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Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit by Kathleen Barnes
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he other day I was telling my young daughter, Alex, how much my foot hurt, and then started into complaining about my back and the fact that I’m gaining weight. She teasingly commented, “Mom, that’s just part of getting older” and I half-agreed with her. But at the same time, the thought of age didn't sit well with me as a depressingly plausible cause of such issues. It made me feel older just thinking about it. So I’ve now decided I’m not going to accept age as having anything to do with lamented health problems and realize that it’s up to me to do something to change the whole scenario. First I vowed to renew my quest to ramp up my exercise efforts and further my know-how in eating healthier. Mentally, I promised myself to stick with it this time and really try for improvements on both counts. But then it dawned on me that I’m looking at it all wrong. Instead of thinking that it’ll be a daily struggle to exercise and eat healthier, I realized I needed to first change my thinking around these issues and to take overall responsibility for my health. Wishfully hoping that aches and pains will go away on their own isn’t the answer. With Natural Awakenings I already have a perfect toolkit at hand. Kathleen Barnes’ feature article, “Ageless Being: Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit” is a stellar example, reminding me to do just that. Driving home from a weekend road trip to Burlington, Vermont, a few weeks ago, I caught sight of a banner across their main road advertising a Sunday morning event called Yoga on Church Street. As I passed through downtown, I espied a whole block of people participating. I was inspired to see nearly 500 attendees engaged in the same pose, convinced of its benefits. I later learned they were simultaneously raising money to help prevent child abuse in their hometown. How great it would be to see an event like that happen in downtown Toledo. Meredith Montgomery’s article, “Yoga Enters the Medical Mainstream” provides more food for thought as it becomes increasingly accepted as a valid and beneficial form of therapy. If you've never tried it, you can find a yoga style and teacher suited to your needs by checking out the offerings of local studios on our Yoga, Pilates and Fitness guide on page 15. Our area’s yoga practitioners stand ready to help take you to the next level. To living health-conscious lives,
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newsbriefs Aromatherapist Joins Turning Point Chiropractic
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argo Hertzfeld, a clinically certified aromatherapist practicing holistic aromatherapy has joined the team at Turning Point Chiropractic and will conduct a class on the uses and benefits of aromatherapy from 6 to 7 p.m., September 9, at the Toledo Lucas County Library, in Maumee. In expanding the range of holistic care, health and wellness to their patients, Hertzfeld’s certifications are from the East West School of Herbal and Aromatic Studies, based in North Carolina. She is not a representative of any particular line of essential oils, saying, “Nature is not homogenized, so how could essential oils be?” Hertzfeld will be offering holistic consultations at Turning Point Chiropractic by looking at the body as a whole to determine which blend of oils will help best with potential imbalance. Register for the class at Margo@RosyGlowAromatherapy.com. For more information, visit RosyGlowAromatherapy.com. See ad page 30.
Panek to Participate in Local Oneness Events
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housands of people will participate at the beach September 19 as part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes annual September Adopt-a-Beach Event coming to Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Volunteers adopt a favorite stretch of shoreline and care for it by clearing away litter. Open to individuals and groups, Adopt-a-Beach volunteers cleared nearly 51,800 pounds from all eight Great Lakes states last year. Their reach is broader than cleaner shorelines, however. Many use their findings to make realworld changes for their beaches, writing letters to the editor or creating public displays of their findings. For others, beach adoption provides is a hands-on lesson in citizen engagement. The Alliance launched its first September Adopt-a-Beach cleanups in Michigan and Illinois in 1991 to coincide with the International Coastal Cleanup. Dates and times for cleanups vary by location. Register online at GreatLakesAdopt.org. For more information, visit GreatLakes.org/saab.
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ristin Panek, founder and spiritual director of the nonprofit Flowering Heart Center, which creates sacred space for community healing and transformation into higher states of consciousness, will be in the Toledo area from September 17 through 20 for a series of events. She offers counseling and workshops for this Kristin Panek, community of over 500 members. Panek will be the special guest at the Oneness Blessing Circle at 7 p.m., September 17, a free, non-denominational meditative event dedicated to humanity’s awakening to joy. Sacred Sanskrit processes will take place to balance the chakras, raise the kundalini energy and give deeksha (Oneness Blessing) to participants. She will facilitate the Amma Bhagavan Sacred Chambers on September 18 and 19 in three sessions at no charge. This new process is the most sacred and powerful Oneness phenomenon ever released outside of India. Panek will also conduct a PlayShop, from 1to 4 p.m., September 20, Honoring the Equinox and Exploring Inner Equilibrium. Cost of PlayShop is $35. Location: Center for Conscious Living, 7410 Noward Rd., Waterville, OH. To register, call Joyce Hess at 858-837-0959 or email je.hess@hotmail.com. The Oneness Blessing Circle and Sacred Chambers events will be held at separate locations. See calendar of events for registration information for all. Locations provided at registration.
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he Center at Alternative Physical Therapy, Ltd. (APT), in Toledo, is offering new services, including frequency specific microcurrent therapy with acupuncture through Carol Kremer. Pam Rezk, LMT, is providing a wide variety of massage services such as lymphatic drainage, oncology and hot stone massage, Thai foot and mat massage. Day, evening and weekend appointments are available, some are eligible for insurance billing. APT has added an automatic external defibrillator to protect patients and their family members during clinic hours, with eight people on staff to complete their community CPR training. Also, Lisa Kelly PT, CSCI, is now offering visceral mobilization techniques. They are the Toledo home of the Stroke For Life group, which promotes self-responsibility and ongoing support for recovery of life skills after a stroke. A Health and Wellness Community lecture series are held from from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. The topic on September 8 is Thyroid and Hormone Imbalances: Causes and Effects, by Matt Buderer, RPh FIACP, of Buderer Drugs. The topic on October 13 is Frequency Specific Microstim Current and Acupuncture, by Carol Kremer, LAc,DiplAc. Admission to lectures is free. Location: 440 S. Reynolds Rd., Ste. D, Toledo. For more information, call 419-578-4357 or visit AlternativePhysicalTherapy.com. See ad page 31.
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olistic Self-Care: Your Secret Power for Enhancing Patient Care, a regional conference of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) will be held September 25 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Participants will learn about self-care and why it is essential to personal thriving and quality patient care. The keynote speaker will be AHNA President Carole Ann Drick, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC. Other presenters include Debrah L. Roemisch, speaking on Jin Shin Do-Bodymind Acupressure: Ancient Knowledge for Today’s Wellness Care; Deborah Shields, RN, Ph.D., CCRN, QTTT, AHN-BC, on Celebrating your Inner Light: Therapeutic Touch as a Healing Practice; Sarah Weaver, FNP-C, HN-BC, on Building a Culture of SelfCare; Tina Zion, RN, BA, on Medical Intuition and the Holistic Nurse; and Dr. Dave Johnson, Ph.D., CNS-BC, on Mental Health Nursing. AHNA delivers valuable resources, improves educational tools and offers superior networking opportunities to a vibrant and expanding universe of healthcare professionals. AHNA currently services almost 4,500 members through 143 local chapters/networks in the U.S. and abroad. Cost is $70. Nurses may receive six continuing education hours. Register at ahna.org/cne. For additional information, call Kaylee Ferguson at 800-278-2462 or email Communications@ahna.org. See ad page 22.
