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ay is Women’s Wellness month at Natural Awakenings where we passionately celebrate wellness in all its forms every month. Specifically this month we look at: • Model and actress, Christie Brinkley, shares her secrets to lasting beauty • National writer Lisa Marshall’s feature article on natural ways to boost the female libido • National writer Kathleen Barnes’ article on Facial Fitness, exercises to tone your face and neck • Local chiropractor, Dr. Eric Evans sharing his wellness article on allergies Women everywhere are sharing their wisdom, their strength, their faith in a better world. Having a vision and believing in it is enough to overcome a multitude of obstacles and to offer it to the world is an amazing gift and opportunity. I meet so many unique, successful, brilliant women in my role as publisher that I am continually honored and amazed to have this unending opportunity. Many of them have taught me that making small, repetitive actions is one of the best tools we have to improve our life. Health, being whole, holistic (wholly holy) is a natural ability for women who are, by and large, natural nurturers. We are equipped to handle most anything that is thrown our way as long as we maintain our inner balance of peace and heart-centered consciousness. It’s not enough to merely think; we now live in a broader dimensional playing field that requires us to hook our hearts to our heads. We make better choices that way. Wise women are forged out of the vicissitudes of life and each challenge is embraced as an opportunity for growth. Horizontal living is replaced by vertical living, ascending one step at a time into higher and higher consciousness. There are so many parts of the human body, mind, emotions, energy… that can go awry or break down, and if you listen to the mass media, it’s enough to scare a body to death. Being aligned with the wellness model rather than the illness model which is being marketed to the masses, makes life not only easier but enjoyable. Foster the positive rather than pushing against the negative. Seek out everything, including thought, word, deed, supplements, products and services, that contributes to well-being… and in so doing honor all life everywhere. To optimal wellness,
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herry Grove Farm’s dinner season starts at 5:30 p.m. on May 6 with a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Lawrenceville. Enjoychef-made authentic Mexican meals served in the grove’s garden under glowing lanterns while cows, sheep, goats and chickens browse nearby while celebrating the Mexican holiday farm-to-table dinner. The fiesta chef is Shelly Wiseman, from the Tullamore Farm Kitchen, author of two Mexican cookbooks, and partner at The Farm Cooking School, in Stockton. Wiseman’s menu includes a traditional pork pozole. Don’t forget to BYOB and BYOP (bring your own place setting.) Prizes will be awarded for the most creative settings. Cost: $85/person. Location: 3200 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville. For more information or to register, call 609-215-0053 or visit CherryGroveFarm.org. See ad on page 29.
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cean Land Trust, Inc., is offering property for home building in The Waverly, a new Earth-friendly, sustainable alternative to the more traditional high-impact coastal developments, in Machipongo, along Virginia’s scenic Chesapeake Bay shoreline. The 23 separate land parcels, ranging from three to 22 acres, are especially well suited for family compounds, organic farms and horses. The land is on high ground, well protected from coastal storms and flooding, has rich fertile farming soils and an aquifer with abundant pure water. Amenities include paved roads, utilities, common areas, private beach, community boat dock and launch ramp. Wineries, food co-ops, organic farms and several miles of riding trails are all located nearby. The property provides an “ideal warm growing climate with the Gulf Stream just offshore,” says Ben Benson of Ocean Land Trust. He added that The Waverly is ideal for people that want to “enjoy their land for vacations now (as camping and RVs are allowed) and then retirement later.”
he Waldorf School of Princeton welcomes spring with its annual May Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 7. A rain-or-shine, community-wide celebration, May Fair features live music, healthy foods and imaginative activities for children and their families, all on its 20-acre campus minutes from downtown Princeton. The fair also hosts a marketplace for local artisans and independent merchants, and offers opportunities to learn more about school and summer camp programs. In addition to the traditional Maypole dance offered by Waldorf students, this year’s edition features an assortment of ticketed activities such as a treasure dig and fairy tea house. Enjoy browsing the market for jewelry, woolens, handmade toys, and more. The Folk Tale Puppets troupe will present The Queen Bee at 3 p.m. in Hagens Hall. Each year, the community anticipates May Fair, which coincides with the end of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood’s Screen-Free Week, as a favorite unplugged experience for the whole family.
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he Center for Spiritual Living Princeton (CSLP) celebrates their 60th anniversary this month. From its beginning in 1956 to now, CSLP has provided the Princeton area with a unique, trans-denominational spiritual center and community that is perfect for those that regard themselves as “spiritual but not religious”. During any given Sunday 10 a.m. service, attendees hear an inspirational message drawn from multiple spiritual teachings and philosophies throughout the ages, as well as from contemporary thought leaders such as Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra and many others. The present spiritual leader, Rev. Dr. Karen Kushner, who has been with the Center for 20 years, provides inspiring, uplifting, relevant and practical spiritual messages that are always applicable to daily living. After the service, attendees can enjoy refreshments, a discussion group or engage in conversation with like-minded individuals. The Center also has received great feedback from newcomers about its Welcome Buddy program, an option designed to make newcomers feel more comfortable. If desired, they may use a Welcome Buddy to show them around and answer any questions they might have. CSLP also hosts many guest speakers, workshops, classes and events. These can be found online at CSLPrinceton.org as well as in the calendar section of Natural Awakenings. Location: Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd., Princeton. For more information, visit CSLPrinceton.org or call 609-924-8422. See ad on page 12.
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he Friends of the Lawrence Library will be hosting an open house, from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 14 at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System. The public is invited to enjoy light refreshments and meet Friends’ members to learn about their efforts in supporting the programs and services of our community library. Kicking off the event will be History on the Hoof’s Greasy Luck: Stories of a New England Whalerman program, to be followed by the recognition of library volunteers and recipients of the Friends’ annual scholarships. Two Lawrenceville seniors, to be chosen on the basis of their scholarship, character and service to their schools and community, will be awarded scholarships by the Friends of the Lawrence Library. History on the Hoof, presented by David Emerson and Stacy Roth, is a company specializing in unique presentations on themes in American history from two veteran historical interpreters who combine scholarship with a variety of interpretive techniques, including storytelling, songs, demonstration, and drama. Greasy Luck: Stories of a New England Whalerman is about Capt. Leland Emerson, master of the brigantine Sarah Ann in1843. Emerson recounts the trials and toils of the hunt for Leviathan and his life on board a whaling ship and of perilous adventures at sea, including encounters with the infamous great white whale, Mocha Dick. Location: 2751 Brunswick Pike. For more information about the Friends of the Lawrence Library Open House, call the Lawrence headquarters branch of the MCLS at 609-989-6920 or email JDamron@mcl.org.
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&R Greenway Land Trust welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees and a new Vice-Chair. Diana Lidow, of Princeton, and Eugene Gladston, of Solebury, Pennsylvania, have joined the board, and long-time D&R Greenway Land Trust supporter Christopher DeGrezia, Esq., has stepped up to serve as Vice-Chair of the Princeton-based organization’s board of trustees. “As we enter our 27th year as central New Jersey’s land trust, we look forward to the important contributions these individuals will bring,” says D&R Green President & CEO Linda J. Mead. “We are building on our founders’ vision to preserve and protect land, clean drinking water and landscapes essential to quality of life for all people in central New Jersey.” Lidow has worked in women’s health, early childhood education, public space analysis and use, and coordination of legal teams for poll watching. With a degree in psychology and studies in landscape architecture, she moved to Princeton when her husband, Derek Lidow, was invited to join the Princeton University faculty in 2012, teaching entrepreneurial leadership. Gladston, who is frequently seen at D&R Greenway galas and events, brings a financial background to the board. He works with an investment group through which “we exchange ideas and gain knowledge. If you invest in bonds, you get a return; if you invest in land, you are preserving lives with the proceeds from your investment—fresh air, clean water. The flora that grows on protected lands takes carbon dioxide out of the air and turns it to oxygen, while microbes in the soil purify water. What you get from investing in land you can’t put into dollar amounts but it’s immeasurable.” Location: D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. For more information, call 609-924-4646 or visit DRGreenway. org.
