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ust as blood from the heart travels to all parts of the body to provide nourishment, so can infection from one part of the body travel through the intricate network of the body’s blood supply to the rest. Infection in the oral cavity may travel through the rich blood supply of the mucosal lining into the body’s circulation. This phenomenon is the reason why periodontal or gum disease is the cause of many systemic diseases, including arthritis, heart disease, stroke and diabetes, among others.

Gum disease results when we do not treat our oral cavity with care. Care involves brushing at least twice daily, flossing, utilizing a hydrofloss machine, oil pulling with clarified oils like coconut or sesame, adding xylitol to your diet, and regular dental checkups at six-month intervals. When we neglect this, bacteria in our mouth act on food particles, producing harmful toxins, which result in infections of the oral cavity, including the gum.

Modern studies have revealed that there are different ways by which oral diseases, particularly periodontal disease, cause systemic conditions. It has been said that the bacteria themselves or the toxins they release may spread through the blood stream to the joints, the heart, and even the brain. Here, these bacteria can cause serious damage and result in disease. Again, as the body tries to fight off infection in the mouth, it releases powerful substances to destroy bacteria, but these substances may get into the blood stream and harm normal body cells, resulting in strokes or heart disease. The bacteria, their toxins and the powerful substances released by the body also worsen blood sugar levels, and thus are seen to affect control of diabetes. As such, people with diabetes and gum disease have higher blood sugar levels. Even more disturbing is that people without diabetes also have poor blood sugar control if there is gum disease present, thus increasing their chances of getting diabetes.

It is essential that we have regular dental checkups with our holistic dentists so infection can be detected and treated early and on time. There must be a good relationship between general health care and oral health care to ensure that we do not harm our bodies through neglect of our oral hygiene.

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ime, time, time, see what’s become of me while I looked around for my possibilities.” –Paul Simon

The months of May and June for me are busy ones. Too busy, really; they are filled with both end-of-the-year ceremonies and obligations and summer planning. Beginnings and endings. The use of time and the planning of time.

Time.

Time is so obscure, that as I try to wrap my head around it, I get dizzy. I have just one year before my son is a senior in high school, yet it was just yesterday when he was sitting on my knee.

Time. My daughter is going to be entering high school later this year—she went from scrappy toddler to high schooler in what seems like a nanosecond. Time.

I am spending much of my time planning summer barbecues, vacations, kids’ camps and kids’ jobs. Time. “I can’t make it that day. Can we do it another day?”

This is what ends up being said amongst a group of eight girls—my best friends since college—when we try planning a get together! Time.

Time is not a “given,” not really—time is something you must make. You must make time for the important stuff (and make time to figure out what’s important).

Make time to see those friends you only see once or twice a year; make time for family vacations; make time for meditation, detoxing and coffee with friends.

Make time because there will come a point when you have run out of time.

A woman I knew, Laura, ran out of time last month. She was vivacious and ALWAYS smiling. She woke up one morning, and just hours later, had an acute heart attack. She passed immediately. At her memorial wake, I was comforted to see every picture showed that contagious smile. Her time was filled with that smile.

Is your time filled with smiles? Or are you overwhelmed, scowling and furrowing your brow in concentration on the next task due? Are you filling time with tasks, chores and worries and not filling it with smiles, laughs, hopes and dreams?

July is here, and with it comes more … you guessed it ... time. How will you use it? Why not make an intention right now to use it to reconnect with your children (a great time to discuss the vape article, on page 30, or grab some ideas from “Be a Kid Again With Your Own Family,” on page 28); reconnect with your partners, your food, your friends, even the earth (you know, it’s not too late to plant a few veggies). How about making time for people you don’t know? Volunteer! Even one hour a week will change you profoundly (I promise!)

Think you don’t have time to volunteer? Not even one hour? How about one minute? Fourth of July is a day we celebrate the wonderful gifts we have offered to us simply because we are blessed enough to live in this country. Why not take time for gratitude; take one minute of your time and thank a veteran for their service.

Mostly, though, it may be a nice time to reconnect with yourself—to sit down and ask: “How is my time spent? Am I stuck in a house, fighting with my kids or my husband? Am I spending it worrying about impending job loss or marriage failure? If so, demand that precious time back. Refocus it and spend it on things that make you smile, like Laura did. And if you are lucky, when your time has expired, you too will be remembered for your generous smile.

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Those curious about holistic practices are attracted to the Awaken Fairs. They www.AwakenFair.com find abundant information encompassing the world of ancient—as well as new cutting-edge—healing/wellness methods. Often guests have come expecting to spend a couple of hours, only to find themselves spending the entire day because there is so much exciting knowledge to gather!

This fun and educational day includes an assortment of amazing vendors offering the best products and services to support a healthy lifestyle. They present a huge variety, ranging from essential oils to chiropractic doctors to nutritional supplements to organic cleaning products. Of course, the best vendors of healing crystals and jewelry are at the fair too, offering love-focused rose quartz, healing turquoise, serenity-inducing amethyst and all the others.

Intuitive readers and holistic healers are a huge part of the show. This group offers insight through tarot reading, mediumship, angel reading, numerology, pet readings and many more (for entertainment purposes only). The gifted healers practice a variety of energy healing, including reiki. Healing practices have become more and more mainstream recently, and many people “sample” a healing practice for the first time at an Awaken Fair. Until July 22, discount rate appointments can be made with readers and healers online at ppcGroup.FullSlate.com.

For more information, or for vendors or companies wanting to be a part of the July 23 pop-up fair, visit AwakenFair.com. See ad on page 17.

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ummer is upon us and so is bathing suit season. Dr. Gary Kasten is now offering an in-office fat-reduction procedure called CoolSculpting. CoolSculpting is a noninvasive, nonsurgical way to lose stubborn fat. Kasten offers the newest technology and, as such, can now reduce fat in the inner thighs, outer thighs, love handles, back, bra fat, arms, flanks, buttocks (banana roll), chin, the entire stomach or specific areas of the stomach. This month, Kasten is offering a 25 percent discount on CoolSculpting (must mention his ad on page 19).

Location: 1223B Montauk Hwy., Oakdale. For more information, call 631-244-2442 or visit GaryKasten.com. See ad on page 19.

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Gaia’s Essence Women’s Wellness Conference Celebrates Nine Years

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he ninth annual Gaia’s Essence Women’s Wellness Conference will be held September 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Melville Marriott. The event has become a safe place for women to connect, empower and educate each other on living healthier, happier lives.

The theme this year, Embrace Your Story, celebrates women on their journey of life. Often we may be ashamed or angry at setbacks, life lessons or paths our lives may have taken. The conference is about giving us the tools and mental fortitude to transform the perception of our experiences.

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Linda Golden, a graduate of the New York University Dental School. She has an extensive background in intergrade biological and holistic dentistry. We look forward to a lively and engaging address as she shares her journey. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend seminars given by guest speakers, including Dr. Mike Berlin, of LI Club Reduce Wellness Center, and Farnia Fresnel, of the Lenserf Group.

Come enjoy a fun-filled day of informative seminars, and meet industry health and business professionals, medical and naturopathic doctors, exhibitors and authors. We welcome you to join us as we empower women to live!

Location: 1350 Walt Whitman Rd., Melville. For more information, contact Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison at 631-9650606 or Farrah@gewwc.com, or visit gewwc.com. Registration is available online. See ad on page 9.

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newsbriefs Introducing Bell Lifestyle Products New Look Nationwide

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ith over 20 years of experience, Bell Lifestyle Products Inc., in South Haven, Michigan, is introducing a new look for its complete line of over 60 natural supplements across 13 health categories. Bell continues to expand its line of products, most recently launching a new, all-in-one bladder and urinary tract support formulation, see page X, and a new line of sports supplements.

In addition to rolling out all-new, color-coded packaging to help navigate their product offering, Bell has updated their ecommerce website to allow visitors to more easily shop online or find their local Bell Lifestyle retailer. The Bell Lifestyle website is also host to an extensive library of health and wellness resources including the Bell Wellness Center.

The Bell Wellness Center contains hundreds of recipes, infographics and articles on physical, mental, social and nutritional wellness from elected category experts. With new articles being posted weekly there is information for all ages and ailments.

Bell Lifestyle Products offers a full money-back guarantee on more than 60 natural health products that are available in more than 7,000 health food stores and pharmacies worldwide.

For more information, call 800-333-7995, email Info@BellLifestyle.com, or visit BellLifestyle.com or Bell-Wellness.com. See ad on page 15.

Intuition and Psychic Skills Summer Workshop Series to Begin July 6

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ori Quisling, teacher, author and founder of the NY Center for Clairvoyant Development, in Port Washington, will be offering a Summer Workshop Series: Intuition and Psychic Skills, beginning Thursday, July 6, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Other dates are July 13, July 27, August 10 and August 17.

Each workshop features a different topic, such as essential oils, crystals, psychometry and tarot cards. Through this series format, you get to play but also get consistent practice with your psychic skills to increase your confidence and certainty. You will learn to experience what Tori Quisling these psychic abilities feel like for you and how you can practice them in your daily life. The workshop is open to all levels.

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Location: 150 Bayview Ave., Port Washington. You can attend online as well as on Skype or Zoom (you will be sent an easy link to connect). Cost: $40 for each workshop; series of 5 workshops: $175. Preregistration is required. To register, email Tori@ToriQuisling.com. For more information, call 516-423-1794 or visit ToriQuisling.com. See ad on page 12.

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Free Fertility and Breast Cancer Forum on July 10

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hen learning that they have breast cancer, many women fear that the treatment they will be receiving may impair their fertility.

There are, however, precautions that can be taken to provide a good outcome.

On Monday, July 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., Dr. Avner Hershlag, one of the New York area’s leading fertility experts, will discuss treatments that include fertility preservation, egg donation, surrogacy, egg freezing and preimplantation genetic diagnosis at a free forum presented by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program.

Hershlag, MD, FACOG, is chief of the Fertility Center at Northwell Health, providing fertility services to the greater New York region, where he has cared for patients for more than 20 years. Hershlag serves as an attending physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at North Shore University Hospital. He holds a faculty appointment as Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.

This meeting will be held at Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, at the Adelphi Campus in Garden City.

To register, call 516-877-4325 or email BreastCancerHotline@Adelphi.edu.

Register online at Breast-Cancer.Adelphi.edu/we-can-help/forums. The forum can be watched live on YouTube.com/ aubreastcancer or listened to the next day on YouTube.com/aubreast cancer.

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We focus on dentistry’s affects not only a specific tooth or area of the mouth but the body as a whole. Through the use of lasers, ozone and computerized dentistry, we hope to improve your dental visits and healing.

Biomimetic dentistry is used to restore your teeth in a manner that tries to mimic the mechanical wonder that is a natural tooth.

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his August, Yoga Nanda: Long Beach will host a weekendlong Kids’ Yoga Teacher Training. The training will take place from Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6, and will be taught by the co-owners and associate director of Yogi Beans, an educational and engaging yoga-for-kids company that was founded in NYC in 2007. The training is open to anyone and no prior yoga teaching experience is required.

The only prerequisites are that participants have a passion for working with children and a love of yoga or meditation.

Yogi Beans’ kids’ yoga teacher trainings teach anyone how to translate the practice of yoga into a language that kids understand and enjoy. This popular training makes it easy and accessible to teach yoga to any child from ages 2 through 10. In just 25 hours, trainees receive all the tools necessary to teach a kids’ yoga class—while having a blast! Yogi Beans’ trainings incorporate all standard kids’ yoga training topics, including child-appropriate breathing exercises, poses and meditations, yoga games, mindfulness activities, disciplinary techniques, and parent and child classes. A comprehensive 100-page training manual is provided to each trainee, along with a certificate of completion at the end of the training.

The training is designed to ensure that participants know how to “put it all together,� dedicating significant time to sequencing classes, incorporating age-appropriate themes, practicing teaching, and providing targeted feedback for each trainee.

If you are passionate about sharing the teachings of yoga with the next generation, reserve your spot in this unique training today!

aturalAwakeningsSingles.com, used by Natural Awakenings readers to meet conscious soul mates, twin flames, life partners and friends since 2013 in partnership with the Conscious Dating Network, has been upgraded with a new contemporary layout suited to all platforms and devices, including smartphones and tablets. The site also features a dynamic search function so members can edit and view search results on the same page in real time, plus the ability to save and edit favorite searches more easily.

Other new developments include Match Questions, providing a more in-depth way of determining compatibility that replaces the Compatibility Test and Sexual IQ. There are eight categories—Dating, Eco-Consciousness, Spirituality, Lifestyle & Personality, Sexuality, Diet & Exercise, Ethics, and Just for Fun—with many pertinent multiple-choice questions. Members answer for themselves, and also select which answers are “acceptable� to them relating to a potential partner’s answers. Match percentages between members are calculated via an algorithm and displayed on profiles.

