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“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.” — Neil Armstrong.
“This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It’s lonely. It’s small. It’s isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our own country or our own religion or our hometown or even to ourselves. It should be to, number two, the family of man, and number one, the planet at large. This is our home, and this is all we’ve got.” — Scott Carpenter, Mercury 7 astronaut.
“Something to think about: The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Let’s scale that down to 46 years. We’ve been here for 4 hours. Our industrial revolution began 1 minute ago. In that time, we’ve destroyed more than 50% of the World’s rain forests. This isn’t sustainable.” —Unknown “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” — Mahatma Gandhi “Each and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you and me.” — Anthony Douglas Williams
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uro Health Wellness Center and Spa of Belleville, is happy to announce new med spa services. The first of new service is eyebrow microblading—a semi-permanent procedure that provides real looking hair strokes. Perfect for those who want to fully reconstruct, define, cover gaps, or fill-in over plucked brows. The procedure is painless and takes about two hours and will last about two years. There is a $25 consultation fee which goes towards treatment, $299 and up. Next, micro-needling is a new offering from Puro Health. This minimally invasive treatment stimulating the body’s self-repair process. It involves using fine needles to create hundreds of tiny, invisible puncture wounds in the top layer of the skin. The micro injuries stimulate the body’s natural wound healing processes, resulting in cell turnover and increased collagen and elastin production, therefore reversing signs of aging, scarred pitted skin, acne scars, pigment issues, fine lines, nasolabial fold and surgical scars. Dermaplaning is another new service which is a safe and highly effective physical exfoliation that removes the top-most layer of dead skin along with fine, vellus hair (aka peach fuzz). It provides an alternative to chemical peels or microdermabrasion and is a good choice for anyone who have extremely sensitive skin, redness or visible facial veins. Other new med spa services include microdermabrasion, eyelash extension, and scalp micro-pigmentation. Appointments can be booked online or by phone. Puro Wellness Center and Spa in addition presents educational classes, workshops on topics such as nutrition and fitness, dinner presentations, consultations are more. For more information, Puro Wellness Center and Spa, 533 Main St, Belleville. 734-716-5588. PuroHealthAndWellness.com. See ad on page 8.
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rin Reas, a certified tai chi and qigong teacher, will be leading an evening ‘Tai Chi Easy’ class in Dearborn this spring. Tai Chi Easy consists of five movements from traditional yang style tai chi that can be done sitting or standing plus other gentle movements, breathing exercises and selfapplied massage. Tai Chi Easy can improve balance, lower blood pressure, reduce pain, improve immune system function and increase mental focus. Many hospitals are starting to offer tai chi and qigong to patients with cancer, cardiac, autoimmune or other chronic diseases. Tai Chi Easy was created by reviewing the most popular and beneficial forms to come up with a set of practices that are easy to teach and learn. The student does not have to spend months learning the traditional 108 movement form or even the shortened 24 movement form to experience the health benefits of tai chi. The class will be on Thursday evenings at 7pm from April 26-May 31(no class May 10). There is a suggested donation of $5 per session. Classes will be held at First Presbyterian Church. Tai Chi Easy Class, Thursdays, April 26-May 31, 7pm. $5 donation suggested. First Presbyterian Church, 600 N Brady, Dearborn. 313-429-3214. Facebook.com/Ease.Chi.
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Kundalini Yoga for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Prevention
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n this super charge era of living, people are feeling very pressured. The mind is constantly challenged, bringing forth a lack of sleep and an invitation to harbor many diseases. How can people relax their mind, body and soul? Yoga is a well known answer; better known as the melody of life that connects and aligns the body and mind with the universe. Kundalini yoga, more specifically is an art and a science for healthy living. It is more than the exercising, it is the flow of energy, the science combining breath, mudra, eyefocus, mantra, body locks, and postures to balance the glandular system, thus strengthening the nervous system, expanding the lung capacity, and purifying the blood. Kundalini combines kriya, pranayama and meditation together. Coincidently, research has shown this combination as a new dimension in Alzheimer and dementia prevention. All modalities of yoga offer health benefits, however today’s researchers have reason to believe Kundalini yoga, as a prevention tool for Alzheimer’s and dementia. It is a cost-effective choice which offers a fast rewarding benefit for all ages. It is recommended to begin practice with a certified kundalini instructor.
he sixth annual Spring Holistic Expo hosted by Intuitives Interactive is now called the Enlightened Soul Expo. The two-day event beginning April 28 was renamed for its parent organization, the Enlightened Soul Center of Ann Arbor. This year the Expo also has a new location at Skyline High School, on the outskirts of northwest Ann Arbor. “This move to a larger location allows us to accommodate more vendors,” said Senior Show Director Amy Garber. “The area is high-ceilinged, light-filled, and beautiful, with convenient parking next to the building.” The Expo is the largest indoor event of its kind in Michigan, with more than 130 booths. Those seeking better health can shop from an extensive variety of the latest holistic health products as well as experience energy work from healers using unique modalities. There also will be nine free presentations, including Flower Essences, Feeling Energy Fields, and more. Ten percent of every ticket purchased will be donated to support GRACE Greyhound Rescue of Belleville. Enlightened Soul Expo, April 28, 10am6pm. April 29, 11am-5pm. $10 advance daily ticket/$15 advance weekend pass includes free parking and student/child prices; prices for services vary. Skyline High School, 2552 N. Maple Rd, Ann Arbor. HolisticPsychicExpo.com. Hounds OfGrace.org. See ad on page 9.
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unday, April 15 from 4-6pm, Vista Maria and Love Walk Social Cafe will present a foster care and adoption awareness event. It will be a fun and informative night on Vista Maria’s foster care and adoption programs. Light refreshments will be provided. Vista Maria is a well-recognized organization that provides best-in-class residential and community-based treatment and therapy for girls, young women and their families. The organization strives to be a healing resource center, which will ensure that children and families within the local communities have access to critical services and care. The event will be located at the Love Walk Social Cafe of Detroit. The cafe’s top priority and goal is the improvement of the community by reaching out to the youth by hosting programs it’s passionate about, such as the Ready For Success Youth Program.
Foster Care and Adoption Awareness Night – Sunday, April 15, 4-6pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Jeri Lynn Franks, 313-253-6252, JFranks@VistaMaria.org. Love Walk Social Cafe, 16300 Harper Ave, Detroit. VistaMaria.org. LoveWalkSocialCafe.org.
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2018 Marks the 125th Birth Anniversary of Father of Yoga in the West
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his year marks the 125th anniversary of one of the preeminent spiritual figures of modern times, Paramahansa Yogananda (born January 5, 1893). Widely recognized Paramahansa as the father of Yogananda Yoga in the West, he established his nonprofit Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in 1920 to teach scientific techniques of yoga meditation. Through his classic life story, Autobiography of a Yogi — recognized as one of the most influential spiritual books of the 20th century — and numerous other writings, he continues to inspire millions. An award-winning documentary of his life, ‘AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda’, was released in 2014. On Saturday, April 14 from 2:30-4:30 pm, a long-time monk of the SRF Order, Brother Satyananda, will give a free public talk in Livonia based on the teachings of Sri Yogananda. The talk will offer insights and practical advice on how yoga meditation improves one’s life. The lecture, which includes a guided meditation, will be held at VisTaTech Center, Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152. Admission is free, and all are welcome.
Nature Videos Calm Prisoners
Maximum-security prison inmates in Oregon that spent an hour a day for a year watching nature videos were involved in 26 percent fewer violent acts compared with fellow inmates, and reported feeling significantly calmer, less irritable and more empathetic. The University of Utah study, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, states, “An estimated 5.3 million Americans live or work in nature-deprived venues. Such removal from nature can result in an ‘extinction of experience’ that can further lead to disinterest or disaffection toward natural settings, or even biophobia (fear of the natural environment). People that infrequently or never spend time in nature will be deprived of the numerous physical and emotional benefits that contact with nature affords.”
Finding Inner Peace Through Meditation, Saturday, April 14, 2:30-4:30pm. Free. Schoolcraft College, VisTaTech Center, 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia. DMCSRF@ Gmail.com. DetroitMeditationCenter.org. Yogananda-SRF.org.
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Air Pollution Linked to Psychological Distress Air pollution takes a toll on mental health, University of Washington researchers have concluded. By linking health data for 6,000 people to census tracts, they found that people living in areas with the highest levels of airborne fine particulate matter scored 17 percent higher in measures of psychological distress, including sadness, nervousness and hopelessness. The higher the level of particulates—emitted by car engines, fireplaces and fossil fuel power plants—the greater the impact.
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People that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in Neurology. Following 321 people over age 60 for 12 years, Australian researchers found that those that developed dementia spent an average of 17 percent of their sleep time in REM sleep, compared to 20 percent for others. It also took them longer to get to that dream-generating stage.
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Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less When overweight adults exchange refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tend to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and experience a reduction in inflammation, the journal Gut reports. Researchers from Denmark’s National Food Institute and the University of Copenhagen studying 50 adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease found that test volunteers realized these benefits by eating whole grains, and rye in particular.
