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id you know that according to our feature article on Water on page 18 of this Green Living issue of Natural Awakenings magazine, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, states that putting water in plastic bottles and shipping it just 125 miles uses 1,100 times more energy than producing tap water. The Pacific Institute calculates that it takes three liters of water to produce one liter of bottled water. There are so many reasons for all of us to stop drinking bottled water. Many of us know about the mounds of plastic waste that float endlessly in the currents of our oceans. These man-made garbage islands represent a great risk to marine life, killing birds and fish which mistake our garbage for food. How can we look at and appreciate the Beluga whale and Loggerhead sea turtle on the cover of this magazine and not be concerned that their lives may be in jeopardy because of our wastefulness? I know I can’t. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, for every $2 you spend on a liter of bottled water you can get 1,000 gallons of tap water. The Environmental Working Group, has found at least 10 brands of bottled water which have pollutants like fertilizer residues, urban wastewater and pharmaceuticals in them. How about concerns about conserving our oil reserves? Making bottles to meet Americas’ demand for bottled water requires the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil last year – enough fuel for more than 1 million U.S. cars for a year – and generates more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. Personally, I’ve had enough! I am not doing it anymore. We live in a country that takes great steps to make sure we can drink our tap water safely. There are many kinds of filtration devices that we can utilize if we want to filter our tap water further for taste or pH reasons. Most of us have at least one or more thermos or canteen type bottles in our cupboards where they collect dust while we purchase one more bottle of water at the Mini-Mart. I already take pride in the way I run my “green” business. Natural Awakenings has always been printed on recycled paper and printed with soy-based inks. When you are done reading this issue, it is completely safe to use this magazine in your garden (which we do to control weeds) or put in your compost pile. I won’t be offended if you use this issue of the magazine to make “garden poop.” Actually, I rather like the idea! So, how about joining me and boycotting the use of bottled water? How many staggering statistics do we need to read to realize how dramatically wasteful we are all being for the convenience of carrying around and then throwing away a container of plastic every time we want a drink of water, particularly when clean, healthy water pours out of every faucet in our region.
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A Halloween Ball for Charity
October 16 is National Feral Cat Day
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he Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) estimates that there are 50 million stray and feral cats, also known as community cats, in this country. Strays are former pets that escaped their home or were left behind by people. Feral cats—the offspring of strays or other feral cats—are typically afraid of people. They may roam alone or live in groups populated in large part by related females. “Feral kittens that are younger than eight weeks have a good chance of being tamed and adopted,” advises Nancy Peterson, cat programs manager for the HSUS. “People can help stray and feral cats using a strategy known as Trap-NeuterReturn. TNR involves catching the cats in special no-harm traps, and then having a veterinarian vaccinate them against diseases and spay or neuter them, which keeps them from having more kittens,” says Peterson. She notes that the veterinarian also clips the tip of one ear to indicate that the cat has already been spayed or neutered. Angels that Purr, Inc (Angelsthatpurr.org) and Friends of Gypsy (http://fogcats.org) are two local non-profit organizations that help to save and rehabilitate the Tallahassee region’s feral cat population by providing medical care and new homes for these felines. Please contact them to find out how you can help. Source: Cat and Crow – an Amazing Friendship, by Lisa Fleming
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n Thursday, October 13 from 5 – 8 p.m., Capital Regional Medical Center is encouraging women across the Big Bend to prioritize their health in an exciting way with Girls’ Night Out, a fun and informative event designed to move women towards better overall health and vibrant living. In addition to valuable and relevant education, women will also enjoy fashion and accessory workshops from Cole Couture, healthy workplace tips from Solitude Retreats, cupcake decorating with Lucy and Leo’s, refreshments, wine, health screenings and more. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Capital Regional Medical Center surgeon Dr. Kathy Langston will present a keynote speech on preventing breast cancer. Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is also one of the leading causes of cancer death among women of all races. The event is offered as part of Capital Regional’s partnership with Spirit of Women, a national network of leading hospitals dedicated to improving women’s lives with innovative health and community programs. Girls’ Night Out is free of charge, but pre-registration is strongly recommended. Workshops are provided by Solitude Retreats, Cole Couture and Lucy and Leo’s. Other event participants include EarthFare, Stella & Dot, Ella Pearl, Junior League of Tallahassee and American Cancer Society. For more information or to pre-register, call (850) 325-3627 or visit http://capitalregionalmedicalcenter.com/our-services/spirit-of-women/girlsnight-out.dot.
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oldemort is dead, and the world is safe once again for Wizarding and Muggle families alike. Everyone, come out and howl at the moon in joy and revelry! The Red Hills Pagan Council (RHPC) hosts its 11th Annual Witches’ Ball, “Serious Blax’ Howling Good Time,” featuring Bedhead Betty, on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the American Legion Hall, 229 Lake Ella Drive, from 8PM to 12:30AM. Over the last decade, the Witches’ Ball has raised money for the American Red Cross, Comfort Pets, Refuge House, the Gadsden County Humane Society and the Tallahassee Museum’s animal program, to name a few. This year, a portion of the Ball’s proceeds will be donated to support the work of Tallahassee Big Dog Rescue, a non-profit organization which is dedicated to the rescue of dogs (and cats) from abuse, abandonment or other dire circumstances, and placing them in caring adoptive homes. For more information, go to http://www.bigdogrescue. com/. Local favorite Bedhead Betty’s very danceable covers are a fun way to dance the night away. The evening’s festivities also include a silent auction, 50-50 drawing, door prizes, tarot readers and a clandestine costume contest – anonymous judges will roam the room and hand out prizes to those with noteworthy costumes. Representatives from Tallahassee Big Dog Rescue will be on hand to answer questions about their program and adoptions. Doors open at 8PM. Tickets are $13 at the door; $10 in advance at Crystal Connection on Apalachee Parkway, at Athena’s Garden in Railroad Square, or online. Children under 12 are free! For more information and to order tickets, visit the website www.redhillspagans.org.
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newsbriefs New ARTS After School Enrichment Center in Tallahassee
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he new ARTS AfterSchool Enrichment Center will soon open its doors with an abundant curriculum to choose from in Dance, Music, Visual Art, Drama, Martial Arts and Life Skills. The state of the art facility stands ready to receive up to eighty students, ages 5-15, beginning October 3, 2011. ARTS Executive Director, Carla Hutchinson, a professional ballet dancer with a PhD in Instructional Design, explains the genesis of the program. “I was searching in vain for an arts-enriched program for my own two children, and my mother, Alicia Hernandez-Berezaluce, who has fostered more than 40 children over the past 8 years, saw the need
for such a program to help children reach their full potential. So, my mom chose to invest her inheritance toward that goal through this program.” Thus, ARTS AfterSchool was soon underway. “Through the arts, our goal is to help build self esteem in our young people, one child at a time,” says Hernandez-Berezaluce. ARTS offers complimentary pick up service, homework assistance, healthful snacks, qualified instructors and a variety of classes to choose from in Dance, Martial Arts, Drama, Visual Art and Music. Security and safety are also a high priority, with background checks, First Aid/CPR Certification for each teacher, and a surveillance system covering each room. “We want our parents to rest assure their child will be safe while enjoying a wonderful time with us,” says Hutchinson. “I would expect nothing less for my own children.” ARTS AfterSchool is now enrolling children ages 5-15. It will be open week days until 7:00. Tuition is $97 per week, ($4.30/hr per child), with multi-child family discounts. Additionally, there will be “Parents’ Night Out” opportunities in the evenings and on game days, Holidays and Summer Camps. It is located behind Carraba’s Restaurant on Capital Circle, NE in the Esposito’s shopping center. For more information, visit www.TallyARTS.com, or call 850-878-2787.
Healing Path with Alice McCall Announces new CD Release ‘Body Wellness’ is a new specialized meditation CD from Alice McCall.
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n 2007, McCall was diagnosed with breast cancer. Through utilizing a variety of holistic tools, energy work, and diet changes she healed herself of cancer. This journey inspired her to write ‘Wellness Wisdom,’ as a reference book for others interested in seeking health through alternative means. ‘Body Wellness’ brings to life some of the energy work exercises explained in ‘Wellness Wisdom’. The CD features guided energy support of key areas pertaining to health including: energetic cleansing of the lymphatic system, breath work aimed at cellular oxygenation, and helping the listener receive transformation through the healing energy of love. The areas targeted in this CD are important for health maintenance, anti-aging, as well as healing support. “It has been serendipitous that the CD is ready for launch in October, as this is the month that everyone focuses on breast cancer. My hope is that ‘Body Wellness’ will resonate with those looking for holistic ways to self-heal or maintain their health,” share McCall. ‘Body Wellness’ can be ordered exclusively at www.wellnesswisdomhealing.com/cd.htm or by calling 850-585-5496. 6
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he 2011 New Leaf Market Farm Tour boasts 32 farms and a weekend of animals, delicious food, passionate farmers and more. On Saturday and Sunday, October 15 & 16, experience farm life up close and personal. Six new farms, like Clear Lake Farm, are eager to welcome you! Clear Lake Farm of Lamont, FL invites you to bring your lunch and fishing poles for a picnic by the lake. On a walking tour, you will see animals, an organic garden and shiitake mushrooms. Organic seasonal vegetables and pumpkins will be for sale (weather permitting). Oh, and if you do come ready to fish, bait worms will also be available. At Rocky Comfort Farm, you may just get lost in the beauty of the place, or the millet maze if you’re not careful. Sit back and enjoy a hayride or follow a nature trail. Donkeys, horses, cows, a giant pumpkin patch, free-roaming peacocks, and honey beehives await you on at this Gadsden County Farm. A variety of products will also be for sale. Of course, don’t forget the Tour veterans who are ready to welcome back their farm tour friends, show off the new additions, chat about small-scale farming and celebrate the power of local. Farm Tour brochures are now available at the Co-op, in addition to being available on the website, www.newleafmarket.coop. Start planning your tours now. Choose a suggested tour or build your own. Just don’t miss this once a year tour.
oin local author Astara Teal Summers as she discusses her new book Conscious Mastery Freedom From the Inside Out at Crystal Connection 1105 Apalachee Pkwy in Tallahassee. Saturday October 8th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Talk begins promptly at 7PM. Book Signings throughout the evening. Conscious Mastery is a journey of personal freedom and spiritual growth. Learn to recognize and free yourself from the invisible forces of denial, judgment and guilt that play out in our daily lives. Imagine having the freedom to think, act and speak from a place of deep inner truth. Awaken positive change through conscious awareness of your personal power, thought processes and patterns of behavior. Discover the strength and courage that lies within, making change not only possible, but preferable. Conscious Mastery is an exploration of knowledge, daily practice and tools for leading a conscious, spiritual life. Regardless of where you are now on your spiritual path, you will benefit from the book’s unique combination of information and practical exercises. The online Bonus Media Center includes guided meditations, worksheets, coloring pages, music and videos. As part of her grass roots book tour Astara is scheduling presentations across the country in bookstores, churches, healing centers, yoga studios, recovery centers and womens’s shelters. Books are available online @ http://www. ConsciousMastery.org or buy yours at the event! Come early for free gifts and drawings for CD’s and bumper stickers. Crystal Connection provides tools for personal transformation as well as visionary and inspirational products to touch the heart, mind and spirit.
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healthbriefs October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Household Chemicals May Pose Risk for Breast Cancer study recently published in the journal Environmental
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Health reports that frequent use of common household cleaning products may increase a woman’s risk for breast cancer. The study was undertaken by the Silent Spring Institute, a partnership of scientists, physicians, public health advocates and community activists dedicated to identifying links between the environment and women’s health, especially b r e a s t cancer. Researchers conducted telephone interviews with 787 women diagnosed with breast cancer and 721 comparison women, questioning them about their product use, beliefs about breast cancer causes, and established and suspected risk factors. Executive Director Julia G. Brody, Ph.D., says, “Women who reported the highest combined cleaning product use had a doubled risk of breast cancer compared to those with the lowest reported use. Use of air fresheners and products for mold and mildew control were associated with increased risk. To our knowledge, this is the first published report on cleaning product use and the risk of breast cancer.” The use of insect repellents was also associated with increased risk.
