Healthy Beginnings Magazine September 2017

LIFE’S A JOURNEY. MAKE IT A HEALTHY ONE.

HEALTHY BEGINNINGS September 2017

GRAB YOUR HEALTH

BY THE… ORANGES

EMBRACING BRAIN CARE

BRAIN HEALTH AND ITS ROLE IN HEALTHY AGING

AND 9 OTHER SUPERFOODS TO HELP YOU DEFY GRAVITY

THE 30-MINUTE FACELIFT YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

WAXING JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT SWEETER LOCAL SALON INTRODUCES ‘SUGARING’ TO RENO’S MIDTOWN DISTRICT

CHANNEL YOUR INNER YOGI AND FIND THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

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CONTENT HEALTHY BODY 12 15 23 28 30 34 40

Is Yoga the Fountain of Youth?

Exercise and Its Positive Impact on Aging Back to School Dental Hygiene Tips The 30-Minute Facelift: Your Questions Answered What is Physical Therapy?

8 Ways to Help You Achieve Beautiful Skin The Aging Mouth and How to Keep it Younger

HEALTHY EATING

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Top 10 Foods for Optimal Aging 6 Simple Ways to Get Cooking Why a Gluten-Free Diet is Not a Fad The Power of Enzymes and Mitochondria in Promoting Healthy Aging

HEALTHY LIVING

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Healthful Aging: The Best Game in Town Harvest Gardening Tips Why Do We Drum?

Mistletoe and Wormwood: Powerful Cancer Fighters Most People Don’t Know About Waxing Just Got a Whole Lot Sweeter Essential Oils: Add These to Your Beauty Regimen Embrace Healthy Aging and Avoid Those Nips and Tucks, Naturally Nonprofit Spotlight: Sierra Nevada Journeys Embracing Brain Care Your Annual Wellness Visit and Medicare Part B Explained

HEALTHY FAMILIES

24 Car Seat Misuse 25 Care Guidelines for an Intact Baby Boy

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HEALTHY MIND

06 Program Your Subconscious for Optimum Health 22 The Dreams of a Dying Woman, Part IV

IN EVERY ISSUE

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Editor’s Note Wellness Directory The Cork Boards Local Events Calendar

ON THE COVER 12 16 18 28 38

Channel Your Inner Yogi Grab Your Health by the… Oranges Waxing Just Got a Whole Lot Sweeter The 30-Minute Facelift Embracing Brain Care

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EDITOR’S NOTE

HEALTHY BEGINNINGS

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer’s best of weather, And autumn’s best of cheer.”

— Helen Hunt Jackson Happy September, Northern Nevada!

School is officially in session, and summer is quickly coming to an end. Did you embrace the warmth of the season?

Take time to reflect on the summer activities that brought you growth, joy and wellness, and continue to blend those activities into your September routine, as summer’s departure is swiftly approaching. We’ll soon begin to feel a subtle crispness in the air, as the Autumnal Equinox (the first day of fall) arrives Friday, September 22.

The Autumnal Equinox – also called the September Equinox – is the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The word equinox means “equal night.”

During an equinox, night and day are approximately the same lengths of time.

Before the Autumnal Equinox emerges this month, take an extra long stroll through Idlewild Park or savor the cool, refreshing splashes of Lake Tahoe’s blue waters. September kisses our souls with the final fruits of warm, bright, long summer days – soak in these final days of summer lovin’.

This September, our goal is to provide you with information to help you achieve mind-body balance and preserve your youthfulness, naturally. Health is not merely the absence of illness, it is a state of optimal vitality, well being and wholeness. Elevate your mind-body balance and optimize healthy aging by eating fresh, local, whole foods, incorporating daily exercise into your routine and tending to your emotional, psychological and social well being.

In this issue, we provide information to help you program your subconscious to achieve optimum health, we share tips on how to naturally achieve beautiful skin and we highlight the top 10 foods to eat for optimal aging.

We discuss the benefits and misconceptions of a gluten-free diet, we introduce a sweeter, natural way to remove unwanted body hair, we feature the health benefits of yoga, and we provide knowledge and insight on the importance of brain care, the role of enzymes in promoting healthy aging, and the powerful impact of mistletoe and wormwood in the fight against cancer.

This month, we launch our first bi-monthly e-newsletter. Visit our website – www.HBmag.com – and sign up to receive a healthy dose of wellness news and tips, sent directly to your inbox.

Please connect with us if you have questions, comments or ideas. Follow us and engage with our social platforms and content. And, of course, we wish you a warm and cheerful September.

Cheers, Gabrielle Irvin

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EDITORIAL DESIGN Mikey McGarvey

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Dr. Josh Branco, Liz Broscoe, Elaine Brooks, Dr. Gregory B. Carman, Rachel Ching, Dr. William Clearfield, Denise Clodjeaux, Lisa Cook, Michelle Czarka, Debra Deming, Dr. Andy Drymalski, Megan Duggan, Dr. Robert Eslinger, Dr. Randall Gates, Dr. Michael Gerber, Van Harding, Dr. Glenn A. Hausenfluke, Rail City Garden Center, Reverend Dr. Kathaleen Martin Midcalf, Leslie Peek, Dr. Martin Rutherford, Mimi Strickler, Dr. Stephen M. Tann

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Advanced Health Care’s length of stay is 31% lower than the national average.

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Advanced Health Care of Reno offers: Specialized Rehabilitation Programs

The facility’s inpatient and home health services rehabilitation teams offer physical, occupational, and speech therapies, which are often critical components of a patient’s plan of care.

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PROGRAM YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH AND LONGEVITY

By Debra Lynn Deming, MBA, CHt

Beta Brain Waves

Frequency: 12Hz - 30Hz

Alpha Brain Waves Frequency: 7.5Hz - 12Hz

Conscious Mind Normal waking consciousness, alert, concentration, focus, cognition and five physical senses.

Gateway to the Subconscious Mind Deep relaxation, light meditation, hypnosis, day dreaming, creativity and super learning.

bodies are responding to those belief systems.

We frequently forget or don’t realize that we can create a healthy body at any age, and that we are not at the mercy of outside influences.

It does help, of course, to know how. Let’s get started.

Step One: Learn To Access Your Subconscious

We access our subconscious by managing our brain waves. The brain emits electrical Theta Brain Waves Frequency: 4Hz - 7.5Hz Subconscious Mind activity displayed in the form of brainwaves.

Deep meditation, hypnosis, intuition, The four categories of brainwaves you need memory, vivid visual imagery, light to understand are: beta, alpha, theta and sleep, including REM dream state. delta waves. Beta waves are present when we are consciously alert, thinking, speaking, Delta Brain Waves Frequency: 0.5Hz - 3Hz Unconscious Mind tense or afraid. Alpha waves are present Occurs in deep sleep, unconscious in deep relaxation. This state presents an dreamless state, automatic healing, optimal time to heighten memory, learning, imagination, visualization and concentration. immune system function.

Alpha is also the gateway to the subconscious image source of graphs: wikipedia and optimal for self-hypnosis or subconscious Submitted by Debra Lynn Deming, MBA, CHt programming. Theta waves represent an even deeper level of relaxation. Theta occurs just When it comes to your health, like it or not, your subconscious runs the show. Your before you fall asleep, or while doing repetitive tasks like showering or highway driving conscious mind may have the best intentions, but if those intentions are not embedded when you forget what you are doing. For example, you can’t remember whether you into your subconscious, failure is eminent. Neuroscientists now tell us that up to 95 applied the shampoo or you miss your normal exit. Guided hypnosis works well in the percent of what we do every day is motivated by our subconscious programming. The theta brainwave state. Delta waves are present during deep sleep or unconsciousness. good news is that programming your subconscious is relatively easy if you know how.

An added benefit is that once programmed for healthy behaviors, those behaviors Meditation practices or hypnotherapy will move you into the alpha/theta brainwave become hard wired into the subconscious putting those behaviors on automatic. It then state. There are also audio programs designed to entrain your brain to the alpha/ becomes natural for your body to heal itself, energize, motivate and rejuvenate. This is, theta wavelengths, as well as new technologies that sync your brain to the different of course, how we were designed to operate – in a perfect world. However, less than frequencies. A silent or imagined walk in the outdoors is one of the simplest ways to optimum life experiences have added programming that does not always support the bring your brainwaves into alpha. Every night right before you fall asleep and immediately natural biological functions of the body. In computer language, they call it malicious upon awaking are powerful and easily accessible times to do your programming. If you code or viruses for a reason. We call them bad habits, thoughts and beliefs. Many of want your affirmations to work, it’s important to move the frequency of your brain into these were programmed in before we can remember, and we don’t even realize our alpha/theta first.

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Step Two: Learn To Speak The Language Of The Subconscious Your subconscious does not distinguish between “reality” and “imagination.” Whatever information you send it while in the alpha/theta brainwave state will be accepted as true. Therefore, be very mindful of what you tell yourself. Like a small child, your subconscious will believe everything you say!

The subconscious speaks in symbols, likes repetition and is powered by emotion. It is very important that you visualize in detail with positive emotion as if what you desire is already manifested. The subconscious is very literal. It does not use words to communicate with you, unless the word is a symbol. If streams of words or stories are going through your head, you are operating in beta or you are listening to your ego and not your inner guidance. At this point it is very important to breathe paying attention to your breath until your mind calms into a quiet space. When you feel yourself entering the alpha state, you can ask your body questions. It will answer you in symbols or a sense of knowing. The more you practice this, the more you will come to trust its accuracy, and the stronger your intuitive guidance system will grow.

“Neuroscientists now tell us that up to 95 percent of what we do every day is motivated by our subconscious programming.”

Step Three: Have Patience With Your Subconscious Your subconscious is terrified of change. To the subconscious, change represents death.

That is why when we dream of dying, it usually represents going through a big change in our lives and almost never an actual death. The comfort zone of the subconscious is what it already knows. When we do what the subconscious already knows how to do, we experience a sense of pleasure. When we try to do something our subconscious has never done before, it experiences pain and tries to stop us. It will literally find a way to sabotage your positive changes. Stay alert and persist lovingly. Learning to deliberately move your brainwaves (consciousness) up and down the scale from alert, to deep relaxation, to sleep is a powerful skill. You can then use that skill to strengthen your immune system, improve the quality of your sleep, heighten your senses, increase your pain threshold, increase your coping skills and enhance your intuition to name a few. Who knew, the fountain of youth is within you.

Exercise: Close your eyes, take three deep breaths feeling yourself relax more with each exhale. Now imagine or visualize yourself walking in your favorite outdoor environment, feel the air on your skin, hear the sounds around you, notice the quality of light and the fragrances in the air. In your imagination find a comfortable spot to recline. Notice the sense of peace you feel growing inside of you.

Now imagine each one of your cells glowing with healthy, healing, energizing light. Feel the balancing energy from the earth flowing up into your body and the light from diving intelligence flowing down into the top of your head meeting and circulating throughout your body. Imagine with each breath your body’s own intelligence is balancing all systems for optimal health and longevity.

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HEALTHFUL AGING:

THE BEST GAME IN TOWN AGING IS MOTHER NATURE’S WAY OF RECYCLING US

By Michael Gerber, M.D., H.M.D.

brittle and subject to fracture. One may peruse www.FluorideAlert.org for many hours of reading on this topic.

Aluminum is a toxic metal that is used to treat our tap water; it causes dirt to come out of solution during processing. Table salt contains aluminum to avoid caking – it is better to use natural sea salt. Many medications and injections contain aluminum. In the literature, aluminum is related to dementia, high blood pressure and diabetes. Aluminum is a nerve toxin and, with our epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease, is best filtered out of our water.

Water filtration is important for many reasons. Public water supplies contain medical drugs and synthetic hormones, which are also hidden toxins.

Many wells in Northern Nevada are toxic with arsenic, an awful poison that causes dreadful fatigue, anxiety and crushing depression. Mercury from our mining past is another neurotoxin. High lead levels abound in mining workers. A simple hair analysis can accurately screen for these heavy metals, and chelation agents can remove them safely from the body. I have been a chelating physician for over 40 years. Chelating can also remove excess calcium from the arteries and joints and is a wonderful technique for life extension.

Toxic pesticides and herbicides are poisoning our environment and bodies. Eating organic foods has never been more important than now. All commercial corn (high fructose corn syrup) and soy is GMO and contains 14-16 times more glyphosate (Roundup) than nonGMO products. California has just passed a law to label Roundup weed killer as a probable carcinogen. Studies have found that 76 percent of rainwater contains glyphosate.

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Our natural instincts guide us to survive as long and healthfully as possible. Advances in longevity abound and, frequently, many important ones are glossed over due to economic and philosophical issues. The standard advice is to lose weight, don’t smoke and exercise regularly. While this advice is important there are many other powerful habits and techniques to assist us.

