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Contents 13 ANEW ACUPUNCTURE & WELLNESS: Ancient Healing … Anew Approach!

15 CLEAN JUICE 101 17 SPRING RAIN

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Hydrotherapy Colonics

18 EXERCISE

VS. ALLERGIES All the Right Moves

20 SAVING A DROP TO DRINK

Our Role in the Coming Water Crisis

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22 NUTRITION UPGRADES Five Strategies for Better Health

25 DELICIOUS DISCARDS Making Meals From Mainly Scraps

ADVERTISING & SUBMISSIONS

28 AIR CARE FOR KIDS

Keeping the Homefront Allergy-Free

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GENETICALLY ALTERED FOODS

Another Reason to Go Organic

32 FIGHT BACK NATURALLY

DEPARTMENTS 8 community news 14 health briefs 18 fit body 20 green living 25 conscious

eating 28 healthy kids 30 healing ways

32 natural pet 34 wise words 38 calendar 39 inspiration 39 classifieds 41 natural

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f there’s one thing that controls what we do, where we go, who we see, how we see ourselves and how we see the world we live in, it’s what we eat. Let’s face it, the scale and the mirror can be a person’s best friends or worst enemies.

The fact is that the word “F-A-T” is the new four-letter word. I remember the cartoon Fat Albert, which I watched many times in my earlier years (showing my age a bit). The main cartoon character, Albert, was always joyous, fun-loving and happy about life as he and his friends explored the world around them together. In fact, his buddies always referred to him as “Fat” Albert … not just Albert, due to his size.

To go one step further, the cartoon’s opening line was “Hey, hey, hey … it’s Fat Albert!”

Well … it was a very funny cartoon for millions of kids of that day (including me); however, as I have grown older and wiser, I’ve seen and continue to see in the lives of so many, the devastating consequences of that word “fat,” which really translates better to obesity.

It’s true—we are what we eat. It was true for Albert, and the same holds true for all of us today blessed with the wonderful opportunity to make wiser diet and lifestyle choices for better health. World-class chef and award-winning cookbook author Marcus Samuelsson once stated: “We struggle with eating healthily, obesity and access to good nutrition for everyone. But we have a great opportunity to get on the right side of this battle by beginning to think differently about the way that we eat and the way that we approach food.”

Well said! We do have the chance to get on the “right side” of the subject of nutrition.

It starts with changing how we think, which determines how we live and the daily choices, good or bad, that we make. How important are the decisions that we make when it comes to food? Well … it’s no laughing matter.

According to statistics, unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are the leading causes of death in the U.S., causing 678,000 deaths each year, with more than 67.5 percent of American adults overweight or obese. In the last 30 years, obesity rates have doubled in adults, tripled in children and quadrupled in adolescents.

More and more, the typical American diet is too high in calories, saturated fat, sodium and sugar, and does not have enough fruits, vegetables, whole foods, minerals and nutrients, which can lead to an increased risk of diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer. Let’s crunch the numbers. It is estimated that better nutrition could reduce the cost of these diseases by a whopping $71 billion every year.

It’s a lot to “chew” on, huh? This month’s editorial theme is Nutrition, and it really does matter! Albert had close friends, but unfortunately, one of them was not his obesity.

A fictional cartoon character can live on forever un-aging and never feeling the effects of poor choices—not so for us in the real world. We’ve got to do the right things to get the right results. Let’s do it … and then maybe the scale and the mirror can become life-long friends.

In health, Annette Briggs, Publisher

Natural Awakenings Magazine is ranked 5th Nationally in CISION’S® 2016 Top 10 Health & Fitness Magazines

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NASA created nanohydroxyapatite to help astronauts maintain bone density in space.

Columbia’s own Joanna Dover, D.M.D., member of International Association of Oral Medicine and Toxicology has developed a toothpaste in an edible, nonabrasive, pH neutral formula that is safe for you and your children to eat. *patent pending

Just because it’s in your natural food aisle doesn’t mean it works… nanohydroxyapetite is the ONLY ingredient that has been shown to remineralize deeper than all others, including prescription strength fluoride.

Call Today! 803.782.8786 • 3731 Forest Drive

community news ICRC Hosts Scholarship Golf Tournament

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ime to pick up the clubs for a great cause! On Friday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) is hosting the Chase Loveless Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament at Linrick Golf Course to support the Chase Loveless Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Registration is limited, and the deadline for sponsorship and team registration is Friday, March 8.

Participants will have a chance to win a Craft Brewery Tour Staycation—a wonderful exploration of the local craft beer scene, with dinner and a brewery tour, overnight accommodations in downtown Columbia and transportation! Event proceeds will benefit the Chase Loveless Memorial Scholarship Fund. Sponsorships are available.

Cost: Varies; see website for details. Location: Linrick Golf Course, 356 Camp Ground Rd., Columbia. For more information, contact Ashley Smith at 803-772-1228 or ASmith@icrc. net. Also visit icrc.net. See ad, page 33.

ICRC Hosts Indoor Garage Sale

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n Saturday, March 9, from 7 to 11 a.m., the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) will host a garage sale at Crooked Creek Park, located at 1098 Old Lexington Highway, in Chapin. Doors will open to vendors at 6:30 a.m. Residents throughout the Midlands are encouraged to clean out the garage, attic, kids’ rooms and closets, and bring those hidden treasures to Crooked Creek to sell. Make sure to drop by and check out all of the great bargains. Anyone interested in participating as a vendor should call or stop by the park for participation details. Vendor setup will be the day before (Friday, March 8) between 4 and 7 p.m.

Cost: Free to enter. For more information, including vendor participation details, call 803772-1228 (ICRC main office) or 803-345-6181 (Crooked Creek Park). Also visit icrc.net. See ad, page 33.

S.C. Museum Hosts Special Needs Night

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he S.C. State Museum is hosting its Unique and Special Needs Night—Pete the Cat event on Tuesday, March 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. School groups and families with unique and special needs are invited out to share a night of fun and laughter with others facing similar challenges in a very understanding and safe environment. Guests are encouraged to bring equipment, including wheelchairs, walkers, noise-reducing headphones, and other technology.

Event highlights include a meet and greet with Pete the Cat; a special sensory-friendly planetarium showing, sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield; and a 4D theater showing, sponsored by Rev. Dr. Solomon Jackson Jr. Please note that these shows will still include enhanced effects, including bursts of air, rumbling seats, leg ticklers, bubbles and snow, lighting effects, and squirts of water.

Precautions will be taken in light of the night’s guests.

If the night is clear, attendees will also enjoy night-sky viewing in the Boeing Observatory, and access to calming spaces and resource rooms will be available throughout the evening. Groups do need to be booked in advance. Museum general admission for this evening is free for children and students with special needs and one adult. General admission for additional adults is $8.95. Planetarium and 4D shows are $3 each.

Location: The S.C. State Museum, 301 Gervais St., Columbia. For more information, call 803-898-4999 or visit SCMuseum.org.

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Stacey O. Studio: Celebrating Years of Midlands Service

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tacey O. Studio—Massage and Esthetics just recently celebrated its 11-year anniversary in business and its three-year anniversary at its Devine Street location. Located at 2911 Devine Street, in Columbia, the popular studio and spa offers facials, body treatments, massage, reiki, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and more!

Owner Stacey Overstreet started the business in 2008 after graduating from the University of Georgia and working many years in the public relations and journalism fields.

Overstreet wanted to spend more time with her daughter, so she decided to go a different route and went back to school to master the fields of esthetics and massage.

She has also spent time in India studying ayurvedic medicine. Staffed by a highly skilled, professional staff with more than 30 years of combined field expertise, the client-centered studio focuses on a holistic approach to skin and body wellness. In addition, Stacey O. Studio is proud to be the exclusive carrier of “hard-to-find” product lines and treatment options in Columbia, such as Epicuren Discovery, KYPRIS Beauty and Intraceutical oxygen facials. The studio’s newest line, KYPRIS Beauty, is a luxurious line of holistic, high-performance skin care products that are organic, wild-crafted and sustainably grown.

All formulations are 100 percent natural—scented and preserved with essential oils and plant extracts and packaged in glass. None are tested on animals. KYPRIS delivers a plethora of nourishing green science phytonutrients, producing luminous and petal-soft skin.

The Birds and the Bees in Your Backyard Workshop

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n Saturday, March 9, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Columbia Water, Columbia Parks and Recreation, Richland County Stormwater Management and Clemson Extension are hosting their Birds and the Bees in Your Backyard interactive learning workshop at Hyatt Park, located at 950 Jackson Avenue, in Columbia. Participants will learn how to create backyard habitats using native plants that attract birds, bees and other pollinators.

Cost: Free. For more information and to register, visit TheBirdsAndBees.Eventbrite. com or ColumbiaSC.net.

For more information, call 803-741-8687 or visit StaceyOStudio.com. See ad, this page.

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community news The 2018 Great American Cleanup

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t’s time for the Great American Cleanup! Throughout the months of March, April and May, Keep America Beautiful, in partnership with Keep the Midlands Beautiful, is hosting the national Great American Cleanup campaign across the Midlands. The Great American Cleanup, the nation's largest community-improvement program, takes place every year from March 1 through May 31, and involves more than 3 million volunteers and participants comprising more than 20,000 communities across the nation.

The cleanup program is designed and tailored to the unique needs of local neighborhoods and communities throughout the state and nation. Activities will include beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning waterways, holding recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events. Keep the Midlands Beautiful will loan out gloves, vests, bags and grabbers for the cleanup efforts. Campaign organizers ask that Midlands area residents and South Carolina citizens, in general, display their Palmetto Pride by volunteering for this important cause. Keep the Midlands Beautiful can help group organizers pick geographic areas of need if necessary.

For more information, call 803-733-1139, email Lauren@KeepTheMidlandsBeautiful.org, or visit KeepTheMidlandsBeautiful.org or kab.org.

It’s Fun Friday at Crooked Creek Park

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t’s Fun Friday at Crooked Creek Park!

The Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) is hosting its Fun Friday event on Friday, March 22, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Participants will enjoy a fun-filled night playing games, such as basketball, kickball, 9 square and more. Children must be preregistered for this event. In addition, concessions will be available for sale. As a note, this event is for Lake Murray Elementary, Chapin Elementary and Chapin Intermediate students only.

Cost: $5. Location: Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Hwy., Chapin. For more information, call 803-345-6181 or visit icrc.net.

See ad, page 33.

Nature of Spring with Rudy Mancke

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n Tuesday, March 19, from noon to 1 p.m., the University of South Carolina’s naturalist-in-residence, Rudy Mancke, is hosting a Nature of Spring learning session at the McKissick Museum, located at 816 Bull Street, in Columbia (at the Historic Horseshoe on the University of South Carolina campus). This interactive learning session will give participants the wonderful opportunity to get a better understanding of the beautiful and natural environment that the Palmetto State has to offer.

Cost: Free. For more information, call 803-777-7251 or visit Columbia.LeisureFun.net.

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SCWF Hosts Its Conservation Celebration Dinner

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ver wonder if detoxing is good or bad for you? Ever wonder where it started and why people do it? Have you tried it and felt bad or good?

Ever wonder when the best time is to detox? If you've asked yourself any of these questions, then this talk is for you! Join Noemi Martinez (licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner), Janice McHugh (functional medicine health and wellness coach, retired occupational registered nurse, and publisher of Edible Columbia magazine) and Shawn Taylor Moore (licensed massage therapist, health promotion practitioner and registered yoga teacher) for a powerful health and wellness session on Saturday, March 30, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Hosted at Anew Acupuncture & Wellness LLC, the informative workshop includes great topics of discussion, such as defining detoxing, the reasons and benefits of detoxing, the potential harms of detoxing, the right time to detox, and the stress and environmental effects of detoxing.

