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FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

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New Paradigm Gets to the Root Cause of Disease

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CONSCIOUS DANCE

Creative Movement Connects

Body, Mind and Spirit

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24 TREATING AUTISM NATURALLY

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newsbriefs Renowned Teachers Will Lead Eastover Workshops

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i Junfeng, Mantak Chia and Lee Holden are among the many highly regarded teachers slated to lead 2016 workshops at Eastover Estate and Retreat, a 600acre holistic sanctuary in Lenox, Massachusetts. “Eastover is quickly becoming a major training and retreat center in the Berkshires,” says founder YingXing Wang.

“We’re honored to host these world-renowned teachers.”

Li Junfeng will teach “Sheng Zhen Gong: The Qigong of Unconditional Love.” This practice is designed to open the heart, bringing joy, strengthening the body and calming the mind and emotions. “This practice creates a state of deep inner peace, love and harmony with the universe,” Wang says. “The power of love affects the environment and is the best medicine.”

Mantak Chia is a world leader in teaching the Universal Healing Tao system, which is rooted in the ancient healing traditions of Taoism from China, Wang says. “His teachings on ‘The Microcosmic Orbit’ and ‘Sexual Alchemy’ are based on the transformation of sexual energy into the original form of qi for health and inner development,” she says. Lee Holden is an internationally known instructor in meditation, tai chi and qigong.

He’s also known in the United States and Canada for his PBS series teaching the art of increasing vitality and reducing stress.

Interested programmers should submit proposals to events@eastover. com. To attend a workshop, visit Eastover.com/retreats-workshops.html.

Eastover is located in Lenox, MA, adjacent to October Mountain, minutes from Tanglewood Music Center and Kripalu Yoga Center.

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Metaphysical Hypnotherapy Workshops Teach “Power of Positive”

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n February, Ralph A. Gonzalez will conduct two sessions of his metaphysical hypnotherapy workshop “The Power of Positive,” in which participants will experience and learn new therapies designed to empower them to live a more fulfilled life. “In this workshop I will take people on an amazing journey,” Ralph A. Gonzalez Gonzalez says. “When we return, they will feel happy, joyous, free and full of positive energy.”

The workshop will cover an explanation of hypnotherapy, metaphysical imagery, handwriting analysis, dream therapy, dynamics of relationships, the Taoist system of healing, toning and many other unique therapies, Gonzalez says. “Participants will experience a metaphysical hypnotic induction,” he says.

“A class exercise will be held, and the first person to answer correctly will receive a surprise gift. There will be surprises for all. I encourage people to come experience an amazing journey and be lifted to a higher ground.”

The workshop lasts two and a half hours and will be held February 20 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at CRS Center for Remembering and Sharing, Union Square, 123 Fourth Avenue, 2nd Floor. To register, visit RalphAGonzalez.com or go to Namaste Bookstore, 2 West 14th St. Gonzalez will also be a featured speaker discussing metaphysical hypnotherapy at the Awaken Fair, which will be held at Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC the last weekend in January. Visit AwakenFair.com for times and days.

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Winter Information Session and Campus Tour at Blue Rock School

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lue Rock School, in the Hudson Valley region of New York, invites parents interested in kindergarten through eighth grade to visit their campus on January 23 at 10 a.m. for an information session. “Come meet Blue Rock faculty and hear how our vibrant and creative learning environment nurtures children’s natural curiosity and fosters a lifelong love of learning.

Discover how Blue Rock School's unique educational approach brings learning to life,” says admissions director Beverly Stycos.

Blue Rock School is a progressive, independent day school located on a beautiful, four-acre, wooded campus in West Nyack, just 20 miles from the George Washington Bridge. The school was founded in 1987 with the purpose of providing a rich educational experience based on a child-centered and hands-on approach that nurtures children’s innate love of learning, enables them to follow their own natural curiosity, develop as independent thinkers and grow in a dynamic learning community. At Blue Rock School, class sizes are small (10 on average), and students engage in a challenging and creative academic curriculum which is infused with the arts, nature and play. Blue Rock School also offers a five-week Summer Play Camp which is open to the community.

Location: Blue Rock School, 110 Demarest Mill Rd. (off Germonds Rd.), West Nyack. Space is limited. To RSVP, call 535-3353 or email admissions@bluerockschool.org.

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The Truth about Mammograms

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aced with new research suggesting that mammography is ineffective and even harmful, more women are choosing thermography coupled with ultrasound as a safe, preventive alternative, says Patricia Bowden-Luccardi, a certified clinical thermography technician with Breast Thermography International.

“Two major studies recently published Patricia in the British Medical Journal and the New Bowden-Luccardi England Journal of Medicine have shown that mammograms actually have done little to reduce late-stage cancer, and that up to half of all ‘early’ diagnoses have not saved a life, but instead led to over-diagnosis and therefore overtreatment,” she says. Another study in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine shows that decades of screening have not reduced breast cancer mortality. “This is even in the face of millions of new and supposedly early-stage or stage-zero cancers being diagnosed, which inflate survival rates,” she says.

Christiane Northrup, MD, has warned that “getting regular mammograms is actually more harmful because you are subjecting your healthy breasts to cancer-causing radiation.” In fact, the lowerdose radiation used in mammography has been shown to be up to three or four times more carcinogenic than high-dose radiation, Bowden-Luccardi says. “An alternative to radiation is thermography coupled with ultrasound,” she says. “Thermography is radiationfree and painless. It has the ability to detect problems early enough to use preventive measures, rather than detecting disease at a stage where treatment is imminently required.”

Breast Thermography International, 250 Park Ave. 7th Floor, is offering $50 off one exam of choice. For more information, call 518.929.7579 or visit BTIScan.com.

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Live Vessel Tumblers Turn Tap Water Alkaline

Learn the Secrets of Natural Walking

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To learn more about Live Vessel/Acera Liven mugs, read Robinson’s blog on LiveVessel.com. For details about the Awaken Fair and the Coffee and Tea Festival, visit AwakenFair. com/new-york-city and CoffeeAndTeaFestival.com/nyc.

The workshop will be held at 102-02/06 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills. Register at Meetup.com/ SecretsofNaturalWalkingNYC. For more information, contact Ann De Jesus Negron at 347.845.3346 or Ann@NaturalWalking.com, or visit Natural-Walking.com.

ive Vessel /Acera Liven, a series of handmade ceramic tumblers that transform ordinary tap water into alkaline water, will be available for purchase at two upcoming events in NYC: the Awaken Fair January 30-31 at Hotel Pennsylvania, and the Coffee and Tea Festival March 19-20 at the Brooklyn Expo Center.

William Robinson of Live Vessel sells the tumblers, whose patented tourmaline anion ceramic glaze can raise the pH of ordinary tap water from five to eight or higher it does this naturally and within minutes. He says alkaline water has been associated with a number of health benefits, including weight loss, detoxification and better hydration. “A recent study on alkaline water reports that people who drank alkaline water lost an average of 12 pounds over two months,” he says. “It has been shown by clinical research to help the body expel ten heavy metals, it hydrates better than plain water, and it helps supply the body with essential minerals.”

By switching from bottled water to a ceramic Live Vessel travel mug, people can benefit the environment by reducing the amount of plastic that goes to landfills, while also reducing the chlorine and any harmful bacteria that may be in their tap water, he says.

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or evidence that we do not walk properly, we only need to examine the uneven wear on the heels of our shoes. Natural Way of Living will present a workshop, “A Simple Six-Step Movement to Reawaken Your Body’s Natural Healing Abilities,” January 24 from noon to 8:30 p.m. at Genesis Tree of Life Yoga and Wellness Center in Forest Hills.

Workshop leader Ann De Jesus Negron says participants will learn Secrets of Natural Walking, a program designed to undo years of damage to the body by realigning the spine, giving the body the opportunity to heal itself naturally.

“Secrets of Natural Walking is a very natural walking exercise with benefits for body shape, health and even our internal organs, thoughts and mood, without any side effects,” she says. “When we walk properly, every step will naturally adjust our legs, muscles, joints and spine, including meridians and reflexology zones; cleanse blockages; and reactivate the natural healing process to improve our overall health.”

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actionalert National Radon Action Month

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he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month.

We can’t see, smell or taste radon, but it could be present at a dangerous level in our home. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in the U.S. and claims the lives of about 21,000 Americans each year. The EPA and the surgeon general urge all Americans to protect their health by testing their homes, schools and other buildings for radon.

