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The happiest people I know are also the most grateful people I know. Being appreciative to somebody for what they have done and expressing that gratefulness to them benefits both the receiver and the giver. Gratitude is a small act with a big payoff, Walter Green tells April Thompson in her article, “Practice Gratitude and Change Your Life,” on Page 28. I couldn’t agree more with Green. Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday is a time when most people pause to recognize and express gratitude for the many blessings in their lives. Yet, we should express gratitude throughout the year and not just during special occasions.

On a business level, I am grateful to the continual contributions from the individuals who play an integral part – writing, editing, proofreading, graphic design, layout, printing, distribution, bookkeeping and much more -- in getting Natural Awakenings magazine published and to our readers every month. I am especially grateful to our advertisers and our readers who without their ongoing support we would not have a magazine.

Financial speaker Chris Hogan uses the Belgian plow horse analogy in his business teaching. One of these huge horses can pull 8,000 pounds all by itself. But two horses that have been raised and trained together learn to pull and think as one, and together they can pull not twice as much as a single horse, but four times as much – 32,000 pounds! Just like these powerful horses, when we partner with other businesses with common goals, together we can accomplish more than we could if we worked individually.

This synergy is a driving force behind the Downriver WellTrade 2014 wellness expo set to take place November 15 and 16 at the Taylor Town Trade Center (see back cover for details). Recognizing that the Downriver area is underserved in preventive health and natural healing, event director Daniel Riojas has been instrumental in launching the WellTrade Wellness Expos. This event series brings together people seeking alternative health solutions with the area’s best naturopathic doctors and health practitioners as well as local businesses. Together, the expo supports all of them. I encourage you to attend this event that promises to be both informative and empowering on how to stay healthy.

During this month of thanks, I signoff with the word “wolakota,” which means “peace” in the language of the Sioux, one of the largest and strongest Native American tribes.

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Six Ways to Create the Life You Want

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Serena Dyer Reflects on Her Spiritual Upbringing

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newsbriefs Southgate Adult Education Program Offers Meditation Class

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outhgate’s Adult and Community Education program is offering the 10-week meditation class, Meditation for Healthy Living (Happiness 101), from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, starting November 11. Connie Fedel, yoga instructor and owner of Taylor Yoga in Taylor, will lead the class through weekly discussions and short meditation sessions.

Participants will learn how to change their thoughts to experience the art of living a truly happy, healthy life. Through just a few minutes of meditation each day, relationships can change and improve, resulting in an individual becoming strong, steady and stable in all situations. Bringing a notebook to class is recommended.

An instructor since 2005, Fedel has studied numerous forms of yoga and teaches from beginner to advanced level classes as well as private lessons. Taylor Yoga focuses on finding the health and healing from within one’s self.

Learn the Basics of Essential Oils and Foot Baths

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hiropractic doctor Philip Hoehn will discuss the basics of using essential oils to enhance health including an introduction to essential oil foot baths from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., November 18, at Dr. Timothy Robinson and Associates chiropractic clinic in Livonia.

Essential oils are one of the most effective forms of natural medicine.

Studies continue to show that

Cost: $43. Location: 12600 Fordline, Southgate. For more information, call 734-2464633 or visit SouthgateAdultEd.org/leisure for online registration form.

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ave a great idea for a new product? Looking for a unique gift that will help support underprivileged families or developing countries? The Grommet is a product launch platform that finds unique, undiscovered products and helps them succeed.

Founded in 2008 by Detroit native Jules Pieri and Joanne Domeniconi, the company looks for products with a purpose created by people who have a story to tell. Special attention is given to entrepreneurs who have a hard time raising capital and whose values reflect The Grommet’s, which include preserving a handcraft, promoting green and eco-friendly practices, creating jobs in a struggling region, inventing new technologies, solving a problem in a fresh way and manufacturing in the U.S.

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aromatherapy massage is a valuable relaxation technique for reducing anxiety and stress and can enhance the immune system. Regular foot massage with essential oils can help reduce stress and free blockages. During the months of November and December, Hoehn is offering a special one hour massage and a 20 minute essential oil foot bath for $35.

Hoehn, a practicing chiropractor in Livonia for more than 30 years, is committed to promoting optimal health and well-being of his patients using a whole person approach.

Cost: Free/class. Location: 32600 Five Mile Rd., Livonia. To register (required), call 734-425-3940. For massage or foot bath appointment, call Stacie at 248787-1281. Visit DrPhilChiroLivonia.com for more information on Hoehn.

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Schoolcraft College Offers Winter Classes

Women’s Winter Wellness Event Brings Together Dynamic Women

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he 2014 Women’s Winter Wellness Event, an empowering event that brings dynamic women together so that collectively they can rediscover and reaffirm the “I” in order to promote change in their homes, communities and world, is set to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., December 6, at the Detroit Marriott Livonia Hotel in Livonia. The event promises to be an inspiring day featuring speakers, presentations and activities to provide women with the resources that make an impact on their lives.

Keynote speaker is Ava R. Williams, a woman deeply committed to affecting positive and lasting change who currently serves on the Notre Dame Club of Detroit Board of Directors, the Professional Plaza Clinics Board of Directors and the Wayne State Center for Peace and Conflict Community Friends Committee.

Cost: $10. Location: 17100 Laurel Park Dr. North, Livonia. For more information, email WorldChangers123@gmail. com.

egistration for winter 2015 classes at Schoolcraft College’s Continuing Education and Professional Development opens on November 20. There are a number of new class offerings in several areas including

computers, online classes, emergency technician training, accounting, teacher recertification, culinary, aquatics and physical fitness.

Schoolcraft’s Continuing Education and Professional Development classes do not require a formal admissions process.

To register or for more information, visit Schoolcraft.edu/cepd or call 734-462-4448.

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newsbriefs Downriver Wellness Expo Promotes Holistic Well-Being

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earn about the benefits of a holistic approach to staying well and treating illness at the Downriver WellTrade 2014 Wellness Expo set to take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 15 and 16, at the Taylor Town Trade Center in Taylor. The two-day event will feature talks by area naturopathic doctors and holistic health practitioners as well as showcase vendors of natural health products and services and include free yoga classes for all ages.

“Detroiters have too few holistic options when it comes to alternative health solutions and as a result have to travel too far to see naturopathic doctors. Wellness Saturday & Sunday, November 15-16 education is the 10am – 5pm each day $5 Admission first step in helping Meet and learn about the benefits of a Holistic Approach to Staying Well and Treating Illness Exhibitors of Natural Health Products, Homeopathic Therapies & Nutriceuticals people to stay Dr. Lisa Sullivan, N.D. Dr. Keefa Lorraine Weatherspoon, N.D. well and avoid Stress, Hormones, and Health Ramp Up Your Immune System unnecessary pain, loss and expense,” said Daniel Riojas, Dr. William Martin, N.D. Put it Down and Leave it Behind event director.

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Featured guest Let Your Food Be Your Medicine speakers include naturopathic doctor Dr. Jason Littleton, M.D. Sugar, Sweeteners and Human Energy Lisa Sullivan of Puro Medicine Exhibitor Tables Available!

For more information in Belleville who call 313-288-8104 will discuss stress, www.WellnessUSAInc.org/WellTrade hormones and or Register by email register@wellnessusainc.org health; Dr. Jason Littleton, family Taylor Town Trade Center 22525 Ecorse Road • Taylor MI, 48180 physician, human energy expert, author and CEO of WellSpring Human Energetics will talk about sugar sweeteners and human energy; naturopathic doctor Keefa Lorraine Weatherspoon, founder and director of Golden Ray Living Institute for Enlightenment, host of Spirit of Wellness radio and owner of The Water Station in Highland Park, will discuss ten simple ways to ramp-up the immune system; naturopathic doctor William Martin, registered lymphologist, medical intuitive and founder and director of The Bio-Health Centre in Lansing, will explain his wisdom of put it down and leave it behind; LaKeta McCauley, author, nutrition consultant and founder of Taking Every Bite Seriously Inc. will talk about food as medicine.

Downriver WellTrade 2014 is the first of many planned WellTrade Wellness Expos by nonprofit Wellness USA Inc. whose purpose is to promote a holistic approach to health and longevity as well as to support naturopathic practitioners and health supporting businesses in the Downriver area.

Downriver Wellness Fair

Discover the road map to recovering from the effects of bad information, poor choices, and poor habits that have been speeding up your aging process and are holding you back from persistent optimized living. We are going to be talking about how weight gain can merely be a symptom of losing your health and why there are so many associated symptoms like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, insomnia, and acid reflux. We need to find the underlying cause and not just cover up the symptom with medications.

Author and Nutrition Consultant

LaKeta is an author and national lecturer, activist on the nutritional power of plant-based foods for health, beauty and chronic disease management.

Ms. McCauley holds professional certifications in nutrition, medicinal herbology, blood cell analysis, herbal extracts, and is a former raw/vegan restaurateur. She is also co-founder of the Center for Natural Health Care.

Dr. Keefa is a visionary healer and doctor of Naturopathy whose dedication to natural health dates back to 1977 and encompasses both Eastern and Western healing arts. Dr. Keefa is the host of Live Well with Dr. Keefa. Her talk will cover ten simple ways that you can “Ramp Up Your Immune System” and avoid the ill effects of contagious and opportunistic disorders

Put it Down and Leave it Behind is a message of council and hope from our Native American elders.

Dr. Martin explains how this wisdom recognizes our ability to reduce stress, improve immunities, increase natural lymphatic response and inflammatory disorders through a holistic balance of nutrition and forgiveness.

Dr. Littleton provides valuable insight and instruction into how to stay physically well and mentally sharp and to become more productive throughout your day by incorporating new strategies which focus on his secrets which include utilizing proper fitness and elite Superfoods to power your body for a stronger life. There’s more than the crash after the sugar high there is a cellular level of change that effects your ability to live your optimum life.

Cost: $5. Location: 22525 Ecorse Rd., Taylor. For more information, including vendor space, visit WellnessUSAInc.org/WellTrade, email Register@WellnessUSAInc.org. or call 313-288-8104.

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India’s ‘Hugging Saint’ to Visit Detroit

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piritual leader and humanitarian Sri Mata Amritanandamayi, affectionately and more often called Amma, is scheduled to visit the metro Detroit area November 24 to 28. Several free public events are planned, including a morning program from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., November 25; evening programs commencing at 5:30 p.m., November 24 and 25; and the Devi Bhava program which begins at 4:30 p.m., November 28, and includes the Atma Puja ceremony for world peace. A three-day, preregistration retreat runs from November 26 to 28.

Known for embracing millions of people from around the world, Amma’s spirit of dedication to uplifting others has inspired Embracing the World, a global network of charitable organizations. The public is welcome to participate in several humanitarian projects that will take place locally in Ann Arbor and Detroit as well.

Amma, which means mother in many languages, has dedicated her entire life to alleviating the pain of the poor and those suffering physically and emotionally. She tirelessly travels the globe to bless and inspire people of all ages and cultures to live a life of compassion and selfless service and teaches that the divine exists in everything. Spending time with Amma is an invaluable opportunity to experience selfless, unconditional love which flows from her in abundance.

Proceeds from Amma’s tours help to fund Embracing the World, which works to alleviate human suffering wherever and whenever possible and is best known for disaster relief work in India, Japan, Haiti and the United States.

For more information about the scheduled programs, including location, visit Amma.org or call 734-995-0029.

To volunteer or for more information on the humanitarian projects, email Ammamich@gmail.com.

newsbriefs Book Release Party for Author Sheila Hawkins

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uthor Sheila Hawkins will greet visitors and sign copies of her newly released book, Wielding Time: Taking Back Your Power To Increase Productivity, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., December 4. Hawkins, who has been helping professionals and entrepreneurs organize their time and increase their productivity for the past 21 years, gives readers tremendous insight on how to take control of the elusive concept of time; how to identify key culprits in productivity efficiency and provides real life scenarios and solutions to productivity management in a way that is both informative and thought provoking.

Hawkins says these days people are caught up in the everyday to-dos of business and family, multiple overloaded inboxes, calendars and tasks on their to-do lists. With the added distractions such as technology and social media, people are struggling daily without an effective solution to end the struggle. Hawkins believes that the way people see time is what keeps them in the wheel—caught up. That productivity is all about perspective, and to truly learn how to deal with time effectively, you have to shift your perspective of it. She introduces her readers to her process of going from managing time to wielding time™. Wielding Time offers clarity, new perspective and a true remedy for effectiveness and efficiency in the realm of productivity.

One reviewer says, “I must say that I’ve been educated about a new way to think about time, as well as some tips for managing it that may seem obvious to some people, but not to me! Sheila Hawkins has quite an incredible grasp of what time means, right now, and is using this understanding to help people look up from the immediacy of their daily lives.”

