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New Advancement in Regenerative Medicine Repairs Nerves and Restores Balance!

What is Neural Prolotherapy?

eural Prolotherapy (NPT) also known as Perineural Injection Therapy is one of the newest advances in Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine. Discovered by Dr. John Lyftogt of New Zealand, This treatment focuses on cutaneous nerves and their deeper branches as a source of pain. These injured or damaged nerves can lead to pain and inflammation called neurogenic inflammatory pain. NPT uses FDA approved medications to treat chronic pain (neuropathic pain) caused by musculoskeletal injuries. Neural Prolotherapy is a natural way to help reduce you pain and keep you active. This is a safe procedure with limited side effects. Most patients experience a significant reduction in pain shortly after the procedure. This initial relief usually lasts from 2472 hours after the first treatment with the relief lasting progressively longer with subsequent treatments. Anywhere from 2-6 treatments may be needed for acute pain and possibly more for chronic pain.

How Does It Work?: The treatment consists of a series of small injections immediately under the skin targeting painful and sensitive nerves with medications that block nerve pain .The difference from other nerve blocks is that this treatment targets the receptors that cause chronic pain where standard nerve blocks do not. What most other pain physicians do not yet realize is they are treating the wrong receptor and wrong nerves which only temporarily blocks the receptor causing chronic pain The substances used typically are FDA approved sugar-based medications diluted in sterile water. It has been clinically shown that this combination will give immediate pain relief. It has been discovered that the special receptor when in balance, allows normal nutrient flow of Nerve Growth Factor which provides health and balance to muscle, tendon, nerves and joints. With nerve injury this flow is lost causing a backup of inflammatory substances which cause chronic pain and tissue degeneration. This treatment repairs these nerves and restores this balance reversing pain and allowing the body to heal itself and reverse this damage. An accurate diagnosis is the first step. A D V E R T O R I A L

Identifying the cause of pain which is usually due to persistent, non-healing sensory nerves which are causing pain and inflammation that inhibits healing is the key to treatment. Dr. Magaziner has been performing orthopedic regenerative procedures 20 or more years since 1994 which is longer than most pain management physicians in the US and has been in practice since 1989. He lectures Nationally on these treatments and is considered one of the authorities in this field by his peers. With his experience, Dr. Magaziner recommends the appropriate treatment plan to insure the best possible clinical outcomes. If you suffer from any of the following conditions, Neural Prolotherapy (NPT) treatment may be able to help you: Neuropathy (Nerve pain), chronic regional pain, headaches & facial pain, neck, mid back, lower back pain, joint pain, post-surgical and failed joint replacement pain, trigeminal neuralgia and failed back surgery.

Dr. Magazinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credentials include: Director Center for Spine Sports Pain Management and Regenerative Medicine Assistant Professor New York Medical College Clinical Professor Robert Wood Johnson University Dept. of Anesthesiology Past CEO NJ Interventional Pain Society Past President New Jersey Society of Rehabilitation Medicine Middlesex County Medical Society Executive Board Member Past delegate to NJ Medical Society and advisor to the NJ Medicare Committee

20 years experience in Orthopedic Regenerative Treatments The Center for Spine, Sports, Pain Management and Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine is located at 2186 Route 27, Suite 2 D, North Brunswick, NJ. For information please visit DrEMagaziner. com or call 877-817-3273.

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newsbriefs Hypnosis Can Help Change Your Life

Do you have a special event in the community? Open a new office? Move? Recently become certified in a new modality?

ypnosis is used for many purposes these days. It has grown more in favor in recent years as a treatment for positive behavioral changes, and hypnosis/hypnotherapy has become one of the more mainstream alternative treatments. Certified hypnotherapists today treat everything from weight loss, stress management to smoking cessation, as well as soothing patients in preparation for painful medical procedures. “Hypnosis can affect the symptoms of anxiety, Barry Wolfson, MS and possibly benefit people with anxiety disorders,” comments Barry Wolfson, MS. Wolfson continues, “There are four anxiety-related problems that hypnotism is commonly used to address including physical tension, emotional strain/moodiness, sleeping problems and phobic reactions. My approach to treatment includes both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy, dependent upon the individual and specific ailment.” Offices located in Princeton, Flemington, Livingston and King of Prussia. For more information about hypnosis treatment options, contact Barry Wolfson at the Hypnosis Counseling Center at 908-303-7767 or visit HypnosisNJ.com. See ad on page 7.

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ernard Straile, DC, a clinician, author and developer of the SHOW Method, an epigenetic healing technique, will host a seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 15, at the Holiday Inn Midtown 57th Street in Manhattan. Participants will learn basic muscle testing/kinesiology skills; principles of energy medicine with a focus on epigenetics; and how to interact with cellular DNA per subtle energies through software (IMAET System) in a workshop. This knowledge can result in successful allergy elimination, emotional balancing and immune system modulation. Attendees will be scanned for thousands of allergens, pathogens, environmental chemicals and emotions, plus experience a feedback treatment. Straile explains that his technique enables the practitioner or self-healer to “listen” to the body’s cellular communications and pick up on the quirks of metabolism that trigger inflammation. He then shows how to put together an effective modulatory quantum biofeedback treatment to harmonize epigenetic expression and permanently eliminate inflammation such as allergies and sensitivities, improve and activate the immune system, and de-stress emotional trauma. This seminar/workshop is for both practitioners and others interested in selfhealing. Cost: $98. Location: Holiday Inn Midtown, 440 W. 57th St., NYC. For more information or to register, call 315-430-4211, email DocStraile@gmail.com or visit imaet.com. NAMercer.com

Princeton Natural Parenting Fair Planned

he Waldorf School of Princeton will host the second Princeton Natural Parenting Fair, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 8 at the school’s Cherry Hill Road campus. The rain-or-shine event will gather local exhibitors, speakers and other resources in support of natural parenting choices, including childbirth, breastfeeding, babywearing, health care, nutrition, education, discipline and sleep solutions. The fair will also offer a cloth diaper swap, puppet show and crafts for young children, as well as school information and tours. Picnicking and supervised play are encouraged on the school’s spacious grounds. Admission to the fair is free, with parking available on site. Location: Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Rd., Princeton. For more information or to request an exhibitor application, call 609-466-1970, Ext. 112, or email Events@ PrincetonWaldorf.org.

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onsider attending Cherry Grove Farm’s second annual end-of-the-harvest celebration from 1 to 8 p.m. on November 5 in Lawrenceville. Enjoy an afternoon of full face painting (not just for kids) and live local music, followed by a cow parade, hay rides, farm tours and more. Start off the event with grilled cheesy “sliders” from Cherry Grove Farm and pumpkin soup from Muirhead (for purchase), before being joined by Flying Fish Brewery and The Feed Truck for an evening of beer and food, plus surprise local guests. Come for the parade, stay for the s’mores, bonfire and jam session. Additionally, a “cake-off” for aspiring and seasoned bakers will be held. Use your imagination and show the judges what “cake” means to you. Points, given for creativity, appearance and execution will be tabulated and prizes awarded for first, second and third place. Cost: $10/carload. Location: 3200 Lawrenceville Rd. For more information, call 609-219-0053 or visit CherryGroveFarm.com. See ad on page 29.

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ercer County Community College (MCCC) is opening its doors from 9 a.m. to noon on October 8 to showcase what the college has to offer prospective students, their families, and community members. By opening Mercer on a weekend, MCCC hopes to give prospective students, current students, parents, and the greater Mercer County community a first-hand look at the college. According to Ed Gwazda, Mercer’s vice president for College Advancement, the event is designed to highlight the wide breadth of academic and community offerings at MCCC. “MCCC has so much to offer, and with the addition of new academic programs and expanded facilities, we are growing every year,” Gwazda says. “Mercer County Community College is a great value in education, and truly has something for everyone. We invite prospective students, their parents, and area residents to spend the morning with us to see what we’re all about.” Admissions, Financial Aid, Honors Programs, programs at the Trenton Campus, and four-year and transfer advisors will be available all day, with a selection of program presentations and tours by faculty members throughout the morning. Campus tours led by current student leaders include MCCC’s athletic facilities, Kelsey Theatre, WWFM studios, Television and Radio studios, science and engineering laboratories, aviation flight technology facilities, and culinary arts kitchens. Faculty members will staff display tables to discuss their programs, and select classrooms and newly-renovated labs will be open. Location: 1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor Campus. For more information, visit MCCC.edu/discover.

