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Contents

Natural Awakenings is a family of more than 70 healthy living magazines celebrating 25 years of providing the communities we serve with the tools and resources we all need to lead healthier lives on a healthy planet.

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16 DR. MICHAEL TARAS Uses a High-Tech Holistic Approach to Dentistry

20 21ST CENTURY

PARENTING

Preparing Kids for the Future

24 BEYOND

SUSTAINABILITY

Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change

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26 AYSHA AKHTAR ON

Our Symphony With Animals

28 HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine

30 WILD AND WONDERFUL Foraging for Foodies

36 FEEDING

HEALTHY HABITS

A 10-Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive

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Cycling for a Healthier Brain

40 NATURAL REMEDIES AND MORE AT HERBS TO YOUR SUCCESS

42 VET CHECK

Treating the Whole Pet Natural Approaches

DEPARTMENTS 6 news briefs 12 health briefs 14 global briefs 16 business spotlight 18 eco tip 24 green living 26 wise words 28 healing ways

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My thoughts for the month

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t’s about time management. I have a lot going on in my life right now… a lot more than normal. Don’t we all? But this has pushed me to manage my time even better. Those who know me well are somewhat impressed with the way I continually stick to my planned work schedule and how disciplined I am in my work ethic.

Time management is an important skill to cultivate. It can help you make the most out of each day, leading to success in work and school. Use your time productively by prioritizing your tasks. On very important tasks or projects, minimize distractions by shutting off your phone and email when necessary. You can spend all day on emails and achieve nothing. Making sure you follow a daily schedule will allow you to get the most out of each day.

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Finishing crucial tasks first thing in the morning gives you a sense of accomplishment. It’s a great way to start the day and it will already feel like a success and a great deal of your stress will be eliminated. Start off each day by knocking out the most important tasks on your list.

Many people assume multitasking is a great way to get more done each day and to manage time wisely. However, focusing on multiple tasks at once can actually make you less productive. Things will take longer to do, because you’re not giving any one thing your full attention. Focus completely on one task at a time instead.

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eaweed and vitamin C facial for when you’ve had too much sun. (Picture of bright sun in the sky) Believe it or not, seaweed extracts have been found to be very effective in the treatment of facial wrinkles and blemishes, and they have removed the iodine! Before any facial, your face must be cleaned thoroughly several times, using an exfoliant, which can be either a mild acid or, most often, a mild abrasive such as pumice or even sugar. That is then wiped off and your skin is cleansed thoroughly. Next, a special serum with seaweed extract patches and vitamin C serum (an anti-oxidant for sun-dried and darkened skin) is applied. Your face is massaged continuously while the serum is absorbed, and then an organic mud mask is applied while you rest and relax for about 15 minutes. This is followed by additional massage and cleaning of the mud mask, followed by a high-quality moisturizing crème and more facial massage to finish the treatment.

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n the last two years, we have received nearly double the average rainfall. It is clear that the average property is not equipped to deal with such volumes of water.

You may not realize this, but proper ecological strategies for managing water can yield benefits across all seasons and weather patterns, including heat waves and drought.

“You must, at all costs, develop a proper water management strategy to pave the way for a successful backyard landscape, garden, or small organic farm,” says Richie Mitchell of Bear Creek Organics. “After you have a plan for water, your fencing, roads, patios, family areas, plants, and healthy organic food harvest will fall into place.”

Many of Bear Creek Organics’ clients are asking for help with their water troubles this 2019 season. As an ecological landscape consult, design, and build company - water management is at the heart of every job.

There are many beautiful and effective ecological solutions for managing water, such as tranquil ponds and dry stream beds, rain gardens with native flowers, rain collection bins, swales that evenly disperse water to fruit trees, and many more custom strategies. At the core of these solutions is the concept of mimicking nature by slowing, spreading, and sinking water so that it does not result in flooding and erosion in your yard. Likewise, your yard’s water should not contribute to the overall burden of water volume in roadside drainages, streams, rivers and lakes. Your water can be stored and utilized in times of drought, or directed towards dry areas on the landscape to enhance plant growth and to reduce maintenance.

Bear Creek Organics’ goal is to develop water wise solutions that add beauty and functionality to your property. “We build our systems to enhance your property and to restore the local watershed of the neighborhood. Our clients not only care for their land, but they are also mindful of their neighbors and their local streams and lakes.”

Bear Creek Organics is saturating the local community with successful projects and educating the broader audience to consider what their properties and lives can look like if they implemented this type of work.

The process of education, consultation, design, construction and management is the Bear Creek Organics’ path to success.

“Clients that stick to the process, commit to good communication, and believe in the ‘slow is fast’ mindset are reaping the benefits of our work,” says Mitchell. “We do not shortcut our process, and our process never leaves us hanging. We have a 100% approval rating for those who have worked with us through the process. Be prepared to work and then be prepared for success.”

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Medication weary? Try Effortless Meditation™

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any clients express concerns about taking their prescribed medication. They want to take less, or at best, none at all. Can you relate? For some, their medications aren’t providing the relief they’d like. For others, it’s a slippery slope. One prescription medication leads to another and another.

Fortunately, there is good news. People find relief to this dilemma when they begin the practice of Effortless Meditation.

Our body has the natural capacity to repair itself. Break an arm, and a surgeon will set the bones together and put your arm in a cast so it rests. You can’t move it.

If everything proceeds normally, when the cast is removed, your arm is healed. No drugs were needed, just rest!

Our deepest rest is available when the mind settles down in the stillness of Effortless Meditation. For many, it is daily personal hygiene, like bathing. Check it out; attend one of our FREE introductory classes.

To quote Helene Leonetti, M.D., a retired gynecologist in the Lehigh Valley, “this meditation practice exponentially impacts on healing.”

Greg Schweitzer, a meditation teacher of 40+ years, worked and taught under the clinical direction of Deepak Chopra, M.D. He will provide two free talks on this topic from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, August 14th and 28th, at Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center in the west Lehigh Valley.

Location: 628 Twin Ponds Rd., Breinigsville.

For information or to pre-register (required) call Greg at 610-670-6700 or visit StressReductionResources.com. See ad, page back page.

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Energy Medicine Tips for Adrenal Health Workshop in Phillipsburg

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ow do stress and emotions impact your adrenals? What are the signs of adrenal fatigue? In most health conditions, there is an underlying stress component and an underlying emotional component. Luckily, the body has an amazing resiliency and capacity to heal. On August 22, from 7 to 9 p.m., learn simple energy medicine exercises to balance and strengthen the adrenals and calm emotions.

This workshop, taught by Karen E Adamo, an Eden Energy Medicine Advanced Practitioner, will show participants how to manage and lessen their adrenal fatigue.

The workshop costs $20 if registered by August 15 and $25 thereafter. Space is limited.

Location: 412 Liggett Blvd., Phillipsburg. For more information and to reserve a spot, call Karen at 908-752-0097, email Karen@RedTailEnergetics.com or visit Facebook.com/RedTailEnergetics. See ad, page 52.

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alancing the stress of everyday life can be challenging, whether it’s from work, relationships, parenting, or caring for elders. Essential oils can help! Applied topically, oils enter the bloodstream in just 26 seconds.

Inhaled, in just 3 seconds they can reach the heart, liver and thyroid.

Did you know our sense of smell directly stimulates the limbic system of the brain, the emotional control center? Have you smelled something and suddenly recalled an experience, place, people and feelings? Plant oils can have a similar impact, allowing a release of emotions, helping us find balance.

There are hundreds of essential oils and oil blends from the plants, flowers and trees of our earth. They have incredible aromas that can have a profound impact on our emotions and mood, providing stress release. Stress Away™ blend in a roll-on bottle, which incorporates vanilla, ocotea, copaiba, cedarwood, lavender and lime, helps me on my 45-minute daily commute in highway traffic. It’s an oil I wear as a fragrance, instead of a synthetic perfume. At work I diffuse orange oil, which lifts my mood and inspires my day.

