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Natural Ways to Stay Healthy
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Targeted Exercises Lower Risk of Injury
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aturopathic doctor Ramona Shires, a longtime resident of Pensacola, recently returned to the area to open White Sands Natural Health, where she uses holistic Ramona Shires assessments and natural therapies to help her clients restore their health. She sees patients of all ages, both for general wellness and for her specialties, chronic pain and inflammation, chronic illness and oncology support. “Too often we address the symptoms of a disease without looking for the root cause,” Shires says. “At White Sands Natural Health, we apply the naturopathic approach to health to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and augment this inherent self-healing process.” Among the services and natural therapies Shires offers are nutrition and lifestyle counseling, botanical medicine, homeopathy, vitamins and minerals, hypnotherapy, biotherapy and energy medicine. “My passion is educating, empowering and supporting families on their journey to optimal health,” she says. “I take my time with my patients, listening carefully and then developing individualized recommendations that will address the root cause of disease promoting lifelong wellness.” Shires earned her doctorate in naturopathic medicine at National University of Health Sciences, founded in 1906. A four-year, full-time, in-residence, accredited naturopathic medical school, “it sets the standard of training for careers in health care and integrative medicine,” she says. Shires is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the professional organization representing naturopathic physicians in the United States. Location: 2870 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL. For information or appointments, call 850-739-1000 or email DrRamona@WhiteSandsNH.com. November 2018 11
Eating Well Protects Hearing A healthy diet can lower the risk of moderate to severe hearing loss by 30 percent or more, conclude researchers from Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Studying the diets of 33,000 women for 22 years, they found that hearing was better retained among those that ate closer to the Mediterranean Diet—with more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fish and virgin olive oil. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, high in fruits and vegetables and low-fat dairy, as well as low in sodium, also was associated with better hearing. 12
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Raw fruit and vegetables are better for mental health than canned, cooked or otherwise processed produce, report researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago. Their survey of more than 400 young adults from their country and the U.S., published in Frontiers in Psychology, found a correlation between eating raw produce and measures of psychological well-being, positive mood and life satisfaction. “The cooking and processing of produce likely limits the delivery of nutrients that are essential for optimal emotional functioning,” says co-author Tamlin Conner, Ph.D. The top 10 raw foods for mental health are carrots, bananas, apples, dark leafy greens, grapefruit, lettuce, other citrus, berries, cucumbers and kiwis.
Early-stage breast cancer can be accurately detected via a simple breath test and urine sample, report researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel. Using electronic nose sensors and gas-chromatography mass spectrometry to analyze breath and urine, respectively, they were able to identify biomarkers for breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer for women worldwide. “Our new approach… with inexpensive, commercially available processes, is non-invasive, accessible and may be easily implemented in a variety of settings,” says study co-author Yehuda Zeiri, Ph.D. Mammography, the common screening test for breast cancer, is typically 75 to 85 percent accurate, a figure that drops for full-bodied women and those with dense breast tissue. Dual-energy digital mammography is more accurate, but increases radiation exposure, and MRIs are more expensive. The Israeli research, published in the journal Computers in Biology and Medicine, compared breath and urine samples taken from 85 women with breast cancer and 81 healthy women. The electronic e-nose device, picking up on a unique breath pattern, detected cancer cells accurately 95 percent of the time. The urine test proved 85 percent accurate. “With further study, it may also be possible to analyze exhaled breath and urine samples to identify other cancer types, as well,” says Zeiri.
Pumpkin Compounds Inhibit Cancer Growth In addition to being tasty, autumn’s pumpkin pie may also help prevent cancer. Two studies have confirmed the ability of certain nutrients in pumpkins to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Researchers from the Italian Institute of Food Science found that carotenoid compounds from pumpkins delayed the growth of human colorectal cancer and bone cancer cells by an average of 40 percent. In China, Harbin Medical University researchers found that a polysaccharide compound from pumpkins halted the growth of human liver cancer cells.
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Air Pollution Harms Developing Brains Fetal exposure to air pollution, even at levels considered safe by current standards, has been linked by Dutch researchers to thinning of the outer layer of a child’s brain and later cognitive difficulties. Following 783 children ages 6 through 10, the researchers concluded those brain abnormalities contributed in part to impulsiveness that could lead to addictive behavior and attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.
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Aerobic Fitness Helps Prevent Word Loss Tip-of-the-tongue word loss, an aggravation for many seniors and other adults, occurs less frequently in those with higher levels of aerobic fitness, regardless of age or vocabulary, reports a study of 56 men and women from the UK’s University of Birmingham. Lead researcher Katrien Segaert also clarified that tip-of-the-tongue word loss is not associated with memory loss—a common concern by those that often experience it.
Gut Bacteria Linked to Artery Health A lack of diversity of gut bacteria is linked to hardening of the arteries, a new study concludes. By analyzing the gut microbiome and measuring the arterial stiffness of 617 middle-aged female twins, researchers from the University of Nottingham and King’s College London found that those with a greater diversity of healthy bacteria had more flexible arteries. The finding explains why women, young adults and others may suffer heart attacks without traditional risk factors such as smoking or obesity. It opens the door to reducing cardiovascular disease by targeting the microbiome through diet, probiotics and other supplements.
Hostile Teachers Hamper Learning Teachers that antagonize their students by belittling them, showing favoritism or criticizing their contributions can damage their learning potential, warns a new West Virginia University study of 472 undergraduates. Split into two groups, the students watched either a class taught by a teacher with antagonism or a standard lesson taught without antagonism, and then took a multiple-choice quiz. Test scores were up to 5 percent lower for those that watched the antagonistic teacher because they disliked what they were being taught. They were also less likely to put forth as much effort and were unwilling to attend that teacher’s future courses.
Eating Walnuts Boosts Gut Bacteria Eating a handful of walnuts daily boosts certain types of healthy gut bacteria that appear to contribute to cardio, metabolic and gastrointestinal health, according to a study of 18 adults by University of Illinois scientists published in the Journal of Nutrition. The researchers found that eating walnuts increased species of healthy gut bacteria, while decreasing species of unhealthy bacteria. Eating walnuts also improved cholesterol levels.
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End Game
Extinctions of Threatened Species Continue
The death of the world’s last male northern white rhino has rendered the species functionally extinct, which means the only hope of reviving the population is through in vitro fertilization. World Wildlife Fund head of campaigns Colin Butfield calls this a “uniquely bad situation.” Two other animals, the vaquita, a very rare porpoise discovered in 1958, and the Javan rhino are facing the same fate. Many other species, including the Sumatran rhino, black rhino, Amur leopard, forest elephant and Bornean orangutan are considered critically endangered, some with fewer than 100 individuals left. The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently considers 5,583 species of plant, mammal, bird, amphibian and marine life critically endangered.
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Dumping Disincentive
Big Bank Acts to Protect Oceans from Mine Waste
Citigroup is no longer financing mining projects that dump mine waste into the ocean. The move comes in response to pressure from the Ditch Ocean Dumping campaign, which calls on financial institutions to divest from any project or company that employs the practice. “Banks and financial institutions must actively take steps to ensure that they are not bankrolling the destruction of our oceans,” says campaign coordinator Ellen Moore of Earthworks. Mine waste can contain up to three dozen dangerous chemicals, including arsenic, lead, mercury and cyanide. These metals accumulate in fish, and ultimately, the wildlife and people that eat them. The pollution contaminates drinking water, decimates ecosystems and destroys fisheries. While the outdated practice has been phased out in many parts of the world, new mining proposals in Papua New Guinea and Norway signal that such dumping is being ramped up, not phased out.
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Organic shoppers may see additional labeling on produce. More than a dozen farmers and scientists from around the country met to create the standards for an additional organic certification pilot program called the Real Organic Project (ROP), which they plan to initially introduce at 20 to 60 farms. Under the current U.S. Department of Agriculture program, the organic label means that produce has been grown without synthetic substances or genetic engineering; it doesn’t specify whether produce was grown in water or soil, which the new labeling would address.
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Roundup Rebuke Monsanto to Pay $289 Million to Cancer Victim
A California jury has found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson, 46, a pest control manager for the Benicia Unified School District, in California, near San Francisco. His was the first claim to go to trial alleging that Roundup and other glyphosatebased weed killers cause cancer. The company was ordered to pay $289 million in damages—$39 million compensatory and $250 punitive. Monsanto, recently acquired as a unit of the German conglomerate Bayer, faces more than 5,000 similar lawsuits across the U.S.
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Plastic Pushback
Bans on plastic consumption have been increasing globally for the last two years. Single-use plastics will be officially banned in the Bahamas by 2020, including plastic bags collected at the point of sale, straws, Styrofoam food containers and plastic utensils. Also, the release of balloons in the air will be illegal. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda have already banned single-use plastic products. In Kenya it’s illegal to produce, sell or use plastic bags. Haiti has banned plastic bags and Styrofoam products. Belize moved to ban single-use plastics by April 2019. The UK has outlined a plan to eradicate plastic use completely by 2042. The Clean Seas Campaign, launched in 2017 by the United Nations Environment Programme, aims to increase global public and corporate awareness of the critical need to reduce marine litter.
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Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city, is experimenting with restricting diesel-powered vehicle access to portions of two major streets, with exemptions for new, cleaner models. Environmentalists and ecologically minded politicians celebrate the move as a breakthrough on the path to cleaner urban air. A German court ruled last February that cities have the right to prohibit dirty diesel vehicles, and local authorities in other cities are making plans to bring their roads into compliance with strict European Union emissions requirements. “Symbolically, it’s a big step,” says Manfred Braasch, a local leader of Friends of the Earth Germany. “This has been a diesel nation.” The federal German government is considering a comprehensive strategy designed to clean up heavy polluters among the nation’s 15 million diesel cars via hardware retrofits like those mandated in the U.S.
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Soybean Slowdown
Even before recent disruption of U.S. trade with China through increased tariffs, China had made importing genetically modified (GMO) soybeans more difficult after a regulatory crackdown last December. The agricultural GMO regulation scheme strengthened the soybean approval process, leading to delays at Chinese ports. Certificates for certain GMO import crops granted by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture have included cotton, soybeans, corn and rapeseed. The U.S. is looking for alternative GMO markets in case tariffs, restrictions and export slowdowns continue. 16
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Teeny Town Tiny Houses Can Benefit Seniors
The University of Southern Indiana (USI) is building a small, modular home on its Evansville campus to demonstrate how the tiny housing model could make independent living accessible for people of all ages and abilities. It’s part of a larger effort aimed at creating a cultural transformation related to aging in a community. The home’s small size is a selling point for people unable to maintain a larger dwelling as they age and help them remain independent. Dr. Bill Thomas, a geriatrician and national expert on aging partnering in the project, envisions a pod-like village of such “Minkas” with older people living within a community instead of being sequestered in nursing homes.
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ractices designed to enrich life with purpose and meaning yield empowering results for anyone that takes them to heart. Whether striving for a new job, higher salary, stronger relationships or spiritual acceleration, these “rules of the road” offer inspired guidance to free thinking and enlarge possibilities beyond anything we’ve ever imagined. Be one with life: Belief in our oneness with “more than enough” sets us free to receive. Be aware we live in an expanding universe: The creative life force of the universe constantly conspires for our good as we consciously participate in the process. Be accountable for individual consciousness: How we perceive ourself and our world defines our experience. Changing our point of view can change everything. Be focused: Establish and maintain a disciplined mind, focusing on what’s right with life rather than what’s wrong. Be in the flow: The law of circulation manifests as either a cornucopia of more than enough or a vortex of not enough, depending on how freely energy flows through us. Remember that we are the gatekeeper that directs the flow. Be passionate: Honoring our passions sets us free from the tyranny of a joyless life. Unearthing and living what creates joy, love and peace brings the gift of our authentic self to the party called life. Be blessed: To be blessed and know it is to affirm that we are a whole person, with nothing missing. Sharing our abundance becomes our daily norm. This state of being blesses our world. Be of service: When we serve others selflessly, we are recognizing that they matter. When someone knows they matter, they are intrinsically guided to demonstrate it in ways that serve others… and the circle is complete. Be courageous: Boldly move beyond false limits to horizons that call us to new levels of self-expression and fulfillment, often in collaboration with a spirited community. Be a catalyst for good: Such actions connect us directly to the secret of creating an abundant life—our innate oneness with the universe. Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., of St. Pete Beach, FL, speaks and writes books on human potential and spirituality. His latest, The Art of Abundance, is the source of this essay. Connect via DennisMerrittJones.com.
