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We have an announcement to make for everyone who picks up their monthly LWM and immediately turns to this page each month to see the puppylove™ photo. Until this issue, the puppylove™ photo, as many of you know, has been a compilation of one of our cats, dogs or extended family member’s pets like our grand-dog Zoey and her cousins Alice and Bella (the family English Bulldog crew) that have graced the pages of LWM in the past.

This is a first. We would like to introduce to you two of our friends, “Da Boys”, “The Bookends”, Abbott and Costello. We are honored that they are here to represent puppylove™ this month. The news gets even better: beginning with this issue, we are now accepting photo submissions from our readers that want their beloved pets to potentially appear in an upcoming issue of LWM as that month’s puppylove™ feature. Submissions should be sent via email and include a high-resolution photo of your pet, your pet’s name, age, and any other information you want everyone to know to: diane@livingwellmagazine.net.

Last month, we encouraged our readers to try the outstanding vegan recipes from But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan, 125 Recipes To Win Everyone Over by Kristy Turner. This month’s recipes are at the other end of the spectrum. In this issue, we are devoted to the meat eater. The person who would never dream of eating a meal without a traditional protein sourced from either meat or chicken. This month’s featured recipes are from PRIME: A love letter to meat, a cook book which features more than 150 recipes from the king of meat, Richard H. Turner.

With summer just around the corner, we thought it may also be time to think about new crafty cocktails that are perfect for drinking under the sun.

Learn how to day-drink appropriately (always responsibly, of course) with refreshing spritzers from Day Drinking, 50 Cocktails For A Mellow Buzz by Kat Odell.

Finally, for those of you, who search for Valentino each month, thank you; but we have a confession to make about Valentino’s whereabouts in last month’s issue: he wasn’t. We can only imagine how you feel if you are one of the many people following Valentino every month and never found him.

Many of you finally called us in frustration after never locating him in the April issue, and for that, we are very sorry. We did however randomly draw a name from all of our loyal players and that person enjoyed two tickets to the Meals On Wheels 20th Celebration, Celebrity Chef ’s Brunch hosted by Anne Burrell at the DuPont Country Club on April 30th.

But don’t worry, he’s in this issue. Those who find him may have the chance to win some great stuff this month!

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In Oral Health Care Products Consumers have become increasingly aware of the hidden toxins in foods, beverages as well as eating and drinking utensils. They avoid high fat and high sodium foods, sulfates in their personal care products, aerosol sprays and toxic chemicals in their household cleaners.

Most vision loss is preventable. The Academy offers five simple steps to take control of your eye health today Get a comprehensive medical eye exam at age 40. Early signs of disease or changes in vision may begin at this age. An exam by an ophthalmologist – a physician who specializes in medical and surgical eye care – is an opportunity to carefully examine the eye for diseases and conditions that may have no symptoms in the early stages.

• Know your family history. Certain eye diseases can be inherited. If you have a close relative with macular degeneration, you have a 50 percent chance of developing this condition. A family history of glaucoma increases your glaucoma risk by four to nine times. Talk to family members about their eye conditions. It can help you and your ophthalmologist evaluate your risk.

• Eat healthy foods. A diet low in fat and rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, benefits the entire body, including the eyes. Eye-healthy food choices include citrus fruits, vegetable oils, nuts, whole grains, dark green leafy vegetables and cold water fish.

• Stop smoking. Smoking increases the risk for eye diseases such as cataract and age-related macular degeneration. Smoking also raises the risk for cardiovascular diseases which can indirectly influence your eye health. Tobacco smoke, including second-hand smoke, also worsens dry eye.

• Wear sunglasses. Exposure to ultraviolet UV light raises the risk of eye diseases, including cataract, fleshy growths on the eye and cancer. Always wear sunglasses with 100 percent UV protection and a hat while enjoying time outdoors.

“Eye exams aren’t only about checking a person's visual acuity or sharpness, but also determining the overall health of their eyes,” said Rebecca J. Taylor, M.D., clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. “We encourage women as well as men to get regular eye care. By making vision a priority today, we can help protect our sight as we age.”

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Yet, when it comes to mouthwash, they will let their children take a product that contains harsh substances – some of which have been shown to linked to serious health problems.

Many ingredients in some commercial mouthwashes are of questionable benefit and some are just plain bad for you. Here is a look at some of the harmful substances that may be found in our children’s mouthwash products: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. This harsh detergent leads to canker sores and causes microscopic damage and shedding of vital oral tissue.

Because it dries out the mouth, it can also allow for the rapid reproduction of bad breath bacteria.

Saccharin. This sweetener is found in drinks, candy, cookies and medicines. It has also been shown to cause bladder cancer when tested on laboratory rats. In humans, it can cause allergyrelated symptoms, skin disorders, nausea and diarrhea.

Artificial Colors and Flavors. Studies by leading health researchers have found a link between children’s use of artificial colors and flavors with learning disabilities and hyperkinesis (hyperactivity and inability to concentrate).

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The Paris Accord is not enough to avert global warming even if the U.S and other countries honor their commitments, but it is a start in the right direction.

The melting of the ice sheets around Illulissat, Greenland and elsewhere in the Arctic is accelerating thanks to global warming. Credit: UN Photo / Mark Garten, Flickr

To date, 197 countries have signed onto 2015’s landmark Paris climate accord (“The Paris Agreement”), which aims to limit global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 through voluntary emissions reduction plans. But skeptics argue that even if all participating countries follow through with their promised cuts, we may still come up short in leveling off global warming as needed.

Researchers working on the Climate Action Tracker, a tool used to monitor climate action and global efforts to meet Paris Agreement goals, found that with current and planned emissions reduction policies, we are on track to hold the global mean temperature down to approximately 2.8°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100—not the 2°C environmental leaders are hoping we can achieve. For some context, the current global average mean temperature hovers around 1°C above pre-industrial levels, but climatologists expect the warming to accelerate as a result of a century’s worth of carbon dioxide (CO2) built up in the atmosphere.

If we keep up our current pace of emissions up without any checks, climate models suggest the global average mean temperature will rise about 3.6°C by 2100.

Meanwhile, others think we are even further from achieving our goals. Blogger and Skeptical Environmentalist author Bjorn Lomborg calculates that, even if each of the Paris signatories keeps its emissions reduction promises, we can only expect a negligible reduction in global mean temperature, that is, only 0.17°C lower by 2100, but still well above what climatologists consider safe and sustainable. “Paris is being sold as the summit where we can help ‘heal the planet’ and ‘save the world’,” says Lomborg. “It is no such thing.”

What such negative extrapolations don’t factor in is that the Paris Agreement leaves room for participating nations to adjust their emissions reduction goals moving forward. Indeed, setting more ambitious targets mid-stream is baked into the agreement. Negotiators figure that improving technologies and the reduced cost of renewables in the coming years will help drive down emissions more than we can count on at this point, and getting more nations on-board now is the top priority. To wit, the U.S. has promised “deep, economy-wide emission reductions of 80 percent or more by 2050” while the European Union has likewise pledged to slash its own emissions by 80 to 95 percent of 1990 levels by 2050.

But are such lofty goals achievable? Stockholm University’s Johan Rockström thinks so, but only if we’re careful how we get there. Lead author on a recent paper on the topic in Science Magazine, Rockström argues that we need to cut greenhouse gas emissions from utilities and industry around the world in half every decade until 2050 while also cutting out net greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and deforestation altogether. Meanwhile, we’ll have to significantly scale up efforts to sequester CO2. According to Rockström, if we can remove five gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year until 2050—almost double what the world’s trees and soils already do naturally—we might be able to get in striking distance of the 2°C goal.

CONTACTS: Bjorn Lomborg’s “Impact of Current Climate Proposals,” onlinelibrary. wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-5899.12295/full; Climate Action Tracker, www. climateactiontracker.org; “A Roadmap for Rapid Decarbonisation,” http://science. sciencemag.org/content/355/6331/1269.full.

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Pesticide Use: Is It a Tradeoff?

As new technologies came out of World War II the agricultural researchers started to experiment with new classes of chemicals that they could use to boost agricultural production. As human populations swelled, these “advances” were applied around the world so farmers could grow more food to feed the hungry masses and stave off widespread famine. This transition from essentially organic farming practices to what we now consider “conventional” (that is, aided by chemicals) has been dubbed “The Green Revolution.” But “green” in the name doesn’t mean it’s been good for the environment.

