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n stark contrast to what’s likely the coldest month of the year here, we are dedicating this February issue to honoring the warmth of all of our relationships in our hearts. We invite you to join us in celebrating Valentine’s Day, along with some dozen countries around the world, by taking time to acknowledge the people in your life who bring you loving care, joy and happiness.

A few years ago, when I was in Florida training to learn the ins and outs of publishing a local Natural Awakenings magazine, I participated in a visualization exercise to teach us how to envision our lives as we wanted them to be. The facilitator asked that we close our eyes and imagine a woman standing before us waving a magic wand, asking that we grant her request to provide anything we wished for. Ever the opportunist, I asked for the wand!

The point was, and is, that I wish I were able to make every good intention a reality. Doubtless, most of our readers have the same wish. We all want to be able to live a full life in which we respect, express and realize all that is in our heart of hearts. Your leading wish may be to achieve your passion. Or to be the person you envision. Or any of myriad possibilities.

We offer the articles in this issue, honoring your bid for personal growth in all areas of your life. Our intention is to direct you to the tools you need and the resources to support you. As always we hope you find inspiration and solutions in these pages. We are here to help you light your fire and rise to new levels of awareness, community and prosperity.

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he Yoga Loft, in Bethlehem, is offering two upcoming workshops. Partner Yoga, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., February 15, is a must for Valentine’s weekend. Brian Toseland and Deanna Nagle begin by showing how to connect with each other through breathing and meditation, recognizing the divine in our partner and ourselves, and then progress to heart-opening partner yoga to flow, stretch, breathe, release stress and laugh. Couples finish with partner relaxation poses to help each other relax deeply with assisted stretches and breathing techniques, leaving both feeling refreshed, connected and supported. Cost per couple is $35.

Relax Deeply: A Sound Bath with Quartz Crystal Bowls and Restorative Yoga, from 4 to 6 p.m., March 1, Alysha Pfeiffer will guide participants through a variety of restorative yoga postures as they experience the pure tones of crystal singing bowls, played live by Peter Olsen and Meg Lyding.

Cost is $40.

Location: 521 E. 4th St., third floor, Bethlehem. (Third Floor), Bethlehem. For information, call 610-867-9642. See ad pg 10.

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hermographic Diagnostic Imaging and Health through Awareness are jointly holding a series of free monthly webinars at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The first will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., February 25. The presenter will be Dr. Philip Getson, discussing How to Navigate the System in the Changing Face of Medicine. He will present the latest information about all forms of diagnostic breast screening, with startling statistics regarding breast cancer diagnosis and misdiagnosis and how to navigate medical and insurance requirements.

Each month, a different leader in holistic health care or the healing arts will provide the most current information in their specific area of expertise. The organizers chose webinars as the venue because they are widely recognized as a highly effective means of education, allowing individuals to participate from the comfort of their own home.

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iver Valley Waldorf School offers parent-child classes, Pre-K, Kindergarten and grades one through eight. They will be holding an open house on March 7, beginning at 10 a.m., for families to learn more about Waldorf education and the community.

For Waldorf students, music, nature, theater, writing, science, mathematics, literature, legends and myths are not simply subjects to be read about, ingested and tested.

They are experienced. Through these experiences, Waldorf students cultivate a lifelong love of learning as well as the intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual capacities to become individuals engaged with the people and the world around them.

Developed by Rudolf Steiner in 1919, Waldorf education is based on a profound understanding of human development that addresses the needs of the growing child.

Waldorf teachers trans-form education into an art that engages the whole child: their heart and their hands, as well as their head.

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he 24th annual Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Farming for the Future Conference, to be held from February 3 to 7 at the Penn State Conference Center, in State College, is the nonprofit’s signature event and main vehicle for community building.

Frances Moore Lappé The conference brings together more than 2,000 farmers, processors, consumers, students, environmentalists and business and community leaders. Keynote speaker Frances Moore Lappé, author of EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want and Diet for a Small Planet will be joined by Ray Archuleta, a United Stated department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service soil scientist.

Now in its third decade, the 24th Annual Farming for the Future Conference has grown into one of the largest and most respected gatherings on sustainable agriculture in the country, a multi-day affair comprising intensive pre-conference tracks, two plenary sessions and over 100 main conference workshops.

Location: 215 Innovation Blvd., State College, PA. For more information, visit PasaFarming.org/conference. natural awakenings

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coverartist newsbriefs A Valentine Gift for the Heart

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win Ponds Integrative Health Center is offering a day of relaxation and heart-nourishing fun for singles and couples of all ages from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., February 21 (snow date February 28), at their beautiful, tranquil facility. Participants can take a break from their routine to regain balance and serenity, connect, learn, unplug, relax and rewind. It is a day to focus and nurture the self to better health and a more fulfilling life.

Guests will enjoy learning about nutrition, movement for fun and interconnection, awakening to the body’s own language, experiencing yoga/Feldenkrais movement awareness and mindfulness for peace and joy. Your Way of Life is an ayurvedic approach to wellness, heart health, learning how we really are and bringing closure to a wonderful day with drumming and dancing.

Cost is $125. Location: Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd., Breinigsville, PA. For more information and registration, call 610-395-3355.

Four Hearts Mac Worthington Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, cover artist Mac Worthington cites a number of powerful influences on his bold art, from a creative upbringing to his experiences in the military.

Worthington’s father, John “Jack” Worthington, was well-known for his bronze sculptures; specifically, busts of movie stars and sports figures in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in Canton.

His mother, Marion Worthington, was skilled in enameling and silver work.

Serving in the jungles of Vietnam at age 19, Worthington interpreted the emotive experiences of war into powerful expressions of art, further influenced by the music of the 1960s. A self-taught welder, Worthington uses steel, iron and aluminum to create massive outdoor sculptures.

Worthington has participated in more than 100 exhibits across the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.

He maintains a prominent gallery in the arts district of Columbus, Ohio, as well as a sculpture park at his private estate in rural Delaware County.

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auka Nalu Pilates, in Lower Mt. Bethel, is holding a grand opening celebration in their newly renovated studio space with a personal and classic-style Pilates environment in a renovated barn. Their February Sweetheart Special features five Tower classes for $100 ($125 value).

Owner and instructor Francine Huber says, “We continue to offer private and tower class that Joseph Pilates designed to create movements which are proven safe to different body types. This style of training enables you to move with careful and mindful connection to your powerhouse.” Low back, lower abdominals and glutes strength helps with the relief of discomforts such as low back pain, neck and shoulder tension, and flexibility. Huber notes that being mentally aware of how to use the body, sitting, standing, engaging the body’s strength will begin a new way to invest in ourselves.

Location: 11390 N. Delaware Dr., Bangor, PA. For more information, call 570-4201905 or visit MaukaNalu.com. See ad page 60. yoga teacher certification prenatal/postnatal yoga breathing classes intro classes meditation workshops boutique pilates tai chi

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Lehigh Valley Lupus Connection

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n estimated 1.4 to 2 million Americans have been diagnosed with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack the body’s healthy tissues and organs, but many more are at risk and know very little about it. It is often difficult to diagnose, which leads to delayed treat-

ment. There is no known cause or cure for lupus, yet it can be managed with early diagnosis and proper treatment.

The nonprofit Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania is dedicated to promoting awareness, research and education for the 66,000 lupus patients in the state. In 2014, they introduced the Lehigh Valley Lupus Connection, a peer support

group program offering education and wellness programs to lupus patients and their families. This group meets on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Good Shepherd Health & Technology Center, in Allentown.

Location: 850 S. Fifth St. To register for Feb. 21, Mar. 21 and Apr. 25 meetings, call Lisa Ross at 610-533-9586 or email jlross4@ptd.net. For more information, call the Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania at 800-800-5776 or visit lupuspa.org

Fun With Aromatherapy

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hose that would like to learn more about aromatherapy and essential oils, including how to blend ingredients to make bath and massage oils, hand and face lotions or room refreshers and potpourri, will enjoy a basic class using Young Living Essential Oils from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Unity of Lehigh Valley Church.

This beginner’s class demystifies aromatherapy and shows the many ways to add essential oils to daily life.

Students will gain enough knowledge to start trying some simple blends and the courage to experiment with creating their own unique blends. Topics include the plants and history; carrier oils; how to dilute and blend; where to buy oils and supplies; the correct techniques to measure and blend; and safety and storage. Plus, participants receive recipes for beginning concoctions at home.

Cost: $10 donation. Location: 26 N. 3rd St., Emmaus, PA. To RSVP or for more information, call Barbara Fenton at 610-393-2036 or email BarbaraFenton1@gmail.com natural awakenings

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newsbriefs New Natural Beauty Options Heart Attack Prevention Screenings at Anthony Ashley

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nthony Ashley Hair Design, in Allentown, is adding Aveda hair color and styling products to their Surface line of ecofriendly products. “We are always looking for innovative products that are not only good for your hair, but also good for the environment,” says owner Nina Tulio.

Aveda has been health conscious since 1978; their products are alive with the life force of plants and contain pure essential oils. Aveda uses naturally derived ingredients–more than 50 percent of their ingredients come from plants. “We are adding their hair color line, which is 96 percent naturally derived.

It is our goal to not only provide a relaxing and memorable experience for our guests but to also use top-quality products that use organic botanicals and naturally harvested, sustainable ingredients. Our entire team is consistently continuing our education with Aveda in New York City and Philadelphia, as well and having a Surface product educator in the salon.

om Wachtmann, D.C., will be offering cardiovascular and autonomic nervous system assessments using the Max Pulse medical screening device by appointment and during the Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center’s Heart Health Retreat on February 21. The Max Pulse is a simple, non-invasive, FDA Class II medical screening device that provides measurements using technology to access overall cardiovascular and autonomic nervous system function, as well as stress levels.

Using a finger clip, the blood’s pulse wave is followed from the time it leaves the heart and travels through the blood vessels down to the finger. The pulse wave is a snapshot of the cardiovascular system taken to evaluate arterial elasticity, which is related to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), a major cardiovascular risk factor. The test analyzes overall cardiovascular health, constriction power of vessel from the left ventricle, overall elasticity of the large, small and peripheral arteries, heart rate and vascular health aging, in addition to mental and physical stress.

Location:1740 W. Allen St., Allentown. For information, call 610-434-0180 or visit AnthonyAshleyHD.com. See ad pg. 25.

Location: 628 Twin Ponds Rd., Breinigsville. For more information, call 610-395-3355. See ad page 20.

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Spud Day at the Winter Mart in Easton

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inter’s most enduring and versatile veggie, the potato, will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., February 28, at the Easton Farmers’ Market Winter Mart.

Many of the 37 vendors will feature potatoes in soups, chowders, crostinis, quiche, pasties and more. Attendees can mix up their favorite combination at the mashed potato bar and bring the kids to make a Mr. Potato Head and join in a potato hunt.

The Easton Farmers’ Market family is a passionate group of farmers, entrepreneurs, chefs and artists that are fully committed to their craft and dedicated to making our world a better, healthier more beautiful place. The building that currently houses the EFM Winter Mart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through April 18 will be converted to the Easton Public Market later this year.

The group is working hard to create the optimal local shopping experience for the community and asks for feedback via an online food shoppers survey found at EastonFarmersMarket.com.

Location: 325 Northampton St., Easton. For more information, call 610-330-9942. See ad page 8.

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal. ~Chris Burke

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newsbriefs Kindling Wellness Center AntiGravity for Kids Seeks Additional Practitioners and Couples

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he Kindling Wellness Center, in Catasauqua, is looking for vibrant, successful, dynamic and collaborative natural healers to join other holistic professionals in their mission. “We are looking for practitioners with a proven record of business savvy that want to work in a space that feeds their soul,” states founder and Holistic Family Physician Melinda Q. Toney, M.D. “We want to preserve the sacred healing space at the Center as a hub of integrative healing. We welcome an anchor holistic ph, homeopathy, bodywork, energy medicine, nutritional supplementation or most any other natural solution,” she states.

The beautiful, serene healing space overlooks a meadow and stream, with three treatment and consultation rooms and access to a 1,744-square-foot meeting room for seminars and group events. It is located next to conventional medical facility offering medical acupuncture and osteopathic manipulation therapy.

Location: 840 Walnut St., Catasauqua. For more information, eysician, as well as practitioners that offer holistic nutrition, chiropractic carelingWellnessCenter@gmail.com.

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ntiGravity Yoga Lab is offering a 10-week session of AntiGravity KIDS beginning from 4:15 to 5 p.m., February 5, designed to socialize children to work with others, build self-confidence and core strength and achieve homeostasis in both mind and body.

These tools help children in all aspects of life, such as sports, teamwork, overcoming challenges, coordination and being more connected with their mind and bodies. Participants must be between 8 and 14 years of age and parents are asked to drop off their children for the sessions. Children will work towards a “show and flip” on the last session for parents.

Additionally, a Valentine’s Couples AntiGravity Workshop will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., February 15, in the AntiGravity Hammock. Stretching and inversions are followed by creative poses to do together. Chocolates and champagne follow the class. No prior experience is necessary.

Yoga Lab cost is $190.Workshop cost is $80 per couple.

Location: 687 State St., Emmaus, PA. For more information, call 484-929-4909 or visit agyogalab.com.

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10 Years of Organic Leadership

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he Organic Mattress Store in Hellertown, is celebrating 10 years in business. The first organic mattress store and showroom in Pennsylvania and the most unique in the United States has brought peace of mind to thousands of customers selling products exclusively from approved green vendors.

...CONNECTING YOU WITH THE UNIVERSE USING ALL FIVE ELEMENTS! EARTH – Mat Yoga Classes Reconnect your Body & Spirit

AIR – AntiGravity Yoga & Fitness Classes Allowing your mind & body to open up, be free & have fun

FIRE – Hot Yoga Classes Creating radiant energy to detoxify & improve your metabolism

“Since 2004 we have brought peaceof-mind to thousands of our customers from all over the USA interested in our products”, states co-owner Dennis Hornick. “Our customers wake up physically, emotionally, and intellectually renewed.

Since most people spend one third of their life in bed, it makes sense to create a pure environment to support their health.”

Besides being leaders in this exploding green mattress industry, The Organic Mattress Store carries baby products, pillows, mattress pads & toppers, comforters, cotton blankets, towels, robes, pet beds, and wool carpets all made from organic materials. They also have a line of Amish-made beds and furniture.

