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newsbriefs URU Yoga Hosts Mother’s Day Weekend at Coldwater Gardens
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n Mother’s Day weekend, URU Yoga Gulf Breeze will host a day retreat, sunrise yoga class and special brunch at Coldwater Gardens in Milton. This 352-acre property, tucked away in the woods along Coldwater Creek, offers opportunities to connect with nature through camping, hiking and swimming in the creek and to learn about unique methods to grow food. During the retreat, which will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 7, participants will spend the day doing yoga and acro-yoga, exploring the property, touring the gardens, connecting with nature and each other and having a garden-to-table vegetarian meal. For those who would like to stay overnight, cabins, “glamping” and camping are available for an additional fee. The next morning, May 8, URU will offer a sunrise yoga class followed by a Mother’s Day brunch provided by Coldwater Gardens. Other upcoming events hosted by URU Yoga Gulf Breeze include a Lululemon trunk show from 1 to 3 p.m., April 3, followed by a free yoga class, and a weekend retreat September 23 to 25. In addition, URU Yoga now sells retail items such as Jade mats, DoTERRA essential oils and URU Yoga T-shirts. For updated information on events, classes and retreats, connect with URU Yoga & Beyond on Facebook. For more information on Coldwater Gardens or to register for the Mother’s Day weekend events, visit ColdwaterGardens.com/yoga.
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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.” The workshop covers basic techniques, such as, the drum language of bass, tone, and slap; how to build speed and stamina; how to find the rhythm in your body through stepping/speaking rhythm syllables; and experiencing collective learning. The Wolf Family Farm is located near Youngstown, 30 minutes north of Panama City. There’s no better place to camp or spend the day and experience this workshop in natural surroundings. Wolf Family Farm is located at 6041 Highway 388 East in Youngstown, Flordia. For cost, directions and workshop details, call Sandi at 850814-8825 or visit LittleVillagePC. com and click on events.
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n May 7, Pure Pilates of Downtown Pensacola and Gulf Breeze Proper will celebrate Pilates Day with a special schedule of 45-minute classes—including Aerial Yoga, Barre, Pilates Equipment, Pilates Mat, TRX and Yogalates—from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. They will be offered free on a first-come, first-served basis with a donation to the Pensacola Humane Society. Preregistration is not required. The Pensacola Humane Society wish list can be found online at PurePilatesPensacola.com. Monetary donations will also be accepted. In addition, representatives from the Pensacola Humane Society will be at the studio from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with animals available for adoption. The studio will also be offering special discounts on fitness packages and fit ness apparel. “Pilates Day is an event that’s open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend and enjoy the celebration,” says Amanda Olney of Pure Pilates. Pilates Day is an annual, international community event celebrated on the first Saturday of May. Its mission is to foster public appreciation and awareness of the Pilates Method through a network of innovative, affordable grassroots events to make Pilates accessible and affordable for all. For more information, contact the studio at info@purepilatespensacola.com or call 850-607-2772. Pure Pilates is locally owned and operated, with locations at 426 S. Palafox in Pensacola, and 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. in Gulf Breeze.
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arth Day Pensacola, a family-friendly celebration and educational event, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 23, at Bayview Park. Festivities will include dancing, music, art and food vendors, and in keeping with this year’s theme, “Energy, Transportation and Sustainability,” there will be hybrid vehicles on site, solar panel and gardening demonstrations, and a drawing for a free bicycle. The celebration will feature a kids’ area that will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Thanks to Bikes Plus, we will be giving away a bike to some lucky boy or girl,” says organizer Mary Gutierrez, executive director of Earth Ethics Inc. Participants must be present to win and must get a ticket one hour before the announcement of the winner. In the weeks prior to the festival, Earth Day Pensacola and Ever’mans Educational Center will host two lunch and learn programs. The April 7 program will focus on transportation, with guest speakers Dan Deanda, planner for rideOn, a program of the West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC); Tonya Ellis, director of marketing and public relations for Escambia County Transit; and Vikki Garrett, regional transportation planner for the WFRPC. “You’ll learn about carpooling, our current and future transportation systems and the possibility of rail coming back to Pensacola,” Gutierrez says. The April 14 program will focus on solar and wind energy, with guest speakers to include Dan Gardner, principal and cofounder of Compass Solar. Both programs will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Ever’mans. Participants can bring brown-bag lunches or drop by Ever’mans’ hot/cold bar for a healthy lunch.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. For more information about rxQ, visit SchoenwetterLLC.com.
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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.” Download the report at Tinyurl.com/CFS-Climate-Report.
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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. View the store ratings at Seafood.GreenpeaceUSA.org/grocery-store-scorecard.
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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 long-term 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.” Many nations have since outlawed the use of dispersants in their territorial waters in response to these revelations. Read the report at Tinyurl.com/BP-Oil-Spill-Report.
