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Contents 15 IT’S ALL ABOUT YOUR

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

17 SUSTAINABLE MIDLANDS Helping to Keep Our Water Safe 18 WHEN EMOTIONS ARE PHYSICAL

Bodywork for Trauma and Grief

20 CBD FOR PETS

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What We Need to Know

22 HER SOUL IN BLOOM Self-Care for All Stages of Life

26 GARDENING FOR KIDS The Fun of Growing Their Own

28 VISION QUEST Eat a Rainbow of Color for Healthy Eyes

30 PLANTS TALK

Discover Their Secret Language

32 TOXIC LEGACY

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Breast Implant Warriors Unite

34 PETER SAGAL ON Running Toward Mindfulness

DEPARTMENTS 8 community news 12 health briefs 14 global briefs 18 fit body 20 natural pet 26 healthy kids 28 conscious

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reetings readers! I have a brain-teasing question for you.

What do the world-famous mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, world-renowned composer Beethoven, pivotal president Abraham Lincoln, world leader Winston Churchill, Nobel Laureate John Nash, actress and comedian Roseanne Barr, legendary singer and actress Bette Midler, pop culture singer and teen idol Demi Lovato, the plumber, the accountant and the business owner all have in common? Give up? Well … each has had to face and fight difficult and often gut-wrenching battles in the “ring of life” with one of the most formidable and dangerous opponents any person can face—one that only weighs in at around 3 pounds, looks unassuming, is unimpressive to the eye, and is rather unintimidating—the brain!

This notable “who’s who” list of game changers and world shapers really represents a cross section of our society that is unfortunately grappling with the challenges of mental illness. All around you and me are people that we work with, work out with, eat lunch with, go to church with, and maybe even have personal relationships with that struggle daily to make sense of things in a world often colored by a distorted view and an altered reality. The world of mental illness is a tough lens to see through. It is an invisible force that can steal a person away from everyone and everything, often leaving a lasting and painful impact, with much collateral damage in the life of the one afflicted with mental illness, as well as in the lives of others. Someone once said, “Sometimes the worst place you can be at is in your own head.”

Very true indeed—not only for the average individual trying to tame his or her thoughts and keep them on a disciplined leash of mental productivity, but especially for those around us dealing with mental health conditions. Mental illness is simply not a friend to you or me, and, more importantly, the mind. The facts bear witness to this reality. The brain processes 400 billion bits of information a second; however, the interpretation of this “information” is often where the darkness hides in plain sight.

According to research, sadly, one in 25 Americans live with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. What about young adults?

Studies indicate that one in 10 young people have experienced major depression. Moreover, depressive illnesses tend to occur simultaneously with substance abuse and anxiety disorders.

Studies have also shown that 2.6% of Americans (or 6.1 million) have bipolar disorder, 6.9% (or 16 million) suffer from severe depression, and 18.1% (or 42 million) live with an anxiety disorder. And, tragically, 90% of those that die by suicide have an underlying mental illness.

Yes … the problem is real, but there is hope and the facts don’t have to be final for those fighting this war, as depicted in the award-winning 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind—a dramatic film based on the life of John Nash (mentioned above). Nash, as portrayed by actor Russell Crowe, made the journey from a world of shifting shadows back to reality and productive living. It is one of my favorites, and I encourage you to watch it intently and include it in your movie archive. For Nash, the “road back” was not easy, which is often the case. It took (takes) self-assessment; having to make very difficult choices; professional help; treatment and guidance; and most of all, love and support from the one that mattered most—Alicia, his wife, played by Jennifer Connelly. Winning is possible.

One of this month’s editorial themes is Mental and Emotional Well-Being … and they are both VERY important. I have faced mental illness in my family and maybe you have as well. Let’s love unconditionally and come alongside those in the battle for reality. Lend your support, even in the face of what can seem to be an elusive, even impossible, fight. If you are the one dealing with mental illness, seek help and reach out. “I will be stronger than my sadness.” These are the courageous words of writer Jasmine Warga, another warrior in the fight.

Let it be your battle cry too.

Thinking of you, Annette Carter Briggs, Publisher

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community news Palms to Palmettos Hosts Annual Holistic Arts and Healing Festival

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n Sunday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Palms to Palmettos and Dawn of Your Wellness will proudly host their fifth annual Holistic Arts and Healing Festival at 3357 Leaphart Road, in West Columbia. This popular event will highlight unique artists, craftsmen, massage therapists, reiki masters, herbalists, holistic practitioners, and yoga practitioners. Other activities include classes, workshops, music, food and more! Invite family and friends to come and enjoy this unforgettable experience with other like-minded individuals in the holistic community—gathered together holding sacred space while learning more about themselves and one another through sharing and interaction.

Adds Palms to Palmettos owner Edie Enright Hershfield: “We want to promote small local and regional businesses who are giving back to the community. Come ready to relax, rejuvenate and replenish your spirit. There is something for all ages!”

As a note, children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. No pets, smoking or alcohol will be permitted on the premises. Bring a chair, yoga mat and a drum. The Facebook event page is updated daily, so check there for coming class schedules. In addition, event parking will be at Love N’ Laughter Daycare; the Big G; and along the roadside, with tires off the pavement and not blocking driveways. Any other areas are subject to towing. Please be kind and keep the parking area clean and free of debris.

Cost: Free to attend. To participate as a festival vendor, volunteer or service provider, call Dawn Ridge, owner of Dawn of Your Wellness, at 803-210-8289. Follow Palms to Palmettos on Facebook and Twitter. See ad, page 5.

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ICRC Hosts Splash and Dash Adventure Race

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he Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) will host its Splash and Dash Adventure Race on Saturday, May 18, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Taking place at beautiful Saluda Shoals Park, located at 5605 Bush River Road, in Columbia, event participants will have tons of fun running, paddling and pedaling through the park in teams of two or three. A beginner-friendly but challenging race for all, it will feature the following participation categories: two- and three-person teams and coed (all male or all female).

This fun-filled competition combines mountain biking (4 miles), trail running (2 miles) and paddling (1 mile). All distances are approximate; the exact order, distance and route of the events are not revealed until the day of the race. Teams must complete each section of the course together and cross the finish line as a team! All paddle equipment will be provided. Participants are asked to bring off-road bikes and helmets. Awards for first-, second- and third-place finishes will be presented for each participation category.

Cost: $50 per 2-person team and $75 per 3-person team before May 5; $60 per 2-person team and $90 per 3-person team after May 5. For more information or to register, call 803772-1228, email LHudson@icrc.net or visit icrc.net. See ad, page 10.

Mother-Daughter Paint & Tea

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ll Midlands area mothers and daughters are invited out on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, to attend the Mother-Daughter Paint & Tea hosted at Seven Oaks Park, located at 200 Leisure Lane, in Columbia. Presented by the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission, this honored occasion is designed to celebrate the special and unique relationship between mothers and daughters. Grandmothers, mothers and daughters of all ages will be able to enjoy a fun-filled day of painting, drinking tea and eating finger foods. Space is limited, and tickets must be purchased in advance. Please register by Wednesday, May 22.

Cost: $45/couple, $20 each additional date. For more information, call 803-772-3336 or visit icrc.net. See ad, page 10.

S.C. DHEC Hosts Take Action Today Workshop

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ttention to all S.C. teachers and environmental educators! It’s time to take action by attending the Take Action Today Workshop on Tuesday, July 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (S.C. DHEC) in partnership with the S.C. Energy Office and Clemson University, the one-day workshop is designed to teach educators how to integrate environmental lessons into everyday teaching.

This year’s workshop will include new partnering lesson demonstrations from the S.C. Department of Energy and Clemson University and lesson demonstrations from S.C. DHEC educators on waste audits, recycling, composting and more. Other event highlights include “green” effort tours by Clemson University (to include the Watt Family Innovation Center), networking opportunities with “action” partners, green vendors and other educators, and many other fun activities. Lunch will be served and goodies will be available!

Cost: Workshop, $15; workshop and day-before pre-tour, $20. Location: Watt Family Innovation Center, 405 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson. For more information, visit TakeActionSC.org.

Camp Wildwood

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rom Sunday, June 16, to Saturday, June 22, the Garden Club of South Carolina Inc., the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF), the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, South Carolina State Parks, and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources are partnering together to sponsor Camp Wildwood at Kings Mountain State Park, located at 1277 Park Road, in Blacksburg, South Carolina.

Camp Wildwood is a high-energy, fun-filled environmental camp featuring extensive hands-on learning. Over the course of the week, participants will acquire the knowledge and appreciation needed for the protection and wise use of vital, but limited, natural resources. Camp Wildwood is a place and space to learn important quality and character traits, such as self-reliance, self-discipline and independence in an outdoor setting. It is a place to build self-confidence in relationships, to learn how to cooperate within a group, and to understand the importance of our diverse natural resources. Scholarships are available through SCWF.

National Drinking Water Awareness Week

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t’s about our water! Drinking Water Awareness Week, held the first week of May each year, is an opportunity to increase public awareness of and cultivate involvement and proactive participation to address public and private drinking water issues. A safe, reliable water supply is critical to the success of any community. It creates jobs, attracts industry and investment, and provides for the health and welfare of citizens in ways ranging from disease prevention to fire suppression. Water resources, which are extremely critical, are often taken for granted.