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Natural Ways to Stay Healthy by Kathleen Barnes
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ike many other health conditions, challenges to our immune systems are on the rise. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 26.5 million adults and kids have asthma, 50 million have allergies and up to 20 percent get the flu each year. Catching a cold is common, with U.S. adults generally coping with two or three a year and children about twice as many. As many as 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, celiac and lupus, costing $100 billion a year to treat, which is nearly twice the amount spent on cancer care, according to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. Initial statistics released 20 years ago estimated that 9 million Americans had autoimmune diseases; a five-fold increase since then illustrates the magnitude of the problem. 24
People that are free of some degree of immune system dysfunction are relatively uncommon.
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“We are absolutely seeing a rise in immune disorders,” says Michael T. Murray, a doctor of naturopathy in Lyons, Colorado, and author of Chronic Candidiasis: Your Natural Guide to Healing with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise and Other Natural Methods. “Many factors are responsible for the increase.” He cites the most notable as the widespread use of antibiotics and pesticides; dietary factors, including too much sugar; decreased intake of essential vitamins and minerals; overconsumption of calories in general; lifestyle factors like not getting enough sleep or exercise; excessive alcohol; stress; and exposure to cigarette smoke.
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“The microbiome—the bacterial structure that supports a strong immune system—is largely inherited from the mother during a vaginal birth,” says Sayer Ji, of Miami, Florida, founder of GreenMedInfo.com, sponsor of the 2017 Immune Defense Summit and a member of the National Health Federation’s board of governors. “The rising number of Caesarean sections, at nearly one-third of all U.S. births, up from 18 percent in 1997, deprives infants of those naturally occurring bacteria, and can result in immune deficiencies at an early age.” Low-level chronic stress of the kind that occurs in everyday modern life is a leading underlying factor in immune system compromise, says natural health and healing expert Dr. Deepak Chopra, of Carlsbad, California, author of The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for Life. Along with emotional stress, he points to any kind of inner or outer challenge that pulls us off center. Everyone experiences some stress every day; when unrelieved, it’s been widely shown to have a huge negative impact on our health. “Imbalance can be negative or positive, and so can stress,” says Chopra. “Winning the lottery is just as stressful as going through a divorce. So the challenge isn’t to achieve static balance, but to successfully thrive in stressful surroundings.”
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Medical science now generally agrees that the greatest part of the immune system resides in the gut. “We need those trillions of bacteria that live in the digestive tract. Without them, we are unable to defend ourselves from all types of assaults, including the autoimmune diseases, in which the body turns upon itself,” says Ji. “The immune system lines the large and small intestines,” says Dr. Susan Blum, of Rye Brook, New York, author of The Immune System Recovery Plan: A Doctor’s 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease. “The microbes in the gut lining speak to the immune system. Anything that alters the microbes in negative ways—like antibiotics or viral illness, among others—can also negatively alter the immune system.”
Unavoidable Toxin
We can’t avoid the toxic exposure that underlies much of the immune dysfunction we are experiencing today, says Wendy Myers, a functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, California, and author of Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue. “Toxins, especially heavy metals like lead and mercury, are in the air, water and soil. Since we can’t escape them, we need to know how they are affecting us and work to neutralize them.” Experts agree that immune challenges can be neutralized and overcome with the right diet and lifestyle, stress management and appropriate supplements to restore and maintain the whole system balance needed to flourish in a world of our own making that stresses us on every level.
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Eliminating wheat and dairy can end half of current immune system dysfunction through helping to repair the microbiome and healing the immune system, Ji believes. As one example, “If my mom had known I was allergic to cow’s milk when I was a child, I wouldn’t have suffered for 20 years with bronchial asthma,” he says. An anti-inflammatory diet also speeds gut healing and strengthens the immune system, says Blum. Highlights of her program for a basic clean-up include November 2018 25
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They’re useful in reducing immunemediated inflammation in autoimmune disorders,” Murray explains. Australian research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research confirms that supporting the immune system helps heal inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Instead, these are commonly treated with immune system suppressants that leave the patient with diminished resistance to other diseases. Raw foods, especially pineapple and papaya, are good sources of digestive enzymes. They’re also available as supplements.
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eliminating anything white (sugar and all products made with flour); eating quality fats (cold-pressed vegetable oils, nuts and seeds); protein (grass-fed beef, organic and free-range poultry, wild game and wildcaught fish); organic fruits and vegetables as much as possible and fermented foods daily; limiting and preferably eliminating dairy; and reading labels and banishing additives, chemicals and processed foods. According to CDC statistics, almost everyone has some level of immune dysfunction, so this clean-up diet will benefit most of us, Blum says. After a basic regimen of three weeks or longer, she recommends exploring an elimination and challenge diet in which gluten, dairy, corn, soy and eggs are all eliminated for three weeks. People with arthritis should also eliminate nightshades like tomatoes and potatoes. “Then add back in the eliminated foods one at a time and carefully note the body’s reaction. It’s not that hard to get a clear picture of what aggravates inflammation such as arthritis pain,” Blum says.
The Right Supplements Multivitamins: “High-quality vitamin
and mineral supplements are foundational to immune health,” Murray says. “Vitamins C, E and B and selenium are especially important.”
Digestive enzymes: “Digestive
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Prebiotics and probiotics: Prebiotics, plant fibers that ferment in the colon helping to increase desirable bacteria in the gut, and probiotics, live beneficial bacteria, help restore balance in the microbiome, effectively feeding and strengthening the immune system. Myers suggests that declining levels of friendly bacteria in the gut may actually mark the onset of chronic degenerative disease. Vitamin D: Several studies, including
one from Israel, have shown that people with the highest vitamin D levels have the lowest number of upper respiratory infections. “To ensure optimal vitamin D status, many health advocates, myself included, are recently advocating daily dosages of 2,000 to 5,000 international units (IU), even in apparently healthy adults,” Murray says
charides; soluble fiber naturally occurring in the cell walls of grains, bacteria, yeast, algae and fungi. Natural sources include oats, barley, seaweed, and shitake and reishi mushrooms. In supplements, look for products extracted by fermentation if grain or yeast is a concern. These sugars are known to help prevent and shorten durations of colds and flu and provide relief for allergies and sinus congestion, and may help regulate an overactive immune response in cases of autoimmune disorders. Both internal and external factors can affect us all the way to the cellular level. Chopra says, “You are talking to your genes all the time, and what you say affects every cell in your body. Through lifestyle choices, you can make healing decisions rather than damaging ones.” Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books including The Calcium Lie: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know, with Dr. Robert Thompson. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com,
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Flu Shot or Not
he effectiveness and safety of flu shots has long been questioned. At best, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reckons that the flu vaccine is 60 percent effective and less so for those older than 65. Plus, it admits it will have zero effect if scientists wrongly project which strains will be prevalent in the coming year. Having a strong immune system is the best bet to prevent flu, says Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com. Further protection can be found in vitamin D, says Naturopathic Doctor Michael T. Murray. He notes, “It may prove to be more effective and less costly than conventional flu shots.” If a cold or flu strikes, Murray suggests zinc lozenges. For coughs, German research from the Department of Integrative Gastroenterology at the Kliniken Essen-Mitte shows that a South African medicinal plant, Pelargoniium
sidoides, commonly known as Umckloab (an ingredient in Umcka ColdCare) is especially effective in treating coughs caused by colds, bronchitis and sinusitis.
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Let your mind alone, and see what happens. ~Virgil Thomson
risti Nelson has dedicated her career to leading, funding and strengthening organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change. Today, at the helm of the Network for Grateful Living, she is helping awaken thousands of people around the world to the life-changing practice of gratefulness. Co-founded by Benedictine monk, teacher and author David Steindl-Rast, the network offers educational programs and practices that inspire and guide a commitment to grateful living, and spark the transformative power of personal and societal responsibility. Earlier in her career, Nelson founded a values-based fundraising, consulting, training and leadership coaching company, working with groups such as the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, Buddhist Peace Fellowship and the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. She also served in director-level positions for the Soul of Money Institute, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society. Nelson lives in Western Massachusetts with her family, grateful to be surrounded by the wonders of the natural world and connected to a vibrant, loving and grateful global community.
Why is it helpful to differentiate between gratefulness, gratitude and thanksgiving? 28
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Gratefulness is a proactive orientation to life that originates inside. You wake with a sense of thankful awareness for the gift of another day, of all the miraculous things your body did overnight to keep you alive and healthy and an all-encompassing sense of the great fullness of life. Gratitude is more of a response to something going well; anything from receiving the perfect present to five green lights on the way home to beautiful weather. It can become an addictive pursuit to try to get life to deliver something positive again and again, whereas gratefulness emanates from a more unconditional core. Thanksgiving bubbles up when we’re so filled with a sense of gratefulness—that great fullness—that we overflow into finding ways to express thanks aloud and in actions, such as delivering praise or being of service.
In what way is happiness related to gratefulness?
The truth is that it’s not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. We can have all the things that should make us happy, and that we wish would make us happy, but unless we feel grateful for what we have, it’s likely nothing will truly make us happy. Happiness can be susceptible to outside circumstance, whereas gratefulness is an orientation we can more consistently maintain.
How do we cultivate gratefulness as a way of being, rather than an intermittent feeling?
It’s a three-step process: stop, look and go. First, we pause to be present; slow down enough to notice all the things for which we can be grateful. Second, we enlarge our perspective to take nothing for granted and acknowledge that life is short and uncertain, so we are grateful each day we wake up. This step is also about being aware of our privileges, starting with our ability to see, hear, move about and function. It keeps us aware, awake and alert. Consider how we feel when electricity returns after an outage or when we can use our hand or foot after a cast comes off. Within minutes, we can forget how appreciative we were for those things, so we need to build reminders into our lives. Third, we generate possibilities. Find ways to express appreciation or nurture something we care about by engaging in an actively grateful way. Even when we suffer hardship, shifting our awareness to notice whatever is sufficient, abundant and beautiful enables us to be grateful. This creates a ripple effect, bringing more reasons to be grateful. It’s a radical way to live.
Which other qualities of life that people now seek give you hope?
It gives me hope when people seek contentment. Paradoxically, discontent gives me hope too, because when people recognize injustice and social biases, it pushes us to engage; to stand up and take note of what’s not okay and needs to be changed. Love also gives me hope, especially when individuals seek to love more generously, inclusively and compassionately. It brings me the most hope of all when I see people building bridges and stretching their own capacity to love beyond their comfort zone. Connect with April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com. November 2018 29
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mericans trust bottled more than tap water, but that confidence might work better if reversed. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) notes that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitors tap water for more than 90 contaminants, and it must meet the strict standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. Nationally distributed bottled water, under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, isn’t as carefully or frequently checked. A quarter of all bottled water is actually filtered tap water, reports the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Concern about safe tap water is relatively recent—in the 1960s, for instance, people worried more about fluoridation than contamination. But since 1990, partly driven by bottled water ads, Gallup polls have shown tap water concerns rising; 63 percent of us now worry about our drinking water “a great deal”. Bottled water is usually safe to drink, but isn’t environmentally friendly. Plastic bottle production in the U.S. requires 17.6 million barrels of oil annually, reports the nonprofit Riverkeeper; plus the energy used to transport it to market, refrigerate
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it and collect the empties equals filling the bottles a quarter full of oil. Then, 77 percent of discards end up in the landfill the Earth Day Network reports. Retail costs range from 89 cents a serving to $8 a gallon for designer water, averaging $1.11 a gallon, compared to .002 cents per gallon for tap water.
What’s in Tap Water Legitimate concerns about tap water exist, mostly because homes built before 1986 likely have lead in their pipes, solder and fixtures, possibly contaminating municipally sourced water. Well water is also susceptible to outside contamination from chemicals and microorganisms that must be monitored. Because lead accumulates in stagnated water in pipes, run the water until it gets as cold as possible; up to two minutes if the taps haven’t been turned on in six hours or more. Other chemicals found in tap water include low levels of chlorine, arsenic, nitrates, atrazine, perchlorate and pathogens, reports the NRDC. Pharmaceutical products can also get into tap water, warns the World Health Organization (WHO). A recent study from the EWG and North-
eastern University, in Boston, showed small quantities of toxic chemicals in tap water serving 15 million Americans in 27 states.