The Science Behind an Apple a Day
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ccording to Bahram H. Arjmandi, Ph.D., a registered dietician and chair of the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences at Florida State University, there is scientific truth in the adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The nationally recognized nutrition researcher, a Margaret A. Sitton professor, maintains that apples are a “miracle fruit,” providing health benefits beyond fiber. Earlier animal studies have shown that the pectin and polyphenols in apples improve lipid metabolism and lower the production of proinflammatory molecules. Arjmandi’s new study is the first to evaluate the long-term cardio-protective effects of eating apples daily. He randomly assigned 160 women, ages 45 to 65, to one of two dietary intervention groups: one received 75 grams of dried apples each day (the equivalent of four or five fresh apples); the other ate dried prunes. Arjmandi reports surprising results: “Incredible changes in the apple-eating women happened by six months—they experienced a 23 percent decrease in LDL [bad] cholesterol.” Daily apple consumption also led to lower levels of C-reactive protein, which is known to trigger inflammation in the body. In another unexpected benefit, the apple-eaters lost an average of 3.3 pounds. Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
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Safflower Oil — Good for the Heart
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afflower oil, a common cooking oil, may help improve insulin sensitivity, lower inflammation and blood sugar levels, and elevate HDL (good) cholesterol in overweight women with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research from Ohio State University. The study also revealed that the oil helps reduce abdominal fat, which is linked to an increased risk of heart disease. The findings indicate that a daily dietary dose of one and two-thirds teaspoons is sufficient for a person to benefit from the oil’s health-protective effects.
Cautionary News about Calcium
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ew research published online in the British Medical Journal adds to mounting evidence that calcium supplements may increase the risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart attacks, in postmenopausal women. Many older women take calcium supplements to manage osteoporosis, but after re-analyzing data on 16,718 women participating in the seven-year Women’s Health Initiative Calcium/ Vitamin D Supplementation Study, researchers at the University of Auckland, in New Zealand, now urge reassessment of calcium prescriptions to maintain bone health. Their metastudy showed that postmenopausal women that took combined calcium and vitamin D supplements had increased risk of heart attacks.
Antibiotics not an Answer for Asthmatic Kids
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new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, reveals that some antibiotics may be overprescribed for children with asthma. Of the 5,198 outpatient visits included in the analysis, antibiotics were routinely ordered during nearly one in six visits, although national health guidelines do not currently recommend them as a therapy. However, when best practices for treating asthma and preventing attacks were discussed by pediatricians during office visits, patients were less likely to receive antibiotic prescriptions. The researchers suggest that doctors spend more time educating their patients about alternatives, as well as potential side effects of the drugs. According to Dr. Kris De Boeck, from the University Hospital of Leuven, in Belgium, the side effects from overuse of antibiotics may include compromised immune systems, potentially worse asthma symptoms and the spread of antibioticresistant “superbugs.” Source: Pediatrics and Reuters Health
PFCs Linked to Early Menopause
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n the largest study ever done on the effects of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) on women’s hormone systems, West Virginia University researchers found in blood tests that higher levels of these manmade chemicals are associated with early menopausal symptoms in females aged 42 to 64. Premature menopause has been linked to a variety of health problems, including cardiovascular disease. Researchers collected data from 25,957 women, measuring serum concentration levels of PFCs and the female hormone estradiol, and reported a definite association between PFC exposure, decreased estradiol and early menopause. Women with high blood levels of PFCs also had significantly lower concentrations of estrogen, compared with peers showing low levels of the chemicals. PFCs are found in many common household products, including food containers, clothing, furniture, carpets and paints. Their broad use has resulted in widespread dissemination in water, air, soil, plant life, animals and humans, even in remote parts of the world. A probability sample of U.S. adults conducted by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found measurable concentrations of PFCs in 98 percent of the participants tested. Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
A Secret to Longevity
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review of more than 160 studies has established compelling evidence that happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers. One study that followed nearly 5,000 university students for more than 40 years found those that were the most pessimistic as students tended to die first. An even longer-term study that tracked 180 Catholic nuns from early adulthood to old age revealed that those that wrote positive autobiographies in their early 20s tended to outlive the nuns that wrote more negative accounts of their young lives. Source: Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.
Garlic is Kind to Cartilage
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ew research from King’s College London and the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England, reveals yet another healing benefit of garlic. The scientists discovered that women that consume a diet high in garlic and other allium vegetables, such as onions and leeks, experience less hip osteoarthritis.
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Mapnificent Will Show the Way
News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together Want to know how far it’s possible to travel by biking or using public transit in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.
Preventing Extinction
Buying Time for Threatened Species How long does it take a species to disappear forever? It turns out that habitat destruction drives species to extinction more slowly than previously thought, according to a new model described in the journal Nature. The pace at which plants and animals are vanishing from the planet as their habitats shrink may be overstated by as much as 160 percent or more. An approach widely used to estimate extinctions from habitat loss is conceptually flawed, says a study in the publication. Researchers say that their new method more accurately reflects the interplay of shrinking habitats and the populations that rely on them. The new study is one of at least two that highlight scientists’ efforts to sharpen the tools needed to track the scope of the species-extinction problem and to design better approaches for dealing with it. The development of a new tool for estimating extinctions, “... is welcome news, in the sense that we have bought a little time for saving species,” says Stephen Hubbell, an ecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and one of two scientists who performed the analysis. “But it’s [also] unwelcome news,” he adds, “because we have to redo a whole bunch of research performed using the previous method.” Source: The Christian Science Monitor
in under 15 minutes? There’s a map for that. Mapnificent shows the areas one can reach from any point in a city at any given time. Stefan Wehrmeyer, a Berlin-based software architect, has developed a tool that uses public transit data to help users decide on where to live, work or meet up. Using data from the GTFS Data Exchange and overlaying the extracted information on a Google map, Mapnificent visualizes the reach of public transport in the selected city. This becomes especially useful for decision-making purposes, rather than trip planning. “Let’s say you found a job in San Francisco and want to move there,” Wehrmeyer explains. “Where can you live so that you need less than 30 minutes to go to your work place? Mapnificent is able to answer that question.” Mapnificent is available in public beta and can be used for major cities in the United States. Source: TheCityFix.com
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Fish Consume Plastic from Human Trash The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as dubbed by scientists, is a region of floating trash in the ocean that is twice the size of Texas. It comprises plastic debris that includes toys, cups, wrappers and bottles that slowly degrade from the sun’s rays and wave action into ever-smaller fragments until fish often mistake them for food. This finding, from a new study by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, could have serious implications for the food chain. Scientists examined 141 fish across 27 species and estimated that small fish were eating as much as 24,000 tons of plastic waste each year, mostly tidbits smaller than a fingernail, and that nearly one in 10 fish in the region had plastic in its stomach. Most fish in the study were lantern fish, which dwell at depths of 650 to 3,200 feet during the day, but then swim near the surface at night to feed on plankton, where they often gulp plastic by mistake. Small fragments of plastic could leach toxins into the fish, stunt their growth, alter reproduction or even kill them. It is unclear what impact that small, plastic-affected fish have upon larger fish that eat them, and ultimately on human fish-eaters.
Water Wiz
Science Project Saves a Gusher Out of the mouths of babes sometimes comes great wisdom. Seven-year-old Mason Perez won a school science fair in Reno, Nevada, for his project addressing water usage efficiency. Now, two years later, the principles he outlined have been used to save his city tens of thousands of gallons of water. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the boy’s inspiration came from an experience in a baseball field restroom, where he found the pressure of the sink’s faucet excessive. He turned it down and it still worked fine. For the project, Perez used a bucket and a stopwatch to measure water flow at several residences. By reducing the pressure while maintaining usability, he recorded savings of up to 24 percent. He repeated his experiments at several local businesses with the same positive results. Because the default position for valves in new construction is often 100 percent open, it is a simple procedure to adjust them to achieve a more efficient rate. Perez convinced the ballpark’s manager to try it, resulting in a 20 percent water savings for the municipal facility. The local utility, Truckee Meadows Water Authority, is now assessing whether the idea can be implemented in other parks, public schools, casinos and private homes. Source: Treehugger.com
Seavilians by Jerry LoFaro After ruling out his initial career choices of paleontologist, zoologist, baseball player and Good Humor ice cream man, Jerry LoFaro parlayed his lifetime interest in dinosaurs and other animals, fantasy, art history and literature into a successful career as an illustrator. His art—always striking and often humorous—has been featured on book covers for major publishers and in advertising and promotional campaigns for clients including Nike, Disney, National Geographic, The Discovery Channel and TIME magazine. Celestial Seasonings has commissioned LoFaro to create tea, coffee and seasonings package designs, even entrusting him to update the company’s famous icon, Sleepytime Bear. Recently, he was honored with a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. “Superficially, I’d describe my work as realism,” says LoFaro. “However, much of what I’ve done in content is conceptual, with surreal flourishes.” Prior to 2002, he worked primarily with acrylics; now, he uses Photoshop to create digital art. LoFaro also treasures the rural beauty of his New Hampshire surroundings and confides, “My life revolves around walking out to my studio in the woods, listening to great music and being creative.” View the artist’s portfolio at JerryLoFaro. com.
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World’s Coral in Dire Peril The world’s coral reefs are dying. It doesn’t take a trained eye to see the draining of color that results when the coral, stressed by heat due to global warming, expels the algae they rely upon for food that also provides their signature hue. It’s a death knell as well for reef fish. Reefs have always grappled with destructive fishing practices, sediment and nutrient runoff, coral mining, tourism and coastal development. Scientists say the bleaching process is now accelerating. The World Resources Institute reports that nearly three-quarters of all ocean reefs are at risk of extreme degradation, on top of the 20 percent already lost or damaged beyond repair. Oceanographers think that all reefs will be at risk by 2050 because of increasingly acidified seas, the result of increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Coral reefs, covering less than 1 percent of the ocean floor, harbor 25 percent of the ocean’s biodiversity and are home to more than 4,000 species of fish. In developing countries, reefs account for nearly 25 percent of all fishing areas, feeding millions of people. Scientists stress that it is more important than ever to control manmade factors such as overfishing and pollution to aid in coral’s survival. Sources: The New York Times and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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The scientific peer review journal Packaging Technology and Science recently reported on a study in Zurich, Switzerland, showing that harmful mineral oils from printing inks used on cardboard can migrate into food if recycled cardboard is used for food packaging. The oils may contaminate food even if the recycled cardboard is used for the corrugated card transport box that holds individual packs. Researchers found that food rapidly absorbed 10 times the recommended limit for concentration of these contaminating oils from a transport box. The food studied had a two-year shelf life, so it is possible the absorbed amount could increase even more over time. Even if the food was contained in new, clean paperboard boxes—printed with inks free of mineral oil and wrapped by a polyethylene film—mineral oils from the corrugated cardboard transport box far exceeded the limit deemed safe. Manufacturers could introduce functional barriers such as internal bags to prevent the migration of mineral oil, or line the boxes with special plastics. The technology and the recyclability of lined paperboard, however, still needs to be tested. Many companies have changed their packaging materials to fresh fiber paperboard printed with inks free of mineral oil, but are still using recycled card in the corrugated board transport boxes. Source: Wiley www.natallahassee.com
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Water-Saving Bathroom Tips There’s a regular waterworks in modern bathrooms— sinks, commode, tub, shower—maybe even a bidet. All are necessary sanitation fixtures, but need to be used properly to avoid wasting precious water and processing extra waste. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms that bathroom activities account for more than half of indoor water use. n First, find and fix any possible plumbing leaks from pipes, faucets, flappers, valves and drains that can run up the water bill, even when no one is home. Then consider replacing aerators on faucets to reduce water flow, but not pressure, for a tiny cost with big returns. An EPA WaterSense label indicates a wise choice. n Toilets use 30 percent of bathroom water, so make sure household utility bills aren’t paying the high cost of an old-fashioned (1990s or older) 3.5- to 7-gallons-per-flush type; modern fixtures use about a gallon-and-a-half. Dual-flush toilets (for number one and number two) save even more. Universal conversion kits are affordably priced. n Chuck the commode altogether and switch to a composting toilet. It may seem radical and expensive, but will also use less water and even process the waste onsite (more details at tinyurl.com/37swkz). n A low-flow showerhead makes a big difference. Start with a test: Fill up a gallon bucket at full pressure; if it takes more than 20 seconds, it’s a low-flow device. Because nobody wants to walk into a cold shower, most people tend to wastefully let the water run a bit first. Fortunately, gadgets such as Showerstart are available that cut any water flow to a trickle as soon as it gets hot, which saves water and also signals that the water has warmed up.
