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We're all just walking each other~Ramhome.Dass T his letter is dedicated to Michael and his mother. A few weeks ago, after 50 years of fighting and surviving cancer, his mom put her sword down at 80 years young. Despite his own untimely bout with COVID during his mom’s final weeks, my husband found his usual way of embodying our article on page 23, “How to Create an Inspired and Empowered Life.”
Even before his mother’s final health battle began, Michael has started each day with meditation and yoga; now, he needed this even more to help him through the difficult days. He practiced walking meditations in the confined space of her room and throughout the beautiful gardens filled with waterfalls, giving him peace and tranquility during the most challenging days and hours.
The article cites “connection” as the first principle to inspired and empowered living, through breath and feeling present. The irony that her breathing woke him in the hospice care room is not lost on me. There are sounds the body emits as it loses its grip on life that are known to anyone who has been with a loved one at the end. Hearing her rapid breathing, he instinctively played her favorite music to help calm down what must have been her fear of finally letting go.
Michael has always been very in tune with his breathing, and he has helped me during times of anxiousness slow my breathing down and channel it in a more calm and symbiotic way. He gave this gift to his mother through music. This was their final connection; without words, their souls came together in one last “Self-Love”breath.isthe second principle. Parent/child relationships can be complex; even though the love is there, it’s not always shown. Learning selfacceptance, self-forgiveness and self-love can ease the empty feelings we may have when we lose our loved ones. May she fly free of pain, and let this letter inspire you to stay present and in the moment, each day of your remaining life.
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Organic Artisan Eatery & Juice Bar Reopens for Dinner
Location: 37 Broadway, Massapequa, NY. For more information, call 516-798-5670 or visit OrganicCornerNY.com.
After closing dinner operations due to COVID, Organic Corner has finally re opened its restaurant for dinner service and is offering any reader mentioning this news brief a 10 percent discount on dinner through October 31. This completely organic eatery located in Massapequa, Long Island serves a 100 percent gluten-free and plant-based dinner menu. The food is imaginative with a wide range of tastes and flavors. It’s daytime cafe menu has a variety of uniquely mouthwatering concoctions, including smoothies, flavorful nut mylks, fresh cold-pressed juices, tonics and acai bowls.
Organic Corner’s passionate staff works tirelessly to promote, educate and inspire its guests on the overwhelming ben efits of (re)connecting to “real” ingredients and living a more sustainable lifestyle. Spend time in the cozy, hip environ ment getting work done, connecting with family and friends, enjoying a workshop or listening to great music. The daytime cafe is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The restaurant hours are from 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday and 5 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
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Claudine Gershowitz is the owner of Inspired Integrative Wellness and Pilates, a studio that combines the art of Pilates with affordable, personalized health and fitness coaching. A certified Pilates instructor since 2006 and a certified health coach from the Institute of In tegrative Nutrition, Gershowitz understands people have differ ent needs, conditions and goals so the right coaching and/or fitness program is not a one-size-fits- all. Gershowitz emphasizes daily exercise not only to build strong muscles and a healthy heart and lungs, but also to feel amazing through appreciation of one’s body. “There are no limits to how far our bodies can take us, if we take care of them,” she says. “And a positive approach or acceptance and determination will lead us to a lifetime of amazing things.” Through education and collaboration, she coaches clients in making happy, healthy choices for the rest of their lives. Clients are given recommendations, tools and support to make positive lifestyle choices and changes for them selves as well as their family, and, over time, they learn how to make balanced decisions that reflect the changing needs and dynamics of the real world that they live in day-after-day. With patience and a focused pres ence, Gershowitz listens to clients’ personal challenges, perspectives and habits related to fitness, eat ing and nutrition, and then together, she and the client develop an ideal program for optimal living. Clients learn how to focus on first provid ing the body with the nutrition that it needs and, more importantly, how other aspects of their lives can impact nutritional well-being.
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Participants receive 12, 90-minute sessions each week to help them clear limiting beliefs and apply the material to their lives. They also receive an introductory consultation with Berlin, inclusion in the private Facebook group for sharing, accountability and community support, and the Living the Miracle digital course to keep forever that teaches the five essential life skills, along with essential homework and exercises to apply to one’s life. “We create massive physical, emotional and spiritual transformations in record time,” says Berlin. “To truly transcend pain and suffering, you must upgrade your level of being, remembering and reinventing who you are, not what you do. It’s getting a new perspective, a new paradigm and a new lens to view yourself first, then all of Berlinlife.”isoffering a free, 30-minute consultation to learn more about the program and to create a deeper con nection to him and his work before signing onto the larger program. Cost: $1997 without discount; limited number of Natural Awakenings read ers receive half off the price. Location: online. For more information, SeeDrMikeBerlin.com/LivingTheMiracle.visitad,page28. Long Island
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Osomate founder Lotus Huang is a holistic medicine practitioner and licensed acupuncturist with an established practice, Lotus Heals, on Lexington Avenue, in Manhat
Additional services include: Reiki • Acupuncture • Therapeutic Massage Dr. Gina www.align-me.com516-221-3500MarinoCenter for the Alignment of Body, Mind & Spirit 2050 Wantagh Ave. | Wantagh, NY 11793 Serving the community since 1993 Hope, Healing • Heal Your Body • Optimize Your Health We provide Gentle Chiropractic Care for people of all ages in a relaxing, friendly and supportive environment. New App for Finding SpiritualOsomateMatchisafreedating
app with a unique algorithm for match ing scores based on personal ity, zodiac compatibility, animal year compatibility, one’s desired information, an accurate horoscope combining the ancient zodiac system with Chinese and Western astrology is revealed to the user. With this foun dation of knowledge, users can search for matches and see a “match score” that reveals if the two users will truly empower each other. Users draw from a rich foundational knowledge, full of tools to help them learn more about their desires and the desires of others. The app shares with users a specific measurable score that is designed to indicate the energy that could be created with others. It is like a compass, helping users navi gate the sea of options. Balanced relationships, whether romantic or not, inspire a peaceful and successful life.
Finker has been in private practice in Bellmore, New York for almost 20 years. She specializes in women's health and is an expert in natural medicine, offering services in func tional medicine, nutritional counsel ing, fertility counseling, hormone bal ancing and individualized healthcare. She has been on various television programs, radio shows and frequently lectures Additionally,nationwide.Finkerwas the techni cal editor for Boosting Your Immunity for Dummies and Adrenal Fatigue for Dummies, and is currently editing other health books. First for Women's magazine has highlighted her work several times, along with other major journals and publications. Her lat est publication, It’s About Wellness, Naturally, is available on Amazon.
