Wave Magazine: Issue 72 July 2008

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On your bike!

Getting out and about without the car

Supplementary benefits Easing common children’s health conditions

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Brand new columnists Two writers join the team

July 2008

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PLUS REGULAR FEATURES PARENTING, INTERIORS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, FITNESS & FOOD, PLUS THE DIRECTORY

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Rather excitingly, there have been some changes here at Wave Towers this month, and I’m very pleased to welcome on board some new writers in the form of Jo-ann Hodgson and Selina di Girolamo. Jo-ann is taking over from Katie Glass and she’ll be keeping us up to date with her musings and observations on what it means to live a green and ethical lifestyle within today’s fast-moving and contemporary world.

Selina, who is gorgeous and who also throws fabulous parties, is our new parenting columnist – her children range in age from toddler-dom to university studentdom, which I think well equips her to show us a window into what it means to raise children holistically.

In addition, Lucy Kamper takes over the hot-seat on the Wave advertising desk.

When she’s not at Wave, Lucy is busy working hard on her nutrition course, which sounds fascinating but also very demanding.

I must say, her influence has started to make me think twice before reaching for a bag of crisps when I’m feeling a bit peckish!

With everyone leading such packed and busy lives today, it can be easy to overlook the importance of eating well, and I know many of us rely on supplements to make up the shortfall. And what about if you have kids? Do they need supplements too? This month nutritional therapist Emma Wells sheds some light on the matter, and puts forward some suggestions tailored specifically for health issues that are becoming more common in kids today.

And finally, how are you getting along with your daily commute? If only we could get about by magic carpet or hot air balloon travel. Sadly, many of us are still very dependant on our cars, so we thought it would make sense to take another look at some of the other options that are available to us.

Brighton and Hove was selected to receive a huge amount of funding to help create pioneering cycling facilities – another reason to feel proud of our forward-thinking city. In celebration of my bike’s 21st birthday, I’ve decided to book us onto a cycling course with www.bikeforlife.org.uk. I bet I’ll be the only one there with 1980s graphics on my bike.

Wishing you all a great July,

Features 10 On your bike!

Leave the car at home and see how you get on with some greener options

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12 Supplementary benefits Ideas for keeping children calmer.

Regulars 5 Jo-ann goes green 6 Wave world 9 The Green House 9 Wave family

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15 Mind Games 15 Kann Do 17 Prosperity 18 What is?

19 Food for thought 20 Wave goes out 21 Wave stays in

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22 Netty’s world 22 Wizard’s guide 23 Service Directory

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Coenzyme Q10, for natural energy What is coenzyme Q10?

Coenzyme q10 is a naturally occurring, vitamin-like substance that plays a vital role in supplying energy to all cells within the body. Coenzyme Q10 occurs in two forms, oxidized (ubiquinone) and reduced (ubiquinol).

What does coenzyme Q10 do?

Coenzyme Q10 has two major roles within the body, namely in energy production and as an antioxidant. Coenzyme Q10 is an essential cofactor of enzymes that convert sugars and fats into energy. Coenzyme Q10 is also important as an antioxidant, protecting cell membranes from damage by free radicals.

Both forms of Q10 help to maintain a healthy heart, muscles and immune system, all of which have a high energy requirement, as well as a high antioxidant requirement.

Why take coenzyme Q10?

As people age, the body becomes less able to maintain adequate Q10 levels from normal dietary sources. Coenzyme Q10 levels are also depleted by exercise or illness, as well as in individuals taking statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs. Lack of Q10 is associated with tiredness and muscle weakness.

Why two forms of Q10?

Until recently, coenzyme Q10 supplements were only available in the oxidized form, as ubiquinone. Most people are able to absorb supplemental Q10 in this form adequately. However, certain categories of people may be less able to absorb this form of Q10.

These include the elderly, patients with liver and pancreatic disease, IBS and following digestive tract surgery. For such patients, Q10 is more easily absorbed in the reduced (ubiquinol) form, as BioActive Q10. However both forms of coenzyme Q10 are equally important and are specific to the requirements of the patient.

Are both forms of coenzyme Q10 important?

With regard to energy production, both forms of coenzyme Q10 are of equal importance. It is not correct to imply that the reduced form of Q10 is more important, or represents a preferentially “activated form� of Q10, with respect to energy production. With regard to antioxidant activity, the reduced form of Q10 is more important than the oxidized form.

Bio Active Q10 and Bio-Quinone Q10 are available from health food stores and pharmacies.

FREEPHONE 0800 591756 for more information, www.q10.co.uk

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Jo-ann goes green

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Yorkshire lass Jo-ann has embraced a whole new lifestyle since moving down south…

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Brighton rocks “Brighton’s full of hippies, you get used to them, sometimes you even make friends with them,” I told a visiting friend as way of introduction to the city which has been my home for the past three years. “Can I tell them to cut their hair and get a proper job?” he asked. “No, you can’t”.

He met me in the Pavilion Gardens, and coming from Dublin, I felt needed some warning that Brighton was ‘different’. Indeed, as I sit eating sushi on the grass in my lunch break, surrounded by a sea of dreadlocks, hemp slacks and yoga-practising locals (okay, excuse my ignorance, it’s probably not yoga, it probably has at least five more syllables in its title and was practised by Egyptian intellectuals in 20BC), it’s glaringly obvious that I’m not in Yorkshire any more.

In fact the only physicality I ever witnessed in a park around Last of the Summer Wine country, where I spent much of the first 20 years of my life, was the occasional après-pub brawl.

I’ve never been a ‘hippie’ and I wouldn’t class myself as one now, but Brighton’s nurturing influence, as an alternativelifestyle hub, has certainly been a strong one. I suppose as a journalist with a keen interest in local media and a mentor – or ‘journalism momma’ as I like to call her – in the form of The

Argus environment writer and editor of Rocks – I had no chance of escaping the greenwash.

Articles on the rise and fall of our beloved Tuc Tucs, controversy surrounding the Newhaven incinerator and alternative therapies line the pages of my cuttings book. And now as I spend my days writing for an ethical lifestyle website, alternative comes as the norm.

I recently asked said mentor why I always get colds when I eat healthily enough. “It’s probably because you split up with your boyfriend, started a new job and moved house in the space of a few months. Everything’s changed and this is your body’s way of regenerating so it’s brandspanking new and ready to embrace your new starts... without meaning to sound like a hippie.” Hmm, okay that actually makes some sense.

“In Cornwall, on top of cliff, eating sprouting salad with leg wrapped round head,” came the reply to a text scouting for drinking partners later that day. “‘Bout to go to a road-kill bbq,” said another one. As you do.

But none of it seems foreign to me any more. I no longer mumble ‘bloody hippies’ and wonder where all the ‘normal’ people went. Well, okay, occasionally I do, but not as often.

Being ‘green’ is another thing I’ve come to embrace as a

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“As I sit eating sushi on the grass, surrounded by a sea of dreadlocks, hemp slacks and yogapractising locals, it’s glaringly obvious that I’m not in Yorkshire any more”

Brightonite. I’m not a radical by any stretch of the imagination, but I try to do my bit, and not because I’m embarrassed into it, but because I’ve come to realise that it does matter. “Every little helps,” as a great philosopher once said – oh no wait...

Recycling the mountain of vodka bottles left in the wake of a particularly indulgent weekend, buying a bag big enough to cater for all of my purchasing whims, and re-using or passing on items that have fallen out of my favour are obvious and simple ways of easing my conscience and burden on the environment. But I’m on the search to explore a deeper shade of green.

I often find myself acting as a sounding board or journalistic sponge for more macro environmental views, so why don’t I get off my ass and explore these at one of our area’s numerous local green meetings? I find out about new local, national and international green and ethical initiatives on a daily basis, so why don’t I spread the word and follow their progress? And why don’t I just try living my day-to-day life that bit more holistically?

There really is no excuse, other than that I’m a bit lazy, and there is little chance of me fashioning this into a ‘good excuse’. It’s official, I’m turning. I am ‘Brighton’ now, hear me roar.

