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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

4 newsbriefs 6 healthbriefs 8 globalbriefs 12 RETHINKING 10 ecotip BREAST HEALTH 14 healthykids 12 Natural Ways to Keep Breasts Smooth, Pain-Free and Firm, while 16 consciouseating Reducing the Risk of Cancer by Lisa Marshall 17 greenliving 14 KIDS LOVE VEGGIES 18 healingways How to Instill Healthy 20 wisewords Lifelong Habits by Clancy Cash Harrison 22 fitbody 16 EATING SKINNY 23 inspiration 17 Why Vegans and Vegetarians 24 naturalpet are Naturally Trim by Judith Fertig 25 calendar 17 UPCYCLED DÉCOR 29 classifieds Old and Oh-So-Stylish by Avery Mack 30 resourceguide

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18 GIVING BIRTH NATURALLY

Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention by Meredith Montgomery

20 LAURA PREPON’S

JOURNEY TO HEALTH

Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Key by Gerry Strauss

22 FLEXING

OUR MUSCLES

Weightlifting Makes Us Fit, Healthy and Self-Confident by Debra Melani

24 PET VACCINE

ALTERNATIVES Natural Steps to Nurture Immunity by Shawn Messonnier

publisher'sletter “It's not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” ~The Golden Girls

istening to a comedian on the radio the other day, he commented that, “If men were responsible for populating the human race, it would eventually be reduced to one person.” His was a variation of the longstanding joke about men not being able to handle the pain of childbirth and the fact that they likely wouldn’t want to. I wonder, though: If men could also experience the joy of delivering new life into the world, would this perspective change? As a mom of a pair of wonderful girls whom I love dearly, I can attest that each birthing experience is individually distinct. Hoping for a natural birth with my first child, I was averse to submitting to the common practice of Caesarean surgery until a 35-hour labor with my babe stuck in the birth canal gave me no other choice. By then, I was so exhausted I just wanted the experience to be over. I couldn’t watch her being born because of a sheet in front of my face and could only see her for the first time when she was presented to me cleaned up and swaddled in a blanket. My second daughter allowed a vaginal birth, which yielded a completely different experience. The entire event took just six hours start to finish. The moment of her arrival overwhelmed me with a rush of emotion unlike anything I’d sensed before or since. This month’s issue, focused on Breast Health and Natural Birth, provides a helpful introduction to a mother-to-be’s options. Meredith Montgomery’s “Giving Birth Naturally: Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention” explores the factors that can shape a woman’s decision to give birth at home or in a hospital, as well as what to expect and be prepared for. We also learn more about what a midwife and doula can do for you if you’d like to birth your baby the way nature intended. With the prevalence of breast cancer in the news today, it’s important to ensure we’re calmly aware of how important it is to take care of our breasts all the way around. Lisa Marshall’s article “Rethinking Breast Health” advocates that, “There are a host of steps women can take to not only fend off disease in the future, but keep their breasts in optimal condition today.” Hooray! To optimum health every day,

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newsbriefs Supercharge Results with Group Tapping

motional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a widely-used acupressure practice that quickly reduces symptoms of stress, anxiety and mental, emotional and physical pain. Monthly group tapping opportunities are offered by Cindy Baker, MEd, DCEP, licensed school psychologist and certified energy psychology practitioner. This month’s tapping group will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m., May 13, for those already familiar with the tapping process. A free introductory session will be provided from 6 to 7 p.m. for those new to tapping. Tapping is based upon the principles of acupuncture and is easy for people of all ages to learn. Distressing symptoms of test anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, depression, fears, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and physical aches and pains can be reduced and even eliminated by tapping. The official site EFTUniverse.com provides tap-along videos and an archive of tapping scripts to support the newbie tapper. Group tapping provides additional rewards known as “borrowing benefits”, a phenomenon that enhances opportunities for rapid shifts due to the collective energy of a group united in a common intention. Cost for Tapping Group is $10. Location: 6635 W. Central Ave., Toledo. RSVP to 419-376-0844 CindyBaker001@gmail. com or TappToledo.com.

Harp & Flute Music to Soothe the Soul...

enise Fink, harpist and founding member of Harp to Harp, an organization of classically trained musicians, provide packages that include one or two harps or a small chamber group for all occasions. Their latest album of music, “Relaxation”, features Fink at the harp and flutist Roselyn Smith. Shelly Yakus, former vice president of A&M Records Studios, is the executive producer. Originating in Cleveland, Harp to Harp was founded in 1994 to provide easy accessibility to quality exclusive musical services. Combining 35 years of experience, Harp to Harp has achieved a unique style in performing solo and chamber works throughout the United States. Information about services and the Relaxation album (and free samples) is available at Harp-To-Harp.com. 4

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Natural Awakenings Helps Sponsor The Real Truth About Health Conference in Orlando

ore than 30 of the most popular and influential leading thought leaders, experts and authors from a wide variety of wellness fields will be sharing their knowledge, insights and remedies at The Real Truth About Health Conference from May 22 to 31 at the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Conference Center, in Orlando. This free event is a partnership between the Hippocrates Institute, TheRealTruthAboutHealthConference.com and Brian Clement, Ph.D., author of LifeForce and director of the Hippocrates Health Institute. Joining Clement as presenting authors at what organizers term the nation’s largest health, nutrition and environmental conference, will be Dr. T. Campbell, The China Study; Gary Null, Ph.D., The Healthy Vegetarian; Dr. Helene Caldicott, Crisis Without End; Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic; David Simon, Meatonomics; David Kirby, Animal Factory; Joel Fuhrman, The End of Diabetes; Jeffrey Smith, Seeds of Deception; and director of the film PlantPure Nation, Nelson Campbell, plus many others. “Our Natural Awakenings network of publishers is excited to help support this important event as a sponsor and exhibitor in Orlando,” says company CEO Sharon Bruckman. “We hope our readers will take advantage of this free conference by attending or registering online for these 10 days of empowering information and inspiration.” Those that cannot attend the conference can watch a live stream or a replay of the presentations on their computers. Location: 8101 World Center Dr. For more information and to view the full schedule, visit TheRealTruthAboutHealthConference.com. Those interested in being vendors or other sponsorship opportunities, call 516-605-0459 by May 15. Hotel phone: 407-238-8000. Also visit HippocratesInst.org. See ad page 15.

fiber577 Call for Entries

he fiber577 committee is seeking entries for the eighth annual Fiber Show at The 577 Foundation in Perrysburg, Ohio, on June 6 and 7. The fiber577 exhibition brings the most relevant regional and national artists working in fiber and fiber related mixed media, from exquisitely crafted traditional to cutting-edge experimental. Fiber-based work includes felting, art quilts, weaving, wearable, collage, mixed media, assemblage, sculpture and textiles. Artists will be eligible for monetary awards and the opportunity to participate in Fabulous Fibers 2015 at Angelwood Gallery, in Grand Rapids, Ohio, from June 14 to July 19. Artists may submit up to three pieces per non-refundable $16 entry fee. To enter or to learn more about the show, visit fiber577.com.

Yoga Provides Excellent Conditioning for Golfers

Experience SPLEZZAZZ Firsthand in Bowling Green

oga instructor Sandy Earl has completed levels one and two of the popular training program Yoga for Golfers, and is offering lessons. She received eight days of hands-on training in Scottsdale, Arizona,, assessing swing flaws and finding solutions to improve all areas of the golf game. Earl has been playing golf for more than 25 years and teaching yoga for 10. Physically, Yoga for Golfers incorporates flexibility, strength, balance, stretching, core conditioning and breathing awareness. Mentally, teaches focus, relaxation and visualization techniques. The sequencing of poses offers the most efficient and comprehensive training regimen to meet a golfer's specific needs. Relaxation techniques are used to quiet the overactive mind and teach outcome visualization, which is essential for better golf performance. Neglecting their conditioning is the reason many golfers end up injured and rarely reach their full potential. They fail to associate the need for improved physical conditioning with their quest for improved performance.

eing Magic Creations, a new business to awaken people to the magic they are, is hosting a SPLEZZAZZ Extraordinary Possibilities Party from 7:30 to 10 p.m., May 30, at Asherah's Garden Holistic Boutique. Being Magic Creations is a collaboration between artist-funsters and performance coaches Melanie A. Stinson, CCTEM, and Michael Elllison, Ph.D. SPLEZZAZZ is a brandnew kind of party where attendees are invited to playfully explore different ways of being (and seeing). Party-goers will experience transformation stations to stimulate the imagination and inspiration and broaden the sense of possibility. There will be dream weaving networking, where participants talk and come as their magical selves and/or the way they would like to be in five years, living their dream with a costume to match. Ellison says, "It's a time to experiment, try things out, make new choices." Other stations include crystal/stone infusion; magical accessory and clothing swap; magical makeover; the cards speak; and Live Art, a photo shoot where people are the art masterpiece and receive rave reviews.

For more information, call 419-351-7409 or email Sandy Earl_Rower@hotmail.com and visit YogaForGolfers.com.

Parenthood is the Focus at New Beginnings in May

ew Beginnings Healing Center is offering a series of classes and events for parents and children. Basics of Essential Oils for Healing will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., May 5 (free). Exploring natural alternatives for childhood behaviors. Participants will learn how to use oils for health, emotional, and physical issues and receive tools for allergies, ADHD, anger and mood. New parents can learn the art of baby massage from 1 to 3 p.m., May 23 ($40). Massage aids in promotion of bonding and secure attachment, verbal/non-verbal communication, circulatory and digestive systems and much more. Bring a blanket and a baby. Mothers and fathers are welcome. A Total Transformation Program for Parents of Challenging Children will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays between May 6 and June 10 ($10/week). It helps with defiant, manipulative and angry behaviors and includes videos, workbook and resources. Creating Intentional Relationships: A Workshop, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m., June 13 ($35). Dr. Anya, author of Opening Love: Intentional Relationships & The Evolution of Consciousness, will teach how to use intimate relationships as a tool for spiritual growth. To register, call 419-861-7786 or visit NBHCToledo.com.

Party cost is $40/$30 if registered (required) before May 23. Location: 315 North Grove, Bowling Green, Ohio. RSVP to 419-351-3957 or Facebook.com/BeingMagicCreations.

Advice on Fasting from Down Under

r. John Fielder, DO, DC, ND, of North Queensland, Australia, is giving a health lecture, Therapeutic Fasting, at 7 p.m., May 8, at Nova Faith Church. He will explain how and when it is appropriate to use therapeutic fasting in healing and recovery from everything from minor illnesses to serious injuries and conditions of chronic disease. Fielder will take questions from the audience following the talk. Fasting has largely gone out of fashion in modern times, but there are more than 70 passages in the Bible relating to its practice. Fielder is the founder/director of Clohesy River Health Farm and the Academy of Natural Living, founder of the Natural Health Society of South Australia, a member of the British Register of Naturopaths and the Incorporated Society of Registered Naturopaths in the UK, and a member of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians in the U.S. Admission is free. Location: 5105 Glendale Ave., Ste. G, Toledo. For more information, visit JohnFielder.com.au. natural awakenings

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Meditation Improves Brain Health

arvard Medical School researchers working at the Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that meditation can improve brain health. The researchers studied 16 volunteers that took part in an eightweek mindfulness meditation study at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. The participants conducted mindfulness meditation exercises for an average of 27 minutes a day. Before and after the trial, the subjects were given tests and magnetic resonance imaging of their brains. The researchers found that the practice of mindfulness meditation resulted in increased gray matter density in the hippocampus of the brain, an area associated with increased memory and learning capacity, plus a greater sense of compassion and introspection.