Free Health Fair in Wauseon
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he 2015 Passport to Health Wellness Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., September 26, at the Hope Center at Sara’s Garden, with vendor booths and informative breakout sessions. Dr. Terry Chappell, of the Celebration of Health Association, located in Bluffton and Toledo, will present new information about toxic metals, chelation therapy and an exciting new treatment for Lyme disease. Additional presentations by a variety of health practitioners will be given on local health and wellness options for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, essential oils, respite and wellness, natural skin care, Reiki and more. Participants will learn about alternative approaches to health and wellness that include body work, whole food nutrition, physical movement and stress management. The goal is to promote greater awareness of simple approaches to health and wellness that are affordable and accessible to all families.
Cardio Drumming is Fitness Fun for Everyone
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ardio Fitness Drumming, at Point Place United Church of Christ, has been described as “energizing, loud, stress reducing and the most ridiculous fun you’ll ever have getting a total body workout.” Carrie Elkins, founder of Drums Alive, created this exercise form in Germany. The classes meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Participants of all ages, abilities and fitness levels use a fitness ball that sits on a plastic tub and drumsticks. They hit the ball, the bucket, the floor and the sticks together to the beat of the music. “The music is what makes it the most fun and helps you forget you’re exercising,” say instructors Jamie Westfall and Carole Dee, owners of All Shook Up Nutrition. “I’ve lost 100 pounds through great nutrition, and now am losing more by adding the exercise component to the equation,” says Wellness Coach Jamie Westfall. “Now I help others with their nutrition goals. It’s so rewarding when someone is grateful that you helped changed their life and how they feel every day.” Cost is $2. Location: 4920-297th St., across from the Point Place Library, Toledo. For more information, call 567-225-4627 or 419-725-9084.
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Yoga Boosts Brain Gray Matter
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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans. The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects. The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.
Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile
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esearch published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility. The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures. After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings. After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results. The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.
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Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live Longer
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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years. Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality. Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine. While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.
Daily Exercise Adds Five Years to Life
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esearch published this year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has determined that just 30 minutes of exercise, six days a week, can result in a reduced risk of early death by 40 percent, regardless of the intensity of the exercise. The researchers followed nearly 15,000 men born between 1923 and 1932. The men’s exercise and sedentary levels were measured along with the number of deaths that occurred during two 12-year study periods. In the second 12-year period, the researchers followed almost 6,000 of the surviving men. The researchers compared those men that were sedentary with those that exercised either moderately or intensely and found that moderate to intense exercise increased their average lifespan by five years. This improvement was comparable to the difference between smoking and non-smoking, according to the researchers. The data comes from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, in Oslo. The scientists’ finding confirms that public health practices for elderly men should include efforts to increase physical activity, along with efforts to reduce smoking.
Muscle-Building Supplements Linked to Testicular Cancer
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ew research published in the British Journal of Cancer has found that taking muscle-building supplements can increase the risk of testicular cancer by up to 65 percent. The study monitored 356 cancer patients and 513 control subjects, all from Connecticut and Massachusetts. The case-control study was conducted by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, and tested for testicular germ cell cancer. About 90 percent of testicular cancers originate from germ cells. The researchers found the subjects that used multiple musclebuilding supplements and those that began using the supplements when they were younger had the greatest risk of developing cancer.
Plants Absorb Second-Hand Smoke, Too
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on-smokers aren’t the only ones to suffer from passive smoking. New research from the Technical University of Braunschweig, in Germany, has determined that plants can also absorb nicotine from cigarette smoke, soil and pesticide sprays. The data showed that many plants yield higher quantities of nicotine residues from periods when pesticides used contained nicotine. Plants that were mulched with tobacco leaves also absorbed nicotine into their leaves. “Tremendously elevated nicotine levels were detected after fumigation with cigarette smoke,” says Dirk Selmar, lead author of the study.
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
GREEN TEA, APPLES AND COCOA PROTECT AGAINST CANCER AND ARTERIAL PLAQUE
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esearch published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research has found a new mechanism that may provide the key to why some foods are particularly healthy. The researchers found that epigallocatechin gallates, a class of polyphenols contained in green tea, apples, cocoa and other herbs and foods, blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which is implicated in the buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as cancer growth. Blocking VEGF helps prevent angiogenesis—when tumors form new blood vessels that help them grow. The researchers, from the Institute of Food Research, in Norwich, in the United Kingdom, tested the polyphenols, as well as human cells, in the laboratory. natural awakenings
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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.
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A Third of U.S. Power May Be Wind by 2050 According to a new study by the U.S. Energy Department (Tinyurl.com/EnergyDepartmentWindReport), wind power could provide more than a third of the nation’s electricity in a few decades, while posting a net savings in energy costs. Undersecretary for Technology and Energy Lynn Orr, Ph.D., states, “With continued commitment, wind can be the cheapest, cleanest option in all 50 states by 2050.” Wind power has tripled since 2000, and now supplies nearly 5 percent of the country’s electric power. The report says that it could dramatically reduce air pollution and go a long way toward meeting the country’s goals of slowing climate change. Meanwhile, Spanish engineers have invented the Vortex Bladeless wind turbine, a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the ground and vibrates when the wind passes through it. Instead of using a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of an aerodynamic effect called vorticity. The result is a turbine that’s 50 percent less expensive than a bladed model and is nearly silent. It’s not as efficient as conventional turbines, but more of them can be placed in the same amount of space, for a net gain of 40 percent in efficiency. Plus, with no gears or moving parts, maintenance is much easier and they are safer for bats and birds. Source: Wired
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De-Salting Water Could Help Drought-Stricken Areas A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking. Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges. Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones. The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior. “This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions. The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technologies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand. Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall. Source: EcoWatch.com 10
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Embracing Invasives Rethinking the Balance of Nature
Environmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of the new book, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature’s Salvation, traveled across six continents and ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom and the Great Lakes to reveal some outdated scientific ideas about invasive species and the balance of nature. Pearce argues that mainstream environmentalists are correct that we need a rewilding of the Earth, but they are wrong if they believe it can be achieved by reengineering ecosystems. He thinks that humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the new ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it’s crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing this new ecology, Pearce proposes, is our best chance, maintaining, “To be an environmentalist in the 21st century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.” Source: Earthtalk.org
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Today’s Young Adults Are the Least Religious Ever Researchers led by San Diego State University Psychology Professor Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., found that millennials are the least religious generation of the last six decades, and possibly in the nation’s history. They analyzed data from 11.2 million respondents from four nationally representative surveys of U.S. adolescents ages 13 to 18 taken between 1966 and 2014. Results published in the journal PLOS One conclude that recent adolescents are less likely to say that religion is important in their lives, report less approval of religious organizations and find themselves feeling less spiritual and spending less time praying or meditating. “Unlike previous studies, ours is able to show that millennials’ lower religious involvement is due to cultural change, not to their being young and unsettled,” says Twenge, who is also the author of Generation Me. “Millennial adolescents are less religious than Boomers and GenXers were at the same ages,” she notes. “We also looked at younger ages than the previous studies. More of today’s adolescents are abandoning religion before they reach adulthood, with an increasing number not raised with religion at all.” Source: San Diego State University
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Connecticut Initiates Mattress Recycling Connecticut has introduced the nation’s first-ever mattress recycling program to get old beds off the curb and into the renewable waste stream via Park City Green, a cavernous warehouse in Bridgeport where mattresses go to die and get reborn. One of only two mattress recycling facilities in the state, it employs workers that manually break down bedding parts, separating the materials into giant piles of foam, mounds of cotton and tall stacks of metal springs. All this gets shipped off to junk dealers to be recycled and reclaimed for later use in the metal industry or as backing for carpets. The city had been paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to pick up mattresses on trash day and break them apart for disposal, but that figure is expected to drop to zero and create jobs at the same time. Connecticut’s program is voluntary, so municipalities don’t have to participate. But because it’s already being paid for by consumers and the mattress industry, state officials expect the program to grow. Already, more than 60 Connecticut communities are participating.