Who wouldn’t benefit from navigating through life with less stress? Self-care and practicing a healthy lifestyle with essential oils can help us deal with the day-to-day emotions that cause stress, resulting in better health!

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Near-Death Experience Conference to Explore Mysteries of Life and Death

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he International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) invites the public to attend its annual event, this year titled Revolutionary Experiences: The Power of Love & Consciousness. The conference, described by past attendees as eye-opening, will be held August 29 through September 1 at Crowne Plaza Philadelphia, in King of Prussia.

What makes IANDS’ conferences so interesting is the focus on an inescapable fact of life for everyone: death. As difficult as death is to face, professionals that study near-death experience (NDE) and neardeath experiencers (NDErs), themselves, are shedding light on the existence of death as not a finality, but a simple transition from this life to the next. They strive to answer humanity’s most pressing questions, such as “Why are we here?”; “What’s our purpose” and “How did we come into being?”

Near-death and spiritually transformative experiencers come from all religious and socio-economic backgrounds, and while individual experiences may be wrapped in one’s religious symbolism, the parallels between experiences cannot be denied. IANDS is accepting of all people, and in fact seeks diversity in all forms to obtain the most well-rounded picture of life and death.

A recent European study indicates that one out of 10 persons has had a near-death experience—they “died,” had a spiritual experience and lived to tell about it (article at Iands.org). The first serious investigation of NDEs is documented in Dr. Raymond Mood’s 1975 book, Life After Life. He highlights commonalities of NDEs, including out-of-body experience, traveling down a tunnel toward a beckoning light, being greeted by deceased loved ones or religious figures, having a life review, judging one’s self and often being told they must return to Earth on a mission.

Since Moody’s groundbreaker, NDE studies have steadily increased. New commonalities have come to light, including rapid healing, freedom from addiction and past lives, to name a few, and quantum physics has produced evidence pointing to an underlying intelligence that is founda-

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tional to everything physical.

IANDS conference-goers will hear the latest NDE findings first-hand from experiencers, credentialed researchers, scientists and medical professionals. Over 70 speakers will present lectures, panels and workshops. For the first time ever, a Keynote Panel will present. The panel includes Bruce Greyson, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia, and co-author of Irreducible Mind; Suzanne Giesemann, MPA, retired Navy commander who flew with Air Force One and is now an evidential medium; and Eben Alexander, M.D., author of The New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven. A Harvard-educated neurosurgeon, Alexander did not believe in NDEs until he had an extensive one himself. The Keynote Panelists will also speak individually.

Other noted speakers are highlighted in the IANDS Conference advertisement in this issue of Natural Awakenings.

Another first includes the addition of Franklin Rose Publishing (FranklinRose. com) as an IANDS Bookstore sponsor. NDErs can take home information provided by Franklin Rose if interested in self-publishing their NDE story. Books by speakers and other experiencers will be available at the bookstore, and one book will be given away daily via a raffle. One winner will receive an extended bundle of books. Noted speakers will sign books at the bookstore after their lectures. Gold/ Welcome Bag sponsor Complete H2O Minerals (CompleteH2OMinerals.com) will also be in the bookstore providing information on their product which delivers minerals and vitamins to the body at the cellular level.

Thursday night’s opening lecture, “Overcoming the Fear of Death,” presented by Kelvin Chin, is free to the public, as are brief musical interludes by Steinway Artist and Composer Kevin Kern. Kern, a child prodigy and legally blind since birth, plays music that NDErs say transports them back to their experiences. Kern will perform a ticketed, open-to-the-public concert Friday night, August 30.

IANDS’ Veterans Discussion Group session is free for all vets. Information on scholarships for vets and educational opportunities for nurses and other medical personnel can be obtained by contacting LindaTruax7@gmail.com.

IANDS Early-Bird Registration closed June 30, having surpassed expected goals, but Hurry-Up Registration is available through early August, offering a $60 savings. The public is encouraged to register quickly, as spots are filling up.

Cost: Varies. Kern concert: $25. Location: 260 Mall Blvd., King of Prussia. To register and view attendance options, as well as the full conference schedule, visit Conference.

Iands.org. See ad, page 31.

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Struggling to find an easy, bring-along dish that’s nutritious and delicious? Here are some tips, tricks and healthy hacks to help all enjoy the season with a side of healthy.

• Pasta salads are a breeze to make. A fresh pasta primavera is easy to put together with all kinds of fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes and zucchini. Serve with a good quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar. For a little healthier version, use whole wheat pasta.

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• When grilling, make sure to have plenty of better-for-you options on hand. Hot dogs and hamburgers are great staples, but consider offering guests grilled chicken, black bean burgers and portabella mushrooms.

• Kabobs are the secret weapon of dietitians everywhere. Dessert kabobs that are red, white and blue are easily made using blueberries, strawberries or any fruit. Add in cubed pieces of pound or angel food cake. For extra holiday spirit, cut up the fruits using star-shaped cookie cutters.

• Veggie or fruit kabobs are another great option. Watermelon, feta and mint kabobs are always a hit. It’s also fun to set up a buffet station and let the kids make their own kabobs. They might

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It found that for every 300 milligrams (mg) of dietary cholesterol eaten per day, risk of death from heart disease increases by 17 percent and mortality from any cause increases by 18 percent. One large egg has a whopping 186 mg of cholesterol in the yolk, and eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent. Frank Hu, M.D., at the Harvard School of Public Health, comments that low to moderate intake of eggs can be included as part of a healthy eating pattern, but they are not essential. Dietary cholesterol also comes from red meat, processed meat and high-fat dairy products such as butter and whipped cream.

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At least one-third of early deaths could be prevented if people moved to a largely plant-based diet, prominent scientists from Harvard University Medical School have calculated. An international initiative, “Food in the Anthropocene,” published in the medical journal The Lancet, linked plant-based diets not only to improved health worldwide, but also to global sustainability.

The report advocates a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts, and low in red meat, sugar and refined grains. “Unhealthy diets pose a greater risk to morbidity and mortality than does unsafe sex, and alcohol, drug and tobacco use combined,” it concludes.

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The study of 139 healthy firsttime marathon runners, ages 21 to 69, was presented at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Congress. It found that those first-timers reduced their arterial age by four years and their stroke risk by 10 percent over their lifetime.

In another study presented at the Congress that was based on data from 605 heart failure patients, researchers reported that those walking the farthest in a sixminute test, indicating better fitness, were significantly less likely to have the cognitive impairment that afflicts 67 percent of patients with heart failure.

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Long considered to be geologically inactive, our 4.6billion-year-old moon is showing signs of tectonic activity via seismometers deployed between 1969 and 1972 during the NASA Apollo program. Although some “moonquakes” have been recorded near cliff-like fault scarps on the surface, they may be caused by the irregular gravitational effects of orbiting the more massive Earth or extreme temperature differences created by sunlight in the vacuum of space. Employing more sensitive equipment has been proposed for future missions to assist in choosing potential colonization sites.

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Climate change has inspired farmers to turn to regenerative agriculture, which pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and stores it in their soil. Regenerative agriculture incorporates the practices of planting trees, cover cropping, no-till farming and rotational grazing. As the groundswell of support grows, 250 soil health bills have been introduced in state and federal legislatures in the last two years. At a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee climate change hearing, Nebraska soybean farmer Matthew Rezac said that keeping soil healthy, not just reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was a key part of what farmers could do to cool a warming planet. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the bills have different justifications, but they all focus on soil health.