Other session topics include the benefits and ways that acupuncture and bodywork support the detox process, the Western and Chinese medical perspectives, and recommended detox teas and seasonal cleansers. The registration deadline is Wednesday, March 20. Those interested can register at AnewCommunity.com (click on the events tab and follow the link to sign up). Attendees will receive a free smoothie, and juice samples will be provided by Clean Juice, of Lexington.

n Friday, March 29, from 6 to 10 p.m., the South Carolina Wildlife Foundation (SCWF) is hosting its Forks, Knives and Spoonbills: A Dinner Celebrating Conservation fundraiser event at The Spotted Salamander, located at 1531 Richland Street, in Columbia. Guests will enjoy an evening highlighted by fantastic cuisine and delicious brews. Jay Keck, of SCWF, will take fundraiser participants through each of the dinner’s six courses (skillfully paired with beers from River Rat Brewery). Each course is named for threatened species of birds. Keck will share with attendees how each one can individually help increase each species population—right from the backyard. As a note, event proceeds will directly benefit South Carolina’s threatened species.

For more information, visit scwf.org.

Cost: $15. Location: Anew Acupuncture & Wellness, 115 Library Hill Ln., Ste. B, Lexington. For more information, call 803-520-4134 or visit AnewCommunity.com. See ad, page 10.

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Anew Acupuncture & Wellness:

Ancient Healing ‌ Anew Approach!

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by Kristi Antley

ccording to recent health statistics, an astounding 92.1 million adults live with cardiovascular disease or the effects of a stroke. Rehabilitation after a stroke can be long and frustrating for the patient and family members, depending on the type, severity, duration and location of the damage. Eighty-seven percent of all strokes are ischemic. This type of stroke occurs when the blood vessels to the brain have been obstructed or interrupted.

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common and occur when a ruptured or weak artery leaks blood into the brain. Either type of stroke may lead to death.

Depending on how many brain cells are destroyed, the victim may be fully or partially paralyzed; have difficulty swallowing, breathing or talking; lose significant memory, along with sensory perception; and suffer from emotional instability, confusion or behavioral issues. Suddenly, the mundane, routine daily tasks we often take for granted become a personal challenge. Immediate treatment with a huge amount of patience is critical for quality of life, longevity and independence. Various types of rehabilitative services are required, such as nursing care, physical and occupational therapy, emotional and social counseling, as well as speech therapy. Neuroplasticity (the capacity of neurons and neural networks in the brain to change their connections and behavior in response to new information, sensory stimulation, development, damage or dysfunction) ultimately must be restored.

Scalp acupuncture, a precise needling technique, has been used with stroke patients for more than 40 years. Developed in the 1970s by doctors Jiao Shun Fa (a neurosurgeon and acupuncturist), Fang Yun-peng, Zhu Ming-qing, Tang Song-nian, Lin Xue-jian and Yamamoto, scalp acupuncture was perfected and adopted by the World Health Organization in 1980 at the Geneva Convention.

This holistic technique prevents and treats diseases by applying needles to particular acupuncture lines, zones or points on the head, and has superior results when combined with other thera-

peutic modalities. By activating sutures and scalp areas, the nerve endings underneath are stimulated, thereby improving neuroplasticity. For ischemic strokes, data indicates it is important to apply scalp acupuncture as soon as possible to achieve optimum clinical results. For hemorrhagic strokes, it is advisable to perform scalp acupuncture as soon as the bleeding is controlled. The ability to retain needles for several hours to several days is a major advantage of scalp acupuncture over common styles of body acupuncture.

This helps to achieve long-lasting clinical results.

When considering acupuncture for stroke patients, it is important to partner with a qualified, experienced medical acupuncturist. Noemi Martinez, LAc, and the staff at Anew Acupuncture & Wellness LLC, located at 115 Library Hill Lane, in Lexington, are ready to assist and serve you on your journey. Martinez earned a master’s degree in Oriental medicine and a bachelor of science degree from Miami’s Acupuncture and Massage College, in 2009.

She is board certified in acupuncture by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and licensed in the state of South Carolina. Martinez is also trained in acupoint injection therapy; facial rejuvenation therapy for improving fine lines, sagging skin, discoloration and more; scalp acupuncture for neurological disorders; pediatric care; and fertility and pregnancy care. Martinez is fluent in English and Spanish and practices many modalities of acupuncture, tailoring her treatments to the specific needs of her clients.

For more information or to book an appointment, call Noemi Martinez, LAc, owner of Anew Acupuncture & Wellness, at 803520-4134. Also visit AnewCommunity.com. See ad, page 10.

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Lemon Balm Lowers Blood Pressure, Reduces LDL Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), a soothing herb from the mint family, can significantly improve the condition of patients with chronic stable angina, reports a recent study in the Journal of Herbal Medicine. Researchers at Iran’s Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences tested 80 patients with the condition, which involves chest pain linked to a lack of blood flow to the heart. The patients were given three one-gram doses a day of lemon balm powder or a placebo. After two months, the patients given the lemon balm had significant reductions of “bad” low-density cholesterol (LDL), both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and increased workout capacity, a measure of heart function.

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A Harvard study was conducted on the diets of nearly 28,000 male health professionals spanning two decades between their 50s and 70s and published by the American Academy of Neurology. It found those that drank orange juice and ate leafy greens, berries and dark orange and red vegetables suffered significantly less memory loss than others. Subjects reported every four years and were examined for both thinking and memory skills. Those that ate about six servings of vegetables a day were a third less likely to develop poor thinking skills than those consuming two servings; those that drank orange juice every day were half as likely to develop poor thinking skills as those drinking one serving per month.

Men that ate larger amounts of fruits and vegetables 20 years earlier were less likely to develop similar problems, whether or not they kept eating larger amounts of fruits and vegetables later.

Herbs Make Worthy Prebiotics Ginger, black pepper and holy basil, mainstays in traditional medicines as anti-inflammatories, also contain significant prebiotic potential that could help gut health, report researchers from India’s National Institute of Nutrition, in Hyderabad. Holy basil (Ocimum sanctum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) showed significantly higher prebiotic activity, especially of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species, when compared to the well-known prebiotic fructooligosaccharide (FOS). Black pepper (Piper Nigrum) had prebiotic effects similar to FOS.

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Vegetables and Orange Juice Protect Memory

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Meditating or listening to classical music altered biomarkers associated with cellular aging and Alzheimer’s disease in adults experiencing memory loss, according to a recent West Virginia University study. The 60 participants had subjective cognitive decline, including forgetting familiar names and losing objects, a condition that may be a preclinical stage of Alzheimer’s. For 12 minutes a day, they either listened to instrumental classical music or did a kirtan kriya meditation involving chanting, visualization and finger poses. After three months, all subjects had increases in a key beta amyloid peptide protective from Alzheimer’s, as well as better memory, mood, sleep and quality of life, while the meditation group experienced significantly better improvements. Activity in two chromosomal markers of cellular aging—telomere length and telomerase activity—increased for both groups, especially among those that practiced more frequently or started with lower cognitive scores. The improved biomarkers were maintained or even strengthened three months after the study ended.

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Meditation and Music Slow Cellular Aging

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Clean Juice 101

by Kristi Antley

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ooking for an organic, clean juice bar?

Check out Clean Juice, in Lexington!

Owned and operated by Anna Yau and her husband, Clean Juice is a one-of-a kind certified whole food product juice bar, all the way from the fruits and vegetables, right down to the cleaning solutions used.

Inspired to return to work after the birth of her fourth child, Yau began researching prospective business ventures that would fuel her and her husband’s passion to empower people to live healthy lifestyles. Having a background as a health and physical education teacher gives Yau a special awareness and intuition to help others, and there was definitely a need for a healthy juice bar in Lexington. Founded by organic enthusiasts Kat and Landon Eckles, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2015, the Clean Juice franchise reflects the mission and values that the Yaus desire to share with customers.

Clean Juice’s offerings are not just healthy in appearance but are soul nourishing—even the preparation and delivery processes are

designed to maximize nutritional value.

Gaining USDA organic certification is not an easy task. There is an intricate system in place to track all organic products sold. In addition, annual accountability audits, as well as educational training are implemented to keep pace with industry innovation. Sound too good to be true?

Both fresh and frozen whole foods are used in fresh-pressed (centrifugal juicer) and cold-pressed juices—bananas, strawberries, pineapple, beets, carrots, etc. A cold press is utilized on bottled juices to be sure that nutritional value is protected, unlike store-bought pasteurized juices. Every order is personally customized and catered to restricted diets and allergies. Vegan?

Gluten-free? They have you covered! There are no hidden ingredients—everything is listed on the menu and the bar is structured so that customers can watch as entrees are prepared. There is no premixing, and substitutions are welcome.

Swap one fruit

for another, leave out honey or maple syrup, almond milk or milk, and care is taken to avoid cross-contamination with the use of an allergy blender. Be sure to ask the friendly “juiceristas” any questions you may have.

The Clean Juice menu has great variety!

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Fresh- and cold-pressed juices Smoothies and protein smoothies Acai bowls Oats bowls, avocado toast and almond toast Hot coffee and cold-brewed coffee (organic coffee? Yes please!)

Wellness lattes Organic cleanses (because what kind of a cleanse is it, if it’s not organic?)

And Clean Juice is a faith-based company!

"Dear friend, I hope that all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit." 3 John 1:2 is found on Clean Juice cups and many apparel items.

"While not everyone shares this belief, it is a foundational operating principle of all successful businesses to treat everyone that walks through the door as a friend and help them achieve a healthy body and strong spirit" states Yau. Download the Clean Juice app to receive a $5 reward that will be deducted off your first visit, and be sure to follow @ CleanJuiceLexingtonSquare on Instagram to stay informed about special events and deals that the Yaus are ready to share with you!

Clean Juice is located at 5230 Sunset Blvd., Ste. F, in Lexington. For more information, call 803-785-8423. See ad, page 21.

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Being exposed to high levels of artificial outdoor light at night contributes to insomnia and greater use of sleeping pills, reports a new study from South Korea’s Seoul National University College of Medicine. The researchers studied the records of 52,027 people without diagnosed sleep disorders—60 percent of them women—and correlated their sleeping pill use with their residential location relative to artificial outdoor light intensity. The brighter the outdoor lighting, the more likely were sleep issues and the greater and more frequent use of sleeping pills. The study joins other research that has shown that artificial nighttime lighting—outdoors and indoors—disrupts circadian rhythms, potentially leading to such metabolic and chronic diseases and conditions as cancer, diabetes, obesity and depression.

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Light Pollution Disturbs Sleep

During the six months of Denmark’s frigid winter, 107 study volunteers took either two grams of liquid rose hip (marketed as Hyben Vital) or a placebo daily.

University of Copenhagen researchers found that the rose hip group experienced 18 percent fewer colds, as well as significantly fewer symptoms such as coughing, headache, muscle stiffness and fatigue when they did get a cold.

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Rose Hip Reduces Cold Symptoms

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the body of toxic waste, this procedure restores the muscles of the colon and maintains strength and stimulation.

While especially beneficial for patients with immune-compromised conditions, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, chronic fatigue, Epstein-Barr and candida, many athletes also opt for colon therapy to increase metabolic efficiency and stamina. Using this treatment before or after surgical procedures, fasting or a liver/gallbladder flush will optimize effectiveness and speed up results and recovery time.

Spring Rain HYDROTHERAPY COLONICS March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

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he colon is one of the most vulnerable organs in the human body. The large intestine (or colon or bowel) is the body’s main channel for eliminating solid waste matter. This 5-foot tube has an outer lining of muscles and an inner lining of mucous. By the time food particles reach the large intestine, most of the nutrients have been absorbed by the body. Beneficial bacteria absorb what the body needs from ingested food, expelling the remaining waste from the body through a squeezing movement called peristalsis until it reaches the rectum.

Unfortunately, some foods and other things that are ingested leave behind a layer of waste residue toxin that forms a tough coating and plagues the colon’s walls.

This coating can slowly and silently poison the body, manifesting in many different common ailments, such as constipation, insomnia, headaches, indigestion, eczema, lethargy, gas and bloating, but also more serious problems, like arthritis, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual irregularity, colitis and colon cancer.

Linda Salyer, owner

How can someone be sure that 100 percent of the nutrients that the body does not need are being eliminated? How much is rejected, how much sticks to the lining of the intestines, and what will this mean 10 or 20 years down the road? While lifestyle and early screening for cancer play an important role in colon health, intervention, maintenance and prevention are the keys.

Linda Salyer, of Spring Rain Hydrotherapy, guides patients on their journey to find relief and avoid future complications by administering colonic therapy. Clearing

What will Spring Rain Therapy colonics do for the colon?

