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Contents 18 21ST CENTURY

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PARENTING

Preparing Kids for the Future

Gynecology

22 BEYOND

Contraception

SUSTAINABILITY

Menopause

Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change

Bio-Identical Hormones

24 AYSHA AKHTAR ON

Vulvovaginal Disorders

26 HEALING HARMONIES

Our Symphony With Animals

Music As Medicine

Sexual Health

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28 WILD AND WONDERFUL Foraging for Foodies

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32 TAKE A CEREBRAL SPIN Cycling for a Healthier Brain

34 LOVING

OURSELVES MADLY

Practice Intentional Self-Love

36 FEEDING

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HEALTHY HABITS A 10-Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive

38 VET CHECK

Treating the Whole Pet Natural Approaches

DEPARTMENTS 8 news briefs 12 health briefs 14 global briefs 16 eco tip 22 green living 24 wise words 26 healing ways 28 conscious

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46 Mindfulness in the Bedroom

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publisher’s letter

HEALTHY LIVING HEALTHY PLANET

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arents, it’s time to hit the rest button and take stock of the myriad challenges today’s children face as they go back to school. Meredith Montgomery confronts these head-on in “21st Century Parenting: Preparing Kids for the Future.” She offers insights into raising kind, resilient and resourceful kids in a world vastly different from the one we grew up in.

Growing up, I attended private catholic school where being kind was expected. But it wasn’t difficult to express such behavior back then, when the atmosphere wasn’t as charged as it is today.

Part of the preparation for school is nourishing young bodies as well as minds and Food Sleuth Melinda Hemmelgarn tackles that component in “Feeding Healthy Habits: A 10-Step Guide.” Supporting school gardens, teaching kids cooking as a life skill and bonding with them in the process are steps on the road to opening their eyes to media manipulation and helping them overcome this “invisible parent” that tricks them into buying foods that are not good for their bodies or the Earth.

I remember how mom arranged daily lunch with a family across the street from school, whose mom provided pretty healthy meals for several dozen kids. With our allowance we purchased juice and fruits for snacks at the same place. But my favorite memories comprise of our weekend trips were mom drove around the island and stopped at local fruit stands for fresh food and fruits.

Adults and kids will find plenty of healthy activities and options in this month’s issue. Take a walk on the wild side with April Thompson’s “Wild and Wonderful: Foraging for Foodies” as your guide. Or take a cerebral spin with Marlaina Donato’s wellresearched article about the positive impacts of bicycling on the brain: It can improve cognitive function, depression, chronic anxiety and other conditions boosted by happy neurotransmitters. Studies show benefits related to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain disorders, as well. All activities which result in wonderful memories. I, for one, will never forget cycling with mom and my sis.

Our August spotlight shines on animals, too. Writer Julie Peterson interviews neurologist Aysha Akhtar, author of Our Symphony With Animals: On Health, Empathy and Our Shared Destinies, who weighs in on the biology of the human/animal bond. Julie also presents a helpful overview of the natural approach used by holistic veterinarians.

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Coconut Grove Food and Wine Festival A Progressive Walking Tour On Saturday, August 17th explore Coconut Groves top restaurants while sipping fine wine and spirits. The walking tour will begin at The Historical Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove Front Lawn, 2985 South Bayshore Dr., and spread out to other locations within walking distance.

This annual event will treat festival goers to food samplings from local restaurants including: Ariete Restaurant, Wild Fork Foods, Mayfair Kitchen, Meraki Greek Restaurant, a new exciting restaurant opening soon in Coconut Grove, and many others. There will also be bites from local caterers and bakeries, samples of craft beer, fine wine, and spirits.

Day’s activities will include a Harley Davidson exotic motorcycle showcase, local musicians, and access to Peacock Park across the street where families with small children can enjoy a Playground.

A portion of the proceeds from the festival will benefit The Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove, Wounded Warriors and Shake-A-Leg Miami. T ​ he Coconut Grove Food & Wine Festival will take place from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets range from $25.00 general admission to $125.00 VIP couples’ ticket. For tickets or more information on ticket prices, participating or sponsorships connect at (786) 355-4800 or info@ coconutgrovefoodandwine.com.

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African Diaspora Dance & Drum Festival Mark Your Calendar for Dance Africa Miami

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e’ve all heard the idiom, “Music is good for the soul.” On August 2nd to the 4th, South Florida’s #1 Cultural Arts Destination Festival will feature a World Class International Celebration of Dance, Drum, Music and Culture, featuring Renowned Native Artists from Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Haiti, and Cuba.

This cultural arts event is set to be an exceptionally high-spirited, three-day family friendly, multi-cultural arts and educational festival. It will showcase African and Caribbean Dance Workshops, Drum and Music Workshops, African Fashions by “All Over Africa,” Yoga, Better Living Health Fair & Symposium, Global Bazaar, Free Children’s Village Zone, and a Concert Extravaganza.

Everything living has a rhythm, 2019 festival Concert Extravaganza is no different and will present “Seeds of the Diaspora”. A Journey of Cultural Artistic Expression through Traditional & Contemporary Folktale.

The concert will be held on Saturday August 3rd at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex. This artistic collective collaboration will feature premiere and world renowned native, national and local dance, drum and music artists, groups and storytellers. All our artists will converge and perform on DanceAfrica, Miami’s main festival concert stage which is historically sold out. In addition, Delou Africa’s Cultural Community Outreach Development (C.C.O.D.) award will recognize and acknowledge key individuals who sowed the seeds that gave A.D.D.F.F. its existence.

This event is open to the general public!

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5th Annual Clear the Shelters Event

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BC and Telemundo owned stations are teaming up with hundreds of shelters across the country to host Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption drive on Saturday, August 17 to help find loving homes for animals in need.More than 1,000 shelters and rescues have already registered to participate in this year›s campaign.

“We are excited for Clear the Shelters to return to communities everywhere for a fifth year in a row. Thanks to our wonderful shelter and affiliate partners and our sponsors Cat’s Pride and Hill’s Pet Nutrition, the happiest day of the year is right around the corner. We are all looking forward to make this year’s campaign the best one yet,” said Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations.

Actress Lake Bell, one of the stars of the animated movie “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” notes that the event is “the purrr-fect day to find your perfect pet.” Bell, who voices Chloe the tabby cat in the Universal sequel, knows the benefits of pet adoption. She has a rescue dog named Texas, among other critters. “It’s unconditional love,” Bell said.

According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 1.5 million animals — 860,000 cats and about 670,000 dogs — are still euthanized each year due to overcrowding. The number of euthanized animals could be reduced dramatically if more people adopted pets instead of buying them. “Every single pet that is adopted frees shelter staff up to work with and prepare the next pet for potential adoption,” said Kenny Lamberti, director of strategic engagement and companion animals for the Humane Society.

So, if you’re thinking about taking home a new furry friend, consider heading to a local animal shelter to adopt during Clear the Shelters on Aug. 17 when hundreds of shelters will waive or discount fees as part of the one-day adoption drive. “Every pet deserves a loving human,” said “Modern Family’s” Eric Stonestreet, who voices Duke in “The Secret Life of Pets 2.”

Connect at www.cleartheshelters.com for more information.

Nature’s Remedy Enjoys New Ownership

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n business for 20 years, Nature’s Remedy has experienced incredible growth and health as a company. They are pleased to announce they are under new ownership and will continue to lead the way to better health via harmonious relationships they form with local clientele and beyond.

Nature’s Remedy is known for carrying a comprehensive assortment of nutritional solutions, including vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living items, CBD and natural beauty aids. The goal at Nature’s Remedy is to be first-to-market with innovative products as well as to provide customers the education, guidance and services essential to helping them live their best lives. With experts on-hand knowledgeable in Ayurveda, botany, aromatherapy, supplements, energy healing and mindfulness, customers have guides on-site to answer any questions they may have and provide sound advice for optimizing well-being.

With the addition of fresh juices, shots, CBD ice cream and many more new products to come, Nature’s Remedy invites one and all to stop in for introductory taste tastings.

For more information, connect at 954-463-1703 or message via Facebook/Instagram or TheNaturesRemedyShop.com. Natures Remedy, 1855 Cordova Road in Fort Lauderdale.

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Miami Home Design and Remodeling Show

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he Miami Design and Remodeling Show is moving to Wynwood! On Friday, August 30th the show will fill the MANA Wynwood Convention Center with residential decorating, remodeling and home improvements. Thousands of products and services for the home and garden will be on display along with amazing decorating ideas, new products and much more.

The show will feature free seminars by home improvement and design experts.

Attendees can shop, compare products, get advice from experts find inspiration at the Designer Rooms for the Stars; enjoy lifestyle and professional development seminars, and buy at special show prices.

Plus family day activities at the Ygrene Home Improvement Stage will be available. An art show, cooking shows by guest chefs, wine tastings and more will also be featured throughout the weekend. Learn design tips and meet celebrity designer and architect, John Gidding of TLC’s “Trading Spaces” and HGTV’s “Curb Appeal,” at the Ygrene Home Improvement Stage.

The Miami Home Design and Remodeling Show will take place Labor Day Weekend beginning at 4pm Friday, August 30th, and wrapping up on Monday, September 2, 2019. MANA Wynwood Convention Center, 318 N.W. 23 Street, Miami. For information, specific times and updates, visit www.homeshows.net and follow on social media for updates @FLHomeShows #FLHomeShows.

Purchase tickets online at homeshows.net by Thursday, August 29th and SAVE $3.00.

New Level of Reiki at Divine Love Institute

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hen Nancy Duke and Nancy Livingston of Divine Love Institute opened their doors nearly 11 years ago, their focus was to empower others. To that end, they are now offering new courses in Gendai Reiki Ho. With Reiki as their foundation, they began to teach, and a Reiki circle and family formed and evolved. Through this process they realized that not everyone practiced the same form of Reiki. So it became their mission to discover the “original roots” of Reiki. A long process of study and travel followed through the years, During this time they retook the Reiki course with local Reiki Masters and studied with Hyakuten Inamoto, Komyo Reiki Kai-Japan, Arjava Petter, Jikiden Reiki-Japan, and lastly with Hiroshi Doi, founder of Gendai Reiki Ho (Dento, original Japanese reiki), an active member of Usui Sensei’s secret society (Gakkai), all licensed teachers from the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT).

Divine Love’s reiki certification program is based on the original teachings of Usui Sensei and original Reiki ideals. Their new Gendai Reiki Ho course, which includes original Japanese techniques taught without modifications and an Eastern lineage with direct transmission from Hiroshi Doi, is beginning soon. All workshop materials come from Japan.

For class schedule and information connect at 954-920-0050. Divine Love Institute, 2832 Stirling Road., Suite H, in Hollywood.

August is Kids Month.

Fluoride-Free, Mercury-Free/Safe

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he office of Dr. Fredda Rosenbaum DDS is offering a Backto-School special for new 12 years old and under patients.

Together with Dr. Ieshy Perreira, who specializes in children, Dr. Rosenbaum is offering the New Patient Exam, including bitewing x-rays and a child prophy for $175.00. Dr. Ieshy Pereira has been practicing dentistry since 2002, after graduating as a Doctor in Dental Surgery from UCV School of Dentistry in Venezuela. In 2006, she completed a specialty of prosthodontics at UMNG-CIEO in Colombia, followed by a residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry at the University of Florida. She completed her residency in 2016.