Chemical fertilizers are synthetic or inorganic materials added to soil to aid in plant life. Pesticides kill insects or other organisms that are harmful to crops, while herbicides kill any unwelcomed vegetation that may affect their growth. According to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American farmers use upwards of a billion pounds of pesticides every year. Meanwhile, the United Nations reports that globally we use about five times that.

Indeed, the widespread adoption of these synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides has done a great job at boosting crop efficiency to feed more and more of us. For example, India was on the brink of a mass famine in the 1960s due to rapid population growth. Using the techniques of the green revolution, Indian farmers were able to grow enough produce and rice to stave off widespread starvation. Another advantage of pesticide use in India and elsewhere has been the prevention of disease, because pesticides kill insects carrying viruses that could be passed onto the crops.

However, pesticides not only kill the pests but also the natural enemies of those pests. In nature, everything is balanced out. Indeed, there is no free lunch, as pests respond to treatment by breeding stronger offspring that are resistant to these chemicals, and with natural predators gone, these pests will quickly multiply, which is why the need for pesticides to kill these pests keeps increasing.

Persistent organic pollutants, also known as “POPs,” are highly toxic pesticides and chemicals that do not decompose. They poison nontarget organisms in the environment because they are passed through the food chain (bioaccumulate). Consumption of POPs disrupts the endocrine system and is linked to cancer and infertility in humans.

Pesticides also take a toll on our environment, contaminating water and soil. Along with insects, pesticides are also toxic to fish, birds, frogs and more.

Pesticide use is very controversial and should be taken seriously. While here at home, the EPA has banned many pesticides that are harmful to our environment and our health (though the battle for safer food rages on), in many other countries agricultural oversight and environmental regulations are non-existent or unenforced. Fortunately, we can all be part of the solution by eschewing conventionally grown foods and opting for organic varieties whenever we can. While growing your own food is one sure way to know that what you’re eating is safe, you can also find an increasingly large amount of organic food in your local supermarket.

Another great way to eat healthier and organic is to shop at local farmers’ market. Find one near you by searching the free online database maintained by the non-profit Local Harvest.

CONTACTS: EPA, www.epa.gov/agriculture/agriculture-organic-farming; Local Harvest, www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/;

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Wow! There are thousands of readers who are searching for Valentino. He is hidden somewhere on the pages of each issue. The entries keep pouring in.

We hope you have fun looking and will continue your quest to find Valentino. When you find him please email us at: info@livingwellmagazine.net [Please type “Valentino” on the subject line — keep searching and entering the “Where’s Valentino!” Contest every month for a chance to be entered to win some great gifts, subscriptions, T-shirts, mugs, cookbooks ,books, videos, etc. After we receive your entry, a brief survey is sent back to you, please fill it out if you haven’t already. It is for LWM only and will never be shared.

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Thank you for finding Valentino! We had a record amount of entries this month and we will be sending out more prizes. Too easy? His ninja skills get sharper when the weather gets warmer. Please make sure we have your mailing address included in your email. Because if you are a winner we can send out your prize! For those of you who are still looking for Valentino...

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HEARTWORM DISEASE IS NO MYTH Caroline M. Wieczorek, VMD

Heartworm Disease is a parasitic disease spread by

mosquitoes from one infected individual to another. Besides dogs, cats and ferrets are also affected by heartworm disease, though they are not affected to the same rate as dogs.

Humans may also be infected by heartworm disease but it is self-limiting and doesn’t get past the microfilaria stage to develop into true heartworms. Heartworms are foot long worms that live in the heart, lungs, pulmonary artery and other blood vessels of the body (think spaghetti clogging the heart). It causes congestive heart failure, lungs disease, and even liver disease. Heartworm disease also affects wildlife – foxes, coyotes, wolves, sea lions, and others. Because of the closeness of human habitats to wildlife habitats there is a constant “reservoir” of heartworm for our pets to be exposed to the disease. Even “indoor” animals are at risk for acquiring heartworm disease because mosquitoes get inside houses and all it takes is one bite from an infected mosquito.

Adult female heartworms produce baby heartworms called microfilaria, these microfilaria are passed to mosquitoes when they feed on an infected animal. After 10 – 14 days, the microfilaria develop in larvae that the infected mosquito passes to an uninfected animal when it feeds on them. It then take about 6 months for the larvae to mature into adult heartworms. The adult heartworms can live up to 5 – 7 years in an infected dog and 2 – 3 years in affected cat before they start to die off. In a dog there is no sign of adult heartworms dying naturally, in a cat there are anaphylactic signs and sudden death. Cats also get more respiratory cough problems from the heartworms.

restart it the next year. Also, if even a single dose was missed the animal could get heartworm disease.

Thirty plus years ago a new type of heartworm preventative came out, it is given monthly and will knock out any microfilaria picked up over the previous month. It can also be used to wipe out microfilaria disease in an animal with established heartworm disease so the animal is not re-infecting itself. The way these drugs work is to affect the neurotransmitters in the parasite’s nervous system (but they do not affect mammals the same way). These medications also contain other antiparasitic medications to de-worm our animals for intestinal parasites as well. Blood tests are also needed to check for heartworm infection but now we use an occult (hidden) heartworm test that checks for antibodies against heartworm disease. We also can no longer stop this medication in the winter and restart it up again in the spring because there has recently been discovered a type of microfilaria that used to live only in the south (but with the adoption of dogs from the southern shelters to people up north) that needs 3 consecutive doses of monthly heartworm medication to kill it. So if you stop heartworm prevention in December and restart again in April your pet has a chance of having a heartworm infection established.

Treating adult heartworm infection is not as simple as treating intestinal parasites. The dead heartworms are in the heart and lung blood vessels and have to be gotten rid of by the body slowly (they are not just metabolized and pooped out like intestinal worms). Besides the medication used to kill the adult heartworms being toxic to the animal, the recuperation period can also be hard. The animal has to be kept quiet, no running or playing for at least 6 – 8 weeks or they run the risk of having a worm embolism causing a stroke, heart attack or breathing emergency. Animals routinely die during and in the recuperation period of treatment.

There are several different types of oral monthly heartworm preventatives, none is necessarily better than another one. There are also topically applied heartworm preventatives that are absorbed into the body. All of these products are veterinary prescriptions, your pet must have a current doctor-patient relationship with a veterinarian in order for a vet to prescribe the medication. And heartworm testing is still recommended annually by the American Heartworm Society as nothing is 100%. Sometimes there is a medical reason that an animal cannot tolerate a heartworm preventative medication. Sometimes the animal has other systemic diseases going on (seizures, epilepsy) that owners are afraid to give the medication. And sometimes an animal has a genetic issue that makes them react adversely to the heartworm preventatives. In those cases we need to try to control mosquito issues around the animal.

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About the author: Caroline M. Wieczorek, VMD is a graduate of the University of PA School Of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wieczorek is the owner of House Call Pet Doctor, a mobile clinic offering annual examinations, vaccinations, and routine medical and dental care. Providing in home supported hospice care and end of life services for your pet.

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“Ann is gifted!”... *Some suggestions for mosquito control: Make sure standing water is emptied daily (bird baths, old tires, buckets, water bowls outside, pool foot baths, flooded planters). Put parasiticides in pond water. Keep plants around the yard that are known to keep mosquitos away.

Chrysanthemums are thought to keep mosquitos away.

Try to use topicals on the dog that will prevent mosquitoes from biting. Mint, eucalyptus oil and lemon grass oils are thought to repel mosquitoes. Wives-tale of Avon skin-sosoft mixed in water and misted on skin/fur (humans also).

There are clip-on products made for humans than can be clipped on a dog’s harness. Make sure other animal in the household are on heartworm preventatives. It is not recommended to spray DEET products on your pet as pets groom themselves and ingest the chemicals that were meant to stay topical on the skin surface, the drugs could prove lethal if ingested.

Lastly, heartworm disease is present in concrete jungles.

I lost my own dog 32 years ago to heartworm disease (actually he threw a pulmonary embolism 3 weeks after intravenous arsenic heartworm treatment) and I grew up in southwest Philadelphia. Please keep your pets protected!

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SPRITZER The cool thing about wine spritzers is that they’re like (a) the easiest cocktail ever and (b) a blank slate on which you can make nearly countless ingredient variations.

Once you have the foundations of dry white wine and soda water, you can pretty much add whatever fruit juice or syrup you have lying around the house.

