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his year we are honored and grateful to celebrate Natural Awakenings’ 20 year anniversary. I know our founder, Sharon Bruckman, never imagined that in just two decades she would be joined by 90 sister magazines across the country. As many or our publishers have experienced, Sharon was led to this endeavor not as a calculated career plan, but by sheer divine intervention. Her passion-fueled mission and inner compass guiding her every step of the way is what has kept Natural Awakenings on the forefront of the growing global awakening to a more conscious, natural and sustainable way to live. As a loyal reader, fanatic advocate and then publisher, I understand the personal and spiritual growth experience by those Natural Awakenings touches. The name itself was ahead of its time. Twenty years ago, many of the complementary healing and consciousness-raising tools available today did not exist. Mainstream America was essentially tuned out to the benefits of living a natural lifestyle that’s good for both people and the planet. Today, we like to think that Natural Awakenings is playing a pivotal part in helping this message reach the critical mass required to achieve the beneficial tipping point the world so desperately needs. My husband and I have enjoyed our new role as publishers and the days spent getting to know those in our healthy living community. We have benefited tremendously from being continually immersed in conversations and information with both local leaders and national experts on natural health, personal growth, spirituality and sustainability. More importantly, each day it becomes more apparent that our holistic community continues to benefit from what we were creating together, and more than ever it is clear we are on the right track. This past year, in alignment with the magazine, we had the opportunity to support our growing holistic practitioners, natural business and sustainable organization with our “Wellness Rocks” educational and networking events. We worked together to bring the advantages of natural healthy living alive in our Northwest Florida local communities. Sharing ideas on what naturally works provides us all a rich, inspiring perspective on the creative solutions and collaborative initiatives that are helping people every day. Infinite thanks go to our advertisers for their loyal support that makes publishing this free monthly magazine possible, and for sharing their people- and planet-friendly products and services with our community. Deep appreciation extends to our entire Natural Awakenings team of fellow publishers, writers, editors, designers and community liaisons, and especially Sharon, for her vision. It’s your love, commitment and stellar gifts and talents that bring all the pieces together each month and keep us delivering our best. Blessings upon our Natural Awakenings readers that take the effort each month to pick up our local edition. You are the reason we wake up each day to “awaken” Northwest Florida. To the next 20 years!

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30 wisewords 32 healthykids 32 36 fitbody 38 naturalpet 43 calendar 45 classifieds 45 resourceguide

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

14 CATALYST FOR CHANGE 14 Natural Awakenings Celebrates 20 Years by Sharon Bruckman

18 BUILD YOUR OWN

WELLNESS DREAM TEAM

Take Your Health to the Next Level by Kathleen Barnes

21 SOUL-FULL GOALS

Feeling Our Way to Happiness

by Susie Ruth

22 CARING, STEERING, CHEERING A Health Coach Helps

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28 WHOLE FOOD

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30 MONEY MYTHS

Filmmaker Katie Teague Uncovers Our Misperceptions by Linda Sechrist

32 LABEL LITERACY

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Five Tips Help Kids Choose Healthy Foods

36 FITNESS Ă la CARTE The Latest, Hottest Trends by Christine MacDonald

38 LONG-LIVED PETS

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Reading Labels Helps Parents and Kids

fter participating in the L.E.A.N. Start Program, developed by Dr. William Sears and Sean Foy, MA, a leading exercise physiologist and nutrition expert, the number of parents that usually or always read nutritional labels before buying food increased 52 percent. For the first time, the L.E.A.N. Start - Healthy Kids, Happy Families is now being offered in an online eWorkshop beginning on January 13. Training online will be through eLearning segments, hands-on learning activities, family challenge activities, free downloads and personalized coaching. While most nutrition education programs target children, the L.E.A.N. Start Program fills a void as one of the first to be uniquely designed for parents and caregivers. The program provides them with the tools to teach their children about nutrition and exercise, along with simple strategies to implement, especially effective as a method for prevention and intervention in families where nutrition related behaviors or childhood obesity are a concern. For more information or to register, call 850-496-0418 or visit YourIntegrativeHealthSolutions.com.

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ure Pilates is offering an Aerial Movement Workshop, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., January 18, to introduce the technique to those that have not had the opportunity to participate in this type of class. Aerial movement combines the methodologies of Pilates, yoga, aerial strength training and gymnastics, along with the versatility of the hammock. It calms the nervous system through each breath while being suspended in the air. The class is suitable for ages 10 and up and for all fitness levels. No jewelry or zippered clothing can be worn and individuals should wear form-fitting clothing. A Release Therapy Workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., February 8, to teach members of the community to begin or expand their knowledge of release therapy techniques, including methods of stretching and utilizing Pilates and yoga accessories to assist in stretching and building stability. Admission is free. Location: 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., Gulf Breeze proper. For more information, call 850-932-3424, email Info@ PurePilatesPensacola.com or visit PurePilatesPensacola.com.

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earningRx will hold a New Year, New You Lunch and Learn program at noon, January 22, at the Pensacola LearningRx Center. Brain training by LearningRx helps students, both struggling and highachieving, as well as career adults, seniors and even accident victims strengthen the core cognitive skills that determine how well they think, learn, read and succeed. Admission is free. Location: 4300 Bayou Blvd., Ste. 34. For more information or to schedule a free brain-training demonstration, call 850-466-4999 or visit LearningRX.com/pensacola.

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r. Lisa Clark, M.D., has added to her growing medical wellness practice an InShape MD Medical Dr. Lisa Clark Weight-Loss and Anti-Aging Center, in the Fountain Plaza on Highway 98, in Miramar Beach. Clark, author of Lighten Up America, says the expansion was prompted by the success of a center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where participants realized a combined loss of over 20,000 pounds within two years. Treatment is doctor-guided and offers natural, safe and proven weight loss. The two-phase system includes a stabilization phase that recreates a new set point, which is why they guarantee the weight will stay off or they will allow the patient to repeat the program at no charge. Clark includes all doctor visits, lab work, medication, nutritional consultation, a journal, a manual, a personal weight-loss coach and four weeks with a personal trainer. She knows that by fastforwarding the weight loss, clients are more apt to stick with it long enough to make lifestyle changes. "You don't have to be successful to start, but you do have to start to be successful,” she says. For more information and a free consultation, call 850-460-7441, email InShapeDestin@gmail.com or visit InShapeMD.com.

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Produce Banishes the Blues

ew research from New Zealand’s University of Otago shows that consuming more whole fruits and vegetables increases peacefulness, happiness and energy in one’s daily life. Scientists discovered the strong relationship to be particularly apparent in countering winter blues. A total of 281 college-age students filled out an online food diary and mood survey for 21 consecutive days. Results showed that eating fruits and vegetables one day led to improvements in positive mood the next day, regardless of other key factors, such as body mass index. Other types of food did not produce the same uplifting effect. “After further analysis, we demonstrated that young people would need to consume approximately seven to eight total servings of fruits and vegetables per day to notice a meaningful positive change,” says Tamlin Conner, Ph.D., with the university’s department of psychology. “One serving of fruit or vegetables is approximately the size that could fit in our palm, or half a cup.” Study co-author Bonnie White suggests that this can be accomplished by having vegetables comprise half of the plate at each meal and snacking on whole fruit like apples. The American Psychiatric Association acknowledges that seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects, at least mildly, as many as 20 percent of Americans.

Art Heartens Seniors

ust looking at a painting by Picasso, Dali or Warhol can brighten the world for seniors, according to researchers at Britain’s Newcastle University. After just three visits to a gallery, the researchers found positive changes in the participating seniors’ opinions about their life experiences and abilities in light of their ages. The gallery visits further inspired participants to become more involved with others and their communities.

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The Toxic Side of Tylenol

s the evidence of the harmful effects of Tylenol increases, there is a growing call for it to be removed from the market. Its active ingredient, acetaminophen, once thought to be an effective and safe pain reliever for adults and children, turns out to have dangerous effects. A related study by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers leads with the fact that each year, acetaminophen causes more than 100,000 calls to poison control centers, 50,000 emergency room visits, 26,000 hospitalizations and more than 450 deaths from liver failure. The U.S. Acute Liver Failure Study implicates acetaminophen poisoning in nearly half of all cases of acute liver failure in this country. When taken with alcohol or without food, the effects on the liver are multiplied. Doctor of Naturopathy Michael Murray, of Phoenix, Arizona, reports in GreenMedInfo.com that regular use of acetaminophen is linked to a higher likelihood of asthma, infertility and hearing loss, especially in men under 50. Last summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning linking acetaminophen use to three rare and sometimes fatal skin conditions. “Can you imagine if the side effects and risks associated with acetaminophen were associated with a dietary supplement?” opines Murray. “It would be yanked from the market immediately.”