World Food Day, October 16, will feature rallies against genetically engineered foods. Last year’s La Via Campesina movement (ViaCampesina. org) called for actions around the world to denounce the role of agribusinesses such as Monsanto in the destruction and corporatization of biodiversity and life. This year, organizers are urging people to join the international cause by participating in local rallies. World Food Day actions are planned in 36 U.S. cities, with close to 600,000 registered supporters. A 300mile march from New York to Washington, D.C., punctuated by special events, also is scheduled from October 1 to 16 to support local and global efforts to keep genetically modified organisms (GMO) out of the food supply and demand GMO labeling on all food and drink products. Search Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for Millions Against Monsanto and visit tinyurl. com/4luqn3t and Right2Know March.org.
n The EPA estimates that a shower uses 10 to 25 gallons, compared to 70 gallons for a bath, so save the more water-intensive rub-a-dub-dub for a special occasion—perhaps with some bath salts, candles and music. n Alter personal habits to shower more quickly and turn off the tap between wetting and rinsing; the same goes for hand washing, tooth brushing and shaving. Visit Water Sense online at tinyurl.com/y9b9j5b.
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GREEN KIDS CLUBS
Highlighting Hope for the Future by Brian Clark Howard
The goals of green kids clubs range from benchmarking environmental progress to fundraising for local eco-causes. The kids not only have fun, they feel empowered to make a difference in a scarred and scary world.
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properly sort milk cartons from compostable items. “They particularly like painting monsters on recycling bins,” says French. At St. Philip the Apostle School, in Addison, Illinois, three middle school students founded Recycle Because You Care to encourage recycling by the larger community. The teens distribute recycling bins and show residents how to properly use them. A few years ago, students at Westerly Middle School, in Rhode Island, decided to do something about global warm-
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reen clubs attract youth of many ages. In Needham, Massachusetts, elementary school students formed a Safe Routes to School Green Kids Newman Club and promoted the concept of the Walking School Bus to help classmates walk safely to school as a group. “We started this group because we wanted more kids to walk,” Maya, a fourth-grader, explained to local journalists. They even made and posted appealing safety signs throughout the community. Stephen, another fourth-grader, said: “I feel like it’s doing something for the world. It’s teaching people to be safe, try and walk and try to save the Earth.” Students from New York City Public School 334, the Anderson School, organized a Power Patrol this year. “The kids would go around the school unplugging unused appliances, turning off lights and taking meter readings, so they could see how much they could bring down electricity use,” says Pamela French, a mother and school volunteer who is working on a documentary film about how the Big Apple’s schools can go greener. The students also participated in the citywide student-driven energy competition, the Green Cup Challenge, sponsored by The Green Schools Alliance. Another school initiative, Trash Troopers, had students monitoring their cafeteria’s recycling bins, ensuring that diners
National Green Kids Club Resources America’s Great Outdoors: AmericasGreatOutdoors.gov. Provides news of federal conservation and recreation initiatives and how local communities become involved. EPA Environmental Kids Club: epa.gov/kids. Explores environmental information, games and activities. National Audubon Society: Audubon.org/locations. Sponsors Junior Audubon Clubs. ing, so they formed a junior club of Westerly Innovations Network, a local student-led community service team. Under the banner, Project TGIF – Turn Grease Into Fuel, they placed a grease receptacle at the town transfer station, convinced 64 restaurants to donate used fryer oil, and enlisted an oil recycling facility to process it. With money earned from the activity, they purchased biofuel for area charities. They also held events to educate the public on the concept. By 2009, the award-winning program had recycled 36,000 gallons of waste oil, eliminating 600,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. MTV featured the project in its Switch Campaign.
National Geographic Kids: Kids.NationalGeographic.com/ kids. Offers wildlife-related news, videos and games. Richard Louv: RichardLouv.com. Features excerpts from his books, Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, and other tools and resources to counter youngsters’ nature deficit. Teens for Planet Earth: TeensForPlanetEarth.ning.com. Learn how the Wildlife Conservation Society supports and honors youth making a difference, from China’s Tetra Paks Recycling Team to Utah’s invasive species Plant Patrol.
“Be flexible and don’t worry if a final [green project] outcome isn’t quite what you expected. It will work out if you make an effort.” ~ Cassandra, Westerly Middle School eighth-grader
Getting Started
Many schools already have green kids clubs, which can be easy to start. Interested students begin by contacting their principal or designated sustainability officer, an increasingly common staff position. Some libraries, museums and nature centers also host such clubs. They often have a specific core focus, such as cave or stream ecology. Local Audubon Society chapters, for example, may offer a Junior Audubon Club to introduce youngsters to bird watching. As National Audubon Society spokesperson Delta Willis notes, “It is vital to create new conservation stewards.” When famous alum Sigourney Weaver was recently honored with the organization’s Rachel Carson Award, the actress cited her own participation in the Junior Audubon Club as inspiration for her lifelong support of conservation. “She continues to go bird watching,” Willis adds. Green kids clubs may be bolstered by parent involvement. French serves on the Green Team at her children’s school, where she and other parents meet with administrators and students to help them accomplish their sustainable goals. “There is too much going on in a school day to ask for teachers to do more, so this is an area where parents can help,” she comments.
Thinking globally, high school students in Pleasant Hill, California, formed Project Jatropha three years ago to encourage struggling farmers in India to plant jatropha crops that can be turned into biofuel far more efficiently than corn. The teens have earned honors from both the Earth Island Institute’s Brower Youth Awards and the Environmental Protection Agency’s President’s Environmental Youth Awards. Green kids clubs provide educational and entertaining activities that help young people get involved, and can even lead to a career or lifelong hobby. If there isn’t one locally, why not start one up? Brian Clark Howard is a New York City-based multimedia journalist and the co-author of Green Lighting and Geothermal HVAC: Build Your Own Wind Power System. Connect at BrianClarkHoward.com. natural awakenings
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network for communicating with business stakeholders.
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Operate a green office: Take office supplies, materials and space to the next green level by making eco-friendly choices, which may mean eliminating some items entirely. For example, replace disposables with a durable or permanent equivalent.
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Choose renewable energy: Power operations with renewable energy or invest in alternative options.
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Choose green communications: Explore obtaining telephone and Internet services from a green or socially responsible company. Use teleconferencing or video calls to reduce transportation and explore the many free options available, such as Skype.
HOW TO GREEN A BUSINESS Simple Steps to an Eco-Friendly Bottom Line by Derek Markham
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o business owner relishes spending extra money for something that won’t immediately pay for itself with increased revenue, and greening one’s operations is such an endeavor. However, one common misperception is that going green costs money that cuts into the bottom line, when in fact, some options will end up saving money, adding to profits or making it possible to offer lower-priced products and services than the competition. Here’s how:
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review it periodically. Having a clear vision helps to define being green and communicate it to customers.
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Clean green: Purchase eco-friendly alternatives for cleaning and maintaining the office and manufacturing sites; a greener alternative exists for just about any related need.
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Join green business groups: Use green business networks to learn from others or to form partnerships or collaborate. In an effective network, any associated cost will likely pay for itself through increased knowledge, customers and collaboration. Appoint a sustainability director: Make one person with authority responsible for coordinating green efforts, tracking results and being accountable for increasing sustainability.
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Build a culture that’s conducive to reusing and recycling: Making both the norm means such initiatives will flourish without having to continually change people’s habits. Encourage alternative transportation: Give employees incentives to carpool or ride bikes. Provide telecommuting options.
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Source from green suppliers: Investigate sourcing options and give more weight to green businesses. Purchasing from a green business doesn’t always mean extra cost, and might make more sense overall.
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Use local materials and services: Local sourcing helps eliminate excess transportation, while also supporting the community.
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Find new materials: Investigate non-obvious alternatives. The greener option may not have a much higher cost, and might also be used as a green marketing hook.
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Conduct a life-cycle assessment: Current manufacturing processes might include unnecessary steps or materials; assessing product life cycles can identify cost or time savings.
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Combine processes: Analyze how combining two or more operations may save time, money and energy.
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Make something green: Take an everyday item and create a green version of it. New niches pop up all the time.
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Collect rainwater: Install recycling equipment to irrigate landscaping. Find used, 55-gallon drums instead of purchasing new containers, and practice xeriscaping to decrease water requirements indoors and out. Going green in business can go handin-hand with making more money, through cost savings, increased sales or both. Communicating your green messages also helps create compelling arguments for customers to choose to do business with you, and might just lead to opening up new markets for your products or services. Derek Markham is a regular contributor to GreenMarketing.tv, the basis for this piece. Connect through his website at NaturalPapa.com.
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INDIVIDUAL INTEGRITY Embracing the Moral Imperative to Protect Earth by Kathleen Dean Moore
Climate destabilization and environmental degradation are scientific, technological and economic issues, to be sure. But they are also fundamentally and primarily moral issues that call for a moral response.
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hen we asked global moral leaders—“Do we have a responsibility to leave for the future a world as rich in possibility as our own?”—we received an outpouring of essays, articles, prayers and letters—all calling the world to action. The resulting book, Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, shares the compelling testimony of more than 80 visionaries—theologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturalists, activists and writers—calling for a moral response to current climate change that is right, just and worthy of us as moral beings. The motives vary: for the sake of the children; for the survival of humankind; because justice demands it; because compassion asks it; because we are called to be stewards of God’s creation. Whatever world view, religion and values an individual brings to the question, there is reason to act. Consider the American Revolution, the emancipation of slaves and the Civil Rights movement, each driven by deeply held and widely shared moral convictions. Today’s climate crisis creates such a historical moment. But only if we grasp the moral urgency of the decision now upon us can we individually and collectively meet the challenge. We hear the arguments: I’m just one person; it may already be too late;
the forces against us are strong; there’s really no hope of making a difference, so I won’t bother trying. But it’s a mistake to believe that we have only two options: to act in hope or to abdicate all moral agency in despair. Between the two extremes, a huge middle ground exists—call it integrity—where we have the power to shape our lives to embody our most profound sense of what is right and worthy. There is joy and liberation in waking up each morning affirming, “I have power over my decisions. I refuse to do what I know is wrong and will divest myself of the things I don’t believe in. By living with integrity and joining with others in communities of caring, I will create with my life a new definition of success and happiness.” We can’t count on inventors, scientists or politicians to save us. What will save us are our singular human capabilities: to celebrate and to grieve; to love our children and the astonishing, beautiful Earth; to honor justice; and ultimately, to imagine how to live in a better way. We are called upon today to participate in the greatest global exercise of the moral imagination the world has ever seen. Kathleen Dean Moore is co-editor of Moral Ground and author of Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature. For more information, visit MoralGround.com.
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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE… But Will There Be Enough? by Sandra Postel
For at least three decades, Americans have talked about our uncertain energy future, but we’ve mostly ignored another worrisome crisis—water.
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heap and seemingly abundant, water is so common that it’s hard to believe we could ever run out of it. Ever since the Apollo 8 astronauts photographed Earth from space in 1968, we’ve had the image of our home as a strikingly blue planet, a place of great water wealth. But of all the water on Earth, only about 2.5 percent is fresh—and two-thirds of that is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. Less than one hundredth of 1 percent of Earth’s water is fresh and available. Across the United States and around the world, we’re already reaching or overshooting the limits of Earth’s natural replenishment of fresh water through the hydrologic cycle. The Colorado and Rio Grande rivers are now so over-tapped that they discharge little or no water into the sea for months at a time. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the massive Ogallala Aquifer, which spans parts of eight states, from southern South Dakota to northwest Texas, and provides 30 percent of the groundwater used for irrigation in the country, is steadily being depleted. In much of the
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world, we’re growing food and supplying water to communities by over-pumping groundwater. This creates a potential crisis in the food economy: We are meeting some of today’s food needs with tomorrow’s water.
