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ummer is here, and it’s time to enjoy those fresh fruits and vegetables that we wait for all year. Nothing beats a fresh Jersey tomato prepared as a gazpacho or a refreshing summer salad with garlic and basil. My kids’ favorite is watermelon…chilled watermelon soup, watermelon smoothies with lime and fresh mint (or frozen to make ice pops) and of course, traditional watermelon eaten right off the rind can bring a smile to any child. Spinach is a loved vegetable in our house check out the recipe for a Hotel smoothie on page 27 and with my version I add a green apple for another element of flavor. You can also find more delicious and yet simple and fresh recipes as well. Summer is also a time to get outside, enjoy a refreshing hike, absorb nature, smell and feel all it has to offer. Go farming, pick your own fruits, vegetables and plan your meals around what’s in season. Try starting with the vegetable instead of most commonly planned around the protein. Go camping and set your eyes wide on news sites, maybe with a lake for swimming and fishing. Our family favorite is hitting the beach at any chance we get, the salt air and the warm sun can do the body lots of good but don’t forget your sunscreen. Be sure to look at page 22 and read the article “Fun Ways to get Outside this Summer”, by Sandra Murphy for more exciting ideas to do with the long summer days. Enjoy your first taste of summer and be sure to set aside time to make special memories with your loved ones. Health and Happiness,

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newsbriefs Cherry Street Kitchen Open for Business in Trenton Do you have a special event in the community? Open a new office? Move? Recently become certified in a new modality?

herry Street Kitchen, a unique “shared community kitchen,” has begun operating in Trenton. Co-owners and husband-andwife John Vadnais and Barbara Simpson have been developing the project since 2014. It’s a shared working space not unlike office co-working spaces, but in this case, for food preparation. Cherry Street Kitchen supports both existing and startup businesses by providing a Cherry Street Kitchen co-owners, clean and professional location to prepare for John Vadnais and Barbara Simpson catering, operate a food truck, provide cooking classes, and produce products to be shipped and sold to a broader market. “Operating Cherry Street Kitchen is remarkable because of the many motivated people that come through,” comments Vadnais. “There are bakers, caterers, teaching chefs, food truck operators, and food manufacturers. They are focused on their work and generally are a pleasure to work with,” he adds. Simpson, a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, in New York City, grew up “in the business” as her parents ran a fine dining restaurant for many years, eventually morphing it into a bottled products business producing and selling items such as salad dressings and mustards. For Cherry Street Kitchen, Simpson serves as facilities manager. Vadnais worked in computer technology, business and nonprofits, and has started several businesses. He took a key role in designing and building the new kitchen facility and is sales manager. For those in or wanting to be in the food business, the facility is a highly helpful resource. It allows people to be in the food business without investing in a full kitchen or paying the high rent that a full-time kitchen demands. Encompassing more than 2,000 square feet of actual kitchen space, plus walk-in cooler and freezer, and dry storage space, it can accommodate projects of almost any size. Location: 1040 Pennsylvania Ave., Trenton, with close proximity to the Hamilton and Lawrence Township borders. For more information, call 609-695-5800, email Info@ CherryStreetKitchen.com or visit CherryStreetKitchen.com. See ad on page 36.

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Annual Mercer County 4-H Fair Returns

he 99th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 29 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 30 at the Howell Living Farm, in Lambertville, will include animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hayrides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours. Also, visit displays by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center, Mid-State Beekeepers Association, and many more. Free admission and parking will be provided. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger. Location: Howell Living Farm, 70 Woodens Ln., Lambertville. For more information, call 609-737-3299 or visit HowellFarm.org.

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newsbriefs 31 & Main Farmers’ Market Brings Local, Healthy Food to Ewing

Enter the Jersey ‘Freshcipes’ Contest

ew Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announces the 2017 Jersey Freshcipes contest, encouraging people to create and share recipes using Jersey Fresh produce among the ingredients. There’ll be weekly winners as well as a grand prize of a $500 Visa gift card and Jersey Fresh kitchen accessories. Entries must include the name, a brief description, ingredients, preparation directions and a photo of the finished recipe. There’s no limit to how many times one person can enter. The weekly winners will be highlighted on both the Jersey Fresh Facebook page and website. It’s “a great way for those who like cooking to share the many ways our wonderful produce can be enjoyed,” Fisher says. “We appreciate all who participate and the ongoing support of all who grow and harvest Jersey Fresh produce. We urge people to show us how much they love Jersey Fresh food with the personal touch of their own recipes.” The final week of submissions is August 8. Three finalists will then be selected and the Jersey Fresh team will record videos re-creating those three recipes that will then be shared on the Facebook page. The video with the most likes as of September 26 will be the overall winner. For more information or to enter the contest, follow Jersey Fresh on Facebook or visit JerseyFresh.nj.gov/recipe contest.html.

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ampus Town kicked off the inaugural season of the 31 & Main Farmers’ Market located at Campus Town in June in Ewing. Organized by Campus Centers, LLC, an affiliate of The PRC Group, based in Long Branch, it’s open to residents of Ewing and surrounding communities as well as to the students and faculty of The College of New Jersey. Items available at the market include a wide variety of conventional and organic fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, honey, mushrooms, cheese and gluten-free baked goods. Vendors include Cherry Grove Farm, Z Food Farm, Pineland Farms and Fulper Family Farmstead. Additional ones will be added over the next few weeks, so check out the website for up-to-date information regarding the market. In addition, cooking demonstrations, health screenings, nutrition counseling and physical fitness activities are some of the events that’ll be held. Location: 1928 Pennington Rd., Ewing, adjacent to The College of New Jersey’s Campus Town. Hours: Sun., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct. 30. For more information, call 609-577-5113 or visit 31MainFarmersMarket.com.

Blueberry Bash in Princeton

onsider a fun and family-friendly way to share spectacular blueberries at a Blueberry Bash. Visit Terhune Orchards, in Princeton, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 8 and 9, to celebrate “everything blueberry.” Wander through pick-your-own blueberry bushes and enjoy the sight and scent of these fabulous berries. Since blueberries grow on bushes, they are easily accessible for all. After you’ve completed your tasty collecting, relax and enjoy some live country music from noon to 4 p.m. each day. A puppet show presented by Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre will also be presented each day from noon to 1:30 p.m. There’ll also be tractor-drawn wagon rides through orchards and farm fields, pony rides, children’s games and entertainment, a blueberry bash bake-off; and plenty of food including blueberry-apple crisp, blueberry drinks, muffins, cobbler, jam, salsa plus more. Admission cost: $8/adults; children under 3 free. Location: 330 Cold Soil Rd. For more information, call 609-924-2310 or visit TerhuneOrchards.com.

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lign your skills with your heart’s desire to teach real yoga in a fun and meaningful way to young children and those with special needs by taking a special needs and early childhood-grounded teacher training program from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., July 14 through 16, at the Calm Waters Wellness & Yoga Center, in Robbinsville. This 22-hour course will include the specifics and potential outcomes of teaching yoga to children ages 3 to 6; lesson planning, storytelling, songs and games; mindfulness and meditation practices for younger children; grounded yoga practices for special needs’ children of all ages; and ethics and best teaching practices and more. Cost: $499. Location: Calm Waters Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte. 33, Robbinsville. For more information and to register, call 678-974-5198 or email Info@GoGrounded.com.

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uly is Independent Retailer Month. As you know, local stores bring vitality, creativity and economic growth to their communities, so it is worth celebrating those “mom and pop” shops. Did you know however, that about 10% of U.S. workers are self-employed according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics? If you are thinking of joining these ranks, you may want to prepare yourself financially. “A best approach is to find a financial advisor who shares your values and takes the time to create a plan, specific to your needs. Only you know what you truly need,” comments Kim Black, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Black continues, “You may find self-employment to be quite rewarding, but you’ll likely enjoy it even more if you make the right financial moves.” Location: 41 N. Union Str., Lambertville. For more information call Kim at 609-367-3051 or visit EdwardJones.com. See ad on page 24.

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aturalAwakeningsSingles. com, used by Natural Awakenings readers to meet conscious soul mates, twin flames, life partners and friends since 2013 in partnership with the Conscious Dating Network, has been upgraded with a new contemporary layout suited to all platforms and devices, including smartphones and tablets. The site also features a dynamic search function so members can edit and view search results on the same page in real time, plus the ability to save and edit favorite searches more easily. Other new developments include Match Questions, providing a more in-depth way of determining compatibility that replaces the Compatibility Test and Sexual IQ. There are eight categories—Dating, Eco-Consciousness, Spirituality, Lifestyle & Personality, Sexuality, Diet & Exercise, Ethics, and Just for Fun—with many pertinent multiple-choice questions. Members answer for themselves, and also select which answers are “acceptable” to them relating to a potential partner’s answers. Match percentages between members are calculated via an algorithm and displayed on profiles. Upcoming new features will include live video chats, a “stealth” profile viewing mode option and a classified ad section. For more information, visit NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com. See ad, page 7.

