Grand Strand Edition 0515

H E A L T H Y

L I V I N G

H E A L T H Y

P L A N E T

feel good • live simply • laugh more

Giving Birth NATURALLY

FREE

Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention

Bust Musts

Keeping Our Breasts Healthy and Pain-Free

Flexing our Muscles Weightlifting Makes Us Fit, Healthy and Self-Confident

LIFE BEYOND DISEASE Refusing to Let an Ailment Define Us

May 2015 | Grand Strand Edition | GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

2

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

letterfrompublisher We have a bunch of colorful flowers on our kitchen table in a vase. It wasn’t to celebrate a birthday or anniversary; they were a surprise.

My husband, John, had stepped out to the grocery store to pick up a few things and got stuck in a slow checkout line. In front of him was an older woman in a uniform tending to a rambunctious child that might have been a grandson while wrestling her purchases from the cart to the conveyor belt. She seemed very stressed and anxious, and when the cashier totaled her small purchases, she didn’t have enough money. You can imagine the gloom that descended on everyone in line, as they anticipated watching a complicated delay of picking through and returning items and trying to match the money available.

Without hesitation, John gave the cashier the difference the woman needed. Not only did the gloom evaporate, but it set a new mood. Those in line breathed sighs of relief; the cashier flashed a broad grin; the older woman thanked him profusely, offering to pay him back; and the attendant for the flower department next to the checkout line unexpectedly handed John a bouquet of flowers.

Shortly after John’s return, I popped into the kitchen and spotted the pretty flowers on the kitchen table. This triggered an old memory, sending me back to age 3—a very important time in child development, where I think you become a person with a distinct sense of self-awareness. It was close to Mother’s Day and a lot of things were just beginning to bloom in my neighborhood, but not so much in our own yard. My mom deserved flowers. I knew where to find flowers, and I wanted my mom to have them. I was on a mission, and when I set my mind to something, even at the age of 3, it gets done.

A free-range child of the 1960s, I scoured the neighborhood for the best blossoms—even if it meant I needed to take every bloom in a garden—to generously fill out the vase on my mom’s kitchen table. I was so proud when she came into the kitchen. She tried to be grateful and thank me, but the phone had already started ringing. It was a big bunch of flowers, because I loved her and she deserved all the flowers I could find throughout most of our block and part of the next street over. I cleaned out all of those gardens.

The phone rang for hours, and my mother fought hard to sound concerned on the phone, but occasionally she had to leave the room to let out a chuckle. But each time she returned, she gave me a stern look and finger wagging. At least I didn’t get the regular “Wait until your father gets home!” response. She deserved a lot of flowers.

Buy your mom a big bunch of bright, colorful flowers for Mother’s Day, this May 10, because she, too, deserves them. Even if your mom is gone, you can put them on your kitchen table and remember that they’re for her and that she would be smiling at just that moment.

contact us Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Keith Waller Assistant Editor Sara Gurgen Design & Production Kristina Parella Stephen Gray-Blancett Advertising Sales Keith Waller Johnathan Waller Accounting and Billing Johnathan Waller To contact Natural Awakenings Grand Strand Edition: 5335 North Kings Hwy Box 307 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Phone: 843-497-0390 Fax: 843-497-0760 GSPublisher@NaturalAwakeningsMag.com GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com © 2015 by Natural Awakenings. All rights reserved.

Although some parts of this publication may be reproduced and reprinted, we require that prior permission be obtained in writing.

Natural Awakenings is a free publication distributed locally and is supported by our advertisers. It is available in selected stores, health and education centers, healing centers, public libraries and wherever free publications are generally seen. Please call to find a location near you or if you would like copies placed at your business.

We do not necessarily endorse the views expressed in the articles and advertisements, nor are we responsible for the products and services advertised.

We welcome your ideas, articles and feedback.

SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are available by sending $24 (for 12 issues) to the above address.

Natural Awakenings is printed on recycled newsprint with soybased ink.

natural awakenings

May 2015

3

contents 8

5 newsbriefs

8 healthbriefs

1 0 globalbriefs 12 wisewords 1 3 community

spotlight

14 inspiration 20 healingways

community 10 22

spotlight 23 healingways

Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue, readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

12 LAURA PREPON’S

JOURNEY TO HEALTH

Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Keys

by Gerry Strauss

13 TEFLON FEVER

26 calendar

15 RETHINKING

29 resourceguide

Natural Ways to Keep Breasts Smooth, Pain-Free and Firm, while Reducing the Risk of Cancer

10

30 classifieds

12

BREAST HEALTH

15

by Lisa Marshall

advertising & submissions how to advertise To advertise with Natural Awakenings or request a media kit, please contact us at 843-497-0390 or email GSPublisher@NaturalAwakeningsMag.com. Deadline for ads: the 10th of the month.

Editorial submissions Email articles, news items and ideas to GSPublisher@ NaturalAwakeningsMag.com. Deadline for editorial: the 10th of the month. calendar submissions Email Calendar Events to GSPublisher@NaturalAwakeningsMag.com or fax to 843-497-0760. Deadline for calendar: the 10th of the month. regional markets Advertise your products or services in multiple markets! Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. is a growing franchised family of locally owned magazines serving communities since 1994. To place your ad in other markets, call 843-497-0390. For franchising opportunities, call 239-530-1377 or visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.

4

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

20 FLEXING

OUR MUSCLES

Weightlifting Makes Us Fit, Healthy and Self-Confident

by Debra Melani

20

22 CHANGING REALITY OF MATERNITY CARE in Myrtle Beach

23 GIVING BIRTH NATURALLY

Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention

by Meredith Montgomery

23

newsbriefs Natural Awakenings Helps Sponsor The ‘Real Truth About Health’ Conference in Orlando

M

ore than 30 of the most popular and influential leading thought leaders, experts and authors from a wide variety of wellness fields will be sharing their knowledge, insights and remedies at The Real Truth About Health Conference from May 22 to 31 at the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Conference Center, in Orlando. This free event is a partnership between the Hippocrates Institute, TheRealTruthAboutHealthConference.com and Brian Clement, Ph.D., author of LifeForce and director of the Hippocrates Health Institute.

Joining Clement as presenting authors at what organizers term the nation’s largest health, nutrition and environmental conference, will be Dr. T. Campbell, The China Study; Gary Null, Ph.D., The Healthy Vegetarian; Dr. Helene Caldicott, Crisis Without End; Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic; David Simon, Meatonomics; David Kirby, Animal Factory; Joel Fuhrman, The End of Diabetes; Jeffrey Smith, Seeds of Deception; and director of the film PlantPure Nation, Nelson Campbell, plus many others.

“Our Natural Awakenings network of publishers is excited to help support this important event as a sponsor and exhibitor in Orlando,” says company CEO Sharon Bruckman. “We hope our readers will take advantage of this free conference by attending or registering online for these 10 days of empowering information and inspiration.”

Those that cannot attend the conference can watch a live stream or a replay of the presentations on their computers. Location: 8101 World Center Dr. For more information and to view the full schedule, visit TheRealTruthAboutHealthConference.com. Those interested in being vendors or other sponsorship opportunities, call 516-6050459 by May 15. Hotel phone: 407-238-8000. Also visit HippocratesInst.org. See ad, page 6.

Jesus Never Said That!

U

nity of Myrtle Beach, in Surfside, welcomes Rev. James King, Sunday, May 3. He will be the 11 a.m. guest speaker on the topic of his upcoming book, Jesus Never Said That! In the afternoon, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., King will present a workshop on the same topic. A love offering will be received.

King perceives that what Jesus did say can change the world. There are many things people report Jesus to have said about heaven, hell, sin, Satan, judgment and other religious doctrines. The problem is, according to King, he did not say it the way it was reported. Those attending the workshop will discover what King feels is the real reason Jesus came and the true message that he came to teach. They will learn about the “Mystical Christ” and the inner spiritual awakening about which Jesus did teach. This will be an interactive workshop with lively discussion and experiential tools to empower people’s lives right now.

King is a Minister of Inclusion, embracing positive and practical principles of spirituality. He is dedicated to making a difference in the world by sharing uplifting teachings that reflect peaceful methods to assist people in reducing and healing their inner conflicts. King has been the spiritual leader at Unity of Greenville, in South Carolina, for 10 years.

Location: 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr., Surfside Beach.

For more information, call 843-238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach.org. See ad, page 17.

Armand and Angelina Return to Unity of Myrtle Beach

I

nternational performers and recording artists Armand and Angelina return for a sixth visit to Unity of Myrtle Beach, in Surfside. They will be guest speakers and guest musicians at the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, May 24. That same afternoon, they will offer a Native American flute workshop from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For centuries, people have been mesmerized by the hypnotic sounds from these gentle, easy-to-play flutes. Flutes will be available for use and may also be purchased at the workshop. Workshop suggested cost is $20.

On Tuesday, May 26, at 7 p.m., the duo will offer an uplifting show, full of humor and passion for life, titled It’s Not

natural awakenings

May 2015

5

the End. Their music is a unique blend of rock and opera incorporating Native American flute. Armand and Angelina will be performing their versions of “Hallelujah,” “Age of Aquarius,” songs from Phantom of the Opera, plus their own original love ballads and humorous songs. It’s been coined a variety show because their performance is filled with music, comedy, dance and more. Come see them and learn a new twist on giving and receiving. They love giving away stuff! The performance is offered for a value-received love offering.

Location: 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr., Surfside Beach. For more information, call 843-238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach.org. For more information about Armand and Angelina, visit ArmandAndAngelina.com. See ad, page 17.

Yoga DiVita—New Classes, Introductory Rate and OneYear Anniversary

M

Ne Sh w op W , Re Ou eb de r Sto sign re ed

ay 1 marks the one-year anniversary of Yoga DiVita’s move to its Parkway Plaza location, in Longs. The studio, which offers multiple styles of classes seven days a week with certified teachers, is pleased to announce two new classes: Yoga Essentials—offered every Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. and Thursday at 10:45 a.m. with teacher Claire Liddle—and Warm Yoga Hour—offered every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. with teacher and studio owner Dawn DiVita. (Cont. on next page.)

Fall Asleep Safely, Quickly and Naturally!

Pleasant Dreams™ contains a blend of safe, natural, sleepinducing ingredients including chamomile, valerian root and melatonin which may help to: 60 capsules: $34.99 plus $5 shipping

• Facilitate relaxation without morning drowsiness • Maintain sleep all night • Reduce anxiety symptoms • Improve pain tolerance Order online today at

ShopNaturalAwakenings.com or call: 888-822-0246

Consult a healthcare professional before taking this product. Pleasant Dreams is not intended to cure, treat, diagnose or mitigate any disease or other medical conditions.

These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

6

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

newsbriefs

Yoga Essentials is suitable for students new to yoga, beginning again, recovering from an injury, or wanting to refine their practice. The class offers posture sequences for building strength and flexibility, as well as exploring body and mind awareness. Students are introduced to the use of props, the therapeutic values of yoga, safe physical alignment, and the practice of movement with breath. The class is for those without physical limitations.

Warm Yoga Hour is a warm class where students will be moving with breath, twisting to cleanse, and holding for strength. With the room temperature at 80 degrees, the muscles release and stretch deeper and the body detoxifies through the skin. Hydrating before and after class is necessary. Students should have previous yoga experience, not necessarily heated yoga. The studio is set between 72 to 75 degrees for all other classes.

Yoga DiVita is kicking off another year with a New Student Pass for $30. It’s good for four weeks and one class per day.

Unity Revival—Not Your Grandmother’s Revival!

U

nity of Myrtle Beach, in Surfside, celebrates renewal, peace and healing with its second annual New Thought Revival, May 6 and 7, featuring music, speakers, food and more.

On Wednesday, May 6, there will be an Italian Dinner Buffet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., which is $10 per person, followed by music, message and prayers to generate renewal for body, mind and spirit, starting at 7 p.m.