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Dr. Jillian Finker is once again the winner in the Bethpage Best of Long Island contest for Alterna tive Medicine. This is the fourth time Finker has been selected the best alternative doctor; she also was rec ognized in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
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Oral Symptoms of Diabetes Services Include: Conditions Treated: Dr. Finker compassionately guides all of her patients back onto their path of well being. www.drfinker.com 516.765.3272 2308 Bellmore Avenue, Bellmore, NY Dr. Jillian Finker, ND Naturopathic Doctor ❂ Alternative Medicine ❂ Women’s Health ❂ Wellness Programs ❂ Nutrition ❂ Personalized Healthcare ❂ Pain Management ❂ Thyroid Issues ❂ Diabetes ❂ Insomnia ❂ Anxiety ❂ NOW OFFERING: Breast Thermography including Full Body Scans http://amzn.to/15CRdbX Healing with UnderstandingHealing with Understanding Now Taking AppointmentsVirtual 13September 2022
oral health brief Uncontrolled diabetes leads to a host of complications, including a higher likelihood that oral health problems will develop. This is because uncontrolled diabetes weak ens white blood cells, which are the body’s main defense against bacterial infections that can occur in the mouth. Some of the oral symptoms that might suggest diabetes include dry mouth, gum inflammation (gingivitis) and periodontitis. This is the result of decreased saliva flow, causing dry mouth, and the thickening of blood vessels, slowing the flow of nutrients to and waste products from body tissues, including the mouth. Since periodontal disease is a bacterial infection, people with uncontrolled diabetes might experience more frequent and more se vere gum disease. Other complications include slow healing of oral tis sues after oral surgery and other dental procedures due to damaged blood flow. Thrush, with its accompanying burning mouth or tongue, is also common among diabet ics because this mouth fungus thrives on the high glucose levels in the saliva of people with uncontrolled diabetes. If any of these symptoms are present, consult with a doc tor or dentist to rule out diabetes. If a diabetes diagnosis is given, prevention can go a long way in maintaining good oral health. It is vital to follow good oral hygiene practic es, pay special attention to any changes in the mouth and call a dentist immediately if any changes occur. Sugges tions to prevent or reduce oral health problems include:
• Brush teeth after every meal. Use a soft-bristled tooth brush.
• Remove dentures and clean them daily.
• If a smoker, talk to a doctor about ways to quit. Sourced by Dr. Jonathan Richter, DDS, FAGD, owner of Cariodontal, is located at 310 E. Shore Rd., Ste. 101, Great Neck, NY (516-282-0310 / Cariodontal.com), and Manhattan Oasis Dentistry, 525 West End Ave., Ste. 1G, New York, NY (212-874-2880 / ManhattanOasis Dentistry.com). See ads, pages 39 and back cover. Jonathan Richter, DDS, FAGD
• Get teeth and gums cleaned and checked by a dentist at least twice a year.
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In a study published in Cancer Discovery, re searchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses in cancer patients by stimulating the activity of dendritic cells in tumors. Combing the records of patients with melanoma, breast, colon and kidney cancers that were being treated with immunotherapy, they found that taking vitamin E improved survival times and boosted treatment responses. In laboratory work, the researchers demonstrated that vitamin E directly binds and blocks the activity of the SHP1 checkpoint protein in dendritic cells, which primes T cells for an anti-tumor immune response. “This study broadens our understanding of factors that can influence responses to immunotherapies,” says author Dihua Yu, M.D., Ph.D. Unlike chemotherapy, which acts directly on cancerous tumors, immunotherapy treats patients by revitalizing their immune system and “teaching” it how to identify and destroy cancer cells.
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studies showed a link between beta-carotene and lung cancer, it was removed from the formula. Two carotenoids found in the retina—lutein and zeaxanthin—were added, and the formula was rebranded as AREDS2. In a new, 10year, follow-up study by the National Eye Institute (NEI), AREDS2 was found to reduce late AMD symptoms an ad ditional 20 percent compared to the original formula. “This 10-year data confirms that not only is the new formula saf er, it’s actually better at slowing AMD progression,” says Emily Chew, M.D., lead author of the study and director of the NEI Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Application.
Sales of fermented dairy products like yogurt and kefir have been steadily rising in the U.S., and a new study from Australia’s Deakin University might accelerate that trend. Researchers examined 24 years of nutritional and health data from 2,603 Finnish men between 42 and 60 years old. They found that men that ranked in the top third of consump tion of non-fermented dairy products such as milk and cream had double the risk of depression, while those in the top third of consumption of fermented dairy products like kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream and butter milk enjoyed a 45 percent reduced risk of depression.
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An enlarged prostate, known as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), afflicts half of men by age 60 and 90 percent of men by age 85. Although it isn’t cancer ous, treatment can involve medications and surgery. European doctors often prescribe the herb nettle root, and Iranian research ers tested its effectiveness in a study that divided 80 BPH patients into two groups. One was given 300 mil ligrams of nettle root extract twice a day for eight weeks; the other group received a placebo. The researchers found the nettle root significantly improved urinary frequency, urinary urgency and night urination compared with the placebo group. It was not effective in modifying prostate volume, the feeling of incomplete emptying, intermittency, urine stream and straining.
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Norman Bressack, D.D.S., P.C. has been dedicated to practicing healthy holistic dentistry for over 35 years. He is not only a mercury free dentist but a “mercury safe” dentist as well. Meaning that he uses safe removal protocols to ensure the protection of the patient, staff, environment and himself from exposure to mercury during the amalgam removal process.
Dr. Bressack’s mission is to treat his patients in the most healthy, caring, compassionate, and holistic way possible. Most importantly, he wants his patients to feel warm, welcome
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and happier when they leave than when they came in. • Member of The International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology • Member of the International Association of Mercury-free Dentists • Trained At The Huggins Diagnostic Center HOLISTIC DENTAL & WELLNESS CENTER • Mercury Free & BPA Free Composite Fillings • 90% Less Radiation with Computer X-Ray Imaging • Over 45 Years Experience Dedicated to our Patient’s Needs • Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatments with Scientifically Proven Results • Metal Free Crowns & Cosmetic Dentistry • Teeth Whitening • Oral Pathology Screening with Velscope • Tens Cam Treatments – Energetic Healing for Pain & Inflammation • Ozone Therapy • Free 15 min Consult for 2nd Opinion of Proposed Treatment • Natural Bone Grafting with Stem Cells and PRF – Platelet Rich Fibrin HOLISTIC DENTAL & WELLNESS CENTER DR. NORMAN BRESSACK | DR. BATOOL F. RIZVI 1692 Newbridge Rd., N. Bellmore, NY 11710 | 516-221-7447 www.Holisticdds.com | mercuryfreedoc@holisticdds.com
Batool F. Rizvi, D.D.S., P.C. strives to keep her patients smiling from the inside out. She believes in a holistic approach to health care. Her gentle touch, excellent listening skills and thorough explanations keep her patients educated, happy and healthy.
Dr. Rizvi offers her Dental services with an integrative and systemic philosophy in mind. She is one of the few doctors placing metal-free Zirconia Implants, and safely removing mercury fillings using the Huggins Protocol.