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waveworld Catching our eye this month…

BAGS OF CHARM Cath Kidston has designed a stunning range of collectable, re-usable shopping bags. The fabric is made entirely of recycled plastic (PET) bottles and they will be available exclusively in larger Tesco stores across the UK, priced just £3.50 each, from July 1. The bags aim to increase awareness of, and change, consumer dependency on the use of single-use plastic bags, while raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

See www.tesco.com/greenerliving

LIVING COLOUR Wider Vision Art creates photographic art for healing centres, using colour therapy to enhance peace and wellbeing. Subject matter varies but often includes plants or trees used for healing in times gone by.

Bluebells, for instance, are a gorgeous shade of blue, and are also very calming and increase feelings of trust and faith. For more information contact Caroline Bloor on 01903 746398, email caroline@widervisionart.co.uk or see www.widervisionart.co.uk

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A TIMELESS TOUCH Akalico fair trade jewellery is a brand new, quality jewellery range which has been aspirationally designed and individually crafted, resulting in timeless pieces which blend superior quality metals and semi-precious stones. Akalico refers to a Buddhist quality which represents the ability to bestow immediate yet timeless results. Akalico is passionate about jewellery and the welfare of those producing its works of art. All designs produced for Akalico have been created in India under strict fair trade policies. For more examples of pieces and information, go to www.akalico.co.uk

PANTS TO POVERTY Sensational and alluring ethical underwear brand, Pants to Poverty, has introduced a new range of Purely Natural cotton pants, reinforcing its claim to ‘rid the world of bad pants’ in a war against pesticides, exploitation and carcinogenic dyes. Based on the Pants to Poverty trademark designs, the women’s hipster shorts and men’s snug-fitting boxers proudly bear the Pants to Poverty slogan, repeated around the waistband. The Purely Natural cotton is slightly off-white – its original untouched form. Available in three sizes each for men and women, they can be ordered from www.pantstopoverty.com, and cost £12 (inc. p&p).

YOUR SEARCH IS OVER VeoSearch.com is a search engine which gives half the revenue it raises to charity. Each search generates revenue from advertisements, and you can choose which charity will receive the money you have generated.

A community is connected to the search engine, which gives charities the chance to promote themselves with viral tools. Co-founder Guillaume Heintz says, “It’s about time charities got some funding and visibility without having to put enormous amounts of money into marketing and fund-raising. VeoSearch enables users to donate without even having to reach for the wallet!”

A PHILOSOPHICAL HONOUR The Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from London Metropolitan University, for promoting peace globally. The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan governmentin-exile have been based in India since fleeing Tibet in 1959, nine years after China sent troops into the region to enforce a territorial claim.

CRAZY ABOUT KENYA Acacia Adventure Holidays is launching ‘Crazy About Kenya’, a new Facebook campaign that is hooking up with the M2 Art Studio in Nairobi. The project features, among others, Solo 7 with his ‘paint for peace’ slogans, which are already catching the attention of international media; T-Skweyad, a hip-hop collective, including Francis X Kamotho, producer at Kenya based BOMA Records, and DJ Wave, a member of the Nairobi-based hip-hop band, Paramedikz. The campaign hopes to generate a positive vibe for Kenya through online communities and in the real world. For more information, email info@acacia-africa.com

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Wave business Wave talks to some small businesses with planet-changing ideas. This month it’s the turn of Lotte Garner from Southern Alps What was the inspiration behind setting up the company?

I discovered that the added preservatives, additives or sugar in dried fruit is unnecessary, and you can still retain flavour and nutrition if you dry good quality fruit slowly. My husband Andrew and I decided to establish Southern Alps to offer slow dried fruit to the increasing number of like-minded people in the UK and beyond.

We didn’t want to compromise on anything that we really care about, in particular, being responsible for the impact we make on people and the environment. We were inspired by creating a company from the ground up – the way we think a company should be, which is about much more than financial success.

What’s been the biggest challenge you’ve faced?

The biggest challenge is to have people be willing to pay a little more for a product that is not only delicious and healthy, but also ethical and increasingly sustainable. Making natural dried fruit costs more.

What’s been your biggest success?

Convincing small fruit producers to dry fruits for us the way we want it. Making it in London Borough Market (only the best do). Having the World Champion Canoeist ask for our sponsorship because he likes our stuff (it’s healthy). Having the best-selling Muesli in the best stores in Switzerland. Maintaining a close and caring relationship with people working at Southern Alps during our growth. Taking care of communities in Africa.

Who are your heroes?

Where do I start? Our suppliers of slow fruits, one of the suppliers is working with us to develop a solar heating dryer (a machine only powered by the sun). Another one helps us to support local communities in Burkina Faso helping them to grow and educate their children.

Five canoe rowers literally rowing for England and a super triathlete.

We sponsor all of them with our fruits and pucks. My friends (who hardly get to see me) and my husband and two boys who have grown up with a far too busy mum ....and they even appear happy. Please don’t ask me to select one – because they kind of come together as a “hero-pack”. ➜For more information visit www.southern-alps.co.uk or call 01474 871276

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Green house

Family affairs

Fresh from Morocco, Sarah Whittaker shares her inspiration for dreaming up the ultimate eco bathroom

Marking the seasons is a great way to help children through natural transition, says Selina di Girolamo

I’ve just been to Marrakech.

(I planted a tree to compensate, honest). It was an interior designer’s heaven – stylish furniture, mirrors, cushions, pouffes – and bathrooms. I saw a copper bath that I shall dream about until I work out how to ship it back by donkey.

What should we consider in a new bathroom project that doesn’t cost the earth or damage it in the process?

Copper is a wholly natural material present in and essential to all plants, animals and humans. It doesn’t rust and turn the water orange, and it has a mild disinfecting effect on the water, making it ideal for baths and sinks.

Seasonal celebrations feature very highly in our family. It seems that as soon as we finish washing green face paint from the children’s Jack in the Green costumes and sweeping away drooping May blossom that our thoughts shift to the summer solstice preparations.

Tali, 11, is making a huge dragon sculpture, representing the vitality of the sun. He is stretching gold fabric over the willow frame and his bedroom is strewn with masking tape. The dragon will be burned in the campfire on midsummer night and in the morning the ashes spread on our vegetable patch. This symbolises the transfer of energy from the sun to the earth, as the light recedes and the harvest season begins. Fouryear-old Iggy is inspired by drawings in a picture book of fiery wheels being rolled down a hill. Together we make hoops out of wire and flames from material, glitter and tissue paper. Hung high in the oak tree these wheels flutter and will catch the first rays of dawn on the longest day.

Transitional points in our lives harmonise with seasonal tides, helping us to express our hopes and fears, a process that our eldest son, Johnny, continues into adulthood. He graduates from university this summer and is making a prayer bundle of natural objects to signify the last three years.

This might be a clove of garlic for culinary skills, a golden feather for financial independence, a round pebble for friendship etc. Wrapped in cloth and buried beneath a holly tree (Celtic guardian of the waning year) the prayer bundle ceremony acknowledges how far he has come on his journey.

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Recycling should be at the heart of any new building project: re-use baths and basins where possible, or source second-hand, and splash out on sustainable finishes instead. If you just need to update a single item in your bathroom, then you may be able to find a replacement with a company that specialises in discontinued items such as www.discontinuedbathrooms.co.uk.

For a truly eco bathroom, water saving is a priority. Take out the bath altogether and install a luxurious shower. It’s fairly easy to source watersaving fittings on taps and showers. These mix air with the water so that the pressure feels the same, but they use less water. Toilets can be fitted with a dual-flush or low-flush cistern. If you don’t want to go the whole hog, you can buy a few inexpensive accessories from Big Green Smile (www.biggreensmile.com) – for example sachets that go in the cistern and swell up to save water.

For walls and floors, go to Marrakech (by boat!) and buy recycled mosaic tiles, or make your own mosaic from bits found at a salvage yard.

Fired Earth (www.firedearth.com) stock some beautiful recycled glass tiles.