WATER – Indoor Standup Paddle Board (ISUP) Classes Improving your balance & inner core to prepare and ride life’s waves

AETHER – Your Space, Your Studio–Home Away from Home Consciously feeling & moving within & throughout infinity

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newsbriefs Open Your Mind to the Possibilities Expo

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adiant Light Holistic Healing and Teaching Center invites people of like mind and heart to the Open Your Mind to the Possibilities Holistic Healing and Metaphysical Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 7 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 8 at the Inn at Reading in Wyomissing PA. Over 70 exhibitors at the expo will offer services including chiropractic care, wellness centers, Shamballa healing, ion foot cleanse, hypnotherapy, massage, Reiki, Ascended Master attunements and intuitive readings. Products for healthy living will also be available including energy jewelry, spirit art, aromatherapy, therapeutic oils, meditation tools, healthy gifts, books, crystals and gems. Free lectures will be held on both days.

Admission is $7 per day. The Inn at Reading is located at 1040 North Park Road, Wyomissing, PA. For more information contact Sylvia Seward at 484-706-9844 or visit RadiantLightCenter.com. Vendor booths may still be available.

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Wild Fox Farm CSA Program Expands

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ummer shares sign-ups are available now for the Wild Fox Farm community sponsored agriculture (CSA) programs with pick-up now available in Barto, Bethlehem and Emmaus. Each week throughout the growing season, shareholders enjoy a market-style “free choice” pick-up of naturally grown and locally grown vegetables. Co-owner Ben Davies says, “This means you take what you need, the variety you prefer and the quantity you will use each week. Regular shares for larger families are $720 for the season or $30 per week, small shares for smaller families are $480 or $20 per week.

The season lasts 24 weeks.

The family owned and operated Wild Fox Farm nurtures 40 acre of prime farmland in Pennsylvania’s beautiful Butter Valley, off route 100, practicing holistic and sustainable farming methods. Co-owner Karah Davies says, “We grow five acres of vegetables, raise pastured poultry and eggs, woodlot pork and free-range lamb, and offer both summer and winter CSA shares.

We grow our vegetables without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides or GMO seed. Our animals never receive hormones or antibiotics and eat local GMO-free grain.”

Location: 5015 Longview Lane, Barto, PA. For more information, call 267-424-1439 or email TheWildFoxFarm@gmail.com.

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Satisfaction with Friendship is Hard to Come By

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study conducted by Edge Research and Sea Change Strategies found that less than a quarter of Americans are fully satisfied with their friendships, and almost twothirds lack confidence in even their closest friends. Seniors (70 and over) and millennials/Gen Ys (16 to 34) are more likely to be extremely satisfied than Gen X-ers (35 to 49) or baby boomers (50 to 69), indicating the existence of a midlife friendship slump.

The research was based on a self-reported survey of 1,016 Americans ages 16 and up. Across all demographics, people that report they have more close friends feel happier and are more fulfilled than those that say they have few or no friends. The majority also prefer deeper friendships with fewer friends over just having more friends.

Qualities that most people look for in friends are loyalty, honesty, goodness and reliability in a crisis. Among the attributes considered least important are similar political or religious views and physical attractiveness, which ranked last.

The use of social media appears unrelated to the number or quality of friendships or overall friendship satisfaction. People that attend religious services at least once a week are twice as likely to be completely satisfied with their friendships than those that rarely or never attend such services.

The researchers concluded, “Those seeking more fulfillment from their friendships should invest disproportionate time and energy in the relationships they consider close.�

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Large Study Expands View of Sodium Intake

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ietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, recommends that people 50 years old and younger keep their sodium intake lower than 2,300 milligrams (mg) per day, while those over 50 keep sodium ingestion below 1,500 mg. However, a large international study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals a different story.

Measuring levels of sodium and potassium excreted in the urine of 101,945 people between 35 and 70 years old from 17 low, middle and high-income countries, Canadian scientists found that consuming less than 3,000 mg of sodium per day was associated with a 77 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Consuming between 3,000 and 6,000 mg of sodium daily was linked to lower risks of both cardiovascular disease and earlier mortality, while consuming more than 7,000 mg daily was associated with a 54 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

The researchers added that current guidelines for sodium consumption have been based upon shorter studies that showed only modest results. They also determined that daily consumption of 1,500-plus mg of potassium related to a significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and earlier mortality. Consuming less than 1,500 mg was linked to increased risk.

Calcium and Vitamin D May Help Prevent Dental Decay

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study from Argentina’s Buenos Aires University has linked dental caries to low levels of calcium and vitamin D. Dental status and caries risk were assessed by determining the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth, the amount of plaque and the sugar intake of 106 women of the average age of 24.

Calcium levels were deficient among nearly 60 percent of the women, 70 percent had low blood levels of vitamin D, 72 percent consumed soft drinks daily and all of them presented gingivitis (gum disease). The third with the highest caries scores and decayed or missing teeth had significantly lower calcium intake and vitamin D levels and significantly higher intake of protein and soft drinks, plus significantly higher plaque and sugar intake compared with the rest of the women.

The researchers concluded that low calcium intake is associated with a high risk of dental caries and a greater severity of oral disease. “Adequate nutritional status of calcium and vitamin D could be an additional factor that may help preserve good oral health,” they state.

Mind-Body Therapies Stimulate the Immune System

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Marriage is Good for the Heart

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esearch from the New York University School of Medicine found that married people have significantly less cardiovascular disease (CVD) than those that are divorced, widowed or otherwise single.

The study used data on the rates of CVD from the health surveys of more than 3.5 million men and women collected at 20,000 U.S. medical centers.

Married people under 50 had 12 percent lower incidence of heart disease than single people. Married couples between 51 and 60 years old had a 7 percent lower risk, while those over 60 had a 4 percent lower risk.

The results were presented at the 2014 scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology. Researcher and cardiologist Jeffrey Berger recommends that doctors show increased diligence for single patients: “If one of my patients is recently widowed or divorced, I’m increasingly vigilant about examining them for signs of any type of cardiovascular disease and depression,” he says.

A Healthy Approach to Intestinal Maintenance

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mall intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which too many and the wrong kinds of bacteria inhabit the small intestine, or small bowel, usually due to another condition that interferes with normal intestinal activity. Bacteria are allowed to stay overlong and multiply or even spread backward from the colon into the small intestine. The results may include constipation, bloating, abdominal pain, fatigue and even anemia, because iron and vitamin B12 are absorbed here.

Allopathic medicine usually kills off the overgrowth with antibiotics that tend to stay in the intestinal tract.

The small intestine is then reseeded with healthy probiotics to establish the proper balance of gut bacteria essential to the absorption of nutrients and the production of some natural vitamins.

Steven Frank, founder of Nature’s Rite, advises that as a more natural alternative, some naturopathic practitioners are using an enhanced aqueous silver colloid to kill off the overgrowth before reseeding.

According to the Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, after using either technique, it helps to ingest herbs such as plantain, licorice, marshmallow and slippery elm bark, as well as aloe, to heal the damage.

For more information, call 888-4654404 or visit NaturesRiteRemedies. com. See ad, page 39.

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BRINGING MORE THAN HOMEWORK HOME

By Ryan Hogan It’s the time of year when we send our kids back to school from the holidays. Unfortunately, while schools are good places to learn they are great places to catch a disease. In fact, children’s Upper respiratory illnesses (URI’s) cause more doctor visits and missed school days than any other illness in the US. Luckily, there are a few things you can do at home to help reduce the chances of your child getting sick at school this year.

sanitizer before eating snacks, lunch and after using a shared computer mouse, pencil sharpener, water fountain or other community objects.

Now, most people know we need to wash our hands, but one thing most people don’t really relate their health to is nasal hygiene. Using a saline spray with xylitol, such as Xlear Nasal Spray, is safe for all ages. Research has shown this natural sweetener is useful in preventing bacterial otitis media (ear infections), among other upper respiratory problems that are most likely to occur in fall and winter months. Additional xylitol studies have also shown a significant reduction in asthma attacks when a xylitol nasal spray is used on a daily basis.

Xylitol affects nose and throat bacteria in two ways:

HOW? Before we talk prevention, we need to know how infection spreads. Many childhood illnesses are caused by viruses and bacteria that are transferred from person to person. URI’s increase in fall and winter as we spend more time crowded indoors. All it takes is one sick child, going to school for the spread to begin. Small droplets from a child’s cough or sneeze travel through the air and land on surfaces like desks, doorknobs and people. These germs are easily spread when someone touches the contaminated object and then proceeds to touch their eyes, nose or mouth. Children’s immune systems are less mature than those of adults, so they’re more vulnerable to these germs. Washing your hands and your nasal passages and also keeping their hands away from their nose, eyes and mouth are the most preventative habits to form at a young age.

• Decreases the adherence of harmful bacteria on their surface cells.

• Stimulates the body’s own natural defense system Since the average American child has six to ten colds a year, using a xylitol nasal spray is a safe and effective way to promote better upper respiratory health, year round.

FINAL HEALTHY TIPS In addition to frequent hand-washing, teach your child some other school health basics: • Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.

• Give your child a package of tissues to keep in his or her desk.

• Encourage your child not to share water bottles, food or other personal items.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Our best defense is to stop cold germs where they breed.

Good hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent bacteria and viruses from spreading. Wash your hands after using the bathroom, blowing your nose, handling trash and prior to touching food to help eliminate germs. Soap and water should be used for 20 seconds (about as long as it takes to sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice). Using alcohol-based hand cleaners is also effective. Remind your child to use the

• Ask your child’s teacher to include hand-washing time before lunch or snacks.

• Have your whole family practice nasal hygiene and the use of xylitol saline spray like Xlear.

Even with all of these tips, your kids are bound to come down with something over the course of the school year. We all get sick at some point or another, forming healthier habits and maintaining a positive attitude is all we can do as parents.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

European Eco-Cooperation Linking Oceans and Human Health

EurOcean 2014, convened by the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Marine Board, the European Commission and three Italian partner institutions—the National Research Council, National Inter-university Consortium for Ocean Science and the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics—has issued the first of 18 priorities cited in a declaration that adds momentum to a European Marine Board report, Linking Oceans and Human Health (Tinyurl.com/OceansAndHealth). Participants identified four high-level policy goals: valuing the ocean; capitalizing on European leadership; advancing ocean knowledge; and breaking scientific barriers.

Newly discovered toxic nanoparticles and swelling micro-plastic marine pollution, with concerns emerging about higher seawater temperatures incubating chemical carcinogens, pose several new perils to human health.

Jan Mees, chair of the European Marine Board, states, “To truly progress our knowledge, European scientists across a broad range of disciplines and domains must make a quantum leap towards holistic approaches and integrated research on a scale that will help us to much better understand, protect, manage and sustainably exploit the seas and oceans that surround us. This is a grand challenge; not just in Europe, but for human society as a whole.”

Source: Eurocean2014.eu

GMO Pushback Hawaii Lobbies for Anti-GMO Laws

The Aloha State enjoys a year-round growing season, with multiple harvests annually. Last year, the Hawaiian island of Kauai passed genetically modified organism (GMO) farming restrictions, but they were overturned in court.

Now, Maui County, which includes the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai, has approved a moratorium on the cultivation of genetically modified crops. The majority of Monsanto’s GMO corn seed sold to farmers in Argentina, Brazil and the U.S. comes from its Maui operation. If the law stands, Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, another biotech firm with operations in Maui County, will need to seek alternatives.

Lawsuits have already been filed by both opponents of the ban and proponents that want rigorous enforcement built in. Michael Lilly, former attorney general of Hawaii, expects the new law to be struck down like the previous Kauai attempt on grounds that state law supersedes it, although appeals in that case are underway. Meanwhile, an injunction has stalled the whole process.

The message from anti-GMO forces is that although giant firms have deep pockets and many options, staunch determination to stem the tide of GMO crops worldwide may eventually bear the sweet fruit of victory.

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Greenwashing Conundrum Biodegradable Plastic Bags Are a Hoax

In 2010, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed recommendations for environmental marketing claims. The agency has sent warning letters to 15 marketers informing them that their claims may be deceptive, and requested more scientific evidence that plastic bags labeled as biodegradable, or “oxodegradable”, implying the bag will break down in time when exposed to oxygen, were true to the claim. Because many bags are dumped in the low-oxygen environment of a landfill, the FTC considers those advertised benefits as dubious.

Joseph Greene, a professor at California State University, Chico, points out that oxodegradable should be amended to “oxofragmentable” to be more accurate, because the plastics just break into smaller and smaller pieces. Chemically, they don’t break down into anything less hazardous. In fact, if these plastic bags disintegrate in the ocean, the fragments will be about the right size for sea creatures to mistake them for plankton.

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Portable Feast

Guess Who’s Delivering Dinner A new service called Plated (Plated.com) is providing households the ability to prepare a fresh, homemade dinner without having to think about menu planning or grocery shopping. The ingredients arrive at the door in a biodegradable box, pre-portioned and ready to cook in 30 minutes.

Customers browse a rotating menu of chefdesigned recipes on the Plated website and select their favorites each week, add the number of plates to the shopping cart and set a delivery date. For the price of subscription to the service, they receive a box with perfectly portioned ingredients and detailed cooking instructions. Based in New York City, Plated delivers its subscription boxes to 47 states, with plans to further expand in the next year.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. ~John Lennon

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ecotip Eco-Fireplace Tips

Best Ways to Enjoy Greener Indoor and Outdoor Fires Our inclination to position ourselves near fire is a year-round lure nationwide.

Yet, the traditional ingredient in both indoor fireplaces in the north and outdoor fire pits in the south should give shivers to the eco-minded. In addition to causing considerable air pollution, wood smoke contains carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and fine particulates that can aggravate asthma, allergies and other health conditions.

Eco-friendly firelogs—many made of recycled biomass products like compressed wood sawdust, ground nutshells and other ingredients—provide low-emission and petroleumfree alternatives to cordwood. According to GreenAmerica. org, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends manufactured logs over wood to cut air pollutants. Major manufacturers noted by ApartmentTherapy.com include Java, which uses coffee grounds; Energy Log briquettes made from recycled mill waste; and TerraCycle, ShredMaster Ltd. and CleanFlame, all of which use recycled and repurposed cardboard. In addition to producing greater heat, some of these logs even produce a natural crackling sound without throwing sparks.

Inserts—basically a stove that fits into existing fireplaces—provide a genuine fireside feeling, but with green benefits. An EPA-certified stove or insert is built to burn cleaner and more efficiently, dramatically reducing fine particle emissions and pollution over older models. However, while a propane gas stove insert burns even cleaner and is easier to operate, it uses nonrenewable fuel. Consider wood pellet models that burn ultra-compressed wood and biomass of olive, corn and cherry pits.

Outdoor steel fire pits that can burn firelogs have grown popular in warmer regions, and equipment manufacturers have responded. Tripods suspend swivel and free-standing grills over the pit for direct cooking or to hold cast iron kettles.

Special outdoor tables also afford a gathering spot around friendly flames. Avoid gas and electric models as eco-no-nos.