To RSVP, prepurchase book or for more information, including event location, visit WieldingTime.com or call 313-347-9884. Book also available for purchase at Amazon.com.

Co-working Spaces Offer Entrepreneurs Community and Collaboration

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o-working spaces are popping up across downtown Detroit and Midtown where entrepreneurs can rent office space by the day or month. Grand Circus Detroit, whose mission is to elevate the tech community, offers collaborative space for startups to connect with people who can help them make things happen. Options include a shared desk or dedicated desk.

The building provides tables, chairs, wifi, meeting rooms and more.

Staff members of the New Economy Initiative (NEI), a philanthropic program that connects entrepreneurs with services to help grow their businesses, occupies multiple co-working spaces in Detroit to gain a better understanding of the needs of Detroit’s entrepreneur’s so that they can better serve that community.

“A lot is happening. It started in central downtown but the trend is moving out into neighborhood areas where they can have a place to work other than home,” said Jim Boyle, senior program officer at NEI, in a recent Detroit News article posted on the company’s website. “They can collide and collaborate with other like-minded businesses, and this is where connections happen that grow businesses that grow customer bases that help find vendors to service whatever products you need.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2020, about 40 percent of the American workforce will be freelancers.

For more information, visit GrandCircus. co/belong/coworking-in-detroit and NewEconomyInitiative.org.

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Looking at Beautiful Art Bumps Up Brain Activity

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esearchers from Japan’s Oita University have found that aesthetic appreciation of paintings may be linked to altering activities in specific areas of the brain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 39 people were taken as they looked at slides of still life and landscape paintings by 19th-century French painters and slides of photographs that closely replicated the paintings.

While the subjects considered both the paintings and the photographic analogs to be beautiful during the experiment—with no significant differences between them—the most beautiful paintings were rated significantly higher than their corresponding photographic analogs in the pre-experimental phase. The researchers cite this as evidence of feeling greater pleasure from the paintings.

The MRIs showed that during the experiment, portions of the brain’s frontal lobe related to emotions, memory, learning and decision making were activated.

However, when the researchers compared the positive effects of aesthetic appreciation of the art paintings versus the photographs, they noted significantly more activity at the back of the subjects’ brains, specifically the bilateral cuneus, a part of the occipital lobe responsible for basic visual processing; and the left lingual gyrus, or ridge, associated with vision, encoding visual memory, logical ordering and dreaming. The findings suggested that these neural structures are associated with the aesthetic appreciation for paintings.

Organics Boast More Nutrients, Fewer Toxins

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onventionally grown foods contain pesticide residues that are three to four times higher than those found in organic foods (traces may be due to atmospheric drift from other fields or soils), according to a review of 343 research studies published last June in the British Journal of Nutrition. The review, which included studies of food grown in different regions and seasons, also determined that organic foods contained higher levels of healthy nutrients such as minerals, vitamins and antioxidants (specifically polyphenols), compared to conventional foods, which also contained significantly higher levels of cadmium, a heavy metal toxin.

The study’s authors found evidence that the higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations are linked to specific organic growing practices such as avoiding mineral nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, respectively. They commented, “Results indicate that switching from conventional to organic crop consumption would result in a 20 to 40 percent increase in crop-based antioxidant/polyphenolic intake levels.”

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Honey and Ginger Beat Antibiotics in Fighting Superbugs

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esearchers from Ethiopia’s University of Gondar College of Medicine have recently found that the use of mixtures of honey and ginger extract can treat drug-resistant bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. They note that further clinical evaluation and pharmacological standardization of the mixtures are needed before they can be used therapeutically.

The scientists conducted laboratory testing with clinical isolations of five separate superbugs: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus aureus (non-MRSA), two strains of Escherichia coli plus Klebsiella pneumoniae. The inhibition of all five types of bacteria by three common antibiotics—methicillin, amoxicillin and penicillin—were compared with the antibacterial effects of ginger extract, honey and a combination of the two.

The ginger extract and honey combination was found to have the greatest inhibiting effect on the bacteria; however, even the two applied separately were more effective against the bacteria than the antibiotics.

Although in vivo studies are needed, the researchers believe that the honey and ginger extract combination is a promising source for treatment of resistant bacterial strains.

Lead Lurks in Lipsticks and Skin Whiteners

ecent research has found several heavy metals in numerous lipsticks and cosmetics. These include mercury and lead in skin-whitening creams, and chromium, cadmium and lead in lipsticks.

Scientists from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine tested 549 cosmetic skin-lightening products manufactured in 32 different countries. The products were purchased online and from stores in the U.S., China, Taiwan, Japan and Sri Lanka. Thirty-three of the products contained more than 1,000 parts per million (ppm) of lead, and 45 percent of them contained more than 10,000 ppm of lead. Of those purchased in the U.S., 3.3 percent had mercury levels greater than 1,000 ppm.

University of California scientists tested 24 lipsticks used frequently by teenagers and purchased at local stores. They found 75 percent contained lead and nearly half exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) maximum acceptable concentration of lead for candy (0.1 ppm).

In 2010, the FDA tested 400 lipsticks and found lead in every sample tested— with concentrations ranging from 0.9 to 3.06 ppm. Other studies have confirmed similar findings.

They also found significant concentrations of chromium and cadmium among some of the samples. There are currently no concrete international or U.S. standards for safe levels of these heavy metals in cosmetics.

Algae-Based Cosmetics May Ward Off Inflammation and Cancer

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lgae extracts added to natural cosmetics may help prevent cancer. A recent review of research from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University found marine algae extracts help protect skin cells by reducing oxidative stress, which has been linked to both inflammation and cancer.

The review covered the major algae types of red algae, brown algae (such as kelp), green algae and blue-green algae (such as spirulina). A host of compounds in these extracts were found to provide protection against freeradical damage. In one study, phloroglucinol, a phenol derivative from brown algae, inhibited inflammation among human tissue sarcoma cells.

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n addition to improving fitness, University of Minnesota researchers found that treadmill walking at the desk also boosts productivity and morale. The study tested 40 adults that used treadmills for a year. Selfassessments, combined with supervisor assessments, found that treadmill walking while working increased performance levels. Work performance improved by an average of 11 percent based on supervisor assessments, and 7 percent based on the employee self-assessments.

A study from Rutgers University tested 66 adults while they walked on treadmills set for low intensity versus when they were seated at desks, with two days separating the tests. Measurements of reading comprehension, attention span and response speed skills and performance show these were unimpeded by treadmill walking when compared with sitting.

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Healthy Holiday at Sea

Set Sail on the Caribbean’s Only Holistic Love Boat

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t’s a plant-based gourmet restaurant, state-of-the-art alternative health conference, healing retreat, Caribbean vacation and love boat. This combination was impossible to find until visionary health food guru Sandy Pukel originated the Holistic Holiday at Sea concept 12 years ago. He began by operating health food stores, undertook the production of miso and seitan and organized seminars and festivals, working with many health and nutrition leaders. “So my partner John Belleme and I figured, why not put it all together and create a floating vacation for mind, body and spirit?” says Pukel.

He explains, “There are parties every night, singles events and open seating in the dining room, so you get to meet new people at almost every meal.” It’s easy to connect with like-minded folks on custom shore excursions, at yoga and fitness classes and attending exciting, informative and inspirational talks by a dream team of vegan and alternative health experts. “Romances that lead to weddings are a common occurrence,” Pukel says, grinning. “Honeymoons are planned during our voyages.”

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One of the most moving events is the recovery panel, where passengers share dramatic stories about how switching to a plant-based or macrobiotic diet literally saved their lives. Janet Vitt, a nurse and mother afflicted with metastatic cancer, weighed 72 pounds and was told that she had six weeks to live. She had run out of conventional options when she began a plant-based diet. Twelve years later, she married at sea on one of the first vegan cruises.

Another memorable panelist, Betty Hoehn, was diagnosed with lymphatic leukemia and then lymphoma. She was so disabled that she considered canceling the cruise, but changed her mind, and completely changed her lifestyle buoyed by what she learned. Her stunned oncologist reported a few months later that she was cancer-free. Many such testimonials can be heard onboard about what happens when people take responsibility for their health and commit to a cleansing, balancing, healing, plant-based diet.

“People love the healthy food from the cruise kitchen run by internationally renowned vegan Chef Mark Hanna,” observes Pukel. He and Hanna co-authored Green and

Grains on the Deep Blue Sea Cookbook.

Cruises also include plant-based cooking classes by prominent teachers, including Chef AJ (Abbie Jaye), who signs her emails “love and kale,” and has been vegan since 1977. “I was pre-vet when I was asked to cut the heads off of salamanders,” she says. “I always say I became vegetarian rather than veterinarian.”

The down-to-earth chef remarks, “You can make simple, uncomplicated plant-based cuisine or stretch and make it as gourmet or fancy as you like.” She considers cooking fun and wants passengers to feel the same way. Many of them return home with recipes, inspired and eager to experiment in their own kitchens.

Passengers also receive helpful, informative materials and take copious notes from talks given by medical and nutritional luminaries like Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Michael Greger and Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. Classes cover preventive care, holistic approaches to life and health, meditation, integrative relaxation, plant-based and whole food diets, alternative treatments and other solutions to problems that plague many people and erode their quality of life.

Campbell, who will be featured in the 2015 lineup, is the author of 300plus research articles and the bestselling book, The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health. He counsels everyone, “Eat vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains and tubers, with little or no added fat, refined carbohydrates (sugar, white flour) or salt.

The closer one gets to that kind of dietary lifestyle, the better.”

National Geographic Traveler has chosen Holistic Holiday at Sea as “one of the l00 best worldwide vacations to enrich your life.” It’s hard to find a reason not to sail on a voyage to well-being.

For more information on the Holistic Holiday at Sea Vegan Cruise, from Mar. 14 to 21, visit HolisticHolidayAtSea.com or call 1-800-496-0989.

Judith Fein is an award-winning international travel journalist and the author of Life is a Trip: The Transformative Magic of Travel, plus The Spoon from Minkowitz, about honoring ancestors.

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UN Helps Developing Countries Handle E-Waste Although they receive far less foreign e-waste than Africa and Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean are significant and growing destinations for the industrialized world’s discarded refrigerators, small home appliances, televisions, mobile phones, computers, e-toys and other products with batteries or electrical cords.

Adding to the problem, the region’s fast-growing middle class is emulating American consumers by buying more electronic and electrical equipment. According to the World Bank, economic “climbers” grew 50 percent in the last decade and represent 32 percent of the area’s population, surpassing the number of poor for the first time in regional history.

The United Nations’ Bonn, Germany-based Solving the E-Waste Program initiative establishes e-waste academies as valuable resources for researchers, government decision-makers and recyclers. Experts share their experiences and knowledge in developing countries.

Academy Coordinator Federico Magalini, Ph.D., notes, “What’s called a ‘best of two worlds’ approach is needed: efficient pre-processing in developing countries and maximized recovery of materials with proper treatment of residual waste in countries with the best technologies for the job, with proceeds shared fairly and equitably.”

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Collective On-the-Spot Buying Revives Local Businesses In most areas of the country, small, locally owned retail businesses are the lifeblood of local economies, but the rising costs of doing business often means they cannot compete with the lower prices of big-box retail giants that negotiate in volume. For several years, the growth and frequency of cash mobs have been breathing new life into struggling mom-and-pop businesses. Like a flash mob performing a dance or social protest, a cash mob gathers people together to have a tremendously positive

effect on hometown businesses that may have served them and their families for decades.

Most cash mobs agree to meet on a particular day, with each participant committing to spend a specified amount, typically $20 or more. The benefits for local businesses far exceed a one-day influx of cash—new customers are found, previous customers become active ones again and a new appreciation for businesses that fuel a local economy is realized.

Participants can also have a little fun while further benefiting their communities as many cash mobs gather with old friends and new after a shopping frenzy at a local establishment for food and drinks.

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Senior Roommate Service Combats Loneliness AARP, Inc., estimates that about 8,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day. With longer and healthier life expectancies, many are divorced or widowed and need roommates to have company and chat with; to share living costs and chores; and for emotional support.

Women-only Roommates4Boomers.com founder Sarah Venable says, “I went online to find a service that helps women over 50 find roommates, and found to my dismay that there were plenty of sites for finding roommates in their 20s and 30s, but nothing for boomer women.”

For a $30 fee, the site uses a detailed algorithm to match women not only by location, but by interests, tastes, lifestyles, education, personal preferences and a host of other factors; much like a successful dating website.

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Time Is Money, So Bank It Time banking is an updated, Web-savvy version of barter that allows users to accumulate the time they work and then “spend” it elsewhere. Unlike traditional bartering, it’s not limited to an individual transaction. The medium is so fluid that it can be exchanged many times as a form of currency.

