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rior to last month’s launch of this magazine, many of my Natural Awakenings colleagues across the country remarked that getting the first issue of a new publication out of the starting gate is similar to giving birth. I now understand what they meant! Holding a freshly delivered copy in my hands for the first time is a moment I’ll cherish forever—not unlike the arrival of my only child, Emma, now a 20-something college sophomore. As all mothers understand, with this joy comes a huge sense of responsibility, commitment and challenge to do the best we can do to cherish, nurture and help our children grow and thrive.

As a teenager, I was fortunate to have a mothering presence step up to help me at an overwhelmingly dark point in my life when I was at the mercy of a neglectful biological mother. My two brothers and I were malnourished, unhappy and on the verge of making poor pivotal life choices.

Gwen took us into her single-parent household, volunteering to raise and support us, along with her own four children. She fed us home-cooked nutritious food (whole wheat bread before it was popular and lots of fresh new-to-us veggies), loved us well and provided the stability we needed to thrive in school and become responsible young adults.

Gwen would eventually become my stepmother when she married my father, but I have always considered her the mother of my heart, acknowledging that she literally saved our lives. It takes a mother’s instinctive unconditional love to so generously perform such an act of selflessness.

In May, we celebrate and honor all the women that touch our lives—from grandmothers and daughters to nieces, girlfriends and stepmothers. This issue fittingly shines a light on some of the most important issues that touch our lives, including natural birth and breast health.

This month I’m also grateful for the ongoing, joyous opportunity to meet many new friends in Chicago’s western suburbs, from our enlightened advertisers to all that have referred me to someone doing important work in the arenas of natural health, wellness and sustainability. I appreciate you all, plus our thousands of readers, many of whom call or email to say how glad they are that we finally have this resource in our neighborhoods.

With that in mind, I enthusiastically encourage you to thank our advertisers and other businesses that support us by actively supporting their products and services that make this free resource possible and available every month. Tell them that you saw their ad in Natural Awakenings and they’ll take extra good care of you.

I invite you now to read the magazine cover to cover and then pass it along to a friend that you know will benefit from it just as much.

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14 KIDS LOVE VEGGIES How to Instill Healthy Lifelong Habits

by Clancy Cash Harrison

18 RETHINKING

BREAST HEALTH

Natural Ways to Keep Breasts Smooth, Pain-Free and Firm, while Reducing the Risk of Cancer

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24 GIVING BIRTH

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Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention

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OUR MUSCLES

Weightlifting Makes Us Fit, Healthy and Self-Confident

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30 EATING SKINNY

Why Vegans and Vegetarians are Naturally Trim

32 LAURA PREPON’S

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Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Keys

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33 PET VACCINE

ALTERNATIVES Natural Steps to Nurture Immunity

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newsbriefs Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo in Schaumburg

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his year’s Chicagoland Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 2 and 3, at the Schaumburg Convention Center. More than 100 vendors will offer discounts, coupons and products to sample and purchase.

Informative classes will be held throughout the event led by well-known leaders in the gluten-free and allergen-friendly community, including Kim Koeller, author of Let’s Eat Out Around the World Gluten Free and Allergy Free; Kathy Smart, bestselling author, holistic chef and the founder of Life The Smart Way; and Carol Kicinski, founder of Simply Gluten Free, a top Google-rated recipe and lifestyle blog and website.

The festival is geared toward people in the celiac community, those with gluten sensitivities, autism, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and anyone interested in learning more about a gluten-free and allergen-friendly lifestyle.

Cost: adult one day $20, kids one day $5. Free parking.

Location: 1551 Thoreau Dr. N., Schaumburg. For more information and tickets, visit gfafExpo.com.

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Empowering Natural Health Event at New Digs

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herapeutic Healthy Associates will host Empowering Natural Health at its new clinic located at 230 East Ogden Avenue, First floor, Suite B, in Hinsdale, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., May 6. Healthy appetizers and refreshments will be served and raffle prizes include a bottle of Dr. Cara Van Eternal Olive Oil, a free massage Wormer-Hartman and a free nutritional scan.

Dr. Cara Van Wormer-Hartman, a board-certified chiropractic internist and the founder of Therapeutic Health, will discuss the new services the clinic has to offer, including a new nutritional complex scanner and cell therapy. The event will also feature a presentation about the medicinal benefits of essential oils and protocols attendees can use on their own for natural health techniques and the treatment of common ailments. Chair and hand massages with Eternal Olive Oil will be offered to educate participants about the oil’s power to improve the radiance of the skin.

“Our goal is to educate people on the benefits of holistic medicine and to empower them by providing them the knowledge and tools of alternative remedies they can use at home,” says Van Wormer-Hartman.

Cost: $15. For more information or to RSVP (required), call Krista at 312-340-9380 or email Krista@Therapeutic-Health.com.

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resented by the Green Parent’s Network, the sixth annual Green Metropolis Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17 at Chicago’s Irish American Heritage Center, with an array of activities for both adults and children. Along with more than 50 sustainable, free trade and organic exhibitors; family-friendly activities and entertainment; and conference topics covering all aspects of green living, local businesses will also be part of the Green Metropolis Fair’s Retail Marketplace.

Organic gardening is a special focus of the Green Metropolis Fair, and workshops and activities on a wide array of gardening topics, including urban organic gardening, extending the growing season, composting and growing and preserving fruits and vegetables, will be featured. Master gardeners and master composters from the University of Illinois Extension Service will be on hand to answer the toughest gardening questions, and flowers, vegetable and herb plants will be available for purchase.

Local community supported agriculture groups, nutritionists, chiropractors, yogis and other sustainable businesses will be featured in the table sponsors’ area, offering wellness activities and ways to make homes healthier and more energyefficient year-round. Children will enjoy a petting zoo.

Admission is free. Location: 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago. For more information, email Mary Beth Rebedeau at mbr@green parentsnetwork.com or visit GreenMetropolisFair.com.

Celebrate Your Life is Coming Back to Chicago

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ollowing a two-year hiatus, Mishka Productions is bringing their Celebrate Your Life conference back to Chicago for its 20th anniversary from June 12 to 15 at the Westin Lombard, in Yorktown Center. This event brings together a stellar lineup of spiritual teachers and visionaries.

Presenters include Oprah Winfrey Network’s (OWN) featured television Iyanla Vazant host Iyanla Vanzant, New York Times bestselling authors Neale Donald Walsch, James Redfield, Michael Beckwith, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Caroline Myss, Panache Desai and others. Visitors can meet their favorite authors, explore new possibilities, honor the spirit and make new connections.

Location: 70 Yorktown Shopping Ctr., Lombard. For more information, call 480-970-8543 or visit CelebrateYourLife.org.

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 13, at Prisco Community Center and McCullough Park, in Aurora. This free family event features more than 100 exhibitors and expects 2,000 visitors from Chicagoland and the Fox Valley Region.

Visitors can learn, network and explore at Aurora’s annual eco-celebration, discovering the benefits of community supported agriculture (CSA) and meeting local farmers. Children can view rescued wild animals and well-cared-for farm animals at the Kids EcoVillage. Visitors of all ages will hear about renewable and energy-efficient solutions for home and office. Fox Valley artisans will be on hand at the Local Market and Trade Show and the Hix Brothers Soon To Be Famous Ukulele Band will provide entertainment.

“Aurora GreenFest is committed to making commonsense solutions available for every home and business,” says festival founder Mavis Bates, who leads Aurora GreenLights, a grassroots community group of volunteers that organizes the festival.

Location: 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora. For more information, visit AuroraGreenFest.com.

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ew Achievements Elite Coaching will offer a group coaching series beginning June 18 for moms with soonto-be empty nests or those that have an oldest child leaving home for the first time this fall.

The program consists of six, 55minute teleconference sessions and three, one-on-one, 30-minute sessions with Certified Elite Life Coach Miriam Iwrey, Miriam Iwrey whose mission is to help women transition through midlife with clarity, purpose and inner peace.

This fun and impactful three-month program gives participants strategies to transition into this next chapter with confidence, inspiration and inner peace. All that is needed is a telephone and quiet space.

For more information, call 773-690-0616 or email Miriam@ NewAchievementsEliteCoaching.com. See listing, page 39.

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haktiFest Midwest, a weekend celebration of yoga, kirtan, wisdom workshops and more, will be held June 26 through 28 at the Willow Island Alliant Energy Center, in Madison, Wisconsin. An eco-village offers yoga fashion, gemstones, musical instruments, healthy goodies and more.

Some of the most accomplished instructors in the world will be featured, including Govind Das & Radha, Mark Whitwell, Saul David Raye and others. Superstars from around the globe including Radhanath Swami, Old-Time Blue Grass Kirtan, and Grammy nominee Krishna Das will be performing uplifting kirtan (chanting) on the concert stage.

Everything from breathwork, Vedic studies, tantra, sound healing and more will be available to discover in the BhaktiFest wisdom workshops led by Michael Brian Baker, Anand of Rishikesh, Manoj Chalam, David Newman and others.

Discounts for seniors and free admission for veterans, active and military and kids 13 and under. Location: 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI. For tickets and more information, call 408-460-0504 or visit Midwest.BhaktiFest.com.

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atural Awakenings has been ranked in the best 50 in its size class among 200 companies named in the Franchise Business Review’s 2015 Top Franchises Report. The healthy living magazine was one of five franchise companies cited as best-in-class in the advertising and sales category. To select the top franchises across industries and performance categories, the organization surveyed more than 28,500 franchisees.

“We feel privileged that it was our franchisees’ expression of high satisfaction that earned us this award,” says Sharon Bruckman, CEO of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. “Gaining this recognition proves that our process of providing franchisees with editorial, promotional and operational support, partnered with their enthusiastic dedication in individual markets, serves communities well. Together, we are nourishing and growing a healthy living consciousness in America.” The network now encompasses nearly 100 franchisees nationwide and in Puerto Rico.

Franchise Business Review, headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a national franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction and franchise buyer experiences. 2015 marked its 10th annual Top Franchises Report.

For more information, call Anna Romano at 239-530-1377 or visit NaturalAwakenings Mag.com and FranchiseBusinessReview.com. See ad, page 25.

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Xavier Rudd and The United Nations Make Illinois Debut

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ustralian solo artist and activist Xavier Rudd is now fronting a band appropriately named The United Nations. Assembled of musicians from around the world, the band will be performing at the Summer Camp Music Festival from May 22 to 24 at Three Sisters Park, in Chillicothe.

Rudd has strong ties to his heritage and is committed to campaigning for aboriginal rights. At the root of Australian aboriginal culture is their belief in the interconnectedness of all natural things and their respect of land. Rudd’s passion for this can be seen in both his lifestyle and lyrics. A vegetarian who lives off the grid in an environmentally friendly home he built out of straw, earth and recycled materials, Rudd’s lyrics address important social topics of environmentalism, spirituality and humanity.

With the creation of The United Nations, Rudd added another milestone to his prodigious journey. Comprised of musicians from Australia, Indigenous Australia, South Africa, Samoa, Germany and Papua New Guinea, the band’s mission is to unite all people around the globe to return to spirit and to protect Mother Earth and the very essence of creation.

When you feel life coming down on you like a heavy weight, when you feel this crazy society adding to the strain, take a stroll to the nearest waters edge, remember your place. Many moons have risen and fallen long, long before you came. ~ Xavier Rudd, Follow The Sun Location: 17201 Illinois 29. For more information, including performance times, visit SummerCampFestival.com.

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Meditation Improves Brain Health

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arvard Medical School researchers working at the Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that meditation can improve brain health. The researchers studied 16 volunteers that took part in an eight-week mindfulness meditation study at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness.

