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Dear Friends, As we sift through our day-to-day lives amidst uncertainty, we have plenty of time to heal ourselves from within. Our pace has slowed, we’ve welcomed much-needed rest, our bonds with family have strengthened, and we’re learning to do the best we can with what we’ve been dealt. The article “Finding Calm,” on page 43, has helped me heal. I suspect it will help you too. Like most of you, I’ve been feeling a bit despondent, with an uncharacteristic lack of energy and the nagging realization that I’m not eating as healthfully as I used to. My motivation to get moving has been nonexistent. I’ve been recirculating the same three pairs of sweats, and the biggest moments of my day are doing the laundry, cooking constantly for our two teen boys and loading the dishwasher. Some days I feel fine—others, not so much. Who can live like this? With no end date in sight, I’ve decided it’s time to snap out of it! So as soon as the boys are all set up with their distant learning, I put on my workout clothes and hit the bike. With endorphins in full swing, I immediately feel better: My body and mind thank me. Suddenly my day has a new kick to it. As the article states, “To heal means to make whole. It doesn’t mean to make something go away.” We cannot make the virus disappear, but we can bring patience, humility, empathy and forgiveness into our new normal. With this outlook, we’ll gain emotional stability to get us through the days ahead. So find something to look forward to. And remember, “When life gives you lemons . . .”
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New York Open Center Develops Digital Toolkit for Stressed Workers
The New York Open Center has created New Yorkers for New York, a digital stress-reduction toolkit for the city’s frontline and essential workers as well as the greater community. Designed by industry experts and offered for free through donations from Open Center instructors, this easy-to-use resource consists of videos and written tutorials that typically take less than 15 minutes to complete. The videos can be saved for use as quick exercises when needed. Movement videos include Chair Yoga, with Lakshmi Volker; Breathing 1,2,3, with Jean McClelland; and Yoga for Anxiety, with Amy Weintraub. Mindfulness videos include Tapping for Stress Relief, with Jackie Simek, and Tips for Anxiety Relief, with Melissa Tiers. Inspirational videos include Resilience Practices for the Frontline, from Joan Borysenko, and Finding Inspiration in Trying Times, from Dan Millman. The toolkit also includes links to articles on wellness and self-care. To explore the toolkit or donate to this initiative, visit NewYorkersForNewYork.org/toolkit. See ad, Community Resource Guide.
United Palace Opens Online Sanctuary of Spiritual Artistry The United Palace of Spiritual Arts (UPSA), in Washington Heights, has opened the world’s first online sanctuary of spiritual artistry. It will be broadcast live across the web 24/7, so visitors can go there any time to pray, meditate, center themselves or connect with a higher power. “This online sanctuary, featuring beautiful music by Adam Maalouf, is dedicated to all who seek a connection with the Divine in any form, and all faith-based traditions are welcomed and honored,” says Rev. Richard Miner, creative producer at UPSA. “It’s a safe space that welcomes you to quiet reflection whenever you have the time or the need for it.” Those with a special prayer to bring to The Sanctuary of Spiritual Artistry can click the email button to send it to the United Palace, where it will be printed, blessed and laid upon the altar, Miner says. “Our ministers will honor and pray over all prayers that we receive. On the full moon of each month, the prayers will be released into the universe during a formal purification ceremony.”
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Miner encourages people to visit The Sanctuary often and connect with the Divine in whatever way is most comfortable for them. “We will always welcome your presence, your love and your spirit,” he says. “We send love and light from everyone at the United Palace of Spiritual Arts.” To visit The Sanctuary of Spiritual Artistry, visit UnitedPalace.org/ thesanctuary/. See ad, Community Resource Guide.
Daoist Workshop at Eastover Will Focus on Five Vital Organs
strengthening the heart, liver, lungs, kidney and spleen. Every morning, Kohn will outline the medical and Daoist perspective on one organ, working from the ninth-century writings of Daoist physician Hu Yin, and lead breathing, healing and energy-guiding exercises included in the text. Yang will teach three forms of animal qigong and explain how they help heal different illnesses. Every afternoon, Kohn will give an in-depth analysis of key psychological factors associated with the organ, and lead systematic clearing meditations to release tensions and enhance functioning. Yang will teach medical qigong, with special attention to students’ specific healing concerns. There will also be optional early-morning qigong sessions, as well as videos and group activities at night. Location: 430 East St., Lenox, MA. For more information, visit Eastover.com. See ad, page 7.
Professor Livia Kohn and Master Yang Fukui will lead a workshop, Quantum Daoist Cultivation: The Five Organs, from June 19 through 26 at Eastover Estate and Eco-Village, in the Berkshire Mountains. Each of the first five days, they will focus on a specific organ, with the sixth day devoted to comprehensive discussion. According to Daoist medical philosophy, the body’s true power doesn’t come from strong muscles or cardio capacity, but from
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Coronavirus Advice from Eastover As good immune function is critical to helping the body fight COVID-19, Yingxing Wang, founder of Eastover Estate and Eco-Village, recommends boosting immunity naturally by drinking ginger and/or licorice tea with lemon, or ginger and Japanese knotweed tea with lemon every day, and eating curries or curry-cooked meals.
“There is no greater joy than to use our voices in a way that is powerful, spontaneous and fully expressive,” McClelland says. “Developing a physical understanding of voice and breath support helps us release inhibiting vocal tensions and fatigue and become more engaging speakers, more truthful actors and more musical singers.” The term “vocal support” is mysterious to most people, she says, and misconceptions about breathing and the use of the diaphragm abound. True vocal support begins with understanding how the postural muscles influence the diaphragm. “In our work together, we will explore how to bring about this coordination to build strength in our diaphragms,” she says. “A strong diaphragm is necessary to cleanse the lungs—that’s especially helpful now—and to energize our bodies and free and strengthen our voices.” McClelland is a certified senior teacher of the Alexander Technique and studied at the Carl Stough Institute for Breathing Coordination. Her workshop will integrate the Alexander Technique, breathing coordination and text. In addition to the Zoom group classes, each participant will receive a private half-hour lesson.
Jean McClelland, a faculty member of Columbia University’s Graduate Program in Acting and the New York Open Center and a guest lecturer in the music department at William Paterson University, will offer a four-session online workshop, The Flow of Voice Breath and Body, on four consecutive Monday evenings from 6 to 7:30, beginning May 4.
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During the Pandemic, Taskin Bakery Truly ‘Delivers’
“We believe in sharing what we have, and we can’t sleep when our neighbors are hungry,” says owner Derya Taskin, one of five sisters who run the bakery founded more than 20 years ago by their parents, Kadir and Naciye Taskin. “That’s why when this pandemic hit, we started giving free bread to those in need, no questions asked, between 4 and 5 p.m. every day.” Taskin Bakery still relies on traditional family recipes, using natural ingredients and brick ovens, to produce 80 kinds of baked goods daily. Its breads and simit are kosher and halal certified. In 2019, it added a café, where it offers even more varieties of baked goods, from gözleme to baklava, as well as Turkish tea and coffee. The bakery delivers via UPS and FedEx.
New Jersey-based Taskin Bakery, which supplies handmade baked goods to 100 New York restaurants, supermarkets, hotels and schools, is not only continuing to serve its customers during the pandemic, but is also giving back to the New York community through donations to churches, hospitals, students sheltering in dorms, and other individuals in need, including the homeless.
Self-Realization Fellowship Offers Yogic Resources for Cultivating Calm Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), an international nonprofit and the parent organization of the New York City Center of Self-Realization Fellowship on East 28th Street, is offering free online resources to help people cultivate a sense of calm and resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic. The key focus is the ancient science of yoga—a philosophy and practice that provides simple tools for building lasting inner peace, clarity and strength regardless of outward conditions. Among the available resources are live online group meditations and spiritual study groups; affirmations and prayers;
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“During this pandemic, we’re trying to help the community to our best capacity,” Taskin says. “Since most of our restaurants are either closed or trying to survive on takeout, we of course have been affected, but we’re surviving. No order is too small for us at this moment. We can deliver to any restaurant and supermarket in New York City. We want our bread to bring happiness when it reaches people’s homes and favorite restaurants.” For more information, including a product list, visit TaskinBakery.com.
live-streamed talks and inspirational services; and wisdom from the How-to-Live teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, who founded SRF in 1920 and wrote Autobiography of a Yogi. These offerings can be found at SRF Online Resources. Brother Chidananda, SRF president and spiritual head, recently said, “Let us be those souls who, years from now, look back on these difficult times and say, ‘Yes, that was when I seized the opportunity to bring out and manifest the results of my years of spiritual study and efforts at self-improvement. That was when I made the inner leap from just thinking about the spiritual qualities I hoped to achieve someday to actually living them.’” For more information about the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and Self-Realization Fellowship, and for additional resources to confront life’s challenges with strength, spiritual understanding and compassion for all, visit Yogananda.org. For information about the New York City Center of Self-Realization Fellowship, visit NewYorkCityCenter.org.