Day Drinking 50 Cocktails For A Mellow Buzz

By Kat Odell “This finely honed collection of fabulously light and lively libations reminds you of the spirituous delights to be had while the sun is still at its apex. Collected from some of the best bartenders in America, these are recipes you can trust will both quench and inspire, because simply no one drinks more during the day than a bartender on their day off. Just the thing for a sunny day, or for those looking to chase the clouds away.”

—Martin Cate, author of Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum and the Cult of Tiki

I’ve given you the basic formula—and you can certainly stop there—but adding in fun fruit and herb combinations takes the drink to the next level. I’ve listed a few of my favorite variations on page 96. You can use a juicer to make them (juicing the ingredients will make a lighter drink, no pulp), but a blender works well, too: Simply combine the ingredients in a blender and turn it on! The fruit-and-wine combinations make enough for one drink— sometimes a bit extra. Simply pour the desired amount of fruit mixture into the glass, then top with soda water.

Also, a note on wine: While I suggest using a dry white, you can also use a sweet wine like Riesling.

If you choose to go that route, omit the simple syrup from the fruit mixture. MAKES 1 3 ounces dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc, chilled 1 ounce soda water Pour the wine into a rocks glass, add an ice cube or two, and top with the soda water.

That’s it!

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Kat Odell is a contributing editor for Eater.com and the founding editor of Eater Drinks. She has written for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Food Network Magazine, Vogue.com, ElleDecor.com, Tasting Table, and many others. She has also appeared on national television shows including ABC’s The Chew and Bravo’s Eat Drink Love and was a judge on FYI’s Midnight Feast. She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

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variations 1 CANTALOUPE-MINT Combine 4 ounces dry white wine + 1 ounce St-Germain + ½ ounce fresh lime juice + 3 cubes (1 inch each) cantaloupe + 2 fresh mint leaves

2 PASSION FRUIT–SAFFRON Combine 4 ounces dry white wine + the edible seeds and flesh of 1 passion fruit (or 1 ounce passion fruit juice) + ½ ounce Simple Syrup (page 26) + ¼ ounce fresh lime juice + a pinch saffron threads

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4 GRAPEFRUIT-ROSEMARY 4 ounces dry white wine + 1 ounce Grapefruit-Rosemary Syrup (page 75)

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DANCE INJURIES: Advice from a Chiropractor and Dance Dad

What are the common injuries seen in dancers?

Years ago, I would’ve said most injuries in dancers are in the back, hips, knees, ankles and feet (and toes—lots of toes). More recently, with the popularity of Acro Dance and Contortion, neck injuries are more prevalent (often presenting as a headache). Most of the dancers I see participate in numerous styles of dance, making every part of the body subject to damage. It could be a temporomandibular joint (jaw) or neck issue from a chin stand, ankle from a landing, a wrist from a lift, or the spine and pelvis from everything else.

Dr. Scott E. Rosenthal

What’s the best and quickest way to solve dance injuries?

I have found that a dancer’s injuries are rarely isolated to a single body region or spot. This was evidenced by a teenage ballerina that came to see me for an ongoing ankle issue that threatened her ability to dance. Her ankle was indeed part of the injury, but her problems involved far more.

Although not painful, her knee and pelvis showed signs of dysfunction when tested. Addressing all three areas brought improvement, but her condition was like a puzzle with many pieces. She required work on every joint from her toes to her lower back.

Using an instrument (as pictured), I made gentle adjustments to each region to bring correct alignment and movement back to all joints involved. This method is not only effective, but typically feels good to receive. After finding twisting in the myofascia (dense, tough tissue which surrounds and covers all of your muscles and bones) from her foot all the way to her pelvis, I used a percussing instrument (a doctorgrade, hand-held massage device) to release the twisting and restore balance. After a period of visits, her chronic ankle pain and dysfunction resolved.

In more recent years, I have added cold laser therapy to help injured tissue heal faster, lower inflammation and reduce pain. Additionally, I use the laser to help restore strength to weakened muscles. This nerve and muscle technique (used with Olympians and professional athletes) can make a tremendous impact by shortening the time it takes to get a dancer dancing again—or keeping them dancing while they are going through a course of care.

What dancers fear most about doctors

Dance should be categorized as an EXTREME sport.

The injuries are often complex and involve multiple linked areas within the body. Being the father of a preteen dancer and a doctor who has helped many highly competitive children and young adults, I learned years ago that keeping the dancer going requires far greater than the ordinary level of care. The approach must address the whole body with a unique integration of techniques.

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All of you dance moms and dads out there likely know the answer. The incredible grit of these young women and men are rivaled by none. They persevere through pain and want nothing more than to continue to do what they love—dance! I have found the greatest concern a dancer has when she sees me is that I will pull her out of dance. This is always a possibility and at times absolutely necessary. BUT, I have found that by addressing the body as a globally integrated system (all parts working together and interconnected), dancers have the best opportunity to recover while still dancing. This is especially important considering an upcoming competition or recital.

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The best way to keep dancers in peak performance and injury-free You may think that injuries occur when something wrong happens, such as a bad landing, fall, slip, or collision. Contrary to this belief, the majority of dancers do not report a specific incident. Injuries appear without warning or slowly creep up. Think of a process rather than an event. The majority of issues arise from uncorrected imbalances caused by day-to-day wear and tear. Often no symptoms exist or the dancer may only feel tightness or notice that one side is more flexible. I have found that many injuries can be avoided by having dancers come in periodically for tuneups. After all, a balanced body can withstand far more. It also helps dancers perform at their best (which can make a huge difference in a judge’s eyes).

Dancers need to be cautious with medications Taking drugs to mask symptoms reminds me of a joke I once heard. A comedian was complaining because his muffler just fell off of his car. He stated with despair, “Now I have to go out and spend a ton of money on a louder stereo.” Failing to address the underlying problem puts a dancer at the greatest risk of worsening her injury and no longer being able to dance. Please consider that even if a drug is used, the condition still needs to be addressed. The symptom is a form of communication (an alarm) and is not the problem. The problem is the problem!

What concerns me the most is how ignoring the injury (by taking drugs or just putting up with it), allows the condition to persist. This goes for dancers as well as any young athlete, and can be a mistake with life-long consequences—especially considering that the dancer may still be growing. Many adults tell me in their initial histories that their conditions started when they had a sport or dance-related injury in childhood. Left uncorrected, the injury often worsens and may lead to permanent impairment. When hearing this history, I am always left wishing that someone told their parents to take them to a chiropractor when they were kids.

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Dance is beautiful, expressive and meaningful. The seemingly effortless and graceful movement and ultimate defiance of gravity can cause dance moms and dads to overlook the impact on their dancer’s body. With specific chiropractic tuneups, many injuries can be avoided while the level of performance is enhanced. If an injury does occur, the right approach and understanding can best solve the problem and provide the dancer with the greatest opportunity to keep dancing and help provide the best possible future.

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blueberries Debbie Edson RPh

“U-Pick” Blueberries are back! Now thru July at Kingsley Orchards a 36-acre highbush blueberry farm located in Frankford, Delaware, formerly Ryan’s Berry Farm. The farm was established in the early 1950’s and was known for the outstanding quality of bluberries they grew. Kingsley Orchards took over the farm in 2016 and is committed to living up to those same standards and is dedicated to cultivating the highest quality blueberries, offer outstanding customer service, and develop lasting relationships with their customers through trust and mutual respect.

For more information and seasonal hours go to: www.kingleyorchards.com Fresh, ripe blueberries are bursting with flavor, loaded with nutrients and low in carbohydrates. They are high in vitamin C and potassium, are a source of vitamin E and important trace minerals, especially manganese and selenium. Blueberries are a good source of dietary fiber. In addition to their nutritive value, scientists are discovering the tremendous anti-aging, and health protective benefits of blueberries.

These benefits are discovered in the very attribute that gives blueberries their sensory appeal – their color.

Blue Is Beautiful

Researchers at Tufts University compared the anti-oxidant potential of blueberries to 20 other fruits. Blueberries came out on top. Wild blueberries were used in the study. They are the low bush type found in Maine and Canada. High bush blueberries are also powerful antioxidants.

Collagen Matrix Collagen matrix is the cellular support structure of your body.

Anthocyanins work with vitamin C to form cross linkages in collagen fibers, strengthening the collagen matrix. Anthocyanins also protect collagen from oxidative damage. Anthocyanins also inhibit enzymes that degrade collagen. Anthocyanins protect tendons, ligaments, skin, eyes, blood vessels, the GI and urinary tract. Adequate vitamin C, along with anthocyanins rich foods, may protect against varicose veins, cataracts, tendonitis, excessive bruising.