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Lower Austria Wholly Powered by Renewable Energy Lower Austria, the largest of the country’s nine states and home to 1.65 million people, now receives 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. The country’s total power output is about 70 percent renewable. 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. The remainder of the state’s energy is sourced from wind, biomass and solar power. Source: IFLScience.com
Free Park-ing National Parks Announce Fee-Free Days The National Park Service turns 100 years young in 2016 and is offering free admission on special days. Next up are April 16 to 24, National Park Week; August 25 to 28, its birthday celebration; September 24, National Public Lands Day; and November 11, Veterans Day. They invite everyone to come out and play. 14
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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 by October 18. 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.” On another front, an insect 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 the environment, and to help others gardening techniques. The garden’s learn to grow their own food, whether it executive team is advised by a comis in their own backyard or through an munity board comprised of eight local organization such as this one,” she says. business leaders and gardening 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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Ever’man Keeps Growing … Sustainably
by Maria Pinochet
Employees Make the Business
Ever’man’s investment in its employees reinforces Rolf’s belief that the store’s employees are its most important asset. “Ever’man is proud to attract and retain people who are passionate and knowledgeable about natural food, cooperatives and sustainability,” he says. “On average, our compensation starts within local market rates for similar positions and increases quickly.” The store offers numerous benefits, including a 401K retirement plan, vacation and holiday pay, a gain share program, a contribution to a gym membership, generous store discounts, flexible scheduling, a complimentary co-op membership and multiple insurance options for full-time employees.
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eautiful beaches, clean air and a happy and healthy community are just a few of the things those of us living in and visiting the Gulf Coast strive for. These are also things Ever’man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe is committed to as the community’s local grocer, says General Manager William Rolfs. Since it was established as a not-for-profit community natural food grocery in 1973, Ever’man has grown to more than 11,000 members, and it now offers the region’s largest selection of local, natural and organic products. But growth has not changed the store’s commitment to being a leader in environmental, organizational and economic sustainability. “As a grocery store, we try to go above and beyond,” Rolfs explains, “not only providing access to nutritious and healthy food products, but also taking extra measures to ensure that we provide access to education and programs that enhance the sustainability of our community.” Ever’man continues to be memberfocused and guided by cooperative principles. And it strives, as it always has, to provide the greater Gulf Coast area with education about health, nutrition and environmental issues; offer healthy, natural foods and products at the lowest possible price; support 18
responsible, local agriculture and small businesses; and serve as an example of green business practices.
Green Business Leadership
As a cooperative grocer, Ever’man looks at more than the bottom line, Rolfs says. “Our most important operational decisions are based on values that include equality, cooperation, democracy and self-responsibility.” Ever’man partners with other cooperatives to make careful, sustainable product-purchasing decisions, he says, noting, “Our product choices focus not only on what we carry in our store, but also on how that food was grown, packaged and brought to us.” The store is also committed to giving back to the community by encouraging environmental education, promoting eco-friendly choices and supporting local environmental charities. As a result, Ever’man has a significant economic, environmental and social impact on the Gulf Coast, even as it focuses on new ways to improve its store. For example, its staff members now receive specialized training to expand their knowledge of natural foods. “This training allows us to better share our understanding and passion for the natural foods we offer with those who enter our store,” Rolfs says.
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As a grocery store, Ever’man makes sustainable and healthy food choices a top priority. “Our policy is to provide healthy and nutritious options while also offering customers and members a wide variety of foods,” Rolfs says. That means the store promotes and emphasizes organic, non-GMO and whole or minimally processed foods; fair trade items; products that are cruelty-free; items packaged in an environmentally responsible manner; and locally grown products whenever possible. It does not carry meats containing hormones or antibiotics or any food products with added MSG or artificial sweeteners, colors, flavorings or preservatives. As a full-service grocery store, Ever’man carries more than 11,000 products in its grocery, produce, dairy, beer and wine, meat and seafood, wellness and prepared foods departments. With such a wide retail scope, the store makes a big impact with its purchasing policies and practices, Rolfs says. At the supplier level, for example, the store works with vendors who align with its values, so its support of local and organic farmers, as well as producers with green business practices or certification, is broad. Ever’man’s purchases only sustainably harvested seafood and prefers seafood that is certified sustainable,
Rolfs says. “We follow Monterey Bay Seafood Watch guidelines, while we look for third-party certifications as a guide. In our meat department, we take care to purchase from vendors who practice humane animal care.” Thirdparty certifications—such as USDA Organic or Humane and Animal Welfare Approved—are given preference in Ever’man’s purchasing decisions. “Ethical sourcing of products and ingredients is also critical to maintaining our high product standards, as is strict supplier responsibility screening for social and environmental criteria,” he says.