The participants conducted mindfulness meditation exercises for an average of 27 minutes a day. Before and after the trial, the subjects were given tests and magnetic resonance imaging of their brains.

The researchers found that the practice of mindfulness meditation resulted in increased gray matter density in the hippocampus of the brain, an area associated with increased memory and learning capacity, plus a greater sense of compassion and introspection.

HEART DISEASE DETECTED EARLY WITH BREATH TESTING

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esearch published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that breath testing can reveal potential heart disease and artery problems quickly and efficiently. Testing 31 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) together with 34 healthy control subjects, the study found that concentrations of volatile gases such as propanol, ethanol and ammonia were significantly different among the heart disease patients.

It also found that the breath can reveal specific details about the heart’s condition. The breath test can be analyzed in fewer than 30 minutes.

Italian Court Links Boy’s Autism to a Vaccine

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

Today in the U.S., most vaccines routinely given to children under 6 years of age are free of thimerosal, a mercury-derived preservative.

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Weight Gain in Moms Lowers Toxins in Newborns

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any expectant mothers try to know about everything they put into and onto their bodies as multiple studies are finding that infants are exposed to toxins during pregnancy. A new study of 325 expectant mothers has determined that the baby’s exposure to toxins in the womb decreases when the mother’s weight gain during pregnancy approaches the guidelines recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2009.

Women that are underweight at the start of pregnancy are advised to gain between 28 and 40 pounds, women of a healthy weight 25 to 35 pounds, overweight women 15 to 25 pounds and obese women 11 to 20 pounds.

The researchers found that expectant mothers with a gestational weight that meets or exceeds the IOM guidelines gave birth to infants with reduced toxin levels. In their analysis of the umbilical cord blood of mothers from Spain, the researchers tested for 14 pesticides and 21 other environmental toxins, including seven polychlorobiphenyls (PCB). Other influencers such as age, education and fish consumption may also be relevant.

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Using Pure, Organic Olive Oil as a Beauty Product

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n his article “Olive Oil – A Superfood More Super by the Minute,” Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a respected cardiologist and proponent of an integrative approach to health, refers to extra-virgin olive oil as, “One of nature’s greatest gifts—pure, healthy and alive. Few foods can match olive oil’s ability to provide nourishment in the form of a very healthy fat your body needs, as well as antioxidants that perform numerous protective functions.”

Olive oil can also nourish the outer body as a beauty aid. Christiana Zouzias, founder of Eternal Olive Oil, suggests using it as a moisturizer for the face and body by either applying it directly to the skin or by mixing it with lotion. Olive oil is absorbed directly and doesn’t sit on the skin’s surface.

For an ultra-moisturizing hair mask, combine five tablespoons of olive oil with a few drops of honey and massage into damp hair. Leave the mask on for 90 minutes, and then rinse and shampoo hair. To increase fingernail strength or to reduce hangnails, rub a few drops of olive oil onto each fingernail bed and massage. Or, combine coarse sugar with a teaspoon of olive oil for chapped lips.

Chock-full of health compounds like polyphenols and antioxidants, rich extra-virgin olive oil nourishes the body both inside and out. But not all olive oil is created equally, and some products may be adulterated. It is important to find one that is truly pure and extra-virgin. Many bottles that are labeled as “extra virgin” only contain a little bit of virgin olive oil, mixed with a more refined version or even canola oil, with high levels of acidity.

Christiana Zouzias is the owner of pure, organic Eternal Olive Oil. For more information, call 312-340-9380 or visit Eternal Olive.com. See listing, page 39.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Corporate Climate

Companies Slowly Embrace Sustainability The 2015 State of Green Business report (Tinyurl. com/2015GreenBusinessReport), which assesses the environmental performances of companies worldwide, along with the trends to watch, is produced by GreenBiz, in partnership with Trucost.

Collectively, companies have been nibbling at the edges of challenges such as climate change, food security, ecosystems preservation and resource efficiency. One measure of corporate engagement going forward will be proactive involvement on political issues that could accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and more sustainable economy. It remains to be seen whether companies can afford to sit on the sidelines, letting the political process unfold, or worse, play defense against changes that might roil their status quo.

2015 will be an interesting year on multiple fronts, especially with the launch of the new sustainable development goals at the United Nations (UN) in New York this fall, along with UN climate talks in Paris in December. Both will be tests of corporate engagement and resolve in driving the kinds of change many of their CEOs publicly call for. The reports’ findings of companies’ progress in greenhouse gas and emissions, air pollutants, water use and solid waste production are all leveling off or even declining.

Tool Pool

Farmers Share Farm Machinery Instead of buying or renting expensive specialized machinery, farmers in Maine can now join a “lending library” of farm tools on short-term loan by using the Shared-Use Farm Equipment Pool, a partnership between the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. There are already equipment co-ops and joint machinery ownerships around the country; now the sharing economy being established in urban areas seems to be catching on in rural America, too.

For a $100 annual fee, members can gain access to a seedbed cultivator, twoshank sub-soiler, plastic mulch layer, tine weeder, and strip and ridge tillers. The 1,200-pound mulch layer, for instance, retails for more than $2,000. Each piece is undeniably useful, but pricey, especially given the cost per use. Farmers have a three-day window to use the tools.

The pool came about when Mike Gold, an MFT staff member, saw the need to lower costs for both new and seasoned farmers. Currently, most of the tool pool members are newer vegetable farmers, but Gold says there’s appeal for established land stewards, too: “They see the opportunity to use that one piece of equipment that they may only need once a year or once every few years.”

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Dirty Dollars

Stores Filled with Toxic Products HealthyStuff, a project of the Michiganbased Ecology Center, in collaboration with the Campaign for Healthier Solutions (CHS), has released a report, A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Discount Retailers are Falling Behind on Safer Chemicals, about toxic chemicals found in dollar store products.

It includes test results for 164 dollar store products such as toys, jewelry, school supplies and household items and found that 81 percent contained at least one hazardous chemical above a level that generates concern.

The campaign sent a letter to the CEOs of the four largest dollar store chains, including Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and 99 Cents Only, urging them to stop the sale of these unsafe products, especially to communities of low-income and ethnic families that already live in more polluted areas and food deserts, and adopt policies that will instead protect both customers and their own businesses. Combined, these discount chains have annual sales totaling more than $36 billion and operate more stores nationally than Walmart.

The CHS is asking for a comprehensive set of reforms; communities need to let dollar store chains know that they want safer products and join local and national efforts advocating for nontoxic products.

Scroll to Dollar Store Report at Healthy Stuff.org for the complete test results.

Take action at NontoxicDollarStores.org.

Eco-Eating

Town Eateries Embrace Sustainability The city of Maplewood, Missouri, outside St. Louis, has teamed up with the Green Dining Alliance to become the area’s first Green Dining District, with at least 25 percent of all of its independently owned businesses certified by the Green Dining Alliance (GDA).

The GDA helps businesses with sustainability and green business practices while also helping them save money.

So far, eight restaurants in downtown Maplewood are GDA-certified.

Green Dining Alliance’s Olivia Engel says, “It’s a win-win that makes sense for businesses and communities.” The city is also encouraging the program by subsidizing Green Dining Alliance membership fees.

View updates at GreenDiningAlliance.org.

EPA Blooper

Bee-Toxic Pesticide Approved The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved cyantraniliprole, a new systemic pesticide that is toxic to bees, for agricultural use and has set allowable residue limits on almonds, berries, leafy vegetables and milk. The EPA also approved it as a seed treatment, so it may show up in GMO (genetically modified) seeds in the future.

Cyantraniliprole has been proven to cause liver toxicity, and the EPA notes that it also alters the stability of the thyroid as tested on laboratory rats.

Although the agency maintains that the pesticide is not a direct thyroid toxicant, any indirect effects on this glandular function are likely to disrupt the endocrine system. As its current endocrine disruptor screening program is still in the process of validating tests, EPA registration of the new active ingredient is questionable.

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Organic Flowers Honor Mom and Mother Earth The Mother’s Day tradition of gifting mom with flowers, including such perennial favorites as lilies, orchids, tulips and roses, can be practiced in a sustainable manner. Buying organic varieties protects workers, families and the environment.

Flowers grown with conventional techniques contribute to the contamination of groundwater and streams through fertilizer and pesticide runoff that can also threaten animal species.

Many of the cut flowers are grown in South America, where farms continue to use pesticides that are restricted in the U.S. and cited as highly toxic by the World Health Organization.

GreenAmerica.org provides several helpful tips on bringing joy to mom on her special day in eco-friendly ways:

Grow Your Own. Buy organic bulbs or seeds in consumer seed catalogs and retail racks or online from reputable sources that include Seeds OfChange.com. Children can then grow their own flowers to make them mean even more. Tips for natural weed and pest control, environmentally friendly watering, making raised garden beds and more are posted at Earth Easy.com/yard-garden.

Buy Local and Organic. Support local communities and save shipping costs and energy by purchasing chemical-free organic flowers from a local farmers’ market or community supported agriculture. Online retailers like OrganicBouquet.com and LocalHarvest.org/organic-flowers.jsp offer U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic flowers.

Ask Local Florists to Go Organic. Find out if local florists purchase any organic and local flowers, and if not, request that they do so.

Also, eschew plastic wraps and vases for eco-friendly flowers to avoid toxic ingredients and the carbon manufacturing footprint. Fun options to hold and showcase the gift include old, recycled Mason and glass jars and bottles or an artistic vase from an estate sale or antique or thrift shop.

Source: EcoWatch.com

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Keep it fun, so that your kids will try new things like vegetables. Remember, it takes 12 times before a baby actually prefers a new food, so don’t give up! ~Veronika Van de Geer Buckley, Maine mother

KIDS ¤ VEGGIES How to Instill Healthy Lifelong Habits

by Clancy Cash Harrison

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

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ant a child to love veggies?

Here are simple tips parents can practice in the first three years to establish lifelong good eating habits.

Start early. We all know that eating healthy during pregnancy will help a baby grow, but many may not realize that an infant can taste flavors in utero and through breast milk. Eating a variety of fresh produce during pregnancy and breastfeeding helps shape a healthy diet later in life.

Treat weaning as a time for the infant to explore the texture, taste and aroma of an array of foods. After six months of exclusive breastfeeding, food can be introduced, although breast milk is still the primary source of nutrients.

Small, repeated exposures to many foods during this stage will help minimize refusals to try or accept foods in the toddler years.

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

Avoid anything high in sugar and other sweeteners, hydrogenated oils, artificial colorings and other harmful additives.

Another important yet often overlooked foundation of healthy eating is encouraging a child to self-regulate his

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or her calorie intake. Self-regulation starts on the first day of breastfeeding and is carried through adulthood.

Respecting a child’s decision to end a meal allows them to control their own food intake. Common signals infants use to end a meal include turning their head away, arching back, throwing food on the floor and showing an interest in other activities. To encourage self-regulation, always serve meals and healthy snacks on a schedule and allow the child to feed himself when possible.

As early as 7 months of age, most healthy infants are developmentally ready to do this, which should optimize nutrient consumption, increase participation in family meals and contribute to a less stressful mealtime. Appropriate foods for self-feeding should easily melt in an infant’s mouth and be a safe size, such as soft fruits and cooked vegetables. To prevent choking, avoid round, hard and sticky foods such as whole grapes, peanuts, popcorn and nut or seed butters.

Don’t be afraid to add mild herbs and spices to a child’s food. An easy way to teach healthy flavor preferences, develop taste buds and reduce pickiness when they’re older is to expose children to many foods, textures and aromas. A dash of cumin in smashed avocado or freshly chopped mint mixed with diced strawberries introduces new perspective on a favorite food.