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Power in the Pines Open House & Air Show
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&R Greenway Land Trust’s Spring Native Plant Sale will be held from 3 to 6 p.m., May 20, and 9 a.m. to noon on May 21 at D&R Greenway’s Native Plant Nursery, at the Johnson Education Center in Princeton. D&R Greenway nursery staff and volunteers will be available to advise on the best choice of plants for gardening projects. Eco-conscious gardeners know that using native species provides essential food for wildlife and contributes to a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem, all while creating low maintenance plantings. Native plants are adapted to central New Jersey’s climate, making them more drought-resistant than most exotic plants, and also provide essential food & habitat resources for wildlife. Of particular concern are migratory species that depend on native plants for fuel before and after their long journeys, and for food and nesting materials during breeding season. Current well-known examples include the monarch butterfly and rufa red knot, dependent specifically on the milkweed and the horseshoe crab, respectively, for their survival. Because central New Jersey’s native plants and wildlife evolved together, they are highly adapted to and dependent upon each other. Native plant resources are especially critical for wildlife at energy-intensive times of the year, such as spring and fall migration, and during courtship and breeding. In turn, native plants rely upon wildlife for pollination and seed dispersion. Whereas indigenous plants support diversity and disease-resistance, exotic invasive species form monocultures that outcompete other plants. Replacing them with native species, which co-exist, creates a complex, vibrant ecosystem vital to both plants and animals. Location: D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. For more information, call 609-924-4646 or visit DRGreenway. org.
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Red Clover Guards against Menopausal Bone Loss
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orean medical school scientists have found that those eating more legumes have a significantly reduced risk of colorectal cancer. Their research analyzed the diets of 3,740 people, including 901 colorectal cancer patients. A total of 106 different foods were graded and calculated to establish frequency of intake among the study participants. The group that consumed the highest amounts of legumes had more than a 50 percent drop in incidence of colorectal cancer. As legume consumption increased, colorectal cancer risk decreased. The researchers attributed the dramatic reduction in risk to the intake of isoflavones, contained in many nuts and beans. When intakes of total isoflavones were calculated, those with diets that contained the highest levels reduced their colorectal cancer risk, by 33 percent in men and 35 percent in women. The researchers reported, “The reduced risks for colorectal cancer among high-intake groups were most consistent for legumes and sprouts.”
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Staying Active Relates Purpose and Meaning Help Seniors Live Longer to Healthy Hearing
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esearch from Johns Hopkins University has found that elderly persons that engage in frequent physical activity have a reduced incidence of hearing loss. The researchers tested 706 people of age 70 or older. The subjects responded to a questionnaire about their physical activity levels over the previous 30 days and wore accelerometers to measure their level of day-to-day physical activity. Subjects were categorized as inactive, insufficiently active or sufficiently active. After testing each participant’s hearing, the researchers found that those in the inactive category, according to the accelerometer data, were 70 percent more likely to suffer from significant hearing impairment. The data produced by the questionnaires alone suggested that individuals in the lowest category had a 59 percent increased incidence of hearing impairment.
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Potatoes Don’t Pack on Pounds
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esearch from scientists at the University of California, Davis has mashed the notion that potatoes cause weight gain. The researchers tested 90 overweight people divided into three groups, with all of them eating five to seven servings of potatoes each week over a three-month period. Two groups reduced their calorie intake by 500 calories per day, with one group eating low-glycemic index (GI) foods and the other group eating high-GI foods. The third group had no calorie restrictions. Despite the increased potato consumption during the study period, all three groups showed slight weight loss and reduced body mass index. The researchers concluded, “Potato intake did not cause weight gain.”
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Feminists Redefine Senior Housing Fifteen years in the making, the Babayagas’ House—a feminist alternative to a retirement home—has opened in Paris. This self-managed social housing project is run by its community of inspired female senior citizens that want to maintain their independence. “To live long is a good thing, but to age well is better,” says 85-year-old Thérèse Clerc, who initially conceived the project as a means of combating the idea that growing old is an illness and that retirement homes are a kind of prison. “We want to change the way people see old age, and that means learning to live differently,” she says. The five-story building houses 25 apartments located at the center of Montreuil, just blocks away from shops, a movie theater and the metro. The project cost just under $4.4 million and was funded by eight public sources, including the city council. Two similar projects are now underway in Palaiseau and Bagneux. Source: Bust.com
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Kurt Fristrup, a senior scientist at the U.S. National Park Service, states that noise pollution is becoming so pervasive that people are tuning out the natural sounds around them. According to new research, when we leave home, we’re more likely to try ignoring man-made sounds than enjoying Mother Nature’s chorus. Fristrup observes, “We are conditioning ourselves to ignore the information coming into our ears.” The real loss, he believes, is for future generations. “If finding peace and quiet becomes difficult enough, many children will grow up without the experience, and I think it’s a very real problem.” He and National Park Service colleagues have monitored sound levels at more than 600 sites over the past 10 years and found that none were free of human noise pollution. The team’s model of merging data from more remote regions with urban areas gave them an overall sense of the noise pollution across the U.S. Based on their findings, the researchers believe that noise pollution will grow faster than the population, doubling every 30 years. View a map of sound pollution at Tinyurl.com/SmithsonianSoundMap.
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Choose a wedding gown made of organic and sustainable fibers. ChasingGreen.org points out that organic farming reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide by using 37 percent fewer fossil fuels than conventional methods. While releasing butterflies or doves may constitute a symbol of love, it can be fatal, especially for the birds, which possess no survival skills in the wild. Also, tossing birdseed over the happy couple, for a time viewed as an improvement on throwing rice, is just as wasteful and messy. Instead, greet the newly hitched lovers by blowing bubbles—it’s inexpensive, childhood fun that won’t harm clothes, animals or the environment. Guests can recycle the wands and bottles, which are available in small sizes for weddings. Show care for other animals by abstaining from balloons. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notes that balloons that end up in nearby waters or landfills can be mistaken for food and cause stomach blockages for whales, dolphins, turtles and birds. Rather than pay big bucks for a band that consumes electricity, go with one or two local, unplugged musicians such as an acoustic guitar player and flutist. Guests will relish hearing moving, personal renditions of love songs instead of clichéd tunes.
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SPARK UP YOUR LOVE LIFE Natural Ways to Boost Libido by Lisa Marshall
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nderlying health issues aside, a hectic schedule packed with work deadlines, kids’ sporting events and household chores can leave little time for intimacy. Letting that pattern go on too long can become a problem. “There’s a use-it-or-lose-it phenomenon that occurs,” says Dr. Anita Clayton, a University of Virginia psychiatry professor, neurologist and author of Satisfaction: Women, Sex, and the Quest for Intimacy. Despite what hyper-seductive female media stereotypes suggest we believe, in the real world, 39 percent of women feel they lack sex drive, and nearly half experience some kind of sexual dissatisfaction, according to a survey of 32,000 women published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. About one in eight women are significantly distressed about it. “The truth is, many of us don’t have great sex lives,” confirms Clayton. Sprout Pharmaceuticals introduced Addyi, aka filbanserin, last fall; the first prescription drug to address low libido in women. Some heralded the controversial medication as “the little pink pill,” seeing it as the female version of males’ blue Viagra pill, which a halfmillion men purchased in its first month on the market in 1998. Yet several 20
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months after its launch, only about 1,000 women had tried Addyi and many doctors declined to prescribe it, due to its lack of widespread efficacy and possible adverse side effects, including low blood pressure and fainting when combined with alcohol. “This is a complex problem that requires a complex solution,” says Honolulu-based naturopathic physician Laurie Steelsmith, author of Great Sex Naturally: Every Woman’s Guide to Enhancing Her Sexuality Through the Secrets of Natural Medicine. “For most women, drugs are not the answer.” She notes that for men, boosting libido is largely a matter of boosting circulation and blood flow to the penis. But for women, desire for lovemaking stems from an interplay of emotional, interpersonal, hormonal and anatomical drivers that make lack of desire harder to “treat”. The truth is that many simple, effective, non-drug approaches exist. As Boulder, Colorado, marriage therapist Michele Weiner Davis puts it, “There’s no reason why a woman wanting a more robust sex life cannot have one.”
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enjoying pleasure, you need a healthy body.” Carrying excess weight can both erode self-esteem and lead to reductions in a woman’s natural circulating testosterone, a critical hormone that helps ignite pleasure circuits in the female brain and increase sensitivity in the clitoris. Being underweight can result in fatigue and low sexual energy, diminished production of excitatory brain chemicals and low levels of estrogen, key for keeping a woman moist. Meanwhile, Steelsmith explains, excess stress can prompt the body to “steal” from libido-boosting hormones like progesterone in order to make more of the stress-hormone cortisol. High blood sugar can drive down testosterone, while high cholesterol can clog pelvic blood vessels, dulling sensation. Depression, diabetes and thyroid disorders are other major libido killers, says Clayton. “If you treat them effectively, you may see big improvements.” Women seeking to improve their sexual health should first try to achieve a healthy weight via diet and exercise, Steelsmith says. She recommends an organic diet rich in complex carbohydrates (which keep blood sugar balanced), lean protein (a precursor to desire-related neurotransmitters) and good fats (which help keep vulval tissues lubricated). Exercise—another circulation booster—is also key. Do it before a scheduled hot date for even better results. One 2014 study of 52 women found that those that worked out prior to an anticipated romantic encounter had significantly increased sexual desire.
