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Dear Friends,

As we enter one of the darkest winters we’ve ever known, we all seem to be on a personal quest to make it merry and bright. Some of my friends started decorating their homes before Thanksgiving. The need for holiday cheer runs deep this year. No one is following any rules about when it’s appropriate to bring in the light.

With so many businesses trying to stay afloat, and way too many families unable to put food on the table, let alone buy gifts for their kids, what can we do amidst our own struggles? How can we help others in need?

We found one brilliant answer in the inspiring documentary Dear Santa: A True Story of Kindness, which tells the story of Operation Santa, a 100-year-old program of the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS receives thousands of letters to Santa each year. Many children are completely selfless in their wishes, requesting something for another family member. The film “highlights letters asking for something poignant, something that goes beyond the common wish for a toy.” Then it shows how, through Operation Santa, people from all over the United States can adopt a child (or an adult!) and get them items on their wish list. These gifts are delivered to their front door by the adoptive family, who introduce themselves as Santa’s helpers or elves.

Especially now, it’s heartwarming to watch children and adults stand in shocked disbelief that their wishes have come true. None of them expects their letters to be answered, and the majority are. The biggest struggle for the adoptive family is not knowing which child or adult to choose. “I’d like to adopt them all” is a common refrain in the film.

If you’re like me, you’ve found that there is nothing more satisfying than seeing the joy in someone’s eyes when you give them something they were not expecting. The special gratification that comes from giving is at the heart of Dear Santa. I’m not sure who was happier about the gift handoffs, the givers or the receivers, but I must admit I shed a few tears watching them happen. If you’d like to learn more about Operation Santa, visit DearSanta.movie, watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0 MhSPWfBbtE&feature=youtu.be, or visit usps OperationSanta.com.

How else can you give this holiday season? Our family has given to our local food bank, and we’re buying gift cards from struggling restaurants and giving them to friends, teachers and service providers, so everyone benefits. Some of the funds that would have gone to buying our boys gifts will instead go to gifts we’ll drop off at a shelter.

It’s time to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, but before we say goodbye, let’s embrace the season with a meaningful act of kindness and head into 2021 with a fresh outlook. There will be light at the end of this tunnel.

May you all have a joyous, safe and healthy holiday season, and protect yourself and others. See you on the other side.

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To share the wonders of this ancient therapy, Joan Arata, owner of clinics in SOHO, in New York City, and Florham Park, New Jersey, is offering Health and GLOW acupuncture 3-pack specials, and special discounts for annual memberships.'

“GLOW is a toxin-free, non-invasive and natural approach to help skin regain its glow and enhance beauty,” explains Arata. “Beauty and wellness go hand in hand. With GLOW, we are taking the age-old practice of acupuncture and applying it to well-being and beauty, blending the two in a powerful way.”

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Letters & Journals Magazine Launches Online

Jackie Flaherty, former publisher of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities, has launched a new magazine called Letters & Journals. This 48-page online magazine published its first issue in November 2020. Flaherty plans on publishing two times a year with potential to increase to quarterly and possibly also a print edition. Future editions will cost $2.99 to access and download. The first issue is free.

Letters & Journals celebrates all things having to do with letter writing (mail, postage, postcards); journal keeping (blank, travel, bullet); using planners (day planners, illustrating, doodling); office supplies (pens and notebooks); and writing areas (desks, tools, creativity).

The blog for Letters & Journals began in 2009 and has been published regularly since then. In 2012, Flaherty bought the Natural Awakenings magazine franchise to the Twin Cities. She published NA Twin Cities from 2012 until 2017 when she sold the magazine to its current owner and publisher, Candi Broeffle. Regarding her new venture, Flaherty states, “The analog ways of communication are making a comeback.” She proffers as evidence the wildly popular planner conferences where people gather to learn about day planners, including new trends, who is using what, sharing supplies and ideas, workshops, vendors and speakers.

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Flaherty, who wrote her master’s thesis on the history of letter writing, is passionate about the subject and has been a long-time letter writer. One of the findings of her 2005 thesis was, contrary to eliminating this longneglected hobby, the internet was actually creating a platform for it to be revived. “With key words and Google searches, hobbyists of any hobby can now easily find each other online,” explains Flaherty. “Yes, letter writing has changed, but what hasn’t changed? Many who bemoan the loss of letter writing never wrote letters in the first place.”

Flaherty is excited about the prospect of connecting with others who share a love of letters and journals, office supplies and new notebooks.

Cost: Free. For more information and to view the premiere issue online, visit LettersAndJournals.com.

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KnoWEwell, a collaborative partner with the Natural Awakenings family of publishers, is offering individuals and providers the opportunity to receive a complimentary one-year membership to its global community and marketplace. The KnowWEwell platform is a comprehensive online destination for today’s trusted Regenerative Whole Health knowledge, resources and community. Through its use, subscribers can find access to vetted, evidence-based resources for health, wellness and sustainability. Individuals, providers and experts can communicate and work together in an interactive, vibrant online community.

At the Rachlin Center, we help every patient achieve optimum well-being by developing strategies for addressing their health risks and producing the most successful results. Our workups include a thorough evaluation of bloodwork and cardiovascular risk, and a tailored wellness program unique to each client.

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“Natural Awakenings is honored to give our dedicated readers the opportunity to be among the first members welcomed into the KnoWEwell community. With gratitude for our 26 years of readership and support, through our mission-aligned collaborative partnership with KnoWEwell, for a limited time we are pleased to gift both individuals and providers with free annual memberships,” says Sharon Bruckman, Founder and CEO. For more information, visit KnoWEwell.com, which includes the free membership codes during this limited time offer.

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Meditation Is Simple, Essential

Even a limited meditation practice can help us release tension, improve our mental and physical health, and make our lives easier and less complicated, says Ma Mokshapriya Shakti, Ph.D., founder of Yogashakti Yoga Center, in Queens.

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Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at post offices around the “Meditation is not removing yourself from this world and going into a world country. of nothingness,” she says. “It is active Through participation in beginning to understand ourselves. Why am I here? Why am I Operation not getting what I want? Why can I not quiet my mind? What is life? Work, eat, Santa, the United sleep—is that all there is? These are questions we need to answer. For this States reason, we need to meditate. It is an absolute essential for life.”

Postal Through meditation, we make sense of life by tapping into our higher self, Service makes it possible for the part that the constant pressures and tensions of daily activity prevents Americans to safely adopt these us from accessing, she says. letters and make children’s dreams And meditation isn’t as hard as most people think. come true. A new documentary, Dear Santa, shines a light on this 100-year“Tools are plentiful, but the inspiration to practice is not,” she says. “Every old program. individual is capable of meditating, if inspired to practice regularly. To be inspired we need to examine the reward and understand the tools.”

Opening in theaters and on video on demand beginning December 4, Dear Starting January 10, Shakti will offer an eight-week teacher-training Santa invites audiences along for class—Meditation, Mindfulness and Deep Relaxation—for those who wish the magic of this massive endeavor. to deepen and refine their meditation practice and deliver inspired and Traveling the country much like Santa intuitively led meditations. Classes will be held via Zoom on four Saturdays does on Christmas Eve, the film and eight Sundays, from 2 to 6 p.m. focuses on select Operation Santa centers: some in metropolitan areas Cost: $888. For more information, visit YogaShakti.yoga/teachers-training/, call like the massive operation in New York 718-738-8001 or email yogashaktiny@gmail.com. See ad, page 15.

