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newsbriefs Injuries in Football Conference in Miramar Beach

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April Workshops Teach Artisanal Cheese Making

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laqua Animal Refuge has launched a new social media campaign, #EveryoneNeedsABuddy, which gives pet owners the opportunity to show off their own buddies while bringing awareness to the mission of the refuge and encouraging monetary donations.

To participate, social media users can upload a 15-second video featuring themselves and their pets to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, including the hashtag #EveryoneNeedsABuddy at the end of their post. They should explain why “everyone needs a buddy” or how their buddy has filled a special place in their lives. At the end of the video, they are encouraged to pledge a donation to Alaqua’s mission in honor of their buddy and challenge five of their human friends to participate in the campaign as well. Once challenged, participants have three days to upload their own videos and donate to the refuge. The campaign will continue through May 23. The top videos (determined by the number of “likes” and “shares”) will be posted to the Alaqua website.

A private, nonprofit animal sanctuary, Alaqua serves the Emerald Coast as a no-kill refuge, providing shelter and care to animals in need, a full-service animal adoption center, and peaceful, proactive animal welfare advocacy through educational outreach and community programs.

“We are excited to see and hear the unique stories of the owners and their buddies,” says Laurie Hood, Alaqua’s founder and owner. “After seeing the incredible amount of viral success from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, we were influenced to model our campaign with a similar structure. As a nonprofit, fundraising is always a priority, but more importantly, the awareness their campaign brought to their mission was truly inspiring.”

For more information, visit AlaquaAnimalRefuge.org/EveryoneNeedsABuddy/ or find Alaqua Animal Refuge on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Whole Person Drumming at Wolf Family Farm

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orina Wolf, founder of Whole Person Drumming, has taught drumming and rhythm nationally and internationally for more than 20 years. Discover your own rhythm on Saturday, April 23, when Wolf shares her passion of drum music and the community it creates at a workshop at Wolf Family Farm on beautiful, spring-fed Econfina Creek.

“The power of drumming is an art, a means of communication and healing, and a way to bring harmony to community,” says Wolf.

“The rhythms are songs that become internalized, circumventing the need for prior musical training.”

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Nature’s Colors Aid Focus and Accuracy

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esearchers from the University of Melbourne determined that taking a quick break and looking at natural colors can significantly increase attention, focus and job performance. The researchers tested 150 university students that were randomly selected to view one of two city scenes consisting of a building with and without a flowering meadow green roof.

The two views were experienced as micro-breaks, a 30-second period that can be taken every 40 minutes. Both groups were tested before and after viewing the scene for sustained attention spans, along with a performance test upon completing a task. Subjects that looked at the scene with the verdant roof had significantly longer attention spans and fewer errors in doing their tasks.

Tai Chi Eases Effects of Chronic Disease

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review of research from the University of British Columbia tested the effects of tai chi exercise upon people with four chronic diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, osteoarthritis and cancer. Dr. Yi-Wen Chen and his team analyzed 33 studies of more than 1,500 people that participated in tai chi.

The research also tested the effects of the practice on general health, including walking speed, muscle strength, speed in standing up from a sitting position, quality of life, symptoms of depression and knee strength. The heart disease patients among the subjects showed a reduction in depression symptoms, and all shared a reduction of muscle stiffness and pain, increased speeds in both walking and standing from a sitting position and improved well-being.

“Given the fact that many middle-aged and older persons have more than one chronic condition, it’s important to examine the benefits of treatment/exercise interventions across several co-existing conditions,” says Chen.

Mercury Use Linked to Dentists’ Tremors

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study of thousands of dentists found that the absorption of mercury is associated with an increased risk of tremors. Published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, the study followed 13,906 dentists for a 24year period.

The research tested the dentists’ urinary mercury levels to estimate their individual exposure. The incidence of tremors—the involuntary shaking of hands, arms and other parts of the body—among the dentists was then compared with their exposure to mercury.

Higher exposures to mercury increased the risk of tremors among the entire population of dentists studied by 10 percent; the increased risk among the young dentists was 13 percent.

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Fracking Fluids Found Toxic to Health

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n analyzing 1,021 chemicals contained in fluids and wastewater used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for oil or natural gas, a Yale University study found that at least 157 of the chemicals—including arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and mercury—are associated with either developmental toxicity, reproductive toxicity or both.

Of the total identified chemicals, 925 were used in the hydraulic fracturing process, 132 in fracking wastewater and 36 were present in both.

The scientists utilized the REPROTOX database in the Chemical Abstract Service registry and then reviewed the available research, including human and animal studies.

Toxicity data wasn’t available for 781 of the chemicals used in fracking.

Among the other 240 chemicals, 103 were reproductive toxins. An additional 95 were developmental toxins.

Another 41 have been found to be both reproductive and developmental toxins. The researchers further suggested that at least 67 of the chemicals be prioritized in drinking water testing.

Senior author and Professor of Public Health Nicole Deziel, Ph.D., adds, “This evaluation is a first step to prioritize the vast array of potential environmental contaminants from hydraulic fracturing for future exposure and health studies. Quantification of the potential exposure to these chemicals, such as by monitoring drinking water in people’s homes, is vital for understanding the [associated] public health impact.”

Hot Dog! Hormone Replacement Not Just for Humans Anymore

O The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

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cientists at the Environmental Working Group published a list of the 12 chemicals that have been most prevalently linked to cancer in numerous research studies. The list encompasses bisphenol A, atrazine, organophosphate pesticides, dibutyl phthalate, lead, mercury, per- or polyfluorochemicals (PFC), phthalates, diethlyhexyl phthalate, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, triclosan and nonylphenol.

The scientists suggest that consumers can reduce their exposure to each of these chemicals by avoiding plastics marked with “PC” (polycarbonates) or the recycling number 7 mark, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics in food packaging, PFC-treated wrappers on food and other products, lead paints, mercury-laden seafoods, phthalates-containing fragrances and plastics, foam products made before 2005, foreign antibacterial soaps, and detergents and paints with nonylphenol. Other proactive measures include drinking only filtered water when in agricultural areas and purchasing organic foods.

The researchers contend, “Given that we live in a sea of chemicals, it makes sense to begin reducing exposures to ones we know are bad actors.”

h, those pesky hot flashes. What’s a dog to do? Enter Dr. Phil Schoenwetter, a California-based family physician who advocates hormone replacement therapy (HTR) for dogs.

For pet owners who are tempted to file that one under “Now I’ve heard everything,” consider what humans go through when their hormone levels decline due to aging or a medical condition. Through his company, EstraPet, Schoenwetter has developed a soy dog biscuit for spayed and neutered dogs who, well, need that extra umph.

“Spaying and neutering disrupts the natural hormone levels, which leads to diminished health and longevity,” Schoenwetter says. “The ingredients in EstraPet have been proven to offset this loss.” He says his HTR treats with isoflavones help fight premature aging and related conditions such as bone loss, brain function decline and a host of other problems. (People considering adding this or any supplement to their dogs’ diet should check with their veterinarians first.)

Diana Wierzchos, owner of Destin Nutrition, was intrigued by the idea and contacted Schoenwetter to ask him about EstraPet. “He has since developed a new product that’s safe for humans and animals called rxQ, an antioxidant that helps rebalance common problems such as bone-density loss these animals experience because of losing their hormone-producing organs,” she says.

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Kiwis Boost Heart Health

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multi-center study from the University of Salamanca, in Spain, has found that consuming even one kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa) per week will significantly boost cardiovascular health. The researchers tested 1,469 healthy people throughout Spain. The volunteers were given dietary questionnaires and underwent testing for cholesterol lipids and inflammatory markers for heart disease.

The researchers determined that those that ate at least one kiwi fruit per week had significantly lower triglycerides and fibrinogen (a marker for inflammation), and higher HDL-cholesterol levels. Higher levels of HDL-cholesterol are associated with reduced incidence of atherosclerosis.

The researchers concluded: “Consumption of at least one kiwi a week is associated with lower plasma concentrations of fibrinogen and improved plasma lipid profile in the context of a normal diet and regular exercise.”

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Down-to-Earth Climate Change Strategy The Center for Food Safety’s Cool Foods Campaign report Soil & Carbon: Soil Solutions to Climate Problems maintains that it’s possible to take atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) that fuels climate change and put it back into the soil, where much of it was once a solid mineral. There’s too much carbon in the atmosphere and the oceans, but not enough stable carbon in the ground supporting healthy soils.

Cultivated soils globally have lost 50 to 70 percent of their original carbon content through paving, converting grasslands to cropland and agricultural practices that rob soil of organic matter and its ability to store carbon, making it more susceptible to flooding and erosion. Healthy soils—fed through organic agriculture practices like polycultures, cover crops and compost—give soil microbes the ability to store more CO2 and withstand drought and floods better, because revitalized soil structure allows it to act like a sponge.

The report concludes, “Rebuilding soil carbon is a zero-risk, low-cost proposition. It has universal application and we already know how to do it.”

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Greenpeace Issues Report on Seafood As a link between the oceans and consumers, supermarkets play a pivotal role in the destruction of our oceans and have big opportunities to help protect them. Greenpeace evaluates major U.S. retailers for seafood sustainability in four key areas.

Policies examine the systems in place that govern a company’s purchasing decisions and how it avoids supporting destructive practices. They encourage retailers to enforce strong standards for both the wild-caught and farm-raised seafood in their stores. They also evaluate retailers’ participation in coalitions and initiatives that promote seafood sustainability and ocean conservation such as supporting sustainable fishing, calling for protection of vital marine habitat and working to stop human rights abuses in the seafood industry. Finally, the need for labeling and transparency takes into account retailers’ levels of truthfulness about where and how they source their seafood and how clearly this is communicated to customers. The group’s Red List Inventory, a scientifically compiled list of 22 marine species that don’t belong in supermarkets, is at Tinyurl.com/GreenpeaceRedList.

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They Can Safely Biodegrade Plastic Waste Mealworms can safely and effectively biodegrade certain types of plastic waste, according to groundbreaking new research from Stanford University and China’s Beihang University. In two newly released companion studies, researchers reveal that microorganisms living in the mealworm’s gut effectively break down Styrofoam and plastic into biodegraded fragments that look similar to tiny rabbit droppings.

Plastic waste takes notoriously long to biodegrade; a single water bottle is estimated to take 450 years to break down in a landfill. Due to poor waste management, plastic waste often ends up in the environment, and research reveals that 90 percent of all seabirds and up to 25 percent of fish sold in markets have plastic waste in their stomachs.

Worms that dined regularly on plastic appeared to be as healthy as their non-plastic-eating companions, and researchers believe that the waste they produce could be safely repurposed in agriculture. Further research is needed before the worms can be widely deployed. It’s possible that worms could also biodegrade polypropylene, used in textiles, bioplastics and microbeads.

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Five Dozen Countries Now Ban or Label GMO Crops New rules implemented by the European Union now allow individual member states to block farmers from using genetically modified organisms (GMO), even if the variety has been approved on an EU-wide basis. Scotland was the first to opt out and Germany is next, according to German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt.

Controversy concerning the safety and/or necessity of GMOs persists, but countries like these have decided not to idly sit by while the effects posed by longterm consumption of GMO foods are revealed. This move makes Germany one of between 64 and 74 countries that have instituted some type of ban or mandatory labeling requirements.

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globalbriefs Oily Oops Touted Dispersants Worsened Effects of Gulf Oil Spill A study conducted by the University of Georgia has found that the Corexit oil dispersant lauded by British Petroleum during the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill not only failed to perform as expected, but may have formed deposits on the seafloor in a chemically altered condition. The naturally occurring proliferation of a particular species of bacteria (marinobacters) that eats untreated oil was completely curtailed when the spill was replaced with dispersed oil. This could be a worst-case scenario, because marine life would continue to be exposed to it over many years, if not decades.

According to the report Environmental and Health Impacts of the BP Gulf Oil Spill, “As compared with only oil, Corexit-laden oil is four times more lethal; dispersed oil is 10 times more deadly than the dispersant alone.”

