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“It’s not my fault.” TRUE, YOU DIDN’T CAUSE THE CORONA VIRUS, OR ORDER YOURSELF INTO QUARANTINE. You didn’t close the gym, or the schools or your office. But in all the debris from the train wreck that was 2020, there are a few things that you can’t lay on anyone’s doorstep but your own.

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+ You did stock the fridge and help yourself to whatever you found there whenever you felt like it. (You can blame “stress eating” only so far; “stress shopping” is more of a reach.) + You did ignore that funny odor coming from the basement or the attic that you never noticed until you had to turn it into office space. + You did stop asking, “So how was your day” when you sat down to dinner with your family... with whom, admittedly, you just spent the last eight hours. + You ignored the fact that your dress pants were tight and just reached for the sweats – because who is going to see the bottom half of you anyway? + You passed on zoom Yoga and zoom Pilates because who could stand one more zoom anyway? + And, last but not least, you may even have stopped shaving or applying lipstick or makeup to any part of your face covered by a mask. But that doesn’t mean you should have given up the mirror altogether. It’s amazing what you’ll find if you investigate. Christina Yeates saw herself in the lens of another’s camera on a cruise and decided

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2021

FEATURES 20 Re-Set Your Nutrition Tips from Lara Lattman, Five Stones' Integrated Nutritionist

24 Finding Balance in 2021 BeBalanced Builds Community From Hormonal Harmony, Stress Management and Healthy Eating

30 How Healthy is Your Family? Therapist Suzanne Nixon Offers a Checklist

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40 Healthy Recipes Start with Healthy Ingredients

DEPARTMENTS 8

Lifestyle Letter

Around Town

14 DIY 20 Hometown Hero 34 Open House 40 Culinary Creations 44 Trend Setter 46 Artist’s Palette

AROUND TOWN

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::tip:: Use the Check-List to See if Your Home Could be Making you Sick!

HOW TO BE SURE SHELTERING AT HOME IS SAFE

Is Your Home Making You Sick? ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON

IT IS ONE OF THE MANY IRONIES OF COPING WITH COVID: MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS FOUND THAT BEING QUARANTINED AT HOME – WHILE IT MAY HAVE KEPT THEM FROM BEING EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS – MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO CONDITIONS THAT CAN MAKE THEM EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DISEASE! We’ll explain why that is in a minute, but first, let’s examine the bigger picture. Loudouners work hard, meaning they spend many long hours at the office or on the road, and correspondingly fewer hours at home. Pre-COVID, you might have left for work and turned the thermostat up or down depending on the weather to “save on energy.” If a room was drafty, you’d put on a sweater. If the upstairs was too warm in the summer, your answer to the kids’ complaints might have been, “Play outside!” Now that you’re quarantined, you may be converting the attic, that upstairs bedroom or even the basement into office space or school-based distance learning areas, whether those spaces feel too hot, too cold or a bit damp or smell musty. Any of these signals could be symptoms of much bigger problems that could have dramatic consequences for your family’s health – particularly when you’re trying to shield them from a disease that attacks their respiratory system!

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Could my Home be Making me Sick?

i nd ications you r home could be ma k i ng you sick: + Drafty or Dusty Rooms + Heating / Cooling Systems Run Continuously + Rooms too Hot or Too Cold + Asthma or Allergies + Odd or Musty Smells + Cold Basement + Peeling or Blistered Paint + Dirty Registers + High Energy Bills + Insects

“A must y smel l is a strong sign that you r home m ig ht be ma k i ng you sick.”

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DIY (CONTINUED) Comfort + Peace of Mind = Home Science

Like many of the area’s home service contractors, Comfenergy and 3 Pros Basement Systems, have been slammed with requests for home inspections and estimates for projects that have languished too long on the “to do” list. While painting the den or adding a deck might make staying at home more appealing, nothing can have a greater impact on your family’s health than your home’s air quality. Manager Ashley Walther says, “The conditions that make your home sick are typically excess humidity and uncontrolled air flow.” Excess humidity causes mold and the growth of mold spores. More activity in the home, or just air moving from the moldy area to the living area of your home, can spread the spores and cause severe allergic reactions and respiratory irritation. “Depending on the type of mold that is present,” Ashley adds, “this can be really severe.” Black, toxic mold can even be deadly. Humidity also can cause dust mite populations to explode because they thrive in hot, humid conditions. And – if this doesn’t cause you to pick up the phone, nothing will – it is mite excrement floating around and recirculating in the air that causes the most intense respiratory inflammation. “Mite poop isn’t a glamorous diagnosis, but even the most expensive homes can suffer from this condition,” Ashley asserts. Finally, humidity contributes to a musty odor in your home. Even if your home feels comfortable, a musty odor from a closet or basement likely is caused by the decay of organic material that is being dislodged by air currents that circulate the odor to other parts of your home. “That’s a strong sign that your home might be making you sick,” Ashley says. Other symptoms of underlying problems are complaints that your upper floors are too hot, or that your floors are too cold. The company has coined the term