If real wood is a must, be selective. Firewood that looks a little rough is more likely to come from over-mature trees of the kind that can be removed without affecting the health of its forest (WoodHeat.org). Product packages of Pioneer Processors firewood attest that it “never uses endangered wood species and always purchases from well-managed forests.” natural awakenings

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inspiration

The transformational insights learned along her journey shared in her book, What’s In the Way Is the Way, include simple tools for those that need to move beyond struggles to live in the present with more peace, ease and joy.

Train as a Tightness Detective Ask this internal question when feeling stressed: “In what aspect of life am I holding on for dear life?” Is your breath short, are your shoulders tight; do you feel a fist in your solar plexus or an elephant sitting on your chest? These are indications that you’re aligned with some struggle. By softening and breathing into the tight places, you can open into life and better align with ease and grace.

Strengthen the Curiosity Muscle

What’s in Your Way? Obstacles Point the Path to Wholeness and Healing

Whenever O’Malley experienced inner gnawing, she tuned into her body and inquired about the dread: “How big is it and how deep does it go? Does it have a flavor?” The more she questioned, the more curiosity and attention she brought to the emotion and the freer she felt.

Turn Curiosity into Compassion O’Malley learned to more accurately self-report her feelings. Instead of, “I am afraid,” she learned to assess; “Dread is here.” Then she cultivated compassion, treating the dread as her friend signaling the need for a solution. She acknowledged and listened to the stricken and paralyzed parts of herself, knowing they were separating her from joy because they needed to be heard and understood.

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Step Outside Struggle to Embrace Humility

ince childhood, Mary O’Malley always thought that something bad was about to happen and experienced a continuous dread that gnawed her insides. Over the years, she tried to eat, drink and medicate away the anxious feelings plaguing her, and sought help from group therapy, hypnotherapy and psychiatrists.

Then in 1972, in her late 20s, O’Malley attended a yoga workshop that helped advance her quest to let go of struggles and embrace life. Later, when she met Stephen Levine, whose teaching is influenced by Buddhism, he conveyed, “There’s nothing in you that needs to be fixed,” and invited her to view her own issues with curiosity and compassion.

O’Malley believes that struggle is humanity’s core compulsion. We develop a story about the difficulty of life and heroically fight against myriad injustices. Yet making a U-turn in perspective to see them as challenges is tailor-made to help us recognize and achieve separation from our individual struggles in favor of a better way of experiencing life.

“The dictionary misses the full meaning when it defines humility as ‘lowliness, meekness, submissiveness,’” O’Malley believes. “True humility is a state of great availability, and from this kind of openness we can reconnect with the joy of being fully alive.” She now discovers gifts embedded in every single challenge.

Deborah Shouse blogs at DeborahShouseWrites.wordpress.com.

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Conscious Dating Jill Crosby on Looking for Love Online

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A story of health, healing and love

by Beth Davis

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ethlehem natives Chris and anybody. My goal was to have a career Stephanie MoDavis, owners of in wellness.”

YogaMos, in Hellertown, know When she was 21 years old, a thing or two about overcoming Stephanie met Chris. It was love at challenges and they use what they’ve first sight—she knew he was the one. learned to help others through the They had a great first year. Both led practice of yoga. healthy, active lifestyles and together Stephanie MoDavis started they would hike, bike and practice practicing yoga when she was 18 yoga. However, all of that was about years old as a requirement for a dance to change. Only one year into their company. Young and naïve, she says relationship, Stephanie started noticing she thought she was in good shape. that “something was not quite right.”

However, after practicing Ashtanga She was experiencing joint pain and yoga six times per week, she soon fatigue, in addition to not feeling well. realized she was mistaken. After three Over the next year, it only got worse. months, she knew yoga would always Doctor visits seemed futile, as no one be a part of her life, however, she didn’t seemed to have the answers. As time realize at the time just how beneficial it went on, the pain grew deeper and she would be for her. became weaker. Eventually, she was “About a year after I began yoga, so ill and had such a high fever that I left the dance company, but kept up she ended up in the hospital. It was with yoga as a practice,” she explains. here that she received her diagnosis: Around the same time, her parents Systemic Lupus Erythmatosis (SLE), and sister were in a head-on collision, an autoimmune disease in which the leaving them pretty banged up and body’s immune system mistakenly giving MoDavis the desire to learn attacks healthy tissue. It can affect more about holistic health. While the skin, joints, kidneys, brain and attending college to be a nurse, she other organs. The next few years were graduated from massage therapy school long and difficult. The SLE started so that she could help her family in progressing and affected her heart, their recovery. lungs, skin, brain and kidneys. She “I just wanted to do anything I would spend a month at a time in the could to help my family,” she says. hospital and was so weak she was in a “From there, it grew to wanting to help wheelchair for about a year.

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Through it all, though, she says Chris never left her side. “He was more supportive than ever,” she says.

Stephanie, too, never gave up hope.

“Throughout my journey, I had a feeling this was happening to me for a reason.

I thought about how I could turn this around and inspire other people.” She also continued on her yoga journey.

Although she couldn’t physically practice, she would visualize it in her head and simply surrender. Yoga served as a constant reminder that helped them both remain calm, humorous and strong in the face of adversity.

In 2004, the same year she and Chris married, doctors said her kidneys were failing. She was 24 years old. It was life changing hearing those words.

She started dialysis a few months later and after two years of treatments, she was eligible for a kidney transplant.

Naturally, Chris wanted to be the one to help his wife, but he was not the same blood type. Thankfully, they found out about a program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, that allowed people to “swap” for those who have someone who will donate but aren’t a match. In other words, Chris could donate his kidney in order for Stephanie to receive a kidney that matched her blood type. Within six months, they found a match. Oddly enough, it turned

out to be another couple, with each husband matching the other’s wife—the first set of couples to undergo this lifesaving surgery at Johns Hopkins.

After the surgery, Stephanie expected everything to be okay, and it was—for the most part. Her lupus was in remission.

However, the couple was left with a lot of medical bills, forcing them to completely rebuild their lives.

Fortunately, Stephanie was able to get back into her yoga practice.

It wasn’t long before she realized she wanted to become an instructor and help people through yoga. She began teacher training and studied with Seane Corn, Matthew Sanford, Brandi

Woodard and others. A year later, Chris decided that he, too, wanted to become a teacher so that together, they could open a studio and share their love and passion for helping others.

A year and a half ago, they opened YogaMos, located in a big, beautiful Victorian home in Hellertown.

The building, constructed in the early 1900s, features an apartment above the studio (where the couple lives) hardwood floors, stained glass, a fireplace and enough room for 15 to 20 yoga participants.

Sixteen classes are held at the studio each week, in addition to

one-on-one spiritual health coaching/ counseling. Classes are based in the Vinyasa Flow style with bits of Ashtanga. One class, yin (chakra) yoga is becoming particularly popular. Here, the majority of the postures are done on the floor and held for as long as 3 to 10 minutes. By holding poses for a longer period of time, practitioners are able to access deeper tissues within the body, such as the connective tissue and fascia that surround the muscles and joints.

Stephanie says the class is a perfect complement to the more physical (yang) classes that focus on alignment, flexibility and strength in the muscles.

“We like to teach yoga the way it should be taught,” she explains. “We feel guided to do this and like to share how yoga has helped us. We want people to feel better and get well, not just look better. We don’t want anybody to leave here thinking they can’t practice yoga.”

YogaMos is located at 410 Main St., in Hellertown. For more information, call 484-895-8429 or visit MyYogaMos.com.

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Happily Coupled Creating Loving Relationships that Thrive

by Judith Fertig

“To be fully seen by somebody… and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

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a big garden and several pets, I feel t the conclusion of her bestabsolutely rooted in a way I have never selling memoir, Eat Pray Love, experienced before and never would author Elizabeth Gilbert had have imagined even desiring. But it is fallen in love with Jose Nunes (called what we want—at least for now—and Felipe in the book), a Brazilian living we’re relishing that stability.” Gilbert in Indonesia. The divorced Gilbert, records the process of going from two reluctant to have her heart broken global wanderers falling in love to a again, had vowed never to remarry… married couple sharing domestic chores yet ultimately changed her mind when in her follow-up memoir, Committed: A U.S. immigration law presented her Love Story. with multiple choices: marry so they could live together in this country, stay single and live as ex-pat partners or say Love Science goodbye to Nunes.

The spark that ignites such a partner Gilbert chose a marital partnership ship is love, which is “primarily about that suits the shared life they want: hon- connection,” says Barbara Fredrickson, est and, after years of travel, settled in Ph.D., a positivity expert and author of one place. She says, “For the first time Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion in my life, living in a small town with Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, a lovely husband in an old house with and Become. “It’s vital to our health 32 Lehigh Valley www.healthylehighvalley.com

and happiness, affecting our brains and bodies at the cellular level.

“We were born to love,” emphasizes Fredrickson, who also serves as a psychology professor and director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “The evidence comes from research that shows how our brain and nervous system are designed to enhance our chances of experiencing it.”

When we share positive emotions with another person, experience a synchrony between their biochemistry and behaviors and ours, plus exhibit mutual care, love can bloom, whether we stay happily single or decide to pursue a committed relationship. She calls this triple-action sequence “positivity resonance”. Love, she observes, is less a smooth, solid path than momentary experiences of connection.

Making Love Last

The more areas of connection we have with our partners, the more opportunities we have to positively resonate every day, adds Frederickson.

Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., a psychology professor at California’s Santa Clara University and adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, agrees. “Long-term relationships, like marriages, are partnerships in living,” according to Plante.

“The vast majority of the time couples are together they’re not having hot sex, but are sharing a practical day-to-day life together.”

Shared activities aren’t always exciting or glamorous. Raising children, working, managing a home, cooking and cleaning, shopping, being with friends and family and the rest of regular daily living is where the rubber meets the road in relationship satisfaction, observes Plante. “If couples aren’t compatible in these areas, then the connection and attraction will inevitably atrophy, tensions emerge and too often, relationships fracture and fall apart.”

Compatibility means different things to different people, and requirements can change as individuals in a romantic partnership change over time.

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Compatibility also means agreement that the relationship is worth the effort to nurture and sustain it.

Partnering Life’s Dance

Five couples in different stages of loving partnerships share how they make their special relationships work. The key to them all is shared values.

Doing everything together. For newlyweds Drs. Josh and Chelsea Axe, of Nashville, Tennessee, a mutual commitment to vigorous wellness and physical fitness keeps them together. Says Josh, “The healthy lifestyle I have chosen to live is so important that I need someone who is able to not just agree, but also partner with me.” Married in 2012, the two chiropractic physicians went on to co-found the BurstFIT interval training program and meld their professional, as well as personal, lives.

Chelsea notes, “There is truth to the phrase, ‘Couples that sweat together, stay together.’ When working out together, you share a specific energy you create while pushing yourself to your mental and physical limits. You have your partner right there doing it alongside you, knowing they’re supporting you; so when you each break through a mental or physical barrier in your workout, you step over together into a strength and confidence that carries over into your marriage. Being a part of each other’s goals and the struggles to reach them unifies us.”

Remarks Josh, “I feel like we can both be successful individually, but when we’re a team, the outcome is synergistic.”

Chelsea adds, “It’s never a mindset of ‘me.’ It’s always ‘us.’”

Balancing work and play. Barbara and Bob Unell, of Leawood, Kansas, dated as teenagers, went their separate ways in college and then found each other again in their early 20s. “We went on a blind date in 1968 and both belted out songs on the car radio,” recalls Barbara. “I thought he had a great sense of humor and was fun to be with. All these years later, it feels like we’re still dating.

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“Seventy-five to 80 percent of all chemistry evaporates within six to eight months unless the relationship is significantly undergirded by deeper and more durable compatibility.” ~Neil Clarke Warren dertaken together or separately. “We’re both, ‘Let’s try this,’ sort of people,” says Barbara with a laugh.

When the Unells had twins, now grown, they realized there was no national publication addressing how to parent multiples, so they launched Twins magazine in 1984. Bob founded and managed an advertising agency while Barbara wrote bestselling parenting books, but the whole family traveled together on her speaking engagements.

In response to becoming a breast cancer survivor, Barbara founded the nonprofit Back in the Swing in 2000 to support survivorship care at cancer centers.

When they needed additional staff, Bob joined the team in 2009. One of the biggest things that Barbara has learned from Bob is, “You can make work fun.”

“Although we come from different backgrounds, Bob and I know the power of mutual respect, trust and kindness,” reflects Barbara. “Part of our connection is that we have shared history and never take each other for granted.”

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Making long-distance work.

Lisa Ekus, who runs the full-service culinary talent agency The Lisa Ekus Group, in Hatfield, Massachusetts, had been married twice and already raised her two children when she met Atlanta Chef Virginia Willis. They got to know each other through culinary events and to their surprise, fell in love. Over the past six years they’ve evolved a relationship that works for them—keeping a deep personal connection, but maintaining separate residences.

Cookbook author Willis gardens, develops recipes and writes for her Food Network blog, “Down Home Comfort,” at Ekus’ New England compound in the summers; Ekus travels to the South during cold months. They also meet up as often as they can at conferences, food and wine festivals and other events during the rest of the year.

“We are both smart, professional women who love what we do, have strong ethics and a high level of self-expectation in how we work,” says Ekus.

“We are also best friends and work together professionally. The respect we have for each other and our work is instrumental in our relationship.”

“We often joke about the North/ South, fast/slow cultural difference,” Ekus notes. “I’m more spontaneous; Virginia is more thoughtful in her responses. I tend to move fast and focus on checking off items, while Virginia is more about the journey and being in the moment. It often makes us each take stock and consider what we’re doing and saying.”

They make the geographic separation work despite its inherent longdistance complications via consistent communication, saying good morning and good night every day by phone and texting often. They hold regular agent/ author meetings to make professional plans and personal calendar meetings at least weekly, recognizing and respecting what is important to each of them.

Bridging the age gap. Karen and Dick Eagle, from St. Louis, Missouri, are 16 years apart in age, but are close in the ways that count. Both are strongminded and still vie to get their own way even after 30 years of marriage.

“We argue over the stupidest things,

back and easy to be and then resolve our “Marriages based on with, I can relax,” says disagreements and a mutual desire to Susan. Michael, on realize how good we serve and inspire grow the other hand, always have it,” says Karen.

What first atcontinually in richness and seemed to fill a room.