Some of the answers are humorous and entertaining which makes answering the questions more fun, and members can express themselves more deeply with the optional personal comments to go along with each answer.

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o you associate stiff joints and a bad back or stiff hips with old age? Even though it’s a common problem as we age, now is the time to start taking care of your bones and joints so life can be enjoyed to the fullest.

Stiffness, strains, sprains, dislocations and arthritis can be avoided by using a variety of training and lifestyle principles.

Balancing low and high-impact cardio is important to joint health. Plyometrics, running and other high-impact cardio are all great tools for the activation of fast-twitch muscle fibers, but too much can cause potential damage or stress. Adding lowimpact exercises with equal balance to high-impact activities will strengthen the muscles to help protect your joints through strength.

Even strength across the joint stabilizes and protects it. Elliptical machines, rowing machines and swimming are examples of low-impact cardio that will provide continued muscle strengthening.

Keep the Diet in Check

Minimizing and reducing the amount of body fat and inflammatory responses are two ways to ensure healthy joints and muscles. To help improve energy levels and to reduce the amount of inflammation, a more alkaline diet is recommended.

Avocados, apples, berries, ginger, kale and dates are important foods to include in the diet. Avoiding processed foods is also important to joint health. Try adding fish and whole grains.

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Shoes should always provide stability and cushioning. The arches of the feet can be high, normal or nonexistent. Knowing the arch type and foot strike pattern is necessary for finding the right shoe. The main factor in shoes and protecting the joints is the compression ability, which is broken down with use. Replacing worn out shoes will reduce the amount of abnormal stress on weight-bearing joints.

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he province of Ontario began a complete phase-out of its coal-fired power plants in 2005, with all of them having closed by 2015. While the costly measure was expected to produce minor air quality improvements, officials predicted that the resulting health benefits would accrue $3 billion in annual healthcare savings for the community.

Realized savings can be seen in the drastic reduction of smog days in Ontario, down to just one since 2014.

“Let’s compare that to 2005, when residents of the Greater Toronto Area suffered through 53 smog days while coal, with its toxic emissions, provided 19 percent of the province’s power,” says Vanessa Foran, president and CEO of The Asthma Society of Canada. “It’s obvious that shutting Ontario’s coal plants has helped clean the air; it’s also given a new lease on life to millions that suffer with asthma.”

More proof of the medical benefits come from an assessment conducted by Toronto Public Health in 2014. It reported a 23 percent reduction in air pollution-related premature deaths in the city between 2000 and 2011, as well as a 41 percent reduction in related hospital admissions during the same period.

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ental implants are the ideal choice for the replacement of missing teeth for many reasons. There are high success rates with dental implants, ranging from 88 to 98 percent depending on the type and source of research. They also help preserve facial harmony by preventing resorption of the jaw bone, which is when the tooth structure is lost due to activation of the body’s innate capacity to remove mineralized tissue. Dental implants also provide a better quality of life by improving your ability to eat while looking and feeling almost identical to the natural tooth. But although they Dr. Jonathan Richter aren’t visually distinguishable from natural teeth, they need to be cared for in a slightly different manner.

Smaller Necks, Mean Bigger Gaps It’s important to understand that there are anatomical differences between a natural tooth and a dental implant that need to be accounted for in a home maintenance practice. Natural teeth have a wider neck, while dental implants have a smaller neck. The difference in design is more apparent in molar teeth because natural molars have multiple roots, while dental implants only have one root or fixture. Since implants have a smaller circumference at the neck of the crown, the patient may experience the feeling of a wider space between teeth, especially near the molars. Patients that have a single implant next to natural teeth have an increased risk for caries on the opposing natural teeth if a proper home care routine is not established.

Calculus, an Implant’s Foe The life expectancy or success of a dental implant can become jeopardized in the presence of inflammation or the periodontal infection known as implantitis, where the soft and hard tissues surrounding the dental implant become inflamed.

The same destructive bacteria that cause periodontal infections in natural teeth can colonize dental implants. If left undisturbed, these bacteria can develop into calculus. Calculus is a rough, hard deposit that can destroy the supporting gum and bone that surround the implant and lock into the jaw.

How to Prevent Implant Failure The trick to caring for dental implants is to properly maintain healthy gum tissue and supporting bone.

n Brush your teeth for a full two minutes with a soft-bristled brush or, better yet, an electric brush.

n Try a water pic, which have been shown to disrupt bacteria even in deep pockets.

n Use a nonabrasive mouthwash that contains antimicrobial ingredients.

n Consider a protective appliance that will protect your teeth from sports- or sleep-related grinding and clenching.

n Avoid plastic or metal “picks” that you can buy over the counter that mimic professional instruments. Metal instruments can scratch the implant surface creating areas for bacteria to colonize.

n And don’t forget routine professional maintenance appointments, which are imperative to maintaining dental implant health and ensuring longevity.

Source: Jonathan Richter, DDS, FAGD, of Cariodontal (310 E. Shore Rd., Ste. 101, Great Neck). For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 516-2820310 or visit Cariodontal.com. See ad on back cover.

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Unique Inflamed Gut Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

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esearchers in Milan, Italy, have found that individuals with Type 1 diabetes display a unique inflammatory signature and microbiome in their digestive tract. The study examined biopsies from 54 patients that underwent endoscopies at the city’s San Raffaele Hospital between 2009 and 2015.

The samples came from each patient’s duodenum, the upper part of the small intestine, and allowed scientists to directly assess the bacteria in the digestive tract, rather than relying on stool samples.

The results of the samples were compared to gut bacteria from a control group of healthy individuals without Type 1 diabetes and others with celiac disease. Researchers found that the diabetes group showed more signs of gut inflammation than the other groups, and it was linked to 10 specific genes, also marking them as having a unique combination of bacteria.

“By exploring this, we may be able to find new ways to treat the disease by targeting the unique gastrointestinal characteristics of individuals with Type 1 diabetes,” explains the study’s senior author, Dr. Lorenzo Piemonti, with the hospital’s Diabetes Research Institute.

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am continually shocked by the sheer volume of people suffering endlessly from heartburn and reflux. I have had so many patients with 5, 10, 20, even 30-plus years of heartburn and reflux. Many of them have been taking various anti-acid medications for years, both over the counter and prescription. Some of them have also experimented with Dr. David Pollack some natural products, like probiotics and other digestive aids, like papaya enzymes or licorice root extracts. Many, however, despite their great intentions and hard work, are not seeing the relief sought from their efforts.

There is still hope—things can get better—but we must truly understand why the heartburn or reflux is happening to begin with.

GERD, gastro-intestinal reflux disease, is a conglomeration of various disorders all causing the movement of stomach contents into the esophagus. Often, this comes with burning in the upper abdomen upward to the throat. A few experience a sour taste in their mouth. But this really just describes a symptom—a symptom that not all individuals even feel. Some with GERD have barely any symptoms, or distant, seemingly irrelevant signs, such as a cough, postnasal drip, nasal allergies or difficulty swallowing, among others.

There are many different causes of these symptoms—from a breakdown to the lining of the stomach wall, to changes in the function of the liver and gallbladder, weakness of the diaphragm causing hiatal hernia, imbalances in the gut flora, to stress causing cortisol imbalances affecting gastric motility. There are really dozens of reasons why one could experience GERD symptoms. Each requires different techniques and strategies to resolve. Be it physical, chemical or emotional in its origin, GERD must be dealt with at its source. Many types of therapies may be required to resolve this problem, but most cases heal rather quickly, often with significant relief in just a few weeks.

Source: Dr. David Pollack, of Pollack Wellness Institute (66 Commack Rd., Ste. 204, Commack). For more information, call 631-462-0801 or visit PollackWellness.com. See ad on page 2

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Tax and Pricing Policies Spur Healthier Eating

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meta-study from Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts, documents a revealing relationship between diet and food prices. The researchers found that taxation of unhealthy foods and price reductions of healthy foods help shift consumers to healthier purchases.

They reviewed data from 11 studies on the impact of adding tariffs to unhealthy foods that lead to higher prices and 19 studies that examined the effects on the demand of reducing the prices of healthy foods. They discovered that consumers purchased 14 percent more fruits and vegetables when prices were reduced by 10 percent. Other healthy food price reductions produced similar results, with a 16 percent increase in consumption with each 10 percent price drop.

The researchers examined the impact of increases in the price of sugary drinks and fast foods. Following 10 percent price hikes, consumption of these items decreased by 7 percent and 3 percent, respectively.

“The global food system is exacting a staggering toll on human health, and this is very costly, both in terms of real healthcare expenses and lost productivity,” says Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, senior author of the meta-study and dean of the university’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. “Our findings suggest that subsidies and taxes are a highly effective tool for normalizing the price of foods toward their true societal cost. This will both prevent disease and reduce spiraling healthcare costs, which are causing a tremendous strain on both private businesses and government budgets.”

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hen it comes to fertility, the most important factor is diet.

Following a fertility diet is going to boost both egg and sperm quality and improve both mental and physical health.

When preparing for a baby, allow three to six months for your eggs to receive the full benefits of any dietary changes. By committing to an organic, non-GMO diet; eating fertility-boosting Wendie Aston foods; and incorporating other “green” lifestyle changes, you will boost the chances of conception naturally.

According to Chinese medicine, it is best to eat warm, cooked foods and avoid cold items when planning to conceive. This allows the body to put more energy into the reproductive organs rather than the digestive system. Chinese medicine believes that dairy is good to avoid since it can be bad for conception, as it causes stagnation and clogs the blood. Once pregnancy is achieved, you may add farm-fresh dairy in moderation, but stick to the hard cheeses, yogurts and milks. Grass-fed butter is totally recommended, along with good fats from avocados, olive oil, coconut oil, sardines and anchovies.

As for grains and gluten, decide for yourself and see if they make you feel bloated, lethargic or cause any inflammation. When it comes to fruits and vegetables, buy organic, fresh and seasonal—eat the rainbow.

Something that may come as a surprise is that based on scientific studies from the Netherlands and Exeter University (UK), when combined with the timing of conception, eating an alkaline or acidic diet can affect the outcome of the sex of the baby. This is a great indicator that the boy/girl sex selection can also be achieved naturally.

If you suffer from endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), candida, diabetes, food sensitivities or allergies, this following list may need to be altered. There is a special diet and supplement protocol if male factor infertility is an issue. Give your future baby the best chance by eating for fertility.

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What is ozone?

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a natural medicine that safely destroyed every bacteria, fungus yeast and mold with virtually no adverse reactions? And what if it also destroyed every toxin, harmful free radicle and parasite in our body safely as well? If it existed you would probably have read about it or heard about it from someone or somewhere by now. Wouldn’t you have? Well, guess what!? It not only does exist, but it has been used in more than 45 countries by thousands of physicians in hundreds of hospitals and clinics for over 70 years! Not only that, but there are hundreds of peer reviewed medical studies on its use.

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So, why haven’t you heard about intravenous ozone therapy? If not for Ed McCabe’s book on Oxygen Therapies, in 1988 (followed almost 20 years later by his more complete and accurate book Flood Your Body with Oxygen, available at Amazon.com), we might still have not known of its use in Europe and its past historical medical use in the U.S.

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Ozone is simply a non-patentable medicine. Since it is a highly reactive gas, it has to be made “fresh” at the time of its use in a machine that passes electric current through medical grade oxygen in a special hand-blown glass tube.

It can’t be stored in a powder, tablet, capsule or liquid form like other medicines.

There are many websites (one of the best is OzoneUniversity.com) with great information along with dozens of translated studies (type in “search intravenous ozone therapy” on PubMed.gov, our National Library of Medicine) available, which will inform you about many of its safe and effective uses.

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If the medical problem you suffer from is not listed here, you should check to see if medical ozone has been used to treat it, as the actual list is very, very long.

Is it safe?

What happens is that when medical grade oxygen and ozone gas is safely and painlessly injected by trained professionals into a vein (you can’t get an embolus from oxygen, only from nitrogen gas), the extra “O” in the ozone molecule acts like a glue stealing an electron from anything in our body that it can latch onto. Healthy cells in our body contain natural antioxidants that protect them against damage or destruction. Only pathogens are destroyed.

The most famous study done on its safety was published in Germany in 1982. In Germany, medical ozone therapy is used pre- and post-operatively to prevent infections. Jacobs, et al., reported in his published study that close to 400,000 patients were given more than 5,500,000 treatments over a two-year period with an adverse reaction rate of .0007! There is no pharmaceutical medicine that comes even close to that safety record. Easy to see why “Big Pharma” is not interested in letting the news out about ozone.