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T hey ta ke i nto accou nt ever y th i ng that is goi ng on, a l l the mov i ng pieces, a nd put together a persona l ized solution for that homeow ner.

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“building science” to help explain the tests it runs to diagnose a home’s problems, but a lot of it just involves getting into the problem areas and seeing what is going on. “Our consultants are trained to know what to look for, and don’t hesitate to crawl into the “messy” parts of a house in search of mold growth, air venting to the outside, pest infestation or moisture where it shouldn’t be”, Ashley explains. An initial home inspection and estimate for fixing the underlying problem is free. They take into account everything that is going on, all the moving pieces, and put together a personalized solution for that homeowner. As for the company’s credentials, founder Justin Dobson – who started the company in a 2-car garage with partner John LeVan in 2013 – can claim among many local laurels to be a recipient of three of the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce’s top small business awards--Entrepreneur of the Year, Superior Service Business of the Year, and Small Business of the Year. It has experienced 150 percent year-over-year growth since 2017, and this year made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. Peter Walther

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"Finding a heal t hy way t o address t h at st ress, whet her it is doing a zoom h appy hour wit h f amily and friends or just get ting t oget her t o t alk and feel connected t o anot her person." EVER WISH YOU HAD A GIANT “RE-SET” BUT-

Then, find a way back into mindful eating. Maybe

TON YOU COULD PRESS TO JUMP START A

instead of saying I can’t eat this or I can’t eat that and

HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE? Lara Lattman, a functional

cutting myself off, I say, what am I looking for right now

nutritionist at Five Stones Healing and Wellness

in my body? Could it be something as simple as that

Center in Leesburg, helps her clients integrate food,

I’m craving more vegetables? I could start by making

meditation and exercise year round...”because you

sure that there are at least two vegetables on my plate

can’t just change your food and expect everything

every time I sit down to a meal. Vegetables help with

else to change!” On January 8-10, she will lead a vir-

antioxidants and anti-inflammatories; they’re a ton of

tual, “Intentional Re-Set” for the new year, including

fiber; and they help fill you up without having a lot of

three, 30-minute yoga classes, detox nutrition plan and

calories. I like to approach things as, what do you need

guided journaling and meditation sessions to help you

in your diet vs. what are you depriving yourself of.

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Q: IS THAT ALL YOU MEAN BY MINDFUL EATING?

monthly newsletter. She also posts healthy recipes on

A: Mindful eating requires slowing down, taking

her Pinterest board at https://www.pinterest.com/

some deep breaths and being there with your food as

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while you are working. Ask yourself, how does this food make me feel? Ignore external messages about what

Q: WE’VE ALL BEEN UNDER A LOT OF

foods are good or bad for us. Mindful eating causes us

STRESS, LIKELY A FACTOR IN GAINING

to look into our bodies and ask, does this food make

WEIGHT UNDER QUARANTINE.

me feel good, and am I hungry or am I not hungry?

A: Stress causes stress eating. When we are sit-

I ask people, how do you know when you’re not

ting at home with nowhere to go and get stressed

hungry? How do you know when you’re done eat-

out and we’re right there with all the food, that’s a

ing? The answer is usually, when the food is gone.

recipe for unhealthy habits. Stress causes our bod-

That’s an external message to the brain, my food is

ies to crave sugar and sweets.

gone versus I’m not feeling hungry anymore.

Q: RIGHT -- “COMFORT FOODS.” HOW DO YOU

Q: TALK ABOUT MINDFUL SHOPPING.

CLIMB OUT OF THAT?

A: Never go to the grocery store hungry! We all

A: Finding a healthy way to address that stress,

probably know that, right? Then pick three recipes

whether it is doing a zoom happy hour with family

that you’re going to make and take that list to the

and friends or just getting together to talk and feel

store. Don’t overwhelm yourself. Your vegetables

connected to another person. When we are emo-

often go bad because you’re over-shopping. If you

tionally eating, what we need to do is address that

over-buy, you’re either going to waste it or waist it!