The Center for Biological Diversity reports, “One of the dispersants used at the BP spill, Corexit 9527A, contains the toxin 2-butoxyethanol, which may cause injury to red blood cells, kidneys or the liver with repeated or excessive exposure.”

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The Danube River is so powerful that hydroelectric power is a natural choice.

The mountainous geography means that vast amounts of energy can be generated from this high-capacity river rapidly flowing down through a series of steep slopes.

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The Good Fight for Honeybees A U.S. federal appeals court has blocked the use of the pesticide sulfoxaflor over concerns about its effect on honeybees, which have been disappearing throughout the country in recent years. “Initial studies showed sulfoxaflor was highly toxic to honeybees, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was required to get further tests,” says Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder. “Given the precariousness of bee populations, leaving the EPA’s registration of sulfoxaflor in place risks more potential environmental harm than vacating it.” The product, sold in the U.S. as Transform or Closer, must be pulled from store shelves

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Paul Towers, a spokesperson for the nonprofit advocacy group Pesticide Action Network, comments, “This is [an example of] the classic pesticide industry shell game. As more science underscores the harms of a pesticide, they shift to newer, less-studied products, and it takes regulators years to catch up.”

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form of Alzheimer’s disease caused by aluminum contamination from pesticides is another suspected contributing cause of the well-documented widespread bee colony collapse, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Honeybees studied had levels of aluminum in their bodies equivalent to those that could cause brain damage in humans.

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While America will choose its next president this November, voters in Oregon may also vote on the right to local community self-government, enabling protection of citizens’ fundamental rights and prohibiting corporate activities that violate them. The Oregonians for Community Rights group, formed by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), submitted a constitutional amendment proposal to the secretary of state in January as a prelude to a larger signature-gathering effort to qualify the measure for the state ballot.

Concurrently, the CELDF is supporting other community initiatives on various topics that may inspire other regions to also be active at the grassroots level. For example, Oregon’s Coos County Protection Council is currently finishing its signature gathering to place a Right to a Sustainable Energy Future ordinance on a special ballot in May. It would protect citizens’ rights to clean air and water and the production of sustainable, localized energy, instead of county approval of several potential non-green energy projects.

Oregon’s Columbia County Sustainable Action for Green Energy is gathering signatures for a Right to a Sustainable Energy Future ordinance for its November ballot that would protect the county from fossil fuel projects like coal and oil trains and a proposed methanol plant, and close two natural gas power plants by 2025. Other state groups are seeking to have November ballots in Lane and Lincoln counties include bans on aerial pesticide spraying. A Lane County group has filed a local food system charter amendment that would ban GMO (genetically modified) crops locally.

“Community rights are driven by the people in the community, not by any organization targeting potential activism,” says Kai Huschke, Northwest and Hawaii community organizer of the CELDF, which has supported 200-plus separate community initiatives. Particularly active states have included New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania. “Organizing typically comes about due to a localized threat. It means settling into a long-term battle to change the structure of government, having resolve and organizing beyond just a ballot vote.”

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t the bottom of every email Chasidy Fisher Hobbs sends, just below her signature, is a quote from anthropologist Margaret Mead: “Never underestimate the power a few dedicated citizens have to change the world. Indeed that is all that ever has.” Hobbs, an instructor of earth and environmental sciences, is herself one of a group of dedicated citizens, mostly college students, hoping to change the world from a small patch of land at the University of West Florida.

In fact, the community garden was founded by UWF students. With the help of Dr. Gregory Tomso, associate director of the university’s Kugelman Honors Program, they established it in 2009 as a site for researching and teaching organic gardening techniques.

Like Hobbs, who helps Tomso manage the garden, the students recognized that Americans are dangerously disconnected from their food supply.

“No matter what you study, no matter what your religion, your heritage, your gender, your age, the one

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thing we all have in common is that we require nutritious food to survive,” Hobbs says. “We have become so far removed from our food system that most of us could not provide for ourselves should the grocery store disappear.”

Of equal concern, she says, is the unwholesome state of America’s industrial food system, whose output provides very few of the essential vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy body.

“We live in a fast-food culture that contributes to our current epidemic of food-related illnesses,” Tomso notes. “Growing food locally, organically and sustainably is one way to reconnect with food as an important part of our everyday lives that is intimately tied to the health of our bodies and our environment.”

The goal, Hobbs says, is to demystify the gardening process. “We want to do our part to teach people just how easy it is, with the proper tools and a willingness to get a little dirty, to grow your own food.”

In the seven years since those

first crops were of the garden in planted, the commany ways.” munity garden Grosse says has blossomed. her involvement Roughly 200 in that mission students volunteer has made her in the garden each a strong advoyear, Tomso says, cate for organic and individuals gardening among and groups from family and the Pensacola friends. “I try to community travel encourage them to the UWF camto eat healthy, to pus to work in the respect and be University of West Florida Students garden and learn concerned about about organic gardening techniques. the environment, and to help others The garden’s executive team is advised learn to grow their own food, whether it by a community board comprised of is in their own backyard or through an eight local business leaders and garorganization such as this one,” she says. dening experts.

Now UWF’s community garden

The site has expanded its role as is attracting more than people, thanks an outdoor learning center for students. to an ongoing partnership with the US Several classes on campus now intePeace Corps, who last year donated a grate their curricula with the garden, pollinator garden to the university. The and Hobbs says many of her students garden is designed to provide a safe choose to do most or all of their reand sustainable habitat for pollinating quired service learning hours there. insects, especially honeybees.

“In fact, the current officers of the

And further projects are in the UWF Garden Club started as volunteers works, Tomso says. earning service learning hours,” she

“We are currently expanding our says. “They enjoyed the experience so mission to include not only organic much that they have stuck around and food, but also native plants, a rain garare quickly becoming amazing leaders den, a kitchen garden and a wildflower at the garden.” garden,” he says.

That trend make sense, Tomso

Hobbs says a shaded teaching pavilsays. “Several studies have shown that ion will be built with funds donated by students learn more deeply when they the university’s Student Government Assomake strong connections between the ciation, and the garden’s executive team classroom and the realm of everyday has requested funds from the Student life. At UWF, the community garden Green Fee to build a rainwater collection is an energetic hub of active, engaged system and double the growing space learning, connecting students to the available to anyone interested in getting physical and intellectual challenges of involved with the community garden. growing food, sustaining healthy soil

From all indications, that interest is and protecting the environment.” growing like the garden itself.

Gabriela Grosse, an office admin “The garden at UWF is a site istrator in UWF’s Department of Hisof learning and exploration where tory, has been involved with the garden students and community members only since last August, but now she’s can discover a whole world of livpart of its executive team, with a working organisms, from soil microbes to ing knowledge of indigenous plants, native plants to organic fruit trees and eco-friendly wildlife control and when vegetables,” Tomso says. “We welcome to plant and cultivate various crops. curious learners of all ages who want to Perhaps her favorite thing cultivated be a part of something exciting, some in the UWF garden is community spirit. thing larger than themselves.”

“There are so many different types of

people involved with this garden,” she For more information about the UWF says, “yet we all have a common goal to community garden, email Dr. Gregory work toward, which fits into the mission Tomso at gtomso@uwf.edu.

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EVERYDAY SUSTAINABILITY Practical Ways We Can Help Out the Planet

by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko

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or many Americans, living more sustainably has become a natural part of their daily routine as they consistently recycle, eat healthy and use energy more efficiently. It’s just what they normally do every day.

Every one of them had to start somewhere, growing their efforts over time to the point that nearly every activity yields better results for themselves, their family, their community and the planet. It might begin with the way we eat and eventually expand to encompass the way we work.

New American Way

“The sustainability movement is large and growing in the U.S.,” says Todd Larsen, with Green America, a grassroots nonprofit organization harnessing economic forces to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. “Half a million people turned out in New York City to march for action on climate change. People also are working in their local communi22

ties to oppose fracking and pollution, and to support green building and clean energy. Many businesses now include sustainability as a core business practice, including the 3,000 certified members of Green America’s Green Business Network.”

This month, Natural Awakenings profiles the experiences of representative individuals from around the country that are helping to both make the world more sustainable and their own lives richer and more meaningful. From growing and cooking family food and line-drying laundry to powering their business with renewable energy, their approaches are as varied as the places they call home.

First Steps

“Many people start with something small at home, particularly if they’re concerned about the impacts on their family’s health,” says Larsen. “More Americans are approaching sustainability first through food. It’s relatively

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easy to change spending habits to incorporate more organic, fair trade and non-GMO [genetically modified] foods, and with the growth of farmers’ markets nationwide, people are able to buy local more easily.”

A focus on food quality is how Wendy Brown and her husband and five children launched their eco-journey just outside of Portland, Maine.

“We started thinking about where our food came from, how it was grown and raised and what we could do to ensure that it was better,” says Brown. “What we don’t grow or forage ourselves, we try to purchase from local farmers.” Living more simply during the past decade has helped the family cut debt and become more financially stable.

“Our entry point to sustainable living was to grow tomatoes on the steps of an apartment that Kelly and I once called home years ago,” echoes Erik Knutzen, who, with his wife Kelly Coyne, have transformed their 960-square-foot Los Angeles bungalow into an oasis where they grow food, keep chickens and bees, brew, bake and house their bikes.

Gabriele Marewski’s journey also started with what she ate. “I became a vegetarian at 14, after reading Diet for a Small Planet, by Frances Moore Lappé,” says Marewski, who in 1999 turned an avocado orchard in Homestead, Florida, into Paradise Farms. “Forty-seven years later, I’m still a strict vegetarian.

I believe it’s the single most important statement we can make about saving the planet.”

Marewski’s five-acre farm showcases certified organic micro greens, edible flowers, oyster mushrooms and a variety of tropical fruits marketed to Miami-area chefs. Her farm also offers Dinner in Paradise farm-to-table experiences to raise funds for local nonprofits providing food for underprivileged city residents, and bed-andbreakfast lodging.

Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology offers a free online course, Sustainability in Everyday Life, based on five themes: energy, climate change, food, chemicals and globalization.

“People can make a difference by making responsible choices in their everyday life,” says Anna Nyström Claesson, one of the three original teachers.

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“Every step toward sustainability is important and in the right direction,” explains Gina Miresse, with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), which will again host the world’s largest energy fair in June in Custer, Wisconsin.

“It’s easy to start at home by adopting one new practice and sticking with it until it becomes a habit; then add a second practice and so on. This keeps people from getting overwhelmed.”

We might, for example, switch to non-toxic home cleaning products when current products are used up.

“There’s no need to throw everything in the trash and replace it all immediately—that would partially defeat the purpose of sustainability,” says Miresse.

Green America, which suggests green alternatives to many products in online publications at GreenAmerica. org, recommends a congruent strategy.

“We see people first change the way they purchase their food, move to reduce their purchases overall and green those they make, and then make their home more energy-efficient,” remarks Larsen. “Next, they consider walking and biking more.”

Pamela Dixon explains, “On a day-to-day basis, it’s really about the products we use, like transferring to eco-friendly cleaners and yard maintenance, recycling electronic devices, paying bills electronically and receiving statements via email.” She and her husband, David Anderson, own Dave’s BrewFarm, in rural Wilson, Wisconsin, where they grow herbs, hops, raspberries and apples on 35 acres.

“A 20-kilowatt wind generator supplies our electricity, and we use geothermal for heating and cooling,” adds Dixon. Due to career opportunities involving teaching principles of sustainability, the Wisconsin couple is in the process of selling the BrewFarm to move to La Crosse. “At our new home, we’re replacing the windows and appliances with more energy-efficient ones.

We also chose our neighborhood so we can walk or bike to local grocery co-ops. We prefer to repair things when they break rather than buying something new, recycle everything the city will accept, compost food scraps and buy clothes at secondhand stores.”

When the MREA Energy Fair began 27 years ago, the majority of attendees were interested in learning about first steps, such as recycling, relates Miresse.