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Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms Ingesting a combination of five herbs while making healthy lifestyle changes significantly reduced symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in a recent Australian study of 122 women published in Phytotherapy Research. The herbs were Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon), Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort), Paeonia lactiflora (peony) and Tribulus terrestris (tribulus). Menstrual cycles returned to normal duration for 55 percent of the women, and significant improvements occurred in body mass index, pregnancy rates, hormones, insulin sensitivity and blood pressure. Subjects also exhibited less depression, anxiety and stress.
Tree Nuts Cut Colon Cancer Relapse Researchers from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute examined nutrition and cancer recurrence data from 826 patients with Stage III colon cancer and found those that consumed two or more ounces of tree nuts a week experienced a 42 percent reduction in cancer recurrence and a 57 percent lower risk of death on average compared to those that ate no nuts.
FRUIT PESTICIDES LOWER FERTILITY IN WOMEN A Harvard study of 325 women undergoing fertility treatments found that those consuming the most produce high in pesticide residues, such as strawberries, spinach and grapes, were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth compared to women eating the least amount of pesticide-laden produce. Study co-author Dr. Jorge Chavarro suggests that women trying to conceive should eat organic produce or low-pesticide choices like avocados, onions and oranges. April 2018
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Clear Gain
A study published in the journal Science found that forests across Asia, Latin America and Africa release 468 tons of carbon per year, equivalent to nearly 10 percent of the annual U.S. carbon footprint. Thus, tropical forests may no longer be acting as carbon sinks and could be releasing more carbon than they store. Lead author Alessandro Baccini, with the Woods Hole Research Center, in Massachusetts, says, “These findings provide the world with a wake-up call on forests. If we’re to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels, we need to drastically reduce emissions and greatly increase forests’ ability to absorb and store carbon.” Researchers think nearly 70 percent of this loss of carbon storage capacity is caused by small-scale degradation from logging, drought and wildfire. Researchers say that policies to curb deforestation, reduce degradation and restore the integrity of the land could turn forests back into carbon sinks.
Distributed Power Energy Users Control Own Supplies
Some municipalities spend between 20 and 40 percent of their annual budgets on the energy needed to operate wastewater treatment plants. The city of Thousand Oaks, California, has transformed their biggest energy user into an energy generator. Across the U.S., energy users of all sizes are taking control of their power supply and relieving stress from the grid. That’s the idea behind distributed energy. Atlantic Re:think and Siemens have partnered to explore this burgeoning energy revolution. View a video at Tinyurl.com/ TheThousandOaksSolution.
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Solar energy is now the cheapest form of new energy in dozens of countries, with record-setting solar farms being built worldwide. Researchers have been investigating ways to make transparent solar panels that resemble glass that could be used as window panels at the same time as converting the light that shines on them into electricity. “Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new solar applications,” explains materials scientist Richard Lunt, Ph.D., from Michigan State University. “We analyzed their potential and show that by harvesting only invisible light, these devices have the potential of generating a similar amount of electricity as rooftop solar while providing additional functionality to enhance the efficiency of buildings, automobiles and mobile electronics.” As reported in Nature Energy, his team has developed a transparent, luminescent, solar concentrator that looks like clear glass, covered in small, organic molecules adept at capturing only ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths of light. The visible light that enables human vision isn’t obstructed, so we can see through the cell. If scaled up to cover the billions of square feet of glass surfaces throughout the U.S., it could potentially supply about 40 percent of our country’s energy needs.
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France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers
French President Emmanuel Macron awarded 18 climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere millions of euros in grants to relocate to his country for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidential term. Macron’s “Make Our Planet Great Again” grants are meant to counter Trump’s intent on the climate change front following his declaration to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. One winner, Camille Parmesan, of the University of Texas at Austin, who is working at an experimental ecology station in the Pyrenees charting how human-made climate change is affecting wildlife, says that in the U.S., “You are having to hide what you do.”
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Mobile Trashpresso Turns Trash into Tiles
UK furniture and design company Pentatonic has invented the Trashpresso, a solar-powered, mini-recycling plant that transforms plastic waste into usable architectural tiles. Pentatonic doesn’t use raw goods that create excess waste because they are committed to using materials for their products that incorporate some element of recycling, says co-founder Johann Bodecker. They want their products to be reusable, too, so they don’t use glues, resins, paints or formaldehydes to create them, a philosophy that influences all company decisions. The Trashpresso can be used in off-the-grid places where traditional recycling plants would be impractical. It sorts, shreds and compresses trash into plastic fibers to create fully formed tiles. The invention has attracted the attention of companies that want to reduce their own contribution to plastic waste and ocean pollution. Starbucks UK, for example, has commissioned Pentatonic to turn their coffee shop waste into furniture, including bean bag chairs produced from plastic bottles and cups.
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Celebrate Earth Day Locally and Globally
arth Day, on April 22, will serve again as a galvanizing force on ways to save our planet. With the theme of End Plastic Pollution, the Earth Day Network (EDN) is setting a specific focus this year on the importance of reducing the use of plastics and finding more Earthfriendly alternatives (EarthDay.org). The nonprofit notes that of the approximately 300 million tons of plastic annually produced to make bags, bottles, packages and other commodities worldwide, only about 10 percent is successfully recycled and reused. The rest ends up in landfills or as litter, leaching dangerous chemicals into soil and water, endangering humans and wildlife alike. EDN asks everyone to pledge to switch to sustainable alternatives, subscribe to its newsletter, spread the word
via social media, educate and mobilize citizens to demand action, and donate to support the adoption of a global framework to regulate plastic pollution that will engage individuals, companies and governments worldwide. Further, EDN is extending people’s ability to take personal responsibility by self-rating and guiding their involvement via practical toolkits. “People can create and follow a plan to reduce their plastic footprint and also share that data to help others via the Billion Acts of Green online campaign,” says Valeria Merino, vice president of Global Earth Day, adding that participants will be able to create an ongoing record and track their commitments. The initiative is also providing materials, tips on organizing cleanup events and social media tie-ins.
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Why a Warming Planet is Harming Our Health
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amantha Ahdoot’s son Isaac was 9 years old when he collapsed from the heat while playing clarinet at band camp. It had been a record-hot summer following a mild winter and early spring, and Dr. Ahdoot, an Alexandria, Virginia, pediatrician, had already noticed a string of unusual cases: A toddler had contracted Lyme disease in the once tick-free region of Northern Maine. A teenager had suffered an asthma attack in February, a full month before she usually started taking allergy medicine. A displaced grade-schooler from out of town arrived traumatized after fleeing a hurricane-ravaged home with her family. But it wasn’t until she saw her son laying on a gurney in the emergency room with an IV in his arm that she fully connected the dots. 16
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“I was aware that the weather had changed a lot since I was kid. But it really didn’t hit home until that day that climate change could affect my health and the health of my children personally,” recalls Ahdoot. “I realized it would be a betrayal of my duty as a pediatrician to sit back and do nothing about it.”
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health issue today. In one recent survey of 1,200 allergists, 48 percent said climate change is already affecting their patients a “great deal” or a “moderate amount.” In another survey of lung specialists, 77 percent said they were seeing patient symptoms grow more severe due to worsening climate-related air quality. In a sweeping review published last October in The Lancet medical journal, a team of healthcare professionals proclaimed that the human symptoms of climate change are “unequivocal and potentially irreversible,” noting that since 2000, the number of people in the United States exposed to heat waves annually has risen by about 14.5 million, and the number of natural disasters annually has increased 46 percent. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also begun to weigh in with a Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative to help local health departments brace for everything from the hazardous air quality associated with more forest fires to the spread of vector-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile as the range and season of mosquitoes and ticks expands. Meanwhile, groups like the newly formed and expansive Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, to which Ahdoot belongs, are being proactive. Its doctors are greening their offices, swapping cars for bikes, buses or carpooling, lobbying lawmakers and encouraging their patients to undertake measures to prevent the problem from worsening. In the process, they say, they might even improve their own health. “We want the public to understand that climate change is not just about polar bears or receding glaciers in the Arctic, but also about our children and our health here and now,” says Ahdoot.
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During the past century, average temperatures have increased between 1.3 and 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit, with annual increases accelerating in recent years as 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017 all set records for ambient heat. Such rising temperatures, combined with increased rain and record-high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, can have a significant impact on plants— both those that irritate or nourish us, says Howard Frumkin, a medical doctor who co-authored the Lancet report and teaches environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington, in Seattle. Wild, allergy-inducing plants like ragweed and poison ivy are flourishing. Poison ivy is growing faster, larger and more toxic as excess carbon prompts it to produce more of its rash-inducing compound, urushiol. “We are seeing the season for ragweed productivity expanding, with pollen levels rising higher and earlier and lasting longer by several weeks,” advises Frumkin. In 2016, residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, endured a ragweed season that was 21 days longer than in 1990. Other, desirable crops, like grains, do worse in hotter carbonrich climes, producing less protein and other nutrients, Frumkin notes. Meanwhile, bugs are thriving, with longer seasons and wider ranges in which to reproduce. Mosquitoes’ capacity to transmit dengue fever— the world’s fastest-growing mosquitoborne illness—has risen by 11 percent since 1950, more than half of that just since 1990, according to the Lancet report. Further, the tick that carries Lyme disease is now present in 46 percent of U.S. counties, up from 30 percent in 1998. “My physician colleagues used to treat two or three cases a month during tick season,” says Dr. Nitin Damle, a physician at South County Inter-
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Swap tailpipes for pedals: Bike or walk instead of driving, especially for distances of less than two miles, which comprise 40 percent of all car trips. A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that if everyone did this in just 11 cities in the Midwest, not only would carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall, but it would extend 1,300 lives and save $8 billion in healthcare costs due to better air quality and less sedentary lifestyles.