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he Empowered Light Holistic Expo, a new event “to help bring a sense of empowerment to each of us,” according to founder Sue Greenwald, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., October 28; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., October 29; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 30, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Hall D, in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The event’s focus is on healthier lifestyles, including nutrition and food, stress reduction and self-care, alternative healing therapies and spiritual experiences. Speakers, authors, practitioners and psychic mediums will make presentations and conduct workshops, classes and sessions on alternative healing modalities, health and wellness topics and spiritual practices; healthy foods and raffle prizes also will be available, as will yoga classes and meditations. Many activities and products are free while others require a small fee. “Our rushed society causes the average person to feel stressed, leading to illness, unhappiness and a deep feeling of powerlessness,” says Greenwald, who also founded Thrive Yoga & Wellness Center, in Malvern, Pennsylvania, adding that event attendees should depart feeling inspired, with a greater sense of purpose as they come to experience “deeper relaxation, healing and a sense of peace.” Location: 100 Station Ave. For attendance, vendor, sponsor, advertiser or volunteer information, email EmpoweredLightExpo@gmail.com or visit EmpoweredLight.com.

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anal author and historian, Linda J. Barth, will introduce patrons of the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System to the people, bridges, locks and aqueducts that made the Delaware and Raritan Canal work at 7 p.m. on October 20 in Lawrenceville. The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library and The Lawrence Historical Society. This waterway, now the centerpiece of a popular state park, transported men and supplies between New York and Philadelphia during three wars. Inventor John Holland used the canal to deliver his Holland VI submarine to Washington, D.C., for its Navy trials, and luxury yachts, like J .P. Morgan’s Tarantula, cruised the waterway. Location: Headquarters branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Registration suggested. For more information, call 609-989-6920, email LawProgs@mcl.org or visit MCL.org.

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he winner of the 2016 New Jersey Envirothon, West Windsor Plainsboro High School North Team #1, represented the Garden State in the NCF Envirothon in Ontario, Canada, placing sixth out of 53 teams—45 from the U.S., six from Canada, one from other Canadian territory and one guest team from China. More than 260 teenagers from high schools and other organizations throughout the three countries competed in North America’s largest environmental education competition held at Trent State University, focusing on environmental issues and resource conservation with the theme of Urban/Community Forest. They vied for a share of more than $30,000 in cash awards and prizes. Smithfield Foods provided support, including cash awards, this year. During the five-day competition, teams were challenged on their knowledge of a variety of environmental issues including soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and a specially selected current environmental issue. The NCF Envirothon is organized through the National Conservation Foundation in the U.S. and The Canadian Forestry Associations. The American Envirothon is the final competition in a series of contests beginning each spring that involve more than 400,000 teenagers throughout North America. West Windsor Plainsboro High School North Team #1 placed first out of 36 teams in the New Jersey competition held in early May. These teams represented some of the brightest environmental high school students in grades nine through 12 from around the state.

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he Hometown Harvest Fair celebrates its 14th year on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 8 as the charming, tree-lined streets of the historic business district set the stage for a great day in Hightstown. The beautiful fall weather brings a large crowd of 10,000 people out to enjoy the usual mix of family entertainment. There will be more than 250 vendors and organizations offering art work, hand-crafted items, health and beauty products, home, garden and seasonal items as well as great food. This year a stage will be added bringing the total to five stages as well as strolling entertainment to keep the crowd entertained throughout the day. Festivities include a children’s area with inflatables, pony rides, petting zoo, vendors and a stage with childrenoriented and educational entertainment. Additional entertainment includes pedal boats on the lake, a chili tasting contest, mechanical bull riding, motorcycles, and of course, the Ducky Derby to end the day. Location: 101 N. Main St., Hightstown. For more information visit HightstownFair. org.

Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards in Princeton

onsider experiencing a family fun weekend at Terhune Orchards, in Princeton, in October and pick your own apples or pumpkins from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, enjoy pony and wagon rides, a corn stalk maze, a barnyard full of animals plus much more. Plenty of delicious food will be available—soups, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider and more. Terhune Orchards will feature live music played by some of the area’s best local talent from noon to 4 p.m. on both days. Admission to the festival area includes a corn maze, hay bale maze, wagon rides, pedal tractors, barnyard animals, music, play tractors and painting pumpkins. Cost: $5 for ages 3 and over. No fee to enter farm store, winery or u-pick apples area; additional cost for other activities. Location: 330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton. For more information, call 609-924-2310 or visit TerhuneOrchards.com.

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or the ninth consecutive year, local directors will stage script-in-hand performances of oneact plays. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch One-Act PlayFest is an annual event designed to showcase local original theater. Playwrights should be of high school age or older and reside or work in the Delaware Valley. Submissions are limited to a maximum of two per playwright. Performances are scheduled to take place April 29, 2017. Email your script as a Word document attachment or bring them to the library reference desk. Include two title pages: one with play title only and the other with play title and name, address, phone, and the email address of the author. The playwright’s name should not appear in the script.

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Concert to Benefit Isles

olk singer/songwriter Dar Williams is returning to Princeton in a benefit concert to support Isles, a Trenton-based nonprofit that fosters self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities in the region, at 8 p.m. on October 29. Dar Williams has been called “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” by The New Yorker. She’s released ten studio albums, authored three books and is working on her fourth (which features Isles’ work). A resident of Cold Spring, N.Y., known as much for her staunch progressive ideals as her raw acoustic energy, Dar Williams has been captivating audiences with her sheer elegance and honesty in her folk-pop songwriting since the ‘90s. Williams’ growth as an individual over her almost two-decade-long career has gone hand-in-hand with her evolution as an artist, touring along the way with such distinguished artists as Joan Baez, Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, Loudon Wainwright III and Shawn Colvin. Founded in 1981, Isles is a community development and environmental organization based in Trenton, New Jersey. With a mission to foster self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities, we design and develop effective services that support this mission and share what we learn with others who can make a difference. Location: Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St, Princeton. Cost $50-$150/ ticket, $150 tickets include Meet & Greet reception afterwards. For more information or to purchase tickets call Jacqueline Giacobbe at 609-341-4725, email JGiacobbe@Isles.org or visit Isles.org/Dar. See ad on page 29.

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Medical Errors Cause 250,000 Deaths a Year

new study from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reports that preventable medical errors are killing far more people than previously thought. The research estimates that a quarter-million Americans die every year as a result of medical errors, constituting the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. This is a substantial increase from the 98,000 deaths from medical errors reported in a 1999 study from the Institute of Medicine, now the National Academy of Medicine. Lead researcher and Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Dr. Martin Makary clarifies that medical errors include mistakes by doctors, along with systemic problems related to communication breakdowns when patients are passed between departments. “It boils down to people dying from the care that they receive, rather than the disease for which they are seeking care,” he observes. One of the problems highlighted is a lack of public reporting. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not require hospital-error reporting in deaths, which makes it difficult to accumulate related statistics. “The CDC should update reporting requirements for vital statistics so that physicians report whether there was any error that led to a preventable death,” says Makary. “We all know how common it is and how infrequently it’s openly discussed.” Dr. Frederick van Pelt, with the healthcare consultancy Chartis Group, says that severe injuries resulting from medical errors are also often overlooked. “Some estimates would put this number at 40 times the death rate.” He indicates that this gets buried in the milieu of expected suffering and pain that care providers are daily exposed to following any surgical procedure. welcomia/Shutterstock.com

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esearch from Austria’s University of Graz has found that high-dose vitamin D3 significantly alters the gut’s microbiome for the better. The researchers tested 16 healthy people for eight weeks, giving them a dose of 980 international units (IU) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight. At this rate, a 150-pound person would take more than 66,000 IU per day. The scientists took samples from the stomach, small intestines, colon and stool before and after the testing period. They also tested for bacteria species using gene sequencing and measured T-cell counts. Afterward, the subjects showed reductions in diseaseproducing bacteria and increased diversity among their gut probiotics. The research also discovered that the high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation increased immunity in the gut. “Vitamin D3 modulates the gut microbiome of the upper gastrointestinal tract, which might explain its positive influence on gastrointestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease or bacterial infections,” the researchers explain.

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esearch published in Psychological Science, the journal of the Association for Psychological Science, has found that positive moods can be transferred from one person to another via human sweat. The scientists from Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, tested 12 young men and 36 young women. The men were given clean shirts and absorbent pads were attached to their armpits while they watched video clips that induced several emotional states—fear, happiness or neutral. The researchers then stored the absorbent pads for each emotion into sealed jars. The 36 women were then tested with each of the absorbent pads randomly, with five-minute breaks in-between. They placed their chins on a special rest that held the absorbent pad underneath. The research was double-blind, so neither the researchers nor subjects knew which pads they were exposed to. During each exposure, the women’s facial expressions were recorded. The researchers determined that the women had facial expressions reflecting the emotion induced by the videos the men watched, based on the activity of the women’s facial muscles. Senior researcher Gün Semin, of Utrecht University, says, “Our study shows that being exposed to sweat produced under happiness induces a simulacrum of happiness in receivers and induces a contagion of the emotional state. This suggests that somebody that’s happy will infuse others in their vicinity with happiness. In a way, happiness sweat is somewhat like smiling— it’s infectious.”

esearchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center tested 209 women between 45 and 60 years old with a history of hot flashes and/or night sweats. After up to 20 treatments over six months, the women receiving acupuncture reported a 37 percent reduction in hot flashes, while the control group saw a 6 percent increase. The symptom relief among the women treated with acupuncture persisted for a year. The researchers also found that the acupuncture group experienced an improvement in several menopausal quality of life measurements. Nancy Avis, Ph.D., a professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest University and lead author of the study, says, “There are a number of nonhormonal options for treating hot flashes and night sweats that are available to women. None seem to work for everyone, but our study showed that acupuncture from a licensed acupuncturist can help some women without any side effects. It also showed that the maximum benefit occurred after about eight treatments.”