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Many women avoid sexual encounters for fear of sparking a urinary tract or vaginal infection. This becomes more common after age 40, as estrogen wanes and pelvic tissue thins and dries, leaving it more vulnerable to microbial invaders. Because semen is alkaline, it changes a woman’s vaginal pH, allowing unfriendly bacteria to thrive, says Steelsmith. Her advice: Always go to the bathroom and urinate after intercourse, and use natural lubricants, like vitamin E. For some women, she also recommends low-dose, prescription estrogen cream or suppositories.
If an infection occurs, try to treat it naturally, avoiding antibiotics, which can spark yeast overgrowth. Instead, Steelsmith recommends using tea tree oil, goldenseal, or probiotic douches or suppositories, available online and at health food stores. Kegel exercises are a famous aid, involving clamping down as if interrupting urine flow, before releasing and repeating. This not only help fends off urinary incontinence and infection, it also strengthens and firms pelvic muscles, rendering enhanced enjoyment for both partners.
calendar, what you do with that time can still be spontaneous and playful.” While most women assume that they need to be in the mood first, research by University of British Columbia Psychiatrist Rosemary Basson suggests that in some women, desire only comes after physical arousal, especially by a loving partner that takes the time to meet her needs. “I wish I had a dollar for each time someone said to me, ‘I’m not in the mood, but once I get into it, I surprise myself, because I have a really good time,’” says Weiner Davis. She’s not advising women to make love when they really don’t want to, but rather to be open to it even when the circumstances aren’t ideal. “A lot of women feel like the house has to be clean, with the kids asleep and free of distracting noises,” she says. “Sometimes, just do it.”
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Research has shown that over time, frequent lovemaking actually causes structural changes in certain areas of the brain as new connections form and sex-related regions grow stronger. Stop, and those areas atrophy, making physical intimacy feel awkward once it’s resurrected. A sexless relationship can also be emotionally devastating for the person, often the male, that wants more contact, says Weiner Davis, author of The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido. “For the spouse yearning for touch, it is a huge deal,” she says. “It’s about feeling wanted, attractive and loved.” In her practice, she often sees couples that are mismatched in how they wish to demonstrate and receive love. Often, the woman wants to feel close emotionally before she can feel close physically. For the man, physical intimacy is a conduit for opening up emotionally. When both keep waiting to get what they want, the relationship suffers. She counsels couples to deliberately make time to address both partners’ needs. Schedule a long walk or intimate dinner to talk over feelings; also schedule sex. “Some people say, ‘Oh, but that’s not spontaneous enough,’” says Weiner Davis. “But even if you put it on the
Clayton points out that while 42 percent of women experience either low sex drive or satisfaction, fewer than 12 percent are really bothered by it. “Some women experience great grief and loss about this. They say, ‘It used to be a part of my life and now it’s gone.’” For some in this subset that are unable to find relief via lifestyle changes, she would recommend Addyi, said to boost desire by changing brain chemicals. On the other hand, many women don’t need to take any action at all. “If someone has low sex drive and it doesn’t matter to them or their partner, it’s not a problem.” That said, the benefits of attending to an affectionate, healthy sex life can go far beyond the bedroom, improving overall health and strengthening relationships, notes Steelsmith. Sex burns calories, increases circulation, releases calming and painkilling hormones like prolactin and prompts production of the “bonding hormones” vasopressin and oxytocin. “When you are in a loving relationship and you express that love through your body, physiological changes occur that can help you bond more deeply with your partner,” she says. “The more you make love, the more love you make.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.
Five Common Libido Killers Birth Control Pills: Oral contraceptives can boost levels of sex hormone-binding globulin, which attaches to desire-promoting testosterone, making it harder for the body to access it. Antidepressants: Numerous antidepressant medications have been shown to decrease libido, but leaving depression untreated can kill sex drive even more; consider natural alternatives. Smoking: It impairs circulation to genitals. Alcohol: Too much alcohol lowers sexual response. Caffeine: Excess caffeine can erode levels of testosterone, which is vital for driving desire. Sources: Laurie Steelsmith, ND, and research studies
Nature’s Libido-Enhancers L-arginine: Boosts blood flow to sexual organs. Can be taken in supplement form or applied topically. Chinese ginseng (Panax ginseng): Considered a sexual tonic in Chinese medicine for its ability to stabilize sexual energy over time; also used to address vaginal dryness. Epimedium (horny goat weed): Said to stimulate nerves in genitals, support adrenal glands and boost levels of feel-good brain chemicals. Phenylethylamine: Sometimes referred to as the “romance chemical”, this stimulant and mood elevator is naturally released in the brain when we have an orgasm, exercise or eat chocolate; also available in supplement form. Maca: A Peruvian root used for centuries in that country to promote sexual energy, Maca is said to boost production of libido-boosting hormones. Source: Laurie Steelsmith, ND natural awakenings
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Estrogen: Hypothyroidism is overwhelmingly a women’s disease, with women five to eight times more likely to suffer from it than men, according to the American Thyroid Association. “Estrogen inhibits the body’s natural ability to absorb and utilize iodine,” says Dr. Jorge Flechas, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, who specializes in thyroid disorders. “We find three periods in life when women need more iodine: at puberty and during both pregnancy and perimenopause or menopause. It’s because estrogen levels tend to fluctuate wildly at those times, neutralizing the ability of iodine gained through select foods to balance thyroid and other hormones.” Flechas prescribes iodine supplements for most women at all three stages of life. Toxic halogens: Iodine belongs to a group of halogens that includes chlorine, bromine and fluorine, three chemicals that are both toxic to the human body and block its ability
to absorb iodine, since the report and, Nine in 10 North explains Thompson. “Factory farming and “They’re everywhere, Americans may be the use of genetically in our air, water and food. modified (GMO) crops, iodine deficient. It’s nearly impossible Roundup herbicide and to avoid them,” reports ~ Dr. Robert Thompson synthetic chemical fertilShames, a longtime izers have undoubtedly advocate in the movement against the worsened the situation.” common practice of adding fluoride (a derivative of fluorine) and chlorine to Sources of Iodine municipal water. Fluoride is also added It’s difficult to include sufficient natural to many brands of toothpaste. Bromide is iodine in our daily diet unless we folpart of almost all commercial flour and low a Japanese-style diet that includes flour products, as well as soft drinks. lots of seaweed and saltwater fish, says Shames offers an historic insight. Shames. Other food sources are shell“Fluoride was once used to slow down fish, turkey, cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs, an overactive thyroid, as recommended legumes, cranberries and strawberries. by the physicians’ bible, the Merck There is little agreement about the Manuals. Now we’re putting it in the optimal levels of iodine people need. water supply and wondering why we The U.S. Department of Agriculture have a mushrooming epidemic of low maintains that we need 150 microthyroid incidence.” grams a day, but iodine advocates are Food: “So-called ‘iodized’ salt quick to point out that a person eating doesn’t contain much usable iodine, a typical Japanese diet (where hypothyand neither does pink Himalyan sea roidism, or low thyroid activity, is rare) salt,” Shames cautions. ingests 12.5 milligrams of iodine each We’ve known that our soil is day—83 times the amount recommenddeficient in essential minerals such as ed by the government. iodine since at least 1936, when a spe Shames recommends getting an cial U.S. Senate report concluded that iodine lab test (available without a our soil was already severely depleted. prescription at CanaryClub.org) to “This simply means that when we grow determine exact needs. Thompson recproduce, the plants cannot extract these ommends potassium iodide and sodium vital nutrients from the soil for us—iniodide supplements for thyroid health. cluding iodine—if those nutrients aren’t there in the first place,” says Thompson. Kathleen Barnes is author of numerous If anything, he adds, U.S. soils have be- natural health books, including User’s come even more sterile in the 80 years Guide to Thyroid Disorders.
Thyroid Toxins to Avoid Fluorine/fluoride ■ Fluoridated toothpaste ■ Unfiltered municipal drinking water ■ Some bottled teas ■ Teflon pans ■ Mechanically deboned chicken Chlorine/chloride ■ Virtually all municipal water ■ Swimming pools, spas ■ Poultry chilled in chlorinated water to kill bacteria ■ Chlorine bleaches and other conventional household cleaners Bromine/bromide ■ Flour and flour products, except those labeled “unbrominated” ■ Soft drinks ■ Pesticides with methyl bromide ■ Plastics ■ Fire retardants in children’s nightwear and some furniture ■ Spa disinfectants Source: What Doctors Fail to Tell You About Iodine & Your Thyroid, by Dr. Robert Thompson.
