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Trekking as Pilgrimage A Literal Path to Personal Growth

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2013 Chiropractic Guide & Resource

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

22 EASING EARTH’S RISING FEVER

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The Right Steps Now Can Avert the Worst of It

by Christine MacDonald

26 SHOP WITH THE

PLANET IN MIND

Daily Choices Help

Counter Climate Change

by Christine MacDonald

28 ENERGY HEALING

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COMES OF AGE

A Historic Milestone in Complementary Medicine

by Linda Sechrist

30 TREKKING AS PILGRIMAGE

A Literal Path to Personal Growth

by Sarah Todd

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32 STARRY-EYED KIDS

Clear Skies, Cool Nights

Open Vast Vistas

by Randy Kambic

34 ANCESTRAL DIETS

A Lighter Shade of Paleo

by Sayer Ji and Tania Melkonian

38 THE POWER OF ONE Julia Butterfly Hill Ask “What’s Your Tree”

by Judith Fertig

40 PARROTING

A WILD DIET

Fresh Forage Feeds

Birds Well

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newsbriefs Ester Nicholson To Appear at Unity of Pensacola

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nity of Pensacola presents Ester Nicholson, a teacher, therapist, speaker and renowned vocalist, to speak and perform at 10 a.m., October 13. At 1 p.m., she will lead Make Room for a Miracle – a Soul Recovery Forgiveness Workshop.

Nicholson, author of Soul Recovery – 12 Keys to Healing Addiction, just released by Hay House Publishing, survived the ravages of addiction to realize Ester Nicholson something truly extraordinary… how to transform addiction into power.

Hers is a story that speaks not only to those who’ve faced addiction to alcohol or drugs. It’s also a profound means for anyone that has lost connection with their true identity and found themselves addicted to fear, materialism or a deep sense of unworthiness. “The intersection between a spiritual sense of wholeness and the accountability of the 12step process is where we can make the greatest contribution to people’s lives,” says Nicholson.

Workshop cost is $25. Location: 716 N. Ninth Ave., Pensacola.

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Raw Food Retreat in Virginia

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etsy LeGallais, owner of Sagacity Wellness, is putting on a raw food retreat from October 18 to 20 at River Walk Cabins in Meadows of Dan, in Virginia, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The weekend includes all meals, lodging and a welcome basket full of local area treats and wines.

With raw food classes, Reiki meditation sessions, hiking along the River of Dan and an afternoon tour of three local wineries, the River Walk Cabins and surrounding lodges are the perfect backdrop for this cleansing, relaxing weekend.

For golfing guests, the five-star Primland Resort is only minutes away. This is the perfect opportunity for personal growth or even a romantic couples getaway during the peak of leafturning season.

Cost is $875 (PayPal accepted). RSVP by Oct. 10. Reservations and accommodations are first-come first-served basis.

Location: River Walk Cabins, 4444 Jeb Stuart Hwy., Meadows of Dan, VA. For more information, call 850-529-5513, email Betsy@SagacityWellness.com or visit SagacityWellness.com.

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r. Sheryl Roe, a licensed and nationally certified acupuncture physician, and several local healers will offer their services and consultation, one-on-one with guests, from 1 to 4 p.m., November 2, and refreshments will be served. “At our Harvest Open House event, attendees may come in any time during those three hours to meet with the different practitioners. It’s the perfect way to explore a sampling of alternative and complementary practices we offer here,” says. Roe.

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Acupuncture’s Growing Acceptance

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ne in 10 American adults has received acupuncture at least once and nearly half of them say they are “extremely” or “very” satisfied with their treatment, according to a survey sponsored by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Sixty percent of survey respondents readily accepted the idea of acupuncture as a treatment option, and 20 percent have used other forms of Oriental medicine, including herbs and Chinese bodywork.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed on Oct. 24. For more information, visit aomday.org.

More Plastics, More Obese Kids

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causal link between the worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity and phthalates commonly used in soft plastics, packaging and many personal care products is becoming more evident. A Korean study from Sanggye Paik Hospital at the Inje University College of Medicine, in Seoul, shows that the risk of childhood obesity increases with the level of DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) in the bloodstream.

The study indicates that phthalates may change gene expression associated with fat metabolism. DEHP in particular is a suspected endocrine disruptor, or hormone-altering agent. Children with the highest DEHP levels were nearly five times more likely of being obese than children with the lowest levels. The scientists studied 204 children ages 6 to 13, of whom 105 were obese.

A chemical commonly used to soften plastics, DEHP is found in some children’s toys, as well as myriad household items. Phthalates can be found in pacifiers, plastic food packaging, medical equipment and building materials like vinyl flooring. Personal care products such as soap, shampoo and nail polish may also contain phthalates.

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Cavities are Contagious

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an a kiss lead to a cavity? Yes, says Middleton, Wisconsin, Dentist Chris Kammer, president of The American Academy of Oral Systemic Health. He contends that cavities can be caused by bacteria that are passed from one person to another, just like a cold or the flu.

“We aren’t born with tooth decay-causing bacteria,” says Kammer. “At some point, it is introduced to us from an external source, usually a family member,” through sharing food utensils, licking pacifiers, kissing and more.

“Then it takes up residence in our mouths, where it is fed by sugars, which cause the bacteria to produce acid.”

Cavity-causing bacteria can be transmitted by sharing food, by drinking out of the same glass and by toothbrushes that make contact with the bathroom counter.

If bacteria is not removed from teeth (existing in a protective biofilm called plaque), the acid byproduct is able to directly reach and soften tooth surfaces, creating the holes called cavities.

Easy solutions to the problem start with good oral hygiene for both parents and kids and proper brushing from a very young age, starting with finger brushing as soon as the first tooth erupts. Kammer advises making it fun and thus habit-forming when kids become old enough to do it themselves; one new interactive toothbrush times kids to ensure they brush the dentist-recommended two minutes.

Mercury RAISES Risk of Diabetes AND Heart Attacks

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xposure to mercury in young adulthood can trigger serious health issues later in life, according to two recent studies. New Indiana University research confirmed a link between mercury exposure and diabetes in young adults ages 20 to 32 at the beginning of the study in 1987, and was periodically reassessed six times through 2005. Those with high mercury levels at the beginning of the study were 65 percent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes as they aged.

Also, Swedish researchers report that high mercury levels from eating contaminated fish leads to a higher risk for heart attacks in men. However, eating clean coldwater fish high in healthy omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon, countered the increased risk from the mercury exposure, according to conclusions published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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The Tourists Robert Lacy The penguin family traipsing through a jungle in cover artist Robert Lacy’s colorful painting, The Tourists, could be interpreted as a statement about global warming. The whimsy with which Lacy painted the subject imbues an attention-getting lightheartedness.

Painting has been Lacy’s hobby since his early years. Not content with just one artistic medium, photography is another long-held passion. When reflecting on the two media, Lacy says, “I view photography and painting as two sides of the same coin. I’ve found that painting can take us places the camera cannot, and vice versa.”

When he was 8 years old, his mother gave him a Kodak Box Brownie camera—one of a long-running popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras. It was intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use; it directed his life path. Fast forward to 2005 when photography became Lacy’s full-time endeavor. That year, he won Denmark’s designation as Panasonic Batteries’ Amateur Photographer of the Year.

In addition to his dual creative pursuits, Lacy illustrated the children’s book, I Have Been to Africa. For the past 16 years, he has made his home in Denmark with his Danish wife and their children.

View the artist’s portfolio at FineArt America.com/profiles/robert-lacy.html.

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October is National Spinal Health Month

A healthy spine is more than the basis of good posture—it is a harbinger of sound emotional and physical health, according to practitioners of holistic chiropractic care. Those seeking relief from back pain and other common spinerelated conditions might do well to exchange pain-masking drugs for more lasting relief from professional adjustments.

All chiropractic can be considered alternative medicine, because practitioners do not prescribe drugs or surgery. Instead, these doctors rely on manual therapies such as spinal manipulation to improve function and provide pain relief for conditions ranging from simple sprains and strains to herniated discs and sciatica. Yet, holistic chiropractors go beyond treatment of structural problems, like a misaligned spine, to address root causes.

Michael Roth, a Ventura, California, chiropractor who has been practicing holistic methods for nearly 20 years, points out that, “Basic spinal manipulation does not address the mind-body connection. A holistic chiropractor recognizes that symptoms are the body’s way of adapting to some environmental stressor. If the spine is adapting to a stressor, that’s not the cause of the problem, simply the effect.”

Holistic chiropractors typically can suggest complementary measures such as massage, yoga, naturopathy or physical therapy for a more integrated and comprehensive treatment approach. Beyond adjusting the spine, they may also prescribe adjustments to diet, exercise and other lifestyle elements, depending on their understanding of an individual’s optimum path to wellness.

Before placing one’s care in someone else’s hands, ask for credentials and seek out reviews from former patients. Good health—and a happy spine—begin with an educated and empowered patient.

ChiroHealthy.com includes a database of licensed chiropractors, searchable by zip code. For a list of local holistic chiropractors, see pages 164-15.

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globalbriefs Suffocating Earth

Accelerating Amazon Deforestation After more than six years of steady decline, the deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon, which serves as vital lungs for the planet, more than doubled in just six months this year, according to the nonprofit research institute Imazon. Observers blame the increase in part on Brazil’s weakened Forest Code, established to protect the rainforest by limiting how much land can be cleared and developed. Senior researcher Paulo Barreto explains, “Imazon uses satellite images to evaluate the deforestation monthly.”

In May 2012, the Brazilian Congress changed the Legal Reserve rule that requires landowners to keep 80 percent of their property forested by eliminating mandatory fines as long as the land is reforested. But enforcement is difficult and the land is often used for growing cash crops such as soybeans or raising cattle.

New guidelines also allow clear-cutting closer to riverbanks, and environmentalists are alarmed about threats to biodiversity. Additionally, 60 new dams are on the government’s agenda.

Source: Living on Earth (loe.org)

Fossil-Fuel Freedom

New York State Could Achieve It by 2050 A new study lays out how New York State’s entire demand for end-use power could be provided by wind (50 percent), solar (38 percent) and geothermal (5 percent), plus wave and tidal energy sources. This ambitious goal could be achieved by 2050, when all conventional fossil fuel generation would be completely phased out.

The plan also generates a large net increase in jobs.

Mark Jacobson, a co-author of the study and professor of civil and environmental engineering at California’s Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, analyzes how energy technologies impact the atmosphere and how society can transition rapidly to clean and renewable energy sources if we integrate production and energy use in a systems perspective.

Robert Howarth, Ph.D., the senior co-author and a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, in New York, has been tackling climate change and its consequences since the 1970s. He says, “Many pundits tell us that solar, wind, etc., are great conceptually, but that it will take many decades to start to make these technologies economically feasible.” However, “New York is one of the larger economies in the world, and New York City is the most energyefficient city in the U.S.” natural awakenings

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he theme for 2013 is “Get Vertical,” encouraging Americans to get off their duffs, out of their office chairs and sofas, and into physical activity.

Chiropractic is more than a cure for back pain, focusing on disorders of the entire musculoskeletal and nervous systems. The spine, which carries nerves to all parts of the body, is the focus of the chiropractor’s hands, reducing pain and restoring or enhancing joint function.

For newcomers to chiropractic, some of the terms may be unknown or confusing. This glossary, provided by and used with permission from the Kansas Chiropractic Foundation (KansasChiroFoundation.org) provides definitions of terms and explanations of procedures.