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esearch from the University of Groningen, in The Netherlands, has found that young adults between 19 and 22 years old that don’t sleep well may have more chronic pain later in life. The researchers followed 1,750 people for three years. About 50 percent of the participants that had sleep problems at the beginning of the study still had them at the end of the study. Roughly 38 percent of those reported chronic pain after three years. This compares to 14 percent of those that didn’t have sleep problems at the start of the research, but reported chronic pain at its conclusion. Overall, the study found that sleep problems were associated with more musculoskeletal pains, headaches and abdominal pain. The relationship occurred in both men and women, but was stronger among women.

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cientists from the University of Colorado have determined that individuals older than 65 that run three times a week will likely burn oxygen at the same rate as a 20-year-old runner. Despite being more than four decades older, these runners spend a similar amount of metabolic energy as their younger counterparts. Published in the American College of Sports Medicine journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the study tested 15 older and 15 younger runners. Each ran a minimum of three times a week for at least 30 minutes each time during the prior six months. The subjects were tested on a specialized treadmill that measured the force applied to the running belt. Each person ran for five minutes during each test at different speeds between 4.5 and 6.5 miles per hour. Regardless of running mechanics and technique, the older runners utilized their metabolic energy at a similar rate as the young runners at all speeds. “Our prior research suggests that the muscles themselves are becoming less efficient. I think of it as your body is like a car. Your body has its own fuel efficiency, and what we’ve seen is that the fuel efficiency in muscles is reduced in older adults that are sedentary or only walk occasionally,” says lead researcher and Professor of Kinesiology Justus Ortega.

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esearch published in the American Journal of Medicine found that treating people with a blend of cold-pressed sesame oil and rice bran oil significantly normalizes blood glucose levels. Testing involved 400 men and women for eight weeks, including 300 that had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, by replacing cooking oils in their diet with a blend of sesame and rice bran oil. The researchers, from Japan’s Fukuoka University and India’s Council of Medical Research, divided the patients into four groups. For two months, 100 healthy people and 100 Type 2 diabetes patients replaced their cooking oils with the sesame/rice bran blend, another 100 Type 2 diabetes patients were treated with five milligrams per day of the diabetes drug glibenclamide (glynase in the U.S.) and the remaining 100 Type 2 diabetes patients were treated with a combination of the same dosage of glibenclamide, along with consuming the sesame/rice bran oil blend over the two-month period. After four weeks and eight weeks, the researchers found the diabetes patients that consumed the oil blend had significant reductions in fasting and post-meal blood glucose levels. They also had lower levels of glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) and improved high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“good” cholesterol). Those treated with the diabetes drug without consuming the oil blend showed none of the same improvements.

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A new report from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK, has issued the first comprehensive assessment of plant life, the inaugural State of the World’s Plants, and found that one in five plants may be at risk of extinction due to invasive species, disease and changing landscapes. Researchers also have determined that just 30,000 plant species have a documented use out of hundreds of thousands of known species. These are only the vascular plants that have specialized tissue for sucking up water through their systems. Over the years, different people and agencies have identified the same plant at both different times and locations, so they may have accumulated multiple names. The Kew researchers determined that each plant in the International Plant Names Index had, on average, 2.7 different species names. By cutting out the duplicates from more than a million different names, the Kew report was able to pare down the known species to 391,000. In the Arctic, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a doomsday bank buried in the side of a mountain, contains more than 800,000 samples representing 5,100 different crops and their relatives.

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Algae-Based Jars Quickly Decompose Ari Jónsson, a 32-year-old student at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, has invented an all-natural water bottle that holds its shape when full and decomposes when empty. He debuted his creation at the DesignMarch 2016 festival in Reykjavík, Iceland. The only two materials needed to create the bottle are agar, a gelatinous substance that comes from red algae, and water. “I just followed the path in what I was researching, trying to find new ways to use materials,” says Jónsson, who combined the two ingredients, heated the mixture, poured it into a mold, and then quickly cooled it. The H2O binds and thickens the agar when cooled, retaining the shape of the water bottle mold, explains Jónsson. When the finished bottle is empty, “It will rot like other foods.” The bottles can sustainably decompose in soil, although Jónsson has yet to determine exactly how long that process will take. A plastic water bottle takes more than 1,000 years to biodegrade, and in the U.S., more than 2 million tons of the containers are languishing in landfills. Source: TakePart.com

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Halloween can be safe, economical and eco-friendly fun. Crusader costumes remain popular this year, but with a tutu twist. Avoid long skirts or capes that can trip up children and instead recycle a princess tulle skirt from a thrift shop into a shorter frock. T-shirt tops with a superhero logo plus a painted cardboard headpiece transforms kids into do-gooders. Homemade natural face paints are another alternative (see Tinyurl.com/ Trick-Treat-Tips). Treats should also be ecofriendly. Equal Exchange offers fair trade, organic and kosher low-fat chocolates from crops grown by small farmers in the Dominican Republic and Peru, shipped in a quantity big enough to split the cost with friends (Shop.EqualExchange.coop/chocolate.html). Nut-free, homemade trail mix, wrapped in eco-friendly tissue paper or a square of cloth tied shut, provides a welcome change from sweets. In 2014, the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) organization launched the Teal Pumpkin Project. Place a downloadable sign in a window to announce that nonfood, Earth-friendly treats are offered at the house for kids with allergies or food sensitivities (Tinyurl.com/ TealHalloweenPumpkins).

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Older incandescent light bulbs have been phased out in many countries because they waste huge amounts of energy as heat, but scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported in Nature Nanotechnology that they are finding a way to recycle the waste energy and focus it back onto the filament, where it’s re-emitted as visible light. Their innovative structure is made from thin, stacked layers of a type of light-controlling crystal that allows visible wavelengths to pass through while reflecting infrared back to the filament as if striking a mirror. Traditional bulbs are banned in the European Union and Canada, and their manufacture and importation are being phased out in the U.S. They’ve been replaced by more expensive compact fluorescent (CFL) and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which are significantly more efficient. In theory, the crystal structures could boost the efficiency of incandescent bulbs to 40 percent, making them three times more efficient than the best available LED and CFL bulbs. Source: BBC

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The Non GMO Project is sponsoring National Non-GMO Month in October. Observed since 2010, the program seeks to increase education and awareness about the growing presence of unlabeled genetically modified (GM/GMO) food products and ingredients. People and organizations across North America are discovering the risks GMOs pose to our health, families and environment. Non-GMO Month provides a powerful opportunity to coordinate voices and actions around the country as brands, retailers and individuals stand up for the right to know what’s in our food and to choose to avoid GMOs. Protecting consumer choice and a non-GMO food supply requires a multifaceted approach with online and boots-on-theground teamwork. The Non GMO Project invites everyone to help create local events and spread the word in communities. Begin at NonGMOMonth.org.

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Meeting Basic Needs Komal Ahmad was unaware that her single act of kindness in simply offering to share her lunch with a homeless veteran in 2011 while she was attending the UniKomal Ahmad versity of California, Berkeley, would lead to a multiplying mission to feed America’s hungry. His heartfelt expression of gratitude for his first meal in three days sparked an epiphany: Her school was regularly throwing away thousands of pounds of food while neighbors were going hungry. Today, Ahmad is the founder and CEO of Copia, an app that matches nonprofits serving in-need veterans, children, women and others with companies that have leftover gourmet food. Following the 2016 Super Bowl, she used Copia’s technology to organize food pickups throughout the San Francisco Bay area. What she

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didn’t want food to go to waste and created the Project Green Fork certification program after learning that 95 percent of restaurant waste can be diverted from landfills. Her nonprofit helps resJanet Boscarino taurants to conserve water and energy, develop recycling and composting systems and switch to biodegradable containers and environmentally friendly cleaning operations. Boscarino’s experience in business development and sales, combined with her disdain for litter, led her to found the nonprofit Clean Memphis, which began in 2008 with volunteer crews picking up litter. In recent years, the initiative’s community-wide strategy has expanded to involve local governments, businesses, neighborhoods, faith-based organizations and 20 local “sustainable schools”. In 2017, Project Green Fork will become a part of Clean Memphis. Throughout two decades of educational activism, John G. Heim’s passion for clean water as a human right John G. Heim has not waned.