There will be a Meditation and Drum Circle on Thursday, May 7, from 3 to 5 p.m.; a potluck dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; and starting at 7 p.m., there will be more music and message.

The three speakers and guest musicians for the Revival—Dale Worley, James King and “Georgia” Kyle Shiver— are all New Thought ministers who have presented their uplifting messages and music for audiences in many churches and at many conferences. Except for the Dinner Buffet, all events are by donation.

Location: Parkway Plaza, 2126 Hwy. 9E, Longs. For more information, call 843-283-2827, email studio owner Dawn DiVita at dmDivita@YogaDiVita.com or visit YogaDiVita.com.

Location: 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr., Surfside Beach.

For more information, and to reserve a space for the Italian Dinner Buffet, call 843-238-8516 or visit UnityMyrtleBeach. org. See ad, page 17.

Inner and Outer Nutrition

actionalert

W

Don’t Tax the Sun in South Carolina

with Personal Coaching

hether looking for optimal nutrition, to lose weight or gain muscle, Inlet Nutrition, in Murrells Inlet, has easy-to-follow programs. Eating simple whole foods, as close to Mother Nature as possible, and following the plan with Inlet Nutrition will help protect cells against harmful effects of stress, pollution and toxins so that people can reduce the risk of disease and get the healthy body they want.

A diet of lean proteins, good carbs and good fats, which avoids simple sugars, bad fats and salt, is actually cheaper than fast food. Those that join Inlet Nutrition coaching and weight-loss challenge for May will receive a free metabolism test, customized plan and personal coach.

Good health on the inside shows on the outside with a youthful, healthy glow. Outer Nutrition is just as important for those that want to fight the signs of aging, such as acne, rosacea, fine lines and wrinkles, uneven texture, cellulite, tired-looking skin, dark circles and puffiness. On May 15 and 20, Inlet Nutrition offers a lunch and learn workshop with free lunch included to let people try its skin-care products. Inlet Nutrition doesn’t claim to cure disease, but when people put the good nutrition in, the body helps itself.

Location: 3556B Old Kings Hwy., Murrells Inlet. For more information, call personal wellness coach and Inlet Nutrition owner Linda Sacchetti at 843-424-9586. Also visit scInletTrade.com. See ad, page 5.

S

outh Carolina laid the foundation to support a future rooftop solar market last year by passing landmark solar legislation, Act 236. But the successful implementation of Act 236 is in jeopardy because of existing property tax laws, which may subject South Carolinians that choose to install rooftop solar to increased taxes.

To ensure successful implementation of Act 236, Senate Bill 626 has been introduced to prevent unexpected tax burdens on South Carolinians that adopt rooftop solar. Passage of Senate Bill 626 will support the long-term growth of rooftop solar in our state in line with the goals of Act 236. A thriving rooftop solar industry will create new economic opportunities and local jobs for South Carolinians while also establishing a competitive energy market for the first time.

Stand up for strong policy that will support the future of rooftop solar in South Carolina. Urge our legislators to vote yes on Senate Bill 626.

You must do the things you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt natural awakenings

May 2015

7

healthbriefs

Italian Court Links Boy’s Autism to a Vaccine

L

ast September, a Milan Court held in favor of plaintiffs that claimed that three doses of the hexavalent GlaxoSmithKline vaccine Infanrix Hexa that were administered to an infant beginning in 2006 caused autism later when he was a young boy. The vaccine is used for polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, whooping cough and haemophilus influenzae type B. After hearing from several medical experts, the court ruled that the child likely suffered autism and brain damage as a result of the vaccine’s content of mercury and aluminum, combined with a genetic mutation in the child rendering greater susceptibility. The ruling ordered damages to be paid by the Italian government’s national vaccine injury compensation program. The court’s decision was also based upon GlaxoSmithKline’s list of possible adverse events resulting from the vaccine, which included five cases of autism during clinical trials.

Today in the U.S., most vaccines routinely given to children under 6 years of age are free of thimerosal, a mercury-derived preservative.

Heart Disease Detected Early with Breath Testing

R

esearch published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that breath testing can reveal potential heart disease and artery problems quickly and efficiently. Testing 31 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) together with 34 healthy control subjects, the study found that concentrations of volatile gases such as propanol, ethanol and ammonia were significantly different among the heart disease patients.

It also found that the breath can reveal specific details about the heart’s condition. The breath test can be analyzed in fewer than 30 minutes.

Meditation Improves Brain Health

H

arvard Medical School researchers working at the Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that meditation can improve brain health. The researchers studied 16 volunteers that took part in an eight-week mindfulness meditation study at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness.

The participants conducted mindfulness meditation exercises for an average of 27 minutes a day. Before and after the trial, the subjects were given tests and magnetic resonance imaging of their brains.

The researchers found that the practice of mindfulness meditation resulted in increased gray matter density in the hippocampus of the brain, an area associated with increased memory and learning capacity, plus a greater sense of compassion and introspection.

8

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

Weight Gain in Moms Lowers Toxins in Newborns

M

any expectant mothers try to know about everything they put into and onto their bodies as multiple studies are finding that infants are exposed to toxins during pregnancy. A new study of 325 expectant mothers has determined that the baby’s exposure to toxins in the womb decreases when the mother’s weight gain during pregnancy approaches the guidelines recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2009. Women that are underweight at the start of pregnancy are advised to gain between 28 and 40 pounds, women of a healthy weight 25 to 35 pounds, overweight women 15 to 25 pounds and obese women 11 to 20 pounds.

The researchers found that expectant mothers with a gestational weight that meets or exceeds the IOM guidelines gave birth to infants with reduced toxin levels. In their analysis of the umbilical cord blood of mothers from Spain, the researchers tested for 14 pesticides and 21 other environmental toxins, including seven polychlorobiphenyls (PCB). Other influencers such as age, education and fish consumption may also be relevant.

To Get Healthy, Get a Healthy Partner

H

aving a healthier partner may be one of the best things to do for our own health. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine finds that losing weight, stopping smoking or becoming more active is easier with a partner that has led the way in any or all healthy pursuits.

The study authors reviewed data collected by the UK Health Behavior Research Center at the University College London that followed 3,700 couples between 2002 and 2012—most of them ages 50 and older and married. Those that smoked at the beginning of the study were more likely to quit by the end of it if their partners quit smoking, and those that were physically inactive at the beginning of the study were more likely to become active if their partners did so first. About two-thirds of the men became newly active during the course of the study.

Men with wives that had lost weight were more likely to also shed pounds during the study, and women with husbands that didn’t lose weight were less likely to do so through the study period.

Springbank Retreat for Eco-Spirituality and the Arts

is the perfect place for your...

Sabbaticals/ Retreats Earth Literacy Programs l Planning Meetings l Staff Retreats

12-Step Retreats Private Retreats l Small Conferences

l

l

l

l

Upcoming Sabbaticals: Sept. 16-Dec. 9, 2015 Register by calling 843-382-9777 • www.SpringbankRetreat.org

Springbank@SpringbankRetreat.org • 1345 Springbank Rd., Kingstree, SC 29556

natural awakenings

May 2015

9

globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Corporate Climate

Companies Slowly Embrace Sustainability The 2015 State of Green Business report (Tinyurl. com/2015GreenBusinessReport), which assesses the environmental performances of companies worldwide, along with the trends to watch, is produced by GreenBiz, in partnership with Trucost.

Collectively, companies have been nibbling at the edges of challenges such as climate change, food security, ecosystems preservation and resource efficiency. One measure of corporate engagement going forward will be proactive involvement on political issues that could accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and more sustainable economy. It remains to be seen whether companies can afford to sit on the sidelines, letting the political process unfold, or worse, play defense against changes that might roil their status quo.

2015 will be an interesting year on multiple fronts, especially with the launch of the new sustainable development goals at the United Nations (UN) in New York this fall, along with UN climate talks in Paris in December. Both will be tests of corporate engagement and resolve in driving the kinds of change many of their CEOs publicly call for. The reports’ findings of companies’ progress in greenhouse gas and emissions, air pollutants, water use and solid waste production are all leveling off or even declining.

What Better Time To Find That Special Someone! the largest database of Join health-conscious and ecominded, spiritual singles for FREE and manifest an extraordinary relationship!

NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com 10

Grand Strand Edition

Animal Genocide

‘Lethal Control’ Trades Off Species Over the next four years, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will shoot 16,000 double-crested cormorants nesting near the Columbia River, in Oregon, at a cost of $1.5 million a year and eliminate almost 100 sea lions because both feed on endangered salmon and steelhead trout. “If people knew how many animals are killed at taxpayer expense, they’d be horrified,” says Camilla Fox, executive director of Project Coyote, a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit.

Termed “lethal control”, there’s a growing trend to kill one species to protect another, and not all methods used are humane. In 2012, Dennis Orthmeyer, acting director of California’s Wildlife Services, said, “We pride ourselves on our ability to get it done without many people knowing about it.”

Climate change, reduced habitat and food supplies, and the introduction of non-native species are the result of human interference. “With society’s growing footprint, lethal control can only increase,” observes Michael Scott, a University of Idaho ecologist.

A plan to poison 4,000 ravens will protect greater sage grouse. More mountain lions will be killed to save bighorn sheep. The human rampage goes on, and concerned citizens are advised to urge lawmakers to end lethal control and protect wildlife habitat sustainably.

Take action at Tinyurl.com/AnimalLiberationFrontCampaign.

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

Tool Pool

Eco-Eating

Farmers Share Farm Machinery Instead of buying or renting expensive specialized machinery, farmers in Maine can now join a “lending library” of farm tools on short-term loan by using the Shared-Use Farm Equipment Pool, a partnership between the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. There are already equipment co-ops and joint machinery ownerships around the country; now the sharing economy being established in urban areas seems to be catching on in rural America, too.

For a $100 annual fee, members can gain access to a seedbed cultivator, twoshank sub-soiler, plastic mulch layer, tine weeder, and strip and ridge tillers. The 1,200-pound mulch layer, for instance, retails for more than $2,000. Each piece is undeniably useful, but pricey, especially given the cost per use. Farmers have a three-day window to use the tools.

The pool came about when Mike Gold, an MFT staff member, saw the need to lower costs for both new and seasoned farmers. Currently, most of the tool pool members are newer vegetable farmers, but Gold says there’s appeal for established land stewards, too: “They see the opportunity to use that one piece of equipment that they may only need once a year or once every few years.”

Source: ModernFarmer.com

The city of Maplewood, Missouri, outside St. Louis, has teamed up with the Green Dining Alliance to become the area’s first Green Dining District, with at least 25 percent of all of its independently owned businesses certified by the Green Dining Alliance (GDA).

The GDA helps businesses with sustainability and green business practices while also helping them save money.

So far, eight restaurants in downtown Maplewood are GDA-certified.

Green Dining Alliance’s Olivia Engel says, “It’s a win-win that makes sense for businesses and communities.” The city is also encouraging the program by subsidizing Green Dining Alliance membership fees.

View updates at GreenDiningAlliance.org.

Persistent Pacers

Women Marathoners Better at Maintaining Speed

Enflamed Water

Danish researchers studying almost 2 million marathon results from 131 marathon races over a period of five years have concluded that women are 18.6 percent better than men at maintaining a consistent pace overall, compared to the first and the last parts of the distance. Among the population studied, 68.5 percent were men and 31.5 percent were women. The research further suggests that both men and women “burn out” en route and could improve their marathon results significantly simply by starting slower.

Home Flame Retardants Found in River

Source: Consumer.HealthDay.com

EPA Blooper

Bee-Toxic Pesticide Approved The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved cyantraniliprole, a new systemic pesticide that is toxic to bees, for agricultural use and has set allowable residue limits on almonds, berries, leafy vegetables and milk. The EPA also approved it as a seed treatment, so it may show up in GMO (genetically modified) seeds in the future.