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Parliament of World Religions Gathering The 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, regarded by organizers as the oldest, largest and most inclusive gathering of all faiths and traditions, will be held from October 15 to 19 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City. International spiritual leaders will come together to share wisdom and best practices in dealing with critical global issues, especially climate change and care for creation; income inequality and wasteful consumption; and war, violence and hate speech. Leading speakers include the Dalai Lama, Karen Armstrong, Tariq Ramadan, Mairead Maguire, Jim Wallis, Oscar Arias Sanchez, Eboo Patel, Vandana Shiva and Michael Bernard Beckwith. Attendees can also participate in a Women’s Assembly and Program Initiative; training in dialogue, interfaith activism, fundraising and organizing; musical performances and film showings; breakout sessions; and networking opportunities. Cost: $200 to $550, based on date of registration. Discounts and housing options are available for families, groups, organizations and students, along with scholarship and sponsorship opportunities. For more information or to register, email 2015@ParliamentOfReligions.org or visit ParliamentOfReligions.org.
China Tests Hydrogen-Powered Mass Transit China has started testing the world’s first hydrogen-powered tram. Although hydrogen fuel cells have been around for a while and are currently being used and tested in a variety of vehicles, including buses, the country is the first to master the technology for trams. Hydrogen is extremely abundant and can be extracted from a variety of sources, both renewable and non-renewable. Hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles produce zero emissions, only water. One tank lasts for about 60 miles and takes three minutes to refuel. See the vehicle in action at Tinyurl.com/ChineseHydrogenTrain. natural awakenings
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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit by Kathleen Barnes
Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.
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n a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup, of Yarmouth, Maine, as explored in her latest book, Goddesses Never Age. “We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.” One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”
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tem that we will become decrepit, frail and mentally feeble at a certain age. “When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend. We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives. Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In
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the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050. What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly. Their position is backed by science. Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill. Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.” “Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds. “Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”
Take Control of the Body
“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress. “Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen
to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden. While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.
Oxidative Damage
Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within. “Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden. His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grassfed meats and organic dairy products. Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.
Inflammation
Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden. His suggestion: First, get a Creactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body. A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Anti-
inflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.
Glycation
This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging.
Compute Your Real Age Lifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medicine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains. Here are a few sobering examples: n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years. n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age. n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. Take the Real Age test at ShareCare.com/RealAge.
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Bowden’s basic answer is to minimize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.
Stress
The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology. Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi. Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as antiaging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.” Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.” Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control. Dietary choices alone can make you 13 years younger or older than your actual age.” 14
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Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of lifeshortening lifestyle options.
Align with Spirit
“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to. Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.” Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature. You’ll find that joy comes in ways that
are unique to you.” Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for anti-aging,” says this renowned physician. “It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.” We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?” Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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pecially designed movements performed to music can dramatically improve memory, as well as slow the process of physical aging, according to Denise Medved, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the founder of Ageless Grace. Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 exercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagination. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one: n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm. n Add a triangular motion with the left foot. n Next, add a horizontal movement with the left hand. n Finally, do the entire series in reverse. Classes are available in all 50 states and in 12 countries. To find a teacher nearby, visit AgelessGrace.com.
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Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.
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Yoga Enters the Medical Mainstream Research Proves its Health Benefits by Meredith Montgomery
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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.” Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension. According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest in 2007, 16
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and there are now more than 2,000 yoga titles in the National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually. Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training. Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
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“Yoga may help prevent diseases across the board because the root cause of 70 to 90 percent of all disorders is stress,” says Narayanan. Yoga increases the body’s ability to successfully respond to stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart and lowers blood pressure. That in turn suppresses sympathetic activity, reducing the amount of stress hormones in the body. Studies collected on PubMed.gov demonstrate that yoga has been found to help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, depression, diabetes, reproductive functions and pregnancy, among other issues. Studies at California’s Preventive Medicine Research Institute have tracked amelioration of heart disease. A growing body of research is validating yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, including at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A small study at Norway’s University of Oslo suggests that yoga even alters gene expression, indicating it may induce health benefits on a molecular level.
Cultural Challenges
“For yoga to be effective, a regular practice must be implemented, which is challenging in a culture where people can’t sit for long without an electronic device. It’s more than just popping pills,” says Narayanan. McCall says, “Even if people can commit to just a few minutes of yoga practice a day, if they keep it up the benefits can be enormous.” “There are no sales reps telling
Any physical exercise done with breath awareness becomes yoga; anything done without the breath is just a physical practice.
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~Rajan Narayaran doctors to use yoga therapy like there are for pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine. Another barrier is certification standards. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (iayt.org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation International (cyai.org) are both beginning to offer certifications for therapy training programs and therapists. Narayanan is hopeful that certification could lead to yoga being covered by insurance. Medical school curricula have started shifting to embrace complementary approaches to wellness, with many textbooks now including information on mind/body therapies. The Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, coedited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the first professional-level, medical textbook on yoga therapy. “Yoga has been proven to treat many conditions, yet yoga teachers don’t treat conditions, we treat individuals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not a one-size-fits-all prescription because different bodies and minds, with different abilities and weaknesses, require individualized approaches.” While medical research is working to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall says, “I believe these studies are systematically underestimating how powerful yoga can be. Science may tell us that it decreases systolic blood pressure and cortisol secretion and increases lung capacity and serotonin levels, but that doesn’t begin to capture the totality of what yoga is.” Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (Healthy LivingHealthyPlanet.com).
