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Contents 27 FOUR STEPS TO AUTHENTIC LIVING

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How to Live a Deeply Joyful Life

28 ORGANIC FARMERS:

GROWING AMERICA’S HEALTH

Restoring the Nutritional Value of Crops

30 BETTER OPTIONS THAN OPIOIDS Natural Ways to Reduce Pain

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34 EXERCISE

TO SLEEP BY

Quell Insomnia and Nighttime Anxiety

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INFLAMMATORY FOODS

Flavorful Ways to Lower Disease Risk

38 ART THAT INSPIRES ACTION

Artists Work to Save Nature’s Beauty

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43 THE JOY OF DIRT

Gardening Connects Kids to Nature

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n July our Gulf Coast Bay Area is home to exciting weather patterns and seriously tropical heat. I love this season in Tampa Bay; longer days and more chance to chill out in the evening, playing in the backyard, and on the beach.

It’s time for tropical winds and air fronts to blow through our community moving typically mountainous cloud formations through the sky. It’s an exciting time.

This month, celebrations recognize the 4th of July anniversary of our nation’s Declaration of Independence. Considering the historical significance of that brave date, happy festivities break out across the bay. Images of picnic blankets, fireworks, beach excursions and cold drinks fill the air. Hopefully, this includes heartfelt reflections on our nation-as-community as well. Who knows what wonderful healing is possible?

This July issue brims with empowering news and views from the natural healing community here, and beyond. Writer, dietician and food sleuth Melinda Hemmelgarn offers remarkable insight in “Organic Farmers: Growing America’s Health” (on page 28). This refreshing read reveals movements promoting production of foods rich in vital nutritional elements. Solutions are out there, happening.

On page 42 writer Randy Kambic shares an insightful interview with noted author and distinguished professor of Earth sciences Gary Griggs. As we in the Bay Area know well, a healthy perspective on coastal health is needed, makes sense, and is vitally important. This article offers important insight in that respect.

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From Stress to Wellbeing with MBSR

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o you have a “problem” or “challenge” that causes you to suffer in some way—physically, emotionally or spiritually? Among the difficulties people report when they attend mindfulness classes are stress and anxiety, chronic pain or illness, depression, relationship difficulties and more.

If you take a moment to step back from your problem, you may notice that there is also an aspect of you that is aware of this difficulty and open to working with such challenges in a different way. Perhaps that “inner voice” is seeking peace, balance or a sense of control. That inner wisdom knows the fundamental principle of mindfulness—that there is more right with you than wrong with you.

The eight-week course, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., and taught by qualified instructors at the Florida Community of Mindfulness, in Tampa, has been proven to reduce stress and contribute to health and wellbeing in many important ways.

Location: 6501 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. For more information about the upcoming class beginning on August 18, visit FloridaMindfulness.org/mbsr. See ad page 37.

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Paciugo Gelato & Caffè Introduces Plant-Based Gelato

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aciugo Gelato & Caffè was established in 2006 on beautiful Beach Drive, in downtown St. Petersburg. Mark and Debbie Safko, both St. Pete natives, purchased Paciugo in August 2017.

Made from milk equating to less calories and 70 percent less fat than ice cream, gelato is an Italian ice cream with a creamy, smooth texture. Paciugo offers 32 delicious flavors, made fresh, in-house, daily. They also offer five to six dairy-free, water-based sorbetos and are now thrilled to introduce their plant-based, dairy-free gelato made with a coconut milk base, currently available in strawberry and chocolate.

For the coffee lovers, Paciugo has several roasts of brewed coffee, espressos, cappuccinos and lattes. They make mouth-watering creations combining espresso and gelato and their Cold Brew and Nitro Coffee alternatives produce a less acidic and less bitter cold coffee with a smooth taste. They even make a Nitro Coffee Gelato Float.

For anyone looking for dairy-free gelato, fun coffee creations or just a great place to enjoy the waterfront of St. Petersburg, Paciugo is open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., daily, and invites you to come on down and try something today.

Location: 300 Beach Dr. NE, Ste. 120, St. Petersburg. For more information, call 727-209-0298 or visit Paciugo.com. See ad page 37.

Holistica Medical Reiki Opens in Largo

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quipped with a holistic medicine background, Ligia Perez, MD and Reiki Master, was first introduced to energy healing in 1994. Now, she brings to the Tampa Bay area Holistica Medical Reiki, located at 7850 Ulmerton Road, Suite 7B, Largo.

Reiki is based on natural Eastern medicine with the intention of using energy to support the body’s natural healing abilities. It originated in Japan and means universal life energy. In a Reiki session, the practitioner is seeking to transmit this energy to the client. The intention is to create deep relaxation to help speed healing, reduce pain and decrease other symptoms being experienced.

Reiki has been studied as a healing method for all sorts of pain, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disorders, headaches and depression, among others, and has been used in at least 76 hospitals, medical clinics and hospice programs as a standard part of care.

In addition to being a member of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, Dr. Perez’ years of working with energy healing afford her the ability to readily recognize when this treatment modality can assist her patients. A Reiki session lasts from 15 to 45 minutes and may involve gentle touch, but physical contact is not required to experience full benefits. Reiki can be used concurrently with traditional treatments and is highly complementary.

For more information and appointments, call 727-667-3454 and/ or visit HolisticaMedicalReiki.com. See ad page 16.

Non-Toxic Mold Removal for Home and Business

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old Zero is a mold removal company that uses a highly effective and affordable mold elimination technology. The patented, family-safe and non-toxic technology known as “Dry Fog” is EPA approved in all 50 states.

Dry fog technology is not only quicker and more effective than old, outdated remediation methods, but it also saves money. There is no costly tearing down of walls, ceilings or floors. The process takes only one visit to get the job done. You can get back into your home one to two hours after treatment.

Mold Zero offers a one-year guarantee for your mold free environment.

If you have a home infected with mold, small problems behind a wall, or if you’ve ever had water leaks, you now have an effective solution. Mold Zero aims to improve the health of families and workers by eliminating mold, bacteria, germs, fungus and other harmful microorganisms found in the living and working environments. Clients benefiting from the services offered include business enterprises, private homes and offices.

Location: 1210 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater. For a free estimate with a mold specialist, call 877-466-6530, email Info@ MoldZero.com or visit MoldZero.com. See ad page 5.

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Qi Revolution National Event in Bradenton July 28-30

Colin Chan, MD Offers Concierge Program

he largest Qigong event in the U.S. will take place from July 28 to 30, at the Bradenton Convention Center. Jeff Primack, Qigong practitioner and founder of Supreme Science Qigong Center, is the producer of Qi Revolution, creating sacred space for 1,000 attendees.

This once-a-year, three-day event is designed to help unlock innate healing power and create your best life yet. Teachings give energy using the most effective breathing techniques, Qigong and food-healing secrets which activate the body’s strength.

This year’s Qi Revolution features Guest Master of Chi, Sifu Michael Stults, Sarasota native and energy arts practitioner.

An eloquent speaker, Stults has taught diligently for 30-plus years and will be presenting “Chi Tao” meridian healing system.

Beyond just exercise, his presentation humbly challenges us to be healthier, stronger and more tolerant human beings.

Guest speaker Claudia Gabrielle, MD will be presenting “Life-Saving Food Wisdom”, based on her learning, observations and experience with tens-of-thousands of patients in her practice at a Harvard medical facility.

Cost: $149/all three days. U.S. veterans attend free. Massage therapists earn 24 CE hours. Location: 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto.

For more information and tickets, call 800-298-8970 and/or visit QiRevolution.com. See ad page 4.

olin Chan, MD, board certified in Family Medicine and Anti-Aging Medicine, is offering Hybrid Concierge Service, beginning May 1. Membership includes one-hour minimum appointment and same/next day appointment with no wait time. Additionally, in the interest of retaining the traditional “old-fashioned” focus on the patient, he will be available for up to four house calls per membership year.

House calls can be made during the day, evening and on weekends. A 10 percent discount for couples and family membership is available. Members also enjoy an additional five percent discount off all nutritional supplements.

“I enjoy bringing the latest science-based clinical findings to benefit all my patients. Many of these innovative ideas and treatments are not used by today’s physicians in the fast-paced, insurance-based medical model of healthcare where there is limited time to manage the existing problems in-depth before having to move on to the next patient,” explains Dr. Chan. “With a more focused approach and enough time set aside, I will be able to introduce an increased preventive and personalized approach to your healthcare.”

Testing for cancers, expertise in bioidentical hormone replacement and chelation are among the treatments available.

Location: 12450 Roosevelt Blvd. N, Ste. 101, St. Petersburg. For more information, call 727-571-1688 or visit WestCoastPrimaryCare. com. See ad below.

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Warming Planet Will Worsen Sleep As Earth’s climate becomes warmer, sleepless nights will increase for many, predicts a study from the University of California, San Diego.

The research links sleep data on 765,000 Americans collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with climate models that predict warming trends. Rising temperatures could cause six additional nights of poor sleep per 100 people by 2050 and 14 by 2099.

Seniors who have difficulty regulating body temperature, and low-income people without air conditioning, are likely to be the most affected.

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The danger of pesticide exposure for expectant mothers has been confirmed by a study of half a million people in the San Joaquin Valley of California, a heavypesticide region in which more than one-third of U.S. vegetables and two-thirds of our fruits and nuts are grown. Studying birth records, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found that the top 5 percent of women with the highest exposure had negative effects for all birth outcomes, including low birth weight, gestational length, preterm birth and birth abnormalities.

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Eating lots of fresh tomatoes and fruit, especially apples, helps heal damaged lungs of ex-smokers, reports Johns Hopkins University research published in the European Respiratory Journal. The study, which followed more than 650 people between 2002 and 2012, also found that those that ate more than two tomatoes or more than three portions of fresh fruit daily experienced markedly less of the natural decline of lung function that typically occurs after age 30.

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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity increases cognitive function and reduces fatigue in breast cancer survivors, concludes a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne study. The 299 participants that had undergone chemotherapy an average of eight years earlier wore an accelerometer for a week to measure their average daily minutes of exercise and completed a set of questionnaires and neuropsychological tests. The findings suggest that those regularly performing this level of exercise benefit through improved attention, memory and multitasking abilities.

Also, in a recent Portuguese study of 15 women being treated for advanced breast cancer, eight women performed two, one-hour sessions a week of aerobic, strength-training and arm exercises. After 12 weeks, they experienced significantly less fatigue and pain, improved cardiovascular fitness, better emotional wellbeing and a greater ability to perform daily tasks, compared to the control group.

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Bee Venom Is Powerful Lyme Disease Remedy Bee venom and its toxic component, melittin, can reduce the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi that causes Lyme disease more effectively than standard therapy using antibiotics such as doxycycline, cefoperazone and daptomycin.

The laboratory findings come from the Lyme Disease Research Group at the University of New Haven, in Connecticut.

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Researchers from Thailand had 64 people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) experience halfhour steam baths three times a week for four weeks. Half received baths without herbs; the other half’s baths were enhanced with herbs such as lemongrass and ginger. The two treatments equally lowered symptoms such as sneezing, nasal itching and nasal congestion, but those taking the herbal baths reported greater satisfaction with their treatment.

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Steam Baths Ease Allergies

A recent study published in Neurology suggests there is a link between walking speed and the onset of dementia in older adults.

Using a stopwatch, tape and an 18-foot-long hallway to measure the walking speed of 175 adults aged 70 to 79, University of Pittsburgh researchers found that in the course of 14 years, those that slowed down by 0.1 second or more per year were 47 percent more likely to develop cognitive decline. The slowing walkers also experienced shrinkage in the right hippocampus, associated with complex learning and memory. The results held true even after realizing that a slowing gait could be due to muscle weakness, knee pain or another disease.

