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othing inflames passions more than a presidential election. Heading into the final campaign weeks, candidates will make impassioned pleas to voters and you can often hear heated debates between friends or family over what the politicians promise us for the future. Publishers Mary Ruetten (left) It is important that we all exercise our right to and Nancy Somera vote this month, and we need to do our homework to find out which candidates will stand up for our environment, support renewable energies and protect us from pollution—and which ones won’t. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) National Environmental Scorecard provides objective, factual information about the most important environmental legislation and the voting records of elected officials. Visit lcv.org/scorecard to make informed decisions and vote for the world you want to live in. Unquestionably, these past few years have been difficult. People have been challenged in ways they never imagined, but plenty of good has come from it, too. My family has learned that we can get along with a lot less. We now live in a home just more than half the size of our previous house, a trend that is coming back in vogue, according to Andrew Gates, a Sotheby’s International Realty real estate broker, in “House Happiness,” on page 20. When my family does need an item, instead of rushing out to purchase it, we first ponder borrowing it from a neighbor or picking it up second-hand. I recently learned about community tool libraries, where members borrow tools, equipment and how-to materials for a specified period of time, usually for free. According to The Center of a New American Dream, the average power drill is used only six to 13 minutes in its lifetime. How much dust is your power drill collecting? I think we could all benefit from sharing our toys more, the way we remind our kids to do. “We live in a solar goldfield in southern Nevada,” Louise Helton, vice president of 1 Sun Solar Companies, reminds us in the article, “One Good Deed Leads to Another,” on page 24. Helton’s passion for Las Vegas is evident and will inspire you to want to make a difference in our community. One easy way is by pledging to recycle more this year on November 15, National Recycling Day. According to Keep America Beautiful, recycling is one of the easiest things we can all do to improve our community, conserve natural resources and create green jobs. Take the pledge (see page 21), and then stick to it. Finally, during this season of giving thanks, we offer gratitude to all our advertisers that make it possible for us to bring Natural Awakenings to you each month, and to our loyal readers that tell us we are appreciated. Your support reminds us of our passion and purpose. What is yours? It’s never too late to start looking. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Be well,

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newsbriefs Hypnotherapy Achieves New Licensing Status

hrough the efforts of an ad hoc committee of local hypnotists, the city of Las Vegas has redefined hypnotherapy as a legitimate therapeutic mode in an amendment to a city ordinance requiring privileged business licenses for practices in the psychic arts. As a result, practicing hypnotherapists are now able to secure a standard business license, instead of a privileged one, to practice here. Ad Hoc Committee The redefinition helps raise public awareness of the many therapeutic benefits of hypnotherapy, and residents can feel confident that practitioners doing business in the city of Las Vegas have been trained and qualified by a legitimate certifying organization. The committee was headed up by local hypnotist Elijah David Love, and comprised Michael Smith, Ph.D., Patricia Timmins, Justin James, Ron Bailes, Tim Timmins and Layne Keck. For his efforts, Elijah David Love was awarded the Loyalty Award by the National Guild of Hypnotists, a group that advised the committee in reworking the legislation and sent letters to the Las Vegas City Council on the subject. Elijah D. Love is a practicing hypnotherapist at Wellness Hypnotherapist in Las Vegas. To schedule a consultation, call 702-806-1745, email ELove.Cht@gmail. com, or visit WellnessHypnotherapy.net. See story, page 25.

fresh52 Autumn Harvest Festival

resh52 Farmers & Artisan Market will host their Autumn Harvest Festival from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 10, at Tivoli Village. Participants will enjoy a free, fun-filled community event for the entire family, with live entertainment, chef demonstrations and beer tasting. Kids of all ages may enter the pie-eating contest, do some pumpkin decorating and face painting, visit the petting zoo and partake in free arts and craft activities. Location: 302 S. Rampart. For more information, visit Fresh52.com. See ad, page 7.

Look Who’s Living in a Treehouse

amilies and children can spend some quality time hanging out in the trees with a visit to the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum’s newest traveling exhibit—Tree House: Look Who’s Living in the Trees. Located on the second floor, the exhibit runs through January 14, 2013. This new hands-on exhibit includes fun ways to explore the important roles that trees play in providing homes for all sorts of wild things. Incorporating all the senses, this popular exhibit engages forest explorers of all ages in indoor nature explorations and the ecology of sustainably harvesting this important natural resource. Location: 833 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. For more information, call 702- 382-3445 or visit ldcm.org.

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newsbriefs Finding the Sources of Pain

r. Rabiyyah Hazziez, of Healing Hands & Beyond, offers customized foot scans in her chiropractic evaluations to help determine the cause of low back pain and other joint pain. “A lot of paDr. Rabiyyah tients under my care do not realize that Hazziez most of their pain, if not trauma-related, usually stems from their feet,” says Hazziez. An unleveled pelvis, whether caused by pregnancy, injury, genetics or surgery, can cause an enormous amount of pressure on the sciatic nerve. Treating the cause, not just the symptoms, improves patients’ quality of life. Treatment may consist of skilled hand or instrument adjustments to the spine or extremities, rehabilitation, nutrition modification, neurocare and customized foot scanning. Hazziez provides patient care in pediatrics, prenatal and post-natal care, diabetic neuropathy, low back pain and chronic or acute syndromes. Location: 3110 S. Valley View Blvd., Ste. 103 A, Las Vegas. To schedule an appointment, call 702-333-5326. For more information about chiropractic neurology, visit Carrick Institute.org. See ad, page 9.

Bringing Smiles to Patients Near and Far

r. Michael Bell, a general dentist with The Bell Center for Holistic Dentistry, will volunteer his services with the nonprofit organization Thousand Smiles Foundation November 2 and 3, in Ensenada, Mexico, 70 miles south of San Dr. Michael Diego. Bell joins other medical and dental Bell professionals from California to bring care to less fortunate children in Mexico that suffer from a lack of dental care and facial deformities such as cleft palate. As a holistic dentist, Bell takes an approach to dentistry that addresses the health of his patients’ whole body, not just the condition of their teeth and mouth. Drawing knowledge from the traditions of natural healing and proper nutrition, Bell partners with his patients in taking a proactive approach to healthcare, looking for ways to promote health and wellness, rather than just treating the symptoms of disease. Bell has received additional training in cosmetic and restorative dentistry, TMJ diagnostics and treatment, orthodontics and dentures. His services include testing for toxic mercury in amalgam fillings and their safe removal, as well as complementary mercury detoxification programs. Location: 8068 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. A, Las Vegas. For more information or to schedule a appointment, call 702-2567666 or visit LVTMJDentist.com. See ad, page 20.

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ustomers that purchase CieAura PureRelief Holographic Chips, a safe and effective alternative for pain relief, have an option to make a $1 or $2 donation to the Malaya House, a hybrid orphanage that has a cafeteria, church, playgrounds, classrooms, living facilities, bathrooms and medical facilities to help the impoverished children of Tondo, a district of Manila, Philippines. CieAura will match all donations. CieAura PureRelief Chips are designed to help the body manage discomfort without drugs. Similarly to the needles used in acupuncture, Pure Relief Chips refocus the body’s energy when they are placed on the points of discomfort. When pain and discomfort in a particular area is alleviated, the body is able to return to a balanced state where optimal wellness is achieved. Preliminary plans are in process now to build the Malaya House. Their goal is to serve meals to between 200 to 300 kids and to provide a place to teach parents skills to help them become productive members of society. For more information, visit VioletM.CieAura.com. See ad, page 8.

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holiday drive-through spectacular, Glittering Lights, brightens the Las Vegas Motor Speedway with its all-LED energy efficient light displays from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 5:30 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, between November 16 and January 6, 2013. Glittering Lights has added new displays this year, including a NASCAR scene and Avenue of Trees, to more than 450 animated light displays and the world’s largest light tunnel, along a 2.5-mile racetrack. The first 15,000 vehicles will receive a gift bag filled with goodies. Goodwill of Southern Nevada is offering $2 off a Glittering Lights ticket with a donation of gently used items. Pick up a coupon at any of their 30 drop-off locations or at the entrance to Glittering Lights. Speedway Children’s Charity (SCC) receives $2 from each purchased ticket to Glittering Lights. SCC provides funding for hundreds of children’s charities throughout southern Nevada that meet the direct needs of children. From educational support to the basic need of a coat or a simple meal, SCC’s vision is that every child has the same opportunities, no matter what obstacle they are facing. Location: 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. N., Las Vegas. Cost is $15-$20 per vehicle. For more info, visit GlitteringLightsLasVegas.com.