Eco-Friendly Buildings
In 2014, Ever’man was renovated to reduce the store’s carbon footprint, and since then Rolfs and the store’s board of directors have focused on making ecofriendly upgrades. During the renovation, all the building materials were sourced as locally as possible, an all-new white roof was installed to reflect the hot Florida sun, low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint was used, and the store’s new LED lights were supplemented by seven skylights covering more than 100 square feet of ceiling. The store’s hot water is now provided by a solar heater and a heat recovery tank that captures heat from the refrigeration system. A computercontrolled refrigeration system, extra insulation and a highly efficient airconditioning and heating system were also installed. “We aspire to be a model of sustainable business in the Pensacola area,” Rolfs says. “With that in mind, one of our main goals when we expanded was to make environmentally friendly choices throughout the project.” And Ever’man didn’t just reduce its carbon footprint; it also incorporated elements to help the community do the same. For example, with the help of a cardboard baler, Ever’man recycles cardboard in the store and at a station in its parking lot. “We have volunteers who help us recycle packaging materials,” Rolfs says, “and we have food and yard compost from the community garden available to our members, who use it for things like chicken and animal
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pany. “There is something really special about having an outdoor space used to bring people together,” Rolfs says.
Teaching Sustainability
feed. We’ve placed recycle bins in our store and educational center to help our customers make conscious choices about their waste.” Thanks to ECUA, Ever’man’s parking lot also has a “FOG station” where people can pick up free containers for their used cooking fats, oils and grease. Storing those liquids rather than pouring them down the drain not only reduces the environmental risk from damaged pipes, but also allows ECUA to recycle this waste into biodiesel fuel. The parking lot has an electric car charging station and two dedicated parking spaces as well, so customers can charge their cars while they shop.
Growing Green Spaces
Along with the store renovation came the opportunity to create beautiful and sustainable green spaces. “We put careful planning and consideration into what plants and crops would be used on our property,” Rolfs says. “The entire property is landscaped using native plants and fruit trees, including oranges, limes, figs, peaches, nectarines, thornless blackberries and loquats. In our parking lot, we added semipermeable pavers, sections of pavement that allow water percolation, and a new deep well for irrigation.” Ever’man’s community garden has been expanded and is currently under the care of heirloom specialist Cat McCreery. “Cat has been able to grow every 20
plant in our garden from seed, and even in the freezing nights of winter, the garden has been able to flourish,” Rolfs says. With her special expertise in Pensacola’s unique microclimate, McCreery has been able to create a sustainable plant rotation throughout each season. No synthetic fertilizers or chemicals are used in the garden; instead it is lined with marigolds for beautiful, natural pest control. Cotton and mushroom compost are used to refortify the soil, and the heirloom plants are better able to conserve water. Ever’man also turned the parking lot along the front of its property into a multi-use green space—now the site of the annual membership meeting, local farmers’ market events and live music. The space is also a great place for people to enjoy lunch and each other’s com-
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Part of Ever’man’s mission in maintaining green business practices is to educate the community about environmental issues and leading a more sustainable lifestyle. With that mission in mind, Ever’man purchased and renovated another building on the corner of the block, turning it into a 2,000-square-foot educational center with a teaching kitchen that is the perfect space for hosting classes, many geared specifically to sustainability. The classes are open to the public. Once a month, an ECUA staff member hosts a class focused on environmental strategies for reducing sewer pipe blockages and related sanitary sewer overflows, as well as the latest information on recycling techniques. Ever’man’s hands-on “how-to” classes, such as Canning 101 and Fermenting 101, demonstrate sustainable and healthy ways to reduce food waste. Through its informational classes, people can learn how to make natural home cleaners, thus reducing the number of toxins in their home. And to inform and encourage our future leaders, Ever’man also hosts weekly children’s classes that let kids learn about eating local and being environmentally aware while also having fun. “The variety of classes in our educational center allows us to reach people of different ages and interests,” Rolfs says. “The center continues to
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bring our community together as we focus on improving sustainable practices.”
New Offerings, Same Mission
Since Ever’man’s grand reopening in early April 2014, the store has continued to experience growth in all its product offerings. The expansion doubled the dairy and produce areas and increased the bulk section, and it created fresh sandwich and smoothie stations, a full-service meat and seafood department, salad and hot food bars, and a larger seating area for in-store and outdoor diners. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served daily in Ever’man’s café, where diners can choose from buffet-style meals or heat-and-serve prepared foods. But all this growth has not overshadowed Ever’man’s commitment to sustainable food and to being a model for green business practices in the community. In fact, Rolfs says, all that growth could only have happened through combined efforts. “With the support of our community, by working together, we accomplish amazing things for staff, members, customers and the Gulf Coast,” he says. Ever’man is a member of the National Co+op Grocers and the Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Perdido and African American Gulf Coast Chambers of Commerce. For more information about Ever’man, click on “About Us” at Everman.org.
