think of as addictions can completely derail our lives, such as being addicted to resentment, drama, pride, an abusive internal dialogue, self-importance, failure or victimization. Avoidance, or not dealing with important things, may guarantee our failure. The processes and exercises throughout the book are very clear and effective, and can be put into action by anyone who really wants to live “The Inspired Life.”

At the end of every chapter, the authors offer an Inspired Life Exercise; a practice that will transform uninspired thoughts into new thoughts of what you consciously want to think. Also interspersed within the text of this book is the reminder to remember something vital to change. An example is “Remember:

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ASTROLOGY

ASTROLOGICAL OUTLOOK

VITAL, LIFE-GIVING IDEAS IN A TIME OF PROFOUND CHANGE Written By Eric Francis

Horoscope for Health | November - 2012

his month opens up a new mini-era of astrology, characterized by three superinteresting and potentially world-changing events. The first is that Mercury stations retrograde on Election Day—the first time it’s ever done so on the day of a presidential election. Mercury will be retrograde from Nov. 6 through Nov. 26. Next, is a total solar eclipse in Scorpio on Nov. 13. That’s new, at least going back nine or so years. All eclipses are moments of celestial speedup. This event will stir up all kinds of deep, inner secrets, desires and emotions. Take the ride with awareness. Finally, there is a MarsPluto conjunction timed with the Gemini Full Moon of Nov. 28. This is quite a combination; you may find yourself saying to others things you never, ever dreamed you would say. are more specific than you thought at first. Putting them into language and perhaps documenting some as sketches or photos will demonstrate that. Before you go into survival mode, consider how well you’ve survived up until now. That’s an indication that you need a lot higher, more interesting and in sum, more beautiful goal than merely keepin’ on keepin’ on.

Aries (March 20-April 19) It’s been written that a clever person learns from his or her own mistakes, and that a truly wise person learns from the mistakes of others. You need to do both. You also need to learn from your successes; though to do that, you’re going to need to remember what they are. A beneficial exercise would be to bear in mind everything that you said you wouldn’t do again, and notice when you’re going in that direction. You’re approaching the point of a key decision that you could reverse; however, you will carry this one forward. Yet before you get there, you will get a series of “advisories” from within yourself, and from your environment. Pay attention; this will be useful information in advance, though not in retrospect.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Who do you say you love, and why? I suggest for a while, you put a moratorium on the use of that word, since it may be at the root of the biggest misunderstanding in human history. Rather, stick to trust, and make sure you have a tangible basis for that notion. Once someone violates your trust, even a little, it’s time for a discussion and for reconsideration. In that discussion, it’s essential that you listen, then speak your truth, and then listen again—in that order. While you’re at it, listen to yourself, and make any decision you make mostly on the basis of what you have said rather than what anyone else has said. You know your own truth, and it’s time you listened.

Taurus (April 19-May 20) You may feel that the circumstances of a relationship are now decidedly outside of your control; though if that’s true, I suggest that you pay close attention to the ways you really do have influence over your life. The most significant of these is to make decisions, in a conscious and ongoing way. To make decisions, you need a basis for doing so, and that basis would be: does this help me, or does it hurt me? If you see things in such elemental terms, it will be easier to decide. If you notice that something both helps and hurts you, it would count for the latter—since what is helpful is actually helpful, doing no damage at all. Confusion around this is precisely the trouble that so many people struggle with. You don’t have to.

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) This is one of the most significant times of your life for putting down roots, going deep into your feelings and making peace with the past. Yes, all of the above in one series of events, which has been underway for a month or so already. The transits you experience this month are not a passing phase or trend. They’re what I call threshold events, which take you from one place to another. You may be feeling like you’re living with an unusual sense of vulnerability and transparency (even by your standards). It’s clear that you’re likely to encounter certain feelings or facts from your past that are not pleasant, but these moments present an opportunity to be vividly clear with yourself about who you are and what you want—and the emotional pitch you want to set for your family.