Dr. Fredda Rosenbaum earned her DDS from NYU’s College of Dentistry, graduating with honors in 1982. She is a certified member of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM) and an accredited member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) “Holistic Dentistry supports your choice to live a healthier, more natural and less toxic life,” Dr. Rosenbaum shares. “We are a Fluoride free office, running distilled water in our dental lines and x-rays are digital.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tectonic Activity Shakes Geologists

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

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Farmers Responding to Climate Change

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

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

Fluorescent Findings

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

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On Earth Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores that goes into effect next March.

It’s estimated that New York uses 23 billion plastic bags every year, with 50 percent ending up in landfills and around cities and waterways.

New York is the third state in which plastic bags are illegal, after California and Hawaii.

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

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

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Pollution Harms Mental and Physical Health

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

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reversed course without explanation, greenlighting the Rosemont copper mine proposed by Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals in Arizona’s Santa Rita mountains, 30 miles from Tucson. The Corps approved Rosemont’s Clean Water Act permit this spring after recommending its denial more than two years earlier. Environmentalists, local leaders and indigenous people are suing over the violation of this environmentally sensitive habitat. The Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui and Hopi tribes consider the land sacred. The Cienega Aquifer will be severely impacted by a conical pit a mile wide and up to 2,900 feet deep. Tailings will cover miles of streams and trucks would haul an estimated 50 daily shipments of copper concentrate down the adjacent twolane highway.

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Miniature Robots May Become Dental Technicians

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

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August is prime time for camping out in the woods or at a music festival.

Communing with nature or enjoying the beat outdoors for extended periods can stress the environment—but with proper planning, it doesn’t have to.

The Association of Independent Festivals has launched its Take Your Tent Home campaign in the UK, according to Treehugger.com. The group is urging concertgoers to not discard their tents at venues and retailers to stop marketing camping gear as intended for single-use; festival organizers also have been asked to eliminate singleuse cups, bottles and straws.

In America, MindBodyGreen.com reports that carbon credits are being offered to help offset trips to and from Lollapalooza, in Chicago, from August 1 to 4. Pickathon, taking place on the same days outside Portland, Oregon, will have a free bike parking lot, as well as a dedicated shuttle for cars, plus no single-use serving ware.

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The website also suggests carpooling with family and friends, choosing a site that’s closer to home and packing light to reduce weight in the car, thus improving mileage.

Also, if we bring trash into a campsite where there are no receptacles, leave with it. Don’t burn it in the fire, as that contributes to air pollution; instead, pack it up and dispose of it properly at home. Set up a method for collecting rainwater to use to wash dishes.

EcoWatch.com recommends bringing unbreakable, washable plates, cups, utensils and napkins, a small basin or bucket, sponge and biodegradable soap, and a bag to store items that are too dirty to reuse.

Stock up on batteries to power lights and lanterns or use solar power with a LuminAID light lamp. Follow the “leave no trace” motto: no litter, smoldering fire pits, ripped-up grass, crushed bushes or repositioned boulders. Stay on marked trails, never pick plants, flowers or berries, and never harm or disturb wildlife.

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

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

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

Finding Balance

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

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

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

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

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

Managing Technology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Raising Innovators

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PARENT RESOURCES

Common Sense Media (CommonSenseMedia.org) provides education and

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

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

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

The Choose Love Movement (JesseLewisChooseLove.org) offers a free social

and emotional learning program for educators and parents. Students learn how to choose love in any circumstance, which helps them become more connected, resilient and empowered individuals.

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In a culture that is obsessed with selfies and threatened by cyberbullies, it’s a tough task for parents to teach compassion and kindness. “We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect When you choose love, are talked about, modeled, upheld, you transform how you see the celebrated and practiced in everyday life. What we do over and over gradually world from a scary and shapes our character, until it becomes anxiety-producing place to second nature—part of who we are,” says a loving and welcoming one. Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and education professor ~Scarlett Lewis emeritus at the State University of New York College at Cortland, and author of How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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than we are replenishing it. We only have the soil, we essentially expose a lot of the 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining,” carbon dioxide, which burns off carbon.” says Martin.

Cover crops can be planted right after

The institute is working with corpoharvesting a cash crop to help regenerate the rate brands in conducting a pilot project soil, adding nitrogen and organic matter, on farms around the world to certify food he says. “It is a long-term benefit, so a lot of as regenerative organic. It has three pillars farmers are hesitant. It takes a while to imthat were created with the help of the U.S. prove soil fertility through cover crop use.” It Department of Agriculture’s National Ordoesn’t cost much, but for a corn or soybean ganic Program: soil health; animal welfare; In the U.S., we are depleting farmer making almost no money right now, and social justice, the latter because people every expense matters. “The real things we our topsoil 10 times faster are working on are more toward different want to know that workers are being treated than we are replenishing it. cropping systems,” he says, in which farmfairly, Martin says.

We only have 60 years of

“In some ways, we felt the organic ers are growing perennial tree crops that program could do more, so we introduced farmable topsoil remaining. produce nuts and fruits, absorb carbon and the regenerative organic certification. It is don’t require replanting or tilling. ~Diana Martin a new, high-bar label that is very holistic,”

There’s considerable interest in regensays Jeff Moyer, an expert in organic agrierative organic agriculture in Idaho, as many culture and the executive director at the Rodale Institute. The farmers there have already adopted no-till practices, says Sanford pilot phase involves 21 farms with connections to big brands Eigenbrode, a professor at the University of Idaho, who specializes like Patagonia, Lotus Foods and Dr. Bronner’s. “We needed in entomology, plant pathology and nematology. Farmers want to relationships with brands to make this a reality,” Moyer says. try to improve retention of soil carbon to both stabilize soils and Product should be rolling out by this fall. improve long-term productivity, he says. “There are economic and

“There’s kind of a broad umbrella of things going on,” says environmental advantages.”

Bruce Branham, a crop sciences professor with the University

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

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

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Animals don’t care about your past, your money, your mistakes in life—they have no preconceived notions about you. Animals have a purity that helps us be our true selves without worrying about being judged.

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

It was a beautiful, warm, summer evening, and I was just sitting at an animal sanctuary with a pig named Ivy. She was such a sweet girl and such an emotional being, she reminded me of Sylvester. While Ivy was sleeping, I was listening to the sounds around me—ducks, chickens, cows, horses, dogs and nature. The sun was setting. I became immersed in the moment and felt a profound sense of connectedness. All the sounds came together for me like a Mozart symphony. I had never felt that kind of peace. It was beautiful.

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

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What is the science behind the neurological and biological phenomena you describe in this interaction between humans and animals?

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

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

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

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

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

We’re witnessing that the destruction of other species is causing the unraveling of ecosystems, and that is causing increases in things like mosquito-borne diseases. In other words, our disruption of other species is coming back to hurt us. Slowly, our collective consciousness is waking up to recognize that how we treat nonhumans affects us, as well.

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

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

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

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

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

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including dopamine. A pilot study on cancer patients published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care in 2016 shows a significant reduction of pain when individuals are exposed to music for 20-minute intervals.

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

Dementia, Stroke and Brain Development

Board-certified music therapists like Sheila Wall use live and recorded music to catalyze therapeutic changes in their clients. In her Eau Claire, Wisconsin, practice, Wall works with a wide range of clients ranging in age from 3 to 104. “Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. Music helps the brain compensate for whatever damage that has occurred through illnesses, disease or trauma,” she says. “I also work with

Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. ~Sheila Wall children to help them build language and motor skills through music.

Research last year by the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has shown that music training strengthens areas of the brain that govern speech, reading skills and sound perception in children.

The results, published in Cerebral Cortex, indicate that only two years of music study significantly changes both the white and gray matter of the brain.

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

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

Medical research led by neurologist Barry Bittman, M.D., shows that participation in drumming circles helps to amp up natural killer cells that fight cancer and viruses such as AIDS. Recent research

published in PLOS/ONE reveals a profound reduction of inflammation in people that took part in 90-minute drum circles during the course of the 10-week study.

Music and End of Life

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

Classically trained musician and certified music practitioner Lloyd Goldstein knows firsthand the power of providing music for cancer patients and the terminally ill. “I feel a deep responsibility to be as present as I can possibly be, to what I’m doing, the people I’m playing for,” says Goldstein, who left a secure orchestra position to join the team at The Arts In Medicine Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. “It’s taught me how to be a better musician and a better person.”

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

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Wild and Wonderful Foraging for Foodies

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Wild plants, plants—particularly in here is such a thing as a free lunch, and terms of phytochemicals because they it awaits adventurand antioxidants. They also must take care of ous foragers in backyards, tend to be lower in sugar themselves, tend to and other simple carbs, and city parks, mountain be more nutritious higher in fiber.” meadows and even sidewalk cracks. From nutriPurslane, a wild than cultivated tious weeds and juicy berplants—particularly succulent, has more ries to delicate, delicious omega-3s than any other in terms of flowers and refreshing leafy vegetable, says phytochemicals tree sap, wild, edible foods John Kallas, the Portabound in cities, suburbia land, Oregon, author of and antioxidants. and rural environments.

Edible Wild Plants: Wild ~Deane Jordan

Throughout most of Foods From Dirt to Plate. history, humans were foragers that relied on Mustard garlic, a common invasive plant, local plant knowledge for survival, as both is the most nutritious leafy green ever food and medicine. Today’s foragers are analyzed, says Kallas, who holds a Ph.D. reviving that ancestral tradition to improve in nutrition. “However, the real dietary diets, explore new flavors, develop kinship benefit of foraged plants is in their great with the environment, and simply indulge diversity, as each has a unique profile of in the joy and excitement of finding and phytochemicals. There is no such thing as preparing wild foods. a superfood, just superdiets,” he adds.

Wild Foods As ‘Superdiet’

Know Thy Plant

“There are many benefits to eating wild food,” says Deane Jordan, founder of EatTheWeeds. com, of Orlando, Florida. “Wild plants, because they must take care of themselves, tend to be more nutritious than cultivated

Rule number one of foraging is to be 100 percent sure of your identification 100 percent of the time, says Leda Meredith, the New York City author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare

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Wild Edibles. Foraging experts say the fear of wild plants is largely unfounded.

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

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

To assess a plant, Kallas adds, a forager must know three things about it: the part or parts that are edible, the stage of growth to gather it and how to prepare it. “Some plants have parts that are both edible and poisonous. Others can be toxic raw, but perfectly edible cooked,” he says.

Timing is everything, adds Meredith.

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

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

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

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

Meal Preparation Vinegars, jams and cordials from wild fruits and flowers can be wonderful, but

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require some patience for the payoff, yet many wild edibles can be eaten raw or lightly sautéed, requiring very little prep work. Thayer recommends sautéing wild greens with just a little soy sauce, vinegar and garlic.

