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Happy Together Dear Friends,

The word Happy in this New Year’s greeting has a lot of work ahead. It’s been a rough 10 months, and coming into 2021 we need a good dose of happiness. With the vaccines being administered to our front-line workers and those in nursing homes, hope is on the way.

My mother will be getting her shot soon; she’s 91 years old and still in good health, thankfully. I hope we come out unscathed; it would be a blessing. And I hope the same for all of you.

We still have a long way to go before we can let our guard down. We must remain vigilant with our safety measures, so when our number is called we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and get that injection of protection. Until then, what will your resolutions be? I’ve already started working on my usual ones—lose weight, work out more and eat better—but rather than settling on the same old same old, I’ve compiled a list of what I won’t take for granted anymore: time with friends, tipping wait staff, supporting small businesses, a roof over my head, grocery shopping, getting my hair cut, traveling, large family gatherings, hugging, shaking hands, watching our youngest play tennis, watching our oldest play baseball, and having unrushed, unscheduled quality time together as a family.

How can we appreciate life as we knew it once it’s life as we know it again? At some point in the future I won’t put much thought into walking into a building unmasked, touching doorknobs in a public place, walking past people in store aisles, and making an indoor dining reservation. But living through a global pandemic—and knowing that such a thing could occur again—has opened my eyes to the fragility of this planet and the people in it. Each new day is a blessing, every deep breath I take makes me appreciate my body more, flaws and all.

A lot is riding on this new year. If it’s going to be happy, it has to be a collective, worldwide effort. We all need to come together for the greater good. We’ve been through the war, we’re still in the trenches, but the opposition is starting to retreat and we can see freedom in the distance. We can do this. We are all the children of a higher power, and we need to prove to ourselves that we can recover from the fight.

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Lenox Hill Ophthalmologist Takes Natural Approach

Add ophthalmology to the growing list of health specialties where natural approaches are gaining popularity. At EnVision Health, in Lenox Hill, board-certified ophthalmologist Rudrani Banik, M.D., specializes in an integrative and functional medicine approach to eye health.

“I believe that vision loss from common conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes and cataracts can be prevented naturally, without the use of drugs or surgeries,” she says. “I help people prevent blindness by using eye-smart nutrition, botanicals, supplements and lifestyle choices.”

increased screen time—American adults averaged more than 11 hours a day prior to the pandemic, and it must be much higher now—we all are at risk for symptoms of digital eye strain, like blurred vision, dry eye, redness, eye fatigue, light sensitivity and headaches,” she says. “We need to safeguard our eyes from the epidemic of digital eye strain.”

As part of her natural approach, Banik teaches her patients strategies to decrease digital eye strain and support their natural abilities to block blue light.

“Our internal blue blockers are natural pigments in the retina that protect our eyes from oxidative stress,” she says. “We can get these nutrients through select foods, but supplementation is also key, both for adults and children, especially given our current levels of exposure.”

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Bethpage Salon Offers Nontoxic Color Alternatives There has never been strong federal regulation of the ingredients in hair color, says Monica Martelo, owner of the Organic Color Bar, in Bethpage.

That’s why she offers natural alternatives to commonly used toxic chemical services used in many hair salons.

“We use the first professional-grade hair color, formulated with the highest concentration of organic, biodynamic and fair-trade ingredients,” she says. “Our hair color is free of ammonia, PPD, resorcinol, synthetic fragrances, gluten and soy.”

Martelo says she wasn’t surprised to learn that researchers have been studying a possible link between hair color and various types of cancer.

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“Certain ingredients found in regular hair color, such as amines, have been shown to cause cancer in lab animals in long-term use,” she says. “Small amounts of hair dyes are absorbed through the skin or inhaled from toxic fumes in the air.”

According to Martelo, the Food and Drug Administration does not approve each ingredient used in hair dyes before it goes on the market. “Many of the harmful ingredients in hair color were excluded when the FDA was initially given the power to regulate these products back in the 1930s,” she notes.

At the Organic Color Bar, Martelo has aligned her professional skill with her dedication to holistic, natural and sustainable living.

“Our environment keeps both clients and artists safe from chemicals,” she says.

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This year the New York Open Center is bringing back its Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training, the signature program of The Open Center’s Art of Dying Institute. The 18-session Zoom series will begin with an introductory class from 7 to 9 p.m. on January 15. It will conclude with a student capstone weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 26 and 27.

