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Getting The Proper Care after a Car Accident is Crucial Dr. Magaziner has been caring for accident victims for over 25 years. His philosophy is to provide a comprehensive evaluation as soon as possible after the accident. The reason that timing is critical, even after a low-speed car accident, is that the forces exerted on the body during a collision can cause a lot of hidden softtissue injuries that may not show up until days or weeks after the car injury occurred. Emergency room doctors have to focus on immediate, lifethreatening injuries first. More often than not once a life-threatening injury is ruled out auto accident victims, are sent home from the emergency room with some pain relievers and little to no recommendation for further treatment.

This type of trauma commonly causes muscle, ligament, joint and disc injuries which if not promptly treated could lead to more serious and chronic conditions. Absolutely do not under estimate the seriousness of your injuries regardless of the amount of pain you are immediately experiencing.

You need to pay attention to the warning signs such as: Neck pain or stiffness, headaches, dizziness, back pain, confusion or trouble

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Dr. Magaziner specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of acute traumatic injuries. Once an accurate diagnosis is made, Dr. Magaziner will design a specific treatment plan for your condition.

Dr. Magaziner’s philosophy is to start with the more conservative treatments (less invasive) first such as physical therapy or chiropractic care. The Center for Spine, Sports, Pain Management and Orthopedics Regenerative Medicine centrally located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, specializes in non-invasive interventional pain treatments designed to reduce pain and heal the injured regions. There are many nonsurgical treatments which are effective

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’m so thankful for those in this world who are leading the charges of change. One person who informs and inspires me is Robyn O’Brien. Her online “Ted Talk” and her book “The Unhealthy Truth” expose the toxity problem in our food supply, and how we got here. This issue has always been a passion for me; my thanks to you, Robyn, and all the others fighting for us.

When I hear politicians talk about saving us from this or that threat, I wish one of them would expose the information contained in her book. Changing food labels, holding companies accountable, removing the barriers to a healthier food supply, using common sense for the human population. Just once I would like to hear a politician state we will clean up our mistakes, allowing chemicals in our preservatives, dyes in our vitamins, etc. Robyn refers to the situation as epidemic.

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or many, spring means sniffling, sneezing, congestion, itchy eyes and throat, runny nose and headaches. Foot reflexology offers a powerful, natural way to find relief from seasonal allergies. By applying pressure to specific reflex points, foot reflexology reduces inflammation, improves circulation and activates body systems that are sluggish due to congestion. It further encourages the healing response by stimulating the nervous system and strengthening the immune system to make breathing easier.

Foot reflexologist Christel Haase is offering a special in which clients who book two one-hour sessions receive a 30-minute session free. Be free from allergies and make springtime the sweetest of seasons!

Location: Main Street Massage, 4 Walter Foran Blvd., Flemington. 908-806-0266. ChristelHaase8@gmail.com See ad on page 9.

Animal Wellness Days at Wellness Rocks!

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Offered one Saturday a month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., pets can experience animal Reiki, BioMat healing sessions, SRT, homeopathy, flower essence therapy and more. Appointments are thirty minutes each and must be pre-booked.

For Homeopathic appointments with Virangini Cindy Rounsaville, call 908-996-6761. For Reiki, BioMat, flower essence and SRT sessions call Sue Ann Seccia-Harnden at Fifth Dimension Healing Energy at 908-730-0658. For more information, visit WellnessRocksNJ.com. See ads on pages 27, 50.

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he Natural Healing Alliance and Fifth Dimension Healing Energy, LLC are sponsoring a free introductory webinar discussing the six “must-knows” for creating a prosperous healing practice. This program, airing on March 29 from 7:30-8:15 p.m., is aimed at helping energy healing and light touch practitioners succeed in their professional businesses. The webinar will include the current practitioner regulatory and business environment, how alternative and complementary medicine practitioners are in the forefront of today’s health revolution, the importance of having a professional business practice and more.

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Reiki Training with Beth Scibienski

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eiki, a Japanese healing technique, has been shown to benefit all aspects of life, from mental (stress management, emotional release), physical (pain, allergies) to even spiritual (forgiveness, wisdom). It is administered by “laying on hands” and can be performed on oneself, those around you, animals and even plants.

In Reiki I, students will learn the history of Reiki, understand the chakras, practice Reiki and scan the body for energy. The course will consist of guided meditations, journaling, sharing and hands-on learning. No experience required.

In Reiki II, participants learn and grow as healers. After the completion of this program, students are considered Reiki practitioners. This course will include discussion and meditation on healing, learn symbols that enhance a Reiki practice and practice Reiki on the other participants. Reiki I is a required prerequisite.

Instructor Beth Scibienski is a Reiki Master and pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church. She uses Reiki in both her pastoral counseling and on her husband who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. While practicing Reiki, she seeks to distinguish the individual energy from the moving energy of God in and around us.

The suggested donation for each course is $60 ($30 for church members).

Location: Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Road, Kendall Park. Reiki I: April 13, 20, 27 from 7-9:30pm. Reiki II: March 9, 16 from 7-9pm. For more information, visit FeedingAllWhoHunger.com. See ad on page 44.

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hildren are natural yogis; they instinctively move through poses while singing and playing. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, freedOM Yoga allows growing bodies and developing minds to practice yoga creatively with animated poses that promote strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness. Breathing games and yoga stories allow young yogis to focus, relax and develop self-control.

Interactive games and spirited postures encourage children to study animals, nature and basic anatomy. Studies have shown the practice of yoga improves concentration, stimulates imagination and releases energy. Celebrate inner and outer strength, confidence, respect for all beings and love of one’s self.

Classes include Teen Tuesdays, Little Yogins (ages 3-6), and Young Yogins (ages 6-11).

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Explore all the health and wellness Flemington has to offer. For a map of the events, visit DowntownFlemington.com. This event is sponsored by Hunterdon Healthcare and ShopRite of Flemington. natural awakenings

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Bio Informational Technology Advances for Self-Healing,

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orld-renowned Vaidya Smita Naram, Ayurvedic master pulse reader, herbalist and founder of Ayushakti, will travel to the East Coast for the first time in 10 years. In India, she has 25 clinics and many more throughout Europe.

She will be appearing in Central New Jersey, from March 13 to 15; in Syracuse, New York, on March 17 and 18; and in the New York City area, near Queens and Long Island, from March 20 to 22.

Participants may receive a 30-minute appointment which includes 10 minutes with Smita Naram and 20 minutes of follow-up with another highly trained practitioner for $95.

Herbs will be available on-site to purchase. A senior doctor from her clinic will also be doing education on the tools of diet and lifestyle.

“I have seen people experiencing breakthrough results in chronic health conditions over the years of my practice as I travelled across the world. For this reason, I have now devoted my life to spread Ayushakti’s wisdoms of healing, using ancient tools of Ayurveda which are safe and effective. This vision inspired me to create a revolution of Ayushakti.”

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Plant the Seeds for Change and Healing this Spring

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pring is quickly approaching and as every gardener knows, it’s time to prep the soil and plant the garden. It is also time to plant your “energetic garden” with the seeds of change, healing, prosperity and joy.

Pukllay, an Inca celebration of the planting time, is the time to seed your energetic garden. The people of the Peruvian Andes believe that humans live in harmony with the cycles of the Earth and work with the movement of its energy to create harmony and prosperity in life. On March 19 at 2pm, spend the day in joyful ceremony with Paco (healer) Patricia Miller of Spirit Flight Sacred Journey. Work together as a community to clear and prepare the energetic body to receive the seeds of joy, compassion and healing.

The ceremony will conclude in the late evening. A suggested donation of $30 is requested and will go to benefit the Wilka Tika Children’s Fund in Peru. Pre-registration is required.

For more information, call 908-281-9222, email PatMiller@ SpiritFlightSacredJourney.com or visit SpiritFlightSacredJourney.com. See ad on page 44.

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r. Bernard Straile, BS, DC and developer of the SHOW Technique, an epigenetic healing method, will be hosting a seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 3 at Acu-Care LLC Acupuncture Clinic, in Metuchen.

According to Straile’s HOW technique, “enables one to listen to the body’s cellular communications and pick up on the quirks of metabolism that trigger inflammation.” Straile then teaches how to put together an effective modulatory Quantum Bio-feedback to harmonize epigenetic expression and permanently eliminate inflammation such as allergies. “The same is true for immune function. This is an entire new level of healing, finding and correcting the real causes of symptoms,” adds Straile.

Attendees will learn and workshop at this seminar: basic muscle testing/kinesiology, principles of energy medicine with a focus on epigenetics, how to interact with cellular DNA per sublte energies, allergy elimination, and immune system modulation. Participants can be scanned for thousands of allergens, pathogens, environmental chemicals, emotions and experience a feedback treatment.

Cost: $98, light, healthy lunch provided. Location: Acu-Care LLC Acupuncture Clinic, 243 Bridge St., Metuchen. For more information and to register, call 315-430-4211, email DocStraile@gmail.com or visit IMAET.com. See ad on page 18.

Homeopathy for Pets

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ave you ever wished you could give your dog or cat something for those trips to the veterinarian’s office or for thunderstorms? Homeopathic remedies can be given to your pet at times like this.

Homeopathy is a medical science that uses small nontoxic doses of potenized plant, mineral and animal substances called Homeopathic remedies to stimulate the immune system to bring about healing of the body. Homeopathy is natural, no side effects and a Homeopathic remedy bottle cost less than $10.

If you would like to learn the various Homeopathic remedies for pets, join us on Saturday March 19, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., when Virangini Cindy Rounsaville, C.Hom, a homeopathic health consultant and educator, shares her knowledge of Homeopathic remedies for anxiety/fear, digestive issues, injuries, tick bites and more. In addition, she will show how to administer a Homeopathic remedy so your pet can have results!

Location: Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Road, Bedminster, NJ or call them at 908-658-4900. Seating is limited. Please register by March 17. ValleyPharmacyRX. com. See ad on page 2.

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How I Rid Myself of Chronic Pain

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Proper exercise plays a vital role in both physical and mental health.

Celebrating its 5th anniversary in Warren, Fresh Start Exercise is specifically designed to help those who are over forty exercise properly in order to lose weight, tone muscles and improve heart health under the guidance of their experienced trainers. Clients enjoy unlimited use of the gym and access to trainers.

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I have been a licensed medical doctor in NJ since 1989, and board certified in Family Medicine since 1993. In the past 23 years, I have had a lot of experience in general primary care medicine, urgent care medicine, sports medicine, and therapeutic musculoskeletal injections.

About 10 years ago, I found myself drawn to the study of the MindBody connection as it

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ead and neck cancers include cancers of the mouth, throat (pharynx and larynx), sinuses and salivary glands.

According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, more than 55,000 Americans are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, and almost 13,000 die from these diseases annually.

A study from the University of Alabama and the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center found that a magnolia herb extract called honokiol may treat these cancers. It tested human cancer cell lines in the laboratory from different parts of the body, including the mouth, larynx, tongue and pharynx. The researchers found that the honokiol extract halted the growth of each of these cancer cells and induced cell death.

Lead researcher Dr. Santosh K. Katiyar and his colleagues wrote, “Conclusively, honokiol appears to be an attractive, bioactive, small-molecule phytochemical for the management of head and neck cancer, which can be used either alone or in combination with other available therapeutic drugs.”

Probiotics Reduce Aggressively Negative Thoughts

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ecent research from the Netherlands’ Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition has discovered that negative and aggressive thinking can be changed by supplementing with probiotic bacteria. The triple-blind study followed and tested 40 healthy people over a period of four weeks that were split into two groups; one was given a daily probiotic supplement containing seven species of probiotics and the other, a placebo.

The subjects filled out a questionnaire that measured cognitive reactivity and depressed moods using the Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity, which measures negative and depressed thinking. After four weeks, the probiotic group showed significantly lower scores in aggression, control issues, hopelessness, risk aversion and rumination, compared to the placebo group.

“The study demonstrated for the first time that a four-week, multispecies, probiotic intervention has a positive effect on cognitive reactivity to naturally occurring changes in sad mood in healthy individuals not currently diagnosed with a depressive disorder,” the researchers concluded.

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During this time, subjects in both groups lost an average of nearly 13 percent of their body weight and around 1.2 percent of their body fat. More importantly, the diabetes group lost about 6.6 percent of triglyceride pancreatic fat, or about 0.6 grams.

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The government of Guatemala has repealed legislation dubbed the “Monsanto law”, which was approved last year to grant the biotech giant special expansion rights into ecologically sensitive territory, after widespread public protest. The demonstrations included groups of indigenous Mayan people, joined by social movements, trade unions and farmers’ and women’s organizations.

Following political party battles, the Guatemalan Congress decided not to just review the legislation, but instead cancel it outright.

The Monsanto law would have given exclusivity on patented seeds to a handful of transnational companies. Mayan people and social organizations claim that the new law would have violated their constitution and the Mayan people’s right to traditional cultivation of the land in their ancestral territories.