Birthing Center Open House

ell Rounded Momma is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., November 3, at their new Homestead facility, designed to provide women with a safe space to experience labor and birth their babies. Guests will receive free tours, information about natural birth packages and delicious, healthy food. At Well Rounded Momma, trained doulas and midwives help women give birth in a true homelike environment, providing one-on-one care that helps ensure excellent mom and baby outcomes. Now at two locations, a team of birth professionals creates a safe and nurturing environment where expectant mothers and their families can come for support and education throughout the pregnancy and the baby’s infancy. Workshops, products and classes are scheduled each week, including the popular Momma’s Milk Circle breast feeding and parent support group, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays, at the Homestead location, 3556 East Patrick Avenue, and Thursdays at 6000 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 9A. For more information call 702-795-2500 or visit WellRounded Momma.com. natural awakenings November 2012

insp newsbriefs Natural Awakenings’ Family of Franchises is Thriving

atural Awakenings Publishing Corp. (NAPC) recently welcomed a large group of new publishers that completed an October training program at corporate headquarters in Naples, Florida. The NAPC training staff spent several days with the entrepreneurs now launching new Natural Awakenings territories or taking over the production of existing magazines in locales across the nation. New markets include Syracuse, New York; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Hudson County, New Jersey. Existing franchises with new publishers at the helm include San Antonio, Texas; Bergen County and Somerset, New Jersey; Roanoke, Virginia; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Long Island, New York. Company CEO Sharon Bruckman launched the first edition of Natural Awakenings in 1994 and began franchising it in 1999. The company currently publishes more than 80 Natural Awakenings magazines throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, with 1.5 million monthly print copies and a collective readership exceeding 3 million. “Interest in naturally healthy living that’s good for people and the planet is now influencing mainstream America, thanks in part to our active and growing readership,” says Bruckman. “Our dedicated family of publishers, supported by loyal advertisers, makes it possible for everyone to know they have healthy life choices available to them.” For a list of cities where Natural Awakenings is publishing or to learn more about franchising opportunities, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com or call 239-530-1377.

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he Large Vision Business Network Mixer (LVBNM) and a host of companies are celebrating Veterans Day by offering and providing jobs for Clark County veterans at a free job fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., November 8, at the Suncoast Hotel & Casino Grand Ballroom. Veterans only will be permitted from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and must show a DD-214 military service document. All public and veterans are welcome from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 50 companies will be on hand to recruit job applicants and another 10 companies will be offering free services and filling needs for veterans. The LVBNM Chef’s Corner will serve tasty free foods and give away $2,000 in raffle drawing prizes for all attendees. Location: 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas. For more information, call Paula or Sylvester Jackson at 702-639-6964 or email lvbnmLasVegas@aol.com.

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Good Foods to Keep the Brain Sharp

ew research reveals that diet may make a difference in reducing the risk of developing the most common form of dementia, known as Alzheimer’s disease. A study published by the American Academy of Neurology suggests that eating foods containing omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be related to lower blood levels of a problematic protein called beta-amyloid associated with Alzheimer’s and memory problems. For the study, 1,219 people older than 65 and free of dementia provided information about their diets for an average of 1.2 years before their blood was tested for beta-amyloid. Researchers looked specifically at 10 nutrients, including saturated fatty acids; omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; mono-unsaturated fatty acids; vitamins E, C, B12 and D; beta-carotene; and folate. The scientists found that higher consumption of omega-3 fatty acids corresponded to lower blood beta-amyloid levels. Particularly, those consuming just one gram more than other study subjects’ average daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids experienced a 20 to 30 percent decrease in beta-amyloid levels in the blood. One gram of omega-3s can be obtained by eating half a salmon fillet, once a week. Other foods that contain healthy omega-3s are flax seeds, almonds, walnuts and walnut oil, tuna and sardines and in small amounts, vegetables like Brussels sprouts, kale, spinach and salad greens.

Cranberry Juice Yields Knockout Punch

hen scientific studies first provided evidence that cranberries are a powerful agent in fighting urinary tract infections (UTI), the supplement industry was fast to react by putting cranberry pills and extracts on the market. But are they as effective as drinking cranberry juice or eating the sauce? Recent analysis by Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers answers. The researchers tested proanthocyanidins (PAC), a group of flavonoids found in cranberries and thought to be what gives the juice its infection-fighting properties, offering hope that these could translate into an effective extract. However, the report concluded that cranberry juice itself is far better at preventing biofilm formation—the precursor of infection—than PACs alone. The virulent form of E. coli bacteria that is the cause of most UTIs is covered with small, hair-like projections, known as fimbriae, which act like hooks and latch onto cells that line the urinary tract. When enough bacteria adhere to the cells, they form a biofilm that leads to infection. Cranberry juice prevented the bacteria from forming this biofilm, while PACs alone were not as effective.

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o keep the holidays merry, rather than moody, check labels when stocking the pantry and avoid products containing trans fatty acids, which not only contribute to insulin resistance, inflammation and heart disease, but also exacerbate mood swings. After studying nearly 1,000 men and women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, researchers at the University of CaliforniaSan Diego School of Medicine found that consumption of dietary trans fatty acids (dTFA) was significantly associated with greater aggression and irritability. The study, led by Associate Professor Dr. Beatrice Golomb, provides the first evidence linking dTFA with adverse behaviors, ranging from impatience to overt aggression. Analysis of participants’ baseline dietary information and behavioral assessments were adjusted for sex, age, education and use of alcohol or tobacco products. The new finding strengthens health experts’ recommendations to avoid eating products like margarines, shortenings and prepared foods that contain trans fats and to steer clear of serving them in schools and other institutions. Source: PLoS One

Antibiotics Overused for Sinus Infections

Did you know that how we dispose of medication can have a significant impact on the environment? Flushing prescription, over-the-counter, and veterinary medications into the water system can remain in the water cycle even after facility treatment. Do your part to protect our community so that it can be safe and clean for everyone. The Medicine Disposal Program provides drop off boxes at local Police Substations. Disposal is simple, easy and convenient. • First, remove your personal information from the original containers. • Place the containers in a secondary plastic bag. • Bring all your unwanted and expired medication to your local Las Vegas Metro, Henderson, Mesquite or Boulder City police station. • Deposit them in the secure drop box.

study by investigators at the Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, concludes that antibiotics typically prescribed for sinus infections aren’t any more effective than inactive placebos. “Patients don’t get better faster or have fewer symptoms when they get antibiotics,” says Dr. Jay F. Piccirillo, a professor of otolaryngology and the study’s senior author. He adds, “Our results show that antibiotics aren’t necessary for a basic [acute] sinus infection—most people get better on their own.” The researchers do suggest treating symptoms such as pain, cough and congestion and carefully watching to see if further treatment is necessary.

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African Savannas Hold Clues to Drought Relief This year, much of the United States has experienced the most severe drought since the 1950s, prompting governors to declare emergency conditions. There is no guarantee that the crisis will be alleviated, but new research points to a way that farmers may be better able to cope. In the hotter, drier climate of the semiarid African savanna, flowing between the Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea, farmers have successfully fought back an expanding Sahara Desert and turned once dry, uncultivated scrub into highly productive farmland. The key to success is allowing trees to grow where they once cut them down, and adopting agricultural techniques that take full advantage of scarce water resources. Experts claim that today’s American farmers should recognize the benefits that trees can bring to even the most arid plots of land. Chris Reij, a sustainable land management specialist at Free University Amsterdam, who has worked in Africa since 1978, observes, “Given the situation in the U.S. corn belt, these practices might help farmers in Kansas and Iowa adapt to more extreme weather and help make their crops more resistant to drought.” Adding more trees, planted in rows between crops or bordering fields, could provide many of the same benefits found in Africa: improved soil and water quality and windbreaks that keep dry topsoil from going airborne. Fallen leaves and twigs inject nutrients into the soil, reducing the need for expensive fertilizers that can also pollute nearby streams or wells. Trees cool temperatures on a local scale, trap carbon and clean the air. Their roots are natural filters between fields and waterways and can help keep soil moist. Plus, tree fruits and nuts provide food for farm animals and wildlife. It’s an Early American agriculture tradition worth revisiting. Find more information from the USDA National Agroforestry Center at nac.unl.edu.