Today, sustainability basics ranging from fuel savings to water conservation are familiar, and they’re focused on revitalizing local economies. “Folks are now considering more ambitious practices such as sourcing food directly from local farmers, producing their own solar energy and incorporating energy storage, driving an electric vehicle or switching to more socially responsible investing.”

The fair’s 250 workshops provide tools to help in taking their next steps on the journey to sustainability.

Knutzen and Coyne’s passion has evolved from growing food into a larger DIY mode. “Cooking from scratch is something I prefer to do,” comments Knutzen. “I even grind my own flour.”

Library books provide his primary source of inspiration.

The Brown family likely echoes the thoughts of many American families.

“We have many dreams, but the stark reality is that we live in a world that requires money,” says Wendy Brown.

An electric car or solar electric system, for example, is a large investment.

“The biggest barriers were mental blocks because we ‘gave up’ previous lifestyle norms,” she says. “Most people we know have a clothes dryer and can’t imagine living without one. Line-drying is just part of the bigger issue of time management for us, because living sustainably and doing things by hand takes longer.”

Each Day Counts

“The biggest and most positive impact I have comes from my general nonwaste philosophy,” advises Brown.

“I try to reuse something rather than throwing it away. I’ve made underwear out of old camisoles and pajama pants from old flannel sheets. I reuse elastic from worn-out clothing. My travel beverage cup is a sauce jar with a reusable canning lid drilled with a hole for a reusable straw. Such examples show how we live every day.”

Marewski’s love of travel doesn’t interfere with her sustainability quest.

“When I travel, I like to walk or bicycle across countries,” she says. “It gives me a closer connection to the land and spontaneous contact with interesting

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people. I’m building a tiny home on wheels that’ll be completely self-sufficient, with solar, composting toilet and water catchment to reduce my footprint even further.”

“Last August, I started a tenuretrack position in the school of business at Viterbo University,” says Dixon, who emphasizes how students can pursue sustainability in business and life. “I teach systems thinking, complex systems change and globally responsible leadership, all of which have a sustainability component.” She’s also faculty advisor to Enactus, a student organization focused on social entrepreneurship and making a positive impact on the community.

“The best part of how we live is when my daughters make everyday eco-minded choices without even realizing it,” observes Brown. “I can see how remarkable it is, because I have the perspective of having lived differently. But for them, it’s just the way things are done.

I think in that way, I’ve succeeded.”

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by Susan Feathers

any people dream of taking on a cause to improve their community, but starting and maintaining a nonprofit can be daunting.

Paperwork, lawyers, accountants, fees … all those vital details can keep groups from focusing on their core mission.

Pensacola Community Action Network— Pensacola CAN—is a nonprofit charitable organization that helps people fulfill the vision that began in their hearts.

Pensacola CAN is the brainchild of local businessman Tom Hutchings, whose lifetime of work on environmental issues convinced him of the need for a support organization to help grassroots groups be more effective. He established Pensacola CAN to support a range of social and environmental causes, from restoring neighborhoods

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and communities to improving public health or saving a favorite waterway.

By partnering with Pensacola CAN, a fledgling organization can start raising money for its cause immediately, and donations are fully tax-deductible under the law. For a modest fee, Pensacola CAN acts as fiscal sponsor, keeping records of the organization’s bank account, tax-deductible donations and memberships. It can receive and administer grant awards under its own 501(c)(3) designation.

Established nonprofits and their donors can also benefit from Pensacola CAN’s online donor/sponsor platform.

Members can receive donations and generate a thank you letter with a taxdeductible statement. Records are secure and available for use by the organization

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when it launches a new fundraiser.

Brian Stone, co-owner of CycleSports of Pensacola, says his small business partnered with Pensacola CAN to launch Funky Bike Fest, promoting bicycle safety and bikefriendly communities.

“With Pensacola CAN serving as the fiscal sponsor for the Funky Bike Fest, we have the assurance of knowing our donation is properly handled and accounted for,” he says. “Also, Pensacola CAN is a registered nonprofit, and as such, our donation is tax-deductible, which is a win-win for a small business looking to support community efforts.”

Pensacola CAN partnered with several community projects in 2015, and Hutchings says it hopes to support many more as word spreads about its services. Here are two more examples of community groups that improved their impact with Pensacola CAN:

Slow Ride promotes cycling, community conversation and health and wellness. Pensacola CAN assisted its organizers with marketing, liability insurance and accepting donations from sponsors and individuals.

The Clean Energy Fest brings residents and visitors together to learn about the latest clean energy technologies in transportation, home energy and lifestyles. 350 Pensacola successfully applied for a Foo Foo Festival grant with Pensacola CAN’s assistance, which included event liability insurance and management of donor, sponsor and grant award funds.

Christian Wagley, executive

director of Pensacola CAN, says it offers services that are vital to helping nonprofits do more.

“I have seen so many grassroots efforts never achieve their full impact or really even get started because they are intimidated by the work required to become an official nonprofit organization and to legally and properly handle

funds,” he says. “This is a great community with big ideas for improvement, and with Pensacola CAN we can help support those grassroots efforts so that they can succeed far beyond what they could do on their own.”

For more information, contact Pensacola CAN at 850-426-4226 or Admin@PensacolaCan.org, or visit PensacolaCan.org.

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Water is the foundation of life.

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by Linda Sechrist

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irtually all water, atmospheric water vapor and soil moisture presently gracing the Earth has been perpetually recycled through billions of years of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.

As all living things are composed of mostly water and thus a part of this cycle, we may be drinking the same water that a Tyrannosaurus Rex splashed in 68 million years ago, along with what was poured into Cleopatra’s bath.

Perhaps this mythological sense of water’s endlessness or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration images from outer space of a blue planet nearly three-quarters covered by water makes us complacent. Yet only 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is not salt water and of sufficient quality to be consumable by humans, plants and animals.

Vulnerable to the demands of humanity’s unprecedented population explosion, careless development and toxic pollution and other contamination, we must reexamine this precious resource. Sandra Postel, founder of the Global Water Policy Project, who has studied freshwater issues for more than

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30 years, says, “Communities, farmers and corporations are asking what we really need the water for, whether we can meet that need with less, and how water can be better managed [through] ingenuity and ecological intelligence, rather than big pumps, pipelines, dams and canals.”

Seeking to reclaim lost ground in the protection of our water and wetland resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The new regulations are needed to restore the strength to the 1972 Clean Water Act that has been weakened by the courts and previous administrations.

Notably, within hours of activating the regulation, the EPA was served with lawsuits from corporate polluters, and within weeks, more than 20 state attorneys general filed suit against it. Today the legal battle continues over whether the new regulation will be allowed to stay in force or not.

“Every day, local, state and federal governments are granting permission to industries to pollute, deforest, degrade and despoil our environments, resulting in serious effects on our planet and

Clean drinking water is rapidly being depleted all around the world.

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our bodies,” says Maya K. van Rossum, a Delaware Riverkeeper and head of the four-state Delaware Riverkeeper Network.

Under van Rossum’s leadership the network has created a national initiative called For the Generations advocating for the passage of constitutional protection for environmental rights at both the state and federal levels. It was inspired by a legal victory secured by van Rossum and her organization in 2013 in a case titled Robinson Township, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which used Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Environmental Rights Amendment to strike down significant portions of a profracking piece of legislation as unconstitutional. Until this legal victory, Pennsylvania’s constitutional environmental rights amendment was dismissed as a mere statement of policy rather than a true legal protection.

“Each individual process of fracking uses on the order of 5 million gallons of freshwater water mixed with chemicals for drilling and fracking operations, introducing highly contaminated wastewater into our environment,” explains van Rossum.

“Every frack increases the chances of carcinogenic chemical leakage into the soil and water sources.” In the pioneering Pennsylvania case, the court’s ruling made clear that the environmental rights of citizens aren’t granted by law, but are inherent and rights that cannot be removed, annulled or overturned by government or law.

“Even more significant, the court stated that these environmental rights belong to present generations living on Earth today and to future generations,” enthuses van Rossum. She also cites that although America’s Declaration of Independence includes several inalienable rights, our federal constitution and those of 48 states fail to provide protection for three basic needs required to enjoy them—the right to pure water, clean air and healthy environments.

Van Rossum’s audiences are

shocked to learn that clean water isn’t enforced as a human right. Threatened by myriad environmental, political, economic and social forces, and contamination from carcinogenic pesticides, toxic herbicides, chemical warfare and rocket fuel research materials plus heavy metals like mercury and lead, an era of clean water scarcity already exists in parts of our own country and much of the world.

Episodic tragedies like the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill near Silverton, Colorado, and Flint, Michigan’s current lead-laced drinking water crisis raise public awareness.

“The technologies and know-how exist to increase the productivity of every liter of water,” says Postel. “But citizens must first understand the issues and insist on policies, laws and institutions that promote the sustainable use and safety of clean water.”

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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f the 7,500 varieties of apples in the world, 2,500 are grown in the U.S., but only 100 commercially. As of the 1990s, 70 percent were Red Delicious; more recently they’re being replaced with Gala, Granny Smith and Fuji types from taller, thinner trees that can be planted more compactly for easier harvesting, yet are more sensitive to disease and require trellis supports.

Mass-produced fruits and vegetables have been modified over the years to make them look appealing and ship well, while sacrificing taste. Consumers in search of health-enhancing nutrients and robust flavor can find them by instead connecting with the past through food and flowers.

“Heirloom seeds have remained intact and unexposed to commercial pesticides,” says Jere Gettle, owner of Baker Creek Seed Company, in Mansfield, Missouri. “They’re reliable—plants grown now will be the same next year; not so with hybrids.” This cleaner, tastier alternative to the status quo 28

is typically packed with more good vitamins than good looks. Heirloom produce often also delivers a unique regional flavor, such as Vidalia onions or Hatch chile peppers.

Exemplary Fruits

Fine restaurants like to feature Yellow Wonder wild strawberries because they taste like cream. The fragrant Baron von Solemacher strawberry, an antique German Alpine variety, is small and sweet, red and full of flavor; it’s been around since the Stone Age. For pies and preserves, pair them with Victorian rhubarb, which dates back to 1856.

Eat only the rhubarb stalks; the leaves contain poisonous oxalic acid.

Aunt Molly’s ground cherry (husk tomato) hails from Poland. “It’s sweet, with a hint of tart, like pineapple-apricot,” says Gettle. “The Amish and Germans use them in pies. Their high pectin content makes them good for preserves.

Heirlooms send people in search of old recipes and they end up creating their own variations. It’s food as history.”

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Valuable Vegetables

Trending this year are purple veggies like the brilliantly colored Pusa Jamuni radish. Pair it with bright pink Pusa Gulabi radishes, high in carotenoids and anthocyanins, atop a stunning salad with Amsterdam prickly-seeded spinach’s arrow-shaped leaves, a variety once grown by Thomas Jefferson. Add a fennellike flavor with Pink Plume celery.

Brighten salsas using the Buena Mulata hot pepper, a deep violet that ripens to a sweet red. Serve with pink pleated Mushroom Basket tomatoes or Lucid Gems, with their black/orange peel and striking yellow/orange flesh.

Purple tomatillos are sweeter than green varieties and can be eaten right off the plant.

“Purple sweet potatoes are found in Hawaii, but aren’t common on the mainland,” explains Gettle. “Molokai Purple sweet potatoes keep their deep purple color even when cooked, and are much higher in antioxidants than the orange variety.” To be novel, serve the Albino beet. Baker Creek’s customers use it raw in salads, roasted or fried and don’t let the greens go to waste.

Monique Prince, a clinical social worker in Chester, New Hampshire, grows heirloom organic radishes, greens, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and pumpkins in eight raised beds.

She received Ganisisikuk pole beans (seventh-generation seeds) and Abnaki cranberry runner beans from a Native American client. Rather than eat the bounty, she’s accumulating the seeds to save the varieties.