Our Environment is Toxic Tap water contains chlorine – a great public health advancement to control bacteria in the water – but, it also causes increased risk of cancer and heart disease. Thankfully, Washoe County avoided water fluoridation in the last legislative session, but many foods that are processed outside our county have toxic levels of fluoride. Gerber’s white grape fruit juice, for example, has nine parts per million of fluoride, far above the one part per million recommended for tap water. There are no chemical reactions in the human body that use fluorine. It increases the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures among many other negative health effects. Fluoride toothpaste should be avoided, as it makes bones

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Our Bodies Rust as We Age We have a complex relationship with oxygen. Obviously, our cells need it to make energy, but the wrong forms of it ages us prematurely. Free radical oxygen, a byproduct of our metabolism, is the culprit, and it is neutralized by antioxidants. It eats holes in our cell membranes. Inadequate dietary forms of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, enzymes, herbs and foods cause the rusting effects to accelerate as we age causing chronic disease. The list of antioxidant nutrients is very long. Vitamin C is one of our body’s principle antioxidant and by a quirk of nature we don’t make it, almost all other animals do in their liver. I have written about this in previous columns. It is good to recall that a goat that weighs 150 pounds makes 14,000 mg of vitamin C daily and we make none. It is life preserving to take as much vitamin C as possible until the bowels get a little loose and then back down. Acetyl-L-Carnitine and CDP choline are fatty acids that stimulate memory by increasing acetylcholine, our memory neurotransmitter. There are many supplements that improve memory.

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“Inadequate dietary forms of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, enzymes, herbs and foods cause the rusting effects to accelerate as we age causing chronic disease. …Vitamin C is one of our body’s principle antioxidant and by a quirk of nature we don’t make it, almost all other animals do in their liver. …It is life preserving to take as much vitamin C as possible until the bowels get a little loose and then back down.”

All Hormones Decline with Age Our hormones diminish with age along with body events such as childbirth and chronic stress of any description. Optimizing these hormones with bioidentical (just like our body makes) hormone supplementation is a great help with the aging process. Lab tests frequently misidentify hormone deficiencies such as thyroid, which has been frequently described in these pages. Adrenal hormone balancing with natural hydrocortisone, DHEA, pregnenolone and progesterone are very valuable to revive stressed out patients.

Sex hormones such as testosterone, estriol and estradiol (always balanced with natural progesterone) are very safe in the proper dosages and promote youthfulness and reduction in chronic disease.

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HARVEST GARDENING TIPS TO KEEP YOUR GARDEN PLENTIFUL – EVEN THROUGH WINTER

By Rail City Garden Center and Healthy Beginnings Staff

Why bother with fall annuals?

Many people question the wisdom of planting fall annuals – why bother, when winter is quickly approaching? Well, there are many benefits to adding new flowers and foliage to your garden and flowerbeds in autumn.

• Staying active in the garden throughout the fall will encourage you to keep up with weeding, composting and other care that will keep your garden in top shape all year.

• Fall annuals are often on sale for great prices, providing plenty of gardening enjoyment even on a small budget, and it’s a great time to stock up on other gardening equipment too.

• Fall wildlife such as migrating birds and butterflies can take great advantage of fall flowerbeds and gardens to help them survive falling temperatures and changing seasons.

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The end of summer doesn’t need to mean the end of beautiful flowerbeds and bountiful crops. Although the end of summer sparks the beginning of harvest season – the time of year garden vegetables are ripe and ready to be gathered and enjoyed – it’s a great time to plant fall annuals, spring perennials and other crops to make the most of the autumn gardening season.

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When is it time to plant?

The exact timing to plant fall annuals will vary depending on local climate, weather patterns, soil temperature, moisture levels and daily temperatures. As summer wanes but before the first leaves have begun to show their hidden colors, it is time to plan fall annuals and get ready for their planting. The nights should be chilly, but the days still warm and the soil moist and warm to carefully shelter roots so plants can thrive. Fall annuals should be snug in the ground several weeks before the first frost, and if they are well established, hardy fall flowers and plants will extend the growing season long past the beginning of autumn.

What types of annuals should I plant?

A wide range of plants is ideal for fall planting, depending on your soil chemistry and local climate. Popular plants that thrive in fall include asters, chrysanthemums, marigolds, ornamental kale, pansies, purple fountain grasses, rosemary and sage.

Along with planting fall annuals this September, it’s also time to plan October’s garden tasks. In October, it’s important to winterize your garden and continue planting for spring harvest season. This September and early October, plan to: • Plant hardy perennial bulbs. Sturdy bulbs can be planted in fall to ensure a bright flowerbed as early as possible in spring. Tulips, daffodils, alliums, irises and crocuses can all be planted in October for a stunning spring display.

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• Dig up delicate bulbs. Delicate bulbs that could be damaged or killed by frost, such as begonias, dahlias and gladiolas, should be dug up and stored appropriately before the first freeze. They can be replanted in spring after freeze danger has passed.

• Provide adequate mulch. As temperatures drop, a thin layer of mulch can help keep plants warmer without stressing them from sudden temperature changes, helping plants harden off their roots for winter. A thicker mulch layer can be applied as soon as overnight freezes begin.

• Plant trees. So long as the soil is still warm through September to November, it’s not too late to plant trees including apple, pear and peach trees. In fact, planting trees in fall when they are already dormant lessens the transplant shock and allows the trees to focus on root strengthening and growth so they will become established more quickly.

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• Rake, mulch and compost leaves. Leaves are falling in October, and it’s best to mulch them into small shreds to return their nutrients to the lawn, or use mulched leaves in the garden or compost pile to help enrich soil. Keeping up on this task throughout the month will make it easier.

• Keep weeding. Weeding is a never-ending task, and it is easier to keep ahead of the weeds rather than let them grow fast and furious in fall. October weeding will ensure there are fewer weeds to compete with tender new plantings or seeds in spring.

• Keep watering new plants. New plants, including trees and shrubs, should be thoroughly watered until the ground freezes. This will help reduce winter stress and keep the plants healthy through their first winter. The exception is grass, where watering should gradually be reduced in fall.

• Finish the harvest. As October winds down, it is time to finish the fall harvest and freeze, dry or otherwise preserve the bounty before frosts and overnight freezes destroy the produce. And don’t forget herbs when closing the garden – they can also be dried or frozen for winter use.

Even though harvest season tends to mark the end of the year’s gardening tasks, much can be done to preserve your harvest and even continue gardening well beyond October.

If you’re interested in preserving your food by canning this fall, visit the National Center for Home Food Preservation’s website for a comprehensive how-to canning guide.

If you’re ready to enjoy fresh, local vegetables year-round, head to Rail City Garden Center to purchase a copy of Eliot Coleman’s “The Winter Harvest Handbook”. In his

book, Coleman (who is recognized as one of America’s most innovative farmers ) shares that it’s possible to achieve year-round vegetable production in even the coldest climates using organic techniques and unheated greenhouses.

“What people don’t understand, is they can have fresh vegetables 365 days a year,” Pawl Hollis, owner of Rail City Garden Center, said.

Although fall harvest season will be in full force and your hands will be full of colorful vegetables, take time to do some research and continue your garden throughout the winter months. Many vegetables thrive in well-prepared soil throughout the winter.

Add these vegetables to your autumn garden planting list – you might have a bumper crop (a crop that has yielded an unusually productive harvest) to enjoy early next year: • • • • • •

Beets Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower

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Garlic Kale Lettuce Mustard greens Peas Potatoes

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Radishes Shallots and Chives Spinach Turnips

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IS YOGA THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?

By Reverend Dr. Kathaleen Martin Midcalf

According to many studies, yoga facilitates healthy aging. It can positively affect the heart, nervous system, brain and skin – turning back the effects of time. In comparison with medications, medical appointments and surgeries, yoga is both inexpensive and effective. Can yoga truly be the fountain of youth?

In yogic philosophy, there is a belief that each of us is born with only so many breaths to take. Once those breaths have been taken, we die. This correlates with what we know about stress-related illnesses. When we undergo ongoing and chronic stress, we tend to breathe more quickly, more shallowly, and use more of our accessory breathing muscles (chest, shoulders and neck). In other words, we are using up a lot of our allotted breaths very rapidly. This ages the body, moving us toward death more quickly.

Aging is also associated with changes in the nervous system and brain that decrease cognitive performance and may eventually cause dementia. One study found that yoga could reverse age-related degeneration affecting the heart, brain and nervous system, restoring them to “normal or near-normal levels of function.”

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Yoga has been shown to improve cardiometabolic function, as well. Yoga can increase levels of a protein called “brain-derived neurotrophic factor” which affects memory, brain plasticity and mood. Low levels of BDNF are associated with lowered cognitive functioning, as well as depression, dementia and even Alzheimer’s disease.

A separate study looked at skin appearance as a primary indicator of aging. It found that the effects of both asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing exercises) have been shown to correlate with a reduced inflammation response and improved metabolic function of cells and tissues, including skin’s appearance.

Tao Porchon-Lynch is the world’s oldest yoga instructor. She was born on August 13, 1918 and, at the writing of this article, was still a practicing yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga on a regular basis since she was a youth (although many studies suggest that yoga can improve one’s health no matter how old they are when they take up the practice). When you see pictures of Tao, she is a beautiful woman who definitely does NOT look her age and is photographed taking challenging poses such as “scales.”

If yoga is Ms. Porchon-Lynch’s fountain of youth, it can also be yours! When will you choose yoga as a way to build and maintain excellent health?

Reverend Dr. Kathaleen Martin Midcalf is the founder and master teacher at The Yoga Pearl in Sparks, Nev. She is an ordained minister who holds a bachelor’s degree in women’s studies, a master’s degree in natural health and a doctorate in natural health. The Yoga Peal is celebrating its10-year birthday in September. For more information, call 775-750-7610 or visit www.TheYogaPearl.com.

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WHY DO WE DRUM?

By Liz Broscoe

Current research shows that specialized group drumming provides many health, wellness and therapeutic benefits. Experiencing steady, rhythmic drumming improves cognitive brain function – increasing our ability to hold attention and focus. This is so good for both kids and adults, especially as technology pulls our attention everywhere.

Drumming increases cancer-fighting white blood cells in the immune system and decreases stress, anxiety, blood pressure and pain. It is a “Whole Brain” activity that provides the rare experience of activating and balancing both sides of the brain simultaneously. Consequently, drumming can benefit people dealing with cancer, Parkinson’s, stroke, PTSD and many other conditions.

In her book, “When the Drummers Were Women”, Layne Redmond expressed that it is our primordial desire to get back to our roots of drumming. Archeological findings confirm that many cultures have drummed since ancient times.

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We drum because it’s fun! That is a given. There is something very rewarding about the sound, feel, effort and the unifying experience created within a community drum circle. I am a long-time professional drum set player, but this all-inclusive communal drumming that I am referring to is very different than playing in a band focused more on entertainment.

Drumming is fascinating to me. As a professional drummer of nearly four decades and an educator/facilitator for the last 20 years, I am continually inspired and motivated by helping my students gain a deeper understanding of themselves through drumming.

From at-risk kids to adults, whether I facilitated in schools, juvenile treatment centers or at corporate team building events, I continue to enjoy the challenge and rewards of bringing folks together collectively and communally in mind, body and spirit through drumming. From a science point of view, our ancestors did not understand why they drummed, but they certainly knew intuitively. Drum on!

Liz Broscoe is a professional drummer/percussionist, author, adjunct faculty at Lake Tahoe Community College, teaching artist for schools and at-risk youth, and a corporate team building facilitator. For more information, call 530-318-2330 or visit www.Drumchik.com.

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MISTLETOE AND WORMWOOD

POWERFUL CANCER FIGHTERS MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT

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These two unique herbs are gaining notoriety as being among the safest natural remedies for treating cancer – each boasting a solid, evidence-based track record of success.

Mistletoe has long been used throughout Europe and other areas as a medicine to treat cancer. Only just now is it starting to make its way to North America for this purpose.

Wormwood is the herb used in the distillation of botanical absinthe that the Bible mentions as being symbolically representative of one of God’s holy judgments. In the past it has also been used to eliminate intestinal parasites.

The extract of sweet wormwood, which scientists have dubbed “artemisinin,” contains powerful anti-cancer compounds that have long been used throughout China and elsewhere to naturally keep cancer at bay.

Both mistletoe and artemisinin are currently at the forefront of modern holistic cancer research. They function complementarily when it comes to how they target and destroy cancer cells.

One modulates the immune system in order to better destroy cancer cells. The other essentially tricks cancer cells into accepting a nutrient they need for survival… only to then present them with a hidden “Trojan Horse” killer that stops the cancer cells dead in their tracks.

Mistletoe is actually poisonous when consumed improperly, but is powerfully medicinal when used appropriately. It grows on a variety of host plants such as pine, fir, spruce, apple, oak and poplar. Over 1,200 varieties are found in nature.

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The ancient Greeks used mistletoe to treat all sorts of health conditions ranging from menstrual cramps to organ damage. Because of its exceptional ability to survive harsh winters, the Celtic Druids, as far back as the 1st century AD, looked to mistletoe as being a sacred symbol of vivacity and fertility.

Mistletoe contains certain lectins, or proteins, that are selectively cytotoxic (toxic) to cancer cells. They basically inhibit other proteins that, if left unchecked, will trigger cancer cell replication and the formation of tumors.

Sweet wormwood (artemisinin) has been used for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat conditions such as hemorrhoids, intestinal parasites and malaria. When it is used in combination with iron, it has been found to be a potent anti-cancer remedy.