Natural Awakenings’ 2013 Chiropractic Guide

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Chiropractic Techniques Lend a Helping Hand

Activator

Classified as a light force technique, which was designed by Dr. Arlan Fuhr. It employees a small handheld instrument which delivers a quick and precise adjustment to the spine to help reduce subluxations.

Acupressure

Acupressure is manual pressure applied to specific acupuncture points with the intention of stimulating neurological flow to various organs, glands or tissues, with the purpose of returning the body to a normal status.

National Chiropractic Health Month, celebrated in October, looks at the importance of joint health at all stages of life, and what people can do to keep their joints functioning properly. The annual celebration is an outreach program of Acupuncture the American Chiropractic Association (ACA).

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using needles, and electrical/or manual stimulation of reflex centers throughout the body to create change within organs, glands, and tissues with intent to return the body to normal function.

Adjustment

A specific directional thrust maneuver or application of forces applied to a subluxated vertebra that moves the vertebra to reduce and/or correct the vertebral misalignment, thus improving the neurological part of the vertebral problem along with helping affected tissues and body functions.

Cox Technique

Dr. Cox has developed a technique of “flexion/disc-traction” which pulls the bulging intervertebral discs and tissues away from the spinal cord and the spinal nerves. This technique incorporates a special table that breaks away and flexes downward while performing the tractioning maneuver.

Chiropractic Adjustment

This term refers to a wide variety of specific manual interventions that may be high or low velocity; short or long lever; high or low amplitude; with or without recoil. Chiropractic adjustments are directed at specific regions of the vertebral spine. The purpose of the Chiropractic adjustment is to correct vertebral subluxations, which can cause issues with the biomechanical and physiological structures of the spine.

Chiropractic Analysis

A chiropractic analysis is performed on a routine basis to determine the patient’s need for spinal adjustments. A chiropractic analysis may include (but certainly is not limited to) two or more

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of the following procedures: instrumentation (skin temperature differential analysis), chiropractic X-ray analysis, spinal static and motion palpation, postural analysis, leg-length comparison tests, muscle strength measures, and other chiropractic analysis procedures.

Chiropractic Assessment

The process of combining the clinical analysis to determine the best mode to address and monitor the correction of vertebral subluxation and other malpositioned articulations and structures.

Chiropractic Care

This term refers to the behaviors, methods, procedures, etc., that chiropractic practitioners employ in the case-management of patients.

Chiropractic Diagnosis

Necessary in the professional judgment of the attending doctor of chiropractic to determine the need for care and, in particular, to detect the presence, location and nature of chiropractic lesions (subluxation and attendant biomechanical, biochemical, structural and neurophysiological problems, etc.) and prepare and administer an appropriate course of care within the realm of chiropractic.

Chiropractic Practice Objective

Reduce or correct vertebral subluxations and other body alignment issues in a safe and effective manner.

new bone. Calcium deposits eventually can build up around a vertebrae and become an ongoing case of subluxation degeneration.

Diathermy

Therapeutic measure used in medicine to generate heat in the body tissues.

Electrodes and other instruments are used to transmit electric current to surface structures, thereby increasing the local blood circulation and facilitating and accelerating the process of absorption and repair. The heat works like fever to increase the blood flow to the areas that need more blood to bring in white blood cells and red blood cells and antibodies to reduce infection and cause increased healing in a much shorter period of time. It is used a lot for sinus infections, ear infections, bronchitis and pneumonia.

Diversified

Taught at most major chiropractic colleges. It is primarily the use of the practitioner’s hands to make the spinal correction. Many times an audible snap or pop will be heard as the correction is made.

Drugless Profession

Chiropractic is a drugless health care profession. Doctors of chiropractic do not prescribe or issue drugs to their patients.

Electrotherapy

The body’s response to injury is to form

Electrotherapy pertains to the use of electrical stimulation of the body. It may be used to control pain, increase blood and lymphatic circulation, reduce muscle spasm, relax or stimulate the nervous system or aid in the healing process.

Physical Therapist

pain management

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Geriatrics

termined by objective changes in body parameters, such as leg length, etc.

Network Chiropractic releases spinal imprints or facilitation caused by physical, emotional or chemical stress, and promotes overall wellness.

Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and extensively trained to diagnose and treat people of all ages. Seniors may be treated with a light, medium or firm adjustment depending on their age, degree of degeneration etc. There are doctors of chiropractic specializing in the treatment of elderly patients.

Nimmo

Developed by Dr. Nimmo, uses thumb, elbow or a “Nimmo Tee” to apply pressure to trigger points to reduce pain and edema associated with the subluxation complex.

Gonstead

Dr. Clarence Gonstead deveoped Gonstead technique. It adopts the use of the doctor’s hands to make corrections of the spine. The doctor may use the side posture position (lumbar roll) to adjust the lumbar spine, knee chest table to correct thoracic (mid shoulder) problems and the cervical chair to correct cervical (neck) problems while the patient remains seated. This technique is also taught in most chiropractic colleges.

Non Force

Non Force refers to a light chiropractic adjusting force which is administered to correct a spinal subluxation. Example: Activator, SOT, Trigger Point Therapy, Logan Basic etc.

Nucca/Grostic

Holistic

Holistic health care is the art and science of regaining health by treating man as a functioning whole. Health is attained by creating a natural balance of environment, diet, water, rest, exercise, emotional well-being and proper neurological balance.

ICE/IME

Independent chiropractic or medical examination is an examination which is usually conducted at the request of an insurance company that wants an independent examination by a doctor other than the treating doctor for the determination of maximum medical improvement or degree of impairment.

Interferential Electro-Therapy

It is a therapeutic treatment to aid in the relief of pain and the promotion of soft tissue healing. It works by tiny amounts of electrical impulses are induced into the tissues in the vicinity of the injury.

Where these waves intersect below the surface of the skin, a low-frequency stimulation is created. This prompts the body to secrete endorphins and other natural painkillers to help relieve pain.

Intersegmental Traction

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works by the patient lying face up on a bench table, which has roller-type cams beneath its surface. These rollers can slowly travel the length of the spine, stretching spinal joints.

Kinesiology

The art and science of testing the strength of certain muscles to determine areas of vertebral subluxations, neurological deficits, and certain types of nutritional deficiencies. Also known as Applied Kinesiology.

Manipulation

A non-specific manual procedure that involves a directed thrust to move a joint past its physiological range of motion.

Massage

Many doctors of chiropractic incorporate a massage therapist within their office. Massage is used to increase circulation of blood and lymphatics, help with pain reduction, and provided increased motion.

Network

The integration of chiropractic techniques, which utilized light touch or taps to relieve spinal tension to clear the body of nervous interference. Major differences in approach is the sequence or timing of adjustments which are de-

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This upper cervical technique which involves a specific system of x-ray analysis to determine the subluxation complex. The spinal adjustment is delivered manually but at a very specific angle.

Nutrition

Nutrition is the art and science of correcting dietary deficiencies, which can result in abnormal tissue function and certain disease processes. Some doctors prescribe specific vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes, herbs, etc., for various health problems with emphasis placed on changing overall dietary habits.

Orthopedics

Orthopedics pertains to the correction and prevention of skeletal and joint disjunction. There are chiropractors that take additional post-graduate classes in orthopedics and specialize in more in-depth injuries sustained to the spine or extremity joints.

Orthotics

Orthopedic devices designed to treat or adjust various biomechanical foot disorders. Orthotic is placed in the patient’s shoe and helps keep the foot in proper alignment. Almost anyone can achieve some benefit from an orthotic.

Your feet should not hurt. Pain is the body’s way of warning you something is wrong. If you ignore your pain, the condition causing it could become worse.

Chiropractic Care for Children

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ust like adults, children have bones, joints, nerves, and muscles that require care. Babies experience several physical milestones during their first year of life that place an increased demand on the neuromusculoskeletal system that increase the likelihood of injury and need for chiropractic adjustments.

The journey down the birth canal is demanding on an infant’s body, but the combined stress of pulling, twisting and extending the neck of the child during the birthing process puts the spine at risk. Add the extra stress of a difficult or assisted birth (forceps or vacuum extractions), and it is not surprising that one of the most common injuries resulting from childbirth is the cervical subluxation, in which one of the vertebrae in the neck becomes misaligned.

The first sign that there may be a problem with a baby is that the head is always turned to one side. More subtle signs include always breastfeeding on one side or a reluctance to turn the head to one side. The importance of proper spinal alignment is realized when we learn how the body is put together. Every nerve that exits the spine is in control of every part of the body. Therefore, subluxations (misalignment) may cause problems like asthma, colic or ear infections. That is why it is so important to have a newborn checked in order to give him or her the best chance to develop as properly and healthy as possible.

Another stage of an infant’s development that is particularly challenging is crawling, which initiates the development of curves in our spine. Crawling also helps with the coordination of opposite arm-leg movements required for good posture and proper brain communication with the body.

That’s why it’s so important not to push walking too fast.

The foundation for proper posture when standing and sitting begins with crawling. Any restrictions or imbalances of the spine could lead to an abnormal curvature formation such as scoliosis. Chiropractic adjustments are crucial at this stage to ensure spinal curves form correctly.

Learning to walk is another important milestone in a child’s musculoskeletal growth, because weight-bearing activity stimulates bone growth. Standing is key in the development of bone strength. When learning to walk, children fall down hundreds of times or hit their heads on corners or tables, which may misalign bones in their spine. If we want our children to grow up with a strong, balanced spine, a trip to the chiropractor is a necessity.

As children begin to get older, they become involved with sports and athletic activity that may cause injury or spinal misalignments. This is another great time to have a child’s spine examined by a chiropractor in order to maximize healing and recovery. Proper spinal alignment is critical in order to have an optimally functioning nervous system and healthy life.

April Lee is a doctor of chiropractic medicine at Bluewater Chiropractic, 4400 Hwy 20 E, Niceville. For more information, call 850-897-1177 or visit BluewaterChiropractic.com.

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Palmer

Palmer College was the first college of chiropractic in the world. The Palmer Method places a strong emphasis on correcting the spinal subluxation and establishing a normal neurological balance to all tissues of the body. All additional therapies such as physical therapy, nutrition, etc., would be considered secondary after the correction of spinal subluxation.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics pertains to the use of chiropractic care for young children. Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and extensively trained to diagnose and treat people of all ages, using a gentler type of treatment for children. There are doctors of chiropractic who specialize in pediatrics.

Pettibon

This technique was originated by a Dr. Pettibon who used his background in engineering to develop a specific chiropractic technique to make corrections of the spinal subluxation. This technique uses a complex formula to ascertain various misalignment angles and uses specific manual and instrument adjustments to correct such misalignments.

Physician

An authorized practitioner of medicine, as one graduated from a college of medicine or osteopathy and is licensed by the appropriate state board.

rates wedge shaped blocks in conjunction with a pumping motion to make sacral corrections. He also uses a “stair walking� movement to make cervical corrections. His primary intent is to restore normal cerebral corrections. His primary intent is to restore normal cerebral spinal fluid flow as well as improve normal spinal integrity.

Primary Care Profession

Spinal Analysis

Radiology

Sports

Any health care provider which by law, expertise and professional ethics, may accept patients without referral, e.g., D.C., M.D., D.O., D.P.M., D.D.S., D.D.M.

The comprehensive process of evaluating the spinal column and its immediate articulations for vertebral subluxations and contraindications to any or all chiropractic procedures.

Radiology is the use of x-rays to determine pathology (cancer, tumors, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis etc.) fractures, short leg deficiencies and spinal subluxations (misalignment).