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The pandemic has challenged both children’s learning environments and their emotional well-being, but new research shows that playing adventurously outdoors and partici pating in team sports can help lower their mental health risks. Research ers from the UK University of Exeter surveyed nearly 2,500 parents of 5-to-11-year-olds in the UK and Northern Ireland. The study found that kids that climbed trees, rode bikes, jumped from high surfaces and had other outdoor adventures without adult supervision experi enced a lower incidence of anxiety and depression, and were more upbeat during the COVID-19 lock down. In another study, research ers from California State University, Fullerton, found that kids in team sports like volleyball and soccer, but not others in individual sports like gymnastics and wrestling, did better emotionally and mentally. Analyzing data from 11,235 kids between 9 and 13 years old, they found that com pared to kids that did not participate in sports, those that were on teams had a lower incidence of attention issues, social problems, anxiety, de pression and withdrawal. Kids that participated in individual sports had higher levels of those mental health challenges.
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A rooftop solar array and 1,182 solar panels on the sides will adorn an eight-story, $40 million, high-rise planned for West Melbourne, Australia, to provide the office building with most of its power. Avancis, a German firm producing glass panels containing solar cells, will supply the solar skin. Architect Pete Kennon says, “These things are possible, and the fact that a building can harness the sunlight from its own skin, it sounds like something you dreamed of, or you saw in a cartoon.” Generating 50 times as much power as a typical home rooftop solar array, the solar skin will save an esti mated 77 tons of CO2 emissions each year. Although this will be the first in Australia to use the panels, several projects in Europe have been built with the technology, including the world’s largest wooden sky scraper in Skellefteå, Sweden. “It feels urgent to innovate our building technologies to more sustainable methods,” says Kennon. “Collecting solar is a natural trajectory on our large-scale projects, particularly in locations that have great access to sunlight.”
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As people switch to electric vehicles (EV) to reduce their emissions, some homeowners and apartment dwell ers without installthings2030,belowemissionsreduceofdisadvantage.infrastructurechargingareataThecitySeattlesetagoaltotransportation83percent2008levelsbyandtomakeeasier,theywillchargersonlo
Common California Bumble Bees Go Missing
The Western bumble bee, once easily spotted in Cali fornia, could not be found in a recent survey led by the University of CaliforniaRiverside (UCR). The first statewide census of Califor nia bumble bees in 40 years found several other species absent, as well. UCR ento mologist Hollis Woodard’s research group collected bees from 17 sites representing six different ecosystems previously known to host a large variety of bumble bees, as documented in the journal Eco logy and Evolution. One of the missing species, the Western bumble bee, is an important pollinator of wild plants and crops. “We didn’t find it, even once,” says Woodard. This study was an effort to document changes in bumble bee populations across large geographic areas in Califor nia since the last one in the 1980s. Smaller-scale studies have documented significant declines in bumble bee pop ulations around the world due to climate change, develop ment of wild habitat and the use of bee-killing pesticides, so it is important to have data that documents bee health.
Bumble bees can fly in cooler temperatures and lower light levels than many other bees, helping to pollinate crops worth $3 billion annually in the U.S., including tomatoes, peppers and cranberries.
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The Curbside Level 2 EV charging program is available to anyone on a first-come, first-serve basis. The person making the request must own or plan to own an EV within the next 12 months, and their ex isting address must not offer off-street parking (where they could buy their own). Once a request is made, the utility will evaluate the area and ask for input betheychargersposeownerspropertyneighboring50IfEVstallingbeforeneighborsfrominanewcharger.morethanpercentofopthe,willnotinstalled.
cal utility poles on demand. Seattle City Light will conduct the project as part of a more extensive portfolio of trans portation electrification investments and services to help the utility service area transition to zero-emission electric transportation options. Residents can accomplish some emission reductions with public transit, biking, walking and other options, but many still rely on personal vehicles for some trips.
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Making changes while shopping at supermarkets, restaurants and with delivery apps can change minds about sustainable options and garner public support. Psy chologist Ann-Katrin Betz and her colleagues at Germany’s University of Würzburg studied the design of restaurant menus and tested how adding carbon labels indicating the greenhouse gas emissions per dish and changing the most prominent menu items to foods with a lower impact on the climate affected the choices people might make when diningWhenout.people were given menus with the low-emission option as the default, the share of high-emission choices decreased by an average of 31.7 percent. When given menus with carbon labels, the emissions associated with their dish choices averaged 13.5 percent lower per dish. Combining carbon labels with prominent placing for lowemission options appears to have the greatest effect. Other strategies might include increasing the availability of plant-based options; making them more prominent elsewhere (the meat aisle); and renaming veggie options to make them sound more appealing (slowroasted, butternut squash and seasonal vegetable lasagna versus vegetarian lasagna). Multiple practices are needed to persuade people to adopt sustainable diets, so all of these methods are just the beginning of a shift away from high-emission food by overcoming unconscious barriers.
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Established in 1981, the United Nations-sanctioned International Day of Peace, or World Peace Day, is a holiday observed around the world on Septem ber 21 each year. The 2022 theme is “End racism. Build peace.” To that end, the General Assembly has dedicated this day to observing 24 hours of non-violence and Secretary-Generalcease-fire.António Guterres says, “But achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race.”
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On September 13, 2014, The New York Times pub lished an opinion by Dr. Anna Fels entitled “Should We All Take a Bit of Lithium?” The article states that lithium has been known for its curative pow ers for centuries, if not millenniums and mentions that Lithia Springs, Ga., with its natural lithiumenriched water, appears to have been an ancient Native American sacred site. The article quotes: “By the late 19th century, Lithia Springs was a famous health destination visited by Mark Twain and Presidents Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.”
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Lithia Spring Water is a premium boutique brand and is not mass produced. A proprietary manufacturing process ensures the retention of Lithia Spring Water’s natural healing properties. Directly from the pristine, sacred healing spring, the water is fed into a specially made 5-liter eco-friendly spout bag. Each 5-liter spout bag captures and retains freshness, ionic conductivity, lithium bicarbonate (LiHCO3) and other healthful micronutrients. Nothing is added or taken away. It is like drinking from the ancient Smiling Turtle Water Currently,Temple. Lithia Spring Water is seeking to authorize a few fine health food stores in the New York City area to carry its product. Interested health food store owners or buyers can call 678465-8486 to discuss product place ment opportunities. To order direct and receive a 10 per cent discount, call 678-465-8486 or visit LithiaSpringWaterStore.com and use discount code AWAKEN10%OFF. See ad, inside back cover. Our entire body continually vibrates at a subtle level, moving energy and information through our connective tissues. The L.I.F. e . Sy ST em scans nearly 7,000 energy patterns. By identifying which energy vibrations are out of balance, the system can put them back into harmonic balance, allowing your body to return to a state of rest and healing.
From 1888-1914 Lithia Spring Water was New York City’s most popular bottled water brand. It was prized as a medicinal mineral spring water that was cherished for its therapeutic health ben efits for both body and mind. The source of Lithia Spring Water is extraordinary. For thousands of years this water of legends has flowed from a prehistoric, megalithic water tem ple guarded by a gigantic smiling turtle, carved from quartz-laden, granite rock. The spring’s rare mineral composition creates America’s only com mercial source of natural alkaline lithium mineral spring water. This scarce, health-boosting water has up to 25 times more micronutrients than bottled water brands.