This comprehensive, online professional certification program is designed to reframe the current concept of dying and end-of-life care, reclaim lost wisdom and helpful cultural practices, and provide innovative and holistic approaches to living, dying and death.

Leading experts and pioneers in the field of death and dying will provide healthcare practitioners and those with an interest in this topic with a unique set of skills to deepen their understanding of the spiritual, psychological, social and physical aspects of the dying experience.

The Association of Death Education and Counseling has deemed this program as counting toward the continuing education requirements for the ADEC Certification in Thanatology. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for many of the workshops in this training.

Cost: $1,995 ($2,250 with a payment plan). For more information, including the full course schedule, visit OpenCenter.org.

While FDA approval of two Covid-19 vaccines offers real hope for a return to normalcy in 2021, Americans are still dealing with an unprecedented level of stress and uncertainty until we get there. To provide help and hope, the City of New York has a free, confidential resource, NYC Well, with counselors available 24/7 to anyone struggling mentally or emotionally.

The service is designed for anyone dealing with a problem like stress, depression, anxiety or drug and alcohol use, as well as for anyone searching for help for a loved one in crisis. They can use the service to speak to a counselor via phone, text or chat and get access to mental health and substance-use services. Interpreters are available for more than 200 languages.

New Yorkers can call NYC Well directly or visit its website to see the phone, text and chat options. The website also includes a database of local behavioral health and substance-use services, as well as an app library for visitors who want to explore the world of mental health and wellness on their own or build on the skills taught by NYC Well staff.

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Through telemedicine we provide an easy way for clients to consult with us and receive noninvasive health care. Our virtual services include weightloss programs, complete medical screenings, and bloodwork reviews.

At the Rachlin Center, Ami Shah, M.D., continues the legacy of its founder, Steven M. Rachlin, M.D., an internal medicine physician and a pioneer in functional medicine. For more than 30 years, Dr. Rachlin advocated for disease prevention through natural treatments and therapies. As head of the Rachlin Center, Dr. Shah is equally dedicated to that natural approach, empowering patients by giving them the tools to reach optimum health.

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Black, Brooklyn-based leader-activists in the fields of health care, climate policy, education, journalism and criminal justice are the first five awardees of the Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund, launched by Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai, owners of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, the WNBA’s New York Liberty and Barclays Center.

The fund is part of the couple’s five-point action plan to support social justice and equality initiatives that benefit black and indigenous people and people of color. It has committed $50 million over 10 years to drive economic empowerment and address the systemic imbalances that produce racial gaps in education, health and wealth, with a priority focus on Brooklyn.

Winners of the first award were announced last month.

They include Uché Blackstock, M.D., an ER doctor and the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which partners with healthcare organizations to combat bias and structural racism in the healthcare system; Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D., founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank dedicated to advancing equitable climate policies in coastal cities; Natasha S. Alford, a journalist and storyteller who amplifies untold stories impacting black America; Rafiq Kalam Id-Din II, founder of black-led Ember Charter Schools, in Bed-Stuy, which is focused on African and African American culture and dedicated to anti-racism and justice for black students; and Michael “Zaki” Smith, an activist and policy expert who works to dismantle the barriers in employment, education and housing that prevent formerly incarcerated Americans like himself from fully reintegrating into society.

For more information, visit nba.com/nets/news/2020/12/17/ joe-and-clara-tsai-announce-first-five-black-leadersreceive-grants-social-justice-fund.

book review

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Sam Liebowitz is an empowering voice for this challenging time. His new book, Everyday Awakening: You Are More Powerful Than You Know, contains 126 essays— an inspired compilation of insightful, heart-centered content from his website, TheConsciousConsultant. com, which focuses on incorporating more mindfulness into our daily lives.

His book is the perfect gift to bring positivity to others, whether you want to thank a client, acknowledge a friend, celebrate a birthday, honor a parent or guide a young adult.

Liebowitz started blogging as a way to share inspirational and uplifting messages every week with people around the world. This book is the culmination of more than five years of his personal evolutionary journey. He believes deep in his soul that we are all more powerful than we know and that we can change our lives for the better each and every day.

New perspectives give rise to incredible clarity. In this book you will find inspiration, hope, depth and new perspectives that challenge your existing paradigm and elevate your awareness, energy and happiness.