The Changing Climate Equation
Due to climate change, we may no longer be able to count on familiar patterns of rain and snow and river flow to refill our urban reservoirs, irrigate our farms and power our dams. While farmers in the Midwest were recovering from the spring flood of 2008 (in some areas, the second “100-year flood” in 15 years), farmers in California and Texas allowed cropland to lie fallow and sent cattle to early slaughter to cope with the drought of 2009. In the Southeast, after 20 months of dryness, then-Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue stood outside the state capitol in November 2007 and led a prayer for rain. Two years later, he was pleading instead for federal aid, after in-
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tense rainfall near Atlanta caused massive flooding that claimed eight lives. This year again saw record regional precipitation, this time producing epic flooding in the Mississippi and Missouri river basins. Climate scientists warn of more extreme droughts and floods and changing precipitation patterns that will continue to make weather, storms and natural disasters more severe and less predictable. As a policy forum in the journal Science notes, the historical data and statistical tools used to plan billions of dollars worth of annual global investment in dams, flood control structures, diversion projects and other big pieces of water infrastructure are no longer reliable. Yet today’s decisions about using, allocating and managing water will determine the survival of most of the planet’s species, including our own.
Shifting Course
For most of modern history, water management has focused on bringing water under human control and transferring it to expanding cities, industries and farms via dams, large water-transfer projects and wells that tap underground aquifers. Major water programs have allowed cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas to thrive in the desert, the expansion of world food production, and rising living standards for hundreds of millions. But globally, they have worsened social inequities as tens of millions of poor people are dislocated from their homes to make way for dams and canals, while hundreds of millions in downstream communities lose the currents that sustain their livelihoods. Such approaches also ignore water’s limits and the value of healthy ecosystems. Today, many rivers flow like plumbing works, turned on and off like
water from a faucet. The United States withdraws pumps, pipelines, dams and canals. It’s tougher for fish, more fresh water per capita These solutions tend mussels, river birds and other aquatic than any other country, much to work with nature, than against life to survive; a of which we could save. The rather it, making effective 2008 assessment led vast majority of demand does use of the “ecoby the USGS found that 40 percent of all not require drinkable water. system services” provided by healthy fish species in North watersheds and America are at risk Source: Pacific Institute wetlands. Through of extinction. better technologies and informed choic Meanwhile, many leaders and loes, they seek to raise water productivity calities are calling for even bigger verand make every drop count. sions of past water management strate Communities are finding that progies. By some estimates, the volume of tecting watersheds is an effective way to water relocated through river transfer make sure water supplies are clean and schemes could more than double globreliable; plus, they can do the work of ally by 2020. But mega-projects are risky in a warming world, where rainfall a water treatment plant in filtering out pollutants at a lower cost. New York City and river flow patterns are changing is investing $1.5 billion to restore and in uncertain ways and require costly protect the Catskill-Delaware Waterpower for pumping, moving, treating shed, which supplies 90 percent of its and distributing at each stage. drinking water, in lieu of constructing Some planners and policymakers a $10 billion filtration plant that would are eyeing desalination as a silver bullet solution to potential water shortages. But cost an additional $300 million a year to operate. Research published in Natural they miss—or dismiss—the perverse iroResources Forum further shows that a ny: by burning more fossil fuels and by number of other U.S. cities—from tiny making local water supplies more and Auburn, Maine, to Seattle—have saved more dependent on increasingly expenhundreds of millions of dollars in capital sive energy, desalination creates more and operating costs of filtration plants by problems than it solves. Producing one instead opting for watershed protection. cubic meter of drinkable water from salt Communities facing increased water requires about two kilowatt-hours flood threats are achieving cost-effecof electricity, using present technology. tive protection by restoring rivers. After enduring 19 floods between 1961 and Water for People and 1997, Napa, California, opted for this Nature Thus, a vanguard of citizens, communi- approach over the conventional route ties, farmers and corporations are think- of channeling and building levees. In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps ing about water in a new way. They’re of Engineers, a $366 million project is asking what we really need the water for, and whether we can meet that need reconnecting the Napa River with its with less. The result of this shift in think- historic floodplain, moving homes and businesses out of harm’s way, revitaling is a new movement in water manizing wetlands and marshlands and agement that focuses on ingenuity and constructing levees and bypass chanecological intelligence instead of big
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Ways to Lighten Your Water Footprint Eat less meat. A study published in Agricultural Water Management shows that if all U.S. residents reduced their consumption of animal products by half, the nation’s total dietary water requirement in 2025 would drop by 261 billion cubic meters per year, a savings equal to 14 times the annual flow of the Colorado River. Ditch bottled water. Per the U.S. Government Accountability Office, putting water in plastic bottles and shipping it just 125 miles uses 1,100 times more energy than producing tap water. The Pacific Institute calculates that it takes three liters of water to produce one liter of bottled water. Create eco-friendly landscapes. Statistics published in Environmental Management confirm that turf grass currently covers some 40.5 million acres in the United States—triple the space taken up by any single U.S. irrigated farm crop. Converting thirsty lawns into native, drought-tolerant landscaping significantly drops household water use. Be water-wise at home. Visit the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s online WaterSense page at tinyurl.com/3wqbz2p to learn simple ways to save water, energy and money. Calculate personal water use at National Geographic’s tinyurl. com/274jo6v or H2OConserve.org.
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nels in strategic Water managers in 36 states outdoor water use. But the potenlocations. Napa expect shortages by 2013. tial for conservation residents will benhas barely been efit from increased Source: The Wall Street Journal tapped. It is espeflood protection and reduced flood insurance rates, plus new cially crucial in agriculture, because irrigation accounts for 70 percent of parks and trails for recreation, higher tourism revenues and improved habitats water use worldwide, and even more in the western United States. Getting for fish and wildlife. more crop per drop is central to meeting Communities prone to excessive storm water runoff can turn existing struc- future food needs sustainably. California farmers are turning to drip irrigation, tures into water catchments. Portland, which delivers water at low volumes diOregon, is investing in “green roofs” and rectly to the roots of crops. According to “green streets” to prevent sewers from U.S. Department of Agriculture figures, overflowing into the Willamette River. Chicago now boasts more than 200 green between 2003 and 2008, California’s drip and micro-sprinkler area expanded roofs—including atop City Hall—that collectively cover 2.5 million square feet, by 630,000 acres, to a total of 2.3 million acres—62 percent of the nation’s more than any other U.S. city. The vegetated roofs are providing space for urban total drip irrigation. Community-based education and gardens and helping to catch storm water rebates to encourage water-thrifty landand cool the urban environment. Parking scapes can help. Las Vegas, for examlots, too, can be harnessed. ple, pays residents up to $1.50 for each Many communities are revitalizing square foot of grass they rip out, which their rivers by tearing down dams that has helped shrink the city’s turf area by are no longer safe or serving a useful 125 million square feet and lower its purpose, thus opening up habitats for annual water use by 7 billion gallons. fisheries, restoring healthier water flows The water crisis requires us to pay and improving aquatic quality. In the attention to how we value and use 10 years since the Edwards Dam was water. Across the country, it’s essential removed from the Kennebec River, near that communities work to take care of Augusta, Maine, populations of alethe ecosystems that supply and cleanse wives and striped bass have returned in water, to live within their water means astounding numbers, reviving a recreand to share water equitably. ational fishery that adds $65 million annually to the local economy. Sandra Postel is director of the Global Water Policy Project, a fellow of the Post Watershed Moments Carbon Institute and a Freshwater Fellow Conservation remains the least expenof the National Geographic Society. She sive and most environmentally sound adapted this article, based on her chapter, way of balancing water budgets. From “Water – Adapting to a New Normal,” in Boston to San Antonio to Los Angeles, The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the water consumption has decreased via 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises, edited relatively simple measures like repairing by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch, leaks in distribution systems; retrofitand a piece published in Yes! (YesMaga ting homes and businesses with waterzine.org). For more information, visit efficient fixtures and appliances; and GlobalWaterPolicy.org and National promoting more sensible and efficient Geographic.com/freshwater.
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More Invisible Water Costs Sample Foods
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Almonds Apple Avocado Beef Black tea Broccoli Cheese Chicken Coffee Corn Granola Mango Oats Pasta Soybeans
259.2 gallons per cup 18.5 gallons to grow 42.6 gallons to grow 1,581 gallons per pound 5.5 gallons per cup 27.4 gallons per pound 414.2 gallons per pound 468.3 gallons per pound 37 gallons per cup 108.1 gallons per pound 65 gallons per cup (varies) 81.9 gallons to grow 122.7 gallons per pound 230.5 gallons per pound 224 gallons per pound
WATER FACTOIDS Humans need five to 13 gallons of clean water a day for basic needs. Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Indoor direct water use for the average American is 69.3 gallons a day. That’s equal to the combined daily use of one person each in China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Paraguay, Afghanistan and Somalia. Primary Source: Residential End Uses of Water, by Peter Mayer Direct water use for a family of four in the United States is 400 gallons a day. Thirty percent of that is for outdoor use alone, or 30 gallons per person, the same amount a person uses for all daily needs in Algeria. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Sense program A 1 percent increase in organic matter allows soil to hold 16,000 lons of water per acre. Source: National Sustainable Agriculture Project
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One billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water. Source: World Health Organization
Activities All U.S. golf courses 3.1 billion gallons a day Occupied hotel room 200 gallons a day Typical ski resort 800 million liters per snow season
Clothing Cotton dress shirt 975 gallons Cotton socks 244 gallons Jeans 2,866 gallons each Sneakers 1,247 gallons a pair
Household Goods Book Car Carpet Computer Paper Pet bed Pet food Soap Television
42.8 gallons 39,000 gallons 14,650 gallons per 1,000 sq. ft. synthetic 10,556 to 42,267 gallons 3 cups per sheet 1,654 gallons (medium) 1,580 gallons per pound of meaty canned food 180.4 gallons per 3.2-ounce bar 3,900 to 65,500 gallons (per make/model/size)
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Loving a Sustainable Life Heartfelt Perspective from Actress and Activist Daryl Hannah by S. Alison Chabonais
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est known for her roles in such popular films as Splash, Blade Runner and Kill Bill, actress Daryl Hannah is now busy shedding light on environmental issues and working hard to help improve the way people treat our planet. “It’s just common sense to care about the environment,” she says. “I’ve always understood and valued the interdependence of all life, the idea that whatever we do to the web of life, we do to ourselves.” Dwelling in a small community in the Rocky Mountains, Daryl attends to her ethical-lifestyle website and serves as a positive role model for living a simple, natural and healthy life.
How did you go about designing and building an ecologi-
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cally sustainable home? My home is a small, recycled barn that was about to be torn down to build a new post office. I salvaged the old barn and carefully had it relocated and bermed into the side of a hill, which faces southwest for optimal passive solar exposure. The sun passes high in the summer for shade and low across the sky in winter to warm the house. The south wall of the house is like a greenhouse, where spring water flows through and provides humidity in the dry, high-altitude air. We used stones gathered from the site for the fireplaces, bathroom and stairs. I’ve also used a number of moss-covered stones in a “living” couch. I grow food in a garden that is wildly productive when cared for.
“Off the grid” is a new term for some people. How do you define it? Off the grid literally means that an individual creates their own power and has access to rain, well, spring or ground water. I believe in being as self-sufficient as possible. Both passive and active solar energy provides my power and I’m very lucky to have a productive spring for water.
What have been the most rewarding, as well as the most challenging, aspects of achieving your current Earthfriendly lifestyle?
Who typically visits your website, and how do others use it to make their lives better? I started dhLoveLife.com when I decided it was time to try to live by my beliefs—it’s an ongoing process. The site curates information on truly sustainable solutions, based on my discovery that reliable information and resources for efficient and functional goods and services were not readily available. There was a bit of trial and error in my own learning process, so I wanted to share what has
worked for me. With today’s glut of green marketing, we may have lots of “green” options available, but now there’s a lot of greenwashing and the whole arena can be challenging to understand. People from all walks of life seem to be interested in commonsense solutions. So, whenever I learn something fascinating and helpful and catch myself saying, “Wow, I wish someone had told me that before,” I like to share it with others. S. Alison Chabonais is an editor of Natural Awakenings.
More and more these days, I admire and crave simplification. While filming the video blog for my website, dhLoveLife.com, I have found it incredibly interesting to learn how many gifts traditional knowledge holds and to discover amazing new innovations. The more I learn, the more I try to adapt to and adopt a simpler lifestyle.