As disastrous floods and drought sweep away farmland, the idea that regenerative agriculture could make for more productive farming is gaining traction.

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Critical habitat is threatened for 12 coral species in Florida, the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, while all corals worldwide are experiencing dramatic declines due to the impacts of climate change, pollution and overfishing. The Center for Biological Diversity, a Tucson-based nonprofit focused on species protection, intends to file a lawsuit against the federal government for failing to protect coral habitat as required under the Endangered Species Act. Benefits of securing a critical habitat designation from the National Marine Fisheries Service include improved water quality throughout the coastal zone, limits on overfishing, protection of spawning grounds, reduced impact from development and dredging, and reduced human pressures on thousands of species that inhabit the reefs.

Nearly 30 percent of all corals have already been lost to warming ocean temperatures and ocean acidification due to greenhouse gas pollution; scientists predict that the rest could be gone by the end of the century without help.

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Artificial Light Tied to Inflammation

Fluorescent lighting is one of the most common sources of artificial light, but new research from Texas State University suggests there may be unexpected consequences at the genetic level. Team member Ronald B. Walter says, “Over the past 60 years, we have increasingly relied on artificial light sources that emit much narrower wavelength spectrums than does the sun. Yet, little research has been conducted to determine gene expression consequences, if any, from use of common artificial light sources.” Their findings, published in the online journal Genes, show increased inflammation in tissue and organs and increased immune response in the subject animals, regardless of whether the species is primarily active in the day or night.

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Solar panels currently generate only about 1 percent of our nation’s energy needs, but new research from the federal National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that installation of “floatovoltaics”— floating, electricitygenerating photovoltaic panels—on only one-fourth of our manmade reservoirs would generate about 10 percent of U.S. energy needs without taking up valuable real estate.

Floatovoltaics cost less to install than traditional, landbased solar panels because there’s no need to clear land or treat soil, and research shows that the natural cooling effect of the water below can boost the solar panels’ power production by up to 22 percent. Of the approximately 100 current floatovoltaic installations, only seven are in the U.S., mostly at wineries in California and water treatment facilities. About 80 percent are in Japan, where limited land and roof space make water-based solar panels especially suitable.

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While normal, healthy dentin is yellow in color, the black dentin under a mercury filling contains the same toxic metals that the mercury filling had, Dr. Taras notes. Applying ozone gas to the black dentin oxidizes the toxic heavy metals, rendering them harmless. As a side benefit, the ozone also kills the cavitycausing bacteria in the tooth.

“If ozone gas isn’t used to oxidize the heavy metals in the dentin, the tooth may look pretty with a tooth colored filling but the heavy metals are still there. The blood supply going into the tooth will have access to the toxic metals and will tend to deposit them in the brain and cell walls and affect the myelin sheaths around the axons of the nerves,” he adds. “Without the application of ozone gas, the holistic patient may get frustrated that their depression, brain fog or autoimmune disease doesn’t get any better and may even become worse.”

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But for Mom and Dad, this fastpaced, technology-driven childhood looks drastically different from their own.

To help kids thrive, parents must learn to mindfully embrace today’s modern advances without losing sight of timeless virtues and skills such as kindness, creativity and critical thinking.

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After-school hours used to be filled with outdoor free play in which kids independently developed their natural capabilities as self-learners and creative problemsolvers. The Children & Nature Network has reported that just 6 percent of children ages 9 to 13 play outside on their own.

Instead, stress and anxiety are on the rise in our competitive culture as many kids attempt to balance heavy homework loads with an overflowing schedule of extracurricular activities.

With the ability to connect to the world at our fingertips, Thomas Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, in Washington, D.C., notes that devices can also disconnect us from those right next to us. “It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? As parents, we need to recognize that kids have a lot on their plate—more than ever before.”

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Salt Lake City-based Courtney Carver, author of Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, worries that parents are creating résumés for a life their children probably don’t want. On her BeMoreWithLess.com website, she focuses on living with less clutter, busyness and stress to simplify life and discover what really matters. “It’s challenging to maintain close connections when we’re overwhelmed with what’s in our inbox, or on Instagram or what the kids are looking at online,” she says.

On her own journey to practical minimalism, she gained a greater sense of presence with her daughter. “When you can pay attention to a conversation and not feel distracted and antsy, especially with young kids, that is everything,” says Carver.

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The ubiquity of digital devices is a defining difference between today’s youth and that of their elders, making it difficult for parents to relate and know how to set boundaries.

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“We can think of media as a ‘super peer’: When children are consuming it, they’re looking for cues on how to behave and what’s cool and what’s normal.” Parents need to be the intermediary so they can counterbalance the external messages with their own family’s values.

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To raise good digital citizens, Richard Culatta, CEO of International Society for Technology in Education, in Arlington, Virginia, believes conversations about device use shouldn’t end with screen time limits and online safety. “Ask kids if their technology use is helping them be more engaged and find more meaning in the world or is it pulling them out of the world that they’re in,” he says. “Talk about how to use technology to improve the community around you, recognize true and false info, be involved in democratic processes and making your voice heard about issues you care about.”

Parents are often uncomfortable with their kids socializing digitally, but Culatta encourages the introduction of interactive media sooner rather than later, so they understand how to engage with the world online before they are old enough to have social media accounts. Geocaching, which uses GPS-enabled devices to treasure hunt, and citizen science apps provide family-friendly opportunities to engage in both outdoor activities and online communities.

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We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. ~Thomas Lickona observing, “When students learn to navigate time zones and language barriers to communicate and collaborate, they see that they can solve the world’s problems together.”

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To create a culture of innovation, Murray encourages teachers and parents to get to know the interests, passions and strengths of today’s children “and prove to them every day that they matter.” When that interest blossoms into a passion, it can lead to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to make a difference.

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But then something happens. The longer kids are in school, the fewer questions they ask, the more they worry about getting the right answer and fewer and fewer think of themselves as creative in any way,” he says.

“Instead of listening and regurgitating, kids need to learn how to find and be a critical consumer of information,” says Murray. Fewer employers are asking for college transcripts—including Google—as they discover the disconnect between what students are taught and what innovative skills they actually need.

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Teaching Kindness

In a culture that is obsessed with selfies and threatened by cyberbullies, it’s a tough task for parents to teach compassion and kindness. “We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. What we do over and over gradually shapes our character, until it becomes second nature—part of who we are,” says Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and education professor emeritus at the State University of New York College at Cortland, and author of How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain.

Sesame Workshop’s 2016 Kindness Study found that 70 percent of parents worry that the world is an unkind place for their kids, but Scarlett Lewis believes it’s all in our mind, saying, “When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one.”

After losing her 6-year-old son Jesse in the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, she attributed the tragedy to an angry thought in the mind of the shooter. Her compassion fueled the founding of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to educate and encourage individuals to choose loving thoughts over angry ones. “Although we can’t always choose what happens to us, we can always choose how to respond,” she says. The evidencebased Choose Love Enrichment Program teaches children to live a life with courage and gratitude, practice forgiveness and be compassionate individuals.

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Beyond Sustainability Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change

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ost people have never heard of regenerative agriculture, but there’s plenty of talk about it in the scientific and farming communities, along with a growing consensus that regeneration is a desirable step beyond sustainability.

Those that are laser-focused on clean food and a better environment believe regenerative agriculture will not only result in healthier food, but could become a significant factor in reversing the dangerous effects of manmade climate change. This centers on the idea that healthy soils anchor a healthy planet: They contain more carbon than all above-ground vegetation and regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

“We have taken soils for granted for a long time. Nevertheless, soils are the foundation of food production and food security, supplying plants with nutrients, water and support for their roots,” according to the study “Status of the World’s Soil Resources,” by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Most of the world’s soil resources, which also function as the planet’s largest water filter,

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are in fair, poor or very poor condition, the report states.