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Volunteer In Person or Remotely through New York Cares Unlike 9/11, when New Yorkers could quickly channel their fear and sorrow into volunteerism, the uncertainties surrounding Covid-19 have made it hard for citizens to know the best ways to help. New York Cares, founded in 1987 to harness New Yorkers’ famous spirit of giving through efficiency and economies of scale, has partnered with the city’s Volunteer Coordination Task Force to centralize and coordinate coronavirus volunteer efforts. “As this crisis changes reality for millions, New York Cares has a full perspective of the evolving needs of the city, helping to make the most direct and meaningful impact,” says Erica Lockwood, the nonprofit’s director of marketing and communications. “Since mid-March, a record number of new volunteers— more than 12,000—have expressed interest in volunteering with New York Cares, consistently filling volunteer programs as needs across the city continue to grow.” In a typical year, 52,000 New Yorkers volunteer through New York Cares, but that number will almost certainly rise appreciably in 2020 with citizen’s response to the current crisis. In March 2020, 6,468 new volunteer accounts were created, compared to 2,243 in March 2019. On April 3 alone, 1,700 new volunteers signed up—more than any one-day record during Hurricane Sandy. “New York Cares has quickly adjusted programs to adapt to the changing needs of local communities,” Lockwood says. “In April, 65 percent of our volunteer programs were focused on food insecurity, including meal delivery services.” Here are some of the efforts New York Cares is currently spearheading:
• Running on-the-ground volunteer programs that focus on urgent needs, like providing meals for food-insecure and homebound New Yorkers. • Enforcing health and safety (including social distancing and PPE) protocols for volunteers and nonprofit partners. • Shifting existing programs from in-person to online and adding new virtual volunteering opportunities. Recently launched projects include virtual yoga and judo for elementary school students, a virtual fitness dance party for students and families, virtual SAT tutoring, phone-banked wellness checks of homebound seniors, virtual citizenship-preparation help, and an online current events discussion group with adults and seniors who are blind or have low vision. To look for volunteer opportunities that can be done remotely, visit the NewYorkCares.org search page and look under the Location filter “Virtual.” “We expect to have projects more widely available soon,” Lockwood says. “One of our newest initiatives is in partnership with New York City Department of Education to provide volunteer coordinated technology support to parents and students living in temporary housing. Hundreds of trained volunteers will be calling each of these families to provide technical assistance.” Individuals who are looking for opportunities to help during this time can receive updates about upcoming Covid-19 relief opportunities, both on the ground and remote, by signing up at NewYorkCares.org or checking for new projects posted weekly on the website’s search page. Another way to help is to support the Covid-19 Relief Fund at NewYorkCaresRelief. FunRaise.org or NewYorkCares.org/Donate. For more information, visit NewYorkCares.org. See ad, page 2.
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A new Harvard study of 746 young sperm donors reports that men that exercise more have better sperm quality. The men, with an average age of 26, at least a high school education and no radiation exposure or sexually transmitted diseases, were qualified to donate to a sperm bank in their area. Compared to men that seldom exercised, those that reported the most total exercise and logged the most time doing intense workouts had better sperm motility, which increases the chances for sperm to move through the female reproductive tract to reach an egg.
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In a study of 76 people with mildly high total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, research published in the Journal of Herbal Medicine found that consuming 30 milliliters of vinegar made from date pulp and pits daily for four weeks significantly improved total cholesterol, LDL, triglyceride and HDL levels, as well as several biomarkers of inflammation.
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Fewer than seven hours of sleep for a child is not only linked to anxiety, depression, impulsiveness and cognitive difficulties, but also impacts a child’s brain structure, suggests new research from the UK’s Warwick University published in Molecular Psychiatry. Researchers used data that included MRI scans of more than 11,000 children ages 9 to 11 from 21 centers in the U.S. Parents also provided information about their child’s sleep duration and mental health conditions, and children performed a battery of cognitive tests. Researchers found that compared to children that slept between the recommended nine and 11 hours, those receiving less than seven hours had 53 percent more behavioral problems and scored 7.8 percent lower on cognitive tests. In children that slept less, volumes were smaller in five brain regions. Children that slept longer showed less depression and higher cognitive scores, and felt safer and more secure in their homes and neighborhoods.
Eat Less Sulfur Amino Acids to Reduce Heart Disease Risk A plant-based diet low in such sulfur amino acid foods as meat, dairy, nuts and soy may be key to lowering the risk of heart disease, concludes a study from the Penn State University College of Medicine. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins; a subcategory called sulfur amino acids plays integral roles in metabolism. Researchers correlated diets and blood biomarkers of more than 11,000 participants from a national study and found people that ate foods containing fewer sulfur amino acids tended to have a decreased risk for cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. They also found that the average American consumes almost two-and-a-half times more sulfur amino acids than the estimated average requirement. “People who eat lots of plant-based products like fruits and vegetables will consume lower amounts of sulfur amino acids,” says lead author Zhen Dong, a doctor of public health. Confirming this, a Northwestern Medicine and Cornell University study in JAMA Internal Medicine found that every two servings of red meat, processed meat or poultry per week increased cardiovascular disease risk by 3 to 7 percent. For every two servings of red meat or processed meat per week, the risk of death from any cause was increased by 3 percent. The findings, based on an analysis of six studies involving 29,682 people, contradict a controversial study published last year that recommended people not reduce the amount of red meat and processed meat they eat. “Everyone interpreted that it was okay to eat red meat, but I don’t think that is what the science supports,” says senior study author Norrina Allen, a professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern.
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Watch Out: Rapid Weather Changes Boost Flu Risk Rapid weather swings as a result of climate change raise the risk of flu virus infections and epidemics, reports a study from Florida State University and international researchers. Tracing weather patterns and infection rates during a 20-year period in the U.S., China, Italy and France, scientists found that extreme fluctuations in weather during the autumn months of 2017 essentially kick-started that winter’s severe flu epidemic, implying, “The lapsed human immune system in winter caused by rapidly changing weather makes a person more susceptible to flu virus,” says lead author Zhaohua Wu, a professor of meteorology. The study warned that as weather variability increases, Europe could see a 50 percent increase in deaths tied to flu by the end of the century, but added that factoring in weather variability could help public health planning.
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On a remote cluster of Indonesian islands, researchers discovered 10 new songbird species and subspecies, including this yellow-breasted Togian jungle-flycatcher (Cyornis omissus omississimus) on the Togian islands of Togean and Batudaka.
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Although thousands of species have been identified and finding new taxa like birds, is rare, a study published in the journal Science describes five new songbird species and five new subspecies found on a single small island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, during a six-week expedition. Scientists targeted the area because of its geological history and complexity, and the historical notes of other explorers. Two factors that contributed to the description of the large number of species in a small geographic area included knowledge of geographical land connections that helped pinpoint isolated islands likely to harbor substantial endemism and accounts of historic collectors such as British naturalist Alfred Wallace. The findings suggest that human understanding of biogeographically complex regions remains incomplete.
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The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, turned 40 years old on February 21. Rather than ask for gifts, he asked his people to either plant a tree, adopt a stray animal or clean up their neighborhood in his honor. The Himalayan nation is consistently ranked one of the most eco-friendly countries in the world. In May 2016, Wangchuck and his wife celebrated the birth of their firstborn son by asking each of the nation’s households to plant a sapling, resulting in more than 108,000 trees planted.
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If Australia can grow enough of the puffy, pink Asparagopsis taxiformis seaweed for every cow in Australia, the country could cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent. That’s the conclusion the University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia) seaweed research group leader Associate Professor Nick Paul. The cows burp out methane, but, “When added to cow feed at less than two percent of the dry matter, this particular seaweed completely knocks out methane production. It contains chemicals that reduce the microbes in the cows’ stomachs that cause them to burp when they eat grass,” he says. Cows are known to eat seaweed. “This seaweed has caused a lot of global interest, and people around the world are working to make sure the cows are healthy, the beef and the milk are good quality,” Paul notes. “But the one missing step, the big thing that is going to make sure this works at a global scale, is to make sure we can produce the seaweed sustainably.”
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Great Britain Coal Use Falls With Carbon Tax
A tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Great Britain has led to the proportion of electricity generated from coal falling from 40 percent to 3 percent over six years, according to research led by University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge. In a report entitled The Value of International Electricity Trading, researchers showed the British Carbon Price Support tax caused electricity generated from coal to fall from 13.1 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2013 to 0.97 TWh in September 2019, and that coal was replaced by other less emission-heavy forms of generation such as gas. The decline in coal generation accelerated substantially after the tax was increased in 2015. The tax is one part of the Total Carbon Price, which also includes the price of EU Emissions Trading System permits. Project leader Dr. Giorgio Castagneto Gissey, of the Bartlett Institute for Sustainable Resources, says, “Should EU countries also adopt a high carbon tax, we would likely see huge carbon emission reductions throughout the continent as we’ve seen in Great Britain over the last few years.”