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ship scope to include “May-December” friendships creates the potential for the kind of life-changing possibilities experienced by a troubled young man named Harold when he struck up a surprising friendship with a life-loving woman as old as his grandmother in the film Harold and Maude. In real life, “I had the blessing of growing up in an intergenerational family,” says Yvette McGlasson, director of port revenue for the PPI Group, in Pompano, Florida. The 17-year veteran of the cruise industry is a former Holland America cruise director whose career at sea launched her into work as a director of events for age-restricted (55-plus) gated communities such as Del Webb Lake Providence, near Nashville. “As a child, I was told I had to listen to my elders as a sign of respect. The many memorable times spent with my grandparents, my mother’s friends and a great aunt who lived to 101, soon turned my resignation into an active desire to spend time with my elders. Their experiences and wisdom were fascinating and I understood that their shared
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Since launching their first multigenerational initiative at the Shambhala Institute in 2004, partnering across age groups has been at the forefront of Juanita Brown and David Isaacs’ work as co-founders and hosts of the World Café global learning community. “We cultivate collaboration through conversations that matter in order to leverage the unique gifts of every generation in addressing humanity’s most critical issues,” says Brown. Such conversations—in which elders and young people give up the cultural and societal norms and habits that shape so much of their thinking—offer both groups opportunities to discern the possibilities inherent in mutual insight, innovation and action. When a young Clarissa Tufts, program coordinator and family liaison for the SelfDesign Learning Community, in British Columbia, was working on her master’s degree from the SelfDesign Graduate Institute, she sought out mentor Anne Adams, a faculty member in her 70s who worked with Tufts for 18 months. “Anne’s earliest statements, ‘I’m here to support you in being the best you can be’ and ‘I get energized by talking with young people and hearing their ideas,’ felt good and let me know that we were both benefitting from our relationship and building something together,” says Tufts. Stimulating cooperation and collaboration among generations evokes the vibrancy, energy and productivity
If you only talk to people like you, you’ll never learn anything new. ~Albert Einstein that occur when people cross-pollinate ideas and perspectives. It can also provide a sense of purpose, improve confidence and social skills, create solutions to societal challenges, help resolve emotional and behavioral problems and lift depression, all enhancing productive engagement in life. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.
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he old saying is if your nose is itching, then someone is going to kiss you… Realistically, it could mean many things, but most commonly, it’s from an allergen or something that causes allergies. What some may not know is that allergies are actually an overactive immune response to a perceived threat that can be harmless, but also, not so much. Spring brings out a series of pollen that creates an allergic reaction that causes itchy, runny and congested noses, watery eyes and even sore throats. There are many over-the counter remedies and even several prescription remedies, but most of them are designed as antihistamines. These block histamines that the body produces to attack the perceived threat. So in reality, it’s actually stopping your immune 26
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system from working and leaving you more susceptible to other threats such as bacteria or viruses, thus creating a common scenario of allergies and a cold. In addition, when you stop taking the antihistamine, you end up having a rebound effect and your body says, “Hold on, we don’t have to produce more histamine.” So what is a holistic way to limit allergies? One is to be in a bubble, not go outside and filter all of your air to remove the allergens, but that’s not a realistic way to live. The second option is to work on your immune system so it doesn’t perceive the allergens as a threat. Most scientific health studies point toward a healthy gut as the best way to improve your health, and I heartily agree. Most of the many fad diets out there are geared to lose weight and not so much to help your health. I believe we need to eat
It’s not the situation... It’s your reaction to the situation. ~ Robert Conklin more fruits and vegetables and less meats and grains. We also need to balance the healthy bacteria in our gut. There are many great probiotics on the market today that can help with this; simply eating yogurt is not enough anymore. Another key component is water, water, water. Drinking coffee, tea and soda don’t hydrate the body, they dehydrate it. Bioflavonoid such as Quercetin, Vitamin C, and antioxidants such as CoQ10, help to improve the immune system and limit allergies. Taking bee pollen as well as local honey has also been said to help limit allergies. You can also never go wrong with a tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar to help reduce mucus and cleanse the lymphatic system. Many also swear by the neti pot as it’s effective in washing out the nasal cavity and getting rid of the allergens. All of these are great tools to help limit allergies; however, if you don’t have a proper functioning central nervous system that controls every cell, tissue and organ in the body, you are limited in the effectiveness of any remedy even pharmaceuticals. Getting a regular wellness check by a chiropractor is the only way to determine if your central nervous system is off. Chiropractors are the only ones trained to fine-tune the spine to allow your central nervous system to function at its optimum. When your nervous system is working properly then the allergies tend to diminish over time. It’s vital if you suffer from allergies to get to your chiropractor at least a month before allergy season starts to get a tune up for your nervous system, especially if you have not been getting regular wellness checks all year. Then, you can start some of the aforementioned natural remedies.
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ur food habits are often just that—mindless, repetitious eating behaviors. Some serve us well; others, not so much. Natural Awakenings asked experts to serve up many doable small changes that can add up to big shifts. According to Brian Wansink, Ph.D., the John S. Dyson professor of marketing at Cornell University and author of Mindless Eating, changing just one lifestyle habit can eliminate two or more pounds each week. By changing up to three habits, we may lose more weight. At a minimum, we will likely improve the quality of the food we eat overall.
Buying Behaviors
Wansink advises that having the only food on our kitchen counter be fruit encourages healthy snacking. At work, he suggests lunching away from our desk to discourage mindless eating. At restaurants, order half-size entrees, and then add a maximum of two items, such as soup and bread, salad and side dish or an appetizer and dessert. He recommends using a food shopping strategy to fill the cart with better food. With hunger sated first, chew on a natural gum while shopping; it discourages buying junk food. Secondly, habitually fill the front of the cart with produce. “We eat what we see,” he says. NAMercer.com
Food Choices
Consider starting the day with a new coffee habit. Dave Asprey, of Los Angeles, author of The Bulletproof Diet, uses organic coffee, brews with filtered water and blends the hot coffee with a pat of unsalted, grass-fed butter, a fat high in vitamins and omega-3 essential fatty acids, and a small spoonful of a coconut oil that doesn’t congeal at room temperature. Unlike a drive-through latte with sugar and carbohydrates, he maintains that this type of coffee, “makes you feel energized, focused and full for hours.” Asprey takes a biohacker’s approach to natural biology-based ways to maximize physical and mental performance. New York City writer Chris Gayomali tried Asprey’s recipe for two weeks. Although it didn’t curb his appetite, he says he felt more alert and “ready for life.” Upgrading the foods we love is also possible, says David Wann, of Golden, Colorado, author of Simple Prosperity. “Too often, we economize on food when we should be buying the best quality, freshest organic food we can,” he says. Rebecca Miller, who lives near Kansas City, Missouri, took Wann’s advice and cut costs in other ways instead. To her delight, she found that the fresher, better-tasting food prompted her to eat less, but eat better. “I lost seven
pounds in two weeks,” she says, “and I didn’t feel like I was on a diet.” Eating a big salad for lunch is a habit that author Victoria Moran, host of the award-winning Main Street Vegan online radio show, has adopted in her New York City home. She fills a big bowl with leafy greens, in-season vegetables, avocado and a light dressing. “This will set you up for the rest of the day,” says Moran. Pam Anderson, a mainstream food blogger in Darien, Connecticut, agrees. Six years ago, she lost 50 pounds and credits having a big green salad for lunch—one of her many small food habit changes—with helping her maintain a healthy weight, despite frequently testing and sampling recipes.
