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It saddens me to start this issue by reflecting on the act of terrorism the country endured last month on Patriot’s Day, the day of the Boston Marathon. It is unfathomable to try to understand how any human being could perpetrate such a crime against another human being, regardless of their motivation. How terribly unfortunate for the courageous runners who braved the twenty-six miles that day with family and friends in waiting, never ascertaining, or deserving of what lay ahead at the finish line on a day poised to be a perfect day. Last month’s editor’s notes must have sounded a bit crazy; with me ranting and raving about the cold, overcast weather; we had been having right up to the end of March? Which seems so long ago, that who can even remember? Once again, I find the need to do a bit of ranting about the weather, because it’s not quite the middle of April and the thermostat outside reads 90 something degrees, with the air conditioning in our office already up and running. It is clearly not a good way to start the new season. Using the word season lightly, it seems as though spring and fall is non-existent and instead moving directly from summer to winter and back again the latest trend. The good thing about these crazy temperatures we have been having is our swim suit fit guide could not come at a better time. Unless of course its 30 degrees out when we start delivering the May issue. But whatever the weather today, needing a swim suit is not far away. We’ll tell you what swim suit is the most flattering Advertising Inquiries: for your particular body type and which swim suits you should leave on the Brian Strauss -Publisher rack. If you follow our simple swim suit fit guide, the very same guide used by highly regarded stores such as Neiman Marcus, you’re guaranteed to look Sales@livingwellmagazine.net your very best pool side or at the shore, this summer. 302-355-0929 This month, to help you celebrate Cinco De Mayo! LWM is sharing our Lita Latham - Account Executive favorite margarita recipes. Sit back relax and enjoy the issue . Lita@livingwellmagazine.net LWM is pleased to announce our new family member, Calvin, a Blue Great Dane puppy (below).Look for more Calvin Puppy pictures on our Face302-750-0898 book page www.facebook.com/lwmlivingwellmagazine because we may Sara Smith - Account Executive need some help keeping an eye on him. Valentino has been teaching Calvin Sara@livingwellmagazine.net some of his Ninja skills. Did you know we also offer a digital version of LWM? Just go to our website www.livingwellmagazine.net and look on the 302-540-4443 right side and find the link. Get ready to search for Calvin and Valentino in Monika Borkowska upcoming issues of LWM! PA Account Executive HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! Monika@livingwellmagazine.net Peace! Diane and Brian 484-557-6645
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Companies using “Green” as a gimmick CorpWatch, a non-profit dedicated to keeping tabs on the social responsibility (or lack thereof) of U.S.-based companies, characterizes greenwashing as “the phenomena of socially and environmentally destructive corporations, attempting to preserve and expand their markets or power by posing as friends of the environment.” Greenpeace is leading the charge against what has come to be called greenwashing: “The average citizen is finding it more and more difficult to tell the difference between those companies genuinely dedicated to making a difference and those that are using a green curtain to conceal dark motives.”
A few Natural Home remedies to help whiten your teeth Olive Oil - Add a few drops to your tooth brush and simple brush it on, or add the olive oil to a corner of a clean wash cloth and rub it on. Strawberries - Strawberries help whiten teeth because they contain an enzyme called malic acid. You can mash up the strawberry or just rub it on your teeth, cut in half. Leave the juice on your teeth for one minute and then rinse with water.
Great household items that can be recycled for Charity! Before dumping these at their front door Please check to make use they have a reuse/recycle plan in place Shoes, coats, clothing Toiletries and linens Computers, cell phones, Ipads, game machines Wedding dresses, formalwear and business attire Bras Laser and inkjet cartridges Old furniture Books, video games, Remember gently worn or used, nobody wants your old broken,dirty junk.
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In 2009, approximately 40,170 women were expected to die from breast cancer. Only lung cancer accounts for more cancer deaths in women. Breast cancer incidence in women in the United States is 1 in 8 (about 13%). More than half of all cancer deaths could be prevented by making healthy choices like not smoking, staying at a healthy weight, eating right, keeping active, and getting recommended screening tests. Female Celebrity Breast Cancer Survivors 1. Christina Applegate, Actress (Married with Children)
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2. Sheryl Crow, Singer 3. Mellissa Etheridge, Singer 4. Edie Falco, Actress (Sopranos) 5. Kylie Minogue, Singer 6. Olivia Newton-John, Singer, Actress (Grease) 7. Robin Roberts, Broadcaster 8. Jaclyn Smith, Actress (Charlie's Angels) 9. Suzanne Somers, Actress (3's Company) 10. Hoda Kotb, Broadcaster 11. Edie Falco, Actress (Sopranos) 12. Rue McClanahan, Actress 13. Jill Eikenberry, Actress (LA Law) 14. Kate Jackson, Actress (Charlie's Angels) (2 time cancer survivor) 15. Linda Ellerbee, Journalist 16. Shirley Temple Black, Actress (Shirley Temple) 17. Anastacia, Singer 18. Lynn Redgrave, Actress Update: Lynn Redgrave lost her 7 year battle with breast cancer in May 2010 19. Many others, all famous in someones eyes.
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It is Edie Falco’s performance, as Carmela Soprano such an iconic character, a figure filled with great sadness and uncertainty. When she auditioned for Carmela, it was a long shot. Back then, she was an unknown actress in her thirties, with roles on TV shows like Oz and in the theater. The Sopranos was the break she needed for her career and her finances. The show premiered. And almost immediately, Falco and her colleagues were in the spot light, followed and photographed by the paparazzi. The show became an overnight success and a prize for HBO. Falco’s colleagues; character actors, and wise guys began to populate the tabloids, their lives reflecting their characters. During the beginning of her career, the desperate days, she was the world’s most bitter waitress. “I could handle a gazillion tables at once, but I was a monster. I was rude. They would ask about the specials, and I would say we didn’t have any.” Finally, she simply quit, determined to make her living acting. “I was living very meagerly. But there is something to be said for that leap of faith.” Then while working on The Sopranos, on September 5, 2003, actress Edie Falco was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer. Edie was 40 when diagnosed with breast cancer. Although breast cancer tends to affect www.livingwellmagazine.net
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Whether you are willing to admit it or not, we know everyone has searched for Waldo at least once or twice in his or her lifetime. Actually, we have a complete set of the “Where’s Waldo” Books and have successfully found him in all of them, ...Well almost all of them, except for one. We have made up our minds that the one page that we cannot find him on must be a mistake, a misprint maybe, and he is not on there at all. Looking and re-looking over the years has never allowed us to rest, and we occasionally pull the book out for what we profess to be the very last search…of course until the next time we feel compelled to look. We desperately needed something to take our minds off Waldo and that page; you know the one they forgot to place him in anyway, because what other logical reason could there possibly be for us not being able to find him? Therefore, we decided to create something that would divert our energy away from you know who, and brilliantly came up with “Where’s Valentino?” Only thank goodness we are not the ones that have to find him... you do. So you see we can drive everyone else crazy looking for Valentino and we can relax because of course we know where he is.
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Are Hawaii’s coral reefs in the face of global warming in danger?
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Despite sweeping protections put in place near the end of George W. Bush’s presidency for large swaths of marine ecosystems around the Hawaiian Islands, things are not looking good for Hawaii’s coral reefs. Poisonous run-off, rising ocean levels, increasingly acidic waters and overfishing are taking their toll on the reefs and the marine life they support. Biologists are trying to remain optimistic that there is still time to turn things around, but new threats to Hawaii’s corals are only aggravating the situation. To wit, a previously undocumented cyanobacterial fungus that grows through photosynthesis is spreading by as much as three inches per week on corals along the otherwise pristine North Shore of Kauai. “There is nowhere we know of in the entire world where an entire reef system for 60 miles has been compromised in one fell swoop,” biologist Terry Lilley told The Los Angeles Times. “This bacteria has been killing some of these 50- to 100-year-old corals in less than eight weeks.” He adds that the strange green fungus affects upwards of five percent of the corals in famed Hanalei Bay and up to 40 percent of the coral in nearby Anini Bay, with neighboring areas “just as bad, if not worse.” Lilly worries that the entire reef system surrounding Kauai may be losing its ability to fend off pathogens. Meanwhile, some 60 miles to the east across the blue Pacific, an invasive algae introduced for aquaculture three decades ago in Oahu’s Kāne‘ohe Bay is also spreading quickly. Biologists are concerned because it forms thick tangled mats that soak up oxygen in the water needed by other plants and animals, in turn converting coral reefs there into smothering wastelands. “This and other invasive algal species...don’t belong in Hawai‘i,” says Eric Conklin, Hawaii director of marine services for The Nature Conservancy, which works to protect ecologically important lands and waters worldwide. He adds that there are not 12
enough plant-eating fish to keep them under control. Biologists are working hard to battle the algae in and around Kāne‘ohe Bay. Conklin and his colleagues from the Conservancy have joined forces with researchers from the state of Hawaii to develop an inexpensive new technology, dubbed the Super Sucker, which uses barge-based hoses and pumps to vacuum the invasive algae away without disturbing the underlying coral. Once divers clear a given reef of algae, they then stock it with native sea urchins raised in the state’s marine lab that can help keep new algal outbreaks in check. The system has been so successful at reducing invasive algae at Kāne‘ohe Bay that the state has begun producing tens of thousands of sea urchins for similar “outplanting” projects on other coral reefs around Oahu and beyond that are threatened by invasive algae. Fast-growing algae and pathogens are only part of the problem. Decades of overfishing have reduced the biodiversity on and around coral reefs, reducing their ecological integrity and making them more vulnerable to climate change. Higher water temperatures and rising sea levels, two of the more dramatic symptoms of global warming, are hastening the bleaching of some particularly vulnerable reefs that have evolved over thousands of years.