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The talented professional model, once scouted by Victoria Secret, has a very busy schedule. Besides modeling for various fashion companies, her daily training and workouts make her exhausted. Most of the time she is overwhelmed and wishes she could just sleep without doing anything. One day, her mom, who is also her agent, told her that a company wanted to hire her to model Sara Yo healing jewelry and she had choices for compensation: cash or trading for jewelry pieces at a wholesale price. “I heard that Sara Yo healing jewelry might help you lift your energy level. You should consider a trade deal for the jewelry,” her mom advised her. Julie responded, “Really? I doubt that a piece of jewelry can help me.” However, she decided to try on the jewelry before making her decision.

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After a few minutes of holding the bracelet comprised of heart-shaped Sara Yo healing stones, she jumped off her seat and said, “My God, I can’t believe it! I was so tired before and now I don’t feel tired anymore. It is so strange!”

Eventually, Julie, two other models and a photographer, all chose to receive Sara Yo healing jewelry over cash as compensation for their services.

Many women like Julie feel more motivated and enthusiastic after wearing jewelry comprised of heart-shaped Sara Yo stones. These stones were discovered (and named by) Dr. Hannah Hershoff, M.D. and Ph.D., in a remote area near her hometown in Southeast China. “These stones are made from the mineral Jingdezhen Kaolin formed over millions of years ago. Jingdezhen Kaolin mines have a long history and were reserved for royalty 2,000 years ago,” said Dr. Hershoff.

After extensive research, Dr. Hershoff learned that local Kaolin has absorbed

rich spiritual energy from the universe over the course of time. In addition, the unique process used in the creation of Sara Yo stones is based on a Chinese ancestral method involving local water, pine trees, and special kilns all contributing to the Five-Element energy.

This may or may not be the first time you have heard of Five-Element energy, but, it is important to know that this energy has been used in Chinese medicine to help people overcome illness and emotional issues for thousands of years. These five elements are Fire, Wood, Earth, Metal and Water and they are understood to be the five aggregates that comprise the world. Energy from the five elements embraces the energetic matrix of the universe and it is said to flow together within us to bring harmony and balance.

“The heart shaped Sara Yo stones predominately bring Fire energy,” Hannah said. According to literature, Fire energy is the energy of heat and it is Yang in nature. It is a strong, dominant element that fuels you with ambition, motivation and the ability to take action. “Many people like Julie become fired up and turn into go-getters after connecting with Fire energy from their heart-shaped Sara Yo healing jewelry.”

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A study in the journal Nature Communications examined wild bee populations relative to the use of controversial neonic (neonicotinoid) pesticides from 1994 to 2011, and discovered that extinction rates paralleled their use on plants throughout the country.

The 34 species analyzed experienced a 10 percent population drop across the board, with five of the species seeing a decrease of 20 percent or more, and the most-impacted group declining by 30 percent. Researchers say this indicates that up to half of the population decline could be attributed to the use of neonics.

“It contributes, but there is a bigger picture,” says Jeffrey Pettis, an entomologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Beltsville Bee Laboratory, in Maryland. Other factors are thought to include parasites such as varroa mites and nosema fungus (a bacterial disease known as foulbrood) plus viruses, drought and loss of habitat.

Meanwhile, the Friends of the Earth (FOE) environmental group has launched a petition calling on the Ace and True Value hardware companies to follow Lowe’s and Home Depot’s example of phasing out the pesticides. FOE says, “If these garden retailers don’t act fast, they’ll lose customers. A new poll shows that 66 percent of Americans prefer to shop at Lowe’s and Home Depot because they’ve committed to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.”

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Proponents of GMO (genetically modified) food may argue that the technique is necessary because the world is running out of resources. However, agricultural startup Sundrop Farms, with offices in the UK and Australia, has developed high-tech greenhouse facilities that apply solutions to grow crops with less reliance on finite natural resources than conventional greenhouse production.

In 2010, Sundrop Farms opened a pilot facility in Port Augusta, South Australia, that is combining seawater and sunlight to grow food in the middle of the desert, unaffected by climate change, biotech land grabs, drought, floods and pestilence. They are using coconut husks, 23,000 mirrors to reflect solar power and desalinated seawater on a hydroponic farm of just under 50 acres to grow 17,000 metric tons of non-GMO food every year.

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Endangered Species Protection Act May Go Extinct The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, strengthened earlier federal protections for animals that had been nearly wiped out by humans. The act faces opposition from those that believe it both unfairly protects animals that poach livestock and restricts land use.

At a recent hearing titled Modernizing the Endangered Species Act, Republican Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said the ESA is not working anymore. Natural Resources Committee Chairman Republican Congressman Rob Bishop of Utah opines that the act has never been used for the rehabilitation of species and instead has been controlling the land, saying, “It has been hijacked.”

Yet Daniel M. Ashe, president and chief executive of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, says, “The Endangered Species Act is the world’s ‘gold standard’ for conservation and protection of animals.”

According to many experts, the world’s flora and fauna are experiencing a global extinction crisis caused by human activity, but we have also learned how to protect species and help them recover. Eight species that would probably have disappeared already were it not for the ESA include the black-footed ferret, humpback whale, bald eagle, American alligator, grizzly bear, Florida manatee, California condor and gray wolf.

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We had such a wonderful response to our “Women Rule the World” May feature, where we shared photos and quotes from women business leaders and healers found right here on “The Island,” that we were encouraged to introduce our readers to some more of these remarkable and inspiring women!

“The most rewarding part of owning a yoga studio is helping to create a community of like-minded students who come together from diverse backgrounds, different ages and genders, and varied careers and educations. When I see the students become friends and meet before and after class to talk and share their lives, it is like watching a family grow. As a woman owning a business, creating this community has been like bringing a new child into this world and watching it grow and mature, spreading its own light and love.” –Leslie Luft, owner of Absolute Yoga, in Woodbury.

“Being the owner of two yoga studios allows me to connect daily with the kindest, most generous and inspiring people. How many business owners are greeted with hugs every time they go to work?” –Cara Stone, owner of Yoga Nanda, in Garden City and Long Beach.

WOMEN RULE “At the end of a day of working with clients, I feel immensely grateful for the gift I have received as a participant in their healing journey. When I hear of the benefits they are finding this healing work provides in their lives, I have a sense of fulfillment that is truly beyond words. I feel thankful to my clients for allowing me to facilitate this part of their journey to wellness, and thankful to the Divine for this gift.” –Michelle Andrea Stewart, energy healer, in Lynbrook.

“Opening my new business is truly a blessing because I am combining helping people with their divine path and my joy in having beautiful things surrounding me while working. My family support is the ultimate blessing; I could not do this without my brothers and sister.” –Heidi Husser, owner of Angels Oils and Practical Magic, in Mineola.

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“I am so blessed to be doing what I do because I get to help people reach their wellness goals and help to improve their quality of life, at the same time feeding my soul to achieve its purpose. I am truly blessed by the energy and love my clients, staff, family and God give to me on a daily basis.” –Vanessa Drew, owner of Cleansing Concepts, in Smithtown and Westbury.

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“I feel that in the times that we are living, people are really stressed out, and the practice of yoga is an incredibly healing, soothing practice—even if it just makes a tiny, little dent in the way someone feels. I think that if everyone were to be doing it, we would all be in a better place. When you are in this yoga business, it is a calling—you are just creating a vehicle for people to find their own inner peace.” –Gail Grossman, owner of Om Sweet Om Yoga, in Port Washington.

“As a Long Island-based integrative biological family dentist, my new focus has been bringing health and healing to the community that I live in and love—always striving for new ideas that present themselves during the challenges of raising our families in a fast-paced world by going back to the basic fundamentals: healthy living and healthy dentistry.”

–Linda Golden, DDS, owner of Golden Dental Wellness, in Manhasset.

“I count my blessings every day that I do something that gives back to me in so many ways—a business that I share with Sal and my girls, teaching my children to give back to nature and to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. Beekeeping is a trade that most people run from, but my family has embraced it, and we have found ways to bring us together.” –Molly Vitale, owner of Miss Molly’s Honeydrippers, in Wantagh.

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Fun Ways to Get Outside This Summer

Be a Kid Again With Your Own Family

by Sandra Murphy

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Zip Lines and More

ummer is calling and so is the great outdoors. Here are some super vacation sites, inviting activities and ideas to spark summer fun with your family.

Holding the Guinness World Record for the longest and largest continuous eco zip line canopy tour in the world, historic Banning Mills, in Whitesburg, Georgia, will thrill tweens and teens.

Enjoy a slower pace on the 12-mile Hike and Bike Trail, with nine suspension bridges, including the longest of its kind in North America. Stay in ecofriendly lodges, cabins and tree houses.

Hike It

“Hiking teaches kids respect for the outdoors and animals,” says Branch Whitney, a Mount Charleston, Nevada, author of three books on hiking. “Near Las Vegas, in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, sandstone rock affords a rare sight—year-round running water and lush ferns.”

Ralph Stover State Park, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, offers easy walking trails and climbing rocks. When water levels are high, Tohickon Creek challenges paddlers and whitewater rafters.

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From July 30 to August 4, the Omega Institute, in Rhinebeck, New York, will host Family Week. Grownups attend workshops while kids participate in specialty camps; everyone convenes for meals, free time and evening entertainment. The campus relies on sustainable energy and local agriculture. Free tours are available at the environmental education center.

Camp in Style

If traditional camping isn’t on the table, try Tentrr. Campsites on the privately owned properties sleep four to 16 people in a family, pet-friendly atmosphere. A tent, fire pit, picnic table, water container, camp toilet, queen-size www.NaturalAwakeningsLI.com

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cot, grill, food storage and sun shower are provided. “Compared to other accommodations, each night at a Tentrr campsite saves 245 gallons of water and reduces CO2 output by 54 pounds per campsite,” estimates Michael D’Agostino, Tentrr’s founder and CEO.

The secluded Lumberland, New York, campsite, along the Delaware River, sets its roomy tent on a wooden deck.

Attractions include Adirondack chairs for unwinding and a nearby farmers’ market and restaurant. Enjoy hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, swimming and fishing.

Tentrr provides required life jackets and a shuttle to meet paddlers at their destination for the return trip to camp.

From its original 35 sites, the organization recently expanded to 250 campsites, predominantly from Pennsylvania to Maine. This fall, they’ll also open sites in the Pacific Northwest from Northern California to Washington state.

Head for the Beach

At Natural Bridges State Park, in California, visitors relish viewing shorebirds, migrating whales, seals and playful otters. Moore Creek forms freshwater wetlands and a salt marsh. There’s also a Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve.

At Kama’ole Beach Park III, in Maui, Hawaii, the small waves are so clear that fish can be seen from the surface. Snorkeling gear rentals are available. Shaved ice stands keep everyone cool.

Lakefront beaches like West Beach at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, on Lake Michigan’s southern tip, attract kids. They can earn beachcomber badges in the Junior Ranger program by finding three different-colored rocks or telling what plants they saw most often.

In late August, Mayflower Beach, in Dennis, Massachusetts, hosts its annual local sand sculpture contest with divisions for kids and families creating the art together.

Go Farming

FarmWise, near Alpine Valley, in southeastern Wisconsin, gives children a personal peek into where their food comes from. They learn about life on a farm by tending livestock and farm pets, pruning fruit trees and weeding the garden. They also prepare snacks with the fruits of their day’s labor.

The emphasis is on doing the work themselves, be it planting seeds or feeding pigs.

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Staycation Ideas

Organic sidewalk chalk, fairy garden and birdhouse kits, and ideas for imaginatively using found items keep kids busy and happy; see BellaLuna Toys.com. Letterboxing combines a contemporary scavenger hunt, hike and mysterious clues; participants have fun locating hidden boxes and collecting stamp marks in personalized logbooks.

Whether on a one- or two-week vacation or a weekend away, a daytrip or backyard activity, there are plenty of nurturing outdoor options for kids of all ages to experience when the weather heats up.

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OPINION EDITORIAL

VAPE Your Teens’ New Training Bra

by Kelly Martinsen

Vape … the word is everywhere. In fact, it’s a noun and a verb. And if you are like me, a parent of teens, I imagine you are wondering what this thing—which smells like cotton candy and is inhaled through a fancy (often bedazzled) pen-like item—is all about and just how safe it is.

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ape pens, also known as electronic cigarettes or ecigarettes, most often are battery powered and contain nicotine solutions that are heated to make a vapor (hence the terms vape and vaping). Adults often vape to curtail their existing cigarette habit; and I guess that seems to make some limited sense, as electronic cigarettes are, until further research proves otherwise, “safer” than regular cigarettes. I maintain, however, that we truly don’t know the long-term effects and how “safe” these devices actually are.

