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MOUTHS OF BABES A Dozen Ways Children Teach Us to Eat Mindfully by Dr. Michelle May

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18 LOCAVORE NATION Savor the Reign

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24 SATURATED FATS CAN DO A BODY GOOD

25 A CONVERSATION WITH MARIEL HEMINGWAY Her Kitchen Wisdom for Healthy Living

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Natural foods are very near and dear to my heart. I’m not a master gardener by any stretch of the imagination, but I so want to be. I can just imagine a yard full of fruit trees and a lovely weed free garden and gorgeous perennials, bulbs and flowering trees that bloom in a wonderful sequence from early spring to late fall. But the reality is not quite there yet. Farmers markets are one of my passions. I am so impressed with how hard our local family farmers work to produce the amazing fresh fruits and vegetables that they bring to the market each week. There is an amazing difference in taste when something is picked when it’s ripe and it doesn’t have to go on a long journey to reach us. I also enjoy meeting the people that grow my food. Last year when there was a big scare about spinach being contaminated, I didn’t even have to give it a second thought because I knew exactly where my spinach came from and who grew it. It’s also wonderful to celebrate each new fruit and vegetable as it comes into season. There is nothing on this earth like the taste of a fresh tomato that was allowed to grow and ripen outdoors as nature intended, and when they begin to arrive at the farmers market there is truly excitement in the air. We enjoy having the opportunity to enjoy each new fruit and vegetable when it’s in season, eating it for a few weeks, and freezing a bit for later, It’s also fun to learn about new fruits and veggies that we have not yet experienced. Kale is a good example of that for me, before I started visiting farmers markets I thought it was just used as a garnish, but turns out it is quite tasty and super healthy. Have you heard about our new Natural Pet magazine? This will be a quarterly publication that focuses on pets of all kinds. If you love pets, be sure to watch for it, or you can subscribe for just $20 per year. Send your check made payable to Natural Awakenings to P.O. Box 341081 Detroit, MI 48234-1081 and we’ll mail it right to your door step. Prospective advertisers can take advantage of special premier issue pricing, and we’re offering added savings for our current advertisers who want to be included in both magazines. Can you feel a bit of the entrepreneurial spirit in the air? It’s definitely alive and well in the metro Detroit area. The Russell Bazaar is a great example. It’s located off I-75 just North of the I-94 interchange. It’s an urban ‘mall’ of sorts created in an old GM building, chock full vendors with all sorts of interesting things for sale. Jim Chapman (JT) does a wonderful job of bringing in events and working with the vendors to keep this place hopping. It’s a bit of an incubator for local entrepreneurs and its located in a complex that exemplifies the concept of re-use, recycle, re-purpose on a large scale. Be sure to stop in sometime, you can find some great deals on new items, or antiques, get something to eat or even a tattoo! One of my favorite parts of publishing Natural Awakenings magazine is getting to work with so many different business owners. I enjoy learning about their dreams and vision, and then working with them to help get their messages out to those that want to hear them. It seems that it’s all about making connections, and it seems that the harder that you work, the luckier you get. I encourage you to make a strong effort to buy locally all that you possibly can. Each dollar that you spend is like voting, so be sure to do it mindfully because it makes a big difference for all of us. Live Well,

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newsbriefs News about local happenings in and around our community

Fitness Parties

pend an afternoon or evening with friends, catching up and working out, add in a little massage and what more could you ask for? That’s the idea behind Strength & Spirit, LLC’s fitness parties. Fitness parties are the newest and most enjoyable way to kick off or jumpstart your wellness plan! Invite some friends over and Strength & Spirit’s certified Personal Trainer, Mike Mueller will lead you all through a challenging but fun workout, and nationally certified massage therapist, Irene Ivanac will end your evening with a nice chair massage for you and all your guests. The bonus reward for throwing a fitness party with Strength & Spirit is that you and your guests will receive a discount on any personal training or massage booked at the party, and 3 or more bookings will mean a FREE one hour massage for you, the host or hostess. Optional additions to the party could be asking each guest to bring any workout DVDs or fitness equipment that they’d like to trade for something fresh, and maybe serving some healthy snacks and drinks to keep everyone powered up and ready to go.

Acupuncture Clinic Moves to New Location

he Detroit Community Acupuncture clinic has moved – but not too far. The new location at 4100 Woodward is right at the corner of Alexandrine just two blocks south of its Canfield location. The main benefits will be better visibility, room for a few more recliners, and the return of free on-site parking. Opening day is July 2. Since this is the first Friday of the month, it’s a free day for new patients. Acupuncturist Nora Madden says overhead will be a little higher at the new location. “Now more than ever we need your support in getting the word out about community acupuncture. We will retain our current sliding scale rates, we just need to treat more people,” she says, “which we would rather do anyway.” Help the clinic get some “good healing energy” by getting a treatment and bring along friends and family. Also, if it helps you to convince any of your friends/family members/ co-workers to give acupuncture a try, in addition to the ongoing Free First Friday special, we’re offering 2-for-$20 for the whole month of July: schedule with a friend and both of the appointments are only $10 each. Detroit Community Acupuncture will now be located at 4100 Woodward, Detroit. 313-831-3222 DetroitCommunityAcupuncture.com

If you’d like more information on throwing a fitness party, please call Mike at 734-664-7823 or Irene at 734-578-1302, or feel free to join Strength & Spirit at our Boot Camp in the Park, from 9:00am to Noon on July 18th at Garden City Park, located at Merriman and Cherry Hill in Garden City Michigan.

New Raw Food Restaurant in Detroit The Raw Food Café Owner LaKeta McCauley has recently published “Taking Every Bite Seriously,” which focuses on foods that reverse and heal disease. It provides a road map to optimal health, permanent weight loss, skin care and detoxification by successfully navigating the perils of food safety, organic labeling and dangerous food additives. The gourmet raw food meal delivery service, established in 2007, will have a storefront in August at 4152 Woodward Avenue at the corner of Willis Street, in Detroit. 248-790-6111. TheRawCafe.com natural awakenings

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The ABCs of Raising Children Naturally

abriel’s Garden of Romeo presents the Eighth Annual Michigan Lavender Festival at the Wolcott Farm Learning Center in Ray Township July 16 and 17. Previously held in Romeo, The Michigan Lavender Festival is proud to be a Made-In-Michigan Event, featuring over 65 Michigan artists of one-of-a-kind, hand-made goods. Festival highlights include free classes and demonstrations, gourmet lunch, a natural health area, farmers’ market, horse-drawn wagon rides, and cooking with lavender classes. Mini art workshops will be presented by the Starkweather Arts Center of Romeo. In addition to the festival, visitors are welcome to stroll about the barns and pastures to see the farm animals. Admission is $5 for adults; children under 12 enter free. Wagon rides fees are $5 per person, $3 for seniors and kids 12 and under. Toddlers and infants are free. Wolcott Farm is located at 65775 Wolcott Road between 30 and 31 Mile Roads, in Ray Township. MichLavenderFestival.com. Gabriel’s Garden is located at 111 S. Main Street in Romeo. 586-336-0418.

One-Mile Walk Benefits Marriage Center

hy not break a sweat for a good cause? The Marriage Resource Center (MRC), a non-profit in Dearborn, will be hosting the Walk for Marriage and Family on Saturday, July 31. The mile-long walk will be along the Detroit RiverWalk. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the walk starting at 9 a.m., rain or shine. The Walk for Marriage and Family is sponsored by the Marriage Resource Center, a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the quality of marriage relationships and family life, for adults and children alike. All funds raised will go towards providing programs to assist singles in becoming and selecting healthier partners and education and coaching to couples in crisis and those wanting to enrich their marriages. Contact MRC at 313-278-4400 or MRCwalk@mimarriage.org. MIMarriage.org.

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is for Activating the body, giving it the energy boost it needs to start and complete the healing process. Aromatic and pungent herbs like peppermint and wintergreen, cayenne pepper or ginger provide the body with natural activators. These herbs stimulate the flow of blood and lymph, which helps bring oxygen and nutrients to inflamed tissues, while increasing the drainage of waste materials at the same time. The best activators for children are peppermint and chamomile. Cayenne pepper is also an excellent herb to have on hand in an extract form, because of its value in stopping bleeding and treating shock. B is for Building your child’s health with good food. The same thing that prevents disease will help the body cure it. Feed children whole foods, especially fresh fruits, raw or steamed vegetables, and whole grains, preferably organic. Avoid sugar, white flour and other “junk” foods. Give kids daily physical and verbal expressions of love and affection. Keep immuneenhancing herbs and nutritional supplements on hand at all times. C is for Cleansing. It is very important to make sure the bowels are moving properly, at least several times a day. Draw a very hot bath to help eliminate toxins and be sure to give kids plenty of water to help with kidney drainage. Using different herbs can help with respiratory congestion, fluid retention and lymphatic drainage. A free workshop on children’s herbs and remedies will be held 7:15 to 8:15 pm at Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic July 20. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic is located at 6231 N. Canton Center Road, Suite 109. Call to reserve a space. 734-455-6767.

newsbriefs P-A-T-H…with Purpose (Passion Awakens The Heart) How to Be, Do and Have AnythingYou Desire in Alignment with Who You Are

o you wake up in the morning, jump out of bed and can’t wait to begin your day?! Are you passionate about what you do when you are working? Do you use your “special” talents and skills in your every day life that you were born with? We were all born with a unique talent to share with the world, one in which we are expected to share (our purpose); it’s simply up to us to discover what these talents are. Deb Farrell, author of the book P-A-T-H…with Purpose clearly and profoundly shares a step-by-step process to help you achieve results in designing your life whether it’s financial, career, health, spiritual, or relationships. She explains how you can make changes and provides you with examples and exercises throughout the book to assist you in making changes so you can lead the fulfilling, rewarding life you desire and were meant to have. Over the past 16 years, Deb has worked with all types of leaders, employees and individuals to help them operate at their peak performance. She coaches, trains and speaks about the “how to” you can make changes in order to live your life passionately, doing what you enjoy doing while earning a living doing it. She states “it doesn’t matter where you are in your life stage, the key is to simply start doing something now”. Simply by using the models and applying the techniques in the book to all areas of your life, you will be on your way to experiencing positive changes toward a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Join Deb at Total Health Foods located at 13645 Northline Rd., Southgate for a FREE one-hour workshop on July 28, 6:00–7:00 pm and walk away with some “how-to” make and sustain changes in your life, plus you will have an opportunity to purchase an autographed copy of her book (7:00 -8:00 pm), P-A-T-H…with Purpose - How to Be, Do and Have Anything You Desire in Alignment with Who You Are. For additional info and products, visit Deb at www.P-A-T-H-withPurpose.com.

Shop for information on the origins of imported foods and key health issues to watch for at FoodAndWaterWatch. org/food/global-grocer.

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Economic Security

Buying at Home Keeps America Strong Poll after poll points to Americans’ preference for locally produced goods, according to msn.com; the real question is if we are willing to look for them and pay more. A 21st-century grassroots website, StillMadeInUSA. com, provides a helping hand with an online shopping directory of American brands. Categories range from personal apparel, handcrafts and household goods to tools, sports and entertainment, and include special occasions and shop-by-geography menus. “I try to buy American products whenever possible, but as a working mother of three boys, I don’t have time to drive from store to store or search for hours online,” says founder Stephanie Sanzone, explaining her website’s genesis. The Made in USA label represents a heightened concern for guarding American manufacturing jobs, worker and environmental health, product quality, consumer safety, national competitiveness and security while defending against an increasing trade deficit.

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Crop Mobs Sustain Small Farms and Build Communities Across the country, crop mobs comprising dozens of mostly 20-something volunteers periodically gather at local sustainable small farms to donate their time to make immediate improvements. These landless farmers, apprentices, interns and the “agricurious” comprise a remarkably effective traveling work party, often assisted by experienced farmers and gardeners eager to share their know-how with the next generation. Assigned tasks might be mulching, building a greenhouse, prepping garden Weeding blackberry beds at Spence’s beds or bringing in a harvest. Farm in Chapel Hill, NC. “The more tedious the work we have, the better,” says Rob Jones, co-founder of the spreading movement, which originated in North Carolina’s Triangle in response to a regional surge in sustainable farming. “Because part of crop mob is about community and camaraderie, you find there’s nothing like picking rocks out of fields to bring people together.” It’s all about building the community necessary to practice this kind of laborintensive agriculture and to put the power to muster help into the hands of future local food producers. Any crob mobber can call a crop mob to do the kind of work it takes a community to do. Participants work together, share meals, play, talk and make music. No money is exchanged; it’s the stuff that communities are made of. For information and contacts in various states, visit CropMob.org.

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Funding Debate Slows Upgrade of School Nutrition For the past year, Slow Food USA has led a consumer campaign now exceeding 100,000 emails asking Congress to improve school nutrition. “We cannot, in good conscience, continue to make our kids sick be feeding them cheap byproducts of an industrial food system,” states Josh Viertel, president of Slow Food USA. “It is time to give kids real food, food that tastes good, is good for them, is good for the people who grow and prepare it and is good for the planet.” President Obama has proposed investing an additional $1 billion a year to help schools serve healthier food, but Congress is hesitating to approve the full amount. This change to the five-year Child Nutrition Act, now up for renewal, would add 20 cents to the $1 allocated for ingredients in each school lunch. School nutrition directors say an additional $1 is needed to serve sufficient vegetables, fruits and whole grains, making the ultimate goal $4 billion a year. Meanwhile, the viable farm-to-school movement is seeking just $50 million of the total to link local farms with schools. Vending machines also must be subject to stronger nutrition standards. “Kids have the most at stake here,” remarks Emily Ventura, of Slow Food Los Angeles. “This is their future, their health, their quality of life. But it’s also America’s future.” Support the Time for Lunch campaign at SlowFoodUSA.org.

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Eating Sewage

Avoid Sludge Used and Sold as Fertilizer Eight million tons of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants, euphemistically renamed biosolids, is annually marketed as fertilizer and applied to the American farms and gardens that grow our food, as well as the parks where we play. No food crop, aside from those labeled U.S. Department of Agriculture certified organic, is regulated to guard against it being grown on land treated with this sludge. Because of the nitrogen and phosphorous found in human solid waste residue, the sludge industry and certain government bodies overlook the toxic blend of all that goes down the drain. That’s why a few conscientious companies like Del Monte and Heinz have long had a policy not to purchase food grown in sludge. Sewage sludge contains antimicrobial compounds, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals and pathogens that may be absorbed by food crops, water supplies and our bodies. Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency requires testing for only nine chemical elements and two bacteria for land application of sewage sludge and no testing for residue buildup in soil. Meanwhile, studies from universities including Yale, Cornell and Johns Hopkins express concerns about the health and safety of this practice. To protect health: Buy USDA-certified organic; ask at farm stands if they use sludge or biosolids; inquire about food and bagged fertilizer companies’ policies; and tell elected officials that citizens don’t want sewage sludge in America’s food and water supplies. For more information visit United Sludge-Free Alliance at USludgeFree.org.