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Eco-Gyms

Workouts Feed the Grid A new crop of environmentally conscious gyms and fitness centers are adopting practices to save energy by adding electricitygenerating workout equipment and using other strategies to reduce environmental impacts. It’s known as the green gym movement, which continues to grow and innovate. The Los Angeles Times reports that members of AC4 Fitness, in Goleta, California, generate power and feed it back to the grid every time they step on a treadmill or elliptical. They also bring their own refillable bottles and have access to a hydration station that provides free water, filtered by reverse osmosis. Patrons can store their belongings in lockers made from recycled plastic. The Greenasium Fitness Studio, in Encinitas, California, sports floors covered with mats made from recycled tires, and their dumbbells are used and refurbished.

Loving It

Fast Food that’s Good Food Mike Roberts, once the president and CEO of McDonald’s, has co-founded Lyfe Kitchen, a restaurant chain that aims to serve healthy food on a fast-food scale. The acronym Lyfe stands for Love Your Food Everyday, and the food is made without butter, cream, white sugar, white flour, high-fructose corn syrup, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), trans fats or additives. He foresees hundreds of the alternative bistros opening across the country, all serving locally sourced, sustainable gourmet meals with the efficiency and economy usually found in a fast-food chain. With free-range chicken; burgers from grass-fed, humanely raised cattle; roasted kabocha squash; beet and rice salad and Napa cabbage salad, costs are expected to be pricey at first, but decrease as more locations are added. Visit LyfeKitchen.com.

Veggie Feast

Meatless Traditions Replace Turkey Day Across America, millions of people will celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with a new, more compassionate and life-affirming tradition that eschews killing and eating animals. Citing factors that include torturous breeding and production practices, health risks posed by additives and adulteration, and the ethics of animal killing, Gentle Thanksgiving has become a Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) annual campaign. Families are encouraged to prepare a whole vegetarian or vegan meal to commemorate the traditional occasion of communal sharing and abundance. Soybased mock turkeys are widely available, as well as a cornucopia of meat-free recipes. Visit Gentle Thanksgiving.org. natural awakenings November 2012

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than their bank accounts. Off-the-clock volunteerism is soaring. Due to working and earning less, people are also consuming less, cooking, sewing and gardening more, rediscovering forgotten passions and relationships and finding new ones in the process. “When the economy tanked, it prompted a real moment of spiritual awakening for all of us,” observes Sue Frederick, of Boulder, Colorado, a nationally renowned career counselor who also applies her intuitive skills in helping clients like Readnower find their muse. “We are no longer able to hide out behind jobs and benefits that might not have been a good fit for us to begin with. People are remembering their soul’s mission and waking up to the true work they are intended to do.” At the leading edge of the purpose-driven career movement is the millennial generation, now in their 20s through early 30s. Having come of age

In the midst of uncertainties, many are asking, “Why am I here?”

Fashion a Passion-Driven Life Realize Your Purpose and Feed Your Soul by Lisa Marshall

hree years ago, Cindy Readnower felt as if work was swallowing her life. As a single mom with two sons to support and two franchise restaurants to run in Sarasota, Florida, she routinely would get up at 4 a.m. and go to bed after midnight. She didn’t see enough of her boys. “I never had a free moment to just shut down and think about what I really wanted,” she recalls. Then the economy collapsed, forcing her to shutter her businesses, file for bankruptcy and consult with a career counselor to plan her next steps. Today, at 57, she’s working as a life coach and business consultant and as she sees it, living the life she is meant to live. “When you hit hard times and say, ‘My worst fears have come true; what am I going to do now?’ It makes you realize you will only find true success when you follow your passion,” she says. Readnower represents what some 16

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see as the silver lining in these challenging economic times. At a time of high unemployment, when some can’t find a job and others are working grueling hours to compensate for laid-off coworkers, many Americans are stepping off the corporate hamster wheel and sincerely asking themselves: “What is my purpose here, and how can I realize it?”

Purpose Over Profits

According to a recent study by the nonprofit Encore.org, which helps older Americans pursue more meaningful careers, as many as 9 million people ages 44 to 70 have already transitioned into encore careers that combine purpose, passion and a paycheck. Another 31 million would like to. Meanwhile, surveys show that new college grads are increasingly gravitating toward nonprofit and public sector jobs that feed their souls more

amidst the Enron Corporation scandal, 9/11, Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the 2008 economic collapse, they’re graduating from college with a more holistic perspective on what constitutes a good career. “The decade in which we have matured has been turbulent in almost every dimension,” says John Coleman, 31, a recent graduate of Harvard Business School and co-author of Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders. “This generation is looking at a world that has so many problems and saying, ‘The old opportunities are not there anymore, so we have to create new ones.’ Many are actively seeking more meaning and purpose at work.” One 2010 survey of 500 MBA students found that when considering a long list of options for what they looked for in a career, they ranked “intellectual challenge” and “opportunity to impact the world” as their first and third priorities, bracketing “compensation” which

It is not how much your passion,” she counranked second. sels. Attwood has observed Another analysis you do, firsthand how success by The New York Times found that in 2009, 11 but how much love often follows, because, “When you choose in fapercent more college you put vor of the things that have graduates worked for nonprofits than in the the greatest, deepest meaninto the doing, previous year. According for you, the universe that matters. ingly, Coleman’s book is supports you more than packed with encouraging if you are just tepid and examples, from a Harvard neutral about something.” ~ Mother Teresa MBA student and a U.S. For some, that has Marine that co-founded meant working fewer hours a nonprofit addressing poverty in for less pay, in order to allow more Kenya’s largest slum to a biomedical time for clarifying meditation, family engineering grad that launched a web- dinners, volunteering at a local shelter, based car-sharing service. taking a long-yearned-for dance class This altruistic, purpose-driven or planning the next career shift. It has career track seems a stark departure also led to willing trade-offs in buying from that of the baby boomers, collecless and doing more for oneself. According to the 2010 MetLife Study tively referred to as the “me” generation of the American Dream, 77 percent of for its materialistic ethos. Yet those that Americans now say that achieving their specialize in helping people find more big dream comprises improving the meaningful lives say this group curquality of their lives by strengthening rently counts among their best and most personal relationships. As for millennials, focused customers. “We are at a time in the world 39 percent say they already have what when it is more socially acceptable they need. Also, those that feel growing to follow your passions,” says Janet pressure to buy more and better material Attwood, whose Passion Test workpossessions has dropped from 66 percent shops—established in 2004—are in 2006 to well below half today. welcoming more people than ever. “In “Plenty of people have already my day, my dad was so freaked out I’d started down this path. They’re growing end up homeless that he sent me to vegetables, raising chickens and keeping business school so I would learn how bees. They’re building their own homes, to type. Back then, parents never asked: often with the help of friends and neigh‘What turns you on?’” bors,” writes Boston University Sociol That’s a shame, remarks Frederick, ogy Professor Juliet Schor, Ph.D. because first hints at our purpose often In her groundbreaking book, bubble up in our youth. “I believe all of Plenitude: The New Economics of us know at some point what our gift is, True Wealth, she argues that contrary but we often bury it and say, ‘I have to to many economists’ assumptions, a fit in and get a job with benefits and a shorter work week and smaller econgood paycheck.’” There is an alternative. omy is better for society as a whole. More, such a lifestyle, “allows people Work and Consume Less, to build stronger social connections, Live More maintain their physical and mental Attwood stresses that living in line with health and engage in activities that are one’s passion isn’t just about work, more creative and meaningful.” noting, “It’s about your relationships and friends, your spirituality and health, Any Example what you consume and where you Proves the Rule choose to live…” Ever since childhood days of helping She asks clients to write down five her mother make clothing for the famlife-defining passions (see sidebar) and ily, Juliette Bastian has had a passion use them as a guidepost. “Whenever for fashion design. Her love of dancing you are faced with a choice, a decision dates back to watching American Bandor an opportunity, choose in favor of stand. But when it came to choosing a

Take the Passion Test Make a list of your passions; the 10 or 15 things most critical to your happiness and well-being. Start each entry with, “When my life is ideal, I am … ” (living in a beautiful house in the mountains, working in a job that changes lives, spending plenty of time with my children, etc.) Don’t worry about how you’ll get there. Just write it down. You become whatever you are committed to. “People often write down a passion, but if they can’t immediately see how they can manifest it, they erase it and instead write something down that they can easily put their arms around. In other words, they play it safe,” says Janet Attwood, co-author of The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose. Instead, think big. Narrow the list to your top five passions. Write all five passions down on five index cards. Post passions in places you will routinely see them, such as on the bathroom mirror and refrigerator door; display them prominently on your computer. Create a vision board (a collage of representations of your passions). “It’s an easy way to keep your attention on the things you really want to grow stronger in your life,” notes Attwood. Use these priority passions as a guidepost. “Whenever you are faced with a choice, a decision or opportunity, choose in favor of your passions,” advises Attwood. Then run to the goal with purpose in every step. Take the test again every six months, because passions can change and evolve over time.

