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Reboot Libido Exercise Amps Up Hormones

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FASHIONING HEALTHFUL CHANGE

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Farewell to a Beloved Pet Earth’s Memorial to a Pet’s Passing

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24 LAST STRAW

Groups Work to Make U.S. Go Strawless

25 FAREWELL TO

A BELOVED PET

Earth’s Memorial to a Pet’s Passing

28 DONNA KARAN

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on Fashioning Healthful Change

30 MULTIFACETED

CHIROPRACTIC

Integrative Approaches Enhance Healing

32 REBOOTING LIBIDO

Exercise Rekindles Desire

BE A PART OF SOMETHING TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE

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36 THE RISE OF BLUE ZONES IN AMERICA Places that Encourage Healthy Living

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32 fit body 36 inspiration 36 green living 40 conscious

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utumn has returned. It’s time to unpack a few sweaters and socks and make ready for seasonally cooler days and nights ahead. Here in Tampa Bay we’ve come to expect weather conditions bordering on perfect this time of year. The great outdoors calls, from irresistible Gulf beaches, tennis courts and bike lanes to outdoor markets, concerts and so much more.

The 23rd annual ASES National Solar Tour touches down in Tampa Bay the 6th and 7th this month, offering the public an inside look at the amazing advances in this industry. Bringing together solar supporters, home and business owners and grassroots activists, the tour features a collection of solar open houses and local solar tours throughout the Bay Area. To learn more about the tour and exact locations open for examination, visit NationalSolarTour.org.

Awareness of nature’s healing power is growing, locally and nationally. On page 30, freelance writer and multimedia artist Marlaina Donato brings amazing facts to light in “Multifaceted Chiropractic”. This insightful article includes numerous integrative ways chiropractic practice encourages the body’s inborn ability to heal itself.

As always, open your heart and mind and read on.

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Astrology for Your Soul

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luna Michaels is a second-generation astrologer with more than three decades of teaching and counseling experience. At age three, her mother began taking her to astrology classes and she grew up around pivotal astrologers such as Isabel Hickey, Francis Sakoian and Robert Hand. By eighteen, she was practicing as a professional.

Aluna graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Religious Studies, and later with a Masters of Spiritual Counseling from Andover Newton Theological School.

Her work uniquely blends astrological knowledge with her extensive study of psychology and meditation. She offers a balance of intellect and intuition emerging from her passion for astrology and her own commitment to spiritual growth.

Aluna is devoted to helping clients increase their intuition and understand their soul’s history. She also helps discover quantum possibilities and practical solutions to deep issues which have created long-standing problems. She compassionately understands each client’s life journey as revealed through their astrological chart.

Aluna’s specialized areas of guidance include sexual challenges, relationship counseling, stress reduction and helping clients connect with a spiritual path. She is dedicated to unveiling steps that lead to the greatest level of fulfillment and freedom.

Location: Near downtown Dunedin. For appointment, call landline 727-239-7179, text to 248-583-1663 or visit AlunaMichaels.com.

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Body Flow Wellness Colon Hydrotherapy Now Open

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ody Flow Wellness uses the state-of-the-art Angel of Water open system for colon hydrotherapy, providing a comfortable, private and odorless colonic experience, replete with single-use, disposable nozzle.

Colon hydrotherapy is a safe, effective method of removing waste from the large intestine without the use of drugs. Additionally, a colonic can make colon prep easier prior to having a colonoscopy.

By introducing warm, filtered, gravity-fed water into the colon, waste is softened and loosened, resulting in evacuation through natural peristalsis. Treatments encourage the digestive system to work efficiently and effectively.

Working in the healthcare field for 25 years, Susan Deren is a registered nurse and a trained colon hydrotherapist through the International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy (I-ACT).

She also trained in healing foods, nutrition, preventive health and wellness therapies at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and is a certified holistic health coach. Deren believes that when the body is detoxified and well nourished, a state of wellness and balance can be restored—and a healthy colon is essential to this overall wellness.

Location: 50. S. Belcher Rd., Ste. 124, Clearwater. For more information and/or appointment, call 727-650-6103 or visit BodyFlowWellness.com. See ad page 31.

Free Japanese Cooking Lessons on YouTube

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rom the Tampa Bay area, a mother who is the chef and her son and daughter who are the technical portion of the team produce simple, easy-tofollow video cooking demonstrations, showing preparation of everyday Japanese cuisine. Most videos are with music and no talking, making it easier to follow the steps, and the recipes are straightforward.

The trio’s intent is to introduce delicious, healthy and organic Japanese cooking (and some American, vegetarian and vegan) to all corners of the world via their YouTube presence.

Enjoy learning and making (and eating of course) their simple and delicious cuisine.

Go to: YouTube.com and type in Kikuzen Cuisine. Please leave your comments and questions and like, share and subscribe. See ad page 43.

Church of the Isles Outreach

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hurch of the Isles, UCC is an all-welcoming church where people, social justice and “ missions matter. They believe their mission is to change lives—individually, systemically and globally. They work to make transformation possible, but trust in God’s grace.

The church serves their community in a variety of ways, with organized outreach efforts including monthly trips to Pinellas Hope, where they serve hot meals to the nearly 250 homeless men and women living on the camp. At their Beach Community Thrift Store, they make affordable clothing, housewares and assorted items available to all.

The church’s annual eco-friendly GreenFest celebration is one of Indian Rocks Beach’s largest community events, providing wholesome fun and entertainment for people of all ages. For those interested in getting involved, call the church office. Weekly Sunday worship takes place at 10 a.m.

Location: 200 24th Ave., Indian Rocks Beach. For more information, call 727-595-1038 and/or visit ChurchOfTheIsles.org. See ad page 8.

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Success by Design Welcomes New Practitioner

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uccess by Design Weight Loss, Wellness and Aesthetics welcomes Lauren DeNeve to their healthy lifestyle team. A certified Adult Nurse Practitioner through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), DeNeve received her first Bachelor’s in Human Nutrition at Texas A&M University in 2006 and her second Bachelor’s in Nursing at the University of South Florida (USF) in 2009. After finishing her BSN she worked on a surgical floor at the VA hospital for a little over five years.

In 2013 DeNeve graduated from USF with a Master of Science in nursing and has been practicing integrative medicine ever since. Her main focuses have been managing hormone imbalances, thyroid disorders, weight loss and nutritional therapies. She has more than five years’ experience in bioidentical hormone management and 10 years with integrative anti-aging medicine and nutritional weight loss. She is also trained in Botox and facial fillers.

Outside of the medical field DeNeve is an accomplished equestrian and trains and competes horses in the sport of three-day eventing.

Location: 9095 Belcher Rd., Pinellas Park. For more information and to make an appointment, call 727-548-0001 or visit PoundsAweighTampaBay.com. See ad page 7.

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Same Great Tampa Bay Veg Fest at New Location for 2018

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ampa Bay Veg Fest, the area’s premier vegan festival, will be back, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on November 3, in a new location in downtown Tampa. Now in its ninth year, Veg Fest is a free event featuring guest speakers, cooking demonstrations, healthy living and eco-friendly vendors, exhibits by nonprofits, a children’s area, live music and animal adoptions.

Leashed companion animals are welcome. New this year: a much anticipated Vegan Mac and Cheese Cook-off.

No vegan festival would be complete without food and there will be plenty to choose from. After whetting their appetites at the product sample tables and cooking demos, visitors can fill up on delicious offerings from more than 30 local restaurants, vendors and food trucks.

This year, Veg Fest will take place at one of Tampa’s most cherished city spaces—Perry Harvey Sr. Park. More than 7,000 people are expected to be in attendance. Veg Fest is presented by Florida Voices for Animals, a Tampa Bay-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal advocacy organization.

Location: 1000 E. Harrison St., Tampa. For more information, call 727-656-8368, email Info@TampaBayVegFest.org or visit TampaBayVegFest.com or Facebook.com/TBVegFest.

Tocotrienols are a natural form of vitamin E found in a number of foods, including wheat, barley, corn, rice and palm fruit. A recent meta-review of clinical research finds that tocotrienols can decrease heartrelated health risks in seniors such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Music Reduces Need for Post-Surgery Opioids Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that receiving music therapy can significantly lessen a patient’s need for opioids and other painkillers after invasive surgery. The researchers tested 161 patients; 49 in the music group and 112 in a control group. After their surgery, both groups were offered painkillers intravenously at doses requested by the patient. Of those engaged in music therapy, 86 percent avoided the painkillers, compared to only 26 percent of the control group.

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Calorie Restriction Slows Aging Thirty-seven healthy, non-obese adults between 21 and 50 years old put on a calorie restriction diet for two years showed reduced systemic oxidative stress, indicating greater protection against age-related neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, as well as cancer and diabetes. Participants in this research, conducted by Pennington Biomedical Research, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, cut their calories by 15 percent and lost an average of 20 pounds without experiencing anemia, excessive bone loss or menstrual disorders. Their metabolism also slowed, indicating that they burned energy more efficiently, a factor that may be linked to longevity.