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Filter Options Filters can allay tap water worries from municipal or well supplies. Several types—tap-mounted, under-sink and pitchers—are effective and affordable, ranging from $20 to $300. Seek filters certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) testing agency that check for specific contaminants of concern. NSF-42 coding certifies filters that improve water taste and remove both chlorine and particulate matter. NSF-53 is more stringent and requires removal of metals and harmful chemicals. The highest standard, NSF-401, covers filters that eliminate bacteria, pesticides/herbicides and residue from drugs like ibuprofen. Activated carbon filters, which require regular replacement cartridges, remove large particles like sediment and silt. Reverse osmosis filters remove dissolved inorganic solids (including salts) by pushing tap water through a semi-permeable membrane. Ultraviolet water purification is effective at treating bacteria and viruses, but not contaminants such as chlorine, volatile organic compounds or heavy metals. Charcoal pitcher filters are the most common, easiest to use and least expensive, although cartridges add to the cost and are only effective for processing about 40 gallons each. To save money, DIY products allow individuals to refill used cartridges with new activated charcoal. Filter pitchers need to be cleaned regularly because the charcoal can leak, producing mildew, calcium and grime. Faucet-mounted models are easy to install and can be switched easily from filtered to unfiltered water (e.g., for washing up). Under-sink filters and cartridges are effective for up to 200 gallons, but more challenging to install. Connecting to refrigerators and ice makers makes installation more complex, and leakage can be an issue; countertop filters take up space, but are less likely to clog. Consumer Reports says reverse osmosis filters are effective at removing contaminants, but can operate slowly, consume cabinet space, need periodic cleaning with bleach and create three to five gallons of wastewater for every gallon filtered. WHO indicates that conventional municipal water treatment processes can remove about half of the compounds associated with pharmaceutical drugs. Advanced treatment like reverse osmosis and nanofiltration can be more efficient, removing up to 99 percent of large pharmaceutical molecules. The first step is a water test. Some state and local health departments offer free test kits and they are also sold at hardware stores. Certified laboratories test tap water samples, with information often available from the local water provider. Find a state-by-state list of certified labs plus program contacts at Tinyurl.com/DrinkingWaterCertificationInfo. The EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline is 800-426-4791. Jim Motavalli, of Fairfield, CT, is an author, freelance journalist and speaker specializing in clean automotive and other environmental topics. Connect at JimMotavalli.com.
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yths abound regarding proper hydration—many of them encouraged by purveyors of bottled water. Gauge personal hydration know-how by answering these true-or-false questions.
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If we’re thirsty, we’re already dehydrated.
True. Our kidneys let us know when we need water by sending a “thirsty” message to the brain. “If you ignore that warning, it will go away and other symptoms will occur, such as headache, brain fog, muscle cramps and dry, cool skin, making the dehydration more serious,” warns Chiropractor Livia Valle, of Valins Chiropractic, in Smithtown, New York.
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We must drink eight glasses of water every day.
False. Eating fruits and vegetables also bolsters hydration (watermelon and spinach are almost 100 percent water by weight), as do milk, juice and herbal tea, advises the Mayo Clinic.
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It’s impossible to overhydrate.
False. Although rare, hyponatremia can result from some diseases, medications and consuming too much water too quickly, causing sodium (salt) levels to plummet; this can lead to nausea and coma, to which marathon runners can be prone (WebMD.com).
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Electrolyte-enhanced drinks beat out water.
False. Experts say that for most people most of the time, plain water hydrates just as well, which is good news, considering the sugar and artificial dyes in Gatorade and similar electrolyte drinks. Even for athletes, hydrating with electrolytes is called for only after more than an hour of intense, sweaty exercise, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. If concerned about hydrating on an active, steamy day, consider stirring additive- and sugar-free electrolyte tablets or powder into water.
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Caffeine causes dehydration.
False. A UK University of Birmingham study of 50 people that drank three to six cups of coffee daily found no significant effects on hydration—perhaps because the water in coffee and tea makes up for any dehydrating effects.
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The volume of urine is a better hydration indicator than its color.
True. “Urine color varies based on many factors, including diet,” says exercise physiologist Mary Jayne Rogers, Ph.D., of Albuquerque, New Mexico. “But if you are not producing much urine, it can be a sign that your body is clinging to water and may need more.” November 2018 31
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eekend athletes, office workers and hobbyists greatly benefit from a balanced array of regular exercises as a preventive measure against injury. In our technological age, repetitive strain injury (RSI) is all too common, and anyone using a computer daily can be at risk. Sedentary lifestyles help set the stage for injury. RSI is classified as a cumulative trauma disorder that can affect muscles, tendons and nerves of not only the forearm and hand, but also the neck and shoulders. Symptoms may include pain, weakness, numbness or compromised motor control. Carpal tunnel syndrome is just one example. “Repetitive injuries occur by executing the same motions over and over again with little or no variation, and become syndromes when they occur frequently or chronically,” says Brian Lebo, a strength and conditioning coach and
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RSI Risk Factors
Poor posture, faulty movement technique and lack of periodic breaks from activities can play a major role in developing any form of RSI. “I find that people that maintain a balanced exercise routine tend to do the best in jobs that apply repetitive stresses. People that sit at a desk need core strengthening, flexibility work in the hips, wrists and hands, and work on the neck flexors of the cervical spine,” says Felipe J. Mares, a physical therapist and owner of PT First Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “People that exercise on a daily basis, regardless of their job, hold up better at work. There’s a lot of stored equity in muscle tissue and strength that comes in handy.” Lebo elaborates, “Exercise is critical for improving quality of life for people that
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suffer from repetitive injuries or RSI because it provides variation from repetitive movement, strengthens muscle and connective tissue, stabilizes joints and improves the body’s response to physical stress. For people with desk jobs, I recommend taking 10 minutes to get up every hour on the hour and move around. Focus on mobility.”
Weekend Warriors
The impulse to get outside, engage in a sport or push through limitations on weekends can lead to injury if exercising is not also part of the work week. “Do something on weekdays to support your weekend activity to prepare and strengthen your body specifically for it,” says Lebo. “For recreational athletes, I recommend performing some type of strength training to support the demands and movement patterns of your activity. For tendinitis or inflammation of the tendons—the most common type of repetitive injury—exercise can reverse or minimize injury following appropriate rest, together with physical therapy when indicated.” Basic strength training, maintaining a healthy weight and staying hydrated all help prevent injury and decrease the risk of reoccurrence.“Repetitive injuries that I see often are iliotibial band syndrome, patellofemoral syndrome, lower back pain and rotator cuff injuries. The main cause of these is overuse, faulty alignment and muscle compensation,” says Brooke Taylor, a functional training expert and owner of Taylored Fitness NY Ltd., in New York City. “Functional training engages the body in multiplanar movements that simulate everyday motions. This forces the body to work as one unit, as opposed to isolating various body parts. The beauty is that with a well-designed program, you leave no muscle untouched. Functional training is beneficial for everyone, and one hour of training a day can make a huge difference. Get out and explore different activities and work opposing muscles. Make all parts of the body work as one,” counsels Taylor. Whether injuries occur at the desk, on the soccer field or not at all, keeping the body fit is key. Mares reminds us that exercise is like sleep—something we all need and cannot avoid, saying, “Exercise is the great equalizer in life.” Marlaina Donato is a freelance writer and authors books related to the fields of alternative health and spirituality. Connect at MarlainaDonato.com. November 2018 33
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ratitude for the bounty in our lives has been a constant in every American Thanksgiving since the Pilgrims’ first celebration at Plymouth Plantation. What has changed is the menu. Many holiday hosts today wish to be inclusive and respect everyone’s increasingly restrictive dietary needs. A few dishes that offer naturally gluten-free, paleo and plant-based options never go amiss, especially when we’re talking pie. It’s easy to make a plant-based pie—think pumpkin, sweet potato and chocolate. As a bonus, many vegan pies can be made ahead and actually taste better the next day.
The Crust
A mellow nut crust might be the best way to go; pecans or almonds, sweetened with dates, crumbled in the food processor and pressed into a pie pan. It’s deliciously easy and can be made the day before, always a plus at holiday time. Gluten-free vanilla, chocolate or gingersnap cookie crumbs, mixed with a little coconut oil pressed into the pan, can serve as an alternative to nuts.
The Filling
The freshest filling makes the freshest-tasting pie. Winter vegetables such as squash, small sugar or pie pumpkins or sweet potatoes can be baked in the oven and puréed in the food processor days ahead of time. Or, make the purées weeks ahead and freeze them, ready to thaw for a recipe. 34
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Award-winning cookbook author Deborah Madison, author of Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market, in Galisteo, New Mexico, preheats her oven to 375° F. “Cut the squash in half, the pumpkins into quarters, scrape out the seeds and brush the cut surfaces with a vegetable oil such as sunflower or safflower,” she suggests. “Place the squash or pumpkins cutside-down on a sheet pan. Prick sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Bake the vegetables until tender, about 40 minutes,” says Madison. When baked, scoop out the flesh, discard the rinds or skin and purée the flesh in a food processor. About two cups of purée equals a 15-ounce can of pumpkin, sweet potato or butternut squash. Pies made with fresh purées will have a lighter color and flavor. Madison says she prefers natural sweeteners. “Honey and maple syrup are so dynamic—they’re more like foods in their own right than just sweeteners.” Maple and date sugars give pies a deep, caramelized flavor. Always taste test during preparation, recommends Alissa Saenz, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, who blogs at ConnoisseurusVeg.com. She loves a big dose of chai spices and little dose of sweetener in her Vegan Chai-Spiced Sweet Potato Pie. But pie is personal. “I recommend tasting your batter to decide if you’d prefer a little more or less of each,” she says.
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Finishing Touches
An ethereal cloud of coconut whipped cream can taste just as delicious as the dairy version, says vegan baker and cookbook author Fran Costigan, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She refrigerates a 14-ounce can of unsweetened, full-fat coconut milk for at least 24 hours. After opening it, she spoons out only the solid coconut cream into a chilled bowl, saving the remaining liquid coconut milk for another use. She whips the coconut cream with an electric mixer until fluffy, adding a natural sweetener and vanilla extract if desired. It all makes for a perfectly healthy plant pie. Judith Fertig writes award-winning cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).
Our Pick of Plant Pie Recipes No-Bake Vegan Chocolate Pie Yields: Filling for one nine-inch vegan pecan-date pie crust 18 oz vegan or dairy-free chocolate chips 1 (14-oz) can unsweetened, full-fat coconut milk ½ cup almond or cashew butter Place the chocolate chips in a medium mixing bowl. Spoon the almond butter on top of the chocolate chips. Set aside.
Vegan Pecan-Date Pie Crust The crust takes minutes to make and then press into a pie pan. Yields: One nine-inch pie crust 1½ cups pitted dates, preferably Medjool, coarsely chopped 1½ cups chopped pecans ¼ tsp sea salt 2 tsp coconut oil Soak the dates in hot water for 10 minutes. Remove the dates from the water and pat dry. Place the dates, pecans and salt in the bowl of a food processor and blend until the mixture sticks together. Lightly oil the bottom and sides of a nineinch pie or springform pan.
Spoon the entire can of coconut milk into a saucepan. Over medium heat, stir and bring to a simmer until small bubbles form around the perimeter of the pan. Pour the hot coconut milk over the chocolate chips and almond butter. Make sure all the chocolate is covered with the hot milk. Let it sit for three to five minutes to melt the chocolate. Whisk by hand until the mixture becomes smooth, shiny and dark. Pour into the prepared crust. Refrigerate the completed pie until it is firm and ready to serve. Inspired by and adapted from recipes by Nava Atlas, at VegKitchen.com, Fran Costigan at FranCostigan.com and Ashley Adams, who blogs at TheSpruceEats.com.
Press the date mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Adapted from a recipe by Nava Atlas, of Hudson Valley, NY, vegan cookbook author of Vegan Express: 160 Fast, Easy, & Tasty Plant-Based Recipes. Natural Awakenings recommends using organic, non-GMO (genetically modified) and non-bromated ingredients whenever possible. November 2018 35
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Add all ingredients, except for the starch and dates, into a large pot. Stir well and bring to a simmer.
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While the pumpkin mixture is heating, prepare a “slurry” by adding two to three tablespoons of water to the starch in a small bowl. Gently mix together until a thick liquid has formed; avoid clumps.
This pie filling is robust with spices and not too sweet. Add less spice and more maple syrup to taste. Yields: Filling for one nine-inch vegan pecan-date pie crust 2 large sweet potatoes ¾ cup coconut milk 3 Tbsp maple syrup 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 Tbsp arrowroot or tapioca starch 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon 1 Tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cardamom ½ tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp ground cloves ½ tsp sea salt Preheat the oven to 400° F. Poke a few holes in each sweet potato using a sharp knife. Place the sweet potatoes directly on the oven rack and bake until very soft, about 45 minutes. Or microwave them for about eight minutes, checking every minute or so after the first five minutes. Remove from oven and slice the sweet potatoes open to allow the steam to escape. Let them sit a few minutes to cool. Lower the oven temperature to 375° F. 36
When the sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the insides and place them into a food processor bowl. Add the coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Process the filling until smooth, stopping to scrape the bowl as needed. Pour the batter into a prepared pie crust and smooth out the top with a rubber scraper. Bake about 40 minutes or until it sets. Remove the pie from oven and allow it to cool completely before slicing. Top with whipped coconut cream, if desired.