Food refusal is inevitable, normal behavior. Children will love a food one day and hate it the next. Rethinking the definition of variety empowers parents to reintroduce a not-so-favorite food many times. If children don’t like the way an item feels or looks, they may not

It’s important to give the child the same food that the family eats, but in smaller servings. This allows the child to watch others eat and enjoy the same meal. ~Maria Myers Maiden, North Carolina mother

taste it. The refusal of a carrot doesn’t necessarily doom carrots. They can be coined, minced, mashed, puréed and diced to change the texture, plus they can be served cold, at room temperature or tepid.

A child’s early adventurous eating increases the willingness to experiment with a wider range of less familiar foods as a young adult in a multicultural foodscape. Kids are not born reciting an alphabet; it takes time and practice to read and learn a new language. Similarly, it requires time and patient practice to establish a healthy foundation for eating. Have faith in the family’s ability to make eating together enjoyable for everyone.

Clancy Cash Harrison is a mother of two, pediatric feeding therapist, registered dietitian and author of Feeding Baby: Simple Approaches to Raising a Healthy Baby and Creating a Lifetime of Nutritious Eating. Connect at FieldsOfFlavor.com.

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Easy Kid-Pleasing Recipes

In a cast iron skillet, heat coconut oil over medium heat. Add peas and cook for 5 minutes, constantly stirring. Toss with dill before serving.

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hese recipes are designed to build dense bones, powerful brains and tough immunity by strategically pairing foods to increase the absorption of vital nutrients. Even toddlers love to use the creamy recipes as dips for their favorite vegetable sticks. To encourage self-feeding with a thinner-texture recipe, place food on a spoon and let the infant lean into it or pull the spoon to their mouth.

Strawberry and Almond Purée Basil and Banana

1 tsp finely chopped fresh organic basil ½ diced organic banana In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth. Add breast milk to thin as needed.

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2 Tbsp smashed organic sweet potato Dash organic cinnamon

Sweet and Chunky Avocado

½ ripe organic avocado, mashed with a fork ½ ripe organic banana Pinch of organic cinnamon (optional)

Bake sweet potato until its center is soft.

Remove flesh from peel. Smashing with a fork, mix in cinnamon. Add breast milk to thin as needed.

Mix ingredients well until smooth and creamy. Add breast milk to thin as needed. For more texture, dice the banana and gently mix into mashed avocado.

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/4 tsp organic coconut oil 1 Tbsp organic peas 1 pinch fresh chopped organic dill 1

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8 raw, soaked almonds 4 large organic strawberries, diced 1 tsp fresh chopped organic herbs (basil, cilantro or mint) Pulse almonds in a blender until finely chopped. Add strawberries and herb of choice. Mix until well blended.

Banana and Coconut Ice Cream 4 frozen organic bananas (without peels) ½ cup unsweetened organic coconut milk 1 tsp organic vanilla extract

In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth. Top with fresh organic berries.

Recipes and photos courtesy of Clancy Cash Harrison from Feeding Baby: Simple Approaches to Raising a Healthy Baby and Creating a Lifetime of Nutritious Eating.

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n honor of its 20th heart and mind. Allow anniversary, Celebrate yourself to feel the lovYour Life will be ing supportive energy returning to Chicago that emanates throughfrom June 12 to 15 at out the entire event.” the Westin Lombard, Mishka ProducYorktown Center. tions, named after the Mishka Productions is beloved dog the family the host of this amazhad just lost, started ing conference and in her mother’s dining they are thrilled to room in 1995. After be back to the Chimoving to Phoenix cagoland area after a from Los Angeles, Liz Liz Dawn two-year hiatus. This organized an evening inspiring event brings event for bestselling together an all-star lineup of more than authors James and Salle Redfield, who 22 nationally renowned speakers and had just published The Celestine Prophmore than 30 workshops, all in one ecy. From there, she produced another spectacular weekend. event for Carlos Castaneda’s group,

This year’s lineup includes directly which was doing Tensegrity workshops. from the OWN Network Iyanla VanzThe rest, they say, is history. ant, Panache Desai, Caroline Myss and

Her mother, Ariel Wolfe, partnered New York Times bestselling authors with Liz and was instrumental in the Neale Donald Walsch, James Redfield, company’s success, until she transiDr. Joe Dispenza and many more spiritioned in June 2009. “We had many tual teachers and visionaries. years together where the conference

For the first time ever, three very would sell out within weeks of anspecial spiritual mediums will take the nouncing it,” says Liz. “We then moved stage together for a mystical evening to a larger venue and it was all very of readings and connection to the exciting. I know with every pore of my spirit world. Internationally renowned being that my mom is ecstatic that we mediums John Holland, Lisa Williams are continuing to grow, move forward and Colette Baron Reid will present a and maintain our mission of creatkeynote lecture and guide attendees ing a safe and nurturing environment through exercises, demonstrate readings for people to grow and explore their and talk about how they communicate spirituality. We continue to have conwith those in spirit. versations; I just have to listen harder Natural Awakenings had a chance to hear her, but she is extremely proud. to speak with Mishka Productions She knows that Celebrate Your Life is founder Liz Dawn, who offered some needed for people on the Earth plane. sage advice on how to get the most out It is a place to create community, be of the conference. with like-minded people and begin to

She counsels the Celebrate Your recognize the magnificence of who you Life “newbies,” as she calls them, to truly are.” be prepared for the most unexpected

Liz is proud that many of her magic to happen. “Come with an open attendees have participated in the

Celebrate Your Life Conferences for eight years in a row, coming to both the Chicago and Phoenix events. She feels that their authors always have bright, new information to share. “This year is extra special because it is our 20th anniversary celebration as well as the 20th anniversary of Conversations with God, Book 1 and The Celestine Prophecy,” explains Liz. Both Neale Donald Walsch and James Redfield will lead a panel discussion on events that occurred 20 years ago that started a powerful spiritual movement in the world.

“Mishka, Conversations with God and Celestine were all created in 1995,” says Liz. “Kind of wild when you think about it. Both books broke publishing industry records!”

Liz is confident that people will be transformed by the conference because of the responses she receives.

“I’m really lucky because I get to read the thousands of feedback forms we’ve received over the years,” she states.

“The most common theme is, ‘It was an amazing, life-changing experience,’ or ‘I am so filled with gratitude and grace.’

More specifically, people walk away with all kinds of life tools, from how to better deal with life’s challenges, feeling joyful, discovering how to live with an open compassionate heart, how to better nurture themselves, learning to use their intuition to guide their choices.

They come away with an overall feeling of connectedness to the Universe, others and most importantly themselves.”

She feels this feedback is extraordinarily powerful, and whenever she doubts the work she does, she reads these emails. “They bring me to a deep place of gratitude and awe for being able to do the work that I do in the world,” says Liz. “I am blessed that the Universe has given me this exquisite entity called Mishka Productions and to be the caretaker of this stunning gathering that brings positive change into people’s lives.”

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

by Lisa Marshall

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e’ve been conditioned to narrowly define breast health in terms of pink ribbon campaigns, cancer awareness marches and cold, steel mammography machines.

Nearly 30 years after anticancer drug maker Imperial Chemical Industries (now AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) established the first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 1985, many women have come to equate healthy breasts with cancer-free breasts, and assume the most important thing they can do is undergo regular screening.

But amid this chorus, some women’s health advocates are striving to get a different message across: There are a host of steps women can take to not only fend off disease in the future, but keep their breasts in optimal condition today. “We need to change the conversation about our breasts from how to avoid breast cancer and detect it early to how to have healthy breasts and enjoy them,” says Dr. Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Yarmouth, Maine, and author of the new book Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being.

Healthy Breasts, Healthy Body

In adolescence, breast changes are the first to signal the arrival of womanhood.

When she’s aroused, a woman’s nipples harden and change color. When a woman gives birth, her breasts fill with life-giving milk. “In all these ways, your breasts are deeply connected to your femininity, compassion and sensuality,” says Hawaiian Naturopathic Doctor 18

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Laurie Steelsmith, co-author of Natural Choices for Women’s Health. Because breasts are extremely sensitive to hormonal fluctuations throughout the body, they can also serve as a barometer of overall health. “If you’re having chronic breast symptoms, it can be your body’s wisdom saying, ‘Help. Something’s wrong.’ Women need to listen.”

While some premenstrual swelling and tenderness is normal, exaggerated or persistent pain is often a sign of systemic estrogen dominance in relation to progesterone. It’s common in the years leading up to menopause, but can also hint at impaired thyroid function, because low levels of thyroid hormones have been shown to boost estrogen in breast tissue, advises Steelsmith.

Large, fluid-filled cysts or fibrous lumps, while non-cancerous, can also be a reflection of overexposure to harmful chemicals and toxin buildup, combined with poor lymph flow, notes Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan, an integrative physician in Greensboro, North Carolina. “If a woman has lumpy, bumpy breasts, they probably contain too many toxins, and those toxins are primarily estrogenic.” Addressing such symptoms is important not only to relieve discomfort, but also

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because excess estrogen can fuel future cancer risk, says Vaughan.

Any new, suspicious lump should be evaluated by a professional. Also, severe breast tenderness combined with nipple discharge could be a sign of infection or a problem with the pituitary gland, so it should also be checked. But typically, subtle natural healthcare steps can go a long way toward restoring breast wellness.

For nipple tenderness, Steelsmith recommends chaste-tree berry (175 milligrams [mg] of powdered extract or 40 drops daily). The herbal supplement mimics naturally occurring progesterone in the body, helping to counter estrogen dominance. Vitamin E (400 to 800 international units [IU] per day) and evening primrose oil (1,500 mg twice a day) have also been shown to alleviate breast tenderness.

For fibrous or cyst-filled breasts, Vaughan advises supplementing with iodine (up to 12.5 mg per day via kelp, seaweed or oral tablets) or applying an iodine solution to the breasts at night.

A key constituent of thyroid hormones, iodine helps the liver convert unfriendly forms of estrogen into friendlier forms and flush toxins out of lymph nodes in the breast. Also, steer clear of chocolate and coffee, because caffeine is

believed to interact with enzymes in the breast, exaggerating pain and lumpiness.

Also consider ditching the bra, says Vaughan. Brassieres can constrict lymph nodes and hinder blood circulation in breasts, locking toxins in and aggravating fibrocystic symptoms. The link between bras and breast cancer risk remains hotly debated, with one 2014 U.S. National Cancer Institute study of 1,400 women concluding unequivocally that, “There’s no evidence that wearing a bra increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer,” while smaller studies from the United States, China, Venezuela, Scotland and Africa suggest a link.

Vaughan, the founder of BraFree.org, says the science is compelling enough that she has chosen to keep her own bra use to a minimum and advises her patients to do the same.

“Obviously, there are certain sports where you should wear a sports bra and there are certain dresses that only look right with a bra,” says Vaughan.

At a minimum, avoid wearing a bra to bed and steer clear of underwires and overly tight bras that leave red marks.

“This is not about guilt-tripping women into never wearing a bra. It’s about wearing a bra less.”

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That’s a problem, says Northrup, because, “Healthy breasts are breasts that are loved. We have to stop beating them up.”

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of women getting breast implants for cosmetic reasons ballooned from 212,500 in 2000 to 286,254 in 2014.

Physicians—including Northrup— claim that modern implants don’t, in the majority of cases, promote disease like older silicone implants did. Yet even plastic surgeons warn that having implants should be fully thought out, and at some point they’ll probably have to come out. “They are manmade devices, and are not intended to be lifelong. At some point, you will probably have to have further surgery,” says Dr. Anureet Bajaj, an Oklahoma City plastic surgeon.