Mammograms Carry Cancer Risk

here is growing evidence that mammograms, which are the primary screening tool for breast cancer, may cause it. Scientists have long known that radiation causes cancer, and now research published in the British Journal of Radiobiology reports that the so-called “low-energy X-rays” used in mammography are four to six times more likely to cause breast cancer than conventional high-energy X-rays because the low-energy variety causes more mutational damage to cells. Mammograms led to a 30 percent rate of over-diagnosis and overtreatment, according to a study published in the Cochrane Review. Researchers wrote in the study, “This means that for every 2,000 women invited for screening throughout 10 years, one will have her life prolonged and 10 healthy women, who would not have been diagnosed if there had not been screening, will be treated unnecessarily. Furthermore, more than 200 women will experience important psychological distress for many months because of false positive findings.” Many women and functional medicine doctors are now choosing non-invasive and radiation-free annual thermograms as a safer alternative. Those at high risk for breast cancer may choose to do periodic MRI screenings, a recommendation supported by research at Britain’s University Hospitals Birmingham.

More Bok Choy, Less Ice Cream Boosts Breast Health

howing down on cruciferous veggies reduces the risk of recurring breast cancer, say Vanderbilt University researchers, while consuming too many high-fat dairy products produces an opposite effect, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The paper on veggies presented at the American Association for Cancer Research showed that the more cruciferous vegetables a woman ate in the first two years after her breast cancer diagnosis, the lower was her risk of the cancer returning or death from the original cancer. Eating broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy and cabbage worked to reduce the rate of recurring breast cancer by 35 percent and the risk of death in the following nine years by 62 percent. On the other side of the coin, the NCI study showed that women treated for early stage breast cancer that regularly ate one or more servings of high-fat milk, cheese, yogurt or ice cream increased their risk of dying of breast cancer by 44 percent and of earlier death from all causes by 64 percent.

Brief Bouts of Yoga Bolster the Brain

ust 20 minutes of yoga postures, breathing and meditation are valuable tools for bolstering mental functioning. A study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reports that a single, 20-minute hatha yoga session significantly improved participants’ speed and accuracy on tests of working memory, focus, retention and ability to absorb and use new information. Study participants didn’t get the same positive brain buzz from 20 minutes of aerobics. The study appeared in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

Vitamin C Halves Colds in Athletes

aking vitamin C before engaging in physically demanding activities helps keep colds away for people that are heavy exercisers, say Finnish researchers at the University of Helsinki. While their meta-study showed that nonexercisers that took vitamin C daily gained little or no protection from colds, the story for marathoners, competitive skiers and soldiers on subarctic assignments was much different. The study, published in the Cochrane Review, found that the 598 heavy exercisers cut their risk of colds in half. natural awakenings

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globalbriefs Grassroots Gumption

Citizen Action Wins Against Monsanto and More The Center for Food Safety (CFS), a national nonprofit advocating in the public interest, works to protect human health and the environment by curbing the use of harmful food production technologies and promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. It confirms that actions such as signing petitions really do make a difference. For instance, the CFS cites a hard-fought campaign that pushed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to respond to a lawsuit and remove arsenic from chicken feed. They credit the thousands of consumers that joined the effort, saying, “Together, we forced the FDA to remove arsenic ingredients in animal feed used for our nation’s chickens, turkeys and hogs, and 98 of the 101 drug approvals for arsenic-based animal drugs will be withdrawn.” More recently, CFS reports that half a million citizen phone calls and emails had a significant effect in killing an extension of the so-called “Monsanto protection act” in the Senate. Formally named the Farmer Assurance Provision, the measure undermined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s authority to ban genetically modified crops, even if court rulings found they posed risks to human and environmental health. Source: CenterForFoodSafety.org

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White Resorts Go Even Greener As skiers flock to snow-covered trails this winter, more ski resorts are going greener to save energy and support the environment. Arapahoe Basin, in Colorado, recently received a National Ski Areas Association Sustainable Slopes grant for retrofitting its base area lighting that will annually slice off an estimated 53,000-plus kilowatt hours of usage. A-Basin, Vail Resorts and others in the area provide their restaurants’ used vegetable oil to outside companies for recycling into biofuels. Aspen, Vail, Copper Mountain and other Colorado resorts installed more photovoltaic solar arrays on buildings prior to the current season. Stratton Mountain Ski Resort, in Vermont, installed a 1,500-horsepower electric snowmaking air compressor last summer, replacing a diesel model. Purchased in consultation with the statewide energy utility Efficiency Vermont, it delivers more cubic feet of air per minute using less, and cleaner, energy. Since 2009, the state’s Bolton Valley ski area, plus Jiminy Peak and Berkshire East, both in Massachusetts, have all installed wind turbines to generate energy. Sarah Wojcik, director of public affairs at the Vermont Ski Areas Association, attests that resorts are doing their part to keep mountains green. Sources: nsaa.org, SkiVermont.com

Yogic Milestone

Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights Storied History This month’s exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Yoga: The Art of Transformation, comprises the museum’s first presentation of yogic art. Temple sculptures, devotional icons, vibrant manuscripts and court paintings created in India more than 2,000 years ago will be on view, as well as early modern photographs, books and films. The Washington, D.C., exhibition borrows from 25 museums and private collections in India, Europe and the United States. More than 120 works, from the third to the early 20th century, illuminate yoga’s central tenets, as well as its obscured histories. Through masterpieces of Indian sculpture and paintings, the exhibition explores yoga’s goals; its Hindu, Jain and Sufi manifestations; its means of transforming body and consciousness; and its philosophical foundations. For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/SmithsonianYogaExhibit

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United Nations Panel Zeroes in on Sustainability The United Nations (UN) has created a new scientific advisory board under the aegis of UNESCO, mandated to advise UN executives, participating countries and other stakeholders on the use of science, technology and innovation in achieving sustainable development. The 26 international experts appointed to the board span a broad spectrum of disciplines including: basic sciences; engineering and technology; social sciences and humanities; ethics; health; and economic, behavioral and agricultural sciences, as well as the environmental sciences more commonly associated with sustainability. The board’s inaugural meeting in December focused on outcomes of the 2013 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), and from other large-scale interdisciplinary processes, such as the 2012 Planet Under Pressure Conference, held in London, and the Future Earth 10-year international research initiative.

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n estimated 40 to 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Most of us resolve to become physically fit, fiscally fit, reorganized, re-energized and overall healthier, but in that quest we often forget one of the most important aspects of complete health—mental fitness and strength. A University of Virginia study showed that the average person’s brain peaks at age 22, but the brain has the ability to grow and change at any age, and there are proven ways to get our brain in tip-top shape, and in some cases, make it better than ever. The key is quality nutrition, sleep, social life and exercise, both physical and mental. When it comes to brain-boosting foods, it seems research uncovers a new superfood every other day. Over time it’s become clear that many different types of foods are necessary for optimum mental functioning, including fluids, complex carbohydrates, proteins, beneficial fats and specific vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Some of the more important trace elements include vitamin B1, which

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structural; biochemical; and bioenergetic, a form of psychotherapy. Ideally, he says, conventional and integrative medicine, plus complementary practitioners, work together to provide the total care an individual patient needs. “Any problem on one level affects all levels, so we assess patients on all three with whatever tools we have,” he says. While conventional medicine may be able to treat structural problems well and biochemical problems to a certain extent, it falls short on the energetic level. That’s when it’s time to expand the team, counsels Yang. “‘Know yourself’ is the watchword. Get to know what to use and when to use it. It’s the practitioner’s job to educate patients in this way.” Dr. Andrew Weil, renowned as the father of the integrative medicine movement in the U.S., has remarked, “If I’m in a car accident, don’t take me to an herbalist. If I have bacterial pneumonia, give me antibiotics. But when it comes to maximizing the body’s natural healing potential, a mix of conventional and alternative procedures seems like the only answer.” Dr. Shekhar Annambhotla, founding director and president of the Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, turns to the integrative realm of ayurvedic medicine for healing and wellness. The 5,000-year-old Indian healing tradition incorporates lifestyle changes, yoga and meditation, detoxification, herbs, massage and various other individually targeted healing modalities, depending on the patient’s diagnosis and recommended treatment plan.

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onventional doctors too often dispense vague, boilerplate health advice, urging their patients to eat a healthy diet, exercise and take helpful supplements. Some are lucky enough to also be directed to detoxify their body and manage stress. That’s typically the best most people can expect in terms of practical advice. It is rare to receive specific, individualized answers to such burning questions as: What is the best diet for this specific problem or my body type? Which exercise will work best for me—yoga, running, tennis or something else? Why do I feel stressed so much of the time, and what can I do about it? What supplements are best for me, and which high-quality products can I trust? Complementary natural healing modalities can address all of these

“We need to understand the value of an integrative approach because no single modality treats everything,” says Dr. Michael Jingduan Yang, the Philadelphia-based founder and medical director of the Tao Institute of Mind & Body Medicine. By way of example, he maintains credentials as a physician, a board-certified psychiatrist and an internationally recognized expert on classic forms of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture. Integrative practitioners see the human body on three levels, Yang explains:

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“Wellness is a team effort,” advises integrative medicine specialist Dr. Vijay Jain, medical director at Amrit Ayurveda for Total Wellbeing, in Salt Springs, Florida. It’s not only a matter of knowing what needs the practitioners will address at specific times, it’s also knowing who can help when the going gets tough. “Modern medicine has the edge for early detection of disease,” Jain notes. “However, Ayurveda is excellent in determining the earliest imbalances in the mind and body that eventually lead to disease.”