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Oncology researchers from the University of Sheffield, in the UK, report that people with irritable bowel syndrome tend to be low in vitamin D. In a review of research, they found that supplemental vitamin D tends to ease associated symptoms such as bloating, stomach cramps and constipation, and improve quality of life.

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Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities, including language-based reasoning, short-term memory and planning, while reducing inhibition, leading to improved academic performance, report researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

In the study, 147 Dutch 6-year-olds were divided into music, visual arts and control groups, and monitored for two-and-a-half years. The children in the music group sang, listened to music and played an instrument of their choice one to two hours a week during regular classroom time. Compared to the control group, they demonstrated improved verbal IQ and reasoning skills, and a greater ability to plan, organize and complete tasks, as well as improved academic achievement. Children given structured visual arts lessons showed improvements in visual and spatial memory compared to the control group.

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Knitting can alleviate the blues, slow the onset of dementia and distract from chronic pain, according to a survey published in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy. Eightyone percent of respondents described feeling happier after a session of needlework. In another study, researchers at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital found that the act of knitting lowers heart rates by an average of 11 beats per minute, eliciting a state of relaxation similar to that of yoga.

A Mayo Clinic study found that crafts like knitting and crocheting also reduce the chance of developing mild cognitive impairment by 28 percent. In a University of British Columbia study, 74 percent of 38 women with the eating disorder anorexia reported that it lessened the intensity of their fears and thoughts and cleared their minds of eating disorder preoccupations. In a survey of 1,000 members of the British group Knit for Peace, one in five respondents reported that knitting reduced their arthritic pain.

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Breast Health Awareness Understanding the Differences between Thermography & Mammograms

by June Drennon

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but instead of thinking about cancer, why not think about how you can have healthy breasts?

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omen are encouraged to get a mammogram so they can find breast cancer as early as possible. But instead of early detection, let’s be proactive and identify risk factors so plans can be put into action to improve the health of the breasts and reverse developing pathology. This is prevention—not just early detection.

Mammograms image the structure of the breast and thermography images the physiology (for example, an X-ray of the heart shows its size and where it is in the chest whereas an EKG shows its function18

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ing). Thermography “shows” the function of the breasts and how healthy they are.

Mammograms are after the fact—they can only see what is already there. They can identify a mass, if it is large enough, but cannot distinguish the difference between a benign lump and a cancerous tumor. A tumor must be fed by blood vessels and that vascular formation starts many years before the tumor begins to grow. The vascular feed produces heat which can be seen with thermal imaging. This is an indication that either the body is preparing to produce a cancerous tumor or the mass NATampa.com

that is present is most likely cancerous.

There is a wide margin between healthy breasts and breast cancer and it’s helpful to know where you fall within that spectrum. There are many factors such as dense and fibrocystic breasts, calcifications, lymph congestion, inflammation, thyroid dysfunction, hormone imbalances and more which can contribute to dis-ease and a possible unfavorable diagnosis down the road.

Thermography can tell you how healthy the breasts are instead of just screening for breast cancer. It also has the potential to truly detect breast cell anomalies long before mammography can detect cancer.

It’s important to know what’s happening so you can make positive changes to increase your breast health. Thermography is an excellent tool for you and your healthcare practitioner to help identify specific challenges and then monitor the results of the changes you make.

There are many things that we can do to avoid breast cancer; knowing the risk factors should be at the top of the list. With proper risk assessment which includes different testing modalities, the patient is able to determine her risk factors and develop an action plan to improve the breast tissue or even reverse the existing developments.

Knowledge is power. Hopefully, you may see that you have a low risk for breast cancer so you have one less thing to worry about.

June Drennon, certified clinical thermographer, operated a successful thermography business in Tennessee for 10 years and owned a clinic in the wellness field for 15 years (with certifications in colon hydrotherapy and electro-lymphatic drainage therapy). She is passionate about working with men and women who care about the state of their health and believe that prevention is better than detection. Today, she serves the Tampa Bay area as the owner of Tampa Bay Thermography. For more information and appointments, call 727-729-2711, email JuneDrennon@TampaBayThermography. com or visit TampaBayThermography.com.

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By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to hit 10 billion, and food production will need to increase by 70 percent. Traditional farming won’t be able to keep up. Lisa Dyson, who holds three degrees in physics, including a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Boston, knows the reason: ubiquitous carbon dioxide. This byproduct of burning fossil fuels is a known culprit in the pace of climate change.

Dyson is revolutionizing the way protein is made.

Several years ago, she and colleague John Reed came across NASA reports from the 1960s and ’70s that discussed using microbes to recycle carbon dioxide aboard spacecraft. “We were fascinated by their research. We wondered if we could develop a similar technology that would enable us to recycle carbon dioxide into valuable products here on Earth,” Dyson says.

Their startup, Kiverdi, uses microbes to transform carbon into bio-based products in special bio-reactors similar to the giant urns used to brew beer. This year, they’re commercializing a new process to transform CO2 into protein powder. The end product, Planet+Protein, is packed with essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

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Software Tracks Farm to Fork Supply Chain

Serious concerns have surfaced about food transparency, and people are asking questions. Documentaries like Rotten urge consumers to think twice about the origins and ingredients of their food, but answers are not always readily available.

In addition to environmental concerns like long-distance transportation, people are worried about food recalls and safety. FoodLogiQ’s software solution creates “farm to fork traceability”, welcoming companies across the industry to participate, with approximately 7,000 having registered so far in some 100 countries—including Whole Foods, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Carl’s Jr., Subway, Buffalo Wild Wings and the Panda Restaurant Group.

Information provides useful details such as where the food was harvested, whether pesticides were used, where the food traveled and how it was processed. FoodLogiQ Chief Marketing Officer Katy Jones suggests this is an important moment of change in the food industry, saying, “Food companies are embracing global standards to increase efficiencies and build a foundation for traceability and supply chain visibility.”

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The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is in the process of implementing a near-total ivory ban. It can’t happen soon enough because elephant populations continue to dramatically decline. As recognized by the parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species last September, “Countries with domestic ivory markets that contribute to elephant poaching or the illegal ivory trade should take all necessary legislative, regulatory and enforcement measures to close such markets as a matter of urgency.”

Any legal ivory market leads to a parallel illegal market because ivory from recently killed elephants can be made to look like old ivory, which is legal in many countries, through processes like chipping, staining and cracking.

The UK has long played a role in the international ivory trade. During the colonial era, more than a million elephants were killed to feed British demand for everything from ivory ornaments and piano keys to billiard balls and cutlery. Much of that material remains in the UK today, fueling the market. Trade data indicates that the UK is still the world’s largest exporter of legal ivory, most of which goes to Asian destinations like China and Hong Kong.

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McDonald’s plans to reduce greenhouse emissions from their restaurants, corporate offices and supply chain by more than 30 percent by 2030. They’re the first restaurant chain with goals backed by the Science Based Targets initiative. The company expects to decrease its total emissions by more than 150 million tons.

AB InBev, the parent company of Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser beer, has ambitious plans to purchase electricity only from renewable sources for its worldwide operations in seven years. The first step includes Bud Light. The goal is for all operations in the company’s 12 Budweiser breweries across the U.S. to be powered by renewable energy.

Budweiser plants outside the U.S. will also switch to all-renewable energy, with all products planned to transition by 2025. The new status will be denoted by the label “100% Renewable Energy”.

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Oil Giant to Invest in Renewable Energies Project

Saudi Arabia intends to host the world’s largest solar project. “It’s a huge step in human history,” says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. “It’s bold, risky and we hope we succeed in doing that.”

Solar power is a logical choice for the country. Its capital, Riyadh, averages 8.9 hours of sunshine a day. The nation is also projected to be severely impacted if climate change raises global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. According to Climate Action Tracker, if the global temperature rises 3 to 4 degrees Celsius, 75 percent of the country would be excessively arid by the end of the century.

According to the most recent data available from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Saudi Arabia produces 13 percent of the world’s oil and currently obtains 60 percent of its electric energy from petroleum.

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A new study shows that there are significantly fewer plastic bags on the seafloor since a number of European countries introduced fees on them, according to a 25-year study from the UK government’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).

Researchers saw an estimated 30 percent drop in the number of plastic bags in waters around Norway, Germany, northern France and Ireland. “It is encouraging to see that efforts by all of society, whether the public, industry, non-government organizations or government, to reduce plastic bags are having an effect,” says Thomas Maes, a marine litter scientist at CEFAS. “We also observed sharp declines in the percentage of plastic bags captured by fishing nets trawling the seafloor around the UK compared to 2010, and this research suggests that by working together, we can reduce, reuse and recycle to tackle the marine litter problem.”

