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’m pleased to welcome the month of August back to our Gulf Coast shoreline, along with another delicious issue of Natural Awakenings Tampa Bay. As growing numbers of people are realizing, knowledge and action on holistically centered avenues of education, nutrition, fitness and sustainable living can help us thrive and successfully meet this world’s challenges.

With students heading back to school, this issue has a special focus on children’s health and well-being. For example, in “21st Century Parenting: Preparing Kids for the Future” (page 28), writer and NA publisher Meredith Montgomery provides creative insight on raising kind, resilient and resourceful kids in a world vastly different from the one in which we grew up.

Nourishing young bodies as well as minds is essential to achieving healthy equilibrium. In “Feeding Healthy Habits: A 10Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive” (page 46), writer Melina Hemmelgarn offers a timely blueprint for success in that respect.

In “Take a Cerebral Spin: Cycling for a Healthier Brain” (page 42), writer Marlaina Donato shares well-researched findings on the healing possibilities in this fun, aerobic exercise.

This August issue shines the spotlight on animals, too. In “Our Symphony with Animals” (page 48), writer Julie Peterson interviews neurologist Aysha Akhtar, author of Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy and Our Shared Destinies, weighing in on the biology of the human/animal bond. Peterson also presents a helpful overview of the natural approach used by holistic veterinarians.

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Herbalist Training Program

Elizabeth Jackson, CSA Offers Grief Support

ooted in the wisdom of the natural world and the many traditions that have honed the craft of botanical medicine, this one-year herbal medicine program, beginning on September 21, is most popular for beginner, intermediate and advanced herbalists as well as any healthcare practitioner or professional who wants to include plant medicine in their practice.

Facilitated by Clinical Herbalist-Rose Kalajian, who has been serving the community for 22 years, the program is a holistic approach to healing that seeks balance in all aspects of the individual, including food, lifestyle and spirit.

Instruction takes place indoors and outdoors. The outdoor classroom will include wild plant identification, harvesting herbs, drying herbs and growing plants. This is a rare opportunity for herbal students as most herbal schools in the community don’t offer an outside classroom. As the plants grow, students will be guided to develop relationships with them. When ready, the plant will be harvested and made into an herbal remedy.

Additionally, this course will guide students into the many areas and aspects of herbal careers, including Essential Oils, Flower Remedies, Hands-on Medicine Making, Herbal Cosmetic Products, Salves, Pill Making, Extracts and more.

For more information and Lesson Plan by month, visit imHerbalist.com. See ad page 30.

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lizabeth Jackson, a certified spiritual advisor and Atlantic University trained teacher in Finding your Mission in Life, has spent her life on a metaphysical spiritual journey, focusing her attention on living in the present, enjoying her path and being grateful for the abundance of life.

Over the past six years, she has experienced the loss of significant lifesupporting family members, including that of her husband of 23 years, one of the most emotionally intimate. She changed her life through classes, spiritual books, study and discussion. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Don Miguel Ruiz, Dalai Lama, Brené Brown and Marianne Williamson all have the same message.

Having gone though many an emotional journey while remaining resilient and positive, Jackson helps many with their grief through the plan she has developed. It’s not easy to get through mental pain and suffering brought on by grief or to change negative rumination.

When someone is ready to heal, Jackson helps them uncover their new “normal” so they can start to truly change their life.

For anyone who feels the call to heal, and wants to discuss how to live in the present, call 727-276-8813. See ad below.

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Teacher Training at Yoga Village’s School of Yoga

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undalini yoga, a Raja or royal yoga, is known as the yoga of awareness. It was introduced to the west by Kundalini Yoga Master Yogi Bhajan in the late 1960s. Using breath work, movement (called kriyas), chanting and meditation, students can experience physical, emotional and spiritual healing and uplifting.

Kundalini yoga balances and strengthens the glandular and nervous systems and is a powerful tool to help relieve stress and anxiety and bring about a sense of peace and calm in daily life.

Whether you simply wish to deepen your personal experience of Kundalini yoga or desire to become a certified instructor, Yoga Village’s 220-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training is for everyone. This comprehensive curriculum taking place over the course of nine months is comprised of subjects including Kriya and Meditation, Humanology, Philosophy and much more. Yoga Village has the best trainers in the country, with the expertise, experience and knowledge to bring new meaning into practice.

Attend an Open House on August 24 or September 14 by signing up at AYogaVillage.com. Dates for upcoming Hatha 200-Hour Teacher Training program to be announced soon.

Location: 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. For more information, call 727-712-1475. See ad page 10.

Natural Healing Program for Chronic Diseases Including Lyme

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ost patients are suffering and frustrated when they arrive at Lifestyle Healing Institute, in Naples. Exhaustive treatments at numerous health centers, and still, no one has figured out what’s going on. Lifestyle Healing Institute specializes in that five percent for whom nearly every treatment, no matter what’s been done, failed to fix the problem.

The institute’s scientific, all-natural patented approach analyzes more than 100 different biochemicals and biomarkers throughout the brain and body. The team, headed up by Wyatt Palumbo and Dr. Edwin Dean, uses their unique backgrounds and experiences to address stubborn medical conditions utilizing advanced natural cellular protocols.

Custom tailored treatment programs are offered for chronic fatigue; hormone imbalance; fibromyalgia; insomnia; Lyme disease; and mold toxicity.

An all-natural treatment protocol (consisting of amino acids, vitamins and minerals) is used to begin immediately replenishing, boosting and repairing the compromised immune system, while restoring the body to a more wholly functional state.

The four-week program includes daily consultations with Dr. Dean and Palumbo; initial all-natural supplements; home testing for airborne mold spores; initial blood work; brain chemistry testing and pathogen testing; sessions with an integrative therapist; and more.

Location: 501 Goodlette Rd. N, Ste. 300, Naples. For more information, call 866-663-3869. See ad page 4.

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Retired Holistic Veterinarian Opens Natural Pet Wellness Center

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

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he self-care movement is on the rise as so many are discussing whole eterinarian, author, speaker, holistic food eating, the importance of sleep, pet health advocate, nutrition expert benefits from meditation, breath work, and pet lover, Dr. Cathy Alinovi, DVM, and more.

Yet sometimes people forget has opened Healthy PAWSibilities, in to mention mental health. Taking care of Downtown Clearwater, a first-of-its-kind your mind and emotions is so important. natural pet wellness center with one

According to the American Psychogoal: to equip pet parents to help their logical Association, signs that you could animals feel as good as we do, naturally. benefit from therapy include: feeling Formerly licensed in both rural an overwhelming, prolonged sense Indiana and Illinois to practice tradiof helplessness and sadness; problems don’t seem to get better tional veterinary medicine, it didn’t take despite your efforts and help from family and friends; it’s difficult Dr. Cathy long to realize her patients needed something more than to concentrate on work assignments or carry out other everyday what was being taught in veterinary school. She embarked on a activities; experiencing excessive worrying, expecting the worst mission to become everything her furry patients needed her to be, studying and becoming certified in nutrition therapy, acupuncture, or constantly on edge; actions such as drinking too much alcohol, using drugs or being aggressive are harming you and/or others. spinal manipulation (chiropractic for pets), physical therapy, herbal

One-to-one sessions can help you work through day-to-day remedies and more. problems.

Therapy should encompass the whole person—body,

Today, she is offering her furry clients body work, nutrition mind, spirit and emotions. The agreed-on interventions will counseling, herbal support, canine fitness (pre- and post- surgery) enhance your capacities, bring you increased quality of life and and reiki (energy work). Healthy PAWSibilities is making Clearwaresolution to problems, and facilitate transitions to a place of ter pets healthier and happier, four paws at a time.

Visit HealthyPawsibilities.com as your go-to source for all pet health emotional healing.

For more information or to schedule an individual one-to-one questions and to schedule your first appointment with Dr. Cathy. session, call Licensed Clinical Social Worker Elizabeth Rice, ES Life

Location: 423 Cleveland St., Ste. 100, Downtown Clearwater. For Coach, at 727-300-9382 or visit esLifeCoach.com. See ad page 51. more information and to make an appointment, call 727-510-3665 or email Info@HealthyPawsibilities.com. See ad page 53.

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Tampa Yoga Therapy’s Newest Series: Healthy Heart & Calm Mind

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ost “dis-ease” has deep roots in stress, anxiety and depression in response to our culture and environment. This dis-ease and the diseased state may have interwoven causes. It is imperative that we become personal experts at developing more ease in our own lives.

Develop self-regulation and body-mind energy awareness with classes and sessions from Tampa Yoga Therapy. Choose from ongoing general group classes, private sessions, remote sessions or group class series for specific issues.

Offered now are two small group class series meeting once a week for four weeks. On Tuesdays, from noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m., The Healthy Heart series teaches yogic techniques for reducing high blood pressure, stress and anxiety, and developing selfcompassion through greater heart-mind-body awareness.

On Wednesdays, from noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m., The Calm Mind series addresses the interconnected nature of stress, anxiety and depression. Both series use several types of yogic breathing techniques, mindfulness meditation, movements with options appropriate for all attendees, and other wide-ranging yogic teachings and practices.

Cost: $90/ see ad for discount code. Location: 6104 River Terrace, Tampa. For more information and to register, go to TampaYogaTherapy.com.

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How to Become a Florida Medical Marijuana Patient

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o obtain a Florida Medical Marijuana Card, you must first be certified by a licensed and certified marijuana doctor who will provide you with a patient number. Once you are certified, you will receive an email link to order your medical marijuana card from the State of Florida. To get started, visit cmmdr.com and fill out the form.

Any patient with a qualifying medical condition can become a Florida Medical Marijuana patient. To determine if you have a qualifying condition, including anxiety as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), go to CertifiedMarijuanaDoctors.com/florida-qualifying-conditions-for-medicalmarijuana. You can also take a risk assessment for PTSD at CertifiedMarijuanaDoctors.com/ptsd.

THC and CBD are the power couple of cannabis compounds and work best together. CBD products are not as effective when purchased over-the-counter as there is no THC present or very little, and often the other compounds have been stripped—even the terpenes and terpenoids—which are necessary for effectiveness. Scientific studies indicate that CBD and THC interact synergistically to enhance each other’s therapeutic effects. When buying through a licensed dispensary, you are ensured that you get what you pay for.

Locations: 8501 N Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-756-0091; 7850 Ulmerton Rd., Largo, 727-351-0091. See ad page 24.

Island Intimacy October in Puerto Rico

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atural Awakenings Puerto Rico invites you to the Intimacy Retreat for Couples, to be held from October 11 to 13, for the first time ever on the beautiful island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.

Workshop leaders Diana and Richard Daffner, well-known authors of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples and the creators of Tantra Tai Chi, have been leading Intimacy Retreats for more than 20 years. USA Today called these retreats an “Rx for Sex & Intimacy” and ABC Nightline News reported on the “Daffners’ secrets for curing bedroom boredom.”

Intimacy Retreats provide couples with the opportunity to deepen emotional closeness, enhance physical intimacy and awaken spiritual connection. The Daffners’ teachings draw on both ancient and modern understandings of intimacy. Through “homeplay” assignments, couples reinforce and personalize their training in the privacy of their rooms.

(There is no nudity or public sexual activity.)

The retreat will be held at the romantic boutique hotel, Finca Victoria, in Vieques, and includes lodging, exquisite meals with aphrodisiacal ingredients, morning yoga (optional) in a Zen setting with breathtaking views.

Space is limited. For details and registration, call or text Waleska at 787-297-8818 or visit IntimacyRetreats.com.

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New Evidence-Based Treatment for Alleviating Symptoms of Lyme Disease

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paradigm shift in the approach to treating Lyme disease is offering relief to individuals that have been suffering for many years from this complex condition, as well as other chronic health issues. Developed

by Wyatt Palumbo, author of Don’t Kill My Lyme: Just Get Me Better and the founder of the Lifestyle Healing Institute, in Naples, the treatment is based on scientific, evidence-based Wyatt Palumbo research and the author’s personal experience with serious illness due to toxin exposure.

“Conventional doctors treated my symptoms of anxiety, insomnia and abdominal pain with medications but failed to identify and address the underlying toxin problems. Since my symptoms overlapped those of other chronic diseases, I sought treatment in a wellness clinic where detoxification and targeted nutraceuticals cured my symptoms. I continued with the clinic as a researcher, studying patients debilitated by chronic diseases such as Lyme,” says Palumbo.

A curious researcher, Palumbo conducted a specialized microscopic examination of his own blood and found biofilm, which is built by 80 percent of all infectious diseases and bacteria as a shelter for survival against antibiotics, and found parasites and Lyme. “Although I was feeling fine, the common thinking for optimal health then was to eradicate all pathogens from the body.

While a parasite cleanse did result in a dramatic reduction in the biofilm and organisms in my body, the effect on my health was catastrophic. I was taken to a hospital ER. All the previous levels of my previous symptoms returned, in addition to symptoms of heart palpitations and arrhythmia. Another round of detoxification resolved all symptoms. The whole experience led to an epiphany when I started questioning why I felt so good despite having organisms and biofilm, and why I felt so bad after the organisms were dramatically reduced,” recalls Palumbo.