My oldest sister smoked cigarettes most of her life.

She started in her teens and quit during pregnancy, only to resume the habit again after a particularly stressful office meeting (back then people smoked IN THE MEETING). Why did she smoke? She thought it looked cool. It was the late 1960s and the movie stars and rock stars were all smoking.

Honestly, she kind of did look cool. She was gorgeous— long hair, bell-bottom jeans, beautiful smile and a cigarette dangling from her two cool fingers. Did I mention her smile?

Yes, I did. Oh good, because her mouth, yup, that was where the doctors found the first lesion when she was just 45 years young—the first lesion that would ultimately kill her in a

most horrific fashion a mere five years later.

Back to vape. Maybe it makes sense for an adult trying to kick a bad habit. Maybe. But what adult needs cotton candy and cherry flavors to give up smoking? And if they did, wouldn’t flavored gum suffice? Ah, the candy flavors—those are enticing to another group, aren’t they? Right now, the “provape” peeps are probably saying, “Oh, my God, lighten up (not literally—you don’t even need to know how to strike a match to vape); it’s no big deal, just some chemical flavoring, nicotine and water.”

I won’t lighten up. Vape is merely a training bra for future drug use. Yes, I said it: Vape is a training bra for drug use. I googled “purpose of a training bra” the other day and this is what I found: “A rite of passage to mark escape from childhood to adulthood—a starter—a first.” As such, yes, vape holds a similar purpose. It will be a first and is training your child, and worse, your child’s brain, to begin to experiment with risky behaviors—behaviors they think are “adult like” or “rites of passage.”

When I first broached the topic of vaping with my kids, I asked them, “what’s the point? Do kids get a high off of the nicotine?” They said some vape devices don’t even contain any nicotine. So, I pressed for an answer as to why kids vape.

The obvious answer I was looking for was “I guess to act cool.”

If they said that, I could have a conversation on the unique distinction of “acting cool” verses actually “being cool.” The truth is I didn’t need their answer. Vaping, it’s the first “risky” choice. What’s next? What are they “training” for?

Wondering just how “dangerous” this chemical-inhaled water actually is as “a training bra” for early onset drug use?

I would say pretty damn dangerous. That first naughty vape puff your child attempts in sixth, seventh or eighth grade (maybe even younger) that holds no immediate repercussion, well that’s just a license to try the next seemingly “cool” thing, and the next, until, ultimately, they are in a place where the “cool” thing they are trying next holds very dangerous consequences.

Not for everyone. No, some kid may hit off it two or three times and wizen up or say to himself, “If I need this to be cool, well, s***, then I am just not cool!” But for many, that first vape puff, usually streamed live on some social media channel, is a first step on a slippery path. Just because vape is sweet and easy to get, don’t be fooled by the cotton candy smell and taste. Vape is simply a stone on a path that kids are embarking on much earlier than before, and the path’s end holds dire consequences.

Kelly Martinsen is publisher of Natural Awakenings Long Island and author of A Year of Inspired Living, her first book, which will be available for preorder beginning in September. For more information, visit AYearOfInspiredLiving.com.

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Enlightening Ideas about Money

Think Independence, Intimacy, Integrity

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oney influences our choice of job or home, and sense of security, worth and power; it can also make life more or less convenient. Yet, despite its essential importance, money is often a forbidden topic among family members.

territory for people. You can’t just go to a financial planner, plot a budget and be on your merry way,” she observes.

Shifting Our Perceptions

“We are not taught how to have a relationship with money on a psychological or spiritual level; it isn’t part of our culture,” explains Bari Tessler, a Boulder, Colorado, financial therapist and author of The Art of Money. “The majority of our parents and grandparents didn’t receive a financial education, so they don’t understand emotions that relate to money or how to talk about it.”

Tessler works with individuals, couples and creative entrepreneurs to help them “claim their worth in the world and bring their skills and values into the marketplace,” she says. Money is a frequent source of tension among couples, but Tessler notes it wasn’t even talked about in her graduate-level psychology training. “Money is emotional

To change our relationship with money, Tessler says we need to understand our “money stories” that include the ways in which our personal experiences, together with subconsciously inherited familial and cultural attitudes, shape how we think about money.

“The first step to changing our money habits is being willing to deal with the tough issues,” says Mayuri Onerheim, author of Money Spirituality Consciousness, a retired accountant and spiritual teacher of the Diamond Approach of selfrealization, in Larkspur, California. “There is no change without some discomfort.

It’s part of the spiritual journey.”

Self-care, forgiveness and acceptance are important throughout this process, advises Tessler, because many people bring feelings of guilt and shame to their relationship with money. She recommends doing a “body check-in” to become aware of our physical reac-

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tion to related issues, whether it’s going on a reckless spending spree or bracing to ask for a raise. This stage paves the way for the practical work of learning to manage our money in alignment with our values, goals and dreams. It begins with developing practices to track, review and reflect upon spending and earning patterns.

Tactical Tools Tessler recommends utilizing one of many free financial tracking tools like Mint.com, ynab.com or MoneyMinder Online.com. She also suggests we rename their preloaded budget categories to reflect our personal relationships to the areas of spending (e.g., “sanctuary” rather than mortgage; “my dream vacation” for savings targeted for time off; or “life happens” for late fees).

For an enlightened view of cash flows, Onerheim suggests translating what was spent on something into the hours it took to earn the money. “This perspective can transform how we allocate resources and what we’re willing to spend money on,” she says.

Vicki Robin, co-author of the bestseller Your Money or Your Life, espouses a similar approach: thinking of money in terms of hours of life energy. “Continually asking yourself whether you actually got fulfillment in proportion to life energy spent in each subcategory awakens the natural sense of knowing when enough is enough,” she writes.

Tessler and Onerheim both encourage rethinking the idea that all earning is good and all spending is bad: “It’s about balancing needs and wants, and we need joy in life. It’s not about saving every penny and not enjoying yourself,” says Onerheim.

A Rewarding Journey Becoming financially conscious ultimately helps us fulfill our responsibility to be a good steward of the planet’s resources, according to Onerheim.

“Money is a representation of myself in the world, so I want to take responsibility for where my money goes.”

“Financial integrity is achieved by learning the true impact of your earning and spending, both on your immediate family and on the planet,” agrees Robin. “It is knowing what is enough

We have ups and downs in life, and the same is true of our finances. ~Bari Tessler money and material goods to keep you at the peak of fulfillment—and what is just excess and clutter.”

All call for celebrating progress on the journey to financial well-being and know-how. “Take baby steps and reward yourself along the way,” counsels Tessler. “This is a lifelong journey.”

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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to Cleanse Body & Mind

Take Toxins Out of Your Life

by Meredith Montgomery

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he term “detox” has been gaining traction in health circles, but cleansing practices have existed for millennia, ranging from Egyptian hydrotherapy to Medieval Lenten practices and Native American fasting, smudging and sweat lodges. The truth is that we need cleansing now more than ever—to rid our bodies of chemical overload and our minds of negative thinking.

The Environmental Defense Fund has counted more than 100 chemicals produced in the U.S. that are present in everyday products and hazardous to humans and the environment. “Our body is a natural detoxifier, ridding itself of toxins through pooping, peeing, sweating and shedding skin. But in our current toxic overload situation, it’s not always an efficient process,” observes Deanna Minich, Ph.D., an author and functional nutritionist in Washington state.

Some experts believe many commercial detoxification programs are unsafe, extreme and ineffective. “Psychologically, a short-term cleanse can act as a stepping stone if you’re eating fast food and donuts every day,” says

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Dr. Michael Greger, a Washington, D.C., physician specializing in clinical nutrition and author of How Not to Die. “What matters more is longterm—what you’re eating a decade from now. No quick fix is going to do it, it’s a lifestyle change.”

Feed Your Microbiome

When the microbiome becomes depleted, overall health is affected. Dr. Robynne Chutkan, a gastroenterologist at Georgetown University Hospital, founder of the Digestive Center for Wellness, in Washington, D.C., and author of Gutbliss and The Microbiome Solution,

We’re all exposed to toxins, but if our inner terrain is healthy, our body can flush them out, so we won’t get sick. ~Robynne Chutkan

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Get Dirty

“Health and wealth have become associated with cleanliness, yet the opposite is probably true,” assesses Chutkan. “Kids come in from the playground to use hand sanitizers and eat processed snacks. Instead, discard the microbiome-disrupting sanitizer and provide fresh vegetables for them to eat outside. We don’t want kids exposed to any serious pathogens, but

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explains, “The GI tract is the body’s engine, and microbes are the worker bees that operate the machinery so that digestion and toxin removal can happen.”

She recommends switching to a plant-filled diet to effectively repopulate the microbiome and be aware of how food is grown. “Much store-bought produce, even organic options, is grown in depleted soil. Seek out biodynamic farmers that prioritize nutrientrich soil to foster microbes,” Chutkan says. Even planting a couple of herbs or microgreens on the kitchen windowsill can make a difference. “Just picking those herbs and getting your hands in healthy dirt increases your exposure to health-promoting microbes.”

getting a little dirty is essential.”

Studies have found that children with pets are more likely to have fewer allergies and infections and take fewer antibiotics than those living in pet-free households (Clinical & Experimental Allergy and Kuopio University Hospital, Finland). Pets that venture outdoors bring healthy microbes inside; so does fresh air, which purifies poorer quality indoor air.

Chutkan also warns of excessive bathing. “When we scrub ourselves, we rub off microbes and naturally occurring oils; unless we’re filthy, we just need to gently rinse.” Marketers convince consumers that products with toxic ingredients are necessities, but coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and honey can effectively replace many toiletries.

he recommends stimulating fat metabolism with a cleanse that starts each morning with melted ghee followed by a simple nonfat diet throughout the day.

According to research published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, ghee, a clarified butter, has been proven to remove environmental toxins by attaching to toxic fats. Kitchari, the staple of the meal plan, is a nourishing and easy-to-digest, porridge-like blend of beans, rice and Indian spices.

“When you eat a mono diet of just kitchari, your body can transfer the energy that normally goes toward digestion into cleansing and healing other systems,” says Douillard. For those not

Reboot with a Quick Cleanse

To stimulate the body’s natural ability to burn fat, Douillard recommends a four-day, at-home detox cleanse.

“The digestive system is responsible for delivering nutrients and escorting dangerous toxins out of your body; if you can’t digest well, you can’t detoxify well,” he says.

Unlike drastic fasts and juice cleanses, which can deplete nutrients,

Few Snacks, More Water

Work toward eating three meals a day—a light breakfast, big lunch and light and early dinner—without snacking in-between, and fasting for 13 hours each night. Douillard notes, “This regimen should be maintained beyond the cleanse because it gives the body a chance to use up its carbohydrates—its normal, go-to fuel—and switch to its calmer, more stable, detoxifying fuel— body fat.”

5 Ways to Detox Every Day

Burn Fat Cells

According to ayurveda, burning fat fuels detoxification because toxins from preservatives, pollutants, pesticides and other damaging chemicals are stored in our fat cells. When fat is metabolized and used as an energy source, the toxins are released, ready to be flushed out.

“When we’re not burning fat, toxins can accumulate, cause congestion in the lymphatic channels, overwhelm the liver and ultimately be deposited back into fat cells or stored in the arteries, heart and brain,” comments Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner Dr. John Douillard, of Boulder, Colorado.

He’s the author of Eat Wheat and a former director of player development and nutrition advisor for the New Jersey Nets professional basketball team.

ready to maintain such a limited diet, he recommends a polydiet with the option to add seasonal steamed vegetables, oatmeal and other gluten-free grains.

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s soon as we start eating healthier diets, our body is able to detoxify more efficiently and diseases begin to be reversed,” says Dr. Michael Greger, a physician and creator of NutritionFacts.org. Follow these tips to enhance the detoxification process at mealtimes.

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Eat broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables raw or chop them at least 40 minutes before cooking to maximize intake of the phytonutrient sulforaphane, which boosts detoxifying enzymes in the liver. For the time-crunched, Greger suggests adding a small amount of any type of raw cruciferous vegetables to the cooked ones.

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Always choose colorful produce, with the exception of white mushrooms and cauliflower. “White foods are stripped of nutrition,” says Greger. Pigment indicates the richness of antioxidants that keep the body functioning efficiently.

He likes adding shreds of economical and long-lasting red cabbage as an everyday garnish.