Cleanse the colon: Breaks down toxic excrement so it can no longer harm the body or inhibit assimilation and elimination. Toxins built up over a long period are gently removed in a series of treatments.

The colon will begin to operate as it was intended. In this sense, a colonic is a rejuvenation treatment.

Exercise the colon muscles: The buildup of toxins weakens the colon and impairs its functioning. The gentle filling and emptying of the colon improves peristalsis (muscular contraction) by which the colon naturally moves material.

Reshape the colon: When problem conditions exist in the colon, they tend to alter its shape because the colon is a muscle and it will enlarge due to the buildup of unreleased toxins. This in turn can cause more problems. The gentle action of the water, coupled with massage techniques of the colon therapist, helps to eliminate bulging pockets of fecal matter and narrowed, spastic constrictions, enabling the colon to resume its natural state.

Spring Rain Therapy is located inside About Your Health, located at 120 Kaminer Way Pkwy., Ste. J, Columbia. Linda Salyer is IACN certified and a retired nurse with a passion to help people reach optimal health and vitality. For more information, call 803361-2620. See ad, page 43.

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workouts such as Crossfit or long runs that can be counterproductive and exacerbate allergy flare-ups. Mansour recommends yoga, Pilates, walking or weight training— especially when congestion is a factor.

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Exercise vs. Allergies All the Right Moves

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easonal allergies Exercising regularly sports like volleyball or plague more than 26 creates a cumulative basketball seems to offer anti-allergy benefits. million Americans, effect in the body, helps Vitamin C can also according to the Asthma speed up metabolism help. Researchers from and Allergy Foundation of America, with numbers on and improves immunity, the Faculty of Sports the rise in recent years. This Science at Chulalongso you could find is due in part to a dramatic korn University, in even less allergies increase in the amount of Bangkok, Thailand, occurring over time. found that 70 percent of airborne pollen, a possiparticipants that took a ble byproduct of climate ~Stephanie Mansour, vitamin C supplement change. Environmental and fitness expert and ran for half an hour lifestyle stress, inadequate experienced decreased nasal congestion nutrition and weakened immune systems and sneezing. are also factors, leaving many feeling too miserable to engage in physical activities.

“Exercising regularly creates a cu Yet, research shows that exercise can mulative effect in the body, helps speed up help ease allergy symptoms and lessen metabolism and improves immunity, so you severity. A survey of 2,000 allergy suffercould find even less allergies occurring over ers sponsored by the UK National Pollen time,” says Stephanie Mansour, fitness expert and Aerobiology Research Unit showed and former allergy sufferer from Chicago. those that exercised the most had the “I used to get allergy shots for a runny nose and headaches during certain times of the mildest symptoms. year, but personally transformed my allergies More Exercise, through expanding my lungs and chest and balancing out my nervous system.”

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Mansour, a certified yoga instructor, attests to the benefits of the practice.

To ease the symptoms of allergies, she recommends yoga both for its physical effects and its breath benefits. “Yoga can also help bring equilibrium to the nervous system and help the body relax.

When the body is in a healthy balance and relaxed, it’s more effective at warding off things like infection or allergies.”

Registered nurse and yoga instructor Kristin Brien, of New York City, concurs.

“A yoga practice trains and strengthens the vagal nerve, which activates the parasympathetic nervous system—rest and digest mode—and turns off the inflammatory response,” Brien says. “When we are under chronic stress, our nervous systems react as though our bodies are under constant threat, thus making some of us more susceptible to hypersensitive reactions to offending seasonal antigens like pollen and ragweed.”

Yoga practitioners across the board recommend inverted poses such as the plow, shoulder stand and downward facing dog to relieve allergy-related congestion.

While yoga can be beneficial, inverted poses should be avoided by anyone with high blood pressure, glaucoma or retinal issues due to increased pressure in the blood vessels of the head, and some experts emphasize that allergy sufferers and asthmatics should avoid hot yoga and other demanding forms during flare-ups.

A gentle approach goes a long way.

Ideally, Brien recommends asanas that anyone can do, including legs up the wall, supported bridge pose, supported reclined goddess pose and child’s pose.

Warm-Up No matter the type of exercise, warming up can play a key factor. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, stretching before activity

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and boosting heart rate helps to maximize exercise and its symptom-reducing effects.

Create a Healthy Space Lessening the body’s burden by making small changes in living or workout space can also optimize the benefits of exercise.

Brien, an allergy sufferer and asthmatic, recommends using a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter to reduce circulating allergens and also wiping down all surfaces, including yoga mats, floors, window sills and vents. During drier, colder times of the year, Mansour recommends using a humidifier to add moisture to the air and improve breathing.

Exercise may not cure seasonal allergies, but it can lessen related symptoms, along with effecting a more balanced nervous system and better overall health.

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Helpful Workout Tips Before and After:

n Use a nasal saline spray beforehand. n Change clothes and shower after outdoor exercise; wash workout clothing exposed to pollens.

Consider Wearing:

n Wraparound sunglasses to avoid allergens getting into eyes n A breathable mask to filter allergens during outdoor activity

Avoid Exercising:

n In the morning when pollen and mold counts are highest n When it’s warm, dry or windy outside n On busy roads where exhaust fumes can irritate bronchial and nasal passages n When tired, sick or under significant stress; all three states prompt the immune system to react more severely to allergens

Caution:

n Don’t exercise for at least two hours after an allergy shot to avoid significant side effects.

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lthough climate change gets most of the attention, the international water crisis looms just as large. The World Economic Forum has ranked water scarcity as the top long-term environmental risk globally for the next decade; the United Nations reports that 1.2 billion people—a fifth of the world’s burgeoning population—live in regions of water scarcity; and as many as 700 million around the globe are already suffering from water deprivation.

The U.S. is not in a water crisis—yet— but serious problems loom on the horizon in places like Southern California and the desert Southwest. Los Angeles and San Diego rely on mountain snow in the north to melt and replenish rivers and lakes. But record high temperatures and a shortfall of winter storms—problems aggravated by climate change—have greatly reduced available water supplies.

In the Southwest, Colorado River reservoirs were at record lows last summer. As the region continues to use more water than can be replaced by rain and snow, places like Phoenix may experience severe rationing, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. Arizona’s Lake Mead, which supplies

water to 22 million people, could run dry by 2021, report researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California at San Diego.

Finding a Solution

“Fortunately, through conservation, more water-conscious consumption and smarter management of water, we can replenish and repair the water cycle. But we must make this a priority and pick up the pace,” says Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project and author of Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity.

Right now, we’re addressing a 21st-century crisis with 20th-century tools. Leaky pipes, broken water mains and faulty meters are responsible for the loss of 2.1 trillion gallons of water annually in the U.S., according to the American Water Works Association. And our lifestyles are extremely water-intensive. For instance, it takes 3,120 gallons of water to produce one smartphone; watering a 1,000-square-foot lawn even once uses 620 gallons of water.

Here are some simple steps everyone can take. Doing them won’t crimp our lifestyles, but it will help us hold on to our finite and threatened fresh water supply:

Online Calculator

WaterFootprint.org offers an online calculator that allows us to figure out our daily use of water and compare it to that of other households.

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Fortunately, through conservation, more water-conscious consumption and smarter management of water, we can replenish and repair the water cycle. But we must make this a priority and pick up the pace. ~Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project 4 Eat less meat. The water required to produce one quarter-pound hamburger is equivalent to 30 showers, according to NationalGeographic.com. One serving of poultry uses 90 gallons.

4 Track down water leaks, which typically waste 10 gallons daily. Common leak sites are faucets, shower heads, swimming pools, garden hoses and pipe joints.

4 Replace old, leaky toilets with efficient models bearing the WaterSense label, or simply put a brick in the toilet tank to reduce consumption with each flush. To check a toilet for leaks, put a few drops of food coloring in the tank and see if any of it transfers to the bowl without flushing.

4 Wash only full loads of laundry and use right-size load settings. Typically, the washing machine accounts for 15 to 40 percent of a household’s indoor water use. Consider a more water-efficient, front-loading washer.

4 Take shorter, five-minute showers with a low-flow showerhead (saving more than 10

gallons compared to the 10-minute version), turn off the water while brushing teeth and shave with a full basin rather than open taps.

4 Wash the car less often: The process uses as much as 150 gallons of water. Driving may not seem to have much to do with water use, but the Water Footprint Calculator (WaterCalculator.org) reports, “Water is used in great quantities during fuel extraction, refining and production.” So taking public transportation, combining errands or joining a car pool will reduce our water footprint.

4 Reduce lawn watering to a one-hour soaking once a week, rather than daily.

Water in the morning—before 10 a.m.— when it’s cooler, so grass roots can absorb moisture before it evaporates. If watering must be done in the evening, try between 4 and 6 p.m., which gives the grass blades time to dry before nightfall.

Jim Motavalli is the author of eight books, and contributes to The New York Times and Barron’s.

Hard Facts About H20

What It Takes to Make Our Stuff An eye-popping amount of water is needed to grow or manufacture what we eat, buy and use on a daily basis. Although it’s impossible to reduce our water use to zero, it’s helpful to know how much water is required, so that we’re less inclined to overbuy or waste.

1 cup of coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 gal.

1 hamburger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 gal.

1 gallon of milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879 gal.

1 pound of wheat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 gal.

1 pound of soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 gal.

1 orange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 gal.

1 pound of chocolate. . . . . . . . . . 3,170 gal.

20 pounds of dog food . . . . . . . . 4,000 gal.

1 pair of cotton jeans. . . . . . . . . . 2,108 gal.

1 smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,190 gal.

1 car tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 gal.

1 avocado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 gal.

1 pound of chicken meat. . . . . . . . 468 gal.

1 pound of barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 gal.

1 pound of rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 gal.

1 pound of almonds. . . . . . . . . . 1,900 gal.

1 egg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 gal.

1 slice of bread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gal.

1 pair of leather shoes. . . . . . . . . 3,626 gal.

1 cotton T-shirt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 gal.

1 car. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,737 to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,926 gal.

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NUTRITION UPGRADES Five Strategies for Better Health

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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pringtime brings a desire to clean up our diets and refresh our plates. Here are five worthy strategies for upgrading nutrition and greeting the season with a renewed sense of well-being. n Ditch dieting.

According to the Boston Medical Center, an estimated 45 million Americans go on a diet each year and spend more than $30 billion annually on weight-loss products.

Despite this hefty investment, restrictive diets don’t work, says Sandra Aamodt, a neuroscientist based in northern California. Aamodt co-presented the Neurobiology of Dieting: Evidence for Improving Mental Health With a Self-Care Approach session at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) annual meeting last October in Washington, D.C.

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trigger eating disorders such as binge eating and even make people fatter over time.”

It’s better to take a kinder approach, says Rebecca Scritchfield, a Washington, D.C.-based registered dietitian and Aamodt’s co-presenter. Scritchfield is the author of Body Kindness: Transform Your Health From the Inside Out – and Never Say Diet Again. She teaches her clients to value their self-worth regardless of body size, practice mindful eating and focus on overall self-care: Think enjoyable physical activity, adequate sleep and positive self-talk.

Mindful eating includes paying attention to thoughts and feelings that trigger eating such as hunger, but also stress, boredom and loneliness, says California-based registered dietitian Andrea Lieberstein, who wrote Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating. She encourages clients to identify voids in their lives and fill them

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with healthy relationships and pleasurable activities, rather than food.

The “health at any size” philosophy is accepted by a growing number of health and nutrition experts, including Annie Kay, a registered dietitian and registered yoga therapist at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

She’s the author of Every Bite is Divine: The Balanced Approach to Enjoying Eating, Feeling Healthy and Happy, and Getting to a Weight That’s Natural for You. Kay injects compassion into her work, promoting stress reduction, conscious eating and finding peace for individuals to reach their natural weight. n Learn how to cook and garden. The best dietary upgrade starts in our own kitchens, where the cook controls the ingredients. Home cooking with fresh, whole foods is at the heart of feeding ourselves well. Processed food manufacturers would like us to equate cooking with drudgery or think that cooking takes too much time, yet this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Tanmeet Sethi, an integrative physician at the Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency, in Seattle, established a culinary medicine program that includes both cooking and gardening classes. Sethi says, “Eating is sacred; it’s our connection to the earth.” She also believes there is wisdom in the way food has been traditionally cooked. Sethi recom-

mends a Mediterranean eating pattern for its power to reduce depression and ward off chronic diseases. She also promotes the “herb and spice pharmacy” to reduce inflammation and treat and prevent disease. For example, she says, “Ginger and turmeric both act on the same biochemical pathways as anti-inflammatory medicines.”

