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hat does true wealth and beauty mean to you? This month we offer you an alternative look at the traditional concepts of these terms. I recently saw a campaign online where society aims to edit the meaning of the word "success" in the dictionary.

Success is less about wealth, but more about fulfillment of ones own personal goals and aspirations. Typically wealth = money and beauty = physical appearance. Consider this, organically, beauty starts with a beautiful soul, which grows outward to a physical form. Toxic cosmetics are very limited in changing our true authentic beauty. Attaining a healthy inward and outward appearance, combined with a fulfilled life of personal wealth and real affluence is the true definition of success!

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contents 6 newsbriefs 10 healthbriefs 11 globalbriefs 11 12 ecotip 12 actionalert 22 healingways 12 24 greenliving 26 wisewords 27 calendar 30 resourceguide

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

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Living a Life We Love is Real Affluence

by Judith Fertig

22 NATURAL FACIAL ESSENTIALS

Few Skincare Product Labels Tell the Whole Story

by Linda Sechrist

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24 DANGERS IN THE COSMETIC BAG

Choose Safe and Healthy Natural Beauty Aids

by Kathleen Barnes

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Eco-Activist Actress Takes Steps that Make a Difference

by Gerry Strauss

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Tour Lower Hudson Valley's Blue Rock School

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odere—a global company specializing in safe, innovative products for personal care, health and wellness, and household care—is giving away $10 in store credit to customers who “share the love” by referring their friends to the online company.

Modere products are “inspired by nature and delivered by science,” says Mist Muhammad, a wholistic social retailer for the company. “We don’t believe in compromise, so we’ve taken a stance against potentially harmful ingredients: no polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl sulfates, no phthalates, no parabens. Our formulas are pure, reliable and high-performing.”

Each year, Modere’s Lifestyle Advisory Board reviews and makes recommendations for the company’s usage of every ingredient in its warehouse, Muhammad says.

“If it doesn’t pass that test, we don’t use it. We won’t compromise on safety, and we take pride in our ability to keep our customers out of harm’s way. We offer products that perform to the highest standards possible.”

Visit Modere.com/020997, get a shopping code, share it with a friend, and receive a $10 credit to spend at Modere when the friend uses the code to make his or her first purchase. The friend will receive $10 off that purchase too. To learn more, visit GreenSavings.shiftingretail.com/.

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lue Rock School invites parents interested in kindergarten through eighth grade to visit their beautiful, fouracre campus, just 22 miles from the George Washington Bridge, at 10 a.m. on November 21 for an Information Session and Campus Tour. Come meet Blue Rock faculty and hear how their vibrant and creative learning environment nurtures children’s natural curiosity and fosters a lifelong love of learning. Discover how Blue Rock School's unique educational approach brings learning to life.

Blue Rock School is the Lower Hudson Valley’s only progressive, independent day school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school was founded in 1987 with the purpose of providing a rich educational experience based on a child-centered and hands-on approach that nurtures children’s innate love of learning. Class sizes are small and students engage in a challenging and creative academic curriculum which is infused with the arts, nature and play.

In addition, on November 13, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., the school will be hosting the 5th Annual Old-fashioned Family Barn Dance with contra dancing and live fiddle music at the Congers Lake Memorial Park Auditorium. Admission is $10 per person and tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com and also will be sold at the door. All event proceeds will benefit the Ruth Schaeffer Scholarship Fund at Blue Rock School.

Location: Blue Rock School, 110 Demarest Mill Rd, West Nyack. RSVP for the Information Session to Beverly Stycos, at 535-3353 or admissions@bluerockschool.org.

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Good Nutrition Vital to Oral Health

November Workshops Will Facilitate Guided Trances

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Holistic Dentistry, Tribeca Center for Integrative Holistic Services, is located at 17 Park Place. For more info, visit Holistic-Dentists.com or call 212.732.2200.

To register, visit NikaAnnon.com/events.

e all know that too much sugar is bad for the teeth. But according to holistic dentist Dr. Lewis Gross, the role of nutrition in dental health goes far beyond that simple rule.

Nutrition plays an important role in dental health from the very beginning, affecting the development of the teeth, Gross says. For people with periodontal or oral infectious diseases, poor nutrition can make those conditions worse. Then there are the significant “local” effects of what we eat and drink, like cavities and erosion of the enamel. (Soft drinks, which are highly acidic, are a major culprit, Gross says.)

“Teeth can get nourished or depleted from inside—from your bloodstream via the tooth’s pulp chamber—and from outside, via saliva and food waste,” he says. “So it’s important to nourish yourself in a manner that allows your blood to be rich in all elements your teeth require, such as calcium, phosphate and vitamins A and D.” Gross’s practice, Holistic Dentistry, offers nutritional counseling to address problems like dental erosion, receding gums, osteoporosis, pre-diabetes and diabetes.

n November 14 and 15, certified neurolinguistic programming coach Nika Annon will be in New York City to offer one-day workshops in which she will use a rattle and the ecstatic body postures of our spiritual ancestors to guide participants to a “waking dream” state.

The goal is to take participants beyond their daily constructs, barriers and filters and move them outside their habitual behavior and thought patterns, Annon says. “The rattle takes us on into a deeper part of ourselves and allows us to move into a theta brain waves state,” she says.

One of Annon’s teachers, the late linguist and anthropologist Felicitas Goodman, argued that the human body is wired for ecstatic experience—that we need to feel connected to everything around us rather than isolated. Annon notes that there has been a great deal of research indicating that entering an alternate state of reality “helps us reduce our resistance to the multiple levels of awareness that we may experience at all times.” Workshop participants can control the depth and focus of their trance, using it to heal, to release trauma, or to enhance their creative vitality or their understanding of life.

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Step Into Greatness with Dr. Neeta Bhushan

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otivational speaker, emotional confidence advocate and social entrepreneur Dr. Neeta Bhushan has helped millions Step Into Greatness by harnessing emotional health practices. Her North American tour spans four cities, and a oneday Epic Leaders Workshop special event is coming to Manhattan, New York from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 6.

This is a highly curated event, for folks ready for transformation. Participants will learn to rethink failure and become unstuck; reset their boundaries and say no; reject perfectionism and get it done; release all obligations and expectations of who they should be; reveal their best self; and elevate their world.

Bhushan will also share her personal story of obstacles, resilience and recovery. Growing up as the daughter of FilipinoIndian immigrant “tiger parents”, she lost her mother, father and eldest brother, becoming an orphan by the age of 19. Her personal journey navigating through death, cancer, domestic violence, divorce and overcoming extraordinary adversity began her quest to embark on her own self-discovery. She built and grew her first business venture to more than $1 million as a successful cosmetic dentist and entrepreneur.

After spreading her transformational shifts and inspiration to top-level CEOs, business executives, health professionals, women’s networks and college and high school students, she was catapulted by a burning desire to deliver her message to millions via workshops, e-courses, and programming for emotional confidence training.

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astover Estate and Retreat is quickly evolving into a major north east wellness, spiritual, public health, instructor training and holistic retreat venue. It’s unique business model of facilitating programs and generous package of giving back 95% of tuition to facilitators, quickly attracted many world renowned holistic teachers like Dr. Alberto Villoldo from Four Winds Society; Grand Taoist Qigong Master Mantak Chia; PBS Qigong series producer and programmer Lee Holden; internationally recognized practitioner, teacher and scholar of Chinese medicine Lonny Jarrett, Dr. Zev Rosenberg and Dr. Heiner Fraehauf in Chinese Medicine; TCM World Foundation Founder/Creator Dr. Nan Lu; Grand Master and Founder of Health Preservation Association Jianye Jiang; Qigong Healing Master Robert Peng; Founding Director of Let Your Yoga Dance® LLC. Nancy Buttenheim; author, educator, and integrative clinical nutritionist Kathie Swift; Journey Dance founder Toni Bergins; author, speaker and trainer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for psychologists and social workers, John Forsyth.

Qigong/Taichi/Yoga provides simple tools in cultivating positive emotions, breathing, nourishing our heart, strengthening our physical body. Qigong helps us turn blocked Qi (energy) into positive energy to nourish our body and mind. This winter Grand Master Jiang will be at Eastover weekly, to help you get started and in summer you can benefit from Mantak Chia and Lee Holden’s teaching.

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Over-Trimming Dangers

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study from the UK’s University of Nottingham published in the journal Physical Biology has found that over-trimming nails can lead to structural changes to the shape of the nail that increase the risk of ingrown nails and other nail conditions. The risk was more prevalent in larger nails, such as large toenails and thumbnails.