Tilling, erosion and chemicals all play significant roles in soil degradation.

Regenerative agriculture seeks to reverse that trend by focusing on inexpensive organic methods that minimize soil disturbance and feed its microbial diversity with the application of compost and compost teas. Cover crops, crop and livestock rotation and multistory agroforestry are all part of a whole-farm design that’s intended to rebuild the quantity and quality of topsoil, as well as increase biodiversity and watershed function.

“True regenerative organic agriculture can improve the environment, the communities, the economy, even the human spirit,” says Diana Martin, director of communications for the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Rodale, a leader in the organic movement, has been carrying the global torch for regenerative agriculture since the 1970s, when Bob Rodale, son of the institute’s founder, first began talking about it. “He said sustainability isn’t good enough. In the U.S., we are depleting our topsoil 10 times faster

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than we are replenishing it. We only have the soil, we essentially expose a lot of the 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining,” carbon dioxide, which burns off carbon.” says Martin.

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The institute is working with corpoharvesting a cash crop to help regenerrate brands in conducting a pilot project ate the soil, adding nitrogen and organic on farms around the world to certify food matter, he says. “It is a long-term benefit, so as regenerative organic. It has three pila lot of farmers are hesitant. It takes a while lars that were created with the help of the to improve soil fertility through cover crop U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National use.” It doesn’t cost much, but for a corn or Organic Program: soil health; animal welIn the U.S., we are depleting soybean farmer making almost no money fare; and social justice, the latter because right now, every expense matters. “The real our topsoil 10 times faster things we are working on are more toward people want to know that workers are being than we are replenishing it. different cropping systems,” he says, in which treated fairly, Martin says.

We only have 60 years of

“In some ways, we felt the organic farmers are growing perennial tree crops that program could do more, so we introduced farmable topsoil remaining. produce nuts and fruits, absorb carbon and the regenerative organic certification. It is don’t require replanting or tilling. ~Diana Martin a new, high-bar label that is very holistic,”

There’s considerable interest in says Jeff Moyer, an expert in organic agriregenerative organic agriculture in Idaho, culture and the executive director at the Rodale Institute. The as many farmers there have already adopted no-till practices, pilot phase involves 21 farms with connections to big brands says Sanford Eigenbrode, a professor at the University of Idaho, like Patagonia, Lotus Foods and Dr. Bronner’s. “We needed who specializes in entomology, plant pathology and nematolrelationships with brands to make this a reality,” Moyer says. ogy. Farmers want to try to improve retention of soil carbon to Product should be rolling out by this fall. both stabilize soils and improve long-term productivity, he says.

“There’s kind of a broad umbrella of things going on,” says “There are economic and environmental advantages.”

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of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “No-till farming certainly is Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, a small step toward regenerative ag, because every time we till Florida. She can be contacted at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com.

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rom ancient Mongolian shamans that used drumming for physical and emotional healing to modern, board-certified music therapists that work with special needs kids, science now confirms what we’ve always known: Music makes us feel better.

Decades after Don Campbell’s groundbreaking work about the cognitive effects of listening to the music of Mozart,

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Listening to music we find pleasurable can have an analgesic effect on the body, and researchers theorize that the brain releases a cascade of natural opioids, including dopamine. A pilot study on cancer patients published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care in 2016 shows a significant reduction of pain when individuals are exposed to music for 20-minute intervals.

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Breathing becomes steadier; pain and nausea cease.” Moore has also witnessed patients with aphasia—a language impairment caused by stroke or other brain damage—spontaneously sing-along to songs and regain the ability to speak.

One memorable patient could only utter a single word, but listening to Moore ignited a dramatic change. “I sang ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and within seconds, she was singing. After 20 minutes of music, I expressed to the patient my hopes that the music had been helpful to her. ‘Oh goodness, yes!’ she responded.”

Classically trained musician and certified music practitioner Lloyd Goldstein knows firsthand the power of providing music for cancer patients and the terminally ill. “I feel a deep responsibility to be as present as I can possibly be, to what I’m doing, the people I’m playing for,” says Goldstein, who left a secure orchestra position to join the team at The Arts In Medicine Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. “It’s taught me how to be a better musician and a better person.”

As much as the musician gives, music gives back. “I end up calmer than when I begin a session. That healing environment travels with me,” Moore says.

Board-certified music therapists like Sheila Wall use live and recorded music to catalyze therapeutic changes in their clients. In her Eau Claire, Wisconsin, practice, Wall works with a wide range of clients ranging in age from 3 to 104. “Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. Music helps the brain compensate for whatever Pick Up a Drum damage that has occurred through illDrumming has been proven to be able nesses, disease or trauma,” she says. “I also to balance the hemispheres of the brain, work with children to help them build Marlaina Donato is a composer and the bolster immunity and offer lasting physilanguage and motor skills through music. author of several books. Connect at cal and emotional benefi ts for conditions Research last year by the Brain and AutumnEmbersMusic.com. ranging from asthma to Parkinson’s Creativity Institute at the University of disease, autism addiction recovery. illness andandmaintain optimal Southern California in Los AngelesOvercome has Medical research led by neurologist shown that music training strengthens wellness with our personal, comprehensive, Barry Bittman, M.D., shows that participaareas of the brain that govern speech, functionaltionmedicine-based nutrition care in drumming circles helps to amp up reading skills and sound perception in that gets results. children. The results, published in Cerebral natural killer cells that fight cancer and viruses such as AIDS. Recent research Cortex, indicate that only two years of published in PLOS/ONE reveals a profound music study significantly changes both the reduction of inflammation in people that white and gray matter of the brain. took part in 90-minute drum circles during Kirk Moore, in Wheaton, Illinois, is a the course of the 10-week study. certified music practitioner who provides Kathy Harrington, MS live therapeutic music for people that Functional Medicine Nutritionist Music and End of Life are sick or dying. He says he sees daily Music’s capacity to bring healing and BethlehemNutrition.com changes through music. “I see heart rates solace also extends to the end of life.

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Wild and Wonderful Foraging for Foodies

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Wild plants, here is such a thing plants—particularly in as a free lunch, and terms of phytochemicals because they it awaits adventurand antioxidants. They also must take care of ous foragers in backyards, tend to be lower in sugar themselves, tend to and other simple carbs, and city parks, mountain be more nutritious higher in fiber.” meadows and even sidewalk cracks. From nutriPurslane, a wild than cultivated tious weeds and juicy bersucculent, has more plants—particularly ries to delicate, delicious omega-3s than any other in terms of flowers and refreshing leafy vegetable, says phytochemicals tree sap, wild, edible foods John Kallas, the Portabound in cities, suburbia land, Oregon, author of and antioxidants. and rural environments.

Edible Wild Plants: Wild ~Deane Jordan Throughout most of Foods From Dirt to Plate. history, humans were foragers that relied on Mustard garlic, a common invasive plant, local plant knowledge for survival, as both is the most nutritious leafy green ever food and medicine. Today’s foragers are analyzed, says Kallas, who holds a Ph.D. reviving that ancestral tradition to improve in nutrition. “However, the real dietary diets, explore new flavors, develop kinship benefit of foraged plants is in their great with the environment, and simply indulge diversity, as each has a unique profile of in the joy and excitement of finding and phytochemicals. There is no such thing as preparing wild foods. a superfood, just superdiets,” he adds.

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Rule number one of foraging is to be 100 percent sure of your identification 100 percent of the time, says Leda Meredith, the New York City author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare

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Wild Edibles. Foraging experts say the fear of wild plants is largely unfounded.

“The biggest misconception is that we are experimenting with unknowns,” says Kallas. “Today’s wild edibles are traditional foods from Native American or European cultures we have lost touch with.”

