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Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground

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32 HELP FOR

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34 ALICE ROBB ON THE Transformative Power of Dreams

36 TONING THE VAGUS NERVE

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Relief for Pain, Anxiety and Inflammation

38 SUMMER EATING The Herbal Connection

40 FOREST BATHING

Mother Nature’s Rx for Body and Mind

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44 THE PURE JOY OF PLAY

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48 BEYOND ANTIBIOTICS

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Agriculture takes center stage this month with fresh perspectives on where and how food is produced these days—and why it matters. In “Crops in the City: Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground” (page 28), writer April Thompson profiles noteworthy pioneers forging paths to organic city farming on a commercial scale. These men and women are tapping into new technologies and markets and turning challenges like dealing with space constraints into innovative opportunities. Learn how they are finding their niches on rooftops, in vertical tower gardens and abandoned warehouses.

They are reconnecting urbanites to their food sources while bettering the environment, communities, diets and health.

July is an ideal time to add a healthy dose of fresh organic herbs to a home garden for cool salads, luscious smoothies and other hot-weather eats and treats. Herbs are not only a flavorful addition to any meal, they’re also chock-full of health benefits, from lowering blood pressure and improving mineral balance to increasing immune support, hydration, energy and healthy skin. Discover the best ones to choose for this time of year, as presented by Kajsa Nickels, in “Summer Eating: The Herbal Connection” (page 38).

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ifeWorks Wellness Center is proud to announce that Dr. David Minkoff ’s new book, The Search for the Perfect Protein: The Key to Solving Weight Loss, Depression, Fatigue, Insomnia, and Osteoporosis, is available now in both paperback and Kindle on Amazon.

Dr. Minkoff, the medical director of LifeWorks Wellness Center, states, “Proteins are the basic building blocks of the human body, but the truth is most people are malnourished in amino acids which are required to form protein—a deficiency that can lead to diabetes, obesity, cancer and chronic disease.”

Dr. Minkoff will be hosting a seminar, The Search for the Perfect Protein, at 6:30 p.m., on July 18, at Nature’s Food Patch, in Clearwater. Attendees will learn about the healthful or harmful effects of the foods they are eating and receive guidance on where to find the best proteins.

Cost: Free. Location: 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Seating is limited; get there early to ensure space. LifeWorks Wellness Center is located at 301 Turner St., Clearwater. For more information, call 727-466-6789 or visit LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com. See ad page 2.

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Aromatherapy and the Spiritual Connection Workshop at Six Oaks Wellness

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ix Oaks Wellness Apothecary, in Largo, is a world-class herbal dispensary that prides itself on a standard to quality. Trained in both Western and Chinese Medicine, Carolyn Veroni-Zinober, owner, aromatherapist, clinical herbalist and massage therapist, provides the means for clients to indulge in self-care products that promote healing of the entire being.

As to professional herbal consultations, Veroni-Zinober treats her clients with a two-pronged approach: Address the immediate concern/discomfort while finding the root of the ill. A typical consultation lasts up to 90 minutes. In addition to professional herbal consultations and massage therapy, she is an educator offering workshops and classes on herbal medicine.

As an educator, Veroni-Zinober will be offering Aromatherapy and the Spiritual Connection Workshop, from 6 to 7 p.m., July 25. Attendees will learn the importance of vibrational aromatherapy and how it works in conjunction with chakra clearing. Hands-on, the seven major chakras will be anointed using essential oils.

Location: 607 1st Ave. SW, Largo. To register, call 727-501-1700 or email Carolyn@SixOaksWellness.com. For more information, visit SixOaksWellness.com. See ad page 37.

Local Medical Hypnotherapist Gains International Recognition

Greenpoint Thermography Comes to Carrollwood

atricia V. Scott, president of UP Hypnosis Institute, and Life Fellow with the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA), presented her Medical Hypnotherapy specialty training this past May to an international audience of hypnosis students at the Hypno Expo, in Daytona Beach.

This training is the first of its kind to be approved through IMDHA for certifying hypnotists in this fast-growing specialty field.

Scott has been in private practice as a certified clinical and medical hypnotherapist since 1992 and is a certified master trainer with IMDHA and the International Association of Counselors and Therapists. She developed her Medical Hypnotherapy specialty training over several years and recently partnered with Dr. Eric Rosen, a licensed psychologist in Palm Harbor, expanding the scope of the training to include segments on working with doctors’ referrals and clinical diagnoses in the DSM-5 (depression diagnostic criteria).

For those already trained in hypnosis, Scott offers many opportunities for continuing education, including the Client-Centered Parts Therapy Facilitator certification being offered July 27 and 28, with additional outside lab work required.

For more information, call 727-943-5003 or visit UPHypnosis.com.

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Tampa Floats Wellness Center offers Floatation Therapy, an allnatural and holistic approach to combating stress and physical pain.

Floaters can augment their experience with a detoxifying infrared sauna session before or after a float. Greenpoint will be at Tampa Floats on the second Thursday of each month. Visit TampaFloats.com and find them on Facebook.

Physician-owned and operated, Greenpoint Thermography offers thermographic imaging services daily at their St. Petersburg office and at multiple additional locations in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties on a monthly or quarterly basis. Their studies are interpreted by board-certified radiologists with extensive experience in general diagnostic imaging, subspecialty expertise in breast imaging and certification by the American College of Clinical Thermology. Reports are available within two business days and clients have direct access to interpreters if they have questions about their results.

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ust five short years ago, founders, Doctor of Medical Qigong John A. DeRugeris and Master of Medical Qigong Maria Carranza, opened Awakening Wellness Center in a 400-square-foot facility with the mission of providing high-quality, affordable holistic health services to the St. Petersburg community.

Now, their new 2800-square-foot facility on 1st Avenue South, in St. Petersburg, includes a professional staff of seven practitioners, providing a more robust scope of services, including Tibetan bowl sound healing, acupuncture, reiki, yoga, massage, Biomat therapy, Bemer vascular therapy, medical qigong, energy healing, holistic mental health counseling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and trauma work/EMDR. Additionally, a large multi-purpose room features ongoing classes in gentle and restorative yin yoga and guided meditations.

Both DeRugeris and Carranza are certified in Tibetan Bowl Sound Therapy, learned from a Nepalese born and trained Tibetan Bowl Master. This therapy has been practiced in Himalayan mountain communities for thousands of years and has been shown to induce levels of deep relaxation and stress reduction which, in turn, enhance the body’s restorative functions.

New South Location: 2126 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg. North Location: 6161 MLK Jr. Dr., Ste. 100, St. Petersburg. For more information and appointments, call South at 727-295-5147, North at 727-289-4747 or visit AwakeningWellness.org. See ad page 13.

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Fat to Energy LemonAid is a proprietary powder combining the amino acid L-carnitine tartrate and the natural sugar Dribose. Why combine these two nutrients? Carnitine increases the burning of fat while ribose helps maintain energy in the cells. Carnitine and ribose work synergistically to improve energy level and support muscle (including cardiac muscle) health. This is also a great combination because of their two distinct tastes: L-carnitine tartrate has a naturally tart flavor while D-ribose is naturally sweet.

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In further confirmation of the importance of the gut-brain axis, 18 Italian students at the University of Verona from ages 18 to 33 that took a freezedried mixture of four probiotics for six weeks experienced less depression, anger and fatigue compared to a control group of 15 that consumed a placebo. The positive effects continued, as discovered in follow-up testing three weeks later. The probiotics group also slept better.

The probiotic bacteria blend of 4 billion colonyforming units included Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus plantarum and Bifidobacterium longum.

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Seniors that ate more than 10 grams—about two teaspoons—of nuts a day were able to ward off normal cognitive decline and even improve their cognitive functions by up to 60 percent, according to University of South Australia researchers. The study was based on 22 years of records of 4,822 Chinese adults ages 55 and older; 17 percent of them ate nuts every day, most often peanuts. These seniors had as much as 60 percent improved cognitive function compared to those that didn’t eat nuts, and they showed better thinking, reasoning and memory. “Nuts are known to be high in healthy fats, protein and fiber with nutritional properties that can lower cholesterol and improve cognitive health,” says study author Ming Li.

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With the aid of a new infrared camera technology called optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), early Alzheimer’s disease can be detected by checking the back of the eyes for weakened and decreased blood vessels, reports a new study. Northwestern Medicine researchers reached the conclusion by comparing the vessels in the eyes of 32 people that exhibited the forgetfulness typical of early-stage Alzheimer’s with those of another 32 people with normal cognitive

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abilities. The vascular changes were detected non-invasively, without the need for dyes or expensive MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans.

The technology quantifies capillary changes in great detail and with unparalleled resolution, making the eye an ideal mirror for what is going on in the brain. Early detection of Alzheimer’s is critical because existing therapies are more effective if they are started before extensive brain damage and cognitive decline have occurred.

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Eat Mostly Plants to Ease Gum Inflammation The inflamed gum condition known as gingivitis is fairly common and often mild, but can be a precursor of more serious periodontal disease linked to Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis. German researchers at the University of Freiburg tested 30 people: half in a control group that did not change their diet, and half that switched to a diet low in meat and processed carbohydrates and rich in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, vitamin D, antioxidants, plant nitrates and fiber. After four weeks, those on the plant-based diet had significantly less gum inflammation and bleeding. They also lost weight and had higher vitamin D levels.