Heart and Blood Vessels Red wine has been extensively studied for its cardiovascular benefits.

The benefits of red wine have, in part, been attributed to anthocyanins.

Blueberries contain similar anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are thought to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease are by mildly reducing blood coagulation, raising good cholesterol and inhibiting oxidation of cholesterol. Hardening of the arteries is thought to be the result of inflammation of the lumen of the vessels. Anthocyanins may down regulate inflammatory enzymes and therefore reduce the risk of developing hardening of the arteries.

Brain

The blue pigments that give blueberries their color belong to a family of compounds called anthocyanins. Blueberries contain at least 25 different anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are part of a larger family of compounds called flavonoids. This large category of water-soluble plant compounds number in the thousands. They are characterized by several carbon ring structures joined together in each molecule. The ring structures contain many unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds, and are therefore flush with high-energy electrons. These highly reactive ring structures function as sunscreens and anti-oxidants for the plant.

They absorb sunlight and protect the plant from destruction from burning up from excessive light energy. When we eat flavonoid rich foods, they do the same for us – they protect our cells from excessive oxidative damage. In addition they work with other nutrients, such as vitamin C, to build and maintain healthy tissues. Anthocyanins and other flavonoids are extensively metabolized into the body into many other compounds that probably also provide health protection.

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Superstar Anti-oxidant

Age-related decline in cognitive function is related to chronic oxidative stress and inflammation on the brain. In a study in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, rats fed blueberry supplements had better scores in maze tests and had less brain cell loss and more viable brain cells after exposure to oxidative stress. According to the lead author in a study: “The current findings should suggest that a diet enriched in blueberry might attenuate degenerative processes due to oxidative or inflammatory stressors similar to the effectiveness of pharmacological strategies related to the hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease.”

Bladder Blueberries are related to cranberries and have a similar action on the bladder. Compounds in blueberries prevent adherence of infection causing bacteria to the wall of the bladder.

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Protecting Cell Health We can’t say that blueberries prevent cancer because there is no scientific evidence to support that statement. Studies, however, show some potential and a need for more research. Components in blueberries, according to a laboratory study, may have some activity against colon cancer cells. In addition, a study of dietary habits of women, those who had the highest intake of foods that contain a flavone called kaempferol (found in blueberries, nonherbal tea, broccoli, curly kale, leeks and spinach) had a 40% reduced risk of ovarian cancer.

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Active components of blueberries appear in the berry when it is at its ripest point. They degrade when exposed to heat. To maximize the heath benefits of blueberries, eat them fresh and uncooked. Use blueberries over cereal, yogurt, and in smoothies. You can freeze blueberries. Lay them out on a cookie sheet for best results.

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Blueberries are indeed among the best sights, sounds and smells of summer. Consider taking the kids to a “pick your own” farm - the adventure will give them an appreciation of where their foods come from while drawing them way from passive activities such as the TV. Fresh air, exercise and blueberries - one of nature’s super foods – are a great way to enjoy the summer.

Resources: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52:4026-4037, 2004.

Mazza, G Anthocyanins and heart health. Ann Ist Super Sanita 2007 Vol 43 Manach C, Polyphenols: Food sources and bioavailability Am J Clin Nutr. 2004; 79; 727-47.

Yi W, Fischer J, Krewer G, Akoh CC. Phenolic compounds from blueberries can inhibit colon cancer cell proliferation and induce apoptosis. J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Sep 7;53(18):7320-9.

Gates, MA, et al, A prospective study of dietary flavonoid intake and incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer. Int J Cancer 2007 Nov 15; 121(10) 2225-32.

Duffy, K.B., et al. A blueberry enriched diet provides cellular protection against oxidative stress and reduces a kainite-induced learning impairment in rats.

Neurobiology of Aging 2007. 04.002 These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Barbacoa originated in the Caribbean and is the root of the word “barbecue”. It’s usually made with a whole cow’s head buried in a pit, but even I would struggle to find a whole head, so I’ve adapted it to suit modern tastes and availability of ingredients. If, however, you did find yourself with a whole head to cook, there are plenty of tasty bits to be rooted out with a bit of persistence. Barbacoa is now associated with Texas ’cue, hence the more Tex-Mex style of garnish.

Barbacoa 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tablespoons Maldon sea salt flakes

PRIME: The Beef Cookbook Richard H. Turner— is a love letter to meat, featuring more than 150 recipes from the king of meat, Richard H. Turner

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

This ode to all things beef from the ultimate authority in meat cookery, international head of Meatopia, features over 150 fabulous recipes organized by cooking method.

1kg (2lb 4oz) ox cheek

Beef takes center stage at many all-time favorite meals from steak to cheeseburgers to roast beef with all the trimmings.

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Featuring dishes from around the world, and including guest contributions from the world’s best-loved chefs, you can learn how to cook mouth-watering Burmese Beef Curry, Salt Beef, Smoked Brisket, Bone Marrow Dumplings, Chilean Empanadas and Carbonnade Flamande

*Guacamole (see page 210)

About the Author: Chef Richard H. Turner Trained by the Roux brothers, Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White, these days he’s up past his forearms in the London restaurant scene - from London’s celebrated Pitt Cue Co., to Hawksmoor, Foxlow and beyond.

Preheat a barbecue or smoker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Smoke the ox cheeks at 110°C (230°F) for 4 hours, until an internal temperature of 90°C (194°F) is reached when the meat is tested with a meat thermometer or until tender and yielding to the touch.

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1 tablespoon ground cumin a pinch of ground cloves 1 teaspoon dried oregano *200ml (7fl oz) Basic Beef Broth (see page 112) *100ml (3½fl oz) Chipotle Ketchup (see page 41) 100g (3½oz) beef dripping To serve tortillas *Salsa Mexicana (see page 210) You will also need a meat thermometer Mix the garlic, salt, spices and oregano together to make the rub.

Coat the ox cheek with three-quarters of the rub, then cover and leave overnight in the fridge. Set the rest of the rub aside.

Meanwhile prepare the sauce. In a saucepan bring the Basic Beef Broth, Chipotle Ketchup, beef dripping and lime juice to the boil, then simmer until reduced by half.

Shred the ox cheek just before serving and mix with the reduced sauce, then season with the extra rub and serve with warmed tortillas, Guacamole and Salsa Mexicana.

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This started life as an ode to the famous Green Chilli Cheeseburger at the Bobcat Bite restaurant in Santa Fe, but as it developed I added more and more chillies. It might seem like a competitive attempt to burn your tastebuds into submission, but the combination of chillies provides complex flavour that can still be appreciated above the heat. Where chilli quantities are concerned, this recipe is merely a guide…

Green chilli cheeseburgers

Spread the base of each bun with the Adobo Chilli Sauce mayonnaise, then add the lettuce and the burger patties. Top the patties with pickled jalapeños, then close the buns and serve.

2–4 whole green chillies 2–4 teaspoons Adobo Chilli Sauce (see below) 4 tablespoons mayonnaise

Adobo chilli sauce Makes approximately 300ml (½ pint)

*800g (1lb 12oz) burger mince, blend of your choice (see page 80)

8 garlic cloves

8 slices of Ogleshield or Cheddar cheese

5 jalapeno chillies, halved lengthways and deseeded

*4 large Burger Buns (see page 84)

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4 leaves of Bibb (Butterhead) lettuce

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2–4 tablespoons sliced pickled green jalapeños

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Maldon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Grill the fresh chillies, or place them directly over a gas burner, turning occasionally, until charred and blistered all over. Transfer to a sheet of foil and wrap tightly. Set aside for 5 minutes, then remove from the foil and carefully peel off most of the skin.

Discard the stems and seeds and roughly chop the chillies.

Heat a frying pan over a high heat and char the garlic and chillies. Tip into a food processor or blender and add the herbs and a generous pinch of salt, then blitz. Slowly pour in enough olive oil to achieve a sauce-like consistency and continue to blitz. Taste and correct the seasoning if needed.

Combine the Adobo Chilli Sauce and mayonnaise in a small bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.

Blend together your choice of minced chuck steak, fat and bone marrow and form 4 loose patties (see page 80). Season and pan-fry one side of the burger patties, then press the chopped fresh chillies into the raw side.

Store covered in the fridge in a sterilized container (see page 163) with a layer of olive oil on top.

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Flip the patties to fry the other side and top each patty with 2 slices of cheese.