Jake helps Susan with tracted them to each beauty, and are chores around the other—and keeps property and she is them together—is a a benediction to all always there cheering love of playful fun who know of them.” him on from the front and good times with row when he performs friends. Karen re~ Meher Baba at local venues. marks, “I knew Dick was ‘the one’ when he jumped flat-footed over a wingback Cultivating Care chair at a friend’s house. That showed Working out as a couple, sharing a me that he was young at heart.” creative project or making a gour Making ends meet. Eleven years met meal together can do more than ago, when family therapist Susan Frankkeep partners feeling connected. lin lost her husband, Michael, a univerShared activities also keep the positive sity college professor, she felt bereft and experiences ongoing and resonating. overwhelmed. The pair had owned a “That special bond and the commitcountry property near Cleveland, Ohio, ments people often build around it where they boarded horses. Susan realare the products of love, the results of ized, “I couldn’t keep the many smaller moments in which up with everything on love infuses you,” mainmy own,” and Jake tains Fredrickson. Such Marshall, a musician moments not only friend of Michael’s, accumulate, but offered to help. Over can also be stored time, Susan and Jake in memory and became close, and banked to feed a they now live relationship during together. the tougher times.

Although “Love is someJake is a great thing we should supporter in many re-cultivate every ways, he’s not in day,” she says. A a position to help loving partnership financially. Susan is always a work depends on her late in progress. husband’s insurance and pension benefits, which Judith Fertig is a freelance writer from she would lose if she Overland Park, KS. remarries. “Jake is so laid

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eil Clark Warren, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and co-founder of the eHarmony relationship website, believes there are at least 29 personality dimensions—such as anger management skills, intelligence, feelings about children, energy and ambition—that comprise who we are and play a role in maintaining a relationship. Key personality dimensions include interests and activities, guiding principles and philosophies, expressions of emotional experience, tendencies toward togetherness and separateness, goals and familial and other relationships.

Warren suggests categorizing desired qualities in a mate into three lists: non-negotiables, qualities that are top priority and deal breakers; semi-negotiables that are important, yet flexible secondary priorities; and negotiables that are subject to tradeoffs for more important qualities.

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The Broad Benefits of Chelation Therapy

By Conrad G. Maulfair, Jr, DO

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ntravenous chelation therapy is an effective, safe, comprehensive program that can benefit people with chronic degenerative diseases. People with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, wounds that will not heal, lack of energy and problems of aging can experience a resurgence of energy and life quality.

Chelation therapy, used for removing heavy metals from the blood, is not a new treatment. In fact, it has been studied and offered to patients by many progressive physicians to hundreds of thousands of people

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worldwide for more than 60 years.

Patients who receive chelation therapy report an improvement to their quality of life. Specifically, patients often report being able to walk without the use of their past aids, improved sleep, increased energy and improved sense of well being. Additionally, many are able to return to work and previous sports activities as their illness abates.

Studies proven chelation therapy works. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) in 2003, the first large-scale, multicenter

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study designed to determine the safety and efficacy of EDTA chelation therapy for individuals with prior heart attacks.

Physicians conducting the study included university cardiologists and experienced chelation physicians.

All study participants (1,708 total) had a previous heart attack before beginning the trial and 83 percent had either bypass surgeries or angioplasty with or without stents prior to the study. The majority of participants had high blood pressure and 73 percent had been prescribed cholesterollowering statin drugs.

The results of TACT were presented in November 2012 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions—and they were positive.

People in the trial who received chelation therapy had decreased hospitalizations for angina, compared to the control group. There were fewer deaths from heart attacks and strokes for the patients receiving chelation therapy. The chelation patients also needed less bypass surgeries and angioplasties; the findings were especially positive for patients who also suffered from diabetes. Chelation therapy reduced cardiac events by 18 percent and by 39 percent for diabetic patients.

The total reduction in cardiac events was statistically significant.

An additional finding was the unquestionable safety of chelation therapy.

If this therapy is so effective in reversing the disease process, imagine how helpful it might be to utilize it as a preventive before serious symptoms occur. People are kept healthy with this therapy.

Conrad Maulfair, Jr is the Medical Director of the Maulfair Medical Center at 2870 Corporate Ct in Orefield. A free public seminar explaining Chelation Therapy will be held on Saturday, February 14 at noon. Call 610-682-2104 or visit drmaulfair.com for more information and local patient testimonials.

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prescriptions designed to provide calm and focus, but some carry unpleasant side effects like appetite changes and muscle spasms. Experts suggest considering these natural options to complement an afflicted child’s integrative treatment plan.

Nutritionist Sara Vance, owner, Rebalance Life, San Diego, California.

EASE ADHD NATURALLY

Nine Ways to Help Restore Calm and Focus

by Jenna Blumenfeld

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lthough experts aren’t certain why it occurs, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3 to 5 percent of school-age

children, causing symptoms such as inattentiveness, frenetic activity, anxiety and forgetfulness. Kids with ADHD typically respond to drug

Up omega-3s. The University of Maryland Medical Center reports that recent studies show kids with behavior problems have low blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a nutrient vital for brain health. Children’s daily diets should contain omega-3-rich foods, such as chia, hemp, nuts and fatty fish. For children 12 and older, supplement with fish oil containing 1,200 milligrams (mg) of (DHA) docosahexaenoic acid and (EPA) eicosapentaenoic acid combined.

Try magnesium. Low levels of magnesium, also known as the calming mineral, are associated with restless legs, anxiety and irritability—all of which can exacerbate ADHD. For kids ages 4 to 8, start with 130 mg of magnesium in the morning. If the child has trouble sleeping, another dose before bed may help. Reduce the dose if loose stools occur.

Boost B vitamins. Vitamins B6 and B12 are important building blocks for brain neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. Deficiency can impair nerve cell communication, hindering memory, focus and attention.

Encourage a child to eat B-packed organic foods like eggs, poultry, bell peppers, yams and spinach, and sprinkle B-vitamin-rich nutritional yeast on dishes like noodles and soup.

Naturopathic Doctor Laurie Brodsky, e-consultant, DrLaurieND.com, New York City.

Give up gluten. Gluten is a complex, gooey conglomeration of many proteins that sticks to the digestive tract, often stimulating behavioral issues.

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When gluten inflames a child’s digestive system, brain inflammation likely occurs, as well. Look for gluten-free pasta, bread, crackers and cookies made from rice, quinoa, flaxseed and non-GMO (genetically modified) corn.

Pair fats with food. Healthy brain function requires a proper ratio of anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats to the more common inflammatory omega-6 fats (found in canola, soybean and corn oils). Encourage balance by eating omega-3 foods at mealtime, when the gallbladder releases bile into the digestive system, allowing better omega-3 absorption.

Avoid processed foods. High-fructose corn syrup and artificial colors such as Yellow 5, Blue 1 and Red 40 are linked to increased hyperactivity in children.

Choose whole, real foods like whole grains and organic meats, vegetables and fruits. Use maple syrup rather than white sugar to sweeten foods—it’s fullflavored, so a little goes a long way.

Behavior Specialist Margit Crane, educator, GiftedWithADD. com, Seattle, Washington.

Lead by example. Parents have more power to handle their child’s ADHD than they think. Model the desired behaviors—if children are not allowed to eat in the living room, the rule should apply to the whole family. Maintaining consistent rules is vital.

Set boundaries. Many parents and teachers believe that boundaries for ADHD-laden kids, that are often sensitive by nature, may be harsh or limiting. But these children actually thrive with boundaries. Rather than offer kids unlimited choices, give them two or three options. This helps a child feel safe. Regard a troubled child as scared, rather than angry—this will enable parents and caregivers to speak to them with compassion.

into traditional schools. When speaking with teachers, use collaborative words such as “partnership” to obtain healthy cooperation. Teachers have an entire class to attend to, not just this child; address them with respect and understanding, and everyone will ultimately benefit.

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HAPPY MEALS Eating Healthy Foods Fights Off Depression

by Lane Vail

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carbohydrates, omega-6 fats and sugar. dvertisements for antidepresHis food philosophy serves as an sants abound, yet a recent overall prescription for mental health: analysis in the Journal of the “Eat food that comes from farms and American Medical Association found not factories; simple, recognizable that the benefits of treating mildly or human food.” moderately depressed individuals with

Registered Dietitian Kathie Swift, these drugs “may be minimal or nonan integrative clinical nutritionist in existent” compared with a placebo.

Most physicians agree that at least part Lennox, Massachusetts, and author of the prevention of and recovery from of The Swift Diet, agrees that food is powerful medicine. She recommends depression can be addressed through diet. a balanced, flexitarian diet founded on plants, but including high-quality,

“Every molecule in the brain beanimal-sourced foods. Just shifting our gins as food,” says Dr. Drew Ramsey, processed-foods to whole-foods ratio author of The Happiness Diet and asyields an improved mood, Swift says, sistant clinical professor of psychiatry which continues to motivate dietary at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. “Food choice change. is the biggest puzzle piece patients have under their control.”

Prebiotic/Probiotic Potential

Ramsey describes the modern American diet as being overwhelmed Recent science suggests a deeper with highly processed foods, refined meaning to the “gut feeling” adage.

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Bacteria in the gut and neurochemicals in the brain communicate intimately and bidirectionally via the vagus nerve, explains Swift. Altering the gut’s microbial population, whether from chronic stress, antibiotic overuse or nutritional deficiencies, can change brain chemistry and thereby influence mood, mental clarity and sleep, she says.

In 2013, Canadian researchers altered both the neurochemicals and behavior in mice by switching their intestinal microbiota; anxious mice given the microbes of intrepid mice became braver, and vice versa.

Another small study in the British Journal of Nutrition showed a decrease in depression and anxiety symptoms in volunteers taking probiotics for a month.

Essentially, says Swift, “We have a brain in the belly,” which must be nourished by both prebiotics (soluble fiber) and probiotics (fermented food).

“Fiber is the quintessential substance to feed the lovely community of bugs in the gut,” says Swift, “while fermented foods interact with resident bacteria and give them a boost.” She recommends a variety of vegetables as a primary source of fiber, especially legumes, along with fruits, nuts, cheese and the occasional gluten-free whole grain. Probiotic foods include fermented vegetables, kefir, yogurt with live active cultures and apple cider vinegar.

B Happy

Most psychiatric medications target feel-good neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, says Ramsey, but the body also manufactures these chemicals naturally during the methylation cycle, a B-vitamindependent neurological process. “B vitamins are superstars of the brain,” Ramsey says. “Think of them as lubrication for the brain’s gears.”

Folate, or vitamin B9 is particularly important to healthy nervous system functioning. A meta-analysis of 15,000 people reported in the Journal of Epidemiology associated low folate with a higher risk of depression. Dark

leafy greens like kale, spinach and Swiss chard are high in B vitamins, as are beets, eggs, lentils, beans and whole grains; helpful fruits include papaya, avocado and berries.

Omega-3s Please

“It’s a horrible notion that fat is bad,” says Ramsey.

Swift agrees, noting, “We need a major renovation and reeducation of this important neuro-nutrient.”

The integrity of a neuron cell membrane, which Swift describes as “a beautiful and fluid layer of lipids,” is crucial for brain health because it dictates communication among neurotransmitters. “The fat we eat becomes the fat of our cell membranes,” she says. “So nourish your membranes with adequate amounts of the right types of fat.”

Long-chain omega-3s (DHA) docosahexaenoic acid and (EPA) eicosapentaenoic acid build and protect neurons, help prevent cognitive decline with age and can boost overall mood and mental performance, says Ramsey. A study in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry found that treating depressed patients with omega-3 EPA was as equally effective as Prozac. “DHA and EPA are the two most important fats for brain health on the planet, period,” states Ramsey.

Foods rich in omega-3s include fatty seafood like salmon, mussels and oysters, plus sea vegetables, walnuts, flaxseed and grass-fed beef. For vegetarians and vegans, Ramsey recommends an algal DHA supplement.

Focusing on feeding the brain

doesn’t preclude staving off heart disease, obesity or diabetes. “Follow the rules of eating for brain health,” Ramsey says, “and you’ll also be slim,

energized, focused and resilient.” It’s all a recipe for happiness.

Lane Vail is a freelance writer and blogger at DiscoveringHomemaking.com.

Good-Mood Meal Plans Wild-Caught Alaskan Salmon with Sautéed Swiss Chard, Pickled Beets and Banana-Avocado Pudding Salmon is an excellent source of omega3s, and Swiss chard offers fiber and folate. Beets are high in folate, as well as nitrites, which improve circulation throughout the body and the brain, says Nutritionist Kathie Swift. Double-down on beets’ power by eating them pickled in apple cider vinegar, promoting healthy gut flora. Bananas contain tryptophan, an amino acid involved in serotonin production, and avocados are high in folate and oleic acid, a model unsaturated omega-9 fat needed for healthy brains, advises Dr. Drew Ramsey.

Lentil Salad with Hummus, Grilled Asparagus, Broccoli, Red Onion and Grilled Watermelon Lentils, chickpeas and asparagus are high in fiber and B vitamins, while walnuts add omega-3s. Broccoli is an excellent source of chromium, a mineral found to lower blood sugar and reduce symptoms of depression in some people, according to a Cornell University study. Grilled onions (along with garlic, which can be blended into hummus) belong to a food family called alliums that promote healthy vascular function and blood flow to the brain and also contain a high concentration of chromium, says Ramsey.

Watermelon’s red color is due to its high concentration of the antioxidant lycopene, which helps resolve free radical damage, inflammation and hormone imbalances associated with depression, notes Swift.

Grass-Fed Beef with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale and Greek Yogurt Swirled with Raspberries A British Journal of Nutrition study showed that beef raised on chlorophyllrich grass provides more omega-3s than grain-fed beef. Like other animal proteins, beef is a significant source of tryptophan. Kale and sweet potatoes contribute fiber, folate and vitamin A, which promotes the enzymes that create the pleasure neurotransmitter, dopamine. Yogurt is also high in tryptophan, and raspberries provide folate and antioxidants.

Free-Range Egg Omelet with Spinach, Tomatoes, Cheese and Fresh Papaya Eggs are a power-packed food full of B vitamins, tyrosine and tryptophan amino acids, plus selenium, zinc and iodide, micronutrients vital for proper functioning of the energy- and metabolism-regulating thyroid, says Ramsey.

Tomatoes and natural cheese are high in lycopene and tryptophan, respectively, and spinach and papaya are packed with folate and fiber.

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Gentling

GRIEF Remedies to

Heal the Heart

by Kathleen Barnes

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rief can arrive suddenly with the death of a loved one, serious illness, loss of a job, parental dementia or decaying relationship. In any case, it takes a toll.

“Grief encompasses all of our thoughts and feelings. Mourning is when we put them into action by talking, crying, perhaps doing rituals,” explains Tracy Riley, a licensed clinical social worker and grief counselor in Jacksonville, Florida.

“Grief isn’t something that’s over when you wake up one day,” Riley counsels. “It’s ridiculous when an employer gives you three days off and then expects everything to be fine.”

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a loved one, the pain can remain and life is never the same, although most of us learn to live with loss and move forward.