Community organizations, businesses and schools are encouraged to consider organizing outdoor events and activities designed to engage the public in ways that encourage personal stewardship, resource conservation and care. Water-conservation tips include turning off water while brushing one’s teeth; installing water-efficient appliances; monitoring lawn hydration to prevent overwatering; and helping to preserve the quality of useable water by minimizing or eliminating potentially harmful pesticides and fertilizers.

For more information, call 800-5517379, or visit awwa.org or eeinsc.org.

Cost: See website for details. For more information, including camp details, call 803-2560670, or visit scwf.org or CampWildwoodSC.org.

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community news Rawtopian Bliss: New Vegan Diners Club Rawtopian Bliss is quickly growing and expanding beyond its Columbia customer base. The popular vegan meal service now has a sister store in Henderson, North Carolina, named Juice & Moor, with another location in the works. “We are so thankful for the support we have had here in Columbia, and look forward to many more years of growth and community involvement,” says chef Saa. “We are such an eclectic business, and many are drawn to our light; however, finding quality and loyal staff in Columbia has been difficult. Because of this, we’ve had to restructure the way we serve our customers in Columbia.”

Rawtopian Bliss is slowly transitioning back into a vegan diners club—a member-based movement designed to serve aspiring and dedicated vegans. Adds Saa: “We are not a typical restaurant or deli … we are a wellness ministry. Our goal has always been to 1) educate and inform through free workshops, classes, retreats; 2) create community and advocacy for dedicated and aspiring vegans (particularly those struggling to maintain the vegan lifestyle); 3) assist those seeking to transform their health through food; 4) spare the lives of animals that are brutally slaughtered; and 5) protect Mother Earth, our home. Vegans and non-vegans alike love our food—it’s the real beauty of what we do!”

Chef Saa’s hands have proven to be blessed to create dishes that satisfy every palate. Rawtopian Bliss will be open to members only by appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by Monday, July 1. This will be for members that desire chef Saa’s personal chef services. In addition, the vegan eatery will be open to the general public from Thursday through Saturday each week. Anyone interested in becoming a member or looking for personal chef services should either visit or email chef Saa. Location: Rawtopian Bliss, 8502-I Two Notch Rd., Columbia. For more information, call 803-518-8927 or email chef Saa at ChefSaa@mail.com. See ad, page 16.

Rolfing: Moving from Pain to Possibilities

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olfing, also known as structural integration, is a holistic therapy option that focuses on the tissue in the body called fascia—connective body tissue capable of holding muscle memory. Rolfing follows a 10-step process called the “10 series,” which addresses body alignment from different vantage points.

Named for its creator, Ida Rolf, this unique and innovative therapy helps to align the body in gravity, allowing for better posture and ease of movement. Rolfing is especially effective for treating debilitating conditions, such as lower back pain, neck pain, and scoliosis in children and adults, even if one is contemplating surgery or recovering from a procedure. It is also effective for repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow.

Anne Marie Cockrell is a certified and advanced Rolfer with more than 25 years of experience in bodywork. A massage therapist since 1991, Cockrell also practices CranioSacral Therapy and leads conscious dance classes. “People seek Rolfing often after trying many options, including surgery, for pain. I often work with people that have thought there to be no effective and natural solutions for body pain. The answer is often in the fascia. Scar tissue can be a part of this, and I am trained in some very specialized work with scar tissue. Rolfing has a reputation for being painful; however, I am well-trained and work in ways that mitigate pain. I even work with babies, children and the very elderly,” says Cockrell. Rolfing with Cockrell is not painful and often provides long-term relief for chronic pain.

For more information about the benefits of Rolfing, contact certified advanced Rolfer Anne Marie Cockrell at 803-7716661 or AnneMarieTheRolfer@gmail.com.

Also visit RolfingColumbia.com. See ad, page 43.

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Elite Tips for a Better, Healthier Life

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he month of May is recognized as National Women's Health Month, and most women know that exercise is extremely helpful. The benefits are well-documented: decreased risk of some cancers, lowered risk of diabetes and heart disease, improved mood and cognitive function, better sleep and increased energy.

However, for many women, time is not on their side when it comes to exercise. For optimal health results, 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise should be the goal. So, how does one make it happen when there are so many other things vying for one’s time? Here are some simple yet effective ways to work it out.

1) Use a device. Track your steps and activity. Ten thousand steps a day is a general recommendation for resulting health benefits, including weight loss.

2) Take the stairs. Just skip the elevator and climb. If you are carrying groceries, a briefcase, or even a baby, you get extra points!

3) Add it up. Can’t find 30 minutes to work out? How about 10 minutes at three different times each day? Waiting for dinner to cook, or the minute you walk in your front door, or while you are getting ready for bed … grab that 10 minutes and do some kind of movement that is appropriate for you. Squats, lunges, pushups and planks are popular exercises that can be done just about anywhere.

If you need help assessing appropriate exercises and program designs, or could use some accountability or motivation, Elite Personal Training can help. Don’t let time tick away on your health; start taking care of yourself today!

For more information, including a list of services, call 803-749-4279 or visit ElitePersonalTrainingStudio.com. See ad, page 19.

ICRC Hosts Pickin’ & Piggin’ Event Fundraiser

ICRC Hosts Its Spring Health Fair

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t’s all about health! On Wednesday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) will host its 14th annual health fair, titled Spring Into Health, at Seven Oaks Park, located at 200 Leisure Lane, in Columbia. ICRC’s goal through the event is to enhance the quality of life of seniors from Lexington and the greater Midlands by providing helpful and relevant educational materials with regard to achieving and maintaining better health and wellness.

Cost: Free to attend. For more information, call 803-772-3336 or visit icrc.net. See ad, page 10.

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n Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) is hosting its Pickin’ & Piggin’ event at Saluda Shoals Park. This barbecue cook-off and music celebration will feature savory, award-winning barbecue from more than 20 of South Carolina’s best barbecue cooks, as well as great live music from the Randy Lucas Trio! Barbecue tasting will start at 11 a.m.

Cost: $10, advance purchase (adults); $15, at door (adults); $5, children 12 and under.

Location: Saluda Shoals Park, 5605 Bush River Rd., Columbia. For more information, call 803-772-1228 or visit icrc.net. See ad, page 10.

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Japanese researchers interviewed 1,003 Tokyo women over 70 years old about which of 16 types of exercise they did, including dancing, calisthenics, jogging, golf, ball games, hiking, yoga, bicycling and tai chi. In eight years of follow-up, those that danced were 73 percent less likely to be classified as impaired in any of the “activities of daily living” such as walking, cooking, dressing and bathing—a result not produced by the other physical activities. “Dancing requires not only balance, strength and endurance ability, but also cognitive ability: adaptability and concentration to move according to the music and partner; artistry for graceful and fluid motion; and memory for choreography,” writes lead author Yosuke Osuka, of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology.

Forty-eight percent of American adults have some form of cardiovascular disease, reported the American Heart Association (AHA) in its annual update.

The increase is partly due to 2017 updated guidelines redefining high blood pressure as greater than 130/80 millimeters of mercury rather than 140/90, which raised the number of Americans with diagnosed Columbia Edition

hypertension from 32 percent to 46 percent.

American heart disease deaths rose from 836,546 in 2015 to 840,678 in 2016. Studies show that about 80 percent of all cardiovascular disease can be prevented by controlling high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, along with healthy practices like not smoking, says the AHA.

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Women in menopause that are mindful and nonjudgmental of their thoughts are less irritable, anxious and depressed, reports a Mayo Clinic study recently published in Climacteric, the journal of the International Menopause Society.

Researchers gave questionnaires to 1,744 menopausal patients 40 to 65 years old and found that those with higher mindfulness scores struggled less with common menopausal symptoms. Mindfulness didn’t lower hot flash and night sweat symptoms, however.

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Mindfulness May Ease Menopausal Symptoms

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Simply changing a diet to include more fruit and vegetables can boost mental well-being, say British researchers from Leeds and York universities. Examining health data of 40,000 people, they concluded those that eat more produce have a better psychological state, and that eating just one extra portion of fruits and vegetables a day could have a positive effect equivalent to around eight extra days of walking a month for at least 10 minutes at a time. A meta-analysis of 16 studies by the UK’s University of Manchester found the mood-boosting effect was particularly strong for women, and it worked with different types of diets, indicating a particular approach is not necessary.

When dietary changes were combined with exercise, even greater improvements resulted.

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Dancing Prevents Senior Decline

Fruits and Veggies Boost Moods

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Exercise Improves Young Brains, Too

Selenium and CoQ10 Provide Lasting Benefits

Walking, cycling, climbing stairs and other aerobic activities may improve brain function not only in older people, but also in younger folk, according to a Columbia University study published in Neurology. The study recruited 132 people between 20 and 67 years old that didn’t exercise and had below-average fitness levels. Half stretched and toned four times a week for six months and half exercised aerobically on a treadmill, stationary bike or elliptical machine. When they were evaluated for their executive function thinking skills—regulating behavior, paying attention and achieving goals—the aerobics group improved twice as much as the stretching group. “The people who exercised were testing as if they were about 10 years younger at age 40 and about 20 years younger at age 60,” says study author Yaakov Stern, Ph.D.