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career, “There was always this trigger that went off in my head that said, ‘You need to make money,’” she explains. By her mid-40s, this San Dimas, California, resident boasted a six-figure salary and a successful, but not terribly fulfilling career doing accounting and strategic business planning. To indulge her creative side, she created colorful spreadsheets, but it wasn’t enough. “At one point, I acknowledged, ‘I am not happy walking into work anymore,’” recalls Bastian, now 52. “I felt like a hamster on a wheel.” Seven years ago, she walked out, and with Attwood’s help, set out to find her true callings. “People always think you have to pick just one, but you have passions that run across every aspect of your life,” she says. “I now realize I am a dancer, fashion designer, family person and spiritual woman.” Bastian begins each week by making a color-coded “strategic plan of action,” making sure to include elements of each of her five passions: financial freedom, exceptional relationships, optimal health, successful business ventures and an alliance with God. That means she’s back in school studying

This is the true joy of life—being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. ~ George Bernard Shaw

fashion design, and now makes time for dancing, church, family and a part-time career-coaching business. She says that it has been financially rough at times. But the “sacrifices”—like fewer hair appointments, fancy clothes, meals out and expensive holiday gifts for friends—have been well worth it. “I now have the flexibility, freedom and joy of knowing I am living who Juliette truly is,” she says with a smile. “I know I’ll be taken care of as long as I honor what truly matters to me.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance writer near Boulder, CO. Connect at Lisa@LisaAnnMarshall.com.

More Purposeful Life Tips Make time for a spiritual life. Whether it’s pausing to meditate in the morning or going to church or temple, allow time to reflect upon who you are and what you really want. “If you are not setting aside time to explore these questions, you won’t find the answers,” says John Coleman, author of Passion and Purpose. Don’t limit yourself to one purpose, such as a job. Decide who you want to be, rather than focus on what you are doing or want to do. Seek out mentors, young and old, that appear to be living a passionate life and ask them how they reached their life space. If you have the option of working less to pursue other passions, consider it. To save money, think about what you can make, grow or do, rather than pay for. In the process, you may rediscover an old passion. Let your talents guide you. If you are good at something, the chances are you are passionate about it. Do more of it, and that doesn’t necessarily mean volunteering forever. Consider making a passion into a relevant career. “We are not here to give away our gifts for free and then go to a job we hate,” says career counselor Sue Frederick. Take baby steps. If you can’t quit your job to follow your passion quite yet, take baby steps. Write a business plan. Take a class. Start volunteering. Meanwhile, focus on activating passions in other areas of your life. What is one thing you should stop doing, and one thing you can start doing today? Additional sources: Janet Attwood, author of The Passion Test; Juliet Schor, author of Plenitude

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Top 10 Giving Tips for Maximum Impact These guidelines from Charity Navigator can help Natural Awakenings readers make wise decisions in donating dollars to favorite eco-causes.

1 Be Proactive. First, take the time to identify which environmental results are most important to the family and be specific about the goals you expect via giving. 2 Engage in Dialogue. Before contributing to an organization, talk with staff to learn about the group’s accomplishments, goals and challenges. 3 Confirm Nonprofit Status. Check to ensure that the recipient is registered as a public nonprofit charity [501(c) (3)]; this also qualifies donations as tax deductions. 4 Check for Commitment to Accountability and Transparency. Charities

that follow good governance and transparency practices are less likely to engage in unethical or irresponsible activities and more likely to be making a measurable difference. Even advocates of big-picture environmental causes will find ways to quantify the quality of their contributions to planetary health.

5 Examine the Charity’s Financial Health. The financial health of any organization is a strong indicator of its performance. The most efficient nonprofits invest 75 percent or more of their budgets on programs and services and less than 25 percent on fundraising and administrative fees. 6 Review Executive Compensation. Even eco-charities need to pay their top leaders a competitive salary in order to attract and retain the talent needed to run a viable organization and produce results. But don’t just accept the CEO’s compensation at face value; compare it with counterparts in organizations of similar size, mission and location. 7 Be Careful of Sound-Alike Names. Don’t be confused by a charity that purposely chooses a name strikingly similar to a more reputable, well-known organization.

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8 Hang Up the Phone. Recognize that the for-profit fundraising companies often used for charitable telemarketing campaigns keep 25 to 95 cents of every dollar they collect. 9 Concentrate Giving. Choose a few favorite causes to focus on. Spreading donations among multiple organizations can diminish the overall impact, because a percentage of each gift immediately goes toward overhead. 10 Make a Long-Term Commitment. Wise donors support their favorite envi-

ronmental and other charities over the long haul, because they understand success requires a reliable pool of long-term, committed supporters. CharityNavigator.com provides ratings and analysis of participating charities as a public service.

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House Happiness Small, Green and Paid For by Lindsey Blomberg

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anda Urbanska’s dream home is more cottage than castle. Despite childhood yearnings for sprawling digs with a lavish pool, her concern for the planet’s welfare and a practical approach to finances has led her to a radically different fantasy: a home that is small, green and paid for. Owning a smaller home is a “triple hitter,” says the Harvard graduate and author of The Heart of Simple Living: 7 Paths to a Better Life. “With a smaller home, we can pay off the mortgage quicker, use less furniture and have less space to clean and maintain, heat and cool.” Also, less space effects less consumption—needed more than ever as dwellings have increasingly turned into what Urbanska refers to as suffocating, “sinkholes of stuff, clogging the flow of energy and movement in our lives.” She predicts, “Once we’ve purged our systems of the excess, the focus will be on creating lives that are dynamic and streamlined, where the carbon cost of a thing is weighed along with its price tag, and where the focus is on usability, rather than ownership.” The rise of McMansions as part of a runaway “bigger is better” mentality saw the average American house size surge from 983 square feet in 1950 to 2,521 square feet in 2007, reports the National Association of Home Build-

ers (NAHB). Due to the 2008 recession, many owners were left with upside-down mortgages, causing newer homes to be more modest in size. Like the notorious sports utility vehicle (SUV) craze, now faded due to steep gas prices, the McMansion trend is quickly declining. “Today’s entry-level buyer seems to prefer a far simpler presentation than what had been popular with their parents,” observes Heather McCune, former editor-in-chief of Professional Builder and Professional Remodeler. “I don’t think it would be out of line to characterize it as an anti-McMansion attitude.” Real estate website Trulia.com recently reported that slightly more than half of Americans say that 1,400 to 2,600 square feet would be their ideal home size. According to the NAHB, nine of 10 builders are planning or constructing smaller homes than in the past. In 2010, the average new home size dropped to 2,377 square feet and by 2015, the average newly built home is predicted to measure just 2,140 square feet. Even in more affluent areas, builders are beginning to construct model homes that are one-third smaller than what they were building just a few years ago. “‘Small is beautiful’ is back in vogue,” remarks Andrew Gates, a Sotheby’s International Realty real estate broker in Salisbury, Connecticut. “The

simplicity aesthetic is more prevalent after what we’ve been through the past few years.” Savings accrued from the purchase of a more sustainable, lower-impact home allows reasonable investments toward modern, energy-efficient upgrades like bamboo flooring, water conservation and filtration devices and Energy Star appliances. The National Association of Realtors’ 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers found that nearly 90 percent of buyers considered heating and cooling bills important, and more than 70 percent wanted high-efficiency appliances. “As advocates of energy efficiency, we have been encouraged by a change in home buyers’ and homeowners’ attitudes toward energy efficiency,” says Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. With increased energy efficiency comes increased home value; a recent study in The Appraisal Journal indicates that the market value of a home increases by $10 to $25 for every dollar saved on annual fuel bills. Coinciding with smaller single-family living quarters is a boom in multigenerational homes across the country. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, as of 2010, 4.4 million homes held three generations or more under one roof, a 15 percent increase from 3.8 million-plus homes just two years earlier. In multigenerational households, the need for expensive daycare is lessened, while grandparents and adult children can also contribute to household income by paying rent. Urbanska, who resides in North Carolina with her 90-year-old mother and 15-year-old son, says, “I’ve been able to save money on both child and elder care while staying close to Mother in her later years.” The rapid turn toward both financially and environmentally smarter habits looks like it’s here to stay, concludes Michelle Kaufmann, co-author of the acclaimed Prefab Green and a Sausalito, California, architect of eco-friendly homes. She says she is busier than ever, because these concepts are resonating widely. “It’s sad that it took a complete economic meltdown for people to appreciate smaller homes,” she observes, “but at least something good can come from it.” Lindsey Blomberg is a freelance writer in Sarasota, FL.