Add the slurry to the simmering pumpkin mixture and cook over medium heat for five to six minutes, stirring continuously. Transfer this mixture to a blender or food processor, add in the pitted (unsoaked) Medjool dates and blend until smooth. Pour the filling into a prepared crust, then bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing and serving. Adapted recipe courtesy of Caitlin Shoemaker, of Miami, FL; FromMyBowl.com/ pecan-pumpkin-custard-pie.
Adapted recipe courtesy of Alissa Saenz, of Phoenixville, PA; Connoisseurus Veg.com/vegan-chai-spiced-sweet-potato-pie.
Pecan Pumpkin Custard Pie With no flour, this pie has a softer, more velvety texture. For a thicker filling, simply refrigerate before serving. Yields: Filling for one nine-inch vegan pecan-date pie crust 1 (15-oz) can pumpkin purée 1½ cups unsweetened plant milk such as soy or coconut for the creamiest texture ¼ cup arrowroot or tapioca starch
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joining a science or Lego club. “It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to try new things,” stresses D’Aloia. “Go to local school concerts, plays and art exhibits. Look for public art in your area. Local libraries often offer great activities for kids.”
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nplugging with creative and fun activities fosters skills that can last a lifetime. Studies published by the National Endowment for the Arts Office of Research & Analysis show that participating in performing and visual arts enhances children’s social skills and emotional processing, builds confidence and improves academic aptitude. “Not every child needs to play a team sport. Team experiences such as working with peers toward a goal, learning to win and lose gracefully and to get along with others can also be learned through the arts,” explains Antonella D’Aloia, a developmental and expressive art teacher with The Whole Child, in Upton, Massachusetts. “Both crafts and expressive artistic creation have huge benefits because they’re 38
usually seen as nonthreatening activities, especially for kids with anxiety or on the autism spectrum. Art offers a safe place in which they can hone new responses to difficult feelings.”
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Weaving, scrapbooking, making friendship bracelets and other art projects involving organic or re-usable materials can demonstrate sustainability while teaching children how to follow directions, cultivate patience and strategize. Healthy cooking classes are a creatively engaging avenue for youths to learn about connections between a healthy Earth and maintaining personal health. Expressing themselves through the visual arts, drama and dance promotes problem-solving and innovation, as does
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Instilling mindfulness in children can be both fruitful and far-reaching. “Origami— the Japanese art of paper folding without cuts or glue—is a quintessential hobby for centeredness. The act of folding paper is so engrossing that one is very present and in the moment,” says Kathleen Sheridan, origami master and founder of Origami and You, in St. Paul, Minnesota. “Origami stimulates both sides of the brain and helps to build self-esteem. Most of all, it’s fun, portable and inexpensive.” Fostering imagination and using the written word through journaling or storytelling nourishes a child’s inner world. “Creating a short story requires divergent thinking; young writers use their imaginations to generate unique ideas for characters, settings, plots and conflicts. We help them think deeply, write authentically and respect the perspectives of others, while learning to create and share their own stories and experiences,” explains Kimberly O’Connor, young writers program director at Lighthouse Writers Workshops, in Denver, Colorado. “Expressing the exact shape of an iris or the sound of a cricket, for example, requires intense curiosity and attention, two qualities that can serve children and teens indefinitely,” she explains. Such skills can help students anywhere—in the classroom, on the sports field and later, when they begin to search for and find jobs. According to Stanford University research published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, learning
an instrument helps to improve children’s reading skills, especially those struggling with dyslexia and other learning challenges. Researchers at the German Institute for Economic Research revealed that learning music amplifies cognitive and non-cognitive skills twice as much as engaging in sports, dance or theater arts. The Wellbeing Project, in Great Britain, has inspired activities such as sewing to benefit well-being. According to research published in the Journal of Public Health, quilting boosts cognitive ability, emotional equilibrium and creativity. Introducing life skills and hobbies that nourish selfhood can be one of our greatest gifts to the next generation. D’Aloia remarks, “Helping our children to express who they are, rather than who we expect them to be, is the most powerful thing we can do.” Marlaina Donato is a multimedia artist and freelance writer who authors books related to the fields of alternative health and spirituality. Connect at MarlainaDonato.com.
Links to More Discoveries Crafting a Green World: The Home for Green Crafts and Materials, CraftingAGreenWorld.com YouTube all-level instructional videos from OrigamiSpirit.com, Tinyurl.com/OrigamiInstruction YouTube intermediate-level origami videos from Jeremy Shafer, Tinyurl.com/JeremyShaferOrigami From juggling to calligraphy, broad-spectrum activity ideas, Tinyurl.com/50Non-SportsActivities Scrapbooking for kids, Tinyurl.com/HowToDoScrapbooking Benefits of journaling, Tinyurl.com/WhyJournal Eco-friendly fabric companies for sewing projects, Tinyurl.com/EcoFabricSources Vintage sewing patterns online database, Tinyurl.com/VintageSewingPatterns November 2018 39
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Massage Keeps a Dog at Peak Health
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nimals have performed massage on themselves or others since the dawn of time through natural grooming behaviors,” reports the Northwest School of Animal Massage, in Vashon, Washington. “Any animal’s quality of life can be enhanced with massage.”
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“Maintenance massage is great for helping your pet stay at their peak level of health for as long as possible. It’s also a great tool for monitoring and early detection,” says Kim Tews, a certified small animal massage practitioner located near Portland, Oregon. Jonathan Rudinger, a registered nurse, licensed massage therapist and authority on canine massage in Toledo, Ohio, explains that massage supports oxygen exchange, helping animals to breathe more deeply, and even encourages coughing to loosen phlegm and debris in the lungs. Increasing both blood and lymphatic circulation is another benefit. “Manual lymphatic drainage massage is a good immune booster, and benefits pets of all breeds and ages,” says Tews. Massage shortens postoperative recovery time for pets and helps decrease inflammation and pain while lowering blood pressure and working to normalize breathing patterns and digestion.
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For dogs with arthritis, Rudinger says that massage works to increase the natural fluids within the dog’s body, along with improving lymph and blood circulation and hormone and energy flow. When it comes to sporting events and intense recreation, massage can be used to increase blood flow to muscles beforehand and reduce muscle soreness afterward. Massage is a comfort for beloved dogs receiving treatment for a terminal illness or palliative care. The practice can also reduce the need for pain medication, decrease metabolic end products in tissues, ease constipation and feelings of anxiety and isolation, and instill greater peace.
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Massage therapist Michelle Rivera with the Healing Oasis Wellness Center, in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, remarks in the journal Integrative Veterinary Care, “It was in China that I learned that many behavioral problems can also be alleviated or eliminated with the addition of massage therapy. In my own practice, the majority of issues I successfully work with using massage are behavior problems and seizures.” Highly sensitive animals may find that therapeutic massage makes being touched more tolerable. Rudinger explains that it
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can clear physiological energy blocks. His approach with dogs is to work on the stomach energy meridian, which flows down around the mouth, down both sides of the midline and underneath the abdominal side of the body. It ends up around the anus, beneath the animal’s tail. As the meridian is associated with the emotional brain or limbic system, working on this area is particularly useful for dogs that are fear-biters, food- or dog-aggressive, have separation anxiety or problems with their gastrointestinal tract. Generally speaking, dog massage can be a useful tool for stress relief and relaxation.
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An integrative veterinarian can provide advice and recommend an experienced area canine massage therapist to treat an animal’s specific need. At-home or in-clinic sessions may last from 30 to 80 minutes. Having a family member massage a pet can add calming and bonding benefits, especially in palliative care. A workshop or continuing education course will teach basic to advanced hands-on massage skills. Offering the benefits of therapeutic massage to a dog is one of the greatest gifts we can give to support their happiness and quality of life. It can also work wonders for cats. Karen Becker, a doctor of veterinary medicine, is a proactive, integrative practitioner who consults internationally and writes for Mercola Healthy Pets (HealthyPets.Mercola.com).
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lthough the method of massage and results can be similar to that for dogs, cats have their own rules about how they are touched. “Every massage must be individualized,” says Katie Mehrtens, owner of The Right Spot Pet Massage, near Chicago, and a nationally certified small animal massage therapist. “Cats are typically more sensitive to touch than dogs, and can become overstimulated. I am hyperaware of the cat’s reactions, and often give them more breaks to avoid stress,” she says. “If your cat doesn’t like to be touched, you just haven’t figured out the best moves yet,” advises Maryjean Ballner, a massage therapist in Santa Barbara, California. “Common mistakes include rubbing, instead of caressing, and going too fast. Felines get the reputation they’re difficult. Pay attention to the basics.” “Although many bones and muscles in cats and dogs have the same names and locations, they may not be identical in physical
appearance or function,” Mehrtens says. “A cat’s skeleton is slender, with lean, fluid muscles designed for leaping distances with stealth and agility. They’re likely to experience less wear and tear on joints than dogs.” Ballner offers tips to let the cat be the teacher as to what works best: n Get down to their level. n Approach at shoulder height, not the top of the head. n Caress using full palms, not just fingertips. Slower is safe, enjoyable and desirable. n Caress under the chin and around the cheeks using finger pads and full palms or the flat area between the knuckles. n Focus totally on the cat for four minutes. Make it routine. n Voice soft, soothing, low-tone phrases— not baby talk; maybe repeating, “Oh, you good boy, good boy.” Susi Rosinski, a certified feline, canine and equine massage therapist and owner of Ancient Far East Healing Arts, in Tonawanda, New York, offers, “Most of my [feline] clients have joint pain or back mobility difficulties. Working on legs and joints after they’re fully relaxed helps them, as well as being safer for me, as I slowly add pressure to the areas where they need it most.” “For four minutes a day, cat massage is therapeutic, whether it’s for you or the cat,” says Ballner. Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 DIY Holiday Gift Extravaganza – 11:30am11:30pm. A Facebook class at your convenience to discover fabulous DIY gifts and treats using essential oils. Ask questions, discover proven recipes, tips and hints, demonstration videos, givea-ways. Tune in anytime on this day via this link or join us live on 11/30 to create gift ideas. https:// www.facebook.com/events/1823284334459806/. 850-499-3670. DianaPereira@live.com. FindEssentialHealth.weebly.com.
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special event CBD Oil use for Military, Teachers, Medical Practitioners and Pets Free Presentation SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 My Beloved Body Retreat – 10am-4:30pm. A women's retreat for self-care. Join us for a day of yoga, Nia movement, guided meditation, health education: the brain and change, creating ritual, selfreflection and more. $85 by 10/20, $95 after 10/20. $150/Discount for 2. Private water view location, Pensacola. 502-408-3838. TheVillage850@gmail. com. CommunioHeart.com.
special event 2nd Annual Wellstock Festival Adults $8 • 12 & under Free.
November 3 • 11am-6pm Yoga-thon, speakers, local vendors and healthy food and beverages, games, music, interactive art and other activities. For tickets and vendor, and volunteer information, visit
WellstockFestival.com Location: Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin 4323 Commons Dr. W., Destin, FL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 The Emergence of Maitreya, the World Teacher & the Masters – 6:30-8pm. Imagine a world free of war, poverty and injustice–where sharing and cooperation have replaced greed and competition. Learn more about what could bring about such a change. Maitreya, the World Teacher, demonstrates the
path of cooperation and sharing, to guide humanity forward into an age of peace and right relationship among all nations. Free. Pensacola Main Library, 239 N Spring Street, Pensacola. 185-417-7294. 2Joneill@gmail.com. Share-International.us/.
Research, legalities, quality variances, and proper use. Presented by Damien Callais, co-founder of the Cajun Navy Relief and Kannaway’s lead advisory board member and CBD educator.
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Hosted by Karen Seymour, an integrative licensed clinical social worker, and representative for the Kannaway CBD supplement and personal care line.