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Wildness a Big Factor in Urban Parks
A new study led by the University of Washington (UW) has found that not all forms of nature are created equal when considering benefits to people’s well-being. Experiencing wildness is particularly important for physical and mental health, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. This is the first study to show that wildness in urban areas is profoundly important for human well-being. “The wilder areas in an urban park seem to be affording more benefits to people, and their most meaningful interactions depended on those relatively wild features,” says lead author Elizabeth Lev, a graduate student in the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. Senior author Peter Kahn, a UW professor of environmental and forest sciences and psychology, says, “Everywhere, development is chipping away at wild areas. Humanity has caused so much destruction and there’s no stopping it— unless we stop. We’re trying to show that if you’re going to develop an area, you at least need to understand the human costs.” The researchers hope studies like this can be used as part of the decision-making process for development proposals in parks and urban natural areas. They compiled their analysis methods into a handbook that can be used in other cities around the world.
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Carbon aerogels that exhibit high specific surface areas, high proportions of mesopores and significant levels of nitrogen doping have been developed for the first time using waste from durian fruit and jackfruit scraps using a chemicalfree, green synthesis procedure. According to the Journal of Energy Storage, the electrodes also displayed long-term cycling stability and rapid charge–discharge processes. Both electrodes are attractive candidates for the next generation, high-performance, yet low-cost supercapacitors for energy storage devices derived from biowastes.
New research from the University of Sheffield in the UK published in Scientific Reports suggests that individual members of a bee swarm behave like neurons in a human brain. The scientists applied a theoretical model commonly used to study human psychology to the behavior of bee colonies, and they believe that studying “bee speak” could inform us about how our own minds make decisions. In the field of psychophysics, Weber’s law describes a relationship between the size of a stimulus and noticeable increases in its magnitude. This general rule about stimulus and perception has been observed in birds, fish and even the collective behavior of simpler organisms, but not in whole clusters of tiny brains such as an insect hive. To investigate its role in the decision-making processes of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), the researchers watched hives split apart and hunt for new homes. Among bees, the process of choosing a hive comes down to the interactions of scout bees communicating their discoveries through a visual display of body wiggles. “The study also supports the view of bee colonies as being similar to complete organisms,” says computer scientist and lead author Andreagiovanni Reina.
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Essential Oils for Challenging Times In these coronavirus days, an essential oil mixture with legendary origins in the Bubonic Plague offers soothing scents for the homebound and might add some viral protection. The mixture of five oils: eucalyptus, clove, cinnamon, lemon and rosemary, is known as Thieves. As the story goes, in the 1500s, as the Black Death decimated Europe, when four unemployed spice merchants that turned to robbing the bodies and homes of the dead were captured and threatened with being burned alive, they confessed to the judge their secret to avoiding infection—the spice blend that they rubbed on their hands, ears, feet and temples. They were all hung, but their formula survives as Thieves, and is today one of the most popular essential oil blends in the market, sold under that name and also as Five Guards, Health Shield and Fighting Five. Although shown to sharply reduce three kinds of airborne bacteria in 10 minutes, its antiviral properties have not been extensively studied. Its components, however, have proven antimicrobial, antiseptic and antiviral properties: n Eucalyptus, long used for respiratory infections, has been proven effective against a number of viruses, particularly the swine flu and herpes type 1 viruses. n Clove has exhibited strong antiviral activity against such viruses as the adenovirus type 3 respiratory virus, poliovirus and coxsackievirus. n Cinnamon leaf shows antiviral activity and can prevent pneumonia due to influenza.
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n Lemon oil has antibacterial and antifungal properties, and is often used in cleaning products. n Rosemary eases stress and has antiviral, antimicrobial and antidepressant qualities. Thieves can be purchased in natural health stores or online. For a homemade blend, Jennifer Lane, an aromatherapist, registered nurse and founder of LovingEssential Oils.com, recommends combining these essential oils: 4 35 drops lemon 4 20 drops cinnamon leaf 4 15 drops clove bud 4 15 drops eucalyptus 4 10 drops rosemary Adding five drops of the blend, along with water in a diffuser, can waft the scent throughout a room and diminish airborne odors and germs. For respiratory support, put a few drops into a cup of steaming, but not boiling, water, drape a towel around the cup and face, and breathe in the fumes. Add it to a carrier oil like jojoba oil or coconut oil at a 1:30 ratio (such as one-half ounce Thieves to 15 ounces jojoba) and rub it on pulse points in the wrist and neck. But do not ingest the blend. If a child under 10 is in the house, don’t diffuse it or use it topically on them, because rosemary and eucalyptus can be unsafe for a child, advises Christina Anthis, author of The Beginner’s Guide to Essential Oils: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started.
Patient Testimonial: How Removing My Root Canals Changed My Life! Years of bladder issues — gone Interview by Massiel with Donna, a patient of Dr. Yolanda Cintron
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assiel: Hi Donna, so tell me exactly what medical issues you were experiencing before Dr. Cintron treated you. Donna: A year prior to seeing Dr. Cintron, in September of 2018, I wound up with a urinary tract infection (UTI) and I took a round of antibiotics. In November of 2018, I had another one, more antibiotics. Then, in August of 2019, I had the third UTI. Other than the UTI, the frequency of having to use the restroom was astronomical; I counted I had used the restroom 14 times, almost every day. I couldn’t sleep through the night; I used the restroom about three to four times in the night. I was praying about my bladder healing and praying for a miracle. One day, sitting home, I decided to put Netflix on; I love documentaries so I put on the Root Cause movie and this was in January 2019. I highly recommend anyone with teeth to watch it. It is even funny at times. I knew immediately that the Lord was showing me something that had to do with my health. I knew that God wanted me to do something about the root canals in my mouth. I didn’t know that it was my bladder being affected by the root canals, but I immediately went to the computer and Dr. Cintron came up; I made an appointment for that same month. When I finally decided to make it in, it was August 27, and that’s when I was on natural supplements and probiotics to get rid of the third UTI and I did (but it never helped my frequency of using the restroom 14 to 15 times a day). On the day of the appointment,
all the information Dr. Cintron shared with me made absolute sense. I accepted treatment and got it done; I wish I did it before in January and spared myself from pain and suffering. Now we’re post-op five months since the removal of the two teeth. About a month after the teeth were removed, I noticed a significant improvement. I have no frequency; I sleep through the night. I went to a dance party the other night and danced the whole night. I go to the bathroom like a normal person; I can shop now without having to find the nearest bathroom. Now, I know in hindsight, God showed me that video to take care of these two root canal teeth that were directly connected to my bladder. Massiel: All teeth are connected to different organs. The teeth we removed are the two lower front teeth #24 and #25 and they are on the meridians of the kidney and the bladder, urinary tract and ovaries and on men it is the prostate. Donna: When I asked for a healing of my bladder, I got it by taking out the infected root canal teeth. I didn’t know too much about the meridians but now I’m more than sure that my UTIs and the frequency had to do with the teeth we removed. I’m so thankful. As far as the bladder goes, I’m so happy to say that I’m 100 percent cured. I can’t thank Dr. Cintron enough. This has totally changed my life.
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Chicken Little or Captain Oblivious? By Michael Biamonte
Perhaps people are right when they say that Chinese officials weren’t completely honest with us and this virus is much more difficult to contain than they were letting on. Perhaps this is a manmade virus, or even a mutated virus that was activated through 5G (China is the leader in this EMF technology). Or perhaps this is just a normal mutated virus—something that happens in nature fairly regularly, and that we will adapt to and overcome. Perhaps for the future, knowing the facts behind the virus’s origins will be important. But for now, what does it matter? The virus is here. It’s real, and we have to deal with it.
In his first inaugural address to our nation, Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” I’m concerned that this coronavirus situation has stirred up more fear and anxiety than is helpful. Obviously, our government wants us to be concerned, to do our best to protect ourselves and others through sanitary practices and social distancing. It doesn’t want to instill fear in the public—just awareness and caution. But the sad truth of the matter is that we still don’t know all the facts, and we are making some decisions for our nation that will likely take decades for us to recover from. And this is the president’s concern, that “the cure isn’t greater than the problem itself.” From one extreme, we hear that this virus is more virulent and contagious than anything we’ve seen in more than 100 years. It’s sweeping through the world at a record pace, taking out the elderly, diabetics, immunosuppressed people, even young people. The potential is a 50 to 80 percent infection rate, with a still-unknown mortality rate. Wow! That’s enough to make anyone panic. From the other, we have naysayers arguing that this virus is no different than any other flu—that it’s no more deadly or contagious, and that it will run its course just like every other virus. They say there’s been a complete overreaction based on fear tactics, along with some underlying political and economic incentives, which will cost us more in lives and economic problems than the virus will ever come close to. One fact they offer is that a mere 1 percent increase in unemployment equates to more than 30,000 deaths from depression, substance abuse, and suicide resulting from lost wages and insecurity about the future.