Health insurance may not cover the services we want, and high deductibles may pose a financial challenge in maintaining comprehensive health care, so we need a personal wellness plan. Most experts consulted agree that a personal wellness program should include a practitioner that acts as a gatekeeper and coordinates a care plan to meet individual needs. Jain recommends that the foundation of the team be a licensed medical professional such as an integrative physician (MD), osteopathic doctor (DO) or chiropractor (DC). In most states, any of these professionals can function as a primary care doctor, authorized to order and read laboratory tests, prescribe drugs and access hospital services. In some states, a naturopathic physician (ND) can perform the functions of a primary care doctor in ordering and reading laboratory tests. As part of a personal wellness team, consider a functional medicine or integrative physician, chiropractor, osteopath, doctor of naturopathy, ayurvedic practitioner, nutritionist, Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor/ acupuncturist, herbalist, craniosacral therapist, massage therapist and energy practitioner (such as in Reiki, medical qigong or polarity therapy). It’s not necessary to see all of them, sources say. Sometimes, one practitioner will be skilled in practicing several modalities, a bonus for patients. Other complementary practitioners may form a supporting team that works with the primary care team, depending on the challenges a patient faces. They will be identified as treatment unfolds and the team evolves over time.

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An ayurvedic practitioner likely will begin by helping to define healthful lifestyle changes, depending on one’s dosha, or energetic temperament. Yoga and meditation would be a likely recommendation, plus specific herbs and perhaps detoxification, says Annambhotla. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture often go handin hand with Ayurveda in accordance with the view that illness and disease are caused by imbalances in the body’s energetic flow. Diagnostic techniques

employ intuition and pulses to assess and smooth blocks in energy circulation. Craniosacral therapy is another way to unlock energetic blockages caused by lifestyle stress and other factors that restrict and congest the body’s innate ability to self-correct and remain healthy, says Joyce Harader, a registered craniosacral therapist in Cave Creek, Arizona, and secretary of the board of the Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy Association of North America. She relied on a whole team to realize a natural way back to health after being diagnosed with lupus in 1992. “Members of my health team fluctuate, depending on what is going on in my life and where I am focusing,” comments Harader. She points out, for example, that nutrition education and general deep-tissue massage can both be helpful as part of a foundational plan toward obtaining and maintaining optimal health. In fact, many of our experts recommend both a monthly chiropractic adjustment and/or massage, as well as daily yoga and an ongoing meditation practice for wellness and total well-being. Naturopathic practitioners operating in states where they are licensed can be good sources of nutrition counsel and often recommend herbal remedies for relief. “For chronic illness, you need a chiropractor or drug-free physician like a naturopath on your team. Conventional medicine is generally poor at dealing with chronic illness,” observes Naturopath and Chiropractor Michael Loquasto, Ph.D., who practices in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Loquasto should know. He has practiced integrated modalities for 50 years, employing the knowledge gained through his practice and triple doctorates, which include one in nutrition. Also a master herbalist, he strongly advocates that people start by working with a good integrative or functional medicine medical doctor. “In some states, like Pennsylvania, chiropractors and osteopaths can perform routine diagnostic work, but in natural awakenings

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A personal wellness program should include a lead practitioner that acts as a gatekeeper and coordinates a plan of care that meets the individual’s needs. many states they cannot,” he notes. “I recommend undergoing a physical every six months and regular bone density tests, plus colonoscopies.” Loquasto is not in favor of mammograms because of the radiation exposure associated with them, but supports routine breast screening using ultrasound or thermography.

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and mental toxins is a substantial, yet worthy, investment. It’s far better than the costly alternative of dealing with regular bouts of sickness or escalating disease. In that light, maintenance looks affordable: an ayurvedic diagnostic session starts at around $100, a consultation with a licensed naturopath at $75 and acupuncture at $100; a massage typically costs about $80 an hour. While insurance is unlikely to pay for treatments outside the realm of conventional medicine and sometimes, chiropractic, “The cost of these preventive therapies will be much less than the cost of treatment for a serious disease,” advises Loquasto. “You’re worth it.” Kathleen Barnes is author of more than a dozen natural health books. Her latest is The Calcium Lie II: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know with Dr. Robert Thompson. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

Finding the Right Practitioner Word-of-mouth is the most common way to find a natural health practitioner, plus many national organizations will help identify practitioners by location. Schedule an initial conversation to ask a practitioner key questions. What is your degree, certification or license? Who trained you and how did you train, specifically? Do you practice full time? How long have you been in practice? Will you provide patient references I can speak with? Trust in intuitive responses to the individual during the conversation or interview. His or her passion for the work of healing should be noticeable.

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desired feelings and how to use them to start creating some goals with soul. At heart, it involves the following four highly personalized steps. How do you want to feel? Engage in a stream of consciousness, allowing each query to lead to the next and letting your desired feelings flow. Do you want to, for example, feel continuously energized, connected or prosperous? Consider areas such as livelihood and lifestyle (career, money, home, travel), health and wellness (healing, fitness, leisure, mental health) and relationships and community (romance, friendship, family). Recognize patterns. Look for patterns in the desired feelings in order to distill your list to determine key, repeating words. Individuals tend to reach for the same feeling states across all areas of their lives. If you want to feel “vitality” within livelihood, then you likely wish to feel the same way in the context of wellness and relationships.

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to make the changes,” recalls Cutbill, which is why she turned to a health coach at Duke Integrative Medicine. Margaret Moore, founder and CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, in Belmont, Massachusetts, identifies two primary forces that enable behavioral change: autonomous motivation (people want to do something for their own reasons, not because someone tells them to) and confidence (they believe they can do it). “The most powerful motivating forces of all are what you treasure most in life, your life purpose and contribution,” she remarks. Both Smith and Moore emphasize that the priorities in any health coaching relationship are client driven, based on the client’s chosen goals and personal intrinsic motivators. Confidence in attaining ultimate success is built through positively framed experiments and experiences. “A health coach is trained to help clients break up their goals into manageable steps,

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focus on strengths, track progress and identify and overcome personal roadblocks,” explains Dr. Karen Lawson, an integrative physician and director of integrative health coaching at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing, in Minneapolis. A helpful approach sets goals that can be met and exceeded, not insurmountable ones. “The key is always keeping a positive lens, helping clients see the progress they achieve,” continues Lawson. This involves speaking in terms of growth through trial and error, in which outcomes are explored without judgment and clients feel empowered to modify. This is vital, explains Moore, because experiencing at least a threeto-one ratio of positive to negative emotions creates the conditions for the brain to learn, change and thrive, making people feel more capable of taking care of their health. Mindful awareness is another essential tool; being self-aware and reflecting on what we are doing while it is happening. Unlike thinking, analyzing and planning, mindfulness involves observing while experiencing. During sessions, coaches use it to give their full attention in a non-judgmental way, modeling how clients can bring such compassion to themselves. A mindful state calms mental noise and puts reflective distance between individuals and their beliefs, emotions and behaviors. It improves their ability to handle negative emotions and to make a conscious choice to respond with a different attitude or new behavior, according to Moore. For Cutbill, maintaining a personal relationship with her coach over time has been the most significant factor in the improvement of her health. “The relationship was healing, because my coach regularly pointed out my progress with profound encouragement and validation. I wish all primary care doctors had health coaches on staff to help them and their patients attain the success they both are aiming for.” Lauressa Nelson is an editor and contributing writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at LauressaNelson@gmail.com.

Hallmarks of a Good Health Coach by Margaret Moore In the past 10 years, approximately 10,000 health professionals have become coaches through dedicated training schools and university programs focused on life, corporate or health and wellness coaching. The selection of the right partner to help in the quest for lifelong wellness entails assessing the following qualifications. Credentials and training: A reputable health and wellness coach training program typically requires six months to two years of education, skills training and practice with clients, followed by a certification process that tests for knowledge and core competencies. Employment background: Additional desirable credentials in the medical, physical or mental health fields will likely include exercise physiology, physical therapy, psychotherapy, nutrition counseling, nursing or medicine. Structured relationship: A coach should be able to explain how coaching works and why successful results are more likely with a coach. Coaching sessions are typically conducted by phone and last between 30 and 60 minutes. Coaching services are generally not covered by insurance. Personal character: Effective health coaches are good listeners, interested in clients’ unique stories. They foster self-acceptance and self-respect, pointing out personal strengths, values and desires. Coaches engage, energize and challenge clients through a positive, non-judgmental focus, while at the same time asking courageous questions. As skilled partners, they help clients become clear about personal motivations and an overall vision for life, so that they can help design a detailed, attainable plan that successfully moves them toward fulfilling their goals.