Heirlooms extend to trees and bushes. The droughtresistant Fourwing Saltbush has a deep root system and provides cover for songbirds in the West.

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Herbs

Thai basil loves summer heat. Make batches of pesto, then freeze it in ice cube trays for later. Christina Major, a nutritionist in Trevorton, Pennsylvania, grows heirloom herbs that include borage, with its edible flowers, and marshmallow, which is a decongestant when added to tea. Her 300-squarefoot garden supplies summer veggies such as scarlet runner beans, more than 50 kinds of perennial herbs for year-round use and heirloom raspberries, gooseberries and blackberries “that are eaten as fast as they’re picked,” she says.

Heirloom enthusiasts like to exchange seeds to try new varieties. “From December to March, traders swap seeds and plot their gardens,” says Major. “I got 20 kinds of tomatoes by connecting with other traders on Facebook.”

Flowers

Of 400,000 flowering plants in the world, 20 percent are in danger of extinction. “Instead of marigolds and petunias, consider old-fashioned annuals. Trying new things is fun,” says Gettle. Four O’clocks, familiar to many Midwesterners, come in several colors and are easily cultivated from their abundant seeds. The succulent Ice plant, with its white-pink flowers, looks like it was dipped in sugar; its edible leaves taste like spinach. Black Swan’s burgundy poppies have a frill-like edge, while Mother of Pearl poppies offer subtle watercolors.

“Save seeds, share with neighbors and pass them on to the kids,” advises Gettle. “They’re evidence of our culture.”

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Homegrown Heirloom Cookery Add the stock and cooked beans, return heat to high and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

Serve with toasted slices of bread.

Source: Adapted from Mediterranean Vegetables by Clifford Wright.

Look for Non-GMOs The Non-GMO Project label on U.S. food products assures consumers they have no genetically modified ingredients. Now a few seed companies are starting to display the butterfly label, as well.

“As demand for non-GMO choices continues to rise, farmers are seeking more non-GMO seed,” says Megan Westgate, executive director of the Non-GMO Project. “Similarly, smaller farms and home gardeners are choosing to plant more organic and non-GMO varieties.”

High Mowing Organic Seeds, in Wolcott, Vermont, is the current leader, with 700 Non-GMO Projectverified seeds. Company President Tom Stearns explains, “We continue to hear about GMO concerns from our customers and while we are certified organic, that doesn’t say anything about GMO contamination.” His team helped develop a verification program for seeds because they wanted third-party verification of their claims.

“We’d spent a huge amount of time implementing preventative measures and did GMO testing, but felt this wasn’t enough,” he notes.

Stearns reports that there are many more genetically engineered plants than most people realize. “Some 40 GMO plant species include petunia and endive,” he says. Plus, “Contamination risks exist even when a GMO crop isn’t commercially approved, like when GMO wheat escapes field trials.”

Salsa Morada Vegan Tuscan Kale Soup Yields: 4 servings

1 /3 cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup finely chopped celery ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup finely chopped carrot ¼ cup finely chopped fresh purple basil leaf 1 lb ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaf 1 lb waxy boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces 1 lb lacinato kale, washed and cut into ¼-inch-wide strips ½ cup dry cannellini beans, cooked until tender 2 qt vegetable stock Sea salt to taste

Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat and sauté the celery, onion, carrot and basil until they’re almost soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Add tomatoes and continue cooking until their liquid has almost cooked out, about 20 minutes more.

Add in the thyme and boiling potatoes, sautéing them for another 5 minutes.

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Yields: Five cups (five 8-oz jars) 1½ lb sweet green peppers, seeded and chopped 8 oz Violet Buena Mulata hot peppers, seeded and chopped 1 cup organic sugar 1½ Tbsp pickling salt 2 Tbsp powdered fair trade unsweetened chocolate 1½ cup vinegar (preferred variety) 2 tsp ground coriander 1 Tbsp ground hot chile pepper (optional) Place the green pepper, Buena Mulata, sugar, salt, chocolate, vinegar and coriander in a heavy preserving pan.

Cover and boil gently for 20 minutes.

Remove from heat and let stand for 2 to 3 hours or until the peppers are completely soft.

Purée to a smooth creamy consistency using a blender.

Reheat in a clean preserving pan and bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes, and then adjust the heat factor with additional pepper to taste.

Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

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¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp turmeric ½ cup filtered water 2 cup cooked chickpeas 1 lb fresh spinach, coarsely chopped 2 tsp sea salt ¼ cup chopped cilantro leaf 1 tsp garam masala

Vegan Eggplant, Chickpea and Spinach Curry Yields: 4 to 6 servings ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, in all; 2 Tbsp reserved 1½ lb eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 Tbsp fresh ginger paste 2 hot green chiles, deseeded and minced 2 tsp whole cumin seed ¼ tsp asafoetida resin 2 cup tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 Tbsp coriander seed, ground 1 tsp paprika

Heat 6 tablespoons of the oil in a large, heavy pan. Add in the eggplant cubes and sauté until browned and cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan and increase the heat to medium-high.

Conventional strawberries from California are grown big for easier picking, which also subjects them to layers of toxic chemicals.

Reduce heat to medium and cook until the oil separates from the tomato sauce, about 10 minutes.

Add water and bring the sauce to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and add in the cooked eggplant cubes, chickpeas, chopped spinach and salt. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Add the ginger, chiles and cumin, and fry until the cumin seeds have turned brown.

Before serving remove from heat and stir in the chopped cilantro and garam masala.

Add the asafoetida and stir fry for another 15 seconds.

Serve warm with brown rice or naan flatbread.

Add in the tomatoes, coriander, paprika, black pepper, cayenne and turmeric.

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“In a paradigm shift, hospitals are realizing the value of producing fresh, local, organic food for their patients,” says Mark Smallwood, executive director of the nonprofit Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It recently partnered with St. Luke’s University Hospital, in nearby Bethlehem, to help support operations of the hospital’s 10-acre organic farm that yields 30 varieties of vegetables and fruits served in hospital meals to support patient recovery. New mothers are sent home with baskets of fresh produce to help instill healthy eating habits.

“Organic fruits and vegetables offer many advantages over conventionally grown foods,” says Dr. Bonnie Coyle, director of community health for St. Luke’s University Health Network.

She cites the higher amounts of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and antioxidants as contributing to a reduced incidence of heart disease and some cancers and a lowered risk for other common conditions such as allergies, and hyperactivity in children.

Hospital farms also benefit the environment and facilitate other healing ways. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor’s hospital farm, created in 2010 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is a winwin-win solution. “We can model the connection between food and health to our patients, visitors, staff and community,” says hospital spokesperson Laura Blodgett. Their Health Care Without Harm pledge commits the hospital to providing local, nutritious and sustainable food.

The farm repurposed some of the hospital’s 340-acre campus, eliminating considerable lawn mowing and chemicals. Today, its organic produce also supplies an on-site farmers’ market. Most recently, collaboration with a rehab hospital treating traumatic brain injuries resulted in a solar-heated greenhouse to continually produce organic food using raised beds and a Ferris-wheel-style planting system that

enables patients to experience gardening as agritherapy. “Patients love the hands-on healing of tending the garden,” says Blodgett.

Another innovative hospital is Watertown Regional Medical Center, in rural Wisconsin. Its farm, located behind the 90-bed hospital, raises 60 pesticidefree crops a year, including vegetables, herbs and even edible flowers. “We believe that food is medicine,” says Executive Chef Justin Johnson. He also serves his healthier fare to the public via special dinners in the hospital’s café, celebrating spring and fall harvests.

In Arcata, California, Mad River Community Hospital’s designated farmer, Isaiah Webb, tills six plots and two greenhouses to supply organic carrots, beets, tomatoes, basil, potatoes, sweet corn, artichokes, squash, pumpkins, lettuce, blueberries, apples and strawberries to patients and guests. An inhouse work/share program encourages hospital employees to volunteer gardening time for a share of the produce.

A three-way partnership of the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Fletcher Allen Health Care and Central Vermont Medical Center, all in the Burlington area, combines community supported agriculture (CSA) and physicians’ prescriptions for healthier eating.

Diane Imrie, director of nutrition services at Fletcher Allen, comments, “If we want to have a ‘well’ community, they have to be well fed.” Paid student farmers from 15 to 21 years old grow and harvest eight acres of fruits and vegetables for selected doctor-recommended patients in the 12-week-growing season program. Patients gain an appreciation of healthy eating that remains with them, thus decreasing their need for acute medical care.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farm-to-institution programs like these both provide healthy food to hospital patients and help develop sustainable regional food systems. We all benefit from such healing ripples in the healthcare pond.

Judith Fertig is the author of awardwinning cookbooks, including The Gardener and the Grill; she blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Marie Kondo on the Joy of Tidying Up

Simplicity Invites Happiness into Our Lives

by April Thompson

that the best way to choose what to keep is to actually hold each item. As you do, ask yourself, “Does this spark joy?” When you touch something, your body reacts, and its response to each item is different.

The process of assessing how you feel about the things you own—identifying those that have fulfilled their purpose, expressing your gratitude and bidding them farewell and good wishes for their onward journey—is a rite of passage to a new life.

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so that you can picture what it would be like to live in a clutter-free space. Start by identifying your bigger goal.

Ask yourself why you want this, repeating the question to get to the root of the answer. As you explore the reasons behind your ideal lifestyle, you’ll realize that the ultimate reason is to be happy. Then you are ready to begin.

I recommend cleaning out and organizing your entire space in one go-around. When completed, the change is so profound that it inspires a strong aversion to your previously cluttered state. The key is to make the change so sudden that you experience a complete change of heart. By discarding the easy things first, you can gradually hone your decision-making skills, including knowing who else can use what you don’t need. I recommend starting with clothes, then move to books, documents, miscellaneous items and finally anything with sentimental value. photo by Ichigo Natsuno

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apanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo helps us discover happiness through tidiness. Already perusing home and lifestyle magazines by age 5, she spent her childhood “tidying” up her surroundings rather than playing with toys.

The organizing system Kondo went on to develop, the KonMari method, defies most long-held rules of organizing, such as installing clever storage solutions to accommodate stuff or decluttering one area at a time. Her New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has been published in 30 countries, demonstrating that her methods speak to universal desires, including a hunger for order and simplicity. She’s now released a companion book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up.

Kondo’s principles, including vertically stacking clothing and using special folding methods for socks, can seem quirky, yet her approach gets results. Kondo claims a nearly zero percent “clutter relapse” rate among clients because they’ve become surrounded only by things they love.

Is it important to touch every single object in the decision process?

At one point in my life, I was virtually a “disposal unit”, constantly on the lookout for superfluous things.

One day, I realized that I had been so focused on what to discard that I had forgotten to cherish the things I loved.

Through this experience, I concluded

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Mementoes are reminders of a time that gave us joy, yet truly precious memories will never vanish, even if you discard the associated objects. By handling each sentimental item, you process your past. The space we live in should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.

What do you recommend for organizing what remains after a purge?

The secret to maintaining an uncluttered room is to pursue simplicity in storage, so that you can see at a glance what you have. My storage rules are simple: Store all items of the same type in one place and don’t scatter storage space.

How does this process change us and our relationship to things?

Through it, you identify both what you love and need in your home and in your life. People have told me that decluttering has helped them achieve lifelong dreams, such as launching their own business; in other cases, it has helped them let go of negative attachments and unhappy relationships.

Despite a drastic reduction in belongings, no one has ever regretted it, even those that ended up with a fifth of their earlier possessions. It’s a continuing strong reminder that they have been living all this time with things they didn’t need.

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to study world religions, t all began with establish classes, write Myrtle Fillmore, books and organize the who along with church. her husband, Mary Caroline Page— Charles, is usually she took the nickname listed as a cofoundMyrtle as a girl—was er of Unity. In my told from birth that opinion, however, she had inherited her Myrtle was the family’s “weak chest.” mother of the Unity After teaching school movement. She is for a few years, Myrtle a perfect example spent a year in Deniof an expression son, Texas, recovering of divine feminine from tuberculosis. energy. The divine While she was there, feminine is recepMyrtle Fillmore she met and later martive and nurturing. ried Charles Fillmore.

