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5September 2022Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in Natural Awakenings | Greater Boston/Rhode Island | September 2022 issue 16 29 19 22 LIVING LIFE IN FULL COLOR 23 HEALING MAGNETSWITH Biomagnetic Pair Therapy 24 A HEALTHY MICROBIOMEORAL The Key to Systemic Health 26 CONSUMERISMCONSCIOUS The Rise of Sharing and Reselling 29 FOOD DEHYDRATION MADE EASY Best Ways to Preserve the Harvest 32 AGING GRACEFULLY How a Yoga Practice Keeps Us Young 13 INTENTION FEST Free Festival Inspiring Wellness and Peace 16 GROWING YOUNGER Longevity Strategies that Help Reverse the Aging Process 19 BODY & BRAIN Connecting Through Mindful Exercise

In the words of one of my favorite songs these days, the Metta Song by Tim Hamm, “May you be well, may you be happy, may you be peaceful and at ease” … today and every day.

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In “Growing Younger: Longevity Strategies that Help Reverse the Aging Process,” author Marlaina Donato shares the great news that in most cases, it is lifestyle, not genes which determine our destiny. Recognizing that we have far more control over age-related illness and decline is only step one on the path to living vibrantly through the golden years. Step two becomes the commitment to choose better for oneself, one day at a time. September always seems to come alive within the Natural Awakenings community and this year is no exception. This month, you can learn to grow mushrooms at Boston Gardener, try local foods from all over New England at the Boston Local Food Festival, take advantage of free workouts and yoga classes, attend the Green Festival, or perhaps check out the first an nual IntentionFest. Whatever your jam, we’re sure to have something for you within these pages, at least that is our hope and intention.

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Pitke teaches various ongoing classes about homeopa thy, flower essences, cell salts and mindfulness to enthusi astic learners that want to take their health and well-being into their own hands. Her classes empower, educate and enhance people’s knowledge in an easy-to-understand and practical style

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Local Food Community Gathers at Boston Festival

Cost: Free. Location: Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston. To see a list of vendors and sign up to volunteer, visit Boston LocalFood.org. See ad on page 7.

Cost: $50. Location: Online. For more information, call 401-573-3757 or visit OmHomeopathy.com/classes. See Resource Guide on page 36. Vandana Pitke

The Sustainable Business Network and Boston Local Food will be sponsoring and hosting New England’s largest single-day farmers market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 18, on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, in Boston. In celebration of “healthy food for all,” organizers of the Boston Local Food Festival invite locals to this free event to taste some of New England’s best flavors, learn new recipes and techniques from experts and cheer on local chefs as they battle it out in the fan-favorite Seafood Throwdown in the heart of downtown Boston. Festival-goers can meet local farmers and food pro ducers, sample their goods and learn about new products hitting the local markets, while the younger crowd can enjoy kid-pleasing activites in the Family Fun Zone. The festival is a zero-waste event, so please remember to bring a reus able water bottle and shopping bags.

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Homeopathy from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Oc tober 19, for an online class on how to improve immunity using natural and holistic modalities. Boosting Your Im munity will cover homeopathy, flower remedies, gemmotherapy and simple lifestyle habits and breathing exercises to improve one’s health. Pitke will be sharing her knowledge and experiences from her more than 18 years of practice. Says one recent student, “I highly recommend the class on Boosting Your Immunity system. My concept of immu nity was expanded and enhanced as I listened to Vandana explain the many aspects of immunity. Her knowledge base is vast, and she integrates the material very well.”

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Empowerment Inc. is hosting a four-day Inte grative Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner Certification Training from October 20 to 23, at the Hilton Boston Woburn hotel. Sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day; registration will take place from 8:30 to 9 a.m., October 20. Described as a user manual for our con scious and unconscious mind, neuro-linguistic programming is used by many successful people to bring about immediate and effective changes in life. Attendees will receive hands-on training, demonstrations, tools and techniques and an action plan to put into practice as a certified practitioner following the sessions. Best of all, sessions are backed by a 100 percent satisfactionEmpowermentguarantee.Inc.has been providing unique training experiences for 40 years to professionals, entrepreneurs, coaches and individuals wishing to advance themselves and help others do the same.

Cost: Free. Location: 2155 Diamond Hill Rd., Cumberland, RI. For more infor mation, call 401-305-5319 or visit TimeForYouYoga.com. See Resource Guide on page38.

Cost: $194. Location: 2 Forbes Rd., Woburn, MA. For more information, call 800-800-MIND, email info@NLP.com or visit NLP.com/NLP-TrainingBoston-Massachusetts. See ad on page 18.

New Naturopathic Medicine Practice in ArlingtonDr.Abby Egginton, whose private naturopathic practice is Balance Natural Medicine, will begin seeing patients at her new location at 393 Massachusetts Avenue, in Arlington, beginning September 1. She will contin ue seeing patients on Saturdays in Lexington at 49 WalthamNaturopathicStreet.

doctors are now licensed in the Com monwealth, allowing Egginton to provide local families with a holistic and personalized approach to their health care. Specializing in women’s health, LGBTQ health, oncology, mental health and pediatrics, she can address a range of con cerns using lab and functional medicine testing, botanical medicine, ho meopathy and nutrition recommendations.

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Egginton earned her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in Washington state before completing a residency in naturo pathic oncology at Indiana University Cancer Center followed by a fel lowship at Bastyr. She is also a registered nurse and obtained her nursing degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has complet ed advanced training in women’s health, homeopathy and craniosacral therapy, and has been trained as a birth doula.