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atural Awakenings publishers from around the U.S., plus Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, attended a company conference from May 5 to 7 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, in Orlando. Highlights included presentations by Michael Aun, an author, columnist and businessman emphasizing customer service and leadership; Adam Brown, a business coach and publishing expert; and G. William James, a professional trainer in wireless business technology. Other sessions unveiled the upcoming magazine redesign, new operations features, revenue-generating ideas and panel discussions led by individual publishers. Franchisees also shared their best practices for effective automation, local editorial content, annual directories and growth strategies. “Special appreciation recognized franchisees that have reached significant five-, 10- and 15-year marks of publishing. We also honored President Larry Levine, who passed last September,” says CEO Sharon Bruckman. Founded by Bruckman with a single edition in Naples, Florida in 1994, Natural Awakenings has become one of the largest free, local, healthy lifestyle publications worldwide, serving approximately 3.5 million readers in 84 locations. For more information, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com. See ad, page 39.

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he province of Ontario began a complete phase-out of its coal-fired power plants in 2005, with all of them having closed by 2015. While the costly measure was expected to produce minor air quality improvements, officials predicted that the resulting health benefits would accrue $3 billion in annual healthcare savings for the community. Realized savings can be seen in the drastic reduction of smog days in Ontario, down to just one since 2014. “Let’s compare that to 2005, when residents of the Greater Toronto Area suffered through 53 smog days while coal, with its toxic emissions, provided 19 percent of the province’s power,” says Vanessa Foran, president and CEO of The Asthma Society of Canada. “It’s obvious that shutting Ontario’s coal plants has helped clean the air; it’s also given a new lease on life to millions that suffer with asthma.” More proof of the medical benefits come from an assessment conducted by Toronto Public Health in 2014. It reported a 23 percent reduction in air pollution-related premature deaths in the city between 2000 and 2011, as well as a 41 percent reduction in related hospital admissions during the same period.

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Unique Inflamed Gut Linked to Type 1 Diabetes

esearchers in Milan, Italy, have found that individuals with Type 1 diabetes display a unique inflammatory signature and microbiome in their digestive tract. The study examined biopsies from 54 patients that underwent endoscopies at the city’s San Raffaele Hospital between 2009 and 2015. The samples came from each patient’s duodenum, the upper part of the small intestine, and allowed scientists to directly assess the bacteria in the digestive tract, rather than relying on stool samples. The results of the samples were compared to gut bacteria from a control group of healthy individuals without Type 1 diabetes and others with celiac disease. Researchers found that the diabetes group showed more signs of gut inflammation than the other groups, and it was linked to 10 specific genes, also marking them as having a unique combination of bacteria. “By exploring this, we may be able to find new ways to treat the disease by targeting the unique gastrointestinal characteristics of individuals with Type 1 diabetes,” explains the study’s senior author, Dr. Lorenzo Piemonti, with the hospital’s Diabetes Research Institute.

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esearch from the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, has established that structured physical activity following a stroke can significantly improve cognitive function in survivors. The study used data from 13 clinical trials that included 735 participants to analyze general cognitive improvement, executive function, attention and working memory, as well as the impact of different types of physical activity. Researchers found that exercise following a stroke produced cognitive improvements in both attention and speed in processing information. They further discovered that a combination of aerobic exercise and strength training produced the maximum cognitive improvements. “We found that a program as short as 12 weeks is effective at improving cognition, and even patients with chronic stroke can experience improvements in their cognition with an exercise intervention,” says lead author Lauren E. Oberlin, a graduate student at the university.

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study of distance runners by Texas A&M University, in College Station, determined that short-term supplementation of dried tart cherry powder improved running times, decreased inflammation and increased muscle metabolism and immunity. The researchers divided 27 endurance-trained young adult athletes into two groups. Eleven participants were given a daily powdered tart cherry supplement for 10 days, and 16 were given a rice flour placebo. All completed a half-marathon near the end of the 10-day trial. The researchers tested fasting blood samples and a quadriceps muscle soreness rating prior to the run, 60 minutes after the run and 24 and 48 hours post-run. The tart cherry group reported 13 percent faster average running times, as well as significantly lower inflammatory markers. They also reported 34 percent lower quadriceps soreness prior to the run. Tart cherry supplementation also increased immunity and resulted in better muscle metabolism.

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study from the University of Florida, in Gainesville, has found that the probiotic combination of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria (sold as Kyo-Dophilus) helps relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergies. Researchers split 173 healthy adults with mild seasonal allergies into two groups during the height of the spring allergy season. The first group was given the probiotic combination, while the other group received a placebo. The subjects filled out a weekly online survey for eight weeks about their allergy symptoms and discomfort levels. The probiotic combination resulted in fewer allergyrelated nasal symptoms plus quality-of-life improvements.

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esearch from Sweden has found that acupuncture helps reduce the crying of colicky babies. The study monitored 147 babies between the ages of 2 and 8 weeks with colic at four separate Swedish public child health centers. The babies were divided into three groups; each visited the clinic twice a week for two weeks. One group received “gold standard” care plus five minutes of minimal acupuncture, one group received standard care plus five minutes of acupuncture and one group received standard care only. After two weeks, both acupuncture groups showed a reduction in crying time by the second week and at a later follow-up. More babies dropped to less than three hours of crying per day in the acupuncture groups than the control group, removing them from the colic category altogether. No adverse effects were recorded.

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Garden Clubs Help Beautify Roads Displays of flowers populating highway meridians, road embankments and adjacent green spaces are often due to the efforts of garden clubs working with state departments of transportation (DOT). Some of these pioneers also inspire other clubs to pursue similar collaborations, often with public support. “The people of Texas have joined wholeheartedly in what Lady Bird Johnson started,” says Linda Love, roadside beautification chairperson of the Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. (TexasGardenClubs.org), headquartered in Fort Worth. Their committee recognizes planting projects on state and county highways assisted by 320 local clubs encompassing about 10,000 members. She points to particularly attractive areas along highways 75 in Richardson, plus highways 45 and 35 extending south of Dallas, where concentrations of blue bonnets “look like lakes,” says Love. Other planted native flower patches include Indian paintbrush and gaillardia. She notes that the state prohibits mowing of blue bonnets until after they’ve bloomed and dropped their seeds; picking rules preserve their beauty. Gail Hill, chair of The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.’s (ffgc.org) roadside beautification committee, based in Winter Park, reports the Ella P. Wood Paths of Sunshine Award Program that partners with the Florida Wildflower Foundation (FlaWildflowers.org) recognizes the efforts of state DOT maintenance crews in establishing and maintaining roadside wildflowers. “The department has run a strong program for decades,” she says. Local clubs are encouraged to petition elected officials for new resolutions to develop roadside wildflower projects. “About half of Florida’s counties have passed resolutions, including most recently, Santa Rosa and Escambia counties,” says Hill. This year, the Raleigh-based The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. (GardenClubOfNC.org), with more than 200 chapters, is working with the state DOT to commemorate the centennial of America’s entry into World War I by planting red poppies and bachelor buttons. Roadside Development Chairperson Pat Cashwell reports that about 1,500 acres of wildflowers, including cosmos, are planted annually on state and county highways each summer and fall, largely funded by the sale of special license plates, with awards to highway department crews. “We get letters from people after they drive through the state commenting on the floral beauty,” she enthuses. Many garden clubs also establish flowers in parks, schoolyards, church properties and other public locations.

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Bee Killers

A study in the journal Nature Communications examined wild bee populations relative to the use of controversial neonic (neonicotinoid) pesticides from 1994 to 2011, and discovered that extinction rates paralleled their use on plants throughout the country. The 34 species analyzed experienced a 10 percent population drop across the board, with five of the species seeing a decrease of 20 percent or more, and the most-impacted group declining by 30 percent. Researchers say this indicates that up to half of the population decline could be attributed to the use of neonics. “It contributes, but there is a bigger picture,” says Jeffrey Pettis, an entomologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Beltsville Bee Laboratory, in Maryland. Other factors are thought to include parasites such as varroa mites and nosema fungus (a bacterial disease known as foulbrood) plus viruses, drought and loss of habitat. Meanwhile, the Friends of the Earth (FOE) environmental group has launched a petition calling on the Ace and True Value hardware companies to follow Lowe’s and Home Depot’s example of phasing out the pesticides. FOE says, “If these garden retailers don’t act fast, they’ll lose customers. A new poll shows that 66 percent of Americans prefer to shop at Lowe’s and Home Depot because they’ve committed to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.”

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Proponents of GMO (genetically modified) food may argue that the technique is necessary because the world is running out of resources. However, agricultural startup Sundrop Farms, with offices in the UK and Australia, has developed high-tech greenhouse facilities that apply solutions to grow crops with less reliance on finite natural resources than conventional greenhouse production. In 2010, Sundrop Farms opened a pilot facility in Port Augusta, South Australia, that is combining seawater and sunlight to grow food in the middle of the desert, unaffected by climate change, biotech land grabs, drought, floods and pestilence. They are using coconut husks, 23,000 mirrors to reflect solar power and desalinated seawater on a hydroponic farm of just under 50 acres to grow 17,000 metric tons of non-GMO food every year. Built at a reported cost of $200 million, the facility has a year-round growing season. In winter, its greenhouse operates with the help of 39 megawatts of clean energy from solar power. Coles Supermarkets has signed a 10-year contract for the exclusive right to sell the company’s produce. 14

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Endangered Species Protection Act May Go Extinct The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, strengthened earlier federal protections for animals that had been nearly wiped out by humans. The act faces opposition from those that believe it both unfairly protects animals that poach livestock and restricts land use. At a recent hearing titled Modernizing the Endangered Species Act, Republican Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said the ESA is not working anymore. Natural Resources Committee Chairman Republican Congressman Rob Bishop of Utah opines that the act has never been used for the rehabilitation of species and instead has been controlling the land, saying, “It has been hijacked.” Yet Daniel M. Ashe, president and chief executive of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, says, “The Endangered Species Act is the world’s ‘gold standard’ for conservation and protection of animals.” According to many experts, the world’s flora and fauna are experiencing a global extinction crisis caused by human activity, but we have also learned how to protect species and help them recover. Eight species that would probably have disappeared already were it not for the ESA include the black-footed ferret, humpback whale, bald eagle, American alligator, grizzly bear, Florida manatee, California condor and gray wolf.