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Professors Eran Elinav and Eran Segal at Israel's Weizmann Insti tute of Science collected thousands of samples from a small group of adult volunteers who were given probiotics following multiple endoscopies and colonoscopies to see what was in their gut. Half of the individuals were given placebos and half probiotics in very large amounts. What they found was that the probiotics, go in and just go out and they don't populate the gut. They were shocked!
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To answer these basic but very important questions it is important to understand the following facts, many of which are simply Probioticastounding!bacteriahelp digest your food in exchange for a warm, safe place to live. They help process the food we eat, they make vitamins, they're able to produce essential amino acids (the basic proteins we need daily) and they're able to talk to and educate our immune system.
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This school season, families have an opportunity to make Earth-friendly decisions as they prepare their children for a successful educational experi ence. These tips balance sustainability against kids’ desires for the coolest, newest gadgets and garments.
Before going to the store to buy new school supplies, search the house for items that can be reused or repur posed, such as half-spent notebooks or last year’s pens and pencils. A little elbow grease and TLC can refurbish old lunchboxes and backpacks—also af fording an opportunity to teach kids how to repair and extend the life of items.
Kids that have outgrown last year’s threads and are clamoring for a whole new wardrobe can be cheerfully introduced to the burgeoning used clothing market, which is both ecoresponsible and budget-friendly. Resist the temptation to purchase cheap “fast fashion” that too quickly ends up in landfills and pollutes the environment by using toxic dyes, fossil-fuel-derived textiles and other bad chemicals. Donate old clothes instead of throwing them away.
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If the family lives reasonably close to school, encourage kids to walk or bike. For young children that require supervision, enlist one or more adults to lead a convoy of walking or biking kids. School buses and carpooling are the next best eco-friendly choices. When transporting kids by car, make sure to turn the engine off while wait ing in the pick-up or drop-off line. En gine idling is a significant air polluter.
Avoid anything plastic, including single-use water bottles and Ziploc bags. Reusable, stainless steel, food and drink containers, as well as light weight, reusable bamboo utensils, are ideal. Homemade, whole and bulk foods are healthier and much more Earth-friendly compared to prepack aged snacks that are usually wrapped in plastic and jam-packed with sugar and other unhealthy ingredients.
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“The way the world perceives women and their expecta tions of them is creating almost impossible standards to live up to,” she says. Her own healing journey made her realize that individuals need to heal from the inside out.
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To wake up each day and feel happy to be alive and inspired to create is possible. Every day we can feel empowered to speak our truth, set limits and boundaries and practice essential self-care. To do this, begin with practicing the following three principles:
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The first principle is connection. We can learn to develop a greater con nection with our feelings, our breath and our body, and practice becoming present by grounding. One of the ways to ground is by feeling our feet on the earth, whether in nature or at home. Bring awareness to the sensations as you place your feet in the sand, on the grass or even on the wood floors and carpet of your home. Breathe it in. Before we can make a deeper connection with others, connecting with ourselves is crucial.
Another aspect of this principle is to make a deeper connection with oneself and the universe by having more self-awareness, spending time in solitude and connecting to the deeper and higher aspects of oneself such as our Higher Self (a wise and unconditionally loving part of ourselves) and our soul. The second principle is self-love. The more we learn to love and believe in ourselves, the more our lives will change. Learning how to connect more deeply with ourselves will foster more self-love. Learning self-acceptance, self-respect and self-forgiveness are all important aspects of self-love. No matter where we are on our path of growth, expanding into more self-love is Weessential.areinfinite beings having a human experience and part of that experience is learning to love ourselves. We can choose to love ourselves in any moment, by placing a hand on our heart, feeling it’s beat, connecting to our breath and saying, “I choose to love me.” Making it a choice is empowering.
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The third principle is making decisions and acting by first tuning into and listening to our intuition. Our intuition is our gift from the Divine that can guide us every step of the way to creating a life we love. Before we can tune in, we need to quiet our mind or clear our energy, ask for guidance, and then allow the answers to be received. Tools such as meditation, prayer, yoga and jour naling can all be ways to clear our energy so we can connect more deeply to ourselves and receive the guidance that wants to come through.
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Problems Within Thyroid Diagnosis
For those interested in reversing and healing Hashimoto's, a systematic approach of healing all the areas involved is necessary. Healing the gut, restoring and detoxifying the liver, unclogging the lymphatic system, balancing all the hormone systems of the body and ridding the entire body of inflammation are some of the most important steps in healing Hashimoto's. Appropriate treatments are neces sary, such as acupuncture, dietary modification, passive detoxification and other methods to speed up and more deeply heal the body. There are effective strategies to reversing Hashimoto's and attaining high energy, losing weight naturally and living life to its fullest.
In Hashimoto's, however, either or both the TG bus and TP enzyme is destroyed by the body's confused and hyperactive immune system resulting in a diagnosis of thyroid problems. No where is a slow or sluggish thyroid described. In fact, someone’s thyroid could be pumping out T4 because their body is screaming that metabolism is low, but no buses come to transfer it to the liver. The result would be an excess of T4 sitting in the thyroid but not the blood. The thyroid is not slow; the issue is one of trans portation and conversion. The excess T4 that piles up in the thyroid can lead to a nodule or cyst.
by David Pollack, D.C. Typically when learning of a thyroid problem, most people are led to believe that their thyroid has slowed down for some reason. Few get more details beyond a cursory mention of a high blood level of thyroid-stimulating hor mone (TSH) meaning a slow thyroid. These patients are prescribed medications like levothyroxine, synthroid and sometimes natural bio-identical hormones like Armour Thyroid and Nature-Throid, marketed to normalize thyroid levels and balance the metabolism. Despite the medication, many still feel the same hypo thyroid symptoms: fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, aches and pains, lack of motivation and more. In most cases, the problem lies within the diagnosis. The most common type of hypothyroid problem is called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. It is an auto-immune disease and accounts for nearly 70 percent of all hypothyroid issues. The hallmark of Hashi moto's is the autoimmune process, not the slowing of the thyroid. In fact, the thyroid doesn’t slow at all; if anything, it tries to speed up. Our thyroid produces two hormones: Tetraidothyronine, or T4, and the forgotten hormone, calcitonin, which helps control how the body uses calcium. T4 is the weak inacti vated thyroid hormone that must be converted into T3, the active form. To do that, our T4 thyroid hormone jumps on a thyroglobulin (TG) bus. This protein bus, which is made by the liver, brings the T4 back to the liver. It is primarily in the liver that T4 is converted to T3, the active form, by the enzyme thyroperoxidase (TP), also made in the liver. The T3 then boosts our metabolism and life is good.
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Functional medicine, with its focus on the biologybased root causes of disease, is also a rising star in the arena of age reversal.