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Follow the seasons, because nature provides the ideal harvest for each season—heavier, denser foods in winter, like wheat, dairy, roots, nuts and seeds; and cooling, high-energy fruits and vegetables in summer. Dr. John Douillard, creator of the 3-Season Diet Challenge, remarks that research suggests that gut microbes are meant to change with local seasonal foods to optimize digestion, mood and immunity.

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Avoid plastics by limiting intake of foods stored or cooked in plastic, especially cling wrap, which is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a known carcinogen, according to the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer. Also avoid canned goods unless labeled bisphenol A (BPA)-free. “A lot of toxins enter our bodies through processed, overcooked and fried foods,” observes Deanna Minich, Ph.D. “As we replace these foods with nourishing options, we need to also minimize plastic packaging.”

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Filter water because, “We are primarily made of water, so if we’re drinking and bathing in contaminated water, it impacts health,” says Minich who recommends using a national testing laboratory to assess home tap water. The results can then be coupled with the Environmental Working Group’s buying guide (Tinyurl.com/EWG-Buying-Guide) to determine the most appropriate water filter to deal with the contaminants that may be present. natural awakenings

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good bowel movement is the ultimate detox, eliminating toxins, unwanted bacteria, cells that have outlived their usefulness and other waste that has to go. Stools provide an index of health, so turn around and take a look at them for feedback for improving digestive and overall health. One key way to assess a stool is by its color. Use the following guide: 4 Pale, chalky stool can be a sign of liver disease or clogged bile ducts, and is often accompanied by dark urine because the bile gets excreted through the kidneys instead of the digestive tract.

4 Yellow stool may mean a parasite like Giardia or excess fat because of a pancreas that’s not secreting enough enzymes.

4 Green stool can be the result of a Clostridium difficile infection or antibiotics.

4 Red stool occurs with bleeding from the colon, but can also be caused by eating beets.

4 Black stool usually signifies bleeding from higher in the gastrointestinal tract or from an iron supplement.

4 Lighter brown stool may mean insufficient deeply pigmented leafy greens in the diet.

4 Blue stool can be from bluecolored food.

4 Dark brown is the color of stool nirvana. Bile and bilirubin pigment, formed in the liver from dead red blood cells, give healthy stools this chocolate color.

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Emotional Release

“Toxins are best understood less as poisons than as barriers—obstacles to the life and health we truly want,” says Minich. As a functional medicine nutritionist, she believes that food as medicine is only one aspect of full-spectrum health. Her approach revolves around clusters of nutritional, anatomical, psychological and spiritual life issues that can be jointly detoxified, supported and healed.

“Good eating alone will not necessarily solve our emotional woes or stop our limiting beliefs and toxic self-talk,” she explains in Whole Detox, a book based on a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to detoxification.

“We need to remove all the barriers that impede our growth. Limiting thoughts, as well as heavy metals and pesticides, are toxic barriers that weigh us down, sapping energy that might be used for better things.”

Her 21-day program is designed to establish long-term lifestyle changes with simple habits. She recommends monitoring our emotions and tracking thoughts with daily writing exercises.

“Look at yourself like you’re examining a food label to get to the root of limiting patterns,” she says, encouraging questions such as, “Is this thought healthy for me?” or, “Do I want this thought in my being?” Be mindful of speech as well; swearing, exaggerating and interrupting can have deleterious effects, www.NaturalAwakeningsLI.com

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See How You’re Dooing

Adapt the cleanse to avoid strain, because when under stress, the lymphatic system shuts down and the body stores fat and toxins. “If three meals a day with no snacks is not possible yet, have a nonfat high-protein snack and plan to eat more protein at your next meal,” suggests Douillard. “Or start with four meals, and work your way down to three.”

Aim to drink half your healthiest body weight in ounces of roomtemperature water every day, while also sipping warm-to-hot water—believed to soften the intestinal tract, move the lymph and hydrate the cells more effectively than cold water—every 10 to 15 minutes for two weeks. Plain water has a hydrating effect that not even lemon water can replicate.

while uplifting affirmations can inspire positive actions.

She attests that visualization can help prevent the creative self from shutting down, another aspect of toxicity.

“Be intuitive and imaginative; allow creative expression to flow. Before you can manifest what you want in life, you have to envision it.” Minich wants patients to invite introspection by taking a few minutes each day to be in solitude and silence, allowing meaning and purpose to surface.

Daily stress relief practices such as meditation, yoga, self-massage and mindful breathing can foster stress reduction. “Life shouldn’t feel like an emergency. We need to navigate around stress so we’re not inundated by it,” counsels Douillard.

By extracting toxins through sweat and circulating nutrients, physical activity is equally important for detoxification, but it’s also a form of self-love.

“It expands your sense of possibilities, freeing you to go where you will and to carry burdens lightly,” Minich says.

In this age of personalized medicine, Minich encourages patients to focus on the parts of a detox program that they need most, whether it’s diet, exercise, massage, emotional wellbeing or spirituality. She reminds us that the desire and need to cleanse is universal.“Detox is as old as humankind.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

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raveling can be tricky for those trying to eat a plant-based diet, especially on long stretches of highway. More than 33 percent of Americans, or 100 million-plus people, are eating vegan/vegetarian meals more often, even if they do not adhere to a strict plant-based lifestyle, concluded a 2011 Harris Interactive study commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group. Here is what the discerning traveler can do when hunger strikes.

Start by looking for vegan pit stops before you go. Identify a plant-friendly restaurant group, such as Dr. Andrew Weil’s True Food Kitchen (now in 12

states), and then Google for their locations. Smartphone apps such as Finding Vegan and Happy Cow help point the way to vegan-friendly restaurants around the world.

This month, Natural Awakenings asked three savvy travelers how they manage plant-based eating wherever they go.

For Dustin Harder, eating well on the road is a matter of research and preparation. He is the New York Citybased chef/host of the online program The Vegan Roadie, with 100 U.S. restaurant visits and counting and now seeking crowdfunding for its third season, set in

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Italy. Harder has learned to investigate his dining options ahead of time, and always packs a travel-size, high-speed blender, lots of trail mix and his favorite condiments of sriracha (bottled hot sauce) and nutritional yeast.

“You can locate great vegan restaurants in surprising places if you search online before you travel,” he says, listing Viva Vegeria and La Botanica, in San Antonio, Texas, and The Red Fern, in Rochester, New York, among his finds.

Where vegan restaurants are scarce, he turns to plant-based options at Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. His DIY hotel-room cuisine favorites are a Hotel Smoothie, Banushi (banana sushi) and Pizzadilla, a cross between a pizza and a quesadilla, “cooked” in aluminum foil using a hotel iron and ironing board.

Matt Frazier, a runner and co-author of the No Meat Athlete Cookbook, recently went on the road for a selffunded book tour. Not only had he left his high-powered blender back home with his family in Asheville, North Carolina, he was on a tight budget.

“The trick that has helped me not just survive, but thrive on the road is eating fresher, more whole and more raw,” he says. He recommends filling up on kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, nuts and seeds, berries, beans, onions and mushrooms.

Lindsay S. Nixon, author of The Happy Herbivore Guide to PlantBased Living and related cookbooks, has traveled from her home in Los Angeles across the country and around the world, finding plant-based foods wherever she goes. “Almost every city has a Thai or Italian restaurant where you should be able to find something on the menu or adapt a dish to stick with plants,” she says. “You might have to get a little creative. I once asked for salsa and a plain, baked potato; not a bad combo, as it turns out.”

Wherever we find ourselves, we can still find healthy ways to eat.

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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Place the foil packet on the ironing board and the iron on the foil packet.

Iron it out to flatten slightly and then leave iron on the foil packet for 2 minutes, flip and repeat. Open foil, cut the Pizzadilla in half and it’s ready to eat.

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Preheat hotel or travel iron; the linen setting works well.

While the iron is preheating, place tortilla on a square of aluminum foil large enough to enclose the tortilla.

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Fold the other half over the toppings, and then fold the foil over the entire Pizzadilla, completely closing the edges of the foil.

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Four Reasons to Break a Sweat The Fast Path to Flushing Toxins

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octors, health experts and fitness gurus tell us that we should break a sweat every day—and for good reason.

Sweat not only activates a host of benefits tied to healthboosting exercise, perspiring itself is curative. Whether sitting in a sauna, walking on a warm day or working out, sweating is a necessary bodily function with powerful healing effects.

By clearing out a range of toxins, sweat plays an essential role in the body’s natural detoxifying function. Here are some of the toxins it helps eliminate:

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organic pollutants (solvents, fumigants and insecticides): A clinical study of

20 participants published in BioMed Research International found that their sweat samples contained a range of toxins, including pesticides DDT/DDE, endosulfan, methoxychlor and endrin. Nearly all parent compounds of these pesticides were evident, demonstrating that sweating is an effective way of excreting and diminishing the body’s toxic burden. One sweat sample contained some pesticides not present in the subject’s blood or urine samples, suggesting that some pesticides are only mobilized and eliminated through sweating.

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Phthalate (plasticizer): Phthalate, found in plastic products, is also removed through sweat. Research published in the Scientific World Journal evaluated blood, sweat and urine samples from 20 individuals and discovered that all of them contained the common mono2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP). The concentrations of this

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toxin in sweat were more than twice as high as those in the urine, showing that sweating may be the best way of ridding the body of this endocrine-disrupting compound.

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Heavy metals: Another study of 20 patients reported in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology found that subjects’ sweat contained about 24 times more cadmium, 19 times more nickel, 16 times more lead and almost three times more aluminum than their urine. Overall, sweat proved more effective than urine at removing 14 of the 18 heavy metals studied. It also contained and, therefore, expelled larger quantities of 16 of the 18 metals than the blood samples did.

Of all the metals, aluminum was found at the highest concentrations in sweat, with zinc, copper and nickel also occurring at relatively high levels.

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Bisphenol A (BPA): Researchers reporting in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health examined the blood, urine and sweat of 20 participants for BPA, an endocrine-disrupting toxin found in canned foods, plastic water bottles and other items. Of the 20 sweat samples collected, 16 contained BPA, while only 14 urine and 2 blood samples tested positive for the toxin.

This reveals that sweat is the most effective way of removing BPA build-up in the body; just as vital, it demonstrates that testing blood or urine for toxicity levels may not present the whole picture.

A wide range of activities, including exercising and engaging in sports, can help us break a sweat. A low-impact

option is spending time in a sauna. Notably, in a focused study, the sweat from an infrared sauna expelled more bismuth, cadmium, chromium, mercury and uranium than that produced by a steam sauna. The steam sauna caused higher levels of arsenic, aluminum, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, lead, tin, thallium and zinc to be excreted (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology).

Hydration is essential in maximizing all these health benefits. Failure to hydrate properly during and after sweating can lead to other health problems. An easy rehydration practice is to step on the scales right before and after sweating; the weight lost is the optimum amount of water to drink afterwards (Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine). For reference, one pound of water is slightly less than a one-half liter.

Sweat contains minerals essential for optimal functioning of the whole body. Following excessive sweating, it’s important to replace the minerals lost, especially zinc, copper, selenium, chromium and potassium. Coconut water is a good source of potassium; nuts, seafood, whole grains and legumes generally contain relatively high doses of zinc, copper, selenium and chromium.

The next time the couch and air conditioning beckon, think of all the “sweaty” benefits about to be sacrificed.

Breaking a sweat might seem like an effort, but it keeps internal detox systems healthy and optimally functioning.

Deanna Minich, Ph.D., is an author, teacher and researcher, as well as founder of Food & Spirit, a framework to integrate ancient healing traditions with modern science. She leads online detox programs as part of her whole-self approach to health. Connect at DeannaMinich.com.

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LOVELIGHT yoga + arts festival

by Dan Martinsen

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here will be three days of peace and music taking place August 18 through 20, almost 48 years to the exact weekend of the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969.

There will be yoga and meditation— maybe even a sighting of “Mud People,” depending on the weather. Just don’t expect any announcements warning about “brown acid” at the second annual Lovelight Yoga + Arts Festival, in Darlington, Maryland, the brainchild of original Woodstock producer Michael Lang. His goal, along with partners’ musician Wynne Paris and event producer Kim Maddox, is to channel the spirit and activism from the original Woodstock, minus the alcohol and drugs.

“We wanted to create an event based on the values of that generation but to make it appropriate for families,” Lang, now 72, said in a recent telephone interview. “This event isn’t just for millennials, it’s multigenerational— and we want everyone to feel comfortable and safe when they come, and for their peace of mind we decided to keep it alcohol-free.” He added, the festival will also be meat-free, as food vendors at the event, which is being held at Camp Ramblewood for the second straight year, will offer healthy vegan foods, drinks and snacks.