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Either way your body doesn’t need it. If you have

the food because then you are still stuck with all of

leftover celery, go to Pinterest or Google and search

these emotions that we were trying to feed with food.

for healthy recipes with celery!

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BEBALANCED BUILDS COMMUNITY FROM HORMONAL HARMONY, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHY EATING ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY MELINDA GIPSON

JAN BENJAMIN, OWNER OF BEBALANCED IN LEESBURG, HAS

enough, she reveals that she also has diabe-

BEEN CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE NATURAL WEIGHT-

tes. “One of my aims for the program when

LOSS PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW, TO THE POINT

I was talking to Jan was to at least halve my

THAT HER REFERRALS ARE MAKING REFERRALS. But it was still

medication if not eliminate it completely.”

a surprise when she received a note from Christine Yeates from across

That has already happened and in speaking

the Atlantic. Christine has a number of American friends, having

with her doctor, “they’re intending to reduce

worked for an international company, Astra Zeneca, until she retired.

it even further. We’re not convinced that I

In March, she turned 60, and had a fun-filled year planned, start-

need it anymore – which is amazing!”

ing with a cruise early in the year. “My friends who went on the cruise

She relishes the support she receives from

with me are Americans, and when they sent me photos of myself, I

her Virginia BeBalanced community, but it’s

really could have cried.” The woman looking back at the camera was

nothing compared with the affirmation she’s

so overweight, “I didn’t think it was me,” Christine said. She decided

received from loved ones. “My son is 32 and

immediately that she needed to do “something” and spoke to another

he can’t believe the change in me. He finds

American friend who had lost 15 or 16 pounds with BeBalanced and,

its incredible. He’s never seen me this thin.”

“she said I should give it a go.”

Mark Laing, a local Realtor, tells a similar

“So I reached out and spoke to Jan and I decided, ‘you know what?

tale of ridding himself of blood pressure med-

I’m going to give it a try. From that point on my head has been in

ication. In his characteristic staccato he says,

gear. It’s so easy to follow, it’s so simple to do and because we’re

“Changed my life. Forty pounds gone. No

locked down [in the UK], I can’t go out for a meal. I used to go out to

more high blood pressure.” He adds, “I have a

eat a lot, but I couldn’t do it on the program because I know what I

lot more energy,” which he says surprised him

can eat and I know what I can’t eat.”

because “I’m not a workout person. I need to

Christine credits the program with having trained her way of think-

be but I’m not there.” For him, the impetus to

ing about what is healthy and what isn’t. Bottom line, she has lost 78

change was just that he was “pushing 57 and

pounds in 6 months and says, “this is just the way I’m going to live

it was time to change my body.” His stylish

my life from now on.” As if her weight loss success wasn’t amazing

new jeans are a size 32, down from a size 38.

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Denise Napoli, Jan Benjamin and Mark Laing, part of the BeBalanced Weight-Loss Community

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FINDING BALANCE IN 2021 (CONTINUED)

Christine

M ark

D e nise

Christine has lost 78 lbs.

Mark's new jeans are a size

Denise says, "Getting my

in 6 months and says, "My

32, down from a 38, "And I

hormones in balance was

32-year-old son has never

did it without working out. No

the most important thing for

seen me so thin!"

more blood pressure medi-

me because then everything

cation -- it changed my life."

else just fell into place!"

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Finally, from the small group Jan assembled in her Leesburg

Eating nutritious foods, hydrating – a LOT of hydrating –

office on an early Tuesday morning, Denise Napoli said, “The

and finding time to exercise on a routine basis helps create

hormonal part of this diet was what attracted me because

physical balance. Sufficient sleep also is essential to feeling

I knew my hormones were out of whack.” Hormonal imbal-

revitalized and refreshed. Making time for friends and family

ances can certainly interfere with weight loss, as well as all

creates balance in our personal lives.

the symptoms associated with menopause in women. The

Denise now swears by the personal relaxation and meditation

BeBalanced program works to bring the body’s hormones

time that she has carved out for herself around 4 p.m. every day

in balance naturally by eating foods that reduce the body’s

as part of the program. “My husband knows not to bother me no

need for cortisol. “Getting my hormones in balance was the

matter what is going on. It’s that critical to my daily well being.”

most important part of it for me because I saw everything else fall into place,” Denise asserts.

