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OUTDOORS

Rain or Shine!

Fall Open House Sunday, Oct. 21st 1-5pm

Saturdays 9am-2pm

from May to October at Packard Proving Grounds 49965 Van Dyke Ave Shelby Twp, MI 48317 between 22 & 23 Mile Rds www.ShelbyFarmersMarket.com

Locally grown, Farm Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Crafts, Flowers, Breads & Baked Goods, Fair Trade Organic Coffee, Honey, Local Businesses and more!

Weekly cooking demonstrations with Chef Kendall Mitchell!

Vendor spaces are $20 visit the website for an application or call Mary Anne at 586-943-5785 for more info

FREE WORKSHOPS!

Safe & Gentle Chiropractic Care for Individuals & Families

“Pressure Point Therapy & Essential Exercises”

ZYTO ~ Advanced Nutritional Counseling Detoxification & Weight Loss Programs

September 19th 7-9 pm Karl Wellness Center

Erchonia Cold Laser Therapy (LLLT)

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“Is That a Healthy Reflection of You?”

Herbal & Homeopathic Remedies

September 25th 7-9 pm Livonia Civic Center Library

Natural Hormone Balancing

R.S.V.P. 734-425-8220 Dr. Karl is a CERTIFIED WELLNESS DOCTOR with over 30 years experience helping people achieve optimal wellness!

It’s time for YOU to get started !! www. karlwellnesscenter.com

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FREE CONSULTATION!!! ~ Bring Your Health Questions!!!

Spend up to 30 Minutes with Dr. Karl, D.C., Certified Wellness Doctor & staff AND receive a FREE CHAIR MASSAGE following your consultation! Call 734-425-8220.

Medicare Guidelines apply. Expires 9/30/12.

FREE SEMINAR presented by Paul Schulick - Founder of New Chapter

Detoxification & Inflammation How to Maximize the Healing Wisdom of the Herbal Kingdom

Wednesday September 26, 2012 6:30pm - 8:00pm LOCATION:

The Better Health Store

42875 Grand River Avenue Novi, MI 48375 248-735-8100 Please RSVP to the store Seating is limited Paul Schulick is the Founder, Master Herbalist and Chief Formulator of New Chapter, the

leading supplement company in the natural products channel, known for its dedication to certified organic supplementation and paradigm-shifting formulations. Paul has been at the forefront of the herbal field for thirty years and is a nationally prominent herbal researcher and health educator. He leads New Chapter’s Science and Innovation team’s rigorous scientific research to substantiate the time-honored claims of herbalism, and find pioneering ways to bring the healing value of whole foods and herbs into people’s lives around the world.

Paul is the author of the book Ginger: Common Spice & Wonder Drug (1996 Holm Press) and the coauthor of Beyond Aspirin (2000 Holm Press) and The Life Bridge (2002 Herbal Free Press.) Paul formulated Zyflamend, one of the world’s most prized herbal formulations.

He has been awarded multiple patents for his ground-breaking herbal formulations.

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letterfrompublisher “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” ~Albert Einstein

Have you ever gone a little too long without doing something creative?

I can always tell when it happens to me because I catch myself doodling or writing in different color ink, or playing the drums on my car steering wheel. When we look at our lengthy to-do lists, doing something creative might not seem like a priority item, but perhaps it is important to our overall mental health and happiness.

Natural Awakenings uncovers many great outlets for expressing creativity, which we hope nudges you to discover a channel for your creative passions. I encourage you to keep an open mind, and pick a few new things to try. Our calendar section is a great place to look for ideas. You never know what you will stumble upon.

One of my favorite lessons of this sort happened the year that I failed to purchase my family’s tickets for the professional stage production of the Nutcracker Ballet before they were sold out. Since I didn’t want to break an annual tradition, I checked around and found a small production that was put on by a local dance studio. We took a chance, and it was amazing. We loved being so close to the small theater stage, and the little five-year-olds playing the mice were adorable. It turned out to be a wonderful experience, even for my son, who wasn’t particularly thrilled about going to a ballet at that time.

It seems like when I am able to make time for little outings and creative hobbies, such as knitting or sewing, other areas of my life are positively affected. If I force myself to work on a project when I don’t want to, I often accomplish very little. Instead, if I have taken a break to do something creative and fun, and then come back to a task, it just seems to flow effortlessly. I have read that the subconscious mind needs time to process, and that changing one’s focus through a repetitive task, meditation, or even a change of focus to something creative can help to facilitate the mind’s inner processing time. It rings true for me.

For many people, yoga provides the release for the subconscious mind. Detroit is blessed to welcome Indian mystic and yogi Sadhguru, founder of Isha Yoga and the Isha Foundation, to Cobo Center, this fall (See interview, p. xx). He delivers a powerful message in the Isha Foundation’s flagship intensive personal growth program, Inner Engineering. I encourage you to explore it further at one of the many pre-seminar events that are scheduled locally.

In addition, this issue offers a very informative article about gluten that you don’t want to miss (See p. xx) Once you understand more about the production of wheat, and how it can impact your digestive system, you might want to try a few of the readily available ancient grains. The good news is that loads of wonderful gluten-free products are now available at most local grocery stores. I took a 90-day break from gluten a couple years ago, and it really wasn’t as difficult as I thought that it would be.

Healthy living is truly a continuum, and we’re all at different points along the way.

You don’t have to overhaul every aspect of your life all at once. Sometimes, all it takes is trying something new. You’ve taken a very good step in picking up a copy of Natural Awakenings and reading some articles each month. You will be amazed by the changes you can make simply by incorporating into your life a few small changes and new pieces of knowledge each month.

Live well,

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6 newsbriefs 10 community

spotlight 11 healthbriefs 12 globalbriefs 18 healthykids

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14 EXPLORING OUR CREATIVE SIDE

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Engaging in Community Arts

Brings Unexpected Rewards 20 healingways

by Judith Fertig 22 greenliving 18 MAKING ALLOWANCES 24 naturalpet Learning to Manage Money 26 consciouseating at a Young Age

by Sharon Lechter 28 wisewords 32 inspiration 20 FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE Taking the Whole Toolbox Approach 34 fitbody

by Kathleen Barnes 36 calendar 42 resourceguide 22 ECO-FRIENDLIER FLOORS Top Green Choices for What’s Underfoot 45 classifieds

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24 KEEPING PETS’ EARS HEALTHY

by Dr. Matthew J. Heller

26 BANISHING WHEAT BELLY The Drawbacks of a Wheat-Dominated Diet

by Lee Walker

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30 TRANSCENDING LIMITATIONS WITH INNER ENGINEERING Transcending Limitations with Inner Engineering A Q&A with Sadhguru

by Karen Jacobson

32 PEACE MAIL

Spreading Good Will on Earth Through Art

by April Thompson

34 INJURY-FREE YOGA Proven Approaches for Safe Practice

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Natural Health and Eco Fest Brings Raw Barbra White’s Compassionate Witnessing Foods Icon Viktoras Kulvinskas Booths at Green Fair

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eep down, all people want just to be heard and loved, proposes spiritual healer and teacher Barbra White. “Many times, it feels as if those around us are too busy or preoccupied with their problems to truly hear what we are saying,” she points out. At the Ferndale Holistic Green Fair, White will create Compassionate Witness Booths, where Self-Acceptance Teachers, trained and certified by White, will listen to people for five minutes with an open heart, acceptance, non-judgment and non-reaction. The fair happens October 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and October 7, from 12 to 5 p.m.

“When someone fully shows up for another, his or her presence becomes a healing force,” explains White. “To show up for another means to have a quiet mind, to know the gift of one’s own presence, to be non-judgmental and not need to fix or control what the other is saying,” she adds. “Self-Acceptance Teachers will not offer advice but will instead fully give their hearts and presence. When someone witnesses you with no agenda, you become aware of your innate beauty.”

Cost: Donations accepted for local animal shelter. Location: 9 Mile Rd. and Woodward Ave.Ferndale. For more information about the booths, call Barbra at 734-455-1438, visit AcceptedAsIAm.com or Facebook.com/Barbra.White1 for upcoming invite. Find more Green Fair information at LiveGreenFair.com.

Attention Nurses: Every Nurse a Leader Conferences

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very nurse is a leader. Regardless of title and position, every nurse exercises leading-edge authority to influence the health of those in his or her care. Every nurse uses knowledge and skills to make decisions with and about others. In this rapidly changing healthcare environment nurses will be key to the future. The focus of this conference is to assist nurses in recognizing the strong values that are the foundation of our work. Holistic strategies to support us in a complex healthcare system will be taught.

This conference fee is $75 which includes continental breakfast, a delicious, nutritious lunch and 6.0 contact hours. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association’s Education Approver Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Every Nurse a Leader classes will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 and Wednesday, November 7 at St. Paul on the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center.Register online at Passionist. org/stpauls or contact Marcia Sansotta at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center at (313) 535-9563 or msansotta@passionist.org. St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center is located at 23333 Schoolcraft Rd, Detroit. (@ I-96 & Telegraph). See ad pg19

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he fifth annual Natural Health and Eco Fest (formerly the Midwest Raw Health Eco Fest) will be held November 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Laurel Manor Banquet and Conference Center, in Livonia. More than 600 visitors attended last year’s raw food and healthy lifestyle expo, and more than 1,000 attendees are expected this year. The event is dedicated to Dr. Ann Wigmore, founder of Hippocrates Health Institute, and is a continuation of her work in natural health and living foods.

Some of the most important leaders in the field of raw and living foods are scheduled to speak including wellknown expert Viktoras Kulvinskas, the father of the raw food movement and author of Survival in the 21st Century, and Dr. Brian Clement, co-director of Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dr. Joel Kahn, Medical Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Detroit Medical Center, leads the lecture, “Keep Your Heart Clean and Green.”

In addition, you can hear presentations by other natural health teachers, watch food demos, sample raw and vegan foods and view health documentaries throughout the day. The event features eco-friendly products and healthy lifestyle exhibitors. The arts, crafts and jewelry of local artists will be on display, as well. Sponsorship packages and vendor booths are still available.

Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; free parking. For more information and to buy tickets, visit NaturalHealthAndEcoFest.com.

newsbriefs Canyon Bakehouse Delivers Flavorful Gluten-Free Bread

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hree years ago, Canyon Bakehouse, in Loveland, Colorado, set out to bring new taste to gluten-free bread. With an emphasis on great taste and high nutritional value, Canyon’s 7-Grain Gluten-Free (GF) Bread is one of the most popular gluten-free breads on the market. Because it’s loaded with healthy whole grains and touched with a hint of sweetness, the bread makes a versatile option for individuals with celiac disease and gluten intolerance.

“The response to our breads, and the 7-Grain in particular, has far exceeded any of our expectations,” says Josh Skow, President of Canyon Bakehouse.

“Canyon’s 7-grain is our most popular product, and based on what we’re hearing from customers, the key has been its great taste,” he explains. “Customers tell us that the 7-Grain GF Bread is even better tasting than their traditional bread that contains gluten. The mission of Canyon Bakehouse is to create delicious and nutritious gluten-free products the whole family can enjoy.”

The list of healthy, whole grain ingredients in Canyon’s 7-Grain GF Bread includes flours made from brown rice, sorghum, teff, millet, quinoa, amaranth and organic corn meal. A touch of organic agave syrup and extra virgin olive oil add rich flavor. Nutritionally, each slice contains two grams of protein and fiber, yet only 90 calories.

Canyon Bakehouse products are certified gluten free by the Gluten Intolerance Group and are certified Kosher Parve by the Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis. Canyon Bakehouse products are sold online and through select grocery and specialty stores throughout the country.

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patients home every day!

Post-Surgical, Short-Term Rehab

For more information, visit CanyonBakehouse.com. Available locally at The Better Health Food stores, Total Health Foods in Wyandotte, and Zerbo’s in Livonia.

Heartland Health Care Center – University 28550 Five Mile Road Livonia, MI 48154

734.427.8270

COUPLES COOKING TOGETHER

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ooking is one of those things we do so often it turns into a chore or just a means to an end. But, cooking with someone else has many benefits and can even strengthen a relationship. We are offering a new class, Creative Date Night—Couples Cooking Together, and some good reasons to make the time to get cooking with your partner.

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Form a new connection by learning together and trying new things Improve your communicating skills while working together toward a common goal—a yummy meal Have fun, be romantic and feel even more satisfied enjoying your meal because you created it together

www.hcr-manorcare.com

It’s not just about getting you back on your feet. It’s about getting you back to your life.

For more information and a complete listing of all of Schoolcraft’s offerings, visit schoolcraft.edu/cepd or call 734-462-4448 for more information.

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This class will be held on Friday, September 28, 6–10 p.m. with the renowned Chef Jeffrey Gabriel, CMC. Pre-registration required

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Basil’s Buddies Fundraiser: Garage and Craft Sale Nia Series Begins September 17 at Canton and More Center Chiropractic asil’s Buddies will host its third

Photograph provided by Nia Technique (www.nianow.com).

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anton Center Chiropractic Clinic will host an open house, September 10 that includes a free Nia class and healthy snacks. This sampler class kicks off the complete seven-week session that begins September 17 and continues every Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. The complete series costs $45.

Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, including tai chi, tae kwon do, aikido, plus dance arts and healing arts, such as jazz, modern and Duncan dance, yoga, Alexander technique and teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais. Every class offers a unique combination of 52 moves that correspond with the main areas of the body: the base, the core and the upper extremities. Stiff beginners and highly fit athletes alike can adapt Nia to meet their needs by choosing from three intensity levels. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music, and every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities.