Gemini (May 20-June 21) Before you declare a crisis or go into survival mode, consider the various factors of your situation carefully. You need to do this from four points of view, in order to get the whole story. The things to consider the most carefully are your goals—that is, what you want. If you persist with that, you’re likely to discover that these

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) The best thing you can do is figure out the way your emotions are influencing your mind, and until you do that, avoid making important decisions. I suggest you focus on small decisions, to get the hang of making them, in what may seem like a new and unreliable psychic environment. Imagine you’re having a dream, but you’re not sure that you’re really dreaming. You decide to do a series of tests to see whether various actions you take get a predictable result. As you ride the aspects of the next month, including Mercury retrograde touching some of the most sensitive angles of your chart, keep doing those little tests of what is true for you. If you proceed with caution, listen carefully and refrain from pushing yourself, you’ll learn everything you need to make a series of brilliant decisions in the near future.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) Are you learning from your mistakes? That’s probably the most relevant question anyone can ask themselves, on our particular planet (On other planets where creativity is emphasized over survival, it’s a less pressing issue—but we have a lot of learning to do here). I suggest you start with the mistake you seem to make the most often. I have a hint that it involves who you choose to love, and moreover, why you choose to love them. The aspect of “why” is more significant than “who,” since the “who” changes but the “why” does not—or at least, not lately. Basically what it looks like you’re doing is taking your deepest doubts about yourself and dramatizing them in a relationship. These doubts could have better use, for example, in a healing context. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) What you may have said recently about your talents or professional abilities may be coming home to roost. It’s essential that you tidy up the loose ends on anything that might not have been fully true, particularly regarding a goal that you expressed without fully thinking it through. You may, however, feel that doing so would compromise your authority in some way. In fact, the veracity of your words, stated intentions and their alignment with your emotions is the very basis of your authority. You are in a phase of your life where there is absolutely no wiggle room for the truth, as in none at all. Something is either true or it’s not, and you need a high standard.

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) Questions about the ways you value yourself, and express that value to yourself, are about to reach a new depth. If you haven’t read one of my self-esteem rants (or even if you have), I will state again that this is the biggest problem on the planet, and you’re now in a position to address that problem in a constructive way. You may have one of those moments (or a series of them) where you think, “good gods, what would I have done, if only I placed a higher value on myself? If I had only respected myself more?” I have news for you: there is still time. Opportunities to treat yourself correctly abound, and in truth, this is a journey you’ve already committed to. As a starting point, just make sure that you choose people who treat you with love and respect.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You seem to be working out a paradox between who you are professionally and who you are “as a person.” The solution to the paradox is that you’re the same in any case. This shifts the question to why you feel like there is, or should be, a difference—which is a different topic. If you proceed from the basis of sameness, the way forward will be a lot more obvious. Also, you seem poised to connect with the passion that is behind the choices you make, particularly regarding what to pursue as a goal. Though you may go through a few possibilities before figuring this out, in fact you are driven by the desire to help others, though that has a few layers of motivation as well. As long as you keep asking sincere questions, you will not be deceived.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) This is the month when you finally get clear about what you think, and how you think—and discover that the only logical step is to do something about it. There are several connection points that I can describe clearly. One is connecting with your passion. Your charts are all about drive, which seems to shift one day from something abstract (spiritual comes to mind) to something more like four-wheel-drive. You are the driver, and you are sitting on considerable power. Yet to make the best use of it, you must blend it with equal parts pleasure, and regard for the greatest good for all concerned. When in doubt, that must be your default position; you’re now involved in something that’s a lot bigger than you are, and you must remember that.

THE ABOVE IS NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN AS MEDICAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) How far do you want to go, and how fast? You seem to be going at the speed of sound; though traveling faster than someone’s voice can carry makes it difficult for information to catch up with you. You also seem committed to a certain point of view, though you can be sure this viewpoint could use verification, particularly given the recent discovery that you were either deceived about something, or deceiving yourself. You’re trying to figure out whether this was a misunderstanding of some kind, which is part of the fog that has rolled in lately. I suggest you be more attentive to your own motives and “subconscious” choices, because you’re responsible for them in any event.

