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Copper

Ancient healing element stops a cold before it starts

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eathy, delicious food? I‘m obsessed. Give me the fresh, delicious and the healthy! I was recently informed that the new catchphrase for foodies like me is “epicurean”. Originating with the Greek philosopher Epicurus, an epicurean is one who is “fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.” I absolutely love hand-picking and sampling my organic produce every few days from local markets and health food stores. The idea of preparing a delicious, satisfying meal that will nourish the bodies of myself and my family thrills me. It’s a fantastic sensory experience of smelling, tasting, touching and truly appreciating really fresh, healthy food. I love to eat. I always have. Yet prior to my healthy food awakening, I believed like so many that delicious food was a pork roll egg and cheese, loaded baked potatoes, anything covered in cheese and desserts not to mention my love for prepackaged cakes. Then it changed when I was pregnant with my first born over a decade ago. What I was eating so was he, the food I ate was also developing his body, organs and even his brain. So, this was my “awakening” and I began to alter and eventually change my lifestyle of eating not only for myself but for my new baby son that was going to be born. Don’t be fooled by the commercials and the false marketing claims on packaged foods today. Fresh is best, and a simple shift om your perception can make all the difference. Celebrate your whole foods for all the nutritional bounty they offer your blood, your cells and your brain. Most people have no idea how great their bodies are designed to feel. Be sure to read this month’s green living department article, “Frugal Foodie, Practical Uses for Aging Produce”, by Judith Fertig, to learn how you can use effectively all parts of your veggies from making vegetable stock to smoothies. Take your time, research new recipes using new veggies you have never tried, start a Pinterest page and create a “healthy living” board yourself. Just when I need a little inspiration, I have that Pinterest app right at my fingertips. Remember: This is the only body you are going to get, so be good to it. Health and happiness,

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MADE EASY WITH HYPNOSIS

16 THE WORLDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

HEALTHIEST CUISINES What Five Countries Can Teach Us about Good Eating

20 SPICE UP

HEALTHY COOKING Six Seasonings with Surprising Payoffs

22 SPROUTS FOR PETS

Crunchy Nutrition Animals Will Love

24 FRUGAL FOODIE

Practical Uses for Aging Produce

25 UPBEAT KIDS Five Steps to Positivity

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27 FITNESS IN 10 MINUTES

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DEPARTMENTS 6 news briefs 9 health briefs 11 global briefs 13 eco tip 14 therapy spotlight 20 conscious eating 22 natural pet 24 green living

25 healthy kids 26 healing ways 27 fit body 28 calendar 29 classifieds 30 resource guide March 2018

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The Wilmington

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Eighth Annual SUP & RUN Biathlon

ark your calendar for the eighth annual Wrightsville Beach SUP and Run Biathlon starting at 9:45 a.m. on March 10 at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. The race consist of eight miles of surf to sound, with four miles on a flatwater SUP course followed by a four-mile beach run. Race divisions are broken into five categories—two-person corporate teams, two-person community teams, men’s individuals and women’s individuals—all using 14-foot SUPS or smaller crafts. The fifth category includes all non-SUPs and is labeled as a “run what ya’ brung.” All race proceeds will benefit the NC Coastal Federation for helping to keep local waters clean for swimming and paddling.

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onsider attending a free dinner and discussion hosted by Dr. Ada Aniniba of Innate Health Family Chiropractic & Wellness from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on March 26 at the NINETEEN Restaurant Bar & Banquet, in Hampstead. Aniniba asks, “What would you lose if you lost your health? Unfortunately, every day more and more people are finding out the high cost of poor health choices. Our nation is in a state of crisis when it comes to our health, but there is hope, and right now is the time to take action. Don’t wait to get sick. Don’t wait for your family to get sick.” Bring a friend, enjoy a free meal and learn how her clinic can help you achieve real health to last a lifetime. In order to be eligible to attend this event, patients must bring at least one guest. Location: 513 Country Club Dr., Hampstead. For more information or to register, call 910400-1200 or visit CommunityDinner03262018.eventbrite.com. See ad on page 30.

March into Spring: A National Garden Club Flower Show

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is,

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onsider attending the March into Spring flower show hosted by the New Hanover Garden Club and Harbor Island Garden Club from 1 to 5 p.m. on March 9 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 10 10 at the New Hanover Arboretum, in Wilmington. Entry is free to the public. All classes are open to any amateur gardener or designer. The show’s emphasis is on fresh plant material. The use of artificial flowers, fruits or foliage is prohibited in all divisions. Location: 6206 Oleander Dr., Wilmington. For more information, call 910-798-7660 or visit NHCArboretum.org.

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McKay Healing Arts: A World Away Yet Close By

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cKay Healing Arts is close by on Wrightsville Avenue and yet a world away,” comments owner Leon McKay, MATOM, LAc. “Our facility is a sanctuary with studio and treatment rooms located in a renovated home on a secluded wooded lot with a Koi Pond, waterfalls and a Japanese Meditation Garden. We like to describe ourselves as a bridge between Heaven and Earth, and East and West as a place for you to begin or to continue your journey,” adds McKay. McKay, a nationally certified acupuncturist with more than 15 years’ experience, received his Masters of Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine from the acclaimed Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine in 1999. During his rigorous training, he studied under influential practitioners such as Dr. Shu Rong Zhu, M.D./OMD, former head of gynecology at Shanghai Hospital, Jeffrey Yuen, Terry Oleson, Bob Flaws and Dr. Henry Han. McKay completed his certifications under California’s strict guidelines of more than 3,300 hours of training including extensive instruction in Western medicine to complement Traditional Chinese Medicine. McKay was recently certified as a teacher of Pan Gu Shen Gong by Master OU. He is also certified to teach Lohan Hands Qi Gong by Pragata Jean Blaise, and is currently studying medical qigong with David Coon, MQM. McKay continues, “We offer a truly integrative, holistic approach to health care. Our licensed and certified therapists represent a variety of related disciplines, including acupuncture, massage, Tai Qi, qiong and a complete herbal pharmacy. Our practitioners acknowledge and assess each individual, wherever he or she is in their process, with the goal of easing pain and restoring well-being.” Location: 4916 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington. For more information, call 910-7911981 or visit McKayHealingArts.com. See ad on page 8. March 2018

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26th Annual Herb & Garden Fair Coming

he grounds of Poplar Grove Plantation will once again host the annual Herb and Garden Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 7 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 8 in Scotts Hill. The event will be filled with a bountiful selection of locally grown plants of all types—herbs, perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, shrubs, native plants, vegetable starts and houseplants, plus garden art and accessories, herbal & all-natural products, artisan crafts and local foods. Learn from your neighbors and some of the community’s best local historians, herbalists, and basket-makers too. Admission price includes live music by artist and musician Mark Herbert from Broccoli Brother Circus; fun activities for the kids; classes and nature trail walks.

Cost $5/admission, 12 and under free. Location: Poplar Grove Plantation. 10200 US-17, Wilmington. For more information, email Suzette@PoplarGrovec.org or visit PoplarGrove. org.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Wilmington

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he 17th annual Friends of Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day Parade meets on North Front Street in downtown Wilmington beginning at 11 a.m. on March 17. 1. The parade will go down Front Street and then turn right, down Princess Street and then left on Water Street toward the grandstand at Riverfront Park, where the St. Patrick’s Day Festival takes place immediately following the parade. Come join the music, dance and fun with Wilmington Police Pipes & Drums, The Walsh Kelley School of Irish Dance, Slainte UNCW Irish Dance Club and more. Live music will be offering providedQigong by Striking CopNow classes with David J. Coon, MWM per and The Malones. This is a fun rain or shine event. Emphasizes self-healing and consciousness transformation through still and moving postures, breathing techniques and creative visualization.

For more information about the parade and following Consultation Free Acupuncture festival, call 910-262-3213 or visit WilmingtonStPatricks DayFestival.com. 4916 Wrightsville Ave. Wilmington NC 910.791.1981 McKayHealingArts.com

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Leafy Greens Lower Risk for Heart Disease Leafy greens, which are rich in vitamin K, have again been shown to provide outsized benefits for heart health. Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University found that a reduced intake of vitamin K1 leads to more than triple the risk of an enlargement of the heart’s left ventricle, which reduces blood pumping volume, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition. Researchers followed diet records for 766 participants ages 14 to 18 and monitored their vascular structure and functionality. When compared to those with the highest intake of vitamin K1 from foods such as spinach, cabbage and other leafy, green vegetables, those with the lowest intake were more likely to experience vascular enlargement.

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Gooseberries are Good for the Gut Researchers from Malaysia’s Islamic Science University tested 30 patients with gastrointestinal issues, dividing them into three groups. One received lactose, a placebo; another group was given omeprazole, an overthe-counter remedy; and the third Phyllanthus emblica Linn, an ayurvedic treatment for gastrointestinal issues also known as Indian gooseberry. The research found the herbal treatment resulted in less pain, vomiting, sleep loss and other issues. Participants’ intestinal walls also showed signs of significant healing. The researchers concluded, “Findings indicate that the ethanolic extract of P. emblica fruits has gastroprotective effects in humans that justify its traditional use.”