The founder and leader of The SWFL Clean Water Movement, headquartered in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, persisted even when many business owners considered him a nuisance, driving off tourists. As infestations of blue-green algae blooms have reached emergency levels, Heim’s ongoing grassroots campaign to increase awareness of water quality issues that’s backed by social media recently brought him to Washington, D.C., to make his case before Congress. The nonprofit’s 18,000 members have succeeded in bringing national attention to the thick muck now plaguing both Florida coasts. They’re working to alter nutrient-laden discharges from Lake Okeechobee that send agricultural toxins and rain overflow down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers and out into vital estuaries. Scott Bunn’s Seneca Treehouse Project, launched in 2010, grew from his building background in a family of entrepreneurs to encompass design/build services and education Scott Bunn in eco-housing and ethical living. Bunn’s original Seneca, South Carolina, homestead and acreage includes apprentice learning programs teaching practical skills in cultivating permaculture, growing food, building structures, working with tools and living in an intentional community. “For the next six years, our goal is to annually train 50 people that will train 50 more people. Continuing this exponential growth pattern means the potential for 312 million more people living more compatibly and lightly upon the Earth. We’ve already established collaborations with six other cities around the U.S. that can potentially duplicate our efforts,” says Bunn.

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The nonprofit helps rural Haitians build composting toilets and develop organic gardens using recycled waste as fertilizer. It also provides community hygiene education and reforestation. Everything is aimed at breaking Haiti’s widespread cycle of contamination and disease, and safely convert human waste into agricultural fertilizer that’s increasing crop productivity and the availability of healthy food. Psychotherapist Jacqui Bishop and Integrative Nutritionist Lisa Feiner, co-founders of Sharp Again Naturally, in White Plains, New York, believe that Jacqui Bishop dementia is reversible, and no case should be considered hopeless until all causative factors have been tested and ruled out. Their resolve for eliminating causes of disease rather than managLisa Feiner ing symptoms is based on University of California, Los Angeles, research studies and sources quoted in a Health Advocates Worldwide documentary.

Project Yoga Richmond, established in 2010, makes yoga accessible to everyone in the city’s metro region. Thirty yoga teachers lead pay-whatyou-can studio classes that help fund 22 outreach programs for underserved communities. Healing programs are designed for needs related to autism, recovery, seniors, special students and youths in the court system. “We also provide continuing instructor education, visiting teachers, workshops and other special events that deepen yoga practice in our community,” says cofounder Dana Walters, who serves as the board of directors vice president.

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As an Emmy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, educator and co-founder, conductor and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), Orbert Davis is dedicated to multigenre projects. His collaborative research in 2012 while in Cuba on a people-to-people exchange accompanied by fellow musicians and River North Dance Chicago’s Artistic Director Frank Chaves (now retired) proved to be a multifaceted boon. It generated the philharmonic’s Havana Blue live performance in 2013 and ignited a weeklong cultural exchange with Cuba’s Universidad

Ciudad de las Artes (ISA) during his return trip for the Havana International Jazz Festival in 2014. President Orbert Davis Barak Obama’s announcement of the normalization of Cuban/U.S. diplomatic relations opened up the possibility for a continuing CJP/ISA relationship, as well as their 2015 landmark partnered event when 37 ISA students traveled to Chicago to perform Scenes from Life: Cuba at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Davis promises more such events to come. All of these individuals represent a small percentage of the game-changers actively moving to create an alternative future. Estés observes, “What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts; adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not take everyone on Earth to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group that will not give up during the first, second or hundredth gale.” Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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hiropractic care corrects spinal alignment abnormalities as a means of treating a wide range of health problems. Addressing skeletal and muscular disorders and relieving pain are just the beginning. Research studies reported in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and the journal of healing science Explore have found chiropractic beneficial in treating connective tissue abnormalities, infant lactose intolerance and even autism. More than $13 billion is spent annually on chiropractic health services, making it the largest alternative health practice in the U.S. Science supports its usefulness in addressing a wide range of conditions. Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palsy. Recovery varies among patients as chiropractors create patient-centric treatment programs designed to improve facial motion and hearing, relieve pain and address other nerve-related issues (Archives of 22

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Internal Medicine; Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics). Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). A Canadian survey of chiropractors has reported success in using spinal manipulation to relieve IBD, colitis and other bowel disorders (Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology). Cancer. The Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine publishes numerous studies of therapies supporting cancer patients suffering the side effects of conventional treatment. The American Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that chiropractic care rates as one of the leading alternative medical treatments for pain management, among other related benefits.Â Chiropractic offers economical and effective strategies that may help quality of life, as discussed in Seminars in Oncology Nursing.

High Blood Pressure. While many relevant studies can’t yet generalize results, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics documents success by chiropractors treating hypertension without the downside of medical drugs that can include the risk of stroke (University of Alabama at Birmingham). Chronic Sinusitis. Patients with nasal and sinus passages that don’t drain properly due to physical or nerverelated causes may find relief through chiropractic care. A study cited in the same journal showed that patients experienced relief of all related symptoms after a single adjustment. Arthritis. A study published in a journal from the the University of Virginia School of Medicine Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies notes that arthritis patients obtaining chiropractic care enjoyed better health and quality of life than those that did not. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). In clinical studies, combining manual spinal adjustment with soft tissue therapy has been found to relieve PMS discomfort. In one study, two groups of women were tested, switching off in receiving chiropractic adjustments or a placebo alternative. Each time, the group receiving chiropractic adjustments reported the greatest improvements (Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A study published in Explore suggests that chiropractic care combined with other holistic elements such as appropriate nutrition may provide a more gentle, yet effective approach than conventional psychotropic drugs. It employed chiropractic treatment for boys 9 to 13 years old diagnosed with ADHD. Spinal manipulation with nutritional supplementation was reported to improve hyperactivity, inattentiveness, impulsiveness and behavioral, social and emotional difficulties. Headaches. Based on recent studies, spinal manipulation has proven effective against migraines and headaches originating from the neck. Manual therapy of the spine, along with neck exercises, promotes improvement in patients with neck-related headaches. Side effects are rare and minor (Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics). Dr. Edward Group is CEO and co-founder of the Global Healing Center, in Houston, TX (GlobalHealingCenter. com). He is a doctor of chiropractic trained in naturopathy, herbals and clinical nutrition; author of The Green Body Cleanse; and a diplomate of the American Board of Functional Medicine.

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ll too often when I am with clients I ask, “Where are your children and why are they not getting a spinal checkup?” The inevitable answer is that they don’t have any problems nor symptoms. At this point I proceed to explain the benefits of having your child checked for spinal subluxations. Spinal subluxations occur when a bone in the spine is misplaced or out of alignment. When this occurs, there is interference to the nervous system creating malfunction and disease in the body. Unfortunately, only about 10 percent of our nerves deal with feeling pain. The other 90 percent deal with keeping the body functioning in what we call homeostasis (all body systems working in harmony). So a child can seem fine on the outside and not have any symptoms, but be functioning at a limited potential, most often leading to problems later in life. Because modern medicine likes to intervene with the natural birth process, all too often the first and worst subluxation to occur in an infant is during child birth. There are many procedures that try to assist the babies exit through the birth canal or even during a C-section where there is pulling and twisting on the infant’s neck. This can shift the top two vertebrae out of alignment causing possible pain, excessive crying, ear infections, constipation and colic as well as other more severe problems down the road. If these are not enough reasons for concern, as a child begins to walk, they end up falling over and over again, causing more whiplash-type injuries to their necks and hips. As they grow, more and more kids are causing severe postural imbalances by playing video games, watching TV, looking on computers and now most of all, constantly looking at their mobile phones. Watch any adolescent when they are texting and you will see what I’m talking about. Severe postural imbalances are a direct cause of further subluxations in teens along with sports-related injuries. There are many causes of spinal imbalances (subluxations) that lead to a variety of “dis-eases” (lack of ease in the body). Too often, symptoms are the last step in the imbalances of the spine. As a chiropractor, I seek to find the imbalances and interference to the nervous system and correct them with a spinal adjustment. We are the only doctors that are trained and sufficient to perform spinal adjustments. So if you leave your child at home when you go to the chiropractor, or if you do not go to the chiropractor yourself, you are letting your children have the chance to have all the symptoms and problems you may be experiencing at this time. You can prevent that. Dr. Eric Evans has been serving families for more than 25 years. His practice at 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste. A, in Hamilton, focuses on holistic and prevention health for entire families from infants to adults. He holds free talks discussing facts on holistic health and maintaining better health on the first Tuesday of each month with refreshments. For more information, call 609-586-9199 or visit EvansChiro.com. See ad on page 8.