Cooking and eating together as a family has multiple benefits, too, improving children’s nutrition, self-esteem and school performance. Best of all, says Sethi, “Family meals allow us to connect with the people we love.” Put away phones, turn off screens and truly tune in to each other.

Connecting to the earth through gardening also improves our health, according to both Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, a registered dietitian and associate director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Diana Dyer, a Michigan-based organic farmer, registered dietitian and author of A Dietitian’s Cancer Story: Information & Inspiration for Recovery & Healing. They promote gardening as a way to interact with nature, reduce stress and improve quality of life. With just a small patch of soil, home and community gardens provide a ready source of affordable, fresh and nutritious vegetables and herbs. n Eat to protect our planet. According to the American Public Health Association, climate change is a major threat to our population. Droughts, fires, storms and flooding create obvious challenges to growing crops, but new research also shows how increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreases the nutritional quality of food, leading to lower levels of protein and minerals. One solution is to change the way we farm and eat.

For example, Jennifer Jay, Ph.D., a professor of environmental engineering in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California Los Angeles, calculated the carbon footprints and climate impacts of a variety of food choices. In general, she says, the fewer animal products in our diets, the lower the greenhouse gas impact.

Seventy percent of our immune system is in the lining of the gut. ~Tanmeet Sethi, an integrative physician at the Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency, in Seattle.

But meat and other animal products need not be totally off the table. Simply choose smaller portions and when possible, purchase local pasture-raised products produced without antibiotics and hormones.

Organic food production introduces less fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and greenhouse gases into our environment. So, what’s best for the planet is best for us. Jay provides easy, plant-based and planet-friendly recipes at Meals4Planet.org. n Support gut health. Around 400 B.C., Hippocrates said, “Bad digestion is the root of all evil.” Fast forward through the centuries to today, and one of the hottest areas of research in health, medicine and nutrition revolves around the microbiome; more specifically, the community of microorganisms living in the gut.

“Seventy percent of our immune system is in the lining of the gut,” explains Sethi, which is why she advises,“Feed the bacteria in your gut real food.” Similarly, Teresa

Martin, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator based in Bend, Oregon, emphasizes the value of unprocessed, high-fiber, organic plant foods to nourish gut bacteria and maintain microbial balance.

Speaking at the same recent meeting, Martin described multiple ways gut bacteria influence our physical and mental health, including nutrient absorption, body weight and blood sugar control, bone density, inflammation and mood. Microbes in the colon digest and ferment plant fibers into short-chain fatty acids, which help ensure a thick, healthy, intestinal mucus lining. Martin notes, “When we don’t eat enough plants, we can’t make enough short-chain fatty acids,” which are key to gut-brain crosstalk and control of appetite and mood.

Martin recommends eating 35 to 50 grams of fiber per day from food, not supplements. She also warns against “microbial assassins” such as antibiotics, processed meats, high-fat diets, refined carbohydrates, added sugars and artificial sweeteners, plus the emulsifiers polysorbate 80 and carboxymethylcellulose, which are commonly added to foods like ice cream and baked goods to improve texture and extend shelf life. All contribute to microbial imbalance, the loss of microbial diversity and leaky gut—the inability to keep offending food compounds like gluten and intact milk protein out of the bloodstream—leading to food intolerance, inflammation and autoimmune disorders.

Eat-Right Resources Dorothy Sears: beta.prx.org/stories/225407 Food Sleuth Radio interviews: exchange.prx.org/series/32432-food-sleuth-radio “The Great Nutrient Collapse:” Tinyurl.com/GreatNutrientCollapse The Kick Diabetes Cookbook: An Action Plan and Recipes for Defeating Diabetes, by Brenda Davis. BrendaDavisRD.com Mediterranean diet pyramid: Tinyurl.com/OldWaysMediterraneanDiet The Obesogen Effect: Why We Eat Less and Exercise More but Still Struggle to Lose Weight, by Bruce Blumberg Tanmeet Sethi: beta.prx.org/stories/243771 Whole Grain Hierarchy: Youtube.com/watch?v=nkFJZUIUeEA Why Diets Make Us Fat: The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession with Weight Loss, by Sandra Aamodt March 2019

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n Try intermittent

fasting and smart meal timing. Allow-

ing the body at least 12 hours without food intake benefits gut microbial diversity, says Martin.

Intermittent fasting, or eating patterns in which no or few calories are consumed between 12 to 16 hours, can protect against a variety of metabolic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, perhaps in part due to the effect on gut microbes.

Dorothy Sears, associate professor of medicine and associate director of the Center for Circadian Biology at the University of California, San Diego, studied the effect of intermittent fasting, or “time-restricted feeding”, on the risk of breast cancer recurrence. In a study of more than 2,300 breast cancer survivors, Sears discovered the women that fasted for at least 13 hours a day reduced breast cancer recurrence by 36 percent, regardless of other dietary factors.

Putting this into practice, if the last meal of the day ends at 6 p.m., the first meal of the next day would not begin before 7 a.m.

In addition to this “prolonged nightly fasting,” Sears says that when we eat affects the way our bodies handle calories. She recommends eating during the first half of the day, when the sun is up and our enzyme and hormone systems are best able to handle calories, control blood sugar and body weight.

Spring forward with these five tips and enjoy better health.

Melinda Hemmelgarn, the “food sleuth”, is an award-winning registered dietitian, writer and nationally syndicated radio host based in Columbia, MO. Reach her at FoodSleuth@ gmail.com. Tune into Food Sleuth Radio through iTunes, Stitcher and KOPN.org.

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Quick Tips for Enjoying Good Food, Fast 1. Cook once, eat twice (or more).

Smart, busy cooks use this wise, old home economics strategy. A big pot of soup, stew or chili makes many servings of easy-to-heat leftovers. Store extra servings in glass, never plastic, for quick, heat-and-serve meals. Add a side salad and fruit for dessert for a nourishing, fulfilling meal.

2. Master the omelet. Eggs, pref-

5. Experiment with helpful cookbooks. Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Ex-

press provides 404 seasonal dishes that can be prepared in 20 minutes or less. Betty Crocker, the renowned classic teacher, shows beginning cooks how to make standard dishes from scratch. For delicious vegetarian meals, check out Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. And to enrich children’s taste buds, invite them into the kitchen with The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook: Food & Fun Around the World, by Deanna F. Cook.

erably free-range and organic, make fast, easy, affordable meals. Get creative with personalized omelet fillings. For example, in a tablespoon or more of olive oil, quickly sauté any combination of seasonal vegetables like potatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms, asparagus, kale or spinach. When tender, slide vegetables into a bowl. Add a few more drops of olive oil to the pan and pour in beaten eggs. When eggs are almost set, top them with sautéed vegetables and a sprinkle of cheese. Cover the pan, set heat to low and when cheese is melted, it’s time to eat. For an alternative filling, try beans, avocado, cheese, onions or peppers with a side of salsa.

ingredient labels to remove the big offenders: refined flours, sugar and substitutes, artificial colors and additives that harm gut microbes, including polysorbate 80 and carboxymethyl cellulose.

3. Use an electric pressure cooker. Say goodbye to sodium-laden,

8. Stock up with grab-and-go snacks. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, nut but-

BPA-lined cans of beans. With today’s safe and easy electric pressure cookers, a pot of un-soaked dry beans can be ready in less than an hour. Use cooked beans in a variety of quick, delicious dishes, including hummus, burritos, soups, chili and veggie burgers. For tips on vegetarian cooking and stress-free pressure cooking, visit TheVeggieQueen.com.

4. Make friends with farmers.

Find local farmers’ markets for the most flavorful, fresh, seasonal produce. For those not sure what to do with kohlrabi or a strange-looking squash, farmers and fellow shoppers will gladly provide ideas.

It’s like going to a community party with fellow foodies—much more fun than a trip to the grocery store.

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6. Invest in a microplane grater or handheld rasp. Add a punch of

flavor and pizzazz with this versatile kitchen tool. Use it to add freshly grated garlic, ginger and turmeric; plus lemon, lime and orange zest.

7. Purge cupboards of packaged, processed foods. Read

ters and plain yogurt (sweeten to taste with local honey, seasonal fruit and cinnamon) make satisfying, high-nutrient snacks.

9. Keep assorted organic herbal teas handy. Unsweetened herbal teas

make cozy companions during prolonged nighttime fasting. Staying well hydrated is key to mental performance and weight control, too. Thirst often masquerades as hunger, so drink water or tea first, then reassess appetite.

10. Put fun and pleasure back into eating. Host a potluck with friends

to share cooking and clean up, or have a picnic with kids of all ages. Put flowers or a candle on the table and play soothing music—it all enhances digestion and encourages mindful eating. Bon appétit!

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Registered dietitian Brenda Davis, of British Columbia, also recommends wholefood, plant-based diets to reverse Type 2 diabetes. She developed a “whole-grain hierarchy” to identify the most gut-friendly, least-processed grains, including cracked oats, brown rice, barley, buckwheat, sprouted grain, wheat berries and kamut. Along with beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables, Davis says these foods nourish beneficial gut microbes and reduce inflammation.

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Delicious Discards

Making Meals From Mainly Scraps

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by April Thompson

ood scraps are no It’s fun to challenge ing the plant, the fish, the longer relegated animal and its life,” says the yourself to create to just making co-author of Scraps, Wilt something delicious out & Weeds: Turning Wasted soup, stock and saucof something no one Food into Plenty. es that hide their true nature. Creative chefs are would think edible, like Tama Matsuoka reawakening to the posWong, forager and my banana peel cake. sibilities of skins, cores, co-author of Scraps, Wilt ~Lindsay-Jean Hard rinds and other parts & Weeds, points to the we’ve needlessly been cultural relativism of throwing away, with startling results. cooking, noting that our ancestors or other

“Cooking with scraps is good for the cultures may think that modern Americans planet and good for the pocketbook. Forty are throwing away the best parts of our percent of food produced goes uneaten, food. “Some of the best flavor and nutriunnecessarily filling the landfill with ents can be found in vegetable, fruit and hundreds of billions of dollars of food,” says fish skins that often get discarded,” says Lindsay-Jean Hard, a chef in Ann Arbor, Matsuoka Wong.

Michigan, and the author of Cooking With

Both Scraps, Wilt & Weeds and CookScraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and ing with Scraps are intended as reference Stems into Delicious Meals. guides to provide inspiration to home chefs,

Yet the real driving force behind Hard’s rather than rigid cookbooks to be followed unusual, scrap-based recipes is the joy of with precision. Matsuoka Wong suggests creativity and innovation. “It’s fun to chaltrying to work with the ingredients at hand, lenge yourself to create something delicious using substitutions as needed, instead of out of something no one would think edible, buying an ingredient just to follow a recipe. like my banana peel cake,” says Hard.

Cooking from scraps requires a shift in

Mads Refslund, a Danish chef living mindset about our food and a new mindfulin New York City, seeks nature in food by ness about our habits in the kitchen, says Matcooking and serving it on the plate. “In suoka Wong. “Before automatically throwing nature, there is no ugly, no trash, just cycles of something away or composting, pause and change. Using all the parts is a way of respect- think, what might I do with this?” she says.

Hard suggests choosing one new ingredient at a time to work with, old bread being an easy one to start with. “Stale bread can easily be transformed into breadcrumbs and croutons that can add nice texture to a lot of dishes,” says Hard.

“Nail a couple things you can make out of anything, like fried rice or frittatas, which are both very accepting of most any ingredient you add,” says Matsuoka Wong.

Hard agrees that simple, hearty dishes like layered casseroles or tasty tempura can be great ways to clean out the odds and ends in the crisper.

Sometimes the toughest ingredients can yield the tastiest meal. Hard admits to having been stumped by what to do with the non-fleshy part of artichoke leaves, which can be tough and bitter, until she developed a recipe for artichoke leaf nachos.