The killing of remaining organisms and biofilm, a pathogen’s home in the body which is unaffected by antibiotics, had resulted in the release of toxins and a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, throw-

ing him back into his illness.

“My question, could it be that a healthy immune system allows the body to coexist with many less virulent pathogens, was answered in my time at the clinic, where I was able to observe patients who suffered the same experience,” he reports.

Palumbo introduced the concept that killing Lyme and breaking down biofilm fortresses may not be the healthiest strategy, and that a healthy immune system allows an individual to stay healthy and coexist with Lyme. “A healthy immune system treats the initial infection, sometimes with minimal symptoms, and suppresses the virus, which retreats from the immune system, hidden in the body’s cells.

There they remain without causing illness as long as the immune system stays healthy. For example, the chicken pox virus can explode into shingles if the immune system is compromised,” explains Palumbo.

The Lifestyle Healing Institute’s philosophy allows the body to heal itself once given the proper tools to boost the immune system. A healthy immune system is key to our health. For 90 percent of Lyme individuals for which traditional treatment has failed, Palumbo’s scientifically researched, more all-natural and integrative approach to healing (chronic) Lyme disease and everything that comes with it is successful.

“We’ve proven that after successfully rebuilding the immune system, balancing electricity in the brain, enhancing blood flow, healing the gut and its lining, optimizing hormone function, reducing environmental toxicity and exposure, identifying food allergies and establishing proper nutrition, and providing exercise regimens, people do get better. We use a method that is more efficient, more scientific, and less time-consuming, which gets you better without the use of pharmaceuticals,” notes Palumbo, who works at the clinic in collaboration with Edwin J. Dean, M.D. The Lifestyle Healing Institute is located at 501 Goodlette Rd. N., Ste. 300, in Naples. For an appointment, call 866-663-3869 or visit LifestyleHealingInstitute.com for more information. See ad page 4.

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Eggs should only be a now and then thing, the latest research from Northwestern Medicine, in Chicago, indicates. The new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at pooled data on 29,615 U.S. racially and ethnically diverse adults with an average of more than 17 years of follow up.

It found that for every 300 milligrams (mg) of dietary cholesterol eaten per day, risk of death from heart disease increases by 17 percent and mortality from any cause increases by 18 percent. One large egg has a whopping 186 mg of cholesterol in the yolk, and eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent. Frank Hu, M.D., at the Harvard School of Public Health, comments that low to moderate intake of eggs can be included as part of a healthy eating pattern, but they are not essential. Dietary cholesterol also comes from red meat, processed meat and high-fat dairy products such as butter and whipped cream.

Use Probiotics to Shed Pounds

At least one-third of early deaths could be prevented if people moved to a largely plant-based diet, prominent scientists from Harvard University Medical School have calculated. An international initiative, “Food in the Anthropocene,” published in the medical journal The Lancet, linked plant-based diets not only to improved health worldwide, but also to global sustainability.

The report advocates a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts, and low in red meat, sugar and refined grains. “Unhealthy diets pose a greater risk to morbidity and mortality than does unsafe sex, and alcohol, drug and tobacco use combined,” it concludes.

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For the one-third of Americans struggling with obesity, new research on probiotics from the Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, in China, offers a promising approach. In a meta-review of 12 randomized, placebo-controlled studies that tested 821 obese and overweight people, probiotic supplementation was found to significantly reduce body weight, weight circumference and fat mass, and to improve cholesterol and glucose metabolism measures. Probiotics were administered in forms that included sachet, capsule, powder, kefir yogurt and fermented milk, in durations that ranged from eight to 24 weeks.

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Eat Plants to Live Longer

Montmorency tart cherries, first discovered

by Roman legionnaires along the Black Sea, have been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, according to scientists. Now a study from the UK’s University of Hertfordshire published in the Journal of Functional Foods has found that the cherries can mitigate factors that lead to metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases the risk of stroke, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Just two hours after being given cherries in the form of juice or capsules, subjects showed significantly decreased systolic blood pressure, and insulin levels were significantly lower after one and three hours compared to those given a placebo.

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Quit Smoking to Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis Stopping smoking has the long-term benefit of reducing the risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by 37 percent over 30 years, say researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston. The study was based on data from the 230,000 women that participated in two longitudinal Nurses’ Health Studies, and focused on the 969 women that developed seropositive RA. Risk began to go down about five years after women quit smoking and continued to decrease the longer they stayed non-smokers. Patients with seropositive RA generally have more severe disease manifestations, including joint deformities and disability.

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Walk or Run to Keep Blood Vessels and Brains Young Running novices that trained for six months and then ran their first marathon actually reversed the aging of major blood vessels— and older and slower people benefitted most, report researchers at University College London.

The study of 139 healthy firsttime marathon runners, ages 21 to 69, was presented at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Congress. It found that those first-timers reduced their arterial age by four years and their stroke risk by 10 percent over their lifetime.

In another study presented at the Congress that was based on data from 605 heart failure patients, researchers reported that those walking the farthest in a six-minute test, indicating better fitness, were significantly less likely to have the cognitive impairment that afflicts 67 percent of patients with heart failure.

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Climate change has inspired farmers to turn to regenerative agriculture, which pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and stores it in their soil. Regenerative agriculture incorporates the practices of planting trees, cover cropping, no-till farming and rotational grazing.

As the groundswell of support grows, 250 soil health bills have been introduced in state and federal legislatures in the last two years.

At a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee climate change hearing, Nebraska soybean farmer Matthew Rezac said that keeping soil healthy, not just reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was a key part of what farmers could do to cool a warming planet. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the bills have different justifications, but they all focus on soil health. As disastrous floods and drought sweep away farmland, the idea that regenerative agriculture could make for more productive farming is gaining traction.

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Tectonic Activity Shakes Geologists

Long considered to be geologically inactive, our 4.6billion-year-old moon is showing signs of tectonic activity via seismometers deployed between 1969 and 1972 during the NASA Apollo program. Although some “moonquakes” have been recorded near cliff-like fault scarps on the surface, they may be caused by the irregular gravitational effects of orbiting the more massive Earth or extreme temperature differences created by sunlight in the vacuum of space. Employing more sensitive equipment has been proposed for future missions to assist in choosing potential colonization sites.

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Farmers Responding to Climate Change

Critical habitat is threatened for 12 coral species in Florida, the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, while all corals worldwide are experiencing dramatic declines due to the impacts of climate change, pollution and overfishing. The Center for Biological Diversity, a Tucson-based nonprofit focused on species protection, intends to file a lawsuit against the federal government for failing to protect coral habitat as required under the Endangered Species Act. Benefits of securing a critical habitat designation from the National Marine Fisheries Service include improved water quality throughout the coastal zone, limits on overfishing, protection of spawning grounds, reduced impact from development and dredging, and reduced human pressures on thousands of species that inhabit the reefs.

Nearly 30 percent of all corals have already been lost to warming ocean temperatures and ocean acidification due to greenhouse gas pollution; scientists predict that the rest could be gone by the end of the century without help.

Fluorescent Findings

Artificial Light Tied to Inflammation Fluorescent lighting is one of the most common sources of artificial light, but new research from Texas State University suggests there may be unexpected consequences at the genetic level. Team member Ronald B. Walter says, “Over the past 60 years, we have increasingly relied on artificial light sources that emit much narrower wavelength spectrums than does the sun. Yet, little research has been conducted to determine gene expression consequences, if any, from use of common artificial light sources.” Their findings, published in the online journal Genes, show increased inflammation in tissue and organs and increased immune response in the subject animals, regardless of whether the species is primarily active in the day or night.

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Reefs to Get Their Day in Court

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Floating Solar

Solar panels currently generate only about 1 percent of our nation’s energy needs, but new research from the federal National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that installation of “floatovoltaics”— floating, electricitygenerating photovoltaic panels—on only one-fourth of our manmade reservoirs would generate about 10 percent of U.S. energy needs without taking up valuable real estate.

Floatovoltaics cost less to install than traditional, landbased solar panels because there’s no need to clear land or treat soil, and research shows that the natural cooling effect of the water below can boost the solar panels’ power production by up to 22 percent. Of the approximately 100 current floatovoltaic installations, only seven are in the U.S., mostly at wineries in California and water treatment facilities. About 80 percent are in Japan, where limited land and roof space make water-based solar panels especially suitable.

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Catching Some Rays on the Water

Tiny Flossers

A team of engineers, dentists and biologists from the University of Pennsylvania has developed a microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasively remove plaque buildup. Instead of the time-consuming and often unpleasant scraping with mechanical tools to remove plaque from teeth, a dentist could deploy either of two types of robotic systems— one designed to work on surfaces and the other to operate inside confined spaces. Robots with catalytic activity could destroy biofilms, the sticky amalgamations of bacteria enmeshed in a protective scaffolding, which would reduce the risk of tooth decay, endodontic infections and implant contamination. The work was published in Science Robotics.

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Miniature Robots May Become Dental Technicians

New York State Bans Plastic Bags

On Earth Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores that goes into effect next March. It’s estimated that New York uses 23 billion plastic bags every year, with 50 percent ending up in landfills and around cities and waterways. New York is the third state in which plastic bags are illegal, after California and Hawaii.

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Bagging It

Bad Air

It’s well established that air pollution’s poisons and particles shorten lives, impair learning and increase risk for dementia. Now, a study published this spring in JAMA Psychiatry, which followed 2,232 children in Britain for 18 years, has found significant associations between exposure to air pollution and psychotic experiences during adolescence. Air pollution is believed to be responsible for 7 million deaths per year globally, according to the World Health Organization.

Aerobic Fitness Helps Prevent Word Loss Tip-of-the-tongue word loss, an aggravation for many seniors and other adults, occurs less frequently in those with higher levels of aerobic fitness, regardless of age or vocabulary, reports a study of 56 men and women from the UK’s University of Birmingham. Lead researcher Katrien Segaert also clarified that tip-of-the-tongue word loss is not associated with memory loss—a common concern by those that often experience it.

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Pollution Harms Mental and Physical Health

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n Beyond Treatment, John Young, MD takes the reader on a journey through his traditional medical schooling and residency training and on to rural Swaziland, South Africa, where his knowledge and modern miracle medicines are put to the test.

He quickly learns that a man he treats for hypertension with his Americanmade hypertensive medication not only does not return to the clinic relieved, John Young, MD but instead goes to a witch doctor who provides him with the potion for relief he seeks.

Delving into the efficacy of modern medicine for treating illnesses, Dr. Young began to research not only the benefits but also the litany of side effects associated with taking the so-called modern miracle drugs.

Enter nutrition. Most medical schools provide no more than a few hours of lectures on the benefits of nutrition and exercise. With extensive research, Dr. Young gained perspective as to what constitutes a wholesome diet. Fruits and vegetables are key but should not be at the expense of decreasing protein intake. He documents the relationship between inflammation and autoimmune diseases and cancers and the importance of essential fatty acids for improving immune function.

Living in Florida, Dr. Young noted that most people avoided the sun or wore sun protection and stayed indoors between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., the hours when vitamin D production peaks. He found that most of his patients were vitamin D deficient. Administering high doses not only made them feel better but reduced their risk for upper respiratory tract infections and other chronic illnesses.

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there are simple trainings in hypnosis, yet we encourage any sincere seeker to find a state-licensed career school that offers true diplomas and certifications in the field. It is legal for you to learn hypnosis and to practice it, but schools must be licensed to offer career training or they are operating illegally. Be sure to look for the highest industry standards, and to be thoroughly trained in proper semantics, ethics, law and professionalism.

Adding Hypnotherapy Training to Your Credentials

by Matthew Brownstein, CCHt

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any people who enjoy holistic health magazines, such as the one you are reading right now, are already healers and teachers in their own unique way. Those who read this type of material are usually already on a spiritual path, know how to work with energy, eat consciously, are environmentally friendly, and enjoy helping others within the scope of their credentials. However, many people have not yet tapped into the power of the subconscious mind for facilitating deep change in people’s lives. Not only can you be more effective in what you do, you can bring in far more clients as there are many people looking for deep subconscious change which gets to the root cause of their problems while being remarkably safe and effective.

Hypnotherapy as Adjunct to Your Existing Occupation

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nurse or energy worker, and perhaps you did not know just how much having legitimate credentials in hypnotherapy could significantly enhance your profession. Changing people’s behaviors is great, yet when their behaviors are motivated by emotion, we need to get to the root cause and transform that. We can rebalance energy, change diets, tend to wounds or relax people with healing hands, yet when their subconscious mind is deeply disturbed by hurt, sadness, fear, anger, guilt and/or shame, we need more tools in our bag of tricks. Having a state-licensed diploma in the field of hypnotherapy, with over 500 hours of training, can forever change the way you work with people.

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The spiritual side of a hypnotherapy practice. When working with altered states, we get to tap into aspects of the mind that were previously unavailable to us. There are deep metaphysical components of hypnotherapy training for students who want profound personal and spiritual growth. The beauty of this is you not only get to understand who you are on deeper levels and clear the blocks to the love and light within, but you get to help others to open to that as well. When you realize that this can be a full-time profession, a part-time profession or an adjunct to an existing career, you tap into remarkable ways of increasing your income while helping others to connect spiritually and to find out who they truly are.