Most people do a variety of tasks that others may not want to do or are incapable of doing themselves, such as writing, preparing taxes, babysitting, housecleaning, plumbing or even dentistry. For example, an hour of gardening equals an hour of child care, dentistry, home repair or teaching someone to play chess. The idea is that people trade for what they need and do what they’re good at. Everyone gets what they need by exchanging their expertise.

Time banking works for groups, too. Organizations, agencies, churches and businesses can all become members of TimeBanks USA, formed in 1995, and contribute time, energies, skills and resources.

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Non-Toxic Can Lining in Development Because fresh food spoils quickly, many packaging and preservation innovations have helped to extend transportation hardiness and shelf life. Now, a new bioresin made from tomato plant byproducts could make it safer to eat ubiquitous canned goods.

Led by the Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria delle Conserve Alimentari (Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry), in Parma, Italy, the BIOCOPAC (biocopac.eu/en) consortium is developing a biobased thermosetting lacquer. Most metal food packaging has a BPA-filled liner or chemical-based lacquer to prevent corrosion. While these keep the can intact, they have been linked to deleterious effects on the food inside.

An unmanned, solar-powered Wave Glider robot has been deployed off the U.S. coast near San Francisco as part of an arsenal of ocean-observing technologies revealing in real time the mysterious journeys of great white sharks and other marine creatures. A new network that also includes data receivers on fixed buoys picks up signals from acoustic tags on animals passing within 1,000 feet and transmits information to a research team on shore, led by Stanford University Marine Sciences Professor Barbara Block.

The technology is central to Block’s Blue Serengeti Initiative, which builds on the Tagging of Pacific Predators project, part of the international Census of Marine Life (2000-2010). “The use of revolutionary technology increases our capacity to observe our oceans and census populations, improve fisheries management models and monitor animal responses to climate change,” says Block.

Shark Net is a free IOS app available at the Apple store, created

by Block and her colleagues to enable a direct, personal connection between the public and wild marine animals, and to raise awareness of the teeming ocean life just off North America’s West Coast.

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Big Fish Eco-India

Strides Promised in Environmental Protection Following the lead of Jadav “Molai” Payeng, an Indian man who singlehandedly planted 1,360 acres of forest, India’s Rural Development Ministry will plant 2 billion trees along the nation’s 62,137 miles of highways to combat rural poverty and youth unemployment and improve the environment, which suffers from severe air pollution.

According to the World Health Organization, India currently has a youth unemployment rate of 10.2 percent and six of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced a target of spreading electricity to every home by 2019, relying largely on solar power, and the government is furthering plans to clean up the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.

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Saying No

Two Countries Buck the Mining Industry The governments of El Salvador and Costa Rica have successfully resisted demands by the gold mining industry, putting long-term environmental protection ahead of short-term financial gain. El Salvador stopped issuing gold mining permits several years ago, despite high gold prices and the contention by some that exporting gold was one of the country’s few chances to boost economic growth. The majority of its citizens obtain water from one large river system, the Lempa, and gold mining, which uses cyanide as a processing agent, invariably pollutes nearby rivers and watersheds.

The government of Costa Rica has said no to open-pit mining, one of the most environmentally destructive mining methods. Popular opposition surged in the wake of a major accident that led to the closure of the Canadian-owned Bellavista open-pit gold mine. Source: YES! magazine

Whales’ Global Impact Underestimated Whales have long been considered too rare to be the focus of overall marine ecological research, with more attention going to much smaller essential organisms like algae and plankton. However, as whales recover from centuries of overhunting that reduced their numbers by two-thirds or more, scientists are realizing the important role they play in transferring fertilizers like iron and nitrogen from deep waters to feed plankton near the surface via plumes of fecal matter.

A study at the University of Vermont, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, evaluates decades of research on the ecological role of great whales. Lead author Joe Roman says, “Whale recovery could lead to higher rates of productivity where whales aggregate to feed and give birth, supporting more robust fisheries.” It seems that the long-lived whales may even ease the impact of perturbations in climate and buffer marine ecosystems from destabilizing stresses.

Roman states, “This warrants a shift in view from whales being positively valued as exploitable goods or negatively valued because they compete with people for marine fish to one what recognizes that these animals play key roles in healthy marine ecosystems, providing services to human societies.”

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Keeping the entire product cycle within our borders employs more Americans, enhances local and national economic security and ensures greater product quality because American environmental and health regulatory standards are often higher than in other countries. For companies, domestic production can be part of a larger emphasis on supporting local businesses and implementing eco-practices.

StillMadeInUSA.com provides examples of domestically made products in many categories, including personal apparel, handcrafts, household goods, green products, appliances, sporting goods and tools.

About 95 percent of our clothing is now made in other countries, according to the Ecology Global Network (Ecology.com), mostly in China, where sweatshops and human rights abuses are prevalent. Polyester and nylon are derived from petroleum and processed and dyed using synthetic, often toxic substances such as copper, nickel and cobalt. The nonprofit Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture’s Fibershed and Grow Your Jeans programs (Tinyurl.com/ GreenJeansEtc) and the Sustainable Cotton Project’s Cleaner Cotton program (Tinyurl.com/CleanerCotton) increase domestic production by assisting and connecting domestic growers and textile makers.

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and courageously reach for our highest visions,” says Straub. “Start with what’s working already and the vision of what life can be.” She likens self-empowerment to “spiritual surfing, riding the wave where the energy, momentum and passion are.”

As workshop leaders, they encourage participants to transform limiting beliefs, determine what is meaningful for them, construct a compelling vision from that insight and then find ways to manifest that vision. They address six key areas in which to become more powerful and realize our personal best: physical health, emotional health, relationships, work, finances and spirituality.

Physical Health

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ulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen had reached the top of the New York Times bestseller list more than once, yet she relates in her memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, that she also yearned to be able to do a headstand, but felt she didn’t possess the necessary sense of balance.

“That’s just a little story you tell yourself,” advised her personal trainer.

Our bodies, Quindlen observes, are major appliances that deliver decades of faithful service with precious little downtime. She admits, “If the human body had a warranty, mine would have run out ages ago.” Still, she clung to a vision: “I want to be strong; strong enough to hike the mountain without getting breathless, strong enough to take a case of wine from the deliveryman and carry it to the kitchen.”

Quindlen, who lives in New York City and New England, was also maintain-

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ing an incorrect belief: It wasn’t her sense of balance that was holding her back, it was fear.

After two years of trying, she was able to do a headstand. Along with a sense of accomplishment, this quirky achievement was a revelation as she ultimately concluded, “If I can do one thing like that, perhaps there are others.”

First, recognize what we’re already doing right—eating well, perhaps, or exercising—and then add another healthy activity. Cardiologist Suzanne Steinbaum, director of New York City’s Lenox Hill Hospital’s Women and Heart Disease, underscores that much of physical health is within our personal control. “Many lifestyle factors keep us from being physically healthy enough to lead a full life,” she says, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet, excessive alcohol consumption or drug use, stress and depression. “The good news is that lifestyle factors are within our power to change.”

Steinbaum recommends starting small by changing one bad habit and then seeing how we feel. “Quit the diet soda or the sugar-sweetened beverages.

Get rid of potato chips. Go for a walk.

Put down your smartphone and spend some focused time with your child, a friend or even your pet. Then breathe… and just listen to how you feel.”

Take a Stand

Emotional Health

Personal empowerment is all about taking a stand—developing the vision, countering misguided beliefs, having a plan and then moving forward to be the best version of one’s true self.

David Gershon and Gail Straub, of West Hurley, New York, authors of Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It, contend that empowerment always starts with a desire for a better life. “We need to learn how to dream, how to boldly

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Our emotions can be allies in achieving personal empowerment, advises Straub.

For example, fear can alert us to danger; joy can remind us to be grateful.

However, when emotions cause pain and threaten derailment, it’s important to understand why, and then work through it.

“Uncomfortable emotions let us know there is a problem to attend to, a wound to work on, thus allowing us to see our own truth,” explains

don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., of San Diego, California, author of The Five Levels of Attachment. “With awareness, we can observe our uncomfortable emotions, as they may be showing a belief we are holding that is no longer true for us.”

“To work through our emotions, we have to be able to accurately sense what we are feeling and be able to express it in a healthy way,” adds Straub, like expressing anger after a tough commute by punching a designated pillow or shouting into a closet.

Furthermore, “We need to change the belief we’ve identified that’s causing the painful emotional response.” Did the guy that cut us off in traffic really do it maliciously? Third, learn to let go of a negative emotion that’s automatically triggered when someone or something presses our “hot button” by immediately considering, “He must have been in a big hurry,” or “She doesn’t realize how offensive that remark could be,” realizing it’s their problem, not ours, and declining to make it ours.

Achieving greater emotional calm is a huge step toward personal empowerment.

Relationships

Acting on heartfelt emotions can help forge stronger and healthier relationships. “Sometimes, we say yes to a false image of ourselves or hide who we are in order to be accepted,” counsels Ruiz, noting that not presenting our authentic selves in relationships will weaken or replace true intimacy with a sense of loneliness and distance. “Say, ‘I forgive, I accept and I let go.’” This paves the way to being genuine, which naturally leads to greater unconditional love and more fulfilling and honest relationships.

In romantic relationships, life coach Martha Beck, Ph.D., author of Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaiming Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want, suggests ditching the image of two people looking soulfully into each other’s eyes. “Realize that you’re both changing all the time,” she says. Instead, envision two people walking side-byside at the same pace, and a relationship that will continue to refresh and move forward, instead of getting stuck in well-worn patterns.

meditating. “You have to relax to start dissolving the disbelief in the possibility of having what you want,” she says.

“Empty out the negative thoughts in order to gain the confidence that abundance is yours.”

Spirituality

Work

Capability is one of the new guiding principles for self-empowerment at work, says Haydn Shaughnessy, a fellow at the University of California-Irvine’s Center for Digital Transformation and co-author, with Nicholas Vitalari, of The Elastic Enterprise. “It’s more about a broad-stroke capability,” he claims, such as public speaking, writing or troubleshooting and fixing machinery.

Capability means a strong skill that can be fine-tuned for a specific circumstance; a talented generalist, rather than a narrow specialist. Shaughnessy recommends that we recognize and develop our best competencies in order to equip ourselves to both withstand economic adversity and help push our careers forward.

Finances

Fiscal self-empowerment involves cultivating the confidence that we will be able to obtain more money when needed. Beck maintains that anyone can create abundance that lasts. “Where people believe they get abundance, they will,” she says, as in friendships or creative problem solving.

It’s the mixed internal messages of, “I need more money,” with, “There’s not enough to go around,” that can block the flow of abundance in our lives.

Beck, who lives in San Luis Obispo, California, recommends throwing a “neurological toggle switch” to turn off the “lack-and-attack” part of our brains and turn on the “everything-is-goingto-be-all-right” area. This is realized through slowing down, relaxing and

Following all of these first five steps also helps enhance our spirituality. Dennis Merritt Jones, of Simi Valley, California, author of the new book, Your (Re) Defining Moments: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be, calls it “being pulled by vision,” rather than being pushed by pain. The motivational speaker believes that every encounter, event or circumstance is a portal to a redefining moment—a chance to connect with our authentic self.

Jones cites seven characteristics of the authentic or timeless self: realizing our oneness in life, reverence for that life, fearlessness because we know we’re part of something bigger, integrity, humility, equanimity and unconditional love.

“When these qualities become the norm in our daily lives, we’ll know we are living from the authentic self,” he says.

Jones urges us to live “more vertically.” He explains, “We exist on what I call the surface of life, a horizontal pathway where we go about our daily routines. We often don’t hear the siren call from the depths of our being because we are so busy ‘doing’. It’s the authentic self that’s eternally calling us to be who we were born to be.”

He describes a “sacred intersection” where we can turn from the horizontal everyday and move in a vertical direction to the depths of our souls or the heights of our imaginations via mindfulness and self-enquiry. Fortunately, every moment of every day offers this opportunity to expand our being. The key question is, “Will we be consciously present enough to recognize the opening and step through the door?”

These experts concur there is no finish line for self-empowerment or attaining the perfect place to stay. It’s a “sustainable growth process,” says Gershon, an ideal project for the rest of our lives.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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leep, along with nutrition and exercise, shapes the backbone of overall health, yet 40 percent of Americans get an insufficient amount, according to a recent Gallup survey, and the potential health risks are considerable. “Sleep deprivation affects every organ system and disease state,” and is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer and mortality, says Michael Breus, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Scottsdale, Arizona, and founder of TheSleepDoctor.com.