Lolita Chávez, of the Mayan People’s Council, states, “Corn taught us Mayan people about community life and its diversity, because when one cultivates corn, one realizes that a variety of crops such as herbs and medicinal plants depend on the corn plant, as well.”

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Fossil-Fuel-Free Food Trucks Go Solar

The food truck industry is good for a quick, cheap meal or even a gourmet meal, but emissions from these portable feasts are a growing concern, given the estimated 3 million trucks that were on the road in 2012. New York state has launched an initiative to put 500 energy-efficient, solar-powered carts on city streets this summer.

A pilot program gives food truck vendors the opportunity to lease the ecocarts for five years at little to no extra cost. They are expected to cut fossil fuel emissions by 60 percent and smog-creating nitrous oxide by 95 percent. If the technology was implemented nationwide, it could spare the atmosphere an enormous carbon footprint.

Conventional mobile vendors may spend more than $500 a month on fossil fuels; in addition to the gasoline consumed in driving, truck lighting and refrigeration systems are powered by diesel generators and propane fuels the grills, sometimes all running up to 10 hours a day. The annual nationwide load can add up to hundreds of billions of pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

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How Integrative Doctors See Into Whole-Body Health

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o poets, the eyes have long been known as windows to the soul. Systemically trained ophthalmologists, optometrists and functional medicine doctors see these organs as a potential indicator of high blood pressure, diabetes, stressrelated effects and nutritional deficiencies, as well as sites for potential glaucoma and macular degeneration.

The connection between overall health and eye health is rarely addressed during conventional eye exams, which are based on standard protocols for prescribing eyeglasses, drugs or surgery. Conventionally trained optometrists and ophthalmologists, lacking education in nutrition and alternative approaches, treat the eyes as isolated organs. In contrast, systemically oriented, holistic eye experts treat them as integrated parts of the whole body.

Eye doctors like Marc R. Grossman, doctor of optometry, a co-founder of Natural Eye Care, Inc., of New Paltz, New York, and Edward C. Kondrot,

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a medical doctor and founder of the Healing the Eye & Wellness Center, in Fort Myers, Florida, take such a preventive and integrative approach. They recommend good whole foods nutrition, supplemented with antioxidants and plant-based formulations of omega-6 and omega-3 oils, together with adequate sleep and exercise.

Key complementary treatments can be effective in improving sight and reversing some conditions.

Grossman, also a licensed acupuncturist, explains in his book Greater Vision: A Comprehensive Program for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Clarity how he incorporates the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of vision into his philosophy of eye care.

At Somers Eye Center, in Somers, New York, he uses a full range of mind-body therapies, combined with conventional methods to address dry eye syndrome, nearsightedness, farsightedness, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.

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a slit-lamp binocular microscope to examine the complex living tissue of the eyes. The author of 10 Essentials to Save Your Sight, he’s experienced in regeneration nutrition and maintains that our overall health impacts our vision. His toolbox includes multimodal protocols like homeopathy, detoxification, oxygen therapy, low-level microcurrent to stimulate cellular activity, palming (using the hands over closed eyes) and other alternative methods to reverse visual loss. He regularly uses the Myers’ cocktail, an intravenous therapy with a high concentration of B-complex and C vitamins, taurine (an amino sulfonic acid), trace minerals and zinc.

“Regardless of your eye condition, regular eye exercises can increase eye muscle flexibility and support circulation for better delivery of oxygen, essential nutrients and the flow of energy to the eyes,” says Grossman. He notes that “Aerobic Exercise Protects Retinal Function and Structure from Light-Induced Retinal Degeneration,” a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience in 2014, was the first of its kind to link physical exercise with improved retinal health and prevention of common eye diseases.

While Kondrot emphasizes that vitamins A, C, D and E are essential to eye health, particularly in preventing macular degeneration, he cautions that taking a supplement is no substitute for expanding the diet to include foods such as kale, spinach, parsley, collard greens, cooked broccoli, green peas, pumpkin and Brussels sprouts. All include lutein and zeaxanthin, two types of important carotenoids contained within the retina and found in the leaves of most green plants. Digestive enzymes, probiotics and the amino acid betaine are also necessary to facilitate better absorption of nutrients.

Dr. Connie Casebolt, board certified in family medicine and founder of GFM Wellness, in Greenville, South Carolina, practices with a whole bodymind perspective and incorporates supplements in patient disease prevention and wellness plans. “As the eye is bathed in the same chemicals and nutrients as the rest of the body, eye conditions can be affected by problems

affecting the rest of the body,” she says.

“Low adrenals can contribute to macular degeneration. Additionally, disruption of the energy flowing through acupuncture meridians related to teeth affected by root canals can also affect the eyes. “

She likes the book Whole Body Dentistry, by Mark Breiner, a doctor of dental surgery, because it includes numerous case histories of systemic illnesses, including eye disorders, that improve with better oral health. “Trying to sustain good health and avoiding toxins such as tobacco and excess sugar can definitely help in maintaining good vision,” explains Casebolt.

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Vaccinations vs Titers Which is right for your pet?

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accinations for a wide variety of diseases have been standard care for humans and animals for many years. It is very clear that vaccines have improved the health and well being of mass populations of humans as well as animals, and some diseases have been or nearly been eradicated.

However, where there is good there may also be bad. In recent years, vaccinations for animals have been challenged, and vaccine manufacturers have done more research allowing for extended lengths of time between vaccinations. Dr. Jean Dodds has been a leader in the veterinary community to research and advocate for minimal core vaccines, lengthened vaccine intervals and titer studies. We will discuss pros and cons to vaccinations as well as a discussion about titers.

Basic Vaccination Protocols Newborns will have some immunity from the mother, assuming the mother has been properly vaccinated and has immunity herself. Vaccination for puppies and kittens typically begin at 6 – 8 weeks of age when maternal antibodies (protection) begin to wane. Depending on the disease being vaccinated for, there are typically at least 2 doses administered 3 – 4 weeks apart (except Rabies, which offers protection for 1 year with 1 dose). This initial protection will last for varying amounts of time with an average of 1 year being the accepted and documented length of protection. Boostering the animal at the 1-year mark is generally required to offer additional years of immunity. This is where the dispute comes in – how long does that protection really last? No one knows for sure.

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Titer Basics Various labs are able to run what is called a titer, a number value predetermined to show if there is adequate level of protection against a specific disease.

This test result can offer some level of assurance that the pet is protected from disease, however, there has always been some question about protection in the “real world”. How well protected is the animal really if challenged by a virulent strain of virus? Or if the animal’s immune system is not at an optimal level? Or if another disease process is also ongoing? There is no way to know how long the animal’s titer level will remain at that protective level either.

This is where the debate comes in. How is adequate protection determined? Does every animal need to be at the optimal protective level? What is the animal’s risk of exposure to a particular disease? How does a veterinarian decide, along with the pet’s families, what is best for each individual animal?

What are core vaccines? Which diseases are dangerous to humans? When is a vaccine more harmful than risk of disease?

Not all of these questions can be answered within the scope of this article, but it does offer the opportunity for discussion and raises awareness of an interesting dilemma confronting veterinarians and pet owners.

Ultimately, each animal must be treated as an individual with vaccine needs or titers being tailored to each animal’s situation. The one exception should be Rabies vaccine. Rabies is a human health threat with no treatment available, and Rabies is an active threat in all of New Jersey. A Rabies titer is not legally considered acceptable proof of

vaccination, and in case of a bite, only a current vaccination certificate is acceptable. In rare instances, a veterinarian may deem a patient unable to safely receive a Rabies vaccine, and appropriate forms must be filled out.

Have a discussion with your veterinarian to tailor your pet’s care to the risk of exposure and what can be safely done keeping your pet’s health and age in mind.

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hree million cats end up in shelters every year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Owners cite landlord restrictions or allergies in the family as leading reasons. Often, the animal is blamed for an easily fixed behavior problem; the Wake County Animal Center, in Raleigh, North Carolina, interprets rationales such as, “Kitty has a sensitive stomach [throws up] or pees under the bed [likely a urinary tract infection].”

“I prefer to call such things issues, not problems. They’re often evidence of natural instincts that need to be redirected,” says Anne Moss, owner of TheCatSite.com, from Tel Aviv, Israel.

“A vet visit will rule out physical concerns so you can move on to behavioral issues.” Once a cat’s adapted to living with humans, life becomes more pleasant for everyone.

Cats can be trained. Dallas cat owner Bettina Bennett of WhichBoxMedia.com advises, “Start early, attach rewards and be consistent. Our four cats don’t scratch the furniture, come when called and know when it’s bedtime.”

Clicker training works well, adds Becky Morrow, a doctor of veterinarian medicine who teaches at Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh. “I have 13

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cats living in my home and a sanctuary housing 65 more. They’ve learned to walk on a leash and obey commands.”

Dr. Jeff Werber, a Los Angeles veterinarian, has found that scratching furniture, biting people, nocturnal activity, throwing up and ignoring the litter box are the five most common complaints. Scratching lets Kitty leave her scent, stretch and shed old claws.

He suggests, “Get a scratching post, but don’t put it in an-out-of-the-way location. Cats like to be where we are. Start with it in the center of the room and gradually move it to the corner.”

Measure how tall a cat is when standing on her hind legs with front legs fully extended. Get a post that is half again as tall so she can really stretch. Gently rub her paws on the post first, and then dab on a bit of catnip as added enticement. Cats don’t like unfamiliar textures, so avoidance training tools can include laying aluminum foil or backing-side-up carpet runners over furniture arms and cushions plus doublesided sticky tape at the corners to preserve upholstery.

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toys as decoys. A short play session will satisfy their desire to hunt. Leave curtains open so she can see outside, clear shelves for climbing and have a cat tree or window shelf for optimum viewing.

A nearby bird feeder will hold a feline’s attention for hours.

Werber advises, “For undisturbed household sleep, get the cat toys out about an hour before your bedtime.

Fifteen minutes of play will tire a pet.

Let him calm down and then feed him.

A full cat is a sleepy cat.”

Some cats nibble, while others gulp food and then throw up. The recommended antidote is to feed smaller amounts several times a day.

Cats should eat both dry and wet food to get carbohydrates and meat, Werber advises. Throwing up can be a sign of hairballs, even if unseen. Put the cat on a natural hairball remedy once a day for four days, then two times a week, until the vomiting stops. A touch of non-petroleum jelly on the cat’s nose or a bit of fish oil or pumpkin in her food will work.

When cats ignore the litter box, note what’s changed—the type of litter, location of the box, a lurking stray cat or the pet’s health. Arthritic cats find it hard to climb into a tall-sided box. Felines feel vulnerable when using the box, and like to know what’s around them—a lidless box makes them feel safer says Werber. The rule is to have one more litter box than there are cats. If the house is more than one story tall, food, water, beds and litter should be available on every level.

“All cats should be kept indoors, microchipped and wearing a colorful collar and tags,” says Werber. Colors give birds fair warning if a cat ever goes outside.

With time and attention, any cat can become an active, well-behaved family member.

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Further, 87 percent of U.S. adults did not meet basic vegetable serving recommendations from 2007 through 2010, a fact cited in the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey. Yet, urban supermarkets overflow with a wealth of common and exotic vegetables, often displayed sideby-side: broccoli and broccolini, green bell and Japanese shishito peppers, and iceberg lettuce and leafy mâche, or lamb’s lettuce.

Trying one new vegetable dish a week is a great way to increase our vegetable literacy, says functional medicine expert Terri Evans, a doctor of Oriental medicine in Naples, Florida. “Our diet should be 60 percent

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produce—40 percent vegetables and 20 percent fruit,” she says. “To keep this sustainable for the long term, we should eat what tastes good, not what we think is good for us. Some days, we crave the sweetness of carrots; other days, the bitterness of artichokes or the heat of hot peppers. Our bodies can tell us what we need.”

Keep Expanding Choices

Going Green. Dark green and slightly peppery arugula is good with a little olive oil and lemon juice. Finely shredded Brussels sprouts bulk up a mixed salad, while adding the benefits of a cancer-fighting cruciferous vegetable.

Instead of mineral-rich baby spinach, try baby Swiss chard, suggests Matthew Kadey, a registered dietician in Waterloo, Ontario. He also suggests microgreens, the tiny shoots of radishes, cabbage, broccoli and kale, all rich in vitamins C and E. Squash It. Varieties of summer and winter squash add color, body and flavor to one-dish meals, with the added benefits of B vitamins, magnesium and fiber. LeAnne Campbell, Ph.D., author of The China Study Cookbook, simmers a mix of fresh chopped vegetables including yellow summer squash or

zucchini, and flavors with coconut and curry powder. Vegan Chef Douglas McNish, of Toronto, makes an okra and squash gumbo in the slow cooker.