Edible weeds, leaves, stalks and stems of all kinds, including celery, asparagus ends and carrot tops, make for great pesto, which is itself a versatile ingredient—great for sandwiches, dips, pastas and more—and it freezes well, Hard says. Fish scales can be fried and eaten like potato chips; they are a crunchy bar snack in Japan, notes Matsuoka Wong. Fish carcasses or shrimp shells can also be boiled down into stock for risotto or seafood chowder, suggests Hard.

Fruit cores can be boiled into sweet syrup for cocktails or non-alcoholic refreshments, or distilled down into vinegars. Fruit peels can be crisped up into a healthy snack or boiled into a tea. Hard likes to infuse tequila with beet peels for a dramatic look and a little extra flavor. Fruit or vegetable tops such as pineapples, strawberries, cucumbers and leftover herbs can be used to infuse water or vinegar. Water from canned beans, known as aquafaba, is a great stand-in for egg whites to make everything from homemade vegan mayo to fudgy brownies.

“Cooking with scraps shouldn’t be intimidating or overwhelming or feel like a chore: They’re just ingredients,” says Hard. “The more you cook using these recipes, the more familiar the concepts will become, and you’ll realize how easy it is to adapt them to make them your own.”

April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.

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Banana Peel Cake With Brown Sugar Frosting

For the frosting: ½ cup unsalted butter 1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar ¼ cup milk, 2 percent or higher 1¾ to 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut the banana peels into 1-inch pieces and place them in a small saucepan with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly, then drain the banana peels, reserving a cup of the cooking water.

photo by Penny De Los Santos

For one, two-layer cake: Peels from 2 very ripe bananas, stem and very bottom discarded (see note) ½ cup unsalted butter, softened, plus more for buttering the pans 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 large eggs, separated ½ cup buttermilk 1⅔ cups cake flour, (gluten-free if needed), plus more flour for flouring the pans 1 tsp baking soda ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp fine-grain sea salt

You’re done when you pull out the whisk or beater and a soft peak is formed, but immediately collapses. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter and divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans.

Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake pulls out with dry crumbs rather than wet batter, about 25 minutes. Let the cakes cool completely in the pans.

Transfer the peels and the cup of cooking water to a tall, narrow container and purée with an immersion blender or a mini food processor until completely smooth.

When the cakes are cool, make the frosting. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Stir in the milk, raise the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture boils. Remove from the heat and let cool until lukewarm. Gradually whisk in one cup of the powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

Add the remainder of it if the frosting is too loose. Use the frosting immediately as it will begin to thicken and stiffen as it sits.

Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer or a wooden spoon until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing until incorporated, and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Mix in the banana peel mixture, then stir in the buttermilk until well combined.

To remove the cake from the pans, invert one cake pan on a serving plate, lift off the pan and peel off the parchment. Repeat for the second cake pan. Put one layer of the cake on a serving platter and spread about one third of the frosting evenly over the top. Set the other layer on top, and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides.

In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients with the butter mixture and stir gently, just until combined.

Note: Banana peels contain some of the same proteins found in latex and could cause an allergic reaction. Those same proteins might also make your immersion blender feel slightly gummy to the touch. Rub the surface down with cooking oil before washing it.

Butter and flour the sides of two 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter and flour the pans again to coat the paper.

Put the egg whites in another bowl (make sure it’s dry) and whisk until soft peaks form, either by hand or with the whisk attachment on an electric mixer. If using an electric mixer, start slowly and gradually increase speed to medium-high.

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Excerpted from Cooking With Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and Stems into Delicious Meals by Lindsay-Jean Hard.

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Cauliflower Core Cacio e Pepe Yields: 2 servings Cauliflower replaces pasta in this take on the classic cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) pasta. It’s an easy recipe that takes only 25 minutes when using a spiralizer—a vegetable spiral slicer that can turn both tougher and not-so-tough vegetable parts into beautiful, noodle-like strands (or other shapes). The addition of green and red pepper seeds adds a little spice.

4 lg cauliflower cores, lightly trimmed of the most fibrous outer parts 3 Tbsp unsalted butter ¼ cup leftover seeds and white inner veins from any pepper, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, serranoes, poblanos (Optional, and no need to be too exacting about the amount.

This is waste: If you have it, use it.)

1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper 1 cup crème fraiche or heavy cream ½ cup Parmesan rind broth or other vegetable broth ¾ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese ⅓ cup finely grated pecorino Romano cheese ½ tsp kosher salt Spiralize the cauliflower cores into a spaghetti shape using the thicker noodle blade of a spiralizer.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter to coat the pan. Add the pepper bits and cracked pepper and sauté for two minutes, until the pepper is toasted and aromatic. Mix in the crème fraiche and broth and cook, stirring for about five minutes until the sauce is slightly thickened.

Add the cauliflower “spaghetti”, stirring occasionally until just cooked, about two minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and immediately add the Parmesan and Romano. Toss until the cauliflower is coated and not clumping.

Serve right away, adding more pepper, salt and cheese to taste.

Excerpted from the book Scraps, Wilt & Weeds: Turning Wasted Food Into Plenty by Mads Refslund and Tama Matsuoka Wong.

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Air Care for Kids Keeping the Homefront Allergy-Free

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n allergy is a dramatic overreaction of the immune system to environmental agents that are harmless to most people. Antibodies fight allergens with the release of histamines, and a runny nose, red eyes, sneezing, coughing, rash or hives can be the tangible result.

Common around age 10, allergies often fade later in life, so children are often most sensitive to their causes. Outdoors, the problem could be pollen from trees or plants. Indoors, chemicals, dust mites, mold or pet dander are common culprits.

An allergist can help identify them.

Author of Clearing the Air One Nose at a Time: Caring for Your Personal Filter, pediatrician Hana Solomon, M.D., in Columbia, Missouri, focuses on a natural approach to prevent, rather than treat, symptoms. “Thirty years ago, we didn’t have specialty cleaning products,” she says.

“Natural solutions work; sometimes just a cotton cloth and water are enough.”

Frisco, Texas-based Urban Hydration uses vegan-friendly, cruelty- and gluten-free ingredients and herbal extracts to ensure their cleaning products don’t contain parabens, synthetics, polybeads and toxic chemicals. Their home and spa collections are kept as natural as possible without requiring refrigeration. Lemon

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extract and coconut oil are key ingredients in their all-purpose spray, dishwashing solution and fabric refresher.

Microscopic dust mites live in upholstery, carpets and mattresses. They are the cleanup crew for the millions of dead skin cells humans shed daily. “If a child is allergic to dust mites, get rid of the carpet. Hang blinds on the windows.

Vacuum heat vents,” Solomon says. “Use allergen-free pillows, no down or feathers, and a mattress cover. Wash it and bedding once a week. Reduce the number of toys and stuffed animals in use, wash [them] frequently and store others. Go unscented.”

Leslie Fischer, an eco-minded mom and entrepreneur in Chicago, reviews mattresses for adults and babies at SustainableSlumber.com/reviews. “Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gas from the mattress and disrupt sleep, but also trigger allergy symptoms, asthma and hives,” she says. “An organic mattress is a better choice.”

Natural fabrics are the best option for bed linens. Kathryn Kellogg, author of the Going Zero Waste blog in Vallejo, California, lists 17 sustainable and eco-friendly bedding brands. For her own use, she chose organic cotton sheets from a family-owned business (Tinyurl.com/EcoFriendlyBeddingBrands).

Pajamas are also important. Look for comfy organic fibers that wick moisture, are hypoallergenic and fire-resistant.

Merino wool’s millions of tiny air pockets create a micro-climate to keep sleeping kids toasty in cold weather and cool in summer heat.

Pallet furniture is trendy, but keep in mind that chemical residue or insecticides may remain in the porous wood, as well as E. coli or listeria from food transports.

A safety checklist can be found at Tinyurl. com/PalletSafety.

Often overlooked, indoor mold can live year-round in damp places like bathrooms. A DecoLife bath mat made of natural diatomaceous earth and resilient plant-fiber is antibacterial, non-slip and contains no colorants. It dries within three minutes to prevent mold or mildew from forming. Instead of dropping wet towels and washcloths into the hamper, hang them to dry and launder weekly.

Lemon juice keeps faucets sparkly clean and fresh-smelling. Vinegar cleans glass shower doors. Ditch the old shower curtain; most are made with PVC and release chemicals into the air. Install a rain showerhead to avoid water spray, and use a fast-drying hemp or organic cotton curtain.

Opt for natural flooring; bamboo and cork are both sturdy and sustainable, but have a large carbon footprint due to shipping distances. Linoleum, updated and colorful, is available with marbled, stone-like, flecked and woodgrain patterns. Antistatic and antibacterial, it withstands kids and pets, requiring only a mild cleanser and damp mop to stay clean.

Pets are often blamed when a child develops allergies. It’s actually their dander that causes the reaction. Rather than giving Sparky away, use pet-friendly wipes on fur and feet to remove dander and allergens carried in from outdoors. The Daily Shep offers tips at Tinyurl.com/TheDailyShepTips.

Kids bring allergens into the house, too. Leave shoes outside the door, schedule an early bath and change to indoor garb for the evening. A high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter will help clean the air.

Connect with freelance writer Avery Mack at AveryMack@mindspring.com.

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that improved in the survey participants are similar to the health issues found in lab animals fed GMOs or the associated herbicide Roundup,” he wrote. More than 85 percent reported improvement from digestive disorders. It is possible that glyphosate, which is antibiotic in nature, may disrupt the delicate balance of the microbiome, a community of microbes that inhabit the gut.

Roundup and Gut Health

Healing From Genetically Altered Foods Another Reason to Go Organic

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wenty-five years ago, As I dug deeper, I put health have ignited the first genetically the pieces together of controversy among scientists, consumers modified (GM) crop the relationship between and even governcame to market in the form GMOs, gut health and ments. of a tomato engineered for Much of the a longer shelf life. Today, as subsequent diseases. research has been much as 80 percent of food in the U.S. contains GMOs ~Michelle Perro, pediatrician, conducted in other author and executive director countries—more (as they are best known) of GMO Science than 60 have banned and most of the world’s GMOs—and most genetically engineered studies have focused on the health effects of crops are treated with glyphosate herbicides, the glyphosate used on these crops, which primarily Monsanto’s Roundup. the World Health Organization in 2015

Unlike hybrids produced by convendeclared a probable human carcinogen. tional breeding, GMOs are created in a laboratory, often incorporating DNA from “Glyphosate adversely affects the mitochondria, neurotransmitter production and other species, such as bacteria and viruses. hormones,” says Smith, whose recent docuResearching the potential health effects mentary, Secret Ingredients, presents stories “must be our number one priority, because GMO technology is replacing nature,” says of people that overcame chronic illnesses by Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the eliminating GMOs from their diets.

Smith recently conducted a survey Institute for Responsible Technology, in published in the International Journal of Fairfield, Iowa. “The altered genomes are passed on to future generations.”

Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine

Although U.S. regulators generally in which 3,256 respondents reported imregard these foods to be safe, the ubiquity provement in a number of health problems after they switched to largely non-GMO of GMOs in the food chain and a lack of and organic diets. “Many of the conditions research on their long-term effect on human

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“Roundup can loosen the tight junctions between our cells,” explains Smith. “This can lead to leaky gut, which can contribute to inflammation and numerous diseases.”

Dr. Akil Palanisamy, a Harvard-educated physician and author of The Paleovedic Diet: A Complete Program to Burn Fat, Increase Energy, and Reverse Disease, concurs. “I do believe that the microbiome is crucial for health, and by switching to organic, we eliminate the potential microbiome-damaging effects of glyphosate.”

Palanisamy, based in San Francisco, emphasizes glyphosate’s known ability to cause DNA damage and potentially induce cell death. “It may be a contributing factor to Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, infertility and gastrointestinal disorders,” he says. “It is impossible in the U.S. to just eliminate GMO foods from the diet, so eating organic is the only way to guarantee avoiding GMO foods. This automatically also reduces pesticides from the diet.”