Swedish seniors that took coenzyme Q10 and selenium during a fouryear study were still benefiting 12 years later with a reduced cardiovascular mortality risk of more than 40 percent.

In the original study, Linköping University researchers gave 443 independently living seniors over 70 years old either a placebo or 200 milligrams of CoQ10 and 200 milligrams of selenium per day. Those on the supplements showed a reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, improved heart function, less hospitalization, more vitality and a better quality of life. Twelve years later, the researchers examined autopsies and death certificates, and found the supplement-takers had a lower risk of death compared to the placebo group, even if they had diabetes, high blood pressure or ischemic heart disease.

Prenatal Yoga Reduces Caesareans and Labor Pain

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First-time mothers that practiced yoga beginning in the 30th week of pregnancy had fewer caesareans, fewer low-weight newborns and milder and briefer labor pains.

They were also less likely to require painkillers or labor inducement. The Mangalore, India, hospital study, published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, included 150 women 20 to 35 years old that were pregnant for the first time and had no prior yoga experience. Half of the women did not do yoga, while the other half took 30-minute yoga classes once every week or two.

Women in the yoga group were also more comfortable after giving birth.

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global briefs

Post-Coal Cash

Dim Prospects Light Bulb Standards Weakened

Higher federal standards for energy-efficient light bulbs established two years ago are in the process of being rolled back by the U.S. Department of Energy, part of a move toward widespread deregulation by the current administration. Consumers stand to lose about $100 per household per year in electric bill savings if the higher standards are not implemented, say critics. The wasted energy could result in more power plant pollution, which harms the environment and contributes to health problems like asthma. The plan would also stifle innovation, eliminating a powerful regulatory incentive for manufacturers and retailers to invest in high-quality, energy-efficient LED light bulbs.

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As the Appalachian economy struggles with the loss of three-fifths of its coal mining jobs in the last three decades, a surprising option is emerging for some: beekeeping. The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective offers beekeeping training, including bees and equipment and ongoing mentoring, for displaced coal miners and low-income residents of mining towns; so far, about 35 people are participating. Landowners are donating property for the beehives, which will be maintained without pesticides or antibiotics. Honey from a single hive can bring in about $750 a season, or $15,000 per 20, and additional money can be made selling the beeswax for candles and lip balm. The beekeeping collective is part of Appalachian Headwaters, a nonprofit formed in 2016 with a $7.5 million lawsuit settlement from coal mine operator Alpha Natural Resources for violations of the Clean Water Act. The money has been used to fund environmental restoration projects and to develop sustainable economic opportunities in the coal mining communities of West Virginia.

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Miners Becoming Beekeepers

Beyond Green Burial

Washington is poised to become the first state to make it legal to compost human remains. A bill allowing for the process, called natural organic reduction, as well as another called water cremation, has passed the state senate and is making its way to the house for a vote. Human composting involves placing a body in a tubular vessel and covering it with natural materials like wood chips and straw. Over several weeks, microbial activity breaks down the body into about a cubic yard of soil.

Recompose, a company that wants to offer the practice as an alternative to traditional methods, worked with Washington State University to test its safety for environmental and human health. Six people donated their bodies for the study. The method alleviates much of the carbon footprint associated with both cremation and traditional casket burial.

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Castor oil packs and greens with fiber and herbs help to detoxify the liver and maintain hormonal balance while supporting uterine and ovarian health.

It’s All About Your Health and Wellness

by Odell Williams

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his month is Natural Awakenings’ Women's Wellness Edition. And the critical role that women play at home, in the workplace and society, in general, cannot be overstated. Women everywhere are challenged daily with balancing ever-changing “hats” of responsibility, often more so than men. This can generate a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety, which can produce unintended and harmful health issues.

There are several key preventive steps women can take to help maintain healthier and happier lives while working to balance the complexities and challenges they face.

Here are a few: 1. Reduce Stress: Women, especially those that tend to take care of everyone else first, are notorious for waiting until they are at the breaking point before attempting to reduce their stress. Ideas for reducing stress include making better food choices, as food plays a huge role in stress. Selections that cause inflammation, deliver chemicals to the body, or are hard to digest cause enormous stress on and in the body, making it harder to handle life’s stressors.

One should start by cutting out processed foods, which contain inflammatory dyes, preservatives and chemicals. Eliminating

toxins also helps reduce stress. Lifestyle choices and the environment contribute daily to one’s toxic load. Ways to reduce exposure include exercise; ample hydration; and adding dark, leafy greens to one’s diet. Far infrared sauna sessions (offered at About Your Health, in Columbia) can also help to eliminate toxins stored in fat cells and remove many fat-soluble toxins that disrupt hormonal processes. Another alternative treatment method that can be therapeutically effective in stress reduction is Emotional Freedom Techniques, also known as tapping or EFT tapping. It is a universal healing tool that can provide impressive results for physical, emotional and performance issues. About Your Health can recommend qualified therapists that often utilize EFT when treating patients.

Other methods of stress relief include meditation and yoga.

2. Find Hormonal Health Balance: Achieving and maintaining hormonal balance is critical. And the number one contributor to hormonal imbalance in our society, which is also the driver of most other imbalances, is chronically high insulin levels. Maintaining good liver health is also important in the pursuit of hormonal balance. When working properly, the

3. Maintain Heart Health: Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and the thyroid is considered a key component of heart health. Ladies should monitor and periodically check the health status of their thyroid. Known as the “master gland,” it regulates numerous systems within the body. Thyroid deficiencies can lead to hardening of the arteries—a decrease in heart contractility—preventing the heart from pumping blood with sufficient force, leading to insufficient circulation, particularly to the brain. Iodine, like in sea vegetables or an iodine supplement, is a great supporter of thyroid health. Grain-based food triggers insulin release. Fluctuating blood sugar levels can upset the regulation of other hormones. In fact, inconsistent thyroid levels can lead to fatigue, unwanted weight gain, anxiety and weight loss. Women should eat plenty of green, leafy veggies and avoid hydrogenated fats and processed vegetable oils. These cause inflammation in the body.

Women everywhere should celebrate National Women’s Health Month this May by embarking on achieving optimal wellness, marked by an enhanced and empowered lifestyle. These valuable tips are a great start to a very successful journey.

Note: Only for the month of May, About Your Health is offering 20% off of breast thermography!

About Your Health is located at 120 Kaminer Way Pkwy., Ste. J, in Columbia.

Schedule an appointment today. For more information, call 803-798-8687 or visit AboutYourHealthSC.com. See ad, page 23.

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SUSTAINABLE MIDLANDS:

Helping to Keep Our Water Safe

by Odell Williams

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ustainable Midlands is a grassroots nonprofit organization with a big picture vision that incorporates on-the-ground action. The perspective includes fresh food, multi-modal transportation, a vibrant local economy, and healthy waterways. It is this work to support healthy waterways that oftentimes ties the work together. To help protect the integrity of our urban waterways, Sustainable Midlands participates in Clemson's Adopt-A-Stream and convenes both the Rocky Branch Watershed Alliance and the Smith Branch Watershed Alliance.

The Rocky Branch Watershed Alliance was formed as a project of Sustainable Midlands guided by a steering committee comprised of stakeholders representing the community. The alliance is comprised of the following stakeholders: the University of South Carolina (USC), the city of

Columbia, Richland County, S.C. DHEC, Congaree Riverkeeper, and the Gills Creek Watershed Association. It is a movement that unifies concerned residents, businesses, governments and organizations to restore water quality, properly manage flooding, and care for related natural resources. The alliance also encourages responsible development of adjacent land, such as the Five Points area and the USC campus.

The goals of the Rocky Branch Watershed Alliance are to develop cost-effective solutions to the devastating flooding experienced in the past; improve water quality; restore habitat for native wildlife and plants; and to plan a greenway from Five Points to the Granby Riverwalk.

The Smith Branch Watershed Alliance was formed in 2013 to create plans to address immediate and long-term issues facing the Smith Branch watershed in the

northern part of Columbia. The alliance is eager to work in concert with future development in the area, including the Bull Street State Hospital redevelopment project, to ensure an overall plan for the Smith Branch to become a community asset. The watershed area, which originates near the hospital site, stretches across Columbia’s North Main Street neighborhoods and empties into the Broad River, just north of the Columbia Canal.

The years of work accomplished in these alliances is currently paying off. The city of Columbia has currently identified funding and started capital improvement projects to restore the health and ecology of these creeks. Some of this work is underway and can be seen in the Bull Street Development where a section of Smith Branch that had been buried for more than a hundred years is now seeing daylight.

The city’s commitment to restoring our creeks is enhanced by Richland County’s commitment to enhancing our parks and greenways. The Penny Tax Program is an initiative created and designed to fund greenways within our local communities.

Sustainable Midlands’ partners in city and county planning offices are doing their part to support a healthy river system that functions to reduce flooding in our communities while also providing recreational opportunities for local residents. It is the citizens, however, that will ensure that the best of these plans becomes reality. If you would like to lend your hand and heart toward these projects, Sustainable Midlands encourages you to do so.

The month of May is recognized as National Water Safety Month. As such, everyone in the Midlands is encouraged to help support and protect our valuable water resources by getting personally involved in some way. Two direct ways to get involved are participating in the adopt-astream water-quality monitoring program and attending a watershed alliance meeting or action. Together we can make a difference.