All of Jan’s clients have lost weight on the program, though few can claim the kind of success that Christine has had. If

Stress was certainly a byproduct 2020. Jan’s own life under-

one thing characterizes those who find long-lasting success,

went substantial changes that could have otherwise thrown her

it is the determination that they won’t face aging carrying

for a loop. She doesn’t say that having a balanced life means being

excess weight. They were tired, they say, of feeling powerless

able to do it all with a smile on your face. But she does affirm that

to do anything about it. As we observed in an earlier story, a

stress, frustration, frenetic yet unfocused energy and activity, all

giant “a ha!” revelation grips Jan’s clients when they discover,

leads to the buildup of a stress hormone called cortisol, with the

“it’s not me – it’s my hormones!”

double whammy of weakening your immune system.

Feeling overwhelmed, in other words, is exactly the right place to start. BeBalanced is creating a community of women

ble?” she says, “Yes, yes it is, but you don’t really ‘find’ bal-

– and men! – who are balancing their lives and taking control of

ance or even ‘create’ it. It’s something that exists inside of

their health and wellbeing. Through guided support, nutrition,

you if you take the time to help your body heal and produce

stress management, and natural supplements, Jan says, “We

the kinds of hormones that allow you to maintain an inner

help you balance your hormones naturally so you CAN take

sense of calm in the midst of chaos.”

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F A M I L Y ?

RECENTLY, WHEN SOMEONE ASKS AFTER THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY, THEY PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW WHETHER YOU’RE STEERING CLEAR OF COVID. But there are many other ways to think about your family’s wellness going into 2021. Your own individual

The World Health Organization defines health as “a

well-being matters, of course, and you should set goals like

state of complete physical, mental and social well-being

exercising more, eating healthy and losing weight.

and not the absence of disease.” Simply being free from

But more and more conscious attention is turning to the

disease is not a state of wellness. Good health involves

concept of family wellness -- whatever its composition --

qualities like vitality, energy, positivity, balance, connec-

and its profound impact on both your peace of mind and

tivity, and presence.

ability to manage the stress caused by our ongoing quaran-

Dr. Kishor Adhikari, Associate Professor at Chitwan Medical

tine and any other stresses the new year brings. Completely

College and Teaching Hospital, defines family wellness as “a

apart from the current contagion, it is a subject studied by

state of positive interaction between family members, which

medical specialists, psychologists, socialists, biologists and

enables each member of the family to enjoy optimal physical,

government agencies for decades.

mental, social and spiritual well-being” (2012). Dr. Adhikari

I believe the two major reasons for this are, first, a keen

extends the WHO’s definition of health to include a family’s

awareness that an individual’s general health effects all mem-

interaction. This is significant and emphasizes the power of

bers of our families and, conversely, increased awareness that

positive or negative communication with those closest to us,

events in our community and social network connections --

and the quality of interpersonal relations as a contributing

whether positive or negative -- can directly impact both our

factor to enhancing or harming our own well-being.

individual well-being and that of our entire family unit.

Families are strong in some areas and are challenged

What exactly is family wellness? First, let’s define family

in others. If you want to improve your family’s well-being,

and health. The US Bureau of Census defines family as “two

step back and make a clear, honest account of how each

or more persons related by birth, marriage or adoption and

individual member is doing, as well as the family unit as a

residing together in a household.” Although extended fam-

whole. Use the following list to help you decide what areas

ily members have impact, family wellness focuses on our

of interaction could stand improvement, and share these

nuclear families and those we live with day to day.

with your entire family.

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THERAPIST SUZANNE NIXON OFFERS A CHECKLIST ARTICLE SUZANNE NIXON | PHOTOGRAPHY MATTHEW TORRENZANO

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HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR FAMILY? (CONTINUED)

+ Inclusive behaviors which reinforce a

+ Preparing healthy, nutritious meals and

sense of belonging and acceptance

snacks

+ Deliberating connecting with each family

+ Eating dinner as a family at least 3 times

member on a regular basis

per week

+ Developing effective communication skills

+ Valuing and engaging in regular exercise

+ Learning how to disagree/argue fairly

+ Scheduling time for practices that instill

and non-violently

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making a space usable and bright

Looking into the new mudroom from the kitchen shows how good design creates a new more usable area.