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Former Brooklyn Roommates Create Duebest Eco-Cutlery

This year we’ve had to rethink much of how we live life, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. As we’re doing less dine-in and more takeout, a new local brand, Duebest (pronounced “do best”), is helping us do it sustainably.

The film highlights letters asking for something poignant, something that goes beyond the common wish for a toy. Santa explains how kind-hearted strangers across the country help him accommodate these special requests while he concentrates on toy making and his demanding delivery schedule.

Ultimately, Dear Santa shows that we can all make the world a better place, one gesture at a time.

Founded by former Brooklyn roommates determined to end single-use plastic, Duebest makes a reusable wooden cutlery set with chopsticks, a glass straw, and a knife, fork and spoon, all contained in a lightweight carrying case—everything needed to BYOC (bring your own cutlery). And because the set is germ-free and waste To learn more, visit DearSanta.movie. free, it helps users stay sanitary, which is important now more than ever.

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E&feature=youtu.be. To purchase the Duebest’s teakwood is ethically sourced from Indonesia. Each piece is film go to https://www.dearsanta.movie/ hand-carved by artisans in Bali, Indonesia, and Fair Trade certified by the watch-at-home/.

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book review Stress affects everyone. There are effective ways to help manage it, even for trauma survivors. That is the message in Shanna Warner’s latest book - Easy Stress Solutions: How to Meditate Like a Master, Banish Anxiety and Kick Depression to the Curb.

As a survivor with over 30 years of experience dealing with PTSD, depression, panic attacks, nightmares and negative situations, the author brings a practical approach to dealing with the problems of life. The book begins with her favorite free and easy stress-busting tools. It includes 7 simple meditations that anyone can start using immediately. She also recorded 3 guided meditations and made them freely available for everyone on her website.

The book then details more ways to battle stress, from rescripting nightmares to using positive verbal anchors. Then the process of transformation begins with 21 days of in-depth questions, uncovering negative beliefs, rewriting personal statements and creating a framework for transformational growth.

Shanna and her husband, Mark, live in Tulsa, OK where they publish the Oklahoma edition of Natural Awakenings magazine.  The book is available in print, ebook and audiobook. For more information, including links to the guided meditations, visit ShannaWarner.com.

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Researchers Find Gum Disease, Chronic Disease Link

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Medical professionals know there’s a connection between periodontal disease and more systemic chronic health conditions, but that connection has not been fully understood at the cellular level.

Now researchers at the University of Toronto think they have identified the process by which inflammation of the gums, if left untreated, can manifest as disease on a wider scale, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer and even COVID-19.

According to findings published in the Journal of Dental Research and reported by UToronto.ca, “the researchers focused on the behaviours of cells primarily activated by

gum disease: neutrophils, which are cells of the innate immune system. Through in vivo models, the researchers found that the immune system releases an abundance of these neutrophils to tackle the bacterial infections responsible for periodontitis, more commonly known as gum disease.

“Activated to fight an oral infection, a systemic effect was noted: Once periodontal inflammation was present, an overabundance of neutrophils circulated that are primed for attack. The hyper-vigilant immune system then responds with an excess of force to any secondary infection. . . That’s when the body becomes susceptible to damage from secondary inflammatory conditions.

With the immune system already primed by the neutrophils, a secondary event causes those immune cells to destroy affected tissues and organs.”

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Empowered Patients Are Key to Holistic Dentistry

Being an empowered patient means taking responsibility for one’s own health—including opening a clean mouth to the dentist, says Leah Welder, Ph.D., lead practitioner at the Wellness Center, which developed a DIY oral care kit for the national wellness company Health Healing Energy Ph.D. “When your mouth reflects a haven of healthy gums and teeth, the dentist is but a partner in your journey of preserving your pearls,” Welder says. “In simple terms, this means you won’t associate dental visits with anxiety and apprehension.”

According to the World Health Organization, empowered patients understand their role in their own health care; can engage knowledgeably with their healthcare provider; and have both the skills to properly care for their health and “a facilitating environment” to encourage them to do so.

“When these four parts are present in a dental visit, patient participation is encouraged and care is a collaborative effort, making it a mutually beneficial visit to both the dentist and patient,” Welder says.

She notes that patient empowerment is key to the holistic approach to dentistry, which recognizes the

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interconnection of oral and overall health.

Breath-Taking Mouth, developed for Health Healing Energy Ph.D., is designed to help people take charge of their health, she says. The comprehensive kit introduces simple oral-care techniques and a cycled guide, based on ancient healing practices.

“It’s all about the whole-body approach,” she says.

“The mouth-drying advertisements of one-hour dental implants displayed with a metal screw in a tooth does not concur with our perspective of health. Instead, we want to see smiles that reflect a clean, happy, healthy mouth.”

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We’ve all read our fair share of immune-system tips this year, but Dr. Linda Golden, of Golden Dental Wellness Center, in Manhasset, has turned hers into a few easy steps to follow as we head into flu season. “Contracting the flu can open your body up to contracting COVID-19, so it’s essential to keep yourself healthy in the coming months,” she says.

First, keep following basic cleanliness protocols, like frequent hand washing and sanitizing. Second, practice a healthy lifestyle: Drinks lots of water, get plenty of sleep, and exercise outdoors when possible.

Third, manage stress. “Small changes like a lavender essential oil can help reduce stress, and it makes a great natural hand sanitizer too,” Golden says.

Fourth, make your home’s air cleaner by improving the air flow.

Fifth, use nutrition as a tool to fight infection. Avoid processed foods, and introduce superfoods, key nutrients and antioxidants.

“Probiotics are a great way to boost gut health and totalbody immunity,” Golden says. “Fermented foods are key here, as 75 percent of the immune system lives in the gut.

Additionally, reach for whole grains and nuts for a boost of zinc, an essential player in the fight against infection. Finally, supplement your diet with some new superfoods. Try reishi mushrooms, tangy apples, echinacea powder or elderberries to keep your body strong and ready to repel the flu and COVID.” For more information about flu prevention or how dentistry helps fight infection, call Golden Dental Wellness Center for a consultation at 516-627-8400. See ad, page 2.

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How to Choose a Dentist Longtime Tribeca practitioner suggests holding a ‘job interview’

then narrowing it down by questioning the doctor and/or office staff on the following subjects: · Year established: “The history of the practice is an indication of the doctors’ long-term guarantee on their work,” Gross says. “You also want to query who the actual provider will be. Is it the owner or a recent graduate of dental school?” · Practice specialties: Ask about the core services that define the office.

Choosing a dentist is one of the most important healthcare decisions we make. Unfortunately, many of us make this choice blindly, or based solely on office location or our insurance company’s provider list. Like all doctors, dentists compete for our business, and so it’s up to us potential “customers” to perform due diligence in the selection process, says Dr. Lewis Gross, director of Holistic Dentists. Gross has practiced dentistry for adults and children in Tribeca for more than 40 years.

He notes a number of caveats to keep in mind when choosing a dentist. For example, the providers covered under an insurance plan don’t always end up being the least expensive.

“In-network dentists have a tendency to do more unnecessary work to make up for the discount and have less flexibility on co-payment,” he says.

Finding the best choice of dentist is a personal as well as a financial decision. A friend’s recommendation can help, but it’s also subjective. Trying to find the “best” dentist online is also tricky, because search engine optimization filters slant results, pushing certain names to the top of this list.

Online reviews can also be biased and not reflect the whole story, Gross says.

“Doctors who perform more complicated cases might get more negative reviews,” he explains. “And getting background checks or malpractice history is not practical.”