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red meat results in five times more climate-warming emissions per calorie than chicken, pork, dairy or eggs, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. It also creates 11 times more emissions than the production of potatoes, wheat or rice. Eating less red meat can also decrease an individual’s risk of certain cancers.
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nal Medicine, in Wakefield, Rhode Island. “Now each of us sees 40 to 50 new cases each season.”
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Rising heat can also aggravate lung conditions because it promotes the production of ozone, a major lung irritant. With prolonged heat often come wildfires. When one burned for three months in North Carolina in a recent summer, researchers discovered that residents of counties affected by the smoke plume showed a 50 percent increase in emergency trips due to respiratory illness. Like Isaac, more kids are ending up in hospitals due to soaring temperatures, with U.S. emergency room visits for heat illnesses up by 133 percent between 1997 and 2006. Ahdoot recalls a young football player from Arkansas that showed signs
for about 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut. Boston-area hospitals recently slashed their overall emissions by 29 percent in five years.
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per capita, emit six times more CO2 than the global average, according to research by Jonathan Patz, a medical doctor who directs the Global Health Institute at the University of WisconsinMadison. In a TED Talk, he observed that U.S. lower-income populations and those in developing countries are often hit hardest by gaseous emissions. “Those most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change are often the least responsible,” he says. “Doing something about this is a matter of compassion.”
of weakness and fatigue during practice, but wasn’t treated right away. He ended up with heat stroke, kidney failure and pulmonary edema and ultimately required kidney dialysis. “Every summer now, I see the impacts of increasing temperatures and heat waves on kids,” she says. Climate change can also impact mental health, according to a recent review by the American Psychological Association. Exposure to natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Plus, according to research institutions including the University of California, San Diego, and Iowa State University, chronic heat, especially at night, can interfere with sleep and even lead to aggressive behavior. Then there’s the worry about what to do about it, and whether it will be enough. “When you talk with people about what April 2018
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is affecting them, climate is definitely one of the things stressing them out,” says Thomas Doherty, Psy.D., a psychologist in Portland, Oregon. “There’s a sense of mystery and powerlessness around it that weighs on people.”
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Mona Sarfaty, a family physician who is now director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, attests that 69 percent of Americans are aware that climate change is occurring, and more than half agree that human activities are at least partly to blame. Yet only a third believe it could ever harm them personally. “So much of the early focus was on the receding glaciers and the penguins,” she says. “People today still think it will affect ‘those other people over there,’ but not them.” She agrees with the recent focus on imminent health issues, and is encouraged that a growing number of healthcare professionals feel it’s their duty to inform their patients about climate change to mobilize action.
“When you talk about climate change not only in terms of the health impact it has on individuals and families, but also in terms of the real-time benefits of taking action against it, people are a lot more interested in doing something,” says Sarfaty. For instance, shifting to clean energy sources like wind and solar instead of
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coal can effect better air quality and easier breathing now. Cycling or walking to work rather than driving can reduce carbon emissions, boost feel-good brain chemicals and keep weight in check. Writing letters to editors or attending rallies to urge lawmakers to pass climate-friendly policies can not only fend off the anxiety and depression that comes with feeling helpless, but also effect real change. Ahdoot is taking these steps now. She has solar panels on her roof, is assisting the local hospital to reduce its carbon footprint, takes public transportation to work and encourages her kids to walk whenever possible. “I don’t feel powerless at all. I feel empowered and optimistic,” she says. “The more we know, the more we are moved to act. We can all do something small every day to protect our climate.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.
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or author Paul Hawken, a leading environmental entrepreneur working with a coalition of research fellows, advisors and expert reviewers, the climate goal is drawdown, or reversing global warming—the point in atmospheric time when the concentration of greenhouse gases peaks and begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. Hawken edited Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, a compendium of the 100 most substantive solutions that already exist.
Are you optimistic about achieving the goal?
Why is drawdown the goal? If we don’t name the goal, we are unlikely to achieve it. To date, language like mitigation, stabilization and reduction has been used to address climate change. These goals are not particularly ambitious and will do little to preserve civilization. Those verbs are about slowing the amount of released gases, but do not reverse them. If you are going the wrong way down a road which heads straight over a cliff, slowing down is not a helpful goal. We need to turn around, and that is what drawdown research is all about.
Why and how did you do the research? We wanted to know if it was game over with respect to global warming, or could we reverse the buildup of greenhouse gases with techniques and practices already underway? We gathered a qualified and diverse group of 70 researchers from around the world to identify, research and model the 100 most substantive existing solutions. They modeled the impact the solutions will have if they continue to scale in a rigorous, but reasonable way, and what the cost and profits would be. All carbon data was based on peer-reviewed science. Economic data came from respected international institutions like the World Bank. The goal of the
tion is the most powerful lever available for breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty while mitigating emissions by curbing population growth. Ranked seventh, family planning, particularly in low-income countries, impacts world population. For women to have children by choice rather than chance and to plan their family size and spacing is a matter of autonomy and dignity. Together, these two solutions would account for significant reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. The United Nations estimates a difference between the high and median population projections in 2050 of 10.8 billion versus 9.7 billion. The difference is almost entirely determined by availability of family planning.
book was to present the findings and describe the solutions in ways that fascinated and informed, accompanied by images that enlivened and inspired.
What are the top 10 solutions? The top 10 solutions, in order, are: refrigerant management, wind turbines, reduced food waste, plant-rich diet, tropical forests protection, educating girls, family planning, solar farms, silvopasture—the intentional combination of trees, forage plants and livestock as an integrated, intensively managed system— and rooftop solar. All 100 are listed at Drawdown.org/solutions-summary-by-rank.
Did any of the solutions surprise you? None of the solutions surprised us, but their rankings did. For example, educating girls, number six, has a dramatic bearing on global warming. Women with more years of education have fewer, healthier, children and actively manage their reproductive health. Educated females realize higher wages and greater upward mobility, contributing to economic growth. Educa-
Drawdown is not about optimism, hope or pessimism. It is a reality project. The science on climate change is amazing, if not stunning. It is the best problem statement humanity has ever created, which I see as a gift, not a curse. Global warming is feedback from the atmosphere. The Earth is a system, and any system that does not incorporate feedback fails. It holds true for our body, ecosystems, social systems and economic systems. The knowledge of global warming and its potential impacts is creating huge breakthroughs in energy, transport, agriculture, housing, urbanization and materials. If it wasn’t for the science of climate change, we would be destroying our planet faster than we already are. Focusing repeatedly on the problem does not solve the problem. Diagnosis is not prognosis unless we give up. The science of what will happen if we do not act has been here for a long time. What Drawdown points out is that humanity is on the case. The plan we refer to in the book’s subtitle is not our plan; we found a plan being activated by the collective intelligence of humanity. This is a different story than one of gloom and doom. It is a story of innovation, creativity and generosity—that is who we are. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. April 2018
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The Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget again calls on Congress to lift long-standing prohibitions on the destruction and slaughter of wild horses and burros. The budget seeks to cut approximately $14 million of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Program by selling as many as 90,000 federally protected American mustangs for slaughter to avoid management costs and supply foreign markets with horsemeat. So far, citizens have held the line in favor of America’s iconic equine heritage. As Congress discusses appropriations for 2019, we must continue to press our senators and representatives to stand with the 80 percent of Americans that demand protection for these animals. Make your voice heard today via the online form at Tinyurl.com/ SaveWildHorsesNow.
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Good Food Choices Enable Global Health
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hree years ago, the New York Times added a new word to the world’s food vocabulary: Climatarian (n.) A diet whose primary goal is to reverse climate change. This includes eating locally produced food (to reduce energy spent in transportation), choosing pork and poultry instead of beef and lamb (to limit gas emissions), and using every part of ingredients (apple cores, cheese rinds, etc.) to limit food waste. Changing our food choices to support this model can have a ripple effect. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a 2017 study published in the journal Climatic Change, looked at how diets impact personal health, the healthcare system and climate. They found that adopting a more plant-based diet reduces the relative risk of coronary heart disease, colorectal cancer and Type 2 diabetes by 20 to 40 percent. National annual health care costs could drop from $93 billion to $77 billion. Direct greenhouse gas emissions could annually drop 489 to 1,821 pounds per person. Such an approach involves considering the related water usage, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint—the energy required to cultivate, harvest and
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Hydroponic greens are hands-down winners. The Shelton Family Farm, near Whittier, North Carolina, weekly produces 10,000 to 12,000 heads of hydroponically grown Bibb lettuce. The controlled environment and carefully engineered nutrient delivery systems maximize all resources. “It’s an enclosed system that runs 24/7, and it’s highly efficient from a waterusage standpoint because we recycle the water,” says William Shelton Jr., a fourthgeneration family farmer. “The only water that’s actually consumed is what’s taken up and transpired through the plants.” In a moderate climate, energy costs to recycle the water and keep the plants at an even temperature are moderate, as well. Dry-tilled heirloom tomatoes, okra, melons and quinoa are drought-tolerant and only use available rainfall.