When artemisinin is exposed to iron it releases a cascade of free radicals that are deadly to cancer cells. As it turns out, cancer cells contain considerably more iron than normal cells. This potential is further amplified when iron is administered just prior to the artemisinin.

These two plants, when used in combination with other holistic/natural therapies, offer an even more powerful approach to defeating cancer than we have had in the past without the bad side effects of conventional therapies.

For more information, contact Reno Integrative Medical Center, 6110 Plumas St., Ste. B, Reno, at 775-829-1009 or www.RenoIntegrative.com. For a list of Dr. Eslinger’s references, visit www.HBMag.com.

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EXERCISE: HEALTH BENEFITS AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON AGING

By Mimi Strickler, UFC GYM Reno “We don’t stop exercising because we grow old; we grow old because we stop exercising.” There were never truer words spoken. In the realm of anti-aging, exercise and a healthy diet are key components.

By choosing to participate in physical fitness and regular exercise, you can choose to positively impact how you age. By leading an active lifestyle, you are working toward important factors in functional ability with increased muscular endurance, flexibility and balance.

Participating in a regular exercise program can bring benefits that affect our everyday activities. These include improved cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, flexibility and balance. These are important factors in functional ability. Remember, the most important point: It is never too late to start exercising!

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Living an inactive or sedentary lifestyle can have many negative side effects including increased fatigue, sleep disturbances, difficulty with everyday tasks and decreased self-esteem. Often, negative effects associated with living an inactive lifestyle are confused with getting older.

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You can work to reach your optimum fitness level through functional fitness, boxing, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, TRX, weights and cardio. One of the many exercise classes offered at UFC GYM includes the Daily Ultimate Training class or “functional fitness.” This program emulates common movements you would use throughout the day at home, at work or in sports. Functional fitness trains and prepares your muscles for daily tasks such as carrying groceries or playing with your kids, making it easier and safer to perform those daily tasks to maintain or improve your quality of life.

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TOP 10 FOODS FOR OPTIMAL AGING … ARE YOU READY TO HIT THE MARKET?

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Blueberries: Evidence suggests that the consumption of blueberries may be effective in improving or delaying short-term memory loss. They’re widely available, and extremely high in protective antioxidants. You can also look out for dark red and purple fruits and veggies, which contain the same protective compounds called anthocyanins.

Blueberries and other berries fight cancer by, among other mechanisms, inhibiting angiogenesis (the creation of new blood vessels) and boosting natural killer (NK) cell activity – they’re very good at reducing damage and suppressing cancer in vitro.

Water: Not a food, it could be asked? Think of it as one. Many older people simply don’t drink enough water because they don’t feel as thirsty as they used to. The health impact of water and proper hydration is vastly underappreciated. Our bodies are mostly water.

If one is chronically dehydrated, just think of what your cells look like and feel like! You can’t think as clearly, you get fatigued more easily and you don’t tolerate heat as well.

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Wild-caught oily fish (like salmon): Marine fat is loaded with omega-3s and omega-6s, healthy fats that, ironically, can keep you from gaining weight. Enjoy low-mercury, wild-caught fish, such as salmon, cod, steelhead trout or halibut, 2-3 servings per week, to upgrade your body. It lowers your cortisol levels, increases lean body mass and improves vagal tone as measured via heart rate variability, as well as raises DHA and vitamin D levels, both of which are good for the skin and the mind.

Whole grains: Like everything else in your body, the brain cannot work without energy.

The ability to concentrate and focus comes from an adequate, steady supply of energy – in the form of glucose in our blood to the brain. Achieve this by choosing whole grains with a low glycemic index (such as barley, oats, bulgar, quinoa), which release glucose slowly into the bloodstream, keeping one mentally alert throughout the day.

Avocados: Are extremely nutrient dense (which is good). The avocado is rich in an array of vitamins and minerals including calcium and magnesium as well as vitamins A, C and B. It contains more potassium than bananas and boasts the highest protein content of any fruit! According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, good fats are those that can lower bad cholesterol levels and are beneficial when consumed in moderation.

Avocados contribute good fats to one’s diet, providing 5 grams of monounsaturated fat and 1 gram of polyunsaturated fat per 50g serving.

Tomatoes: Foods high in lycopene, like tomatoes, can help protect you against prostate cancer and may help prevent lung cancer, too. Cooked or processed tomatoes (like in juice, paste and sauce) may be more effective than raw ones. Researchers believe that heating or mashing tomatoes releases more of the fruit’s lycopene.

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Kale: Kale is more than just an addition to your salad or smoothie. As a nutritional and antioxidant powerhouse, it is considered one of the healthiest foods in the world. In conjunction with a healthful diet, it may help reduce cancer risk and lower cholesterol levels. In addition, kale supports your body’s natural detoxification system and is well known for its anti-inflammatory effects.

Nuts: Nuts contain Omega-3s, unsaturated fats (that’s the good kind), fiber, protein … nuts are heart-healthy nutrition in the palm of your hand. Shoot for five 1-ounce servings per week.

Broccoli: The anti-inflammatory properties of sulforaphane, one of the isothiocyanates (ITCs) in broccoli, may be able to prevent (or even reverse) some of the damage to blood vessel linings that can be caused by inflammation due to chronic blood sugar problems.

Broccoli is great for heart health as it contains fibers, fatty acids and vitamins that help regulate blood pressure in the body. This also helps in reducing bad cholesterol, hence leading to a healthy heart. Broccoli helps protect blood vessels from damaging as well.

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10 REASONS WHY SUGARING MIGHT BE A LITTLE SWEETER THAN WAXING

By Healthy Beginnings Staff What do you think of when you hear the word “sugaring”? Are you picturing lightlysugared strawberries? Perhaps, sugar-sprinkled cookies? It might be safe to assume hair removal may not have been top of mind. However, hair removal just might be sweeter than your favorite sugared treat.

The term “sugaring” is defined as a hair removal treatment that uses a combination of sugar, lemon and water to naturally remove hair.

“Sugaring is the natural alternative to waxing,” Greer Kukuk, owner of White Sage Reno, a studio for skin, said. “You’re removing hair by the root. It’s relatively new, I feel, to the States, as it’s still kind of making its place here. But, it’s actually an ancient technique that the Egyptians discovered.”

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“Self-care is important,” Greer said. “It doesn’t have to be painful or scary. Even hair removal can be a relaxing, feel-good service.”

Aside from being able to actually EAT the sweet self-care, honey-like paste (this is not recommended), here are 10 reasons why sugaring might be sweeter than waxing: 1. Sugaring is a natural process for hair removal – it’s a honey-like mixture composed of sugar, lemon and water, and does not contain resins that can be found in wax.

2. Sugaring is applied by hand – there are no sticks, no strips. The sugar is molded onto the skin, and then is pulled up and off the skin with a flicking motion. The same piece of sugar is used during the hair removal process. Sugaring is much more sanitary than waxing, as there’s no opportunity to double dip. There’s also less waste.

3. Sugaring is applied and removed opposite of wax, so the sugar goes on against the direction of hair growth. And, you remove the hair with the direction of growth, so there’s less opportunity for breakage and ingrown hairs that many people experience with waxing.

4. The sugar doesn’t stick to live skin cells like wax can, so sugaring causes less irritation, which is beneficial for those with sensitive skin. And, because the sugar does not stick to live skin cells, you can go over an area more than once, which makes the process more thorough than waxing.

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5. The sugar is very sticky, so it does a better job of picking up the shorter, finer hairs.

6. You can sugar almost every body part, with the exception of a man’s beard or mustache.

Beyond that, any body part is fair game, from the brow area to the bikini line.

7. Sugaring is known to be less painful, and the sugar is kept in warmers to make the mixture pliable and keep the sugar warm, generally at room temperature.

8. The sugar is water-soluble. So, if there’s any leftover residue on the skin, it can be removed gently with warm water.

9. If shaving is part of your current hair removal routine, allow for 10 days of hair growth prior to your first sugaring session. Generally after a sugaring session, you can expect to stay hairless for about 4-6 weeks.

10. Sugar is exfoliating, as it adheres to the dead skin cells. After a sugaring session, the skin will feel smooth and exfoliated with minimal redness and irritation.

For more information about sugaring, or to contact Greer at White Sage, call 775-683-9200 or visit www.WhiteSageReno.com.

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LOOKING TO ALLEVIATE CRAMPS, CELLULITE, FINE LINES AND WRINKLES? ADD THESE ESSENTIAL OILS TO YOUR BEAUTY REGIMEN

By Elaine Brooks

What would you say if I told you that many of our issues can be relieved with just a whiff of an essential oil? I am speaking to you, ladies. From cramps to pregnancy to stubborn cellulite, all can be alleviated with a pure, therapeutic essential oil.

Many oils on the market have added ingredients and/or synthetic additives that cause the oil to lack ‘life force’, which decreases the benefits of pure essential oils. Many oils contain synthetic chemicals and, although they may smell similar to pure essential oils, our bodies can tell the difference and not respond to them. This might be the reason that so many do not believe in the healing powers that pure oils give to our bodies, minds and emotions. This life force can only be found in pure living things.

So, let’s get some life force into our bodies by using therapeutic, pure essential oils.

Cramps Studies show that cramps have been decreased from 82 percent to 51 percent after using eucalyptus and lavender oil before cramps are expected. The combination of clary sage and geranium have been shown to act as a great anti-spasmodic (place 20 drops in 2 tablespoons of carrier oil and massage into the lower abdominal area for 10 minutes).

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Oils during pregnancy are not recommended until the second or third trimester. Combine a few drops of lavender and vitamin E oils into your carrier oil and massage gently onto the stomach to support your growing belly. Add a kit of clary sage, frankincense, lavender, Roman chamomile and Mandarin oils to your hospital bag checklist. These oils disperse in the air and help normalize childbirth and increase the satisfaction for the mother, making for an easier, more relaxed experience for both mother and child.

Please avoid these essential oils during pregnancy: peppermint, clary sage, cedarwood, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme and wintergreen.

Skin Health Essential oils help reduce cellulite and tone and ease the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. A combination of rosemary (4 drops), pine (4 drops), cinnamon (3 drops), thyme (2 drops) and ginger (5 drops) added to 4 teaspoons of a carrier oil will help smooth dimply and bumpy skin (if worked deeply into the skin area). Other essential oils that promote skin health include: Jojoba or coconut oils: Help hydrate the skin.

Lemongrass oil: Helps purify the skin.

Geranium oil: Acts as a healthy toner and eases the appearance of fine lines.

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For angry skin, combine patchouli (2 drops), tea tree (3 drops), lavender (3 drops), geranium (1 drop) and 1-2 tablespoons of colloidal silver gel and lightly smooth into your skin for relief.

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6 SIMPLE WAYS TO GET COOKING… AND KEEP YOUR KITCHEN STOCKED WITH LOCAL, HEALTHY FOODS

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Love to eat, but hate to cook? Tired of spending all that money eating out or ordering in? The good news is that it’s never too late to learn to cook. And, you don’t need to go to a fancy culinary school to master the craft. In fact, many highly successful celebrity chefs, including Rachel Ray, Jamie Oliver and Ina Garten, are mostly self-taught. And while you most likely won’t land a cooking show, maybe you’ll be inspired to learn to confidently prepare a great tasting meal for your family.

We put together some ideas to get you started: Like so many other things, there’s an app for that! Many cooks, from novice to professional, use apps for cooking tutorials. Check out apps and websites from Big Oven, All Recipes Dinner Spinner, Cookpad and Food Network. You can also find great cooking tutorials on YouTube.

Taking a class is another great way to learn. Lara Richie, owner of Nothing to It Culinary Center in Reno, believes that mastering a few skills such as dicing and slicing is a good way to start, and then move on to cooking techniques such as sautéing and roasting. You can often find a variety of cooking-related courses at your local community college. An online search could turn up several options in your community.

Consider investing in a few good tools. The right ones can make the job much easier.

Start out with a good knife, a couple of good pots and pans, and maybe a meat thermometer. You can often find deals on high-end products in discount stores in your area. A good pan can make a world of difference when you are sautéing, and a good knife will make it so much easier to make clean slices.

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THE DREAMS OF A DYING WOMAN, PART IV

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About 3½ months before her death and 1½ months before her diagnosis of cancer, a woman in her early 70s had the following dream:

I enter a large barn. It is empty except for an older, maroon-colored car, similar to one I used to drag race back in the 60s. It must have been restored for it is in great shape. Some women come into the barn. They seem to have some authority over it.

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The maroon car brings back fond memories for Lila (not her actual name). It takes her back to a happy and exciting time in her life. Symbolically, the car reflects the conscious beliefs and values that carried her through life. But now it is being put outside, like a horse put out to pasture. It has served its function and is now viewed as no longer being of use. It signals the end of an era, a worldview and period of time representative of Lila’s life.