In order to make an informed choice, Gross recommends compiling a list of candidates through an initial search and

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· Alternatives to root canal: Does this office immediately root canal deep fillings, or does it try to save the teeth? “If the tooth senses temperature, then it’s still alive—the pulp can still be saved. It’s better to preserve as much of the natural tooth as possible,” Gross says. “If it’s been infected for a while, then it’s better to extract then entomb bacteria into the body.” · Avoidance of mercury amalgam and BPA composite fillings: Metal-free dentistry is considered more biocompatible, he says, and BPA is an ingredient in plastic fillings that should be avoided. · In-office technology: A well-equipped dental office will offer virtual consultations; an in-house lab (sameday crowns); and 3-D CBCT scans, Gross says. · Caviations and extractions: Does the practice offer ozone and PRF stem cells instead of animal bone graft? Do they remove the periodontal ligament when extracting teeth? The answer to both questions should be yes, he says. · Use of non-extraction Invisalign orthodontics and treatment for sleep apnea: Many dentists are trained to address facial collapse and airway imbalances through the use of custom orthodontics. · Preventive care: “The dental staff should offer dietary training if you or your family have high decay rates or bad breath,” Gross says. “An acidic environment, which promotes the bad bacteria in the mouth, is caused by diet, lifestyle and salivary dysfunction.” To test saliva pH at home, use litmus paper first thing in the morning for five days and record the average number. A score below 6.25 is acidic. He recommends an Alkaline Oral Cleanse as a natural alternative to fluoride.

Treat the initial consultation with the dentist like it’s a job interview, Gross says.

“If the doctor is disdainful of your query—that side-faced giggle—then you might assume his business profile is more quantity of services than quality,” he says. “We assume in life that we get what we pay for, but in dentistry that’s not always the case. An informed consumer is not a victim to their disease, but an active participant in the healing process.”

Holistic Dentists, located at 17 Park Place, accepts many insurance plans and is convenient to public transportation. It offers free pH testing and Alka-White Alkaline Oral Cleanse ($20 value) to all new patients. For appointments or more information, contact the practice at 212-732-2200, reception@holistic-dentists.com or info@ alkawhite.com.

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Eat Cruciferous Veggies for Cleaner Blood Vessels

Yoga postures and breathing may significantly reduce episodes of atrial fibrillation, suggests a new study—good news for the one in 11 Americans that suffer from its anxiety-producing palpitations, racing pulses, dizziness and shortness of breath. In the study, which was presented to the European Society of Cardiology, 538 patients underwent 12 weeks without yoga and then 16 weeks of attending 30-minute yoga classes every other day. During the yoga period, their fibrillation episodes were halved, dropping on average to eight as compared to 15 in the non-yoga period. Average blood pressure was 11/6 millimeters of mercury lower after yoga training. The patients also reported improved moods and energy.

“Our study suggests that yoga has wideranging physical and mental health benefits for patients with atrial fibrillation, and could be added on top of usual therapies,” says study author Naresh Sen, M.D., of Sunil Memorial Superspecialty Hospital, in Jaipur, India.

Pile on the broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage. In a study of 684 older Australian women published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found those that ate more than 45 grams of cruciferous vegetables a day— about one-quarter cup of steamed broccoli or one-half cup of raw cabbage—were 46 percent less likely to have calcium buildup in the aorta, the main vessel carrying blood from the heart into the body. Fatty calcium deposits in the aorta are a key marker of vascular disease linked to heart attacks and strokes. “One particular constituent found abundantly in cruciferous vegetables is vitamin K, which may be involved in inhibiting the calcification process that occurs in our blood vessels,” says lead author Lauren Blekkenhorst, of Edith Cowan University, in Perth. southstore design/Pexels.com

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“Bulking up” evokes images of bodybuilders and possible steroid use, but new research shows that older people that simply eat lots of vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables have greater skeletal muscle mass than those that don’t eat these foods. Researchers from the UK’s University of East Anglia collected data from more than 13,000 people between 42 and 82 years old and reported in The Journal of Nutrition that the highest amounts of vitamin C correlated with the greatest estimated skeletal muscle mass—an important finding, as people older than 50 typically lose half a percent of muscle fat each year, leading to frailty and a lower quality of life. Sixty percent of men in the study and 50 percent of women were not getting enough vitamin C from food or supplements. “We’re not talking about people needing megadoses. Eating a citrus fruit such as an orange each day and having a vegetable side to a meal will be sufficient for most people,” says study co-author Richard Hayhoe.

Nap Less for Heart Health

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For normal nighttime sleepers, taking a midday snooze for more than one hour may hurt cardiovascular health, reports a surprising new study from Guangzhou Medical University, in China. After analyzing 20 studies of 313,651 people, researchers found those people that napped longer than 60 minutes after sleeping more than six hours at night had a 30 percent greater risk of death from any cause and a 34 percent higher risk of heart disease. However, for people sleeping less than six hours at night, naps of 30 to 45 minutes “might improve heart health,” says study author Zhe Pan. Napping, long thought to be healthy, is under increasing scrutiny, with some research linking it to high blood pressure, diabetes and poor overall physical health.

A 2019 Swiss study, published in Heart, of 3,500 people concluded that napping once or twice a week reduces heart disease risk by 48 percent, but benefits decline with more frequent naps, perhaps because ongoing sleepiness can point to underlying health disorders.

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California Passes Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed the ToxicFree Cosmetics Act into law, which bans 24 ingredients from cosmetics and personal care products sold within the state. The list includes mercury, formaldehyde, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, endocrine-disrupting phthalates and long-chain parabens used as preservatives, among other chemicals. Many have been linked to breast cancer, reproductive and neurological damage, birth defects, organ system toxicity and developmental delays.

National standards lag behind the rest of the world and have not been updated since being created in 1938.

Despite the industry’s immense size, only two pages of the 829-page Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act govern cosmetics.

The new California law will make products safer for everyone, but Black women stand to benefit more because they represent the biggest U.S. market for cosmetics. Environmental watchdog Treehugger notes that Black women account for an estimated 22 percent of the country’s $42-billion per year personal care products market, despite comprising less than 7 percent of the national population.

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WellExplorer App Can Warn of Toxic Drinking Water

The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has created WellExplorer, a new, interactive tool that allows residents and scientists to find out what toxins have been deposited in their drinking water as a result of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Exposure to fracking fluid in drinking water has been shown to increase the risk of respiratory problems, premature births, congenital heart defects and other health problems.

Different fracking sites use a diverse mix of chemical ingredients, and individuals and researchers are often uninformed about the exact health consequences of living near a particular well. People can view the closest fracking sites in their state, learn which chemicals are used at those sites and view their levels of toxicity by entering their zip code.

WellExplorer can be obtained for free at WellExplorer.org or downloaded on Apple’s App store.

A recent study published in the journal Database found that operators of wells in Alabama use a disproportionately high number of chemicals that target estrogen pathways, as do those in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania in impacting testosterone pathways. The information found through WellExplorer might be particularly relevant for those that use private water wells.

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The U.S. Geological Survey predicts that global sea levels would rise by about 230 feet if all the glaciers and ice caps on Earth melted, flooding almost every coastal city in the world. This disastrous possibility forces us to confront where current coastal dwellers would go if their cities become uninhabitable. In 2017, of the 68.5 million people that were displaced by sudden weather events that included floods, forest fires and intense storms, more than one-third of them were forced to leave their homes behind.

A 2018 World Bank report found that without tangible climate action, more than 143 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America will be forced to move to escape the impacts of climate change by 2050. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, more than 1 billion people worldwide will live in countries with insufficient infrastructure to withstand climate change by 2050 (see Tinyurl.com/EcologicalThreatMap). The Pacific Islands are expected to be impacted especially hard because sea levels there are already rising at almost half an inch each year.