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Eric Francis Coppolino, founder and editor of Planet Waves, is a professional astrologer and journalist. A pioneer in the field of new planet discoveries, he has worked with clients and written about astrology for wide audiences since 1995. Read Eric Francis daily at PlanetWaves.net

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BRAINHEALTH

Value Every Negative Thought Written By June Milligan, Med., CCHt

Is there anything you can do right now about the situation causing the negative thought? If not, pivot your mind as soon as possible to something more pleasant. Just because we’re used to wallowing in negative thoughts until we feel really bad doesn’t mean we can’t break the habit. Thoughts become things, but they’re just thoughts; we can change them. Don’t hang onto them like a bulldog, chewing on them till they manifest in your life—because they will manifest. The essence of those thoughts will manifest in your relationships, your finances or your health.

hy? Because negative thoughts immediately create the emotions to match and tell us what we’re attracting. Let your negative thoughts inform you. Consciously notice what they are and determine what caused them. That should only take a few seconds. Your thoughts then cause your emotions, so very soon you’ll be feeling the emotion that matches the thought; now the fun begins. Instead of going off on a rampage of criticism or sadness and thinking even more negative thoughts, which will cause you to feel even worse, stop that process for a moment and consciously observe and evaluate.

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Every thought is a vibrational frequency, beaming out from us in all directions. If we could see them, what a wake-up call THAT would be! If we could see thoughts of resentment as mud brown, thoughts of anger as reddish black, and thoughts of victimization as gray, would you want to be around someone who was showering his/her immediate surroundings with those colors? If thoughts of enthusiasm were green, thoughts of empowerment were a clear yellow and thoughts of joy were blue, wouldn’t you want to be around that person? Even if you don’t consciously pick up

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on these vibrations, your subconscious mind does. It picks up these different frequencies spewed out by other people, and acts accordingly. If you like to criticize, moan and complain, you’ll gravitate right toward that person who’s broadcasting the same frequencies—like attracts like. If you want to remain positive and think possibility thoughts, you’ll run as fast as possible away from that negative person, and be attracted to someone who’s on your own frequency. We’re like little radio stations, broadcasting the dominant frequency of our thoughts. If you want to tune in to the high fast vibrational frequencies of joy, happiness, empowerment, health and prosperity, you’re going to have to stay away from those who are broadcasting the opposite because I’m sure you don’t want to be around when their thoughts start manifesting in their lives.

If you’re hit by a negative comment, criticism or judgment, turn the other cheek! Does that mean present the other side of your face so you can be hit upside the head again? Nope, it means change your focus; look in the opposite direction toward what you DO want. Pivot your mind to what you DO want. Take action toward what you DO want and leave the negative ones behind. So use those negative thoughts and emotions to propel you forward, not drag you down. Never waste a negative thought or the emotion created by that thought. It’s a powerful automatic part of you, informing you that you’re not thinking about what you want, you’re not (in that moment) in sync with your Higher Self and you’re not moving ahead toward your goals and dreams. This is the month for Giving Thanks, so let’s offer up a large dose of gratitude and appreciation for our powerful built-in Emotional Guidance System and start using it every day!

Do you have a lot of drama in your life? It might be a good idea to start monitoring your thoughts. You might not always attract the exact thing you’re thinking about, but you’ll certainly attract the essence of it, whether it’s people, conditions or situations. Scary, huh?

References: 1. Buhlman, William. The Secret of the Soul – Using Out of Body Experiences to Understand Our True Nature. Harper One – An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers. 2001.

On the other hand, it’s very empowering to know this. Wouldn’t it have been great if we’d learned as kids that our thoughts create our reality? What if our parents had modeled it for us? There would have been nothing we could not have achieved, because when you control your thoughts, you control your life.

2. Hicks, Esther & Jerry. Ask And It Is Given – Learning to Manifest Your Desires. Hay House. 2005. 3. Reeve, Susyn and Breiner, Joan. The Inspired Life – Unleashing Your Mind’s Capacity for Joy. Viva Editions. 2011.

If you’ve been thinking of something you want for a very long time, and it hasn’t shown up yet, you might monitor your thoughts and determine if you’ve actually been thinking of the absence of it, feeling the longing for it, feeling the resentment because you don’t have it, feeling the jealousy when you see someone else enjoying it. Those thoughts just bring more of not having it. You have to see yourself with it, smell it, taste it, feel it and hear it. Do you see how thinking of the absence of it brought longing, resentment and jealousy, the emotions that match the absence of something you want but don’t have? That’s your brilliant built-in Emotional Guidance System at work, telling you what you’re attracting. Use it.