HEART DISEASE DETECTED EARLY WITH BREATH TESTING

esearch published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that breath testing can reveal potential heart disease and artery problems quickly and efficiently. Testing 31 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) together with 34 healthy control subjects, the study found that concentrations of volatile gases such as propanol, ethanol and ammonia were significantly different among the heart disease patients. It also found that the breath can reveal specific details about the heart’s condition. The breath test can be analyzed in fewer than 30 minutes.

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ITALIAN COURT LINKS BOY’S AUTISM TO A VACCINE

ast September, a Milan Court held in favor of plaintiffs that claimed that three doses of the hexavalent GlaxoSmithKline vaccine Infanrix Hexa that were administered to an infant beginning in 2006 caused autism later when he was a young boy. The vaccine is used for polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, whooping cough and haemophilus influenzae type B. After hearing from several medical experts, the court ruled that the child likely suffered autism and brain damage as a result of the vaccine’s content of mercury and aluminum, combined with a genetic mutation in the child rendering greater susceptibility. The ruling ordered damages to be paid by the Italian government’s national vaccine injury compensation program. The court’s decision was also based upon GlaxoSmithKline’s list of possible adverse events resulting from the vaccine, which included five cases of autism during clinical trials. Today in the U.S., most vaccines routinely given to children under 6 years of age are free of thimerosal, a mercuryderived preservative.

Acupuncture Effective for Menopausal Woes

here are few things more aggravating for a woman then to experience repeated hot flashes, mood swings and other discomforts of menopause. Current medical treatments include hormones, anxiety medication and other drugs with serious potential side effects, including stroke, heart disease and cancer. In 2011, Turkish researchers published an article in the journal Acupuncture in Medicine in which they tested the effectiveness of acupuncture on the symptoms of women going through menopause. The women, whose periods had stopped for at least a year, were asked to rate, from 1 to 5, the severity of their symptoms, which included hot flashes, vaginal dryness, urinary symptoms, mood swings and other problems. Levels of estrogen and luteinizing hormones were also measured prior to the study. The women were then divided into two groups. The first group received traditional acupuncture, while the other received placebo treatments. Treatment was set at twice a week for five weeks. In the group receiving acupuncture, there was a significant reduction in subjective symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings across the spectrum of rated symptoms when compared to the sham group. Researchers also found that estrogen amounts were significantly higher, while luteinizing hormone levels were significantly lower in the group that received traditional acupuncture, compared to the sham acupuncture group. Erratic blood levels of these two hormones have been linked to many menopausal symptoms. A more recent and focused study appeared in the journal Menopause. Researchers wanted to know how acupuncture impacted the frequency and severity of hot flashes in menopausal women. The team used 12 published studies involving a total of 869 women. The investigators key takeaway was that women that underwent acupuncture experienced a reduction in the severity and frequency of hot flashes for up to three months. The treatment also appeared to have a beneficial effect on hot flashes regardless of the number of doses, sessions or duration of treatment received. Researchers were not sure the exact mechanism by which acupuncture treatments were responsible for the reduction in symptoms. Treatment is directed at points along channels or meridians of the body. MRI and PET scans have shown that these treatments can impact the central nervous system. There is some speculation that in the case of menopausal patients, it has to do with the stimulation and release of endorphins, which can modulate pain levels and influence the temperature (and emotions) of the body. Previous studies attributed acupuncture’s great success in alleviating body aches and pains to its ability to stimulate local and distant endorphin production. Acupuncture is a safe and effective technique when performed by a physician trained in the practice. For women with symptoms of menopause, it can be an alternative to powerful prescription medications. Schwan Chiropractic & Acupuncture Clinic is located at 2828 W. Central Ave., in Toledo. For more information, call 419-472-7055 or visit AcupunctureToledo.com.

Weight Gain in Moms Lowers Toxins in Newborns

any expectant mothers try to know about everything they put into and onto their bodies as multiple studies are finding that infants are exposed to toxins during pregnancy. A new study of 325 expectant mothers has determined that the baby’s exposure to toxins in the womb decreases when the mother’s weight gain during pregnancy approaches the guidelines recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2009. Women that are underweight at the start of pregnancy are advised to gain between 28 and 40 pounds, women of a healthy weight 25 to 35 pounds, overweight women 15 to 25 pounds and obese women 11 to 20 pounds. The researchers found that expectant mothers with a gestational weight that meets or exceeds the IOM guidelines gave birth to infants with reduced toxin levels. In their analysis of the umbilical cord blood of mothers from Spain, the researchers tested for 14 pesticides and 21 other environmental toxins, including seven polychlorobiphenyls (PCB). Other influencers such as age, education and fish consumption may also be relevant.

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Corporate Climate

Companies Slowly Embrace Sustainability The 2015 State of Green Business report (Tinyurl. com/2015GreenBusinessReport), which assesses the environmental performances of companies worldwide, along with the trends to watch, is produced by GreenBiz, in partnership with Trucost. Collectively, companies have been nibbling at the edges of challenges such as climate change, food security, ecosystems preservation and resource efficiency. One measure of corporate engagement going forward will be proactive involvement on political issues that could accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and more sustainable economy. It remains to be seen whether companies can afford to sit on the sidelines, letting the political process unfold, or worse, play defense against changes that might roil their status quo. 2015 will be an interesting year on multiple fronts, especially with the launch of the new sustainable development goals at the United Nations (UN) in New York this fall, along with UN climate talks in Paris in December. Both will be tests of corporate engagement and resolve in driving the kinds of change many of their CEOs publicly call for. The reports’ findings of companies’ progress in greenhouse gas and emissions, air pollutants, water use and solid waste production are all leveling off or even declining.

Animal Genocide

‘Lethal Control’ Trades Off Species Over the next four years, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will shoot 16,000 double-crested cormorants nesting near the Columbia River, in Oregon, at a cost of $1.5 million a year and eliminate almost 100 sea lions because both feed on endangered salmon and steelhead trout. “If people knew how many animals are killed at taxpayer expense, they’d be horrified,” says Camilla Fox, executive director of Project Coyote, a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit. Termed “lethal control”, there’s a growing trend to kill one species to protect another, and not all methods used are humane. In 2012, Dennis Orthmeyer, acting director of California’s Wildlife Services, said, “We pride ourselves on our ability to get it done without many people knowing about it.” Climate change, reduced habitat and food supplies, and the introduction of non-native species are the result of human interference. “With society’s growing footprint, lethal control can only increase,” observes Michael Scott, a University of Idaho ecologist. A plan to poison 4,000 ravens will protect greater sage grouse. More mountain lions will be killed to save bighorn sheep. The human rampage goes on, and concerned citizens are advised to urge lawmakers to end lethal control and protect wildlife habitat sustainably. Take action at Tinyurl.com/AnimalLiberationFrontCampaign. 8

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Dirty Dollars

Stores Filled with Toxic Products HealthyStuff, a project of the Michiganbased Ecology Center, in collaboration with the Campaign for Healthier Solutions (CHS), has released a report, A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Discount Retailers are Falling Behind on Safer Chemicals, about toxic chemicals found in dollar store products. It includes test results for 164 dollar store products such as toys, jewelry, school supplies and household items and found that 81 percent contained at least one hazardous chemical above a level that generates concern.” The campaign sent a letter to the CEOs of the four largest dollar store chains, including Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and 99 Cents Only, urging them to stop the sale of these unsafe products, especially to communities of low-income and ethnic families that already live in more polluted areas and food deserts, and adopt policies that will instead protect both customers and their own businesses. Combined, these discount chains have annual sales totaling more than $36 billion and operate more stores nationally than Walmart. The CHS is asking for a comprehensive set of reforms; communities need to let dollar store chains know that they want safer products and join local and national efforts advocating for nontoxic products. Scroll to Dollar Store Report at Healthy Stuff.org for the complete test results. Take action at NontoxicDollarStores. org.

Tool Pool

Eco-Eating

Farmers Share Farm Machinery Instead of buying or renting expensive specialized machinery, farmers in Maine can now join a “lending library” of farm tools on short-term loan by using the Shared-Use Farm Equipment Pool, a partnership between the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. There are already equipment co-ops and joint machinery ownerships around the country; now the sharing economy being established in urban areas seems to be catching on in rural America, too. For a $100 annual fee, members can gain access to a seedbed cultivator, twoshank sub-soiler, plastic mulch layer, tine weeder, and strip and ridge tillers. The 1,200-pound mulch layer, for instance, retails for more than $2,000. Each piece is undeniably useful, but pricey, especially given the cost per use. Farmers have a three-day window to use the tools. The pool came about when Mike Gold, an MFT staff member, saw the need to lower costs for both new and seasoned farmers. Currently, most of the tool pool members are newer vegetable farmers, but Gold says there’s appeal for established land stewards, too: “They see the opportunity to use that one piece of equipment that they may only need once a year or once every few years.” Source: ModernFarmer.com

Town Eateries Embrace Sustainability The city of Maplewood, Missouri, outside St. Louis, has teamed up with the Green Dining Alliance to become the area’s first Green Dining District, with at least 25 percent of all of its independently owned businesses certified by the Green Dining Alliance (GDA). The GDA helps businesses with sustainability and green business practices while also helping them save money. So far, eight restaurants in downtown Maplewood are GDA-certified. Green Dining Alliance’s Olivia Engel says, “It’s a win-win that makes sense for businesses and communities.” The city is also encouraging the program by subsidizing Green Dining Alliance membership fees. View updates at GreenDiningAlliance.org.