Bajaj notes that implants can rupture, forming scar tissue and lending irregular shape to the breast. Often, as a woman ages and her body changes, the larger breasts she chose in her 20s no longer look right and may cause back and shoulder pain. In some cases, implants can also lead to loss of nipple sensitivity. For these and other reasons, 23,774 women—including actress Melissa Gilbert and model Victoria Beckham—had their implants removed in 2014, often following up with a breast lift (using their own tissue) to restore their shape.

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Vaughan sees breast implant removal as a wise and courageous choice to restore optimal breast health. Better yet, don’t get implants in the first place.

“There are a lot of other things you can do to improve the appearance of your breasts,” she advises.

Vaughan recommends breastperking exercises like dumbbell bench presses and flys that tone the pectoral muscles beneath the breasts, making them more resilient and look larger. To prevent or reverse sagging, she again urges women to go bra-free. “We have ligaments in the upper outer quadrant of our breasts called Cooper’s ligaments, and they’re responsible for holding our breasts up. Just like your muscles atrophy when you put your arm in a sling, your Cooper’s ligaments atrophy if you wear a bra all the time.”

In one unpublished, yet highly publicized 2013 study, French Exercise Physiologist Jean-Denis Rouillon measured the busts of 330 women ages 18 to 35 over a period of 15 years and found those that regularly wore a bra had droopier breasts with lower nipples than those that didn’t. In another, smaller, Japanese study, researchers found that when women stopped wearing a bra for three months, their breasts perked up.

Those worried about stretch marks also have options. They can be a sign of inadequate copper, which promotes collagen integrity and helps skin stretch without injury, says Steelsmith. If rapid weight gain is occurring due to adolescence, pregnancy or for other reasons, try taking copper supplements or applying a topical copper spray on the breasts.

Remember to massage your breasts daily, not only as a “search and destroy mission” for early detection of cancerous lumps, says Northrup, but as a way to get waste products flowing out and loving energy flowing in.

“It concerns me that women feel pressured to think of their breasts as two potentially pre-malignant lesions sitting on their chests,” Northrup says.

“These are organs of nourishment and pleasure for both ourselves and others.

We need to remember that, too.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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Lymphatic Drainage for Breast Health

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omen and men “Breast health can affect can protect their the immediate surroundbreasts by starting ing area, plus our systemic with professional guidance health, such as breathing, the and following an at-home heart and blood flow. Lymph technique of manual lymhas to travel up and through phatic drainage. “The lymthe thoracic duct between phatic system is your imthe breasts to drain because mune system. It is an open all the water drains through sewer-type system where your left clavicle,” says waste is picked up and Vogel. Lymphatic drainage antibodies are produced,” initiates the water flow, like Sharon Vogel says Sharon Vogel, owner siphoning to create a current of Blissful Health Center. to flush out the toxins.

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This complex network of capillarlight pressure, stimulating the smooth ies, vessels, nodes, ducts and organs muscles inside the lymphatic vessels. all vacuum the toxins, proteins and “If the smooth muscles are strong,” says a clear fluid called lymph (water) up Vogel, “they will spontaneously drain on through the lymphatic system, which their own and create a siphon of flow. then drains into the venous angle under Once the flow starts, the body removes the collarbone, which in turn filters the the old and brings in the new.” toxins so they can be eliminated during Vogel notes the American Cancer urination. “One millimeter underneath Society, the National Cancer Institute and our skin is a lake of water, a lymph the Academy of Lymphatic Studies all plexus. That water is meant to flow up endorse lymphatic drainage as an effecthrough the lymphatic system direction- tive, non-invasive treatment that produces ally toward the heart, acting like the long-term results with no side effects. body’s sewer system to clear out debris

Vogel emphasizes awareness as and toxins,” says Vogel. the first step in understanding the ben When flow is blocked, debris efits and need for lymphatic drainage, remains in the tissue and vessels, turns followed by a professional consultation rancid and can become toxic, perhaps and lymphatic drainage from a licensed even cancerous. Professional lymphatic practitioner and certified lymphedema drainage, followed by at-home maintetherapist, complemented by self-mainnance of manual lymphatic drainage, tenance at home. can aid in maintaining overall health.

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Mammography and Thermography An Integrative Approach to Early Detection

by Joel Shuler

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o maximize preventive care for breast health, which is best?

Mammography and thermography can both be used to maximize preventive care for breast health. Conventional medical providers promote annual mammograms for women over age 40 as the best way to detect breast cancer. However, more providers in the conventional medical community are acknowledging that thermography screening can play an important role as both an early detection tool and a preventive care tool for breast health.

“Thermography provides the earliest sign of developing cancer,” says Chicago holistic physician Dr. Nicholas LeRoy, who has been administering thermography for 20 years and performs screenings at Integrative Healthcare Options, in Naperville, and the Illinois Center for Progressive Health, in Chicago. “It finds the vascular changes

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associated with malignancy before you will find density changes with mammography, where the cancer cells need to double before they become visible.

Thermography is also excellent with implants and dense breast tissue. I recommend that women get a baseline test at age 20, then test every three years up until 30, when they should start doing annual screenings.”

Most women understand that mammography involves creating an image of the breast through X-ray technology and breast compression. X-ray images can reveal early signs of breast cancer such as dense calcium deposits.

Mammography focuses on abnormalities in the physical or anatomical structures within the breast.

Thermography focuses on physiological changes in temperature and vascular activity. Infrared imaging is used to detect heat and analyze vascular activity. Thermography is based on the principle that chemical and blood vessel activity is higher and produces more heat in precancerous and cancerous tissue that need an abundant supply of nutrients to grow.

This increased blood flow and vascular activity in breasts or other areas of the body can be detected and monitored through thermography.

Mammography remains the gold standard for breast cancer detection in the conventional medical community. Standard preventive guidance for all women includes an an-

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nual clinical breast exam starting at age 20 and annual mammograms beginning at age 40 (earlier for women considered high risk).

But mammography has its critics, including those concerned about the potential harmful effects of repeated radiation exposure. Questions have been raised by researchers and members of the traditional medical community about the need for annual X-ray screenings. Even the National Cancer Institute has noted potential harms due to radiation exposure.

Thermography does not involve radiation or breast compression. It has been a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved screening procedure to detect breast cancer (in conjunction with mammography) for more than 30 years. Still, many conventional practitioners don’t know much about the practice, largely because medical schools don’t teach it. Some critics consider it pseudoscience and point to exaggerated marketing claims sometimes made by thermography practitioners.

Thermography advocates say they’ve never called for thermography to replace mammography and support an integrative approach. The American College of Clinical Thermology describes thermography as “an adjunct to the appropriate use of mammography,” not a competitor.

Adding thermography to the breast health toolkit, advocates say, is important because the procedure can detect heat and vascular abnormalities years before being discovered by any other procedure, including mammography.

Thermography is based on the principle that chemical and blood vessel activity is higher and produces more heat in precancerous and cancerous tissue that need an abundant supply of nutrients to grow.

“Thermography can detect physiologic changes associated with a cancer while it is still at a cellular level— before it becomes visible on a mammogram,” says Dr. Thomas Hudson, a diagnostic radiologist and independent women’s imaging consultant based at the Women’s Center for Radiology, in Orlando, Florida. Hudson is also the author of Journey to Hope. He notes thermography can indicate an imbalance in estrogen levels associated with higher breast cancer risk and can detect lymphatic congestion, a precursor to disease.

Hudson acknowledges that the conventional medical community has been slow to embrace thermography, but he believes that will change, “Thermography offers a woman the chance to become aware of worrisome physiological changes before there is a diagnosable cancer—which is when risk-reduction strategies such as diet, exercise and stress reduction are most effective.”

As medicine becomes more integrative, Hudson hopes thermography will become more accepted as paradigms change and perspectives broaden, calling thermography “a muchneeded piece to the puzzle, providing risk information and possible early warning that mammography cannot.”

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by Meredith Montgomery

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abor and delivery in a hospital was promotMost births is a natural process ed as a safer alternative. should be viewed By 1938, half of domesthat can be enjoyed.

“It’s not something as a natural life tic births took place in to be afraid of,” says hospitals, and by 1960 it process instead rose to 97 percent. CurMel Campbell, author of The Yoga of Pregnancy. rently, midwives attend of a potential “It’s a wonderful and less than 8 percent of beautiful experience. We medical emergency. births here, and fewer need to remember that than 1 percent occur ~Abby Epstein, The outside a hospital. the body is designed for Business of Being Born giving birth.”

Natural labor and

Natural childbirth delivery in a hospital uses few or no artificial medical interis possible, but, “It’s hard to have an ventions such as drugs, continuous unmedicated birth in many hospitals if fetal monitoring, forceps delivery or you don’t know your rights, understand episiotomies (cuts to enlarge the vaginal your physiology and have a doula by opening). According to the U.S. Centers your side helping you avoid unnecesfor Disease Control (CDC), 32.7 percent sary interventions,” says Ina May Gasof deliveries were by Cesarean section kin, a pioneering midwife and author in 2013—most performed in situations of Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. Key where a vaginal birth would have posed factors to discuss include fetal monitora relatively low risk to the health of ing, intravenous tubes and the option to mother and child. Entirely natural child- eat or drink during labor. birth is now rare here compared with other countries, but that wasn’t always Benefits of Home Births the case.

Women choose home births and

In 1900, 95 percent of all U.S. homey birthing centers because they births took place in the home; when labor there more comfortably, feel more more moved to hospitals here in the in control of the process and can more early 20th century, midwives still easily avoid interventions. Many moms typically handled the delivery in other seek out a midwife’s services because they don’t want to repeat the convencountries, sometimes without a doctor tional hospital experience that accompresent. In America, obstetrics became a profession and a doctor-attended birth panied their first baby’s arrival.

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When actress lessons are gifts you By 2006 Cesarean Ricki Lake gave birth can take with you delivery was the number into labor.” to her second child in her home bathtub She reminds one surgical procedure with the assistance women that the in American hospitals. baby is always getof a midwife, she felt empowered by doing ting nourishment ~U.S. Centers for it on her own terms. from all that mom Disease Control “Giving birth wasn’t eats and breathes in, an illness, someand also feeds off of thing that needed to be numbed. It was her feelings and emotions. “The more something to be experienced,” she says. we can feel at peace with ourselves and

When women let their bodies incorporate the baby into our being, the naturally lead, labor can last as little more we feel a connection and union,” as 20 minutes or as long as two weeks, she says. “It’s vital that you let your and the spectrum of pain intensity body’s innate wisdom be your guide and respect any cues it may give.” is equally broad. A healthy prenatal

Campbell guides expectant lifestyle that prepares a mom-to-be mothers through a yoga practice that for a natural physical, emotional and embraces the changes occurring each spiritual experience of childbirth is highly beneficial. trimester. For example, a more physical practice in the second trimester utilizes the surge of energy to build stamina Compassionate Self-Care and strength, while opening the heart, “Pregnancy’s not the time to overexhips and pelvis. ert yourself; let go of the temptation

Complementary relaxation techto overachieve and instead practice niques for labor include breathing breathing and mindfulness,” advises practices, visualization, meditation and Campbell. “If you’re experiencing massage. When a mother isn’t conmorning sickness, try to embrace it and nected to monitors and tubes, she’s free how it serves you. By doing so, you’ll to experiment with positions and props be more in tune with your body. These

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There is a great deal of fear and ignorance about allowing labor and birth to proceed without disturbance. Rates of routine intervention are so high, most nurses and physicians rarely see a fully natural birth.

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~Ina May Gaskin such as balls, bars and pillows, plus a warm shower or bath. If a hospital birth is planned, Gaskin notes that labor often slows once a woman leaves the comfort of home, and recommends laboring at home as long as possible.