Similarly, a study published in Neurology of 93 adults 70 and older found that slow walkers were nine times more likely to develop non-memory-related mild cognitive decline than moderate-to-fast walkers. Walking speed was monitored using infrared sensors in their homes over a three-year period; participants regularly took memory and thinking tests.

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Only One in 10 U.S. Adults Eats Healthy

Polluted air raises the chances of irregular menstrual cycles among teenage girls, a new Boston University School of Medicine study reports. Studying the records of 34,832 women and linking that information with levels of pollutants when the women were 14 to 18 years old, researchers concluded that teenage girls in polluted areas have a slightly greater likelihood of menstrual irregularity and take longer to achieve regularity in high school and early adulthood. It may also put them at long-term risk of other hormone-related problems, researchers warned.

Just 9 percent of U.S. adults eat enough vegetables and only 12 percent eat enough fruit every day, concludes a recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National guidelines for adults recommend at least one-and-ahalf to two cups per day of fruit and two to three cups of vegetables. Consumption is lowest among men, young adults and adults living in poverty.

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According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, three of the world’s largest meat producers, JBS, Cargill and Tyson, emitted more greenhouse gas last year than all of France and nearly as much as the biggest oil companies, such as Exxon, British Petroleum and Shell. Carbon dioxide emissions from raising farmed animals make up about 15 percent of global human-induced emissions, with the biggest offenders being beef and milk production.

The nonprofit environmental organization EcoWatch claims that a pound of beef requires 13 percent more fossil fuel and 15 times more water to produce than a pound of soy. It notes, “There is no such thing as sustainable meat, and plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy and eggs take a mere fraction of the resources to produce as their animal-based counterparts.”

A vegan diet is not just good for the planet, either; it also spares animals misery at factory farms. “Pigs, cows, chickens and other farmed animals suffer horribly. These innocent animals face unthinkable horrors: cruel caged confinement, brutal mutilations and bloody, merciless deaths,” says Joe Loria, communications and content manager at the humanitarian group Mercy for Animals.

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Animal Product Emissions Rival Oil

Fast Food Giants Finally Address Plastic Pollution

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In a win for the health of the world’s oceans, McDonald’s says it will end the use of harmful polystyrene foam packaging globally by year’s end. Rarely recycled, the material used in beverage cups and takeout containers is a frequent component of beach litter, degrading into indigestible pellets that marine animals mistake for food, resulting in injury or death.

The company says, “The environmental impact of our packaging is a top priority.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined that styrene, used in the production of polystyrene, is also a possible human carcinogen.

Dunkin’ Donuts is also phasing out its polystyrene foam cups in favor of paper cups. A planned worldwide project completion by 2020 will prevent nearly 1 billion foam cups from entering the waste stream each year. Customers may still opt for the restaurant’s mugs or bring their own thermos.

The foam cups will be replaced with double-walled paper cups made with paperboard certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative standards.

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Conservation Project Protects Part of Amazon

Laboratory Food to Hit Pet Food Market

As we race toward a future full of high-tech, lab-grown meats in place of the environmentally unsound animal protein industry, a new startup wants to extend this offering to our furry friends, too. Aiming to make the most sustainable, transparent and organic product possible, Rich Kelleman, owner of Bond Pet Foods, started growing it in a petri dish from animal cells, free of the environmental and ethical dilemmas caused by traditional animal farming. Lab-grown meat slashes land use by 99 percent, produces 90 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions and may be a more economically viable way to feed the growing global population.

“Pet food has always been quick to follow human food trends,” says pet food industry consultant Ryan Yamka, who is working with the startup. “If you walked down the aisles this year at the trade shows, you already saw people talking about humanely raised and sustainable pet food.”

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The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA), a joint venture between the World Wildlife Fund and the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, has reached the goal of protecting a network of conservation units comprising more than 231,000 square miles in the Amazon River basin, or about 15 percent of the biome’s territory in Brazil.

The program is now present in 117 conservation units—including in national and state parks, ecological stations, and biological and sustainable development reserves in the states of Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins—that are home to more than 8,800 species.

ARPA works with local communities to create, expand, strengthen and maintain these units by ensuring resources and promoting sustainable development in the regions. They benefit from goods, projects and service contracts, such as the establishment of councils, management plans, land surveys and inspection, reaching 30 protected areas so far.

ARPA is the largest strategy in place on the planet for conservation and sustainable use of tropical forests.

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Those spending time in their traditional home swimming pool this summer or taking the plunge to install a natural pool have healthy and cost-saving options. Saltwater pools are far better for skin, hair and lungs. Their use of sodium chloride reduces possible side effects from long-term exposure to the chlorine in traditional pools.

Natural swimming pools may employ alternative materials instead of concrete or fiberglass, plus aquatic plants, rather than harmful chemicals and completely mechanical filtering systems. They require no chemicals to maintain because they are self-cleaning, mini-ecosystems. According to Mother Earth News, the plants enrich the pool with oxygen, support beneficial bacteria that consume debris and potentially harmful organisms, and provide habitat for fish, frogs, dragonflies and other waterborne life. Some owners separate plants from main swimming areas; others integrate them, creating a pond-like aesthetic.

Ecohome, a Canadian sustainable housing resources firm in Quebec, attests, “No further landscaping is required, as with a traditional pool, which can make the total finished cost of natural pools even more competitive. Moving water and the natural predators of mosquito larvae that will inhabit chlorine-free water will make natural swimming pools practically mosquito-free.”

Whole Water Systems LLC, in Idaho, concurs that natural pools deploy “systems that have lower maintenance costs than conventional pools.”

For a traditional pool, an oxidation system using a generator powered either by traditional electricity or ultraviolet light-capturing solar panels is a chemical-free way to keep water sanitized, reports Care2.com.

For greater sustainability and cost savings for traditional pools, the UK’s Poolcare Leisure Limited suggests monitoring for leaks; using a cover overnight and during extended periods of inactivity to reduce water loss due to evaporation; and utilizing recycled glass in the water-filtering system to save 30 percent in energy costs.

According to the Sierra Club, covers also prevent pools from becoming a death trap for pets and wildlife and keep pool water cleaner to reduce pumping needs.

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Algae Alchemy

Dutch Turn Seaweed into 3-D Household Items

Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have been cultivating live algae and processing it into material that can be used for 3-D printing. This algae polymer can be turned into everyday items from shampoo bottles to bowls and trash bins. They hope it could replace petroleum-based plastics to help alleviate our unsustainable consumption of fossil fuels. They have also experimented with other biopolymers such as mycelium (fungi), potato starch and cocoa bean shells.

The pair now operate a research and algae production lab at the Luma Foundation, in Arles, France. They point out that their creations do more than just replace plastic—algae can also suck up carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driver of global climate change. They explain, “The algae grow by absorbing the carbon and producing a starch that can be used as a raw material for bioplastics or binding agents. The waste product is oxygen—clean air.”

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Warming seawater and increasing ocean acidity are damaging reef ecosystems around the world, and some scientists and environmentalists fear a worldwide collapse by 2050. Coral reefs are colonies of millions of tiny animals. In a single night, the corals join in casting a fog of sperm and eggs into the water to either fertilize and make baby coral larvae or settle back onto the reef, fostering growth.

Dirk Petersen, Ph.D., founder and executive director of Sexual Coral Reproduction, in Hilliard, Ohio, gathers sperm and eggs from corals, fertilizes them in a lab and returns the baby corals to the wild. “A bunch of us coral reef managers were just so sick of just watching things die,” says Laurie Raymundo, a biologist at the University of Guam. This kind of in vitro fertilization provides at least a glimmer of hope for the future.

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Stem Cell Therapy Navigating Your Needs

by John D. Young, MD

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f it’s not a celebrity sportsperson endorsing stem cell therapy, then it’s an article on the regenerative power of stem cells and their ability to heal any number of diseases. Stem cell news, it appears, is everywhere nowadays. So how is one to navigate this brave new world of stem cell therapy and separate the hype from the facts?

Let us start with a definition of stem cells. Stem cells are cells that can renew themselves; they divide to produce cells just like themselves. Stem cells can differentiate into bone, muscle, nerve, skin or whatever else is needed by the body1. Stem cells have the ability to remake the immune system which allows us to treat autoimmune diseases with stem cell therapy2.

There are a number of sources for stem cells: embryonic, amniotic, placental, autologous (your own) and umbilical cord. Embryonic stem cells come from an embryo. These are not generally used in the

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U.S. as in order to harvest them, the embryo must be destroyed (illegal in the U.S.).

The FDA has found amniotic fluid and placental fluid to contain large amounts of generalized debris (i.e. skin cells, urine, water) but very few stem cells3.

Colorado State University in their study confirmed the FDA studies4. Amniotic fluid and placental fluid are rich sources of Platelet Growth Factor (PGF). PGF helps the body to repair.

The most common stem cells in use today are autologous stem cells which are found throughout the body – in the brain, the blood, muscle, skin, liver, fat and bone marrow. Autologous stem cells are used by the body to repair diseased or injured tissue. According to the TOBI Regenerative Medicine Symposium of 2012, at birth, an individual has one stem cell for every 10,000 cells. At the age of 16, the body has one stem cell for every 100,000 cells. At age 60, the ratio has dropped dramatically

to one cell for every 2 to 3 million cells5.

As we age, we produce fewer stem cells.

Our health also factors into the state of our stem cells. According to research done by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), if an individual has a serious disease such as cancer or diabetes, their stem cells are impacted6. This means that sick patients have sick stem cells.

There are many clinics around the country that use autologous stem cells taken from fat or bone marrow. This requires a minor surgical procedure to remove the fat or bone marrow. If you are considering taking adult stem cells from fat or bone marrow, consider the following: • Be aware that results vary according to age. If the patient is under age 20, the success rate is high. The older the patient, the lower the success rate.

• Find out how many stem cells you are getting from your own tissue; if the doctor won’t tell you, consider trying another doctor! The FDA conducted a study and found that adipose (fat) tissue contains anywhere from 4,737 to 1.55 million cells

per ml and bone marrow contains one stem cell to 317,400 cells per ml3.

• Cost. The average cost for treatment of a knee with your own stem cells is approximately $5,000 to $7,000.

• Your health status: If you’re sick with a chronic condition, e.g., MS, COPD, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune, etc., your stem cells will be sick and not as effective. There are several companies that use your own stem cells to treat COPD or MS. Research by the NIH suggests that these patients do not fare as well.

The FDA does not approve of, nor does it disapprove of, the use of autologous cells, amniotic cells, placental stem cells or human umbilical cord (HUCSC) at the present time. They are taking a “watch and see” approach for now. In the case of umbilical cord stem cells, the FDA has tissue banks (which also include the blood banks) to oversee the harvesting and certification of the stem cells.

Per the FDA, HUCSC are the richest source, having about 5.1 million stem cells

per ml1. Per the NIH, they are very young and able to become bone, muscle, cartilage and nervous tissue. These cells are not affected by age or the general health of the recipient. The HUCSC cells that we use are classified as mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). All MSC have the ability to migrate in the body, looking for damaged cells.

HUCSC are the result of a healthy mother giving birth to a healthy baby with no known genetic defects. If the mother does not want to freeze her child’s stem cells for later use, the stem cell banks can take the umbilical cord and obtain stem cells from the cord blood. HUCSC have no HLA-DR factor as they are immune-naïve.

They do not react to the host so you can give them to anyone. The stem cells I use in my practice are safe for patients because they have been tested for 17 different diseases by the company I use for stem cells.

Most other stem cell companies check for about seven.

There has been a concern that stem cells can cause cancer to grow. There are studies showing that HUCSC do not cause

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cancer to grow7. Bone marrow and fat stem cells do not cause cancer to grow, although they do cause the supporting structure around a cancer to grow. It is remarkable to think that we have been using stem cells since the 1950s to fight leukemia.