Persistent Pacers

Women Marathoners Better at Maintaining Speed Danish researchers studying almost 2 million marathon results from 131 marathon races over a period of five years have concluded that women are 18.6 percent better than men at maintaining a consistent pace overall, compared to the first and the last parts of the distance. Among the population studied, 68.5 percent were men and 31.5 percent were women. The research further suggests that both men and women “burn out” en route and could improve their marathon results significantly simply by starting slower. Source: Consumer.HealthDay.com

EPA Blooper

Bee-Toxic Pesticide Approved The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved cyantraniliprole, a new systemic pesticide that is toxic to bees, for agricultural use and has set allowable residue limits on almonds, berries, leafy vegetables and milk. The EPA also approved it as a seed treatment, so it may show up in GMO (genetically modified) seeds in the future. Cyantraniliprole has been proven to cause liver toxicity, and the EPA notes that it also alters the stability of the thyroid as tested on laboratory rats. Although the agency maintains that the pesticide is not a direct thyroid toxicant, any indirect effects on this glandular function are likely to disrupt the endocrine system. As its current endocrine disruptor screening program is still in the process of validating tests, EPA registration of the new active ingredient is questionable. Source: EcoWatch.com

Enflamed Water Home Flame Retardants Found in River

Scientists with the Washington Toxics Coalition tested household dust and laundry wastewater from 20 homes in the state’s cities of Longview and Vancouver and took samples of incoming and outgoing flow from two wastewater treatment plants that discharge into the Columbia River, the Northwest’s biggest waterway. They detected flame retardants in all the tests. The conclusion of the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is that flame retardants are sloughing off household products such as couches and TVs and collecting on people’s clothing, washing out in the laundry and passing through wastewater treatment plants into local waterways. Source: WaToxics.org

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The Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day tradition of gifting mom with flowers, including such perennial favorites as lilies, orchids, tulips and roses, can be practiced in a sustainable manner. Buying organic varieties protects workers, families and the environment. Flowers grown with conventional techniques contribute to the contamination of groundwater and streams through fertilizer and pesticide runoff that can also threaten animal species. Many of the cut flowers are grown in South America, where farms continue to use pesticides that are restricted in the U.S. and cited as highly toxic by the World Health Organization. GreenAmerica.org provides several helpful tips on bringing joy to mom on her special day in eco-friendly ways: Grow Your Own. Buy organic bulbs or seeds in consumer seed catalogs and retail racks or online from reputable sources that include SeedsOfChange.com. Children can then grow their own flowers to make them mean even more. Tips for natural weed and pest control, environmentally friendly watering, making raised garden beds and more are posted at EarthEasy.com/yard-garden. Buy Local and Organic. Support local communities and save shipping costs and energy by purchasing chemical-free organic flowers from a local farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market or community supported agriculture. Online retailers like OrganicBouquet. com and LocalHarvest.org/organic-flowers.jsp offer U.S. Department of Agriculturecertified organic flowers. Ask Local Florists to Go Organic. Find out if local florists purchase any organic and local flowers, and if not, request that they do so. Also, eschew plastic wraps and vases for eco-friendly flowers to avoid toxic ingredients and the carbon manufacturing footprint. Fun options to hold and showcase the gift include old, recycled Mason and glass jars and bottles or an artistic vase from an estate sale or antique or thrift shop.

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RETHINKING BREAST HEALTH Natural ways to keep breasts smooth, pain-free and firm, while reducing the risk of cancer. by Lisa Marshall

e’ve been conditioned to narrowly define breast health in terms of pink ribbon campaigns, cancer awareness marches and cold, steel mammography machines. Nearly 30 years after anticancer drug maker Imperial Chemical Industries (now AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) established the first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 1985, many women have come to equate healthy breasts with cancer-free breasts, and assume the most important thing they can do is undergo regular screening. But amid this chorus, some women’s health advocates are striving to get a different message across: There are a host of steps women can take to not only fend off disease in the future, but keep their breasts in optimal condition today. “We need to change the conversation about our breasts from how to avoid breast cancer and detect it early to how to have healthy breasts and enjoy them,” says Dr. Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Yarmouth, Maine, and author of the new book Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being.

her breasts fill with life-giving milk. “In all these ways, your breasts are deeply connected to your femininity, compassion and sensuality,” says Hawaiian Naturopathic Doctor Laurie Steelsmith, co-author of Natural Choices for Women’s Health. Because breasts are extremely sensitive to hormonal fluctuations throughout the body, they can also serve as a barometer of overall health. “If you’re having chronic breast symptoms, it can be your body’s wisdom saying, ‘Help. Something’s wrong.’ Women need to listen.” While some premenstrual swelling and tenderness is normal, exaggerated or persistent pain is often a sign of systemic estrogen dominance in relation to progesterone. It’s common in the years leading up to menopause, but can also hint at impaired thyroid function, because low levels of thyroid hormones have been shown to boost estrogen in breast tissue, advises Steelsmith. Large, fluid-filled cysts or fibrous lumps, while

Healthy Breasts, Healthy Body

In adolescence, breast changes are the first to signal the arrival of womanhood. When she’s aroused, a woman’s nipples harden and change color. When a woman gives birth, 12

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non-cancerous, can also be a reflection of overexposure to harmful chemicals and toxin buildup, combined with poor lymph flow, notes Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan, an integrative physician in Greensboro, North Carolina. “If a woman has lumpy, bumpy breasts, they probably contain too many toxins, and those toxins are primarily estrogenic.” Addressing such symptoms is important not only to relieve discomfort, but also because excess estrogen can fuel future cancer risk, says Vaughan. Any new, suspicious lump should be evaluated by a professional. Also, severe breast tenderness combined with nipple discharge could be a sign of infection or a problem with the pituitary gland, so it should also be checked. But typically, subtle natural healthcare steps can go a long way toward restoring breast wellness. For nipple tenderness, Steelsmith recommends chaste-tree berry (175 milligrams [mg] of powdered extract or 40 drops daily). The herbal supplement mimics naturally occurring progesterone in the body, helping to counter estrogen dominance. Vitamin

E (400 to 800 international units [IU] per day) and evening primrose oil (1,500 mg twice a day) have also been shown to alleviate breast tenderness. For fibrous or cyst-filled breasts, Vaughan advises supplementing with iodine (up to 12.5 mg per day via kelp, seaweed or oral tablets) or applying an iodine solution to the breasts at night. A key constituent of thyroid hormones, iodine helps the liver convert unfriendly forms of estrogen into friendlier forms and flush toxins out of lymph nodes in the breast. Also, steer clear of chocolate and coffee, because caffeine is believed to interact with enzymes in the breast, exaggerating pain and lumpiness. Also consider ditching the bra, says Vaughan. Brassieres can constrict lymph nodes and hinder blood circulation in breasts, locking toxins in and aggravating fibrocystic symptoms. The link between bras and breast cancer risk remains hotly debated, with one 2014 U.S. National Cancer Institute study of 1,400 women concluding unequivocally that, “There’s no evidence that wearing a bra increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer,” while smaller studies from the United States, China, Venezu-

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ela, Scotland and Africa suggest a link. Vaughan, the founder of BraFree.org, says the science is compelling enough that she has chosen to keep her own bra use to a minimum and advises her patients to do the same. “Obviously, there are certain sports where you should wear a sports bra and there are certain dresses that only look right with a bra,” says Vaughan. At a minimum, avoid wearing a bra to bed and steer clear of underwires and overly tight bras that leave red marks. “This is not about guilt-tripping women into never wearing a bra. It’s about wearing a bra less.”

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Too small or too big, lopsided or riddled with stretch marks… it seems almost every woman has a complaint about the appearance of her breasts. That’s a problem, says Northrup, because, “Healthy breasts are breasts that are loved. We have to stop beating them up.” According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of women getting breast implants for cosmetic reasons ballooned from

212,500 in 2000 to 286,254 in 2014. Physicians—including Northrup— claim that modern implants don’t, in the majority of cases, promote disease like older silicone implants did. Yet even plastic surgeons warn that having implants should be fully thought out, and at some point they’ll probably have to come out. “They are manmade devices, and are not intended to be lifelong. At some point, you will probably have to have further surgery,” says Dr. Anureet Bajaj, an Oklahoma City plastic surgeon. Bajaj notes that implants can rupture, forming scar tissue and lending irregular shape to the breast. Often, as a woman ages and her body changes, the larger breasts she chose in her 20s no longer look right and may cause back and shoulder pain. In some cases, implants can also lead to loss of nipple sensitivity. For these and other reasons, 23,774 women—including actress Melissa Gilbert and model Victoria Beckham—had their implants removed in 2014, often following up with a breast lift (using their own tissue) to restore their shape. Vaughan sees breast implant re-

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moval as a wise and courageous choice to restore optimal breast health. Better yet, don’t get implants in the first place. “There are a lot of other things you can do to improve the appearance of your breasts,” she advises. Vaughan recommends breastperking exercises like dumbbell bench presses and flys that tone the pectoral muscles beneath the breasts, making them more resilient and look larger. To prevent or reverse sagging, she again urges women to go bra-free. “We have ligaments in the upper outer quadrant of our breasts called Cooper’s ligaments, and they’re responsible for holding our breasts up. Just like your muscles atrophy when you put your arm in a sling, your Cooper’s ligaments atrophy if you wear a bra all the time.” In one unpublished, yet highly publicized 2013 study, French Exercise Physiologist Jean-Denis Rouillon measured the busts of 330 women ages 18 to 35 over a period of 15 years and found those that regularly wore a bra had droopier breasts with lower nipples than those that didn’t. In another, smaller, Japanese study, researchers found that when women stopped wearing a bra for three months, their breasts perked up. Those worried about stretch marks also have options. They can be a sign of inadequate copper, which promotes collagen integrity and helps skin stretch without injury, says Steelsmith. If rapid weight gain is occurring due to adolescence, pregnancy or for other reasons, try taking copper supplements or applying a topical copper spray on the breasts. Remember to massage your breasts daily, not only as a “search and destroy mission” for early detection of cancerous lumps, says Northrup, but as a way to get waste products flowing out and loving energy flowing in. “It concerns me that women feel pressured to think of their breasts as two potentially pre-malignant lesions sitting on their chests,” Northrup says. “These are organs of nourishment and pleasure for both ourselves and others. We need to remember that, too.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com. 14

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KIDS ¤ VEGGIES How to Instill Healthy Lifelong Habits by Clancy Cash Harrison

Starting at conception, the early years of a child’s life are a perfect window of opportunity to establish a foundation of healthy eating.

ant a child to love veggies? Here are simple tips parents can practice in the first three years to establish lifelong good eating habits. Start early. We all know that eating healthy during pregnancy will help a baby grow, but many may not realize that an infant can taste flavors in utero and through breast milk. Eating a variety of fresh produce during pregnancy and breastfeeding helps shape a healthy diet later in life. Treat weaning as a time for the infant to explore the texture, taste and aroma of an array of foods. After six months of exclusive breastfeeding, food can be introduced, although breast milk is still the primary source of nutrients. Small, repeated exposures to many foods during this stage will help mini-

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mize refusals to try or accept foods in the toddler years. Children’s foods should be exploding with nutrients. Offering a variety of organic produce ensures optimal nutrition and decreases chemical exposure. Research reported by the Harvard Medical School and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, among others, shows that richly colored foods help build dense bones, powerful brains and tough immunity. Good candidates include butternut squash, sweet potatoes, leafy greens, carrots, broccoli, berries and citrus. Also go for those naturally high in iron, such as peas, leafy greens, apricots, raisins and legumes. Avoid anything high in sugar and other sweeteners, hydrogenated oils, artificial colorings and other harmful additives.

Keep it fun, so that your kids will try new things like vegetables. Remember, it takes 12 times before a baby actually prefers a new food, so don’t give up! ~Veronika Van de Geer Buckley, Maine mother Another important yet often overlooked foundation of healthy eating is encouraging a child to self-regulate his or her calorie intake. Self-regulation starts on the first day of breastfeeding and is carried through adulthood. Respecting a child’s decision to end a meal allows them to control their own food intake. Common signals infants use to end a meal include turning their head away, arching back, throwing food on the floor and showing an interest in other activities. To encourage self-regulation, always serve meals and healthy snacks on a schedule and allow the child to feed himself when possible. As early as 7 months of age, most healthy infants are developmentally ready to do this, which should optimize nutrient consumption, increase participation in family meals and contribute to a less stressful mealtime. Appropriate foods for self-feeding should easily melt in an infant’s mouth and be a safe size, such as soft fruits and cooked vegetables. To prevent choking, avoid round, hard and sticky foods such as whole grapes, peanuts, popcorn and nut or seed butters. Don’t be afraid to add mild herbs and spices to a child’s food. An easy way to teach healthy flavor preferences, develop taste buds and reduce pickiness when they’re older is to expose children to many foods, textures and aromas. A dash of cumin in smashed avocado or freshly chopped mint mixed with diced strawberries introduces new perspective on a favorite food. Food refusal is inevitable, normal behavior. Children will love a food one day and hate it the next. Rethinking the definition of variety empowers parents to reintroduce a not-so-favorite food

many times. If children don’t like the way an item feels or looks, they may not taste it. The refusal of a carrot doesn’t necessarily doom carrots. They can be coined, minced, mashed, puréed and diced to change the texture, plus they can be served cold, at room temperature or tepid. A child’s early adventurous eating increases the willingness to experiment with a wider range of less familiar foods as a young adult in a multicultural foodscape. Kids are not born reciting an alphabet; it takes time and

practice to read and learn a new language. Similarly, it requires time and patient practice to establish a healthy foundation for eating. Have faith in the family’s ability to make eating together enjoyable for everyone. Clancy Cash Harrison is a mother of two, pediatric feeding therapist, registered dietitian and author of Feeding Baby: Simple Approaches to Raising a Healthy Baby and Creating a Lifetime of Nutritious Eating. Connect at FieldsOfFlavor.com.