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At Versova Beach, in the Indian coastal city of Mumbai, local volunteers have stepped up to finally clean up a shore covered in ankle-deep trash and waste. The United Nations described the transformation as the world’s largest beach cleanup project ever, and the work has been rewarded with serious environmental progress.

For the first time in 20 years, Olive Ridley sea turtles have hatched at Versova. The turtle is currently classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because of environmental pollution. They’re the smallest and most common sea turtle, but all species are threatened by human encroachment and pollution.

Lawyer and conservationist Afroz Shah says, “I had tears in my eyes when I saw them walking towards the ocean.” Local ecologists say it’s possible the Olive Ridley turtles have been nesting on the beach without anyone noticing, but capturing this momentous occasion is a huge boon to the volunteers, which have encountered some resistance via harassment and bureaucracy.

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About 500 million plastic straws are discarded daily in America, reports the U.S. National Park Service. Plastic that reaches waterways is ingested by marine life and our food chain. Individuals and municipalities are taking action to support options, including going strawless. n The Last Plastic Straw (TheLastPlasticStraw.org), a project of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, has a worldwide map locator that pinpoints restaurants that have ceased using plastic straws. n Milo Cress, who launched the Be Straw Free (BeStrawFree.org) campaign in 2011 when he was 9, is again speaking to school students this fall, primarily via Skype. “It’s exciting to inspire them to know that they can do something in their community,” says the senior high school student in Shelburne, Vermont.

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n Strawfree.org, a Southern California volunteer-driven organization, offers kits that include bamboo straws, carrying holders and cleaning brushes. n McDonald’s has announced it will transition from plastic to paper straws in its U.S., UK and Ireland restaurants beginning this year, and subsequently expand the switch to other countries. n In May, New York City lawmakers introduced a bill banning plastic straws in all bars and restaurants in the Big Apple, and Seattle has banned the use of single-use plastic straws, thanks to the Strawless in Seattle movement. EcoCycle, Inc. (EcoCycle.org) and the Inland Ocean Coalition, both in Boulder, Colorado, are asking restaurants citywide not to use them. In July, Starbucks announced plans to eliminate straw use globally by 2020. n StrawlessOcean.org offers straw alternatives made of paper by Aardvark, steel and silicone by Klean Kanteen, metal by Steelys Drinkware and bamboo

by StrawFree. n EcoWatch.com suggests, “Unlike metal or glass, soft and bendable silicone straws don’t clink your teeth, making them ideal for kids and straw-biters” and that such products made by Softy Straws work with hot drinks and withstand dishwashers. It also recommends wheat stems, corn bioplastic and bucatini pasta, a spaghetti-like noodle with a hole in the middle.

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Farewell to a Beloved Pet Earth’s Memorial to a Pet’s Passing

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by Sandra Murphy

he American Pet Products Association estimates Americans collectively spent $69.5 million on our 235 million mammal, avian and reptile pets, as well as 158 million pet fish, in 2017. It’s not surprising that end-of-life planning for a devoted family companion is a solemn endeavor.

Burial in a box or blanket in the backyard used to be the predominant way to deal with pet remains. As people and pet populations have grown, many municipalities now have ordinances against the practice. Instead, good options exist that protect and preserve the planet these animals so enjoyed.

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Kay Winters, a blogger at PawsAndPines. com, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, mothers a dog, Clover, and two cats, Chuckie and Mittens. “When they pass away, I plan to bury them in biodegradable mushroom bags,” she says. “It has mushroom and other organisms infused into it to help with natural decomposition, cleanse any environmental toxins in the body and nourish the nearby soil.”

Another biodegradable container is a pod that contains nutrient-rich soil, a seed and the pet’s ashes to nourish the resulting plant, tree or shrub. It’s a lovely way to remember the pet and replenish Earth’s greenspace.

Aquamation or Cremation

Veterinary offices commonly arrange for the pet’s body to be sent to a crematorium, with ashes returned several days later. Using temperatures from 1,400 to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, these facilities impose a larger carbon footprint than other options.

At-home euthanasia may be beneficial for terminal pets. The animal can remain calm in familiar surroundings with family present. The veterinarian allows time for goodbyes, and when the family is ready, removes the body. “We always place the pets on nice stretchers with a blanket over the body and encourage the family to place toys or flowers with their pet. There’s no handing out brochures with photos of urns or upselling. It’s respectful of the pet’s life,” says Veterinarian Mary Gardner, of Yorba Linda, California, co-founder and chief technology officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, a national network of veterinarians dedicated to end-of-life care.

Gardner is also building an aquamation (alkaline hydrolysis) facility in Boynton Beach, Florida. This alternative to cremation has a far smaller environmental impact because the resulting alkaline water is safe to drain, containing no chemicals or DNA.

Elizabeth Fournier, author of The Green Burial Guidebook, owns and operates

Cornerstone Funeral Services and Cremation, in Boring, Oregon, where she periodically receives inquiries about pets. “I’ve received calls over the years for horses, donkeys, sheep and dogs.

One family called me for their alpaca. I explained my funeral home was a humanonly funeral parlor, but I’d be more than happy to help with a referral,” Fournier says. She offered a choice of flame or water. “They liked the water method because Spunky the Alpaca loved the rain and could drink more water than most of her pasture mates,” she says.

The family let all the other animals at home come by to give Spunky a sniff and a goodbye, and then took her body for bio-cremation. “They took her ashes home in a ceramic pig cookie jar,” says Fournier.

“It’s my favorite story.”

“The zero-emission aquamation process creates one-tenth the carbon footprint of traditional, flame-based cremation and enables 20 percent more ashes to be returned to the family, allowing for a lasting contribution to be made to the Earth in honor of a beloved pet,” says Christie Cornelius, the founding doctor of veterinary medicine at Last Wishes Compassionate Comfort Care for Pets, in Houston, Texas.

Eternal Reefs, Inc., in Sarasota, Florida, mixes environmentally friendly concrete with cremains to form a gigantic reef ball, which is then placed on the ocean floor to replenish naturally diminishing reef systems and provide a permanent underwater memorial. Originally designed for human use, some owners have asked for pets to be included. To reduce costs, families are encouraged to hold their pet’s cremated remains for the appropriate time when they are memorializing a human loved one. Recorded GPS coordinates facilitate future visits to the area.

Whether using earth, fire or water, there are many ways to honor a pet’s lifelong devotion and lessen its final carbon footprint to protect Earth’s natural health and beauty.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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Beyond Addiction The Yogic Path to Recovery

by Wendy Elwell

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s a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher and freelance writer, I was inspired to take Beyond Addiction to write about the experience for one of my teachers and A Yoga Village, a yoga community that feels like home to me. I was not prepared for the ‘coming home to my true self ’ that I experienced by participating in the course.

As a journalist, I went in with an “open mind” and emerged with a more open heart and a deeper understanding of the truth of addiction. Like many people, I had ‘addiction’ in a category that included alcohol, drugs and tobacco. What I learned was even beyond the more subtle addictions like sugar, shopping, coffee and technology to learned behaviors and coping strategies that over time became addictions.

Connecting the dots through deeper understanding via the practice of yoga and meditation allowed me to access, identify and change old patterns to a much more present way of being. The collective community in the class, in sharing their revelations, supported the process both in themselves and in one another. Most especially, our teacher held sacred, deep intuitive space that allowed the participants to move through deeply held beliefs and release addictive patterns to achieve a new sense of profound healing.

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Path to Recovery. For the fourth year, this nine-day course delivered in three-day segments over a five- month period featuring 16 modules returns to A Yoga Village, in Clearwater, beginning in November 2018.

The course was developed by Sat Dharam Kaur, ND and Jivan Joti Kaur, PhD and integrates the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, Dr. Gabor Mate and experts in the field of addiction.

This program is led by Sat Kaur Khalsa, certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, who states, “One of the reasons I am so passionate about teaching this course Sat Kaur Khalsa is because I’ve seen the power of giving people the tools to change their attitudes. We may not be able to change our circumstances, but we have within us the resources to change our attitude—and that makes all the difference.”

The program is designed for everyone—for health professionals who work with addiction, Kundalini Yoga teachers who would like to teach a yoga-based addiction recovery program and individuals seeking to develop healthy habits and overcome addictive behavior. Every addiction,

at its core, is a “weak substitute for deep, inner fulfillment,” states Sat Dharam Kaur.