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PARENTING Preparing Kids for the Future

by Meredith Montgomery

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oday’s children have more opportunities to change the world than ever before. Teenagers are organizing global activism movements, LEGO lovers are mastering robotics and young entrepreneurs are launching successful businesses before they’re old enough to drive.

But for Mom and Dad, this fastpaced, technology-driven childhood looks drastically different from their own.

To help kids thrive, parents must learn to mindfully embrace today’s modern advances without losing sight of timeless virtues and skills such as kindness, creativity and critical thinking.

Finding Balance

After-school hours used to be filled with outdoor free play in which kids independently developed their natural capabilities as self-learners and creative problemsolvers. The Children & Nature Network has reported that just 6 percent of children ages 9 to 13 play outside on their own.

Instead, stress and anxiety are on the rise in our competitive culture as many kids attempt to balance heavy homework loads with an overflowing schedule of extracurricular activities.

With the ability to connect to the world at our fingertips, Thomas Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, in Washington, D.C., notes that devices can also disconnect us from those right next to us. “It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? As parents, we need to recognize that kids have a lot on their plate—more than ever before.”

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Salt Lake City-based Courtney Carver, author of Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, worries that parents are creating résumés for a life their children probably don’t want. On her BeMoreWithLess.com website, she focuses on living with less clutter, busyness and stress to simplify life and discover what really matters. “It’s challenging to maintain close connections when we’re overwhelmed with what’s in our inbox, or on Instagram or what the kids are looking at online,” she says.

On her own journey to practical minimalism, she gained a greater sense of presence with her daughter. “When you can pay attention to a conversation and not feel distracted and antsy, especially with young kids, that is everything,” says Carver.

Managing Technology

The ubiquity of digital devices is a defining difference between today’s youth and that of their elders, making it difficult for parents to relate and know how to set boundaries.

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It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? ~Thomas Murray

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Caroline Knorr helps parents make sense of what’s going on in their kids’ media lives.

“We can think of media as a ‘super peer’: When children are consuming it, they’re looking for cues on how to behave and what’s cool and what’s normal.” Parents need to be the intermediary so they can counterbalance the external messages with their own family’s values.

Today’s devices are persuasive and addictive. “As parents, we need to set boundaries, model good digital habits and help

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kids to self-regulate more—which is our ultimate goal,” Knorr says.

To raise good digital citizens, Richard Culatta, CEO of International Society for Technology in Education, in Arlington, Virginia, believes conversations about device use shouldn’t end with screen time limits and online safety. “Ask kids if their technology use is helping them be more engaged and find more meaning in the world or is it pulling them out of the world that they’re in,” he says. “Talk about how to use technology to improve the community around you, recognize true and false info, be involved in democratic processes and making your voice heard about issues you care about.”

Parents are often uncomfortable with their kids socializing digitally, but Culatta encourages the introduction of interactive media sooner rather than later, so they understand how to engage with the world online before they are old enough to have social media accounts. Geocaching, which uses GPS-enabled devices to treasure hunt, and citizen science apps provide family-friendly opportunities to engage in both outdoor activities and online communities.

“The majority of our kids will need these digital communication skills to be able to work with anyone at any time,” says Murray. He’s witnessed the impact of connecting classrooms around the world, observing, “When students learn to navigate time zones and language barriers to communicate and collaborate, they see that they can solve the world’s problems together.”

Raising Innovators

“The world doesn’t care how much our children know; what the world cares about is what they do with what they know,” says Tony Wagner, senior research fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, an education research and policy nonprofit in Palo Alto, California. In his latest book, Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era, he emphasizes the importance of creative problem-solving and the joy of discovery, especially as more jobs become automated. “We’re born with a temperament of creative problem solvers.

But then something happens. The longer

We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. ~Thomas Lickona kids are in school, the fewer questions they ask, the more they worry about getting the right answer and fewer and fewer think of themselves as creative in any way,” he says.

“Instead of listening and regurgitating, kids need to learn how to find and be a critical consumer of information,” says Murray. Fewer employers are asking for college transcripts—including Google—as they discover the disconnect between what students are taught and what innovative skills they actually need.

While most schools are slow to adapt to the modern needs of the future workforce, parents can proactively foster the entrepreneurial spirit and discourage a fear of failure at home by offering safe opportunities for risk-taking and independence. After speaking extensively with compelling young innovators around the world, Wagner discovered that their parents explicitly encouraged three things: play, passion and purpose.

Their children were provided with many opportunities to explore new interests, as well as to learn from their mistakes.

“The parents intuitively understood that more important than IQ is grit, perseverance and tenacity. You don’t develop that when Mom is yelling at you to practice; you develop it because you have a real interest.”

To create a culture of innovation, Murray encourages teachers and parents to get to know the interests, passions and strengths of today’s children “and prove to them every day that they matter.” When that interest blossoms into a passion, it can lead to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to make a difference.

According to Wagner, this happens when parents and teachers instill one simple, but profound moral lesson, “We are not here on this Earth primarily and only to serve ourselves; we have some deep, profound obligation to give back and to serve others.”

PARENT RESOURCES

Common Sense Media (CommonSenseMedia.org) provides education and

advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children. They provide independent, age-based, media reviews for TV shows and movies. Each detailed review includes pertinent information for parents, plus talking points to foster critical thinking skills.

Let Grow (LetGrow.org) seeks to restore childhood resilience by pushing back on

overprotection, and shows concern that even with the best intentions, society has taught a generation to overestimate danger and underestimate their own ability to cope. Its programs work with schools and parents to give kids more of the independence to do the things their parents did on their own as children—bike to a friend’s house, make themselves a meal or simply play unsupervised in the front yard.

The Choose Love Movement (JesseLewisChooseLove.org) offers a free social and emotional learning program for educators and parents. Students learn how to choose love in any circumstance, which helps them become more connected, resilient and empowered individuals.

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When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one. ~Scarlett Lewis

Teaching Kindness

In a culture that is obsessed with selfies and threatened by cyberbullies, it’s a tough task for parents to teach compassion and kindness. “We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life.

What we do over and over gradually shapes our character, until it becomes second nature—part of who we are,” says Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and education professor emeritus at the State University of New York College at Cortland, and author of How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain.

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Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/ Mississippi (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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Sesame Workshop’s 2016 Kindness Study found that 70 percent of parents worry that the world is an unkind place for their kids, but Scarlett Lewis believes it’s all in our mind, saying, “When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one.”

After losing her 6-year-old son Jesse in the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, she attributed the tragedy to an angry thought in the mind of the shooter. Her compassion fueled the founding of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to educate and encourage individuals to choose loving thoughts over angry ones. “Although we can’t always choose what happens to us, we can always choose how to respond,” she says. The evidencebased Choose Love Enrichment Program teaches children to live a life with courage and gratitude, practice forgiveness and be compassionate individuals.

While we don’t want to overwhelm kids with all the evils in the world, Lickona notes that it is valuable to make them aware of human suffering and how we can help. “Cultivate the belief that we’re all members of a single human family. Teach [them] that one of the most important ways to show gratitude for the blessings in our life is to give back.”

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Beyond Sustainability Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change

by Yvette C. Hammett

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ost people have never heard of regenerative agriculture, but there’s plenty of talk about it in the scientific and farming communities, along with a growing consensus that regeneration is a desirable step beyond sustainability.

Those that are laser-focused on clean food and a better environment believe regenerative agriculture will not only result in healthier food, but could become a significant factor in reversing the dangerous effects of manmade climate change.

This centers on the idea that healthy soils anchor a healthy planet: They contain more carbon than all above-ground vegetation and regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

“We have taken soils for granted for a long time. Nevertheless, soils are the foundation of food production and food security, supplying plants with nutrients, water and support for their roots,” according to the study “Status of the World’s Soil Resources,” by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Most of the world’s soil resources, which also function as the planet’s largest water filter,

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are in fair, poor or very poor condition, the report states.

Tilling, erosion and chemicals all play significant roles in soil degradation.

Regenerative agriculture seeks to reverse that trend by focusing on inexpensive organic methods that minimize soil disturbance and feed its microbial diversity with the application of compost and compost teas. Cover crops, crop and livestock rotation and multistory agroforestry are all part of a whole-farm design that’s intended to rebuild the quantity and quality of topsoil, as well as increase biodiversity and watershed function.

“True regenerative organic agriculture can improve the environment, the communities, the economy, even the human spirit,” says Diana Martin, director of communications for the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Rodale, a leader in the organic movement, has been carrying the global torch for regenerative agriculture since the 1970s, when Bob Rodale, son of the institute’s founder, first began talking about it. “He said sustainability isn’t good enough. In the U.S., we are depleting our topsoil 10 times faster

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than we are replenishing it. We only have 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining,” says Martin.

The institute is working with corporate brands in conducting a pilot project on farms around the world to certify food as regenerative organic. It has three pillars that were created with the help of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program: soil health; animal welfare; and social justice, the latter because people want to know that workers are being treated fairly, Martin says.

“In some ways, we felt the organic program could do more, so we introduced the regenerative organic certification.

It is a new, high-bar label that is very holistic,” says Jeff Moyer, an expert in organic agriculture and the executive director at the Rodale Institute. The pilot phase involves 21 farms with connections to big brands like Patagonia, Lotus Foods and Dr. Bronner’s. “We needed relationships with brands to make this a reality,” Moyer says. Product should be rolling out by this fall.

“There’s kind of a broad umbrella of things going on,” says Bruce Branham, a crop sciences professor with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “No-till farming certainly is a small step toward regenerative ag, because every time we till the soil, we essentially expose a lot of the carbon dioxide, which burns off carbon.”

Cover crops can be planted right after harvesting a cash crop to help regenerate the soil, adding nitrogen and organic matter, he says. “It is a long-term benefit, so a lot of farmers are hesitant. It takes a while to improve soil fertility through cover crop use.” It doesn’t cost much, but for a corn or soybean farmer making almost no money right now, every expense matters. “The real things we are working on are more toward different cropping systems,” he says, in which farmers are growing perennial tree crops that produce nuts and fruits, absorb carbon and don’t require replanting or tilling.

There’s considerable interest in regenerative organic agriculture in Idaho, as many farmers there have already adopted no-till practices, says Sanford Eigenbrode, a professor at the University of Idaho, who specializes in entomology, plant pathology and nematology. Farmers want to try to improve retention of soil carbon to both stabilize soils and improve long-term productivity, he says. “There are economic and environmental advantages.”

Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, Florida. She can be contacted at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com.

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Our Symphony With Animals

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s a neurologist, Dr. Aysha Akhtar wanted to acknowledge that medicine has largely overlooked our relationships with animals and their impact on our health. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and bullying, she gained strength and courage to change her situation after forming a deep bond with an abused dog. She found there were more stories like hers that explain how the health and happiness of humans and animals are interlaced.

After traveling to interview people whose lives have been profoundly influenced by animals, Akhtar used her experiences and those of others to demonstrate the science behind the intricate and mutually beneficial associations between humans and animals. The result is her book, Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies. After time spent with homeless people, a former mobster, a Marine veteran, a serial killer, animal sanctuary workers and farmers, she relates what happens when people forge (or break) bonds with animals, and how the love we give them comes full circle back to us.

How do you explain that an untrained animal, like Sylvester, the abused dog you bonded with, can help a person heal and recover?

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the sounds around me—ducks, chickens, cows, horses, dogs and nature. The sun was setting. I became immersed in the moment and felt a profound sense of connectedness. All the sounds came together for me like a Mozart symphony.

I had never felt that kind of peace. It was beautiful.

What is the science behind the neurological and biological phenomena you describe in this interaction between humans and animals? human-generated pressure in our lives. If you treat an animal with kindness, that is the only thing that the animal will judge you by. Animals don’t care about your past, your money, your mistakes in life— they have no preconceived notions about you. Animals have a purity that helps us be our true selves without worrying about being judged.

What is the most memorable moment of your journey to discover more stories like your own?

It was a beautiful, warm, summer evening, and I was just sitting at an animal sanctuary with a pig named Ivy. She was such a sweet girl and such an emotional being, she reminded me of Sylvester.

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First, studies are emerging that suggest that the way we feel empathy toward each other is not very different from the way we feel empathy toward other animals. It appears that we may feel stronger empathy toward other animals because, like children, we see them as vulnerable.

Second, medical studies show that just being with animals provides measurable physiological changes within us, showing a boost to our well-being. For example, just being with a dog for five to 10 minutes can decrease blood pressure and stress hormones, and provide a longterm boost to cardiovascular health. It also leads to increases in positive neurochemicals like dopamine and oxytocin— the chemicals that make us feel happy.

What’s even more interesting, studies suggest that the same positive effects are also happening in the animal.

There is a moral consciousness growing within our species. We are waking up to the fact that how we treat each other needs to be more ethical, and that includes animals. ~Aysha Akhtar

How did you come to believe that compassion for animals is the next step in the moral evolution of humans?