For more information, call 803-470-4302, email Info@SustainableMidlands.org or visit SustainableMidlands.org.

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the Journal of Clinical Nursing shows that bereaved individuals that received 25-minute hand and/or foot massages once a week for eight weeks felt greater comfort and were more capable of coping with stress.

The Body’s Pain Language

WHEN EMOTIONS ARE PHYSICAL

Bodywork for Trauma and Grief

by Marlaina Donato

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assage is often associated with spa-like pampering, yet it is also an effective therapy for reducing physical and emotional pain. Bodywork can lower blood pressure and reduce stress hormones, which in turn helps to balance

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Like a perfect dance partner, a skilled bodywork practitioner follows the nervous system and helps the client access sources of trauma. ~Lissa Wheeler

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blood sugar and boost immunity. A surge of the feel-good neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine is also a natural perk of rubdowns.

On the emotional level, massage therapy can offer profound benefits for anyone experiencing acute grief or the effects of a traumatic past. A Swedish study published in

When the “fight-or-flight” stress response is activated in the presence of danger or emotional distress, the body has one objective: get us to safety. Yet, many times, the amygdala—the part of the brain that plays a key role in this process—becomes hyper alert and falsely perceives danger when there is none. Trauma becomes hardwired into the nervous system. Pain syndromes and tension are common symptoms.

No matter what the pattern for handling trauma, it takes a lot of work for the body to repress emotions, and it will create tension in the form of “armoring” to defend against unwanted feelings. “Trauma is a physiological experience. Body tension that results from unresolved trauma will not respond to only releasing muscle tension,” explains Lissa Wheeler, author of Engaging Resilience: Heal the Physical Impact of Emotional Trauma: A Guide for Bodywork Practitioners.

Wheeler’s Medford, Massachusetts, practice focuses on releasing emotional patterns locked in tissue memory. “When the nervous system is frozen in a state of threat long after the actual threat is gone, all of the body’s activities of healthy regulation are challenged. This affects not only skeletal muscles, but also smooth muscle such as what’s found in the gastrointestinal tract. Sleep problems and teeth grinding can also result.”

Cellular Memory and CranioSacral Therapy

Swedish massage, Thai massage and shiatsu are all ideal treatments for chronic pain, grief and emotional imprints locked within the body’s cellular consciousness. CranioSacral Therapy (CST) offers a gentler alternative. “CranioSacral Therapy can unravel cellular stories and assist in freeing repressed or preverbal emotions from childhood,” says Seattle-based CST therapist Barbara Coon. “Experiences are held in the body.

Stress and muscular tension activate the vagus nerve, and CST focuses on calming [it].”

The vagus nerve facilitates communication between the brain and the heart, lungs and gut. Coon attests to the modality’s body-centered support for reducing anxiety, depression, panic attacks, memory loss, sleep disturbances and grief.

“Some people respond well to deep tissue work, while others do better with the gentleness of CranioSacral Therapy,” says Wheeler. “Like a perfect dance partner, a skilled bodywork practitioner follows the nervous system and helps the client access sources of trauma.”

Healing Frequencies

Clinical aromatherapy and therapeutic sound can also play a vital role in emotional healing, especially when combined with bodywork. Kelli Passeri, a massage therapist and owner of Sound and Stone Massage, in Pittsburg, Kansas, utilizes a subwoofer speaker beneath her massage table so clients can feel the vibrations of the music. “I play music recorded in specific frequencies that align with the body and the chakras or energy centers to help rebalance the energy body,” says Passeri, who also uses rose quartz crystals in her hot stone sessions. She relies on aromatherapy blends that promote opening on both physical and emotional levels.

Passeri has observed common pain patterns in her clients that often don’t have a physical cause. “The sacrum tends to hold on to lifelong traumatic emotions from childhood, and the shoulders tend to reflect more current emotional blockages and issues,” she says, adding, “I encourage my clients to open up or cry because it’s a healthy thing to do.

There’s no need for embarrassment and is

totally okay.”

Healing on any level might take time, but allowing the body’s stories to be witnessed without judgement is key. “The good news is that when trauma is worked through, the whole body is much more resilient and has a greater capacity to live life fully,” Wheeler says.

Marlaina Donato authored Multidimensional Aromatherapy and several other books. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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ith the explosion of cannabidiol (CBD) products on the human medical scene, many pet owners are looking into this hemp plant derivative as a natural means of medicating their four-legged family members. A study conducted by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, in Ithaca, New York, found that CBD can be effective in treating some of the same ailments in pets as it does in humans.

“I’ve used CBD on dogs and cats suffering from arthritis, anxiety and seizures,” says Angie Krause, DVM, a veterinarian with Boulder Holistic Vet, in Colorado. “I’ve even used CBD to treat cats with chronic respiratory infections.”

Unlike CBD from marijuana, which in most cases is a Schedule I narcotic that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration considers highly subject to abuse, CBD from industrial hemp contains less than 0.3 percent of the psychoactive component THC. It is legal under federal law and can be sold nationwide, subject to state regulations.

However, choosing the right CBD product is complicated by the number of confusing options. “There are so many products on the shelves with different concentrations and formulations,” says Krause, who considers the extraction method used during production to be one of the most important factors. She favors CO2 (carbon dioxide) extraction over solvent extraction methods: “CO2 leaves no residue behind that could harm the bodies of small animals such as dogs and cats.”

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Within three days, it was like I had a new dog. She no longer destroys things, she is calm, she is more engaged with her environment. ~Cindy Hesse Stephen Cital, a veterinary technician in San Jose, California, co-founded the Facebook group Veterinary Cannabis Academy. He agrees that the purity of the extraction method is significant.

He also notes that price is not necessarily an indicator of quality. “A 30-cc bottle of CBD could cost $70 at a concentration of 700 milligrams [7 mg per cc]. However, it’s possible to find the same volume at the same price at a concentration of 1,000 milligrams [10 mg per cc].”

Some products don’t contain CBD at all, only hemp extract, Cital explains. “For people who don’t understand the labeling, this can be very misleading.”

CBD is one of 104 cannabinoids found in both industrial hemp and marijuana plants.

Full-spectrum hemp extracts contain the entire profile of cannabinoids, including trace amounts of THC. Broad-spectrum hemp extracts contain everything but the THC. Cital

says it’s always best to start with full- or broad-spectrum products for the “entourage effect”, in which the cannabinoids work in concert. Isolates of additional cannabinoids can be added as needed, he says.

When choosing a product to purchase for a pet, he recommends going with companies that are able to present the consumer with a certificate of analysis by a third party. “The certificate will show the complete profile of the CBD product, including cannabinoid, terpene, residual solvent, pesticide, bacteria, mycotoxin, fungicidal and elemental profiles,” he says.

Cital notes that the elemental profile is especially important. “Hemp is very good at absorbing what is in its environment, including heavy metals such as lead.”

Krause favors CBD products with minimal ingredients that “should be as simple as possible,” she says. “No xylitol, no artificial colors or sweeteners.”

Cindy Hesse, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, also believes that CBD for pets should be as pure as possible. Her Cocker Spaniel, Reina, is both blind and deaf. Because of her handicaps, Reina experienced extreme anxiety to the point of destroying her metal crate, furniture and door frames. Reina’s vet put her on the antidepressant and antianxiety drugs Prozac and trazadone, but these only helped for a short period.

After attending a CBD conference in Florida, her veterinarian decided to see if the compound might help the dog—his first patient to use CBD. The results, Hesse says, were amazing. “Within three days, it was like I had a new dog. She no longer destroys things, she is calm, she is more engaged with her environment. I recommend CBD oil to everyone I know who has a pet with health issues.”

When deciding whether to give CBD to a pet, Krause and Cital recommend working with a veterinarian to ensure the proper dosage. “People can certainly work with CBD on their own with their pets,” says Krause, “but it’s important to get the dosing and concentration right to make it worthwhile.”

Kajsa Nickels is a freelance writer and a music composer. She resides in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Contact her at fideleterna45@ gmail.com.

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~Dr. Kelly Brogan

Self-Care As Bedrock

HER SOUL IN BLOOM Self-Care for All Stages of Life

by Marlaina Donato

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o be female is to be life coach and author of not necessarily Expectation Hangover: Overblessed with an innate gift for multitasking, have to involve coming Disappointment in but in our fast-paced, jamtime; it’s a way Work, Love, and Life. packed world, daily life for

The San Diego-based of being. most women is a juggling act motivational speaker views that can come with a steep ~Christine Hassler self-care to be as vital as eduprice tag if self-care isn’t on cation. “Women are not taught the to-do list. Depression, anxiety and in high school and college how to take care feeling overwhelmed are all too common. of themselves. Prioritizing self-care is so According to the National Alliance on important. I see so many young women Mental Illness, one in eight women expewith adrenal or thyroid burnout and eating rience depression during their lifetime— disorders. All of that comes down to stress, twice the rate of men. relationship to self and lack of self-care.”

The personal interests of women in Seasons of a Woman’s Life their 30s and 40s trying to balance motherhood and career often get lost in the tangled Each decade poses unique challenges. For underbrush of daily logistics. There can women in their 20s and early 30s, combe a deep longing for identity well into the paring and finding one’s own path can be significant. “The feminist movement of our 50s, especially when children leave the nest.