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As this waste decomposes, dangerous greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide are emitted, adding to the climate crisis. This season, include Earth on the gift list by reducing holiday-related waste.

To stop the uptick of mailed catalogs, call stores and request to be removed from mailing lists.

Reusable shopping bags are not just for groceries. Bring them to malls and boutiques to cut down on single-use store bags.

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When the holiday classic Jingle Bells starts playing in department stores, Americans deck the landfills with extra trash. According to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), garbage increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day—or about 1 million extra tons each week—including 38,000 miles of ribbon, $11 billion worth of packing material and 15 million discarded Christmas trees.

Social-distancing Americans are expected to flock to the internet for gifts.

Consider saving the shipping boxes and packing materials for later use or donating them to a mailing center that would be happy to reuse them.

Wrapping paper, ribbons and bows are The most environmentally friendly beautiful, but create waste. Consider gifts eliminate wrapping and shipping eco-friendly alternatives like towels, altogether. Here are some favorite tablecloths, scarves and even socks. low-waste ideas: According to NEEF, an estimated 2.6 n Charitable donations billion holiday cards are sold in the n Cooking, music, craft or U.S. every year. That’s enough to fill a other lessons football field 10 stories high. Be kind to the planet by switching to e-cards or n Passes to museums or making personal phone calls. amusement parks At the holiday table, use cloth napn Gift cards for restaurants kins and tablecloths instead of paper. or bookstores They’re festive, elegant and best of all, n Music downloads or washable and reusable. spa treatments Forgo plastic cutlery, paper plates and Most towns recycle Christmas trees single-use plastic cups, too. An extra and process them into mulch for use in dishwasher load is better than bags parks. Contact a local waste managefull of trash, plastic being the worst ment agency for details. non-biodegradable culprit.

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Overcoming the Pain of Genital and Oral Herpes and Shingles From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City…

Have you ever had chickenpox or a cold sore?

Almost everyone answers yes to this question. If you answered yes, then you have a herpes infection. Both types of viral infections are easily transferred by contact with someone with a current outbreak. You may have both!

Herpes zoster (HZ), commonly known as shingles, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe. The initial infection causes chickenpox, which usually occurs in children and young adults. After the chickenpox is gone, the virus remains in the body and can go on to cause shingles. HZ is not the same disease as herpes simplex types 1 or 2, despite the similar name, although both HZ and herpes simplex belong to the same viral family.

especially as a result of stress, alcohol use or eating foods high in a protein called L-arginine, which is found in nuts and chocolate, among other foods.

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Treatments with antivirals can reduce outbreaks and may alleviate the severity of symptomatic episodes but will not get rid of the infection. Medical ozone is the only medicine known to destroy and rid the body of this horrible infection.

Please don’t believe the commercials on television saying you can never get rid of herpes. Though with no promises or guarantees, medical ozone has been used all over the world to treat infections that normally cannot be fixed, including herpes in all its forms. Medical ozone is a gas that, when it enters the body intravenously, sticks to all viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeasts and molds and destroys or inactivates them so the body can remove them completely.

HZ becomes dormant in some of our nerve cells without causing symptoms. Many years after a Dr. Howard Robins Most important, medical ozone acts without the chickenpox infection, the virus may break out of harmful adverse reactions or side effects so typical nerve cells and cause a viral infection of the skin of pharmaceuticals. In more than 50 countries for over 70 years, in the area around the nerve. The virus may spread from one more than 45,000 physicians have used medical ozone to sucnerve to another, resulting in a painful rash. Although the rash cessfully and safely treat diseases such as herpes. usually heals within two to four weeks, most people experience nerve pain for months or years, a condition called postherpetic So don’t give up hope, and don’t wait! neuralgia. In the past, outbreaks usually occurred in the elderly, It is absolutely possible to eliminate herpes but now they are common for anyone at any age who is under from your body. great stress or has a compromised immune system.

Herpes simplex 1 and 2 cause the oral and genital forms of what we commonly simply call herpes. They also spread in a way that’s similar to the HZ virus. Herpes simplex is a viral disease caused by both herpes simplex virus types 1 and 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 and genital herpes is the second-most common form of infection. However, both types can be found both orally and genitally! Outbreaks may recur from time to time,

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A New Story for the World

Re-Visioning the Script for a Healthier Society and Planet

by Linda Sechrist The most familiar form of human activity and the most natural way to describe what happens in our lives is through telling stories. Toddlers listen to stories that have contained the same archetypal characters acting out similar plots for millennia. In literature, folktales and myths all over the world, stories serve the purpose of providing life instructions and answering humanity’s fundamental questions about the nature of existence, such as who we are, where we came from, the definition of our purpose and the nature of our reality.

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In the 1980s, author and cultural historian Thomas Berry declared that humanity needed a new story that is less destructive and dysfunctional. Berry filled lecture halls, telling attendees, “We are in trouble now because we don’t have a good story. The old story, the account of how the world came to be and how we fit into it, isn’t functioning properly. What once sustained us, shaped our emotional attitude, provided us with life purpose, energized action, consecrated suffering, integrated knowledge and guided education is no longer serving humanity.” As we are discovering globally through hard experience, the old stories of rugged individualism and conquering and dominating the natural world have run their course with grim results.

In Climate: A New Story, writer and activist Charles Eisenstein suggests that we need a new story that makes possible the more beautiful world our hearts know is achievable. The story, which he believes is attainable, calls for people, governments and organizations to embrace a partnership paradigm to protect, restore, regenerate and repair damages to our planet’s natural world, which we call the environment. Using indigenous wisdom, organizations such as the Pachamama Alliance and Bioneers are helping individuals worldwide to recognize that humanity is here to be in service to life. Creating the right conditions for revitalizing life is the opposite of our collective story that views the natural world only as a resource.

Eisenstein’s ideas for regenerative agriculture match those described in environmentalist Paul Hawken’s Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. In October, Drawdown Georgia became the first state-centered effort to crowd-solve for climate change, with solutions tailored to Georgia’s unique natural, economic and social resources.

NEW SCIENCE STORY Evolution biologist Elisabet Sahtouris’ stories about science shine a light on the broader perspective of life and science gained from studying multiple worldviews. A scholar of ancient sciences, Sahtouris reminds us that the original purpose of science was to find guidance for human affairs by studying nature. During a recent conversation with Ubiquity University founder Jim Garrison in the online Humanity Rising’s Global Solutions Summit, she says, “We have acted in opposition and made ecology subservient to our economy, using ecology as a set of resources for human economics. When we make our

economy fit into nature’s economy, which we call ecology, we’ll have ecosophy, the ‘wisdom of the Earth itself’ that occurs when a man knows how to listen with love.”

Sahtouris teaches corporations about ecosophy’s new view of a conscious universe and a living Earth in which we are co-creators. This, she believes, takes humans out of fatalistic victimhood so that we can become consciously active agents of our destiny. Lifting the fog of our self-image as consumers of stuff gives humans the rights and responsibilities to live out our full co-creative humanity.

A GLOBAL COMMONS SHARING SOLUTIONS Through the daily sharing of stories with keynote speakers and panel discussions, Garrison increases the momentum of the Humanity Rising movement, which includes Ubiquity University students, program participants and more than 400 organizations that come together as a “global commons” to take counsel and share what they are developing for their own networks.

Humanity Rising was launched to try to leverage the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity for human renewal and increase our resilience to future challenges.