For a different finish on the floor you could consider rubber flooring or linoleum. Linoleum is produced from renewable materials: linseed oil, resins, wood flour, jute and ecologically responsible pigments. Dalsouple rubber flooring (www.dalsouple.com) is free from PVC, CFCs, asbestos, halogens, formaldehyde and plasticisers. It is ultimately recyclable, as well as hard-wearing and long-lasting.

For wooden bath panels and cupboards try sustainable bamboo. It’s ideal for bathrooms as it won’t rot in rooms with high humidity levels.

And finally, think about showering with a friend. Save water and have fun at the same time!

Sarah Whittaker is available for interiors project. Contact Sarah at sarah@bluelamb.co.uk

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“Marking pivotal points in the season with simple ceremony and creativity helps children to explore their inner worlds as well as enhancing their awareness of natural cycles”

Marking pivotal points in the season with simple ceremony and creativity helps children to explore their inner worlds as well as enhancing their awareness of natural cycles. Lighting a candle, or a campfire, creates an opportunity for the whole family to state their intentions for the summer and to celebrate the sun at its zenith. Wishes can be scratched into the wax or drawn on pieces of firewood. Traditionally three wishes are made, one for the self, one for a friend and one for the world. This solstice whilst watching my boys debate whether more organic ice cream is a suitable wish for the world, it all seems very simple. The light of the sun opens the flower that becomes the fruit that bears the seed of the future.

Blessed be!

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Wave transport

On your bike!

We all know what too many cars on the road means: increased congestion and pollution. With fresh initiatives emerging all the time, why not take another look at how you get about, says Pearl Bates – and besides doing your bit for a happier future, you might even save some money

ot so long ago, it was predicted that by 2008 we would all be travelling by hover car, and perhaps living on space stations and eating special food-flavoured pills instead of real meals. I don’t know about you, but personally I’m pretty pleased that we all still on Earth and that I still get to eat proper rhubarb crumble, courtesy of my mum. However, the lack of hover cars, teleportation, or at least an abundance of energy and emissions efficient vehicles, is proving to be a problem.

Our lifestyles place a big demand on transport – we all have places to go and things to do, and too many of us are still using our combustibleengined cars. So, let’s have a look at some alternative ways that we can go about getting to all these places and things that we need to do.

Walking Apparently 45 per cent of people who drive their cars to work travel less than three miles, which accounts for 27,000 car trips each day in Brighton and Hove. I love walking in cities and often go for a speed-walk around town during my lunch break. Walking is a great way to clear your head and relieve the stresses of modernday living. So much stuff builds up in your head during the day, whether it’s things you need to get done, or ideas that require some thought, or issues with your boss or partner.

You will find that walking is a great time to sort all those thoughts out and process them without interruption. Even better, you’re getting fitter and healthier with every walk you take – it’s estimated that you burn about 100 calories

with every mile that you walk. For some inspiration, go to www.brighton-hove.gov.uk and put ‘walking’ into the search box.

Cycling West Brighton and Hove has been selected from 30 authorities to receive an annual grant of £500,000 from Cycling England over the next three years, to continue encouraging cycling in the city. The city council will match this funding, which brings the total of investment to £3million – not bad! As a result, a new Hove to Hangleton cycle route is being developed, and many new cycle advanced stop lines are being put in place.

Why not join forces with your colleagues to push for good bike facilities at work, such as covered cycle parking. After all, each new cyclist means one less car parking space is required – and a car parking space can cost your employer upwards of £1,000 a year!

A quick Google search revealed no less than seven websites dedicated to cycling in Brighton and Hove – you can get started with www.bricycles.org.uk.

Buses Getting about town by bus can be surprisingly speedy and hassle-free. If you go to www.buses.co.uk, you’ll find all the information you need for Brighton & Hove bus travel, including timetables, routes, fares and even the stories behind the famous Brighton names you see on the front of the buses.

Many of you will have heard of The Big Lemon buses – a new company with a fantastic approach to running an ethical business, with an end-result aim of happy customers and happy staff.

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www.wavemagazine.co.uk number of Park ’n Charge points. If you’re not quite ready to invest in a machine of your own, check out Brighton-based www.vroombythesea.com, where you’ll find everything you need to know about hiring a scooter, moped or motorcycle.

Trains Since British Rail splintered into many different companies, things can get a bit complicated when it comes to planning your journey. Purchase your ticket directly from the company you will be travelling with, as this will minimise the risk of hassle should you later require any refunds or need to make alterations to your plans.

Most train operating companies have cheaper tickets available for advance purchase. The downside is that you are invariably restricted to a shorter time period.

You may even be restricted to one train!

Again, check with the train operating company you are travelling with for advance ticket types, availability and prices. You may find that certain train companies have special deals for online purchase only.

Car-sharing For some, factors such as young children or rural living can make life without a car seem too impractical to seriously consider. But there are still things you can do to help minimise the impact your car makes on the environment.

80% of cars travelling at rush hour contain only one passenger, and you have to think: surely many of these commuters are making very similar journeys every day. Increasingly, motorists are joining forces and, in so doing, are beating the soaring costs of running a private car as well as the hassles of parking in town. Why not see if you can co-ordinate a school run with your friends, or find out if any of your colleagues live in your neighbourhood?

Alternatively, car-clubs are a fantastic way to enjoy all the benefits of a private car, without having to worry about tax, MOT, insurance, parking permits, car cleaning and so on. A survey by the AA recently found that the average Londoner spends £476 a month on total car costs and only drives 20 hours a month. In addition, you’ll find all the major car clubs are in a green frame of mind – Zipcar, for example, has 60 hybrids, and City Car Club has more than 50. “Every club car that we put on the road,” says Philip Igoe of Carplus, “saves the equivalent in carbon of 10 transatlantic flights a year.” w

Mopeds and scooters My brother bought himself a scooter to get about in London, and was pleasantly surprised to find that his petrol costs amounted to the grand total of £5 a week.

If you’re travelling by moped in London, you can go freely in and out of the congestion zone without the hassle and expense, and you can charge electric vehicles for free in most London car parks or at the growing

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Founder and Managing Director Tom Druitt has courageously battled his way through adversities and challenges to get the buses, which run on 100 per cent locally sourced used cooking oil, on the roads. For fares, routes and background info, go to www.thebiglemon.com.

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Supplements for children

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With the help and advice of nutritional therapist Emma Wells, Wave takes a look at how supplements may be helpful when treating children’s health conditions

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n the whole, when it comes to supplements for children, it’s difficult to prescribe specific recommended amounts as differing factors can effect dosage,” says Emma. “For example, two six-year-olds could have very different needs and requirements due to different weights, or various health concerns – it’s important to bear this in mind.

“You also need to assess the quality of the supplements. Although some high street retailers can provide very cheap supplements, the actual form that the nutrients come in may not be easily available to the body and hence may in effect be a waste of money – spending a little more on good, reputable brands like Biocare (www.biocare.co.uk), who do some great powdered and liquid supplements that are easy to hide in foods or smoothies, could well be a better place to start.”

Emma notes that some specific health conditions which are becoming more common in children these days include dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and autism. Attention to nutrition and courses of supplements may be beneficial in all of these cases.

Here are some guidelines but for more tailored advice see a trained professional.

DYSLEXIA AND DYSPRAXIA Dyslexia is characterised by specific problems in learning to read and write, due to subtle problems in visual perception. Associated features include problems in distinguishing between left and right, poor direction sense, difficulties with time and subtle problems with both visual and auditory perception. The overlap with ADHD is around 30 to 50 per cent, and with dyspraxia it appears to be even higher. Dyspraxia is characterised by clumsiness and difficulties in carrying out

complex, sequenced actions, such as catching a ball, tying up shoelaces or doing up buttons.

The condition results in extremely poor handwriting and difficulties with organisation, attention and concentration. Often too, there can be challenges involving mood and behaviour, such as impulsivity or temper tantrums. These children can be hypersensitive to touch, smells and sounds, and they may prefer repetitive or familiar activities, because they can find novel situations very stressful.