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

Simply Wild: Forage Recipes Garlic Mustard Pesto on Crisp-Creamy Polenta Yields: 4 servings Leda Meredith, author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles, says, “Wild food aficionados may roll their eyes when they see that I’m including this recipe because pesto is used as the go-to recipe for this plant so often that it’s become a cliché. But there’s a reason for that: it’s really, really good.

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

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

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

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

Conquer the fear of Latin and learn the scientific names of plants, suggests Leda Meredith. As there may be several plants with the same common name, or one plant with many common names, knowing scientific names will help clear up potential confusion in identifying them.

You don’t have to go far to find food, says Deane Jordan. “In reality, there is often a greater selection around your neighborhood than in state parks.

In suburbia, you find native species, the edible weeds that come with agriculture, and also edible ornamentals.”

Bring the kids: They make fabulous foragers, says Meredith. “They learn superfast and it’s a way to pass cultural knowledge along and instill that food doesn’t come from a garden or a farm, but from photosynthesis and the Earth and the sun.”

Buttered Cattail Shoots With Peas and Mint Yields: 4 servings This is a riff on the traditional English springtime dish of lettuce wilted in butter with peas and mint. The pleasingly mild flavor of the cattail shoots stands in for the lettuce. Stick with just the whitest parts of the shoots for pure tenderness or include some of the pale green bits if you want a sturdier dish.

2 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 cups cattail shoots, chopped ½ cup water 1 cup fresh or frozen shelled peas (if frozen, defrost them first) 2 Tbsp fresh mint, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper

“You can toss garlic mustard pesto with pasta, of course, but a spoonful added to soup just before serving is also wonderful, as is a smear of it on focaccia or toast. My favorite way to enjoy garlic mustard pesto is on pan-fried polenta that is crispy on the outside and creamy within.”

2 cups fresh garlic mustard leaves and tender stems 3 Tbsp walnuts or pine nuts, chopped 1 tsp garlic, minced (wild or cultivated) ¼ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 Tbsp butter 8 slices (½-inch-thick) cooked polenta Put the garlic mustard leaves, nuts and garlic into the blender or food processor.

Pulse until the leaves are chopped.

Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the cattail shoots and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, until the cattail shoots are tender and most of the water has evaporated.

Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes more, stirring.

Remove from the heat and stir in the mint with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve warm.

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Add the cheese. With the motor running, add ½ cup of oil a little at a time until the mixture is well blended, but not completely smooth. (You want a bit of texture from the nuts and greens to remain.)

Heat the butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the polenta slices. (You can use the precooked polenta that comes out of a tube, or if you cooked some from scratch, spread it out ½-inch thick on a baking sheet and refrigerate until sliceable.)

Don’t try to move the polenta slices until they’ve browned on the bottom side. You’ll know that’s happened when they dislodge easily. Use a spatula to flip them over and brown the other side.

Plate two slices per person, with the garlic mustard pesto spread on top. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Tip: If you want to keep this pesto in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for up to six months, blanch the garlic mustard greens in boiling water for 20 seconds, then immediately run them under cold water or dip them in an ice bath. Squeeze out as much water as you can, then proceed with the recipe. This blanching step prevents the pesto from losing its bright green color and turning brown in cold storage.

Simple Supper Garlic Mustard Pasta Yields: 4 servings This is a simple, but satisfying one-pot meal that comes together in about 20 minutes total. You can embellish the recipe with additional ingredients such as chorizo sausage or pine nuts, but it’s really not necessary. Sometimes simple is best.

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

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

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

Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

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

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

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

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

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

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There is not one neurological disease that cannot benefit from aerobic exercise, from Parkinson’s disease to Lou Gehrig’s disease,” says Laurence Kinsella, M.D., a neurologist at the SSM Health Medical Group, in Fenton, Missouri.

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

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

Shorter Sessions, Better Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cycling can also be beneficial for people with fibromyalgia.

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

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LOVING OURSELVES MADLY Practice Intentional Self-Love

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

Don’t believe our thoughts.

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

Replace self-abuse with self-love.

Not believing our crueler thoughts is step one.

Replacing them with kinder, more compassionate and loving thoughts is step two. When our minds call us ugly, we must sink into our hearts and remind ourselves that we are

beautiful, as we are. When our minds insist we’re weak, we must declare our strength. Every single thought and word that speaks to our worth is a powerful and sustaining reflection of self-love.

Substitute self-abuse with love as often as possible and then watch our lives change in powerful ways.

Set boundaries and enforce them.

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

Make time for happy places.

We all have places that tend to bring us peace and/ or joy: a walk among the trees, curled up with a good book, coffee with a close friend. Make time for these experiences. Every second we spend giving energy to the people, places and things that bring us joy is a second of dedicated self-love.

It matters. Just as important, pay attention to the people, places and things that are depleting, that feel unhealthy and toxic, and give less energy to them. Knowing what to eliminate can be as impactful as knowing what to add.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Introduce children to the rewards of gardening. Connie

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

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Teach children how to cook.

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

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

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

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Visit the library. From simple children’s stories about

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

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Prioritize family meals. Children that eat with their

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

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Reject dieting. Weighing, shaming and putting chil-

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

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

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

Set up play groups with parents that share similar values.

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

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Spend more time in nature. The American Academy

of Pediatrics recommends one hour of daily physical activity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Holistic Difference

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Choosing a Holistic Veterinarian

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

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

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

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

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FINDING THE BEST VET

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

Ask Around

One way to find a veterinarian that has expanded beyond the confines of Western medicine is to ask other pet owners. Employees at pet food or supply stores will often have recommendations, as well. Search online or use the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s “Find a Holistic Veterinarian” search feature at ahvma.org/find-a-holistic-veterinarian.

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

First Appointment

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

Going Forward

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

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without harming or scaring it.

Before bringing a new pet into the family, spend some time carefully considering whether you have the time and energy, as well as the physical and emotional resources, to care for the animal across its entire lifespan. Each animal has its own needs and it is important to think logically about how to meet those needs instead of just falling in love with the idea of a pet or impulse adopting one that tugs at your heart.

Avoid Comparisons and Prepare for an Emotional Rollercoaster

Welcoming a New Animal into Your Family

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hen a new animal becomes part of the family, the process can be very similar to bringing home a human baby, absolutely delightful and thrilling, but also potentially overwhelming. There can be a lot of crying involved, both tears of joy and of frustration. When a human baby cries, no one assumes the baby is being “bad”. Crying is a baby’s most effective form of communication and can mean many different things—a wet diaper, hunger, the need to burp, loneliness or discomfort. The new parents will work hard to identify what the child is saying and will keep repeating this learning process over and over. No one assumes that the parents will figure it all out in a couple of weeks and the baby will never cry again.

Unfortunately, many families do not apply this same rationale to their new pets. They tend to interpret unwanted animal behavior as acting out in some way rather than communication. There is an expectation that everything will work out very quickly. If it doesn’t, they may assume there is something wrong with the pet, rather than considering how to create a more peaceful transition.

Managing expectations, avoiding comparisons, preparing for an emotional roller coaster and assuming positive intent will help create a loving and harmonious home for humans and their animals.

Manage Expectations

Change is stressful even when the change is a positive one. The addition of an animal affects all members of the family. This is one of the reasons why some animal rescue organizations insist on meeting all members of the family before an adoption; they want to ensure that everyone is excited about bringing the new pet home. There are new routines, including activities such as feeding, walking and cleaning. New safety rules also need to be established. For example, a new indoor cat requires that all occupants of the house watch out for the cat when opening doors, and children need to be taught how to safely interact with the cat 40

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Animals need time to adjust to their new family, just as humans do. The first few weeks may be challenging as everyone gets to know one another. Avoid comparisons, especially to prior pets or to other peoples’ pets. Each animal has his or her own personality and needs to be recognized as a unique being. Along with excitement, the new pet may bring up a wide range of uncomfortable emotions, including grief for a prior pet you lost, fear that bringing home the new pet was a mistake, anxiety that you don’t know how to care for the new animal and frustration or anger if things aren’t immediately working out as you hoped. The new pet may be experiencing the same range of emotions, since the animal’s entire world has changed. Be gentle with yourself and with your new pet, just as you would with a new baby. The animal is learning about you as you are learning about it. Give yourself and your pet time to adjust and the space to process each of your feelings. Recognize the rollercoaster of emotions as a natural part of a big transition, not a cause for panic.

Assume Positive Intentions

Animals, just like babies, are not being “bad” when they engage in undesirable behaviors. They may not yet know the rules of your household, could be experiencing physical or emotional distress or may simply be trying to communicate the only way they know how. Instead of getting angry with your pet and interpreting their behavior as acting out, assume they mean well. Watch carefully and remember that each behavior is a form of communication.

Be curious and creative and consider what the animal could be trying to tell you. Play with the possibilities and be sure to talk directly to your pet. They may not understand your words but they will understand your energy. Tell them you love them and want to understand them and help them adjust. Care and kindness is understood across species. If this loving and curious approach does not change the undesirable behavior, consider enlisting the support of an expert “translator”. There are many amazing holistic practitioners, including veterinarians, acupuncturists and animal communicators, who can help you understand your pet, resolve any concerns and thrive together as a new family.

Carrie Brady is the creator of Wilton-based Possibilities Farm, a wellness center that partners with horses through non-riding programs, personal and professional development workshops, creative arts, meditation, equine-assisted Reiki and the Heart Herd. Connect at 203-2107484, PossibilitiesFarm@gmail.com or PossibilitiesFarm.com.

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Immune System Response to Lyme Disease

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ur bodies come in contact with harmful bacteria every day—some are more problematic than others. Typically, our immune systems ward off the majority of these microbes without our knowledge. Other times, the infection surpasses our immune system and we may require treatments such as antibiotics to help fight it. Generally speaking, with extra support we can bounce back fairly quickly, even from some of the most serious conditions. However, this isn’t always the case with Lyme disease.

People can be treated with antibiotics for years on end with no resolution. What is it about the bacteria that causes Lyme, Borrelia burgdorferi, that sets it apart from other infections?

One major distinguishing factor is the way in which our immune system responds to this infection. Borrelia has the ability to trick the immune system, thus preventing an effective killing response. The bacteria redirects an innately intelligent system to create a damaging inflammatory cascade. This inflammation is largely responsible for the numerous symptoms that come along with the disease including joint pain, cognitive decline, fatigue and mood changes. In this way the infection generates a response similar to that of an autoimmune condition.

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leaves people with an unhealthy immune reaction. Understanding this can help to make sense of why people often do not get better with antibiotics alone. The veracity and uniqueness in which Borrelia attacks our bodies needs to be matched equally aggressively.

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With Lyme disease, it’s important to treat the terrain as well as the infection, meaning we need to address the environment which supports our capacity to stay well. If we do not reorganize the underlying immune system, the body will continue to create an inappropriate inflammatory response that perpetuates the disease.

One way to reset the immune system is a relatively new treatment called low dose immunotherapy (LDI).