The researchers furthered a hypothesis called the theory of nail plate adhesion that links the nail’s healthy growth to the side-to-side curvatures of the nail plate. The researchers identified that when this nail plate adhesion becomes weakened through trimming, it can result in one of three potential nail conditions: spoon-shaped or pincershaped nails, or ingrown nails.

The paper noted deficiencies among many nail salons regarding these potential conditions. They may be reversed over time with careful maintenance.

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wo studies from Baylor University have confirmed that materialism can lead to feeling less satisfied with life, while a sense of gratitude reverses some of the negative effects of the pursuit of things.

The research, led by Professor James Roberts, Ph.D., included questionnaires sent to 246 marketing students from another university, focusing on happiness and satisfaction with a 15-minute survey that included a 15-point materialism scale. The study found that individuals that focused on achieving material goals were less satisfied with their lives, less happy and had lower self-esteem. Meanwhile, the study found that grateful students found more meaning in their lives and felt a greater sense of satisfaction.

“Individuals high in gratitude showed less of a relationship between materialism and its negative affect. Additionally, individuals high in materialism showed decreased life satisfaction when either gratitude or positive affect was low,” note the researchers.

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost. ~Billy Graham

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Solving Hunger

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French supermarkets will be banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food and must instead donate it to charities or for animal feed under a law set to crack down on food waste. Supermarkets will also be barred from deliberately spoiling unsold food so it cannot be eaten. Larger stores will have to sign contracts with charities by July 2016 or face penalties. The law will also introduce an education program about food waste in schools and businesses, and follows a measure enacted last February to remove best-before dates on fresh foods.

The Gars’pilleurs, an action group founded in Lyon, warns that simply obliging supermarket giants to pass unsold food to charities could give a “false and dangerous idea of a magic solution” to food waste, failing to address the core issues of overproduction in the food industry and wastage in food distribution chains.

Agricultural Drones May Boost

France Tackles Food Waste with New Law

Source: The Guardian

Sustainability Beginning November 15, farmers will be able to implement flying drones to perform important tasks in their fields.

That’s when changes in Federal Aviation Administration regulations will loosen many of the current restrictions on this new technology.

Advocates believe the devices can improve precision agriculture management that uses GPS and data collection to boost crop yields and profits while aiding water conservation. For the first time, the drones will be operated legally during an entire growing season, allowing companies to test their business models and technologies together. This boost in crop intelligence should make farms more efficient and help smaller operations compete with well-funded big agribusiness conglomerates whose fields are typically rife with genetically modified (GMO) crops.

“This is the first year we’ll actually be able to see, by the time the growing season is over, the impact on the farmer and the impact of the quality of the grapes,” says David Baeza, whose precision agriculture startup Vine Rangers uses drones and ground robots to gather data on vineyard crops. “The biggest thing to watch is what’s going to happen to giants like Monsanto. How you define this market is changing, and the incumbents are in for a battle.”

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Pay Tied to Sustainability While sustainability is often categorized as a long-term strategy to mitigate both corporate reputational and financial risk, a small but growing number of companies are beginning to tie environmental goals to executive compensation. That means leaders of participating firms now must weigh operational variables such as greenhouse gas emissions against short-term financial outcomes.

In a report published by Sustainalytics and the sustainability nonprofit Ceres, 24 percent of the 613 largest publicly traded companies have now tied sustainability to executive compensation, up from 15 percent in 2012. “At the end of the day, people are motivated by their pocketbooks,” says Veena Ramani, Ceres senior director of corporate programs. “I think investors have come to recognize that if you want companies to take this stuff seriously, you’re going to have to link it to people’s compensation.”

The shift is part of a broader push to tie corporate social responsibility areas such as environmental, social and governance metrics, as well as labor and local community impacts, to core business models.

Source: GreenBiz.com

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Invest Wisely

Support the Pivotal Paris Climate Change Conference

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actionalert As part of its Off + On initiative and ongoing efforts to get governments and businesses worldwide to address climate change and switch to renewable energy sources, 350.org and affiliated organizations will spearhead a number of events in the host city and internationally surrounding the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris, from November 30 to December 11.

Bill McKibben and May Boeve, co-founders of 350.org, encourage everyone to particularly follow November 28 and 29 events working to influence summit participants and spread news of their stance through social media. Volunteers are encouraged to travel to Paris to help ask all attending government officials, politicians and business leaders to pledge to work toward divesting state and local government and university pension and endowment funds of all fossil fuel stock holdings.

In addition, individual investors are urged to direct their financial advisors to eliminate fossil fuel stock holdings and switch to alternative energy companies. Graduates and college students can promote a movement to pressure their alma maters to similarly shift investments. More than 300 institutions worldwide have already made such commitments, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Norwegian Soverign Wealth Fund, University of Glascow, World Council of Churches, the California Public University System and Syracuse University.

For more information on how to take action, donate and join in, visit 350.org.

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Green Thanksgiving

A Soulful Celebration of Body, Mind and Spirit Making the most of the original spirit and intention of the season’s holiday of gratitude feeds mind, body and spirit. Consider these happy and healthy choices.

Turkey: Free-range and organic gobblers are less likely to carry diseases and contain synthetic additives. Heritage turkeys are raised outdoors, freely roam pastures, are genetically diverse and eat the varied diet that nature intended (SustainableTable.org).

Spare a bird: Turkey alternatives include fun, seasonal staples such as vegetable lasagna, butternut ravioli and acorn squash filled with onions, beans and dried fruits.

Beverages: Serving locally made apple cider, beer or wine supports local farmers and businesses, plus avoids the carbon footprint that distant choices incur in transport.

Festive preparations: Refrain from using Styrofoam, as it isn’t recyclable and can emit chemicals when meeting up with hot turkey; use washable cloth napkins instead of paper brands that go to the incinerator or landfill; and ask guests to bring a container to take leftovers home to avoid food waste.

Get kids involved: Tinyurl.com/GreenThanksgivingTips suggests giving children construction paper that can be made into decorations and recycled later. Baker’s clay, a mixture of flour, salt and water, can also be molded into creative pieces.

Revive the traditional atmosphere: The first Thanksgiving was a communal affair, so invite neighbors to join family members. Besides enhancing friendships, their proximity reduces auto emissions by keeping them off the road or encouraging shorter trips.

Honor peace and brotherhood across all races and ethnicities by sharing with guests the essence of the first successful summer harvest by pilgrims in 1621. According to Listening to America, by Stuart Berg Flexner, members of the Native American Wampanoags were also invited to the celebration because the tribe had taught them to plant native Indian corn, a key to recovery after their first difficult winter. Perhaps read a passage from the Iroquois Thanksgiving Prayer, encouraging us to “return to our mother, the Earth, which sustains us.” Visit Tinyurl.com/IroquoisThanksgiving.

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that, I still use her salicylic acid lotion as well as her mint mask and collagen cream to keep my skin looking great.”

And Hadjiyska still remembers Boneva’s motto, derived from her many years of professional experience: never look at a skin condition and think that it is the only problem to be solved.

“I teach my patients that solving skin issues is a complex task; it takes the whole body into account, not just the face,” Boneva says. “The face is simply experiencing the effects of the problem via acne or another skin condition.”

While Hadjiyska is no longer a student, she’s still benefiting from the lessons Boneva taught her.

“What I have learned from Mariana is priceless,” she says. “Following her holistic approach has made me healthier and happier—and this, by the way, is the secret to beautiful skin.”

hroughout her that matter. It’s about your adolescence and into lifestyle, your food choices young adulthood, and the way your body Alexandrina Hadjiyska works as a whole.” never had to deal with the Achieving and keeping dermatological problems healthy, glowing skin that plagued so many girls requires finding out what her age. “Skin was never works for the individual, a hassle for me,” she says. she explains. “There is not “I almost took for granted one secret formula that can the fact that I had a spotless be applied to everyone’s face and beautiful skin.” skin,” she says. “This is

Then when she was 23, Alexandrina Hadjiyska why I spend so much time everything changed. “I was talking to my patients. I ask brought to my knees by a severe acne them to elaborate on their daily habits Dr. Mariana Boneva breakout,” she says. and routines so I can spot the causes of

A student in New York at the time, their skin problems. You should listen to is founder of Beauty Plus Aesthetics, 353 Hadjiyska found the solution to her probyour body—it knows all of the answers.”

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Boneva remembers that first meeting too—although she paints the same “holistic picture” for all her patients.

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NuCalm® is a proprietary clinical system that calms the brain within minutes by bringing alert beta brain wave function down to the alpha/theta ranges (deep relaxation). The system is predicated on neuropsychobiology and neurobioinformatics and was developed over eight years by leading neuroscientists.

NuCalm is unique because it creates deep relaxation without using narcotics or controlled substances, causes no significant side effects, and requires no recuperative time or supervision.