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EATING SKINNY Why Vegans and Vegetarians are Naturally Trim by Judith Fertig

e read the labels touting low sugar, carbs, fats and calories. We try this and that diet, hoping the pounds will melt away. Yet more than a third of U.S. adults, nearly 80 million of us, remain overweight or obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta. The problem might be that we’re getting the wrong advice. While most weight-loss plans focus on reducing calories, recent research shows that vegan and vegetarian dietary patterns can result in more weight loss than those that include meat, without even emphasizing caloric restriction. Scientists at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, point to their study, How Plant-Based Do We Need to Be to Achieve Weight Loss? Study participants were divided into five groups, according to eating style, from vegan to flexitarian to carnivore, and monitored for an eight-week period. At the end of the evaluation, those that followed an entirely plantbased diet achieved the greatest weight loss. Study leader Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Ph.D., notes, “Many researchers agree that vegan eating styles are tied to lower BMI [body mass index], lower prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and less weight gain with age.” Can it really be that simple… eat more plants and lose weight? “Yes,” says clean food coach Jeannette Bessinger, of Newport, Rhode Island. “Most people 16

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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. ~Michael Pollan could benefit from eating more vegetables.” Co-author of Natural Solutions for Digestive Health with Naturopath Jillian Sarno Teta, Bessinger advises her clients to start by eating more green, leafy vegetables. Vegetables contribute to weight control in several ways, says Bessinger. They fill us up and help calm cravings. Plus, when plants become the bulk of what we eat, we naturally consume fewer high-fat, high-calorie foods. For an easy appetite-control strategy, Bessinger suggests having a cup of vegetable soup about 10 minutes before a meal. “It shuts off your appetite valve and you’ll eat noticeably less,” she says, while still feeling full. She also recommends slowing down and being mindful when we eat. Vegetables help us do that. “It takes two-and-a-half minutes to eat a piece of cheesecake, but much more time to eat a big salad,” she says. For New York City-based Victoria Moran, author of Main Street Vegan and The Good Karma Diet, losing weight and maintaining a healthy life-

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style became easier once she adopted a vegan diet. “I’ve been through life and loss and ages 40 and 50, and my weight stays steady, some 60 pounds less than it once was,” she says. “Every year when I put away my winter clothes and get out my summer clothes, they fit.” Her eating strategy is easy, too. “Make your plate look like a Christmas tree,” says Moran, “mostly green with splashes of other bright colors from vegetables and fruits.” She eats green veggies in several ways. She makes her own green juices—one favorite combines celery, kale, apple and lemon juice. She also adds tender greens like romaine or spinach to smoothies that might also contain fruit and citrus juice. She steams greens with plenty of garlic and makes big salads. “I bought my salad bowl at a restaurant supply house,” Moran exclaims. Salads get an oomph factor with a selection of avocado, pumpkin or hemp seeds, mushrooms, chickpeas or red beans, artichoke hearts, chunks of steamed yam and sautéed tofu or tempeh. Moran cites benefits of more energy to do more physical activity and “feeling really good” as additional outcomes of her dietary shift. Sophie Uliano, a Los Angelesbased natural beauty expert and author of the new Gorgeous for Good, agrees, believing that eating a vegan diet 80 percent of the time can pay dividends in weight loss, well-being, energy and beauty. “Most of the time, eat clean and healthy,” she recommends. “It’s not a diet. It’s a ‘live-it’, a way of life.” Uliano recently asked two colleagues on the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family show to try eating vegan, while also eliminating gluten, alcohol, caffeine and refined grains. The pair lost weight, gained energy and improved their skin tone. “Transformation comes in a series of small, consistent decisions over time,” concludes Bessinger, eating salad instead of cheeseburgers and vegetables instead of fries. For natural weight management, “Make strategic, long-term changes in stages that you can actually sustain over time.” Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Search the words recycled, repurposed and upcycled on Pinterest, Etsy or any search engine to picture results ranked from simple-to-do to how-in-the-world astonishment. Light fixtures can be made from almost anything. Cookie jars and books turn into lamps, wine bottles become a chandelier—go homespun or industrial, follow a theme or incorporate a hobby. Freshen lamp shades using old sewing patterns, vintage fabrics or ribbon applied as découpage. A coat of paint transforms tacky, tarnished brass chandeliers into elegant décor. At a flea market, look for boxes of stainless forks, knives and spoons— avoid costly sterling silver that can tarnish. A drill, frame, wiring and bulb later, we can have an intriguing hanging light or lamp. Combining a chafing

dish, silverware and assorted tea cups in a chandelier creates artful lighting.

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Chairs are plentiful in garage and whole-house sales, flea markets and on Craigslist. Sometimes all that’s needed is a coat of paint and fun fabric. New cushions, bought or made, are easy upgrades. Recovering a padded seat only requires the right amount of fabric and a sturdy staple gun. Mismatched chairs, painted a neutral color and redone with the same fabric, turn a mishmash of styles into a coordinated set. Chevron (zig zag) or checkerboard patterns in black and white are popular—understated, yet posh. Bright colors in a pop art style or 70s florals brighten any room and give the owner style points. Benches created from a bookcase, shortened dresser or car parts can be padded or plain and incorporate storage capacity. A child’s bench may have been a skateboard in its former life. When buying reclaimed wood, ask about its origin; factory pieces might still retain unhealthy contaminants.

to a home office. For added interest or to hide imperfections, découpage with maps, postcards, kid’s artwork, pages from beyond-repair cookbooks or old sheet music. Need a shelf above the desk? A pair of old shutters works well; cast iron brackets add flair. Matching or complementary paint colors will make the pieces look like they belong together. Broken pieces of furniture can live on if cobbled together. A coffee table’s sturdy legs and frame, an old window and a little paint combine to furnish a unique table with built-in storage. To protect fragile glass and create an even surface, top with a sheet of Plexiglass or sturdy beveled-edge glass. Look beyond what is there and imagine what it could be. Ideas are everywhere, especially with spring cleanouts, garage sales and flea markets. Expect upcycling to become an obsession, because everything will become a possibility. Connect with freelance writer Avery Mack at AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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ld furniture used to go to college dorms and student apartments. At graduation, it was moved to the curb to be picked up by incoming students or the trash man. Now, with the influx of TV shows like Flea Market Flip and American Pickers, the DIY Network, HGTV and complementary books and magazines, vintage and mid-century recyclables barely touch the curb before being reinvented. Lighting, storage and seating provide ample opportunities for one-of-a-kind creations of imagination, vision and innovation.

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Giving Birth Naturally Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention by Meredith Montgomery

abor and delivery opening). According Most births is a natural process to the U.S. Centers for should be viewed Disease Control (CDC), that can be enjoyed. “It’s not something as a natural life 32.7 percent of deliverto be afraid of,” says ies were by Cesarean process instead section in 2013—most Mel Campbell, author of The Yoga of Pregnanperformed in situations of a potential cy. “It’s a wonderful and where a vaginal birth beautiful experience. We medical emergency. would have posed a need to remember that relatively low risk to the ~Abby Epstein, The health of mother and the body is designed for Business of Being Born child. Entirely natural giving birth.” Natural childbirth childbirth is now rare uses few or no artificial medical inhere compared with other countries, terventions such as drugs, continuous but that wasn’t always the case. fetal monitoring, forceps delivery or In 1900, 95 percent of all U.S. episiotomies (cuts to enlarge the vaginal births took place in the home; when

more moved to hospitals here in the early 20th century, midwives still typically handled the delivery in other countries, sometimes without a doctor present. In America, obstetrics became a profession and a doctor-attended birth in a hospital was promoted as a safer alternative. By 1938, half of domestic births took place in hospitals, and by 1960 it rose to 97 percent. Currently, midwives attend less than 8 percent of births here, and fewer than 1 percent occur outside a hospital. Natural labor and delivery in a hospital is possible, but, “It’s hard to have an unmedicated birth in many hospitals if you don’t know your rights, understand your physiology and have a doula by your side helping you avoid unnecessary interventions,” says Ina May Gaskin, a pioneering midwife and author of Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. Key factors to discuss include fetal monitoring, intravenous tubes and the option to eat or drink during labor.

Benefits of Home Births

Women choose home births and homey birthing centers because they labor there more comfortably, feel more in control of the process and can more easily avoid interventions. Many moms seek out a midwife’s services because they don’t want to repeat the conventional hospital experience that accompanied their first baby’s arrival. When actress Ricki Lake gave birth to her second child in her home bath-

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For example, a more tub with the assisBy 2006 Cesarean physical practice in tance of a midwife, delivery was the number the second trimester she felt empowered by doing it on her one surgical procedure utilizes the surge of energy to build own terms. “Givin American hospitals. stamina and strength, ing birth wasn’t an while opening the illness, something ~U.S. Centers for heart, hips and pelvis. that needed to be Disease Control Complenumbed. It was mentary relaxation something to be techniques for labor include breathing experienced,” she says. practices, visualization, meditation and When women let their bodies massage. When a mother isn’t connaturally lead, labor can last as little as 20 minutes or as long as two weeks, nected to monitors and tubes, she’s free to experiment with positions and props and the spectrum of pain intensity such as balls, bars and pillows, plus a is equally broad. A healthy prenatal warm shower or bath. If a hospital birth lifestyle that prepares a mom-to-be is planned, Gaskin notes that labor for a natural physical, emotional and often slows once a woman leaves the spiritual experience of childbirth is comfort of home, and recommends highly beneficial. laboring at home as long as possible. There is no way to predict the Compassionate Self-Care course of labor and delivery when “Pregnancy’s not the time to overexert yourself; let go of the temptation to over- women let nature take the lead. Campbell, a mother of three, says, “I tried to achieve and instead practice breathing focus on the intention of what I wanted and mindfulness,” advises Campbell. “If for my birthing experience, while also you’re experiencing morning sickness, surrendering expectations, knowing that try to embrace it and how it serves you. I would have whatever type of birth I By doing so, you’ll be more in tune with was supposed to have.” She adds, “The your body. These lessons are gifts you breath is the most important thing—it can take with you into labor.” keeps us in the moment, helps us to She reminds women that the baby is relax and supports us through labor.” always getting nourishment from all that While the home birth option is immom eats and breathes in, and also feeds portant to America’s new generation of off of her feelings and emotions. “The trailblazing women, it’s also significant more we can feel at peace with ourselves on a macro level. Gaskin explains, “It’s and incorporate the baby into our behard for staff to change routine pracing, the more we feel a connection and tices in hospitals but home births make union,” she says. “It’s vital that you let your body’s innate wisdom be your guide innovation possible.” Home births demonstrated that women don’t require and respect any cues it may give.” routine episiotomies and have shown Campbell guides expectant mothers through a yoga practice that embraces how maternal mobility and position changes can help labor progress and the changes occurring each trimester.