If you decide to use HUCSC, be sure to shop around. In the Tampa Bay Area, the cost to treat one joint can range from $2,500 upwards to $6,000.

In choosing a doctor to treat you with stem cells, ask them a few questions: What is the cost for treatment? Be wary if they start with a high price and work it down.

References 1. Sanberg, P. R., Willing, A. E., Garbuzova-Davis, S., Saporta, S., Liu, G., Sanberg, C. D., El-Badri, N. S. (2006). Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Stem Cells and Brain Repair. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1196/annals.1334.008

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2. 6. Autoimmune Diseases and the Promise of Stem Cell-Based. (2001).

Retrieved from https://stemcells.nih.gov/ info/2001report/chapter6.htm

Exactly how many stem cells will be received during the treatment? This is important, especially when using fat or bone marrow stem cells. If the doctor is unable to give you a number, then be careful. If the government can determine the number of cells per CC, the doctor should be able to do so also.

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What is the percentage of cells that is viable during the time of the treatment?

If using HUCSC, the range can be from 50 to 90 percent viability. The higher, the better.

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What solution does the practice use to mix their stem cells in before administering the treatment? (Example: lactated ringers, sterile water, lidocaine, normal saline, etc.). Be careful – some of these solutions kill stem cells.

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What diseases have the stem cells been screened for? The tissue banks require seven diseases to be screened. Some companies screen up to 17 diseases. The more diseases the stem cells are screened for, the better.

If you are doing amniotic fluid or placental fluid stem cell injections, keep in mind that there are cheaper ways of giving yourself PGF. In fact, insurance companies often cover the cost so that you can save $5,000 to $6,000. Your doctor can let you know more about this.

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cells at certain times. If you take a statin to lower your cholesterol, the statin will kill your stem cells as well. This study comes from the Tulane University School of Medicine. There are other medications that should be considered as well.

I hope this information is helpful as you navigate the new world of stem cell therapy.

John D. Young, MD has been treating patients at Young Foundational Health Center since he opened the private practice in 2005. As the author of Beyond Treatment and creator of Young Health Products, he continues to treat patients with the motto: “Treat the cell, heal the body.” Dr. Young has two wonderful, advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) working by his side. He is the innovator for human umbilical cord stem cells and has trained doctors worldwide on its effectiveness.

With more than 25 years’ experience, Dr. Young is sought after because of his out-of-the-box thinking in conjunction with integrative and natural medicine.

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3. Vangsness, C., Jr. M.D., Sternberg, H., M.D., & Harris, L., B.S. (2015). Umbilical Cord Tissue Offers the Greatest Number of Harvestable Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Research and Clinical Application: A Literature Review of Different Harvest Sites [Abstract]. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 31(9), 1836-1843. doi:10.1016/j. arthro.2015.03.014 4. Berger, D. R., Lyons, N. F., & Steinmetz, N. J. (2015, October 25). In Vitro Evaluation of Injectable, Placental TissueDerived Products for Interventional Orthopedics [Interventional Orthopedics Foundation, School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University Regenerative Sciences]. In Interventional Orthopedics Foundation.

5. Sampson, S., D.O. (2012). Mesenchymal stem cells. In TOBI Regenerative Medicine Symposium 2012 6. Fan, C., Zhang, Q., & Zhou, J. (2010).

Therapeutic Potentials of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Umbilical cord [Abstract]. Stem Cell Rev and Rep. doi:10.1007/s12015-010-9168-8 7. Kang, S. G., Jeun, S. S., Lim, J. Y., Kim, S. M., Yang, Y. S., Oh, W. I. L., ... Park, C. K. (2008). Cytotoxicity of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells against human malignant glioma cells. Child’s Nervous System, 24(3), 293302. DOI:10.1007/s00381-007-0515-2

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Four Steps to Authentic Living How to Live a Deeply Joyful Life

by Jan Desai

1. Connect with the inner voice.

Uncovering authenticity comes from within. We learn to discern and heed the inner voice of wisdom through daily silence, a still space that allows messages to resonate. This ever-present guidance system is always spot on.

The key is to connect often. Be grateful for the fruits of quiet moments. Maybe they occur during prayer and meditation, in the shower, walking in solitude without earphones or driving with the radio off.

Breathe deeply, cherishing an open heart.

Gut feelings often presage inner knowing.

2. Realize the difference between soul and ego.

Connected with our soul—the seat of everything positive, the venue of all potential and light—we experience spaciousness, unconditional love and complete support.

If accusations, blame or heavy judgment arise, it’s just the ego trying to maintain the status quo. By dismissing its raging, it dissipates.

3. Reconnect with authentic selfhood.

We must banish every misconception and lie we tell about ourselves. Falsehoods define us just like the things that are true.

Take a good, long look in the mirror and ask, “Who is this person? What has

made me who I am today? What experiences have created this unique divine work? Are my eyes alight or dim? What am I feeling? Am I weighed down by burdens, exhausted by current choices?”

Simply ask the questions; don’t look for answers, but be wary of the ego’s vote for falsehoods.

4. Find some crazy joy.

Beginning today, do one new thing daily that brings joy. Temporary happiness builds and reinforces joy, but soul-deep joy weaves a base of strength within. It’s an attitude—an outlook.

When we are flourishing spiritually, emotionally and physically, it evokes joy in how we live and feel. Move out of familiar comfort zones and do something unexpected. Pursue a heartfelt desire long delayed. Watch a comedy with friends.

Take a dance class. Call an old friend.

Volunteer somewhere nurturing.

Be in this moment. Understand that this is what life will feel like when living authentically, free of masks and pretense— when each day is meaningful and suffused with joy.

Remember, authentic living is about the journey, not the destination.

Jan Desai is a wife, mother, entrepreneur and visionary who transformed her life at age 50 by breaking with conventions. She shares her lifetime of learning at JanDesai.com.

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Restoring the Nutritional Value of Crops

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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hen we think of scientists as men and women in lab coats peering into microscopes, what’s missing is farmers. Our society doesn’t tend to equate the two, yet farmers are active field scientists. How they choose to grow and produce food greatly impacts our shared environment of soil, water and air quality, as well as the nutritional content of food, and therefore, public health.

The best field- and lab-based scientists share key traits: they’re curious, keen observers and systems thinkers that learn by trial and error. Both formulate and test hypotheses, collect data, take measurements, assess results and draw conclusions.

Diana Dyer, a registered dietitian and organic garlic farmer outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan, explains, “I like to help people see the similarities between the scientific process and good, careful farming—all aspects of which revolve around observations, goals, planning, implementation, intervention and analysis of results—then careful re-planning based

on those results.”

Dyer and her husband, Dick, started farming after long careers in traditional health care, where the focus was on treating people after they got sick. Through their farm work, they wanted to focus on prevention. “Growing healthy food in healthy soil, our goal was to create and nourish a healthy community from the ground up. Communicating the multiple benefits of healthy soils and ecosystems has been at the core of our vision and responsibility from day one,” she says. The Dyers believe that flavor is key to eating and enjoying truly nourishing foods, and based on their professional health backgrounds and farming experience, they connect healthy soil with higherquality, better-tasting food.

In Havre, Montana, Doug Crabtree, and his wife, Anna, manage Vilicus Farms, featured in the book Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America, by Liz Carlisle. The Crabtrees grow organic heirloom and specialty grains, pulses and oilseed crops such as emmer,

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kamut, black beluga lentils and flax.

Asked if he considers himself a scientist, Crabtree first defines the term as “a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.” Then he replies, “Given this definition, how could any farmer not be a scientist? An organic farmer is a lifelong student of nature, seeking to emulate her wisdom and processes as we refine our production systems. Organic production isn’t just growing food without toxic chemical inputs, it’s a system that requires conscientiously improving soil, water and associated resources while producing safe and healthy food for America’s growing population of informed consumers.”

Healthy Soil, Food and People

At the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Andrew Smith directs the new Vegetable Systems Trial, a long-term, side-by-side comparison of both biologically organic and chemically based

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conventional vegetable production. An organic farmer with a Ph.D. in molecular ecology from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Smith studies how soil quality and crop-growing conditions influence the nutrient density and health-protecting properties of specific vegetables.

“Over the past 70 years, there’s been a decline in the nutritional value of our foods,” reports Smith. “During this time, industrial agriculture, with its pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, increased yields and size of crops, but the tradeoff was a decline in nutrient content, known as the ‘dilution effect’.” In addition, Smith explains, greater levels of nitrogen fertilizer, typical of conventional production methods, may also increase a plant’s susceptibility to insects and disease.

Smith’s research will give fellow farmers, healthcare providers and consumers a better understanding of how crop production practices influence soil quality and therefore, food quality. For example, research of organic crops shows higher levels of vitamin C; higher-quality protein; plus more disease-fighting compounds called secondary plant metabolites such as lycopene, polyphenols and anthocyanin, the plant pigment responsible for the red, blue and purple colors in fruits and vegetables, as reported in a meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

The Rodale Institute has formed partnerships with nutrition and medical researchers at Pennsylvania State University, in University Park. Of particular interest, for example, are extracts from purple potatoes that show promise in helping to kill colon cancer cells. Smith looks forward to identifying growing methods that boost levels of anthocyanin, as well as other health-protecting compounds in crops.

The new Regenerative Health Institute, a global research and education center linking soil health to human health, will also be housed at the Rodale Institute. It’s a collaboration between Rodale staff and the Plantrician Project, a nonprofit organization in New Canaan, Connecticut, that promotes whole food and plant-based nutrition, and helps healthcare providers embrace food as medicine as the foundation of their practices.

Jeff Moyer, a renowned international authority in organic agriculture and executive director of the Rodale Institute, explains, “It’s not only what you eat that’s important, but how what you eat was produced. Ultimately, our personal health is linked to the health of the soil.”

David Montgomery, a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington, in Seattle, has visited farms worldwide, witnessing how farmers use regenerative farming practices to bring degraded soil back to life. He learned that grazing animals, cover-cropping and no-till farming free of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides protect and enrich the soil microbiome, which contributes to the nutrient density of plants and human health.

We Are What We and Our Animals Eat

Along with our well-being, livestock farming methods impact our environment, too. A growing body of research including a new study published in Food Science & Nutrition shows that meat and dairy products from animals raised mostly on grass or pasture—as nature intended—contain significantly higher levels of conjugated linoleic acid and omega-3 fatty acids compared to grain-fed animals. These naturally occurring fats help protect us from inflammation, heart disease and cancer. Important in brain, eye and nerve development, omega-3 fatty acids are especially critical for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants.

Organic farmers, by law, must provide their ruminant animals with significant time on pasture and may not feed them genetically engineered feed or feed produced with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Further, they can’t use synthetic hormones or antibiotics to promote weight gain. In these ways, organic farmers help protect our food, water, and environment from contamination, and reduce the growing global threat of antibiotic resistance.

Randolph Center, Vermont, dairy farmers Regina and Brent Beidler diligently study and question changes they witness in their immediate environment. They monitor what grows in their pasture,

watch what their cows choose to eat and count the numbers and activities of insects, bees, worms, birds and wildlife. They understand that careful land and animal stewardship is key to soil, plant, animal and human health.

Healing Communities

More hospitals nationwide are investing in farms and farmers’ markets to boost patient, employee and community health by increasing access to nutrient-dense, fresh, healthful food. One exceptional example is the new partnership between Virginia’s Allegheny Mountain Institute (AMI) and Augusta Health, an independent, community-owned nonprofit hospital in Augusta County, Virginia.