There is no way to predict the course of labor and delivery when women let nature take the lead. Campbell, a mother of three, says, “I tried to focus on the intention of what I wanted for my birthing experience, while also surrendering expectations, knowing that I would have whatever type of birth I was supposed to have.” She adds, “The breath is the most important thing—it keeps us in the moment, helps us to relax and supports us through labor.”

While the home birth option is important to America’s new generation of trailblazing women, it’s also significant on a macro level. Gaskin explains, “It’s hard for staff to change routine practices in hospitals but home births make innovation possible.” Home births demonstrated that women don’t require routine episiotomies and have shown how maternal mobility and position changes can help labor progress and free badly stuck babies (earlier methods often injured mother and child).

Gaskin has found, “Wherever and however you decide to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, mind, body and spirit for the rest of your life. No one should have a home birth who doesn’t want one, but it must be one of the choices.”

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MUSCLES Weightlifting Makes Us Fit,

Healthy and Self-Confident

by Debra Melani

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omen who shy away from the traditionally male-centric weight rooms might want to reconsider. Standing their ground amid the deadlift bars and iron plates could lead to a host of unimagined benefits.

Research has found that among other things, hoisting dumbbells can amp up the fat burn, ward off some common diseases and make women stronger, both inside and out.

Burn Calories When Resting

Aerobic activity can burn more calories while doing it (e.g., 14 to 16 per minute when running), but strength training prolongs the burn, even when resting afterward, according to Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., of Quincy, Massachusetts, who publishes widely on the topic in scientific journals, magazine articles and books. Women will burn fewer calories while pumping iron than when running (between eight and 10 calories a minute), but because of weightlifting’s action—traumatizing muscle tissue and forcing it to rebuild—muscle recovery requires increased expenditure of energy, and thus calories, when the person is at rest.

The research shows a revvedup burn of between 5 percent and 7 percent for three full days after a workout, says Westcott, who developed the exercise science major at Quincy College and has reviewed and directed strength-training research for more than 25 years. “On average, a woman burns an extra 100 calories a day by having done 30 minutes of strength training twice a week. That’s an extra 3,000 calories a month, or nearly an extra pound of fat she can burn.”

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Additional “free” calorie burning comes from the after-burn effect. By initiating the anaerobic, rather than aerobic, system, weightlifting requires more energy just to return to the resting state. “So, after you finish a workout, you will burn approximately 30 percent of the amount of calories you burned during the workout in the first hour afterward as your body transitions back.

It’s a bonus of resistance training.”

“It’s like there’s a furnace inside you,” says Naturopathic Doctor and CrossFit instructor Holly Lucille, of West Hollywood, California. The more buff a woman becomes, the more fat she burns. “It can help minimize that natural effect of slowed metabolism as you age and control body weight,” she notes.

To maximize the burn, eat a healthy combined protein/carb snack within an hour of the workout, advises Jen Hoehl, a personal trainer in New York City, who says, “Adding amino acids helps the muscles rebuild more efficiently.”

Westcott agrees, adding that 90 percent of studies he’s reviewed concur that about 25 extra grams of protein such as a Greek yogurt, more for heavier men, just before or after a workout, enhances fat loss, bone strength and lean muscle gain.

Don’t Fear ‘Hulk’ Bulk

Experts agree that it’s impossible for women to look like the Hulk character of comic book fame. “They don’t have enough anabolic hormones, such as testosterone,” Westcott explains. “Our team has written 26 books on strength training, with not one title exclusively for women.

The muscles are exactly the same for both genders, so the same training works, but women will just get toned, not bulky.”

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To build muscle and become toned absent injury, create a full-body routine, balance muscle groups targeted in workouts, and progress properly through increased weight loads.

“I train a lot of tiny girls that deadlift 225,” Hoehl says. One tip: Don’t overeat, a mistake many women make when starting out.

“Often, people will be hungrier, and they lose track of what they eat or think, ‘Now I can reward myself,’” Lucille explains. “You have to figure out what your new normal is. Eat lean, clean protein.”

All three experts agree that braving the free-weight area boosts success at toning and trimming the whole body. “If you use free weights, you use your core and more muscle groups to help stabilize both the weight and your body, which is often standing,” Hoehl explains, versus machines that are often worked while sitting, and generally exercise only one targeted muscle group at a time.

Recover Muscle

Weightlifters also slow Mother Nature’s habit of stealing muscle during aging.

“Women lose an average of five pounds of muscle per decade after age 30 until menopause, when the rate increases even more,” Westcott says. Studies have found that during a woman’s first six months of twice-weekly weight training, she can rebuild about one-quarter pound of muscle per week, he says.

Because becoming stronger makes everything from chores to other kinds of workouts easier, women become firmer, fitter and more self-confident, Lucille observes. Independence rises, along with self-esteem. “As with all things in life: If you push against resistance, you get stronger,” she says. “That’s true both mentally and physically.”

Note: Experts recommend using a certified trainer or weightlifting class to get started.

Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at DebraMelani.com.

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Upcycled Décor Old and Oh-So-Stylish

by Avery Mack

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Search the words recycled, repurposed and upcycled on Pinterest, Etsy or any search engine to picture results ranked from simple-to-do

to how-in-the-world astonishment. Light fixtures can be made from almost anything. Cookie jars and books turn into lamps, wine bottles become a chandelier—go homespun or industrial, follow a theme or incorporate a hobby. Freshen lamp shades using old sewing patterns, vintage fabrics or ribbon applied as découpage. A coat of paint transforms tacky, tarnished brass chandeliers into elegant décor.

At a flea market, look for boxes of stainless forks, knives and spoons— avoid costly sterling silver that can tarnish. A drill, frame, wiring and bulb later, we can have an intriguing hanging light or lamp. Combining a chafing dish, silverware and assorted tea cups in a chandelier creates artful lighting. photo courtesy of Lit for a Queen/Etsy

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

Seating

Chairs are plentiful in garage and whole-house sales, flea markets and on Craigslist. Sometimes all that’s needed is a coat of paint and fun fabric. New cushions, bought or made, are easy upgrades. Recovering a padded seat only requires the right amount of fabric and a sturdy staple gun.

Mismatched chairs, painted a neutral color and redone with the same fabric, turn a mishmash of styles into a coordinated set. Chevron (zig zag) or checkerboard patterns in black and white are popular—understated, yet

Lighting, storage and seating provide ample opportunities for one-of-a-kind creations of imagination, vision and innovation.

posh. Bright colors in a pop art style or 70s florals brighten any room and give the owner style points.

Benches created from a bookcase, shortened dresser or car parts can be padded or plain and incorporate storage capacity. A child’s bench may have been a skateboard in its former life.

When buying reclaimed wood, ask about its origin; factory pieces might still retain unhealthy contaminants.

Storage

Old dressers and desks are frequent throwaway finds. Often big and bulky, scratched and ugly, it’s easier to set them out for pickup than list them for sale.

Paint can transform a desk that shows its age into a welcome addition to a home office. For added interest or to hide imperfections, découpage with maps, postcards, kid’s artwork, pages from beyond-repair cookbooks or old sheet music. Need a shelf above the desk? A pair of old shutters works well; cast iron brackets add flair. Matching or complementary paint colors will make the pieces look like they belong together.

Broken pieces of furniture can live on if cobbled together. A coffee table’s sturdy legs and frame, an old window and a little paint combine to furnish a unique table with built-in storage. To protect fragile glass and create an even surface, top with a sheet of Plexiglass or sturdy beveled-edge glass.

Look beyond what is there and imagine what it could be. Ideas are everywhere, especially with spring cleanouts, garage sales and flea markets. Expect upcycling to become an obsession, because everything will become a possibility.

Connect with freelance writer Avery Mack at AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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e read the labels touting low sugar, carbs, fats and calories. We try this and that diet, hoping the pounds will melt away.

Yet more than a third of U.S. adults, nearly 80 million of us, remain overweight or obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta.

The problem might be that we’re getting the wrong advice. While most weight-loss plans focus on reducing calories, recent research shows that vegan and vegetarian dietary patterns can result in more weight loss than those that include meat, without even emphasizing caloric restriction. Scientists at the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, point to their study, How Plant-Based Do We Need to Be to Achieve Weight Loss?

Study participants were divided into five groups, according to eating style, from vegan to flexitarian to carnivore, and monitored for an eight-week period. At the end of the evaluation, those that followed an entirely plantbased diet achieved the greatest weight loss. Study leader Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Ph.D., notes, “Many researchers agree that vegan eating styles are tied to lower BMI [body mass index], lower prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and less weight gain with age.”

Can it really be that simple… eat more plants and lose weight? “Yes,” says clean food coach Jeannette Bessinger, of Newport, Rhode Island. “Most people

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Eat food. Not too much.

Mostly plants. ~Michael Pollan could benefit from eating more vegetables.” Co-author of Natural Solutions for Digestive Health with Naturopath Jillian Sarno Teta, Bessinger advises her clients to start by eating more green, leafy vegetables.

Vegetables contribute to weight control in several ways, says Bessinger.

They fill us up and help calm cravings.

Plus, when plants become the bulk of what we eat, we naturally consume fewer high-fat, high-calorie foods.

For an easy appetite-control strategy, Bessinger suggests having a cup of vegetable soup about 10 minutes before a meal. “It shuts off your appetite valve and you’ll eat noticeably less,” she says, while still feeling full. She also recommends slowing down and being mindful when we eat. Vegetables help us do that. “It takes two-and-a-half minutes to eat a piece of cheesecake, but much more time to eat a big salad,” she says.

For New York City-based Victoria Moran, author of Main Street Vegan and The Good Karma Diet, losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle became easier once she adopted a vegan

diet. “I’ve been through life and loss and ages 40 and 50, and my weight stays steady, some 60 pounds less than it once was,” she says. “Every year when I put away my winter clothes and get out my summer clothes, they fit.”

Her eating strategy is easy, too.

“Make your plate look like a Christmas tree,” says Moran, “mostly green with splashes of other bright colors from vegetables and fruits.” She eats green veggies in several ways. She makes her own green juices—one favorite combines celery, kale, apple and lemon juice. She also adds tender greens like romaine or spinach to smoothies that might also contain fruit and citrus juice.

She steams greens with plenty of garlic and makes big salads.

“I bought my salad bowl at a restaurant supply house,” Moran exclaims. Salads get an oomph factor with a selection of avocado, pumpkin or hemp seeds, mushrooms, chickpeas or red beans, artichoke hearts, chunks of steamed yam and sautéed tofu or tempeh. Moran cites benefits of more energy to do more physical activity and “feeling really good” as additional outcomes of her dietary shift.

Sophie Uliano, a Los Angelesbased natural beauty expert and author of the new Gorgeous for Good, agrees, believing that eating a vegan diet 80 percent of the time can pay dividends in weight loss, well-being, energy and beauty. “Most of the time, eat clean and healthy,” she recommends. “It’s not a diet. It’s a ‘live-it’, a way of life.”

Uliano recently asked two colleagues on the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family show to try eating vegan, while also eliminating gluten, alcohol, caffeine and refined grains.

The pair lost weight, gained energy and improved their skin tone.

“Transformation comes in a series of small, consistent decisions over time,” concludes Bessinger, eating salad instead of cheeseburgers and vegetables instead of fries. For natural weight management, “Make strategic, long-term changes in stages that you can actually sustain over time.”

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Laura Prepon’s Journey to Health Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Keys

by Gerry Strauss

How do you manage to consistently eat local organic food instead of fast food?

My mother was a gourmet chef and an advocate of organic food, so we always had amazing meals growing up. Eating organic produce that’s in season locally seems to help me assimilate nutrition more readily. Whenever I can, I also try to tap into biodynamic agriculture, which takes an even broader holistic approach to food production and nutrition. I view GMOs [genetically modified foods] as toxic to the system.