“Some things can’t be fixed,” concludes Megan Devine, a psychotherapist in Portland, Oregon, and author of the audio book, When Everything is Not Okay, who blogs at RefugeInGrief.com. After witnessing the drowning death of her fiancé, she says, “I didn’t need to hear platitudes that everything would be OK. I needed something solid to hold onto when my whole world exploded.”

Physical Aids

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that causes the adrenal glands to release a flood of adrenaline. Tina Erwin, La Mesa, California author of The Lightworker’s Guide to Healing Grief, explains, “If you get a shock when someone close to you dies, your adrenal glands are blown out almost instantly and you are overwhelmed with adrenaline, much like we often see in people with post-traumatic stress disorder. You need to rebalance your body chemistry.”

Intense grief can sometimes show up as chest pain, a classic sign of heart attack, due to a temporary disruption of the heart’s normal pumping action from a surge in stress hormones, according to the National Institutes of Health. Yet Imperial College London scientists now have found that a recognizable “broken heart syndrome” may temporarily protect the heart from being overwhelmed with adrenaline.

“Healing the physical side of grief ultimately helps healing on an emotional level, too,” says Erwin. To assist herself following the death of her 6-year-old niece from a sudden infection, she uses several Bach flower remedies for trauma—Rescue Remedy, to rebalance the flood of adrenaline; Star of Bethlehem, for shock and loss; and Mimulus, for fear and anxiety.

“Combining a few drops of each of these in a water bottle or tea several times a day helps you regain a feeling of balance,” Erwin says.

She also likes drinking bloodcleansing noni juice to help wash adrenaline out of the body, and taking salt baths enhanced with lavender essential oil to literally “wash away the darkness.”

Emotional Aids

Riley views art and music therapy, plus journaling (a “personal roadmap” that helps chart her progress), as powerful healing tools. She’s also seen firsthand how animals can play a key role through the mourning process. Her miniature schnauzer intuitively approaches her clients that are anxious and grieving and gives them permission to pet him. “It puts people at ease,” she says. “Then they can talk more freely about their pain.”

Numerous studies, starting in the 1980s, show that stroking a furry pet lowers blood pressure.

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Helping a Mourning Friend

ere’s comforting advice from grief advocate Megan Devine for friends yearning to soothe a bereaved friend.

Don’t try to fix it: Don’t say anything that tries to fix the unfixable, and you’ll do fine. It’s an unfathomable relief to have a friend that doesn’t try to take the pain away.

Grief belongs to the griever: You have a supporting role, not the central role, in a friend’s grief, which is an entirely personal experience.

Anticipate, don’t ask: Don’t say, “Call

me if you need anything,” because your friend won’t call; not because they don’t need support, but because identifying a need, figuring out who might fill it, and then reaching out to ask is beyond their energy level, capacity or interest.

Instead, make concrete offers of practical assistance in doing normal tasks or chores for the friend and deliver on them.

Be willing to witness searing pain: Simply be quietly present. Acknowledge their state and stick with simple truths: “This hurts. I love you. I’m here.”

Charting a Personal Course

For the bereaved (literally defined as “torn apart”), the symptoms of grief are meant to slow us down, advises Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition, in Fort Collins, Colorado, and author of numerous related books, including Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart.

Society expects bereaved people to “carry on, keep their chins up, be glad they had him/her as long as they did or else be grateful that our loved one’s pain is over”—all platitudes that are more hurtful than helpful, says Wolfelt. Mourning takes time, but it also requires a social context, he explains. “It’s the shared response to loss. If you isolate yourself, you are grieving, not mourning. You can’t do this on your own. It’s bigger than you.”

For those that feel stuck or unable to move forward, experienced grief counselors may be able to help.

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous health books, including Ten Best Ways to Manage Stress. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Eco Feng Shui Tips to Bring More Positive Energy into Your Home

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hen we’re hungry for change, determine ways to help chi flow and settle in appropriate places to supwe may feel the impulse to port all aspects of life. Recommended spruce up our living spaces. alterations typically start with furniture Rooms that feel cluttered, drab and placement, color choices and unappealing drag on “Feng shui key accessorizing. Sample our energy. Applying the bagua maps are available basic inspired tenets of the is the original online for referencing. ancient Chinese art and

While a complete feng science of feng shui can eco-science.” shui treatment may require transform and re-energize major revamping, we can any space, improving the ~ Will LeStrange also take some low-cost steps way we feel. to immediately create more

Translated as “wind harmony while eliminating toxins that and water,” feng shui—which has are unhealthy and disrupt the energy been creating healthy and harmonious flow. environments since its origins 3,000 years ago—can activate our rethinking the arrangement, uses and tone of each Bring in Green “Bringing natural elements into a space room while bringing beneficial green will aid the circulation of chi, help changes home. achieve a balance and yield an indoor Feng Shui Basics environment of peace and calm,” says When considering how to apply feng feng shui practitioner Maureen Calashui principles, it helps to have a mia, owner of Luminous Spaces, in St. trained practitioner make a map, or James, New York. bagua, analyzing how energy, or chi,

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and wood, reflected in items like stones, plants and water features, as well as art and wall decorations and paint colors. Filling a home with living plants is favored by many feng shui experts.

“Surround yourself with green plants, including cuttings from the yard,” advises Debra Duneier, a feng shui master practitioner, certified eco-designer and author of EcoChi: Designing the Human Experience, in New York City. “They bring energy and life force into your home, while also filtering the air you breathe.” If adding plants isn’t feasible, she recommends picking up some fresh flowers each week. Remember to change the water every day and dispose of the flowers at the first sign of wilting (dying flowers bring negative energy).

Banish Toxic Materials “Healthy indoor air quality is an essential aspect of good feng shui,” attests Alisa Rose Seidlitz, an eco feng shui consultant/designer, certified green building and interiors professional and owner of Ambiance Eco, in Berkeley, California. “Materials used inside our homes, such as cleaning products and furnishings, can either contribute significantly to poor air quality or support positive feng shui.”

Indoor air quality is significantly impacted by furnishings and décor.

When seeking out the cleanest, greenest options, pay special attention to:

Cleaning products. Safely discard toxic cleaning chemicals by taking them to hazardous waste pickup sites.

Many household jobs can be done with vinegar and baking soda.

Paint. Revisions in wall, trim and furniture colors quickly freshen a room and bring new energy, especially when they align with Earth’s natural elements. Avoid conventional paint, which contains dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOC) that off-gas into the air. Look for widely available zero-VOC brands. Other options include displaying art or colorful wall hangings.

Flooring. Many toxins lurk in conventional carpeting and adhesives used to lay wood or tile floors. Look for natural wool rugs, reclaimed wood and

zero-VOC floor adhesives. Preserve resources and alter the energy in a space by repurposing reclaimed materials for rehab projects. For good feng shui, smudging with dried sage cleanses any negative energy leftover from previous owners.

Color Me Feng Shui

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ere’s a quick primer on the colors associated with each of the five natural elements and ways to bring them into a home. Seek a balance of all five in each room, appropriate to its use.

“Feng shui is about making our built

Wood

green, brown

living plants, wood, flowers

Water

blue, black

water features, running fountains, glass

Earth

earth tones, soft yellows/oranges

brick, tile, ceramics

Metal

white, gray

rocks, stones

Fire

red, purple, bright yellows/oranges

sunlight

environments in sync with nature and natural cycles.”

~ Alisa Rose Seidlitz

Follow Your Joy

Furnishings and fabrics.

Mainstream furniture is typically treated with toxic flame retardant, so always ask how furniture has been treated before purchasing. Seek out nontoxic and natural materials like natural rubber mattresses and hemp or organic cotton shower curtains and window coverings.

Feng shui is multifaceted, but at its center is a search for balance and harmony. When making changes at home, it’s good to know we can follow our instincts and add things that bring us joy. Feng shui experts provide guidance in choosing colors and elements, but each of us is ultimately the best judge of what feels

best for our own space.

“I often ask my clients: What kind of message are you sending yourself?” says Duneier. “You can use your space to send yourself a message of a beautiful, abundant and healthy life.”

Sarah Tarver-Wahlquist, a writer from Tucson, Arizona, also freelances for GreenAmerica.org.

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FITNESS FINDS Locate the Best Workout Space for You

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skills before deciding on something ix years ago, Sherry Salmons, of Oak Ridge, Illinois, was that can prove so pivotal to their perplexed by her “glowing, health. smiling, energetic” neighbor that Clue #1: Location and hours. If a worked full time while raising three facility isn’t near home or work, young children, yet never seemed people won’t go, says Jim White, an drained. Finally, she asked: “What’s American College of Sports Medicine your secret?” The answer was a life(ACSM) health fitness specialist, in changing visit by Salmons to a nearby Virginia Beach, Virginia. “Our time is holistic fitness studio. so valuable that going to the gym can’t

Lucking into good be a hassle.” Check online and list recommendations can whittle down nearby facilities and hours, scratching the multitude of choices available at off any that aren’t open at convenient 32,000 U.S. health clubs and studios, times. according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.

Clue #2: Know what you need. Some With the dual trends of niche studios people have absolute necessities for and low-cost fitness centers fueling a fitness success. “For instance, avid diverse burst in workout options, club- swimmers need a pool,” says Grace DeSimone, an ACSM personal trainer seekers should apply their sleuthing 46 Lehigh Valley www.healthylehighvalley.com

in New York City. “That’s going to reduce their choices considerably.”

Other non-negotiable provisions might be a yoga studio, indoor track or child care.

Clue #3: Gym rat or newbie? A fitness facility that costs pennies a day might seem like an obvious choice, but not if our fitness level and knowledge are near zero. “A lot of people don’t know what to do in a gym,” observes White, who owns personal training studios in Virginia. “We’re especially for those who want their hands held or want to see results fast.” Niche studios focused on modalities from kick boxing to dance therapy can offer added guidance. DeSimone notes that other reputable facilities will likewise have accredited trainers, often at a low cost. Larger facilities also may offer more options for a newbie to try out before settling on what they like, she says.

Clue #4: Take a test drive. Make use of trial periods and guest passes.

“Get a feel for the culture,” says Chris Freytag, spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise and a personal trainer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “People are more likely to stay motivated in an environment that inspires them and with people that motivate them,” Freytag says. During on-site visits, do we feel at home among kindred spirits our own age? Is the facility clean and secure?

Clue #5: Look at the equipment. If the gym doesn’t have the equipment we want to use, whether it’s Pilates or TRX equipment, free weights or Kettlebells, then move on. A gym worth joining will have plenty of up-to-date equipment that follows the latest fitness trends and works properly, says White.

Clue #6: Investigate the staff.

Checking out the staff is key for those seeking specialized guidance, such as yoga, martial arts or personal training.

Look for trainers and instructors available to help that are certified by a reputable program accredited by the National Commission for

Certifying Agencies. Investigating key employees’ backgrounds, including acupuncturists and massage therapists, is crucial.

Clue #7: Sign with caution. Avoid signing long-term, complicated contracts, which are rare these days, DeSimone counsels. “Don’t be overwhelmed by a high-pressured sales pitch; just stand your ground, because those people are at your service.” White recommends making sure the price includes expected services; feel free to negotiate, especially with initial fees. Understand all policies, especially cancellation clauses, and use a credit card, which is easier to correct if problems arise, adds DeSimone.

Although Salmons was lucky, with her neighbor’s recommendation leading her to her perfect studio, people should investigate to find their ideal fit. “It starts when you walk in the door,” Salmons says about her attraction to The Balance Fitness Studio. “The space is open, exposed and it’s got this very clean, feng shui energy.”

Not a traditional, iron-pumping, music-blasting gym fan, Salmons prefers Pilates, but participates in all of the studio’s offerings, including massage, acupuncture and nutrition classes. While finding the right club has boosted her fitness level, she notes that the real magic has come in the form of revitalized energy. “It’s

changed me in all aspects of my life.

When I leave, I feel mentally focused, emotionally balanced and refreshed.

It’s kind of transformational.”

Freelance journalist Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at Debra Melani.com or DMelani@msn.com.

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ne of the latest trends for health-seekers is joining more than one club. Mixing it up can be a good way to go, says Jim White, owner of Jim White Fitness & Nutrition Studios, in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. “A lot of people are leaving the big-box gyms for more of an a la carte menu,” White says. “I have a client that strength trains with me in the mornings and then goes to spinning, barre and yoga studios in the afternoons.”

Up to 90 percent of small studio members belong to more than one club, according to the 2014 International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association’s annual industry trend report. That can both lessen monotony and provide a well-rounded fitness routine, White says.

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When Your Pet Passes A Guide to Mourning, Remembering and Healing

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pet’s love is extraordinary because it is unconditional. It doesn’t have expectations, pass judgment or try to leverage guilt. It is rich in loyalty, trust and adoration. Domestic pets provide warmth, companionship and love, as well as purpose, fun and conversational gambits for family members. For lonely hearts, they are a lifeline, providing a physical, emotional and spiritual connection to life that may prove critical to survival and happiness.

Loving pets seem like an endless source of happiness while with us, but few outlive their owners. Loss is as much a part of having a pet as potty training.

For some, the loss of a dog or cat is debilitating and the grieving process can take months.

Rev. Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Friend and a Unitarian Universalist minister in Santa Fe, New Mexico, contends that the depth of the relationship that we develop with pets emerges from the time we spend with them every day—exercising, feeding, grooming and even sleeping with them. The relationship is pure and uncomplicated, and the pain of separation can be especially intense and profound.

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“One of the hardest things about having a dog is that sometimes you have to decide to end its life,” says Jon Katz, of upstate New York, a New York Times bestselling author of many books about dogs, including Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die. “Our job as pet owners is to be an advocate for our pets, making sure they do not suffer. Don’t poison the joy that you shared with your pet with guilt over your decisions,” he says. Katz recommends taking photos of pets and making intentional memories in the time leading up to parting to encourage closure.

The same kind of rituals we use to honor and say goodbye to other family members can likewise help ease the pain of a pet’s passing. Owners can gather with loved ones and friends to celebrate the life of their pet with a burial ceremony or memorial. Kowalski likes adding meaningful words. His book includes a variety of readings that pet owners can use in their rituals taken from poems, literature, the Bible and other sacred texts.

When a human friend or family member dies, compassion and empathy flows from everyone we meet, but many may not be aware of, or understand, the depth of grief associated with a pet’s death. “Some people feel embarrassed or don’t understand that mourning a deceased pet is a normal process,” explains Julia Harris, a pet bereavement counselor from Ellijay, Georgia, and author of Pet Loss: A Spiritual Guide.

Support is essential during times of grief, and it can be difficult to find an understanding friend to discuss it with.

Several online communities are devoted to providing support. An Internet search of “pet loss support” yields a wealth of online resources.