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Plants beat meat. “Livestock farming
produces from 20 to 50 percent of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions,” says nutritionist and climate activist Jane Richards, of GreenEatz, in Mountain View, California. “You can reduce your footprint by a quarter by cutting down on red meats such as beef and lamb.” An exception is the vegetarian staple of rice. According to researchers at Project Drawdown, a climate solutions organization in Sausalito, California, rice cultivation is responsible for at least 10 percent of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and up to 19 percent of global methane emissions. New farming techniques, like mid-season draining of the rice paddies, could cut methane emissions by at least 35 percent. Richards notes, “Meat, cheese and eggs have the highest carbon footprint; fruit, vegetables, beans and nuts, much lower. The carbon footprint of a vegetarian diet is about half that of a meat-lover’s diet.” Root crops such as carrots, radishes, potatoes and beets have a lower carbon
footprint than aboveground plants due to less food waste. A beautiful beet is easier to grow than a bell pepper that blemishes more easily. Seasonal, regional fruit, vegetables, herbs and honey have a lighter carbon impact because they are transported shorter distances. Usually what grows best in a region and is consumed locally is also best for the climate. Foods naturally suited to their environment grow and taste better, and are packed with more nutrients, reports Sustainable Table, an educational nonprofit that builds healthy communities through sustainable eating habits (SustainableTable.org).
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New agricultural developments can also benefit our climate environment. According to Project Drawdown research, perennial grains and cereals could be pivotal in reaching soil, carbon and energy targets. The Land Institute, in Salina, Kan-
sas, has been working with the Rodale Institute, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, to develop a perennial wheat that would not have to be planted from seed each year. This would save soil, carbon and both human and machine energy. Kernza, a new perennial grain proven to prosper in natural grasslands like the Great Plains, is not yet widely distributed. Maria Speck, author of Simply Ancient Grains, advises, “With up to 15-foot-long roots, it can be harvested for five years and uses less fertilizer than conventional wheat. Kernza tastes almost like a cross between rice and wheat—sweet, grassy, mesmerizing.” Michael Pollan, author of Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual and creator of the film Food, Inc., suggests we keep it simple: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Climatarians would add another guideline—eat as locally as possible. Judith Fertig writes cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).
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Healthy House Easy Ways to Green It Up
In the Bathroom Instead of air freshener sprays, hang petand child-safe plants. Use fast-drying towels up to four times before washing. Hand towels see more frequent use, so change every other day. Longer wear makeup stays longer on a washcloth; to prevent reintroducing germs to the face, use a facecloth only once. All-natural cleaning products are easy to find or make. For some tips, see Tinyurl. com/LovelyEcoLoo.
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iving green isn’t difficult or expensive. Start small, one room at a time.
In the Kitchen Defrosting trays have been available for a while, and although they aren’t a miracle solution, they are eco-friendly and easy to clean; thawing most meats, seafood and vegetables usually takes just 30 to 60 minutes. It’s one way to avoid using the microwave. Most cutting boards of sustainable bamboo or cork originate in China, creating a big carbon footprint. Glass boards are breakable and hard on knives. Consider planet-friendly boards made of recycled cardboard and food-grade plastic combined with flax husks. A countertop convection oven set about 25 degrees lower circulates heated air to cook food 25 to 30 percent faster and more evenly than a conventional oven; it uses less energy and has fewer emissions. Foods come out crispier, which also makes for great veggie chips. A conventional oven is still best for soufflés, breads or cakes that rise as they bake. Replace chemical-coated nonstick pans, disposable parchment paper and aluminum foil with reusable, eco-friendly, U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved silicone mats. They are easy to
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“Logs salvaged from the bottom of the Penobscot River turn into flooring, ceilings and accent walls,” advises Tom Shafer, coowner of Maine Heritage Timber, in Millinocket. “The cold temperature preserves the wood and gives it a natural patina. It’s now available in peel-and-stick, affordable planks called timberchic. Planks have an eco-friendly, UV-cured finish.” For more flooring tips, see Tinyurl. com/Eco-FriendlyFloors.
In the Bedroom clean, affordable and available in many sizes and shapes. Run the dishwasher when full and at night. Off-peak hours won’t cut the electric bill, but are more efficient for the power plant, reducing its energy footprint. Skip the garbage disposal to save water and energy. Use food waste for plantnurturing compost. Plastics numbered 1, 3, 6 or 7 are prone to leaching into food or drinks. Recycle or repurpose those already on hand to store craft items, small toys or office supplies.
On the Floor Keep floors clean and healthy by leaving shoes at the door. They track in dirt, pesticides, chemicals, pet waste and leaked fluids from vehicles. Slippers or socks with a grip sole keep feet warm and prevent falls. Bamboo flooring is sustainable and eco-friendly, but is also shipped from China. Using local products reduces shipping costs, supports American businesses and can give the home a unique design.
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From sheets and bedding to a fluffy robe, choose eco-friendly organic cotton in white, or colored with environmentally safe, non-metallic dyes. Blue light from a smartphone, computer, tablet or TV can foster sleeplessness. “I keep all devices out of my bedroom and block all unnatural light,” says Leslie Fischer, an eco-minded mom and entrepreneur in Chicago, who reviews mattresses for adults and babies at SustainableSlumber. com. “I sleep on a fantastic mattress that won’t fill my room with pollution.” A good pillow is a necessity. Citrus Sleep rates the Top Ten Eco Options at Tinyurl.com/NaturalPillowPicks. Mattresses should be replaced every eight years. In the U.S., an average of 50,000
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end up in landfills each day. California law requires manufacturers to create a statewide recycling program for mattresses and box springs. An $11 recycling fee, collected upon each sale, funds the Bye Bye Mattress program. Connecticut and Rhode Island also recycle them. “An alternative is extending mattress use with a topper,� says Omar Alchaboun, founder of topper-maker Kloudes, in Los Angeles.
What and Where to Recycle Find out where and what to recycle at Earth911.com. Enter the item and a zip code or call 1-800-cleanup. Going green is money-saving, environmentally wise and coming of age, which makes eco-friendly products easier to access. Earth Day is a perfect time to make simple changes that can have long-lasting and far-reaching results. Connect with the freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com.
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spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton
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Nature’s Remedies How Animals Self-Medicate by Sandra Murphy
Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance. ~Linda Bender, Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals
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rom birds and elephants to dolphins, animals, whether by instinct or learned behavior, have discovered ways to cope with parasites, pests, aches and pains. This science of self-medication is called zoopharmacognosy (zoo for animal, pharma for drug and cognosy for knowing). At home, a dog or cat that eats grass is practicing it to eliminate parasites or hairballs. Donald Brightsmith, Ph.D., of Texas A&M University, directs the Tambopata Macaw Project in the lowlands of southeastern Peru, studying the many macaws and other parrots that gather clay to eat as a supplement. First thought to help remove toxins from their bodies, clay adds needed sodium to their diet, researchers now believe. A pregnant elephant in Kenya’s Tsavo Park was observed by ecologist Holly 26
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Dublin, Ph.D., to travel miles to find a tree not normally eaten. Four days later, the elephant gave birth. Dublin discovered that Kenyan women make a drink from the same leaves and bark to induce labor. While studying Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in the Sabangau peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, primatologist Helen MorroghBernard, Ph.D., of the University of Exeter, UK, observed an orangutan chew the leaves of a plant that were not part of its usual diet until it formed a lather. The orangutan spit out the leaves and used the lather much like humans apply a topical pain reliever. While animals have been known to eat certain plants when ill, hers may be the first sighting of an animal creating a salve. Nearby villagers grind the leaves to make
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a balm for sore muscles and inflammation. Morrogh-Bernard believes humans learned this topical application from apes and passed it down through the generations. In the Red Sea, bottlenose dolphins rub against bush-like gorgonian corals covered by an outer layer of antimicrobial mucus that may protect them from infection, according to dolphin researcher Angela Ziltener, of the University of Zürich, Switzerland. “It’s amazing how much we’ve learned, but forgotten,” says Ira Pastor, CEO at Bioquark Inc., in Philadelphia, a life sciences company developing biologic products to regenerate and repair human organs and tissues. “We live with other organisms which from a health and wellness perspective are much further advanced than humans. No other species tries to cure with any single solution. Nature employs multiple options. We’re not appropriately imitating nature yet. We need to do more.” Cindy Engel, Ph.D., of Suffolk, England, author of Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom, says, “Animals rely on plants to provide them with the essentials of life, making their health intimately dependent on plant chemistry to provide everything they need to grow, repair damage and reproduce.” She continues, “Wild animals carry diseases that affect livestock and humans. It’s sensible to explore why they’re successful in fending off the worst effects in order to find ways to improve our own health, instead of just trying to eradicate the disease. We can learn from behavioral self-help strategies animals employ.” Accomplishing this is more difficult than ever, she believes, because today’s severely shrinking habitat makes it hard to find truly wild animals and plants. “Over the last 100 years, we’ve done a horrible disservice to all life by destroying
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~Ira Pastor habitat and exploring only a small percentage of what nature has to offer,” agrees Pastor. “As patents expire, pharma has to change. It’s important to develop botanicals. We’re advised to vary our diet and exercise, yet take the same dose of the same pill daily. We’ve studied dead organisms under microscopes, but living organisms, even as small as microbes, can communicate helpful positive reactions.” Western medicine has strayed from what nature offers to keep us healthy. Now is the time to take care of both the planet and all living beings on it. “We’ve discarded thousands of years of evidence,” says Pastor. “We cannot destroy the bounty of possibilities.” Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.