LDI involves introducing a small amount of liquid into the body that includes an antigen and an enzyme called beta-glucuronidase. Since this treatment is used for many chronic infections, the antigen used can consist of whatever specific infection we are trying to clear, not just Lyme disease. All of the antigens are non-active organisms and are used in extremely dilute concentrations so there is no risk of a person becoming infected from the actual treatment. After the remedy is given, the enzyme beta-glucuronidase works by attracting the immune system to the antigen, allowing for a more effective response. Also known

as desensitization, this process allows the immune system to pull out of its inflammatory cascade and redirect it toward fighting the infection. Thus, the infection becomes less of an autoimmune-like process and the body is more easily able to keep it at bay.

In addition to being highly effective, LDI is also very gentle on the body. It does not disrupt the good bacterial flora the way antibiotics do. People also tend to have fewer adverse reactions than with other Lyme treatments. LDI can be safely used with adults, children and during pregnancy, making it a unique and viable option.

LDI is frequently used as a strong tool against Lyme disease and additional tick-borne illness such as those caused by Babesia and Bartonella. It can also be applied to a host of other chronic or recurrent infections such as yeast infection, Epstein-barr virus (EBV) and strep.

A branch of low dose immunotherapy is known as low dose allergy therapy (LDA). LDA works similarly, however it is used for allergies and sensitivities rather than microbial infections.

This works extremely well for seasonal allergies, food allergies or intolerances, mold sensitivities and chemical sensitivities.

Being able to use LDI and LDA treatments simultaneously is useful because sometimes underlying sensitivities can cause Lyme disease to flare. If this isn’t addressed, we may never get to the root cause of the infection. For example, many people with Lyme disease have mold sensitivities. This makes sense due to the similar hyperactive response of the immune system. Under these circumstances, if the mold sensitivity isn’t treated, the immune system will continue to be stimulated, thus flaring the response to the Lyme bacteria. In these situations, it is crucial to identify all underlying triggers and address them appropriately.

Not all Lyme disease triggers are allergen related. They can also include stress, lack of sleep, poor diet and weather changes.

Each individual is unique and needs to be treated as such. Regardless of the triggers, all areas should be addressed in a comprehensive plan. This typically encompasses balancing hormones, uncovering food intolerances, and helping people find hope and support in whatever areas necessary.

Integrative Approach

An integrative clinic like Collaborative Natural Health Partners in Manchester will be able to utilize many forms of medicine to create comprehensive plans for Lyme patients. They might use bodywork such as osteopathic manipulation, craniosacral therapy and acupuncture to help with pain management and to release physical and emotional tension. IV therapy is another option which helps support the immune system, enhance energy and aid in detoxification. Antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics, herbal medicine and homeopathy may be used when necessary.

Through this integrative approach, people suffering from Lyme disease have a higher likelihood of regaining their health than if we solely focus on addressing the infection. The body is a whole and treating it as such is crucial for success.

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The Hidden Truth Behind Compulsive Eating Habits

by Doris Jucht

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he path to overcoming compulsive eating habits is not so different than the path to overcoming any other compulsive behavior. Basically, it comes down to digging deep enough to discover what the burden we’re carrying represents in our lives, so that we may work, first and foremost, in offloading it from our souls, and subsequently from our bodies.

As any other compulsion or obsession, overeating leads to an ill mental state that deviates us from our true concerns and from our true purpose, forcing us to pay attention to more superficial aspects of our lives, like body image.

Our first step to recovery should consist of asking ourselves what the food in question represents for us. Is it a lover? A companion? A hallucinogen? An antidepressant?

Most of us have one or multiple subliminal aims we wish certain foods to fulfill, so that they become our go-to when that specific need is not being fulfilled or is simply missing from our lives. That ‘stand-in’ purpose is what needs to be discovered. What are we truly looking forward to getting when we turn to an unhealthy food or to unhealthy food volumes?

Figuring this out is no easy task, yet it’s attainable when we face the issue with full honesty. In turn, that state of frankness with ourselves leads us to our second stage in our liberating process, which consists of taking care of the real issue or issues, so that we can finally take food out of the spotlight.

Getting rid of a compulsive behavior, such as overeating, is not an easy job, yet, with proper guidance and support, a person can set himself or herself in the right mindset and in the path of self-discovery to uncover the hidden truth behind their addictive habit. With focused work, this journey of self-discovery can also in time lead to major and permanent changes, not only in terms of achieving a healthy weight, but also in terms of living a fulfilled and joyful life that brings out the best in us, for the reward of facing our concerns with unflinching honesty can be bountiful indeed!

I personally enjoy watching how the therapeutic process can assist someone through some of their most challenging moments in life. Together, in a safe space, we can work through everything that is troubling you. I strive to deeply understand a client’s problem and provide guidance and feedback.

Doris Jucht is a Life Coach with nearly 20 years of experience. For a free phone consultation connect at 305-332-5832, lifecoachdoris@ gmail.com, or visit www.lifecoachdoris.com. Extra pic filler August 2019

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MIND CONTROL How Mindfulness Helps Prevent Disease

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e were all led to believe that the body is pre-programmed by our genes, and those genes always respond in the same way. We have been told that if we are unlucky, we may have genes are more inclined to manifest certain diseases like heart disease or cancer.

It is true we all have different genes but they don’t seem to behave the way we were all taught. In the last 20 years, researchers have discovered and proven that genes can express themselves in many different ways (over 2,000 ways according to biologist Bruce Lipton in his book, The Biology of Belief). This means they can express themselves in ways that make us more likely to get sick or less likely. For example, Lipton cites in The Biology of Belief an experiment with rats that were given high doses of cholesterol. Cholesterol has long been thought to be a primary cause of heart disease. Researchers gave one group of rats a chemical to relax them and the other group a chemical to stress their system. The group given the stress chemical developed 44

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heart problems and died but the group that was unstressed didn’t develop any heart problems. Apparently, it was the stress hormones that signaled the genes to take the cholesterol and form the plaque which caused the heart disease; the problem was not necessarily the cholesterol itself.

What causes stress? Certainly toxic physical environments caused by pollutants in the air, and unhealthy ingredients in our food create stresses in the body. But the biggest and most insidious cause of stress is our mind. Our beliefs, emotions and negative thinking all contribute to create a toxic environment in our mind.

This translates to stress, and, as a result, produces chemicals in the body that create a toxic environment in our cells. These toxic chemicals signal the genes to express themselves in ways that lead to the body breaking down. Over time, disease takes hold. The body is built to be very resilient and compensates for things like unhealthy diets and even toxins in the environment.

However, the constant stress of negative thinking and negative emotions will invariably break the body down.

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What can we do?

Following are suggestions that have been proven by scientific studies to help shift the momentum back in our favor.

• Meditation: It has been shown that just 15-20 minutes of meditation, three times a week, has a significant effect on our stress level and creates greater health in the body. Any kind of meditation will work. Consistency is the key.

• Gratitude: Writing down 3-5 specific things we are grateful for at the end of day begins to shift the mind set from “glass half empty” to “glass half full.”

Over time, this becomes a permanent, positive default for our mind.

• Change deep-seated beliefs: Beliefs are stored in the subconscious and unconscious mind. There are many new therapies out there that are quick and efficient in allowing the inner mind to permanently change its negative and limiting beliefs. The latter leads to emotional upsets and faulty thinking.

Some of them are regression therapy, hypnosis, TAT, EFT, EMDR and more. Many of these modalities, once learned, can be easily done at home.

• Change your environment: We often have a choice who we hang out with, what programs and movies to watch, what books we read, what classes we take, what work places we put ourselves into. Choose options that promote a more positive mindset and loving support.

Start making small changes every month using some of the ideas above. Take a 30day challenge to make a 5 percent change and then another 5 percent change the next month. In the process, you have created permanent new positive habits that support sustained better health.

Michael Rosenbaum, ACHT, MP, an advanced clinical hypnotherapist and metaphysician practitioner, has a private practice in Danbury, and Katonah and Mt. Kisco, N.Y. He has been a practitioner for over 20 years and has over 3,000 hours of training in alternative therapies. Connect at 914-2189000 and AlternativeChoices.org.

Recycling Across America

is in Crisis and Collapsing What you need to know and do

Unfortunately, in recent months recycling processing plants have been shut down. For instance, the largest recycling hauler in the U.S. (who also owns many major landfills) has recently closed 25% of their recycling plants. In the state of California (a state known for its progressive recycling), more than 1000 recycling centers and processing plants have shut down.

The collapse of recycling is primarily due to high contamination levels in the recycling stream - which means the public is throwing a lot of “garbage” in recycling bins. Contamination cripples the economics of recycling.

The process to remove contamination reduces profitability, driving up the cost of recyclables, thereby preventing many manufacturers from reusing recycled materials. As a result, they continue to deplete finite natural resources at alarming levels.

Everyday, the public throws millions of tons of garbage (food waste, diapers, plastic bags, wrappers, styrofoam, coffee cups, plastic straws, garden hoses, etc.) into recycling bins. That ‘garbage’ contaminates the good recyclables, hence the term contamination.

It’s not because most of us are lazy.

More often than not, people want to do the right thing, and they will do the right thing if it›s easy and understandable.

Unfortunately, recycling is inconsistent everywhere we go, making it extremely confusing. Confusion at the bin leads to

mistakes, apathy and skepticism about recycling. The fact that recycling is so poorly communicated to the public and that the importance of recycling is so underplayed often leads people to feel subliminally, or even overtly, that it must not be very important.

Contamination is a DIRECT result of: 1) millions of inconsistent and confusing labels on recycling bins throughout society, 2) confusion about what is actually recyclable at a given bin, and 3)

the lack of national messaging about the importance of recycling right.

SOLUTION- the use of society-wide standardized labels on recycling bins Because they have displayed the standardized labels on their recycling bins, Orlando public k-!2 school has saved $1.3 million in trash hauling fees!!! It works!

Connect at www.recycleacrossamerica.org to participate and organize

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Paying attention in a “martial” art turns out to be not so dissimilar from paying attention in the more personal “marital” art of love. Bringing centering and energy awareness into the bedroom also makes us more skilled.

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he concept of “mindfulness” has become widespread across many fields. Mindful parenting, mindful eating, mindful writing, mindful walking. Mindful leadership. Mindful listening. And, yes, mindful sex.

Mindfulness describes the process of bringing one’s attention into the present moment. While the term may be somewhat new, having been introduced in the last quarter of the 20th century by Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh and his student, American author Jon Kabat-Zinn, it is NOT a new concept.

The word itself, mindfulness, was coined by a Buddhist scholar, TW Rhys Davids, over a hundred years ago. It was his attempt to translate into English this thousands-year-old practice of turning one’s mental attention to whatever sensory experience is going on, rather than focusing on thoughts that take us out of the moment.

As a practitioner of the Japanese martial art of Aikido, I became very familiar with this practice. To perform Aikido well, one cannot allow oneself to be hijacked by thoughts. The word “mindfulness” had not yet become mainstream. We used terms like “centering” and “energy awareness.”

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grounds us. Energy awareness in Aikido invites us to notice and blend with what’s going on, from that centered place, making us more skilled.

Paying attention in a “martial” art turns out to be not so dissimilar from paying attention in the more personal “marital” art of love. Bringing centering and energy awareness into the bedroom also makes us more skilled.

Tantra, an ancient spiritual teaching from India, enhances sexuality by providing a framework of mindfulness for these most intimate encounters.