Cyantraniliprole has been proven to cause liver toxicity, and the EPA notes that it also alters the stability of the thyroid as tested on laboratory rats. Although the agency maintains that the pesticide is not a direct thyroid toxicant, any indirect effects on this glandular function are likely to disrupt the endocrine system. As its current endocrine disruptor screening program is still in the process of validating tests, EPA registration of the new active ingredient is questionable.

Source: EcoWatch.com

Town Eateries Embrace Sustainability

Scientists with the Washington Toxics Coalition tested household dust and laundry wastewater from 20 homes in the state’s cities of Longview and Vancouver and took samples of incoming and outgoing flow from two wastewater treatment plants that discharge into the Columbia River, the Northwest’s biggest waterway. They detected flame retardants in all the tests.

The conclusion of the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is that flame retardants are sloughing off household products such as couches and TVs and collecting on people’s clothing, washing out in the laundry and passing through wastewater treatment plants into local waterways.

Source: WaToxics.org

natural awakenings

May 2015

11

wisewords

broth in my refrigerator.

Laura Prepon’s Journey to Health Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Key

by Gerry Strauss

How do you manage to consistently eat local organic food instead of fast food?

My mother was a gourmet chef and an advocate of organic food, so we always had amazing meals growing up. Eating organic produce that’s in season locally seems to help me assimilate nutrition more readily.

Whenever I can, I also try to tap into biodynamic agriculture, which takes an even broader holistic approach to food production and nutrition. I view GMOs [genetically modified foods] as toxic to the system.

As a self-taught chef, I like to cook 12

Grand Strand Edition

at least 80 percent of my food at home and bring meals to work so I don’t stress about food during the day.

It feels good to get people together in the kitchen and I’ve taught friends how to cook healthy foods in simple ways, so they now bring their own meals with them to work. It’s all about preparation, so that you’re not just grabbing something on the run. Knowing what’s going into the food we’re eating is important. photo by Michael Simon

F

rom That ‘70s Show to Orange is the New Black, actress Laura Prepon has long been considered by TV audiences to be a welcome image of health. Yet Prepon’s recent discovery that she’d been falling short in nourishing her body as effectively as possible has set in motion a complete redirection of lifestyle, from her diet to fitness routine. Now working on a book about clean living and eating due out next year, Prepon has rededicated herself to educating us just as much as she’s entertained us through the years.

Why do you include a lot of soup in your diet?

With all of the GMO food sprayed with chemicals in the typical American diet and the other environmental toxins everyone has to deal with, our gut flora, intestines and bodies in general are becoming compromised. Ten years ago, few had even heard of gluten allergies unless you had celiac disease, which was rare even then. Now, everywhere you go, there’s a gluten-free option.

I love eating soup because the healthful ingredients I use are broken down completely, so the body can immediately assimilate needed micronutrients, which help heal us from the inside out. I’m talking about homemade broth from grass-fed beef bones, so you get the marrow; I’m partial to knuckle bones. I always have soup

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

What’s key to your ability to naturally stay healthy and fit in the midst of an intense schedule of work and travel?

I love modalities like acupuncture, massage … all of that. I fully believe in keeping energy flowing to benefit the functioning of all our organs.

As school kids, we learn about the circulatory system and central nervous system, but who knows much about the lymphatic system? It’s extremely important, and people are starting to get the idea. Activities like yoga, swimming and bouncing on the trampoline can help.

Do you see society’s penchant for medicating as a way to avoid listening to and addressing our body’s real needs?

I do. That’s why I study Eastern medicine, because I feel that Western medicine treats problems and Eastern medicine prevents problems from happening. I grew up in a family of doctors and “full-on” Western medicine and respect the medical community.

Unfortunately, these days, most people are continually medicated and they’re not getting better. As a society, we tend to just take a drug to handle a symptom instead of addressing the actual cause of the problem.

As a celebrity, do you see yourself as a conduit to facilitate a shift away from unnatural lifestyles?

Yes. The reason I decided to write a book was because I’ve been struggling with a bunch of different ailments in secret for a long time. When I began working with my integrated health coach, Elizabeth Troy, I started to heal for the first time in all the years of reading books on health, diet and fitness, seeing doctors, taking loads of pills and spending crazy amounts of money on all of these activities. I want to help people struggling to regain their health to get answers.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

communityspotlight

Teflon

ingly enough, no longterm studies have ever been performed. DuPont contends that while this phenomenon occurs, there are no long-term health risks. The FDA has approved this nonstick material as safe for a ‘food contact surface,’ but the jury is still out on its safety concerns regarding fuming at just moderate temperatures.”

The Environmental Working Group (an industry watchdog) reported in a study released in 2003 that cookware coated with Teflon-like coatings could reach 700 degrees Fahrenheit in 3 to 5 minutes, releasing toxic gases and chemicals, says Saleeby. “While birds have died with exposure to such fumes produced at much lower temperatures (such as 464 F̊ ), other animals don’t make such good research subjects.

Birds and humans seem to be very sensitive, but dogs, mice and other lab animals tend not to be stricken as badly by the gases. Remember in the early days of mining, a canary was used by miners as an early warning to gaseous hazards in the underground shafts.”

The family of substances called perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, provides the world with some of its most popular consumer products, including Teflon, Stainmaster and Scotchgard, notes Saleeby. These PFCs are employed in almost all industry segments, he says, including the aerospace, automotive, building/construction, chemical processing, electrical and electronics, semiconductor, and carpet and textile industries. A particular PFC called C8 (ammonium perfluorooctanoate) is used to make Teflon, also known as polytetrafluoroethylene, a favorite in the modern kitchen. This slippery substance was discovered by sheer accident when a technician at the Corning Glass plant, in upstate New York, found a powder

Fever D

r. Yusuf M. Saleeby—a holistic, integrative medical practitioner, who is the director of Priority Health, in Murrells Inlet—asks us to imagine pulling out our favorite nonstick frying pan one morning, heating up the stovetop, cracking open a few eggs and throwing in a couple of strips of bacon (not the diet he usually recommends for his patients). “Something strange then happens,” says Saleeby. “Before the food even touches your mouth, you become acutely ill, with symptoms similar to the flu, such as headache, nausea, a cough, body aches, chills and fever.

Funny, it couldn’t have been the food, so what then?”

Well, actually it is a phenomenon known since the 1950s as polymer fume fever, aka Teflon Fever, which is caused by off-gassing of some 15 different components of this nonstick compound, a couple of which are known carcinogens, explains Saleeby.

Inhalation seems to be the only way these fumes cause illness. Ingesting food where contact was made with Teflon does not have the same effect.

“DuPont, the manufacturer of Teflon, has known for decades of this flulike illness, and the company, as well as the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] and private researchers, have conducted studies regarding short-term health risks,” says Saleeby. “Interest-

residue after leaving the valve open overnight on a bottle of Freon.

A decade ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action to monitor and collect data on the health concerns of PFCs under section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), says Saleeby. The government fined DuPont over the violation of the 2004 TSCA. Currently, there is no ban on use of these products in our society, he notes; however, the EPA does warn the public to exert vigilance when using Teflon to reduce inhalation exposure.

“While I find Teflon almost indispensable in my daily life and hard to avoid, since it is found in so many things, I will be vigilant with my use from now on,” shares Saleeby. “For one thing, I will use a very well-ventilated environment when cooking on these treated pans. I will also be looking to replace these pots and pans soon to play it safe. A viable alternative for nonstick pots and pans is the ceramiccoated offerings."

Yusuf M. Saleeby, M.D., is a holistic, integrative medical practitioner and is the director of Priority Health, in Murrells Inlet, as well as the satellite office in Cary, NC. For more information, visit PHC365.com.

If I had my life to

live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. ~Nadine Stair

natural awakenings

May 2015

13

inspiration

MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL Our True Identity Surpasses Any Disease

by Eric Nelson

G

“

LIFE IS A BALANCING ACT

Counteract Slow Sales Advertise in Natural Awakenings’

Balanced Man June Issue To advertise or participate in our next issue, call

843-497-0390 14

Grand Strand Edition

et down off your cross.” Harsh words, especially coming from a longtime hospital chaplain when the woman she was addressing had just learned she was cancer-free.

Regardless, “Within two minutes, she started retelling the story of her diagnosis, surgery and chemo,” recounted Debra Jarvis, affectionately known as “The Irreverent Reverend”, during a TEDMED talk in Washington, D.C. “She was using words like suffering, agony, struggle... and ended with, ‘I felt crucified.’” It was then that Jarvis asked this woman to do what would likely require more of her than anything she’d done before.

Over the years, Jarvis has observed the tendency for us to identify ourselves by our wounds as “survivors” of something that does not and should not define us. “What if people decided to claim their trauma as an experience, instead of taking it on as an identity?” she queries. “Maybe it would be the start of defining ourselves by who we have become and who we are becoming.”

As Jarvis well knows, there are, in her words, “powerful forces” pushing us to do just the opposite. In 2005, she found herself in the same position as her friend, having recovered from cancer and trying to sort out what it all meant. “We don’t all have to start a foundation or write a book,” to

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

claim meaning for ourselves, she says.

“Maybe we make one small decision that can bring about a big change.”

For some, this has meant exchanging a disease-prone view of themselves for a more inspired outlook. Too often, though, mustering the humility to adopt such a perspective can seem just as difficult as climbing down from whatever tortuous experience we’re clinging to.

Yet, it’s essential.

As those familiar with the Bible know, a central event of Jesus’ life, his crucifixion, was followed by his even more compelling resurrection, a term that thought leader Mary Baker Eddy describes as “spiritualization of thought; a new and higher idea of immortality, or spiritual existence; material belief yielding to spiritual understanding.”

The good news is that such transformation is not exclusive, but available to anyone. Whether it’s at the urging of a chaplain or another counselor or our own divine inspiration that’s encouraging us to move on, we owe it to ourselves to begin discovering who and what we really are.

Eric Nelson is a Christian Science healing practitioner from Petaluma, CA, who writes on the link between spiritual consciousness and health. Find more articles at norcalcs.org.

RETHINKING BREAST HEALTH Natural ways to keep breasts smooth, pain-free and firm, while reducing the risk of cancer.

by Lisa Marshall

W

e’ve been conditioned to narrowly define breast health in terms of pink ribbon campaigns, cancer awareness marches and cold, steel mammography machines. Nearly 30 years after anticancer drug maker Imperial Chemical Industries (now AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) established the first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 1985, many women have come to equate healthy breasts with cancer-free breasts, and assume the most important thing they can do is undergo regular screening.

But amid this chorus, some women’s health advocates are striving to get a different message across: There are a host of steps women can take to not only fend off disease in the future, but keep their breasts in optimal condition today. “We need to change the conversation about our breasts from how to avoid breast cancer and detect it early to how to have healthy breasts and enjoy them,” says Dr. Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Yarmouth, Maine, and author of the new book Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being.

Healthy Breasts, Healthy Body

nected to your femininity, compassion and sensuality,” says Hawaiian Naturopathic Doctor Laurie Steelsmith, coauthor of Natural Choices for Women’s Health. Because breasts are extremely sensitive to hormonal fluctuations throughout the body, they can also serve as a barometer of overall health.

“If you’re having chronic breast symptoms, it can be your body’s wisdom saying, ‘Help. Something’s wrong.’

Women need to listen.”

While some premenstrual swelling and tenderness is normal, exaggerated or persistent pain is often a sign of systemic estrogen dominance in relation to progesterone. It’s common in the years leading up to menopause, but can also hint at impaired thyroid function, because low levels of thyroid hormones have been shown to boost estrogen in breast tissue, advises Steelsmith.