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

There are powerful tools you can easily adapt to, making positive use of your Emotional Guidance System instead of resisting it. You cannot win a battle against a brilliant Godgiven system that was designed to help us achieve what we want, whatever that is. We were given free will, and we’re so free we can choose mental, emotional or physical bondage. So when you think a negative thought, make it work for you. Learn from it. Where did it come from and what can you do about it? Take action instead of just falling into the same old trap of meeting negative with negative.

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The 22nd Annual

Women’s Wellness Weekend At Tahoe’s Granlibakken

A Weekend of Healthy Living: Activities, Seminars, Clinics, Inspiration, Food and Wine!

November 10-11, 2012

comfortable and inviting mood awaits women of all ages, body types and physical abilities to gather for two days. Experts of Western medicine and Eastern teachings present informative seminars on health, nutrition and aging, along with interactive clinics on skin screenings, body/muscle testing and acupuncture. Inspirational and recreational activities coupled with food and wine receptions also help unite body and soul.

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“Revolution of Thinking of Cardiovascular Health Instead of Disease” is a highlight with American Heart Association Representative, speaker Darwin Labarthe, M.D. A leading expert and author on cardiovascular disease and its prevention Dr. Labarthe is a professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. The American Heart Association recently bestowed upon him their highest honor– the Golden Heart Award.

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Refresh your Mind, Body, Spirit & Career 2 day event for just $99

November 10-11, 2012 Lake Tahoe Women’s Wellness Weekend • Workshops • Speakers • Health Fair • Activity Classes • 1 Breakfast, 2 Lunches & Wine 9 Continuing Education credits for only $50 more. Add a room for $59. For additional information:

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Other Saturday speakers feature “The Power of Humor” by Kim Bateman, PhD; Medicines with Supplements by Dr. Johanna, Koch, M.D; “Sex Talks” by Dr. Shawn Coll; Cancer Awareness Dr, Ahrin Koppel; Intuitive Eating by Betsy Taylor, RD.

Retail therapy, combined with a wine reception, will end the Saturday sessions as local artisans and health-oriented businesses sell items ranging from healing stones to jewelry and specialty-crafted woolens. The “grand finale” interactive Health Fair closes the Wellness Weekend on Sunday afternoon. Acupuncture treatments, body scans and therapeutic massages list high among the activities.

Paul Krause, M.D., Chief of Medicine and Staff at Tahoe Forest Hospital, and Alison Gagong focus on “Benefits of Exercise: Cross Training & Core Strength for Optimal Physical & Mental Health” on Sunday, which is fitting for the upcoming ski season. Drs. Christine Campbell and Stephanie Riley will cover “Naturopathic Medicine for Common Health Ailments” and closing the presentation is motivational speaker Donna Hartley, a woman who has beaten the odds. She was in a plane crash, a cancer and heart surgery survivor and is an acclaimed motivational, inspirational speaker and author of the series “Fire Up.”

Following lunch, the Lake Tahoe Women’s Wellness Weekend will close out with a Zumba Party featuring its high-energy moves to Latin and other fast-moving rhythms. Event-only registration costs $99.00, (lunch included) for some seminars additional fees apply. To register, visit Granlibakken’s homepage, select “make a reservation,” click “conference” and use “www2012” as login and password. Grab a girlfriend and stay for $144/person double occupancy per person (rate includes conference fee).

The weekend’s physical activities include daily morning yoga sessions and walks along Granlibakken’s 74-acre trails before breakfast. Tahoe City’s Tim Schroeder, a nationally recognized leader in Ki Gong, will be leading a session in this gentle workout defined by breathing, posture and meditation. Bob Ayres, a sell out from last year, will again be offering astrological chart readings.