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

Why do you include a lot of soup in your diet?

With all of the GMO food sprayed with chemicals in the typical American diet and the other environmental toxins everyone has to deal with, our gut flora, intestines and bodies in general are becoming compromised. Ten years ago, few had even heard of gluten allergies unless you had celiac disease, which was rare even then. Now, everywhere you go, there’s a gluten-free option.

I love eating soup because the healthful ingredients I use are broken down completely, so the body can immediately assimilate needed micronutrients, which help heal us from the inside out. I’m talking about homemade broth from grass-fed beef bones,

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so you get the marrow; I’m partial to knuckle bones. I always have soup broth in my refrigerator.

What’s key to your ability to naturally stay healthy and fit in the midst of an intense schedule of work and travel?

I love modalities like acupuncture, massage … all of that. I fully believe in keeping energy flowing to benefit the functioning of all our organs.

As school kids, we learn about the circulatory system and central nervous system, but who knows much about the lymphatic system? It’s extremely important, and people are starting to get the idea. Activities like yoga, swimming and bouncing on the trampoline can help.

Do you see society’s penchant for medicating as a way to avoid listening to and addressing our body’s real needs?

I do. That’s why I study Eastern medicine, because I feel that Western medicine treats problems and Eastern medicine prevents problems from happening.

I grew up in a family of doctors and “full-on” Western medicine and respect the medical community. Unfortunately, these days, most people are continually medicated and they’re not getting better.

As a society, we tend to just take a drug to handle a symptom instead of addressing the actual cause of the problem.

As a celebrity, do you see yourself as a conduit to facilitate a shift away from unnatural lifestyles?

Yes. The reason I decided to write a book was because I’ve been struggling with a bunch of different ailments in secret for a long time. When I began working with my integrated health coach, Elizabeth Troy, I started to heal for the first time in all the years of reading books on health, diet and fitness, seeing doctors, taking loads of pills and spending crazy amounts of money on all of these activities. I want to help people struggling to regain their health to get answers.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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PET VACCINE ALTERNATIVES

Natural Steps to Nurture Immunity

by Shawn Messonnier

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ith pets, as with kids, vaccine safety and necessity are likely concerns. While holistic veterinarians tend to minimize the use of vaccines, their strongest stance is against unnecessary vaccinations.

The point is to immunize only when it’s needed by individual patients while maximizing natural immunity.

In the late 1970s, amid the discovery of the canine parvo virus, vets saw many puppies under 4 months of age suffer from this mysterious disease and die or be euthanized. Once a vaccine was made, we rarely saw pets dying from the parvo virus or parvoviral infection. So, in certain cases, vaccines can be life-saving.

However, unnecessary and multiple simultaneous vaccines can also be life-taking, which doctors rarely mention. The truth is that only minimal vaccines are needed for dogs

and cats over the course of a pet’s life.

No pet needs all of the vaccines that are currently manufactured, and none needs vaccines every six to 12 months.

Pets do need veterinary checkups once or twice a year to screen for diseases affecting the liver, heart, kidneys, lungs and gastrointestinal and urinary systems, as well as cancer. Blood and urine testing, including blood testing for undiagnosed cancer, is vital, easy and inexpensive (every six months for pets 5 years and older and annually for those that are younger).

A good protocol is akin to that developed by Dr. Jean Dodds, founder of Hemopet, of Garden Grove, California, a holistic veterinarian and an expert in animal vaccination and immunology. Her system involves administering limited vaccines to puppies and kittens based on their individual needs, and not more often than every three weeks for those younger than 8 weeks. Following this course, by 4 months of age the pet has been injected with four to six vaccines, compared to double to triple the amount supported by vaccine manufacturers and administered by breeders and most conventional doctors.

Such a judicious, limited vaccine protocol offers protection against the diseases that are the most lethal to the puppy or kitten while doing no harm to its natural immune system. As needed, individual pets may also receive a natural detoxification protocol to minimize vaccine reactions. Antioxidant supplements can boost the immune response, as well.

Adult pet patients can also be given blood titer testing instead of vaccines.

This measures the animal’s individual antibody responses to prior immunizations or common disease exposure and assures us the pet has adequate immunity against a specific disease.

All of this assures the pet owner that the pet is protected against infectious diseases without the risks of annual multiple vaccinations. In most cases a protective titer is maintained for many years, which preempts disease and further reduces the number of vaccines the animal receives over its lifetime.

Titer testing costs less than $100 for three common infectious diseases, is safer than routine immunization, protects the immune system, prevents vaccine reactions and assures owners, vets, boarding facilities, groomers and day care facilities that it’s safe to introduce the pet into such environments.

This approach of minimal vaccinations is a prime reason holistic veterinarian patients tend to be healthier and live longer than the average pet, with even larger dogs regularly living in good health up to 15 to 20 years of age.

Holistic veterinarians perform limited vaccines supplemented by titer testing to ensure levels of care that meet accepted standards. They base their approach on supportive science from institutions including the American Animal Hospital Association and American Association of Feline Practitioners to provide safe, proven, ongoing immunity for patients.

Shawn Messonnier, a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Plano, TX, is the award-winning author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats and Unexpected Miracles: Hope and Holistic Healing for Pets. For more information, visit PetCareNaturally.com.

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ics. Organically grown vegetable and herb seedlings will be available for purchase. Pre-order and pick up compost, rain barrels and more. Free. SCARCE, 799 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn. Info@PrairieFood.coop.

FRIDAY, MAY 1

Walk & Wag 3K Fun Walk With Your Pet – 10am.

Owners and dogs can participate in a scenic 3K fun walk and for the unveiling of the new bulldog statue that will serve as the base for the new Pet Memorial Program at the Batavia Bark Park. A variety of pet vendors will be on site distributing freebies and samples. $5/person, $5/dog. Each dog registered will receive a special gift. West Main Community Park, 40W101 W Main St, Batavia. 630-879-5235.

BataviaParks.org.

Gallery Readings – 7-9pm. Enjoy the evening with loved ones on the other side. Readings by June. $25 donation. The Gathering Lighthouse, 26 N Park Ave, Lombard. 630-785-6541. TheGathering Lighthouse.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 2 Lymph Lecture – 9:30am. Certified Lymphedema Therapist Sharon Vogel hosts an interactive lecture and Q&A on lymphatic management, massage therapy, nutrition and more. Learn how to detox, boost immune system and drain puffiness. Free.

1144 Douglas Rd, Oswego. RSVP: 630-448-4823.

BlissfullHealthCenter.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 3 Feng Shui Pre-Certification Two – 9:30am4:30pm. Learn the wisdom of the I Ching, the ancient Book of Changes, many transcendental adjustments and how to conduct a Space Clearing (in a hands-on space clearing session). Prerequisite: Level One. $333 early registration. 1 Oak Brook Club Dr, B-101, Oak Brook. 630-279-8870. LauriePawli@ gmail.com. TheFengShuiSchoolOfChicago.com.

Greenhouse Open House – 10am-3pm. Bring the family in to see what’s new at Cantigny Park’s greenhouse, and participate in the green thumb activities. Festivities include a self-guided tour through the greenhouse, a selection of local organizations with a green and educational slant (from beekeeping and rain barrels to paper-making activities for kids) as well as Cantigny Horticulture staff on hand to answer your questions. Free. Parking fee waived.

Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton.

Cantigny.org.

Art in the Park – 10am-5pm. The 19th annual juried show of fine arts, crafts and design features more than 100 Midwest artists, food vendors, kids’ court and live acoustic entertainment including School of Rock. Wilder Mansion will serve coffee and pastries with lunch provided by Cafe Amano from 11am-3pm both days. Sponsored by the Elmhurst Park District and produced by RGL Marketing for the Arts, Inc. Free. Wilder Park, 175 Prospect, Elmhurst. Roz@RGLMarketingForTheArts.com.

RGLMarketingForTheArts.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 Green Metropolis Fair – 10am-4pm. Celebrate Spring at Chicago’s 6th annual Green Metropolis Fair. This family friendly, free event features fun activities; classes and workshops about living sustainably and gardening organically; and 50+ vendors selling a wide variety of interesting goods, delicious foods, and helpful services. The Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N Knox, Chicago. For more info, Mary Beth: mbr@greenparentsnetwork.com.

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Angel Class – 6-8pm. During the first hour, learn the difference between angels, archangels and spiritual guides, identify your guides and learn to access them using angel cards. The second hour is dedicated to learning to read cards using angels by reading cards for other class participants. Angel cards available for purchase or bring your own. White socks are

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required as the class will be held in the salt cave. $50. Reservations required. Timeless Day Spa and Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, #100, Naperville.

630-428-0700. TimelessDaySpa.com.

Gong Sound Meditation – 7-8:30pm. The physical sound vibration of the gong provides a powerful vehicle for meditation and spiritual transformation. In this session, Marian Kraus encourages participants to enter the meditation with intention for something positive in their life as he leads his unique gong meditation. $25. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-909-6805. TauCenter.org.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 Crystal Readings and Healings – May 9-10. 11am5pm. Start spring with a crystal reading and healing.

Receive a complimentary rose quartz, clear quartz or amethyst with any healing or reading. Appt or drop-in. $30. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. 847-564-6159.

Meditation Lecture – 6-8pm. Christina from Dahn Yoga in Glen Ellyn will talk about the meditation technique of brain wave vibration. Participants will experience brain wave vibration and then meditation. $20. Class needs five participants signed up in advance to take place. Crystal Earth Rock Shop, 1225 S Main St, Unit J, Lombard. 630-785-3308.

CrystalEarthRockShop.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 Birdwatching Open – 7:30am-3pm. The annual Birdwatching Open at Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Cantigny Golf coincides with International Migratory Bird Day and focuses attention on the important role that golf courses play in conserving avian habitats. Join in to help find and identify as many species as possible. Free. Limited to 25 participants. Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton. JReiter@WordsOnBirds.com.

Cantigny.org.

Canine Dog Disk Championships – 8:30am-3pm.

Dogs compete in this unique event sponsored by Windy City K-9 Disc Club. No experience required. All dogs must be on leashes with current immunizations. Spectators welcome. $5-$15. Riverwalk Warming House, Naperville. 630-357-9663.

NapervilleParks.org.

Get Your Garden Growin’ Green! – 9am-1pm.

Prairie Food Co-op is honored to be at SCARCE’s second annual event featuring Sweet Home Organ-

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Mom’s Brunch & Spa Day – 11am-2pm. Stroll the aisles while listening to a jazz trio playing oldies but goodies. This year’s theme is hats, so wear a hat from any era (raid mom’s closet) and receive a Mom’s Day gift. Free. Whole Foods Market, 500 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale. WholeFoodsMarket.com/ stores/hinsdale.

Reducing Stress Through Meditation – 2pm. Join Michael Ribet as he discusses the extraordinary effect of meditation to reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration, and enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. He will also present a simple, yet powerful meditation technique that can enrich one’s life personally, professionally and spiritually. Free. Registration required. Oak Brook Public Library, 1200 Oak Brook Rd, Oak Brook.

630-368-7725. Oak-Brook.org.

Agni: The Science of Ayurveda MeetUp Event – 4-6pm. Attend this quarterly gathering, which introduces ayurvedic medicine, including an introduction to the practice, roundtable discussion with Q&A and a focused Herb of the Quarter on herbal remedies.

Each event also details a specific healing technique, and all attendees are invited to bring a potluck treat to share. Hosted by Karla Cain, owner of Sattvic Sage Ayurveda. Free. Universal Spirit Yoga, 408 W 5 Ave, Naperville. 708-334-9362. SattvicSage.com.