Large, fluid-filled cysts or fibrous lumps, while non-cancerous, can also be a reflection of overexposure to harmful chemicals and toxin buildup, combined with poor lymph flow, notes Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan, an integrative physician in Greensboro, North Carolina. “If a woman has lumpy, bumpy breasts, they probably contain

too many toxins, and those toxins are primarily estrogenic.” Addressing such symptoms is important not only to relieve discomfort, but also because excess estrogen can fuel future cancer risk, says Vaughan.

Any new, suspicious lump should be evaluated by a professional. Also, severe breast tenderness combined with nipple discharge could be a sign of infection or a problem with the pituitary gland, so it should also be checked. But typically, subtle natural healthcare steps can go a long way toward restoring breast wellness.

For nipple tenderness, Steelsmith recommends chaste-tree berry (175 milligrams [mg] of powdered extract or 40 drops daily). The herbal supplement mimics naturally occurring progesterone in the body, helping to counter estrogen dominance. Vitamin E (400 to 800 international units [IU] per day) and evening primrose oil (1,500 mg twice a day) have also been shown to alleviate breast tenderness.

For fibrous or cyst-filled breasts, Vaughan advises supplementing with iodine (up to 12.5 mg per day via kelp, seaweed or oral tablets) or applying an iodine solution to the breasts at night.

A key con-

In adolescence, breast changes are the first to signal the arrival of womanhood. When she’s aroused, a woman’s nipples harden and change color.

When a woman gives birth, her breasts fill with life-giving milk. “In all these ways, your breasts are deeply connatural awakenings

May 2015

15

stituent of thyroid hormones, iodine helps the liver convert unfriendly forms of estrogen into friendlier forms and flush toxins out of lymph nodes in the breast. Also, steer clear of chocolate and coffee, because caffeine is believed to interact with enzymes in the breast, exaggerating pain and lumpiness.

Also consider ditching the bra, says Vaughan. Brassieres can constrict lymph nodes and hinder blood circulation in breasts, locking toxins in and aggravating fibrocystic symptoms. The link between bras and breast cancer risk remains hotly debated, with one 2014 U.S. National Cancer Institute study of 1,400 women concluding unequivocally that, “There’s no evidence that wearing a bra increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer,” while smaller studies from the United States, China, Venezuela, Scotland and Africa suggest a link.

Vaughan, the founder of BraFree.org, says the science is compelling enough that she has chosen to keep her own bra use to a minimum and advises her patients to do the same.

“Obviously, there are certain

16

Grand Strand Edition

sports where you should wear a sports bra and there are certain dresses that only look right with a bra,” says Vaughan. At a minimum, avoid wearing a bra to bed and steer clear of underwires and overly tight bras that leave red marks. “This is not about guilt-tripping women into never wearing a bra. It’s about wearing a bra less.”

Beautiful Breasts Naturally

Too small or too big, lopsided or riddled with stretch marks… it seems almost every woman has a complaint about the appearance of her breasts.

That’s a problem, says Northrup, because, “Healthy breasts are breasts that are loved. We have to stop beating them up.”

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of women getting breast implants for cosmetic reasons ballooned from 212,500 in 2000 to 286,254 in 2014.

Physicians—including Northrup— claim that modern implants don’t, in the majority of cases, promote disease like older silicone implants

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

did. Yet even plastic surgeons warn that having implants should be fully thought out, and at some point they’ll probably have to come out. “They are manmade devices, and are not intended to be lifelong. At some point, you will probably have to have further surgery,” says Dr. Anureet Bajaj, an Oklahoma City plastic surgeon.

Bajaj notes that implants can rupture, forming scar tissue and lending irregular shape to the breast. Often, as a woman ages and her body changes, the larger breasts she chose in her 20s no longer look right and may cause back and shoulder pain. In some cases, implants can also lead to loss of nipple sensitivity. For these and other reasons, 23,774 women—including actress Melissa Gilbert and model Victoria Beckham—had their implants removed in 2014, often following up with a breast lift (using their own tissue) to restore their shape.

Vaughan sees breast implant removal as a wise and courageous choice to restore optimal breast health.

Better yet, don’t get implants in the first

place. “There are a lot of other things you can do to improve the appearance of your breasts,” she advises.

Vaughan recommends breastperking exercises like dumbbell bench presses and flys that tone the pectoral muscles beneath the breasts, making them more resilient and look larger.

To prevent or reverse sagging, she again urges women to go bra-free.

“We have ligaments in the upper outer quadrant of our breasts called Cooper’s ligaments, and they’re responsible for holding our breasts up. Just like your muscles atrophy when you put your arm in a sling, your Cooper’s ligaments atrophy if you wear a bra all the time.”

In one unpublished, yet highly publicized 2013 study, French Exercise Physiologist Jean-Denis Rouillon measured the busts of 330 women ages 18 to 35 over a period of 15 years and found those that regularly wore a bra had droopier breasts with lower nipples than those that didn’t. In another, smaller, Japanese study, researchers found that when women stopped wearing a bra for three months, their breasts perked up.

Those worried about stretch marks also have options. They can be a sign of inadequate copper, which promotes collagen integrity and helps skin stretch without injury, says Steelsmith. If rapid weight gain is occurring due to adolescence, pregnancy or for other reasons, try taking copper supplements or applying a topical copper spray on the breasts.

Remember to massage your breasts daily, not only as a “search and destroy mission” for early detection of cancerous lumps, says Northrup, but as a way to get waste products flowing out and loving energy flowing in.

“It concerns me that women feel pressured to think of their breasts as two potentially pre-malignant lesions sitting on their chests,” Northrup says.

“These are organs of nourishment and pleasure for both ourselves and others.

We need to remember that, too.”

Labor Doula

l

Post Partum Doula

Nannies l Post-Partum l Hypnosis for Infertility Wholistic Childbirth Education l Natural Childbirth & Hypnosis Breastfeeding Education l Certified Home Lactation Services Rebirthing Conscious Breathwork for New Parents Placenta Prep and Encapsulation

Beach Baby’s Staff: Registered Nurses, Certified Child Birth Educators, IBCLCs, CLCs,Certified Labor and Postpartum Doulas, Trained Nannies Birthing Tubs Available

x

(843)213-1393

10% Discount on Combination Packages

x www.BeachBabys.org

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com. natural awakenings

May 2015

17

Bust Musts for Cancer Prevention

by Lisa Marshall

A

ccording to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and nearly 40,000 will die annually of the disease.

But at least 38 percent of those diagnoses could be prevented via diet and lifestyle changes, affirms the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).

“For decades, the dominant public message about breast cancer has been about early detection,” says Medical Doctor Robert Pendergrast, an associate professor at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, and author of Breast Cancer: Reduce Your Risk with Foods You Love. “Screening is important, but not nearly enough attention is

being paid to prevention.” Here’s what we can do to keep cancer at bay or from recurring.

Eat more veggies: Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, are loaded with indole-3-carbinol, or I3C, a potent anticancer compound that helps break down excess estrogen and convert it into a more friendly, or benign form, says Steelsmith. One study in Alternative Medicine Review found that women that ate high amounts of cruciferous vegetables were 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer over 30 years.

I3C can also be taken as a supplement (300 milligrams [mg] per day).

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. ~W. Clement Stone 18

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

Eat more fiber, especially flax: Fiber, via whole grains, fruits and vegetables, helps flush out toxins including unfriendly estrogen. Flax contains cancer-fighting compounds called lignans, which block the effects of excess or unfriendly estrogen on cells.

Drink less alcohol: Alcohol boosts estrogen levels in women and is broken down in the liver to acetaldehyde, a known toxin that causes cancer in laboratory animals, notes Naturopath Laurie Steelsmith. According to the AICR, a woman that has five drinks per week boosts her risk by 5 percent. Two or more drinks per day boosts such risk by more than 40 percent.

Skip the barbecue: Charring meat produces carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic amines. A study of 42,000 women, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that those that routinely ate welldone hamburger, beef or bacon had four times the risk of those that opted for medium or medium-rare.

Keep weight in check: Excessive estrogen, which lives in fat cells, fuels cancer risk. According to the AICR, a woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 (obese) has a 13 percent higher risk of cancer than a woman with a BMI of 25 (slightly overweight).

Spice up life: Curcumin from the turmeric plant has been shown in many studies to have potent immune-boosting and anticancer properties, reactivating sleeping tumor-suppressor genes that can kill cancer cells.

De-stress: Growing evidence that includes studies from Ohio State University suggest that stress can boost the risk of breast cancer and recurrence, plus heighten its aggressiveness by altering hormones and impairing immunity.

One study from Finland’s University of Helsinki followed 10,808 Finnish women for 15 years and found as much as double the rate of breast cancer among those that had experienced a divorce or death of a spouse or family member.

Drink green tea: It’s loaded with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a potent antioxidant believed to suppress new blood vessel growth in tumors and keep cancerous cells from invading healthy tissue.

Triumph Over The ‘Big C’

surgery,” she says. “Rather than taking a cancer-fighting drug, I chose to be more mindful of what I do with my body.”

Her regimen called for committing to keeping up with the healthy diet, plus regular walks, yoga and Pilates that she believes helped keep the cancer relatively mild to begin with. But she also made some life changes to address the one thing she believes may have driven the outbreak in the first place—stress.

She made peace with her mother, which reduced a lot of stress, began to cultivate a spiritual life and now takes time to meditate or walk when she feels even lightly stressed. She also vowed to keep the fear of recurrence from overwhelming her. “Many women never stop worrying about it,” she observes. “That is toxic energy you are putting back into your body.”

As of this October, Messonnier will be five years cancer-free. Her advice for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer: “Chemotherapy, radiation and mastectomy are not among the right choices for all women. There are other options, depending on the type of cancer. Don’t be so fearful that you make hasty decisions you don’t need to make.”

by Lisa Marshall

W

hen Sandy Messonnier was diagnosed with breast cancer, she faced scary treatment decisions as doctors pressured her to consider all means available. “I was more afraid of the treatment than the cancer itself,” says Messonnier, 52, of Plano, Texas. “I kept feeling like I was being lumped into one big category of all women that got breast cancer, rather than treated as an individual.”

With the help of her holistic veterinarian husband Shawn Messonnier, Sandy took a more measured approach, blending conventional and complementary medicine in an individualized protocol the couple describes in their book, Breast Choices for the Best Chances: Your Breasts, Your Life, and How You Can Win the Battle!

After careful consideration, Sandy opted for two lumpectomies three weeks

apart, instead of a mastectomy, to remove the small tumor.

The second one was done to clear up a few remaining cells indicated by a biopsy. Meanwhile, she took supplements including green tea and coriolus mushrooms to impede the spread of the cancer cells. Several tests helped determine if she needed chemotherapy and the optimum dose for some of her supplements. The results prompted her to decline chemotherapy and opt for a brief stint of radiation while taking the supplements quercetin and curcumin to help combat the fatigue and other side effects. Afterward, she cleansed her body with homeopathic mistletoe, herbal milk thistle and other detoxifying supplements. Then she began the work of keeping cancer at bay.