This new form of real-life competency education delivered in TED Talk-style presentations, moderated dialogues, working groups, blogs, ongoing conversations, group discussions and other interactions provides participants a wide scope of possibilities and activities for working together for global solutions.

ECONOMICS STORY If British economist Kate Raworth writes a follow-up to her bestselling book Donut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist, she’ll certainly add a case study of

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In the last four decades, fragments of a new story have been slowly emerging. Because it isn’t deemed worthy of mainstream media, the public is left in the dark about new, life-instructing stories capable of altering human civilization in positive ways. Were these story fragments woven together in an anthology, chapters on climate, economy, religion, environment, science, politics, medicine, education, conscious evolution and community would constitute a useful account of ideas and concepts capable of bringing about a brighter future for humanity and the planet. These possibilities would surely capture readers’ imaginations.

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her consulting work in Amsterdam, where her donut model is now embraced as the starting point for public policy decisions. Amsterdam is the world’s first city to make a commitment to Raworth’s concepts: “Out with the global attachment to economic growth and laws of supply and demand, and in with … what it means for countries, cities and people to thrive in balance with the planet,” as reported in The Guardian. The simple central premise of Raworth’s alternative to growth economics is that the goal of economic activity should be to meet the core needs of all within the means of the planet.

INTERCONNECTEDNESS Author Robert Atkinson’s contribution to the new story is his understanding of the underlying unity in all religions and all humanity, expressed throughout his book The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness. “Nature is an embodiment of the divine, and the whole Earth is sacred.

Its vast resources are our common heritage entrusted to us,” he says. “Humanity is one family. Having passed through the stage of childhood, humanity is now struggling to leave behind its adolescent ways while taking on new patterns of thought and action in approaching its maturity. Accepting the oneness of humanity as a biological fact, a social necessity and a spiritual reality will lead us further along our journey toward lasting peace.”

Atkinson believes global harmony is inevitable when we exercise our obligation to independently investigate reality and stop blindly and uncritically following various traditions, movements and opinions. He says, “I consider this as one of the main sources of world conflict.”

UNDIVIDED WHOLENESS In a world engulfed by fragmentation, the film Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm is a healing balm with the potential to overturn our ideas about the world and ourselves.

“The core work of David Bohm, considered one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century, is our essential interconnectedness and undivided wholeness from which we get a sense of our own interconnectivity,” says producer and director Paul Howard. “This realization makes it logical to start taking better care of ourselves, each other and planet Earth.”

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Howard notes, “David was interested in the nature of thought and consciousness. Realizing that he wanted to develop full expression of his interests, he explored wider domains and investigated different worldviews with sages, philosophers and spiritual leaders such as the Dalai Lama, who called David his ‘science guru’. A lifelong concern with social and political change led him to develop the Bohm Dialogue, a form of communication aiming to break through our collective modes of habitual thought. He also spent time with indigenous people, searching for a new form of language in which to express his ideas in a more process-oriented way.”

INDIGENOUS WISDOM While the early church developed and grew in numbers by

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assimilating the wisdom of the world about it, including paganism, it neglected to assimilate the intuitive ways in that indigenous people knew the natural world, how it functioned and how intimately they were integrated with it.

Tribes around the globe have ancient extinction stories that foretold the crises we are collectively experiencing, as well as potential outcomes and possible solutions. In Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change, Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset) tells the story of the Mohawk Seventh Generation Prophecy. “The Onkwehonwe, or real people, rise up and demand their wisdom and way of life be respected and that the natural way of the Earth and way of life be fully restored. Teachings on the indigenous way of life are being sought after, and all that remains is that we work together to restore the Earth to a state of balance and good health,” she says.

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Thousands of people are gathering in online intentional communities associated with personal growth, healing and spiritual awakening. Jennifer Phelps, M.D., owner and director of Phelps MD Integrative Medicine, in Redding, Connecticut, practices mind-body medicine and is a faculty member of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, in Washing- being face-to-face seems to allow people to share more freely. These weird times ton, D.C. A trained facilitator of small are creating a commonality and a sense of community connection.” groups, she has been teaching trauma and stress healing via Zoom calls during CONSCIOUS CHOICE the pandemic.

Leah Lamb, a sacred storyteller in Topanga, California, defines her role as a seer Initially, Phelps was concerned about far beyond the present moment. In Lamb’s online classes with her storytelling comhow the levels of intimacy, trust and munity, she loves sharing quotes by other storytellers such as Rebecca Solnit, “We vulnerability necessary for individuals to develop a sense of cohesiveness and think we tell stories; but stories often tell us … Too often stories saddle us, and they bonding could be formed via computer ride us and whip us onward and tell us what to do and we do it without questioning. screens. By using the center’s model of The task of learning to be free is to learn to hear them; to question them, to pause self-care, self-awareness and mutual and hear silence, to name them and then become a storyteller of your own story.” support that has its roots in indigenous culture, she felt her concern dissipate as group members began to bond quickly.

“Our guidelines call for no cross-talking and no interrupting. Confidentiality is sacred. I’m a facilitator and a participant, which most models don’t allow,” says Phelps. She speculates that the success of online bonding might be due to participants feeling safer in their homes with a little extra anonymity, noting, “Not

“In our role of storyteller, we can’t be without understanding that we tell stories about how we are in the world as much as stories tell us how to be in world. Identify and notice your stories, then understand how they are running you, so you can consciously choose your place in them,” advises Lamb, who encourages her students to discover the genius of their own calling.

These are only some chapters in the new story that calls for each of us to be aware of the stories we live by, as well as those we tell ourselves and others. It also begs us to ask what is our role in the new story.

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Cities that have many thriving local businesses enjoy other benefits, too. “We know from political science studies that they have higher rates of voting participation and volunteering,” Shuman says.

“Sociology studies show lower crime and greater degrees of social organization and civil society. Health studies reveal that local business communities replace a lot of unhealthy, imported food with healthier, fresher, less-packaged food that lowers rates of diabetes and obesity. Unique local businesses attract tourists. And because they shorten the lines of distribution and supply, we know they bring down carbon footprint.”

Pay Where We Play Boosting the Hometown Economy

by Sandra Yeyati A message we hear throughout the year, but especially during the holidays, is, “Buy local.” The idea is to purchase from locally owned and operated businesses.

Facing competition from big chains like Walmart or internet companies like Amazon, they need our support. But it’s not just a nice thing to do; consumers that buy local help build robust hometown economies with a long list of impressive benefits.

“About three dozen studies have found that two to four times more money stays in the economy for every dollar spent in a locally owned business rather than a nonlocal one,” says economist Michael Shuman, author of The Small-Mart Revolution, Put Your Money Where Your Life Is and The Local Economy Solution. “What’s more, the community enjoys a multiplier effect, generating two to four times more job opportunities, two to four times more income and two to four times greater tax collections. If your interest is in reducing poverty and raising social equality, locally owned businesses are your ticket to doing so.”

According to Shuman, cities that rely on just one or two large companies to drive their economies are far less self-reliant and less resilient than towns that support a diversified base of smaller, locally owned businesses. “The more you have control over your economy, the less likely you’re going to be hurt if one big company splits for Mexico,” he explains.

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Phoenix business leader Kimber Lanning, who opened a record store in 1987 and an art gallery in 1999, has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of local commerce. “Doing business with people we know heightens our connection to place, and when we care about place, we’re more likely to vote, volunteer and give charitably.”

In 2003, Lanning founded the nonprofit Local First Arizona (LFA) to help local businesses thrive and eventually eliminate city, state and federal subsidies that multinational companies were receiving.