Eating Meat Raises Diabetes Risk Research from Duke University Medical School indicates that eating red meat and poultry increases risk for Type 2 diabetes. Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the Singapore Chinese Health Study followed 63,257 adults between ages 45 and 74 for an average of 11 years each. It was determined that meat and poultry consumption increased diabetes incidence by 23 and 15 percent, respectively. stockyimages/Shutterstock.com

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DETERS ALZHEIMER’S According to a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers discovered the risk of dementia can be halved by engaging in physical activities like walking, dancing and gardening, which significantly improve brain volume in the hippocampus region and the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes. The scientists studied 876 participants for 30 years and completed a longitudinal memory test of the patients, which were 78 years old on average, and followed up with MRI brain scans. They recorded their physical activity and logged caloric output every week. Two other studies found that any exercise that raises our heart rate and produces sweating for a sustained period will benefit cognitive health as we age. One meta-analysis of 36 studies from Australia’s University of Canberra found that exercise improved cognition by an average of 29 percent for those older than 50; another small group study from Germany’s Otto von Guericke University, in Magdeburg, specifically showed that dancing benefits seniors’ cognition. March 2018

Toxic Effects of Lead on Reproductive Health

Saunas Lower Blood Pressure

In a new working paper from the West Virginia University Department of Economics, authors Daniel S. Grossman and David J.G. Slutsky found that during the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Michigan, from 2014 to 2016, there was a 58 percent rise in fetal deaths, and 275 fewer births compared to adjacent areas near Detroit.

University of Eastern Finland research on 1,621 men found that four to seven saunas per week can cut high blood pressure risk in half. Their conclusion states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular sauna bathing is associated with reduced risk of hypertension, which may be a mechanism underlying the decreased cardiovascular risk associated with sauna use.â&#x20AC;?

TEEN MARIJUANA USE FOSTERS DEPRESSION Research from the University of Pittsburgh followed 158 boys and young men until the age of 22. Brain scans revealed that the teenagers using marijuana between the ages of 14 and 19 had a higher risk of depression as young adults. Marijuana users also had the lowest educational achievements. They suffered impaired connectivity in the nucleus accumbens part of the brain, which plays a central role in the reward circuit tied to two essential neurotransmitters: dopamine, which promotes desire; and serotonin, which affects satiety and inhibition. Another recent study of 521 Washington State University students noted that depressed 12-to-15year-olds were more likely to be using marijuana by age 18.

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Positive Outlook Powers Osteoarthritis Patients Research at Penn State University published in the journal Health Psychology shows that being more enthusiastic and optimistic about getting things done upon waking up in the morning increases the physical activity of osteoarthritis patients throughout the day, resulting in more exercise and reduced symptoms. The study followed 135 osteoarthritis patients for 22 days.

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Marine Algae Could Nourish Growing World Population

According to the United Nations, more than 800 million people today are regularly undernourished. By 2050, a rise of another 3 billion in global population is expected to escalate pressure on food supplies. The challenge means providing not just sufficient calories, but also a balanced diet for good health. Fish present a viable solution, but most of the world’s inventory is already overharvested. Some scientists propose “cutting out the middle fish” via the commercial production of marine microalgae as a staple food. They produce fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, polymers and carbohydrates that humans need and that can be used to feed animals and farmed fish. Microalgae are found in both freshwater and marine aquatic systems. Only a handful of algal species are used commercially now, but hundreds of strains have similar potential. Meanwhile, innovators at Copenhagen’s future-living lab SPACE10 created the Algae Dome, a 13-foot-tall urban ecostructure powered by solar energy that pumps out oxygen and produces food in a closed-loop arrangement. This hyperlocal food system grows microalgae, which are among the world’s fastest-growing organisms and can thrive on sunshine and water almost anywhere.

Veggie Renaissance Brits Cutting Back on Meat Eating

In 2015, the World Health Organization labeled bacon, sausage, hot dogs and other processed meats with the same carcinogenic label as for cigarettes. According to the Mintel Meat-Free Foods 2017 Report (Tinyurl. com/MintelMeatReport), 28 percent of Britons have now drastically reduced their meat intake. Reasons vary. About 49 percent of those polled that have given up meat or are considering it say they feel prompted by health warnings. Other motivators include weight management (29 percent), worries about animal welfare (24 percent) and environmental concerns (24 percent).

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Renewable Energy Subsidies Lag Far Behind

The G20 nations, comprising the world’s biggest economies, provide four times more public financing to support fossil fuels than renewable energy, says a report from the environmental coalition Oil Change International (Tinyurl.com/ TalkIsCheapOilReport). This took place even though German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced climate change as the heart of the agenda at the Hamburg summit in July 2017. The public financing—in soft loans and guarantees from governments along with huge fossil fuel subsidies—makes coal, oil and natural gas cheaper to use in the short run because both the front-end and back-end costs are undisclosed.

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Sweet Potato Project Encourages Enterprise

The Sweet Potato Project, started by journalist Sylvester Brown, Jr., will work in partnership with St. Louis University and a small cadre of local nonprofits called the North City Food Hub to hold culinary, small business, horticulture, restaurant management, and land-ownership classes and business incubator opportunities this spring. The goal is to enable at-risk youths in North St. Louis to grow food and make money through food packaging and distribution. The project encourages people to become innovative, selfsufficient players in today’s expanding global economy. Brown says, “Success doesn’t always mean you’ve made a lot of money; it can also mean you’ve survived poverty or managed to create something.” 12

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Uncontrolled Lice Threaten Fish Industry

A surge in parasitic sea lice that attach themselves to and feed on salmon, killing or rendering them unsuitable for dinner tables, is disrupting salmon farms in the U.S., Canada, Scotland, Norway and Chile. Wholesale prices for the species have already increased 50 percent over last year, leading to higher consumer prices for everything from salmon fillets and steaks to more expensive lox on bagels. Scientists and fish farmers are working on new ways to control the pests. Fish Farmer magazine states that losses by the global aquaculture industry could be as high as $1 billion annually. The only hope is to develop new methods to control the spread of the lice, which are naturally present in the wild, but thrive in the tightly packed ocean pens used for fish farming.

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Hywind, the first floating wind farm in the UK, is located 15 miles offshore of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its five turbines with a 30-megawatt capacity will provide clean energy to more than 20,000 homes to help meet the country’s ambitious climate change targets. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says, “The government’s commitment to the development of this technology, coupled with Statoil’s [lithium] battery storage project, Batwind, positions Scotland as a world center for energy innovation.” Hywind is operated by Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA and Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co.

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Indoor Greenery Removes Airborne Toxins

Along with naturally beautifying a home, many indoor plants help purify air quality often contaminated by chemicals found in common household products and furnishings. A recent study by the State University of New York at Oswego found that bromeliads absorbed up to 80 percent of pollutants from volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by paint, furniture, printers, dry-cleaned clothes and other household products. Other plants that scored highly for purifying the air of VOCs in airtight container tests were dracaena and spider plants (ScienceAlert.com). In related news, peace lilies have been shown to be effective in reducing airborne ammonia. NASA scientists have discovered that Boston fern, rubber plants, English ivy, devil’s ivy, peace lily, mum and gerbera daisies help clear the air of the formaldehyde often used in insulation, carpeting and particleboard furniture. (RodalesOrganicLife.com)

Environmental scientist B.C. Wolverton’s book How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office cites ferns as another good plant for removing formaldehyde from the home. Ferns are nontoxic, making them good indoor plants for pet owners per the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals organization. Indoor levels of formaldehyde can also be reduced by potting areca palm, amstel king ficus and weeping fig plants, according to MotherEarthLiving.com. The website also cites how dragon tree plants can help remove xylene (used in solvents), trichloroethylene (found primarily in adhesives) and toluene (a solvent and gasoline additive) from the air. Beyond improving air quality, indoor plants also boost ambient oxygen levels, lower mold counts and serve as a natural humidifier and mood enhancer.

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by Linda Thunberg

Food Choices Made Easier with Hypnosis

ife is about choices, and with the variety of food all around us, packed into grocery stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, retail stores and even gas stations, it’s sometimes difficult to make healthy choices of what we eat and when. Hypnosis has long been known to help with weight loss, but many may not know that a session can target certain issues like making the right choices consistency and permanently to create an automatic healthy eating lifestyle. Right choices can include but are not limited to buying healthy food, creating a meal plan, eating small portions, drinking more water or emphasizing any food plan you wish like weight watchers, or gluten-free, vegetarian and others. Most of us know what we need to eat to be healthy—hypnosis helps our subconscious mind do things automatically, without the brute force of our conscious mind. One client of mine reported, “Linda, this really works. My husband and I went out to my favorite restaurant for my birthday, and I ate half of my favorite meal, and asked for a to-go box… my husband thought something was wrong with the food, but there wasn’t! I can’t explain it but I was full and satisfied… on the way home I was pleased to remember that this is how hypnosis works… easily and naturally, you don’t even think about it! M.W.” 14

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The subconscious mind is a place that works 24 hours a day, behind the scenes, where we formulate patterns, knowledge and beliefs. This is what operates us every day, whether we acknowledge it or not. It helps us by automatically reminding us how to do things, to drive or simply breathe for example. Yet, it also formulates and stores patterns that may not serve us any longer, such as childhood beliefs about foods, diets and lifestyles that may no longer serve us. Transpersonal hypnotists work with you to decide what you would like to change, how you would like to be, what choices you would like make consistently and permanently, and bring spirit, God or whatever you believe in, into the session if you wish, creating powerful soulful changes. Linda Thunberg is owner of Our Place Wellness Center, located at 4320 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, and Transpersonal Power. Private sessions are available Mon. to Thurs., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays by appointment. For more information about hypnosis and how it can help bring about changes in choices for a healthy lifestyle, call 855-772-0459 or email Linda@Transperson lPower.com and receive a free consultation this month by mentioning this article in Natural Awakenings. See ads on pages 7 and 31.