Naturopathic medicine works to understand the underlying cause of symptoms and disease, and Egginton partners with her patients to find personalized health solutions for lasting wellness. She provides individ ualized plans to optimize health and help those working with her to feel their best and to prevent chronic disease. For more information, call 914-919-9300 or visit BalanceNaturopathic.com. See ad on page 13 and Resource Guide on page 37. Dr. Abby Egginton

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“During the pandemic, I was moved by how society was disconnected and the small things in life, whether meeting a friend for coffee or hugging a family member, were taken away,” Schwartzberg says. “I felt compelled to show my gratitude for our world during such a complex and unpredictable time. I wanted to help people in desperate need of internal and external con nection and address the global suffering from isolation, stress and anxiety.”

New OnofCelebratesDocumentarythePowerGratitudeWorldGratitudeDay,September21,tune in to the global virtual cinema premiere of director Louie Schwartzberg’s new film, Gratitude Re vealed . Hosted by the Center of Spiritual Living, North American audiences can watch at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. The event will include a live Q&A with the director and other special offerings including music and surprise guests.Forty years in the making, this documentary is a rich visual tapestry, in terweaving breathtaking images of the natural world with extraordinary sto ries of ordinary people. It features luminaries Norman Lear, Jack Kornfield, Dr. Christine Carter, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Michael Beckwith, Lynne Twist, In-Q and Jason Silva.

Find Tips for Sustainable Living at Green FestivalAfter a two-year hiatus, the 14th annual Green Festival returns to Harrisville, Rhode Island, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., September 10. A rain date of September 24 is sched uled. Numerous vendors will be on hand at this outdoor festival to help promote and educate residents in northern Rhode Island on topics such as energy conservation/ efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, the environment and sustainable living practices. The festival has no admission fees and provides a variety of free entertainment, activities, workshops and games for attendees.

Research has shown that cultivating gratitude improves well-being, health and our sense of connection with each other and the natural world. Gratitude is an antidote to despair.

With help from the Burrillville Prevention Action Coalition (BPAC), this year health and wellness vendors have been added to the mix. BPAC is a hardworking, volunteer task force comprised of individuals interested in sub stance abuse prevention issues in Burrillville.

Cost: Free. Location: 75 Tinkham Ln., Harrisville, RI. For more information, call 401-567-1262, or visit PUD RI .org/GreenFestival.

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IntentionFest, a free, one-day festival designed to help people create powerful intentions for peace and personal and communal well-being, will take place from noon to 5 p.m., September 25, at Saugatucket Veterans’ Memorial Park, in Wakefield, Rhode Island. The event will feature peacemakers and healing artists sharing their wisdom and craft with all ages.

IntentionFest will open with a mindful peace walk ceremony at noon. Attendees will then spend the af ternoon with various practitioners offering ongoing sessions in massage, reiki, reflexology, coherent field technology and more intended to provide relaxation, relief, peace and healing.

Cost: Free. Location: Saugatucket Veterans’ Memorial Park, 101 High St., Wakefield, RI. For more information, visit IntentionFest.info. See ad on page 11.

Throughout the day, individuals and families will find inspiration and guidance to heal and be at peace in life. “Peacemaking is not merely abstaining from violence; it’s an active process and way of life that can change how you live in the world,” organizers explain. Music performed by local community artists play ing ukulele, dulcimer, guitar, percussion and vocals will set a peaceful, healing vibe. Other offerings will include healthy food for purchase, the Intention Peace booth, where people can set intentions for peace and Free Festival Inspiring Wellness and Peace wellness, and a meditation tent, where in 20 minutes, visitors can reset and recharge with a guided medita tion or mindful breathing exercise. Children’s activities will include peace rock painting, peace flag making, storytelling and sing-alongs about peace, the envi ronment and joy. Whether suffering from illness or just curious about the many ways we can heal ourselves, IntentionFest will open new possibilities and connect people to those that can help them on their journey to peace and wellness.

Exhibitor booths can be lo cated by one of these nine categories: compassion and nonviolence; energy work, sound and light; life journey coaching and intuitive readings; nature and the envi ronment; nutrition and relationship with food and water; physical body work; plants, oils and honey; therapies for youngsters; and wellness centers and collaboratives.

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Childhood Adventures and Team Sports Boost Well-Being

An enlarged prostate, known as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), afflicts half of men by age 60 and 90 percent of men by age 85. Although it isn’t cancerous, treatment can involve medications and surgery. European doctors often prescribe the herb nettle root, and Iranian researchers tested its effectiveness in a study that divided 80 BPH patients into two groups. One was given 300 mil ligrams of nettle root extract twice a day for eight weeks; the other group re ceived a placebo. The researchers found the nettle root significantly improved urinary frequency, urinary urgency and night urination compared with the placebo group. It was not effective in modifying prostate volume, the feeling of incomplete emptying, intermittency, urine stream and straining.

Nettle Root Improves Prostate Symptoms

Sales of fermented dairy products like yogurt and kefir have been steadily rising in the U.S., and a new study from Australia’s Deakin University might accelerate that trend.

The pandemic has challenged both children’s learning environments and their emotional well-being, but new research shows that playing adventurously outdoors and participating in team sports can help lower their mental health risks. Researchers from the UK University of Exeter surveyed nearly 2,500 parents of 5-to-11-year-olds in the UK and Northern Ireland. The study found that kids that climbed trees, rode bikes, jumped from high surfaces and had other outdoor adventures without adult supervision experienced a lower incidence of anxiety and depression, and were more upbeat during the COVID-19 lockdown. In another study, researchers from California State Uni versity, Fullerton, found that kids in team sports like volleyball and soccer, but not others in individual sports like gymnastics and wrestling, did better emo tionally and mentally. Analyzing data from 11,235 kids between 9 and 13 years old, they found that compared to kids that did not participate in sports, those that were on teams had a lower incidence of attention issues, social problems, anxiety, depression and withdrawal. Kids that participated in individual sports had higher levels of those mental health challenges.