Why do you choose to drive a biodiesel car? I like opting out of the petroleum economy as much as possible, and I love that I can drive on non-toxic waste. Biofuels can be an important part of the solution to the energy crisis we face, but even biofuels can be produced destructively. I co-founded the U.S. Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance to help people differentiate sustainable biodiesel from other, “bad news,” biofuels. In addition, I now own the Trans-Am car featured in the Kill Bill movie series. The car has been converted to run on 100 percent alcohol fuel, which can also be made from waste.
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. ~Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Which other issues are important to you? In these times of environmental and economic crises, there are many things that call for our attention: I’m very concerned that global population has grown from about 3 billion people when I was born to nearly 7 billion now; we are also witnessing mass extinction of species worldwide; there are more enslaved human beings today than at any other time in human history. It can be overwhelming, but I try to do what I can and when I can, whenever I’m moved. natural awakenings
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LIQUID NUTRITION Water Myths and Truths by Catherine Guthrie
Water is good for both body and soul, but you don’t need to drink as much as you might think. Here’s the truth about what’s sufficient, plus five other myths about water.
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or the past 50 years, nutritionists and other health experts have been exhorting Americans to drink more water. If the ubiquity of water bottles is anything to go by, the message has been received loud and clear. But now, updated research lets us off the hook. It turns out that much of the water craze springs from a deep well of misinformation. Our experts debunk some of the most popular water myths. MYTH: You need eight, eight-ounce glasses of water a day to be healthy. TRUTH: The familiar eight-by-eight rule is likely based on misinterpretation, rather than scientific certainty, says Dr. Heinz Valtin, a kidney specialist, textbook author and retired professor at Dartmouth Medical School, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Valtin traces the prescription to a 1945 recommendation by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council to take in, “1 milliliter for each calorie of food.”
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In a study published in the American Journal of Physiology in 2002, Valtin explains that most of that allotment already comes from the foods we eat. He not only discredits the need for most people to consume this “mythical” amount of water every day, but writes that the recommendation is potentially harmful, by making people feel guilty for not drinking enough. “The consumer ended up thinking only plain water counts,” says Ann Grandjean, Ph.D., a hydration researcher and medical nutritionist with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. But almost all liquids—including tea, coffee and beer— count toward the daily water intake, she says. So, how much should you be drinking? Researchers at the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, after reviewing more than 400 studies, including Valtin’s, set the general daily intake for women and men at about 91 and 125 ounces, respectively. The average American receives 20 percent of this daily water intake from food. The remaining 80 percent comes from all beverages—not just water. MYTH: Caffeinated beverages zap the body’s water reserves.
TRUTH: Grandjean first became interested in the reputed link between dehydration and caffeine while working as a consultant to the United States Olympic Committee. “I worked with elite athletes, and I noticed they drank a lot of caffeinated beverages without showing any sign of dehydration,” she says. In 2000, she published a study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition showing that the body doesn’t discriminate between regular and decaf beverages when it comes to hydration. MYTH: If you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated. TRUTH: While thirst is an accurate barometer of when to imbibe, the notion that thirst signals a dehydrated body is not true, says Valtin. Thirst is triggered when the blood’s concentration of solid particles rises by 2 percent. Dehydration occurs when the blood concentration rises by 5 percent. So, thirst sets in before dehydration and people who shrug off their thirst can find themselves on the path to dehydration. “Thirst is the first indicator of the body’s need for water,” cautions Dee Sandquist, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. Signs to watch out for include headache, dry mouth, rapid pulse and lightheadedness. MYTH: Urine should be clear. TRUTH: Perpetually clear urine can actually be a sign of
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drinking too much water, which can dilute the body’s electrolytes, according to Grandjean. “Healthy urine should have some color,” she counsels. Certain vitamins, such as riboflavin (B2), can darken urine.
Household Water Watch Testing and Filtration Options
MYTH: Drinking a lot of water suppresses the appetite. TRUTH: While being adequately hydrated helps the metabolism run at its optimal level, drinking vast quantities of water won’t affect the overall amount of food you eat. Because water quickly empties from the stomach, drinking water has little effect on appetite, says Barbara Rolls, director of the Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, at Pennsylvania State University. Eating foods that have a high water content, such as fruits, vegetables, soups and grains, can help us to feel sated. MYTH: Bottled water is always better than tap water. TRUTH: Not necessarily. Be aware that bottled water is often just tap water. A Natural Resources Defense Council report cites government and industry findings that 25 percent of bottled water is plain tap water; sometimes treated, sometimes not. NSF International certification indicates brands that meet federal safety standards. Catherine Guthrie is an award-winning health and lifestyles journalist in Bloomington, IN. Connect at CatherineGuthrie.com.
Food & Drink Has New Meaning
Sample Food
Serving Size
Amount of H2O
Percent by Volume
Spaghetti (cooked)
1 cup
3.3 oz
66
Apple
1 medium
3.5 oz
84
Raw carrot
1 medium
2.1 oz
87
Broccoli
½ cup
2.7 oz
91
Grapefruit
½ cup
3.4 oz
91
Watermelon
1 cup
5.1 oz
92
Skim milk
8 oz
7.5 oz
94
Lettuce
½ cup
1.8 oz
95
Coffee or tea
8 oz
7.9 oz
99.5
Source: American Dietetic Association
by Martin Miron
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he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets legal limits on contaminants, including chemicals, animal wastes, pesticides and human wastes, in drinking water nationwide. But tests by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have found that many communities skirt the line of what’s safe. In 2003, NRDC found that several of the U.S. cities they studied delivered tap water that was sufficiently contaminated to pose potential health risks to some consumers; outdated pipes and weak regulations were cited as major factors. New contaminants are entering water systems all the time, including traces of pharmaceuticals that have never been tested or regulated. The Water Quality Association (WQA) works with the EPA and universities to catalog the new offenders. WQA Executive Director Peter Censky says, “In 10 or 15 years, everyone is going to need filtration devices.” Until then, individuals will want to regularly stay abreast of the status of their tap water. Start by finding out if local municipal water is filtered. Unfiltered water has a higher risk of containing harmful particles or contaminants. Also, utility lines may contain old plumbing materials, so it is important to check for lead and copper. Home testing kits for metals such as lead are available at most hardware stores, while the types to use for a broader range of biological and chemical contaminants are identified online at Amazon (tinyurl.com/3daw5mg). [substitute a local source if one exists] For public water systems serving more than 100,000 people, information can be found on the EPA website at tinyurl.com/3jbgsxh. Otherwise, contact your local water company directly [insert contact info] for an online or printed copy of its Consumer Confidence Report. Well water should be regularly tested every year or two, especially for farming and rural residents, to check for E. coli and nitrates common in runoff. Local county health departments or university extension offices [insert contact info] can direct homeowners to testing labs. Home filtration systems can range from point-of-use, often attached to a kitchen faucet and icemaker or under the sink for drinking and cooking purposes, to a whole house system. Even a carbon-filtering water pitcher in the refrigerator can be a cost-effective way to ensure water quality, although it only filters a small amount of water at a time. Find more information at nsf.org/consumer/drinking_water. Martin Miron is a freelance writer in Naples, FL. natural awakenings
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Honest Relationships Daring to Tell the Truth
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by Frances Lefkowitz
mall lies are a big part of our lives. We tell them for convenience and comfort, to smooth things over for others as much as for ourselves. “It’s all right with me,” we say, when it’s not. “I’ll call you,” we insist, when we won’t. Perhaps in the most pervasive prevarication of all, we say we’re “fine,” when we aren’t. “The most common lies are told to avoid conflict,” says psychotherapist and relationship coach Susan Campbell, Ph.D., author of such titles as Getting Real, Saying What’s Real and Truth in Dating. “People want harmony, but this compulsive quest gets in the way of true harmony.” To admit the truth to oneself and then speak it can be difficult, even though the rewards far outweigh the risks. “The most important thing you can do for your personal growth is to be honest with yourself,” advises life coach and workshop leader Harriette Cole, author of Choosing Truth. Honesty, she explains, begins with the self and ema-
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nates outward. Once we face our own true feelings and beliefs, we can start to act on them, bringing our behavior, relationships and professional lives into alignment. She’s found that, “Truth is essential for healthy living.”
Truth and Consequences Living truthfully is an avenue to selfhealing, counsels Campbell. It’s a crucial tool to help people face old fears of rejection or abandonment and wounds they may have acquired in childhood. “Being honest helps you stop avoiding emotional pain, so you’re more able to be with what is,” she says. “Getting real is an inner practice for bringing you into the moment.” The result can be a clearing away of psychological clutter, greater freedom from fears and more clarity that leads to a stronger sense of well-being. James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, in Austin, and author of Writing to Heal, is renowned for his on
The Language of Honesty In her book, Saying What’s Real, psychotherapist Susan Campbell, Ph.D., offers some phrases that can help facilitate a safe and honest conversation. “I want... ” Assuming that other people know what we want is a self-protective mechanism; it helps us avoid feeling the vulnerability that comes from asking for what we want and possibly not getting it. If you ask for what you want at the moment you actually want it, the other person can better feel the clarity and energy of your desire. “Hearing you say that, I feel...” This phrase helps to keep our attention focused on the only truth we can know for sure—our own feelings. If talking about another’s emotions, label your interpretation; for example, “I imagine you’re feeling sad.” “I have some feelings to clear.” Old, uncommunicated emotions are like clutter: If they don’t get cleared away, you’ll just keep tripping over them. When you decide to do some emotional housecleaning, formulate a goal for the conversation. Begin by telling the other person that your intent is to clear the air so the relationship can become stronger. going clinical studies on the mental and physical effects of expressing emotional experiences. He writes, “Psychologists have a strong sense that talking or even writing about emotions or personal upheavals can boost autonomic nervous system activity, immune function and physical health.” Dale Larson, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, in California, who developed a selfconcealment scale that has been widely used in the helping professions, further comments: “We have found that selfconcealment is associated with more physical symptoms and higher levels of depression and anxiety.” Apparently,
both the body and the mind have to work extra hard to lie and keep secrets.
Honest to Goodness
Telling the truth does wonders for relationships. When we hold our tongues to avoid a conflict—declaring to our partner that we don’t mind green wall paint, when we really want yellow— the feeling doesn’t just disappear. Rev. Mark D. Roberts, Ph.D., author of Dare to Be True, sees in his ministry that the cost of avoiding even superficial conflicts can be high. “You lose the ability to be yourself with your own family,” says Roberts, “and you sacrifice an authentic, growing, healthy relationship,”
with a spouse or child or friend. Yet, speaking your truth to others that have their own feelings and reactions requires tact, empathy, trust, good timing and a willingness to take chances. The cornerstone for practicing honesty in a safe and productive way is that you can only be honest about yourself. Truth is rarely objective; therefore, all we can really do is refer to our own perceptions of it. In addition to its subjectivity, the truth can be messy, distasteful and even painful. “But when we take a risk and speak the truth,” Campbell maintains, “we often find out that we can handle it, and we become inwardly stronger. Often the relationship benefits as well, because the air has been cleared.” Practicing honesty in relationships not only deepens intimacy and authenticity, it also produces better results with less effort. “Stalling is inefficient,” notes Cole. “I don’t want people coming back to me again; I’d rather tell them no at first, rather than hedge.” “Playing nice is often a lie,” she elaborates. “Being nice is not nice. Being kind is nice.” Being real, rather than nice, can bring unexpected rewards, even with strangers. By answering truthfully, you might be surprised at the sparks of revelation and connection sometimes created in a moment of pure honesty. Frances Lefkowitz’s book, To Have Not, was named one of five Best Memoirs of 2010 by SheKnows.com. Connect at FrancesLefkowitz.net.
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Urinary Health Illness Care and Prevention Tips
n Frequent straining to urinate, often with little success; if a pet likely has a full bladder and attempts to urinate but nothing passes, consult a veterinarian immediately n More than the usual licking of the genital area n Increased urination, sometimes in inappropriate areas, such as inside the home or outside the litter box n Crying or whimpering when urinating n Cloudy or bloody urine with a strong odor n Tenderness in lower abdominal area during examination
by Dr. Matthew J. Heller
As always, providing the veterinarian with details as to changes in recent potty habits is helpful. Based on a detailed medical history, many veterinarians will proceed to diagnostic testing that usually begins with a basic urinalysis.