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Try Cordyceps to Strengthen the Lungs People suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, can breathe easier by taking the Chinese medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis, a new meta-analysis shows. Researchers at the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine conducted a review of 15 high-quality studies that involved 1,238 COPD patients and found that cordyceps significantly improved lung function, exercise endurance and quality of life with no report of any serious adverse effects. Cordyceps, which is said to relax and open the airways, has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an anti-asthmatic, expectorant and cough suppressant.

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The gene expression in the breast cancers of women that ate a handful of walnuts each day for about two weeks changed in a way that suppressed the growth of the tumors, according to a small clinical study from the Marshall University School of Medicine, in Huntington, West Virginia. Five women in the experimental group with biopsies that had revealed breast cancer tumors ate two ounces of walnuts a day until their surgery two to three weeks later. Using cells taken during surgery, researchers identified 456 genes in the walnut-eating group that had significantly changed their expression and slowed tumor growth.

New research has found the basic micronutrient vitamin B12 may be the first good tool for averting the hereditary form of Parkinson’s disease, which accounts for about 15 percent of such cases worldwide. In lab tests, an international team of scientists found that AdoCbl, one of the active forms of vitamin B12, inhibits the activity of a mutated enzyme linked to Parkinson’s. Inhibiting this enzyme appears to help stabilize dopamine release in the brain.

Dopamine deficiencies manifest in the muscle rigidity and tremors that are hallmark symptoms of Parkinson’s.

Another recent study from the University of California San Francisco that included nonhereditary Parkinson’s patients found that symptoms worsened more quickly in early-stage patients that had low B12 levels than in those with higher levels of the vitamin.

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Cannabis is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, and one new application for hemp, the no-buzz industrial variety used in fabrics, oils and foods, is cleaning nuclear radiation from toxic soil and removing metals like cadmium, lead, mercury and other pollutants via phytoremediation.

Allison Beckett, a cultivation expert at Marijuana.com, says, “Industrial hemp has been used in areas of high radiation, such as Fukushima, [in Japan,] with promising results. Not only does hemp pull toxic, heavy metals from the soil, it actually improves soil structure, making it usable as productive farmland again.

Plus, hemp is a vigorous plant that absorbs CO2 rapidly, making it an encouraging solution to climate change.” Hemp phytoremediation has been used in Italy to clean up the small town of Taranto, where a steel plant has been leaking dioxin into the air and soil. The Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Council and Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, are running a project to test the process in an arsenic-contaminated area in Upper Saucon Township that once harbored a zinc mine.

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Ireland Declares Climate Emergency

The Republic of Ireland is the third country worldwide to declare a climate emergency, with both the government and opposition parties agreeing to an amendment to a climate action report. “We’re reaching a tipping point in respect of climate deterioration,” says Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton. “Things will deteriorate very rapidly unless we move very swiftly, and the window of opportunity to do that is fast closing.” The UK governments of Wales and Scotland have also declared climate emergencies. Suggested responses include limiting oil and gas exploration, and issuing an additional biodiversity emergency measure.

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Dangerous Dozen Produce to Avoid

The 2019 Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce (Tinyurl.com/ DirtyDozen-Clean15List) highlights increased pesticide use on up to 70 percent of conventionally grown U.S. produce. Several different types of pesticide, insecticide and fungicide residues are present on many fruits and vegetables. The Dirty Dozen list includes strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes. The clean 15 list includes avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, frozen sweet peas, onions, papayas, eggplant, asparagus, kiwi, cabbage, cauliflower, cantaloupes, broccoli, mushrooms and honeydew melon. The EWG advises that eating organic produce, especially for pregnant and nursing mothers and young children, should be a national priority.

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The world’s oceans may be getting bluer, thanks to climate change. The effect is more likely to be detected by satellites than Earthbound people, and is caused by the depletion of marine phytoplankton as seawater warms. A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in the journal Nature Communications predicts that more than 50 percent of the oceans’ collective 140 million square miles of surface area will likely be affected by 2100. Marine ecologist and leader of the study Stephanie Dutkiewicz says, “These microscopic organisms live in the water and are the base of the marine food chain. If there are less of them in it, the water will be slightly bluer.” Phytoplankton serves as a food source for small sea creatures that are eaten by fish, squid and shellfish. If phytoplankton populations dip too low, vital fisheries in certain areas could be decimated.

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Greenhouse Gases Hit Landmark Certainty that we are facing a climate crisis today and not just in the future was reached in May through an alarming milestone in carbon dioxide levels. Data from the Mauna Loa Observatory, in Hawaii, shows that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached 415 parts per million, the highest ever recorded.

However, environmental organizations charge that ominous news like this is not being communicated

to the public to the degree warranted.

While the CBS, NBC and ABC nightly TV news reports combined devoted nearly 18 minutes of coverage to the birth of the royal baby between May 6 and 12, airtime regarding climate change and extinction during the same period only amounted to one minute and 21 seconds, and only on CBS.

For more information and to get involved, including signing a petition to demand that the media cover the climate crisis and extinction more frequently and in greater depth, visit Tinyurl.com/ClimateCrisisCampaign.

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global briefs Drugs Found in Rural Rivers

Researchers at King’s College London and the University of Suffolk have found a diverse array of cocaine, pharmaceuticals and pesticides in UK river wildlife, as described in a study published in Environment International. The team collected samples of freshwater shrimp from five catchment areas and 15 different sites across the agricultural county of Suffolk.

Cocaine was found in all samples tested, and other illicit drugs, pesticides and pharmaceuticals were also widely recorded in the survey. Dr. Leon Barron, from King’s College London, notes, “Such regular occurrence of illicit drugs in wildlife was surprising. We might expect to see these in urban areas such as London, but not in smaller and more rural catchments. The presence of pesticides that have long been banned in the UK also poses a particular challenge, as the sources of these remain unclear.”

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Producing pure hydrogen is expensive and energy intensive, but a research team at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, at Princeton University, used sunlight to pull hydrogen from industrial wastewater by using a specially designed chamber with a “Swiss cheese”-like black silicon interface. As reported in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the process is aided by bacteria that generate electrical current when consuming organic matter in the wastewater; the current, in turn, aids in the water splitting. It “allows us to treat wastewater and simultaneously generate fuels,” says Jing Gu, a co-researcher and assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Diego State University. The scientists say the technology could appeal to refineries and chemical plants, which typically produce their own hydrogen from fossil fuels and face high costs for cleaning wastewater.

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Midsummer is prime time for outdoor family meals, barbecues and picnics.

Selecting the healthiest food, along with eco-friendly materials in preparing for the fun feasts, can fulfill a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle and conserve resources at the same time. n GreenAmerica.org recommends using organic cloth, reusable mesh or string produce bags when grocery shopping; use bamboo utensil sets and plastic straw alternatives made of stainless steel, food-grade silicone, bamboo or glass. n To keep uninvited flying pests like mosquitoes, flies and the like away from humans and food, apply natural repellents—many made of natural, essential oil; plant-based and foodgrade ingredients can be found at ChasingGreen.org. n According to WebMD.com, charcoal grilling of meat can expose us to two potentially cancer-causing compounds—polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that form when fat from meat drips onto hot coals and are “deposited on food courtesy of flame-ups and rising smoke,” and heterocyclic amines that “are produced when red meat, poultry and fish meet high24

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heat cooking.” Instead, consider using a closed-flame gas grill to reduce exposure to toxins and cook fresh and organic fruits and vegetables like zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms. n Both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warn against eating shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish due to high levels of mercury, and to consume no more than six ounces of albacore tuna per week for the same reason. Some studies point to avoiding farmed salmon due to potentially high amounts of PCBs. Bypass larger fish of the food chain; look for those that have earned the Marine Stewardship Council or Aquaculture Stewardship Council labels. n The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently estimated that between 30 to 40 percent of all food in the country is wasted. To improve this situation, use glass containers instead of plastic bags to store leftovers. Also consider sustainable food wraps like Bees Wrap (BeesWrap.com). Made from beeswax, organic cotton, jojoba oil and tree resin, they seal and conform to the shape of whatever food is being stored.

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ost people will tell you that a massage feels great after exercise. After all, massage can soothe sore muscles, increase circulation, reduce inflammation and get you back to your chosen sport or activity even faster. These positive effects of massage have often been accepted as fact and remained unquestioned, but are they correct in their assumptions?

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A review of recent research studies on massage reveals some very important and perhaps life-altering findings. To begin, a 2012 study conducted by McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, showed that massage can, in fact, inhibit inflammation and be beneficial to muscles that have been damaged through exercise. The McMaster study drew attention from The New York Times and was summarized in a 2012 post on the Times’ blog. In it, we

The study also found that massage increased circulation in individuals who had not previously exercised, demonstrating that massage can have benefits for all, regardless of levels of activity. learn two important ways that massage can aid tired muscles after exercise:

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Massage limits the production of cytokines—compounds that are responsible for muscle inflammation. By reducing cytokine production, inflammation after bouts of vigorous exercise can be greatly reduced thereby decreasing recovery times and allowing people to exercise longer and more often.

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Massage can stimulate mitochondria, the “engines” of cells that convert glucose to energy, and are also responsible for cell repair.

The combination of limited cytokine production and stimulated mitochondria, notes the study’s lead author Dr. Mark A. Tarnopolsky, allows muscles to better adapt to increased levels of activity.