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The World’s Healthiest Cuisines What Five Countries Can Teach Us about Good Eating by Judith Fertig

mericans love to explore ethnic cuisines and then put their own “more is better” spin on them, like a Chinese stir-fry turned into chop suey with fried rice or a pasta side dish supersized into a whole meal. “We’ve Americanized dishes to the extent that they don’t have their original health benefits,” says Dr. Daphne Miller, a family physician in the San Francisco Bay area and author of The Jungle Effect: The Healthiest Diets from Around the World—Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You. Here are five popular—and healthy— world cuisines, known for their great dishes, star ingredients and health-enhancing practices.

Traditional Japanese

Ingredients. The dietary benefits of green tea, fermented soy and mushrooms like shiitake and maitake are well documented. 16

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Add dried seaweed to this list. Beyond sushi, it’s a delicious ingredient in brothy soups, where it reconstitutes to add a noodle-like quality, slightly smoky flavor and beneficial minerals, including calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, vanadium and zinc. A study in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition linked the longevity of Okinawan residents to eating seaweed, a staple of macrobiotic diets. New York City culinary instructor and cookbook author Hiroko Shimbo prefers dried wakame seaweed, readily available in the U.S. Practices. Shimbo grew up in Tokyo, Japan, where her mother helped her surgeon father’s patients by preparing foods that helped them recover quickly. Shimbo believes wholeheartedly in Ishoku-dogen, a Japanese concept often translated as, “Food is medicine.”

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South Indian

Ingredients. South India—including the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana—offers many plant-based dishes that feature coconut, rice and spices such as turmeric, known for decreasing inflammation, according to the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Varieties of dried split peas called dal [dal is singular and plural] are used in vegetable curries and ground to make the gluten-free savory crepes known as dosa or puffy white idlis for a snack or breakfast. South India native and current Minneapolis resident Raghavan Iyer, teacher, consultant and author of many cookbooks, including 660 Curries, says, “One technique that gives vegetable dishes a lift is dry-frying or toasting whole spices. It adds complexity and nuttiness.” Simply heat a cast iron skillet, add the whole spices and

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Shimbo says, “I eat fairly well, treating food as blessings from nature that keep me healthy and energetic. I do not often indulge in expensive, rich foods.” She prefers eating foods in season and small portions, listening to what her body craves. When feeling the need for minerals and vitamins, she makes a brothy soup with just a little dried wakame, which reconstitutes to four times its dried volume. A second practice supporting healthy well-being is hara hachi bu, or “Eat until your stomach is 80 percent full.” It requires self-discipline to eat slowly and decline more food. But this restraint supports a widely accepted fact that “It takes about 20 minutes for the brain to receive the message that the stomach is full. If we eat slowly, we get the message at the right time, even if we want a few more bites. If we eat too quickly, by the time our brain sends the message, we have probably eaten too much,” says Shimbo. One Great Dish: Japanese soups offer nutrition and flavor in a bowl. Shimbo’s Eata-Lot Wakame Sea Vegetable Soup in her cookbook The Japanese Kitchen: 250 Recipes in a Traditional Spirit can be made with chicken or vegetable broth. Other healthy ingredients like sesame oil, fresh ginger, scallions and garlic boost its health benefits.

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dry fry until spicy aromas arise; then add them to a dish. Practice. South Indian meals usually comprise many small, highly flavored, colorful, plant-based dishes served with rice. They yield a pleasant aroma and sensation of fullness without overdoing it, says Iyer. One Great Dish: A vegetable/legume curry such as tamata chana dal, or smoky yellow split peas is simple to make. Iyer cooks dried, yellow, split peas with potatoes and turmeric, then dry-fries dried chilis and spices, and purées them in a blender for a no-fat, vegan and glutenfree dish. In Iyer’s view, “The epitome of comfort food is a bowl of dal and rice.”

Garden-to-Table Italian

Ingredients. There’s American-Italian, as in pizza with pepperoni and double cheese, and then there’s real Italian dishes dating back to the Etruscans. Healthy Italian starts with the love of growing things. Whatever grows in the garden is best, served simply with extra virgin olive oil; a recent Temple University study found it preserves memory and wards off Alzheimer’s. Eugenia Giobbi Bone, co-author of Italian Family Dining: Recipes, Menus, and Memories of Meals with a Great American Food Family, says, “My palate was formed with the flavors of homegrown foods. Cooking in central Italy is all about bringing out the flavor of a few very fresh, well-grown ingredients. That means primarily seasonal eating, with lots of vegetables and little meat in summer, the opposite in winter. There isn’t a lot of fuss to the culinary style, which instead depends on interesting, but simple combinations of foods and techniques.” Practice. Italian families’ view of healthful garden-to-table includes the exercise attained from gardening. “We have a good work ethic in our family,” remarks Bone, who lives in New York City and Crawford, Colorado. “We are of the mentality that physical work is satisfying, even when it is hard.” From her father’s family, Bone has learned to break a meal into small courses and to eat heavier during the day and lighter at night because this helps maintain a healthy weight, according to many studies including one published in the UK journal Diabetologia.

One Great Dish: Dress up pasta with a seasonal vegetable sauce, such as caponata, an eggplant and tomato mixture, or include primavera via spring vegetables and basil, or arrabbiata, featuring tomatoes and red pepper flakes.

Lebanese

Ingredients. “So much about Lebanese cuisine is ‘on trend’ with our tart and sour flavors from lemon, sumac and pomegranate molasses, a wide array of vegetarian and vegan dishes, plus a tradition of pickling, called mouneh, and yogurt and cheesemaking,” says food blogger Maureen Abood, author of Rose Water & Orange Blossoms: Fresh and Classic Recipes from My Lebanese Kitchen. “Lebanese cuisine is extraordinarily healthy, fitting squarely into the Mediterranean diet.” Abood lives in East Lansing, Michigan, where she loves to use summer cherries and berries in her Lebanese-inspired dishes. According to Abood, another reason why Lebanese food is so popular is that Lebanese immigrants to the U.S. now outnumber the native population of their mother country. Practice. Gathering to share food is a hallmark of Lebanese hospitality. “The Lebanese style of eating includes maza; many small shared plates of remarkable variety,” says Abood. “Food as medicine” is also a Lebanese practice, according to a study in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. One Great Dish: “Many of my favorite Lebanese dishes are plant-based,” says Abood. “We love to stuff everything from cabbage to summer squash to grape leaves with vegetarian fillings, and cook them in a garlic or tomato broth. Every week, we make and eat mujaddara, a lentil and rice or bulgur pilaf with deeply caramelized onions.” Pair with any Lebanese salad, such as one she makes with sweet cherries and walnuts for “a perfectly healthy and crazy-delicious meal.”

Vietnamese

Ingredients. Vietnamese cooking emphasizes fresh herbs and leafy greens, green papaya, seafood, rice and condiments. A study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that green or unripe papaya contains more healthy

carotenoids (lutein, beta-carotene and lycopene) than tomatoes or carrots. Practice. The preferred style of Vietnamese cooking is steaming or simmering, using less fat. It also encourages communal eating, with each diner dipping an ingredient into a cooking pot. Cooked foods are accompanied by fresh salad greens, including herbs served as whole leaves. One Great Dish: Vietnamese hot pot is a favorite of Andrea Nguyen, whose Vietnamese family emigrated to California. Nguyen, author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors, blogs about food at VietWorldKitchen. com and now lives near San Francisco, California. “This is a slow, cook-it-yourself kind of meal. Set it up, relax with some organic wine or beer and enjoy. Flavors develop and the hot pot transforms as you eat,” she says. “At the end, you’ll slurp up the remaining broth and noodles.” See Tinyurl.com/Viet-ChineseHotPotRecipe. French Bonus: While croissants and triple-crème brie might not seem part of an ideal diet, rediscover two healthy practices from the French: Eat less and eat together. Ongoing studies at Cornell University show that we eat less if offered less. When researcher Paul Rozin, Ph.D., a psychology professor with the University of Pennsylvania, compared portions in Paris, France, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Philly portions were 25 percent larger. It’s also reflected in the two countries’ cookbook recipes. Rozin further found that French diners spent more time eating those smaller portions—perhaps explaining the French paradox: Most French eat rich foods and drink wine, yet don’t get fat. Judith Fertig writes award-winning cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com). March 2018

Cook-It-Yourself Ethnic Recipes

Eat-a-Lot Wakame Sea Vegetable Soup This soup satisfies a body’s call for a dish rich in minerals and vitamins.