Shoppers Vote for Healthier Choices Attendees at this year’s mega Natural Products Expo West, in Anaheim, California, saw everything from organic burritos and glass baby bottles to bags that extend the life of produce. “The 30th anniversary of the event mirrors major business and consumer shifts to values of health and sustainability,” observed Fred Linder, president of New Hope Natural Media. Organic products and green packaging are in—genetically modified foods are out. Accordingly, The Fresh Ideas Group, which monitors new-product trends, has forecasted lower prices for private label organic food in 2010 and an increase in foods with fewer processed ingredients and more whole grains. While organic still accounts for less than 5 percent of national food sales, overall sales of organic foods and other products was up 5 percent in 2009, more than double the growth of conventional wares.

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Why Mangos are Good for Us

ncluding mangos in summer fruit salads adds both delicious sweetness and health benefits. A new study by Texas AgriLife Research food scientists examined five mango varieties most common in the United States: Ataulfo, Francine, Haden, Kent and Tommy Atkins, and found that the tropical fruit has anti-cancer properties. When exposed to a variety of cancer cells in the laboratory, mango turned out to be especially effective against certain breast and colon cancers. The researchers attribute the cancer-fighting properties to the fruit’s polyphenolics, a class of bioactive compounds responsible for preventing or stopping cancer cells. As one might expect with an all natural anti-cancer agent, normal cells were not affected by the mango, which targeted only cells that had gone bad, by interrupting their mutated division cycles. Source: Texas A&M AgriLive Communications, 2010

FLAXSEED OIL STRENGTHENS BONES According to a report in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, numerous studies suggest that flaxseed oil benefits bone mineral density and reduces the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women, as well as in women with diabetes. Source: Inderscience Publishers, 2009

In a 2008 U.S. Food and Drug Administration survey, more than half (54 percent) of consumers said they now read the label the first time they buy a product. That’s a 10 percent improvement since the 2002 survey.

ANOTHER STRIKE AGAINST SATURATED FATS

aturated fat commonly found in ice cream, butter, cheese, milk and beef does not behave like fats in other foods, suggests a study from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, in Texas. The researchers found that when brain chemistry gets hit with such fatty acids, it fails to signal the body to stop eating, even when it’s had enough.

~ FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 2010

Vitamin D Makes News

itamin D is one of the few vitamins our body can produce itself when bare skin is exposed to ultraviolet B light. But this sunshine vitamin that is known to influence the immune system seems to be in short supply, and mounting studies point to serious health risks that can result from a vitamin D deficiency. According to researchers at National Jewish Health, a leading respiratory hospital, low levels of vitamin D have been associated with decreased lung function and greater use of medications in children with asthma, as well as increased occurrence of a common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age. Now, a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health suggests that women living in northern states are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin D deficiency. Meanwhile, research at the University of Warwick Medical School has shown that middleaged and elderly people with high levels of vitamin D could reduce their chances of developing heart disease or diabetes by 43 percent. To ensure that our body produces enough vitamin D to keep us healthy, experts suggest that we expose ourselves to 15 to 18 minutes of sunshine daily. Eating foods that contain small amounts of vitamin D, such as fish, mushrooms, eggs and dairy products, also helps to keep our vitamin D levels up. Contributing sources: Medscape.com and nih.gov

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onstick cookware, popular because it’s convenient to use and clean, also emits toxic fumes when overheated. Tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) have shown that in just two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other nonstick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases. They posit that the same holds true for ovenware. At the same time, the researchers report that ingesting inert particles that have come off scratched cookware isn’t a hazard. EWG’s recommended alternatives are stainless steel and cast iron cookware. However, for families stuck with nonstick pots and pans, the group offers the following tips: Never preheat nonstick cookware empty or at high heat and make sure to cook food at the lowest possible temperature possible for safe cooking. Don’t put nonstick cookware in an oven hotter than 500 degrees and use an exhaust fan. Keep pet birds out of the kitchen, because they are particularly susceptible to the fumes.

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For a free downloadable Guide to PFCs (perfluorochemicals) and how to avoid them in a wide range of products, including cookware, visit ewg.org/EWGGuide-to-PFCs.

EXOTIC SUPERFRUIT Mangosteen juice has anti-inflammatory properties that could prove to be valuable in preventing the development of heart disease and diabetes in obese patients. A study published in BioMed Central’s open access Nutrition Journal states that the juice of the exotic superfruit lowers levels of C-reactive protein, a key factor associated with inflammation.

SLOW DOWN AT MEALTIME The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reports that eating a meal too quickly reduces release of the hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full, which can lead to overeating and weight gain.

A Perspective on Soy

ith many new soy foods on the market today, from nuts and beans to energy bars and powdered drinks, choosing those that are most healthful can be confusing. Soy has received mixed reviews, even though it has been eaten in Asia for hundreds of generations without reported adverse effects and is a staple in vegetarian kitchens worldwide. In its natural state, the soybean has proved to be high in nutritional value as a non-animal source of essential amino acids, qualifying it as the only complete plant protein. The controversy centers on 20thcentury isolation of the soybean’s beneficial compounds, isoflavones, that in their natural state have been found to protect against breast, prostate and colon cancers, menopausal symptoms, heart disease and osteoporosis. Rather than use the whole food, the manufactured food industry instead has added these compounds in isolated form to various products. Concerns arise because the isolated plant compounds act differently in the body when they lack the supporting vitamins, minerals and plant substances present in natural whole soy. Also, their amount and concentration in manufactured foods tend to exceed what is present in whole soy foods. To avoid the risk of overexposure to isolated soy compounds and still reap soy’s many health benefits, look for organic, non-GMO (genetically modified organism) whole soy products. Examples include tofu, tempeh, edamame and whole canned or frozen soy beans, as well as products produced from whole soy, such as soy flour, soy milk, miso and soy sauces like tamari or shoyu. Source: Research compiled by Monika Rice, who holds a master’s degree in holistic nutrition and is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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Out of the Mouths of Babes A Dozen Ways Children Teach Us to Eat Mindfully by Dr. Michelle May

Children are born with the ability to eat instinctively, fully tuned in to internal cues of hunger and fullness.

arents are usually the main facilitators of life lessons for their children, but in some arenas it’s best to let the kids do the teaching. Their natural eating behaviors, for example, exemplify smart choices for us all. Here are some surprising rules of thumb: Eat when you are hungry. From birth, babies know when and how much they need to eat and cry to let us know. As youngsters grow this vital instinct can be unlearned, so that by the time they are adults, most have learned to eat for other reasons besides hunger. By recognizing the difference between needing to eat and wanting to eat, adults can also relearn when and how much to eat. Stop eating when you are full. Infants turn their head away when they have had enough to eat and toddlers throw food on the floor when they’re done. But as adults, we clean our plates because we were admonished as youngsters about starving children, feel a social obligation or something just tastes good. Being hungry makes you grouchy. Being hungry, tired or frustrated makes a child crabby and affects adults in the same way. Take care of your mealtime needs instead of taking out your crankiness on those around you. Snacks are good. Kids naturally prefer to eat smaller meals with snacks in-between whenever they get hungry. That pattern of eating keeps their metabolism stoked all day; adults’ too.

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All foods fit. Children are born with a natural preference for sweet foods and quickly learn to enjoy fatty foods. Such fun comfort foods can be part of a healthy diet. In fact, studies show that overly restrictive food rules can cause children to feel guilty or ashamed and lead to rebellious eating. Everyone eats healthier when they learn to enjoy less nutritious foods in moderation without deprivation. Be a picky eater. Kids won’t easily eat something they don’t like. Consider how much less you’d eat if you didn’t settle for food that only tastes so-so.

You can learn to like new foods.

Healthy eating is an acquired taste, so provide a variety of appealing, healthful foods at the family table. If children observe us eating a variety of healthful foods, then they will learn to as well. It can take up to 10 different occasions of two-bite exposures to a new food, but kids often surprise themselves by liking something they never thought they would.

Make the most of your food. Eating is a total sensory experience for children as they examine, smell and touch each morsel. You’ll appreciate food aromas, appearance and flavors more if you aren’t driving, watching television, working on a computer, reading or standing over the sink. Eating with your family is fun. Babies and toddlers naturally love eating with other people. Family mealtime is a golden opportunity to model good habits and conversational skills and connect with each other. With older

based get togethers, focus on the social aspects of the event. Sleep is good. Children need a good night’s sleep to prepare for the adventures that tomorrow will bring. Everyone benefits from a consistent bedtime and good rest. Live in the moment. Kids are masters at living in the present; they don’t waste a lot of energy worrying about what has already happened or what might happen tomorrow. They are fully engaged in small, enjoyable pursuits. Adults will do well to reconsider the true joys of life and we can learn a lot from children.

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ater is quickly becoming scarce, even here in Michigan. This resource has been taken for granted and is becoming rarer and more contaminated. The more contaminated, the more it costs municipalities to clean the water so it can be used safely for city residents. Water is rising in price and falling in availability and quality. There are many things a homeowner can do to mitigate the rising costs of municipal water. Reducing use leads the list. Using rain barrels (also known as cisterns) is a small action that can reduce water use while helping the environment in a big way. Rain barrels are exactly what they seem to be -- barrel-like containers that catch rain, which happens to be free -- and natural. The best and most efficient way of capturing rain is at the downspouts that come down from the gutters on the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof. If there are no gutters and/or downspouts, then the option to collect rain water is limited to an open barrel. This is very inefficient but can certainly be done. There are many types of rain barrels but they fall basically into 3 categories: 1) open tops that collect water without downspouts; 2) open tops that collect roof runoff with downspout directed at the top of the barrel and; 3) closed tops, which collects roof runoff with a diverter attached to the downspout allowing water flow back down the spout once the barrel is full. Where to put the rain barrel is important. There is no one location that is best. Some homeowners put decorative barrels in the front yard; some put utilitarian ones in the back. Still others place rain barrels next to a detached garage way in the back of the yard where the garden is or will be. Is it also important to consider any association or local ordinances prohibiting the use of rain barrels or limiting their location. The homeowner needs to answer these questions before making a purchase. Until recently, it has been difficult to purchase rain barrels locally. Twenty years ago, if a homeowner wanted a rain barrel, he or she would have to jerry rig a durable trash can and spigot purchased at a local hardware store. Fifteen years ago, the homeowner could find high-quality rain barrels and diverters from a European manufacturer, but there would still

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need to be some mechanical adjustment on the downspouts because theirs are not compatible with ours. Five to ten years ago, American-made rain barrels were more available through websites, and homeowners could find a diverter that would actually fit the downspout. Today, we are fortunate that rain barrels are easy to find and, in fact, come in a wide variety of styles: recycled wine oak barrels, recycled plastic, woodlooking plastic, terra-cotta looking plastic and so on. Rain barrels are even available at a few garden centers and hardware stores. Whatever style is purchased, the rain barrel should be constructed of a sturdy material and should hold 40-75 gallons, more or less and depending on the available space. Additionally, there should be a spigot as close to the bottom of the barrel as possible so as much water as possible can be used. This may be in the form of a brass spigot or even a hose attachment with a bracket. Be aware that these connections will probably break due to wear and tear, and a back-up plan will be needed for replacement. The barrel should be elevated, especially if there is a spigot, and have an overflow mechanism. The whole point of using gutters and downspouts is to move runoff water away from the house to prevent infiltration. Having a rain barrel overflow at the foundation is not a good idea. What works well is running an overflow hose out to a drip irrigation system in a rain garden. This is a win-win situation because the extra runoff can then be diverted to a garden where it percolates the ground naturally and does not add to pollution and erosion on the streets. If the rain barrel does not have a lid, it should have a screen mechanism to keep debris and mosquitoes out. If following the directions for installation is difficult, most large cities have professionals who can help. The homeowner should not attempt to alter downspouts without complete confidence. When in doubt, call in the experience. And then enjoy the free water! Laura Zigmanth, President of ecoChic landscape design inc. has been designing and building gardens for over 20 years, always respecting the power of nature, using organic or environmentally-friends products and reducing, reusing, and recycling materials as much as possible. Contact her at design@ecochiclandscape.com, ecoChiclandscape.com, and read her new blog: TheEcoiste at blog.ecoChiclandscape.com.

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LOCAVORE NATION SAVOR THE REIGN OF REGIONAL FOODS by Judith Fertig

onsider Boston cod, Georgia peach pie, Florida’s Indian River grapefruit, wheat from Kansas, heirloom tomatoes from Colorado, Michigan sour cherries, Texas pinto beans and California wines. While the definition of American cuisine is difficult to pinpoint, it definitely exists in regional form, say the Americans polled by the James Beard Foundation. It’s the particular tastes of the places we call home. There’s a delicious reason why regional foods remain popular; as The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture found, the average “fresh” food item on American dinner tables now travels 1,500 miles to get there—and often tastes like it.

Taste is All About Terroir “Place-based foods have a unique taste, related to the soil, water, air and cli-

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mate of a region, as well as the ethnic or regional heritage of their producers,” advises Rachelle H. Saltzman, folklife coordinator and director of the Iowa Place-Based Foods project. She notes that regional food might be considered a result of the happy pairing of nature and nurture. Regional foods start with terroir, a French term that refers to a peculiar combination of microclimate and geography. If we draw a circle with its center in our own backyard, the area within the circumference of the circle that encloses the same climate and geography is the general terroir. Although terroir is in wide use in reference to wines, it also applies to any food. Terroir accounts for the differences in flavor between mild orange blossom honey from Arizona, aromatic and pear-like tupelo honey from Florida, amber-colored and medium-

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flavored clover honey from Iowa and dark and slightly sulfurous sunflower honey originating in South Dakota. “When you eat honey that local bees make, you’re eating an easily digestible, raw food full of enzymes, pollen, vitamins, proteins and minerals from the region,” says Tony Schwager of Anthony’s Beehive, in Lawrence, Kansas. Bees forage for nectar in nearby blossoms and then do all the processing in the hive. The result is a regional food yielding more than 300 varieties across the United States. Even Vermont maple syrup can register the flavor changes from terroir, according to Amy Trubek, assistant professor of nutrition and food sciences at The University of Vermont and author of The Taste of Place: A Cultural Journey Into Terroir. Trubek is participating in an ongoing study of the character of small-batch maple syrups.