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A century ago some five millions wild elephants roamed Africa. Today fewer than 500,000 remain, a result of poaching for meat and ivory as well as habitat loss due to expanding human development. A worldwide ban on ivory sales in 1990 under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) allowed some populations to recover briefly, but a recent resurgence in illegal poaching means the iconic species is still in hot water.
diverse fauna, especially elephants as they require large ranges and dine on copious amounts of tree and plant life. “African elephants’ natural habitat is also shrinking as human populations grow and forest and savannas are cleared for infrastructure development and agriculture,” says WWF. Researchers estimate that elephants’ range across Africa has been reduced from three million to just one million square miles in the last three decades.
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How are populations of African elephants faring these days? What conservation efforts are underway and are they working?
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recently that African elephants are “under severe threat” with double the number killed and triple the amount of ivory seized in recent years over previous decades. And the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains the international “Red List of Threatened Species,” categorizes African elephants as “vulnerable” and warns that conservation initiatives are not working to stem declining population numbers. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), poachers kill tens of thousands of African elephants each year to meet the growing demand for ivory products across the Far East. “Asia stands behind a steadily increasing trend in illegal ivory and there are still thriving domestic ivory markets in Africa,” says WWF. In addition to the demand for ivory, war and natural resource exploitation across Africa contribute to poaching as increasingly larger numbers of hungry people turn to wild elephant meat as a source of food. WWF reports that limited resources, along with the remoteness and inaccessibility of so much elephant habitat, make it difficult for governments and agencies to monitor and protect elephant herds. Beyond poaching, habitat loss looms larger and larger over Africa’s
industries like logging and mining not only destroy habitat but also open access to remote elephant forests for poachers,” adds WWF. “In addition, extensive logging of forests leaves elephants with a very limited food supply, which results in high levels of humanelephant conflict when hungry elephants enter villages and destroy local farmers’ crops.” In 2011, U.S. Congress reauthorized the long dormant African Elephant Conservation Act, putting $1.7 million into rescue efforts. Green groups raised another $3.6 million and now 29 on-theground projects are working to help restore elephant herds across Africa. Efforts include promoting partnerships between African and Far East wildlife and law enforcement agencies to detect and intercept illegally trafficked wildlife and improve prosecution rates, installing radio networks to improve communication between wildlife protection personnel, and aerial surveillance to rapidly detect and respond to poaching. Let’s just hope efforts like these will bear fruit in the face of rapidly continuing habitat loss. CONTACTS: CITES, www.cites.org; UNEP, www.unep.org; IUCN, www.iucn.org; WWF, www.worldwildlife.org. EarthTalk® is written and edited by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss and is a registered trademark of E - The Environmental Magazine (www.emagazine.com). Send questions to: earthtalk@emagazine.com. Subscribe: www.emagazine.com/subscribe. Free Trial Issue: www.emagazine.com/trial.
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The Stink Bug Explosion: Are you prepared? by Pam Downs It’s the dead of night and everyone is still asleep. You have been lying awake for awhile, too lazy to get up to get a drink, however, you can’t take your dry throat any longer. Eyes still closed, you switch on the light. There, on your pillow watching your sleep, sits an unwelcome visitor. A stink bug. Annoyed, you send him flying through the air with the flick of your finger. After stumbling to the bathroom with your eyes still closed, you find the cool glass and begin to fill it with water. Taking a drink, you slowly open your eyes. He sits on the edge of your glass, centimeters from your face, another stink bug. The faint smell and his creepy staring black eyes make you drop the glass with a shatter. “Will they ever leave me alone?” you think. We have all encountered a stink bug at some point in our lives. Many of us have even dealt with excessive numbers of these annoying insects in our homes while some of us just can’t stand even one of them. What are these insects that have taken up our valuable free time while we find ingenious ways to collect and dispose of them without dealing with that overpowering odor? Where did they come from and how can we get rid of them? The important question for 2013 is, what will the population of stink bugs be like and what damage will they cause if the population growth is explosive? If you have not seen one of these insects while growing up in this area before the early 90’s, it is because they weren’t here. These insects are relatively new to our neighborhood. The official name of this invasive bug is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB). 14
They are small, about the size of a dime, and their body is shaped like a shield. They are called stink bugs, because when they are threatened, they release a noxious odor, which is believed to be an attempt to protect themselves from predators. It is thought that the BMSB were introduced to the United States in the mid-1990’s in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Since that time, the insect has been identified in numerous states all along the eastern coast. They are native to East Asia, common to countries such as China, Japan, Tawain and Korea. Since this is not their native land, the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug does not have any natural predators to control their population like the other native stink bugs that are found in North America. There herein lies the problem with these bugs. For most of us who deal with them, they are just annoying bugs that smell when they are threatened or killed. They fly around our homes and live in our attics, curtains, barns and anywhere else they can find warmth. But as spring is upon us, they become more active. Moving outdoors, they change from being a nuisance to an insect that can inflict real damage. In 2010, the BMSB was responsible for millions of dollars in crop damages to apples, peaches, corn, soybeans, grapes and other produce that was not fit for market due to the dry bore holes left by the feeding stink bugs. The BMSB population that year was uncontrollable and farmers were suffering with no way to stop them.
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In the fall of 2011, a large number of stink bugs in the nymph stages died off with no explanation. With the population numbers down and an early spring in 2012, farmers made it through last year with hardly any problems from those frustrating bugs. However, researchers are predicting that we will not be so lucky this year. The stink bug population is expected to recover this year and we could possibly see more damage again. Hopefully, the farmers will not have to endure the amount of damage they did in 2010 since they have introduced new pesticides and pheromone traps. In 2011, a U.S. Department of Agriculture lab in Newark, Delaware announced they were researching a way to control the BMSB. This idea incorporated releasing small wasps that would lay their eggs inside the stink bug eggs. The wasp larvae would hatch, feeding on the stink bug eggs until an adult wasp would emerge. Controversy, it takes several years to research the impact this small parasitic wasp would have if released in the area. While it may control the BMSB population, they need to make sure that it does not adversely affect the native stink bugs in this area, some which are helpful by eating other pests. While we wait to see if this small wasp can help us control the population of the BMSB, you may wonder what you can do if we see an increase in the population this year. There are some suggestions that can help you cope with these exasperating insects. If you see them in your home, you will want to examine areas where they can enter your house. You will want to check cracks around doors, windows or any entry way into your house and seal them with caulk. Also, repair any damaged window screens. If you think about winterizing your home against cracks and crevices in windows, doors, vents, window air conditioning units, and any other places where they can enter, you can limit how many will get into your house. Keeping them out of your house is a start, but what can you do if they are
already in your house? Many people use their vacuum cleaner to clean them up. Keep in mind, they may emit that pungent odor before their demise and it may stink up your room. Some people walk around and collect the stinks bugs in toilet paper and flush them down the toilet. Others walk around and collect them in a container filled with soapy solutions. These are inexpensive and easy ways to control them, but if you have hundreds, this may not be how you want to spend your Saturday afternoon. You may want to look at a trap that will capture them and kill them with little effort on your part. If you want to create your own trap, you can visit YouTube and watch many videos on making your own trap. They are attracted to light, so looking into one that involves using preferably an LED light (to save electricity) would be helpful. There are some pesticides for stink bugs that may work, but you might want to reconsider using them inside your home. Rescue brand Stink Bug Trap was developed to be used inside the home with a LED light and outside in your garden with a pheromone packet. It can virtually be used all year round with no chemicals. The solutions that will work best for you will be determined by how much money, effort and time you want to spend in controlling them. Whatever the outcome is for 2013, hopefully you will be more prepared to handle the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. While we await our future of controlling these pests naturally with a small wasp, we must anticipate the stink bug return this summer and what we can do to slow their population growth.
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Over the past few years several of our readers have told LWM about their own methods of dealing with stink bugs. Some of our readers used the methods discussed in the article but these are a more creative and amusing capture /kill methods. One reader told us that she collects stink bugs in a baggie and then freezes them. Several readers told us they walk around with a bottle /can of (pick one) Windex,Hair Spray, Deodorant,Glade,or Fabreze. There were also a few readers who suggested a custom mixture in a spray bottle using (pick one): Hot Sauce, Tobacco Juice, Cannola oil, Soap and water, Bleach, Cinnamon We have a few readers that use the jar collection method with liquid or without to either drown or suffocate. Others suggest Mint leaves or catnip around the window sills. If nothing else it will attract your cats to get them. One reader told us to he uses canned air and freezes them. Of course you could try Avon’s “Skin so Soft” it is also an industrial bug killer If you have a unique method that you have found effective, Please share it on our facebook page www.facebook. com/lwmlivingwellmagazine One Final Note : I have always had this scary thought because we have a septic tank. If I flushed the stink bugs when I pump our septic tank will I have 30 lb monster sized stink bugs? 15
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Earth, Fire, Air and Water can rage with MIGHTY force! Our bodies have endured the fury of these four elements since the dawn of man. Now a newer force, responsible for far greater wreckage to human health, commands our unearthly respect. It all started in 1769 in France. Nicolas Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered automobile. This horseless carriage soon led to the World’s newest and perhaps most devastating traumatic situation… the automobile accident!
or one the patient had experienced years earlier. The patients all thought that they were fine after the accident and commented on how the car was hardly damaged, if at all. At alarming rates, injuries may not be felt and signs may not be viewed with diagnostic imaging until months or years later.