Conscious Childbirth Resources The Yoga of Pregnancy Week by Week: Connect With Your Unborn Child through Mind, Body and Breath by Mel Campbell Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds by Cynthia Gabriel Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein The Business of Being Born a film by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein Mothering Magazine’s Having a Baby, Naturally by Peggy O’Mara

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rom That ‘70s Show to Orange is the New Black, actress Laura Prepon has long been considered by TV audiences to be a welcome image of health. Yet Prepon’s recent discovery that she’d been falling short in nourishing her body as effectively as possible has set in motion a complete redirection of lifestyle, from her diet to fitness routine. Now working on a book about clean living and eating due out next year, Prepon has rededicated herself to educating us just as much as she’s entertained us through the years.

Why do you include a lot of soup in your diet? With all of the GMO food sprayed with chemicals in the typical American diet and the other environmental toxins everyone has to deal with, our gut flora, intestines and bodies in general are becoming compromised. Ten years ago, few had even heard of gluten allergies unless you had celiac disease, which was rare even then. Now, everywhere you go, there’s a gluten-free option. I love eating soup because the healthful ingredients I use are broken down completely, so the body can immediately assimilate needed micronutrients, which help heal us from the inside out. I’m talking about homemade broth from grass-fed beef bones,

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omen who shy away from the traditionally male-centric weight rooms might want to reconsider. Standing their ground amid the deadlift bars and iron plates could lead to a host of unimagined benefits. Research has found that among other things, hoisting dumbbells can amp up the fat burn, ward off some common diseases and make women stronger, both inside and out.

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Aerobic activity can burn more calories while doing it (e.g., 14 to 16 per minute when running), but strength training prolongs the burn, even when resting afterward, according to Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., of Quincy, Massachusetts, who publishes widely on the topic in scientific journals, magazine articles and books. Women will burn fewer calories while pumping iron than when running (between eight and 10 calories a minute), but because of weightlifting’s action—traumatizing muscle tissue and forcing it to rebuild—muscle recovery requires increased expenditure of energy, and thus calories, when the person is at rest. The research shows a revvedup burn of between 5 percent and 7 percent for three full days after a workout, says Westcott, who developed the exercise science major at Quincy College and has reviewed and directed strength-training research for more than 25 years. “On average, a woman burns an extra 100 calories a day by having done 30 minutes of strength training twice a week. That’s an extra 3,000 calories a month, or nearly an extra pound of fat she can burn.” 22

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Additional “free” calorie burning comes from the after-burn effect. By initiating the anaerobic, rather than aerobic, system, weightlifting requires more energy just to return to the resting state. “So, after you finish a workout, you will burn approximately 30 percent of the amount of calories you burned during the workout in the first hour afterward as your body transitions back. It’s a bonus of resistance training.” “It’s like there’s a furnace inside you,” says Naturopathic Doctor and CrossFit instructor Holly Lucille, of West Hollywood, California. The more buff a woman becomes, the more fat she burns. “It can help minimize that natural effect of slowed metabolism as you age and control body weight,” she notes. To maximize the burn, eat a healthy combined protein/carb snack within an hour of the workout, advises Jen Hoehl, a personal trainer in New York City, who says, “Adding amino acids helps the muscles rebuild more efficiently.” Westcott agrees, adding that 90 percent of studies he’s reviewed concur that about 25 extra grams of protein such as a Greek yogurt, more for heavier men, just before or after a workout, enhances fat loss, bone strength and lean muscle gain.

Don’t Fear ‘Hulk’ Bulk

Experts agree that it’s impossible for women to look like the Hulk character of comic book fame. “They don’t have enough anabolic hormones, such as testosterone,” Westcott explains. “Our team has written 26 books on strength training, with not one title exclusively for women. The muscles are exactly the same for both genders, so the same training works, but women will just get toned, not bulky.”

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To build muscle and become toned absent injury, create a full-body routine, balance muscle groups targeted in workouts, and progress properly through increased weight loads. “I train a lot of tiny girls that deadlift 225,” Hoehl says. One tip: Don’t overeat, a mistake many women make when starting out. “Often, people will be hungrier, and they lose track of what they eat or think, ‘Now I can reward myself,’” Lucille explains. “You have to figure out what your new normal is. Eat lean, clean protein.” All three experts agree that braving the free-weight area boosts success at toning and trimming the whole body. “If you use free weights, you use your core and more muscle groups to help stabilize both the weight and your body, which is often standing,” Hoehl explains, versus machines that are often worked while sitting, and generally exercise only one targeted muscle group at a time.

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Weightlifters also slow Mother Nature’s habit of stealing muscle during aging. “Women lose an average of five pounds of muscle per decade after age 30 until menopause, when the rate increases even more,” Westcott says. Studies have found that during a woman’s first six months of twice-weekly weight training, she can rebuild about one-quarter pound of muscle per week, he says. Because becoming stronger makes everything from chores to other kinds of workouts easier, women become firmer, fitter and more self-confident, Lucille observes. Independence rises, along with self-esteem. “As with all things in life: If you push against resistance, you get stronger,” she says. “That’s true both mentally and physically.” Note: Experts recommend using a certified trainer or weightlifting class to get started. Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at DebraMelani.com.

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MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL Our True Identity Surpasses Any Disease by Eric Nelson

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et down off your cross.” Harsh words, especially coming from a longtime hospital chaplain when the woman she was addressing had just learned she was cancer-free. Regardless, “Within two minutes, she started retelling the story of her diagnosis, surgery and chemo,” recounted Debra Jarvis, affectionately known as “The Irreverent Reverend”, during a TEDMED talk in Washington, D.C. “She was using words like suffering, agony, struggle... and ended with, ‘I felt crucified.’” It was then that Jarvis asked this woman to do what would likely require more of her than

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anything she’d done before. Over the years, Jarvis has observed the tendency for us to identify ourselves by our wounds as “survivors” of something that does not and should not define us. “What if people decided to claim their trauma as an experience, instead of taking it on as an identity?” she queries. “Maybe it would be the start of defining ourselves by who we have become and who we are becoming.” As Jarvis well knows, there are, in her words, “powerful forces” pushing us to do just the opposite. In 2005, she found herself in the same position

as her friend, having recovered from cancer and trying to sort out what it all meant. “We don’t all have to start a foundation or write a book,” to claim meaning for ourselves, she says. “Maybe we make one small decision that can bring about a big change.” For some, this has meant exchanging a disease-prone view of themselves for a more inspired outlook. Too often, though, mustering the humility to adopt such a perspective can seem just as difficult as climbing down from whatever tortuous experience we’re clinging to. Yet, it’s essential. As those familiar with the Bible know, a central event of Jesus’ life, his crucifixion, was followed by his even more compelling resurrection, a term that thought leader Mary Baker Eddy describes as “spiritualization of thought; a new and higher idea of immortality, or spiritual existence; material belief yielding to spiritual understanding.” The good news is that such transformation is not exclusive, but available to anyone. Whether it’s at the urging of a chaplain or another counselor or our own divine inspiration that’s encouraging us to move on, we owe it to ourselves to begin discovering who and what we really are. Eric Nelson is a Christian Science healing practitioner from Petaluma, CA, who writes on the link between spiritual consciousness and health. Find more articles at norcalcs.org.

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Natural Steps to Nurture Immunity by Shawn Messonnier

ith pets, as with kids, vaccine safety and necessity are likely concerns. While holistic veterinarians tend to minimize the use of vaccines, their strongest stance is against unnecessary vaccinations. The point is to immunize only when it’s needed by individual patients while maximizing natural immunity. In the late 1970s, amid the discovery of the canine parvo virus, vets saw many puppies under 4 months of age suffer from this mysterious disease and die or be euthanized. Once a vaccine was made, we rarely saw pets dying from the parvo virus or parvoviral infection. So, in certain cases, vaccines can be life-saving. However, unnecessary and multiple simultaneous vaccines can also be life-taking, which doctors rarely mention. The truth is that only minimal vaccines are needed for dogs

and cats over the course of a pet’s life. No pet needs all of the vaccines that are currently manufactured, and none needs vaccines every six to 12 months. Pets do need veterinary checkups once or twice a year to screen for diseases affecting the liver, heart, kidneys, lungs and gastrointestinal and urinary systems, as well as cancer. Blood and urine testing, including blood testing for undiagnosed cancer, is vital, easy and inexpensive (every six months for pets 5 years and older and annually for those that are younger). A good protocol is akin to that developed by Dr. Jean Dodds, founder of Hemopet, of Garden Grove, California, a holistic veterinarian and an expert in animal vaccination and immunology. Her system involves administering limited vaccines to puppies and kittens based on their individual needs, and not more often than every three weeks for those younger than 8 weeks. Following this course, by 4 months of age the pet has been injected with four to six vaccines, compared to double to triple the amount supported by vaccine manufacturers and administered by breeders and most conventional doctors.

Such a judicious, limited vaccine protocol offers protection against the diseases that are the most lethal to the puppy or kitten while doing no harm to its natural immune system. As needed, individual pets may also receive a natural detoxification protocol to minimize vaccine reactions. Antioxidant supplements can boost the immune response, as well. Adult pet patients can also be given blood titer testing instead of vaccines. This measures the animal’s individual antibody responses to prior immunizations or common disease exposure and assures us the pet has adequate immunity against a specific disease. All of this assures the pet owner that the pet is protected against infectious diseases without the risks of annual multiple vaccinations. In most cases a protective titer is maintained for many years, which preempts disease and further reduces the number of vaccines the animal receives over its lifetime. Titer testing costs less than $100 for three common infectious diseases, is safer than routine immunization, protects the immune system, prevents vaccine reactions and assures owners, vets, boarding facilities, groomers and day care facilities that it’s safe to introduce the pet into such environments. This approach of minimal vaccinations is a prime reason holistic veterinarian patients tend to be healthier and live longer than the average pet, with even larger dogs regularly living in good health up to 15 to 20 years of age. Holistic veterinarians perform limited vaccines supplemented by titer testing to ensure levels of care that meet accepted standards. They base their approach on supportive science from institutions including the American Animal Hospital Association and American Association of Feline Practitioners to provide safe, proven, ongoing immunity for patients. Shawn Messonnier, a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Plano, TX, is the award-winning author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats and Unexpected Miracles: Hope and Holistic Healing for Pets. For more information, visit PetCareNaturally.com.

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FRIDAY, MAY 1 Straw Bale Gardening – 6-8pm. Learn a gardening method which can be used for veggies, herbs or flowers. $20. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/ TakeAClass.