NuCalm organically entrains brainwaves to a frequency that promotes relaxation and calm. Beta brain waves (13 Hz-30 Hz per second) are associated with day-to-day wakefulness - mental activity consisting of cognitive, sensory, and motor activities. High beta brain waves (23 Hz-40 Hz per second) are associated with fear and anxiety. NuCalm brings the patient's brain waves from beta or high beta to the alpha and theta ranges (4 Hz-12 Hz per second).

Alpha brain waves are considered the first stage of sleep and are typically associated with relaxation and peacefulness during deep meditation and biofeedback. A person with brain waves in the alpha range is physically unable to be anxious. The patented NuCalm system leverages the synergistic benefits of four sensory applications: 14

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The NuCalm proprietary orthomolecular formula has been developed over several years to maximize the body’s natural relaxation response with NuCalm. The proprietary formula is only available in the NuCalm system and includes structured, nutrient-sourced building blocks that rapidly convert to powerful messengers that interrupt the stress response.

Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES)

The Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation device produces low amounts of electrical current (close to the cell’s own electrical values - microcurrent is less than 1/10,000th of an Amp). This easy-to-use device has been cleared by the FDA for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Research over the past 50 years indicates an increase in metabolism of neurotransmitters as evidenced by an increase in the metabolites of the neurochemicals.

NuCalm Neuroacoustic

The proprietary neuroacoustic software provided in the NuCalm system uses Frequency-Following-Response (FFR) that initiates a change in brain waves. According to extensive research, a scientifically validated neurophysiologic response is initiated when an auditory pacing signal is presented to the brain. Solace Lifesciences has developed significant advances in na-newyorkcity.com

the design of binaural and monaural beat sound acoustics, which are overlaid with classical music and presented through a stereo headset. The neuroacoustic brain entrainment software moves the patient’s brain waves from the high beta brain wave frequencies associated with anxiety (23 Hz40 Hz) to brain wave frequency patterns of alpha and theta (4 Hz-12 Hz). These brain waves are associated with deep relaxation and calmness.

NuCalm Light-Blocking Eye Mask

NuCalm's light-blocking eye masks are used to block light from the optic nerve resulting in up to a 30% increase in alpha wave production in the occipital cortex of the brain. This helps maintain deep relaxation. Other options are wearing our sunglasses or just closing your eyes.

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shingles, multiple sclerosis, Lyme disease, ffective, widespread treatment of disease rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis B and C, HPV, is possible through toxin elimination, if diabetic ulcers and peripheral neuropathy, only more doctors would fill patients in candidiasis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue on the internationally renowned, results-driven syndrome, macular degeneration, glaucoma, method that’s capable of doing it. and even AIDS. Recently, through the targeted

Oxygen’s reputation precedes it. The use of ozone therapy, Robins was successful human body is largely composed of it, most of in significantly reducing two patients’ Reflex our metabolic energy production comes from Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), a painful it, and all our internal processes are regulated Dr. Howard Robins condition (also known as CRPS) that only by it. In fact, we can’t live without it. When worsens over time to a tolerable level, which every cell is properly oxygenated, the immune system can had never been done before. function and maintain itself relatively undisturbed. So,

Despite such a stellar track record, ozone therapy it’s clear that oxygen is an integral piece of the wellness is not usually the treatment of choice for those patients puzzle, but what about ozone? Only one little molecule struggling with disease.

When they come to Robins for separates it from our beloved oxygen, yet the term is help, it’s usually because every other doctor they have bound to leave many scratching their heads. The medical tried has been unable to offer relief. Some other countries ozone we speak of is known for ridding the body of legally mandate the use of ozone in all pre-and post-op toxins, eradicating sickness, and giving hope to those who instances to prevent infection; ours remains relatively in otherwise would have spent their lives riddled with chronic the dark, unaware of the benefits and impressive results disease. Together with oxygen, it just may be the diseaseof ozone. Would you believe that in Germany if a patient fighting superhero you never knew existed. is not given the choice between antibiotics and ozone

“Ozone acts like a super antioxidant and is a super treatment, his or her doctor could be accused of medical detoxifier that selectively, like a claw or glue, attaches to negligence? As a founding member of the American and eliminates all viruses, fungus, yeast and mold, as well Academy of Ozonotherapy (AAO) and The International as every form of bacteria, toxic metal and pathogen from Association for Ozone in Healthcare and Dentistry the body,” explains Dr. Howard Robins, considered the (IAOHD), Robins has lectured around the world on foremost clinical expert in North America on bio-oxidative medical ozone’s benefits. therapy, who has been administering ozone therapy to

Ozone therapy is remarkably safe when done patients for more than 22 years. Just like clutter in life correctly, but there are side effects—just not the kind you leads to diminished performance, the motley build-up of want to avoid.

“People fall asleep easier, sleep better, unwanted parasitic organisms in our bodies paves the way and have more energy,” shares Robins. “Their nails and for disease or causes it directly. hair grow longer, stronger and faster. Their complexion is

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Dentist’s Advice

STOP FLOSSING!

By Dr. Reid Winick

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ep, you read that right: I’m a dentist, and I’m suggesting that you throw away your floss.

When I first advise my patients to stop flossing, they usually look at me like I’m crazy—it’s been ingrained in their minds that flossing is essential to their health. Unfortunately, most dentists’ advice about flossing is misguided.

As you well know, an inordinate amount of food gets stuck between our teeth after meals. Traditionally, we’ve been taught to remove it with floss. Fair enough, since it does the job.

However, when it comes to removing bacteria from deep under the gums, floss is subpar at best. To compound the issue, simple sugars and carbohydrates nourish the bacteria in our mouths. So when there is an excess of candy, soda or other foods with high fructose corn syrup, bacteria can thrive and multiply under the gum line. Why should we be concerned? Because the build-up of pathogenic (bad) bacteria in the mouth can lead to gum disease, cavities and root canals, and can even be a risk factor for disease throughout the body.

Proper oral (and overall) health requires removing these bacteria from your mouth. Unfortunately, floss does nothing to remove bacteria; it only spreads it around, like butter on toast.

you must find out if these bacteria are present. If they are, you have an infection, and these germs form a biofilm on your teeth and under your gums. This biofilm cannot be broken up with antimicrobials or even the best home care. You must see a dentist trained to deal with the problem.

Then you must maintain this disinfected environment using an advanced tool such as an oral irrigator, which will flush out the bottom of the pocket.

Why an Oral Irrigator?

An oral irrigator uses pressurized, pulsating water to clean between teeth and below the gum line, flushing out and removing harmful bacteria that cannot be reached by brushing or flossing.

Adding an oral irrigator to your morning or evening routine helps fight gum disease. Daily use also helps control gingivitis, reduce gum bleeding and improve bad breath.

So you can throw away your floss with a healthy smile, knowing there are better alternatives.

Dr. Reid Winick’s Dentistry for Health New York is a green, sustainable dental practice whose whole-body program of sustainable dentistry The Dangers of Pathogenic Bacteria treats the patient as a human ecosystem. Patients Pathogenic bacteria grow and multiply in the pockets under the from all over the world have sought out Winick’s gums—the spaces between the gum and tooth that form over personalized care for dental treatment options the years as plaque causes the gum line to pull away from the that do not involve painful gum surgery and Dr. Reid Winick, DDS teeth. These pockets—warm, nutrient-rich environments without extractions. His sustainable wellness programs are designed to oxygen—become an ideal breeding ground for these anaerobic eliminate the need for periodontal surgery and dental implants bacteria. and to improve overall wellness. A national lecturer to medical

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Cranberries Help Address Several Health Issues

By Franklin St. John

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n an earlier issue of Natural Awakenings, I wrote about blueberries, which contain green tea polyphenols and anthocyanins that fight free radicals. But those aren’t the only berries that contain high levels of antioxidants.

Most people have heard that cranberries help keep the urinary tract healthy. Whenever my wife gets an inkling that she may have a urinary tract problem, she rushes to drink cranberry juice as well as cranberry concentrate. She swears that she can control the problem with cranberry products.

That’s all well and good, but cranberries also have other properties that are beneficial to our health—including several types of antioxidants, which have been proven to fight free radicals.

Antioxidant Power

So cranberries can be an important health tool, because we must maintain a sufficient level of antioxidants in our system to keep free radical formation under control. It is also important that we use various types of antioxidant supplements to combat the diverse pollutants that enter our bodies from so many different sources.

What gives cranberries their outstanding antioxidant properties? Actually, a number of compounds in cranberries are known to neutralize free radicals, but some of the most important ones are from the antioxidant group known as proanthocyanidins. This grouping’s chemistry is very complex, and I’m not sure that reviewing the structures would be meaningful to most people, me included. But we do know that cranberries are good for you—for this and other reasons.