Stay with Locals and Make New Friends by Lisa Rosinky
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people’s faith and trust in aniel Sperry, a “couchsurfer” one another and create in his late 50s, decided a meaningful connecfew years ago to quit his day tions across cultures. job and make a living by performing It’s easy to become cello music and reciting poetry in liva member by creating a ing rooms across the country. “I didn’t profile as a host and/ know it would become a catalyst for or a traveler, which bringing communities of local people includes verified together,” he says, identification. Guests but his first gig, a don’t need to reciprocate by “little shotgun shack” hosting or leaving gifts, alin Elko, Nevada, though lasting friendships became more than a are a common result. once in a lifetime experiHosts and guests are enence. Years later, his Elko host couraged to leave honest remains a close friend and hosts reviews for each other, a regular (and lucrative) stop which helps ensure on his cross-country tours. As a traveler, offer ongoing safety and good Not only does creating an ethnic meal, good behavior all around. connections with strangers Meanwhile, nonmake us happier—as Uni- story or how to say members also are versity of Chicago social scihello in a different welcome to explore entists have proven—it leads couchsurfing in to fun travel stories. If we language. As a host, their city. Funevents opportuchoose to see the world via nities to make new conthe decade-old organization be open to what nections include weekly at Couchsurfing.com, we guests can teach. language exchanges, might find ourselves sleepKeep a travel log skill swaps, outdoor ing on a sailboat in the Irish Sea; meeting backpackers and guestbook to re- activities and potlucks. “For me, it’s by solar-powered light in a cord memories. undeniably about the cave in Petra, Jordan; sharing community, the kind of a room with a pet bird that falls asleep person it tends to attract,” says Joseph listening to sappy love songs on the radio; Abrahamson, a couchsurfer in his midor jamming to old-time banjo and fiddle 20s. “A room full of couchsurfers is full tunes in a North Carolina kitchen. of stories and listening and sharing and The global community of couchsurfers, now 10 million strong, consid- trust. It changes a person in a positive way… people that travel like this for ers strangers “friends you haven’t met long enough can no longer survive with yet.” They currently are hosting and closed minds.” organizing more than half-a-million events in more than 200,000 cities worldwide this year. The aim is to make Lisa Rosinky is a freelance writer travel easier and more affordable, build in Boston. natural awakenings
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Alexandra Paul on Vegan Activism Her Kind Lifestyle Honors All Living Things by Gerry Strauss
What is your philosophy of life? Be kind. Being kind is different from being nice. I spent my teens and 20s anxious to be nice, and all it gave me was a boatload of acquaintances and an inauthentic self. Nice aims to be popular. Kindness is about doing the right thing: justice, fairness, patience, respect. Kindness is at the heart of why I’m a vegan, and why I’ve been arrested 16 times for civil disobedience supporting peace, equal rights and the environment. Being kind to myself inspires me to exercise and live healthfully.
How has activism forged your identity and inspired others? I’ve been an activist since I was 7, 18
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when I wrote to President Nixon asking him to stop pollution. As a dedicated citizen, my mom boycotted companies that acted against her ethics. Growing up with such a role model, trying to make the world better came naturally. Walking my talk is a challenge I face daily as I choose what to buy, what to eat and how to be, and I also think it is the most effective way to encourage change in others. photo by Denice Duff
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t may seem odd that one of the most intensely dedicated public activists is also known for starring in one of TV’s most superficial shows of the 1990s, but Alexandra Paul overturns stereotypes. Behind that signature Baywatch one-piece that kept David Hasselhoff on his toes beats the heart of a true soldier for animal rights and population stabilization. At 52 years young, she is extremely fit and knowledgeable about the vegan lifestyle that got her there.
What drives your commitment to a vegan diet?
I became a vegetarian when I was 14, after reading Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet, which taught me how eating meat was destructive to the planet. A couple of years later, I did a book report on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and learned the ethical reasons against eating animals. I stopped using cosmetics tested on animals when I was a teen and stopped wearing leather, wool and silk in my 20s. I finally gave up eating dairy in my late 40s, and I wish I’d done it earlier. Although I did it to benefit animals, being vegan has enriched my life and changed the way I look at
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the world. The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion people in 35 years is if humankind stops raising animals for food, so my veganism is helping the planet, as well as my own health.
Which other aspects of your diet and lifestyle do you credit for looking and feeling vital? My husband Ian and I go to bed early and generally get up with the sun. I’ve never consumed coffee, soda or alcohol, only water and protein shakes. I believe being a vegetarian, and now a vegan, has given me tons of energy. I also prioritize making time for my workout routine, and that helps me feel good every day. I didn’t always have this serenity with my lifestyle and health. For a dozen years, until my late 20s, I struggled with bulimia. Becoming vegan improved my relationship with food, aligning my diet with my values, and I have never been more at peace with myself.
Why do you enjoy working out? For me, being active is fun—not only because I feel good moving my body, but because I am also outside with friends, reading on a stationary bike or listening to favorite podcasts while stretching. Six days a week, I do an hour of cardio; either swimming or the stationary bike. Every other day I practice yoga for at least 45 minutes to ensure that my back stays pain-free. Once a week, I go hiking for two hours with friends, chatting the whole time, which all makes it worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. I walk whenever I’m on a conference call, either outside or at my tread desk, a simple treadmill under a standing desk; I’m walking on it when I’m reading or answering emails, too. It’s the best present I ever gave myself. Like everyone, sometimes I don’t particularly feel like working out, but all these factors make it easier to start, and once I start, I’m always glad to be exercising. Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.
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SURF TO TURF U.S. Farmed Seafood That’s Safe and Sustainable by Judith Fertig
Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one reason why fish farms are appearing in unusual places—barramundi flourish on a Nebraska cattle ranch, shrimp in chilly Massachusetts and inland tilapia in Southern California.
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ith the demand for seafood outpacing what can safely be harvested in the wild, half the seafood we eat comes from aquaculture, says Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Yet, farmed seafood has a reputation for uneven quality and questionable farming practices. A primary reason is that much of what Americans buy comes from Asia, where aquaculture is less stringently managed. Meanwhile, domestic aquaculture provides only about 5 percent of the seafood consumed here, according to NOAA.
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tion service assures: “If it’s harvested in the United States, it’s inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S. management process that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved and sustainable.” Whole Foods Markets have found that farming seafood (aquaculture) can provide a consistent, high-quality, year-round supply of healthy and delicious protein. Accordingly, “When it’s done right, aquaculture can be environmentally friendly and offer a crucial way to supplement wild-caught fish supplies. On the other hand, poor farming practices such as the overuse of chemicals and antibiotics and those that cause water pollution and other negative impacts on the environment are bad news.” A second solution is to consult with a trusted fishmonger that has high standards for flavor, health, safety, sustainability and environmental concerns.
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The Green Fish Farmer
Chefs like Rick Moonen, who owns RM Seafood, in Las Vegas, are getting behind U.S. aquaculture farms that do it right, raising healthy, sustainable and delicious fish. Moonen recently became a brand ambassador for True North Salmon, a farm system that integrates the way nature keeps fish healthy and fresh. “They have a salmon farm near a mussel farm near a kelp farm, mimicking the way these three species interact in the wild,” says Moonen. The best seafood farms take what geography and climate offer—ocean inlets, a natural spring and a natural depression in the land or indoor controlled freshwater tanks—and use clean feed. With no antibiotics, non-GMO food (free of genetic modification) in the right ratio, good water quality and creative ways to use the effluent, they employ green farming practices to raise fish and shellfish that, in turn, are healthy to eat. The Atlantic coasts of Maine and Canada are where families have been making their living from the sea for centuries, says Alan Craig, of Canada’s True North Salmon Company. “The fish are fed pellets made from all-natural, nonGMO sources with no dyes, chemicals or growth hormones added. Underwater cameras monitor the health of the fish to prevent overfeeding.” True North Salmon follows a threebay system, similar to crop rotation on land. Each bay is designated for a particular age of fish: young salmon, market-ready fish and a fallow, or empty, bay, breaking the cycle of any naturally occurring diseases and parasites. Robin Hills Farm, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers vegetable, meat, egg and fruit community supported agriculture, U-pick fruit and a pair of stocked farm ponds. Farm Manager Mitzi Koors explains that the ponds are a way to leverage natural resources, add another income stream and attract visitors. “We first discovered a low-lying area that would become a beautiful pond with a little work,” Koors relates. “We then expanded to two close ponds that don’t connect, to keep the older fish raised on at least six months of nonGMO organic feed separate from the newer fish. The ponds are spring fed, providing a great environment for trout.”