Many doctors of chiropractic specialize in injuries that occur during sports activities: (concussion, sprain/strains of the ankle, knee, wrist etc.)

SOT

A displacement of the spine that causes interference to the nervous system. Since your spine affects the nerves in all parts of your body, problems in your spine may cause many types of health problems.

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Thermography

Thermograhpy is the use of instrumentation to measure the temperature of various areas of the body to determine if there are any abnormal changes in the body which would alter the flow of neurological, lymphatic, or blood to outer tissues (skin, muscle, tendons, ligaments, etc.) Most chiropractors will use thermography to determine if there is a neurological deficit (subluxation) within the spine that would cause vasodialation of the outer dermatones (skin) of the body. Monitoring of thermography could be used to determine how well the patient is responding to care, or the degree of permanent injury sustained.

Thompson Dr. Thompson developed a mechanical drop mechanism for the adjusting table, which reduces spinal adjusting force and reduces patient sensitivity and pain during the spinal adjustment. He has developed a specific technique to be used in conjunction with his Thompson table. It may be considered a non-force technique by some doctors.

Toftness

muscles and ligaments, providing the physiological environment necessary for optimal baby positioning. This specialized technique was developed

by Dr. Larry Webster, Founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.

Dr. Toftness has developed a technique which uses a unique tube shaped instrument with a series of lenses that help detect the area of subluxation and neurological disturbances. This instrument is said to detect minute radiation and electromagnetic disturbances that exist with spinal subluxations. He uses a very light non-force adjustment in conjunction with this instrument to make all corrections.

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Trigger points are acupuncture points which become inflamed with vertebral subluxations and can be treated mechanically by hand, needle, or electrically such as electrical muscle stimulation for the purpose of pain relief.

Ultrasound

Sonography, in medicine, technique that uses sound waves to study and treat hard-to-reach body areas. In scanning with ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes recorded.

Vertebra

Any of the thirty-three bones of the spinal column comprising the seven cervial, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral and three to five coccygeal vertebrae.

Webster Technique

A specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment used to correct subluxations in the pregnant mother’s sacrum and pelvis. This balances the mother’s pelvic

Some chiropractors suggest various diets to help the patient lose and maintain a desirable weight to reduce spinal stress. Nutritional consultation is used in conjunction with weight loss to maintain a holistic healthcare program.

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For more information about chiropractic techniques and how they can alleviate your pain, visit the American Chiropractic Association at acatoday.org or a credentialed and licensed chiropractor in your community.

Suzi Harkola is the editor of Natural Awakenings Sarasota/Bradenton and Peace River editions and a freelance writer. Connect at suzi@wordsworthdesigngroup.com.

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e all need iodine, yet most of us don’t get enough of it through our diet. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that iodine deficiency in the developed world has increased fourfold in the past 40 years and now affects nearly three-quarters of all adults.

Numerous U.S. practicing physicians quoted widely in the media estimate that the incidence of hypothyroidism in our adult population may be between 30 and 70 percent.

Thus, we can’t efficiently produce the thyroid hormones that serve as chemical messengers triggering nearly every bodily function. The presence or absence of iodine affects our every cell.

Be Aware of Hypothyroidism Symptoms Low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, is the most recognized and obvious indicator of low iodine intake because the thyroid gland contains more concentrated iodine than other organs.

Symptoms can range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and a variety of skin and hair problems.

Hypothyroidism can further cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke.

Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers. In children, insufficient iodine has been strongly linked with mental retardation, deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University, China’s Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and France’s National Academy of Medicine.

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Necessity Proves to be the Mother of Invention

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sther Terns and Diana Pereira, co-owners of Esther’s Garden of Healing, in Navarre, have witnessed that the key to good health and vitality comes through knowledge about how to take care of the human body naturally.

After losing 50 pounds in four months by changing her diet, adding specific herbs and essential oils and avoiding conventional body care products, Pereira found herself being questioned by Navarre locals about how they could help their own families gain better health naturally.

After sending them to different locations to obtain the needed items and discussions with Terns in July, Esther’s Garden of Healing was born. The idea that their establishment would be completely gluten-free came from Pereira’s longterm struggle of finding foods she and her four children could safely eat and body care products without cross-contamination during processing they could safely use. This led to the development of their own gluten-free natural skincare line, including everything from insect repellent, a must here in Florida, to balms and lotions for specific skin types.

Terns has an extensive history of using homeopathy and nutrition to cure herself of numerous ailments regarded by conventional medicine as lifelong illnesses, including thyroid disease and osteoporosis, and maintains an amazingly youthful appearance. Her love for animals is also evident from an extensive background in homeopathic and herbal pet care.

Both Pereira and Terns want to offer the community something more than just another store, so they envision a haven where people can go to find the necessities to help themselves naturally. This vision includes weekly community educational workshops about natural alternatives to solutions for almost everything that hinders optimal health. To make sure workshops are as detailed and accurate as possible, they are led by local experts on topics so varied that each class is

only repeated every three months or so. All the workshops are listed on their Facebook page.

Their mission of encouraging the local community to live the natural life means that customer requests are honored as often as possible. They provide an in-store environment for patrons to sit in retro-style chairs, sipping complimentary herbal coffee and perusing the numerous resources available to help gain a better understanding of how to heal ailments naturally, or even prevent them to begin with.

The understanding that different herb or oil combinations are necessary for most ailments led the proprietors to offer more than 140 bulk herb and tea combinations. Many are available in capsule or tincture form, too. Homeopathic remedies and essential oils are also on hand, especially for children that may need a milder form of care than an average adult.

In the coming months, Esther’s Garden of Healing will continue to listen to the community about what products or services should be offered and workshops topics. Both women agree that the goal is to maintain a community resource center that will spread the concept of a healthy lifestyle for families and the environment.

Esther’s Garden of Healing is located at 8184 Navarre Pkwy., in Navarre. For more information, call 850-684-3230 or visit Facebook.com/esthersgardenof.healing.

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leaders believe that we can still reverse the dangerous current course.

“These next few years are going to tell the tale about the next 10,000 years,” says well-known global environmental activist Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. “We’re not going to stop global warming; it’s too late for that. But we can keep it from getting as bad as it could possibly get.”

RISING FEVER The Right Steps Now Can Avert the Worst of It

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enowned “We’re not going to stop global opted for the “bunny slope” approach, climate sciwarming; it’s too late for that. a leisurely descent entist Richard Somerville, Ph.D., But we can keep it from getting from the ubiquitous use of climateuses simple lanas bad as it could possibly get.” changing fossil guage and sports fuels. Unfortunately, analogies to help us ~ Bill McKibben greenhouse gases understand climate would have had to change and the peak two years ago risks ahead.

A distinguished professor emeriand now be in decline in order to take tus, researcher at California’s Scripps the easy way out. Instead, the amount of Institution of Oceanography and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere shot author of The Forgiving Air, he likens past 400 parts per million last May, a greenhouse gases to a scandal that’s level that most scientists agree the planet rocked major league baseball in recent hasn’t experienced since long before the years. “Greenhouse gases are the stearrival of modern humans. roids of the climate system,” he says.

“Science tells you, you can put this Although we can’t link them to any much carbon dioxide into the atmosingle weather event, we can see them sphere, but no more,” without changing the planet’s climate too dramatically, in the statistics at the end of the seaSomerville says. “Mother Nature tells son, Somerville says. With the bases you, you cannot wait 50 or 100 years to loaded, “Look out, because Mother solve this. You have to do it in five to 10 Nature bats last.” years. There’s been a general failure to

To explain how we could confront connect the dots.” The bit of good news the problem, he turns to another sport, skiing. If we were serious about avoiding is that time has not yet completely run out. He and other pioneering thought a worst-case scenario, we would have

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On the Water Front

Sandra Postel agrees. “Water, energy and food production: These things are tightly linked, and all are affected by climate change.” From Los Lunas, New Mexico, she leads the Global Water Policy Project, a group also focused on the climate conundrum, as well as National Geographic’s Change the

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McKibben’s grassroots group, 350.org, opposes the planned Keystone XL pipeline that, if built, is expected to transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United States to refineries along the Gulf of Bill McKibben Mexico. Increasing fossil fuel infrastructure, he says, is impractical, and we’d be better off investing in clean and renewable energies such as wind, solar and geothermal.

It’s a theme also sounded by Frances Beinecke, president of the New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council and author of Clean Energy Common Sense. With the failure of the U.S. Frances Beinecke Congress to enact climate legislation, her group, encompassing 1.4 million online members and activists, is pressing the Obama administration to live up to its pledge to regulate the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. The leading culprits for climate-changing gases, they contribute 40 percent of the country’s carbon emissions. “It’s time to act, and we have to act now,” Beinecke says.

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On the Energy Front

“Tell politicians that you care about this. We’ve got to get countering climate change high on the priority list.” ~ Richard Somerville Course national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign.

Competition for water is increasing in several parts of the country, she says, and will only get worse as dry conditions increase demands on groundwater. Endangered sources detailed in her extensive reSandra Postel lated writings include the Ogallala Aquifer, vital to agricultural operations across much of the Great Plains, and California’s Central Valley, the nation’s fruit and vegetable bowl. In the Colorado River Basin, which provides drinking water to some 30 million people, water demands already exceed the available supply— and that gap is expected to widen with changes in the region’s climate.

In other regions, the problem is too much water from storms, hurricanes and flooding, a trend that Postel and other experts say will also worsen as the world continues to warm and fuel weather extremes. Beyond the loss of lives and property damage, this “new normal” holds stark implications for communities.

“We’ve built our bridges, dams and other infrastructure based on 100-year records of what’s happened in the past,” advises Postel. “In a lot of ways, how we experience climate change is going to be through changes in the water cycle. If the past isn’t a good guide to the future anymore, we’ll have to change our water management.” (See nrdc.org/ water/readiness by city and state.)

carbon dioxide generated, experiencing a 30 percent rise in acidity; that’s expected to reach 100 to 150 percent above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century, according to the nonprofit National Academy of Science (NAS), in Washington, D.C.

“Thank goodness for the oceans, but they are paying a tremendous price,” says Oceanographer Dawn Wright, Ph.D. She’s chief scientist of Esri, in Redlands, California, that analyzes geographic Dawn Wright system relationships, patterns and trends.

The higher acidity levels are “taking a toll on shellfish such as oysters, clams and sea urchins, as well as coral reefs, where much aquatic life is spawned,” Wright explains. Climate change may have other devastating impacts on the ocean food chain—and eventually us—that scientists are only beginning to discern. As just one of myriad impacts: Ocean acidification threatens the country’s $3.7 billion annual wild fish and shellfish industry and the $9.6 billion slice of the global tourism business that caters to scuba divers and snorkelers, according to a recent NAS study.

The Way Forward

We can be grateful for some hopeful developments in the call to act.

Wright, who has advised President Obama’s National Ocean Council, is overseeing her company’s ocean initiative, which includes building an ocean basemap of unparalleled detail. While less than 10 percent of the world’s oceans’ underwater realms are mapped today, Esri is compiling authoritative bathymetric data to build a comprehensive map of the ocean floor. Public and private sector planners, researchers, businesses and nonprofits are already using this map and analysis tools to, among other things, conduct risk assessments and provide greater understanding of how onshore development impacts oceans’ natural systems.

Municipalities are also taking action. New York City plans to restore natural buffers to future hurricanes, while Philadelphia and other cities are restoring watersheds, replanting trees in riparian areas, adding rain gardens, laying permeable pavement and revamping roofs and parking lots to reduce stormwater runoff. Investing in such “green infrastructure” is less costly than expanding “grey infrastructure” such as underground sewer systems and water purification plants.