Animals are more on the radar of the current younger generation than they used to be. This means that empathy for animals is growing with each generation. Part of the reason is that there is a moral consciousness growing within our species. We are waking up to the fact that how we treat each other needs to be more ethical, and that includes animals.

We’re witnessing that the destruction of other species is causing the unraveling of ecosystems, and that is causing increases in things like mosquito-borne diseases. In other words, our disruption of other species is coming back to hurt us. Slowly, our collective consciousness is

waking up to recognize that how we treat nonhumans affects us, as well.

If readers could learn just one thing from Symphony, what would you like it to be?

Go forward in life feeling a sense of empowerment and hope, recognizing that our well-being is very much tied in with the well-being of other animals.

Julie Peterson lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, dogs and chickens, and has contributed to Natural Awakenings for more than a decade. Contact her at JPtrsn22@att.net.

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Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing.

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HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine

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rom ancient Mongolian shamans that used drumming for physical and emotional healing to modern, board-certified music therapists that work with special needs kids, science now confirms what we’ve always known: Music makes us feel better.

Decades after Don Campbell’s groundbreaking work about the cognitive effects of listening to the music of Mozart, growing research reveals music’s ability to reduce chronic and acute pain, restore brain connections after a stroke, boost immunity and promote brain development in children. Recent studies of the benefits of music published in BJPsych International show decreased depression in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders and improvement in people with certain types of epilepsy.

Neurochemistry and Pain Reduction

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researchers theorize that the brain releases a cascade of natural opioids, including dopamine. A pilot study on cancer patients published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care in 2016 shows a significant reduction of pain when individuals are exposed to music for 20-minute intervals.

Music also minimizes chronic pain associated with syndromes like fibromyalgia. Collective studies published in Frontiers of Psychology in 2014 suggest that relaxing, preferred choices of music not only reduce fibromyalgia-related pain, but also significantly improve mobility.

Dementia, Stroke and Brain Development

Board-certified music therapists like Sheila Wall use live and recorded music to catalyze therapeutic changes in their clients. In her Eau Claire, Wisconsin, practice, Wall works with a wide range of clients ranging in age from 3 to 104. “Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent heal-

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ing. Music helps the brain compensate for whatever damage that has occurred through illnesses, disease or trauma,” she says. “I also work with children to help them build language and motor skills through music.

Research last year by the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has shown that music training strengthens areas of the brain that govern speech, reading skills and sound perception in children. The results, published in Cerebral Cortex, indicate that only two years of music study significantly changes both the white and gray matter of the brain.

Kirk Moore, in Wheaton, Illinois, is a certified music practitioner who provides live therapeutic music for people that are sick or dying. He says he sees daily changes through music. “I see heart rates slow down and blood pressure reduced.

Breathing becomes steadier; pain and nausea cease.” Moore has also witnessed patients with aphasia—a language impairment caused by stroke or other brain damage—spontaneously sing-along to songs and regain the ability to speak.

One memorable patient could only utter a single word, but listening to Moore ignited a dramatic change. “I sang ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and within seconds, she was singing. After 20 minutes of music, I expressed to the patient my hopes that the music had been helpful to her. ‘Oh goodness, yes!’ she responded.”

Pick Up a Drum

Drumming has been proven to be able to balance the hemispheres of the brain, bolster immunity and offer lasting physical and emotional benefits for conditions ranging from asthma to Parkinson’s disease, autism and addiction recovery.

Medical research led by neurolo-

gist Barry Bittman, M.D., shows that participation in drumming circles helps to amp up natural killer cells that fight cancer and viruses such as AIDS. Recent research published in PLOS/ONE reveals a profound reduction of inflammation in people that took part in 90-minute drum circles during the course of the 10-week study.

Music and End of Life

Music’s capacity to bring healing and solace also extends to the end of life.

Classically trained musician and certified music practitioner Lloyd Goldstein knows firsthand the power of providing music for cancer patients and the terminally ill.

“I feel a deep responsibility to be as present as I can possibly be, to what I’m doing, the people I’m playing for,” says Goldstein, who left a secure orchestra position to join the team at The Arts In Medicine Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. “It’s taught me how to be a better musician and a better person.”

As much as the musician gives, music gives back. “I end up calmer than when I begin a session. That healing environment travels with me,” Moore says.

Marlaina Donato is a composer and the author of several books. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

Music is the divine

way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart. ~Pablo Casals

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Wild and Wonderful Foraging for Foodies

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here is such a thing as a free lunch, and it awaits adventurous foragers in backyards, city parks, mountain meadows and even sidewalk cracks. From nutritious weeds and juicy berries to delicate, delicious flowers and refreshing tree sap, wild, edible foods abound in cities, suburbia and rural environments.

Throughout most of history, humans were foragers that relied on local plant knowledge for survival, as both food and medicine.

Today’s foragers are reviving that ancestral tradition to improve diets, explore new flavors, develop kinship with the environment, and simply indulge in the joy and excitement of finding and preparing wild foods.

Wild Foods As ‘Superdiet’ “There are many benefits to eating wild food,” says Deane Jordan, founder of EatTheWeeds.com, of Orlando, Florida. “Wild plants, because they must take care of themselves, tend to be more nutritious than cultivated plants—particularly in terms of phytochemicals and antioxidants. They also tend to be lower in sugar and other simple carbs, and higher in fiber.”

Purslane, a wild succulent, has more omega-3s than any other leafy vegetable, says John Kallas, the Portland, Oregon, author of Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods 38

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From Dirt to Plate. Mustard garlic, a common invasive plant, is the most nutritious leafy green ever analyzed, says Kallas, who holds a Ph.D. in nutrition. “However, the real dietary benefit of foraged plants is in their great diversity, as each has a unique profile of phytochemicals.

There is no such thing as a superfood, just superdiets,” he adds.

Know Thy Plant Rule number one of foraging is to be 100 percent sure of your identification 100 percent of the time, says Leda Meredith, the New York City author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Foraging experts say the fear of wild plants is largely unfounded.

“The biggest misconception is that we are experimenting with unknowns,” says Kallas. “Today’s wild edibles are traditional foods from Native American or European cultures we have lost touch with.”

For example, European settlers brought with them dandelions, now considered a nuisance weed, as a source of food and medicine. All parts of it are edible, including flowers, roots and leaves, and have nutritional superpowers.

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the part or parts that are edible, the stage of growth to gather it and how to prepare it. “Some plants have parts that are both edible and poisonous. Others can be toxic raw, but perfectly edible cooked,” he says.

Timing is everything, adds Meredith.

“A wild ingredient can be fantastic in one week, and incredibly bitter a week later, so it’s important to know when its prime season is.”

Kallas recommends staying away from highly trafficked roadsides and polluted areas. Given that many lawns and public areas are sprayed with herbicides, Sam Thayer, author of The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants, recommends not foraging in an area if it’s uncertain whether chemicals have been applied.

Environmental awareness includes understanding how foraging may positively or negatively affect the ecosystem, says Meredith. “Overharvesting can endanger future populations. But there is a ‘win-win’ way to forage, where I get fantastic food and the landscape is better for my having foraged, by clearing invasive plants around natives or planting seeds while collecting a local plant gone to seed.”

Thayer, of Bruce, Wisconsin, suggests collecting where species are abundant and thriving: “Fruit, for example, can be harvested limitlessly, as can wild invasives that disrupt the balance of the ecosystem and crowd out native species.”

Meal Preparation Vinegars, jams and cordials from wild fruits and flowers can be wonderful, but require some patience for the payoff, yet many wild edibles can be eaten raw or lightly sautéed, requiring very little prep work. Thayer recommends sautéing wild greens with just a little soy sauce, vinegar and garlic.

Foraging builds confidence, powers of observation and connections to the natural world. The biggest benefit, says Thayer, may just be the fun of it. “You can experience food and flavors you cannot have any other way. A lot of these foods you cannot buy anywhere, and really, it’s better food than you can buy.”

Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

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Simple Supper Garlic Mustard Pasta Yields: 4 servings

mustard, mince the garlic or put it through a garlic press, chop the chili peppers.

Serve hot with freshly grated cheese and freshly ground pepper.

After seven minutes, add the garlic mustard to the pasta in the pot and cook until the pasta is al dente, usually about five minutes more.

Other wild edibles you can use in this recipe include any leafy greens, as well as the leaves of any wild garlic species.

Scoop out a ladleful of the pasta cooking water and set it aside. Drain the pasta and garlic mustard in a colander. Return the pot to the stove over low heat.

This is a simple, but satisfying one-pot meal that comes together in about 20 minutes total. You can embellish the recipe with additional ingredients such as chorizo sausage or pine nuts, but it’s really not necessary. Sometimes simple is best.

Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pot along with the garlic and chili pepper.

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

Return the reserved pasta cooking water and the drained pasta and garlic mustard greens back to the pot. Raise the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for a minute or two until the liquid is mostly evaporated or absorbed. Remove from the heat, then stir in the remaining olive oil and salt. (Go scant on the salt because the grated cheese you’ll be adding is salty.)

Recipes and photos from The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Reproduced by permission of The Countryman Press. All rights reserved.

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on’t try to learn foraging; just try to learn about one vegetable or fruit, says Sam Thayer. “Take it one plant at a time. It takes the intimidation out of it.”

Find a good local instructor that has a solid background in botany and other fundamentals of foraging, says John Kallas.

“Also, get some good books, and more than one, as each will offer different dimensions,” says the author and instructor.

1 lb penne pasta 1 lb garlic mustard leaves and shoots, washed and coarsely chopped (ideally, you’re using garlic mustard at the stage where the stems are still tender and the flowers are either budding or just starting to open) 4 garlic cloves, peeled 1 to 2 medium-hot red chili peppers (pepperoncini), stems and seeds removed ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided (use your best as this is one of the main flavors of the sauce) Salt to taste ½ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, freshly grated (again, use the best you’ve got) Freshly ground black pepper Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the penne and set a timer for seven minutes.

While the pasta is cooking, prep the other ingredients: wash and chop the garlic

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utrition is one of the most important things we can do to improve our health. Good nutrition is more than just following the traditional food pyramid guidelines. Sound advice is to eat organic, non-GMO varied fresh fruits and vegetables daily, and if doing so, grass-fed meats and fresh caught fish.

One of the main reasons for spending the extra money on organically grown foods is to avoid the ingestion of pesticides. One of the most common pesticides is glyphosate which, with

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chronic exposure, can contribute to many health issues. This herbicide is found in hundreds of agricultural products and causes disruption in the intestinal microbiome. The adverse effects on the intestine can lead to mood disorders, altered glucose metabolism, food sensitivities and autoimmune diseases. One of the easiest ways to clean your fresh fruits and vegetables is with an ozone generator.

Ozone is three loosely held oxygen atoms that can clean and disinfect organic materials from viruses, bacteria and fungus.

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Stress affects your health by decreasing your joy and lowering your overall quality of life. Everyone has stress, but it’s how we manage it that determines its effects on our bodies. Uncontrolled or prolonged stressors can cause weight gain by increasing cortisol levels, especially at night, which can lead to interrupted sleep, causing increased fat storage. The daytime fatigue then leads to poor nutritional intake or “stress eating” that causes increased insulin release which can contribute to weight gain, further increase of cortisol and mood disturbance. Learning what works to alleviate our stress and incorporating those techniques into our daily routines will improve our quality of life. Most common stress-relieving techniques include meditation, deep breathing, yoga, essential oils, exercise, music and guided imagery, to name a few. Find out which one or two work best for you and your body will be happier for it.

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Take a Cerebral Spin Cycling for a Healthier Brain

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opping on a dopamine and serotonin, There is not one bicycle on a neurological disease as well as brain-derived beautiful day neurotrophic factor— that cannot benefit or taking a spin class at BDNF—a protein that from aerobic exercise, increases during aerobic the gym offers proven cardiovascular benefits exercise. Low levels of from Parkinson’s like lowering cholesterol BDNF have been linked disease to Lou and blood pressure. Now, to obesity, excessive apGehrig’s disease. growing research shows petite, clinical depression, that it also packs a power- ~Laurence Kinsella, M.D. anxiety and cognitive deful punch for brain health. cline. According to a 2016

Aerobic exercise has been found to study by the New York University Langone have the greatest impact on cognitive abilMedical Center published in the journal ity, and low-impact cycling leads the way. eLife, higher levels of BDNF help decrease David Conant-Norville, M.D., a Portland, symptoms of depression while improving Oregon psychiatrist, recommends cycling memory function. to help children challenged by attention

BDNF helps maintain brain health deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). and stimulates the growth of new neurons.

Pedaling regularly can fire up brain cell production by at least twofold; cycling only 20 to Depression and Memory 30 minutes a day can decrease symptoms of “Cycling brings more oxygen and nutrients depression—and might even prevent it. to the cells,” says Carmen Ferreira, owner of SunShine Barre Studio, in Rocky Point, New York. “When we ride our bikes, our Cycle for Alzheimer’s brains also increase their production of and Parkinson’s Diseases proteins used for creating new brain cells.”

“For years, we’ve been touting the benefits

Cycling has been shown to sigof mental exercises for Alzheimer’s disease, nificantly boost the neurotransmitters but physical exercise is also highly beneficial.