“Big chains move in, claiming they’re going to drive so much sales tax revenue that the city should pay them to be there,” she explains. “Cabela’s [the outfitter chain] got a $68 million subsidy from Glendale to open one retail location.

These sweetheart deals extract money out of the community that could have been spent on parks, libraries and fire departments, but instead goes to shareholders living elsewhere.” Responding to political pressure by LFA and others, Arizona passed a law banning these subsidies five years ago—a major victory—leveling the playing field for smaller businesses, according to Lanning.

As the author of 13 destination guidebooks, Florida-based travel journalist Karen T. Bartlett helps people discover the often-hidden flavors and experiences unique to their own region, meeting neighbors and supporting the local economy along the way. “From kayak adventures and foodie tours to community theater productions and galleries

featuring local artists, fun and meaningful ways to enjoy the distinctive offerings of home abound,” she says.

“Think local first,” Lanning says. “Spend your money with people you know in your community—from haircuts to oil changes.

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“For people to get excited about the purchase of a five-dollar hammer and not pay attention to where they have their mortgage is utterly irrational. Rank [in] order your business expenditures, which starts with your home, then probably goes to your car and then health care, and think about ways of localizing those things, rather than every grocery item,” Shuman advises.

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by April Thompson with common pantry items, including a base of oats, nut butter and a sweetener like honey or agave, as well as “fixings” such as shredded coconut, dried cranberries or goji berries, chopped nuts, or chia or flax seeds to boost the flavor and nutrition.

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To give a gift a “wow” factor, blogger Shelley Fulton, in Hudson, Ohio, recommends making a themed basket that may include a mix of homemade and purchased items. “You can take your signature spice rub or that homemade soup mix everyone raves about and expand into a gift basket with other products that support the theme, like barbecue tools for the spice rub or a kettle with cute soup bowls and a new ladle for the soup mix,” says Fulton, the creator of Two Healthy Kitchens.

For the dog lovers on a holiday list, Fulton suggests making homemade sweet potato dog biscuits, which can be bundled in a dog bed with other canine comforts.

Gift-givers seeking memorable presents while avoiding holiday shopping stress need look no further than the kitchen. Edible homemade gifts make special, welcome treats, help slow down the shopping frenzy of the season and increase creativity in the kitchen. While 79 percent of recipients return some holiday gifts every year, food and handmade items rank in the top 10 treasured gifts, according to Survey Monkey research.

Mackenzie Burgess, a Fort Collins, Colorado, dietitian and recipe developer at Cheerful Choices, encourages holiday gift-givers to think beyond the Christmas cookie. One of her go-to holiday gifts, a lentil and brown rice dry soup mix, features colorful dry ingredients layered in a Mason jar and the recipe attached Stephanie Hafferty, author of The with a pretty ribbon. “This shelf-stable dry soup mix is the perfect, plant-based Creative Kitchen: Seasonal Plant Based meal to make on a chilly night, and makes for a unique, affordable and thoughtful Recipes for Meals, Drinks, Garden and gift,” says Burgess, adding that the Mason jars can be repurposed.

Self Care, suggests handcrafted items For a sweet but healthy treat, Burgess offers freezer-friendly energy bites, like infused vinegars, herb salts, herbal which can be made in large quantities in advance and frozen or refrigerated, tea blends or spice mixes for foodies on then popped into jars at gift time. These gluten-free, vegan treats can be made the holiday gift list.

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Infused concoctions can be easily made by steeping a light vinegar like champagne or cider with rosemary, thyme or other perennial herbs, along with a spiraled citrus peel, for two weeks before gifting. “Infused vinegars look so lovely and go with so many winter dishes. They also have the advantage of being antiviral and having the shelf life of a few years,” says Hafferty.

Herb-infused olive oils make another gorgeous foodie gift, but Hafferty warns of botulism risk if the herbs are not completely dried beforehand and fully submerged in the oil. “Make this one closer to the time you plan to give it and include instructions to use within a few weeks,” recommends the Somerset, England, author.

Unusual spice mixes are another favorite gift of Hafferty’s, which can encourage home cooks to get creative. “Ras el Hanout is a versatile Moroccan spice blend that elevates dishes to another dimension. You can upcycle an old tin and decorate it with images of Moroccan tiles and add a homemade booklet with recipe ideas,” she says.

For a hostess gift that will be eaten immediately, Fulton loves making fruit kabob bouquets, made festive by using red and green fruits like strawberries and kiwi cut into holiday-themed shapes like stars and bells. “This is a fun one to make with kiddos,” adds the blogger.

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items for someone due to COVID-19, Fulton suggests assembling a countertop herb garden or a handmade book of favorite recipes, with a promise to cook together soon.

The spirit that goes into holiday giftmaking matters as much as the end product. Making thoughtful presents for loved ones is a great time to reflect upon our blessings, especially those that have blessed our lives this year.

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When mindfulness approaches are applied to fitness training—which can be as simple as breathing consciously and tuning into subtle body sensations— the results can be fewer injuries, improved immunity, a lowered stress response, a brighter mood and a deeper commitment to staying fit. Being in the present moment can also spark enjoyment.

Research shows that mindfulness training can also significantly raise selfesteem, and women that cultivate meditative self-compassion experience a boost in acceptance of and satisfaction with their bodies.

“In nature, the bigger the eye of the storm, the more powerful the winds, suggesting that our workout potential and enjoyment is dependent not on how hard we push, but how calm and self-aware we can be,” says John Douillard, DC, author of Body, Mind, and Sport and the founder of LifeSpa, in Boulder, Colorado. “Slowing down and being aware of the body allows the mind to attend to muscles, which can increase blood supply, lymph drainage and replace a potentially damaging fight-or-flight response during a workout with a rejuvenating parasympathetic response.”

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Mindful fitness instructor Ellen Barrett, in Washington Depot, Connecticut, offers clients a full-body experience with a fusion of movement forms and weight training. “We think mindfulness is some sort of yoga thing, but everything can become mindful. Jumping jacks and biceps curls can be mindful. It’s not the movement, but the awareness behind the movement. Mindfulness is about being present.”

Adding in balance training, tai chi and Pilates, and swapping a bit less time on the treadmill for a few moments of meditation or visualizing positive results can go a long way, say fitness experts. Debbie Rosas, founder and co-creator of Nia—a body-mind conditioning program anchored in martial arts and modern dance—underscores the importance of listening to cues. “Notice any areas that feel tight, blocked, rigid and bound. This wisdom through felt sense and awareness will immediately alert you to stop, adjust and slow down.”

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“I believe that when you stop exercising and start moving, anything you do can bring you enjoyment. Do things that leave you feeling successful and motivated to do them again.”

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Breathing through the nose instead of the mouth during exercise bolsters mindfulness, and as Do illard has demonstrated in studies, causes brain waves to shift from stressed beta waves to a meditative alpha state. “It takes longer to fully inhale and exhale during nose breathing, which creates a baseline of calm,” she says. “Don’t rush. Be aware of the body breathing and feel each muscle contracting and relaxing with each rep and stretch.”

Chicago-based fitness expert Stephanie Mansour, host of the PBS weekly Step it Up with Steph show, concurs.

“Sync your breath with your movement.

Mindfully transition from exercise to exercise.” Mansour also suggests working out next to a mirror to improve alignment and avoiding the distraction that can come with having a workout buddy. “Another trick to improve form is to put on headphones and zone out by listening to white noise so that you have no distraction,” she says.