Split and toast the buns directly over the hot side of the grill until browned, about 30 seconds.

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The Benefits of a Couples Retreat Dr. Dianna Palimere

Benefits

This is the time of year when many people start to plan their Summer vacations or weekend getaways. Why not plan a getaway that is both restorative and beneficial to the overall health of your relationship?

There are a variety of options for couples who are looking for some time away to reconnect and strengthen their relationship. Whether your focus is to just relax and rejuvenate while creating new experiences together, or to find new and creative solutions to problems in the relationship, there are retreats available to meet even the most particular of needs.

Regardless of the length of the relationship or current state of happiness (or unhappiness) of the couple, there are numerous reasons that a retreat could be beneficial to all types of relationships. Below are just a few reasons to consider going…

Counseling Retreats

To learn new ways of interacting with each other, with the guidance and support of trained professionals. This may include learning new ways to communicate and learning new skills for conflict resolution. It may also include learning how to break old habits; which may be damaging to the relationship.

There are many reasons couples may want to seek out a retreat that primarily focuses on relationship counseling. For some couples, it may be that they are getting more serious and want to make sure that they create a solid foundation for their future together. For others, it may be that there are ongoing relationship problems that they have been unable to resolve on their own. In fact, for some couples on the brink of divorce, going to a marriage counseling retreat may be their last-ditch effort to save the marriage. And, in fact, several therapist who run such retreats claim to have a very high success rate in bringing back couples “from the brink.”

Some of the more obvious things to consider when choosing a retreat are length of time required, location and cost. It’s also important to decide which format you think is best suited for your specific needs. Are you looking for something that will be a more adventurous, bonding experience? Or something more intensive; which focuses on specific relationship goals and problem resolutions? Moreover, depending on your needs, it may be more beneficial to find a retreat that focuses on private sessions, one on one with the couple, versus group sessions with several couples.

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For quality time together without the stress of jobs, kids, life, etc. By going to a retreat together, you are making time to prioritize your relationship and each other.

For professional guidance to work on rebuilding trust and intimacy.

To reignite passion and romance in the relationship.

To relax and have fun together!

For couples who are in crisis and are trying to decide whether to stay together or separate, it’s unlikely that just one weekend marriage or couples retreat is going to solve all of your problems. Nevertheless, it can be the first step toward finding solutions, rebuilding trust, reconnecting with each other, and creating a path forward to create a happy, healthy relationship. In fact, many couples who have attended a retreat have found them to be so beneficial that they make it a priority to attend one together once per year! Think of it as a yearly relationship tune-up… like all things in life, they last longer and perform better with regular maintenance.

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Retreat Resources

There are many, many retreats out there. I’ve included just a few here, to give you an idea of some of the different types to choose from. I recommend that you do some research before attending any kind of retreat, to make sure that the modalities used are ones which will meet your needs. In addition, I suggest couples look for retreat leaders with specific skills, training and adequate levels of experience in working with couples. In no particular order:

*Marriage Quest: Located in Cabot, Vermont. Dr. Israel Helfand and his wife Cathie run this together. They are a “private marriage retreat” only seeing one couple at a time. Website: http://www.marriagequest.org/ *The Intimacy Institute: Located in Mount Princeton Hot Springs, Colorado. The objectives stated for their weekend retreats are, “1) Unearthing what blocks us from understanding the full-spectrum of our sexuality; 2) Cultivating our erotic identity as an individual and a couple; 3) Experiencing our arousal through all our senses, bridging our mind and whole-body.” Website: http://theintimacyinstitute.org

*LIFE Marriage Retreats: Located in Utah, Texas and California. These are all-inclusive retreats with a focus on “specific marital goals and longterm solutions.” Website: http://lifemarriageretreats.com *After the Honeymoon: Located in Petaluma, California. They teach couples “how to stop passion-deadening, destructive patterns and to create new pathways of discovery and reconnection.” Website: www. afterthehoneymoon.org *Sedona Soul Adventures: Located in Sedona, Arizona. They offer private sessions and can “tailor your retreat experience to your relationship’s specific needs.” Website: http://sedonasouladventures. com/retreats/couples-retreats *Intimacy Retreats: Located in Siesta Key, Florida and Costa Rica. They state that their mission is “to provide inspiration and education in Sacred Loving for all couples, everywhere.”

Website: www.intimacyretreats.com

Sexual Health and Healing with Dianna Palimere, PhD, LCSW Dr. Dianna Palimere is a Psychosexual Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

She has been working in the field of mental health for the past 16 years, dedicating the past 13 years to specializing in clinical sexuality. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology, a Masters degree in Social Work, a Masters degree in Human Sexuality Education, and a PhD in Clinical Human Sexuality. Utilizing a holistic approach to therapy, she incorporates a variety of clinical interventions in her work with individuals, couples, and families. She is devoted to helping people achieve sexual health and healing through her work as a psychotherapist in her private practice in Pike Creek, DE; as well as in her work with local nonprofit organizations. To learn more about her or to schedule an appointment, visit her website: www.SexTherapyInDelaware.com Join her on Facebook, keywords: Sex Therapy in Delaware.

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Mind Mastery— The Final Frontier PART I Karen Verna Carlson

Notice the sensation of air entering and leaving your nostrils. As you breathe naturally, enlarge your awareness to also include the sensations of your chest expanding and releasing. While doing that, do you feel any movement in your abdomen? Did thoughts come up during these observations? What were those thoughts about?

Worldwide Interest Scientific research of TM’s effects has appeared in professional and academic publications throughout the world— U.S., Canada, England, France, Germany, South Africa, India, Japan and China, to cite a few. Medical, psychological and business studies prove regular meditation (15 -20 minutes 2x/d) enhances physical and emotional health, motor and mental skills, social interactions, job satisfaction, as well as personality development.

Stabilizes Nervous System

Restorative Relaxation Those 30 or so seconds launched you on a journey towards mind mastery, a.k.a. meditation. See how easy it is? If you aren’t comfortable with the “m” word, then consider it “restorative relaxation” or “mindfulness practice.” The benefits of this tiny time investment are impressive.

What follows is a review of reasons for developing simple habits of focused presence. I hope this not only attracts newcomers, but also encourages meditators to share their experiences in ways helpful to others.

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The U.S. journal Psychosomatic Medicine (1973, vol. 35, no. 4) featured “Autonomic Stability and TM” by Dr. David Orme-Johnson.

This study measured spontaneous skin resistance responses (SSRR) of meditators and non-meditators concluding, “The TM technique stabilizes the nervous system, as shown by fewer SSRRs. This stability continues to be maintained after practice of the technique.

Psychophysiologists have generally shown that a condition of fewer SSRRs is highly correlated with greater resistance to environmental stress, psychosomatic disease, and behavioral instability, as well as with greater efficiency in the activity of the nervous system. TM reduces the ‘noise level’ of the nervous system and thereby frees more energy for perception, thought, and purposeful activity,” states Denise Denniston and Peter McWilliams (THE TM BOOK, Three Rivers Press, MI, 1975)

cientists and Scholars S Confirm Benefits

Saints and yogis have promoted meditation for millennia. You probably know something of its mystical or religious origins in antiquity. More recent practical, secular applications have spread widely since the Beatles learned Transcendental Meditation in the 1970’s. Because of TM’s standardized training, developed

by Marharishi Mahesh Yogi who taught them, this system has been an excellent candidate for scientific study.

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Impressive Effects

TM (and any other meditation technique consistently practiced 2x/d for >15 min. each) grows intelligence, increases creativity as well as speed and accuracy of problem-solving; enhances focus, maturity, fulfillment, academic and job performance, as well as relationships with co-workers and supervisors. Meditation is deeper rest than sleep and therefore roots out deeper stress. It relieves insomnia, rests the heart, normalizes blood pressure, reduces blood lactate, cholesterol, hypertension, anxiety, jet lag, drug/alcohol/tobacco/caffeine abuse, crime, and symptoms of bronchial asthma.

Ongoing Validation Every one of these claims is substantiated by Denniston and McWilliams, who reference nearly 50 studies, the results of which have been and are repeatedly validated by more recent research on meditation in general throughout the world.

Simple, Practical And while it was specifically TM employed in those studies, Harvard medical professor Herbert Benson’s Relaxation Response (William Morrow & Co., NY, 1975), as well as psychotherapist Lawrence LeShan’s How to Meditate (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1974) offer simple, practical variations like the breath observation technique described above. You don’t need to enroll in a course or join a group.