Around the same time as this dream Lila had another dream:

I’m walking up a desert road on a slight incline, which was like a trail. The hillside is kind of yellowish-orange sand with sagebrush. I notice a large hole in the side of the hill to my right. It is the size a badger or coyote might make. I’m surprised it is so close to the road. As I get alongside it I see a large, well-preserved snake skull. It is caramel color with brown tones. As I get close it starts coming out of the hole and moves to go up the hill on that side of the road. It has a very wide snake-like body with rattles. It is as wide as a badger’s body and about that long. It is not a threat to me as it just moves up the small hill. I was very surprised it had a live body and just an empty skull for a head. The whole thing seemed somewhat sinister.

For several months Lila had been experiencing digestion problems. Having had similar symptoms before, she assumed that they were just “stress-related,” for she had been worried about her boyfriend who was dealing with a serious medical condition. Lila sensed something ominous about the dream. She wondered if perhaps it was warning her of her boyfriend’s future death. Such was not the case, however.

The dream was a harbinger of her own death.

A snake is a common symbol of the psyche (total personality), for like a snake we outgrow our skin – that is, we go through psychological transformations – many times in a lifetime. Combining the snake symbol with that of the skull suggests that a death process, or transition, is occurring. Lila intuitively grasped this idea but misunderstood its reference. The dream is informing her that the transformation to next take place – the skin to next be shed – is her own physical earthly presence.

Indeed, the snake’s abnormally short body may have symbolized the brief amount of time she had left on earth.

[To be continued with more dreams next month.]

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BACK TO SCHOOL DENTAL HYGIENE TIPS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD’S MOUTH HAPPY AND HEALTHY

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As summer comes to a close and our kids all return to an exciting new year of school, it’s important to not forget some implications this might mean for our loved ones. School is a bustling time for children and parents alike, filled with daily emotions of stress, joy and responsibility… it can also mean a time for potential dental pitfalls. With school regulations that essentially don’t allow children to brush after lunch or snacks, good dental hygiene practices become ever more important. Decay, infections and high dental bills can hit families hard, both from an emotional aspect as well as a financial one.

Preventing this is absolutely paramount, and remarkably easy!

Snacks. Everybody loves snacks. Frequent, small meals throughout the day are also a terrific way to balance blood sugar levels, maintain concentration and given our kids the energy they need to tackle the day’s challenges. It can also have some significant repercussions for our dental health. Every meal, the acidity level in our oral cavities decreases, increasing our susceptibility to decay and dental infection. Juices and sugary snacks heighten this risk greatly and can quickly lead to decay without proper oral hygiene. Fruit snacks, juice, candies… we all know the culprits. So what is a parent to do? Healthy alternatives such as fruits, veggies and unrefined carbohydrates in the form of whole grains are a terrific place to start. Speaking as a parent, that can be a hard sell to a little one, so it’s important to pick fruits and veggies that kids tend to be more amenable to in the first place! Carrot sticks, whole apples, rhubarb… hmmm, forget that last one. When push comes to shove, those healthy alternatives will also give our kids overall better nutrition and even more energy levels!

Improving our children’s diet during school time is of absolute importance in maintaining dental and overall health, but there are other things we, as parents, need to do to protect our little ones from dental mayhem. Brush and floss. It’s such an easy statement, but it can be downright difficult with kids! Brushing AND flossing after breakfast gives our

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kids a beautiful smile and clean start to their day. All too often, I hear from parents that they make their kids brush right when they wake up or get dressed… and then they have their breakfast. The sugars in that breakfast will remain in their teeth all day, feeding and supplying the oral bacteria with everything they need to cause damage to their oral health. At the end of the school day, after snacks and lunch, one of the best things a parent can do is help them brush right when they come home. Ideally, brushing right after lunch would provide their already susceptible dentition with less food source for bacteria, increased fluoride contact and uptake, and good oral hygiene habits. Parents with children who are currently undergoing orthodontic treatment – this is incredibly important, as food caught between the orthodontic brackets can give rise to unsightly “white spots” or outright decay in very visible areas. Following dinner, brushing and flossing right before bed is a downright necessity.

Fluoride. The knight in shining armor that protects the oral cavity from nasty invaders such as Streptococcus mutans and other detrimental bacteria. Some schools provide fluoride programs where children are given fluoride gels and/or tabs during the course of the day to aid in dental health. If your school provides such a program, it is my hearty recommendation to do it! Minimal cost, but the gains are undisputed!

Most importantly, I hope you and your loved ones have a tremendous school year full of learning, fun and friends! While the stresses and daily rigors of life can get pretty intense during the academic year, it’s always important to remember that these times come and go more quickly than we care to realize.

For more information, call Clear Creek Dental, LLC at 775-267-2244 or visit www.ClearCreekDentristry.com.

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CAR SEAT MISUSE IS A DANGEROUS MISTAKE

By Rachel Ching, LCCE, PCD (DONA), CLE, CPST

• Using after market toys, strap covers, blankets and heavy jackets.

Products that did not come in the box with your car seat have not been crash tested with your seat, and your manufacturer asks that you please do not use them. This includes products that tout their safety on their packaging. There are no regulations requiring safety testing for these products, and most car seat warranties are void when anything is placed between the child and the straps. During winter months, take heavy jackets off before strapping the child into the seat. If you have to adjust the straps to accommodate the jacket, it is too thick.

Alternatives: Use the head rests and strap covers that come with the car seat. One exception is rolled up receiving blankets placed beside the baby’s head to keep them from rolling side to side. And, please use a blanket that is separate from the seat for warmth.

• Do not wash your webbing or car seat straps in the washer.

Most car seats come with a cover that can be removed and machine washed for convenience. The straps and buckles, however, cannot be subjected to this kind of motion, and you may cause the buckle to malfunction in an accident.

Alternatives: Use a baby wipe or mild soap and water to wipe down dirty straps, and be cautious of using harsh chemicals, which can degrade the flame retardants and physical integrity of the straps.

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It is estimated that 80 percent of car seats are installed incorrectly. This number shocked me on my first day of training to become a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. I knew I would be the exception to this rule… I was pretty smug, I knew a lot about my car seats! I whizzed through the first 3 days of the class. I had it going on! And toward the end of day 3, the instructor pulled out the exact model of seat I had installed in my car and showed me how 3 out of 4 of my seats were installed incorrectly. Humbling, to say the least.

I am more aware now that car seats are misused often and in more ways than I knew possible. Does this seat fit my child and my vehicle? Are the straps too loose? Clips too low? Should I use the latch or the seatbelt? Am I getting a tight enough install on the base? With so many details, there are so many ways to make a mistake.

Here are the issues I found the most shocking, and most have nothing to do with travelling in the car.

• Using your car seat as a baby carrier or sleep surface.

When an infant is placed prone in a car seat, their small airways can easily be compromised. This lowers the level of oxygen in their blood. In general, car seats are not a safe place for babies to sleep or be transported when not in motion in a vehicle.

Alternatives: Wear your baby in a carrier or wrap, create a safe sleep space for your baby in your home and pick your baby up when you arrive at your destination.

• Placing the infant carrier on the top of a shopping cart.

Every year, babies are injured and die from shopping carts tipping and their car seats crashing to the ground. Even when you hear a click, your baby is not safe. Shopping carts tip easily in general, and with the added weight of baby up high, this creates a high center of gravity and any bump can cause the cart to tip.

Alternatives: Wear your baby in a carrier or wrap, place the car seat in the cargo area of the cart and, if needed, grab a second basket for the big shopping trip.

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“When an infant is placed prone in a car seat, their small airways can easily be compromised. This lowers the level of oxygen in their blood. In general, car seats are not a safe place for babies to sleep or be transported when not in motion in a vehicle.”

While using and installing your car seats may seem like a no brainer, reading both the owner’s manual from your car and the manual from the car seat itself is helpful in getting clear and correct information regarding the specifics of your actual seat and car you are using. If in doubt, contact The Nurturing Nest for a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician and additional resources in the community.

Rachel Ching is a Lamaze childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, certified lactation educator and child passenger safety technician. She also owns The Nurturing Nest, an education center for new and expecting parents. For more information, call The Nurturing Nest at 775-825-0800 or visit www.NurturingNestReno.com.

CARE GUIDELINES FOR AN INTACT BABY BOY

By Rachel Ching, LCCE, PCD (DONA), CLE, CPST Circumcision rates in the U.S. are dropping as more parents opt out of genital surgery on their newborn baby boys. Unfortunately, this has left a vacuum of proper care information from the previously circumcised generation. Many parents and caregivers (medical providers included) do not know much about the male foreskin, and that can cause harm to your child.

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A boy’s foreskin will become retractable between the age of 2 and puberty, and sometimes even beyond. During the separation process, there can be signs and symptoms that are startling to the uninformed caregiver. One sign of separation is smegma, this occurs when cells that have connected the foreskin to the head of the penis start to dissolve and slough off. These cells can clump together looking like white specks or pearls. Smegma only needs to be rinsed off with water (just as we would do with young girls who go through a similar developmental stage). Some boys will have ballooning of the foreskin as they pee. This is a normal process, and as long as they can pee without pain there is no need to be alarmed.

A boy should be the only person to retract his foreskin prior to sexual activity. Once it has retracted on its own, he should be instructed to pull it back and rinse with warm water only. No soaps or harsh chemicals needed, as they disrupt the normal genital flora. If a rare infection were diagnosed, the use of antibiotics and anti fungal creams would be the first line of treatment. All less invasive options should be considered before a circumcision is recommended.

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A boy’s foreskin (prepuce) is fused to the head (glans) like your fingernail is fused to your finger. There is no special care required, you only need to clean what can be seen and wipe it like you would a finger. Problems arise when parents and medical providers retract or pull the skin back, causing microscopic tears and exposing the internal structures to bacteria. This can lead to infections and over time scar tissue, which doctors may want to fix with a ‘medical’ circumcision. As long as a boy can pee, he has no medical need to retract his foreskin, even if a catheter or other intervention is required.

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Rachel Ching is a Lamaze childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, certified lactation educator and child passenger safety technician. She also owns The Nurturing Nest, an education center for new and expecting parents. For more information, call The Nurturing Nest at 775-825-0800 or visit www.NurturingNestReno.com.

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WHY A GLUTEN-FREE DIET IS NOT A FAD AND WHY YOU SHOULD TEST FOR GLUTEN INTOLERANCE

By Van Harding, LAc

The top 24 emerging autoimmune diseases in the industrial world are connected to gluten intolerance. What do those countries have in common? They consume U.S. exported processed foods that contain hybridized grains and gluten.

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Why is this happening today?

Our food has changed too quickly for our immune system to adapt to the ‘new proteins’ that are in our hybridized grains. A quick review of farming practices and our immune system will explain how we got here. At the end of World War II, U.S. grain farmers had a huge challenge. Europe’s food supply system and farming was decimated, and therefore had no ability to feed itself. Subsequently, the U.S. had to rapidly increase grain production to prevent starvation and chaos on that continent. That demand lead to repeated hybridization of grains to increase the harvest quantity per acre.

It is estimated that 40-60 percent of the U.S. population are gluten intolerant and this leads to and/or contributes to many chronic illnesses, autoimmune diseases, neurological disorders and neuro-psychological issues. Gluten intolerance is also a suspected contributing factor to cancer and heart disease. The identification of intolerance requires specific testing, and confirmation requires major dietary changes to address healing at the root cause and those changes are more complicated than just eliminating gluten.

What is gluten?

Gluten is a term loosely used to label a group of 12 proteins that are in wheat, rye, barley, spelt and any grain with the name wheat. Gluten first hit the medical headlines two decades ago because of the emergence of Celiac’s disease, which is a disease where the person has a genetic coding for their immune system to produce antibodies that destroy the intestines when the intestines are exposed to Alpha-Gliadin-17 (one of the 12 proteins). Today, we have a new disease that does not require a genetic coding, and it is called Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS), a.k.a. gluten intolerance. With NCGS, the immune system is reacting to any of those 12 proteins causing inflammation and/or antibodies that can damage many parts of the body and how the body functions.

The food manufacturers and restaurants use the powdered form of gluten (extracted from wheat and other grains) and add it to many processed foods to make breads and pastries fluffy, make gravies more creamy, prevent salad dressings and condiments from separating, thicken soups and more.

Many Non-Celiac gluten sensitive patients will have developed neurological issues or autoimmune diseases before the onset of significant gluten intolerant symptoms.

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What is hybridization? It’s like two people producing a child, the offspring of two grains (or people) will have many similar traits along with its own unique features, and with that comes a different DNA sequence. (Note: GMO is a laboratory process of hybridizing grains.) It is this different DNA sequence that can be incompatible for a person’s immune system. Think of your immune system as having soldiers who have been given orders to ‘seek and destroy’ the Gluten intolerance can enemy that are wearing blue-colored contribute to the developclothing: Hat, shirt, pants, shoes and ment of cancer because it scarf. While on patrol, they discover increases inflammation, and a group of enemy troops wearing blue-colored hats, shirts, pants, shoes inflammation can ‘turn on’ and red scarfs. What will the soldiers cancer genes. do? If they are ‘hyped up’ (sensitive/ intolerant), they will destroy that group because “4 out of 5 traits matched, and it’s better to be safe than sorry.” In our bodies, if the immune system is intolerant to gluten, it can produce antibodies (soldiers) that misidentify and destroy cells, tissues, glandular secretion, brain tissue, blood vessels and more.