In northeastern Nebraska, five generations of the Garwood family have traditionally raised cattle and produced corn and tomatoes. To keep the farm thriving and sustainable, they have had to think outside the row crop. Today, they’re growing something new—barramundi, or Australian yellow perch. They built a warehouse that now holds 18, 10,000-gallon fish tanks full of growing fish. A Maryland company provides old-fashioned cow manure and leftover grain sorghum from area ethanol plants to create algae, naturally non-GMO, to use as biofuel and fish food. “People prefer to eat locally raised food, even if it’s fish in Nebraska,” says Scott Garwood. The sophistication of closed containment systems like the Garwoods use means that chefs, too, can raise their own fish, besides growing their own herbs and vegetables. California Chef Adam Navidi, owner of the Oceans & Earth restaurant, in Yorba Linda, also runs nearby Future Foods Farms, encompassing 25 acres of herbs, lettuces, assorted vegetables and tank-raised tilapia. Baby greens, not GMO products, help feed the fish, while nitrates from the ammonia-rich fish waste fertilize the crops. The fish wastewater filters through the crops and returns to the fish tanks in an efficient, conservationdriven system that produces healthy, organic food. “Someday, chefs will be known both by their recipes and the methods used to produce their food,” Navidi predicts. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
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ccording to the nationally recognized Monterey Bay Aquarium’s SeafoodWatch.org, these farmed fish and shellfish are current Best Choices. Under each fish or shellfish variety, check the Seafood Recommendations list for specific geographic areas, certified organic options, non-GMO feed, or other designations. Arctic Char: The farmed variety, raised in closed-tank systems, produce little impact on local habitats in the Pacific Northwest. Barramundi (Australian yellow perch): Look for it sourced from recirculating aquaculture systems in farms throughout the U.S. Catfish: Pond-farmed American catfish, found mainly near the Mississippi River, are some of the most sustainable fish available. Crawfish: Domestic production centers mainly in Louisiana, grown in ponds on existing agricultural lands. No feeds are added, but minimal fertilizer is used to support an aquatic food web that crawfish thrive on. As a native species, the potential impacts of escape are minimal. Mussels: Most farmed mussels for sale in the U.S. hail from New England and the Pacific Northwest, or are imported from nations with stringent environmental regulations. The nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council independently certifies some of these mussel fisheries as sustainable.
Oysters: Nearly 95 percent of the oysters Americans eat are farmed in New England, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Oyster farms in the U.S. and throughout the world are well managed and produce a sustainable product. Salmon: Before ordering, Seafood Watch recommends finding out where salmon originated by asking the local grocer or restaurant manager if it’s wild caught or farmed and its source. Shrimp: Most caught or farmed in U.S. and Canada also qualify as a Seafood Watch Good Alternative. However, avoid shrimp caught in Louisiana with otter trawls and in the Gulf of Mexico (except Florida) with skimmer trawls. All shrimp from recirculating aquaculture systems constitute a Best Choice. Tilapia: Tank-farmed tilapia in the U.S. and Canada has become a popular standard. Trout: Farmed rainbow trout from the U.S. gets a nod because it’s raised in environmentally friendly ways in spring-fed ponds.
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HOLISTIC NURSING IS COMING TO FORT WAYNE
Carole Ann Drick PhD, RN, AHN-BC AHNA President
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EYE HEALTH FOR DOGS 10 Foods to Keep Canine Vision Sharp
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ey colorful foods, packed with nutrients, protect against eye problems ranging from progressive retinal atrophy and uveitis to cataracts and glaucoma. Here are 10 foods that are highly regarded in helping prevent and defend against vision problems. Their eye-worthy nutrients include anthocyanins, beta-carotene, carotenoids, glutathione, lycopene, omega-3 essential fatty acids, phytonutrients—and the special partnership of lutein and zeaxanthin, sometimes referred to as “sunscreen for the eyes”. An easy way to serve these power-packed foods is as a mash. Simply combine a few cups of fruits and vegetables in a food processor with a half-cup of filtered water and blend as a raw pet meal topper. For a cooked topper, chop the fruits and vegetables and place in a medium sized sauce pan with the filtered water and a couple tablespoons of first-pressed olive oil. Simmer gently, cool and serve. Maybe top it all off with a fish or egg. Blueberries contain two eye-healthy carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. They also deliver anthocyanins, eye-nourishing phytonutrients known to support night vision, according to a study published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. University of Oklahoma research suggests that flavonoids like the rutin, resveratrol and quercetin in blueberries may help prevent retinal atrophy. Their selenium and zinc components also support vision, according to a study from the National Eye Institute. Eating blueberries has even been associated with the reduction of eye fatigue, according to The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. Broccoli’s anti-cancer benefits are well known, but it’s also recognized as one of the best vegetables for eye health. A good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, it’s also packed with beta-carotene. Don’t leave the leaves behind, because they contain even more beta-carotene than the stems and florets. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that broccoli and broccoli sprouts protect the retina from free radical damage, which may be due to a compound called sulphoraphane that boosts the body’s defense against free radicals.
Carrots come in 100 varieties, from deep purple and white to brilliant orange. Each is a storehouse of nutrient power, providing vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamins C, D, E and K, and riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper and iodine. The adage that carrots are good for the eyes is true. They even contain lycopene and lutein, phytonutrients that protect from UVB radiation and free radical damage. Cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are rich in omega-3s, especially EPA and DHA, which are widely known to be important to cellular health. DHA makes up 30 percent of the fatty acids that comprise the retina. The particularly high levels of omega3s in sardines add further protection to retinal health, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphurcontaining compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable. Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon suggest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems. Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin. The American Optometric Association says these special antioxidants act like “internal sunglasses.” Add betacarotene to the mix and kale serves as a preferred foil to oxidative stress. Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals. Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response. Sweet potatoes are loaded with both beta-carotene and anthocyanins, the latter high in antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. Tomatoes are famous for their lycopene, a carotenoid and phytonutrient found in red produce. This powerful antioxidant helps protect against sun damage and retinal degeneration and has been well documented as effective in cancer Make vision prevention. Proand diet part of cessed tomato products contain higher annual exams levels of lycopene by a local vet. than the raw fruit. Audi Donamor regularly contributes to Animal Wellness Magazine (Animal WellnessMagazine.com), from which this was adapted and used with permission.
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Choose Happiness Four Tips to Flip the Joy Switch by Linda Joy
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recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success, education and increases in annual household income create only marginally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance? Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances. Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.
Let Go of ‘Supposed To’
Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success. When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen. Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her
success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!” After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.
Be Grateful Now
While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now. Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’” Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.
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protect ourselves, even against the love we want. Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.” Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.