For example, European settlers brought with them dandelions, now considered a nuisance weed, as a source of food and medicine. All parts of it are edible, including flowers, roots and leaves, and have nutritional superpowers.

To assess a plant, Kallas adds, a forager must know three things about it: the part or parts that are edible, the stage of growth to gather it and how to prepare it. “Some plants have parts that are both edible and poisonous. Others can be toxic raw, but perfectly edible cooked,” he says.

Timing is everything, adds Meredith.

“A wild ingredient can be fantastic in one week, and incredibly bitter a week later, so it’s important to know when its prime season is.”

Kallas recommends staying away from highly trafficked roadsides and polluted areas. Given that many lawns and public areas are sprayed with herbicides, Sam Thayer, author of The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants, recommends not foraging in an area if it’s uncertain whether chemicals have been applied.

Environmental awareness includes understanding how foraging may positively or negatively affect the ecosystem, says Meredith. “Overharvesting can endanger future populations. But there is a ‘win-win’ way to forage, where I get fantastic food and the landscape is better for my having foraged, by clearing invasive plants around natives or planting seeds while collecting a local plant gone to seed.”

Thayer, of Bruce, Wisconsin, suggests collecting where species are abundant and thriving: “Fruit, for example, can be harvested limitlessly, as can wild invasives that disrupt the balance of the ecosystem and crowd out native species.”

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require some patience for the payoff, yet many wild edibles can be eaten raw or lightly sautéed, requiring very little prep work. Thayer recommends sautéing wild greens with just a little soy sauce, vinegar and garlic.

Foraging builds confidence, powers of observation and connections to the natural world. The biggest benefit, says Thayer, may just be the fun of it. “You can experience food and flavors you cannot have any other way. A lot of these foods you cannot buy anywhere, and really, it’s better food than you can buy.”

Simply Wild: Forage Recipes Garlic Mustard Pesto on Crisp-Creamy Polenta Yields: 4 servings Leda Meredith, author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles, says, “Wild food aficionados may roll their eyes when they see that I’m including this recipe because pesto is used as the go-to recipe for this plant so often that it’s become a cliché. But there’s a reason for that: it’s really, really good.

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on’t try to learn foraging; just try to learn about one vegetable or fruit, says Sam Thayer. “Take it one plant at a time. It takes the intimidation out of it.”

Find a good local instructor that has a solid background in botany and other fundamentals of foraging, says John Kallas.

“Also, get some good books, and more than one, as each will offer different dimensions,” says the author and instructor.

Conquer the fear of Latin and learn the scientific names of plants, suggests Leda Meredith. As there may be several plants with the same common name, or one plant with many common names, knowing scientific names will help clear up potential confusion in identifying them.

You don’t have to go far to find food, says Deane Jordan. “In reality, there is often a greater selection around your neighborhood than in state parks.

In suburbia, you find native species, the edible weeds that come with agriculture, and also edible ornamentals.”

Bring the kids: They make fabulous foragers, says Meredith. “They learn superfast and it’s a way to pass cultural knowledge along and instill that food doesn’t come from a garden or a farm, but from photosynthesis and the Earth and the sun.”

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Buttered Cattail Shoots With Peas and Mint Yields: 4 servings This is a riff on the traditional English springtime dish of lettuce wilted in butter with peas and mint. The pleasingly mild flavor of the cattail shoots stands in for the lettuce. Stick with just the whitest parts of the shoots for pure tenderness or include some of the pale green bits if you want a sturdier dish.

2 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 cups cattail shoots, chopped ½ cup water 1 cup fresh or frozen shelled peas (if frozen, defrost them first) 2 Tbsp fresh mint, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the cattail shoots and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, until the cattail shoots are tender and most of the water has evaporated.

Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes more, stirring.

Remove from the heat and stir in the mint with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve warm.

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“You can toss garlic mustard pesto with pasta, of course, but a spoonful added to soup just before serving is also wonderful, as is a smear of it on focaccia or toast. My favorite way to enjoy garlic mustard pesto is on pan-fried polenta that is crispy on the outside and creamy within.”

2 cups fresh garlic mustard leaves and tender stems 3 Tbsp walnuts or pine nuts, chopped 1 tsp garlic, minced (wild or cultivated) ¼ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 Tbsp butter 8 slices (½-inch-thick) cooked polenta Put the garlic mustard leaves, nuts and garlic into the blender or food processor.

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Add the cheese. With the motor running, add ½ cup of oil a little at a time until the mixture is well blended, but not completely smooth. (You want a bit of texture from the nuts and greens to remain.)

Heat the butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the polenta slices. (You can use the precooked polenta that comes out of a tube, or if you cooked some from scratch, spread it out ½-inch thick on a baking sheet and refrigerate until sliceable.)

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mustard, mince the garlic or put it through a garlic press, chop the chili peppers.

After seven minutes, add the garlic mustard to the pasta in the pot and cook until the pasta is al dente, usually about five minutes more.

Scoop out a ladleful of the pasta cooking water and set it aside. Drain the pasta and garlic mustard in a colander. Return the pot to the stove over low heat.

Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pot along with the garlic and chili pepper.

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

Return the reserved pasta cooking water and the drained pasta and garlic mustard greens back to the pot. Raise the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for a minute or two until the liquid is mostly evaporated or absorbed. Remove from the heat, then stir in the remaining olive oil and salt. (Go scant on the salt because the grated cheese you’ll be adding is salty.)

Serve hot with freshly grated cheese and freshly ground pepper.

Other wild edibles you can use in this recipe include any leafy greens, as well as the leaves of any wild garlic species.

Recipes and photos from The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Reproduced by permission of The Countryman Press. All rights reserved.

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children to farmers’ markets and U-pick farms; organic growers reduce exposure to harmful pesticide residues. Kids that might turn up their noses at supermarket spinach tend to eat it in bunches when they’ve helped grow, harvest and prepare it. That’s the story behind Sylvia’s Spinach, a children’s book by Seattle-based author Katherine Pryor.

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t’s not easy raising children in today’s media-saturated landscape. From TV and video games to internet and mobile devices, our kids are exposed to a steady stream of persuasive marketing messages promoting low-nutrient junk foods. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association warn that media’s pervasive influence over children’s food preferences increase their risk for poor nutrition, obesity and chronic diseases later in life.

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Protecting children against marketing forces may seem like an uphill battle, but these strategies can help provide a solid foundation for good health.

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Teach children to be media savvy. Andrea Curtis, Toronto-

based author of Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and how to fight back), says, “Kids don’t want to be duped.” By showing children how the food industry tricks them into buying foods

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Liakos, a registered dietitian based in Portland, Oregon, and the author of How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, recommends introducing children to the magic of planting seeds and the joy of caring for a garden—even if it’s simply a pot of herbs on a sunny windowsill or a small plot in a community garden.

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Teach children how to cook.

Teresa Martin, a registered dietitian based in Bend, Oregon, says learning how to cook frees us from being “hostage to the food industry.” She believes cooking is such an essential life skill that we should be teaching it along with reading, writing and arithmetic in kindergarten. When we cook, we’re in control of the ingredients’ quality and flavor. Plus, cooking together creates parent-child bonding. Invite children to help plan and prepare family meals and school lunches. (Remember to slip a note inside a child’s lunch box with a few words of love and encouragement.)

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Keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat. ~Connie Liakos

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Visit the library. From simple children’s stories about food adventures to basic cookbooks, libraries open up a world of inspiration and culinary exploration. Find stories about seasonal foods to prepare with a child.

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Prioritize family meals. Children that eat with their

families are better nourished, achieve greater academic success and are less likely to participate in risky behaviors.

Family meals provide time to share values, teach manners and enjoy caring conversations. To foster peace and harmony at the table, Liakos advises families to “keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat.” Establish rules banning criticism, arguing and screens (TV, phones) during mealtime.