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Yields: 4 servings

Smoky Yellow Split Peas (Tamatar Chana Dal) This vegan and gluten-free recipe traces its roots to Southeast India, where roasting spices to yield nutty-hot flavors creates a layered experience. Yields: 6 cups 1 cup yellow split peas 1 lb potatoes (Yukon gold or russet), peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes ¼ tsp ground turmeric 2 to 4 dried red cayenne chiles (like chile de arbol), stems discarded 1 Tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 medium-size tomato, cored and diced 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems 1½ tsp coarse kosher or sea salt Measure the peas into a medium-size saucepan. Cover with water and rinse the grains by rubbing them in-between fingertips. Drain and repeat three to four times until the water, upon rinsing the peas, remains fairly clear. Measure and pour 4 cups of water into the pan and bring it to a boil over mediumhigh heat. When some foam arises, scoop it out and discard it. Add the potatoes and turmeric to the peas, stirring once or twice. Lower the heat to 18

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medium-low and cover the pan. Stew the mélange, stirring occasionally, until the peas are tender, but still firm-looking and the potatoes are cooked, 20 to 25 minutes. While the peas and potatoes cook, preheat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan feels hot (a palm held close to the bottom usually feels the heat within 2 to 4 minutes), sprinkle in the chiles, coriander and cumin.

1 Tbsp sesame oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tbsp peeled and julienned ginger 3 scallions, both green and white parts, cut into thin disks 4¼ cups chicken or vegetable broth ¼ cup sake 1 Tbsp instant wakame sea vegetable, soaked in cold water for 2 minutes and drained 1 Tbsp white sesame seeds, toasted in a skillet Tamari to taste Ground white pepper to taste In a medium pot, heat the sesame oil over medium heat until it’s hot, but not smoking. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the white part of the scallions, reserving the green part, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Toast the spices, shaking the pan very frequently, until the chiles blacken and smell smoky-hot and the seeds turn reddish brown and smell strongly aromatic (nutty with citrus undertones), 1 to 2 minutes.

Add the chicken broth and sake, then bring the mixture to a boil. Add the wakame and the sesame seeds. Season the soup with a few drops of tamari and ground white pepper, and add the green part of the scallions.

Transfer this spice blend to a blender jar and plunk in the tomato. Purée, scraping the insides of the jar as needed, to make a smooth, reddish brown paste with a smoky aroma. Once the peas are cooked, scrape the spicy, well-seasoned tomato paste into the pan. Stir in the cilantro and salt. Set the heat to medium-high and vigorously boil the dal, uncovered, stirring occasionally, to allow the flavors to mingle and the sauce to slightly thicken, 12 to 15 minutes. For a thicker sauce, mash some of the peas and potatoes with the back of a spoon. Serve warm.

After a few strong stirs, serve piping hot in individual bowls.

Recipe courtesy of Raghavan Iyer (RaghavanIyer.com).

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Recipe of Hiroko Shimbo from The Japanese Kitchen; permission from Quarto Publishing Group USA.

Cherries with Parsley, Walnuts and Pomegranate Vinaigrette This salad combines fresh summer fruits from the U.S. and Lebanon. Pomegranate molasses is a bottled condiment available at Middle Eastern markets and specialized grocers. Yields: 8 servings 1 qt sweet cherries, pitted and halved ⅓ cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped ¼ cup flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped 2 tsp pomegranate molasses Juice of ½ lemon 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil Pinch kosher salt

Pasta with Caponata Try adding a sliced avocado or a can of tuna fish packed in olive oil. Yields: 4 servings Caponata: 2 Tbsp olive oil ¾ lb eggplant, peeled and diced (about 2 cups) 1 celery rib (about ½ cup) 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup) 1 small tomato, coarsely chopped (about ½ cup) 2 Tbsp capers packed in vinegar 2 Tbsp wine vinegar 2 tsp natural sugar, optional 1 Tbsp pine nuts Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Pasta: ¾ lb farfalle or penne pasta 1 can tuna packed in olive oil, drained (optional) 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan 2 Tbsp julienned fresh basil leaves For the caponata, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the eggplant and cook over medium-high heat, for 15 minutes, until lightly browned, mixing often.

Remove the eggplant with a slotted spoon and add the onions and celery to the skillet. Lower the heat and sauté, stirring occasionally. When the celery is tender, in about 10 minutes, add the tomatoes. Cover and continue to cook, mixing the vegetables together, for 10 minutes more. Add the eggplant. Drain the capers and soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. Rinse and blot on a paper towel. In a small pan, heat the vinegar and natural sugar together. As soon as the mixture boils, add desired amount of capers and pine nuts, then salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 1 minute, and then add to the eggplant mixture. Cook over a low heat for 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning.

In a decorative small salad bowl, combine the cherries, walnuts and parsley. In a small prep bowl, whisk the pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, olive oil and salt until it emulsifies. Dress the salad with the vinaigrette and serve immediately, or later, at room temperature. Recipe courtesy of Maureen Abood (MaureenAbood.com).

Transfer to a large serving bowl. The dish is best at room temperature, but can be cold. For the pasta, bring a big pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Cook until al dente, drain and pour over the caponata. Add the tuna if desired. Toss gently and garnish with the Parmesan cheese and fresh basil. Recipe courtesy of Eugenia Bone (Kitchen Ecosystem.com). March 2018

matory agent than aspirin or ibuprofen. Try adding a little turmeric and ground black pepper to soups, salads and sauces.

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Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)

SPICE UP HEALTHY COOKING Six Seasonings with Surprising Payoffs by Amber Lanier Nagle

pices add a punch of extra flavor to our favorite dishes, but they also possess proven health and wellness properties. From regulating blood sugar to reducing inflammation to helping control appetite, behold the magnificent six.

Garlic (Allium sativum)

“There’s a lot of evidence that suggests garlic supports heart health,” says Rosalee de la Forêt, a clinical herbalist and author of Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies that Heal. A study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition tracked the blood pressure of 79 patients with uncontrolled hypertension and found that the mean systolic blood pressure of those consuming two 240-milligram capsules of aged garlic extract a day for 12 weeks significantly decreased compared to those taking one capsule or a placebo. 20

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“Garlic may also reduce the duration and severity of colds and flu when taken at the onset of symptoms and each day afterwards,” says de la Forêt, citing a study published in Clinical Nutrition. “I mince a clove and mix it with honey to make it easier to swallow.”

Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Dr. Lipi Roy, a clinical assistant professor at the New York University School of Medicine and blogger at SpicesForLifemd. com, considers turmeric the golden spice of life. “In addition to its role in Indian and Asian cuisine, turmeric is used in traditional Indian medicine to treat common ailments like stomach upset, ulcers, flatulence, arthritis, sprains, wounds and skin and eye infections,” she says. A study published in Oncogene concluded that curcumin (the active ingredient in turmeric) was a more potent anti-inflam-

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Used in India for 4,000 years, black pepper may be the most popular spice of our era. “Black pepper can increase the amount of nutrients your body absorbs from other food and spices,” says de la Forêt. A study published in Plant Medica concluded that subjects consuming a small amount (20 milligrams) of an extract of black pepper showed an increase of retained curcumin in their bodies. For maximum benefits, grind whole peppercorns directly onto food at mealtime.

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia and Cinnamomum verum)

“One of cinnamon’s super powers is that it may help regulate blood glucose in patients with Type 2 diabetes,” Roy says. In a study published in Diabetic Medicine, subjects taking two grams of cinnamon daily for 12 weeks exhibited much better blood sugar control. Roy suggests sprinkling it on oatmeal, apples, pumpkin pie and brownies. Roast chicken flavored with cinnamon and other spices is another treat.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

“Ginger is a rhizome people have traditionally used medicinally to help with digestive issues, including upset stomachs and nausea,” says Karen Kennedy, of Concord, Ohio, a horticulturist and educator at the Herb Society of America. In a study published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers concluded that gastric emptying and relief was more rapid after subjects with frequent or severe stomach upsets ingested 1.2 grams of ginger. Ginger is also linked to increased circulation and reduced inflammation. A study published in Phytotherapy Research

Herbs are not spices although the term spice is sometimes used to encompass them all. An herb is the leaf of a plant when used in cooking. Spices can be buds, bark, roots, berries, seeds or any other part of a plant, and are often dried. ~McCormick Science Institute noted that this spice also worked in alleviating migraines equal to the pharmaceutical sumatriptan (Imitrex). According to a study in the journal Arthritis, it’s an effective tool in the battle against rheumatoid arthritis. Ginger adds a zing of healthy flavor to hot teas and stir-fried veggies such as broccoli, green beans, carrots or mushrooms.

Paprika (Capsicum annuum)

A common spice added to Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Indian cuisine, paprika is rich in natural carotenoids (the orangey pigment in many plants with antioxidant power) and capsaicin, both of which may decrease mortality from chronic illnesses. Another benefit of this capsaicincontaining spice is its ability to control appetite. In research published in the journal Physiology and Behavior, participants that consumed red pepper spice had a slightly higher core temperature and energy expenditure after a meal than the control group. The study further suggested that those that consumed capsaicin-containing spices like paprika ate fewer calories per day and had less interest in food. “Paprika is a great salt alternative, too,” says Roy. “Too often, people think they are craving salt, but they aren’t. They are craving flavor, and paprika gives a nice kick to chili, salad, grilled cheese and so many other foods.” Amber Lanier Nagle is a freelance writer in Northwest Georgia (AmberNagle.com). March 2018

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Sprouts for Pets

Crunchy Nutrition Animals Will Love

by Sandra Murphy

espite their small size, sprouts pack a nutritional wallop with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants and protein. Dogs, birds, horses and even cats enjoy the crunch, as well as the health benefits.