“Like Burgundy wines or Savoie cheeses, the terroir of maple syrups matters,” she says. For example, maple syrup—a whole food made only from the sap that rises in the tree only after a long, cold winter—can taste different depending on whether the maple tree grows in areas rich in limestone (giving flavor notes of caramel, vanilla and bitter almond) or schist (where minerals yield a slightly moldy note), giving it a unique taste of place.

Wild Bounty Before European settlement here, Native American tribes were often identified—and strengthened physically and spiritually—by the regional foods they ate, whether gathered by hunting or fishing in the wild or raised themselves. Early visiting explorers and naturalists noted such delicacies as wild strawberries growing along the New Hampshire shoreline, native persimmons in Virginia and beach plums on Cape Cod. In Early American Gardens: For Meate or Medicine, gardener and author Ann Leighton chronicles which plants were native to New England and which ones the 17th-century colonists brought or had sent from England. The resulting cuisine evolved into a fusion of English recipes with New World ingredients. Through many generations, regional cuisines developed along the Eastern seaboard, often featuring maple syrup, cranberries, wild blackberries, corn, pumpkins, Carolina gold rice, cod, clams, blue crab, shad and shrimp. Grafting

new and old world plants produced the happy accidents of the Bartlett pear, Concord grape and Newtown Pippin apple. What grew in these innovative gardens naturally began to grace American tables. “Native corn became a truly American food,” observes Lenore Greenstein, a food and nutrition journalist who has taught at several U.S. universities. “The corn of the settlers, however, was not the sweet corn we know today, but the field corn used to feed livestock and make corn meal, syrup and starches. Sweet corn was unknown until 1779, yet by 1850 it had replaced field corn on American tables.”

Ethnic Traditions Beyond the land itself, regional foods continue to be influenced by the transportation routes followed in early trading ventures; the ways of the English homeland were soon joined by those of African slaves. Greenstein relates that New Orleans’ famous gumbo comes from the African ngombo, for okra, its principal ingredient. The thick stew gets “In this wine, you can taste some of its distincthe magical place where tive flavor and smooth texture from gumbo file our children, Hailey and powder made of dried, Loren, grew up. Aromas wild sassafras leaves. of blackberries and bay In other parts of the South, a cuisine that leaves, like those that grow became known as soul along the spring-fed creek food grew up around with subtle notes of tobacco, dishes made from produce that slaves could smoke and earth, dance in grow in their own the background, derived kitchen gardens: boiled peanuts, sweet potato from the soil itself.” pie, boiled greens and ~ Janet Trefethen, of Trefethen black-eyed peas. Immigrants from Family Vineyards, in Napa, Ireland who arrived in California, about its HaLo the New World during the potato famine of cabernet sauvignon.

What’s Growing in Your Region? Slow Food, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to “good, clean and fair food,” has created an American Ark of Taste, its list of regional foods. Backyard entries include the granite beauty apple from New Hampshire, green striped cushaw [squash] from Tennessee, hand-harvested wild rice from Minnesota, Four Corners gold bean from Colorado, Padre plum from California and Alaskan birch syrup. (See SlowFoodUSA. org/downloads/ Ark_Foods_By_ Region_9.29_ .09_.pdf)

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the 1840s and those Europeans promised free land under the Homestead Acts of the 1860s brought garden seeds, favorite plants and ethnic food traditions with them, further enlarging our country’s collective eating repertoire to include sauerkraut, coleslaw, cheesecake, cinnamon rolls and potato salad. Mennonite farmers who had emigrated from the Netherlands to Germany and then on to Russia, as their pacifist views clashed with the prevailing governments, finally left the steppes of the Ukraine for the similar terroir of natural awakenings

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the Kansas prairie in 1875. (This was around the same time that cowboys were herding longhorn cattle from Texas along the Chisholm Trail to railyards in Abilene, Kansas.) The Mennonites brought bags of turkey red winter wheat seeds that helped transform the wild prairie into the cultivated “breadbasket” it is today. In a similar fashion, Italian families coming to California brought their love of wine to a hilly region that benefited from moisture granted by the fog rolling in from the Pacific. They knew how to make the most of a climate with a spring rainy season followed by a dry summer—great conditions for growing wine grapes.

than milk from grain-fed cows. Jeni Britton Bauer uses regional Midwestern ingredients—including organic milk from grass-fed cows, local goat cheese, foraged wild foods and organic berries—for Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. “We couldn’t believe the difference in flavor in milk from grass-fed versus grain-fed cows,” she says. “It’s because grassfed cows produce milk with more conjugated linoleic acid, a cancerfighting compound, as well as healthful omega-3 fatty acids.” Local examples such as hers illustrate the larger truth.

“Indian beliefs are the same and different [from one another]. For us, the sacred food is salmon; for the Plains Indians it was buffalo; in the Southwest Good for it was corn. We all see Us Food food as part of our religion, Foods naturally suited to their environment but different foods give grow better, taste better us our strengths… if we and are packed with more nutrients, reports move about from place to Sustainable Table, an place, we become separate educational nonprofit working to build healthy from our sacred foods; we communities through become weak.”

Good for Our Community Growing and eating regional foods is equally beneficial for our communities. According to Larry West, a writer for E/The Environmental Magazine, most farmers on average receive only 20 cents of each food dollar spent on what they produce. The remaining profit gets consumed by transportation, processing, packaging, refrigeration and marketing costs when their crops travel far and wide. Farmers who choose to sell their foods to local customers see a better return on their investment. When neighbors choose to eat locally, it supports local agriculture and encourages continued use of area land for farms, keeping development in check while preserving

sustainable eating habits (SustainableTable. ~ Louie H. Dick, Jr. of org). When grown and consumed locally, foods Oregon’s Umatilla tribe in escape the degradation “Water is a Medicine that of being irradiated for Can Touch Your Heart” from longer shelf life. When they come from organic Native Heritage: Personal farms, they’re also grown Accounts by American Inwithout pesticides and dians 1790 to the Present, herbicides. edited by Arlene Hirschfelder Consider also that milk from dairy cattle raised in areas where they can eat grass open space. for most of the year has a better flavor There are even more benefits. and contains more beneficial nutrients Research by Duncan Hilchey, a senior

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extension associate at Cornell University, and his colleagues in upstate New York found that regional agriculture contributes to the local economy, provides fresh food and a secure food supply, and plays a role in preserving our rural heritage. In Goût de Terroir: Exploring the Boundaries of Specialty Agricultural Landscapes, he concludes that “Agricultural landscapes, and the regional cuisine and foodways [culinary practices] to which they contribute, offer powerful expressions of place.” As Greenstein sums it up, “Regional food is better, however you look at it.” Judith Fertig is a freelance food writer in Overland Park, KS; for more information visit AlfrescoFoodAndLife style.blogspot.com. Primary sources: Tony Schwager at AnthonysBeehive.com; Lenore Greenstein at LenoreSue@Comcast.net; Rachelle H. Saltzman at Riki.Saltzman@Iowa.gov; Duncan Hilchey at Duncan@NewLeafNet.com; Justin Rashid at SpoonFoods. com; Amy Trubek at Amy.Trubek@uvm. edu; and Jeni Britton Bauer at JenisIceCreams.com Also, Culinaria: The United States, A Culinary Discovery, edited by Randi Danforth, Peter Feierabend and Gary Chassman; and Early American Gardens: For Meate or Medicine by Ann Leighton

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particular, are at their best just as they begin to soften, but may become mealy if you wait too long. Taste Local Favorites. Trying new crops is always fun, especially if you know they grow well in your region. To learn more about which vegetables and herbs naturally grow well in your climate and soil, visit local farmers’ markets to see what local organic farmers are growing. Any crop that grows well in a neighbor’s field is likely to also do well in your garden. Keep Your Cool. Take on big garden tasks early in the morning or in the evening, when it’s cool. If you must work outdoors on a hot day, try freezing damp kitchen towels into a U-shape and drape a frozen collar around your neck to keep from overheating. Bet on Beans. Most vegetables are fast-growing annuals that decline after they have produced for several weeks. Replace tattered spring crops with fast-growing bush snap beans, which will promptly sprout and grow in all but the hottest climates. Where summers are sultry, there is often time to follow spring crops with a planting of edamame (edible green soybeans), which offer sensational taste, texture and nutrition. Sow More Salad. Lettuce and other salad greens often go to seed and turn bitter when hot weather comes, but a second salad season is right around the corner. Leafy greens, from arugula to tatsoi (a gorgeous Asian mustard), thrive from late summer to fall in most climates. Keep seeds left over from spring in the refrigerator and start planting them outside as soon as cooler nights arrive in late summer. In subtropical areas, start seeds indoors and set the seedlings out after the hottest months have passed. Fortify Soil. Each time you cultivate a bed, mix in a generous helping of compost or another form of rich, organic matter. Over time, the soil will become better and better, which means ever more beautiful homegrown veggies, fresh from your own garden. Barbara Pleasant is the author of numerous gardening books; this year’s release is Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens. For more information visit BarbaraPleasant.com.

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Some Saturated Fats Can do a Body Good by Dr. Julie TwoMoon, N.D. and disease increase and people report decreased well being. Lack of fat in the diet may also be responsible for some incidences of chronic depression. One study published in the British Medical Journal in 1996 found that men with lower cholesterol levels were 3 times more likely to commit suicide. In addition Dr. Mitropoulou at Mount Sinai New York found that low cholesterol levels were associated with violent and impulsive behavior. Ironically, while an increasing number of people are using statin medications to lower cholesterol levels, many are finding themselves at dangerously low levels. Ideal cholesterol levels are 200-240, far below what most

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physicians currently find acceptable. Fortunately, there are some easy ways to fix the problem of low saturated fat while also improving health. First and foremost is to seek out food sources that are clean, chemical free and minimally processed. Next, consume raw unpasteurized milk and cheese products. To find a raw milk and cheese source, visit RealMilk.com. In cooking, use raw milk butter and other natural fats. Raw coconut oil is one source of saturated fats that has the added benefit of being high in lauric acid, shown to be antiviral and immune system protective. Lard can be used in high heat cooking, but make sure the source is from organic pasture raised animals and that it does not contain other fats such as canola oil or hydrogenated oils. In order to maximize the potential benefits, eliminate all canola, rapeseed, corn, safflower, margarine and even sunflower oil from your diet. Then cook only with raw coconut oil, butter, and real lard. For salad dressings or situations where no heat will be applied use of olive oil, sesame oil and peanut oil is acceptable. Everyone can consume liberal amounts of raw milk and raw cream daily with moderate use of raw milk cheeses. When choosing meats, consume grass fed beef, free range chicken and wild caught fish, avoid grain fed meats. This is not a license to increase global fat consumption. You will not get significant benefit from adding large amounts of these good fats while still consuming high simple carbohydrates, restaurant food, sugar, and bad fats. Fat intake should still be about 30 percent of your daily diet with protein making up 30 percent and carbohydrates 40 percent. Making these simple changes to your diet will meet your essential health need for saturated fat. In time, your cell membranes, hormonal signaling systems and immune pathways will thank you. Dr. Julie TwoMoon is a naturopathic medical doctor, Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist. She practices at Breathing Waters Health Center in Plymouth BreathingWaters.net

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How has food influenced your life?

A Conversation with

MARIEL HEMINGWAY Her Kitchen Wisdom for Healthy Living by Giovanna Aguilar

You juggle many responsibilities and roles in your personal and professional life. What advice can you offer readers for achieving balance in their lives?

his month Natural Awakenings speaks with Mariel Hemingway about her personal journey to achieving a healthy and happy life. The veteran actress has practiced and taught yoga for 20 years and avidly pursues avenues of sustainable living and holistic health. Her most recent books include Mariel’s Kitchen: Simple Ingredients for a Delicious and Satisfying Life and Mariel Hemingway’s Healthy Living From the Inside Out.

You must make time for what’s most important to you. Ask yourself questions so that you can find places where you can pull back and reset your priorities. How much television do you watch? Are you taking time to exercise? Do you take five minutes to close your eyes, breathe and listen to internal whispers? It’s often the everyday places, people and things of value that work to keep you connected and balanced.

In Mariel’s Kitchen, you stress the importance of local seasonal eating. What do you consider an ideal meal? It’s important to connect nature with food—knowing where foods come from, knowing about local farms and farmers’ markets. My perfect meal is something that is very simple, fresh and seasonal. The key is to use the right ingredients, a little olive oil and herbs. One of my favorites is searing fish so that it is raw on the inside and serving it with a wonderful aioli or fruit salsa and a lightly steamed, seasonal vegetable. You are a big advocate of organic food, which can be pricey for families on tight budgets. How can healthy eating be accessible to all? It’s about choices. When people want to eat healthier and believe organic is too expensive, I ask them to consider how many times they buy café coffee or order out. When you start to look at food and how you live your life as a method of preventive medicine, it

My mother went to Le Cordon Bleu in Paris to learn how to cook. My family was crazy about food; growing up, I was obsessive about food and used it to fill a hole and replace love. I fasted and tried all kinds of diets, which eventually shut down my thyroid. I wound up needing to go to such extremes in order to find my center; now I’m privileged to be able to help other people find theirs. What I have realized is that instead of serving as a substitute for love, food should come from love as an expression of sharing and giving.

becomes obvious that getting sick [due to poor nutrition and a weak immune system] is a lot more expensive. How did you come up with the concept for your health snack, Blisscuits? My mother had cancer when I was a child, and I was her primary caregiver, so I saw what chemotherapy and radiation did to her. When my ex-husband was diagnosed with cancer, I created the cookies as part of a healthy, holistic lifestyle that could help heal him. They are gluten- and sugar-free and healthful. He is now 11 years in remission and well because he made many good choices. Another reason I developed Blisscuits was to feed my daughters as they were growing up in a world of unhealthy snacks.

What projects are you working on that you’d like to share? I’m currently producing a film based on my grandfather’s book [referring to Ernest Hemingway], A Moveable Feast, and an environment-focused television show with my boyfriend and business partner, Bobby Williams, shot in amazingly beautiful places. It will start filming in the United States, but we plan to shoot internationally, starting with Costa Rica. Bobby and I are also writing a book, Be You Now. Connect on the Internet by visiting MarielHemingway.com and Twitter. com/MarielHemingway. Giovanna Aguilar is a freelance writer based in New York City. Reach her at LifestyleTargeting.com. natural awakenings

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Five Affordable Vacations that

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“You get such a richer experience traveling with homestay,” observes Horowitz from his farmhouse in Hadley, Massachusetts. He advises prospective homestayers to verify the number of nights agreed upon and then pay a host for their hospitality beyond that, and also expect to spend time with your hosts in the evenings. Finally, be prepared for any kind of accommodations. “You have to be somewhat adventurous,” he says.

by Heather Boerner

Home Swap

his year, you can cut the cost of taking a much-needed vacation while doing something good for the local community and the whole planet. Here are some ways to travel, get involved and avoid tourist traps while walking lightly on the Earth.