Exposure to radon is a preventable health risk, and testing radon levels in the home can help prevent unnecessary exposure. If a high radon level is detected in our home, we can take steps to fix the problem. Four things we can do during National Radon Action Month include: Test the home - Testing is easy and inexpensive.

Attend a local National Radon Action Month event Look for radon events in the community.

Spread the word - Encourage family, friends and others to learn about radon and test their homes. Consider planning an event in your community to help raise awareness.

Buy a radon-resistant home - Look for builders that practice radon-resistant construction techniques.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Doctor’s Orders GMO Labeling Endorsed by Physicians

Even as the federal government pursues H.R. 1599, aka the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) act, mainstream medicine is urging the government to abandon its resistance to GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling. They are bolstered by a recent announcement by the World Health Organization that glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer) is probably carcinogenic in humans. The genetic engineering ends up making crops resistant to the herbicide so more must be applied.

According to contributing doctors from Harvard, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, “GM crops are now the agricultural products most heavily treated with herbicides, and two of these herbicides may pose risks of cancer.”

A recent notice in the same journal, “GMOs, Herbicides and Public Health,” reports: “The application of biotechnology to agriculture has been rapid and aggressive. The vast majority of the soy and [feed] corn grown in the United States are now genetically engineered.

Foods produced from GM crops have become ubiquitous.”

Sixty-four countries, including Russia and China, have already adopted transparency in labeling laws, but U.S. Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists have stonewalled efforts domestically.

For more information and petitions, visit OrganicConsumers.org.

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Amy’s Opens Organic Fast Food Restaurant California now hosts the nation’s first Amy’s Organic Drive-Thru restaurant, in Rohnert Park, with a vegetarian menu sporting veggie burgers, salads and dishes served in both regular and vegan varieties. Ingredients are sustainably grown and GMO-free (no genetically modified ingredients).

The company’s signature frozen pizzas have been popular for years in health food and grocery stores nationwide, and now Amy’s first restaurant is serving them hot, with toppings ranging from spinach and diced tomatoes to a choice of mozzarella cheese or vegan “cheeze”.

While some other fast food restaurants import almost all of their products from factory farming operations and give nothing back to the community, Amy’s Drive-Thru grows produce sustainably on its own roof. Amy’s Kitchen, a family-owned, privately held organic frozen food company, reportedly pays workers a living wage with health benefits.

On the inaugural restaurant’s popularity, Manager Paul Schiefer remarks, “It’s given us a lot of hope that this is a concept that works.”

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Feel Young, Live Long

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found people that feel younger than their years have a lower incidence of earlier mortality. Conducted by scientists from the UK’s University College London, the research analyzed data from 6,489 people and measured their self-perceived age with the question, “How old do you feel you are?” Then, over more than eight years, the scientists tracked the number of deaths from all causes.

Almost 70 percent of those that averaged a little over 65 reported feeling at least three years younger than their chronological age. Only a quarter said they felt close to their age and about 5 percent said they felt more than a year older.

The research found that deaths among those that felt younger were 14 percent, while more than 18 percent of those who felt their own age and more than 24 percent of people that felt older died during the follow-up period. The research further found that individuals that felt at least three years younger were less likely to die later from heart disease or cancer. These relationships prevailed even when other health and lifestyle factors were eliminated.

Co-author Andrew Steptoe, Ph.D., says, “We expected to find an association between self-perceived age and mortality. We didn’t expect that the relationship would still be present even when wealth, other socio-demographic indicators, health, depression, mobility and other factors were taken into account.”

Scientists Urge Ban on Non-Stick Pan Coatings

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new paper published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal warns of the continued health risks of chemicals used for non-stick pan coatings and water repellents on clothing. The chemical is being found in some municipalities’ drinking water.

More than 200 scientists signed the statement, which presents the dangers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals are persistently used as pan coatings, despite more than a decade of research showing associations with liver toxicity, neurological disorders, cancers of different organs and types, and heart conditions.

The paper noted that many manufacturers have discontinued long-chain PFAS production and substituted shorter-chain PFAS. The scientists caution that these shorter-chain PFAS may not effectively reduce PFAS exposure because more has to be used to achieve the same effectiveness, maintaining PFAS in the environment with exposure levels relatively unchanged. It calls for scientists, governments, chemical manufacturers and consumer product manufacturers to participate in halting all PFAS production.

Leave Them at the Door: Shoe Soles Harbor Risky Bacteria

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esearch from the University of Houston has determined that a species of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics might be tracking into homes on the soles of shoes. More than a third of randomly tested homes were contaminated with Clostridium difficile bacteria, and 40 percent of doorsteps were also infected with the bacteria.

Depending upon the strain, C. difficile can cause intestinal infections, inflammation and severe diarrhea.

Study author M. Jahangir Alam, Ph.D., comments, “Shoes are contaminated from diverse sources, and we are regularly contaminating our doorsteps by shoes.”

The researchers tested three to five household items within 30 houses in Houston, Texas. They collected 127 environmental samples—from 63 shoe bottoms, 15 bathroom surface samples, 12 house floor dusts and 37 other household surfaces

They found that 41 of them harbored C. difficile and nearly 40 percent of the shoes were positive for the bacteria. They also found that a third of the bathroom surfaces harbored the bacteria, a third of house dust and 19 percent of other surfaces maintained the bacteria.

The cause of many intestinal disorders, this bacteria species has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and many household cleaning products.

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Ozone

The Miracle Medicine From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City What is Ozone?

What are some of these illnesses?

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a natural medicine Herpes 1, 2 and 6; shingles; multiple sclerosis; that safely destroyed every bacteria, fungus yeast and AIDS; hepatitis B and C; Lyme disease; chronic mold with virtually no adverse reactions? And what if fatigue syndrome; candidiasis; rheumatoid arthritis; it also destroyed every toxin, harmful free radicle and lupus; acne; fungal infections, including fungal parasite in our body safely as well? If it existed you nail infection; diabetic retinopathy; diabetic ulcers would probably have read about it or heard about and gangrene; diabetic neuropathy; and macular it from someone or somewhere by now. Wouldn’t degeneration are just some of the many diseases you have? Well, guess what!? It not only does exist, and conditions it has been used to safely and Dr. Howard Robins but it has been used in more than 45 countries by successfully treat worldwide! thousands of physicians in hundreds of hospitals and

If the medical problem you suffer from is not clinics for over 70 years! Not only that, but there are hundreds of listed here, you should check to see if medical ozone has been peer reviewed medical studies on its use. used to treat it, as the actual list is very, very long.

Why haven’t we heard about it?

So, why haven’t you heard about intravenous ozone therapy? If not for Ed McCabe’s book on Oxygen Therapies, in 1988 (followed almost 20 years later by his more complete and accurate book Flood Your Body with Oxygen, available at Amazon.com), we might still have not known of its use in Europe and its past historical medical use in the U.S.

So, why haven’t you heard about ozone therapy? Follow the money trail! It may be hard to believe but the pharmaceutical industry, along with help from the FDA, has suppressed information about its benefits and its use here in the U.S. because of the money that would be lost if the use of antibiotics, antivirals and antifungal medicines were diminished due to its amazing benefits.

Ozone is simply a non-patentable medicine. Since it is a highly reactive gas, it has to be made “fresh” at the time of its use in a machine that passes electric current through medical grade oxygen in a special hand-blown glass tube. It can’t be stored in a powder, tablet, capsule or liquid form like other medicines.

There are many websites (one of the best is OzoneUniversity. com) with great information along with dozens of translated studies (type in “search intravenous ozone therapy” on PubMed.gov, our National Library of Medicine) available, which will inform you about many of its safe and effective uses.

Recently, Gary Null, Ph.D., made a powerful documentary called Ozone Therapy: The Miracle Medicine (available at GaryNull.com), which discusses the use, safety and medical benefits of it. Some 40 patients also appear giving testimonials demonstrating ozone’s ability to completely get rid of many diseases and conditions previously thought to be incurable.

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Is it safe?

What happens is that when medical grade oxygen and ozone gas is safely and painlessly injected by trained professionals into a vein (you can’t get an embolus from oxygen, only from nitrogen gas), the extra “O” in the ozone molecule acts like a glue stealing an electron from anything in our body that it can latch onto. Healthy cells in our body contain natural antioxidants that protect them against damage or destruction.

Only pathogens are destroyed.

The most famous study done on its safety was published in Germany in 1982. In Germany, medical ozone therapy is used pre- and post-operatively to prevent infections. Jacobs, et al., reported in his published study that close to 400,000 patients were given more than 5,500,000 treatments over a two-year period with an adverse reaction rate of .0007! There is no pharmaceutical medicine that comes even close to that safety record. Easy to see why “Big Pharma” is not interested in letting the news out about ozone.