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Reject dieting. Weighing, shaming and putting chil-

dren on restrictive diets is a recipe for developing eating disorders. Instead of stigmatizing children by calling them “obese”, Liakos emphasizes creating healthy eating and activity habits for the entire family. Children may overeat for many reasons, including stress or boredom. Pay attention to sudden weight gain, which could be an indication that something is wrong, she says.

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Find or create a “tribe” of like-minded parents.

Set up play groups with parents that share similar values.

Advocate together for improved school food policies, establish a school garden or plan group field trips.

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emy of Pediatrics recommends one hour of daily physical activity. Locate parks and hiking or biking trails to strengthen children’s innate love for their natural world. According to research at the University of Illinois, spending time in nature also helps reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Protect children’s sleep. The American Academy

of Pediatrics advises against TVs, computers and smartphones in children’s bedrooms. Children, depending on their age, need eight to12 hours of undisturbed sleep each night to support physical and mental health, and help prevent obesity.

Remember that our children are hungriest for parental time, love and support.

Melinda Hemmelgarn, the “Food Sleuth,” is an award-winning registered dietitian, writer, speaker and syndicated radio host based in Columbia, Missouri. Contact her at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

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opping on a bicycle on a beautiful day or taking a spin class at the gym offers proven cardiovascular benefits like lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Now, growing research shows that it also packs a powerful punch for brain health.

Aerobic exercise has been found to have the greatest impact on cognitive ability, and low-impact cycling leads the way.

David Conant-Norville, M.D., a Portland, Oregon psychiatrist, recommends cycling to help children challenged by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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“Cycling brings more oxygen and nutrients to the cells,” says Carmen Ferreira, owner of SunShine Barre Studio, in Rocky Point, New York. “When we ride our bikes,

our brains also increase their production of proteins used for creating new brain cells.”

Cycling has been shown to significantly boost the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, as well as brainderived neurotrophic factor—BDNF—a protein that increases during aerobic exercise. Low levels of BDNF have been linked to obesity, excessive appetite, clinical depression, anxiety and cognitive decline.

According to a 2016 study by the New York University Langone Medical Center published in the journal eLife, higher levels of BDNF help decrease symptoms of depression while improving memory function.

BDNF helps maintain brain health and stimulates the growth of new neurons.

Pedaling regularly can fire up brain cell production by at least twofold; cycling only 20 to 30 minutes a day can decrease symptoms of depression—and might even prevent it.

Cycle for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

“For years, we’ve been touting the benefits of mental exercises for Alzheimer’s disease, but physical exercise is also highly beneficial. There is not one neurological disease that cannot benefit from aerobic exercise, from Parkinson’s disease to Lou Gehrig’s disease,” says Laurence Kinsella, M.D., a neurologist at the SSM Health Medical Group, in Fenton, Missouri.

According to 2017 Canadian studies involving Parkinson’s patients, cycling improved motor function during a 12-week period. The results, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, also show a marked improvement in gait.

Promising 2018 research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals cycling and other forms of aerobic exercise to be the most effective activity in slowing Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline.

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In general, living a sedentary life sets up a hair-trigger stress response in the body, while forms of exercise like cycling help to regulate excessive levels of age-accelerating stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline.

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While cycling can be a memory booster, it can also temporarily impair cognitive function if sessions are too intense or long.

Kinsella recommends that his students work up to 75 percent of maximum heart rate. He also emphasizes common sense.

“Strive for a reasonable pace, and by that, I mean ramping up your heart rate gradually over three weeks. Go slowly with beginning any vigorous exercise and accept that it will take months.” For Alzheimer’s patients, he recommends breaking a sweat with five, 30-minute sessions a week.

Ferreira also advises moderation. “Do as much as your body allows—15, 20 or 45 minutes, the latter being the duration of a fulllength class. Have clear communication with the instructor to help you reach your goals.”

Whether objectives are accomplished on an outdoor or stationary bike, it is important to be consistent. Kinsella suggests making it enjoyable. “You can get on your bike and watch your favorite television show for 30 minutes or more and get a good workout.”

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anessa Sabatine, nutritional consultant and owner of Herbs to Your Success—a “spapothecary” that features herbal teas, customized tea blends and other wellness modalities—wasn’t interested in natural healing or herbal remedies during her youth or early adulthood, even though her mother lived a holistic lifestyle. That changed when Sabatine tried to lose weight and found that no diets or weight loss plans seemed to work. Sabatine eventually tried gurmar, an herb used in Ayurvedic medicine that helps reduce cravings for sweets. She found success through gurmar and started selling the herbal supplement at mall shows.

Sabatine’s interest in herbal and natural remedies grew, so when the company for whom she sold supplements introduced a body wrap, she learned how to do that process. She then needed space to offer body wraps. She and her husband, Len, owned a building in Easton, which she renovated and opened Herbs to Your Success in 1994.

As a pioneer in the herbal wellness arena, Sabatine was versed in herbal remedies before many people were familiar with them.

“I had to explain many of those things, and people were leery,” she recalls. “But business progressed, and I added the ionic foot bath and got customers from around the area.”

Her original Easton location near the Delaware River flooded three years in a row. “I had three feet of water in the building, and I had to remodel everything,” she reflects. She moved to a new location in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and shortly after, 40

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the 2008 Great Recession hit. Sabatine got creative with offering spa parties and other offerings to stay in business. She weathered the Great Recession, grew her business, and five years ago, she moved to her current location on Main Street, in Nazareth.

Sabatine educates customers about herbs and shows people how to use them. She custom blends herbal teas according to one’s preference or complaint. If a customer has a favorite tea that is no longer available, she can often replicate the formula. She also carries Republic of Tea brand packaged teas.

She carries a full line of the Young Living essential oils and products. “Most people do not stock them; they have to be purchased directly from the company,” Sabatine notes. She also carries lotions and preservative-free soaps. She will customize lotions based on certain essential oils, or craft one targeted toward a specific ailment.

The spa component of the business has the ionic footbath, a detoxifying treatment in which one sits with his or her feet submerged in a bath of ionized water that pulls out toxins through the pores in the feet. Sabatine also offers a Rife frequency footbath, named after inventor Royal Raymond Rife, who theorized that viruses will be destroyed if they are introduced to the right balance of resonating frequency.

Sabatine uses no formal protocol for how many spa sessions a person needs. “I let the person decide. They’re tuned into their own bodies, and I like to work with them to take charge of their own health,” she says.

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Sabatine has a Compass Scanner that reads energy within the body and releases a report that tells where the body is stressed.

She has two types of detoxifying saunas: the infrared, which Sabatine says mimics the healthy rays of the sun and can be programed for relaxation, cardio benefits, weight loss or detoxing. The oxygen/ ozone sauna provides extra oxygen for the body, increasing circulation. “Many people who have Lyme disease look for oxygen, which is known to kill off anaerobic bacteria,” she says. She also has an oxygen bar, which also replenishes the body with pure oxygen. It can be used in conjunction with other treatments.

The vibration machine, in which one stands on a vibrating platform, acts as a workout and stimulates the lymph system.

Sabatine gives talks throughout the community on the importance of keeping the lymph system clean, which helps eliminates toxins from the body. She is certified in the X’Tract technique, a hands-on technique that helps drain the lymph system.

Sabatine also has a salt booth, which differs from salt rooms or salt lamps in that it has a generator that blows salt into the air.

The extra salt lets the recipients breathe in more salt to aid with respiratory problems and skin issues and is more private.

Sabatine is a member of the NazarethBath Regional Chamber of Commerce, which works to support small, local businesses. She started a wellness subcommittee 10 years ago, and they give back to the community through free health fairs at local businesses and corporate events.