THE FACTS THAT MATTER NOW So what’s the real truth? No one knows for sure, but as new facts and details emerge, it appears to lie somewhere in the middle. Even with all the numbers and statistics coming in, we should be careful not to be led astray by false conclusions. For example, we can’t compare the effects of coronavirus on Italy, which has had an abnormally high incidence of deaths, to the effects on New York or California, where people tend to be healthier and smoke less, and where there are better healthcare facilities. My point is, statistics can be manipulated to distort the facts. Hold on to your common sense. When numbers don’t make sense, or you see remarkably different numbers from different countries, keep in mind that there are other factors at work. We need to look at the whole picture.
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Let me offer some facts that are useful to us right now. Research has shown that the people most vulnerable to coronavirus so far have tended to fit into one or more of the following categories: • They were overweight. • They were prediabetic or diabetic. • They had a cardiovascular condition. • They had a lung condition. • They had a compromised immune system. • They were elderly. Our health is our biggest asset, and only we are responsible for it. Don’t wait until it’s too late to make the lifestyle and dietary changes to get your health and youth back. At The Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition, a multidisciplinary clinic with an M.D. and a clinical nutritionist, we have more than 60 years of combined expertise treating all types of chronic health conditions. We offer phone and online appointments—no physical contact is needed.
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Healing the Immune System Autoimmune Breakthroughs Offer New Hope by April Thompson Some 23 million Americans suffer from one or more autoimmune diseases—a category comprised of more than 80 conditions, including fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and Type 1 diabetes. These pernicious disorders are notoriously difficult to diagnose, even harder to treat and can be debilitating, diminishing the quality of life for sufferers. Another commonality is the increased prevalence of autoimmune disease in women versus men; in the case of lupus, for example, a nine-fold difference. Some early indicators are that this may be related to a “gene dosage effect”, as men with XXY chromosomes have the same risk of developing lupus as other women, and women with XXX chromosomes (known in medical parlance as “superwomen”) have an even higher risk of autoimmune disease, according to Judith James, chair of the Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, in Oklahoma City. Yet there is hope on the horizon, as scientific discoveries unlock important insights about the manifestation and progression of autoimmune diseases leading to new treatments
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and prevention tips. Evidence is also mounting around the role of diet and lifestyle in autoimmune conditions, giving patients new avenues for taking charge of their health instead of simply waiting for a cure. Autoimmune diseases are chronic and can affect almost any part of the body, including the heart, brain, muscles, skin, eyes, joints, lungs, kidneys, glands, digestive tract and blood vessels. Each disease carries its own set of symptoms, but inflammation is nearly always present, and are all connected by how the immune system attacks the body’s healthy tissues. “Those shared characteristics hold the potential for shared treatments, and ultimately potentially common cures,” says Jane Buckner, president of the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI), at Virginia Mason, in Seattle, which works to advance the prediction, prevention, reversal and cure of immune system diseases. “I’m excited about our progress toward prevention. We are working to understand those tipping points in transitioning into disease that help us understand who is at highest risk, and helps give very directed therapies,” says James.
SELF-HEALING FROM AUTOIMMUNITY By her early 20s, Mickey Trescott, of Willamette Valley, Oregon, was bedridden and had lost her job to autoimmune disease. At one point, doctors thought it was multiple sclerosis (MS); she was dizzy, numb, falling
Mickey Trescott, NTP, had the experience of recovering from a debilitating health crisis due to autoimmune disease. She is a three time best-selling author.
She found an early version of what would become known as the autoimmune protocol (AIP), and in following its guidelines, began to find relief. Trescott connected with other women and started a private Facebook group to share information on what was improving their condition from which the AIP community sprung. AIP, an elimination diet that seeks to reset the immune system by cutting out inflammation-causing foods and treating leaky gut, has much in common with the paleo diet and promotes vitamin- and nutrient-rich foods. However, every individual comes out of the AIP process with a customized diet. For Trescott, “Gluten is a forever-no, and I am also allergic to dairy and sensitive to a lot of nightshade vegetables, like tomatoes and peppers.” It took three years to recover most of her functioning, and although she had been a personal chef, it was still challenging to determine a new approach to eating that didn’t include the grains and legumes that had been staples of her diet. Trescott is still on medications, including the same thyroid support she’s relied on from the start. “There is a misconception that the AIP is an alternative to conventional medicine. We really pride ourselves on using all the tools
in our toolbox, including surgery, medication and lifestyle changes,” she says. Anecdotal successes like Trescott’s have led researchers to pursue funding to test the AIP’s efficacy. In a pilot study of 18 individuals with an average sick time of 19 years that didn’t respond to traditional medication, 73 percent were in clinical remission at the end of the trial, having followed the AIP. “It was a small sample size, but the results are promising,” says Trescott. PHYSICIAN, HEALED THYSELF Like many physicians, Terry Wahls focused on treating her patients with drugs or surgical procedures—until the Iowa City doctor was diagnosed with MS in 2000. Within three years, despite conventional medical treatments, her back and stomach muscles had weakened to the point where she needed a tilt-recline wheelchair, and by the summer of 2007, she could no longer sit up.
Her brain fog, fatigue and pain went away and she biked around the block for the first time in six years. “Taking in nutrients in the form of food rather than supplements, you get related compounds and thousands of others in biologically anticipated ratios,” explains Wahls. “I still do take some supplements, but the magic is the food.” Those key ingredients, says Wahls, include magnesium, zinc, selenium, sulfur, amino acids, cholesterol, omega-6 and omega3s, fats, carnitine and creatine. Her rule of thumb for daily intake is three cups of leafy green vegetables; three cups of sulfuric vegetables like cabbage, mush-
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over and slurring her speech. Eventually, she was diagnosed with both Hashimoto’s and celiac diseases, affecting the thyroid and small intestine, respectively. Trescott, a nutritionist, chef and author of The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook, had been vegan for 10 years, but had a feeling that her body needed something different.
Though Wahls had been a vegetarian on a low-fat diet for 20 years, she went back to eating meat and gave up all dairy, wheat and grains, but still wasn’t improving. Delving back into the science of her condition, Wahls realized that mitochondrial support was key, and the speed of her decline slowed while taking a cocktail of vitamins to support its functioning. It wasn’t until she took a comprehensive approach to optimize everything she could take in through her food rather than relying on supplements that she saw radical results: nycnaturalawakenings.com
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rooms and onions; and three cups of deeply pigmented vegetables, plus sources of protein for meat eaters and vegetarians. While her work was initially not accepted, today she has funding from the National MS Society and her research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. “Basic science is now showing that the microbiome has a huge impact on the immune system activity and the brain; the food we eat can turn gene expression on and off,” says Wahls, who hasn’t taken any drugs for her autoimmune condition since 2008. Buckner cautions against patients trying to manage disease with lifestyle changes alone, without giving available allopathic treatments a fair try. “People do better if they are treated early and aggressively. They are reliant on fewer medications down the road and don’t have permanent damage if they seek treatment early.” However, even researchers focused on pharmaceutical approaches acknowledge the importance of diet and lifestyle. Meggan Mackay, professor of Molecular Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, at Northwell Health, in Manhasset, New York, believes this can play a critical role in disease management. She cites numerous studies showing exercise as a stress-buster positively influencing disease outcomes, as well as a more specific study looking at the benefits of adding fish oil and vitamin D to the diets of lupus patients. “The rise in obesity, which is linked to increased inflammation in the U.S., may be one of reasons we are seeing more autoimmune disease than ever,” says Mackay. At-risk individuals should be aware of factors under their control, adds James. “If someone is worried about autoimmune disease running in their family, monitoring and maintaining adequate vitamin D levels and avoiding smoking and other high-risk behaviors can help improve their chances.”
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Even sleep patterns can play a role in disease manifestation, says the researcher. In one study, individuals at high risk for autoimmune disease that slept less than seven hours per day were more likely to develop an autoimmune condition, according to James. COMMON LINKS SERVE AS RESEARCH CLUES There are some clear links between autoimmune diseases, such as the genetic predisposition that runs in families. “Someone with rheumatoid arthritis may have a sister with celiac disease, for example, and one individual may suffer from multiple autoimmune conditions. We can learn from these common genetic links,” says Buckner. These common links can serve as important clues. For example, Buckner says they are able to demonstrate changes in T cells in diabetes and MS that are the same, which might lead to common treatments for the two conditions.
While the process from basic scientific discovery to development of effective treatment can be slow, there are some concrete breakthroughs autoimmune researchers are excited about, having demonstrated ability to both prevent and delay disease. Citing a recent clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, “They have demonstrated in kids at high risk for developing Type 1 diabetes the ability to delay onset for at least two years. It’s an incredibly exciting finding,” says Buckner. Mackay is hopeful about advances in basic science addressing specific immune system abnormalities linked to inflammatory problems. “Lupus is very challenging to diagnose and treat because it can affect every system in the body,” says Mackay, whose research team has focused on lupus for decades. “The only forms of treatment have been very immune-suppressive medications that shut down the immune response. None of these medications are specific, so in shutting down the immune response to treat lupus, they in turn interfere with the body’s ability to fight off infection and cancer.” Researchers are now honing in on single cells from biopsies that indicate which proteins are abnormal, thereby helping develop more selective therapies, she says. Seeing progress in the lab is one thing; seeing it in the waiting room is another, and that’s where autoimmune scientists and clinicians are really beginning to note a difference. “I’ve seen patients for 25 years, and when we started, we had very few options in my clinic, which was full of wheelchairs,” says Buckner. “In the last 20 years, we have seen an explosion in research and available treatments. I don’t have wheelchairs in my office anymore.”