Fermented Dairy Helps Sidestep Depression

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Researchers examined 24 years of nutritional and health data from 2,603 Finnish men between 42 and 60 years old. They found that men that ranked in the top third of consumption of non-fermented dairy prod ucts such as milk and cream had double the risk of depression, while those in the top third of consumption of fermented dairy products like kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream and buttermilk enjoyed a 45 percent reduced risk of depression.

Although this will be the first in Australia to use the panels, several projects in Europe have been built with the technology, including the world’s largest wooden skyscraper in Skellefteå, Sweden. “It feels urgent to innovate our building technologies to more sus tainable methods,” says Kennon. “Collecting solar is a natural trajectory on our largescale projects, particularly in locations that have great access to sunlight.”

“Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures and everyday life in every society. It continues to be a driver of persistent inequality and it continues to deny people their fundamental human rights. It destabilizes societies, undermines democracies, erodes the legitimacy of governments, and the linkages between racism and gender inequality are unmistakable.”

Atlantic hurricanes pose risks to renewable energy wind turbines, and researchers at the University of Colorado-Boulder are developing more resilient models. Lucy Pao, the Palmer endowed chair in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, says, “We are very much bio-inspired by palm trees, which can survive these hurricane conditions.” Traditional upwind turbine blades face into the wind, so the blades must be stiff, which requires more material and increases cost. Blades on downwind rotors face away from the wind, with less chance of hitting the tower when the winds pick up, so they can be lighter and more flexible, requiring less material. Downwind blades can also bend, instead of break, like palm trees do.

Peace Day Addresses Global Racism

António Guterres says, “But achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race.

Wind Turbines Modeled After Palm Trees

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Mandar Phadnis, lead author of a study in Proceedings of the 2022 American Control Conference, says, “The blades are manufactured to be lightweight and very flexible, so they can align with the wind loads.”

Australian Office Building to Feature Solar Facade

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People continue to flee across borders as conflicts erupt around the world, accompanied by race-based discrimina tion such as hate speech and violence. “We can work to dismantle the structures that entrench racism in our midst. We can support movements for equality and human rights everywhere. We can speak out against hate speech, both offline and online. We can promote anti-racism through education and reparatory justice,” says Guterres.

Established in 1981, the United Nations-sanctioned International Day of Peace, or World Peace Day, is a holi day observed around the world on September 21 each year. The 2022 theme is “End racism. Build peace.” To that end, the General Assembly has dedicated this day to observing 24 hours of non-vio lence and Secretary-Generalcease-fire.

Over the last six years, Pao’s team, in conjunction with collaborators at the University of Virginia, the University of Texas at Dallas, the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have collaborated to develop the Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotor turbine, a two-bladed, downwind rotor, to test the concept in action. The researchers found that their turbine performed consistently and efficiently during periods of peak wind gusts.

A rooftop solar array and 1,182 solar panels on the sides will adorn an eight-story, $40 million, high-rise planned for West Melbourne, Australia, to provide the office building with most of its power. Avancis, a German firm producing glass panels containing solar cells, will supply the solar skin. Architect Pete Kennon says, “These things are possible, and the fact that a building can harness the sunlight from its own skin, it sounds like some thing you dreamed of, or you saw in a cartoon.” Generating 50 times as much power as a typical home rooftop solar array, the solar skin will save an estimated 77 tons of CO2 emissions each year.

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“Bio age is how fast our bodies are aging, and aging is the main risk factor for all diseas es, including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and neurodegenerative disorders,” says Fitzgerald, noting that only 10 to 20 percent of longevity outcomes are genetic.Fitzgerald and her team drove this point home with the first randomized, controlled study on the power of lifestyle and diet to turn back the biological age clock. Based upon functional medicine, the program Younger

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Longevity, a human quest through the ages, is now a hot topic among scien tific researchers that assert there has never been a better time to max imize our potential for metabolic renewal. Biological age—the state of our health at the cellular level—is in the spotlight, as are the anti-aging benefits of science-supported phytonutrients, cell-rejuvenating foods and safe, non-surgical, stem cell procedures. Functional medicine, with its focus on the biology-based root causes of dis ease, is also a rising star in the arena of age reversal. No matter which path we follow to aging vibrantly, the most inspiring takeaway is that lifestyle, not genes, determines destiny.

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“On average in the United States, the last 16 years of life are spent with multiple diagnoses and on multiple medications. We are giving our hard-earned money to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing facil ities,” says Kara Fitzgerald, a naturopathic doctor in Newtown, Con necticut, and the author of Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better. She and other researchers contrast “lifespan”, the years from birth to death, to “healthspan”, the years spent in good health free of age-related disease and disability. “Lifespan is not necessarily healthspan, and we can change that,” she says.

Longevity Strategies that Help Reverse the Aging Process by Marlaina Donato

Until recently, age was determined by the year on our birth certificate, but “bio age” is the new number to pay atten tion to. It might not only predict health outcomes down the road, but also add years to our lives. In ground breaking work in 2017, anti-aging researcher Steven Horvath at the University of California, Los Angeles, used algorithms to calculate biological age on the basis of how extensively our genome is modified by a process called DNA methylation. Research ers are now understanding what factors can turn on positive gene expressions and turn off those that may activate life-threatening diseases.