Process, Not perfection The most important guideline is to focus on the process, and to release any orientation towards achievement. That’s pretty difficult for most Americans. The results of any meditation practice session truly don’t matter. Not only is this an opportunity to unplug from society’s performance perfectionism, it is a goal to do so; or rather a direction to head towards, not actually a destination. One’s intention is simply to gently employ the process, which has gradual, cumulative benefits for all systems—physiological, psychological and even social, as cited above.

Practice Consistently All you need do is periodically continue mindfully observing your natural breathing rhythm for a minute or two or three throughout each day. Consistent daily practice is crucial to reap benefits described above.

With each exhalation, count. Breathe in, feel the air at your nostrils, feel your chest expanding and abdomen moving, breathe out and think “one,” observing those sensations. Breathe in, breathe out “two”—up to four. Next exhalation, begin again with “one.”

return your attention to counting and to breathing sensations in nostrils, chest and abdomen. Frustration may arise. Just leave it alone and kindly, patiently return your attention to breathing sensations and counting.

Intend, Attempt, Persevere A friend with A.D.D. says his meditation attempts have been failures.

Frustrated, he gave up trying. He says he has no hope of ever calming his mind. I remind him, the results don’t matter. The intention and attempt and gentle perseverance are way more important than the session’s results. Someday he will get to “two.” Another day he’ll do it again. Later he’ll actually make it past “three” before he’s distracted.

Meanwhile, his mind and body are learning a new skill however clumsy it feels, and subtle benefits are accumulating that will emerge in time. I guarantee it.

Practice Anywhere, Anytime Practice this standing in a check out queue, or waiting near the curb to cross the street when the traffic light changes. Eyes obviously need to be open, but allow them to relax with a softened focus. I do it in my car at red lights. I do it walking down the driveway to my mailbox. I do it while brushing my teeth. I do it while waiting for my PC to boot. I do it when I make a phone call while waiting through the ringing, and voice mail message, with eyes closed to enhance my focus. I do it at night lying in bed after I turn out my light, and in the morning before getting up. How many of these moments in your day can you do a set or two? Just scanning for opportunities will have beneficial effects in your body, provided you go about this search gently. Let go of white knuckle desperation. Make it a cheerful treasure hunt. Ideally these meditation snippets pave the way for you to schedule a 15-minute block of time during your morning or evening routines, as you continue interim snippets.

Scientists, Scholars Confirm Benefits Techniques to temporarily quiet and calm mental activity are many and varied spanning millennia and cultures because they foster profound psychological and physiological benefits. The untapped power of mind has received increasing recognition during the past hundred years since quantum physics revealed the basis of life as energetic or vibrational rather than purely mechanical. Meditation is like harnessing wind or water to power any number of devices. Begin now. You’ll be ready for more techniques in PART II next month.

Try Breathing and Counting I double dare you right now to see how many sets you can do before a thought pops up. I wish I could be with you to chuckle at this novice attempt, because you probably won’t get through the first set without a thought. And if you did complete one set observing and counting without any other thoughts, I’m certain you then had the thought about completing a full set “successfully.” That’s okay. Gently return to the practice as soon as you notice you’re thinking. Do not attempt to stop thinking. Simply observe that you are thinking, and kindly, patiently www.livingwellmagazine.net

Karen Verna Carlson, N.D., Ph.D. (Hon.) is a naturopathic physician and professor credited with “the first major breakthrough in Swedish Massage— research demonstrating energetic interconnections”—since Peter Ling systemized it in the early 19th century. After 35 years running her own nationally accredited school of holistic healing and massage she has retired to provide a new kind of holistic care for individuals and families. In addition to her specialties of healing massage and bodywork, she provides sensitive, time- and cost-effective services for home or office, family members and staff, that include diverse holistic problem solving for garden, pets, children and elders.

Karen has received international recognition for holistic healing and educational work, an honorary degree, silver medal, and Who’s Who listing. She has appeared on television, radio and has been featured in professional publications, mass media and has monthly featured column in Living Well Magazine To reach Karen: kvc@livingwellmagazine.net Phone (302) 777-3964 May 2017

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What If It Isn’t a Pipe Dream?

Because of the work I do, and the clients who are drawn to work with me, I am frequently confronted with some version of the following assertion: I’ve come to realize that I’m not living my true calling. I know this because every time I’m involved in my true calling, I am lit up with excitement, and time just seems to fly by. But my true calling won’t pay the bills, and I can’t quit my current job in order to pursue what others have called a “pipe dream.”

It’s almost ridiculously common for people to automatically assume that their dreams of doing what they love are impractical or impossible, and therefore to shut the door on them. I, of course, am in the business of helping people open the door to their dreams instead. Providing a thorough, door-opening response to the above viewpoint would require that I write an entire book – which happens to be a very persistent “pipe dream” of my own – but let me share a few thoughts I have about it right now.

I always say that pipe dreams get a bad rap. So does wishful thinking. In the absence of dreams and wishes, we could not expand. We would be resigned to things just as they are, repeating our daily tasks over and over again without hope of change, growth or even forward movement.

Yet just as damaging as it is to trivialize our dreams by downgrading them to mere “pipe” dreams, it can be equally damaging to burden our precious dreams with the demand that they generate income for us right away. Dreams need time to incubate. They need room to grow. And they need lots of nourishment in the form of our own loving attention to them. They deserve our respect, our time and our energy, which are the elements that transform them from dreams or wishes to reality.

And not just any reality, but one that is actually fulfilling. What makes dreams essential to our lives is that they call us to grow into more and more of who we are, which is why we often speak

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of them in terms of being a calling. And while that label has almost as much baggage associated with it as “pipe dream” has – it can create an unnecessary sense of failure if we don’t think we know what our calling is – I love the notion of being called.

Being called is what stimulates our creative energy and momentum toward ever-higher expressions of our unique selves. It impels us to share our gifts and talents, both as a service to others and for our own joy. It lights us up and wakes us up; in a very real sense, it brings us to Life.

And the more alive we feel, the more we inspire others to shine their light. What better contribution can we make to the world than being a Light that inspires others to shine their own light?

I know you’ve heard all this before. And you may be thinking something along the lines of, “Well, that’s nice, but I’ve still got to pay the bills.”

Of course you do. We all do. But do you really think you came to this amazing planet, with all of your dreams and passions and talents, just to pay the bills? Isn’t there a richer, more vibrant experience you want to have while you’re here?

That’s what your dreams are for. They are meant to grow you into that kind of life. But here’s the thing: Growing into your dreams means growing into the unknown.

And that means you cannot know, from where you currently are, that living your calling won’t pay the bills. You cannot know that it will. All you can know is that, in cutting yourself off from your dreams or your calling, you shut down your own vibrant life force.

You close off the path to your greatest experiences of creativity, accomplishment, satisfaction and generosity. You imprison yourself within the walls of “working to pay the bills” rather than liberating yourself to see what becomes possible when you aim for a life far richer than one that merely pays the bills.

And here is something else. Honoring your dreams does more

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than call you forward into greater forms of self-expression. It demands that you cultivate the deepest level of trust you have ever known – trust in yourself, trust in your dreams as your guide to fulfillment, and trust in a loving Universe that is designed and poised to support your growth and happiness.

That includes financial support. While it’s true that not all callings translate into specific jobs or careers, it’s also true that the dreams in your heart, calling you forward, will translate into living from a new level of consciousness. At this higher level, you’ll have access to intuition, insights and impulses that guide you toward choices you didn’t even know you had. You’ll open yourself to synchronicities and opportunities that provide support in every form.

Living your calling will stretch you in unexpected ways, depending on your personal evolutionary path and your growth edge now. It will almost always challenge everything you’ve assumed up to this point about work and money. All of your limiting beliefs will rise to the surface for your acknowledgment and release. And that’s a really good thing.

You might finally learn how to graciously receive financial support from others – perhaps income from a working partner or a gift from a friend or an inheritance from a relative - which enables you to focus on your passion. Or it might teach you how essential it is to value your creative output and price it in a way that reflects its value. Or you might realize that most of the stress you experience in your current job simply dissolves as you learn how to live in the present moment without resistance, which then frees up tons of energy for your dreams.

value of her organization’s work.

My friend, whom I’ll call Lynn, has recently been through a series of challenges and life circumstances that left her feeling temporarily overwhelmed, exhausted and frustrated. Maybe even a little bit cynical. She was starting to doubt the financial stability of her own organization, which she had founded a few years ago in an act of great love. To say it is a calling would be an understatement.