So, if you have a disease or condition that you haven’t been able to get rid of, medical ozone therapy will most likely be the answer (it doesn’t get rid of genetic diseases) even for people that have suffered for years and have lost all hope.

For more information, call Dr. Howard Robins at 212-5810101. Robins is considered the foremost clinical expert on the use of ozone in North America, with more than 24 years of clinical practice and 185,000 treatments performed.

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Skin Health Isn’t Skin-Deep

by Lu Lopez

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Notice I used the phrase came to Dr. Mariana skin health, not skin care.

Boneva having suffered You can buy skin care off from skin issues most of the supermarket shelf. my life. By that point, I My individual was just hoping to find assessment included a product that did at cutting sugar and dairy least some of what it from my diet and a simple, claimed to do. I went to three-product cleansing Beauty Plus Aesthetics regimen. To my delight, I for Vibradermabrasion, saw changes within weeks: Lu Lopez a noninvasive treatment my skin was clear, soft that exfoliates old cells and hydrated.

When I went back to to improve skin tone and texture. The replenish my supply of products (which treatment did everything it claimed: the last very long), I thanked Dr. Boneva surface of my face was like new. for changing my life.

I have now been But the most transformative part of her patient for over four years and that first encounter was my consultation cannot imagine using other products or with Dr. Boneva. She was the first following other advice. doctor to treat my skin problems from Somewhat recently, Dr. Boneva the inside as well as the outside. It was was considering collaborating with a complete approach to skin health.

a corporation to mass-produce her product line for wider distribution. I told her that while I was happy for her, I was concerned that the quality of the products would suffer without her direct oversight. I firmly believe that it is her personal involvement that ensures the products deliver as promised. To my relief, they have stayed under her control and continue to be effective.

I cannot stress enough how important it is to find a doctor like Mariana Boneva, who addresses skin needs at their root causes and treats the whole person, not just the surface skin. But remember, her advice is only good if you follow it. Her products only work if you use them as directed. As patients, we must do our part too.

Dr. Mariana Boneva is founder of Beauty Plus Aesthetics, 353 Lexington Ave. #1603.

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Minimally Invasive Ozone Implants A dental implant is an artificial root that is placed in the bone to replace missing teeth or stabilize a denture.

What is an implant and who needs them?

There are many reasons to have a dental implant placed.

Replacing missing teeth is very important to maintain the ability to properly chew your food and not have all your biting on just one side of your mouth. For wearers of dentures, having a loose denture is a nightmare. Using dental implants to stabilize the denture can completely change how you eat and smile.

healing. This mini implant has the abutment attached to it as one piece so that no extra visit is necessary.

At the same visit that we place the implant, we can also place the finished restoration, the crown.

The advantages of minimally invasive ozone implants • Fewer visits to the dentist

Traditional Implants

Traditional implants are placed by cutting a flap of gum to expose the bone, then drilling a hole 5-6 mm wide (about the size of a No. 2 pencil). The implant is placed into the bone and the area is left alone to heal for about 2-3 months.

At the second visit, a small amount of gum is removed to uncover the implant and place a healing cap onto it. Then an abutment can be placed which connects the implant from below the gum to a visible above the gum structure upon which a crown (cap) can be fabricated.

no cutting of the gum versus cutting it twice - A 2 mm hole in the bone instead of a 5-6 mm hole - Use of ozone to kill bacteria and speed up the healing

process - Little to no discomfort after the procedure

Minimally invasive ozone implants are very different from the traditional implants. At the initial visit we take an impression of the area that is going to have the implant.

There is no need to cut a flap of gum, a tiny hole is made through the gum and a very small hole is made in the bone (2 mm). The area is then treated with ozone gas to kill any bacteria and speed up the healing process. Then a very small implant is placed gently into the bone using ozonated oil to create a bacteria free area and allow for much faster New York City Edition

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• Lower cost due to fewer visits and fewer parts • Can fit into places traditional implants will not go

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spent a lot of years and money in the traditional medical system and got nothing,” says Mills. With functional medicine, “In a very short time, they had me feeling nearly 100 percent.”

Distinctive Characteristics

The Rise of Functional Medicine New Paradigm Gets to the Root Cause of Disease

by Lisa Marshall

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y the end of 2014, Trina Mills, of Parker, Arizona, had given up on conventional medicine. She’d been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder 17 years earlier and taken medication ever since without feeling her symptoms of fatigue, muscle aches and stomach problems ever fully subside. She’d visited endocrinologists, gastroenterologists and a half-dozen other specialists, each of which offered a different diagnosis and prescribed a different drug.

At one point, she had her gallbladder removed. At another, her doctor suspected she had bleeding in her brain and sent her for a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. Some thought she was a hypochondriac; others said she was depressed. “I would tell them, ‘I’m just depressed that you can’t figure out why I’m 16

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so sick,’” she says.

Weighing a skeletal 82 pounds, the 54-year-old mother of three finally wrote out a living will and braced for the inevitable. Then she heard of a new Center for Functional Medicine opening at the prestigious, century-old Cleveland Clinic.

As the first clinic of its kind to open at an academic medical center, it promised to look at the underlying causes of disease, while focusing on the whole person, rather than isolated symptoms.

Intrigued, Mills caught a flight to Ohio and soon was offering up 30 tubes of blood, stool and saliva samples, as well as an exhaustive life history. One year later, thanks to a series of personalized diet and lifestyle changes, she’s 10 pounds heavier and feels better than she has in decades. “I na-newyorkcity.com

In the 25 years since nutritional biochemist Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., of Gig Harbor, Washington, coined the term, this science-based, whole-body approach to addressing chronic disease has gained widespread traction.

More than 100,000 physicians—60 percent of them medical doctors—have trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine he founded in Washington and New Mexico, and numerous medical schools have added its tenets to their curricula. More naturopaths and chiropractors are also distinguishing themselves with a functional medicine emphasis.

“It is not alternative medicine at all,” stresses Bland, whose latest book, The Disease Delusion, details how functional medicine can curb chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, dementia, and heart disease, which constitute 78 percent of U.S. health care costs. “It’s the basis of 21stcentury health care,” he says.

For most of the 20th century, conventional medicine centered on a singular objective: Arrive at a diagnosis and treat it with drugs or surgery. Then, the alternative medicine movement proffered a toolbox of more natural therapies, including acupuncture, herbs and massage to address these same diagnoses. The 1990s brought integrative medicine, a best-of-both-worlds approach.

“While all of the above have merit, they lack the necessary guidance to help practitioners determine which tools work best for which patient,” says Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine. “Alternative therapies and conventional treatments are tools. We need a new map that can teach us how to skillfully use those tools,” maintains Hyman. “That map is functional medicine.”

Because one chronic disease such as diabetes can have dozens of underlying causes, or one culprit such as a genetic predisposition or exposure to toxins can lead to multiple chronic conditions, functional medicine focuses on systems, rather than organs, and origins, rather

than diseases. “It’s about listening to the patient’s story in a different way, where the objective is not simply about arriving at a diagnosis,” explains Bland.

Ferreting Out Key Clues

Key to discovering the underlying origins of a health issue are a host of new gene, blood and gut health tests. “They allow us to look under the patient’s ‘metabolic hood’ at the genetic and biochemical factors influencing health,” says Naturopathic Doctor Kara Fitzgerald, who heads up a functional medicine clinic in Newtown, Connecticut.

For instance, certain genes influence how a person burns and stores fat.

Depending on which variant a patient has, based on a genetic test, they might be guided toward a higher- or lower-fat diet.

Those genetically prone to difficulty in metabolizing the amino acid homocysteine (an excess of which can raise the risk of heart disease) might be advised to take folic acid supplements.

If a patient displays intractable gut problems, rather than simply look for blood or pathogens in the stool, Fitzgerald also looks at the DNA of their gut microbiome, mapping out which strains of good bacteria are present or absent and prescribing prebiotics, probiotics or whole foods to promote a healthful balance.

For another patient with thinning hair and aching joints, she might use specialized blood tests to look for micronutrient deficiencies, signs of allergies or certain autoantibodies—proteins produced by the immune system that mistakenly attack

one’s own tissues—that might herald a brewing autoimmune disorder. “Research shows that predictive autoantibodies can show up in the blood 10 or even 20 years before an autoimmune disease such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis makes itself known,” says Fitzgerald, pointing to a seminal review published in 2007 in Scientific American: “If a patient with mild, early-stage symptoms is proactive with diet and lifestyle changes, they may be able to fend it off.”