The AMI Fellowship program prepares individuals to become farmers, teachers and ambassadors for health-promoting food systems. “Both AMI and Augusta Health believe that access to excellent health care includes access to healthy food,” explains Sue Erhardt, the institute’s executive director.

The AMI Farm at Augusta Health initiative will create an onsite production farm and a community venue for food, nutrition and gardening education. Their goal is to tackle three major local health issues: poor nutrition, low physical activity and overweight; diabetes; and mental health. A Food Farmacy program for those with or at risk for Type 2 diabetes will provide fresh produce prescriptions at an onsite farmstand, as well as cooking classes.

Erhardt recalls her life-changing experience as a teen, hearing American labor leader Cesar Chavez speak about farm worker exposure to pesticides and related cancer clusters. She’s proud to say, “The farm project will exemplify sustainable practices for growing vegetables, including organic four-season crops and companion planting, while promoting soil health.

“We believe this project will promote a better quality of life for staff, patients and community members.” That’s the power of farming when it’s dedicated to optimum health.

Melinda Hemmelgarn is a registered dietitian, writer and Food Sleuth Radio host with KOPN.org, in Columbia, MO. Connect at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

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BETTER OPTIONS THAN OPIOIDS

Natural Ways to Reduce Pain

by Kathleen Barnes

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hronic pain affects 100 million Americans, with annual treatment costs reaching $635 billion, according to the Institute of Medicine.

Worse, opiate-derived pain medications, conventional medicine’s go-to treatment for chronic pain, are addictive and deadly.

The Annals of Internal Medicine reports

that an estimated 2 million Americans suffered from opioid use disorder involving prescription drugs as of 2016 while 12 million admitted to misusing them. Legal and illegal opioids killed 64,070 Americans in 2016, 21 percent more than the previous year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some opioid addiction stems from use of illegal recreational drugs like heroin and cocaine, but the National Institute of Drug Abuse testified to the U.S. Senate that as of 2014 more than four times as many Americans were addicted to prescription opioids (2.1 million) than heroin (467,000).

Natural approaches, less harmful in relieving pain and thereby preventing drug addictions, are addressing and ameliorating long-term back or neck, nerve and even cancer pain, and saving lives.

The first step in preventing dependency is to avoid opioids completely, says Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, in WinstonSalem, North Carolina: “Opioids don’t work for chronic pain. They may be effective for acute pain, such as right after an injury or surgery, but they are ineffective and addictive in the long run.” Here are several better ways to feel better.

Mindfulness meditation: Zeidan recommends mindfulness meditation and cites a University of Massachusetts study of people with chronic pain in which pain lessened by at least 65 percent after 10 weeks of this practice.

“Mindfulness meditation is about discipline and regulating one’s attention.

It appears to shut down the thalamus, the brain’s gatekeeper, and the brain’s ability to register pain,” explains Zeidan.

Yoga: Strongly positive effects have been reported in several studies, including one on 150 veterans with chronic low back pain from the Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System. It showed that 12 weeks of yoga classes reduced pain and opioid use, and improved functionality of participants; many of them had suffered back pain for more than 15 years.

Acupuncture: The ancient Chinese modality that’s been used to treat all types of pain for millennia has become such a mainstream treatment that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that healthcare providers learn more about it to help patients avoid prescription opioids.

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“All pain starts with imbalance,” says Terri Evans, a doctor of Oriental medicine in Naples, Florida. “Acupuncture is about creating balance in the body and in releasing the fascia, where pain patterns get locked.”

Marijuana: All forms of marijuana, or cannabis, are illegal on the federal level, but medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states and the District of Columbia. In a study from San Francisco General Hospital published in the journal Neurology, researchers found that smoking the first cannabis cigarette reduced pain by 72 percent in a group of patients with painful neuropathy. The body’s endocannabinoid system, found in the brain, organs, connective tissues and immune cells, is one of its natural pain-coping mechanisms, and is most affected by cannabis.

Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D., associate professor of clinical psychology at the State University of New York at Albany, author of Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence and a member of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, is an advocate of medical marijuana. While regarding it as helpful for chronic pain with little risk of addiction, he concludes it’s “great for a small handful of conditions, but it’s not the cure-all that some are suggesting.”

CBD oil: Dr. Hyla Cass, of Marina del Rey, California, an integrative physician expert in psychiatry and addiction recovery, and author of The Addicted Brain and How to Break Free, is more comfortable with CBD (cannabidiol) oil. It’s a hemp product legal in 45 states, provided it qualifies in non-addictive levels of THC, the component of cannabis that induces euphoria (see TheCannabis Industry.org/state-marijuana-policies-map).

Some CBD oils contain trace amounts of THC, not enough to induce a “high” or contribute to addiction, but there are also products that contain no THC at all. By definition, hemp’s THC content is less than 0.3 percent versus marijuana’s 5 to 35 percent.

“CBD oil won’t make you high,” says Cass. “In and of itself, CBD oil is very potent. You don’t need the THC for pain relief. There’s no need to go down the slippery slope of using an illegal substance.”

In addition to CBD oil’s pain-relieving effects on the endocannabinoid system, says Cass, it’s a powerful anti-inflammatory, which contributes to its effectiveness in addressing the underlying causes of chronic pain, confirmed by University of South Carolina research.

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, including Food is Medicine. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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What is the science behind CBD?

The endocannabinoid system is a network of neurons that runs throughout the entire body. Loaded with receptors that bind to the cannabinoids you introduce into your bloodstream, it is also responsible for regulating balance in our body’s immune response, communication between cells, appetite, metabolism, memory and much more.

When using CBD alone, there are none of the traditional effects that users experience such as being stoned. Since CBD doesn’t get you high, products that contain only this cannabinoid are legal and CBD products are widely available and easily accessible.

Unlocking the Secrets of CBD at Divine Connections Massage & Spa ivine Connections Massage and Spa is one of the first spas in the state to offer Cannabis Massage, a massage session using cannabidiol (CBD) oil. What exactly sets a Cannabis Massage apart from your average massage? Here is some explanation as to how and why a little bit of CBD oil can make such a big difference.

60 are specific to the plant type cannabis.

Scientists call these special compounds “cannabinoids”. However, not all cannabinoids are created equal. One of them— cannabidiol (CBD)—holds the key to the wide variety of medicinal and therapeutic effects marijuana offers but without its psychoactive behaviors.

What exactly is CBD?

CBD has been found to have fantastic painkilling effects and CBD oil can especially help those with chronic pain and inflammation conditions such as arthritis and migraines as well as with the pain associated with conditions such as fibromyalgia.

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​ annabis Massage is a typical massage but C using oils/salves/creams/gels/balms/ lotions that have been infused with flowers from the cannabis plant. At Divine Connections, hemp cannabis is used. Think of the infusion the same as infusing lavender flowers into oil or strawberries into water —the essence and oils contained in the plant are infused into the carrier oil. (​Note: Topical use of hemp cannabis has not been associated to a failed drug test. It may be possible with hair follicle testing, however, typical fluid testing has not created a failure, to the knowledge of the author.)

How do I know if Cannabis Massage is right for me?

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What is a Cannabis Massage?

What exactly does CBD do?

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That being said, Cannabis Massage is particularly helpful for people that suffer from chronic pain and inflammation, including migraines, recovering skin cancer survivors, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and more.

Can I drive legally and safely after a Cannabis Massage?

If you can drive after a regular massage, you can drive after having a Cannabis Massage. The topical application will not impair your brain.

At Divine Connections, they use 100 percent hemp cannabis which contains less than .01 percent THC. Additionally, because massage topicals are not absorbed into the bloodstream, there is no “high” associated with use. (Note: Any topical product labeled as “transdermal” will enter the bloodstream. Divine Connections Massage & Spa does not use any topical with this type of absorption.)

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Mercy Terrill, owner of Divine Connections Massage & Spa, is a graduate of the massage therapy program at Sunstate Academy, in Clearwater. She is a Florida native, born in Miami and raised in Tampa. Terrill has had the experience of being nursed back to health through the use of massage therapy. As a result, she knows firsthand the positive impact a therapist can make on a person’s standard of living.

For these reasons, she customizes her massages to meet the specific needs of each client. She specializes in Therapeutic/Medical Massage of the neck, shoulders, shoulder girdle area, lower back and hip area; Swedish/Relaxation; Deep Tissue; Sports; Prenatal; Hot Stone; and Chair Massage.

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EXERCISE TO SLEEP BY Quell Insomnia and Nighttime Anxiety

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nsomnia plagues millions of Americans, and finding a solution can be difficult when the condition is chronic. Prolonged lack of quality sleep compromises health and sets the stage for depression, high blood pressure, obesity, inflammation, poor memory and even serious risk of heart attack.

The good news is that natural alternatives, especially regular exercise, offer relief. Northwestern University research published in the journal Sleep Medicine even confirms better results from exercise than other natural approaches.

Timing is Everything

Circadian rhythm, the body’s internal clock, governs physiological patterns involving sleep and hunger, and is cued by temperature and sunlight, so timing our exercise is important. Other studies at Northwestern reveal that workouts earlier in the day yield better results because muscles also have their own rhythm (internal clocks) that help them perform more efficiently due to the presence of daylight, and function optimally then. According to the National Sleep Foundation, a decrease in body temperature after an initial increase during physical activity initiates sleep, which also suggests that exercising later in the day, but not before bed, is helpful, as well. Research from Princeton University further shows that exercise can help the brain process stress, helping to minimize anxiety which often accompanies or fosters insomnia.

Long Beach, California, holistic podiatrist Don Kim, creator of The Walking Cure Program, affirms, “The first thing to address is the circadian rhythm—what I call the body’s highest peak and lowest valley. The entire system needs to get used to slowing down.” Kim’s life changed for the better, including his struggles 34

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with insomnia, when he made walking a priority after an incapacitating back injury. “Walking is synchronized motion and induces meditative brain waves,” says Kim, who teaches others how to walk for better physical and mental health.

Oxygen is Key

The more oxygen the brain receives, the lower the levels of cortisol that trigger racing thoughts. Other forms of moderate aerobic exercise involving cardio machines, spinning, cross-country skiing, swimming and dancing are also beneficial ways to increase oxygen intake. Chicago fitness expert Stephanie Mansour explains, “Improving circulation helps to increase the body’s energy during the day and helps you wind down at night.”

It’s a common misconception that rushing through the day is the same as engaging in exercise. Mansour elaborates: “Exercising is different than just being busy or working outside, because it’s a time where you connect your mind, body and breath. You’re forced to be present. It’s difficult to think about your to-do list when you’re physically engaged.”

According to Sleep.org, just 10 minutes of regular aerobic activity anytime improves sleep quality significantly. Plus, it abates the likelihood of sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome that sedentary lifestyles can cause or exacerbate.

Cultivating Calm

Restorative yoga instructor Naima Merella, manager of Studio 34, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, says, “We’re not taught to value rest, and conditions like feeling overwhelmed and insomnia are the result. Most people in our culture suffer from an overactive fight-or-flight response, so engaging our parasympathetic nervous system, or relaxation response, can balance this.”

Merella advocates yoga, breath work and certain qigong exercises. “One option is to do a more active yoga practice to burn off excess nervous energy, and then end with restorative poses to engage the relaxation response. It all depends on a person’s schedule and what they’re able to do. Ideally, I would suggest doing at least 30 minutes of restorative yoga and breath work before bed, but even a few minutes of a restorative pose or breathing technique can be helpful. I’ve found the kundalini yoga meditation, Shabad Kriya, most helpful for sleeping.”

Renowned yogi Janice Gates, of Marin County, California, also advises physical practice, as well as understanding the foundational teachings. “It’s important to remember that you’re not your anxiety.