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When we ride our bikes, our brains also increase their production of proteins used for creating new brain cells. ~Carmen Ferreira There is not one neurological disease that cannot benefit from aerobic exercise, from Parkinson’s disease to Lou Gehrig’s disease,” says Laurence Kinsella, M.D., a neurologist at the SSM Health Medical Group, in Fenton, Missouri.

According to 2017 Canadian studies involving Parkinson’s patients, cycling improved motor function during a 12-week period. The results, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, also show a marked improvement in gait.

Promising 2018 research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals cycling and other forms of aerobic exercise to be the most effective activity in slowing Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline.

Build Stress Resistance

In general, living a sedentary life sets up a hair-trigger stress response in the body, while forms of exercise like cycling help to regulate excessive levels of age-accelerating stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Kinsella says, “Exercise like cycling makes us channel that part of the ancient brain that helped our ancestors run from a tiger, and when we engage the brain to run, chase or survive, the aging process slows down.”

Cycling can also be beneficial for people with fibromyalgia.

Ferreira notes, “I have a few students with fibromyalgia who have reported having more energy, as well as better mood.”

Shorter Sessions, Better Results

While cycling can be a memory booster, it can also temporarily impair cognitive function if sessions are too intense or long.

Kinsella recommends that his students work up to 75 percent of maximum heart rate. He also emphasizes common sense. “Strive for a reasonable pace, and by that, I mean ramping up your heart rate gradually over three weeks. Go slowly with beginning any vigorous exercise and accept that it will take months.” For Alzheimer’s patients, he recommends breaking a sweat with five, 30-minute sessions a week.

Ferreira also advises moderation. “Do as much as your body allows—15, 20 or 45 minutes, the latter being the duration of a full-length class. Have clear communication with the instructor to help you reach your goals.”

Whether objectives are accomplished on an outdoor or stationary bike, it is important to be consistent. Kinsella suggests making it enjoyable. “You can get on your bike and watch your favorite television show for 30 minutes or more and get a good workout.”

Marlaina Donato is the author of Multidimensional Aromatherapy and several other books. She is also a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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LOVING OURSELVES MADLY Practice Intentional Self-Love

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t’s not enough to wish for more self-love. We must be intentional about creating it and commit to loving ourselves by practicing these habits every day.

Don’t believe our thoughts.

Our minds lie to us all the time, especially where our self-worth is concerned. The moment we become aware we are mentally abusing ourselves, we can refuse to believe these thoughts. The fact is, we are worthy and enough exactly as we are. Any thoughts that contradict this truth are lies. We must not go to war with our mind, but should definitely get in the habit of challenging our mind’s lies and not believing them when they run amok.

Replace self-abuse with self-love.

Not believing our crueler thoughts is step one.

Replacing them with kinder, more compassionate and loving thoughts is step two. When

our minds call us ugly, we must sink into our hearts and remind ourselves that we are beautiful, as we are. When our minds insist we’re weak, we must declare our strength. Every single thought and word that speaks to our worth is a powerful and sustaining reflection of self-love. Substitute self-abuse with love as often as possible and then watch our lives change in powerful ways.

Set boundaries and enforce them.

To love ourselves, we have to set clear boundaries with the people in our lives. State what works and what doesn’t work. If we don’t clearly speak our boundaries, people will trample them, and we’ll only have ourselves to blame. Boundaries show respect for all involved. A lack of boundaries will almost certainly lead to resentment.

Make time for happy places.

We all have places that tend to bring us peace and/or joy: a walk among the trees, curled up with a good book, coffee with a close friend.

Make time for these experiences. Every second we spend giving energy to the people, places and things that bring us joy is a second of dedicated self-love. It matters. Just as important, pay attention to the people, places and things that are depleting, that feel unhealthy and toxic, and give less energy to them. Knowing what to eliminate can be as impactful as knowing what to add.

How we love ourselves is our responsibility. The greater commitment we make to selflove, the greater chance we create of living a more peaceful, joyful and meaningful life.

Scott Stabile is the author of Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart.

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t’s not easy raising children in today’s media-saturated landscape. From TV and video games to internet and mobile devices, our kids are exposed to a steady stream of persuasive marketing messages promoting low-nutrient junk foods. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association warn that media’s pervasive influence over children’s food preferences increase their risk for poor nutrition, obesity and chronic diseases later in life.

Protecting children against marketing forces may seem like an uphill battle, but these strategies can help provide a solid foundation for good health.

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Teach children to be media savvy. Andrea Curtis, Toronto-

based author of Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and how to fight back), says, “Kids don’t want to be duped.” By showing children how the food industry tricks them into buying foods that harm their bodies and the Earth, we can turn kids into food detectives that reject processed foods and sugary drinks.

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Feed children’s curiosity about where food comes from. Take

children to farmers’ markets and U-pick farms; organic growers reduce exposure to harmful pesticide residues. Kids that might turn up their noses at supermarket spinach tend to eat it in bunches when they’ve helped grow, harvest and prepare it. That’s the story behind Sylvia’s Spinach, a children’s book by Seattle-based author Katherine Pryor.

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Introduce children to the rewards of gardening. Connie

Liakos, a registered dietitian based in Portland, Oregon, and the author of How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, recommends introducing children to the magic of planting seeds and the joy of caring for a garden—even if it’s simply a pot of herbs on a sunny windowsill or a small plot in a community garden.

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Teach children how to cook.

Teresa Martin, a registered dietitian based in Bend, Oregon, says learning how to cook frees us from being “hostage to the food industry.” She believes cooking is such an essential life skill that we should be

Keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat. ~Connie Liakos teaching it along with reading, writing and arithmetic in kindergarten. When we cook, we’re in control of the ingredients’ quality and flavor. Plus, cooking together creates parent-child bonding.

Invite children to help plan and prepare family meals and school lunches. (Remember to slip a note inside a child’s lunch box with a few words of love and encouragement.)

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Visit the library. From simple children’s stories about

food adventures to basic cookbooks, libraries open up a world of inspiration and culinary exploration. Find stories about seasonal foods to prepare with a child.

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Prioritize family meals. Children that eat with their

families are better nourished, achieve greater academic success and are less likely to participate in risky behaviors. Family meals provide time to share values, teach manners and enjoy caring conversations. To foster peace and harmony at the table, Liakos advises families to “keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat.” Establish rules banning criticism, arguing and screens (TV, phones) during mealtime.

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Reject dieting. Weighing, shaming and putting chil-

dren on restrictive diets is a recipe for developing eating disorders. Instead of stigmatizing children by calling them

“obese”, Liakos emphasizes creating healthy eating and activity habits for the entire family. Children may overeat for many reasons, including stress or boredom. Pay attention to sudden weight gain, which could be an indication that something is wrong, she says.

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Find or create a “tribe” of like-minded parents.

Set up play groups with parents that share similar values.

Advocate together for improved school food policies, establish a school garden or plan group field trips.

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Spend more time in nature. The American Academy

of Pediatrics recommends one hour of daily physical activity.

Locate parks and hiking or biking trails to strengthen children’s innate love for their natural world. According to research at the University of Illinois, spending time in nature also helps reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Protect children’s sleep. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against TVs, computers and smartphones in children’s bedrooms. Children, depending on their age, need eight to12 hours of undisturbed sleep each night to support physical and mental health, and help prevent obesity.

Remember that our children are hungriest for parental time, love and support.

Melinda Hemmelgarn, the “Food Sleuth,” is an award-winning registered dietitian, writer, speaker and syndicated radio host based in Columbia, Missouri. Contact her at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

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Center on Media and Child Health: cmch.tv/clinicians/eatingexercise-tips.

Common Sense Media: CommonSenseMedia.org.

Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and how to fight back), by Andrea Curtis: AndreaCurtis.ca.

Prevention Institute: Tinyurl.com/StopJunkFoodMarketing.

Nutrition

How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, Connie Liakos: NutritionForKids.com.

I’m Like, So Fat!: Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World, by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer.

Gardening Activities

KidsGardening.org/garden-activities.

Media Literacy

American Academy of Pediatrics: A Healthy Family Media Use Plan: HealthyChildren.org/mediauseplan.

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: Screen-free Activism: CommercialFreeChildhood.org.

Storybooks About Gardening, Cooking, Farms and Food

Review of farm-to-school children’s literature: Growing-Minds. org/childrens-literature.

Sylvia’s Spinach: KatherinePryor.com.

Nature Play

Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life, by Richard Louv: RichardLouv.com/books/vitamin-n.

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VET CHECK Treating the Whole Pet

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bout 10 years ago, Kim Krouth’s dog, Buckeye, was suffering from severe allergy symptoms. The mixed-breed shepherd was licking and biting her paws until her toe pads were bleeding. “Our conventional vet prescribed steroids,” recalls Krouth. “It helped some, but also agitated Buckeye. When I found out that other side effects could include serious health problems, I didn’t want to put her at risk.”

The Madison, Wisconsin, animal lover headed to a holistic pet supply store to ask about alternative treatments for the dog’s allergies. She learned about herbal remedies, and was advised to take Buckeye to a holistic veterinarian. “Treating her holistically seemed like a better option than the side effects of treatment with drugs,” she says.

The holistic veterinarian recommended acupuncture. It helped, but the dog later became sensitive to the needles.

At that point, she was given homeopathic plant-based treatments that worked well with no side effects. Buckeye, now 15, has also received laser light therapy and spinal manipulation to help with mobility in her senior years.

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Holistic veterinarians have been treating dogs, cats, chickens, livestock and exotic animals across the nation for some time, but many people aren’t entirely clear about how their approach—and their training— differs from a conventional vet. Both enter the profession after earning a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree.

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Holistic practitioners can then choose to train in a variety of modalities, including acupuncture, herbs and physical rehabilitation, plus trigger point, megavitamin and stem cell therapies.

“Any method that is sufficiently different from conventional medicine requires extra training ... over a period of weeks, months or years,” says Nancy Scanlan, DVM, the executive director of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, in Mount Shasta, California.

Veterinarians, holistic or not, typically do the same initial examination of an animal, she says. From there, a holistic vet may look at additional areas or assess things in a slightly different way. “For example, someone trained in veterinary osteopathy or veterinary chiropractic would explore the range of motion of joints or the spine.”

In treatment, holistic DVMs use an integrative approach. The goal is to look at the animal as a whole and treat the underlying condition, rather than treating the symptoms. “Integrative medicine is about broadening our medical options, blending both conventional medical and holistic approaches. It focuses on client education and participation in the healing process of their pet,” says Danielle Becton, DVM, of Aloha Pet & Bird Hospital, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.

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Integrative medicine is about broadening our medical options, blending both conventional medical and holistic approaches.

It focuses on client education and participation in the healing process of their pet. ~Danielle Becton, DVM

Holistic veterinarians may also choose to use fewer conventional drugs and limited vaccinations. “Vaccine titers can be used to determine if a patient has adequate antibodies to a disease to create immunity,” says Becton. “If a pet is already immune, they may not need another vaccine booster that year.”

Becton and Scanlan agree that alternative treatments such as acupuncture, laser therapy or massage can be used in lieu of drugs for pain management. However, Scanlan does note that in an acute or emergency situation, many natural methods do not work fast enough, “and that is when holistic veterinarians are more likely to use drugs.”

Choosing a Holistic Veterinarian

Pet owners seek out holistic veterinarians for different reasons. In Krouth’s case, it was the unacceptable side effects to drugs that led her to explore other options. Becton points out that she gets clients looking for a more natural approach for their pets after they personally have had success with human integrative medicine.

However, it’s important that pets are treated by professionals that are trained to treat animals. People with holistic training for humans may not understand animal anatomy or physiology.

Ultimately, choosing a veterinarian is a personal decision, and seeing a beloved pet thrive is the best confirmation that it was the right one. “We are so glad that we still have Buckeye at this golden age, and believe it’s due to holistic care that she has lived a comfortable, long life,” says Krouth.

Julie Peterson lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, dogs and chickens. She has contributed to Natural Awakenings for more than a decade. Contact her at JPtrsn22@att.net.

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FINDING THE BEST VET

n some areas, holistic veterinary care is so popular that appointments are hard to come by. In others, there are few veterinarians practicing alternative medicine.

Ask Around

One way to find a veterinarian that has expanded beyond the confines of Western medicine is to ask other pet owners.

Employees at pet food or supply stores will often have recommendations, as well.

Search online or use the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s “Find a Holistic Veterinarian” search feature at ahvma.org/find-a-holistic-veterinarian.

Get Details

If there are several doctors to choose from, read their websites to find out the nature of initial consultations, available treatments and associated fees. Read patient reviews there and look for some that aren’t on their site. Consider stopping in to see how the practice looks and feels.

First Appointment

Once an appointment is made, know what’s needed to make the most of it. Most veterinarians want historical records and intake forms filled out in advance. Be prepared to pay for services during that first visit. Because holistic care is personalized to deal with underlying causes instead

of symptoms, be ready to spend more time talking about the pet.