Nia’s purpose is to grow a worldwide community of healthy people who are empowered to do great things; its philosophy holds that every person can discover, explore, unleash and enhance their individual potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life by engaging their senses and listening to their bodies.

Location: 6231 N. Canton Center Rd., Ste. 109, Canton. For more information, call 734-455-6767 or visit CantonChiropracticCenter.com.

Free Informational Sessions on Animal Reiki

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ahill Veterinary Hospital’s new animal Reiki practitioner will hold two free informational and demonstration session on Reiki for pets: September 11, 7 p.m., at Cahill Veterinary Hospital, in Flat Rock, and September 16, 1 p.m., at Total Health Foods, in Wyandotte; the latter includes a talk on natural remedies for pet stress relief.

Reiki is one form of energy healing. It is noninvasive and relaxing for most animals. It can help heal, maintain or enhance emotional, behavioral, and physical states. It is often used as a complement to other forms of healing.

For more information or to book a Reiki appointment, call 734-782-3131 or email Petra4Pets@gmail.com.

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annual garage sale fundraiser, August 31 through September 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Members of the community donate the items to be sold so that purchases go directly to Basil’s Buddies—a 501(c)3, not-for-profit, animal welfare organization that works to improve the lives of domesticated and companion animals and to help end the overpopulation of homeless domesticated animals using alternatives to euthanasia, such as fostering and adopting. The non-traditional, no-kill rescue also runs an animal hospice for terminally ill pets.

Saturday’s event schedule boasts loads of other activities, as well, including the sale of animal-themed crafts, like washable cat tents and indestructible dog chew toys, made by volunteers, which are priced as marked. Cat adoptions will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include a cat graduation party, from noon to 2 p.m., with a showing of the foster class of 2012 and a celebratory cake for the humans. Graduation gifts for the cats are appreciated, especially gift cards for PetSmart and Feed Rite.

For children, the party continues with a carnival featuring $1 games and guaranteed prizes.

Basil’s Buddies—which specializes in emergency rescues and senior or special needs pets—will also hold a bottle drive onsite and collect pet food for their Pet Food Bank, which assists lowincome pet owners.

Location: (Private residence) 2801 Toledo St., Trenton. For more information, to donate items or to volunteer, call 734-926-1098, email Info@BasilsBuddies.org or visit BasilsBuddies.org.

newsbriefs VeggiePatti Educational Events at Total Health Foods

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eggiePatti will offer a 6-week Green Smoothie Challenge, from September 19 to October 24, with weekly Wednesday supportive, educational meetings from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Total Health Foods, in Wyandotte. A free introductory preview, September 12, at 6:30 p.m., gives details about the full six-week program, along with tastings of green smoothies. Two optional potlucks fill out the six weeks. Each participant will receive a copy of VeggiePatti’s cookbook, Simple Joy in Simple Foods. A minimum number of participants are required to run the program. Registration deadline is at the introductory class. The series costs $90, and single class drop-ins will be offered on a spaceavailable basis for $20 per class.

A free event question-and-answer session, Dine & Dish with VeggiePatti, will be held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., starting September 13, at the Total Health Foods Juice Bar. Customers can purchase a smoothie, juice or raw dinner to enjoy while posing questions or just listening to VeggiePattie’s answers about such topics as vegetarianism, veganism, whole foods, gluten-free diets and eating with food sensitivities.

Location: 2938 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte. For more information, email VeggiePatti@ gmail.com or visit VeggiePatti.com.

Develop a Healthier Well-Being with new Madonna classes

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or many adults, developing a healthy work-life balance seems out of reach with long work hours, family demands and social commitments. To provide a solution, Madonna University Continuing Education & Professional Studies offers one day to four-week classes on spiritual renewal, stress relief and finding joy in every day.

“When adults build a wellness or faith-based class into their daily or weekly schedule, there’s a calming, positive and healing effect,” said Joan Stephens, Continuing Education director at Madonna University. “Students will implement the teachings into their routines. For some, it’s life changing.”

Fall 2012 Classes • Writer’s Workshop: Connecting

Creativity and Spirituality, 4 wks.,

$59, starts Sept. 27 • Whole & Holy=The Total Catholic

Woman, 3 wks., $55, starts Sept. 29 • The Presence Process, 4 wks., $45,

starts Oct. 11

Gibraltar Veterinary Voted 2012 Best Doggie Daycare

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• Christian Meditation, 4 wks, $72,

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eaders of HOUR Detroit magazine voted for Gibraltar Veterinary Hospital, a full-service veterinary care facility, as “Best Doggie Daycare.” The hospital was also voted “Best Veterinary Hospital,” in the magazine’s 2008 and 2010 awards and “Best Groomer,” in 2010. Gibraltar Veterinary Hospital offers medical, surgical, preventive care and dental services, onsite pharmacy, full-service grooming and boarding in a beautiful, animal-friendly environment. The practice meets the rigorous accreditation standards of the American Animal Hospital Association.

“The award is a testament to the excellent work and dedication of all the team members at Gibraltar Veterinary Hospital,” acknowledges Tom Daly, vice president of hospital operations. “I would like to give special thanks to Pet Lodge Team Leaders Betsy Sickon and Lisa Farris for maintaining our high standards of care and ensuring that every pet is comfortable, healthy and happy during their stay. Also, we’ve found that our clients feel peace of mind due to the presence of our caring Medical Services Team comprising more than 40 members, including veterinarians and technicians.”

Location: 29503 W. Jefferson, Gibraltar. For more information, call 734-282-2388 or visit GibraltarVet.com.

• Expressing Spirituality through Art,

1 day, $20, starts Oct. 29 • Healing with Art Mandala, 1 day,

$20, starts Oct. 12 or Nov. 5 • Preventing Illness Before it Occurs,

1 day, $19, starts Oct. 24 • Eliminating Stress through Trigger

Points, 1 day, $10, starts Oct. 29 • The Good, Bad and Ugly - Toxic

Foods, 1 day, $10, starts Oct. 29 • Detox & Purification for Weight

Loss, 1 day, $10, starts Oct. 30 Fall registration is open. To view the Continuing Education Schedule book or to register, visit Madonna.edu (click on button in bottom right corner) or call the Office of Continuing Education at 734-432-5804.[see ad on pg 35]

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Total Health Foods Juice Bar

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otal Health Foods, Wyandotte’s premier health food store, has recently opened a Juice Bar, a new venture that further demonstrates their commitment to healthy living options for the Downriver community. The current Total Health Foods started in 2008 when Janette and Annette Crossman and Kathleen Gunther purchased the store from the previous owner.

At that time, the store was located in Southgate. When the opportunity to move to Wyandotte arose, the women jumped on it quickly. Not only was it a bigger space, they really appreciated the family atmosphere and community support Wyandotte had to offer; they knew they had found their new home.

Total Health Foods is more than just a health food store where someone can buy supplements; it’s about helping people to live healthier lives. Total Health Foods delivers on that mission by ensuring their staff are educated in vitamin, supplement, and herbal knowledge; sharing space with alternative practitioners such as Alice Huang’s Chinese Natural Therapies, reflexology, health coaching, and massage; and offering educational programs from external instructors such as Kathy Peltier and VeggiePatti. The Juice Bar is a natural progression and the next phase in offering more options to help people live healthier lives.

Janette Crossman explained, “We purchased Total Health

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Foods because we always wanted to help people.

People using natural remedies to help themselves is a lost art; society is now ready for these traditional ways to be reintroduced and people want to go back to basics. The Juice Bar was always part of the plan; we just needed the right place to open.”

The Juice Bar opened at the end of June. To date it has gotten very positive feedback. The Juice Bar offers raw, organic, fruit and vegetable-based juices and smoothies, wheat grass shots, hot ginger shots, protein shakes, and now hot coffee, tea, and Choffy. The offerings have attracted everyone from the extremely health conscious consumer to the new customer who just wants to try something different. The Juice Bar also offers raw food to go from Cacao Tree Café in Royal Oak. The customer response to the raw foods has been off the charts.

Other Wyandotte businesses and restaurants have responded positively to the opening of the Juice Bar. Instead of viewing it as competition, they welcome it as another option in the restaurants Wyandotte has to offer.

The Juice Bar will continue to expand its offerings to ensure everyone has access to healthy options.

In September, they will start delivery to Wyandotte businesses to ensure that everyone has the option of a healthy lunch. They have already started offering hot drinks in preparation for the fall and winter seasons.

They will also be experimenting with seasonal drinks and more made-to-order drinks as their menu expands.

Future plans also include late night weekend hours with musical entertainment as an alternative for those that would like to stay out late but do not frequent the bar scene.

Total Health Foods is an asset to the Downriver community and a place to watch to see how the business continues to evolve and provide healthy living options for Downriver residents.

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WATCHING MAGIC BOOSTS CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is September 26— Look for a Local Event

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Few U.S. Adults Regularly Practice Healthy Habits

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recent American Heart Association (AHA) survey reports that only 12 percent of American adults regularly practice the healthy-life trifecta of good nutrition, exercise and oral care. The most common excuse is a lack of time.

Of those surveyed, 80 percent said that eating at least nine servings of fruit and vegetables daily is a struggle. About 60 percent find it difficult to log the association’s recommended 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week. At least 25 percent don’t brush and rinse twice daily and floss at least once daily.

Yet, 90 percent of Americans like the idea of improving their health. The AHA “My Heart. My Life.” initiative offers a straightforward set of solutions to help families understand how to make incremental changes that have long-term health impact (MyLifeCheck.Heart.org).

“Whether it is simply adding a 30-minute brisk walk to your day, eating a few more fruits and vegetables with meals, balancing your calories and physical activity to achieve a healthy body weight or creating routine oral care habits—it all contributes to an overall healthier lifestyle,” says Cardiologist Tracy Stevens, a professor of medicine with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants, in Kansas City, Missouri.

esearchers from Lancaster University have discovered that youngsters watching creative fantasy films improve their own imagination and creativity. The study involved 52 4-to-6-year-old children.

The youngsters were split into two groups and shown two short segments of a popular fantasy movie.

The findings showed that the group watching the magical scenes generally scored “significantly better” in creative activities than their peers in the other group that saw scenes without any magical content.

Acadia Career Institute Helping Meet Need for Nurses

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ichigan and the nation are facing a 30-year shortage of all types of nurses, Michigan’s largest licensed healthcare professional group: the state lacked 18,000 nurses in 2010 and is expected to be short of 30,000 nurses in 2020.

Demand for nurses will continue to increase over the next thirty years, as baby boomers, the 76 million people that are now ages 41 to 60, require extraordinary healthcare resources.

The healthcare system cannot function without adequate numbers of wellprepared nurses because professional nurses or those under their supervision provide the majority of healthcare. In addition, the availability of professional nurses is a major factor in all the strategic plans for national, state and local responses to bio-terrorism, epidemics and pandemics and natural disasters. Yet, the number of nurses and nursing faculty continues to decrease.

In response, independent nurse educators, such as registered nurse Artemis Yardas-Gross, MSN-Ed., have taken personal initiative in addressing the national nursing workforce crisis. Yardas-Gross, who has worked as a registered nurse in Michigan for more than 23 years, founded Acadia Career Institute School of Nursing, in 2010, which is owned and operated by advance practice nurses (APN).

“Several years ago, I decided that my contribution to the current nursing shortage would be to mentor and educate experienced practicing nurses to become clinical instructors for nursing students preparing to enter the local workforce,” stated Yardas-Gross.

For more information, visit AcadiaCareer.AngelFire.com.

MATE TEA FIGHTS COLON CANCER

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ccording to a recent University of Illinois study, bioactive compounds in mate tea, a beverage consumed in South America for its medicinal properties, killed human colon cancer cells in vitro. The scientists attribute this surprising health benefit to the tea’s caffeine derivatives that not only induced death in the cancer cells, but also reduced important markers of inflammation.

Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Noodle Doodle Creativity on Tap

Creativity is often perceived as an unpredictable event, the product of an unexpected “Aha!” moment. But a pair of Michigan psychologists, Mareike Wieth, of Albion College, and Rose Zacks, of Michigan State University, decided to research the concept. They discovered that problems requiring a flash of illumination to solve are best approached during the time of day when thinkers are not actually at what they feel is their peak.

Reporting their findings in the journal Thinking and Reasoning, they assigned 428 students to fill out a questionnaire with 19 questions, including, “What time would you get up if you were entirely free to plan your day?” and “How much do you depend upon an alarm clock?”

Participants were categorized as morning, evening or neutral types and randomly assigned to a morning or afternoon testing session. Some problems were analytic in nature, others were inspiration-based. While the more logical type of problem solving showed no statistical difference, morning people scored higher on the insight-demanding challenges in the late afternoon, and vice versa.

Wieth and Zacks believe the results depend upon an inhibitory process that suppresses distracting information. It is thought that this system performs less efficiently when individuals are less alert, allowing random thoughts to enter the decision-making process, resulting in more creative thinking.

Bunker Hunker Down is the New Up

Designer Matthew Fromboluti, of Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, has turned conventional wisdom about modern construction upside-down with his architectural design, Above/Below, submitted for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition. His underground skyscraper would theoretically fill a 900-foot-deep, 300-acrewide crater left by the Lavender Pit copper mine, in Bisbee, Arizona.