Age Is Not Just a Number

Fisetin, a powerful flavonoid found in certain foods like strawberries, peaches, apples, persimmons, tomatoes, onions and cucumbers, rivals ever-beneficial quercetin.

The results, published last year in the journal Aging, showed that three years of bio age were reduced in the target group in just eight weeks compared to the control group. “What we eat, our stress load and our response to it, the quality of the air we breathe and if we exercise are all drivers or reducers of our bio age. Knowing this, we absolutely need to take responsibility for our lives,” says Fitzgerald.Thisbioage reversal is good news when we look at the grim statistics. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society, approximately 610,000 people die of heart disease in this country each year and more than 600,000 Americans are predicted to succumb to cancer this year alone.

SIRT6, an enzyme in close relationship with NAD and responsible for many molecular anti-aging processes, including DNA repair, is abundant in seaweeds, especially the strain Fucus vesiculosus, commonly known as bladder wrack Research published in the journal Marine Drugs in 2017 indicates bladder wrack’s anti-inflammatory and antitumoral properties, as well as its potential to protect the liver and normalize high blood sugar and blood pressure.

Research published last year in the European Journal of Pharmacology cites fisetin’s numerous potential benefits for neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s dis ease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and vascular dementia.

The Trifecta of Acid, Inflammation and Stress

Chronic systemic inflammation is now understood to be the physiological springboard for most diseases ranging from cancer to depression, but its connection to uric acid is critical in producing free radicals that accelerate aging.

serving molecule. NAD-boosting supplements are also on the market, but consuming foods like naturally fermented sauerkraut, raw milk, nutritional yeast and pumpkin seeds is also a good strategy.

17September 2022Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in enrolled 18 healthy men between ages 50 and 72 in a target group and 20 in a control group. Those in the target group ate a nutrient-rich diet, slept seven hours a night, practiced relaxation techniques and took supplemental probiotics and phytonutrients. They ate only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., exercised for at least 30 minutes five days a week, avoided sweets and consumed two cups of dark, leafy, greens and three cups each of cruciferous vegetables and colorful vegetables daily, as well as six ounces of animal protein.

Molecular Magic Harvard genetics professor David Sinclair, author of the seminal Lifespan: Why We Age—And Why We Don’t Have To, discovered antioxidant-rich resveratrol in grapes in 2003. Since then, he and other researchers have found additional compounds with the ability to activate longevity pathways. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD, or B3), a coenzyme involved in many metabolic processes essential to life, has been shown to rejuvenate aging mice, increasing energy-producing mitochondria in the cells and fortifying muscle mass. The body makes less NAD as we age, but research suggests that intermittent fasting, exercise and heat saunas can stimulate this youth-pre

“Unfortunately, most doctors look upon uric acid solely as a risk marker for gout. We now recognize that uric acid serves as a powerful signal in the body to prepare for food and water scarcity,” says neurologist David Perlmutter, author of The New York Times bestseller Grain Brain and the recent Drop Acid, a guide to lowering uric acid in the body. “Uric acid levels above 5.5 milligrams per decilitre trigger the body to raise the blood pressure, increase the blood sugar, become insulin-resistant and increase the formation and storage of body fat,” he says. “Central to regaining metabolic health and reducing risk for metabolic conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, coronary artery dis

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Marlaina Donato is an author, composer and painter. Connect at WildflowerLady.com.

In the daily survival game, the body’s stem cells generate specialized cells to replace those throughout the body that are damaged and dying. This ongoing repair process slows down as we advance in years, but cutting-edge procedures offer new hope for conditions ranging from arthritis to age-related brain fog.

Chronic, unmanaged stress is a major factor in phys ical and mental decline due to elevated levels of corti sol. “Stress threatens the health and diversity of our gut bacteria, leading to increased gut permeability, a central mechanism underlying widespread inflammation, which is the cornerstone of all chronic degenerative conditions,” says Perlmutter. “Those conditions as a category are ranked by the World Health Organization as the number one cause of death on our planet today.”

“Stem cells improve DNA methylation and telomere length, and result in a reduced physiologic age compared to your chronologic age,” says Chadwick Prodromos, a Chicago-based, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of the Prodromos Stem Cell Institute, in Anti gua. “Joint replacements are offered quite liberally now adays, but most of our patients with severe arthritis who were offered joint replacements do well in our care without them for virtually any joint in the body.” Prodromos and his team combine umbilical cord-derived stem cell treatment (non-embryonic/fetal) with specially selected nutritional supplements and in some patients, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid injections.

Even with exciting advances in the promotion of long life, experts are unanimous in stressing that going into our golden years disease-free begins and ends with individual lifestyle choices, starting with what we put in our mouths.

Fitzgerald concurs, “Excessive inflammation—an imbal anced immune response—accelerates the aging process, and it increases with stress. Stress is the gasoline on the fire of Eatingaging.”toreduce inflammation is key, and there is power on our plates when we add some of Fitzgerald’s longevity boosters like turmeric, green tea, shitake mushrooms, wild-caught salmon, eggs, liver and sunflower seeds. A study last year in Experimental Gerontology reported that the amino acid L-theanine, found particularly in green tea, reduced oxidative stress, liver degeneration and inflam matory responses in aging rats.

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“Diet is the most critical variable in terms of our metabolic destiny. It’s been said that a person can’t exercise away a poor diet, and there’s great wisdom in this statement,” says Perlmutter.“Whilestem cell treatment has been quite effective, it is important to remember that avoiding chemicals in the en vironment, exercising vigorously and maintaining a low BMI [body mass index] are clearly the most important factors in good health,” advises Prodromos.