Look Inward Instead of to Others
If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses. Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.” It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world! As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose. Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Community Health and Wellness Group Meeting – 11:30am-1pm. This gathering is for professionals providing holistic, integrative and energy-based practices. Speaker George Mezinko, Certified Hypnotherapist, will present Eliminating Emotional Eating with Hypnosis. $13(lunch included). Grape Leaf Diner, 909 S McCord Rd, Holland OH. RSVP to CindyBaker001@gmail.com. Facebook.com/ CommunityHealthNWOH. Parenting on Your Own – 11:30am-12:30pm. This class’s topic is Ways to Enhance Brain Development in Youth and Teens. Free. Arthur Lesow Community Ctr, 120 Eastchester, Monroe MI. More info and registration 734-240-3179. DYS Type 1 Diabetes Support Group – 6-7pm. A support group for families living with Type 1, both newly diagnosed and experienced; all family members welcome to attend. Free. St Luke’s Diabetes Care Ctr, 5871 Monclova Rd, Maumee OH. Contact Mary at 419-887-8741 or Mary@dys4kids.org. Back to School with Essential Oils – 6:30pm. For those who have little or no experience with essential oils, this class can teach how they can be used to help your child concentrate, sleep, combat anxiety and boost their immune system. No oils for sale at this mtg. Free. Address provided upon registration. RSVP to Jackie Goff 419-304-8408. See ad page 30.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Vaccines, A Balanced Discussion – 7-9pm. Dr. Jay Nielsen and Jack Grogan will be giving this month’s lecture on nutritional and complementary medicine with slides, interrupted by questions, heckling and controversy. Free. Nova Faith Church, 5105 Glendale Ave, Ste G, in Kroger Plaza just off Reynolds Rd, Toledo OH. See ad page 29 and 27.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Taste It/Try It Cooking sessions – Starts 2pm. This class’s theme is Cooking with Chia to Replace Oil and Butter in Recipes and is led by Lori Joblinski. Free/Monroe Center members, $2/non-members. Monroe Center for Healthy Aging, Monroe MI.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Sunday Short Hort – 9:30am-12noon. Get a lesson in plant cultivation from one of the Garden’s horticulturists followed by a 2-hour volunteer session in TBH’s 60-plus acres of lush gardens. Toledo Botanical Garden, Crosby Conference Ctr, 5403 Elmer Dr, Toledo OH. More info Nikki 419-536-5592 or Volunteer@ToledoGarden.org. Toledo Business to Business Expo – 3-7pm. Would you like to attend the area's number 1 business to business expo this month? The DRIVE Group's Toledo Area Business to Business Expo pulls in 600+ attendees each year with nearly 60 vendors to meet and mingle with. Register on EventBrite.com for free admission. The Pinnacle,1772 Indian Wood Circle,
Maumee OH. For additional info contact Pat Markland 419-343-0728 or email PatMarkland01@gmail.com.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Parenting on Your Own – 11:30am-12:30pm. This class’s topic is Communication With Respect. Free. Arthur Lesow Community Ctr, 120 Eastchester, Monroe MI. More info and registration 734-240-3179. 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. 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. Thyroid and Hormone Imbalance lecture – 6:308:15pm. Speaker Matt Buderer, R.Ph. F.I.A.C.P of Buderer Drugs, will discuss the causes and effects of these health conditions. Free. Center at Alternative Physical, 440 S. Reynolds, Suite D, Toledo OH. For more info 419-578-4357 or info@ AlternativePhysicalTherapy.com. See ad page 31.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Tap Away Stress and Anxiety – 6-7pm. Practice using EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, an effective, self-soothing acupressure tool used in group sessions to release blockages to joy and abundance. $10. Tapp Toledo, 6635 W Central Ave, Toledo OH. More info and registration with Cindy Baker 419-376-0844 or CindyBaker001@gmail.com. TappToledo.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 The Color Run 5K – 8am. This paint race, which celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality, kicks off at 8am with waves going every few minutes. The start line is its own pre-race party, with music, dancing, warmup stretching and giveaways! $49.50/individual, $45/per person on 4+ person team. Promenade Park, Water St, Toledo OH. For tickets, visit TheColorRun.com/Toledo. Essential Oils 101 - 10-11am. Join us to find out how do essential oils support the body, what is the best way to use them and are they safe for everyone? Free. Barry Bagels, 3366 Sterns Rd., Lambertville MI. RSVP Ann 419-356-5428. See ad page 7. Introducing the BioMat! – 12:30pm-1:30pm. Learn how the BioMat can enhance your healing and well-being. Far infrared heat, negative ions and Amethyst crystals are a powerful trio in combating joint pain, allergies, digestive irritation, even cancer symptoms. Free. Rehabilitative Massage Therapy, 5800 Monroe St, Bldg A, Sylvania OH. Call Christy Smalla to express your interest 419-480-7050. See ad page 7.
Autoimmune Disease workshop – 2-4pm. Dr. Gary Smith, Chiropractic Neurologist, explains the causes, what testing you need and a program that will address how to stimulate, calm or balance your immune system and what harmful remedies to avoid. Maumee Public Library, 501 River Rd, Maumee OH. Register at 419-902-7101. Barefoot Boogie fundraiser – 6-9pm. A fun night of all kinds of dancing and music for the entire family. This is a fundraiser for CCL. Bring your own snack & non-alcoholic drink or purchase snacks/ water at the event. $6/adults, Love donation/teens & students, Free for kids. The Center for Conscious Living, 7410 Noward Rd, Waterville OH.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Back to School with Essential Oils – 6:30pm. For those who have little or no experience with essential oils, this class can teach how they can be used to help your child concentrate, sleep, combat anxiety and boost their immune system. No oils for sale at this mtg. Free. Address provided upon registration. RSVP to Jackie Goff 419-304-8408. See ad page 30.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Parenting on Your Own – 11:30am-12:30pm. This class’s topic is Ways to Enhance Brain Development in Youth and Teens. Free. Arthur Lesow Community Ctr, 120 Eastchester, Monroe MI. More info and registration 734-240-3179. 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.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Watch it Grow Garden Tour – 10:30am-12noon. The tour covers various gardening topics and will focus on the area near Ziem’s Conservatory. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway St, Toledo OH. Living with Diabetes Group – Starts 7pm. 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 Shoppe, 474 N Telegraph Rd, Monroe MI. More info LiveWell_BeWell@M onroemi.org.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Back to Basics-Backyard Remedies – 6-8pm. Leaders Char Hoelter explores the traditional uses and energetics of herbs that you grow or find in your backyard. Class is limited to 20. $15. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/TakeAClass. Women’s Health Issues class – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn the differences in diets, the controversy over soy and toxins, and how to take preventative action against cancers, thyroid diseases and diabetes. $24/adults, $12/seniors. Monroe County Comm College, Room Z259, 1555 S Raisinville Rd, Monroe MI. Register at MonroeCCC.edu.