Meggan Mackay, MD, MS, Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is hopeful about advances in basic science addressing specific immune system abnormalities linked to inflammatory problems.
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YOU CAN GET RID OF HERPES From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City… anus. After the initial infection, the viruses are transported along sensory nerves, where they may reside lifelong—that is unless they are destroyed by medical ozone therapy!
Susan has been finding it hard to find a great guy. Now that she finally met one that seems like a man she could get involved with, she has to tell him she has herpes. She already knows that if she doesn’t tell him right away and he finds out later, he might just disappear, leaving her alone and looking again. Justin has no problem attracting beautiful women, but when he has a herpes outbreak, he knows it will be the deal breaker. Women are not likely to stay with a man that has it, and he is finally looking to get married and start a family.
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Herpes simplex is most easily transmitted by direct contact with a lesion or the body fluid of an infected individual. Oral herpes is easily diagnosed if the patient presents with visible sores or ulcers, though a small pink bump on the tongue may represent an outbreak as well. Genital herpes may be harder to spot, as an outbreak may only be a small pink or brown bump with no other symptoms.
Janet and her husband want to start their family. Her friend at work just gave birth, and her baby was born blind in one eye due to a vaginal herpes outbreak during birth. This scared Janet and got her thinking, “What if this happens to our baby?”
Once infected, the virus will remain in the body for life, unless you do medical ozone therapy to destroy it.
All these scenarios are taking place every day. Herpes is probably infecting one out of three or four people, though government figures are about one in six, as most people are not tested or embarrassed to report it.
Treatments with antivirals can reduce outbreaks and may alleviate the severity of symptomatic episodes but will not get rid of the infection. Medical ozone (a gas) is the only medicine known to destroy and rid the body of this horrible infection.
GETTING INFECTED IS VERY EASY!
No full-blown lesions have to be present, just a small, unnoticed pink bump on the tongue can transmit the virus. No kissing has to take place. The simple act of sharing a taste of your friend’s dinner could transfer the virus. WHAT EXACTLY IS HERPES?
Herpes simplex is a viral disease caused by both herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and Type 2 (HSV-2). Oral herpes, the visible symptoms of which are often called cold sores or fever blisters, is an infection of the face or mouth. Oral herpes is the most common form of infection. Genital herpes is the second most common form of herpes. However, both HSV-1 and HSV-2 can be found both orally and genitally. Herpes viruses cycle between periods of active disease with blisters containing infectious virus particles, which may last two to 21 days and be mildly to severely painful, followed by a period of remission. Genital herpes, however, is often asymptomatic and can be found inside and outside of the vagina, as well as on the penis and around the
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Please don’t believe the commercials on TV saying you can never get rid of it. Though it offers no promises or guarantees, ozone has been used worldwide to treat infections that normally cannot be fixed, i.e., herpes. Medical ozone is a gas that when it enters the body intravenously acts like glue to all viruses, bacteria, fungus, yeast, mold, toxins and harmful free radicals. It destroys or inactivates them so the body can remove them completely. More than 45,000 physicians in over 50 countries have been using ozone therapy for more than 70 years, and reportedly it can successfully and safely treat conditions and diseases such as herpes. So, don’t give up hope and don’t wait! It is absolutely possible to eliminate herpes from your body. To learn more about medical ozone therapy, go to OzoneUniversity.com or buy a copy of Ozone Therapy: The Miracle Medicine, available at GaryNull.com, which has testimonials on its benefits and effectiveness. If you have any questions or wish to set up a consultation, feel free to call my office, 212-581-0101, to discuss your problem and see if this wonderful treatment is right for you. See ad, page 3.
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BOOST IMMUNITY with an Ayurvedic Seasonal Detox by Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik, Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Physician Ayurveda’s approach to keeping the immune system strong is maintaining a balance of body, mind and spirit. One way to achieve this is by incorporating a seasonal detox into your health program. Seasonal changes disrupt the body’s equilibrium, and detoxing will help the body adjust to those changes. The signature Ayurvedic detoxification program is panchakarma, a series of therapies that loosen toxins and remove them from the body through the skin, urine or feces. One of the therapies, swedana, uses steam and medicinal herbs specific to the patient’s condition. At Dr. Kaushik’s Ayurvedic & Naturopathic Clinic, swedana is enhanced with the use of ozone. This combination of steam, herbs and ozone provides an accelerated detox. Ozone has multiple mechanisms of action that stimulate detoxification and provide healing. Ozone reduces inflammation by mobilizing the body’s antioxidant defense mechanism and immobilizing free radicals that cause damage to our bodies. Because it activates cytokines, the immune-related messenger molecules, ozone is a potent immunesystem regulator. Balancing an overactive or underactive immune system can be helpful in all chronic or acute conditions. We know that an adequate amount of oxygen is critical for bodily functions. Without that amount the body does not function at its optimal level and becomes vulnerable to pathogens and illness. In addition, ozone increases the amount of oxygen in our red blood cells thereby increasing our energy level. And, by repairing and rejuvenating the body at the cellular level, ozone is one of the most powerful anti-aging therapies.
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During a swedana treatment, the steam opens the skin’s pores and the ozone seeps through to reach fat, lymph and blood cells, allowing toxins to be released. The body is detoxed and oxygenated at the same time. Swedana with ozone increases circulation, reduces inflammation, relaxes muscles, rejuvenates tissues, relieves stress and improves digestion and mobility. And since toxins are stored in fat tissue, their removal results in the loss of fat as well. Swedana can be used individually for the treatment of many chronic conditions or in combination with the other components of panchakarma for a fully effective detoxification program. A full detox program may include diet, supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy and lifestyle counseling, including therapeutic yoga exercises, breathing techniques and tips for maintaining a positive attitude. It is important to undertake a detox program with a practitioner who has experience with the process to avoid pitfalls, as a regimen that works for one may not work for another. Dr. Kaushik’s clinic is now open five days a week to accommodate patient schedules and provide swedana along with the other therapies of panchakarma. Dr. Kaushik’s Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Clinic is located at 26 E. 36th St., and 792 Route 35, Cross River, NY. For more info, call the clinic Monday through Friday at 646-670-6725 or 914.875.9088, email drkaushik@drkaushik.com, or visit DrKaushik.com. See ad pg. 45.
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FLOWER WOW-ER Beautiful Floral Designing by April Thompson
Prepping the flowers before arranging will also prolong an arrangement’s longevity, including cutting stems diagonally to provide more surface area for water, suggests Jentz. She also recommends plunging flowers into cool water immediately after trimming their stems. Leaves pump water up the stem, so leave a few on while clearing those from the bottom that would otherwise be submerged in water, adds Galway.
There are many ways to create structure for an arrangement, most of which is often Appreciating the flowers and being thankful hidden. Wilber stuffs chicken wire into an is an important part of the process, too. opaque container and then tapes down the –Jeanne Ha top with a grid of floral tape to provide more control over the direction of the stems. Ha uses floral foam, soaked to provide hydraFresh-cut flowers can elevate a space with color, scents and textures that draw the eye tion, into which stems can be inserted at and nose, but professional floral designs can be pricey. DIY arranging, however, is an easy, any angle to create a gravity-defying design. fun and inexpensive creative outlet that can also help cultivate mindfulness. Flower arrang- Different styles of arranging draw from difing is more than just a decorative art; it’s a spiritual activity that helps create a kinship with ferent principles, but many common rules of nature and merge the indoors and outdoors. thumb apply; for example, using odd numIkebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, dates back to the seventh century, when floral offerings were made at Buddhist altars, according to Jeanne Ha, owner of the Washington Flower School, in Takoma Park, Maryland. In the 16th century, Japanese samurais practiced flower arranging prior to combat to help calm them and stay centered, a stress-reducing activity most of us can benefit from today. “Seasonal flowers are an important element of Ikebana,” says Ha, part of a longstanding Japanese tradition of appreciating plants and flowers throughout the four seasons. FINDING A FLORAL STYLE As with any artistic medium, creative choices are important in floral arranging. We can opt for a fussy, formal style, a rustic farmhouse look or a modern, asymmetrical design. “The good news is you can’t mess up flowers. Whether multidimensional or one-sided, monochromatic or multicolored, you really can’t go wrong,” says Kathy Jentz, publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine and a flower arranging instructor in Silver Spring, Maryland.
bers of each type of flower and adding in the largest flowers first to create an anchor for the composition. For a rustic, farm-totable bouquet, look beyond just blooms to incorporate seed pods, grasses and other foliage from the backyard or woods, says Wilber. These will not only fill in gaps left by thin-stemmed flowers, but also help create contrast in texture, she adds, recommending that 70 percent of the container be green.