Like the zigzag cracks streaking across your windshield after the strike of a pebble, the forces generated in an auto collision accelerate through the body in a millisecond. The victims of the wreck can be left physically damaged and emotionally scarred. By understanding common myths surrounding injuries sustained in a collision, and by properly addressing the seen or hidden injuries, an accident victim can return to a healthy state of wholeness.
Vehicle speed and degree of damage to the car are not reliable indicators of injury to the passenger.1
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I was hardly hit, the car shows little or no damage and I feel fine… I have no injuries. Countless victims have been helped by chiropractic care after suffering from such issues as headaches, arm/hand problems, neck/back pain and spinal degeneration due to a recent accident
Research broadsides the beliefs of MYTH #1 with the following excerpts:
“Numerous injuries result from vehicular accidents even when the impacts are not very big and there is minimal damage to both vehicles.”2 Injury to the neck may occur after a rear-end collision at speeds as low as two miles per hour.3 3
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MYTH #2 Injuries always heal within 6-12 weeks or less. The duration of care and healing time depends on many factors. They range from head position, pre-existing health issues (such as arthritis) to the time span between the accident date and day that care, such as chiropractic, was first received. Research following whiplash patients discovered that 45% still experienced symptoms at 12 weeks and 25% were still suffering at 6 months.5 Studies suggest that maximum improvement is achieved when there is no further progression in clinical status for a period of two months.6 It’s fixed when it’s fixed… all people and all cases are unique.
MYTH #3 Once I feel good, I am fine, and I should stop receiving treatment. Does feeling good equate to being truly healthy? Like the 60 out of 100 people who may have no symptoms one minute before a heart attack, real health is more about function than feeling. What’s the value of a good paint job if the engine is only firing on three cylinders? Before waving the checkered flag too soon, it is important to know that research has found that a second wave of symptoms in whiplash victims may occur many months after the original injury.7Prior to crossing the finish line of care, a symptom-free patient must exhibit full functional improvement demonstrated with the use of objective tests.
for the next patient. Following an accident, careful examination by a qualified health practitioner experienced with caring for the unique biomechanical and neurological injuries sustained by automobile accidents is essential. One should seek care promptly, even if symptoms are mild or absent. Doctors of chiropractic have extensive training and are highly qualified to help patients who have been involved in an automobile accident. MYTH #5 I must see my family physician prior to seeing any other doctors. Patients have commented through the years that they were told this by the insurance adjusters assigned to their cases. It is your right to go directly to the doctor of your choice (including doctors of chiropractic). The ability to see the chiropractor first is of particular importance for the patient seeking recovery, and who wishes to avoid the risks associated with surgery and opioid drugs commonly used to treat injuries. By dispelling the myths surrounding an automobile accident, a new map may be drawn. Acute and chronic injuries may be overcome and unseen damage corrected. Respect the unnatural forces produced in a collision, regain HOPE, call the chiropractor and you too can be HAPPY and WHOLE again!
MYTH #4 The emergency room let me go home… I must be fine.
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The doctors and nurses in the emergency room have an incredible job to perform. They must work quickly and accurately. The ER is designed to clean-up wounds, identify and treat urgent or lifethreatening conditions. If you are not in dire straights (brain injury, fractures, etc.), you are sent home in order to make room 5
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“Touch is the first sense we acquire and the secret weapon in many a successful relationship.” �Rick Chillot, Louder Than Words
Improve Your Relationship with the Power of Touch In a typical first session with a couple, I try to gather a lot of information about their relationship history. Though there are several important questions asked during this initial session, I believe that one of the most telling is: “How often do you and your partner show affection, in terms of hugging, kissing, cuddling, or holding hands?” In general, when a couple responds that they have very low levels of touch in their relationship, I know that there are much deeper relational issues at hand. This isn’t a perfect science, but in the many years that I’ve been working with couples, knowing how frequently they have non-sexual physical contact with one another speaks volumes to me as their therapist about their overall level of satisfaction with the relationship. The power of touch in relationships is not new information. In fact, in 1958 psychologist Harry Harlow ran a scientific study titled, “The Nature of Love.” In this study, he used newborn rhesus monkeys to explore the biological need for love, affection and explored the role of attachment. Two newborn rhesus monkeys were taken from their mothers and were 18
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given surrogates, one made of wire with an attached bottle of food and the other made from soft terrycloth, with no bottle. Given both options, these infant monkeys spent significantly more time with the surrogate made from the soft terrycloth, even though it did not provide them with food. Harlow’s study revealed that “contact comfort is a variable of overwhelming importance in the development of affectional response” and was found to be overwhelmingly more important than the base need for nourishment.
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In a similar study, the two infant monkeys were put in separate cages, one with the wire “mother” and the other with the terrycloth “mother.”
The results of that study showed that the monkey with the wire “mother” eventually started to shut down, seemed to be depressed, showed stunted growth, and inability to gain weight. This was eventually given the term “failure to thrive” in the mid-1990’s. [On a personal note, I want to acknowledge that I feel these studies were cruel and possibly unethical in terms of the treatment of these animals. Nevertheless, the results provided information that has heavily influenced our understanding of human development.]
When treating couples who have very little physical contact in their relationships, I will frequently share Harlow’s work with them as an example of the need for touch and what happens when we’re deprived of it. I liken the relationship itself to the monkey with the wire “mother” and their current unhappiness in the relationship as subsequent evidence of its “failure to thrive” due to the lack of affection. Recent science including the study of the brain, and neurotransmitters in the brain, has provided a scientific explanation for what is actually happening in our brains and bodies, when being touched. We now know that touch lowers the levels of Cortisol (a hormone produced due to stress) and increases the release of Oxytocin (a hormone responsible for pair-bonding and trust).
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Thus, in addition to helping your partner relieve feelings of stress and anxiety, your touch also helps to improve feelings of trust, empathy, and helps create a stronger bond between the two of you. If you are trying to improve the quality of your relationship, look for opportunities to increase the amount of non-sexual touch in your daily interactions with one another. Here are some suggestions: Start and end your day with a hug and/or a kiss. While watching television together, try to have as much body contact as possible. This could be holding hands, cuddling, running your fingers through their hair with their head in your lap, a neck rub, etc. While one of you is cooking or doing the dishes, the other has the opportunity to come up behind them and give a hug or a soft kiss on the neck.
differing levels of skin hunger in your relationship, consider the importance of touch for the other and try to meet this need. You may be surprised at how this, in turn, helps them thrive and enables them to better meet your needs. As noted in Rick Chillot’s recent article, Louder Than Words, “The true indicator of a healthy long-term relationship is not how often your partner touches you, but how often your partner touches you in response to your touch.” He notes that the reciprocity of touch is really the true indicator of emotional intimacy and relationship satisfaction. Finally, if you are in a relationship and you’ve tried the aforementioned suggestions and seem to be hitting a road block, it may be time to seek the assistance of a professional to help you and your partner with possible underlying relationship issues. If you are both willing to do the work, it’s never too late!
If your partner is on the computer, take a moment to rub their neck/shoulders for a moment. While driving in the car, as long as it’s not distracting, put your hand on their neck, shoulder, or leg. At any time, a gentle touch to the arm or shoulder can have a big impact. It’s important to note that you and your partner may have different levels of need for touch. For example, one may require more frequent touch in order to feel secure in the relationship, while the other requires very little. In my field, this need is referred to as skin hunger. If you’re aware of Sexual Health and Healing with Dianna Palimere, PhD, LCSW Dr. Dianna Palimere is a Psychosexual Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has been in the field of mental health for the past 12 years, dedicating the past seven 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 or email her directly at: dr.palimere@sextherapyindelaware.com
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STROKE
Did You Know? • •
KNOWING THE RISKS AND Reducing the Risks TAKING CONTROL!
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Between 1998 and 2008, the annual stroke death rate fell 34.8 percent in the United States. The actual number of stroke deaths declined 19.4 percent.
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By 2030, it is estimated that 4 million people will have had a stroke. This is nearly 25% higher than 2010 estimates.
• Stroke is an emergency! It’s important to learn stroke warning signs and how to respond to them. Emergency treatment may be available if a stroke is recognized FAST and 9-1-1 is called.
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Smoking Smoking cigarettes puts you at much greater risk for having a stroke. Constant exposure to other people’s tobacco smoke also increases your risk — even if you don’t smoke. If you’re a woman who uses birth control pills and smokes, your risk is even higher.
High blood pressure High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for stroke. It's often called the "silent killer" because it usually has no symptoms. It affects 40 percent of AfricanAmerican men and women over age 20. Have your blood pressure checked at least once every two years — and more often if you have a family history of high blood pressure, stroke or heart attack.
If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, quit! When you stop smoking — no matter how long or how much you’ve smoked — your risk of stroke drops.
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MOVE Physical inactivity and obesity
Diabetes
People with diabetes often also have high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol, and are overweight. This increases their risk for stroke even more. If you have diabetes, work with your doctor to manage it.