Sneak in a Smoothie. Change up a smoothie routine by swapping out the usual baby spinach for a blend of cucumber, apple and fresh mint, or else sweet potato and carrot, suggests Sidney Fry, a registered dietitian and Cooking Light editor, in Birmingham, Alabama.

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An array of colorful vegetables served with dips and spreads can be an easy way to experiment with veggies. Carrots in deep red, vibrant yellow, purple and orange are delicious raw and supply beta-carotene, promoting eye health. Leaves from pale green Belgian endive spears are tender and crunchy. Orange or “cheddar” cauliflower has a more creamy and sweet flavor than its pale cousin.

“Colors equal health, and the more colors we eat, the better our overall health,” says Susan Bowerman, a registered dietitian, lecturer in food science and nutrition at California State Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, and co-author of What Color Is Your Diet? “We also have to be willing to try new foods or new varieties of foods, or maybe to prepare unfamiliar foods in a way that will make them taste good, so that we will be willing to add more plant foods to our diet.”

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot. com from Overland Park, KS.

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Meaty Truths Choosing Meat that’s Sustainable and Safe

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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n his essay The Pleasures of Eating, Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer and poet, writes: “If I am going to eat meat, I want it to be from an animal that has lived a pleasant, uncrowded life outdoors, on bountiful pasture, with good water nearby and trees for shade.” He, like a growing number of conscious eaters, wants no part of the industrial meat system in which animals are raised in concentrated animal feeding operations.

Media coverage has helped educate consumers previously unaware of how their food is produced and why it matters. The documentary film Food Inc., as well as books like Fast Food Nation,

by Eric Schlosser and The Chain, by Ted Genoways, describe common livestock industry practices that mistreat animals, pollute water and air, endanger workers and threaten public health. With increased understanding of the connections between diet and health, climate, environment and social justice, even many Americans that still like the taste of hamburger and steak have sided with Berry; they want sustainably raised, humane and healthful red meat.

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latest nutritional science. In 2015, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee attempted to include the concept of sustainability. The committee, which included top nutrition scientists, defined sustainable diets as “a pattern of eating that promotes health and well-being and provides food security for the present population while sustaining human and natural resources for future generations.”

It made the case that a diet higher in plant-based foods and lower in animalbased foods both promotes health and protects the environment—resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions, and less energy, land and water use.

But political pressure from the livestock industry prevailed, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell jointly announced, “We do not believe that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the appropriate vehicle for this important policy conversation about sustainability.” Instead, they advised the committee to focus solely on nutritional and dietary information.

In her book Food Politics, nutritionist and author Marion Nestle explains that recommendations to decrease consumption have never been popular with the food industry.

Nonetheless, Roni Neff, Ph.D., who

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directs the Center for a Livable Future’s Food System Sustainability and Public Health Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, recommends consuming less red meat in particular, because of its large environmental footprint. Neff points out, “Thirty percent of greenhouse gas emissions are connected to red meat.”

However, not all red meat is created equal. In her book Defending Beef, environmental lawyer and cattle rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman makes a case for sustainable meat production, noting, “Well-managed grazing could be part of an effective strategy to combat climate change.”

In their book The New Livestock Farmer, authors Rebecca Thistlethwaite and Jim Dunlop praise the increase in farmers producing pasture-raised, ethical meats and the growing number of farmers selling directly to people that reject the industrial system. Neff likewise supports such sustainable livestock agriculture, which integrates pasture-raised animals on farms, rather than isolating them on feedlots, where they typically eat a grain-based diet (such as genetically engineered corn) and receive growth stimulants, including hormones and antibiotics.

Risky Hormones and Antibiotics Mike Callicrate, a St. Francis, Kansas, rancher educated in the industrial model of meat production, is considered an expert on its negative consequences.

He served as an advisor for Food Inc., and Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Callicrate observes, “The same chemical compounds that athletes are banned from using in baseball are used to produce our food animals, which our children eat in the hot dogs at the ballgame.”

According to the USDA, about 90 percent of feedlot cattle receive hormone implants to promote growth.

Yet the European Union Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health reports that the use of natural and artificial growth hormones in beef production poses a potential risk to human health, especially among children.

Because climate change is accelerating and is already causing a multitude of adverse effects, and the footprint of our current food system is massive, we urgently need to create a national food supply that is both healthy and sustainable. ~Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard School of Public Health

Concerns about growth-promoting drugs led the American Academy of Pediatrics to call for studies that directly measure their impact on children through milk and meat. The President’s Cancer Panel Report on Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk also states, “Growth hormones may contribute to endocrine disruption in humans.”

Their dietary recommendations include choosing meat raised without hormones and antibiotics.

Rising Resistance Antibiotic resistance is now one of the world’s most critical public health problems, and it’s related to misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Antibiotic resistance— when bacteria don’t respond to the drugs designed to kill them—threatens to return us to the time when simple infections were often fatal.”

Veterinarian and food safety consultant Gail Hansen, of Washington, D.C., explains that bacteria naturally develop resistance anytime we use antibiotics. “The problem is overuse and misuse; that’s the recipe for disaster.”

She explains that more than 70 percent of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are not used to treat sick animals, but to promote growth and reduce the risk of infection related to raising animals in unsanitary, overcrowded spaces.

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livestock “often leave the drugs ineffective when they are needed to treat infections in people.”

The AAP supports buying meat from organic farms, because organic farming rules prohibit the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics. Stacia Clinton, a registered dietitian in Boston who works with the international nonprofit Health Care Without Harm, assists hospitals in both reducing meat on their menus and increasing purchases of meat from animals raised without antibiotics. The goal is to reduce the growing number of antibiotic-resistant infections that cost hospitals and patients billions of dollars each year.

A Friends of the Earth report, Chain Reaction: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply, revealed that most meat served by American’s top chain restaurants come from animals raised in industrial facilities where they are fed antibiotics. Only two out of 25 chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread, report that the majority of their meat is raised without routine antibiotics. A recent study by Consumers Union also found antibiotic-resistant bacteria on retail meat samples nationwide.

In California, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 27, making his the first state to ban the use of routine low doses of antimicrobial drugs that are medically important to humans to promote livestock weight gain or feed efficiency. The bill doesn’t go into effect until January 2018, but will contribute to making meat safer and antibiotic drugs more effective.

Red and Processed Meats Targeted Dietary advice to reduce the consumption of red and processed meats, regardless of how the animals are raised, is not new. Kelay Trentham, a registered dietitian in Tacoma, Washington, who specializes in cancer prevention and treatment, points out that joint reports from the World Cancer Research Fund International and American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) since 2007 have recommended restricting consumption of red meat to less than 18 ounces a week and avoiding processed meats.

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In 2015, the World composition, with meat To be interested Health Organization from cattle raised on in food, but not in pasture (grass) containing International Agency for Research on Cancer food production, higher levels of benefi(IARC) classified procial omega-3 fatty acids is clearly absurd. cessed meat (like hot compared to meat from dogs, ham, sausages, animals fed grain. ~Wendell Berry corned beef and beef According to medijerky) as “carcinogenic to cal doctor and National humans” and red meat (beef, veal, pork, Institutes of Health researcher Captain lamb, mutton, horse and goat) as “prob- Joseph Hibbeln, consuming fewer ably carcinogenic to humans.” Risk omega-6 fatty acids and more omegaincreases with amount consumed, and 3s may be one of the most important the evidence is strongest for the relation dietary changes for cutting the risk of of processed meats to colorectal cancer. chronic diseases, reducing inflamma Trentham explains some factors tion, improving mental health, enhancthat make red and processed meats ing children’s brain and eye developrisky. “Heating or smoking meat creates ment and reducing worldwide incidence cancer-causing compounds. Processed of cardiovascular disease by 40 percent. meats contain salts, nitrates and nitrites; When it comes to eating meat, the a chemical mélange of preservatives agricultural practices, quantity conthat can increase risk,” she says. Trensumed, and methods of processing and tham and Karen Collins, a registered di- cooking make a difference. It turns out etitian and advisor to the AICR, concur that what’s good for the environment is that the form of iron found in meat also good for animals and people, too. contributes to cancer risk.

Still, the IARC report recognizes, Melinda Hemmelgarn is an award“Eating meat has known health benwinning registered dietitian, writer efits.” Meat is a rich source of protein and Food Sleuth Radio host with and B vitamins, iron and zinc. LiveKOPN.org, in Columbia, MO. stock feed further influences nutritional Connect at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

Grilling a Grass-Fed Steak Just Right

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hannon Hayes, farmer, nutritionist and author of The Farmer and the Grill: A Guide to Grilling, Barbecuing and Spit-Roasting Grassfed Meat… and for Saving the Planet, One Bite at a Time, says cooking grass-fed steaks at too-high temperatures, especially when grilling, is a common mistake.

The West Fulton, New York, food expert describes how to achieve “a gorgeous sear on the outside, and a pink and juicy inside.”

When working on a grill, light only one side. When hot, sear an inch-anda-quarter-thick steak for no more than two minutes per side, with the grill lid off. Make sure fat drippings don’t flare up flames, which will blacken and toughen the meat.

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After the sear, move the steaks to the unlit side of the grill and put the grill lid on. Let them finish cooking indirectly for five to seven minutes per pound. The lower temperature cooks the internal muscle fibers, but prevents them from contracting too rapidly and becoming chewy.

As an alternative to grilling, use an oven and cast-iron skillet. Preheat the oven to 300° F. Next, heat the skillet over a high flame until smoke begins to rise off its surface. Coat the skillet with butter or tallow, then sear the meat for two minutes per side. Turn off the stove; leave steaks in the pan and move them to the oven, where they can finish cooking for five to seven minutes per pound.

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Smarter Meat Choices

by Melinda Hemmelgarn Choose certified organic meat.

Organic certification prohibits antibiotics, added hormones and genetically modified (GMO) feed.

Select grass-fed and grass-finished meats. Look for the nonprofit American Grassfed Association (AGA) certification, which ensures animals eat only grass and forage from the time of their weaning until harvest, and are raised without antibiotics or hormones (AmericanGrassfed.org). AGA standards apply to ruminant animals only: beef, bison, goat, lamb and sheep.

Support Country of Origin Labeling. This mandates that retail cuts of meat must contain a label informing consumers of its source. The U.S. meat industry has worked to stop such labeling.

Beware of misleading labels.

“Natural” provides no legal assurance about how an animal was raised. “Vegetarian feed” may mean GMO corn and/or soy. (See Greener Choices.org.)

Buy directly from family livestock farmers. Check out sites like Local Harvest.org and Tinyurl.com/Farmers MarketsDirectory.

Pay attention to portions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture serving size weighs three ounces, about the same size as a deck of cards. Think of meat as a side dish and balance the rest of the plate with vegetables, leafy greens, beans and other legumes.

Once a week, cut out meat. Participate in Meatless Mondays (Meatless Monday.org).

Assume all retail meat carries bacteria that can cause food-borne illness. Practice safe food handling as directed on package labels. (Also see FoodSafety.gov and KeepAntibiotics Working.com.)

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The Eating of the Green!

1 frozen banana, broken into pieces 2 kale leaves, spines removed 1/4 of an avocado 2 teaspoons maple syrup or stevia to taste Garnish: chopped macadamia nuts, coconut flakes, chia seeds

Pesto: ½ cup walnuts ½ tsp. salt 2 cups kale ½ cup basil leaves, packed 2 cloves garlic, peeled and rough chop 3 Tbsp. nutritional yeast 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 Tbsp. lemon zest ¼ cup water or more to thin Salt to taste

Directions: 1. Add ingredients to a high-speed blender and process until smooth.

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Directions: 1. Cover walnuts in warm water and add ½ tsp. salt. Soak nuts for 4 hrs.

2. Place zucchini in a bowl with a few pinches of salt. Toss well and set aside to sweat while you prepare pesto sauce.

3. Add soaked walnuts and the remaining pesto ingredients to blender and blend until creamy. Set aside.

4. Steam green beans until tender to the bite, about 3 min. Remove from the steamer.

5. Drain fluid from zucchini noodles and add to the steamer and steam for about 2 minutes until slightly softened. Remove from pot and add to bowl with green beans.

6. Top noodles and beans with pesto and toss with hands.

7. Garnish with chopped walnuts.

Recipes are courtesy of Living Plate Nutrition Education and Counseling Center in Far Hills where Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and Culinary Professionals come together to empower you to reach and maintain your health goals.

Kale and Sweet Pea Guacamole You get all the creaminess of regular guacamole without all the calories and the peas increase the protein content. The addition of kale significantly increases its nutrient density and adds punch to the dip’s already brilliant green color.

Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados 2 cups frozen peas, defrosted 2 large kale leaves, spine removes and chopped ¼ cup + fresh lime juice 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes 1 small red onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, pressed 1 teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon salt Hot sauce as desired Directions: 1. Cut avocadoes in half and scoop flesh into food processor. Add peas, kale, and lime juice and pulse until creamy. Add some water if you need some more creaminess or more lime juice to increase tartness.

2. Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, cumin to processor and pulse until just combined.

3. Stir in hot sauce and salt to taste. If storing, place in dish, squeeze lime juice on surface and place film of waxed paper or parchment over top before covering.

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they are asked to set a goal and commit to preparing a dish at home from the session’s culinary experience. This is important to ensuring that behaviors learned at Living Plate are practiced at home. Only then do behaviors become sustainable. It is amazing and gratifying to see research in action!

A Clinician in the Kitchen

NA: What types of health concerns does your programming address?

An interview with Jeanne Petrucci, MS, RDN and founder of Living Plate Nutrition Education and Counseling Center in Far Hills, NJ. foods were healthy.

I started taking nutrition courses and became hooked – seven years, a graduate degree, and an internship later, I became a JP: We like to say, Registered Dieti“We take nutrition tian Nutritioneducation very seriist. Through this ously, but we love to process, I learned play with our food.” that a gap exists beOur programming is tween what people grounded in eviknow and what Living Plate Team [clockwise from left:] Susan dence presented in they actually pracboth health behavior Markowitz, RDN, Liz Villano, Jeanne Petrucci, tice. Cooking skills, MS, RDN, Sonia Jay, Elisa Scafuto, RDN. and nutrition retime constraints, search – that’s the science part of it. Our social support, food preferences, and workshops reflect the latest in nutrition perceived cost of healthy foods all need knowledge and encourage everyone to to be addressed. The Living Plate facility think about what foods can help them and programming allows our team to achieve optimal health and why these break down these barriers, one at a time foods are important. For people to gain if necessary, so people can navigate confidence in selecting, cooking, stortheir own path to sustained change. ing, and eating healthy foods we need to get them comfortable in the kitchen.

NA: That makes sense! So how is it We roll up our sleeves and work side going? by side with our clients to help them JP: Really great! It is important to us achieve their personal health goals and that we constantly evaluate our services have fun in the process. Good nutrition and programming. After every appointneed not be intimidating! Our integrament, clients receive an email and are tive approach, combining nutritional asked about their experience at Living counseling with hands-on cooking exPlate. We are deeply committed to perience, empowers our clients to take customer service and are thrilled that control of their own health. feedback has been very positive. We also evaluate every program session we NA: How did Living Plate start? deliver. To date, 98% of our program JP: I was a cooking instructor for 15 participants express increased confiyears before I decided to pursue a cadence in selecting, preparing, storing, reer in nutrition. I loved teaching peoand eating healthy foods. Participants ple how to prepare wholesome foods are also able to recall important lessons and wanted to offer more than anecfrom the workshop, completing a brief dotes as an explanation for why these quiz before they leave. Additionally, NA: At Livingplate. com, you emphasize “Science-based nutrition. Taste-based cooking” – could you please explain?

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JP: Diet has a profound effect on improving many health conditions.

Our foundation program, Living Plate THRIVE, is customized and can address any condition that is impacted by diet. This includes, but is not limited to weight, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, lipid disorders, cancer, and gastrointestinal disorders. Our team has varied professional and clinical experience in all of these areas. When an individual decides to work with us, they get our entire team. As credentialed healthcare providers, we are also able to work with an individual’s existing primary care physician or specialist. We are fortunate to partner with some of the areas top clinicians who refer patients to us.

NA: So what’s next for Living Plate?

JP: I love that question because we are always looking to forward our practice and explore new areas to apply our model. There are several projects we are looking forward to implementing in 2016.

First, we have collaborated with AICR [American Institute for Cancer Research] in Washington, D.C. and Cancer Support Community in Bedminster, NJ, to co-author “Coping with Cancer in the Kitchen” – a 7-week nutrition education program that incorporates culinary instruction. Research suggests that nutrition is a top concern of those touched by cancer. The pilot has been fully funded and will be implemented this spring in New Jersey. Second, we are partnering with iRMS [Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science] at St. Barnabas to deliver “Fuel Your Fertility” – an 8-week nutrition education program that draws on research from the Harvard School of Public Health. Weight loss, improved fertility, and healthier pregnancies are goal outcomes. Fuel Your Fertility will be offered at the iRMS Livingston location

this spring. Lastly, we are working with the Meatless Monday Campaign in New York City to develop a nutrition education program for adolescents. The program is called “Kids Cook Monday” and will be based on materials already created in collaboration with my professors at Columbia University.

This 5-week program will empower 13-17 year olds to select, prepare, and cook healthy meals. We are looking to launch this effort in early summer.

NA: Congratulations! You have a lot going on – how do you have time to cook at home? Can you give our readers some tips to getting healthy, family-friendly meals on the table?

JP: Thank you - we are fortunate to be collaborating with these Gold-Standard organizations. Everyone is busy these days so it is important to be realistic about meal preparation. I can answer both of your questions with two words: Batch cooking! It is very important for me to practice what I preach and the team at Living Plate feels the same way. We are constantly in search of practical, time saving strategies to get healthy food on the table in a snap. Preparing key items ahead of time is key: Steam batches of broccoli, string beans, and cauliflower. Roast Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes.

Make a batch of quinoa. Select key high-quality proteins, such as wild salmon, organic eggs, grass-fed beef, tempeh or tofu to be served throughout the week. Having these items handy is a gift to the person responsible for preparing meals.

Have kids with curious eyes and discerning palates? Make a soup and purée it. I make at least one every week.

Jeanne Petrucci, MS, RDN received her Master of Science degree in Nutrition Education from Columbia University and completed her supervised clinical practice at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. At Living Plate, she partners with other registered dietitians as well as culinary professionals to ensure individuals can meet their health goals. They facilitate evidence-based programming focused on changing nutritionrelated health behaviors such as selecting, preparing, and cooking health-promoting foods.

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The Foot-Body Connection Reflexology Targets Nervous System in Easing Stress and Pain

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eonardo da Vinci describes the “human foot as a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” Indeed. Each of our feet houses 26 bones, 33 joints, over 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles. In addition, thousands of nerve endings (or reflex points) which relate to internal organs, glands, and body systems. The application of pressure to reflex points used in Foot Reflexology normalizes body functions and causes our nervous system to trigger a healing response. Our feet and nervous system work together to break the cycle of stress and pain that feed into each other. Footwork induces a state of deep relaxation which allows our nervous system to free the body to seek its own homeostasis.

The peripheral nervous system connects both brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) to the entire body.

The nervous system serves as the body’s control center and its electrical-chemical wiring network. Internal organs and body parts require a nerve supply to function properly. Foot Reflexology makes contact with the body’s electrical centers and helps to re-energize the whole system. Electro-chemical nerve impulses (initiated through pressure points on the feet) connect to the nervous system and transmit information and pain signals. Stimulating these points on the feet initiates a simple reflex action, sending a calming message to the nervous system where it signals the body to adjust the tension level.

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tension or illness, wearing uncomfortable shoes or lack of exercise—grainy crystal deposits form at the nerve endings. Foot Reflexology breaks up the deposits, thereby invigorating and opening nerve pathways and alleviating stress and pain.

Footwork can be likened to rubbing an area that is injured or painful and then feeling relief. Working all areas of the feet also encourages the production of natural pain-relieving endorphins within the brain to help ease pain and elevate mood.

Links between pain and chronic stress have been established with conditions such as headaches, joint pain, PMS, and muscle pain. However, there doesn’t need to be a physical reason for pain. Workplace stress is often associated with backaches. Tension headaches can become more intense and severe when under duress. Footwork on brain reflexes helps release the chemical neurotransmitter “serotonin, which is a natural tranquilizer and mood enhancer” states Beryl Crane, author and founder of the Crane School of Reflexology.

A scientific study on the psychological perceptions of pain theorizes pain as a subjective experience created by the brain. Mood and stress both influence the brain and how pain is experienced. When the brain responds to the sensation of pain, it also creates pain in response to emotional or cognitive factors. The specific thumb, finger and hand techniques used in Foot Reflexology increase nerve activity which, in turn, inhibits pain not only on the physical level but the emotional as well.

From anxiety to headaches and plantar fasciitis to the discomfort of illfitting shoes, Foot Reflexology addresses a wide range of conditions. The journey of life sometimes takes our feet in many directions. Let’s remember to reward them and treat them well.

Christel Haase holds a PH.D. in Holistic Health and Certification in Reflexology from the International Institute of Reflexology in NYC. Christel has been practicing Foot Reflexology over 11 years. See ad on page 9.

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by Linda Sechrist

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hen concurrent dangers arising from overpopulation, desertification (fertile land turning to desert) and climate change were just beginning to attract technological solutions, pioneers like Allan Savory, a young wildlife biologist in Zimbabwe, Africa, were researching how healthy soil captures carbon dioxide and stores it as carbon.

It’s the way nature renders the most pervasive greenhouse gas more helpful than harmful and a major reason why this is not happening globally is because of desertification.

This innovative game-changer has since received Australia’s 2003 Banksia International Award for “doing the most for the environment on a global scale” and the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, recognizing solutions that address humanity’s most pressing problems. The Savory Institute, founded in 2009, and its Africa Center for Holistic Management, demonstrate how using livestock to improve soil and decrease dependence on water— plus increase its ability to hold moisture and carbon—grows more grass and improves profits for ranchers, landowners and investors.

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grasslands, their soils, soil life, plants and animals had evolved symbiotically with large, grazing herbivores of many species and pack-hunting predators. As my inquiry led beyond Africa, I noticed that the same was true of similar ecosystems worldwide, including those of the U.S. Great Plains.

Long ago, the Great Plains supported herbivores that traveled in immense herds for safety from predators.

Where there are now approximately 11 large mammal species, there were once more than 50. The trampling of dung and urine, as well as grazing of such vast numbers constantly on the move, developed deep carbon-storing and rain-holding soils that also break down methane. Only in the presence of large roaming herds of herbivores periodically working the surface soil does this happen; it works much like a gardener does, breaking bare surfaces and covering them with litter and dung. Only in this way do grasslands thrive.

How did this revolutionize your thinking about land and livestock management?

Being trained at a university to believe that grazing livestock causes land degradation blinded me to the deeper understanding that humans’ management of the animals, not the animals themselves, has been the problem.

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We now have in hand a natural solution able to reverse U.S. and global desertification, which is contributing to increasing severity and frequency of floods and droughts, poverty, social breakdown, violence, pastoral genocide and mass movement into cities and across national borders. Restoring brilliant natural functions through holistic management of even half of the world’s grasslands has the potential to pull all of the legacy carbon out of the atmosphere, put it back into the ground where it belongs and keep it there for thousands of years. Livestock aided by holistic, planned grazing that mimics nature can return Earth’s atmosphere to preindustrial carbon levels while feeding people with cleaner meat.

I can think of almost nothing that offers more hope for our planet for generations to come. In fact, it has so many benefits—including an eventual net cost of zero or less—that even if climate change wasn’t an issue, we should be doing it anyway.

How is holistic pasturing proceeding?

Ultimately, the only sustainable economy for any nation is derived from growing plants on regenerating soil. Today’s conventional agriculture is producing more than 75 billion tons of dead, eroding soil every year—more than 10 tons for every human alive. The largest areas of the world’s land are either grasslands or former grasslands.

Holistic, planned grazing to reverse desertification has gained support from thousands of individual ranchers, scientists, researchers, pastoralists and farmers. Currently, it is practiced on more than 30 million acres over six continents with encouraging success.

The Savory Institute encourages and links locally led and managed holistic management hubs around the world, now numbering 30 in Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and U.S., with more forming every year.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Use flowers. Hibiscus is high in vitamin C and bioflavonoids and is antiinflammatory. Relaxing to the vascular system. Reduces blood sugar levels and cholesterol. Reduces histamine production so it’s good for seasonal allergies when consumed 4-6 weeks prior to the season with Reishi, licorice and maitake mushroom (also edible) Makes a beautiful red, tart tasting tea.

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Sitting at the base of the neck below the Adam’s apple is a butterfly shaped gland known as the thyroid.

This important endocrine gland Dr. Derek Rodger, ND helps regulate metabolism, which is the rate in which the body burns fuel.

A malfunctioning thyroid gland can be the cause of many health problems. For an underactive thyroid (hypothyroid), the most important symptoms are feeling cold and fatigue. If you are tired and get cold easily, even when others feel hot, you may have a low thyroid function. Other important symptoms of a low thyroid are excess weight and difficulty losing weight, dry skin and thinning hair. An easy way to check for hypothyroid is to take your temperature every morning when you get out of bed (3-7 days). If your body temperature is consistently below normal 98.7 degrees you may have an underactive thyroid.