Sunder Luber, the founder of A Yoga Village, will be teaching as well as sharing how her own experiences in participating in the course were so transformational. Luber explains, “In the past, I have used food as a way to love myself. Through Beyond Addiction, I have found a new level of self-love using a healthy whole food program and have lost pounds of pain without dieting.” Many of the students at A Yoga Village, felt the same and are planning on taking the course again. Grant Thomas says, “I have participated in a 12-step recovery program for over 11 years and attending the Beyond Addiction course brought my recovery to a whole new level. The course gave me life-changing growth by integrating mind, body and spirit through the in-depth curriculum, honest sharing with/from others, practicing Kundalini Yoga each time we gathered and working class assignments at the individual and group level.” Karen Rappaccioli-Tunnermann concurs, “I truly recommend the program! The curriculum and the teachers bring a unique perspective with useful tools that integrate and harmonize my emotions and help me to assist others.”

According to the program’s co-founder Sat Dharam, at the foundation of Beyond Addiction is the belief that “it is not so much the addiction itself that is the problem, but rather the unmet needs at the core of our addictive patterns. Addiction is displaced longing. Often because of early childhood stress or abuse, lack of safety or unmet developmental needs, we look for that longing in other places. Those places can take the shape of marijuana a few times a week, a string of unfulfilling relationships, the need to be constantly pushing for success or a nightly glass of wine. There are so many ways it expresses itself. We can do this for decades before realizing that what we are really looking for is unattainable from external sources. It all comes back to acknowledging the pain, hurt, discomfort or emptiness we’ve been carrying then developing the capacity to give ourselves the love, time and space we crave from other sources and opening to receive that love and support from those that can provide it to us.”

Sat Dharam goes on to say, “This course is one of the first steps in receiving that gift that is each of our birthrights, the capacity to receive and to give healthy love. In shared community, the power is exponential. Join us at A Yoga Village and be transformed.”

Wendy Elwell is a communications consultant, mediator and coach, a certified raw food chef, Reiki Master, Kundalini yoga and yoga nidra teacher, and lover of the world’s oceans, transformation and life. She loves spending time with her two sons and contributing to organizations that truly have the power to change the world. You can reach her at Wendywrites@comcast.net.

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DONNA KARAN on Fashioning Healthful Change

by April Thompson

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s a style icon, humanitarian and pioneer of conscious consumerism, Donna Karan has elevated fashion to a platform for change throughout her career, using her celebrity status to raise funds for AIDS research in the 1990s and more recently venturing into alternative health care.

Karan’s first collection under her signature label DKNY, which debuted in 1985, aimed to dress women in comfortable, professional clothes that embraced and flattered the female form. The brand was built on women’s strengths, rather than insecurities; her iconic 1992 “In Women We Trust” ad campaign depicted the inauguration of a female president.

Her latest multidimensional Urban Zen project (UZIT) supports cultural preservation, compassionate health care and education. The affiliated brand integrates luxury and sustainability with multicultural traditions and modern trends in a multifaceted line of clothing, accessories and beauty care products.

UZIT fuses Eastern healing techniques and Western medicine in a patientcentric model intended to foster calm in the midst of the stress and chaos of illness.

The complementary therapies program was born out of Karan’s challenging period serving as a caregiver during her late husband’s struggle with lung cancer.

Karan is a member of the Coty Hall of Fame and recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Lifetime

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Achievement Award and Glamour’s Woman of the Year award.

How has your fashion style and philosophy changed over the course of your career?

For me, fashion has always been about “dressing and addressing.” It all started when the AIDS epidemic broke out in the late 1980s, and the fashion community came together to launch Seventh on Sale to raise funds and awareness for the disease that was taking the lives of so many talented designers. Now more than ever, we must address such issues.

My philosophy and purpose has always been inspired by cultures, creators and artisans from all corners of the world, connecting past, present and future. I launched the nonprofit organization Urban Zen to create a community of change through philanthropy and commerce. I want consumers to be aware that their purchases provide the power to help others in need.

How is the UZIT program enhancing health and well-being?

UZIT came about after witnessing the ones I loved suffer and going through their experiences by their sides. Launched in partnership with yoga instructor Rodney Yee, the program has trained members of collaborating healthcare and yoga

communities in the healing modalities of yoga therapy, reiki, essential oil therapy, nutrition and contemplative care.

The goal is to change the healthcare system by bringing care back into health care. Rather than just treat the disease, we need to treat patients, their loved ones and their caregivers. We also must express care for the doctors and nurses that are part of the story; they need gentle care every bit as much. We are all on this journey together.

Therapists at centers such as the University of California, Los Angeles, rehabilitation unit have seen results with patients suffering from stress, claustrophobia, headaches and back pain through these techniques. Many patients report feeling more relaxed, sleeping better and experiencing less pain and anxiety than they had ever experienced with medication.

Do you see some positive trends in fashion today?

More people are paying attention to sustainability in fashion today than ever before, and more designers are using materials and fabrics that respect people and the planet; for example, by using quality materials that endure. Recycling fabrics and materials is one way to contribute to sustainability. We work with the Apparent Project, which recycles cereal boxes to make beautiful necklaces, as well as with Paula Coles, who makes bags out of T-shirts.

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odern chiropractors are often seen primarily as pain specialists, yet their care can encompass much more. While the common focus is better health through spinal manipulation, the origins of chiropractic are manifold. Typical approaches for structural issues and injuries include spinal adjustments, therapeutic ultrasound and heat therapy, but some practitioners also embrace nutrition.

Training requirements for chiropractors vary by state. “Here in Oregon, chiropractic physicians—both legally and through our training—are taught to be primary care physicians,” says Doctor of Chiropractic Michael Herb, of the Absolute Wellness Center, in Eugene, Oregon. “We must complete extensive training not only on the musculoskeletal system, but also on managing various internal medical pathologies such as those related to the cardiovascular system, genitourinary conditions,

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obstetrics and gynecology. We also learn to perform minor surgical procedures.”

Chiropractor Tom Hyland Robertson, of Whole Chiropractic Healthcare, in Odenton, Maryland, notes, “To limit chiropractic to two categories of traditional and integrative isn’t accurate.

There are almost as many specialists among doctors of chiropractic (DC) as among medical doctors (M.D.). There are chiropractors that specialize in pediatrics, veterinary, orthopedics, internal medicine, neurology, radiology and other areas. Integrative chiropractic uses as many tools as possible from the realm of each doctor’s training.”

Integrative Well-Being The world of chiropractic is diverse and growing to meet patient needs. Many chiropractors offer several healing modalities in-house that are geared to take whole-person care to an integrated harmonious level.

“Research shows that patient outcomes are far better with a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare needs,” says Herb. “Offering a variety of specialties like physical therapy, sports medicine, nutrition and natural pain relief in my practice means patients receive the care and amount of time they need. They are not limited by what I personally can offer or have time to provide.”

Many chiropractic facilities nationwide employ acupuncturists and therapeutic massage therapists, offering diverse treatment options like functional medicine and cryotherapy—ice therapy—versus traditional heat therapy.

Robertson provides complementary treatments ranging from nutrition to physical therapy and yoga because he has found it is important to incorporate multiple treatment philosophies, examining the same problem from different angles, saying, “Chiropractic integrates many safe modalities found to be more effective than opioids, for instance.” He notes that early chiropractic was actually integrative, with its founder, Donald David Palmer, promoting a healthy diet and calmer lifestyle a century ago.

(or chiropractic) neurology, which reactivates partially non-functional neural pathways, is employed in cases like concussions, vertigo, migraines, pain syndromes, neuropathy and attention-deficit disorders.

Massage modalities, combined with chiropractic, are widely recognized to significantly increase circulation and improve range of motion. Acupuncture, when used in conjunction with chiropractic treatment, enhances muscle relaxation and fosters easier adjustments.

Chiropractor Kody R. Johnson, of the Johnson Chiropractic and Holistic Health Center, in Columbia, Missouri, is board certified in acupuncture and employs dry needling to target trigger points in tight muscles. He also specializes in functional medicine. Hormone balance, nutritional inadequacies, the presence of heavy metals and genetic markers for disease are all considered

in determining a patient’s overall health.

“Chiropractic treatment addresses results of physical stress. Functional medicine looks at emotional and biochemical stress,” says Johnson. “The chiropractic paradigm is based on the premise that the body has an inborn ability to heal itself. If the only method a provider has to offer is chiropractic adjustments, then they’ll have cases where the patient’s condition doesn’t fully improve because there might be other factors at play, including nutritional deficiencies, toxicities and emotional stress. When we address other relevant issues, we find that patients ‘hold’ their adjustments longer.”

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REBOOTING LIBIDO Exercise Rekindles Desire

by Maya Whitman

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ecause exercise delivers so many benefits, it’s not surprising that one of them is increased libido. A low sex drive can affect either gender at any age, and contributing factors include hormonal changes, daily stressors and certain prescription drugs.

According to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, shortduration bursts of exercise work to increase circulation and heart rate, thus amping up physiological arousal in women. Sexual performance is enhanced in men by exercising three to five times a week, according to a study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.