Anecdotal Evidence

Dr. Michelle Perro, a pediatrician, author and executive director of GMO Science, in San Rafael, California, became involved when she came across research by plant biologist Dr. Arpad Pusztai, one of the first scientists to raise concerns about the safety of genetically modified foods. “I was able to correlate his findings with the change in children’s health that I was beginning to notice in my own practice,” says Perro. “As I dug deeper, I put the pieces together of the relationship between GMOs, gut health and subsequent diseases.”

Perro has seen improved health in her patients once a cleaner diet is introduced. “Parents have the ability to help reverse chronic disorders plaguing their

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children, including asthma, eczema, food allergies and neurocognitive disorders such as autism and ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder].”

Palanisamy has also seen significant changes in his patients’ health when they heed his advice and avoid GMOs. “Often, they report improvement in digestion, mood, brain fog and energy levels.”

The body is designed with the innate ability to heal, says Pero. “Chronic diseases can be reversed when organic nutrition is the foundation.”

The Hartman Group’s Organic & Natural 2018 report reveals that 46 percent of American shoppers now seek GMO-free food. “The tipping point here in the United States has begun,” says Smith.

Marlaina Donato is the author of several books on spirituality, health and wellness and a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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Healing Strategies Go-to Tips n Eat organic when possible, especially oats, wheat and other grains, soy, corn, beans and lentils.

Helpful Resources

n 2018 Journal of the American Medical Association study: Tinyurl.com/OrganicFoodAndCancer n What’s Making our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It,

by Dr. Michelle Perro and University of California San Francisco medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams; ChelseaGreen.com/product/whatsmaking-our-children-sick

n Look for the “Non-GMO Project Verified” seal on labels.

Advice From the Experts Dr. Akil Palanisamy:

n Sweat in a sauna or steam room 15 to 20 minutes once or twice a week to stimulate toxin release (infrared saunas are a good alternative for those that can’t tolerate the heat of traditional saunas). n Take 15-minute home baths with onequarter-cup of bentonite clay. n Drink lots of purified filtered water every day. n Strive to have a daily bowel movement. n Add fiber to diet such as psyllium husk or fruit pectin.

n Eat a variety of detoxifying foods like cruciferous vegetables, ground flaxseeds, parsley, beet greens (the leafy tops of beetroot), cilantro and chia seeds.

Dr. Michelle Perro (for children):

n Eat as much organic foods as possible and eliminate processed foods from a child’s diet.

n Don’t drink tap water; use a quality water filter. n Strive to eliminate pesticides in the child’s environment, including at schools, playdates and homes of relatives. n Seek a foundation of nutritional medicine and individualized treatment strategies employing nutraceuticals, herbs, homeopathy and manipulative medicine. n Consider an elimination diet, beginning with dairy and gluten.

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FIGHT BACK NATURALLY

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When Allergies Put the Bite on Pets pringtime doesn’t just mean warmer weather, colorful flowers and greening grass. It also brings seasonal allergies. For pets, it can be a miserable time of year, because dogs and cats are lower to the ground and pick up allergens on their fur. Grass, weeds, pollen, lawn chemicals, fertilizers and fleas can trigger reactions such as itchy skin, raw paws, sneezing fits and general discomfort.

Due to the warmer temperatures of the past decade, flea allergies in dogs have risen 12 percent, while cats have seen a whopping 67 percent increase. Environmental allergies are also up 30 percent for dogs and 11 percent for cats, according to the 2018 State of Pet Health Report from the Banfield Pet Hospital, in Vancouver, Washington.

The most common environmental allergens include dust mites, mold, fabric, feathers and cleaning solutions.

Symptoms

A dog’s itching will often manifest between the toes, on the wrists, “armpits”, groin, legs, ears, eyes and back, just in front of the tail. In the quest for relief, dogs will lick, chew, pull out hair and scratch, often leaving bare spots or open wounds 32

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that may get infected. Cats will pull hair, scratch ears and develop a rash or bare spot on the stomach or inside the legs. In extreme cases, a veterinarian will give an injection to calm the itchiness before more damage is done. Owners can use that lull to investigate what is causing the allergy.

Fleas

For fleas, there are more natural ways to end the cycle than using potentially toxic pet treatments. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is affordable, non-toxic and safe, made from fossils of marine life crushed into a superfine powder. Its deadly effect on insects stems from piercing their hard shells so they become dehydrated. It does not harm mammals.

Be sure to buy food-grade DE, not the kind that’s designed for use in pools and gardens. Simply dust the dog to the skin with the powder and sprinkle it on bedding, rugs and carpets.

Cats tend to have more favorite nap spots than dogs, so vacuum first to get rid of any flea eggs. Sprinkle the DE and leave it in place for a couple of weeks. Vacuum again.

DE can be hard on regular vacuums, but a Shop-Vac is up to the task.

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4 A change in cleaning products. Use unscented, all-natural cleansers. Put the dog or cat in another room when vacuuming so they don’t breathe dust. A new cat litter can trigger allergic reactions. Look for unscented, dust-free litter.

4 Plastic bowls. Switch to stainless steel bowls for food and water.

4 Seasonal flowers and grasses.

Pet-friendly wipes will remove excess pollen when the dog comes in after outdoor time. A twice-weekly bath during the worst of the season and weekly as blooming subsides will wash away pollens. An oatmeal shampoo is soothing; don’t use tea tree oil-based shampoos, which may further irritate skin. Be sure to dry the fur. Wet bedding can cause mold, another allergen.

4 Dust mites. Replace worn beds and bedding on a regular basis. Look for natural fabrics and fillings; no down or feathers.

Wash weekly.

4 Lack of proper filtration. The air conditioner will capture incoming pollen: Be sure to change the filter often.

Be Proactive

4 Check the paw pads. If they’re irritated or red and raw, ask the vet for a salve to ease the pain while they heal. Be sure to wipe paws when coming into the house.

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4 Take a look inside the ears. Allergies can lead to earaches, so watch for red, inflamed skin or black, tar-like goop. Either requires a vet visit and a prescription salve.

4 If dog walks are part of regular exercise, ask neighbors or local park employees if they’ve sprayed pesticides or treated grassy areas.

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POWER OF WONDER AND LEGACY

by Randy Kambic

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hilippe Cousteau Jr., the 39-yearold grandson of legendary undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau, is continuing a rich family legacy of sharing the wonders of the natural world with a global audience. A diver, conservationist and environmental activist, the younger Cousteau has also become an inspirational speaker, writer, social entrepreneur and producer of myriad television and film projects.

Now in his fifth season of hosting the Emmy-nominated series Xploration Awesome Planet, which airs on a number of outlets, Cousteau and his wife, Ashlan, also co-host the popular Travel Channel series Caribbean Pirate Treasure, a waterborne odyssey that explores pirate legends, shipwrecks and the lore of lost treasures.

His previous work has examined the fragile future of sharks, tigers, rhinos and other species nearing collapse, and their critical places in the natural order. Like his grandfather and

father before him—Philippe Sr. died in a plane crash six months before his son was born—Cousteau has embraced the mission of inspiring youth to take action for a sustainable planet, launching EarthEcho International in 2005 and authoring several children’s books.

How did your grandfather inspire you?

He was a captain in the French Navy during World War II when he and an engineer invented scuba diving. It revolutionized humanity in many ways because until then, we were limited in our ability to explore the ocean. He then went on to help create underwater cameras and lights and the means to do storytelling about this wonderful world that he was exploring. It was the first time for millions of people around the world to get a glimpse of what lived in the ocean.

Ted Turner called him the “father of the environmental

movement” because over time, his stories led him to a deeper understanding of the changes that were happening in the oceans and inspired him to embark on a journey not just of exploration, but of conservation. Growing up with that legacy, I was very much inspired by his work. My father was also a big part of the early Cousteau Society, and was a major driver in the early days of the conservation ethic.

How did covering the 2010 BP oil disaster for news organizations and being among the first to dive into the historic spill shape your world view?

It was a transformative experience for me, and for the country. It was a much-needed reminder of the consequences of our addiction to oil. Seeing the spill firsthand was a horrific experience. While I was already engaged and committed to conservation, it really helped [me] to double down on the urgency that I feel on these issues, because I saw not only what it did to the environment, but what it did to the communities that rely on the environment—the fishermen, the tourism operators, other people. They were all shattered and devastated by that spill. It was a powerful reminder that when we talk about conservation, we are really talking about building a world where humans can thrive as much as nature.

What are your goals in reaching out to the next generation?

A focus on environmental education is something we’ve always been doing.

EarthEcho International has become one of the leading environmental education groups in the U.S. My grandfather always recognized that young people are key to building society’s ethos of environmental sustainability. We have to start with young people to grow constituencies of the older people to understand and be able to connect the dots and to care about it.

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ed to the teen and tween audience, and we also have a lot of adults that watch it.

It’s a great example of a program that’s all about inspiring people to not just be a passive observer of the world around them, but to be an active participant, to get engaged.

How can parents build upon the foundational message of environmental responsibility that your work instills in kids?

They can treat their kids like the hearts and minds of these issues and recognize that they are more than vessels to be filled with information. We try to encourage them to be treated like they are agents of change, that they are creative, and give them the latitude, trust and empowerment to come up with their own ideas, to look at the world, be informed and inspired, so they can say, “Oh wow. This is an issue I really care about, and I am going to do something about it.”

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

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SATURDAY, MARCH 9

Writing as a Spiritual Practice–10am-noon.

Minister Candace Chellew-Hodge, published author and songwriter, leads workshop to help participants use creative writing as a way to grow their spiritual practice. Bring pen and paper or laptop for writing

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exercises. Free, but donations accepted. Jubilee!

Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info/register: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@JubileeCircle. com, JubileeCircle.com.

Meditation Part II–Noon-2:30pm. You must have taken the prerequisite Foundations/Basics course to participate in this class. We will explore our intuitive strengths and spiritual gifts (clairvoyance, clairaudience, mediumship). Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info/cost: 803-5537010, Facebook.com/palmstopalmettos.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12

Writing as a Spiritual Practice–6:30-8:30pm.

This session is in addition to the ongoing Saturday sessions. We will begin with the lessons from last year's Saturday sessions. Bring pen and paper or laptop for writing exercises. Free, but donations accepted. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info/register: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@ JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

Essential Oils 101 Make-and-Take Class–7pm.

We will be making rollers to aid with allergies, immune health, headaches, stress, sleep and more.

“Make-and-take” bottles $5. Refreshments provided. Roly Poly, 5076 Sunset Blvd, Lexington. Info: Call Silver Wellness Advocate Christine M Steen at 803-422-7068.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, MARCH 14 & 15

CAST Carolina Actors with Special Talents Performance–7pm. Actors perform the original show Race to Be Rich at Harbison Theatre. The race is on to find a million dollars! All ages. Free. Midlands Technical College, 7300 College St. Irmo. Info/ tickets: 803-772-3336, icrc.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

The Energy Behind Relationships–10am-1pm.

Gina Gibson’s workshop centered around the relationships that we have in our lives—romantic partners, family members, co-workers, even strangers. Workshop tools provided. Free, but donations accepted. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@ JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.com.

Collective Consciousness–Noon-2pm. Linda Bach Miller, RN, will present a workshop on archetypes and the multi-layered brain (the conscious and unconscious mind) and will discuss some psychology; Freud and Jung will be covered. Cost: $20/advance, $30 at door. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010. For advance registration, visit PayPal.Me/palmstopalmettos.

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

Dance Church Sunday at Tapp’s–10:30am-noon.

Dance freely in a sacred space in the Skyline room.

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Arrive a few minutes early to get settled in. Cost: Sliding scale, $10-$20. Tapp’s Arts Center, 1644 Main St, Columbia. Info: TappsArtsCenter.com, EcstaticDanceColumbia.com.

MONDAYS MARCH 18 & 25

Drugs: Relief and Misery in Humankind–1-1:50pm. Explore how drugs work and why they work differently in different people w/ Sondra Berger, emeritus professor, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina. Lourie Center, 1650 Park Cir, Columbia. Info: 803-7791971, LourieCenterSC.com.

Nuclear Energy–2-2:50pm. A mini-course on the history of nuclear energy, and its costs, benefits and future. Lourie Center, 1650 Park Cir, Columbia.