A cone-shaped, inverted tower would allow people to live, work and even grow food in a huge cavern, covered by a dome. The building is designed to maintain a comfortable temperature via a passive climate-control system suited to the hot desert environment. A solar chimney provides natural ventilation as the sun heats the air at the surface, causing it to rise and draw cooler air up through vents at the bottom. The moving air passes through wind turbines at the top of the chimney, generating electricity.

Fromboluti’s aim is to atone for the mine’s destruction of the landscape by finding new ways to harvest the energy that went into excavating it, suggesting that no design should be considered “off the table” when planning for the future.

Source: ForumForTheFuture.org

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The Rehabilitation of Plastic The rap on most plastic is that although it can be recycled, it doesn’t decompose in landfills. For a period of time, the city of Houston halted its composting of household yard waste due to the cost of having to cut and empty the plastic bags used in curbside pickup, even though the annual landfill fees exceeded $1 million. But now the service has resumed, based on the use of new, compostable plastic bags that require no special handling; the city even garners income from sales of composted clippings.

Dinnerware, such as utensils, plates and cups, is another niche market in which advocates see potential for use of compostable plastics, especially by cafeterias, restaurants and other institutions. Not only are such items not biodegradable, they often end up being thrown out with food waste.

Biodegradable polymers that break down in a matter of months are more expensive; for example, the BASF company’s Ecoflex material costs about two-and-a-half times more than the polyethylene it replaces. But proponents say that it provides value by enabling the largescale collection of organic waste, such as grass clippings and food, and that the potential for growth is enormous.

Source: Chemical & Engineering News

Keep Running

Robust Record-Breaking Centenarian In October 2011, a 100-year-old Briton, Fauja Singh, became the world’s oldest marathon runner, finishing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, in Canada, in eight hours and 25 minutes. Last April, Singh went on to complete the London Marathon in seven hours and 49 minutes before announcing that he’ll continue running, but only in races from 5K up to half-marathons, and maybe even a vertical run up skyscraper steps.

Born in India, Singh moved to the UK in the 1960s, becoming the world’s oldest halfmarathoner in 2010 at the age of 99, via the Inter-Faith Marathon, in Luxembourg. He has participated in the Olympic Torch Relay twice, in Athens in 2004 and London in 2012.

The London resident credits ginger curry, tea and being happy for his endurance. The multiple Guinness World Record-holder says, “The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people that are negative, stay smiling and keep running.” Singh trains by running 10 miles every day.

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Exploring Our Creative Side Engaging in Community Arts Brings Unexpected Rewards

by Judith Fertig

“Turning, moving, spinning, dresses swirling, music beating, eyes in contact with a partner, then another, then another, then another, and the fiddle turns a corner, the phrase repeats, the dance repeats. You smile. Your body smiles.” ~ Doug Plummer, photographer and contra dancer, Seattle, Washington

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hree years ago, Janine Joslin, a savvy business executive, set her sights on becoming a Dazzler, and today is a proud member of the Leawood, Kansas, chapter of community tap-dancing troupes. “I love to dance and perform, and I felt that had been missing from my own life,” she says.

After a friend suggested it, Joslin showed up for her first practice ready to go, wearing tights and tap shoes.

Potential Dazzlers must prove they’ve learned the routines before being selected to perform for the public. Luckily, says Joslin, “I’m a quick study,” and soon took her place in this 50-and-up women’s group that likes to routinely Shuffle Off to Buffalo at area retirement facilities, church halls and special events.

Learning the stopand-go, Broadwaystyle routines such as Steppin’ Out and Millie is more of a mental challenge than aerobic exercise, comments Joslin. “The main thing is it exercises your brain.”

Performing for appreciative groups

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is a great feeling, she notes, and helps make the twice-weekly practices worthwhile.

Just being around inspiring women has helped Joslin look at aging differently. She’s now applying her business skills to set up her troupe’s first website.

Joslin’s experience proves what many dancers, artists, writers, actors and musicians know: Active, hands-on, group participation in the arts is beneficial on many levels.

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In a recent study commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts, the researchers found that, “People that engage in arts in a group setting develop a sense of community as they exchange favors (such as meeting to learn lines

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or loaning painting supplies); identify themselves with a cast, music ensemble or choral group; and develop a sense of trust and expectations of reciprocity.”

It also noted, “Through the arts of ethnic traditions—such as classical Indian dance, Jamaican steel drums or Japanese raku ceramics—participants develop and maintain their cultural heritage and communicate their cultural identity to outsiders.”

Gateway Experiences

Most art disciplines can be experienced at any age. No previous training or ability is required, just a curious spirit and willingness to participate and learn.

Fun options range from a painting party, in which participants set up an easel and paint a canvas at Uncork’d Art, in Washington, D.C. (UncorkdArt. com), to African drumming at DrumRise, in Decatur, Georgia (DrumRise.net).

“A drumming class is a great way to reduce stress, have fun, relax and reenergize, all at the same time; it has even been shown to positively affect your immune system,” say cofounders Amy Jackson and Colleen Caffrey.

Such activities allow us to dabble

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and explore amidst the power of a group and maximize the joy of artful endeavors, which many prefer to the cost of individual lessons.

One of the most accessible community arts is choral music, as it requires no special equipment. Singing in a group can also become a community tradition that gathers people of all ages and lifestyles in fellowship and celebration.

Since 1882, singing Handel’s Messiah has become an annual highlight for a Swedish wheat-farming community in South-Central Kansas.

For three months before Palm Sunday, 200 farmers, homemakers, college students and business owners from the Lindsborg area gather twice weekly to rehearse the threehour piece (Bethanylb.edu/Oratorio_History.html).

Becky Anderson, the owner of Lindsborg’s Swedish Country Inn, who has sung for 41 years, points to a particularly thrilling moment during each performance. “There is just this exhilaration as the audience jumps to their feet yelling, ‘Brava, Brava.’ Golly, that’s fun.”

Chicagoans maintain a similar holiday tradition. For 35 years, free Do-It-Yourself Messiah concerts have provided a community-funded uplift (imfChicago.org). Thousands of audience members lend their voices to thrilling performances of this masterpiece, led by a world-class conductor and soloists and backed by an all-volunteer orchestra of local professionals and amateur musicians.

Storytelling is yet another community performing art that requires no special equipment. The National Storytelling Network (StoryNet.org) advances the art of storytelling through a national conference and local storytelling guilds. The Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild, in Pennsylvania, meets once a month at a local coffee house (LVStorytellers.org). Members include professional and amateur storytellers, poets, actors and newcomers that love to practice—or just listen to—this ancient art.

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a contra,’ barks Don, in a clipped, Yankee accent. ‘First dance is Monymusk.’

Then everyone just joins in.”

Auditioning for the Role of a Lifetime

Strong community and cultural identity is forged on other stages, as well. The Community Actors Theatre, in San Diego, California’s, Oak Park, performs many plays written by local playwrights exploring themes in black culture (CommunityActorsTheatre.com).

For Calvin Manson, a local poet and playwright who teaches acting workshops, the nonprofit venue feels like a mom-and-pop outfit. “They have the raw talent that could be developed into something wonderful. People don’t just learn to be actors and playwrights.

They learn to work together, to commit to a common struggle. When they leave, they know how to work with people, to be team players.”

Sometimes, a life change can open the door to a creative outlet. As a newly single 30-something, photographer Doug Plummer says that when he fell in with the Seattle contra dance scene in the mid-1980s, “It became my primary social life.” Derived from New England folk dance, two lines of dancers face each other and move to the rhythms of fiddle music.

“Since 2003, anytime I’m in New England, I try to stay over on a Monday and catch the Nelson [New Hampshire] dance,” says Plummer. Likening it to participating in the slow-food and similar local movements, he says, “I feel like I’m entering into a mode of slowdancing.”

At the weekly Nelson gatherings, “The dancers will drift in; singles, couples and families with kids,” he relates. “Someone puts out the fiddle case for the $2 admission. Whoever volunteered to bring baked goods sets them out. Harvey shows up with his fiddle, sits on the fold-up chair on the stage. Bob sits at the piano. ‘Line up for

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The next level of volunteer arts participation may involve an audition and a greater commitment. At the same time, these pursuits offer prime opportunities to expand artistic skills and join in something bigger than one’s self.

Since 1873, the Cincinnati, Ohio, May Festival has served as a shining example of community showmanship (May Festival.com). Chorus auditions are held in January, rehearsals begin in September and concerts routinely sell out by May.

Music critic Nancy Malitz comments, “It’s that special, tiny sliver of the year when everybody stretches. When hundreds of amateur singers accelerate the tempo by devoting every night to rehearsal and every day to thoughts of the concerts to come… when audiences look their finest, clap their loudest.”

Lawrence Coleman, a chorus member for 15 years, has found that singing and networking with other May Festival vocalists has paid off in surprising ways.

“I’ve recorded and had other singing engagements and opportunities, all because I’ve been connected to the chorus and the people in it,” he says. Coleman also sings with the rhythm and blues gospel group Fo Mo Brothers, performing at area churches and the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion.

Coleman remarks, “I have friends in the chorus from very different walks of life. We come together for the single purpose of making great music. People of differing backgrounds and schools of thought can do more than coexist. It’s confirmed for me that we can learn to celebrate our differences when we have a common goal.”

Even those that don’t feel inherently artistic can find venturing into an art form unexpectedly rewarding.

Channeling an inner Elizabeth Bennett or Mr. Darcy is commonplace in Bay Area English Regency Society waltzes and “longways” dances, in Palo Alto, California (baers.org). Alan Winston, a computer systems administrator and veteran dance caller, observes that these patterned dances appeal to math-

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“When I’m not doing any plays, things just don’t go right. This is my justification. This is my opportunity to just be me.” ~ Eva Jones, foster parent and member of Community Actors Theatre, Oak Park, California science-logic-computer types. “It’s a great place for people that live in their heads to get out and be social,” he says.

Appropriately, the dances all feature choreography from Jane Austen’s era.

Depending on the theme of the dance— like the sophisticated Cyprians Ball or spirited Return of the Regiments Ball— the ambience may be elegant or rowdy, explains Winston. Dances are taught beforehand to music such as George Washington’s Favourite Cotillion, an 1808 tune performed by musicians playing a clarinet, piano and recorder. Many wear period costumes, while others come in jeans. Winston is usually bedecked in a wine-colored waistcoat with tails that he found on eBay.

Plein air painters forsake the indoors to take their paints, easels and canvases outside. Plein-Air Painters of America regularly paint in groups in the fresh air and then hold an exhibition; annual workshops help teach techniques (p-a-p-a.com). At the recent seventh annual Florida’s Forgotten Coast event, in the state’s Panhandle, billed as America’s Great Plein Air Paint-Out, featured artists set up alongside amateurs eager to learn more (PleinAirfl.com).

Whatever one’s newly discovered or longtime treasure, individuals engaging in a group arts activity forge strong social bonds, keep ethnic arts traditions alive, learn new things in new ways and experience joyous personal growth.

… All while creating something wonderful.

Judith Fertig regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings. She’s an award-winning cookbook author at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

Discover the Arts Everywhere!

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ommunity arts groups are readily accessible via the Internet. Also, check the calendar sections of local magazines and newspapers and tune into word of mouth. Here is a sampling of what’s out there.

Downriver Council for the Arts - DownRiverArts.org Grosse Pointe Art Center - GrossePointeArtCenter.org

MUSIC

Mosaic Youth Theatre - MosaicDetroit.org

Dearborn Youth Symphony - DearbornYouthSymphony.com

Wyandotte Community Theatre - WyandotteCommunityTheatre.com

Downriver Community Band - DownriverCommunityBand.org

WRITING

Grosse Pointe Symphony - GPSymphony.org/ Seaway Chorale and Orchestra - SeawayChorale.org

Swing Detroit - SwingDetroit.com Detroit Salsa – DetroitSalsa.com Taylor Dance Ballet Americana – BalletAmericana.org Argentine Tango Detroit - ArgentineTangoDetroit.com YA Salsa - YASsalsa.com

Southern Great Lakes Symphony SGLS.org

Detroit Storytelling League - DetroitStorytelling.org Downriver Poets and Playwrights NeighborhoodLink.com/Downriver_ Poets_-_Playwrights

Puzzle Piece Theatre - PuzzleStage.org

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles - DSO.org/page.aspx?page_id=24

DANCE

STORYTELLING

Plowshares Theater - PlowShares.org

THEATRE/PERFORMING ARTS

Motown Writers Network, Detroit Meetup.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork

VISUAL ARTS Detroit Artists Market - DetroitArtistsMarket.org Detroit Institute of Arts - Dia.org

Detroit Puppet Theater - PuppetArt.org

Heidelberg Project - Heidelberg.org

Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center – DYPAC.co m

Heritage Decorative Artists - HeritageDecorativeArtists.com

Grosse Pointe Theatre – GPT.org

Oakwood Arts for the Spirit - Oakwood.org/Art

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Is the plan to save it or spend it?

Will a parent need to approve any purchases? Learning to consistently put away a portion in a savings account and perhaps gift another portion to charity become valuable life lessons.

Many parents adopt the “three piggy bank” method to teach these lessons.

My 20 years of experience working with parents and teens has shaped a practical framework of four proven strategies to help a family wisely communicate this mutual commitment and set parameters, including a policy as to the amount and frequency of payment.

Allowance decisions can differ from one child to the next in the same family.

Personal responsibility: There should be no financial reward for things that children need to do for their own

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health and development, such as responsibly heading to bed on time after brushing their teeth. One father shared that he had to pay his son to brush his teeth every morning and night, so who was in charge?