Once the design is complete, fine-tune the arrangement by stepping back to see the big-picture look and making any adjustments, removing discolored leaves and adding greenery to any bald spots, says WilLike a good meal, the ingredients of a bouquet are as important as how they are assembled. ber. Many designers wrap large, flat leaves Start with organic, pesticide-free buds. “Look for local, seasonal flowers, which will be fresher around the inside of a container for a clean, and last longer than those flown in,” says Betty Ann Galway, a certified floral designer and polished look that hides the stems. instructor at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, in Virginia. Farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture CSAs and pick-your-own farms are all great places to find locally, sustain- Most importantly, don’t forget to stop and ably grown flowers, according to Jentz. To select for long shelf life, look for fresh-looking smell the lilacs. Let the flowers lead the stamens and foliage, and firm heads on flowers. Mums, carnations and asters will last up to design and let go of any unattainable vision of perfection. “Appreciating the flowers and three weeks, says Galway. being thankful is an important part of the When selecting flowers, Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer at the Washington, D.C., process, too,” says Ha. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, recommends starting with a color scheme, whether limiting the palette to one or two colors, using analogous colors like pinks and purples or selecting complementary colors like blues and oranges. “It’s also good to find a focal flower Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com. or a show-stopper that will immediately draw attention to a bouquet,” says Wilber.
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A healthy, professional-looking bouquet doesn’t take years of flower designing to achieve; these tricks of the trade will help neophyte designers get started. To loosen up tightly wound buds, breathe on them. Hot breath will open buds up faster, says publisher and arranger Kathy Jentz. An arranging technique Jentz recommends is clustering blossoms between the index finger and thumb of the less-dominant hand, resulting in a tight arrangement that can be held in place by a rubber band pulled up to the tops of the stems. If working with hydrangeas or other flowers with woody stems, smash open the stems along the length to get more water circulation. Consider upcycling common containers to make flower vases, Jentz says. “You can create recycled vases out of old jars and bottles, or use chalk paint to colorfully cover over a tin can.” The secret sauce in flower food is simply sugar and citric acid, says Jentz, so a little lemonade mix added to the water of an arrangement will work fine in a pinch.
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Soul Nourishment The Kitchen As Sacred Space by Marlaina Donato In our busy lives, grabbing food on the run or eating while standing at the kitchen counter is often the norm. Designating the kitchen as a practical sanctuary and seeing the sacredness of food not only makes it more conducive to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but also gives our spirits much-needed satiety. “If we don’t touch the transcendent—emotionally and spiritually—physical nourishment won’t fill us up,” says Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D., former psychological consultant to Weight Watchers International and the author of The Zen of Eating: Ancient Answers to Modern Weight Problems. “Seeing the kitchen as sacred is something that represents gratitude, beauty and blessings.” Delia Baron, co-author of Better Together Kitchen: Beautiful Recipes to Share With People You Love and the host of seasonal food workshops with partner Ronnit Hoppe in Melbourne, Australia, concurs, “The kitchen is often the heartbeat of the home and the best place to gather, feast, chat and create beautiful memories and rituals. The kitchen is also a place to connect to our food source.” FUN AND FELICITY
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Preparing meals the old-fashioned way can slow us down and foster mindfulness, but Kabatznick emphasizes that cooking is irrelevant. “Look at the kitchen in terms of possibilities: ‘What can I create in this space?’ You don’t have to turn into Julia Child,” she says, adding, “You could be eating Chinese takeout or a prune; it’s all about mindset and simple rituals like saying a blessing, appreciating what we eat as a great gift.” Kabatznick encourages everyone to eat with dignity, and this includes using the good dishes, putting fresh flowers on the table and eating with awareness.
shop, chop, cook and meal-plan together to make the kitchen a fun place to be. Doing these things together is very bonding and sends the message that looking after yourself is important.” PRACTICAL MAGIC Meal prep can be enjoyable and even relaxing in a calm environment. For Baron, organization is key. She advises, “Having all the ingredients you need and working in a clean space also helps make the experience rewarding.” The smallest of kitchens can be abundant and organized with the help of a little innovation. A simple bookcase can offer additional shelf space for dry goods, bowls of produce or favorite cups. A small end table can hold a favorite tea pot and a jar of gourmet dark chocolate. A beautiful basket can hold go-to spice jars, and a pretty pitcher near the stove can accommodate a multitude of cooking utensils. “If you can’t fit it all out of sight in a cabinet, get some glass jars, fill them with grains, flours and legumes and line them up on the countertop. It will be neat, and you can see what you have,” suggests Larkin.
Seeing the kitchen as the inspired nucleus of the home, it’s natural to add favorite items like art prints, colorful jars, sentimental treasures, dried flowers and other seasonal delights to nourish daily contentment. Conjuring an element of joy adorns the mundane. “Put on some music to put you in either a peaceful or joyful mood,” says Molly Larkin, author, healing practitioner and blogger at Ancient Wisdom for Balanced Living (MollyLarkin.com), in Corrales, New Mexico. “Turn off the TV and give everyone in the family a job. Laugh throughout the meal preparation. Dance as you cook. Do the same thing if you live alone.”
In the end, a well-nourished body and spirit fosters a beautiful life and inspires the same in others. An advocate for supporting the hungry in all communities, Kabatznick underscores local efforts and seeing the big picture of our relationship with food: “Taking out the garbage and cleaning up is also a sacred act if we bring that attitude into it. Food connects us to the Earth, the moon and the stars. From the seed to the truck driver—everything and everyone involved—the process of food is miraculous.”
Preparing food, whether a healthy smoothie or a gourmet weekend dinner for two, is a way to express love for ourselves and others. Baron loves the presence of plants, lovely ceramics and interesting platters and dishes, and notes, “Families can definitely
Marlaina Donato is the author of several books and a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.
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SACRED SERVINGS Spring Fever Salad with Flowers and Fruit
Moroccan-Spiced Red Lentil Soup Yields: 4 servings 4 cups water 1½ cup red lentils 1 tsp sea salt 1 medium-size organic carrot, chopped in bite-size pieces 2 soft, dried apricots, chopped, or 1 Tbsp golden raisins or 2 dates, chopped ¼ tsp ground cloves ¼ tsp ground turmeric ¼ tsp ground coriander seeds or ½ tsp crushed coriander seeds ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp crushed or ground cumin seeds 2 tsp extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oil Bring water, carrots, apricots and all spices and seasonings to boil. Add red lentils, stir once and set heat to low. Cover pot with lid. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes, remove from heat. Add olive oil and allow to sit for five minutes before serving. Optional toppings for each bowl: finely chopped red onion, red pepper flakes, fresh cilantro and/or a sprinkle of turmeric.
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1 head romaine or green leaf lettuce 8 medium-large organic strawberries, thinly sliced, or 2 small packages of fresh organic raspberries Handful of fresh, chemical-free flowers from the garden or store’s produce section: nasturtium, pansies and/or calendulas; gathered wild: spring violets and dandelion blooms
Whole-Grain Dark Chocolate-Banana Muffins
In-the-Bowl Dressing:
Yields: 12 muffins
Juice from one fresh tangerine 1 part organic apple cider vinegar to 2 parts avocado oil Dash of sea salt
½ cup organic whole-wheat flour, sifted (protein-rich, gluten-free option: 1 cup organic brown rice flour and ½ cup organic soy flour or 1 cup organic brown rice flour and ½ cup garbanzo flour) Add avocado oil, apple cider vinegar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder and salt into a large bowl, swirl around ½ cup coconut sugar, evaporated cane twice. Tear (don’t chop) lettuce and add juice or turbinado to the preliminary dressing. Squeeze tangerine juice over lettuce and toss lightly ½ tsp salt until well-dressed. Place strawberry slices 3½ tsp fresh baking powder 1 cup water or unsweetened non-dairy milk over salad. Sprinkle (don’t toss) flowers (or half of each to make a cup) on top or artfully place where desired. 2 tsp extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oil or Serve immediately.