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epresentatives from nearly every country on Earth gathered in Paris for the 2015 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the Paris Agreement a triumph for people, the planet and multilateralism. The signing ceremony is set for Earth Day, April 22, at UN headquarters, in New York City. For the first time, every country has pledged to curb their emissions, strengthen resilience to related impacts and act internationally and domestically to address climate change. Other key elements aimed at achieving a state of climate neutrality—having a zero carbon footprint—before the century’s end include transparency, accountability and a plan for developed countries to support climate action in developing countries. “A big part of the Paris agreement focuses on reduced use of gas, coal and oil, but there is also a focus on preserving trees and expanding forests,” says Earth Day Network (EDN) spokesperson Timothy McHugh, referring to this year’s Earth Day theme of Trees for Earth. This year also kicks off a four-
year countdown to the environmental campaign’s 50th anniversary on Earth Day 2020. “By that mark, we hope to have planted 7.8 billion trees—approximately one tree for every person on the planet. Trees are vitally important because they soak up carbon and clean the air,” McHugh explains. In addition to countering climate change and pollution, EDN’s global tree planting seeks to support communities and local economies, protect biodiversity and inspire environmental stewardship. From global leaders convening at the UN to people participating in community events close to home, billions of the world’s citizens will celebrate our precious home planet this year. To join the worldwide observance, find an event online at EarthDay.org or participate in this local event listed here.
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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.
Consume Less
“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
Next Steps to Sustainability Green America GreenAmerica.org Midwest Renewable Energy Association MidwestRenew.org Browsing Nature’s Aisles by Eric and Wendy Brown ECOpreneuring by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs by Wendy Brown The Urban Homestead and Making It by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen
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.” Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko’s ecojourney is captured in their books, ECOpreneuring, Farmstead Chef, Homemade for Sale, Rural Renaissance and Soil Sisters. Every day, they eat from their organic gardens surrounding their farm powered by the wind and sun. natural awakenings
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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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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.
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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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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.”
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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. Source: Adapted from a recipe courtesy of William Woys Weaver.
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Conventional strawberries from California are grown big for easier picking, which also subjects them to layers of toxic chemicals.
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
Reduce heat to medium and cook until the oil separates from the tomato sauce, about 10 minutes.
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 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 remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan and increase the heat to medium-high. 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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longer recovery time after surgery—all of which increase healthcare costs—it befits hospitals to embrace healthier eating. Now, a dozen pioneering hospitals have their own on-site farms and others are partnering with local farms, embracing new ways to help us eat healthier, especially those that most need to heal. “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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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. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.
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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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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. Instead of sticking to a traditional treadmill, many millennials have flocked to workout regimens that regularly switch exercises or use high-intensity interval training, such as Zumba, SoulCycle and CrossFit. 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. Instead, they increasingly think of weight as just one among many key components of a healthy lifestyle. A higher percentage define being healthy as having regular physical activity and good eating habits. What’s hot: Alternative workouts that are customizable, fun and social. What’s not: Inflexible gym memberships and daily attendance. Instead of hitting the gym, young adults tend to prefer new forms of fitness that can be personalized to their needs. They like obstacle races such as Tough Mudder, fun and distance runs like The Color Run, at-home fitness workouts like P90X, and bodyweight regimens. 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. Derek Flanzraich is an entrepreneur on a mission to help the world think about health in a healthier way. He is the founder and CEO of Greatist, a New York City-based media startup working to make healthy living cool.
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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.” Starved and too weak to stand, Tumbleweed was an emergency case when she arrived at the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch clinic on a sled. Having since regained her health, including gaining 200
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pounds to reach the appropriate weight for her age and size, she illustrates the benefits of the facility’s status as one of the country’s leaders in providing equine rescue and rehabilitation. 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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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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FRIDAY, APRIL 15 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. Monet Community Center, 100 East County Hwy 30A, Santa Rosa Beach. 850-217-2771. TheHealingClinicFWB.com.
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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. Unity of Pensacola Metaphysical Bookstore, 716 N 9th Ave, Pensacola. 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org.
Overview to Herbal Medicine – 2-4pm. Learn hands-on how 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 know how to replace any item in your medicine cabinet with herbs or essential oils. Ever’mans Cooperative, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. 850499-3670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.
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/for cost of food. Pereira Produce & Health, 2109 Casa de Oro St, Navarre. 850-4993670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3 Lululemon Trunk Show & Yoga – 1-5pm. Lululemon is coming to Gulf Breeze, in Harbortown; shop the trunk show followed by a yoga class. Free. URU Yoga Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-377-5334. URUYoga.com.