Info: 803-779-1971, ext 103, LourieCenterSC.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Sleep and Stress Remedies Make-and-Take Class–7pm. Learn how doTERRA essential oils can aid with stress relief and support natural sleep habits. “Make-and-take” bottles $5. White Knoll Family Wellness Center, 1926 S Lake Dr, Lexington. Info/ register: Call Christine M Steen at 803-422-7068.

WEDNESDAYS MARCH 20 & 27

Drugs: Relief and Misery in Humankind–1-1:50pm. Explore how drugs work and why they work differently in different people w/ Sondra Berger, emeritus professor, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina. Lourie Center, 1650 Park Cir, Columbia. Info: 803-7791971, LourieCenterSC.com.

Nuclear Energy–2-2:50pm. A mini-course on the history of nuclear energy, and its costs, benefits and future. Lourie Center, 1650 Park Cir, Columbia.

Info: 803-779-1971, ext 103, LourieCenterSC.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

Essential Oils Pain Management–7pm. Learn ways to use doTERRA essential oils and products to help with pain management and overall health.

Free. Foot Solutions, 7001 St Andrews Rd, Irmo.

Info: Call Christine M Steen at 803-422-7068.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

Claiming Your Spiritual Gifts–12:30-2:30pm.

Workshop with Rev Pam Borawski, CHt, will focus on identifying, claiming and developing your unique spiritual gifts. An interactive workshop that will allow you to test your spiritual gifts. Cost: $25/ advance, $30 at door. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010; to preregister, visit Paypal.Me/palmstopalmettos.

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The Path to Wealth How to Make a Dream Come True

by May McCarthy

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uccessful professional athletes, musicians and business men and women that have achieved their goals can often point to repetition as a key to their prosperity and success.

Undergoing both physical and mental training on a daily basis are keys for them to perform at their highest levels. Keeping their goals at the forefront of their thoughts, talking about the outcomes that they want to achieve and mentally seeing themselves achieving their goals are essential components of a repetitive practice that reaps great rewards.

Everyone can implement a similar success practice. Revisit goals daily to enable subconscious and spiritual intuition to illuminate possibilities in taking steps necessary to create the life that we love. This repetitive practice will shift our beliefs so that goals will be achieved sooner. Motivational speaker and author Earl Nightingale writes, “Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.”

To realize goals sooner, set aside 20 minutes and follow three simple steps each morning:

Write down your goals and be specific in describing the desired outcome.

For example, instead of saying, “I want to lose 10 pounds,” say, “I’m so grateful that I am physically fit in a pain-free body that easily moves through life.” By spending

SPACE AVAILABLE time each day describing completed goals with gratitude, your beliefs will change and your subconscious can work with you to make those statements true.

Speak your goal statements aloud with emotion.

The practice of uttering your goal statements out loud anchors the meaning more fully internally. This practice helps to convince your subconscious that achieving your goals is possible. Ideas and thoughts that are in alignment with them will then become more noticeable.

Event/Workshop Space at Jubilee! Circle – 2,200 sq. ft. available for one-time events, study groups, classes or weekly meetings. Long-term rentals available for hosting ongoing events or classes. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info/ tour space, contact Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge at 803-569-6385.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Columbia Resilience 501c3 provides three community work projects to support sustainability in the Midlands. The Community Orchard, First Time Bank of Columbia, and the Integrated Health Clinic.

Participate in evolving your neighborhood into the beautiful place you want to live in. Go to our website at ColumbiaResilience.org and our Facebook page to join one of the projects. Alternative therapy practitioners interested in volunteering for the Integrated Health Clinic fundraiser should contact Pam Lorentz at 803-749-1576.

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Imagine yourself achieving your desired outcomes.

With eyes closed, create a clear picture of your realized goals in your mind each day.

As you begin to feel yourself completing goals, spiritual intuition that emerges as gut instincts, strong thoughts and ideas, and messages that are external to you will become obvious. Take action as led by your intuition to manifest your dreams.

Goodbye Junk.

Hello Relief.

Repeat these steps every day to create new beliefs and achieve all that you desire sooner. Now is the time to enjoy increased prosperity and success in all of your endeavors.

May McCarthy is the author of The Path to Wealth: Seven Spiritual Steps for Financial Abundance and The Gratitude Formula: A 7-Step Success System to Create a Life that You Love. Visit her at MayMcCarthy.com.

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ongoingevents sunday Eckankar Discussion and Sound of Soul Event–10am. Free. Every 2nd Sunday. An esoteric approach to God realization without dogma or judgment. 7 Oaks Park Rec Center, 200 Leisure Ln, Columbia. Info: Call Steve Fischer at 803-318-1887, or visit Eck-SC.org or Meetup.com/Columbia-Spiritual-Seekers.

Grandmothers Speak–1-2:15pm. Every 2nd Sunday. Based on the book Our Love Is Our Power, by Sharon McEarlane, and the international organization at NetOfLight.org. Free. Chi Energy Balance, 3610 Landmark Dr, Columbia. Info/register: Call Pamila Lorentz at 803-749-1576.

Yoga at Rosewood–2pm. Every Sunday. Provided

by Rooted in Wellbeing. Bring your own mat. Free.

Rosewood Market, 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia.

Info: 803-765-1083, RosewoodMarket.com.

A Course in Miracles–Original Edition–4:30-6pm.

Every Sunday. Jesus teaches love, forgiveness and peace. “You are the light of the world.” Donations accepted. Please call for directions or to schedule introductory sessions with Joy Connor. Info: 803447-6499.

monday Columbia Resilience Integrated Health–3:307:30pm. Every 4th Monday. Energy-balance modalities offered through trained practitioners for chronic stress and post-trauma relief. Suggested donation: $10/session. By appointment only; must preregister. St Mark United Methodist Church, 3200 Lyles St, Columbia. Info/appointment: Call Pamila Lorentz at 803-749-1576.

tuesday Intuitive Oracle Card Readings–11am-2pm.

Messages from the universal source. Intended to guide you in this journey that we call life. Cost: $15-$30. Chapin Holistic Heritage, 211 E Boundary St, Chapin. Info: Call Alli Plyer at 704-252-7256.

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Chakra Energy Healing–5-6pm. Identify physical and emotional imbalances. Herbs, essential oils, foods, breath exercises, and yoga poses to clear and balance. Cost: $15. Chapin Holistic Heritage, 211 E Boundary St, Chapin. Info: Call Alli Plyer at 704-252-7256.

thursday Spiritual Adviser Sessions–Noon-6pm. Every Thursday. Keelee Rae-Ann, psychic medium, angel communicator and spiritual adviser, works closely with Archangel Michael, Archangel Raphael and Archangel Metatron, delivering healing messages straight from the divine. Cost: $44-$155. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010; to preregister, visit PayPal.Me/ palmstopalmettos, Introduction to Meditation–Every Thursday (am and pm available). Learn the benefits of meditation. Cost: $25; preregistration required. Carolina Healing Arts Institute, 540 St Andrews Rd, Ste 116, Columbia. Info/times: Call Chopra-certified instructor Joy Connor, LMT, at 803-447-6499.

Community Acupuncture–3-7pm. Every Thursday. Community acupuncture in a clinic setting, and it's more affordable than a private treatment.

New patients: $60; returning: $30-$50. Anew Acupuncture & Wellness LLC, 115 Library Hill Ln, Ste B, Lexington. Info: 803-520-4134. AnewCommunity.com.

Conversations, Tools and Tea–4:30-6pm. Every 3rd Thursday. Led by Carolyn Gregory. Meditate, tap into the divine feminine, and learn energetic tools to manage personal energy. Love offering accepted. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010; to preregister, visit PayPal.Me/palmstopalmettos, Yoga Gives Back–6-7pm. Studies have shown that yoga has been effective in relieving anxiety, reducing stress and increasing energy. The first class is free. To attend regularly, participants are asked to give a $5 donation, volunteer at least one hour of time at a determined scheduled event or give two to five canned goods to a specified food drive. Mats and blankets are provided. North Springs Park, 1320 Clemson Rd, Columbia. Info: 803-414-2885.

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friday Jubilee! Circle Coffee House and Open Mic–7pm.

Every 1st Friday. Featuring a headliner and open mic at 8pm. Bring your instrument, songs, poems, spoken word pieces, and other talent to the mic. A cash bar will be open for beer and wine. Free, but donations accepted. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info/register: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.com.

saturday Murraywood Health Foods 20% off Saturdays–10am-6pm. 20% off all grocery items, excluding local honey. Murraywood Shopping Center, 7001 St Andrews Rd, Columbia. Info: 803-732-3847.

Readings with Carolyn Gregory–11am-3pm.

Every 4th Saturday. Aura and rose readings and blessing card readings. Cost: 15-minute session, $15; 30-minute session, $30; and 60-minute session, $50. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010, Facebook.com/palmstopalmettos.

Toe Readings–11am-3pm. Every 3rd Saturday w/ Pam Borawskis. Your feet hold the story of your life. Cost: $20 for a 15-minute reading. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010, Facebook.com/palmstopalmettos.

Crystals 101–1-2pm. Learn how the frequencies, properties and colors of crystals and minerals can assist with meditation, anxiety, physical ailments, sleep and more. Cost: $15. Chapin Holistic Heritage, 211 E Boundary St, Chapin. Info: Call Alli Plyer at 704-252-7256.

Introduction to Orgone–1-3pm. Every 1st Saturday. Space is limited; must call to reserve space.

Free. Palms to Palmettos, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info/register: 803-553-7010, Facebook. com/palmstopalmettos.

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ACUPUNCTURE THE ACUPUNCTURE CLINIC

William D. Skelton, DAc 620 Sims Ave, Columbia 803-256-1000 • SCAcupuncture.com

Bill Skelton is dedicated to helping people live happier, healthier, active lives with safe, gentle and effective techniques.

He has 38 years’ experience and trained in the Republic of China. Call to schedule an appointment. See ad, page 33.

ANEW ACUPUNCTURE & WELLNESS Noemi Martinez, DAc 115 Library Hill Ln, Ste B, Lexington 803-520-4134 • AnewCommunity.com

Noemi Martinez, acupuncturist and owner of Anew has more than a decade of experience treating patients for various ailments, both acute and chronic, using Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments in the form of acupuncture, Gua sha, cupping and herbal therapy. Anew also offers facial rejuvenation treatments and acupuncture injection therapy for various health ailments. See ad, page 10.

AROMATHERAPY GARNER’S NATURAL LIFE

4840 Forest Dr, Ste 15-A, Columbia Trenholm Plaza, in Forest Acres 803-454-7700 • GarnersNaturalLife.com

Improve your level of stress, depression and mood with natural products from a locally owned family business. Our knowledgeable staff will guide you using aromatherapy for pain, anxiety, energy enhancement and more. We carry several brands of essential oils, including doTERRA. See ad, page 3 and back page.

CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER INC

Dr. Shelly Jones, DC 5209 Forest Dr, Ste C, Columbia 803-771-9990 • DrShellyJones.com

Webster Technique certified, Dr. Jones provides family chiropractic care, health information and wellness resources to support the body’s natural ability to heal, allowing one to feel better and enjoy living a more active lifestyle! Call to schedule your appointment or discuss bringing our onsite chiropractic care and health-education services to your business, school or athletic team.

CHIROPRACTIC

COLLABORATIVE LAW

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LAW OFFICE OF SHANNON K. BURNETT

Dr. Gerald Rudolph, DC, focuses on finding the root cause of your problems and not just treating your pain. He utilizes digital X-rays to help diagnose problems, spinal adjustments to stimulate proper movement of spinal and extremity joints, active therapeutic movement exercises to correct movement disorders, and spinal decompression to help relieve numbness and tingling down your arms and legs. Dowdy Rudolph Chiropractic also offers a state-of-theart full-body lounge hydromassage table that can help you feel more rejuvenated and relaxed. See ad, page 9.

Shannon Burnett helps families through legal issues that normally tend to tear families apart. She works in a collaborative fashion with other trained professionals to minimize the damage done to your family; it is her goal for your family to achieve a successful outcome and healthy resolution.