Fears of aging and loneliness often accommothers’ generation opened doors, but so pany women 60 and older. By passionately many 20- and 30-something women have and joyously taking care of body and spirit, interpreted that as, ‘I have to do everything women of any generation can find renewal. and be everything,’” says Christine Hassler, 22

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Women play vital roles in family and community, much like the foundation of a sound building, and if self-care is not the bedrock, all that is supported by it is likely to be compromised. “I believe we’ve taken the bait, the promise that if we arrange our life circumstances just so, we’ll feel ease and happiness. We’re getting to a place as a collective where we see a bankruptcy in that,” says Miami-based holistic women’s psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Brogan, bestselling author of A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives.

Body-mind-spirit self-care is the heart of Brogan’s approach, and self-love is the lifeblood. “Self-love is quite elusive for most of us, perhaps because our self-esteem is contingent [upon it], and we only feel good about ourselves under certain circumstances. The daily choice to prioritize caring for oneself can ultimately lead to an experience of self-love and wholeness,” says Brogan, who compares a ritualized system of daily self-care that comes first to putting on the proverbial oxygen mask before attempting to meet the needs of others.

“Balancing self-love and caring for others starts with recognizing and accepting that it’s possible for you to effectively do both. Self-love at the soul level is the catalyst for healing on all levels, which in turn drives our level of self-worth,” concurs Teigan Draig, a spiritual life coach and busy home-schooling mom in Spencerville, Ohio. She reminds us that putting our needs above the wants of others is not being selfish, but is an emotional necessity that helps women get out of the loop of self-defeatism and self-sabotage. “The first step to finding your fire is learning to love yourself, all of yourself. Self-care and selflove are a total wellness package.”

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The daily choice to prioritize caring for oneself can ultimately lead to an experience of self-love and wholeness.

Benefits of Self-Nourishment

Many psychologists agree that self-care can help to improve concentration, promote relaxation, fortify relationships and boost productivity. Most women crave more metime, but don’t know how to implement change. “Without a premise of self-care, we react based on stress patterns. We react with more tension, irritability, guilt and obligation. We say, ‘Yes’ when we want to say, ‘No’. However, when we take stock in our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, we’re less reactive,” observes Hassler, who underscores self-care as an investment for life. “Most women have inner critics and a negative relationship with self. Self-care is essential so we can turn down the volume of the inner critic, stop people-pleasing and make self-honoring choices.”

Balancing motherhood and career or other obligations can leave many women running on empty and resentful. “We would never tell a loved one who desperately needed some TLC to get over it and just keep going.

As busy women, when we don’t take the time to care for ourselves, the consequence is our children getting a mom who is preoccupied, anxious and disconnected,” says women’s life coach Veronica Paris, in San Diego. Catering to everyone’s desires and spreading ourselves too thin can backfire. Paris asks, “How do I want my kids to look back on me as a mother? By taking the time to self-care, we’re taking accountability for how we want to show up in our world rather than shape-shifting from one situation to the next. We can teach our children how to do the same.”

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For too many women, another common byproduct of self-neglect can be emotional numbing and feeling “flatlined”. A toxic or addictive relationship to food, alcohol or shopping can be a symptom of a deep need to nourish the self and give a voice to suppressed feelings. “One of our greatest challenges is that we’ve become disconnected from our deep seat of power, which is our capacity to feel,” says Brogan. “We’ve been enculturated to disregard our experience of feeling emotions, and because of this, it’s been reduced to a very narrow bandwidth.”

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Sometimes my daily me-time was only five minutes here or 10 minutes there, but it saved my sanity. ~Teigan Draig ergy, as well as giving up the need to control. “I think it’s the work of many women to understand that we’re not here to meet the needs of everyone on the planet—and with our loved ones, it disempowers them as much as we’re feeling disempowered.

We’re here to meet our own needs and then offer compassion and caring in a way that comes from a more boundaried space.”

SIMPLE SELF-CARE STRATEGIES 4 Schedule me-time on the calendar.

4 Unplug from gadgets.

4 Spend lunch breaks in the park.

4 Rest before hitting the wall of exhaustion.

4 Take 10 minutes to stretch and breathe in the morning.

4 Meditate in the shower; choose a luxurious, natural, body wash.

4 Wear your favorite jewelry.

4 Designate a beautiful tea cup or coffee mug to use on hectic work days.

4 Buy yourself flowers; take yourself out to lunch or a museum.

4 Sprinkle lavender, rose geranium or ylang ylang essential oil on your sheets.

4 Opt for a gentle workout instead of a high-intensity session when tired.

4 Choose a healthy breakfast.

4 Play, be silly and be a kid again.

4 Designate 15 to 20 minutes after the workday to color, doodle or journal.

4 Listen to your favorite music during commuting or cleaning the house.

4 Abandon perfectionism.

4 Connect to a higher power, however you define it, even if it is inner peace.

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Hassler affirms that when women are fully present, every aspect of life can be viewed through a clearer lens. “Self-care helps us tap into our super power, which is our intuition, and by doing that, we know what we need and act on that.”

Thrive With Small Changes

Beginning the day with self-care can be as simple as taking the time to meditate and breathe deeply for a minute or two before getting out of bed and opting for a healthier breakfast. Feeding our senses and feasting on what gives us joy can be a way of life. “Self-care does not necessarily have to involve time; it’s a way of being,” says Hassler. “The more time we spend on self-care tells the subconscious mind that we’re worth it.”

Draig suggests setting personal boundaries, and part of this means reserving time for ourselves. “When I became a new mother, I was running on fumes.

Sometimes my daily me-time was only five minutes here or 10 minutes there, but it saved my sanity. Learn to schedule selfcare time in your calendar as you would anything else,” she says, noting, “My house was not always spotless, but it was a trade I was willing to make so I could take care of myself and be a better mother.”

Being innovative can be an ally. “Ten minutes walking the dog or taking the baby out in a stroller can become 10 minutes spent saying positive self-affirmations,” suggests Paris. “That 15-minute drive can be spent deep breathing instead of listening to the news on the radio.”

Blooming into our best possible self is returning to our essence. “It’s about taking off the masks, no longer living according to expectations and other people. It’s about radical self-acceptance,” says Hassler.

Each decade poses an invitation to grow and commit to self-nourishment.

“There will be days where you feel like you can’t get the hang of it, but you’ll arrive, and when you do, no matter what age you are, it can be magical,” Draig says.

Marlaina Donato is a composer and author of several books in women’s spirituality and holistic health. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

Is My Water Safe To Drink?

We often take our drinking water for granted.

That is, until it begins to taste or smell odd, or there is a boil order, or we hear stories about contaminated water coming out of the tap due to old pipes or pollution. The truth of the matter is that tap water is by and large safe to drink, barring events that could cause contamination.

However, it’s not necessarily the case that tap water is always pleasant to drink.

The main issue is that we, as consumers and homeowners, can’t control the quality of our tap water until it gets to our house. That leaves a lot of leeway for accidents to happen that impact your water quality. It is up to local municipalities to enforce the standards, to maintain water systems, and to enact repairs for those systems when necessary. As we may know from personal experience (and from recent news stories from towns like Flint, MI), this doesn’t always happen.

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26 percent more vegetables and fruit after growing a school garden, and a University of Florida study of 1,351 college students showed them more likely to eat veggies if they had gardened as children.

For the most gratifying results, give kids a sense of ownership. “Let them make the decisions and be in charge of the care of the garden as much as developmentally possible,” advises Sarah Pounders, senior education specialist at KidsGardening.org, in Burlington, Vermont.

Getting Started

Gardening for Kids The Fun of Growing Their Own

by Ronica A. O’Hara

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t’s May, and the temperature is rising, as is the sap and green shoots. It’s the perfect time to involve kids in growing their own garden that will get them outdoors, teach them planning and perseverance, and develop their motor, literacy and

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scientific skills.

A South Korean study found that gardening provides both high- and moderate-intensity exercise for kids. It builds good eating habits, too: A British study of 46 9- and 10-year-olds found that they ate

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Order some seed catalogues, look online—or better yet, take a child to the local garden nursery. Let them decide what to grow. Their choices are as diverse as their interests.

Veggies, flowers and plants that draw butterflies each have their own appeal.

Some, like sunflowers, radishes and lettuce, are fast-growing, offering quick gratification. Or, they can choose a theme.

“If your child likes Italian food, plant tomatoes and basil. If they enjoy Mexican food, then peppers and cilantro. For flowers—zinnias and cosmos—let them make flower arrangements from early summer into the fall,” suggests Susan Brandt, of Bristow, Virginia, co-founder of the gardening site BloomingSecrets.com.

Visiting a plant nursery offers the perfect opportunity to put kids on the path to healthy living. Point out and discuss the differences between organic and nonorganic seeds and between chemical fertilizers containing Roundup—labeled “Keep Out of Reach of Children”—and organic fertilizers

containing fish, seaweed and other natural nutrients.

For young kids with short attention spans, small plastic spades, rakes and hoes might work. But older kids need hardier tools. Get them properly fitted garden gloves, plus sunhats and sunscreen.

“They can look at the soil to see all the living creatures in it, which is especially fun through a microscope,” says Dixie Sandborn, an extension specialist at Michigan State University. “They can learn about vermiculture by making a worm bin and feeding the worms their table scraps.”