Another benefit of cranberries is reflected in a study referenced in an article in the July/August 2015 issue of Reader’s Digest. In that study, whose findings were presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association, subjects in a control group who drank low-calorie cranberry juice had a significant drop in blood pressure.

The study stressed the fact that it was low-calorie juice that was used and seemed to produce the health benefits.

However, most cranberry drinks on the market today are

loaded with sugar—and there’s a reason for that. Cranberries are sour, and when they are crushed to obtain juice, they are still sour. That’s why most producers add sugar: to make the product more palatable.

Unfortunately, refined sugar can cause many health problems, and they are not limited to weight control or even obesity. One major problem that’s been well documented in the medical literature is that refined sugar helps cancer grow. That fact alone should make us think about limiting our refined sugar intake. Other known problems include those associated with diabetes, which is still on the rise.

Cranberries Done Right

So in formulating Cranberry by HerbaSway, our goal was to find the most efficient, pleasant way to deliver the natural health benefits of cranberries without using sugar.

The body needs fairly high levels of antioxidants to reap the most health benefits, and we’ve found that it’s easiest to deliver those antioxidants in concentrate form.

Our cranberry concentrate includes elderberry, because elderberry has been shown to improve and stimulate the immune system. (We all know the benefits of a strong immune system.) We also added two herbs to boost the concentrate’s antioxidant power. Finally, to make the concentrate pleasant-tasting even without the sugar, we added our proprietary blend of lo han guo and stevia to sweeten the formula.

By simply adding our cranberry concentrate to water, people can control urinary tract problems, help lower blood their pressure, and have another effective antioxidant in their system—all while enjoying a pleasant drink.

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Choose Lasting Wealth

“Imagine an economy in which life is valued more than money and power resides with ordinary people that care about one another, their community and their natural environment,” says David Korten, Ph.D., the co-founder of Positive Futures Network and author of Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth.

“When we choose real wealth,” says Korten, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, “we can have exciting hobbies and adventures; work that challenges and stimulates us; and spiritual connection with a universe that’s infinitely larger than a stock portfolio. Instead of more stuff in our already-stuffed lives, we can have fewer things, but better things of higher quality—fewer visits to the doctor and more visits to museums and friends’ houses.”

Step One: Taking Inventory of Our Stuff

Suze Orman, owner of the Suze Orman Financial Group, in Emeryville, California, and the bestselling author of The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance, ponders whether having stuff is worth it and suggests we take an inventory of what we own.

“Think about the value of each object—what it cost you when you bought it, what it’s worth in dollars today, and what it’s worth in an Earthly, material representation of who you are now,” she says.

Orman suggests that we go through every closet and cupboard and recycle or throw away items that no longer serve us well, and then reconnect with items we cannot part with, such as family mementos. “Think of these items so precious to you and how little, in fact, they cost you,” she says. In this way we define for ourselves the true meaning of worth, and it’s never about the stuff. Once we have a handle on what we own, it’s time to turn to what we want and how we can get there.

TRUE WEALTH Living a Life We Love is Real Affluence

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raditional economics has us thinking in opposites—in terms of assets and liabilities. We consider the value of the material things we’ve accumulated: We add up our assets, which may include stocks, bonds, real estate, bank accounts and retirement savings. Then we subtract what we owe: Our liabilities may include a home mortgage, credit card debt, insurance premiums and student and vehicle loans. The balance is deemed our net worth. Figured this way, our net worth changes every minute and can sometimes shift dramatically.

There is a better way to assess our wealth, because we are overlooking, dismissing or squandering valuable resources and benefits such as time, personal health, spiritual well-being, social connections or community in order to buy temporal things that will only depreciate over time.

Golden, Colorado, author David Wann explores this theme in his book Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle. He remarks, “The U.S. may be on top when it comes to spending, but we also lead the world in debt per capita, children in poverty, percent of people in prison, obesity and infant mortality.” In fact, the U.S. has recently been ranked 42nd among countries in longevity—right below Guam and just above Albania.

“So where is all the spending really getting us?” he asks.

“We need to be getting more value out of each dollar, each hour, each spoonful of food, each square foot of house and each gallon of gas. The secret of success at the local, national and global scale is not really a secret; it’s in plain sight, and it’s called moderation.”

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Step Two: Re-Evaluating Life Goals

Just as we would do a personal financial assessment before we make plans to achieve financial goals, a life audit helps us determine our priorities for living happily and productively. Ximena Vengoechea, a design researcher for Twitter, Inc., in San Francisco, recently did this using 100 sticky notes during one dedicated afternoon. How we spend our She wrote a single wish, one thing she’d like to days is, of course, how do, on each note.

During this “spring we spend our lives. cleaning for the soul,” as ~Annie Dillard she calls it, Vengoechea reaffirmed her thirst for

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learning and adventure. Taking it a step further, she analyzed how she spent her time and how often she saw the people most important to her, mapping the data as pie charts. She discovered that most of her time was spent in work-related activities and not enough in adventure or seeing the people she loved. Drawing it up in the visual medium of charts helped her identify her life goals and see the changes she needed to make. Doubtless, we can all find better ways to utilize our assets.

University of California, Berkeley, to provide local communities with a research-based model for prosperity. In socially abundant communities and nations, individuals don’t have to earn as much money to be comfortable, because their quality of life is partly provided by the strength of social bonds.

Heeding the Call to Change

Finding and doing what “lights us up” will bring us abundance, claims David Howitt in Heed Your Call. The Our Time Portland, Oregon, Meriwether Group entrepreneur who Arianna Huffington, of New York City, founder of The Huffingconsults for consumer companies, maintains that findton Post, knows firsthand about having so many demands on ing our heroic purpose (that heart-centered thing we our time that days feel rushed, which can increase our stress feel we were meant to do) is the first step toward true and negatively impact our productivity. She says, wealth. Howitt says the secret is in one small “On the flip side, the feeling of having enough word—and. Instead of choosing either/or, Finding and doing time, or even surplus time, is called ‘time affluour world expands with “and”. He urges us ence’. Although it may be hard to believe, it’s actuwhat “lights us to integrate the intuitive and analytic parts of ally possible to achieve.” Huffington recommends ourselves: “poet and professional, prophet and up” will bring simple steps like getting enough sleep and putting profit, soul and success.” time limits on work and online activities. us abundance.

It’s not just about philanthropy, but truly

Belinda Munoz, a social change activist in making your community and your world a San Francisco who blogs at TheHalfwayPoint.net, better place through your work, he observes. ~David Howitt observes, “Time is neutral. We either use it wisely “You’re doing good in the world, and when you or waste it, so the onus is on us to make it an aslive that way, money follows you.” set.” Munoz can both let go of stress and be more productive when she blocks out day parts. “When I focus, I shut out interruptions, Judith Fertig blogs about living well at AlfrescoFoodAnd stop feeling rushed and get my work done with ease,” she says.

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Our Health

One high-impact way to support personal health is to value food more, maintains Wann. “We need to spend more of our household budget for food, not less,” he says. “By rearranging both our household and national expenditures, we should give a higher priority to fresh, healthy food and a lower priority to electronic gadgets, shopping, cars, lawns and even vacations. Our overall expenses don’t have to go up, they just need to be realigned with our changing values. By choosing higher quality food and supporting better ways of growing it, we also begin to reshape the American culture,” he says.

Our Community

The community, rather than the stock market, is the better source of real wealth—both personal and global—maintains Korten.

“Your community economy is part of the glue that binds people together. It’s the key to physical and mental health and happiness.” Giving less control over our financial well-being to Wall Street and more to Main Street will help us think in terms of livelihoods, instead of mere jobs. For Korten, this equates to not only how we make money to live, but also how we live—valuing our homes, communities and natural environment.

Priceless social capital comes from investing our time and money in local communities. Korten observes how, when freely and wisely spent, these efforts can lower crime rates, make schools more productive and help economies function better. Korten cites Oakland, California’s Well-Being in Business Lab, which works with the Greater Good Science Center at the

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Natural Facial Essentials Few Skincare Product Labels Tell the Whole Story

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t age 25, Paula The skin, your protec- further notes that many Begoun, author products labeled organic of The Original tive organ, is meant to and natural include synBeauty Bible and other thetic chemicals, meanbestselling books on be “worn” for life. It is ing that the term organic skincare, makeup and doesn’t apply to the enhair care, read her first not a luxury, but a ne- tire formula. Fragrances label on a skincare prodare common synthetic uct she was using. Alcessity to take the best ingredients, as is the trithough she’d tried many ethanolamine that’s often different products to conpossible care of it. used to adjust the pH or trol her acne and eczema as an emulsifying agent ~Charlene Handel to convert acid to a salt, since age 11, she hadn’t thought about the conor stearate, as the base tents, which was partially for a cleanser. why she was distraught to discover that To help consumers avoid overpayacetone (nail polish remover) was the ing for skincare products which may fourth ingredient listed. not be as natural or organic as touted,

That moment became the inspiraBegoun encourages skepticism regardtion for Begoun’s lifetime devotion to ing marketing messages. She suggests skincare research and education and that an important key is to choose the customer advocacy. Today, as founder best formulation for an individual’s skin of the Seattle-based Paula’s Choice type and specific skin concerns.