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client with too many cues or goals. This varies, depending on the needs and intention of the client. If the goal is pain relief, the focus is on what the client wants to participate in and to help them move toward that goal. For instance, a woman may need to continue to be employed, to pick up her little children, to drive and climb stairs to maintain her independence. As she progresses, the coach will help her redefine her goals. In a Pilates session, it is the trainer’s job to provide opportunities for a positive movement experience. This retrains the nervous system to find ways where movement can occur with little or no pain. Without proper coaching, it is difficult to learn how to modulate pain; it can become all-encompassing. There needs to be someone to help the client find the small, subtle movements that lessen or relieve their pain. Then the client realizes, “When I move this way, the pain is not there—maybe there is hope that I can get past this.” If the goal is to improve posture, then the keen eye of a trained instructor is invaluable. Chronic pain is often the result of poor posture or a destructive movement pattern that has caused wear and tear on the body. If a joint has not been in proper alignment for years, the cartilage has worn away, causing an imbalance in the joint. Usually, joints are out of alignment because the soft tissue

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WHOLE FOOD Greater than the Sum of its Parts by Margie King

estern science is obsessed with deconstructing food, researching and analyzing its component parts, isolating the active ingredients, repackaging them in pills or powders and prescribing them in daily doses. But according to Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D., author of Food and Healing, this chemistry-based theory of nutrition is upside-down. Colbin, founder and CEO of the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, in New York City, has crafted her own nutrition theory based on more than 30 years of nutrition practice, teaching from a foundation that a whole food, like the complex human being consuming it, is greater than the sum of its parts. She defines whole foods as “those that nature provides and all the edible parts.” She limits them to those comprising one ingredient, such as plants, whole grains, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. Animal foods are more challenging to categorize. Eggs are a whole food, but steaks are not, because they are one

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part of the entire animal. She includes small fish if we eat the head and bones, and small birds like quail. Whole milk is included, but not low-fat dairy. Colbin maintains that our bodies know the difference between a whole food and an aggregation of isolated nutrients. We have evolved over thousands of years to eat the food that nature presents to us, and if that food has been fragmented, the body realizes it and seeks what’s missing. For example, if we eat fragmented wheat like white bread, in which the bran and germ of the whole grain have been removed, the body will still be hungry and seek the missing part of the food, something with fiber or crunch. Likewise, health enthusiasts that devour wheat germ or wheat bran in isolation will also feel something is missing and may find themselves craving refined flour in the form of cake or other baked goods. Table sugar is another example, a fragment of sugar cane. Colbin calculates that it takes 17 feet of sugar cane to make one cup of sugar. What’s

missing is mostly the cane’s water content and the result, she says, is that sugar makes you thirsty. It’s a big reason why when we drink a soda, ingesting an average equivalent of 12 teaspoons of sugar, we’re thirsty afterward and drink even more, creating a vicious cycle. Fruit juices are, by definition, a fragmented food. When we drink orange or grapefruit juice, all or most of the fiber from the raw fruit is obviously missing. Craving something to chew, we may reach for chips or something crunchy. Vegetable juices may yield the same result. Colbin cautions that while vitamin and mineral supplements can be helpful in treating specific conditions or deficiencies, they nevertheless comprise fragments of food at best. She notes that the body may have difficulty processing these isolated nutrients outside of the whole food. Supportive studies include Kentucky’s University of Louisville School of Medicine comparison of the effects of the spice turmeric with those of its active ingredient, curcumin. Adding the whole food turmeric to the diet of rats reduced

inflammation significantly, while curcumin alone was ineffective. Results suggested the difference may be explained by turmeric’s higher bioavailability. A Pennsylvania State University research review determined that although population studies consistently report that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables protects against cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, studies of antioxidant supplements did not show the same benefits. The difference may be that a whole foods

diet naturally contains not only antioxidants, but a wide range of nutrients and compounds that may act synergistically to protect against diseases. Colbin goes further, suggesting that supplements may even make us less likely to want to eat vegetables and set us up for junk food cravings to balance out too many vitamins or minerals. Her advice is to use vitamins and supplements if medically required, but not every day and not for a lifetime. Her views are all about maintaining the natural balance in the foods that nature provides without worrying about striving for perfection or radical changes in diet. Colbin recommends aiming for 70 percent whole foods overall to keep everything in balance. Start by taking a few small changes, listen to the body to see if there’s a noticeable difference and adjust accordingly. Margie King is a former corporate attorney now working as a holistic health and nutrition coach and natural health copywriter from Philadelphia, PA. Connect via NourishingMenopause.com.

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of a perceived scarcity of money. I became curious about what role our relationship to money plays in such disconnections.

What are the effects of awaking to what money is and isn’t in our lives? In considering this from the perspective of healing and tending the soul, asking, “Where are we most wounded in our modern world?” I had my own quantum awakening to the fact that I’m not separate from the subject matter I’m exploring: What is my own story with money? Have I given up healthy selfgovernment to the money god? What are my opportunities to reclaim my own power? I discovered that the core principle of the economy, money and currency is relationship itself, and that we’ve unwittingly disempowered ourselves by entrusting too much power to middlemen like central banks and financial consultants, but are now realizing that we don’t need them. One clear example is that more individuals are having a direct experience of the divine. Also, entire communities are investing their time, energy and money in their local economies, where they have established relationships and can see the results. I believe that the technologies supporting our emerging new economy reflect our own consciousness coming online.

Were you surprised at what you learned? I did not know that the U.S. and global economies are based on debt and scar-

city nor understand beforehand that our perceptions of scarcity and separation from one another are only illusions. While the majority of economists say that money is an exchange, Bernard Lietaer, author of The Future of Money, states, that is what money does but not what it is. Fundamentally, money is a human agreement—a form of currency via an artifact designed, engineered and built by humans. This is something we have forgotten and it’s hurting us.

How did you approach the universally sensitive subject of money? The film is purely a starting place and a tool that individuals can use to educate themselves and spark conversations. I kept the tone of the film as non-polarizing as possible so that conservative family members could cull compelling concepts that inspire further exploration, rather than walk away feeling a need to defend their beliefs. Awareness and knowledge breeds empowerment and innovative perspectives so that we all can better participate in whatever is emerging.

Will a new economy replace or parallel the existing one? A new economy is emerging and operating in parallel. Beyond being based on gifting, alternative money, barter or other buzzwords, it’s coming online from a previously unknown place. This is one of the reasons I term the film emergent-oriented, rather than solution-oriented. A quote by Richard Buckminster Fuller, systems theorist, architect and inventor, eloquently applies: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” The fact is that the old economy, based on debt and scarcity, is designed to collapse. The more innovative we can be in participating in the emerging economy, the more conscious awareness we can bring to bear, improving the chances for increasingly positive impacts.

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Families have three key weapons in combating America’s childhood obesity epidemic: keeping them active, reducing their soda and junk food intake and teaching youngsters how to read food labels.

ccording to the National Center for Health Statistics, obesity more than doubled in children ages 6 to 11 and tripled in adolescents ages 12 to 19 between 1980 and 2010. Nearly one in five youths in both age groups, plus one in eight preschoolers, are now considered obese and at increased risk for consequent health problems. By 2013, the Centers for Disease Control finally showed signs of hope, with some states reporting small reversals in the trend. Positive developments might continue if parents and teachers gently coach kids to better evaluate what’s going into their mouths and bodies by understanding food labels. Despite the intimidation factor (even for adults), “Once children know how to read, they are ready to start learning how to read food labels,” advises Jolly Backer, CEO of Fresh Healthy Vending, a forward-thinking company actively increasing the presence of healthy-food vending machines in schools nationwide. He says, “The more kids know about what they’re eating, the more empowered they’ll be about making healthier food choices.” Here are five basic tips to increase

knowing what food labels really say that will benefit a youngster’s health for a lifetime. Visualize serving sizes. Assemble two or three packaged food items— preferably those that the child regularly eats, like cereal, oatmeal and applesauce—plus a measuring cup. Point out the serving-size number on the package label, and let the child measure out a single serving. This visually reinforces serving sizes, the first number anyone needs to consider on a food label. Try it with a single soda or juice bottle, too, which often says, “two servings.” Important note: Most nutrition label serving sizes are based on a 2,000-calorie adult diet. For kids ages 4 to 8, portion sizes are about two-thirds of an adult portion; for preteens, portions run 80 to 90 percent of the adult amount, says Registered Dietitian Tara Dellolacono-Thies, food coach for CLIF Kid nutrient-rich organic energy snacks. Evaluate numbers. Next, discuss the numbers noted for calories, fat, sugar, fiber and cholesterol. When evaluating a packaged food for an elementary school child, DellolaconoThies suggests aiming for 175 calories or less per serving; one gram or less

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saturated fat; no trans fats; no more than 13 grams of added sugars; no more than 210 milligrams sodium content; and at least two grams of fiber. She notes that cholesterol alone is less of a health risk factor for kids than saturated fats and sugars unless a child is on a specialized diet. Added bonuses: Look for high-percent daily values (shown as DV percentage) for nutrients such as calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin D, which experts generally agree most kids’ diets lack in sufficient quantities. Compare and contrast. Armed with these basic guidelines, compare, for example, the grams of sugar in a can of soda with a serving of cooked rolled oats, or the amount of calcium in a carton of milk versus a juice box. One-to-one evaluations will begin to give a child a sense of what numbers constitute “high” or “low” amounts. Check the fine print. “Artificial colors and flavors, artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated anything signal that the food is likely of lower nutritional quality,” counsels Dellolacono-Thies. Make a game of sounding out items in the ingredient list. “It’s a classic teaching moment: Unpronounceable ingredients often mean it’s a lab-created, fake, food-like item,” she says. Next, ask the youngster to read the label on an apple. Surprise! No food label means it’s a whole, real food—the best, most nutritious kind. Translate knowledge into choices. Once a child has gotten the hang of it, let him or her compare different food labels and choose which one is the healthier option. Plan a little extra time to also do it during grocery shopping. With time and practice, an educated youngster will begin to incorporate the power of reading food labels before choosing foods. “Even when children walk up to a vending machine, where they can’t read labels, you want them to know which is the healthier option,” says Backer. “With label-reading practice, they’ll become savvy shoppers who’ll readily recognize healthy food options when they see them.” Elisa Bosley is senior food editor at Delicious Living magazine.