It’s easy to identify with suffering and conditions that cause it. Yoga supports us to be free of that conditioning. Keep in mind that an issue can be more mental at times and more physiological at other times, so we want to address both with asanas early in the day to balance the nervous system and mindful breathing at bedtime.”

Whichever form of exercise we choose, we should be gentle with ourselves. As Merella reminds us, “The best thing we can do is send ourselves compassion and love.”

Marlaina Donato is a freelance writer, author and multimedia artist. Connect at MarlainaDonato.com.

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ny time our bodies sense an “invader”—a microbe, virus, plant pollen or unwelcome chemical— they go into high alert, producing white blood cells to fight it off. Once the danger has been thwarted, normal functioning returns.

If we continue to expose ourselves to these threats, then the high-alert process, known as inflammation, becomes chronic.

This disturbance of natural equilibrium can lead to cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, depression and pain. It can also mask or worsen autoimmune diseases. Eating foods with natural anti-inflammatory properties can help the body function better.

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“Many experimental studies have shown that components of foods or beverages may have anti-inflammatory effects,” says Dr. Frank Hu, also a Ph.D. and professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “A healthy diet is beneficial not only for reducing the risk of chronic diseases, but also for improving mood and overall quality of life.”

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Hu, Josh Axe, a chiropractor and doctor of natural medicine, in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, promote anti-inflammatory foods, backed by recent studies, on their websites.

“Small, gradual changes are typically more sustainable and easier for the body to adapt to,” writes Axe. “So rather than emptying your pantry and sailing off to the Mediterranean, you can pursue an anti-inflammatory diet one step at a time.”

That’s what Andrea Adams Britt did.

A professional wedding cake baker from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Britt experienced bewildering symptoms, including digestion issues, depression, migraines, weight gain and skin irritation. In 2015, she eliminated flour and sugar from her diet, and then added more organic leafy green vegetables, coconut oil and wild-caught salmon. Her symptoms went away one at a time, and by last January, she had also lost 100 pounds.

The solution for her was to create flavorful dishes that she enjoyed eating, so she did not feel deprived.

Weil advises, “The best foods are those that offer disease-preventive benefits such as anti-inflammatory effects and delectable flavor. When I eat such foods, I feel as though I’ve hit a grand slam homerun—the sensory pleasure is heightened by the fact that each bite contributes to my overall well-being.”

His take on an Anti-Inflammatory Food Pyramid at Tinyurl. com/Andrew-Weil-Food-Pyramid offers a broad sample of these foods in an easy, downloadable graphic.

Reducing inflammation in her body has also led to better mental and emotional health for Britt. “I am a happier person,” Britt says. “I can control my emotions, focus my thoughts and am more at peace.”

Inflammation Food Fixes

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Green leafy vegetables such as Swiss chard contain natural anti-inflammatories such as vitamins K, D and C, says Axe.

Beets have a natural antioxidant, betalain, an anti-inflammatory compound that inhibits the activity of enzymes the body uses to trigger inflammation, advises Axe.

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Sea buckthorn berry juice (known as olivello juice) is one of the most concentrated natural sources of vitamin C, says Weil.

Ginger is a potent anti-inflammatory food that also helps reduce intestinal gas and prevent nausea, advises Weil.

Green tea is best enjoyed hot with a little squeeze of lemon; it may reduce cholesterol levels, ultimately assisting in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, per Weil.

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Virgin coconut oil has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, according to a study published in Pharmaceutical Biology. Britt eats a total of one-and-a-half tablespoons a day in hot drinks, salads or soups.

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Tomatoes are an easy-to-use and a tasty anti-inflammatory food, says Axe. He notes, “They are a rich source of lycopene, betacarotene, folate, potassium, vitamin C, flavonoids and vitamin E.”

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Bok choy has potent anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects, as well as a higher concentration of betacarotene and vitamin A, than any other variety of cabbage, according to Weil.

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Black cod, also known as butterfish or sablefish, has even more omega-3 fatty acids than salmon, notes Weil.

Walnuts, rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, help protect against metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes, says Axe. Judith Fertig writes award-winning cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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ounts Botanical Garden, in Palm Beach County, Florida, hosted Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea, a thoughtprovoking traveling exhibit featuring giant sea creatures made entirely of marine debris from beaches. “It graphically illustrates the amount of plastic pollution in our oceans and waterways,” says Curator and Director Rochelle Wolberg. The exhibit included Grace the Humpback Whale Tail, the Marine Debris Anemone, Priscilla the Parrot Fish, Flash the Marlin, Water Bottle Jelly, Sebastian James the Puffin, Lidia the Seal, Hugo the Humpback Whale Tail, American Sea Star and Musical Seaweed. Take a look at some of them and check for current exhibit locations at WashedAshore.org.

In Mechanicsville, Maryland, ex-iron and steel worker Steve Glorius repurposes scrap metal into natural world and fantasy art sculptures of ocean creatures that also inform about endangered wildlife. His works have adorned museums, restaurants, galleries and gift shops.

Debbie and Mike Schramer, owners of Fairy House Vintage Antiques and Art, in Provo, Utah, create fairy houses made from twigs, mosses, bark and other natural elements. “Instead of paint and paper, we use nature itself,” says Mike, who encourages others to follow suit. “People enjoy time outdoors more intricately as they look for small items.” Although fairy houses are trendy now, the

Schramers started building their fantasy worlds in 1987. They’ve authored three books to spark the imagination, Fairy House: How to Make Amazing Fairy Furniture, Miniatures, and More from Natural Materials, Fairy Village and F is For Fairy: A Forest Friends Alphabet Primer board book.

At 14, Canadian Evan Sharma, of Kingston, Ontario, is already an active entrepreneur—his artwork now appears on sneakers and clothes. He calls his company RBLB for Right Brain/Left Brain, saying, “To be a whole person, you have to use both the creative side and the analytical side of your brain.” His passion for the environment is particularly expressed in a painting he donated to support the Olympic team. Painted at an elevation of 7,000 feet on Sun Peaks, in British Columbia, he finished with snow for authenticity and texture. This year, he spoke on creativity at the 6 Under 16 program, in Montreal.

“Eco-art makes an impact on the world,” says John Sabraw, professor of art and chair of painting + drawing at Ohio University, in Athens. “Right now, my paintings are round. People say they see a long view of the planet or what’s seen through a microscope. Every painting evokes a different emotional response from the viewer.” All Sabraw’s paintings use pigments processed out of polluted streams, often mixed with other standard artist colors.

Sabraw has helped develop several ways for artists to adopt sustainable practices. See his TedxTalk at Tinyurl.com/SustainableArtist. He points out that whatever form eco-art takes, its purpose is to show a problem, provoke a response and ask the viewer, “What if…?”

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Interview with Authentic Master of Chi,

Sifu Michael Stults

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i Revolution Founder Jeff Primack asked these questions after training many days with Sifu Michael Stults at his kwan, in Sarasota, Florida.

Stults will be a guest teacher at Qi Revolution National Event, taking place July 28 to 30, at the Bradenton Convention Center. He will present his Legacy Art of Chi-Tao, a modern body wisdom tradition and combination of Qigong and Kung Fu which he has practiced diligently for 30plus years.

JP: Your Dad was a military fighter and began training you at age 5 in martial arts. How does Kung Fu deepen one’s experience of chi energy for greater wellbeing?

Sifu: As a child, my father wanted me to develop myself which is at the root of all training systems. My training was realistic so that I would be able to face unpredictable situations with a calm, cool and collected state of being. This is the promise of what martial arts offer as a healing art—the ability to know oneself and strategically cultivate tactics that enhance personal survival and wellbeing.

Chi is one’s life force, the very sense of self that we are as individuals. Effective chi development and training allow us to know and develop this force as an active and vital resource for our overall ability to thrive.

Chi becomes the primary unified faculty through which we know the world.

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are an eloquent speaker. You seem to possess verbal kung fu, saying exactly what you intend. When you speak at the Qi Revolution National Event, what will you share with this energetically expanded audience?

Sifu: Thank you for noticing my voice.

I believe right speech is one of the Four Noble Truths and I have studied the use of one’s voice for strategic and tactical communications. The Qi Revolution event has positively influenced many of my closest friends and I have loved the energy every NATampa.com

time I attended. Chi-Tao is the art form I will be sharing. It uses breathing along with specialized movements to cultivate greater mental capacities, healing energy and a greater sense of wellbeing. For the first time in history, these once considered secret arts are available to sincere seekers. Every human has access to chi. Every human has the ability to observe one’s inherent breathing rhythms. Each one of us can greater explore the most amazing functional structure of the living body we inhabit and, in so doing, create a greater connection to the world.

JP: When practicing Chi-Tao at your kwan in Sarasota, I

especially enjoyed the Fist/ Palm exercises. As a Qigong practitioner, I could sense the movement of energy through each finger and it was empowering. How do these Fist/Palm exercises activate our mind, body and spirit?

Sifu: Our hand is a creator and maker.

The more we understand the structure of the hand and energy matrices it contains, the more we will be able to access this body wisdom that each human being has inherently. In Chinese medicine the hand embodies a fundamental center of creation.

Karate Do, Tai Kwon Do, Chuan Fa – all these beautiful arts incorporate the hand as the essential orientation point for their practices. In Chi-Tao we incorporate the training of hand and foot techniques to cultivate overall body strength, agility and stamina. Tesla, the scientist, believed toe and finger exercises increased intelligence, and the neurological advantages of practices like Qigong and Chi-Tao are just now being fully studied. Hand Mudras have long been a prized secret of successful martial arts cultures and therefore it could be said finger and toe conditioning is highly underrated.

JP: Sarasota has been your home for many years and you have taught some of the most skilled athletes, healing arts practitioners, martial artists and professionals here. Now

that Qi Revolution is coming to Sarasota area for the first time, it’s an honor for us that you will be a guest master presenting. How will you present the essentials of Chi-Tao, a routine you’ve practiced for decades, into sequences everyone can do right away?

Sifu: Chi-Tao is a moving meditation that brings the practitioner into the living temple of their body, mind and soul. It is this very immediacy that makes Chi-Tao such a beautiful art to bring to your event.

The chi-focused audience will quickly be able to understand the essential components and experience something wonderful right away. We will learn to use the essential Chi-Tao sequences to build a beautiful form that is based on the individual’s breath and measure of movement.

JP: If there was one takeaway at the end of the Qi Revolution, what would you wish for each person to embody?

Sifu: For me, the Qi Revolution represents a tremendous gathering of beautiful and talented individuals dedicated to the healing arts and the cultivating of a more peaceful and abundant world. I have been in attendance many times and have enjoyed the great sense of community that is shared among the participants and seeing people learn so much while having a good time. People who attend will embody chi because the Qi Revolution truly embodies this and has the qualities of a great training in-service to a timeless truth that health is within one’s grasp.

We envision a world where Earth’s citizens are breathing powerfully and require less antidepressants to be happy.

My longtime friend and gifted clinical counselor Roger Aguiar will be joining us, sharing how Qigong Breathing exercises have transformed his counseling practice. I cannot speak highly enough about the musical genius of Maestro Jami Deva, one of the most talented practitioners of healing sound who will be hosting live musicians to perfect our auditory experience. Altogether, this Qi National Event promises to be one of the most remarkable gatherings of wisdom keepers the Gulf Coast has ever seen. I am honored and humbled to present my small contribution of Chi-Tao. Qi Revolution National Event comes to Bradenton Convention Center, July 28 to 30. $149 for 3-days of profound Qigong Wellness Training. No experience necessary. Open to the public. CE hours approved for massage therapists and counselors. Veterans attend free. For details, call 800-298-8970 and/or visit QiRevolution.com and i-Chi.org. See ad page 4.