Naturally Simple Winter Wellness – 9:15am-8pm. A Facebook class, maybe in your pajamas with a cup of warm tea, as we share the routine that has kept our family well during the upcoming season including a video of our very own DIY Elderberry Syrup. Simply click the event link: https://www. facebook.com/events/270196510491949/, 850-4993670. DianaPereira@live.com. FindEssentialHealth. weebly.com.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Naturally Simple Winter Wellness – 11am12:15pm. Join us as we share the routine that has kept our family well during previous cold and flu seasons. Shortened the duration of many unwanted environmental threats that might be lurking out and about during this time of year using vitamins, herbal remedies and essential oils. Leave the event with your own immune boosting essential oils roller bottle recipe to assist in keeping your family healthy this winter season. Ever'mans Co-operative , 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. 850-499-3670. DianaPereira@ live.com. FindEssentialHealth.weebly.com. DIY Natural Cough Drops & Holiday Sweets – 6-7:15pm. Eliminate the concerns with the ingredients of conventional cough drops with just a few items used to make a completely natural option with just a few items. Soothe throats and calm coughs while providing healthy fats and immune boosting abilities. Create delicious holiday sweets and treats using essential oils for a boost of flavors including Lavender chocolate, Peppermint brownies, and Spiced Cider. Essential Health, 2109 Casa De Oro St, Navarre. 850-499-3670. DianaPereira@live. com. FindEssentialHealth.weebly.com.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Reflex-OIL-ogy of the Body Systems – 6:458:45pm. Presented by Laurie Azzarella, the “Foot Interpreter, with 10+ years’ experience in effective use of essential oils and AAA techniques of ReflexOIL-ogy that offers energizing benefits of increased frequency and oxygenation of your body's organs, glands and tissues. Practice an easy and direct technique to create an offensive preventative approach to your health and well-being. Learn to balance your body and enhance maximum utilization of nature’s living energy. Reflex-OIL-ogy™ provides a noninvasive way to check on the vitality of inner organs, glands and body parts and method of evaluation that determines areas where stress and congestion are being stored, like a natural MRI. Release any living patterns to open channels to a vibrant and healthy life. $5. Bay Branch Estates, 28347 Turkey Branch Drive, Daphne. 850-380-4943. Contact@ Reflex-oil-ogy.com. Reflex-oil-ogy.com.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 DIY Holiday Extravaganza Make-N-Take – 6:30–8:30pm. Learn tips and special recipes using essential oils to create DIY gifts for friends and family or to pamper yourself. With budget friendly ideas, quickly check off every person on your Holiday list. Bring a friend and get a few extra goodies for free. Esther's Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-499-3670. DianaPereira@live. com. FindEssentialHealth.weebly.com.
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based on the needs of the class. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Sunny Sunday – 3:30-4:30pm. This is a gentle, fun flow taught with the intention to mindfully ease into the new week. Class is crafted around the idea that all bodies can move safely, and all minds can settle. It will be a fun and light way to welcome in the new week and close out the weekend. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Community Yoga Class – 4:30-5:30pm. Free yoga class to introduce our newest teachers at Dragonfly Yoga, with donations for this class going to The Southern Dog Rescue. Beginning with breath, meditation and then a multi-level Vinyasa flow, cool down and savasana. Free. Dragonfly Yoga Studio, 184 Brooks St, Ste 2, FWB. DragonflyYoga.com.
sunday A Course in Miracles Study Group – 8:30-9:30am and Wed. 6:30-7:30pm. A Course in Miracles is a complete self-study spiritual thought system. It teaches that the way to universal love and peace— or remembering God—is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy. Sundays’ gathering is a time to study the text. Wednesdays’ discussion is time to share our experience of embracing now a holy instant. Love Offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola. 850-438-2948. Unity@UnityPNS.org. Lazy River Yoga – 9-10:15am. Start your Sunday morning off right. This class will mindfully warm you up, take you through a slow to moderate flow, and then finish off with deep, slow stretches. We hope that you feel refreshed and ready to take on the day. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com.
Unity Spiritual Service – 10am. Discover “A Positive Path for Spiritual Living.” All people have sacred worth and are welcome at Unity Pensacola. As minister, Rev. Jamie’s passion for the truth and a spirit-filled life is evident in all that he does. Charismatic and soulful, his messages are clear, relevant and enlightening. Donations Appreciated. Unity Pensacola, 716 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacoal. 850-438-2277. Unity@UnityPNS.org. Transmission Group World Service Meditation – 10:30-11:30am. Simple, potent and always free. Pensacola. Ever'mans Co-operative, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. Share-international.us. Fierce Flow – 11-noon. This class is a fluid, powerful style of yoga that synchronizes breath and movement. Students will awaken their strength, stamina, and flexibility in a fun atmosphere. Each class will begin with a gentle warm up designed to build heat throughout the body. Then we will ease our way into a more vigorous flow. Some experience with basic yoga poses is recommended but not required. Modifications and options are offered
The Giving Tree – 5-6pm. Benefit from all that reside on this beautiful planet. This is a donationbased class, open to all of earth's community. Our studio will collect cash donations and give them to a charity or a group that needs some help. Students will enjoy a mindful warm up, followed by slow to moderate movements, and then enjoy a deep and relaxing cool down. We hope you enjoy this balanced practice while helping our earth practice. Donation based. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. Elemen TreeYoga.com.
monday Dynamic Stretching – 8-9am. This unique class is all about movement-based stretching. We will flow in and out of poses with the intention of increasing range of motion, releasing restrictions in the connective tissue, and creating space in the body. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Pilates Advanced Equipment Class – 8:30-9:30am. Mon, Wed, Fri. For those individuals who have a strong foundation in the Pilates fundamentals. Limited to 6 participants. $30/drop-in, $25/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.
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Dance Trance Pensacola – 9-10am. A choreographed dance fitness class incorporating jazz, contemporary, hip hop, modern, ballet and more to popular music. No dance experience necessary, just an attitude of fun and a desire to learn something new and different. First Class Free. Communio Health & Fitness, 904 E. Scott St., Pensacola. 904-654-5479. StephH@DanceTranceFitness.com. DanceTranceFitness.com/Pensacola. Fun Flow – 9:30-10:45am. As you mindfully integrate movement and breath, this Vinyasa class will lead you through a total body workout that creates longer leaner muscles and a body with more mobility. The class will end with a restful and calming supported pose. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com.
Florida State Massage Therapy Association Meetup – 5:30-8:30pm. 1st Mon. Network and learn with massage therapists from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Social begins at 5:30pm, our Emerald Coast Chapter FSMTA meeting is at 6pm. Continuing education course from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Free first class, Non-members. Follow us on Facebook: FsmtaEmeraldCoast. Baptist Hospital Medical Meeting Room, 1000 W Avery Street, Pensacola. 850-586-2200. EmeraldCoastChapterFSMTA@ gmail.com. EmeraldCoast.FSMTAnetwork.com. Truth on Tap – 5:45pm. 3rd Mon. Monthly Spiritual Discussion Group with Rev. Jamie Sanders. Lively spirited discussions of spiritual topics. Discussion is free/food is a la carte. Cactus Flower Cafe, 3425 N. 12 Ave, Ste 111, Pensacola. 850-438-2277. Unity@UnityPNS.org.
Fired Up – 6:45-8pm. Fired Up is an energizing, strengthening, and invigorating class characterized by flowing poses and varying sequences that are linked to the breath. It is practiced in a heated room to maximize the healing and detoxifying aspects. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com.
tuesday Pilates Multi-level & Beginning Mat Class – 8:309:30am. Multi-Level Mat/9:45-10:45am Beginning Mat. Increase strength, flexibility, alignment, improve your posture, and love how your body feels after just one hour of corrective movement
Pilates Modified Equipment Class – 9:4510:45am. Mon,Wed,Fri. For those with conditions such as osteoporosis, disc pathologies, arthritis and joint replacements. Limited to 6 participants. $30/drop-in, $25/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Strech and Release – 10:15-11:15am. Regular stretching increases flexibility and builds strength regardless of age or physical condition. This class provides props such as straps and blocks to gently stretch and strengthen your body. Only 5 spots available, arrive 15 min. early to sign-in and set up. Private individual and group classes are also available. $10 Fall Special. Call to pre-register 850651-2286., Bodyworks by Bull, 4 9th Ave. Ste. B, Shalimar. BodyworksByBull.com. Pilates Intermediate Equipment Class – Noon1pm. Plus Tue &Thur-5:30pm, Sat-9am. Challenging exercises for those who have a foundation in the Pilates fundamentals. Improves strength, posture, alignment and flexibility. Limited to 6 participants. $30/drop-in, $25/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Peaceful Flow – 3-4pm. Mon & Thur. Come to class to relax and unwind while working on balance, flexibility, and strength. Class will start with a short grounding and centering meditation, gently warm up and move toward a peak pose. Then end with a longer held relaxing posture and Savasana. This class is slower paced, but we will explore more challenging postures. Peaceful Flow is great for beginners and more experienced practitioners, as modifications will always be offered. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Prenatal-Earth Momma – 5-6pm. Mon & Sat. Just as Mother Earth needs our love and attention so do moms to be. Take care of yourself and your developing baby with prenatal yoga. Yoga can support and ease the discomfort. Benefits include: helps relieve sciatica, soothes lower back pain, helps train you to breathe deeply. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Pilates Multi-Level Mat Class – 5:30-6:30pm. And Tues, 8:30am. For those who have basic understanding of fundamentals of Pilates Mat. Uses a variety of different props, ex. stability balls, rollers, rings, etc to algin, strengthen, and increase flexibility. Limited to 8 participants. $15/drop-in, $10/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com
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exercises! Cost $10 account rate/$15 drop-in rate. All mat classes limited to 8 participants. Call 850287-5836 or visit www.pilatescoretraining.com to register. $10 account; $15/drop-in. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-2875836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.
through rhythmic flowing movements. Most of the exercises are performed sitting on a stool. Limited to 8. $15/drop-in, $10/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-2875836. Pilates CoreTraining.com. Essential Yoga for Beginners – 5:30-6:30pm. Combines teaching beginning yoga, learning proper alignment and modifications of the poses, and exploring essential oils for a fun and exciting experience. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com.
Playful Flow – 9:30-10:45am. And Thurs. This class is open to all levels of a Yogi. The instructor will offer a creative and safe way to get into all of the poses. Some of the poses may challenge you, but this class is never too serious. May include breath work, laughter, jumping, tennis ball massage and props of all kinds. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Yin – 11am-12:30pm. And Wed. 6:45pm.This gentle yet intense, deeply meditative practice of holding postures for an extended period. Yin yoga is amazing for opening our hearts and providing a space for the body to soften and become still. Yin poses are designed to release fascia, improve joint mobility, and increase flexibility. Students learn to sit still and recognize thoughts and patterns in their mind and bodies. $14. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Grounded – 5:30-6:30pm. This is an all levels practice. This class will encourage proper alignment of the body, often includes breathing and meditation techniques to bring balance, strength and calmness to the practitioner. Grounded is excellent for students who appreciate longer holds in individual postures and prefer a slower and more meditative approach while still reaping the benefits of a physical practice. Students will learn proper alignment, where to focus effort, and where to find release. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Nia: Mindful Dance Fusion – 5:30-6:30pm. & Thur. Plus Wed & Fri, & 1st Sat, 9-10:15am. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. A body-mind-spirit practice, Nia empowers people of all backgrounds and fitness levels by connecting them with the voice of the body: sensation. Classes are danced barefoot and every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities. First class free. Communio Health & Fitness, 904 E. Scott St., Pensacola. 904-654-5479. StephH@DanceTranceFitness.com. DanceTranceFitness.com/Pensacola. Pilates Equipment Class – 5:30-6:30pm. MonNoon, Sat-9am. Challenging exercises for those who have a foundation in the Pilates fundamentals. Improves strength, posture, alignment and flexibility. Limited to 6 participants. $30/drop-in, $25/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Gentle-time Yoga – 6-7pm. And Thurs, 12-1pm.An easy yoga class with slow movements focusing on proper alignment with the use of blankets, blocks, and straps. Perfect for the beginner and experienced student wanting an easier pace. Arrive 15 minutes early to sign-in and set up. Only 5 spots available. Call ahead to pre-register. Private individual and group classes are also available. $10 Fall Special. Bodyworks by Bull, 4 9th Ave, Ste B, Shalimar. 850-651-2286. BodyworksByBull.com. 7 Week Chakra Journey – 6-8pm. Chakra Immersion Journey Workshop and Yoga with Gaia Sophia, and instructor and spiritual guide. A deep and transformative journey through the seven sacred energy centers of the body. Each week explore one
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of the seven centers, impacts on daily lives and the connection with true self. Explore imbalances and clear blockages. Class ends with a yoga practice. $20 each, $100/7. Live Juice Bar Event Space, 532 Garden St, Pensacola, 530-521-1031. AwakeningTheLove1111@gmail.com AwakeningTheLove. wordpress.com. Yoga Nidra for Meditation and Ultimate Relaxation – 6:45-7:45pm. And Thurs, 1:30-2:30pm. Yoga Nidra is a state of being. It is a level of consciousness. Just as nature enters a cycle each season, relax the energy within the body and mind, shed the unwanted layers and learn to begin again. Take with you helpful ways to calm the busy mind, aids for sleeping and coping with tensions of a busy life. Nidra is not a conscious effort, but a conscious relaxation. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Honor Military Yoga Class – 7-8:15pm. Honoring those who serve, have served, and family members holding DOD IDs – US Armed Forces welcome for free. All others may join for a drop-in fee of $12. Beginners welcome and multi-level Hatha yoga class with breath awareness, meditation, sun salutations, restorative cool down, and savasana. Come build strength, flexibility, and clarity of the mind with those that serve this country. Free w/ID or $12. Dragonfly Yoga Studio, 184 Brooks St. SE, Bldg 2, FWB. 850-218-2575. DragonflyYoga.com.