Exercising with deep body-presence is something we do for ourselves. “If you’re really paying attention, you can steer yourself towards invigoration and away from irritation. The body is always providing feedback, but we’re often too ‘out of body’ to notice. Giving full attention to your body is a big gift of self-love,” says Barrett.

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Matt Kahn on Transforming the Planet With Love

by Sandra Yeyati

Author of bestsellers Whatever Arises, Love That and The Universe Always Has a Plan, as well as The Healing Mantra Card Deck, Matt Kahn is a spiritual teacher and empathic healer with a global audience, guiding seekers through in-person events and popular YouTube videos.

WHAT ARE MANTRAS AND HOW DO WE USE THEM? They’re a declaration of our deepest wisdom, highest ideals and most authentic aspirations that we sound into existence as a way of asking the universe for help to embody our next highest level of consciousness. It’s an intention of the person I’m going to become and a request of healing energy from the universe, saying, “Please help me become more of what I declare through my words.”

A mantra uses the sound of our voice as vibrational medicine to bring what’s within us out into the open for the purpose of not only transforming our personal circumstances, but improving the quality of the world.

When you say a mantra, it’s embedded in your subconscious mind, which is like a new piece of clothing in your closet.

A bunch of other clothes may push it to the background, but the moment you need to wear that article of clothing, it’s going to stick out of the closet and get your attention.

WHAT MANTRA IS RESONATING FOR 2021?

No matter what, love always makes it right in the end. If you know that everything is made right by an infinitely wise, loving source, it

relaxes you into being open to the journey and allowing yourself to be as aligned as possible to whatever life brings .

WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN FROM TURBULENT TIMES? A big lesson is that desire is not a requirement for happiness. The things that most people desire for comfort or stability have been displaced, whether we’re talking about COVID-19 or the wildfires, for example. But happiness is how content and whole we are with ourselves; the constant needing of things pulls us out of happiness. Perhaps we can discover that just being who we were born to be is what we’ve always desired.

No matter how dark the world seems or how insurmountable the odds appear, this is part of a grand transformation of the planet.

We love ourselves to remain safe throughout each step along the way, and we offer kindness, compassion and forgiveness to anyone around us, knowing that anyone acting out of character is just acting from a level of unprocessed pain. We love ourselves as a way of

oriented society. It’s a world waking up to its true nature on a collective level.

On an individual journey, we’re healing our wounds, seeing through limiting beliefs, forgiving those who mistreated us and daring to treat ourselves better so that we can become active participants in the community of evolving beings we are creating.

Giving brings us together. Each of us has something unique to contribute through the gift of diversity; together, we accomplish more than we ever could individually. The individual spiritual path helps clear distractions and awaken your most infinite power, and then you bring that together in community for this potluck of generosity we each get to experience and share.

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR POLITICAL PROTESTORS IN TODAY’S AMERICA? Gandhi would say, “Be about what you’re for, not what you’re against.” When we protest, we’re saying that something isn’t fair and relying on publicly elected officials to do

But happiness is howcontentand whole we are with ourselves; the constant needing of things pulls us out of happiness. Perhaps we can discover that just being who we were born to be is what we’ve always desired. uplifting the planet, and we bless others as a way of helping to further the evolution of humanity. As we learn to be inner light workers and healers, we learn to find complete alignment with spirit no matter how the world ebbs and flows.

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The Stress Is Overwhelming

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The stress we are under this year is unbelievable. From COVID-19 to job insecurity to political discord, so many of us are completely overwhelmed and are feeling anxious, jittery, forgetful and depressed. Almost every health problem can actually be blamed on the result of either chronic, low-intensity stress or short-term, high-intensity stress.

WHY DO WE FEEL THIS WAY? There are two major sides to the chemistry of stress: neurological and hormonal. The neurological side is the brain and nervous system’s signal to the body that it is stressed, while the hormonal side is the cascade of hormonal signaling systems, also starting in the brain and manifesting primarily in the adrenal glands—the most overlooked but one of the most important glands in the body. Our adrenals actually make dozens of hormones that control virtually every bodily function, including blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep, sugar levels and mood.

While you may have heard of adrenaline—our immediate stress-response hormone produced by the adrenals—it is the chronic release of the hormone cortisol—also produced by these glands—that is one of the primary factors in our experience of stress. This imbalance in cortisol levels is classically broken into three stages of adrenal fatigue. In stage one, our body raises our cortisol levels to deal with the stress we are under. This can cause the feeling of anxiety. As the stress continues, the adrenals can continue to lose control of our cortisol balance (and other hormones), and cortisol levels start to drop and the feelings of anxiety and/or depression often increase. If the stress increases further, or goes on for long periods, cortisol levels can plummet, and generally, the anxiety increases, often resulting in panic attacks.

Adrenal fatigue is the most common reason for chronic stress and anxiety that I see in my patients. Restoring adrenal function is done with a combination of

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approaches. Adrenal support may be necessary, depending on how deep a stage the fatigue is. Our adrenal state depends on all our stresses: the emotional, of course, but the chemical and physical as well, which are just as damaging to adrenal function as emotional stress. Chemical stress includes nutrition, digestion, liver function, hormone balance and other chemistry-dependent processes, while physical stress includes aches and pains, traumas, gait and posture (e.g., sitting on the computer all day or using a smartphone for hours).

Cortisol is the hormone responsible in all three scenarios to deal with stress, inflammation and repair. So in order to restore the adrenal function, we must identify what diminished that function in the first place. If there has been a chronic digestive problem, we must reverse it. If a patient’s shoulder has a chronic injury, we must fix it. Whatever the reason, it must be attended to. Using herbs, enzymes, acupuncture and a variety of other amazing techniques, both modern and ancient, have helped so many of my patients get their feet back on the ground and back in control of their life.

While we experience our stress mentally, most chronic stress issues are actually not neurologically based, in my opinion.

I find more so that in situations of OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), or repetitive issues, or those involving a certain situation, such as fear of specific events, like driving, the neurological component becomes critical to success in treatment. In these situations, we employ more fast-acting natural preparations to get the mind out of the pattern, and combine that with acupuncture and a variety of emotional release techniques to break the neurological pattern.

The majority of these situations still involve adrenal dysfunction that must be dealt with for a long-term solution.

Blood work is often, but not always, helpful in determining these issues. At times, the hormone imbalance is obvious. Other times, due to the nature of what hormones do (dynamically vary to control our bodily functions), it can be difficult to catch the imbalance. In these cases, we use other noninvasive exam techniques to determine the issue. Most people with adrenal dysfunction will have a tight or uncomfortable pain when being pushed about an inch above the umbilical area on their abdomen. This area is the reflex for the adrenal glands; it is supplied by the same nerve root. Some people when stressed or anxious often feel a knot or “butterflies� in this area. This is actually quite specifically diagnostic of adrenal dysfunction. When we feel that hardness or pain in that area, it tells us there is an adrenal issue that needs attention, and is almost always present in those with chronic stress and anxiety.

For those tired of feeling chronically stressed or anxious, the good news is there are many ways to break out of it and get back control of your life.

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Reevaluate the past year. While many people focus only on what lies ahead on New Year’s Day, consider taking a therapeutic and spiritual look at the past 12 months, evaluating personal accomplishments and deviations from goals and aspirations. Take note of lessons learned and challenges faced, as well as the top 10 highlights of the year.

Declutter. In Italy, people throw things out of their windows on New Year’s Eve; getting rid of items that are no longer of service is just as important as welcoming the new. In that spirit, this is a good time to gather clothing, books and other items collecting dust and donate them to a local charity where they may be useful to someone else.