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Doing too much for other people and not enough for ourselves can make our internal voice whisper, “I need comfort,” a thought that can generate overeating. In The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great, Anderson suggests we ask ourselves what other triggers are prompting poor food habits. Upon reflection, we can prioritize emotional and physical health with planned, smaller, varied, healthy, delicious meals; it’s a habit that works for her. Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph.D., a psychologist in Lake Forest, Illinois, and bestselling author of Better Than Perfect, assures, “If we fall off the healthy eating wagon, it’s not failure, it’s data.” She believes reaching for the chocolate chip cookies in the vending machine after a stressful morning should be viewed from a scientific standpoint, not via our inner finger-pointing judge. “What are the factors that influenced our decision: stress, hunger or a desire for distraction? That’s great information,” says Lombardo. She proposes that we can then prepare to counter a future snack attack with handy healthy bites, a mindfulness break, a quick walk outside or other naturally healthful stress-relievers. Changing our food habits, one at a time, can help us live better going forward. Judith Fertig is the author of awardwinning cookbooks and blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
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ravity takes its toll as years pass, and many womknown medical theory that bone grows and remodels in en find themselves bemoaning crow’s feet, frown response to the tension or muscle engagement put on lines and turkey necks that make them look older it. “Regular facial exercise works the muscles to correct than they feel. Experts point to the loss of “fat pads” in the loss of both muscle tone and bone density and build the cheeks, bone loss around the eye sockets and cheekcollagen. It might be called the equivalent of push-ups, bones and overall weak muscles as potential contributors pull-ups and abdominal tucks for the face.” to facial aging. Natural exercise programs designed to Carolyn Cleaves, owner of Carolyn’s Facial Fitness, reverse these unpleasant signs of in Seabeck, Washington, near Seaging comprise a new fitness-fora former college professor, deAs we get older, we lose the attle, beauty trend. veloped a facial exercise program for underlying layer of fat just herself upon detecting early signs of “Face and neck muscles somehow have been left out of mainaging. With the help of two primary beneath the skin, and as a stream fitness programs,” observes care physicians, she designed a rouresult, we look old and tired tine that includes 28 basic exercises Denver esthetician and massage therapist Grace Mosgeller, who adthat target all 57 facial muscles. “As ~ Carolyn Cleaves dresses this void with her series of we get older, we lose the underlyeight FaceFitnez audio and video ing layer of fat just beneath the skin, exercises. “If you tone the muscles of your face and neck, and as a result, we look old and tired,” says Cleaves. She the skin attached to those muscles firms and tones as agrees that exercising the face actually helps rebuild lost well, creating a natural youthful look.” bone, enlarges the muscles and also builds collagen. Muscular stress—the good kind—is at the core of faA study from the University of Rochester, in New York, cial fitness, says Mosgeller. She cite’s Wolff’s Law, a wellconfirms that loss of bone mass can start in women as 30
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early as age 40. It starts in men 16 to 25 years later. Mosgeller’s facial exercises work to fade wrinkles and lines and firm up sagging flesh, yielding visible results in as little as two weeks of dedicated training. She says, “Within six to nine months, it’s possible to look five to 10 years younger than when you started.” Her claims are verified by Dr. Carol Lipper, in Denver, who states, “I’ve done the exercises and they work. The trouble is compliance. It’s a lot of work.” She confirms that she saw improvement in her droopy eyelids after just two or three weeks of adhering to Mosgeller’s workouts. “It seems that every three months or so, I see another leap in results and a younger look,” adds Cleaves of those using her program. Here are a few crucial areas to target, with just a few of these experts’ recommended remedies. Cleaves’ Crow’s Feet Eliminator: Place fingertips on top of the head, thumbs resting near the corners of the eyes. Shut eyes tightly and slide thumbs toward the temples for a count of five. Repeat 10 times. Mosgeller’s Rx for Droopy Eyelids: Place index finger on top of a closed eyelid, and then lift fingers up and slightly to the outside. Blink hard and hold. It’s preventive, as well as curative, says Mosgeller, so those over 45 should repeat this 100
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times a day, while younger individuals should repeat 20 to 50 times a day. Mosgeller’s Frown Line Eraser: Pull brows apart with fingers and hold for two seconds. Repeat 50 to 100 times up to six times per week. This is meant to relax and tone the muscles, not build them. Cleaves’ Turkey Neck Buster: Tilt the head back slightly. With palm facing the neck, grasp under the chin with a wide-open hand and slowly slide hand down to the collarbone; hold there while counting to 10. Repeat five times daily. Kathleen Barnes is author and publisher of many natural health books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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Stressed-Out Pets Natural Ways to Calm Fear and Anxiety by Sandra Murphy
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hile most American pets live on easy street, with meals, treats, exercise outings and affection provided, the good life also poses challenges—dogs and cats can get stressed. “Basic stress is fear-based. Separation or isolation anxiety requires in-depth training,” says JennaLee Gallicchio, a certified separation anxiety trainer who uses scientific and hands-off techniques at her All Stars Dog Training, in Bedminster, New Jersey. She authors a bestselling series that was launched with The Secret to Getting Your Dog to Do What You Want. A drug like Reconcile, the pet version of Prozac, looks like a quick fix, but can bring many harmful side effects. Laurel Braitman, Ph.D., of Sausalito, California, bestselling author of Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves, estimates that 70 million U.S. dogs are given the same drugs their humans use for anxiety or depression. Considering the potential dangers, such drugs should only be used briefly as a last resort with veterinary supervision to ensure the proper dosage based on age, size and temperament. There are more natural and safer alternatives.
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Dogs hear sounds at four times the distance we do; cats hear even better. Thunderstorms, fireworks, traffic, TV, music and children can unnerve them. Add in a new home, baby, another pet or anticipation of car rides associated with fear of the veterinarian and even normally mellow pets can get upset. Irregular work hours undermine established routines. Pet or human health issues, plus household drama, add special reasons to fret. Pets separated from their litters too early can experience anxiety as adults.
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“Let your dog have a space where he can retreat when he’s had enough,” advises Dr. Carol Osborne, owner of Ohio’s 32
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Chagrin Falls Veterinary Center & Pet Clinic. She recommends Bach’s Five Flower Formula, diluted chamomile essential oil or a pet-safe tincture of the Chinese herb skullcap for additional relief. Dogs like routine. “Regular exercise helps, including two, 20-minute daily walks. A tired pet is a happy pet,” Osborne says. “Walks can eliminate stress and anxiety by 50 percent for you both.” “Cats need exercise that mimics hunting; cats stare and plan, stalk or chase, pounce and grab,” says Marci Koski, certified by the Animal Behavior Institute and owner of Feline Behavior Solutions, in Vancouver, Washington. “An indoor cat’s prey drive can be met with interactive toys.” A place to climb or hide and a window with a view will help as will periodic playtime catching moving toys; with nothing to catch, a laser pointer’s red dots are frustrating for a cat and a potential danger to its eyes. “Two of my large dogs were anxious during a three-day power outage,” says Kimberly Gauthier, a dog nutrition blogger at KeepTheTailWagging.com, in Marysville, Washington. “I add Ewegurt, a sheep’s milk yogurt, to their food to calm them when needed.” Clicker training rewards desired behaviors. “Ralphie, an Italian greyhound mix, was protective, but also fearful; before going outside, we’d practice sit, stay and come using a click/treat. Now he sees other dogs without reacting,” relates Katrina Wilhelm, a naturopathic physician and owner of DrKatrinaWilhelm.com, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. It works when someone knocks on the door, too. Soothing music covers the sounds of storms and fireworks, counsels Lisa Spector, an award-winning concert pianist in Half Moon Bay, California, who creates the Through a Dog’s Ear clinically tested music series to relieve pet anxiety,
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“Stressors for dogs and cats are different. As a veterinarian, I explain situations from the animal’s perspective,” says Jennifer Quammen, with the Grants Lick Veterinary Hospital, in Butler, Kentucky. “I say, ‘From the cat’s point of view…’ As the animal advocate, I feel it’s my professional obligation.” “We bring pets into our world and expect them to adjust. Dogs, in particular, try so hard,” says Spector. They need our attention, shared activities and most of all, our understanding.
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ach American discards an average of 4.4 pounds of personal garbage a day according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Half of what we toss can be recycled. A yard sale can both clear out the clutter and keep reusable items in circulation.
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In assembling merchandise from all around the house, make it a family affair, with everyone contributing things to consider together. Before putting any item in the “keep” pile, ask: How long have I lived with this? How often did I need it? How often will I use it now and in the future? Check with neighbors and friends to see if they want to join in a multifamily sale likely to draw more potential buyers.
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Getting the word out is essential. Place a yard sale listing in a local newspaper, either for free or a small fee. Free online posting is available at Craigslist.org and GarageSaleHunter.com. Also, post flyers (on recycled paper) seven to 10 days before the sale along busy streets in the community. NAMercer.com
On the event day, make sure that large, bright signs in the neighborhood lead buyers to the sale. Reuse cardboard from old boxes to save money and recycle signs and flyers afterwards. Cindy Skrzynecki, of Minneapolis, who has monitored the phenomenon, notes, “Shoppers tend to equate the size of a sign with the size of a sale, so a few large, well-placed signs may draw more people to you than several smaller signs.” Skrzynecki says that holiday weekends or weekends that coincide with popular local events are excellent because, “You’ll provide a fun activity for people that stay in town.”
Set Up
How items are displayed is important. Here’s how to make old stuff as attractive as possible to buyers. The cleaner the better. Make sure all items are presentable. Make items visible. Arrange a display that’s catchy and organized. Use tabletops and bookcases; even improvised surfaces can work, such as plywood atop buckets. Show clothing effectively. Hangers are better than folded piles that get messy.