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he household is settling for the night when the 5-year-old cries out, “My throat hurts!” “There’s no need to panic,” says Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, in Pecos, New Mexico, an integrative physician and chief medical officer of Weil Lifestyle. “It’s pretty easy to figure out if it’s strep throat, which requires antibiotics, or something you can treat at home.” Only 10 to 20 percent of sore throats in children are caused by Streptococcus bacteria which, if not properly treated, can lead to heart damage. The first question to ask is, “What are the symptoms?” If these include sudden onset of a severe and worsening sore throat without any complaints of scratchiness; a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or more; headache or stomach pain; and the 26

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lack of a stuffy nose, cough or sign of a cold—a trip to the pediatrician is essential and a course of antibiotics is necessary, says Low Dog. The vast majority of youngsters’ sore throats, which may accompany a common cold, are caused by viruses and will heal on their own in about a week. Many natural remedies will help children feel better and relieve the pain; some cost so little they are nearly free. Salt water gargle: “A glass of warm water with half a teaspoon of sea salt swirled into it is an oldschool remedy that works well for kids at least 5 years old,” says Erika Krumbeck, a naturopathic doctor and licensed primary care physician practicing pediatrics in Missoula, Montana. She notes that a salt water gargle can also moderate the symptoms of

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strep until the child can see a doctor. The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies confirms that the salt water draws excess fluid from inflamed throat tissues. It also loosens mucus and removes other irritants, including bacteria, allergens and fungi. Just make sure children don’t swallow the salt water, counsels Krumbeck. Warm compresses: A warm water compress using a wet hand towel applied for 10 or 15 minutes every hour loosens mucus and is soothing. “It’s amazing how effective these familiar practices are,” says Krumbeck. “Grandma knew what she was doing.” Lemon juice and honey: “Honey is sweet, so kids love it,” says certified nutritionist Kimberly Snyder, of New York and Los Angeles. This traditional recipe works because the honey has antibacterial properties and the lemon

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juice is packed with immune-boosting antioxidants. Snyder cautions that babies younger than 12 months old should never be given honey because their immune systems cannot handle the bacterial spores sometimes present in the sweet treat. Elderberry: The tiny purple berries of the Sambucus nigra L. plant shortens the duration of colds and flu often suffered by air travelers, according to research that includes a large Australian study. Elderberry syrup appeals to kids because it tastes delicious. Low Dog recommends keeping a bottle on hand at all times because it’s hard to know when a child will complain of a scratchy throat. “This yummy syrup is good for all ages. It’s so safe. I love it,” says Low Dog, adding, “Plus, you can always use it on whole-grain pancakes.” Sage and Echinacea: Drinking sage tea and gargling with echinacea are old-time remedies for sore throats that now have scientific backing, says Snyder. Go for a twofer and add a little echinacea to the tea, she suggests. A Swiss study showed that an echinacea/sage spray soothed sore throat symptoms just as well as a chlorhexidine/lidocaine spray, which can have side effects that include more swelling and even allergic reactions; the suggested spray should not be used with children under 12. Pairing up a dose of safe and gentle, time-tested sore throat recipes with a big hug will go far toward relieving most little ones’ suffering. Kathleen Barnes has authored numerous natural health books, including Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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WALKING MEDITATION The Calming and Centering Effects of Labyrinths by Gina McGalliard

While many of us like to meditate, some can’t sit still. Walking a schools and retreat centers. The group also sponsors a worldwide directory labyrinth provides an enticing alternative. at LabyrinthLocator.com.

n archetypal labyrinth gently leads us in a circular path inward toward a center and then back out again. Found in ancient cultures from African, Celtic and Greek to Native American, they became especially popular fixtures in Medieval European churches; one of the most renowned is in France’s Chartres Cathedral. Depictions of labyrinths have been included in paintings, pottery, tapestries and in Hopi baskets as a sacred symbol of Mother Earth. Several American tribes saw the pattern as a medicine wheel. Celts may have regarded it as a never-ending knot or circle. While some of the oldest known labyrinths decorate cave walls in Spain, today they grace diverse locations ranging from spas and wellness centers to parks, gardens, university campuses and even prisons.

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“Labyrinths can be outdoors or indoors. Permanent labyrinths may be made of stones, rocks, bricks or inlaid stones. Temporary labyrinths can be painted on grass or made with all sorts of things for a particular purpose or appropriate to a specific cause,” explains Diane Rudebock, Ed.D., resource vice president and research chair of the Labyrinth Society, in Trumansburg, New York. “Walking a labyrinth is useful for those that sometimes have a hard time being outwardly still and drawing themselves inward. You must move your body, and because you’re focused on the path while you’re walking it, it’s easier to drop wholly into the journey and let go of all else,” says Anne Bull, of Veriditas, a Petaluma, California, nonprofit that supports new labyrinth designs to suit the spiritual needs of hospitals,

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A labyrinth walk typically involves three stages. The first is for releasing extraneous thoughts on the way to the center. Upon arriving in the stillness of that point, the participant opens heart and mind to receive whatever message or wisdom is intended for them. The return path is the integration phase, to make a fresh insight our own. Participants should approach their walk in different ways: One may have a specific question or intention in mind; another may be open to whatever occurs during their meditation; yet another may repeat a meditative mantra. One might even choose to bypass the path entirely in order to sit contemplatively at its center. Unlike a maze, it’s impossible to lose our way with the circular path serving as a simple and reliable guide.

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Although scientific research on labyrinth meditation has been limited to participant questionnaires, future studies may incorporate the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to measure brain activity and record what individuals experience. Labyrinths located in settings like hospitals and prisons lend themselves to such research, says Rudebock. As a Veriditas-certified labyrinth facilitator, she conducts workshops and observes, “Walks are unique to each individual and may not produce uniform or replicable results.” At its core, the experience is about listening to our truest self, away from the cacophony of modern life. “I believe that the world needs places where our souls can be quiet,” remarks Jean Richardson, director of the Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center, in Bangor, Pennsylvania, which includes a seven-circuit labyrinth. “Retreat centers and labyrinths are places where we can listen to our inner heart, feel our inner calling and tap into our own divine nature. I think deep listening is not always valued in a world where we are rewarded for being busy and keeping our schedules full.”

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Today, labyrinths—indoor, outdoor, natural, urban, secular and religious— are found in or near many communities. Following the lead of California’s Golden Door Spa, in Escondido, which pioneered the use of a labyrinth in a spa setting, many spas now incorporate them in their wellness or mindfulness programs. Labyrinthine invitations to a mindfulness practice are open to everyone. “A labyrinth can bridge all beliefs, faiths, religions and walks of life,” says Bull. “You can walk a labyrinth no matter what you believe. Benefits come in walking it with an open mind and open heart.” Gina McGalliard is a freelance writer in San Diego, CA. Connect at GinaMcGalliard.com.

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dward Humes investigates the origins and impacts of the expensive and complex process that brings us everyday products and items in his new book Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation. His latest work, which also covers our love affair with cars, is popularizing the eco-conscious term, “transportation footprint”. Aligned with this, he recommends a move to driverless cars to save lives and fuel. In an earlier book, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Southern California journalist examined the causes and effects of waste. Solutions are showcased by how institutions and families are consciously reducing their wasteful ways.

What are some everyday impacts of the “door-to-door machine” you write about? Transportation is embedded in our lives, both in our personal things and our travel. It can take 30,000 miles to get our morning coffee to the kitchen, with another 165,000 miles attached to all the components of the coffee pot, water, energy and packaging—a worldwide mix involving trains, planes, boats and trucks. Unprecedented amounts of transportation are embedded in everything we do and touch, with many hidden costs to our environment, economy and traffic. Take the world of online retailing. That “buy it now” button seems so 30

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The smartphone is a paradox, in that it has reduced our transportation footprint in some ways because of all the separate devices it has replaced, from navigation in cars to calculators to cameras. Phones also empower a transportationfree option for online banking and bill paying, eliminating all sorts of trips in the physical world. On the flip side, making and assembling smartphone components requires a lot of back-and-forth transport between many countries because no one can make the whole “widget”. With its many raw materials, rare earth minerals and manufactured components, we’re talking about an overall transportation footprint for one phone that’s equivalent to a round trip to the moon; a phone that users will trade in for a newer model in just a few years.