On the Aikido mat, there are direct and knowable consequences depending on whether we move in a way that is mindful and centered, or not. In bed, there are also consequence. Greater pleasure and more feelings of intimate bonding with one’s partner are the most positive outcomes.

It would seem simple to pay attention to what’s physically going on during sex.

Yet, in spite of the many sensory sensations that lovemaking provides, we are often distracted, disengaged from the delight itself.

As the poet Alexander Pope wrote, “She, while her Lover pants upon her breast, can mark the figures on an Indian chest.”

Who among us has never become bored or sidetracked during lovemaking, think-

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ing about something entirely unrelated?

Or, we get caught up in seemingly related thoughts such as wondering if our partner is happy, or being concerned that we’re not “performing” well, and so on.

When we are evaluating or worrying, we’re not experiencing. Just as in Aikido, our attention must be in the here and now in order to blend with our partner.Training in mindfulness alerts us when we’ve wandered away, and reminds us to shift back to an awareness of what’s actually going on.

Mindfulness is a fluid activity, a way of walking through life (which includes bedroom activities). Mindfulness invites us to notice how we’re walking, what we’re walking past, what we’re noticing, what we’re thinking.

Breathing is often used as the gateway, the path back to the present moment. Our breath is always here, always happening, always available for us to focus on. Tantra Tai Chi, developed by myself and my husband, provides an easy blueprint for returning to center. When a couple shares an understanding and appreciation for a pattern of bodily focused mindfulness, lovemaking is taken to extraordinary heights and awakens spiritual joy.

Mindful lovemaking can create a vibrant intimacy throughout a couple’s lifetime.

Diana Daffner, with her husband Richard, is the author of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples: How to Deepen Your Passion in Just Ten Minutes a Day and leads workshops for couples.

WORKSHOP: A workshop will be held in Puerto Rico, Oct. 11-13 – see www.IntimacyRetreats.com.

And because stress seems to be the one supply item that I never run short of, I decided that I would learn to use stress as a main ingredient in creating the life of my dreams.

Resisting stress takes up too much of our valuable time (not to mention the fact that the act of resisting creates more stress).

How to Use Stress to Improve Your Life

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hen we listen to the news there’s always a story about shortages. You’ve heard the reports, jobs are in short supply, affordable housing is in short supply, safety, clean water, and even good men are hard to come by. But there is one thing that you’ve never heard of being in short supply, and that is stress.

There is an abundance of stress. It’s everywhere. When your alarm clock goes off in the morning, you wake up to the traffic report, “It’s a parking lot on 95.” The kids’ school calls you at 10 am and you need to leave work. You arrived to work late due the traffic on 95, but now you’re leaving early because of a child emergency. You’re conflicted because job security is in short supply.

Stress and the guarantee of more stress ranks up there with death and taxes; in other words, it’s inevitable.

I know that sounds like bad news, but I have always believed in using whatever shows up in my life to get what I want out of life. And because stress seems to be the one supply item that I never run short of, I decided that I would learn to use stress as a main ingredient in creating the life of my dreams. Resisting stress takes up too much of our valuable time (not to mention the fact

that the act of resisting creates more stress). We are designed to be whole and complete. We are designed to live at peace, the definition of peace being - wholeness, completeness, nothing missing, nothing broken, totality. Anything or anyone that we perceive as robbing us of our peace causes us stress.

I can’t change the traffic, and I can’t predict the weather or the next inconvenient emergency that shows up in my day, but I can change my perception of everything. This doesn’t mean that I plaster a plastic smile on my face and deny the presence of these unwanted circumstances in my life. Good for you if you can do that and still be healthy, but I’ve tried that, and it just led to suppressed emotions, which – you guessed it- led to more stress.

About 15 years ago I changed my approach to stress, and it has made a world of difference. Two simple steps: first I acknowledge the presence of stress. I know that sounds silly, but too often we rush through the events in our life. We don’t give ourselves time or permission to feel what we are feeling. It’s so important to value self. This doesn’t mean that we give ourselves permission to waddle in our down emotions. No, instead we just acknowledge what we are feeling. Second, I utilize the power of words. When I catch myself becoming overwhelmed with an overcrammed schedule or the unrealistic demands on my time, I begin a process of self-talk that goes like this: “Dravon, you’re having a whirlwind of a day, and you are becoming stressed. Stop and breathe! Then I remind myself that I am important and that I will never finish all the work or meet everyone’s expectation, and that’s quite okay.

The more stress shows up in my life, the more opportunities I have for genuine self-love. When I take the time to love me, the residual effect is that I am more loving and compassionate with others. Voila! Stress has just had a paradoxical effect on my life, my family, my community, and possibly the world.

Dr. Dravon James, founder of Everyday Peace, inspirational speaker, and author of Freedom is Your Birthright.

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a lack of water within the cells. This causes oxidative DNA damage which is the underlying cause of disease and cancer. Ideal health is around 10. Death is 3.5. Most people are between 6 and 8, and that is representative of the people in good health.

The higher the electrical charge across the cell membrane, the more it is possible to pull water across. And if you are taking vitamin supplements and you don’t have that electrical charge across the cell membrane, then you can’t get the nutrients into where it needs to be.”

Handwerger has the patients work on improving their phase angle which is really like improving ones biological age.

“When a patient goes from 5.4 to 6.3 in a 6 months, then it’s like reversing your age by 10 to 15 years. The chances of getting a chronic disease or cancer just went down because water is getting inside the cell. Detoxification and reducing inflammation is ineffective if we are not getting water inside the cell”, says Durrell.

Finally, a non-invasive, easy, quick way to know the health of each cell and how our cells are aging. Measuring phase angle is a way of showing how well your preventative, healthy program is working. Now across the entire body is measured. you know that when you see your phase Handwerger has focused much of his work on gut health. “The gut is an important angle increase, you are on the right track to part of hydration”, emphasizes Handwerger, good health. “and the goal is to move the water from the Durrell Handwerger APRN, South Florida intestinal lining into the blood stream and Integrative Health Center,210 71st St. #306, then ultimately into the cells.” Water is an Miami Beach, Fl. 33154. Connect at essential part of removing toxins from the (305) 799-1263 or visit www.sfihc.com. See body. Having too much water outside the ad, page 9. cells is a sign of inflammation. Water is an important source of hydrogen and oxygen both of which affects every signaling system in your body and it also is responsible for your source of fuel- your energy. So as you get dehydrated, you lose a major source of hydrogen and oxygen which is used to produce ATP, our energy producer.

According to Handwerger, many of his patients are dehydrated. In his clinic, he measures hydration by measuring phase angle. The healthiest people come in around 7. In the general public, the phase angle is between 3.5 and 10. According to a large NHANES study, there is a correlation between scores less than 4 and death.

Handwerger asks “what is disease? It’s

Water, Water Everywhere.

But is it getting into your cells?

By Durrell Handwerger APRN

It’s not just about drinking more water.

Staying hydrated is more than just drinking water, it’s getting the water into the cell.

That is the answer to health and longevity. Durrell Handwerger, Board Certified Holistic Family Nurse Practitioner, is one of the only health care providers in South Florida measuring phase angle. Phase angle measures the electrical charge across the cell membrane and this is a very powerful way to measure your capacity to hydrate inside the cell. The measurement gives you a good idea of your cell’s ability to hold an electrical charge. There is a direct correlation between the phase angle and an individual’s hydration level.

Phase angle is measured in a way that is similar to bioelectrical impedance which is used to measure body fat. It uses EKG leads placed on your hands and feet and measures the electrical resistance to a standard current running through the entire body. Lying flat, the resistance and reactant 48

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to detail and seeks perfection in all of his endeavors, as illustrated in the smiles of his patients!

Dr. Ted Herrmann uses a Holistic, Mercury-Free Approach to Dentistry. He suffered from mercury poisoning in the past and his wife urged him to see a nutritionist upon taking notice. The nutritionist informed him about the toxic levels of the mercury contained in fillings, an insight that would change his life and career path permanently. Under the recommendation of his nutritionist, he changed his diet and began prudent research on mercury poisoning and other aspects of traditional dentistry. He now applies this knowledge and research on an everyday basis to his practice.

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A Radiant Smile from a Holistic Dentist Dr.Ted Herrmann, DMD,

founder of Assure A Smile 9220 SW 72nd St #205, Miami, FL 33173

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hile most children had dreams of becoming astronauts and movie stars, Dr. Ted Herrmann decided to become a dentist at the age of 6! After visiting the dentist, he felt a calling to pursue teeth and gum care as a professional and this passion escalated throughout his childhood. He is not only a skilled and wise dentist, but he has many handicraft abilities and enjoys a variety of hobbies such as sailing and photography. He is a skilled pilot and a graduate of Georgetown University as well as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Dr. Ted Herrmann, a Holistic Dentist and Nutritionist since 2007, is currently a diplomat of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. In 1989, he started Assure a Smile to provide a more engaging and enlightening dental experience for South Florida residents. He pays attention

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Treatments, Services, and Lifestyle Dr. Ted Herrmann has changed his own lifestyle to be more holistic, realizing that inherent in an allopathic lifestyle is an overuse of medication and an under consumption of healthy foods. He preaches consistently good nutrition and is a advocate of organic foods. Additionally, he practices yoga and meditates regularly.

He now lives by holistic principles and leads a very healthy, balanced lifestyle. He diligently informs all of his patients about the benefits of a holistic lifestyle, which can not only significantly improve your teeth, but better your health and lifestyle as well!

His office also uses the latest in dental equipment, techniques, and technology in order to provide the patient with the best treatment options and services, including: • Digital X-Rays • Cone Beam – CT Scan • Preventive Dental Education • Non-Surgical Periodontal (Gum) Treatment • Mercury Free Dentistry and Safe Amalgam Removal Protocols • Mercury Free Fillings • Oral Cancer Screening • Mercury & Metal Free Restorations • Cerec – One Appointment Restorations • In-Depth Diagnosis & Treatment Planning • Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry • Custom Smile Design & Makeover • Tooth Whitening • TMJ Diagnosis and Treatment • Ceramic Dental Implants • Full Mouth Reconstruction • Full & Partial Dentures • Family Dentistry • Oral Surgery • Diagnosis & Treatment of Jaw Infections • Laser Dentistry • Diagnodent: Laser Cavity Detection • Orthodontics • Invisalign: Hidden Braces • Neuromuscular Dentistry • Mouth Guards & Night Guards • Root Canal Detection & Treatment • Biocompatible Dental Materials • Nitrous Oxide & Oral Sedation • Homeopathic Remedies Dr. Ted Herrmann is also a proud member of the Crossbridge Church of Miami. To schedule an appointment online visit www. assureasmile.com or connect at 305-7090142. Refer to ad, page 64.

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Create the Backyard Retreat of Your Dreams L ivable space may be traditionally confined to a home’s interior, but the growing popularity of outdoor living design suggests that homeowners are broadening the definition to make the most of a home’s total footprint.

An outdoor patio is a natural extension of the home, offering additional seating and, with the right amenities, a way to enjoy meals and entertainment al fresco.

After the sun-light fades, features powered by propane – like full outdoor kitchens, patio heaters, fire pits, flame lighting and more – can keep the fun going well into the night.