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Yields: 4 servings
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cold-pressed sunflower oil 2 organic eggs, beaten (for vegan option: ¼ to ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce) 2 tsp natural vanilla extract 1½ mashed ripe bananas 2 tsp molasses 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp cloves ¼ tsp dried ginger 2 dashes of nutmeg 1 dash of allspice (optional) Pre-heat oven to 400° F and grease muffin tin with sunflower or olive oil (or line with cupcake papers). Sift flour and cocoa powder into bowl. Add baking powder, salt, sugar and spices; mix well. Combine water/milk, vanilla, molasses, oil and eggs (or apple sauce), and add to dry mixture. Stir, lifting the spoon high with each stirring to get air into the mixture. Do not beat or overmix. Leave it a bit lumpy. Fold in bananas. Fill muffin cups half to three-quarters full and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden toothpick comes out clean. Place muffin tin on wire rack and allow to cool for 15 minutes before removing each muffin by hand (avoid turning tin over to get muffins out, or the extra-moist, fruit-filled muffins might come apart). Optional treat: Dip muffin tops into melted coconut oil and roll in coconut sugar or turbinado. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon. Recipes by Marlaina Donato, author of several books and a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com. nycnaturalawakenings.com
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DANCING TO YOUR OWN DRUMMER The Healing Power of Movement by Marlaina Donato Movement comes in many colors, from modern dance to country line dancing, and there’s something for everyone, including those that claim to have two left feet. Dancing is healthy for the heart and improves cognitive function by forging new neural pathways in the brain. It builds stronger bones, helps balance and improves flexibility and endurance. Putting on dancing shoes also has a positive effect on depressive disorders, flooding the brain with endorphins that uplift mood and jumpstart motivation. Dance has found its way into the clinical setting as a psychotherapeutic tool for healing trauma, eating disorders and addictions. Dancing, in essence, is for everyone. “Dance is a human right, a feature of almost every culture in the world, and our natural inclination to dance is one of the things that makes us human,” says David Leventhal, program director of Dance for PD, a nonprofit Parkinson’s Disease program of the Mark Morris Dance Group, in Brooklyn. Valerie Durham, a modern dancer in Baltimore specializing in the Isadora Duncan technique, concurs, “Birds don’t consider if they have talent for singing, they just sing. They sing because they have a voice. Similarly, dance is a right offered to anyone with a body.” A DETERRENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S, PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND CANCER Going dancing on a Friday night also proves to nourish the brain. A 2017 study published in Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience shows evidence that dance increases white matter that diminishes with cognitive decline. An older study sponsored by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and published in the New England Journal of Medicine spotlights data gathered during a 21-year period and reveals that regular social dancing can reduce the risk for dementia in seniors by 76 percent. “A number of peer-reviewed research studies point to dance’s ability to improve motor skills and function of people living with Parkinson’s disease—balance, gait and tremor. Dance is expressive, giving people a creative voice when it feels that their capacity for physical, vocal and facial expression is being taken away,” says Leventhal. Durham, who worked with patients at the University of Florida Shands Hospital Arts in Medicine Program in the 1990s, witnessed
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memorable responses from cancer patients. “We danced with patients who were attached to IVs and those even in the ICU, some who were partially or even completely paralyzed, people who maybe could dance only with their eyes. And yet they danced,” marvels Durham. “Getting the lymphatic system, endorphins and breath flowing all elevate the body out of pain mode.” DANCING FROM THE SOUL All forms of dancing have the capability to free the spirit and heal deep emotional wounds buried in the memory-holding fascia of the body’s soft tissues. Ecstatic dance, which has roots in ancient spiritual practices, is an unstructured option that dilutes limiting, self-conscious habits. These days, ecstatic dance gatherings have been organized in cities around the world. “There’s a vast movement in the dance world that has nothing to do with performance, but rather, is done for the joy of inhabiting a body in motion. Ecstatic dance is a free-form conscious dance and is a vibrant global community for people who love music and movement,” says Donna Carroll, founder of Ecstatic Dance International, in San Francisco. “When we can be courageous enough to turn away from our cultural norms that say you need ‘talent’ to dance, we get a chance to experience music through our bodies, and it can be quite pleasurable and life-affirming. Ecstatic dance is one of the most effective methods to return to what matters, to our bodies, to our ‘home’, and is accessible for people of all abilities.” In her artistic sphere of performance art, Durham has seen her students blossom from the inside-out. “They are able to connect with the deep wisdom in their bodies, thereby releasing old energetic wounds. Depression and anxiety are relieved during dance because you are so consciously consumed with the present moment of the steps and the music. Dancers will find that they feel more joyful and at peace at the end of a dance session.” For Leventhal, moving the body is a blessing for all: “Dance should be accessible and enjoyable to everyone, regardless of physical or cognitive challenges.”
Marlaina Donato is an author, composer and painter. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.
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Eye Care for Kids A Clear Path to Healthy Vision by Ronica A. O’Hara The blurry distant vision of myopia is a worldwide epidemic. Nearsightedness has doubled in the U.S. since 1971 to 42 percent, and in some Asian countries it affects 90 percent of teens and adults, reports the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Eye doctors say the key time to pay attention is during childhood, because myopia and other eye and vision problems can be reversed or stabilized if addressed at an early age.
signs of trouble, I ask parents if they have seen their child have an eye that wanders or if the child covers an eye regularly, they are rubbing their eyes or playing with their toys close to their face,” says optometrist Nathan Langemo, of the Hopkins Eye Clinic, in Hopkins, Minnesota.
“Parents tend to assume that vision problems aren’t a concern for the young and healthy, but it’s never too early to promote healthful habits or to be on the lookout for potential vision issues,” advises ophthalmologist Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., medical director of the Clearview Eye & Laser Medical Center, in San Diego.
If myopia becomes severe, it can lead to retinal detachment, premature cataracts and glaucoma in adulthood, but early detection is possible. An Ohio State University study of 4,500 children found that myopia in eighth-graders could be predicted in the first grade by their eyeglass prescription. Children at age 6 are naturally slightly farsighted, and those with normal vision are more likely to become myopic later.
Ophthalmologists and optometrists recommend having a child’s eyes tested at 6 months, 3 years and 5 or 6 years to detect nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, “lazy eye” (amblyopia), crossed or misaligned eyes (strabismus) and other potential problems. “For
A common medical treatment to slow myopia in kids is daily use of 0.01 percent atropine eye drops, the medication used to dilate an eye before an exam. It slowed down nearsightedness by roughly 50 percent in Singapore children. A new, two-year study shows that
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combining the eye drops with nightly contact lens-wearing is 28 to 38 percent more effective. For preschoolers with amblyopia, an iPad game called Dig Rush was shown to be helpful in a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center study. Hong Kong researchers report that 15 weeks of acupuncture beat out eye patches for treating children with lazy eyes, resolving the condition in 41 percent of cases, compared to 16 percent. The simplest preventive strategy for myopia may be simply to shoo children outdoors every day, including involving them in outdoor sports. Researchers aren’t sure whether it’s the vitamin D effect or the fact that when they are outdoors kids focus more on distant objects like trees and balls than when reading a book or screen, but recent studies in Taiwan and Denmark have verified that more time outdoors is linked to less myopia. Even sitting in sunlight inside while reading or using full-spectrum light bulbs is protective, say researchers. When outdoors, “Make sure the child has 100 percent UVA and UVB sun protection for the eyes,” advises Langemo, including using UV contact lenses. Evidence is mixed on whether close-up reading brings on childhood myopia, but a study of 500 college students that heavily used computers found 53 percent reporting headaches, 55 percent with burning sensations in the eyes and 48 percent with tired eyes. When kids focus on a computer, their eye-refreshing blinking rate slows from 10 to 12 times a minute to three or four times a minute, says optometrist Marc Grossman, of New Paltz, New York, author of Natural Eye Care: Your Guide To Healthy Vision and Healing. He recommends taking breaks at least 10 minutes every hour, using homeopathic eye drops and gently massaging the eyes by moving fingers from the inner corner, around the upper socket and underneath, stopping about six times to massage each point for five to 10 seconds. It’s also important to remove household hazards. Medical emergency rooms increasingly report eye injuries in kids from popular toy weapons like Nerf, BB guns and paintball guns, as well as colorful detergent pods that preschoolers love to squeeze or bite, plus aerosol spray from paint, hairspray, cleaning products and bug repellants.
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Feeding children the right foods, including lots of vegetables, fruits and grains, also benefits their eyes. The omega-3s in fish oil, nuts and seeds help minimize dry eye, and leafy greens and eggs have the eye-protective antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin.
Ronica A. O’Hara is a Denver-based health writer. Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.
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Jonathan Safran Foer, the prize-winning author of bestselling novels that include Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, turned to nonfiction in his 2009 book, Eating Animals, about the morality of food choices in a factory-farm age. His most recent book, We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, argues that only collective action will save our home and way of life, and it starts with what is on our plate. He points out that there’s often a painful disconnect between the way we think of ourselves and the actions that we take that inadvertently and negatively affect the planet, and that science can help us make more informed choices.
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DID ANYTHING IN RESEARCHING CLIMATE SCIENCE SURPRISE YOU? There’s a lot that startled me. A lot that scared me. I was surprised by how wrong we have been and how wrong we often are about what matters… putting the emphasis in the wrong places or not knowing where to put it at all. There are four activities that matter more than all others in terms of an individual’s relationship with the environment: having fewer children, eating less meat or animal products, flying less and driving less. As somebody who has spent a lot of time recycling and not using plastic straws, I was surprised to learn that those activities are very low impact compared to the four I mentioned. I was surprised by how broad that misunderstanding is. Think about our response to coronavirus compared to our response
to climate change. The way governments are acting together to do what needs to be done for a virus makes it all the more puzzling how ineffectual the response to climate change is.