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Animals that Are No More Every year, more species reach the brink of extinction and only inhabit the annals of natural history. Species that have officially disappeared forever as of 2016 include the Bramble Cay melomys, Nulllarbor dwarf bettong, Capricorn rabbit-rat, Pinta Island tortoise, western black rhinoceros, Rabb’s fringe-limbed treefrog, San Cristóbal vermilion flycatcher and Formosan clouded leopard. These are just a handful of the animals threatened and wiped out annually. Thirteen bird species alone were confirmed as extinct in 2016, mostly due to invasive predators. More of these animals are bound to die off unless humans make a concerted effort to preserve them.

Robot Janitors

Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel, the solar- and hydro-powered trash interceptors cleaning up Baltimore’s inner harbor, have the ability to suck up plastic bags, Styrofoam containers, cigarette butts and other debris. The waste is burned to generate electricity, and plans exist to increase recycling capabilities in the future. The brainchild of engineer John Kellett, who gained the support of the Water Partnership of Baltimore, a nonprofit that supports environmental legislation, the inventions are designed to make the area a green, safe and friendly destination for people and marine life.

Healthy Holdover

Kitchen Garden Stays at White House The W. Atlee Burpee home gardening company and the Burpee Foundation have contributed $2.5 million to the National Park Foundation to maintain the White House garden, founded in 2009 by former First Lady Michelle Obama, for at least 17 years. The garden is a powerful symbol of Obama’s effort to promote healthy eating and lifestyles for America’s children. During an eight-year span, she added beehives, a compost system and a pollinator garden to attract birds and butterflies as the garden nearly tripled in size to 2,800 square feet.

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Bizzaro Sports & Family Chiropractor Providing Natural Alternatives for Pain Relief and Better Health by Iris Bleu

aul M. Bizzaro, DC, discovered the benefits of chiropractic treatments at the young age of 13 when he hurt his lower back by slipping on ice. “Even though I didn’t fall, I braced myself for the fall and this unguarded movement caused an injury similar to whiplash,” describes Dr. Bizzaro. “The pain was so severe I had to crawl into my house because I couldn’t stand up. After a few chiropractic treatments, the pain subsided.” Because of this positive chiropractic experience, Bizzaro became a practicing chiropractor 26 years ago, establishing his private practice, Bizzaro Sports & Family Chiropractor, in Yardley four years ago. “I have the advantage of being able to empathize with my patients, having been a patient myself,” says Bizzaro. “This helps me relate well with the people I treat.” He uses a combination of chiropractic treatments, laser therapy, supplements and therapeutic massages to reduce all types of pain and improve his patients’ overall health. You might associate chiropractic treatments with the unpleasant cracking sound heard during hard force spinal manipulations. However, you won’t hear that noise when Bizzaro adjusts your spine because unlike so many chiropractors, he uses a soft force technique. “By using this light touch with my hands, my clients are barely aware that I’m touching them,” Dr. Paul M. Bizzaro describes Bizzaro. “They just know they feel better when I’m done.” Because he uses such a light touch, he has treated bone cancer patients, helping to alleviate their pain and improve their quality of life without any concern about causing a fracture. “There are no side effects to what I do, enabling me to treat people of all ages from infants to seniors,” says Bizzaro. In order to heal more patients, Bizzaro recently

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introduced a state-of-the-art, U.S. Federal Drug Administration-approved MLS laser to his practice. “Other chiropractors might have hand-held lasers, but I don’t think any other chiropractor around has this fully robotic laser,” says Bizzaro. “This is a class four laser, meaning it can penetrate deeper. The laser heals at the cellular level, while chiropractic treatments heal through the nervous system.” With this laser, Bizzaro can now treat patients with fractures and dislocations. Because the laser works at the cellular level, it decreases pain and inflammation, causing cells of tendons, ligaments and muscles to repair themselves faster, leading to a quicker recovery.

Moreover, it’s pain-free, has no side effects and provides long-term relief, and in best-case scenarios, permanent relief. Bizzaro uses this laser on many athletes with sports injuries so they can get back into the game faster. This laser is also very effective in treating arthritic patients. Still another way Bizzaro assists in his patients’ health is with the variety of supplements he offers on-site. As a child, Bizzaro was often sick from food-related allergies, but the medicines prescribed to treat these allergies made him feel worse. “I got sick and tired of being sick and tired,” says Bizzaro, who turned to supplements to feel better. Once again, he can empathize with patients wanting to try something different like supplements to improve their health. In addition, Bizzaro’s office has two certified massage therapists available to give therapeutic massages, ideal for reducing pain and stress. “Everything I provide in this office has a cumulative effect on my patients, which ultimately helps them heal better,” says Bizzaro. Bizzaro Sports & Family Chiropractic is located at 81 S. Main St., Yardley, PA. For more information or to set up a free consultation, call 215-493-6589 or visit DrPaulBizzaro.com. See ad on page 3. Iris Bleu is a freelance writer who often contributes to Natural Awakenings Mercer.

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Take Toxins Out of Your Life by Meredith Montgomery

he term “detox” has been gaining traction in health circles, but cleansing practices have existed for millennia, ranging from Egyptian hydrotherapy to Medieval Lenten practices and Native American fasting, smudging and sweat lodges. The truth is that we need cleansing now more than ever—to rid our bodies of chemical overload and our minds of negative thinking. The Environmental Defense Fund has counted more than 100 chemicals produced in the U.S. that are present in everyday products and hazardous to humans and the environment. “Our body is a natural detoxifier, ridding itself of toxins through pooping, peeing, sweating and shedding skin. But in our current toxic overload situation, it’s not always an efficient process,” observes Deanna Minich, Ph.D., an author and functional nutritionist in Washington state. Some experts believe many commercial detoxification programs are unsafe, extreme and ineffective. “Psychologically, a short-term cleanse can act as a stepping stone if you’re eating fast food and donuts every day,” says Dr. Michael Greger, a Washington,

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D.C., physician specializing in clinical nutrition and author of How Not to Die. “What matters more is longterm—what you’re eating a decade from now. No quick fix is going to do it, it’s a lifestyle change.”

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When the microbiome becomes depleted, overall health is affected. Dr. Robynne Chutkan, a gastroenterologist at Georgetown University Hospital, founder of the Digestive Center for Wellness, in Washington, D.C., and author of Gutbliss and The Microbiome Solution, explains, “The GI tract is the body’s

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“Health and wealth have become associated with cleanliness, yet the opposite is probably true,” assesses Chutkan. “Kids come in from the playground to use hand sanitizers and eat processed snacks. Instead, discard the microbiome-disrupting sanitizer and provide fresh vegetables for them to eat outside. We don’t want kids exposed to any serious pathogens, but getting a little dirty is essential.”

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engine, and microbes are the worker bees that operate the machinery so that digestion and toxin removal can happen.” She recommends switching to a plant-filled diet to effectively repopulate the microbiome and be aware of how food is grown. “Much store-bought produce, even organic options, is grown in depleted soil. Seek out biodynamic farmers that prioritize nutrientrich soil to foster microbes,” Chutkan says. Even planting a couple of herbs or microgreens on the kitchen windowsill can make a difference. “Just picking those herbs and getting your hands in healthy dirt increases your exposure to health-promoting microbes.”

Studies have found that children with pets are more likely to have fewer allergies and infections and take fewer antibiotics than those living in pet-free households (Clinical & Experimental Allergy and Kuopio University Hospital, Finland). Pets that venture outdoors bring healthy microbes inside; so does fresh air, which purifies poorer quality indoor air. Chutkan also warns of excessive bathing. “When we scrub ourselves, we rub off microbes and naturally occurring oils; unless we’re filthy, we just need to gently rinse.” Marketers convince consumers that products with toxic ingredients are necessities, but coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and honey can effectively replace many toiletries.

he recommends stimulating fat metabolism with a cleanse that starts each morning with melted ghee followed by a simple nonfat diet throughout the day. According to research published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, ghee, a clarified butter, has been proven to remove environmental toxins by attaching to toxic fats. Kitchari, the staple of the meal plan, is a nourishing and easy-to-digest, porridge-like blend of beans, rice and Indian spices. “When you eat a mono diet of just kitchari, your body can transfer the energy that normally goes toward digestion into cleansing and healing other systems,” says Douillard. For those not

Reboot with a Quick Cleanse

To stimulate the body’s natural ability to burn fat, Douillard recommends a four-day, at-home detox cleanse. “The digestive system is responsible for delivering nutrients and escorting dangerous toxins out of your body; if you can’t digest well, you can’t detoxify well,” he says. Unlike drastic fasts and juice cleanses, which can deplete nutrients,

Few Snacks, More Water

Work toward eating three meals a day—a light breakfast, big lunch and light and early dinner—without snacking in-between, and fasting for 13 hours each night. Douillard notes, “This regimen should be maintained beyond the cleanse because it gives the body a chance to use up its carbohydrates—its normal, go-to fuel—and switch to its calmer, more stable, detoxifying fuel— body fat.”