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Gary Griggs on What We Must Do to Save Our Coasts

by Randy Kambic

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hile Gary Griggs has lived near the coast of California most of his life, visits to the coasts of 46 nations helped shape his latest book, Coasts in Crisis: A Global Challenge. The distinguished professor of Earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, writes on how coral reefs provide shelter, food and breeding grounds for about one-third of the world’s species of marine fish, as well as coastal protection from major weather events. Most coral reefs are now besieged by pollution, overfishing, sedimentation, coastal construction, tourism and global warming.

Approximately 3 billion people— nearly half our planet’s total population— live in coastal areas. He cites that hurricanes have caused more U.S. fatalities than any other natural hazard, and the driving forces behind rising sea levels will increase future vulnerabilities unless effective actions are taken now.

Griggs, who also wrote Introduction to California’s Beaches and Coast and Living with the Changing California Coast and co-wrote The Edge, today recaps the history and assesses the current status of coasts worldwide. He suggests ways in which current negative trends might be reversed or improved.

How can we better deal with rising sea levels?

There are now about 200 million people living within three feet of high tide. Both mitigation and adaptation will be required.

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We need to do everything possible to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, but that’s not going to stop rising sea levels anytime soon. We need to start adapting right away.

We can elevate structures, but that’s limited.

Historically, we’ve used armoring, including seawalls, levees and rock revetments, which work for awhile, but have endpoints. Ultimately, it’s going to take relocation, or what we call “planned retreat”, moving back when the sea nears our front yard. The more we reduce or mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases, the less adaptation will be needed to cope with climate change.

Why are coral reefs so vital to the global ecosystem?

In the tropical latitudes, coral reef ecosystems have formed the basic biological, geological, economic and cultural framework of area coastlines and island nations for centuries. Today, fisheries and tourism anchor those economies. Millions of people depend on these local ecosystems for their protein supply.

About 50 percent of coral reefs are in poor or fair condition, and most are in decline. Whether from pollution, dredging, filling or overfishing, virtually all of those reefs are under significant threat.

Have researchers seen any overfished species rebound?

A 2013 report by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that about twothirds of U.S. commercial fish species that NATampa.com

had been seriously depleted had made significant recoveries—28 of 44 fish stocks, including Atlantic bluefish, flounder and black sea bass—primarily due to better management practices. We now have fisheries restrictions and marine-protected areas in place. To realize some long-term success, we need to limit fisheries in certain areas and for certain species.

California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium publishes a Seafood Watch Consumer Guide card specific to regions; it color codes which species are safe to eat and which ones no longer can provide a sustainable harvest, so we know which ones to ask for at grocers and restaurants.

What might mitigate the environmental impact of what you term “coastal megacities”?

Eight of the largest metropolitan areas worldwide—Shanghai, Mumbai, Karachi, Tokyo, Dhaka, Jakarta, New York/New Jersey and Los Angeles—are along shorelines.

Coasts in Crisis looks at the hazards of hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons and tsunamis that their residents are exposed to—along with long-term sea level rise.

These incredible concentrations of people not only fish heavily, they discharge large volumes of waste and wastewater. You can’t put 10 million people on a shoreline and not expect impacts. We need to get all of these discharges cleaned up and under control. Shorelines are very delicate biological environments.

We also must get global population under control to make a much softer footprint on the planet. It would take four planet Earths to support the present global population if everyone indulged in America’s current consumption habits (FootprintNetwork.org).

Sustainability is what we must work toward, whether it’s food, water or energy.

Currently, we’re mining the planet for all its resources, which can’t go on for much longer. We need to recognize this and return to equilibrium with what the planet can supply.

Freelance writer and editor Randy Kambic, in Estero, FL, is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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hildren benefit from a close connection with nature, and there’s no better place to learn about plants and soil than a garden. Families don’t need lots of space, as even a small collection of potted plants holds fascination for youngsters. The first step is to understand a garden as seen by a child that may be more interested in creative play than in making things grow.

Whitney Cohen, education director at Life Lab, a nonprofit that promotes garden-based education in Santa Cruz, California, thinks kids benefit most from what she calls “dirt time”—spent outdoors interacting with plants, animals, soil and everything else. “When a child plants a seed, tends it over time and ultimately pulls a carrot out of the soil and eats it, they begin to know down in their bones that food comes from plants; that healthy food is delicious; and that we are part of a vast and beautiful web of life,” Cohen says.

This learning process may not match a parent’s idea of a lovely garden. “Children don’t make neat rows. They water leaves and flower petals rather than the roots. Gardening with children is messy and chaotic, but there is always learning going on beneath the surface, just out of sight,” says Catherine Koons-Hubbard, nature preschool director at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Growing nutritious vegetables like cherry tomatoes allows kids to see, touch and possibly smash a food as they get to know it, increasing the likelihood that they will eventually eat it.

“Children might rather be playing than following instructions,” Koons-Hubbard counsels, but it’s easy to incorporate space for free play in the garden.

Children love mixing soil and water together into mud.

When given a bucket of clay, soil and water, kids quickly discover they can use mud to paint, sculpt or make fantasy pies decorated with leaves, sticks or flowers.

“Playing in mud fully engages the senses, and there are studies that show it can benefit the immune system and make us happier,” says Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, education director at the Ithaca Children’s Garden, in New York.

“Mud isn’t anything, really, and that open-ended quality lends itself to joyously creative play that helps children develop a relationship with the natural world,” she says.

Top Tools for Kids Curious children love getting a close-up look at worms and other critters in the worm bin or compost pile. “But when we just let the children explore, they’ll find loads of intriguing objects we may never have thought of, like water caught on the fuzzy underside of a leaf, a sparkly rock or rough tree bark,” Cohen says.

Children love to water plants, especially during hot summer weather. Small watering cans that hold only a little water are easy for kids to handle and limit overdoing it. Water-filled spray bottles also encourage exploration while keeping kids cool.

Keeping Outdoor Space Safe Remove the worry from gardening with kids by minimizing safety risks. Replace poisonous or prickly plants with vegetables, herbs or edible flowers and teach kids of all ages not to eat plants unless they have first been checked by an adult.

Insects can be both interesting and threatening, and flying insects often are attracted to bright colors. Dress kids in light, neutral colors to avoid unwanted attention from bugs. Avoid chemical fertilizers and sprays, and opt for organic solutions.

Barbara Pleasant has authored many green-thumb books including Homegrown Pantry: Selecting the Best Varieties and Planting the Perfect Amounts for What You Want to Eat Year-Round.

She grows vegetables, herbs and fruits in Floyd, VA; connect at BarbaraPleasant.com.

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n the late 1990s, the nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, “animal doctor” Michael Fox received many letters about dogs and cats with diarrhea, itchy skin and other persistent disorders.

He advised all inquirers to immediately remove foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). Dozens of follow-up thank-you notes verified that his recommendation worked.

“One of the main reasons I came to the conclusion of blaming GMOs in pet foods for this cluster of health problems is that essentially, nothing else in the health background of these animals had been changing,” says Fox.

Many vets have also reported a rise in pet obesity, skin conditions, inflammation, degenerative disk disease, cancer and even shorter lifespans since late 1996, when GMOs and associated poisons entered America’s food supply. For example, most GMOs like soy, corn and canola are designed by Monsanto to tolerate high doses of its Roundup herbicide. Corn is also engineered to produce an insect-killing poison called Bt-toxin.

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Together with pesticides sprayed on or produced inside GMO crops, the side effects from genetic engineering create dangers.

Monsanto’s “Roundup-ready” corn has higher levels of putrescine and cadaverine, compounds responsible for dead body odor.

They promote bad breath and also can enhance the risk of allergic reactions and cancer.

Getting Cancer from Food

Cancer rates among our country’s 185 million pets are skyrocketing, especially among dogs. Canines have the highest cancer rate of all mammals; in America, about half are struck with the disease.

In 2015, the World Health Organization classified Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, as a “probable human carcinogen.” Insufficient human studies exist, but a goodly number of animal studies confirm that it causes cancer.

Preliminary tests commissioned by the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), an educational nonprofit, on the dangers of GMOs, revealed that six popular dog and cat foods contained more glyphosate residues than most human foods.

Pet owners that notice benefits from changing a pet’s diet can share their story via PetsAndGMOs.com or Pets@ResponsibleTechnology.org. The sooner we realize the hidden dangers, the quicker the market must respond with healthier ingredients.

Possibly because pets are exposed to Roundup from spraying both foods and lawns, a pilot study by Health Research Institute Laboratories, which tests glyphosate levels in food and environments, found the levels in dogs’ urine were 50 times higher than the average in humans.

Amazing Recoveries

Numerous veterinarians see good results when pets switch to non-GMO food that’s free of synthetic pesticides. Veterinarian Barbara Royal, owner of The Royal Treatment Veterinary Center, in Chicago and author of The Royal Treatment: A Natural Approach to Wildly Healthy Pets, says, “Allergies, gastrointestinal problems, autoimmune diseases, behavioral problems [and other conditions] improve when we take the animals off of these GMO-laden, glyphosate-ridden foods, and put them on something that’s more organic and natural.

It’s a dramatic change.”

In a survey conducted by IRT, 3,256 people that adopted a non-GMO and largely

organic diet reported improvements in 28 health conditions, many of which have increased in the U.S. parallel with the growing prevalence of GMOs and Roundup.

Further, 80 pet owners cited improvements in status for eight health issues, including digestion, allergies and skin conditions, when their pet’s food was changed.

Plausible explanations include that glyphosate is patented as an antibiotic, and so easily kills beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This could possibly interfere with digestion, detoxification and immunity.

According to integrative veterinarian Karen Becker, in Chicago, the Healthy Pets expert for Mercola.com, “We know now that animals consuming genetically modified foods… can change the terrain of their GI tract.” Most notably, glyphosate and Bt-toxin are linked to leaky gut—unnatural holes or gaps created in intestine walls.

Veterinarian Marlene Siegel, owner of the Pasco Veterinary Medical Center, in Lutz, Florida, says, “We know that the

root cause of most disease is inflammation; and that inflammation is coming from the leaky gut.”

Organic Surpasses Non-GMO

GMOs are not the only crops drenched with Roundup. It’s also sprayed on other foods to dry them, often just a few days before harvest, including wheat, oats, barley and other cereals. It’s also used on lentils, citrus orchards, sunflowers, potato fields and vineyards.

Organic growers and processors are not allowed to use GMOs, Roundup or other synthetic toxins. It’s safest to choose organic; if unavailable, at least buy verified non-GMO. Jeffrey M. Smith is founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology and its campaign, Protect Pets from GMOs and Pesticides, at PetsAndGMOs.com. Author of the bestseller Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating and Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, his upcoming film, Secret Ingredients, interviews many that recovered from disease after switching to organic food. Also visit NonGMOsImproveHealth.com.

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Paleo Picnic – 1pm. July is National Picnic Month.

Celebrate Independence Day with paleo-friendly recipes by Kara Lynn, Kara Lynn’s Kitchen, with dishes focusing on using healthy fats and free from gluten and grains. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Mr. Brad’s Music Fun Time – 10am & 6:30pm.

Kids sing along & dance to interactive songs! Mr. Brad will play guitar, violin, mandolin, flute, drums, glockenspiel & ukulele. 1st Thursday of every month. 4th Tuesday class cancelled. See July 30. For special Monday date! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

MONDAY, JULY 2 Monday Yin Yoga Series – 7:30-8:45pm. July 2 & 9. Sandee Nebel, LMHC, CEDS, E-RYT 200.