If I’m gluten intolerant, will non-gluten foods be eliminated from my diet?

If you are gluten intolerant you will need to eliminate oats, corn, rice, yeast and cow’s dairy. Eliminating these foods is necessary because of gliadin cross-reactivity, which causes a gluten intolerant immune system to misidentify the proteins in oats, corn, rice, yeast and cow’s dairy to be gluten and then react the same way (produce inflammation and/or antibodies) as if those foods were gluten. About 50 percent of people who are gluten intolerant are experiencing this type of confusion, and therefore those foods are eliminated because it is “better to be safe than sorry.” The requirement of a gluten-free diet is not only the elimination of grains that contain gluten, but also includes those gliadin cross-reactive foods.

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Scientific research studies have confirmed the following diseases can be exacerbated or caused by gluten intolerance: Acid Reflux, GERD, Alzheimer’s Anxiety, Asperger’s, Autism Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Crohn’s Depression, Dementia Diabetes (Autoimmune) Hashimoto’s, Heart Disease Infertility, IBS, IBD Multiple Sclerosis Myasthenia Gravis Parkinson’s Vascular

Why gluten-free products are not safe for the gluten intolerant.

If you are gluten intolerant there are two reasons why gluten-free products are not safe. First, the food manufacturers stopped adding wheat-derived gluten to some products in response to the Celiac’s disease population. About a decade ago the general scientific understanding was that the problem was solely confined to the protein in wheat, and so the food manufacturers substituted gluten from other grains. Today, we now understand that the gluten reaction is not limited to wheat, but the food manufacturers have not updated their products. Therefore, a label that states “gluten free” only indicates that the product is “wheat gluten free” and as such gluten intolerant immune systems can react. Secondly, the “gluten free” products may contain the gliadin cross-reactive foods (oats, corn, rice, yeast and/ or cow’s dairy) and the gluten intolerant immune system has a 50 percent chance of reacting.

What is the best test to identify gluten intolerance?

At my clinic, we utilize the laboratories that test both IgG and IgA reactivity. Most laboratories only test IgG reactivity and therefore can miss if the individual person is IgA reactive. As well, if you are gluten intolerant, it is important to test for other food sensitivities and allergies that maybe contributing to inflammation, and those foods need to be temporarily eliminated from the diet until the immune system calms down.

Foods that typically contain gluten: Baking mixes Canned beans Condiments Cream sauces Gravy mix Packaged and processed meats Pastries Pie fillings Salad dressings

For more information, call Van Harding at Tahoe Neuro Healing at 530-536-5084, email van@tahoeneurohealing.com or visit www.TahoeNeuroHealing.com.

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THE PDO “NON-SURGICAL” THREAD LIFT

THE 30-MINUTE FACELIFT: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

By William Clearfield, D.O. “The Botox and fillers look great,” Barb said.

Sitting in our treatment chair, she looked side to side, admiring herself in a handheld mirror, but with a slight frown on her lightly freckled face. You do this job long enough; you know that look.

“More lift,” I said. “Especially in the neck and jaw line.”

Barb took her index and middle finger, placed it on the angle of her jaw and pulled the skin back toward her ear. She performed her very own, temporary neck lift.

Barb is a great patient. She came to us almost in desperation suffering from hot flashes night sweats, irritability and problems sleeping. After our first evaluation, she began a Bioidentical Hormone Replacement regimen. Soon after, she became her old self again.

“You fixed my insides, Dr. Clearfield,” she said. “Now it is time for the outside.”

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After balancing her hormones, we Botoxed the frown lines between and around her eyes, and added dermal fillers to raise her cheekbones, enhance her lips and improve her skin tone using our Vampire Facelift.

“I think you look great, Barb,” I said.

Barb shook her head.

“No,” she said, tugging the loose skin under her neck back toward the angle of her jaw.

“This needs a hiking.”

Barb flattened both sides of the offending skin with her index finger and middle finger.

“I have got something new for you,” I said.

“No surgery,” she said. “I have to work. I can’t afford downtime.”

“No surgery,” I replied. “I have these new threads. They create a true lift.”

“Eh,” she said. “Threads? I did them 10 years ago.”

She pointed to a messy scar behind her ear.

“Those were ‘permanent’ sutures,” I said. “They were inserted behind your ear and tied together, breaking easily leaving one side uneven. These are different. These are called polydioxanone or PDO threads. PDO fibers dissolve after 4-6 months and require, at most, only a minute pea size, less than 1/10 of 1 milliliter, of anesthetic. They are not needles, so there’s no cutting. We thread them into place, advancing them over your skin like a curtain rod over a curtain.”

“What about the ties?” She replied. “You will have a terrible time getting through those scars.”

“No ties,” I said. “When we have them in place, we smooth the threads engaging the underlying dermis. If there is excess thread, we cut them in a downward motion burying them under the skin. You will not know they are there. These threads work great on the cheeks, brow, jawline, neck, nasolabial folds, marionette lines and on sagging arms, hands, thighs and abdomen.”

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“You know, I lost all that weight awhile back on your Paleo Cleanse Diet and I have gobs of loose hanging skin. Can we use PDO threads for that?” She asked.

“Not only on loose hanging skin,” I said. “We can even place them in the middle of the forehead.”

“Wow,” Barb replied. “I’m up on everything cosmetic. Why haven’t I heard of this?”

“PDO threads are popular in Asia, the Philippines and Korea,” I said. “They are relatively new here, but are catching on fast. Not only do we get a bit of instantly gratifying skin tightening and lifting, but long term, the texture of the skin continues to improve.”

“Once they are in, they are in, no?” Barb asked.

The threads agitate the tissue directly underneath the surface creating micro-traumas.

The body responds by kicking into gear its normal regenerative processes, specifically the migration of fibroblasts. As the threads dissolve, the fibroblasts produce collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, structural components of the skin.

“The threads absorb in about 6 months creating new collagen layers by creating a selective inflammatory response. The result is a controlled healing. The skin holds in place for up two years. We insert the sutures under the skin to tighten and lift problem areas. For skin tightening in the cheeks, under the neck, the jiggly part of your arms, hands, abdomen or legs, we use smooth fibers in a Tic-Tac-Toe-board or hashtag-like pattern. For a lift of the nasolabial folds, marionette lines or neck, for example, we use “barbed” or “cog-like” filaments to grip the skin. Once in place, we pull them both up and out, instantly repositioning the skin to where it was before the ‘fall.’”

“You are sure, no cuts?” Barb asked.

“I promise,” I replied. “No cuts. The skin tightening hashtag threads are tiny needles, inserted parallel to the skin, in the subdermal layer. When they are in place, all 5-7 needles are pulled out leaving the threads behind.”

“And the longer ones?” She asked.

“Those are cannulas, blunt-edged,” I said. “We use our less than pea sized local anesthetic here to create a tiny opening, then we insert them under the skin. When they are in place, we pull them back, smoothing the wrinkles and lines along the way.

The ‘barbs” or ‘cogs’ catch the skin pulling it in the direction we want. We then cut the sutures, burying them under the skin. No knots. No skin bumps. The sutures themselves dissolve in 4-6 months all while stimulating collagen growth. The skin stays in place up to 2 years or more.”

“So, how does this new and improved thread lift hold up against fillers?” She asked.

“The thread lift will last anywhere from 18 months to a few years, and additional threads can be added anytime as maintenance. The cogs and barbs stimulate collagen continuously, resulting in continuous improvement over time.”

No need for fillers anymore?” Barb asked.

“When we combine procedures, we see even better results. We often use the absorbable suture lift in combination with fillers, Botox, PRP and our so-called Vampire Facelift creating a synergistic effect. Instead of 1+1=2 we get 1+1=5. The results can last many years and with maintenance, theoretically, will never wear off.”

“And they are safe? ” She asked.

“35 years of heart valve experience with these very same threads,” I replied.

Barb settle back in the treatment chair.

“Thread me, doc.”

To find out if the PDO Thread Lift or any other facial and body rejuvenation treatments are right for you, call Clearfield Medical Group at 775-359-1222 or email doctrbil9@gmail.com.

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ASK THE EXPERTS Q&A: WHAT IS PHYSICAL THERAPY? A DISCUSSION WITH DR. PARLEY ANDERSON, DPT, OCS

By Healthy Beginnings Staff Q. What is physical therapy?

A. I’ve been practicing since fall 2003, and I still don’t really have a great definition of what physical therapy actually is. Is it exercise? Is it stretching? Is it education? Is it mobility? Is it strengthening? Is it restoration of function? It’s a little bit of everything, depending on what the patient needs.

At Active Physical Therapy we don’t utilize a lot of the traditional physical therapy modalities that many clinics use, such as ice, heat, ultrasound or electrical stimulation. We focus on education, exercise and manual therapy. Dr. Michael Spevak and myself specialize in orthopedics. We are both board certified in orthopedics and we treat a variety of musculoskeletal skeletal disorders [that involve the] knee, shoulder, spine, hip or ankle. We’ll also see individuals with vertigo and headaches, [and] we’ve done some post-stroke rehab.

Q. What does a physical therapist do?

A. Let’s say a patient comes in with an injury, or a problem with their shoulder. At the first exam, we evaluate shoulder motion and shoulder strength, and then perform a special test to help figure out what the diagnosis is for the patient. From there, we will try to figure out what the patient first needs to do to help themselves.

So, let’s say they have a lot of pain when they try to lift their arm up over their head. We will try some different testing and movements to try and figure out what makes it easier for the patient to lift their arm up. Whatever that movement or motion or stretch or force is, we teach it to the patient and then have them do it consistently. That’s how a physical therapy evaluation and home exercise program are started. We offer machines and equipment tables where the patient Getty Images

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“Soreness, stiffness, weakness and imbalance are keywords that indicate that you might need a physical therapist. Balance is like a muscle, if you challenge it, if you train it, if you work it, it gets stronger. If you neglect it, it atrophies, weakens and eventually fails.” can do their therapeutic exercises. Now, I may decide that I’m going to do some manual therapy on that shoulder as well, meaning I’m going to stretch or push or pull or tug or mobilize the shoulder in different ways to help restore motion, decrease pain and help with functional movement of the shoulder.

Q. Why should a patient consider going to physical therapy?

A. If someone suffers from an injury, a fracture, a tear, a sprain or a strain they may need to go to a physical therapist to regain functional movement, to regain motion and strength, and to get rid of pain and stiffness to that injured body part, area or region. In that case, they may be referred to a physical therapist by a doctor or a surgeon.

Historically, if a patient is suffering from joint pain, is having balance problems or can’t get rid of neck pain, they’ll go to their doctor who will assess and then decide what to do from there. Most of our patients that end up here are referred by some sort of primary care practitioner, surgeon or orthopedist. However, more and more insurances are saying that you don’t need to go to your doctor first. If you hurt your shoulder, you can go straight to your physical therapist. It’s becoming more and more prevalent over the years. Right now, I’d say about 20 percent of our patients come to us without a referral.

If you look at therapy around the world, in most modern developed nations, if you hurt yourself you go to a “physio” (a common term for physical therapist).

Q. Does insurance cover physical therapy?

A. It’s really easy to call and make a physical therapy appointment. At the time you call the receptionist, front desk attendant or office manager, they will ask you if you have insurance, and then they will contact your insurance company to figure out what your physical therapy benefits are. You can also always pay cash – each clinic has a cash pay rate.

5 Reasons to Make an Appointment with a Physical Therapist 1. You’ve lost function.

2. You have pain. If pain lingers, especially after rest, call a physical therapist.

3. You’ve been in a car accident or other traumatic event.

4. You suffer from arthritis and/or joint problems.

5. You suffer from dizziness or chronic headaches.

Active Physical Therapy is the outpatient physical therapy clinic of Dr. Michael Spevak and Dr. Parley Anderson. Active Physical Therapy specializes in a variety of orthopedic injuries as well as the spine. Common injuries treated include neck and back pain, running injuries, shoulder pain, knee pain, sports performance, post-surgical rehab, pre-surgical rehab, injury prevention/ wellness, motor vehicle injuries and more. For more information, call 775786-2400 or visit www.ActivePTReno.com.

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Healthy aging. In 1948 the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Being in an optimal state of health is something we have to work toward and maintain. As we age, we have to be flexible and learn to change our routines in order to maintain a state of health throughout the various stages of our lives. The same practices that kept us healthy in our twenties and thirties will most likely not work when we get into our forties, fifties and beyond. To understand what will work, we must pay attention and practice mindfulness. Maintaining our health requires that we adapt as the days and years go by.

Instead of working toward an optimal state of health, our society seems to be obsessed with reversing aging, a concept that is actually not possible. A report by BBC researchers titled “Anti-Aging Products and Services: The Global Market,” states, “the global market for anti-aging products and services is expected to grow from $281.6 billion in 2015 to $331.3 billion in 2020.” This number includes everything from topical creams to plastic surgery. All for something that is not possible, age reversal.

Sure, we can tuck this and nip that and use creams to keep the skin hydrated, but in the end we all have the same fate, we age. So, perhaps instead of trying to avoid an unavoidable fate, we can instead embrace it. Here are some tips you can try that will contribute to a more wonderful aging experience.