In the same way that the belief in an afterlife comforts people of many faith traditions when a person passes, the possibility of the same destiny for pets can offer comfort. “Perhaps one of the most common questions I am asked is whether or not animals have a soul,” explains Harris. “I encourage people to know that the soul, like love, is eternal. It leaves the physical body, but the loving relationship continues.”

While there’s no standard timeline

for the grieving process, it’s important to keep perspective. Excessive grief can lead to depression. “If the grief is interfering with life and your work, then you may need to seek professional help,” advises Katz.

Not even a parent is capable of providing the purely unconditional love we receive from pets. Kowalski views it as a sacred connection, observing that through the unconditional love and acceptance that we receive from our pets, we get a little glimpse of what God’s love must look like.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Yin Yoga & Meditation Series- A Yin Yoga sequence meant to find space in the body and mind, followed by a gently guided meditation or visualization. Performed seated or reclined using props to support the body at the edge of sensation, and to find stillness and go within. Yin encourages you to learn how to just “be”.

6:30-7:55pm. 6/wk series. $16 drop-in. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Heart Health with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. Attend this class to learn why physicians and others recommend EM. If you have high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, sleep disturbances or concerns with anxiety or weight, put this introduction class on your schedule.7:30-9:00 pm, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Free Intro to Yoga – Designed for those who are brand new to yoga or new to The Yoga Loft. Gives step-by-step instruction of basic yoga postures and breathing techniques. 6:30-7:30 pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Open Practice – Self-guided class to develop an independent practice while being supported by the teacher’s one-on-one instruction. Develop your own sequences, and will offer you helpful tips to prepare the body for poses you want to achieve, or ways to develop an effective modified practice. 4-6pm. $20 or use class card. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Macrobiotic Pot Luck Dinner – Steve Hoog. Join

us for a delightful evening of healthy food and interesting conversation. Please bring a Macrobiotic dish (or healthy/organic). 6:00 pm starting. No fee. Twin Ponds Center, West LV, 610-395-3355 Winter Wellness Reboot – Educational yet, funfilled, lecture helps you understand the real reasons behind your constant feelings of hunger, the difference between true and false hunger. You’ll also learn the #1 food that will help you manage cravings instantly and the basic process to help reboot your system, cleanse and get your body ready for Spring. 11:30pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Reiki 1st Degree Traditional Usui Certification – Learn how to use in daily life--self-healing, others, business, pets. Includes intro to chakras, auras and how to affect physical, mental, emotional and spiritual layers. Includes attunement, manual, book and certificate. 10-4pm, $135. Info/registration call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Your Body On Yoga – An introduction and exploration of the eleven main body systems. This is your opportunity to examine your yoga practice with new intelligence by familiarizing yourself with the eleven main body systems and meridian points, diet and lifestyle support for each. 9-5pm. $115.The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Meditation for Everyone – Peaceful abiding meditation is a foundational meditation practice that anyone can learn and benefit from, from first time meditators to experienced practitioners. Does not require any belief system or religious affiliation. Based on an ancient understanding of how our minds work. 4-5:15 pm. $16 or 8/$99. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642.

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Initiation: A Spiritual Pilgrimage.

Feb 28, March 7, 10 am – 1 pm Experience your own spiritual pilgrimage as you connect to the ancient mysteries that are within you.

Explore both the outer and inner worlds, discovering your Truths from times past, up unto this day.

Experiential workshop: ceremonies of death, rebirth, transformation, initiation. Arlene Curley, Ph.D., intuitive healer, author, sacred travel. Register for both sessions. $75, total.

Reiki I: Feb 7, 10 am – 5 pm (8 CEs available.)

Reiki is a safe, natural healing touch technique for the healing of self and others. Harmonize the entire body, helping it to return to a state of balance. Feel more energetic, reduce stress levels, detoxify. Includes history of Reiki, Reiki attunements, hand positions for treatments on self and others, body/mind/spirit connection, practice, printed manual and certification. $100.

Sustainable Nutrition: Feb 2, 9, 16 23, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Whether you have fluctuating weight, a stress-related disease, periods of depression, or general digestive problems, this workshop will support you to start the new year with a better grasp on the truth about food.

Bust 100 food myths so you can feel good about the nutritional choices you make for you and your family.

Christina Smith, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. $20/session Mastering Love for Yourself and Others: February 14, 9 am – 2 pm Would you like to attract more love into your life and live a life you love? Knowing how to love yourself is essential if you want to have a full and exhilarating life experience. Learn techniques, lessons and personal insights to assist you in feeling better about yourself, so you can attract more love into your life! Jon Satin, Chris Pattay: Possibility Coaches. $57. iTRYBE Community Supported Kitchen: 1st and 3rd Weds, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Each month iTRYBE focuses on culinary/edible education: includes food demonstration, sampling, recipes, book study. Individual dietary needs and concerns can be shared and supported. Appropriate for anyone who wishes to learn how to eat and cook in a nurturing way. Kristin Moyer, Holistic Chef/Educator.

Children welcome. Free-will donation.

Spiritual Pilgrimage to Kaua’I, June 4 – 11: Registration now open…

Journey to the legendary Healing Island of Kaua’i to restore, rebalance and rejuvenate your Divine connection to Source. With ceremony, healing and blessings bestowed by the Goddess of Kaua’I, return home to embrace your life’s journey with joy and brightness in your heart. Retreat Facilitators: El Herington: facilitator of sacred journeys (ancient Hawaii). Arlene Rose Curley, Ph.D.: author, intuitive healer. Details: www.greenshirearts.org. (Mythic Journeys).

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Reiki 2nd Degree Traditional Usui Certification - Learn 3 powerful symbols for intensifying treatments, distance healing, protocol for habit/addiction clearing, healing the past and future, empowering and programming objects including crystals and calendar events. Includes 3 attunements, manual and certificate. 10-4:30pm, $160. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Your Body On Yoga – An introduction and exploration of the eleven main body systems. This is your opportunity to examine your yoga practice with new intelligence by familiarizing yourself with the eleven main body systems and meridian points, diet and lifestyle support for each. 9-5pm. $115.The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Meditation for Everyone – Peaceful abiding meditation is a foundational meditation practice that anyone can learn and benefit from, from first time meditators to experienced practitioners. Does not require any belief system or religious affiliation. Based on an ancient understanding of how our minds work. 4-5:15 pm. $16 or 8/$99. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642.

Reiki 2nd Degree Traditional Usui Certification - Learn 3 powerful symbols for intensifying treatments, distance healing, protocol for habit/addiction clearing, healing the past and future, empowering and programming objects including crystals and calendar events. Includes 3 attunements, manual and certificate. 10-4:30pm, $160. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Aromatherapy 101 –This ongoing class is an introduction to aromatherapy and essential oils. The first half of each class is the discussion of the science and

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uses of aromatherapy and essential oils and the second half of each class focuses on blending and working with the oils. 2nd Monday every month, 6:30-8:30pm. $10. RSVP at barbarafenton1@gmail.com or 610393-2936. Unity of Lehigh Valley Church, 26 North 3rd St., Emmaus Balanced Motherhood: Monthly Tea and Mindfulness − Shonda Moralis. Join us for tea around the table to connect, learn, calm and re-energize. Learn simple Meditations and 5-minute Mindfulness Practices for Busy Moms. 2nd Monday each month. No meditation experience necessary. 6:30-8pm. $15, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 484-772-5395 Yin Yoga & Meditation Series- A Yin Yoga sequence meant to find space in the body and mind, followed by a gently guided meditation or visualization. Performed seated or reclined using props to support the body at the edge of sensation, and to find stillness and go within. Yin encourages you to learn how to just “be”. 6:30-7:55pm. 6/wk series. $16 drop-in. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Heart Health with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. Attend this class to learn why physicians and others recommend EM. If you have high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, sleep disturbances or concerns with anxiety or weight, put this introduction class on your schedule.9:00-10:30 am, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Healthy Aging Seminar – A lively discussion of the problems of aging including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and lack of energy. The causes are not what you have been led to believe. Chelation therapy will be fully explained. Noon. RSVP 610-682-2104.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Partner Yoga – A Valentine’s weekend must! Join Brian Toseland and Deanna Nagle for an afternoon of divine play with your partner. Connect to each other through breathing and meditation, recognizing the divine in our partner and ourselves. Progress to heart opening partner yoga to flow, stretch, breathe, release stress, and laugh! 1-3:30pm. Couple: $35. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Valentine’s Couples AntiGravity Workshop – Enjoy a two hour session with your significant other this Valentine’s Day in the AntiGravity Hammock. One hour class of stretching and inversions, followed by creative poses you will try together. Chocolates and Champagne follows. $80 per couple. No exp nec.

1-3pm. 687 State Street, Emmaus. 484-929-4909 Mindful Breathing Practice – Designed to help you develop a deeper understanding and awareness of your breath. Each workshop will begin with a gentle asana practice (physical poses) followed by an exploration of different breathing techniques designed for balancing the nervous system and overall wellness. 4-6pm. $20. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 FREE DEMO: Neck Pain? – Andrei Kazlouski.

Don’t live with pain and discomfort that may be caused by trauma. Learn how this type of body work called Structural Integration (Rolf Method) releases restrictions while realigning and balancing the whole body. 7-8:00 pm, Twin Ponds Center, Register 610-395-3355

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Muscle Relaxation Meditation – Steve Hoog.

Learn to de-stress by sitting and telling the muscles

to relax. Experience a guided journey thru the body which reveals the power of our mental attitude to affect various parts of our body. 6:30-7:30 pm, $25, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Free Tai Chi Intro Talk – A discipline that integrates mind, body, and spirit as you practice a series of slow moving martial arts exercises called “forms”. Tai Chi increases overall strength, and promotes calm and harmony by improving the flow of energy in the body. 7:45pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

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Advanced Vinyasa Intensive – Designed for intermediate to advanced students and yoga teachers, serving to introduce new levels of understanding of the postures and the practice of yoga. Refine techniques found in fundamental postures and apply them as a bridge to more advanced postures and sequences. 4pm. $20. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Emmaus Community Reiki Clinic – A Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. Our Community Reiki Clinic increases accessibility to this healing modality.

Appts for a 20 minute session, contact Reiki Master Barbara Fenton at 610-393-2036. $5 or donation to a domestic violence organization in LV. 4th Monday every month, 6-7:30pm. Unity of Lehigh Valley Church, 26 North 3rd St., Emmaus.

FREE Intro. to Tai Chi and Qigong – Learn how these ancient art forms are relevant in today’s world.

Energize your body and relax your mind. Learn why

savethedate POWER + PRECISION + MINDFULNESS March 27 thru March 29 Join Jason Crandell, named one of the next generation of yoga teachers by Yoga Journal, for a weekend of yoga. Travel all of the regions of your body in an organized, comprehensive way, building greater depth, intelligence, and sustainability in your practice for years to come. Each workshop will begin with a brief, accessible discussion of the related anatomy, injury prevention and philosophical precepts followed by a satisfying flow practice. $185. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642.

Restorative Yoga Immersion and Teachers’ Intensive – A weekend of hands on, experiential learning. Whether you would like to deepen your own Restorative Yoga practice or share your love of Restorative Yoga with others. Restorative Yoga can be a door of opportunity for people who think they cannot do yoga. 2/20 thru 2/22. $175. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street (Third Floor), Bethlehem.

610.867.9642 Nutritional Live Blood Cell Analysis – A unique method of examining a small droplet of blood to reveal information on the general wellness and nutritional needs of the individual. Blood screenings along with a 20-30 minute consultation are performed by Gwen Ward N.D. $60. Health Habits Natural Food Store on RT 873 in Schencksville Call 610-767-3100 to schedule

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 One-day Retreat: Treat Your Heart to Health!

– Focus on your “self” at a one-day getaway that may change your health and life. Come to our beautiful, tranquil Center where we will help you regain balance and serenity. Take a break from your routine and nurture yourself to better health. 9 am5pm, $125, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register

by Feb. 19, 610.395.3355 Energetic Clearing and Protection Workshop - Learn awareness of various energies. Tools to clear yourself and environment. Build energetic shield. How to be in unpleasant environments and not be adversely affected. What types of people are preyed upon energetically and how to avoid it.

11-2pm, $45. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Relax Deeply – Restorative Yoga using supported yoga postures, breath work and more, this popular monthly class is a great way to release tension and stress from daily life. 4-6pm. $20 or use class card. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem, 610.867.9642 Color Your Year Workshop – Learn 11 ways to heal yourself, your life and family with color, your personal color vibration, numerology formulas to discover your energetic cycles and what color to incorporate each calendar day for energetic “smoother sailing”. 11-1pm, $45. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

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savethedate A NATURAL HEALTH FORUM Heart and Circulation Wellness Tuesday, February 17, 4:00 pm Join us for a free, informal Question and Answer Forum with Dr. Michael Jude Loquasto ND, PHD, DC. Bring your health related questions and benefit from Dr. Mike’s 50 years of experience in Natural Health. Understand how chiropractic internal medicine, custom herbal formulations and non-invasive oral chelation can benefit you.

All are welcome with RSVP. Held at A Natural Medicine Clinic, 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27, Bethlehem. Call 484-821-1460 for a reservation.

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Reiki Clinic for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Offering shorter, more convenient appointment times, as well as more affordable sessions. Reservations a must to insure we have sufficient practitioners. For more information or to make an appointment for a 25 minute session: call 610-393-2036. Please leave messages with phone number and name or email to reikifans@ gmail.com. A minimum donation of $5 is suggested.

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Please visit www.childlightyoga.com to reserve your spot and pay for this training. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

Harvard Medical School calls them “medication in motion”. 11am. Steel Fitness, 250 Cetronia Rd., Suite 100, Allentown. 610 751-6090.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Cardiovascular System Assessment – Prevent Heart Attacks. These non-invasive, FDA approved, tests provide immediate results. Early detection can save your life! 4:30-8:30 pm; $115/2 tests or $65/ Carotid Artery Screening & $50/Cardiovascular System Assessment, 5:30-8:30 pm (20 min. each test). Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Schedule appointment at 610.395.3355 FREE Intro. to Tai Chi and Qigong – Learn how these ancient art forms are relevant in today’s world.

Energize your body and relax your mind. Learn why Harvard Medical School calls them “medication in motion”. 6pm. Steel Fitness, 250 Cetronia Rd., Suite 100, Allentown. 610 751-6090.

Free Tai Chi Intro Talk – A discipline that integrates mind, body, and spirit as you practice a series of slow moving martial arts exercises called “forms”. Tai Chi increases overall strength, and promotes calm and harmony by improving the flow of energy in the body. 10am. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Holistic Breast Health Webinar – Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging and Health through Awareness are offering free monthly holistic health webinar from 7pm to 8pm. Dr. Getson will be discussing: How to be empowered to navigate the system in the changing face of medicine. To register please contact us at 856-596-5834 or tdi@comcast.net.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Spud Day at the Winter Mart – Learn what chakras are, areas of life affected and represented by each, signs of an unhealthy chakra, colors and aromatherapy to use for healing and strengthening each chakra, tones, tools and meditations to clear and heal your chakras and much more! 11-2pm, $45.

Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

Comprehensive Chakra Workshop – Learn what chakras are, areas of life affected and represented by each, signs of an unhealthy chakra, colors and aromatherapy to use for healing and strengthening each chakra, tones, tools and meditations to clear and heal your chakras and much more! 11-2pm, $45.

Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

Digestive Health Seminar – Dr. Maulfair will be discussing digestive health and the relationship to auto immune disease. Learn his approach to digestive problems. Free. Noon. RSVP 610-682-2104.

Maulfair Medical, 2970 Corporate Court Orefield.

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Heart Health with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. Attend this class to learn why physicians and others recommend EM. If you have high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, sleep disturbances or concerns with anxiety or weight, put this introduction class on your schedule.7:30-9:00 pm, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355

Relax Deeply with Quartz Crystal Bowls – A variety of restorative yoga postures as you experience the pure tones of crystal singing bowls played live by Peter Olsen and Meg Lyding. Release tension from the body and balance the nervous system with musical and therapeutic harmonies. 4-6pm. $40. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem.

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ANTI GRAVITY KIDS 10 Week Session Thursdays 4:15 -5:00pm The 10 Week Session is designed to socialize your children to work with others, build their self-confidence and core strength and achieve homeostasis in both mind and body. Teaches trust in own instincts and to fine tune their vestibular system (balance) and proprioception (balance in motion). Helps your child playing sports, working well with others, overcoming challenges, and improve coordination. 8 to 14 years of age. Begins 2/5. $190 for all, separate sessions allowed. Yoga Lab, 687 State Street, Emmaus, 484-929-4909.

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Meridian Meditation – Steve Hoog. The body consists of twelve basic meridians or channels of energy according to Chinese Medicine. Each one relates to a different organ. If the energy is moving freely, then the organ is healthy. We will learn how to move that energy to maintain our health. 6:30-7:30 pm, $25, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355

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Iyengar Yoga, Level 1 – Beginners focus on the basics of each pose while developing strength, stamina, balance, and flexibility. Props such as block, blankets, and belts will be used to enhance understanding of proper alignment. 7-8 pm, $88/ 8 week series, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Call to Register 610-395-3355 Reiki Share – For Reiki Practitioners. All linages welcome. 2nd Wednesday of Each Month. Hosted

by The Pennsylvania Reiki Consortium. 6pm.

Church of the Manger, Bethlehem. RSVP at www. meetup.com/The-Pennsylvania-Reiki-Consortium/ or 610.739.4201

Health Forum – Bring your health concerns and learn traditional Chinese Medicine and herbal solutions to chronic disease. Free. The first Thursday of every month @ 6pm. RSVP to 610559-7280. Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler Street, Easton.

Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 11am. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem Yogafit® - a flow yoga class for strength, posture, flexibility and balance. Emphasis is placed on awareness, breath and balance of the nervous system. Open to all levels. 6:15-7:15pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313.

Yoga Morning - Yoga postures to improve overall health including strength, flexibility, balance and better posture. Hold postures longer for relaxed muscles and rejuvenation. Open to all levels. 9:1510:15am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown 610-434-9333 Ext. 313.

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Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 6:307:45pm. Please call to reserve your space.

610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem Stress Relief Coaching Group – Join others in a group setting to manage stress with multiple holistic approaches. 9:15am or 5:15pm. $25 session. Creative Holistic Therapy, 3037 S. Pike Avenue (Rte 145) #105, Allentown. 610-282-0709 to register.

Free Herbal Consultations – Learn a natural way to address health and wellness issues. Herbalist available for Free Mini Consult, Every Thursday 11am -5pm. David Harder RH (AHG) at Nature’s Way, Easton. 610-253-0940.

Qigong & Tai Chi – Qigong uses deep breathing and gentle movements to strengthen and circulate the life energy. Tai Chi helps prevent falls and improves balance. Focus is placed coordination and relaxation. Open to all levels. 10:30am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S.15th St., Allentown, 610-434-9333 x 313.

Mat Pilates – With certified Pilates instructor Paola Montes. 5:30pm. $15. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

Yoga/Level 1 – With Megan Ridge. Learn correct alignment and breathing in fundamental yoga postures. 9:45-11:00am. $15. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

610.867.9642 Pain Relief Movement Training – The simple, easy exercises of Coordination Pattern™ Training can help you release chronic pain and stress of knees, hips, back, and neck while improving the

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way you function, both physically and mentally.7-8 pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Iyengar Yoga, Levels 2-3. Builds upon preliminary poses with an emphasis on body alignment in order to develop strength, balance, and flexibility. Props will be used to assist students as they go deeper into each pose. 7-8:15 pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355

friday Yoga Flow/Level 1&2 – Learn how to safely align their flow and practice deeper variations of the poses they learned in Level 1. For those with some Level 1 experience and are looking for more.

9:30am. Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

610.867.9642 Yoga for All – With Scott. Come together to celebrate life and to feel good. All levels and ages welcome. Donation. 5-6pm at Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280 Kripalu Yoga, Level 1-2 – Carol Siddiqi.

Receive the benefits of yoga along with the Feldenkrais awareness for greater ease and relief of pain.11:30am. $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355

saturday Yoga Flow/Level 2 –A sequence of yoga postures that flow one into another, while connecting breath to movement and movement to breath. Strengthen your body, develop flexibility, lift your energy, and quiet your mind. 9am. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 LV Lupus Connection Support Group – A peer support group program offering education and wellness programs to lupus patients and their families. 4th Saturday of the month 11am-1pm except May, August & December call for details.

Register at 610 533-9586 or jlross4@ptd.net.

Good Shepherd Health & Technology Center, Allentown

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ACUPUNCTURE BALANCED ACUPUNCTURE Heather Shoup, L.Ac. 2299 Brodhead Rd., Suite A Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-393-7589 BalancedAcupuncture.net

A patient centered wellness community, where treatment is individually tailored. Heather promotes health and wellness by creating balance in the body. Acupuncture specializing in anxiety, depression, digestive, and cancer support.

CLASSICAL 5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

J.L.Collins M.Ac.,Lic.Ac.,NCCAOM Diplomat 2020 Downyflake Lane, Allentown, PA 18103 610-317-6064

The Pulse Reveals the Treatment.

Relieve the pain and suffering whether mental, emotional, or physical by determining and treating the causative factor.

Maintain the improvement with seasonal treatments. Worsley trained practitioner with 30 years clinical/diagnostic experience.

Offering cancer treatment support. Helping you along the journey. Licensed in PA, Nationally certified.

LEHIGH VALLEY ORIENTAL MEDICINE CENTRE

Ming Ming and David Molony 101 Bridge Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032 610-264-2755

Acupuncture and herbal medicine with capable, experienced practitioners.

Practicing acupuncture in the Lehigh Valley since 1988. Acupuncture, herbs, dietary consultation, and other aspects of Oriental Medicine provide a complete healing system for health and regeneration, enhancing the outcome of Conventional care.

Living Arts Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Lisa Baas 2358 Sunshine Rd, Allentown, PA 18103 610-841-9300 Lic. # OM 000054 LivingArtsMedicine.com

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BODYWORK

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.... choose to LiveWell. See ad page 28.

ACUPUNCTURE – COMMUNITY STYLE EASTMAN ACUPUNCTURE

Laura Eastman, MS, MAc, LAc 1617 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 484-619-3882 Eastman-Acupuncture.com

Marie Ruxton CMT, CN 628 Chestnut St., Emmaus, PA 18049 610-965-2500

Marie is a certified massage therapist trained since 1997 in Advanced Myofascial Release Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Homeopathy and Holistic Nutrition. Offers comprehensive custom bodywork for those wanting to overcome chronic pain and movement problems. Sessions range from a (2 hour) Head to Toe meltdown massage to “Just Neck and Head” massage for those needing stress relief.

Gift certificates available. See ad page 49.

VITA REJUVENATION

Traditional acupuncture practiced in an open setting. Effective for treating acute sprains/strains, pain (chronic, arthritis, low back), headaches (including migraines), allergies, depression, digestive issues, support for lifestyle changes, infertility, PMS, anxiety, stress and much more. Personalized treatments for your physical, mental and emotional health delivered at a flat rate of $20. M 12-5:30, Tu 8-1, Th 1:30-6:30, F 8-1, Sa 8-12

AROMATHERAPY YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS

Marilyn York, Independent Distributor # 489656 1-877-436-2299, ext. 2 MarilynYork.VibrantScents.com

MARIE RUXTON THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

Carolyn Preston, LMT, CMMP Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, LLC 628 Twin Ponds Road Breinigsville, PA 18031 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

As the only Certified Medical Massage Practitioner in the Lehigh Valley, I enjoy helping patients reach recovery goals due to injury or illness. Medical Massage is by physician prescription only. Non-medical modalities also offered; neuromuscular, myofascial release, Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, prenatal, infant, pediatric, and Autism massage. Insurance and HSA/FSA cards accepted. Visit my website for details. See ad page 44.

CHIROPRACTOR

Young Living has specialized in growing, distilling, and selling t h e r a p e u t i c - g r a d e , o rg a n i c Essential Oils for 20 years. Over 130 therapeutic-grade essential oils, and essential-oil enhanced nutritional supplements & products. Visit my website for details. Income opportunities option is also available.

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

Board certified and licensed Acupuncturist, Dietary and Lifestyle counseling, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs, Laser Acupuncture, Magnetic therapy (A.R.T.) Autonomic ResponseTesting for Detox and more. 20 years of holistic healing. See ad, page 26.

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COACHING - CAREER CAREER WELLNESS PARTNERS

Barbara Berger, CPC, CCC Allentown, PA 484-862-9523 Barbara@CareerWellnessPartners.com CareerWellnessPartners.com

When work and true self aren’t aligned, it affects our integral wellness. I provide Career Coaching to help align who you are with what you do or how you do it. Specializing in women in transition, midcareer professionals and college students.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER

21 Main Street Clinton, NJ 08809 908-333-4146 NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hygienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper ph in the body and restore regular bowel movement.

COUNSELING – HOLISTIC SMART SOLUTIONS AND CREATIVE HOLISTIC THERAPY

Rev. Lyn S. Felix, MSW, LCSW, CHT, RM 3037 S. Pike Ave. #105 Allentown, PA 18103 610-282-0709 CreativeHolisticTherapy.com

A holistic counselor and coach, using hypnotherapy, chakra energy clearing, Reiki, mindfulness & more to help you shift from limited, fear-based thinking, believing, and behaving patterns into living from your magnificent essence. Experience joy as you resonate with higher vibrational frequencies in all aspects of your life.

TMD COUNSELING

Georgine Y. Miller, Ph.D, LPC 10 S. 13th St., 2nd fl.

Allentown, PA 18103 610-740-3031 GeorgineMillertherapy.com

Struggling with losses or challenges in your life? Want to change but you feel blocked? We can work together to overcome the obstacles holding you back. Over 30 years experience specializing in grief, loss, change, anxiety, depression, and creative blocks. Individualized treatment using combinations of guided imagery, breath work, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. Evening and weekend times available.

Initial consultations are offered for $20.

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DENTISTRY - NATURAL Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry

Ronak Balani, DDS 2600 Newburg Rd., Easton, PA 18045 610-252-1454 CNDentistry.com

We begin with a holistic approach to enhance your physical health and eliminate any compromise to the immune system. All services we offer are mercury-free, mercury-safe and fluoridefree. We can enhance your smile with everything from routine dental care to whitening and full cosmetic makeovers in a warm, cozy and caring atmosphere. See ad page 18.

LEHIGH VALLEY CENTER FOR DENTAL HEALTH Dr Robert Sanford 1120 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown, PA 18103 610-820-6000

LehighValleyCenterforDentalHealth.com A dentist concerned not only about your dental disease, but it’s effect on your total wellness. My staff and I understand that your health is your most valuable asset you have in your life. Following a simple plan to dental wellness is easy for you to understand and can be a benefit to your overall health as well. See ad page 32.

BELLEZZA SALON AND SPA Denise Allen Licensed Aesthetician Certified Oncology Aesthetician 2000 Oxford Drive Allentown, PA 18103 610-797-1750

First timers to celebrities trust Denise’s expertise for natural skin care and facials that go beyond the surface. Let her help you with all of your skin issues. Offering BioElements botanical skin products, Nufree non-wax hair removal systems, rejuvenating body wraps. ear candling. See ad page 22.

ANDREA BROCK HEALING

Andrea Brock, Certified Spiritual Healer 199 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-428-0589 AndreaBrockHealing.org

Customized healings/programs for living your authentic and inspired best life. Quantum Healing Hypnosis, Past Life Regressions, Soul Retrievals, Reiki, Crystal, Sound, Shamanic Healing, Access Bars, Energetic Facelifts, Readings, Lifestyle Advisor, Space Clearing, Workshops, Ceremonies, Weddings, Corporate Consulting. Available 24/7.

MAGDA FAMILY DENTAL Carol A. McCabe, DDS 419A South 3rd Street Bangor, PA 18013 610-588-1571 MagdaFamilyDental.com

Natural & cosmetic dentistry.

We specialize in beautifying you smile, maintaining dental, and helping improve your appearance.

Our promise to you is that is that you look as good or better than the teeth nature gave you. Our experienced and friendly staff takes great pride in keeping your smile beautiful. See ad, page 64.

Northstar Dental Care Marwan Bassil, DMD, 430 Nazareth Pike, Suite 2A Nazareth, PA 18064 610.365.5000 MyNazarethDentist.com

Providing a full scope of general and cosmetic dentistry with expertise ranging from to inlays, onlays, root canals, crowns, bridges and clear braces. Dr. Bassil can correct a wide variety of so-called permanent cosmetic dental problems, and can literally redesign your smile.

Mercury-Free and Fluoride-Free. See ad, page 5.

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ENERGETIC HEALING

ENERGETIC HEALING & LIFE COACHING

PLANTING WELLNESS

Brad Barnoski, CHHP Macungie, PA 717-503-8576 • info@BradBarnoski.com BradBarnoski.com

Certified Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in life transformation coaching and intuitive energy healing, utilizing modalities such as The Emotion Code and Access Consciousness®. Experience a dynamic and life-changing session and clear out lifetimes of self-limiting patterns and baggage that stop you from the ease and joy that is you. See ad, page 41.

FUNERAL SERVICES

NICOS C. ELIAS FUNERAL HOME, INC

Nicos C. Elias, Supervisor Allentown, PA 610-433-2200 EliasFuneralHome.com

Mr. Elias offers several different green and eco-friendly funeral plans using biodegradable caskets, preservation without chemicals, and earth friendly paper goods. A natural, back to the earth approach.