High blood cholesterol A high level of total cholesterol in the blood is a major risk factor for heart disease, which raises your risk of stroke. Among nonHispanic blacks age 20 and
LOWER IT
Get up and get moving. That's the message from the U.S. Surgeon General, who recommends 30 minutes or more of physical activity on most, and preferably all, days of the week. Being inactive, obese or both can increase your risk of high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Regular physical activity helps reduce your risk of heart attack, heart disease and stroke. So find an activity you love, grab a buddy, and stick to it. You'll like how good you feel!
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Diabetes is a fasting plasma glucose (blood sugar level) of 126 mg/dL or more on at least two occasions. It can be controlled, but it still increases your risk for stroke. About 2.7 million African Americans, or over 11 percent, have diabetes.
older, more than one-third of men and nearly half of women have total blood cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dL — a level at which the risk for heart attack and stroke increases.
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High levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol and triglycerides (blood fats) can increase the risk of stroke in people with prior coronary heart disease, ischemic stroke or TIA.
High levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol lowers your risk of heart disease and stroke. A low level of HDL cholesterol raises the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Patricia Maristch Describe your personal style in 3 words: Preppy, classic and girly.
What are some of your beauty musthaves? Manna Kadar Cosmetics Bronze Beauty for the best tan in a bottle, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer for everyday and I still haven’t found anything that beats CoverGirl’s LashBlast mascara.
What are some of your beauty musthaves? Manna Kadar Cosmetics Bronze Beauty for the best tan in a bottle, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer for everyday and I still haven’t found anything that beats CoverGirl’s LashBlast mascara. If you had endless amounts of money, what would you buy? I don’t even have to think… a Birkin! What is one of your all-time favorite outfits that you own? A beautiful yellow pleated Eva Franco dress, with chunky turquoise jewelry and nude heels. The dress is so feminine in fit and the color combo compliments each other perfectly.
Patricia Maristch, the owner of Piqued Public Relations in Unionville, and has no problem admitting that she loves fashion. Whether reading about the latest trends, writing about style on her blog or shopping at her favorite stores; Patricia loves how it makes her feel. “It allows you to represent the best you and communicate to the world who you are, without even opening your mouth to speak.” Patricia knows what styles and trends work for her, and what doesn’t. Designer Trina Turk is a current favorite. Patricia loves the classic silhouettes and bold patterns. This season, the leather trend is on her must-have list. “Warm weather leather, if you will, is just so luxe and I love the structure the fabric creates.”
What are your favorite style magazines and blogs? I always look forward to People Style Watch and InStyle make it to my mailbox. I’d have to consider myself a blogaholic. There are so many I enjoy but some of my current favorites include; Sequins & Stripes, Sadie + Stella, Damsel in Dior, Luella & June and Such Good Style.
What is the best piece of style advice you’ve ever given or received? When in doubt, belt it! Tina Corrado of Posh Collections has converted me into a belt fan. Adding a belt can instantly pull together any look.
Who would you consider your “style icon”? Currently, Olivia Palermo. Where are your favorite shopping spots (both online and in person)? Locally I shop at Posh Collections, Per Lei Boutique, Blink and ViVi G. Shoes. Online I’d have to say, C. Wonder, Lilly Pulitzer, Tory Burch and Bloomingdales.
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Each year, H&M creates a collection which raises funds for H&M for Water projects, a scheme with WaterAid to help some of the world’s poorest communities with access to a safe supply of water. This season’s H&M for Water collection is centred around this summer’s perfect tie-dye bikini, which is available in a couple of different styles. The bikini, in the colours of the sea, will be available from May 2 worldwide as well as online, together with a tie-dye beach dress and summer scarf. 25% of all sales will go to WaterAid, which has so far raised 4068280.00 since 2002. H&M
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The Perfect Fit Swim Suit Fit Guide
Small Bust Enhance a small bust with ruffles, gathers, prints and bright colors. The Mid-Section Minimize with dark backgrounds and diagonal stripes that are good about diverting attention from the midriff. Tummy control panels are another good solution.
Short Torso If you want a shorter torso to appear longer, vertical stripes or a continuous solid color insets will work.
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A Longer Torso Add curves to a straight, long torso with designs that accent the waist. This can be done with horizontal stripes, a belt or a sash.
Full Bust Support is a priority. Flatter or minimize with dark backgrounds, higher underarm and side coverage.
Full Hips & Thighs Downplay these areas by choosing suits with dark panels or angled stripes that run just above the hips to the bottom of the suit.
the back Halter Halter Not a good look for someone with broad shoulders.
Moderate or Mid-Cut �leg can help give you the appearance of a longer, slimmer leg without being as drastic as the high-cut leg. It has a more conservative look and offers a bit more coverage.
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Sraight Back A straight high back will cover most love-handles, a give a very nice smooth flattering look.
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Skirted� suits are the suit of choice for those looking for the absolute most coverage. Whether this particular style is in style or not for this summer, consider it anyway, because it is too flattering to ignore. Low-cut� leg is not always the most flattering, but certainly preferred by those who are looking for the most amount of coverage without wearing a skirt.
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ePulse 2 The ePulse2 is the world’s first strapless, armband continuous heart rate monitor, pedometer and calorimeter. Until the ePulse 2 dynamic heart rate monitors required an uncomfortable chest strap and special watch practically restricting their use to serious athletes. The ePulse2 is the first device to make this technology practical and convenient for anyone who exercises or is interested in tracking calories burned or monitoring heart rate or step counting while conducting any type of activity from running to walking or simply doing daily chores. Included features are continuous heart rate and exercise calories burned tracking, target heart rate zones, exercise time, stop watch w/ split times, calculation of max/min/avg heart rate, calorie count down, day/night OLED display. Since the ePulse2 does not require any chest strap or special watch, it is great for any fitness activity. Powered by a rechargeable battery. Available at retailers throughout North America (a list is available online at: impactsports.com). Everyone can put this great piece of technology to work for them. It’s important to know what your heart rate is doing while you exercise. And who doesn’t want to actually watch the calories burn away while they work out? Would make a great gift for mom too. www.livingwellmagazine.net
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Jalapeno Pineapple Margarita 3 jalapeno chiles 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespons tequila 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons lime juice (from about 5 limes), plus extra for rims (optional) 1/4 cup Cointreau or Grand Marnier Cointreau Original Margarita
1/4 cup pineapple juice
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Place 2 whole jalapenos and the tequila in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 1 day.
Coarse salt or margarita salt
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Pour the tequila into a pitcher or large punch bowl and add the lime juice, Cointreau or Grand Marnier and the pineapple juice. Stir to combine and chill in your refrigerator.
Pour into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, shake well, then pour into a chilled margarita or martini glass.
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Thinly slice the remaining jalapeno. Using a paring knife, remove the seeds from each slice. Serve the margarita straight up in a martini glass. Hang a jalapeno ring on the side of the glass.
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Feeling Those Good Vibrations The following is excerpted from an online course I’m creating about the essentials of creating a life you truly love. This working title for this particular module is, “Try Supporting What You Want Rather Than Diminishing It.” How’s that for a radical idea? It follows a module about giving yourself permission to want what you really want for your life, which is a theme Living.Well readers will recognize as one I write about frequently. So assuming you’ve actually given yourself permission to want what you really want – and if you haven’t, now would be a good time! – read on… Okay, you’ve given yourself permission to want what you really want, and to feel how you really want to feel. Congratulations! Take a moment, right now, to close your eyes and imagine you are already experiencing what you want to experience. Luxuriate in the feelings and images that are stimulated. Relax, breathe a little deeper, and relish these feelings for as long as you can. Notice that you can actually feel the way you want to feel right now, even before “what” you want has materialized. This is key. I’m not the first person to make this next point, and I’m sure I won’t be the last, but even if you’ve heard it countless times, see if you can take it in at an even deeper level: We want what we want because we think that, in having it or experiencing it, we will feel better. So feel better now. The capacity for those feelings is within you.
As you choose to generate and experience those good feelings more often, you become a magnet for ideas, people and opportunities that are on that same good-feeling wavelength. You move forward with more fluidity, creating what you want – because you can, and because the creative process is so enlivening – rather than working to “get” what you want. And that’s what supporting what you want is all about. It’s about finding ways to focus on what you want (rather than becoming absorbed in what you don’t want), relishing the anticipation of experiencing it, relaxing and opening to inspiration, nudging yourself to take small steps forward and looking for all the resources and reasons you have to succeed. It’s also about learning to respond constructively to the smallself part of you that doubts your ability to realize your dreams, or simply judges them to be impractical and ignores them. We’ll talk more about that later, but for now just notice how common it is for people – maybe you? – to immediately look for, and enumerate, all the reasons why they can’t have what they really want. We’ve become habitual dream-crushers with thoughts and questions such as: Nobody has ever pulled this off. It’s completely unrealistic! That’s going to take more time and money than I have. The world doesn’t need another ___________.
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I’m not good at sticking with projects for the long term.
Let that one really sink in. Reflect on all the places your mind wanders throughout the day, and where it goes when you consider manifesting what you want. Which direction are you facing – toward what you want, or away from it?