Skincare, she continues to help women “There are no U.S. Food and Drug understand when product claims are Agency-approved standards for the misleading or factual. organic labeling of skincare products sold in salons and spas or over-theBuyer Be Aware counter. The cosmetics industry hasn’t One of Begoun’s core conclusions is agreed on one set of standards either. that the terms organic and all natuU.S. Department of Agriculture certifiral are largely responsible for fueling cation is cost-prohibitive for most small the misconception that all synthetic cosmetic companies that use clean, ingredients in cosmetics are automaticertified organic ingredients, so some cally bad and that all organic or natural uncertified organic products exist and ingredients are automatically good. She it’s wise to read labels,” explains Elina 22

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Fedotova, founder of the nonprofit Association of Holistic Skin Care Practitioners. She counsels that we Google any unfamiliar ingredient to learn if it’s toxic or safe.

Fedotova, a cosmetic chemist and aesthetician who makes her professional skincare line, Elina Organics, by hand in a laboratory, compares the difference between salon and commercial products to fine dining versus fast food.

“Salon products are made in far smaller quantities than mass-produced brands and offer higher concentrations of ingredients. They are generally shipped directly to the salon and have a higher turnover rate. Because they don’t have to be stored for indeterminate periods or endure warehouse temperatures, they are fresher and more potent,” she says.

Although a facial can easily be performed at home with salon or commercial products, Fedotova, who owns spas in Chicago and Kalamazoo, Michigan, recommends having a professional facial every four to five weeks. Charlene Handel, a certified holistic esthetician, holistic skin care educator and owner of Skin Fitness Etc., in Carlsbad, California, agrees.

Sequenced Steps

Handel chooses treatments that penetrate and nourish the layer of skin below the epidermis, the outermost layer, consisting of mostly dead cells, with 100 percent holistic (edible) products and freshly brewed organic tea compresses. “Without a gentle exfoliation, the first step in any effective facial, not even skincare formulas with penetration enhancers, can nourish the lower layer of live cells. One key nourishment among others is vitamin C, an antioxidant which brightens, protects against sun damage and promotes collagen production,” advises Handel.

She explains that skin cells produced in the deepest layer gradually push their way to the epidermis every 30 days and die. Dead cells can pile up unevenly and give the skin’s surface a dry, rough, dull appearance. As we age, cell turnover time increases to 45 or 60 days, which is why gentle sloughing is necessary. This can be done at

home three times a week with a honey mask.

Another form of exfoliation performed in a salon uses a diamondtipped, crystal-free microdermabrasion machine to gently buff away the surface layer of skin.

An additional option is a light glycolic acid and beta hydroxy acid treatment. This can be purchased over the counter or prepared at home using organic papaya (glycolic) and pineapple (beta hydroxyl) for more even skin tone. These treatments, sometimes referred to as acid peels, can be applied to the face for no more than 10 to 15 minutes, typically every two to four weeks or every few months.

Treatment serums, moisturizing lotions and eye and neck creams are all elements of a complete facial. The simplest sequence of application is layering from the lightest to heaviest—eye cream, serum and moisturizer. Give them a minute or two to absorb. No facial is complete without a sunscreen with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, applied last.

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Your moisturizer should contain anti-inflammatory ingredients to reduce irritation, cell-communicating ingredients to help skin produce normal skin cells, and antioxidants to fight off free-radical damage.

Skin Secrets

New Yorkers Need to Know

People don’t realize that walking a couple blocks in this wonderful city can land a layer of car exhaust, pollution and bacteria on your face instantly! Here are a few secret tips from local skincare experts.

The skin is a barometer for overall health. Like every part of our bodies, skin responds to care and attention. Proper daily cleansing and maintenance are crucial for keeping our largest organ healthier for a longer period of time.

-Dr.Mariana Boneva, Beauty Plus Aesthetics, Lexington Ave & 40th Street Have a simple skincare regimen where you wash your face twice a day regardless if you wear makeup or not, male or female. The products must be chemical/toxin free and everyone should incorporate at least one amazing antioxidant serum that will combat the free radical damage.

-Sueane Mun, Holistic Mun, Madison Ave & 56th Street Wear a mineral sunscreen with Zinc Oxide. This literally places a thin physical barrier on your skin for UV rays, but also helps keep pollution particulate outside your skin’s surface.

-Elena Rubin, Elena Rubin Skin Care, Broadway & W Houston St

-Mist Muhammad, Modere

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on its CosIng (cosmetic ingredients) database accessed via ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing, it has banned scores of toxic chemicals from makeup sold in EU countries.

Dangers in the Cosmetic Bag

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e all want to look and feel beautiful, often enhancing our best features with assistance from cosmetics. Yet many of us may not be aware of the toxic ingredients contained in products we’re using.

“When the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed 77 years ago, it contained 112 pages of standards for food and drugs, and only one page for cosmetics,” says Connie Engel, Ph.D., science and education manager at the Breast Cancer Fund and its Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, in San Francisco.

While most cosmetic ingredients must be listed on product labels, sometimes their names are hard to recognize, many are toxic and some of the most dangerous ones may not even be listed.

Labeled toxins commonly found in cosmetics include endocrine disruptors that can affect our developmental, reproductive, neurological and immune systems.

Here are just a few:

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon, is found in foundation, pressed powder, loose powder, bronzer, blush, eye shadow and mascara. It can even enhance the toxicity of other chemicals, according to Danish research published in the International Journal of Andrology, and due to its fluorine base, can disrupt iodine absorption, contributing to breast disease including cancer.

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Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and its cousin, hydroxytoluene (BHT), are common preservatives found in lip products, liquid makeup and moisturizers that the European Commission on Endocrine Disruption cites as interfering with hormone function. They’ve also been shown to cause kidney damage, according to research from Spain’s Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Formaldehyde in many forms, including quaternium-15, coal tar, benzene and mineral oils that are prohibited in the European Union and Japan, are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

These examples represent the tip of the iceberg of toxic chemicals of concern commonly used in cosmetics. They further range from allergens and substances that cause non-cancerous and cancerous tumors and organ toxicity to developmental and reproductive impairment, miscarriage and bioaccumulation leading to toxic overload when not excreted.

Fragrances don’t have to be included in label ingredient lists, constituting another major concern, explains Engel. “Most cosmetics, even eye shadow, contain fragrance, and those fragrances can contain several dozen unlabeled ingredients, including hormone-disrupting phthalates.”

The European Union is the authoritative source on all of these issues. Based na-newyorkcity.com

Fortunately, safe alternatives are available to enhance our natural beauty. “Become an educated consumer and read the list of ingredients,” advises Janice Cox, the Medford, Oregon, author of Natural Beauty at Home. “Fewer ingredients and organic components mean safer products.”

Better yet, we can make our own more natural beauty aids. “One advantage of making your own is that you’re in control. You know yourself and your skin and sensitivities,” says Cox. DIY products are easy if intense color isn’t a requirement. “The color many people want is hard to produce with kitchen ingredients,” Cox explains. “You can make clear mascara and eyebrow tamer with castor oil. It’s easy to make lip balms and maybe get a little color by adding berry juice or beet root powder.”

For those that want the look of highquality makeup without toxins, other good alternatives come into play, says Hollywood makeup artist Lina Hanson, author of Eco-Beautiful. “I had been working in the industry for several years before I discovered the toxic ingredients in makeup; I was shocked,” she says.

Equally unsettling, “I also learned that many of the ingredients allowed in the U.S. are banned in the European Union because of their toxicity.”

That knowledge launched Hanson’s quest to create safe, organic, beautyenhancing products for women, celebrities and everyday people alike. “So many people these days pay close attention to what they put in their bodies, but not everyone is as careful about what they put on their bodies,” she says. “I want people to understand that you don’t have to sacrifice beauty in going green.”

Hanson warns against so-called “natural” cosmetics that abuse the term and may include harmful preservatives and synthetic ingredients. She assures, “Any product labeled ‘USDA certified organic’ contains 100 percent organic ingredients.” Her book mentions numer-

ous brands she recommends.