“It’s best to get seven to eight hours of sleep in one big block at nighttime,” counsels Breus. Yet the circadian rhythm dictates two peaks of sleepiness every 24 hours—one in the middle of the night and another 12 hours later, says Dr. Lawrence Epstein, director of the sleep medicine program at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Interacting with the circadian rhythm is the homeostatic rhythm, which causes greater sleepiness the longer we’re awake. Both circadian and homeostatic sleepiness elevate by mid-afternoon, resulting in the familiar 4 p.m. slump. Siesta cultures split sleep, notes Epstein, slightly reducing nighttime sleep, but devoting time midday to nap.

“Naps are a double-edged sword,” observes Epstein.

While they help relieve short-term sleepiness, poorly planned naps can perpetuate an unhealthy cycle of daytime sleepiness and nighttime wakefulness. Stepping outside for 10 minutes of sunlight and fresh air can stamp out sleepiness, says Breus, which is much healthier than reaching for a caffeine jolt or sugary snack.

Be a Better Napper

A study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that merely falling asleep may initiate memory processing and cognitive consolidation, helping explain why German scientists found even six-minute naps to be rejuvenating. If substantial daytime sleep is needed to overcome a deficit, strive for 90 to 110 minutes, the length of time needed to complete a full sleep cycle. Here are other practical tips.

Reflect on the rationale. “Boredom, laziness or avoiding work are the wrong reasons to nap,” says Amanda Chan, managing editor for healthy living at The Huffington Post, which instituted two cozy nap rooms in its New York head-

Epstein. “We prize productivity and think it shows worker loyalty to put in excessive amounts of time.”

Ironically, mounting research suggests that napping may boost the brainpower needed to function at peak performance. A recent study found that nightshift air-traffic controllers that napped for 19 minutes showed better vigilance and reaction times than nonnappers. Other documented benefits include better concentration, memory and creativity.

Seek out a sleep sanctuary at work, such as an office with the door closed and blinds drawn, an unused conference room with a couch, or a first-aid office cot, suggests Chan. Another option is to nap in the car, but Breus insists that nappers tell colleagues where they’re going as a precaution. Better yet, bond with a “nap buddy” willing to read nearby during snooze time.

“You’re very vulnerable when you’re asleep,” he says. “Be safe.”

If sleeping is not currently condoned in the workplace, consider approaching the human resources department with information on the positive effects of appropriate napping on work performance, says Epstein. Suggest implementing a sleep wellness program, which can offer education on sleep deprivation, techniques to improve sleep and individual screening for sleep disorders.

quarters after founder Arianna Huffington collapsed from exhaustion several years ago. A quick pick-me-up to boost mental agility and mood is a reasonable excuse to snooze.

Plan a prophylactic nap. Forestall late afternoon fatigue by napping between 1 and 3 p.m. Waiting until early evening to nap can interfere with nighttime sleep, advises Epstein.

Embrace darkness, coolness and quietude. Melatonin, “the key that starts the engine of sleep,” is suppressed by even the slightest amount of light, so wear eyeshades, suggests Breus. Keep a blanket and earplugs handy.

Lie down. If a bed or couch is unavailable, try napping on a yoga mat on the floor. A chair should be reclined to support the lower back and avoid straining the neck from “bobblehead” syndrome, says Breus.

Power down. Setting an alarm for 10 to 25 minutes allows time for only the first two sleep stages: falling asleep and light sleep. Breus explains that sleeping longer than 25 minutes triggers deep sleep, from which waking results in sleep inertia, or grogginess, that impairs mood, decision-making and motor skills.

Napping at Work

While many progressive businesses such as Google, Apple and Zappos permit or even promote workplace napping, most companies are still skeptical.

“We live in a culture that minimizes the importance of sleep,” comments

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

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any of us have grown disenchanted with expensive, commercial beauty products that include toxic and even cancer-causing ingredients. Fortunately, safe, natural and affordable alternatives—including homemade shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, bath salts, body scrubs and butters—are stocked at many natural grocers and health food stores.

We all want to avoid phthalates, cetyl alcohol, triclosan, sodium laureth sulfate, parabens and many other poisonous chemicals commonly found in lotions, creams, scrubs, oils, perfumes and makeup products that may not be listed on labels. “You want to know what’s in your product,” says Janice Cox, of Medford, Oregon, the bestselling author of Natural Beauty at Home and Eco-Beauty. “If you’re making your own, you’re in control.”

Cox remarks, “Ingredients are absorbed through the skin, our largest organ. It’s why some medicines like birth control, pain relief and nicotine patches are effectively applied externally; it’s also why toxic ingredients placed on our skin can be so harmful.”

Her recommended solution is simple: The kitchen cabinet harbors solutions to the dry and dull skin that plagues many this time of year, shampoo residues that result in drab hair,

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and less-than-glowing skin due to a suboptimal holiday diet.

“Many products require only one or two ingredients and take minimal time to make,” says Cox. “Plus, they cost only pennies. Who wouldn’t choose that over a $30-an-ounce mysterious chemical soup?”

Honey is a Cox favorite for several reasons, including its antimicrobial effects: a dab on a blemish or insect bite can zap it overnight. “Honey has high potassium content, making it almost impossible for bacteria to survive in,” she explains. It’s also a good source of B vitamins thiamine, niacin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid, plus minerals like iron, zinc and manganese. In this case, what’s absorbed through skin is literally nourishing our body’s entire system.

Honey is also a powerful humectant, helping to prevent loss of moisture from skin and hair. Cox recommends dropping a tablespoon or two in a warm bath to soothe rough skin without stickiness, a conditioning mixture of honey and olive oil to produce silky hair and an apple-honey toner to facilitate glowing skin.

She also recommends an easy shampoo that contains nothing more than natural soap (like Dr. Bronner’s), water and a little vegetable oil for dry

hair. “It doesn’t foam up like commercial shampoos, but it gets hair much cleaner,” she advises.

Homemade beauty products are a natural outlet for anyone that loves to cook or craft. Make a small batch—experiment with an array of essential oils to create a preferred scent to suit individual tastes, and add or subtract the amounts according to skin and hair types.

“Take it a step further and make pretty gift packages with glass bottles, jars or tins embellished with ribbons, personal artwork or anything else that taps into your creative juices,” says Cox. “Your friends and family will be especially happy to receive and use them.”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books and publisher at Take Charge Books. Connect at Kathleen@KathleenBarnes.com.

Simple Natural Beauty Ingredients Here are a few favorite ingredients for home treatments: n Honey is perfect for conditioning dry, damaged hair and rinses out easily. n Sour cream makes a great facial mask for softening and cleansing a dull complexion. n Green tea is packed with antioxidants and tones skin with no need to rinse off. n Oatmeal can be used instead of soap to cleanse all skin types. n Pineapple juice soothes tired feet and softens rough patches. n Baking soda works head to toe as a hair rinse, facial scrub and bath soak. n Olive oil in a nail soak keeps nails clean, flexible and strong.

Muscle-Soothing Bath Salts Yields 24 ounces This is the perfect bath to relax and refresh the whole body. Add a few drops of essential oils to the mixture for scent.

1 cup kosher or sea salt 1 cup baking soda 1 cup Epsom salt Mix together all ingredients and pour into a clean, dry container. Pour one cup of the mixture into a warm tub slowly, allowing the salts to dissolve completely. Soak for at least 20 minutes, but no more than 40 minutes.

Raw Sugar Body Scrub Yields 10 ounces Raw sugar is well-suited for freshening skin. Using a body scrub helps rid skin of surface impurities, enabling it to retain more moisture and look healthier. It also boosts circulation, which energizes the whole body.

1 cup raw sugar ½ cup light oil, such as almond or sunflower ½ tsp vitamin E oil Mix together all ingredients and pour into a clean container. Massage a tablespoon or two at a time all over the body to gently exfoliate and moisturize skin.

Basic Shampoo Yields 8 ounces If hair is oily, the optional vegetable oil may be omitted, but if hair is dry or damaged, include it. This is a great shampoo for all hair types because it’s gentle on hair and won’t strip away the natural oils. ½ cup water ½ cup mild natural liquid soap (like Dr. Bronner’s or any Castile soap) ½ tsp light vegetable oil (optional) Gently stir all the ingredients together, being careful not to beat the mixture or it will create foam. Pour the shampoo into a clean plastic container. Shampoo as normal, and then rinse well with cool water.

Eau de Cologne Yields 4 ounces Eau de Cologne was originally made by steeping flowers in a jar with alcohol and a small amount of oil. The scented oil was poured off and the alcohol was mixed with water.

Body Butter Yields 4 ounces This is a rich, buttery cream that makes a wonderful all-over body cream. It contains four well-known skin conditioning oils. ¼ cup grated cocoa butter 1 Tbsp coconut oil 2 Tbsp light sesame oil 1 Tbsp almond oil 1 Tbsp grated beeswax

Combine all the ingredients in a heatresistant container. In the microwave or on the stovetop using a double boiler, gently heat until the mixture just begins to melt. Remove from heat and stir well until the wax and cocoa butter are melted and all ingredients are mixed together. Pour into a clean container and allow it to cool completely. Spread a small amount of the body butter on the skin.

¼ cup vodka or witch hazel ¼ cup water 2-3 drops of a favorite essential oil or a mixture of oils (lavender, sandalwood, bergamot, rose, frangipani, ylang-ylang or jasmine) Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a clean spray bottle or splash bottle. Spray or splash the scented cologne onto skin or hair.

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reward with praise and the designated gift. Once the game is learned, there is no need to keep scenting the cards.”

Turn up a corner of all the cards for easy pickup.

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PLAYFUL PET GIFTS

Animals Love Interactive Toys and Games

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hat’s on the family pet’s wish list this year? Family members can have fun creating interactive toys and games that are easy on the holiday budget.

According to a recent American Pet Association survey, three out of four owners buy gifts for their pets during the holiday season to the collective tune of $5 billion. Dogs and cats receive new sweaters and boots, collars and leashes, toys and treats. Yet, what they really crave is attention.

“Too often, pets are left alone for eight hours a day, leading to anxiety, frustration and unwanted behaviors. It’s important that they’re mentally challenged, learn new commands and have fun,” says Dr. Mary Gardner, co-founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, in Los Angeles. “Cognitive decline

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and muscle wasting, common in older pets, can both be thwarted with games personalized for age and ability.”

Special Dog Treats

Look for sturdy wooden puzzles that hide a treat behind doors that pull or slide open. Advanced puzzles involve a multi-step solution. Following dog treat cookbooks will keep dedicated bakers in a canine’s good graces throughout the year.

Write an activity—a walk, trip to the dog park, game of fetch or a doggie/human dance party—on a few index cards.

“Teach the dog to choose by rubbing one card with a sodium-free bouillon cube,” suggests Eileen Proctor, a pet lifestyle expert in Denver. “As soon as the dog sniffs the card,

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Cats may like to play it cool, but bring out a laser pointer and they act like kittens again. To mimic hunting instincts, play hide-and-seek with kitty’s food; put holes in a closed box with special bits of dry food inside, then let her paw it out or roll the box.

Place a too-large-to-swallow jingle bell inside an empty toilet paper roll and tape the ends shut for a charmingsounding toy. An orphaned sock filled with crinkly cellophane and sewn shut makes an intriguing toy to drag around.

Improvise a fishing pole from a colorful dowel rod and heavy twine with a petand planet-friendly item tied on the end for a pet to chase.

Cats love to squeeze themselves into small spaces or relax in larger ones, so pass along gift boxes.

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In the wild, birds spend most of their time foraging for food. Mimic a wilderness search by hiding food beneath an unused, unbleached coffee filter or a large lettuce leaf. Cut food in pieces big enough to hold in a claw to help hone balance. Hide seeds in a made-for-birds piñata, available at pet supply stores.

Puzzle boxes range from reach-in-forfood versions to slide-a-door or pull-aknob difficulty levels.

Fun for Fish

Betta (Siamese fighting) fish love to rest near the surface, so provide a leafy hammock, available where supplies are sold. Finned friends get exercise as they chase a laser pointer’s red dot through the water. A new plant or ping-pong ball floating on the surface provides added entertainment.

Moss balls are a good place to hide

Older animals can benefit from new bedding; a mattress that resembles an egg carton is easy on the joints. A warming pad feels good on cold nights. Placing short steps beside a family bed allows cosleeping to continue.

A ramp helps senior dogs get into the car. food and also help keep the water clean.

A ceramic log lets fish hide inside.

Climbing Crabs

Hermit crabs are social animals, both curious and amusing. The gift of a new shell or two during molting season is appreciated. Flat-topped rocks with textured sides, large enough to not tip over, provide a different view. Fibers like those used for macramé, hung from the lid of the tank almost to the floor mimic rope climbing. Upside-down terra cotta flower pots, in different sizes and covered with netting, provide more surfaces and heights to explore.