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Top Cold and Flu Fighters for Children by Dr. Lauri Grossman

ith the onset of school, parents are stocking up on essentials, including at-home remedies to help keep kids healthy this winter. Natural Awakenings has compiled several leading experts’ best tips.

ing Spices: How to Use 50 Everyday and Exotic Spices to Boost Health and Beat Disease, by Dr. Bharat Aggarwal, also a Ph.D. and researcher at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston.

Green and Yellow Produce

Natural Cough Syrup

Dr. James Balch, a leading natural health expert, urologist and pioneering author in healing nutrition, recommends menus rich in colored fruits and vegetables filled with carotenes. “These foods are potent antioxidants, help with immune function and are involved with the growth and repair of tissues,” he writes. For picky eaters, serve crispy carrot sticks, buttery sweet potatoes and juicy apples.

Nuts and Seeds

Keep crunchy sunflower seeds within easy reach. High in vitamin E, they help children resist the flu and upper respiratory infections. Brazil nuts are good too, because they are high in selenium that keep bacteria and viruses from replicating.

Healing Herbs

Burke Lennihan, a registered nurse, certified homeopath and author of Your Natural Medicine Cabinet, encourages parents to stock up on garlic, ginger, turmeric and cayenne. “There’s a reason why [these herbs] are so popular worldwide,” she says, “and it’s not just the flavor. They have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and other medicinal properties that modern science is just beginning to document.” Another helpful resource is Heal22

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“Elderberry syrup is great for coughs,” advises Lennihan. “A study done in Israel showed that elderberry extract is as effective against the flu as Tamiflu.”

Fermented Cod Liver Oil

Dr. Deborah Gordon, of Ashland, Oregon (DrDeborahMD.com), recom-

mends that parents use supplements relied on as basics in the home generations ago: “All children benefit from fermented cod liver oil.” Although it tastes bad, it’s one of the most effective immune boosters available in a safe and easily absorbable form.

Vitamin D

While protecting skin from direct sun rays is an ongoing concern, current research shows that many children are deficient in the vitamin D sunshine provides. Gordon advises parents, “Ask your pediatrician to test your children to determine if they need supplements.”

Powerful Probiotics

In Treatment Alternatives for Children, Dr. Lawrence Rosen, who practices at the Whole Child Center, in Oradell, New Jersey, notes: “By adding probiotics to vitamin D supplementation, parents can be even more certain to keep the flu away from their children.”

Homeopathy Help

Lennihan maintains that using homeopathy can stop a child’s nascent cold before it blossoms fully. “When your son shows signs of lower energy and just wants to lie on the couch, or your daughter has a mild fever and says her throat is a bit scratchy, those are the times for ferrum phosphoricum,” she says. “The 6x potency will keep the cold from ever developing.” Two pellets, three times a day, works well. If parents miss the early signs of an approaching cold, then arsenicum album is the homeopathic medicine needed. Lennihan holds that it’s the most useful remedy when a child’s nose is running incessantly. She attests that allium cepa [common bulb onion] is a good backup if a child has an itchy nose or raw red skin under it. Both remedies are best given in 30C potency, two to three pellets three times a day for up to three days, to see if symptoms subside.

Chiropractic Care

Dr. Joseph Passanante, a New York City chiropractor, offers insights based on immunology research that has demonstrated a link between the nervous sys-

tem and regulation of the immune function. Thus he states, “By aligning the spine and removing nerve interference, chiropractic care enhances immunity, so that good health is maintained.” Receiving regular gentle adjustments can help children ward off illness more effectively, and they will become more limber from the treatments.

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Clean Water

Encourage children to wash their hands regularly and drink plenty of fresh water. The Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, advises drinking water, clear-broth soups or warm lemon water with honey to loosen congestion and prevent dehydration. Over-the-counter, water-based saline nasal drops and sprays also can help combat stuffiness and congestion. Plus, unlike nasal decongestants, they are safe and non-irritating, according to Mayo sources. They also note that a saltwater gargle can relieve a sore or scratchy throat.

Chicken Soup

Our grandmothers may have been even smarter than we thought. Recent studies at The Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, illustrate that chicken soup relieves colds in two ways. It acts as an anti-inflammatory by inhibiting the cells that add to inflammation and by speeding the movement of mucus, reduces the time that viruses are in contact with the nose.

Sound Sleep

Dr. Greg Meyer, a Phoenix, Arizona, integrative physician, says the key for parents is to make sure children don’t overexert themselves when they are sick. “Kids need to rest their bodies in order to heal,” he advises. “An extra day of rest can yield a more certain cure and more reliable recovery.” At this point, parents might need some, too. A little tea party or some time cuddled up with a good book might help the whole family feel better. Lauri Grossman, a doctor of chiropractic and certified classical homeopath, practices in New York City, NY. Learn more at amcofh.org and HomeopathyCafe.com.

by Frank Jude Boccio

n counting our daily blessings, we find that even uneventful or difficult days possess precious gifts. Consider all the contributions that make it possible for family members to gather for the holidays—the workers that helped construct and maintain the vehicles that brought us here, the house where we come together and the trees that light the fireplace. Consider the food that nourishes us, thanks to the Sun’s energy, Earth’s minerals and rain and the labor of the farmers, processors, truckers, retailers and cooks. Whether or not the holidays fulfill our expectations, we have much for which to be grateful. As the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh points out, every blessing is the gift of the whole universe. When we stop and really look, we see that we are supported continuously in countless ways. Author Roger L’Estrange noted in the 17th century how humans tended to “mistake the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our own industry.” We awaken when the alarm goes off due to the skill of the technology’s engineers, designers, assembly workers, distributors and salespeople. We can turn on the light because power company workers are supplying the electricity. Our morning spiritual practice is the gift of generations of teachers and writers that observed the truth and shared what they learned. It feels good to be bowled over by each moment of

grace and the simplest act of kindness. Such gratitude flows when we break out of a petty point of view—with its selfcentered expectations and demands—to appreciate that through the labors, intentions and existence of an inconceivably large number of other people, life forms and elements, we have been given the miracle of life, with all its present goodness. This heightened awareness of our connection spontaneously fills us with a joy and gratitude that transforms our experience. Thankfully, gratitude can be cultivated. It simply takes practice in being present to what is being given. It helps to remain aware of some of the most pernicious obstacles to thankfulness, and one of the most obvious is the failure to notice what we have, including a roof over our head and someone to love. As Joni Mitchell sang, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” So the first step is to start paying attention to gifts that have always been there, but until now went unnoticed and unappreciated. We are rich in what counts and never truly alone, because we are always supported by the universe. The 13th-century mystic Meister Eckhart counseled, “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘Thank you,’ that would suffice.” Frank Jude Boccio is the author of Mindfulness Yoga (Mindfulness Yoga.net).

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One Good Deed Leads to Another by Nancy Somera