Biodegradable urns for those choosing cremation. Also offering assistance with home-based funerals

LAUGHTER COACHING

HAIR RESTORATION – NATURAL Lehigh Valley Institute of Regenerative Medicine

Mikhail Artamonov, MD 1004 Van Buren Rd., Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 LehighValleyIntituteOfRegenerativeMedicine.com

We offer a cutting-edge therapy to grow your own hair without surgery or medication. Platelet Rich Plasma from the patient’s own blood stimulates the growth of blood vessels in the scalp, enhancing and creating new hair follicles.

This procedure reverses hair miniaturization and pattern baldness with a safe, natural and simple procedure. See ad page 36.

Pathways Holistic Center 4833 Chestnut Street Emmaus, PA 18049 610-966-7001 healing@pathwaysholistic.com PathwaysHolistic.com

Celebrate YOUR life. Holistic Nursing, Life Coaching - All levels.

Massage, Raindrop Therapy, Body Ecology Specialist. Gut health specialist, Lifeline program. Never duplicated Nutritional Meals, fresh green drinks, wheatgrass, sprouts and more, Journey Within with LIFE & SOULutions. Feel safe to feel and express your emotions. Design your own package.

LIFE, LOVE AND LAUGHTER

Cristina Lorefice BACP accredited Counselor Bangor, PA 18013 610.203.1357 www.the-effective-coach.com www.the-peacock-principle.com

Let me assist you in your journey to maximize your potential in a way that is filled with joy and laughter. Laughter Coaching is a great way to deal with life's challenges in a light hearted, flexible, creative and playful manner. Develop a more positive attitude towards life when a storm hits you. Person Centered Counselor with worldwide experience in Great Britain, Austria, Germany and Italy.

MEDITATION & WELLNESS EFFORTLESS MEDITATION

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd. West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

with scientifically validated and physician recommended Effortless Meditation. Experience rest deeper than sleep! Greg Schweitzer taught for Deepak Chopra, M.D. and other notables for 35+ years. Introductory classes and a 10-hour 7-session course.

Reiki Master/Teacher – Aromatherapist Emmaus, PA 18049 610-393-2036 BarbaraFenton1.com

MOVEMENT THERAPY – FELDENKRAIS METHOD®

Carol Siddiqi FGNA, RYT

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd West Lehigh Valley 610-395-3355 winPondsCenter.com

The Feldenkrais Method reconnects the body to its natural movements, focusing on the relationship between motion and thought. It works with the nervous system, rather than muscles or bones, to improve everyday motion, such as walking, running, golfing, biking, yoga, posture, breathing, etc.

HYPNOTHERAPY OPTIONS HYPNOSIS

561 Main Street,Suite 290 Bethlehem, PA 18018 484-893-0096 OptionsHypnosis.com

Discover the POWER of your unconscious mind.

With hypnosis, you CAN overcome stress, pain, depression, or fear. You CAN successfully manage your weight and quit smoking - whatever is keeping you from the life you want. We offer a variety of effective techniques. FREE consultation. See ad page 42.

A NATURAL MEDICINE CLINIC

DR. MICHAEL JUDE LOQUASTO, ND, PHD, DC 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27 Bethlehem, PA 18020 • 484-821-1460 www.drmichaelloquasto.com Phone consultations available

Specializing in Natural Medicine for over 25 years, Dr. Loquasto holds doctorates in Naturopathy, Nutrition, Chiropractic Internal Medicine and is a Master Herbalist and certified Clinical and Dietitian Nutritionist. The goal is to restore and/or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Offering custom formulations for specific conditions and non-invasive chelation therapy. Tests available include live cell microscope, circulation testing, EKG, pulmonary lung testing, bone density, x-ray, scanning for foot & ankle problems, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels and blood testing for diabetes and other health issues. Cold Laser Therapy for pain.

PHILLIP GETSON, D.O.

Family Physician Board Certified Thermologist Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville HealthThroughAwareness.com De-stress, revitalize and be healthier Tdinj.com • (856) 596-5834

Barbara Fenton, H.H.P.

Offering Reiki, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Crystals, Wellness Classes and Retreats. Helping women find their inner balance and to empower them to become more active participants in their personal healing through a holistic approach to life. Barbara Fenton is also an independent Distributor of Young Living Essential oils. Visit www. youngliving.com/abiba to purchase or for income opportunity info.

NATURAL FAMILY MEDICINE

NATURAL BURIAL

MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTER

Conrad Maulfair, D.O. 2970 Corporate Court, Suite 1 Orefield, PA 18069 • 610-682-2104 DrMaulfair.com • PurelyYouDetox.com

Dr. Maulfair is an Osteopathic Physician bringing four decades of knowledge and experience in alternative, complementary medicine to his patient care. Help for all conditions and all ages. Offering Chelation Therapy, Hubbard Method Sauna detoxification – Purely You, and many other treatment programs.

Maulfair Medical Center brings the best of both worlds to their patients. See ad page 37.

MJA HEALTHCARE NETWORK Mikhail Artamonov, MD PhD

GREEN MEADOWS at FOUNTAIN HILL CEMETERY

1121 Graham Street, Fountain Hill, PA 18015 610-868-4840 • GreenMeadowPA.org

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A board certified family physician for 35 years and co-founder of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ. An internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD). An advocate for health and preventive medicine championing thermography as an early diagnostic tool for many health conditions including breast health.Certified by four Thermographic Boards. Outreach assessments available in PA. See ad page 52.

The only green cemetery in the Lehigh Valley. A cemetery of wildflowers and grasses native to Pennsylvania. Return to the natural cycle of life to nourish the soil, green the meadow and live on. Nondenominational. Non-profit. Speakers available to visit organizations. See

1104 Van Buren Road, Suite 101 Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 • MJAHealthcare.com

Combining Allopathic (Western) medicine, Oriental medicine and the newest medical technology to offer patients complete and personalized health care. Certified in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain medicine, Independent Medical Examination and Addiction Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, Functional and Anti-Aging Medicine. See ad, pg 47.

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WOODLANDS HEALING RESEARCH Family, Environmental and Preventative Medicine Nicholas DiMartino, D.O. 5724 Clymer Rd, Quakertown, PA 215-536-1890

Woodlands Healing Research Center is a family practice supporting individualized natural approaches to health. We offer lifestyle and nutritional consultation to achieve optimal health and vitality. We also offer complete women’s services including GYN, menopause, osteoporosis and bio-identical hormone therapy. See ad, page 18.

NATURAL HEALTH

DALLAS WELLNESS CENTER, LLC Debra E Dallas, PhD, MIfHI, DCNT 4048 Freemansburg Avenue Easton, PA 18045 610-253-1977 DallasWellnessCenterLLC.com

Dallas Wellness Center is a health oriented center that recognizes each person as an individual. We offer Iridology, Thermographic Imaging, Nutrigenomics and Nutrition, Hair Analysis, and Ion Cleansing. When people have been everywhere else and are still sick, they come visit us.

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LOSAGIO CHIROPRACTIC CENTER LLC Mark D. Losagio, DC, DIBCN 120 Illicks Mill Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18017 610.865.8155 TwinPondsCenter.com

Dr. Losagio is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist, with over 26 years of experience, using state of the art equipment such as Digital Motion X-ray, Proadjuster and cold laser. He offers chiropractic care, specializing in personal injury cases, weight loss program and continuous education to his patients. Focusing on getting you back to a fully active life. See ad, page 53.

NEED A HAND CHIROPRACTIC, PC

Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann, DC Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, LLC 628 Twin Ponds Road Breinigsville, PA 18031 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann offers patient-individualized high quality Functional medicine using unique diagnostics, chiropractic care, customized clinical nutrition treatments for a wide variety of conditions.

Discovering and treating the true cause of a problem is his specialty.

See ad, page 20.

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NATUROPATH AUTHENTIC EASTERN HEALTH LLC Ping Zhao ND, IIPA Certified Iridologist 3005 Brodhead Rd., Suite 100 Bethlehem 18020 610-866-9087 EasternHealth123.com

The Natural Way to Health. Using Iridology, Sclerology and Tongue Analysis to identify the parts of the body that may be in an overactive or underactive state, and where pain or inflammation is originating from. Promoting a healthy balance and prevention of disease using Herbal & Nutrition Consultation along with Therapeutic Acupressure and Tai Chi, Qigong exercise.

NATURAL HEALTH PROMOTION LLC Tina Stashko, N.D. PhD MIfHI Emmaus, Pa. 18049 610-965-8132 NaturalHealthPromotion.net

Specializing in preventative healthcare, digestion and nutrient absorption, and thyroid and adrenal health. Modalities such as iridology, sclerology and biochemical balancing enable the development of your unique program for optimum health. These programs are easy to follow and incorporate into your daily life. Reach your full health potential! See ad, page 29.

NUTRITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Nicholas Theodorou ND 5 Stonecroft Drive Easton, P5A 18045 610-258-1894 Nutritek.net

“Dr. Nick” Traditional Naturopath.

Get and stay healthy. Proven FivePoint Program teaches you about eating a wholesome diet, prudent exercise, the proper use of supplements, getting quality sleep and reducing stress. Internationally recognized expertise on nutritional supplements including glutathione enhancement! Free miniconsults! Call or email for information.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION

Gale Maleskey, MS, RD, LDN Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

Learn how to live a healthier life, recover from serious illness, lose weight, gain energy, and develop life-sustaining habits, using a coaching-based, integrative nutrition approach. Gale Maleskey is a registered dietitian, licensed Wellness Coach, and trained at Dr. Andrew Weil’s Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Call for a free 20-minute, get-acquainted chat.

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THE JOYFUL ELEPHANT

Michelle M.L. Trent, NET, CPT Food Coach and Certified, Personal Trainer Bethlehem, PA 484.515.6603 JoyfulElephant.com

Providing food coaching, menu planning, and hands-on cooking demos. My training is in plantbased diets for weight loss and disease prevention and reversal as seen in the film Forks Over Knives.

I support, motivate, and encourage you to reach your wellness goals.

I help you to try new recipes and broaden your skill set so that you can feel confident in preparing healthy, tasty meals.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING FOOD SENSITIVITY THERAPY Peggy Shannon NUTRITION

Peggy Shannon, MS, RD 484-623-4133 PeggyaShannon.com PeggyaShannon@gmail.com

Migraines, Fibromyalgia, Bloating and Digestive Tract problems: These all have symptoms caused by or worsened from food sensitivities. Targeted diet therapy can improve or eliminate these symptoms. Call for a free consultation.

Peggy Shannon MS RD, Licensed Nutrition Therapist

PILATES MAUKA NALU PILATES AND SUP, INC.

Francine Huber 11390 N. Delaware Dr. Bangor, PA 18013 570-420-1905 fran@maukanalu.com • Maukanalu.com

Build a better body, gain confidence and strength for everyday living. We teach a true Pilates style of exercise. Group tower classes and private sessions available in our 100% green studio space. Certified Instructor in Pilates & Paddlefit. Call today to feel better tomorrow.

SEXUAL HEALTH THERAPY Alexandra T. Milspaw, PhD, LPC 623 West Union Blvd., Suite 1C Bethlehem, PA 18018 AlexandraMilspaw.com 484-894-1246

Counselor and educator specializing in sexuality, trauma, and chronic pain utilizing NLP and mindfulness-based approaches.

Learn easy, quick techniques to move towards healing your life and relationships by reprograming your nervous system’s response to stress and pain.

“Breathe. Believe. Be.” Anything is possible!

SPA - HOLISTIC QI Spa

Ming Ming Molony 429 Front Street Catasauqua, PA 18032 610-443-1746 • QiSpaPA.com

Beauty treatments that enhance your health. Healing body wraps & scrubs, therapeutic facials, natural nails, peels & dermabrasion, waxing & threading, supplements & herbs, tea with qi, vitamin D tanning bed, infrared sauna, LED light therapy and massage therapy. Check on Facebook for our daily specials.

SPIRITUAL HEALING CLASSICAL REIKI PENNSYLVANIA

Paula Michal-Johnson, Ph.D. Shihan,

THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGING Liesha Getson, BCTT, HHC

Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville HealthThroughAwareness.com 856-596-5834

A Board Certified Thermographic Technician has imaged thousands of patients for many types of health concern and administers outreach thermogram assessments in several eastern PA centers regularly. A Holistic Health Counselor and is a member of the American Asso-ciation of Drugless Practitioners. A founding partner of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of alternative services to facilitate healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counseling, Reiki, thermography, and biopuncture. Liesha. See ad, page 52.

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Tara Gallus, Reiki Practitioner & Teacher Bethlehem, PA 610.739.4201 LehighValleyReiki.com

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Dr. Gabriel-Fraynert is a veterinarian certified in medical acupuncture for animals since 2005. She has been practicing Integrative Veterinary Medicine using both conventional and holistic modalities, including Chinese and Western herbs, Homo-toxicology/Homeopathy, and Nutraceuticals. Dr. GabrielFraynert feels an integrative approach allows for greater breadth of treatment options for many underlying and or/ pre-existing medical conditions.

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Dr. Mayers is a veterinarian with advanced training in acupuncture and canine rehabilitation. We welcome dogs with neurologic problems, sports injuries and postsurgical patients. Aquatic exercise can rejuvenate geriatric pets and condition competition companions.

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Beth is a physical therapist with 20 years experience, including special education in canine anatomy and rehabilitation. She utilizes many of the same rehabilitative techniques and therapies developed for humans to help your companion animals recover from injury, surgery, or to improve life in their golden years.

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Lose up to 20 pounds in 6 weeks with medically supervised weight loss. We take a personalized apDr. Kristen Fenstermacher is a proach to weight loss based on equine veterinarian certified in science. The continual body comveterinary chiropractor by the position monitoring included in our International Veterinary Chiroprogram ensures the weight loss is practic Association . She provides truly coming from fat, not muscle. chiropractic services for cats and Ongoing behavioral counseling teaches people how to dogs at the Animal Therapy Center. work with their body’s natural tendencies to lose weight and keep it off. See ad, page 24.

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Vyolet Albano is certified canine massage practitioner who completed her certification at the Integrated Touch Therapy School in Circleville, Ohio. Having an interest in non-invasive modalities for addressing animal pain, she is also a Master of Chi Energy, Reiki and Quantum Healing. Vyolet provides massage and reiki services for dogs and cats at the Animal Therapy Center.

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The Yoga Loft offers quality yoga instruction for students of all levels in a variety of styles. We also offer workshops and other special events, Certified Yoga Teacher Training, Belly dance, Tai Chi, Prenatal Yoga, and Mat Pilates. See ad, page 10.

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