SATURDAY, MAY 2 Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screening – 9am-1pm. Free melanoma/skin cancer screening. Mitchell Dermatology, 900 W South Boundary, Bldg 9A, Perrysburg OH. More Info 419-872-4673 AromaTouch Technique Training – 9am-4pm. AromaTouch incorporates hand techniques and essential oils to address stress, immunity, inflammation and autonomic imbalances in the body. Registration fee includes training, kit, manual, DVD. Certificate awarded. $149. Healing Arts Institute, 340 Three Meadows Dr, Perrysburg OH. Register at eventbrite.com/e/aromatouch-technique-trainingtickets-16165910674. Women’s Wellness Weekend or Spa Day – (May 2-3). Sat. 10am thru Sun. 1pm. Choices of massage, facials, mani/pedi, yoga, Zumba, food demos and more. $165/weekend, $65/spa day-Sat 10am6:30pm. Victorian Inn, Marblehead OH. Reservations JMathias@buckeye-express.com. Herbal Salve class – 1:30-3:30pm. Make salve and learn how to make herbal oils which can be used for salve, salad dressing, personal care and cleaning. All materials provided. $20. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation. org/TakeAClass.

SUNDAY, MAY 3 Essential Oils 101 – 1-3:30pm. For people who are just getting acquainted with using essential oils for a healthier life. Free. Grounds for Thought Coffee Shop, Meeting Rm, 174 S Main St, Bowling Green OH. Please RSVP Jackie Goff 419-304-8408.

MONDAY, MAY 4 Kidney Smart lecture – 2-3:30pm. How the kidney functions, what causes kidney disease, stages of failure and how lifestyle and diet changes can help. Free. Swan Creek DaVita, 5201 Airport Hwy, Toledo OH. Pre-register at 1-888-695-4363. Succession Planting class – 6-8pm. This process is the most important tool for maximizing a garden’s yield. $10. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/ TakeAClass.

TUESDAY, MAY 5 Reflexive Muscle Testing and Kinesiology lecture – 11:30am-1pm. Speaker is Garry J. Smith, DC, a chiropractor with 30 years of experience. $13. Grape Leaf Diner, 909 S McCord Rd, Holland OH. RSVP to Cindy Baker via CindyBaker001@gmail.com.

Bio-Identical Hormone Restoration lecture – 6:30-8:30pm. Matt Buderer, R.Ph., FIACP, Compounding Pharmacist will discuss the biochemistry and balance of hormones in the male and female bodies. Topics include estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol and stress. Free. Buderer Drug, 26611 N Dixie Hwy #119, Perrysburg OH. Seating is limited. Please call 419-873-2800 to reserve a seat. Basics of Essential Oils for Healing – 7-8pm. Learn how to use oils for a variety of health, emotional and physical issues which can benefit both adults and children. Free. New Beginnings Healing Ctr, 202 N McCord, Toledo OH. Please RSVP 419-861-7786 or NBHCToledo.com. Essential Oils 101: Learn the Basics – 9pm Webinar. How doTERRA’s CPTG organic oils can keep your family healthy. Free. Register at http:// bit.ly/1JjkSXN.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Essential Oils 101: Learn the Basics – 9am Webinar. How doTERRA’s CPTG organic oils can keep your family healthy. Free. Register at http:// bit.ly/1JVXH6J. Infant CPR, Safety and Care class – 10am-noon. Anyone age 14 and up can attend this class which covers infant CPR, safe sleep, safe environment, immunization schedule, car seat safety, hygiene and more. Free. Monroe County Health Dept, 2353 S Custer Rd, Monroe MI. Register at 734-240-7800 or contact Lisa McGrath lisa_mcgrath@monroemi.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 Kidney Smart lecture – 5:30-7pm. How the kidney functions, what causes kidney disease, stages of failure and how lifestyle and diet changes can help. Free. Northwood DaVita, 611 Lemoyne Rd, Northwood OH. Pre-register at 1-888-695-4363. Essential Oils 101 – 6-8:30pm. For people who are just getting acquainted with using essential oils for a healthier life. Free. Grounds for Thought Coffee Shop, Meeting Rm, 174 S Main St, Bowling Green OH. Please RSVP Jackie Goff 419-304-8408.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 Preparing for Summer BINGO night with doTERRA – 7:30-8:30pm. Get ready for summer by learning how to use CPTG essential oils for all of your health and wellness needs. Raffle tickets earned throughout the evening. Lots of great prizes including a Lotus Diffuser! Free. St Paul’s Lutheran Church, 112 E Wayne St. Maumee OH. RSVP Karla at EssentialConnection.com. Heart of the Matter lecture – Starts 8:45am. Keynote speaker is Zonya Foco, RD, CHFI, CSP at the 12th Annual program to fight heart disease. $20. Hilton Garden Inn, Levis Commons, Perrysburg OH. Register with Dee at dee.your@promedica.org.

Toledo Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale (May 8-10) Fri 12pm-8pm. Over 5000 plants, herbs from Maumee Valley Herb Society and heirloom veg seedlings from Toledo GROWs. Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo OH. More info info@ToledoGarden.org. Therapeutic Fasting lecture – 7-9pm. Speaker Dr. John Fielder of Australia gives this lecture on nutritional and complementary medicine with slides, interrupted by questions, heckling and controversy. Sponsored by Dr Jay Nielsen MD. Free. Nova Faith Church, 5105 Glendale Ave, Ste G, in Kroger Plaza just off Reynolds Rd.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 Toledo Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale (May 8-10) Sat 9am-5pm. Refer to May 8 listing for event details. Find Out Where You Came From – 9:30-11:30am. Topic is Make a Book Online. This Learning About Your Past series is sponsored by RootsMagic Inc. and is an 11-part series held from Jan-Nov 15. Topics range from starting genealogy research to publishing a family history. $10/adults, $5/students thru high school. Rutherford B Hayes Ctr, 1 Spiegel Grove, Fremont OH. Pre-registration requested BHill@RBHayes.org. Woodland & Wildlife Community Day – 10am2pm. More than 60 vendors and fun family activities with various demos related to gardening, fishing and wildlife interests. Free admission. Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W Portage River S. Rd, Elmore OH. More info info@schedel-gardens.org. Run United: A Color Fun Run/Walk – Starts 10am. Registration is at 10am and the Run/Walk starts at 11am for both kids and adults. T-shirts given to early registrants. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Monroe County. $10/kids register before 4/17, $15/kids register Apr17-24, $15/all adults. Custer Elementary, Albain Rd, Monroe MI. More Info 734-242-1331 or MonroeUW.org. K-9: A Day for the Dogs – 10am-3pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet adoptable pets from animal shelters or bring your own pet to participate in special programs designed just for them. Free. Toledo Museum of Art, Welles Sculpture Garden, 2445 Monroe St, Toledo OH. Flower Sale for Breaking Barriers – 10am-4pm. Hanging baskets, deck pots and individual plants are available, and proceeds go to the Breaking Barriers Fund which assists adults with developmental disabilities. Olde Schoolhouse Commons, 8336 Monroe Rd, Lambertville MI. Essential Oils 101 – 10:30am-12:30pm. For people who are just getting acquainted with using essential oils for a healthier life. Free. Barry Bagels, Oak Tree Shopping Ctr, 4024 N Holland-Sylvania, Toledo OH. Please RSVP Jackie Goff 419-304-8408. CPR class – 11am-2pm. AHA Faculty member Melissa Thomas teaches this video-based class on CPR, the use of AED and how to help adults who are choking. Class offers certification. $35. Bedford Branch Library, Community Room, 8575 Jackman, Temperance MI. Register at http://bit.lv/bdcpr or call 734-847-6747. Stress Prevention workshop – 1:30-4:30pm. An interactive workshop on living the stress-free life. Learn how to resolve conflicts, strengthen your immune system, balance emotions and much more. $20. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/TakeAClass.

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SUNDAY, MAY 10 Toledo Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale (May 8-10) Sun 12pm-4pm. Refer to May 8 listing for event details. Spring Herb Walk – 2-3:30pm. Stroll the grounds in search of wild food and medicine, listen to discussions on the characteristics, uses and lore of herbs. Handouts provided. Please bring notebook and pencil. $15. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/TakeAClass.

TUESDAY, MAY 12 Summer Time Help with Essential Oils – 9am Webinar. How doTERRA’s CPTG organic oils can keep with all of your summer activities. Free. Register at http://bit.ly/1FXCqFX. Immune Support Class – 5-6pm. The Rehabilitation Specialists conduct classes on the 2nd Thursday of each month on flu prevention and care. Participants are also taught to perform the thoracic pump, a hands-on procedure that can stimulate the immune system’s ability to fight off disease. Free. Center for Progressive Health & Wellness, 975 S Monroe St, Ste C, Monroe MI. More info call 734-241-0560.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 Group Tapping Class – 4-5:30pm. Experience the collective power of group energy in this acupressure class, which reduces symptoms of stress, anxiety and both mental and physical pain. $10. Tapp Toledo, 6635 W Central Ave, Toledo OH. RSVP CindyBaker001@gmail.com. Intro to Tapping – 6-7pm. Introduction to the acupressure practice known as EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique, which reduces symptoms of stress, anxiety and physical pain. Free. Tapp Toledo, 6635 W Central Ave, Toledo OH. RSVP CindyBaker001@gmail.com. Summer Time Help with Essential Oils – 9pm Webinar. How doTERRA’s CPTG organic oils can keep with all of your summer activities. Free. Register at http://bit.ly/1D2kgSE.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 Kidney Smart lecture – 5-6:30pm. How the kidney functions, what causes kidney disease, stages of failure and how lifestyle and diet changes can help. Free. Northwood DaVita, 611 Lemoyne Rd, Northwood OH. Pre-register at 1-888-695-4363. Free Infertility Seminar – 6-7:30pm. Reproductive Medicine Assoc of Michigan is hosting this seminar for people struggling to conceive. Dr. Lynda Wolf

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and Dr. Brad Miller will be the speakers and there will be a Q&A session. Free. Toledo Ramada Conference Ctr, 3536 Secor Rd, Toledo OH. Reserve a spot 248-619-3113. More info RMAMI.com.

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FRIDAY, MAY 15

Kidney Smart lecture – 4-6pm. How the kidney functions, what causes kidney disease, stages of failure and how lifestyle and diet changes can help. Free. ProMedica Flower Hospital, 5200 Harroun Rd, Conference Rm B, Sylvania OH. Pre-register at 1-888-695-4363.

Happy Hour and ½ Yoga – 4-5:30pm OR 6-7:30pm. This 1.5 hour class uses Bikram Yoga which is a sequence of 26 postures selected and developed from Hatha yoga postures performed in a heated room. It is a challenging workout that improves physical strength, flexibility, and balance while enhancing mental clarity and focus. It is accessible and non-exclusive. Drop in class $10. Bikram Yoga Toledo, 5107B Monroe St., Toledo OH. Call 567-343-2298 or visit BikramYogaToledo. com for more info.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 Medication Waste Disposal – 8am-noon. NO sharps or medical waste accepted. Ida High School, 3145 Prairie St, Ida MI. Household Hazardous Waste Collection – 8amnoon. YES-aerosols, auto fluids, batteries, cleaning products, fluorescent bulbs, paint/stain, pesticides. NO-appliances, ammunition, garbage, garbage, debris, business waste. Monroe County Comm College, 1555 S Raisinville Rd, Monroe MI. Complete list of items accepted at GreenMonroeCounty.com. Bridge to Recovery Walk 2015 – 9am-1pm. This 5th annual event, sponsored by The River Centre Foundation, is to raise awareness of eating disorders and this year’s theme is “Simply BeYou(tiful)”. Onsite registration begins at 9am. Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave, Sylvania OH.