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Healthy, moisturized skin is essential to natural beauty, many experts agree, noting that younger women need to unclog pores to prevent acne. They don’t need much moisturizing, but skin generally becomes drier with age, making good moisturizers important. Cox recommends jojoba oil to effect glowing skin. Hanson likes coconut oil, although she recommends rubbing it in, removing makeup and then taking it off with a hot, wet towel.

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (SafeCosmetics.org) has created a helpful app for iPhone and Android users at ThinkDirtyApp.com. Simply download it and scan a store item’s barcode to immediately access information on the product’s toxic ingredients, along with recommendations for healthier alternatives.

Kathleen Barnes is the author of many natural health books, including Food Is Medicine. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Wild Women Adventure in Colombia!

January 23-29, 2015

Experience your wild nature in the beautiful countryside of Colombia.

Hikes to Waterfalls, Mud Baths, Volcanic Hot Springs, Yoga, Experiential Classes & Visit to Bogata $1555. Deadline for Registration Dec.1st Includes Airfare, Lodging, Activities, Some Meals, Ground Transportation & Native Tour Guide For more info go to www.HeavenOnEarth1111.com ~or call~ Deva Vidya (917) 495-1500

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Kristen Bell on Planet-Friendly Living Eco-Activist Actress Takes Steps that Make a Difference

by Gerry Strauss

Which core beliefs catalyze your passion for consciously stewarding the environment?

I wholeheartedly believe: Every problem has a solution. We are all global citizens.

Kindness is always in fashion. We have to laugh at ourselves. There is strength in forgiveness. Honesty without tact is cruelty.

No one can make me feel inferior without my consent. Ultimately, we are responsible for one another and for the creatures and places around us.

I felt good about caring for the world around me before I had kids, but now I also derive a ton of self-esteem from being a good example for them.

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media can be a megaphone, so I use it to be a conduit to support causes I believe in.

People don’t have to listen… but when they do, helpful things happen.

My approach is to spotlight an issue while also shedding light on a solution. I particularly like talking about childhood malnutrition and telling people about ThisBarSavesLives (ThisBarSavesLives. com), which donates a life-saving nutritional packet to a child in need every time we buy this organic, gluten-free snack bar.

I love their motto, “We eat together.”

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rom Veronica Mars to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, her face is unmistakable. Thanks to the worldwide popularity of Frozen, her voice is now unforgettable, as well. Kristen Bell, though, believes the greatest contribution she can make is embodying an eco-friendly lifestyle together with her husband, actor Dax Shepard, and their two daughters, finding ways to help the planet survive and thrive for generations to come.

What Earth-friendly actions do you and your family embrace in day-to-day living?

Our fun time revolves around being active outdoors. We love hiking as a family, walking a mile to dinner or biking along the river. We often go exploring and make up outdoor games such as: How far can you jump? How far can I throw this? and Let’s race! The kids like to get dirty and my husband and I like to breathe fresh air at the end of a workday.

We have a garden where the girls and I are learning about growing and caring for edible plants and how to cook what we grow. Our thumbs aren’t very green just yet but we are trying.

As PETA’s “Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities” of 2013, why are you and Dax convinced that healthy vibrancy doesn’t rely on eating meat? na-newyorkcity.com

I have been a vegetarian since I was 11.

I have never wanted to eat meat, even before I knew the positive environmental effects of a vegetarian diet. People need to be conscious of what they are eating.

Most edible supermarket items aren’t real food. I like knowing where my meal comes from and who handles it. It makes both my mind and body feel better.

How did the animated film Frozen enable you to reach a larger young audience than ever before?

My goal with the character Anna was to play an imperfect princess, giving voice to the heroine I had been searching for when I was young: Someone who was awkward, clumsy, optimistic, too talkative, caring and didn’t have perfect posture. I wanted girls that feel like they don’t always fit in to have a fearless heroine to identify with. I want to be a real-life Anna, someone who doesn’t apologize for her flaws and stands up for herself and others because she’s strong.

Thanks to Frozen, I have been invited to do more projects that reach young people. I hope to extend my voice as a trustworthy source supporting projects that can benefit them.

You are passionate about the universal need for water conservation. What steps has your own family taken to be water-conscious?

Living in California and dealing with drought firsthand teaches about water conservation by necessity.

We carefully consider how the food we eat directly impacts water use; we all understand that producing meat and dairy is water intensive. Replacing our lawn with AstroTurf cut our household water bill dramatically. We never run water from the tap when we are brushing our teeth, and always ‘let it mellow if it’s yellow’, that is, flush selectively. We even reuse the water used to sterilize baby bottles to water houseplants.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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markyourcalendar Winter Special: Medical Qigong with Grand Master Jianye Jiang – 4pm on arrival-1pm on departure.

Schedule for each workshop: Medical Qigong Level 1-3 – Nov 4-8; Wudang Taichi 108 Forms Workshop – Nov 13-19; Shaolin Zhang Qigong – Nov 20-22; Thanksgiving Retreat—Chinese Yoga and Long Meng Qigong – Nov 25-29. Grand Master Jianye Jiang, who holds BA and Master’s Degrees from Qufu University, will be teaching these workshops from November 2015 to April 2016 to get you started on your Taichi or Qigong form. He is also known as a teacher of Martial Arts (has produced over 300 instructional videos), a USA Health Preservation Association Founder and was the speaker and presenter at the National Qigong Association over the last 15 years. In addition, Master Jiang applies Chi in Chinese calligraphy practice and will be setting up Calligraphy painting and Wushu (Martial Art) workshops for locals and guests. Eastover Estate and Retreat, 430 East St, Lenox, MA. Eastover.com/jianye-jiang.html.

WED, NOV 4, 11 AND 18 The Healthy Holiday Prep Course / Yoga, Meditation and Lecture – 7:30-9:30pm, November 4, 11 and 18.

This 3-week course is designed to set you up for success this holiday season so you can end 2015 on a high note! If you struggle with weight gain, stress and anxiety, family drama, or how to maintain your healthy lifestyle during the holidays, these classes are just for you! You will learn meditations to reduce stress and get centered, tools to find and maintain peace, happiness and joy this holiday season, and physical activities to keep you energized and fit. The Yoga Collective, 135 W 29th St, #603, New York, NY. Contact Connie or Florencia with questions or more details at 619-665-0778, 201951-6379 or wholeclarity.com/workshops.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Step Into Greatness- 8am-5pm. Motivational speaker, emotional confidence advocate and social entrepreneur Dr. Neeta Bhushan has helped millions Step Into Greatness by harnessing emotional health practices.

This is a highly curated event, for folks ready for transformation. Participants will learn to rethink failure and become unstuck; reset their boundaries and say no; reject perfectionism and get it done; release all obligations and expectations of who they should be; reveal their best self; and elevate their world. Natural Awakenings readers receive $50 off. Space is limited, register at StepIntoGreatness.co. See more on pages 8 &11.

FRI, NOV 6-SUN, NOV 8 Basic ThetaHealing Workshop – 10am-5pm. If you are ready to learn a technique that will re-connect you to the Universe and bring you back to complete wellness, you’ll love our Basic ThetaHealing workshop. Learn how to easily go into the theta brainwave, connect with All That Is, and do readings and healings. Explore the seven planes of existence and discover how to transform negative belief systems as well as witness physical healings from All That Is. This 3-day handson workshop certifies you as a ThetaHealer. 1133

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Develop Your Intuition – 9am-5pm. The new paradigm in wellness is energetic. Cellular Communications are reflected within this Energy (Qi, Veda). Learn how to listen in and harmonize function at the cellular level. Learn Muscle Testing (kinesiology style) and how to obtain answers. Taught

by Dr. Bernard Straile, DC. $99.00. Holiday Inn Midtown Manhattan, 440 W 57th St, Ren Room A, New York, NY. 315-430-4211 or imaet.com.

MON, NOV 9, 16 AND 23 The Healthy Holiday Prep Course / Cooking and Meditation – 7:30-9:30pm, November 9, 16 and 23. This 3-week course is designed to set you up for success this holiday season so you can end 2015 on a high note! If you struggle with weight gain, stress and anxiety, family drama, or how to maintain your healthy lifestyle during the holidays, these classes are just for you! Discover how to prepare delicious, healthy recipes and bring awareness to your eating habits and how to honor yourself in every aspect of your life. You will also learn meditations to reduce stress and get centered. The Ark, 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY. Contact Connie or Florencia with questions or more details at 619-665-0778, 201-9516379 or wholeclarity.com/workshops.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 ThetaHealing®NYC Monthly Webinar – 6-7pm. Join us every month from the comfort of your own home and learn different exercises from the ThetaHealing® modality.