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n the early days of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), physicians needed a method to determine what was wrong with someone. While developing a method of diagnosis, they became aware that there was a direct correlation between emotions and physical symptoms and the two could not be separated. They developed a system with five components: observation, auscultation, smelling, palpation and inquisition. Observation includes looking at the person as a whole; are their eyes bright or dull, does the patient make eye contact or only look at the floor? Auscultation means listening to the person; how does the voice sound, is there trouble talking, are deep breaths necessary before speaking? Smelling includes determining if there is a body odor or if odors come from things they have eaten or drunk. Palpation means touching the person; feeling the skin temperature and buoyancy. Inquisition, considered to be the most important of all, means asking how the patient feels; what the pain and sleep level is and what the patient has been eating.

When the TCM doctor looks at a patient’s tongue, he is looking at a map that has been developed over 5,000 years; it is the most important diagnostic observation. By looking at the tongue, the Chinese medicine physician can tell many things about the patient’s health. The tongue’s shape is a sign of the patient’s mental health. The tongue’s body is can indicate the circulation and body fluids. The tongue’s color is read to consider the emotional components. The tip of the tongue is considered the heart area; when it is red, it indicates anxiety, insomnia or possibly palpitations. The sides of the tongue are the gallbladder liver area; swollen sides or sides that have a yellowish tinge indicate anger or frustration The center of the tongue is the spleen or stomach area; thick coatings or dry cracks can indicate different kinds of depression or worry. The very back of the tongue can be swollen or puffy indicating fear or uncontrollable worry. The tongue’s coating shows how well the body is digesting the food and how those foods make the patient feel. Dr Sheryl Roe is a board certified doctor of oriental medicine with offices in Navarre, Fort Walton Beach and Destin. For more information, call 850-225-3460 or visit DrSRoe.com.

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fitness professionals anticipate the continued rise of boutiques specializing in niche activities. Those with momentum range from ballet-inspired barre workouts to Pound and Drums Alive sessions, in which people “rock out” while they work out. Grace DeSimone, an ACSM spokesperson, equates specialized offerings to an à la carte menu, with individuals choosing tasty workout modes. “It’s like a buffet,” she says. While a single class can cost up to $25, there seldom are membership fees. Muscles are treated to varied workouts, even if only once a week in a “boutique” treatment. “It’s good for your body to crosstrain; if you do the same thing over and over again, your body adapts,” DeSimone advises. Unless a competitive athlete is looking to improve performances in a given sport, repeating the same exercise daily can lead to injury and

lessen the desired positive impact, she says. “Your body likes change.” Spinning spin-offs like Soulcycle, Flywheel and Kinetic Cycling represent an evolution of indoor classes and oldschool outdoor cycling. Meanwhile, fitness instructors and wellness consultants note that Zumba has set the stage for dance-oriented workouts, diverging from Latin rhythms into hip-hop and other music genres. If workouts are increasingly encroaching on “social” activities like dancing, it’s because the nation—or at least the expanding population trying to live healthier lifestyles—is undergoing a broader lifestyle transformation, says Jim White, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The registered dietitian, award-winning fitness pro and national spokesman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics observes, “There’s a shift in culture.” He says, “People are sick of ‘yo-yoing’ with fad diets and exercise routines, and they are looking for effective new approaches, whether for dieting, social life, accountability or competition.” He sees this new mindset fueling the proliferation of websites and phone

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in achieving their desired results is propelling growing numbers of trainers and coaches to obtain health and fitness college degrees and postgraduate certifications. Specialized Fitness Programs: Programs geared to the needs of particular groups such as pregnant women, older adults, dog owners and those interested in losing weight remain popular. Activities vary in approach and intensity, but often emphasize “functional fitness”, focusing on building strength and balance useful in everyday life, rather than more athletic or competitive training. Yoga: This ancient mind-body workout continues to extend from East to West, building on a host of classical forms such as hatha, ashtanga, kripalu, kundalini and Vinyasa. Relatively new forms also are extensive, from power yoga, Bikram and Yogalates to emerging hybrids like the yoga/surfing combination of Yoga Board. Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., whose specialties include health and science. Visit ChristineMacDonald.info.

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by Dr. Shawn Messonnier

n human health care, naturopathic doctors offer a specialty called antiaging medicine. The goal is to restore optimal health to those at midlife and older that seek to prevent or reduce the incidence of diseases often associated with aging. But when it comes to aging pets, most veterinary doctors fail to focus on the necessary specialized care. In fact, some traditional vets may decline to treat older pets at all. Often, these animals are suffering from chronic diseases and when they are treated, prescriptions may include numerous drugs. As many know, drugs can entail serious, even debilitating side effects, further deteriorating the prospects for sustained health. Owners may thus find themselves spending a lot of money maintaining their pets in a chronic state of ill health with little hope for improvement. Animals that might benefit from surgery for problems ranging from dental disease to tumors may not receive ameliorating care when the family vet simply consid-

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A Better Alternative

For an enlightened holistic vet, no pet is too old to warrant and benefit from proper health care. By instituting the correct care and focusing on anti-aging efforts, health can be improved and often restored, with the added advantages of reducing unnecessary medications and increasing their lifespan. As an example, most doctors expect larger breeds of dogs to live 10 to 12 years, but with informed care, these same dogs can typically live 15 to 16 years. Smaller dogs and cats typically have a life expectancy of 12 to 15 years; using an anti-aging approach, such pets routinely live 18 to 20 years or longer, in good health and with a good quality of life.

Exemplary Treatment

Here’s how the team at Paws & Claws Animal Hospital, in Plano, Texas, successfully approaches anti-aging medicine.

Beginning at 5 years of age, all pets—including dogs, cats, other small mammals, birds and reptiles—are screened via a physical examination and special blood and urine tests twice a year, with a focus on bionutritional analysis of results. Abnormal results indicating some risk, even slight ones, often ignored by mainstream medicine, are treated using vet-specified natural medicines that help return biometric values to normal and slow down the progression of problems that could, if untreated, turn into serious diseases. Dietary evaluation, including a bionutritional analysis, ensures that the pet is eating what’s most appropriate for its age, breed and health status. Potential dental and other oral issues are treated aggressively and early, because they are the most common source of infection and inflammation contributing to poor bodily health, including diabetes and diseases of the liver, kidneys, heart and lungs. A review of prior medications confirms or adjusts proper use. In most cases, some of these medications can be eliminated or replaced as needed with natural therapies that have the same clinical effect, but without the possible side effects associated with chronic use of medical therapies. Natural supplements, which can benefit all pets, also are reviewed and/ or prescribed. Most older pets benefit from supplementation with phosphatidylcholine, vitamins and minerals, fatty acids, glucosamine and other elements to support thyroid and adrenal functions. Paws & Claws also favors the herbal remedy Healthy Qi to support the immune system of any ill or older pet; astragalus, green tea, gotu kola and ginseng ingredients give an extra boost toward achieving homeostasis and improved quality of life. Like human senior citizens, pets in their golden years deserve dignified specialized care that allows them to live more happily and peacefully.

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any people struggle with weight loss at some point in their lives, and the most important part of staying healthy and avoiding taking medications for adult onset diabetes or high blood pressure or increased cholesterol involves a year-round commitment to stay fit. There is no secret; it's an easy cure. The problem is the execution of changing dietary habits and exercising daily. However, most people are ready to justify why they are unable to do this, even though they really want the end result. Here is a fun coaching tool called the Calendar of Excuses. Many people make New Year’s resolutions and then spend a few weeks or even months deciding what will improve their quality of life. However, what typically happens can be found in this tongue-in-cheek guide.

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Thanksgiving, that's all I will say. Plus, a new year is right around the corner, so I may as well enjoy the holidays.

To get a fresh start to the New Year, I will give up food that is not healthy and start an exercise program.

February

It’s really been too cold to exercise and by the way, it is my turn to bring the Mardi Gras king cake?

March

With so much rain, its impossible to get some exercise.

April

I am really in a groove and I think I lost a few pounds.

May

The weather has been getting too hot to exercise, so I have had to wait for some cooler weather.

There are too many graduations and weddings to go to, and some summer travel where it makes it too difficult to keep tracking calories and an exercise routine.

July

Beer and food on the 4th. It’s too hard to keep up with exercise and diet when family and friends are visiting.

August

Once the kids get back to school, I can really get in a groove again, but why start now?

September

Okay, after Labor Day I am giving up alcohol and fatty foods.

October

I swear, no Halloween candy this year.