Nutrition When it comes to nutrition, minimise your child’s intake of sugar and refined or processed foods, fried foods and saturated fat from meat and dairy as much as you can. Ensure an optimal intake of essential fats from seeds, cold pressed oils and oily fish. In addition, make sure they are receiving sufficient antioxidants, especially Vitamin E, to help protect them from damage. It may be worth having a hair mineral analysis to check for any heavy metal toxicities. Fish oils are important: the omega-3 component is particularly essential for sharp brain function because neurones are especially vulnerable to EPA/DHA deficiency. The results of an Oxford-Durham study were recently published, showing that three months of supplemental fish oil capsules can help the reading, spelling and concentration of children with dyspraxia to improve very significantly (Paediatrics 2005, 115(5): 1360-66) Supplements to consider ✺ The standard dosage of omega-3 in the scientific research of dyslexia and related disorders should ideally be around 500 mg EPA per day. In some cases, an even higher dosage is necessary. The most common fish oil supplements contain EPA and DHA in a ratio of approximately 3:2, although the total EPA and DHA concentrations can fluctuate considerably. However, in studies at the University of Oxford in relationship with the treatment of Dyslexia, an omega-3 supplement with an EPA/DHA ratio of at least 5:1 is used.

ATTENTION DEFICIT (HYPERACTIVE) DISORDER (ADD/ADHD) ADD or ADHD is seen more often in boys than in girls and the onset is usually before the age of three, although it is not often picked up until school age. Characteristics include: hyperactivity, emotional instability, co-ordination deficit, short attention span and poor concentration, impulsiveness, specific learning disabilities, disorders of speech and hearing. The main foods implicated in excacerbating the condition are sugar, red, yellow and blue dye, preservatives, cow’s milk, soya, chocolate, grapes, salicylates, peanuts, wheat, corn, eggs, tomatoes, apples, fish, and oats. Other issues to consider are nutrient deficiency, digestive disturbance and/or malabsorption or malnutrition, thyroid involvement and heavy metals (particularly lead).

Nutrition When it comes to your child’s diet, check for food allergies and/or intolerances. Have your child eat five small meals per day to help balance blood sugar levels. Avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates at all costs! Avoid salicylate-containing foods such as almonds, apples, apricots, cucumbers, currants, plums, tomatoes, oranges, peaches, dates, prunes, dried raisins, pineapple, guava, sultanas, radish, chicory, peppers, gherkin, courgette, chilli and all berries. Avoid caffeine and caffeine-containing products, carbonated/fizzy drinks, bacon/ham/pork, and ketchup. Consider eliminating all gluten containing foods.

Supplements to consider ✺ EFAs ✺ Vitamin C ✺ Vitamin B Complex: children’s version with breakfast ✺ Vitamin B1 deficiency may be implicated in ADHA ✺ Vitamin B6 beneficial for the production of Serotonin ✺ Calcium deficiency may be an underlying cause of some cases of ADHD. ✺ Magnesium ✺ ADHD patients have been found to have low (up to 50% lower) serum Zinc levels.

For food sensitivity: ✺ Children’s probiotic ✺ Herbs (it is recommended that you consult a herbalist) ✺ Passiflora ✺ Avena (check for gluten sensitivity before administering)

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✺ Other herbs include: chamomile, gingko, hawthorn, bacopa, rosemary Lifestyle Exercise, yoga/pilates Flower essences Limit exposure to TV, computer, computer games, mobiles etc Homeopathy or hypnotherapy Essential oils: lavender, rose, chamomile, vanilla, jasmine.

Avoid over exposure of household chemicals, perfumes, toothpaste with sweeteners/ preservatives etc

AUTISM First described in the 1940s, the condition is characterised as a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, causing restricted and repetitive behaviour, all starting before a child is three-years-old. Issues to consider with autism include an EFA deficiency, electrolyte balance, heavy metal toxicity, and nutrient deficiency. Ideally, treatment would aim to support the digestion, heal Leaky Gut syndrome, treat Candida, boost the immune function, balance electrolytes, clear heavy metals such as copper,

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Nutrition A naturopathic diet would be a good one to start with for autism, boosting nutrient dense foods and super-foods. Avoid yeast, including barley, malt and vinegar. Avoid dairy, saturated fats, additives, preservatives, colourings, flavourings and refined carbohydrates. Boost complex carbohydrates, essential fatty acids.

Eliminate caffeine-containing foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate. Work on maintaining blood sugar levels and use only purified water.

Supplements to consider ✺ Omega-3 fatty acids ✺ Probiotics ✺ Magnesium ✺ Zinc ✺ Chromium ✺ Silica ✺ Vitamin E ✺ Vitamin B-complex ✺ Celloids to balance electrolytes e.g. SP or SS, MP, CP, PP or PS or PC ✺ Flower essences/homeopathics

Nutritional therapist and health writer Emma Wells (Dip ION) can be contacted on 01273 775480 or visit her website at www.smartnutrition.co.uk

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NLP Coach and Hypnotherapist Jonathan Conway Bsc Dip EHPNLP NCH (acc) Qualified experienced hypnotherapist Certified NLP Master Practitioner and Coach

Effectively assists with: • public speaking • panic attacks • exam nerves • self esteem • smoking • phobias • weight

He also teaches self hypnosis and is available for telephone coaching

01273 540425 07956 855027 www.jonathanconway.co.uk London, Brighton, Hove & Forest Row Practices

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Kann do attitude

This month wellbeing coach Viv Craske ponders one of life’s biggest unsolved questions

Fitness guru Adam Kann says leading a fun, healthy life is easy when you live beside the seaside

The great outdoors

I was talking to my mum about this column and I asked her, “What makes you, you?”

After a pause, she said, “Well, my thoughts and my spirit”.

“Point to your spirit.”

“Well, I can’t. It’s out there,” she replied, waving beyond the roof of the pizza restaurant we were in.

For many people, the gym is a place of mystery, a place to avoid at all costs.

There are many reasons for this but the reasons are not important. For some, this element of fear or mystery can facilitate a negative response to exercise, leading to obesity, disease or just generally poor health. In extreme cases it can even lead to a deep resentment of anything to do with exercise.

I happen to know a person just like this. (“You know who you are”!)

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“The fact that we cannot explain ‘Who am I?’ in words means that we are more magical and precious than we can comprehend.

And knowing that, is a greater truth”

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Where is your ‘I’?

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“Maybe it is time to take a deep breath, pack a bag and head out into the hills in search of happiness”

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“And when you have those thoughts, where do they start?”

“Here,” she said with a finger on her temple.

“How do you know?”

“Well, I don’t I suppose.”

Those two minutes over a pizza with mum could roughly sum up a couple of millennia of philosophical, religious and scientific debate about our sense of self. Does the ‘I’ – our sense of self, our ego, our conscious mind – exist in our brains, our heart, as a collective consciousness, or as spirit?

I asked a friend, “Where is your ‘I’?”.

“Above my nose,” she replied, pointing out that the question can be both monumental and trite.

The latest scientific research suggests that there is no real ‘I’ and that our sense of self is an illusion – an amalgamation of our subconscious thoughts at a given moment. If this is true, it means that our identity and personality are illusions, more flexible that we believe, and that rather than choosing to do things, we are led by unconscious desires.

But even if this is true, where do the unconscious thoughts come from?

Psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich believed that when we are born we have only consciousness, and that as we interact with and react to the world, this separates into the conscious and the unconscious mind, the former acting as protection to the later.

Biology of Belief author, Bruce Lipton, describes our mind and body as a TV set waiting to receive a signal from the universe at the right frequency, and that the ‘I’ we perceive is really just this message being transmitted from the universe. Whether we see this signal as God, spirit, love and light, the collective unconsciousness, karma, Brahma, Buddha nature or our intuition, doesn’t really matter. These are just words that the ‘I’ chooses to make sense of a question that may always remain elusive.

If there was an easy answer, would you really want it? The fact that we cannot explain ‘Who am I?’ in words means that we are more magical and precious than we can comprehend. And knowing that, is a greater truth.

Viv Craske is a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, hypnotherapist, time line therapist™ and Meta-Medicine health coach based in Brighton.