With a ruler, they can measure the growth of various plants and create a chart comparing rates. By taking photos or drawing pictures on a daily or weekly basis, they can compile an album, along with their commentary on weather patterns.

Plant the Seeds

Have Fun

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Get Scientific

A three-foot-by-three-foot plot is an ideal size for a child’s garden, as long as it gets lots of sunshine. If living in an urban area, go with pots of soil in a sunny window.

Get the Right Tools

Help them read and interpret the seed package directions, if necessary, and use a ruler to measure proper spacing. “I always try to have a mix of plants that start from seed and from transplants, so that kids can have both immediate and delayed gratification,” says Pounders.

Water, Weed and Mulch

Show them how to use the watering can or hose properly, usually watering only when the soil is dry to a depth of one inch. They can mix their own non-toxic pesticide out of vinegar and salt, and spread such organic mulches as straw, newspaper, grass clippings and leaves to discourage weeds.

“Let them add personal touches like stepping stones, signs and other decorations

that let them express their personality in their garden space,” says Pounders. Help them build a scarecrow, bird feeder, toad house, bird bath, sundial or a tent. Make a teepee or small enclosure and cover it with flowers, vines or climbing beans.

Harvest the Crop

After picking ripe vegetables, kids can find recipes and prepare snacks or a dish; arrange plucked flowers in vases and take photos; do craft activities with seeds, plants and flowers, like making potpourri or framing dried flowers; or throw a garden-themed party with favors that include herbs or seed packets. “You could have a ‘pa-jam-a’ party. Kids could wear their pajamas, pick berries, and make jam to take home,” suggests Sandborn.

Ronica A. O’Hara is a Denver-based freelance health writer. Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.

More to Grow By

KidsGardening.org: Designed for schools and families, this site has a wealth of kid-friendly information on everything from seeds to pollinators to creating pirate gardens.

Build-your-own worm farm: See how at Tinyurl.com/KidsWormFarm.

Youth Gardening Clubs: Many local chapters of garden clubs have these.

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4-H: Many state 4-H organizations conduct special gardening activities, which can be found by Googling the name of a state along with “4-H gardening”.

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Vision Quest Eat a Rainbow of Color for Healthy Eyes

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ne of the best ways to protect and preserve our precious eyesight is to focus on food. In general, the same plant-based, antioxidant-rich diets that defend against heart disease and cancer also contribute to eye health by reducing the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration—the two most common age-related causes of vision loss.

However, two specific nutrients— lutein and zeaxanthin—deserve special attention. These compounds uniquely concentrate in the macula, the centrally located part of the retina responsible for visual acuity, and are most vulnerable to oxidative damage from light exposure.

Both are members of the carotenoid family, a large group of powerful antioxidant nutrients found mostly in fruits and vegetables, especially those with dark green, deep yellow, red and orange pigments.

According to the National Eye Institute and the American Optometric Association, lutein and zeaxanthin help absorb damaging ultraviolet light from the sun, as well as blue light from computer screens,

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digital devices and LEDs.

“Think of lutein as a sort of sunblock,” says Elizabeth Johnson, research associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy at Tufts University, in Boston. Speaking at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual meeting in Washington, D.C., last fall, Johnson described the yellow macular pigments— lutein and zeaxanthin—as “internal sunglasses” that protect the eyes’ photoreceptor cells. “Yellow pigment absorbs blue light,” Johnson explains. The greater our macular pigment density, the more protection we have against light damage, and the better our visual function.

As a bonus, macular pigment density also aligns with improved academic performance and cognitive function across our lifespan, reports Naiman Khan, Ph.D., a registered dietitian and director at the Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Because lutein is actively transported into breast milk, Johnson suspects the compound is important to

infant eye and brain health.

Despite solid scientific evidence confirming the benefits of lutein and zeaxanthin, there is no official recommended daily allowance. Johnson explains that Americans typically consume less than two milligrams per day, falling short of levels needed to enhance visual and brain function and slow the progression of age-related eye diseases.

Her advice: Eat foods that provide between six to 10 milligrams of lutein and two milligrams of zeaxanthin each day.

Dark green leafy vegetables, including kale, spinach and collard greens, provide the highest amounts of lutein and zeaxanthin, especially when cooked. For example, one cup of cooked kale or spinach delivers more than 20 milligrams of lutein and zeaxanthin, whereas one cup of raw spinach contains just under four milligrams.

Johnson explains that cooking breaks down plant cell walls, making the carotenoids more bio-available. Plus, because lutein and zeaxanthin are fat-soluble, lower amounts found in avocadoes (0.4 milligrams in one medium fruit) are better absorbed. Further, simply adding an avocado or oil-based dressing to raw, dark leafy green salads will increase intestinal absorption.

The same is true for egg yolks (0.2 milligrams per large egg). In a study of 33 older adults, published in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that consumption of one egg a day for five weeks significantly increased blood levels of lutein and zeaxan-

thin without raising cholesterol levels.

According to the National Eye Institute and their Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS), additional nutrients that benefit eye health include vitamins C and E, and omega-3 fatty acids.

When it comes to eating for eye health, here’s some more insightful advice:

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Eat the “rainbow”. Choose a variety of colorful, organic fruits and vegetables daily; they are rich in eye-protecting carotenoids, flavonoids and vitamin C. Whole grains, nuts and seeds provide vitamin E, and fatty, cold-water fish such as sardines, salmon, tuna and mackerel are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

Vegan sources of omega-3s include walnuts, ground flax, hemp and chia seeds, or microalgae supplements.

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Become familiar with the best food sources of lutein and zeaxanthin: lpi.OregonState.edu/mic/dietary-factors/ phytochemicals/carotenoids.

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Obtain a physician’s approval before taking eye health supplements, and compare their effectiveness, safety and cost at ConsumerLab.com.

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Stay informed: National Eye Institute, nei.nih.gov; AREDS studies: nei.nih.gov/ areds2/patientfaq.

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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PLANTS TALK

Discover Their Secret Language

by April Thompson

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hile flowers are known to lean toward light, a growing body of research is demonstrating plants also respond to sounds and scents— and then herald the news to their neighbors. Far from being passive life forms, members of the plant kingdom are adept at interacting with their environments and with each other.

“Plants don’t have specialized sense organs, but like animals, plants are very capable of sensing their environment. They perceive cues, weigh different alternatives and allocate resources in very sophisticated ways,” says Richard Karban, professor of entomology at the University of California at Davis and the author of Plant Sensing and Communication.

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Better Living Through Chemistry

Early evidence of plant communication was discovered by accident, according to Jack Schultz, senior executive director of research development at the University of Toledo, in Ohio. “In the 1970s, researchers began to notice plants under attack respond by increasing defensive chemistry—things that make a plant distasteful or toxic to predators,” he says. Researchers noticed that control plants also seemed to respond to their neighbors being attacked.

Since then, Schultz, Karban and other investigators have discovered that plants emit complex profiles of odors in the form of volatile compounds that can be picked up by other plants, as well as insects. Studying sagebrush in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Karban found

We underestimate what plants can do because their communication is invisible to us. ~Heidi Appel that plants under duress emit chemical cues that trigger nearby plants to increase their defenses.

These odors vary with the type of threat and time, working to attract pollinators during the day and fending off enemies at night, Schultz says. A plant being eaten by an insect may release a chemical that attracts predatory insects looking for herbivore prey.

“There is a clear adaptive advantage in attracting the ‘enemy of your enemy’, who can act as a bodyguard for the plant being attacked.”

Smells are just part of a plant’s multisensory life, says Heidi Appel, a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Toledo and one of Schultz’s collaborators. Appel’s research with collaborator Rex Cocroft, at the University of Missouri, demonstrates they’re listening for threats, too.

Her lab exposed plants from the mustard family to the sound of a caterpillar feeding, with control plants in silence or “listening” to a recording of the wind or other insects, and found that those vibrations didn’t effect the same defensive-priming response as that of the plant-munching caterpillar. “Plants have no special sense organs, so their sophisticated sense of hearing is very surprising,” says Appel.

Nature’s Networks

Karban’s lab isolated plants to determine that their chemical signals were transmitted by air rather than soil or root systems.

Yet researcher Suzanne Simard, a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, is digging into the underground connections, finding that trees are interacting with one another below the ground in complex ways.

Trees have a symbiotic relationship with fungi that’s built on a mutually beneficial exchange of nutrients, says Simard. This underground network links root systems of trees together, enabling them to exchange carbon, water and other nutrients in a kind of natural balance sheet. Simard discovered these networks had hubs—typically older “mother trees”—that can connect to hundreds of saplings and send them excess carbon that can quadruple their survival rates.

Simard also found that trees engage in “defense signaling” similar to plants, increasing their natural defenses in response to damage inflicted on their neighbors, but only if the mycorrhizal networks of fungi that aid in sending such messages are intact.

Simard’s research seeks to understand how environmental threats like climate change and logging may further disrupt these communication networks.

Recognizing all of the communication that exists between plants, we might wonder if human words of encouragement can help them grow. Perhaps, but not for the reasons one might hope, says Appel. “Whenever we feel a sense of connection to another life form, we are more likely to take better care of it,” says the researcher. “We underestimate what plants can do because their communication is invisible to us. Yet we also have to be careful about overestimating their abilities. We need an understanding to be driven by science, and not wishful thinking.”