“Eating right and being committed to a daily exercise regimen that includes strength, cardiovascular and flexibility training is key to maintaining a great libido and continual excellence in sexual function,” affirms Dr. Jeffry Life, author of The Life Plan: How Any Man Can Achieve Lasting Health, Great Sex, and a Stronger, Leaner Body and owner of The Life Center for Healthy Aging, in Charleston, West Virginia.

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Healthy Hormones

Exercise increases testosterone, endorphins and adrenal hormones, all of which are essential to a satisfying sex life. Studies from the University of Texas at Austin show premenopausal women experience increased sexual response with exercise, including individuals with diminished sex drives due to the use of antidepressants.

“Stress is one of the biggest libidokillers in women, and endorphins released during exercise can reduce stress, improve libido and increase arousal,” maintains Stephanie Mansour, fitness expert and CEO of Step It Up with Steph, in Chicago, Illinois. “Adding 30 minutes of exercise a few times a week can increase endorphins, blood flow and testosterone.”

Aging Passionately

The inevitable hormonal changes of menopause and beyond can dampen a woman’s sex life, but it doesn’t have to become a way of life. “Women can experience side effects of shifting hormonal levels which cause libido to vanish and the vagina to become dry, making us feel

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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a problem for many men, and can result from sedentary lifestyles, certain medications and cardiovascular issues. “ED is a huge problem worldwide, and vascular disease is one of the major causes,” says Life. “This can be avoided by eating properly and making exercise an essential part of everyday life, which can also reduce the need for prescription drugs that are another major cause of the problem.”

Strength Training and Yoga

Testosterone—a hormone that plays a significant role in lighting our “fire” and keeping it lit—can be enhanced by adding workouts with weights. “Strength training can boost testosterone, which may boost sex drive in both women and men. For men, I recommend lifting weights and doing push-ups. However, it’s important to note that too much intense exercise or strength training may have the opposite effect, and actually reduce the desire to have sex,” says Mansour.

In addition to a daily exercise program that includes cardio and flexibility exercises, Life concurs, “Thirty to 60 minutes of strength training three to four times a week is ideal.”

According to a review published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, yoga may increase both male endurance and female response. “Yoga turns off our sympathetic nervous system, the part that keeps us in ‘fight-or-flight’ response. Inversions like the shoulder stand help to harmonize hormones, supporting a well-balanced sex drive,” explains Pam Medina, owner of The Yoga Lily, in Clifton Park, New York. “We need to feel attractive, and yoga can help us to accept the body as a sacred vehicle for the soul.”

No matter the age or condition of the body, a more satisfying sex life and better self-image is possible through feeling fit. Life reminds us, “Check with your doctor before taking up an exercise regimen, and know that maintaining a healthy body can give us essential ingredients for a great sex life well into our 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.”

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Screening Breast Ultrasound

by Thomas Hudson, MD

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reenpoint Thermography is proud to announce the addition of breast ultrasound to its line of comprehensive thermography services. Breast ultrasound, previously used exclusively for diagnostic purposes in women with breast pain or a lump, is fast becoming a popular supplemental breast screening tool because of the decreased effectiveness of mammography in women with dense tissue. This is a major issue, since roughly half of the female population fits into this category, which includes a disproportionately high percentage of women under 50.

Studies show a 30 to 40 percent increase in cancer detection rates in women who add screening breast ultrasound to routine mammography.

Breast ultrasound is safe as well as effective. Images are produced in a similar manner to sonar, with sound waves introduced into the breast through a transducer, which then ‘listens’ to the reverberations when they are reflected back by the tissue.

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properties of the tissues. Normal breast tissue reflects the sound waves differently than a vascular structure, which is different than a benign cyst, which is different than a cancer.

A major advantage of ultrasound is that, unlike mammography, it is completely unaffected by breast density, which means cancers cannot ‘hide’ in dense tissue like

they can on a mammogram. It is not at all unusual for cancers to be invisible on a mammogram yet be quite easily seen with ultrasound. Breast compression is not needed and there is no ionizing radiation.

There are no known side effects and no tissue damage at the frequency level used for breast ultrasound.

Breast ultrasound has traditionally

Ultrasound image of a benign breast cyst. The walls are smooth, it is wider than it is tall, it is fluid-filled (black interior), and soundwaves are transmitted through the cyst (it is bright below the cyst).

Ultrasound image of breast cancer. The shape is irregular, it is taller than it is wide, it is solid in appearance, and it casts a shadow.

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been used as an adjunctive test along with mammography for the simple reason that (like any imaging test) it has limitations—chiefly, that it can rarely visualize calcifications—a hallmark of some early breast cancers. This is particularly true of ductal carcinoma-in situ (DCIS) which can be clearly seen on a mammogram though usually not visible sonographically. Breast ultrasound, though quite sensitive, is also often non-specific, meaning that it ‘sees’ a lot of things but often doesn’t know what those ‘things’ are, resulting in a somewhat higher rate of biopsies to rule out malignancy. Despite its drawbacks, however, breast ultrasound offers some clear advantages, as indicated by the 30 to 40 percent improved cancer detection rate over mammography alone (in women with dense tissue).

At the present time, most mammography centers will not perform a breast ultrasound without a mammogram since this is not currently considered the medical standard. This is slowly changing, however, especially since many women now decline mammography altogether.

For women who choose thermo-

graphic screening, breast ultrasound is also an excellent adjunct as it provides detailed anatomic information missing in thermography. Thermography is strictly a test of physiology, measuring skin temperature only; it doesn’t ‘see’ internal breast pathology but only thermal skin changes associated with that pathology. For any suspicious thermal finding, a follow-up anatomic test is needed for further evaluation.

A good analogy of the difference would be a car engine that begins to overheat.

The temperature gauge on your dashboard (analogous to a thermogram) is exquisitely sensitive and gives more than adequate warning of a developing problem, but at some point, if you’re going to figure out what the problem is, you’re going to have to actually look under the hood, which is what ultrasound does.

While Greenpoint Thermography does not recommend screening breast ultrasound without an accompanying mammogram, we do recognize the ongoing controversy over mammography and understand that many women simply choose

not to have them. We feel that the addition of breast ultrasound will be a valuable adjunct to the wide range of thermography services already offered.

As is the case with all thermograms performed at Greenpoint, every breast ultrasound will be interpreted by a board certified radiologist with extensive experience in conventional medical breast imaging (mammography, ultrasound, breast MRI, molecular imaging, etc.). Our radiologists are also available for consultations if needed.

Dr. Thomas Hudson, a diagnostic radiologist specializing in breast imaging, is an owner and interpreting thermologist at Greenpoint Thermography, providing mobile thermography services to the Tampa Bay area. He is the author of Journey to Hope, an empowering book focusing on wellness and prevention. For more information and/ or to schedule an appointment, call 727-5760100, email Info@GreenpointThermography. com or visit GreenpointThermography.com.

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Bats

The Rise of Blue Zones in America

by Randall Jarrell A bat is born Naked and blind and pale.

His mother makes a pocket of her tail And catches him. He clings to her long fur By his thumbs and toes and teeth.

And then the mother dances through the night Doubling and looping, soaring, somersaulting —

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Her baby hangs on underneath.

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All night, in happiness, she hunts and flies.

Her high sharp cries Like shining needlepoints of sound

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Go out into the night and, echoing back, Tell her what they have touched.

She hears how far it is, how big it is, Which way it’s going.

She lives by hearing.

The mother eats the moths and gnats she catches In full flight; in full flight The mother drinks the water of the pond She skims across. Her baby hangs on tight.

Her baby drinks the milk she makes him In moonlight or starlight, in mid-air.

Their single shadow, printed on the moon Or fluttering across the stars, Whirls on all night; at daybreak The tired mother flaps home to her rafter.

The others all are there.

They hang themselves up by their toes, They wrap themselves in their brown wings.

Bunched upside-down, they sleep in air.

Their sharp ears, their sharp teeth, their quick sharp faces Are dull and slow and mild.

an Buettner’s book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest launched a movement a decade ago. Sequels include The Blue Zones of Happiness, The Blue Zones Solution and Thrive.

Many communities have embraced the principles of this “make healthy living easier” paradigm, resulting in the improved wellbeing of residents.

“Add more years to your life and more life to your years,” says Nick Buettner, vice president at Blue Zones LLC, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the founder’s brother who spoke with us. “The people around you, the places where you work, live and play, and the social norms in your community have an impact on your health.”

The original U.S. pilot project in 2009, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, is a prime example. Instead of widening a main thoroughfare and raising the speed limit, the city widened the sidewalk and created a path around nearby Fountain Lake, offering safe exercise for bikers, joggers and walkers. The Hy-Vee grocery increased its health market section from two to seven aisles, leading to a 130 percent rise in related sales, and added a Blue Zones checkout lane for healthy grab-and-go options. City workplaces now offer quiet rooms and fruit instead of candy; one business converted a garage to a pickleball court.