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Yoga Teacher Training Team Led Class & Graduation – 2-6pm. Celebrate the graduation of a group of teachers who have spent the last 9 months dedicated to studying and teaching yoga. They have much to share; each teacher will teach a portion of the class followed by a potluck party. Free. URU Yoga & Beyond, 2400 Executive Plaza Dr, Pensacola. 850-377-5334. URUYoga.com.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12 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. Give-aways will include a starter
DIY Body Care Basics – 6:30-8:30pm. No reason to settle for 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. Pereira Produce & Health, 2109 Casa de Oro St, Navarre. 850-499-3670. PereiraProduceAndHealth.Weebly.com.
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. Unlock the Door to a Healthy Pelvic Floor – 1-3pm. A healthy pelvic floor is important to optimal health. Imbalances and injury show up elsewhere in the body. Learn techniques from yoga, myofascial release and Pilates to create pelvic floor awareness, balance and vibrant health. $25. URU Yoga Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-377-5334. URUYoga.com.
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
Kombucha 101 – 6:30-8pm. Learn how easy and inexpensive it can be 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 dig into 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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Advanced Ascension Work with Alice McCall – 9:30pm-12:30pm. Ongoing bi-monthly work. Understand the pathway to your spiritual growth and the ongoing planetary changes. Supportive of personal and global transformation. Teleconference with Alice McCall. $55. Reservations: 850-5855496. AliceMcCall@earthlink.net. HealingPath.info.
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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. HealingPath.info.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Y.O.U. Yard Sale – 7am-1pm. The proceeds from the sale, which is run by The Youth of Unity (Y.O.U.), will help youth attend spiritual retreats. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Ave, Pensacola. Rick Campbell: 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Relaxation with Essential Oils – 7:15-8:45pm. Balance the nervous system with yoga, relaxation techniques and essential oils. Practice relaxation techniques using oils to maintain physical and mental well-being, reduce daily stress, and approach daily life calmly and consciously. Wear comfortable clothing. $5. Unity of Pensacola Fellowship Hall, 716 North 9th Ave, Pensacola. 850-572-6562. StaceyVann@msn.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 DIY Green Cleaning – 6:30-8pm. Create your own cleaning supplies, from carpet machine shampoo to oven cleaner to car wash. Baking soda and vinegar only go so far. Learn how 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.
monday Equipment Classes – 12-1pm. Mon & Thur. Intermediate level using reformers and towers. Create strength, flexibility and great posture with proper spinal alignment - super charge your lunch hour. $30/drop-in, $25/account. Pilates Core Training, 1310 B Dunmire St, Dunmire Village, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. CCFA Restorative Pilates Mat Class – 5:306:30pm. Restorative Pilates mat class specifically tailored to those battling digestive disorders. This class will focus on restoring the overall body by using Joseph Pilates’ core principles & mat class repertoire. Physical sequences will be gentle to the body, in particular to the abdomen, while creating strength, balance, and flexibility. Free. Community Education Room, Ever’man’s Co-Op, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. PensacolaCCFASG@gmail.com. CCFA Support Group: Pensacola – 6:30-7:30pm. 1st Mon. The Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) offers a local support group where patients, family members, and caregivers can connect to others living with these diseases. Free. Community Education Room, Ever’man’s Co-Op, 315 W Garden St, Pensacola. PensacolaCCFASG@gmail.com. Open Mic with Mike – 7-9pm. 2nd and 4th Mon. Musician and sound guru Michael Domulot invites you to share your talents. Join in the jam, play a song or recite some poetry. All funds raised from the love offering are for use by Unity’s music ministry. Love offering. Fellowship Hall, Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Ave, Pensacola. 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org.
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just one hour of corrective movement exercises $15/ drop-in rate. $10/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1310 B Dunmire St, Dunmire Village, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Gentle Yoga in Milton – 9:15am. A gentle approach to exploring the body with yoga postures, breathing and meditation. Stress, tension and pain are released in order to enjoy life in a new way. West Florida Budokan, 5719 Hwy 90, Milton. Irmi Presutto: 850-686-1246. Yoga-With-Irmi.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. Truth on Tap – 6pm. Last Tue. Rev Jamie Sanders leads discussions at a pub. Jamie puts interesting spiritual topics to guests for discussion over food and drink. Individuals purchase their own food and drink. Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 North 12th Ave, Ste 111, Pensacola. 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org. Meditation – 6-7pm. 1st Tue. Reverend Jamie Sanders leads guided meditation. Meditation offers innumerable benefits for your body, mind and spirit. The rest is deeper than the deepest sleep. The deeper your rest, the more dynamic your activity. Love offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Ave, Pensacola. 850-438-2277. UnityPNS.org.
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Tuesday Night Movie – 6-8pm. Join a viewing of A Global Quest, the second series from The Truth About Cancer video series. Learn the true history of chemotherapy and the pharmaceuticals, essential oils, cancer-causing viruses, cancer stem cells, gmos, and much, much more. Free. Old Thyme Remedies, 2475 E Nine Mile Rd, Ste E, Pensacola. 850-912-6996. OldThymeRemedies.com.