MONDAY, MAY 11 Aviana Aerial Yoga – 9-10:15am or 6-7:15pm.

Aviana Aerial Yoga is a safe and beautiful practice offering a reconnection to the inner child as participants wrap themselves in colorful silks to find further length in yoga asanas. $150 for series/$30 per class. Registration required. Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn. 630469-2911. April@MindfulMovementsPilates.net.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 28-Day Healthy Eating Challenge – 7-8:30pm.

Join Healthy Eating Specialist Angela on a 4-week journey to learn how to incorporate healthy habits into daily routine and make healthy and delicious food. Price includes weekly demonstrations and tastings, documentary screening, store tour and a goody bag. $35/limit 20. Whole Foods Market, 2607 W 75 St, Naperville. WholeFoodsMarket.com/ stores/naperville.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 Energy Talk in the Salt Cave – 6-8pm. Meet the Timeless Energy and Healing practitioners in the Salt Cave to learn about its benefits and energy treatments available. White socks required. Free but space is limited. Call to reserve a seat. Timeless Day Spa and Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, #100, Naperville. 630-428-0700. TimelessDaySpa.com.

Learning to Connect: Relating to the Person with Alzheimer’s – 7-8pm. Learn to make meaningful connections with a person with Alzheimer’s disease by understanding how the disease affects the brain.

This program will provide insight into memory loss and dementia and the effect on communication and behavior. It will also introduce participants to techniques that can be used to make visits more comfortable and meaningful. West Chicago Public Library District, 118 W Washington St, West Chicago. 630-231-1552. ChiPubLib.org

FRIDAY, MAY 15 Thai Massage with Misty – 10am-5pm. This three-day workshop introduces Thai Bodywork to massage therapists and yoga instructors. It covers some theory and history while teaching a complete one-hour session. It includes warm up and yoga exercises, meditation and plenty of hands-on practice. $300. SoderWorld Wellness Center and Academy, 16W501 Nielson Rd, Willowbrook. 630-455-5885.

SoderWorldWellness.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 Recycling Extravaganza – 9:30am-12:30pm.

Back by popular demand, the annual Community Recycling Extravaganza will be collecting electronics and many other items for recycling. New this year is the collection of scrap metals and document shredding (there will be a two-bankers’-boxes or four-paper-bags per car limit). No longer accepting textiles, clothing or shoes. Volunteers needed.

If interested, contact Michelle at 630-368-7708.

Oakbrook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Rd, Oak Brook. Oak-Brook.lib.il.us.

Conscious-Con – May 16-17, 10am. A gathering of many of the world’s leading transformational masters. Keynote presentations feature Panache Desai, Paul Selig, Matt Kahn, Julie Dittmar and Tar L Robinson. Includes workshops, musical performances, film screenings and consciousness products, services and art by healers, spiritualists, readers, mediums, energy and light workers, channels and transformational teachers. $99/fullweekend access or $20/expo area only (includes vendor-sponsored workshops). Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH. 513515-0087. ConsciousCon.com.

Water Conservation for the Future – 10:30am12pm. Learn the importance of water conservation, a key part of ensuring water availability in the future. Kay McKeen of SCARCE will teach us how everyone can use water more efficiently and reduce water use in and around the home. Learn about the Westmont Rain Barrel Program and see an exciting watershed exhibit. Westmont Public Library, 428 N Cass Ave, Westmont. 630-969-5625.

WestmontLibrary.org.

Crystal Healing Bowls in the Salt Cave with Marian – 4-5pm. Crystal Healing Bowls are an important tool in sound healing using vibration for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The bowls vibrate with something within us and bring about a state of peace and balance. This is a popular event so call now to reserve a seat. White socks required. $50. Timeless Day Spa and Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, #100, Naperville. 630-428-0700.

TimelessDaySpa.com.

Palm & Intuitive/Psychic Readings with JoAnn – 10am-5pm. JoAnn is a gifted psychic that has helped many, many clients make a spiritual connec-

tion. Reservations are required. $75 for half-hour and $140 for an hour. Timeless Day Spa and Salt Cave, 1324 East Ogden Ave, #100, Naperville.

630-428-0700.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 Lilac Day Parade – 1:30-3:30pm. A community event not to be missed. Bring your friends, bring your family, and enjoy one of the most fun-filled Lombard events of the year. Free. Lombard Lilac Day Parade, Lombard. 630-415-2079. LombardLilac Parade.com.

Prep, Cook, Go! – 4-5:30pm. Join Angela, our Healthy Eating Specialist, for this hands-on batch cooking class. The group will work together to make 3 healthy meals for you to take home. $20/ person. Pre-registration at customer service req’d

by Thursday, May 16. Whole Foods Market, 2607 W 75th St, Naperville. WholeFoodsMarket.com/ stores/naperville.

MONDAY, MAY 18 Building an Inspired Life After Divorce – 7-8pm. Attend this teleseminar to the discuss topic. Free. For dialin information: Miriam@NewAchievementsElite Coaching.com. 773-690-0616. NewAchievements EliteCoaching.com.

activities that can help maintain and even improve brain function, how memory works, age-related memory changes and strategies for improving retention and recall. Registration required. St. Charles Public Library, 1 S 6th Ave, St. Charles. 630-5840076. StCharlesLibrary.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 21 Drumming Circle – 7-8:30pm. Drumming is an ancient practice in many cultures that promotes an atmosphere of healing and connects each person with the rhythm of their heart, as well as enhancing a connectedness with Mother Earth, aligning to a higher self and connecting participants to their sacred path. Come drum with us in a safe and relaxed atmosphere. Free. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. TauCenter@WheatonFranciscan.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 23 Lymph Lecture – 11am. Certified Lymphedema Therapist Sharon Vogel hosts and interactive lecture and Q&A on lymphatic management, massage therapy, nutrition and more. Learn how to detox, boost immune system and drain puffiness. Free. Blissful Health Center, 5002a Main St, Downers Grove.

RSVP: 630-448-4823. BlissfulHealthCenter.com.

Summer Kickoff Memorial Day Grilling Event – 12-3pm. Kickoff the grilling season and say hello to summer while enjoying live entertainment, storewide samples and grilling favorites. Visit our outdoor grill for our burger bundle deal. Free. Whole Foods Market, 2607 W 75 St, Naperville. Whole FoodsMarket.com/stores/naperville.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 DIY Yogurt and Cheese – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn how to make yogurt easily and economically in one day, with no added pectin or fillers, just milk. This class uses a special yogurt culture that does not require any special equipment or constant attention to temperature. Take home a quart of yogurt and homemade cheese along with detailed instructions. West Chicago Public Library District, 118 W Washington St, West Chicago. 630-231-1552. ChiPubLib.org

TUESDAY, MAY 19 Reiki, Access Bars and Akashic Records Lecture – 6:30-8:30pm. Lecture by Kara Rojek, Usui Reiki master teacher and practitioner, access bars teacher and practitioner. Free/sign-up required. Crystal Earth Rock Shop, 1225 S Main St, Lombard. 630785-3308. CrystalEarthRockShop.com.

Card Reading Class in the Salt Cave – 7-8:30pm.

Learn how to read cards from JoAnn, psychic and palm reader since age 9. White socks and reservations required. $75. Timeless Day Spa and Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, #100, Naperville. 630-428-0700.

TimelessDaySpa.com.

Shade Gardening – 7-8:30pm. A garden shaded by trees or buildings can be a challenge for the gardener that is faced with low light levels, tree roots and soil that is often dry. Horticulturist Nina Koziol provides solutions and ideas for artful plantings that can help you create effective combinations that consider color, texture and form. Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Rd, Darien. 630-8878760. IPPL.info.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Healthy Brain, Healthy Memory – 12-1pm. In this educational and entertaining presentation, Linda Sasser, Ph.D., will share facts about the brain and

THURSDAY, MAY 28 Mindfulness Group – 6:30-8pm. Discuss and practice mindfulness, help relieve stress, connect with others and gain knowledge. Monthly club meetings include discussions of articles and books, meditation practice, podcasts and more. For beginners and experienced meditators. Group is open to all meditation and mindfulness practices. Registration required.

Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst. 630-279-8696. ElmhurstPublicLibrary.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 30 Northern Illinois Iris Society Show – May 30-31.

Hours TBD. Discover the beauty of tall bearded and Siberian irises. $14/adults, $12/seniors, $9/ youth. The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle.

MortonArb.org.

Garden Art Sale – May 30-31. 10am-4pm. Accentuate the lawn and garden with colorful garden art including stakes, bird feeders and much more.

Rain or shine. Purchases made at the sale support The Morton Arboretum to work toward a greener, healthier and more beautiful world by planting and protecting trees. $14/adults, $12/seniors, $9/youth.

The Morton Arboretum, West Lawn, 4100 IL-53, Lisle. MortonArb.org.

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OPPORTUNITIES DISTRIBUTION DRIVERS – Distribute copies of Natural Awakenings magazine once a month to various locations in the Western Suburbs. Must have a driver’s license, car and valid insurance. $2 per drop location. Email your name, phone number and your experience to Info@NAChicagoWest.com.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SALES – Excellent opportunity for flexible part-time work.

Natural Awakenings Chicago Western Suburbs is seeking a self-motivated professional with strong interpersonal and communication skills to introduce businesses to the benefits of advertising in print and online. Must be self-motivated, organized, creative and good in sourcing suitable clients and events to target in Chicago and suburbs. Must enjoy conversing on the phone and hosting face-to-face meetings, working from home and from the road.

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WELLNESS CENTER O F F I C E S PA C E AVAILABLE – Unique opportunity to locate your healthcare practice at Clarus Center—an inviting wellness center with natural light, hardwood floors and fireplaces among other thriving practitioners committed to creating a community approach to wellness. Call Dr. Martin Lemon, 630-393-9800, ext. 205. I-88 and Winfield Road, Warrenville. ClarusCenter.com.

plan ahead FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Fourth Annual Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference – June 5-7. Guest speakers: herbalists and authors, Dr Jody Noe, Leslie Tierra and many more.

Over 60 workshops and plant walks, kids’ and teen’s camp. Plus swimming, evening entertainment, marketplace, red tent, film screenings, roundtable discussions on building herbal community and much more. Preconference workshop topics include: Herbal First Aid, Herbs for Lyme Disease, Tongue and Pulse Diagnosis, Herbs for Body Systems and Holistic Sexuality. Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI. 920-452-4372. MidwestWomensHerbal.com.

savethedate Egyptian Method Reflexology Certification I Experience this two-day training offered by Dr. Rev. Wanona Wellspring Ceisel, DN to understand the history of reflexology, anatomy of the foot and reasons to work the feet using Egyptian Reflexology techniques. Learn how to give a Reflexology session and more.

June 6-7 • 9am-6pm $475 includes training manual, snacks and lunch Advanced Reflexology II course to be held June 27 Information or to register:

847-312-6143 • doc2wah@gmail.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 Celebrate Your Life – June 12-15. This amazing event brings together a stellar lineup of spiritual teachers and visionaries. Presenters include Iyanla Vanzant, Neale Donald Walsch, James Redfield, Michael Beckwith, Dr Joe Dispenza, Caroline Myss, Panache Desai and many more. Westin Lombard, 70 Yorktown Shopping Ctr, Lombard. 480-970-8543.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Aurora GreenFest – 10am-4pm. The sixth annual Aurora GreenFest will feature a kids’ eco-village, local market and trade show with more than 100 exhibitors and 2,000 visitors from Chicagoland and the Fox Valley Region. Festival attractions include: local farms and food, renewable energy, nature conservation, an auto and bike expo, recycling extravaganza and health living activities. Connect with Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and meet local farmers. See rescued wild animals and well-cared-for farm animals, find renewable and energy-efficient solutions for home and office, meet Fox Valley artisans, enjoy the Hix Brothers Soon to be Famous Ukulele Band and a whole host of local artists and musicians under beautiful Burr Oak trees.