To change your life, call 01273 208605, email viv@nlpbrighton.co.uk or visit www.nlpbrighton.co.uk

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So what’s the solution? Well luckily, we live in the free world and so can do just about anything we put our minds to. Leading a healthy life is not about ‘pumping iron’, it’s about ‘living’. Having grown up in a grim place called Heathrow where there is nothing to do but watch aeroplanes fly and buses ferry depressed people around, I fully appreciate how lucky I am to be living down here on the coast.

With just a short walk to the beach or a bike ride to the Downs, I have a previously unimaginable array of active pursuits I can engage in. I can windsurf at Hove Lagoon, or kitesurf in the sea. I might hike the South Downs Way or jog around Devil’s Dyke for a while.

If fuel prices stop rising to extortionate levels, I might try paragliding this year. No money? How about rollerblading along the promenade or swimming from pier to pier? Got a kayak? How about a wee paddle in the waves or, for a bigger challenge, drop your kayak into the Cuckmere River along with all the adrenaline junkies and ride the rapids!

Clearly the choices are endless and, quite frankly, there is no excuse for being lazy! There isn’t a day that passes where I don’t appreciate how easy it is to keep healthy around here. I think people take choice for granted until it’s gone. So, if you find yourself banging your head against the wall having failed miserably with all the fad diets you have tried, maybe it is time to take a deep breath, pack a bag and head out into the hills in search of happiness.

Remember, every day lost is a day wasted, and if all else fails, go for a walk to the beach and watch the sun set into the sea.

Adam Kann is a personal trainer at David Lloyd Health Club, Brighton Marina. Email him at adamkann@hotmail.com

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Abundant Living Want to sort your finances out?

Then it’s time to go on an information diet, says Steve Nobel

Vanessa Hadley explains why the good old-fashioned notion of saving can pay off big time in terms of the feel-good factor

Riding the waves If you are looking for good news then you will certainly not find it by listening to the financial news over the past few months. We have stock markets in turmoil, UK house prices in decline and concerns about job security. Pretty depressing stuff! Okay, I am now going to give you some unconventional advice about your finances: go on an information diet.

Yes, you heard me correctly, stop listening to all the bad news. Stop worrying and stay in the present. If you keep focusing on all the depressing news around you, guess what will happen? Yes, you've got it, you will feel depressed as a result. Now it is one thing to hear bad news that you can do something about and quite another where you have no power to make any kind of positive impact on what is happening. The latter will drive you into a downward spiral of anxiety and helplessness.

Not a great idea if you are interested in: living abundantly and joyfully; spotting great opportunities; thinking a little creatively; or envisioning a bright future. From a conscious creating point of view depressing information that you cannot do anything about will adversely effect your core vibration, which will ripple out into your reality affecting both present and future experiences.

“Start looking for all the good stuff in the world.

This is a discipline that takes a little time and effort because most of us have trained ourselves to look out for all the bad news in the world”

Unusual perhaps for a financial advisor, but I’m hoping that the credit crunch might have some positive effects.

As a child my father would never lend me money – if I wanted something it was simple. I was told to save up for it and that if I borrowed money one week, then the next week I would be short of money.

Nowadays it’s normal that if you want something and you haven’t got the money, you simply put it on your credit card (and by the time you’ve paid back multiples of what it originally cost, it’s worn out anyway). In effect, you simply don’t value the goods or money.

We need to encourage saving as a normal part of our life – including teaching our children to avoid credit and start saving at a young age.

Even a small amount can teach good habits and the appreciation and value of money.

Let’s encourage buying less, but better quality goods that last longer. Because if something is cheap, someone (and probably us as well) is likely to be paying a higher price, whether it is environmental damage or appalling labour conditions and animal welfare.

Another old-fashioned idea is a rainy day fund. This is something that many do not do any more but in previous generations was normal.

Being free from debt can bring freedom. One thing’s for sure, being in debt can cause misery and when it’s caused by buying goods that we don’t really need, it’s a bit ridiculous isn’t it?

If we measure ourselves by our material possessions, we really do need to rethink our values.

So change habits and start regularly saving, no matter how small.

And then when you want to buy yourself that luxury item and you go and pay for it in cash, it’s that bit more satisfying and enjoyable.

At Barchester, we like to help people protect what they value. ➜Vanessa Kelley is an Independent Financial Adviser specialising in green, ethically screened and environmentally sensitive financial products.

Call 01273-307028 or e-mail vanessa.kelley@barchestergreen.co.uk.

You can also log on to the website www.barchestergreen.co.uk. Robin Currie runs the highly acclaimed workshop Making Friends With Money that are running in Brighton this year (www.makingfriendswithmoney.com).

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OK, so after beginning your information diet the next step is to start looking for all the good stuff in the world. This is a discipline that takes a little time and effort because most of us have trained ourselves to look out for all the bad news in the world. This is because we are trained from an early age to be problem solvers and fixers. If instead you start to be a solution finder then as you walk down the street you will notice shops that look and feel abundant, you will see lovers vibrating with sensuality and love, you will see children playing, and you will experience the vibrancy and diversity of life all around you.

When you follow my simple advice you will start to feel better about your life and the world around you. You will feel more hopeful than depressed and you will be adding to the collective joy and optimism in the world rather than adding to the collective anxiety and fear in the world. So what world are you going to choose to live in today? ➜Steve Nobel is an author, coach and a director of Alternatives, St James Church, Piccadilly, London W1. To register for your free daily prosperity thought go to www.stevenobel.com. Steve Nobel is running a workshop called Dream Your World Into Being in London on July 26. For more details visit www.alternatives.org.uk or call Steve on 07971 242 074.

“As a child my father would never lend me money – if I wanted something I was told to save up”

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Choice Cuts Organic Food Centre Meat, dairy, vegetables, delicatessen and provisions

Opening hours:

What is…

5-Element Acupuncture?

Sally-Ann Duchovny receives a treatment in 5-Element Acupuncture from Angela Porter “Emotional layers build up around us as we cope with the stresses and strains of modern life, and these layers can distort our vision and perceptions of life.” says Angela Porter, who practices 5 Element Acupuncture from a beautiful, light and airy treatment room in her Brighton house. ‘The work of this treatment is to peel away these layers, rather like those of an onion, until the client is brought back into balance.’ Based on Classical Chinese philosophy, 5 Element Acupuncture treats the root causes of disease, not just the physical manifestations, and empowers a client to access self-healing. Rhythms and cycles of the human body echo those of nature – the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water.

A treatment with Angela will begin with a two hour consultation, while she gently questions you, working through your life history with a finetoothed comb. Once I was up on the therapy table, keeping warm with large fluffy towels, Angela explained that she was going to listen to six pulses in each arm, which related to energy pathways, known as meridians, that run through the body, which in turn relate to the organs. In addition, she was using her senses of sound, colour, odour and emotion to diagnose.

She looked carefully into each of my eyes, and then prepared to place the first needle, somewhere in the middle of my chest. I could feel a small pricking sensation as the needle went in, but Angela said we hadn't quite hit the right spot as I wasn't really feeling much. She re-adjusted the needle and then all of a sudden I was hit with powerful pulling sensation.

After a moment I was overtaken by a rushing in my head, a feeling that I had expanded to fill the room, and I also started to shake as if I had had too much coffee. It was pretty hard to deny that something amazing was happening. Angela said I was in the process of reconnecting, as the treatment worked to re-align the mind, body and spirit.

Throughout the rest of the treatment, Angela placed more needles in my abdomen, legs, and ankles. I then sat up and she placed some more in my back to get all the energies moving, releasing energy that is no longer required – “Rather like a spring clean!“ After the treatment, I felt a little unsteady and went for a walk along the beach, which Angela said would be a great idea, as it would keep everything open and moving, giving the body time to re-balance its energies and become grounded again. For the next few days, I had a definite feeling of euphoria and a sense of strong, boundless energy – which in my opinion, was a fantastic result.