Mat Day – 8:30-10:45am. Tues and Thur. Advanced 8:30-9:30am; beginning 9:45-10:45am. Increase strength and flexibility and see how you feel after
Twin Hearts Meditation and Healing Clinic – 7:15-8:15pm. Promoting stress reduction and general wellness. Protocols for most physical and emotional ailments. Thanks for bringing canned food for
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wednesday Transmission: Group Meditation for the New Age – 7:15-8:30pm. Transmission Meditation is a world service (karma yoga) and one of the most potent personal development techniques (laya yoga) available today. Simple, non-denominational. Free. Ever’man’s Educational Center, 315 West Garden St, Pensacola. 850-417-7294.
thursday Mat Day – 8:30-10:45am. Tues and Thur. Advanced 8:30-9:30am; beginning 9:45-10:45am. Increase strength and flexibility and see how you feel after just one hour of corrective movement exercises $15/ drop-in rate. $10/account rate. Pilates Core Training, 1310 B Dunmire St, Dunmire Village, Pensacola. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Gentle Yoga in Milton – 9:15am. A gentle approach to exploring the body with yoga postures, breathing and meditation. Stress, tension and pain are released in order to enjoy life in a new way. West Florida Budokan, 5719 Hwy 90, Milton. Irmi Presutto: 850-686-1246. Yoga-With-Irmi.com. Old Thyme Remedies Hands on Workshop – 11am. 3rd Thur. Learn medicinal properties of herbs and/or oils, simple remedy making and how to use and dose herbal remedies. Included in our workshops are the supplies, samples, notes, and lots of recipes to take home. $20-$35. Old Thyme Remedies, 2475 E 9 Mile Rd, Ste E, Pensacola. 850-516-7655. OldThymeRemedies.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. Old Thyme Remedies Hands on Workshop – 6-7:30pm. 3rd Thur. Learn medicinal properties of herbs and/or oils, simple remedy making and how to use and dose herbal remedies. Included in our workshops are the supplies, samples, notes, and lots of recipes to take home. $20-$35. Old Thyme Remedies, 2475 E 9 Mile Rd, Ste E, Pensacola. 850-516-7655. OldThymeRemedies.com.
friday Fitness Yoga – 8-9am. Class focuses on fitness and endurance, building strength for your asana practice while increasing endurance for the rest of your life. There will be moments of high intensity bursts mixed with vinyassa flow to help the muscles recover. $12/drop-in, $7/student. URU Yoga Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Suite 26, Gulf Breeze. 850-377-5334. URUYoga.com. Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast - Gulf Breeze Networking Meeting – 11am-1pm. 3rd Fri. Women’s
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networking group in the Gulf Coast area. Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast has been meeting for over 10 years connecting women together to utilize resources and connections to help them grow personally and professionally. Donation. Hampton Inn & Suites, 311 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze. Info: 850-529-0908. PowerfulWomenGulfCoast.com. Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast - Pensacola Networking Meeting – 11am-1:30pm. 1st Fri. Women’s networking group in the Gulf Coast area. Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast has been meeting for over 10 years connecting women together to utilize resources and connections to help them grow personally and professionally. Donation. Gulf Coast Kid’s House, 3401 N 12th Ave, (enter via the side entrance), Pensacola. Info: 850-529-0908. PowerfulWomenGulfCoast.com. First Fridays at Bikram Yoga – 4:30-6pm. 1st Fri. Class for new clients. Please arrive 15 minutes before class time. Mat and towel available for rent. Free for new clients. Bikram Yoga Pensacola, 1151 Office Woods Dr, Ste C, Pensacola. 850-912-8668. BikramYogaPensacola.com. Community Yoga Class – 6-7:15pm. This is a mindful vinyasa practice that will lead into a yin class in which you will hold poses. This is a community class. $5. URU Yoga Gulf Breeze, 913 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Suite 26, Gulf Breeze. 850-3775334. URUYoga.com.
saturday Gentle Yoga in Milton – 9:15am. A gentle approach to exploring the body with yoga postures, breathing and meditation. Stress, tension and pain are released in order to enjoy life in a new way. West Florida Budokan, 5719 Hwy 90, Milton. Irmi Presutto: 850686-1246. Yoga-With-Irmi.com. Metaphysical Book Club – 10-11am. Weekly Book Club led by Tullio Lowd. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in a tranquil setting while discussing various books consistent with Unity principles. The current book is The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer. Love offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 N 9th Ave, Fellowship Hall, Pensacola. 850-434-5513. UnityPNS.org. 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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CHELATION DR. EDDIE ZANT, MD
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BIOFEEDBACK TERESA BROWN
1211 East Strong St, Pensacola 850-206-1853 TeresaBrown.net Experienced intuitive medium, public speaker, and author. Find peace, healing and renewal of energy through energetic clearing, past life regression and spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or by phone. See ad, page 4.