What’s a particularly negative impact of the huge distances involved in today’s movement of goods? Cargo container ships create immense amounts of pollution. About 6,000 container ships worldwide ship 90 percent

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of consumer goods. Natural Resources Defense Council data show that the smog and particulate emissions from just 160 of these vessels equal that of all of the cars in the world. If the cargo fleet were a country, its carbon emissions would exceed Germany’s, the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to the European Commission. Cargo ship carbon emissions are projected to rise to about 18 percent of the global total in the next 25 years if our appetite for goods continues to grow at current rates.

What are the consequences of the U.S. ranking 16th worldwide in infrastructure quality? Americans are under the illusion that we pay high taxes to build and maintain roads, bridges and rails. However, as a portion of our gross domestic product, we invest about one-fifth of what China does and the poor results are apparent. We have a $3.6 trillion backlog in needed modernization. This drags down the economy and increases harmful emissions through shipping delays and rush-hour jams, as well as raising road safety concerns.

How can we each lessen our “transportation footprint”? We have power as individuals, families and communities to make a difference. Americans walk less than almost any other people on Earth. A Los Angeles study showed that half of its residents’ daily trips are less than three miles, with many under one mile, which is crazy. Using alternative transportation for just 10 percent of those trips would have major positive impacts. Far fewer children walk or bike to school than in the recent past, even as we face a youth obesity crisis. We can also adjust when and how we drive; half the cars on the road during rush hour are not job-related. Driving at other times would ease traffic for everyone and reduce traffic jams, emissions and crashes. All of this is something we could easily change—and that many other countries have changed—with substantial health, economic and traffic benefits. Randy Kambic is a freelance editor and writer in Estero, FL, and a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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Born to Eat Wild Why Ancestral Diets Boost Health by Judith Fertig

n The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Michael Pollan surmised that we’d be healthier if we ate the way our great-grandparents did. It would mean sticking to regularly scheduled meals instead of impulsive snacking, having a meat or protein item comprise only a quarter of our plate, adding fresh vegetables and eliminating junk food. We must look further back than our immediate ancestors, counters Jo Robinson, a food journalist who surveyed more than 6,000 scientific research studies before writing her bestselling Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health. She has also co-authored several other books, including The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete.

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“Many believe we have dumbed down the nutrition in our food over the past 100 years,” says Robinson, who lives and gardens on Vashon Island, Washington. “Research shows we have been breeding out proteins and minerals and most importantly, antioxidants, for much longer.” She points out that the hunter-gatherer diet encompassed many wild foods that tasted more bitter, astringent, sour and earthy than the sweet blandness in today’s fruits and vegetables. Wild foods offered a wider variety of phytonutrients, but came at a cost—the time required to hunt and gather enough food for a day, let alone a season. “Then, 12,000 years ago, we had a better idea—gardening,” says Robinson. “We evolved to 20 varieties in a garden versus 150 in wild plants.” First, farmers chose sweet, starchy, mild-tasting, oil-rich foods such as figs, dates and olives. “We’re hard-wired to choose high-calorie foods because they’re directly connected to the pleasure centers of the brain,” she adds. 32

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After that, the trend to grow sweeter-tasting, less nutritious plants snowballed. Robinson cites research that found adding one Golden Delicious apple to the daily diet of a small group of overweight men led to higher levels of undesirable low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides due to its high-fructose content and low levels of antioxidants (International Journal of Preventive Medicine).

Wilder Options Even organic farming methods, in which the soil is naturally enriched, can’t return all those lost nutrients to our food. Rather than advocate that we return to eating wild foods, Robinson suggests finding wild equivalents. Even those that follow a paleo diet—presumably eaten by early humans and consisting chiefly of meat, fish, vegetables and fruit, excluding dairy, grain products and commercially processed items—could use further refinements in the produce they choose. She recommends specific varieties of fruits and vegetables and explains the benefits of “wild” foods such as meat, eggs and dairy from livestock and poultry fed on grass on her website, EatWild.com. We can make smarter choices, seeking wilder-type varieties of foods at the grocery store, farmers’ market and garden seed companies. In general, they are more vividly colored, especially from red to purple, and less sweet. Brightly colored fruits and vegetables indicate a botanical sunscreen the plant produces to protect itself from ultraviolet light and other external threats, notes Robinson; it’s an indication of a higher antioxidant activity. “Find as many purple foods as possible because they have anthocyanins, known to fight cancer and inflammation,” suggests Robinson. “The original carrot from Afghanistan is purple. It’s only been orange for the past 400 years when it was bred to salute the royal House of Orange, in the Netherlands.” According to Robinson, we can also prepare our foods in ways that maximize their phytonutrient content. Eat fresh-picked asparagus and broccoli immediately or their natural sugars and antioxidants disappear. Let chopped or pressed garlic sit for 10 minutes before using so its pungent allicin—the healthy compound that benefits our health—will increase. Tear fresh lettuce the day before eating and keep it fresh in a plastic bag with poked holes, to allow the stillliving lettuce to rally its healthy compounds as if its battered leaves were repelling an insect attack. This emerging science of polyphenols, the technical term for phytonutrients in our food, will be explosive, predicts this pioneering research-based author. “There’s a new study just about every month,” she finds. It can all lead toward breeding and growing more nutritious foods that are more readily accessible to everyone. Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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he old way of thinking about fruits and vegetables is ‘the more, the better,’ regardless of what you choose,” says wild food expert Jo Robinson. “Unfortunately, the most popular ones are the least nutritious, like Golden Delicious apples and supersweet corn.” In Eating on the Wild Side, Robinson cites considerable research that shows we can make better choices within each food category by simply selecting varieties closer to their wild ancestors. Generally, the most phytonutrientrich options include kale, spinach, lettuces, asparagus and artichokes. Here are other top tips from the literature. ■ Tart apples such as Granny Smith, Braeburn, Honeycrisp and Liberty boost phytonutrients and fiber while reducing fructose content. ■ Haas avocados deliver more vitamin E and other antioxidants to support smooth skin and shiny hair than smaller Mexican avocados.

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■ Red finger bananas, when fully ripened to a deep magenta, are higher in vitamin C, beta-carotene, potassium and fiber than the common Cavendish banana. ■ Canned beans (which have been dried and then cooked) are better than home-cooked beans because the heat required for the canning process enhances their nutritional content. ■ Grass-fed beef is higher in vitamin E, beta-carotene and omega-3 essential fatty acids than corn-fed beef. ■ Dried currants made from Black Corinth grapes (sold as “Zante currants”) have more antioxidants than either brown or golden raisins. ■ Red grapefruit is preferred to yellow; the darker the red, the more beneficial the fruit. Red grapefruit but not yellow has been shown to lower triglycerides. ■ Raw kale is both the most bitter and beneficial of all the cruciferous vegetables. ■ Dark orange-hued mangos are superior to other tropical fruits, possessing five times the vitamin C of oranges and the fiber of pineapples.

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hether it’s a sideline or full time, flourishing small businesses stimulate the economy. The U.S. Small Business Association found that between 2009 and 2013, companies with fewer than 500 employees accounted for 60 percent of net new jobs. Technology allows new commercial ventures to be launched from home, yielding huge savings in startup costs. Owners have found ways to fulfill needs by leveraging their past job experiences and personal interests.

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When the economy faltered in 2008, Dave Marciniak, owner and lead designer at Revolutionary Gardens, in Culpeper, Virginia, offered eco-friendly services. “I focus on a few key points and design to make the outdoors a place where people want to be,” he says. Even for urbanites, fresh garden herbs are available thanks to ecopreneurs like Andy Avramenko, who created Trendy Thing, in New York City. “The edible plants our bike messen34

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gers distribute come from local farmers,” he explains. Basil, parsley, dill, lettuce and other herbs and greens are available for all five boroughs; potted plants arrive fresh weekly via subscription. In addition to cleaning homes, Debbie Sardone, owner of Speed Cleaning, in Lewisville, Texas, saw an opportunity to manufacture her own green cleaning products. They’re part of a full-line online catalog. Ryan Riley and his wife, Ashley Spitz, of Los Angeles, own and operate Biz Bagz, dog waste bags made in America from bio-based resins and recycled plastics. He notes the genesis of their idea: “Landfills are anaerobic, so biodegradable bags don’t get the oxygen required to break down. Compostable bags are available, but few places provide composting services. We offer a cleaner alternative.” Another pet-inspired idea was spawned when Kevin Li, of Manhattan, New York, left his puppy home alone for the first time. He invented an app-operated remote control ball with a camera called PlayDate (Tinyurl.com/RemoteBallApp).