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sustainable and livable place. ~Scott Peters
INDIGENOUS WISDOM Elders Urge Us to Reimagine Life
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by Anita Sanchez
irst, 27 indigenous elders from 23 North American tribes, two African tribes, a Tibetan Buddhist and a Sami from Finland gathered at Turtle Mountain, in Dunseith, North Dakota, in 1994. Recently, 13 elders from 10 tribes from Russia, Columbia, South Africa and the U.S. gathered in Kauai, Hawaii. Other such gatherings, too, are participating in a shared prophecy supporting world salvation. They offer humanity four sacred gifts of wisdom rooted in their life experiences. This is our invitation to receive them.
Power of Healing
Power to Forgive the Unforgivable
Power of Hope
Forgiveness is releasing ourselves from the prison of pain, hurt or mistreatment. It takes courage and self-love to do this. The reward of this act is freedom to use our energy to create what is life-giving to our self and the lives of those we touch.
Power of Unity
This is a time for us all to become and remain united and steadfast, repairing the world from the misuse of power and greed. When we choose to stand in the circle of unity, there is strength. Each of us has an important part to play in the circle of life to sustain precious relationships among people, Earth and spirit for ourselves, our children and future generations.
Indigenous elders tailor their healing practices to the whole human being, using good medicine, defined as anything or anyone that brings into positive alignment the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical levels. Healing can take many forms, based on tradition, the healer, patient and nature, yet four basic elements or practices are consistent: listening, supportive relationships, unconditional love and committing to creative, positive action.
Hope springs from the choice to tap into an infinite energy source. It may not be understood by modern science, but indigenous wisdom keepers behold an inner certainty of something bigger than us all. When we open ourselves to hope, it is possible to release the pressure and desire to try to know something about everything, and instead free our imagination to create expansive possibilities. Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., is a transformational leadership consultant, speaker, coach and author of the new book, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times, from which this was adapted. For videos and a song, visit FourSacredGifts.com. April 2018
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calendar of events
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MONDAY, APRIL 2 Drop-in Healing Night. 7–9 pm. Practitioners and clients can drop in to practice/receive healing modalities and medical intuitive information. Donation accepted. 3820 Packard #280, Ann Arbor, free parking. 734-358-0218. EnlightenedSoulCenter.com. Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl Guided Meditation – 7-8pm. Reiki infused guided sound healing meditation with shamanic healing elements by Lisa Harthun of Healing Balance LLC Holistic Wellness. A perfect way to relieve some stress. No meditation experience needed. $10. The Candle Wick Shoppe, 175 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale. 248-547-2987. CandleWickShoppe.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Medical Intuition Workshop with Tina Zion, RN - 9am–6pm. April 7&8. Learn how to trust your intuition to “see” inside the body. 16 CEs for massage therapists. $295. Optional Advanced Class 4/9, $100. Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor. 734-358-0218. www.metafizz.org Meditation – 1-4pm. Monthly meditation with scriptural readings, including the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda, and sacred chants. Chants are played at the start of each hour to allow people to join or leave. Stay for all three hours or come and go on the hour. At 5pm dinner is served for $12. Free. Song of the Morning, 9607 E Sturgeon Valley Rd, Vanderbilt. 989-983-4107. SongOfTheMorning.org.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Renew U Open House - 11am-5pm. Readers, Reiki, Pagan Potions candles, Charmed Crystal Reiki-infused jewelry, snacks. $20 includes 2 sessions with reader or healer. 3820 Packard #280, Ann Arbor, free parking. 734-224-8290. www. EnlightenedSoulCenter.com Flow Detroit – 11am-12pm. Class taught by yoga instructor and wellness practitioner Samantha MeeParamdev Kaur which mixes the enlightenment of music with the physical flow of yoga. All levels welcome. Homemade Kombucha tea, water and light snacks will be served afterwards. Limited mats available, please bring one if possible. $15. Ponyride Detroit, 1401 Vermont St, Detroit. Ponyride.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 9 How to Make This Spring Your Healthiest Ever – 6:45-7:30pm. Learn why some people struggle so hard with sinus and allergies, how to turn the struggle into results and how to have a healthy and youthful life. Free. Dr. Will Civello, 23975 Novi Rd, Suite A101, Novi. NoviChiropractic.com. 248-248-9444.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10 A Holistic Approach to Allergies – 7:15pm. Learn a natural approach to managing one of the most common health problems in this country. Find out what may be causing the allergies and how to relieve them naturally. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic,
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Day Program with Brother Satyananda and Brahmachari Yannick – 10am-8pm. Explore the deeper aspects of Paramanhansa Yogananda’s teachings and practices with Brother Satyananda and Brahmachari Yannick of the Self Realization Fellowship. Free. Song of the Morning, 9607 E Sturgeon Valley Rd, Vanderbilt. 989-983-4107. SongOfTheMorning.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Managing Your Energy and Lifting Your Vibration - 6–9pm. Part of Donna Lakes’s Ascension Workshop Series. $30. 3820 Packard #280, Ann Arbor, free parking. 734-358-0218. www.Enlight enedSoulCenter.com
save the date Michigan Premiere: ‘American Circumcision’ – 6:30-9pm. This new documentary explores both sides of the circumcision debate, including the growing intactivist movement (intact + activist), which believes all human beings have a right to be free from genital cutting. Free. Wayne State University, Bernath Auditorium first floor, 5150 Anthony Wayne Dr, Detroit. 248-642-5703. CircumcisionMovie.com/Trailers/. Meditation – 7:15pm. Want to clear energy? Join MJ for an evening of meditation and learn techniques to use at home. With breath work and a quiet environment, take a break from daily activities. Everyone is welcome. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic, 6231 N Canton Center Rd, Ste 109. 734-455-6767. CantonCenterChiropractic.com.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Dental Day – 11am-5pm. Visit the MUD Mobile bus on site for a convenient dental appointment. MUD Mobile bus provides a variety of dental services and is staffed by licensed hygienists. Farwell Recreation Center, 2711 E Outer Dr, Detroit. 248-820-9826. Flip Your Fears – 6:30-8:30pm. Intro to inversions workshop. Join Cassie for a powerful workshop to release fears, create intentions and find stability through inversions. This workshop will be a sacred journey into these vital postures through the use of blocks, breath, love, sweet grass and a beautiful Native American tradition utilizing a smudge fan and sacred space within our bodies and emotions. A current strong and committed slow/power flow vinyasa practice required (no current cervical neck/ shoulder injuries). $25 before April 7, $35 after. 359 degree Yoga, 3162 Biddle, Ste 200, Wyandotte. 734-309-7060. 359Yoga.com.
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Crystal and Chakra Workshop – 1-3pm. Join for an experiential workshop. Learn the basic functions of the chakras and how they affect the physical and emotional well-being, how to effectively utilize crystals to use for self-healing, to promote prosperity and harmonize the home and office. Safe ways to clean and energize them will be covered and much more. No crystal experience necessary. $35 early bird, $45 after April 8. 359 degree Yoga, 3162 Biddle, Ste 200, Wyandotte. 734-309-7060. 359Yoga.com.
save the date Finding Inner Peace Through Meditation – 2:30pm. Hosted by Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF). Public lecture and guided meditation to be presented by a monastic disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. All are welcome. Free. Schoolcraft College, VisTaTech Center, 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia. DetroitMedita tionCenter.org. Yogananga-SRF.org. Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl Guided Meditation – 7-9pm. Join for a reiki infused guided sould healing meditation with shamanic healing elements by Lisa Harthun of Healing Balance LLC Holistic Wellness Therapies. A perfect way to relieve some stress. Bring a yoga mat and/or blanket, and optional item for the healing altar to be given back after meditation. Afterwards, enjoy a custom detox tea blend and grounding dark chocolate. $20. The Livonia Yoga Center, 19159 Merriman Rd, Livonia. LHartun_HealingBalance@Yahoo.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 15 6th Annual Detroit Rummage Sale – 12-6pm. All sorts of used items from vintage collectibles to everyday needs will be for sale, trade and possibly gifting from friends and neighbors across the metro Detroit area. All ages welcome. Free admission. Tangent Gallery, 715 E Milwaukee St, Detroit. DetroitRummage6.EventBrite.com.