Body & Brain is an international organization that offers a unique blend of yoga, tai chi, meditation and breathwork instruction. The body and brain are deeply connected, and mindful movement can positively influence the condition of the brain. Through online and in-studio classes, Body & Brain allows people to connect their minds back to the self, the body and the physical breath. Trained instructors use simple and powerful techniques and adjust them to fit different ability levels and conditions in four areas of concentration:

• Meditation builds energy awareness and helps promote peace of mind, inspiration and joy.

Founded on tai chi principles, Body & Brain’s practices help to balance energy, open the body and soften tension. All classes integrate proper breathing, which is vital to health. These various practices will help people to deep en, expand and shift the breath, which in turn will begin to help alleviate a broad range of physical and mental chal lenges.Body & Brain is excited to share a new resource, Brain Education TV, a YouTube channel created to provide mental health and mental wellness videos to help young adults with loneliness, depression and anxiety. These free, short videos, however, will appeal to anyone looking to improve health through exercising the brain and body connection.Thechannel offers tips, exercises, stories and con versations to break the silence on mental health. The con tent comes from a South Korean academic study backed by more than 40 years of research at top universities and application by millions around the world. The mission of Brain Education TV is to create a world where everyone can live in health, happiness and peace with self-worth andStartconfidence.watching these empowering videos at Brain EducationTV.com. Locations in Brookline, Arlington, Cambridge and Riverwalk. Visit BodyNBrain.com to find class times at a nearby loca tion. See ad this page and Resource Guide on page 38.

• Yoga increases strength, flexibility and centeredness.

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• Breathwork energizes, restores, recharges and increases concentration and awareness.

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• Tai chi and qigong improve body alignment, balance, energy circulation (qi or ki) and physical stamina.

As adults, too often we are barely aware of our lives stuck in grayscale, but if we look deep inside, we long to be the brave red rose in a black-and-white world. Sometimes it takes something drastic, like being faced with a terminal illness, to throw off the shackles of, “What would they think?” and follow our own brand of bliss. Hopefully, most of us can make that decision without such a drastic wake-up call. In many parts of the world, nature saves her best for last and pulls out all the stops. She dresses the trees in unapologetic glory, inviting us to live more boldly before it’s too late, and to express the passions we’ve held in for dear life. If we are wise, we will follow our bliss, whether it’s painting that wall in a color that might compromise resale value or dusting off the violin we set aside after high school. Autumn gives us much-needed permission to let our hair down, let our locks go silver or feisty red, let our souls blow in the wind and come in for dinner a little late and disheveled. What parts of ourselves do we hold inside for fear of standing out a little too much? What would we wear if we defied fickle trends? How would we love if we realized that there is nothing more important than embodying love?

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Nature concludes each day with a fiery mural, never again to be exactly du plicated and missed if we look away for a moment too long. “What color is in a picture, enthusiasm is in life,” said Vincent van Gogh, and to live with passion is to live life in full color.

Here’s to living in full color, come what may. Marlaina Donato is an author, composer and painter. Connect at WildflowerLady.com.

As children, it was in our nature to live out loud. We sang off-key, bel ly-laughed and showed off our blueberry-stained tongues. Somewhere between grade school and adolescence, we learned to swim with the social current, content to blend in for comfort.

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Biomagnetism therapy is a non-invasive method that can successfully help to heal the root cause of illnesses and not just the symptoms. Used on people of all ages, it can help with cases of acne, stress, allergies, colds, rheumatism, arthritis, measles, obesity, migraines, diabetes and depression, among others. Studies conducted in 1974 by Dr. Albert Roy Davis and Dr. Walter Rawls in the book Mag netism and Its Effects on the Living System explained for the first time how magnetism affects our lives and the lives of all living systems around us. Later, Dr. Richard Broeringmeyer, the medical director of NASA during the 80s, began investigating the or ganic dysfunctions that astronauts suffered when they returned from space called The Enigma of the Short Leg since all astronauts had one leg shorter than the other, around 1 to 2 centimeters.Basedon the teachings of Broer ingmeyer, Dr. Isaac Goiz began ex ploring treatments using magnets. In 1988, he applied a negative polarity on the thymus gland of a patient and one of the patient’s legs shortened. Then he began tracing the body with a positive polarity. When he applied

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What to Expect In a biomagnetism session, the practitioner will use kinesiology muscle testing to identify which pairs are necessary to impact. There are different lists relat ed to magnet pairs: reservoirs, pathogens, viruses, bacteria, emotions and so on. While mus cle testing, the practitioner will see the muscular response from the body when either the right or left leg shortens. When this happens, it means that the point is unbalanced. Contrary, the balance of the legs will indicate that the pair point that has been impacted is well located.Asession will last approximately 60 minutes, and it is indicated for different physical and mental disor ders. It is not recommended to use magnets on pregnant women and people with pacemakers, metal im plants or receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Alida Moncada is a biomagnetic pair therapist. To book an appointment, visit Ayamama.org. For more informa tion, email or visit pageadBiomagnetismPairTherapyAlidaFacebook.com/.Seeonpage27andResourceGuideon34.

Biomagnetic Pair Therapy by Alida Moncada the positive polarity in the rectum, the legs of the person balanced. This newly discovered method was named biomagnetic pair therapy. Goiz calls the bi-focal relation between two disease-causing points of the body a biomagnetic pair. Since then, Goiz and biomagnetic pair therapists around the world have re searched and discovered hundreds of biomagnetic pairs. The therapy restores and main tains physical and mental health. It works by balancing the acid and alkaline levels (pH) of the body, killing any pathogens such as virus, parasites, bacteria and fungi. Once the pH is balanced, the own patient’s body will restore health. His or her body will adjust to the new balance condition and homeostasis can be reestablished.