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People- and planet-friendly personal care products address other ongoing customer needs. Nitya Gulati, founder of Sugarloom Cosmetics, in Ashburn, Virginia, specializes in American-made, vegan, cruelty- and toxin-free nail polish. She advises, “Look for ‘five-free’ on the label, which means no formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate, toluene and allergens camphor and formaldehyde resin. Watch out for guanine, made from fish scales, found in glittery polishes. Oleic acid, a thickener, is animal fat. Vibrant reds may contain carmine, made from boiled, crushed beetles.” She warns that products tested by a third party can obscure animal testing during product development. Amelia Swaggert and Elizabeth Ripps, co-founders of California Scrub Company, in Los Angeles, upcycle coffee grounds into a natural facial scrub. They’ve eliminated plastic at every step of production from sourcing to packaging. They’re also helping to keep the world’s oceans from becoming plastic soup by supporting the Beat the Microbead campaign. (BeatTheMicrobead.org/en). Maintaining a professional look while living green can be a challenge. OneSavvyMother.com found a stylish, eco-friendly, lightweight and durable tote bag designed by Natalie Therése. The vegan cork tote is made in Boxford, Massachusetts. Shavings from the bark of the cork oak tree grown in Portugal are transformed into ultrathin sheets to produce cork fabric; the certified organic cotton lining is produced in Korea and China in certified Global Organic Textile Standard and fair trade facilities.

Out and About Mya Zeronis saw a need for healthy food and stepped out of her comfort zone to fulfill it through her extra VEGANza Pgh restaurant and its catering arm, Lean Chef en Route, recognized by Sustainable Pittsburgh. “We source locally, compost produce scraps, serve meat- and dairy-free menu options, practice food waste management with root-to-stem preparation and maintain energy conservation,” she says. Customers are encouraged to bike to the restaurant; there’s even a bicycle air pump and flat tire repair kit on the premises if emergencies arise. Shared bikes are a welcome addition at colleges for budget-minded and time-strapped students. Rented by the hour or day, they’re a convenient, healthy and non-polluting way to get around campus. New York University at Buffalo students can remotely locate, rent and unlock GPS-enabled bikes. At Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the Purple Bike Coalition provides free use of bikes and a staffed repair station; a cargo bike helps transport larger objects. Entrepreneurs are creative by nature; seeing a need and asking, “What if?” Eco-friendly, green-minded entrepreneurs take ideas a step farther, working to ensure the health of consumers and the planet. They succeed as they serve and inspire us all. Connect with the freelance writer via AveryMack@mind spring.com.

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lmost 60 percent of America’s pet cats are overweight, according to a survey by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Feline obesity can lead to joint pain, hinder self-grooming and make it harder to use the litter box, all resulting in fat cats being left at shelters by frustrated owners. Chubby kitties also are more prone to osteoarthritis, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, respiratory problems and non-allergic skin conditions. “Potential health problems make overweight cats harder to adopt,” says Deanna Schmidt, with the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in Pittsburgh. “On Fat Cat Tuesdays, we waive the adoption fee for cats 14 pounds and over. We counsel adoptive families and follow up so that ongoing healthy eating and exercise continues to melt away the pounds.” Experts advise that a house cat should maintain the sleek, fluid motion of a jungle cat. Viewed from above, healthy cats have a distinct waistline, an inward curve between the rib cage and hips. Pick it up and step on the scale. The pet’s weight should comprise between six to 10 pounds of the total.

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“The first time I saw healthy cats, I thought they looked small because I’d become used to seeing fat cats,” recalls Traci Pichette, founder of Pumeli tea and gift boxes, in St. Petersburg, Florida. She’s not alone in her assessment.

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While free-feeding dry food is easier for owners and allows a cat to snack at will, some take advantage and overeat, often from boredom. To help the transition from always-available dry food to mealtime wet food, use kibble as a special treat. Food puzzles, widely available online or in pet supply stores, will keep Kitty busy during the day. Homemade feeding puzzles work, too; put a small amount of kibble in a cardboard tube or small box, tape the end shut and randomly cut small holes in the sides. Kitty will have to roll the tube or fit a paw inside to retrieve a treat. “Free-feeding dry food is comparable to a constant supply of Fritos on our desk,” says Jackson Galaxy, author of Cat Daddy. “As far as the myth that dry food cleans teeth, I ask, do you floss with Melba toast? Dry food leaves plaque. A grain-free, wet food adds needed mois-

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ture and fat to their diet. A cat’s teeth are designed to rip and tear, not crunch.” “Changing my cat’s food to an all-wet diet slimmed her down to a healthy weight. I hated the smell, but it made sense to me that dry food was just carbs,” says Pichette. “At first, she whined at not having food all the time, but got used to it, and now she can eat treats in moderation. The cool thing is we’re all enjoying her increased energy and playfulness.” Cats are obligate carnivores, which means their natural diet comprises 90 percent meat and 10 percent vegetable matter. A roaming cat’s native routine is to search for food, hunt, catch and eat, groom and nap. Because each catch is small, they eat frequently. “There’s still an ancestor cat inside domesticated felines, a ‘raw’ cat that wants to hunt for its food,” explains Galaxy. “We need to play into that thinking and feed at intervals; ideally, every five hours or so, or at least in the morning, after work and about an hourand-a-half before bedtime.” While the family’s morning and evening schedules mean just a quick scoop of food in the bowl, the third meal should be an interactive one. “A battery-operated toy or waving a laser light around is not play,” says Galaxy. “Interactive play is not texting with one hand and wiggling the fishing pole toy with the other. You have to get up and move to let the cat search for the toy, watch and wait, then pounce. It engages the animal mentally and physically and brings the raw cat to the surface. When you reach the point of diminishing returns, the pet is tired and it’s time for a meal.” His foundation improves lives of shelter animals, teaching staff to clicker train, entertain and exercise their cats to make them more adoptable. After an active day, the cat will be ready for bed, syncing its rhythm with the rest of the household. “A full play session satisfies natural instincts and prevents the cat from hunting your ankles as you sleep,” advises Galaxy. “It’s not a luxury to have a variety of toys; it’s a necessity for having a quality relationship with a healthy cat.” Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

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Drum Circle – 4:30pm. Free. Bring your own drum or use one provided. Registration is suggested. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920.

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Holistic Animal Healing – 10:30am-noon. Certification in Reiki and Holistic Healing Methods for Animals for completion of all three classes. Marjy Wienkop, CFTBS, Reiki Master. Pre-requisite Reiki 1. Cost $15/person. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

Coloring for Adults – 2pm. Free. Experience the latest trend in relaxation: adult coloring. Studies show coloring can have a calming effect on the adult mind and help to promote overall wellness. Coloring pages, colored pencils, markers, and crayons provided. Registration recommended. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920.

Princeton Natural Fair – 11am-2pm. Free admission. Waldorf School of Princeton host fair rain or shine. Local exhibitors, speakers in support of natural parenting choices. 1062 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton. 609-466-1970x112.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 Greatest Discoveries Ever Made – Your Possibilities are Endless – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rte. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 The Legends of Sleepy Hollow and the Hessians – 7pm. Free. Discover the connection between one of America’s oldest short stories and the mercenary soldiers of the American Revolution. Presented by historical re-enactor and lecturer Michael Jesberger. Registration required. Mercer County Library, Robbinsville Branch, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd, Allentown. 609-989-6920. Cook Talks – 8pm. Free. By spiralizing, home cooks have been able to turn their favorite high-carb, high-calorie dishes into clean, guiltless meals that fit into any diet, from paleo to vegan to gluten-free to raw. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Active Aging Fitness: Fall - Winter Series – 3pm. Free. Health benefits of regular exercise for older adults are both physical and mental. Get moving with certified Senior Fitness Specialist Bob Kirby, and add some life to your years. Registration suggested. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920. Guided Aromatic Meditation – 7-8pm. Develop relaxed awareness and clarity. Focus will be guided

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9:30am-5pm. Saturday, Oct. 22. American Legion, 2 Meadowbrook Ln, New Egypt.

Cost: $5 609-752-1048 using breath, aroma and intention attuning by aroma therapist Gemma Bianchi. Cost $10. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 Meditation Circle – 2:30-3:30pm. Free. Slow down and join Reference Librarian Ann Kerr and reduce stress using meditation. Registration is suggested. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920.

Pumpkin & Gourd Demonstration – Noon-1pm. Free. The “King of Carving” will explain his carving technique, carve a pumpkin, and display his awardwinning collection of dried, painted gourds. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library. Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch, 333 North Post Rd, Princeton Junction. 609-275-8901.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 The Wonderful Truth About You and I – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Ricotta Lunch – 11am-1pm. The introduction to home cheese-making, ricotta is the easiest cheese to make at home. It requires only a few simple ingredients and very little time. Cost $70/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6:30-7:30pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $45. Abington High School, 900 Highland Av. Abington, PA. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $45.

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Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8:30-9:30pm. You can reduce stress using creative visualization, imagery, and hypnosis techniques improving the quality of your life. Achieve relaxation without much effort or time. Cost $45. Abington High School, 900 Highland Av. Abington, PA. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.