save the date Foster Care and Adoption Awareness Night – 4-6pm. Presented by Vista Maria and Love Walk Social Cafe. Fun informative night on Vista Maria’s foster care and adoption programs. Light refreshments provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Love Walk Social Cafe, 16300 Harper Ave, Detroit. RSVP: 313-253-6232. VistaMaria.org. Love WalkSocialCafe.org. Temple Community Gathering – 5-7pm. Connect and discuss openly, sexuality, consciousness, spirituality, tantra and more. Free. Mystery School of the Temple Arts, Dearborn. Must RSVP: Support@LeslieBlackburn.com. LeslieBlackburn.com. Donation Gong Meditation and Auricular Acupuncture – 6-7pm. Relaxing sound meditation followed by auricular acupuncture; a five point protocol that works by stimulating points in the ears to detoxify the mind, body and spirit. $20. Angel Attic Holistic Haven, 383 Starkweather, Plymouth.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17 Autoimmune, Thyroid, Gut – 6pm. Learn how the
digestive system impacts immune function and the role the thyroid plays. Leading wellness expert Dr. Lisa Sullivan will reveal how America’s “medical monopoly” promotes this modern-day autoimmune epidemic and what to do to. Learn what causes ninety percent of hypothyroidism in the US and why most individuals taking thyroid hormones will fail to feel normal. Learn how gut health impacts overall health and may be responsible for other symptoms as well. Free. Roses Restaurant, 201. N Canton Center Rd, Canton. RSVP: 734-716-5588. PuroHealthAndWellness.com. Using Essential Oils for Allergy Symptoms – 7:15pm. Find out how therapeutic grade essential oils can make a difference. Stop suffering allergy symptoms and start learning. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic, 6231 N Canton Center Rd, Ste 109. 734-455-6767. CantonCenterChiropractic.com.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 Wellness Wednesday – 9am-9pm. Enjoy a special offer 20% off discount. Does not apply to Juice Bar, Professional Line products, Family Farms and manager specials. Free. Nutrition Unlimited, 14185 Eureka Rd, Southgate. 734-284-2357. SuperHealthShop.com.
save the date Overcoming Sugar Addiction – 7-8pm. Sugar is a highly addictive substance, rivaling and surpassing heroin and cocaine in laboratory studies. What’s worse is that it contributes to a host of degenerative diseases and inflammatory reactions. It is not simply willpower that people lack to overcome the addiction, we must work alongside of our biology to support and conquer the formidable beast! Join author of Just One Thing: Simplifying the Mystery of a Healthy Lifestyle, internationally certified health coach, USAT nationally qualified age-group triathlete, and speaker, Keri Lappi. $15/seminar. Summit on the Park, 46000 Summit Parkway, Canton. http://www.energeticwellnesscoaching.com
cludes lunch. Early bird registration before April 7th: $40 ($25 for students). 2 locations: Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois, Troy, or Hampton Inn and Suites Lansing West, 900 North Canal Rd., Lansing. E-mail to request more information and registration links: advocacy@michiganvaccinechoice.org
MONDAY, APRIL 23 How to Make This Spring Your Healthiest Ever – 6:45-7:30pm. Learn why some people struggle so hard with sinus and allergies, how to turn the struggle into results and how to have a healthy and youthful life. Free. Dr. Will Civello, 23975 Novi Rd, Suite A101, Novi. NoviChiropractic.com. 248-248-9444.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Thyroid Disorders: A Natural Approach – 7:15pm. One in five people will develop thyroid problems in their lifetime. That risk increases with age and for those with a family of thyroid disease. Learn how thyroid problems develop and what can be done naturally to improve thyroid health. Free. Canton Center Chiropractic, 6231 N Canton Center Rd, Ste 109. 734-455-6767. CantonCenterChiropractic.com.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 Belly Fat, Diabetes, Cognitive – 6pm. Leading wellness expert Dr. Lisa Sullivan will reveal how hormone imbalances can affect sleep cycles, carbohydrate cravings and fat burning; what really works for permanent loss of belly fat and bulges, safely and healthfully. Learn about cognitive impairments, how they may be connected to diabetes and how they can be involved in declining memory, depression, ADHD, and anxiety. Learn how to address the cause, not the symptoms. Free. Roses Restaurant, 201 N Canton Center Rd, Canton. RSVP: 734-716-5588. PuroHealthAndWellness.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Healing and Detoxification with Cold Laser, PEMF, Ion Footbath, Homeopathic Remedies
and Possibly More – 7-8:30pm. Q&A with Dr. William H Karl, DC, certified wellness doctor, on how they may interact to enhance health. Healthy snacks following workshop. Free. Karl Wellness Center and Chiropractic Clinic, 30935 Ann Arbor Tr, Westland. KarlWellnessCenter.com. RSVP: 734-425-8220. Tai Chi/Qigong – 7pm. From April 26 until May 31 (no class May 10). Learn practices that can help reduce pain, blood pressure, stress and help many chronic health issues. All levels welcome. Suggested donation: $5 per session. Location: First Presbyterian Church, 600 N. Brady, Dearborn. For more information, visit Facebook.com/Ease.Chi, email erin@erinreas.com or call 313-429-3214.
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save the date Rouge-A-Thlon – 9am. Second annual duathlon athletic competition hosted by Tour de Troit. Event will feature a 5K trail run, followed by a 10K street bike ride and concludes with a 5K trail run. All participants will enjoy post-ride refreshments from Batch Brewing and Amicci’s Pizza. Attendance limited to 250 people. $70 for regular registration. Begins near Brennan Pool in Rouge Park, Detroit. 313-207-5960. Tour-De-Troit.org.
save the date Enlightened Soul Expo – April 28-29. 10am6pm,11am-5pm. Psychic and card readers, mediums, aura photos, spirit artists, vendors, energy workers, presentations, free parking. $11 adults, senior/student discounts, door prizes. Skyline High School, Ann Arbor (M-14 exit 2). HolisticPsychicExpo.com.
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save the date Vision Board Workshop – 6:30-8:30pm. Clarify you really want for your life, be creative, set personal goals by creating a personal vision board. $35, includes materials. Unity of Livonia, 28660 Five Mile Rd, Livonia. RSVP with Donna, 757-8806983. Donna@MindfulAdventures.com.
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The Ketogenic Diet – 7pm. Learn how Ketogenic Diet can save lives. False misconceptions about the Ketogenic Diet clarified and explained. Seminar with Mark Meyerson, CNC Free. Nutrition Unlimited, 14185 Eureka Rd, Southgate (next to Big Lot). RSVP: 734-284-2357.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 Vaccine Choice Political Activist Training – 9-5:30pm. Learn how to become an educated activist, how to build a group, put together a legislative project, get a bill sponsor, and force a roll call vote despite opposition from the leadership. Seating is limited. Registration is $50 ($30 for students) and in-
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5K and 10K training, and body weight strength workouts for runners. Free. WSU Lowell Blanchard Track, 5210 Gullen Mall, Detroit. Run-Detroit.com.
Dance Meditation Technique – 10am-noon. This 90-minute, un-choreographed, whole-being workout is a drug-free, scientific technique and art for transforming tension into creativity. $10. Julian Madison Building, 1420 Washington Blvd, Detroit. 248-910-3351. DanceMT.com.
Beginner Belly Dance with Abida – 6-7pm. Learn the ancient art of belly dance. All fitness levels welcome, no experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water. Class will cover basic isolations and movements followed be a choreographed dance to practice at home. $10. Victor’s Den, Fitness Center (inside main doors to the right), 780 Town Center Dr, Dearborn. 313-506-3073.
Jazz in the Afternoon – 2-5pm. Gina’s Jazz & Soul Food presents Jazz in the Afternoon featuring Sky Covington & Jimi Blues. Free. 17410 E Warren, Detroit. 248-766-8332.
Yoga with Yoganic Flow – 6-7pm. Donations accepted. Lafayette Greens, at the corner of Michigan Ave & Shelby, Detroit. 313-285-2244.
Community Yoga Session – 4-5pm. $20/drop-in. Citizen Yoga, 1224 Library St, Detroit. 313-502-5450. Sound Healing Concert - 7–9pm. Rare, therapeutic chakra-tuned crystal bowls played with recorded soundscape music while Reiki is sent to the audience. $20 at the door. 3820 Packard #280, Ann Arbor, free parking. 734-358-0218. EnlightenedSoulCenter.com
Greater Health Community Walking Group – 6-7:30pm. Explore the beautiful trails of Palmer Park, connect with new friends and thrive in healthy fun. Free. Splash Park on Merrill Plaisance, Detroit. 313-451-1278. Olive-Seed.com/STGH.
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Downtown Street Eats – 11am-2pm. Great lunchtime choices from food trucks that line Cadillac Square. Campus Martius Park, Detroit. CampusMartiusPark.org. Gentle Yoga – 12-1pm. All levels welcome. Class with Barb Prusak and Margie LoDuca. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734282-9642. Fundamentals of Stretching – 2pm. All levels welcome. Free. Wellness Center of Plymouth, 1075 Ann Arbor Rd, Plymouth. 734-454-5600. WellnessPlym.com.
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tuesday Run For God – 6:30-8am. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church “Run For God” team trains throughout the year. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to join for exercise and fellowship. Free. Smith Middle School, 23851 Yale St, Dearborn. 734-429-3214.