What constitutes the perfect outdoor living space is as varied as homeowners’ personal tastes. A simple seating arrangement with a fire pit or water feature may be ideal for one, while expansive hardscaping and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen can best meet the needs of another.

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Stop dreaming and start planning with these ideas for the features that can trans-form your plain backyard into the envy of the neighborhood.

Lighting

There’s dim mood lighting and there’s darkness. Ensure adequate light for activities like meal preparation and safe travel from one area of the yard to another with well-placed lighting. Strings of twinkling lights set a festive tone, but you’ll also want to consider lighting walkways and other high-activity areas. An option with a gas-powered flame creates an unforgettable effect and works anywhere from walkways to patios. An added bonus, real flame lights are totally odorless and function even during power outages for added security and safety.

Patio Heaters

If you’re itching to get outside before the

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season has fully arrived, or if you find yourself not wanting to head indoors even after the warm sun is gone, you can extend hours of enjoyment by heating the patio.

A propane patio heater is a clean, safe and reliable way to raise the temperature by up to 30 degrees, so a chill won’t stop you from enjoying your backyard retreat.

Fireplaces and Fire Pits

There’s something soothing about the crackle and pop of flames dancing in the night sky, no matter what time of year it is.

On a chilly evening, they add the functional benefit of delivering warmth, but yearround, there’s an ambiance that almost can’t be beat. If you prefer to skip the messy soot or ash and fuss of burning logs, instead opt for a gas-powered setup that lends the flicker of real flames with no cleanup and no firewood to store. It may feel a little like cheating to have instant fire at the flip of a

switch, but you’ll quickly discover the flame and heat are very real.

Outdoor Kitchens

The ultimate entertaining experience centers around the kitchen, so when the party is outside, a kitchen must be, as well. With all the resources of a typical indoor kitchen, a fully equipped outdoor kitchen makes it possible to prepare a meal while enjoying the ambiance of the outdoors. A basic kitchen may include a preparation surface and grill. A propane powered grill is a popular choice because it heats up fast, so you spend less time preparing food and more time enjoying it. Just like an indoor gas range, propane grills give you instant on-off convenience and precision temperature control for perfectly done meals.

More elaborate kitchen designs incorporate features like an outdoor rotisserie, refrigerator, sink, ice trough and weatherproof cabinetry for storage. Don’t forget comfort and convenience by adding fans, lighting and a sound system. Home chefs may even delight in planting a garden adjacent to the kitchen, where they can pluck ingredients and herbs for a garden-fresh culinary masterpiece.

Pool and Spa Heaters

A cold dip may be refreshing for a moment, but most homeowners enjoy the ability to control the water temperature in their hot tubs and pools. A gas-powered heater can keep water at the desired temperature more efficiently and effectively compared with electric heaters.

Learn more about better outdoor living at Propane.com/Outdoor-Living .

STAY SAFE When it comes to gas amenities, safety is a top priority. If you smell gas in or near your home, follow these tips from the experts at the Propane Education & Research Council: 1. No flames or sparks. Immediately put out all smoking materials and other open flames. Do not operate lights, appliances, telephones or cellphones. Flames or sparks from these sources can trigger an explosion or fire.

2. Leave the area immediately. Get everyone out of the area where you suspect gas is leaking.

3. Shut off the gas. Turn off the main gas supply valve on your propane tank if it is safe to do so. To close the valve, turn it to the right (clockwise). It’s typically a good idea to turn off the gas supply valves located near individual indoor appliances.

4. Report the leak. From a neighbor’s home or other nearby location away from the gas leak, call 911 or your local fire department.

5. Get your system checked. Before you attempt to use any of your propane appliances, a propane supplier or qualified service technician should check for leaks or other damage.

6. Do not return to the area until a propane supplier, emergency responder or qualified service technician determines that it is safe to do so.

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espite the comfort and convenience it affords, modern society is contributing to a vanishing relationship with the natural environment. However, there are plenty of ways to bring nature indoors to reap the benefits of an earthy connection inside your home.

According to a survey commissioned by the Velux Group, a gap is growing between the time Americans spend outdoors and the time they’d like to spend in nature.

In the United States, 63% of survey participants said they average one hour or less a week in nature, but 88% agreed they would like to spend more time. In addition, the majority of respondents said they believe nature, daylight and fresh air have a positive impact on stress levels, and most

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also agreed those factors have a positive impact on mental well-being.

“Exposure to nature such as trees, plants and views of open spaces has been found to improve the cognitive ability to focus and read social cues,” said Arie Greenleaf, associate professor of counseling at Seattle University. “Even ADHD symptoms in children are mitigated by views of and interactions with nature in a host of different ways. Worker productivity, how people feel about the work they do and the level of engagement, improves with a view of nature.”

Despite ample research demonstrating the benefits, the study revealed a common theme, with 85% of participants believing they spent more time in nature as children than children do today. That’s a trend that

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translates into adult habits, too.

“With work and family responsibilities, we can’t always fit spending time outside into our busy schedules, effectively making us the indoor generation,” said Peter Foldbjerg, head of Daylight, Energy and Indoor Climate for The Velux Group.

“One thing we can do is improve how our homes connect to nature: From houseplants and nature-inspired art to skylights and screened porches, there are a wide variety of options for creating nature connections in the place we spend most of our time – our homes.”

Learn how to bring more nature into your home with these decorating and design ideas:

Houseplants

Living plants not only add a touch of the outdoors, but they also help clean the air inside your home. In smaller spaces, even a few pots of herbs can add a refreshing touch of nature. If flat surfaces and floor

space are at a premium, get creative with your wall space and incorporate shelving and wall-mounted planters.

Sunshine and fresh air

Whether it’s from windows or skylights, bringing natural light and fresh air inside can keep your space fresh and inviting.

There are scientifically proven correlations between natural light exposure and mood, as well as your body’s ability to maintain its circadian rhythm. Refreshing the air in your home can help eliminate volatile organic compounds, pet dander and microparticles from cooking and cleaning.

If your home is lacking in natural light, a skylight may be easier to add than a window, and skylights bring in twice as much light as vertical windows; their angle allows more of the sun’s rays to reach farther into the room. Some skylights, including many offered by Velux, also offer venting options that can contribute to cleaner air.

Nature-inspired art

Studies have shown that simply viewing photos or paintings of nature scenes has mental and physical benefits. You can also use decorative mirrors to reflect natural light and make a space feel larger and brighter.

Botanically inspired patterns

Look to pillows, area rugs and wallpaper to incorporate patterns inspired by flowers, foliage or landscapes outside. These decorative elements can boost your spirits and create a welcoming environment indoors by reflecting the outdoor world.

Natural materials

Sisal rugs and baskets, wood planking and stone countertops or side tables can add texture and a touch of the natural world to your interiors. These materials let you incorporate nature into your design aesthetic with natural textures that not only look stylish but feel great, too.

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calendar of events

AUGUST 3 & 10

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

To submit an event listing email: event date, name, brief description, location, cost and contact to advertising3@namiami.com.

For additional listings visit www.namiami.com.

The Southwest Community Farmers’ Market - The Market’s mission to bring fresh seasonal produce and quality, locally produced artisan food products to our community. Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40th St, Miami, FL 33155, (305) 226-8315

AUGUST 1 - 31

Bluegrass Show & Jam - SFBA Free Monthly Bluegrass Festival - 12:30-5 pm , Greynolds Park, 18501 NE 22 Ave. North Miami Beach FL 33179.

Bring a lawn chair & experience “Alligator Alley” and other great groups. (Park Admission: $7 Car, $15 RV). 305-358-1800

Support the Nationwide Annual Clear The Shelters Event! – 11am – 3pm - The nationwide Clear the Shelters event is from 10am-6pm where we will be extending our hours to host an Adoption Event at BOTH our Key West and Marathon Campus.

Adoption fees will be completely waived this day!

Current adoption procedures & policies still apply.

There will also be games, kids activities, a face painter, door prizes, food, a “Kissing” booth and fun for the whole family. Stop by either the Key West or Marathon shelter to meet some amazing animals and support the Florida Keys SPCA. Key West 305-294-4857; Marathon 305-743-4800 Email Website, The Cat Network, Inc, Petsmart, Miami, FL. 305-255-3482

Miami Spa Month - Greater Miami and the Beaches is renowned for luxury spas that are ranked among the best in America, and are the favorites of spa connoisseurs throughout the world. Celebrate with us during July and August, when you can enjoy incredible savings on special treatments at Miami’s premier spas. Check online for participating spas.

AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 Miami Spice Restaurant Month - sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, occurs during select months each year. During Miami Spice Restaurant Months, more than 100 of Miami’s top restaurants offer three-course meals featuring signature dishes created by world-renowned chefs.

Prices for meals are $23 for lunch and $39 for dinner. Visit website for list of participating restaurants.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Coral Gables Gallery Night – 6 – 10pm - Held the first Friday of the month, Gables Gallery Nights showcase the various works from European and Latin American art masters to outstanding contemporary artists. Look for the Gallery Night Trolley signs to hop on one of the special Trolleys which loop between Coral Gables galleries and participating art venues.

AUGUST 2 - 4 African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival of Florida – Enjoy a high-spirited, family friendly, multi-cultural arts and educational experience, with events such as: African, Contemporary and Caribbean Dance Workshops; Drum and Music Workshops; African Fashions, Yoga; a Better Living Health Fair; a Raffle Drawing; a Global Bazar; and a free Children’s Village Zone that includes Dance and Drum Workshops; Arts & Crafts; African Folktale; and a Back to School Book Bag Give-Away.

General admission concert tickets start at $35 per person. Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC) 212260 NE 59 Terrace – Miami Fl 33137.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Kiddos Back to School Free Family Event Makes Back-To-School Time A Blast – 11 – 5pm – Free activities including stage entertainment, Arts & Craft station, bounce houses, inflatable carnival games, a Back-to School Scavenger Hunt presented

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Free Healing Session With Cristovao Brilho 5:00pm - 2100 Coral Way #605, Miami – 33145 – free parking, Call 786-295-8665. Must arrive by 5:00pm Wynwood Art Walk - On each second Saturday of every month in Miami, the Wynwood Art Walk dazzles everyone that encounters its collection of stunning artwork. The Block Party dials it up with an abundance of food trucks, craft beer, live music performances and, of course, the finest displays of artisanship in South Florida. 2250 NW 2nd Ave Miami, FL

AUGUST 10 & 24 AUM hOMe Shala’s Free Yoga Therapy Classes for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease 1:00–2:00 pm - Learn therapeutic yoga tools to manage symptoms and slow progression of the disease. Supported by a grant from the Parkinson’s Foundation. Location: South Dade YMCA Family Center, 9355 SW 134th St., Miami, FL 33176. To Preregister call 305-441-9441.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 Laser Evenings – 9pm – 12am - Catch a laser light show twice a month at the Frost Planetarium..

We’ll be rocking out with a retro throwback to the classic laser light spectacles you know and love.