Who am I to think I can have that? This is just the way I am, and I’m too old to change. I have no idea how to do this. The list could go on and on, but I think you get the idea. Given how quickly our minds can fill in the “reasons why not” – the reasons we can’t have or experience what we want – we need to literally retrain them to focus in a way that empowers and supports us. In this article I’ll offer a practice that has been particularly helpful to me, and to my clients and students, in that retraining process. But before launching into the details of the practice, let me offer another key point that you have undoubtedly heard before, yet is so fundamental to creating a life you love that it cannot be overstated. It’s one that is easily understood at an intellectual level, but in order to realize its power, you have to “get it” at a far deeper, more embodied level.
Here are a few examples of where we often focus our attention. In many cases we think we’re focusing on what we want, but we’re really placing our attention on the perceived obstacles to what we want: Past failed attempts to create what we want (thinking that if we figure out where we went wrong, we’ll be able to move forward) Resources we need that we don’t have Tasks and to-do lists that don’t include any steps toward our dreams: All the things we’re not getting done
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Worst-case scenarios if we don’t! If you were able, moment to moment, to notice where your attention is and whether it’s pointed toward what you want - and, if it is not, to pause and shift your focus - you would not need to use the practice I’m going to suggest. (But you might choose to use it, anyway, because it’s fun!) So intend, right now, to do just that. Imagine you can turn up the dial of self-awareness and begin noticing where your attention and thoughts are focused. Keep choosing to pause and shift your focus whenever you notice you’ve wandered into “don’t want” land. Let it be that simple. And now let’s get to the practice. It’s a direct and powerful method for developing a new habit of focusing on what you want in a way that is supportive and empowered. Here it is: Keep a “Good Vibrations” notebook. I love this one. I still write in mine most days, and without fail it helps me get focused and feel better about where I’m headed.
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The idea of a “Good Vibrations” notebook is simple: record anything and everything that helps you get in the vibration of what you want to create or experience. It’s the perfect place for asking (and answering), “What do I really want to create or experience in my life?”, jotting down your Reasons Why, brainstorming (and even answering) your Effective Questions and playing with your One Small Step ideas. (Note: the capitalized phrases are the names of additional practices from the online course that were too detailed to include in this article.) It’s also the perfect place for acknowledging and celebrating the steps you’ve taken and the wonderful outcomes you’ve created. Bestselling author Tama Kieves refers to this as a “win list,” which is a simple and powerful way to keep your attention focused on what you want, rather than on what you don’t want. And the best part about the win list is, it helps you grasp that you’re already living into your dreams. You’re already successful. What you want isn’t a “thing” out there in your future. It is an ongoing expression of who you are.
Be creative about what – and how - to write in your Good Vibrations notebook. You can write in prose, poetry or bulletpoint lists. You can draw pictures. You can add cutesy things such as stars and hearts to highlight your favorite things. You can spend two minutes with it each day, or twenty. Make it fun and inviting for you, so that you look forward to writing in it. Keep it going for a while on some regular basis – daily is great, but weekly is good, too – until you’re living more readily from that “good vibration” place. You might be tempted to dismiss this practice as simplistic rather than simple and helpful. I hope you won’t. It’s purposefully simple so your mind doesn’t get all tangled up in philosophical arguments or analytical detail. And it works. Of course, feel free to create your own practices that help you support rather than diminish what you want. As you consciously choose to focus, more and more, in that direction, you will naturally create the positive shifts you want to make. And remember, what you want matters…because you matter. Let that one really sink in, too.
Suzanne Eder is award-winning writer, teacher and transformational life coach, Suzanne Eder 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 is a former fitness instructor who taught aerobics, body sculpting and yoga for 16 years. She has also been initiated in Divine Openings, an extraordinary evolutionary process which powerfully supports clients in awakening to their magnificence. Through her writing, classes and workshops 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.
Nothing is too big or too small for the win list. If you’re cultivating peace of mind and you carved 10 minutes into your day for meditation, that’s a win! If, in the midst of a conversation with a friend, you noticed you were complaining about the progress you feel you haven’t made, and then switched your focus to all the progress you have made – that’s a win! If someone gave you positive feedback on something you did, and you were able to really take it in – that’s a win! And of course, if Oprah calls with an offer to create a new show featuring you and your work – that would probably go on the list, too. 31
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respondez s’il vous plais The Courtesy Reminder by Karen Jessee This is dedicated to all party planners, wedding planners, event organizers, heads of committees, chairpersons, entrepreneurs, and small businesses who meet deadlines. Mail, e-mail, junk mail, too much mail. Flyers, coupons, ads, magazines, newspapers. Messages on your home computer, your Ipad, the home phone ,the mobile phone, the laptop. Facebook, internet, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter. Linked In Programs and shopping on small screens and large screens that seduce us night and day. Take a survey after every phone order, every website order; take the surveys at the bottom of every receipt and after your car has been serviced. Listen to recorded menus and messages to check out that same business website for the number you just called; wait far too long for a human to answer the phone. Reminders, sticky notes and lists everywhere. Grocery stores, drug stores, shoe stores, all stores insist we stuff our purses and wallets with those cards making us members for that special discount. Search for them, fumble for them as we simply try to make a purchase and leave. Technology that promised a waltz gave the bump and stumble instead. Try to keep it simple; try to make it all work. Flagrant time wasters, annoyances, a jungle of nonsense in our
paths. Our lives are filled with communication clutter, minutia, little things to reach for and more things to do. How do we learn, remember and cope with all this? There was no time to reach for the sword or don the armor to defend ourselves; we were ambushed. As we try to make sense of our lives amidst this additional messy stuff, sometimes it becomes difficult to remember what is important. Everything comes with a flag and a sense of urgency as though our lives weren’t busy enough before all these strangers arrived with their false promises to make our lives easier and better. Time to stop playing the victim, making bad excuses, and regain control. Time to discard what is really getting us nowhere; time for a courtesy reminder of what matters. Respond What does RSVP mean? Apparently nothing. It used to mean respondez s’il vous plais or “respond please,” a genteel French phrase asking people from a genteel society to answer requests and invitations. Think lovely stationery, writing desks and a time when people took pride in their ability to write and in their handwriting. That ship has sailed, but the request to take responsibility and get back to someone with an answer has not. — continued on next page
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Maybe we need new acronyms, letters that speak to a more modern society, like WECT: Write, E-mail, Call, Text. Feel free to make up a few acronyms of your own. Try to avoid letters that bespeak profanity and name calling, though the temptation will be strong. No matter what letters we use, the bottom line is this: if you said “yes” to helping on a committee, to volunteering, to participating, and the person in charge is responsible for meeting some deadline with your information, ad, schedule, or research…respond. If you’ve been given an invitation to a wedding, a party or an event and you plan on attending… respond. If you don’t plan on attending… respond. You are holding up the works and paralyzing the project, the event, the final cost, the table count, the printing and the planning when you don’t. If some drama has occurred and you can’t do something right away or attend, if family or job responsibilities are going to hinder you from doing this on time or at all… respond; tell that to the person in charge. Create a new date or time when it can be done…or bow out completely. Someone in charge is responsible for the whole picture, has expectations, has deadlines, and is just as busy as you are. Don’t force someone into panic management; it simply isn’t good manners. Call to Cancel I called a restaurant the other day to cancel a reservation and was treated with such great reverence that I felt like the new pope. It occurred to me that for such a reaction, this restaurant, like most restaurants, was not used to this basic courtesy. It is also why many businesses will tag on a price for not calling to cancel; that table, place, time
or chair saved for you could have gone to someone else who was going to actually pay for something. This is business.
boundaries on some of the silliness that didn’t matter would have helped them to focus on what does.
You Called First
We have technology that has made our communication faster, but not necessarily better; that last part is still up to us.
You called someone in the service industry… interior design, maintenance, repair, cleaning… and left a message or e-mailed them saying you were interested in their services That person or company is now calling back to see how they can help you. Maybe you thought this service was a good idea but changed your mind. Maybe something has gone wrong, and you can’t tackle this now. Maybe you need to be taken off the list. Call back or e-mail to say this.
Life is complicated, schedules are demanding, and 24 hours in a day just doesn’t seem like enough when we let the silliness that has been added to our lives take precedence. Yes, those lovely writing desks have become obsolete, but good manners never are.
The service industry is fine with any message you leave regarding your situation, but leaving companies and professionals in limbo to continue calling or e-mailing you four, five, six, times to see where you are on your intentions is time and money for them. Remember, you contacted them first. They are only being polite and professional in keeping up with you. Be Considerate People who don’t keep their word, return calls, or honor their commitments not only compromise the final results of an event or waste time for business people, they leave those in charge frustrated, shaking their heads and walking away from ever taking the lead again. Irresponsibility and thoughtlessness can have some far reaching tentacles. Don’t be surprised when that annual event that everyone loved doesn’t happen again for a long time…or ever again.
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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A few weeks ago I tweaked my back..Over the years I have had episodes of back pain that have resolved fairly quickly requiring very little intervention. This time however none of my normal interventions are helping. It really hurts to bend over, standing hurts as does sitting. What do you recommend? Should I be worried that my back is getting worse?