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1. Keep your attitude positive.

If you think of your age as a means to wisdom and find excitement in gaining that wisdom, then you will have a much better experience with the aging process.

2. Pay attention to your diet.

The only thing medical professionals seem to be able to agree on these days is that everyone needs to eat more vegetables. Whether you follow a paleo or vegetarian diet, almost everyone needs to increase their intake of vegetables, especially vegetables rich in color, low in carbohydrates and high in fiber along with a decrease in the amount of meat and sugar in the diet. Doing this will decrease the amount of advanced glycation end products, which actually accelerate aging.

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3. Exercise regularly.

Muscle is lost rapidly as we age, but exercise, and resistance exercise in particular, can help increase mass and strength well into the golden years. Plus, regular exercise can decrease the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease by 25 percent.

4. Stay social.

According to a study published in PLOS Medicine, those with strong social ties were shown to have a 50 percent higher chance of living longer than those with insufficient relationships.

5. Get regular sleep.

The National Sleep Foundation recommends 7-9 hours of sleep per night. Not only does regular sleep help reduce the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes, it also releases a growth hormone that helps keep the skin healthy by restoring collagen and elastin, which are the essential building blocks of young healthy skin.

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8 WAYS TO HELP YOU ACHEIVE BEAUTIFUL SKIN… AT ANY AGE

By Michelle Czarka As much as we would like to, there is no halting the aging process. It’s a fact of life and a fact that, instead of dreading, we should celebrate. But, it’s a lot more fun to celebrate when you look fantastic. Until the fountain of youth is discovered, here are a few tips to have amazing skin at any age: 1. Live healthy. Drink your water, eat your veggies, don’t smoke, don’t overdrink, limit unsaturated fats, carbs and dairy, and workout.

2. Always wear sunscreen. You’ve been told this your entire life, so it should come as no surprise that sun damage is a leading cause of aged skin. Always use a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 and avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun’s rays are strongest. Cover your skin with tightly woven long-sleeved shirts, long pants and wide-brimmed hats.

3. Cleanse gently. Never go to bed mad, and never go to bed with a dirty face. Always wash your face every night before bed to remove dirt and impurities, but do so kindly

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as soaps and washcloths can be damaging to sensitive skin. To feed your skin while cleaning away the day, use the Oil Cleansing Method: a natural skincare method that breaks the drying cycle found with soap. During OCM, the oil cleanser massaged into your skin dissolves pore-clogging oils and breaks down makeup, while also allowing your skin to absorb the hydrating nourishment it needs. The cleanser is then gently steamed off with a warm washcloth.

4. Exfoliate. Your skin is composed of layers of skin cells, and often dead skin cells remain bound to the skin causing your skin to appear dull or damaged. Exfoliating weekly removes dead skin cells and reveals new skin cells, which allows skin layers to turn over faster. The result is a younger and more glowing complexion.

5. Moisturize. Daily moisturizing is vital for healthy skin and regularly using a healthy moisturizer should be a part of any good skin care regimen. Choose a lotion with plenty of antioxidants and vitamins to protect new skin and fight skin damage. Our favorite powerhouse, green tea extract, has anti-inflammatory and anti-growth qualities to reduce the appearance of puffiness, wrinkles, fine lines and large pores, and boost cell reproduction. It also has a strong antioxidant effect that protects the skin from the damaging effect of free radicals and it contains methylxanthines, which stimulate skin microcirculation to positively influence the tone and health of the skin.

6. Repair. As skin matures, it’s gradually depleted of essential nutrients, which can cause skin to become dull, parched and less resilient. Repair serums work to reverse the signs of past damage by boosting skin cell reproduction, reducing the appearance of fine lines, lightening age spots, and revitalizing skin toner and texture. Apply nightly.

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7. Sleep sweetly. Now that your face is clean and hydrated, drink a glass of water (and place a full glass next to your bed) before tucking yourself in for a peaceful slumber. During deep sleep, the rise in growth hormones allows damaged cells to become repaired. Without the deeper phases of sleep, this doesn’t occur, allowing daily small breakdowns to accumulate instead of being reversed resulting in more noticeable signs of aging. If you have trouble dozing off, try brief meditation to quiet the mind and welcome in Dreamland.

8. Embrace your age. There are endless methods and tricks for turning back the clock, but it is impossible to avoid the aging process altogether. And let’s be honest, it’s better to grow old than to not. Instead of fighting against age, embrace it. Your skin has been there for every second of your life. Every wrinkle comes with a story. Enjoy the memories your body has lived through, endured and rejoiced. Treat yourself kindly and show your appreciation for all you have accomplished. Love yourself and love your age.

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By Megan Duggan, Marketing and Communications Director for Sierra Nevada Journeys

Exposure to environment-based education also significantly increases student performance on standardized tests, according to the National Wildlife Federation.

Schools are experimenting with environment-based education by bringing children out of the classroom and into nature, or by encouraging more recess throughout the school day.

TODAY reported on an elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas that has been inspired

by Finland’s education system, which produces students who get the best scores internationally in reading, math and science. They are allowing kindergartners and firstgraders to have four 15-minute breaks throughout the school day, three times longer than they are used to getting. Initially, teachers were nervous, however, the results have been astonishing. One teacher reported that her students were less fidgety and more focused in the classroom. They are listening with more intent and solving problems independently.

Sierra Nevada Journeys knows first-hand the power of getting children outside to observe and interact with nature.

In our Classrooms Unleashed program, our teachers go into the classroom three times to introduce science concepts that are aligned with state standards. They then take students on a field trip outdoors. This is where we see students most engaged in learning with their peers and critically thinking about their surroundings.

Fifth and sixth-grade students get an extended outdoor classroom experience during our overnight outdoor school program at Grizzly Creek Ranch near Portola, Calif. Due to spending more time with our team, we see improvements in students who typically struggle in their indoor classroom setting.

Sierra Nevada Journeys’ Residential Program Director Megan Hollenbeck was a middle school teacher prior to getting into outdoor education. She once had a student who struggled in school and fought with his peers. After a rough school year, he had the opportunity to go on an outdoor education field trip.

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“While sitting in a circle under a large pine tree, this boy introduced himself with a big smile on his face,” said Hollenbeck.

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Sierra Nevada Journeys uses the power of outside experiences to make science learning fun and engaging for children and to help them develop critical thinking skills, while inspiring them to be good stewards of our natural resources. Those outcomes alone are positive, but studies show that getting youth outside also offers a host of health benefits.

For example, National Wildlife Federation reports that the outdoors has numerous health benefits for children including body, mind and spirit. Spending time outside raises the level of vitamin D, helping protect children from future bone problems, heart disease and diabetes. Exposure to natural settings may be widely effective in reducing Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHA) symptoms, and children’s stress levels fall within minutes of seeing green spaces.

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As the week went on, he became highly engaged with his instructors and educational activities. “He was excited about learning,” said Hollenbeck. “I was so proud and happy for him that being in the outdoors was impacting his learning and social experiences.”

Outdoor education can be a turning point for students. When students’ mind, body and soul are aligned, it is more than likely you’ll begin to see improvements in school performance. Take the opportunity to bring your children and students outdoors and experience the benefits first hand.

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THE POWER OF ENZYMES AND MITOCHONDRIA IN PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING

By Glenn A. Hausenfluke, ND

In order to start the process of achieving optimal health, you first must know what you are up against. Avoiding environmental toxicity and oxidative stress, as well as embracing healthful eating habits, are key in keeping your immune system razor sharp. So, what are the viable nutrients that you need to keep your metabolism in check and protect you from ill health as you age? To learn, become a citizen scientist – meaning study and learn – or call your local naturopathic or homeopathic doctor, who have extensive experience in this area.

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One of the key ingredients that assists with the elimination of toxins in the body includes enzymes. Enzymes are energized protein molecules that assist your body in breaking down food in preparation for digestion, metabolization and elimination.

In their primary role, enzymes are catalysts, which are substances that accelerate and precipitate the hundreds of thousands of biochemical reactions in the body that control life’s processes.

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“Antioxidants and phytonutrients promote healthy aging by fueling the mitochondria and providing the body with the metabolic function to keep the body systems working optimally.”

As we age, the amount of enzymes in our system are gradually used up and need to be added nutritionally. A quality digestive enzyme is an invaluable asset to digestion and elimination. While the body manufactures a supply of enzymes, it also can and should obtain enzymes from food. Raw food will produce the most benefit as heat destroys enzymes.

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Oxidative stress leads to aging and system breakdown. But, what is oxidative stress?

The term can be broken down into three basic categories: infections, toxins and biological factors that disrupt the body’s homeostasis. When your body is out of balance (homeostasis), oxidative stress and inflammation occur. Inflammation and free radicals damage the RNA and DNA contained in every cell in your body. This leads to mitochondrial damage (mitochondria is the energy-producing portion in every cell in your body). When the mitochondria are damaged, the cell can no longer efficiently produce energy for itself, it reverts to an inefficient method of energy production called “glycolysis,” which causes the body to depend on sugar for fuel.

This is why so many people have a sugar addiction – their body is out of balance and crying for fuel! In this condition, the organs and body systems can no longer work properly. This will lead to more DNA damage, less energy (a common complaint) and the conversion of normal cells to cancer cells, as cancer loves sugar.

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“BRAIN CARE” – IT’S WHAT OUR CURRENT MODEL OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS TO MOVE TOWARD, HERE’S WHY

By Martin Rutherford, D.C., C.C.S.T., C.F.M.P., and Randall Gates, D.C., D.A.C.N.B. Unfortunately, “brain care” is not part of the common healthcare paradigm in either conventional or alternative medicine. In both branches, “health care” is a neck down practice despite the fact that current research acknowledges that the brain is one of the most fragile and susceptible organs to imbalances caused by poor diets and chronic stress. Evolving understanding in current neurology literature indicates that poor brain function is involved with, or is the cause of, many of our “incurable” chronic conditions. Yet, practitioners are not being trained to look for, recognize or manage poor brain function relative to the growing problems of degeneration and/or its relationship to many “common” conditions such as IBS, GERD, constipation, chronic UTIs and much more. Current awareness of brain function is relegated to recognizing these conditions only after they have progressed to the pathology stage, and are past the point of therapeutic return.

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When poor brain function is identified, early lifestyle strategies can be implemented that not only impact the potential progression of such diseases as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, but can be efficacious in resolving a garden-variety of poor brain healthrelated symptoms such as sleep disorders, brain fog, mild depression, moodiness and anxiety. Increased age alone is a major risk factor for all neurodegenerative diseases and general brain symptomatic decline (fatigue, brain fog, poor endurance). The future practicing clinicians must develop the ability to recognize that most of the chronic symptoms and conditions that their patients present with have a brain-related component to them. The clinicians must also endeavor to learn the already established principles of neuroplasticity in order to improve brain function in all of their patients and change the expression of their disorders.

We know that genetic and environmental factors play an important role in brain aging and function. An increasing body of evidence indicates that environmental factors such as nutrition, diet and lifestyle (stress) can actually influence the expression of genes, including those involving brain aging and function. Brain degeneration (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, specifically) is a progressive condition and any hope to make significant change lies in early identification. Again, most healthcare professionals are not trained in, and thus cannot recognize, the early signs of brain degeneration. Thus, there will be countless patients that they will not be able to serve beyond providing late intervention with pharmaceutical management to “improve quality of life” to a mild degree while the patient continuously declines.

The incidence of brain disorders is officially on the rise. Not only do 1 in 8 senior citizens develop Alzheimer’s these days, but also 1 in 8 children are diagnosed with brain developmental disorder such as autism, ADD and ADHD. Anxiety disorders, learning disabilities and depression are much more prevalent today while “gardenvariety” symptoms of poor brain health such as sleep disorders, brain fog, mild depression and moodiness have become commonplace. Antidepressants are now the second most commonly prescribed medication in the country.

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“Again, most healthcare professionals are not trained in, and thus cannot recognize, the early signs of brain degeneration. Thus, there will be countless patients that they will not be able to serve beyond providing late intervention with pharmaceutical management to ‘improve quality of life’ to a mild degree while the patient continuously declines.”

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Brain rehabilitation exercises performed by a board-certified chiropractic neurologist based on precise findings from a comprehensive neurological evaluation have proven to be quite effective in improving brain function. Combined with the functional medicine approach to handle the inflammation, poor blood sugar responses and oxygen demands that a healthy brain requires (and that are negatively affected by the previously mentioned controllable risk factors), substantial improvement in brain function, reduction of brain symptoms and improvement of brain-related conditions is a consistently realistic expectation in most properly selected patients.

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THE AGING MOUTH — AND HOW TO KEEP IT YOUNGER

By Josh Branco, DMD

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Your teeth and gums need extra attention as you age. Today, three-quarters of people over 65 retain at least some of their natural teeth. However, people 65 and older also suffer higher rates of oral cancer, gum disease, dental decay and tooth loss. Here are some tips to help you keep your mouth happy and healthy at any age.