Blue Zone Basics

Move Naturally – Even at work, get up and move at least once

All the bright day, as the mother sleeps,

every 20 minutes.

She folds her wings about her sleeping child.

Reduce Stress – Take a nap, nature walk or meditate.

“Bats” is from The Complete Poems, by Randall Jarrell. Copyright © 1969, renewed 1997 by Mary von S. Jarrell. Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. 36

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Act Intentionally – “People that feel they have a reason to get out of bed in the morning tend to live seven years longer than those who just go through the motions,” says Buettner. A strong sense of purpose defines quality of life.

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Eat Healthy – Enjoy the benefits of a plant-based diet. One cup of beans a day adds three to four years in life expectancy.

Plant a garden to grow fresher, pesticidefree food. Eat meat an average of five times a month and in small-portioned stir-fry, soups and pasta. Consume fewer calories.

Drink wine in moderation. Check out BlueZones.com/recipes.

Maintain Relationships – “If you have

fewer than three friends, it’s the equivalent of smoking for 20 years,” Buettner maintains.

“Growing old in place and staying at home instead of a retirement or nursing home is easier to accomplish when you have a social network.” Meet regularly with friends.

Have Faith – A faith-based life taps into a larger resource far greater than oneself and enhances a sense of purpose, social network and calm content.

Prioritize Family – Amid the busyness of life, make the most enjoyable family time and nurturing activities each day’s first choice.

The five original Blue Zones are Ikaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Okinawa, Japan; and Sardinia, Italy.

“Over the last eight years in Florida, our sponsor, NCH Healthcare System, has helped to build well-being infrastructure and sustainability for approximately 400,000 people; that swells to nearly 1.2 million during high season from January to April,” says Deb Logan, executive director of Blue Zones Project-SWFL (Southwest Florida). “We have 33 Blue Zone-approved restaurants that collectively make an additional 176 plant-based menu items available locally; the first half of this year, they sold 130,000 Blue Zones-inspired dishes.”

The healthful community philosophy was vital in Hawaii, when the Kīlauea Volcano spewed lava, sulfur dioxide and acid rain. First-responders staffed checkpoint stations around the clock to protect the public from dangerous areas, exposing themselves to combined sun and volcanic heat. The Hawaiian Blue Zone

team delivered smoothies, beverages and paletas—healthy popsicles made with real fruit—to help workers stay cooler. They also delivered them to volunteers and public service groups, including Hope Services Hawaii, which built tiny houses for families displaced by volcanic activity.

“We don’t come into an area and say, ‘This is what you must do.’ We say, ‘This is what you can do.’ The readiness must come from the city level, businesses, schools and

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nonprofits,” Buettner says. “The right leadership must be committed and prepared to follow through on multiple years of initiatives.”

He remarks, “In the end, my hope for the future lies in the fact that communities care about their health. Blue Zones isn’t about the quantity of years, but the quality of life, and often that adds years, too.”

Connect with the freelance writer via AveryMack@mindspring.com.

Blue Zone-Certified Cities

ertified communities have achieved their predetermined goals (outlined in project blueprints) as attested to via a combination of the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index and community-reported metrics.

California—Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach Iowa—Algona, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Fairfield, Harlan, Iowa City, Marion, Mason

City, Muscatine, Oskaloosa, Sioux City, Spencer, Spirit Lake, Waterloo, Woodbine

Minnesota—Albert Lea Cities and other areas transforming to Blue Zone status

Hawaii—East/North/West Hawaii, Kapolei/Ewa, Koolaupoko, Manoa/Makiki/ McCully/Moiliili, Wahiawa, Wailuku/Kahului (aka Central Maui)

Oklahoma—Pottawatomie County Oregon—The Dalles, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Umpqua Southwest Florida—Ave Maria, Bonita Springs, Estero, Golden Gate, Immokalee, Naples/East Naples

Texas—Fort Worth Wisconsin—Beaver Dam, Horicon, Juneau, Mayville

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The answer may be “yes”, but not the same kind of pain. In the case of our patient who bent down to pick up the empty laundry basket, he described having tight muscles in his lower back which were always tense and he was never able to relax those muscles even with massage—the tightness returning shortly after the massage.

He described having this for at least five years ongoing before the laundry basket incident—the tightness—not pain. So even though it wasn’t the same sensation, it WAS in the same area. He has been experiencing this tension for at least five years which means he has had the problem for at least that long and now it has gotten worse.

The Back Controls the Front

Why Do I Have Lower Back Pain?

by Dr. Colette Cseszko

“Yesterday I bent over to pick up an empty laundry basket and the next day I couldn’t get out of bed it hurt so bad.”

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as it really the empty laundry basket that caused this patient to not be able to get out of bed the next day or was that a warning sign that something else is going on with his body?

When you are trying to figure out what is actually causing your lower back pain, answer the following questions:

Does your pain come and go?

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If the pain is constant, always there, it isn’t nerve related. A muscle problem lasts days, akin to working out too hard at the gym, you would have lactic acid buildup in the muscles. Your muscles would be consistently sore for a few days and then the soreness goes away. Similarly, for a tendon strain or bone fracture, it would be there constantly for a few weeks and then it would resolve—about two weeks for a tendon strain and six to eight weeks to heal a bone fracture.

But for symptoms that come and go, and aren’t always there, it is ALWAYS related to nerves and organs.

Have you ever had lower back pain before?

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Consider the spine to be like the interstate of the body. You have exits off the interstate which take you to different places in your town. Same is true for the spinal nerves: Every nerve once it exits the spine will travel to a limb AND a vital organ, each one.

Spinal nerves from the lower back control the sex organs, bladder and colon.

Think of a tree. The tree trunk is the spinal cord, each branch of the tree is a spinal nerve root and each leaf on that branch is either a body part (limb) OR vital organ.

If you break a branch off that tree, the leaves on that branch eventually die. The ones furthest on that branch die first—this would be the limbs. Eventually, the leaves closest to the break on the branch die last—this would be the vital organs. It is the SAME BRANCH!

So, the same nerve that controls the hip controls the sex organs. Early symptoms of this would include painful intercourse in certain positions, stiffness or inflexibility, tightening of one hip compared to the other hip and/or difficulty getting up out of a chair or out of a car after a long drive.

The same nerve that controls the feet controls the bladder. Early symptoms would include plantar fasciitis, pain in the bottoms of the feet or heel pain, weak ankles, bunions or hammer toe.

And the same nerve that controls the knees controls the colon. Early symptoms include swelling of the knee, knee joint

pain, knees giving out without warning, etc.

Pressure on the spinal nerve will initially affect the LIMB first. Then years later, when the compression is worse, eventually the organ which is controlled by that very same spinal nerve will start to act up and result in problems with the vital organ attached to that same exit off the highway.

Most are unaware of these connections so they commonly ignore reoccurring aches and pains in hopes that they will just “go away” because they went away before. This is true, but they didn’t go away but rather just lay dormant until the next reoccurrence. Like any other condition, early detection is key. Think of the spine as the fuse box of the body. You wouldn’t put up with a burnt out fuse because it could affect multiple areas of your home. No one says the fuse will just ‘fix itself ’. They replace the fuse.

Unfortunately, you cannot replace your spine. Spinal transplants have not been invented yet. You can move out of your house but moving out of your body isn’t an option.

In some cases, it may be an isolated incident; perhaps the nerve is trapped under a muscle close by and it isn’t related to the spine at all. But you wouldn’t know this unless you got it checked out.

Life is like riding a bicycle.

To keep your balance, you must keep moving. ~Albert Einstein

Dr. Colette Cseszko has been practicing both chiropractic and medical acupuncture in the Bay Area since 2002. She is the owner of Gentle Touch Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 10575 68th Ave. N, Ste. D1, Seminole, 727-235-3265, Gentle-Chiro.com. On October 20th, attend their Grand Opening to launch the new Seminole location. See ad top right.

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lant-based lifestyles, once considered by some as a fad that would fade, are on the rise worldwide.

According to a Harris Interactive poll commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group, 6 million to 8 million Americans have completely eliminated meat, including seafood, from their plates. With a 600 percent increase of people going vegan domestically in the past three years and companies like Nestlé devising vegan-tailored product launches, plant-based eating is creating unprecedented demand.

“I’ve definitely seen plant-based eating become more mainstream. Many restaurants now provide plant-based options to keep their customers happy, and more food startups are creating nut- and soy-based cheeses, milks and yogurts,” says Lisa Stollman, a plant-based nutritionist in New York City. Vegan lunch options are even making their way into the Los Angeles public school system.