Until recently, age was determined by the year on our birth certificate, but “bio age” is the new number to pay attention to. It might not only predict health outcomes down the road, but also add years to our lives. In groundbreaking work in 2017, anti-aging researcher Steven Horvath at the University of California, Los Angeles, used algorithms to calculate biological age on the basis of how extensively our genome is modified by a process called DNA methylation. Researchers are now understanding what factors can turn on positive gene expressions and turn off those that may activate life-threatening diseases.
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No matter which path we follow to aging vibrantly, the most inspiring takeaway is that lifestyle, not genes, determines destiny. “On average in the United States, the last 16 years of life are spent with multiple diagnoses and on multiple medications. We are giving our hard-earned money to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing facilities,” says Kara Fitzgerald, a naturopathic doctor in Newtown, Connecticut, and the author of Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better. She and other researchers contrast “lifespan”, the years from birth to death, to “healthspan”, the years spent in good health free of age-related disease and disability. “Lifespan is not necessarily health span, and we can change that,” she says.
ongevity, a human quest through the ages, is now a hot topic among scientific researchers that assert there has never been a better time to maximize our potential for metabolic renewal. Biological age—the state of our health at the cellular level—is in the spotlight, as are the anti-aging benefits of science-supported phytonutrients, cell-rejuve nating foods and safe, non-surgical, stem cell procedures.
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Chronic systemic inflammation is now understood to be the physiological springboard for most diseases ranging from cancer to depression, but its connection to uric acid is critical in produc ing free radicals that accelerate aging. “Unfortunately, most doc tors look upon uric acid solely as a risk marker for gout. We now recognize that uric acid serves as a powerful signal in the body to prepare for food and water scarcity,” says neurologist David Perl mutter, author of The New York Times bestseller Grain Brain and the recent Drop Acid, a guide to lowering uric acid in the body. “Uric acid levels above 5.5 milligrams per decilitre trigger the body to raise the blood pressure, increase the blood sugar, become insulin-resistant and increase the formation and storage of body
The results, published last year in the journal Aging, showed that three years of bio age were reduced in the target group in just eight weeks compared to the control group. “What we eat, our stress load and our response to it, the quality of the air we breathe and if we exercise are all drivers or reducers of our bio age. Knowing this, we absolutely need to take responsibility for our lives,” says Fitzgerald. This bio age reversal is good news when we look at the grim statistics. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society, approximately 610,000 people die of heart disease in this country each year and more than 600,000 Americans are predicted to succumb to cancer this year alone.
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supplements are also on the market, but consuming foods like naturally fermented sauerkraut, raw milk, nutritional yeast and pumpkin seeds is also a good strategy.
SIRT6, an enzyme in close relationship with NAD and respon sible for many molecular anti-aging processes, including DNA repair, is abundant in seaweeds, especially the strain Fucus vesi culosus, commonly known as bladder wrack. Research published in the journal Marine Drugs in 2017 indicates bladder wrack’s anti-inflammatory and anti-tumoral properties, as well as its potential to protect the liver and normalize high blood sugar and bloodFisetin,pressure.apowerful flavonoid found in certain foods like strawberries, peaches, apples, persimmons, tomatoes, onions and cucumbers, rivals ever-beneficial quercetin. Research published last year in the European Journal of Pharmacology cites fisetin’s numerous potential benefits for neurodegenerative condi tions such as Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and vascular dementia.
and neurodegenerative disorders,” says Fitzgerald, noting that only 10 to 20 percent of longevity outcomes are genetic. Fitzgerald and her team drove this point home with the first randomized, controlled study on the power of lifestyle and diet to turn back the biological age clock. Based upon functional medicine, the program enrolled 18 healthy men between ages 50 and 72 in a target group and 20 in a control group. Those in the target group ate a nutrient-rich diet, slept seven hours a night, practiced relaxation techniques and took supplemental probiot ics and phytonutrients. They ate only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., exercised for at least 30 minutes five days a week, avoided sweets and consumed two cups of dark, leafy, greens and three cups each of cruciferous vegetables and colorful vegetables daily, as well as six ounces of animal protein.
Eating to reduce inflammation is key, and there is power on our plates when we add some of Fitzgerald’s longevity boost ers like turmeric, green tea, shitake mushrooms, wild-caught salmon, eggs, liver and sunflower seeds. A study last year in Ex perimental Gerontology reported that the amino acid L-theanine, found particularly in green tea, reduced oxidative stress, liver degeneration and inflammatory responses in aging rats.
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Fitzgerald concurs, “Excessive inflammation—an imbalanced immune response—accelerates the aging process, and it increases with stress. Stress is the gasoline on the fire of aging.”
“Stem cells improve DNA methylation and telomere length, and result in a reduced physiologic age compared to your chron ologic age,” says Chadwick Prodromos, a Chicago-based, boardcertified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of the Prodromos Stem Cell Institute, in Antigua. “Joint replacements are offered quite liberally nowadays, but most of our patients with severe arthritis who were offered joint replacements do well in our care without them for virtually any joint in the body.” Prodromos and his team combine umbilical cord-derived stem cell treatment (non-embryonic/fetal) with specially selected nutritional supple ments and in some patients, platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acidEveninjections.withexciting advances in the promotion of long life, ex perts are unanimous in stressing that going into our golden years disease-free begins and ends with individual lifestyle choices, starting with what we put in our mouths. “Diet is the most criti cal variable in terms of our metabolic destiny. It’s been said that a person can’t exercise away a poor diet, and there’s great wisdom in this statement,” says Perlmutter.
“While stem cell treatment has been quite effective, it is impor tant to remember that avoiding chemicals in the environment, exercising vigorously and maintaining a low BMI [body mass index] are clearly the most important factors in good health,” advises Prodromos.
In the daily survival game, the body’s stem cells generate special ized cells to replace those throughout the body that are dam aged and dying. This ongoing repair process slows down as we advance in years, but cutting-edge procedures offer new hope for conditions ranging from arthritis to age-related brain fog.
My Dentist Says I Need a Root Canal, What Should I Do?
The most feared dental news from a dentist is “You need a root canal!” Dr. Jeffrey Etess says, “Do not fear,” as root canals are often over-recommend ed and unnecessary. Skill and expertise are not necessarily synonymous with every dentist. Technique is the key to success. Some people experience tooth pain and/or sensitivity from an improp erly placed dental composite filling and are then told they need a root canal.