“Time spent together is a gift for both the giver and the recipient,” says Proctor. “It’s more thoughtful than anything you can find in a store. You always get back more than you give.”

Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLouis FreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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Pet Adoption Event – 11am-3pm. Come meet some Michigan Humane Society dogs and cats of all ages, waiting for adoption! PetSmart, 23271 Eureka Rd, Taylor. 734-722-1104

FRI, NOVEMBER 7, 2014 Vaccine and Microchipping Clinic for Pets – 4:30-7:30pm. Protect your pets from illness even in this economy! Top quality vaccines, heartworm meds, and flea/tick preventatives for dogs and cats at low prices. Microchips $25. Nail trims $5. Basil’s Buddies at Tiny Paws Pet Grooming, 13498 Dix Rd, Southgate. 734-926-1098.

WED, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 Pet Food Bank – 3-5:30pm. Bring proof of your animals which you are seeking assistance for. See website for requirements. Please do not bring animals to this visit. Trenton/Woodhaven Animal Shelter, 21860 Van Horn Rd, Woodhaven.

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THURSDAYS “Ice Cream Social” –7-9pm. Bring your dog in for a Yoghund Frozen Yogurt treat. Socialize and play! $2 & human treat is free. Bow Wow Baktique, 21035 Mack, Grosse Pointe Woods.

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he Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelter hosts drop-in play dates for dogs to interact and play off-leash in a safe, indoor environment from 6 to 7 p.m., at the Friends Training Center in Dearborn. During the month of November, the scheduled dates are: small breed dogs 11 pounds and under, November 6; large dogs over 35 pounds, November 13; and medium-sized dogs 11 to 35 pounds, November 20. Proof of vaccinations is required including distemper and bordetella and current fecal exam.

The Dearborn Animal Shelter, operated as a city service and managed by the Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelter, strives to find quality homes for all adoptable animals. Other services include reuniting lost pets with their owners, providing loving care for lost or unwanted animals and assistance to pet owners.

Cruelty investigation is provided through the City of Dearborn Animal Control officers.

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ccording to a poll by the Center for a New American Dream in 2005, three out of four Americans wish the holidays were less materialistic. Traditionally rooted in family, faith and joy, the season can be marred by commercialization.

Instead, inspire the whole family to take a “buy less, get more” approach so that everyone can experience the essence of what many consider the most wonderful time of the year.

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Give Kids the True Gifts of the Season

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The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) reports that U.S. companies now spend about $17 billion annually marketing to children, up from $100 million in 1983. Many kids are formulating wish lists yearround, due to the continual bombardment of alluring commercials. CCFC Associate Director Josh Golin attests that the holiday season is a perfect time to start discussing the power of advertising and the techniques used.

Teens are especially sensitive to the notion of being manipulated by adults.

For children under 8 that can’t yet comprehend the persuasive intent of commercials, limit screen time with all devices. Golin advises that the scope of commercialism has changed radically.

“It’s no longer just television commercials, but also Internet, cell phones and video games. Plus, children’s media characters are placed on every type of product imaginable. Think about limiting commercialism in all forms; you can’t just turn off the TV.”

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Start before the holidays. “Talk to kids about how you’ll celebrate the holidays in your own home, noting that it might be unique. Focus on aspects that aren’t gift-related,” suggests Golin. Plan food-focused traditions such as baking together and special group meals. Generate excitement around spiritual aspects of the season or visits from out-of-town family members.

When shopping together for gifts, make a plan and stick with it, letting everyone know its purpose beforehand. Resist impulsive purchases trumpeted by store promotions.

Connect with Kids

New American Dream’s Simplify the Holidays guide at Tinyurl.com/SimplifyTheHolidays encourages families to reconnect by participating in meaningful activities such as neighborhood caroling, building a gingerbread house, preparing gift boxes for the homeless, taking a nature hike or making a feeder for backyard birds.

Explore volunteer projects as a family, letting the children’s interests lead. If kids are attracted to water, pick up litter along a shoreline. In the spirit of the season, donate gently used clothing, books and toys to a shelter. For animal lovers, contribute time or materials to a local animal rescue or rehabilitation center.

Attend community events such as musical performances, plays and art exhibits. Seek out inexpensive or free local activities. Kids are often enthralled by a simple tour of neighborhood Christmas lights.

Gift Buying

Make gift purchases consistent with the family’s values.

Golin suggests resisting the temptation to buy the season’s “hot” products. “Resist buying what’s advertised the most.

We have power as parents and as part of a larger culture to believe there’s no such thing as a must-have toy or holiday gift.” Instead, search for timeless, high-quality items that are eco-friendly and fair trade. Try wooden toys for babies and toddlers or a bamboo skateboard for teens.

Ads can make a toy look appealing because it’s brand-new and ready-to-use, but homemade gifts can be a more meaningful alternative. New American Dream suggests constructing a rope swing or wooden sandbox for little ones. Given a comfortable timeframe, children can gift grownups homemade green cleaning products or re-potted herb and houseplant clippings. All ages can give away the last book they read and kick off a year-round book exchange. Forego more tangible items by gifting experiences like a zoo membership, bowling gift cards or movie tickets, or make a charitable donation to a cause that the recipient supports.

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Unplug

Always plan for quiet time. It reduces exposure to holiday marketing, creates opportunities for family bonding and fosters independent children. Golin observes, “We can all be better about trusting our kids to entertain themselves.

When reducing screen time, we don’t necessarily need to suggest activities to kids. Give them the space to be bored for a minute and be amazed at what they come up with on their own.”

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Beauty Foods Kimberly Snyder Shows How to Eat for Radiant Skin, Eyes and Hair

by Judith Fertig

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ise food choices that optimize digestion and promote natural, ongoing detoxification can help us attain red-carpet shape, professes nutritionist and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of The Beauty Detox Foods. She aims for optimum health as the basis for achieving a desirable outward glow.

Snyder says she once struggled with several beauty issues. In seeking wellness on the way to becoming a nutritionist, she found that her daily energy level improved after she started making shifts in her diet. She then lost weight, her hair got healthier and her formerly troubled facial skin became clear and smooth.

Blogging about her gradual transformation and lifestyle philosophies attracted media attention and a celebrity clientele by word of mouth. “I never looked for clients; they found me,” she says. Today, Snyder counts entertainers Fergie and her actor-husband Josh Duhamel, Kerry Washington, Channing Tatum and Drew Barrymore among the many celebrities she has helped get into better camera-ready shape.

Early into her personal transformation, Snyder realized that digestion holds the key. “I never linked my constipation issues with my acne,” she says. “It’s a tremendous amount of work

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to digest food. It’s no wonder that eating a fast-food sandwich with gluten bread, animal protein and cheese with casein produces a mid-afternoon slump. They are hard to digest together and all at once, taxing body energy,” she explains. “Then, when you feel the inevitable drop in energy, you might turn to caffeine or sugary soda, but that only brings on another slump.”

Good Advice

Snyder, who is now a vegan, suggests simplifying meals and starting them with whole, raw, plant-based foods like salads.

She advises her clients to start the day with lemon juice in warm water. If they don’t feel like breakfast, she advises, “Don’t force yourself. Listen to your body, it knows best.”

When hunger hits, Snyder blends a Glowing Green Smoothie—what she calls, “the star of the whole Beauty Detox program,” in her book. A batch of three to four servings requires seven cups of chopped spinach; six cups of chopped romaine lettuce; one-and-a-half cups of chopped celery; one banana; an apple and a pear, both peeled, cored and chopped; two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and two cups of filtered water. She claims that drinking this smoothie can make a difference in just three days.

She also lists 50 plant-based foods for specific body benefits because they are naturally alkaline-forming during digestion and assimilate more effectively than acid-forming animal protein, dairy, caffeine, alcohol and sugar. By improving digestion, we end up feeling more energetic.

Timely Eating

Carefully timed consumption is another key in Snyder’s beauty regimen. She recommends starting the day with a light smoothie, eating foods based on whole plants throughout the day, and then eating a raw salad and a vegetarian meal or

some animal protein as an earlier dinner. Eating fruit by itself on an empty stomach helps it digest better than when combined with other foods that take longer to process. On hungrier days, Snyder suggests turning to whole grains such as oats or quinoa, which are high in fiber and lower in fat, or fibrous chia seeds.

When energy is low, she advocates supplementing with bee pollen or a protein smoothie. She stresses, “Progress, not perfection,” as her mantra, advising that it’s better to take small steps and keep moving forward rather than try to change everything all at once. She believes that experiencing higher energy and beauty benefits provides effective incentives to continue instead of trying to stick to a strict, numbers-based plan that doesn’t take into account energy or digestion.

Connect at KimberlySnyder.com.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

Top 50 Beauty Detox Foods

Ongoing Cleansing

“The metaphor I use for healthy digestion is a waterfall versus a stagnant pond,” says Snyder. “You want your system to be moving, dynamic.” To keep digestive “sludge” out of our body’s systems, Snyder recommends a proven detox approach of drinking liquid only between meals to help foods digest easier. She particularly recommends her own Probiotic & Enzyme Salad, made with four cups of shredded cabbage; one inch of fresh ginger, cut into strips; one teaspoon of caraway seeds; and cold, filtered water, all left to naturally ferment in a jar at room temperature for about five

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days—or refrigerated raw sauerkraut from a health food store—to help flush out toxins. She also emphasizes supplementing with probiotics, such as her unique formula made from soil-based organisms. Infrared sauna treatments can also help leach heavy metals out of body fat and decrease cellulite.

“These techniques have been around for a long time because they work,” says Snyder. “As I always say, outer beauty is a reflection of inner health.”

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by Kimberly Snyder These foods work to improve specific body areas while promoting whole-body wellness. Such plant-based foods also improve digestion and raise energy levels.

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Arugula Onions Raw applecider vinegar Garlic Lemon

For Beautiful Hair

For a Beautiful Body Fluid body movement Broccoli Brussels sprouts Sesame seeds Romaine lettuce

Radiant Watercress Figs Sweet potatoes Cucumbers Acai

Pumpkin seeds Dulse (a type of seaweed) Carrots Radishes Nutritional yeast

Cellulite-free Fresh cilantro and parsley Buckwheat and oat groats (whole oats)

Soft Pineapple Almonds Walnuts Flaxseed

For Beautiful Eyes

Toned body Kale Hemp seeds Quinoa Millet Chia seeds

Unlined, wrinkle-free Pears Cabbage Turmeric Clear, blemish-free Fermented vegetables (e.g., sauerkraut)

Bright eyes Papaya Beets Blueberries Apples Eliminating dark circles and puffiness Celery Collard greens Asparagus Bananas

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Growing Up with Wayne Dyer

Serena Dyer Reflects on Her Spiritual Upbringing

by Lindsay McGinty

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erena Dyer had a unique childhood being raised by spiritually progressive parents, including her bestselling celebrity dad, Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., who would write her notes on personal stationery printed with the motto, “Be realistic. Expect miracles!”

It’s not a message her peers likely heard at home.

Now 29, Serena shares her point of view in Don’t Die with Your Music Still in You: My Experience Growing Up with Spiritual Parents, co-authored with her father. The title reflects her parents’ key lesson for their children: Pursue the life you are born to live.

Some missteps along the journey to her true calling included enrolling in law school to maintain her student identity, but her upbringing served as a light guiding her home to herself. She wrote the book after dropping out of law school, a big step toward her dream of inspiring others to live authentically.

What was it like to grow up with Wayne Dyer as your father?

What is the greatest lesson you learned?

Thus far, it is knowing that we are the creators of our destiny—the masters of our fate. I wholeheartedly believe that we sign up for the experiences we have in this lifetime, as they are part of our soul’s desire to grow and expand.

When we make the choice to view life as not happening to us, but responding to us, we become more consciously aware of how much our thoughts affect our daily experience. I am so grateful my parents taught me this at a young age because I have learned to choose my thoughts carefully.

What is the greatest gift your parents have given you?

It’s not something they did for me; it was how they lived their lives in front of me. My parents did not encourage me to follow my dreams and then sacrifice theirs in order to raise me. My parents followed their dreams and in watching them do so, I felt safe to go after mine, as well. They taught me that there is no honor in sacrificing yourself or your dreams for anyone else, and demonstrated that the only time you have to make your life the way you want it is now. I am grateful to them for living their lives this way, which has allowed me to feel safe living my life this way, as well.

meditation at the age of 5 and count monks as friends.

Growing up, my seven siblings and I were exposed to a lot of ideas that were different than what my friends heard.