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ver since Louise Helton moved to Las backpacks, canned food and single-serving Vegas in 1983, she has made it her items, children leaving school on Friday mission to get involved and make a difpicked up a backpack filled with food for ference in the community. Growing up in a the weekend. Since then, Three Square state where “Don’t mess with Texas,” was Food Bank has taken over the program and inculcated in every student, an intrinsic now serves more than 7,000 kids a week. love for her community was part of Hel In 2005, for the Las Vegas centennial, ton’s makeup. “I learned from an early age Helton’s focus shifted to historic preservato love where I lived, and when I moved to tion and education, because she believed Las Vegas, I felt a level of complacency by that if more people knew of the history of the people about their town,” she says. the city, they would care more and vote Helton looked for ways to help more more often, pick up litter and become more Louise Helton people take pride in calling Las Vegas civic-minded. She formed a committee home, and she knew that community to plan a citywide centennial celebration involvement doesn’t occur until people find something that and came up with a fundraising idea to sell “Welcome to Las matters to them and are compelled to take action. Women Vegas” license plates. The sale of the plates has raised more in Las Vegas were not well supported at the time and were than $8 million, part of which went toward writing a Clark underrepresented in leadership roles, so she joined the County School District History of Las Vegas textbook to teach Women’s Council and helped pass displaced homemaker children about the city. legislation to train women for reentry into the workforce. Today, Helton’s passion lies with solar energy. As she Helton still sits on a board that raises more than $400,000 says with conviction, “Every fiber in my body tells me that each year for reentry centers. solar energy will be an incredible opportunity for our com After raising her own children, Helton discovered munity and our state. We live in a goldfield, and we need that some kids had not attended pre-K or kindergarten and more people mining this resource. It’s in our best national entered school without knowing their colors, numbers or interest and our best local interest.” letters. She personally witnessed children that were excited In 2007, she and partner Rich Gurrola founded 1 Sun to learn become discouraged because they were behind the Solar, dedicating their time to creating more opportunities other children academically. “Kids who were so happy to for the community to embrace and learn about this incredfinally be in a classroom with all the educational tools availible energy source. “We are coming out of this horrible time able to them quickly labeled themselves as ‘stupid’ when in our economy and are reinventing this town,” Helton says. they didn’t know answers or what the teacher was talking According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory about,” Helton recalls. data, southern Nevada and the surrounding areas are home Helton founded Classroom on Wheels in 1991, a mobile to one of the largest solar resources in the country. pre-K classroom bus driven into at-risk neighborhoods to help Helton generates enough power from her home solar sysprepare kids for school. This led to a parent classroom bus that tem to pay her entire electricity bill and to charge an electric the kids called the “mama bus” for parents of the pre-K stucar. For $10.50, her house and auto fuel bills are taken care dents to work on basic skills. “We got great support for these of. “People have the economic opportunity to rid and consoliprograms, and it really helped shine a spotlight on how critical date all their electric and gasoline costs, while doing someearly childhood education is,” says Helton, who worked dilithing that will help the economy, because people will have gently to help pass Nevada early childhood legislation. money to spend on things besides gasoline and their power Classroom on Wheels led to work on a homeless initiabills,” Helton explains. “Also, they will help support the green tive and Helton’s involvement with nonprofit Working to Inenergy economy through the employment of people [that tensify Services for Homeless Kids (WISH work in the solar installation industry].” Kids), that instituted a program at Marti There is no doubt that Helton will find “Until you know about nez Elementary School, where 20 percent a way to continue improving her commusomething, you can’t care. nity by bringing solar to more people. “Our of the students were homeless and 100 Until you care, you’re not community can be a leader in one of the percent indigent, providing food for the children over the weekend. “We knew most progressive and exciting and important going to do anything these kids weren’t getting fed enough, areas [in renewable energy] and be proud about it.“ and we needed to do something about of that,” she says. So, “Don’t mess with Lou~ Louise Helton it,” recalls Helton. With donations of ise,” because she means it. Las Vegas

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wisewords The Hypnotic Rhythm of Passion and Purpose by Elijah David Love assion is an inherent part of the human psyche. Its arrival in our awareness is a signal that the internal forces of will, emotion and thought have combined in a coherent way that drives us to action. By acting on this signal, we send a reinforcing signal to the subconscious mind that will open the door to further intuitions and inspiraElijah David Love tions. When we express our passion in the world, we generally receive feedback as to whether it’s working or not. When the feedback is positive, this sets up a self-reinforcing loop that hardwires the brain for happiness and success. Happiness, success, passion and purpose are all part of the same equation. Unfortunately, most people live a life of struggle, discontent, thwarted goals and unrealized dreams. The question then naturally arises, “What is it that blocks the discovery of one’s purpose and the passionate expression of that purpose in one’s life?” The answer begins and ends with self-esteem and positive communication between the deeper subconscious and conscious minds. Intuition and inspiration are the seeds that sprout into passion and eventually blossom into a life of purpose. When one’s sense of self is diminished or damaged in any way, the subconscious mind tends to drive the individual toward behavior that will help maintain as best as possible a feeling of being safe in the world. When we function in this way, we block the intuitive faculty in favor of conscious reasoning. When one’s self-esteem is intact, the subconscious is more open to genuine intuition and will tend to drive one’s life toward happiness and success. We could say that the ultimate purpose of life is to establish a hypnotic rhythm based on a self-reinforcing positive feedback loop of passion and purpose. In this way, life can open up as we make the genuine shift from fear to love. The discovery and passionate expression of one’s purpose can not only lead to a life a happiness and success, but to a degree, even self-mastery. More than ever, the world is craving a way of life based on the genuine expression of passion into purpose. It is the challenge we face. It is a good time to be alive.

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C ARDIO BUZZ Trade Energy Snack-Attacks for a Daily Dose of Exercise by Debra Melani

nergy is a hot commodity today, with online ads and storefront posters for so-called energy products shouting, “Feel the rush,” “Revitalize your mind,” and “Re-think the way you re-energize.” People are reaching for these artificial jolts in record numbers, but many buzz-seekers don’t realize they have free access to a much better energy shot: exercise. Experts across the board agree that we would be wise to trade in our lattes and high-calorie power bars for a regular lunch-hour walk, because of the many happier returns exercise provides. One in four Americans experiences energy-sapping fatigue at any given time, according to Tim Puetz, Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health, who has published studies on the exercise-energy link. Although it’s a difficult response to measure, more than a dozen studies from institutions such as Duke University and The University of North Carolina have shown that regular physical activity can reduce fatigue by about 40 percent, says Puetz. “If exercise were a pill, it would be like the magic pill of all time,” remarks James Hill, Ph.D., executive director of the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. Research suggests that exercise enhances nearly every system in the body, he says. “But you have to walk on that treadmill; you can’t just sit on it.” Exercise burns calories, while energy drinks and snacks add them. Plus, unlike caffeine and other stimulants, exercise improves sleep (as long as it’s not too close to bedtime), points out Patrick O’Connor, Ph.D., co-director of the

Exercise Psychology Laboratory at the University of Georgia, and Puetz’s research partner. Periodic exercise can prevent people, often fatigued because of insufficient sleep, from falling into a vicious cycle. “When I roll out of bed in the morning, I’m not reaching for a cup of coffee,” Puetz says. “I’m reaching for my sneakers. I do a morning run every day and the days I don’t get it in, I can feel the difference.” A workout can boost mood, relieve stress, improve cognitive function and generate new connections in the brain, all promoting a sense of energy, Hill notes. Researchers believe that changes in the brain are the most likely reason for the exercise-energy link, according to O’Connor. A recent groundbreaking study led by J. Mark Davis, Ph.D., director of the Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory at the University of South Carolina, found that mice that exercised one hour a day for eight weeks, versus mice that lounged nearby, developed new brain mitochondria, considered the energy powerhouses of the cells (Journal of Applied Physiology). Researchers knew from human studies that exercise can boost these mitochondria in the muscles, but the brain connection had never been shown. Davis speculates the increase could play a role in boosting exercise endurance by making the brain more resistant to fatigue, plus help individuals feel more energetic. Just getting the blood pumping with a cardio blast can make people feel more energized, Hill contends, because blood supplies oxygen and nutrients that generate fuel for the body. Regardless of the energy connection, researchers note that exercise improves overall health, maintains healthy weight and reduces risk of disease, making it an obvious choice as a double-duty energy boost. “What so many of us do is grasp at things and try to make ourselves feel better in the short-term,” Hill says. “Regular exercise can make us feel better in the long term.” “You don’t have to run a marathon,” Puetz adds. In fact, it’s best not to overdo it, Puetz and O’Connor counsel. High-intensity workouts can drain energy in the short-term, and serious athletes that over-train can even end up in a low-energy, depressed state, they say. Their study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics looked at otherwise healthy, but fatigued, people, finding that both low- and moderate-level exercise produced a similar and significant reduction in fatigue. O’Connor offers a general recommendation, which varies with fitness level, of walking, swimming or cycling at least 10 minutes and up to an hour most days of the week. Even taking two or three 10-minute walks throughout the workday will make an energy difference, Puetz advises. “Anything’s better than nothing,” he concludes. “The bottom line is: If instead of reaching for that cup of coffee, you grab a pair of athletic shoes, you are not only going to experience the desired energy boost, you are going to be living a healthier lifestyle.” Freelance journalist Debra Melani writes about health, medicine and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at DebraMelani.com or DMelani@msn.com.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Vegas Valley Book Festival – Nov 1-3. A Celebration of Imagination. Learn. Discover. Escape. The largest literary event in Las Vegas advances the craft of writing and shares the joy of reading. Free. Various venues. VegasValleyBookFestival.org.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Berkley Hart Concert – 7-8:30pm. Virtuoso playing from Jeff Berkley (guitar/percussion) and Calman Hart (guitar/ harmonica). Duo combines their natural down-home humor with poignant, delicate, masterfully crafted lyrics delivered with stunning harmony and musicianship. Free. West Charleston Library, 6301 W Charleston Blvd, LV. 507-3964. lvccld.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Birthing Center Open House – 10am-2pm. Join us as we show off our new facility, the Homestead. Free tours, information about natural birth packages and healthy food. Free. Well Rounded Momma, 3556 E Patrick Ave, LV. 795-2500. WellRoundedMomma.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Raw Food Un-Cooking Class – 3-5pm. Learn how to make absolutely amazing delectable dishes with vegan-only ingredients and seaweed. RSVP in advance: TransformLasVegas@yahoo.com. $12 plus actual cost of food. Transformations. 405-9375. Transformations-LasVegas.org.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Candlelight Yoga – 7:45pm. A relaxing 75-minute class to restore balance and clarity. Free. Body Heat Yoga, 8876 S Eastern Ave, Ste 106, LV. 432-0028. BodyHeatYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Raw Food Class for the Holidays – 6:30pm. Join Chef Sharynne for this fun, fast-paced demonstration class on how to prepare healthy, tasty ‘raw food’ meals, snacks and desserts for the holi-