Root canals get a bad rap because 74 percent of general dentists per form the procedure without a sterile barrier, commonly referred to as the rubber dam. With no rubber dam, the root canal becomes contaminated with mouth germs from the very beginning, thereby never having a chance for success. A poorly executed root canal can lead to systemic illness. Dr. Etess has treated many failed root canals properly resulting in improvement or disappearance of the patients lingering autoimmune dysfunction. More than 50 percent of the root canals undertaken by Dr. Etess are failed root canals. “Do it right or do not do it at all” is his mantra. He incorpo rates cutting-edge root canal cleaning and disinfection protocols, including but not limited to photo acoustic/photo mechanical laser, ozone and intra-root canal ultrasonic shockwave cavitation root canal therapy. It is the best root canal therapy available, and Dr. Etess refuses to be anything less than the best. All the materials used are bio compatible and biomimetic in nature. Some patients are convinced that biological root canals, even those that Dr. Etess provides, are still “dead vesicles” harboring bad bacteria that will cause them harm. What if the tooth can be made alive again? With ToothRegenesis it can. ToothRegenesis is a proprietary procedure which com bines all the disinfection protocols of Dr. Etess’ biological root canal with the regenerative properties of the patient’s own stem cells from their platelet rich fibrin (PRF) derived from the patient’s own blood. This has been a GAME CHANGER in a patient keeping their own tooth. Dr. Etess prides himself on bringing you top-notch, unmatched care. We work toward one standard, the HIGH EST standard. If you are looking for the finest, safest, healthiest and most predictable results to correct your dental issues that are supported by the most advanced dental technology, contact Integrative Dental Special ists to make an appointment with Dr. Etess today. More info: Email "Dr Jeff": drjeff@idsli.com Long Island: 516-253-1800 245 Hillside Ave, Williston Park, NY Manhattan: 212-845-9740 120 E 56th St, New York, NY Advertorial 29September 2022
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HOW A YOGA PRACTICE KEEPS US YOUNG by Maya Whitman
“What I learned is that we need four es sential physical skills to navigate through life as we age—strength, flexibility, balance and agility—and we get that from yoga. We can find independence in our everyday life, and we don’t need a vigorous yoga class to do that,” says Ruth Pipitone, a gentle yoga instructor at various studios and senior centers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For those that only associate the practice with youthful bodies and hip yoga gear, yoga is a full-spectrum practice. “Anyone can do yoga—gentle yoga, chair yoga and even wheelchairAccordingyoga.”toa 2016 study of 227 par ticipants reported in the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, just 12 minutes of daily gentle yoga over 10 years improved bone mineral density in the spine and upper legs. About four in five participants had osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density), indicating that yoga is a good strategy for the 10 million Americans over the age of 50 with osteoporosis and the 44 million with osteopenia. For Terecita “Ti” Blair, yoga offered a new way of life after a catastrophic automobile accident in 2009. The Denver-based trauma and resilience educator and 2017 Silver Sneakers Instructor of the Year says, “Virtu ally any style or type of yoga can appeal and work well for you today, but not tomorrow. Therefore real ‘yoga’ is about adaptability, and yes, those of us with compromised joints, immune systems, pain, disability and illness can absolutely benefit from yoga.”
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I n 1967, Tao Porchon-Lynch left a successful Hollywood career as a model and actress to become a fulltime yogi in her 50s. At age 87, she added ballroom dancing to her list of passions and at 93, she landed in the Guinness World Records as the oldest yoga teacher on the planet. She continued to teach a weekly yoga class just days before her death at age 101. “I love seeing students realize what is possible,” Porchon-Lynch said in an interview, and her words are an added incentive to reap the many benefits of a regular yoga practice at any age. Whether it involves getting down on a mat or practicing modified poses with the use of a chair, yoga helps us to stay nimble, manage stress, reduce symptoms of depres sion and tame high blood pressure. Yoga has been around for thousands of years for good reason, and health organizations like the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center are now recommending the healing modality for a better quality of life.
The keystone of all yoga practice is working with the breath, an action that is naturally compromised by just getting out of bed and into the day’s challenges. “Most adults breathe from their chest. That’s where we activate the stress response of fight, flight or freeze. We need to use the lower lungs, too, so we can activate the parasympathetic nervous system to find calm,” says Pipitone Blair, who specializes in helping others to find emotional equilibrium after trauma, concurs: “The nervous system is symbiotic with the breath, and vice versa. A long, deep inhale and a long, slow exhale can act as an immediate elixir for the nervous system to recognize that, in that moment, we are okay.” She has taught groups of people, some in wheelchairs and hospital beds, and she “still experienced the entire room shift when breathing together. As long as we are able to consciously notice breath, we can do yoga.” No matter how many trips we take around the sun, tapping into the life force can give us a new perspective. “I use asana (yoga poses) to examine my thoughts and feelings and to find introspection to exam ine what is happening with myself physi cally, as well as mentally and emotionally,” says Pipitone. “You become more mindful of what you need to carry with you and what you don’t need to carry with you.” In essence, we deepen as we age, and yoga can meet us on a multidimensional level. “Yoga does not have to mean poses. Possibilities are infinite, and adaptations are unlimited, based upon our needs,” says Blair.
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tion. Headaches can also be provoked by certain allergens, such as cigarette smoke, exposure to harsh chemicals in cleaning or beauty products, mold, dust, caffeine, alcohol and fermented foods.
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eadaches are one of the most common pain conditions in the world. According to the Cleveland Clinic, up to 75 percent of adults have had a headache in the past year. While symptoms vary in scope and intensity, understanding the un derlying cause of a headache can lead to better treatment outcomes. Most headaches can be treated holistically, and lifestyle modifications can be key to lasting relief. There are more than 150 types of headaches, with the most common being tension, mi graine and cluster. Migraine attacks, which according to the Migraine Research Founda tion affect 12 percent of people in the U.S., are about three times more common in women than in men. Classic symptoms, which can be mild to severe, include throbbing or pound ing pain located in the sinuses, forehead, back of the head or one of the temples
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Triggers Migraine can be triggered by changes in the weather, fatigue, stress, anxiety, insufficient sleep, dehydration and hormonal changes, according to the American Migraine Founda
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your sleep patterns and exercising incon sistently can all confuse the body and lead to a headache, varying in intensity from dull and distracting to severe and debili tating,” he explains.
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Feoktistov recommends that patients experiencing headaches start with lifestyle modifications and over-the-counter meds such as ibuprofen. “Practice good sleep hygiene, stay hydrated by drinking water and minimizing caffeine, and introduce meditation as a way of focusing on what’s physically and emotionally going on in your body,” he says. “If headaches disrupt your daily routine, are severe or frequent and/or poorly controlled with over-thecounter medications, it’s time to seek help from a headache specialist or other medi cal professional who can work with you on a path to healing.” Carrie Jackson is a Chicago-based writer and frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine. Connect at CarrieJacksonWrites.com. Most headaches can be treated holistically, and lifestyle modifications can be key to lasting relief.
meat, fatty fish and legumes.”
“The best acupressure point for head aches is the soft skin in-between the thumb and pointer finger. Massage it for 20 to 30 seconds at a time to relieve pain or hold it for 10 seconds,” she says. “Mi graines are caused by vascular dilation in the head, so I recommend putting your hands and feet in hot water or taking a bath to stimulate blood flow away from the head to the rest of the body.”