November

December

There is no way I can avoid all those homemade holiday treats, Christmas party. eggnog and rum drinks. I think I’ll ask my husband for a gym membership or a treadmill for Christmas and in January, it’s on! We live in a sedentary society in the most beautiful place in the world, right here on the Emerald Coast. This year, set a resolution to lose weight, keep it off and make exercise part of everyday life, not just when the temperature is 72 degrees. Dr. Lisa Clark, author of the book, Lighten Up America, owns Clark Family Medicine, in Destin. natural awakenings

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Ever’Movie Night: Re-Screening of “I AM” – 6:30pm. Tom Shadyac conducts in-depth interviews with prominent philosophers and spiritual leaders, about what ails the world and how to improve it. Member free, non-members $2.

Celiac Support Group – 10am. The NW Florida Chapter of the Celiac Sprue Association welcomes everyone diagnosed with Celiacs disease. Provides wheat and gluten free food alternatives, cooking tips, and recipes. Free.

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Nourishing Pensacola – 6:30pm. Annual Chapter meeting: The benefits of raw milk and grass fed dairy in your diet. Free.

ThursDAY, JANUARY 2 Natural Healing and Herb Study – 6pm. Hosted by Anne Connor and Harriet Downey. Discussions on natural healing, food, herbs, tinctures, tonics, detox remedies and all things related to our health.

MONDAY, JANUARY 6 Connected Warriors Yoga Class –10-11am. Every Monday. A class specifically for veterans, service members, family members and support people. Designed to help manage the symptoms of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 Story Sprouts – 10am. Every Tues. Fun for ages 3-5. Join Miss Audrey for stories, crafts, and healthy snacks! Free. Yoga – 6pm. Every Tues. Must be over 18 to attend. Free MCKS "Twin Hearts" Meditation/Pranic Healing Clinic – 7:15pm. Promoting general wellness and stress reduction. Free.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 Integrate: A Trauma Sensitive Yoga Class – 6-7pm. Every Wednesday. A class that helps the student “come home” to themselves by encouraging the student to practice, through asana and breath; to listen to their body in a deeply profound and respectful way. Free.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Wellness Rocks Event – 6pm. Hosted by the Natural Awakenings and Natural Healing & Herb Study groups. Discussions will be held on natural healing, food, herbs, tinctures, tonics, detox remedies and all things related to our health.

Dr. Becky Jones: Brain Health – 9.30am-12.30pm. Learn about the amazing human brain, and look at personal solutions, tools and techniques, for improving our brains ability to think, learn, remember, reason more clearly and keep us healthy. Members free, non-members $2.

MONDAY, JANUARY 13 Mind, Body, Spirit Group of Pensacola – 6pm. People of various cultural and spiritual backgrounds come together for education and awareness in the fields of emotional and physical wellness, holistic health, personal growth, mental clarity, and spiritual enlightenment. Free.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Natural Healing and Herb Study – 6pm. Hosted by Anne Connor and Harriet Downey. Discussions will be held on natural healing, food, herbs, tinctures, tonics, detox remedies and all things related to our health.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 Pensacola Cooks’ Presents: Cooking Wise: The 50 Item Pantry with Executive Chef Nick Farkas – 10am12pm. 1/17&1/24. Learn to shop the co-op like a restaurant chef stretching your food dollar while making wise food choices for an efficient home pantry. Son-Rise Movie Night Part II – 6.30pm. We will watch inspiring journeys of families dealing with Autism, hosted by Ever’man member Mary Sanford.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 20 PFLAG – 6pm. PFLAG stands for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. A look on issues, concerns, joys, and problems that gay people, along with their families and friends, wrestle with every day. PFLAGpensacola@yahoo.com. Monthly. Free.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 Surviving Prostate Cancer without Surgery, Drugs or Radiation #2 – 6pm. Cancer Study Group with Lois Stephens. The 2nd of 3 DVDs by 56 Doctors share how to avoid impotence, incontinence and prevention. Members free, for members, non-members $2.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Introduction to Pilates – 10-11am. Join us for our monthly Pilates sessions. Please bring your own exercise mats. Members Free, non-member $2. Non-GMO Awareness – 1pm. Join like-minded individuals in the discussion of genetically modified foods and learn about some of the research currently being conducted on the potentially harmful side effects. Free.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 Board of Director Meeting – 7pm. All members of Ever’man are welcome to attend.

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ments to manage your small business $45/includes both parts. Small Business Development Ctr at UWF, 9999 University Pkwy, Pensacola. 850-4742528. SBDC.uwf.edu.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Level I Reiki Training – 1-6:30pm. Learn principles of healing, history, energy dynamics and receive Reiki attunement. $165/manual included, preregistration required. Breathe Yoga Studio: Pensacola, 505 Adams St, Pensacola. Registration: 850-217-2771. Info@BreathePcola.com.

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Cooking to Decrease Inflammation and Aid Weight Loss – Jan 4 & 7. Sat, 1-3pm; Tues, 6:30pm. Lose the pounds gained over the holidays through a dietary regimen focused on anti-inflammatory foods. Delve into a gluten free, dairy free, soy free and grain free eating plan without being bored. Sample almond flour doughnuts and quinoa pilaf. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.

Healthy Kids, Happy Families eWorkshop - A convenient way for parents or caregivers to learn about nutrition and healthy living for your children and families. Learn and practice real solutions for some of the most common concerns faced by families today. 3 weeks/6 sessions. $69. 850.496.0418 Register online at: YourIntegrativeHealthSolutions.com

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 Manifest Your Heart’s Desire – 6-7pm. Acknowledge, set and manifest all that you desire for 2014. Special focus on aligning with your spiritual direction during this energetically powerful time. Via teleconference, reservations required. 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@earthlink.net. HealingPath.info. Cooking to Decrease Inflammation and Aid Weight Loss – 6:30pm. See Jan 4 listing. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 QuickBooks Series – 9am-4pm. Workshop on QuickBooks Basic and Advanced. In the morning learn about QB and which product is right for your business. In the afternoon learn how QB can simplify such complex tasks as payroll, sales tax, estimating & job-costing. $50/per session, preregistration required. Small Business Development Ctr at UWF, 9999 University Pkwy, Pensacola. 850-474-2528. SBDC.uwf.edu.

savethedate Saturday, January 11 Back to Our Roots Herbal Ceritification Course Presented by Kathy Hubbard

Take charge of your health. An empowering 5 week course. Learn how herbs can enhance how well the body works. Protect your family from the flu, make vitamin filled herbal tea for wellness. Take the sting out of a bite with a weed. Pre-Reg Req. $100 Discount up to Dec. 15. Includes materials and workbook. Old Thyme Remedies, 2475 E Nine Mile Rd.Pensacola. 850-748-3149. Magnoliaherbs.com

Preventive Healthcare eWorkshop - Enjoy the second half of life! This workshop is for those who want to take charge of their health, prevent age-related diseases, sharpen thinking and boost energy. 4 weeks/10 sessions. $69 Integrative Health & Wellness Solutions 850.496.0418 Register online at: YourIntegrativeHealthSolutions.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 Aerial Workshop – 11am-1pm. Here’s your chance to learn about and try an aerial workshop. Free. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. Living Probiotics – 1-3pm. Save money and get healthier by making such living probiotics as water kefir, kombucha and apple cider vinegar. Stop paying outrageous prices for organic products and probiotic capsules that are not close to those you make at home. Also dig into why living probiotics are important for health. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-6843230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com. A Peak into a Holistic Path: Diet, Exercise and Self-Empowerment – 2-4:30pm. We are challenged to make a connection between the life we are living and diet, exercise and self-improvement. Christy Krail-Javier and others discuss optimizing your health and performance in life with a holistic approach. The focus is on building a bridge between where we are and where we want to be. Free. Omni Health and Fitness, 5007 N Davis Hwy, Pensacola. 850-291-2932. StayFitNLovelife@yahoo.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 Reflexology Workshop – 8:15am-5pm. Learn therapeutic Ingham Foot Reflexology taught by Laurie Azzarella, International Institute of Reflexology Instructor. Use on family, friends or professional clients. 16 CEUs for therapists. $375/ new students. Bay Branch Estates, Office/Home, 28347 Turkey Branch Dr, Daphne. 850-380-4943. LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 Understanding Your Financial and Cash Flow Statements – Jan 21 & 23. 9am-12pm. A two-part workshop teaching how to create and use profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow state-

Overview of Herbal Medicine – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn how to use inexpensive bulk herbs to cure your family’s ailments and discomforts. Workshop covers infusions, decoctions, tinctures, capsules and salves; a review of basic herbs and their uses. You will know how to replace items in your medicine cabinet with herbs or essential oils. $25. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 Aroma Shape Up – 6:30-8:30pm. Whatever your health and fitness goals are for 2014, essential oils can assist you by dissolving fats, curbing your appetite and soothing over exerted muscles and achy bones. Come add a new dimension to your wellness. $5. Unity of Pensacola, 716 North 9th Ave, Pensacola. 850-380-4943. LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 Back to Our Roots – 9am-1pm. Five-week herbal certification course with Kathy Hubbard covers how the body works and how herbs can enhance those workings. Discover protection from the flu, herbal teas to promote wellness, using a common weed to take the sting out of a bite and more. $415, includes all materials and a comprehensive workbook; preregistration required. Old Thyme Remedies, 2475 E Nine Mile Rd, STE E, Pensacola. 850-748-3149. Kathy@MagnoliaHerbs.com. MagnoliaHerbs.com.

plan ahead SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Advanced Ascension Work with Alice McCall – 9:30am-12:30pm. Ongoing bi-monthly work. Understand the pathway to your spiritual growth and the ongoing planetary changes. Supportive of personal and global transformation. Via teleconference, reservations required. 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@earthlink.net. HealingPath.info.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Release Therapy Workshop – 11am-1pm. A release therapy workshop. Free. Pure Pilates, 122 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. Make Body and Hair Care Products – 1-3pm. No reason to settle for mass produced shampoo with preservatives that can harm you. Learn how quick and easy it can be to make your own shampoo, facial toner, facial cleanser and much more using common herbs you may already have on hand. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.