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Iodine is an essential mineral for the production of the thyroid hormones. This nutrient is found in abundance in seafoods but concentration is not high in plants or animals raised inland. Furthermore, fluoride, chlorine and bromide are all found in the same group as iodine on the periodic table of elements. This means each can displace iodine in the body, so the chlorination of water supplies and the use of fluorides may be a contributing factor. Drugs, corticosteroids, aspirin (salicylates) and anticoagulants can also depress thyroid activity.

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Meditation and Intuitive Readings with Jessica McKay – 7:30-8:45pm. Come together and experience powers of meditation. Free 5-minute intuitive reading to follow. $10. eZential Wellness Center, 1300 Prince Rodgers Ave., Bridgewater. 908-5260002. eZentialWellness.com.

The Medicine Wheel Workshop – Mar. 4-6. Dive deep within through shamanic journey and transformational ceremony to release that which no longer serves you. Lebanon. RSVP: Pat Miller, 908-2819222 or PatMiller@SpiritFlightSacredJourney.com.

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Cancer Care Support – 11am-2pm. Cancer fighting nutritional lifestyle consulting for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers with Kirstin Nussgruber, Holistic Nutritionist. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. Appt required: 908-658-4900. ValleyPharmacyrx.com

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Meditation: We’re all beginners! – Mar. 2, 6:307:30pm. Mar. 26, 11:30am-12:30pm. Practice meditation and discover peacefulness and beauty all around you. Instructor: Beth Youmans, PhD. Beginner-friendly. $16. Yoga Central, 953, Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Safe and Effective Use of Essential Oils – 7pm.

Herbalist Cheryl Karcher will discuss the differences between different essential oils and their safe and effective applications. Free. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster.

RSVP: 908-658-4900 or email: janet@valleypharmacyrx.com. ValleyPharmacyrx.com LGBTQ of Hunterdon County Meeting – 6-8:30pm. Speakers: John King and Suzanne Lay. Topic: YES Program- your free road to success. All welcome. North County Library, 65 Halsted St., Clinton. 908-300-1058.

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Introduction to Medical Qi Gong Certification Program – Mar. 3, 7-8pm. Mar. 5, 11am-12pm. Put health in your own hands. Free. Physical Therapy Unlimited, 23 Mountain Blvd., Warren. PTUnlimited.com. RegistrationMedicalQiGong.com.

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Loving Lavender – 1-3pm. Discover the wonderful world of Lavender with Herbalist Cheryl Karcher.

You will make tisanes, vinaigrettes and bath salts and learn how to grow this wonderful herb. Lavender tea and cookies served. Registration is $35. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900 or email: janet@ valleypharmacyrx.com. ValleyPharmacyrx.com “Clearing Your Mind- How to Let Spirit In” – 10:30am. Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Nutrition for Optimal Health: Workshop and Cooking Demo – 6:30-8pm. Learn about your body’s ability to fight disease and maintain health with food. Free. Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Rd., Bernardsville. Register: 908234-1160. Info@LivingPlate.com. LivingPlate.com.

Dinner with the Doctor – 6pm. Topic: NET for phobias, anxiety or depression. Instructor: Dr. Redmond. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor E, Somerville. RSVP: 908-300-8800. Meetup.com/The-Wellness-Clubof-Central-Jersey.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Reiki II Training – Mar. 9, 16. 7-9pm. Discuss and meditate on healing, learn symbols that enhance your practice and practice Reiki on participants. Instructor: Beth Scibienski. $60/suggested donation. $30/ church members. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park.

Micronutrient, MTHFR, Thyroid and Hormone Testing – 3-6:30pm. Testing through Spectracell Labs. Most insurance accepted. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster.

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Wellness 101 – 7pm. 2nd Wed./month. Enjoy NET (Neuro Emotional Technique) demo- a powerful stress-reducing technique. $20 suggested donation.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Herbal Creams – 7pm. Herbalist Cheryl Karcher will teach you how to make herbal creams. A discussion and demo of the ingredients, equipment and technique - take your own cream home with you!

Registration is $35. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900 or email: janet@valleypharmacyrx. com. ValleyPharmacyrx.com.

Soul Remembrance and Meditation Circle – 7-9pm. Reflect, go within and remember. $15. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. Space is limited: 908-797-4893. Kathy@SelfReflectionCoaching. com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Shamanic Journeying Drum Circle – 7:30-9:30pm.

Shamanic smudging, drumming, visualization and integration. Bring pen and paper. $30. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. SaharraWhiteWolf@ gmail.com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Conscious Warriors Monthly Meeting – 10:30am12pm. 2nd Sat./month. Raise your level of consciousness with exploration of the CORE Disciplines. $20. RSVP: DorieTheCoach@gmail.com.

908-326-6174. DorieTheCoach.com.

Intro to Energy Healing: Tap Your Way To Freedom – 2-3:30pm. Learn how to use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to promote health and wellness for people and animals. Presenter: Sue Ann Seccia-Harden. Basil Bandwagon, 276 Rt. 202/31, Flemington. RSVP: SueAnn@ FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net. 908-730-0658.

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T’ai Chi Chih Intro Workshop – 11am-12:30pm.

Introduction to 19 simple, gentle movements of T’ai Chi Chih. Instructor: Janet M. Oussaty. $25.

Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. JOussaty@ comcast.net. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Healing Service with Rev. Carmela Vuoso-Murphy – 10am. Sunday message on healing. Love offering is taken. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-7308792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Restorative Yoga with Live Cello: Bach to the Beatles – 6-7:30pm. Restorative yoga promotes healing the body and mind. Join Karen for a restorative yoga practice to the sound of live cello with Richard Hotchkiss. $25 adv., $30 door. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main Street, Suite 202, Flemington.

908-642-0989. karen@beherenowyoga108.com.

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Spiritual Studies with Bonnie Pariser – Starts Mar. 13. 12-7pm. Get to know your minds through ancient texts like the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita and Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. Study meditation, self inquiry and tantric technologies. $500/registered by 3/1. 34 Bridge St., Frenchtown. Bonnie@Yoga-Loka.com.

908-268-7430. Yoga-Loka.com.

Therapeutic Benefits of Rose – 1-3pm. History of Rose, aromatherapy, using rose in food and applications of rose as herbal therapy. $35/advance. $40/at the door. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. RSVP: Cheryl Karcher, Clinical Herbalist: 908-319-0012 or HilltopHerbals@gmail.com.

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Masterful Health Consultation – Mar. 13-15.

World-renowned Vaidya Smita Naram, Ayurvedic master pulse reader, herbalist and founder of Ayushakti. $95/30-minute appointment. Register: 800-280-0906. DrSteveRadio@gmail.com.

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Medical Qi Gong CertificationProgram A Free Introduction Would you like to put health in your hands? Sense the source of energy within yourself.

Our passion is teaching the art & science of medical Qi gong. All are welcome to attend a Free Introduction to our Medical Qi Gong Certification Program.

Free Introduction: Thursday, March 3, 7-8pm and Saturday, March 5, 11am-12noon.

Course begins Friday, April 1 at 5:30pm

Physical Therapy Unlimited 23 Mountain Blvd., Warren NJ 07059 Learn more at RegistrationMedicalQigong.com 10:30am. Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

Now Yoga, 63 Main Street, Suite 202, Flemington.

908-642-0989. karen@beherenowyoga108.com.

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Micronutrient, MTHFR, Thyroid and Hormone Testing – 10:30am-12:30pm. Testing through Spectracell Labs. Most insurance accepted. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. Appt required: 908-658-4900.

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Spring Cleansing with the Seasons – 7pm. Join Holistic Nutritionist Csilla Bischoff for a lively discussion on nursing the liver and gallbladder as we prepare our bodies for spring. Free. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900 or email: janet@ valleypharmacyrx.com. ValleyPharmacyrx.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Homeopathy and Seasonal Allergies – 7-9pm.

Learn how homeopathy can assist toward seasonal allergies. $35. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. Info@ViranginiCindy.com. ViranginiCindy. com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) with SomatoRespiratory Integration and Demo – 7pm. Join Dr. Fred Kingsbury, DC as he moves from energy-poor to an energy-rich state with the NSA technique.

No Charge. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908658-4900 or email: janet@valleypharmacyrx.com.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Healthy Strategies for the Mind and Body – 7-8pm. Learn simple and effective holistic strategies for a healthy mind and body. $25. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. Barbara@ RadiantLifeCoach4U.com. RadiantLifeCoach4U. com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

7 Mind/Emotional Healing Strategies – 7-8pm.

Speaker: Radiant Life Coach Barbara Steingas. Includes book and goody bag. $25. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. Barbara: 908-391-4463.

Nancy: 908-730-7625. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Belly Dancing with Stephanie Pappas – 7:309pm. Discover your natural joy, grace and playful spirit through this blend of movements from around the world. $20 adv., $25 door. Be Here

Grudge Busting Workshop – 10am-12pm. Learn how to be free of toxic emotions. $35. The Mind Body Wellness Center, 48 Maple St., Summit.

RSVP: DorieTheCoach@gmail.com. 908-326-6174.

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Family Yoga – 11:45am-12:30pm. Experience yoga through the eyes of a child. $15/child. $5/adult. freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W Main St., Suite 353, Somerville. Loring@freedOM-Yoga-Studio.com. freedOM-Yoga-Studio.com.

Homeopathy for Pets – 1-3pm. Homeopath Virangini Cindy Roundsaville, CHom, discusses treating pets with homeopathy for all types of situations.

Registration is $30. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908658-4900 or email: janet@valleypharmacyrx.com.

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Family Yoga for Those Who are Differently Abled – 12:45-1:30pm. Experience yoga through the eyes of a child. $15/child. $5/adult. freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W Main St., Suite 353, Somerville.

Loring@freedOM-Yoga-Studio.com. freedOMYoga-Studio.com.

2nd Annual Swing into Spring Event – 7-10pm.

Comedy & desserts. Cash bar. Benefitting Spring Reins of Life 501c3. Flemington Elks Lodge, 165 Rt. 31, Flemington. SpringReinsOfLife.org.

Shamanic Pukllay Ceremony – 2pm. Traditional Peruvian ceremony and celebration planting the energetic seeds of prosperity. $30 donation to Wilka Tika Children’s Fund in Peru. Hunterdon County. RSVP: Pat Miller, 908-28-9222 or PatMiller@SpiritFlightSacredJourney.com.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 20 Palm Sunday with Rev. Sharon Peters – 10 am.

Love offering is taken. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Journey Dance –2-3:15pm. Movement that incorporates dance, yoga, theater exercise and more. A “barefoot freestyle celebration of the human spirit.” $10/person. $15/with a friend. eZential Wellness

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908-526-0002. eZentialWellness.com.

“Metamorphosis Service and Workshop” – 10:30am. Guest speaker: Rev. Dr. Pat Campbell, author of “Giving God a Good Time.” Sunday service followed by workshop. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 21 Asperger Friends Support Group – 3-5pm. 3rd Sun./month. Health Quest, 310 Rt. 31, Flemington.

908-300-1058. AspergerFriends.com.

Spirit Science – 7pm. 3rd Mon./month. Discussion and exploration into the nature of the universe and our infinite connection to everything around us.

Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor E, Somerville. RSVP: 908-3008800. Meetup.com/The-Wellness-Club-of-CentralJersey.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 Prana Yoga Workshop with Sharon Silverstein – 7:30-8:45pm. Guides students through the prana body with use of movement, breath, sound, concentration and meditation. $15/advance. $20/at the door. eZential Wellness Center, 1300 Prince Rodgers Ave., Bridgewater. 908-526-0002. eZentialWellness.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Intro to Essential Oils – 6pm. Learn about and experience essential oils first hand. Instructor: Joyce Shotwell. RSVP requested. Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1 Eastern Ave., 2nd Floor E, Somerville. 908-392-3188.

Natural Solutions to Menopause – 7pm. Holistic Nutritionist Kirstin Nussgruber discusses natural ways to go through menopause. Free. Valley Integrative Pharmacy, 75 Washington Valley Rd., Bedminster. RSVP: 908-658-4900 or email: janet@ valleypharmacyrx.com. ValleyPharmacyrx.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 Reiki Experience with Donna and Terry Pollin – 6-7:15pm. Align your body, mind and spirit in this soothing class. Balancing meditation and yoga as Reiki energy is administered. Registration requested. $18. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg.

908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Stop Smoking with Hypnosis – 10-11am. Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. $59. Hypnosis Counseling Center, 28 Mine St., Flemington. For information, email Barry Wolfson: Barry@HypnosisNJ. com. 908-303-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Lose Weight with Hypnosis – 11am-12pm.

Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. $59. Hypnosis Counseling Center, 28 Mine St., Flemington. For information, email Barry Wolfson: Barry@HypnosisNJ.com. 908-303-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Easter Service with Rev. Carmela Vuoso-Murphy – 10am. Love offering is taken. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter. org.