It is the energy Myrtle was nine years older than her expressed during creation. husband, and in the late 1800s, that

Charles Fillmore more fully exage difference was quite unusual. pressed the masculine energy. His was

Myrtle was by no means a fragile the assertive, orderly energy that led him

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person. She traveled When the mind opens thoughts she had with Charles to Gunnihad about them. by speaking denials, son and then Pueblo, She asked each orColorado, both rough gan—her lungs, her this true Self that mining towns, and the heart, her digestive philosophers have so organs—to forgive descriptions in her letters to her sister were her for misusing long striven to free of housekeeping in them, and she spent shows itself all glorious time in gratitude mining tents. During this time, she had two with wisdom, strength, for each part of her sons, Lowell and Rickbody that supported ert. She later gave birth and holiness...Denial of her as she went to her third son, Royal, evil is a word of Truth. about her work in in Kansas City, where this physical world.

Charles had started a

She spent time ~Myrtle Fillmore real estate business. marveling at the or When Myrtle’s der of this universe tuberculosis returned, and appreciating her all her doctors told her she did not part of creation. She celebrated the dihave much more time to live. One vine life that circulated in and through evening Myrtle and Charles attended her body. She spent time in the silence a lecture by E. B. Weeks. Charles and found a peace and understanding came away having enjoyed an interthat was new to her.

Over time, Myrtle’s tuberculosis esting evening. Myrtle came away disappeared, and she went on to live a totally changed. long and healthy life.

The following quote is from her manuscripts and personal papers held

As Myrtle worked her process of by the Unity Library and Archives: healing for herself, others noticed the

The light of God revealed to us— change in her. Neighbors asked her to the thought came to me first—that life pray with them about sick children, was of God, that we were inseparamarriage problems and other concerns. bly one with the Source, and that we The grocer, meat man, mail carrier inherited from the divine and perfect and milkman came to her, and miracle Father. What the revelation did to me at after miracle happened. Charles, who first was not apparent to the senses. But had been busy with his real estate it held my mind above negation, and I business, wanted to understand what began to claim my birthright and to act was going on. He began his process by as though I believed myself the child of making appointments on his business God, filled with His life. I gained. Othcalendar to pray with Jesus and spend ers say that there was something new in time in the silence. me. They asked me to share it. Oth The Fillmores began meeting on ers were healed, and began to study.

Sunday evenings with friends, and they My husband continued his business, named themselves the Unity Society of and at first took little interest in what I Practical Christianity. was doing. But after a time he became

The day before she died—by then absorbed in the study of Truth, too. We she was in her 90s—Myrtle visited most consecrated ourselves to the Lord, and of the workers in her prayer ministry, kept doing daily what we felt led to do.

Silent Unity, and mentioned that she We began to prosper, a little at a time, thought she could do more good on the and our health continued to improve. other side. The next day, she reportedly

Here is my understanding of picked apples in the morning, had a Myrtle’s practice after the lecture: picnic in the afternoon, and then stated

She set up a chair for herself and that she intended to take a nap. During a chair for Jesus. She affirmed that she the nap she made a peaceful transition. was a child of God and therefore could Myrtle Fillmore’s greatest gift to not inherit sickness. In her quiet prayer the world was Silent Unity, which has times, she asked each of her organs to been in continuous affirmative prayer forgive her for the abusive and unkind for more than 110 years. The idea was

born when she began attracting prayer partners: when there were 24 of them willing to hold the silence for an hour each day, Silent Unity began. As more and more requests came in, Myrtle organized partners to pray personally with others and answer letters.

When the Fillmores started the first Unity Church, on Tracy Street in Kansas City, Silent Unity was on the third floor, next to the nursery. They later moved to Unity Farms, which is now Unity Village.

As the years went by, prayer requests began to arrive in the form of letters, phone calls, and then emails. And still today, any time of the day or night, people can call Silent Unity and speak with a living person who will answer their call and pray with them one on one.

And all this happened because one woman went to a lecture and understood that each of us is a divine child of God and cannot be sick.

Mary Enfinger is a licensed Unity teacher. Unity of Pensacola is located at 716 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola. For more information, call 850-438-2277 or visit UnityPNS.org.

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Millennials’ Take on Fitness

They Like Short, Social and Fun Workouts

by Derek Flanzraich

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illennials are a big deal. Most businesses view them as trendsetters for good reason: Born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, they make up 25 percent of the population and represent $200 billion in annual buying power. Like the baby boomers before them, they also have the power to profoundly influence other generations, both young and old.

Millennials have largely rejected previous fitness trends and instead paved a new path to health and wellness. In doing so, they’ve transformed both the business of fitness and the idea of what it means to be healthy.

They’ve created a more personalized approach that encompasses the values of their generation.

What They Are Millennials are a fast-paced, wellinformed group. They devour news and information as soon as it’s released and then share it with others, usually via social media. This quick turnover cycle has led to an “out with the old, in with the new” mentality in many aspects of life. For a generation that strives to be trailblazers, things quickly become outdated. Millennials are always seek38

ing new ways to get fit and eat healthy, even if it means creating something unique to them.

The Internet has allowed these young adults to find more like-minded people than ever before. They grew up with constant connectivity, which has allowed them to build larger communities of friends online as well as locally, and keep everyone apprised of their fitness goals and progress.

Millennials’ overscheduled lives mean they value shorter, quicker and more convenient options, especially in regard to workouts and healthy meals.

They are more likely than any other age group to track their own health progress and use technologies such as health and fitness apps which monitor such data as steps, heart rate and caloric intake as a complement to their fitness routines.

Being healthy means more than weight loss or looking good to them. For this pivotal generation, health is increasingly about living a happier life.

What They Like Millennials’ values and unique approach to health have fostered the growth of innovative fitness movements, health-focused stores and restaurants

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and alternative medicine. Here are the three biggest trends making an impact on the wellness industry.

What’s hot: Shorter, full-body workouts that are also fun.

What’s not: Steady-state cardio exercises as a starting point for losing weight and improving health.

It’s been increasingly shown that steady-state cardio workouts may be the most effective way to lose weight, but they also lack widespread appeal.

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What’s hot: A more holistic approach to health.

What’s not: Diets that emphasize rapid weight loss.

Millennials don’t believe that weight is the major indicator of health as much as previous generations have.

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A higher percentage define being healthy as having regular physical activity and good eating habits.

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What’s not: Inflexible gym memberships and daily attendance.

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As a group, millennials are redefining wellness and changing how following generations will view health.

Their preferences for fun, personalized workouts and holistic wellness have fueled trends with far-reaching implications for the food, tech and healthcare industries, and that’s just the start.

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“We foster 50 horses right now,” says Jennifer Taylor Williams, Ph.D., president of the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, in College Station, Texas, which has placed about 800 horses in the last decade. “We could have 10 times that many if we had more foster homes and space. There’s often a waiting list. We help law enforcement, animal control, and shelters with horses found through neglect or abuse cases.”

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The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racers (CANTER USA) serves as an online matchmaker for racing horses. Volunteers take photos at tracks, obtain the horse’s bio from the owner or trainer and post them to attract potential new owners. Along with the healthy horses, the 3,000 ill or injured horses cared for by the alliance have been retrained, rehabbed and re-homed to participate in polo, show jumping, cart pulling and rodeos.

“Race horses are intelligent, used to exercise and retire as early as 2 years old, so we find them a second career,” says Nancy Koch, executive director of CANTER USA. The nonprofit’s 13 U.S. affiliates work with 20 racetracks across the country. “I can’t emphasize enough the importance of volunteers. No one here receives a salary.” Collectively, they have placed more than 23,000 horses nationally since 1997.

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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management calculates the appropriate management level (AML) for the number of wild horses. Excess numbers are captured and offered for adoption or sale. In December 2015, 47,000 horses were waiting in holding facilities at an annual cost of $49 million. The AML projects removal of an additional 31,000 horses from Western lands. As an example, although local wild species predate the park’s existence, horses in Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park are labeled “trespass livestock”, and subject to removal.

Return to Freedom, a nonprofit wild horse rescue in Lompoc, California, recognizes the tightly bonded nature of these herd groups. Its American Wild Horse Sanctuary is the first to focus on entire family bands, providing a safe haven for about 200 horses and burros.

The Wild Horse Rescue Center, in Mims, Florida, rescues, rehabilitates and finds homes for mustangs and burros, usually housing 30 horses at a time.

With many needing medical care upon arrival, expenditures average $3,000 their first year and $1,700 annually once they’re healthy. Although the goal is adoption, equine fans also can sponsor a horse by donating $5 a day or purchasing a painting done by a horse. The center also provides public educational forums.

Sponsored by the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), April 26 is Help a Horse Day, a nationwide grant competition. Last year, some 100 U.S. equine rescue groups held events to recruit volunteers, gather donated supplies and find homes for adoptable horses (Tinyurl.com/ ASPCA-HelpAHorseDay).

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Although a U.S. law now bans slaughterhouses for domestic horses, each year 120,000 are sold at auction for

Horses Count Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844,531 Showing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,718,954 Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,906,923 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,752,439 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,222,847 Note: “Other” activities include farm and ranch work, rodeos, carriage tours, polo, police work and informal competitions.

Source: The Equestrian Channel; U.S. stats as little as $1 each and transported to Canada and Mexico for slaughter, their meat destined for human consumption in Europe and Japan or for carnivores at zoos. Horses can legally be confined to a trailer for up to 24 hours without food or water during shipment.

Two-thirds of all horse rescue operations are either at or approaching capacity. Almost 40 percent turn away animals because of lack of space or money. Many horses are ill, underweight or injured, which raises the cost of care.

“We need foster homes and volunteers. We need the time and skills people can donate; not everything is hands-on, so those that like horses but don’t have handling skills can still help,” says Williams. “Bluebonnet, for example, has many volunteer jobs that can be done remotely. Office work, social media to spread the word, gathering donations—everything helps.”

Rescue groups ask that concerned horse lovers donate time, money and land to help and lobby for legislation to ban the export of horses for meat markets.

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Reiki 2 covers scanning chakras and auras, using symbols, distance Reiki, and protection techniques.

Each student will receive a healing attunement, a Reiki 2 attunement, a manual, chakra stones, and guided meditation instructions. Prerequisite: Reiki 1. $125. Stone Soup ISC, 700 Beal Parkway, Unit D, Fort Walton Beach. 850-533-6565. IntuitiveSpiritualCenter.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Advanced Ascension Work with Alice McCall – 9:30am-12:30pm. Ongoing bi-monthly work.

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Essential Oils 101 – 11:30am-12:45pm. Learn about the healing and health benefits of essential oils.

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Reiki Master Practitioner – 9:30am-5:30pm.

Learn new techniques and practices to help enhance the more spiritual aspects of Reiki. Full review of Level One/Two information. The focus is ending karmic cycles. The mantra: “I establish my divine presence here on earth.” Certification is Reiki Master Practitioner. $350, 8 CEU’s for massage therapists.

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Reiki Master Teacher with Felicia McQuaid – 11am-2pm. Covers how and what to teach as a Reiki master/teacher. The attunement technique can be used to attune, family, friends, clients, animals.

You will be ask to assist with teaching about Reiki and the attunement portion of the class for others!

Certification as Reiki Master Teacher. $150. . The Healing Clinic, 184 Brooks St, Bldg 1, Fort Walton Beach. 850-217-2771. TheHealingClinicFWB.com.

Reiki for Couples – 11am-5pm. Reiki activates the natural healing processes of the patient’s body for physical and emotional well-being. Reiki for couples focuses on applying Reiki healing techniques for partner, relationship, and home support. Each couple will receive a Reiki 1 attunement, a manual, and chakra stones. $200/per couple. Stone Soup ISC, 700 Beal Parkway, Unit D, Fort Walton Beach.