When the McMaster study is viewed alongside other recent work about massage, one can begin to fully understand the profound benefits of simple daily massage on our overall health. For example, it has long been accepted that massage stimulates circulation, and a 2014 study conducted at the University of Illinois at

Chicago demonstrated just that. The study found that massage therapy, when administered after a round of exercise, can counteract the reduction of blood flow that often occurs as a result of exercise-induced muscle injury. The study group that received massage saw higher levels of blood flow for up to 72 hours after exercise. This improved blood flow can lead to better oxygenation of muscle tissues throughout the body, faster recovery times and improved healing after injury or surgery. The study also found that massage increased circulation in individuals who had not previously exercised, demonstrating that massage can have benefits for all, regardless of levels of activity.

At this point, if you’re still skeptical about the health benefits of massage, consider the work of Dr. Tiffany Field, founder of Touch Research Institute at University of Miami. Over the last three decades, Dr. Field’s comprehensive efforts have shown everything from how massage benefits athletes to how light touch therapy can stimulate brain

activity and growth in premature infants.

Dr. Field’s work has been recognized and incorporated by countless physicians, psychologists and researchers over the past 30 years and has garnered her multiple Senior Research Scientist Awards from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Finally, to take things a step further, a 2000 study from the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing demonstrated that a daily foot massage can improve heart health by improving systolic blood pressure and reducing overall stress levels. In that study, two groups of nursing students were evaluated for the effects of a daily foot massage on mood, fatigue, blood pressure and pulse rate. The study group that received the massage saw significantly lower systolic blood pressures as well as significantly improved mood scores and decreased levels of fatigue. The Korean study is also a prime example of the importance of massage in cultures throughout the world and the transition in Eastern cultures to massage as a fully research-based mainstream modality.

Forty years ago, massage wasn’t necessarily on the radar as a hot topic for clinical research, however, the works of Dr. Field and other institutions noted here show massage to not only be a worthwhile topic for research but also an extremely beneficial daily practice for anyone. The simple conclusion of all this? You can feel better—perhaps even live longer—through daily massage.

Awarded the 2018 Leadership Award in Clinical Research by a principal investigator by the ACRP, Gualberto C. Perez, MD, CPI has more than 27 years of successful clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical industry at the CRO level in Phases I-IV R&D. Dr. Perez is currently the CEO at Happy Feet Plus/Kenkoh. For more information, visit HappyFeet.com or KenkohRelief.com. See ad page 5.

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~Wendy Coleman

Wendy Coleman, founder of LA Urban Farms, works with chefs, resorts, hotels, universities and corporate clients to set up aeroponic tower gardens, such as these kale and lettuce crops.

from elementary school gardens where kids learn to grow, cook and eat nutritious food to corporate gardens inside a new office building for lender Fannie Mae’s employee café.

One of its crown jewels is a 6,500-square-foot rooftop garden on the Nationals Park baseball stadium, where edible flowers end up in cocktails and organic produce feeds fine diners and VIP ticket holders.

Ray grew his business organically, fueled by passion and curiosity, rather than any horticultural background. “I grew up in NYC, where I had nothing to grow on. When I moved to Florida for grad school, I had a huge backyard to play around with,” says Ray.

CROPS IN THE CITY Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground

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he average American meal travels 1,500 miles to reach its plate, according to the nonprofit Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture. Yet, enterprising green thumbs across the country are bringing the farm back to plate’s reach, growing hyperlocal food in backyards, on rooftops, through indoor farms and more. City farming reconnects urbanites to their food sources while bettering the environment, communities, diets and health.

Urban agriculture, harkening back to the Victory Gardens planted to ward off food shortages during World War I and II, is nothing new. While today’s home gardeners have staked out balconies, window boxes and vacant lots in this locavore resurgence, noteworthy pioneers are

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forging a path to organic urban agriculture on a commercial scale—tapping into new technologies and markets, and turning challenges like dealing with space constraints into fresh opportunities.

A View From the Roofs

Take Niraj Ray, whose company Cultivate the City is working to transform urban food deserts in the nation’s capital into thriving local food systems. “We want to get more people interested in growing their own food and show them how they can grow more with less square footage through vertical gardens and sustainable techniques like [soil-less] hydroponic systems,” says Ray.

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Like many other urban farms, Cultivate the City offers a seasonal farm subscription known as a community supported agriculture (CSA) program that allows city dwellers to buy directly from local producers. Ray’s rooftop greenhouse, located on top of a local hardware store that sells his edible plants at retail, offers all the fixings for a healthy, diverse diet: hydroponic towers of leafy greens, trays of microgreens for corporate clients, specialty varieties of hot peppers for the company’s hot sauce and stacking cubes of an albino strawberry variety that Ray crossbred himself. “There are so many ways to contribute to urban farming, from aquaponics to vermicomposting; it’s about finding your niche,” he says.

Growing Up With Vertical Farming

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City planners need innovative solutions like vertical farming to feed the growing population.

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cities. “City planners and adults throughThere are so many need innovative soluways to contribute to urban out South Florida. tions like vertical farmThrough their entity farming, from aquaponics ing to feed the growing The Urban Beekeepto vermicomposting; it’s ers, the Coldwells offer population. We can grow at scale, with about finding your niche. beekeeping classes, minimum space and consult with local gov~Niraj Ray environmental impact,” ernments, sell equipsays Wendy Coleman, ment and rescue “feral who began her California-based business hives” to integrate into managed hives.

LA Urban Farms in 2013. Today, Coleman’s They’ve worked successfully with parks, team works with chefs, resorts, hotels, uniairports, golf clubs and country clubs to versities, greenhouses and corporate clients put honeybee habitats on site. like Google and Ikea to set up aeroponic

Urban beekeeping works in synergy tower gardens across the U.S. and Europe. with city farms, as honeybees forage up to

With aeroponics, nutrient-enriched five miles for food, and in so doing polwater is pumped through a garden tower linate a lot of crops. Seventy of the top 100 to shower the roots of plants suspended in human food crops are pollinated by bees, air. “It actually uses 90 percent less water according to the Food and Agriculture than conventional growing, which is a Organization of the United Nations. “We huge benefit in a place like California, and often hear people say their garden is doing avoids any kind of agricultural runoff,” better than it has in years, thanks to the says Coleman. In conjunction with urban apiaries nearby,” says John Coldwell. farming partners, the business churns out

The challenges of growing at scale are 30,000 seedlings a month using aeroponic a recurrent theme among urban farmtechnology to grow for their diverse client ers. Ian Marvy, the U.S. Department of base and working with chefs to plan seaAgriculture (USDA) outreach specialist sonal menus around their produce. for the greater New York City area, ran his

Aeroponics and other innovaown urban farm, grossing six figures for 14 tive farm technologies are transforming years. However, Marvy says most farmers spaces in cities across the U.S., reclaiming growing in the city aren’t operating at a peripheral and idle spaces like alleys and profitable scale or producing enough for warehouses to grow herbs and vegetables everyone to eat local. in abundance, using 90 percent less land

Even so, locally grown produce is by growing vertically, notes Coleman. a booming market in New York City.

“With our gardens, diners can see their Greenmarket, founded in 1976, operates food growing at their table; they get such a more than 50 farmers’ markets, limited personal connection with their food. It’s an to vendors that grow within a 200-mile interactive way for hotels and restaurants radius, some of whom take home five to demonstrate their commitment to local, figures on a good day, says Marvy. Interest sustainable food,” she says. in growing at the community level has also mushroomed, adds Marvy, who estimates Breaking into Hives: that 90 percent of the city’s more than 500 City Beekeepers school gardens weren’t there 15 years ago when he started this work. “The USDA “I had a backyard garden that wasn’t doing so well, and I thought it was the lack of pol- has a huge opportunity here and nationally to make cities more sustainable and feed linators, so I got bees; but then I realized I more people. I’m really excited and comwas just a bad gardener,” quips master beemitted to that,” he says. keeper John Coldwell, of Fort Lauderdale.

While urban agriculture efforts are

Since this humble beginning in 2012 with a few backyard hives, Coldwell and his sometimes criticized for catering to upper wife Teresa have been leading a movement income residents that can afford to pay top to repurpose public land for “microapiardollar for specialty items like microgreens, ies” and provide apiary education for youth many businesses and organizations are

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hose that have never nurtured more than a houseplant shouldn’t be intimidated, says Wendy Coleman, founder of LA Urban Farms. “Growing food is easy and doesn’t require any special background,” says Coleman, who was green to growing when she started her business six years ago.

When growing commercially, find a niche, says Niraj Ray, of Cultivate the City. The company grows plants of ethnic or cultural significance to appeal to Asian, African and Latino populations, from the nutrition-packed moringa to okra, a staple of both Indian and African cooking, given it is a growing market for immigrant populations not served by most traditional garden centers.

Seek natural allies like sustainability-minded chefs to bolster an urban ag business. The farm-to-fork chef ’s movement has been a boon for beekeepers and farmers, with chefs acting as patrons of the farms, according to beekeeping expert Teresa Coldwell. Sette Bello Ristorante, an Italian restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, funds vertical gardens at a community garden where the Coldwells have hives so its chef can have pure organic food like squash blossoms pollinated by local bees.

Urban farming has its pleasures and rewards, but can also bring hardships.

Ray struggles with employee turnover when newbie farmers face the realities of working in the heat and rain, even from a sleek, trendy, rooftop garden.