Cats

Notorious for being picky eaters, cats might balk at sprouts being added to their regular diet. Rather than upsetting the status quo, grow sprouts like alfalfa or barley on a handy windowsill for grazing. “My cats prefer self-serve,” observes veterinarian Carol Osborne, owner of the Chagrin Falls Veterinary Center & Pet Clinic, in Ohio. “Now they leave my house plants alone.” Both cats and dogs may show improved gastric intestinal health as a result.

Dogs Dogs are more accepting of new content in their food bowl. “Add just a few sprouts so a dog gets used to the slightly bitter taste. Once acclimated, one-eighth to onequarter cup daily per 20 pounds of the pet’s weight is the rule of thumb,” says Osborne.

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She counsels against serving Fido onion, garlic, corn or mushroom sprouts. Peas, sunflowers, radishes, alfalfa and clover are suggested; they are all tasty and easy to grow.

Birds “We encourage people to make their own sprouts. It’s easy to get quality seeds for legumes or grains from Whole Foods, BobsRedMill. com or Nuts. com,” says Ann Brooks, president of the all-volunteer Phoenix Landing Foundation, in Asheville, North Carolina. They provide educational activities and facilitate adoption of birds, from parakeets to macaws. Sprouts from the store can be risky, because of bacteria, she cautions. “If not growing your own, the only one I recommend is the organic crunchy mix from SunnyCreekFarm.com. Be sure to get the freshest date possible.”

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“One of my favorite sprouts is mung beans, because they appear in two days or less. Birds like the crunch,” says Brooks. “Sprouts are safe to leave in the cage all day because they are live foods.”

Horses When adding sprouts to a horse’s regular diet, it’s important to balance the intake. “A lot of barns feed forage three times a day. I know of a couple that feed one meal of sprouts and the other two of hay,” says Clair Thunes, Ph.D., a consulting equine nutritionist with Summit Equine Nutrition in Sacramento, California. “Several companies sell systems for large-scale growing.” The sprouts grow with matted roots in what is called a biscuit, weighing about 18 pounds. Difficult to mix with other feed, the biscuits are fed separately, roots and all. “Because of sporadic drought conditions, the idea of growing your own fodder

became more popular, thinking it might make forage supply more dependable and possibly cheaper after initial startup costs,” Thunes explains. “Owners have a sense of control over what the horse eats, there’s less reliance on a supplier and the seeds are less expensive than hay. Due to moisture and nutritional differences, you can’t swap sprouts and hay pound for pound. It’s best to consult a veterinarian or nutritionist.” Sprouts contain a lot of moisture and have an inverted calcium phosphorus ratio that has to be accounted for she says. Horses enjoy barley, sunflower and flax sprouts for variety. The high moisture content may help reduce the risk of intestinal impaction and resulting colic.

Good for All “Sprouts are a healthy form of nutrition and a hip way for both pets and people to enjoy greens,” says Osborne. “They’re a great go-to powerhouse of nutrition, often more nutritious than the adult plant.” Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

Sprouting Tips  Always use organic seeds. SproutHouse.com and Rareseeds.com are additional sources.  Seeds sprout in water or soil. Avoid direct sunlight.  Practice good hygiene to avoid bacteria. Rinse seeds several times a day to prevent mold. Once the sprouts show a bit of green, dry them to remove excess moisture before refrigerating.  Refrigerate for up to a week for peak freshness, but no longer.  Use a mix of seeds or one kind at a time. Discard any seeds that don’t sprout with the rest.

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Dietitian and nutritionist Madeline Basler, of Long Island, New York. One of her go-to’s is her Earth Day Carrot Top Pesto (Tinyurl. com/CarrotTopPestoRecipe). Beet greens can be sautéed like spinach, in a little extra-virgin olive oil with garlic, as a veggie side.

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Fruit Snippets Stray grapes, a half-finished peach, overripe bananas, wrinkly berries and the core of a pineapple can all go in the freezer, and then into a smoothie.

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FRUGAL FOODIE Practical Uses for Aging Produce

by Judith Fertig

hen Jacques Pépin was growing up in France during World War II, he watched his mother use every scrap of food to meet the family’s needs, and then send him to live with a farmer in summer so her growing son could eat fresh from the farm. Today, the internationally renowned PBS-TV chef and cookbook author carries these sensibilities forward at his home and studio in Madison, Connecticut. “In Europe, and certainly in France, healthy food is much more expensive,” he says. “In America, a chef may have the person that washes dishes also prepare salads. With lettuce, he’ll cut off the whole top, cut out the heart and throw out the rest.” U.S. restaurant kitchens mirror home kitchens, where the average family throws away a quarter of the food they buy, wasting an average of $2,200 a year. These scraps mean wasted food and money at home, plus misspent resources to grow and transport the food. According to a report by the National Resource Defense Council, “Getting food to our tables eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land and swallows 80 percent of the fresh water consumed in the United States.” 24

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To save money and also live better, here are just some of many easy ways to use up every bit of fresh produce we buy.

Asparagus Ends

Self-described “frugal foodie” Diana Johnson, of Auburn, Washington, never lets asparagus ends go to waste. With the help of a blender, she turns them into a creamy asparagus soup—minus the cream—that her family loves (Tinyurl.com/AsparagusSoupTips).

Broccoli, Swiss Chard and Spinach Stems

Thrifty cooks know the magic of quick pickles. Recycle the brine from pickles and pack thinly cut stems of broccoli, Swiss chard and mature spinach into the jar until covered with the brine, then seal and refrigerate. In a few days, these quick pickles will be ready for snacking and sandwiches.

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Very fine carrot tops can be used like parsley. With a food processor or high-speed blender, transform them into a favorite pesto or salsa verde recipe, suggests Registered

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Freeze what’s left in the bottle in ice cube trays, suggests Anisha Jhaveri, a film writer and wine lover in New York City. It can add flavor to soups and stews, sauces and desserts like wine-poached pears.

Lemon Peels The limonene in lemon peels is a natural cleaner and degreaser, says blogger Jill Nystul, of Salt Lake City, Utah. She makes her own Citrus Vinegar All-Purpose Cleanser by simply packing lemon peels in a jar and topping with vinegar. See how at Tinyurl.com/HomemadeCitrusCleaners.

Vegetable Peels and Trimmings Instead of throwing out onion skins, carrot peels, celery leaves and tough leek stems, collect them in a freezer bag over time and store in the freezer. When enough has accumulated to fill a pot, make homemade vegetable stock, suggests Sonnet Lauberth, a certified holistic health coach, blogger and cookbook author in Seattle (InSonnetsKitchen.com/ how-to-make-perfect-vegetable-stock-for). At home, Pépin makes “fridge soup” once a week. “Whatever is left in the fridge—carrots, lettuce, a piece of leftover meat or whatever else I made the other day—goes into the soup,” says Pépin. “We finish it with some vermicelli or polenta or good bread.” A delicious meal, shared with family and friends, makes frugality festive. Judith Fertig writes award-winning cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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appears. Then they’re better prepared for discussion. As parents, when we learn to predict, “Yep, I knew my negative thinking was going to jump to that conclusion,” we can decide to choose other interpretations.

Step Three: Specify What Went Wrong

Upbeat Kids Five Steps to Positivity by Tamar Chansky

This is a family master plan for helping both children and adults resist negative thinking.

Step One: Empathize with a Child’s Experience While the desired outcome is to help a child embrace a different point of view of their situation, the first goal is not to come on too strong with an agenda of change. Instead, start from where they are, based on an expressed emotion. Reflect this with words, a hug or a gesture. Thoroughly accepting how a child feels doesn’t necessarily imply agreeing or sharing the same view, but it does release them from having to show how bad they feel. So when a child says, “I feel like I’m in jail,” resist the urge to say, “Are you crazy?” Rather than try to steer them off their course, go in the direction of their swerve to help direct them back to their best self. The key is to normalize the experience without minimizing it. Exhibiting too much good cheer means they have no choice but to be grumpy to get their point across. Introduce the idea of choice: “Your thoughts are making you feel really bad. I wonder if there is something different we could do.” Don’t oppressively correct them with the right answer; it makes a child feel bad for being wrong.

Don’t be tempted to try to solve the huge problem initially presented, such as, “I hate my life, everything is terrible, I can’t do anything right.” The goal is actually much smaller, so teach a child to shrink it by narrowing down from some global form to the specific offending thought or situation that needs to be addressed. With young children, frame this approach as doing detective work to locate the source of the problem; with older children, explain that it’s usually a triggering event that makes us feel really bad—the straw that broke the camel’s back. It’s key to helping them know what to do to feel better.

Step Four: Optimize and Rewire When a child is thinking negatively, their thoughts stall, their strengths and resources lock up, and their energy, motivation and hopefulness are drained. Try different settings or perspectives on the specific problem the child has identified and choose the version or interpretation that works best for them, one that is the least damaging, most accurate and gets their system moving in a new direction.