And like all callings, it keeps calling Lynn to grow beyond her frustrations and doubts and limiting beliefs. It keeps asking her to trust more, not less, in what she knows in her heart of hearts.

And then, in one of those sparkling moments of synchronicity, it draws to her this person with the inspired idea that reignites Lynn’s sense of possibility.

Callings are like that.

So rather than concluding that your calling is merely a pipe dream because, in this moment, you can’t see a way for it to pay your bills, dare to see it instead as a pipeline to your creativity, growth and fulfillment. Let it carry you, step by step, to awakened insights and a whole new level of trust in your true Self.

You don’t need to quit your job right away; you just need to quit ignoring your dreams. Your dreams matter because you matter.

Don’t ever forget that.

Or all of the above. Or something else altogether.

The point is, living your calling isn’t about paying the bills. It’s about something far greater. It’s about trusting that, as you honor and cultivate the dream inside of you that longs for expression, the life force energy flowing through you will increase and expand. It’s about understanding that everything is energy – including money – and as your own energy expands, you have greater access to the ideas and opportunities that will draw the money you need to you, through channels that you may have resisted up to now, or perhaps ones you didn’t even know existed.

Just a few days ago, a friend of mine told me about an ingenious arrangement someone she’d met at a conference had masterminded to generate stable and generous income for her nonprofit organization. It was a classic win-win idea arising from a commitment to integrity and service – and a firm belief in the

Suzanne Eder is an award-winning writer, teacher and transformational life coach. She started her professional career as a CPA and enjoyed a highly successful corporate career in both Finance and Human Resources. She is a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing’s intensive four-year program in mind-body-spirit healing, and was also a fitness instructor for 16 years. She founded Solid Ground Transformational Life Coaching in 2003 to help others awaken to their magnificence and create lives that light them up. Her first book, 10 Ways To Find Peace Rather Than Panic (When The World Has Gone A Little Crazy), earned a full 5-star rating on Amazon. Through her writing, retreats, classes and private mentoring she offers inspired and practical counsel in all areas related to personal growth and transformation. Suzanne can be reached at see@mysolidground.com or 302-888-2138.

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Living with a chronic illness is no easy feat. When I was diagnosed with Lupus Eritematosus Systemicus (SLE) I felt like the world was coming to an end. Actually, mine was, I was given a week to live. I had never heard of this illness and had no idea how to handle the diagnosis or anything else. I was too much in shock to actually process what was happening with any degree of clarity.

Fortunately, the medications I was given, corticosteroids and immunosupressants, stopped the nasty flare and I survived.

Since then it has been a long road to recovery and optimal health. Lupus is incurable as of today, but there are ways to manage it beyond medications.

In my research and trials I have found many alternative techniques that have helped me not only recover from that almost lethal attack fifteen years ago, but to achieve and maintain my overall wellbeing to the point of needing no medication—and living almost symptom free most of the time. For an incurable disease this is quite good. This degree of wellbeing has allowed me to be healthy enough to live a full life and pursue my dreams, like becoming a therapist of the techniques that best worked for me to be able to help others, and now, through the publishing Befriending the Wolf: The Guide to Living and Thriving with Lupus, to reach more people and spread the hope.

In a nutshell, here’s how I achieved wellbeing:

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Change of paradigm. It’s almost impossible to feel well if you don’t have a positive paradigm. For me, the first step was to change my definition of lupus from a lethal incurable disease to a manageable condition of the immune system. This change allowed me to see the light at the end of the tunnel, to regain hope. Now all I needed to do was find out how to manage it.

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MILLIONS SUFFER, HOPE ENDURES −Milly Diericx Author of Befriending The Wolf, The Guide to Living and Thriving with Lupus

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Emotions. The second step was dealing with the emotional overload created by the diagnosis, the fear, the hopelessness, and the anxiety. The trick with emotions is to recognize them and let them run their course without judging them. If you judge yourself for having any particular emotion, you feed it, and feel guilty on top of it. If you continue thinking along the same lines as you were when the emotion was created, you are feeding it. If you just acknowledge that you fell it, and express it, letting it run it’s course, it will subside. Then you can choose the emotions that you want to feel, like gratitude, love, joy, and think of or do the things that provoke positive emotions. For example, after a bout of feeling sorry for myself because I feel horrible, acknowledging that I’m feeling sorry for myself, and crying a while without judgment, the tears come to an end. Then I can decide to phone a friend that makes me laugh, or see a comedy, take a walk in a beautiful park and see the flowers, and return to the feeling of joy for life. This feeling you do want to feed, with positive thoughts, memories and activities.

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The symptoms. There are many different alternative techniques to mitigate many of the symptoms of lupus. I always try the alternative first (for the less complicated symptoms of course) before I get a prescription medication.

Most of the time, the symptom will go away. If the symptom relates to anything vital, head to the doctor and pursue medication! My experience with alternative techniques is that they help recover and maintain the overall wellness, so that symptoms are less frequent and acute, so you can start weaning off medications and their side effects. Always do this with your doctor and under supervision. With these techniques not only do you target the body, but they also help with the mind (negative thoughts and beliefs) and with the emotions (things you haven’t seen or acknowledged that can be affecting your health). www.livingwellmagazine.net

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Once you have regained sufficient well being, it is important to find new meaning and goals for your life. Many times the goals and dreams you had before the diagnosis have to change or at least be modified to fill your new health requirements. For instance, one of my consultants was a marathon runner before her diagnosis with SLE. Now she cannot run marathons anymore, so she had to adjust her goals. She rescued from her childhood a dream of becoming a journalist, so now she writes sports pieces freelance for a paper. This combines her love of sports with her dream of being a journalist quite well, and being freelance, she can accommodate her deadlines around possible health issues. To have something that makes getting out of bed in the morning something to look forward to is of utmost importance in maintaining your focus of attention towards something positive (goals) and away from the negative (I’m sick and miserable).

These four steps encompass all the areas of a person: the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual (or sense of meaning in life). When these four areas are balanced and taken care of, over all health and wellbeing increase and illness decreases.

Maybe it’s not a cure, but it’s definitely a system that has worked for me, and after all, what is health? For me health is feeling well and being able to do what I like and brings me joy. The SLE is just a condition I have to work with to achieve this.

The book is available on amazon.com and at Barnes & Noble. This is the contact info. for the Lupus Tri -State Chapter for more information about Lupus, resourses and help. 866-517-5070 Lupustristate.org

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KEYS TO AN UNSTOPPABLE MINDSET

Success in life, love, business is not easy. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. 80% of success is mindset. The other 20% is strategy and action.

Mindset is the genesis of success, but what kind of mindset must you have in order to be successful?

Our approach with our clients has always been more about the mechanics of success and not the theory. Aligning the subconscious with conscious mind and not just through knowledge.

The number-one reason why people do not get the success they desire is because they just don’t believe they can achieve it. Sure they will say they can achieve it but subconsciously they do not believe they will achieve it. So they take some action but not enough to succeed. They get poor results. Their brain goes, “I told you so.” Next time they take even less action, get fewer results, and it reinforces the limiting belief even more.

This is called The Cycle of Death.

Success is a habit but so is failure. That is why mindset is very important, and this is why you must have an unstoppable mindset. The trait that is found in successful individuals is having the mindset of believing you are unstoppable. This is different than blind ego. Blind ego is overconfidence. Overconfidence will kill you. Unstoppable mindset will drive you to your biggest dreams.

Here are 5 Characteristics To An Unstoppable Mindset

know how easily we get upset or disappointed when things do not work out like we expected. A better solution is to raise your standards. Do things because it is who we are instead of reacting to missed expectations.

3. Nothing lasts forever.

All setbacks and failures are temporary but so is all success. If you spend an inordinate amount of time in either place, you are missing out on the opportunities you have right in front of you.

4. Don’t quit before the miracle happens.

Too many people quit when it gets hard, they quit the moment before the breakthrough. Push beyond your limitations and never give up on your dreams.

5. Remain coachable.

This is probably the most important of the five. Once you think you have gotten to the top, there is only one way you can go and that is down. Stay humble, stay hungry, and always invest in your dreams.

Until next month, I wish you a month of love and passion. Live Free!!

1. Do not tie your worth to results.

In the pursuit of success, there will be times when you feel beaten down but remember results can never define you. Mission and purpose is always greater than setback and failure.