Angela Porter receives clients at her treatment room in Brighton and also at her Harley Street clinic in London. She can be contacted on 07720 880 385. www.angelaporteracupuncture.co.uk

Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm Sunday 9am to 3pm 95a Preston Drove, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6LD Telephone: 01273 381616 Fax: 01273 381616

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food for thought

That’s sweet

Salt alternatives

Swap sugar for Geo Organics Agave Syrup

Seagreens’ products offer cooks a natural, low sodium option to salt, finds Andrew Kay Seagreens is a very small company in Sussex that, through an Anglo Norwegian joint venture, harvest wild arctic seaweeds that respond to many of our pandemics from autism to obesity and degenerative diseases as well as providing a source of micro nutrients missing from soil and modern foods. It was sounding more like a health supplement for a while until I discovered that it can also be a great alternative to salt. My interest was suddenly roused.

Seagreens produce several seaweed products, including Seagreens food capsules, and they are available from Waitrose, medical practitioners, nutritionists and many health and organic food shops. All products and ingredients are certified to Demeter and Soil Association Standards for use in biodynamic and organic food.

They have also begun to supply other, carefully chosen food producers who want to include Seagreens branded ingredients in their own products. These ‘Brand Partners’ include Breannock Herb Workshop in Aberdeen, which supplies nutritional supplements to children in and beyond the Camphill Communities, Bart Spices in Bristol (who won a West of England gold Food Award for their mix of rock salt and Seagreens), Artisan Breads from Whitstable, and Waitrose who produce a salt and seaweed rub for fish – and they also sell their consumer products! Just to name a few.

In 2007 Seagreens was selected for independent Food Innovation studies at Sheffield Hallam University. The research, completed this March, confirmed Seagreens wrack seaweeds to be free of all the likely ocean-borne environmental contaminants, toxic metals and microbial pathogens. When Seagreens began in 1998 it became ‘Britain’s first organic ocean-to-table seaweed producer’

(The Times, October 2005) and in 2003 was approved for use in biodynamic as well as organic foods and farming systems.

It is Seagreens’ 10th anniversary this year and the company is going from strength to strength.

But what does it taste like? I hear you ask.

Well as a seaweed fan I have already tasted plenty of the stuff over the years and let me say that some of it tastes vile. I have recently been using a mix of salt and dried seaweed that I purchased in a ‘gourmet’ food shop here in Brighton and I absolutely love the effect that is has on food. It certainly adds a new depth of flavour above the plain savoury or simply salty.

The Seagreens product is an entirely seaweed-based salt substitute and has a great flavour. The saltiness is subtle – less biting than sea salt – and there is certainly no ‘fishy’ taste whatsoever.

I liked it, it tasted good and my only worry is that its dark green colour could taint the natural colour of food, which salt obviously does not. It can be used dry and ground in a spice mill as a condiment, it can be soaked in water and added to salads or even stews. I nibbled it like a snack and it worked for me.

As a replacement for salt in a diet it clearly has twofold values: reducing salt is, of course, an excellent action to be taking but the detoxifying effects of the seaweed would appear to be excellent too.

Add to this that it is a sustainable resource, cropped from naturally renewing beds of the seaweed growing in the wild in remarkably clean ocean waters.

Whether you choose to try the milled condiment, dried pieces or simply go the route of supplement capsules, there is clearly much evidence of the beneficial qualities of this product. ➜Seagreens products are currently available nationwide, including Planet Janet, Hove; Down to Earth, Hove; Taj Natural Foods, Brighton; Infinity Foods Wholefood, Brighton and Hove, and The Children’s Clinic, Brighton and Hove. ➜For more information call Seagreens on 0845 064 0040 or visit www.seagreens.com

Geo Organics is introducing two natural, organic Agave Syrups that offer healthconscious consumers a botanically-derived, organic alternative to sugar – and vegans an alternative to honey.

Being 25% sweeter than sugar, less is needed in recipes. And it’s a perfect addition to cold drinks – such as iced tea or cocktails – as it dissolves readily in cold water where sugar and honey are less successful when used this way.

Prepared from the pure sap of the renowned Blue Agave (pronounced “ar-gar-vay”), a succulent plant native to Mexico, Geo Organics’ Agave Syrups are rich in fructose, rather than sucrose, and are absorbed more steadily into the bloodstream than refined sugar. Thus they have a lower GI (Glycaemic Index) and GL (Glycaemic Load) rating than many other natural sweeteners.

So you are less likely to experience the stressful energy spikes – and crashes – often associated with the consumption of sucroseloaded products, such as table sugar.

Each of the two syrups comes in a shapely glass bottle and costs around £2.79 for 320g.

Geo Organics’ Agave Organic Dessert Syrup is an unfiltered syrup retaining many minerals, has a complex flavour with a pleasing hint of vanilla. It isn’t as sticky as honey or maple syrup, so it’s easier to pour, and can be used in much the same way. Perfect on pancakes, in recipes (it has a natural affinity with chocolate!) and in glazes, marinades and salad dressings.

The other product, Geo Organics’ Agave Organic Sweetening Syrup, is gently filtered to give a lighter appearance and flavour. Use whenever you would normally reach for table sugar, such as to sweeten cereals, hot and cold drinks, cakes and fruit puddings.

Remember, Geo Organics’ Agave Syrup is a powerful sweetener – it’s about three times sweeter than honey and 25% sweeter than sugar so aim to cut by two-thirds the amount of sweetener you usually use to achieve the same flavour enhancement.

Geo Organics’ Agave Syrups are Soil Association accredited, gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

They are free from artificial and genetically modified ingredients.

Geo Organics’ Agave Syrups are available from good health food stores and many online stockists. Find your local stockist at www.seriouslyorganic.co.uk

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wave goes out Diary dates from the world of Wave for the next month July Thurs 3rd, Paint the garden Workshop at Bateman’s Estate with local artist Julie King. All levels welcome. Please bring your own materials. Booking essential. £35 Call: 01435 882302 Sat 5th and Sun 6th, Green Wave Festival Susatainability by the sea now comes in the form of Brighton’s new, ground-breaking festival Green Wave where all the fun of the fair has a green twist.

Preston Park, 11am - 5pm. Children free, concs £2, adults £5 Sat 5th, The Subway Picnic Rocks in support of Action Against Hunger Get ready to rock! Action Against Hunger presents the inaugural SUBWAY® Picnic Rocks 2008 in London at Clapham Common Bandstand, 12–8pm. The freshest picnic party of the year will bring together rocking music, fresh food and a perfect picnic atmosphere – for one amazing day. Now that’s a picnic party made the way you want it. Tickets are available now, £14.50. www.ticketmaster.co.uk Sat 5th, Change and transformation One-day event. 20 Neville Road, Hove. Booking essential.

Call: 01273 279481 www.bkwsu.org.uk Sat 5th–Thursday 10th Men and the Quest A five-day Mythodrama Adventure for men at the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland. Each man’s life is lived on the edge between going out into the world and going deeper inside, between climbing the ladder of spirit and wandering the dark roads of the soul. For enquiries email ralfred@findhorn.org or call 07990 972827. To book go to www.findhorn.org or contact bookings@findhorn.org Sun 6th, Angelina Ballerina at Drusillas Park The little star with big dreams will be pirouetting her way to Drusillas Park – and will be available to meet and greet visitors at various intervals throughout the day.

Call: 01323 874100 www.drusillas.co.uk Sun 6th–Tues 8th. Colours of Summer – a retreat Two days surrounded by the vibrancy of colour. How do we reflect summer in our lives? We will be doing some creative exercises in writing, drawing and colour therapy, whilst relaxing in Sussex. Enjoy sitting outside in the wonderful gardens of Burpham Country House with the scents of evening drifting across the South Downs. We encourage you to bring your sketchpad, binoculars or journal. Time to be... and to learn more about who you really are. At Burpham Country House, Arundel, West Sussex.

Call: Dorothy Larios on 0844 357 0219 Email info@restofyourlifeuk.com Sun 6th, Guided walk of Crowlink Looking at the wildlife and history of the area.

11am–2pm. Meeting at Birling Gap, East Sussex. £2.

Call: 01323 871318 Wed 9th, Bat walk Walk with the Sussex Bat Group. Adult £7.50, child £3.75. Booking essential. 8:30pm–10pm, Sheffield Park Garden.