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Millennials Lead the Way

GlobalData, a data and analytics company, reports, “Seventy percent of the world population is either reducing meat consumption or leaving meat off the table altogether,” with Millennials at the forefront.

“The environment has been the Millennial generation’s primary concern.

Health is of less importance than interest in making the Earth a better place to live,” says Gene Stone, a plant-based diet expert in Hudson, New York, and author of the bestselling Forks Over Knives: The PlantBased Way to Health.

Stollman concurs, saying, “The majority of my vegan clients are in their 20s and 30s, and their concern for animal treatment relates to sustainability. Sustainability helps to reduce methane emissions from industrial farms.”

Wynnie Stein, co-owner of the iconic Moosewood Restaurant, in Ithaca, New York, and co-author of its groundbreaking

spinoff vegetarian cookbooks, has witnessed monumental changes since the early 1970s. Younger cooks at Moosewood have also brought passionate innovations to the establishment. “Millennials are incredibly creative, especially with plant-based and gluten-free dishes. They’re committed to animal rights and issues that affect the health of the planet,” observes Stein.

Benefits All Ages

Since the American Medical Association’s recent suggestion that hospitals consider providing plant-based meals for patients, perceptions are shifting. Holistic Cardiologist Joel Kahn, in Ferndale, Michigan, began teaching plant-based diets to heart patients in 1990, and has subsequently seen hundreds of them avoid invasive and surgical procedures, as well as show less evidence of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and hypertension. “Many of my patients have decreased or eliminated the otherwise lifelong ‘jail’ of prescription drugs. They

learned that disease reversal, not management, is the goal,” says Kahn.

Supermarkets across the country are stocking meatless products like plant-based burgers. Many athletes and bodybuilders that have switched away from eating meat attest to improved results by tapping into plant power. People of all walks of life, including seniors, have embraced this paradigm. “There is increased interest in health as Baby Boomers age and start to realize the benefits of a plant-based diet, much of it due to myriad new research,” says Stone.

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, a diet rich in vegetables and fruits lowers blood pressure. The American Diabetes Association supports a nutrientdense vegetarian diet that can decrease the risk of certain diseases.

For Stollman’s vegan clients aged 50 and older, “Health plays a strong role in their interest in plant-based eating. The science has become clear, and based on the

evidence, I continue to teach my clients the importance of including plant-based meals in their daily diets,” she says.

Looking Forward

The surge of people changing their diet has a multilevel impact. “I feel deeply grateful to have been able to help spread the word about plant-based diets. Health, the environment and animal protection are great concerns of mine,” says Stone.

Stein appreciates how the positive change in diet benefiting people and the planet is coming full circle. “We’re still amazed and honored to know that our cookbooks have helped to create a sea change. Folks visiting from all over the world tell us how our recipes have influenced several generations of their families.”

Marlaina Donato is a freelance writer, multimedia artist and author of books in the spirituality and alternative health genres.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 Chair Yoga for Strength and Balance – 1-2pm.

With Abby Eastman, MSED, ACSM Exercise Physiologist, E-RYT200. This class is geared towards less strenuous poses for the shoulders, back and core. Students may stay seated or use the chair for assistance with standing and balance poses.

Improve posture, mobility, stability and peace in the body and mind. $10/Advance, $15/Door. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Abby 913850-8292. Register at Yoga4All.com/workshops.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Vegan Crab Cakes – 6:30pm. Featuring Venus DeMarco, A Healthy Life Made Simple, preparing the tastiest, plant-based, soy-free, vegan crab cakes from marinated hearts of palms to satisfy your seafood void! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

Awakening the Ecological Self for an EarthHonoring Society – 7-9pm, Oct. 4. 8:30am-4:30pm, Oct. 6. This evening and day-long gathering (people can attend one or both) is designed to thoughtfully and experientially explore the meaning of the

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ecological self. We will also identify the proactive role this plays as we create a life-sustaining world. $20 and $95, respectively. Friends Meeting House, 1502 W. Sligh Ave., Tampa. Info and registration, 813-416-3069, Rebecca@Forest-Center.com, Forest-Center.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Bend & Brew – 6:30-8pm. with Heather Benton, ERYT500. Hang out with our yoga community the first Friday of every month and stay after to enjoy a cold brewed local kombucha (includes one bottle of Mother Kombucha). A different teacher each month means a different practice every time and your chance to try something new! $15/In Advance; $20/ Day of. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole.

Info, Heather 727-480-3004. Register at Yoga4All. com/workshops.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 Awakening the Ecological Self for an EarthHonoring Society – 8:30am-4:30pm. Experientially explore the meaning of the ecological self and the proactive role this plays as we create a life-sustaining world. $95. Forest Center, 17217 Sweetwater Rd., Dade City. Info and registration, 813-416-3069, Rebecca@Forest-Center.com, Forest-Center.com.

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NLP-Hypnosis for Personal Excellence – 3-part Series, 10am-2pm, Oct. 6, 7 & 20. Patricia V. Scott, PhD facilitates interactive techniques in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) & Hypnosis, powerful techniques to achieve excellence in everyday life.

No prior training needed. $125/includes series, workbook & CD. UP Hypnosis Institute, Dunedin location. 727-943-5003. UPHypnosis.com.

St. Pete Health Fest: Embrace a Healthy You & a Healthy World – 10am-5pm. Celebrate health and environmental sustainability at a festival featuring speakers, plant-based food demonstrations, live music and entertainment, yoga and fitness classes, humane educations, artists, 75+ wellness vendors, rock climbing, and activities for children and families.

Free. Williams Park, 350 2nd Ave N., St. Petersburg.

Info, 727-489-4497, StPeteHealthFest.org.

Indonesian Noodle Salad – 11am. Michelle Odiorne, whole-food, plant-based chef, shows how to enjoy Pasta Month with this easy, whole-food, plant-based noodle salad. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Raw Nut Milks – 6:30pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef, demonstrates how to make a guiltless, raw, vegan pumpkin spice almond nog from scratch and indulge your taste in the season’s flavors! Free.

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 Ethiopian Lentil Stew – 6:30pm. John van Vlaardingen, JvVHealth, will make a healthy lentil soup inspired from the Horn of Africa. This Ethiopian stew is packed with flavor, veggies and hearty potatoes simmered in a berbere-spice. Plus, it’s suitable for any busy weeknight. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Beyond Addiction Intro and Open House – 6:308pm. Sunder Luber, E-RYT 500, Kundalini Trainer & owner. Join us for this special open house to learn more about our Beyond Addiction program. This program is for everyone. It is an opportunity to apply yoga to your life and take a look at how your coping skills may be keeping you from being in your true essence. Free. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Collagen Myths + Misconceptions – 6:30pm.

Richard Passwater, BioSil, debunks myths about collagen, collagen creams, beauty industry promises and plastic surgery to show you how and why building and generating collagen are essential components of true health and beauty. Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

Prevention is Better than Detection – June Drennon, of Tampa Bay Thermography, will be in our office offering her services. For those unaware, thermography images the physiology of the body or targeted body part, meaning the function and its health. Natural Med Therapies, 7600 Bryan Dairy Rd., Ste. C, Seminole. Appointment required. Call 727-541-2211.

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Yoga for Scoliosis – 11am-1pm. With Stacy Renz, OTR/L, C-IAYT, E-RYT500. CEUs for OTs and yoga teachers. Everyone welcome. $45. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. North, St. Petersburg. Register, 727-826-4754, LivingRoomYoga.biz.

Homeopathy Second Part: A Safe & Gentle Scientific Medical Approach to Healing – 10:30am12:30pm. Liz Brown, former coordinator of the National Center for Homeopathy’s Affiliated Tampa Study Group, presents the basics of homeopathy, how it works and how to use it for basic First Aid. Love donation. Carrollwood Revello Medical Center, 10213 Lake Carroll Way, Ste. D, Tampa. Info & reservations, Liz 813-731-2566 or ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 La Magia Del Perdon – 1pm. Dra. Marta Alarcon, MD (Colombia), consejera, hipnoterapista, Reiki Master. Carrollwood Revello Medical Center (inside the mall with Evo’s Restaurant, between Dale Mabry and Lake Carroll Way), 10213 Lake Carroll

Lunch Service for the Homeless of Pinellas Hope/ Tent City – 11am-2pm. We prepare, transport and serve a hot lunch to the 250 men and women living at Pinellas Hope/Tent City. We provide all food but need volunteers to help us prep and serve. We meet to prep food and carpool at Church of the Isles, 200 24th Ave., Indian Rocks Beach, 727-595-1038. Info, ChurchOfTheIsles.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

Grand Opening – Dr. Colette Cseszko has been practicing both chiropractic and medical acupuncture in the Bay Area since 2002. Learn more at their grand reopening in Seminole. Free. Gentle Touch Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 10575 68th Ave. N, Ste. D1, Seminole. 727-235-3265, Gentle-Chiro.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Energetics of Food: Food as Medicine – 6:30pm.