Step Five: Mobilize to Be the Change

Step Two: Relabel

When we can’t think our way out of a mood, we can move ourselves out of it. Like picking up the needle on a skipping record and putting it down elsewhere, doing something active helps the brain engage in something enjoyable until our nervous system recovers. Thoughts, like a windup toy with its wheels against a wall, can keep spinning fruitlessly in place until manually turned in a new direction. Redirecting differs from distracting ourself from negative thoughts. Distractions play hide-and-seek with negativity; eventually, it will find us again. The master plan in caring for a child calls for us to first dismantle the power of whatever perspective is bullying them, correctly value ideas and then focus on what matters most. Whether we’re accepting or dismissing thoughts that suggest themselves, either way, we’re the boss because thoughts have only the power we give them and we are equipped to let them float on by or to amend, correct or replace them.

Instead of being led down a thorny patch lined with terrible impossibilities and accusations, we might steel ourselves to remain calm, get some distance or take our thoughts with a grain of salt. Relabeling begins with noticing a familiar ring to a child’s thoughts and distress; like us, they can also learn to recognize when “Mr. Negative”

Psychologist Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., is the founder and director of the Children’s and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety, in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Her many books include Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking. For more information, visit TamarChansky.com. March 2018

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Sunshine on Our Shoulders Makes Us Happy and Healthy

by Kathleen Barnes

ver since skin cancer scares penetrated the national psyche in the mid-1980s, Americans have been conditioned to cover up and slather on sunscreen when we leave the house. Now experts say we haven’t been doing ourselves a favor, even when strictly using all-natural formulas. We’ve been blocking the sun’s life-giving rays, essential for the body’s production of vitamin D, and possibly prompting a host of health problems.

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“Ninety percent of the vitamin D we get comes from the sun, and exposing arms and legs for a few minutes a day is enough for most people with no risk of skin cancer,” says Registered Nurse Sue Penckofer, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Nursing at Chicago’s Loyola University. She’s the lead researcher for the Sunshine 2 Study, a clinical trial investigating the vitamin’s vital role in relieving depression. “Every tissue and cell of your body requires vitamin D to function properly,” says Michael Holick, Ph.D., a medical doctor who has pioneered vitamin D research at the Boston University Medical Center. A 40-year professor at the Boston University School of Medicine, he’s a fervent advocate of sensible sun exposure. “Vitamin D is actually a hormone, essential for bone and muscle health. It plays a significant role in reducing the risk of infectious diseases, including cardiovascular problems and certain cancers, contributes to brain function and memory, and elevates mood, 26

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all while reducing early mortality,” explains Holick, author of The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problem. Yet, he says, about half of all Americans are among the 1 billion people worldwide that are vitamin D deficient. Published vitamin D research in the U.S. National Library of Medicine turns up 74,486 studies and citations dating back to 1922, with nearly half done in the past 10 years; 478 of the total were authored or co-authored by Holick or cited his research. His work confirms that sensible sun exposure and supplementing with natural vitamin D3 brings vitamin D levels to the optimal 40 to 60 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). New research from the University of Surrey, in the UK, found D3 twice as effective in raising vitamin D levels as D2, which is often synthetically produced. While the human body manufactures vitamin D as a re sponse to sun exposure, eating certain foods like fatty fish, egg yolks and cheese can help. Fortifying foods with the vitamin is controversial. “It’s interesting that the right sun exposure will correct D deficiency rapidly, but won’t create an excess. Our bodies stop producing the hormone vitamin D once we have enough,” says Dr. Robert Thompson, an obstetrician, gynecologist and nutrition specialist in Anchorage, Alaska, and author of The Calcium Lie II: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know.

Bare Minimum Holick, who differentiates between unhealthy tanning and healthy sun exposure, recommends exposing arms and legs to noonday sun for five to 10 minutes three times a week for most people. He adds, “Everyone needs 1,500 to 2,000 international units of vitamin D3 [supplements] a day year-round, and obese people need two to three times that much, because their ability to manufacture vitamin D is impaired.” Penckofer’s research confirms that fair-skinned people absorb the sun’s rays easily and quickly, while darker-skinned people have a natural sunblock, so they need much longer sun exposure to absorb the UVB rays that trigger the production of vitamin D. She remarks that inadequate vitamin D is a possible explanation for the greater risk of high blood pressure observed in African-Americans. Holick contends that anyone living north of Atlanta, Georgia, cannot get enough winter sun exposure to maintain optimal vitamin D levels. “While vitamin D can be stored in the body for up to two months, a winter-induced deficiency is a convincing explanation for the seasonal affective disorder that strikes many in northern states in January, just two months after the weather turns too cold to get sufficient sun exposure,” explains Penckofer. “In Alaska, we eat lots of fatty fish and take D supplements in winter. We know there’s no chance we’re getting the D we need from the sun, even when we’re sunbathing in negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures,” quips Thompson. Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, including Food Is Medicine: 101Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

palms shoulder-width apart on the wall. Bend elbows and lower the upper body toward the wall, keeping the core tight and straight. Pause, and then press back to the starting position and repeat. Continue for one minute. Make it harder by taking a step back from the wall, pushing out from a kneeling position.

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SEATED ADDUCTION. Sit in a chair with a yoga block between the knees. Press knees together to squeeze the device, pause for three seconds. Relax and repeat. Continue for one minute.

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hen life makes a long workout impossible, a 10-minute, total-body fitness routine can be super-efficient and effective, if done right. To maximize results, strategically order the exercises to work different muscles each time, allowing one set of muscles to rest while working another. This is the basis for a 10-step workout that Franklin Antoian, an American Council on Exercise-certified personal trainer and founder of iBodyFit, created for SilverSneakers. The steps can be part of a regular routine or done on their own three times a week every other day, gradually working up to five days a week. Needed equipment includes a chair, light dumbbells (or filled water bottles or food cans), a yoga block (or small soft ball or pillow) and a watch or timer. Given extra time, warm up by walking in place for five minutes, and then perform each exercise in order for one minute, doing as many reps as possible. Try not to rest between exercises. If a full minute feels too challenging, start with 45 seconds of exercise and 15 seconds of rest.

ARM CIRCLES. Stand with feet hip-width apart. Extend arms straight out to each side at shoulder height with palms facing down. Swing arms forward in a circular motion for 30 seconds, and then backward for 30 seconds. Keep shoulders down and back and elbows slightly bent.

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SHOULDER SHRUG. Stand with feet hipwidth apart. Hold dumbbells with arms down, palms facing inward. Slowly raise shoulders as if trying to touch the earlobes. Pause, and then lower and repeat. Continue for one minute. Make it easier by doing slow and controlled reps without dumbbells.

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HIP EXTENSION. Start on hands and knees with palms flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart. Align the neck and back while looking down or slightly forward. With foot flexed and knee bent, slowly raise the right foot toward the ceiling until the thigh is parallel with the floor. Pause, and then lower. Continue for 30 seconds, and then repeat with the left leg. To make it easier, try it while standing, keeping the lifted leg straight, and hold the back of a chair for support.

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BRIDGE. Lie face-up on the floor with knees bent and feet flat. Press heels firmly and raise hips to form a straight line from shoulders to knees. Pause for three seconds in this position, and then lower and repeat. Continue for one minute. CLAMSHELL. Lie on the floor on the left side, with hips and knees bent 45 degrees, the right leg on top of the left, heels together. Keeping feet together, raise the top knee as high as possible without moving the pelvis or letting the bottom leg leave the floor. Pause, and then return to the starting position. Continue for 30 seconds; switch sides and repeat.

SEATED KNEE RAISE. Sit at the front of the chair with knees bent and feet flat, holding onto the sides for balance. Keeping the knee bent, lift the right leg about six inches off the floor. Pause for three seconds, and then lower and repeat with the left leg. Continue alternating for one minute.

BICEPS CURL. Stand with feet hip-width apart. Hold dumbbells with arms at each side, palms facing forward. Keeping the upper arms still, bend both elbows to bring the dumbbells as close to the shoulders as possible. Pause, and then slowly lower and repeat. Each time arms return to the starting position, completely straighten them. Continue for one minute. Make it easier with slow and controlled reps without using dumbbells.