Homestay Shel Horowitz has been sleeping on strangers’ floors, couches and private guest suites for decades now. In the process, he’s met peace activists, ecologists and friends with whom his family still interacts. But he’s not just couch surfing; he’s homestaying, a travel option that runs the gamut from traditional foreign-exchange visits for students to the nonprofit peace outreach program Horowitz has been involved in since 1983, called Servas (Joomla.Servas.org).

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The way he sees it, he’s doing his part to spread cross-cultural understanding and making travel more affordable. There’s the time he visited Colorado on a homestay and met a couple who gave him a private tour of their collection of Native American art. Last year he stayed with the director of Guatemala’s National Park Service and another man active in sustainable development work in the country’s highlands.

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As a renter, San Francisco resident Melanie Jones figured home swapping wasn’t in the cards for her. But when she gave it a try, she found herself in a cozy studio in Paris’ ninth arrondissement near a train station with easy access to the city’s major attractions. “It’s a unique way to connect with people who are different from us and to put ourselves in situations to see the world through someone else’s eyes,” she says. “It’s a lot easier to do that when you’re literally eating off someone else’s dishes and sleeping in someone else’s bed.” Although scores of home-swapping websites offer to help streamline and vet potential swaps, she chose to post her ad on Craigslist. A 20-something Frenchman responded; he wanted to visit his girlfriend who was staying in San Francisco. Jones notes that it’s important to both trust the person with whom you’re swapping and to set ground rules.

WWOOFing The World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (wwoof.org) movement matches eco-conscious urbanites with organic farms around the world. You

stay for free and receive some meals from the farmer host, repaying him by weeding, preparing soil, planting and even building fences. It’s a way to integrate into a community, says Lucas Weiss of Brooklyn, who has taken weekend trips to the Meadowstone Farm of Tim Wennrich, in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Staying in a farmer’s house and eating with the family gave him a taste of life he wouldn’t have experienced if he had stayed in a motel or bed and breakfast.“We got to see first-hand how much work can get done when you have four extra hands,” says Weiss. “You really get to see the inner workings of the [agricultural] community.” No gardening experience is required, but come prepared to work up to six hours a day, for several days. You may need to bring your own tent or sleeping bag.

Voluntourism Brooke Bailey was new to both yoga and volunteer work in 2006, but after seeing the devastation Hurricane Katrina wrought in New Orleans in 2005, she decided to do something. Bailey scheduled her yoga training sessions around days spent participating in the demolition, cleaning, painting and renewal work the city so desperately needed. It was her first volunteer sojourn, but it hasn’t been her last. Bailey reports that the effort was life-changing for everyone involved: “I really learned about giving just to give and not expecting anything in return. I realized that even if they aren’t literally my community, even if they’re halfway

around the world, they’re still humanity.” Find intriguing opportunities at CharityGuide.org, CrossCulturalSolutions. org, Earthwatch.org, GlobalVolunteers. org, TransitionsAbroad.com, Travelocity. com/TravelForGood, VolunteerAdven tures.com and Voluntourism.org.

Philanthrotourism Jill Gordon had been volunteering in inner-city Chicago schools teaching literacy for years when a friend invited her to a talk about a girls’ school in Afghanistan. That’s when she knew she wanted to take her volunteer work global. First, Gordon joined the Chicago Women’s Initiative of CARE (care.org), a nonprofit organization fighting global poverty, to help organize talks and fundraisers for education programs; she saw some of that money at work later, when she visited remote areas of Peru. A few years ago, she visited rural India, where CARE funds schools and nutrition programs, and she was allowed to feed infants their first bites of solid food in a Hindu Annaprashan (first riceeating) ceremony. “I don’t know if I would have gone to India, otherwise,” remarks Gordon. “I just loved meeting the real people in India, the kids and the mothers groups. We got to see what India’s really like.” Many nonprofits offer these kinds of travel, from Christian groups to United Way, which has an Alternative Spring Break service program for teens (LiveUnited.org/asb). To find a program that suits your interests, ask groups that you support if they offer such trips and how they’re funded, so more of your time, treasure and talent goes to the people who need it. Heather Boerner, a freelancer based in San Francisco, CA, is a contributing writer for Gaiam.com. Contact her at HeatherBoerner.com.

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vitamins. The overall conclusion of the study was that synthetic sources of beta carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E may increase mortality risk. To protect the skin from the sun it is best to get vitamins A, C, E, and F from whole food supplements or directly from whole food in the diet. The following are some foods that are rich in anti-oxidants,which are beneficial for the skin, especially in the summer months. Increasing these nutrients is easy with the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables during the summer. • Calcium is found in cucumbers, kale, parsley, peas, snap beans and broccoli. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. It is stored in the bones and teeth, and helps keep the body and skin healthy. • Vitamin A is found in carrots, kale, sweet potatoes, eggs, plain yogurt and spinach. This vitamin is a powerful antioxidant to help maintain healthy cells. • Vitamin C is found in guava, cucumbers, kiwi, cantaloupe, citrus, peppers and broccoli. This vitamin is an anti-oxidant and maintains healthy skin. It is the only vitamin that needs to be consumed daily, since it is not stored in the body.

By Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, B.S., D.C., N.D.

uring the summer people spend more time outdoors when exposure to the sun increases levels of vitamin D in the skin. To protect the skin from sun damage, and to prevent sunburn, however, Vitamin D has to be in balance with the vitamins A, C, E, and F, and the mineral calcium. To gain this balance, many people

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turn to supplements. But synthetic vitamins are not metabolized in the same way that natural vitamins are and recent government data has linked synthetic vitamin A to accelerated growth of skin tumors and lesions. According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are more risks associated with the use of synthetic

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• Vitamin E is found in raw fruit and nearly all fresh green vegetables, almonds, peanut butter, sweet potatoes, and egg yolk. This vitamin is beneficial to skin health, preventing cellular skin damage. • Vitamin F is found in green vegetables, nuts, avocado, vegetable oils, flaxseed and olive oil. This vitamin improves skin color and circulation. Vitamin F is also needed for proper brain function, good nerve flow, calcium metabolism and the production of hormones. Italians know the health benefits and healing properties of good fat. They have been using extra virgin olive oil for centuries, and consider it

liquid gold. Olive oil is used in Italian cooking, and is also a popular folk remedy for sunburn, dry hair, dry skin and persistent earaches according to the book “The Healing Powers of Olive Oil,” by Cal Orey. According to research in the book, one tablespoon of olive oil has the power to wipe out the cholesterol-raising effects of two eggs. Olive oil can also play a vital anti-aging role when looking at making diet and lifestyle changes. Adding olive oil to the diet helps to improve skin health, overall body health and calcium metabolism. Proper calcium levels in the body are dependent upon the presence of vitamins A,C,E, and F. Vitamins A, C and E ensure the absorption of calcium into different body tissues. Vitamin F helps to prevent sunburn by mobilizing calcium. The body requires a balance between vitamin F and vitamin D from the sun to metabolize calcium and move it into different body tissues. Too much vitamin D from the sun, and too little vitamin F, can result in an imbalance of calcium in the tissues appearing on the skin as sunburn. The use of a safe sunscreen is the best protection from the sun when dietary changes are not possible. More than a million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed every year in the United States alone. Many sunscreens do not work as well as they should to protect against the sun’s damaging UV rays. Thankfully, there are many non-chemical forms of sunscreen products available. Organic Consumers Association recently published a shopper’s safety guide to many personal care products, including the safest and most effective sunscreens. In May 2010 they published a safety guide that included the safest and most effective forms of sunscreen. The OCA Personal Care and Cleaning Products Safety Guideoutlines which lists the different consumer products that are safe and free of dioxane, a known carcinogen. Other categories in the guide include dishwashing soap, hand soap, all-purpose soap, laundry detergents, household cleaners, and personal care products. The Environmental Working Group also recently published a study of 500 different sunscreens, finding only 8 percent, or 39, of the sunscreen products currently on the market are safe. The remaining 461 sunscreen products either don’t provide adequate protection or contain potentially hazardous ingredients, or both. The commonly used red-flag ingredients in sunscreen are synthetic vitamin A (retinylpalmitate) and the chemical oxybenzone. To view the EWG guide that analyzes the SPF claims and the different potentially hazardous chemicals to avoid visit EWG.org/2010sunscreen/. To view the Organic Consumers guide, visit OrganicConsumers.org/bodycare/ ShoppersSafetyGuide.pdf. Dr. Carol Ann Fischer owns TLC Holistic Wellness, 31580 Schoolcraft Rd., in Livonia. A practicing chiropractor and wellness consultant, she also provides holistic and nutritional recommendations. TLCHolisticWellness.com. 734-664-0339. © Copyright 2010 CA Fischer All Rights Reserved

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TICKS by Dr. Mark Newkirk

o one likes ticks (except the birds that love to eat them), but like fleas and cockroaches, ticks are a fact of life. After a winter break in the northern states, they’re back with a vengeance come warmer weather and plague parts of the south all year round. Many species of ticks can carry disease. From the more common Lyme, Erlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever to tick paralysis and Anaplasmosis, these bugs are bad news. Some diseases are species specific, but some, like Lyme disease, can infect deer, dogs and humans. Cats seem to be resistant to many tick diseases like Erlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever; although why this is so remains largely a mystery.

Lyme Disease Dogs are 50 percent more likely to contract Lyme disease as humans. If left untreated it can cause serious, debilitating problems. Symptoms affecting joints and organs may be hidden in the

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early stages of the disease, so it’s important to have a dog tested every year and anytime the guardian suspects the dog has been exposed to ticks. The disease has been reported in every state. The good news is that Lyme disease cannot be transmitted directly from a pet to family members. If ticks are typically found in an area, it’s wise to reduce the risk by inspecting canines and people several times a day when enjoying outdoor activities. An excellent vaccine exists for pets, although not for humans.

Ehrlichiosis The second most common infectious disease in the United States, this potentially life threatening menace is spreading, carried by several common dog ticks. The parasite attacks the blood cells, rather than the joints. Intermittent fever and lethargy (which can signal various illnesses) are the main signs. The disease can result in permanent disability or death. While there are no proven cases of direct transmission of the Ehrlichiosis parasite from dogs to people, ticks can transmit it directly to people. A simple in-office blood test can determine if a pet has this disease; blood screening will often show a decreased platelet count.

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This illness shows similar signs and symptoms as Lyme disease in dogs. The danger is that pet owners and vets often chalk them up to a sprained ligament or twisted knee, because the pet seems better in a day or two. Keys to diagnosis include the appearance of fever, repeated symptoms or lameness that shifts between legs. Again, a disease-specific blood test is helpful.

Ticks are tough. Daily grooming and combing to search for ticks remains the best non-medical treatment. Because we have found no truly holistic alternative with the desired effect, I do advise topical tick control rub-on products like Frontline and collars like Preventic. Be aware that veterinary versions of such products are both safer and more effective than retail brands. Risk versus benefit to health is always the rule in considering the best route to take. The best advice for an individual animal will come from the family’s holistic veterinarian.

Treatment No vaccine exists for Erlichia or Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and the decision to vaccinate for Lyme disease depends on exposure risk. At the Alternative Care Center in Margate, New Jersey, we sometimes use nosodes, a homeopathic “vaccination” in the treatment or as a preventive measure for Lyme disease. Homeopathic treatment of active or resistant Lyme disease may use Lym D (from BioActive Nutritional) and Ledum, which can also be used in combination with antibiotics. Some holistic vets believe that such homeopathy works with the body to boost the immune system in attacking the Lyme organism. Yet the only prevention measure approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is the Lyme vaccine. Primary treatment for all tick-borne diseases is the antibiotic doxycycline, taken as prescribed for three to four weeks. Using special tests after treatment will show if the disease is gone.

Mark D. Newkirk holds a veterinary medicines directorate degree and is the owner and director of Margate Animal Hospital and Alternative Care Center, in Margate, NJ. Phone consultations are available at 609-823-3031. For more information, visit AlternativeVet.com.

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ikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga, thinks there Yoga embodies what’s called the tourniquet effect, which involves isn’t a person on the planet who couldn’t stand to benefit stretching, balancing and creating pressure simultaneously. First, from his form of yoga: “It’s never too late, you’re never too pressure is created when the blood supply in arteries and veins bad, never too old, never too sick to start from scratch and begin is cut off. When released, blood rushes back through veins and again.” But many who have yet to try Bikram Yoga may be a bit arteries, flushing them out. The intense heat protects muscles to hesitant. This is, after all, the original “hot” allow for deeper stretching while preventyoga – the yoga that calls for students to ing injury; it also melts fat by reorganizing complete 26 sequential asanas (postures) lipids in muscular structure and detoxiand two pranayama (breathing) exercises fies the body by opening pores to release inside a 105-degree-Fahrenheit studio with toxins, according to Choudhury. He also a humidity level of 40 percent. But that’s maintains that the high temperature actuprecisely why devotees come back again ally keeps the body from overheating. For and again to encounter what they consider this reason, students should arrive to class to be miraculous results. with an empty stomach and bring water, a Melissa Curnett, owner of Bikram yoga mat and a beach-size towel to place Yoga Plymouth and the new Bikram Yoga over the mat. Northville knows this to be true. She took New students might be surprised that, her first Bikram Yoga class in 1995 after unlike other yoga classes, all Bikram classa co-worker at General Motors suggested es are the same. Not only did Choudhury Intentional high heat. she give it a try. Curnette recalls: “He develop this brand of yoga, he copyrighted Tons of sweat. Lots of said, ‘I walked out half-way…I thought it the sequence of postures. Translation: determination. These are the was the most ridiculous thing I ever did, Every yoga studio that bears the Bikram but I thought about you, and I kept thinkname offers the exact same class. So from makings of Bikram Yoga. ing you would like it!’” Curnett’s co-workNew York to the Netherlands and everyFor the final installment of er had her pegged. After practicing for a where in between, the class – and its 26 our three-part series on yoga, postures – never change. year and a half, she left her high-stress we unfold our yoga mat – job at GM, became certified to teach, and “The first class is challenging – you began offering classes in her living room, are doing a lot of first-time learning,” she and place a towel on top of it which she outfitted with space heaters. says. “It may feel like you stick out like a – at Bikram Yoga Plymouth. When she opened the Plymouth studio in sore thumb, but in reality, most of your 2000, Curnett, became the first certified classmates probably don’t even realize by Courtney Conover instructor to open a Bikram Yoga studio you’re there. Trust me, once you have the in Michigan. Today, her husband Ernest, basics of the poses down, you too will find teaches alongside her. yourself in a ‘zone’ during class.” “This yoga saved my life,” Curnett says un If the classes sound intimidating, they aren’t, abashedly. She says she went from having terrible says Choudhury. All we have to do is summon what asthma and allergies, being overweight and he calls “English bulldog determination and Bengal stressed out to becoming more forgiving, tiger strength.” patient, and loving. She has also given That’s precisely what happened to birth – twice – and returned to her Jeanne Goddard, who has been teaching pre-pregnancy weight both times. Bikram Yoga since 2003. While Goddard And those pesky allergies? Gone, had tried other forms of yoga, she says she says. that Bikram was the only thing that Curnett’s students are ditruly resonated with her. “Somehow, verse – and fiercely dedicated it’s just easy to make a connection to their practice. For example, and make it stick,” says Goddard. “I nothing comes between Wilenvision [Bikram Yoga] as a thread liam Broome and his Bikram that runs through my life…it sustains Yoga; not his age (61), not a me. It’s always there.” double hip replacement, not Even though die-hards love even a 60-mile commute to the the class, Curnett says it is suitable studio. “I’m totally not sore anyfor all people at any fitness level, and more, the arthritis is completely no prior experience is necessary. gone. It’s excellent therapy,” says Says Susanne Gorman, who has been Broome. Broome, who is also a teaching Bikram Yoga since 2009, “It’s physician, aerobic benefit, too. close-knit, and even if there are peo“If you actually follow the form ple in the yoga room that I haven’t and don’t take any time off, met yet, I feel like I’m practicing this is as good as running three with a group of familiar souls,” miles.” she says. “I love how it feels – like So how does Bikram Yoga everyone is in this together.” work and why does it have to be so hot? For starters, Bikram