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KIDSCORNER

“Kids Corner”

Written By Ariana Purcell

he month of November is all about giving thanks, which is because of the annual holiday known as Thanksgiving. These days, we don’t really give thanks; we are more excited for the amazing food and the activities you do on the thanksgiving. But the truth is Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for what you have: your friends and family, the time you get to share together and for the food you have. Thanksgiving is a time to look at your life and truly think about all the things you own and have, and think about all the children in the world, think about what they might have, what they might not have…some kids don’t have a place to call home, or a fridge that never seems to go empty, or even a family that loves and cares for them. Look at your life, and try to see every little thing that gives you reason to be grateful.

Germany:

A Little History

Norfolk Island:

Thanksgiving is celebrated all around the world, but each country has their own way of saying thanks, so let’s travel around the globe and find out how other kids say “thanks” on Thanksgiving!

In Norfolk Island (near Australia), Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Wednesday of November. Their customs are very similar to the American Thanksgiving; an all day celebration with parades and feasts.

Japan:

So, no matter where you live, where you come from or which language you speak, Thanksgiving means the same to all of us; we just celebrate it in different ways. Each and every one of us, around the world, gives thanks for what we have, what we are grateful for and what we hope to continue each year: prosper, health and love.

Labor Thanksgiving Day is what it’s called in Japan, and it takes place on November 23. They celebrate it by remembering the labor and production and giving thanks to one another.

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In Germany, they have an early October festival known as Emtedankfest, or the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival. The festival has significant religious components to it but also includes a large harvest dinner and several parades.

The Netherlands: In the Netherlands there is a city known as Leiden, which has recorded the births, marriages and deaths of all the pilgrims who migrated to the Plymouth Plantation (in America). To remember the pilgrims, a non-denominational Thanksgiving Day service is held each year on the morning of the American Thanksgiving Day in Pieterskerk, Leiden, at a church.

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HAM BROCCOLI POTATO CHOWDER

QUICK TASTE-TINGLE SALAD

K AT E ’ S K I TC H E N

NOVEMBER RECIPES

SWEET POTATO COCONUT CASSEROLE

CREAM SCONES

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QUICK TASTE-TINGLE SALAD

HAM BROCCOLI POTATO CHOWDER INGREDIENTS: ½ to 1 lb. ham, 1/4-inch cubes ¼ tsp each onion and garlic powder ¼ C butter

SALAD INGREDIENTS: Vine-ripened tomatoes Marinated button mushrooms Greek olives Feta cheese Crushed basil

onions ¼ lb. shredded Swiss or Cheddar cheese 1 leek, minced (optional) 2 large potatoes, peeled, 1/2-inch cubes

3 T flour 2 C half and half ¼ tsp pepper (white preferred) 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced

Black pepper to taste

1 32 oz box chicken or vegetable broth

DRESSING INGREDIENTS: ¾ C extra-virgin olive oil OR grape-seed oil

pinch each of thyme and sage

1/3 C balsamic vinegar

10 oz. corn

1tsp Dijon mustard

½ C sour cream

10 oz. chopped broccoli

1 large or 2 medium

1 bay leaf

1 T lemon juice 2 cloves organic garlic, minced ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper ¼ t crushed dried organic oregano

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SWEET POTATO COCONUT CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS: 3 cups sweet potatoes, mashed

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

½ tsp nutmeg

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp raw organic sugar

4 eggs, beaten

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 ½ C raw or medium brown sugar pinch of salt

1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

1 tsp vanilla

4 T unsalted butter (1/2 stick), frozen or VERY cold.

2 ½ C milk

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream 1 large egg

1 stick butter 1 C flaked coconut 1 tsp dark rum (optional) 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

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HOW TO PREPARE SALAD:

HOW TO PREPARE:

1. Slice one vine-ripened tomato into wedges. 2. Arrange on plate, placing marinated button mush rooms between wedges and olives in center. 3. Top with feta cheese and sprinkle all with balsamic vinegar dressing.

1. In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. 2. Sauté onion until light browned and translucent; add ham cubes and minced leek, if using. 3. Stir over high heat for several minutes. 4. Add garlic and sauté over medium heat for another minute or two.

HOW TO PREPARE DRESSING:

5. Add a pinch of thyme and sage (a little goes a long way). 6. Stir in chicken or vegetable broth. Add potatoes cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Add bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer.

1. Combine all ingredients in pint canning jar with lid and screw band. 2. Shake briskly for a minute or so, and just before adding to salad plate. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 3 days.)