Going Forward

No matter which veterinarian is chosen, expect reasonable outcomes. Pets should be comfortable at the appointment and owners should feel they are heard. Care and cost of care should make sense. Follow-up calls from the office to check on treatment progress show that the interest in clients goes beyond the appointment. Reminder calls, emails or postcards about upcoming appointments or recommended services convey that the practice is organized and has a long-term interest in animal health.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Vegan “Cheeze” Making – 11am. Back by popular demand! Michelle Odiorne - whole-food, plant-based chef, will teach you how to make a plant-based bean or nut-based “cheeze” recipe for anyone looking for a tasty, dairy-free alternative.

Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Sip N Shop Event – Noon-3pm. Happy Feet Plus Carrollwood invites you to join their Carrollwood store staff for complimentary refreshments, relaxing foot massages, a raffle for a free pair of Kenkohs, and discounts on select Kenkoh styles. 15010 North Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa. 813-269-7587.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 Joint Support: Feel the Difference – 6:30pm (hors d’oeuvres starting at 6pm). People in the U.S. suffering with joint issues and pain spend approximately $60 billion a year and account for 25% of visits to primary care physicians. Michael Patanovich, Solgar, shares a comprehensive solution that addresses your joint discomfort and inflammation concerns from a root cause perspective while addressing symptomatic relief. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 Regenerative Medicine with Stem Cells: Sorting Fact from Fiction – 6pm. Are you tired of living with chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia or symptoms of autoimmune disease? Learn how stem cell therapy could give you back your life! Presented by Sherri Morrison RN, BSN. Free. Success by Design, 9095 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info and RSVP, 727-5480001. SuccessByDesignWeightloss.com.

Canine Cuisine – 6:30pm. Venus DeMarco - A Healthy Life Made Simple. Preparing wholesome

meals from scratch is an excellent way to show your dog you care. Enjoy the benefits of knowing everything that goes into your pet’s food. Learn how to make nutritious homemade recipes for the health of your furry friend! Please do not bring your pet.

Service dogs welcomed. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Reiki Level I Training – 9am-6pm. Aiyana Fraley, Reiki master teacher, Kundalini instructor, and massage therapist. If you’re ready to awaken to a life that is happy, abundant, peaceful and in harmony with the Earth, join our Reiki Level 1 Training. You will receive a level 1 attunement and learn how to use Reiki energy for healing. $150/by Aug. 7; $165/ after; +$20 manual (purchased day of training).

Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage. com/events.

Yoga for Scoliosis – 10:45am-12:45pm. With Stacy Renz, OTR/L, C-IAYT, E-RYT500. CEUs for OTs and yoga teachers. Everyone welcome. $45. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. G, St. Petersburg.

Register, 727-826-4754, LivingRoomYoga.biz.

Meal Prep: No Power? No Problem! – 11am.

Learn how to thrive without electricity! NFP Demo Specialist, Demos to “Di” For, will show you how to stock up and prepare food for that yearly camping trip or hurricane season. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Art for Stress Reduction – 6-8pm. Join us for a relaxing evening full of creativity and fun. Naty Londono will lead us through the creation of our very own mandala to take home. $25/includes all supplies. Awakening Wellness Center (South), 2126 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg, 727-295-5147. AwakeningWellness.org.

Lisa Miller, of St. Pete, shares this pix of her best companion, Simon, a Lhasa Shih Tzu mix who has a “cute” personality and loves cuddling with his toys.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 Catch of the Day! – 1pm. Summertime means sun, surf and the best seafood our oceans have to offer.

Join Chef Parker Stafford, Peninsula Foodservice, as he demonstrates tips & techniques on how to cook some delicious mahi mahi and corvina dishes.

From sauté pan to ceviche, there’s something for everyone! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

MONDAY, AUGUST 12 Reiki I – 9:30am-1:30pm. Class Certification when completed. Reiki I & II CEUs available for LMT, Provider Number MCE 50-13619, for Reiki credits.

Reiki is a noninvasive & practical tool for regeneration, transformation and healing. Rev. Maria Antonieta Revello, Reiki, Karuna & Qigong Master, Light Therapist & Samassati practitioner, NLP practitioner. Member of ICRT, ILA. Information and to reserve your space, call/text 813-334-7424 or email ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 Natural Approach to Healthy Skin for Dogs and Cats – 7:30-8:30pm. Join Dr Cathy Alinovi and Marie Jackson to learn how to build and maintain healthy skin and coat through diet, herbs and essential oils. Free. Healthy PAWSibilities Natural Pet Wellness Center, 423 Cleveland St., #100, downtown Clearwater. Info & registration, 727-510-3665, Info@HealthyPawsibilities.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 Natural Green Burial Options – 10-11am. Join Diana Sayegh, manager of Heartwood Preserve, for this informational talk and tour on natural burial.

Free. Heartwood Preserve, 4100 Starkey Blvd., Trinity. 727-376-5111. HeartwoodPreserve.com.

NLP Primer – 10am-6pm. No prerequisite for this fun, interactive class. Patricia V. Scott, PhD, Certified Master Trainer, teaches NLP principles, presuppositions & techniques for immediate personal or professional use. Workbook included. Limit 12 people. $57 or $47/UPHI Members. 8 CEUs (Hypnotists/NLPers). Must Register by Noon 8/16. Holistic Center for Vibrant Health, 2323 Curlew Rd., 6-C, Dunedin. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

Cooking with Herbs – 11am. According to Debby DeGraaff, natural food chef & author, a pinch of this, a sprinkle of that, the right herbs can enhance the flavor of any dish. Learn how to make many different delicious dishes using these culinary wonders

& receive a chart on herb combining. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Beyond Addiction Introduction & Open House – 1:30-3:30pm. Sunder Luber, 500 RYT, Kundalini trainer & owner. Join us for this special open house to learn more about our Beyond Addiction program.

This program is for everyone. It is an opportunity to apply yoga to your life and take a look at how your coping skills may be keeping you from being in your true essence. Free informational event. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@ AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 Natural Dentistry – 1pm. Dr. Carlo Litano, DMD Natural Smiles of Tampa Bay. Dental care is part of whole body health. Learn about how modern holistic dentistry can dramatically improve wellness. Dr. Litano will introduce the natural dentistry formula via Swiss research, including safe mercury removal, reducing toxicity from metals, root canals and more.

Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Evolving Tea Time – 2pm. Join us to exchange ideas and dreams, learning and supporting each other in our quest for enlightenment and becoming all we can be.

Revello Wellness Center, 10213 Lake Carroll Way, Ste. D, Tampa. Call/text Maria Antonieta 813-3347424 or email ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

Free Hypnosis-NLP Webinar: YUM (Your Unlimited Mind) – 7:30-8pm. Join our live event discussing Hypnosis & NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) fundamentals with Certified Master Trainer, Patricia V. Scott. With 27 years’ experience as a Medical Hypnotherapist & NLP Master Practitioner, Patricia will answer your questions on this live Zoom webinar. Call or e-mail by 8/20 for log-in details: 727-943-5003, UPHypnosis@outlook.com.

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They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life. ~James Cromwell 52

Tampa Bay Edition

Healing With Sound Workshop – 6:30-8:30pm.

Explore the potential of our unique voices in a nurturing and accepting environment. Learn techniques that help relax, open and balance the body, mind and voice. Become empowered to express freely through sound and vibration with confidence and awareness. Activities include simple yet effective breathing techniques, vocal warm-ups and toning exercises. $35. Awakening Wellness Center (South), 2126 1st Ave. S, St. Pete, 727-295-5147. AwakeningWellness.org.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

IPL Photofacial – 6pm. Presented by Jaime Applefield, PA, learn how to repair summer skin damage with the IPL Photofacial. Receive 20% off IPL procedures for attending this seminar and booking procedure. Free. Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo. RSVP 727-826-0838. PeaksOfHealth.com.

The Truth behind Your Aches and Pains – 6:30pm. When you experience aches and pains, it may not be what you think. Join Dr. John Young, MD along with Movement Specialist Jenna Dodge, Young Foundational Health Center, to find out where your discomfort is really coming from and how to fix it, naturally. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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Sip N Shop Hawaiian Luau Event – Noon-3pm.

Happy Feet Plus Brandon invites you to join their Brandon store staff for complimentary refreshments, relaxing foot massages, a raffle for a free pair of Kenkohs, and discounts on select Kenkoh styles.

1924 W Brandon Blvd., Brandon. 813-662-5354.

Yoga for Scoliosis – 12:15-2:15pm. With Stacy Renz, OTR/L, C-IAYT, E-RYT500. CEUs for OTs and yoga teachers. Everyone welcome. $45. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. G, St. Petersburg.

Register, 727-826-4754, LivingRoomYoga.biz.

Self-Hypnosis Training – 1:30pm. Learn how hypnosis actually puts you in control to achieve goals, end internal struggles, change habits & behaviors, with Patricia V. Scott, Certified Master Trainer. $35; $25/UPHI Members. Includes Hypnosis CD for home practice, scripts & workbook.

UP Hypnosis Institute, Holistic Center for Vibrant Health, 2323 Curlew Rd. (facing Fisher Rd.), Dunedin. 727-943-5003, UPHypnosis@outlook. com. UPHypnosis.com.

Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Open House – 1:30-3:30pm. Sunder Luber, 500 RYT, Kundalini trainer & owner. Join in a community yoga class from 1:30-2:15pm; Open House: 2:30-3:30pm.

Learn more about the upcoming Kundalini Yoga Level I Teacher Training course. Find out what is included in this transformational training and hear about the experience from recent grads. Free. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-7121475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage. com/events.

Extreme Communication – 4-6pm. Connecting to the Other Side. Join Lisa Miliaresis, medium and author, as she channels in a gallery setting.

Embrace the opportunity to connect to loved ones on the other side. Limited Seating. Pre-Registration Suggested. $50. Serenity Now Books & Gifts, 3273 Tampa Rd., Palm Harbor. Register 727-787-5400.

Info, 2Communicate.net.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Regenerative Medicine with Stem Cells: Sorting Fact from Fiction – 1pm. Are you tired of living with chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia or symptoms of autoimmune disease? Learn how stem cell therapy could give you your life back. Presented by

Sherri Morrison RN, BSN. Free. Success by Design, 9095 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info and RSVP, 727-548-0001. SuccessByDesignWeightloss.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Energetics of Food: Food as Medicine – 6:30pm.

Dr. Paul Reynolds, DOM, AP & Cara Reynolds-The Reynolds Kitchen. What you put at the end of your fork is more powerful medicine than anything you will find at the bottom of a pill bottle. Learn how to prepare vegan, gluten-free meals that nourish your body according to the energetics of food. The Reynolds’ class is the last Wednesday of every month.

Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Intermittent Fasting – 6:30pm. If it’s done right, intermittent fasting is believed to carry a great number of health benefits: weight loss, increased energy, reversal of Type II diabetes and many other advantages. Join Liat Golan, RD, LDN - Bee Well Nutrition, and learn everything you need to know about intermittent fasting. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

NLP Master Training and Certification – Aug. 29-Sept. 21. Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy, 2901 W Busch Blvd. #806, Tampa. 800551-9247. InstituteofHypnotherapy.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Sacred Tea Ceremony – 7-9pm. Ashley Smith, Priestess of Avalon in training with the Glastonbury Goddess Temple in Glastonbury, spiritual healer, sacred transformational ceremonialist, and Kundalini teacher. Blending traditions of Shamanistic Taoism, Zen Buddhism and traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony, this practice dates back thousands of years. Gathering in circles to share in ritual is deeply healing and an innate instinct of humans that has been lost through the years. $35/by Aug. 28; $40/after. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Sip N Shop Event – Noon-3pm. Happy Feet Plus Countryside invites you to join their Countryside store staff for complimentary refreshments, relaxing foot massages, a raffle for a free pair of Kenkohs, and discounts on select Kenkoh styles. 28384 US Hwy. 19 North, Clearwater. 727-539-7006.

PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Medicinal Plant Walk – 11am-noon. Join Carolyn Zinober, clinical herbalist, for a guided tour of more than 70 medicinal plants and their actions, on the property of Six Oaks Wellness Apothecary, 607 1st Ave. SW, Largo. Free. Please register, 727501-1700 or Carolyn@SixOaksWellness.com.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Natural Approach to Strong, Clean Teeth: Dogs and Cats – 7-8pm. Join Dr. Cathy Alinovi and Marie Jackson to learn how to create and maintain your pets’ healthy teeth through diet, herbs and essential oils. Free. Healthy PAWSibilities Natural Pet Wellness Center, 423 Cleveland St., #100, downtown Clearwater. Info & registration, 727-510-3665, Info@HealthyPawsibilities.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Tai Chi in the Preserve – 9-10:30am. Tai chi is an ancient practice of slow movements, meditation and breathing exercises which help improve blood circulation, alignment, balance and energy. Join Steve Contes, instructor and founder of the Chen Taiji Center, New Port Richey, for this class for any body, any age. Free.