COACHING/COUNSELING REALIZE UNLIMITED
Florence Doisneau 954-826-9172 Florence@RealizeUnlimited.com Florence Doisneau is a Certified Life Coach encouraging clients towards self-actualization. Providing tools/practices for a meaningful/joyful life. Masters Mgmt/Bodywork Therapies; in training NLP Practitioner; 200hrs CYT. See ad, page 15.
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CRYOTHERAPY 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 15.
DENTISTRY DR DAYTON HART, DMD
IAOMT Protocol 225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com Free book: Mercury Free Dentistry. Ozone, laser no-suture gum surgery, test for compatible materials, cavity-causing bacteria. Examine for gum disease bacteria. Laser cavity diagnoses, saliva, ph check, oral galvanic screening; no fluoride. See ad, page 4.
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 13 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; glutenfree, dairy-free. Whole food cooking, juicing, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and raw food classes are available. See ad, page 29.
ESSENTIAL OILS LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR
Young Living Educator, Sponsor #327923 850-380-4943 LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123 Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of therapeuticgrade essential oils and supplements. Contact us for personal consultations, inhome classes, household products, health supplements, diffusers, group presentations and business training. See ad, page 8.
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 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH FOOD STORE 5533 Highway 90 850-994-3606 AlternativeHealthFoodStore.com Alternative Health Food Store Since 1998.
ESTHER’S GARDEN OF HEALING, LLC 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.
EVER’MAN COOPERATIVE GROCERY & CAFE 315 W Garden St, Pensacola 850-438-0402 • EverMan.org
Natural and certified organic products, vitamin supplements, local and organic produce, whole-some baked goods, hot deli lunches, environmentally friendly products, and educational classes and events. Mon-Sat, 7am-9pm; Sun, 10am-7pm. See ad, page 31.
HOMEOVITALITY USA Virginia Biasizzo, NDTP 617-99-6979 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.
OLD THYME REMEDIES
Theresa Ellis and Beth Workman 2475 E 9 Mile Rd, Ste E, Pensacola 850-912-6996 • OldThymeRemedies.com Offers more than 200 varieties of loose herbs, top brands of essential oils, tools and accessories, herbal formulas and homeopathics, ionic foot detox and infrared sauna. Kangen water is also available. See ad, page 8.
Educated and friendly Staff, Quality Vitamins & Supplements.Essential Oils for a healthy lifestyle. Natural Health Assessments: Iridology Tongue and Fingernail Assessment, Reflex Nutrition Assessment. By appointment, $50. See ad, page 27.
PENSACOLA NATURAL FOODS, INC 916 W Michigan Ave, Unit C, Pensacola 850-433-8583 PensacolaNaturalFoods.com
1 5 % o ff v i t a m i n s , h e r b s , homeopathics. 10% off groceries for military. Natural and organic groceries; wheat-, dairy-, glutenfree foods; nitrate-free meats, poultry; low-carb foods; organic wine, beer; locally-made jewelry, soaps, candles. Bulk discounts. See ad, page 42.
HEALING ART TERESA BROWN
1211 East Strong St, Pensacola 850-206-1853 TeresaBrown.net Experienced intuitive medium, public speaker and author. Find peace, healing and renewal of energy through energetic clearing, past life regression and spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or by phone. See ad, page 4.
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.
HERBAL MEDICINE OLD THYME REMEDIES
Theresa Ellis and Beth Workman 2475 E 9 Mile Rd, Ste E, Pensacola 850-912-6996 • OldThymeRemedies.com Offers more than 200 varieties of loose herbs, top brands of essential oils, tools and accessories, herbal formulas and homeopathics, ionic foot detox and infrared sauna. Kangen water is also available. See ad, page 8.
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HOLISTIC 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 5.
INTEGRATIVE GENERAL PRACTICE Benjamin L. Konell, DO Teresa Brown-Konell 1211 E Strong St, Pensacola 850-776-1076
Dr. Konell’s focus is treating the whole person, rather than illness alone. In his practice, which he calls an art, he utilizes osteopathic manipulation to facilitate diagnosing and treating disease. His intention is to open blockages in the lymphatic and musculoskeletal systems to restore natural health and well-being. See ad, page 4.
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Venus Legacy Master Technician Wellness Coach 210 E. Intendencia St, Pensacola 850-725-8746 • RejuvaTrim.com We offer non-invasive solutions for face lift, tummy tuck, liposuction and cellulite. Other services include M’lis Body Contour Detox Wraps and Infrared Jade Sauna Therapy. See ad, page 35.