Does this thing work? Have an extension cord handy so people can test electrical devices, and provide a measuring tape for furniture and other large items. Have batteries on hand for testing items like flashlights or electronic games. Label things that don’t work and price accordingly for those that know how to fix things or strip parts. Ensure the price is right. All items should be clearly priced via a small sticker; buyers quickly tire of asking and sellers may not recall earlier answers. For multiple sellers, use a different colored sticker for each, remove the stickers as items sell, and use the totals from the stickers to divide profits at day’s end. Use creative labeling. Provide buyers with uses for odd items. Sunny Wicka, author of Garage Sale Shopper, says, “Sales can be made solely by suggesting a novel use.” Also spark the shopper’s imagination by combining art supplies—like old magazines, papers, markers, paints and knickknacks—on a table labeled “Great for Art!” or group household items, crates and blankets labeled “Going Away to College?” Prepare for early birds. Yard sale pros arrive early to scour sales for the best deals. Be prepared to bargain or else make it clear that prices are fixed via a few friendly signs. After the initial rush, consider accepting bargain offers. During the final hour, consider cutting prices in half.
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Summer and early fall are good times for yard sales. Make it exceptional, a place where people will have fun and want to hang around (more browsing time often means more purchases). Play upbeat music, set up a children’s play area and maybe a kids’ lemonade stand as cool drinks help keep shoppers refreshed and cheerful. Consider sharing the fruits of family hobbies such as homemade items, plant cuttings or herbs in hand-painted clay pots and cut flowers. Shoppers appreciate such personal touches.
Arrange for the Aftermath
Arrange a charity donation pick-up beforehand to truck away leftover items. The Salvation Army and Vietnam Veterans of America regularly move still useful items into welcoming homes. For those that enjoy throwing yard sales, consider organizing charity yard sales in the community. Engage a local place of worship, neighborhood association or school to help people recycle their old stuff while also raising funds for worthy causes. Sarah Tarver-Wahlquist is a frequent contributor to Green American magazine (GreenAmerica.org), from which this was adapted. For more tips, visit YardSaleQueen.com/yardsale.htm.
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Christie Brinkley Shares Her Secrets to Lasting Beauty Why She Still Looks Terrific After 40 Years as a Model by Gerry Strauss
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upermodel extraordinaire Christie Brinkley looks as amazing in her 60s as she did when she first graced the cover of Sports Illustrated nearly 40 years ago. In a new book, Timeless Beauty, Brinkley reveals her anti-aging secrets, many of which involve reliance on healthful foods, a positive attitude, exercise and good skin care. Much of what she’s learned is reflected in her line of Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare. Here, she shares some highlights of how she keeps her mind and body healthy.
Why did you become a vegetarian at age 14? When I was 13, I picked up a book from the nightstand in my parents’ bedroom called Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer. I happened to open to a page with a highly graphic description of Midwest slaughterhouses. What I read turned my stomach because I loved animals and wanted no part in this inhumane system. I swore at that moment I would never eat another piece of meat and have not done so since. For the past 49 years I have enjoyed the resulting good karma in the form of healthful benefits from avoiding the antibiotics, growth hormones and fats associated with a carnivorous diet. 36
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Was it tougher to maintain your natural standards as your career became filled with travel and tight schedules? After I first became a vegetarian kid living at home, I soon convinced my family to go vegetarian, too. I read a lot of books to learn how to replace meat protein with healthier choices. Through the early years, as I continued to learn about options, I tried many kinds of vegetarian, macrobiotic and vegan approaches. Once I started modeling in seashore locations, it seemed natural to me to add bits of fresh fish and some dairy; so for the most part I have been a lacto ichthyo variation of vegetarian. I raised my children as vegetarians, and recently my daughter, Sailor, and I took the next step to become mostly vegan. I allow myself a little mozzarella and an occasional salmon dish when my body is craving it, because I think we need to listen to what our body needs. After the environmental disasters of the BP oil spill in the Gulf, made worse by toxic dispersants, and the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown that pumped radioactive isotopes into the Pacific, I am extra-cautious about the salmon I choose and don’t eat other
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seafood. I’m lucky that as a model, my career has naturally kept me aware of the amount of sugar I consume, limiting its effects on skin and overall health as well as weight.
How much of anti-aging do you believe is tied to mental and emotional health? Growing old gracefully is all about the positive energy that you use to power through your day and project to others. Happiness is a youthful quality and a smile is always our best accessory; it’s also been proven to release feel-good endorphins. When you take good care of yourself by eating right and exercising, you naturally feel better about yourself. If we’re feeling down, stressed or depressed, we’re tempted to eliminate exercise, which is the very thing that could lift us up and make us feel better. The more we move, the merrier we are.
Because you also recognize the importance of treating the body well from the outside as well as from the inside, what other practices do you apply? With everything we know about how the sun can damage our skin, it’s crucial to use a moisturizer with a broad ultraviolet spectrum blocker of both UVA and UVB rays to prevent wrinkles and hyperpigmented spots. I created my own skin care line that offers an SPF 30 broad-spectrum moisturizer that also defends against infrared rays [IR], which represent more than half of the sun’s damaging rays that reach Earth. IR emissions also come from manmade objects such as computers and cell phones. Beyond that, I wanted a product that takes advantage of our body’s own circadian rhythms, using special peptides that help the body build collagen and elastin as we sleep and repair. Using a gentle exfoliating scrub is also key, a step many people overlook; I’ve included it in my daily skin care routine for 30 years. Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.
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What Do You Chose to Be? – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.
Holistic Health Extravaganza Experience a variety of holistic practices, health coaches, aura photography, workshops, natural beauty products and more.
TUESDAY, MAY 3
June 4 • 10am-5pm.
Lightweight Backpacking Basics – 7-8:30pm. Free. Do you want to try backpacking but worry about carrying a heavy pack? Join a REI backpack expert who will provide excellent tips on lightweight backpacking techniques. REI Princeton Store, 3371 Rte 1, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.
For more information call 215-968-2800 ext. 239
Bike Community – Best Practices – 7-8pm. Free. Have you ever wanted to bike to work, but wasn’t really sure what was involved? Learn what to wear, how to prepare your bike, best routes to take, how to get along with cars on the road, everything. Presented by Jerry Foster, experienced bike commuter and Transportation Safety Educator at Greater Mercer TMA. REI Princeton Store, 3371 Rte 1, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938. Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $$55. New Hope-Solebury High School, 182 W. Bridge St, New Hope. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8:30-9:15pm. You can reduce stress using creative visualization, imagery, and hypnosis techniques improving the quality of your life. Achieve relaxation without much effort or time. Cost $55. New Hope-Solebury High School, 182 W. Bridge St, New Hope. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.
Newton Parks and Recreation 100 Municipal Dr, Newton
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achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $55. New Hope-Solebury High School, 182 W. Bridge St, New Hope. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.
Guided Aromatic Meditation – 7-8pm. Develop relaxed awareness and clarity. Focus will be guided using breath, aroma and intention attuning by aroma therapist Gemma Bianchi. Cost $10. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.
bertville. 609-737-3299.
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Sun Power – 10am-noon. Free. Families (children 6 yo+) tour, hike, and explore practical and creative uses of the sun’s energy incluing solar balloon launch and solar bug race. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-737-7592.
Women’s Health Screenings – 10am-noon. Free. Kick off National Women’s Health Week with free blood pressure checks, body fat analysis and osteoporosis screening. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.
Parent-Child Soul Drawings – 11am-4pm. Dual session where guidance is channeled for your child, allowing parent to be in room to witness and acquire a spiritual understanding of what their child needs. For children 12-19 years old only. Cost $85/session. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Rd, Hamilton. Call to reserve session. 609-586-9199.
Family Camping Basics – 6:30-8pm. Free. Have you wanted to try camping with your family but don’t know how to get started? REI covers the basics including: how to be comfortable camping, gear and equipment, and family fun activities. REI Princeton Store, 3371 Rte 1, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.
All Level Vinyasa Yoga – 4:15-5:15pm. Community drop in yoga class accessible to everyone. Breath, stretch and reach past your limitations in all levels of Vinyasa flow. Packages and cards can’t be used. Cost $10/person. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.
FRIDAY, MAY 6 Cinco De Mayo Farm-To-Table – 5:30pm. Enjoy Chef-made authentic Mexican meals served in the grove’s garden under glowing lanterns while cows, sheep, goats and chickens browse nearby. BYOB and BYOP (bring your own place settings.) Cost $85/ person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. Call to register. 609-125-0053.