Senior Day – 9am-9pm. Seniors ages 62 and over can enjoy an extra discount of sixteen percent off. Free. Nutrition Unlimited, 14185 Eureka Rd, Southgate. SuperHealthShop.com
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Greater Health Community Walking Group – 6-7:30pm. Explore the beautiful trails of Palmer Park, connect with new friends and thrive in healthy fun. Free. Splash Park on Merrill Plaisance, Detroit. 313-451-1278. Olive-Seed.com/STGH.
Self Love – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn how to do self breast exam, a ten minute tool for breast health and learn self breast massage. RSVP preferred, walk ins welcome. $15. YC Yoga for Life Center, Eton St Station, 502 Lewis St, Ste 102, Birmingham. 248-227-3147. YFLCenter.com. Track Workouts – 5:45-6:45pm. Group run. Workouts will be based around half and full marathons,
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Time to Transform – 7-8pm. Weight-loss support group helping members stay focused on creating better health for oneself with free health tips. Free. TLC Holistic Wellness, 31582 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia. 734-664-0339.
SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. 1st & 3rd Tues. Free to Chamber members, one business per industry. Nonmembers can visit two meetings free. WCCC-Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Rd, Conference Rm 8, Taylor. 734 284-6000. swcrc.com
Tools to Avoid Alzheimer’s and Dementia through Kundalini Yoga – 4:30-5pm. Learn more about how researchers have shown the kritin kyria and relaxation as a preventive measure. RSVP preferred, walk ins welcome. $10. YC Yoga for Life Center, Eton St Station, 502 Lewis St, Ste 102, Birmingham. RSVP: 248-227-3147. YFLCenter.com.
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Skate Night – 6-8pm. Join friends and family for roller skating fun. Skate rental $1.50. $2 admission. Lincoln Park Skating Center, 1419 Southfield Rd. 313-381-7465. LincolnParkSkating.com.
Itch-to-Stitch – 6-7:30pm. Knitters and crocheters gather to work on their latest projects. Bring projects, enjoy company while working and get help from experienced knitters. Free. Taylor Community
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Library, 12303 Pardee, Taylor. CityOfTaylor.com. Open Mic – 8pm. 2nd Tue. For musicians, poets, comedians, etc. Sign-up starts at 6:30pm. Free. Always Brewing Detroit, 19180 Grand River, Detroit. 313-879-1102. OGD ft. Sky Covington – 8:30pm. Jazz night presented by Baker’s Keyboard Lounge. $10 cover. Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, 20510 Livernois, Detroit. 248-445-1277.
wednesday SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. 2nd & 4th Tue. Free to Chamber members, one business per industry. Nonmembers can visit two meetings free. WCCC-Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Rd, Conference Rm 8, Taylor. 734 284-6000. swcrc.com. Rotary Club of Detroit – Noon-1:30pm. Great local speakers at this weekly lunch meeting. Business attire. $26.50. Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Ave, Detroit. RSVP: 586-943-5785. Crafts Hour – 2-3pm. Ages 5-12. Free. Harper Woods Public Library, Once Upon a Time Rm, 19601 Harper Ave. 313-343-2575.
save the date Evaluations with Jan and Molly Russ – 2-6pm. Jan Russ, RN and Molly Russ, RYT, both trained in the Ulan method of nutrition response testing, will be available for evaluations. Free. Nutrition Unlimited, 23101 Eureka Rd, Taylor (at Pardee Rd). 734-374-1111.
save the date Tools to Avoid Alzheimer’s and Dementia through Kundalini Yoga – 4:30-5pm. Learn more about how researchers have shown the kritin kyria and relaxation as a preventive measure. RSVP preferred, walk ins welcome. $10. YC Yoga for Life Center, Eton St Station, 502 Lewis St, Ste 102, Birmingham. RSVP: 248-227-3147. YFLCenter.com.
save the date Self Love – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn how to do self breast exam, a ten minute tool for breast health and learn self breast massage. RSVP preferred, walk ins welcome. $15. YC Yoga for Life Center, Eton St Station, 502 Lewis St, Ste 102, Birmingham. 248-227-3147. YFLCenter.com. Qigong – 6-7pm. With Emily Rogers. Donations accepted. Lafayette Greens at the corner of Michigan Ave & Shelby, Detroit. 313-285-2244. Crochet Guild Meeting – 6-8pm. The Metro Detroit Crochet Guild meets at Detroit Fiber Works. Free. Detroit Fiber Works, 19359 Livernois, Detroit. 313-610-5111 or 313-457-3431. Canton Communicators Club – 6:30pm. Learn to become a better communicator and improve public speaking abilities. Canton Human Services Center, 50430 School House Rd, Rm D, Canton.
save the date Meditation and Mindful Musings – 7pm. Deep meditation followed by a mindful, supportive discussion of a spiritual topic. Free. Unity of Livonia, 28660 Five Mile Rd, Livonia. 734-421-1760. UnityOfLivonia.org. Traditional African Dance – 7-8pm. With Sistah Nubia. Free (donations accepted). Detroit Market Garden, 1850 Erskine St, Detroit. 313-237-8733. GreeningOfDetroit.com. Posture Pro Yoga Level I/II – 7:30-9pm. Join instructor Sheri Giorio for a therapeutic yoga class. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642.
thursday Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy - Evenings appointment based. Tap into the body’s own healing wisdom. BCST balances the nervous system and allows one to settle deeply into a nurturing, healing space to resolve old energy patterns. Discover a more authentic self and engage more fully with life. Healing Arts Massage Therapy Center, 580 Forest Ave #3C, Plymouth. RSVP: 734-255-0968 or 734207-0557. HealingArtsMassageTherapy.com. Thermography First – With Linda Honey. Appointment based. Radiation-free thermographic scans. Canton Center Chiropractic, 6231 N Canton Center Rd, Ste 109. RSVP: 586-770-4429. Run For God – 6:30-8am. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church “Run For God” team trains throughout the year. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to join for exercise and fellowship. Smith Middle School, 23851 Yale St, Dearborn. 734-429-3214. SWCRC Connections Weekly Networking Group – 8am. 1st & 3rd Thur. Free to chamber members, one business per industry. Nonmembers can visit two meetings per month. WCCCD Downriver Campus, EPAC Rm 8 (upstairs), 21000 Northline, Taylor. 734 284-6000. swcrc.com.
save the date Tai Chi/Qigong – 10am. Learn practices that can help reduce pain, blood pressure, stress and help many chronic health issues. All levels welcome. $5. Good Shepherd UMC, 1570 Mason St, Dearborn. 313-429-3214. Facebook.com/Ease.Chi Adult Creative Coloring – 2-4pm. Coloring pages and crayons will be provided if needed. Free. Dearborn Senior Services, Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. 313-942-2412. DearbornFordCenter.com. Zen Stretch Class – 5:45-6:45pm. Held at The Wellness Garden. Michigan Massage Professionals, Ste 105, 6755 Merriman, Garden City. 734664-5275. Ashtanga – 6pm. Knowledge of yoga helpful, all levels welcome. Yoga Shala & Wellness, 25411 Warren, Ste D, Dearborn Heights. 313-278-4308.
Greater Health Community Walking Group – 6-7:30pm. Explore the beautiful trails of Palmer Park, connect with new friends and thrive in healthy fun. Free. Splash Park on Merrill Plaisance, Detroit. 313-451-1278. Olive-Seed.com/STGH. Meditation Class – 7-8pm. 1st & 3rd Thursday. Short lesson, meditation, followed by a discussion with instructor Lori Barresi. Drop in, suggested donation $10. 3820 Packard #280, Ann Arbor, free parking. 734-358-0218. EnlightenedSoulCenter.com.
save the date Self Love – 5:30-6:30pm. Learn how to do self breast exam, a ten minute tool for breast health and learn self breast massage. RSVP preferred, walk ins welcome. $15. YC Yoga for Life Center, Eton St Station, 502 Lewis St, Ste 102, Birmingham. 248-227-3147. YFLCenter.com.
Jam Session – 10pm-2am. Harbor House Detroit presents Thursday Night Jam Session hosted by Sky Covington. $5. Harbor House, 440 Clinton, Detroit. 248-766-8332. HarborHouseMi.com.
Adult Writers’ Group – 2-3pm. Interested in writing? Join other adults to share work, get feedback and discuss the craft of writing. Free. Canton Public Library, Group Study Room A, 1200 S Canton Center Rd. 734-397-0999. CantonPL.org.