IRIDOLOGY CHRISTINA MASON CNHP, MH
Certified Natural Health Professional Herbs & Things, 2600 W Nine Mile Rd, Ste 10, Palm Creek Plaza, Pensacola TheDirtSuitDr@gmail.com• 850-206-5603 Master Herbalist. Holistic Counseling to support body systems for self care. Applies a variety of tools to assess nutritional and vitamin deficiency includeing digital iridology, tongue and fingernail assessment.
LIFE COACH SUSAN JOHNSTON, CCHT
Intuitive Life Path Coach Dunmire Village, Pensacola 850-910-4048 • SusanMJohnston.com Life coach, soul guide and certified hypnotherapist offering traditional/ holistic healing and teachings of energy and life skills. Custom tailored for individuals, children thru adults. Specializing in working with empaths and highly sensitive people. Office/Phone Appts.
BIKRAM HOT YOGA PENSACOLA 1151 Office Woods Dr 850-912-8668 BikramYogaPensacola.com
Bikram Yoga is the original hot yoga sequence! This 26 posture method is combined with specific heat that will systematically work the entire body to maintain optimum health and happiness. See ad, page 19.
HYPNOSIS MAIA RIZZI, CCHT
Graduate of State-Licensed School Clinical Hypnotherapist Pensacola • 850-291-8041 MaiaRizzi33@gmail.com
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE BARBARA BRUNI
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Hypnosis is approved by the National Institute of Health for promoting wellness and healing. It is powerful for dealing with trauma, reducing fear and anxiety. Nonsmoking, weight loss, insomnia, resolving emotions, motivational issues. Complimentary CD’s. See ad, page 42.
Myofascial release treats the entire myofascial mind/body complex, eliminating the pressure of the restricted myofascial system (the straight-jacket) that causes painful symptoms. LMT # MA64267. See ad, page 39.
NATURAL HEALTH CARE OLD THYME REMEDIES
Theresa Ellis and Beth Workman 2475 E 9 Mile Rd, Ste E, Pensacola 850-912-6996 • OldThymeRemedies.com Offers more than 200 varieties of loose herbs, top brands of essential oils, tools and accessories, herbal formulas and homeopathics, ionic foot detox and infrared sauna. Kangen water is also available. See ad, page 8.
NEUROFEEDBACK DR DEBORAH R SIMKIN, MD
DFAACAP, Diplomat 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.
OXYGEN THERAPY 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. See ad, page 43.
PAIN MANAGEMENT MAIA RIZZI, CCHT
Graduate of State-Licensed School Clinical Hypnotherapist Pensacola • 850-291-8041 MaiaRizzi33@gmail.com Hypnosis is approved by N.I.H. as a scientific approach to pain management. Used also for pre-op preparation and post op accelerated healing; chronic pain management, all with no side effects. Complimentary CD’s. See ad, page 42.
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PAST LIFE REGRESSION MAIA RIZZI, CCHT
Graduate of State-Licensed School Clinical Hypnotherapist Pensacola • 850-291-8041 MaiaRizzi33@gmail.com Whether you believe in past lives or not, regressions gives us important information about the state of our integral self. It is a fascinating journey into deeper spiritual realms not accessible to our conscious minds. See ad, page 42.
PURE PILATES
Gulf Breeze Proper 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy • 850-932-3424 Downtown Pensacola 426 S Palafox • 850-607-2772 PurePilatesPensacola.com Join us at Pure to experience the largest Pilates studio on t h e c o a s t . Va r i e t y o f equipment and mat classes are offered 6 days a week. Tone your core with Pure.
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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 5.
PEST CONTROL - ORGANIC EARTH’S CHOICE PEST SOLUTIONS
850-382-3820 • BestPestChoice.com Van@BestPestChoice.com Natural and organic pest solutions. State certified with 14 years of experience. Child and pet friendly. No dousing baseboards with pesticides. 110% money back guarantee.
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Get out of pain once and for all. Treat the source, not the symptom. Enjoy moving freely in a more organized, comfortable and balanced body. See ad, page 12.
SLEEP DISORDERS DR SUSAN WELCH, FAGD
106 Wright Pkwy SW, FWB 850-243-1534 WrightParkwayDentalCenter.com Healthy digestion, well aligned physical structure, proper breathing and a good 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 13 and 33.
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SPIRITUAL CENTER UNITY OF PENSACOLA
Jamie Sanders, Minister 716 N 9th, Pensacola 850-438-2277 • UnityPNS.org Unity of Pensacola offers spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living. We provide philosophy that is spiritual, not religious, and love-based, not fear-based. Rev. Jamie Sanders offers spiritual counseling. See ad, page 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. See ad, page 39.
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. See ad, page 39.
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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. See ad, page 39.
Screening with thermography can detect abnormalities in the very earliest stages cardiovascular, breast thyroid, hormonal digestive, diabetes, TMJ. Also offering personalized healthcare assessments and organic botanical supplements.
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