Family or social responsibility: Tasks that contribute to the family or social environment should not result in financial reward, such as washing the dishes or reading to a younger sibling.

One mother, after explaining the plan to her children and consistently applying it, saw their attitude transform in just a couple of weeks. Instead of fighting, the three kids now work together each night to clean up after dinner without arguing.

Paying for completion of specific tasks: Determine and agree to guidelines that include the general tasks or duties that are expected, the performance of which will result in earning the specified allowance. By defining what is over and above personal, family or social responsibility, parents encourage and reward children for their extra

With an entitlement mindset, a child simply expects to be paid each week.

With an entrepreneur’s mindset, a child finds ways to create value and earn money through applied creativity.

ing cans from all of his neighbors and is earning $100 every other week. He was able to buy the faster skateboard he wanted and even justified it as a business expense, because he could collect the cans more quickly with it.

Providing structure and enabling communication in a family’s approach to allowances is critical to ensuring that children learn good money habits that will serve them

efforts. Those same kids agreeably cleaning up after meals may also be thinking of extra chores around the house to earn their allowances.

Encouraging a child’s entrepreneurial spirit: Inspire children to think of creative ways to earn money and watch in pleased amazement at how creative they become when they really want something. One 12-year-old now has a business collect-

well for life. It’s a mutually constructive way to teach principles related to the importance of saving, spending less than they earn and consistently giving back to their community.

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Functional Medicine Taking the Whole Toolbox Approach

by Kathleen Barnes

Once called “alternative” medicine, then “holistic” or “complementary” and later “integrative”, the newest evolution is “functional” medicine, designed to search out the underlying causes of illnesses in order to carry out effective treatment.

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onventional medicine is like a carpenter that only has a hammer to work with, while functional medicine doctors are working with a full toolkit,” says the author of From Fatigued to Fantastic, National Medical Director of Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, of Kona, Hawaii.

Conventional medicine addresses symptoms instead of diseases, explains Los Angeles functional medicine practitioner Dr. Hyla Cass, author of 8 Weeks

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to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women. “It tends to treat the symptoms with more and more medications that cause a host of other side effects that also need to be treated and can result in declining health, rather than increased vitality.”

“Functional medicine, rather than simply ‘chasing symptoms’ while ignoring the causes, searches for and addresses environmental factors, nutritional deficiencies, genetic tendencies, biochemical dysfunctions and emotion-

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al and social stressors that can together cause the development of symptoms,” adds Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren. He operates Eco-Health Clinics internationally (the U.S. site is in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and serves as president emeritus and professor of nutrition and functional medicine with the California-based University of Natural Medicine.

In every case, it takes some investigation to get to the heart of the problems, and the solutions can take many forms. “For example, depression, insomnia and obesity aren’t diseases; they are symptoms,” says Cass. “If we can find the underlying cause of these symptoms, we can address the problem permanently.”

An allopathic approach, on the other hand, would routinely recommend a pill to lower temperature for high fever, prescribe a synthetic pill to elevate mood in treating depression, or look to pharmacological anti-inflammatory drugs for simple immune reactions.

Tel-Oren is among those that link a vast number of illnesses to stress: “Diverse conditions such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, diabetes, mood and cognitive disorders, various autoimmune disorders, premenstrual syndrome, temporomandibular joint issues, chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, chronic low back pain, chemical and food sensitivities, allergies, asthma and cancer all seem to share common courses of formation. The common denominator for these disturbances appears to be chronic stress.”

Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the Institute for Functional Medicine, in Lenox, Massachusetts, elaborates: “Functional medicine seeks to create balance in the body by looking at seven keys to achieving wellness: nutrition, hormones, inflammation, digestion, detoxification, energy metabolism and a calm mind. We work through the entire system, help people identify patterns and return the body to balance.”

Hyman is a strong advocate of nutrition as the basis for restoring balance to the body. “Food is the most powerful medicine we have, more powerful than any drug, more powerful than anything you’ll ever find in a pill bottle,” he says.

Teitelbaum notes, “Conventional medicine is basically run on econom-

ics, so doctors are too often influenced by drug company marketing messages masquerading as science that encourage expensive treatments, regardless of their toxicity.” In stark contrast, “Functional medicine instead looks for the lowest cost treatment that is supported by medical evidence.”

Conventional Medicine Case in Point

Fibromyalgia, for example, encompasses a basket of symptoms, usually beginning with overall body pain with specific pain points. Other common symptoms can include extreme fatigue, facial pain, irritable bowel syndrome, memory loss and brain fog, depression, numbness and tingling, palpitations, insomnia and headaches, including migraines.

“Until a few years ago, conventional medicine decided you were crazy if you complained of these symptoms,” advises Teitelbaum. “Then some expensive medications came out— promoted by $210 million a year in advertising; so now, patients are instead being told to take medications with lots of side effects.”

The most common conventionally prescribed drugs for fibromyalgia target symptoms of insomnia, depression, nerve pain and inflammation. According to Teitelbaum, the vast majority of people treating with these medications continue to experience the same symptoms over a five-year period; only 25 to 35 percent report some improvement.

It’s difficult to determine how many Americans suffer from fibromyalgia because many go undiagnosed (the average time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis is five years).

Cure4Fibromyalgia.com estimates that 5 million Americans, or approximately 2 percent of the population, suffer from this disease.

Functional Medicine Alternative

“Functional medicine practitioners recognize that fibromyalgia represents an energy crisis in the body and use simple, appropriate and effective treatments with no harmful side effects,” says Teitelbaum. “Most often I use a

SHINE protocol that I developed, based on 30 years of treating patients with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, with a 90 percent success rate.”

His is just one example of the way functional medicine would treat a difficult-to-diagnose and to treat disease. Cass uses functional medicine very effectively against depression, addiction and a host of women’s health issues. Hyman specializes in managing diabetes and obesity with the tools of functional medicine.

“If other medicines worked as well as treatments used in functional medicine, I’d use them, but they don’t,” concludes Hyman. “My Hippocratic Oath says I must help relieve suffering.

I can do that with the tools that functional medicine gives me.”

Kathleen Barnes is a natural health advocate, author and publisher. Eight Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women is among her many books. Visit KathleenBarnes.com.

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Hardwood: Woods certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and available through most major retailers offer an attractive option for most homes. Domestically grown species, including oak, maple and hickory, are the better choices environmentally. However, the FSC also certifies tropical and other forests around the globe (at least 330 million acres in 81 countries), helping to prevent damaging deforestation and counteract illegal logging (fsc.org).

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Nail holes, scratches, weathering and other distinctive markings lend the wood—and our homes—a special distinction. Reclaiming these valuable materials not only diverts them from the waste stream, it expands the eco-options available to homeowners via otherwise unavailable old-growth tropical hardwoods, including cherry and teak. If a local source isn’t available, look for an FSC-certified company (e.g., TerraMai. com; ElmwoodReclaimedTimber.com).

Bamboo: Bamboo has won many environmental accolades in recent years because it is a hardy plant that grows to full height quickly. Intended to reduce the need to fell trees, its use has prompted the spread of bamboo plantations across India, China and Burma; the unintended result has been rampant clearing of old-growth, biodiverse forests for a monoculture crop, frequently for bamboo products that are not FSC-certified.

Look for bamboo that is FSC-certified; when it’s not, advises Kahn, “Consumers have no way to know how the bamboo was grown or harvested.” What’s more, he adds, bamboo flooring is held together with adhesives and other chemicals, and these related issues must be considered by an eco-conscious homeowner.

Cork: Cork is durable, warm, sound absorbing and environmentally friendly. Lending unique properties to flooring, its cellular nature makes it a good shock absorber (a special plus for the infirm) and maintains its integrity over time. Note that spilled moisture needs to be dealt with immediately, as it could eventually ruin the flooring.

Derived from the bark of the Quercus suber, or cork oak, that grows in the Mediterranean region, the bark is harvested once every nine years by hand from carefully managed forests. Peeling off the bark does not hurt the trees. To be sure cork flooring is chemical-free, look for companies selling all-natural, undyed cork.

Eco-Friendlier Floors Top Green Choices for What’s Underfoot

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tanding in a newly carpeted room, it’s hard to miss the distinctive chemical odors wafting up from the floor.

That’s the off-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)—airborne chemicals that can exacerbate asthma symptoms and cause headaches, nausea and eye and throat irritation upon exposure.

While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains that proper ventilation significantly reduces VOC exposure from new carpets after the first 48 to 72 hours, health concerns related to conventional carpets are legitimate, as are its other environmental consequences. According to the EPA, “Over 4 billion pounds of carpet enter the solid waste stream in the United States every year.” Because it’s bulky and comprises multiple materials, discarded carpet is difficult both to dispose of and recycle.

Fortunately, there are a host of savvy alternatives that

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Wool Carpets: Wool has everything—softness, warmth, durability, variety and sustainability. Shorn from sheep, the primary fiber is as renewable as possible, but homeowners need to check the composition of the backing material, as well.

Nature’s Carpet (NaturesCarpet. com), one example of a green textile company, ranks their wool carpets on a grading system. The most environmentally friendly, or “dark green”, carpets feature jute (the same material used for burlap, comprising one of the softest natural carpets) natural fiber backings, held in place with natural rubber latex, says Brooke Davis, a spokesperson for Nature’s Carpet. “The result is an ultra-low toxicity floor covering,” she says. Davis confirms that most wool carpets will last 30 years or longer and at the end of their long natural life, will biodegrade.

Natural Carpets: In addition to jute, other plant-based carpets are ideal for hallways, entranceways and other high-traffic household areas.

Sisal, made from agave plants, is the same material used as twine; sea grass offers a coarse, woven, beach-friendly appearance; and coir, culled from coconut husks, often shows up in naturalfiber doormats. All make ideal area rugs and can feature colorful and decorative borders to accent the natural look.

Brita Belli is the editor of E – The Environmental Magazine and author of The Autism Puzzle: Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates.

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KEEPING PETS’ EARS HEALTHY Prevention Tips & Treatment Options

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ar infections are common in the pet population, especially in humid summer months that invite water play. Fido, the mixed breed, may keep running his cheek up and down the side of the couch, trying to find relief for his itchy ears; or the tabby, Fluffy, waits until bedtime to begin intensely scratching her ears beside the bed, interrupting a family member’s sleep. Whether a pet is plagued by a chronic condition or is a bewildered first-time sufferer, such infections disrupt a pet’s health and well-being. Causes vary, as do treatments, but prevention is always the best medicine.

Indicators of Ear Trouble Contact a holistic or integrative veterinarian to identify the source of the problem and devise a course of action to prevent a possible infection from escalating if a pet is demonstrating one or more symptoms: scratching the ears with their paws or rubbing them along

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the carpet or furniture;an offensive odor emanating from the ears; dirty appearance of ears—visible brown, black or yellow debris in the ear canal; red, inflamed ears; or whimpering, crying or withdrawing when the pet’s ear is gently touched.

Primary Causes & Treatment Options During a routine appointment for an ear infection, a veterinarian may inspect the ear canal with an otoscope for inflammation and will collect a swab of debris to identify the source of the problem.

Sometimes there are multiple culprits; it is fairly common for both yeast and bacteria to be present.

Bacteria and yeast infections tend to be more common in dogs, because of their anatomy. Hair grows in the ears of many dogs; when combined with floppy or drooping earflaps, a dark, moist environment is created in which bacteria and yeast can flourish. Breeds with this tendency include cocker spaniels, basset hounds, schnauzers and poodles.

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tions is skin allergies, and treatment can be more challenging than handling a comparatively simple bacterial or fungal infection. While humans may exhibit a runny nose or itchy eyes from an allergic reaction, a cat or dog commonly reveals its skin allergies by inflammation in the ears. Factors may be food-related or environmental or both.

Identifying an animal’s allergies is a priority; often, a simple change in diet can solve the problem. Especially for pets with chronic ear infections, avoid the discomfort of repeated infections by requesting a professional diagnostic allergy test to identify possible environmental and food allergens. Such testing may involve three separate methods: a blood test for sensitivity to either food or environmental sources; intradermal exposure to environmental allergens (pricking the skin with a small source of allergen to see the reaction); or trials eliminating possible food or regional environmental allergens. As a last resort, some pets may also benefit from allergy injections as part of immunotherapy to desensitize them to specific allergic reactions.

Once the source of an infection has been identified, appropriate steps will be recommended.

If bacteria or yeast is the issue, topical treatment may include both a medicated ear cleanser and an ointment.

Medicine will vary from antibiotic to antifungal or antiparasitic, depending on the diagnosis, or be a broad-spectrum medication. Often, when owners begin to see an improvement, they stop the medication prematurely, as applications are typically not a pleasant task. It is important to continue to treat the pet’s ears as any prescription indicates. Upon completion, the veterinarian will likely want to recheck the ears to confirm success.

With certain severe ear infections, additional steps may still be necessary, including oral antibiotics or, if the pet continues to experience discomfort, an

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n Minimize water in the ear canal after swimming trips by using a vet-recommended ear product containing a drying agent like salicylic acid to reduce the moisture in the ear canal.

Dr. Matthew J. Heller is an integrative veterinarian and owner of All About PetCare, in Middletown, OH.

Other Possible Causes (tiny arthropods that can reside in a cat’s or dog’s ear canal) are more common in cats. They are visible under the vet’s microscope and require specific treatment.

Occasionally, a foreign object lodged in a pet’s ear canal can be the cause of an infection. A vet’s ear exam should reveal the troublesome presence.