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Overview to Herbal Medicine – 2-4pm. Learn to use inexpensive bulk herbs to cure your families’ ailments and discomforts. Class covers infusions, decoctions, tinctures, capsules, and salves; discuss the most basic herbs and their uses. Learn hands-on to replace any item in your medicine cabinet with herbs or essential oils. Ever’mans Cooperative, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. 850-499-3670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.

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Dance As Meditation – April 7, 14, 21. 6-7pm.

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Aromatherapy Basics II - 6:30-8pm. Which carrier oil works best in what situations? Are there really different types of aromatherapy? This class offers the knowledge to step up essential oil use past the everyday situations! Giveaways include a starter kit and book to help go even deeper. Pereira Produce & Health, 2109 Casa de Oro St, Navarre. 850-4993670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.

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Zentangle – 12pm-2pm. Easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create images by drawing structured patterns. Anyone can use it to create images, increase focus and provide artistic satisfaction and an increased sense of personal well-being. Space limited. $25. Stone Soup ISC, 700 Beal Parkway, Unit D, Fort Walton Beach. RSVP: 850-533-6565.

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Kombucha 101 – 6:30-8pm. Learn to make Kombucha and apple cider vinegar. Participants will even leave class with a recipe to make their own pro-biotic root beer flavor for Kombucha. We will also discuss why living pro-biotics are so important for your health. $20. Pereira Produce & Health, 2109 Casa de Oro St, Navarre. 850-499-3670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.

Moods, Emotions & Essential Oils – 6-7:15pm.

Essential oils support your body physically and emotionally. To be happier, more connected and empowered learn the practical emotional wellness steps you can take. Free oil sample, appetizers and door prize. Vitamins R Us, 15500 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach. 850-625-5788.

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NLP Workshop – 1-4pm. Neuro-Lingistic Programming (NLP) allows you to harness the power of your unconscious mind. In this workshop, learn the secrets of communication, how to change your mood, and even maybe a little mind reading. Love offering.

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Reiki 2 – 11:30am-5:30pm. Reiki is a technique to activate the natural healing processes of the body.

Connecting to the Angels – 6-7:45pm. Archangel Jophiel – learn who this angel is what she stands for, and how to connect with the angels in a more conscious way. Class ends with a group meditation and a reading with Jophiel. $25, $40/for two.

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Cooking with Essential Oils – 2-4pm. Have lunch and learn from start to finish how to prepare a refreshing spring meal utilizing essential oils. The health benefits of using essential oils in raw food preparation is profound. End with a fruit salad with coconut tangerine whipped cream. Absolutely not a class to miss. $10/the cost of food. Pereira Produce & Health, 2109 Casa de Oro St, Navarre. 850-4993670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.

DIY Body Care Basics – 6:30-8:30pm. No reason to buy mass produced body products with preservatives. Learn to make your own shampoo, deodorant, facial toner, facial cleanser, body butters, toothpaste and more using raw materials you may already have. $15, includes take-home shampoo and body butter.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Fairy Festival – 11am-6pm. The Fairy Festival is a celebration of art, music, performance and community. The event will feature several intuitive readers and vendors, themed art, aura photography, kids’ crafts, raffles and more. Free. Stone Soup ISC, 700 Beal Parkway, Unit D, Fort Walton Beach. 850533-6565. IntuitiveSpiritualCenter.org.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Gardening with Essential Oils - 2-4pm. Learn to make natural pesticides plus the start to finish process of growing your own culinary and medicinal herbs. Go on an herb walk to identify, smell, and taste different live herbs and compare the smell to its essential oil counterpart. End the event with a wonderful snack of rosemary and lemon hummus.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Allergies Prevention and Healing – 6-7pm. Explore the emotional/mental causes that attract allergies to you with Alice McCall. Whether you have seasonal allergies or ongoing issues – this event is tailored to help you be symptom free this spring.

Teleconference with Alice McCall. $15. Reservations: 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@earthlink.net.

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Heated Hatha 101 – 5:30-6:30pm. Practice in a warm room, move slowly while building your stamina and flexibility. Class is all levels designed to encourage proper alignment of the body. Beginners welcome. Temp 95-98°. $15, $10/military, student.

Hot Yoga Om, 222 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach. 850-217-2771. HotYogaOm.com.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Essential Oils 101 – 12pm-1:15pm. Learn about the healing and health benefits of essential oils.

Experience the oils in many different ways. Free oil sample, appetizers and door prize. Vitamins R Us, 15500 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach. 850-625-5788. ElleHaight@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Earth Day Grounding Yoga – 10am-12pm. Celebrate Earth Day weekend by reconnecting with your root chakra. This workshop will incorporate all of the senses to ground ourselves and to celebrate Mother Earth. $40/early bird, $45/day of. Sunshine Yoga, 211-E Main St, Destin. 850-687-8603. SunshineYogaStudio.com.

Good-bye Anxiety – 11am-1pm. Discuss how anxiety and heightened stress response can affect the body, and all aspects of the individual. Learn to use the natural remedies, such as the breath, visualization, and yoga postures, to bring the body into balance. $25. The Healing Clinic, 184 Brooks Street, Unit 1, Fort Walton Beach. 850-217-2771.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28 DIY Green Cleaning – 6:30-8pm. Learn to create your own cleaning supplies, from carpet machine shampoo to oven cleaner to car wash. Baking soda and vinegar only go so far. Learn to eliminate synthetic cleaners and stain removers inside your home. $10, includes a bottle of multi-purpose cleaner and glass cleaner. Pereira Produce & Health, 2109 Casa de Oro St, Navarre. 850-499-3670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.

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Heated Hatha 101 – 9-10am. Practice in a warm room, move slowly while building your stamina and flexibility. Class is designed to encourage proper alignment of the body. Beginners welcome. Temp 95-98°. $15, $10/military, student. Hot Yoga Om, 222 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach. 850217-2771. HotYogaOm.com.

Synergy Yoga Flow at Northwest Florida Ballet – 6-7:30pm. Synergy yoga is an eclectic blend of alignment based hatha, vinyasa, vini yoga, kundalini, yin, restorative and meditation. Teachers have years of experience and are focused on health and wellbeing for everyday people. North West Florida Ballet Annex, 310 Perry Ave SE, behind main academy, FWB. 850-225-9188. Synergy OrganicCafeFWB.com/yoga_classes.

tuesday Synergy Yoga Flow at Northwest Florida Ballet – 9-10am. Synergy yoga is an eclectic blend of alignment based hatha, vinyasa, vini yoga, kundalini, yin, restorative and meditation. Teachers have years of experience and are focused on health and wellbeing for everyday people. North West Florida Ballet Annex, 310 Perry Ave SE, behind main academy, FWB. 850225-9188. SynergyOrganicCafeFWB.com A Journey through the Chakras – 9:30-11am. Take an in depth look at the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of this energetic system. Each class will include yoga practice, meditation, group

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Aquachi Detox Footbath – 10am-2pm. The Aquachi ionic foot bath is great therapy for simple detoxing and your overall sense of well-being. The energized water helps to rebalance the body’s energy system; followed with essential oils. $30/30 minute session. The Healing Clinic, 184 Brooks St, Bldg 1, Fort Walton Beach.

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Yoga for PTSD – 11-11:45am. This class takes into account the unique needs of people recovering from trauma. Come see how yoga might be the tool you need for healing. $15. Light Energy Dancing, 348 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Ste 27, Fort Walton Beach. 850543-1970. LightEnergyDancing.com.

Chakra Flow – 5:30-6:30pm. This special flowbased class is meant to stimulate the movement of energy in the chakra system. The chakras energy centers each have a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual trait. Temps range from 98-102°. $15, $10/military, student. Hot Yoga Om, 222 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach. 850-217-2771. HotYogaOm.com.

wednesday Gentle Flow Yoga – 10-11:30am. Beginner based therapeutic movement combined with breath awareness and guided meditation. Healing for the body, mind and soul. Taught by master teacher, Felicia McQuaid. Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St, Bldg 2, FWB. 850-217-2771. TheHealingClinicFWB.com.

Yoga w/ Pranic Healing – 6-7pm. Start your week by getting in touch with your higher self. Find stillness and peacefulness by moving mindfully. $15. Light Energy Dancing, 348 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Ste 27, Fort Walton Beach. 850-543-1970.

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Oils Introduction and Instructional Class – 6-8pm. 2nd and 4th Wed. Instructional classes using essential oils to improve well-being by applying and creating everyday products. Discover a lifetime of savings, product efficacy and abundance. $10. Synergy Organic Juice Bar and Cafe, 120 Miracle Strip Pkwy, FWB. 850-225-9188.

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thursday Aquachi Detox Footbath – 10am-2pm. The Aquachi ionic foot bath is great therapy for simple detoxing and your overall sense of well-being. The energized water helps to rebalance the body's energy system. $30/30 minute session. The Healing Clinic, 184 Brooks St, Bldg 1, Fort Walton Beach. 850-2172771. TheHealingClinicFWB.com.

Intro to Ashtanga Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. The primary series of Ashtanga yoga is a set of sequenced postures designed to bring strength, flexibility and endurance to the body. It is a design to purify the body through breath and to invoke stillness of the mind. Temp 95-98°. $15, $10/military, student. Hot Yoga Om, 222 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach. 850-217-2771. HotYogaOm.com.

Healthy Happy Hour – 6-7pm. 3rd Thu. A premier member of the healthy living community provides cutting-edge concepts on health and ultimate wellness. Topics include hypnosis, acupuncture, massage and essential oils, and energy healing; light snacks and healthy beverages provided. $15. 8 th Element Wellness, 90 Beal Pkwy NW, FWB. RSVP, Christie: 850-598-7515. 8th02.com.

Synergy Yoga Flow at Northwest Florida Ballet – 6-7:30pm. Synergy yoga is an eclectic blend of alignment based hatha, vinyasa, vini yoga, kundalini, yin, restorative and meditation. Teachers have years of experience and are focused on health and wellbeing for everyday people. North West Florida Ballet Annex, 310 Perry Ave SE, behind main academy, FWB. 850-225-9188. SynergyOrganicCafeFWB.com/yoga_classes.

friday Philosophy Flow – 9-10am. A hot yoga class with a philosophical theme on yoga, life and spirituality.

Join Laura Tyree in this thoughtful and flow-based practice. Beginners welcome. Temps range from 98-102°. $15, $10/military, student. Hot Yoga Om, 222 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach. 850217-2771. HotYogaOm.com.

Chair Yoga – 1:30-2:15pm. For those with limitations or just returning to physical exercise, enjoy getting back to the health level you desire. $15.

Light Energy Dancing, 348 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Ste 27, Fort Walton Beach. 850-543-1970. LightEnergyDancing.com.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY NATURAL AWAKENINGS MAGAZINE MOBILE/BALDWIN COUNTIES FRANCHISE AVAILABLE FOR SALE – Start a career you can be passionate about. Home based business complete with comprehensive training and support system. Call 239-530-1377 or visit our website; www.naturalawakeningsmag.com/ mymagazine.

MEDICAL OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE

BY OWNER – Custom finished medical office space in the Heart of Destin. 8 treatment rooms, conference room, large reception area, office space, 3 restrooms, kitchen. Serious inquiries only to: officespacefor sale15@gmail.com.

COOKWARE

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE – 8th Element Wellness is looking for a reliable, enthusiastic Health care practitioner who wants to rent space and be a complimentary addition to our team. Room for rent in calm environment at 90 Beal Pkwy in Ft Walton Bch. If interested, please call Christie at 850-598-7515 or Alex at 850-582-2285.

WORLD’S FINEST HEALTHY COOKING SYSTEM BY SALADMASTER – Service and information for healthy cooking in W.FL, & AL Coast. Saladmaster by Healthsource. C. Maples: 256-412-4896.

THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION HOSTEL - FWB – Walking distance to many amenities, Bike rentals, Beds as low as $25 per night.