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Electric Toothbrushing Is Best, Manhasset Dentist Says

A recent article from the University of Utah Health explains how gum disease—a dental condition found in 90 percent of the population—can worsen complications of COVID-19.

Like tooth decay, gum disease is primarily caused by poor oral hygiene. But rather than causing cavities, gum disease attacks the bones supporting the teeth.

Research has linked gum disease with a variety of medical conditions, including heart disease. The UUH article describes how a bacterial infection in the gums can trigger a “cytokine storm,” a serious inflammatory response in the body: While a “manual” toothbrush is “definitely better than nothing,” dental technology today has far outstripped the efficiency of manual brushing, says Dr. Linda Golden, owner of Golden Dental Wellness Center, in Manhasset. In fact, she’s very specific about the technology she recommends.

“A study.... published in the October 2020 issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association (JCDA) suggests that hospitalized coronavirus patients with prior underlying gum disease may be at higher risk for respiratory failure... Damage in the lungs can lead to respiratory failure and require hospitalized COVID-19 patients to be put on a ventilator. While this research is in its early stages, what is known is that periodontal health is connected to your overall systemic health.”

“This ensures that all portions of your mouth receive equal treatment and that you are brushing for the proper period of time,” she says.

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“‘Those same inflammatory products can enter the bloodstream through infected gum p o c k e t s around the teeth,’ says David Okano, DDS, MS, section head of periodontics at the University of Utah School of Dentistry. ‘When inflammatory products from gum disease enter the bloodstream, those products can go to other body organs and potentially cause tissue damage.’

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“We recommend the Philips Sonicare to all our customers,” she says. “First, an electric toothbrush like the Sonicare delivers more than 30,000 brush strokes a minute, compared to the manual brush’s 300. All those extra strokes deliver a more efficient brush without running the risk of you overbrushing, which can damage tooth enamel. In addition, the electric brush can help hard-to-reach sections of the mouth receive adequate brushing.”

Another downfall of the manual toothbrush is its single “setting”: namely, “brush back and forth as hard as you want,” Golden says. With the Sonicare, users choose a comfortable setting and then hold the brush over different portions of their mouth until a short buzz prompts them to move it.

Many electric toothbrushes also have a mode that lightly targets the gums, to help prevent degenerative conditions like gingivitis and keep the gums from bleeding.

“We also have plenty of Philips Sonicares in stock,” Golden says. “Our hygienists can teach you how to use one during your next visit.”

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movie review

Harlem Film Company’s Through the Night Explores ‘Women’s Work’

Through the Night, a new documentary about “women’s work,” essential workers and how American parents are struggling to balance work and childcare, is receiving critical acclaim at a time when all three themes are central to life in the United States. The film was produced by Harlem-based Firelight Media, which supports emerging filmmakers of color and cultivates audiences for their work. It was directed and produced by Loira Limbal, a Sundance Institute Fellow and a former Ford Foundation JustFilms/Rockwood Fellow.

terms of a dignified existence under the three arrows of racism, sexism and capitalism in America.

Limbal, senior vice president for programs for Firelight Media, has worked at various community-based organizations in New York City, including the Point Community Development Corporation, the Dominican Women’s Development Center and Sista II Sista. In 2006 she founded The Reel X Project, a social justice and creative filmmaking space for young women of color in the Bronx. She lives in the Bronx with her two children.

To learn more and watch at home, visit National Public Radio selected Through the Night as one of its December doc- ThroughTheNightFilm.com/watch. umentaries of the week.

The film is an intimate portrait of three New York mothers whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center: one works the overnight shift at a hospital; one holds down three jobs to support her family; and one who has spent two decades caring for the children of parents with nowhere else to turn. It showcases the multiplicity of “women’s work”—paid, underpaid and unpaid; emotional and physical; domestic and career-oriented—and negotiating the

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For people suffering from the miseries of allergic rhinitis, better known as hay fever, ginger extract can be just as effective as the popular pharmaceutical product loratadine (Claritin), concludes a study from Thailand’s Thammasat University.

Eighty hay fever patients were given either 500 milligrams of ginger extract or loratadine. After three and six weeks, the ginger group’s improvements in nasal symptoms and quality of life matched those of the loratadine group, but those taking ginger had fewer side effects such as drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness and constipation.

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A new study published in the journal PNAS s u g gests that people that share more live longer because the act of giving and receiving increases wellbeing. The recipient benefits directly from the gift, while the giver benefits indirectly through emotional satisfaction.