High-tech tests aside, Bland stresses that what’s most important is “a tool that has been largely lost in medicine today: Knowing how to listen to the patient.”

In a typical exam, Fitzgerald thoroughly inspects often neglected body parts, including the tongue and fingernails, which can hold important clues to underlying health. She asks about past emotional trauma which might trigger chronic disease, and inquires about what environmental toxins and harmful chemicals both the patient and their birth parents may have been exposed to. One example might be a patient exposed to cigarette smoking in utero having a bias toward an allergic disease. If their parents grew up in a period of famine, they might have inherited a genetic disposition for rapid weight gain.

“She spent two-and-a-half hours with me,” in her initial consultation, recalls 52-year-old Lauren Zambrelli, of Long Island, New York, who credits Fitzgerald for helping her tame her multiple sclerosis into remission. “It was like having a sister for a doctor.”

Lobby for Change To lobby for consistent insurance coverage of more complementary therapies, check out these resources.

CoverMyCare (CoverMyCare.org). This national grassroots advocacy campaign, a project of the Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium, aims to support the proper full implementation of Section 2706 of the Affordable Care Act, which states that insurers cannot leave licensed practitioners like naturopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists or Oriental medicine practitioners out of their provider networks. It still lacks enforcement at the state level, although Oregon and Rhode Island recently passed legislation to fix the existing loophole; California, Hawaii, Minnesota and New Mexico are working to do the same.

American Sustainable Business Council (Tinyurl.com/Integrative Reimbursement). The organization recently launched a campaign to urge insurers to cover integrative practices.

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hile most practitioners recommend that patients consult with a physician to interpret their test results, several companies offer gene, blood and microbiome lab testing directly to consumers. Here are a few options to consider.

uBiome, Inc. (Ubiome.com): Send in swab samples from gut, mouth, nose, genitals and/or skin and the company will genetically sequence the DNA of resident bacteria and send findings back within six weeks, identifying good and bad varieties present, deficiencies, and how that personal microbiome compares to others with similar lifestyles, such as smokers, vegans, meat-eaters, etc. It’s also possible to test a client’s microbiome over time to see if dietary changes implemented to change gut health are working.

WellnessFX (WellnessFX.com): Visit an affiliated diagnostic lab to submit blood samples with results posted within a week on a secure website. Different packages targeting weight loss, sports performance, heart health or women’s health issues look at different biomarkers in the blood, such as levels of certain micronutrients, hormones or signs of inflammation. Clients can request an online consultation with a doctor or dietitian to interpret the results.

Pathway Genomics (Pathwaycom): The company’s DNA Insight Genetic Health and Wellness Tests use genetic material taken from saliva to analyze genetic markers. Ordered via a licensed practitioner, online or through a smartphone app, clients receive a kit, send in a sample and get results within three weeks. The Pathway Fit tests snapshot 75 genetic markers related to metabolism and sports performance. Others look for genes that influence nutrient absorption, heart health or hormonal function.

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Who Pays

Functional medicine doctors don’t shy away from prescription drugs when necessary, but they do lean decidedly toward the lower-tech modalities, using dietary supplements, allergen-free diets, exercise, mind-body practices and toxin avoidance as their primary tools. “We basically take out the bad stuff from the body and put in the good stuff,” says Hyman.

Maintaining good health is priceless, but without conventional insurance coverage, it can be expensive. While Mills’ doctor visits were covered by insurance (which is rare), she spends roughly $1,000 a month on supplements to address her diagnosed leaky gut syndrome, nutrient deficiencies and mercury poisoning. Zambrelli has paid thousands out of her own pocket, too.

Some people worry that, like most conventional physicians, some functional medicine practitioners place too much emphasis on expensive tests and too little on the most crucial and affordable remedy—self-care. “Functional medicine as a concept is an important step forward,” says integrative medicine pioneer Dr. James

Gordon, founder of the Center for MindBody Medicine, in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. “However, some practitioners do a lot of tests and prescribe a lot of supplements and work on cleaning out the gut, but neglect the psychological, spiritual and social issues. That concerns me.”

Bland and Hyman concede that some practitioners over-test, but say that will fade over time as they learn to better discriminate which ones are useful for specific patients. Several efforts also are underway to get more functional medicine providers and the acupuncturists, massage therapists and nutritionists they work with covered under the Affordable Care Act, which expressly emphasizes a need for more preventive medicine.

Viewing the big picture, Bland believes that functional medicine is just what the country needs to save on exploding healthcare costs. Rather than spending dollars on extraordinary measures to save heart attack victims or diabetics in emergencies, we can prevent such dire situations by identifying underlying problems sooner and halting their progression.

Learn More Online Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine Tinyurl.com/Center4 FunctionalMedicine Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s blog DrKaraFitzgerald.com/blog Functional Forum FunctionalForum.com Dr. Mark Hyman’s blog DrHyman.com/blog Institute for Functional Medicine FunctionalMedicine.org

In the meantime, some patients are finding priceless relief. “Am I poorer right now? Yes,” says Mills. “Am I healthier?

Way. It’s been so worth it.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO, who specializes in health care. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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GOOD-BYE, PERFECTIONISM Changing Resolutions to Realities without the P-Word

by Tara Greenway

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id you just make a list of New Year’s resolutions? And does your list actually make you jump up and exercise every day, cut out all carbs and repair all your relationships? If so, you’re amazing—and please call me, because I want to meet you.

By the end of January, most of us look at our New Year’s resolutions and feel confused, disappointed in ourselves and a bit resigned.

Why, when our intentions are so pure, does the reality of our lives fall so short of our dreams? Here are three reasons, and ways to avoid them.

Much of our struggle begins with perfectionism—that is, with our expectations and how we treat ourselves before, during and after the development of those expectations.

Many people expect themselves to be perfect. In fact, they secretly believe it is this expectation that propels them to success. My ThetaHealing clients have shown me over and over that this is not the case.

First, ask yourself this: do you think perfection means not making any mistakes? The true definition of perfection is more like nurturing a seedling. If you planted a carnation seed, would you get really mad at it when its first green shoot poked out of the ground? Would you question its integrity when it needed more water?

Of course not—you recognize the perfection of a plant at each stage of development. Perfection is the same for you. You’re growing, blossoming up through the darkness, and you’re at the perfect place in your soul’s journey.

Second, do you believe that being hard on yourself will help you achieve

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thetahealing nyc your goals? Maybe you had a teacher or parent who was really hard on you, and that harshness did produce results.

But it also produces stress, anxiety, resentment, possible depression, and a constant feeling of lack, to say nothing of an unconscious harshness toward others. Anything you can achieve via harsh self-expectations and self-talk, you can achieve more easily and quickly through actual self-acceptance, faith and unconditional approval.

Third, sometimes what blocks you from achieving your dreams is not your fears about what you’re struggling with now—that familiar morass—but

your fears about what might happen if you actually do achieve those dreams.

How would your family and friends react to your real success? What do you feel you may have to sacrifice for that success? Do you believe on the subconscious level that you, in fact, deserve your dreams?

In short, it is your beliefs that are running (and sometimes ruining) your life. It is your beliefs that dictate how you feel, how you act, how you succeed.

The ThetaHealing technique enables us to replace old, negative beliefs like I have to be perfect all the time with something more like I unconditionally accept myself. We watch I have to be hard on myself to succeed morph into I grow easily and quickly through joy. And we can change I don’t deserve success and I have to sacrifice my personal life in order to be successful to I deserve success, and I know how to have both personal freedom and success.

This year, create a new reality for yourself. See your own messy perfection. Try accepting yourself unconditionally instead of beating yourself up. Clear your fears of succeeding. And welcome to your life.

It’s been waiting for you!

Tara Greenway, a master ThetaHealer with a certificate of science, is the cofounder of ThetaHealingNYC, a healing center and school at Broadway and 26th Street in Manhattan. She sees individual clients and teaches ThetaHealing classes. For more information, visit ThetaHealingNYC.com or call 212.260.5727.

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Connecting “within” through free

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5Rhythms

The Power of Conscious Dance Creative Movement Connects Body, Mind and Spirit

by Gail Condrick

In St. Petersburg, Florida, 22 women have gathered to seek the bliss promised by 5Rhythms, one of the original conscious dance forms, founded by the late Gabrielle Roth. “Find your flow. Feel your connection to the Earth through your feet and release your head,” guides facilitator Amber Ryan, of New York City, who travels the world for dance sessions. “Use your body as a gateway into the now.” For two hours, dancers move freely and individually, swaying, sensing and interacting in an experience called “the wave”, intended to move energy through the body, release emotions and heal the psyche.