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working on multiple The USDA has a huge ing projects, senior comfronts, with lucrative opportunity here and munities and schools six days a week. specialty crops helping nationally to make cities Their latest project, to subsidize programs more sustainable and the Public Market, is a serving families lacking retail location on Wheelaccess to healthy affordfeed more people. ing’s Main Street that will able food. ~Ian Marvy serve as a year-round

Grow Ohio Valley farmers’ market. The organization is also takes an integrated approach to food sovbuilding alliances between local farmers ereignty in Wheeling, West Virginia, and and healthcare providers through a project the Upper Ohio Valley. “This part of the called The Farmacy. A partnership with a Appalachian Rustbelt has lost much of its local free clinic, it targets people suffering population, jobs and economic base over from diabetes and other diseases linked to the last generation. We want to promote poor diets with a doctor’s prescription for health and wellness through fresh food, organic produce offered free through the while helping to transform the urban landscape from falling-down buildings and organization’s CSA.

These urban agriculture pioneers are vacant lots into productive community ashelping to not only grow food, but comsets,” says founder Danny Swan. munity, and are nurturing renewed con The operation’s food hub aggrenections to the Earth. City growing has so gates produce from small local farmers, many benefits: decreasing packaging, costs providing a guaranteed market for their and food miles traveled, making it easier produce and the opportunity to reach a to eat organic seasonal food and a more larger market, usually only served by food diverse diet. “The connection people feel grown thousands of miles away. The prowhen they plant seed and get to harvest the duce is supplemented by four urban farm sites run by the organization, including an mature plant is transformative. Growing food is something we can all do to make a apple orchard on the site of a demolished difference, for our health and the environhousing project. ment,” says Coleman.

Grow Ohio Valley also works to reach the “last-mile customers” that lack access Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance to high-quality affordable produce via a writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com. mobile farmers’ market that goes to hous-

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or those interested in trying home growing or supporting metro area farmers, here are some resources for eating food grown in and around your zip code.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Urban Agriculture Toolkit walks prospective city farmers through all of the necessary steps to planning a successful urban agriculture operation, from soil testing to accessing financing. Tinyurl. com/UrbanAgriculturalToolkit.

UrbanFarming.org features a clickable map of community gardens in the U.S. and beyond where neighbors can connect and grow together.

The FairShare CSA Coalition’s site (CSACoalition.org) offers an interactive Farm Search tool to find community supported agriculture (CSA) programs where city dwellers can subscribe to local farms and receive a share of the seasonal bounty.

The American Community Garden Association (CommunityGarden.org) provides resources for finding, starting and managing community gardens.

Local Harvest (LocalHarvest.org) has a searchable national directory of farmers’ markets, farms, CSAs and more.

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HELP FOR HOME GARDENERS Extension Agents at Your Service

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any home gardeners readily list flies, wasps and beetles among the “pests” in their gardens.

However, many of these are actually pollinators that help boost production of fruits and vegetables; others are beneficial insects that keep the real plant-killers at bay. A quick call to the local cooperative extension service can help sort out friend from foe— and that’s just the beginning of what this valuable, underutilized resource can offer.

Each year, millions in federal taxpayer dollars help fund county agricultural extension programs administered through the 108 colleges and universities that comprise the nation’s land grant university system. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which supplies the money, also helps fund science-based research meant to reach not only farmers, but home gardeners seeking advice on best practices.

The USDA is trying to do a better job of raising public awareness of assistance that’s readily available, free of charge, especially now that it’s getting more funding.

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Organic on the Rise

“The good news is that the 2018 Farm Bill provided increases for many of our programs, including the organic agriculture research and extension initiative program for which we received significant funding,” says Mathieu Ngouajio, program leader for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The USDA is eager to see the connections their constituents are making with the research. “We want to identify the needs of organic gardeners, and the best way to meet those needs is to get our research into their hands,” Ngouajio says.

County extension agents are on the front lines of this effort, offering low- or no-cost soil testing, handbooks on a variety of local gardening topics and workshops on everything from making rain barrels and creating rain gardens to implementing eco-friendly pest control, cultivating native plants and employing best practices for organic gardening. Master gardeners that volunteer their exper-

tise are central to supporting extension outreach activities.

“We would love more business from the public,” says Weston Miller, an associate professor with Oregon State University’s extension service. “The public service of the master gardener program is to answer questions,” including what and when to plant and how much irrigation is required.

The good news is that the 2018 Farm Bill provided increases for many of our programs, including an organic program for which we received significant funding.

organic products you can use and still be organic.” One thing to look for on a label is the seal of the Organic Materials Review Institute, which indicates the product is suitable for organic gardening.

However, there aren’t many good options for weed management, he adds.

“You have to do weeding by hand or use an herbicide that isn’t organic.”

Another issue that extension programs can help with is making sure organic gardeners receive only scientifically researched information, says Nicole Pinson, an urban horticulture agent with the Hillsborough County Extension Service, in Tampa, Florida.

“Gardening information is available on websites and on social media. Some information that pops up is not researchbased, or they are selling a product and are not unbiased,” Pinson says.

“We generally stick to recommendations we have been able to vet through research.

When we make a recommendation, we give folks all of the options of what they can do.”

To find a nearby extension office, visit Tinyurl.com/ExtensionFinder. Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, Florida. She can be contacted at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com.

~Mathieu Ngouajio

In Oregon, there are 3,500 master gardeners, with 650 volunteers in Portland alone. “We train master gardeners in how to use our resources and interpret the research to the public,” Miller says.

“There are trained volunteers in pretty much every county in the country ready and willing to answer any gardening question,” Miller says. For example, a new organic gardener might not know the correct soil amendments to use or how to start a composting pile to supplement the soil in an organic garden.

There is also a nationwide network called Ask the Expert (USDA.gov/askexpert) and questions will automatically go to an extension staff person or master gardener in the area where the inquiring gardener lives.

Reducing Confusion

Many of those getting into organic gardening might feel confused as to what connotes organic, Miller says. “Organic gardening is using a naturally formed material for fertilizer and pesticide, from plant, animal or mineral sources.”

The biggest area of confusion is that many people think organic means pesticide-free. But that is not always true.

There is organic pest control, Miller says.

“In terms of gardening, there are certified

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e know and your study that sleep of them? is good for It was where it all got mental and physical started for me and health, but whether even though it was dreams can play a role eight years ago, I still is a fascinating topic. remember my first luWhen we journey cid dream as if it was into that state, science yesterday. If I hadn’t journalist Alice Robb had that experience feels we can reap even of doing the exercises more benefits and make to elicit lucid dreamour waking lives more ing, I don’t know if I productive, healthier would’ve written the and happier. book—although I’ve

Her recent book always been fascinated Why We Dream: The Knowing you are by my regular dreams, Transformative Power lying in bed, but also which have been of Our Nightly Journey, feeling, physically, that vivid, and have often which blossomed from you are in another place, wondered what was a trip to Peru, posits a going on in my brain new way to look at our is very powerful. to produce them—esdreams including how pecially when I felt ~Alice Robb to recall and even influthey were affecting my ence them, and how doing so benefits us moods or my daily life. when awake. Rich with recent studies and evoking famous artists, thinkers and othHow is lucid dreaming different ers over centuries, she traces the intricate than normal dreaming? links between dreaming and creativity, and offers tips on how we can relish the intense In lucid dreams, you are aware that you adventure of lucid dreaming. are dreaming. A lot of people will be in

Robb was a staff writer for The New a nightmare; it’s really scary, and you say Republic and has also written for New York to yourself, “This can’t be real, this must Magazine, The Atlantic, Elle, The Washbe a dream,” and then maybe you can get ington Post, the BBC and British Vogue. A yourself out of it. You can train yourself to graduate of Oxford with Bachelor of Arts prolong those lucid moments. Some people degrees in both Archaeology and Anthrodo it naturally while others can do different pology, she resides in Brooklyn, New York. meditation exercises to learn to gain awareness within their dreams.

Before you start trying to have lucid How did your experience in dreams, it’s important to have very good

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recall of your regular dreams. We’re all dreaming every night, every time we have a REM cycle, about every 90 minutes that we are asleep, even if you don’t remember your dreams. It’s easier for most people to improve their dream recall. It’s as simple as saying to yourself before bed, “I want to remember my dreams tonight.” The more intention you have, the more you think about your dreams during the day, can be enough to trigger you to better remember your dreams. If you pay close attention to your environment, looking and examining it and asking yourself whether it’s real, you will then ask yourself the same question in a dream.

How do you feel lucid dreaming can improve our overall well-being?

Nature never makes any blunders—when she makes a fool she means it. ~Archibald Alexander

You can practice a speech you are worried about. If you are an athlete, you can mentally prepare. It can help with your mental health. You can use lucid dreams to confront your demons; you can summon someone that you want to have a conversation with and practice talking with them. They are awe-inspiring.

Knowing you are lying in bed, but also feeling, physically, that you are in another place, is very powerful.

What steps can we take to improve our ability to recall dreams?

Keep a dream journal. It doesn’t have to be pen and paper; you can speak your dreams into your phone in the morning or in the middle of the night if you wake up… whatever you can do to train yourself to hold onto them because if you don’t remember them when you wake up, then they will fade pretty quickly.

As soon as I started keeping a dream journal, I was amazed at how many I was remembering. When getting started, make sure to write something every morning, even “I don’t remember anything.” The habits will become ingrained and you’ll start to remember dreams.