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Dental decay can affect teeth of any age. Normally, the body has a natural mechanism for reducing the occurrence of dental decay. The saliva keeps debris from accumulation on the teeth while neutralizing acids and delivering nutrients to the outside of the tooth. As we get older, different medications that may be necessary can cause a reduction in salivary flow, eliminating the natural benefits of saliva for the teeth. It is important to offset these changes by using neutral pH mouth rinses, non-abrasive tooth pastes with a soft toothbrush and attending frequent professional dental visits. In cases where persistent dry mouth is seen, there are over-the-counter oral moisturizers, xylitol sprays and lozenges that help stimulate saliva production and help lubricate the mouth for comfort.

Gum Disease Gum disease affects over 50 percent of the adult population. Inflammation, bleeding and tenderness in your gums leads to loss of teeth and has been tied to cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and other systemic conditions. It is important to have you teeth professionally cleaned at least two times per year, and if advanced gum disease is detected, have it addressed at an early stage. Daily maintenance at home is vital to maintaining gum health. This includes brushing and flossing at least two times per day. Electric toothbrushes, water flossers, plastic flossers and picks make it easy to keep you gums healthy at home.

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Proper treatment and maintenance is vital to reduce expensive and frustrating dental problems."

Oral Cancer Since the average age of oral cancer diagnosis is 62 years old, it is vital to have any sores and white or red patches on your lips, tongue and cheeks evaluated and monitored by a dental professional. Early stage detection and treatment saves lives and will help maintain a high quality of life.

Loss of Teeth/ Missing Teeth Many people believe that they are too old for dental implants; however, this is not the case. Age alone does not play a role in a successful dental implant. The increase use of dental implants has opened up whole new treatment modalities for replacement of single teeth to a whole mouth of teeth. Being able to eat, laugh and smile without embarrassment or feeling self-conscious directly results in an increased quality of life.

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As you get older, don’t let your oral health be neglected. Proper treatment and maintenance is vital to reduce expensive and frustrating dental problems. Speak with your dentist today about what you need to do to plan for dental care for the future.

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What Is Medicare Part B? Medicare Part B is a supplement to the original Medicare plan and covers services and supplies that are medically necessary to treat health conditions. It’s for individuals aged 65 and older and for those who qualify because of a disability. Medicare Part B also covers an annual wellness visit.

Annual Wellness Visit The Annual Wellness Visit is an integral part of your comprehensive medical care plan. During this visit, your entire medical history is updated and reviewed, while an individualized screening schedule for appropriate preventive services is developed.

Your primary healthcare provider may ask you to complete a questionnaire, called a “Health Risk Assessment.” Height, weight, blood pressure and other routine measurements will be noted, as well as detection of any cognitive impairment. Advance care planning may also be discussed.

The free annual wellness visit can be very important to preventing illness and detecting health problems early when they are easier to treat. However, you should see your primary care provider regularly for management of known health conditions and as needed for any illness, change in conditions or concerns related to your health.

Your Annual Wellness Visit: What You Should Know Many health screenings are available based on your age, sex and health history.

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Examples Include: • Bone mass measurements for osteoporosis • Mammogram for breast cancer screening • Screenings for: • Cardiovascular disease • Colon cancer • Depression • Diabetes • Lung cancer • Ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm • Medical nutrition therapy • Preventive immunizations, such as the influenza virus and pneumococcal vaccine What to Bring to Your Annual Wellness Visit • A complete list of all medications, including vitamins and supplements • Names of all healthcare providers • Your immunization records • Copies of any previous labs or previous preventive screening results Leslie Peek, MSN, APRN, NP-C, is ready to care for you and your family. You can visit her at the Northern Nevada Medical Group’s South Reno Clinic at 5575 Kietzke Lane. For more information, call 775-352-5300.

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1175 Harvard Way, Reno 775-329-4402 powerhealthreno.com

Renewed Health and Wellness

661 Sierra Rose Dr., Reno 775-853-7669 renewed-health.org

Whole Roots Health

10049 Martis Valley Rd., Unit G, Truckee 530-563-5252 wholerootshealth.com Whole Roots Health is an integrative medical practice providing acupuncture, functional medicine, non-pharmaceutical options, and health education to the Tahoe-Reno region. Specializing in women¹s health, fertility, and digestive disorders, Brianna Brownfield, LAc integrates current science with ancient clinical wisdoms to provide a functional, holistic approach to healthcare.

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Sierra Midwifery

775-323-4956 sierramidwifery.com

CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH Advanced Health Chiropractic

9437 Double Diamond Pkwy, Ste. 18, Reno 775-683-9026 9570 S. McCarran Blvd, Ste. 110, Reno 775-746-2555 www.renospine.com

Dr. Tony Jensen

495 Apple St., Ste. 105, Reno 775-323-1222 aetchiropractic.com We take the time to educate you about chiropractics and how important the nervous system is to your over-all existence. That sets us apart from other chiropractors. We offer manual adjustments, Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing), and we offer the Pulstar adjusting technique: no twisting or popping – safe for all ages.

The Joint Chiropractic

6395 S. McCarran Blvd., Reno 775-200-0017 1560 E. Lincoln Way #110, Sparks 775-432-6020 thejoint.com

AROMATHERAPY

COUNSELING/PSYCHOLOGY

Lavender Ridge

Agape Psychological Services

7450 W. 4th St., Reno 775-747-3222 lavendarridgereno.com

210 Marsh Ave., # 100, Reno 775-322-4003 agapepsychologicalservices.com

Mandala Massage Supply & Apothecary

Andy Drymalski, EdD

865 S. Wells Ave., Reno 775-322-3252 mandalamassagesupply.com

Psychotherapy 775-527-4585 renocarsonpsychologist.com

ASTROLOGY

Ellie Holbrook MA, LCPC, LPCC, CPC RYT500/E-RYT200

Astrological Alchemy

P.O. Box 727 Reno 530-550-1118 astrologicalalchemy.com

CANCER THERAPY Forsythe Cancer Care Center

Dr. James W. Forsythe, MD 521 Hammill Ln., Reno 775-827-0707 drforsythe.com

Reno Integrative Medical Center

Robert A. Eslinger, DO, HMD 6110 Plumas St., # B, Reno 775-829-1009 renointegrative.com Reno Integrative Medical Center offers a variety of therapies to treat cancer. Our approach is to support and enhance the body’s natural defenses while targeting the cancer. Dr. Eslinger brings over 30 years of alternative and conventional medical experience.

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Subconscious Behaviorist 1870 Wind Walker Dr., Reno 775-342-9600 debrademing.com

The Change Place

Sierra Springs Clinical Hypotherapy

2814 N. Carson St., Carson City 775-283-0699 thechangeplace.net

UFC GYM Reno

4875 Kietzke Ln., Unit D, Reno 775-285-9340 https://ufcgym.com/reno

Renegade Fitness and Smash Mouth Training

1220 E. Greg St. #15, Sparks 775-857-9141 renegadefitreno.com Renegade Fitness & Smash Mouth Training is the premier training center of Reno and Sparks. We offer: Youth Fitness Programs, Weight Loss and Strength Building, Sport Specific Training, Soccer Positional Training, Club Prep Clinics, Speed, Agility & Endurance, and more.

Reno Feldenkrais Method Classes

Carole Bucher, BA, GCFP/T Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner 775-240-7882 renofeldenkrais.blogspot.com Learn to move comfortably and efficiently, reduce pain and improve vitality, recover quality of life after injury, surgery or illness. Mindful movement classes and private lessons with Carole Bucher, Reno Feldenkrais. See Local Events Calendar for class schedule and RenoFeldenkrais.blogspot.com for more information. The only ongoing Feldenkrais classes in the state of Nevada, since 2008.

West Reno Fit Body Boot Camp 973 W. Moana Ln, Reno 775-313-1151

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GIFT SHOPS Crystal Cove – Gifts of the Earth 737 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-360-6228

Mystic Rose Gift Shop

20 Hillcrest Dr., Reno 775-324-2872 MysticRoseGiftShop.com

1055 W. Moana Ln., Ste. 204, Reno 320-905-4345 ellieholbrook.wordpress.com

Integrated Sleep and Wellness Ruth Gentry Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist

1500 Old Hot Springs Rd., Carson City 775-885-8844

Carson Hot Springs Resort

David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort

DENTAL CARE

2001 Foothill Rd., Genoa 775-782-8155 davidwalleys-resort.com

The Reno Dentist

Steamboat Hot Springs

855 W. 7th St. #200, Reno 15 McCabe Dr. # 104, Reno 775-200-9070 TheRenoDentist.com

Sage Dental Care

1080 N. Hills Blvd, Reno 775-677-0790 7520 Longley Ln., # 104, Reno 775-409-4282 sagedentalnv.com

Debra Lynn Deming, MBA, CHt

3865 Mira Loma Dr., Reno 775-825-2231 camiecraggfitness.com

HOT SPRINGS

10631 Professional Circle, Ste. A, Reno 775-826-6218 renosleepwell.com

HYPNOSIS/HYPNOTHERAPY

16010 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-853-6600 steamboatsprings.org

HYDRATION Blue Dot Water 1300 E. Plumb. Ln., Reno 775-745-5896 bluedot-water.com

Jeanne Robinson, CCHT, SIC, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist 499 W. Plumb Ln., Ste. 200, Reno 775-419-0660 sierraspringshypno.com Sierra Springs Hypnotherapy offers programs to help you with: Weight Loss, Fears and Phobias, Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Stress, Smoking Cessation, Public Speaking, Medical Phobias, Insomnia and more.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Dr. William Clearfield

9550 S. McCarran Blvd., Ste. B, Reno 775-359-1222 drclearfield.net Dr. William Clearfield comes to the Reno area from Northeast Pennsylvania after having practiced the art of medicine since 1982. He brings a unique holistic perspective from traditional medical backgrounds in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Practice, Medical Acupuncture and Anti-Aging Medicine. “Dr. Bill” is the author of Celestial Stem: A Five Element Approach to Diet and Exercise, has taught fellow physicians the art of acupuncture needling, pioneered the treatment for head, neck and neuropathic injuries with medical acupuncture, has 20 years experience and training with bio-identical hormone replacement, intravenous nutrition, weight loss and non-surgical facial rejuvenation. Dr. B’s approach to health and wellness combines the best of Eastern and Western Medicine with a healthy dose of the latest Anti-Aging Medical philosophies.

Gerber Medical Clinic

Michael Gerber, MD, HMD 1225 Westfield Ave., # 2, Reno 775-826-1900 gerbermedical.com Practicing since 1975, Dr. Gerber has offered family-oriented medicine, addressing all health issues from infancy through advanced age. Areas of specialty include homeopathy, bio-identical hormones, nutritional therapy, natural pain relief, infectious disease, detoxification, autoimmune disease, mood disorders, allergies and environmental sensitivities.

Tahoe Neuro Healing

Van Harding Lac, Dipl. OM, Cert. IM 10775 Pioneer Trail, Ste. 212, Truckee 530-536-5084 tahoeneurohealing.com Van Harding, an acupuncturist, is the founder of Tahoe Neuro Healing, a clinic that offers a combination of therapies that go beyond conventional care for brain health and the restoration of function. These natural and non-invasive therapies are proven with research to be the remedies needed for injuries (TBI, stroke), disease (Alzheimer’s, MS, seizures), developmental issues (Cerebral Palsy, Autism) and/or emotional-psychiatric (fear, anxiety, depression). Patients are no longer limited to current conventional treatments of drugs, surgery and the therapies of physical, occupational and speech-language. At Tahoe Neuro Healing we address the complex web of brain healing (activation, neurophysiology, neuron timing, brain region synchronization, hormones, inflammation with acupuncture, functional & herbal medicine, Interactive Metronome, MindBody connection and frequency therapies. Visit us to see the possibilities awaiting you!

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MASSAGE THERAPY Carrie Olsen, LMT NVMT #7959 712 S. Center St., Reno 775-750-1724 carrieolsenlmt.com

Massage Namaste

Lee Zuti, LMT #7698 251 Jeanell Dr., Ste. 4, Carson City 775-577-4700 massagenamaste.us Massage Namaste allows you to move more, do more and be more. Lee Zuti provides Therapeutic Massage, Swedish Massage, Medical Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Pregnancy and Infant Services and more to help your mind, body and soul.

R&R Massage

Jason and Shannon Rowden 85 Washington St., Reno 775-287-2997 With 20 years of massage experience between them, Jason and Shannon Rowden are extremely dedicated to their practice and listen to their clients’ needs. They offer Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Pre-Natal, Therapeutic, Myofascial Release and Integrative Therapies.

MEAL PREP Gym Rat Foots & Cave Man Cuisine

631 Dunn Circle, Sparks 775-747-2090 roundaboutcatering.com/gym-rat/

Ice Age Meals

4782 Caughlin Pkwy #503, Reno 775-499-5115 iceagemeals.net

NATURAL HEALTH

(VITAMINS, SUPPLEMENTS, FOOD) BumpBar

Nutrition Bar Formulated for Pregnant and Nursing Women 650-308-8187 www.getbumpbar.com

Great Basin Community Food Co-Op 240 Court St., Reno 775-324-6133 greatbasinfood.coop

The Herb Lady

1023 N. Rock Blvd., Ste. C, Sparks 775-356-1499 elaine@herb-lady.com The Herb Lady has been in business for more than 30 years. Providing herbs, oils, supplements, teas, and nutritional coaching and information, The Herb Lady will help you on your path to wellness.