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Hatha Flow Donation Yoga – 4pm. All levels welcome in a serene studio with natural light. Be Nice Yoga, 4100 Woodward, Detroit. 313-544-9787.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy - Morning appointment based. Tap into the body’s own healing wisdom. BCST balances the nervous system and allows one to settle deeply into a nurturing, healing space to resolve old energy patterns. Discover a more authentic self and engage more fully with life. Healing Arts Massage Therapy Center, 580 Forest Ave #3C, Plymouth. Appointment required, 734-255-0968 or 734-207-0557. HealingArtsMassageTherapy.com Senior Fitness – 11am-12pm. Hosted by Healthy Detroit and Detroit Parks and Recreation Department. All levels welcome. Free. Butzel Family Center, 7737 Kercheval Ave, Detroit. 313-628-2100. Detroit City Chess Club – 4-8pm. Join the Detroit City Chess Club in their regular Friday meet-ups in Prentis Court. Free. DIA, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit. DIA.org. 313-833-7900. Candlelight Yin – 6-7pm. All levels welcome. Class with Rae Golematis. Yoga 4 Peace, 13550 Dix-Toledo Rd, Southgate. 734-282-9642.
saturday Detroit Eastern Market – 6am-4pm. Cooking demonstrations, food trucks, entertainment. Russell, between Mack Ave and Gratiot Ave. 313-833-9300. Yoga In The Gardens – 9:30-10:30am. Rejuvenate mind, body and spirit through easy yoga moves guided by instructor Connie Fedel of Taylor Yoga. All levels welcome. $10. Taylor Conservatory, 22314 Northline Rd, Taylor. 888-383-4108. TaylorConservatory.org. Mind, Body, Spirit Class – 10am. May be tai chi, or qigong or chair yoga. Classes free, donation encouraged. Source Booksellers, 4240 Cass, Ste 105, Detroit. 313-832-1155.
save the date Tools to Avoid Alzheimer’s and Dementia through Kundalini Yoga – 12-12:30pm. Learn more about how researchers have shown the kritin kyria and relaxation as a preventive measure. RSVP preferred, walk ins welcome. $10. YC Yoga for Life Center, Eton St Station, 502 Lewis St, Ste 102, Birmingham. RSVP: 248-227-3147. YFLCenter.com.
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BIODYNAMIC CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Victoria DeVinney, PT, DPT, RCST® Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist Healing Arts Massage Therapy Center 580 Forest Ave #3C • Plymouth 734-255-0968 • 734-207-0557 HealingArtsMassageTherapy.com
CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CANTON CENTER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 6231 N Canton Center Rd, Ste 109 Canton • 734-455-6767 CantonCenterChiropractic.com
Holistic caring team of chiropractic doctors will help you return to health through gentle chiropractic, nutrition, weight loss/detoxification programs, natural hormone balancing/pain management, whole-food supplements, homeopathic/herbal remedies, allergy elimination techniques, applied kinesiology, Zyto biocommunication technology and advanced healing modalities including Erchonia’s newest cold laser and Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF). See ad, page 7.
Dr. Sherry Yale, DC Holistic Chiropractic Wellness 31582 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia 734-664-0339 • TLCHolisticWellness.com Consultant, clinical nutritionist for more than 27 years, using the most current techniques and approaches to addressing health problems, such as Nutrition Response Testing®, wholefood nutrition, weight loss, herbs, diet and lifestyle help, live water and gentle chiropractic. My purpose is to help change lives by improving health naturally using a holistic wellness approach by restoring energy and vitality to those seeking improved health. See ad, page 9.
734-761-1600 734-769-7794 6276 Jackson Road, Suite B Ann Arbor, MI 48103 NaturopathicSchool@gmail.com NaturopathicSchoolOfAnnArbor.net GaiaHerbalStudies.net
Diploma training programs in naturopathy (ND), massage therapy and medicinal herbal studies. 1-2.5 years duration.
WHOLISTIC TRAINING INSTITUTE 20954 Grand River Ave, Detroit 313-255-6155 WholisticTrainingInstitute.com
Discover a Healer in You. Make a Healthy Living and Better the Life of Others. State of Michiganlicensed school offering professional certifications for the following alternative health practices: naturopathy, homeopathy, herbology, reflexology, colon hydrotherapy, iridology and many more. Find us on Facebook! Twitter: @WholisticGuru.
HEALTH FOOD STORES Nutrition Unlimited
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Serving the community for 26 years. We offer chiropractic and nutritional services to help you achieve optimal wellness. Additional services include massage, reflexology, reiki, Kinesio-Taping and educational workshops. Let Dr. Robert Potter, Jr. and Associates be “Your Natural Health Care Providers”.
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PRETTY LOLLIE COLLECTION Helene, Creative Director 248-227-3570 • PrettyLollie.com
Is your princess looking for a new adventure? We create unique and stand out costumes for kids to fit any occasion, whether it is a birthday party, a school show, a holiday, or just to play at home: costumes and accessories, room décor and toys, parties, seasonal costumes, etc. We are a family-owned and -operated business that is born from a natural passion for arts and design. All our creations are designed and handcrafted in Michigan.
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34164 Plymouth Rd, Livonia 734-427-3144 • Zerbos.com Wall-to-wall supplements, organic products and produce, frozen and refrigerated foods, groceries, teas, bulk foods, natural chemical-free pet products, mineral-based cosmetics, chemical-free personal care products, raw living and sprouted food section, fitness section and more. See ad on page 18.
HOLISTIC HEALING DETROIT WHOLISTIC CENTER Dr. Jesse Brown, ND 20944 Grand River Ave, Detroit 313-538-5433 DetroitWholisticCenter.com
Wholistic health services, colon hydrotherapy, reflexology, massage, body wraps, iridology, aqua-chi footbaths and consultations in nutrition and wellness.Coloncleansing herbal products such as Turkey Rhubarb herbal combination formula and Reneu’ by First Fitness. Lose weight wholistically, relieve constipation and bloating, improve your energy and skin and more.
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Non-Profit Organization Distributes Leep4Joy Books on Bully/Suicide Prevention PatriceALee@gmail.com - 248.613.5628 www.Leep4Joy.com Leep4Joy Books offers positive books/workbooks for children/ teens/adults. Full of hope, healing and love, Leep4Joy Books share lessons on kindness, love, respect for self/others; bully/suicide prevention promotes peacefulness, inner/social/ emotional healing, and mental wellness. Our Reader’s Favorite 5 star books are used and endorsed by counselors, clinical therapist, psychologists. “Live life happy!”
midwifery services KHANSA MEDICAL CENTER
5220 Oakman, Dearborn 313-581-2121 • Office hours: Thur & Fri Lab available • Ultrasound available soon. Arabic-speaking staff • Spanish-speaking midwife. The Certified Nurse Midwives of WSUPG provide the highest level of personalized care to women of all ages. They offer prenatal, delivery and postpartum care for pregnant women as well as gynecologic services. Call for an appointment today: 313-993-4645.
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN GROUP 4C - University Health Center 4201 St Antoine Blvd, Detroit 313-993-4546 Office hours: Mon, Tue & Thur Lab and ultrasound available. Spanish-speaking midwife.
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CONTEMPORARY DENTISTRY 1325 N. Canton Center Rd., Canton 5211 Schaefer Rd. Dearborn 734-455-0095
Integrative and patient-focused approach for entire family to achieve pain free smiles, while making sure your oral healthcare and general health needs are addressed in a comprehensive and successful manner. Our dental WE’RE SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR SMILE treatments at Contemporary Dentistry are very affordable, while giving you the highest quality dental and cosmetic products. Offering: Mercury filling replacements, Healthy StartTM (addressing sleep disordered breathing symptoms while straightening your child’s teeth), Jaw pain TMJ, Cosmetic dentistry, and more. See ad on back cover.
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR PURO HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
Dr. Lisa Sullivan, Naturopathic Doctor 533 Main Street, Belleville, MI 48111 734-716-5588 Contact@PuroHealthAndWellness.com PuroHealthAndWellness.com At Puro Health and Wellness, we specialize in Comprehensive Wellness Programs designed individually to help people figure out what is causing their health problem and fixing it through: Detox, Nutrition, Exercise, Hormones, and Nervous System balancing.” See ad on page 8.
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Healthy Traditions Network
The Metro Detroit Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation 1648 East 13 Mile Road Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 248-828-8494 info@HTNetwork.org - HTNetwork.org We are a unique, nonprofit organization connecting likeminded people and communities to farms and other sources dedicated to providing nutrientdense foods for our tables. With the belief that we are responsible for building good health – especially that of our children – the network strives to provide opportunities to learn about and experience foods that sustain and uplift us. Please join our Facebook and Meetup groups, or follow us on Pinterest.
MICHIGAN FOR VACCINE CHOICE
P.O. Box 1121 Troy, MI 48099-1121 Info@MichiganVaccineChoice.org MichganVaccineChoice.org Facebook.com/MichiganForVaccineChoice Twitter.com/MI4VaxChoice Voice: 586-447-2418 • Fax: 586-323-4287 Michigan for Vaccine Choice is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to protecting, informing, educating, advocating and supporting parents and families vaccine choice rights.
RETREAT CENTERS SONG OF THE MORNING YOGA RETREAT CENTER
9607 Sturgeon Valley Rd, Vanderbilt 989-983-4107 Office@SongOfTheMorning.org SongOfTheMorning.org Find spiritual refreshment amongst 800 acres of natural beauty for your own personal retreat or participate in workshops, yoga classes, meditations or Sunday Service. Accommodations and gourmet vegetarian meals available.
SPIRITUALITY SACRED SEXUALITY WITH LESLIE BLACKBURN Dearborn • 313-269-6719 LeslieBlackburn.com
Offering speaking engagements (including keynote addresses), private sessions, classes, online live webinars, radio shows, VideoCasts and more, Leslie speaks from a place of joy, wisdom and giggles! Leslie Blackburn, MS, is a Sacred Sexual Healer and Transformational Guide – a leading educator and coach of sacred sexuality and tantra in the U.S. See website and send email to learn more.
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