Nikita, a 3-year-old Samoyed, is pictured here with his nanny, Maria Morrow, of St. Petersburg. His fave playtime includes kids, car rides and midday snoozes.

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.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 10-Years-Younger VIP Event! – 6pm. Free. Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo. RSVP 727-826-0838.

Natural Flu Prevention + Treatment – 6:30pm.

Dr. Stephen Nedd, DC, Nedd Chiropractic & Wellness, explains what causes the flu, the difference between the flu and a cold, vaccination success rates and natural ways to prevent or treat influenza.

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

Self Hypnosis Training – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn how hypnosis actually puts YOU in control to achieve goals and end internal struggles, learned habits & behaviors with Patricia V. Scott, Certified Master

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Trainer. $45 or $35 (UPHI Members) includes Hypnosis CD for home practice, scripts & workbook.

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Open House – 1:30-3:30pm. Regina DeWitt, E-RYT 500.

Join in a one hour practice with our trainers for the course and meet the entire team: Regina DeWitt, E-RYT 500; Jackie Edgington, E-RYT 200; and Kery Helmer, E-RYT 200. After the practice, stay for a meet-and-greet session where you can get the answers to your questions about the course, its curriculum and requirements. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Yoga Nidra – 3-4pm. Doug Warner, E-RYT500. Yoga Nidra is a unique form of guided meditation with the practitioner comfortably reclined and supported. Nidra practice gently trains the mind to stay consciously aware while creating a sense of deep relaxation. All student levels welcome. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. $15/Advance; $20/Day of. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Info, Douglas 727-8045356. Register at Yoga4All.com/workshops.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 Cacao Creations – 4pm. Brad Myers, The Vegabond Chef, shares nutty notes & rich textures with his decadent cacao creations! He will be making truffles alongside a raw, vegan hazelnut cocoa

spread just in time to celebrate National Chocolate Day! Free. Nature’s Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater, 727-443-6703, NaturesFoodPatch.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31

PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Tampa Bay Veg Fest – 10am-5pm. 9th annual premier vegan family-friendly festival in a new location, featuring speakers, cooking demos, healthy living and eco-friendly vendors, exhibits by nonprofits, children’s area, live music and animal adoptions. Leashed companion animals welcome. New this year: Vegan Mac & Cheese Cook-off. Free admission. Perry Harvey Sr. Park, 1000 E. Harrison St., Tampa. For more information, call 727-656-8368, email Info@TampaBayVegFest. org or visit TampaBayVegFest.com.

Missy Agatka, a regular reader of NA, shares this pix of Yoga Cat, taken at her formerly owned Sanctuary for Disabled Cats, in Connecticut.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

Beginner Yoga Workshop Series – Noon-1:30pm.

November 6, 13, 20. Bev Klein, 200 RYT, Certified Restorative Yoga instructor. Learn the fundamentals of a basic yoga practice. This will be a small group setting in which participants meet weekly for three consecutive sessions to explore what yoga is all about and develop a love for practice. $45/series. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater. 727-712-1475, Info@AYogaVillage.com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

Medical Hypnotherapy Specialty Training – 10am-6pm, Dec. 8-9 & 15-16. Patricia V. Scott, PhD & Dr. Eric Rosen offer advanced techniques in medical hypnotherapy, theory and practice for certified hypnotists. Prerequisite: 200hr hypnosis training. Register by 11/29: $495, $395 (UPHI Members). After: $545/$495. No-interest financing available. UP Hypnosis Institute, Dunedin location.

727-943-5003. Details, UPHypnosis.com.

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sunday Almost Hot Sunday-Funday Flow – 9-10:15am.

With Heather Benton E-RYT500, find your flow!

Prepare to ignite your inner fire with a balanced, flowing practice as Heather guides you on this almost hot devotion in motion. Kick your asana into gear to some rockin’ tunes and prepare for a deep meditation.

Bring your mat, water and a towel. Not for new practitioners. Yoga4All, 8836 Seminole Blvd., Seminole.

Info, Heather 727-480-3004, Yoga4All.com.

25 Years of Teaching Meditation – 10-11am Sun; 6:30-8:30pm Weds; 6-7pm Fri. Learn three unique pre-Buddhist approaches to practicing meditation; techniques used by the earliest Yogis designed to awaken into the freedom and fullness of yourSelf. Practice the fundamentals, avoid common pitfalls, and get guidance creating a practical, sustainable, life-changing practice.

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

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

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

monday Chair Pro Yoga – 11:30am-12:30pm. Join Darcy Psihos for a session that is great for students who want to ease into the practice, have physical limitations or are recovering from an injury. $15. Namaste Yoga, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Spring.

855-450-9042. For full schedule of classes see NamasteTarpon.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tuesday Foundations of Yoga: Developing your Personal Practice – 10-11am. Join James Horne & Darcy Psihos for a class specifically tailored to deeper understandings of yoga to assist the enhancement of your personal practice. $15. Namaste Yoga, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Spring. 855-450-9042. For full schedule of classes see NamasteTarpon.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.

Ki Hara – 5pm Mon & Fri. 11:30am Sat. Stretch and strengthen your muscles in this eccentric resistance method of stretching. Improves strength and length in your range of motion while aiding in correcting muscular imbalances. $15. Kinesis, The Movement Studio, 4760

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

727-289-4747. AwakeningWellness.org.

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

Complements any form of therapy. Carrollwood Revello Medical Center, 10213 Lake Carroll Way, Ste. D, Tampa. Info & registration, Maria 813-3347424 or ReikiShrine@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

Mindfulness Meditation & Practice – 7-8:45pm. In the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh. Mindfulness practice helps to cultivate compassion, develop inner peace and experience joy in daily life. UU St Pete, 719 Arlington Ave N, St Petersburg, Info floridamindfulness.org.

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

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

thursday Amrit & Yoga Nidra – 6-7:15pm. Join Adam Psihos for this class which provides a deeply meditative and mindful experience. $15. Namaste Yoga, 1810 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Spring. 855-450-9042. For full schedule of classes see NamasteTarpon.com.

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

Usually held last Thursday; check website to be sure.

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

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

friday Achieving Wellness through Healthy Habits Part I – 6-8pm. 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Fridays. Modules 3–6. Karampreet, Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Join the Yoga Village Community in any class in this 16-week program on how to apply yoga to your life. Start your journey with a commitment to Self; begin or deepen your practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama and the process to heal limiting habits so you can recover your soul. $18/ class; $108/reserve for 8. Yoga Village, 2760 Daniel St., Clearwater, 727-712-1475. Info@AYogaVillage. com, AYogaVillage.com/events.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

The Power of 8 Meditation, Healing and Sharing Circle – 4pm-5pm - Led by John DeRugeris, Dr. of Medical Qigong. Discover how to tap into the extraordinary human capacity for connection and healing, using the miraculous power of group intention. When individuals in a group focus their intention together on a single target, a powerful collective dynamic emerges that can heal longstanding conditions. Free event, donations accepted. Awakening Wellness Center, 6161 MLK Street Ste 100 St Petersburg.727- 289-4747 AwakeningWellness.org.

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

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

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

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

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community resource guide

Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide call 727.865.9339 or go to NATampa.com and request a media kit.

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

Professional Herbalists Training Program

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 22.

Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

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

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

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

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

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. See ad page 55.

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

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

Jin Shin Jyutsu & craniosacral therapy.

coaching Dianne M. Kipp, BSN, PCC, CTT

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

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

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 31.

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 23.

alternative medicine

Specializing in natural hormone replacement therapy: the natural, bioidentical way and other safe, natural nutritional solutions for menopause symptoms, including weight loss, acupuncture, chelation, allergy elimination, and walk-in care.

See ad inside front cover.

Dr. Paula Giusto 310 South Brevard Ave. Tampa 813-253-2565

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LIFEWORKS WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. David Minkoff Dr. George Springer Sue Morgan, ARNP and Jennifer Baer, ARNP 301 Turner Street, Clearwater 727-466-6789 LifeWorksWellnessCenter.com

Natural Living Chiropractic & wellness center

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

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

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

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astrology Astrology for Your Soul

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

Over 25 years of experience.

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

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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 29. .

Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul. ~Donna Karan

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 21.

paul t. rodeghero, dds

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

See ad page 14.

herbalist Rose Kalajian—Herbalist

Natural Health Hut Clinic and Herb Farm 813-991-5177 ImHerbalist.com Specializing in growing the herbs used in my clinic practice and in the Herbal Remedies I formulate.

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

Promoting health through the use of Herbs. See ad page 24.

The first wealth is health. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

hypnosis Dr. Thomas Quinlan, PsyD

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

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