Call: 01825 790231 Thurs 10th, Raw Chocolate Demonstration With nutritionist Lucy Pook. Using only the purest ingredients. All raw – sugar and dairy free. Vegan. Two hours of pure fun with plenty of tasters. “The best I have ever tasted!” 7-9pm, Seven Dials, Brighton. £30.

Call: Lucy on 01273 232862 Email: lucy.pook@ntlworld.com Fri 11th– Sat 12th, 2000trees Festival The 2000trees Festival is a green and ethical music festival born out of the organisers’ general

disillusionment with the mainstream music festivals they’ve been attending for the past decade. To them, festivals should have less commercial emphasis and instead be about a love of live music and having a great time in a sunny field. The name 2000trees reflects the desire to promote green issues and awareness.

At Upcote Farm, Withington, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Tickets are £39 for a weekend camping pass/£20 for youth (10-15 years), £4 for early entry pass (from 4pm Thursday July 10th), £55 for joint ticket with the Y-Not festival, £40 for coach travel (return ticket: London – 2000trees). Under 10s get in free, but must be supervised at all times by an adult. www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk

Sat 19th– Sun 20th, Butterfly weekend A special event to launch butterfly week with Sussex Butterfly Conservation. Donations welcome. Normal admission charges apply. Sheffield Park.

Call: 01825 790231

Sat 26th, Spirituality and men – food for thought.

2–4pm. Cornerstone Community Centre, Palmeira Square, Hove. Free.

Call: 01273 279481 www.bkwsu.org.uk/brighton

Sat 12th, Retreat A one-day event, free of charge. Booking essential.

20 Neville Road, Hove.

Call: 01273 279481. www.bkwsu.org.uk/Brighton

Sun 19th–Sun 20th, East Sussex Guild of Crafts sale and exhibition An exhibition of traditional crafts. Normal admission charges apply. 11am–5pm, at Bateman’s Estate.

Call: 01435 882302

Sat 26th–Sun 27th, The Home Front See the Folkestone Home Guard re-enactment group in uniform at the Bodiam Castle pill box. Normal admission charges apply. 11am–4pm, Bodiam Castle.

Call: 01580 830196

Sat 12th, Treasure Island by Quantum Theatre Quantum Theatre bring their lively brand of comedy, music and magic to family favourite Treasure Island.

Set in the days of sail ships and pirates, Treasure Island tells of the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of the notorious pirate Captain Flint.

In this new adaptation by Michael Whitmore the aim is to be faithful to the book whilst creating a lively actionpacked show for all the family. Adult £15, child £8.

Bodiam Castle.

Call: 01580 830196

Sun 20th, Sussex Eco Fair The one-stop to greener living. This summer, Horsham’s main park will be transformed into the biggest eco event the county has seen. The day-long Eco-Fair promises to make sustainable living more accessible, and to provide answers to the question: ‘How can I lead a greener life?’

Call: Ecotecture on 0845 026 4636 www.ecofair.org.uk

Sat 26th–Sun 27th, A Jacobean weekend Experience the sights and smells of life in the early 17th-century as you explore the house and garden and meet some of the characters that might have lived in such a property. There will be many things waiting for you, including cooking over the camp fire and musket drills. Normal admission charges apply. 11am-5pm, Bateman’s Estate.

Call: 01435 882302

Sun 13th, Bugs and Buds Minibeast and wildflower safari at Birling Gap, East Sussex. 1pm–3.30pm. £2.

Call: 01323 871318 Thurs 17th–Sun 20th, Latitude Festival Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk. A sensational weekend of art, music and performance, comprising five arenas – Music & Film, Literary, Cabaret, Comedy and ‘On The Lake’, Latitude’s stunning floating stage on the site’s beautiful winding lake, which will feature some of the country’s most exciting and thrilling dances and performances, including performances from the wonderful Sadler’s Wells. Weekend tickets £130 plus booking fees. Day tickets: Fri, Sat, Sun £55 plus booking fees. Weekend tickets prices include car parking and camping. Days include car parking only. Credit card line 0871 231 0821 or online at www.festivalrepublic.com, www.seetickets.com, www.latitudefestival.co.uk For a full list of national and regional outlets, please visit www.latitudefestival.co.uk Sat 19th, Inner peace, inner power One-day event, free of charge. Booking essential. 20 Neville Road, Hove. 01273 279481. www.bkwsu.org.uk/brighton

2000trees Festival, Fri 11th– Sat 12th

Sun 20th, Simply Sunday Silence is an Art. Workshop and meditation, 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Free of charge. 20 Neville Road, Hove.

Call: 01273 279482 www.bkwsu.org.uk/brighton Thurs 24th, Fifi and Bumble from Fifi and the Flowertots at Drusillas Park Fifi Forget-Me-Not and her friend Bumble will fly in from Flowerpot garden to meet and enchant visitors around the park. They will be meeting and greeting visitors at various intervals throughout the day.

Call: 01323 874100 www.drusillas.co.uk Thurs 24th–Mon 28th, Sir Edward Bear’s trail Explore the castle with a fun trail leaflet. Normal admission charges apply, plus £1. Bodiam Castle.

Call: 01580 830196 Fri 25th, Creative meditation 7.30–8.30pm. Free of charge. 20 Neville Road, Hove.

Call: 01273 279481 www.bkwsu.org.uk/brighton Sat 26th, Just women – compassion vs empathy 2.30–4pm. Free of charge. 20 Neville Road, Hove.

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Sat 26th, Dream Your World Into Being The art of manifesting reality has been practised on the planet for thousands of years. Now many are awakening to the possibility of re-imagining their lives from the inside out. This workshop will show you how to create a life that is more joyful, fulfilling and successful. It will help you enhance your innate tools to direct and shape your life. “If I had one piece of advice for you it would be to encourage you to develop a discipline of consciousness. This means using everything for your upliftment and growth. Then you will feel able to surf the waves rather than fearfully struggle and finally sink.” – Steve Nobel. 10.30am-5.30pm. At the Maria Assumpta Centre in London, W8. £65, £40 cons. www.alternatives.org.uk www.stevenobel.com Sun 27th, Raw Chocolate Demonstration With nutritionist Lucy Pook. Using only the purest ingredients. All raw – sugar and dairy free. Vegan. Two hours of pure fun with plenty of tasters. “The best I have ever tasted!” 12.30-2.30pm, Seven Dials, Brighton. £30.

Call: 01273 232862 Email: lucy.pook@ntlworld.com Mon 28th–Thursday August 21st, Summer search At Alfriston Clergy House, a fun search around the garden and orchard. Free entry for children. Normal admission charges apply plus £1.50 per search.

Call: 01323 870001 Mon 28th, Oak, Ash & Thorn – Kipling, Bateman’s & Folklore Guided walk looking at the folklore of trees, plants, the landscape and the seasons. Normal admission charges apply, plus £5. Booking essential, 10am–12pm, Bateman’s Estate.

Call: 01435 882302 Tues 29th–Friday August 1st, Try on armour Timed tickets available on the day at Visitor Reception.

Come early to avoid disappointment. Normal admission charges apply, plus £1. Bodiam Castle.

Call: 01580 830196 Wed 30th, Jungle Book Day Kipling’s children’s classic brought to life at Bateman’s, with face painting, storytelling and the Jungle Trail.

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Gem Water: How to prepare and use more than 130 crystal waters for therapeutic treatments Michael Gienger & Joachim Goebel (Earthdancer, a Findhorn Press imprint. ISBN 9781844091317)

Wearing crystals for their therapeutic impact is not unusual, but crystal waters are lesser known, yet equally appealing. This pint-sized guide to preparing more than 130 such waters tells you all you need to know about preparing them safely and utilising them to best effect. Before reading this I was totally ignorant about the ins and outs of preparing gem water and it’s clear from this guide that proceeding with caution is the best approach. Simply chucking a crystal in your drinking water just isn’t going to cut it. Give time to this book, master the basics and open up new horizons in your health and wellbeing.