After a day that includes work or errands, exercise or sports, sitting or laboring, many “Yin-sters” find an evening practice very beneficial. It eases stiffness in the back, hips and shoulders and helps you spend quiet time with yourself, delving within mind and body. Some yoga experience helpful but modifications will be provided to help you fully experience yin yoga. $15/per class. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6 Asian Noodle Bar – 6:30pm. Naomi Green, Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, gets creative at our Friday night Asian noodle bar with toppings you’ll love plus three alternative sauces you’ll learn to make! Naomi will be featuring a fat-free, a nut-free & a peanut-based sauce. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 7 Air-Fried Breaded Mushrooms – 11am. Curious about the air fryer? Michelle Odiorne, Whole-Food Plant-Based Chef, makes delicious breaded Porto-

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bello mushrooms prepared without any oil plus a couple of sauces for dipping! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 8 Como Disminuir de Peso con la Ayuda de la Hipnosis – 1pm. Dra. Marta Alarcon, MD (Colombia), consejera, hipnoterapista, Reiki Master. Confirmar, 813-340-3556 o MartaAlarcon408@yahoo.com.

Kids Yoga – 1 pm. Warrior Cameron Campbell, Warrior ONE Dunedin, calling all Fun Warriors!

We invite you to play & pose like the animals.

Kids can come to learn, relax, craft, create, sing & grow with yoga. Mat will be provided. Ages 3-12.

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

MONDAY, JULY 9 Reiki I & Reiki II – 9:30am-1:30pm. July 9 & 10.

Class certification when completed Reiki II and also Reiki III and CEUs available for LMT, Provider Number MCE 50-13619, for Reiki credits. Reiki is a non-invasive & 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. Info and RSVP, 813334-7424, ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 10 Beginner Yoga Workshop Series – Noon-1:30pm.

July 10, 17, 24. Bev Klein, 200 RYT, certified restorative yoga instructor. Learn the fundamentals of a basic yoga practice. This will be a small group setting in which participants meet weekly for three consecutive sessions to explore what yoga is all about and develop a love for practice. $45/three session series. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Song Circle – 6:30pm. Also July 24. This acoustic gathering of musicians & singers is a free-flowing expression of talent & creativity. 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month. Free Jam Session in PaTcHwOrKs. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Vegan Ice Cream – 6:30pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef, knows summer is hot and we want to chill! Learn how to make rich, creamy ice cream without all the sugar, additives and dairy. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 12 No-Bake Apple Pie – 6:30pm. On National Pecan Pie day, John van Vlaardingen, JvVHealth, will be making a pecan and walnut crust for his delicious raw apple pie dessert. No baking skills required!

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

FRIDAY, JULY 13 Local Art + Wine Tasting – 7-8:30pm. Celebrate local art! This quarter we feature original works by local artist, Jason Durocher. Taste wine, mingle & meet the artist. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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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.

Refreshing Summer Pops + Tonics – 11am. Demo to Di For, NFP Demo Specialist, shows us some invigorating recipes-like DIY popsicles & thirstquenching drinks, to beat the heat & keep us cool all summer long! Free.

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

Holy Moly – 11am-1pm. Yoga for Judy Bordignon, SiriusK9.org, dubs this Tight Hips with Heather Benton, “The Princess and her Court”, featuring ERYT500. The hips stabilize us in our daily lives and store strong emoLexi Wilson, center, at her tions. When the hips lock up they may refresher training course. prevent you from walking properly.

Join Heather for a series that will open your hips, find the spring in your step and have you WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 doing the Cha! Take home a copy of the series to add to your home practice. Open to all levels of Summer Wellness: Good Day Sunshine – 6:30pm. experience. $25/Adv. $30/Door. Yoga4All, 8836 Summer is the season for having fun in the sun, Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info Heather 727-480especially in Florida! Unfortunately, that can bring 3004. Registration yoga4all.com/workshops. some unwanted health risks, like the threat of skin cancer. Jennifer Baer, ARNP, LifeWorks Wellness Center, will describe why skin cancer occurs, Yoga Workshop: Using the Chair to Transform natural treatments and how helpful sunscreen is – 1-3:30pm. In this workshop you will learn how toward prevention. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, to practice yoga using a chair as a prop including: 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, body practices that help to target problem areas, and NaturesFoodPatch.com. brain practices that help target specific mind and life stresses and imbalances. Open to students at all levels. Workshop cost is included with unlimited pass or $25 without. St. Pete Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK FRIDAY, JULY 20 Jr. St. N. Sign-up, 727-894-9642, Info@StPeteYoga.

Friday Night Yin Yoga – 6:30-8pm. Heather Bencom, StPeteYoga.com. ton, ERYT500. The practice of Yin Yoga targets the dense connective tissue of the hips, pelvis and lower spine. Postures are held for longer periods allowing the practitioner to dive deep and open the MONDAY, JULY 16 flow of energy more easily to the entire body. This Kids Story Time with Music + Craft – 10am. Erika slow moving practice is done with the assistance of Davis, Usborne Book Buddy. Bring the kids for stoblocks, blankets, bolsters and straps so all levels of ries, songs and a craft! Children of all ages welcome students can participate. $15/Advance. $20/Door. with their caregivers. 3rd Monday of every month.

Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Heather 727-480-3004. Registration Yoga4All. Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com. com/workshops.

Yoga for Scoliosis – 10:30am-12:30pm. With Stacy Renz, OTR/L, C-IAYT, E-RYT500. CEUs

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SATURDAY, JULY 21 Peruvian Quinoa – 11am. Debby DeGraaff, Natural Food Chef & author shows how to use this simple and nutritious ancient grain, preparing a Peruvian meal with a quinoa salad. Delish! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Sandbag Alignment Workshop – 1-3pm. Jackie Edgington, 200-hr RYT. Experience an alignment workshop with the versatility of sandbags used for grounding, heightening effects of standing and balance poses whilst enjoying stability and increasing muscle tone. Adding a little extra weight helps root down while lengthening spine and helps you let go of resistance, encouraging a deeper opening especially for back and hips. Beginners to experienced welcome. CEUs for yoga teachers. $35/in advance, $40/after July 15. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

SUNDAY, JULY 22 Yoga Workshop: Body Image – 1-3:30pm. Assessing and moving in the right direction for a healthy body and sustainable weight can be a Mindful Yoga practice. Discover the mind’s role; explore obstacles and challenges; discuss how body image spreads to other areas in life; learn how to set attainable goals and how to implement them; apply a variety of yoga techniques and learn the most effective physical practices for these goals. Workshop cost is included with unlimited pass or $25 without. St. Pete Yoga, 2842 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N. Sign-up, 727-894-9642, Info@StPeteYoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

Self Hypnosis Training – 1-4 pm. Learn how hypnosis actually puts YOU in control to achieve goals and end internal struggles, learned habits & behaviors, with Patricia V. Scott, Certified Master Trainer. $45; $35/UPHI Mbrs. Includes Hypnosis CD for home practice, scripts & workbook. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. For more information, call 727-943-5003 or visit UPHypnosis.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 24 Zumba for Babies – 10am. Joanne Pergola, Zumbini with Joanne. Created by Zumba & BabyFirst for kids ages 0-4. This program combines music, dance & educational tools for 45 minutes of can’t-stop, won’t-stop bonding, learning & fun! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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Energetics of Food: Food as Medicine – 6:30pm.

Dr. Paul Reynolds, DOM, AP & Cara Reynolds, The Reynolds Kitchen, say 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.

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

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Snowy white Bizous, a 6-year-old Poodle/Bichon/Pom, poses for his human, Lisa Grafe.

THURSDAY, JULY 26 Wine, Chocolate & Sex – 6pm. Sexual health seminar presented by Miranda Giusti, DO. Free.

Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo. RSVP 727-826-0838, rsvp@PeaksOfHealth.com.

New Advancements in Early Cancer Detection & Powerful Healing Options – 6:30pm. Join Dr. John D. Young, MD and registered nurse, author, cancer survivor, educator and TV personality, Jenny Hrbacek. Learn how to harness the healing capability of your body to defeat and prevent cancer. Jenny is an expert on integrative cancer testing. Learn about new powerful tests that can save your life.

Natures Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater.

For more information, call 727-545-4600 or visit YoungFoundationalHealth.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 28 Yoga for Scoliosis – 10:30am-12:30pm. 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.

Got Allergies? – 11am. Dr. Brian Caswell DOM, AP, The Art of Acupuncture. Do you suffer from watery and swollen eyes, runny nose, sneezing or itchy throat?

Let Dr. Caz show you how to decrease or eliminate allergies through diet, vitamins, minerals and Chinese Medicine. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Yoga Nidra – 3-4pm. Doug Warner, E-RYT500.

Yoga nidra is a unique form of guided meditation with the practitioner comfortably reclined and supported. The nidra practice gently trains the mind to stay consciously aware while creating a sense of deep relaxation. All student levels welcome. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. $15/Advance; $20/Door.

Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Douglas 727-804-5356. Registration Yoga4All. com/workshops.

Qi Revolution – July 28-30. Three-day event designed to unlock your healing power and create your best life. Teachings give energy using the most effective breathing techniques, Qigong & food-based healing. One-thousand sacred spaces. Featuring Guest Master of Chi, Sifu Michael Stults. Florida CE hours approved. $149. Bradenton Convention Center, Palmetto. Register early to ensure space, 800-298-8970, QiRevolution.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 29 Raw 3-Course Meal – 4pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef, shows you how to make raw pasta with a savory red sauce, side soup and chocolatey dessert!

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

PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction – 9-11:30am.

Saturdays, Aug. 18 to Oct. 13. The 8-week training as developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Learn to cultivate your natural capacity to care for yourself and find greater balance, ease and peace of mind. CEs avail-

able. Florida Community of Mindfulness, 6501 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Info and registration, FloridaMindfulness.org/mbsr.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 Stem Cell Seminar – 6pm. John D. Young, MD discusses how today’s stem cell therapy can regenerate and repair muscle, bone cartilage, tissue and tendons; encourage natural healing; act as a powerful anti-inflammatory, and costs less than surgical alternatives. Free. Chapel On the Hill, 12601 Park Blvd., Seminole. Everyone who registers to attend will be entered in a drawing to win a basket of Young Health products. Register, 727-545-4600, YoungFoundationalHealth.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 Subtle Body Anatomy I – 9am-5pm. Aug. 25-26.

Kimberly Waugh, E-RYT 500. An illustrated lecture and discussion of the energetic landscape categorized by the Samkhyan and Tantric Tattva systems complemented by asana practice that integrates concepts related to the chakra system. Supporting concepts: the tattva system, elements, maya, malas, kanchukas, koshas, chakras. For 200-Hr certified teachers (Elective in 300 HR TT) or students interested in advanced studies. $215/in advance, $245/ after August 17. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Pat Brooks, from Safety Harbor, shares this shot of Miss Marble, star of the book, Miss Marble’s Backyard Critters (MissPatsBigBookAdventure.com).

Each person must live their life as a model for others. ~Rosa Parks

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sunday Gentle Restorative Yoga – 9-10:15am. Doug Warner, E-RYT 500 offers this class for softly opening and aligning heart, mind, body and breath to help relieve stress, recovery from illness and fatigue and increase flexibility and circulation. Calming, relaxing class to help renew the body, quiet the mind. All levels welcome. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole.

Info, Doug 727-804-5356, Yoga4All.com.

25 Years of Teaching Meditation – 10-11am Sun; 6:30-8:30pm 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.

Stress Free Living Summer Workshop Series with Kassy Cooper and Dawn Ferrara - 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm - Learn to get more in touch with the energy in your body. You will be introduced to chakras, meditation, mindfulness, and even how to heal through energy. Begin learning to live stressfree! Each workshop you will learn a strategy and technique you can apply in the real world immediately. visit kassy-coopermykajabi.com for pricing and registration. Hosted at Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Street N St Petersburg. 727- 2894747 AwakeningWellness.org.