Try Acupuncture or Acupressure Evidence suggests that acupuncture is ef fective in relieving the pain of headaches by changing the flow of energy, increasing blood circulation, releasing endorphins and relaxing muscles. Acupressure and other techniques can be done anywhere, says chiropractor and acupuncturist Michele Renee, director of integrative care at Northwestern Health Sciences University, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Nutritional supplements can also be helpful, Renee says. “Increasing nutrients such as magnesium, coenzyme Q-10 and riboflavin can help minimize pain. Before stocking up on supplements, be sure to consult with a holistic practitioner to make sure you are making the wisest and safest selections for you. Many nutrients can be found andgreens,late,darkfoodscommoninlikechocoleafyseedsnuts,
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The Mind-Body Connection While not completely understood, mental stress and anxiety can also be a trigger. “The mind-body connection is fierce,” says Christina P. Kantzavelos, a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in chronic illness and pain at Begin Within Today, in San Diego. “It’s important to keep in mind that pain literally originates in the brain. I use a Constructed Aware ness approach with clients and bring curiosity to the pain they are experienc ing, including headaches. What thoughts and emotions are coming up when they focus on the pain?” she says. “Physical symptoms are often the manifestation or tangible evidence of what is going on in your unconscious mind. Our bodies self-criticismstate.emotionalingdependorstrongerbecomeweaker,onourFear, and invalidating the self can be the root of a headache.”
Renee also suggests maintaining a regular exercise routine to ward off headaches. “The less active someone is, the tighter their muscles are and the more likely they will experience headaches. Make sure to get out for a walk every day, or try running to keep the body and mind moving. Yoga is another great activity as a mindfulness practice that decreases stress and also keeps the body moving to eliminate tension.”
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T ucked into the Blue Ridge Moun tains of North Carolina, Asheville is a DIY kind of community, attracting artists, musicians, yoginis, homesteaders and other folks looking to live a simpler life. When they garden and undertake home repairs, Ashevillans find it easy to cut expenses: They’ve formed a collective tool shed, the Asheville Tool Library, which offers them the use of 2,000 donated tools ranging from safety goggles to leaf mulchers and circular saws. Conscious Consumerism
“When you need a pressure washer once a year or decide to put in a garden, you don’t really need to own those tools,” says treasurer Stephanie Kane. People are allowed to take on projects they couldn’t otherwise afford, she says, “or they utilize existing skills to build the life they want, or even get a business off the ground.”
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To combat inflation, which is squeezing family budgets, Americans are increasingly exploring shared resources and eco-friend ly alternatives like thrift stores, flea markets
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Another way that people share resources is through Little Free Libraries—the charming “library on a stick” boxes on neighborhood posts and fences that give away books to passersby. It began in Hud son, Wisconsin, in 2009, when Todd Bol built a tiny model of a one-room school house as a tribute to his deceased mother, an educator and voracious reader. He stocked it with books and put it on a post in his front yard for neighbors and friends. The concept became so popular that he built more and gave them away. Today, more than 150,000 Little Free Libraries are found in communities worldwide. Island NaturalAwakeningsNY.com
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Neighborly Sharing More than 50 tool-lending libraries ex ist in cities like Denver, Seattle, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., allowing people to “cut down on waste and overbuying, while helping out neighbors,” reports The Washington Post. Typically, they are staffed by volunteers and supported by nominal, income-based annual fees. Starting a tool-lending library begins by connecting with other people in the com munity, using local online groups and coop bulletin boards to attract volunteers and donations, or hosting a drive for people to clean out their basements, Kane says. As memberships grow, additional tools can be purchased and employees can be hired. Web site design and inventory tracking in Asheville and elsewhere is simplified by the “library of things” software from MyTurn.com.
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Secondhand Thrifting Whether housed in a local storefront or existing digitally online, resale shops have become big business due to pandemic-inspired decluttering and belt-tightening pursuits. Industry analysts expect thrift store clothing sales to grow globally 11 times faster than fast fashion and to be worth twice as much, at $84 billion, by 2030. Buying secondhand benefits not only shoppers, but also local governments struggling with the expense of operating landfills. Hennepin County, Minnesota, which includes Minneapolis, has resolved to send zero waste to its landfills by 2030. Part of this effort includes the Choose to Reuse campaign, which encour ages people to shop secondhand as a way to save money, help the environment, reduce packaging, support local businesses and find uniqueNonprofititems.thrift stores like Goodwill Industries and The Salva tion Army or those run by longtime charities like the American Cancer Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals have well-established reputations and proven track records. Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore has more than 900 locations nationwide, offering an ever-changing stock of secondhand furni ture, household items and building materials like doors, windows and lighting fixtures. On the other hand, for-profit thrift stores, even if they claim a link to a worthy cause, often donate a much smaller percentage of profits to charity and are reluctant to release financial figures, reports Salon.com
An influx of online resellers adds even more choices for second hand items. Although they make shopping more convenient, online sites carry risks: In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission reported more than 173,000 instances of online shopping fraud. When shopping online for secondhand items, experts advise, it’s wise to shop and pay on a trusted website or app, and to avoid us ing a personal debit card. Be sure there are photos of the product. On sites like Craigslist, eBay and Facebook, check each seller’s rating and thoroughly review all buyers’ comments before making a purchase.Withalittle enterprise, savvy and flexibility, mass consumerism can be circumvented by sharing community resources and fre quenting quality secondhand stores. As Kane puts it, “The sharing economy is essentially about leading a less consumerist lifestyle.”
According to Papageorge, her book is intended to serve as a roadmap through grief that parents and kids can read together. “It’s important to acknowledge
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In My Yellow Balloon, an award-winning children’s picture book, a little boy named Joey comes to love the lemon-colored balloon he receives at a carnival. Tied to his wrist, it isn’t just Joey’s favorite toy, it also becomes a loyal companion through many fun adventures.
The beginning pages of My Yellow Balloon are rendered in full color to illustrate Joey’ s innocence. He has never known pain. After he loses the balloon, the ensuing pages turn black-and-white. “Loss is disorienting. I wanted to give kids that visceral under standing that it feels like the whole world turns upside-down and you just have to sit there helpless and watch your balloon float away—watch your life as you knew it get ting away from you,” Papageorge says.
“At first, Joey misses his yellow balloon all of the time, then he misses it most of the time, then a lot of the time and then just some of the time, and the color slowly comes back into his world. At the end, when he says, ‘I still miss you, but when ever I see the sun, I’ll feel you with me,’ that’s when the color has shadow, light and range, because when you go through a profound loss and feel your feelings, you can see the world with greater depth and empathy for those around you.”
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Learning to Grieve
A dults often want to shield children from suffering, but that isn’t always possible or advisable. Loss and grief are natural parts of life. Acknowledging and express ing uncomfortable feelings are necessary lessons in being human, and while there is no right way to grieve, adults can provide gentle guideposts. Most importantly, kids need to know that they aren’t alone as they process complicated emotions and inte grate lessons of empathy and acceptance.