It’s based on Roth’s premise that, “Each of us is a moving center, a space of divine mystery. Though we spend most of our time on the surface in daily ordinary existence, most of us hunger to connect to this space within, to break through to bliss, to be swept into something bigger.”

A growing tribe of movers and shakers are discovering and unleashing JourneyDance their power in conscious dance, a combination of moving meditation, Toni Bergins, from the Massachusetts Berkshires, is a frequent presenter at the soul-stirring music, self-expression and sweat.

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ost are familiar with the performance or competitive dance world of learned steps.

Conscious dance is a non-competitive, body-based way of raising consciousness. There’s no wrong way to move and your shape and measurements don’t matter,” says Mark Metz, of Berkley, California, founder and executive director of the Dance First Association (DFA) and publisher of the Conscious Dancer Magazine and UpShift Guide.

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ing global music and minimal structure facilitated by leaders.

With 1,000 DFA studio locations, many are finding the power of conscious dance suits their search for movement with purpose beyond improved fitness as it’s practiced in drug- and alcoholfree club-style events and ecstatic dance experiences, as well as dance fitness programs. “It’s about honoring body intelligence and paying attention to the body and mind-body connection,” says Metz.

“The modalities mentioned most often are 5Rhythms, Soul Motion, Open Floor, JourneyDance, and the Nia Technique,” says Metz. A brief look at three of them shows how each has its own style. na-newyorkcity.com

Kripalu Center and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. After years of studying and teaching movement, drama, creative visualization and gestalt techniques, she combined them in creating JourneyDance. More than 400 trained facilitators now offer it in 60- or 90-minute classes worldwide based on the philosophy, “Move into a new story!” Every class includes visualization, creative movement, affirmations and evocative music, all working together to release emotions and connect with spirit.

“You learn to love your body, expand your emotional intelligence, clear your mind and connect with your inner source,” explains Bergins. “You express yourself, infuse life with creativity and connect with a dancing community.”

Participants engage in a ritual journey of physical transformation, cleansing the body through breath, sweat and expression. In this safe space, “Dancers discover their power and personal heart medicine, their true essence,” says Bergins.

Nia Technique

For those that prefer more structure, the Nia Technique is the original barefoot mind-body-spirit fitness practice, activating sensation and awareness in a workout adaptable for everybody. More than 2,600 instructors in 51 countries offer 60-minute classes where enthusiasts move the way the body is built to move, reaping cardiovascular fitness and therapeutic benefits while having joyful fun.

Dancers, guided by instructor’s moves, feel the rhythm of the music and ground themselves in spirit, equipping themselves to take the self-healing experience into everyday life.

“Nia has always blended form and freedom,” says Debbie Rosas, of Portland,

Oregon, co-founder and creator of the technique. “We are now introducing new FreeDance classes to bring what we have learned through Nia to embody consciousness in new ways, conditioning the whole body and nervous system. It’s an invitation to move in free, unbound, unstructured ways to offset the tendency we have to move less as we age.”

Dancers move to music designed to animate each chakra through an eight-stage process via a Nia DJ. They’re guided to listen to body feedback through sensation, release emotions and relish being in the present moment.

“Regardless of how you act, dress or think, the way you feel inside reveals the most accurate truth of oneself and this is reflected in dance,” says Rosas. “Moving without interference allows your unconscious creative self to shine. You can connect to the sacred artist within; the one that holds a palette with endless colors, shapes and possibilities.” She sees life as ultimately a free-style dance

into the self that supports a philosophy of “Love your body, love your life”.

“Dance is in everyone’s family tree, a universal message,” says Metz. “In conscious dance, you disconnect from gadgets and reconnect with yourself and others around you. People need that.”

Gail Condrick is a Nia faculty member, retreat leader and archetypal soul coach in Sarasota, FL. Connect at GaelaVisions.com.

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We know the answers to such questions are correct because they will lead to actions that honor life—like harming no one, including ourself— and affirm the presence of a prevailing power for good that lies within; a power that guides, protects and sustains us.

Satisfying answers seek only the highest and best of us and bless all. They connect our mind, heart and soul, moving us forward on the path of wholeness as a fulfilled and joyfully self-expressed person.

When we are impelled to ask an important question of our self and the universe, don’t rush the process and are willing to embrace the answer we receive, it pushes a reset button as to what defines us. It brings us an enhanced sense of authentic wholeness.

The lesson is that when redefining moments appear, we must be open and prepared to go where we had no plans of going—because that’s where our bliss awaits us.

Personal growth and evolution can be motivated by either inspiration or desperation. Both may prompt us to ask big questions of ourselves and the universe that cause us to dig deep. The deeper we dig, the closer we come to merging with our truest self.

Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., is the author of Your (Re)Defining Moments, the source of this essay. He has contributed to the human potential movement and field of spirituality as a minister, teacher, coach and lecturer for 30 years. Learn more at DennisMerrittJones.com.

Key Signs We’re Approaching a Defining Moment

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ur authentic self is constantly trying to get our attention so it may be more fully expressed.

When we set our intention to genuinely evolve, we naturally begin to pay attention and see how redefining moments appear as needed. They are drawn to us sequentially to support us in the process of staying the course on our pilgrimage, each one a perfectly aligned portal in space and time, opening and closing, creating whatever experience is required to guide us to heightened awareness of our authentic self.

While the possible circumstances that preclude such a moment are limitless, there are key signals to watch for.

When they pop up, it helps immensely to stay engaged in the moment, rather than zipping past them on to another distraction. Rather, consider ways in which this might prove to be a pivotal point forward in our life journey. n Moments that challenge our ego and moments that our ego challenges us n Unexpected events n Times of significant loss n First-time experiences n Discontentment n Disappointment n Experiencing someone or something that instantly inspires us to grow

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Treating Autism

NATURALLY Plus Strategies for Prevention

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n The Autism Revolution, Pediatric Massachusetts General Hospital Medical Neurologist and Neuroscientist Martha Imaging facility.

Herbert approaches autism as a whole “While autism is often thought of as a body condition that can improve, rather genetic disorder, it’s the result of a genethan be a static, lifelong genetic brain environment interaction where genes are disorder. corrupted,” explains

“It’s the way the Psychiatrist Robert HenExperts agree that a brain is shifted into dren, who is currently natural foundation for health partnering in developacting when faced with a combination of ing the Center for Aubegins with breastfeeding stressors—some, but tism Spectrum Disorder not all of which are and Neurodevelopinfants to support natural genetic—at a vulnerable mental Disorders at the point in development,” immunity, and then ensuring University of California, says Herbert. NonSan Francisco. children’s diets are rich in genetic challenges can According to the come from the immune U.S. Centers for Disease nutrients at all ages. system, nutrition, the Control and Prevention, environment and stress. autism is the fastest“Addressing them can make a profound growing developmental disability, now difference in the condition; maybe even affecting one in 68 children and one in 42 turning it around.” boys. Autism Speaks (AutismSpeaks.org)

Herbert directs the Treatment Research defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as and Neuroscience Evaluation of Neuroa group of complex brain development disdevelopmental Disorders (TRANSCEND) orders characterized by difficulties in social program at a joint Harvard University, interaction, verbal and nonverbal communiMassachusetts Institute of Technology and cation and repetitive behaviors.

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Many experts agree that in some cases, autism can be prevented. “Prevention needs to start early—preconception is ideal,” says Dr. Kenneth A. Bock, of Bock Integrative Medicine, in New York, and author of Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies.

Emphasizing omega-3 essential fatty acids, folic acid and probiotics during pregnancy can be beneficial, and it’s important to avoid iron deficiency, which has been tied to higher rates of autism, Hendren counsels.

Results from a recent University of California, Davis study published in Environmental Health Perspectives reveals increased rates of autism among children of women that live close to pesticide-treated fields during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters. Hendren says, “Living near heavily sprayed fields can be very detrimental. Living close to freeways or downwind of coal-fired power plants is also associated with autism.”

If heavy metal toxicity in blood is confirmed, chelation therapy is often used to remove metals, although Hendren advises against using it for the general treatment of ASD. “Chelators pull out mercury, along with other metals, a process that can be harmful. Instead, think about diet and nutritional supplements that can help detoxify the body more safely,” he explains.