wednesday Starting from Seed – 9:30-10:45am. Designed for beginners or anyone who wants to learn the foundations of a safe yoga practice. Students can expect to learn proper alignment of the poses as well as modifications for their unique body structure and shape. Taught at a slower pace than our flow classes, but still mindfully build strength and increase flexibility. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Restorative – 11am-noon. This class is lovingly referred to as "adult nap time." This deeply relaxing class is focused on the centering of your breath and body, aligning the physical and mental by practicing stillness or gentle movement and then holding poses for extended periods of time. Props are used to support the body, allowing you to open your body through passive stretching and gently move your spine in all directions. $12. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Gyrokinesis Class – 2-3pm. This movement system allows the entire body to be worked through spinal movement. Gently works the joints and muscles
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A Course in Miracles Study Group – 6:30-7:30pm and Sun. 8:30-9:30am. A Course in Miracles is a complete self-study spiritual thought system. It teaches that the way to universal love and peace—or remembering God—is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course thus focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy. Wednesdays’ discussion is time to share our experience of embracing now a holy instant. Sundays’ gathering is a time to study the text. Love Offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola. 850-438-2948. Unity@UnityPNS.org. UnityPNS.org. Transmission Group World Service Meditation – 7:15-8:30pm. Simple, potent and always free. Pensacola. Ever'mans Co-operative, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. Share-international.us.
thursday Body Rolling and Myofascial Release Stretch Class – 8:30-9:30am. Specialized compression balls and foam rollers, myofascial trigger points are released and pain can be eased or eliminated. The newly elongated muscle can then be strengthened even further with greater ease. Limited to 8. $15 drop-in, $10/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. Pilates CoreTraining.com. Strech and Release – 1:30-2:30pm. Regular stretching increases flexibility and builds strength regardless of age or physical condition. This class provides props such as straps and blocks to gently stretch and strengthen your body. Only 5 spots available, arrive 15 min. early to sign-in and set up. Private individual and group classes are also available. $10 Fall Special. Call to pre-register 850651-2286., Bodyworks by Bull, 4 9th Ave. Ste. B, Shalimar. BodyworksByBull.com. How to Speak Unity – 6:30pm. Taught by Mary Enfinger the discussion is for any Unity church member who wants to have a clear answer when family or friends ask, “What is Unity?” Participants should bring a copy of the book How to Speak Unity: A Seeker’s Guide to the Basic Concepts and Terms That Define This Practical Spiritual Lifestyle, by Temple Hayes. Enfinger is a licensed Unity teacher. Love Offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N. 9th Ave, Pensacola. 850-438-2277. Unity@UnityPNS.org. UnityPNS.org. Slow Burn – 6:45-8pm. Slow Burn is a mindful slower paced heated class, which includes holding the poses for a longer time. Practicing the postures, breathing exercises, and meditation makes you healthier in body, mind and spirit. The slower pace and longer holds of the postures allow you to tune in, focus on breath, fine- tune alignment, and sweat. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com.
Playful Flow – 9am-10:15am. Open to all levels of yogi. Instructor offers a creative and safe way to get into all the poses. Some challenging poses, but this class is never too serious. May include breath work, laughter, jumping, tennis ball massage and props of all kinds. ElemenTreeYogaStudio.com . $13.00. ElemenTree Yoga Studio, 8762 Ortega Park Drive, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYogaStudio.com.
friday Flow and Grounding – 9:30-10:45am. A dynamic vinyasa flow which joins physical postures (asanas) with the breath, creating a steady internal rhythm for the practice. This class is designed to cultivate heat in the body with creative sequences involving sun salutations, standing and seated postures, back bending, arm balancing, and a strong focus of the power of breath awareness. The class will end with restorative postures and meditation, which will settle the mind and body. $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com. Young at Heart – 11am-12pm. Designed for people in the Vata (air) stage of life for all ages with a focus on yoga for healthy aging. The poses and sequences are taught at a slower pace combining breath and movement with emphasis on building flexibility, balance, and strength over time. Options will be offered for each pose to make it more accessible for everyone and encourage each participant to move at their own level. $6. ElemenTree Yoga Studio, 8762 Ortega Park, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYogaStudio.com. Slow Flow – 3-4pm. Appropriate for anyone who enjoys a slower, gentle-pace while exploring classic yoga poses, gentle stretches and simple breathing techniques to relieve stress. With an emphasis on posture and ease of movement, the class will flow through easy yoga poses and end with relaxation options including a restful restorative pose or a
classifieds Submit classified entries online only at NWFNaturally.com. The submission form is located on the Advertising web page or call 850-687-0826. $20 for 20 words, $1 per extra word, per month. Due date is the 15th of the month prior to month published. EVENT SPACE UNITY OF PENSACOLA FACILITY RENTAL AVAILABLE – Beautiful historical sanctuary that seats up to 300 and/or our Fellowship Hall with tables and chairs for up to 65, stage and kitchen area. Weddings, Reunions, Networking Events. For more information, call 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org.
HELP WANTED BODYWORKS BY BULL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE – Massage therapist wanted to join our team. Must have CEUs in sports/medical modalities, Experienced. Will provide everything you need. Must help with marketing. 850-651-2286. COMPREHENSIVELY TRAINED PILATES INSTRUCTOR WANTED – Join Barbara Bruni’s team at her busy studio, Pilates Core Training, Pensacola. The studio encompasses a warm
peaceful meditation. $12. ElemenTree Yoga Studio, 8762 Ortega Park, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYogaStudio.com. Rooted and Restored – 6-7:15pm. Relieve stress and tension as you relax in fully supported calming poses. Aligning the physical and mental by practicing stillness and holding poses. This allows the mind and body to reconnect with the breath leaving you feeling completely restored. This class is lovingly referred to as "adult nap time". $13. ElemenTree Yoga, 8762 Ortega Park Dr, Navarre. 850-374-0086. ElemenTreeYoga.com.
Starting from Seed – 10:30-11:30am. Designed for beginners or anyone who wants to learn the foundations of a safe yoga practice. Student can xpect to learn proper alignment of the poses as well as modifications for their unique body structure and shape. The class is taught at a slower pace than our flow classes, but still mindfully build strength and increase flexibility. $12.00. ElemenTree Yoga Studio, 8762 Ortega Park Drive, Navarre. 850-3740086. ElemenTreeYogaStudio.com.
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Saturdays Intuitive Development Series – 2-4pm. This hands-on class will assist you to develop and enhance your intuitive abilities in everyday life. Limited space. Call for details or to book individual appointments. $25. Wishful Treasures New Age Gift Store, 4622 Saufley Field Rd, Pensacola. 850-9414321. NewHorizonsExpo.wixsite.com.
Pilates Advanced Equipment Class – 7:4511:15am. 9am-Intermediate; 10:15am-Beginners. Improve your posture, strength and flexibility. Classes use a variety of Reformers, Towers, and Wunda Chairs, along with small props to enhance the exercises. Experience what it feels like to feel good in your body. Limited to 6. $30/drop-in, $25/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1308 Dunmire St, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCore Training.com.
Intuitive Group Readings – 6:30-8:30pm. Intuitive Medium Ericka Boussarhane uses her mediumship to help others find closure and insight in the lives. As a medium, she is able to connect with loved ones who have crossed over to the other side. Call to book an appointment. $20. Wishful Treasures New Age Gift Store, 4622 Saufley Field Rd, Pensacola. 850-941-4321. NewHorizonsExpo.wixsite.com.
and caring environment for clients specializing in Pilates, Gyrotonics, Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. Minimum of three years Pilates experience required; preferably trained in Contemporary Pilates with a rehabilitation background. Must be a team player with the ability to retain and recruit new clients. Send resume to info@pilatescoretraining.com.
SERVICES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PART-TIME) – Pensacola Community Action Network is looking for a dedicated and organized person to handle administrative operations of the organization, including but not limited to: responding to phone, email, and mail inquiries, prepare and submit to accountant documentation of financial transactions, communicate with sponsored projects to ensure they remain in compliance with the terms of the fiscal sponsorship agreement. Applicants should be in the Pensacola-area, and able to work out of the home. The hours are part -time and flexible—up to 20 hrs per month. Starting pay is $15/hr. Please send a resume and cover letter to: Admin@PensacolaCan.org MASSAGE THERAPIST FT/PT – Flexible schedules, benefits, clean, supplied, professional environment, so you can focus on doing what you love. Massage Envy in Destin, Fort Walton Beach and Pier Park of Panama City Beach. Destin-850-650-8500. FWB-850-301-2000 Panama City Beach-850-563-0070. MM#35714, 36004, 36005.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH – Janet Hardy, LMT, BCTMB, John F. Barnes’ expert Myofascial Release therapist offers treatment for many womens’ health issues. For more information, please call 850-231-9131or email CaringTouch 4Therapy@gmail.com. SPIRITUAL COUNSELING/COACHING – Spiritual counseling and coaching available with Rev. Jamie Sanders. Metaphysical approach, meditation and affirmative prayer. Jamie1118@ aol.com. 850-438-2277.
TREATMENT ROOM RENTAL ROOM RENTAL – Be an integral part of a holistic healing practice with established clientele, in business more than 5 years. Currently seeking a holistic practitioner to offer complementary services such as; acupuncture, reflexology, life coaching, nutrition and wellness, or counseling. 850-261-3596.
WEDDING SERVICE BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE CEREMONIES – Spiritual marriage ceremonies with Rev. Jamie Sanders at Unity of Pensacola or your location of choice. Packages available. For more information 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org. November 2018 47
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ACUPUNCTURE KOVAR CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTER John S Kovar, DC 29 G Miracle Strip Hwy SW, FWB 850-244-1200 • DrKovar.com
Experience the many benefits of acupuncture. Restoring health naturally to patients for more than 30 years, Dr. Kovar also offers chiropractic care, nutrition response testing with designed clinical nutrition, and massage.
ATTORNEY LISA YORK
1600 N Palafox St, Pensacola 850-474-1115 • LisaYorkLaw.com LisaYork@LisaYorkLaw.com An attorney with a heart, Lisa provides a new approach to divorce called Collaborative Divorce, a team strategy designed to minimize the effects marriage and life changes. Also provids family law matters such as guardianship, name change, advance directives. See ad, page 15.
BEAUTY BRAVA HAIR STUDIO, DAY SPA & BOUTIQUE
Lisa Rector 7552 Navarre Pkwy, Ste 5 Harvest Village in Navarre 850-833-3003 • BravaHairStudio.com Offering a carcinogenic-free atmosphere and products, certified color specialist and designer cuts, hair extensions, highlights, facials, waxing, massage and a sophisticated, international clothing and gift boutique full of fun and exotic gifts. See ad, page 26.
ORGANIC CONCEPTS BY CAMY AT LE VOGUE SALON 609 W Chase St, Pensacola 850-582-0177 CamyKilker@gmail.com
Providing an organic solution to beauty in a world full of chemicals. Organic Salon Systems gives you clean and healthy hair with ammonia-free hair color and chemical-free styling products. See ad, page 9.
ORGANIC SALON VEDAT Janice Skene 114-B Benning Dr, Destin 850-837-2690 OrganicSalonVedat.co SalonVedat@gmail.com
Organic Salon Systems started a revolution of healthier, natural, organic, better performing professional products. Beauty without sacrificing health. Coloring and smoothing treatments for silky, healthy hair. No SLS, ammonia, parabens, plastics. See ad, page 6.
BIOFEEDBACK BIOFEEDBACK Teresa Brown-Konell 1211 E Strong St, Pensacola 850-776-1076 MySerenityStressRelief.com
Can benefit those with anxiety or depression, increase wellbeing, mental focus and concentration. L.I.F.E. System biofeedback quantum device is designed to reduce stress, restore balance and allow the mind, body and spirit to heal naturally. Teresa is a biofeedback practitioner. See ad, page 15.
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BODY CONTOURING NON-INVASIVE SCULPSURE BODY CONTOURING
Karen Kennedy, MD 1118 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Ste 201, GB 7552 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre 850-916-7766 KarenKennedyMD.com SculpSure is a non-surgical laser treatment for the reduction of stubborn fat in areas like the abdomen, love handles, back, and inner and outer thighs; and chin contouring. Amazing results with zero down-time and without drugs. See ad, page 4.
BODYWORKERS BODYWORKS BY BULL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE 4 Ninth Ave, Ste B, Shalimar 850-651-2286 BodyWorksByBull.com
We’re not just a massage practice anymore. offering massage therapy, art (active release technique), reflexology, skin care and facials, neuromuscular massage, vacuum cupping, yoga, kinesiology taping with rock tape, advanced sports massage, and therapeutic pedicures performed by a certified practitioner. MM14353. See ad, page 34.