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Sacred Chambers Process sessions – 6-10:30pm. Choose one of 3 sessions (between Sept 18-19) with Kristin Panek, Advanced Oneness Trainer, in which you will connect directly with Divine Consciousness, allowing your own Divine to bring about profound healing and transformation in your life. Free. Space is limited. Address provided upon registration. Register with Joyce Hess at 858-8370959 or je.hess@hotmail.com. See newsbrief page 5.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Clean Your Streams Day – 8:30am-12noon. Volunteer to clean up trash in over 30 miles of rivers in the greater Toledo OH area. Gather at a kickoff location for instructions on removing and recording on data cards what is collected. An appreciation picnic will be served and door prizes and challenge awards given. Contact Partners for Clean Streams to organize a group or volunteer. Call 419-874-0727 or e-mail PCS@PartnersForCleanStreams.org. Sacred Chambers Process sessions – 9am-1:30pm Choose one of 3 sessions (between Sept.18-19) with Kristin Panek, Advanced Oneness Trainer, in which you will connect directly with Divine Consciousness, allowing your own Divine to bring about profound healing and transformation in your life. Free. Space is limited. Address provided upon registration. Register with Joyce Hess at 858-8370959 or je.hess@hotmail.com. See newsbrief page 5. Sacred Chambers Process sessions - 3-7:30pm. Choose one of 3 sessions (between Sept.18-19) with Kristin Panek, Advanced Oneness Trainer, in which you will connect directly with Divine Consciousness, allowing your own Divine to bring about profound healing and transformation in your life. Free. Space is limited. Address provided upon registration. Register with Joyce Hess at 858-8370959 or je.hess@hotmail.com. See newsbrief page 5.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Roots Conference – (Sep 21-22) 8:30am-9:30pm. Refer to the Sept 21st event for details. Bye Bye Blues, Hello Happy – 6:30pm. How essential oils can support brain function and balance your emotions and moods. Class touches on basic oil use, precautions, a bit of chemistry and some muscle-testing techniques. No oils for sale at this class. Free. Location provided upon registration. RSVP to Jackie Goff 419-304-8408. See ad page 30.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Preparing for Fall with Essential Oils - 6:307:30pm. Learn which oils are best to support your immune system this fall as the seasons begin to change. Free. CPW Health Center, 3130 Central Park West Dr.,Ste A,Toledo OH. RSVP Jill 419410-6395. See ad page 7. 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. Small Space Urban Farming – 6:30-8:30pm. Leader Vicki Gallagher teaches how small farming can churn out sufficient produce to supply families and potentially provide food for restaurants, food banks and local farmer’s markets. Create a simple network for sustenance and profit. Class is limited to 30. $20. 577 Foundation, 577 E Front St, Perrysburg OH. Register at 577Foundation.org/TakeAClass.
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Honoring the Equinox and Exploring Inner Equilibrium PlayShop – 1-4pm. Kristin Panek guides participants in an Honor the Equinox ritual, a session of the Ananda Mandala form of sacred breathwork, Oneness Blessings, and guided meditation at this playshop. $35. Center for Conscious Living, 7410 Noward Rd, Waterville OH. Register with Joyce Hess at 858-837-0959 or je.hess@hotmail.com. See newsbrief page 5.
Benefits of Essential Oils for Adults and Kids 6-7pm. Learn how essential oils are being used to support the body for all health and wellness needs. Free. Healing Arts Institute, 340 Three Meadows Dr., Perrysburg OH. RSVP Lynn 419-304-5522. See ad page 7.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Roots Conference – (Sep 21-22) 8:30am-9:30pm. This 3 rd annual agricultural conference brings together food enthusiasts to discuss the future of our food culture and discuss the problems within the food industry. Discussions on seaweed’s potential, how trash is a global food waste scandal and the protein shift and what it means for the future of food. The Culinary Vegetable Institute, 12304 Mudbrook Rd, Milan OH. For tickets, eventbrite. com/e/roots-conference-2015-tickets-16915431511. Chefs-Garden.com/Rootsconference. Benefits of Essential Oils for Adults and Kids 2-3pm. Learn how essential oils are being used to support the body for all health and wellness needs. Free. Healing Arts Institute, 340 Three Meadows Dr., Perrysburg OH. Seating is limited. RSVP Lynn 419-304-5522. See ad page 7.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Holistic Festival – (Sep 25-27) Fri 12am-9pm. Vendor fair featuring alternative wellness and healing practices. A variety of products such as vitamin supplements, essential oils, candles, incense, jewelry, fashion/beauty, books and CD’s. Organic foods and beverages, eco-friendly and green products. Gibraltar Trade Ctr, 237 N River Rd, Mt Clemens MI. Visit GibraltarTrade.com for more info.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Household Hazardous Waste Collections – 8amnoon. Accepts aerosols, auto fluids, batteries, cleaning products, fertilizer, paint, pesticides, etc. Free. Bedford Township Hall, 8100 Jackman Rd, Temperance MI. Complete list at GreenMonroeCounty.com or call 734-240-7900. Medication Waste Disposal – 8am-noon. Accepts aerosols, auto fluids, batteries, cleaning products, fertilizer, paint, pesticides, etc. Free. Bedford Senior Ctr, 1653 Samaria Rd, Temperance MI. Complete list at GreenMonroeCounty.com or call 734-240-7900.
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Secure Document Shredding – 8am -noon. Limit of 100 pounds per vehicle. Free. Jackman Rd Elementary, 8008 Jackman Rd, Temperance MI. 2015 Passport to Health Wellness Fair – 9am3:30pm. Learn about your health and the various holistic and wellness options available in NW Ohio from a wide variety of practitioners. There will be presentations and interactive sessions on a variety of topics for all ages. Lunch provided and door prizes. Free. The Hope Center at Sara’s Garden, 220 Lawrence Ave, Wauseon OH. Find Out Where You Came From – 9:30-11:30am. Topic is Beginner Genealogy. 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. RB Hayes Pres. Ctr, 1 Spiegel Grove, Fremont OH. Pre-registration requested BHill@RBHayes.org. Essential Oils 101 - 10-11am. Join us to find out how do essential oils support the body, what is the best way to use them and are they safe for everyone? Free. Barry Bagels, 3355 Sterns Rd., Lambertville MI. RSVP Ann 419-356-5428. See ad page 7. Holistic Festival – (Sep 25-27) 10am-8pm. Refer to Sep 25th event for details. Brain Concerns workshop – 2-4pm. Dr. Gary Smith, Chiropractic Neurologist, explains the causes of brain degeneration, tests that can detect it, things to avoid, and things to do to reverse it. Maumee Public Library, 501 River Rd, Maumee OH. Register at 419-902-7101.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Holistic Festival – (Sep 25-27) 10am-6pm. Refer to Sep 25th event for details.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Discovering Essential Oils – 6:30pm. Learn how to identify therapeutic-grade oils, how to use them correctly, and how they can help support all of your body’s systems from digestion to your brain. Free. Address provided upon registration. RSVP to Jackie Goff 419-304-8408. See ad page 30.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Essential Oils 101 - 1-2pm and 6-7pm. Everyone is talking about essential oils and using them for all areas of health and wellness! Learn the basics at this informative class. Free. Visions Salon and Spa, 110 E.S. Boundary, Perrysburg OH. Seating is limited. RSVP Lynn 419-304-5522. See ad page 7.