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America’s Power Colors

What Our Flag Says About Us by Tori Hartman

America’s first Continental Congress likely didn’t consult a color glossary when choosing the colors for Betsy Ross to sew into the stars and stripes of our national flag. Yet her choices were uncanny at pinpointing the true message of the country for which it stands.

hen we delve into the meaning behind red, white and blue, we learn that this distinctive combination signals a powerful message. Our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, honoring Old Glory, salutes the intensity that founds the home we call America. Red gives orders; it doesn’t take them. Red is in charge and represents the source of all power. It is related to the first chakra (also known as the root chakra, or spiritual energy center at the base of the human spine), signifying a rootedness in the physical land. White deflects and takes nothing personally. Ironically, while white can be seen as clean and pure, it can also indicate being alone, isolated and with a seeming lack of caring that may make it appear aloof and superior. Instead, in its pure form, white simply stands as a neutral presence. Blue is the color of the creative conformist, especially in the hue of navy blue. This blue assists if one is overly emotional or hasty in communicating, because it helps calm things down. Navy represents truth that has been well thought out before being communicated. It symbolizes trustwor-

thiness and honesty and conveys calm authority. That’s why the favorite corporate color through much of the 1970s and 80s was navy. Here, then, is how the telling combination of America’s colors plays out: The rashness of red conveys strength and courage, while white maintains a detached authority, and blue bears the idea that we stand united in trust and truth. Together, these three colors symbolize courage, authority and freedom. The Congress of the Confederation similarly chose these same three colors for the Great Seal of the United States, noting their meaning as white to mean purity and innocence, red for valor and hardiness and blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice. Americans have carried on with their energetic journey of freedom for themselves and the world since the day the first flag of the United States of America hung outside General George Washington’s headquarters on January 1, 1776. Tori Hartman is a color consultant and author of Color Wisdom Cards. For more information on her work, visit ToriHartman.com.

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ood, whole food is the most important element for a healthy life. It is the source of nutrients required by the human body to perform its many biochemical processes. Unfortunately, the typical American diet – rich in carbohydrates, fats and alcohol – is a recipe for disaster. The growing number of diabetics and the alarming rise in obesity, especially in children, tell us that the food we are putting in our mouths is promoting disease, not health. Without these required nutrients, the chemical processes are unable to complete themselves and our bodies needs begin to “peter out.” Because nutritional deficiencies are normally not life threatening at first and take time to manifest themselves as serious health problems, many people ignore the early warning signs that their bodies are giving them. Eventually, however, the problems become nagging health concerns

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that can no longer be ignored. Due to their inattention, existing deficiencies can manifest themselves as patterns of abnormal symptoms and varying degrees of illness. Today, the most common deficiency is vitamin B complex. Going back to the basics is a return to foundational nutrition. It points to the root cause of all symptoms and diseases: a sedentary lifestyle depleted foods, and poor diet, including too many carbohydrates on vitamin and mineral metabolism. An example of long-term effects of inefficient sugar handling is poor digestion and impaired liver/gallbladder function, resulting in a disruption of the endocrine system. This disruption stimulates multiple symptoms and problems including the numerous menopausal difficulties women are experiencing today. Another consideration is toxicity from heavy metals. This is a result of decades of herbicide, pesticide and fun-

gicide use on crops as well as thousands of untested chemical additives in our processed foods. All of these factors cause the breakdown of our immune systems. To find the answers to our health problems, we need only go back to how our forefathers ate: Fresh wholesome vegetables, fruits and grass fed, free range farming techniques free of antibiotics and hormones. Dr. Fred Pescatore’s book “Feed your Kids Well” tells readers that organic eggs contain omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the beneficial ratio of one to one, where commercial eggs contain up to 19 x more omega-6 than omega-3 fatty acids, making them a very unhealthy product. Much of our deficiencies are due to past personal eating habits and routines, but the lack of quality commercially available foods in both grocery stores and restaurants is certainly to blame as well. Seeking out the expertise of alternative and complimentary medical practitioners is an excellent place to begin learning about how better nutrition can make us healthy. A methodology which includes a nutritional exam, palpating a person’s neurological reflex points and acupuncture points is another way toward healthy living. Such a program utilizes a clinical nutritional program tailor made for each person and whole food supplements which contain synergistic elements normally present in whole foods – active enzymes and vital components that work at healing our bodies as our Creator intended.

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growing number of professional athletes and weekend warriors are spelling relief h-o-m-e-o-p-a-t-h-y. Founded on a reputation for helping people suffering from chronic diseases, natural homeopathic medicines also are becoming recognized for their effectiveness in treating common sports injuries. Using them is considered easier than conventional drugs in addressing acute injuries, because applying homeopathic solutions doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a high degree of individualized remedies. When two people have sprained ankles, for instance, they can each be helped along in their healing by a similar homeopathic remedy, but two people suffering from arthritis will generally require different remedies that are individualized according to each personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pattern of symptoms. Note that homeopaths recommend that homeopathic medicine be taken in conjunction with, not as a replacement for, conventional first-aid measures.

Form of Doses Homeopathic medicines are available as single remedies or as formulas of two or more remedies mixed together. Single remedies are recommended for injuries when all symptoms point to one homeopathic medicine and it is better to use a stronger dose or higher potency not available in mixed formulas. The use of several remedies in a formula provides a broadspectrum effect not available in a single remedy. Because injuries sometimes involve muscle, nerve and bone tissues, it

sometimes makes sense to use formulas to help heal the various tissues involved.

Frequency of Use When taking homeopathic medicines, experts generally recommend taking as few doses as possible, but as many as required to reduce symptoms. At first, in the face of a great amount of pain and discomfort, this may necessitate taking the appropriate remedy every hour. Usually, after four doses the frequency can be cut to every other hour; as the intensity of pain diminishes, dosing every four hours is common. If no improvement is noticeable after one or two days, it is generally recommended that the patient stop taking any further doses. Although most homeopathic remedies come in pill form for internal consumption, some are available in external applications; such ointments, gels and sprays provide similar effectiveness. Dana Ullman has a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in public health and is the founder of Homeopathic Educational Services. His books include The Homeopathic Revolution, Homeopathy A-Z, Homeopathic Medicines for Children and Infants and Discovering Homeopathy. For more information, visit Homeopathic.com.

Indicated Homeopathic Treatments Three key medicines for sports injuries are Arnica for shock and trauma to soft tissue and muscle; Hypericum for shooting pains and trauma to nerves or parts of the body rich with nerves, such as the fingers, toes and back; and Calendula for cuts or open wounds to promote healthy new skin formation. The information here indicates external use for common injuries.

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n Arnica immediately after injury, especially if there is swelling and soreness. n Rhus tox for sprains with annoying stiffness. n Bryonia for sprains with excruciating pain whenever the joint is moved. n Ledum for easily sprained ankles that feel better when ice is applied. n Calcarea carbonica for chronic ankle sprains and repetitive stress injury. n Ruta for tendon injury (especially helpful for tennis elbow or carpal tunnel

syndrome).

DISLOCATION

n Arnica immediately after injury, also later if there is soreness. n Hypericum for sharp shooting pains that accompany a dislocation.

FRACTURE

n Arnica immediately after injury, especially if there is bruising. n Bryonia for fractures with severe pain made worse by motion. n Ruta for injuries to periosteum (bone-covering membrane), common with

trauma to the shin, skull, elbow or kneecap. n Symphytum to promote bone growth (only to be given after a fracture has been set). n Calcarea phosphoric to speed the progress of slow-healing fractures.

HEAD INJURY

n Arnica immediately after injury, especially if there is bruising and/or large

swelling that is sensitive to touch. n Natrum sulphuricum for a head injury followed by irritability or depression; always seek professional treatment for a head injury.

WOUNDS

n Calendula to help prevent infection in scrapes and open wounds; for any open

wound and for blisters; do not use arnica, but instead apply calendula topically. n Hypericum to speed healing and lessen shooting pain in wounds to the tongue, fingertips and toes. n Ledum to repair injury from puncture wounds. Note: Most health food stores carry homeopathic medicines in the 30C potency, considered a mid-range strength that is safe to use when self-prescribing for the sports injuries described here. For severe injuries and emergency care, contact a certified professional homeopath who can prescribe remedies in higher, more appropriate potencies. For a state-by-state directory, visit HomeopathicDirectory.com. Helpful Resources: Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to Homeopathic Medicines by Stephen Cummings, MD and Dana Ullman, MPH; Homeopathy for Musculoskeletal Healing by Asa Hershoff, doctor of naturopathy and chiropractic Source: Dana Ullman, MPH (master of public health) and Dr. Lauri Grossman, doctor of chiropractic certified in classical homeopathy

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BIKE TO WORK The Two-Wheel Commuting Wow by Paul Dorn

eople might start Commuters can now during a 20-minute comcommuting by mute, while also improvselect the “Bicycling” ing coordination. bicycle to improve their fitness, save money Commuting bicyclists layer on Google Maps or support sustainabileasily meet the Centers ity, but they continue at Maps.Google.com/ for Disease Control and because it’s fun. Prevention’s recommenbiking to help them dation that adults engage Ask a motorist about their commute in moderate-intensity plan their route. and they’ll frown, at physical activities for 30 best. Ask a bicyclist minutes or more at least about their commute and they’ll smile, five days a week. A study in the Scandiand likely mention the endorphin rush, navian Journal of Medicine & Science in fresh air, wildlife spotted that morning, Sports concluded that just 30 minutes the new breakfast shop discovered en of bicycle commuting improved aerobic route or how their retirement accounts fitness, cardiovascular load, cholesterol are swelling with money saved by not and the burning of fats for energy. driving. According to the British Medical Association, in a nine-year study Health Benefits of 9,000 UK civil servants, those who cycled 25 miles a week (2.5 miles each The health benefits of bicycling are way) experienced half the heart attacks recognized around the world. Cycling is a holistic form of exercise that gradu- as those who shunned physical exercise. A long-term Copenhagen Heart ally builds strength and muscle tone with little risk of over-exercise or strain, study of more than 30,000 men and women found that even after adjusting according to AdultBicycling.com. Legs, for other risk factors, those who biked thighs, hips and buttocks all benefit, including hip and knee joints. The aver- to work had a 39 percent lower mortality rate than those who did not. age cyclist burns about 300 calories

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A less stressful commute also contributes to mental well-being, even to the point of countering depression. A study at Duke University found that 60 percent of people suffering from depression overcame it by exercising for 30 minutes three times a week without antidepressant medication, which is comparable to the rate of relief people generally achieve through medication alone. Daily exercise may also help prevent memory loss, according to several recent studies from the United States and Europe. The research, reported by the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and others, suggests that because regular aerobic exercise—such as bicycling, swimming or running— can improve cardiorespiratory fitness by up to 14 percent, it helps improve brain function. Further, improved overall health helps prevent certain diseases that may affect mental health.

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Cost & Time Benefits When it comes to sustainability, the bicycle is one of the most energy-efficient personal transportation devices ever created. According to the American Automobile Association, the average annual cost of operating a sedan for 15,000 miles in 2010 totals $8,487; for an SUV, it’s $11,085. Vehicle costs include depreciation, finance charges, fuel, maintenance, tires, tolls, insurance and taxes. Given the latest U.S. median annual household income of $52,029 reported by the Census Bureau in 2008, the cost of car ownership exceeds 15 or 20 percent of the typical household’s income. A quality bicycle, which can be purchased for the price of about one car payment, will never need fueling, is inexpensive to repair and has an operating carbon footprint that’s next to nil. Bicycle commuting is surprisingly time-efficient, too. Federal Highway Administration statistics show that nearly half of all trips in this country are three miles or less. More than a quarter of all trips are less than a mile. A three-mile trip by bicycle takes about 20 minutes; in a busy city, traveling the same distance by car can take longer. Add in getting a car out of a parking space, into traffic, through lights and congestion and parked again, and for many urban and neighborhood trips, bicycles are simply faster from point to point. Making a good thing even better, bicycle commuting saves time that would otherwise be spent at a gas station, car wash, automobile mechanic, department of motor vehicles and even traffic court. Plus, without the large cost of operating a car, it’s just possible that bicyclists might even save the necessity of time spent at a second job. As yet another bonus, there’s next to no time spent sitting in traffic. Paul Dorn, a writer and activist in  Sacramento, California, is co-author (with Roni Sarig) of The Bike to Work Guide: Save Gas, Go Green, Get Fit. He is a former editor of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition newsletter, former executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition, and a League of American Bicyclists certified instructor.