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disease is bacterial infection. For most urinary tract infections (UTI), an antibiotic regime will treat the present infection and lifestyle changes accompanied by veterinarian-recommended nutraceuticals may aid in preventing future problems. Certain underlying conditions may predispose a pet to infection, such as a weakened immune system or diabetes. Most canine UTIs are bacterial in origin and as a general rule, female dogs are more prone to experience them because the wider female urethra potentially al-
lows more unwanted bacteria to enter. If bacteria then travels to the bladder and is left untreated, it may go on to contaminate the kidneys and other organs, presenting a serious health risk.
Bladder Stones
Bladder or kidney stones pose a more serious type of urinary disease, and either is of more concern for pets. In suspect situations, radiographic imaging such as X-rays or ultrasounds will help determine treatment. Small female dogs between the ages of 4 and 8 that have a history of bladder infections are the most vulnerable. While stones are less common in male dogs, it can pose a critical care situation if stones pass from the bladder into the male’s narrow urethra, where the obstruction prevents the pet from urinating. Stones can also affect feline friends and similar life-threatening situations can occur if urine is unable to pass. Generally, stones form in concentrated urine, so the less hydrated a pet, the greater the risk that a stone may form. Stones are formed by microscopic mineral crystals strained out of urine that band together to create a larger stone. There are various types of stones and correct identification will determine treatment options.
is advised for pets with a history of stones. Use supplements. Capsules of d-Mannose cranberry extract combine a powerful natural diuretic with the antibacterial benefits of cranberries. The more often a pet urinates, the less likely the urine will become concentrated in the bladder. Consider probiotics. Probiotics contain beneficial bacteria that establish a healthy flora in the digestive tract; a strong gut can fight off infectious bacterial challenges. Monitor pH. Owners can pur-
chase pH strips to test a pet’s first daily urine at home. Changes in a pet’s pH may indicate a urinary issue and that veterinary care is advisable. By staying alert to abnormal pet behavior and promptly consulting with a vet, you will be able to get your pet back to proper urinary health. Dr. Matthew J. Heller is a holistic veterinarian and owner of All About PetCare, in Middletown, OH. For more information, visit AllAboutPetCare. com.
Prevention Tips
Increase water consumption. Home cooking is a wonderful option for ensuring a pet is receiving ample moisture-rich foods; most recipes include fluid-rich meats and veggies. Offering high quality, premium canned food is good, too. For pets that routinely chow down on dry commercial foods, moisten rations with salt-free broth. Also, add a tiny pinch of unrefined sea salt to their water bowl; using distilled water
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contact with another player, tendons and muscles become tighter on one side than the other. “Chiropractic adjustments anticipate and prevent this, so that the body doesn’t have to waste energy compensating for imbalances,” he explains. Traditionally, chiropractic care is known for focusing on postural adjustments to minimize abnormal stresses and strains that affect the function of the nervous system and act on joints and spinal tissues. But active exercises and stretches, extension traction and ergonomic education are frequently added as preventive protocols to help athletes avert injury.
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Chiropractic Care Prevents Injury, Boosts Performance by Linda Sechrist
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percent of National hat do disOctober is Football League teams tinguished National Chiropractic include chiropractors athletes on their staff. like Jerry Rice, a Hall Health Month Doctor of Chiroof Fame retired wide practic Jeff Ludwick receiver and threetime Super Bowl champion, and Lance assists players of the Harrisburg StamArmstrong, a former professional road pede, a semi-professional Pennsylvania racing cyclist and seven-time Tour de football team. “Improper spinal alignFrance winner, have in common? To ment creates muscular imbalances and withstand the rigors and intensity of nerve interferences,” advises Ludwick, owner of Camp Hill Family Chiropraceach of their sports, these champions tic, in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. “With have both used the services of a chiproperly aligned skeletal and nervous ropractic doctor skilled in chiropractic systems, an athlete’s body doesn’t have sports sciences and rehabilitation. to work as hard,” which is why team As more athletes discover that members receive spinal adjustments chiropractic care goes beyond rehabefore hitting the field for this highbilitation benefits to further enhance impact sport. performance, they are coming to rely Ludwick notes that football is on it as a tool to support the healthy structure and functioning of their skeletal known for stressing hip joints, because and muscular system. A 2002 study pub- when a player’s hip turns out even a lished in the Journal of Manipulative and few degrees, especially from sudden Physiological Therapeutics noted that 31 changes in direction, falling or violent 30
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Cause and Effects The spinal cord operates like a switchboard for the body, transferring electrical impulses via a network of nerves. It works properly as long as there is no interference between the brain and tissue cells. But when nerve endings swell due to misaligned vertebrae, injury is more likely. Research reported in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine and The Physician and Sportsmedicine indicates that chiropractic sports science helps find and correct the underlying causes, and thus helps prevent and heal injuries. During one research project, Chung Ha Suh, Ph.D., and his team at the University of Colorado demonstrated that even, “minuscule amounts of pressure on a nerve root (equal to a feather falling on the hand), resulted in up to a 50 percent decrease in electrical transmission down the course of the nerve supplied by that root.” The resulting biomechanical misalignment causes a domino effect: It exerts abnormal pressure on the nerve root, causes interference in the brain’s impulses to tissue cells, and alters the performance of any muscles and organs that the nerve serves. Chiropractic Physician Jay Sweeney, owner of San Antonio Family Alternative Medicine, in Texas, uses functional neurology to “send a barrage of neurologically correct signals through the nervous system straight into the brain” in order to promote the balance, stability and coordination that enhance athletic performance and help prevent injuries.
Dr. Nicole Galiette, owner of Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Center, in Cheshire, Connecticut, believes that her expertise as a marathon runner helps to guard athlete clients from fatigue and stress that affect joints as a result of repetitive motions. “In any sport, there is a tendency to use one side, one joint or one movement more than others,” advises Galiette. For example, cyclists and runners’ repetitive stress injuries most often occur in the knees and back, while swimmers and baseball pitchers experience them in the shoulders. When Galiette treats cyclists that overwork their leg muscles and lean forward in an awkward spinal position for extended periods, she emphasizes strengthening exercises. “Injuries that heal properly are less susceptible to future flare-ups,” she notes. “Anyone that pushes their body hard needs to be in proper alignment, to keep the muscular system balanced,” Galiette asserts. “Strengthening the muscles around body mechanisms that are most frequently used means that the integrity of the surrounding structures won’t be compromised and cause other problems.” Linda Sechrist is a senior writer and editor for Natural Awakenings.
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Low-VOC means TLC
Maintain
to Sustain Your Home
by Janna Cox
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omeowners have decisions to make when it comes to the maintenance of their homes. Some may go with the traditional methods of years past, which is sometimes the cheaper method. Or they may consider something new and less toxic which might be slightly more expensive. Everyone has to make the best decisions for themselves, but I believe consumers who are given the most information about their choices usually go green! In the profession of painting there are a myriad of reasons to go with the less toxic choices that benefit the homeowner, the people living and working in and on the home, and the health of the Earth, especially our groundwater. There are so many beneficial aspects to go with ecofriendly painting procedures. Inside your home the air quality is paramount and using a natural paint, low or no VOC paint ensures the impact will be minimal.
The abbreviation VOC stands for ‘volatile organic compounds.’ VOC’s are emitted by a wide array of products and greatly affect the air quality of a home. This off-gassing is occurring in your home right now and comes from more sources than just paint. Pressed wood is commonly used in furniture and cabinetry and will off-gas for years. This is one of the reasons it is often recommended to refinish cabinets and furniture instead of replacing them with new construction that will begin the high-level of off-gassing all over again. When considering this option, a higher VOC primer might have to be used, but the overall benefits of reusing cabinetry and furniture generally results in having a lower air quality impact then newer versions. Paint can cover a variety of surfaces such as countertops, concrete, floors and even tubs and tiles. Another eco-friendly interior paint product that recently came out can cover oil-based paint surfaces without priming and create a surface with the same durability and look within the ‘green’ parameters. There are also acrylic versions of polyurethane you can use to finish a newly painted piece of furniture to protect the surface. This polyurethane does not yellow as much over time as traditional polyurethane products and can be painted over again which adds to its list of benefits.
As Healthy Outside as Inside The exterior of your home can be maintained well with environmentally friendly products and procedures. Pressure washing can be done with vinegar and water in situations where the surface has been well maintained. Planting your gardens and plants far enough from your home will make a large difference in the amount of mold and mildew that can grow in our southern climate. Pressure washing should be done every year and painting every 3 to 7 years. Decks should be stained with an acrylic stain when it is new wood. Or if it is older, one can usually get a stain remover to use while washing so an acrylic can then be used when it is time to re-stain. There are also eco-friendly options in maintaining your concrete surfaces as well. Instead of tearing out worn concrete, resurface it with texture and stain. You can put just about any design, texture or treatment on concrete, if you know the right method. The benefits of this new type of concrete texturing can be seen from better washability, nicer appearance, to a reduction in surface temperature. Ultimately, maintaining your home will help sustain your property and environment. In the spirit of conservation, keep up with the proper maintenance of your home and the rewards will be seen in your wallet, your health and in the environment! Janna Cox is CEO of Phoenix Painting & Design, LLC and the winner of this year’s highly sought after ‘Green Business of the Year Award’ by the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Feel free to contact her personally for all of your eco-friendly home maintenance projects at http://www.tallahasseepainter.net.
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Saturday, October 1 Voldemort is dead, and the world is safe once again for Wizarding and Muggle families alike. The Red Hills Pagan Council (RHPC) hosts its 11th Annual Witches’ Ball, “Serious Blax’ Howling Good Time,” featuring Bedhead Betty, at the American Legion Hall, 229 Lake Ella Drive, from 8PM to 12:30AM. A portion of the Ball’s proceeds will be donated to support the work of Tallahassee Big Dog Rescue. Tickets are $13 at the door; $10 in advance at Crystal Connection on Apalachee Parkway , at Athena’s Garden in Railroad Square , or online at www.redhillspagans.org. Children under 12 are free! FLAUNT: 25 Art Exhibition – October 1-17 . The Thomasville Center for the Arts commemorates 25 years of promoting arts and culture with 25 Artists, in 25 Downtown Shops, for 25 Days! Contact: 229-226-0588, www.thomasvillearts.org. th
Great Southern Music Festival - South Georgia’s finest Bluegrass festival. Picker’s Paradise Park, 2217 Maddox Rd., Ochlocknee. Contact: 229-2215467, www.pickersparadisepark.com. Organic Plant Sale. Noon-3 pm ∙ FREE! Just in time for your fall garden, O’Toole’s Herb Farm will be selling herbs, veggies and flowers outside the Co-op. Healthy, vibrant, USDA Certified Organic plants from Ms. “B” will get you started off right. O’Toole’s will also be selling potting mix and worm castings. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Monday, October 3 Annual Flu Shot Fair. 9am – 2pm. In partnership with The Leon County Health Department, this immunization campaign targets adults 50 years or older and their caregivers, health care workers, and adults of any age who have chronic illness, including diabetes, lung, heart, kidney, liver, or immune system problems. The cost of the flu shot is covered by Medicare Part B. You must bring your Medicare card and driver’s license or current ID. For all others, $22.00 fee applies. Snacks and a variety of resource information and health screenings will be available. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
Tuesday, October 4 Law of Attraction & Relationships. 7:459:00pm. FREE! Pamela Chamberlyn’s Law of Attraction classes focus on using law of attraction skills to create the quality of relationships you want. LOA skills are valuable in transforming challenging relationships, help you to create the personal relationships you’ve always wanted. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Wednesday, October 5 Carl Jung & The Individuation Process I. 7:459:00pm. FREE! We will listen to Jung addressing various aspects of the Individuation process. Brief video clips of Jung will be explored via explanations, questions and discussion. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Thursday, October 6 The 1st Annual Dandi Awards. 6:30-9:00pm. A powerful networking opportunity with signature cocktails, heavy appetizers, live entertainment and the viewing of the documentary SHINE. Take a night off and enjoy yourself with our nominees, sponsors and collaborators who want to help YOU grow your business! The party will be held in the Horizon Ballroom at the Hotel Duval. For tickets and more information go to http://e2econnect.org.