Thecytokines.oralmicrobiome has fasci nated researchers. Besides being the second-largest microbiome (after the gut), the oral microbiome presents an incredibly biodiverse collection of microorganisms. When microbiomes are well-balanced, the beneficial probiotic bacteria ef fectively compete with pathogenic bacteria. When unbalanced, the mi crobiome becomes unhealthy, which research links to several diseases, including cardiovascular, stroke, nitric oxide imbalances, pneumo nia and rheumatoid arthritis. It is thought that the dysbiotic bacteria in

The primary uniqueness of the oral microbiome is its diversity. This mi crobiome features a vast array of bacteria, viruses, yeast and micro organisms. More than 1,000 spe cies of bacteria live within the oral microbiome. These groups include

When we think of the human micro biome, we typically think of the gut microbiome in the lower gastroin testinal tract. However, research has discovered many unique micro biomes throughout the body, such as the mouth, urogenital tract and the skin. Each of these microbiomes exists to provide a protective health benefit for their specific location and to support the immune system by decreasing inflammation from ele vated

The Unique Oral Microbiome

the commonly known lactobacillus, bifidobacteria and streptococcus bacteria. These beneficial probiotic bacteria work to keep the oral biofilm healthy and balanced, while acting as a preventative measure against the many possible diseases that can affect the oral cavity. An imbalance between the good and bad bacteria, as well as envi ronmental factors (such as diet and smoking) can cause dysbiosis, a dis ruption to the microbiome resulting in an imbalance. This unevenness can lead to a broad array of den tal health complications, including caries (tooth decay), periodontitis, endodontic (root canal) infections, alveolar osteitis (dry socket) and tonsillitis.Onesuch example is the bacteria Streptococcus mutans. S. mutans is a typical inhabitant of the oral mi crobiome and does not necessarily pose a threat when the microbiome is healthy and balanced. When the amount of S. mutans becomes ex cessive, it, along with other bacteria, form biofilms on the teeth, commonly known as dental plaque. The bacteria within the biofilm metabolize sugars and produce acids that break down or demineralize tooth enamel and dentin, leading to decay. So, a per son’s diet, specifically the amount of sugar in their diet, can create an environment where pathogenic bac teria thrive, causing an imbalanced microbiome and increasing the risk of periodontal disease, tooth decay and damage and possible tooth loss.

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Coronary heart disease and endo carditis (inflammation of the inner lining of the heart’s chambers and valves) risks are also elevated. In cardiovascular disease, direct bac terial invasion can increase compli cations, as well as an indirect acti vation of inflammation. Therefore, a healthy oral microbiome is a key component to sustained health and plays a significant role in preventa tive medicine.

Supplements that Support Oral Microbiome Because the oral microbiome im pacts the health of the entire body, addressing microbial dysbiosis can help repair damage to the oral cavity and protect against further systemic health complications. One such method of supporting the oral microbiome is supplementation with probiotics. Research has shown an increase in protection against tooth decay and a decrease in the over growth of S. mutans when supple menting with various probiotics. For example, taking oral dis

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The Key to Systemic Health by Gary Kracoff the mouth increase the risk of these diseases either by direct invasion or by causing an immune-inflammatory response that extends into the sys temicOnecirculation.studyrevealed that stroke risk was 400 percent higher in peo ple with periodontitis (gum disease).

25September 2022Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in solving tablets containing Lacto bacillus salivarius—a thoroughly studied probiotic strain—has been shown to inhibit the growth of S. mutans. When Epigallocatechin gallate (found in green tea) was ad ministered alongside L. salivarius, the beneficial effect was even more substantial. Research found that this anti-inflammatory and antioxidant combination was also effective for inhibiting P. gingivalis, a pathogen with a relationship to rheumatoid ar thritis, indicating the systemic bene fit of supporting the oral microbiome. Lactobacillus reuteri, another probi otic strain of bacteria, has also been found to provide tangible benefits. Based on extensive research, oral tablets appear to be an extremely effective way to target and support the oral microbiome. In the case of the oral microbi ome, supplementation with probiot ics and nutraceuticals is imperative to maintain balance. The oral mi crobiome plays a crucial role in the health of the entire body, and indi viduals should take measures to pre serve their dental health and, hence, their systemic health. Dr. Gary Kracoff is a naturopathic doctor and registered pharmacist at the Johnson Compounding and Well ness Center, located at 577 Main St., Waltham. For more information, call 781-893-3870 ext. 111, email Gary@ NaturalCompounder.com or visit NaturalCompounder.com. See ad on page 33 and Resource Guide on pages 35 and 37. Sign-up for a FREE Phone Consultation!

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Secondhand Thrifting Whether housed in a local storefront or existing digitally online, resale shops have become big business due to pandemic-inspired decluttering and belt-tightening pursuits. Industry analysts expect thrift store clothing sales to grow globally 11 times faster than fast fashion and to be worth twice as much, at $84 billion, by 2030.Buying secondhand benefits not only shoppers, but also local govern ments struggling with the expense of operating landfills. Hennepin County, Minnesota, which includes Minneap olis, has resolved to send zero waste

“When you need a pressure washer once a year or decide to put in a garden, you don’t really need to own those tools,” says treasurer Stephanie Kane. People are allowed to take on projects they couldn’t otherwise afford, she says, “or they utilize existing skills to build the life they want, or even get a business off the ground.”