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Pain is always a warning sign designed to get your attention. Worrying will not help your situation, however pain should call you to explore new ways to encourage healing. Many back issues are reoccurring and seem to increase in intensity with each subsequent reoccurrence. As long as you do not re-injure yourself over time your back may likely heal by itself with no intervention. Two points you make concern me. One, your normal healing interventions did not work. This may indicate that you either injured yourself worse than ever before this episode or that your dysfunction is getting worse over time. It could be that your normal interventions focused on symptoms, the “fall out”, the compensations rather than the roots or cause of your back pain. Sometimes if the core issue is ignored the symptoms which are getting your attention will get louder with each insult. The second concern is that bending over and sitting are the main culprits, this hints to disc problems. It is essential to perform an evaluation that takes into consideration core causal concepts such as; the way your feet hit the ground, the effects of your diet on muscle tone taking into consideration your thought processes and belief systems and how that affects your posture. For example, a patient with an undiagnosed gluten allergy, low grade pain and gas in the abdomen with bloating; May have reoccurring back pain. The muscles in the pelvis that support the spine will be in a protective mode around this inflamed abdominal tissue. The way these muscles function to support the back will be compromised. The posture the patient assumes will be flexed and guarded around the abdomen which is actually stressful to the back. In order to make lasting changes on the muscles supporting the back, this patient would need to heal the abdomen by avoiding gluten and using certain enzymes and healing herbs to repair and strengthen the gut. The pelvic muscles can stop working overtime and will likely need to be trained to contract and relax appropriately rather than function as constant protective spasm before normal posture and fluid motion will return to the spine. Another example is someone who fractured their ankle and never regained full Range of Motion (ROM). This asymmetry will go along with low back pain over a long period of time. The way to full recovery is to restore full ROM at the ankle as reduction of the sciatica occurs so relief will be permanent rather than temporary and the pattern of continual re-injury is interrupted. When bending and sitting are problems most likely the patient has an extension dysfunction. This means the patient is bent more than straight or beyond straight; extended. This habit or pattern imparts stress on 36
the back wall of the ligaments between the vertebrae that support the shock absorbing discs. The laxity that is created allows the disc to move backward into the space where the nerve roots exit the spinal canal. Upon standing from the sitting position or being bent over there is disc material where there should be none. The pinching or compression of this disc material allows it to push on the nerve resulting in pain. The disc must be reduced to its normal shape and the ligaments need to heal to keep the disc in its proper place. The muscles that have been spasming around that must be retrained to be coordinated and fluid again. Mobilization exercises are used to encourage the disc to stay in place and strengthening is the final necessary step to keep everything in alignment. Worry not, do your homework, get to the root of the problem and seek a permanent cure for your back including education to avoid re-injury: Prevention of further reoccurrence.
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The fact that he can walk on it is a good sign. However tingling up the leg is not. It is quite possible he took a bit of bone off the fibula (the long thin bone that runs up the side of the lower leg). That would also explain the swelling being so focused. At 12 years old, that area of the bone is not completely fused, called the growth plate as growing can still occur in the bone. Sometimes rolling the ankle inward causes that little bit of growth plate to be pulled off with the strained tendon, this is called an avulsion fracture. The only way to be sure is an X-ray. Arnica, ice and wrapping will be awesome and helpful provided the bone does not need to pinned back on. If the fracture is not severely pulled away from the bone your son will be casted or booted and will probably not allowed to bear weight on his ankle for 4-8 weeks depending on the severity. Sometimes a pin is necessary however I would not imagine he could bear weight if it was that severe. Arnica allows the healing process to speed up as well as Symphytum which the Native American Indians called “Knit Bone”. Traumeel is an excellent external ointment for these type of injuries as well. Ann is an award winning writer,teacher and speaker. Ann is the personal body worker of Her Holiness “Sai Maa”. Ann practices osteopathic physical therapy and has helped thousands of patients. Ann 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 setting which enables her to utilize all of her learned skills as well as some of the healing properties that only Mother Earth can bestow .Ann is available by appointment and can be reached 302-656-7882. The farm is also available for birthday parties, women’s circles, and retreats.
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I have a 14 year old cat that recently started leaving his feces outside his litter box. He does urinate in the litter box though and I’m not sure why this is happening. Can you give me some advice?
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I am very skeptical about giving my pet vaccinations of any kind. He is a little Maltese and only weighs about 18 lbs. soaking wet. He only goes outside with me when I take him for a walk or to the park. I went to one veterinarian who would not see my pet unless I agreed to get all these vaccinations done. Is there anything I can do ??
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Vaccinating your pet is very important. I recommend giving a puppy the vaccination series when they are young. After that you can request that your veterinarian do blood titers. Blood titer tests can now be done “in-house”, in other words, in the veterinary clinic, with just a small blood sample. Presently, we can check for protection to adenovirus, parvo virus and distemper. If your dog comes up as protected for all three of these, then they do not have to get vaccinated for these three conditions. I recommend testing again the following year to see if protection is still maintained. Vaccinating your dog for rabies is the law. Depending upon the veterinary clinic you may get a 1 year or a 3 year rabies vaccination. A company named Merial has now developed a thimerosal free rabies vaccine. Thimerosal is a preservative that has been utilized in many vaccinations. The problem is that thimerosal is 50% mercury. Mercury is a heavy metal that is severely toxic to the nervous system. It is also nephrotoxic, meaning it is toxic to the kidneys as well. Symptoms of mercury poisoning include vomiting, nausea, fatigue, tremors, difficulty walking, brain, lung or kidney damage and coma. I recommend using the thimerosal free rabies vaccination. Ask your veterinarian to purchase the thimerosal free rabies vaccines from Merial called Imrab 3-TF. The 3 stands for three year protection and the TF stands for thimerosal free. The cost to the client may be one or two dollars above the other rabies vaccines. Not too much to pay for peace of mind. I particularly think this is important in very young or older pets who may have other concurrent conditions that compromise their immune system.
The situation you describe could be either a behavioral problem or and medical problem or a combination of the two. An example of a medical problem could be the presence of intestinal parasites. The best way to determine this is to bring a fresh stool sample to your veterinarian so they may conduct a fecal examination and determine if parasite eggs can be visualized and identified. If the parasite eggs are present in the sample and identified, then the proper medication can be dispensed and the problem solved. You did not mention if this was your only cat. If it is not then the possibility exists that all the cats in the household will need to be treated. Cats that share litter boxes often can easily be infected from contact with the feces of the effected cat. At 14 years of age your cat can be considered geriatric. As such, other medical considerations need to be addressed. With the high incidence of cancer in our companion animals, it is wise to investigate this as a possibility as well. Behavioral issues can manifest in a number of different ways. Defecating outside the litter box is one of those possibilities. It is always a good idea to have at least one more litter box than the number of cats that you have. In other words, if you only have one cat, you should have two litter boxes. If you have two cats, you should have three litter boxes, and so on. Additionally, the litter boxes should be cleaned every day. Some cats can avoid the litter box if it is too dirty and soiled. I have even seen cats that urinate in one litter box and defecate in another! Other cats may have an aversion to the substrate that you are using, be that clay or pellets, for example. Some cats do not like the smell of scented kitty litter. In any event, I would recommend that you do take your cat to be examined by the veterinarian so it can be determined what the cause of the problem is and get it corrected.
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Learning to grow without all the pain By Joe White
is Satiation. This is when we can no longer take where we are so we are willing to do anything to change. Think of a sponge which is so filled with water that it is unable to hold even a drop more. Satiation comes at a heavy price. Years and years of filling up with pain, wasted time and opportunity. Avoid Satiation.
hange sure gets a bum rap.
There are thousands of books about it, Dr. Phil talks about it everyday, seemingly an overkill of CD’s and DVD’s that talk you through it, and heck there are even people like me who help people to change. But when it comes down to the moment, the moment to pull the trigger, change dies like a wet fire cracker. The truth is that change is something that so many people say they want but so few actually do...change.
Second is to wait for a S.E.E. S.E.E. stands for Significant Emotional Event. This is when life knocks you on your butt to get your attention. For example, you suffer from a heart attack or get diagnosed with diabetes before you take your health seriously or it takes for your house to go into foreclosure until you examine your spending. If you think Satiation is bad, then you will not like the sting of a S.E.E.
Why is there such a love/hate relationship with change?
Lastly is Proactiveness. This is where you want change because you want the growth. It is not the pain that motivates you nor is it a huge wake up call, it’s you that is the motivation. The recognition that you do deserve what is on the other side. As your coach may I suggest that this is your best path.
We confuse growth with change. Too often we want the growth and what growth will give us, but we don’t want the uncomfortableness of change. We want to lose the weight, but not change our diet or we want the great relationship, but we are afraid to open ourselves emotionally. As sad as this may sound, we will do more to avoid pain then to gain pleasure. We think it is our human nature to want to survive, but our need for what is familiar is what often wins out. When I work with my clients one of the most common patterns that I see is a “mixed association” to what they want. In other words, they have a foot on the gas as well as a foot on the brake and they are going nowhere. If we want what change will bring us, then we must become willing to do what the word says: change. We must also understand that all change has some level of discomfort. This discomfort is not a sign that things are not working, but rather you are doing something of merit and that it is working.
Change is never easy and it is sometimes difficult, but we all must grow. When we limit what we do because of how we may feel, we rob ourselves from passion of life. Until next month, I wish you love and passion. Live free!