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The Language of Food

presence. With America being such a melting pot, we are influenced from multiple cultures. We tend to adopt the mentality that food is a commodity. Other cultures have a long history of cherishing food as sacred nourishment and valuing what it stands for. It’s a relationship they have with the earth. Because I was able to travel to India, I latched on to their culinary culture. I studied in people’s homes and temples and learned many of the Eastern philosophies that I was able to adopt in my own life.

eorge Vutetakis was first exposed to the language of food as a young boy in his Greek grandmother Yia Yia’s kitchen. It was here that he experienced the importance of cultural traditions in cooking through extraordinary flavors, tastes and smells. His passion for food continued as he traveled and studied in India, learning traditional food preparation methods. After years of managing many kitchens, running a restaurant in Manhattan and cooking for hundreds in India and America, Vutetakis found himself as head chef at Inn Season Café in Royal Oak. Being a chef and owner for almost two decades, he left the restaurant to pursue teaching and writing. Here, he discusses what healthy living means to him, the importance of honest foods and his cookbook Vegetarian Traditions, a collaboration of his culinary history with some of his most treasured recipes.

What do you believe is the key to living a healthy life? Food. Knowing your food. Once you begin to know what you’re eating (instead of the food we buy packaged at the store with an overload of foreign ingredients), then you begin to take the next steps of regeneration on the planet. To sustain a better quality of life, we must make the most of our time with food. When you buy corn or lettuce from your local farmers market, you are purchasing something that was in the ground less than 24 hours ago. When you A conversation with George Vutetakis pick a tomato from your own garden to use for that evening’s meal, you are creating that synergy between you and the earth. The more we learn to appreciate the food we eat, the better we will be in maintaining a healthy life.

What does healthy eating mean to you?

For me, healthy eating is not just looking specifically at what you’re eating, but it’s a lifestyle choice. My experience in studying and cooking with other cultures has enabled me to embrace the idea that food is a celebration, not just something you eat. It is just as important as exercise or sleep and is a part of our life that we tend to neglect. Food is one of the most intimate things in our lives because it is tied into our emotions. Eating healthy is a relationship that you form with food, so if you build a healthy relationship with the foods you eat then you will have a healthy lifestyle. For example, going to your local farmer’s market or maintaining your own garden allows us to become part of the process in terms of healthy eating. We become partners in utilizing these fresh ingredients pulled straight from the ground. When we have a healthy balance of food, we maintain a balanced lifestyle, and that starts by treating the food we eat with respect.

How have the different cultures and traditions of other countries influenced your own cooking and traditions? Cooking is a tradition that is passed down from generation to generation. The heart of learning how to prepare food is respecting that ritual. There are so many cultures to learn from and we all have our stories and family recipes. It’s about looking back on generations, not just foreign cultures, and really appreciating that aspect. My father taught me to understand the value of people’s

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What is one piece of advice you can give people about cooking? To me, cooking is a language. It’s a way of expressing. There is an understanding about how food comes together. There is also the creative aspect. When you are preparing to cook, think about the ingredients you are using and the recipe you are duplicating. It’s about having a relationship with the food we eat and being part of the process. The journey begins in the ground where the ingredients are grown to our kitchens where they are cooked and prepared. I always shop local and buy organic and I encourage others to do the same when it comes to the items that I am cooking.

What made you decide to write your book, Vegetarian Traditions? The book was a work in progress that took over 10 years to complete. I have had people requesting me for years to write a cookbook but there was never enough time. After I left Inn Season Café, I decided my main focus was going to create a cookbook that is one hundred percent vegan. I wanted to create a cookbook that healthy cuisine that any person, carnivorous or not, could enjoy. The dishes that I have created in here have a history. There are traditional methods of preparation to make each dish. There was the unspoken motto at Inn Season Café, “Quality of food is synonymous with quality of life”. Every ingredient used at the res-

taurant and also in my cookbook is healthy – it’s just a question of how you use it. Each section has an introduction about the foods and spices I use and why. I have also incorporated some of the famous dishes from Inn Season Café in my book. George Vutetakis is a chef and leader in the creation of delicious, low-fat and innovative cuisine, using fresh, unadulterated ingredients. He currently lives in San Diego enjoying the abundant varieties of fruits and vegetables where he has established strong relationships with local organic farmers. His cookbook is called Vegetarian Traditions. For more information, check out his blog, thevegetarianguy.com. Renee Rudzewicz is a freelance writer in Metro Detroit. Her work has appeared in Traverse Magazine, Hour Detroit Magazine and Corp! magazine. She is currently finishing up her first novel. Contact her at renee.rudzewicz@gmail.com.

Roasted Stuffed Polenta Polenta is often a creamy, puddling-like dish; Roasted Stuffed Polenta is a firmer version which may be prepared as a light main course. Serves 8 Polenta • 2 3/4 cups water • 2 tablespoons leeks, finely minced • 2 tablespoons carrots, minced • 1/2 cup corn off the cob • 1 bay leaf • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt • 1 cup organic medium ground corn meal In a sauce pan on medium heat, add water, leeks, carrots, corn, bay leaf and salt. Simmer broth for five minutes. Slowly stir in corn meal and cook until it thickens. Transfer to a double-boiler on medium-high heat and cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, flatten to 1/4 inch thick and let rest for at least 30 minutes. Cut polenta into 4 inch squares and then angle-cut into triangles. Baking Sauce • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar • 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 2 teaspoons dried oregano • 1 tablespoon tamari • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix together all baking sauce ingredients and spread onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place individual polenta pieces on the sauce and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

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Basil Pesto • 2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves • 1/2 cup pine nuts • 1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Puree all basil pesto ingredients in a food processor until it becomes a paste with texture. Spread pesto on half the polenta triangles and place the remaining halves on top, sandwich-style. Toast in a 400 degree F oven for 8 minutes just before serving. Serving suggeston: Serve with Tuscan White Beans and Roasted Asparagus. (Recipes for both are available in the Vegetarian Traditions cookbook). Place 1 cup of beans in the center of a plate. Put one Roasted Stuffed Polenta on the beans and arrange 3 spears of asparagus across the top of it in a fan pattern. Sprinkle red bell peppers around perimeter of the plate. Recipe and photo courtesy of George Vutetakis, from the Vegetarian Traditions cookbook. natural awakenings

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THURSDAY JULY 1 VegMichigan’s Metro Detroit Library Display – all day event. Stop in and check out this month’s display. Free. Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy. 248-524-3538. Westland Summer Festival – 10am. July 1-4. Family fun for everyone. Coupon offered online. City Hall, 36601 Ford Rd, Westland. 734-467-3191. WestlandFestival.org. Robin Hood – 10:30am. Watch a live performance of Robin Hood. $8. Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass Ave, Detroit. 313-577-2972.

FRIDAY JULY 2 Indoor Arts and Crafts Show – 10am-9pm. July 2-4. Enjoy works by local artists and craftsperson’s displaying and selling their unique works of art, sculpture, and craftwork. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com.

Sew Fun – 5-7pm. Ages 10-16. Learn sewing basics. $25. Detroit Sewing Spot, 1600 Clay Bldg 2, 2nd floor Ste#252, Detroit. 313-319-3326. DetroitSewingSpot.com. Friday Art Walk – 6-9pm. Enjoy a night filled with art exhibits, art demonstrations and related events. Free. Downtown Northville. DowntownNorthville.org.

SATURDAY JULY 3 Open Mic Poetry and Book Signing – 4-7pm. Presented by Mittie Stephen. Join us at the food court/stage area as we enjoy open mic poetry as well as an all star author showcase and signings. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com. Fireworks at Willow Metropark – 10pm. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Free. Willow Metropark, 17845 Savage Rd, Belleville. 800477-3182. MetroParks.com.

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MONDAY JULY 5 Independence Day Activities – 8am-3pm. Mayor’s 3 Mile Run, pancake breakfast, food booths, games, petting farm, pony rides, dunk tank, parade and live entertainment. David H Shepherd Park, Church St and Oak Park Blvd, Oak Park. 248-691-7555. Dinner and a Movie – 7:30pm. $16. CJ’s Brewing Company, inside Compuware Arena, 14900 Beck Rd, Plymouth. 734-453-4455. CompuwareArena.com.

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TUESDAY JULY 6 How to Reduce Stress & Enhance Your Energy – 6:30pm. Learn proven techniques to reduce stress, boost energy and live the life of your dreams. Free. The Natural Health Improvement Center & Civello Spinal Center, 14600 Farmington Rd Ste 106, Livonia. 734-525-9588. An America Void of Nutrition – 7-9pm. Weston A. Price Foundation class will focus on: Staggering costs: economic, health and the family, How we became nutritionally void: what went wrong, A new definition of health, A traditional approach to nutrition. $20 per session. Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow, Rochester. 248-651-0622.

WEDNESDAY JULY 7 17 Annual Northville Garden Walk – 9am4pm. The County Garden Club of Northville invites you to visit 6 private gardens in charming Northville. Other attractions include a garden market, live music, and famous homemade refreshments. $12. Mill Race Village, 215 Griswold Ave, Northville. 248-348-1845. CGCNV.org. th

Wyandotte Street Art Fair – 10am. July 7-10. Come to downtown Wyandotte for fascinating sights as more than 300 fine artists, musicians, performers, exhibitors and restaurants take part in the fair. Free. 3131 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte. 734-324-4506. WyandotteStreetArtFair.org.

THURSDAY JULY 8 Intro To Reiki – 7-8:30pm. Experience a mini, hands-on Reiki session and receive an explanation about Reiki energy healing. Donation. Valade Healing Arts Center, 19229 Mack Ave Ste 30, Grosse Pointe Woods. 313-647-3320.

FRIDAY JULY 9 Trenton Mid-Summer Festival – 10am11pm. July 9-11. Family fun for everyone. 3101 West Rd, Trenton. 734-675-7300. TrentonMid-Summer.com. Art in the Park – 11am-8pm. Art in the Park returns to downtown Plymouth July 9-11, featuring thousands of original pieces of art. Over 400 artists from around the USA will line the streets. There will also be kids activities and entertainment, live entertainment, street and living art murals. Downtown Plymouth. 734-454-1314. ArtInThePark.com.

Speed-dating & Singles Mixer Party for Busy Professionals – 8pm. Speed-dating allows you to skip the excruciating hit-or-miss first date experience. Instead chat with a large pool of people, choose your favorites and see if they choose you! First 20 reservations free. Fox and Hound, 22091 Michigan Ave, Dearborn.

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United 2together’s Annual Friends and Family Picnic – 12-7pm. Free. Belle Isle Park, Shelter 6, Jefferson Ave, Detroit. 313-671-5667. United2Together.Giving. OfficeLive.com/default.aspx.

TUESDAY JULY 13 Basics of Nutrition – 7-9pm. Weston A. Price Foundation class will focus on: Understanding nutrients and the role each plays in the body, Factors that impact your body’s ability to use nutrients, Critical nutrient deficiencies and their consequences. $20 per session. Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow, Rochester. 248-651-0622.

Open Mic Poetry and Book Signing – 4-7pm. Presented by Mittie Stephen. Join us at the food court/stage area as we enjoy open mic poetry as well as an all star author showcase and signings. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com. VegMichigan Dinner Club – 7pm. Enjoy a vegan Chinese feast of four entrees and more. $16. RSVP by July 8. Szechuan Empire South, 29215 5 Mile Rd, Livonia. 877-7783464. Karen@VegMichigan.org.

Car Show 2010 – 9am-4pm. Featuring classic and stock cars, street rods and custom cars and trucks, along with entertainment. Free. Willow Metropark, 17845 Savage Rd, Belleville. 734-694-9181. MetroParks.com.

SAVE THE DATE Raw & Living Foods Prep Workshop – 12pm. In this workshop, you will learn how to prepare delicious simple living foods meals. Main dishes, soups, dressings, dips, desserts, dehydrated delicacies, sandwich and pizza dough, pies, cookies, candy gourmet ice cream and more! $75. Health Horizons, 963 Peaceful Ct, Brighton. 810-220-2088.

Get Your Energy Back – 6-8pm. Presented by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, D.C., N.D. Learn what causes fatigue, and how to get energy back through diet and lifestyle changes that are easy, effective and simple to do. Seating limited. Free. Alfred Noble Library, 32901 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. 734-756-6904. Herbal Hour – Eye Health – 6-7:30pm. Explore vision problems, discuss natural therapies for eye infections and consider ways to prevent and possible reverse degenerative eye diseases. Free. Total Health Foods, 13645 Northline Rd, Southgate. THFDownriver.com.

Motor City – Black Age of Comics – 11am7pm. Comic book artists, creators and writers conference. Free. Exhibitor space available. Andre, DreadLocks101@Comcast.net. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com.

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Stomping the Clutter Bug – 8-8:30pm. Clutter has root causes linked to things you might not think that are connected. Eliminating clutter includes addressing those root causes and stomping the clutter bug. If you’ve got clutter that just won’t seem to go away, join us for this TeleClinic and learn the keys to eliminating clutter for good! This TeleClinic is complimentary, but registration is required. Visit the calendar page and register at ThirdEyeGroup.org. Once you register, call in details are automatically emailed to you.

WEDNESDAY JULY 14 Coffee Night – 6-9pm. Meet with friends, watch live glassblowing demonstrations and hang out with the family. Free. The Glass Academy, 25331 Trowbridge, Dearborn. 313-561-4527. GlassAcademy.com. How to Better Manage Your Hormones – 7-8:15pm. Presented by Dr. Gregory Hicks, DC. Learn to assist your body to help balance this delicate and important system. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N. Canton Center Rd, Suite 109, Canton. 734455-6767. CantonCenterChiropractic.com. natural awakenings

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Reinvent Your Future – 10am. A series of job fairs, keynote sessions and engaging career-focused workshops. Free. MGM Grand Detroit, 1777 Third St, Detroit. 877-888-2121. DetroitReinvent2010.EventBrite.com.

Concert of Colors Metro Detroit’s 18th Annual Diversity Festival – 10am. Celebration of the many cultures that make up metro Detroit. There will be indoor performances by musical acts from Detroit and around the world and an outdoor street festival with food, entertainment and family fun. Free. Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave, Detroit. ConcertOfColors.com.

Trigger Point Therapy – 7-8pm. Learn how trigger point therapy can help you relieve everyday stress. Invite a partner to come with you to get the most from this class. Free. Registration required. Karl Wellness Center & Chiropractic Clinic, 30935 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland. 734-425-8220.