Herbs to Your Success will celebrate 25 years in business on July 20. The celebration coincides with Nazareth’s sidewalk sale, and Sabatine will offer sales and 25-year specials. The event also includes the Rockin’ Photo Booth, food and other activities.

Although Sabatine could retire, she doesn’t foresee that coming soon. “There’s still work to be done, and people need these services,” she says. “Until I can teach someone to offer these services, I’ll be here for a while.”

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bout 10 years ago, Kim Krouth’s dog, Buckeye, was suffering from severe allergy symptoms.

The mixed-breed shepherd was licking and biting her paws until her toe pads were bleeding. “Our conventional vet prescribed steroids,” recalls Krouth. “It helped some, but also agitated Buckeye.

When I found out that other side effects could include serious health problems, I didn’t want to put her at risk.”

The Madison, Wisconsin, animal lover headed to a holistic pet supply store to ask about alternative treatments for the dog’s allergies. She learned about herbal remedies, and was advised to take Buckeye to a holistic veterinarian. “Treating her holistically seemed like a better option than the side effects of treatment with drugs,” she says.

The holistic veterinarian recommended acupuncture. It helped, but the dog later became sensitive to the needles.

At that point, she was given homeopathic plant-based treatments that worked well with no side effects. Buckeye, now 15, has also received laser light therapy and spinal manipulation to help with mobility in her senior years.

The Holistic Difference

Holistic veterinarians have been treating dogs, cats, chickens, livestock and exotic animals across the nation for some time, but many people aren’t entirely clear about how their approach—and their training— differs from a conventional vet. Both enter the profession after earning a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree.

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Holistic practitioners can then choose to train in a variety of modalities, including acupuncture, herbs and physical rehabilitation, plus trigger point, megavitamin and stem cell therapies.

“Any method that is sufficiently different from conventional medicine requires extra training ... over a period of weeks, months or years,” says Nancy Scanlan, DVM, the executive director of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, in Mount Shasta, California.

Veterinarians, holistic or not, typically do the same initial examination of an animal, she says. From there, a holistic vet may look at additional areas or assess things in a slightly different way. “For example, someone trained in veterinary osteopathy or veterinary chiropractic would explore the range of motion of joints or the spine.”

In treatment, holistic DVMs use an integrative approach. The goal is to look at the animal as a whole and treat the underlying condition, rather than treating the symptoms. “Integrative medicine is about broadening our medical options, blending both conventional medical and holistic approaches. It focuses on client education and participation in the healing process of their pet,” says Danielle Becton, DVM, of Aloha Pet & Bird Hospital, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.

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Holistic veterinarians may also choose Employees at pet food or supply stores to use fewer conventional drugs and limited will often have recommendations, as well. vaccinations. “Vaccine titers can be used to Search online or use the American Holisdetermine if a patient has adequate antibodtic Veterinary Medical Association’s “Find ies to a disease to create immunity,” says a Holistic Veterinarian” search feature at Becton. “If a pet is already immune, they may ahvma.org/find-a-holistic-veterinarian.

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calendar of events SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 The term forest bathing, or Shinrin-Yoku, is a philosophy that believes that spending time in the deep woods has profound healing power. Over time, forest bathing can produce quantifiable changes in the body and mind. Learn the philosophy and practical tips on how to carry on with the practice at home. Starts at 10 a.m. Cost is $30 for the 2-hour session and will include a custom reusable water bottle. Add a spa day pass on these days for $30 (a 50% discount). *Indicates a full moon session with a moonlit walk. 24-hour advanced sign-up is required by calling the Spa Concierge at 1-800.Woodloch

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 An Evening with Tasty Foods, 6:30-8:30 pm, Michelle Costantini, Nutrition & Lifestyle Consultant. Learn about spices: importance, preparation, use, and how to make your own mixes. Dinner: vegetarian, vegan, GF, $30, RSVP by 2 days before 720-745-3453, Payable check or PayPal: michellecostantini7@gmail.com, Twin Ponds Center.

Sovereign Silver the Silver Experts, 1p.m.

Presented by Anya Connolly. Free to the Public. To Your Health Natural Foods, 212 N. West End Blvd.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 Guna Homeopathics, 1 p.m. Presented by Holly Smith. Free to the Public. To Your Health Natural Foods, 212 N. West End Blvd. Quakertown, PA RSVP; 215-538-3480

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 Heart and Brain Health with Effortless Meditation™, 7-8:30 p.m., Greg Schweitzer. This meditation technique is recommended by physicians as a key for self-care. Gain relief from - insomnia, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog and more. FREE, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Pre-register 610.670.6700

AUGUST, THURSDAY 15 CANCELLED: Community Fireside Chat – 7pm-8pm. THIRD THURSDAY EVERY MONTH! Enjoy community and conversation around the fire.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 Heart and Brain Health with Effortless Meditation™, 9-10:30 a.m., Greg Schweitzer. This meditation technique is recommended by physicians as a key for self-care. Gain relief from - insomnia, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog and more. FREE, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Pre-register 610.670.6700 Essential Oils 101, 11 am-12:30 pm, Sue Sampson.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 Discussion & Tasty Dinner, 6:30-8:30 pm, Michelle Costantini, Learn why daily and season routines are important, your dosha (body type), and how to detox simply and easily. Dinner is vegetarian, vegan, GF, $30, RSVP by 2 days before 720-745-3453, Payable check or PayPal: michellecostantini7@ gmail.com, Twin Ponds Center

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging, Breast, Thyroid & Full-Body – Dr. Getson. This is a safe, non-radiologic, and pain free state-of-the-art, FDA approved technology that detects changes at the cellular level in early stages of some diseases, call 856-596-5834 for appt. at Twin Ponds Health Center.

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AUGUST, FRIDAY 23 CANCELLED: Ecstatic Dance – 7pm-9pm.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Heart and Brain Health with Effortless Meditation™, 7-8:30 p.m., Greg Schweitzer. This meditation technique is recommended by physicians as a key for self-care. Gain relief from - insomnia, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog and more. FREE, Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, Pre-register 610.670.6700

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 2019 IANDS Near-Death Experience Conference – 8/29-9/1. Learn about near-death and spiritually transformative experience (NDE and STE) firsthand from experiencers, and from researchers, scientists and medical professionals. Over 70 speakers and workshops; healing area; bookstore/ exhibitors; veterans’ discussion group and much more. Crowne Plaza Philadelphia, 206 Mall Blvd, King of Prussia. Nancy van Alphen. Nancy@ SavvyM.com. Conference.IANDS.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Back to School “Make & Take” Essential Oils Class, 11 am-12:30 pm, Sue Sampson. Choose a variety of DIY recipes like mini-hand purifier, Thieves™ roll-on, stinky sneaker spray, Peace & Calm roll-ons, Nighty-Night pillow mist and more. $4 per item you make. Children 8 and up welcome with adult! Pre-register 610-297-0442 Charlotte’s Web Hemp CBD, 1:p.m. “What’s all the hype about?” presented by Rebecca Lawson.

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daily Narcotics Anonymous – If you think you have a drug problem, and are tired of being sick and tired, there is a better way. Call 24-hour helpline 610439-1998. We are here to help. You are not alone.

sunday Sunday Services – Metaphysical and nondenominational. Rev. Lloyd Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30am. All welcome! St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington St Allentown.

610-776-7211.

Quiet the Mind Group Meditation – New to meditation? Learn techniques to help quiet your mind and relax your body. Immerse yourself in a sound bath as June plays her crystal singing bowls.

Time: 10:45-11:30am. Cost: $10. Kindred Spirits Books & Gifts, 66 W. Water Street, Hellertown.

Walk-ins welcome! Call (610) 838-5463 for more information.