Couples - $35; Private room $50. TSDHostel. com. 850-376-8324.

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SERVICES

RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATE – part time possible full time in Navarre. Devoted to Health and Healing with a background in this field.

Contact Esther Turn, EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com. Esther’s Garden of Healing.

850-684-3230.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHING – Lose weight, get healthy, and feel good while still having your cake and eating it too.

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ROOM RENTALS DISTRIBUTION MANAGER FOR NATURAL AWAKENINGS MAGAZINE PANAMA CITY/BAY COUNTY – Magazine Distribution and Area Management. Automobile/Current Insurance Required. Part-time, 2-3 days per month. $300+ Monthly, starting pay. Call Scott - 850-687-0825.

MYOFASCIAL RELEASE FOR HEALTH MAINTENANCE – Janet Hardy, LMT, BCTMB, John F. Barnes’ expert Myofascial Release therapist is now offering treatment for many womens’ health issues. For more information, please call 850-231-9131or email CaringTouch 4Therapy@gmail.com.

NATURAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS – Knowledeable, experienced staff members available to help with your questions about natural and organic foods, herbs, supplements and anti-aging products. Golden Almond Health Food Store. 339 Racetrack Road, NW. FWB. 850-863-5811. GoldenAlmond.com.

saturday Radical Flow – 9-10am. Get ready to sweat. Purify and build your overall physique in this great jumpstart to your weekend. $15, $10/military, student.

Hot Yoga Om, 222 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach. 850-217-2771. HotYogaOm.com.

Meditative Coloring – 11am-12pm. Coloring is a form of active meditation. Bring your own supplies and join Reverend Jamie and other adults for an hour of quiet, meditative coloring. There are free printable mandalas online. Love offering. Fellowship Hall, Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Avenue, Pensacola.

850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org.

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Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course. ~Ban Ki-moon natural awakenings

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ACUPUNCTURE REBECCA FREEMAN, AP, MAOM 1180 Eglin Pkwy NE, Shalimar 850-902-2536 • 850-651-0160 RebeccaFreeman08@yahoo.com

Caring and compassionate masters of acupuncture and Oriental medicine acupuncture. More than 12 years’ experience relieving all types of pain, including: headaches, female problems, digestive problems and more.

At GCHPC, your health comes first. A philosophy that joins holistic and conventional medical care where we treat the whole human—mind, body and spirit.

Prescreening to prescribe medical marijuana. See ad, page 22.

Experience the many benefits of acupuncture. Restoring health naturally to patients for more than 30 years, Dr. Kovar also offers chiropractic care, nutrition response testing with designed clinical nutrition, and massage.

Janice Skene 114-B Benning Dr, Destin • 850-837-2690 SalonVedat@gmail.com OrganicSalonVedat.co Organic Salon Systems started a revolution of healthier, natural, organic, better performing professional products. Beauty without sacrificing health.

Coloring and smoothing treatments for silky, healthy hair.

No SLS, ammonia, parabens, plastics. See ad, page 5.

PUREGRESSIVE BEAUTY 205 Kelly Ave, Unit B, FWB 850-226-6609 PuregressiveBeauty.com

The Emerald Coast’s premier organic hair salon featuring organic hair care and hair color products made with the highest quality plant extracts & organic ingredients, free of harmful chemicals. See ad, page 13.

BODYWORKERS

Using ancient wisdom to holistically treat today’s illnesses. Specializing in: Women’s Health including painful or heavy periods, fertility, pre- and post-natal care, peri-menopause and beyond.

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BREAST SCREENING HEND-RX NUTRITION & LABORATORIES 205 Kelly Ave NE, Ste A, FWB 850-736-5700 • HendRx@Live.com

Screening with thermography can detect abnormalities in the very earliest stages of diabetes cardiovascular, breast thyroid, hormonal digestive, and TMJ. Also offering personalized healthcare assessments and organic botanical supplements. See ad, page 42..

CHELATION DR. EDDIE ZANT, MD

913 Mar Walt Fort Walton Beach • 850-243-8229 36468 Emerald Coast Pkwy, #8102 Destin • 850-650-9500 ACAM certified chelation provider. A participating physician in the successful clinicaltrial.gov/ NIH TACT chelation study. Providing IV infusions and Myers “Cocktail”. Free consultation. See ad, page 6.

CARING TOUCH

Janet Hardy, LMT Board Certified Myofascial Release Therapist Expert Level Santa Rosa Beach • 850-231-9131 CaringTouchTherapy.net In her 21+ years of massage therapy Janet has found the John F. Barnes’ Approach® to be the most effective and holistic treatment for the relief of pain and optimal health. MA17333.

See ad, page 12.

DR ANAYA PALAY, DAOM

Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Calhoun Chiropractic 16600 Back Beach Pkwy, Panama City Beach • 850-230-1288

Specializing in pain management massage and a blend of therapeutic massage techniques with focused intention to de-stress the body and mind. MA50499. See ad, page 6.

BEAUTY

KOVAR CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTER

John S Kovar, DC 29 G Miracle Strip Hwy SW, FWB 850-244-1200 • DrKovar.com

8th Element Wellness LLC 90 Beal Pkwy NW, Ste A1, FWB 850-598-7515

ORGANICE SALON VEDAT

GULF COAST HOLISTIC PRIMARY CARE

Raquel Skidmore, MD 850-640-1530 756 Harrison Ave, Panama City GulfCoastHolisticAndPrimaryCare.com

CHRISTIE MORGAN, LMT

ALEXANDREA MCALLASTER, LMT 8th Element Wellness, LLC 90 Beal Pkwy NW, Ste A1, FWB 850-582-2285

Natural Awakenings of Northwest Florida

Dedicated to a heart centered practice specializing in Healing Touch energy therapy, chakra balancing and Neuromuscular pain management with focus on neck release and low back pain.

MA59372. See ad, page 6.

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CHILDREN’S YOGA SUNSHINE YOGA

211-E Main St, Destin 850-687-8603 • SunshineYogaStudio.com At Sunshine Yoga we teach kids through discussion, movement, song and expression. In kids yoga, children learn yoga postures, selflove and respect for all living things.

CHIROPRACTIC BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

April Lee, DC 4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville 850-897-1177 • BluewaterChiropractic.com Natural and holistic healthcare.

Offering chiropractic care, lumbar decompression, physical therapies, massage therapy, nutritional education and supplementation. Allow the body to heal the way it was designed.

CRAFTS & GIFTS STONE SOUP

Intuitive Spiritual Center 700 Beal Pkwy, Unit D, FWB ShadowBonus@gmail.com • 850-533-6565 Fort Walton’s newest eclectic intuitive center. Locally made crafts by local artisans. Intuitive readings, jewelry, paintings, incense, crystals, pottery, semi-precious stones, wind chimes, diaper cakes, hand-painted furniture.

See ad, page 36.

CRYOTHERAPY HENARD FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Dr Karen Henard, DC 4566 Hwy 20 E, Ste 205, Niceville 850-897-1105 • HenardChiro.com

A second generation chiropractor, Dr. Henard is committed to chiropractic wellness for the family, improving health naturally.

More than 16 years’ experience in pediatrics, sports and automobile injuries. Most insurance and affordable cash plans.

KOVAR CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTER

John S Kovar, DC 29 G Miracle Strip Hwy SW, FWB 850-244-1200 • DrKovar.com Practicing locally for over 30 years, expertise in treating pain conditions, auto injury and restoring health naturally through nutrition response testing, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, massage and chiropractic wellness care.

COLONIC THERAPY THE METAMORPHOSIS CLINIC

(Formerly Skindeep) Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist SkindeepDestin.com • 850-269-1414 TheMetamorphosisClinic@gmail.com Body & Mind Wellness Services including colonics, total body detox footbath, skin rejuvenation treatments, infrared sauna, transcendental meditation training, Lifestyle transition coaching, Proven weight-loss program. MA49032/MM27113.

CHILL PENSACOLA CRYOTHERAPY 401 North Davis Hwy. 850-972-8488 ChillPensacola.com

Experience the benefits of Cryotherapy, a whole-body exposure to subzero temperatures used to promote the body’s natural anti-inflammatory response, release endorphin, reduce pain and promote overall health. See ad, page 19.

DENTISTRY DR DAYTON HART, DMD

IAOMT Protocol 225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com Free book: Mercury Free Dentistry.

Ozone, laser no-suture gum surgery, test for compatible materials, cavity-causing bacteria. Examine for gum disease bacteria. Laser cavity diagnoses, saliva, ph check, oral galvanic screening; no fluoride.

DR SUSAN WELCH, FAGD

106 Wright Pkwy SW, FWB 850-243-1534 WrightParkwayDentalCenter.com Healthy digestion, well aligned physical structure, proper breathing and a good nights sleep begin with a healthy mouth. We treat snoring, sleep apnea and TMJ disorders.

Plus Crowns,teeth whitening, bridges,veneers, implant restorations, aligner orthodontics, cleanings, digital X-ray imaging, CO 2 Laser periodontal treatment. No mercury fillings. See ads, pages 17 and 33.

DINING SYNERGY ORGANIC JUICE BAR AND CAFÉ 120 Miraclestrip Pkwy SE 850-865-4919 SynergyOrganicCafeFWB.com

Juice Bar and Café offers farm-to-table meals prepared with regionally sourced organic produce and pantry items; gluten-free, dairy-free. Whole food cooking, juicing, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and raw food classes are available. See ad, page 29.

ESSENTIAL OILS ESSENTIAL OILS EDUCATOR WA#1705028 850-231-1100 AmpsDoTerra@gmai.com MyDoTerra.com/AmpedWellness

I provide educational opportunities for all people interested in learning how therapeutic-grade essential oils can be used as a self-care wellness alternative. Contact me for personal consultations, inhome and in-studio classes/parties, dōTERRA products, and educational resources. Also certified in the ArōmaTouch Technique, A clinical approach to essential oil application. See ad, page 11.

FARMERS’ MARKET 30A FARMER’S MARKETS

850-499-4697 • 30AFarmersMarket.com 3 Locations: Rosemary Beach Town Center, on 30 A 9am-1pm Sundays (Year Round) Thursdays (Memorial Day-Labor Day) Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, on Hwy 98 9am-1pm - Saturday (Year Round) Serene, beautiful, distinctive and exclusive is the best way to describe the 30A Farmers’ Market Family.

European and coastalinspired markets feature local farmers, makers, bakers, and specialty vendors in an inviting market experience. See ad, page 26.

If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day—at every meal. ~Ingrid Newkirk natural awakenings

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FLOAT THERAPY FLOAT BROTHERS

4463 Commons Dr W, Destin 850-460-8720 FloatBrothers.com Experience the ultimate state of relaxation through flotation in a epsom salt water tank. Relive stress, enhance healing, deepen meditation along with many other healthy benefits. Call to book your session.

See ad, page 32.

FOODS & SUPPLEMENTS

GOLDEN ALMOND HEALTH FOOD STORE

339 Racetrack Rd NW, Ste 3 850-863-5811 • GoldenAlmond.com Hours: M-F 9-6, S 10-4, Closed Sun Natural and organic foods. Largest selec-tion of herbs and supplements in the area. Enjoy our new fresh juice bar, open weekdays 10-4. Knowledgeable and personable staff.

See ad, page 35.

HOMEOVITALITY USA Virginia Biasizzo, NDTP 617-990-6979 Homeovitality.us

An entirely new concept in health promotion, based on results of the Human Genome Project. Targets gene intelligence that produce the body’s natural proteins proven to enhance supreme vitality for all ages of people and pets. See ad, page 27.

BODY-B-HEALTHY

2227 Ferdon Blvd, Crestview 850-682-8893 • Find us on Facebook Knowledgeable staff and cutting edge digital health assessments. Dairyfree and gluten-free food items, supplements, homeopathic solutions and anti-aging products, plus delicious nutritional smoothies. See ad, page 10.