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Hot YogAlign – 9-10:15am. Postural-based yoga classes that focus on enhancing natural body alignment thru specialized techniques that release tension and increase strength, stability and flexibility. Please bring water bottle. $15/drop-in. Free mat/ towel rental. 29101 Hufford Rd, Graystone Hall Rm 103, Perrysburg OH. 419-345-0885. Register at HotYogaWithJoe.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.
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.
monday 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. BioMatHelp.com. 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
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Cardio Drumming – 6:30-7:30pm. Workout while you rockout! A crazy, fun way to get a total body workout. All fitness levels welcome. Free. Point Place United Church of Christ, 4920-297th St, Toledo OH. Register with Jamie or Carole 419-725-9084 or 567-225-4627. See newsbrief page 7. 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. 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 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.
tuesday River Raisin Networkers – 7:30 am. A get-together for Monroe area small business owners. Contact Bill Kipf at 734-341-0229 for more info about the group. Dena’s Family Restaurant, 15391 S Dixie Hwy, Monroe Mi. 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
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. Cardio Drumming – 10-11am. Workout while you rockout! A crazy, fun way to get a total body workout. All fitness levels welcome. Free. Point Place United Church of Christ, 4920-297th St, Toledo OH. Register with Jamie or Carole 419-725-9084 or 567-225-4627. See newsbrief page 7. Group Bicycle Rides – (Tues thru Fall 2015) – Starts 10 am. Group Bicycle Rides from downtown Monroe to Sterling State Park at a moderate pace of 12-15 mpg, with coffee afterwards in downtown Monroe. All riders are asked to sign a liability waiver; bike helmets are recommended. Free. Riverfront Park Parking Lot, 100 W Front St, Monroe MI. More info, call Jack’s Bicycles 734-242-1400 or Greg/Carol Koesel 734-242-1255. 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. Yoga-Connecting Within – 10:15-11:30am. 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. 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
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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 Yoga with Weights – 5:30-6:30pm. Bring your own weights for this active practice that builds strong arms, cores and glutes. $10. Canine Karma, 6128 Merger Dr, Holland OH. Call to reserve a spot. 419-290-8237. RELAX: Alternatives to Anger – (Aug 11-Sep 1) 6:30-8pm. Registration is due by 8/10/15. $20/1 person or a couple. MSU Extension Office, 963 S Raisinville Rd, Monroe MI. More info and registration at 734-240-3179.
wednesday Acu Detox Wednesday – 11am-5pm (last session begins at 4pm). Acu Detox is an auricular acupuncture/acupressure treatment for any condition where relaxation and/or detoxification are needed. $16, walk-ins welcome. Asherah’s Garden, Holistic Boutique, 315 N Grove St, Bowling Green OH. Call 419-354-8408 for info. 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. See ad page 15. 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. Cardio Drumming – 6:30-7:30pm. Workout while you rockout! A crazy, fun way to get a total body workout. All fitness levels welcome. Free. Point Place United Church of Christ, 4920-297th St, Toledo OH. Register with Jamie or Carole 419-725-9084 or 567-225-4627. See newsbrief page 7. 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 class is small to allow for extensive “hands on”
adjustment. $15 per class. Inspired Heart Holistic Ctr, 205 Farnsworth, Waterville OH. RSVP to Kim Collins 419-779-2177 or visit InspiredHeartHolisticCenter.com for more info. See ad page 15. 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. Stretch Into You – 6:30-8pm. Transform your life emotionally, physically and spiritually with yoga, positive affirmations and so much more. Feel refreshed, rejuvenated and revitalized! Call for rates. New Beginnings Healing Ctr, 202 N McCord, Toledo OH. RSVP to Ritu Pasrija 419-902-0058. 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 Center at Canticle Center, 5335 Silica Dr., Sylvania OH. 419-367-1617. Handling Stress – Starts 7pm. This class, taught by Drs. Sean and Jennifer Totten, helps attendees of all ages learn how to manage stress, and how it affects your health. Space is limited. Free. Kinetic Chiropractic, 2059 N Monroe St, Monroe MI. Reservations required at 734-244-4383. More info ChiroMonroe.com. 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.
thursday Trance Thursday – 11am-5pm (last session begins at 4pm). Enjoy a crystal healing session that uses the energetic properties of the mineral world to balance and relax the body, mind and spirit. $30, walk-ins welcome. Asherah’s Garden, Holistic Boutique, 315 N Grove St, Bowling Green OH. Call 419-354-8408 for info. 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. Group Bicycle Rides – (Thurs thru Fall 2015) – Starts 10 am. Group Bicycle Rides from downtown Monroe to Sterling State Park at a moderate pace of 12-15 mpg, with coffee afterwards in downtown Monroe. All riders are asked to sign a liability waiver; bike helmets are recommended. Free. Riverfront Park Parking Lot, 100 W Front St, Monroe MI. More info, call Jack’s Bicycles 734-242-1400 or Greg/Carol Koesel 734-242-1255. Cardio Drumming – 10-11am. Workout while you rockout! A crazy, fun way to get a total body workout. All fitness levels welcome. Free. Point Place United Church of Christ, 4920-297th St, Toledo
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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
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.
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 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.
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. 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 – (2nd Thurs each month) 6:45-8:30pm. Different fun 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. $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.
saturday Discover the River – (June thru Sept 2015) 10am12noon. Enjoy a relaxing 2 hr cruise on the Maumee River. Bring a picnic breakfast or lunch if you like. $15/adults, $7/kids under 12. Sandpiper Boat Rides, Promenade Park, 120 Water St, Toledo OH. Reservations required at SandpiperBoat.com/PublicRides. Hot Kettlebells – 10:30-11:30am. 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.
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Reiki Share – (3rd Sat. of every month). Starts 11:30am. Open to Reiki practitioners of all levels. Free. Asherah’s Garden, Holistic Boutique, 315 N Grove St, Bowling Green OH. Call 419-354-8408 for info. 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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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. Oneness Blessing Circle – 7pm. Non-denominational meditation dedicated to Humanity’s Awakening to Joy. Free. Address provided upon registration. Register with Joyce Hess, Medical Qigong Therapist, at je.hess@hotmail.com or 858-837-0959. See newsbrief page xx.
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Lisa Kelly is a Physical Therapist and a Maumee native. She has over 36 years of experience and specializes in mobilizations, aquatic therapy and advanced Neurological rehabilitation. Lisa treats infants through adults for pain, sports injuries and joint/spinal rehab. Her clinic is located in a 3,600 sq. ft. facility with 5 individual treatment rooms, an extensive rehabilitation gym and an offsite pool. Acupuncture and massage available. Insurance, cash, credit cards accepted.
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Holistic Products and Services. Smoking cessation. Life coaching. Weight Loss. Pain Management. Office space or large rental space available for classes. Refer to the calendar of events for classes on a variety of holistic, healing services we currently host. See related ad page 22.
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Dr Jay Nielsen, MD 27121 Oakmead Dr, Ste C, Perrysburg, OH 419-897-6490 • 419-874-3512 fax Jay@WellnessRx.org Dr. Nielsen is a board-certified family physician with 38 years experience helping patients avoid orthopedic surgical procedures using Prolotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma, Bioidentical Hormones and Supplements. Specializes in fatigue, chronic pain, mood disorders and accepts BWC worker injuries. See ad page 29.
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