MITOCHI MitoMungo Power Shot 775-338-3955 MitoMungo.com

Truckee Meadow Herbs 1170 S. Wells Avenue, Reno 775-786-8814 Visit our store. You’ll find a full selection of herbal supplements, bulk herbs, teas, herbal extracts, homeopathic remedies, flower remedies, vitamins, minerals, pure essential oils, books, salves, bottles, special ordering and more.

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NUTRITION COUNSELING AND METABOLIC TESTING

SKIN CARE

SPINAL CARE

Dragonfly Bath & Body

Great Basin Nutrition, Jodi Pettersen, RD

728 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-470-8505 dragonflybath.com

Sierra Regional Spine Institute

Felicity Skin

SPIRITUALITY/ SPIRITUAL CENTERS

783 Basque Way, Suite 103, Carson City 775-720-3490 greatbasinnutrition.com Jodi Pettersen is a licensed, registered dietitian with over 20 years of experience in all areas of nutrition. She also has certification in weight management and obesity. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a Bachelor of Science degree. She works as a provider with most insurance companies. Jodi offers state-of-the-art Metabolic Testing to help you target your calorie zone, which is the key to your fitness success.

PET CARE Hammer’s Healthy Hounds

4820 Vista Blvd., # 106, Sparks 775-284-3647 hhhounds.com

Holistic Pet Care

1801 E. William St., Suite D, Carson City 775-843-9316 felicityskin.com Cleanse, Beautify, Preserve, Protect and Nourish Your Skin – that’s what Felicity Skin offers you!

Cindy, Skin Care Therapist/Esthetician, provides skin care therapy, facials, waxing (hair removal), microdermabrasion and more! Featuring Relax and Wax products made locally in Reno, and Farmhouse Fresh products proudly made in Frisco, Texas. Felicity Skin also offers massage therapy with Vienna Gandee, Massage Therapist.

To book with Vienna, call 775-720-2074.

Lesley’s Organic Skin Care

6630A South McCarran Blvd., # 4, Reno 775-828-2873 SierraRegionalSpine.com

Center for Transformational Healing

Berna Joy Boettcher, M.S., Ed.D. Redfield Suites, 219 Redfield Pkwy, # 203, Reno 775-224-5498

Dharmakaya Buddhist Center

6165 Ridgeview Ct., G, Reno 775-232-8067 dharmakayacenter.com Reno Psychic Institute 20 Hillcrest Dr., Reno 775-324-2872 renopsychicinstitute.com

800 S. Meadows Pkwy, #400, Reno 775-313-4489 lesleyskincare.com

VITAMIN THERAPY

Scraps Dog Company

Verona Skin Therapy

The Shot Spot: A B-12 Bar

615 Sierra Rose Dr., # 4, Reno 775-826-1008 theshotspotb12.com

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Joyce Pontillas, ND 1230 Westfield Ave., Reno 775-409-3301 skinjoy.net

Naturally Well

980 Caughlin Crossing, #100, Reno 775-746-2899 bextremereno.com

6476 Bonde Ln., Reno 775-853-6002 holisticpetdr.com 7675 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-853-3647 scrapsdogcompany.com

Active Physical Therapy

3594 West Plumb Ln., Reno 775-786-2400 activeptreno.com Parley Anderson is a Native Nevadan who has been practicing physical therapy since 2003. He attended the University of Nevada, where he received a Bachelor’s in Education. He also attended graduate school as well as UNR, where he taught Personal Health and Lifestyles and directed the University’s Fitness Center. He then attended the University of Pacific where he earned both a Master’s and a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy.

On top of being a Physical Therapist he also is a Certified Crossfit Instructor.

Michael Spevak has been practicing physical therapy since 1999. He attended the University of California, San Diego where he received a Bachelor’s in Physiology and Neuroscience. He then attended Pennsylvania State University, Slippery Rock where he earned a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy. Michael completed clinical training at Stanford University Medical Center in the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Department, as well as Duke University Medical Center in the Rehabilitation Department.

Both Therapists began teaching in 2009 at the University of Nevada, as instructors of Kinesiology.

6165 Ridgeview Ct., #F, Reno 775-225-5390 naturallywellreno.com

Pantry Products

50 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-357-8019 pantryproductsNV.com

White Sage

328 California Ave., Ste. A, Reno 775-683-9200 whitesagereno.com

SPAS

Drew Simmons – Reiki Practitioner 777 E William St. Suite 105 By appointment only 775-671-7030

Reiki House

305 W. Moana Ln., Ste. B3, Reno 775-234-2751 reikihousenevada.com

Reno Tahoe Reiki

1026 W. 1st St., Reno 775-742-6750 renotahoereiki.com

YOGA/PILATES Blue Lotus Yoga

499 W. Plumb Ln. Ste. 200, Reno 775-790-6377 happyflowyoga.com

Midtown Community Yoga

600 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-870-9905 midtowncommunity.yoga

Beau Chateau Day Spa

Pilates Studio of Reno

3888 Mayberry Dr., Reno 775-746-4100 www.beauchateaudayspa.com

45 Foothill Rd., # 2, Reno 775-336-4420 pilatesofreno.com

Essenza Salon and Medi Spa

The Yoga Pearl

5255 Vista Blvd., C1, Sparks 775-626-4600 essenzasalonandmedispa.com

Esteem Medical Spa & Salon

6522 S. McCarran Blvd., Ste. A, Reno 775-329-3000 esteemmedicalspa.net

Fountain of Youth

724 South Virginia St., Reno 775-964-4888 foynv.com

Pinnacle Wellness Healing Spa

REIKI

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3631 Warren Way, Ste. A, Reno 775-236-3631 pinnaclewellnessreno.com Pinnacle Wellness Healing Spa is a natural healing health spa. We offer various modalities including Hand Foot Detox, Oxygen Bar, Chi Machine, Far Infrared Sauna and Pod, Vitamin D Bed and more! We also sell salt lamps!

Spavia at the Summit

13925 S. Virginia St., # 206, Reno 775-432-6572 spaviadayspa.com

2955 Vista Blvd., Suite 102, Sparks 775-750-7610 theyogapearl.com The Yoga Pearl offers Vinyasa, Joyous Flow, Sunrise Salutations, Yoga Basics, Simply Yoga, Chakra Healing Flow, Yin Hips Calm and Centered, and Restorative Yin Yoga classes. The Yoga Pearl has a beautiful community of students and teachers, and provides wonderful events. Come visit the studio on Tuesdays for $7 Community Yoga!

Yoga Pod

13981 S. Virginia St., # 402B, Reno 775-420-4363 reno.yogapod.com

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LOCAL EVENTS CALENDAR 1-3

Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Noon 31st Annual Numaga Indian Days Pow Wow, FREE Native American dancers, singers and drummers, native foods, silverwork, beadwork, baskets, Indian art 9055 Eagle Canyon Dr., Hungry Valley rsic.org

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8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (every Sat) 3rd & Curry Street Market – Carson City 3rd & Curry St., Carson City Linda Marrone, 775-882-674 www.carsonfarmersmarket.com 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (every Sat) The Feldenkrais Method Class Awareness Through Movement 250 Bell St., Reno (off Second St., between Ralston and Washington)

mom-centered yoga. As strong as you want, as gentle as you want: modifications will be taught and encouraged.

The Nurturing Nest, 7693 S. Virginia St., Reno nurturingnest.com

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3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (every Thurs) Dayton Farmers Market 60 2nd Ave., Dayton Wendy Madson, 775-250-7884 healthycomm.org 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

First Thursday: The Sextones, $10 Nevada Museum of Art Drink, dance, galleries nevadaart.org

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The Great Reno Balloon Race, FREE The largest free hot-air ballooning event in the world. renoballoon.com ___________________________________

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10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Open Play (every Sun) A fun play day for families with little ones of all ages. Come in and meet other families and let your little ones play in our playroom!

The Nurturing Nest, 7693 S. Virginia St., Reno nurturingnest.com

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5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. (every Mon) GROOVE Reno-Tahoe, $10 Gerber Medical Clinic

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Noon – 1:30 p.m. (every Tues) The Feldenkrais Method Class Awareness Through Movement 250 Bell St., Reno (off Second St., between Ralston and Washington) 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (every Tues) Yoga Class, $8 drop in, $28 for 4 class pass Gerber Medical Clinic, 2nd floor studio

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5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga – Katie DiLibero, $14 This class focuses on your breath as you treat yourself to an hour of

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PHOTO GOES HERE ___________________________________ 32nd Annual Lake Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Festival Experience fine food, wine, art and the natural landscape of North Lake Tahoe. tahoefoodandwine.com

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10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Hands ON! Second Saturdays, FREE Performances, Activities, Storytelling nevadaart.org 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Reno Art Collaboration, FREE A one-day art gallery pop-up.

Paintings, drawings, forged metal, jewelry, silk paintings, etc.

250 Court St., Reno, in the Garden Pavilion of the Lake Mansion

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Tour De Tahoe – Bike Big Blue The annual ride provides an opportunity to cycle around 72 miles of Lake Tahoe’s shoreline. bikethewest.com

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1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Baby Wearing Wisdom, FREE Learn all about wearing your baby in this fun, relaxed, and informative class. There are many benefits of baby wearing! Learn how to carry your baby safely in a variety of carriers, wraps and slings to help

you find which style best suits you.

The Nurturing Nest, 7693 S. Virginia St., Reno nurturingnest.com

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10 a.m.

Introduction to Crystal Attributes with Zack, $15 Limited availability. Purchase tickets in advance.

The Crystal Cove 737 S. Virginia St., Reno 775-360-6228 facebook.com/crystalcovestore

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7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sprouts Farmers Market Grand Opening 587 S. Meadows Pkwy., Reno First 200 customers get a 20% off coupon!

Receive a free reusable tote with purchase.

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Benefits of Essential Oils Class, FREE Learn how to use essential oils to optimize your wellness. Call Jensen Chiropractic for time, location and registration.

775-323-1222

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5 p.m. – 9 p.m. (every Fri) Reno Street Food Idlewild Park. Gourmet food truck event at Idlewild Park

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2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Downtown Reno Wine Walk, $20 Riverwalk District, Downtown Reno ___________________________________ PHOTO GOES HERE ___________________________________

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6:30 a.m.

Edible Pedal 100 Challenging course, fully equipped ride stops, SAG, water bottle, maps, post ride BBQ ticket, priceless views, camaraderie.

Bowers Mansion, 4005 Old Highway 395 North, Washoe Valley ediblepedal100.org

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Noon – 1 p.m.

Breastfeeding Circle, FREE

Bring your baby to share and learn in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Discussions are facilitated by an IBCLC or CLE, and broach many topics including postpartum adjustment, feeding, burping, sleeping, gas and colic, normal newborn behavior, soothing fussy babies and breastfeeding.

The Nurturing Nest, 7693 S. Virginia St., Reno nurturingnest.com

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8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sparks Tuesday Morning Market (every Tues) 1231 Pyramid Way (United Methodist Church), Sparks United Methodist Church, 775-358-0925 Noon – 1:30 p.m. (every Tues) The Feldenkrais Method Class Awareness Through Movement 250 Bell St., Reno (off Second St., between Ralston and Washington) 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. (every Tues) Healing Clinic, Energy Healing, FREE Reno Psychic Institute

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9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Minden Coventry Cross Farmers Market (every Wed) 1631 Esmeralda Pl., Minden Roxanne, 775-292-9214 www.townofminden.com

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4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (every Thurs) Tunnel Creek Station Farmers Market 1115 Tunnel Creek Rd. Incline Village Liz Olson, 818-437-0480 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (every Thurs) The Feldenkrais Method Class Awareness Through Movement Reno Buddhist Center, 820 Plumas St.

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8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The Reno-Sparks Walk to End Alzheimer’s 300 Howard Dr., Sparks The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Learn more at http://bit.ly/alzrenowalk

Noon – 1 p.m. (every Sun) Meditation for All, FREE Reno Psychic Institute

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6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (every Tues) Yoga Class, $8 drop in, $28 for 4 class pass Gerber Medical Clinic, 2nd floor studio ___________________________________ PHOTO GOES HERE

Benefits of Essential Oils Class, FREE Learn how to use essential oils to optimize your wellness. Call Jensen Chiropractic for time, location and registration.

775-323-1222

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4 p.m. – 7 p.m. (every Wed) Farmers Market at Kahle Community Park 236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline Steve Rozier, 775-339-1203 www.laketahoemarkets.com

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9 a.m.

Color Me Rad Throughout the 5K run, runners are coated with liquids, powders and gels of blue, green, pink, purple and yellow until everyone looks like a tie-dyed hippie.

Register at Eventbrite.

University of Nevada-Reno Northwest Campus Parking Lot 10 a.m. – Noon Saint Mary’s Fitness Center Fall into Fitness Field Day, FREE Family friendly community event with exercise class demos, youth fitness activities, bounce house, dunk tank to “dunk the trainer”, herb garden station, fitness challenge for all ages, food trucks, raffle prizes.

Saint Mary’s Outdoor Plaza

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