Nearly lost in the lore of the performances from the original Woodstock was the key role that yoga played, and

how the event introduced yoga into the country’s mainstream consciousness.

On the encouragement of artist Peter Max, Lang had His Holiness Sri Swami Satchidananda open the festival. Additionally, every morning and between musical sets, Tom Law (aka the Hog Farmer) gave yoga lessons to the more than 400,000 people that attended.

Paris, 52, says that about 1,300 people attended the inaugural Lovelight Festival last year, and while he and Lang would be happy for a repeat of that, they believe attendance could increase by 20 to 30 percent this August. The longer-term plan is to expand with other festivals in different parts of the country. Paris said one is already scheduled for Sarasota, Florida, in December. Separately, Lang is also working on a 50th anniversary Woodstock festival for 2019. Lang, whose wife is a yoga instructor, says he practices a “milder” form that helps him stay in shape.

Among the eclectic lineup of more than 30 musical acts scheduled to perform on Lovelight’s three stages are Grammy-nominated kirtan master Krishna Das, Trevor Hall, Tina Malia, MC Yogi and DJ Shango. And in a more direct nod to the original Woodstock lineup, there will be a Grateful Dead tribute band (On the Bus) performing.

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Lang is also working on some additional “surprise” musical guests. More than 40 workshops will be incorporated into six themed villages on-site, including one village specifically for children and families, where participants can take classes, experience artists, receive healing massages or practice meditation. The full festival lineup and ticket information is available at LoveLightFestival.com.

Paris, who has shared the stage with everyone from Krishna Das to the Dalai Lama to Mike D from the Beastie Boys, approached Lang a number of years ago about developing a festival that took the concept of the emerging transformational festivals like Burning Man but to make it more inclusive.

“Yoga is the central poll to the threering tent that is the Lovelight Festival,” says Paris. “We are serving separate generations, beginning with the original Woodstock generation to today’s youth culture in their 20s. It will be a spectacle that includes beat poets, fire dancing, drum circles and DJs. We will feature two genres of music not yet in the mainstream—Medicine Music and IDM (Intelligent Dance Music). This is not your mom’s yoga class, but there will be a lot of moms and kids there.”

“One of the highlights for me last year was seeing how few people were on their phones,” says Lang. “It was surprising and inspiring. You go to most musical festivals today and half the people are taking selfies and videos. Lovelight allows different generations to connect spiritually in a way that promotes community, consciousness and activism. Woodstock was a time when we came together as a counterculture to celebrate the ideas we were trying to propagate and to recharge, and I think this generation of youth shares those values. There are such big things at stake for the future health of our planet, and it is critical that young people be part of the solution.”

Dan Martinsen is a freelance writer and strategic communications consultant.

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An Awesome Antidote to Polarization

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Haldy Gifford When Haldy Gifford speaks of himself as an artist, the focus is not on his ability to paint; instead, he speaks on how he presents subtle ideas through art. Gifford was encouraged more than a decade ago by his painter sister to experiment with watercolors. He started without any plan or goal and discovered that watercolors can prove heartbreaking. But he also found that sometimes something spectacular can result.

Gifford used watercolors to create the cover image, 4th of July, from a photo of his then 4-year-old daughter, Amanda. Recently, he gave this family heirloom painting to her as a wedding gift. He explains, “Most people can recall in vivid detail the artwork that was displayed in their childhood home.

That imagery is powerful and tends to stay with you forever. Paintings become family heirlooms in this way.”

Gifford graduated from Trinity College with a dual degree in economics and studio arts. He went on to work for a variety of New York galleries and won numerous awards for his paintings.

Now semi-retired, Gifford paints in his home studio in the Lower Gwynedd Valley of Pennsylvania.

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e live in polarized times.

The current polarization of the American electorate and federal government is rooted in “the polarized mind”, a fixation by individuals on one point of view that excludes differing views and provokes intolerance.

Complex issues become black and white, and those with differing views or lifestyles are demonized. Beyond politics, this is seen in gun violence and terrorism, corporate abuses of health and safety, and religious and ethnic strife—affecting major aspects of our daily lives.

An antidote to polarization is awe—the wonder of being alive; living life with hope, respect, humility, wonder and a deep reverence for the adventure of living.

Psychology experiments at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, have shown those that practice awe are better able to see outside their own experiences and appreciate other points of view, which can transcend the tunnel vision and pettiness of a polarized atmosphere.

Here are some basic steps toward cultivating a sense of awe:

thing disagreeable, slowing down and affirming the preciousness of the moment can sometimes render alternative perspectives. n Be open to discovery and surprise.

This is especially helpful if we are constantly locked in by assumptions about people or things. Think how politicians might benefit by being open to the possibility of discovery or surprise during delicate negotiations. The same principle can hold true with family and friends. n Step outside the box of personal judgments and consider the bigger picture of life. Replace the prison of self-criticism often stemming from comparing ourselves with idealized media images with appreciation of the many facets of who we are and what we can become.

Psychologist Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D., is past editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, president-elect of the Existential-Humanistic Institute and adjunct faculty at Saybrook and Columbia universities, in New York City. His books include Awakening to Awe, The Polarized Mind and The Spirituality of Awe: Challenges to the Robotic Revolution.

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The Gipsy Kings – 8pm. Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington. More info & tickets: 631-673-7300 or ParamountNY.com.

EFT Tapping & Meditation – 7-8pm. Also held July 19. Build confidence, release stress, transform procrastination, overcome fears, anxiety, phobias, cravings. Arrive early to mix-mingle. $25. Turn of the Corkscrew, 110 N Park Ave, Rockville Centre. Advance registration, Eileen Lichtenstein: 516-623-4353 or BalanceAndPower.com/eft.php.

EFT Tapping & Meditation – 7-8pm. Build confidence, release stress, transform procrastination, overcome fears, anxiety, phobias, cravings. Arrive early to mix-mingle. $25. Turn of the Corkscrew, 110 N Park Ave, Rockville Centre. Advance registration, Eileen Lichtenstein: 516-623-4353 or BalanceAndPower.com/eft.php.

THURSDAY, JULY 6 Workshop Series: Intuition & Essential Oils – 7-8:30pm. With Clairvoyant, Tori Quisling. Essential oils are highly volatile, concentrated essences of aromatic plants. There are plant spirits within each bottle of essential oils. They have the power to open your pineal gland or third eye. We will use essential oils in the workshop to receive messages for ourselves and practice reading another person in the class. $40; $175/series of 5. Port Washington or Skype. Register: Tori@ToriQuisling.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 7 Introduction to Essential Oils – 7-8pm. It is time to kick the chemicals to the curb and jump into an interactive, ground-up class on essential oils. Learn what everyone is talking about and how Young Living essential oils can enhance your family’s well-being. Dorr prizes. Free. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 2882 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside. 516-544-2188.

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THURSDAY, JULY 13 Workshop Series: Intuition & Psychometry – 7-8:30pm. With Clairvoyant, Tori Quisling. We will learn to do a reading for someone by holding an object in our non-dominant hand or by directing our hand chakras to an object at a distance. $40; $175/ series of 5. Port Washington or Skype. Register: Tori@ToriQuisling.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 16 Contemplative Singles – 10am-2pm. Presenter: Joan McGovern. Join other faith-based singles as we explore God’s desire for each of us and discuss our call to action in the ministry of single life. $35 including $15 non-refundable/non-transferable deposit. Lunch included. Held at the Maude Adams House, The Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle, Ronkonkoma.

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20s/30s Something Annual Hike and Late Lunch – 2pm. Rain date, July 30. A mindful hike infused with enlightening discussions about veggie-living and spiritual life. Location of hike: Avalon Park & Preserve. Space limited. Meet at Deer Park Library, 44 Lake Ave. Registration required: 631-586-3000.

SUNDAY, JULY 9 The Work-Shop at EverVeda Full-Day Retreat – Experience yoga, create your own mandalas and restore your heart and soul. EverVeda, 140 Cove Rd, Oyster Bay. Details & register: TheWork-Shop.com.

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Yoga of 12 Step Recovery – 1:15-2:45pm. Addiction can be any action that is used to fulfill or avoid feelings and cravings to an excess. Find tools that are helpful in learning to identify thought and feeling patterns that can lead to compulsive behaviors.

Movement and language to address feelings and thoughts that arise and breathing and mindfulness techniques to help you focus and quiet the mind.

45-min open 12-step based meeting followed by a 45-min yoga practice. $15 suggested donation or pay what can. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

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Voyage – 8pm. The Ultimate Journey Tribute band featuring Hugo with special guest Fleetwood Macked. Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington. More info & tickets: 631-673-7300 or ParamountNY.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 23 Absolute Yoga Full-Day Retreat at EverVeda – With Leslie Luft and Elyce Neuhauser. Nurture yourself with nourishing yoga practices, enjoy delicious ayurvedic food and take a dip in the saltwater pool. EverVeda, 140 Cove Rd, Oyster Bay. Register: AbsoluteYogaStudio.com. EverVeda.com.

Awaken Wellness Fair – NYC’s best-loved body, mind, spirit, holistic expo. Speakers, healers, vendors, intuitive readers. Discount reader/healer appointments online until July 22. Free tickets online; $20/at door. Roger Smith Hotel, 501 Lexington Ave at E 47th St, NY. AwakenFair.com.

Vision Board Brunch – 10am-2pm. With Choose Love For Life. A visual tool that serves as a guide to your future goals. It is a visual representation of your dreams and your ideal life. A time to create your visions, setting new intentions and goals with the new moon. $75. The Hofstra University Club, 225 Hofstra Blvd, Hempstead. More info & register: eventbrite.com/e/choose-love-for-life-a-visionboard-brunch-tickets-34243330724.

TUESDAY, JULY 25 Holistic Chamber of Commerce Nassau and Queens – 11:30am-1pm. Guest speaker: renowned sales expert, Jeff Goldberg. Free meeting; purchase lunch. To RSVP, President Mark Krieger: 917-703-4694.

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THURSDAY, JULY 27 Create a Healthy Lifestyle through Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Empower your life by learning a simple meditation technique that can be used daily for greater peace, energy and well-being. With John Bednarik. Deer Park Library, 44 Lake Ave. Registration required: 631-586-3000.

Workshop Series: Intuition & Crystals – 7-8:30pm. With Clairvoyant, Tori Quisling. Crystals are living beings brought out of the Earth to share wisdom and amplify energy and healing. We will tune in to the messages from crystals and use them to heal ourselves and give readings to others in the class. $40; $175/series of 5. Port Washington or Skype. Register: Tori@ToriQuisling.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 28 Sacred Sound Bath Mini-Workshop – 6:308pm. Join Essen Ma’ayan (Allexa Keller) and Rick Batyr on an incredible healing journey into pure sonic landscape accompanied by gong, singing bowls, harmonium and sacred mantra. $28/early bird, $38/ drop-in. Yoga Nanda Long Beach, 52 East Park Ave, Long Beach. 516-889-0808. Yoga-Nanda.com.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 Workshop Series: Intuition & Tarot Cards – 7-8:30pm. With Clairvoyant, Tori Quisling Learn a fun and simple way to “play” with tarot cards and access your own intuition. We will explore tarot cards, and oracle cards and how to incorporate them into readings. Bring your favorite card decks or use one of Tori’s. $40; $175/series of 5. Port Washington or Skype. Register: Tori@ToriQuisling.com.

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ongoingevents full moon Full Moon Trance Dance – Held every month on or around the full moon. Moving meditation led by Elyce, live jams by Transmorpheous & Outhouse, at beautiful outdoor settings & studios in Nassau & Suffolk. $25. Bring a veggie dish or snack to share.

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daily 20-Hr Clairvoyant Training Program: Learn to See – Tori Quisling, M.Ed, Clairvoyant Practitioner, offers a 20-hr weekly course in learning to use clairvoyance in your life. By the end of the course, you will be able to meditate “Find Your Space,” give readings and work with your own Healing Guide.

Customized program, begin when ready. Discounts when you join with a friend. $1,575 (when paid in full). NY Center for Clairvoyant Development, 150 Bayview Ave, Port Washington. 516-423-1794.

Tori@YourPsychicSelf.net. YourPsychicSelf.net.

21-Day Detox – Lose weight, boost energy, de-stress, learn what you need to know for a life time of healthy cleansing. Includes: 21-day life botanica formula; pH strips; cleanse tool kit & recipes; 3 1-hr detox modules; 3 1-hr stress relief modules. RSVP: 516676-0200. Info@IntegrativeHealthManhasset.com.

GirlfriendCleanse.com.