Get walked into a Theta state, receive downloads and watch demonstrations of how the exercises should be practiced.

This month, learn how to do belief work using ThetaHealing. Learn how to identify beliefs, dig for bottom beliefs and muscle test for beliefs. Belief work is a key practice in ThetaHealing and is instrumental in helping you create transformation in your life by helping you to release patterns that no longer serve you and replacing them with new patterns that bring you joy and happiness. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register by visiting ThetaHealingNYC.com, emailing info@thetahealingnyc.com or calling 212-260-5727.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Connect With Your Life Purpose – 7-9pm.

Everything you need is already inside you—learn how to access your unique spark of life to express your gifts, realize your passions, and make the life changes you are yearning for. Free, registration required. eileenfisherlearninglab.com/your-life-purpose/.

Blue Rock School Barn Dance – 7-9:30pm. Come one, come all. It’s the fifth annual old-fashioned Family Barn Dance with contra dancing and live fiddle music.

Children of all ages are welcome, and no previous dance experience is necessary. Open to the public. $10 per person. Tickets available at brownpapertickets. com and sold at the door. Silent auction, raffle and

refreshments for sale. Proceeds will benefit the Ruth Schaeffer Scholarship Fund at Blue Rock School. $10. Congers Lake Memorial Park Auditorium, 6 Gilchrest Rd, Congers, NY. Beth Norman, 535-3352 or bnormanbrs@gmail.com. BlueRockSchool.org.

SAT & SUN, NOVEMBER 14-15 Ecstatic Trance Workshop- 1:30-6:30pm. A one day facilitated workshop where you’ll experience trance through Ecstatic Body Postures of our spiritual ancestors combined with the accompaniment of rhythmic sounds of a rattle to stimulate a waking dream state. Dr. Felicitas Goodman taught that ecstatic postures are an entry to alternate realities.

Sat location- YoGanesg YoGa, 208 W 29th St #201, NYC 10001. Sun location- Balance Arts Center, W 28th St, NYC. RSVP to 505-231-3698 or visit NikaAnnon.com/events.

SAT, NOV 14 & SUN, NOV 15 Finding the Power to Connect with Your Life Purpose 2-Day Workshop – 9am-5pm both days.

Who are you? Why are you here? In this empowering workshop, we will use these existential questions to catalyze a journey of connection with your true essence.

Beyond an occupation or even a calling, our purpose is the touchstone of our existence—and relatively easy to discover if we know where and how to look for it. With expert guidance, you will engage in inner inquiry and purpose-focused meditation that will ultimately free your energy from habitual emotional entanglements and provide a more enlightened way of being in your life. $395. Eileenfisherlearninglab.com/your-life-purpose/.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 “The Phenomenon Bruno Groening--On the Tracks of the Miracle Healer” – 11am-4:30pm (includes 2 breaks). Thousands of people were healed through Bruno Groening, and healings are still reported today while viewing this documentary film. The film contains over fifty contemporary witness interviews as well as testimonials. Come and experience the healing energy for yourself. Donations appreciated, registration required. One Spirit Learning Alliance, 247 W 36th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY. For more information, call 212-714-5379 or visit bruno-groening.org.

MON, NOV 16-THURS, NOV 19 7 Planes of Existence Workshop – 10am-5pm.

The 7 Planes of Existence is the philosophy behind all ThetaHealing seminars and books. By learning the structure of the Planes of Existence, you will discover that it is possible to create new realities in this lifetime and master your potential abilities. In the Planes of Existence class we outline the structure of all energies, how the Universe was created, the traits and interactions between the planes, how you learn life lessons to master different qualities, and how these qualities create different abilities. Would you like to be done learning these qualities such as determination through difficult situations? In this class we cover many practices of integrating these virtues/qualities instantly and discover your highest potential abilities in this lifetime. Pre-requisites: Basic and Advanced ThetaHealing and Intuitive Anatomy.

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

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The Hidden Deficiency Having the proper amount of iodine in our system at all times is critical to overall health, yet the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that iodine deficiency is increasing drastically in light of an increasingly anemic national diet of unpronounceable additives and secret, unlabeled ingredients. This deficit now affects nearly three-quarters of the population.

Causes of Iodine Deficiency

Radiation

Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation

Low-Sodium Diets

Overuse of zero-nutrient salt substitutes in foods leads to iodine depletion

Iodized Table Salt

Iodized salt may slowly lose its iodine content by exposure to air

Bromine

A toxic chemical found in baked goods overrides iodine's ability to aid thyroid

Iodine-Depleted Soil Poor farming techniques have led to declined levels of iodine in soil

A Growing Epidemic Symptoms range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and skin and hair problems. This lack of essential iodine can also cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers; and in children, intellectual disability, deafness, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University and the French National Academy of Medicine.

What to Do The easy solution is taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage to rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the whole body.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 DNA 3 Workshop – 10am-5pm. DNA 3 is a ThetaHealing® class designed for people that have excelled in ThetaHealing® . This class quickens your spiritual evolution and is a vital step in mastering our relationship with energy. Once you have completed Intuitive Anatomy and have cleared your body and mind, you are ready for DNA 3, which begins your journey transforming your external environment.

Pre-requisites: Basic and Advanced ThetaHealing and Intuitive Anatomy. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway (at 26th St), New York, NY. Register by visiting ThetaHealingNYC.com, emailing info@ thetahealingnyc.com or calling 212-260-5727.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 5RHYTHMS Dance/Movement Workshop – 2-3:30pm.

Join Margaret H. Wagner, 5RHYTHMS® accredited teacher, in this dynamic movement practice of being in the body that ignites creativity, connection and community.

Using musical beats from around the world, it is a body and soul workout for young and old, survivors of bad backs, bum knees and broken hearts. Students move through the energies of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness.

At Wainwright House, 260 Stuyvesant Ave, Rye, NY. $33.

To pre-register, go to wainwright.org/programs.htm. For more information visit 5Rhythms.com, email margaret@ MargaretWagner.com or call 203-209-0047.

Blue Rock School Open House – 10am. Blue Rock School invites parents interested in kindergarten through

eighth grade to visit our beautiful, four-acre campus.

Meet Blue Rock faculty and hear how our vibrant and creative learning environment nurtures children’s natural curiosity and fosters a lifelong love of learning.

Free. Blue Rock School, 110 Demarest Mill Rd, West Nyack, NY. Beverly Stycos, 535-3353 oradmissions@ bluerockschool.org. BlueRockSchool.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Awaken Wellness Fair – 10am-5pm. Awaken to your best self! Speakers, healers, vendors, readers, over 100 exhibitors and hundreds of guests await your attendance. Exhibitor spots are available. Bring this notice for free admission. Double Tree Hotel, 455 S Broadway, Tarrytown, NY. AwakenFair.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Free Healing Circle – 6:30-8pm. Please join us at ThetaHealingNYC for a free healing circle. You will receive an individual mini-session that releases any belief systems holding you back from manifesting the wellness, prosperity, and healthy relationships you desire; then you will experience the energy of All That Is in a powerful healing circle. We are Master ThetaHealers who are honored to watch lives completely transform with this amazing mind/body healing technique. Please email info@thetahealingnyc. com or call 212-260-5727 to register so we know to expect you. ThetaHealingNYC, 1133 Broadway, Suite 1107, New York, NY. ThetaHealingNYC.com.

ongoing TUESDAYS The Physician Within: Healing with Essential Oils – 7-8pm. Join Acupuncturist, Lee Schwalb as he discusses how to heal your body using therapeutic grade essential oils. Topics will include: weight management, stress reduction and facial rejuvenation. This one hour class will change the way you view your health, and will empower you to heal rapidly. Free samples will be provided. Space is limited to twelve people. Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY. Call 646-577-0142 or email leejschwalb@gmail.com to attend.

savethedate DECEMBER 4 Neuromovement® For a Vibrant Life – 7-9pm.

Experience the freedom of new possibilities in your body through the cutting-edge of neuroscience and the mind-body connection—no more aches and pains! Free, registration required. eileenfisherlearninglab.com/a-vibrant-life/.

JANUARY 23-29 Wild Woman Adventure in Columbia – Experience your wild nature in the beautiful countryside of Columbia.

Hikes to waterfalls, mud baths, volcanic hot springs, yoga, experiential classes and visit to Bogotga. $1555includes airfare, lodging, activities, some meals, ground transportation & native tour guide. Register by Dec 1.