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Free Balance Testing – From Jan 13. Feel a bit out of balance? Schedule an appointment with Pensacourt to find out what to do to get back on track. Free. Pensacourt, 3001 Langley Ave, Pensacola. 850-478-1400 x 103. Train@PensaCourt.com.

Barre Classes at Pure Pilates – 7am. $12, $10/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga Classes – 9:30am. See schedule online for additional classes and times. $12/drop in, $10/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. Info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Pilates Equipment Class – 9am. See schedule online for additional classes and times. $28/drop in, $220/10 classes. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. Info@purepilatespensacola. com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Barre Classes at Pure Pilates – 5:30pm. $12, $10/ with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Pilates Mat Class (Multilevel Class) – 5:45-6:45pm. A variety of styles taught by Barbara Bruni $10/$15 drop-in. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Tai Chi – 6pm. All levels. Free. Florida Blue, Located in Cordova Commons, 1680 Airport Blvd, Pens. 850-202-4188.

tuesday Meditation – 6am. 1st Tues. Guided meditation led by Reverend Jamie Sanders. Love offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 North 9th Ave, Pens. 850-438-2277. TRX Classes – 7am. Come hang from the ceiling with us and strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, and decompress your spine. $28, $22/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Yoga with Hilary Turner – 12:15pm-1:30 pm. $15 drop-in rate, membership rates available. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. For more information call 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Truth on Tap – 6pm. Last Tuesday of each month, spiritual discussion with Rev Jamie Sanders. Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 North 12 Ave, Suite 111, Pens. 850-438-2277. Guided Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Facilitated by Brenda Q. Bischoff, C.L.C., C.HT., C.I. $10. 7100 Meditation and Pranic Healing Clinic – From Jan 28. 7-8:45pm. MCKS Twin Hearts meditation and Pranic healing promotes general wellness and stress reduction. Offered by Lorraine Graves, PhD. Free. Ever Man’s Natural Foods, New Community Rm, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. 850-433-2042. PranicHealingOasis@gmail.com.

Health Consultations – 9:30am- 6pm. One-on-one with Herbalist Thomas Easley RH. A variety of assessment techniques used to identify the root cause of health issues. Appt req. Pace Wellness Center, 4958 Hwy 90. 850-994-5656. PaceWellnessCenter.com. Aerial Movement Classes – 5:30pm. Come hang from the ceiling with us and strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, and decompress your spine. $28, $22/ with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com.

Community Acupuncture and Emotion Code Clinic – 6:30-8:30pm. Dr. Bonnie McLean is providing her Community Acupuncture Clinic for stress reduction, combined with Margie Kalaluhi’s Emotion Code sessions. $20/acup, $10/ec. 5012 Muldoon Cir, Pens. RSVP 850-457-3354. SpiritGateMedicine.com. The Body, Mind, & Spirit Group of Florida – 6:308:30pm. 1st Thurs. Each meetup will have an array of activities, speakers, products, samples, demonstrations, practitioners, and networking opportunities. $5. Pens. 850-941-4321. PensacolaEvent@aol.com.bmsfl.com.

Pilates Intermediate Reformer and Tower Class –6-7pm. Taught by Beth Bradford $25/$30 drop-in rate. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.

Healing Meditation – 6:45pm. 3rd Thurs. Experience meditation, music and healing prayer. With an opportunity for an individual to receive a brief Reiki treatment, oneness blessing or personal healing prayer. Love offering. Unity of Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Harbourtown Village, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3076. RevDave52@gmail.com. UnityOfGulfBreeze.org.

Yoga with Dominique Cullen – 6-7pm. $10/$15 drop-in rate, membership rates available. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.

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Unity of Pensacola Choir Practice – 6pm. Open to all who would like to perform upbeat, contemporary, positive music. 716 N. 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277.

Emerald Coast Tour’s Wine and Glide – 5:30-7pm. Segway training, an hour Segway glide around downtown Pensacola with a stop at a local wine tasting. $45 per person. Space is limited and tours book up fast. 850-417-9292.

Meditation and Intro to Pranic Healing Clinic – 6:30pm. Each week is a different meditation providing a unique experience that Pranic Healing offers. Donations. This event is followed by a Healing Clinic at 7:15pm. PranicHealingandWellness.com. The Center for Pranic Healing, 206 B- Center Street, Gulf Breeze. Metaphysical Book Study – 6:30-8pm. A lively discusssion of important metaphysical texts. Currently using Lessons in Truth by Emily Cady. This is an open class; books are available for use. Love offering. Unity of Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Harbourtown Village, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3076. RevDave52@gmail.com. UnityOfGulfBreeze.org.

thursday Tai Chi and Qi Gong Exercises for Health – 9-10am. $5. Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Rd. Cheryl 850-492-4451. TRX Classes – 5pm. Come hang from the ceiling with us and strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, and decompress your spine. $28, $22/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Emerald Coast Tour’s Wine and Glide –5:30-7pm. Segway training, an hour Segway glide around downtown Pensacola with a stop at a local wine tasting. $45 per person. Space is limited and tours book up fast. 850-417-9292.

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Barre Classes at Pure Pilates – 6pm. $12, $10/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola. com. PurePilatesPensacola.com.

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saturday Free Shoulder Testing – From Jan 25. Feel pain in your shoulder? Contact Kyle for an assement. Free. Pensacourt, 3001 Langley Ave, Pensacola. 850-4781400 x 103. Train@PensaCourt.com. Spinning and Pilates – 9-10:15am. Special spin bikes that move followed by 1/2 hour mat class. Taught by Barbara Bruni; $10/$15 drop-in rate. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Kundalini Yoga – 9-10:30am. Gentle Kundalini yoga, breathwork and meditation. With Diana Waglis. $6, $20/4 classes. Unity of Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, STE 26, Haurbourtown Village, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3076. UnityOfGulfBreeze @gmail.com. UnityOfGulfBreeze.org. Yoga for Life – 10am.Yoga for Life and Even Flow Yoga. Peace for the body, mind and soul. Seniors $5 discount. Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Rd, Pens. 850-865-7144. Yoga with Sudevi Linda Kramer – 10:30-11:45am. $15 drop-in rate, membership rates available. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Intuitive Gallery Readings by Ericka Boussarhane – 6:30-8:30pm. International Intuitive Ericka Boussarhane uses her mediumship to help others find closure and insight. $10. Mystic Cottage, 4971 Mobile Hwy, Pens. 850-941-4321. PensacolaEvent@aol.com.

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Janice Skene 114-B Benning Dr, Destin 850-837-2690; cell: 813-841-4890 SalonVedat@gmail.com • SalonVedat.com

Organic Salon Systems has started a revolution of healthier, cleaner, natural, organic, and better performing professional salon products. Beauty without sacrificing health. Coloring and smoothing treatments for silky, healthy hair. No SLS, ammonia, parabens or plastics. See ad, page 7.

Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of therapeutic-grade 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 7.

foods & supplements 315 West Garden Street, Pensacola 850-438-0402 • Everman.org

Is your body a toxic waste site? Cleanse your entire large bowel of toxicity, harmful bacteria, accumulated waste. Safe, sanitary, refreshing. Massage, far-infrared sauna available. See ad, page 6.

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. MonSat. 7am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm. See ad, page 42.

ESTHER’S GARDEN OF HEALING, LLC 8184 Navarre Parkway Navarre, FL 32566 850-499-3670 Esthersgardenofhealing@live.com

SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRE

Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 • SkinDeepDestin.com

Young Living Educator, Sponsor #327923 850-380-4943 • LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123

EVER’MAN NATURAL FOODS

colonic therapy Carole A. Austin, RN, LMT, Lic 18275 101 Clematis St, Pensacola 850-470-0420

resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.

IAOMT Protocol 225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 36535 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com

Physician applied acupuncture. A safe and effective treatment for general and specific conditions including pain management from neck, shoulder and back conditions, an alternative to pain medications. See ad, page 37.

AUSTIN HEALING ARTS

Let our New Year’s

DR. DAYTON HART, DMD

Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared saunas. Organic non-surgical facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers.

See ad page 35.

natural awakenings

A unique establishment specializing in more than150 bulk herbs, 40 loose teas, many homeopathic remedies, and our own herbal skincare line. Find us on Facebook for an updated schedule of our weekly workshops.