“W hen we ta ke on a project, we a re look i ng to create a l iv i ng space that ca n g row w ith the homeow ner.” - - Son ny Na zem ia n, master desig ner/remodeler

FOR THIS NARI CAPITAL COTY AWARD WINNING KITCHEN

“When we take on a project, we are looking to create a living

REMODEL IN ARLINGTON, MICHAEL NASH DESIGN BUILD

space that can grow with the homeowner,” says Sonny. “This

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in order to achieve this design, three bearing walls separating

Nazemian, master designer/remodeler at Michael Nash. “A

kitchen and dining room, kitchen and storage area, and the

formal dining room did not mean much while living with a

kitchen and living room were taken down, and new structural

non-functioning kitchen space.”

supports were added. This completely opened up the first floor.

Before the work, the first floor was divided by a narrow stair-

A major amount of plumbing and duct work were also relocated

case in front of the front door separating the living and dining

to allow for this open space. A new double window was cut to

rooms. Just behind the dining room, was a very small kitchen,

bring light into the kitchen.

a nonfunctioning kitchen space with a small window, and just behind it, a storage room that served no purpose.

The ceiling was raised over the unused old storage area. Then the space was converted into a mudroom, closet space CONTINUED >

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Mudrooms make for great storage and keeps clutter out of the main living area.

A new powder room is a beautiful addition to the first floor.

with tile floor, and a much-needed powder room, which

fireplace was converted to gas log with new marble

was decorated with flowered-design floor tiles and a

hearth to add heat and a cozy focal point. Upscale

restored furniture-style vanity cabinet. Back windows

stainless-steel appliances, exotic soapstone counter

were installed to bring even more light.

tops and subway tiles add more pizzazz to this comfort-

“If the bones are there, all we need is a vision and

Another great feature of this design is the new sliding

unused for a reason and it is our job to create a home

barn door that connects the kitchen to the adjacent study.

that works for the owners.”

Such a large, glass door serves to create openness and

To complete the new kitchen space, a large Island

able yet welcoming kitchen.

we can make it all work,” says Sonny. “Often space is

light while giving privacy in the office.

with prep sink was placed in the center of kitchen and

“I am more than pleased with the decision to open up

old dining room, and a butler area with wine chiller and

and renovate our first floor and kitchen,” says the home-

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Ingredients Hormone-free, free-range chicken

BUTTERNUT RISOTTO INGREDIENTS + 1 onion, small diced + 1 Medium carrot, small diced + 1 stalk celery, small diced

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+ 2 cloves garlic, fine diced

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+ 4 fine-sliced green onions (for garnish) + 1 butternut squash, peeled and de-seeded, small diced + 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock + 1 cup Arborio rice

CHICKEN

+ 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

INGREDIENTS

+ 1/4 cup white wine

+ 1, 2- to 3-lb. Fields of Athenry Farms Roasting Chicken

+ Extra-virgin olive oil

+ 3 sprigs of Rosemary

+ Salt and pepper to taste

+ 1 sprig Sage

+ Drippings from the roasted chicken

+ 1/4 cup Amish country butter

+ 2 Lemons + 1/8 cup salt and pepper mixture (6/1 salt to pepper) + 4 oz. stick of unsalted Amish country butter at room temperature

DIRECTIONS In large sauté pan, cook half the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and squash with a little olive oil. When all is

DIRECTIONS

softened and caramelizing, deglaze the pan with the

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Finely chop rosemary. In a

white wine and a spatula. Once alcohol has evaporated,

mixing bowl, whisk together butter, salt, juice of 1/2 a lemon,

add stock to the pan and bring to boil. Using a blender,

and chopped rosemary. Clean and pat dry the chicken. Rub the

puree the mixture and keep warm. Using the same pan,

chicken with the butter mixture, including the inside. Stuff the

sauté the Arborio rice in olive oil until it begins to turn

bird with sage, remaining rosemary, and remaining lemons cut

translucent. Add remains of the onions, carrots, celery,

in half. Place chicken in roasting pan with a rack or in a cast iron

and garlic to the rice and sauté until the squash is tender.

pan, breasts up. Set timer for 40 minutes. Remove from oven

Add stock to the mixture in pan 1/4 cup at a time, and

when thighs reach 155 degrees on a meat thermometer then let

stir gently with a spatula until rice is al dente in texture.

rest until it reaches 165 degrees.

Finish by folding in butter, parmesan, season to taste.

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