The irony of life is that nothing stays the same. The more we resist changing the more pressure is built up and like a volcano it will eventually blow. There are three categories of change. First 38
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With so much going on each day it may be difficult to set aside some time for something as simple as planting a few seeds, pulling a few weeds, and picking a few vegetables to eat. What anyone who has planted, tended, and reaped the benefits from a backyard garden is; that’s not as easy as it sounds. It is many hours of work both in preparation and perspiration. Confrontations with noxious plants, hungry critters and a never ending menagerie of insect life are only one of the challenges that face the backyard gardener perennially. I of course am not suggesting anyone give up their trowels and muck boots but am suggesting there might be a alternative for those people craving fresh fruits and vegetables without the good old backyard victory garden. There is now an amazing selection of small independent farmers working with CSA’s and Farmer Markets all over our area that deliver seasonally on all of the quality produce and vast selection that was once available to those willing to grow their own. These markets, CSA’s and roadside stands can be seen as an analogy to a garden. Each one representing a different section of the garden that specializes on a unique set of goods and local specialties. These offerings will change as the season progresses. This is why it is necessary to become a regular
at a few different seasonal produce venues. It is worthwhile to get to know some of the farmers and ask them about their farms and the goods they produce. Once a relationship has been started it is wise to ask about what is upcoming in the season, or find out if any limited quantity specialty goods are available but sell out quickly. Basically it can give a consumer the inside scoop on what is fresh now and what will be coming soon. With this cascade of produce it can be easy to get overwhelmed and over buy; then not have a plan on how to best take advantage of the fresh ingredients. Here are a couple of strategies: Buy what is in season but find out how long the season will go for. It may be more practical to wait on some items that are available all season long and take advantage immediately of some of the goods with a shorter window. Plan a market basket dinner for friends or family. With so many choices it is easy to end up with more food than can be eaten by a small group. So if the market has too many good things to pass up and you find yourself knee deep in freshness call some friends and start cooking. Have an informal dinner based solely on what was at its peak freshness at the market that day. www.livingwellmagazine.net
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Check out different markets on different days of the week. Some are on Sunday mornings some are in the afternoon midweek. Staggering out your purchases at different times will help to keep a fresh rotation on all the farm treats. Lastly preserve anything that can’t be consumed before it loses its fresh edge. Blanch and freeze fresh greens. Can and jar fruits. Spread out fresh herbs and chili peppers on a tray in the sun and let them dry for a burst of flavor on a cold winter’s day. Just keep in mind all of the hard work that goes into each farmers harvest and take the time and respect to utilize the bounty of the labor that has been invested. Enjoy! Eric Aber co-owns the award winning restaurant Home Grown Cafe in Newark, DE with his wife Sasha. In addition to the cafe, he enjoys foraging for wild mushrooms and other edibles, traveling, practicing Ninpo, playing music, furthering his culinary knowledge and spending time with his family.
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The Soul of The Soil
By Karen Verna Carlson, N.D., Ph.D. (Hon.)
“ The soil is the important thing,” said Louis Pasteur on his deathbed, or so legend
has it. Pasteur allegedly promoted his bigger-than-germ theory of host immunity, i.e. fundamental health, until his dying day. Now that humankind has met with the limitations and dangers of antibiotic and pesticide overuse, it’s becoming more receptive to sustainable environmental strategies that build human health. Pasteur’s metaphor is today’s mandate. Muscle & Joyful Attention
So, I’m putting some muscle behind a spade fork and digging in to improve the fertility of soil on the little plot of earth for which I have stewardship. These past few years’ writing about my beginner’s attempts to compost food scraps, paper, grass trimmings and leaves have led me into a whole new world, or rather into a whole new view—from the ground up—of the world I’ve been living in for more than six decades. I conclude that soil deserves our joyful attent Soil = Health Nobel laureate Dr. Alexis Carrell arrived at a similar conclusion more than a century ago. He declared his intention “to work with the soil as the true foundation of human health. This meant restoring to the soil the organic matter it needs to hold its fertility, and restoring to the soil a balanced system of functions by treating it not merely as a mixture or aggregation of chemicals, whether mineral or organic, but as a truly living system,” report Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird in Secrets of the Soil (Harper & Row, NY, 1989). “In Man, the Unknown this eminent French scientist warned that since soil is the basis for all human life our only hope for a healthy world rests on reestablishing the harmony in the soil we have disrupted by our modern methods of agronomy.”
knowledge about her operations than we do. The trick is to put her knowledge to our purpose in the garden,” He echos Rachel Carson’s reminder (Silent Spring, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1962) that, “It took hundreds of millions of years to produce the life that now inhabits the earth – eons of time in which that developing and evolving and diversifying life reached a state of adjustment and balance with its surroundings.” Sights and Sounds of Soil So what type of soil has Father Time and Mother Nature made where you live? I invite you to investigate. First put on a pair of snug fitting waterproof gloves—whatever you use for washing dishes, or disposable ones, if you don’t have rubberized garden gloves. Next lay some newspaper or a small tarp on the ground. Fill a bucket or can with water and keep it handy. Then grab a trowel, or spade fork, or pick axe and attempt to excavate a hole a couple feet on each side. Put what you dig out onto the tarp, paying attention to how the dirt looks and sounds hitting the smooth surface. If there’s been no rain in more than a week, soil will most likely be chunks of clay, dust and skittering crumble with some stones and gravel. All those sounds are audible. Soggy weather makes dirt clods that thud, splat and thump. Vermiculture Now sit and handle it. Break apart the clumps. See any worms? Healthy soil hereabouts that’s moist, but not soaking wet, dug when the air temp is about 55 Fahrenheit will yield about 20 worms from the 2-ft cube hole. Healthy soil isn’t just a bunch of chemical components. It’s composed of solids and spaces influenced by the texture and composition of “parent” rocks, by climate, native vegetation and topography—whether in valleys or on mountain tops—over 12,000 years’ time since our most recent glacier in our North Temperate region.
Nature’s Knowledge
Clay Impedes Circulation
Michael Pollan, in Second Nature (Dell Publishing, NY, 1991), writes “If you think of evolution as a three-and-a-half-billionyear-long laboratory experiment, and the gene pool as the store of information accumulated during the course of that experiment, you begin to appreciate that nature has far more extensive
Healthy soil isn’t what the earliest immigrants found here. Under the thin layer of topsoil formed by natural leaf compost was clay. Stony clay, gravely clay, sandy clay, silty clay. Colonial Swedish settlers were known for tilling and spading the clay substrate under our feet with compost, manure, leaf mold, peat
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moss, coarse sand, sawdust and woodchips to open channels for aeration and drainage. They grew leguminous green manure crops to foster a lighter soil structure, making it loamy to support a thriving community of macroinvertebrates and bacteria. This in turn fosters favorable conditions to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a plant-available form, which we eat for nitrogen’s numerous uses in maintaining our bodily health. Microcosmic Communities The solid part of the soil is a 90% mix of sand, silt and/or clay and 10% humus. The fertility of our soil—its capacity to nurture healthy plants able to resist attacks of pests and diseases— depends on the health, vitality, and diversity of the organisms that live, grow, reproduce, and die in humus, which is formed by the continuous decomposition of organic residues. Our mission is to work humus into our clay soil. Raw Materials + Timing Grace Gershuny in Start with the Soil (Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA, 1993) explains, “The fertility of our soil—its capacity to nurture healthy plants able to resist attacks of pests and diseases— depends on the health, vitality, and diversity of the organisms that live, grow, reproduce, and die in the soil. Through the activities of soil microbes, which can number in the billions in every gram of healthy topsoil, the basic raw materials needed by plants are made available at the right time and in the right form and amount. The total weight of living organisms in the top six inches of an acre of soil can range from 5,000 to 20,000 pounds. To improve the fertility of soil, provide hospitable conditions for soil organisms.” Test Drainage Our clay is so dense, aeration and drainage are severely limited, making conditions quite inhospitable. Test drainage by digging a smaller foot-deep hole about six inches wide. Fill with water and let it drain completely. Fill again, noting the time. If drainage hasn’t occurred within four hours, it is at the very poor end of the spectrum. Most plants need drainage so their roots don’t rot. Some plants thrive in swamps and bogs. Other plants die if they don’t have “dry feet.” Increase Fertility Naturally This is enough information to work with for garden soil success from this moment on. Whether you plant seeds or saplings, they need fertile soil for their food and lodging. If you haven’t been composting your own new soil, or don’t have enough of it for your planting needs, I recommend purchasing plain leaf compost (not leaf mulch) by the bag or truckload as an all-purpose soil amendment. Recycle Soil For a small vegetable or flower plantlet fill a hole about one-foot on each side with additive-free potting soil and plant in that. Put
the dirt you dig out into a large bin with a lid, and gradually over time as your planting work progresses, mix that with potting soil for future use indoors or out. I use a big plastic trash bin with built-in wheels to easily maneuver to different sites in my yard. Whenever a potted plant dies because I’ve neglected my watering responsibility, I send its corpse to the compost pile and the soil to the bin. With the lid on my soil bin, I can gently roll it on its side for great mixing action. I keep the bin covered to keep out curious critters. Never add soil that has been near plants killed by insects or disease—let that area overwinter a year or two for natural cleansing. Houseplants need the light fluffiness of loamy potting soil for good quality organic matter at various stages of decomposition and for drainage to prevent rot and mold, as well as for your peace of mind that it’s disease- and pest-free. In yard or garden keep amending your soil digging leaf compost into the clay down to a couple of feet. Topsoil is dirt from construction sites. It’s free of rocks and branches and is used on top of local soil for landscaping. Topsoil quality varies considerably. Be sure to personally inspect the product before agreeing to delivery. Earth Needs Our Help “Today, Mother Earth, who has nurtured and sustained us for so long, needs our help. Everywhere you turn, you find reminders of environmental threats and crises. The magnitude of the problems can be overwhelming, and many people have become apathetic because they feel powerless to change things. No one is powerless. If you have access to even a tiny piece of land, you can make a big difference. You have the opportunity to help heal our damaged planet in the only way that can really work—one little bit at a time. The best place to begin is beneath your feet. To help our earth we must start with the soil,” urges Grace Gershuny in chorus with many other scientists, past and present, than those I’ve referenced. Individual small actions reverberate powerfully in this concert for Soil Aid. Please help.