120 Miraclestrip Pkwy SE 850-865-4919 SynergyOrganicCafeFWB.com

Quality-tested supplements you c a n t r u s t ! We have non-GMO and gluten-free products available. Located in the Best Buy Plaza. See ad, page 31.

Juice Bar and Café offers farm-to-table meals prepared with regionally sourced organic produce and pantry items; glutenfree, dairy-free. Whole food cooking, juicing, glutenfree, vegetarian, vegan and raw food classes are available. See ad, page 29.

ESTHER’S GARDEN OF HEALING 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre 850-684-3230 EsthersGardenOfHealing@gmail.com

A unique establishment specializing in 150+ bulk herbs, 40+ loose teas, homeopathic remedies and our herbal skincare line. Find us on Facebook for an updated schedule of our weekly workshops. See ad, page 43.

DFAACAP, Diplomate ABIHM 4641 Gulfstarr Dr, Ste 106, Destin 850-243-9788 IntegrativePsychiatryOfDestin.com Board certified in neurofeedback and integrative medicine. Simkin specializes in Integrative Psychiatry (complementary and alternative assessments and interventions) and qEEG Z Score LORETA neurofeedback (an advanced neurofeedback which typically allows far fewer sessions). See ad, page 25.

HEALING ARTS HEALING PATH, ALICE MCCALL

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.

SYNERGY ORGANIC JUICE BAR AND CAFÉ

DESTIN NUTRITION

34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Unit 184 850-837-2372 • DestinNutrition.com

FUNCTIONAL PSYCHIATRY DR DEBORAH R SIMKIN, MD

VITAMINS R US HEALTH FOODS

15500 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Unit 420 850-588-7575 • VitaminsRusPCB.com Panama City Beach’s most complete health food store. Quality supplements, vitamins & minerals, organic food, and more. We have gluten free, non-GMO, dairy free and vegan products at everyday low prices. See ad, page 13. (Panama City).

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HOLISTIC MEDICINE

NITIN BAWA, MD

DrBawa.com Destin: 850-424-7320 Fort Walton Beach: 850-586-7890 Santa Rosa Beach: 850-534-4170 General medicine with a holistic wellness approach and specialized services in bioidentical hormone therapy, weight loss, food allergies, nutritional analysis and antiaging procedures. Most insurance accepted.

FOUNDATIONS MEDICAL CENTER Kyle Chavers, MD 870 Mack Bayou Rd, Ste D, SRB 850-660-6701 FoundationsMedicalCenter.com Facebook.com/FoundationsMedical

We treat the condition; not just the symptom! In-depth, patientcentered office visits for general health, chronic conditions, nutritional support , laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques. Currently accepting new patients. See ad, page 32.

Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all. ~Paul Hawken 50

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GENESTYLE MEDICINE

Rodney Soto, MD Info@GenestyleMedical.com GenestyleMedical.com We are a virtual wellness clinic dedicated to providing services via a HIPAA compliant telemedicine software that empower people to better track, manage and improve their own health. With the help of genomics, lifestyle metrics and nutritional science, Genestyle Medical will help you customize your individualized roadmap to reach your goals and enhance your wellness and longevity. See ad, page 7.

GULF COAST HOLISTIC PRIMARY CARE

Raquel Skidmore, MD 850-640-1530 756 Harrison Ave, Panama City GulfCoastHolisticAndPrimaryCare.com At GCHPC, your health comes first. A philosophy that joins holistic and conventional medical care where we treat the whole human—mind, body and spirit.

Prescreening to prescribe medical marijuana. See ad, page 19.

HOT YOGA STUDIO HOT YOGA OM

222 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Unit A Downtown Fort Walton Beach 850-217-2771 • HotYogaOM.com Hot Yoga Om features Far Infrared Heat, Radiant Heat, Radiant Life. Daily classes, amazing teachers. Your first class is $5. Experience it for yourself. See ad, page 4.

INTUITIVE ARTS JUL CONSTANTINE, CPLC

Psychic Connections by Juls 850-533-9448 JulConstantine@gmail.com PsychicConnectionsByJuls.com Intuitive, medium, author and teacher. More information on Jul’s website. Discover your intuitive abilities by signing up for a psychic development workshop. Readings are in person or by phone. See ad, page 43.

THE HEALING CLINIC OF FORT WALTON BEACH Felicia McQuaid 850-217-2771 TheHealingClinicFWB.com

Certified Advanced Angel Reader through Doreen Virtue. Connect with your Angels to receive love filled guidance and clarity about specific questions and areas of life.

Sessions available in person or via skpe or facetime. See ad, page 4.

MASSAGE THERAPY 8TH ELEMENT WELLNESS LLC 90 Beal Pkwy NW, Ste A1, FWB 850-420-5819

Wellness spa features a variety of therapeutic massage modalities, energy therapy, chakra balancing, skincare, hypnotherap. Also avail-able for grop events, bridal massage parties, couples massage, girl’s day outings and workshops. See ad, page 6.

BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

April Lee, DC 4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville 850-897-1177 • BluewaterChiropractic.com Sports and rehabilitation massage therapy. Natural and holistic healthcare. Chiropractic care, lumbar decompression, physical therapies, nutritional education and supplementation. Allow the body to heal the way it was designed.

MASSAGE ENVY SPA DESTIN & MASSAGE ENVY SPA FWB

34904 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Unit #132 Destin • 850-650-8500 99 Eglin Pkwy, Unit #5B, Uptown Station FWB • 850-301-2000 MassageEnvy.com Looking for professional, customized massages and facials? Our professional massage therapists and estheticians will customize massage and facial to fit your needs. Make Massage Envy your spa. Two convenient locations in Destin and Fort Walton Beach. See ad, page 11.

AMANDA SANDERS

LMT MA79974 Book online at MassageBook.com/ AmpedWellness Like us on facebook.com/AmpedWellness Knowledgeable and happy to serve my community I offer the following massage modalities: Swedish, neuromuscular, sports massage, reflexology, detox foot-baths, hot stone, hydrotherapy, chair massage, prenatal, and aroma therapy. In addition, I’m also certified in the ArōmaTouch Technique and offer a signature massage tailored to each individual to provide the ultimate escape. See ad, page 11.

THE HEALING CLINIC OF FORT WALTON BEACH

184 Brooks St, Ste 1 TheHealingClinicFWB.com • 850-217-2771 Well-being and balance await you. Therapeutic massage, Reiki, myofascial release, transformational healing.

Whether you need a deeper touch or more gentle approach we can help. Balance for body, mind and spirit. See ad, page 4.

MYOFASCIAL RELEASE BARBARA BRUNI

Pilates Core Training 1310 B Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 • PilatesCoreTraining.com Myofascial release treats the entire myofascial mind/body complex, eliminating the pressure of the restricted myofascial system (the straight-jacket) that causes painful symptoms. LMT # MA64267.

CARING TOUCH

Janet Hardy, LMT Board Certified Myofascial Release Therapist Expert Level Santa Rosa Beach • 850-231-9131 CaringTouchTherapy.net In her 21+ years of massage therapy Janet has found the John F. Barnes’ Approach® to be the most effective and holistic treatment for the relief of pain and optimal health. MA17333.

See ad, page 12.

In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability. ~Bertrand Piccard natural awakenings

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THE HEALING CLINIC OF FORT WALTON BEACH Laura Tyree 850-217-2771 • MA68035 TheHealingClinicFWB.com

Laura is a highly skilled therapist under the John Barnes technique.

Under her extraordinary care clients find relief from long held pain and tension that lasts. This gentle technique of quiet pressure and stretching relieves pain from the restriction of connective tissue.

See ad, page 4.

NEUROFEEDBACK

PERSONALIZED MEDICINE GENESTYLE MEDICINE

Rodney Soto, MD Info@GenestyleMedical.com GenestyleMedical.com We are a virtual wellness clinic dedicated to providing services via a HIPAA compliant telemedicine software that empower people to better track, manage and improve their own health. With the help of genomics, lifestyle metrics and nutritional science, Genestyle Medical will help you customize your individualized roadmap to reach your goals and enhance your wellness and longevity. See ad, page 7.

Board certified in neurofeedback and integrative medicine. Simkin specializes in Integrative Psychiatry (complementary and alternative assessments and interventions) and qEEG Z Score LORETA neurofeedback (an advanced neurofeedback which typically allows far fewer sessions). See ad, page 25.

PILATES STUDIOS PILATES CORE TRAINING

Barbara Bruni, Owner 1310 B Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 • PilatesCoreTraining.com Mat, gyrokensis and equipment classes, or p r i v a t e sessions for a personalized experience. Website lists instructors, class schedule and prices.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING CONSTITUTION NUTRITION

Heather Del Castillo ConstitutionNutrition@gmail.com 831-244-0114 • ConstitutionNutrition.com A certified health hoach reviews your health history, set goals, and holds you accountable to achieve them through a customized holistic program that can include diet, exercise, motivation, and detoxing your home. Free initial consultation. See ad, page 14.

OXYGEN THERAPY

PRANIC HEALING LIGHT ENERGY DANCING 348 Miracle Strip Pkwy, #27 (behind IHOP) FWB Call or Text 850-543-1970 LightEnergyDancing.com

A serene space for meditation, healing and spirituality. Offering weekly group meditations, healing clinics, yoga combined with energy healing, private pranic healing sessions, and pranic healing training. Be happy, be well, be blessed.

See ad, page 36.

DR. EDDIE ZANT, MD HYPERBARIC MEDICINE

913 Mar Walt, Fort Walton Beach 850-243-8229 36468 Emerald Coast Pkwy, #8102 Destin • 850-650-9500 HyperbaricMedicineOfFlorida.com Providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic ulcers of the lower extremities, post radiation issues, chronic bone infections, acute hearing loss, crushing injuries to the extremities. ee ad, page 6.

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Master Reiki Teacher THE Healing Clinic of Fort Walton Beach 850-217-2771 TheHealingClinicFWB.com Felicia McQuaid has been offering Reiki healing services since 2005.

She offers regular trainings in all levels of Traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho and Karuna Reiki. Felicia is known for her insight, grace and compassion while working with students and clients. MA61060.

See ad, page 4.

SLEEP DISORDERS

DR DEBORAH R SIMKIN, MD

DFAACAP, Diplomate ABIHM 4641 Gulfstarr Dr, Ste 106, Destin 850-243-9788 IntegrativePsychiatryOfDestin.com

REIKI FELICIA MCQUAID, LMT

REFLEXOLOGY AMANDA SANDERS

LMT MA79974 Book online at MassageBook.com/ AmpedWellness Like us on facebook.com/AmpedWellness Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands. It promotes healing by stimulating the nerves in the body and encouraging the flow of blood.

In the process, reflexology not only quells the sensation of pain, but relieves the source of the pain as well. See ad, page 11.

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DR SUSAN WELCH, FAGD

106 Wright Pkwy SW, FWB 850-243-1534 WrightParkwayDentalCenter.com Healthy digestion, well aligned physical structure, proper breathing and a good nights sleep begin with a healthy mouth. We treat snoring, sleep apnea and TMJ disorders. Plus crowns, teeth whitening, bridges, veneers, implant restorations, aligner orthodontics, cleanings, digital x-ray imaging, CO2 Laser periodontal treatment. No mercury fillings See ads, pages 17 and 33.

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION BARBARA BRUNI

Pilates Core Training 1310 B Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 • PilatesCoreTraining.com Myofascial release treats the entire myofascial mind/body complex, eliminating the pressure of the restricted myofascial system (the straight-jacket) that causes painful symptoms. LMT # MA64267.

TEACHER TRAINING PILATES AND BEYOND TEACHER TRAINING SCHOOL Barbara Bruni, Owner 1310 B Dunmire, Pensacola 850-287-5836 • PilatesAndBeyond.com

450-Hours comprehensive training covering the fundamentals of movement, complete repertoire on the mat equipment, and includes modification movements for osteoporosis, knee and hip replacements and other various special needs. Registered with Pilates Method Alliance Registry of Schools.

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SUNSHINE YOGA

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