Randy Kambic, of Estero, Florida, is a freelance editor and writer.

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esearch is helping life for individuals sufThe vagus nerve doctors connect fering from numerous stems from the brain the dots between conditions. One type to the abdomen like seemingly unrelated is a device that can be a communication conditions like irritable implanted by a neurobowel syndrome, rheusuperhighway between surgeon, which sends matoid arthritis, postelectrical impulses to your gut and brain. traumatic stress disorder the vagus nerve in chil~Hannah Aylward (PTSD), chronic fatigue dren that suffer from syndrome and fibromyseizures and adults with algia, revealing a common denominator: the depression as a supplemental treatment multitasking vagus nerve, the longest in the when surgery or medications are not posautonomic nervous system. sible or effective.

The superpower of this double There is also a handheld, non-invasive branched cranial nerve lies in transporting VNS option called gammaCore, a U.S. Food major neurotransmitters along what is and Drug Administration-approved device known as the brain-gut axis. “The vagus that offers hope for sufferers of cluster and nerve stems from the brain to the abdomigraine headaches. Its effectiveness for men like a communication superhighway chronic pain management, as well as in cases between your gut and brain,” says Hanof epilepsy and depression, was published in nah Aylward, an Orlando-based certified the Neuromodulation Journal in 2015. holistic health coach and gut health expert.

PTSD researcher Imanuel Lerman, “Studies show that the vagus nerve reguM.D., and his colleagues with the Veterlates inflammation throughout the body.” ans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, found that VNS affects areas of the brain responsible for processing emotional pain.

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VNS delays the brain’s response to pain signals in individuals with PTSD.

Mental Health, Trauma and the Gut

When it comes to the vagus nerve, anxiety is physical. Post-traumatic stress is rooted in neurobiology and experienced in the body, not just the mind, says Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado-based clinical psychologist and author of The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole. “This is why you can’t simply think or talk your way out of your trauma reactions.”

According to Schwartz, “Disruptions in the gut flora, which often occur with overuse of antibiotics, can have a significant impact on mental health. An imbalance in the gut can lead to an inflammatory response in the immune system and a wide range of disruptive symptoms.”

Aylward notes that 95 percent of the body’s mood-boosting chemical serotonin resides in the enteric nervous system, which governs the function of the gastrointestinal tract. “The brain-gut axis is becoming increasingly important as a therapeutic target for psychiatric and GI disorders,” she says.

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and founding co-director of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, explains the trauma loop. “Developmental trauma impairs the integrative circuits of the brain and nervous system—the prefrontal cortex. When this happens, the brain will be hyperalert, interpreting some non-threatening situations as threatening.

“Learning to be aware of our internal state and learning calming techniques helps to regulate the autonomic nervous system and can go a long way,” says Siegel.

“High ventral vagal tone means having a state of calm.”

Vagus-Nourishing Diet Tips Advice from gut health expert Hannah Aylward: 4 Eat plenty of vegetables, high-quality proteins, fiber and healthy fats.

4 A diet low in sugar and processed carbohydrates supports healthy vagus nerve function by maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.

4 Practice intermittent fasting, which stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system (not recommended for people suffering from adrenal fatigue or high stress).

4 Take probiotics. Lactobacillus has been shown to increase GABA via stimulation of the vagus nerve. Bifidobacterium longum has demonstrated it can normalize anxietylike behavior in mice by acting through the vagus nerve. gentle yoga and exercise, positive social interactions, belly breathing and chanting all make the vagus nerve a happy camper.

These activities promote relaxation and help to decrease inflammation. “As a certified yoga instructor, I can attest to a wide range of natural vagus nerve stimulation techniques, especially using the breath,” says Schwartz. “Diaphragmatic breathing creates a gentle massage across your digestive organs, releases the diaphragm and stimulates nerve fibers within

the lungs. Heart rate is reduced.”

Brief exposure to cold water or cold air improves vagal tone and is a good option when anxiety is high. Eating cold-water fish like wild salmon or other foods high in omega-3 fatty acids such as walnuts, seaweed, hemp, flax or chia seeds provides vagal nourishment.

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ummer is an ideal time to add a healthy dose of fresh, organic herbs to make cool salads, luscious smoothies and other hot-weather eats and treats. Herbs are not only a flavorful addition to any meal, they are also chock-full of health benefits, from lowering blood pressure and improving mineral balance to increasing immune support, hydration, energy and healthy skin.

Most people consider using herbs in small amounts as seasonings for recipes such as spaghetti sauce, soups or desserts. However, they are edible plants, just like kale and spinach.

Although they tend to have strong flavors when dried, fresh herbs are usually quite mild and can be eaten in large amounts like any other vegetable.

Cool Benefits “Summertime herbs are important for dealing with the heat and humidity that the season brings,” says Nathaniel Whitmore, a Chinese medicine herbalist and shiatsu massage practitioner in Milford, Pennsylvania. An herb that he recommends for this time of year is American ginseng, which, unlike its Chinese namesake, is considered a “cooling” herb and helps keep the body moist.

When combined with fresh chrysanthemum flowers, the result is a powerful elixir that both hydrates and energizes. “A piece of American ginseng root and a few chrysanthemums placed in a jar of water and set on a windowsill for a few days makes a great cold infusion,” says Whitmore. “You can store it in the fridge for a few days and drink it in small amounts at a time to benefit from its energizing and hydrating properties.”

Summertime herbs are important for dealing with the heat and humidity that the season brings.

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Soft-stemmed herbs such as parsley and dill can be used in large amounts in salads and summer sandwiches. Other heat-tolerant herbs that are easy to grow include lemon balm, rosemary, lavender, mint and basil.

“Lemon balm is great for headaches and insomnia that are common during summer heat waves,” says Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D., an herbalist and doctor of natural medicine, in Ontario, Canada. “Basil can help reduce summer achiness, while lavender serves as a relaxant and an excellent bug repellant.”

In addition to relieving headaches and restlessness, lemon balm is also beneficial for those that suffer from high blood pressure.

A study in the Journal of Herbal Medicine reports that it is helpful in reducing blood pressure in patients with chronic stable angina.

Rosemary, another herb used for sleep disorders, was found to also help improve memory and decrease anxiety in a study conducted in Iran at the Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

One study in 2009 by researchers in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Allahbad, in India, revealed that polyphenols found in herbs and plants harbor antioxidant properties that can help reduce the risk of developing cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and neurodegenerative disorders.

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Fresh Is Best While herbs can be used in their extracted and dried forms, the most significant health benefits are often found in the raw, organic plant. “Fresh is better,” says Whitmore. “This is especially true when it comes to the more aromatic plants such as basil and lavender. A lot of the more volatile constituents are lost during the drying process.”

Most herbs grow best in dry garden areas that receive at least eight hours of sun each day. Although some herbs can grow in partially shaded locations, they won’t be as flavorful. Many herbs can also be grown in containers or pots.

Maria Noël Groves, a clinical herbalist in Allenstown, New Hampshire, and author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies: How to Create a Customized Herb Garden to Support Your Health & Well-Being, lists lemon balm, Korean mint, anise hyssop and purple basil as among her favorite summer culinary and beverage herbs that are easy to grow in pots. These make easy pickings for wraps, salads, sandwiches and more. “Lemon balm can also be used to make infused water,” says Groves. “With lemon verbena, lemon grass or holy basil, the result is refreshing and calming.”

Just take a few sprigs and place them in either plain or seltzer water. The result is a delicately flavored beverage that’s also healthy and hydrating.

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Herbal Chill-Outs Lemon Balm Vinegar This infusion can be used in place of plain vinegar in summer salad dressings. According to the Journal of Medicine, lemon balm is helpful in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Combining it with apple cider vinegar adds extra health benefits to the mix, including digestion enhancement, detoxing and inflammation reduction.

2-3 cups fresh lemon balm, washed 1 qt apple cider vinegar Add coarsely chopped lemon balm leaves and stems to a 32-ounce mason jar. Add vinegar until lemon balm is completely covered.

Allow to sit in a cool, dark place for two to four weeks before straining.

From the book Be Your Own Herbalist by Michelle Schoffro Cook.

Used with permission from New World Library.

Dandelion and Violet Greens Pesto 1 bunch dandelion leaves 1-2 handfuls violet leaves 1-3 garlic cloves 1-3 oz Parmesan cheese 1 cup toasted, salted/tamari pepitas (pumpkin seeds) Juice of ½ lemon ¼ cup olive oil Coarsely chop the herbs and the garlic. Combine with a mortar and pestle, food processor or blender and blend until minced.

Add the liquids and blend to a puree. Serve with organic tortilla chips, crackers or veggie sticks.

Will keep for a few days in a tightly sealed container or frozen.

From the book Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies by Maria Noël Groves. Used with permission from Storey Publishing.

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The main purpose is not exercise or getting from point A to point B, but rather having a mindful, sensory experience in nature. ~Hannah Fries

FOREST BATHING

Mother Nature’s Rx for Body and Mind

by Marlaina Donato

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n 1982, the Japanese government coined the term Shinrin-yoku (“taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing”) to inspire people to visit and appreciate national parks. Today, that walk in the woods has become a medically recommended activity worldwide for improving immunity, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, managing chronic pain and promoting better sleep. The research supporting the physical and mental benefits of forest bathing is so compelling that it’s advocated by the National Institute of Public Health of Japan and prescribed to patients there.