The Law of Attraction Cards Esther and Jerry Hicks (Hay Life Styles, ISBN 9781401918729) Sometimes, dipping into an inspirational deck of cards is more appropriate than ploughing through the original book they are drawn from. Far from dumbing down the key messages, they can illuminate them, and these are a case in point. In many ways these cards are more accessible than the books, and can really help you to focus on bitesized laws to carry you through each day. Gently illustrated and solid enough to prop up somewhere as a daily visible reminder, these make a great gift, whether for yourself (go on!) or another.

Side By Side

The Book of Tibetan Medicine

Edited by Jan Greenberg (Abrams, ISBN 9780810994713) A stunning and innovative collection of new poems which have been inspired by art from around the world, Side by Side is perfect for introducing young readers to a cornucopia of visions and voices. These 40 poems about specific pieces of art are presented in their original language with translations where necessary with the piece of art they are portraying. It’s an incredibly diverse selection, from a multi-cultural perspective, great for poetry groups, bookclubs or any bright young mind wanting to absorb some of the finer things in life!

Ralph Quinlan Forde (Gaia ISBN 9781856752763) Written by holistic medical consultant, herbalist and aromatherapist, Ralph Quinlan Forde, this book is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide to what we’d now refer to as a fully integrated healing system.It’s accessible, thought-provoking and about as far from conventional NHS-style approaches to health and wellbeing as it’s possible to be!

Grow Your Own Family Tree

Celtic Dreamland (CD)

Alan Stewart (Penguin, ISBN 9780140515886) If you’re one of the many who watch programmes like Who do you Think you Are?, longing for the time and know-how to do your own family research, this is the book for you. Written by a renowned expert on family history, this accessible guide offers exactly what you need to trace your roots and uncover what lurks beneath the folklore of your family! Budding genealogists can track migrating relatives, check out the very latest internet resources and even the most tentative of sleuths will be launched on an unforgettable journey of discovery. If you want to look forward to better times, so said Edmund Burke, you have to look back, and as a map and guide, this book cannot currently be beaten.

Putumayo Kids PUT 272-2 (available from Barefoot Books) There’s something deeply comforting about the fact that whenever you are reading this, there’s a parent singing their child to sleep somewhere in the world right now. It’s a crucially important ritual, and one treasured by both parent and child. The beautiful and lyrical songs on this CD are superb for relaxing wavelets right down for bedtime or nap time. Drawn from the rich lullaby traditions of Ireland, Scotland, eastern Canada and beyond, if your little ones don’t chill out, there’s no doubt that you will at least!

eXtraOrdinary rendition (CD)

Eco Escape: the handbook to responsible escapism – United Kingdom

Rupa & the April Fishes (Cumbancha) This is a band with such broad appeal that I guarantee that as soon as you start listening you’ll be hooked. This mosaic of sound has a multitude of influences with themes ranging from love and death to politics and philosophy, pushing boundaries and breaking down borders. You’ll hear echoes of French chanson, Argentinean tango, Gypsy swing, American folk, Latin cumbias with a hint of Indian ragas thrown in too. Rupa is also a doctor, splitting her time between her patients in San Francisco and her music. “Taking care of people is such a deep inspiration for so many things, but especially music,” she says. The San Francisco Weekly said that if Rupa were a movie, she would be an instant cult classic. I couldn’t agree more.

Laura Burgess (Greenguide ISBN 9781905731404) While the lifestyle pages in most of the mainstream media would have you believe that jetting off in pursuit of sun or adventures that the uninspired just cannot muster in the UK is perfectly normal and acceptable, Laura Burgess and her colleagues at Greenguide know better. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with escaping for a while, but destroying the planet on the journey to your brief sojourn in utopia, or trashing local environments because you’re worth it, just isn’t acceptable! Thankfully it doesn’t have to be that way, and this guide is packed with ideas to prove it.

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How green am I? Stand-up comedienne Netty Wendt unveils her innovative food waste receptacle: Gerty the seagull

A load of rubbish There’s been a great deal of talk about rubbish tax. As a self-employed person, all tax is rubbish. Seriously though, the draconian measure of taxing people for the amount of crap they create may well be the only way to stem the flow into landfill. Some wicked councils ship our waste across the world for burial. No one wants to dump on their own door step but ‘Keeping Britain Tidy’ this way is as green and pleasant as a cruise on the Exxon Valdez.

Thankfully, since the mid 1990s, recycling has become a way of life for many households. Theoretically there should be no such thing as rubbish in an age where shoes, glass, paper etc, all have an appropriate container in which to languish for collection, and why stop at small jam jars? I recycled my nasty old car which was so ugly we called it ‘The Hatchback of Notre Dame’ and I’m reliably informed it’s now part of a children’s playground.

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“I recycled my nasty old car which was so ugly we called it ‘The Hatchback of Notre Dame’ and I’m reliably informed it’s now part of a children’s playground”

Kitchens are responsible for causing most rubbish with all that packaging and food… apparently the sink is not a garbage disposal unit either. Luckily I’ve got a special food waste receptacle; it’s called Gerty the seagull. As an abandoned chick she stuck her head through our catflap and squawked whilst I was doing the washing-up… and I had to be scraped off the ceiling. Gerty’s great, but I wouldn’t advocate the mass feeding of gulls lest we all end up running down the road with them stuck in our hairdos like Tippi Hedren.

Recently, my area of Brighton ceased having weekly rubbish collections in favour of massive wheelie bins in the street. I’ve already crawled into one to retrieve a bunch of keys I mistakenly threw in with my trash, which was as embarrassing as the time I absent-mindedly binned my lunch… and walked to work with a carrier bag of stinky rubbish! I guess the more I recycle, the less I have to do with those dastardly dumpsters.

The disposal of our waste has become such an important issue to us all. It’s firmly with the individual to monitor and police what we pollute the earth with for decades to come. A far cry from the days when my mum’s posh neighbour would weekly chase after the dustmen (whilst hubby struggled with twenty bin bags), crying “Yoo-hoo! I’m not too late for the rubbish am I?” and they’d shout back “No luv, jump on in!”

The wizard’s guide to wellbeing Professor Brian Bates says connection to tribal roots is as important for us as it is for existing tribal communities

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When I first saw the face of a snow leopard it captured my heart. Not only is it one of the most beautiful creatures on earth, it has a kind of gaze that makes you feel as if it is communicating with you directly.

Living in the snowy mountains of Central Asia, it has thick white or grey flecked fur to camouflage against the rocks. Half of its seven foot length is its fabulous tail, which whips about when it leaps from rock to rock.

Sadly it is now an endangered species, because hunters value the animals for their pelts, which fetch high prices on the international fur market.

I recently became involved with the snow leopard because I am part of a project which seeks to support the Elders of small tribal cultures worldwide. Many of them are under pressure to change through repressive evangelical attempts to convert them by missionaries supported by governments. We all know that cultures need to evolve, and tribal people do not want to be frozen in time like museum exhibits. But equally, they do want to preserve their traditions and values, rather than have them swept away.

We realised this when the director of the project, a Native American Elder called Apela Colorado, made a visit to Kyrgyztan, on the western border of China. Away from the larger towns, the Kyrgyz people live still in small tribal communities. Many of their festivals and cultural activities have been banned by the recently established religious authorities. Apela went there to work with the indigenous people, supporting their culture.

This is where the snow leopard comes in. Apela discovered that this animal has an iconic status among the Kyrgyz people. They love it. It lives in the high mountains and represents for them the soul of their country, and has done so over many, many generations. So in seeking to help people retain connection with their tribal roots, we are focusing on the snow leopard campaign, to save it from extinction. The campaign will have lots of publicity in Kyrgyztan, and we hope will help to rekindle for them a sense of the eternal soul of their culture.

There are also powerful resonances in this story for us, people living in England. A thousand years ago and more, Christian authorities similarly banned our traditional festivals and healing practices. These days we can reverse such repression, starting with ourselves. What is an iconic animal for you? What stirs your deepest soul?

BRIAN BATES is a professor of psychology and teaches the ancient techniques of shamans.

Professor Brian Bates can be contacted at the University of Sussex at B.C.Bates@sussex.ac.uk

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