Bock says, “It’s not enough to detoxify, we have to remove and prevent exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins.”

Herbert suggests avoiding toxic household products, electromagnetic exposure from devices such as cell phones and baby monitors, which can lead to stress, sleep disruption and cell health problems, as well as antibiotic overuse, which can disrupt the gut microbiome, increasing vulnerability to exposure to other harmful chemicals.

Herbert notes some parents observe that their child became autistic after a vaccination but there are also autistic children that are vaccine-free; still others become so after facing other stresses such as illness or trauma. “We need to focus on the underlying vulnerabilities and keep children strong and resilient so they can handle life’s challenges to their health and immune systems,” she says.

Relax your attachment to expectations and

realize that your child sees, hears and feels the

world differently than you. Broaden your perspective and make every choice a healthy choice. ~Martha Herbert

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Currently, the only treatment that has been proven to consistently improve the core symptoms of ASD is behavioral therapy designed to foster language, socialization and academic skills. While effective, this approach is time- and staff-intensive.

With the rise and prevalence of autism in the past decade, more parents are turning to complementary and alternative treatments (CAM). Hendren reports that the best researched and safest CAM therapies for treating autism include melatonin to improve sleep, omega-3 fatty acids to ease hyperactivity and possibly improve socialization, multivitamins to supplement a limited diet or poor appetite and methyl B12 injections to protect against oxidative stress.

Massage therapy has also proven effective in increasing connectivity with others and reducing over-arousal, while reducing ASD symptoms.

Research remains in its infancy, but other CAMs deemed acceptable for a professionally monitored trial include B6 and magnesium supplements to correct metabolic aberration, folic acid for improvements in core symptoms, probiotics to ease gastrointestinal distress and iron supplementation for a deficiency.

Although clear benefits have yet to be backed by scientific evidence, many parents of children with ASD report that behavior improves with a diet free of the proteins gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye) and casein (found in dairy). Other parent-endorsed diets include anti-yeast, anti-hyperglycemia, specific carbohydrate, low-oxalate and specific food reaction regimens.

A review article in the journal Autism Research and Treatment notes that acupuncture, exercise, and music- and animal-assisted therapy have all been reported as helping to reduce a variety of ASD functional and behavioral symptoms.

From sound-dampening headphones that offset loud noises to structuring the environment to anticipate transitions, removing stressors can help reduce the debilitating characteristics of ASD. “This improves abilities to learn and interact with others, but we also don’t want to shelter them from having a chance to learn the rules of social interaction in real-world situations,” advises Hendren.

Because autism is a heterogeneous disorder with numerous subtypes, the best individualized combination of treatments can be challenging to identify and can often change throughout one’s life.

Bock reminds families that even with a successful treatment plan, “A parent’s love is the final element that brings these recovering children out of darkness into light.”

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Bruce Lipton on the Epigenetics Revolution Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Genetic Destiny

by Linda Sechrist

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ruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of The Biology of Belief and The Honeymoon Effect, is a stem cell biologist and internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. He is a visiting fellow lecturer on immunology at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic and participated in the Foundation for Conscious Evolution’s seventh Worldwide Meeting on Human Values, in Mexico. His research explains the interplay between individual consciousness and body biology.

Why do you start with epigenetics as a foundation for health?

Many people, programmed with the concept of genetic determinism, believe that genes in the fertilized egg at conception determine character and fate. Unable to pick our DNA genes, we are powerless to control our life, so that the only option is seeking help from someone in the biomedical community to fix our genes.

I introduced a new vision about the understanding of genes a half-century ago that is now the new science of epigenetics.

Epi- means “above”. Here, we can realize control by regulating the environment in which we live and our perception of it, making us the master of our own genetics rather than a victim of heredity.

Do you believe epigenetics is the future of medicine?

Epigenetics is a revolution in our knowledge and awareness of heredity. This new concept of biology is so big that it

promises radical change capable of revolutionizing civilization. Its dynamics are equivalent to the leap from Newtonian physics to quantum physics, which led to everything from computers and cell phones to Martian rovers. We are freed to abandon the belief that genes cause cancer, for instance. In changing our lifestyle, beliefs and perceptions, we also change our genetic expression.

Remember, this works because how we individually interpret our world is translated by the brain into chemical information that adjusts the behavior and genetics of cells to complement our perception. We could live in the healthiest environment, but if our mind perceives it as threatening and non-supportive, our biology will become less healthy and can generate disease. The cells’ response is based on the brain’s information, which actually is only an interpretation. Personal perceptions and the way we live, including our spiritual nature, adjust genes to manifest either a functional state of health or one of dysfunction.

Where is the “self” that makes people different?

No two people are the same biologically.

If I inject my cells into another human, their immune system will recognize it as “not-self” and begin to eliminate them.

On the surface of virtually all our cells are thousands of protein receptors that function like miniature antennae. They read and respond to environmental signals similar to the larger receptors on the skin’s

surface, such as the eyes, ears and nose.

Each human also possesses a unique set of “identity” receptors, a subset of which are called “self-receptors” by the biomedical community, found on nearly all of our cells, with the primary exception of red blood cells. Self-receptors are unrelated to the cell’s function contributing to muscle, bone, brain or heart. Conventional medicine studies the physical aspect of self-receptors as being the source of “self” but overlook the environmental signals they receive. In other words, individual identity is linked to the signals received by the antennae.

When I reached this point in my research, I realized that we can’t die, because our real identity is represented by the invisible environment-derived “broadcast”, which might legitimately be referred to as spirit. My personal identity signal is received by each of my 50 trillion cells endowed with the unique set of “Bruce” self-receptors. While my physical body is like a TV, the “spiritual broadcast” representing the Bruce Show is an eternal, energetic element of the environment.

What is entrainment and why is it important today?

A group of heart cells in a Petri dish will each beat to its own vibrational frequency.

After a couple of days, they start beating in synchrony, because the stronger heart cells control the tempo. The other cells organize their behavior to entrain with the more powerful one. This happens in women’s college dormitories when residents start the school year with different menstrual cycles, but later experience entrainment, with their cycles beginning and ending about the same time. They link to a pulse and a beat, just like the heart cells.

Humans become entrained to a higher force that’s an invisible broadcast of energy in harmony or in discordance.

As more of us hold the intention for living a life of love and peace, the broadcast of that harmonic energy amplifies and those not yet there will eventually entrain to the stronger signal. This is the shift we need to make for conscious evolution to occur.

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

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markyourcalendar TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Intuitive Development Class: Working with Essential Oils and Plants – 6:30-8:30pm. There is so much healing in the world of plants, herbs, and essential oils! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to connect and communicate with plants so you can take better care of them, and you’ll learn some basics about what herbs and essential oils may be right for you to help you feel your best. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register at 212-260-5727, info@ thetahealingnyc.com or ThetaHealingNYC.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Traditional Japanese Reiki Level I: "Shoden" Beginners Class with Rev. Jyogan Hakata-Kohler3-9pm. Begin your Reiki Practice. Become attuned to Reiki Energy for use on yourself and others. Included Komyo Reiki Kai manual and Practice time. Limited to 7 attendees. Namaste Bookshop's Healing Center 80 Fifth Ave Suite 1104. $195 Register by calling 212-6450141 or visit www.NipponReiki.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Intuitive Development Class: Healing Animals and Connecting With Your Higher Self – 6:30-8:30pm.

Ever wish you could know what your dog or cat is thinking, or if you could heal them of their illness or pain? It’s simple to communicate with animals, and they are very receptive to our healing. You will also learn how to communicate with your Higher Self, the part of you that is looking at the big picture and can share wisdom and guidance from a higher perspective than the one you usually have. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register at 212-260-5727, info@thetahealingnyc.com or ThetaHealingNYC.com.

SAT, JAN 16-MON, JAN 18 Game of Life Workshop – 10am-5pm. This class will help you jumpstart your career and have fun while winning the Game of Life! It gives you the opportunity to remove the beliefs limiting your job performance, and will instill positive feelings that will help you achieve greater success in business and in life. It focuses on a practical approach to belief work, releasing traumas that block success, societal acceptance, freedom from parental obligations, ability to handle peer pressure, visioning and manifestation and business growth.

Pre-requisites: Basic and Advanced ThetaHealing.

ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register at 212-260-5727, info@ thetahealingnyc.com or ThetaHealingNYC.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 I Love My Body 12 Week Program –Begins January 20. Acquire ways to step into new, healthy goals while clearing limiting beliefs, self-defeating patterns and habits that keep you stuck. Receive practical and spiritual tools to help you create the life and body that you love. Weekly, we transform one of the 12 blocks to releasing both physical and emotional weight while stepping more into the person that you are meant to be and the life you are meant to live. Included is a one-hour personal guidance and transformation session (with Sarah Faith Brumett), an audio MP3 meditation to manifest the week’s goal, an online video presentation outlining the weekly theme, and daily emails providing support and inspiration. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register at 212-260-5727, info@thetahealingnyc.com or ThetaHealingNYC.com.

Intuitive Development Class: Crystal Layout to Connect With Your Spiritual Guides – 6:30-8:30pm.

Experience a complete crystal layout, where small crystals are placed on you and you automatically go into the theta brainwave. You will meet your spiritual guides from the 5th Plane of Existence: your spiritual mother or father, your Council of 12, or whatever guide you wish to communicate with. A deeply enlightening experience. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register at 212-260-5727, info@thetahealingnyc.com or ThetaHealingNYC.com.

SAT, JAN 30 - SUN, JAN 31 Awaken Wellness Fair – Saturday 10pam-7pm, Sunday 10am-5pm. Big 2-day body-mind-spiritgreen expo! Inspiring speakers, gifted healers, unique vendors and intuitive readers. Over 100 exhibitors, 1,000 guests. A whole new kind of fair—friendly, generous, supportive. Exhibitor spots available. Hotel Pennsylvania, Penntop Ballroom, 401 7th Ave (33rd and 32nd Sts), New York, NY. AwakenFair.com.

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Relax and Rejuvenate – Take time to relax, let go and rejuvenate against a backdrop of Mt. Greylock, October Mountain and the Appalachian Trail! Enjoy the gardens, trails and sauna. Nourish your being with healthy meals in the nostalgic mansion’s café. End your day relaxing in the hot tub in the cool, crisp Berkshire evening air overlooking panoramic mountain views, all on our 600-acre sanctuary. Be structured or unstructured as you desire. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com.

Metaphysical Hypnotherapy Workshops: The Power of Positive – One session at 11am, one at 3pm.

Ralph A Gonzalez will take you on an amazing 2-1/2 hour journey designed for you to experience and learn new therapies to empower you to live a more fulfilled life. When you “return” you will feel happy, joyous, free and full of positive energy. Expect to receive a hypnotic induction and an explanation of hypnotherapy, metaphysical imagery, handwriting analysis, dream therapy, relationships dynamics and many other unique therapies. There will be surprises for all. CRS Center for Remembering and Sharing, Union Square, 123 4th Ave (2nd Floor), New York, NY. Register at RalphAGonzalez.com or Namaste Bookstore, 2 W 14th St, New York, NY. http://www.RalphAGonzalez.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Blue Rock School Winter Information Session And Campus Tour – 10am-noon. Blue Rock School invites parents interested in kindergarten through eighth grade to visit our beautiful, four-acre campus.

Come meet Blue Rock faculty and hear how our vibrant and creative learning environment nurtures children’s natural curiosity and fosters a lifelong love of learning. Discover how Blue Rock School’s unique educational approach brings learning to life. Free. Blue Rock School, 110 Demarest Mill Rd, West Nyack, NY. Beverly Stycos, 845-535-3353, admissions@ bluerockschool.org or BlueRockSchool.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 Learn the Secrets of Natural Walking – 12-8:30pm.

When we examine the uneven wear on the soles of our shoes, it is evident we do not walk properly. At this workshop—A Simple Six-Step Movement to Reawaken your Body’s Natural Healing Abilities—participants will learn to undo years of damage to their body by realigning the spine, giving the body the opportunity to heal itself naturally. This natural walking exercise benefits body shape, health and even internal organs, thoughts and mood, without any side effects. Naturally adjust legs, muscles, joints and spine! Genesis Tree of Life, 102-06 Metropolitan Ave (lower level), Forest Hills, NY. Ann De Jesus Negron at 347-845-3346, Ann@NaturalWalking.com or Natural-Walking.com.

FRI, FEB 19-SUN, FEB 21 Relax and Rejuvenate – Take time to relax, let go and rejuvenate against a backdrop of Mt. Greylock, October Mountain and the Appalachian Trail! Enjoy the gardens, trails and sauna. Nourish your being with healthy meals in the nostalgic mansion’s café. End your day relaxing in the hot tub in the cool, crisp Berkshire evening air overlooking panoramic mountain views, all on our 600-acre sanctuary. Be structured or unstructured as you desire. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Celebrate 2016 World Tai Chi Qigong Day with Lee Holden – 10am. Welcome, all local qigong and tai chi lovers for a free session with Lee Holden.

Lee first discovered the healing power of QiGong and tai chi after experiencing injuries that nearly sidelined his varsity soccer career at the University of California, Berkeley. Impressed at how these ancient practices healed his body, allowing him to return to playing, he made their study a priority. Today, he is an internationally known instructor in meditation, tai chi, and qigong, as well as a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and author. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. 866-264-5139 or eastover.com.

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22 E. 30th St., New York, NY 10016 212-219-2527 • OpenCenter.org The Open Center presents programs of exceptional depth and integrity, concentrating in five major areas: Contemplative and Spiritual Traditions; Health and Wellness; Psychology; Society and Ecology; and Creativity and the Arts. Programs and teachers focused on understanding health and mind-body healing, depth psychology, mystical and esoteric traditions, compassionate dying, socially responsible investing, humanity's impact on the earth and renewable energy, untapped sources for creativity in the arts and what we can learn from world cultures.

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AUM SHANTI BOOKSHOP

226 E 14th St., New York, NY 10003 212-260-2866 • AumNamasteBookshop.com Aum Namaste Book and Crystal Gallery is a community oriented spiritual gallery providing offerings that inspire clarity, guidance, and inspiration on one’s journey. They offers “HighVibration”, “Reiki-Charged” and “Spiritually Energized” items such as a semi-precious gems and tumbled stones, one of a kind rare crystal specimens and clusters, beautifully hand crafted jewelry made with Love and empowering energy.

EDGAR CAYCE CENTER

241 West 30th St., 2nd Floor, NYC 10001 212-691-7690 • EdgarCayceNYC.org Holistic health and personal growth resource in midtown Manhattan since 1997. This non-profit Center offers: NYC’s largest selection of Cayce remedies & books, with affordable instruction on using them to bring body, mind and spirit back to a natural state of health.

NAMASTE BOOKSHOP & HEALING CENTER

2 W 14th St., New York, NY 10011 212-645-0141 • NamasteBookshop.com Namaste Bookshop and Healing Center offers a unique and large selection of Eastern & Western philosophy books, tarot cards, crystals, pendulums, calendars, wind chimes, incense, greeting cards, yoga accessories, meditation cushions, instructional & music CD’S & DVD’s, salt lamps, and 20 sections of books- including Spanish..

The event space, in the same building above the bookshop, holds classes, workshops, and book signings as well as provides rooms for regular readers and practitioners.

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227 E 24th Street, NYC 10010 212-974-2288 • ReflectionsYoga.com Reflections Center for Conscious Living and Yoga is an East Side urban oasis in Murray Hill/Gramercy, near Gramercy Park’s well-walked paths.

We invite you to transcend the tensions of city life and join us for a “just right” yoga class with some of the best and most skilled teachers in NYC, an illuminating talk, or a super cool dance party. Come to Reflections and celebrate all of who you are! We are located steps from the 6 or N/R trains to 23rd St., at 227 E. 24th St. between 2nd & 3rd aves.

GETAWAYS & RETREATS EASTOVER ESTATE AND RETREAT 430 East St, Box 2282, Lenox, MA 01240 866-264-5139 • Eastover.com

Eastover is a 600-Acre sanctuary and residential holistic retreat center in Berkshire Lenox, MA, A dedicated facilitator of Holistic events and retreats. Minutes to Stockbridge and Great Barrington, next to October Mountain with views of Mt. Greylock.

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Certified Law Of Attraction Life Coach 973-444-7301 • LifeCoachDavid.com The Law of Attraction is always operating in your life. Are you using it to attract what you want?

I will teach you processes and techniques so you’ll not only start to attract what you want (a relationship, more money, less stress, etc.), you’ll also become more excited about your life! The first session is free.

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Madeline Sanchez Relationship/Step-Parenting/Personal Productivity Coach, CPC, CRC,CSC, Reiki Practitioner 646.894.1047 • www.thecognizantcoach.net I assist clients with techniques which are directly aligned to get them from where they are, to where they wish to be in regards to their Personal Life or Relationships with those around them.