Researchers from the University of East Anglia, in England, examined years of studies and found significant evidence that experiencing nature has a positive impact on health. Published in the journal Environmental Research in 2018, the meta40

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analysis involving 290 million participants from 20 countries concluded that spending time in green spaces lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, and reduces the stress hormone cortisol. The study also noted a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes and death from heart disease.

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Another recent review of studies, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, concluded that Shinrin-yoku can ease the symptoms of adult depression. “Forest bathing plugs us into something we all seek—a source of peace and well-being. The thing that first hooked me into being a forest bathing guide was reading the robust body of research that proves the benefits of forest bathing,” says Judy Beaudette, board secretary of Friends of NATampa.com

North Creek Forest, in Bothell, Washington.

Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a certified forest therapy guide and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, attests to the therapeutic value of forest bathing. “Even occasional nature immersion can have beneficial health effects that can last for days. Many doctors are now prescribing nature to patients. There’s an organization devoted to this called Park Rx America.”

She recommends just 20 minutes during a lunch break to sit on a bench or on the ground beneath trees.

There are many theories of why spending time in the woods or any other natural place makes us feel good; for example, findings published in the journal Toxicological Research in 2017 attribute the

immune-boosting, mood-lifting benefits of forest bathing to natural terpenes released into the air by trees, especially conifers.

Terpenes contain anti-inflammatory properties that strengthen the body’s natural defenses.

Sensory Immersion, Not Exercise Shinrin-yoku is intended to engage the trinity of body-mind-spirit. “The main purpose is not exercise or getting from point A to point B, but rather having a mindful, sensory experience in nature. It isn’t some prescribed task you need to do, like pushups,” explains Hannah Fries, a poet and author of Forest Bathing Retreat: Find Wholeness in the Company of Trees. She communes with the wild for both health and inspiration. “Even if it’s only 20 minutes a week, go outside without a phone or other electronic device. Walk slowly. Look more closely. Listen. Smell. Touch. Interact with the living, breathing world around you. It’s that simple.”

Choukas-Bradley says that observance is key. Recalling her first forest bathing experience, she says, “We paid attention to our breath and tuned in to the sights, sounds and sensations all around us.

I noticed a perfect spider’s web, just barely trembling in the slightest breeze, its creator clinging to the center.”

She recommends finding a “wild home”—a neighborhood park, garden or backyard tree. “Make it a practice to find a ‘sit spot’ where you can quietly observe beauty and are apt to feel a sense of awe.

Psychology researchers have shown that experiencing awe has many positive effects on emotional health.”

It doesn’t matter if we commune with nature in a rural or urban setting, only that we remain dialed in to our surroundings. “Forest bathing is a tool for slowing down our buzzing minds and practicing a secret superpower—the skill of consciously choosing what we put our attention on,” says Beaudette.

A Simple Meditation Forest bathing guide Judy Beaudette suggests: n Find something you can put your attention on that is natural—a plant, a stone, a bird’s song, a stream or a forest, the sky, even a tuft of grass or weeds growing out of a crack in the sidewalk. n Practice noticing something small in nature, like an acorn, a leaf or a grain of sand.

Put it in the palm of your hand and for five minutes, notice the details. Keep noticing.

See what thoughts come to mind and keep returning your attention to this small thing.

After the five minutes have elapsed, write down your observations.

Marlaina Donato is the author of several books, including Multidimensional Aromatherapy. She is also a composer.

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bundance means plenty—a flowing of love, vitality, wealth, joy, prosperity, success and more. GRACE is an acronym representing five practices that can magnify abundance in all areas of life, including finances.

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G = Gratitude There is tremendous power in being grateful, because what we focus on expands. Gratitude opens our heart to receive and give blessings. This puts us in a space to have more things to be grateful for.

Practicing gratitude can be as simple as saying, “I am grateful for…” or “I am thankful for…” If we find ourselves in a negative state, practice gratitude even for as brief a period as 60 seconds. It will positively shift our emotion, thereby allowing us to be open to abundance.

The Grace of Abundance Five Practices to Create a More Abundant Life

by Meriflor Toneatto

R = Receiving To graciously receive can be as simple as accepting a compliment.

Another way to receive is by requesting our heart’s desire.

There is nothing wrong with wanting more. The truth is that we can have more—as much as we are willing to receive.

A = Alignment The key way to get into alignment for more abundance is to know our purpose, follow our passion and work on releasing internal fears and doubts.

When we are in alignment, everything flows. There is ease and doors open for us. People, money and resources will show up on our path to help us achieve our goals. Therefore, we must always be awake to our goodness and take inspired actions to manifest our desires into reality.

C = Commitment Commit to gifting ourselves with an abundant mindset because our mindset is critical to our success. One way to quickly shift our mindset to the positive is to concentrate on our desire and ask ourselves, “What do I have to believe for this to be true?”

Our mind will creatively generate many possibilities that can get us excited, which then shifts how we think and feel to what is positive. As we do this, we will also create greater confidence in the knowledge that the universe is always working in our favor.

E = Expression Express our passion by first doing what we love. Then find a way to use our passion, purpose and life to serve others.When we do this, our world, our financial abundance and our joy will expand exponentially.

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The Pure Joy of Play

Why Kids Need Unstructured Fun

by Ronica O’Hara

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ot so long ago, kids would be shooed out the door to play and told to return home at meal time.

But the rising use of digital devices and kids’ highly scheduled sports and school activities, as well as parental fears about safety, has made that kind of unstructured play rare—with resulting drops in children’s independence, resilience and creativity, experts say. In fact, play has been shown to be so critical to children’s development that an American Academy of Pediatrics 2018 clinical report, “The Power of Play,” recommends that doctors write prescriptions for it.

“Play is not frivolous; it is brain building,” concludes the report. It defines play as voluntary, fun and spontaneous activities that engross a child, often resulting in joyous discovery, and includes imaginative make-believe, experimenting and risk-taking. It cites 147 studies showing that play builds skills critical for adult success such as problem solving, collaboration and creativity; decreases stress, fatigue, injury and depression; and increases range of motion, agility, coordination, balance and flexibility.

Here are some ways to up the play in children’s lives:

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Give them lots of free time away from devices. Yes, they

might be bored at first—but boredom enhances creativity, partly by allowing for daydreaming, concludes a study from the UK’s University of Central Lancashire.

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Encourage fun, rather than competition. By age 6, 60 percent

of American boys and 47 percent of girls are participating on organized sport teams, but three out of four kids quit sports by age 13—one major reason being, “I was not having fun.” Play, on the other hand, is based on pure enjoyment and spontane-

ous collaboration among kids, minus overanxious adult “sidelining”. “When children play in their own ways, they generally play cooperatively. We adults impose competition, unfortunately. Yet even in our competitive society, the really successful and happy people are the ones who are oriented toward cooperation,” says Peter Gray, Ph.D., a Boston College psychology professor and author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.

Play is how children learn to create and govern their own activities and solve their own problem independently of adults. ~Peter Gray

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Encourage them to take the lead. Let kids decide whether they

want to play with friends, siblings or alone. They will happily make up their own games with lots of raw materials that are on hand—blocks, balls, puzzles, crayons, boxes, wooden spoons, old costumes and hats, sand, water, tarps and shovels. “Play is how children learn to create and govern their own activities and solve their own problems independently of adults,” says Gray. “Stated differently, it is how children learn to become adults.

This value is destroyed when adults take charge of children’s activities.”

Explore Free Play OutsidePlay.ca: This online, 20-minute, self-quiz helps parents reflect upon their

own childhood adventures and figure out a plan they feel comfortable with for their children’s unstructured “risky play”. Preliminary study data show that by three months, 93 percent of parents using the quiz had accomplished their goals.

“The Power of Play”: Tinyurl.com/ThePowerOfPlay-AAP This study by the Ameri-

can Academy of Pediatrics lays out the body of research on the benefits of unstructured play for children.

“Say Yes to Play”: A Psychology Today online article offers 12 strategies to encourage play, as well as additional references. Tinyurl.com/SayYesToPlay-PT.

way for him to learn the limits of his own body than to test them,” she says.

Mariana Brussoni, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, Canada, concurs: “When they’re given the chance, even very young children show clear abilities to manage risks and figure out their own limits. The potential for learning is enormous.”

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Leigh Ellen Magness, a clinical social worker and registered play therapist in Athens, Georgia, grappled with anxiety as she watched her 5-year-old son clamber up a roadside sculpture designed for climbing. “He climbed so high that my stomach flip-flopped to see him so far from me. But I knew there was no better

in free play,” says Gray. “Moreover, the kinds of injuries that occur in free play are relatively easy to recover from.” As for the fear of kidnapping by strangers, the odds are very small—one in a million, according to the latest U.S. Department of Justice data. “Weigh the effect of the limits you place on your kids to prevent that very, very, very unlikely possibility versus the fundamental importance for their own health and development of exploring freedom,” advises Brussoni.

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Insomnia Why can’t I sleep when I’m tired?

by Dr. Colette Cseszko

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t’s 4:12 a.m. and you are awake again, just like the night before and the night before that; your alarm is set for 6 a.m. and you are wide awake but exhausted. Why does this happen?

Perhaps you are stressed out; your thoughts are racing about things you should be doing during the waking hours, things you need to get done, and regrets from the past.