SATURDAY, MAY 7 Sheep Shearing – 10am-4pm. Free admission. Keeping with the farm’s time period, shearers will use hand shears during the sheep shearing demonstrations. Throughout day, visitors can meet twin lambs and try spinning wool. Wool products and fleeces on display for sale. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Ln, Lam-
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Waldorf School Fair – 11am-4pm. Rain or shine. Free admission. Live music, healthy foods and imaginative activities for children and families. Local artisans and merchants and more. Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton. 609-466-1970x112.
SUNDAY, MAY 8 Mothering Yourself – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.
TUESDAY, MAY 10 Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6:30-7:30pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily
others, but give yourself to yourself. ~Michel de Montaigne
SATURDAY, MAY 14 Reiki Level II Certification – 10am-6pm. Deepen the effect and experience of reiki learning the use of three symbols and distance healing. Pre-requisite: Reiki Level I certification. Cost $160. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Ricotta Lunch – 10am-4pm. The introduction to home cheese-making, ricotta is the easiest cheese to make at home. It requires only a few simple ingredients and very little time. It requires only a few simple ingredients and very little time. Cost $70/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053. Lawrence Library Open House – 2-4pm. Free. Public invitied to Mercer County Library System Lawrence Branch to enjoy light refreshments and
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learn about Friends of Library efforts in supporting community programs and services. 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920. Watershed Nature Camp Open House #3 – 2-4pm. Free. Summer will be here before you know it. Kids ages 5-16 and their families can meet Camp Director Tammy Love in the Watershed Center, learn about the camp and Watershed Academy. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-737-7592.
SUNDAY, MAY 15 How Far We’ve Come, CSLP 60th Anniversary – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Homesteading: Poultry Production/Processing – 8am. With more and more people wearing hat of homesteader and small farmer, learn how to turn aging hens and roosters into meat. Hands-on or observe option. Not for faint of heart or children under 8. . Cost $70/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.
TUESDAY, MAY 17 Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6:30-7:30pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $55. West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School, 346 Clarksville Rd, Princeton Jct. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $55. West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School, 346 Clarksville Rd, Princeton Jct. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8:30-9:15pm. You can reduce stress using creative visualization, imagery, and hypnosis techniques improving the quality of your life. Achieve relaxation without much effort or time. Cost $55. West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School, 346 Clarksville Rd, Princeton Jct. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Preserving and Serving – 1pm. Learn to preserve strawberries and rhubarb with Jammin’ Creepes CoFounder, Kim Rizk. Finish class with demonstration of how to use new condiments with Cherry Grove Farm cheeses, then snack on them. Cost $70/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.
THURSDAY, MAY 19 Introduction to Higher Brain Living – 7-8:30pm. Free. Your brain has capacity to create true, lasting change when modern neuroscience meets ancient tradition. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Find Your Park – 7-8:30pm. Free. New to town? Looking to explore the great outdoors more in your own backyard? Join REI to help find your park and discover the best spots to recreate locally along with the fist-hand knowledge needed to enjoy time on the trails. REI Princeton Store, 3371 Rte 1, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.
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Corn Planting – 10am-4pm. Free admission. Farmers will introduce some of the earther facts of farm life with corn seed selection, fertilizing and planting. Children can grind and sift cornmeal for baking, and sample freshly made cornbread. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Ln, Lambertville. 609-737-3299.
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Farm Roll – 1-8pm. Enjoy a marriage of cycling, local farms, nutritious food and philanthropy. Registered riders choose mapped out cycling tour by NJ Bike Tours including short walking tours at local farms. During ride, children activities at Blue Moon Acres Farm including scavenger hunt, cooking class, games and more. 11 Willow Creek Dr, Pennington. For more information call Allie Obrien at 737-216-3322. Reiki Level 1 Certification – Class teaches basics of Reiki, history and simple steps for giving a complete Reiki session to others and oneself. Each participant experiences a Reiki Attunement and comprehensive Manual and Reiki certificate. Registration required. Call Siobhan for pricing and details. 609-752-1048.
SUNDAY, MAY 22 Dealing With Disappointment – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Mozzarella From Scratch – Noon-2pm. Learn the basics of using rennet to turn milk into cheese in a mozzarella-making demonstration. Then stretch fresh curd into your own fresh mozzarella balls. Cost $70/ person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053. Watershed 10K / 5K Trail Run & Festival – 1-4pm. First annual Watershed Trail Run and Festival. Proceeds support efforts of Watershed’s mission to protect and restore clean water and healthy environment. Open to competitive runners or avid walkers. Fees vary by race category. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-737-7592.
TUESDAY, MAY 24 Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6:30-7:30pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $49. Edison JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $49. Edison JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8:30-9:15pm. You can reduce stress using creative visualization, imagery, and hypnosis techniques improving the quality of your life. Achieve relaxation without much effort or time. Cost $49. Edison JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Senior Health & Fitness Day – 10am-noon. Free. Trainer Ron Hyland leads group in chair exercises you can do at home. Enjoy bone-healthy snack and free health check screening. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register
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Reiki Sharing Evening – 7-9pm. For reiki practitioners only to share Reiki with each other. Bring pillow, small sheet and blanket. Cost $5. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Bike Maintenance Basics for Women – 7-8:30pm. Free. Class is an informative presentation that will teach how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire, and make other minor adjustments to bicycle. No experience necessary. REI Princeton Store, 3371 Rte 1, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.
SATURDAY, MAY 28 Haying & Hayrides – 10am-4pm. Free admission. Watch, photograph and even help farmers work in hayfields and put loose hay in the mow of a barn with a pulley-operated hayfork. Mow filling and raking during morning; mowing and hay loading in afternoon. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Ln, Lambertville. 609-737-3299. Homesteading: Spring Forage – 1pm. Join chef and architect Ben Walmer, on a walk deep into Cherry Grove Farm to find wild edibles as they spring from the ground. Bring walking shoes and favorite beverage. After trek, learn surprising ways to enjoy nature’s bounty. . Cost $65/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053. Hands-On Bike Maintenance-Drive Chain – 5-7pm. Your bike’s drive train is key component to efficient riding. Join certified bike techs to learn about your drive train as well as how to inspect, maintain and adjust front and rear derailleurs to make sure of a smooth ride. Cost $45/$65, member/non-member. REI Princeton Store, 3371 Rte 1, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938. Health Rhythm Drumming – 7-8pm. Group drumming is fun and good for you, strengthens the immune system and reduces stress. Drums provided. Cost $15/person. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.
SUNDAY, MAY 29 When Life Throws You a Curveball – Embracing Unpredictability– 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rte. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Farmstead Cheese – 1pm. In this hands-on class build on principles taught in previous classes and learn how to make three classic farmstead chesses; basket cheese, cottage cheese, and paneer. Cost $85/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.
PLAN AHEAD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Guided Aromatic Meditation – 7-8pm. Develop relaxed awareness and clarity. Focus will be guided using breath, aroma and intention attuning by aroma therapist Gemma Bianchi. Cost $10. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.
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Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 10-11:30am. As taught by Yogi Bhajan. Awake your Kundalini energy. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. For more information call 609-586-9199.
Reiki with Eden Energy Medicine – By appointment. Balance your energies and tap into your body’s natural healing ability with our relaxing sessions. Each individual is unique and we customize to fit your needs, with techniques you can use to continue your journey. Call Siobhan at 609-752-1048.
4 Mom’s Networking Hour – 1-2pm. Weekly parenting topics with RWJ Hamilton experts and sharing with other moms. RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness, 1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton. 609-584-5900. Prenatal Yoga- 6:45-7:45pm. Release and help alleviate common discomforts of pregnancy with Yoga led by Chris Donga. Class cards available or drop in cost $16. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.
sunday Spiritual Awakening Service – 10:30am. If you are looking for a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people, we encourage you to come to one of our Sunday Transformation Services and mingle afterwards with refreshments and conversation. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton holds services every Sunday at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 354 River Rd, Princeton. 609-924-8422.
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Soup Kitchen – 4:30-6pm. 3rd Sun. Volunteers arrive at 3pm. Free hot meal served. VFW Post 5700, 140 Dutch Neck Rd, Hightstown. Information: Adrenne 609-336-7260.
energy. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. For more information call 609-586-9199.
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Rise to the Task Free Dinner – 4-5:30pm. Free community dinner. First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown, 320 N Main St, Hightstown. For more info contact Rise office at 609-443-4464.