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

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TOXIC LEGACY

Breast Implant Warriors Unite

by Linda Sechrist

You will never win if you never begin. ~Helen Rowland

T It’s okay to be confident in yourself. ~Lady Gaga

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he U.S. Surgeon General’s warning on cigarettes hasn’t prevented individuals from smoking, nor has the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) list of risks and complications associated with breast implants kept women from undergoing voluntary breast augmentation. Since 1997, the number of saline- and silicone-filled breast implant surgeries has tripled. According to the National Center for Health Research (NCHR), more than 400,000 women and teenagers undergo breast implant surgeries every year, with 75 percent for augmentation of healthy breasts and 25 percent for reconstruction after mastectomies.

The marked increase in surgeries implanting these Class III “high risk” medical devices includes many women that undergo procedures to replace old implants that have broken or caused other problems. An estimated 40,000 U.S. women a year have the surgery to remove the implants entirely. These “explants” stem from a variety of issues, from rupture or delayed wound healing to broken implants that have caused breast pain, capsule contracture, spontaneous deflation, breast lesion, infection, wrinkling/ scalloping and necrosis.

Another reason for removal is the growing concern about the reported

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incidence of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a treatable T-cell lymphoma, and breast implant illness (BII) associated with both silicone and saline implants.

The FDA first sounded the alarm about the rare lymphoma in 2011, linking it to implants with textured, Velcro-like outer shells. In February, the federal agency issued a letter to healthcare providers seeking to increase awareness “about an association between all breast implants, regardless of filling or texture,” and BIA-ALCL. On the issue of BII and other problems reported by women with implants, the FDA has remained largely silent, suggesting that “studies would need to be larger and longer than these conducted so far.”

However, the number of women with implants reporting health problems has prompted the FDA to demand that two manufacturers of the devices conduct proper long-term health studies. The agency sent out letters in March warning of deficiencies in FDA-required research and the possibility that their products could be taken off the market.

The move is considered to be a victory for patient activism. Facebook.com/groups/ HealingBreastImplantIllness has become a sanctuary for more than 68,000 women

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that report a range of symptoms associated with BII. Nicole Daruda, of Vancouver Island, Canada, says she created the group to support women that visited her website, HealingBreastImplantIllness.com, where she told her personal BII story that began with implant surgery in 2005. “I never anticipated an avalanche of women’s stories about the symptoms that I endured before having my explant surgery in 2015.”

After hearing from other women, Daruda felt affirmed in her suspicions that implants had caused her fatigue, brain fog, memory loss, headaches, joint and muscle pain, hair loss, recurring infections, swollen lymph nodes, rashes, irritable bowel syndrome and problems with thyroid and adrenal glands. “I believe that various doctors pigeonholed my symptoms into the category of autoimmune disorders because few general practitioners are aware of BII.”

Diana Hoppe, M.D., a board-certified OB/GYN in Encinitas, California, never heard of BII until earlier this year. “Doctors rely on published, evidence-based study results, and while there are none linking connective tissue disorders and breast implants, I suspect that the outcomes of studies conducted by breast implant manufacturers are equally as suspicious as the outcomes of studies done by the manufacturers of cigarettes.”

One longtime BII combatant says, “My body mounted an all-out war, in the form of a foreign body immune response.”

She learned about BII from Tinyurl.com/ BreastImplantIllness, but is unable to afford the explant surgery that would remove the apparently toxic invaders.

NCHR reports that at the time of explant surgery, approximately three out of five women have had implants and their unhealthy symptoms for 10 years or more.

After explant surgery, 89 percent of the women report improvement. However, explant surgery is just the first step.

Daruda used chelation and the protocols of Gerson Therapy, a natural treatment that activates the body’s ability to heal itself through an organic, plant-based diet, raw juices, coffee enemas and supplements. “It took me four years to recuperate,” she says.

“It didn’t take that long to know the lesson I wanted to share with other women: Self-love and self-worth are more important than society’s false concepts of beauty. The essence of who we are is not tied to any body part.”

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RUNNING TOWARD MINDFULNESS

by Randy Kambic

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he 5 million faithful listeners of National Public Radio’s award-winning weekly broadcast Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! know that 20-year host Peter Sagal infuses wit and wisdom into his views of the news and the world. In his new book, The Incomplete Book of Running, he brings his trademark humor to a memoir that posits running as a mode of survival—and hope, persistence, practice and love as vehicles of redemption.

Sagal’s collection of deeply personal lessons encompasses the emotional spectrum of running, body image and the special bonding between fellow runners.

His exhilarating guide to life suggests we keep moving forward in all ways. He also reflects upon the 2013 Boston Marathon, where he finished moments before two bombs exploded, and explores how running helped him cope with a devastating divorce, depression and more.

Sagal is also a playwright, screenwriter and the host of PBS’ Constitution USA with Peter Sagal when he’s not writing about the recreation he took up in mid-life where he found himself “lost, in a dark place” after a personal crisis. He lives near Chicago with his wife, Mara.

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into something more than a simple mission to get healthy?

I was concerned about my weight, but mainly I was also concerned about getting older. I ran my first marathon in 2005 as an emotional reaction to growing older, and that’s when it all began to change for me. It struck me in a deep way as something I wanted to do better.

I’ve rarely experienced the classic “runner’s high”—that endorphin-caused euphoria—although I do believe it exists.

Rather, what’s more common is the sense that everything—body, mind—is working in concert, without discomfort, with strength, with ease. To paraphrase a line from Kurt Vonnegut, it’s when “everything is beautiful, and nothing hurts.”

As an advocate of escaping our “digital dystopia” of electronic screens by running outdoors, what’s the benefit you see in unplugging?

I’m a big fan of evolutionary biology. We evolved in very different circumstances than what we are living in now; to be attentive to the world and not with a screen in front of us. The reason we are up on two legs is so that we can look around and think. We’re supposed to ruminate.

We didn’t evolve these extraordinary brains and self-consciousness so we could

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ACROSS THE MILES

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ur sport seems mindless only to people who never run long enough for any thought to form other than, ‘When can I stop running?’ But the only way to succeed as a long-distance runner is to do it mindfully, to be aware of the body and the world it is moving through.

I think about my motion and my breathing, my muscles and their state of agitation or stress or relaxation. I note my surroundings—the downward slope I would never notice driving this street, the hawk’s nest I would never see for lack of looking up, the figure in a window caught in a solitary moment of their own. I think about the true meaning of distance—about the learning that comes from running a mile in your own shoes.

From The Incomplete Book of Running,

by Peter Sagal.

I’ve met people who say they don’t run, but they walk, ride bikes, hike in the woods. Those people are getting many of the same benefits as running. outsource our thinking. Anybody who has done creative work knows what’s needed to do that is uninterrupted thought.

What can non-runners take away from your book?

Go outside. We weren’t meant to spend so much time in offices. Take the headphones off, move, use your body. Look at little kids in playgrounds—they’re just running around before getting trained into games.

We forget that. We spend so much time in our heads reading, watching screens. I’ve met people who say they don’t run, but they walk, ride bikes, hike in the woods.

Those people are getting many of the same benefits as running.

Of the many anecdotes you cite about bonding with others through running, which one was the most gratifying?

On the Brink

Monarchs Need Species Protections

Being listed as part of the Endangered Species Act would protect monarch butterflies.

In the 1980s, about 4.5 million butterflies spent winters along the California coast.

This season’s stay is shaping up to consist of only about 30,000. Fully 99 percent of the species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 are still with us today. To urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to give monarch butterflies the proven protection of the Endangered Species Act in June, sign the petition at Tinyurl.com/ProtectTheMonarchs.

Probably when I ran with William Greer, who I didn’t even know 24 hours before we ran the 2013 Boston Marathon, and by the end of that day we were friends forever because of all we went through together. [Greer is visually impaired and Sagal was his volunteer guide during the race.] We’re still in touch; we sometimes run together. He wouldn’t have finished if I wasn’t helping him and I wouldn’t have finished if he wasn’t helping me.

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

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SATURDAY, MAY 4

Pickin’ and Piggin’–11am-2:30pm. A world-class barbecue cook-off and music celebration. Enjoy great live music from the Randy Lucas Trio! Cost: $10 advance, $15 day of, $5 children under 12. Saluda Shoals Park, 5605 Bush River Rd, Columbia.

Info: 803-772-1228, icrc.net.

ages. Cost: $8. Harbison Theatre, Midlands Tech, 7300 College St, Irmo. Info/tickets: 803-772-3336, icrc.net.

SATURDAY, MAY 11

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.

Writing as a Spiritual Practice–10am-12:30pm.

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 exercises. Free, but donations are accepted. Jubilee!

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

TUESDAY, MAY 7

SUNDAY, MAY 12

SATURDAYS IN MAY: 4, 11, 18 & 25

Business Breakfast Meetup–8-9am. Network with Lexington business owners/professionals while enjoying Roly Poly breakfast sandwiches. Cost: $5.

Roly Poly, 5076 Sunset Blvd, Lexington. Info: Call Rebekah Hilbish at 803-996-0397.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

15th Annual Spring Health Fair–9am-noon.