IF PEOPLE CAN’T DO EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHAT SMALL STEPS CAN THEY TAKE THAT WILL HAVE A COLLECTIVE IMPACT? We all need to question what our own limits are, what we can do and then do that with rigor. We don’t need to stop flying, we just need to do it a lot less. I wouldn’t encourage anyone to suddenly become vegan. I think a better idea is to eat as few animal products as possible, and if that amount is zero, great. If it’s once a week or once a day, then that’s a hell of a lot better than doing nothing. Rather than measuring the distance from some ethical perfection, we want to measure the distance from doing nothing at all.
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FINDING CALM During Trying Times by Laurie Nadel From the moment we wake up and log on to our day, we are flooded with news about people whose days started off much the same, with an expectation of going from point A to point B, to lunch, to point C and then back home. But something happened. A tornado touched down in the neighborhood. Or a train derailed in a cousin’s hometown. Or, like now, an invisible killer stalks the globe, threatening to take our life or the life of someone we know. Within seconds, we are flooded with horror and helplessness. Unable to stop the cascade of acute stress hormones, our bodies shift into fight-or-flight mode or leave us frozen like deer in the headlights. Whether we see what is happening online, on screen or in real time, we feel unsafe in our own skin. Although disturbing images can be swiped away, when something bad happens to us, we don’t know what to do. We can’t change the channel. Even during these tough times, we can find opportunities to develop new strengths and grow individually and together. To start with, we need emotional first aid to help us find calm quickly. We can do this by locating the tension points in our body and asking them what color would help them feel calm. Then we can inhale that color, letting it find its way within to soothe our cells, and exhale our stress by breathing out a different color. We can repeat this technique as long and as often as needed. Teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, report that this really works for kids, too.
To heal means to make whole. It doesn’t mean to make something go away. Hardship is part of life’s journey. Even this global pandemic can serve as our spiritual wake-up call to learn how different spiritual traditions heal from life-shattering events. Five gifts offer us the keys to wholeness:
• Humility helps us accept what we cannot change.
• Patience takes the edge off when the hurt lasts longer than we want.
• Empathy keeps us connected for the long haul.
• Forgiveness means forgiving ourselves, our leaders and God.
• Growth lets us look back with thanks
for what we learned when the journey of life was anything but comfortable and easy. Let’s journey together.
Laurie Nadel, a Manhattan psychotherapist, is the author of The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing and Strength When Disaster Strikes.
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The Matrix of Life Boosting Collagen for Better Health
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by Maya Whitman
Collagen, a protein, holds us together from the inside-out, helping to build bones and providing the scaffolding that knits our bones and organs together. Stress and poor lifestyle habits, such as smoking and eating too much sugar, can contribute to its breakdown and accelerate the aging process, but strategic dietary choices and supplements can have a significant positive impact on our skin, as well as underlying conditions.
older people by 20 percent compared to a placebo. In a 2018 study, post-menopausal women that took five grams of collagen daily for a year had better bone buildup and less bone degradation. A 2017 Japanese study of 31 healthy adults found that those that took 16 grams of collagen daily had more flexible arteries after six months.
Although celebrated for its cosmetic effects, “Most people are surprised to learn that collagen is equally important for blood vessels and tissues surrounding and supporting the internal organs,” says Pamela Schoenfeld, a dietitian and nutritionist in Raleigh, North Carolina, and author of The Collagen Diet: Rejuvenate Skin, Strengthen Joints and Feel Younger by Boosting Collagen Intake and Production. Collagen is mostly found in tendons, ligaments and skin, and is also abundant in bones, cartilage, muscles, corneas, blood vessels, the gut, vertebrae discs and teeth.
Collagen health starts with our diet. Leafy greens and jewel-toned, lycopene-rich vegetables, like beets, red peppers, tomatoes, berries and pomegranates, as well as seeds, including chia, sunflower and pumpkin, all pack a collagen punch. Schoenfeld recommends bone broth, too, for its joint-lubricating molecules called glycosaminoglycans, which hold many times their weight in water.
In studies, collagen supplements show promise for joint pain, arthritic conditions, osteoporosis and heart health. A Penn State study of 147 student athletes found that those that took 10 grams of collagen hydrolysate daily for 24 weeks had significantly less joint pain while walking and at rest compared to a placebo group. A 2012 study featured in Complementary Therapies in Medicine found that 1,200 milligrams of collagen hydrolysate taken daily decreased joint pain in
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Kellyann Petrucci, a naturopathic doctor in Philadelphia and author of Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet, concurs: “Bone broth is more than a soup. It’s concentrated healing and contains a bioavailable form of collagen your body can use immediately. It contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin, amino acids and so much more.” She also recommends sulfur-rich foods like eggs, broccoli, onions, garlic and cauliflower, as well as shellfish and red meat in moderation for copper. “Copper activates the enzyme that is critical in producing collagen,” she explains.
Also important, according to Petrucci, is vitamin C: “If you’re depleted of vitamin C, your body won’t make any collagen. Experiment with broccoli, kiwi, tomatoes and various citrus fruits. Bioflavonoids also improve the ability of vitamin C to be absorbed and utilized.” Schoenfeld recommends chicken, including the skin; omega-3-rich fish with edible bones, such as sardines and canned salmon; and proline-rich, aged cheeses and yogurt. “Gelatin is also a fantastic way for the whole family to enjoy collagen and can be added to foods high in water like soups, stews, hot cereals, as can bone broth and collagen powders,” she says. SUPPLEMENTS A 2019 review of 11 studies published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology found that oral collagen hydrolysate or tripeptide at dosages ranging from 2.5 grams to 10 grams a day increased “skin elasticity, hydration and dermal collagen density” and showed promise for wound healing and skin aging. Aloe vera, ginseng, berries, garlic, hyuralonic acid and red light therapy also boost collagen production, according to osteopathic physician and author Joseph Mercola. For vegans, British homeopath Melissa Foreman recommends homeopathically-based minerals known as tissue salts at low potency, “which offer the benefits of meat-derived collagen and bone broth without having to ingest a meat product.” She personally relies on a combination of Nat phos, Calc phos and Kali sulph to promote new skin cells and improve the skin cell matrix. “These remedies are totally animal-free,” she says. “You can produce a supplement similar to collagen powder and it has the same health benefits of bone broth.”
Maya Whitman is the author of several books. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.
Homeopathic Collagen-Boosters Homeopathic physician Melissa Foreman, of Brighton, England, recommends the following tissue salts: Calc phos for strengthening bones and easing stiff joints, is particularly recommended for active people, aging athletes and menopausal women. It supports growth, builds cells, supports teeth and nail strength, and helps ease irritable bowel syndrome. Calc fluor promotes elasticity and flexibility. It’s essential for tendon and bone health; softens, strengthens and tones the skin; and helps when the digestive organs have lost their elasticity and become compromised. Silica is found in hair, nails and bones. It decreases inflammation, eases painful joints, supports and strengthens nails, encourages new hair growth and improves the length and quality of eyelashes. Nat Mur brings moisture to the skin and regulates the moisture content of every cell in the body. It promotes hydrochloric acid, helping to prevent heartburn, bloating, colic and flatulence. Nat phos is known as the antacid of the biochemical world and like collagen, can protect the gut by neutralizing acids. nycnaturalawakenings.com
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Coronavirus Pet Safety Facts and Tips for Dog and Cat Owners by Shawn Messonnier
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It is unlikely a pet will become infected and serve as a source of infection for people.
There are many types of coronavirus. Dogs can become infected with a canine coronavirus. It is fairly species-specific and will not infect people, but can infect cats (without causing clinical disease in naturally infected cats). Most infected dogs do not show symptoms and recover without showing signs of infection; young puppies may exhibit mild diarrhea.
surface in the home, the virus could transfer from the surface of the pet to other uninfected family members. (This is usually by hand to face transfer.)
Cats have their own coronavirus that, like dogs, usually causes an asymptomatic infection, mild diarrhea or respiratory infection (especially in kittens). However, this coronavirus, for unknown reasons, can mutate in the GI tract and transform into the (usually) lethal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) virus (this occurs in about 10 percent of infected cats).
To be safe, it may be wise to keep the family pet away from the infected family
Again, this feline coronavirus will not infect dogs or people, and only infects felids. (A curious note is that cats can become infected with the human SARS coronavirus experimentally and naturally, but do not become ill, and the original SARS virus was suspected to have originated from a mongoose.) As with human coronaviruses, canine and feline coronaviruses can survive outside of the pet’s body for a period of time, especially in a colder environment, but are easily killed with most soap or disinfectants. Dogs and cats that develop their own coronaviral diseases will not infect people. However, by serving as fomites (objects that can carry an infectious organism on the surface), dogs and cats could potentially carry a virus on their coat or skin if an infected family member gets infected material (saliva, respiratory droplets, etc.) onto the animal. Like any other
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member, or at least have the infected family member bathe and/or wipe the pet’s coat with a wet washcloth before the pet is exposed to uninfected family members. Keep in mind that maintaining proper blood levels of vitamin D in people and in pets is important in minimizing infectious diseases.
Shawn Messonnier, DVM, is the owner of Paws & Claws Holistic Animal Hospital, in Plano, Texas, and an award-winning author and host on Martha Stewart Radio.
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