Bike MS: Vegas Challenge – Nov 10 & 11. Pedal along some of the most beautiful scenery in Southern Nevada, while you enjoy a fully supported, fun and truly inspirational experience. Las Vegas. 775-8274257. BikeMSNevada.org. fresh52 Autumn Harvest Festival – 8am4pm. Celebrate the Fall Harvest at fresh52 Farmers & Artisan Market. Kids crafts, live entertainment, games/prizes, chef demos. Free. Tivoli Village, 302 S Rampart, Las Vegas. 900-2552. fresh52.com. JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes – 9am-12pm. More than 3,500 walkers representing local businesses, families, schools, and other organizations are expected to participate in the annual walk. Funds raised go to research toward preventing, better treating, and curing type 1 diabetes and its complications. No cost to register online. UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, LV. 732-4795. jdrflv.org. Ricardo Griego - Spanish Guitar Fusion – 2-3:30pm. Ricardo captivates and dazzles the listener with his unique technical ability. During the performance Ricardo will perform both original and popular melodies which will be visually enhanced with video elements and a male and female Salsa dance couple. Free. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Dr, LV. 507-3864. lvccld.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 days. $15. Herbally Grounded, 4441 W Charleston Blvd, LV. 558-4372. HerballyGrounded.com.

THURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Job Fair – 9am-2pm. The Large Vision Business Network Mixer (LVBNM) and a host of companies are celebrating Veterans Day by offering and providing jobs for Clark County veterans. Free. Veterans only from 9-11 am. Suncoast Hotel & Casino Grand Ballroom, 9090 Alta Drive, LV. 639-6964. lvbnmLasVegas@aol.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Aura Photography – 3-8pm. Using an aura camera, a photograph is taken of you and your aura captured on film. A reading of what the colors mean is included. $20. Enchanted Forest Reiki, 800 N Rainbow Blvd #140, LV. 948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com.

Healing with the Arch Angels – 9:3010:30am. Channeling angels, the class will take you to a place of healing, forgiveness, or where the group energy steers. Each individual will receive a message and small blessing. Limited to 15 people. $20. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 800 N Rainbow Blvd #140, LV. 948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Workplace Ergonomics Workshop – 6-7pm. Get informed about proper workplace ergonomics to prevent work related neck and back pain. The workshop includes discussing proper workplace conditions, correct sitting and standing posture, as well as correct placement of computer monitors and keyboards. RSVP: info@drsheltondc.com. Free. Summerlin Chiropractic Associates, 1215 S Fort Apache Rd, Ste 140, LV. 362-0336. DrSheltonDC.com. Lecture: Awakening to Your Inner Guidance & Intuition – 7-8:30pm. Learn the real secrets of the universe in a simple factual manner that will put everything into perspective. Gain insight on why we

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LED Holiday Light Show – 5:30pm. Nov 16-Jan 6. A holiday drive-through spectacular lit with all-LED energy efficient light displays. More than 450 animated light displays and the world’s largest light tunnel, along a 2.5-mile racetrack. $15-$20 per vehicle. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd N, LV. GlitteringLightsLasVegas.com. A Tribute to George Harrison – 7-9pm. Join us for a night of music, dance, food, and memories as we celebrate “My Sweet Lord”- A Tribute to George Harrison, the influential guitarist of the Beatles, and his Spiritual Journey. Including music guests, a delicious vegetarian feast, memories of George and his legacy and raffles for a variety of gifts. Doors open 6:30pm. $10. Govinda’s Center of Vedic India, 7181 Dean Martin Dr, LV. 4344332. GovindasCenter.com.

sunday fresh52 Farmer’s & Artisan Market – 8:30am2pm. Lively, friendly, open-air market. Free. Sansone Park Place, 9480 S Eastern, HD. fresh52.com. Botanical Garden Tours at Lake Loews – 9am. Learn interesting details and receive great information while exposing your senses to Loews’ botanical wonderland. Free. Botanical Gardens at Lake Loews, 1605 Lake Las Vegas, LV. 567-6000. Zen Meditation – 9-10:30am. Sitting and walking meditation practice with pre-recorded Dharma talks from the Chung Tai Monastery. Free. Lohan School of Shaolin, 3850 Schiff Dr, LV. 217-1498. ZenBuddhismLasVegas.com. Spiritual Yoga Fest – 6-9pm. Experience mantra chants with vibrant world music and hear the stimulating spiritual knowledge of ancient India. Free. Govinda’s Center, 7181 Dean Martin Dr, LV. 434-8332. GovindasCenter.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 There’s an Herb For That! – 11am. Come learn from a trained and experienced herbalist. Study the ins and outs of herbs and their use to support healing in the body. Bring your herb questions and health concerns. $5. Herbally Grounded, 4441 W Charleston Blvd, LV. 558-4372. HerballyGrounded.com. Intermediate Power Heat Power Yoga – 4:30pm. A rigorous intermediate 60-minute yoga class that will challenge and energize your mind and body. This class detoxifies, strengthens and burns calories. Set to energizing music. Free. Body Heat Yoga, 8876 S Eastern Ave, Ste 106, LV. 432-0028. BodyHeatYoga.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Qui Gong Meditation – 11am-12pm. This meditation will use slow movement and breath work to bring our body, mind and spirit into balance. $8. Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, 800 N Rainbow Blvd #140, LV. 948-4999. EnchantedForestReiki.com. Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss –23pm. Come learn about the social services, education programs and other resources available and free to caregivers. Gain valuable information and get all your questions answered. Free. West Charleston Library, 6301 W Charleston Blvd, LV. 507-3964. lvccld.org. HoliFood Festival – 6-9pm. The biggest feast you have ever enjoyed. 108 preparations, all vegetarian and karma-free, plus mantra music, magic show and storytelling from the scriptures of ancient India. Family friendly event. $10. Govinda’s Center of Vedic India, 7181 Dean Martin Dr, LV. 4344332. GovindasCenter.com.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Happy Thanksgiving – Natural Awakenings gives thanks to our wonderful readers and advertisers. With much gratitude on this day.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Heated Power Yoga – 10:30am. 60-minute introduction to heated yoga. Free. Body Heat Yoga, 8876 S Eastern Ave, Ste 106, LV. 432-0028. BodyHeatYoga.com.

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daily Bikram Yoga – See website for class schedule and rates. Bikram Yoga Green Valley, 1550 N Green Valley Pkwy, Ste 310, HD. 463-0671. BikramGreenValley.com. Bikram Yoga – See website for class schedule and rates. Bikram Yoga Las Vegas, 5031 Wagon Trail Ave, Ste 109, LV. 547-9642. BikramLasVegas.com. Daily Meditation Classes – 4am, 9am, 2pm, 5pm. 1-hr classes. Chaiya Meditation Monastery, 7925 Virtue Ct, LV. 456-3838. ChaiyaCMM.org. Falun Gong Exercise & Qigong Meditation – 8-10am Mon-Sat; 9-11am Sun. Advanced traditional Chinese meditation system designed to improve mind and body through slow, gentle and smooth exercises. Free. Desert Breeze Park, 8268 Spring Mountain Rd, LV. 773-3667. FalunDafaLasVegas. blogspot.com. Indoor Cycling – See website for class schedule. 60-minute indoor cycling classes in a comfortable, fun, and urban studio environment. Easy online scheduling and reservation system reserves bike for each class. 4840 S Fort Apache Rd, LV. 431-6674. TheCyclingStudio.com. Yoga & Pilates – See website for class schedule and rates. Vegas Hot!, 5875 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste 206, LV. 257-8171. VegasHot.com.

weekdays Staying Healthy! Radio Show – Mon-Fri. 8-9am & 5-6pm. Hosted by Jeffrey Burke, ND, MH on KLAV 1230 am. Enrich your knowledge and learn how to stay healthy all year long. Free. 731-1230. StayHealthy.info.