Featuring vendors that provide important health educational material to enhance the quality of life for seniors. Free to attend. Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Ln, Columbia. Info/vendor info: 803-7723336, icrc.net.

THURSDAY, MAY 9

Essential Oils 101–7pm. Learn about doTERRA essential oils to take care of you and your family naturally. We will be making roller bottles 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.

FRIDAY, MAY 10

A Course in Miracles–6:30pm. Facilitator Gina Gibson continues a series of monthly talks. Meditation and Q&A to follow. Free and open to the public; donations accepted. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@ JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.com.

FRIDAYS MAY 10 & 24

Discount Days at Rosewood–8am-8pm. 20% off purchase price; mention this listing. Deli sale items not included. Rosewood Market, 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. Info: 803-765-1083, RosewoodMarket.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 10-12

Disney’s Mary Poppins Jr–Fri-7:30pm, Sat-3 & 7:30pm, Sun-3pm. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, and through a combination of magic and common sense, she teaches the family how to value one another. All

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

Dance freely in a sacred space in the Skyline room.

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.

paddle (1 mile) along the scenic trails of Saluda Shoals Park. Paddle equipment is provided. Please bring an off-road bike and helmet. All ages allowed with an adult. Saluda Shoals Park, 5605 Bush River Rd, Columbia. Info/cost/register: 803-772-1228, LHudson@icrc.net, icrc.net.

SUNDAY, MAY 19

Fifth Annual Holistic Arts and Healing Festival–9am-5pm. Come experience unique artists, craftsmen, massage therapists, reiki masters, herbalists, holistic practitioners, and yoga practitioners.

Other activities include classes, workshops, music, food and more. Bring your yoga mats, drums, and an open mind and heart. Free to attend. Palms to Palmettos and Dawn of Your Wellness, 3357 Leaphart Rd, W Columbia. Info: 803-553-7010, 803-210-8289. Facebook.com/palmstopalmettos.

THURSDAY, MAY 23

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

Sip & Sweat–6:30-7:30pm. Thirty-minute Core Mania class, and healthy treats to follow. Cost: $5.

Rosewood Market, 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia.

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

Essential Oils Summer Solutions–7pm. Learn ways to use doTERRA essential oils to take care of your family this summer. We will be making rollers and sprays to aid with allergies, digestive health, sunburn relief, bug spray and more make-and-take bottles for $5. Refreshments provided. Roly Poly, 5076 Sunset Blvd, Lexington. Info: Call Silver Wellness Advocate Christine M. Steen at 803-422-7068.

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SATURDAY, MAY 25

Essential Oils Women’s Health–11am. We will be discussing how to use doTERRA essential oils and products for hormonal issues, hot flashes and metabolism. Free. Panera Bread, 1007 Bower Pkwy, Columbia. Info: Call Silver Wellness Advocate Christine M. Steen at 803-422-7068.

Thermography Screening–11am-2pm. Thermography for inflammation by Columbia Family Chiropractic. Free. Rosewood Market, 2803 Rosewood Dr, Columbia. Info: 803-765-1083, RosewoodMarket.com.

Murder Mystery Dinner/Honky Tonk Takedown–6:30-8pm. Join our special needs actors for a performance of the original mystery Honky Tonk Takedown. An hour of scripted mystery, improvisation and audience participation. Includes dinner, dessert and a beverage. Ages 10-adult. Cost: $15.

Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Ln, Columbia. Info: 803-772-1228, icrc.net.

An En"chanting" Evening–6:30-8:30pm. Join us for an evening of kirtan chants featuring a mix of prerecorded and live chants. Free, but donations are accepted. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@ JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 18

Splash and Dash Adventure Race–8:30am.

Competitors will run (2 miles), bike (4 miles), and

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Mother-Daughter Paint & Tea–10am-noon. Enjoy a girls’ day painting, drinking tea and eating finger foods at Seven Oaks and Crooked Creek parks.

Space is limited, so purchase tickets in advance.

Register by Wed, May 22. Cost: $45 couple. Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Ln, Columbia. Info: 803772-1228. Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Hwy, Chapin. Info: 803-345-6181, icrc.net.

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Camp Wildwood–Kings Mountain State Park–A camp featuring extensive hands-on learning. Participants will acquire the knowledge and appreciation needed for the protection and wise use of vital, but limited, natural resources. Learn important quality and character traits, such as self-reliance, self-discipline and independence in an outdoor setting.

Learn to build self-confidence in relationships and how to cooperate within a group. Camp Wildwood at Kings Mountain State Park, 1277 Park Rd, Blacksburg, SC. Info/cost: 803-256-0670, scwf. org, CampWildwoodSC.org.

eco tip Digital Receipts Gain Momentum

Compared to newspapers, magazines and junk mail, retail sales receipts may seem inconsequential in their use of trees and their footprint on the environment. Yet, getting and handling that tabulation of a sale is a health hazard that contributes to landfills. Certainly, some receipts are required for tax records and product returns, but the vast majority serve no future purpose; there’s also a better and safer option than paper.

Treehugger.com reports the annual waste from receipts in the U.S. totals 686 million pounds, and that skipping receipts would save 12 billion pounds of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of 1 million cars on the road. The

problem is getting worse as many retail outlets include special offers and other promotional information on receipts, making them longer and the corresponding amount of paper used greater.

The Ecology Center, an educational nonprofit located in San Juan Capistrano, California, estimates that 93 percent of paper receipts are coated with Bisphenol-A (BPA) or Bisphenol-S (BPS), endocrine disrupters that are used as color developers to help make the receipts more legible. However, the presence of either makes them ineligible for recycling.

According to Green America (GreenAmerica.org), BPA that can be “absorbed into our bodies through our hands in mere seconds,” can impact fetal development and “is linked to reproductive impairment, Type 2 diabetes, thyroid conditions and other health concerns.” Employees that regularly handle receipts have 30 percent more BPA or BPS in their bodies.

In January, California Assembly member Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) introduced legislation (AB 161) nicknamed “skip the slip”, which would require retailers to offer digital receipts to customers. If it passes, it will be the first such law in the country.

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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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kudos Local Teacher Receives Coveted Award

Irmo High School Science Teacher Peter Lauzon received the 2018 S.C. Secondary Conservation Teacher of the Year award from the S.C. Association of Conservation Districts. Lauzon’s award was presented by Barbara Padget, Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District commissioner.

Kudos to you … Peter Lauzon!

Midlands Area Students Model Sustainability

Local Midlands area students are making plarn (plastic bag yarn) to pass on to crochet teams making bedrolls for many of Columbia’s homeless citizens. In addition, some teachers and students are learning to make pizza box looms to weave plarn school projects. Some examples include sit-upons for outdoor learning, knee pads for school gardeners, tote bags for student art portfolios, preschool nap pads and more.

Kudos to our local area students for their sustainability efforts!

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Eckankar. The Sound of Soul Event and Discussion–10am. Free. Every 2nd Sunday. Eckankar reveals how every event in life is an opportunity for spiritual growth. 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.

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.

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 (ACIM)–3pm. Join with others to study the workbook lessons and text of ACIM. Free and open to the public; donations accepted.

Miracle House, 4610 Oxford Rd, Columbia. Info: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.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 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.

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Senior Matinee Movie Series–2-5pm. Every 4th Thursday. Matinee movies are shown per an annual license agreement from the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation. Free to the first 75 registrants. Ages 50+. Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Ln, Columbia.

Info: 803-772-3336, icrc.net.

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.

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

saturday Writing as a Spiritual Practice–10am-12:30pm.

Every 2nd Saturday. Minister Candace ChellewHodge, 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 exercises. Free, but donations are accepted. Jubilee! Circle, 2627 Millwood Ave, Columbia. Info/register: 803-569-6385, RevCandace@JubileeCircle.com, JubileeCircle.com.

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.

naturaldirectory Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Natural Directory, call 803-233-3693 or email ColaPublisher@NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.

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 39.

PALMETTO ACUPUNCTURE Noemi Martinez, LAc, BS, MSOM 1825 Sumter St, Columbia 803-806-8889 PalmettoAcupuncture.com

Acupuncturist Noemi Martinez 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. Noemi also is certified in facial rejuvenation and acupuncture injection therapy for various health ailments. See ad, page 29.

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.

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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-the-art full-body lounge hydromassage table that can help you feel more rejuvenated and relaxed. See ad, page 43.

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 8.

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 32.

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 18.

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 40.

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 23.

HOLISTIC FOOT CARE SWEET FEET FOOT CARE

Mona Patterson/Master Pedicurist 9153 Two Notch Rd, Ste 11-C, Columbia 803-394-4421 • 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.

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.

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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 4.

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

Jo y i s a Ch op r a - c e r tif ie d 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 easyto-follow 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!

Connect with us naturally!

ROLFING ANNE MARIE COCKRELL

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 43.

SPIRITUAL HAVE YOU HAD A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE?

Contact Steve 803-318-1887 • ECK-SC.org Meetup.com/Columbia-Spiritual-Seekers

Eckankar, the path of spiritual freedom, hosts free, spiritual discussions. All are welcome.

Topics include how the sound HU can give you a greater awareness of God’s love. We also offer spiritual wisdom on problem solving, the study of past lives, dreams and more. Call ahead. Times and dates may vary.

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 23.

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.

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