Thursday, October 6 Chanticleer in Concert – Presented by Thomasville Entertainment Foundation. 8pm. Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E. Jackson St. Contact: 229-226-7404, www.tefconcerts.com. Drumming: You’ve Got the Rhythm. 10:30 – 11:30am. Humans throughout the world share a love of music and a need to express themselves rhythmically. An exciting two-part series of drumming classes facilitated by Mershell Sherman. Bring your drum if you have one, but there will be drums to borrow. You do not need to feel that you are “musical” to participate. Everyone is welcome to “explore the rhythm within!” Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Quinoa Salad with Cynthia. 7:45-9:00pm. FREE! Explore quinoa, “the super grain.” Loaded with vitamins and minerals, quinoa can be used hot, in soup, or in cold salads similar to tabouli, but much lighter in flavor. Join Cynthia as she prepares quinoa salad excellent for potlucks, parties, and picnics all year round. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Friday, October 7 Downtown Nights in Downtown Thomasville, 5pm – 9pm. Downtown Thomasville shops & restaurants are open late on the First Friday of every month! Information: 229-227-7020, www. downtownthomasville.com. Fall Sidewalk Sale in Downtown Thomasville October 7 – 8th. Join us for the Downtown Fall Sidewalk Sale during the October First Friday event from 5pm – 8pm and then all day Saturday, 10am – 5pm. Contact: 229-227-7020, www. downtownthomasville.com. Thomasville Fly-In 2011 - October 7 – 9th. A fun-filled weekend for aviation enthusiasts! Thomasville Regional Airport, 882 Airport Rd. Contact: 229-403-1071, 229-226-4753, www. thomasvilleflyin.com.
savethedate November 5 – 7 First Degree Reiki class. Saturday, 10 – 5:30; Sunday, 2 – 5:00; Monday, 6:30 - 9:30. $150. Become empowered to treat yourself and others during this first degree Reiki class! During a Reiki treatment, Universal Life Energy is drawn through the hands of the practitioner by the person receiving the treatment. This generally results in deep relaxation and a sense of being held with love. In this process, the energy of both the practitioner and the person receiving the treatment tends to become more balanced. For more information or to register, contact Susie: 850-877-0371 or SusieHowell333@ comcast.net. Café Night & Art Showcase Trolley. 6-9:00pm. FREE! Sit back and enjoy live music by Bothy’s Trio while you sip an espresso creation or indulge with a home-style pastry. Save $1.50 when you purchase a specialty coffee and a Danish. Then hop on the Trolley ($5/person) to see the latest art exhibits. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Monday, October 10 Intro to Bach Flower Remedies. 7:45-9:00pm. FREE! This seminar will cover: The history of the Bach Flower Remedies, how they work to improve our everyday lives, and an overview of flower essences. Bach Flower Remedies can “re-calibrate” emotions back to their positive healthy aspect. For more information, visit www.bachcentre.com. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Tuesday, October 11 Reiki. 10:30 am – Noon. Reiki is a way of working with the Universal Life Energy to enhance our own natural healing ability. Join Susie Howell, Usui Reiki Master and Practitioner of 25 years, and her friends. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Massage. 10:00am–Noon. Offered by Norma Reesor, LMT. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Green Smoothie. 7:45-8:45pm. FREE! This delicious green smoothie provides six-to-eight servings of fruits and vegetables in one meal. It can reduce cravings and may increase your calcium, magnesium and zinc intake. People who drink green smoothies report losing weight, balancing blood sugar (eliminating diabetes), reducing kidney stones, and more. For more information: www.thekitchengoddess.org. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www. newleafmarket.coop.
Wednesday, October 12 Carl Jung & The Individuation Process II. 7:458:45 pm. FREE! We will listen to Jung explaining various aspects of the Individuation process. Brief video clips of Jung will be explored via explanations, questions and discussion. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
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by Dr. Anne Bewley, CHC and located at Fenn Chiropractic, 2732-1 Capital Circle, NE, Tallahassee. Contact: 850-274-6345. Meditation and Mindfulness. 10:30 – 11:30am. Now offered monthly on the 3rd Thursdays, these workshops will introduce you to some of the secrets of the timeless art of meditation. It will help you feel calmer, more focused and balanced. Mats optional. Taught by Leslie Hanks. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Basic Wine and Entrée Pairing. 7:45-9:00 pm. $10 for owners, $12 non-owners. Preregistration/ payment required by Oct. 18. Minimum of 6, maximum of 12. Must be 21+ to attend. New Leaf Market’s Specialty Manager Brandon Chaplin will introduce you to wine pairing. Each attendee will receive a wine glass, samples of wines and entrées. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-9422557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Saturday, October 22 Diapering 101. 9:30-10:45am. FREE! Awareness of harmful chemicals in skin care products is on the rise. Even if you have to use disposable diapers in childcare, why not give your baby a break in the evenings and weekends by using cloth diapers? For more information, contact Clair at 850-284-5887 or www.ecologicalbabies.com. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www. newleafmarket.coop. Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage. 2:00-4:00 pm. $10 owners, $12 non-owners. Join Cynthia Connolly, PhD., owner of Ladybird Organics™, as she demonstrates everything you need to know to turn your kitchen scraps into valuable soil amendment, or worm compost. Ladybird Organic Farm, 1211 Waukeenah Hwy., Monticello, FL, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Monday, October 24 Digestion and Colon Care. 7:45-9:00pm. FREE! Marizellia Cipriani, life-time student of Amazing Health Institution, will present current information from her recent training in California. Marizellia will discuss the laws of digestion and how it pertains to
mainting the body in good health. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www. newleafmarket.coop.
Tuesday, October 25 Reiki. 10:30am – Noon. Reiki is a way of working with the Universal Life Energy to enhance our own natural healing ability. Join Susie Howell, Usui Reiki Master and Practitioner of 25 years, and her friends. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Jungian Thought and the Archetypes of Halloween. 7:45-9:00pm. FREE! Specific monsters intrigue us more than others, because these external monsters reflect inner complexes that are active in one way or another in our inner personality. Come join our discussion of Halloween monster and discover the nature of monsters within yourself. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Wednesday, October 26 Black Beans & Rice w/ Cynthia. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Black Beans and Rice—a staple in Cuban cuisine—has many variations, but all are filling and delicious. Cynthia will discuss the numerous and tasty ways to enjoy this simple, low cost meal. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Thursday, October 27 Masters of the Fiddle, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy in Concert – Presented by Thomasville Entertainment Foundation. 8pm. Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E. Jackson St. St. Contact: –Contact: 229-226-7404, www. tefconcerts.com. Wine & Dessert Pairing. 7:45-9:00pm. $10 for owners, $12 non-owners. Preregistration/payment required by Oct. 25. Minimum of 6, maximum of 12. Must be 21+ to attend. New Leaf Market’s Specialty Manager Brandon Chaplin will introduce you to pairing wine and desserts. Each attendee will receive wine and dessert samples and a wine glass. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Wednesday, October 28 Haunted Coffeehouse. 6:30pm. Bring your talent and costume and join us for open mic night at Unity Eastside 8551 Buck Lake Road, admin@ unity-eastside.org, 656-1678.
Thursday, October 29 32nd Annual Boston Mini-Marathon & Festival – Boston, Georgia. Contact: 229-498-6743 Day, www.bostonga.com.
ongoing calendar sunday Unity Eastside Services – 9:30 and 11am. Celebration Service and Youth Ministry. 8551 Buck Lake Rd. 850-656-1678, www.transformingourworld. org. Unity of Tallahassee Services – 9:30 & 11am Rev. Bill Williams. Dial-a-Thought 850-562-3766. 2850 Unity Lane, 850-562-5744, www.UnityofTallahassee.org. Pagan Picnic and Red Hills Pagan Council Meeting – 11 am on the second Sunday of each month. Our new location is the Divine Union Spiritual Co-op, 641-B McDonnel Drive in Railroad Square. Come meet local Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids and other Earth worshippers. Bring a potluck dish to share, plates and utensils. Come for the picnic and stay for the RHPC monthly meeting at noon. Tallahassee Buddhist Book Discussion/Meditation Group. 1 to 2pm. Meets every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the Barnes N Noble Cafe in the Tallahassee Mall. Please contact Stacey Turknett for more information stayc1977@yahoo.com or 850-656-7066. Red Hills Small Farm Alliance Online Market, 9:00 AM, weekly call-in orders begin, and continue until Tuesdays, 11:30 PM. Orders for fresh, locally grown produce can be ordered 24-hours-a-day during this time. Pick up Thursdays, 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Bread & Roses Food Cooperative. The yearly sign up fee is $10 per shopper, $25 for farmers who want to sell produce. www.localfoodmarketplace.com/ redhills or call 850-216-1024.
monday Tallahassee Edible Garden Club – every first Monday. Meeting at the pavilion in Winthrop Park behind the tennis courts. 1601 Mitchell Ave. just off Thomasville Road and Betton Road. No RSVP necessary - for questions or to get on their email list contact the Edible Garden Club at Elizabeth. markovich@gmail.com. Yoga to Feel Good. 5:30-7pm. This class combines postures with inward focus, conscious breathing and meditative awareness to support us in moving from the periphery of our being to the center. As the process unfolds, tension is released, the body relaxes, the mind calms and the Light within begins to burn a little brighter! $80 -8 weeks, drop-ins welcome. Episcopal Church of the Advent 815 Piedmont Drive. www. lakulishyogatallahassee.com call 222-0291 or email JoAnna joannadevi@earthlink.net. Brain-Body-Memory Balance. 1:30-2:30pm. Low impact, seated exercise. Taught by Kathy Gilbert. Bring water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
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Spiritual Growth/Study Group based on the Edgar Cayce readings. 7pm . Join - us or let us help you start your own group. Genevieve Blazek - (850) 893-3269.
Blood Pressure Screenings - 10am-12 Noon (also Wed & Thurs). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 850-891-4000. Tallahassee Senior Center. 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
Chan/Zen Group meets at 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. There are two 20-minute periods of seated meditation punctuated by short periods of either walking meditation or mindful Yoga. Each meeting concludes with a short session of question and answers. If you have no meditation experience, please arrive 20 minutes before the meeting for basic meditation instructions. For more information see us at www.tallahasseebuddhistcommunity.org/mondayevenings.html. Located at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community in Railroad Square -- 647 McDonnell Drive.
Men in Unity. Meets at 11:45 am on the second Tuesday of each month at Honey-Baked Ham, on Capital Circle near Mahan Drive.
tuesday Apalachee Beekeepers meets every second Tuesday at Leon County Extension Office on Paul Russell Road. Business at 6:30 and program at 7pm. The Apalachee Beekeepers are a knowledgeable and friendly group. They love to help new beekeepers get started. Go to their website for more details at http://sites.google.com/site/apalacheebee. Healing Arts Alliance Meeting – 7-8:30pm 2nd Tues each month. Educational meeting open to all interested in healing arts. Email SusieHowell333@ comcast.net to get meeting announcements. www. healingartsalliance.org. Life Exercise - 9:30–10:30am (also Thurs). Aerobics, light weights, stretching. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 850-891-4000. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. New! Mindful Movement Fitness Class. 9:3010:30am. Gather with friends once a week for this Tai Chi program to improve balance, gait and strength. Class also focuses on reducing risk of falling, better breath control, improving physical dexterity, and self-confidence. Taught by Lori Roberts. Orange Ave. Community Center (2710 Country Club Drive) 891-4000. Brain-Body-Memory Balance. 10:00 – 11:00 am. Dynamic and fun low-impact exercise that improves memory, strength and balance. Bring water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Taught by Kathy Gilbert. Optimist Park Community Center, East Indianhead Dr. 891-4009. Gentle yoga at Unity Eastside. 10:30-11:45am. Drop-ins welcome. Please contact Geralyn Russell at 878-2843 or yogawithgeralyn@yahoo.com. Intermediate Yoga. 5:30-7:30. How do you extract the elixir of contentment from the ocean of events in your life, rather than the poison of anger and greed? We will take a deeper look at the yamas - the first step of yoga, and then do breathing and postures. Please call or email if interested in this class. Drop-ins are not permitted due to the popularity of this class. $90 for 8 weeks at the Sanctuary 2824 Par Lane off Blairstone South. www.lakulishyogatallahassee.com call 222-0291 or email JoAnna joannadevi@earthlink.net. Seated NIA Yoga (Neuromuscular Intergrative Action). 11:00 am-Noon. Taught by Lori Roberts, certified NIA yoga instructor. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
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wednesday Brain-Body- Memory Balance. 2:00-3:00 pm. Low-impact, seated exercise. Bring water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Heritage Oaks. 891-4000. Blood Pressure Screenings. 10am-Noon (also Tues & Thurs). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 850-891-4000. Blood Glucose Screenings. 10:00 am - Noon. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 891-4000. Tibetan Chenrezig Meditation. The Buddha of Compassion. Chanting, prayer and meditation in the Tibetan tradition. Open to all. Meets 7-8PM. Located at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community in Railroad Square, 647 McDonnell Dr. 445-0387. Gentle Yoga. 6:00-7:00pm. $12 per class. Gentle stretches to open the body and deepen the breath followed up by a short, guided relaxation/meditation, a perfect addition to the middle of the week to glide smoothly to the finish! Drop-ins welcome. At the Sanctuary 2824 Par Lane off Blairstone South. www.lakulishyogatallahassee.com call 222-0291 or email JoAnna joannadevi@earthlink.net. Prayer and meditation with Dr. Patty Ball Thomas, L.U.T. Noon. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Road, admin@unity-eastside.org 656-1678.