Increasingly, local authorities are relocating communities out of flood zones to allow rivers to reclaim wetlands, an effort which also creates new recreation and tourism spots. Floodplains buffer against extreme flooding and drought, plus filter stormwater runoff, removing farm and lawn fertilizers and

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“Thank goodness for the oceans, but they are paying a tremendous price.” ~ Dawn Wright other chemicals that otherwise enter waterways, creating deoxygenated “dead zones” where aquatic life can’t survive, as exemplified by parts of Lake Erie, Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

“These solutions are unfolding here and there,” Postel notes, while also remarking that too many locales are rebuilding levees at their peril and allowing people to return to areas that flood repeatedly. “An amount of climate change is already locked in. We will have to adapt, as well as mitigate, simultaneously.”

Somerville, who helped write the 2007 assessment by the Nobel Prize-winning International Panel on Climate Change, labels it “baloney” when politicians say there’s not enough time or it’s too expensive to address the problem. “It’s very doable,” he maintains. “First, inform yourself. Second, tell politicians that you care about this.

Then raise hell with those who don’t agree. We’ve got to get countering climate change high on the priority list.”

McKibben recommends that the country gets serious about putting a price on carbon emissions. Meanwhile, he’s encouraged by the people-powered regional successes in blocking fracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas, and credits grassroots groups for holding the Keystone pipeline project at bay.

“We’re cutting it super-close” and need to change the trajectory of climate change, according to McKibben, who says we can still have good lives powered by wind and solar, but will have to learn to live more simply. “I don’t know where it will all end and won’t see it in my lifetime. But if we can stop the combustion of fossil fuels and endless consumption, then there’s some chance for the next generation to figure out what the landing is going to be.”

Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., who specializes in health, science and environmental issues. Learn more at ChristineMacDonald.info.

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Signs Of Changes To Come

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ithout actions to significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions, air temperatures could increase as much as 11.5 percent by 2100, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

While the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change pledged in 2009 to keep warming from increasing more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, more recent reports by the World Bank and other institutions warn that the goal may be unrealistic.

Continued global warming could cause widespread drought, flooding and other changes, with disastrous consequences.

Here are some of the ways climate change has already impacted our lives.

Temperatures: The average global temperature for 2012—about 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit—was the ninth-warmest year since record keeping began in 1880. It was also the 36th consecutive year that the global temperature surpassed the 20th-century average, according to the National Climate Data Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The problem comes alive in a video at Tinyurl.com/ NASAEarthTemps.

The EPA reports that the number of days that temperatures will exceed 90 degrees Farenheit is expected to increase throughout the U.S., especially in areas that already experience heat waves.

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Drought: Drought struck two-thirds of America’s lower 48 states last year, and continued into 2013 in many parts of the country, costing billions of dollars in crop failures and damage from resulting wildfires.

Extreme storms: East Coast weather has become wilder, with storms such as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy wreaking unprecedented losses in human life and property.

Freshwater supplies: As melting shrinks glaciers’ historic footprints, reducing the amount of springtime snowmelt, and we continue to deplete groundwater faster than it can be replenished, conflicts between agriculture, industry and municipalities over water are expected to increase.

Meanwhile, rising sea levels near some seashore cities have already led to incursions of saltwater, contaminating underground freshwater systems.

Rising sea levels: Since 1870, the global sea level has risen by about eight inches, according to the EPA. By the end of this century, it estimates that New York City could see a rise of 2.3 feet and Galveston, Texas, 3.5 feet.

Other studies say those estimates are conservative. Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in July concluded that a rise of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit could result in a corresponding rise in sea levels exceeding 13 feet.

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Shop with the Planet in Mind Daily Choices Help Counter Climate Change

by Christine MacDonald

Until recently, we’ve been asked to choose between the economy and the environment. Now we’re realizing that the two are closely linked, and that our continued prosperity depends on how well we take care of the natural systems that sustain life—clean air, water, food and an overall healthy environment.

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lthough the worst impacts of climate change are still decades away, experts say it’s already a costly problem. In 2012, U.S. taxpayers spent nearly $100 billion—approximately $1,100 apiece—to cover crop losses, flooding, wildfires and other climate-related disasters, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. That’s more than America spent last year on education or transportation.

Given the lack of action on climate change by Congress, more Americans are looking to leverage their purchasing power to make a difference. Yet, as consumers trying to “shop their values” know, it’s often difficult distinguish the “green” from the “greenwashed”. Natural Awakenings has rounded up some tips that can help.

Dismiss Meaningless Labels Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., who leads the Consumer Safety and Sustainability Group for Consumer Reports and its Greener Choices and Eco-labels online initiatives, says companies take far too many liberties in product labeling. The dearth of standards and consistency across the marketplace has rendered 26

terms like “fresh,” and “free range” meaningless. Also, there’s more wrong than right about the “natural” label put on everything from soymilk to frozen dinners, she says.

While critics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s USDA Organic label say its regulations are not tough enough, Rangan says at least we know what we’re getting. The same is not true of many claims decorating consumer goods, Rangan advises. Plus, producers get away without identifying myriad other controversial practices, she says, including genetically engineered ingredients.

To help consumers protect themselves, the Consumer Union and other nonprofit public advocates have made their evaluations easily accessible via cell phones and iPads. The Web-based Good Guide’s evaluations of more than 145,000 food, toys, personal care and household products are at shoppers’ fingertips via an app that scans product barcodes on the spot.

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and environmental lifecycle specialists to evaluate a product’s repercussions on health, environment and society.

Sandra Postel, who leads the Global Water Policy Project, has teamed up with the National Geographic Society to devise a personal water footprint calculator. It helps people understand the wider environmental impacts of their lifestyle and purchasing choices, and provides options for reducing their footprints and supporting water replenishment efforts.

“It takes a per capita average of 2,000 gallons of water each day to keep our U.S. lifestyle afloat,” twice the world average, calculates Postel. The typical hamburger takes 630 gallons of water to produce, for example, while a pair of jeans consumes 2,600 gallons, most of it to grow the necessary cotton.

Water is just one of numerous resources overused in the United States, according to author and journalist Danielle Nierenberg, co-founder of Food Tank. “We overbuy food. It goes bad and ends up in landfills,” where it lets off methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, as it decomposes.

“We also over-order at restaurants,” observes Nierenberg, whose think tank focuses on the interrelated issues of hunger, obesity and environmental degradation. Overall, the U.S. annually accounts for 34 million tons of food waste. “Part of the problem is we’ve lost

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home culinary skills,” says Nierenberg, who says we need to rethink how and how much we eat. “We don’t really understand what portions are,” she adds.

Share Instead of Buy

Collaboration characterizes the broader trend in careful consuming that relies on cell phone apps. Sometimes known as the “sharing economy” or “collaborative consumption”, initiatives can range from

car and bike shares to neighborly lending of lawn mowers and other tools and sharing homegrown produce. One of the more innovative food-sharing options is Halfsies, in which diners at participating restaurants pay full price for a meal, but receive half of a full portion, effectively donating the cost of the other half to fight hunger.

Whatever the product, experts say, the new sharing business model

is part of a fundamental shift in how people think about consuming, with the potential to help us reduce our personal carbon footprint and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., who specializes in health, science and environmental issues. Learn more at ChristineMacDonald.info.

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Energy Healing Comes of Age A Historic Milestone in Complementary Medicine

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s recently as 2010, it would have been unimaginable for an annual medical conference including allopathic physicians to hold a meeting themed Illuminating the Energy Spectrum. Yet it happened at the soldout Institute of Functional Medicine 2013 annual international conference.

Workshop topics ranged from bodily energy regulation to presentations by Grand Qigong Master Ou, Wen Wei, the originator of Pangu Shengong, and Medical Anthropologist and Psychologist Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., whose Four Winds Light Body School offers a two-year program on the luminous light body, also known as a local energy field, aura, life force, qi/chi or prana.

The energy medicine practiced by acupuncturists and other health practitioners that offer any one of the 60-plus hands-on and hands-off modalities described in The Encyclopedia of Energy Medicine, by Linnie Thomas, operates on the belief that changes in the body’s life force can affect health and healing. The therapeutic use of any of them begins with an assessment of the body’s electromagnetic field. Then, a treatment

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specifically designed to correct energy disturbances helps recreate a healthy balance in its multilayered energy field, comprised of pathways, known as meridians, and energy centers (chakras) that correspond to related nerve centers, endocrine glands, internal organ systems and the circulatory system.

The objective for energy medicine practitioners is to uncover the root causes of imbalances—often from emotional stress or physical trauma—and harmonize them at a bioenergetic level before aberrations completely solidify and manifest as illness.

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James Oschman, Ph.D., an academic scientist and international authority in Dover, New Hampshire, has conducted decades of research into the science of bioenergetics—the flow and transformation of energy between living organisms and their environment.

He explores the basis of the energetic exchanges that manifest via complementary and alternative therapies in his book, Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis.

According to Oschman, there is now enough high-quality research in leading peer-reviewed biomedical journals to provide energy medicine the credence to transform from a littleknown, alternative healthcare modality into a conventional form of medicine.

The progression to more widespread acceptance is similar to that experienced by acupuncture and massage.

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For more than 35 years, pioneers of energy medicine like Barbara Ann Brennan, founder of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing; John F. Thie, founder of Touch for Health; and Donna Eden, founder of Eden Energy Medicine, have delved beyond conventional models of healing to confirm that our sensory experience of the world is as limited as our vocabulary to describe it. New

language for new concepts is required, such as: nature’s drive for wholeness, resonance, a new band of frequencies, restructuring DNA, local fields and the non-local field, encoding, entrainment, strings, strands, attunement, evolutionary healing and vibration.

Eden, who has had a lifelong ability to make intuitive health assessments later confirmed by medical tests, can look at an individual’s body, see and feel where the energy flow is interrupted, out of balance or not in harmony, and then work to correct the problem.

“Very little of the natural world that human beings evolved in still exists. In addition, our bodies haven’t adapted to modern stressors or the electromagnetic energies associated with technologies that occupy our living and working environments,” says Eden. “Energy medicine is invalu-

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able because anyone can learn how to understand their body as an energy system and how to use techniques to restore energies that have become weak, disturbed or unbalanced.” Her teaching tools include her classic book, Energy Medicine, and Energy Medicine University, which she founded in 2006 in Sausalito, California.

In a 2009 talk at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Oschman predicted that energy medicine will become prominent in antiaging medicine. “When I review the history of medicine, there are periods in which things stay pretty much the same, and then there are great breakthroughs. I think that with the advent of energy medicine, another milestone is upon us.”

Learn more at issseemblog.org, the International Society for Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine website.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAbout We.com for the recorded interviews.

by Felicia McQuaid

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lthough its origins are unclear, the practical application of Reiki are the real focus in our modern age as a noninvasive form of energy therapy that serves to bring balance; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, enabling the body to do what it does best—heal itself.

Reiki promotes reduction in stress and pain and can assists in accelerating the healing process from injury/illness, naturally strengthens the immune system and assists in clearing emotional or physical trauma. From the energetic perspective of health, the root of imbalance lies within the energy field of the chakras in the way that we relate to life, the way we handle stress and have processed traumas and difficulties.

Long-term imbalance leads to

poor health, emotional disturbances and spiritual disconnection. Reiki is easy to learn and accessible to all. It teaches the individual to be a participant and take charge in their health and well-being.

Hawayo Takata worked diligently during her time to share Reiki in the West and stated, “I want Reiki to become as common as Aspirin.”