One day, the string slips off his wrist and Joey’s best friend flies away, catapulting him on a journey through grief. “The yellow balloon is a metaphor for all kinds of losses—divorce, death, grade school graduation,” explains the book’s author and certified grief worker Tiffany Papageorge. “We think of loss as the death of a person, but loss can also be any change, transition or disappoint ment—big or small. The older we get, the more we shake them off, but some disap pointments can feel big in the moment, especially for little kids.”
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Expressive writing (journaling using emotion words) promotes regulation of the nervous system, which in turn lowers that stress response and creates physiological relief, Collins notes, adding, “Scientific data suggests that the metacognition involved in identifying feelings and writing feeling-based words in narratives improves immune and liver function, elicits higher quality-of-life scores and improves psychological well-being.”
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and validate the pain a child is experiencing,” she says. “When a toddler throws a tantrum at the store, instead of ignoring them or telling them to stop it, say ‘I know you’re disap pointed and sad. I understand that; it doesn’t feel good. I’m here with you.’ Something magical happens when anyone at any age is acknowledged and understood.”
According to Brittany Collins, an educator, curriculum designer and author of Learning from Loss: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Sup porting Grieving Students, “Grief elicits a fight-or-flight stress response, and chronic exposure to high levels of stress hormones can have deleterious effects on develop ment, especially in adolescents when the prefrontal cortex is still in development. At the same time, neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to grow, change and adapt at any point in life, is also at play. So, adolescence is a wonderful moment to introduce teens to coping strategies they can use throughout their life, whether that’s mindfulness, different types of emotional regulations, storytelling activi ties, meditation, journaling or yoga.”
Adults should resist the temptation to jump in and assume they know what’s best for a grieving child, Collins coun sels. “Ask open-ended questions like, ‘What would be most helpful to you in this moment?’ or, ‘What makes you feel calm or connected?’ Find ways to inspire introspection and reflection without telling young people that we know the answer.” Making space to remember a lost loved one or to honor something we’ve lost can be healing for both kids and adults. Collins sug gests that we ask kids how they’d like to memo rialize a loss, preferably in community. Maybe they want to plant a tree in honor of someone’s memory or create a fundraiser for a cause that the loved one cared about. Ultimately, the greatest gift we can give grieving children is our presence. According to Collins, one of the best predictors of adjustment is a psychological concept called “perceived sup port availability.” Letting young people know that we’re think ing about them and that we’re there if and when they need us can go a long way.
Collins suggests that caring adults shift their mindset away from being a savior, because grief is not something to be fixed or solved, and instead serve as a facilitator of connection. “Think about what form of outlet might resonate with young people and shift the onus away from one adult being the person that says and does the right thing, and instead wrapping a community around them for support,” she says. Helpful resources include mental health profes sionals; youth engagement programs where kids experiencing loss can share and learn from each other; and activities that offer release and friendship, such as theater, dance, sports or music.
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When we lose a loved one, we lose what psychologists call hidden regulators—sensory facets that subconsciously make us feel that things are okay in the world. It could be the sound of a parent’s car pulling into the driveway after work or the smell of a loved one’s cologne. Collins says that teachers and parents can counterbalance a destabilizing loss by introducing routine and predictability in children’s schedules, perhaps starting class the same way every day with a five-minute free-write, or scheduling regular visits with a special mentor or relative every Saturday. Kids come to rely on such anchors in times of stress, upheaval and loss.
As a result, probiotics are useful for treating dogs and cats with a variety of medical problems, including leaky gut syndrome, acute non-specific gastroenteri tis, antibiotic or other medication-induced diarrhea, allergies, stress, obesity, neuro degenerative disorders, high cholesterol levels, inflammatory and irritable bowel disorders, and GI and parasite infestations.
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A good fatty acid fish oil supplement is also important. There are many brands on the market; some offer the flexibility of being administered either as a liquid (pump) or gel capsule. Phytoplankton, which serves as a food source for fish, is the source of the active ingredients docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).
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he market for pet products is awash with supplements, so it’s not surprising that it can be challenging to figure out what a dog or cat really needs. The foundation of any healthcare program for dogs and cats, regardless of age and breed, is a healthy diet, well-chosen and appropriate supplements, minimal vaccines and medications, and veterinary check-ups.
Digestive enzymes are used in supplemental form to improve or increase digestion and nutrient absorption. They can be derived from pancreatic, plant or microbial sources
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Basic helpful additions to a pet diet include a vitamin-mineral product, an enzyme and probiotic combination, and a fatty acid. For older animals, a choline supplement may delay the onset of cognitive disorder. Any tweaking of diet and supplements should follow regular testing that may diagnose a disease in its early stages. Here’s an overview of the top basic supplements every dog or cat should have.
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such as bacteria or fungi. Enzymes are important especially when the animal’s digestive processes become exhausted or inefficient, such as during periods of stress or such gastrointestinal diseases as acute gastroenteritis, pancreatitis or either liver or inflammatory bowel disease. Enzymes may also be helpful for cancer, allergies andProbioticsarthritis. are living, healthy bacteria and yeasts, many of which are a part of a dog’s or cat’s microbiome. They can assist with healing in a variety of ways, including producing healthy fatty acids; decreasing the attachment of harmful bacteria and yeasts to the intestinal walls; increasing antibody production; support ing immunity; restoring healthy GI flora; and reducing inflammation.
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To provide immune and antioxidant support, and to bolster digestion, skin and coat health and overall wellness, a basic supplement should contain vitamins and minerals as well as small amounts of glucosamine and chondroitin for joint support.
Probiotics may also be helpful for middleaged and older dogs and cats, because GI microbial diversity diminishes with aging.
sudden cardiac death and stroke. Due to its anti-inflammatory effects, fish oil is often used for dogs and cats for the treatment of skin problems, arthritis and cancer, along with heart, inflammatory bowel, autoim mune and kidney diseases. It may reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radia tion therapy in cancer patients, decrease cancer growth and metastasis, and reduce wasting in undernourished animals.
Choline For dogs and cats 5 years old and up, a choline (phosphatidylcholine) supplement addresses aging changes that affect the brain and can lead to cognitive disorder. Choline is a component of several major phospholipids that are critical for normal cell membrane structure and function. The body uses it to maintain water balance; to control cell growth and gene expression; as a component of lung surfactant; and most importantly, to produce the major nerve transmitter acetylcholine. It may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by lower ing homocysteine levels. Choline is used to treat high cholesterol, improve memory and protect the liver. It may prevent fatty liver syndrome (espe cially in diabetics), help prevent or treat cognitive disorder and support liver func tion. It may reduce insulin requirements in diabetics and can reduce seizure frequency. Supplements other than these can be used as needed, based on the results of diagnostic testing and regular veterinary health exams. Under the guidance of a holistic or integrative veterinarian, supple ments can add to a dog’s or cat’s health and longevity. Shawn Messonnier, DVM, owner & Claws Animal Hospital and Holistic Pet Center, in Plano, Texas, is the author of several books on veterinary medicine. Under the guidance of a holistic or canveterinarian,integrativesupplementsaddtoadog’sorcat’shealthandlongevity.
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