CARING TOUCH
Janet Hardy, LMT Board Certified Myofascial Release Therapist Expert Level Santa Rosa Beach • 850-231-9131 CaringTouchTherapy.net In her 24 years of massage therapy Janet has found the John F. Barnes’ Approach® to be the most effective and holistic treatment for the relief of pain and optimal health. MA17333. See ad, page 16.
BREAST SCREENING INTEGRATIVE SOLUTIONS
Dr Karen Cann, DC PT 4657 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Ste A&B 850-916-9304 KarenCann.com
Early detection for breast cancer is vital. Thermography technology can identify areas of concern and involves no radiation or bodily contact. No prescription is required for this procedure and complements conventional screenings. See ad, page 20.
CBD OIL BODY-B-HEALTHY
Natural Alternative Wellness Center and Smoothie Bar 2227 Ferdon Blvd, Crestview 850-682-8893 • Find us on Facebook We p r o v i d e a g r e a t selection of CBD & Hemp oils in a variety of applications such as: droppers, sprays, capsules, softgels, balms and vape liquids. See ad, page 34.
CARUN U.S.
11525 Hutchison Blvd, Ste 103, PCB 850-775-4913 Info@Carun.us Carun.us Providing the best CBD oil and hemp products in North America. Hemp oil extracts, food, personal hygiene, soap, mouth wash, skin care. Go online to order or visit our store. See ad, page 18.
GOLDEN ALMOND HEALTH FOOD STORE
339 Racetrack Rd NW, Ste 3. FWB 850-863-5811 • GoldenAlmond.com Hours: M-F 9-6, S 10-5, Closed Sun Providing the largest selection of CBD oils, tinctures, sprays, softgels, balms and vape liquid in the area, including high dose options for pain, anxiety, sleep and much more. See ad, page 2.
OLIVE LEAVES HEALTH FOOD CENTER
In the Publix Shopping Center 634 W 23rd St, Panama City 850-763-8871 OliveLeavesPC.com Olive Leaves provides the best CBD oil and hemp products from Carun and is the finest quality, fresh, natural, organic and whole foods, nutritional products, body care products and health information in a fun, comfortable, clean, safe environment. See ad, page 41.
CHILDREN’S YOGA SUNSHINE YOGA
211-E Main St, Destin 850-687-8603 SunshineYogaStudio.com
At Sunshine Yoga, we teach kids through discussion, movement, song and expression. In kid's yoga, children learn yoga postures, self-love and respect for all living things.
CHIROPRACTIC BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER
April Lee, DC 4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville 850-897-1177 BluewaterChiropractic.com
Natural and holistic healthcare. Offering chiropractic care, lumbar decompression, physical therapies, massage therapy, nutritional education and supplementation. Allow the body to heal the way it was designed.
HENARD FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC
Dr Karen Henard-Carter, DC 4566 Hwy 20 E, Ste 205, Niceville 850-897-1105 • HenardChiro.com A second generation chiropractor, Dr. Henard is committed to chiropractic wellness for the family, improving health naturally. More than 23 years’ experience in pediatrics, sports and automobile injuries. Most insurance and affordable cash plans.
INTEGRATIVE SOLUTIONS Dr Karen Cann, DC PT 4657 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Ste A&B 850-916-9304 KarenCann.com
We assess your entire life (physical, biochemical and emotional) in order to determine exactly what type of chiropractic adjustment you need and the frequency of visits. In addition, once you “get out of pain” we will administer a preventative program so that your conditions do not continue to resurface and your quality of life continues to improve. See ad, page 20.
KOVAR CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTER John S Kovar, DC 29 G Miracle Strip Hwy SW, FWB 850-244-1200 DrKovar.com
Practicing locally for over 30 years, expertise in treating pain conditions, auto injury and restoring health naturally through nutrition response testing, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, massage and chiropractic wellness care.
DR. TONY SALAMAY, DC, MS, FASA 520 N Macarthur Ave, PC 850-319-6569 TheBayDoctor.com
Treating conditions through chiropractic, functional neurology and clinical nutrition such as fibromyalgia and thyroid issues. We treat the root causes and not just masking your symptoms. Always accepting new patients. See ad, page 3.
URMOS CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CENTER
Cynthia Urmos-Clements, BS DC 2870 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze 850-932-3565 UrmosChiropractic.com
Caring for your health and wellness needs from infancy to maturity. Since 1994, we provide chiropractic care for sports injuries, accidents, falls, illnesses, pain management and family health care. Additional integrative services include vibration therapy, massage and custom orthotics.
COUNSELING KAREN L. SEYMOUR, LCSW, BCD, NBCCH FWB • 228-861-9877
An integrative licensed clinical social worker offering clinical methods and holistic modalities, including reiki, mindful meditation, heart-centered hypnotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). See ad, page 20.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. November 2018 49
CRAFTS & GIFTS STONE SOUP Intuitive Spiritual Center 700 Beal Pkwy, Unit D, FWB 850-533-6565 ShadowBonus@gmail.com
Fort Walton’s newest eclectic intuitive c e n t e r. L o c a l l y made crafts by local artisans. Intuitive readings, jewelry, paintings, incense, crystals, pottery, semi-precious stones, wind chimes, diaper cakes, hand-painted furniture. See ad, page 28.
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY SHARALEE HOELSCHER, RCST Certified Rolfer (MA34039) Registered Craniosacral Therapist 850-450-8508 HealingWithBodywork.com
Get out of pain once and for all. Treat the source, not the symptom. Enjoy moving freely in a more organized, comfortable and balanced body. See ad, page 18.
DEMENTIA MIND PERFORMANCE CENTER Douglas Brown, DC, DACNB (located inside Path to Wellness) 240 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 251-597-8787 MindPerformanceCenter.com
A cutting-edge approach to brain disorders that is drug-free, noninvasive and proven effective, treating dementia, depression, memory loss, ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury. See ad, page 8.
DENTISTRY DR DAYTON HART, DMD
IAOMT Protocol 225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com Free book: Mercury Free Dentistry. Ozone, laser no-suture gum surgery, test for compatible materials, cavity-causing bacteria. Examine for gum disease bacteria. Laser cavity diagnoses, saliva, ph check, oral galvanic screening; no fluoride. See ad, page 33.
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DR SUSAN WELCH, FAGD
106 Wright Pkwy SW, FWB 850-243-1534 WrightParkwayDentalCenter.com Healthy digestion, well-aligned physical structure, proper breathing and a good night's sleep begin with a healthy mouth. We treat snoring, sleep apnea and TMJ disorders, plus crowns, teeth whitening, bridges, veneers, implant restorations, aligner orthodontics, cleanings, digital X-ray imaging, CO2 laser periodontal treatment. No mercury fillings. See ads, pages 19 and 45.
ESSENTIAL OILS LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR
Young Living Educator, Sponsor #327923 850-380-4943 LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123 Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of therapeuticgrade essential oils and supplements. Contact us for personal consultations, in-home classes, household products, health supplements, diffusers, group presentations and business training. See ad, page 19.
FARMERS’ MARKETS 30A FARMERS’ MARKETS
850-499-4697 30AFarmersMarket.com Locations: 30A Farmers' Market at Seascape Resort 90 Seascape Dr, Miramar Beach 9am-1pm Thursdays (Open March 8) 30A Farmers’ Market at Palm Plaza 1003C John Sims Pwy, Niceville 9am-1pm Saturdays (Year Round) Sandestin Grand Boulevard Hwy 98 600 Grand Boulevard, Miramar Beach 9am-1pm Saturdays (Year Round) Rosemary Beach Town Center, on 30 A 28 N. Barrett Square, Panama City Beach 9am-1pm Sundays (Year Round) Serene, beautiful, distinctive and exclusive is the best way to describe the 30A Farmers’ Market Family. European and coastal-inspired markets feature local farmers, makers, bakers, and specialty vendors in an inviting market experience. See ad, page 29.
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FLOAT THERAPY FLOATFIX 11210 Hutchison Blvd, PCB 850-249-1277 FloatFix850.com
Enjoy the most relaxing and tranquil session, suspended in body-temperature salt water, floating weightless, removing tension and earthly connections. Great for pregnancies, meditation, PTSD or healing from an injury. See ad, page 21.
MODE MIND AND BODY
3101 E Cervantes St, Pensacola 850-316-4149 ModeMindAndBody.com It’s time to take better care of yourself. Start by doing nothing. Experience float therapy and start living life without pain, anxiety and stress. We provide efffective wellness with stateof-the-art science and technology with Wholebody Sonic Vibe, infrared sauna, float therapy and magnesphere magnetic resonance therapy. See ad, page 23.
FOODS & SUPPLEMENTS ALTERNATIVE HEALTH FOOD STORE
5533 Highway 90, Pensacola 850-994-3606 AlternativeHealthFoodStore.com Since 1998
An educated and friendly staff, quality vitamins and supplements. Essential oils for a healthy lifestyle. Natural holistic health assessments—iridology, tongue and fingernail assessment, reflex nutrition assessment—by appointment, $60. See ad, page 25.
BODY-B-HEALTHY
Natural Alternative Wellness Center and Smoothie Bar 2227 Ferdon Blvd, Crestview 850-682-8893 • Find us on Facebook We offer cutting edge wellness testing/ screenings along with all natural supplements, homeopathic solutions and anti-aging products. Very knowledgeable staff that also make great tasting good-for-you smoothies & protein shakes! See ad, page 34.
EVER’MAN COOPERATIVE GROCERY & CAFE 315 W Garden St, Pensacola 850-438-0402 • EverMan.org
Natural and certified organic products, vitamin supplements, local and organic produce, wholesome baked goods, hot deli lunches, environmentally friendly products, and educational classes and events. Mon-Sat, 7am9pm; Sun, 10am-7pm. See ad, page 27.
GOLDEN ALMOND HEALTH FOOD STORE
339 Racetrack Rd NW, Ste 3, FWB 850-863-5811 • GoldenAlmond.com Hours: M-F 9-6, S 10-5, Closed Sun Natural supplements, herbs, skincare, and essential oils plus organic and specialty foods. In-store 100% organic café (weekdays 9-4) with juices, smoothies, etc. Very knowledgeable staff. See ad, page 2.
KRATOM AND COMPANY 130 Perry Ave, Ste A, FWB 850-845-0998 KratomanDCO.com
Kratom and Company is a holistic pharmacy that specializes in an alternative medicine known as kratom. In short, kratom is a tropical tree in Southeast Asia with leaves that have been used for hundreds of years to relieve pain. See ad, page 33.
OLIVE LEAVES HEALTH FOOD CENTER
In the Publix Shopping Center 634 W 23rd St, PC 850-763-8871 OliveLeavesPC.com Olive Leaves is here to provide you with the finest quality, fresh, natural, organic and whole foods, nutritional products, body care products and health information in a fun, comfortable, clean, safe environment. See ad, page 41.
PRIMAL NOSH MEAL PREPARATION
3810 Barrancas Ave, Pensacola 850-361-1215 PrimalNosh.com Eating healthy should be fun and delicious... and delivered to your door. We provide well-rounded meals with a wide variety of options. Every week brand-new menu items are introduced. For delicious information and details, visit us online. See ad, page 11.
SOMADERM TRANSDERMAL GEL, NEWULIFE Chelsi Miller • 850-898-2002 HGHGelInfo@gmail.com NewULife.com/HGHofNWF
SOMADERM™ Gel by New U Life is the only transdermal, FDAregistered product, containing homeopathic human growth hormone (HGH). This gel is absorbed through the skin and provides the body with greater bio-availability than oral growth hormones and may diminish the effects of aging. This hormone distributorship opportunities are currently available. See ad, page 5.
THE "LITTLE YELLOW PILL", PROTANDIM DISTRIBUTOR Deborah Snyder, LifeVantage 614-309-5952 DeborahSnyder23@yahoo.com DeborahSnyder.LifeVantage.com
Learn more about using an allnatural supplement which has been scientifically proven to extend life in mammals and addresses the two major underlying causes of disease. Contact me to schedule your free private consultation or for a current class schedule. #1922480. See ad, page 18.
VITAMINS R US HEALTH FOODS 15500 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Unit 420, PCB 850-588-7575 VitaminsRusPCB.com
Panama City Beach’s most complete health food store. Quality supplements, vitamins & minerals, organic food and more. We have gluten -free, non-GMO, dairy-free and vegan products at everyday low prices. See ad, page 29.
HEALING ARTS ERICKA BOUSSARAHNE
Wishful Treasures Newage Gift Store 4622 Saufley Field Rd, Pensacola 850-941-4321 WishfulTreasures.com Ericka Boussarahne is an author, radio personality, public speaker and professional psychic intuitive who is sought after around the world. She has been featured on television programs dealing with the paranormal and interviewed by national radio stations across the country.