Felicia McQuaid has worked has a holistic practitioner for 13 years, using yoga, Reiki and massage. She offers training in Reiki in the Usui and Karuna traditions at the Healing Clinic of Fort Walton Beach.

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TREKKING AS PILGRIMAGE

A Literal Path to Personal Growth

by Sarah Todd

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or more than a millennium, seekers have made spiritual pilgrimages on the Way of St. James, beginning at their chosen point in Europe, winding westward and ending in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. Today, as portrayed in the 2010 movie, The Way, the core route continues to attract both secular and devout trekkers. It’s fair to say that every pilgrim derives something from the journey, although it’s not always what they expect.

Alyssa Machle, a landscape architect in San Francisco, imagined that walking The Way would be a quietly contemplative and solitary experience. Instead, she spent weeks bonding with fellow trekkers: an Ohio schoolteacher trying to decide whether to become a Catholic nun, and a German woman in her 30s unsettled by falling in love with her life partner’s best friend, a war veteran in his 70s.

“Inevitably, each person had some internal battle that he or she hoped to resolve,” Machle found. “My own ideological shift was about setting aside preconceived ideas about how I would experience the path, and focusing my energy on the community that I sud-

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denly was part of.”

The diverse goals of the people Machle met on The Way speaks to the power of adventurous treks. From the Bible story of Moses and the Israelites crossing the desert for 40 years to young Fellowship of the Ring members hiking across Middle Earth, we like the idea of walking long distances as a way to get in touch with ourselves—and often with something larger. In America, there are as many trails to hike as there are reasons to do it.

For Cheryl Strayed, author of the 2012 bestselling memoir, Wild, hiking the Pacific Crest Trail at age 26 allowed her innate courage to blossom. A rank novice, she took to the trails solo, grieving the early death of her mother, and discovered a new kind of self-reliance.

“Every time I heard a sound of unknown origin or felt something horrible cohering in my imagination, I pushed it away,” Strayed relates. “I simply did not let myself become afraid. Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. It wasn’t long before I actually wasn’t afraid.”

Other people on such journeys

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are inspired by their love for the environment, like Zen Buddhist priest and retired psychotherapist Shodo Spring, leader of this year’s Compassionate Earth Walk, a July-through-October protest of our nation’s dependence on fossil fuels.

It has engaged a “moving community” of shared prayers, meditation and yoga along the path of the pending Keystone XL pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Steele City, Nebraska.

Spring emphasizes that the walk is intended to connect participants to the land and the people that live on it.

“We’re going to small towns,” she says, “where many residents make their livelihoods from oil. There’s a deep division between such people and our group.

But when we listen to each other, that division gets healed.”

Activist David Rogner says that longdistance walks don’t just raise awareness of political and social issues—they also give people hope. He spent 25 months walking across the United States in the first coast-to-coast roadside litter program, Pick Up America.

“As we walked and picked up trash, we inspired people to believe there could be change,” he says. His trek gave him hope for his own future, too. He now believes, “If you commit your life to the healing and restoration of community and yourself, you are going to be wholly provided for.”

Whatever the purpose, there are many scenic long-distance walking trails to choose from. The Pacific Crest Trail, from the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California to the uppermost reaches of Washington State, offers stunning views of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. The Appalachian Trail, which winds 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine, provides 250 shelters and campsites. In Wisconsin, the 1,000-mile Ice Age Trail offers awe-inspiring views of glacial landscapes. Starting in North Carolina, the Mountains-to-Sea trail extends from the Great Smoky Mountains to the crystal-blue waters of the Outer Banks.

In Missouri, the Ozark Trail sweeps through mountains, lush valleys and tumbling waterfalls. Plus, overseas trails await, as well.

Sarah Todd is a writer and editor in Brooklyn, NY. Connect at SarahToddInk.com.

Balancing Emotions Keeps the Body in Shape

by Kerry Abaco, AP

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cupuncture, which is more than 5,000 years old, is good for getting from illness back to health and then to wellness visits, which supply the proverbial “ounce of prevention.” A fit body is a product of mental, emotional, physical aspects. The mental creates the physical, as far as the body goes.

Depression usually leads to overeating, which definitely does not lead to a fit body. Chinese medicine recognizes that organs correspond to emotions, too. For example, too much worrying causes an ulcer, and that is located in the stomach; over-thinking or worrying affects the spleen, which is related to the well-being of the muscles in the body. So mentally and emotionally, there are attachments directly related to thinking or emotions that can be out of balance.

Knowing the cause of these things can be helpful for developing a healthy body. Western medicine may prescribe drugs that take away the awareness and the pain, but Chinese medicine can actually get to the root of it. Most always, there is an emotional imbalance before there is the physical imbalance, excluding injuries, so prevention is a good idea. The Chinese do not pay when they are sick—they pay the doctor to keep from getting sick. In that aspect, we keep the bodies “tuned”.

Chinese doctors discovered the immune system 2,000 years ago; actually, several of them. When the immune system is lacking, disease follows, including cancer. There’s also a lack of strength. If there is a mental issue that is part of the problem, we treat the mind, body and spirit. We treat all, which leaves a balanced human being, all set and ready to run that race, to jump into the gym, to swim and to enjoy life to a greater capacity.

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This year, families can anticiis an iconic activity steeped in everyone’s night sky is pate a special viewing of the childhood desire to attain hapa perfect Comet ISON, which is expected to be visible from much piness and fulfillment. Actual playground of the United States in late stargazing can help make parents’ dreams for their children’s for a child’s November. well-being come true, as well. imagination.

Children are exposed to Getting Started imagining the larger celestial realm Sky & Telescope magazine’s online through popular films, science ficguide, Getting Started in Astronomy, tion literature and pop songs, plus offers easy steps for parents to put stars more tangibly via current sky events. in kids’ eyes. Check out its This Week’s Consider news of the meteoroid that Sky at a Glance link. Find an open exploded over Russia in February and space like a park or wooded clearing to the latest images from the surface of reduce ambient light and use sky maps Mars beamed to us by the NASA rover in hobby publications or astronomy Curiosity. Experiencing the excitement books from the library as guides. of early knowledge can bolster academ- Binoculars are the best tool to start ics while fostering a calming sense of getting familiar with the night sky—they the order of nature’s rhythms. augment the naked eye enough to iden “Astronomy ties into every edutify many Moon craters, Jupiter’s moons cational domain—physics, geometry, and the crescent phases of Venus. Planalgebra, history and ecology,” advises etariums, science and children’s muformer elementary school teacher Hiram seums, nature centers and astronomy Bertoch, of West Valley City, Utah, owner clubs often hold public family events of the KidsKnowIt Network, which main- that include access to telescopes; some tains 10 free children’s learning websites, loan or rent them out. (Find local clubs including KidsAstronomy.com. Standing and facilities at SkyAndTelescope.com/ in awe at the wonders of the universe can community/organizations.)

Other opportunities include also instill a centering sense of humility NASA’s Night Sky Network of asin the face of such grandeur. tronomy clubs, Astronomy magazine’s Autumn is one of the best times youth programs, SpacePlace.nasa.gov for channeling youngsters’ intrigue in and Astronomy.com/kids programs. constellations, given the clearer skies

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Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops offer astronomy merit badges.

When a family’s interest continues sufficiently to buy a telescope, test preferred models at many potential settings before finalizing a purchase. According to the online guide, a first telescope should provide high-quality optics that limit diffraction (the spreading of light as it passes through the lens system to the eye) and a sturdy, smooth-working mount. More advanced telescopes have built-in computers and motors that can be programmed to point at specific spots in the sky.

Whether early steps lead to a later career or as a heavenly hobby, helping to convert a child’s, “What’s that?” to a happy, “I know what that is,” becomes worth encouraging. As Bertoch observes, “Kids have an innate excitement about what’s out there.”

Randy Kambic, in Estero, FL, is a freelance writer and editor who regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings.

Faraway Fun Facts Stars appear to twinkle from light distortions caused by temperature differences in our atmosphere. The lifespan of most stars is billions of years.

Ancient peoples saw patterns among the 2,000 stars visible to the naked eye and gave them names like The Big Dipper, Cassiopeia and Scorpius.

A “shooting star” is actually a meteor with a trail of gases and particles.

The Moon’s surface is pitted with thousands of craters from long-ago meteor strikes.

Saturn’s rings are composed mostly of billions of ice particles and rocks.

Jupiter is by far the largest studied planet; after the Moon and Venus, it’s usually the brightest object in the night sky.

Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury and Mars, as well as Pluto, are named for Roman gods—Venus was the Roman goddess of love.

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Ancestral Diets A Lighter Shade of Paleo

by Sayer Ji and Tania Melkonian

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egetarian Awareness Month provides a timely opportunity to realize that a plant-focused diet does not derive exclusively from plants. Just as a carnivore does not subsist on meat alone, the same applies to a vegetarian.

What can we learn from our Paleolithic, or Stone Age, ancestors? The recent trend toward recreating a Paleoera diet emphasizes the importance of vegetable nutrition to prehistoric communities, correcting the misperception that they were primarily meat-eaters.

The original Paleo diet, before the advent of agriculture, reflected the hunting and gathering of lean meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, and was absent of grains, dairy, starchy foods, sugar and salt. Today’s updated version might comprise foods naturally available and/or abundant before the cultivation of food in gardens, crops and livestock.

Loren Cordain, Ph.D., author of The Paleo Diet and Nutritionist Nora Gedgaudas, author of Primal Body, Primal Mind, each contest the premise perpetuated by many in the weight-loss industry that fat, especially naturally saturated fat, is unhealthy. Those same

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proponents that maintain low-fat/ non-fat food is a panacea for modern illnesses also purport that cholesterol is the chief cause of heart ailments.

Gedgaudas writes that the diets of hunter-gatherers inhabiting varied landscapes, from the Inuit of the north to tropical forest hominids, included large amounts of fat and cholesterol, which is essential to maintaining cell membranes and regulating hormones. She points out that obtaining cholesterol from food is necessary to augment the liver’s function of creating cholesterol internally.

Cordain agrees that even saturated fats in meats can be beneficial, providing the animals are grass-fed, lean and live in clean surroundings. He emphasizes, however, that when our prehistoric ancestors ate fat, they did not also eat grain carbohydrates, sugar and salt, and contends that it is these components, not meat, that can be detrimental to the body.

Doctor of Naturopathy Maureen Horne-Paul adds that organic, lean and game meats are exempt from the acidity inherent in corn-based animal feed.

Plus, “When an animal is insensitively confined and killed, stress hormones are released that result in acidity. So,

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we are changing our pH from a healthy alkaline state to a more acidic condition when we consume meat from conventionally raised animals.”

Scientific studies published in the Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, Medical Hypotheses and by the Mercola group attest to key problems related to human consumption of grains. Anti-nutrients such as phytic acid in grains lead to the poor absorption of minerals and related deficiencies. Improper absorption of dietary protein caused in part by enzyme inhibitors in grains also tends to damage the pancreas. Individual sensitivities to proteins in specific grains can further interfere with functioning of the neuroendocrine system and subsequent emotional difficulties like addiction and depression may arise. All of these difficulties have been exacerbated by irresponsible prenatal diets that have made younger generations extra-sensitive to the challenges posed by grains to the human system.

While Cordain doesn’t recommend dairy, Gedgaudas suggests organic or raw milk products, provided they retain their full fat content and come from grass-fed cows. She reasons that the presence of the anti-carcinogenic fatty acid conjugated linolenic acid (CLA) and the Wulzen factor anti-stiffness agent in the fat benefit joint lubrication.