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Life Exercise. 9:30 –10:30am (also Tues). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 8914000. Blood Pressure Screenings. 10am-Noon (also Tues & Wed). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Tallahassee Pagan Meetup - Second Thursday of each month at 7 pm. Come meet local Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids and other practitioners of New-Age spirituality and religion! Make friends, share stories and exchange knowledge. For more information check out http://pagan.meetup.com/1296/ or email KrazyPagan@aol.com. Crystal Connection, 1105 Apalachee Parkway.
friday Chair Yoga: 11 a.m. – Noon, by Certified Yoga Instructors Bridget Kamke. A gentle yoga workout for increased mobility, bladder control, self-esteem, and mental focus. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
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Chanting and Meditation. 7-9pm on Second Friday of the month. Enrich your spiritual practice! Join Jeffji in singing easy-to-learn chants from eastern and western traditions. Donations will benefit the church. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Road, 656-1678. Drumming Circle. 7-9 p.m. on Third Fridays in the Children’s House behind Unity Eastside’s main building. A willing heart, moving hands and a loving participation is all that’s needed. Some percussion instruments may be provided, but it if you have a drum, please bring it. Contact Mike Smith at msmithdrummerboy37@gmail.com for information. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Road, www.unity-eastside.org 656-1678.
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Fifty Fabulous & Fit. 10:00 - 11:30am. Come enjoy creative movement dance class for women 50+. Creative movement is infused with ballet, West African and modern dance for good clean fun, exercise and bonding with other women. 2328 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 5 (behind Papa John’s Pizza). For information 850-545-9835 or www. journeytodance.com. The CrossRoads Shih Tzu Rescue Adoptions Event. 11am-2pm every second Saturday. Hosted by The Naturally Healthy Pet. 1850 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee. For more information call 850576-7387, or got to www.tallahasseepetstore.com or visit their Facebook page. Local Business Saturday. Local Business Saturday will take place on the 2nd Saturday of every month in 2011 and is intended to increase public awareness of the value of shopping locally. Mayor John Marks -- in collaboration with the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Capital City Chamber of Commerce, Locally Owned Tallahassee, Market District Tallahassee and other local business leaders -- launched the ‘Local Business Saturday’ initiative. Come on out and support locally owned businesses! Train Rides at Veterans Memorial Park. The second Sat. of each month. 11:00-3:00pm. NW Theo Jacobs Road, Bristol, FL 32321. For more information check out www.VeteransMemorialRailroad. org and YouTube - Veteran’s Memorial Railroad for video footage of the train in action! Chen Style Tai Chi. 9-10:30am. FREE. Class is suitable for practitioners of all skill levels. www. webdharma.com/taiji. Please email for additional information to: alannah1000@yahoo.com. Located at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community, 647 McDonnell Drive. Tallahassee Farmers Market at Market Square. 8am – 5pm. Year-round. rain or shine. Early Birds get the best selection! The oldest farmers market in Tallahassee. Growers and resellers. Organic and conventionally grown. 1415 Timberlane Rd Tallahassee.
communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email TallaAdvertising@naturalawakeningsmag.com to request our media kit. ART THERAPY Licia Berry, Integrative Artist
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An artist and art educator with a passion for Jungian psychology, indigenous values, symbolism and writing (and over 25 years of professional experience), Licia blends visual image, written and spoken word, and healing and intuitive arts in original, unique art that reveal profound truths. Licia offers specialty commissioned collages for Rite of Passage, “Message from Spirit”, Birthday, Midlife, and Initiation into New Cycle (wonderful gifts!), playshops and customized Collage Retreats. With an international following on her Blog, FaceBook and Twitter, Licia’s genuine messages of self love and inner wisdom are gently affirming seekers all over the globe.
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY healthy solutions, inc. Rick Ferrall, lmt, 850-294-8069 521 E. College Ave., TLH 32301 www.healthy_solutions@comcast.net
CranioSacral Therapy addresses scoliosis, chronic fatigue and MS, infant disorders, learning disabilities, orthopedic problems, emotional difficulties, chronic neck/back pain, stress and tension related problems, TMJ, brain/spinal cord injuries, and cancer issues. MA24604 / MM11960
HEALING Healing Path Alice McCall
Advanced Energy Healer & Counselor BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist www.healingpath.info: 850-585-5496
I offer phone sessions, specializing in healing serious health issues and unwanted patterns. My book ‘Wellness Wisdom’ has little known information on natural health and healing; inspired by my journey with cancer. Free 15 minutes phone consultation to learn how I can help you.
HEALTHCARE FLORIDA WELLNESS CENTER OF TALLAHASSEE 850.385.6664 2339 North Monroe Street (next to Boston Market) www.floridawellnessandrehab.com
At Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation Centers we are committed to keeping up with the latest technologies and treatments to provide our patients with the best rehabilitative experience possible. We believe in educating and encouraging our patients to take an active role in their own treatment.
Integrative Healthcare
N. Elizabeth Markovich, MSN, ARNP 850-878-4434 2016 Delta Blvd. Suite 100 Tallahasee 32308 www.IHCFL.com
We offer primary care, preventive care with a holistic approach. We use special testing with 11 outside laboratories to help find the cause of chronic illness and use a functional medicine approach (www. functionalmedicine.org). We also have hypnosis combined with acupuncture by IB Price MD, massage and cranio-sacral therapy by Angele LaGrave LMT and Nutritional Counseling by Leah Gilbert-Henderson PhD nutrition.Accept Medicare, Blue Cross, Universal, Aetna, others.
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NEW GENESIS CENTER Patrice Bullock, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner-C www.NewGenesisCenter.com 229-228-9050
A healthcare center-Functional medicine, patient-centered approach, non-drug, science-based, results oriented. Getting to the source of your health problems rather than bandaiding. Simple to complex problems. Skin care, digestive problems to the more complex health problems such as Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Chemical Sensitivity. Extraordinary results & health transformation. Functional medicine approach consults, hormone testing, detoxification, weight loss, expert skincare consult & prof. treatments, colonics, far-infrared sauna, physical therapy, massage therapy,
HYPNOSIS DARLENE TREESE, Ph.D.
State Board Licensed 850-201-0073
Diplomate in Sports Counseling, National Institute of Sports Professionals. Past President, American Psychotherapy and Medical Hypnosis Association. e-Therapy and TherapyChat/Office-Based Hypnosis and Life Coaching/ Professional Seminar Training www.AskDrTreese.com
The Naturally Healthy Pet
Owners, Basil Cousins & Jerry Ayers 1850 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Fl 32303 850-576-7387 tnhpet@gmail.com www.tallahasseepetstore.com
The Naturally Healthy Pet is a unique pet supply store with a mission to provide the finest quality nutrition for dogs and cats. The store provides an eclectic assortment of Holistic, Grain-free dry and wet diets, 100% organic raw pet foods with no preservatives, hormones, chemicals, fillers or additives. There are also treats like natural bakerystyle cookies, rawhide and antler chews, as well as an abundant selection of toys, leashes and other pet gifts. We passionately support pet issues such as adoptions, spay/neuter programs, pet therapy and training programs.
HOLISTIC HEALTH Fertile Crescent Reiki Center Susie Howell, Reiki Master Miccosukee Land Co-op Tallahassee, FL 850-877-0371
INTERGRATIVE MEDICINE Archbold Integrative Medicine Center
John Mansberger, MD, Medical Director. 229-228-7008; 2705 E. Pinetree Blvd. #C, Thomasville, GA 31792.
A holistic team approach to a variety of medical problems. Offering acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, pain relief, natural hormone replacement, Cancer therapy, nutrition, weight control, herbal medicine, yoga and physical therapy. www.archbold.org.
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Susie Howell began practicing Reiki in 1986 and has been an Usui Master since 1995. She offers treatments and classes in a beautiful, peaceful setting, usually spread out over three days. The Usui System of Reiki Healing is a way of working with sacred energy to enhance natural healing. Reiki seeks to bring about integrity on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. It works well with other healing modalities, including allopathic medicine. Learning Reiki is simple and direct; it requires no prior training. See Calendar of Events for info on upcoming class.
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UNITY OF TALLAHASSEE
REAL ESTATE
PHOTOGRAPHY
2850 Unity Lane, TLH, 850-562-5744, Rev. Bill Williams, Minister,
REAL ESTATE TEAM - KW
Ansley Studio
Debbie Leo - 273-9306 Jennifer Stowell - 567-3223
Ansley Simmons artist . photographer . owner 229.224.6021 • www.AnsleyStudio.com
You can have a green home or find a green home for your family’s health and future. If you’re looking to buy or sell, call Debbie Leo and Jenn Stowell! Your Tallahassee Keller Williams agents.
Specializing in portraits & weddings. MFA in Photography, Arts Administration Doctoral Student, Art Museum Education Certificate Florida State University
A ministry that seeks inspiration from the teachings of Jesus and finds common ground with spiritual masters from other traditions. We invite you to join us. Sunday Services 9:30 & 11 AM. Youth Education 11 AM. Wednesday Service at Noon.
YOGA WORSHIP PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
LAKULISH YOGA
UNITY EASTSIDE
8551 Buck Lake Road, TLH, 850-656-1678 Rev. Jean Debarbieris Owen, Minister www,unity-eastside.org www.facebook.com- unityeastsidechurch
Southeastern community blood ctr. 1-800-722-2218. Located in Tallahassee; Marianna, FL; Thomasville & Douglas, GA. scbcinfo.org
Rev. Jean believes the love of God is unfolding in each person, place, Thing. Join us in Worship: Celebration Service 9:30AM and 11:00AM; Youth Ministry 11AM, noon prayer Wed.
Blood donors save lives. Is there any greater reward? Save Lives. Give Blood. M-F, 9am–6pm. (Sat. hours in Tallahassee: 9am–1pm)
www.lakulishyogatallahassee.com 850-273-1861 joannadevi@earthlink.net
Yoga is so much more than the postures we are so familiar with --- yoga is the science of the soul --- our ultimate journey! Come and explore yoga with us. We offer hatha yoga classes, chanting with Om Sweet Om, a Bhagavad Gita study group, summer yoga camp for children and periodic workshops to delve deeper into the classical 8-step path to liberation. We are dedicated to upholding the integrity of the original teachings in a loving and sacred environment.
Open the Door to Your New Home YOU CAN HAVE A GREEN HOME OR FIND A GREEN HOME FOR YOUR FAMILY’S HEALTH AND FUTURE
n Free Comparative Market Analysis of your home n
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n Free consultation on how to make your home eco-friendly If you’re looking to buy or sell, call Debbie Leo and Jenn Stowell!
Tallahassee’s Mother and Daughter Real Estate Team would love to HELP YOU FIND A HOME
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Debbie 273-9306 Jennifer 567-3223
Tallahassee, S. Georgia, Gulf Coast
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Creative marketing • Strategic networking Public Relations outreach Project management Special events planning Product and service representation DEANNA MIMS
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Gas Money the Environment DID YOU KNOW...
KIA cares about the Environment, too? 10 models get over 30mpg and 3 models get over 40mpg! Call Colleen Harp for a test drive.
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Colleen Harp 2755 W. Tennessee St. Tallahassee, FL 32304 850-321-7893
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