My style is supportive and straightforward with a twist of spirituality to aid you in aligning yourself to your joys and inner peace.

MARKO KARVALHO

Reiki and Theta Healing Practitioner 310 West 49th St. NYC 10019 917-721-2725 • marko.karvalho@live.com 90 dollars/90min Reiki Energy is essential to maintain the order of our life, to lead a healthy and happy life, to totally involve in all situations we are in, to obtain knowledge, and finally for expansion of our consciousness. Heal yourself with Reiki treatments and become more connected with the Creator! Some benefits include: stress reduction and relaxation, inner peace and harmony, clearing of emotional imbalances, balancing the chakras and alleviation of physical pain. Try these two incredible techniques and begin a new journey! Marko awaits your call and will gladly help you!

DR. LARISA LIKVER, MD

315 Madison Avenue, Ste 806, New York, NY 10017 212-922-9030 8419 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11214 718-259-0199 • DrLikver.com Suffering from musculoskeletal pain? Want to avoid risky and painful surgery? Natural, non-surgical treatments do exist! Get back to living a pain free life by treating the root cause of your musculoskeletal problems instead of just masking the pain. Board Certified Physiatrist Dr. Larisa Likver specializes in alternative, non-surgical treatments for musculoskeletal pain and is an expert in various innovative therapies that can help you get back to living your life the way you remember.

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Dr. LARISA LIKVER is a Board Certified Physiatrist with over 20 years of medical experience in pain management and rehabilitation. She specializes in non-surgical alternatives for the treatment of different types of muscular-skeletal problems such as pain in the back, knees, shoulders, elbows, hip, wrists, hands, fingers, ankles, feet and toes; carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS); post-herpetic neuralgia; neuropathic pain; and peripheral neuropathy.

Always striving for the best possible result, Dr. Likver takes a holistic approach and successfully combines the most effective treatments both conventional and alternative medicine has to offer. Specifically, Dr. Likver unlocks natural healing processes with Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP); Prolotherapy (Reconstructive Injection Therapy); Prolozone; Neural Prolotherapy (NPT); as well as other methods.

Dr. Likver is one of the few experts in providing therapies under real-time ultrasound visualization. Ultrasound guidance allows for safe, efficient and precise delivery of a variety of therapies. This precision ensures minimal procedural discomfort and maximum effectiveness. Additionally, musculoskeletal ultrasound enables the doctor to establish a diagnosis and provide treatment the same day in a safe, 100% radiation-free way.

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SKIN HEALTH

NATURAL BEAUTY MAURICIO HAIR STUDIO

210 Fifth Ave. Suite 1102, New York, NY 10010 212-532-3030 • MauricioHair.com

DR. MARIANA BONEVA

Beauty Plus Aesthetics 353 Lexington Ave, Suite 1603, NYC 10016 212-371-6097 • BeautyPlusAesthetics.com

Mauricio is a hair artist who provides a holistic approach to the beauty industry—one that focuses not only on the physical but also on the overall well-being of his clients, through unique services, truly organic products, a tailored experience and Zen-like environment that all work together to support the mind, body and soul. Mauricio’s private hair studio mission is to be the first of its kind: an innovative ecofriendly hair studio and ‘inner beauty salon’ that seeks to unlock every guest’s beauty. Natural color services are available for both pregnant and everyday clients.

Beauty Plus Aesthetics emphasizes the uniqueness of each person. 3 main principles govern their approach: Holistic – a person’s body, mind & emotions.

Personalized – treatment plans molded to each client’s lifestyle & body type.

Coherent–interrelated advice & treatments. Dr. Mariana Boneva pioneered the most advanced laser treatments 2D and 3D Skin Rejuvenation in Manhattan. Her goal is not only to correct skin’s imperfections, but to create actual improvement in patients’ self image.

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PRODUCTS

THE CLEAN BEDROOM

HERBASWAY

800-672-7322 • Herbasway.com

Brooklyn- 145 Montague St 718.237.1092 Greenwich- 79 East Putnam Ave 203-292-9275 Manhattan- 230 5th Ave, 18th Floor 212-889-1091 WHY AN ORGANIC MATheCleanBedroom.com TTRESS IS RIGHT FOR YOU Our cotton innerspirng mattresses are made with organic cotton batting and organic wool — free from chemicals and pesticides! Great for those who are chemically sensitive or allergic to latex. A good fit for families on a budget because an innerspring is generally less expensive than a latex mattress.

While we sleep, our immune system recovers and prepares for the day ahead. If your mattress is filled with airborne allergens and chemical toxins, your immune system will battle these rather than repair itself. Regular bedding & mattresses are laden with polyurethane foam, toxic flame retardants, and water or stain resistant chemicals.

Organic Innerspring Mattresses

Our cotton innerspring mattresses are made with organic cotton batting and organic wool — free from chemicals and pesticides! Great for those who are chemically sensitive or allergic to latex. A good fit for families on a budget because an innerspring is generally less expensive than a latex mattress.

OZONE DENTISTRY

DR. PETER SILVER

Natural Latex Organic Mattresses

24 East 12th St., Suite 305 212-924-6890 • TheOzoneDentist.com Dr.PeterSilver@gmail.com FIND A HUGE SELECTION OF THE BEST

When it comes to latex there’s “natural” and then there’s “all natural”. We sell only “all natural” latex mattresses so you sleep chemical-free. Beware mattress stores online and in your neighborhood selling “natural” or “green” or “sustainable” foam mattresses.

This is “green wash” marketing hype.

ORGANIC MATTRESSES IN THE WORLD

Located in an easily accessible area by Union Square, Dr. Peter Silver practices Minimally Invasive Ozone Dentistry.

TheCleanBedroom Ozone is used to kill bacteria in cavities and gum disease, while speeding up the healing of your tissue. Dr. Silver also practices Guilt-Free dentistry, where you are never made to feel uncomfortable about the condition of your mouth.

If you are anxious about visiting the dentist, Dr. Silver uses laughing gas and does sedation dentistry as well.

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The Finest Organic Mattresses & Bedding in the World, all in one place

Manhattan at 230 5th Ave | 212.889.1091 Greenwich at 79 East Putnam Ave | 203.292.9275 www.thecleanbedroom.com

Founded in 1996, HerbaSway Laboratories is located in Wallingford, CT. Our formulas are based on traditional herbal combinations that have been used for thousands of years. Using only the purest ingredients and wild-crafted herbs, in combination with the latest Western scientific research, HerbaSway’s formulas are synergistically blended to produce optimal balance in your body.

OPTIMAL FRUIT & VEGGIE PLUS www.M4HF.COM • 646 320-8999

Optimal Fruit & Veggie Plus is a highly potent antioxidant powder with 24 raw freezed dried fruits and vegetables that are combined with organic juices, herbs and natural flavorings.

Does not contain fillers, synthetic vitamins, inorganic minerals, or processed ingredients, and has an added blend of phytonutrients. One scoop has 6-8 servings of fruits & vegetables and has an ORAC value of 20,000 units. Gluten free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, NON GMO.

WOMEN’S WELLNESS BREAST THERMOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL

Patricia Bowden-Luccardi LMT. CNNT. CTT 250 Park Ave. 7th. Flr. 518-929-7579 btiscan.com • medicalthermology.org

OZONE THERAPY DR. HOWARD ROBINS The Healing Center 200 W. 57th St., Suite 807, New York, NY 10019 212-581-0101 • DrHowardRobins@gmail.com If you have a disease or condition that you haven’t been able to get rid of, Ozone Therapy will most likely be the answer, even for people that have suffered for years and have lost all hope. If you are questioning if your condition can be treated, call or email Dr Robins contact information above.

Thermal imaging is a non-invasive, radiationfree and painless screening test that detects physiological changes in the breast/body that are produced by developing pathology or disease years before a mammogram. A critical difference between thermography and mammography is the ability to detect problems early enough to use preventive measures, rather than detecting disease at a stage where treatment is imminently required.

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TWO DA YS! TM

Saturday & Sunday Jan. 30 & 31, 2016 Hotel Pennsylvania | 401 Seventh Ave. | New York City 10001 1-day or 2-day tickets available Order today @ www.AwakenFairs.com Pre-book Discount Reader/Healer appointments online!

A completely different kind of expo: friendly, generous and supportive!

Over 100 holistic & health exhibitors!  

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New York City Edition

Inspiring Speakers Gifted Healers

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Intuitive Readers

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