TRICEPS EXTENSION. Stand with feet hip-width apart. Hold the end of one dumbbell with both hands. Position arms so elbows are pointing up, with upper arms by the ears and the dumbbell behind the head. The neck is aligned with the back; with shoulders down and back. Keeping upper arms still, straighten the elbows until the dumbbell is overhead. Pause, and then slowly lower and repeat. Continue for one minute. Make it easier by sitting in a chair. Locke Hughes, of Atlanta, GA, contributes content to SilverSneakers, a community fitness program that helps older adults maintain a healthy lifestyle and improve well-being. Learn more at SilverSneakers.com. March 2018

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ney to discover your animal spirit guide and learn how it provides life’s lessons inviting opportunities for your growth. Cost $25. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/ calendar.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1 Worm Moon Qigong – 5pm. (30 minutes before sunset.) Certified qigong instructor, Alison L. Born leads a Worm Moon Qigong and meditation practice at Wrightsville Beach public access #3. Canceled if below 45°F or raining. Email Alison@CapeFear Acupuncture.com for exact practice times.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade – 11am. Free. 17th Annual Friends of Hibernians St Patrick’s Day Parade. Starts on North Front St, right onto Princess St, and then left on Water St toward grandstand at Riverfront Park with festival after. Rain or shine. 910-262-3213 or WilmingtonStPatricksDayFes tival.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Pathways to Intuition 2 Day Intensive – 6-9pm. Open the door to your innate abilities with Linda Thunberg, a Delphi Certified Medium and Life Coach. Learn how to open your own heart, mind, consciousness, and connect with spirit inside you to awaken your intuition, trusting it for yourself and others. Cost $159, Anniversary special $50 off, bring a friend and save $60 each. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/calendar. Spirit Animal Discovery – 6-8:30pm. With Kimberly “Fox” Coffman. Fox offers a unique look into the world of personal healing, connection, and psychology through the use of animals who represent the core energy or soul energy of the individual. Cost $35. Blue Lagoon Wellness Center, 1201 Floral Parkway, Wilmington. Register 910-685-2795.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Pathways to Intuition 2 Day Intensive – 10am4pm. See March 2 listing. Wilmington. Dream Catcher Workshop – 1-2:30pm. Create your own Dreamcatcher with Jay and Lisa Stempin. Crafting with natural materials; feathers, beads and shells. Bring own feathers and any objects you want to embellish your piece with to make it more personal. . Cost $35. Blue Lagoon Wellness Center, 1201 Floral Parkway, Wilmington. Register 262-496-2593.

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Spring Flower Show – 1-5pm. Free. Hosted by the New Hanover Garden Club and Harbor Island Garden Club. New Hanover Arboretum, 6200 Oleander Dr, Wilmington. 910-798-7660 or NHCArboretum.org. Working With a Pendulum – 7-9pm. With Kat Arnoldy. Discover the pendulum and how to use one to connect to our psychic abilities and obtain knowledge from energies that we have not yet learned to physically see with our eyes. Cost $25. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/calendar.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 8th Annual SUP & RUN Biathlon – 9:45am. 8mile race with four miles of flatwater SUP followed by four-mile beach run. 5 race divisions. Blockade Runners Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd, Wrightsville Beach. For more information and to register visit Paddleguru.com/races/WrightsvilleBeachBiath lon2018. Spring Flower Show – 10am-2pm. Free. See March 9 listing. Wilmington. Giving Grill Benefit – Noon-3pm. Giving Grill benefitting the Whole Planet Foundation. Burger (beef or veggie) or Hot Dog, chips and a drink for $5/person. Whole Foods Market, 3804 Oleander

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Drive, Wilmington. 910-777-2499. Learn & Share Workshop – Noon-1pm. Free. Guest speakers are sisters and owners of Blue Lagoon Wellness Center. Pat and Jo Zachry will be discussing their Energy Work practices as well as their experiences in being Certified Reiki Practitioners, Munay Ki Facilitators, Certified Crystal Healers, and Crystal Energy Feng Shui Practitioners. Blue Lagoon Wellness Center. 1201 Floral Parkway, Wilmington. Register 910-685-2795 or BlueLagoonWellnessCenter.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Introduction to Vibrational Alignment and Balance – 2-3pm. With Missy Purcell. Our thoughts and emotions affect our reality and the vibration of everything. Discover how to check your personal vibration and maintain a high vibration. Cost 10. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/calendar.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Healthy Families Workshop – 6:30pm. Free. Innate Health Family Chiropractic and Wellness, 14886 US Hwy 17 N, Hampstead. Register 910406-1200, InnateHealtyFamilyChiropractic.com or online at Workshop03032018@eventbrite.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 CHt NATH Entry Level Hypnosis Certification Course – 9am-6pm. 5-day course. Receive your CHt (Certified Hypnotherapist-transpersonal) and be on your way to a new profession or add to your existing modalities. Cost $995. Transpersonal Power, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. For more information and to register call 855-772-0459.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15 CHt NATH Entry Level Hypnosis Certification Course – 9am-6pm. See March 14 listing. Wilmington.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 CHt NATH Entry Level Hypnosis Certification Course – 9am-6pm. See March 14 listing. Wilmington.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 CHt NATH Entry Level Hypnosis Certification Course – 9am-6pm. See March 14 listing. Wilmington. Meet Your Animal Spirit Guide with Shamanic Journeying – 10am-noon. With Kat Arnoldy. Jour-

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Finding Inner Balance and Going Deeper – 1-4pm. With Denise Tervo. Expand your sense of inner balance and joy. Gain new visualization, energy, and learn body process tools. Cost $30. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Space limited, RSVP 412-661-5015 or register OurPla ceILM.com/calendar.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 CHt NATH Entry Level Hypnosis Certification Course – 9am-6pm. See March 14 listing. Wilmington.

TUESDAY, MARCH 20 MHt NATH Master Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Course – 9am-7pm. 5-day course. On an advanced level, hypnotherapy is a modality used for both emotional clearing and perceptual change. Learn regression techniques and modules for healing. This course is for certified hypnotists. Cost $1,095 / $995, regular / early registration by March 15. Transpersonal Power, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. For more information and to register call 855-772-0459.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 MHt NATH Master Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Course – 9am-7pm. See March 20 listing. Wilmington.

THURSDAY, MARCH 22 MHt NATH Master Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Course – 9am-7pm. See March 20 listing. Wilmington. Beauty Night – 6:30pm. Free. Sample an array of beauty products and learn about Whole Foods standards for body care. Limited number of complimentary beauty bags available. Whole Foods Market, 3804 Oleander Drive, Wilmington. 910-777-2499.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 MHt NATH Master Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Course – 9am-7pm. See March 20 listing. Wilmington.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 MHt NATH Master Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Course – 9am-7pm. See March 20 listing. Wilmington. Journeying for Past Life Awareness – 10amnoon. With Kat Arnoldy. Journey to three specific past-lives, finding forgiveness and compassion for yourself, allowing joy and ease back into your daily life. Bring a notebook and pen. Cost $25. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/calendar. Taste of Easter – Noon-3pm. Sample the best of Easter foods and pick up a Holiday Menu. Whole

Foods Market, 3804 Oleander Drive, Wilmington. 910-777-2499.

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Holistic & Psychic Fair 5th Semi-Annual

Like Minds Group – 6:30-8pm. Meet other like minds and share experiences of our spiritual journey. Short meditation and conversation.., help raise the vibration of Wilmington’s metaphysical community and universal consciousness. Cost / Love offering. Transpersonal Power at Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/ calendar.

Psychics, Mediums, Tarot Card Readers, Angel Intuitive Readings, John of God Crystal Healing Bed, Aura Photography; Reiki, Tuning Forks, Chair Massage; Cymatics, Jewelry, Crystals, and Metaphysical merchandise.

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Community Dinner – 6:30pm. Free. With Dr. Ada Aniniba of Innate Health Family Chiropractic & Wellness. Every day more and more people are finding out the high cost of poor health choices. Our nation is in a state of crisis when it comes to our health, but there is hope, and right now is time to take action. Bring a friend, enjoy a free meal, and learn how our clinic can help you achieve real health to last a lifetime. Nineteen Restaurant Bar & Banquet, 513 Country Club Drive, Hampstead. Register Communitydinner03262018.eventbrite. com or call 910-406-1200.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 31 Pink Moon Qigong – 5pm. (30 minutes before sunset.) Certified qi gong instructor, Alison L. Born leads a Pink Moon Qi Gong and meditation practice at Wrightsville Beach public access #3. Canceled if below 45 F or raining. Email Alison@CapeFearAcupuncture.com for exact practice times.

FOR RENT/LEASE OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE – Serene office space for rent. 2-year lease through January 2020. Includes lights, water, sewer, WIFI, onsite parking and a meeting room for classes. Located on Floral Parkway near Whole Foods Market. $575 plus deposit. Pat: 910-352-9535.

Call Diane Young 910-352-7495 or email DianeYoung.413@gmail.com Center, 1202 Floral Parkway, Wilmington. 262515-9005.

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Lectio Divina: Learning to Hear the Voice of God – 4-5:15pm. Rev Ed Heuer. Start the New Year off right by learning to listen to the voice of God through scripture and the use of meditation / contemplation. Cost/love offering. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register at OurPlaceILM.com/calendar.

Bird Hikes – 9-10am. Free. First Friday. Join park staff for a leisurely bird-watching stroll around Halyburton Park. Search for migrants, residents, and point out year-round species too. These walks are for beginner birders and all are welcome. Ages 5 and up. 4099 S 17th St, Wilmington. Registration required. 910-341-0075.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Card Reading Group – 6:30-8:30pm. With Cindy Heunemann. Group will expand upon the basics of card readings by learning techniques, spreads, and ways to connect to spirit by practicing and discussing the ins and outs of tarot and oracle card decks. Cost $30. Blue Lagoon Wellness Center. 1201 Floral Parkway, Wilmington. Register 910-685-2795 or BlueLagoonWellnessCenter.com.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 27 Healing Circle – 7-9pm. Join for a night of shared healing modalities: Reiki, Reconnection, Matrix Energetic to list a few. If a practitioner of a healing modality or in need of healing, or just want to experience the awesome energy to help you on your path, join us for our monthly healing circle. Cost / Love Offering. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/calendar.