Certain diseases also affect ear infections, such as thyroid or immune-suppressing diseases. Cats with diabetes also tend to be more prone to ear infections. The family vet knows the pet’s history and can advise treatment that addresses the underlying cause.

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Banishing Wheat Belly The Drawbacks of a WheatDominated Diet

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r. William Davis, author of Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health, is a preventive cardiologist who has gone against the grain to expose yet another genetically engineered monstrosity, shedding light on the dark side of today’s commercial wheat crops.

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When I recognized that 80 percent of the people that came to see me had diabetes or pre-diabetes, I began asking patients to consider removing all wheat from their diets. This made sense to me due to wheat’s high glycemic index. Foods made from this grain raise blood sugar higher than nearly all other foods, including table sugar. The next logical step was to reduce blood sugar by eliminating wheat—organic, multi-grain, whole grain and sprouted—from anyone’s diet.

Patients that followed my simple directives and replaced the lost calories with healthy foods such as vegetables, raw nuts, meats, eggs, avocados, olives and olive oil returned three months later with lower fasting blood sugars and lower glycohemoglobin levels, which tests how well diabetes is being controlled.

Some diabetics became non-diabetics

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and pre-diabetics became non-prediabetic. On average, these people each lost about 30 pounds and experienced relief from arthritis and joint pains, acid reflux, migraine headaches, edema and irritable bowel syndrome, as well as other conditions. Some even reported that they no longer needed inhalers for asthma.

Initially, it seemed like these positive results were just odd coincidences.

However, based on the overwhelming number of incidences, I clearly saw that it was a real and repeatable phenomenon.

I began systematically removing wheat from all my patients’ diets and continued to witness similar turnarounds in health.

Research related to agricultural genetics, an area largely ignored by medical doctors, and my own interviews with U.S. Department of Agriculture experts substantiated what my own anecdotal evidence has revealed.

Why has wheat suddenly become such a health threat?

The wheat we eat today is not the same wheat our grandmothers used for baking.

In the 1970s, in anticipation of a global population explosion and world hunger issues, a well-meaning University of Minnesota-trained geneticist developed

a hybridized strain of high-yielding dwarf wheat. By 1985, all wheat products were made from the altered dwarf strain, which now comprises 99 percent of all wheat grown worldwide.

By weight, this modern wheat is approximately 70 percent carbohydrate, in a highly digestible form of a starch known as amylopectin A, which converts more easily to blood sugar than nearly all other simple or complex food carbohydrates. Gramfor-gram, wheat increases blood sugar and causes insulin problems to a greater degree than even potato chips or table sugar.

Wheat, which now typically comprises 20 percent of all the calories we consume, is in hundreds of prepared foods such as instant soups, salad dressings, candy and granola. In 1970, this wasn’t true. Wheat was only in such foods as bread, rolls, cookies and cake, and it was in a natural form.

How does a wheat-dominated diet compromise health?

Eating a wheat-based cereal for breakfast, wheat crackers and pretzels for snacks, two slices of whole wheat bread for lunch and whole wheat pasta for dinner results in too much exposure to amylopectin A, and repeated spikes in blood sugar levels.

This leads to insulin resistance and cultivates the growth of visceral fat in the abdomen, which tends toward diabetes and other inflammatory responses.

Even worse, the gliadin protein in wheat is an opiate that stimulates appetite and addictive eating behavior (it does not relieve pain). All this plus the direct intestinal toxic effects of the wheat germ agglutinin protein in wheat add up to a destructive ingredient that spurs acid reflux, bowel urgency and irritable

bowel syndrome, and leads to inflammation in various organs.

Describe how eliminating wheat has affected you.

Thirty pounds ago, I was an enthusiastic consumer of “healthy whole grains,” who relied on pots of coffee or walking and other exercise to maintain focus and energy. My cholesterol values reflected my wheat-consuming habits: HDL 27 mg/dl [milligrams per deciliter of good cholesterol] (very low), triglycerides 350 mg/dl (very high), and blood sugars in the diabetic range (161 mg/dl). I had high blood pressure of 150/90 and excess weight around my middle.

Eliminating wheat from my diet reversed all of these conditions without drugs, including the struggle to maintain attention and focus. Overall, I feel better today at 54 than I felt at 30.

Are gluten-free foods the answer?

Commercially produced gluten-free foods made with tapioca, cornstarch or rice starch—all poor replacements for wheat—are destructive to the body. Homemade or locally made gluten-free foods absent such ingredients are better, as are the free recipes available via WheatBellyBlog.com.

Millet, quinoa and amaranth, whole grains that lack most of the undesirable properties of modern wheat, are better but not necessarily safe in unlimited quantities because most people today have spent their lives overexposed to carbohydrates. Eating only small portions of these non-wheat grains is key.

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wisewords Julia Cameron Speaks from Her Heart

CREATING A LIFE BEYOND NEED AND WORRY

we must be brave enough to look at it candidly. Having enough is having a life beyond need and worry. It’s about finding satisfaction in our lives, improving the lives we have, straightening out our finances and creating a life that is enough for us.

What led you to conclude that a prosperous heart is about a spiritual bottom line, rather than a financial one?

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ulia Cameron is an award-winning author, poet, playwright and filmmaker, perhaps best known for her precedent-setting works on creativity, including The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold, Walking in this World and The Right to Write. In her latest book, The Prosperous Heart, she presents a 10week program that guides readers in developing a life that is as full and satisfying as they ever imagined possible.

How is unblocking creativity linked to having a prosperous heart and a life of enough?

I have taught creative unblocking for 35 years. When I’ve asked my students about money, inevitably their

My experience of this principle has teaching Safe, Effectivebeen Optionscumulative. for HealingWhen and Wellness The Artist’s Way through the years, I BECKY STEVENS have sometimes been moved to give responses are emotional exclamations: away memberships in a class in order to help creatively stymied individu“Money is the biggest block to my als that felt they couldn’t afford the creativity,” or “I feel like I can handle 12-week course. While this didn’t add anything but money,” or “Do we have Children, 3 Treats IAdults, to my bank account, felt rewarded to talkI came about money?” to see Becky after being diagnosed with & Animals � � � as Intuition I watched those is the most amazing,

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keeping a small notebook tracking every penny in and every penny out puts us in touch with our true values, which is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity.

This daily writing, coupled with counting, brings emotional and financial clarity. Together, they help us discover our true values—both personal and monetary—and uncover the actions that will lead to a life that is truly our own.

Abstaining from financial imbalance is simple when we stop debting.

A commitment to practicing the tool of abstinence plugs the leaks and our personal lifeboat stops sinking. While this may seem severe, it leads straight to more prosperity.

Walking at least twice a week for a minimum of 20 minutes works to put events into a healthier perspective.

We may walk out with a problem and walk back in with a solution. Walking also offers the opportunity to encounter sights and sounds that fire the imagination and replenish our inner well of creativity. As we walk, we can experi-

ence the richness of the world, as well as our own inner prosperity.

I recommend taking a time out once in the morning and once at night, for five minutes, to sit quietly and consciously count your blessings, or simply rest. Time outs also put us in closer touch with our own inner resources.

Ideas often come to us during these periods, which prove to be time-efficient and guided by wisdom.

Through many years of experience, I have seen how the tools explored in The Prosperous Heart help people from all walks of life come into contact with their true value system.

When they act in alignment with their values, they naturally feel a sense of prosperity. When they do what they love and do it well, the money seems to take care of itself.

Find the next chapter on personal creativity at JuliaCameronLive.com.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazine.

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Transcending Limitations with Inner Engineering A Q&A with Sadhguru

by Karen Jacobson

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adhguru is an Indian yogi and mystic who founded the Isha Foundation, a volunteer-run, international nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating human potential through a customized system of yoga in its full depth and dimension.

Headquartered at Isha Yoga Center in southern India and the Isha Institute of Inner-sciences in the United States, the Isha Foundation operates in more than 150 cities in 14 countries. Isha’s signature program, Inner Engineering, is structured scientifically to present simple but powerful processes from the yogic tradition, to transcend the limitations of each individual and bring people to higher levels of consciousness. Inner Engineering gives people the tools to create the lives they want.

Sadhguru will be in Detroit to lead the workshop Inner Engineering, from October 12 to 14. Natural Awakenings (NA) obtained this interview with Sadhguru (S) to learn more about his current focus and plans for the upcoming visit.

S: For the very first time in history, we have the capability, the resources and the technology to solve all the basic human problems of nourishment, health and education. Never before was this possible. A hundred years ago, even if you dreamt of it, there was no capability. Today, we are capable. The only thing that is missing is human consciousness. If only human consciousness, especially in the leadership, was more inclusive in the approach to life, all these fundamental problems of human survival and existence could be sorted out. Today, it is not an empty dream; it is a standing possibility. However, between possibility and reality there is a distance. As a generation of people, we must ask ourselves, “Will we walk the distance or not?”

NA: Why have you begun to emphasize the importance of raising human consciousness more than ever over the past year or so?

S: Even if just a few people in a group are truly meditative, the whole group will experience the benefit of this. If you do it for yourself, it will naturally happen around you. Slowly, the quality will be imbibed. We have

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NA: What kind of impact can one person have on raising human consciousness? How does one’s personal growth affect a community?

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been conducting yoga programs in the prisons in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India for the last seventeen years. About thirty percent of the people have started meditating in these prisons and a huge, miraculous change has happened. When we first went to one of the prisons, in its 136-year history, not a single day had passed without somebody being in solitary confinement. After the program, not a single person went into solitary for the next three months. They started writing poetry! Wherever people start meditating, suddenly there is a whole change in the situations around them. If you make just one percent of the world truly meditative, the world will be fantastic – the remaining 99% will just be sucked into it.

NA: You are known for creating consecrated spaces. How do you think consecrated spaces have a role in raising human consciousness?

S: Consecration is a live process. It is like this: if you transform mud into food, we call this agriculture. If you make food into flesh and bone, we

call this digestion. If you make flesh into mud, we call this cremation. If you can make this flesh or even a stone or an empty space into a divine possibility, that is called consecration. Today, modern science is telling you that everything is the same energy manifesting itself in a million different ways. If that is so, what you call the Divine, what you call a stone, what you call a man or a woman, are all the same energy functioning in different ways. For example, the same electricity becomes light, sound and so many other things, depending upon the technology. If you have the necessary technology, you can make the simple space around you into a divine exuberance. This is the phenomenon of consecration.

It is my dream that someday the whole humanity should live in consecrated spaces. Human beings can carry a phenomenal sense of energy, intellect and capability if you create large consecrated spaces where the whole generation of people are in touch with that kind of energy and space.

You have been consecrating the feminine goddess energy in many places throughout the world. Some people think this is pagan worship. Can you explain its purpose and how can people benefit from it?

When I say feminine, I am not talking about being physically male or female. The feminine can be as alive in a man as it is in a woman. The feminine and masculine apply to certain qualities. Only when these two qualities happen in balance, can a human being live a life of fulfillment.

For a long time, humanity has given too much significance to the masculine because survival has been the dominant factor. It is only when societies have handled their survival well and reached a certain level of stabilized culture and civilization that the feminine can flower.

Societies are now coming to that phase, but one thing that is also happening is that economics is becoming the primary force in the world. We are once again bringing everything down to the level of survival, so the masculine will once again dominate. Many women may be becoming CEOs, but to do this, they have had to drop the feminine and operate more like men. There is no room to use the feminine in these situations. Without the feminine, we will have full-grown trees that will never flower; you will have everything in your life and you will have nothing in your life.

Today, with the available technology, if all the seven billion people become alpha-males driving themselves full-scale, this planet will not last very long. If the feminine were in equal expression as the masculine, human sense would definitely save the planet.

NA: What do you wish to accomplish when you come to Detroit in October?

S: My effort is to bring a technology for your wellbeing.

Today there are various technologies to bring external wellbeing. Because of these technologies, human life has become more comfortable and convenient than ever before.

As a generation of people, we are the most comfortable generation ever, but we cannot say we are the most joyful generation. We cannot say we are the most peaceful or loving generation. This is because we have taken care of the external technologies, but we have not made use of the inner technologies. So, I’m coming to Detroit to offer this dimension in utmost purity and in the way it works.

Technology essentially means doing things the way it works, not doing things the way you believe it is. Technology is non-discriminatory; you may be a man, a woman, a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, whatever. It doesn’t matter; when it comes to technology, you just have to learn how to do it, and it will work for you.

Right now, you see millions of people busily engaged with their iPhones and iPads, but I’m asking you what about the personal I? This human being is the most sophisticated piece of machinery and technology. If you learn to empower this, if you learn to operate this in its full depth and dimension, you will live your life magically, not miserably. So, this is my offer to everybody, not just in Detroit, everybody anywhere in the world. This is my offer that it is time that you learn to operate your wellbeing in a scientific manner.

Karen Jacobson is an editor for the Isha Institute of Inner Sciences. Lauressa Nelson also contributed to this article.

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ainter Franck de Las Mercedes, of New York City, has combined a pair of hopeful concepts—world peace and free art for all—in a quickly broadening art initiative inspired by an “Aha!” moment at the local post office.

“I had always painted on the boxes I shipped my paintings in,” relates the native Nicaraguan. “One day, a postal clerk commented that my boxes were like works of art. I thought about how I had prompted the worker to pause in her everyday routine and wondered, ‘What if I shared my painting on the outside of a box, rather than the inside, and what if it carried a message of peace?’”