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 that include child-, pet- and elder-care, green housecleaning and auto detailing, decluttering and reorganizing, garden care, and academic tutoring for elementary, middle and high school students. She has received international recognition for holistic healing and educational work, an honorary degree, silver medal, and Who’s Who listing. She’s appeared on TV and radio and has been featured in professional publications and mass media. kvc@livingwellmagazine.net Phone (302) 777-3964
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recipes: fresh
Brian’s EZ Best BBQ Chicken with Sauce 6-8 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 stick butter 2 cups ketchup 1/2 cup of honey 1/4 cup chili sauce 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 lime Splash of leftover coffee 1 tablespoon yellow mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste) Black pepper 1teaspoon onion powder, 4 -6 squirts hot pepper sauce (to taste) 8 large chicken breast halves, bone-in with skin Directions: Prep Time: 15 mins
Honey and Curry Glazed Squash 5–6 pounds yellow summer button squash (looks like flying saucers) 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt Ground black pepper Glaze 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup honey 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 2 teaspoons mild curry powder 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder Prepare the grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (350° to 450°F). Wash the squashes under cold water. Using a heavy, sharp knife, cut the ends off of each squash and then cut each squash into 4 or 6 pieces. Using a tablespoon, scoop out and discard the seeds and pulp. Place the squash pieces on a sheet pan and brush the flesh with the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Brush the cooking grates clean. Grill the squash pieces, skin side down, over indirect medium heat, with the lid closed, for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile make the glaze In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the glaze ingredients and cook until the butter is melted and the glaze is smooth, about 2 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat. After the first 30 minutes of cooking, return the squash pieces to the sheet pan. Close the grill’s lid to maintain the heat inside. Brush the flesh with the glaze, return the squash to the grill, and continue to roast over indirect medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until soft and tender, 30 to 40 minutes, glazing every 15 to 20 minutes. Season with more salt, if desired. Drizzle with the remaining glaze and serve warm.
Total Time: 1 hr In a saucepan, saute the garlic in butter until tender. add the rest of the ingredients. ( except the chicken) Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and set aside. Grill the chicken, covered over medium heat for approx 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush with sauce. Grill 15 minutes longer or until juices run clear. Continue basting/slathering and turning during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Serve with any extra sauce you set aside for dipping.
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Grilled Fish Tacos Marinade: 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons lime zest 1 1/2 teaspoons honey 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon Old Bay™ 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper hot pepper sauce, or to taste 1 package hard or soft tortillas shells 1 pound tilapia fillets cut into chunks (other fish choices: orange roughy, snapper, cod, tilefish or striped bass), but tilapa is fairly priced, and readily available. cut into chunks 1 package hard or soft tortillas shells Dressing: 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream (plain non-fat Greek yogurt is a good low calorie substitute for sour cream) 1/2 cup adobo sauce from chipotle peppers 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons lime zest 1/4 teaspoon cumin
To make the marinade, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, honey, garlic, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning, black pepper, and hot sauce in a bowl until blended. Place the tilapia in a shallow dish, and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover, and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours. To make the dressing, combine the sour cream and adobo sauce in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning. Add salt, and pepper in desired amounts. Cover, and refrigerate until needed. Preheat an outdoor grill on high heat and lightly oil grate. Set grate 4 inches from the heat.
1/4 teaspoon chili powder salt and pepper to taste
Remove fish from marinade. Grill fish pieces until easily flaked with a fork, turning once, about 10 minutes.
Toppings: 1 purple onion chopped 4 ripe diced tomatoes 2 avocados sliced 1 bunch cilantro, chopped (don’t like cilantro, simply omit it or replace it with fresh parsley) 1 small head red cabbage, cored and shredded 16 ounces grated queso or cheddar cheese
Barbeque Spiced Grilled T-Bone Steak 4 (14 to 16-teaspoon) T-Bone steaks 2 teaspoons chili oil 6 teaspoons barbeque spice, recipe follows Preheat Grill: Rub steak with chile oil and barbeque spice rub on both sides. Grill steak to desired temperature. BBQ Spice: 1-teaspoon dry mustard 1-teaspoon chili powder 1/2-teaspoon cayenne 2-teaspoons brown sugar 1-teaspoon orange zest 1-teaspoon paprika 1-teaspoon garlic powder 1-teaspoon onion powder 1/2-teaspoon salt 1/2-teaspoon black pepper
Assemble tacos by placing fish pieces in the center of tortillas with desired amounts of tomatoes, cilantro or parsley, onions, avocado, grated cheese and cabbage; drizzle with dressing. To serve, roll up tortillas around fillings, and garnish with lime
2 limes, cut in wedges
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YOGA FOR PAIN RELIEF
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Pain Management with Yoga If you live with chronic pain, you know how debilitating the constant discomfort can be on your reserves of strength, energy, and feelings of well-being. Using Yoga techniques for pain management can help minimize medication usage and help you lead a happier and fuller life. Many people do not realize that Yoga exercises and concentrative techniques were originally designed and practiced primarily to make the body healthy and strong so that one could sit immobile for meditation without discomfort. This fact has led to some ascetics using Yoga techniques to build endurance to pain (walking on hot coals, the "bed of nails," etc.). Although in most cases these "fakirs" have developed their skills for purposes of sideshow entertainment, it is true that Yoga techniques can help minimize the brain’s acknowledgment of painful stimuli. Today, Yoga is practiced by most people as part of a fitness-oriented lifestyle. Yoga exercises help to relax, stretch, and strengthen the body; Yoga breathing techniques help to reduce stress reactions and improve concentration and willpower; and relaxation and meditation techniques help one learn to relax the body at will and to "tune in" to the inner source of strength and happiness that resides in all of us. In addition to these general benefits, Yoga can also help to reduce your perception of pain. The best techniques for pain management are Yoga breathing, relaxation, and meditation. These three aspects of Yoga act to distract your mind from pain, reduce your body’s tension in reaction to pain, and provide an
opportunity to "move through" the pain instead of resisting it so it loses its full impact. (If physical movement does not make your pain worse, a simple routine of Yoga exercises can also be extremely helpful for learning to relax muscle tension, improving circulation, and stimulating your body’s hormonal system.) Breathing techniques focus your mind’s attention on one point, namely, the sound of the breath as it is drawn in and out slowly, smoothly, and rhythmically as you sit or lie in a comfortable position. The intense focus of this exercise makes it difficult to pay attention to the pain at the same time, until, eventually, pain recedes to the background or disappears altogether. At the same time, breathing techniques teach you how to recognize harmful stress reactions and substitute healthier coping skills. Relaxation training is a step-bystep process of relaxing each of your body’s muscles; this helps to counteract your body’s natural tendency to increase muscle tension in an unconscious effort to "push" the pain away – which only causes the pain to increase. Meditation training is a conscious effort to reduce your mind’s constant chatter and to concentrate instead simply on the feeling of not thinking. Regular daily practice of meditation builds a foundation of internal strength by opening a door to a part of yourself that is not governed by the demands of your physical body. Yoga techniques can make the difference between a life ruled by pain and one in which pain plays only a "bit part" in day-to-day life.
Back problems are very common among adults: some estimates say that over 20% of adults have
some chronic back pain. Among the many causes of back pain are poor posture, back strain from poorly designed furniture, weak back and stomach muscles from lack of exercise, and injuries. Many physicians recommend Yoga exercise as a way to gently stretch and strengthen back muscles. In fact, if you’ve had physical therapy, you’ll probably recognize several Yoga movements. In Yoga, a strong, flexible back is very important for maintaining posture, for insuring that the nervous system pathways are strong and clear, for improving circulation to the brain, and for maintaining the erect posture necessary for seated meditation in intermediate practice. Yoga exercises can be helpful both in preventing and in healing from an injury. Many Yoga exercises gently stretch and strengthen the muscles in the hips, back, and legs; others improve muscle strength in the abdomen, which supports the lower back. In most people, muscles on one side of the body are stronger than those on the other; Yoga exercises stretch and strengthen both sides equally. If you practice every day, you will soon notice more relaxed posture and a more fluid carriage, and your back muscles won’t tire as easily. You’ll also learn how to recognize tension in your back and neck muscles more quickly so that you can release it before the muscles become tight and sore. If you have suffered an injury to your back or neck, begin with extremely gentle movements that do not hyperextend the neck or back in either direction. In a class, your instructor will modify the Yoga exercises for you to be sure you don’t strain. Even if you have had back surgery, there will always be some movements you can do. Be sure to consult your physician before beginning any new exercise routine. Breathing techniques and meditation training will teach you how to relax your body and mind at will and to recover faster from stress reactions. For beginning meditation, which is done lying flat so the spine can remain straight without strain, place a few cushions under your thighs and knees to release any pressure on your lower back. By exercising carefully, and by practicing a simple routine of exercise, breathing, and meditation every day, you can help your back and neck become as strong and healthy as possible. Source:: www.americanyogaassociation.org
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