From Pink Floyd to Daft Punk, we’re fusing music from some of the greatest artists of our time with old-school laser light visuals—all under the Planetarium’s 67-foot dome. This graphic experience will create a rich, visual journey through sound as you “fly” through the actual sound waves you’re hearing. Fri, Aug 16, 7:00 – 11:55 PM 305-4349600. Frost Planetarium, 1101 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132

AUGUST 16 & 30 Brain Training: Yoga Therapy for Neuroplasticity - 12:30–1:30 p.m. - Teachers from Aum Home Shala present yoga exercises designed to enhance strength, flexibility, cardiovascular function, sleep, and overall well-being for healthier aging. Support for this class series is provided by a grant from the Coral Gables Community Foundation. Preregistration required: . Coral Gables Adult Activity Center, 2 Andalusia Ave., Coral Gables FL 33134. $12.60/ month for Coral Gables residents; $15.75 for nonresidents, payable to the Activity Center. 1-305461-6764.

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Summer Cabaret Concert Series – 7pm - features intimate concerts inside the Stone House Ballroom. The concert begins at 8 pm and the main gate opens at 7 pm. It is recommended to arrive early for preferred seating. Guests are welcome to bring refreshments and snacks to enjoy during the show.

Tickets are $25 per concert. Limited seating is available. Advance tickets are recommended. Tickets can be purchased online below or by calling the Deering Estate Ticket Office at 305-235-1668 ext. 233.

MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Women’s Networking Monday - 5:30 - 8:00pm - The last Monday of every month is a time for women of all professional backgrounds to meet, network, share ideas, promote their businesses and learn from featured guest speakers! Mayfair Hotel and Spa. 3000 Florida Avenue, Coconut Grove, FL 33133, Free. Happy Hour Half-Price on drinks and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres.

AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 2 The Miami Design and Remodeling Show – noon - 9:30pm - a South Florida tradition. The show fills the MANA Wynwood Convention Center with residential decorating, remodeling and home improvements. Thousands of products and services for the home are on display along with decorating ideas. MANA Wynwood Convention Center, 318 NW 23 Street, Miami, FL 33127.

floridakeys AUGUST 1 – AUGUST 31 History of Diving Museum Salutes Military with Free Admission - The History of Diving Museum, will once again be participating as a Blue Star Museum. Since the programs’ inception in 2010 HDM has collaborated with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and the Department of Defense, along with more than 2,000 museums across America. This unique platform offers free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and up to five family members, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Over 1,500 individuals have benefited by visiting the History of Diving Museum alone. 305-664-9737, 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL 33036.

AUGUST 8 - 11 Key West Lobsterfest - Events include the Duval Crawl on Friday night, a street fair and free concert Saturday, and a spectacular Sunday brunch. Local restaurants and arts and craft vendors are expected to participate. The festive feast takes place in the 100 through 500 blocks of Key West’s famed Duval Street. A free concert featuring local and regional bands is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 11 p.m. 305-744-9804

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Morada Way Third Thursday Art Walk - Showcasing the fine arts, music and culinary nuances of the Purple Isles, the Morada Way Arts & Cultural District features national and local artisans who are showcased in galleries at Morada Way between mile marker 81 and 82 - formerly named Industrial Road - as well as “culinary art” and live music from 6-10 p.m. In addition to individual artists, participating galleries include the Redbone Gallery, Gallery Morada, Pasta Pantaleo Signature Gallery and Bluewater Potters. Free admission. Art Walk is held the third Thursday of each month. Contact: Daniela Woody 305-664-9100

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 Support the Nationwide Annual Clear The Shelters Event! - The nationwide Clear the Shelters event is from 10am-6pm where we will be extending our hours to host an Adoption Event at BOTH our Key West and Marathon Campus. Adoption fees will be completely waived this day! Current adoption procedures & policies still apply. There will also be games, kids activities, a face painter, door prizes, food, a “Kissing” booth and fun for the whole family. Stop by either the Key West or Marathon shelter to meet some amazing animals and support the Florida Keys SPCA. Key West 305-294-4857; Marathon 305-743-4800 Email Website

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Shiva’s Circle of Fire: Yoga and Meditation in Motion. 10-11:30 -1760 NE 144th St, North Miami, FL 33181. Call to schedule. 305-710-0516. Donation only.

Kids Yoga & Mind Body Yoga - 4:30pm - Synergy Yoga South Beach, call 305-538-7073, 844 Alton Rd Fl 2, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

Women Only – Free Chi gong for cancer survivors and voice lessons for healing and empowerment.

2:30 - 4:30, N & S Miami locations. Call 305948-6878 Jazzercise® - $5. 10am. South Miami Community Center 5800 SW 66 St. Call Cathie 305-666-5457.

Miami Center for Spiritual Living- 10:30amFree. Non-denominational. 2490 Coral Way, Miami, 786-206-6355.

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monday Mindfulness for Stress Alleviation - $20/session 6 to 7:20 pm - 260 Palermo Ave, # 12 Coral Gables 33155. Changes guaranteed after 4 sessions.

Course in Miracles - 8pm. Free. 7855 SW Coral Way. Contact Mercedes 786-200-8410 or Nimia 305-261-3190.

Connected Warriors Free Yoga for Veterans, Service Members and Families. 5:30-6:15 pm - Sampoorna Yoga Miami, 10107 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33173 Power of Meditation – 9 - 9:45pm – 2nd & 4th Monday. Conference Call – 312-757-3121 code: 698805965. Free.

Massage Relief for Combat Veterans - 50% off therapeutic massages for our combat service personnel. Call 305-351-0819. Shala Spa 1119 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach.

Military Mondays at Hirooka’s - 50% off Kitesurfing or Paddleboarding for all Military and Public Service Personnel - Hirooka Surf & Sport, 2377 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL. 954-444-3942 Bereavement & Grief Support- 7pm, during school year. Children’s Bereavement Center, 7600 S. Red Rd, Suite 307. To register: 305-668-4902.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)- Bilingual Support group. 305-666-1778.

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Self-Defense for Women classes- Free. Also Wed. 7:15 – 8:30 pm at Bayfront park in downtown Miami. 305-358-7550

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Support group for Anxiety and Depression - 7:30 to 9:00 pm $30 fee, Zenith Miami Counseling and Coaching Center 1392 SW 22nd Terr, Miami FL 33145 (2nd floor) Dr. M. Cheour at 786-230-6591.

Yoga and Meditation Class – 7 – 7:45. Free. West Dade Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way. RSVP Lawrence 305-926-3578.

Are you a VET living with PTS? If so, call Banyan Holistic Healthcare Center for help, Miami Lakes or Pinecrest location. Call now to schedule, (305) 663-5696.

Laughter Yoga Sessions - $5.00 each - 9:30-10:15 AM, North Shore Youth Center 501 72nd Street, Miami Beach 33141, 305-861-3616.

wednesday Guided Meditation - All levels welcome- 7 pmDonations-3390 Mary Street Suite 116, Coconut Grove- Please RSVP 305-607-8627 Connected Warriors - Free Yoga Classes for Veterans and Families of Veterans - 3pm at Brickell Hot Yoga 301 SW 17th Road, 33129 305-856-1387.

Free orientations for PTS and pain relief with discount services for military or vets. The Banyan Holistic Please call 305-663-5696 to schedule Free Veterans Sailing – with Team Paradise, the Paralympic Sport Club of Miami. 12 – 12pm Team Paradise Sailing, Inc. 2620 S. Bayshore Drive, Miami 33133. 305-776-8778.

Drub-Dhe Meditation- 7:25-9:30pm. Freedonations are welcome. Regency House 353 West 47th St., Flat 7A, Miami Beach. Contact: Robert Phuntsog Ngo-drub 305-213-2577.

Free Acupuncture for Combat Veterans – 1-2pm, Acupuncture Center for Wellness, Inc., 16663 NE 19 Avenue, Suite 111, North Miami Beach, Fl. 33162, (305) 940-7763.

Healing With Dance - South Miami Hospital for physical limitations from illness/surgery. No dance experience necessary. 9:30-10:30am. $5.

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American Buddhist Inspired Meditation – 6 7:45pm – Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 7701 SW 76th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33637. Bob - 305-234-0610

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Jazzercise® - $5. M&W 6:30pm. South Miami Community Center 5800 SW 66 St. Ongoing classes available all week. Call Cathie 305-666-5457.

Meditation for overall well-being- 7:30- 9pm.

8150 SW 92 St, Miami. 786-556-7318. Donation.

Healing meditation for aromatherapy workshop at 7:30pm at American Apothecary of Kendall 12232 SW 132 CT, Miami Fl 33186, 305 598-2822 (calls & texts)

thursday Connected Warriors Free Yoga for Veterans, Service Members and Families. Chair Yoga – 10-11am - Sampoorna Yoga Miami, 10107 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33173 Introduction to Bach Flowers - 3rd Thursdays - 10 am-11:30 am - Free - 3390 Mary Street Suite 116, Coconut Grove- Please RSVP 305-607-8627 Nutrition Solutions for IBS, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis & Migraines - $15, 7-8PM, Coral Gables, Alison Grewal, RD: 786-546-6800.

Weekly Yoga Classes $10 per Class! - 5:30-6:45pm Five Sisters…a spiritual journey. 8805 SW 132 ST, 786-250-4170 Postpartum Yoga at Key Biscayne, 10:15 - $20, 305-299-7826 Laughter Yoga Sessions - $5.00 each - 9:30-10:15 AM, North Shore Youth Center 501 72nd Street, Miami Beach 33141, 305-861-3616

friday Monthly Yoga Class for Special Needs Teens Limited Space Call to Reserve - Just OM Yoga Studio, 7227 SW 57th Ct, South Miami. (305)665-4982 Overeathers Anonymous - 7:30 pm (South, Steps/ Traditions) Don’t Eat No Matter What Group. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 10700 SW 56 St, Miami, 33165, Room 9. Michael (305-815-2733) Monthly Free Reiki Healing Circle - 2 Friday of the month at Five Sisters…a spiritual journey, 8805 SW 132 ST, 786-250-4170 nd

Free Acupuncture for Combat Veterans – 1-2pm, Acupuncture for Wellness Center, Inc., 7550 SW 57th Avenue, Suite 116, South Miami, FL 33143, 305-669-6699.

Family Night- 3rd Friday of the month. 3-9pm. Free admission & parking. Miami Children’s Museum, 980 Macarthur Cswy. 305-373-5437.

Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) - Free jazz concerts on the last Fri. Joan Lehman Building, 770 NE 125 St. 305-893-6211.

Coral Gables Art Walk – An art walk centered around downtown Coral Gables, with all the galleries between Miracle Mile and Ponce de Leon Rd. Free trolly transportation.

saturday FREE Yoga – 11am - California Club Branch Library, 700 Ives Dairy Road Miami, FL, (305) 770-3161

SW Community Farmers’ Market- in Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Rd. Every Saturday, 9:00am3:00pm. 305- 663- 0917. EBT/SNAP welcome.

Afterlife Discussion Group - 2nd Sat. Monthly.