7. While stirring with a whisk, sprinkle in flour, stirring until smooth. Add garlic and onion powder. Simmer for 15 minutes. 8. Stir in broccoli and corn. Continue to cook over low heat until all vegetables are tender. 9. Combine sour cream and half and half. Simmer until heated through; add remaining butter. 10. Sprinkle in cheese and simmer, stirring until cheese has melted. visit www.HBmag.com for more delicious recipes!

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HOW TO PREPARE:

1. Heat oven to 450°F and arrange rack in middle. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and whisk ingredients to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

1. Wash and peel potatoes and boil until tender in salted water.

2. Grate frozen butter through large holes on a box grater; add to flour mixture and toss until well combined. Whisk together 3/4 cup of the heavy cream and the egg in a small bowl until egg is broken up. Pour into flour mixture, and mix briefly with your hands or a wooden spoon, until dough just comes together, about two minutes.

2. Mash with butter while still hot. Stir in sugar, vanilla, lemon and seasonings. 3. Beat eggs well and combine with milk. If using coconut, add to milk. 4. Slowly add milk to sweet potatoes, stirring until well mixed.

3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and, with lightly floured hands, shape into a circle. Use a rolling pin to roll dough to about 1/2-inch thickness. Dip a 2-1/2-inch biscuit cutter in some extra flour, tap off excess, and stamp out as many scones as possible. Reroll and stamp until you have a total of 12.

5. Butter a casserole and transfer potato mixture, spreading evenly. 6. Dot the top with an extra tablespoon of butter, if desired.

4. Place scones at least 1/2-inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush tops of scones with remaining 1 tablespoon cream. Bake until they are puffed and tops are golden and flecked with brown, 10 to 12 minutes. (If scones on one side of the pan begin to get too dark, rotate the pan to ensure even cooking.) Remove scones to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

7. Bake at 400°F until firm and lightly browned.

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Key Lime

Cheesecake Submitted By Marie-Claire Hermans from Ravishing Raw

he holidays offer a wonderful opportunity to introduce your family to unique and seductive dishes. So, why not seduce your loved ones with a healthy yet lovely treat that no one will say “no” to? With its looks of a real cheesecake, this non-dairy raw version does just that. It might even provoke conversation that triggers your family’s curiosity in raw food.

INSTRUCTIONS • Mix the almond flour with the dates and sea salt in a food processor into a fine, sticky consistency. • Test by pressing a bit of the crust between thumb and finger: it is ready when the flour sticks together.

PREP IN ADVANCE

• Place the sticky flour in the spring form and press firmly until you have a solid crust.

Soak 2 C of raw cashew nuts for 4 hours Make this pie a day ahead so it can become firm while chilling.

FOR THE FILLING TOOLS

• 5 TBSP coconut oil (melt in a double boiler or “au bain marie”)

A blender or a coffee mill

• 1 TBSP melted coconut butter (optional, for a deeper flavor)

A food processor

• 2 ½ C cashews (soaked in spring water for 4 hours)

A spring form of 6 inches

• 5 TBSP light agave (so you can keep a light “cheese” color)

A spatula

• Juice of 3 freshly squeezed limes (to taste) • 1 TBSP of grated lime zest • ¼ C of spring water

FOR THE CRUST • 1 ¾ C of almond flour (blend dry almonds shortly into flour) • 4 to 6 Medjool dates (depending on how moist they are) • ¼ tsp sea salt

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• Add more lime juice if you prefer a stronger lime taste and add a bit less water

INSTRUCTIONS • Line the bottom of the spring form with plastic foil to remove the filling easier later on. • Blend all ingredients (except for the coconut oil) until very smooth. • Add the coconut oil at low speed and blend well.

• Very nice and light with the meat of one fresh young Thai coconut • Double or triple the amount if you want a big cheese cake

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

• Pour the filling on top of the curst in the spring form. • Let sit in the refrigerator for at least one hour or overnight. • Grate some lime zest on top before serving. TIPS • Only use organic lime for zest!

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.

• If you don’t like coconut, you can replace half the amount by Psyllium husk or Irish Moss

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