Since that pivotal 2006 encounter, the artist has sent more than 10,600 abstractly painted, pre-paid boxes, labeled with messages like, “Handle with Care: Contains Peace,” to individuals in 70 countries, as part of his Priority Boxes Art Project. Each empty box is symbolically “full” of meaning, engaging the thought of the recipient as well as the sender, plus the interpretation of all those handling it throughout its postal journey.

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De Las Mercedes hopes that his painted-message boxes will stimulate new ways of communicating through art. He maintains, “We shouldn’t have to wait for world leaders to take a stand or create peace; it can begin through interpersonal dialogue.”

While many people write to the artist requesting boxes for themselves, others order them for loved ones.

Requests vary widely, from a death row inmate that asked for a box for his daughter and a mom that wanted to give one to her son to a leukemia sufferer whose daily highlight was a trip to the family mailbox. The brightly painted boxes also have helped reconcile feuding friends and family members, serving as a peace offering from one to the other. It all helps to bring feelings of greater peace and understanding to the human race, one person at a time.

More than 100 schools across the United States have adopted the project, with students creating their own versions of the peace box in the classroom. School-sponsored peace boxes reach patients in hospitals and military personnel overseas and have been used in interschool box exchanges to support anti-bullying campaigns. It would be difficult to find a group that couldn’t benefit from such fresh inspiration.

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by Lynda Bassett

Between 15 and 20 million Americans practice yoga, spending an estimated $5.7 million annually on classes and accessories. National Yoga Month, in September, reminds us to always make personal safety a guiding principle during practice sessions. Experts advise the following guidelines for practicing injury-free yoga.

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ike any kind of movement, yoga involves some risk,” says Devarshi Steven Hartman, dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga, headquartered in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. “The level of risk depends on the individual’s age, physical condition, limitations, emotional state, previous injuries, strength, time of day, awareness, type of movement and how much weight bearing is taking place.”

It’s not uncommon for both seasoned athletes and yoga neophytes to push too hard in the beginning. Dr. Loren Fishman, medical director at Manhattan Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, says, “The three leading causes

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of injury are an overenthusiastic student, improper alignment and poor teaching.”

Many aspirants feel they have to master a pose right away; thus, a “Type A” person may have the most potential for injury, observes Sadie Nardini, New York City-based founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and host of Cable TV’s Viera Living’s daily yoga show, Rock Your Yoga. Some instructors may have a vigorous Type A attitude, as well. “Keep looking if you feel pushed,” she advises.

Choosing a style is less important than choosing the instructor best suited to the student’s needs. “Finding the right teacher,” says Nardini, “is kind of like dating. Keep looking until you find

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Proven Guidelines

Here are some safe approaches and injury-prevention tips from experienced yogis.

Research the teacher. Investigate a yoga instructor’s credentials before signing up for a class, advises Meredith Montgomery, a board member of the Yoga Health Foundation and publisher of Natural Awakenings’ Mobile/Baldwin edition. Read the instructor’s biography to verify his or her professional training, certification and level of experience.

YogaAlliance.org maintains a wellrespected registry of instructors that have been certified as registered yoga teachers (RYT).

Analyze the class level. Consider the name of the class, plus the level of advancement. New students may want to begin with a gentle, restorative or yin-type class. To reduce any risk, “Sign up for classes that are one level lower than where you are,” advises Fishman.

Ask how many students are allowed in the class; a smaller size means more one-on-one attention.

Speak out. “Don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Fishman emphasizes; get to the class early, introduce yourself to the teacher and perhaps audit various classes. Good instructors always ask students about their health and fitness history.

Look for special needs groups.

“You can get really specific in choosing the right yoga class, whether it focuses on back care or other therapeutic yoga,” notes Nardini.

Exercise caution. Certain areas of the body, like the back, neck and limbs, are particularly prone to injury, counsels Hartman. “Twisting and contorting poses can cause undue pressure,” so take things slowly and stop if pain occurs.

Practice correct alignment.

Experts agree that proper alignment is key to injury-free yoga. “There’s a lot to proper alignment; it’s integral to being a yoga teacher,” says Fishman. A good one will walk the room to make sure everyone has the correct form, keeping the vertebrae more or less in line, even in a twisting pose.

Seek modifying options. Instruc-

Yoga is renowned for increasing physical flexibility, balance and range of motion, while decreasing stress. Yet, as with any form of exercise, injuries may result from improper practice. tors must teach modifications in poses to accommodate the individual, often using props such as blocks and straps.

Learn to breathe. Proper breathing cannot be overemphasized. “Kripalu’s teaching methodology, for example, emphasizes coordinating movement with breath because it is one of the leading ways to prevent injury,” Hartman says.

Go with a teacher that understands anatomy. A teacher with such a background knows not only how muscles move, but also how they move

together. Experts in yoga understand kinesiology—the natural synergies and limits to muscle and joint movement, according to Fishman. Nardini further emphasizes the importance of teaching transitions between poses.

Consider prior injuries. “People think of yoga as a healing practice. That does not [necessarily] mean it will help heal a previous injury,” says Nardini. “It’s possible you can make it even worse.”

Those with previous injuries, plus elderly individuals and expectant mothers, must take extra safety precautions.

Remember that yoga is not about competition. “Don’t be afraid to take a time out,” says Fishman. “Or go into a child’s or modified child’s pose if you need to.”

In the end, “Yoga is about increasing awareness of the body. A wellschooled yoga teacher intends to create individual, empowering experiences,” concludes Hartman.

Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer based near Boston, MA. Connect at LyndaBassett.com.

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September 1 Basil’s Buddies Garage and Craft Sale Fundraiser – 9am-4pm. 8/31–9/2. Cats will be onsite for adoptions, 11am-3pm, weather permitting. Garage Sale Fundraiser, handmade dog and cat-themed Craft Sale, and Cat Graduation Party (12-2pm) plus a Kid’s Carnival.

Email or call to make arrangements if you would like to donate items for the sale or if you would like to volunteer. Private Residence, 2801 Toledo, Trenton. BasilsBuddies.org, 734-926-1098.

EAST meets WEST Wholistic Fair - 8am-6pm.

Free. Bert’s Warehouse – Eastern Market, 2739 Russell St, Detroit. SanKofaLife.net, drkeefa@ gmail.com, 313-366-5250.

September 6 Meditation & Markers - 6:30-7:30pm. Fun filled children’s guided imagery/meditation/drawing to relax minds, increase creative energy, and thought patterns. Inspire your children to what is beyond the normal classroom environment. $12, discount for siblings. BodyWorks Healing Center, 819 Mill St, Plymouth. BodyWorksHealingCenter. com, 734-416-5200.

Trigger Point Therapy Workshop - 7-8pm.

Presented by Dr. Mark Campbell, D.C. Learn how pressure points can affect your life, how to control headaches, sinus conditions, and other health-related disorders. “Hands on” workshop, recommended that you attend with a partner. Free.

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September 7 Isha Kriya Events - 7:30-9:30pm. These meditation sessions introduce you to simple tools to enhance efficiency, energy, focus, clarity, and health. Learn a 15 minute meditation called ‘Isha Kriya’. Register at innerengineering.com/ SadhguruLive/events/?ee=18. Free. House Of Yoga, 2965 W 12 Mile Rd, Berkley. karenj. isha@gmail.com, 248-497-9446.

Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic for Pets - 4:308pm. Protect your pets from illness even in this economy! Top quality vaccines and heartworm meds for dogs and cats at low prices. Tiny Paws Pet Grooming, 13498 Dix Rd, Southgate.

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September 8 Grosse Pointe VillageFest - 11am-10pm. Food, continuous live music, juried art fair, Kidz on the Block children’s “play pen”, classic car show, casual sidewalk shopping, Sunday afternoon “Pooch Parade” and lots more! Sunday hours from 12-5pm. Free. Grosse Pointe Village, 17101 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe. 313-881-1381.

Isha Kriya Events - 6:30-8pm. These meditation sessions introduce you to simple tools to enhance efficiency, energy, focus, clarity, and health. Learn a 15 minute meditation called ‘Isha Kriya’. Register at innerengineering. com/SadhguruLive/events/?ee=19 Free. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, 114 S. Main St, Ann Arbor. karenj.isha@gmail.com, 248497-9446.

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September 10 Eat Your Way Thin – 6-8pm. Presented by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, BS, DC, ND. Take a natural approach to a healthier, new you. You can have the body you want and eat too! Learn why diets do not work, ways to avoid weight gain and how to lose weight with diet, nutrition and exercise.

When to eat, what to eat and how to eat will be discussed. Free. Noble Library, 32901 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. Limited to 15 guests. Reservations required 734-756-6904. TLCHolisticWellness.com Nia Classes and Open House - 7-8pm. Sept 10th - FREE Nia class and Open House. Move your body, find out more about Nia, and enjoy some healthy snacks! Full session starts Sept 17th and goes for 7 weeks (final class: Oct 29th, a special HalloweeNia class). Canton Ctr Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton.

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September 11 Core Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Taught by Lauren Burtell. Drop in $10 resident or $12 nonresident. Canfield Community Center, 1801 N Beech Daly, Dearborn Heights. 313-671-7909 Reiki for Pets - Informational Session 7-7:30pm. Reiki demonstration including Q&A. Noninvasive and relaxing for most animals. Helps heal, maintain, or enhance emotional, behavioral, and physical states. Complements other forms of healing. Free. Cahill Veterinary Hospital, 27560 Cahill Rd, Flat Rock. CahillVeterinaryHospital. com, petra4pets@gmail.com, 734-782-3131.

Science and Engineering...for Kids ONLY! 7-8pm. The Kick Off reception…for everyone, not just kids!, Four part series aimed at teaching 1-8 graders Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Taught by engineering professionals or U of M, Dearborn students in a fun atmosphere. Suggested grade levels, but all ages are welcomed. Register in person or call circulation desk at 791-3800. Free. Caroline Kennedy Library, 24590 George St, Dearborn Heights. DHCL.michlibrary.org.

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September 12 Adding More Green to Your Life –6 Week Green Smoothie Challenge Introduction - 6:30pm. Intro to a 6 Wk Green Smoothie Challenge. Learn about the full 6-week program and taste samples. Challenge runs from 9/1910/24. Meets each Wed for support and new material. Sign up prior to the intro or at class.

6 wks-$90. Drop-in-$20/class. Free Intro. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte.

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Isha Kriya Events - 7-8pm. These meditation sessions introduce you to simple tools to enhance efficiency, energy, focus, clarity, and health. Learn a 15 minute meditation called ‘Isha Kriya’. Register at innerengineering.com/ SadhguruLive/events/?ee=21 Free. Farmington Hills Public Library, 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills. karenj.isha@gmail.com, 248497-9446.

September 13 Dine & Dish with VeggiePatti – 7pm. On the fence about becoming a vegetarian? Questions about vegan lifestyle? Having problems figuring out what to eat on a gluten-free diet? Q & A sessions on vegetarianism, veganism, whole foods, gluten-free diets, and eating with food sensitivities. Free. Total Health Foods (Juice Bar), 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. VeggiePatti. com, 734-246-1208.

Reflexology Workshop - 7:15-8:30pm. Learn about the natural healing through the art of foot Reflexology. Effective for a wide range of ailments including insomnia, hormonal imbalances and pain! Free. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N. Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton. Register at 734-455-6767.

What If Lecture - 6:30-7:30pm. A fun filled talk on how to achieve more energy, feel great, love life and get rid of most stress in your life.

Understand the innate wisdom inside. Stop suffering and start living the life you deserve.

Free. Dr. William Civello, 34441 8 Mile Rd, Ste 116, Livonia. DrCivello.com, RSVP 734-5259588.

September 14 Pet Adoptions – 12-4pm. Join Basil’s Buddies for the National Pet Adoption Weekend at PetSmart Woodhaven. We have many available cats waiting for their fur-ever homes! PetSmart Woodhaven, 23470 Allen Rd, Woodhaven.

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September 15 Free biomat with massage at Total Health Foods – 9am-10pm. Free biomat sessions with any massage for the month of September

by Dynamic Massage and Bodyworks (inside Total Health Foods). Call Kathryn to schedule an appt. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. THFDownriver.com/, 734-365-9066.

Flat Rock Riverfest – 12-11pm. 9/15-16 @ Huroc Park in Flat Rock. Music starts with the Flat Rock Community School Angel Bell Choir and ends with Fifty Amp Fuse. 25500 Gibraltar Rd, Flat Rock. DowntownFlatRock.com/FlatRock-Riverfest/, Interested in participating or volunteering, contact Gary Borden @ 734-7822455 or GBorden@flatrockmi.org Pet Adoptions – 12-4pm. Join Basil’s Buddies for the National Pet Adoption Weekend at PetSmart Woodhaven. We have many available cats waiting for their fur-ever homes! PetSmart Woodhaven, 23470 Allen Rd, Woodhaven.

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September 16 Reiki for Pets - Informational Session 1-2pm. Cahill Veterinary Hospital presents an informational session on Reiki energy healing for pets, including a Reiki demonstration including Q&A. Noninvasive and relaxing for most animals. Helps heal, maintain, or enhance emotional, behavioral, and physical states.

Complements other forms of healing. Free. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte.

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September 17 Super Foods – 6-7:30pm. Come learn about super foods and how they can help you achieve better health! with Kathy Peltier. Free. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte.

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September 18 Back to School Essential Oils – 7-8:30pm.

Learn what essential oils to use to keep your children healthy from the cold and flu season.