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Essential Oils 101 – 6:30-7:30pm. This class is both basic and some intermediate training on uses of essential oils. Zytoscans available for $5. Class is free. CPW Health Ctr, 3130 Central Park West Dr, Toledo OH. RSVP Jill Barnes JillKBarnes2126@ gmail.com. Climate Hope-Action Planning – 6:30-8pm. Discussion on organizing community events to raise awareness about climate change and develop strategies to combat it. $10. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation. org/TakeAClass.

FRIDAY, MAY 22 The Muddy Eagle 1.5K – Starts 9am. This untimed no-pressure 1.5 mile mud and obstacle course is open to everyone ages 6 and up. 1st wave starts at 9am. All prepaid entrants receive a Muddy Eagle tshirt. $15. Eisenhower Inter. School, 331 N Curtice Rd, Oregon OH. Register at Eventbrite.com and search for The Muddy Eagle.

SATURDAY, MAY 23

Green Thumb Festival of 2015 – 10am-4pm. Flowers, Plants, Gardening Supplies, Food and Fun! Main Street in Delta, OH. More info DeltaChamberofCommerce.org.

Flower Day Weekend (May 23-25) – all day. The 181st Farmers Market Season will feature over 60 vendors selling food, yard art, crafts and flowers. Saturday and Monday are Market days and Sunday is Flower Day. Toledo Farmers Market, 525 Market St, Toledo OH. More Info ToledoFarmersMarket.org.

Yoga Anatomy & Alignment Workshop – 1:304pm. Explores the benefits of twisting the spine for healthy alignment in this fun, beneficial workshop. $30. Presence Yoga at Westgate Village, 3450 W Central Ave, Ste 320F, Toledo OH. Reserve a spot 419-376-6300 or PresenceYogaLtd.com.

CPR class – 11am-2pm. AHA Faculty member Melissa Thomas teaches this video-based class on CPR, the use of AED and how to help adults who are choking. $13. Bedford Branch Library, Community Room, 8575 Jackman, Temperance MI. Register at http://bit.lv/bdcpr or call 734-847-6747.

SUNDAY, MAY 17

Baby Massage – 1-3pm. Massage therapist Pamela Rezk will teach how to soothe, stimulate and bond with your baby. Bring a blanket and your baby. Both parents are welcome. Space is limited; call to reserve a spot. $40. New Beginnings Healing Ctr, 202 N McCord, Toledo OH. RSVP 419-861-7786 or NBHCToledo.com.

Bark in the Park 2015 – 10am-1pm. Fetch your sneakers and bring your furry friend to help raise money for animals in need. Toledo Humane Society, 1920 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee OH. Herbal Teas class – 1:30-3:30pm. Learn to make teas, potpourri, smoothies, and sugar scrubs from common flowering herbs. $20. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/TakeAClass.

TUESDAY, MAY 19 Reflexology lecture – 6:30-8pm. Lecture by Susan Bones on Balancing Your Body through Reflexology Points. Free and open to the public. Center at Alternative Physical Therapy, 440 S Reynolds Rd, Ste D, Toledo OH. More info 419-578-4357.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Living with Diabetes Group – 7-8:30pm. This year’s theme is “10 Tips for Diabetes Health”, and all individuals with diabetes and their support persons are welcome. Sponsored by Monroe Health Dept’s Live Well, Be Well Team. Free. Monroe Home Care

THURSDAY, MAY 21

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Thyroid lecture – 2-4pm. Lecture with Dr. Gary Smith. Learn the 6 major pathways that cause thyroid problems, 5 of which are best treated without medication. Free. Maumee Library, 501 River Rd, Maumee OH.

SUNDAY, MAY 24 Flower Day Weekend (May 23-25) – all day. Refer to May 23rd event for details.

MONDAY, MAY 25 Flower Day Weekend (May 23-25) – all day. Refer to May 23rd event for details.

THURSDAY, MAY 28 Kidney Smart lecture – 5-6:30pm. How the kidney functions, what causes kidney disease, stages of failure and how lifestyle and diet changes can help.

Free. Point Place DaVita, 4747 Suder Ave, Ste 107, Toledo OH. Pre-register at 1-888-695-4363. Yoga in the Vineyard – 6:30-8pm. Instructor is Shelia Watson of Bee Free Yoga. Enjoy an hour of yoga and a glass of wine. $15. Majestic Oak Winery, 13554 Mohler Rd, Grand Rapids OH.

FRIDAY, MAY 29 Happy Hour and ½ Yoga – 4-5:30pm OR 6-7:30pm. This 1.5 hour class uses Bikram Yoga which is a sequence of 26 postures selected and developed from Hatha yoga postures performed in a heated room. It is a challenging workout that improves physical strength, flexibility, and balance while enhancing mental clarity and focus. It is accessible and non-exclusive. Drop in class $10. Bikram Yoga Toledo, 5107B Monroe St, Toledo OH. Call 567-343-2298 or visit BikramYogaToledo.com for more info.

SATURDAY, MAY 30 Find Out Where You Came From – 9:30-11:30am. Topic is Make a Family Tree with Ancestry.com. This Learning About Your Past series is sponsored by RootsMagic Inc. and is an 11-part series held from Jan-Nov 15. Topics range from starting genealogy research to publishing a family history. $10/ adults, $5/students thru high school. Rutherford B Hayes Ctr, 1 Spiegel Grove, Fremont OH. Preregistration requested BHill@RBHayes.org. The Garden After Dark – 7-11pm.

SUNDAY, MAY 31 Basic Herbal Preparations – 2-4pm. Learn the merits of using herbs as both food and medicine and prepare a few concoctions to welcome the summer. $25. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/TakeAClass. Be Healthy Workshop – 6-7pm. This is the first of a 3-session workshop with guest speakers at each. This workshop’s topic is Healthy Schedules. Free. Monroe Free Methodist Church, 3928 E Dunbar Rd, Monroe MI. More Info MonroeFMC.com or Melanie at MonroeFMC@gmail.com.

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ongoingevents sunday Spirituality Gathering Without the Religion – Starts 9am. The Center for Conscious Living promotes human unity, service to community, meditation, prayer and interfaith alliances. Each gathering begins with stimulating spiritual discussions, followed by live music and speakers that are both locally and internationally known. The Center for Conscious Living, 7410 Noward Rd (off Rte 64), Waterville OH. More Info call 419-873-5768 or visit Facebook.com/cclnwo.org. Hot YogAlign – All Levels: 9:30-10:45am. Level II: 11am-12:15pm. Postural-based yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Level tailored to participant; see website for prerequisites. Please bring water bottle. $15/drop-in. Free mat/ towel rental and cooling lavender face cloth offered 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com.

monday Monthly Memorial Ceremony – 3rd Mon. A gathering for those that have lost a beloved pet and want to remember them and share their memory with other pet lovers. Please bring a picture of your pet. Free. Canine Karma, 6128 Merger Dr, Holland OH. RSVP: 419-290-8237. Fitness After 55 – 9am. Every Monday. The Center provides the setting for seniors to communicate and share with each other. Living alone, eating alone, being alone – these circumstances are not necessary in a community which has a Senior Citizens Program like Bedford’s. Bedford Senior Citizens Center, 1653 Samaria Rd, Temperance MI. Call for Info 734-856-3330.

Hot YogAlign – All Levels: 9:30-10:45am and 6-7:15pm. Postural-based yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Level tailored to participant; see website for prerequisites. Please bring water bottle. $15/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental and cooling lavender face cloth offered 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. Yoga-Connecting Within – 11am-12:15pm. With Sandy Earl. Awaken the true connection between body, mind and spirit by incorporating the practice of yoga into a lifestyle. Come and experience the many benefits yoga offers. All levels welcome. $15/ drop-in. Presence Yoga at Westgate Village Office Bldg, 3450 W Central Ave, Ste 320F, Toledo OH. 419-351-7409. SandyEarl_Rower@hotmail.com. I Love Kickboxing! – 5:15-6:15pm. Come and join us for some kickboxing fun! Find out what it’s all about. $19.99/3 classes. I Love Kickboxing, 4185 Chappel Dr, Perrysburg OH. More dates, classes on our website. Sign up on ILoveKickboxing.com or More info 419-931-6435. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) – 7-8:30pm. Food addicts offers help and hope for people with eating disorders. Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 W Central Ave, Rm 206, Toledo OH. Contact Joyce Treat 419-699-1007 or jtreat@bex.net or visit foodaddicts.org. Hot Kettlebells – 7:30-8:30pm. A 60-minute total body workout that will tone muscles and burn fat. Be ready to sweat and get fit! Please bring water bottle. $13/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. Meditation and Recovery Meeting – Starts 8pm. This class is geared toward helping persons in recovery from addiction, but is not affiliated with AA. Sessions begin with 5 minutes of silent prayer, followed by basic meditation, then 20 minutes of

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SPLEZZAZZ Extraordinary Possibilities Party Saturday May 30 2015 7:30-10pm SPLEZZAZZ is a brand new kind of party where attendees are invited to playfully explore different ways of being (and seeing). There will be various transformation stations to stimulate the imagination, inspire and broaden the sense of possibility. Come find out what Dreamweaving networking and crystal/ stone infusion can do for your transformation. $40, with an Early Bird Special of $30 if registered before May 23. Asherah’s Garden Holistic Boutique, 315 North Grove, Bowling Green, Ohio. RSVP to: 419-351-3957 with name and e-mail - OR - respond to invitation at Facebook.com/BeingMagicCreations.

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Reserve Your BioMat Time – It’s as close to a tropical island experience that you can get. You’ll receive a total body tune-up, strengthening all organs and functions. Try 30 mins on the BioMat with meditation. $30. Schedule an appointment with Pennie 419-283-7337. https://BioMatHelp.com.

Hot YogAlign – All Levels: 6-7:15pm. Level II: 7:30-8:45pm. Postural-based yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Level tailored to participant; see website for prerequisites. Please bring water bottle. $15/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental and cooling lavender face cloth offered 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com.

I Love Kickboxing! – 6:30-7:30pm. Come and join us for some kickboxing fun! Find out what it’s all about. $19.99/3 classes. I Love Kickboxing, 4185 Chappel Dr, Perrysburg OH. More dates, classes on our website. Sign up on ILoveKickboxing.com or More info 419-931-6435.

silent meditation. Open discussion of participants sharing (which is voluntary) how the practice has helped them in their recovery. Free. Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo, 6537 Angola Rd, Holland OH.