We were taught that within each of us is a purpose, a passion that we call dharma, and that dharma is what we are incarnated here to do. We were taught that the most important thing you could do in your life was to follow that dharma, and in doing so, you would be serving God. I often joke that my childhood was filled with unconditional love and security, but also a lot of weirdness!

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having spiritually progressive parents is that they make sure you are aware that you are responsible for everything happening in your life.

Were there any downsides to being raised by spiritual parents?

I like to think that while there weren’t any real downsides, there were certainly challenges. For example, in a more traditional household, when someone gets the flu, their parents probably tell them that it’s flu season and it’s just going around. In my household, when one of us would get the flu, we were told that we aligned with it and allowed it in.

In other words, part of the challenge of

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What advice would you give to people that wish they were raised in a more spiritual manner?

I tell people that it doesn’t really matter what kind of parents you had, it matters how you feel about yourself. Everything in life starts with the self. If you don’t have love and acceptance and forgiveness for yourself, you won’t have these things to give to other people either. I was taught that we can’t give what we don’t have. When we learn to love and treasure every part of ourselves, we also have love to give to others.

Contributor Lindsay McGinty lives in Orange County, CA.

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cycling can help in the overall battle to burn calories and blast cellulite.

Cellulite Shrinkers Five Simple Exercises to Smooth Thighs

by E.C. LaMeaux

Stair Climbing

Stair climbing burns at least 10 calories a minute, according to the nonprofit National Wellness Institute, that promotes healthy lifestyles worldwide.

Plus, stair climbing has the added benefit of working all the muscle areas that tend to get hit with the greatest amounts of cellulite.

Leg Lifts

Janet Wallace, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology at Indiana University-Bloomington, advises that leg lifts are the best exercise for toning the outer thighs.

Lie on the floor on your side, placing one elbow on the ground and prop your head up with that same hand.

Place the other hand on the floor beside your waist. With legs straight and toes pointed, lift the top leg up as far as it will go, then slowly lower it back down.

Do 10 to 15 reps, and then turn over and work the other leg.

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nsightly cellulite, which is comprised of fat deposits just beneath the skin, appears as lumps or dimples, usually near the buttocks and upper thighs, and is most common in women. Building muscle can make cellulite harder to notice and help burn more calories. While cellulite deposits might not be eliminated, burning body fat will make them shrink and be less visible. Here

are five top exercises to blast stubborn cellulite.

Cardiovascular Exercise

As long as we’re expending more calories than we’re taking in, we will begin burning the body’s fat deposits.

As cardio workouts burn calories, they can reduce overall body fat, which also makes cellulite harder to see. Any exercise such as walking, running, hiking or

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An MSNBC health segment recommended this fat-busting move to target all the areas that are most susceptible to cellulite. While kneeling on hands and knees, lift a leg up behind you until it’s pointed upward at a 45-degree angle. Slowly bring the leg back down and repeat the movement with the other leg. Start with 15 reps and work up from there.

Squats

Stand comfortably with feet about a foot apart. Slowly bend the knees to lower your body until both thighs are parallel to the floor. Then gradually stand back up, squeezing gluteal and back-of-thethigh muscles as you rise.

If performed consistently, this exercise will increase muscle strength in the thighs and buttocks, which also helps burn fat, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Less fat equals less noticeable cellulite.

As with the other exercises, start with 15 repetitions per session and work up to more.

E.C. LaMeaux posts a body of work at Gaiam Life (Life.Gaiam.com), from which this was adapted.

“Feeling gratitude and

inspiration

not expressing it is like wrap-

Practice Gratitude

ping a present and not giving it.”

and Change Your Life

~ William Arthur Ward

by April Thompson

“I have started a gratitude journal that I write in every day. When you run out of the ‘obvious’ blessings, it makes you dig deep and see all the small things. I commit to do my very best to never take anything or anybody, good or bad, for granted.” ~ Lisa Henderson Middlesworth

“A town can be such a blessing. Neighbors always pull together when there’s a tragedy or natural disaster. The boundaries diminish and yards become one... we eat in each other’s kitchens, supervise each other’s children, share vehicles and generally watch out for each other. I believe it is God’s way of reminding us that we’re one family and each of us provides the strength and foundation for the other.” ~ Colleen Epple Pine

~ Joanie Weber Badyna

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Connect with freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

Grateful Kickstarts

“My losses have given me an inner compass by which I live my life. While I would not wish the tragedies I have experienced on anyone, I am eternally grateful for the blessings. I do not waste time, and I know how to love without fear.”

iddlesworth, Pine and Badyna are among thousands adopting a Gratitude Challenge to help develop their gratitude reflex and cultivate a more positive outlook on life. Gratitude can take many forms, but typically participants pledge to reflect upon and express it daily with the help of email prompts from a sponsoring organization. A gratitude practice can help grow appreciation for the strangers that better our lives. It can also deepen our

Gratitude is a small act with a big payoff, Green observes. “The person receiving gratitude appreciates knowing they made a difference, but the giver is the greatest recipient. It feels good to express gratitude, plus you are freed from future regrets that you didn’t express it when you had the chance.”

Patricia Brugioni, a Christian Science nurse from Chicago, has been sharing three things she’s grateful for on social media on a daily basis since taking a five-day online challenge earlier this year. “I am a grateful person by nature, but now I am claiming the good that is coming to me and learning to cherish things without feeling like I have to earn them,” she says.

gratefulness for the significant others we sometimes take for granted.

Approaching a milestone birthday, retired businessman Walter Green set out on a year-long journey to visit 44 people that he credited with changing his life to initiate conversations about their influence, which he recounts in the book This is the Moment! While the relationships were already solid, according to Green, “In many cases, it was the most significant conversation we ever had.”

Kindspring.org’s first online Gratitude Challenge brought together 11,000 people from 118 countries.

The site now has an online portal, including a startup kit designed to help community organizations sponsor their own challenges.

Gratitude can be good for business, too. Four Canadian branches of the bank TD turned its ATMs into “automatic thank-you” machines that provided high-value personalized gifts to its longest-standing customers to thank them for their loyalty. Any business can be creative in showing appreciation in meaningful ways to its customers.

As with any new skill or habit, gratitude needs to be exercised until it becomes second nature. Simply writing a page a day in a gratitude journal or saying a morning thank-you prayer can help maintain the momentum.

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SAT, NOVEMBER 01, 2014

TUES, NOVEMBER 4, 2014

SUN, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

42nd Annual Glass Show & Sale – 10am-5pm.

Michigan Depression Glass Society’s show & sale will feature nearly 24 dealers form across the US, selling glassware from the early 1900s into the 1060s. Additionally, attendees will also be able to walk down ”memory lane” with a 1940’s Woodward Ave dime store, Sander’s confections, Vernors soda fountain, & Woolworth’s fiveand-dime. $5. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave, Dearborn.

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AARP – 12:30pm. Wayne County Heritage Chapter #4676 will host Bettie Hughes, MMAP Regional Coordinator to bring the latest information on Medicare healthcare and prescription plans for 2015.

Free. WCCC, 21000 Northline Rd, Taylor. Call Mary 734-374-2515 to reserve a space.

Charter One Family Second Sunday – 1-5pm.

Bring the whole family to Rejoice, Relive & Reconnect while enjoying the many exhibits and engaging programs. Free. Wright Museum, 315 E Warren, Detroit. 313-494-5800.

Drink Yourself Healthy – 12pm. Water awareness presentation & demo presented by Dr Linda Solomon who will discuss chemical additives in our tap water, how tap water can interfere with Iodine levels, negative effects of soda on the body, harmful properties of bottle water, hazards of sports drinks, acidic drinks & how they effect you and your children, and how to get truly clean, pure water.

Limited space; RSVP. Free. TLC Holistic Wellness, 31580 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia.734-664-0339.

Detroit Doll Show – 1-7pm. Fantasy Dolls theme presented by Sandy’s Land. The mission of the show is to celebrate history, culture, fashion , your beauty and having fun. ‘Love the Skin You’re In’.

Speakers, hands-on workshops, vendors, arts & crafts, Doll Look-A-Like Contest, panel discussion, film, food, and more.3 yrs. & up. $5 plus workshops.

Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E Warren, Detroit. 313-492-6953 Artisans Market – 1-5pm. Jewelry, apparel, accessories, photographs, home décor and other fine arts. Featuring works for sale by Harper Woods artists & DYI crafters. Hosted by the Friends of the Harper Woods Library. Free. Harper Woods Library, 19601 Harper, Harper Woods. 313-343-2575.

SUN, NOVEMBER 2, 2014 Annual Czech/Slovak Dinner Party – 12-7pm.

“Christmas Memories” themed event hosted by Sokol Detroit. Food, music, shopping and more. $8.

23600 W Warren, Dearborn Heights. 313-278-9493.

42nd Annual Glass Show & Sale – 10am-4pm.

Michigan Depression Glass Society’s show & sale will feature nearly 24 dealers form across the US, selling glassware from the early 1900s into the 1060s. Additionally, attendees will also be able to walk down ”memory lane” with a 1940’s Woodward Ave dime store, Sander’s confections, Vernors soda fountain, & Woolworth’s fiveand-dime. $5. Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave, Dearborn.

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WED, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 Releasing Your Trapped Emotions – 8-9:30pm.

You will learn what trapped emotions are and how they influence your health and relationships in this Teleclass (phone or Skype) presented by Tammy Braswell of Create by Vibration. “Discover how letting go of your trapped emotions can set you free from the negative, unwanted patterns in your life!”. As a bonus, Tammy will be also sharing an exercise using a technique that you can do anytime to release unwanted emotions as they come up for you. Space fills up quickly so pls. reserve your spot.

Free. 734-252-6196.

Rotary Club of Detroit – 12-1:30pm. Great local speakers at the weekly lunch meeting. RSVP. $25.

Business attire. Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Ave, Detroit. 586-943-5785.

THUR, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 JJB Book Club – 7pm. Food For Thought Book Club. Free. Jungle Juice Bar, 14929 Charlevoix, Grosse Pointe Park. 313-571-3075.

SAT, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 A Mindful Approach to Facing Holiday Stress – 9-10am. Free. Space is limited; please RSVP at info@transformationalchoices.com 164 N Main St., Plymouth. 734-845-6015.

Grow Your Own Greens Even In Cold Weather – 12pm. Learn how to grow organic greens in small spaces during the winter. Stay super healthy and cut high food expenses. Demos presented by Dr Linda Solomon and offered as a public service by the Foundation for Wellness Professionals. Limited space; call to register, Free. TLC Holistic Wellness, 31580 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia.734-664-0339.

Alzheimers and Late Onset Dementia – 1-2pm.

Dr. Sean Gregory will be discussing how the Standard American Diet (SAD) contributes to the risk for developing Alzheimers and late onset Dementia. Learn how you can protect yourself & your family by choosing health and making diet & lifestyle changes. RSVP. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Center Rd, Suite 109, Canton 734-455-6767.

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TUES, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Diabetes – 7:15-8:30pm. Diabetes is on the rise in the US, if you or someone you know has diabetes, join Dr D to find out how to naturally support the body; both Type I & Type II will be discussed.

Call to register, Free. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton 734-455-6767.

WED, NOVEMBER 12, 2014

savethedate Spotlight on Compassion: When the Nurse is the Bully - 8:30am-4:15pm.

The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to identify the complex issue of horizontal violence in healthcare organizations and practice skills to address bullying behaviors. Nurses will identify organizational cultural norms in their present healthcare environment that promote or inhibit horizontal violence. $99. St Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat & Conf Ctr, 23333 Schoolcraft, Detroit. 313-286-2802.

Rotary Club of Detroit – 12-1:30pm. Great local speakers at the weekly lunch meeting. RSVP. $25.

Business attire. Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Ave, Detroit. 586-943-5785.

Intro to Essential Oils – 6:45-8:45pm. Enhance your health with essential oils. Seminar with Lil, one of the founders of DoTerra. Complimentary samples to attendees. Presented by Dr. Phil Hoehn, DC, CCSP. Greenmead Historical Park/Alexander Blue House, 20501 Newburg, Livonia. 734-425-3940.

Isha Kriya: A Guided Meditation – 7-8pm. Learn a simple yet powerful 15 min. practice which creates enhanced clarity, improved health and a state of peacefulness and joy. No previous meditation experience necessary & can be done seated in a chair, offered by Isha Foundation. Free. Bacon Memorial Library, 45 Vinewood, Wyandotte. 313-451-4742.

FRI, NOVEMBER 14, 2014 Ladies’ Night Charity Event – 5-8pm. Invite your friends & bring your gift list while enjoying an evening of fun, food, shopping, and wine! A portion of the proceeds will benefit Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital’s “Yes, Ma’am” free mammography program. No admission charge. Ray Hunter Florist & Garden, 16153 Eureka Rd, Southgate. 734-284-2500.