Heartwood Preserve, 4100 Starkey Blvd., Trinity. 727376-5111. HeartwoodPreserve.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Licensed Tampa Hypnotherapy Training – Join Matthew Brownstein and staff for a 70 to 500+ hour journey which can change your life forever and give you legitimate professional credentials in the field of

hypnotherapy. Train for personal growth or for a new career. Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy, 2901 W Busch Blvd., Ste. 806, Tampa. Info and registration, 813-463-0264 or InstituteofHypnotherpy.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Intimacy Retreat for Couples – Oct. 11-13. Hosted

by Natural Awakenings Puerto Rico, workshop leaders Diana and Richard Daffner, well-known authors of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples and creators of Tantra Tai Chi, share their Rx for couples to deepen emotional closeness and enhance physical intimacy No nudity.

Finca Victoria, Vieques, Puerto Rico. Info and registration, Waleska 787-297-8818 or IntimacyRetreats.com.

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on going events

sunday Mindfulness Meditation & Practice – 10am-noon.

In the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh. Mindfulness practice helps to cultivate compassion, develop inner peace and experience joy in daily life. FCM Practice Center, 6501 N Nebraska, Tampa. Info FloridaMindfulness.org.

25 Years of Teaching Meditation – 10:30-11:30am Sun; 6:00-7:15pm Weds; 6-7pm Fri. Learn three unique pre-Buddhist approaches to practicing meditation; techniques used by the earliest Yogis designed to awaken into the freedom and fullness of yourSelf. Practice the fundamentals, avoid common pitfalls, and get guidance creating a practical, sustainable, life-changing practice.

St. Petersburg Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK St. N., 727-8949642, info@stpeteyoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

monday Core Bungee – 3:30pm Mon, Weds, Fri. 2pm Sat. Engage your core in a gravity defying workout. Practice static movement combinations that strengthen and balance your core. Inversions on the bungee assist in spinal decompression and allow expanded range of movement. $20. Kinesis, The Movement Studio, 4760 East Bay Dr., Ste. D, Clearwater. Info & Class Booking, 727-331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com Ki Hara – 5:30pm. Stretch and strengthen your muscles in this eccentric resistance stretching technique focused on improving strength and length of full ranges of motion while correcting muscular imbalances. $15. Kinesis Movement Studio, 4760 E. Bay Dr., Clearwater. Info & Class booking, 727331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

Life Balance Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Alignment-based class emphasizing poses that help students balance out the effects of daily life. Props and individualized attention are used and options are offered to help each student practice at their desired level of challenge. Created by Stacy Renz OTR, C-IAYT. $18/class. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. North, Ste. G, St. Petersburg. Register, 727-826-4754, LivingRoomYoga.biz.

Sound Bath Healing Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Relaxing meditation and sound healing with the Tibetan and crystal bowls with Lindy Romez. Open your chakras to deeper levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual balance. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, (South) 2126 1st Avenue S, St.Petersburg.

727-295-5147. AwakeningWellnessCenter.org.

Beginning Tribal Belly Dance – 6-7pm. Balance your life with belly dance workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism and build tone immediately.

This class includes basic movements and exercises for building muscle. $20. Essential Balance Holistic Wellness Center, 5606 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Drop-ins welcome. To reserve your spot, text 856-379-8510.

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tuesday Somatics & Yoga – 10-11am. Somatics, the intentional movement to practice subtle awareness of the body, is gentle with slow, non-habitual movements.

Paired with yoga and the practice of breath and meditation, it brings a body-mind coherence that is relaxing and beneficial. Tampa Yoga Therapy, 6104 River Ter., Tampa. Info & registration, Tish 678-772-7912, TampaYogaTherapy.com.

Reiki Share – 10am-2pm. Experience the most profound, powerful, gentle relaxation technique and feel renewed and lighter. It helps re-establish healthy frequencies of cells and your whole vibrational field, bringing back health to cells, tissues and organs.

Complements any form of therapy. Carrollwood Revello Medical Center, 10213 Lake Carroll Way, Ste. D, Tampa. By appointment only. Call or text 813334-7424 Maria or email ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

Functional Movement through Dance – 12:30pm Tues, Thurs, Sat. This specialized class is designed for people with mild movement / coordination disorders such as Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy or stroke. Must be able to stand for extended periods and explore movements in dance. $10. Kinesis, The Movement Studio, 4760 East Bay Dr., Ste. D, Clearwater. Info & Class Booking, 727-331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

Beginner Bungee – 3:30pm & 6:30pm, Tues & Thurs.

9:30am Sat. Enter the world of weightlessness. Experience a feel for every aspect of the bungee and engage your core while being suspended. Beginner class is for everyone from the unfamiliar to professional dancers. $20. Kinesis, The Movement Studio, 4760 East Bay Dr., Ste. D, Clearwater. Info & Class Booking, 727331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

Kids Mindful Yoga – 4-5pm. Also Thurs. Kids ages 5 to 9 can learn the fundamentals of Mindfulness in body, breath, mind & life through yoga. Taught by our Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Instructor, and Mom of two. Parents can relax at the same time in their own separate Restorative class. 4-5pm, St. Petersburg Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK St. N., 727-894-9642, info@stpeteyoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

Acupuncture & Cupping with Amparo – 4:307:30pm. 60-minute sessions with our certified Florida licensed acupuncturist, Amparo Parades. $45. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Text Amparo 727-287-8350.

Flight Club – 5:30pm, Tues & Thurs. Aerial Bungee fitness movements targeting coordination and balance through dynamic core movements.

Learn to leap and fly into the air safely in a low impact workout. Support joint health through training proper mechanics in your legs and core. $20. Kinesis Movement Studio, 4760 E. Bay Dr., Clearwater. Info & Class booking, 727-331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

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Health and Weight Loss Club Cooking Class – 6-7pm. Join us for a fun evening with Dr. Kevin Granger and Chef Trevor Granger while eating a delicious dish, and attain the skills to prepare healthy, tasteful meals that will help you lose weight. $5/per person. Granger Health, 205 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater. Info & registration, 727-248-0930, GrangerHealth.com.

Acupuncture Intern Clinic $25 + Cost of Herbs – 6-8pm. Students spend about an hour or two using the Chinese medicine system of evaluation to see what herbs and herbal formulas to recommend for you. They are supervised by one of our experienced acupuncture & herbal practitioners. Appointments only. Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies, 2520 Central Ave.,St. Pete, 727-551-0857, AcuHerbals.com.

Roll & Renew – 6:30pm. Yoga for Stress with Stacy Renz, E-RYT, PYT, OTR. Spend the hour on the floor luxuriating in breath, long stretches and self-massage. Learn to use the foam roller and yoga tune-up balls to alleviate trigger points and stimulate meridian lines. $16. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. F, St. Pete. 727-826-4754, Schedulicity. com/scheduling/LRYQK9/classes.

Open Hatha Yoga Class – 6:30-7:45pm. Barney Chapman, certified in Hot and Sivananda Yoga, presents a nurturing practice of breath and form with a variety of postures to enhance overall range of motion and flexibility. Infused with yoga philosophy, become more aware of the possibilities of your practice and more responsible for inner experience. First come, first served. $15. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Minding Your Weight: Create Your Ideal Healthy Body – 6:30-8:30pm, 2nd Tues. monthly. Patricia V. Scott, Ph.D., teaches hypnosis & NLP techniques for achieving and maintaining a fit, healthy body & lifestyle. Guided hypnosis included. $25/One class or Buy five/get one class free. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Suite G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

Beginner Ballroom Group Classes for Adults – 7pm. Learn all the popular ballroom dances, including Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Swing, ChaCha, Rumba, Foxtrot, Tango and more. You don’t need a partner to attend the class and reservation in advance is not required; simply show up! $10/ per group class. Fred Astaire Dance Studio St. Pete Central, 7019 Central Ave., St. Pete. Hours of operation Noon-9pm, Mon.-Fri. Info 727-347-7700.

Mindfulness Meditation & Practice – 7-8:45pm.

In the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh. Mindfulness practice helps to cultivate compassion, develop inner peace and experience joy in daily life. First Unity Campus, 460 46th Ave. N, St. Petersburg.

Info FloridaMindfulness.org.

The future will either be green or not at all. ~Bob Brown

wednesday Chair Yoga – 10-11am. Gentle and appropriate for beginners and those with balance and mobility challenges. Seated in a chair with some standing optional poses, Tish Ganey leads this class in the Kripalu tradition of yoga, focusing on body awareness and mind-body connection. Tampa Yoga Therapy, 6104 River Ter., Tampa. Info & registration, Tish 678772-7912, TampaYogaTherapy.com.

Buti Yoga – Noon-1pm. Balance your life with Buti yoga workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism and build tone immediately. Buti yoga combines intensive cardio workouts with slow, flowing postures to help build strength in a fun way. $20. Essential Balance Holistic Wellness Center, 5606 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Drop-ins welcome. To reserve your spot, text 856-379-8510.

Breakdance Fitness – 5:30pm Wed & Fri. Learn breakdancing moves in positions targeted from the fitness standpoint. Gain mobility and strength by conditioning different techniques done by B-Boys / B-Girls. All ages and fitness levels welcome. Must be comfortable putting weight on hands for periods of time. $15. Kinesis Movement Studio, 4760 E. Bay Dr., Clearwater. Info & Class booking, 727331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

Core Bungee – 6pm. Engage your core in a gravity defying workout. Practice static movement combinations that strengthen and balance your core. Inversions on the bungee assist in spinal decompression and allow expanded mobility. $20. Kinesis Movement Studio, 4760 E. Bay Dr., Clearwater. Info & Class booking, 727-331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

Herb Student Clinic $10 + Cost of Herbs – 6-8pm.

Students spend about an hour or two using the Chinese medicine system of evaluation to see what herbs and herbal formulas to recommend for you.

They are supervised by one of our experienced acupuncture & herbal practitioners. Appointments only. Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies, 2520 Central Ave.,St. Pete, 727-551-0857, AcuHerbals.com.

Open Restorative Yoga with Sandbags Class – 7:30-8:30pm. Andrea Seiler, 200 RYT hatha yoga teacher, 200 KRI certified kundalini yoga teacher, certified in restorative yoga. First come- first serve; no advance reservations available. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@ AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

thursday Living Your Truth Guided Meditation - 6:30-8pm.

Join Phillip Walker for a gentle but powerful journey to connection. His guided imagery meditation technique allows you to focus imagination, align with intuition and deepen the insights into your True Self. The sounds of crystal bowls and drumming will bring you deeper into the experience, which

creates powerful healing and balances mind, body and spirit. $10. Awakening Wellness Center (South), 2126 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg, 727-295-5147.

AwakeningWellness.org.

Beginner Ballroom Group Classes for Adults – 7pm. Learn all the popular ballroom dances, including Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Swing, ChaCha, Rumba, Foxtrot, Tango and more. You don’t need a partner to attend the class and reservation in advance is not required; simply show up! $10/ per group class. Fred Astaire Dance Studio St. Pete Central, 7019 Central Ave., St. Pete. Hours of operation Noon-9pm, Mon.-Fri. Info 727-347-7700.

Yin Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Presented by Barbara Allen, LMT, RYT. Emphasizing how a pose feels versus how it looks. Yin is a delicious, slow, long hold practice that addresses connective tissue, bones, tendons, ligaments and collagen, applying gentle pressure to an area to facilitate deepening in the pose. $18/class. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. North, Ste. G, St. Petersburg. Register, 727-8264754, LivingRoomYoga.biz.

friday Achieving Wellness through Healthy Habits Part I – 6-8pm. 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Fridays. Modules 3–6.

Karampreet, Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Join the Yoga Village Community in any class in this 16-week program on how to apply yoga to your life. Begin or deepen your practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama and the process to heal limiting habits so you can recover your soul. $18/class; $108/reserve for 8. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater, 727-712-1475.

Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Beginner Bungee – 6:30pm Mon/Wed/Fri; 9:30am Sat. Enter the world of weightlessness. Explore movements on the bungee and build core strength while engaging the bungee. Aerial bungee is for all levels of fitness, featuring progressive and modular movements. From the unfamiliar to professional dancers, all are welcome. $20. Kinesis Movement Studio, 4760 E. Bay Dr., Clearwater. Info & Class booking, 727-331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

saturday Awakening Wellness Center Affordable Saturday Clinic – 9am-4pm. Treat yourself to any of our services at a reduced price! Includes Tibetan Bowl Relaxation Therapy, Nutritional Counseling, Acupuncture, Cupping, Sound Therapy, Individual Yoga Instruction. 50 minute sessions with our certified professionals are $25. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Dr., Ste. 102, St. Petersburg. Call for appointment, 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

The Roberts, of Clearwater, share this pix of 8 1/2-year-old Cecil Marie, family baby and boss of her German Shepherd sibling. Her fave activity is eating.

Seasonal Qi Gong & Walking Meditation Classes – 10am. Blue Dragon Healing Center is offering seasonal classes at Seminole Park, taught by Dr. Stephen Belmore. Learn powerful meditation techniques and life enhancing qi gong exercises that will make a profound impact on your mind, body and spirit. $5/Suggested donation. Seminole Park, 10015 Park Blvd N, Seminole. Blue Dragon, 4431 Park Blvd. N, Pinellas Park. Info and registration, 727-685-1390, BlueDragonHealingCenter.com.