300-Hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training – An ongoing training allowing for open enrollment and flexibility in attaining 300-hr certification and continuing education credits all year long. Open to yoga teachers who have completed their 200hr teacher training at a Yoga Alliance Registered School. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

Clairvoyant Development Classes – With Tori Quisling, Clairvoyant Practitioner. Learn powerful intuitive tools that completely change their life.

Classes include personal training in small groups in meditation, healing and balancing the aura and chakras through work with a personal healing guide and readings. Also learn about dreams, the Akashic Records, mediumship, and an array of metaphysical topics. Classes ongoing. More info: 516-423-1794 or ToriQuisling.com.

Life Transition Coaching – With Diane MacDonald. Every human has the capacity to create a great life for themselves. Transitions are a natural occurrence in our lives; a move from one life stage to another, a shift in career path, changes in our relationship status or a desire to improve our health.

Diane’s passion is helping clients tune into their hearts desire, turn the impossible into the possible and live their lives feeling fully alive. More info: 646-546-0644 or AWomanAlive.com.

Private and Semi-Private Yoga – For individuals challenged by anxiety, stress, addiction or autism.

Also for individuals with limited mobility, flexibility or balance. Our boutique yoga studio offers a safe, nurturing and personalized environment where clients receive the healing they deserve through yoga, breath, visualization and meditation. It Takes A Village Wellness, 301 E Main St, Port Jefferson. More info, Diane: 631-403-4847. ItTakesAVillageWellness.com.

monthly Carol’s Holistic “Show and Tell” and Educational Networking Events – Monthly meetings both day and night in Westbury and Port Washington. Display your products, share your services. Learn how to grow a prosperous practice/business. Get and give referrals. For details, Carol Leitner: 516-242-8270 or CarolLeitner1@gmail.com.

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sunday Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 9am. All levels. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Aerial Yoga Flow – 9:30-10:30am. With Eugene Feis. Explore a variety of asanas, inversions, and deep stretches to increase body awareness, trust, and flexibility with the use of aerial hammocks. Yoga Nanda Long Beach, 52 East Park Ave, Long Beach.

516-889-0808. Yoga-Nanda.com.

“Crawlers” (and Pre-Crawlers) – 3-3:45pm. $30/ class, $140/5-wk series. Om Sweet Om Yoga, 12 Irma Ave, Port Washington. 516-944-9642. Register: OmSweetOmYoga.com.

Yin Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Also Mon, 8:15-9:30pm. A series of floor poses held for a longer duration of time in order to lengthen the connective tissues of the body.

This helps us maintain a healthy range of motion in our joints and allows for the flow of energy. This practice is a great counter to the more active practices especially for athletes or those working through injuries. Om Sweet Om Yoga, 12 Irma Ave, Port Washington. 516-944-9642. OmSweetOmYoga.com.

monday Gentle and Moderate Kripalu Yoga/Stretch/ Strengthening Classes – Mon-Sat. With or without Thai Yoga Assisted Stretching. Intro class $20 or $30 with assisted stretching. Plainview, Port Washington, Roslyn & Great Neck. Carol: 516-242-8270 or CarolLeitner1@gmail.com.

Ashtanga Yoga: Mysore – 6-9am. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Theraputic Flow – 9:30-10:45am. With Rita Trieger This curative practice combines yoga therapy techniques with vinyasa flow and restorative poses to help ease stiff or strained muscles and encourage healing on both the physical and emotional plane.

Specific attention is paid to easing low back, hips and hamstrings. All levels welcome. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626.

BNFYoga.com.

Gentle Yoga for Healthy Aging – 10-11:15am. Also Wed. Stretch and breathe while learning about key muscles involved in the postures and how we can engage them to create a deeper and more stable practice. Using yoga we will maintain strength and flexibility, along with dignity and grace. Om Sweet Om Yoga, 12 Irma Ave, Port Washington. 516-944-9642.

OmSweetOmYoga.com.

Youth Education Classes – 11am-12pm. 1st & last Sun. Ages 8-11. Free. Long Island Spiritist Doctrine Study Group, 606 Johnson Ave, Ste 23, Bohemia. To register, Dulcinete: 631-578-9505 or lispiritistdoctrine.net.

Breathe, Flow and Meditate – 5pm. Also Wed. This open level class is the perfect blend of asana, pranayama and meditation. Be guided through a mini-yoga asana practice designed to provide the physical space needed to sit comfortably during guided meditation practice. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

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Breast Cancer Support Group – 6-7:30pm.

Women who have had breast cancer will have the opportunity to meet in this group. Free. Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. For info & to register, Erin Nau: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077.

Support for Caregivers of People with Breast Cancer – 6-7:30pm. Any person who is experiencing the stress and anxiety of caring for a loved one with breast cancer should attend this group. Free.

Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. For info & to register, Erin Nau: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077.

Lunchbreak Meditation – 12:15-12:50pm. Also Thurs & Fri. Join our new Meditation Experiences.

A perfect way to reset for the remainder of your day.

Learn breathing techniques, soothe and rewind with aromatherapy, gentle seated movements and visualization. It Takes A Village Wellness, 301 E Main St, Port Jefferson. More info, Diane: 631-403-4847.

ItTakesAVillageWellness.com.

Journey to Serenity – 4:15pm. Music, art, writing, guided meditation and tea. For more info: 516-655-0573 or Arden@ArtTherapy.us.

Pilates for Beginner – 6:30-7:30pm. Also Tues, 9:15am. A free trial by appointment. Come join the therapeutic-grade of Pilates class. Small group setting so you can get personal attention.

Harmony Yoga & Dance, 3050 Merrick Rd, Wantagh. For more details, Mariko: 516-330-8998.

HarmonyYogaAndDance.com.

Gentle Integrated Flow: Women 45 Yrs+ – 5:30pm. Also Thurs, 5:30pm & Sat 12pm. Beginners welcome and flexibility not required. A 75-min class for women over 45 looking to increase flexibility, balance and strength. Classes include breathing techniques for stress reduction and relaxation and a closing meditation. It Takes A Village Wellness, 301 E Main St, Port Jefferson. More info, Diane: 631-403-4847. ItTakesAVillageWellness.com.

Big Kids Yoga – 7:15-8:15pm. Ages 11-14. Promotes physical health, self-confidence, awareness, and mental focus in a safe and lighthearted environment. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

Prenatal Yoga – 6pm. Designed to bring together a community of expecting mothers to share in the benefits of a specialized yoga practice. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626.

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Free Teleclass: Essential Oils – 7:30pm. 1st Mon. Learn all about how essential oils can support the systems of the body. Different topic each month: athletics, adrenal fatigue, kids, pets, menopause. More info & registration: BestYouCanBeNow@yahoo.com.

Young Women’s Breast Cancer Support Group: Under 40 – 6-7:30pm. Support group focuses on the unique needs and concerns of women under 40 who are diagnosed with breast cancer. Free. Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. For info & to register, Erin Nau: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077.

Mediumship Study Class – 7:30-9pm. Free. Long Island Spiritist Doctrine Study Group, 606 Johnson Ave, Ste 23, Bohemia. To register, Dulcinete: 631-578-9505 or lispiritistdoctrine.net.

Tai Chi & Qigong – 7:50-8:50pm. Good for recovery from injury, physical limitation, mind-body connection. Benefits of circulation, strengthen, balance and stress reduction. Harmony Yoga & Dance, 3050 Merrick Rd, Wantagh. For more details, Mariko: 516-330-8998. HarmonyYogaAndDance.com.

YinYoga – 8:15-9:30pm. See Sun listing. Om Sweet Om Yoga, 12 Irma Ave, Port Washington. 516-944-9642.

OmSweetOmYoga.com.

tuesday Vinyasa Flow – 9:30am. Basics. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Yin Yoga – 9:30am. A practice in which asanas (poses) are held for extended periods to increase flexibility and juice up the joints and ligaments, releasing energetic blockages that may be holding you back in your yoga practice. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

YogiBaby – 11am. For mom and baby (newborn to active crawler). Regain strength and tone while bonding with your baby. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642. AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Baby & Me (Infants & Crawlers) – 11am-12pm.

6-wk series. Mommies and/or daddies practice with their babies, as well as on their own, using yoga postures, breathing and relaxation techniques in a nurturing environment. We explore being fully present with each and every moment. $108/series (1 make-up class per 6-wk series); $20/drop-in. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. Registration required: 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

Sivananda Yoga, Meditation and Inspirational Talks – 6-8:30pm. Led by Prem Sadasivananda, a direct disciple of Swami Vishnu-devananda (a disciple of Swami Sivananda), a scholar of Vendanta Philosophy, Hindu Scripture, and Sanskrit.

He is known for his lively and humorous talks and his accessible teaching style. Come Together Yoga, 60 Maple Ave, Rockville Centre. 516-761-6633.

ComeTogetherYoga.com.

Free All-Natural Permanent Weight Loss Seminar – 7:15pm. By Dr. Michael Berlin. Find out how to finally lose your weight and keep it off for good. This unique and holistic approach is like no other you’ll find on Long Island. Dr. Berlin goes after the cause of your weight and health problems and reverses it for life. Attend this seminar and get your $125 in-depth Personalized Health Assessment for only $25. Plus get 1 free Fat Melting Body Wrap. Space limited, register: 844-Lose-123 or DrBerlin.WeightSeminar.com.

Aerial Silks 101 – 7:30-8:30pm. With Marie Duca.

Small classes and step-by-step instruction introduce the basics of aerial yoga: connecting to the core, getting a balanced stretch and having fun. Yoga Nanda Long Beach, 52 East Park Ave, Long Beach.

516-889-0808. Yoga-Nanda.com.

wednesday Ananda Sweat – 10-11:15am. With Agustin McCarthy. Vinyasa class that uses a creative and dynamic approach to asana to open the body, build heat and sweat. Yoga Nanda Garden City, 55 Hilton Ave, Garden City. 516-307-9007. Yoga-Nanda.com.

Gentle Yoga for Healthy Aging – 10-11:15am. See Mon listing. Om Sweet Om Yoga, 12 Irma Ave, Port Washington. 516-944-9642. OmSweetOmYoga.com.

Knit and Chat: Breast Cancer Survivors – 11:30am-1pm. Last Wed. Spend time working on a project while chatting with other breast cancer survivors. Bring your knitting or crochet project or make a scarf to donate to someone currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Free. Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. For info & to register, Erin Nau: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077.

Chair Yoga – 12pm. Adapts yoga positions through creative use of a chair. Most of the class is done seated in a chair or using it as support. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Thai Yoga Massage – 3:30-6:30pm. Yoga-like stretching along with massage. Results may include release of energetic blockages, improved spinal alignment, physical balance, joint mobility and overall flexibility. It Takes A Village Wellness, 301 E Main St, Port Jefferson. More info, Amanda: 631-561-9238. ItTakesAVillageWellness.com.

Breathe, Flow and Meditate – 5pm. See Mon listing. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

Theater for Life – 6pm, teens; 7:15pm, adults. A therapeutic group, an experience in dramatic storytelling in supportive community. For more info: 516-655-0573 or Arden@ArtTherapy.us.

Clairvoyant Development Series: Level 1 – 6:308pm. Tori Quisling, M.Ed, graduate of the Berkeley Psychic Institute and featured expert in the New York Daily News, will train on using own psychic abilities (clairvoyance, clairaudience). By the end of 8 wks, students will meditate, have awareness of psychic abilities and perform a reading. Workbook/CD. Customized programs also available. $125/class; $975/8wk course. NY Center for Clairvoyant Development, 150 Bayview Ave, Port Washington. 516-423-1794.

Tori@YourPsychicSelf.net. YourPsychicSelf.net.

Prenatal Yoga – 7:15pm. Designed to bring together a community of expecting mothers to share in the benefits of a specialized yoga practice. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626.

BNFYoga.com.

thursday Radiance Sutras Meditation – 7:15-7:45am. With Elyce Neuhauser. A meditation practice based on Lorin Roche’s The Radiance Sutras, a poetic translation of an ancient yogic text offering 112 living meditation practices. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury.

516-682-9642. AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Power Hour Flow – 9:15-10:15am. With Renata Langner. Open level vinyasa class focusing on detoxing and opening the body, mind, and spirit in one sweaty, fun-filled hour. Prior yoga experience recommended. Yoga Nanda Garden City, 55 Hilton Ave, Garden City. 516-307-9007. Yoga-Nanda.com.

Vinyasa Flow: Level 1/Basics – 6pm. All levels. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Teen Grief Support Group – 7pm. 2nd Thurs. With Jennifer Plunkett. For teens, ages 13-17, dealing with the loss of someone close to them. First time attendees must first speak with Jennifer prior to their first group. A social media component between monthly meetings will be part of the program. Free.