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Burn Fat Cells

According to ayurveda, burning fat fuels detoxification because toxins from preservatives, pollutants, pesticides and other damaging chemicals are stored in our fat cells. When fat is metabolized and used as an energy source, the toxins are released, ready to be flushed out. “When we’re not burning fat, toxins can accumulate, cause congestion in the lymphatic channels, overwhelm the liver and ultimately be deposited back into fat cells or stored in the arteries, heart and brain,” comments Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner Dr. John Douillard, of Boulder, Colorado. He’s the author of Eat Wheat and a former director of player development and nutrition advisor for the New Jersey Nets professional basketball team.

ready to maintain such a limited diet, he recommends a polydiet with the option to add seasonal steamed vegetables, oatmeal and other gluten-free grains.

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s soon as we start eating healthier diets, our body is able to detoxify more efficiently and diseases begin to be reversed,” says Dr. Michael Greger, a physician and creator of NutritionFacts.org. Follow these tips to enhance the detoxification process at mealtimes.

Eat broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables raw or chop them at least 40 minutes before cooking to maximize intake of the phytonutrient sulforaphane, which boosts detoxifying enzymes in the liver. For the time-crunched, Greger suggests adding a small amount of any type of raw cruciferous vegetables to the cooked ones.

Always choose colorful produce, with the exception of white mushrooms and cauliflower. “White foods are stripped of nutrition,” says Greger. Pigment indicates the richness of antioxidants that keep the body functioning efficiently. He likes adding shreds of economical and long-lasting red cabbage as an everyday garnish.

Follow the seasons, because nature provides the ideal harvest for each season—heavier, denser foods in winter, like wheat, dairy, roots, nuts and seeds; and cooling, high-energy fruits and vegetables in summer. Dr. John Douillard, creator of the 3-Season Diet Challenge, remarks that research suggests that gut microbes are meant to change with local seasonal foods to optimize digestion, mood and immunity.

Avoid plastics by limiting intake of foods stored or cooked in plastic, especially cling wrap, which is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a known carcinogen, according to the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer. Also avoid canned goods unless labeled bisphenol A (BPA)-free. “A lot of toxins enter our bodies through processed, overcooked and fried foods,” observes Deanna Minich, Ph.D. “As we replace these foods with nourishing options, we need to also minimize plastic packaging.”

Filter water because, “We are primarily made of water, so if we’re drinking and bathing in contaminated water, it impacts health,” says Minich who recommends using a national testing laboratory to assess home tap water. The results can then be coupled with the Environmental Working Group’s buying guide (Tinyurl.com/EWG-Buying-Guide) to determine the most appropriate water filter to deal with the contaminants that may be present. natural awakenings

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by Robynne Chutkan

good bowel movement is the ultimate detox, eliminating toxins, unwanted bacteria, cells that have outlived their usefulness and other waste that has to go. Stools provide an index of health, so turn around and take a look at them for feedback for improving digestive and overall health. One key way to assess a stool is by its color. Use the following guide:  Pale, chalky stool can be a sign of liver disease or clogged bile ducts, and is often accompanied by dark urine because the bile gets excreted through the kidneys instead of the digestive tract.

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 Yellow stool may mean a parasite like Giardia or excess fat because of a pancreas that’s not secreting enough enzymes.  Green stool can be the result of a Clostridium difficile infection or antibiotics.  Red stool occurs with bleeding from the colon, but can also be caused by eating beets.  Black stool usually signifies bleeding from higher in the gastrointestinal tract or from an iron supplement.  Lighter brown stool may mean insufficient deeply pigmented leafy greens in the diet.  Blue stool can be from bluecolored food.  Dark brown is the color of stool nirvana. Bile and bilirubin pigment, formed in the liver from dead red blood cells, give healthy stools this chocolate color. Learn more at DigestiveCenterFor Wellness.com. 20

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“Toxins are best understood less as poisons than as barriers—obstacles to the life and health we truly want,” says Minich. As a functional medicine nutritionist, she believes that food as medicine is only one aspect of full-spectrum health. Her approach revolves around clusters of nutritional, anatomical, psychological and spiritual life issues that can be jointly detoxified, supported and healed. “Good eating alone will not necessarily solve our emotional woes or stop our limiting beliefs and toxic self-talk,” she explains in Whole Detox, a book based on a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to detoxification. “We need to remove all the barriers that impede our growth. Limiting thoughts, as well as heavy metals and pesticides, are toxic barriers that weigh us down, sapping energy that might be used for better things.” Her 21-day program is designed to establish long-term lifestyle changes with simple habits. She recommends monitoring our emotions and tracking thoughts with daily writing exercises. “Look at yourself like you’re examining a food label to get to the root of limiting patterns,” she says, encouraging questions such as, “Is this thought healthy for me?” or, “Do I want this thought in my being?” Be mindful of speech as well; swearing, exaggerating and interrupting can have deleterious effects,

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Adapt the cleanse to avoid strain, because when under stress, the lymphatic system shuts down and the body stores fat and toxins. “If three meals a day with no snacks is not possible yet, have a nonfat high-protein snack and plan to eat more protein at your next meal,” suggests Douillard. “Or start with four meals, and work your way down to three.” Aim to drink half your healthiest body weight in ounces of room-temperature water every day, while also sipping warm-to-hot water—believed to soften the intestinal tract, move the lymph and hydrate the cells more effectively than cold water—every 10 to 15 minutes for two weeks. Plain water has a hydrating effect that not even lemon water can replicate.

while uplifting affirmations can inspire positive actions. She attests that visualization can help prevent the creative self from shutting down, another aspect of toxicity. “Be intuitive and imaginative; allow creative expression to flow. Before you can manifest what you want in life, you have to envision it.” Minich wants patients to invite introspection by taking a few minutes each day to be in solitude and silence, allowing meaning and purpose to surface. Daily stress relief practices such as meditation, yoga, self-massage and mindful breathing can foster stress reduction. “Life shouldn’t feel like an emergency. We need to navigate around stress so we’re not inundated by it,” counsels Douillard. By extracting toxins through sweat and circulating nutrients, physical activity is equally important for detoxification, but it’s also a form of self-love. “It expands your sense of possibilities, freeing you to go where you will and to carry burdens lightly,” Minich says. In this age of personalized medicine, Minich encourages patients to focus on the parts of a detox program that they need most, whether it’s diet, exercise, massage, emotional wellbeing or spirituality. She reminds us that the desire and need to cleanse is universal.“Detox is as old as humankind.” Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

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Heavy metals: Another study of 20 patients reported in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology found that subjects’ sweat contained about 24 times more cadmium, 19 times more nickel, 16 times more lead and almost three times more aluminum than their urine. Overall, sweat proved more effective than urine at removing 14 of the 18 heavy metals studied. It also contained and, therefore, expelled larger quantities of 16 of the 18 metals than the blood samples did. Of all the metals, aluminum was found at the highest concentrations in sweat, with zinc, copper and nickel also occurring at relatively high levels.

Four Reasons to Break a Sweat The Fast Path to Flushing Toxins

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octors, health experts and fitness gurus tell us that we should break a sweat every day—and for good reason. Sweat not only activates a host of benefits tied to healthboosting exercise, perspiring itself is curative. Whether sitting in a sauna, walking on a warm day or working out, sweating is a necessary bodily function with powerful healing effects. By clearing out a range of toxins, sweat plays an essential role in the body’s natural detoxifying function. Here are some of the toxins it helps eliminate:

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organic pollutants (solvents, fumigants and insecticides): A clinical study of

20 participants published in BioMed Research International found that their sweat samples contained a range of toxins, including pesticides DDT/DDE, endosulfan, methoxychlor and endrin. Nearly all parent compounds of these pesticides were evident, demonstrating that sweating is an effective way of excreting and diminishing the body’s toxic burden. One sweat sample contained some pesticides not present in the subject’s blood or urine samples, suggesting that some pesticides are only mobilized and eliminated through sweating.

Phthalate (plasticizer): Phthalate, found in plastic products, is also removed through sweat. Research published in the Scientific World Journal evaluated blood, sweat and urine samples from 20 individuals and discovered that all of them contained the common mono2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP). The concentrations of this toxin in sweat were more than twice as high as those in the urine, showing that sweating may be the best way of ridding the body of this endocrine-disrupting compound.

Bisphenol A (BPA): Researchers reporting in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health examined the blood, urine and sweat of 20 participants for BPA, an endocrine-disrupting toxin found in canned foods, plastic water bottles and other items. Of the 20 sweat samples collected, 16 contained BPA, while only 14 urine and 2 blood samples tested positive for the toxin. This reveals that sweat is the most effective way of removing BPA build-up in the body; just as vital, it demonstrates that testing blood or urine for toxicity levels may not present the whole picture.