We’ll discuss other oils for respiratory and sinus conditions. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton.

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Science and Engineering...for Kids ONLY! - 7-8pm. (Grades 1-3) Early Structures Kit and Little Labs Introduction to Engineering Kit, four part series aimed at teaching 1-8 graders Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Taught by engineering professionals or U of M, Dearborn students in a fun atmosphere. Suggested grade levels, but all ages are welcomed. Register in person or call circulation desk at 791-3800. Free. Caroline Kennedy Library, 24590 George St, Dearborn Heights. DHCL.michlibrary.org.

September 19 Essential Exercises – 8-9pm. Learn the six most essential exercises that will help you to improve your strength, balance, and overall energy! For all ages and fitness levels. Free. Karl Wellness Center & Chiropractic Clinic, PC, 30935 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland. KarlWellnessCenter. com, Register @ 734-425-8220.

Green Smoothie Basics - Green Smoothie Challenge Week 1 - 6:30-8pm. Learn about the benefits of greens, the power of green smoothies, supplements, herbs, and foods that you can add to your smoothies. Demonstration and smoothie samples. Challenge runs from 9/1910/24. Drop-in-$20/class. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. VeggiePatti.com, VeggiePatti@gmail.com, 734-246-1208.

Pressure Point Therapy & Stress Reduction – 7-8pm. Demonstration of the benefits of pressure point therapy and the most practical ways of reducing stress. Bring a partner to obtain the most benefit. Free. Karl Wellness Center & Chiropractic Clinic, PC, 30935 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland. KarlWellnessCenter. com, Register 734-425-8220.

September 20 Fight Back to School Germs/Flu Season with Essential Oils - 7-8pm. Aromatherapy class will help teach you about essential oils that combat bacteria, infections, viruses and many other unwanted “germs” for back to school and/or cold & flu season. Free. Biggby Coffee, 23190 Outer Dr, Allen Park. AngiesOils.com, Reservations 734-934-2076.

September 21 Third Friday Beer Fest in Downtown Wyandotte - 5-9pm. Come to Downtown Wyandotte and enjoy free Carriage & Trolley Rides. For more info on Third Friday, visit Wyandotte.net/ArtsCulture/ThirdFridayEvents. asp. Free. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. 734-246-1208.

September 24 Tired of Being Tired? 7pm. Fatigue can be real, and not just an age related condition, or all in your head. Learn what causes you to feel fatigue, and how to get your energy back! End your fatigue with diet and lifestyle changes that are easy, effective and simple to do. Come learn how to put a spring back into your step the natural way! Limited to the first 15 guests.

Please make your reservation at 734-7566904. Presented by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC, ND, Holistic Physician, Clinical Nutritionist and the non-profit Foundation of Wellness Professionals. This free health forum will be held at Whole Foods Market, 7350 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield. TLCHolisticWellness. com

September 25 Is That a Healthy Reflection of You? – 7-8:30pm. Learn how to interpret what your body is telling you about your health. Are you walking around with a head tilt or a high shoulder?

Do your shoes wear unevenly? Where is that crooked body leading you? Free. Livonia Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Rd, Livonia.

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October 12-14

Bye, Bye American Pie: Say Goodbye to Processed Foods - Green Smoothie Challenge Week 2 - 6:30-8pm. Learn how to wean yourself off of processed foods and replace them with healthy alternatives, how you can add additional supplements, herbs, and foods to help curb those cravings. Challenge runs from 9/1910/24. Drop-in-$20/class. Total Health Foods, 2938 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. VeggiePatti.com, VeggiePatti@gmail.com, 734-246-1208.

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Pet Adoptions – 11am-3pm. Basil’s Buddies has many available cats waiting for their furever homes! Come meet your new best friend today! The Pet Emporium, 2394 E Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor. BasilsBuddies.org, info@ BasilsBuddies.org, 734-926-1098.

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The approach is a modern antidote to stress and when practiced regularly, these tools have the potential to enhance one’s experience of life on many levels.

Program components include engaging discourses, guided meditations, asanas (physical postures), and the transmission of the sacred Shambhavi Mahamudra, a powerful and purifying energy technique that incorporates the breath. $285. Isha Foundation, Cobo Hall, Detroit (program venue). Isha Vounteer

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10am-5pm See Dr. Brian Clement of Hippocrates Health Institute & Viktoras Kulvinskas! Catch food demos, view educational films, sample raw foods, talk with natural health & eco-friendly exhibitors, & more! $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Ctr, 39000 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia. Deb Klungle

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The Market will be open every Wednesday from 2-7 PM starting June 13th and will continue through September.

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Kids Yoga – 4:45-5:30pm. Students ages 5 to 12 will gain focus, confidence, and body awareness while having fun with new friends, $8 per child. Taylor Yoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor.

TaylorYoga.com, 313-292-9642.

Lincoln Park Farmers Market - 11am-4pm.

Urban farmers market with farmers/growers, crafts vendors and specialty food vendors thru Oct 28th w/special Nov 18th holiday mkt.

Southfield Rd Municipal Parking Lot, between I-75 & Fort St, Lincoln Park, 734-775-2267.

Yin (restorative) Yoga – 7-8pm. $14 walk in. Livonia Yoga Ctr, 19219 Merriman Rd, Livonia. LivoniaYogaCenter.com, 248-449-9642.

Basic Hatha Yoga - 8-9am. All levels $10.

W Dearborn. EmbracingTheLotus.com. Lisa Phelps. kiyoda1@me.com, 313-410-3147.

Gentle Flow – 11:30am-12:30pm. Serene, restorative practice. All levels. Yoga Shelter, 17000 Kercheval Ave, 2nd floor, Grosse Pte. YogaShelter.com, 313-884-YOGA. SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 12pm. (2nd & 4th Mondays) Free to chamber members, one business per industry.

Non-members can visit 2 mtgs free. Famous Dave’s, 23800 Eureka Rd, Taylor. Suzan, SMaxey22@comcast.net 734-287-3699.

Lunch Yoga – 12-1pm. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. info@ y4peace.org 734-282-9642.

Yogalates – 6pm. This class combines the benefits of both Yoga and Pilates. Increase your flexibility, balance and core strength. $10.

Vixen Fitness, 1347 E Fisher Fwy, Detroit.

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Yoga – 6-7pm. De-stress, relax, rejuvenate! $10.

The Sanctuary, Chiropractic & Wellness Spa, 35275 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. Katie 248-880-3755.

Holy Yoga – 6pm. Lifecare: Outstretched in Worship is a Christian alternative to yoga Stretch your way to wellness while worshiping God. It’s a great experience for your mind/body/spirit! $5 drop-in rate. Warren Road Light & Life Church, 33445 Warren Rd, Westland. 734-629-3551 or 734-956-2109.

Healthy Backs Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Call for details. Embracing the Lotus Yoga Sanctuary, Dearborn. OneSpaceConnected.com/ EmbracingtheLotus.htm, kiyoda1@me.com 313410-3147.

Nia Technique – 7-8pm. All ages & fitness levels. $6. Canton Ctr Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton.

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ZEN Box Rockz - 7:15-8pm. Also meets on Thurs. Rock those abs, blast those thighs & crank off the hips all while you develop your strikes & kicks! (WARNING - may cause weight loss and extreme toning). 45 intense minutes - only $5.

World of Pole Fitness & Dance, 32669 Warren, Ste 6, Garden City. WorldofPole.com, 734-306-0909.

SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two meetings free. Children with Hairloss, 12776 S Dixie Hwy, Rockwood. Rick Williams, 734-626-7778.

Tai Chi Class - 9-10am. Gain health and wellness, taught by AmenRa Menelik Jihunti, wear comfortable clothing, shoes aren’t permitted beyond the front door, please arrive On Time! Drop-in fee $10/class.

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Gentle Yoga – 9-10:15am. Suitable for all levels. $14. TaylorYoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor. TaylorYoga.com, 313-292-9642.

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

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

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Yoga - Basic Hatha – 6-7pm. Call for details. $10. Embracing the Lotus Yoga Sanctuary, Dearborn. Lisa Phelps, kiyoda1@me.com 313-410-3147.

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. Y4Peace.org, 734-282-9642.

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Swim with your Puppy – 1-4pm. For all breeds younger than 2 yrs old. Pool 4ft deep and heated to 90 degrees. Private sessions, so RSVP required. $13. Me & My Shadow, 29855 Ford Rd, Garden City. MeAndMyShadowLLC. com, 734-525-9500.

Free bath with 1 hour swim with your dog – 3-7pm. Pay for a 1 hour swim with your dog and receive a free do it yourself bath for your dog. The pool is 4 ft deep, inside and heated.

Private sessions, so RSVP required. $25. Me & My Shadow, 29855 Ford Road, Garden City.

MeAndMyShadowLLC.com, Yoga Classes - 5-6pm. Enjoy health and wellness through a yoga class with MehmunaMichelle Jackson, wear comfortable clothing, shoes aren’t permitted beyond the front door, please arrive On Time! Drop-in fee $10/class.

SanKofa House, 658 Goldengate St, Detroit.

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Zumba Party - 5:30-6:30pm. Join us for an incredible hour of Zumba. Simple dance to the rhythms of Cumbia, Samba, Calypso, Reggaeton and more... Bring plenty of water, a sweat towel, comfortable shoes and plenty of energy!!! $5. World of Pole Fitness & Dance, 32669 Warren, Ste 6, Garden City.

WorldofPole.com, 734-306-0909.

Community Share Dinner & Activities – 6:30-8pm. Join us for a delicious catered meal, followed by contemporary worship, Bible study, classes, music, cards, and crafts. Please sign up for dinner each week. Suggested cost is $6 per adult, $4 for 4-14, 3 and under free. This catered, full meal is “pay-what-youcan”. Allen Park Presbyterian Church, 7101 Park Ave, Allen Park. AllenParkChurch.org, 313-383-0100.

Pranic Healing Clinic – 7- 8:30pm. Pranic Healing is a system of energy healing that helps to ease many illnesses, diseases, stress and anxiety by dissolving and disintegrating blocked energy. Must pre-register. Love Donation. BodyWorks Healing Center, 819 Mill St, Plymouth. BodyWorksHealingCenter. com, relax@ BodyWorksHealingCenter.com, 734-416-5200.

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SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two mtgs free. Comfort Inn & Suites, 17600 Dix Rd, Melvindale. Mark Slagle, 734-671-5888.

Chakra Yoga at Taylor Yoga – 11am12pm. One-hr vinyasa yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Courtney Conover.

Experience a practice that’s designed to help balance chakras, includes both standing and seated yoga postures. All levels are welcome. $14. Taylor Yoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor. TaylorYoga.com, CourtneyConover@yahoo.com.

Budokon Flow – 6:15-7:15pm. Experience movements that fuse the yogic, martial & living arts. 1st wk free. Practice Yoga, 20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pte Wds. Practice-Yoga.net, 313-881-2874.

Tai Chi Classes - 7:15-8:15pm. Gain health and wellness, taught by AmenRa Menelik Jihunti, wear comfortable clothing, shoes aren’t permitted beyond the front door, please arrive On Time! Drop-in fee $10/class.

SanKofa House, 658 Goldengate St, Detroit.

SanKofaHouse.net, 313-366-5250.

Cardio Kickboxing – 7:45-8:45pm. Ages 13 and up. $5. Michigan Karate Academy, 23753 Van Born Rd, Taylor. 313-292-9214.

Wyandotte Farmers Market - 127pm. Join Total Health Foods at the Wyandotte Farmers Market! thru Oct 18.

WyandotteFarmersMarket.com. Wyandotte Farmers Market, First and Elm, Wyandotte.

734-246-1208.

Qi gong - 5:30pm. Harmonize your body and relieve stress with this ancient Chinese practice of meditation through movement with instructor Terrell Thomas. Open to all fitness levels. First class is free. A New Center Yoga, 6080 Woodward Ave, Detroit.

NewCenterYoga.com 248-703-6971 or 313815-0007

Prenatal Yoga – 7:45-8:45pm. $14. Northville Yoga Center, 200 S Main St Unit B, Northville.

NorthvilleYogaCenter.com, 248-449-9642.

Qigong – 5:30pm. Come join Certified Qigong instructor Terrell Thomas for a wonderful journey that will certainly enhance your life. Qigong is an ancient form of health maintenance dating back thousands of years and is believed to be the basis of traditional Chinese medicine. Qigong practice consists of a series of exercises including breathing, meditation, and rhythmical movements that can be learned by almost anyone of any age or physical condition. First class is free. New Center Yoga, 6080 Woodward Ave, Detroit.

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Basic Hatha Yoga - 8-9am. All levels $10.

West Dearborn. EmbracingTheLotus.com. Lisa Phelps. kiyoda1@me.com, 313-410-3147

Tai Chi – 6-7pm. $5. Canton Ctr Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N Canton Ctr Rd, Ste 109, Canton. 734-455-6767.

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ogaCenter.com, 248-449-9642.

Vinyasa Yoga – 9-10:15am. Flowing sequence, suitable for all levels. $14. TaylorYoga, 8935 Telegraph Rd, Taylor. TaylorYoga.com, 313292-9642.

Yoga Classes - 1:30-2:30pm. Enjoy health and wellness through a yoga class with MehmunaMichelle Jackson, wear comfortable clothing, shoes aren’t permitted beyond the front door, please arrive On Time! Drop-in fee $10/class.

SanKofa House, 658 Goldengate St, Detroit.

SanKofaHouse.net, 313-366-5250.