Co-Dependent Anonymous – CoDA is a 12-Step Fellowship of men and women with a common purpose to recover from codependence. The only requirement for membership in CoDA is a desire for healthy and loving relationships. 7pm, Unity Church, 26 N. 3rd St., Emmaus. Call 610-737.-354 or visit Coda.org.

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Feldenkrais® Method – Carol Siddiqi. Gentle movements with awareness allows you to observe how you move, notice tension, improve your coordination – helps prevent and overcome injuries and chronic pain and develops overall good health. 5:456:45 pm, $75/6 classes, Pre-register 610-618-0467.

Twin Ponds, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

Yoga: Kripalu, Level 1-2 – Carol Siddiqi. This class will help you perform daily activities pain free and with greater ease by developing deeper selfawareness using the basics of Kripalu Yoga combined with the gentle movements of Feldenkrais®, 7-8 pm, $88/8 classes, Pre-register 610-618-0467.

Twin Ponds, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

Detox Vinyasa – Start your week with a flowing yoga practice that includes detoxifying twists and heart openers. All levels are welcome and invited.

8 am. XYZen Wellness, Cherryville, PA. Sign up at www.xyzenwellness.com or call 610-760-3308.

tuesday Coordination Pattern® Training – Betsy Wetzig.

Simple, easy exercises help release chronic pain and stress of knees, hips, back, neck and improve the way you function, both physically and mentally, 3-4 pm, $75/6 classes, (also private mechanical Pilates Table Training available), Pre-register 610398- 9652. . Twin Ponds Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

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What’s Cookin? - Christina Moyes. Learn how to make simple, delicious healthy, meals, sides, appetizers and desserts! For a list of class subjects week by week visit www.supersimplehealthy.com/ whatscookin. Being healthy doesn’t have to be hard!

5:30-7pm, $35/ea or $97 for 3, Pre-reg, online or call: 610-704-8083. Twin Ponds Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

wednesday Yoga For The Spine – Judy Zumas. Experience different ways of doing familiar poses! Emphases is on opening of the spine by beginning at the tailbone and progressing through each spinal area in turn promoting healing and transformation. Times: 10 am, 11:30 am. $80/8 or $11/class, pre-register 610-504-2540. Twin Ponds Center, 628 Twin Ponds Rd. Breinigsville.

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.

Sacred Symposiums – Potluck Dinner & Discussion Group – We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month to share food and ideas about inspirational, metaphysical, or spiritual topics. Please bring a covered dish to share. Time: 7:00-9:00pm. Visit Facebook group or call (610) 838-5463 for more info. Sacred Space, 45 W. Water St., Hellertown.

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Yoga for Strength and Stability - Strengthen your body and mind with this flowing vinyasa practice that will help you leave the mat feeling not only stronger but also more centered and ready to face the day. 8 am. XYZen Wellness, Cherryville, PA. Sign up at www.xyzenwellness.com or call 610760-3308.

LV Lyme Support Group – First Wednesday of every month except July. Speakers, doctors, brochures and books. PA is #1 in reported cases, so we help to educate the public. Quaker Friends Meeting House. 4116 Bath Pike (Route 512) Bethlehem, PA 18017. 7pm. Heidi Healy at 610-882-2253 or hnthealy@aol.com.

thursday Aromatherapy Thursdays – Join D.I.Y. Studios & make your own handmade aromatherapy jewelry and diffusers. Discounted Essential Oils will be available to attendees at Kindred Spirits. Registration cost includes all supplies. Time: 1:30-4p. Visit Sacred Space Facebook page or call 570-575-8270 for project & pricing information. Sacred Space, 45 W. Water Street, Hellertown.

Open Hearts to Narcotic Addiction – Grief support for parents/survivors of heroin overdose.

Kainoa’s Ohana Foundation. Monthly meetings will be held last Thursday of every month, in the studio at 7pm. 11390 N. Delaware Dr. Bangor. Questions contact: KainoasOhana@gmail.com.

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, 610434-9333 x 313.

friday Therapeutic Yoga – For students with health or physical challenges. An educational, therapeutic focus toward bringing healing at every level through modified poses, meditation, and other modalities with a Professional Yoga Therapist. 9:30am. Soulful Journeys, 131 S. Main St., Nazareth, 610-653-3971.

Yoga & Aromatherapy – Level 1 Yoga class incorporating the diffusion of essential oils, brief discussion of the benefits of the weekly featured oil, and options to apply the oils throughout the practice.

9:30am. All Bright Yoga, 766 Main Street, Hellertown. 610-441-9007. Register at all-brightyoga.com Tai Chi Easy™ − Barbara Kopystecki. Join us for a “spiritual experience” to activate the healer within so your natural healing capacity can work with your body and mind to heal whatever physical or emotional condition that interferes with your wellbeing.

10 am-11 am., $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, Pre-reg. 610-888-8600 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.

Gentle Yoga – Perfect for students recovering from an injury, just starting back into a fitness or yoga routine. Building strength and flexibility slowly and using restorative postures and breath work for healing and relaxation. 6-7. Blue Lotus Yoga @ Soulful Journeys, 131 S. Main St., Nazareth, 484-546-6803.

saturday Beginners Bootcamp – Start your journey now for a healthier you with a fun mixture of higher intensity moves to target a full body workout. Get moving in the right direction with us. ALL levels of fitness are welcome! 8:30, $6. First class is FREE. Persevere Fitness 3690 Lehigh St., Whitehall 484-282-0442 Chair Yoga – The very popular Om Belvidere Chair Yoga is perfect for those recovering from injury or with limited movement. 10am. The Community Center@Belviderre, 301 Second Street, Belvidere, NJSee facebook – the Community Center at Belvidere for more information.

Pound Fitness – Sweat, Sculpt and Rock with POUND, the fastest growing fitness phenomenon inspired by the infectious, energizing fun of drumming. POUND is a full body cardio jam session.

Class is modified for ALL levels. 10:10-11am, $6.

First class is free. Persevere Fitness, 3690 Lehigh St., Whitehall. 484-282-0442.

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 Allentown.

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classifieds APPEALS Big Brothers Big Sisters – Needs volunteers for children living in Phillipsburg. Please call today to learn how you can help a child grow up. 908689-0436 or Info@BBBShsw.org.

COURSES Become a licensed Sanctified Healer/Hypnotist – Contact Chorbishop Mullen for additional information at 570-216-1215 or mcslongevitycenter@yahoo.com. Visit LongevityCenter.wix.com/ Natural-Therapies.

Childbirth Classes – Now booking private sessions, groups and childbirth classes! Visit Tenderempowerment.com or call 484-373-9990 for more information!

Holistic Chiropractor, Naturopath or Natural Functional Medicine Practitioner Needed – Join our comprehensive solution Wellness Center in Stroudsburg. Access to over 2000 clients in a professional, dedicated facility. Call Vicki at 570977-1900 to discuss.

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Group & Individual Supervision for LPC/ LCSW licensure – Dr. Alexandra Milspaw offers group supervision for those seeking licensure towards their LPC or LCSW on Mondays 9am-10am, $50/person. Individual supervision is also available, $50/30-minutes. Email DraMilspaw@4DCounseling.com to register for group supervision.

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Dr. Perelli has served the Lehigh Valley for 31 years delivering natural, hands-on chiropractic care for neck, mid-back, low back and extremity conditions. He specializes in sports, auto and work comp injuries with various holistic treatments to get you back to your pre-injury status quickly. See ad page 41.

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Barbara is a licensed massage therapist both in N.J. and PA. As a corporate on-site therapist for 17 yrs., working in the Health Services Dept., she specializes in back/neck pain, sciatica, fibromyalgia, herniated discs, migraine headaches and stress relief.

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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, and many other treatment programs. Bringing the best of both worlds to their patients. See ad, page 37.

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