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PENSACOLA NATURAL FOODS INC 916 W Michigan Ave, Unit C, Pensacola 850-433-8583 PensacolaNaturalFoods.com

15% off vitamins, herbs and homeopathics every day. 10% off groceries for military. Natural and organic groceries; wheat-, dairy- and glutenfree foods; nitrate-free meats and poultry; homemade sandwiches; low-carb foods; organic wine and beer; locally made jewelry, soaps and candles. Bulk-order discounts, no membership fee. See ad, page 6.

healing arts HEALING PATH, ALICE MCCALL

holistic health coach

healing arts INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE

BRENDA Q. BISCHOFF, CLC, CHT CI

Sheila Mohammed MD, MSPH, PhD, Board Certified 850-736-8402 4542 Alba Street, Pace

Hypnosis, Hypnobliss™, Life Coaching, NLP 850-637-1631, 850-501-3662 Brenda@TransformYourLife.net TransformYourLife.net

A Holistic, caring physician who combines traditional Western medicine with eastern Oriental Medicine. Orthopedic Medicine and Holistic Pain Rehabilitation. We understands the physical, mental and financial difficulties of patients and offers a comprehensive focused approach to health care. See ad, page 37.

Time Line Therapy, Certified NGH Hypnosis Instructor. Imagine living the life you have already dreamed of. Take the first step now. Call for a free consultation.

MAIA RIZZI, CCHT

Nationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Practicing for over 20 years Pensacola • 850-291-8041

NEUROFEEDBACK BETTER BRAIN SERVICES, LLC

Specializing in stress management, behavior modification, feelings of fear and anxiety, weight loss, smoking cessation, motivational issues, relationship problems, inner-child concerns, lack of self-esteem, sports enhancement. Call for a complimentary consultation. See ad, page 17.

herbalist classes Kathy Hubbard, Certified Herbalist

Experienced herbalist and educator. Take charge of your health! Join the empowering journey to health and wellness through the wonderful world of herbs. Various classes taught throughout the year in Pensacola and the surrounding areas. See ad, page 8.

International award winning jewelry designs. Museum style gallery. Finest diamond collection in the region. Over 6,000 ergonomic original designs. Certified harmony green metal, refined not mined. Certified ethical gems. See ad, page 25.

HYPNOSIS

Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Yoga/ Meditation Teacher, Sound Healing Artist. info@ontos.org MichaelDeMaria.com

Magnoliaherbs.com Kathy@Magnoliaherbs.com 850-748-3149

Grayton Beach: 100 E. Co. Hwy 30A • 850-534-4534 Downtown Pensacola: 16 N. Palafox St. • 850-438-5119 RockHardDesigns.com

Helping families have fun learning simple healthy habits that prevent nutritional related diseases, improve overall health, learning and behavior. Empowering those in the prime of life to prevent agerelated diseases, sharpen thinking, boost energy, and take charge of their health. See ad page 12.

MICHAEL BRANT DEMARIA, Ph.D.

Free meditation series at youtube. com/mbdemaria; upcoming events at peacewithinnow.com. Ongoing meditation/yoga classes at Sanders Beach Community Center. 850436-5198. Healing music available on iTunes, Amazon.com, CDbaby. com. See ad, page 21.

ROCK HARD DESIGNS

Donna M. Bogan, Certified Health Coach Integrative Health & Wellness Solutions, LLC YourIntegrativeHealthSolutions.com YourIntegrativeHealthCoach@gmail.com 850-496-0418

Transformational Energy Healer & Counselor BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist 850-585-5496 • HealingPath.info

Phone sessions to heal serious health issues, unwanted patterns, and more. Authored Wellness Wisdom on natural health and healing; inspired by her journey with cancer.

Jewelry

69 Baybridge Dr, Gulf Breeze 850-417-9279 • BetterBrainServices.com Tara.Schuck@hotmail.com

Better Brain Services provides comprehensive assessments and innovative treatment options to improve your life. Services are available for children, adolescents, and adults, 5yrs & up. See ad, page 9.

RAMONA SHIRES, M.ED.,CH, APH

Hypnosis, Pranic Healing, Education and Life Coaching Pensacola 850-637-3142

PILATES PILATES CORE TRAINING Barbara Bruni, Owner

Achieve Your Best Life! Get better grades and eliminate test anxiety. Manage pain, relieve stress, change unhealthy habits. NGH and IACT certified hypnotist. Free consultation. See ad, page 20.

2130 Summit Blvd, Pensacola 850-287-5836 Gift Certificates Available • PilatesCoreTraining.com

Mat, Yoga, cycle, Gyrokensis, and equipment classes or private session for a personalized experience. Website lists instructors, class schedule and prices. Myofascial Release (John Barnes INTUITIVE/MEDIUM Method). See ad, Fitness and Rehabilitation Pilates Classes & page 17.

TERESA BROWN

Private Sessions tailored to individual needs

• GYROKINESIS® Classes & Private Sessions on

the GYROTONIC Pulley Tower 3 W Garden St, Pensacola • Massage Therapy including the John F. 850-206-1853 • TeresaBrown.net Barnes Technique of Myofascial Release ®

• Cranial Sacral Therapy (#MM27450)

Experienced intuitive medium, public • Cycle From Your Core Classes Yoga speaker, and author. Find • peace, heal• We use Young Living Essential Oils ing and renewal of energy2130 Summit Blvd. l Pensacola, FL 32503 through energetic clearing, past lifepilatescoretraining.com l 850-287-5836 regression and spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or phone.

Natural Awakenings of Northwest Florida

www.NWFNaturally.com

PURE PILATES

Susan Clark, Owner, PTA 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy 850-932-3424 PurePilatesPensacola.com

Classes in Pilates Equipment, Pilates Mat, Yoga, Gyrokinesis, TRX, Aerial Movement, and BARRE. Privates and Duets offered in Pilates and Gyrotonic. Massage and Facials offered. See ad, page 4.

schools

WELLNESS CENTERS

learning rx, Pensacola

SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRE

4300 Bayou Blvd. Ste 34 850-466-4999 LearningRX.com/Pensacola

Train the brain. Get smarter, Guaranteed.. With a faster, smarter brain, life is easier. And that’s something to smile about. Call us today and schedule a FREE brain training demonstration for you and your child. See ad, back cover.

Pranic Healing RAMONA SHIRES, M.ED.,CH, APH

Hypnosis, Pranic Healing, Education and Life Coaching Pensacola 850-637-3142

Achieve Your Best Life! Get better grades and eliminate test anxiety. Manage pain, relieve stress, change unhealthy habits. NGH and IACT certified hypnotist. Free consultation. See ad, page 20.

INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE Sheila Mohammed MD, MSPH, PhD, Board Certified 850-736-8402 4542 Alba Street, Pace

Prolotherapy is the missing link in treating chronic pain by repairing traumatized ligaments throughout the body.We offer a variety of treatments minimally invasive pain management. See ad, page 37.

RETIREMENT LIVING THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE Brooke Hicks 850-934-4306 • BlakeLiving.com

Katie Lastinger, Owner 850-994-5656 • PaceWellnessCenter.com Facebook/The-Wellness-Center

OCEANA NATURALS, LLC

Michael J Russ 866-242-3776 • PureSunscreen.com

ROLFING 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 20.

Offers supplement/herbal wellness; assessment practices: iridology, tongue/fingernail/pulse analysis, glandular body typing. Healing therapies: ionic footbath, hot house, chi machine, and massage therapy. See ad, page 12.

MelanSol® is certified chemical free skin care that brings hope and peace of mind to everyone who wants to enjoy a safe relationship with the sun. See ad, page 23.

spiritual center

TWELVE OAKS RECOVERY CENTER 2068 Healthcare Ave, Navarre, FL 850-939-1200 TwelveOaksRecovery.com

Jamie Sanders, Minister 716 N 9th, Pensacola 850-438-2277 • UnityPNS.com

Twelve Oaks, a 102 bed drug and alcohol treatment center, specializes in treatment of addictions and co-occurring disorders. Call for a free, confidential assessment. See ad, page 34.

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.

UNITY OF GULF BREEZE

913 Gulf Breeze PKWY HarbourTownVillage 850-932-3076 UnityOfGulfBreeze.org

weight loss center INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE

Sunday Service 10:30am. Spirituality for the rest of us. You can have Jesus and metaphysics too. Guilt free, Open Minded, Positive Practical Christianity in a relaxed spiritual atmosphere.

A retirement, assisted living, and memory care community inspiring wellness in an enriched environment. Also, short-term respite program for caregivers to have their loved one stay as a guest; enjoy the many services and personalized care. See ad, page 15.

SHARALEE HOELSCHER RCST®

Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared sauna. Organic non-surgical facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers. MM27113. MA49032.

THE PACE WELLNESS CENTER

sKIN CARE

UNITY OF PENSACOLA

Prolotherapy

Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 • SkinDeepDestin.com

Sheila Mohammed MD, MSPH, PhD, Board Certified 850-736-8402 4542 Alba Street, Pace

Providing a holistic approach to weight loss by combining Eastern and Western Medicine to achieve a balanced program. We understand the physical, mental and financial difficulties of patients and offers a comprehesive focused approach to health care. See ad, page 37.

It is health that is real

wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. ~Mahatma Gandhi

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