Detroit Eastern Market – 5am-5pm. Market Fresh & EBT accepted. 2934 Russell St, bet Mark & Gratiot, Detroit. DetroitEasternMarket.com Grosse Pointe Park’s West Park Farmers Market - 9am-1pm. Vendors will be offering a cornucopia of fresh products, certified organic and non-organic produce, cheeses, baked goods, art, candles, jewelry, crafts, plants, cut flowers, holiday ware, and an array of delicacies in case you get hungry.

Off st parking available in the public parking lot (market district) - located off Kercheval between Lakepointe and Beaconsfield, 15139 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Park.

GrossePointePark.org, 313-822-2812 x202.

Qigong – 8am. Come join Certified Qigong instructor Terrell Thomas for a wonderful journey that will certainly enhance your life. Qigong is an ancient form of health maintenance dating back thousands of years and is believed to be the basis of traditional Chinese medicine. Qigong practice consists of a series of exercises including breathing, meditation, and rhythmical movements that can be learned by almost anyone of any age or physical condition. First class is free. New Center Yoga, 6080 Woodward Ave, Detroit.

TrueFitnessLLC.com 248-703-6971 Eastside Farmers Market - 9am-2pm.

Fresh produce, healthy foods, and unique artisan items. We accept cash, Bridge Card, Double Up Food Bucks, WIC, Project Fresh, credit, and debit. Free. Mack Alter Square, 14820 Mack Ave, Detroit. Facebook.com/ EastsideFarmersMarket, 734-331-3493.

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RAMA-CHI, Self Help LYMPHATIC MASSAGE - 10-11am. Gain insight to the ancient knowledge and experience health improvement and spiritual development. An easy to learn set of exercises designed to relax, strengthen and balance the body and open the mind to Spirit. Learn to master the principals of meditation and harmonious body movement. $10. Dr. William Brown, ND, PhD, LMT. 31224 Mulfordton St, #120, Farmington Hills.

TheFoundationForHolisticHealthTherapy.com, 248-416-3313.

Beginner Pole Dance – 11am. This 60-minute class is taught in a sequential format featuring beginner transitions, floor work and spins. No experience required. $10. Vixen Fitness, 1347 E Fisher Fwy, Detroit. VixenFitness.com, 866900-9797.

Tai Chi Class - 12:30-1:30pm. Gain health and wellness, taught by AmenRa Menelik Jihunti, wear comfortable clothing, shoes aren’t permitted beyond the front door, please arrive On Time! Drop-in fee $10/class.

SanKofa House, 658 Goldengate St, Detroit.

SanKofaHouse.net, 313-366-5250.

Tai Chi Class - 3:30-4:30pm. Gain health and wellness, taught by AmenRa Menelik Jihunti, wear comfortable clothing, shoes aren’t permitted beyond the front door, please arrive On Time! Drop-in fee $10/class.

SanKofa House, 658 Goldengate St, Detroit.

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4100 Woodward Ave., Detroit 313-831-3222 www.detroitcommunityacupuncture.com

In pain? Stressed out? Try acupuncture!

We offer comfortable, individualized treatments in a cozy community setting. $15 - $35 sliding scale. Check our website for current specials, “What to Expect” for new patients, and more!

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734 233 0745 29520 6 mile Rd, Livonia www.naturacupuncture.com Are You Struggling with Chronic Health Issues? Are You Looking f o r N a t u r a l & E ff e c t i v e solutions? Here is your key!

NATUROPATHIC SCHOOL of the HEALING ARTS. NATUROPATH DIPLOMA (ND) , AND INTEGRATED THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE DIPLOMA Commutable scheduling in Ann Arbor, serving the Great Lakes region.

734-769-7794 NaturopathicSchoolofAnnArbor.net See schedules, fees, FAQ, Clinic Hours State Licensed school.

Supervised student clinic offering on-site clinical internships. On-site Herbal Pharmacy and Dispensary.

Naturopathy diploma (ND), Massage Therapy/Natural Medicine Diploma, Medicinal Herbal Studies, Iridology, Homeopathy, Bodywork Therapies, Energy Medicine, Homeopathy, Healing Diets

Acupuncture • CranioSacral Therapy • Magnetic Cupping, GuaSha • Therapeutic Massage Acupressure, Refleology • Hot Stone & Swe-Thai Massage • Traditional Thai Massage. Experience Nature’s Healing Benefits @ First Oriental Therapy Center

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Angela Dorenzo, doTERRA IPC #10259 www.angiesoils.com 734.934.2076 Do you suffer from allergies, anxiety, asthma, colds, digestive issues, fatigue, flu, headaches, pain, or stress? Essential oils may be the natural solution that you are looking for. Essential oils are a powerful wellness tool that work with your body’s unique chemistry to create balance and healing without toxic side-effects. Contact me today to learn how you can keep yourself and your family healthy with essential oils. Offering consultations and monthly events in Wyandotte and Monroe!

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ZERBO’S 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.

1192 Ann Arbor Rd Plymouth, MI 48170 248-231-6533 734-927-6951

www.NaturalLocalFD.com Our company’s mission is to provide our customers with products raised or produced using sustainable farming practices.

Our beef and bison cuts are heart-healthy meats, high in Omega-3 and CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid – a cancer-fighting substance) grassfed and free range. Chickens are vegetarian-fed, and all animals are free of antibiotics and hormones.

Cheese is from animals that are grass-fed in an open pasture. Best selection of grass fed meats in Michigan including beef, buffalo (bison) and lamb.

Free range and air-chilled chicken. Local chemical free pork and turkey. The very best free range eggs, soy free with no GMO’S. Duck eggs. A wide selection of gluten free and organic groceries. Many fine Michigan made artisan products including raw milk cheese. Open 7 days.

Store Hrs: Mon - Thur 9am-8pm, Fri - Sat 9am-7 pm, Sun 10am-6pm Free local home deliver ($50 min)

Dr. Carol Ann Fischer B.S., D.C., N.D. Chiropractic Holistic Wellness Consultant

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31580 Schoolcraft Rd. • Livonia TLCHolisticWellness.com

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

DR WILLIAM N. BROWN, PH.D, L.M.T., C.HT. THE FOUNDATION FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH THERAPY

31224 Mulfordton #120, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-416-3313 DrBrown@TheTouchthatHeals.com TheTouchThatHeals.com

Dr Brown is a nationally certified Holistic Health practitioner and teacher for over 25 yrs, he has helped clients and students throughout the USA and internationally. He teaches Ram Chi/Healing Energy and Lymphatic Massage, plus offers these specialty services: Nutritional Consultation, Lymphatic Massage, Thought Field Therapy, Neurological Integration and Clinical Hypnotherapy.

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MASSAGE THERAPY LINDA’S PEACEFUL AND THERAPEUTICMASSAGE

(734) 765-1341 linda4massage@gmail.com CUSTOMIZED THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE for you. Designed to relieve muscle tension and the stresses of the day. Complimentary, Essential Oils offered for additional benefits.

Ask me about AFFORDABLE PRICES, GIFT CERTIFICATES and SPA PARTY ideas. Serving Southeastern MI at: Shaft Chiropractic Wellness on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays. Avail weekends; call or email to schedule an appointment. ABMP (Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals).

URBAN OASIS MASSAGE

Sherry Lane, CMT 2930 Biddle Ave Wyandotte MI 48192 734-331-0696 UrbanOasisMassage.abmp.com

ADVANCED THERMOGRAPHY AND WELLNESS

Offices in Troy, Canton, Royal Oak, Ann Arbor, Grosse Pointe, Commerce www.healthybreastscan.com info@healthybreastscan.com Adarsa Antares M.S. Ed. C.T.T. 734-972-8775

Thermography and Healthy Cooking Coach Detect the very first signs of changes in your breast, years before a tumor has developed. No radiation/ compression, 97% sensitivity rate.

Images read by specially trained M.D.’s Make changes in your diet to create breast health. Combat estrogen dominance, pre-diabetes, wheat/gluten/ dairy sensitivity

WELLNESS CENTERS

Certified myomassologist and Reiki practitioner. Sherry will work with you to customize a combination of therapeutic and relaxation techniques to achieve balance of mind and body. Integrative massage sessions can incorporate Swedish, myofascial release, lymphatic, and hot stone work.

Chair massage is also available for those who need a break in their busy workday.

Offering massage, Reiki and doTERRA Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils Gift certificates available, see website for full service menu.

DR CAROL ANN FISCHER, D.C. N.D. TLC HOLISTIC WELLNESS 31580 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150 734-664-0339 You deserve the best TLC TLCHolisticWellness.com

Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, D.C., N.D. owns TLC Holistic Wellness in Livonia. She is a practicing chiropractor, naturopath and wellness consultant, who for 25 years has provided holistic and nutritional recommendations using whole food supplements.

Visit www.TLCHolisticWellness. com for more health information, and free public workshop dates, or call (734) 664-0339.

DR. WILLIAM H. KARL, D.C., CERTIFIED WELLNESS DOCTOR Karl WELLNESS CENTER & CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

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

Illuminating the Path of Self-Realization through A r t , Yo g a , S a c r e d G e o m e t r y, S a c r e d 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.

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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.

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

YOGA YOGA 4 PEACE 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd., Southgate Mi 48195 www.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.

classifieds To place a listing: 3 lines minimum (or 35 words): 1 month $25; or 3 months for $60 prepaid. Extra words: $1 each: Send check w/listing by 15th of the month to Healthy Living Detroit, Inc. - Classifieds, Box 341081, Detroit, MI 48234-1081 or email to mdemo@HealthyLivingDetroit.com.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LOOKING FOR WORKSHOP SPACE? Want to expand or relocate your holistic practice?

Tecumseh Wellness Center has workshop and session rental space availability by the hour or day. Our rooms are permanently set up for massage, Reiki, hypnotherapy, and nutritional coaching. Call 517.301.4701

HELP WANTED ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING? Do you enjoy educating consumers and helping customers? Total Health Foods in Wyandotte is hiring team members!

Call 734-246-1208 or stop in today with your resume to learn more. Must be knowledgeable in vitamins, supplements, and herbal remedies.

WORK FROM HOME Commission only position for sales research and generating leads.

If you enjoy connecting with new people and building relationships, and you can average 3 - 4 hours of solid work time per day, this might be a great opportunity for you. A home computer with an internet connection is needed, along with basic computer skills. Flexible work schedule. Email your resume to mdemo@ HealthyLivingDetroit.com

HEALTH STUDIES WANTED 10 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A 21 DAY WATER STUDY. Need participants suffering with acid reflux, acid indigestion, GERD and other digestive issues.

Call (248) 382-8668 to leave your name and phone number. You will be called back to see if you qualify.

VOLUNTEERING 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.

A R E Y O U A H O S P I TA B L E , COMPASSIONATE AND WELCOMING PERSON? If so, we welcome you to join our team of volunteers at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center. There are numerous volunteer opportunities available once you have received the proper training. Please email Roz at rsalter@passionist.org or call 313-286-2805 for information.

E A R T H W O R K S U R B A N FA R M VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9am-12:30pm; Regular Volunteer Hours: Please join us after working in the gardens for lunch in the soup kitchen on Wednesdays.

All volunteers, please meet at Capuchin Soup Kitchen at 1264 Meldrum, Detroit, MI unless noted differently. For individual volunteers, feel free to just come on by. No need to RSVP. For groups, please contact us in advance to schedule a day. Please come dressed appropriately for the weather and work. Long pants and closed toe shoes are required. For info, please contact us at sbernardo@cskdetroit.org or call (313) 5792100 x 204.

NATURAL HEALTH AND ECOFEST – Some of the tasks during the day will be assisting at the Registration Desk at the door for entry into the event, assisting the Exhibitors

and Restaurants when entering the event and assisting with handing out samples from the Food Demos. Additionally, volunteers will be needed for tasks prior to the EcoFest such as, making phone calls, contacting the Exhibitors and Raw Food Restaurants and helping put the program together. Please contact us at Team@ NaturalHealthandEcoFest.com

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SEPTEMBER 21 Volunteers to help build a new playground on Friday, September 21 at the YMCA’s new K – 8 charter school, located at Southfield and Plymouth Roads, Detroit. Go to http://www.crowdrise. com/letsbuildaplayground/fundraiser/ danmaier for more information, or call Dan Maier at 313.223.2498.

CITY YEAR NEEDS YOU!-Want to help Detroit’s students stay in school and on track to succeed? City Year, a national education-focused organization, is accepting applications to serve with City Year Detroit (and 23 other U.S. cities) during the 2013-2014 school year. City Year’s AmeriCorps members serve as full time tutors, mentors and role models in some of our nation’s highest need schools. Learn more at www. cityyear.org/joinus.

B A S I L’ S B U D D I E S I S S E E K I N G VOLUNTEERS FOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. If you’re interested, please email info@ basilsbuddies.org or call 734-926-1098 for more info. Thank you for caring about the animals!

DEARBORN ANIMAL SHELTER SEEKS LOVING HOMES FOR ADOPTABLE ANIMALS. There are many dogs, kittens and senior felines. Financial support is always appreciated for those interested in helping but not choosing to adopt a pet. Want to volunteer?

We can use your help. Visit online www.

DearbornAnimals.org or call 313-943-2697

Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic 6231 N. Canton Center Rd. • Ste 109 • Canton

(734) 455-6767

www.cantoncenterchiropractic.com Dr. Robert E. Potter, JR., D.C., CTN & Associates Chiropractic & Nutrition

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