A wide range of activities, including exercising and engaging in sports, can help us break a sweat. A low-impact option is spending time in a sauna. Notably, in a focused study, the sweat from an infrared sauna expelled more bismuth, cadmium, chromium, mercury and uranium than that produced by a steam sauna. The steam sauna caused higher levels of arsenic, aluminum, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, lead, tin, thallium and zinc to be excreted (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology). Hydration is essential in maximizing all these health benefits. Failure to hydrate properly during and after sweating can lead to other health problems. An easy rehydration practice is to step on the scales right before and after sweating; the weight lost is the optimum amount of water to drink afterwards (Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine). For reference, one pound of water is slightly less than a one-half liter. Sweat contains minerals essential for optimal functioning of the whole body. Following excessive sweating, it’s important to replace the minerals lost, especially zinc, copper, selenium, chromium and potassium. Coconut water is a good source of potassium; nuts, seafood, whole grains and legumes generally contain relatively high doses of zinc, copper, selenium and chromium. The next time the couch and air conditioning beckon, think of all the “sweaty” benefits about to be sacrificed. Breaking a sweat might seem like an effort, but it keeps internal detox systems healthy and optimally functioning. Deanna Minich, Ph.D., is an author, teacher and researcher, as well as founder of Food & Spirit, a framework to integrate ancient healing traditions with modern science. She leads online detox programs as part of her whole-self approach to health. Connect at DeannaMinich.com. natural awakenings

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Fun Ways to Get Outside This Summer

Be a Kid Again With Your Own Family by Sandra Murphy

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ummer is calling and so is the great outdoors. Here are some super vacation sites, inviting activities and ideas to spark summer fun with your family.

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“Hiking teaches kids respect for the outdoors and animals,” says Branch Whitney, a Mount Charleston, Nevada, author of three books on hiking. “Near Las Vegas, in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, sandstone rock affords a rare sight—year-round running water and lush ferns.” Ralph Stover State Park, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, offers easy walking trails and climbing rocks. When water levels are high, Tohickon Creek challenges paddlers and whitewater rafters.

Holding the Guinness World Record for the longest and largest continuous eco zip line canopy tour in the world, historic Banning Mills, in Whitesburg, Georgia, will thrill tweens and teens. Enjoy a slower pace on the 12-mile Hike and Bike Trail, with nine suspension bridges, including the longest of its kind in North America. Stay in ecofriendly lodges, cabins and tree houses.

Family Week

From July 30 to August 4, the Omega Institute, in Rhinebeck, New York, will host Family Week. Grownups attend workshops while kids participate in specialty camps; everyone convenes for meals, free time and evening entertainment. The campus relies on sustainable energy and local agriculture. Free tours are available at the environmental education center.

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cot, grill, food storage and sun shower are provided. “Compared to other accommodations, each night at a Tentrr campsite saves 245 gallons of water and reduces CO2 output by 54 pounds per campsite,” estimates Michael D’Agostino, Tentrr’s founder and CEO. The secluded Lumberland, New York, campsite, along the Delaware River, sets its roomy tent on a wooden deck. Attractions include Adirondack chairs for unwinding and a nearby farmers’ market and restaurant. Enjoy hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, swimming and fishing. Tentrr provides required life jackets and a shuttle to meet paddlers at their destination for the return trip to camp. From its original 35 sites, the organization recently expanded to 250 campsites, predominantly from Pennsylvania to Maine. This fall, they’ll also open sites in the Pacific Northwest from Northern California to Washington state.

Head for the Beach

At Natural Bridges State Park, in California, visitors relish viewing shorebirds, migrating whales, seals and playful otters. Moore Creek forms freshwater wetlands and a salt marsh. There’s also a Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve. At Kama’ole Beach Park III, in Maui, Hawaii, the small waves are so clear that fish can be seen from the surface. Snorkeling gear rentals are available. Shaved ice stands keep everyone cool. Lakefront beaches like West Beach at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, on Lake Michigan’s southern tip, attract kids. They can earn beachcomber badges in the Junior Ranger program by finding three different-colored rocks or telling what plants they saw most often. In late August, Mayflower Beach, in Dennis, Massachusetts, hosts its annual local sand sculpture contest with divisions for kids and families creating the art together.

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FarmWise, near Alpine Valley, in southeastern Wisconsin, gives children a personal peek into where their food comes from. They learn about life on a farm by tending livestock and farm pets, pruning fruit trees and weeding the garden. They also prepare snacks with the fruits of their day’s labor. The emphasis is on doing the work themselves, be it planting seeds or feeding pigs.

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Science Saturdays at the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park, in San Francisco, are held every weekend with a focus on environmental education, park restoration, climate change science experiments, nature walks and citizen science excursions. “There are no other centers like it in the U.S.,” says staffer Jacqueline Murray. Learn more about this Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Platinum living classroom at EcoCenterhhp.org.

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oney influences our choice of job or home, and sense of security, worth and power; it can also make life more or less convenient. Yet, despite its essential importance, money is often a forbidden topic among family members.

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“We are not taught how to have a relationship with money on a psychological or spiritual level; it isn’t part of our culture,” explains Bari Tessler, a Boulder, Colorado, financial therapist and author of The Art of Money. “The majority of our parents and grandparents didn’t receive a financial education, so they don’t understand emotions that relate to money or how to talk about it.” Tessler works with individuals, couples and creative entrepreneurs to help them “claim their worth in the world and bring their skills and values into

the marketplace,” she says. Money is a frequent source of tension among couples, but Tessler notes it wasn’t even talked about in her graduate-level psychology training. “Money is emotional territory for people. You can’t just go to a financial planner, plot a budget and be on your merry way,” she observes.

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For an enlightened view of cash flows, Onerheim suggests translating what was spent on something into the hours it took to earn the money. “This perspective can transform how we allocate resources and what we’re willing to spend money on,” she says. Vicki Robin, co-author of the bestseller Your Money or Your Life, espouses a similar approach: thinking of money in terms of hours of life energy. “Continually asking yourself whether you actually got fulfillment in proportion to life energy spent in each subcategory awakens the natural sense of knowing when enough is enough,” she writes. Tessler and Onerheim both encourage rethinking the idea that all earning is good and all spending is bad: “It’s about balancing needs and wants, and we need joy in life. It’s not about saving every penny and not enjoying yourself,” says Onerheim.

To change our relationship with money, Tessler says we need to understand our “money stories” that include the ways in which our personal experiences, together with subconsciously inherited familial and cultural attitudes, shape how we think about money. “The first step to changing our money habits is being willing to deal with the tough issues,” says Mayuri Onerheim, author of Money Spirituality Consciousness, a retired accountant and spiritual teacher of the Diamond Approach of self-realization, in Larkspur, California. A Rewarding Journey “There is no change without some discomfort. It’s part of Becoming financially conscious ultimately helps us fulfill the spiritual journey.” our responsibility to be a good steward of the planet’s Self-care, forgiveness and acceptance are important resources, according to Onerheim. “Money is a representhroughout this process, advises Tessler, because many tation of myself in the world, so I want to take people bring feelings of guilt and shame to We have ups and responsibility for where my money goes.” their relationship with money. She recommends doing a “body check-in” to become downs in life, and “Financial integrity is achieved by learning the true impact of your earning and aware of our physical reaction to related isthe same is true spending, both on your immediate family and sues, whether it’s going on a reckless spending spree or bracing to ask for a raise. This of our finances. on the planet,” agrees Robin. “It is knowing what is enough money and material goods to stage paves the way for the practical work of ~Bari Tessler keep you at the peak of fulfillment—and what learning to manage our money in alignment is just excess and clutter.” with our values, goals and dreams. It begins All call for celebrating progress on the journey to with developing practices to track, review and reflect financial well-being and know-how. “Take baby steps and upon spending and earning patterns. reward yourself along the way,” counsels Tessler. “This is a lifelong journey.” Tactical Tools Tessler recommends utilizing one of many free financial tracking tools like Mint.com, ynab.com or MoneyMinder Online.com. She also suggests we rename their preloaded budget categories to reflect our personal relationships to the areas of spending (e.g., “sanctuary” rather than mortgage; “my dream vacation” for savings targeted for time off; or “life happens” for late fees). SunnyAd.qxp_Layout 2 8/9/15 10:51 AM Page 1

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Eating Vegan on the Road Clever Ways to Eat Healthy Anywhere by Judith Fertig

raveling can be tricky for those trying to eat a plant-based diet, especially on long stretches of highway. More than 33 percent of Americans, or 100 million-plus people, are eating vegan/vegetarian meals more often, even if they do not adhere to a strict plant-based lifestyle, concluded a 2011 Harris Interactive study commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group. Here is what the discerning traveler can do when hunger strikes. Start by looking for vegan pit stops before you go. Identify a plant-friendly restaurant group, such as Dr. Andrew Weil’s True Food Kitchen (now in 12 states), and then Google for their locations. Smartphone apps such as Finding Vegan and Happy Cow help point the way to vegan-friendly restaurants around the world. This month, Natural Awakenings asked three savvy travelers how they manage plant-based eating wherever they go. For Dustin Harder, eating well on the road is a matter of research and preparation. He is the New York Citybased chef/host of the online program The Vegan Roadie, with 100 U.S. restaurant visits and counting and now seeking 26