The Rise of Sharing and Reselling by Sheila Julson squeezing family budgets, Amer icans are increasingly exploring shared resources and eco-friendly alternatives like thrift stores, flea markets and rummage sales. Often aided by online technology, local shared enterprises and secondhand shops are saving people money and reducing the impact of excess con sumerism on the environment.

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Tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Asheville is a DIY kind of community, attracting artists, musicians, yoginis, homestead ers and other folks looking to live a simpler life. When they garden and undertake home repairs, Ashevillans find it easy to cut expenses: They’ve formed a collective tool shed, the Asheville Tool Library, which offers them the use of 2,000 donated tools ranging from safety goggles to leaf mulchers and circular saws.

Another way that people share resources is through Little Free Libraries—the charming “library on a stick” boxes on neighborhood posts and fences that give away books to passersby. It began in Hudson, Wis consin, in 2009, when Todd Bol built a tiny model of a one-room school house as a tribute to his deceased mother, an educator and voracious reader. He stocked it with books and put it on a post in his front yard for neighbors and friends. The concept became so popular that he built more and gave them away. Today, more than 150,000 Little Free Libraries are found in communities worldwide.

AshevilleToolLibrary.orgofcourtesyImage in the community, using local online groups and co-op bulletin boards to attract volunteers and donations, or hosting a drive for people to clean out their basements, Kane says. As memberships grow, additional tools can be purchased and employees can be hired. Website design and inven tory tracking in Asheville and else where is simplified by the “library of things” software from MyTurn.com

Neighborly Sharing More than 50 tool-lending libraries exist in cities like Denver, Seattle, At lanta and Washington, D.C., allowing people to “cut down on waste and overbuying, while helping out neigh bors,” reports The Washington Post. Typically, they are staffed by vol unteers and supported by nominal, income-based annual fees. Starting a tool-lending library be gins by connecting with other people

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Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore has more than 900 locations nationwide, offering an ever-chang ing stock of secondhand furni ture, household items and building materials like doors, windows and lighting fixtures. On the other hand, for-profit thrift stores, even if they claim a link to a worthy cause, often donate a much smaller percentage of profits to charity and are reluctant to release financial figures, reports Salon.com Online Pluses and Minuses

27September 2022Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in to its landfills by 2030. Part of this effort includes the Choose to Reuse campaign, which encourages people to shop secondhand as a way to save money, help the environment, reduce packaging, support local businesses and find unique items. Nonprofit thrift stores like Goodwill Industries and The Salvation Army or those run by longtime charities like the American Cancer Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have well-es tablished reputations and proven track records.

An influx of online resellers adds even more choices for secondhand items. Although they make shopping more convenient, online sites car ry risks: In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission reported more than 173,000 instances of online shop ping fraud. When shopping online for secondhand items, experts advise, it’s wise to shop and pay on a trusted website or app, and to avoid using a personal debit card. Be sure there are photos of the product. On sites like Craigslist, eBay and Facebook, check each seller’s rating and thor oughly review all buyers’ comments before making a purchase. With a little enterprise, savvy and flexibility, mass consumerism can be circumvented by sharing community resources and frequenting quality secondhand stores. As Kane puts it, “The sharing economy is essentially about leading a less consumerist lifestyle.”

Sheila Julson is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Natural Awak enings magazine.

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Getting Started Starter model home food dehydra tors, often found at resale stores or rummage sales, can be purchased for about $50. Some have adjustable temperature settings for different kinds of foods. When purchased new, most food dehydrators include recipe booklets.Whenusing a dehydrator, Skinner advises, turn it on to the appropriate setting and lay the food in a single layer on the trays provided, then let the dehydrator run for a few hours. She usually turns food halfway through to prevent sticking.

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Running an electric or gas range for that long uses a lot of energy.” She says that ideal temperatures are 125 to 135 degrees, but most standard ovens only go as low as 170 degrees, which is too warm to dehydrate fruits or vegetables. “Then you must do wacky things like prop the door open to cool down the oven.” The exception, she drating can also concentrate some flavors, such as with dried tomatoes.”

When done correctly, dehydrating food is a safe method for maintaining its original state, says Tracey Brig man, NCHFP associate director and University of Georgia clinical assis tant professor. “Dehydrators remove the water content in foods, resulting in a low risk of bacteria and spoilage.”

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Dehydrate leftover strawberries for snacks and dehydrate vegetables to use in soups or stews,” Cancler suggests.

Julia Skinner, founder and direc tor of Root-Kitchens.com, an online fermentation and food history company, adds that when foods are dehydrated, they shrink and therefore take up less storage space. “They’re great to pack for traveling or for small kitchens. Dehy

Unlike other food preservation methods such as canning or ferment ing, dehydrating food does not require lots of special equipment, tools or skill. “Dehydrating food is super easy to do,” says Carole Cancler, the Hawaii-based author of the Complete Dehydrator Cookbook. “Drying food is more forgiving. You can’t make a lot of mistakes. Canning, if you do it wrong, can make everyone in your family sick.” The only caveat, Cancler says, is that food not thoroughly dried will get moldy. In humid environments, dehydrated foods must be kept tightly sealed to keep out moisture and prevent mold from forming.

Cancler says that in some cases an oven can be used to dehydrate food, but it isn’t the most cost-effective method. “I don’t recommend contin ued use of the oven, because depend ing on where you live and the type or size of food being dried, drying can take anywhere from eight to 36 hours.