TERESA BROWN
1211 E Strong St, Pensacola 850-206-1853 TeresaBrown.net Experienced intuitive medium, public speaker and author. Find peace, healing and renewal of energy through energetic clearing, past life regression and spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or by phone. See ad, page 15.
HOLISTIC HEALTH SHANDA BESTE
Energy Healer & Synergy Coach 239-560-6667 InnerChiWellness.com Remodel your body’s energy field and upgrade your autonomic nervous system programming to manifest radiant health, beaming confidence, optimal weight, great relationships and financial abundance.
HOLISTIC MEDICINE KAREN KENNEDY, MD
Board-Certified Gynecologist 1118 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, GB 7552 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre 850-916-7766 KarenKennedyMD.com
Board-Certified Gynecologist M D , o ff e r i n g f u l l G Y N services and proud to feature MonaLisa Touch Laser, a noninvasive treatment for symptoms of low hormones or menopause. Stop suffering and start living. Call for appointment. Offices in Gulf Breeze and Navarre. See ad, page 4.
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DR. TONY SALAMAY, DC, MS, FASA 520 N Macarthur Ave, PC 850-319-6569 TheBayDoctor.com
Treating conditions through chiropractic, functional neurology and clinical nutrition such as fibromyalgia and thyroid issues. We treat the root causes and not just masking your symptoms. Always accepting new patients. See ad, page 3.
WHITE SANDS NATURAL HEALTH Dr. Ramona Shires, ND 2870 Gulf Breeze Pkwy 850-739-1000 WhiteSandsNH.com
Discover the big differences you can achieve with holistic healthcare. At White Sands Natural Health, we are highly educated in a holistic approach to health using naturopathic principles. Call today to start your path to natural health. See ad, page 17.
HORMONE THERAPY AGELESS SOLUTIONS
Cave, MD • Barber, MD • Janis Cook, RN 8990 Ortego Park Dr, Navarre 850-529-0770 Ageless Navarre.com We offer multiple techniques and programs to get you on the right track to better health and a better body. Our services include behavioral therapies, nutritional strategies, hormone replacement pellet therapy, prescription medications and, best of all, the support of a caring staff. See ad, page 25.
KAREN KENNEDY, MD
Board Certified Gynecologist 1118 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, GB 7552 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre 850-916-7766 KarenKennedyMD.com Board Certified Gynecologist MD, offering full GYN services and proud to feature MonaLisa Touch Laser, a non-invasive treatment for symptoms of low hormones or menopause. Stop suffering and start living. Call for appointment. Offices in Gulf Breeze and Navarre. See ad, page 4.
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HOT YOGA STUDIO HOT YOGA OM
222 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Unit A Downtown Fort Walton Beach 850-430-9434 • HotYogaOM.com Hot Yoga Om features far infrared heat, radiant heat, radiant life. Daily classes, amazing teachers, great benefits. Experience it for yourself. See ad, page 23.
HYPNOSIS DCC HYPNOSIS & HYPNOSIS TRAINING CERTIFICATION Deana Cooper Chapman
850-261-3596 • DCCHypnosis.com The mind is the most powerful gift we have. Using hypnosis, NLP and life coaching you can improve, change or accept anything you truly desire. Reach your full potential. Also offering certified hypnosis training program. See ad, page 17.
INFRARED SAUNA PILATES CORE TRAINING
Barbara Bruni, Owner 1308 Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 PilatesCoreTraining.com
Our Sunlighten sauna offers the highest quality and quantity of far infrared heat. Potential benefits include lowered blood pressure, weight loss, detoxification, inflammation reduction, pain relief and more. Also included is Sound Therapy for deeper relaxation, as well as Chromotherapy which uses the full spectrum of colored lights on various energy points to help balance your body, each color of which addresses a distinct need. See ad, page 22.
MASSAGE THERAPY BEACH THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE & SPA 5924 Thomas Dr, PCB 850-234-6563 PanamaCityBeachMassage.com
A massage spa for massage junkies with 19+ years in professional therapeutic massage for medical purposes as well as relaxing, pregnancy, sports, lymph drainage and couples massage. Utilizing CBD cream, vacuum cupping, aromatherapy. Facials, hand and foot treatments also available.
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BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER April Lee, DC 4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville 850-897-1177 BluewaterChiropractic.com
Sports and rehabilitation massage therapy. Natural and holistic healthcare. Chiropractic care, lumbar decompression, physical therapies, nutritional education and supplementation. Allow the body to heal the way it was designed.
BODYWORKS BY BULL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE 4 Ninth Ave, Ste B, Shalimar 850-651-2286 BodyWorksByBull.com
We’re not just a massage practice anymore. Offering massage therapy, art (active release technique) reflexology, skin care and facials, neuromuscular massage, vacuum cupping, yoga, kinesiology taping with rock tape, advanced sports massage and therapeutic pedicures performed by a certified practitioner. MM14353. See ad, page 24.
MASSAGE ENVY SPA
34904 Emerald Coast Pkwy, #132 Destin • 850-650-8500 99 Eglin Pkwy, #5B, Uptown Station FWB • 850-301-2000 Pier Park, 15801 L C Hilton Jr Dr, #120, PCB • 850-563-0070 MassageEnvy.com Looking for professional, customized massages andfacials? Our professional massage therapists and estheticians will customize massage and facial to fit your needs. Make Massage Envy your spa. Two convenient locations in Destin and Fort Walton Beach. MM#35714, 36004, 36005. See ad, page 21.
THE GOOD KEVIN MASSAGE
Kevin Donovan 850-596-5621 TheGoodKevinMassage.com
I am a sports massage therapist. Able to help with therapeutic techniques and improve athletic performance. MPS therapy can help with scar prevention and recovery after surgery. Lic# MA44336.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA PAINCARE, LLC Sheila Mohammed, MD, PhD 4507 Furling Ln, Ste 213, Destin 850-281-8186 DrSheilaMohammed.com
Dr. Sheila, now certified to order medical marijuana, specializes in pain care practices based on the body’s ability to heal itself from pain using forms of regenerative orthopedic medicine such as major autohemotherapy, prolotherapy, prolozone therapy, ozone cancer treatments, intravenous vitamins treatments, chelation therapy, neural prolotherapy, prologel treatments, platelet-rich plasma and stem cell treatments. See ad, page 16.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE BARBARA BRUNI
Pilates Core Training 1308 Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 PilatesCoreTraining.com
Myofascial release treats the entire myofascial mind/body complex, eliminating the pressure of the restricted myofascial system (the straight-jacket) that causes painful symptoms. LMT #MA64267. See ad, page 22.
CARING TOUCH
Janet Hardy, LMT Board Certified Myofascial Release Therapist Expert Level Santa Rosa Beach • 850-231-9131 CaringTouchTherapy.net In her 24 years of massage therapy, Janet has found the John F. Barnes’ Approach® to be the most effective and holistic treatment for the relief of pain and optimal health. MA17333. See ad, page 16.
LAURA TYREE
Myofascial Release Massage Therapist Urban Oasis/LauraTyree Health At Hot Yoga Om (Downtown FWB) 850-642-1015 • LauraTyree.com A healing sanctuary that relieves stress and alleviates damage caused by tension and strain. Fostering physical, mental and emotional relaxation, while performing postures and breathing techniques with the underlying philosophy and relaxed attitude continuing outside of the studio into life or living yoga. Classes for all levels and private classes upon request. See ad, page 23.
PHYSICIANS EMERALD COAST RHEUMATOLOGY
Aymen A Kenawy, MD 850-215-6400 3890 Jenks Ave, Lynn Haven/PC Info@ecrheum.com DrKenawy.com Aymen A. Kenawy, M.D., FACP, FACR, Board-Certified Rheumatologist specializes in the treatment of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, stem cell and infusion therapy. See ad, page 22.
KAREN KENNEDY, MD
Board-Certified Gynecologist 1118 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, GB 7552 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre 850-916-7766 KarenKennedyMD.com Board-Certified Gynecologist MD, offering full GYN services and proud to feature MonaLisa Touch Laser, a noninvasive treatment for symptoms of low hormones or menopause. Stop suffering and start living. Call for appointment. Offices in Gulf Breeze and Navarre. See ad, page 4.
PILATES STUDIO PILATES CORE TRAINING Barbara Bruni, Owner 1308 Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 PilatesCoreTraining.com
Feel what it feels like to move and feel good again. From athletic training to rehab sessions, PCT can accommodate every level. We offer mat, Gyrokinesis and equipment classes. Private or group sessions available for all levels. Visit website for class schedule and pricing. See ad, page 22.
PURE PILATES
Gulf Breeze Proper 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy • 850-932-3424 Downtown Pensacola 426 S Palafox • 850-607-2772 PurePilatesPensacola.com Join us at Pure to experience the largest Pilates studio on the coast. Variety of equipment and mat classes are offered 6 days a week. Tone your core with Pure.
ROLFING SHARALEE HOELSCHER, RCST Certified Rolfer (MA34039) Registered Craniosacral Therapist 850-450-8508 HealingWithBodywork.com
Get out of pain once and for all. Treat the source, not the symptom. Enjoy moving freely in a more organized, comfortable and balanced body. See ad, page 28.
SLEEP DISORDERS DR SUSAN WELCH, FAGD
106 Wright Pkwy SW, FWB 850-243-1534 WrightParkwayDentalCenter.com
Healthy digestion, well-aligned physical structure, proper breathing and a good night's sleep begin with a healthy mouth. We treat snoring, sleep apnea and TMJ disorders, plus crowns, teeth whitening, bridges, veneers, implant restorations, aligner orthodontics, cleanings, digital X-ray imaging, CO2 laser periodontal treatment. No mercury fillings. See ads, pages 19 and 45.
SKIN CARE SKINTRINSIXS SKINCARE CENTER
348 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Ste 26, FWB 205-718-2611 Skintrenzixs.com
$27 Spa Services in Fort Walton Beach. Performed by licensed cosmetologist/esthetician instructor 33 years experience in esthetics. Voted Destins Best Aesthetician 2018. Where knowledge and skill meet skin, Pranic Healing sessions and Aura Imaging. See ad, page 39.
SPIRITUAL CENTER UNITY OF PENSACOLA
Jamie Sanders, Minister 716 N 9th Ave, Pensacola 850-438-2277 • UnityPNS.org
Unity of Pensacola offers spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living. We provide philosophy that is spiritual, not religious, and love-based, not fear-based. Rev. Jamie Sanders offers spiritual counseling. See ad, page 11.
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STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION BARBARA BRUNI Pilates Core Training 1308 Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 PilatesCoreTraining.com
Ida Rolf's 10-Series is a method of bodywork which creates profound and lasting results. Restructure your body and discover what authentic freedom of movement feels like again. Call to schedule your session today. LMT# MA64267. See ad, page 22.
TEACHER TRAINING PILATES AND BEYOND TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOL Barbara Bruni, Owner 1308 Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 PilatesAndBeyond.com
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450-hour comprehensive training covering the fundamentals of movement, complete repertoire on the mat equipment, and includes modification movements for osteoporosis, knee and hip replacements and other various special needs. Registered with Pilates Method Alliance Registry of School. See ad, page 22.
THERMOGRAPHY INTEGRATIVE SOLUTIONS Dr Karen Cann, DC PT 4657 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Ste A&B 850-916-9304 KarenCann.com
Early detection for breast cancer is vital. Thermography technology can identify areas of concern and involves no radiation or bodily contact. No prescription is required for this procedure and complements conventional screenings. See ad, page 20.
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THETAHEALING® LAURA TYREE
ThetaHealing® Healer Urban Oasis/LauraTyree Health At Hot Yoga Om (Downtown FWB) LauraTyree.com 850-642-1015 ThetaHealing® is a meditation technique and spirituality philosophy, accepting of all religions, with the purpose of getting closer to your beliefs Creator. A holistic healing technique allowing you to clear limiting beliefs with meditation and prayer. See ad, page 23.
YOGA STUDIOS DRAGONFLY YOGA STUDIES 184 Brooks St, SE, Bldg 2 Downtown FWB • 850-244-0184 DragonFlyYoga.com
Serene environment for the study and practice of hatha yoga. Certified instructors. Owner/ Director Laura Tryee, E-RYT 500. See ad, page 23.
HOT YOGA OM
222 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Unit A Downtown FWB • 850-430-9434 HotYogaOM.com Hot Yoga Om features far infrared heat, radiant heat, radiant life. Daily classes, amazing teachers, great benefits. Experience it for yourself. See ad, page 23.
SUNSHINE YOGA
211-E Main St, Destin 850-687-8603 SunshineYogaStudio.com Experience traditional yoga in a comfortable and inviting space where you will strengthen your inner spirit and deepen your yoga practice. Sunshine Yoga offers classes for all styles and levels.
Learn more today! 251-990-9552
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