FRIDAY JULY 16 Staying Healthy in Hard Times – 3-6pm. Don’t let a bad economy affect the health of you and your family. The Detroit Medical Center presents this resource fair to help with smarter shopping, coping with stress, maintaining and active lifestyle, food safety and preparation, tips to help save money and more. Free. Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Rd, Detroit. 313-833-9800. Concert of Colors Metro Detroit’s 18th Annual Diversity Festival – 4pm. Celebration of the many cultures that make up metro Detroit. There will be indoor performances by musical acts from Detroit and around the world and an outdoor street festival with food, entertainment and family fun. Free. DIA, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit. ConcertOfColors.com.

SATURDAY JULY 17 Automotive Hall of Fame Classic – 9am4pm. Car show limited to just 40 outstanding vehicles, exhibited on our tree-shaded lawn. $8. Automotive Hall of Fame & Museum, 21400 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn. AutomotiveHallOfFame.org. Michael Mills Entertainment Group Presents John Smith and Dajá – 12-2pm. Experience the wonders of jazz. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Food Court Stage, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com. 313-334-9877. “Facing the Crowd” Spot Light – 5-7pm. Presented by The Majestic Experience Development Company & Big Hustle Production Company. Spotlighting youth 9-21 years old in the entertainment industry with a variety of acts. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar. com. Dennis, 313-220-4148. Dlyons_ TheMajesticExperience@Yahoo.com.

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MONDAY JULY 19

SAVE THE DATE Golf Outing – 11am. The 2010 Livonia Chamber of Commerce golf outing returns to bring all golfers a great opportunity to golf and network at the same time. Golfers of all skill levels will enjoy a round of golf on one of the city of Livonia’s finest golf courses. The outing also includes lunch at the turn and a delicious dinner at the Embassy Suites. So come on- get out those golf clubs and hit the links with the Livonia Chamber of Commerce! Golfing packages include: round of golf, cart, driving range, gifts, lunch and dinner. Spaces are limited. $150. Whispering Willows Golf Course, 36000 Seven Mile Rd, Livonia. 734-427-2122.

Yin Yoga and Live Music by Dixon – 6-7:15pm. Join in a deeply releasing yin yoga class. Healer Leslie Blackburn will guide the practice from a place of breath and body awareness. Acclaimed electric violinist Dixon will perform his inspiring music throughout. $15. All levels welcome. Detroit Flyhouse, the FD Loft Building, 3434 Russell St, Loft #302, Detroit. DetroitFlyhouse.com. The Amazing Thyroid – 7-8pm. Presented by Dr. Richard K. Sowerby D.C., Clinical nutritionist. Learn how to support this incredible gland. Free. Whole Foods, 7350 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield. 248-879-1900. CCNHC.com.

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Healthy Exercise and Stretches – 8-9pm. Certified Wellness Doctor William H. Karl, D.C., teaches the most important exercises to help you feel better, have more energy, help eliminate injuries, and keep you healthy! Join Dr. Karl and staff after the workshop for Q & A. Healthy & organic snacks included. Free. Registration required. Karl Wellness Center & Chiropractic Clinic, 30935 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland. 734-425-8220. NO MORE Fake Food! - 7-9pm. Weston A. Price Foundation class will focus on: Real food defined, Confusing bad food for good, Confusing good food for bad, Power foods to get you back on track and a call to action. $20 per session. Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow, Rochester. 248-651-0622.

WEDNESDAY JULY 21 Solve Your Thyroid and Hormone Problems – 7-9pm. Presented by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, D.C., N.D. Learn the thyroid’s link to heart health, digestive issues, emotional stress and more. Limited seating. Free. Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Rd, Livonia. 734-756-6904. Meditation Circle – Meet Your Angels – 7:30pm. A safe environment to assist you in the art of meditation and meeting your angels and spirit guides. $10. 19444 Garfield, Redford. Laura Ginn, 313-412-7690. Freedom from Stress & Anxiety – 7-8:30pm. Dave Krajovic from Breathworks in Plymouth explains how better breathing can free you from stress and anxiety. Simple but powerful-relax and have more energy. This is an introduction to Dave’s workshops which will be held in Sept. Free, but you must call to register. Vivo Wellness Center, 15875 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia. 734-525-5400.

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Change Your Water, Change Your Life – 7:15-8:15pm. Presented by Dr. Acton. Come learn how drinking the wrong pH of water can negatively effect your life. Bring in your water to have the pH tested and experience our “miracle water” for better health. Free. Reservation required. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N. Canton Center Rd, Suite 109, Canton. 734-455-6767. CantonCenterChiropractic.com.

Making the Transition – 7-9pm. Weston A. Price Foundation class will focus on: Replacing refined sugars with natural alternatives, processed grains with whole grains, bad fats with good fats, conventional animal foods with healthy animal foods and replacing conventional produce with organic produce. $20 per session. Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow, Rochester. 248-651-0622.

Baffled about how Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, blogs and other social media sites can help grow your business? - 7:30-9pm. Join Delicious Marketing as they demystify the social media madness, and show you how to use these marketing tools to your advantage. Free, but you must call to reserve your space. Vivo Wellness Center, 15875 Middlebelt Rd, suite 200, Livonia. 734-525-5400.

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Don’t Manage Your Debt – Get Rid of It ! - 9-11am. Learn how to realistically get out of debt, avoid bankruptcy, understand your FICO score and learn hot to handle creditors and more. Free. University of Michigan Detroit Center, Orchestra Place, 3663 Woodward Ave, Detroit. 800-962-2491. Debt-Free.EventBrite.com. Info@ConnerCoaching.com.

Workshop on Changes in Your Life – 6-7pm. Learn how to make and sustain changes in your life. Free. Total Health Foods, 13645 Northline Rd, Southgate. THFDownriver.com. P-A-T-H-WithPurpose.com.

Bowl-a-Thon for Strong Kids – 6-9pm. Fun night of bowling, pizza, soda and prizes. All proceeds benefit Strong Kids Campaign. $20/person, $30/couple. Register at the Downriver YMCA or by phone. Skore Lanes, 22255 Ecorse Rd, Taylor. 734-282-9622. YMCADetroit.org.

Strong Kids Car Wash – 11am-4pm. All donations benefit Strong Kids Campaign. Downriver Family YMCA, 16777 Northline Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9622. YMCADetroit.org. Sleeping Beauty – 2pm. Come see PuppetART’s production of Sleeping Beauty in a puppet ballet. $10. Detroit Puppet Theater, 25 E Grand River Ave, Detroit. PuppetArt.org Open Mic Poetry and Book Signing – 4-7pm. Presented by Mittie Stephen. Join us at the food court/stage area as we enjoy open mic poetry as well as an all star author showcase and signings. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com.

SUNDAY JULY 25 Arab & Chaldean Festival – 12pmMidnight. The festival will feature a variety of Arab and Chaldean food, ethnic cultural gallery, fashion show and more. Free. Hart Plaza, Jefferson Ave & Woodward Ave, Detroit. Dr. Jacoub Mansour, 248-960-9956. ArabAndChaldeanFestival.com. Vegan Potluck – 1-4pm. Bring a vegan dish sized for 8 servings. First time visitors may pay $7.50 in lieu of bringing a dish. However, they are encouraged to bring a dish so there is enough food for everyone. Unity of Livonia, 28660 5 Mile Rd, Livonia. VegMichigan.org.

Meet the Authors of “Up the Rouge” - 7-8:30pm. Authors, Joel Thurtell and Patricia Beck present a video and discuss their experiences. Copies of the book will be available. Free. Caroline Kennedy Public Library, 24590 George, Dearborn Heights. 313-791-3800. DearbornHts.BeSavvy. EgoVLink.com/Lib.Cfm. Local and Organic Foods Workshop – 7-8:30pm. Find out where to find the best organic food, farmer’s markets, co-ops and cow share programs. Free. Registration required. Livonia Civic Center Library, 3rd floor, 32777 Five Mile Rd, Livonia. 734-425-8588. Look and Feel Younger – 7-9pm. Presented by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, D.C., N.D. Learn the secrets to permanently losing weight and keeping it off and diet, nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes that can improve your health. Seating limited. Free. Whole Foods, 7350 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield. 734-756-6904.

SATURDAY JULY 31 Open Mic Poetry and Book Signing – 4-7pm. Presented by Mittie Stephen. Join us at the food court/stage area as we enjoy open mic poetry as well as an all star author showcase and signings. The Russell Bazaar, 1600 Clay Ave, Building 3, Detroit. RussellBazaar.com. natural awakenings

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Slow Flow Vinyasa – 9-10am. Dynamic, flowing yoga practice with special attention paid to moving in and out of postures on the rhythm of the breath. Yoga experience needed. $10. evolve yoga studio, 7986 Lilley Rd, Canton. 734-454-9642. evolve-yoga.net. Canton Farmers Market – 10am-2pm. Preservation Park, 500 North Ridge Road, Canton. Stephanie 734-398-5570. Apr 25-Oct 17. Leisure.Canton-Mi.org. Redford Farmers Market – 10am-2pm. 15145 Beech Daly Rd, Redford. May – Oct. Michael 313-387-2771. RedfordTwp.com. Fort-Visger CDC Farmers Market – 11am4pm.Southfield Rd Municipal Parking Lot between Fort St and I-75, Lincoln Park. Leslie 313-598-3137. May 2-Oct 31.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russell Baker Kids Yoga – 1-2pm. Perfect for children ages 5-10. A fun program that introduces kids to the basics. Yoga Shelter Grosse Pointe, 17000 Kercheval Ave, 2nd floor, Grosse Pointe. YogaShelter.com. Tabata Class – 1-2pm. Tabata Protocol is a great circuit workout based on the training formula that Dr. Izumi Tabata put together in 1992 that increases your anaerobic and aerobic conditioning. $14. F3 Fitness, 22402 Van Born Rd, Dearborn Heights, 313-278-2629. F3Fitness.com. Evolutionary Yoga with Gregg – 2-3pm. All levels. $15 walk-in. First week of classes at Practice yoga are free. Practice Yoga, 20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods. DetroitEvolution.com. Vin Yin Yoga – 5:15-6:15pm. Vinyasa yoga practice followed by an intense yin stretch which works the muscles and stretches connective tissues. Flowing to build strength, then holding to let go and release. Yoga Shelter Grosse Pointe, 17000 Kercheval Ave, 2nd floor, Grosse Pointe. YogaShelter.com. Candlelight Yoga – 7-8pm. $14 walk in. Livonia Yoga Center, 19219 Merriman Rd, Livonia. 248-449-9642. LivoniaYogaCenter.com.

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Posture Pro – 10:30-12pm. Level I Active with Jim Pero, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642. Y4Peace.org. Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Connections Weekly Networking Group – 12:00pm. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two meetings free. SWCRC Office, 20600 Eureka Rd Ste 315, Taylor. Suzan 734-287-3699. SMaxey22@comcast.net. Hatha Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. All levels. $10. Ajna Yoga Center, 48 N Saginaw St, Pontiac. AjnaYogaCenter.com. 248-613-6735. Gentle Yoga – 6-7pm. First class free, $14 walk in. Livonia Yoga Center, 19219 Merriman Rd, Livonia. 248-449-9642. LivoniaYogaCenter.com. Hatha Yoga – 6-7pm. $13. The Sanctuary Chiropractic & Wellness Spa, 35275 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. Katie 734-421-7100. SanctuaryChiropractic.com. Yoga for Everybody – 6-7:15pm. All levels. $10. Free parking. City Yoga, 535 Griswold St at Congress Floor 27 – Buhl Bldg, Detroit. 248-496-0392. YogaInDetroit.com. Find Your Edge – 7-8:15pm. Basic adaptive yoga with Peg Darnell, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642. Y4Peace.org. Third Option Support Group – 7-9pm. Marriage support group. Free. Marriage Resource Center, 23400 Michigan Ave Ste P18, Dearborn. Village Plaza building, corner of Michigan and Outer Dr. Kristen 734-578-2986. MIMarriage.org. The Nia Technique – 7-8pm. All ages and fitness levels. $6. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic, 6231 N. Canton Center Rd. #109, Canton. 734-455-6767. CantonCenterChiropractic.com. Zumba – 7:10-8:10pm. Bring dry shoes. $12. Vixen Fitness, 3434 Russell St#308, Detroit. VixenFitness.com. ZUMBA® Toning Class – 7-8pm. All levels. Bring water and a small towel. $10. Elements of Exercise Fitness Studio, 23910 Carysle, Dearborn. ElementsOfExercise.com.

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FitBarre – 7:15pm. Intense body workout to tone the body and lift your seat. $20. Body Fit, 133 W Main St. Ste 240, Northville. 248-305-8414. BodyFitMi.com

Yin Yoga – 7:15-8:15pm. A yoga practice for all that targets the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, bones, and even the joints of the body that normally are not exercised. A nice way to let go and release. Yoga Shelter Grosse Pointe, 17000 Kercheval Ave, 2nd floor, Grosse Pointe. YogaShelter.com.

Ashtanga Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. $15. Practice Yoga, 20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods. Practice-Yoga.net. Cardio Kickboxing – 7:45pm. The Fighting Fit, 3203 Biddle Ave, one block north of Eureka Road, Wyandotte. TheFightingFit.com. BYTETHIS Poetry Series – 8pm. $5. Cliff Bells, 2030 Park Ave, Detroit. Lashaun Phoenix Moore PowerfulBlackWoman@gmail.com.

Acoustic Mondays – 8pm-2am. Free. 10339 Conant, Hamtramck. 313-873-1117. SmallsBarDetroit.com.

Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two meetings free. Matador Restaurant, 26747 Van Born, Taylor. . Jeanne Liedel 734-516-5948. Posture Pro Yoga – 9-10:30am. Level II active yoga with Jim Pero, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642. Y4Peace.org. Gentle Yoga – 9:30-11am. $8. Taylor Recreation Center, 22805 Goddard Rd, Taylor. 734-374-3901. TaylorYoga.com

Healthy Backs – 11am-12pm. $10. Fairlane Club, 5000 Fairlane Woods Drive, Dearborn.

Work Break Yoga – 11:45am-12:30pm. All levels. $10. Yoga in Detroit, 535 Griswold St at Congress Floor 27 – Buhl Bldg, Detroit. 248-496-0392. YogaInDetroit.com.

Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Connections Weekly Networking Group – 5:30pm. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Non-members can visit two meetings free. Baxter’s Eatery, 3000 Van Born Rd, Trenton. Kelly 734-284-6000x25 Kelly@SWCRC.com.

Hatha Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. All levels. $10. Ajna Yoga Center, 48 N Saginaw St, Pontiac. AjnaYogaCenter.com. 248-613-6735.

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

Taylor Farmers Market – 12-7pm. 1211 Pardee, Taylor.