monday Trim, Sexy & Slender Meditative Nutrition Class – 6-7:30pm. No class Nov. 12. Learn how mentalemotional stress, fear, anger, depression, worries affect your health and weight, and what you can do about it. Learn how to reverse and prevent many health conditions. Different topic each week. RSVP: TransformLasVegas@yahoo.com. $12.50/class or $69 all 8 classes. 252-3502. TransformationsLasVegas.org. Yoga with Jeff – 6:15-7:15pm. Improve your strength, flexibility and endurance, while clearing your mind with the power of Yoga. Donation. Herbally Grounded, 4441 W Charleston Blvd, LV. 558-4372. Yoga & Qigong – 7:45-9:15pm. Multi-level ashtanga yoga class and qigong infuses balancing chi (energy). $10 donation. 107 E Charleston, LV. 325-9923. GoldLightYoga.com.

tuesday Momma’s Milk Circle – 10am-1pm. Support group for nursing moms and babies of up to one year of age hosted by lactation specialists. Well Rounded Momma Homestead, 3556 E. Patrick Ave, LV. 7952500. WellRoundedMomma.com. Five Tibetan Rites – 6-6:45pm. Discover the five secret rituals from a hidden Himalayan monastery. Free. Angel Blessings, 4485 S Buffalo, LV. 2523502. Transformations-LasVegas.org Hatha Yoga Group Class – 6-7pm. A yoga class for all levels, combining postures, breathing and relaxation. $10. World Wellness Group, 3120-A S Valley View Blvd, LV. 338-3309. WorldWellnessGroup.net. Law of Attraction Meetup Group – 7pm. Listen to and discuss a Law of Attraction CD (1 hour in

Winder Farms Farmers Market – 4-8pm. Farm fresh products, produce, meats, salads, juices, etc. from local vendors. Free. Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W Sunset Rd, HD. First Friday – 6-12pm. Arts festival on 1st Fri each month. Food, drink, art and entertainers. Free. Downtown Arts District, LV. 384-0092. FirstFridayLasVegas.org. Community Hu – 6:15-6:45pm. 4th Fri. Open your heart to divine love and experience uplifting joy, relaxation and spiritual connection. Free. Pure Health Foods, 7575 Washington #129, LV. 224-4325.

length) together in a like-minded group. $20 for guidebook. Call for location. 575-5086. Meetup. com/LawofAttraction-YourWishIsYourCommandLasVegasNV. Reiki Healing Circle – 7-9pm. Relax and de-stress in a safe, serene environment of friends and practitioners. Free. 2595 S Cimarron, LV. 702-327-3720. AllAboutLove.ReikiConnection@yahoo.com. Inspirational Reiki Healing Circle – 7-9pm. Participate in a group discussion (optional) or simply observe and learn. Experience guided meditation and receive deep personalized healing. Free. Angel Blessings, 4485 S Buffalo, LV. 252-3502. Transformations-LasVegas.org.

wednesday Brain Balance Open House – 2:30-4:30pm. 2nd Wed. For all parents, teachers, educators, administrators and support staff. Learn about ground breaking, drug free program that helps kids with ADD, ADHD, Aspergers,Tourettes, OCD, PDD. Free. Brain Balance Achievement Centers of Henderson, 11 S Stephanie St, HD. 778-9500. BrainBalanceCenters.com. Health Science Conference Call – 5pm. Get questions answered by scientist Dr. Thomas Brewer. Free. 646-519-5860. Pin: 7123#. TheTotalConcept.org. Product B - Information Meeting – 6:30pm. Scientists have found the ticking Biological “clock” that offers clues on Aging and longevity: telomeres. The health of your DNA’s telomeres could mean the difference for living a youthful healthy life with vibrancy. Free. Health In Motion, 3120 S Valley View Blvd, LV. 239-1069. ProductB4Plana.com. Yoga and Vegetarian Dinner – 6:30-8:30pm. Yoga, meditation and all you can eat vegetarian dinner. Begins with a meditative kirtan, then 90 minute yoga class, ending with vegetarian dinner and desert prepared fresh on site. Govinda’s Center of Vedic India, 7181 Dean Martin Dr, LV. 434-4332. GovindasCenter.com Inspirational Reiki Healing Circle – 7-9pm. Natural healing through guided meditation. Relax and recharge your mind and body. $5. Meadow’s Clubhouse, 2900 S Valley View Blvd, LV. 252-3502. Transformations-LasVegas.org.

thursday Green Drinks – 2nd Thurs. Network with other eco-friendly business professionals. Times/locations vary. Facebook.com/GreenDrinksLV. Country Fresh Farmers’ Market: Water Street – 9am-4pm. Free. Events Plaza, 240 Water St, HD. 579-9661. CountryFreshFarmersMarket.com. ‘Bet on the Farm’ Farmers Market – 10am-1pm. Mario Batali’s and Joe Bastianichу’s sustainable market. Free. Springs Preserve, 333 S Valley View Blvd, LV. BetOnTheFarm.com. Momma’s Milk Circle – 10am-1pm. Support group for nursing moms and babies of up to one year of age hosted by lactation specialists. Well Rounded Momma, 6000 S Eastern Ave, Ste 9A, LV. 795-2500. WellRoundedMomma.com. Taste & Toast – 5-8pm. Farmers’ market, live entertainment, cooking demos, local artists, beer and wine tasting. Free. Tivoli Village, 302 S Rampart, LV. fresh52.com

Solar NV Monthly Meeting – 6:30pm. 3rd Thurs. Featuring speakers from variety of renewable energy disciplines and great place to network with people who share an interest in renewable energy. Free. UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, LV. 507-0093. SolarNV.org. Happy Hour Drumming – 7-8pm. 3rd Thurs. No cocktails needed while we beat drums to the rhythm of happiness making new friends. $5. 2975 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste B, LV. 889-2881. DrumCirclesLasVegas.com. South Valley Rose Society Meeting – 7-8pm. 4th Thurs.Various gardening topics each month. Clark County Cooperative Extension Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Rd, LV. 257-5555.

friday Downtown3rd Farmers Market – 9am-2pm. Locally grown fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers and artisanal selections. Guest chef demonstrations. Kids craft zone. Dog park. Largest indoor Farmers Market in the valley. Free parking. 300 N Casino Center, LV. Downtown3rd.com. fresh52 Farmer’s & Artisan Market – 9am2pm. Lively, friendly, open-air market. Free. Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd S, LV. 900-2552. fresh52.com. Country Fresh Farmers’ Market – 10am. Free. Henderson Pavilion, 200 S Green Valley Pkwy, HD. 579-9661. CountryFreshFarmersMarket.com. Judith Pinkerton Radio Show – 12pm. Call between 12:06 and 12:58 pm at 609-7626 and ask important questions about the right music for stress. All Talk Radio.net. Music4Life.us.

saturday fresh52 Farmer’s & Artisan Market – 8am-2pm. Lively, friendly, open-air market. Free. Tivoli Village, 302 S Rampart, LV. 900-2552. fresh52.com. Boot Camp in The Park – 9-10am. Affordable, structured fitness program. $15person/$20pair. Reunion Trails Park, 44 Chapata Dr, HD. CertifiedPersonalTraining@yahoo.com. Chi Kung & Tai Chi Classes – 9-11am. Chi Kung (Qigong) is the art of developing internal energy particularly for health and vitality, mind expansion and spiritual cultivation. $10. Rainbow’s End Natural Foods, 1100 E Sahara Ave, LV. 324-0353. EarthPowers.com. 5 Tibetan Rites – 9:30-10:45am. Introduction to The 5 Tibetan Rites. Free. Call for location. 252-3502. TransformationsLasVegas.org. Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Club – 10am. 2nd Sat. Informative discussion about and display of electric vehicles. Free. Call for location. 277-7544. lveva.org. Kids Rhythm Club – 11-11:45am. 2nd Sat. Drum together for fun, make new friends. $3.2975 S Rainbow Blvd, Ste B, LV. 889-2881. DrumCirclesLasVegas.com. Past Lives, Dreams & Soul Travel Book Discussion – 2-4pm. 3rd Sat. Understand your true self through past lives recalls, discover the meaning of your life through dreams. Free. Barnes & Noble, 8915 N Charleston, LV. 224-4325. The Art of Spiritual Dreaming Book Discussion – 2-4pm. 4th Sat. Recognize dreams as a source of inner truth and as a key element of spiritual growth. Free. Starbucks, 2120 Rampart, LV. 224-4325.

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