Experts suggest that the dietary formula established by our prehistoric ancestors can be the foundation for a modern-day, healthy, non-confining, creative eating experience. We can exchange grains for quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat (not technically grains at all), and include tubers and legumes, due to their folate and protein content.

Blue and sweet potatoes also contain high levels of anthocyanins and potassium. Nearly every category of food, in the proper amounts, can be part of such a balanced diet.

When we explore what makes sense and eat clean and natural foods, we have a good chance of finding our body’s own sweet spot.

Sayer Ji is the founder of GreenMed Info.com and an advisory board member of the National Health Federation.

Tania Melkonian is a certified nutritionist and healthy culinary arts educator.

Learn more at GreenMedInfo.com.

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Paleo Menu Recipes

by Tania Melkonian Line the colander/basket with the kale “wrap” leaves. Cover and steam for 3 minutes until the leaves are just wilted.

Remove basket from heat and lay out leaves on a clean work surface, lined up vertically.

lime leaves and lemongrass stalk.

When the stock comes to a boil, reduce to medium heat and add leaves, add half of the carrots and stalk. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Remove from heat, cool and then remove leaves and stalk; blend soup until smooth.

Return soup blend to pot, add peppers and the rest of the carrots and then simmer on low heat for 40 minutes.

Stack 1 slice meat, 1 slice avocado and 2 slices pepper horizontally near the edge of a leaf. Add cumin and chili flakes and roll leaf away from the cook into a wrap. Repeat with all leaves.

Kale Wraps

Curried Carrot Soup

Wash and dry kale.

2 Tbsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground cumin 1 cup diced onions 3 Tbsp curry paste 2 cups coconut milk 2 cups vegetable broth 1 Tbsp coconut oil 1 stalk lemon grass 3 leaves Kaffir lime 1 cup diced carrots 1 cup finely chopped red pepper

Hold the blade of a long chef’s knife along the rib of the kale leaf and pull the leaf away from the rib. Repeat on the other side of the leaf to produce two long flat wraps. Set aside the ribs for stock.

Set a heavy-bottomed pot on medium heat. Add turmeric and cumin, to toast.

Add oil and stir to combine with spices.

Add onions; sweat to cook until translucent, but not browned.

Bring a pot filled with 2 cups of water to a rolling boil. Lower the heat to simmer and set a metal colander inside as a steamer basket so it sits on top of the water, not immersed.

Add curry paste and stir. Add coconut milk and vegetable broth and bring to a boil.

1 head kale (suggest cavolo nero or dino kale) 1 bell pepper, sliced into julienned strips 1 avocado, julienned 3 oz grass-fed sirloin, grilled to medium and julienned Chili flakes and cumin to taste

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Grilled Pineapple with Cream 1 organic pineapple, cut into rounds 2 Tbsp grass-fed, organic butter ¼ cup organic cream 1 vanilla bean or ½ tsp organic vanilla extract Heat butter in a sauté pan until melted and bubbling (not brown). Place pineapple rounds in the pan and grill for 2 minutes each side.

Slice vanilla bean pod lengthwise to scrape out vanilla granules. Mix granules with cream until incorporated.

Serve pineapple rounds warm with a drizzle of vanilla-scented cream.

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The Power of One Julia Butterfly Hill Asks, ‘What’s Your Tree?’

by Judith Fertig

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or 738 days, Julia Butterfly Hill lived in the canopy of an ancient redwood tree called Luna to increase awareness of threats to our ancient forests.

Her courageous act of civil disobedience gained international attention for California’s redwoods, together with related ecological and social justice issues. When she claimed victory for Luna on December 18, 1999, she was recognized worldwide as both a heroine and powerful voice for the environment.

Today, Butterfly Hill’s commitment to such causes continues to inspire people worldwide. She has helped found and launch a host of nonprofit organizations and currently serves as ambassador for the Pollination Project, which awards $1,000 a day to individuals making a positive difference. The impassioned activist is the inspiration for the What’s Your Tree initiative and also leads workshops at eco-villages such as Findhorn, in Scotland, and Damanhur, in Italy. She lives in Belize, where she describes her life as, “Before tree, during tree and after tree.”

What prompted your life shift from being the daughter of a traveling preacher to an environmental activist?

Before Tree, when I was 22, I was rear-ended by a drunk driver and spent 10 months recovering. As I got better physically, I realized that my 38

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whole life had been out of balance. I had been working nonstop since graduating from high school—obsessed by my career, worldly success and material things. This pivotal experience woke me to the importance of the moment and doing whatever I can to make a positive impact on the future.

How did you come to climb up a 1,000-plus-year-old redwood tree and stay there for two years?

After I recovered from the accident, I went on a road trip to California. There, I volunteered at a reggae festival. That year, the event was dedicated to the protection of ancient forests. I listened and learned from the speakers and activists passionate about educating people on the destructive logging practices of the Maxxam-controlled Pacific Lumber Company.

Returning to my place in Arkansas, I sold everything I owned and returned to California to see how I could help. Earth First! was doing tree-sits to call attention to the urgent need to protect ancient trees, and they needed someone to stay in a redwood tree so the loggers couldn’t cut it down; because nobody else volunteered, they had to pick me.

On December 10, 1997, I put on the harness and ascended Luna, 180 feet up. What I thought would be three or four weeks in the tree turned into

two years and eight days. I returned to the ground only after the company agreed to protect Luna and the surrounding grove.

What are some of the legacies of your incredible feat?

The Luna experience brought international attention to the plight of the last dwindling stands of ancient redwoods.

After Tree, I was asked to speak about the issue all over the world. My bestselling book, The Legacy of Luna, has been translated into 11 languages. A follow-up environmental handbook is titled One Makes the Difference. It all inspires concerned citizens to take action in their own communities.

Now, as a yoga enthusiast, vegan, peacemaker and antidisposable activist, how do you stay true to yourself and model the changes you champion?

I am committed to living with as much integrity, joy and love as I can. If we want to see something in the world, then we have to live it. Like I learn in yoga, I aim to stretch into my life and breathe and see what opens up, trusting that clarity and growth will emerge in the process.

On a personal ecology level, I love swimming in the sea and the sound of the waves rolling over the reef. I love being at home, mixing fresh masa to make tamales and listening to the birds singing as they sway from the palm branches and bougainvillea. These are the moments that make my soul sing.

How has believing in one person’s power to change the world led you to ask, “What’s Your Tree?”

Service is core to my being. It gives purpose and joy to my life. The What’s Your Tree project helps people connect with a place of deep purpose that helps guide their lives, choices and actions.

Learn more at WhatsYourTree.org and JuliaButterfly.com.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS. natural awakenings

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Parroting a Wild Diet

Fresh Forage Feeds Birds Well

by Sandy Lender

Wild parrots expend time and energy seeking available foods according to nature’s cycle. Parrots in captivity need owners to mimic this routine for their pets.

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Ann Brooks, founder of Phoenix Landing, in Asheville, North Carolina, remarks about the deficiencies of conventional packaged birdseed diets. “Most lack essential ingredients like vitamin A, calcium and protein, and are also high in fat,” she says.

As an alternative, in recent decades manufacturers have turned to formulated pellet diets. As with any pet food, bird owners are advised to check labels for the nutrients that are best for their type of parrot and take care to avoid genetically modified ingredients.

Fresh foods, always the more nutritious alternative, require more time and some ingenuity. Avian Veterinary Technician Shari Mirojnick, with the Backos Bird Clinic, in Deerfield Beach, Florida, explains that North Americans, even in the subtropics, don’t have access to all the foods that parrots eat in the wild.

“We have to make up for what they’re missing,” advises Mirojnick. “Parrots that live in dense rain forest will often dine on certain tree fruits, which differ from supermarket fruits. Plus, human cultivation has sacrificed much of the nutrient content found in the original fruit in exchange for sweetness.” We need to reconcile the loss in other ways, such as with vegetables.

Mirojnick notes, “Many of the best vegetables for parrots are high in key essential nutrients like vitamin A and calcium, which these birds do not efficiently metabolize in captivity.” She recommends nutrient-dense dark leafy greens, carrots, sweet potatoes and broccoli. But avoid avocado, which is poisonous to birds, and nightshade produce such as eggplant and mushrooms. When in doubt about a food, 40

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Blueberries, cranberries and goji contain helpful antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamins C and K, and fiber, and have a low sugar content compared with their nutritional value.

Other fruits like papaya and cantaloupe are high in vitamin A.

Providing good fresh food isn’t necessarily time-consuming nor difficult. Parrot Nation proprietor Patricia Sund, of Hollywood, Florida, leads the “chop” revolution, teaching this efficient approach for delivering vegetables, leafy greens, grains and healthy seeds to pet birds—whose care is generally time-intensive throughout their long lifespans—to bird clubs and rescue groups around the country.

By gathering ingredients and preparing a large batch, an owner can freeze multiple healthy servings in containers to thaw and feed to parrots over an extended period. Recipes vary, based on the fresh produce available according to growing seasons, regional crops and individual bird tastes.

Food as Enrichment

Because 50 to 70 percent of a wild parrot’s time is spent foraging, according to Brooks, companion parrots need that kind of activity for mental and physical stimulation. “Foraging keeps them busy, is fun and gives them a job,” remarks Lisa Bono, a certified avian trainer and educator and owner of The Platinum Parrot, in Barnegat, New Jersey. Besides finding food, foraging also keeps a bird’s beak in shape and its mind occupied in finding things to play with, she says. “A busy beak means a busy mind, and less time to develop undesirable behaviors like screaming or feather-destructive habits.”

Bono says the popular African grey parrot likes playing with durable and versatile beak and claw toys, plus shredding and tearing bird-safe materials like untanned leather, small plain cardboard boxes, and uncolored and unwaxed paper cups—simple items that can double as destructible “dishes” for parrot foods.

Robin Shewokis, of The Leather Elves, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and a board member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators, adds, “Any toy can be turned into a foraging device by merely placing some food in or on it; with fresh foods, be careful to avoid spoilage.

Be creative: Switch the placement of food and water bowls for a simple parrot puzzle. Put a paper towel over the food dish on another day. Have fun with it. You can put a lot of love and thought into a food’s presentation.”

Sandy Lender is the publisher of In Your Flock, a companion parrot magazine. She lives in Southwest Florida with seven parrots that she feeds varieties of homemade chop. Reach her at Publisher@InYourFlock.com. natural awakenings

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Mommy’s Night Out Workshop (Pregnancy/ Baby) – 6:30-8:30pm. Whether you are currently pregnant or have a little one at home, this class is just for you. While sipping wonderfully tasty herbal teas, we will discuss how both aromatherapy and herbalism can be used to aid the symptoms of pregnancy, immediately after birth, and help baby feel better naturally from common childhood ailments. $10.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Flight School: Acro Yogapalooza – 9am-4pm. .

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OCTOBER 10-13 Eco Festival WorldPaddleForThePlanet.com Panama City Beach, FL.