SAT, NOVEMBER 15, 2014

savethedate D o w n r i v e r We l l n e s s F a i r – (11/15-11/16).10am-5pm. Learn about the benefits of a holistic approach to staying well & treating illness. Speakers, exhibitors of natural health products, homeopathic therapies & nutriceuticals plus free yoga classes & healthy food sampling. $5. Taylor Trade Center, 22525 Ecorse Rd, Taylor.

313-288-8104.

Fat Burning Soups – 12pm. Learn the simple ways to melt fat naturally & how to boost your ability to burn fat, Demo, tasting and recipes. RSVP. Free.

TLC Holistic Wellness, 31580 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia.734-664-0339.

MON, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Monday Night Meditation – 7:15-8pm. Join MJ to learn techniques to use at home, take a break from daily activities w/breath work & a quiet environment. All levels welcome, RSVP-Free.

Canton Ctr Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton. 734-455-6767.

WED, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 Rotary Club of Detroit – 12-1:30pm. Great local speakers at the weekly lunch meeting. RSVP. $25.

Business attire. Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Ave, Detroit. 586-943-5785.

THUR, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 Isha Kriya: A Guided Meditation – 6-7pm. Learn a simple yet powerful 15 min. practice which creates enhanced clarity, improved health and a state of peacefulness and joy. Free. Whole Foods Market, Midtown-Detroit, 115 Mack, Detroit. 313-451-4742 Pulsating Electro Magnetic Field Therapy – 7-8:30pm. Learn about this highly effective technology which enhances the health & wellness of every cell of the body. Developed by NASA. Free.

Call to register. Karl Wellness Center, 30935 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland. 734-425-8220.

Meditation for Beginners: Isha Kriya – 7-8pm.

Learn a simple yet powerful 15 min. practice which creates enhanced clarity, improved health and a state of peacefulness and joy. No previous meditation experience required and can be done seated in a chair. (ages 12+) Free. Summit on the Park, 46000 Summit Pkwy, Canton. 313-451-4742.

Isha Kriya: A Guided Meditation – 9-10pm.

Learn a simple yet powerful 15 min. practice which creates enhanced clarity, improved health and a state of peacefulness and joy. Free. Summit on the Park, 46000 Summit Pkwy, Canton. 313-451-4742.

SAT, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 Raw Food Thanksgiving Fest – 12pm. Enjoy a taste fest of natural organic Thanksgiving goodies, complete with recipes. Guess what veggies and seeds the Thanksgiving ‘turkey’ is made from!

RSVP. Free. TLC Holistic Wellness, 31580 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia.734-664-0339.

Annual Twilight Christmas Walk – 5-8pm. We turn down the lights as you stroll through our holiday wonderland while enjoying our harpist and refreshments. A family tradition with special savings throughout the store. Ray Hunter Florist & Garden, 16153 Eureka Rd, Southgate. 734-284-2500.

MON, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Come Meet Amma – 7:30pm. Renowned Humanitarian and Spiritual Leader. Program includes satsang (talk) by Amma, devotional music, meditation and darshan (Amma’s personal blessing). Exp selfless love which flows from Amma in abundance. Free Program. Detroit Marriott, 400 Renaissance Ctr Dr, Detroit. Amma.org.

TUE, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Meet Amma - 11am-5pm. Renowned Humanitarian and Spiritual Leader. Program begins with a short meditation followed by darshan (Amma’s personal blessing). Her embrace allows people to exp true, unconditional love. Free Program. Detroit Marriott, 400 Renaissance Ctr Dr, Detroit. Amma.org.

savethedate Amma’s Retreat. (11/26-11/28) A treasured opportunity to spend time with Amma in a more intimate setting. Activities include darshan, meditation and a special dinner served by Amma. Pre-registration is required. Visit amma.org or retreat table at Detroit Marriott.

savethedate My New Identity In Christ – 9am- 3pm.

Penny’s Ministry empowering women with their true identity in Christ presents this workshop. Man and Woman are three fold; Spirit, Soul and Body. Learn how God intended for us to live. Workshop includes continental breakfast, lunch, materials, and copy of My New Identity In Christ Devotional. $45. St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center, 23333 Schoolcraft, Detroit. 734-558-1265.

WED, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 Rotary Club of Detroit – 12-1:30pm. Great local speakers at the weekly lunch meeting. RSVP. $25. Business attire. Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Ave, Detroit. 586-943-5785.

THUR, NOVEMBER 28, 2014 Amma’s Devi Bhava Program – 7pm. A celebration of the feminine aspect of the divine.

Amma gives her love and compassion to each person until the early morning hours. The evening includes a ceremony to promote world peace and darshan (Ammas personal blessing) Please arrive early. Free Program. Detroit Marriott, 400 Renaissance Ctr Dr, Detroit. Amma.org

Beauty is

whatever gives joy. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay TUE, DECEMBER 2, 2014 AARP – 12:30pm. Wayne County Heritage Chapter #4676 will have a holiday Luncheon with Toys for Tots donations for the US Marines.

WCCC, 21000 Northline Rd, Taylor. Call Mary 734-374-2515 to reserve a space.

FEB - LOOKING AHEAD

savethedate Sacred Geometry + Hatha Yoga = The Mind, Body, Spirit Connection. Learn this magical combinatin with experienced teacher and author Cindy Gray. Yoga Retreat Feb 6, 7 & 8, 2015. Call 989-9834107 or visit SongOfTheMorning.org.

FRI, APRIL 24, 2014

savethedate MI Earth Day Fest - (4/24,4/25,4/26).

Presentations, 150+ exhibitors, Kids Korner, entertainment, Food, beer garden, 5k run, movie premiere, DY workshops, local tours and more; in a new location in the City Center, one of the largest gatherings of green/healthy living consumer events anywhere.

Exhibitor space available at low fees and green/wellness non-profit organizations are invited to apply and provide programming at no charge plus volunteers are always greatly appreciated. MI Green Team L3C, Rochester. 810-908-9976.

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Yin (restorative) Yoga – 7-8pm. $14 walk in.

Livonia Yoga Ctr, 19219 Merriman Rd, Livonia.

LivoniaYogaCenter.com, 248-449-9642.

Detroit Eastern Market /Detroit – 6am-4pm.

Focus on Artisans. Russell St, between Mack & Gratiot. 313-833-9300.

Real Women Real Issues – 11:30am-12pm.

Tune into WMYD My TV 20 to hear the original broadcast, featuring a segment with the Jungle Juice Bar. 313-571-3075.

Donation Yoga -12pm. All levels welcome in a serene studio with natural light. Be Nice Yoga, 4100 Woodward, Detroit. 313-544-9787.

Tea Party Social – 2-4pm. Come in and relax and try some fresh herbal tea while browsing through our handcrafted and holistic products plus have your questions ready for our Holistic Health Practitioner. Natural Recovery, 4438 W Jefferson, Ecorse. 313-427-0353.

Gentle Basic Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. Have you been wanting to try a yoga class? David Demo teaches this wonderful class that will help get your week off to a great start – all levels welcome.

New students – first week free, then $5 per class afterwards. Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, Warren. StrongHeartYoga.com Lunch Time Align & Flow Yoga- 12-1pm.

Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate.

734-282-9642.

LifeCare’s Outstretched in Worship – 6:157:20pm.Workout, worshipful experience and a little relaxation; beginner and intermediate/ advanced classes. $6.LifeCare, 33445 Warren, Westland. 734-629-3551.

Health, Healing and Happiness – 6:457:45pm. Workshop encompassing new approach to better and happier you. $10. The Yoga and Wellness Collective, 21925 Garrison, Dearborn.

734-778-2022.

SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two meetings free. WCCC-Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Rd – Conference Room 11, Taylor. Rick Williams, 734-626-7778.

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Kid’s Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642

Gentle Yoga – 9-10:15am. All levels. $14.

TaylorYoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor. 313292-9642.

Story Time – 10-11am. Stories for seniors, adults and children. Weekly themes. Jungle Juice Bar, 14929 Charlevoix, Grosse Pointe Park. 313-571-3075

Ashtanga Yoga; Short Form - 6-7:15pm.

Can be Physically & mentally intense and challenging, but at the same time calming & therapeutic. $14. Yoga Shala Wellness, 25411 W Warren, Dearborn Heights. 313-278-4308.

Classic Nia – 5:30-6:30pm. All levels. $13.

Body and Mind Fitness, 239 E Nine Mile Rd, 1 blk E of Woodward, Ferndale. NiaBethSchedule.

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Belly Dance Classes- 6-9pm. All fitness levels welcome with instruction by Abida. $10.

Healing the Heart Through Reiki and Art, 2955 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. 313-506-3073.

Beginners Pilates – 6pm. Guardian Martial Arts & Fitness, 30942 Ford Rd, Garden City. 734266-0565.

Qi Gong and Yoga for Real Bodies and Yoga Nidra – 6-7:15pm. Qi Gong is ancient Chinese exercise. No exp needed, provides stress relief and focus. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642.

Hatha Yoga- 8:30-9:30am. All levels. Bring mat, towel, water bottle and dress comfortable in workout clothing. Suggested donation, $5-15.

Pop-Up Yoga at Whole Foods Market - Midtown - upstairs Community Room, 115 Mack, Detroit.

248-930-4587.

Vinyasa Yoga - 9-10:15am. Flowing sequence, all levels. $14. Taylor Yoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor. 313-292-9642.

SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. 2nd and 4th Wed. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Nonmembers can visit 2 meetings free. WCCCDownriver Campus, 21000 Northline Rd – Conf Rm 8, Taylor. Contact Mark Tremper 313-4600438.

Open Gymnastics Fridays – 7-9pm. All levels welcome, drop in fee $10. Sokol Detroit Gymnastics, 23600 W Warren Ave, Dearborn Hghts. 313-278-9493.

Beauty is whatever gives joy. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay Mom & Baby Yoga – 10:30-11:30am. Bond w/your baby, release tension, strengthen your body, focus the mind and increase flexibility.

Enjoy togetherness with your baby during this fun and worthwhile activity; meet other moms and babies too. Northville Yoga Center, 410 E Main St Northville. 248-449-9642.

Canton Communicators Club – 6:30pm. Learn to become a better communicator and improve public speaking abilities! Canton Coney Island, 8533 Lilly Rd, Canton. 734-994-0569.

Community Share Dinner & Activities – 6:30-8pm. Join us for a meal, followed by contemporary worship, Bible study, classes, music, cards, and crafts-sign up for dinner each wk, suggested cost $6 per adult, $4 for 4-14, 3 and under free. “pay-what-you-can”. Allen Park Presbyterian Church, 7101 Park Ave, Allen Park. 313-383-0100.

SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two mtgs free. Best Western/Greenfield Inn “The Pink Palace” Packard Room, 3000 Enterprise Dr, Allen Park. Annette Prevaux 313-389-3937.

Chakra Yoga – 11am-12pm. Vinyasa class led

by Courtney Conover, designed to help balance chakras, all levels $14. Taylor Yoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor. 313-292-9642

Prenatal Yoga – 11am. $14. Northville Yoga Center, 410 E Main St Northville. 248-449-9642 Slow Flow Yoga – 9-10am. Pop-Up Yoga. $10 suggested donation. SocraTea & Artist Gallery, 71 Garfield, Ste 50, Detroit. 313-833-7100.

Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself.

Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment. ~Paramahansa Yogananda

Open Mic – 7-10pm. For musicians, poets, comedians, etc. Sign up starts at 6:30pm. Free.

Always Brewing Detroit, 19180 Grand River, Detroit. 313-879-1102.

Detroit Eastern Market /Detroit – 6am-4pm.

Artisans focus. Russell St, between Mack & Gratiot. 313-833-9300.

Community Yoga - 7-8pm. All-levels, dedicated Christian Yoga Studio. Free/Donation. Living Waters Yoga, 63 Kercheval, Ste 20, Grosse Pte Farms. 313-884-4465.

Live Life With Oils – 1-2pm. Learn what essential oils are, what they do and how to use them. Free. World of Pole Fitness & Dance, 32669 Warren, Ste 6, Garden City. 734-306-0909.

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CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS

ZERBO’S

CANTON CENTER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

Serving the community for 26 years 6231 N Canton Center Rd #109, Canton, MI 48187 734-455-6767 CantonCenterChiropractic.com We offer Chiropractic and nutritional services to help you achieve optimal wellness.