“A lot of doctors never talk to you about what you are going to do after the poisoning [chemo], the burning and

Publish a Natural Awakenings Magazine in Your Community Share Your Vision and Make a Difference • Meaningful New Career • Low Initial Investment • Proven Business System • Home Based Business • Exceptional Franchise Support & Training

Natural Awakenings recently won the prestigious FBR50 Franchise Satisfaction Award from Franchise Business Review. To learn more visit: franchisebusinessreview.com

Natural Awakenings publishes in over 95 markets across the U.S. and Puerto Rico • • • • • • • • • • •

• •

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Huntsville, AL Mobile/Baldwin, AL* Little Rock/Hot Spg., AR* Phoenix, AZ* Tucson, AZ East Bay Area, CA San Diego, CA Denver/Boulder, CO Fairfield County, CT Hartford, CT New Haven/ Middlesex, CT Washington, DC Daytona/Volusia/ Flagler, FL NW FL Emerald Coast Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jacksonville/St. Aug., FL Melbourne/Vero, FL Miami & Florida Keys* Naples/Ft. Myers, FL North Central FL* Orlando, FL* Palm Beach, FL Peace River, FL Sarasota, FL Tampa/St. Pete., FL FL’s Treasure Coast Atlanta, GA Hawaiian Islands Chicago, IL Chicago West. Suburbs Indianapolis, IN

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

•

Baton Rouge, LA Lafayette, LA New Orleans, LA Portland, ME Boston, MA Ann Arbor, MI East Michigan Wayne County, MI Western MI Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Charlotte, NC Lake Norman, NC* Triangle NC Central NJ Hudson County, NJ Mercer County, NJ Monmouth/Ocean, NJ North NJ North Central NJ South NJ Santa Fe/Abq., NM Las Vegas, NV Albany, NY Buffalo, NY Central NY Long Island, NY Manhattan, NY* Queens, NY Rochester, NY Rockland/Orange, NY Westchester/ Putnam, NY Central OH

• Cincinnati, OH • Toledo, OH • Oklahoma City, OK • Portland, OR* • Bucks/Montgomery Counties, PA • Harrisburg/York, PA • Lancaster, PA • Lehigh Valley, PA • Pocono, PA/ Warren Co., NJ • Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, PA • Rhode Island • Charleston, SC • Columbia, SC • Grand Strand, SC* • Greenville, SC • Chattanooga, TN • Knoxville, TN* • Memphis, TN • Austin, TX • Dallas Metroplex, TX • Dallas/FW Metro N • SE Texas • San Antonio, TX* • Richmond, VA • VA’s Blue Ridge • Seattle, WA • Madison, WI • Milwaukee, WI • Puerto Rico *Existing magazines for sale

For more information visit our website NaturalAwakeningsMag.com/mymagazine or call 239-530-1377

natural awakenings

May 2015

19

fitbody

Flexing Our

MUSCLES Weightlifting Makes Us Fit,

Healthy and Self-Confident

by Debra Melani

W

omen who shy away from the traditionally male-centric weight rooms might want to reconsider. Standing their ground amid the deadlift bars and iron plates could lead to a host of unimagined benefits.

Research has found that among other things, hoisting dumbbells can amp up the fat burn, ward off some common diseases and make women stronger, both inside and out.

Burn Calories When Resting

Ne Sh w op W , Re Ou eb de r Sto sign re ed

Aerobic activity can burn more calories while doing it (e.g., 14 to 16 per minute when running), but strength training prolongs the burn, even when resting afterward, according to Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., of Quincy, Massachusetts, who publishes widely on the topic in scientific journals, magazine articles and books. Women will burn fewer calories while pumping iron than when running (between eight and 10 calories a minute), but because of weightlift-

ing’s action—traumatizing muscle tissue and forcing it to rebuild—muscle recovery requires increased expenditure of energy, and thus calories, when the person is at rest.

The research shows a revved-up burn of between 5 percent and 7 percent for three full days after a workout, says Westcott, who developed the exercise science major at Quincy College and has reviewed and directed strength-training research for more than 25 years. “On average, a woman burns an extra 100 calories a day by having done 30 minutes of strength training twice a week. That’s an extra 3,000 calories a month, or nearly an extra pound of fat she can burn.”

Additional “free” calorie burning comes from the after-burn effect.

By initiating the anaerobic, rather than aerobic, system, weightlifting requires more energy just to return to the resting state. “So, after you finish a workout, you will burn approximately 30 percent of the amount of calories you burned

during the workout in the first hour afterward as your body transitions back.

It’s a bonus of resistance training.”

“It’s like there’s a furnace inside you,” says Naturopathic Doctor and CrossFit instructor Holly Lucille, of West Hollywood, California. The more buff a woman becomes, the more fat she burns. “It can help minimize that natural effect of slowed metabolism as you age and control body weight,” she notes.

To maximize the burn, eat a healthy combined protein/carb snack within an hour of the workout, advises Jen Hoehl, a personal trainer in New York City, who says, “Adding amino acids helps the muscles rebuild more efficiently.”

Westcott agrees, adding that 90 percent of studies he’s reviewed concur that about 25 extra grams of protein such as a Greek yogurt, more for heavier men, just before or after a workout, enhances fat loss, bone strength and lean muscle gain.

Don’t Fear ‘Hulk’ Bulk

Experts agree that it’s impossible for women to look like the Hulk character of comic book fame. “They don’t have enough anabolic hormones, such as testosterone,” Westcott explains. “Our team has written 26 books on strength training, with not one title exclusively for women. The muscles are exactly the same for both genders, so the same training works, but women will just get toned, not bulky.”

“I train a lot of tiny girls that deadlift 225,” Hoehl says. One tip: Don’t overeat, a mistake many women make when starting out.

Boost Your Mood and Energy Levels!

One Serving Has the Equivalent Antioxidants of Four Servings of Fruits and Vegetables.

Made with certified-organic, nonGMO, Paleo profile ingredients, Natural Awakenings Green Powder supplement nourishes and strengthens every system in your body, resulting in: Order online today at

ShopNaturalAwakenings.com or call: 888-822-0246

20

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

• SUSTAINED ENERGY • ENHANCED RECOVERY • MENTAL CLARITY • OVERALL WELL-BEING • BALANCED ACIDITY LEVELS

9.5-oz jar $54.99 (30-day supply) plus $5 for shipping

To build muscle and become toned absent injury, create a full-body routine, balance muscle groups targeted in workouts, and progress properly through increased weight loads.

“Often, people will be hungrier, and they lose track of what they eat or think, ‘Now I can reward myself,’” Lucille explains. “You have to figure out what your new normal is. Eat lean, clean protein.”

All three experts agree that braving the free-weight area boosts success at toning and trimming the whole body.

“If you use free weights, you use your core and more muscle groups to help stabilize both the weight and your body, which is often standing,” Hoehl explains, versus machines that are often worked while sitting, and generally exercise only one targeted muscle group at a time.

Pumping Iron Boosts Overall Health for Men and Women

W

ayne Westcott, who has served as a consultant for many national organizations, from the U.S. Air Force to the American Council on Exercise, points to the relevant body of research he’s studied, which shows that the health benefits of building muscle can also help ward off many diseases and debilitating conditions.

4 Osteoporosis, by building up bone tissue

4 Diabetes, by increasing lean muscle, which helps the body regulate blood sugar levels 4 Heart disease, by increasing the good cholesterol and lowering the bad 4 Stroke, by lowering resting blood pressure 4 Depression, by building self-esteem and boosting endorphins 4 Colon disease, by increasing natural intestinal movement that keeps the colon clear 4 Energy loss, by enhancing mitochondria, the powerhouse of the body

Positive anything is better than negative nothing. ~Elbert Hubbard

Recover Muscle

Weightlifters also slow Mother Nature’s habit of stealing muscle during aging. “Women lose an average of five pounds of muscle per decade after age 30 until menopause, when the rate increases even more,” Westcott says.

Studies have found that during a woman’s first six months of twice-weekly weight training, she can rebuild about one-quarter pound of muscle per week, he says.

Because becoming stronger makes everything from chores to other kinds of workouts easier, women become firmer, fitter and more self-confident, Lucille observes. Independence rises, along with selfesteem. “As with all things in life: If you push against resistance, you get stronger,” she says. “That’s true both mentally and physically.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 843.448.8379 OR VISIT US ONLINE AT www.LONGBAYSYMPHONY.com

SPRING YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 • 7:30 PM Wheelwright Auditorium, Coastal Carolina University

Note: Experts recommend using a certified trainer or weightlifting class to get started.

Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at DebraMelani.com.

GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 | STUDENTS: $5 natural awakenings

May 2015

21

communityspotlight

Changing Reality of Maternity Care in Myr tle Beach

“R

ecently, I was very surprised and excited to receive an award at the NAACP Unsung Champion Banquet, along with a number of very exciting women in Myrtle Beach, for service to our community,” shares Pat Burrell, a registered nurse, doula and owner of Beach Baby’s Doula Services, in Myrtle Beach. “It wasn’t until the night of this event that I realized, little by little, many things have happened that have improved the health physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually of families in our area. I then began thinking about the evolution of maternity care in our town.”

Burrell, a Myrtle Beach native, returned nine years ago after spending many years in Pennsylvania working as a nurse in maternal and child health as well as alternative medicine. “Before I moved back, I spent time communicating with Dr. Vanessa Niles, who was very receptive to working with me, as she was very interested in and supportive of natural health and healing in her OB/GYN practice in Conway,” says Burrell, adding that Niles moved just before her return. “I was also looking for anyone interested in or working in natural childbirth. I found a nurse whom I talked to that had done the doula training but was not practicing.

I was fortunate that in the late ‘70s I had lived here for two years and had worked as a head nurse at Conway Hospital. I felt it a good idea to go to

22

Grand Strand Edition

these maternity units and talk to the bosses. I so believed in what I was doing that I refused to accept that they would or could not support doulas and natural childbirth. I brought lots of cupcakes and cookies for nurses and lunch for a few of the doctors.”

Fast forward to 2015, and there is now one baby-friendly hospital, Waccamaw Community Hospital, in Murrells Inlet, with a tub for laboring women choosing water birth. “This is incredible,” says Burrell, “especially since in 2010 when Beach Baby’s brought Barbara Harper—of Water Birth International and gentle birth fame—to Myrtle Beach to lead a conference on water birthing, the director of maternity services at Waccamaw actually came up to me after Barbara’s video and reprimanded me for showing women having babies in ‘filthy water.’”

Beach Baby’s has had the opportunity to offer three doula trainings— all with Doulas of North America (DONA)-certified trainers—to doula candidates in Myrtle Beach. “Of the programs Beach Baby’s has sponsored, Healthy Children 2010, the largest lactation training ever in this area, was my favorite,” recalls Burrell. “We had over 30 attendees, many Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program workers, hospital nurses, other health agency workers, and some women seeking certification in lactation support. I

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

am most proud of creating and providing an education for those women who are the support for many young mothers in our county, so that they can be more effective in promoting and supporting breastfeeding for the women they serve.”

Beach Baby’s has also had the honor of receiving the largest grant ever awarded by The March of Dimes to Horry County, says Burrell. “We were able to impact the lives of a group of 40+ birthing families who could not have afforded to pay for the natural birth programs, and we were able to make a significant impact on lowering the C-section rate for these women—our group having a C-section rate of less than 10 percent. This information was presented to the S.C. State Senate Budget Committee. The financial savings that the program made was more than $300,000 just in C-section reduction, not to mention safe and early discharges and 100 percent breastfeeding rate at birth, remaining more than 75 percent at year one.”

According to Burrell, Beach Baby’s continues to work to educate pregnant families and hopes to soon bring more public educational programs to the area. Beach Baby’s is also working with many area hospitals and some local OB/GYN groups, as well as with women choosing to birth outside of a hospital, either at a birth center or at home with their midwives.

Burrell says she is most impressed by the mothers that have gone through Beach Baby’s classes and used its doulas and that are now supporting their girlfriends and encouraging more natural choices in pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

“I truly believe that the increase in women in this area talking openly and honestly about all things natural in pregnancy, birth and parenting—or that the groups of women who joined together to breastfeed for the natural breastfeeding educational campaign Better Food for Babies—would not have happened if it weren’t for Beach Baby’s handing out cupcakes and lunch,” says Burrell.

For more Information, contact Pat Burrell at Beach baby's Doulas, 843213-1393. See ad, page 17.

healingways

a safer alternative. By 1938, half of domestic births took place in hospitals, and by 1960 it rose to 97 percent.

Currently, midwives attend less than 8 percent of births here, and fewer than 1 percent occur outside a hospital.