Presented by SUPRadioShow.com, hosted

by Carillon Beach and Walkin’ on Water Paddleboards. Proceeds benefit MotherOcean.org. Concluding with 24-hr paddle on Lake Powell, all paddlecraft welcome. supradioshow@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Power of Balance: Kids Yoga Workshop – 9am10:30am. What is power, how do connect to the power within ourselves? Making different choices in awareness. Animals Nature Power animals: Connect to yours, find natural rhythms of the power in you. Taught by Carla Musgrove. . $20. Early bird $15 by 10/9. The Healing Clinic, 184 Brooks St #1, FWB. 850-217-2771. yoginifelicia@yahoo.com.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Heart Chakra Meditation with Alice McCal – 6-7pm. A guided healing meditation aimed at clearing and boosting the energy of your heart and throat chakras. These chakras are vital in our ability to express our divine self and live our truth. $15. Via

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 Lunar Eclipse Meditation with Alice McCall – 4-5pm. A special guided healing meditation to help you to manifest the new self, the new purpose, the new partnership, association or direction during this auspicious time. $20. Via Teleconference. Res Req. alice@ healingpath.info. 850-585-5496. HealingPath.info.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 FREE Tea Party and Natural Product Sampling – 2-4pm. HRMagoo’s Fairy, Angel art gallery and Tea Party House has an Open House with Free Tea Party and Natural Product Sampling. Free. HRMagoo, 2831 N. Hwy 81, Ponce de Leon. 770-231-1808. hrmagoo@earthlink.net. HRMagoo.com.

sunDAY, OCTOBER 20 Reiki Master Practitioner Training with Felicia McQuaid – 9:30am-4:30pm. Information on Reiki Master Symbol and attunement to the Master level of Energy, plus symbols pertaining to Reiki work.

Learn extensive practitioner information and techniques. $250. Home Studio of Felicia McQuaid, 233 Sotir St NW, FWB. 850-217-2771. yoginifelicia@ yahoo.com. TheHealingClinicFWB.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Nervous System Health – 6:30-8:30pm. On your last NERVE? Join Laurie Azzarella, Young Living Educator, for an informative evening.

We will be learning how to prevent and/or minimize their effects of Neuropathy, MS, Parkinsons, Neuralgia and other illnesses. $5.

Unity of Pensacola Felowship Hall, 716 North 9th Ave. 850-380-4943. laurieazzarella@gmail. com. WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/yl/123.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 Emerald Coast Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – 8-11am. American Cancer Society volunteers will be hosting their annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) event for the entire Emerald Coast.

Teams or Individuals. Free. Village Baptist Church, Matthews Blvd, Destin. 850-244-3813, Ext 3556.

MakingStridesWalk.org/EmeraldCoast Power of Balance: Kids Yoga Workshop – 9-10:30am. Self relationships and community oneness. How we affect ourselves and others, cause-and-effect, Domino Effect. Taught by Carla Musgrove. $20, Early Bird $15 by 10/9.

The Healing Clinic, 184 Brooks St #1, FWB. 850-217-2771. yoginifelicia@yahoo.com.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 Reflexology Workshop – 8am-5pm. Learn therapeutic Ingham Foot Reflexology taught

by Laurie Azzarella, International institute of Reflexology Instructor. Use on family, friends or professional clients. 16 CEUs for therapists. . $375 for first time students. Reduced rates for return. Gwen’s Southern Spa, 2018 East 2nd St, Montgomery. 850-380-4943. laurieazzarella@ reflexology-usa.net. Reflexology-USA.net.

Harness Your Stem Cells with Alice McCall – 3-4pm. A guided healing meditation to use your body’s stem cells for optimal health. Stem cells are a powerful healing and transformative force – use them to their fullest potential through this meditation. Res Req. Email alice@healingpath. info / call 850-585-5496. $15. Via Teleconference.

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www.mahabhutayogafestival.com 24 regional yoga studios, 24 workshops, LED Hoop performances, a kids tent, a marionette show, henna artists, organic & vibrant food, numerous artists and yoga-inspired vendors all open free to the public.

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sunday Urban Zen Yoga Class – 10:30am. In a world of over-stimulation and over-work, these practices can offer you a meditative sanctuary. No yoga experience necessary. $15 drop-in and packages available.

Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St. FWB. 850-2440184. DragonflyYoga.com.

Meditation – 12-1pm. Renew yourself.. Unity of Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama City. 850769-7481. UnityOfPanamaCity.org.

Yoga for Charity – 4:30pm. $5 donation to Paws.

Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St. FWB. 850-2440184. DragonflyYoga.com.

monday Yoga for Women – 10am. A time to be at ease and enjoy. A class tailored to the needs of today’s woman. $10. Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St SE, FWB. 850-244-0184. DragonFlyYoga.com.

Kids Martial Arts Combat Class – 4:45pm (ages 4-8); 5:45 (ages 9-13). Mon/Wed/Fri. Friendly family oriented with small classes, all levels. Great for fitness, confidence, and camaraderie. Free introductory class. No contracts. Martial Arts Combat Academy, 1605 N. Partin, Niceville. 850-797-9429.

tuesday Personal Nutritional Consultation – 1 and 3 Tues monthly. Dr. Kenawy, Ph.D. provides in-depth nutritional evaluations and consultations. $50. 634 W. 23rd St, Panama City. Call for an appt. 850-7638871. OliveLeavesPC.com.

Yoga – 8:45am. Restorative Yoga for beginners and experienced. Love offering. Unity of Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama City.

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6:15pm. Stress will shorten your life.Learn how to reduce stress and pain the natural way without drugs. Free. Limited seating, 24 hour advanced RSVP required. 850-864-4281. consultant@cox.

Blossom Yoga Center, 315-A Racetrack Rd NE, FWB. BuddyBowman.com.

Open Mike at Crestview Library – 6-7:45pm. 2nd Tues. Poetry & Music Jam is an open-mic for poets and musicians to read, perform, improvise and play together. Everyone is welcome, even if you don’t write poetry or play music. Free. Crestview Library, 445 Commerce Dr., Contact Esther, 850-682-4432 or Rick Sanders 850-585-6399. Visit the library’s Facebook page or tumblr blog.

Personal and Planetary Peace – 7pm. Meditation, stress release, energy work, Reiki sharing and certification, networking, healthy food support. Free.

Crystal Cottage, 7338 Hwy 2301, Panama City.

Darce Blakely, Reiki Master. 850-763-4504.

Teen and Adult Martial Arts Combat Class – 7pm.

Tues, Thur. Ages 15 and up. Friendly family oriented with small classes, all levels. Defense techniques, fitness, confidence, and camaraderie. Free introductory class. No contracts. Martial Arts Combat Academy, 1605 N Partin, Niceville. 850-797-9429.

wednesday Gentle Flow Yoga with Felicia McQuaid – 10am.

Beginner based therapeutic movement combined w/ breath awareness. Dragonfly Yoga. 850-217-2771.

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Meditation Circle – 11am. A weekly meditation offered to all those interested in learning meditation or if you meditate on a regular basis. Typically led

by Darce Blakely. Love offering. Unity of Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama City. 850-7697481. UnityOfPanamaCity.org.

Wellness Rocks Naturally – 6-8pm. 2nd Wed. Health and wellness practitioners, providers and educators come together to network and collaborate See website for monthly locations and host.

Facilitated by Natural Awakenings, 850-279-4102.

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A Course in Miracles – 6:30pm. Complete selfstudy spiritual thought system to the way of universal love and peace. Ongoing group. Love offering.

Unity of Panama City, 17964 Lisenby Ave, Panama City. 850-769-7481. UnityOfPanamaCity.org.

Community Yoga – 6:30-7:45pm. Class led by Power Core Vinyasa instructor Kendall Andrew. $10 or donation. Yoga Elements, 108 Carillon Market St, Panama City Beach. 850-866-2199. YogaElements108.com.

thursday Free Fit Camps and Wellness Evaluations – All ages and levels are welcome. Bring a mat and some water. Workouts are usally 30-45 mins. Free. Core Nutrition, FWB. 222B Miracle St Pkwy SE, 850362-8888. CoreNutritionFWB.com.

Yoga for Beginners – 5:30pm. Here’s a class at the right pace for those just starting to enjoy yoga.

Simple and fun. Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St. FWB. DragonflyYoga.com.

friday Breastfeeding Support Group – 9:30am. With lactation counselor. Free. Growing Green Bums, 296 Bayshore Dr, Niceville. 850-279-6647.

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Friday Yoga with Felicia – 10am. This fun upbeat class is what Friday is all about. Join Felicia to move, breathe and enjoy the moment. $15 drop in or packages available. Dragonfly Yoga Studies, 184 Brooks St #1, FWB. 850-217-2771. FeliciaMcQuaid.net.

Fall Art Class – 7pm. Free Hot tea or hot chocolate.

Comes with canvas, paint and supplies. Live music at end of class. $30. HRMagoo’s Fairy Tea House, 2831 N. Hwy 81, Ponce de Leon. 770-231-1808. hrmagoo@earthlink.net. HRMagoo.com.

saturday Calm Water Tai Chi Class – 9am. Designed for self-defense, realize the health benefits, stress reduction and strength improvement with gentle movement. New class. All ages and levels. Free introductory class. No contracts. Martial Arts Combat Academy, 1605 N. Partin, Niceville.

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Gentle Flow Yoga – 9am. Classes are beginner friendly. Focus on gentle, therapeutic movement, breath awareness and meditation.. $10 drop in military/student/senior. Dragonfly Yoga, 184 Brooks St #1, FWB. 850-217-2771. FeliciaMcQuaid.net.

Teen and Adult Martial Arts Combat Class – 10:30am-12pm. Ages 15 and up. Friendly family oriented with small classes, all levels. Defense techniques, fitness, confidence, and camaraderie.

Free introductory class. No contracts. Martial Arts Combat Academy, 1605 N. Partin, Niceville.

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Aerial Yoga – 11am-12:30pm. A challenging, empowering, restorative and fun yoga off the mat in a hammock. Yoga Elements, 108 Carillon Market St, Panama City Beach. 850-866-2199. YogaElements108.com.

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ACUPUNCTURE DR. SHERYL ROE

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Acupuncture Physician 2633 Hwy 77, Suite B, Panama City 850-628-8412

Panama City’s premier acupuncturist treating lower back, knee, neck and shoulder pain, emotional disorders, gastrointestinal, gynecological, musculoskeletal, addictions, allergies, arthritis, migraines and other conditions. Practitioner of oriental medicine and provider of Chinese herbs. See ad, page 7.

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ARTs & Crafts HRMagoo NATURAL PRODUCT CLASSES 770-231-1808 hrmagoo@earthlink.net Ponce de Leon, FL

Fanciest Tea Parties, Lifesize Candyland Game, Fairy Art, Make natural perfumes, make-up, lotions, soaps, canldles, & more! Art & Voice Lessons.

KOVAR CHIROPRACTIC & NATURAL WELLNESS CENTER John S. Kovar D.C. 29 G Miracle Strip Hwy SW, FWB 850-244-1200 DrKovar.com

Experience the many benefits of acupuncture. Restoring health naturally to patients for over 30 years.

Dr. Kovar also offers chiropractic care, nutrition response testing with designed clinical nutrition, and massage. See ad, page 17.

Rebecca Freeman, AP, MAOM 60 2nd st. Ste 202, Shalimar 850-651-0160

Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with over 12 years’ experience relieving pain, stress, fatigue, allergies, digestive disorders, depression. Age gracefully inside and out with Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupunture. See ad, page 10.

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Serving the Emerald Coast for over 20 years. Currently offering multiple styles of acupuncture, bodywork, hypnotherapy, diet counseling and the area’s largest raw herb pharmacy. See ad, page 5.

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BEAUTY LAURA BALTES-MASTER STYLIST 714-348-5962 LauraBalt9@msn.com New Location Coming Soon

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Felicia is a Transformation healer that offers a unique blend of Reiki/Massage Therapy sessions. Her insight and understanding in the language of Energy will amaze you. See ad, page 36.