Additional services include Massage, Reflexolgy, Reiki, Kinesio-Taping and educational workshops. Let Dr. Robert Potter, Jr. and Associates be “Your Natural Health Care Providers”.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER FOR PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES Wayne State University 313-577-3453 ab3440@wayne.edu Clasweb.Wayne.edu/cpcs

Conflict Resolution and Cultural Diversity Training for groups, schools, companies, agencies. 50 years of experience and community service. World Pledge Peace and Environment Posters available for young people.

34164 Plymouth Rd., Livonia, MI 48150 734-427-3144 • Zerbos.com Wall to Wall supplements Organic products & produce Frozen & Refrigerated foods Groceries, Teas, Bulk Foods Natural Chemical Free Pet Products Mineral Based Cosmetics Chemical Free Personal Care products Raw Living & Sprouted Food Section Fitness Section and more.

HISTORICAL SITE

NATUROPATHIC SCHOOL OF THE HEALING ARTS

NaturopathicSchoolofAnnArbor.net GaiaherbalStudies.net Two Year Accelerated Traditional Naturopathy (ND) program. Master Herbalists track offered, Primary Care Naturopath track offered. Hands-on experiential , Green Rounds, Clinical Internship, bringing 20 years of private practice and educator experience to unique curriculum. Visit us on Facebook at Naturopathic School of Ann Arbor. Come visit the School and see for yourself. E mail: naturopathicschool@ gmail.com

TRANSFORMATIONAL CHOICES 164 N Main St, Plymouth MI TransformationalChoices.com Chad Allee 734-845-6015 chad@TransformationalChoices.com

Our mission is to provide affordable comprehensive and holistic mental health services to individuals, couples, families, children, and groups throughout southeast Michigan. We specialize in a contemplative, creative, and mindful approach towards helping you navigate life’s transitions.

The good man is the friend of all living things. ~Mahatma Gandhi

PACKARD PROVING GROUNDS HISTORIC SITE

49965 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Twp, MI 48317 (bet 22 & 23 Mile Rds) 586-943-5785 PackardEvents.org Beautiful automotive history site with Albert Kahn designed buildings on 14 acres.

Includes banquet facilities that accommodates all different size groups up to 300 guests for a sit down meal. Free tours every Sat @ 11am, May thru Oct.

HOLISTIC HEALTH NATURES REMEDIES DR DENISE ACTON, N.D. 734-645-4434 DrDSNaturesRemedies.com

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HEALTH FOOD STORES

HOLISTIC THERAPY

Certified naturopathic doctor offers acupuncture treatments, nutritional counseling, massage raindrop therapy, and biomeridian testing for a variety of issues.

Advanced training in nutrition response testing for food sensitivities, chemicals, heavy metals, or virus, bacteria, fungus or parasites. She works out of several clinics in Canton or Livonia. Call to schedule an appt today to get your health back on track.

I am still learning. ~Michelangelo

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JUICE BARS BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED JUICE BAR

Located Inside The 1917 American Bistro 19416 Livernois Detroit MI 48221 313-863-1917 BAHFJuiceBar.net We Offer all Natural Smoothies - Raw Juices -Flavored Hot and Cold Teas And our Healthy Ganovia Coffee all made with Alkaline Water..

JUNGLE JUICE BAR

14929 Charlevoix St, Grosse Pointe 48215 313-531-3075 * JJBMich.com Jungle Juice Bar offers fresh fruit/vegetable Juices Gone Wild smoothies and raw juice blends and healthy snacks, sandwiches, salads, desserts and other vegan/vegetarian and raw food selections—all of which are prepared in-house using whole and unprocessed ingredients.

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MEDITATION ISHA FOUNDATION Detroit@IshaUSA.org 313-451-4742 IshaKriya.org Learn a simple yet powerful 15 minute practice which creates enhanced clarity, improved health and a state of peacefulness and joy. Isha Foundation is an international, non-profit, public service organization.

LITERACY PROLITERACY DETROIT 12300 Morang Dr, Detroit, MI 48224 313-872-7720 ProLiteracyDetroit.org

DR SHARON A. OLIVER, M.D. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE INSTITUTE

SPIRITUALITY ONE SPACE LESLIE BLACKBURN Dearborn, MI • 313.269.6719 OneSpaceConnected.com MysterySchooloftheTempleArts.com

Pro-Literacy Detroit helps to build confidence, teach skills and create opportunities through literacy. Oneon-one tutoring, English as a Second Language (ESL) and specialized assistance for individuals with learning disabilities are provided in keeping with the organizations motto of “ReadEmpower-Succeed.”

Illuminating the Path of Self-Realization through Art, Yoga, Sacred Geometry, Sacred Sexuality & more!

Individual and couple coaching is available in addition to group classes, workshops and retreats. Browse the website for original artwork and music. Prints, music downloads and commission pieces are also available.

ORGANIC LAWNCARE

WELLNESS CENTERS

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Complete Natural Lawn Application Products & Programs PO Box 874, Highland 248-889-7200 A-1OrganicLawns.com We believe in protecting and preserving your family and home environment with natural fertilizers that use the power of nature to beautify your property.

RETREAT CENTERS SONG OF THE MORNING YOGA RETREAT CENTER 9607 Sturgeon Valley Rd, Vanderbilt, MI 49795 989-983-4107 office@songofthemorning.org SongoftheMorning.org Find spiritual refreshment amongst 800-acres of natural beauty for your own personal retreat or participate in workshops, yoga classes, meditations, or Sunday Service. Accommodations and gourmet vegetarian meals available.

ST PAUL OF THE CROSS PASSIONST RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER 23333 Schoolcraft Rd (I-96 Service Dr, just E of Telegraph), Detroit 48233 313-286-2802 Passionist.org/StPauls Located on spacious and secluded grounds, St. Paul’s is distinguished by a spirit of serenity and tranquility, graced with compassion and hospitality, where all are welcome to experience renewal through retreats and hosted events.

DR. WILLIAM H. KARL, D.C., CERTIFIED WELLNESS DOCTOR KARL WELLNESS CENTER & CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 30935 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland, MI 48185 734-425-8220 • KarlWellnessCenter.com Certified Wellness Doctor with over 30 years experience, Dr. William H. Karl, D.C., is dedicated to helping his patients obtain optimal healthutilizing whole food supplements, herbs, homeopathic remedies, nutritional consultation, allergy elimination/reprogramming techniques, detoxification programs, advanced chiropractic care, cold laser, and Neurological Relief Techniques for Fibromyalgia and pain management.

18714 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48203 313-368-2284 313-368-4598 fax DrOliverMD.Tripod.com Dr. Oliver is a medical doctor Board Certified by the American Holistic Medical Association.

She has over 15 years experience helping people achieve their optimal health with the use of foods, herbs and natural remedies.

If needed Dr. Oliver has the knowledge and ability to help you effectively use conventional treatments, including chelation therapy, intravenous Vitamin C, and nutritional I.V.s. Come experience truly wholistic care!

EXHALATION INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS NATURAL HEALTH | WELLNESS | FITNESS 18930 Greenfield Road – Lower Level Detroit, Michigan 48235 www.eiw-dt.com (313) 744-2747

This center for natural healing offers assessments and personalized health improvement programs using a unique combination of natural therapies and protocols. Experienced and certified natural health professionals assist clients on a path to achieving optimal wellbeing.

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A hub for wellness & social change Olive-Seed.com Latricia Wright vitality@Olive-Seed.com (313) 757-0993 We provide affordable p r o d u c t s a n d transformational workshops, emphasizing nutrition and lifestyle planning for holistic betterment. We offer a unique service that indicates the body’s biochemical balance and state of general health. We also feature customized wellness planning, custom herbal tea blends and homemade beauty products that offer a non-toxic and sustainable addendum to our programs. Call today and maximize your health potential!

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13550 Dix-Toledo Rd., Southgate Mi 48195 y4peace.org Yoga 4 Peace is a non-profit yoga studio that offers classes on a donation basis. We have a wide variety of classes for every level. We offer Classes, Workshops, Retreats and Teacher Training.

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VOLUNTEERS WANTED B E C O M E A N E N V I R O N M E N TA L VOLUNTEER FOR THE BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY IN 2014 We have Stewardship Saturdays the third Saturday of each month (except Dec) to remove invasive plants that damage the old-growth forest. No exp is necessary. Work gloves and tools will be provided. You bring a smile and a water bottle! We meet at 9am at the Nature Zoo Building on the east end of Belle Isle.

A light breakfast snack is served, bagels and juice.

We will work until noon, clean our tools - you’ll have fun! Nov 15th. RSVP to Mebby melvadean. pearson@gmail.com Belle Isle Conservancy, 8109 E Jefferson, Detroit.

ST. PAULOFTHE CROSS RETREAT CENTER IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS to assist with housekeeping and yard work. Housekeeping volunteers help with making beds and vacuuming on specified days. Yard work volunteers assist with various yard work tasks. Contact Roz at 313-286-2848 WORLD MEDICAL RELIEF SEEKING VOLUNTEERS - November 12, 19, 26 Volunteers needed to assist in sorting and packing donated medical supplies. No exp needed, but medical experience is especially helpful. Saturday work days start at 9am-11:30am.Bring a friend or two along and introduce them to the work we are doing overseas and locally. Volunteer opportunities for groups during the week as well as the scheduled Saturdays. Weekday hours for volunteering are Mon-Thur 8am-4pm, in 4 hr shifts. Contact Carolyn at 313-866-5333, ext.

222. World Medical Relief 11745 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit. 313-866-5333 WorldMedicalRelief.org WORLD MEDICAL RELIEF – VOLUNTEER DAYS SEPT 8, 15, 22, AND 29TH. WMR gladly welcomes new volunteers to assist with sorting donated medical supplies. Volunteer days at 9 am on each Saturday. It is important that you arrive promptly because the gate to the parking lot will be locked after 9 am. No one will open the gate because everyone will be working on the 3rd floor. We work until 11:30 am and ask that you plan to spend the entire time. Bring a friend or two along and introduce them to the work we are doing overseas and locally. We have volunteer opportunities for groups during the week as well as the scheduled Saturdays. Our weekday hours are Mon-Fri, 8am – 4pm. We ask that you stay at least 4 hrs during the week. Please make sure you sign in each time you volunteer so that we can record your hrs. To schedule a group during the week or on Saturday, please contact Carolyn Racklyeft at 313-866-5333, ext. 222. REMINDER: The parking lot gate will be locked after 9am.

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Are you looking for a unique historical venue for your next special event?

his beautiful automotive history site is situated on 14 acres and features Albert Kahn designed buildings, and is a lovely venue for weddings and special occasions.

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Downriver Wellness Fair Saturday & Sunday, November 15-16 10am – 5pm each day

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Meet and learn about the benefits of a Holistic Approach to Staying Well and Treating Illness Exhibitors of Natural Health Products, Homeopathic Therapies & Nutriceuticals Dr. Lisa Sullivan, N.D. Stress, Hormones, and Health

Dr. Keefa Lorraine Weatherspoon, N.D. Ramp Up Your Immune System

Discover the road map to recovering from the effects of bad information, poor choices, and poor habits that have been speeding up your aging process and are holding you back from persistent optimized living. We are going to be talking about how weight gain can merely be a symptom of losing your health and why there are so many associated symptoms like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, insomnia, and acid reflux. We need to find the underlying cause and not just cover up the symptom with medications.

Dr. Keefa is a visionary healer and doctor of Naturopathy whose dedication to natural health dates back to 1977 and encompasses both Eastern and Western healing arts. Dr. Keefa is the host of Live Well with Dr. Keefa. Her talk will cover ten simple ways that you can “Ramp Up Your Immune System” and avoid the ill effects of contagious and opportunistic disorders

LaKeta McCauley Author and Nutrition Consultant Let Your Food Be Your Medicine LaKeta is an author and national lecturer, activist on the nutritional power of plant-based foods for health, beauty and chronic disease management.

Ms. McCauley holds professional certifications in nutrition, medicinal herbology, blood cell analysis, herbal extracts, and is a former raw/vegan restaurateur. She is also co-founder of the Center for Natural Health Care.

Exhibitor Tables Available!

For more information call 313-288-8104

Dr. William Martin, N.D. Put it Down and Leave it Behind Put it Down and Leave it Behind is a The Bio message of council and hope from Health Center our Native American elders.

Dr. Martin explains how this wisdom recognizes our ability to reduce stress, improve immunities, increase natural lymphatic response and inflammatory disorders through a holistic balance of nutrition and forgiveness.

Dr. Jason Littleton, M.D. Sugar, Sweeteners and Human Energy Dr. Littleton provides valuable insight and instruction into how to stay physically well and mentally sharp and to become more productive throughout your day by incorporating new strategies which focus on his secrets which include utilizing proper fitness and elite Superfoods to power your body for a stronger life. There’s more than the crash after the sugar high there is a cellular level of change that effects your ability to live your optimum life.

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