Hot YogAlign – All Levels: 9:30-10:15am. Level I: 6-7:15pm. Postural-based yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Level tailored to participant; see website for prerequisites. Please bring water bottle. $15/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental and cooling lavender face cloth offered 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. Active Older Adults Class – 9:30-10:30am. Bring a friend to exercise with! $3/class. Lighthouse Landing, 4441 N Summit St, Pointe Place, Toledo OH. More Info contact Addy at Francis Family YMCA 734-850-9622. Yoga Fit – 9:30-11am. Fitness yoga incorporates the best that yoga and fitness training have to offer. This powerful combination will bring about lifestyle changes that impact the mind, body, and spirit. $15 each class. Inspired Heart Holistic Ctr, 205 Farnsworth, Waterville OH. To register Kim Collins 419-779-2177 or visit InspiredHeartHolisticCenter. com for more info. Babytime – 10-10:45am. For babies 12 months and under, Babytime teaches early literacy skills through stories, rhymes, music, etc. Free. Sylvania Branch Library, 6749 Monroe St, Sylvania OH. T’ai Chi For Health – 10:30-11:30am. Instructor Marie Criste presents a soft movement class, designed for those wanting to try t’ai chi. Each class is divided into three parts including warm up, senior form and yang form. Beginners should arrive at 10:15am. Bedford Branch Library, Bedford Community Room, 8575 Jackman Rd, Temperance MI. 734-847-6747. Monroe.Lib.Mi.Us. Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi – 12:15-1pm. Learn the ancient discipline of Tai Chi, which combines small steps, joint-safe exercise and mental strength to improve mobility, breathing, and relaxation. Will help people of all ages take control of their physical, emotional and mental health. $25/month or included in $45/month fee. CPW Rehab Center, 3130 Central Park West Dr, Ste A, Toledo OH. Call Jennifer for more info 419-841-9622. jschrickel@cpwrehab.com Take the Diabetes PATH to Better Health – (Tues, Apr 7-May 12 2015) – 1:30-4pm. This 6-week workshop is designed to help patients with diabetes to improve their health and manage their symptoms through nutrition and exercise. Participants who complete the program will receive a $25 gift card. $15. Sanctuary at Marian Place, 408 W Front St, Monroe MI. Pre-Registration required with Kristin Wilson 248-262-9226 or Kwilson@aaa1b.com. More info contact Patti Albert 734-241-2414 or Albertp@trinity-health.org.

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Body Better – 12:15-1pm. The Body Better program incorporates low-impact resistance training, functional movements, stretching and relaxation to improve mental and physical strength and health. Improve balance and stability, increase postural awareness and flexibility. Get healthy and stay healthy! $45/month unlimited visits or $25/month once a week. CPW Health Ctr, 3130 Central Park West Dr, Ste A, Toledo OH. Call Jennifer for more info 419-841-9622. jschrickel@cpwrehab.com. Beginner Yoga – 1-2pm. A gentle practice for those that are new to yoga and want deep relaxation. $10. Canine Karma, 6128 Merger Dr, Holland OH. Reserve a spot. 419-290-8237. Transition-Mind Works – 1-2:30pm. (2nd Wed every month). Individuals with early stage memory loss and their family and friends can attend for social/educational opportunities, fun brain games and group sharing. Free. Alzheimer’s Association-NW Ohio Chapter, 2500 N Reynolds Rd, Toledo OH. Register 1-800-272-3900. More Info Contact Brenda Hendricks 419-537-1999 or bhendricks@alz.org. Evening Yoga classes – Gentle Hatha: 5:306:45pm or Slow Flow Hatha: 7-8:30pm. Both classes appropriate for various levels in this friendly, supportive atmosphere. 5 and 10 class passes available or$15/drop-in. Discounts for students, seniors and active military. Presence Yoga at Westgate Village, 3450 W Central Ave, Ste 320F, Toledo OH. RSVP or more info 419-376-6300. PresenceYogaLtd.com. Aquatic Exercise for Cancer Survivors – 6-7pm. Free to survivors of any type of cancer through a grant received by The Victory Center from The Rotary Club of Toledo. CPW Health Ctr, 3130 Central Park West Dt, Ste A, Toledo OH. Must Register with Penny McCloskey at The Victory Center 419-531-7600. Mother’s Support Group – 6-7pm. Bring your young child along to interact with others. Free. Point Place Library, 2727 117th St, Toledo OH. Weight Loss Support Group – 6:30-8pm. Uses various techniques to deal with the emotional aspects of weight release. $15/week with book purchase. New Beginnings Healing Ctr, 202 N McCord, Toledo OH. RSVP required 419-861-7786 or visit NBHCToledo.com. Healing Yoga – 6:30-8pm. This class concentrates on therapeutic yoga and fitness and can help with pain management, illness and injury recovery. The

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Meditation class – 6:30-8pm. Anna V. moderates this guided meditation class best suited to participants who want to do serious meditation. Free. Lourdes University, Sophia Ctr, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania OH. Yoga for 8-12 Year-Olds – 7-7:45pm. Children ages 8-12. Connecting minds, bodies and hearts with Diane Ausmus. Through flowing sequences, balancing poses, partner poses, cooperative games, breathing exercises, creating relaxation techniques and much more. Children will gain body awareness, flexibility, strength and an open heart. Summerfield-Petersburg Branch Library, 60 E Center St, Petersburg MI. 734279-1025. Register: Calendar.Monroe.lib.mi.us. Transformation Program for Parents of Challenging Children (May 6-Jun 10 2015) 7-8:30pm. Help with defiant, manipulative and anger behaviors. Videos, workbook, resources and support group. $10/wk. New Beginnings Healing Ctr, 202 N McCord, Toledo OH. RSVP required 419-861-7786 or NBHCToledo.com.

thursday Hot YogAlign – All Levels: 9:30-10:15am. Level I: 6-7:15pm. Postural-based yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Level tailored to participant; see website for prerequisites. Please bring water bottle. $15/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental and cooling lavender face cloth offered 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo Mtg – 9:4511:30am. Established in 1984 for both stay-athome and working mom’s and their families, this group meets weekly for fun, food and friendship. Reliable and safe childcare provided. Playdates, a working moms’ group and many family activities. See website for weekly mtg topics. Not affiliated with McCord Rd Church. McCord Road Christian Church, 4765 N McCord Rd, Sylvania OH. More Info at MothersCenter.net. Boomer’s Meeting – Starts 11:30am. Networking and lunch for people born between 1946-1964 to discuss various areas of interest including wellness, finance, education, travel and entertainment, jobs/ employment, and community development. Boomers Resource Network Lake Erie Region. Uncle John’s Pancake House, 3131 Secor Rd, Toledo OH. More info 419-536-9442. Active Older Adults Class – 1:30-2:30pm. Bring a friend to exercise with! $3/class. Lighthouse Landing, 4441 N Summit St, Pointe Place, Toledo OH. More Info contact Addy at Francis Family YMCA 734-850-9622. Yoga-Connecting Within – 5:30-6:45pm. With

Sandy Earl. Awaken the true connection between body, mind and spirit by incorporating the practice of yoga into a lifestyle. Come and experience the many benefits yoga offers. All levels welcome. $15 drop-in rate. Presence Yoga at Westgate Village Office Building, 3450 W Central Ave, Ste 320 F, Toledo OH. 419-351-7409. SandyEarl_Rower@hotmail.com.

$13/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com.

Essential Oils 101: Learn the Basics – 6-7pm. How doTERRA’s CPTG organic oils can keep your family healthy. Free and open to the public. Bob Evans, 652 Tecumseh St, Dundee MI. RSVP to Ann 419-356-5428.

Qigong – 7-7:30am. With Jen Lake. Driven Fitness Studio, 819 Kingsbury St, Ste 102, Maumee OH. First class free. To register or for more info. DrivenFitnessStudio.com.

Zumba! – 6-7pm. Join Instructor Toni Quinn for an energizing session with a live drummer in a fantastic environment. Shake the stress away! Studio Fitness, 1413 Bernath Pkwy, Toledo OH. More Info contact Toni 419-480-7547 or e-mail toniquinnfit@ yahoo.com. Ladies Night Out-Art Exploration – 6-7:30pm. Different projects every week, such as naturescapes, group cooperative art, gem trees, dream boards/ boxes, jewelry making, herbs and more. You do not need to be artistically-inclined. Find us on Facebook for each week’s project. Light snacks, fun and laughs. $10/wk. New Beginnings Healing Ctr, 202 N McCord, Toledo OH. RSVP 419-861-7786 or visit NBHCToledo.com. Healthy Cooking Classes – 6-8pm. Our series of healthy, simple cooking classes feature an amazing green dish each week. $15. The Andersons, Sylvania Market Café, 7638 Sylvania Ave, Sylvania OH. RSVP 24 hrs in advance at 419-913-7328 or BeyondBasicsHC.com. Second Sole Group Runs – Starts 6:30pm. Free group runs or walks for all skill levels on a 5K course that winds down the blvd and around the exterior of Levis Commons. Different promos each week such as freebies, prize raffles and wear test items. Second Sole, 4130 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg OH. More info call 419-931-8484 or Facebook.com/ Second Sole Toledo. Pet Loss Support Group – (1st & 3rd Thurs. each month) Starts 6:30pm. Participants grieving a beloved pet will have an opportunity to share their feelings with compassionate facilitators and others who are suffering a similar experience. All are welcome. River House-IHM Spirituality Ctr, 805 W Elm Ave, Monroe MI. Please register at 734-240-5494 or RiverHouse@IHMSisters.org.

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Hot Kettlebells – 7:30-8:30pm. A 60-minute total body workout that will tone muscles and burn fat. Be ready to sweat and get fit! Please bring water bottle.

friday Hot YogAlign – All Levels: 9:30-10:15am. Posturalbased yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Level tailored to participant; see website for prerequisites. Please bring water bottle. $15/ drop-in. Free mat/towel rental and cooling lavender face cloth offered 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. T’ai Chi – 1pm. Join in the Chinese martial art that combines controlled movements with deep breathing. T’ai chi provides health benefits that include reducing stress, lessening chronic pain, and improving the immune system. In addition, balance and blood pressure often show improvements. Monroe Center for Healthy Aging, 15275 S Dixie Hwy, Monroe MI. 734-241-0404. Yoga for Kids – 4-5pm. Now signing up children in age groups 4-9 and 10-16. A five-week yoga class to teach children fun ways to manage stress and anxiety. Instructor: Jennifer Dubow, LISW, Clinical Therapist, Certified Child Yoga Instructor. $20/class, $100 total for five weeks, can bill insurance. 3335 Meijer Dr Ste 450, Toledo OH. Call for class dates and times. 419-699-3659. JenniferDubow@bex.net.

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about. $19.99/3 classes. I Love Kickboxing, 4185 Chappel Dr, Perrysburg OH. More dates, classes on our website. Sign up on ILoveKickboxing.com or More info 419-931-6435. Essential Oils 101: Learn the Basics – 10-11am. How doTERRA’s CPTG organic oils can keep your family healthy. Free and open to the public. Barry Bagel’s, 3366 Sterns Rd, Lambertville MI. RSVP to Ann 419-356-5428. Hot Kettlebells – 11am-noon. A 60-minute total body workout that will tone muscles and burn fat. Be ready to sweat and get fit! Please bring water bottle. $13/drop-in. Free mat/towel rental 1st class. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. Free Unheated Community YogAlign Class – 12:30pm-1:45pm. Find out what YogAlign is without the concern of practicing in the heat. This Level I class is taught by our apprentice teachers. Class is limited to 18. Please bring water bottle and yoga mat. $2/rent a mat. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Room 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Please Pre-register at HotYogaWithJoe.com. Uncork The Artist – 7-10pm. Painting parties with a twist. Classes for both adults and kids. Register thru website and see the painting to be created each evening. All art supplies provided. Uncork the Artist, 5228 Monroe St, Toledo OH. 419-283-2484. Much more Info at UncorkTheArtist.com.

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