1-3pm Free Public Library 9445 Coral Way, 786368-4526 Dora Miami Like An Angel: Fashion Model Workout For All Women 10am & 6pm. South Pointe Park South Beach $25 Victoria’s Secret PT. Text/Call 305-800-0608 Ayurvedic Sessions - Call to set up appointments -Just OM Yoga Studio, 7227 SW 57th Ct, South Miami. (305)665-4982 Yoga Therapy for 50+ - 10am-11:15am - 1760 N.E. 144th St, North Miami, FL 33181. Call to schedule. 305.710.0516. $10.00 Donation.

Yoga with Drishti- 9:00 am - at Biscayne Park Recreation Center, 11400 NE 9th Court. 305-335-7618.

Lincoln Road Art Walk- 1st Sat. of the month.

7-10pm. 40+ local artists, museums and galleries in South Beach. ArtCenter/South Florida 800, 810 & 924 Lincoln Road. 305-674-8278.

Open House/Exhibitions – 2nd Sat. Meet ArtSouth studio artists & staff. Free. Refreshments. 240 North Krome Ave. 305-247-9406.

Miami Art Museum - 1pm. Free. 2nd Sat. 101 West Flagler St. 305-375-3000.

Yoga-Style* Exercise, Prenatal - South Miami Hospital. 10:45 am-12:15 p.m. and 5:30-7pm. $10.

786-662-8106.

floridakeys sunday Big Pine Key Flea Market- 8am. South of the only traffic light in town on U.S. 1.

Family Swim YMCA. 2-4pm. $3 Adults, $2 Kids.

FKCC swimming pool. 1-305-295-9622.

Movies at The Spiritual Garden - Spiritual up lifting movies. 1st and 3rd Sun. 7pm. Good will offering is $5. Unitarian Universalist fellowship 801 Georgia St. 1-305-394-2005.

tuesday Healing Yoga/Meditation – 9am. donation The Village Square, MM81 Bayside. 1-305-853-1003.

Free Guided Relaxation Class - 7 -8 PM at Islamorada Fitness MM 85.9 bayside. Bring a towel or exercise mat and a pillow. (Sponsored by Keys To Peace. 305-619-0534.

Mothers and Babies Group - for new moms, their babies and expecting mothers. Free. 1-3 p.m.

Healthy Start, Gato Bldg, 1100 Simonton St., Key West. 1-305-293-7516 or 1-305-293-7511.

Stories for Children - 10:30am. Key Largo Library, 101485 US1. 1-305-451-2396. Also Thur, 10:30am, Stories for children ages 2 ½ -6.

Meditation- Free. 7pm. Unity Church, 9591 Overseas Highway, Marathon.

Tai Chi – 7pm. $15. Coffee Mill Dance and Yoga Studio, 916 Pohalski St, Key West, 1-305-296-9982; 1-305-735-3519. .

wednesday

Ancient Indian Meditation - 6:30-8:30pm. 1-305292-6958.

Tai Chi for Inner Harmony - 9:30-11am on Sugarloaf Key. Call Lydia at 1-305-745-2811.

Toddler Playtime Stories- Ages 10 months to 2 years and their caregivers. Free. 10:30am-12:30pm.

Key West Library, 700 Fleming Street, Key West.

1-305-292-3595.

thursday The Long Walk Home Interactive Workshops for Veterans & Family– 6 – 7:30pm – Free – Transition to Civilian Life. Open to public. 97.671 Overseas Hwy. Oceanside. 305-504-3795

friday

Nightly Sunset Celebration - Free. Enjoy a spectacular sunset entertained by the various carnival performers and vendors. Mallory Square, Key West.

1-305-292-7700.

Salsa Dance Lessons- 7:30-9pm. Paradise Health & Fitness. 1796 N.Roosevelt Blvd. 1-305-296-6348.

monday

saturday

Cardio-Sculpting Class 8:30-9:20am. Pirate Wellness Center, MM21.4 Cudjoe Key. 1-305-744-3348

Healing Yoga/Meditation – 9am. $10 Islander Resort, MM82.1 Oceanside. 1-305-664-2031

Aerobic Dance - 1-1:55pm. CoffeMill Dance. 916 Pohalski St. 1-305-296-9982.

Family Hour- For children of all ages. Free. 1pm.

Key West Library, 700 Fleming St, Key West.

1-305-292-3595.

Story Hour - ages 5 years & up. 10:30-11:30am.

Games & stories. Marathon Library, 3251 Overseas Hwy. 1-305-743-5156.

Key West WPA Walking Tour – Old Town Key West. 10am. $20. 1-305-296-3573.

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Dr. Theodore Herrmann, DMD, PA, is a holistic dentist that has been practicing dentistry in South Florida for over 20 years. He’s an accredited member of the International academy of Biological Dentistry & Medicine (IABDM), Holistic Dental Association (HDA), the International Association of Mercury Free Dentists (IAMFD), the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology (IAOMT), the International Academy of Orthodontists (IAO), and also Diplomat of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI).

In office financing available & FARMHOUSE payment plan options. TABLES Se Habla Espanol.

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Theresa Reeves 305-972-0038

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GYNECOLOGY

FREDDA ROSENBAUM, D.D.S.

EMMANUELA WOLLOCH, MD FACOG

1801 NE 123rd Street, Suite 415 305-935-8775 EmmanuelaWollochMd.com

Emmanuela Wolloch is Miami’s Premier board certified OB/GYN specializing in Integrative Medicine including Disease Prevention, Women’s’ Health, Bio – Identical Hormones and Holistic Living, offering the very best of the latest, proven methods to achieve optimal health states in her purpose built, zen – like office. See ads, page 21.

MARISA MESSORE

2925 Aventura Blvd. #201 Aventura, FL 33180 305-933-3350 AventuraSedation.com

Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch.

General, Cosmetic, Holistic & Sedation. See ad, page 17.

HOLISTIC PHYSICAL THERAPY MINSU’S HEALING OASIS

4308 Alton Road, Suite 320 Miami Beach, Fl 33140 305-534-2926

10095 S.W. 88 St. Ste 103 305-389-1768 MinsuHealingOasis.com

Dr. Marisa Messore is a Board Updated services now include: Certified gynecologist and hypnotherapy, CranioSacral Thermenopause practitioner with 21 apy, physical therapy, Energy healyears of experience, in Miami ing/Reiki; acupuncture, guided Beach, Florida, specializing in meditation, shamanic healing, gynecology, menopause and sound healing, Chi-gong, Yoga, female sexual health, and is 2 Tai-Chi, Massage therapy, Talk affiliated withHyperbaric Mount Sinai Oxygen (O ) therapy, & Matrix Energetics.

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LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

CIRCHOLISTIC, LLC

LAURA PFEFFER, LMT, CLT 305-878-7612 www.CircHolistic.com

Decongest your Lymphatic system to Support your b o d y ’s n a t u r a l detoxification & healing functions (breast & prostate health, pre & post-surgery, weight loss). Restore optimal lymph flow for overall wellbeing. Feel relaxed, lighter, more energetic!

MASSAGE THERAPY EDUCATION CORTIVA INSTITUTE

7925 NW 12th St Ste 201 Doral, FL 33126 305-597-9599

Cortiva Institute is a network of premium massage therapy and skin care schools with 30 campuses in 13 states—all united by a common mission and standards that help students, clients and the community thrive.

MEDITATION INSTRUCTION MIAMI SRI CHINMOY CENTRE

www.meditationmiami.com (local) www.srichinmoycentre.org (international) 305-335-7618

Heart centered meditation is the key to self-awakening, integral happiness and worldtransformation. “Don’t blame the world; better it. How? By bettering yourself at every moment.” Sri Chinmoy FREE CLASSES North & South MiamiDade Instructors with decades of experience.

Serving the South Florida community since 1975.

NATURAL PET CARE LIZ MORALES

Brickell On The River Suite 415 33131 By appointment: 786-296-2636 www.yogartmiamibyliz.com

Did you know essential oils have many benefits for your pets? They can help with calming emotions, soothing muscles, easing digestion, and overall natural wellness for your pet and family members.

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Chef-owned certified organic farm that hosts monthly farmto-table events, farm tours, and a fruit stand that features seasonal tropical fruits and artisanal products.Join us every first Saturday of the month.

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PAST-LIFE REGRESSION

3444 Main Highway, Suite 3 Coconut Grove, FL 33133 305.461.2341

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Dr. Sonpal, trained by and worked for Dr. Brian Weiss (Many Lives Many Masters) at the Weiss Institute for seven years. She provides psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, inclusive of Past Life Regression and Progression, to all age groups. See ad, page 13.

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE KB HOLISTIC

Karen Bravo (Levy), MD 305-505-0455 • KBHolistic.com

Achieve healing/aesthetics from within! Detox protocols, Ozone therapy-IV, prolozone. Platelet Rich Plasma -Vampire Facial®, Vampire Face Lift®), ED / Peyronie’s Disease via Priapus Shot®, O-Shot®, Vampire Breast Lift®, Hair Loss/ scar therapy. Hormone Balancing.

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SCHOOLS

They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life. ~James Cromwell 62

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EVERGLADES UNIVERSITY

5002 T-Rex Ave #100, Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561) 912-1211 • 888.772.6077

Everglades University is an accredited, private not-for-profit university offering bachelor’s and master’s degree programs online and on-campus. The University combines small class sizes and innovative programs with traditional academic values. See ad, page 3.

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SEXUAL HEALTH KB HOLISTIC

Karen Bravo (Levy), MD 305-505-0455 • KBHolistic.com

Achieve healing/aesthetics from within! Detox protocols, Ozone therapy-IV, prolozone. Platelet Rich Plasma -Vampire Facial®, Vampire Face Lift®), ED / Peyronie’s Disease via Priapus Shot®, O-Shot®, Vampire Breast Lift®, Hair Loss/ scar therapy. Hormone Balancing.

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PRENATAL yoga PRENATAL PLUS YOGA, INC.

401 Miracle Mile, Suite 405 PrenatalYogaMiami.com (305) 498-6722

Debra Geymayr, Directress, serving So. Florida over 16 yrs., teaching specialty prenatalpostnatal w/baby yoga, hypnobirthing & childbirth ed., breast feeding/newborn care classes and more…see Holistic South for natural, midwifery care & waterbirth options.

YOGA AUM HOME SHALA

3104 Florida Ave Coconut Grove, 33133

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A National Yoga Alliance registered School, Aum hOMe Shala offers a year-round 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) to develop and provide programs that reach underserved populations through public schools, after-school programs, universities, and hospitals. See ad, page 4.

KEVIN O’BRIEN

Holistic Life Coach KevinObrienWellness.com 305-788-0777

Align Your Mind & Body, Create A Life You Love. Integrative Therapies promoting physical wellbeing, peace of mind, and personal fulfillment. Spiritual Life Coaching, Law Of Attraction, Transformational Workshops, Kripalu Yoga, Deep Tissue Massage.

“An Attorney Who Cares” “As a Holistic Attorney, my approach is to resolve conflict fairly and with a minimal amount of controversy and expense.”

Angie Angelis Law, LLC Attorney at Law

13554 SW 47th Lane, Suite 100 Miami, FL 33175 AngieAngelisLaw.com angie@angieangelislaw.com

305-598-2540 Fax: 1-305-330-9248

“The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely on advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience.”

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