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crowdfunding for its third season, set in Italy. Harder has learned to investigate his dining options ahead of time, and always packs a travel-size, high-speed blender, lots of trail mix and his favorite condiments of sriracha (bottled hot sauce) and nutritional yeast. “You can locate great vegan restaurants in surprising places if you search online before you travel,” he says, listing Viva Vegeria and La Botanica, in San Antonio, Texas, and The Red Fern, in Rochester, New York, among his finds. Where vegan restaurants are scarce, he turns to plant-based options at Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. His DIY hotel-room cuisine favorites are a Hotel Smoothie, Banushi (banana sushi) and Pizzadilla, a cross between a pizza and a quesadilla, “cooked” in aluminum foil using a hotel iron and ironing board. Matt Frazier, a runner and co-author of the No Meat Athlete Cookbook, recently went on the road for a selffunded book tour. Not only had he left his high-powered blender back home with his family in Asheville, North Carolina, he was on a tight budget. “The trick that has helped me not just survive, but thrive on the road is eating fresher, more whole and more raw,”

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he says. He recommends filling up on kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, nuts and seeds, berries, beans, onions and mushrooms. Lindsay S. Nixon, author of The Happy Herbivore Guide to PlantBased Living and related cookbooks, has traveled from her home in Los Angeles across the country and around the world, finding plant-based foods wherever she goes. “Almost every city has a Thai or Italian restaurant where you should be able to find something on the menu or adapt a dish to stick with plants,” she says. “You might have to get a little creative. I once asked for salsa and a plain, baked potato; not a bad combo, as it turns out.” Wherever we find ourselves, we can still find healthy ways to eat. Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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Pizzadilla Yields: 1 serving 1 large tortilla of choice (whole wheat or GMO-free corn) ½ cup Daiya vegan mozzarella shreds 2 Tbsp onion, chopped 2 Tbsp green pepper, chopped ¼ cup pizza sauce or marinara, store-bought Shredded fresh basil for garnish (optional) Field Roast Grain Meat Italian Sausage (optional) Large piece of aluminum foil Iron and ironing board

Preheat hotel or travel iron; the linen setting works well. While the iron is preheating, place tortilla on a square of aluminum foil large enough to enclose the tortilla. Sprinkle half the cheese on one half of the tortilla, top with peppers and onions, spoon over the marinara and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Fold the other half over the toppings, and then fold the foil over the entire Pizzadilla, completely closing the edges of the foil. Place the foil packet on the ironing board and the iron on the foil packet. Iron it out to flatten slightly and then leave iron on the foil packet for 2 minutes, flip and repeat. Open foil, cut the Pizzadilla in half and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to eat.

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Vitamin A: liver, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables, dark leafy greens, eggs

Dogs Need Detoxing Too

Ways to Detox Your Dog

by Patricia Jordan

Vitamin C: berries, citrus, red bell peppers (or berry powder supplements; one-half teaspoon per 25 pounds of weight) Vitamin E: grains, seeds and their oils, wheat germ oil Vitamin D: liver, eggs, oily fish like sardines, mackerel, salmon B vitamins: liver, venison (or moringa leaf powder supplement, one-half teaspoon per 25 pounds) Zinc: red meat, poultry Magnesium: dark leafy greens, seeds, fish Selenium: oily fish, grass-fed beef and beef liver, free-range chicken, egg Turmeric: a powerful supplement to help treat and prevent gene damage caused by heavy metals and glyphosate (one-eighth to one-quarter teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight per day, combined with a healthy fat like coconut oil and some freshly ground black pepper for better absorption).

ou know that mercury is bad for people. John Moore, a prominent 20th-century mercury and dental health researcher, regarded mercury as a ubiquitous contaminant of everything from plastics to concrete and medicine. But what about your dog? Pets also routinely encounter mercury and other toxic metals like aluminum and lead. For humans, eating whole, organic and even biodynamic food has become imperative to avoid heavy metals. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also true for canines. A species-appropriate raw diet including veggies is often recommended. And any raw meaty bones should be the joints and not the long bones unless purchased from a company that tests for heavy metals. Here are some preventive and remedial steps.

leaky gut will have food allergies. Remove causes like vaccines and processed foods; support the liver; rebalance with prebiotics, probiotics and digestive enzymes; replenish with a healthy whole foods diet, along with aloe, slippery elm and marshmallow root; and restore with homeopathic remedies. Follow up with fermented veggies as part of the diet. Consult a naturopathic veterinarian for treatment.

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Provide clean, filtered water. Mountain spring water is ideal.

Boost nutrients. Nutrient deficiencies

that can arise in conjunction with mercury poisoning include antioxidant vitamins A, C, E and vitamin D, plus the complex of B vitamins, zinc, magnesium and selenium. These also help treat potential post-vaccination immunity issues.

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Prevent and treat candida. Avoid aggravating

candida as it can release 60-plus toxic substances, including ethanols and the heavy metals it eats. Eliminate all carbs, sugar and grains from the dog’s diet.

Greens, minerals and herbs. The use of juvenile

grasses is detoxifying and provides necessary magnesium during a detox. Sea vegetables can supply calcium, iodine and trace minerals. Herbs like curcumin, ginger and cayenne are potent antioxidants; ginger and turmeric help with DNA repair. Nutrients from green leafy vegetables like spinach and broccoli can enter cells and reduce inflammation; broccoli sprouts also apply, with the most effective delivery method via a concentrated powder. Blend or lightly steam veggies to enhance digestion, then add one tablespoon for smaller dogs, or three to four for larger dogs.

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No fake food or vitamins. Be wary of synthetic

vitamins. Whole foods may be properly supplemented with gentle chelators like open cell wall chlorella and super foods like spirulina.

Probiotics plus. Probiotics help restore healthy gut bacteria, repair genes, synthesize nutrients and help remove mercury from the body. Cultivating a gut garden of beneficial bugs boosts health. Add a teaspoon or two of kefir or fermented veggies to the dinner of small dogs, up to a tablespoon or two for larger animals. A high-quality refrigerated probiotic supplement is an option; if it’s made for animals, follow the package directions; for human products, assume the dose is for a 150-pound person and adjust for the dog’s weight. Amino acids, the primary building blocks of proteins, are integral to detoxification; feeding a dog a variety of meats, along with fish and eggs, will provide these. Digestive enzymes also support health; a supplement should include many kinds. Cellulase, a plant enzyme that helps digest plant material, also extracts mercury, which destroys naturally occurring enzymes.

Plan meals with prebiotics. Prebiotics occur naturally in common high-fiber foods including cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and spinach. Carrots, beets and spirulina also benefit the gut. Establishing a healthy gut restores the body’s natural detoxification function, plus its ability to assimilate critical nutrients. Add a teaspoon or two for small dogs; one to three tablespoons for larger dogs.

Raw food for detox. Discard commercially processed

foods and chemical synthetic vitamins. Go for raw and whole foods, add fermented foods and supplement intelligently with whole food-based supplements. Organic sources, grass-fed animals and even biodynamic food sources are ideal.

Organ meats. A dog should have organ meats from clean animals at least once a week or as 10 percent of its diet.

As the body detoxifies, symptoms and discharges may occur. These are less common for dogs with raw, speciesappropriate diets and minimal vaccinations. Visible results include old dogs displaying more energy and sharper cognitive function and awareness. Eyes are clearer. Fatty tissues shrink down, coats fill out and become shinier and skin becomes healthier. As the largest organ, skin reflects the state of the immune system as a whole. A concentrated detox to overturn health issues relies on doctor protocols and individualized treatment. An everyday gentle detox generally keeps pets healthier. Patricia Jordan is a naturopathic veterinarian in Cape Carteret, NC. Learn more at Dr-Jordan.com.

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e aware that glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide is prevalent in nonorganic foods, widely used as a weed killer and to dry crops before harvesting. This hidden poison, in the presence of ingested mercury, makes both the glyphosate and mercury 1,000 times more toxic. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Dr. Stephani Seneff, author of the article “The Destructive Effects of Heavy Metals and Glyphosate,” reports that glyphosate is a major driver of disease. The toxin stays in a pet’s bones, as well as the bones of the food-producing animals eating genetically modified (GMO) grains that dogs chew on.  Avoid the chemicals and toxins commonly found in many lawn care supplies, household cleaners and body care products. Grow food or patronize a best practices local farmer.  Be diligent in sourcing for clean, unprocessed food. Learn about biodynamic farming and step up from organic to biodynamic.  Don’t hamper the immune system with unsafe and unnecessary vaccinations and drugs.  Spend time in the sunshine.  Exercise. The lymphatic system won’t work and the body can’t purge spent mitochondria or make new ones without it.  Incorporate beneficial bugs through prebiotics and probiotics and enzymes. Learn to ferment and sprout, and add these ingredients to family and pet meals. natural awakenings

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Do less laundry. Live stain-free. Travel lighter. Smell better. Save the planet. ~Ably Apparel motto

Healthy Eye-Catching Eco-Wear It’s in Style and Easy Care by Avery Mack

co-friendly fashion used to be an oxymoron, synonymous with frumpy clothing and ugly shoes. Now designers and manufacturers are finding ways to provide attractive and healthier alternatives to common fabrics, especially polyester. After World War II, cotton, wool and linen fell out of favor as wash and wear, stain-resistant, permanent-press polyester arrived. Annual production of the synthetic fiber, consuming petroleum, coal, air and water resources, today exceeds 22 billion tons. Americans alone discard 14 million tons of clothing each year—80 pounds per person—with 80 percent going to landfills, where polyester takes 20 to 200 years to biodegrade. A host of suppliers are responding to a rising demand for comfortable,

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Ably Apparel, in Seattle, makes

hoodies, T-shirts and jogging pants, using Filium-activated, 100 percent cotton fabric free of chemicals and nanoparticles. It repels spills and stains. When wet, it dries 40 percent faster than other materials. Perspiration evaporates through the breathable natural fabric, so Ably clothing doesn’t absorb odors or need to be washed and dried as often, saving water and energy (Tinyurl.com/FiliumFashion). “The retail industry is one of today’s largest polluters in the world,” says Raj Shah, co-founder of Ably and co-creator of

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Filium. “Ably apparel saves time and reduces both carbon emissions and chemical detergent usage, resulting in cleaner water supplies. We’re the first to apply the benefits of Filium to clothing, but hope other companies will follow suit.” The company has three stores and ships worldwide from its website.