It is a well-known fact that the body needs restful sleep in order to regenerate cells and this occurs during REM sleep. In fact, one of the first indicators of ill health is waking up during the night.

A healthy body sleeps straight through the night. You may think you drank too much water the night before causing you to get up to pee. This is a common thought but it isn’t the reason you get up at night.

Consider that when you were a child you slept through the night fine despite the fact that you were probably well hydrated.

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What time of the night are you waking up? The exact times you find yourself waking up mean something specific. The following is a quick reference as to what organ systems may be struggling and need support.

Between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.

If you find yourself having a hard time getting to sleep during these hours, for example you are making mental lists of things you have to do the next day and your mind is having difficulty turning off and winding down, this is an early sign of gallbladder problems. Other symptoms that people might be experiencing are loud NATampa.com

bowel sounds, diarrhea about 15 to 20 minutes after eating a meal and sensitivity to milk products.

Between 1 and 3 a.m. If you wake up during this time period, it’s like the witching hour, and this is a liver toxicity issue. If you are taking prescription medications, this is a common indicator that your liver is having problems breaking down the chemicals and that is exactly why your doctor will have you do bloodwork every four to six months. They are looking at your liver enzymes because medications are toxic to the liver and if you find yourself awake at this time of the night, it is your liver that requires support. Also common for people who are awake between these hours are generalized muscle aches and pains and joints cracking such as the ankles when you walk. This is because the toxins have accumulated to such a degree that they have started to lodge into the tissues of the body, including muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints. The result can be joint pain, and many times these people will have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia but it’s really a situation of liver toxicity.

4 a.m. This is a consequence of adrenal fatigue. The adrenal glands are the organs that manage stress in our bodies and are in charge of the fight or flight response. Just like a light switch cannot be both on or off at the same time, if the adrenal switch is turned on, you will find yourself in fight or flight mode ALL the time. These people are chronically tired and by early afternoon are exhausted.

These are the folks who require a caramel macchiato just to push themselves through to the end of their work day. Their ability to handle stressful situations is also compromised. They will often break down emotionally or have an exaggerated response to stressful situations. They may have been previously diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. These are the people that get home after work and crash on the couch. They have used up all of

their energy to make it through the work day and have no energy left to give to their families when they get home; they are merely existing, not really living.

Often, women who have had hysterectomies will find themselves awake around the 4 a.m. hour. This is because the female organs are the backup system for the adrenal glands, and if the uterus and ovaries are gone, it puts all the burden on the adrenal glands.

Between 3 and 5 a.m. If you wake up at 5 a.m. without an alarm or even on the weekends, this is an indicator of prostate problems in men and bladder issues in women. More specifically, men will wake up from 3 to 5 a.m. to urinate. Hesitation at the urinal, having to wait before urination stream starts or a decrease in the force with which the urine exits are indicators of prostate problems.

Down the line it can lead to erectile dysfunction but the first sign is getting up between the hours of 3 and 5 a.m.

For women who get up at around 5 a.m., it is an indication of bladder insufficiency. Often these women will also have pain in the bottoms of their feet when they get out of bed; many will believe it’s plantar fasciitis or a foot problem but it’s not related to the feet. They may experience cramping in the toes or have bunions or other foot problems, and if this isn’t addressed, the symptoms will progress to where when they laugh, sneeze or cough, they will urinate.

Contrary to popular belief that bladder leakage is due to having children, this is not the case as many women who have never been pregnant will also suffer from incontinence and the first symptom of this problem is waking up at 5 a.m. to pee.

Healthy people will sleep straight through the night; if you are not sleeping, pay attention to the times you wake up.

Healthy people will sleep straight through the night; if you are not sleeping, pay attention to the times you wake up.

The body always gives us indications of stress and imbalance. What I have outlined in this article are the initial stages of abnormalities occurring in the body. If you have had organs removed such as the gallbladder or appendix, there will be shifts that happen as your body tries to correct the imbalance and other systems will try to compensate for the loss. Remember, our bodies are like an ecosystem—everything works in harmony.

This article is designed to assist you in identifying connections of symptoms which may otherwise not have been known. The key reasons why you are not getting restful sleep may be a vitamin deficiency, organ imbalance, structural situation or a combination of related factors.

I have tried to illustrate the most common reasons why insomnia may be occurring. It is always best to have a detailed discussion related to your specific health circumstances; for example, you may be getting up multiple times throughout the night and for this reason it is important to find out the first domino to fall in the chain. Figuring out exactly what is causing the insomnia is possible, and the sooner it can be identified, the sooner you can get your beauty rest.

Dr. Colette Cseszko has been practicing in the Bay Area since 2001. As a board certified chiropractic physician and certified to practice medical acupuncture, she provides her patients with a unique treatment approach by combining chiropractic, acupuncture and physical therapy modalities. She is the owner of Gentle Touch Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 10575 68th Ave. North, Ste. D1, Seminole. For more information and to set an appointment, call 727-235-3265 or visit Gentle-chiro.com. See ad page 35.

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Beyond Antibiotics Pets Can Heal With Natural Approaches

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by Karen Shaw Becker

ike people, pets can develop allergies to medications that are overprescribed, including antibiotics, which also have a long list of side effects—many of which are long-term. There is also the escalating problem of resistance, which is the result of too-frequent and unnecessary use of these drugs.

One of the most important things to know is that dogs and cats are exposed to antibiotics when they eat food containing the meat of factory-farmed animals, which includes about 99 percent of pet foods on the market today. The exception is a very small number that contain free-range, organic ingredients.

Antibiotic Resistance

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In many cases, even when bacteria are exposed for the first time to a particular antibiotic, the majority will die, but some will survive and pass on that resistance to other bacteria. The problem is not that certain disease-causing bacteria are antibioticresistant, but that the resistance genes in any type of bacteria can transfer their ability to survive to billions of other bacteria.

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This is how superbugs are born.

These are a strain of bacteria able to withstand assault by multiple types of antibiotics. When a veterinarian can no longer eliminate bacterial infections with antibiotics, the life of the animal is threatened, and that’s the biggest concern.

If a veterinarian makes a diagnosis of infection, ask for a culture and sensitivity test. Otherwise, he or she is making a guess at what type of organism is present and the best antibiotic to treat it. Each time an unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotic is prescribed, the potential for resistance increases. Only in an emergency situation should a veterinarian prescribe an antibiotic before the culture and sensitivity test can be performed. The vet can then switch medications if necessary when the results arrive.

Giving the proper dose of the antibiotic at the proper intervals and using up the entire prescription is important, even if the pet seems to be fully recovered before the medication has run out. This will ensure the infection is totally resolved and prevent the pet from having to take

another full course of antibiotics because the first one wasn’t fully administered and the infection wasn’t effectively cleared.

It’s important to reseed the pet’s gastrointestinal (GI) system with friendly microorganisms—probiotics—during and after antibiotic therapy to reestablish a healthy balance of gut bacteria. This will also help keep a dog or cat’s digestive system working optimally and the immune system strong.

Alternatives to Antibiotics

Many conditions for which antibiotics are often indiscriminately prescribed respond very well to a combination of natural therapies, including herbs, homeopathic remedies, nutraceuticals, immune system stimulants and specific nutritional interventions. Functional medicine veterinarians, a group that is thankfully growing in number, realize this and are able to partner with pet parents to offer alternatives to antibiotics.

A 2016 study showed cranberry extract to be as or more effective in preventing E. coli-related urinary tract infections

(UTIs) in dogs as short-term antibiotic treatment. In addition, cranberry extract can help fight multidrug-resistant bacteria in dogs with recurrent E. coli UTIs.

In a study of shelter dogs, researchers compared the use of probiotics to antibiotics to treat acute diarrhea caused by stress. They concluded probiotic therapy was as effective as antibiotic therapy. In addition, dogs that were unresponsive to antibiotics appeared to benefit significantly from subsequent probiotic treatment.

Oregano oil, propolis, olive leaf, essential oils, colloidal silver and Manuka honey help reduce bacterial skin infections caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with good success.

If a dog or cat isn’t facing a lifethreatening health situation, talk with the veterinarian about alternatives to antibiotics. In these situations, pet parents often find it beneficial to consult a functional medicine or integrative veterinarian whose goal is to treat these problems by starting with the least toxic options first.

Karen Shaw Becker is a proactive, integrative doctor of veterinary medicine who consults internationally and writes for Mercola Healthy Pets (HealthyPets.Mercola.com).

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SATURDAY, JULY 6 Watermelon Curry – 11am Michelle Odiorne, whole-food plant-based chef. Enjoy this summertime favorite fruit in a unique dish with a twist. Michelle’s class is the 1st Saturday of every month. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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TUESDAY, JULY 9 Regenerative Medicine with Stem Cells: Sorting Fact from Fiction – 1pm. Are you tired of living with chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia or symptoms of autoimmune disease? Learn how stem cell therapy could give you your life back! Presented

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Eat the Rainbow: Green – 6:30pm. Eating the rainbow is a fundamentally healthy eating tip. In this series, Brad Meyers, The Vegabond Chef, will teach you how to make a meal featuring produce of different colors. For this edition, we focus on all things green. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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day and best source. Taught by Dr. Stephen Belmore, Jr. Free. Blue Dragon Healing Center, 4431 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park. Info & registration, 727685-1390, BlueDragonHealingCenter@gmail.com.