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Reiki-Inspired Yoga – 10am-11am. Join Lesa Stephin in this gentle flow Yoga floor practice designed to incorporate chakra balancing, reiki and guided meditation to engage innate healing potential. Visualizations are utilized to enhance your own light and personal power. Cost $15/class. Punch card discounts available. Blue Lagoon Wellness Center, 1202 Floral Parkway, Wilmington. 262-496-2593.

wednesday Tai Chi – 6:30pm. With Jay Stempin, a T’ai chi Ch’uan practitioner. Help promote balance, clarity of thought, relaxation, and loosening tension in the mind and body. Cost $15. Blue Lagoon Wellness

Living Art Series – 7pm. 3rd Friday of month. Join monthly for introduction and post-movie discussion facilitated by Dameron Midgett on the living art of embodied presence. Cost/love offering. Our Place, 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington. Register OurPlaceILM.com/calendar.

Saturday Thermography Scans – 10am-4pm. 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Mammography doesn’t see anything till it’s something..., Thermography can see something before it’s anything. Cost dependent on scan type. Beacon Thermography at Elite Chiropractic, 1319 Military Cutoff Rd, STE LL, Wilmington. 910-8032150. BeaconThermography.com.

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14886 US Highway 17 N Hampstead, NC 28443 Phone 910.406.1200 Fax 910.406.1201 www.dradaaniniba.com

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Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide visit NA-SENorthCarolina.com or call 910-833-5366.

ACUPUNCTURE

ACUPUNCTURE THE ACUPUNCTURE ALTERNATIVE

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE

Karen A. Vaughn, LAc. 5725 Oleander Dr, E-2, Wilmington 910-392-0870 AcupunctureofWilmington.com

Alison Larmee Born, LAc, FABORM 3802 Park Av, Wilmington 910-352-4555 CapeFearAcupuncture.com

S o u t h e a s t e r n N C ’s o n l y acupuncturist certified by the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine, s p e c i a l i z i n g i n f e r t i l i t y, gynecology and hormonal imbalances. Well versed in prescribing herbs, nutraceuticals, and nutrition/lifestyle modifications. Also offering Wilmington’s only “community clinic” (sliding scale-reduced cost) acupuncture, treating a wide array of acute and chronic health conditions. See ad, page 13.

LUMINA ACU CLINIC

Enhong ‘Ann’ Yu LAc 6781 Parker Farm Rd, STE 130, Wilmington 910-256-3939 Info@LuminaAcuClinic.com LuminaAcuClinic.com

At our practice we combine acupuncture with traditional Chinese herbal remedies to address a variety of our patient’s needs. Dr. Yu’s extensive training in both Chinese and Western medicine in China gives her a unique perspective that allows her to deliver the best possible care to all her patients.

MCKAY HEALING ARTS

Leon McKay, Lac 4916 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington 910-791-1981 McKayHealingArts.com

Providing services beyond acupuncture in a picturesque environment including massage, herbal pharmacy, and medical Qigong. Emphasizing on selfhealing and consciousness transformation through still and moving postures, breathing techniques and creative visualization. Call for free Acupuncture consultation. See ad on page 8.

Trained in Australia and China with over 25 years’ experience in Classical Chinese Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Affordable treatments are designed to treat the whole person. Treating all health disorders especially infertility, allergies, PTSD, pain management and much more. Hours by appointment only. Currently on North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board.

WILMINGTON ACUPUNCTURE Pamela Butz LAc, MSOM 5046 Wrightsville Av, STE 200, Wilmington 970-306-5323 WilmingtonAcupuncture.com

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Dr. Ada Aniniba, DC 14886 US Hwy 17N, Hampstead 910-406-1200 DrAdaAniniba.com

Dr. Ada Aniniba is a Max Living Doctor at Innate Health Family Chiropractic and Wellness. She focuses on 5 Essentials of health: Maximizing the Mind, Chiropractic, Nutrition, Lean Muscle and Minimizing Toxins. Innate Health is a family-centric practice open to patients of all ages. Corrective and wellness care programs provide a primary source of wellness, nutritional support, immunity and allergy support, education, inspiration and fitness. See ad, page 29.

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE RESTORE HEALTH & WELLNESS Tabetha Smith, FNP-C Mark Hollingsworth, FNP-C 1010 S 16th St, Wilmington 910-763-1960 RestoreHealthWellness.com

Pam is delighted to provide Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine to the Wilmington Community! She treats patients of all ages with a wide range of health issues; include wellness treatments to stay healthy all year long. Ask for a free consultation to see how Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can help you! See ad, page 6.

At Restore Health & Wellness, we locate the root causes of your issues to provide tools to restore normal body function and optimize longterm health outcomes. Specializing in Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, Digestive & Immune Disorders, Thyroid & Adrenal Problems, Endocrine Health, Food Sensitivities, Nutritional Analysis/Therapy, Nutritional IV Therapies, Weight Management, Pharmaceutical Grade Supplements, Far Infrared Sauna, and more. See ads, pages 7 and 9.

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As a MaxLiving Health Center, Elite Chiropractic is transforming the health of families by teaching them how to achieve true health and healing through a healthy nervous system and lifestyle. Through empowering people from within, Dr. Sonya Young is helping change the way health care is viewed, managed, and delivered.

The brain rules and controls each and every cell in your b o d y. H o w e v e r, i t s commands come from your subconscious. Through hypnosis, the mind is guided to provide healthier & happier living for individuals. End addictions, phobias, depression, panic, pain, insomnia, lose weight, and gain confidence effortlessly and permanently. Over 30 years’ experience. See ad, page 32.

A Maximized Living Health Center 1319 Military Cutoff Suite LL, Wilmington 910-256-9115 EliteChiropracticWilmington.com

Life’s short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands and buts. ~Amy Winehouse 30

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HYPNOSIS TRANSPERSONAL POWER, LLC

Linda Thunberg, MHt, CCP 4320 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington TranspersonalPower.com Meetup.com/Transpersonal-CommunityOf-Wilmington 855-772-0459

Transpersonal Hypnosis is spiritually centered, incorporating, body, mind, and SPIRIT! The sessions are extremely client based, a natural way of self –healing and enhancing what you want in your life! Achieve your highest & best YOU! Sessions available for weight, anxiety, childhood patterns, relationship issues, self-worth, soul advancement and more. See ad, page 21.

MASSAGE DESTINY TAYLOR, LMBT Lumina Acu Clinic

6781 Parker Farm Rd, STE 130, Wilmington 910-256-3939 Info@LuminaAcuClinic.com LuminaAcuClinic.com

Destiny is a North Carolina licensed massage and bodywork therapist who enjoys customizing her work to the needs of each individual client. Whether fatigued and stressed from daily life in need of relaxation and rejuvenation, or need relief from pain, Destiny will do her best to help you, and is passionate about helping her clients achieve pain relief, relaxation, and a sense of overall wellbeing.

NATURAL PRODUCTS PURELIFE WELLNESS CENTER

Victoria RP Chavez, Owner/Manufacturer 317 N Front St, Wilmington MiracleSkinRelief.com 910-343-1374

Creating wellness paradigms for mind, body and soul. Offering vitamins, herbs, minerals, specialty formulas, handmade herbal remedies, fresh organic juices, smoothies and salads, local products and honey, and over 100 varieties of teas, spices and herbs. See ad, page 23.

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THERMOGRAPHY BEACON THERMOGRAPHY, INC. Shelly Laine 910-803-2150 BeaconThermography.com

Thermography is state-of-theart, radiation-free diagnostic tool which creates a digital map of your body, illustrating heat patterns that may detect some condition or abnormality using a scanning-type infrared camera that measures your body’s surface temperature. Thermography aids in the detection and monitoring of many types of diseases and physical injury. Multiple scanning locations throughout the Wilmington area. See ad, page 11.

QIGONG DAVID COON, MQM

4916 Wrightsville Av, Wilmington 910-791-1981 QigongAwareness.com

David cultivates and directs the energetic life force called Chi in Traditional Chinese Medicine through Qigong practice. His teachings are simple, effective, and can be practiced by anyone of any age. Also available for Private Healing and Coaching Sessions via skype or telephone.

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WELLNESS CENTER BLUE LAGOON WELLNESS CENTER Pat & Jo Zachry 1202 Floral Parkway, Wilmington 910-685-2795 BlueLagoonWellnessCenter.com

Besides being one of Wilmington’s largest Rock Shop Emporiums, we offer Counseling, Energy Work, Chakra Balancing, Crystal Therapy, Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Hypnotherapy, and Past Life Regression. Many classes. Check Meetup for listings. See ad, page 29.

OUR PLACE WELLNESS CENTER

4320 Wrightsville Ave, Wilmington OurPlaceILM.com Meetup.com/Transpersonal-CommunityOf-Wilmington 910-833-8916

A place where you can feel as though you are part of the whole. A place to empower yourself, or get guidance and assistance for healing and growth through e n e rg y h e a l i n g & v a r i o u s modalities! Private Sessions w/ various practitioners. Groups and Classes. Meditation room, metaphysical lending library, & metaphysical items. See ad, page 7.

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