Shamanic Dream-work Journey Circle – 1-4pm Sing, Dance, Drum, & Rattle to learn how to access the Dream for divination, healing, sharing, by creating strong friendships & community in a shamanic circle. Every Sunday join Mira where everything is possible. We will shift and lift the spirits in order to heal & learn how Shaman safely create miracles empowering your own inner shaman to develop more and more each week. Cost: Suggested $33 TEXT Mira for info (813)500-9863 Awakening Wellness Center 6161 MLK Jr. North (9 Street) Ste.100 St Petersburg. 727-289-4747 AwakeningWellness.org.

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 – 5pm Mon & Fri. 11:30am Sat. Stretch and strengthen your muscles in this eccentric resistance method of stretching. Improves strength and length in your range of motion while aiding in correcting muscular imbalances. $15. Kinesis, The Movement

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Studio, 4760 East Bay Dr., Ste. D, Clearwater. Info & Class Booking, 727-331-0751, KinesisMovementStudio.com.

$30. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org. Text Amparo 727-287-8350.

Inner Wisdom Coaching Circle – 6-8pm. Join Coach Dianne Kipp in a “telecoaching” group each month to discover your internal wisdom, while learning how to overcome your “Monkey Mind” negative self-talk. You will learn the foundations of Ontological coaching, as well experience what it is like to “be coached”. Bring your life challenges, desires, and dreams and we’ll get you on the road to your success! $30 per person per month; 3 or 6 month commitment required. Contact Coach Dianne 727-481-1646 or coach@diannekipp.com.

Free Yoga Class – 5:45-7pm. Beginners welcome.

If you are new to yoga or new to Yoga4All, are a Pinellas County resident and want to check us out, please join us for this or any one class at the studio for free (limit one). Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Marty 727-392-9642, Yoga4All.com.

Sound Bath Healing Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm.

Relaxing guided meditation and sound healing with the Tibetan and crystal bowls. Open your chakras to deeper levels of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual balance. $10 suggested donation. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. 727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

Retirement or Re-Career Life Planning – 6-7pm.

Second Monday monthly. Join Coach Dianne Kipp for a “telecoaching” call to explore your questions, fears and concerns about how to prepare for a successful and satisfying retirement or “re-career”.

Dianne will share the non-financial critical aspects of preparing for your retirement or re-career. $30.

Space limited to 6. Register 727-481-1646.

tuesday 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, 727-331-0751, 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. 30-minute sessions with our certified Florida licensed acupuncturist, Amparo Parades.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nada Yoga: Toning Using Sacred Sounds – 6:30pm-7:30pm - Unleash the power of your authentic intuitive voice and create a new relationship to health and well-being. Experience harmony by tapping into the ancient power of sound and vibration. $10 suggested donation. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N, Ste. 100, St. Petersburg.

727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~Lao Tzu

wednesday Reiki Share by Appointment Only – 10am-2pm.

Experience the most profound, powerful & gentle relaxation technique; you will feel renewed and lighter. It helps re-establish healthy frequencies of cells and your whole vibrational field, bringing back health to cells, tissues & organs. Complements any form of therapy. 12718 Casey Rd., Tampa. For appointment, call 813-334-7424 or email ReikiShrine@gmail.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.

Jin Shin Jyutsu – 6:30-7:30pm. (Art of the Creator through Compassionate Man) Self-Help Instruction.

Join Nancy Wolf to learn how to use your hands to harmonize the life energy in your body, inducing relaxation and reducing the effects of stress. Jin Shin Jyutsu brings balance to the body’s energies which promotes optimal health and well-being and facilitates our profound healing capacity. Love donation. The Life Center, 6811 N. Central Ave., Tampa. Info and registration, Nancy 813-500-0579.

Yoga Nidra Guided Meditation – 6:30-8pm. Lindy Romez guides us in a relaxing meditation designed to awaken the connection between body, mind and spirit along with sound healing from the Tibetan Bowls. This vibrational healing can open chakras to deeper levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual understanding. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK St., Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. Info, 727-289-4747, AwakeningWellness.org.

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. UU St Pete, 719 Arlington Ave N, St Petersburg, Info floridamindfulness.org.

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.

Yoga for Aches and Pains – 1-2:15pm. Abby Eastman, RYT200, Masters in Exercise Physiology Abby blends her exercise physiology and personal training background with yoga to help you identify your pain triggers and guide you through a series of yoga postures to help correct muscular imbalances that can lead to pain. Learn tricks and tips that help calm painful joints. Beginners through advanced students looking to improve balance, decrease pain or prevent injuries are welcome and encouraged to attend. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Boulevard, Seminole. Info: Abby 727-490-8292 or yoga4all.com

thursday Hypnosis & NLP Master Class-MeetUP – 6-9pm.

Usually held last Thursday; check website to be sure.

Public welcome to participate as practice clients & enjoy experiencing Hypnosis-NLP with certified practitioners receiving 3 CEUs to expand skills with techniques, scripts & interactive practice with attendees. $35; $25 (UPHI Members). UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Suite G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

Living Your Truth Guided Meditation with Crystal Bowls – 7-8:30pm. First three Thursdays every month. Phillip Walker, LCSW and reiki master teacher, guides the meditative experience with crystal singing bowls and music to journey deeper into your true self. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Jr. St. N (9th St.), Ste.100, St. Petersburg. Info, Phillip 813-817-7000. 727-2894747. AwakeningWellness.org.

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. Start your journey with a commitment to Self; 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.

Free Yoga Class – 9-10:15am. Beginners always welcome. If you are new to yoga or to Yoga4All, a Pinellas County resident and want to check us out, please join us for this or any one class at the studio for free (limit one). New student discount on passes for everyone. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Marty 727-392-9642. Yoga4All.com.

saturday Yoga – 8:30-9:30am. First and third Sat. Yoga will extend your health and life, keep you flexible with poise and is also excellent for emotional balance, with She Toles. Love donation. Info & RSVP by Friday, She 813-546-3754, YogaShe@hotmail. com. YogaQiVibration.com.

Intro to Ayurveda – 10-11:30am. First Sat. monthly.

Bring awareness of Ayurveda and incorporate into everyday life for balance and health. Jan. 6: History & Basic Principles. Feb. 3: Learn Doshas & Gunas, body-mind types. Mar. 3: Improve Digestive Health w/ Ayurveda. $15/per session. Ojas Ayurveda, 6201 Lynn Rd., Tampa. Register, 813-666-0810. OjasAyurveda.us.

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.

Easy Self-Hypnosis Training – 1-3pm. Usually held last Saturday; check website to be sure. Patricia V. Scott, internationally certified Master Trainer of hypnosis, teaches how to discover untapped potentials, talents & abilities using the power of your Unlimited Mind. $35; $25 (UPHI Members). Hypnosis CD, workbook & scripts included. UP Hypnosis Institute, Terrace Plaza, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Ste. G, Tarpon Springs. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

The Power of 8 Meditation, Healing and Sharing Circle – 4pm-5pm - Led by John DeRugeris, Dr. of Medical Qigong. Discover how to tap into the extraordinary human capacity for connection and healing, using the miraculous power of group intention. When individuals in a group focus their intention together on a single target, a powerful collective dynamic emerges that can heal longstanding conditions, mend fractured relationships, lower violence and even rekindle life purpose. Free event, donations accepted. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Street Ste 100 St Petersburg.727- 2894747 AwakeningWellness.org.

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

It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. ~Bill Gates Email your favorite pet picture to Debbey at dwilson@natampa.com for inclusion in the magazine.

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.

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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.

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

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

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 24.

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.

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.

alternative medicine LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. David Minkoff Dr. George Springer Sue Morgan, ARNP and Jennifer Baer, 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, allergy elimination, and walk-in care.

See ad inside front cover.

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Dianne M. Kipp, BSN, PCC, CTT

Certified Life, Career, Retirement Coach 727-481-1646 coach@diannekipp.com Diannekipp.com

“Wanting to achieve “your best” results in life? Consider engaging a certified Life coach. You will be amazed at the outcome! Now offering Retirement Life Planning & Coaching, plus “End Of Life” Support Services. Providing excellence in coaching for over a decade. Life is short! Live it Well! Call Coach Dianne TODAY for a complimentary intro session.”

colon Hydrotherapy

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

coaching

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.

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 39. .

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.”

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.

chiropractic 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.

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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 6.

paul t. rodeghero, dds

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 25.

herbalist Rose Kalajian—Herbalist

Natural Health Hut Clinic and Herb Farm 813-991-5177 ImHerbalist.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 22.

hypnosis Dr. Thomas Quinlan, PsyD

8479 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg 727-906-6185 DrQ@HealthyLifestylesTampaBay.com HealthyLifestylesTampaBay.com “Dr. Q”, clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist, combines both disciplines to get to the “root” cause. His background in disordered eating, anxiety, depression, smoking cessation, grief, trauma, relationships and motivational coaching makes him uniquely qualified to diagnose and develop an effective healing plan.

See ad page 8.

UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES HYPNOSIS, INC.

Patricia V. Scott, President 727-943-5003, 866-537-7746 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.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way. ~A.C. Benson

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.

Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center 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 page 11.

Young Foundational Health Center 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 7.

meditation Meditation on the Inner Light and Sound 1-877-MEDITATE SantMat.net

Learn how to live in alignment with the soul’s purpose and to experience greater harmony within, with others, and with the environment. Always free, never a charge.

psychotherapy Reshma Patel, M.D.

info@reshmapatelmd.com 813-644-9384 ReshmaPatelMD.com Dr. Patel is Board Certified in Integrative and Internal Medicine. She specializes in complex medical cases promoting food-based solutions, mind-body programs, and expert nutraceutical guidance.

Success by design

9095 Belcher Road, Pinellas Park 727-548-0001 PoundsAwayTampaBay.com A Wellness Center for Age-Management, Functional Medicine and Medical Weight Loss. Specializing in Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement including Pellet Therapy, Gut Health/Food Allergies, Detoxification, Nutritional Evaluations, Acupuncture, Massage therapy and more. See ad page 15.

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

Lois A. Miller, L.C.S.W., PA

238 E. Davis Blvd. Suite 302, Tampa 813-258-3906, Fl. Lic. swooo1738 info@mytherapywithheart.com MyTherapyWithHeart.com Integrative and holistic psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Treating anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, trauma, transitioning and more, using EMDR, EFT, mindfulness, and other modalities. See ad page 22.

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 35.

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veterinarian

Tampa Bay Thermography

June Drennon, CCT 2008 JuneDrennon@TampaBayThermography.com 727-729-2711 TampaBayThermography.com

Certified Clinical Thermographer 2008. Prevention is better than early detection.

Knowledge is power: Know your risk factors to make corrections and avoid developing pathology.

Call for location convenient for you. See ad page 6.

animal alternatives holistic health care

Healthy Lifestyles Tampa Bay 8479 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg 727-906-6185 DrQ@HealthyLifestylesTampaBay.com HealthyLifestylesTampaBay.com

Dr. Anne Lampru 238 E. Bearss Ave., Tampa 813-265-2411 AnimalAlternatives.org

Stop emotional eating (eating when not hungry) and develop healthy coping skills. Enjoy tasty, nutritional foods and never diet again. Work out with personal trainer 3x/week with free gym membership.

See ad page 8.

Dr. Anne Lampru has practiced holistic veterinary medicine since 1983. Believing that each pet is unique, she tailors a health restoration or maintenance plan to their individual needs.

See ad page 36.

Medicine River Animal Hospital Shawna L. Green, DVM 15235 Gulf Boulevard Madeira Beach 727-299-9029 MedicineRiverAnimalHospital.com

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

Compassionate health care catered toward the needs of your pet offering preventative medicine, surgery, dentistry, senior wellness, and more. See ad page 44.

smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller

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

See ad inside front cover.

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