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Support Group for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer Disease – 7-8pm. 1st & 3rd Thurs.

Meet with other women who are surviving metastatic breast cancer. Free. Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. For info & to register, Erin Nau: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077.

Holistic Moms Network – 7:30pm. 1st Thurs. Join us for our monthly meeting to connect on natural living and mindful parenting. Nassau County, LI North Shore Chapter. Oyster Bay Community Center. More info: 516-674-4114 or NorthShorelihmn@ gmail.com.

Meditation/Restorative Yoga – 7:30pm. Guided meditation and restorative asana for all levels; various meditation techniques taught and reviewed. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Gentle Yoga & Meditation for Stress Relief – 7:308:45pm. Come to relax and relief your stress. Gentle stretch and yoga pose with flow the energy, peace and calm for meditation. Harmony Yoga & Dance, 3050 Merrick Rd, Wantagh. For more details, Mariko: 516-330-8998. HarmonyYogaAndDance.com.

friday Gentle/Restorative Yoga – 9:30am. Gentle asana and restorative postures supported by props allow gravity and flow of breath to release the body and encourage deep relaxation. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642. AbsoluteYogaStudio.com.

Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Support Group – 10-11:30am. When a person first hears they are diagnosed with breast cancer they have a million questions, fears, and are looking for support. Free.

Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. For info & to register, Erin Nau: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077.

Spring Buddhaful Baby & Me – 12-12:45pm.

Ages 5 wks-crawling. $30/class, $110/4-wk series.

Om Sweet Om Yoga, 12 Irma Ave, Port Washington.

516-944-9642. Register: OmSweetOmYoga.com.

Community Yoga: Donation-Based – 4-5pm. A vinyasa flow class that will stretch the body and clear the mind. All donations collected each month go to supporting the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation & Flying Frogs Yoga. Donate what you can. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

Yoga and Meditation for Teens: Mind, Body, Breath Meditation – 4:30pm-5:30pm. Discover your breath and meditation to calm your mind, help you focus, cultivate creativity and release stress and anxiety. Each class includes yoga sequences as well as relaxation and meditation exercises for mindfulness. Classes end with a time for reflection through art and discussion. Class limited to 8 students. It Takes a Village Wellness, 301 E Main St, Port Jefferson. To reserve: 631-403-4847.

Prenatal Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. Designed to bring together a community of expecting mothers to share in the benefits of a specialized yoga practice.

Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport.

516-632-9626. BNFYoga.com.

saturday Pre-Natal Yoga – 9am. Absolute Yoga, 1 Guilles Ln, Woodbury. 516-682-9642.

Yin Yoga – 9-10:15am. A practice in which asanas (poses) are held for extended periods to increase flexibility and juice up the joints and ligaments, releasing energetic blockages that may be holding you back in your yoga practice. Breathe N Flow Yoga, 361B Atlantic Ave, Freeport. 516-632-9626.

BNFYoga.com.

Family Yoga – 1pm. Children and family members do yoga together. It is fun mind, body development, bonding together. Harmony Yoga & Dance, 3050 Merrick Rd, Wantagh. For more details, Mariko: 516-330-8998. HarmonyYogaAndDance.com.

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CHIROPRACTOR CENTER FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

Dr. Gina Marino • Wantagh 516-221-3500 • Align-Me.com Dr. Marino utilizes a combination of gentle chiropractic spinal adjustments, Reiki and bodywork to reduce pain, lessen the effects of stress on your system, restore flexibility and ensure optimum vitality. See ad on page 23.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY CLEANSING CONCEPTS

Locations in Smithtown and Garden City 516-640-5322 • CleansingConceptsWorld.com Private, safe, comfortable. Lose weight, gain energy, improve skin and sleep, and help reduce the risk of disease. Spa-like atmosphere. Feel completely relaxed. Pre-Post cleanse nutrients provided. See ad on page 17.

DOCTORS LONG ISLAND ALTERNATIVE & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

Steven M. Rachlin, MD, PC 927 Willis Ave, Albertson, NY 11507 (30 mins from Manhattan) 516-873-7773 RachlinMedical.com

Dr. Steven M. Rachlin is a recognized pioneer in alternative and integrative medicine and has been practicing in New York City and Long Island for over 30 years. In his state-of-the-art facility he offers the best of holistic and traditional medicine. He treats cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, hormone imbalances, low testosterone, diabetes, weight loss, hypertension, chronic fatigue, thyroid imbalances, fibromyalgia, food and inhalant allergies, celiac and heavy metal toxicity. Some of his treatments include, IV Vitamin Therapy, Chelation Therapy, complete blood work evaluations, immunotherapy and nutritional counseling. See ad on page 5.

POLLACK WELLNESS INSTITUTE 66 Commack Rd, Commack NY 631-462-0801 Pollack Wellness.com

Dr. David L Pollack specializes in functional nutrition which is the science of helping repair and restore the body naturally without the use of drugs and surgery.

Many of his clients were frustrated with their past health care; conventional or holistic. Most seek help with their thyroid, weight loss, digestive disorders, hormone imbalances including infertility, menstrual & Low T. We accept those with or without diagnosis, complex and simple disorders. Most insurance policies accepted for many services. See ad on inside front cover.

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HOLISTIC DENTISTRY CARIODONTAL

A Place for Dental Wellness Jonathan Richter DDS, FAGD Specializing in Periodontics and Implantology Periodontal Prosthesis and Fixed Prosthodontics 310 E Shore Rd, Great Neck 516-282-0310 We welcome you to come in for a comprehensive exam of teeth, gums, early detection, and oral health problems. We offer the following services: holistic dental care, mercury-free dentistry, TMJ disorder and treatment, treatment for sleep disorders, Invisalign and orthodontics, dental implant, sleep apnea. Payment plans available. See ad on back cover.

ESSENTIAL OILS PAMELA RICH

Essentially Powerful Worldwide 516-624-2332 GoTo.OilsForEveryday.com Your wholesale and retail resource for Young Living Essential Oils.

Free workshops, trainings, and support in use and application of pure therapeuticgrade EOs. Opportunity to grow your own distributorship if desired. Your guide to vibrant health, emotional freedom, abundant living. See ad on page 33.

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GOLDEN DENTAL WELLNESS

444 Community Dr, Ste 204, Manhasset 516-627-8400 • GoldenSmile.com A practice that cares for you like family. The philosophy of our dental wellness center is a wholebody approach working closely with your healthcare practitioners that you already have a relationship with. The practice incorporates the teaching of Huggins, IOAMT, and much more. See ad on page 3.

DREAMER FENG SHUI

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Feng Shui is a combination of knowledge, experience, and insight gathered over thousands of years to promote balance and prosperity. Anahid Naldjian is a certified practitioner and is available for residential or business consultations. Free 15-minute consultation with ad.

50 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740 631-316-1816 NaturesDental.net What is made by nature is always going to be better than what is artificially made.

This is why at Nature’s Dental the conservation of your natural tooth structure—the Biomimetic approach to dentistry—is at the core of our minimally invasive practice philosophy.

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HYPNOSIS/ PAST LIFE REGRESSION DIVINE DIRECTIONS HYPNOSIS & SPIRITUAL COUNSELING SERVICES Rev. Diane Monks, CH, LMSW - Wantagh 516 826-5859 DivineDirectionshscs@gmail.com DianeMonks.com

Diane is an Ordained Interfaith Minister, Certified in Past Life Regression by Dr. Brian Weiss, MD and the Weiss Institute and is also a Certified Hypnotist. Diane offers spiritually based work which combines a variety of healing modalities to offer personalized plans for healing, support, personal growth and transformation.

Divine Directions’s mission is to bless your body, mind & heart with deep peace, ease and comfort; to create safe spaces for you to heal and release stress and old patterns that keep you stuck in suffering; and to inspire you to embrace your full potential as a wondrous being of light and beauty. See ad on page 37.

INTUITIVE HEALER MICHELLE STEWART

Healer, Spiritual Counselor Lynbrook, NY 516-665-3351 Clairvoyant and clairaudient Healer, Michelle channels powerful healing energy while providing clear insight for your path to wellness. Free phone consultations for new clients.

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MEDICAL WELLNESS CENTER INTEGRATIVE HEALING CENTER & SPA

560 Northern Blvd, Ste 109, Great Neck 516-676-0200 IntegrativeHealthManhasset.com Specializing in detoxification and preventative health care. We are fully present in your visit so you feel safe, appreciated and heard. See ad on page 25.

MEDITATION 3 MASTER CLASSES IN MEDITATION Conducted by Kamlesh D. Patel LI.NY@Heartfulness.org Heartfulness.org/Masterclas

Kamlesh D. Patel a teacher of Heartfulness Meditation. Free online event. Email for in-person sessions.

MIDWIFE GAIA MIDWIFERY

Nassau & Suffolk Locations 866-239-5445 MidwifeDale@gmail.com • GaiaMidwives.com Personalized care through pregnancy, water birth, natural birth, well-woman gynecology, family planning. Many insurance plans accepted. See ad on page 33.

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516-423-1794 • Tori@YourPsychicSelf.net YourPsychicSelf.net Tori Quisling, MEd, offers Clairvoyant Readings, Psychic Development classes. Over 20 years experience, training at the Berkeley Psychic Institute, Tori assists you in deep spiritual answers, past lives, relationships and energy balance. See ad on page 12.

FINKER WELLNESS

Bellmore 516-765-3272 • Dr.Finker.com Utilizing Naturopathic Medicine to help her patients feel better naturally. Many illnesses can be treated by nutrition, botanicals, and nutraceuticals. Dr. Finker provides personalized health care solutions for her patients. See ad on page 31.

NON-SURGICAL LIPOSUCTION POLLACK WELLNESS CENTER

66 Commack Rd, Ste 204, Commack 631-462-0801 • CreatingWellnessLI.com Dr. David L Pollack specializes in functional nutrition which is the science of helping repair and restore the body naturally without the use of drugs and surgery. Many of his clients were frustrated with their past health care; conventional or holistic. Most seek help with their thyroid, weight loss, digestive disorders, hormone imbalances including infertility, menstrual & Low T. We accept those with or without diagnosis, complex and simple disorders. Most insurance policies accepted for many services. See ad on inside front cover.

OZONE THERAPY DR. HOWARD ROBINS

The Healing Center 200 W 57th St, Ste 807 New York 212-581-0101 DrHowardRobins@gmail.com If you have a disease or condition that you haven’t been able to get rid of, Ozone Therapy will most likely be the answer, even for people that have suffered for years and have lost all hope. If you are questioning if your condition can be treated, call or email Dr. Robins. See ad on page 55.

PSYCHOTHERAPY ARDEN FEKETT, MPS, LCAT 516-655-0573

Arden has extensive training and experience as a humanistic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and is a licensed creative arts therapist. She works with individuals, couples, and families; adults, children and teens. She offers various therapeutic group experiences including theater for life. All levels of psychiatric and life challenges, creativity development, relationship healing and enrichment. See ad on page 29.

REIKI TRANQUIL BLOSSOM REIKI

Stacy Marchelos Bellmore Wellness Center, 2807 Merrick Rd, Bellmore, NY 516-902-6107 TranquilBlossomReiki@gmail.com Enjoy the healing energy of a gentle, hands-on reiki treatment. Reduce stress and sink into deep relaxation as reiki helps restore the body’s natural healing ability in order to cope with everyday life challenges, both big and small. There are no limits to the benefits of reiki for body, mind and spirit.

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REPLENISH, INC.

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BREATHE N FLOW YOGA STUDIO

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361b Atlantic Ave, Freeport 516-632-9626 BreatheNFlowYoga.com Family yoga studio specializing in vinyasa yoga, prenatal, restorative, kids’ yoga, mommy & me, private/semi-private, kids’ parties and workshops. Special donation-based community yoga classes offered Fridays at 4pm. Open 7 days a week offering a full range of classes in two studios and private changing/ nursing area. Come feel the Flow. See ad on page 41.

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A nurturing and personalized boutique yoga studio, maximum 5 mats per class, focusing on women 35 yrs and older looking to lose weight, increase mobility and flexibility, or discover more balance in their bodies and mind. Private clients include those with respiratory challenges and those confronted by stress and anxiety. Children, teens, adults and special needs. Gentle yoga, breathing techniques, Thai yoga massage, meditation classes. Classes, privates and semi-privates.

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Here you will find peace, love and bliss. A variety of asana classes are offered, open to all levels (hatha, Sivananda, Dharma, vinyasa, ashtanga, restorative, kids’ and mommy & baby), as well as meditation workshops, spiritual talks, kirtans, teachers trainings (RYS), and so much more. We are more than just a studio; we are a community where you will always feel at home. See ad on page 37.

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