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Laura’s hands share experience, knowledge, clarity and grace. She specializes in Massage, Led Light Therapy and specializes in Raindrop Technique with Young living oils. See ad, page 36.

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CHIROPRACTIC BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

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

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

CONTRERAS CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Dave Contreras 339 NW Racetrack Rd, Ste 7 FWB 850-376-9102

Proficiency Rated Activator Methods chiropractor. Instrument adjusting is extremely gentle and very effective in treating headaches, neck pain, back pain, sciatica, and more. Excellent results with patients of all ages. Call today to make an appointment for better health.

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

As a second generation chiropractor, Dr. Henard is committed to lifetime chiropractic wellness care for the entire family, improving their health naturally. Over 16 years’ experience in pediatrics, sports and automobile injuries.

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KOVAR CHIROPRACTIC & NATURAL WELLNESS CENTER John S. Kovar D.C. 29 G Miracle Strip Hwy SW, FWB 850-244-1200 DrKovar.com

Practicing locally for over 30 years, expertise in treating pain conditions, auto injury and restoring health naturally through nutrition response testing, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, and massage as well as chiropractic wellness care. See ad, page 17.

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DENTISTRY DR. DAYTON HART, DMD

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FITNESS & TRAINING MARTIAL ARTS COMBAT ACADEMY 1605 N. Partin Dr, Niceville 850-797-9430 MartialArtsCombatAcademy.com

Adult and teen modern day selfdefense. Kid’s classes tournament base with an emphasis on “Stranger Danger” and introductory week and no contracts.

A unique establishment specializing in over 150 bulk herbs, over 40 loose teas, homeopathic remedies, and our own herbal skincare line. Find us on Facebook for an updated schedule of our weekly workshops. See ad page 35.

GOLDEN ALMOND HEALTH FOOD STORE

339 Racetrack Rd NW # 3 850-863-5811 • GoldenAlmond.com Hours: M-F 9-6, S 10-4, Closed Sun.

Natural and organic foods.

Largest selection of herbs and supplements in the area.

Enjoy our new fresh juice bar (M-F,10-4). Knowledgeable and personable staff. See ad, page 7.

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, including gluten-free and dairy-free. Whole food cooking, juicing, glutenfree, vegetarian, vegan and raw food classes are available. See ad, page 35.

healing arts HEALING PATH, ALICE MCCALL Transformational Energy Healer and 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.

FOODS & SUPPLIMENTS ARROWHEAD BEEF

Chipley, FL tony@floridagrass-fed.com 850-270-8804

Grass-fed beef: No hormones, no antibiotics, no corn. Raised right and sent off good. Selling individual cuts at the markets of Seaside and Rosemary.

See ad, page 47.

BODY-B-HEALTHY

2227 Ferdon Blvd, Crestview 850-682-8893 Find Us on Facebook

8184 Navarre Parkway Navarre, FL 32566 850-499-3670 Esthersgardenofhealing@live.com

Knowledgeable staff and cutting edge digital health assessments. Dairy free and gluten free food items, supplements, homeopathic solutions and anti-aging products, plus delicious nutritional smoothies. See ad, page 8.

HOLISTIC MedicinE EMERALD WATERS

Mauricia Stanton, PhD,ARNP,BC 850-279-6815 1005 College Blvd W ,Ste B, Niceville Find & Like Us on FACEBOOK. Dr. Stanton holds a PhD in Natural Health and sees patients for all types of health concerns. Specializing in Womens care and children 12years and up. Always accepting new patients. See ad, page 28.

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NAIMA ABDEL-GHANY, M.D. Board Certified Physician Panama City: 850-271-0019 Lynn Haven: 850-814-1472

Preventative Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Immune Therapy, Chelation Therapy, Anti-Aging Medicine. Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men and Women.

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

INTUITIVE ARTS TERESA BROWN

3 W Garden St, Pensacola 850-206-1853 TeresaBrown.net

Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy Center, LLc

Former Miss USA Spiritual Coach + Energetic Healer 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-654-9946

Bob Seton, PT 12671 Hwy 98 W, Ste 213 Destin 850-650-4186 TherapyBob.com

Innovative pain treatment, different than anything you’ve tried before! Specializing in Primal Reflex Release Therapy. Find relief today from injuries, arthritis, headaches, muscle strain, postsurgical pain. See ad, page 19.

Abundance coaching for yourself, your relationships and career. Let me empower you with tools to deal with life’s situations. I’ve coached globally from moms to CEOs for over 10 years. See ad, page 8.

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

Certified Hypnotherapist and Master Life Coach.

Hypnosis is powerful anytime a change in feeling, thinking or behavior is desired. My mission is your success. Call today. See ad, page 5.

Physical therapy

LIFE COACHING

HYPNOSIS

Tom Mueller, CMC, CHt 850-865-0285 • DestinHypnosis.com Facebook.com/DestinHypnosis

A Natural End to a Natural life.

Green natural funerals. Natural setting. Embalming fluid free. Biodegradable elements. Cost-effective funeral arrangements. Located off U.S. Highway 83, 10 miles north of DeFuniak Springs. See ad, page 47.

TERRI AMOS-BRITT,

BRENDA Q. BISCHOFF, CLC, CHT CI

DESTIN HYPNOSIS

297 Railroad Ave, DeFuniak Springs 850-859-2141 GlendaleNaturePreserve.org

International award winning jewelry designs. Museum style gallery. Finest diamond collection in the region.

Over 6,000 ergonomic original designs. Certified harmony green metal, refined not mined. Certified ethical gems. See ad, page 23.

DrBawa.com Destin: 850-424-7320 Panama City: 850-534-4170 Santa Rosa Beach: 850-534-4170

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

GLENDALE MEMORIAL NATURE PRESERVE

ROCK HARD DESIGNS

NITIN BAWA, MD

General medicine with a holistic wellness approach and specialized services in Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy, weight loss, food allergies, nutritional analysis and anti-aging procedures. Most insurance accepted. See ad, page 2.

NATURAL BURIAL

JEWELRY

LIGHT THERAPY

PILATES

LIGHT FOR LIFE

PILATES CORE TRAINING

Buddy Bowman, Quantum Light Energy Coach 315-A Racetrack Rd, FWB 850-582-4929 • BuddyBowman.com

Barbara Bruni, Owner 2130 Summit Blvd, Pensacola 850-287-5836 PilatesCoreTraining.com Gift Certificates Available

Experience the soothing healing light and energy photons to gently Mat, Yoga, cycle, Gyrokensis, and reduce stress and bring your body equipment classes or private session into balance. Promotes natural for a personalized experience. Webhealing of the body by itself, the site lists instructors, class schedule way it was designed to do and naand prices. ture intended. Located inside BlosFitness and Rehabilitation Pilates Classes & som Yoga. Painless, convenient, affordable, noninPrivate Sessions tailored to individual needs RETIREMENT LIVING Classes & Private Sessions on vasive and drug-free. See ad, page 29. • GYROKINESIS the GYROTONIC Pulley Tower ®

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Massage Therapy BLUEWATER CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

Brooke Hicks 850-934-4306 • BlakeLiving.com

A retirement, assisted living, and memory care community inspiring wellness in an enriched environment. Also, shortterm respite program for caregivers to have their loved one stay as a guest; enjoy the many services and personalized care. See ad, page 41.

2130 Summit Blvd. l Pensacola, FL 32503

pilatescoretraining.com l 850-287-5836

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

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 phone.

THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE

• Massage Therapy including the John F. Barnes Technique of Myofascial Release • Cranial Sacral Therapy (#MM27450) • Cycle From Your Core Classes • Yoga • We use Young Living Essential Oils

Sports and rehabilitation massage therapy. Natural and holistic health care. Chiropractic care, lumbar decompression, physical therapies, nutritional education and supplementation. Allow the body to heal the way it was designed.

RETREAT & SPA OCEAN ELEMENTS DAY SPA Located in the 30-A community of Gulf Place 850-267-1011 OceanElementsDaySpa.net

Holistic Spa Therapies. Massage Therapy. All Natural Facials.

Botanical Peels. Aluminum Free Microdermabrasion. Therapeutic- Natural Nail Services.

Gentle Waxing. Body Treatments, Scrubs & Wraps.

Reiki. Chakra Balancing. Tuning Forks. Aromatherapy. Herbs. Wellness Consultations and Supplements. See ad, page 13.

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www.NWFNaturally.com

ROLFING

spiritual center

NANETTE SAVAGE CERTIFIED ADVANCE ROLFER MA-0028169 850- 621-6101

Let me help you achieve greater balance and mobility by creating a more lifted and symmetrical alignment. Appointments made for 75-minute session. See ad, page 11.

SCHOOLS BEACHSIDE MASSAGE SCHOOL

381 Santa Rosa Blvd, Ft Walton Beach 850-226-7878 beachsidemassage@gmail.com beachsidemassages.com

Looking for that new career in the growing field of massage therapy?

No waiting for a new class to start, begin immediately at beachside massage school. See ad, this page.

CAREER INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ESTHETICS 1008 Airport Rd. Unit C, Destin 850-543-4919 CareerInstituteDestin@gmail.com CareerInsituteDestin.com

Career Institute offers a comprehensive program in Nail Care, Skin Care and Massage.

Enroll today! Also, offer CEs and Student Clinics for all programs. See ad, page 10.

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

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

UNITY IN FORT WALTON BEACH 1797 Hurlburt Rd, FWB 850-864-1232 • UnityInFWBFL.org

We welcome all interested in seeking an inner awareness of God. We promote love, joy, and peace through our thoughts, words, and deeds.

UNITY OF PANAMA CITY

1764 Lisenby Ave, Panama City 850-769-7481 PanamaCityUnity@knology.net

Committed to helping people find the way to their own understanding and experience of God and offering positive, practical resources for an abundant and meaningful life.

WELLNESS CENTERS

PERFECT!

SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRE

Green Natural Funerals

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

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

MM27113. MA49032. See ad, page 32.

Natural setting/ embalming fluid free/ biodegradable elements/ cost-effective funeral arrangements www.glendalenaturepreserve.org

Glendale (850) 859-2141 Memorial 297 Railroad Ave., Defuniak Springs Nature Located just off of U.S. Highway 83 Preserve About 10 miles north of DeFuniak Springs

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

Twelve Oaks, a 102-bed, drug and alcohol treatment center, specializes in treatment of addictions and co-occurring disorders. Call for a free, confidential assessment. See ad, page 9.

YOGA STUDIOS Downtown Ft Walton Beach 850-244-0184 (MM16502) DragonFlyYoga.com

sKIN CARE OCEANA NATURALS, LLC Dragonfly Yoga

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ~William Shakespeare

DRAGONFLY YOGA STUDIES

Drop in.

Michael J Russ 866-242-3776 PureSunscreen.com

A Natural End to a Natural Life.

A professional yoga studio offering a serene environment for the study and practice of Hatha yoga. Certified instructors.

Owner/Director Laura Tryee, E-RYT 500. See ad, page 11.

850 244 0184

downtown brooks st

ft. walton beach

YOGA ELEMENTS, LLC dragonflyyoga.com

MelanSol is certified chemical free skin care that brings hope and peace of mind to everyone who wants to enjoy a safe relationship with the sun. See ad, page 10. ®

108 Carillon Market St, Panama City Beach 850-866-2199 Hello@YogaElements108.com YogaElements108.com

Yoga offered: mat (earth), Standup Paddleboard & in pool (water) and Aerial (air). Dawn Brooks, RN, RYT-500, LauraLynn Jansen, MHEd., CPCC, RYT.

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