Natural labor and delivery in a hospital is possible, but, “It’s hard to have an unmedicated birth in many hospitals if you don’t know your rights, understand your physiology and have a doula by your side helping you avoid unnecessary interventions,” says Ina May Gaskin, a pioneering midwife and author of Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. Key factors to discuss include fetal monitoring, intravenous tubes and the option to eat or drink during labor.

Giving Birth Naturally Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention

by Meredith Montgomery

Benefits of Home Births

L

abor and delivery tion in 2013—most Most births is a natural process in situations should be viewed performed that can be enjoyed. where a vaginal birth “It’s not something as a natural life would have posed a to be afraid of,” says low risk to the process instead relatively Mel Campbell, author health of mother and of a potential of The Yoga of Pregnanchild. Entirely natural cy. “It’s a wonderful and medical emergency. childbirth is now rare beautiful experience. here compared with We need to remember ~Abby Epstein, The other countries, but that that the body is deBusiness of Being Born wasn’t always the case. signed for giving birth.”

In 1900, 95 percent of

Natural childbirth uses few or no all U.S. births took place in the home; artificial medical interventions such when more moved to hospitals here in as drugs, continuous fetal monitorthe early 20th century, midwives still ing, forceps delivery or episiotomies typically handled the delivery in other (cuts to enlarge the vaginal opening). countries, sometimes without a doctor According to the U.S. Centers for present. In America, obstetrics became Disease Control (CDC), 32.7 percent a profession and a doctor-attended of deliveries were by Cesarean secbirth in a hospital was promoted as

Women choose home births and homey birthing centers because they labor there more comfortably, feel more in control of the process and can more easily avoid interventions. Many moms seek out a midwife’s services because they don’t want to repeat the conventional hospital experience that accompanied their first baby’s arrival.

When actress Ricki Lake gave birth to her second child in her home bathtub with the assistance of a midwife, she felt empowered by doing it on her own terms. “Giving birth wasn’t an illness, something that needed to be numbed. It was something to be experienced,” she says.

When women let their bodies naturally lead, labor can last as little as 20 minutes or as long as two weeks, and the spectrum of pain intensity is equally broad. A healthy

Motherhood:

All love begins and ends there. ~Robert Browning

natural awakenings

May 2015

23

prenatal lifestyle that prepares a momto-be for a natural physical, emotional and spiritual experience of childbirth is highly beneficial.

vital that you let your body’s innate wisdom be your guide and respect any cues it may give.”

Campbell guides expectant ~U.S. Centers for mothers through a Disease Control Compassionate yoga practice that Self-Care embraces the changes occurring each “Pregnancy’s not the time to overextrimester. For example, a more physical ert yourself; let go of the temptation practice in the second trimester utilizes to overachieve and instead practice the surge of energy to build stamina breathing and mindfulness,” advises and strength, while opening the heart, Campbell. “If you’re experiencing hips and pelvis. morning sickness, try to embrace it and Complementary relaxation techhow it serves you. By doing so, you’ll niques for labor include breathing be more in tune with your body. These practices, visualization, meditation and lessons are gifts you can take with you massage. When a mother isn’t coninto labor.” nected to monitors and tubes, she’s

She reminds women that the baby free to experiment with positions and is always getting nourishment from all props such as balls, bars and pillows, that mom eats and breathes in, and plus a warm shower or bath. If a hospialso feeds off of her feelings and emotal birth is planned, Gaskin notes that tions. “The more we can feel at peace labor often slows once a woman leaves with ourselves and incorporate the the comfort of home, and recommends baby into our being, the more we feel laboring at home as long as possible. a connection and union,” she says. “It’s There is no way to predict the

24

By 2006 Cesarean delivery was the number one surgical procedure in American hospitals.

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

Conscious Childbirth Resources The Yoga of Pregnancy Week by Week: Connect With Your Unborn Child through Mind, Body and Breath

by Mel Campbell Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds

by Cynthia Gabriel Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

by Ina May Gaskin Spiritual Midwifery

by Ina May Gaskin Your Best Birth

by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein The Business of Being Born a film by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein Mothering Magazine’s Having a Baby, Naturally

by Peggy O’Mara

There is a great deal of fear and ignorance about allowing labor and birth to proceed without disturbance. Rates of routine intervention are so high, most nurses and physicians rarely see a fully natural birth. ~Ina May Gaskin

course of labor and delivery when women let nature take the lead.

Campbell, a mother of three, says, “I tried to focus on the intention of what I wanted for my birthing experience, while also surrendering expectations, knowing that I would have whatever type of birth I was supposed to have.”

She adds, “The breath is the most important thing—it keeps us in the moment, helps us to relax and supports us through labor.”

While the home birth option is important to America’s new generation of trailblazing women, it’s also significant on a macro level. Gaskin explains, “It’s hard for staff to change routine practices in hospitals but home births make innovation possible.” Home births demonstrated that women don’t require routine episiotomies and have shown how maternal mobility and position changes can help labor progress and free badly stuck babies (earlier methods often injured mother and child).

Gaskin has found, “Wherever and however you decide to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, mind, body and spirit for the rest of your life. No one should have a home birth who doesn’t want one, but it must be one of the choices.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/ Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

A Mother’s Guide to Natural Childbirth

by Meredith Montgomery

D

etermining the best birth setting for a mother necessitates sound planning.

If an unmedicated birth is a goal, these insights may help in making decisions.

Home birth takes place in the comfort of home, typically with the assistance of a midwife, and is suitable for a healthy woman with a low-risk pregnancy. She is able to wear her own clothing and eat as she pleases. Because monitoring of mother and baby is done intermittently, she is free to move around.

Confirm the midwife’s training and experience; ask how many home births she’s attended and which obstetricians she consults. Discuss the signs and symptoms that might necessitate a move to the hospital and how quickly it can be done. While a midwife’s fee is often far less than the cost of a hospital birth, not all insurance companies cover home births.

A birth center provides personalized, family-centered care in a homelike environment for healthy women.

Practitioners follow principles of problem prevention, sensitivity, safety, appropriate medical intervention and cost-effectiveness. A midwife typically delivers the baby, but the collaborative practice team also includes obstetri-

cians, pediatricians and other specialists.

Mothers experience personal freedoms similar to a home birth, and tubs for water births are usually available, plus other birthing props such as squatting bars, stools and balls.

The center should be accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers. Inquire what the protocol for care will be if complications arise, learn what the center’s charges for care cover and confirm if the family’s insurance policy will pay for the services provided.

A hospital generally has access to the latest medical technology, making it a preferred option for medium-to-highrisk pregnancies. With proper preparations, an unmedicated birth is possible in this traditional setting. Investigate their rates of Cesarean births and episiotomies and the determining parameters.

To allow for an active labor, request intermittent fetal monitoring, avoid intravenous fluids and ask about the availability of birthing props. Become familiar with hospital policies, such as who can be in the delivery room and whether the baby will stay with mom after the birth. If a nurse midwife is not on staff, consider hiring a doula to assist in preparing for and carrying out the family’s birth plan.

natural awakenings

May 2015

25

calendarofevents NOTE: All calendar events must be received by May 10 (for June issue) and adhere to our guidelines. To submit listings, check for calendar guidelines, updates and cancellations, visit GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com.

ALWAYS CALL AHEAD BEFORE ATTENDING EVENTS TO AVOID LATE CANCELLATIONS AND CHANGES

SUNDAY, MAY 3 “Jesus Never Said That!” Celebration Service w/Guest Speaker Rev. James King−11am. Family Feast Community Potluck right after service at 12:30pm. All dishes, vegan and/or vegetarian also appreciated. All are welcome. “Jesus Never Said That!” workshop with Rev. King, based on his upcoming book by same title, 1:30-3:30pm.

Love Offering. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 4 Reiki Share w/Kristi Thompson−7pm. An open event for all, to practice sharing your Reiki healing skills with others and/or receive the amazing healing energy of Reiki. Love Donations. Life In Balance Inc, 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843421-6717, LifeinBalanceInc.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 5 Open Door Reiki Share w/Eileen Foose, RN & Tami Chatfield LMT−7-9pm. (1st Tues) A gathering of like minds for mini Reiki treatments and a sharing circle. Enjoy the energy work at Unity. Free will love offering to assist the Care Team of Unity.

Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Unity Healing & Prayer Service w/Olivia Rose−6:30-7:30pm. (1st Wed) Meditation, prayer, hands-on-healing. Love offering. Unity Peace Chapel, Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

MAY 6-7 2nd Annual New Thought Revival at Unity w/ Dale Worley, James King, “Georgia” Kyle and more. New Thought ministers presenting uplifting messages, with music, meditation, drum circle.

Dinner Buffet. Love Offering for all except $10 for dinner. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 Kriya Yoga Circle w/Paula Kenion MS–6-7pm.

Monthly Meditation Gathering, (1st Thurs). Learn easy meditation techniques, devotional chanting, and other yoga practices for personal and spiritual growth. Will meditate in chairs for comfort, or bring mats/blankets if preferred. Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Rd. $3 per class. Register at GTcounty.org 843-545-3651.

Info: Paula, 843-650-4538.

26

Grand Strand Edition

YIN & Restorative Yoga Class, Healing Crystal Bowl Music w/Melissa LaScaleia & Guest Musician, Robert Austin–7:30-9:30 pm, A special YIN & Restorative Yoga Class with Healing Crystal Bowl music. $25 per person; $15 for students.

Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, The Market Common. Register at 843-839-9636 or visit YogaInCommon.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 9

FRIDAY, MAY 8

SUNDAY, MAY 10

Learn to Play Crystal & Tibetan Healing Bowls w/Robert Austin, Noon-2pm. Learn the benefits.

Bring your own or purchase from Robert. Workshop fee: $25, $15 for students. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, The Market Common. Register at 843-839-9636 or visit YogaInCommon.com.

Crystal & Tibetan Healing Bowl Concert w/ Guest Musician, Robert Austin–7:30-9:30pm. Lie back, listen to the vibrations and allow time for your body to relax and to restore. $25 per person; $15 for students. Yoga in Common, 3062 Deville St, The Market Common. Register at 843-839-9636 or visit YogaInCommon.com.

Celebration Service “The Healing Letters of Myrtle Fillmore” (Co-Founder of the Unity Movement) w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. All are welcome. Love Offering. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

savethedate

Outer Nutrition Clinic & Lunch w/Linda Sacchetti−11:30-1pm. Fight the signs of aging.

Discover the best Outer Nutrition products for your specific needs. For acne, rosacea, post skin cancer care, fine lines & wrinkles, uneven texture, cellulite, tired looking skin, dark circles/puffiness & more.

Sample products, and enjoy free lunch. Can also arrange lunch clinic at your work or club. Info and registration: 843-424-9586.

MONDAY, MAY 11 Divine Alignment Sessions w/Abdy Electriciteh−6-

7:30pm & 7:45-9:15pm. Abdy works with the Source Energy that supports the transformation of Humanity and Earth to a higher consciousness. His transmissions allow one to open to radiate to their own Timeless and Spaceless connection to God. Those working with Abdy report increased attunements to one’s own Divine direction, connection, life, and soul purpose, or greater gifts of wisdom and an increased connection to one’s own Divinity. Pre-Registration Required, $50 Exchange for each session. Please Bring a Mat, Pillow, or Blanket. Unity Church of Charleston, 2535 Leeds Ave, Charleston. Info & Registration: Angel, 843-327-1440, Abdy.info.

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

FRIDAY, MAY15

New Moon Drum Circle w/Bunni Vaughan Healy–7-8:30pm. The perfect time for setting intention and drumming is a great way to shoot those intentions toward manifestation. Love Offering. Info: Bunni, 843-333-9930. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside.

UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

MAY 15-16 May Days Plant Sale and BBQ at Moore Gardens−8:30 am-3:30 pm. Plant sale, lecture by well known topiary artist Pearl Fryar 10am at the Fire Tower Center, BBQ lunch Noon to 1:30 pm, The Allen Johnson Band and a beautiful garden. $15 per person; children 12 & under are free. Moore Farms Botanical Garden, 100 New Zion Rd, Lake City. For any special needs, and to register, 843373-8068, moorefarmsbg.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 Customer Appreciation Day w/Ovis Hill Farms−10am-3pm. Every 3rd Sat. Farm Tour, with friendly animals available up close, the teaching garden open, and a special treat or two. Weather permitting. 1501 Weaver St, Timmonsville, SC. Free tickets available at the regular Wed markets.

RSVP, including cancellations. 843-992-9447, charlie@ovishillfarm.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 Free Yoga for Kids w/Javier Lopez–11am-noon.

As part of the 11am Unity Youth class, a certified

yoga instructor will do Yoga designed for kids.

Meditation and de-stress time will be built into the instruction. Snacks provided. Parents are welcome to attend the 11am service in sanctuary or observe the Yoga class. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

hypnotic sounds, available for use and may also be purchased at the workshop. Workshop suggested donation is $20. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

“Healing from a New Thought Perspective” Celebration Service w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am.

All are welcome. Love Offering. At 12:30pm, Connecting the Dots–Coffee & Conversation social hour and discussion after the service. Get your coffee and share ideas/insights from the Sunday message topic (3rd Sun). Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

“It’s Not the End”Armand & Angelina in Concert–7pm. An uplifting show, full of music, comedy, dance and more, a blend of rock and opera incorporating Native American flute, performing Hallelujah, Age of Aquarius, songs from Phantom of the Opera, and their own original love ballads and humorous songs. Love offering. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Chakras & CircleSongs Workshop w/Maribeth MacKenzie & Alva Anderson−Noon-4pm. A one hour yoga class focusing on opening up the chakras, the energy centers in the body. Then improvisational singing techniques accessible to beginners, yet is challenging for the most advanced. Alva has been working with Bobby McFerrin. You don't need to know the words. No experience necessary. $25 members, $35 non-members Inlet Yoga, 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet. Info: Maribeth, 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 28

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Outer Nutrition Clinic & Lunch w/Linda Sacchetti−11:30-1pm. Fight the signs of aging.

Discover the best Outer Nutrition products for your specific needs. For acne, rosacea, post skin cancer care, fine lines & wrinkles, uneven texture, cellulite, tired looking skin, dark circles/puffiness & more.

Sample products, and enjoy free lunch. Can also arrange lunch clinic at your work or club. Info and registration: 843-424-9586.

Unity Yard Sale–7am-2pm. You can participate in this favorite annual Unity event by shopping, buying, telling your friends. Also, you may donate clean and good condition items May 7th until May 29th. Call Dee Jones for more information: (423) 741-5875. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, Info: Angie Durham, 843-651-1582. UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 21 Myrtle Beach Human Rights Commission Meeting−4:30pm. Open monthly meeting of the MB Human Rights Commission. (3rd Thurs unless otherwise noted) A free, open, public meeting for all to attend and participate. MB City Services Bldg, Fire Dept. Conf Rm, 921A, N Oak St. (at Mr. Joe White Ave), MB, Hotline: 843-918-1130, HR Dept: 843-918-1114. Facebook.com/HumanRightsMyrtleBeach.

SATURDAY, MAY 23 Pranayama – The Art of Yoga breathing w/ Maribeth MacKenzie−2:30-5pm. One of the Five Principles of Yoga, made up of many breathing techniques that vary in complexity from simple to advanced. transform your breath and your state of mind. $20 members, $30 non-members. Inlet Yoga, 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet, Info: Maribeth, 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 24 Celebration Service “An Attitude of Gratitude” w/Guest Speakers Armand & Angelina−11am.

International musicians and entertainers, with a unique and humerous view of life. All are welcome.

Love Offering. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Native American Flute Workshop w/ Armand & Angelina–1:30-3pm. Easy to play flutes with

TUESDAY, MAY 26

Summer Bulbs w/ Erik Healy–9:30am-Noon.

Will teach you everything you need to know about creating a stunning display of summer bulbs; from planting procedures to ordering tips. Take home some bulbs from the class to launch your summer planting. $25. Limited to 25 in class. Moore Farms Botanical Garden, 100 New Zion Rd, Lake City.

For any special needs, and to register, 843-3738068, moorefarmsbg.org.

M i n d , B o d y, S p i r i t E x p o w / K r i s t i Thompson−10am-4pm. A full of fun and wellness. Expo includes practitioners from an array of educational/healing fields. Chair Massage, Reiki, Intuitives, Tarot and Angel Card readers, Past Life Readings and more. Admission: $3 love donation.

Practitioners charge their own fees for services. The majority accept cash or checks so please plan accordingly. Life In Balance Inc., 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River. 843-421-6717, LifeInBalanceInc.org.

prayer, hands-on-healing. Love offering. Unity Peace Chapel, Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 Kriya Yoga Circle w/Paula Kenion MS–6-7pm.

Monthly Meditation Gathering, (1st Thurs). Learn easy meditation techniques, devotional chanting, and other yoga practices for personal and spiritual growth. Will meditate in chairs for comfort, or bring mats/blankets if preferred. Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Rd. $3 per class. Register at GTcounty.org 843-545-3651.

Info: Paula, 843-650-4538.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Exploring the Chakras: Light and Energy w/Mimi Rose−2:30-5pm. Inlet Yoga, 637 D Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet.Info: Maribeth, 843-655-6272, InletYogaStudio.com.

ongoing events sunday Unity Myrtle Beach Sunday Morning Circle w/Susan Boles, LUT & Lesta Sue Hardee–9:3010:30am. Book Study: Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

All Soul’s Metaphysical Chapel Sunday Services w/Rev. Alma Swartzwelder−10:30am Healing Service, 11am Worship Service. (not 5/24) An opportunity to commune with The Spirit of God and bring into view your sacred duty to self and humanity - to love and serve one another. Love Donations. Life In Balance Inc. 4347 Big Barn Dr, Little River, 843-421-6717, LifeinBalanceInc.org.

Celebration Service “A Future Memory of Peace” w/Rev. Margaret Hiller−11am. All are welcome. Love Offering. Unity of Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Unity Myrtle Beach Celebration Service w/ Rev. Margaret Hiller & Guests–11am. Prayer, meditation, song, messages & family. Music by the Unity Band. Youth programs. Bookstore open 10am-1pm. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-2388516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 2

Oneness Blessing w/Unity Blessing Givers– 12:20pm. In the Peace Chapel after the regular service.

Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Open Door Reiki Share w/Eileen Foose, RN & Tami Chatfield LMT−7-9pm. (1st Tues) A gathering of like minds for mini Reiki treatments and a sharing circle. Enjoy the energy work at Unity. Free will love offering to assist the Care Team of Unity.

Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Park Dr, Surfside, 843 238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Swing Yoga w/Shanti–1-2pm. Swing Yoga uses a swing as a tool to help students achieve variations of different Yoga poses. This practice is for beginners thru all levels of experience. Registration is required. $20 per class. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB. 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 31

lookingforward

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 Unity Healing & Prayer Service w/Olivia Rose−6:30-7:30pm. 91st Wed) Meditation,

natural awakenings

May 2015

27

tuesday Spring Weight Loss Challenge w/Inlet Nutrition.

10:30am OR 5:30pm classes. Weekly prizes, coaching support, nutritional lessons, free metabolism test, more. New classes beginning. $35 to join. 12 wk program, ongoing registr. Cash prizes (top 3 losers, inch loss winner) awarded at the end of the challenge. Ongoing classes and registration. Rules in place for accountability. Inlet Square Mall Mtg Rm. Murrells Inlet. Linda: 843-424-9586, GrandStrandBiggestLoser.com.

Yogastha Sadhana Raja Vinyasa w/Lyndsay Bahn−9-10:45am. All levels class with a set sequence of breath work, challenging postures and guided meditation. Linking mind, body and breath together for a profound practice. All levels; be prepared to sweat and detoxify. $15 or class passes accepted. 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, MB. 843-3332656, lyndsay@secretlotusyoga.com.

Quilters Unite! w/Sarah Raphael−10am-Noon.

Simple & easy, no special skills required. Materials provided to make quilts for homeless, hospice, others in need. Info: Sarah, 828-514-8034. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Warm Yoga Hour w/Dawn DiVita−10:45am11:45am. A Warm Vinyasa, moving and twisting to cleanse. Room at 80 degrees, the muscles release and stretch deeper, and the body detoxifies through sweat. Hydrating before and after necessary. Previous yoga experience req. Walk-in $12, 10 class pass $96, 4 week limited $60, 4 week unlimited $80, & $30 New Student Pass. Yoga DiVita at Parkway Plaza 2126 Hwy 9E - Unit G2, Longs. 843-2832827, YogaDivita.com.

Doterra Oil Class Intro at Modern Cleansing−3:30pm. Free class to learn how essential oils can, among thousands of uses, ward off colds, earaches, and bring down a fever in 5 minutes, RSVP & call for info: 843-828-4665.

Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. mydoterra.com/bbgood.

Level I-II Yoga w/Karyl Tych, certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher–6:30-8pm. For students with a foundation in core poses and ready to enjoy the challenge of refining and moving on. $12 drop in or $80 for 8 wk session. Live Oak Yoga Studio, 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB, 843 340-9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

wednesday Senior Discount Day at Modern Cleansing−all day. 10% off hair cut services. Call for appointment: 843-828-4665. Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. ModernCleansing.com.

Free Metabolism Test w/Linda Sacchetti. Find out your body fat %, pounds of body fat, lean body weight & what your targets should be, by individual appt in MI. Info: Linda, 843-424-9586.

Revitalize Your Beauty Free Spa Beauty Facial w/Linda Sacchetti. Defy aging for younger looking skin with antioxidants, aloe vera, and glucosamine.

Includes a light weight clay mask to improve texture, tone, and firming. By individual appt in Murrells Inlet and MB. 843-424-9586.

28

Grand Strand Edition

Bookstore for the Miracle Minded–11am-4pm.

Books on healing, spirituality, personal growth, wellness; metaphysics as well as unique gift items.

Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8616, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Brown Bag Lunch & Book Group w/Rev. Margaret Hiller & Friends–12:30-1:45 pm. New book starts in Jan: Self Observation by Red Hawk. Presents an in-depth examination of the much needed process of self-observation. Readers of Gurdjieff will recognize similar ideas as The Work. Love Offering. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr., Surfside, 843-238-8516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Ovis Hill Farmers Market-MB w/Charlie Caldwell–3-7pm. clean and healthy products from a network of local SC farmers: Pasture raised and grass fed milk and dairy products, organic veggies, honey, grains, soaps and more. 714 8th Ave N, MB, 843-992-9447, OvisHillFarm.com.

Contemplative Mid-Week Unity Service–5:306:30pm. Meditative music, silence, brief readings, meditation. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. Surfside. UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Oneness Blessing–6:30pm. (Except 1st Wed), Unity Peace Chapel, Love Offering. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. 843-2388516, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Myrtle Beach Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Group w/Andrew Appel– 7:30pm. Intro to Buddhism, book study and basic meditation instruction. Mantra meditation and traditional Tibetan Buddhist chanting practices Chenrezig/Amitabha. Free or donations welcome but not required. Forestbrook area, MB. Info & directions: Andrew, 843 655-8056, simplygoldenevents.wix.com/mbkksg#.

thursday Level II-III Yoga w/Karyl Tych, certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher–9-10:30am. For experienced students who practice head balance and shoulder balance. A class dedicated to deepening your understanding of yoga and enriching your practice. $12 drop in or $80 for 8 wk session. Live Oak Yoga Studio, 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB, 843-340-9642, LiveOakYogaStudio.com.