Bright Beginnings – 10:30-11:30am. This informative, relaxed group is for parents and caregivers of infants. Each week focuses on a different topic of interest to new parents, and guest speakers are occasionally featured. Infants and children under 4 years of age are welcome to attend with the parent or caregiver. $5 payable at door. Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, Princeton North Shopping Center, 1225 State Rd, Princeton. 609-683-7888.
tuesday Healing Meditation – 9:15-10:30am. This class includes a yoga set, pranayam (breathing exercises) meditation with mantra, and teachings on how to use the technology of mantra and sound to deepen your yoga meditation practice. Cost $10. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. For more information call 609-586-9199. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 6:30-7:45pm. As taught by Yogi Bhajan. Awake10:51 your Kundalini SunnyAd.qxp_Layout 2 8/9/15 AM Page 1
Hopewell Community Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. Indoor Community Farmers market. Vegetables, fruits, meats, fresh mozzarella cheese, eggs, pies, cookies, pot pies, beef, chicken, kielbasa, bacon, pork, marrow bones, chirizo, black bean cake, mushrooms and more. 17 Railroad Av, Hopewell. 908-996-3362.
Breastfeeding Support Group – 11am-12pm. Expectant parents will learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, getting started, positioning, nutrition, pumping and avoiding common problems. Facilitated by Lactation Consultant. Free. PHC Community Education & Outreach Program, 731 Alexander Rd, Ste 3, Princeton. 888-897-8979. Kids Yoga – 4:15-5pm. 45 minutes of fun and creative movement. Your child will experience better focus and balance while gaining strength and stability internally. They will gain knowledge of how to distress through breathe work, mindful movements and meditation. Drop in cost $12. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.
saturday Kids Yoga – 12:30-1:15pm. 45 minutes of fun and creative movement. Your child will experience better focus and balance while gaining strength and stability internally. They will gain knowledge of how to distress through Breathe work, mindful movements and meditation. Drop in cost $12. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.
Transform Your Life – Body, Mind & Heart Would you like to have the ability, knowledge and tools to create the life you desire? Call today to schedule your complimentary 15-minute phone session.
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communityresourceguide Connecting you to our community. To be included, email Publisher@ NAMercer.com or call 609-2499044 to request our media kit.
BODYWORK HOLISTIC CONSULTANT Craig Reichert Bordentown 917-280-2648 CraigReichert3@gmail.com
Offering a unique approach to wellness through combined modalities. Active in the Holistic Healing Field for over 20 years, working with clients on Body, Mind, and, Spirit by reducing stress and balancing Chakras through Reiki, Guided Meditation, and Self Hypnosis (Certified Hypnotherapist). Call for a free consultation to discuss your situation. “Now” is the time to make changes and work on mindfulness. Reasonable rates.
HYPNOSIS HYPNOSIS COUNSELING CENTER Barry Wolfson 48 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 28 Mine St, Flemington 2 East Northfield Rd, Livingston 3400 Valley Forge Ci, King of Prussia 908-303-7767 • HypnosisNJ.com
With 30 years experience, Hypnosis Counseling Center of NJ utilizes both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings. Regularly hold adult education seminars, work with hospitals, fitness centers, and individuals wanting to better their lives. Specialize in weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement and public speaking. See ad on page 7.
PRISM HYPNOSIS Dr. Ira Weiner 609-235-9030 PrismHypnosis.com
Do you smoke, feel stressed or in pain, crack under pressure, or want to break unhealthy habits? Contact us and visit our website for healthful solutions that work. See ad, page 10.
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS WALDORF SCHOOL OF PRINCETON 1062 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton 609-466-1970 x115 PrincetonWaldorf.org
T h e Wa l d o r f c u r r i c u l u m , in 1,000+ schools worldwide, School used of Princeton integrates arts, academics, movement, and music, emphasizing social and environmental responsibility. The hands-on approach is screen free.
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ENERGY HEALING HOLISTIC CONSULTANT Sunny van Vlijmen 4444 Rte 27, Kingston 609-275-3881 TreatYourselfToHappy.com
Do you want real and lasting change? My professional background of 20+ years in alternative healing and personal development has taught me what works and what doesn’t. If you’re ready for change, schedule your free 15-minute phone consultation, today. See ad, page 41.
HOLISTIC DENTISTS PRINCETON CENTER FOR DENTAL AESTHETICS Dr. Ruxandra Balescu, DMD Dr. Kirk Huckel, DMD, FAGD 11 Chambers St, Princeton 609-924-1414 PrincetonDentist.com
We offer a unique approach to the health care of the mouth based on a holistic understanding of the whole body. Please contact us to learn how we can serve your needs. See ad, page 27.
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MENTOR NEW JERSEY MENTOR
856-533-4100 MakeADifferenceatHome.com
Our Mentors come from all walks of life, but they share one thing in common. By taking someone into their own home, they all make a difference—whether it’s in the life of a child in need with behavioral or emotional challenges or as a host home for a child or adult with intellectual or developmental disabilities. As a Mentor, you show them through your actions that we all matter and we all deserve to live life to the fullest. See ad on page 35.
NATURAL PRODUCTS BAM BAM BROTH
732-835-2261 BamBamBroth@gmail.com BamBamBroth.com Bam Bam Broth is a paleo-friendly, gluten-free bone broth company. Our bone broth is made from locally sourced grass-fed, grassfinished beef bones or pasture-raised chicken. Each broth is simmered for a minimum of 36 hours to extract the amino acids, minerals and gut healing collagen. Each broth is simmered with deionized water, organic celery, carrots, onions, garlic, Himalayan pink salt, apple cider vinegar, turmeric and ginger. Beef and chicken broth are available as well as part of our subscription service to save you money. We also offer Paleo-friendly snacks and foods to supplement your health lifestyle.
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NATURAL SERVICES BLACK FOREST ACRES
Trudy Ringwald Country Herbalist & Certified Reboundologist 553 Rte 130 N, East Windsor 1100 Rte 33, Hamilton 609-448-4885/609-586-6187 BlackForestAcres.Net
Two locations for the natural connection to live well and eat right. Natural and organic foods, vitamins, supplements, groceries and most important, free consultation.
NUTRITION CHERRY GROVE FARM
3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville 609-219-0053 CherryGroveFarm.com
Organic and natural products including farmstead cheeses; Buttercup Brie, seasonal Jacks, Rosedale, Herdsman, Toma, Havilah and Cheddar Curds. Additional products include wheyfed pork, grass-fed lamb and beef, pasture-raised eggs and myriad locally sourced goods. See ad on page 28.
NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANT Claire Gutierrez 194 N Harrison St, Princeton 609-799-3089 Claire@VisanoConsulting.com VisanoConsulting.com
Let me help analyze your current diet thru nutritional assessment and assist you in making necessary adjustments and modifications to eventually achieve optimal health.
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE EDWARD MAGAZINER, M.D.
2186 Rte 27, Ste 2D, North Brunswick 877-817-3273 DrEMagaziner.com
Dr. Magaziner has dedicated his career to helping people with pain and musculoskeletal injuries using state-ofthe-art and innovative pain management treatments including platelet-rich plasma, Stem Cell therapy and Prolotherapy to alleviate these problems. See ad, page 2.
PET HEALTH CANINE NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANT Jim Miller 609-586-4815 DogDietGuru@aol.com DietsForLife.net
Diets for Life is helping rewrite the aging model of the contemporary canine. Diet plans (Raw, HomeCooked, Mediterranean, Combo) are based on evolutionary eating and present health status. In-home consultations available. We utilize the latest data when assessing plans.
There is a place just hours away where you can find peace and thrive. Where you’ll be surrounded by abundant natural beauty, clean air and space; not condos, crowds or endless traffic. Located on the Eastern Shore just over 3 hours from the DC area. There are 23 parcels available ranging from 3 to 22 acres and priced from $60,000 to $98,000. Each is fully buildable with well & septic approvals. All are near the shoreline, some with excellent water views. Amenities include paved roads, utilities, common areas, community dock with launching ramp and a private sandy beach. Vacation now and build later, camping and RVs allowed. Ideal equestrian locale with many miles of riding trails. Low property taxes. Protective local zoning will help preserve the area’s rural character. Virginia’s Eastern Shore is a narrow peninsula with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Chesapeake Bay on the other. The Gulf Stream runs just offshore giving the area a nearly perfect climate with short mild winters (snow is rare). Ranked 2nd for the most sunny days on the East Coast. The land is high ground and well protected from coastal storms and flooding. This property has rich fertile farming soils and an aquifer with abundant pure water. Nearby are wineries, a food co-op, organic farms & great seafood. Please come take a look. You might be pleasantly surprised that pristine coastal places like this still exist just hours away.
Call (757) 442-3540, open 7 days email: oceanlandtrust@yahoo.com website- http://wibiti.com/5NBW with pictures & plat maps
22 acres $98,000 includes pond & nice trees
11 acres $60,000 great corner lot, southern exposure
5 acres $70,000 both open and wooded areas natural awakenings
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