Formally invite prosperity. Many cultures around the world celebrate New Year’s Day with rituals that are meant to ward off bad luck and attract good fortune. Some of them espouse throwing money over the threshold the first time someone enters their home after the new year has begun. Here’s a modern twist: Gather the family together and bless a few coins or paper bills, either through prayer or as a statement of hope and anticipation. Then, donate the money to charity as a way to spiritually pay it forward.

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The end of one year and the beginning of another marks a hopeful transition that many of us choose to celebrate with fireworks and glitzy parties. Here are several New Year’s rituals to help us connect more deeply to our loved ones, to ourselves and to a richer sense of purpose as we embrace the promise of 2021.

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Fresh Rituals for a New Year

Place special emphasis on the first 12 days. For many people, the first 12 days of a new year represent each of the 12 months to come.

To set a positive course for 2021, spend each of those days exhibiting aspirations for the coming year, such as volunteering at a soup kitchen to manifest an interest in being more charitable, or reading a book about immigrants to become more culturally sensitive.

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Spend New Year’s Eve in meditation. Quiet meditation or prayer is a great way to usher in a sense of peace and harmony. Make sure the session begins before midnight and extends into the new year.

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The good news is that there is a very easily defined at-risk group. Studies have shown that the main people at risk are the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions.

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been successfully addressing chronic conditions and the immune system for more than 2,000 years.

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They offer high-vibration, reikicharged and spiritually energized items such as a semi-precious gems and tumbled stones, one-of-a kind rare crystal specimens and clusters, beautifully handcrafted jewelry made with love and empowering energy. Join for tarot, psychic and astrology readings.

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NAMASTE BOOKSHOP & HEALING CENTER 2 W 14th St, NYC 212-645-0141 NamasteBookshop.com

Namaste Bookshop and Healing Center offers a unique and large selection of Eastern and Western philosophy books, tarot cards, crystals, pendulums, calendars, wind chimes, incense, greeting cards, yoga accessories, meditation cushions, instructional and music CDs and DVDs, salt lamps, and 20 sections of books – including Spanish. The event space above the bookshop holds classes, workshops and book signings, and provides rooms for regular readers and practitioners.

UNITED PALACE OF SPIRITUAL ARTS 4140 Broadway, NYC 212-568-6700 • UPSpiritualArts.org

As an inclusive spiritual community, the United Palace of Spiritual Arts seeks to cultivate compassion, wisdom, and peace through spiritual practices born of the great wisdom traditions, sacred service, and joyous connection to spirit through music, arts and entertainment. Join us online for weekly nondenominational services, a virtual sanctuary, and more!

Counseling & Mental Wellness MICHAEL MONGNO, MFT, PH.D, LP

Present Centered Therapies Upper West Side • 212-799-0001 DrMongno@PresentCenteredTherapies.com PresentCenteredTherapies.com Michael Mongno MFT, Ph.D LP is a licensed psychoanalyst, marriage and family therapist, and holistic counselor based in Manhattan. Committed to creating a real difference in the world, his “Real change in real time” describes the dynamic, effective synthesis of personal growth and spiritual transformation.

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Through its Monroe, NY, Wellness Center, Health Healing Energy Ph.D. has developed a line of natural cleansing and detoxification products based on ancient healing protocols. Its DIY kits make it easy to achieve health goal. See ad, page 15

Healing & Wellness MICHAEL BIAMONTE, CCN

The Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition 2185 34th Ave, Suite 14D Astoria, NY 11106 347-523-4703 NewYorkCityCandidaDoctor.com Michael Biamonte has been in practice for over 30 years, is the author of “The Candida Chronicles” and is a World Recognized Candida elimination expert. His office has proprietary software developed for NASA that helps identify and treat all nutritional deficiencies. Offering both online and In-Person appointments. See ad, page 21

JEAN MCCLELLAND, MMUS., MAMSAT JeanMcClellandVoice.com

Private lessons and workshops: voice, breathing and Alexander Technique. Jean McClelland has more than 40 years’ experience as a performer and teacher. She has helped thousands of students free their bodies, strengthen their breathing, and uncover the natural beauty of their voices. See ad, page 31

THE RACHLIN CENTER

Ami Shah, M.D. office: 516-873-7773; mobile 516-322-5682 927 Willis Ave., Albertson, NY At the Rachlin Center, we help every patient achieve optimum well-being by developing strategies for addressing their health risks and producing the most successful results. Our workups include a thorough evaluation of bloodwork and cardiovascular risk, and a tailored wellness program unique to each client. See ad, page 11

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Whole Foods Market is an Eco-minded chain with natural & organic grocery items, housewares & other products. We support local communities & agriculture, practice and advance environmental stewardship, support & rewards team member excellence, and encourage and educate on all aspects of healthy living. See ad, page 31

Holistic Dentistry CARIODONTAL

A Place for Dental Wellness Jonathan Richter DDS, FAGD Specializing in Periodontics and Implantology Periodontal Prosthesis, and Fixed Prosthodontics 310 E Shore Rd, Great Neck • 516-282-0310 We welcome you to come in for a comprehensive exam of teeth, gums, early detection, and oral health problems. We offer the following services: holistic dental care, mercury-free dentistry, TMJ disorder and treatment, treatment for sleep disorders, Invisalign and orthodontics, dental implant, sleep apnea.

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GOLDEN DENTAL WELLNESS

444 Community Dr, Ste 204, Manhasset 516-627-8400 • GoldenSmile.com A practice that cares for you like family. The philosophy of our dental wellness center is a whole-body approach working closely with your healthcare practitioners that you already have a relationship with. The practice incorporates the teaching of Huggins, IOAMT, and much more. See ad, page 2

NATURE’S DENTAL

50 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740 • 631-316-1816 NaturesDental.net What is made by nature is always going to be better than what is artificially made. This is why at Nature’s Dental the conservation of your natural tooth structure—the Biomimetic approach to dentistry—is at the core of our minimally invasive practice philosophy. See ad, page 5

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TRIBECA CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HOLISTIC DENTISTS 17 Park Place, NYC 212-732-2200 • Holistic-Dentists.com

Dr. Lewis Gross has more than 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.

Naturopathic Doctors FINKER WELLNESS

Bellmore 516-765-3272 • DrFinker.com Utilizing Naturopathic Medicine to help her patients feel better naturally. Many illnesses can be treated by nutrition, botanicals, and nutraceuticals.

Dr. Finker provides personalized health care solutions for her patients. See ad, page 17

DR. KAUSHIK’S AYURVEDIC AND NATUROPATHIC CLINIC

26 East 36th St. (between Madison & Park) Appointments Thursdays Cell: 646-670-6725 drkaushik@drkaushik.com • Drkaushik.com Combination of Ayurveda and Naturopathy is used to create a unique treatment plan to regain and maintain health.

Based on one’s particular body constitution (dosha), a plan may include supplements, diet/ nutrition suggestions, lifestyle management, and detoxification. See ad, page 19

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Many of his clients were frustrated with their past health care; conventional or holistic. Most seek help with their thyroid, weight loss, digestive disorders, hormone imbalances including infertility, menstrual & Low T. We accept those with or without diagnosis, complex and simple disorders. Most insurance policies accepted for many services. See ads, pages 5 & 13

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. See ad, page 4

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The Healing Center 200 W 57th St, Ste 807, NYC 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.

Tori Quisling, MEd, offers Clairvoyant Readings, Psychic Development classes. Over 20 years experience, training at the Berkeley Psychic Institute, Tori assists you in deep spiritual answers, past lives, relationships and energy balance. See ad, page 33

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