Yoga for Scoliosis – 10:30am-12:30pm. 2nd Sat. monthly. Stacy Renz, occupational and yoga therapist, shows the proper application of yoga to stretch the muscles that are over-tight and strengthen the muscles that are weak, offering relief from back pain. Living Room Yoga, 8424 4th St. N, Ste. G, St. Petersburg. Info & registration, 727-826-4754, LivingRoomYoga.biz.

Now Playing Saturdays: The Dr. Tracie Show – 3-4pm. Listen Live on iHeart Radio to “Your expert in Integrative Medicine.” NewsRadio WFLA 970.

Email your favorite pet picture to Debbey at dwilson@natampa.com for inclusion in the magazine.

FarmFresh2U: Organic Farmers Market – 10am-4pm. Join FarmFresh2U every Saturday for organic fruits/veggies, organic/wild game meats, wild caught seafood, raw milk cheeses and honeys.

Pre-order grocery pick-up. 2126 1st Ave. South, St. Pete. For more information, call John 407-745-8527.

Shop at FarmFresh2U.us.

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community resource guide

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 call 727.865.9339 or go to NATampa.com and request a media kit.

alternative medicine

ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Chris Dziubinski, DOM, AP, L. Ac 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa 813-935-CARE (2273) MindBodySpiritCare.com

Florida Board Certified Acupuncture Physician offering acupuncture therapies for the whole family. Established, comfortable, caring and professional integrative medicine clinics in South & North Tampa. In-network with most medical insurances; accept payments from HRA, HSA and FSA.

Jade Tree Wellness Center Tom Elman, AP, LMT 3039 - 49th St. N, St. Petersburg 727-344-8690 JadeTreeWellness.com

Happy, Healthy, Whole! Acupuncture, Herbs and Massage to help you feel better. We treat everything from asthma to emotional issues, from Acid Reflux to Fibromyalgia. Free Consultations!

LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. David Minkoff Sue Morgan, ARNP and Karima Redouan, ARNP 301 Turner Street, Clearwater 727-466-6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com Specializing in natural hormone replacement therapy: the natural, bioidentical way and other safe, natural nutritional solutions for menopause symptoms, including weight loss, acupuncture, chelation and allergy elimination. See ad inside front cover.

Professional Herbalists Training Program Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies 2520 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 727-551-0857 AcuHerbals.com

Awakening Wellness Center II Ampy Paredes, AP 2126 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg, Fl 33712 727-295-5147 AwakeningWellness.org

Board-certified acupuncture physician, combining holistic healing modalities (moxibustion, cupping, electrical muscle stimulation, etc.) for optimal healing results. 20+ years’ experience AP; 30+ years in hospitals/labs. See ad page 14.

The 2-year program meets one weekend each month for class and Wednesday nights for our hands-on student clinic. This program is designed to create clinical herbalists in a combination of Chinese and western herbalism.

Many open classes. Designed to meet American Herbalists Guild standards.

See ad page 32.

Orthomolecular Nutrition & Wellness 9225 Ulmerton Rd., Ste. 312, Largo 727-518-9808 OrthoLiving.com.

We address the underlying root cause of disease by using a variety of modalities such as Nutrient IV’s, Chelation, Weight loss, HRT, PEMF and more. To see if you qualify for Medical Marijuana go to OrthoMMJ.com.

apothecary Natural Med Therapies

Machelle Perkins, D.O.M. 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd # C, Largo 727-541-2211 NaturalMedTherapies.com

National & state board certified with 15+ years experience in Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Cold Laser & more.

Bio-Puncture and Mesotherapy to treat pain, ADHD, anxiety, depression. Lab testing, most insurances. Free Nutritional Consultation.

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Six Oaks Wellness Apothecary Carolyn Zinober, LMT, Esthetician, Clinical Herbalist, Aromatherapist 607 1st. Ave. SW, Largo 727-501-1700

SixOaksWellness.com Clinical herbalist and massage therapist offering consultations, extensive line of Eastern/Western Herbs, Teas, Essential oils, CBD, Supplements, and learning workshops. Visit your neighborhood apothecary today!

See ad page 39.

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astrology Astrology for Your Soul

Aluna Michaels, M.A., Esoteric Astrologer Dunedin 727-239-7179 AlunaMichaels.com Second-generation astrologer and Soul Evolutionist practitioner.

Over 25 years of experience.

Insightful, unique perspective on goals and issues. “Together we will unveil your soul’s purpose.”

chiropractic GENTLE TOUCH CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTER Dr. Colette Cseszko 10575 68th Ave. Seminole, FL 33772 727-235-3265 Gentle-Chiro.com

Spa-like wellness center offering chiropractic, acupuncture and physical therapy modalities. 18+ years’ experience in treatment of spine-related conditions, including tailbone misalignments, chronic sacroiliac dysfunction, piriformis issues and upper cervical disorders. On site X-ray. See ad page 6.

Natural Living Chiropractic & wellness center Dr. Paula Giusto 310 South Brevard Ave. Tampa 813-253-2565 NaturalLivingChiropractic.org

Family chiropractic care, wellness care, nutritional counseling, neuromuscular massage therapy.

Jin Shin Jyutsu & craniosacral therapy.

colon Hydrotherapy Body Flow Wellness

Susan Deren, RN, LMT, CT 50 S Belcher Rd, Ste. 124, Clearwater 727-560-6103 BodyFlowWellness.com, Lic# MA85290. MM38270 Body Flow Wellness uses the state of the art Angel of Water open system, providing a more private, comfortable and odorless experience. A healthy colon is essential to the overall wellness of the body. See ad page 42.

RENEW LIFE

Bonnie Barrett 28469 US Hwy 19 N. #402, Clearwater 727-461-7227 RenewLifeFla.com, Lic# MA14802 MM35406 25 years experience. Expert in colon hydrotherapy using pressure points, abdominal massage, essential oils, and lymphatic drainage.

All disposable tubing used. Very comfortable and relaxing room with private bathroom. See ad page 37. .

dentists Beata carlson, DDS

2701 Park Dr. Suite 4, Clearwater 727-712-3837 NaturalAndCosmeticDentistry.com Natural, Holistic, Aesthetic Dentistry. Careful Silver filling removal. Non-metal crowns and bridges.

Be pampered in our Spa-like atmosphere. See ad back cover.

David F. Doering, DDS

Doering Family Dental 1201 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa 813-933-5365 TampaDentalCare.com Cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Conservative approach to periodontal (gum) treatment. See ad page 37.

feldenkrais method Bonnie Kissam, M.A., Feldenkrais Practitioner, LMT, CE Provider 941-360-2248 Bonnie@FeldenkraisInSarasota.com FeldenkraisInSarasota.com Lessons for Children (ABM), Adults, Classes, Professional Seminars

Revolutionary somatic approach that expands abilities through quieting old patterns, developing new. Offering: Touch to Inform Professional Seminars; Feldenkrais Awareness Classes with Fon Nguyen, PT.

herbalist Rose Kalajian—Herbalist

Natural Health Hut Clinic and Herb Farm 813-991-5177 ImHerbalist.com

Clearwater Family Dental 215 S Myrtle Ave., Clearwater 727-442-3363 MyClearWaterFamilyDental.com We are a full service family dental practice that stresses metal free restorations, safe mercury removal, ozone and laser dentistry. We welcome patients of all ages and can handle any concern that you may have.

See ad page 7.

Robert J. Yu, DMD

Tampa Bay Dental Implants & Periodontics 6700 Crosswinds Dr., Ste. 200-B, St. Petersburg 727-384-9122 TBPerio.com

The only board certified periodontist and implant surgeon in Tampa Bay offering ceramic/ zirconia non-metal implants.

State-of-the-art treatments include CBT imaging, LANAP and digital intraoral scanner, eliminating messy impressions.

See ad page 8.

Tracie Leonhardt, DO 1120 Belcher Rd. S., Ste. 2, Largo 727-826-0838 PeaksOfHealth.com

Dr. Leonhardt is Board Certified & Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Offers a personalized program for each individual patient.

Hormone replacement therapy, weight loss, thyroid, GI issues, Diabetes, infrared sauna, IV nutrition, Anti-aging, Chronic fatigue, adrenal fatigue, and toxicities. See ad pages 11 and 31.

Success by design

9095 Belcher Road, Pinellas Park 727-548-0001 PoundsAwayTampaBay.com

Specializing in growing the herbs used in my clinic practice and in the Herbal Remedies I formulate.

Consultations are available for humans, dog, cats, and horses.

Promoting health through the use of Herbs. See ad page 30.

A Wellness Center for Age-Management, Functional Medicine and Medical Weight Loss.

Specializing in BioIdentical Hormone Replacement including Pellet Therapy, Gut Health/Food Allergies, Detoxification, Nutritional Evaluations, Acupuncture, Massage therapy and more. See ad page 15.

hypnosis

Young Foundational Health Center

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES HYPNOSIS, INC. paul t. rodeghero, dds

Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center

Patricia V. Scott, President 727-943-5003 UPHypnosis@yahoo.com, UPHypnosis.com Professional Hypnosis & NLP Certification Training, Weekly classes & Private sessions (Smoking, Weight, Stress, Sports, Habits), Clinical/Medical Hypnotherapy available w/referral. Speaking Services & Corporate Programs.

See ad page 30.

integrative medicine Mind Body spirit Care

Ron N. Shemesh, M.D. 12952 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa 813-935-CARE (2273) MindBodySpiritCare.com Integrative & holistic medicine for women & men: Natural Hormone Therapy, Anti-Aging, IV Chelation, Nutritional Vitamin Therapy, Fatigue & Stress Management, Weight Loss, Yoga, Nutritional Counseling. Affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital. Most insurance accepted.

John D. Young, M.D. 7241 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo 727-545-4600 YoungFoundationalHealth.com

Author of Beyond Treatment.

Creator of Young Health Products. Offering specialized treatments for chronic diseases. Therapies include Bio-identical Hormone, Stem Cell, Vitamin IV, Chelation, Ozone. Special Testing and Nutritional Education.

See ad page 23.

physical therapy Karen Gonzalez, PT

Physical Therapist 4760 East Bay Dr. Suite D, Clearwater 727-331-0751 KinesisMovementStudio.com

Certified Ki-Hara Master Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Level 1 USATF Track & Field Coach. Specializing in musculoskeletal issues and pain management, including Thai-Mashiatsu or “Mashing” (releasing tight connective tissue and stimulating inactive, weak muscles). Traditional Medicare Part B and private pay accepted. See ad page 43.

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psychologist Awakening Wellness Center II Phillip Walker, LCSW 2126 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg, Fl 33712 727-295-5147 AwakeningWellness.org

A holistic psychotherapist, Walker offers EMDR, hypnosis, energy healing and meditation guidance. He assists clients into deeper layers of self and aligning to one’s truth. See ad page 14.

thermography GREENPOINT THERMOGRAPHY John D. Bartone MD Thomas Hudson MD 7901 4th Street North, Suite 316 St. Petersburg, FL 33702 727-576-0100 GreenPointThermography.com

The only physician owned and operated thermography practice in Tampa Bay - serving Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco counties. Accredited by the American College of Clinical Thermology. See ad page 19.

Elizabeth Rice, LCSW

6251 Park Blvd., Ste. 9C, Pinellas Park 33781 727-300-9382 esLifeCoach.com, License SW15178 Heal the whole being including body, mind, spirit and emotions.

Increase your quality of life; facilitate emotional healing.

Specializing in Anxiety, Mood, Behavior, Trauma, Family. See ad page 51.

Tampa Bay Thermography

June Drennon, CCT 2008 JuneDrennon@TampaBayThermography.com 727-729-2711 TampaBayThermography.com Certified Clinical Thermographer 2008. Mindful Wellness with Thermography!

Knowledge is power: Know your risk factors to make corrections and avoid developing pathology. Call for location convenient for you.

See ad page 6.

spiritual intuitive Lisa Miliaresis

Extreme Communication 727-239-0656 Lisa@2Communicate.net 2Communicate.net Lisa offers private individual and group channeling sessions, as well as private counseling sessions for those looking for direction in developing their own personal practice.

To Advertise in the Resource Guide email Debbey at dwilson@natampa.com or call 727.865.9339

veterinarian Healthy PAWsibilities Natural Pet Wellness Center Dr. Cathy Alinovi DVM 423 Cleveland St, #100, Clearwater 727-510-3665 HealthyPawsibilities.com.

Offering only holistic health options. Nutrition, herbal support, body balancing, canine fitness, reiki and more. See ad page 53.

Medicine River Animal Hospital Shawna L. Green, DVM 13495 Gulf Boulevard Madeira Beach 727-299-9029 MedicineRiverAnimalHospital.com

Compassionate health care catered toward the needs of your pet offering preventative medicine, surgery, dentistry, senior wellness, and more. See ad page 48.

weight loss MEDICALLY SUPERVISED DIET LifeWorks Wellness Center Sue Morgan, ARNP 301 Turner Street, Clearwater 727-466-6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com

Experience this revolutionary, medically supervised weightloss program, where patients lose 14-20lbs in 24 days.

See ad inside front cover.

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