Free. Prisco Community Center and McCullough Park, 150 W. Illinois Ave, Aurora. AuroraGreenFest. com. See news brief, page 7.

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savethedate Bhakti Fest Midwest A heart-opening experience like no other festival in the Midwest. A weekend celebration of yoga, kirtan, wisdom workshops and more.

An eco-village offers yoga fashion, gemstones, musical instruments, healthy goodies and more. Wisdom workshops led by Michael Brian Baker, Anand of Rishikesh, Manoj Chalam and David Newman.

Discounts for seniors; free for active and veteran military, and kids 13 and under.

June 26-28 Willow Island Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI

408-460-0504

Tickets: BhaktiFest.com

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Mata Amritanandamayi (AMMA) Visiting Chicago – July 1-3. Plan ahead to enjoy receiving her hugs (Darshan) and her blessings. Immerse yourself in a sea of her love, her higher consciousness and devotional commitment to taking care of the Earth and those who are truly in need. Free. M.A. Center Chicago, 41W501, Keslinger Rd Elburn. Chicago.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 IONS 16th International Conference: The Science of Being The Spirit Of Community – July 22-26. Join an inspiring gathering of explorers in the study of consciousness and interconnection. Scientific, environmental and spiritual luminaries spark new insights and impart tools that can be utilized in everyday life. Includes Don Miguel Ruiz, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Marianne Williamson and Edgar Mitchell, ScD. Music, meaningful conversations and experientials are woven into a rich tapestry of renewal and transformation. Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook. 630-8505555. Noetic.org/Conference2015.

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dace. $40. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. For appt: 847-564-6159.

Nia – 6:30pm. With Jenny. Move, groove, sweat, stretch, dance and use movement to write a love letter to your body. First class free. $12/drop-in or $40/five-class punch card. Clarus Center, 28379 Davis Pkwy, Ste 801, Warrenville. 630-393-9800.

ClarusCenter.com.

NOTE: All calendar events must be received via email by the 5th of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Email info@NAChicagoWest.com for guidelines and to submit entries. No phone calls or faxes, please. Or visit NAChicagoWest.com to submit online.

Sage and Smudging Class – 11am-5pm. With Sophia. Get a personal saging sand spiritual cleanse.

Learn how to sage your belongings, vehicles and home. Receive a complimentary sage stick for personal use. $25. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. For appt: 847-564-6159.

Dr Thor’s Third Thursday Class: Allergy and Asthma – 7pm. Join naturopathic Dr. Thor Conner on the third Thursday of every month for a free class on differing topics involving naturopathic medicine and your health. May’s topic is Lung Health, exploring allergies and asthma and how to improve respiratory health and reduce allergy suffering. Free.

World Tree Natural Medicine, 17W703 Butterfield Rd, Ste F, Oakbrook Terrace. 630-407-4379. The HealingPowerOfNature.com.

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May special $25. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. For appt: 847-564-6159.

Let’s Talk Neurofeedback – 7pm. 1st Fri. With Dr. Jim Kowal, Ph.D. An informational talk about cuttingedge neurofeedback. Free. Ruah Center, 1110 N Washington St, Naperville. RSVP required: 630-637-4002.

DrJim@UltimateBrain.com. UltimateBrain.com.

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Zumba – May 6, 13 & 20. 7:30-8:30pm. Lose yourself in the music and get in shape at a dance-fitness party. Certified instructor Dana Trampas will lead Zumba classes for people ages 13 and up (under 18 with parental permission). Wear comfortable clothes and feel free to bring a water bottle. No registration required. Free. Glenside Public Library, 25 E Fullerton Ave, Glendale Heights. 630-260-1550.

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tuesday Qigong with Jeremy – 9-10am. Qigong is a meditative art of energy cultivation, coming from China.

Learn to feel and control the energy of your body and mind. Please wear loose, comfortable clothes. $10/drop in. The Healing Place, 513 W 87 St, Naperville. 630-696-6533.

LAMAS Qigong – 7:15-8:30pm. Learn about the powerful effects of this ancient Chinese healing art and how to reduce stress and improve energy, wellbeing, concentration and relaxation. Participants are advised to wear comfortable, loose clothing and to bring a yoga mat or towel for relaxation at the end

of class. $15. ARC Physical Therapy, 183 N York St, Elmhurst. 630-832-6919. Arc-PT.com.

wednesday Wellness Wednesdays – 7-8pm. 3rd Wed. Local vendors, physicians, health practitioners, fitness instructors and/or staff members are invited to present on current beauty, health and wellness topics. Free.

Tranquility Spa & Wellness Center, 113 N 2nd Ave, St. Charles. 630-762-9864. RelaxAtTranquility.com.

thursday Qigong with Jeremy – 9-10am. Qigong is a meditative art of energy cultivation, coming from China.

Learn to feel and control the energy of your body and mind. Please wear loose, comfortable clothes. $10/drop in. The Healing Place, 513 W 87 St, Naperville. 630-696-6533.

Chakra Thursdays – 11am-7pm. Receive a chakra evaluation and rebalance your chakras with Can-

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Meditation – 7-8pm. Meditation is a potent tool for mental, physical and spiritual health to help clear overloads of the subconscious mind and help connect with the genuine infinite self. This class will help deepen inner peace, well-being, calmness and harmony. Led by Maria Ondrasik. Registration required. Ruah Center, 1110 N Washington St, Naperville. 815-573-6040. 279Maria@gmail.com.

saturday Wellness Screenings – 7:45-11am. Wellness screenings using specialized laboratory testing, mobile mammography, PalmOS-based health risk assessments and educational materials designed to detect diseases in their earliest stages. $77. Fruitful Yield locations: Batavia, Bloomingdale, Darien, Elmhurst, Fox Valley (Aurora), Joliet, Lombard and Oswego.

Schedule: FruitfulYield.com/Wellness-Screenings.

Intuitive Readings – 11:30am-6:30pm. Angel card, tarot and other readings. $25. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. For appt: 847-564-6159.

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Selma Gladney, MSOM 932 N. Wright St, Suite 120, Naperville 630-428-9001 FoxValleyAcupuncture.com In addition to obtaining her board certification in acupuncture and oriental medicine, Selma Gladney completed post-graduate studies in Beijing, China, training with top Oriental medicine physicians to earn a certificate in advanced acupuncture studies. She specializes in women’s health, cancer care and pain management. See ad, page 31.

BACK SUPPORT RETAILER RELAX THE BACK

2555 75th St, Naperville 630-527-1900 17W702 22nd St, Oakbrook Terrace 630-691-1999 RelaxTheBack.com The nation’s largest specialty retailer of products designed to relieve and prevent back and neck pain. Offering ergonomic posture and back support products including back braces, neck braces, specialty mattresses and pillows or support cushions. See ad, page 23.

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BRAIN WELLNESS KARLA BONKOWSKI MAGNAN

MA, MSW, LCSW, CYT, EMDR, BRE Practitioner 454 Duane St, 2nd floor, Glen Ellyn 630-624-0460 Holistic psychotherapist Karla Bonkowski Magnan is now certified to administer a noninvasive, sound-based brain wellness treatment called Behavioral Relationship Entrainment (BRE), shown to alleviate stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and focus issues. See ad, page 13.

CHIROPRACTIC HESTRUP FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC

William and Deborah Hestrup 525 Tyler Rd, Ste A, St Charles 630-377-3202 • HestrupChiropractic.com Caring for children and adults of all ages with very diverse pains, symptoms and conditions. Improve your overall health on a daily basis with Activator Method Chiropractic adjustments and Advanced Nutritional Analysis. See ad, page 9.

COMPOUNDING PHARMACY BOLINGBROOK COMPOUNDING PHARMACY 402 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook 630-759-6464 BolingbrookCompounding.com

The Bolingbrook Compounding Pharmacy is a family-owned pharmacy serving the Bolingbrook area since 1975, specializing in compounding prescriptions, patient counseling, drug information and medical equipment. See ad, page 6.

ESSENTIAL OILS DŌTERRA

Theresa Madsen Western Suburbs 817-701-8765 MyDoterra.com/TheresaMadsen Offering a variety of classes from Essential Oils 101 to specific topics relating to issues impacting o v e r a l l h e a l t h . We l l n e s s consultations available to set specific health goals based on each client’s needs utilizing essential oils and/or supplements. See ad, page 11.

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NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS

FENG SHUI THE FENG SHUI SCHOOL OF CHICAGO

Laurie Pawli, Certified Feng Shui Consultant LauriePawli@gmail.com CreateTheFeeling.com TheFengShuiSchoolOfChicago.com

A Gold-Level School offering basic “Feng Shui in a Day” classes and a 77-hour Certified Feng Shui Consultant Training Program. A “layering” approach is taught using Form, Best Personal Direction and Front Door Bagua placement.

WORLD TREE NATURAL MEDICINE

Wm Thor Conner, ND, LMT Kristina Conner, ND, MSOM 17W703-f Butterfield Rd, Oakbrook Terrace 630-407-4379 TheHealingPowerOfNature.com With roots in traditional wisdom and branches in modern science, we use a whole person focus featuring botanical, nutritional, homeopathic, physical and Chinese medical approaches.

Call for a 15-minute consultation.

PURE ORGANIC OLIVE OIL

HOLISTIC DENTISTRY HOLISTIC DENTISTRY ILLINOIS

Diane Meyer, BS, DDS 412 W 63rd St, Ste 102, Downers Grove HolisticDentistIllinois.com • 630-968-5567

Christiana Zouzias 200 E Fifth Ave, Ste 124, Naperville 312-340-9380 EternalOlive.com

JUNE

healing addiction

plus: balanced man

plus: inspired living

MID-LIFE TRANSITION COACH

SPA AND SALT CAVE

Certified Elite Life Coach Miriam Iwrey’s mission is to help women transition through midlife with clarity, purpose and inner peace.

Offering individual and group coaching, regular workshops and classes.

plus: natural birth

food democracy

L i m i t e d s u p p l y, h i g h antioxidant olive oil from small Greek village farmers in southern Peloponnese first annual olive harvest captures the peak of flavor and nutrients. Extra-virgin, amazing flavor and extremely low acidity levels below 0.4 percent.

Miriam Iwrey Wheaton 773-690-0616 NewAchievementsEliteCoaching.com

MAY

breast health

JULY

ETERNAL OLIVE – DROPS OF LIFE

Dr. Meyer has been extensively trained in the mouth and body connection. Meyer believes that an individual cannot experience the best overall health without addressing the body’s basic nutritional needs. She utilizes medical practitioners and other healthcare providers along with her own knowledge to reach this goal. See ad, page 23.

NEW ACHIEVEMENTS ELITE COACHING

2015

AUGUST

parenting with presence plus: creativity SEPTEMBER

agelessness

plus: yoga benefits OCTOBER

working together

TIMELESS SPA & SALT CAVE

plus: natural antidepressants

Jody L Buckle 1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville 630-428-0700 TimelessDaySpa.com

NOVEMBER

The Himalayan salt cave can provide relief from various ailments, such as allergies, asthma, stress, high blood pressure and respiratory infections. Healing and spa services include energy treatments, Reiki, dry hydrotherapy Zen Bed, facials, massage and more. See ad, page 31.

true wealth plus: beauty

DECEMBER

prayer & meditation plus: holiday themes

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. ~W. Clement Stone

natural awakenings

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