Almost Anything Can be Dehydrated Many types of food can be dehydrat ed, including fruit, veggies, meat, fish, herbs and nuts. “It’s easier to say what can’t be dehydrated,” Cancler says. “The general rule is you don’t want to dehydrate food that has a high fat content, such as fatty meats or avocados.” They go rancid quickly during storage. While there are dehydrated, high-fat foods sold commercially such as cheese, peanut butter and eggs, these are processed using special equipment and tech niques that can’t be copied in a home kitchen.Sliced strawberries, chopped on ions or celery are good foods for be ginners. “People tend to throw those foods away a lot. They buy them and don’t use it all up before they spoil.

Drying food is the oldest known method of food preservation. Middle and Far Eastern cultures have used the sun and wind to dry foods since 12,000 B.C., according to the Nation al Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP). Today, the easy availability of food dehydrators offers a conve nient way to preserve the fall harvest.

4 cups mango purée (from about 4 large, unripe mangoes)

Remove trays from dehydrator when purée is dry, with no sticky areas (about 10 hours— this will be highly dependent on the relative humidity of the drying room). Test for dryness by touching gently in several places near the center of leather; no indentation should be evident.

Preheat electric dehydrator to 140° F. Wash and peel mangoes, chop roughly into chunks. Purée in blender until smooth. Pass purée through a food mill or sieve; discard any coarse fiber extracted in food mill. Add honey and spices to the purée and mix Lightlythoroughly.spraytwo fruit roll tray liners from an electric dehydrator with vegetable oil cooking spray. Spread mango mixture evenly to ¼-inch thickness on the trays. Position fruit roll liners on dryer trays and place in dehydrator. Dry continuously for about 10 hours. Maintain dehydrator air temperature steadily at 140° F. (Monitor the dehydrator air temperature periodically with a thermometer.)

Source: National Center for Home Food Preservation a food dehydrator. While it may be a high cost when you begin dehydrat ing, if you are a serious food preserv er, it will save you money in the long term,” she says.

Mango Leather Yield: 8 fruit rolls from about 2, 14-inch-diameter dryer trays

Sheila Julson is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Natural Awake nings magazines throughout the country.

Air-Drying Fresh Herbs

String (such as cotton baker’s twine) Rinse off the fresh herbs and pat them dry. Tie the herbs by the stems in small bunches. Hang them upside-down indoors and out of direct sunlight. Depending on the type of herb, they will take several days to a week or longer to dry. When dry, crush herbs with a mortar and pestle or in a clean coffee grinder. Store in glass jars with tight-fitting lids.

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1 cup clover honey ½ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp ground cloves

Fresh herbs of choice (basil, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and dill are good candidates)

Peel leather from trays while still warm. Leave the second tray on the dehydrator while peeling the first leather, or re-warm leathers slightly in the dehydrator if they cool too much prior to peeling. Cut into quarters, lay on a piece of clean parchment paper about 1 to 2 inches longer at each end of the leather and roll into fruit leather rolls. When cool, twist the ends of the parchment paper tightly to close. Store fruit rolls in an airtight container for short-term storage, up to about 1 month. Leathers should be stored in a cool, dark dry place. For longer storage up to one year, place tightly wrapped rolls in the freezer.

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How a Yoga Practice Keeps Us Young by Maya Whitman itone, a gentle yoga instructor at various studios and senior centers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For those that only associate the prac tice with youthful bodies and hip yoga gear, yoga is a full-spectrum practice. “Anyone can do yoga— gentle yoga, chair yoga and even wheelchairAccordingyoga.”toa2016 study of 227 participants reported in the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, just 12 minutes of daily gentle yoga over 10 years improved bone mineral density in the spine and upper legs. About four in five participants had osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density), indicating that yoga

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In 1967, Tao Porchon-Lynch left a successful Hollywood career as a model and actress to become a full-time yogi in her 50s. At age 87, she added ball room dancing to her list of pas sions and at 93, she landed in the Guinness World Records as the oldest yoga teacher on the planet. She continued to teach a weekly yoga class just days be fore her death at age 101. “I love seeing students realize what is possible,” Porchon-Lynch said in an interview, and her words are an added incentive to reap the many benefits of a regular yoga practice at any age. Whether it involves getting down on a mat or practicing modified poses with the use of a chair, yoga helps us to stay nimble, manage stress, reduce symptoms of depression and tame high blood pressure. Yoga has been around for thousands of years for good reason, and health organizations like the Johns Hop kins Arthritis Center are now rec ommending the healing modality for a better quality of life.

For Terecita “Ti” Blair, yoga offered a new way of life after a catastrophic automobile accident in 2009. The Den ver-based trauma and resil ience educator and 2017 Sil verSneakers Instructor of the Year says, “Virtually any style or type of yoga can appeal and work well for you today, but not tomorrow. Therefore real ‘yoga’ is about adaptabil ity, and yes, those of us with compromised joints, immune systems, pain, disability and illness can absolutely benefit fromThoseyoga.”with conditions rang ing from cancer to Parkinson’s disease can reap benefits from an appropriate yoga environ ment. In 2021, a meta-analysis of 12 studies published in the Inter national Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that yoga can increase muscle strength, mobility, balance and low er body flexibility in mature adults.

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The Breath of Now The keystone of all yoga practice is working with the breath, an action that is naturally compromised by just getting out of bed and into the day’s

An older study from Temple Univer sity showed that Iyengar yoga can improve balance and prevent falls in women over 65 years old.

“What I learned is that we need four essential physical skills to navigate through life as we age—strength, flexibility, balance and agility—and we get that from yoga. We can find independence in our everyday life, and we don’t need a vigorous yoga class to do that,” says Ruth Pip is a good strategy for the 10 million Americans over the age of 50 with osteoporosis and the 44 million with osteopenia.

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