Free Hypnosis-NLP Webinar: YUM (Your Unlimited Mind) – 7:30-8pm. Join our live event discussing hypnosis & NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) fundamentals with Certified Master Trainer, Patricia V. Scott. With 27 years’ experience as a Medical Hypnotherapist & NLP Master Practitioner, Patricia will answer your questions on this live Zoom webinar.

Call or e-mail by 7/16 for log-in details, 727-943-5003, UPHypnosis@outlook.com. UPHypnosis.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 18 The Search for the Perfect Protein – 6:30pm. Dr. David Minkoff, LifeWorks Wellness Center, explains that most people are malnourished in protein, a deficiency that can lead to diabetes, obesity, cancer and chronic disease. He will describe the healthful or harmful effects of the foods we eat and share guidance on where to find the best proteins.

Seating is limited so you will want to get there early.

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

The Tao of Voice – 1:30-5:30 pm. Eluv Zotos, recording artist, musician & radio personality. Your voice is your most powerful sound healing instrument. In this playshop you will learn (simple) specific healing sounds & techniques to help open your heart, balance chakras, release stagnant emotions, find your “soul note” and awaken your devotional voice with sacred mantra and more. $65/in advance, $75/after July 16. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

SUNDAY, JULY 21 Nutritional Psychology: Food + Mood – 1pm.

Sarah Bingham, MS, CNS, LDN, Fast Food Healing. What you eat, how you feel and how you ultimately behave have a direct correlation. Find out how diet can either cause or help heal problems for you, your loved ones & especially your children.

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

TUESDAY, JULY 23

NLP Basic Training & Certification – July 18-21.

Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy, 2901 W Busch Blvd. #806, Tampa. 800-551-9247. InstituteofHypnotherapy.com.

Regenerative Medicine with Stem Cells: Sorting Fact from Fiction – 1pm. Are you tired of living with chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia or symptoms of autoimmune disease? Learn how stem cell therapy could give you your life back! Presented by Sherri Morrison RN, BSN. Free. Success by Design, 9095 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. Info and RSVP, 727-548-0001. SuccessByDesignWeightloss.com.

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THURSDAY, JULY 25

Summer Supper – 11am. Debby DeGraaff, natural food chef & author, shares how summer recipes should be quick and easy so there’s more time for fun in the sun! Fuel up with a quinoa, artichoke heart & black bean supper, while staying cool with a Moroccan gazpacho soup. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-4436703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

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Aromatherapy and the Spiritual Connection – 6-7pm. Learn about the importance of vibrational aromatherapy and how it works in conjunction with chakra clearing. We will anoint the seven major chakras using essential oils. Presented by Carolyn Veroni-Zinober, LMT, Aromatherapist. $10. Six Oaks Wellness Apothecary, 607 1st Ave. SW, Largo. Register, 727-501-1700 or Carolyn@ SixOaksWellness.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 26

TUESDAY, JULY 30

Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Open House – 6:30-8:30pm. Updesh (Gail) Dutton, 500 RYT, kundalini teacher trainer & business manager. Join in a community yoga class from 6:30- 7:30pm; Open House: from 7:30-8:30pm. Learn more about the upcoming Kundalini Yoga Level I Teacher Training course. Find out what is included in this transformational training and hear about the experience from recent graduates. Free. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Sex, Wine & Chocolate – 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.

PeaksOfHealth.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 27 Certified Parts Therapy Facilitator Two-Day Training – 10am-6pm, July 27 & 28. Learn Client Centered Parts Therapy from Patricia V. Scott, CPTT (Certified Parts Therapy Trainer for the Tebbetts Parts Therapy Foundation). Experiential and a must for anyone wanting to gain comprehensive expertise with parts therapy. Register by 7/10: $255; $185/UPHI Members. After 7/10: $285. UP Hypnosis Institute.

727-943-5003, UPHypnosis.com.

Symptoms: What is Your Body Telling You? – 11am. Dr. Brian Caswell, DOM AP, Lemon Tree Spa, will take you through many of the major symptoms we deal with, such as migraines, body aches & pains, digestive issues & mental-emotional conditions.

Learn how many of these symptoms are connected & how we can use them to find a root cause. Free.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 Energetics of Food: Food as Medicine – 6:30pm.

Dr. Paul Reynolds, DOM AP & Cara Reynolds, The Reynolds Kitchen. What you put at the end of your fork is more powerful medicine than anything you will find at the bottom of a pill bottle. Learn how to prepare vegan, gluten-free meals that nourish your body according to the energetics of food. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 NLP Primer – 10am-6pm. No prerequisite for this fun, interactive class. Patricia V. Scott, PhD, certified master trainer, teaches NLP principles, presuppositions and techniques for immediate personal or professional use. Workbook included.

Limit 12 people. $57; $47/UPHI Members. 8 CEUs (Hypnotists/NLPers). Must Register by Noon 8/16.

Holistic Center for Vibrant Health, 2323 Curlew Rd. 6-C, Dunedin. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Sip N Shop Event – Noon-3pm. Happy Feet Plus Tampa. Join our Tampa store staff for complimentary refreshments, relaxing foot massages, a raffle for a free pair of Kenkohs and discounts on select Kenkoh styles. 109 South Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa.

813-873-3690.

Yoga for Arthritis, Fibromyalgia & Self-Attacking Dispositions – 1-3:30pm. Learn specific practices for the body and mind to not only address symptoms of these challenges but transform the underlying foundations that cause them. Authentic yoga starts with a broad and encompassing examination of the many parts of us (mind-body-life) in a true holistic approach, to make movement on these dispositions. Workshop cost included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up: 727-894-9642, Info@ StPeteYoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 28 Yoga for Compulsions: Brain, Life & Body – 1-3:30pm. We’ll explore principles and practices of yoga to bring to light our self-limiting internal dialogue and thinking which can hold us back from real transformation. We’ll discuss how we can mindfully change course in a reactive/ compulsive/ craving moment as we begin to notice the area of difficulty, moving toward balancing words and actions. Workshop cost included with unlimited pass or $25 without. Sign up: 727-894-9642, Info@ StPeteYoga.com, StPeteYoga.com.

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

UPHypnosis.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Self-Hypnosis Training – 1:30pm. Learn how hypnosis actually puts you in control to achieve goals, end internal struggles, change habits & behaviors, with Patricia V. Scott, Certified Master Trainer. $35; $25/UPHI Members. Includes Hypnosis CD for home practice, scripts & workbook.

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

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

I’ve always felt that having a garden is like having a good and loyal friend. ~C. Z. Guest July 2019

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sunday Mindfulness Meditation & Practice – 10am-noon.

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

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

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

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

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

Sound Bath Healing Meditation – 6:30-8pm.

Relaxing meditation and sound healing with the Tibetan and crystal bowls with Lindy Romez. Open your chakras to deeper levels of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual balance. $10. Awakening Wellness Center, 2126 1st Avenue S, St.Petersburg. 727289-4747. AwakeningWellnessCenter.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Info FloridaMindfulness.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

thursday Sunrise Yoga- 7:30 - 8:45am. Join Lindy Romez for a morning yoga that will consist of a gentle flow designed to wake up the energy flow (prana) in the body. This is an all levels class and is designed with the class as a whole in mind. $10. Awakening Wellness Center II, 2126 1st Avenue S, St.Pete.

727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Casanova loves to join his female human in her yoga practice; here is his Catvasana pose. Known as Nova when mischievous, quite often, he resides in Oldsmar with his human family and cat mate Grayson.

Stephen Belmore. Learn powerful meditation techniques and life enhancing qi gong exercises that will make a profound impact on your mind, body and spirit. $5/Suggested donation. Seminole Park, 10015 Park Blvd N, Seminole. Blue Dragon, 4431 Park Blvd. N, Pinellas Park. Info and registration, 727-685-1390, BlueDragonHealingCenter.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Shop at FarmFresh2U.us.

Seasonal Qi Gong & Walking Meditation Classes – 10am. Blue Dragon Healing Center is offering seasonal classes at Seminole Park, taught by Dr.

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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.

alternative medicine

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

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

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

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

LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER

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

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

Awakening Wellness Center II

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

Board-certified acupuncture physician, combining holistic healing modalities (moxibustion, cupping, electrical muscle stimulation, etc.) for optimal healing results. 20+ years’ experience AP; 30+ years in hospitals/labs. See ad page 13.

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 30.

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.

astrology Astrology for Your Soul

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

Over 25 years of experience.

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

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

Spa-like wellness center offering chiropractic, acupuncture and physical therapy modalities. 18+ years’ experience in treatment of spine-related conditions, including tailbone misalignments, chronic sacroiliac dysfunction, piriformis issues and upper cervical disorders. On site X-ray. See ad page 35.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

See ad page 37.

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colon Hydrotherapy Body Flow Wellness

Susan Deren, RN, LMT, CT 50 S Belcher Rd, Ste. 124, Clearwater 727-560-6103 BodyFlowWellness.com, Lic# MA85290. MM38270 Body Flow Wellness uses the state of the art, Angel of Water open system, providing a more private, comfortable and odorless experience. A healthy colon is essential to the overall wellness of the body. See ad page 47.

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 6. .

dentists Beata carlson, DDS

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

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

David F. Doering, DDS

Doering Family Dental 1201 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa 813-933-5365 TampaDentalCare.com Cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Conservative approach to periodontal (gum) treatment. See ad page 6.

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

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

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.

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