“Enjoying the Ride- The Flow of the Universe” – 10:30am. Sunday service. Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

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MONDAY, MARCH 28 Reiki Share – 7pm. Meets on 4th Monday of each month. $10. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main Street, Suite 202, Flemington. 908-642-0989. karen@beherenowyoga108.com. BeHereNowYoga108.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Introduction to Cultivating a Prosperous Healing Practice – 7:30-8:15pm. The 6 mustknows for creating a successful healing business.

Webinar. RSVP required. Sue Ann Seccia-Harden: 908-730-0658. Susan Leiberman: 908-591-8256.

SueAnn@FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 Functional Foods for Optimal Health: Presentation and Cooking Demo – 6:30-8:00pm. Learn how to utilize functional foods such as turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon to promote optimal health. Presented

by Minal Vazirani, MD and Jeanne Petrucci MS, RDN. Free – Registration Required. Integrative Health and Wellness Associates and Living Plate

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Holistic Healing Day — “Finding Your Joy” Featuring Introduction to A Course In Miracles, angel readings, psychic readings, chair massage,yoga, Reiki, tai chi, meditation, oneness blessing, healing touch, reflexology & more ($1/minute).

Guest speaker: author Larry Pearlman speaks on “Finding Your Joy.” Workshop: Healing Addictions via A Course In Miracles with Valerie Meluskey.

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Nutrition Education and Counseling Center, Clarence Dillon Public Library , Bedminster. Register at LivingPlate.com or call 908-234-1160 by March 21.

908-234-1160, info@livingplate.com.Livingplate. com. Facebook.com/DrVazirani

planahead SUNDAY, APRIL 3 Self-Healing Seminar – 9am-4pm. Dr. Bernard Straile, BS, DC and developer of the SHOW Technique host seminar. Learn basic muscle testing/ kinesiology, principles of energy medicine with a focus on epigenetics and more. Light, healthy lunch provided. Cost $98/person. Acu-Care LLCAcupuncture Clinic, 243 Bridge St, Metuchen. 315-430-4211.

Healing and Triumph over Violence Workshop – 12-2pm. Singer/songwriter Macheis Wind will share stories about bringing the healing power of music to children and adults in domestic violence safe houses and more. $20. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg).

908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Holistic Healing Day: “Finding Your Joy” – 12:30-4:30pm. Day includes: Introduction to A Course In Miracles, angel readings, psychic readings, chair massage,yoga, Reiki, tai chi, meditation, oneness blessing, healing touch, reflexology & more ($1/minute). Guest speaker: author Larry Pearlman speaks on “Finding Your Joy.” Workshop: Healing Addictions via A Course In Miracles with Valerie Meluskey. Pre-register $5; $8 at door. Dance Factory, 10 Vreeland Dr., Suite 104, Skillman. Register with Betsy 732-469-0234. Vendors Welcome. Sponsored by N.J. Miracles Center. NewJerseyMiraclesCenter.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Reiki I Training – Apr. 13, 20, 27. 7-9pm. Learn history of Reiki, understand chakras, can the body for energy and practice Reiki on yourself and others.

Instructor: Beth Scibienski. $60/suggested donation. $30/church members. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Animal Wellness Days at Wellness Rocks! – Apr. 16, May 14, Jun. 18, Jul. 23, Aug. 20, Sep. 17, Oct. 15. 10am-2:30pm. Services offered include Animal Reiki, BioMat healing, homeopathy, flower essence therapy, SRT and more. Registration required.

Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. Virangini Cindy Rounsaville: 908- 996-6761. Sue Ann SecciaHarnden: 908-730-0658. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Doula Training Workshop – Apr. 22-24. Learn how to provide crucial support and create a joy-filled experience for new mothers. Senior instructor: Penny Bussell Stansfield. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. Info: 908-601-7403. 908647-1563. See QiGongforHealing.com for details, schedules and advanced classes.

ongoingevents sunday Structural Yoga Therapy with ​Bonnie Pariser – 8:30-9:45am. Gentle and accessible yoga movements restore range of motion, balance, harmony and health. $17. Yoga Loka, 34 Bridge St., Frenchtown. 908-268-7430. Bonnie@Yoga-Loka.com.

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Open Beginner Ballet – 11am-12:30pm. Elementary principals of ballet with a focus toward individual progression. Leotard, tights and Ballet shoes required. $17/class, $150/ten-class card.

Lustig Dance Theatre, 80 Albany St., 2nd Floor, New Brunswick. Principal Peggy Petteway: 732246-7300. LustigDanceTheatre.org.

Free Mindfulness Meditation Practice – 9-10am.

The Counseling and Mindfulness Group, 121 Shelley Dr., Ste 2E, Hackettstown. 646-872-7488.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 5:30-6:45pm. Open to anyone affected by cancer: survivors, those in treatment, caregivers and supporters. No experience required. Suggested donation: $5. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Suite 202, Flemington. RSVP: 908-642-0989, or karen@beherenowyoga108.com.

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Unity Spiritual Center Sunday Service – 10am.

Rev. Carmela Vuoso-Murphy. Join us for prayer, meditation, song, uplifting spiritual message and fellowship afterwards. Exceptional youth programs during the service for children, pre-teens and teens.

Outdoor labyrinth open dawn to dusk. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury. For info: 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Sunday Transformation Service – 10:30am. A warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Come to one of our services and mingle afterward with refreshments and conversation. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton, Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd. (Rt. 605), Princeton.

609-924-8422. CSLPrinceton.org.

Tai Chi Chih– Mar. 7- Apr. 18. 6-7:15pm. Tues.

12-1:15pm. All levels welcome. Instructor Dr. Janet Oussaty. $83/6 weeks. $18/drop-in. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. Dr. Oussaty: 908-635-1822.

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Medicinal Mushrooms – 7-8pm. Presenter Anton Diaz. Learn how medicinal mushrooms can help you in both health and business. Free. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. Anton Diaz: 212-581-2640 or RichardAntonDiaz@gmail.com. WellnessRocksNJ. com.

Gentle Slow Flow Yoga with Karen Sedlazek, RYT – 7:30-8:30pm. Soothing practice focuses on moving slowing into basic poses while using breath as a tool. $14. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg.

908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Tai Chi – Qi Gong – 7pm. For all levels. $15/payable at door. RSVP requested to Nancy at 908-2680724. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center Street, Clinton.

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Swimming Dragon Qi Gong –12-1pm. Weds., 7:30-8:30pm. Easy to learn, beautiful gentle movements will leave you feeling refreshed and calm. $50/4 lessons. Starts anew each month. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren.

Instructor: Patty Pagano: 908-392-1313. 908-6471563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Beginner Yoga – 6pm. Learn the basic poses and breathing techniques and you will quickly understand why yoga has become so popular. No pressure, no expectations. $16. Drop-ins welcome. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759.

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Pilates – 6:30-7:30pm. Increase core strength using breath, flow, coordination, concentration, control and precision. Bring yoga mat. $17/class, $150/tenclass card. Lustig Dance Theatre, 80 Albany St., 2nd Floor, New Brunswick. Principal Peggy Petteway: 732-246-7300. LustigDanceTheatre.org.

Pilates Mat with Props – 1pm. Challenging class incorporate weights, Thera-Bands, Magic Circles and classical Pilates Mat exercises. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-7545901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

Book Club, Chakras and Crystals, Essential Oils and Reiki Share – 7pm. Each Monday holds different mind/body/spirit workshop. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington.

908-642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com.

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Prenatal Yoga Workshop – 6:30pm. This special class focuses on helping moms-to-be relax and prepare their bodies and minds to welcome new life into this world. Registration required. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. Registration required: 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

tuesday T’ai Chi Chih – 5:30-6:30pm. Gentle movements and pose that activate, circulate and balance the intrinsic energy of the body known as chi. Instructor: Dr. Janet M. Oussaty. $85/6 sessions. $10/drop-in.

Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. RSVP by 10/30: JOussaty@Comcast.net. 908-268-0724.

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Crystal Singing Bowls Guided Meditation – 8-9pm. Relax as you receive the vibration from the singing bowls while listening to a guided meditation.

Find the stillness within. Bring a mat and blanket. $20. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. For information: MeetUp.com/Creative-Frequencies or info@CreativeFrequencies.net. 908-310-1476.

CreativeFrequencies.net. WellnesRocksNJ.com.

Tai Chi – Qi Gong – 5:30pm & 6:30pm. For all levels. $15/payable at door. RSVP requested to Nancy at 908-268-0724. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center Street, Clinton. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

Gentle Beginner Yoga – 7:30-8:45pm. Learn the basic poses and breathing techniques and treat yourself to relaxation. $16. Drop-ins welcome. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759.

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Psychic Sundays at Inside/Out – 1-4pm. Psychic friends will over their services in 15-minute sessions. $35. Circle of Intention, 76 Main St., High Bridge. 908-638-9066. See schedule of psychics and book appointments: InsideOutOnMain.com.

monday Sun Style Tai Chi Beginner Class – Starts Mar. 7.

11am-12pm. Instructor: Patty Pagano. Begin your exploration of Tai Chi. $72/6 classes. $15/drop-in.

Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Warm Winter Slow-Flow Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm.

Instructor: Karen Sedlazek, RYT. Soothing gentle practice in heated room focuses on moving slowly and using breath. $16. Yoga Central, 953, Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Beginner Yoga – Mon. 6pm. Tues. 7:30pm. Sat. 9:30am. Classes specifically targeted to beginners and encourage students to work within their limitations. Learn basic poses and breathing techniques. $16. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

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Beginner Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes – Starts Mar. 8. 10:30-11:30am, 6:30-7:30pm. Instructors Fran Maher and Brian Coffey. Relaxing and healthenhancing. $72/6 classes. $15/drop-in. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908647-1563. QiGongforHealing.com.

Open Intermediate/Advanced Ballet – 6-7:30pm.

Involves more complex ballet concepts and elements. Previous ballet experience recommended.

Ballet shoes required. $17/class, $150/ten-class card. Lustig Dance Theatre, 80 Albany St., 2nd Floor, New Brunswick. Principal Peggy Petteway: 732-246-7300. LustigDanceTheatre.org.

Yoga for Recovery – 8:15-9:15pm. Class aimed towards helping people in recovery live a lighter, happier life through asana, pranayama, meditation and restoratives. No experience required. $5

suggested donation. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington. Must preregister: YogaForCancerCare@gmail.com or 908-803-0968.

908-642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com.

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“Connecting with Loved Ones in Spirit” – 7:309pm. Sit with psychic mediums who will contact the energy of your loved ones who have passed away.

By appointment only. Contact Garry: 908-852-4635 or garry@hyp4life.com. Hyp4Life.com.

Gentle Relaxation Yoga – 7:30pm. Therapeutic class focuses on reducing chronic tension, improving the joint range of motion and strengthening the musculature of the body to optimize its function.

Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

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Keeping Love Alive Program – 8-9pm. Starts Jan 13. Designed for couples who want to take it to the next level. Space is limited. Presenter: Rhoda Ondov. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton.

RSVP: 908-642-6256 or ROndov@comcast.net.

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Healing with Ki Energy – 12-6pm. Allow Master Sang Jin Lee heal you with Ki Energy. Scheduled appointments are requested. Stop by to observe the healings taking place. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. For more information and registration, contact Master Amy Spina: 773-677-8872 or amyspina@gmail.com. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

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T’ai Chi Chih: Joy Thru Movement with Dr. Janet Oussaty – Mar. 9- Apr. 20. 6-week course. Experience joy by practicing the gentle movements of T’ai Chi Chih meditation. Classes include daytime/ evening beginner and beyond beginner. $88. Yoga Central, 953 Rt 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759.

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Wu Ji Qi Gong for all levels – Starts Mar. 9.

5:30-6:30pm. Learn to relax while you increase your strength and vitality. Instructor: Fran Maher. $72/6 classes. $15/drop-in. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563.

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Ongoing Classes: Nutrition Certification Weight Loss

Mixed Level Yoga – 5:45-7pm. Instruction offered in basic and intermediate yoga poses, breathing techniques and yoga philosophy. $14. freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W Main St., Suite 353, Somerville.

Loring@freedOM-Yoga-Studio.com. freedOMYoga-Studio.com.

Nutrition and the Science behind Weight Loss – 7-8pm. Naturopathic Doctor, Derek Rodger, educates participants on the science behind losing weight through nutrition. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. DrRodgerND@gmail.com.

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Pilates Mat with Props – 10am, 6:30pm. Challenging class incorporate weights, Thera-Bands, Magic Circles and classical Pilates Mat exercises. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

A Course in Miracles Study Group – 7-8:30pm.

This is an ongoing group whose purpose is to support students of the Course and answer any questions they have whenever the need arises. This group meets offsite. 908-730-8792. UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

Faithful Servant Alt Cancer Support Group – 7:30-9pm. 1st Thurs. of each month. Share your story along with others through faith, and natural healing in combination with western medicine. Free. Somerset Hills Baptist Church, 510 MountAiry Rd, Basking Ridge. Antonina Memoli, 908-464-6414. FaithfulServant@Optimum.net.