Zumba – 8:15pm. $8. Dance Academy, Westland Mall, lower level, 35000 Warren Rd, Westland. 734-425-1478.

Classic Nia – 5:30-6:30pm. All levels welcome. $13. Body and Mind Fitness, 239 E. Nine Mile Road, 1 block east of Woodward, Ferndale. NiaBethSchedule.BlogSpot.com.

Zumba Fitness Class – 8-9pm. $8. Robert Lee Studio, 29885 Ford Rd, Garden City. 734-525-9720. Donna.Iding@Yahoo.com.

Beginners Pilates – 6pm. Guardian Martial Arts & Fitness, 30942 Ford Road, Garden City. 734-266-0565. GuardianMartialArts.com.

FlowMotion – 8:30-9:30pm. Integrates the dynamics of Vinyasa with the methodical pace of slow flow and includes simple dance movements to create an inspiring experience on the mat and around the room. Yoga Shelter Grosse Pointe, 17000 Kercheval Ave, 2nd floor, Grosse Pointe. YogaShelter.com.

Workout to Oldies Music – 6-7pm. Low impact and joint friendly routines without the complicated choreography. Bring an exercise mat, towel, light weights and water. $9. Canfield Community Center, 1801 N. Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights. 248-353-2885. TheFitnessFactory.net. Guided Meditation Night – 6-8pm. Free. 670 S Main St, Plymouth. 734-476-9555. BelovedSpirit.com. Laura 734-476-9555.

Early Bird Yoga – 5:30-6:30am. Level I/II Active yoga with Jim Pero, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642. Y4Peace.org.

Beginner Hula Hoop – 6:30-7:30pm. No experience necessary. Hoops provided. $22. Vixen Fitness, 3434 Russell St#308, Detroit. VixenFitness.com.

Livonia Farmers Market – 9am-2pm. 29350 W Chicago at Middlebelt, Livonia; 734-261-3602, Karen; Jun 20-Oct 10.

The Nia Technique – 7-8pm. $6. All ages and fitness levels. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic. 6231 N. Canton Center Road, Suite 109, Canton. 734-455-6767

Vinyasa Yoga with Ellen Livingston – 9:3011am. Small group size in instructor’s Ann Arbor home studio. $15. Ellen 734-995-0875. LivingYogaNow.com/Classes.

Tuesday Night at the Movies – 7-8:30pm. Free. Nutrition Unlimited, 14185 Eureka, Southgate. 734-284-2357. MarkMNU@yahoo.com.

Swim with Your Dog Indoors – 10:30am8pm. 4ft deep heated pool. Doggy life jackets and toys available or bring your own. $10. Me & My Shadow, 29855 Ford Rd, Garden City. 734-525-9500. MeAndMyShadowLLC.com. Wayne State Wednesday Farmers’ Market – 11am-4pm. 501 Cass Avenue, Detroit. Kami 313-577-4296. Bridge Cards/EBT accepted. Clas.Wayne.edu/SeedWayne

Restorative Flow Yoga – 7:15-8:15pm. $10. Gentle flow. All levels. evolve yoga studio, 7986 Lilley Rd, Canton.734-454-9642. evolve-yoga.net.

Hatha Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. All levels. $10. Ajna Yoga Center, 48 N Saginaw St, Pontiac. AjnaYogaCenter.com. 248-613-6735. Vinyasa Unplugged – 5:45-7pm. Dynamic, intense physical class with a different vibe! Less music, experience long and lasting sequences, all integrated with a strong Vedanta theme. Yoga Shelter Grosse Pointe, 17000 Kercheval Ave, 2nd floor, Grosse Pointe. YogaShelter.com.

Cardio Step – 6-7pm. An upbeat class full of energy, music to get your toes tapping and various routines to get that heart pumping! One class burns over 600 calories! $12. Body N Balance, 2315 Monroe St, Dearborn. 313-792-8181. LoveUrCardio@yahoo.com. MyBodyNBalance.com. Stress Relief Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Basic level I therapeutic yoga with Carrie Hura, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642. Y4Peace.org.

Preschool Skate – 10-11:30am. Parents, strollers and children 6 and under welcome. $4. Riverside Arena, 36635 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. 734-421-3540. RiversideArena.com.

Cardio Kickboxing – 7:15-8:15. No bag (non-contact) 30 minutes kickboxing followed by 30 minutes of lower and upper body workout to strengthen and tone. Ages 15 and up $9. Canfield Community Center, 1801 N. Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights. TheFitnessFactory.net.

Yoga at the Wall – 5-6pm. Basic yoga class using the support of the wall in creative ways. Like partner yoga, the wall is your support and assists you to explore your edge. All levels. $12. House of Yoga, 2965 W. 12 Mile Rd, Berkley. HouseOfYoga.net.

Cardio Hip Hop – 6-7pm. Dance your way fit. $10. Elements of Exercise Fitness Studio, 23910 Carysle, Dearborn. ElementsOfExercise.com.

Garden City Farmers Market – 9am-2pm. Northeast corner of Ford and Middlebelt, Garden City. Amelia 734-422-4448. May 6-Oct 28. GardenCity.org.

Fitness Kickboxing – 7-8pm. $5. Tamashi Karate Dojo, 17651 E. Warren Ave, Detroit. TamashiKarate.net.

Wayne Farmers Market – 3-7pm. 35310 Michigan Ave,Wayne. May 19-Sep 29. CI.Wayne.Mi.Us/Farmers_Market.shtml

Canton Communicators Club – 6:30pm. Learn to become a better communicator and improve public speaking abilities! Canton Coney Island, 8533 Lilly Rd, Canton. 734-994-0569. Canton.FreeToastHost.com. Basic Yoga Fitness – 7-8pm. Includes breath awareness, proper body alignment, safe muscle stretches and relaxation. No experience needed. Bring a mat and blanket. $8. Total Health Foods, 13645 Northline Rd, Southgate. 734-246-1208. THFDownriver.com.

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ongoingcalendar All Calendar events must be received by the 15th of the month prior to publication, and adhere to our guidelines. Vist HealthyLivingDetroit.com for calendar guidelines and to submit ongoing events. Drop-in Knitting Night – 7pm. All levels welome. Free. Westland Library, 6123 Central City Pkway, Westland. 734-326-6123. Box & Buff – 7-8:10pm. Cardio kickboxing. High cardio workout that combines various kicking and punching movements followed up with concentrated ab work. Bring a mat or towel. $12. Body N Balance, 2315 Monroe St, Dearborn. 313-792-8181. MyBodyNBalance. com. Mat Pilates – 7:15-8:15pm. All levels. $15. Practice Yoga, 20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods. Practice-Yoga.net. Zumba – 7:30pm. Presented by C.C. Plus, Dance for fun and fitness. Zumba fitness trend fuses Latin dances like salsa, cumbia, merengue, flamenco, tango and belly dancing with aerobics. $7. Barnes School, 20090 Morningside, Grosse Pointe Woods. CCPlusDance.com/ZFC.

Basic Internet Computer Class – 10-11am. Intro the basics of the computer. Learn how to use the mouse and how to get to a specific website address. Free. Harper Woods Public Library, 19601 Harper Ave, Harper Woods. 313-343-2575. LibCoop.net/HarperWoods.

Pilates – 10:15-11:15am. $15. Metro Dance Company, 541 S Mill, Plymouth. 734-2078970. MetroDanceCompany.com. Wyandotte Farmers’ Market – 11am-7pm. Corner of First and Elm streets. Brandon 734324-4500. Wyandotte.net.

Northville Farmers Market – 8am-3pm. Northville Downs Race Track, corner of W Seven Mile and Sheldon Rd, Northville. Sher 248-349-7640. May 6-Oct 28. Project FRESH accepted. Northville.org.

Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market – 4-8pm. 15000 Southfield Fwy, Bushnell Congregational Church parking lot, Detroit. Pam 313-387-4732x103. Project FRESH and Bridge Cards/EBT accepted. GRDC.org.

Gentle Yoga – 9:30-11am. $4. Taylor Recreation Center, 22805 Goddard Rd, Taylor. 734-374-3901. TaylorYoga.com

Zumba Fitness Class – 8-8:55pm. $8. Phys. Ed Fitness Studio, 17142 Farmington Rd, Livonia. 734-523-9900. PhysEdFitnessStudio.com.

Dance Body Basics – 5:30pm. Beginner dance class. $15, $20 annual registration fee. Detroit Dance Studio, 4731 Grand River Ave, Studio #203, Detroit. 313-887-0656. DetroitDanceStudio.com.

Gentle Yoga – 9:15-10:15am. $14. Livonia Yoga Center, 19219 Merriman Rd, Livonia. 248-449-9642. LivoniaYogaCenter.com.

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Tai Chi – 6-7pm. $5. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic. 6231 N. Canton Center Road, Suite 109, Canton. 734-455-6767 Yoga for Every Body – 6-7:15pm. All levels. $10. Free parking after 5pm. Yoga in Detroit, 535 Griswold St at Congress Floor 27 – Buhl Bldg, Detroit. 248-496-0392. YogaInDetroit.com. Yin Yoga – 6-7:30pm. All levels. $10. Ajna Yoga Center, 48 N Saginaw St, Pontiac. AjnaYogaCenter.com. 248-613-6735. Aerial Arts – 6-7:30pm. Om my! Learn to fly. $25. Detroit Flyhouse, The FD Loft Building, 3434 Russell St. Loft #302, Detroit. DetroitFlyHouse.com. Micha 313-674-6424. Vinyasa Flow – 6:15-7:45pm. $10. Yoga in Detroit, 535 Griswold St at Congress Floor 27 – Buhl Bldg, Detroit. 248-496-0392. YogaInDetroit.com.

Fairlane Ballroom Dance Club – 8pm. $7. Monsignor Hunt Banquet Center, 7080 Garling, Dearborn Heights. 734-516-0500. MsgrHunt.com

Posture Pro – 7:15-8:15pm. Level I/II yoga with Regina Mitchell, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734282-9642. Y4Peace.org. Aerobic Striptease – 7:30-8:30pm. Sassy cardio dance drills with toning exercises. $12. Registration required. Vixen Fitness, 3434 Russell St #308, Detroit. VixenFitness.com. 866-900-9797. Cardio Kickboxing – 7:45-8:45pm. Ages 13 and up $5. Michigan Karate Academy, 23753 Van Born Rd, Taylor. 313-292-9214 Prenatal Yoga – 7:45-8:45pm. $14. Northville Yoga Center, 200 S Main Street Unit B, Northville. 248-449-9642. NorthvilleYogaCenter.com.

People’s Yoga with Gregg – 6:30-7:30pm. Donation based. Spirit of Hope Church, 2nd floor gym, 1519 Martin Luther King, Detroit. 313-316-1411. ZUMBA® Toning Class – 7-8pm. Dance your way fit. All levels. $10. Elements of Exercise Fitness Studio, 23910 Carysle, Dearborn. ElementsOfExercise.com.

Abs/Glutes/Thighs – 7:15-8:15pm. Intense lower body workout. Ages 15+. $9. Canfield Community Center, 1801 N. Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights. TheFitnessFactory.net. 248-353-2885.

Acoustic Open Mic – 8pm. Token Lounge, 28949 Joy, Westland. 734-513-5030. TokenLounge.com Adult Fit-to-Tumble Exercise Class – 8:15-9:30pm. Increase upper body strength and flexibility through gymnastic skills and conditioning. $10. DPAS, 22819 Michigan Ave, West Dearborn. 313-268-7232. MsLynnsGym.Piczo.com.

Farmers & Artisans Market of Dearborn – 8am-1pm. Bryant Library, 22100 Michigan Ave at Mason St.; Joan 313-673-4207. Dog Swimming – 10:30am-8pm. Pay for a 1 hour swim with your dog and receive a free do it yourself bath for your dog. $10. Me & My Shadow, 29855 Ford Rd, Garden City. 734-525-9500. MeAndMyShadowLLC.com.

Adult Roller Skate Dance – 10am-12pm. $5. Riverside Arena, 36635 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. 734-421-3540. RiversideArena.com. Allen Park Farmers Market – 10am3pm. 15800 White Street, Allen Park. June 18 - Sept 10. Mary Anne 586-943-5785. AllenParkFarmersMarket.com. Restorative Yoga – 10:45-11:45am. $8. Northville Senior Center, 303 W Main Street, Northville. 248-349-0203. NorthvilleParksAndRec.org.

Senior Fitness Testing – 11-11:30pm. $5. Wayne Community Center, 4635 Howe Rd, Wayne. Heidi 734-721-7400. Ci.Wayne.Mi.Us.

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Yin Yoga – 7-8:15pm. All levels welcome. $10. Detroit Flyhouse, The FD Loft Building, 3434 Russell St. Loft #302, Detroit. DetroitFlyHouse.com.

Grosse Ile Farmers Market - Township parking lot, Macomb Street, Grosse Ile. June Sept. Pamela 734-671-0170. Detroit Eastern Market – 5am-5pm. 2934 Russell Street, between Mark and Gratiot, Detroit. Project FRESH and Food Stamps accepted. Randall Fogelman 313-833-9300 DetroitEasternMarket.com Belleville Farmer’s Market – 7am-12pm. 405 Main St, Belleville. 734-697-9323. June-Oct. Plymouth Farmers Market – 7:30am12:30pm. In “The Gathering” on Penniman Ave. just east of Main St, Plymouth. Melissa 734-453-1540. May-Oct,. PlymouthMI.org.

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Prenatal Yoga – 9-10am. Ease the aches and pains of pregnancy and prepare for labor, childbirth and new motherhood. $15. Practice Yoga, 20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods. 313-881-2874. Basic Pre-Natal Friendly Yoga – 9-10:15am. Basic therapeutic yoga with Jessica Hillman, RYT. Donation. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate, 734-282-9642. Y4Peace.org. Grosse Pointe - West Park Farmers Market – 9am-1pm. Between Lakepointe and Beaconsfield, Grosse Pointe. Jennifer 313-822-2812 x200. May 15-Oct 30. GrossePointePark.org. Livonia Farmers Market – 9am-2pm. 29350 W Chicago at Middlebelt, Livonia; 734-2613602, Karen; Jun 20-Oct 10. Classic Nia – 9:30am. All levels welcome. $13. Body and Mind Fitness, 239 E. Nine Mile Road, 1 block east of Woodward, Ferndale. NiaBethSchedule.BlogSpot.com. Hatha Yoga – 10-11am. All levels. $10. Ajna Yoga Center, 48 N Saginaw St, Pontiac. AjnaYogaCenter.com. 248-613-6735.

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