Farm2Fashion made its New York debut in 2014, featuring ponchos, scarves and wraps crafted from manufacturers’ pre-consumer, recycled cotton scrap, plus local virgin farm fiber under the guidance of Laurie Perrone, creative director and president. Located in Cornwall, New York, the company’s artisan-inspired products are available through stores and the Web (Farm2Fashion.com). “Our philosophy is simple—design classic products in America with substance and sustainability, while creating a low carbon footprint,” says Perrone. “We encourage customers to pass our products from generation to generation. Apparel and other textile goods in America used to be made at home for families and friends. We want to bring some of that back to life.” Orgotton’s classic “little black dress”

takes on fresh personalities via two long straps that change its appearance from a modest one-shoulder to a dressier backless version, halter style or a variation with cap sleeves. Made to order in Philadelphia, the five-way short dress expands a woman’s wardrobe with a single purchase (Tinyurl. com/OrgottonShortDress). The dress is 65 percent bamboo, 27 percent organic cotton and 8 percent Spandex; it’s washable in cold water and dries flat, saving energy. Orgotton’s Infinity Collection comprises a long dress, short dress, romper and bodysuit.

Alis Living (AlisLiving.com) lifestyle boutique, in Scottsdale, Arizona, is owner Janet Ellis’ creation. “In 2007, I taught meditation classes and noticed the women were not enjoying life fully. Life should not be stressful,” she observes. “The skin is the largest organ on the body and clothing fabrics are often treated with formaldehyde. So we exclusively focus on organic clothing.”

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Her motto is, “Dress healthy, look good, have fun.” The clothing she carries are so simple and versatile that a change in accessories can take a dress from daytime business wear to evening elegance. “It used to be harder to find eco-friendly clothing. It’s easier now,” Ellis remarks. “We carry Blue Canoe, Indigenous, Onno, Shupaca and Synergy fashion lines, adding more brands as we discover them.” As a Master Gardener, Ellis also offers organic cooking classes for customers, harvesting from an onsite garden, thus creating a conscious community for women. “We want to serve one another and live joyously, but too often don’t make time for ourselves,” she says. “We’re concerned about human health and the planet. We believe that we don’t have to do harm in order to enjoy good fashion, food and fun.” Fashion personality and creation, organic gardening, mindful art, meditation and yoga on the lawn are other classes offered onsite. Eco-friendly clothing used to have little appeal for fashion buffs. Now designers and manufacturers are finding fresh ways to provide the attractive and eco-healthy clothing more women want to wear.

An Awesome Antidote to Polarization by Kirk J. Schneider

e live in polarized times. The current polarization of the American electorate and federal government is rooted in “the polarized mind”, a fixation by individuals on one point of view that excludes differing views and provokes intolerance. Complex issues become black and white, and those with differing views or lifestyles are demonized. Beyond politics, this is seen in gun violence and terrorism, corporate abuses of health and safety, and religious and ethnic strife—affecting major aspects of our daily lives. An antidote to polarization is awe—the wonder of being alive; living life with hope, respect, humility, wonder and a deep reverence for the adventure of living. Psychology experiments at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, have shown those that practice awe are better able to see outside their own experiences and appreciate other points of view, which can transcend the tunnel vision and pettiness of a polarized atmosphere. Here are some basic steps toward cultivating a sense of awe: ■ Appreciate the passing nature of time and life. Even while doing some-

thing disagreeable, slowing down and affirming the preciousness of the moment can sometimes render alternative perspectives. ■ Be open to discovery and surprise. This is especially helpful if we are constantly locked in by assumptions about people or things. Think how politicians might benefit by being open to the possibility of discovery or surprise during delicate negotiations. The same principle can hold true with family and friends. ■ Step outside the box of personal judgments and consider the bigger picture of life. Replace the prison of self-criticism often stemming from comparing ourselves with idealized media images with appreciation of the many facets of who we are and what we can become. Psychologist Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D., is past editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, president-elect of the Existential-Humanistic Institute and adjunct faculty at Saybrook and Columbia universities, in New York City. His books include Awakening to Awe, The Polarized Mind and The Spirituality of Awe: Challenges to the Robotic Revolution. Visit KirkJSchneider.com. natural awakenings

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tains Backpacking with an overview of planning, preparation and gear. Along with local information, learn how to choose a pack, select proper clothing and footwear. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.

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SATURDAY, JULY 8 Blueberry Bash – 10am-5pm. Celebrate everything blueberries. Pick own blueberries, enjoy music and festivities and children puppet show. Cost $8/person, under 3 free. Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton. 609-924-2310 or TerhuneOrchards.com.

Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training – Through July 8 module 1. Open to any committed student of yoga who wishes to deepen their knowledge of yoga history and philosophy. Cost $300/module. Mount Eden Retreat, 56 Mill Pond Rd., Washington. Call Romy Toussaint 732-991-6607.

Butterfly Tea Party – 10:30am-noon. Join the Teacher-Naturalists for a lesson about native butterflies and their life cycles. After a tour of the butterfly house, head into the fields to try to catch butterflies in our nets. Then return for a tea party of lemonade, sugar cookies and a story under our tent. This is a family event (children 3-10 years old) adults must stay with children. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, members/non-member child, adults free. Call 609-737-7592 or bnc@TheWatershed.org.

Labyrinth Mindfulness Walking Meditation – 5:30-6:45pm. Free. Walk an authentic Labyrinth with a slow guided walking meditation, with instruction provided and calmness guaranteed. Princeton IYCC, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N Harrison St, Princeton. 609-454-3140 or IYCCPrinceton.org. Flowing Fun Kirtan – 7-9pm. Free. Enjoy sweet, simple kirtan with heartfelt devotion. Bring drums and musical instruments, or enjoy plenty provided for a kiran jam. Cost: Donations. Princeton IYCC, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N Harrison St, Princeton. 609-454-3140 or IYCCPrinceton.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 2 The Four Freedoms: Revised – 10:30am. Speaker: Michael Snizek speaker. This summer we’ll be focusing on Deepak Chopra’s book, “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams”, which includes guidance in teaching each Law to our children or ourselves. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609924-8422. Gita Study Book Club – 6-8pm. Free. Practical study and the discussion of the life philosophy and the fundamentals of positive psychology contained in the ancient text of the Bhagavad Gita – how to live the Good Life. Princeton IYCC, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N Harrison St, Princeton. 609-454-3140 or IYCCPrinceton.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 Butterfly House Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Join Teacher-Naturalists for a guided tour of the butterfly house. Bring your camera and a water bottle. The Watershed Center and butterfly house are handicapaccessible. If time allows, we will head into the fields to try our hand at catching butterflies with nets. Registration suggested, drop-ins welcome. Appropriate for adults and families. Cost $5/person. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titusville Rd, Pennington. 609-737-3735. TheWatershed.org. Family Camping Basics – 6:30-8pm. Free. Have you wanted to try camping with your family but don’t know how to get started? We will cover the basics including: how to be comfortable camping, gear and equipment, and family fun activities. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-7501938. Finding Free College Course Online – 7pm. Free. Learn and explore the best websites for continuing your education and keeping your mind sharp. Registration required. MCLS Ewing Branch, 61 Scotch Rd, Ewing. 609-882-3148.

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Journey Dance – 7-9pm. “Move Into Manifestation”with Joy Lynn Okoye. This sensual and exhilarating union of dance, visualization, and ritual calls us to get funky and divine. JourneyDance is a transformational experience that does not require any previous movement or dance exprience. Cost $15. Princeton IYCC, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N Harrison St, Princeton. 609-454-3140 or IYCCPrinceton.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 9 Blueberry Bash – 10am-5pm. See July 8 listing. Princeton. 1st Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am. The Law of Pure Potentiality, everything is possible. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422. Kundalini Yoga, Full Moon Healing Circle – 6-7:30pm. The energy that’s generated by the group is so amazing. Tap into the power of community, Kundalini Yoga and the New Moon energies. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547.

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Waldorf School of Princeton Summer Camp – Through August 4. Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton. For more information, pricing or to enroll, visit PrincetonWaldorf.org/ our-community/summer-camp.

Special Needs & Early Childhood Training – 10am-6pm. See July 14 listing. Robbinsville. Women’s Workshop: Women, Power and Freedom – 10am-Noon. Workshop for women to have a safe space to share their fears, their weaknesses and their hearts. Spiritual Truth will be offered to inspire, to empower and to try, try again. Feel free to bring your woman friends. Cost: Donation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton, 812 State Rd, STE 220, Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422.

Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6-7pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one-hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $55. Upper Merion Community Center, King of Prussia, PA. Barry Wolfson, Barry@HypnosisNJ.com, 908-303-7767. Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7-8pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $55. Upper Merion Community Center, King of Prussia, PA. Barry Wolfson, Barry@HypnosisNJ.com, 908-303-7767. Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8-9pm. Learn several easy to use techniques you can use daily to reduce stress in your life. Cost $55. Upper Merion Community Center, King of Prussia, PA. Barry Wolfson, Barry@HypnosisNJ.com, 908-303-7767.

TUESDAY, JULY 11 Social Security-Understanding Your Benefits – 10am. Free. As you approach retirement, it is more important than ever to understand the role that Social Security benefits can and should play in your overall retirement plan. Learn about your Social Security benefits, Medicare and how to manage your mySocialSecurity account. Join guest speaker David Vinokurov, Social Security Administration District Manager for this informative Seminar. MCLS Hopewell Branch, 245 Pennington-Titusville Rd, Hopewell. 609-737-2610.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Women’s Knots for Outdoor Adventures – 6:308:30pm. Learn basic knots that will come in handy for outdoor adventures. Cost $30/$50, member-nonmember. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.

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Kids in the Kitchen – 11:30am-12:15pm. Parent/ child hands-on kitchen cooking class directed by a dietician. Adult must accompany child. Cost $5. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Mindful Eating – 7pm. Free. Joseph Wieliczko, PhD will talk about our relationship with food and how mindful eating techniques can help resolve food and eating related difficulties without dieting or feeling deprived. MCLS Hickory Corner Branch, 138 Hickory Corner Rd, East Windsor. 609-448-1330.

FRIDAY, JULY 14 Special Needs & Early Childhood Training – 10am-6pm. Align your skills with your heart’s desire to teach real yoga in a fun and meaningful way to little ones and those with special needs. Cost $499. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Kids in the Kitchen – 6:30-8pm. Parent/child hands-on kitchen cooking class directed by a dietician. Adult must accompany child. Cost $5. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. KARAYOGI Karoke – 8-9:30pm. Join a familyfriendly Karaoke party, pick song and all sing along. Start with a conscious meditation. Safe for teens and families. Cost: Donation. Princeton IYCC, Princeton

Fairy Festival – 10:30am-1:30pm. Celebrate with the Rainbow Fairies, Woodland Fairies and Forest Elves…join them in a dance around the maypole, create magical crafts, construct villages along the Fairy Trail and play in the stream with the Water Sprites. Fairy finery and gnome haberdashery is strongly encouraged. No pets or alcoholic beverages. Registration requested but not required. Appropriate for families. Cost $3/person, under 3 free. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titusville Rd, Pennington. 609-737-3735. TheWatershed.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 16 Special Needs & Early Childhood Training – 10am-6pm. See July 14 listing. Robbinsville. 2nd Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am. The Law of Giving, if you want to get something, give it. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422. Gita Study Book Club – 6-8pm. See July 2 listing. Princeton.

MONDAY, JULY 17 Mouthwatering Smoothies – 7pm. Free. Presented by Randi Haas and Karen Gardiner. If your blender is collecting dust on a shelf, or you are new to smoothies and juices and don’t know where to start, this program is for you. Adding “healthy” smoothies to your diet can decrease a sweet tooth, help drop

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THURSDAY, JULY 20 Green Challenge Film Fest: Inhabit, A Permaculture Perspective – 6:30pm. The 2017 Green Challenge Film Fest continues with a free screening of the award-winning documentary Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective. Inhabit’s director, Costa Boutsikaris explores the many environmental issues facing us today and examines solutions that are being applied using the ecological design process called “Permaculture”. Permaculture employs principles found in ecosystems to help shift our impact from destructive to regenerative. Inhabit provides an intimate look at permaculture peoples and practices ranging from rural, suburban, and urban landscapes. Collingswood Community Center, 30 West Collings Ave, Collingswood. 856-425-2221.

FRIDAY, JULY 21 Butterfly Tea Party – 10:30am-noon. See July 8 listing. Pennington.

SUNDAY, JULY 23 3rd Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am. The Law of Karma or Cause and Effect. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rte. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422. Kundali Kundalini Yoga, New Moon Meditation – 6-7:30pm. The energy that’s generated by the group is so amazing. Tap into the power of community, Kundalini Yoga and the New Moon energies. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Gita Study Book Club – 6-8pm. See July 2 listing. Princeton.

TUESDAY, JULY 25 Elevated Camping: Hammock Basics – 7-8:30pm. Free. Hammocks are a versatile companion for any outdoor adventure, but sometimes levitation has a learning curve. Join our hammocking experts for some tips and tricks that will have you flying in no time. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.

THURSDAY, JULY 27 Pennington History through the Life of a House – 7pm. Free. Jim Merritt, resident on North Main Street in Pennington since 1975, recently produced a history of his house, built circa 1878. His talk will focus on his research, which included title searches

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SATURDAY, JULY 29 Mercer County 4-H Fair – 10am-8pm. Free admission. Enjoy animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hayrides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours. Also, visit displays by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center, Mid-State Beekeepers Association, and more. Howell Living Farm, 70 Woodens Ln., Lambertville. 609-737-3299 or HowellFarm.org. Butterfly Tea Party – 10:30am-noon. See July 8 listing. Pennington.

SUNDAY, JULY 30 Mercer County 4-H Fair – 10am-5pm. See July 29 listing. Lambertville. 4th Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am. The Law of Least Effort. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rte. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609924-8422. Gita Study Book Club – 6-8pm. See July 2 listing. Princeton.

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Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Awaken your consciousness, confront your ego and drop your fears. Taught by Nirmal Nam Kaur. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547.

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monday Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 6-7:30pm. Beginners class. Awaken your consciousness, confront your ego and drop your fears. Taught by Nirmal Nam Kaur. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Acting and Voice Class (Children) – 4:15pm. Learn to breathe for speaking or singing, connect with a character find the emotional thread that leads to your truth. For speaking and presenting in all walks of life. 30 years of experience. Lambertville area. Call 858-401-3144.

tuesday Kundalini Breathwork & Meditation w/Healing Gong – 9:15-10:30am. Kundalini Yoga offers powerful tools for developing ones intuition, vitality, and connectivity, taking us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 10-11:30am. Learn how to live a life of joy and ease through breath work, body stretching, body work (Kriyas) and Healing Gong Meditation. Taught by Krishnan Amrit. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Breast Feeding Support Group – 11am-noon. Free support group to answer your questions and share your experiences with other nursing mothers. UMCP Breast Health Center, East Windsor Medical Commons 2, 300B Princeton-Hightstown Rd, East Windsor.

Tai Chi – 7-8pm. Comfortable, generous, light and stable. All levels are welcome to attend. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Hatha Yoga – 7:15-8:15. Taught by Tracey Yagos. Cost $12/class. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547.

wednesday Qigong for Stress – 11:30am-12:30pm. To punch it out, this class is adaptation of Shaolin Song Shon Kung Fu. Not fighting, but do lot of kicking, punching, stamping and screaming. Designed for those in good physical shape who need to maintain emotional balance. Cost $20 or buy 6 classes and get 1 free. Integrated Fitness, 215 N Main St, Pennington. 609-742-3140. Kundalini Meditation – 7-8pm. Learn to quiet the mind and calm the heart. Meditation is like going to the gym for your mind. Cost $10/class. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Yin Qigong – 7-8:30pm. Free. Yin qigong challenges focus, concentration, and coordination while helping achieve a clear, undisturbed mind. Improves joint flexibility, muscle strength, and posture. With practice, learn ability to move energy along Meridians to promote healing of internal organs and systems. Cost $20 or buy 6 classes and get 1 free. Integrated Fitness, 215 N Main St, Pennington. 609-742-3140.

Senior Swim Stroke Clinic – 12:30-1:30pm. These clinics are designed for adults who can already swim, but would like to improve technique for fitness swimming and athletic events. All types of drills will be incorporated to achieve this purpose. Ratio: 6:1 students/instructor. Cost $15/class. Schafer Sports Center, 5 Graphics Dr, Ewing. 609393-5855.

saturday Kundalini Breathwork & Meditation w/Healing Gong – 8:30-9:30am. Kundalini Yoga offers powerful tools for developing ones intuition, vitality, and connectivity, taking us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. 3 Step Qigong – 9:30-11am. Three Step Qigong consists of three exercises, which can be performed in 10 minutes, and will keep you well. The secret to qigong’s effectiveness lies in the way the exercises are performed. You will learn these techniques over the course of the class. Personal qigong training is also available for those who prefer a more individual rhythm. Cost $25/person. Registration preferred. Healing Touch Healing Movement, 178 Tamarack Circle, Montgomery. 609-742-3140. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 10-11:30am. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547.

thursday Kundalini Breathwork & Meditation w/Healing Gong – 9:15-10:30am. Kundalini Yoga offers powerful tools for developing ones intuition, vitality, and connectivity, taking us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Bliss Restorative Yoga/Kundalini Meditation w/Healing Gong – 6-7:30pm. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Acting and Voice Class (Adults) – 6:45-9pm. Learn to breathe for speaking or singing, connect with a character find the emotional thread that leads to your truth. For speaking and presenting in all walks of

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