Empowered Light Holistic Expo Enjoy inspiring lectures, meditations, yoga, alternative healing treatments like reiki, massage and reflexology as well as angelic and intuitive readings.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Bollywood Workout – 10-11am. Free. Join Babita Negi, teacher and choreographer of Bollywood dance for a fun filled, intensive dance program for adults. Designed to address each body part while increasing core strength and stamina. No prior training required, check with your healthcare provider before participating. Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch, 333 North Post Rd, Princeton Junction. 609-275-8901.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Bollywood Workout – 10-11am. Free. See October 12 listing. Princeton Junction.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Bio Informational Technology Seminar – 8:30am4pm. Bernard Straile, DC, a clinician, author and developer of the SHOW Method, an epigenetic healing technique, will host seminar. Cost $98. Holiday Inn Midtown, 57th St, Manhattan. 315-430-4211. Reiki Level 1 Certification – 10am-6pm. Receive certification upon successful completion of this class taught by Pam Jones, RN. Class awards 7 nursing contact hours. Cost $160/person. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 The Universal Law of Life and How it Works – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Ghostly Farm Tour – 5-6pm. Do you know the legend of the Ghost Cow? Don’t miss this spooky evening tour with the NJ Ghost Hunters Society as we wrap up our tour season with a haunted walk through the bowels of Cherry Grove Farm, learning the folklore of the land from this local otherworldly society. Cost $10/person. 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6:30-7:30pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $55. Princeton High School, Moore Dr. Princeton. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $55. Princeton High School, Moore Dr. Princeton. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767. Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8:30-9:30pm. You can reduce stress using creative visualization, imagery, and hypnosis techniques improving the quality of your life. Achieve relaxation without much effort or time. Cost $55. Princeton High School, Moore Dr. Princeton. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.

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609-341-4722 MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Stop Smoking With Hypnosis – 6:30-7:30pm. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Cost $45. Rocky Run YMCA, 1299 W. Baltimore Pike, Media PA. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.

Understanding the Aging Eye – 3pm. Free. Learn more about your eyes and the changes that come along with age during this informative presentation. Colleen Coleman, MD, board certified in ophthalmology and member Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will discuss dry eye, refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, and macular degeneration prevention. Registration suggested. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920. Health Rhythm Drumming – 7-8pm. Group drumming is good fun and good for you. An evidencebased program, strengthens the immune system and reduces stress. Drums provided or bring your own. Cost $15/person. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

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Lose Weight With Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Cost $45. Rocky Run YMCA, 1299 W. Baltimore Pike, Media PA. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.

Climate Change Alert – 6-8pm. Free. Learn the impact of climate and climate change on one’s health. George DiFerdinando, Jr., MD, adjunct professor, Rutgers School of Public Health. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

Relaxation Through Hypnosis – 8:30-9:30pm. You can reduce stress using creative visualization, imagery, and hypnosis techniques improving the quality of your life. Achieve relaxation without much effort or time. Cost $45. Rocky Run YMCA, 1299 W. Baltimore Pike, Media PA. Barry Wolfson 908-303-7767.

Growing Garlic, Sowing Shallots – 6:30pm. Free. Grow your own culinary necessities. This informational talk by Keith Monahan will give the basics needed for gardeners of all levels to plant now and harvest next summer. Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Av, Collingswood. 856-425-2221.

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Delaware & Raritan Canal Discussion – 7pm. Free. Author and historian Linda J. Barth will introduce you to the people, the bridges, the locks and the aqueducts that made the canals work. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920.

stress using meditation. Registration is suggested. Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-989-6920.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21

Homesteading, Preserving with Salt – 1-3pm. Salting is one very effective old-fashioned method of preserving food that is often overlooked. Learn to preserve herbs, lemons, and more in the last of our hands-on Homesteading series. . Cost $65/ person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 5th Annual Holistic Health Extravaganza – 9:30am-5pm. Experience & shop for unusual, holistic, green, locally made/crafted items & services/sessions. Cost $5/entrance fee supports local fundraiser & gives 2 raffle tickets. American Legion, 2 Meadowbrook Ln, New Egypt. 609-752-1048. Mozzarella “From Scratch” – 1-3pm. Learn the basics of using rennet to turn milk into cheese in a mozzarella-making demonstration, then stretch fresh curd into your own mozzarella. Wrap up class with a cheese tasting and instructor-led comparison between fresh mozzarella and aged Cherry Grove Farm cheeses. Head home with your mozzarella and our signature class folder full of materials and recipes to use at home. Cost $70/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.

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Dar Williams Concert to Benefit Isles – 8-10pm. Dar Williams is back in Princeton to support Isles and celebrate Isle’s 35th anniversary. Powerful evening of music, story-telling and community. Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St, Princeton. 609-341-4722.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 Ten Steps to Affirmative Living – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rte. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 How to Pray – Spiritual Mind Treatment – A Modern Breakthrough – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

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Active Aging Fitness: Fall - Winter Series – 3pm. Free. See October 5 listing. Lawrenceville. Reiki Sharing Evening – 7-9pm. Forreiki practitioners only to share reiki with each other. Bring pillow, small sheet and blanket. Cost $5. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 Meditation: Path for Enlightenment – 6:30-8pm. Free. Sarada Chiruvolu shares her personal experience of seeking higher states of consciousness through meditation practice, offering simple techniques described in her book, Home at Last. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

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plan ahead SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 2nd Annual Cow Parade – 1-8pm. Join up at the farm for a celebration of the end of the harvest, with an evening of food and friends. Celebration boasts the return of face painting, more live local music, and even more special guests with hay rides, farm tours, parade, s’mores, and bonfire. Cost $10/ carload. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.

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Spiritual Awakening Service – 10:30am. If you are looking for a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people, we encourage you to come to one of our Sunday Transformation Services and mingle afterwards with refreshments and conversation. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton holds services every Sunday at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 354 River Rd, Princeton. 609-924-8422.

Kids Yoga – 4:15-5pm. Kids ages 6-11. 45 minutes of fun and creative movement. Your child will experience better focus and balance while gaining strength and stability internally. They will gain knowledge of how to distress through Breathe work, mindful movements and meditation. Drop in cost $12. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.

31&Main Farmers Market – 10am-2pm. Located adjacent to the College of New Jersey. Brings local and healthy food together. Vendors include Cherry Grove Farm, Fulper Family Farmstead, Pineland Farms and Z Food Farm. 1928 Pennington Rd, Ewing. 609-403-0392.

saturday energy. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. For more information call 609586-9199.

monday Yoga in the Park – 6:30pm. Join Breathe Yoga Studio at Mercer County Park next to the volleyball courts. Cost $10 drop-in. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288. Broga – 7:30-8:45pm. Mens Yoga Cost $10 dropin. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.

tuesday Healing Meditation – 9:15-10:30am. This class includes a yoga set, pranayam (breathing exercises) meditation with mantra, and teachings on how to use the technology of mantra and sound to deepen your yoga meditation practice. Cost $10. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. For more information call 609-586-9199. Holistic Health Talks – 6-6:30pm. Free. First Tuesday of month. Led by Dr. Eric Evans of Evans Chiropractic. Get the facts on creating and maintaining holistic health. Dinner included. 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. 609-586-9199.

wednesday Yoga in the Park – 6:30pm. Join Breathe Yoga Studio at Mercer County Park next to the volleyball courts. Cost $10 drop-in. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288. Habits & Happiness Certification – 6-7pm. Series through July 13 with Braco Pobric. Learn scientifically proven methods to become happier, change habits, improve overall wellbeing and more successful in any area of life. Book included. Series cost $140. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288.

thursday Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 9:15-10:30am. As taught by Yogi Bhajan. Awaken your Kundalini energy. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Ste A, Hamilton. For more information call 609586-9199.

3 Step Qigong – 9:30-11am. Three Step Qi Gong consists of three exercises, which can be performed in 10 minutes, and will keep you well. The secret to Qi Gong’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. Kids Yoga – 11-11:45am & 12-12:45pm. Kids age 4-6/7-11. 45 minutes of fun and creative movement. Your child will experience better focus and balance while gaining strength and stability internally. They will gain knowledge of how to distress through Breathe work, mindful movements and meditation. Drop in cost $12. Breathe Yoga Studio, 3257 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-337-2288. Healing Touch, Healing Movement Solutions – Noon-1:30pm. 2nd and 4th Saturday. Experience the combination of Qi Gong and Shiatsu to address existing issues such as neck and shoulder discomforts. The instruction will cover both practices that you can use for yourself and for others who would benefit. Cost, donation as Andrzej prefers to give back to the community and desires anyone wanting to attend. Come alone or bring a friend. 178 Tamarack Circle, Montgomery. 609-742-3140.

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