Yoga Essentials w/Claire Liddle–10:45am11:45am. For students new to yoga, beginning again, recovering from an injury, or wanting to refine their practice. Offers posture sequences for building strength and flexibility, as well as exploring body and mind awareness. Intro to props, the therapeutic value, safe alignment, and movement with breath. Cost: walk-in $12, 10 class pass $96, 4 week limited $60, 4 week unlimited $80, & $30 New Student Pass. Yoga DiVita at Parkway Plaza, 2126 Hwy 9E, Unit G2, Longs. 843-283-2827, YogaDivita.com.

Gentle Vinyasa Yoga w/Lyndsay Bahn−11am12:15pm. Breath work and a slow flow of postures designed for those working to heal the body, enjoy a relaxing sequence or maintain and nurture an aging or pregnant body. $15 or class passes accepted. Secret Lotus, 417 79th Ave N, Ste E, MB. 843-333-2656, SecretLotusYoga.com.

Kriya Yoga Circle w/Paula Kenion MS–6-7pm.

Monthly Meditation Gathering, 1st Thurs. Learn

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

easy meditation techniques, devotional chanting, and other yoga practices for personal and spiritual growth. Will meditate in chairs for comfort, or bring mats/blankets if preferred. Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4450 Murrells Inlet Rd. $3 per class. Register at GTcounty.org 843-545-3651.

Info: Paula, 843-650-4538.

A Course in Miracles w/Marc Breines–6:30-8pm.

Brienes helped with the first printing of The Course in Miracles and established the first groups worldwide for CIM. Love Offering. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr. Info: 704-309-2415.

friday Art & Soul at Unity - Anyone Can Paint! w/ Bunni Vaughn Healy–All supplies provided. Day and evening classes. Call for cost, details and to register: Bunni, 843-333-9930. Unity Myrtle Beach, 1270 Surfside Industrial Pk Dr, Surfside, UnityMyrtleBeach.org.

Allergy Study Open Recruitment w/Priority Health–10am-Noon. This is the TREAT-1 Clinical Trial: Immunotherapy without needles or shots.

Study is covered by most insurance if you qualify.

Free screenings by allergy RN weekly. Priority Health, 637 Bellamy Ave, Murrells Inlet. Info or appt: 843-651-9944. PriorityHealthSC.com.

Ovis Hill Farmers Market-NMB w/Charlie Caldwell–10am-1pm. Pasture raised and grass fed Milk and dairy products, organic veggies, honey, grains, soaps and more. 1st Ave. S, between City Hall and the new library, NMB. 843-992-9447 OvisHillFarm.com.

Doterra Oil Class Intro at Modern Cleansing− Noon. Free class to learn how essential oils can, among thousands of uses, ward off colds, earaches, and bring down a fever in 5 minutes, RSVP & call for info: 843-828-4665. Modern Cleansing Wellness, 6371 Dick Pond Rd, MB. mydoterra. com/bbgood.

Kids Yoga w/Shanti–4-5pm. Kid's yoga at Shanti for ages 6-12. Establishing balance, creating strength, breath work, expanding self-awareness.

Instruction becomes more advanced for students ready to begin yoga. Enabling kids to take their lessons off the mat and into their home and school life. $10 per class. Shanti Myrtle Beach, 3901 N Kings Hwy, MB. 843-467-5444, ShantiMyrtleBeach.com.

communityresourceguide 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 Community Resource Guide, email GSPublisher@naturalawakeningsmag.com to request a media kit, or visit our website at GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com.

BODY TALK SPA INDIGO

1601 Oak St, Ste 207, MB Tom Palya, PT, CSCS, CBP 724-366-9813 BodyTalkMyrtleBeach.com

Body Talk is based on the premise that the body can heal itself as long as the internal lines of communication within us are intact. Stress can cause these internal lines of communication circuits to become disrupted and compromised. Over time, this will lead to a decline in physical, emotional and mental well-being as well as DIS-EASE (disease) within the body. A Body Talk practitioner will use a subtle form of neuromuscular biofeedback to quickly locate, balance and repair these areas of stress to allow for the fastest possible healing to occur. Body Talk is a comprehensive healthcare system based on energy medicine that looks to re-synchronize the body’s energy systems to restore optimal health, harmony and vitality. Body Talk will stimulate the body’s innate ability to heal itself on all levels of the body, mind and spirit.

ENERGY HEALING & AURA READING REV. RENÉE LEWIS, B. Msc, CCMT, CRMT, RT(R)(M)(MR) Bio-Energy Field Therapist Aura Photography Chios Master Teacher Reiki Master Teacher Crystal Therapy Ordained Minister 843-241-0609 InnerLight-OuterLove.com

Renée Lewis brings new modalities to the Grand Strand area with the introduction of Chios Energy Field Healing and Aura Photography Readings.

Renée is also a Reiki Master and member of the International Center for Reiki Training. She specializes in crystals with her energy work and utilizes her medical background in her teaching by incorporating physics and biology for easier comprehension. She teaches certification classes for Reiki and Chios and is available for workshops and private sessions or readings. Meets at Spa Indigo, in Myrtle Beach at 1601 Oak St, Ste #207 and soon at the Loris Holistic Health and Education Center.

HYPNOTHERAPY

WELLNESS COACH

MAXIMIZED MIND

LINDA SACCHETTI

Mike Oglesbee, CAH, MPNLP 843-957-6926 MaximizedMind.com

Mike Oglesbee has developed the most powerful and effective system to boost you to success.

Mike utilizes hypnosis, NLP, life coaching, and other traditional psychology methods to provide immediate, positive change within the 90% of the mind known as the subconscious where the root of problems actually exist. Success begins within. Call Mike for a free consultation, or visit MaximizedMind.com for more information.

See ad, page 10.

NATURAL CHILDBIRTH

Personal Wellness Coach Murrells Inlet 843-424-9586 or 843-651-9350

As a personal wellness coach, Linda Sacchetti has served the Grand Strand for seven years.

Her mission is teaching nutrition to promote health and wellbeing. She provides many services: weight-loss challenge facilitating, wellness evaluations, free metabolism tests, healthy breakfast in-services for businesses, and free personal 1-1 coaching for weight loss or weight gain. Join the team! Training provided.

See ad, page 5.

YOGA

BEACH BABY’S DOULA SERVICES INC

INLET YOGA STUDIO

Beach Baby’s provides services to assist families throughout pregnancy, as well as assistance with caring for baby after birth. It provides doula services and baby nurses in Horry, Georgetown and Marion counties. Its services also include rebirthing, wholistic childbirth education and massage. See ad, page 17.

Inlet Yoga is dedicated to serving yoga students at every level of their personal practice, offering classes seven days a week from beginner to advanced. Classes include Ashtanga, Hot Vinyasa, Slow Flow, Yin Yasa, Gentle, Chair, Restorative and Prenatal. Our $5 Community Class on Saturdays, from 11 am to noon, benefits the Coastal Animal Rescue and is followed by a free meditation class from 12-12:30 pm. Call for more information.

637 D Bellamy Ave Murrells Inlet 843-655-6272 InletYogaStudio.com

Pat Burrell, RN, CD, (DONA), WCBE, CLC, CHT 843-213-1393 BeachBabys.org

PSYCHOTHERAPY KENNETH LUX, PHD

Alternative Health Clinic 4810 N Kings Hwy, MB 843-712-2330

Dr. Lux works with individuals and couples. His approach focuses on trauma resolution.

And by trauma he does not mean only major blows and abuses, but also lesser personal shocks, such as humiliations and embarrassments, especially if these have occurred in one’s earlier years. From a spiritual perspective, he also tries to bring the idea of karma into the picture, and calls this karma sensitive psychotherapy. He uses a natural conversational approach that is not based on what is referred to as the medical model with its categories of diseases or illnesses, and has little or no need for psych drugs. Call for a free phone consultation.

natural awakenings

May 2015

29

classifieds Fee for classifieds is $1 per word per month. To place listing, email content to GSPublisher@naturalawakeningsmag.com. Deadline is the 10th of the month.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ARE YOU WORKING YOUR DREAM JOB? No? Then come to our Business Briefing Hour & we can show you a business opportunity that could change your life. Contact immediately to reserve your spot! Linda - 843-424-9586, scInletTrade. com.

LIVE OAK YOGA STUDIO

Karyl Tych, Certified Iyengar Teacher 9904A N Kings Hwy, MB 843-340-YOGA (9642) LiveOakYogaStudio.com

Come to Live Oak Yoga Studio to study Iyengar yoga, known for its emphasis on clear methodical instruction, correct alignment, and the use of props. You’ll receive individual attention in each class. The studio is fully equipped including a rope wall. Karyl Tych, a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, has studied with B.K.S. Iyengar in India.

SECRET LOTUS YOGA & HEALING ARTS

EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING SALES person needed. Are you into the healthy-living sustainable culture? If you love NA and enjoy meeting people, this could be for you. Commission for ad sales, work your own hours, mostly from home and outcalls. GSPublisher@NaturalAwakeningsMag.com.

HEALTH ADD, ADHD, TOBACCO ABUSE, WEIGHT GAIN, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY DISORDER, MEMORY PROBLEMS. BrainCore, a patented process of neurofeedback and qEEG brain mapping, is now offered in the Murrells Inlet area. Therapeutic intervention is noninvasive and a drug-free alternative. For more info, call 800-965-8482. Priority Health, Murrells Inlet, PriorityHealthSC.com.

Open enrollment for AllergyImmunology Clinical Trial. This new process is a natural way to fight seasonal or environmental allergies without the use of allergy shots or needles or even under the tongue drops. It is by topical cream. A way to go medication-free. Those that meet inclusion criteria will be entered into this study. Cost is usually covered by insurance. For more info, ask for Melissa at 800-965-8482. Priority Health, Murrells Inlet, PriorityHealthSC.com.

417 79th Avenue N, Ste E (upstairs) Myrtle Beach 843-333-2656 SecretLotusYoga.com

Secret Lotus offers Ashtanga Vinyasa for all levels and body types ranging from beginner to advanced, challenging the breath, mind and body to connect in a powerful union. Brand new or experienced practitioners welcome! In addition to Ashtanga classes, they offer Ashtanga-influenced prenatal, gentle and Mommy & Me Yoga. Also offering massage and Reiki. Mention this ad, and your first class is free.

YOGA DIVITA

Parkway Plaza 2126 Hwy 9 E, Unit G-2 Longs 843-283-2827 YogaDiVita.com

Yo g a D i Vi t a i s a w a r m , welcoming environment for all to come together. A place to be with ease, breathe with clarity, and move with grace.

The multidisciplinary studio is the home of certified teachers in many forms of yoga: Hatha, Anusara, Warm Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin and more. Classes held 7 days per week, mornings and evenings, ages 13 and wiser.

YOGA IN COMMON

3062 Deville St The Market Common, MB 843-839-9636, 843-385-6176 YogaInCommon.com

YOGA in COMMON offers classes during a wide variety of hours, seven days per week.

They welcome all students— new or those returning to yoga.

Their schedule is also great for those that want to practice daily.

Visit their website or follow them on Facebook to keep up with their wellness gatherings and special events.

SHANTI YOGA

3901 N Kings Hwy, Ste 20-A Myrtle Beach 843-467-5444 ShantiMyrtleBeach.com

Shanti Yoga offers Ashtanga (led and mysore), Vinyasa and Hot yoga classes. Each class explores breath, movement and perception. Emphasis on both theory and practice provides students with the necessary foundation to expand in a personal and profound way. See ad, page 9.

Make a Difference in the Grand Strand and turn your passion into a business…

Natural Awakenings Is For Sale

• • • • • •

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. ~Ernest Hemingway

Well established, publishing since 2007 More than 30,000 loyal readers Income potential with wonderful work lifestyle Work from home on your own schedule All training provided with professional support team Join the network of over 90 Natural Awakenings Publishers

For more information, call 843-497-0390 or email GSpublisher@naturalawakeningsmag.com 30

Grand Strand Edition

GrandStrandHealthyLiving.com

natural awakenings

May 2015

31