Dr. Dowdy Rudolph, DC 1444 Barnwell St, Columbia 803-376-6293 • DowdyRudolphChiro.com

FAMILY PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Jim Minico, DC 203 Amicks Ferry Rd, Chapin 803-932-9399 • DrMinico.com PatientServices.fpc@gmail.com

It is our mission to provide the community with the highestquality chiropractic care possible.

Exceeding your expectations in a caring, modern and positive environment. Restoring the body’s natural healing process.

A holistic approach to health utilizing chiropractic, massage therapy, exercise therapy, nutrition, weight management and homeopathy. See ad, page 35.

FLEX CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Angela Larson Dr. Felicia Danio 1811 Bull St, Columbia 803-252-0108 • FlexChiros.com

With more than 22 years of experience in the chiropractic i n d u s t r y, o u r t e a m i s knowledgeable, experienced and courteous. Combining a passion for healing and alleviating pain with two decades of good oldfashioned know-how, we give you the customized chiropractic treatment you truly deserve. Our vast list of services includes: decompression; Pro Adjuster; pregnancy care; newborns, infants and toddler care; massage therapy; ultrasound; Kinesiology taping; and cold laser. Call today to schedule your appointment with Dr. Larson or Dr. Danio. Let our team help you achieve a happy, healthy life through chiropractic care!

109 N Main St, Blythewood 803-786-1758 • ShannonBurnettlaw.com Shannon.skblaw@gmail.com

COLON HEALTH SPRING RAIN HYDROTHERAPY

Linda Salyer 120 Kaminer Way Pkwy, Ste H, Columbia 803-361-2620 • LSalyer@ymail.com

All disease begins in the colon.

Constipation; slow, sluggish bowel; gas and bloating? A colonic will help to rid you of these problems. Colonics promote good digestion, help speed metabolism, help lower cholesterol, and help relieve joint pain. Linda Salyer is IACN certified and a retired nurse. Saturday appointments available with an additional small convenience fee. See ad, page 43.

CRANIOSACRAL CHI ENERGY BALANCE

Pamila Lorentz, MSW, RN, LMBT 3610 Landmark Dr Forest Acres • 803-749-1576 ChiEnergyBalance.com

The innate wisdom and healing potential is within you to heal patterns of chronic stress and past trauma. Chi Energy Balance provides experienced guides to support you on your personal journey of health and freedom from pain and anxiety. Services include spiritual aromatherapy, CranioSacral Therapy, integrated massage, sound/vibrational frequencies, reiki and directional healing. Call today!

DENTISTRY FOREST DRIVE DENTAL CARE

Dr. Joanna Silver Dover, DMD 3731 Forest Dr, Columbia 803-782-8786 • ForestDriveDental.com

Dr. Dover provides comprehensive, and compassionate dental care. BPA- and Bis-GMA-free composites, BPA-free occlusal guards, natural periodontal therapy, fluoride-alternatives for tooth remineralization, and mercury-

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naturaldirectory filling removal following IAOMT standards using supplemental oxygen, special filters and amalgam separators to keep toxic metals out of our waterways.

See ad, page 7.

SOUTHERN ROOTS PERIODONTICS Matthew J. Rowe, DDS, MSD 2120 N Beltline Blvd, Columbia 803-782-0528

Dr. Rowe and his team specialize in helping patients achieve a stable foundation for oral health, leading to great overall health.

This is achieved using atraumatic methods of dental treatment, including extraction of infected teeth, sleep dentistry, tooth replacement with nonmetallic/ceramic implants, laser gum therapy, and the use of the platelets of patients, to accelerate healing. Additionally, Dr. Rowe’s passion is treating tongue and lip ties, which negatively affect feeding/ nursing, speech and chiropractic health. Dr. Rowe and his professional team work with a dedicated network of providers to provide integrative care for tethered oral issues. See ad, page 20.

DOTERRA ESSENTIAL OILS CHRISTINE M. STEEN

Restoring Life Oils LLC doTERRA Essential Oils Silver Wellness Advocate 803-422-7068

Christine M. Steen, doTERRA Silver Wellness Advocate, has embarked on a mission to help those seeking to live happier and healthier lives by using essential oils. Steen’s passion is to educate those that want to learn more about doTERRA oils and the quality and standard they represent. Call Steen today to learn more about doTERRA essential oils. See ad, page 40.

ECO-RICH SKIN CARE PRODUCTS JUST WANNA MELT LLC Misty Rawls • 803-331-0063 Info@JustWannaMelt.com JustWannaMelt.com

A green skin care company that creates high-quality, non-GMO, all-natural products that are gentle to the skin and safer for the environment. Our brands include ingredients such as organic oils, butters, flowers, herbs, botanicals, local grains, beeswax and honey. Find our products at such stores as Garner’s Natural Life, Four Oaks Farm, Wingard’s Nursery, Whole Foods and more. For a complete list of retail locations, visit our website.

HEALTH FOOD STORE MURRAYWOOD HEALTH FOODS

Richard Beale, Owner • 803-732-3847 7001 St. Andrews Rd, Irmo In Murraywood Shopping Centre Hours: Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm

Locally owned and proudly serving Irmo and the Midlands area for more than 25 years, Murraywood Health Foods is a health and specialty food store featuring the very best natural product brands, vitamins and minerals, herbs and homeopathic remedies. The store also carries natural and organic gluten-free foods and health and beauty products. Call today for more information or to schedule a special appointment. See ad, page 35.

HEALTH & WELLNESS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH INC.

120 Kaminer Way Pkwy, Ste J, Columbia 803-798-8687 • AboutYourHealthSC.com

Our main focus is health education and health-enhancing services. One-on-one nutritional counseling, Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Reams pH testing, parasite programs, aqua-chi footbaths, far infrared sauna, weight-loss programs, and thermography. Hard-to-find natural, organic, whole food nutritional supplements, raw foods and natural household items. See ad, page 29.

HOLISTIC FOOT CARE SWEET FEET FOOT CARE

Mona Patterson/Master Pedicurist 9153 Two Notch Rd, Ste 11-C, Columbia 893-394-4421 • SweetFeetCare.com

Columbia’s foot care service with a holistic approach. Here at Sweet Feet Foot Care, we focus on Preventive Care, Effective Pedicure Treatments and Cleanliness. With advanced knowledge and skills, we help correct disorders of the feet and lower limbs with pedicure treatments and orthotics. Services are ideal for Diabetics, Seniors and Knee- and Back-Pain Issues. Call today to learn more about our services.

INTEGRATIVE & HOLISTIC MEDICINE EXPECT WELLNESS

Dr. Rachel Hall 130 Suber Rd, Columbia 803-796-1702 • DrRachelHall.com ExpectWellness@sc.rr.com Find us on Facebook for great health tips.

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Integrative/Holistic medicine consults for anyone wanting to approach their health more naturally. Dr. Rachel Hall is board certified in both family medicine and integrative holistic medicine.

Together we will focus on finding the root of the problem, not just treating symptoms. Call today for a consult if you are looking to achieve balance. Inhouse diagnostic labs and therapies. See ad, page 16.

INTUITIVE EDUCATION HEARTDANCE

Intuitive Training Carolyn Gregory 505-450-5671 VoicesOfTheHeart.org

C a r o l y n o ff e r s c la s s e s in meditation and healing and clairvoyant training. She is dedicated to helping others find their path, purpose and true inner voice. Call to inquire about readings, gatherings and meditation classes. Visit her website for more information about her background and experience.

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. – Rumi. Call Carolyn today to schedule an appointment.

MEDITATION & SELF-CARE INSTRUCTION JOY LEE CONNOR, LMT Columbia and Chapin 803-447-6499 JoyLeeConnor@gmail.com

Joy is a Chopra-certified Instructor for meditation, yoga and Ayurveda. Joy offers meditation classes for all people that want to learn how to calm the mind and create peace. As a part of this meditation program, you will receive a personal mantra (instrument of the mind) and easy-tofollow instructions for a successful meditation practice. Please request a class date and time that is convenient for you at Joy’s retreat, or even your own home or office.

REAL ESTATE JOSH MINICO

eXp Realty 803-569-0633 OwnItColumbia.com LakeMurrayRes@gmail.com

I provide professional real estate services in Chapin, Irmo, Lexington, and the Greater Columbia and Lake Murray areas. It is very important for you to know that I take the opportunity to work with you very seriously. Given that opportunity, whether buying or selling your home, I can guarantee great results!

True healthcare reform starts in your kitchen, not in Washington.

-Anonymous.

REIKI STACEY O STUDIO

Allison Hallman, Reiki Master 2911 Devine St, Columbia 803-760-3712 • StaceyOStudio.com

Reiki is a modality that is subtle and profound. Allison Hallman’s Reiki Master Practice is offered here as an invitation for deep relaxation and a gentle means of engaging stored or blocked energy to dissolution.

With the assistance of this practice, the system can begin to release effects of ailing emotional, mental and physical patterns and create space for new life.

Call Allison today to schedule an Appointment. See ad, page 9.

THERMOGRAPHY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH INC.

120 Kaminer Way Pkwy, Ste J, Columbia 803-798-8687 • AboutYourHealthSC.com

Our main focus is health education and health-enhancing services. One-on-one nutritional counseling, Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Reams pH testing, parasite programs, aquachi footbaths, far infrared sauna, weight-loss programs, and thermography. Hard-to-find natural, organic, whole food nutritional supplements, raw foods and natural household items. See ad, page 29.

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS GARNER’S NATURAL LIFE

4840 Forest Dr, Ste 15a, Columbia Trenholm Plaza 803-454-7700 • GarnersNaturalLife.com

At Garner’s Natural Life, we offer the purest, most innovative highquality natural products. With more than 130 collective years of wellness experience! Allows us to encourage your healthy choices.

See ad, page 3 and back page.

ROLFING Certified Advanced Rolfer 1911 Barnwell St, Ste C, Columbia 803-771-6661 • RolfingColumbia.com

Feel better with structural integration, also known as Rolfing.

This holistic form of bodywork addresses the connective tissue in the body known as fascia. It improves posture and relieves pain naturally, allowing for freer movement and improved physical performance.

Anne Marie has been practicing bodywork professionally since 1991. Her services include Rolfing and CranioSacral Therapy. She works with people of all ages, and her office is wheelchair accessible. She is also a leader of Columbia Conscious Dance Tribe. See ad, page 16.

SPIRITUAL HAVE YOU HAD A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE? Contact Steve 803-318-1887 • ECK-SC.org Meetup.com/Columbia-Spiritual-Seekers

Eckankar hosts free, informal, nondogmatic spiritual discussions. All are welcome. Topics include dreams, coincidences, past lives, God’s creative life force, and more. Call ahead. Times and dates may vary.

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Spring Decluttering

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ANNE MARIE COCKRELL

Many Benefits of Reorganizing

Spring is the season of renewal, and on the home front, that means cleaning, organizing and reducing clutter.

While we apply natural, eco-friendly cleaning agents, the act of moving items around offers the opportunity to rearrange or eliminate some of them, providing a fresh look and a sense of comfort, order and control.

To clear clutter, Christa O’Leary (ChristaOleary.com), founder and CEO of Home in Harmony Lifestyle, based in Boston, and author of Home in Harmony: Designing an Inspired Life, suggests that decluttering is best accomplished in small chunks every day to allay feeling overwhelmed, with the help of someone “who knows you have made the commitment and will hold you accountable.” She says stacks of paper and folders “zap your energy and mojo” and take away from productivity and efficiency, along with testing the patience of family members.

O’Leary’s website offers tips that provide simple solutions for tackling such areas as magazine stacks and cluttered closets. She relates that a mom recently emailed her to say that her 7-year-old

daughter did it as well, and “made a cute, adorable space.”

MotherEarthLiving.com suggests first compiling a to-do list and enlisting someone to help with the physical and psychological aspects of the task at hand: letting go of items that can be donated to charitable organizations and thrift shops, where they can benefit someone else; and being creative in storing seasonal clothing, extra towels or decorations in old military-style trunks, stacks of vintage suitcases or under beds.

Along with making the bedroom more visually appealing, removing items and materials can also create a tranquil setting for a more restful night’s sleep. RealSimple.com suggests getting rid of old pillows that may be filling up with dust, germs and bacteria; spare bedsheets that we never use; knickknacks that clutter the bedside table and all traces of food and beverages.

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