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thursday Structural Yoga Therapy – Mar. 3-Apr. 7. 6-7pm.

Gentle and accessible yoga and physical therapy moves to assess muscular strengths, weaknesses and imbalances. $38/regsitered by 3/18. $48/after. 19 N Doughty St., Somerville. Bonnie@Yoga-Loka.com.

908-268-7430. Yoga-Loka.com.

B e g i n n e r / M u l i t - l e v e l Yo g a w i t h D o n n a McMullin,RYT200 – 4:30-5:45pm. Release tension, improve balance, strengthen and stretch your body. $16. Yoga Central, 953, Rt. 202 N, Branchburg.

908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Reiki Share and Healing Circle – 5:30-6:45pm.

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Administered by “laying on hands” and is based on unseen life force energy. Suggested donation: $10. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park. FeedingAllWhoHunger.com.

Chair Yoga for MS Patients – 1:30-2:30pm. Instructor: Amy Shanti Manifase. Learn techniques to increase flexibility and strength while immersing yourself in relaxing, gentle class. Suggested donation: $15. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park. 732-261-7419.

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Yoga Tone and Restore with Donna Pollin, RYT – 7:30-8:45pm. Energetic yoga class sprinkled with restorative postures to release tension and relax your mind, body and spirit. $16. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ.com.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 6:45-7:45pm. Open to anyone whose life has been affected by cancer. No experience required. $5 suggested donation. Be Here Now Yoga, 63 Main St., Ste 202, Flemington. Preregistration required: YogaForCancerCare@gmail. com. 908-803-0968. 908-642-0989. Karen@BeHereNowYoga108.com. BeHereNowYoga108.com.

Reiki Share & Healing Circle – 5:30-6:45pm.

Reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation, promotes healing based on “life force energy” that flows through us. $10 suggested donation. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park. 732-419-3551.

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Gentle Relaxation Yoga – 7:30pm. Sat. 10am. Therapeutic class focuses on reducing chronic tension, improving the joint range of motion and strengthening the musculature of the body to optimize its function. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

Holistic Moms of Hunterdon Meeting – 3rd Thursday of the month. Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center St., Clinton. HolisticMomsOfHunterdon@gmail.com.

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MELT with Deborah Harris – 11am. Specialized soft body rollers and small MELT Hand and Foot Balls simulate the results of manual therapy. Premier Pilates and Yoga, 53 Mountain Blvd., Warren. Preregistration required: 908-754-5901. Yoga-N-Pilates.com.

Yoga for Cancer Care – 11am-12:15pm. Gentle yoga class is designed for people whose lives have been affected by cancer and their support person. No experience required. Suggested donation: $5. P.S. 108, 300 Lamington Rd., Bedminster. PS108.org.

Joel S. Goldsmith Study/Meditation/Tape Group – 10-11:45am. (Except 1st Thurs of the month.) If you are a mystic at heart and are seeking conscious union with God, this group may help you reach your goal. Connie Wilson facilitates. Love offering.

Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-730-8792.

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Community Open Room Acupuncture – 4:307pm. Explore affordable way to access acupuncture for your health issues and experience amazing relaxation results. Michael Gonzales, L.Ac. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., War-

ren. Appt required: 908-392-3468. 908-647-1563.

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Silent Meditation – 12-1pm. Join us for all or part of this hour of silence, as we meditate for a higher awareness of the Presence of God. Unity Spiritual Center, 453 Bellwood Ave., Asbury (physically located in Pattenburg). 908-730-8792.

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friday Lunch Hour Yoga – 1-2pm. Instruction offered in basic and intermediate yoga poses, breathing techniques, and yoga philosophy. $14. freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W Main St., Suite 353, Somerville.

Loring@freedOM-Yoga-Studio.com. freedOMYoga-Studio.com.

Stress Clinic with Bonnie Pariser – Mar. 19-Apr. 15. 6:30-8:30pm. Yoga and meditation help manage stress through breathing, rhythmical movements, physical awareness and mindful activity. $65. 34 Bridge St., Frenchtown. Bonnie@Yoga-Loka.com.

908-268-7430. Yoga-Loka.com.

Private Class with Brian Coffey – 9-10am.

Call for appointment. $60. Qi Gong for Healing Center, 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren. 908-647-1563.

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Guided Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early. $10. Pure Light Wellness Center, 233 Raritan Ave., Highland Park. Info: Arboleda99@yahoo.com. 732-543-1183. Facebook. com/purelight233.

Mindfulness Meditation – 6-6:45pm. Meditation in the Buddhist and Yogic traditions. All levels. $15/Dropin. Free for YMCA members. YMCA Old Bridge, 1 Mannino Park Dr., Old Bridge. 732-727-0704.

saturday Intro to Meditation for Beginners with Lori Thatch – Mar. 19-Apr. 15. 10:30-11:30am. Bring questions, curiosity and frustrations. 5-week course. Learn what meditation is and how to maintain practice at home. $45/registered before 3/5. $55/after. 34 Bridge St., Frenchtown. Bonnie@Yoka-Loka.com. 908-2687430. Yoga-Loka.com.

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Deadline is the 10th of the month. pRACTITIONER wanted LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED MASSAGE THERAPIST with an establish client base.We have a room and would like to add massages to our service list. Flexible days and hours. We are a wellness center located at 720 King George Road, Suite 101, Fords (Woodbridge Township). Client services include Strawberry Lipo Laser Inch Loss Treatments and Avon Skincare. If you are interested, contact Trish at 732-213-7789.

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Dogs, Cats, Aquatics, Exotics & Birds, Horses and More! Equine specialist on staff! Serving Hunterdon & Southern Warren Counties Call or text Patricia Miller 908-281-9222 or patmillernplh@yahoo.com

Level III Yoga – 10-11:15am. Explore this advanced class, open to students with considerable yoga experience. $14. freedOM Yoga Studio, 34 W Main St., Suite 353, Somerville. Loring@freedOM-YogaStudio.com. freedOM-Yoga-Studio.com.

Yoga for Back Care – Mar. 26, Apr. 9, 23. 10:3011:30am. Alleviate back pain with Structural Yoga Therapy techniques.$38/regsitered by 3/18. $48/ after. 19 N Doughty St., Somerville. Bonnie@YogaLoka.com. 908-268-7430. Yoga-Loka.com.

Judo Program – Instructor: Edwin Calvache, Sandan Black Belt. Various days and times. 10 sessions/$125. 20 sessions/$200. Mat fee: $15. Sand Hills Community Wellness Center, 57 Sand Hills Rd., Kendall Park. RSVP: EdwinCalvache@gmail. com. FeedingAllWhoHunger.com for details.

Beginner Yoga with Beth Youmans, E-RYT500 – 9:30-10:45am. Mon. at 6pm. Tues. at 7:30pm. Learn the basic poses and breathing techniques. No pressure, no expectations. Drop-ins welcome. $16. Yoga Central, 953 Rt. 202 N, Branchburg. 908-707-0759.

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ACUPUNCTURE Acupuncture Works Center

Kristin A. Dudley L.Ac. 84 Park Ave, STE G-103C, Flemington, NJ 08822 973-979-1652 AcupunctureWorksCenter.com Gentle acupuncture with Kristin Dudley L.Ac. can be both very relaxing as well as healing. Acupuncture has been used for centuries to ease muscle and arthritis pain, relieve stress, increase energy and improve sleep. Welcome everyone and de-stress in a nurturing and healing enviroment. See ad on page 21.

ANIMAL HEALTH & WELLNESS

ATTRACTION coach LISA CAROSELLI

Love Coach LCaroselli08@optimum.net LisasLoveLiftoff.com Lisa helps her clients prove that they do not have to change one iota of who they really are for true love to come into their life. She assists clients in strengthening their connection with Source by uncovering their heart’s desires, which is God as them. As her clients cultivate a life that they love, their right and ideal mate enters in. This true love relationship 1) exceeds anything from their list or past, 2) gets better over time; 3) helps support them in their life’s purpose and healing; 4) and is a love that benefits everyone connected with them. Join her mailing list. Get a free report and webinar recording. LisasLoveLiftoff.com/sign-up/

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BRANCHBURG ANIMAL HOSPITAL, PC Karin Derfuss, DVM, CVA 1167 Route 28, Branchburg (near RVCC) 908-707-0045 BranchburgAnimalHospital.com

Integrative veterinary care in a warm and caring environment. Complete full service veterinary hospital for your 4 legged family members.

Limited house call service available for clients. See ad on page 23.

AROMATHERAPY - SPIRITUAL SPIRITUAL IDENTITY SCENTS Donna Maria Lebanon, NJ 908-305-3332

Connect to your spiritual self through the power of scent. Encounter a unique experience where you align consciousness with instinct through an intimate guided essential oil selection and formulation process. This unique spiritual reading opens you to create the custom essential oil blend that can identify, protect, and preserve your spiritual energy.

Individual and group consultations available by appointment. See ad on page 6.

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ROSLYN KARPEL

Matawan, NJ 732-583-6654 AurasByRoslyn.com Roslyn is passionate about reading and interpreting energy by looking at your center to see energy and drawing it. She will place her hand over an area in pain to get the vision to discover the origin. Roslyn also helps people find success in relationships and overcome blocks to pure potential. Aura Reader and Life Coach, Individual sessions. Intuitive, Healing, Light! Medium/Meditation.

BEAUTY & WELLNESS CENTRAL JERSEY BEAUTY & WELLNESS SOLUTIONS Trish Trygar 720 King George Road, Fords NJ 848-203-3813 CentralJerseyWellness.com

Strawberry Laser Lipo is an FDA approved, laser procedure shrinks fat cells, tightens skin, dimishes stretch marks and fades cellulite without pain, needles or downtime, clinically shown to reduce an average of 3.7 inches over an 8 treatment course. See ad on page 37.

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chinese healing arts QI GONG FOR HEALING

Brian Coffey LMT, and Fran Maher CA 67 Mountain Blvd., Warren 908-647-1563 QiGongForHealing.com Specializing in T’ai Chi and Qi Gong classes, as well as private session clinical Qi Gong and acupuncture since 1994. Join us for our Chinese Medicine weekend seminars to learn how to apply clinical Qi Gong remedies to specific disorders. Excellent for the lay person and healthcare providers alike. All are welcome to observe a class or to join one. See ad on page 36.

colon hydrotherapy NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER 21 Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809 908-333-4146 bus; 908-455-1064 cell NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hygienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper pH in the body and restore regular bowel movement.

TOTAL ECLIPSE 1

Beverly Pue, RN 23 Calvin Road, Kendall Park, NJ 08824 908-705-3365 www.totaleclipse1.com Over time, everyone’s colon can become clogged, sluggish and just plain uncomfortable.

Warm, gentle colon cleansings can help put you on the right track again. The effective removal of accumulated waste and toxins will help you feel better physically and mentally. After a series you should experience improved waste removal and complete and easier bowel movements. See ad on page 31.

COUNSELING & MINDFULNESS THE COUNSELING AND MINFULNESS GROUP

Jacky Fernandez, LPC, LCADC Dan Massey, CADC 121 Shelley Drive, Suite 2E Hackettstown, NJ 07825 646-872-7488 CounselingAndMindfulness.com We are qualified, experienced, licensed and certified mental health professionals who offer counseling and mindfulness instruction for groups and individuals. We offer a safe, compassionate, acceptance-based environment with proven, research-based methods. But most important, we offer warmth, compassion, and genuineness. We practice what we teach. See ad on page 44.

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Mohinder K. Garg, D.D.S., FAGD MG Dental Associates, P.A. 906 Oak Tree Road, Suite B, South Plainfield 908-754-8881 â&#x20AC;˘ MGDentalCareNJ.com Dr. Garg and his team are committed to provide you and your family with the highest quality dental care in a comfortable, state-of-the-art environment! Specialities include dental implants, which are the most innovative and natural solution for missing teeth. Please call for absolutely free consultation (that includes panoramic x-rays) to find out your dental implant options. See ad on back cover.

EDUCATION/HOLISTIC healing Fifth Dimension Healing Energy, LLC Sue Ann Seccia-Harnden 908-730-0658 SueAnn@FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net

Offering alternative and complementary energy healing services to bring balance and harmony in a gentle and effective way to people and animals. Package offerings include: Reiki, Animal Reiki, Spiritual Response Technique (SRT), BioMat infrared light & negative ion treatments, custom-blended Flower Essences, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Homeopathy, Animal Communication and more. See ad on page 27.

DIANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Wellness Simplified

Dian Freeman MA, MHHC Private Nutritional Consultations, Classes, Nutritional Certification Course Morristown, NJ 973-267-4816 WellnessSimplified.com

See ad on page 29.

Clinical Nutritionist Dian Freeman for over 12 years has taught a six-month nutritional course for certification as a Holistic Health Counselor, HHC. With over 600 graduates, many students take the course for a career in healing or for personal use.