Deva Vidya 917-495-1500 or HeavenOnEarth1111.com

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EDGAR CAYCE CENTER

241 West 30th St., 2nd Floor, NYC 10001 212-691-7690 • EdgarCayceNYC.org

FLOWLIFE NYC HOLISTIC LOUNGE

58 Orchard Street (btw Grand and Hester).NY 10002 917-517-0715 • FlowLifeNYC.com Mind, body & soul sanctuary offering (exclusively) King Solomon seals & kabbala jewelry from Israel, crystals & stones, smudges, incense, candles, hand carved statues, indoor meditative fountains, singing bowls, prayer beads, essential oils/lotions/soaps, himalayan salt lamps, bath salts, aromatherapy oils & burners, holistic wellness teas, inspirational & educational books & more. Monthly workshops, weekly classes (A Course in Miracles & Flow Meditation), & weekly services (card readings & astrology charts.

NAMASTE BOOKSHOP

2 W 14th St., New York, NY 10011 212-645-0141 • NamasteBookshop.com

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

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

DREUX BASSOUL, HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER Manhattan & Westchester 917-445-3660 • dreuxbass@gmail.com NESHealth.com

Many health conditions aren’t being diagnosed properly and therefore not treated effectively. Now we have something that truly works. NES Health is an effective system that probes the human body field to identify bioenergetic distortions that may underlie physical and emotional issues. Contact me to learn how the flow of energy is restored to allow your body to heal.

NEW YORK OPEN CENTER

22 E. 30th St., New York, NY 10016 212-219-2527 • OpenCenter.org

BLUE LOTUS QI GONG

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Blue Lotus Qi Gong is dedicated to providing information, practice and experience to people who need physical, emotional, mental/spiritual healing. Workshops and classes are offered to heal different aspects of our being through gentle movement and circulation of qi, i.e. energy, sounds, colors and daoist meditations. Qi Gong treatments are available personally or distantly dealing with foreign energy, blocked qi, trauma etc.

227 E 24th Street, NYC 10010 212-974-2288 • ReflectionsYoga.comWe are located steps from the 6 or N/R trains to 23rd St., at 227 E. 24th St. between 2nd & 3rd aves.

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

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

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CONNECTED SPINE

Dr. Suzanne McBride, D.C. & Founder 580 Broadway, Suite 403, NYC 10012 212-334-3395 suzanne@connectedspine.com ConnectedSpine.com Functional Neurology meets Ancient Healing Arts. Connected Spine is committed to helping you become the master of your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Network Care is a profound, wholebody approach to wellness that connects you to your ability to heal. Using both Network Spinal Analysis™ (NSA) and Somato Respiratory Integration (SRI). Shift happens, pain disappears, hearts open and lives change!

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MARKO KARVALHO

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

RACHEL’S WATERS OF LIFE

1146 Second Ave, #1 (near 59th St.) New York NY 212-317-0467 Rachel Mann, Certified Colon Therapist flickr.com/photos/rachel_colon_therapist_nyc RachelWatersOfLifeColonCleansing.net Clean your System with a high Colonic and feel great! Why should you be concerned about your Colon? Colonic helps you with bloating, constipation, candida, headaches, parasites, and back-pain. A healthy colon produces vitamins B and K and a healthy digestive tract helps support a healthy immune system. A session is a comfortable experience.

THETA HEALING NYC

1133 Broadway at 26th Street New York, NY 10010 212.260.5727 • ThetaHealingNYC.com ThetaHealing® is a mind/body technique that creates instantaneous emotional and physical change at the cellular level. We invite you to change your life by experiencing a session or workshop at ThetaHealingNYC, a Manhattan healing center and ThetaHealing school. ThetaHealing pinpoints and changes beliefs holding us back from achieving health, abundance, and relationships. Rediscover your balance and connection to the Universe!

LOUIS H VASTOLA, DPSC, DC 200 W. 57th Street 718-300-8957 SevenPow.com • DrDetoxNYC.com

Dr. Vastola utilizes seven steps to discover why your body is losing so much energy it can no longer heal and reapir efficiently. He is a leader in many energetic approaches, bionetic testing and biofeedback. Since 1978 he has been assisting people in transforing their health and lives, come join the revolution.

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Dr. Lewis Gross has over 31 years’ experience providing holistic dentistry to adults and children with his staff of dental specialists and integrative practitioners. Offering less invasive and more natural solutions for patients with difficult dental issues and those who seek just a good family dentist. Our recently renovated, state-of-the-art facility, offers among other things, Laser Dentistry, metal free implants, non-invasive oral cancer screening, ozone, and alternatives to surgery and root canal.

KENZA International Beauty provides the highest quality, 100% Pure Argan oil and Prickly Pear Seed Oil. Our Moroccan oils are USDA Organic, registered with the FDA for their authenticity, ISO9001 certified for quality, sustainably sourced, produced by women cooperative, and support social change for women. Our wholesale minimum is 32oz for Argan oil and 8oz for Prickly Pear Seed Oil with a capacity of offering several gallons. KENZA “be generously beautiful” ™ Skin & Hair care collection is available for retail and wholesale and also available in bulk for Organic/Green SPA, Health & Beauty stores, and professional Hair salons. Special : Enter code: KENZA10NA to get 10% off 1st order of $75 or more.

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DR. REID WINICK, D.D.S.

120 E 56th St, 12th Fl, NYC 10022 212-973-9425 • DentistryForHealthNY.com Dentistry for Health New York is a green and sustainable dental practice designed as a haven for overall wellness, utilizing a whole body program that treats patients as a human ecosystem. Nationwide, patients seek out Dr. Winick's personalized treatment for a 2nd opinion on additional options to save their teeth without painful gum surgery and extractions. Patients report having virtually eliminated the need for periodontal surgery and dental implants, and improved their overall wellness. In addition, Dr. Winick has established a Sleep Disorder Breathing program as a way to help patients eliminate hidden inflammation. Dr. Winick is a national lecturer to medical doctors and other health care providers.

646-249-7769 • Kenza-International-Beauty.com

MAURICIO HAIR STUDIO

210 Fifth Ave. Suite 1102, New York, NY 10010 212-532-3030 • MauricioHair.com Mauricio is a hair artist who provides a holistic approach to the beauty industry—one that focuses not only on the physical but also on the overall well-being of his clients, through unique services, truly organic products, a tailored experience and Zen-like environment that all work together to support the mind, body and soul. Mauricio’s private hair studio mission is to be the first of its kind: an innovative ecofriendly hair studio and ‘inner beauty salon’ that seeks to unlock every guest’s beauty. Natural color services are available for both pregnant and everyday clients.

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MASSAGE BELLANINA FACELIFT MASSAGE 1410 Broadway, NYC 10018 646-320- 8999 • m4hf.com

Our signature massage for rejuvenating maturing skin. This treatment lifts, tones, and firms facial muscles through a series of specialized massage strokes leaving a glowing look for days.

Regular and frequent treatments over time help your muscles to be firmer and tighter.

We include a massage to the feet, shoulders, neck and scalp in this ultra-luxurious treatment. Series is recommended for best results. Series of 6, 10, 15, 20.

FINGER LAKES SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

272 N. Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, NY 914-241-7363 • flsm.com Join us for a transformative experience as you develop your intuitive and scientific abilities to heal through therapeutic touch. Classes taught to auditory, visual and kinesthetic learners. Financial aid available for full and part-time programs.

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

SKIN HEALTH DR. MARIANA BONEVA

Beauty Plus Aesthetics 353 Lexington Ave, Suite 1603, NYC 10016 212-371-6097 • BeautyPlusAesthetics.com Beauty Plus Aesthetics emphasizes the uniqueness of each person. 3 main principles govern their approach: Holistic – a person’s body, mind & emotions. Personalized – treatment plans molded to each client’s lifestyle & body type. Coherent–interrelated advice & treatments. Dr. Mariana Boneva pioneered the most advanced laser treatments 2D and 3D Skin Rejuvenation in Manhattan. Her goal is not only to correct skin’s imperfections, but to create actual improvement in patients’ self image.

PRODUCTS HERBASWAY

800-672-7322 • Herbasway.com Founded in 1996, HerbaSway Laboratories is located in Wallingford, CT. Our formulas are based on traditional herbal combinations that have been used for thousands of years. Using only the purest ingredients and wild-crafted herbs, in combination with the latest Western scientific research, HerbaSway’s formulas are synergistically blended to produce optimal balance in your body.

WOMEN’S WELLNESS BREAST THERMOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL

OZONE DENTISTRY DR. PETER SILVER

24 East 12th St., Suite 305 212-924-6890 • TheOzoneDentist.com Dr.PeterSilver@gmail.com

Patricia Bowden-Luccardi LMT. CNNT. CTT 250 Park Ave. 7th. Flr. 877-315-7226 Ext 411 btiscan.com • medicalthermology.org

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

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

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

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

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