2. Divorce your expectations and raise and live your standards.

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Joe White is the President and founder of Get Life Coaching. Get Life Coaching is the leader in personal and professional development since 1999. Joe recently was named 2016 North DelaWHERE Happening Winner Top Life Coach and the 2016 DSBC Blue Ribbons award “Best Markteting of the Year”nJoe can be contacted at: 302-832-3424, or email him at: doitnow@getlifecoaching.com or check out: facebook. com/getlifecoaching Follow Joe on @getlifecoaching May 2017

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and imaging are supportive to the home program. Be aware there are options. These options will require research, specificity, particularity, discipline, effort and a willingness to connect to nature, others and your deepest curative insights for YOU.

HANDS ON HEALTH by: Ann Wilkinson P.T.M.S,

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From an osteopathic perspective, can neuropathic pain in my legs and a diagnosis of pre-diabetes be cured? The options I have now are about managing symptoms, I want them to go away.

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I had a tumor and some lymph nodes removed from my neck. There seems to be a back up of fluid that sometimes makes it difficult to swallow and also to turn my neck. Some days are better than others and I thought you might know Miracles happen! Pre-diabetes is a wake up call. You still why and what I can do to have more good days?

have time. Discipline may be something you need to turn the volume up on. I am starting to see a progression in my pre-diabetic patients when they are trying to get healthy, concerning lifestyle habits.

The first thing I attend to from an osteopathic viewpoint is

making sure the spine is aligned and all the channels that the lymph First, they become aware that they have problems with gluten and their system pass through are aligned to allow good flow throughout the sugar and decide to go gluten free. It is very difficult to find gluten free and entire system. I recognize the lymph system as a very delicate and organic foods other than meat, vegetables, fish and dairy. The non-organic sophisticated plumbing system taking away toxic material replacing it and GMO grains known to contribute to inflammation of joints and with liquid gold; nutrients. The next step would be to release the scar connective tissue are the basis for most all the gluten free replacements. and scar tissue around the incision and removal sight. I would also

traction the dural tube; the tissue directly surrounding the spine and Next, they eliminate grains completely and even go as far as NO also the dural sleeve of the arms to allow elongation and relief of pressure SUGAR for 3 weeks to kill candida ( yeast ) and also reset the on the lymph system. The application of Manual lymphatic drainage craving for the amount of sugar that is desirable to their palate. at this time is now more effective with open channels and aligned

routes of travel. Postural exercises and pranayama breathing as well as Finally, they seem to do well with raw, organic, low to no meat, low to no diaphragmatic breathing and mini-tramp are also very helpful in moving dairy, low to no sugar. Revisiting 3 weeks no sugar at all a good discipline lymph. Yoga is a great exercise to mobilize lymph. Once things are quarterly to reset once again the sugar craving clock. Many patients are flowing and there is no longer a back up to flow swallowing and range of also using intermittent fasting and Ketosis producing exercises to burn motion of the neck may be restored. stored fats that are homes for toxins, spirochetes, and sugar. Exercise is best in the form of social and often. As people age the type of exercise should mature and be accommodative as well. This will not stop me from recommending a home exercise program involving walking in sand Ann is an award winning writer,teacher and speaker. Ann is the personal body or jumping on a mini- tramp to an adult or even an older patient. In worker of Her Holiness “Sai Maa”. Ann practices osteopathic physical therapy. Ann fact, an osteopathic exercise program would most likely involve nature is also an expert on the use of healing foods, homeopathic and herbal consultations, and therapeutic horseback riding. Ann treats her patients in a beautiful country in some way. Really, if we eat right, the amount of calories we need to setting which enables her to utilize all of her learned skills as well as some of burn through exercise, is greatly reduced. As for the neuropathy, I have the healing properties that only Mother Earth can bestow. Ann is available by seen neuropathy and reflex sympathetic dystrophy slowly melt away appointment. Book online at www.handsonhealthde.com. The farm is also available with myofascial release, craniosacral balancing, manual traction and for birthday parties, women’s circles, and retreats. homeopathy. As well, the patient must participate in a home exercise program that allows for fascial elongation and relaxation. Breathing

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About: Soul Friends by Stephen Copes Do ever wonder why you are drawn to your best friend, find that frenemy intoxicating or absolutely despise your neighbor? One truth that has stood the test of time is that human beings are universally wired for one thing: connection.

Beloved Kripalu Yoga Center instructor Stephen Cope dives into the world of Soul Friends- the once in a life-time-relationships that spring upon us and never leave us the same.

Who are the soul friends in your own life? Soul Friends urges readers to examine and explore what brings about these once-in-a-lifetime partnerships. The journey to our most fulfilled selves involves significant introspection, but in order to truly thrive as human beings, we must make the most of who we are in relation to one another.

Cope’s thoughtful exploration of friendship in both its traditional and metaphysical forms breaks down human connection into six distinct yet interconnected mechanisms.

Through exploring the mechanisms of containment, twinship, adversity, mirroring, identification, and conscious partnership, we can become attuned to our essential selves and attain a deep, resonant connection with the greater network of humanity. The journey to our most fulfilled selves involves significant introspection, but in order to truly thrive as human beings, we must make the most of who we are in relation to one another.

Integrating wisdom learned from meditation, intensive study, and life experience, Cope brings a fresh eye to the interplay between connectivity and the indomitable human spirit. www.livingwellmagazine.net

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Stephen Cope is a Senior Scholar-in-Residence and a Kripalu Ambassador. He is a Western-trained psychotherapist who writes and teaches about the relationship between Western psychological paradigms and the Eastern contemplative traditions. Stephen holds degrees from Amherst College and Boston College.

He completed graduate and postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the Boston area, where he practiced for many years before joining the staff at Kripalu. In its 25th anniversary edition, Yoga Journal named him one of the most important innovators in the developing field of American yoga.

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Thank You for Helping Me Say Goodbye Karen Jessee, Professional Organizer It doesn’t matter if they’re fine or frivolous; we love our collections.

Toys, jewelry, dolls, hat pins, miniatures, rocks, art; whatever it is that has whispered passionately in our ears and warmed our hearts, we have listened. We want. We need. More.

asked questions, we moved things, we bagged things, and as I watched him gaze lovingly into that last tray of gems and treasures I turned to rearrange a bookshelf. He needed to make these final decisions on his own; he also just needed someone else in the room.

We have been seduced by the thrill of the hunt. Our souls are focused; our eyes search for that one thing.

He made short work of it. The orderly bookshelf now had display room for those few delights he chose to keep. When we shook hands, he simply said, “Thank you for helping me say goodbye. I just couldn’t do it alone.”

Who hasn’t felt the quickening of the heart and uttered that barely audible gasp of joy in capturing yet another one? Who hasn’t lovingly gazed at and fondled that new treasure? The words, “My precious” were uttered long before Tolkien wrote Gollum’s juicy murmurs over that ring.

Ah, but time can change things. What happens when our love begins to wane? What happens when our collections begin to feel like clutter, when we can no longer deal with so much, when we want our real estate back, when we need to turn the corner and change our lives? How do we let go of emotion and embrace the logic of it all? How do we let go of our collections?

People will ask themselves where this will go, who will want this, who will love this the way I did? There are only two questions to ask: what do I want and what am I willing to do to get what I want? If you need to move on, then you need to let go.

You never know the life something will take on when you put it into someone else’s hands. Trust; have faith that the right person will find it and will continue to love it as you once did.

Karen Jessee just sold off the last of her collection of historic and vintage clothing through a fashion broker. She has made over four figures in sales. She’s going on some adventures now, and she’s pretty sure those clothes and bits of jewelry are having new adventures of their own.

Most readers, certainly my friends and clients, knew I had this collection.

I wanted to make the point that I’ve let go of mine while helping others say goodbye to theirs. I just got my final check today.

I’ve directed people to antique stores where there were specialists in a particular area. The client who collected WWII firearms now has a buyer. I’ve recommended auctions numerous times. As I made a recent delivery to an auction house, I encountered two tables of pigs in every form from lamps to Christmas ornaments. It was next to the collections of trucks, trays, and stamps, the hand mirrors and glassware; all things loved and now moving on for someone else to love.

Karen Jessee is a professional organizer and founder of Simply Organized. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and the Philadelphia Chapter of Professional Organizers. She encourages people to simplify their lives and works with those who need to downsize and get organized. Karen helps clients make the decisions and create the systems that are best for them. She also teaches the strategies to help clients gain greater clarity, control, productivity and peace. Karen is a public speaker on these topics. Visit her website at: www.nowsimplyorganized.com

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