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Janette La Vigne 908-303-1676 BeWellBeWholeHealth.com

energy healing/ intuitive work CHRISTINA LYNN WHITED

Channeled Energy Healing & Consultations 908-638-9066 CircleOfIntention.com If you are experiencing blocks or inertia and long for greater clarity, the four steps of Spiritual Detox will help enormously. Christina specializes in this process the virtually effortless clearing of past life trauma from the Akashic Records and cellular memory. Burdens are lifted, more joy is experienced, and intuitive abilities are enhanced through Spiritual Detox. Classes are also offered, through the Circle of Intention School of Intuitive Sciences, in psychic development, Inter-dimensional Photography and more. Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Sessions and Angel Card Readings are available. Also see InsideOutOnMain.com and OneSpiritFestival.org for additional information.e

HAIR RESTORATION & Beauty The Hair For Life Center

62 Chestnut Street, Englewood, NJ 07631 855-328-4247 info@thehairforlifecenter.com TheHairForLifeCenter.com

Profile on page 25.

HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS EZENTIAL WELLNESS

1300 Prince Rodgers Ave, Bridgewater 908-526-0002 ezentialwellness@gmail.com eZentialWellness.com GurukulYoga.com All are welcome to join our body-healing and mindbalancing yoga classes, with a wide assortment to suit your needs. Our knowledgeable instructors are certified with Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists. We offer Reiki shares and classes, nutrition workshops, private yoga therapy, monthly events, and 200 or 500 hour yoga therapist training programs. See Yoga Profile on page 25.

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The Hair For Life Center is a private salon for people who would like to correct a hair loss problem or just want a little more volume or length.

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holistic chiropractors Samsara Chiropractic WELLNESS CENTER

Dr Jennifer Redmond 1 Eastern Ave., Second Floor East Somerville, NJ 08876 908-300-8800 DoctorRedmond.com We believe that the body is designed to heal itself but structural issues, toxins, lack of nutrients, or an emotional component can affect overall health. We offer Whole-istic healing techniques including Neuroemotional Technique, Active Release techniques, Activator, Flexion Distraction and more! See ad on page 15.

Regain Youth & Vitality from the Inside Out! When was the last time you talked with someone about your health and received the personal attention you deserve? Could one conversation change your life? Schedule an initial consultation today! See Yoga

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BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT

Minster Valerie Pyles The Professional Center at Somerset 29 Clyde Road, Suite 201, Somerset, 08873 908-380-3522 valerie.pyles@yahoo.com Body, Mind and Spirit is a holistic approach to psychotherapy designed to assist the individual in peeling back the layers of pain and negative core beliefs which have kept the person bound, stressed, depressed and traumatized, and provide the resources and tools which will continue to empower the individual to help themselves. 3

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hypnosis/hypnotherapy Hypnosis Counseling Center

Barry Wolfson 28 Mine St, Flemington 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 2 East Northfield Ave., Livingston 3000 Valley Forge Circle, King of Prussia, PA 908-303-7767 • HypnosisNJ.com With 27 years of experience, Hypnosis Counseling Center of New Jersey utilizes both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings. We regularly hold adult education seminars, as well as work with hospitals, fitness centers, and individuals who want to better their lives. We specialize in weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement, and public speaking. The State of New Jersey and Fortune 500 Corporations are among our many satisfied customers. See ad on page 7.SSee ad

HYP4LIFE LLC

Improving Your Life Through Hypnotherapy Garry Gewant, MA Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist 908-852-4635 Garry@Hyp4Life.com • Hyp4Life.com Incorporating traditional hypnotherapy techniques with other holistic modalities is Garry’s forte. Using traditional hypnosis for Smoking Cessation, Weight Control, Stress Management, Elimination of Fears, Improving Sports, Artistic, and Academic Performance, Anger Management, etc. His practice also includes Reiki Healing, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, Metaphysical Counseling, Psychic/Mediumship and Past Life Regression Therapy as taught to him by Dr. Brian Weiss, author of Many Lives, Many Masters.

LIFE COACH Radiant Life Coaching

Barbara Steingas, BS, MA 908-391-4463 Barbara@radiantlifecoach4u.com RadiantLifeCoach4u.com Through her own experience of restoring her health from Crohn’s Disease (deeemed incurable by traditional medicine) and being a physical therapist for almost 30 years, Barbara is able to help clients find the missing pieces of what she calls their healing puzzle to improve their health in a more natural and holistic manner. She does this by helping people identify the physical, emotional, mental and spritual strategies best suited to achieve their results faster, in a more cost and time effective way, ultimately eliminating a life of pain and suffering behind, just as she did.

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MASSAGE - therapy Body Be Well Massage

Lauren Curtis, LMT 615 Mountain Blvd., Watchung, 07069 908-333-7746 | lauren@bodybewellmassage.com BodyBeWellMassage.com Lauren Curtis, LMT is a New Jersey State Licensed massage therapist, who specializes in various forms of massage, including Oncology, Pregnancy, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Medical, Aromatherapy, and Chair massage. She is also trained in Foot Reflexology and Reiki.

Therapeutic Touch By Kim, LLC In-Home Massage & Spa Therapies Kimberly Redfern ,NJ License in Massage & Bodywork #18KT00369800 908-788-1974 or 908-303-5587 cell TherapeuticTouchByKim.com

Therapeutic massage, bodywork, and spa therapies in the comfort of your home; perfect for those with busy lifestyles or home bound due to health related issues.

Specialties include: Massage (Swedish, Thai poultice, Shiatsu, pregnancy and geriatric), aromatherapy, reflexology, trigger point therapy, craniosacral therapy, ear candling and various spa therapies. Over 25 years experience.

Serves Hunterdon, Somerset, Mercer, and Warren Counties. See ad on page 19.

mastermind group MANIFESTING THROUGH MASTERMINDS ™

Sue Ann Seccia-Harnden, Mastermind Leader 908-730-0658 SueAnn@FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net FifthDimensionHealingEnergy.net Masterminds are a great way to leverage focused and dedicated support to create results that achieve your goals! Call to find out more about our mastermind program and niche groups forming in 2016. Find us on Facebook @ FifthDimensionHealingEnergy, or Twitter@5DHealingNRG. See ad on page 27.

MEDITATION/SPIRITUAL CENTER FOR HEALING and EMPOWERMENT

Phyllis Livera 732-882-9676 CenterForHealingAndEmpowerment.com Are you seeking deeper meaning in your life? Are you stressed and ready for a change? Tired of being in both physical or emotional pain? We offer spiritual development, meditation and mini-me yoga classes, which have been helping people live more productive, happier lives.

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NUTRITION EDUCATION DR. DEREK RODGER, ND

Naturopathic Doctor & Nutritionist 888-234-7685 | DrRodgerND@gmail.com DrRodgerND.com Dr. Rodger (ND) became a nutritionist and later a Naturopathic Doctor after learning that many people can and have cured themselves using nutrition and herbs as their healing products. Today through the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, he prepares students to pass the Certified Nutritional Consultant See ad on page 12.

JEANNE PETRUCCI, MS, RDN

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Living Plate Nutrition Education and Counseling Center 22 Peapack Road, Far Hills, NJ 07931 908-234-1160 | info@livingplate.com LivingPlate.com Jeanne Petrucci received her MS degree in nutrition education from Columbia University and completed her supervised clinical practice at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. At Living Plate, she partners with other registered dietitians as well as culinary professionals to ensure individuals can meet their health goals. They facilitate evidence-based programming focused on changing nutrition-related health behaviors such as selecting, preparing, and cooking health-promoting foods. Most major insurance plans accepted for individual nutrition counseling. See ad on page 33.

PAIN RELIEF/MANAGEMENT EAST COAST Spine, Sports, and Regenerative Medicine Edward Magaziner, MD 2186 Route 27, Suite 2D, North Brunswick 877-817-3273 DrEMagaziner.com

Dr. Magaziner’s goal of treatment is to repair, regenerate, and eliminate injury or pain, and it’s causes.

Specializing in: Orthopedic Regenrative Medicine, Endoscopic Spinal Discectomy, PRP, Stem Cell Grafts & Prolotherapy. See ad on page 2.

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REFLEXOLOGY CHRISTAL HAASE REFLEXOLOGY

Psychic Gallery

Zophie, Psychic Reader, Advisor, Life Coach 990 Towne Plaza/Route 202 South Branchburg, NJ 908-231-0808, 908-397-7797 zophiepeace777@hotmail.com PsychicGallery.com Naturally gifted, Zophie reads palms, auras, tarot cards, and uses crystals and healing pyramids. Individual sessions, workshops and parties. Gallery showcases crystals, antiques and other gifts. See ad on page 26.

INTUITIVE READINGS BY DON JULIO 233 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, 08904 732-543-1183 arboleda99@yahoo.com facebook.com/purelight233

Soul readings and private consultations with Don Julio.

By focusing on the client’s body, Julio is able to “read the soul” allowing him to see visions of present, past and future conditions. Session includes time for questions and spiritual guidance. Also available spiritual healing and Shamanic Reiki.

Christel Haase, Ph.D., Certified Reflexologist Main Street Massage 4 Walter Foran Blvd/Ste. 404 Flemington - 908-806-0266 ChristelHaase8@gmail.com

AUTHENTICITY PSYCHOTHERAPY

Annmarie Agosta Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCSW-R Offices in East Brunswick & Highland Park 732-955-6178 annmarieagosta@gmail.com AuthenticityTherapy.com In a word...unconventional.

An eclectic approach within a holistic framework, encompasses body, mind, and soul. Over 25 years in social services/mental health field with experience with most psychotherapeutic issues and populations. Special areas of expertise are LGBTQ population, trauma, addictions, and spirituality.

Individual, Couples and Group Work. all out of network insurance plans are accepted. See ad on page 42.

REIKI & Hypnosis psychotherapy/ENERGY HEALING/counseling SHIFTING YOUR GEARS, LLC Dr. Nancy Erb, LCSW, ACSW 3 locations (Flanders, Clinton and Whitehouse Station), NJ 908.268.0724 www.Drnancyerb.com Dr_nancyerb@yahoo.com

Are you “talked out”? Proven holistic techniques will get you where you want to be. Incorporating Neuro Emotional Technique (NET), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Reiki ... Let me help you “shift your gears” and work thru barriers to achieve your goals.

Alice Rich Reiki Center

Alice Rich, Certified Master Teacher Usui Reiki Ryoho, Karuna Reiki®, Crystal Healing Certified Hypnotist 732-501-7628, alice@AliceRichReikiCenter.com AliceRichReikiCenter.com Reiki, Crystal Healing and Integrated Energy Therapy® or Hypnosis sessions can help reduce pain physically, mentally and emotionally, promote a healthy lifestyle, achieve personal and professional goals, create balance and harmony and advance your spiritual journey. Private sessions and classes. Certification classes on Reiki, Crystal Healing and IET.

Foot Reflexology facilitates the body’s natural ability to heal. Applying pressure to over 7,000 nerve endings/ reflex points on each foot removes toxins, clears neural pathways, and improves internal organ and system functioning. Other benefits: stress/pain reduction, increased circulation, relief from insomnia, headaches, allergies, PMS, and Plantar Fasciitis. Also addresses foot discomfort from injury, tight muscles, and ill-fitting footwear.

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SHAMANISM/REIKI Saharra White-Wolf

Clinton, NJ 973-902-5737 Awakya.com; Meetup.com: awakya Shamana and a certified Reiki/Karuna Master and Teacher. Her mission is to connect adults and children back to their hearts and spirit.

Offerings include Shamanic drum journeying circles, past life regression, healing sessions for children/adults, Certified Reiki classes, Reiki and energy worker healing circles, sound healing, private journey work, and full moon ceremonies.

water filtration SMART WATER COOLER

Drew Chafey 800-287-0099 SmartWaterCooler.com Smart Water Filtration SMART WATER Systems reduce the impact on the environment by dramatically decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering energy consumption for pennies a day. State of the art Carbon Block filters down to 0.5 micron, removes chlorine, filters organic contaminants yet leaves minerals in the water. See ad on page 38.

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If you are in a troubled relationship, or dealing with infidelity, or facing possible divorce, you do not need Therapy. You are not mentally ill. You just need guidance and solutions. Relationship Coaching can help you repair these difficult situations, bringing clarity and restoring harmony. 8 years experience helping couples successfully navigate relationship crises.

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wellness center WELLNESS ROCKS! LLC

28 Center Street, downtown Clinton Nancy Erb, Director, 908-268-0724 WellnessRocksNJ.com wellnessrocksnj@yahoo.com Educational venues focused on wellness and access to various mind-body-spirit holistic treatment modalities. Workshops, events and lectures with amazing variety of local practitioners throughout year. Sign up at wellnessrocksnj@ yahoo.com for notifications See ad on page 50.

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