Co-authors Fanny Kluge and Tobias Vogt found a strong relationship between a society’s generosity and the average life expectancy of its members. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, in Rostock, Germany, conclude that people are living longer in societies where members support each other with resources.

Residents of African countries such as Senegal and South Africa share the lowest percentage of their lifetime income and have the highest mortality rate of the countries studied. Western European countries and Japan transfer more to the youngest and oldest, and their mortality rates are lower. Kluge notes that the relationship between generosity and lifetime income doesn’t depend on whether the benefits come from the state or from the wider community.

According to research from the University of South Australia published in Experimental Psychology, the act of smiling and moving facial muscles can trick our mind into taking a more positive attitude.

The study evaluated a real smile as well as an artificial one induced when participants held a pen between their teeth, finding that in either case, this facial muscular activity alters our perception of facial and body expressions and generates more positive emotions.

The research found that the practice of forcefully smiling will stimulate the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain, which releases neurotransmitters to encourage an emotionally positive state. By inducing the brain into perceiving stimuli as happy, the mechanism could potentially be used to boost mental health.

Smiling Makes for More Positive Thoughts

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An international team of coastal scientists from the United Kingdom, France, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. has disproved the theory that half the world’s beaches will become extinct over the course of the 21st century (see Tinyurl.com/SandyCoastlinesUnderThreat) in a paper published in Nature Climate Change. The team re-examined the data and methodology underpinning the original study and published their rebuttal in the same journal, after concluding that it is impossible to make such global and widereaching predictions with the data and numerical methods available today.

The new report sees potential for beaches to migrate landward as sea level rises and shorelines retreat.

Beaches backed by hard coastal cliffs and structures such as seawalls are likely to experience “coastal squeeze”, resulting in decreased width, and eventually be submerged because they are unable to migrate, but those with space to move inland will retain their overall shape and form. As such, removal of coastline structures or beach nourishment may be the only methods to safeguard at-risk beaches.

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Globalization and cheap labor have lowered clothing prices so much that many people view garments as disposable—a phenomenon called “fast fashion”. Magazines and other influencers create demand for trendy items each season, inciting us to overfill our closets and toss last year’s fads, leading to a more than doubling of worldwide consumption since 2000. It’s a vicious cycle with a huge pollution footprint. The textile industry expels about 1.2 billion tons of CO2 per year.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the fashion industry produces 10 percent of humanity’s carbon emissions and 20 percent of global wastewater. Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is either landfilled or burned. Polyester, a petroleum-based plastic found in about 60 percent of garments, doesn’t break down in the ocean, where half a million tons of microfibers end up every year. It takes about 2,000 gallons of water to manufacture just one pair of jeans, and textile dyeing is the second largest polluter of waterways.

To embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, reject fast fashion; buy good-quality, longer-lasting garments; and mend them to prolong their useful life. Whether it’s reattaching a button, patching a worn sleeve or sewing a hem, mending is a way to love and care for clothing and reject the notion that new is always better.

Another option is to rely on a local seamstress or tailor to take care of mending needs. For the do-it-yourselfer, there are many ingenious products available besides needle and thread to help complete simple repairs—iron-on patches, fusible interfacing, mending glue and tape—as well as helpful instructional online videos and sewing classes at local fabric stores. SewGuide.com is an excellent resource for step-bystep instructions and creative ideas.

Building upon the vintage-wear market, a new trend has emerged called visible mending. In the past, mended clothes might have been interpreted as exposing a family’s lack of funds or status, but today it’s a concept we proudly embrace. Mending a hole or tear with embroidery is a great way to add whimsy and creative expression. By incorporating colorful threads and fancy stitching techniques, as well as beads, decorative buttons, ribbons and appliqués, we can turn off-the-rack items into unique, wearable art. To cover stains, consider using fabric paint to add a pretty flower or bold political slogan.

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Complementary and Alternative Care for Seniors

By Michael Biamonte, CCN

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medicine is 2.2 million. Dr. Richard Besser, of the CDC, in 1995, said the number of unnecessary antibiotics prescribed annually for viral infections was 20 million. Dr. Besser, in 2003, now refers to tens of millions of unnecessary antibiotics.

The greatest generation that ever existed has to be our current elderly, or “geriatric,” generation.

They’ve lived through more global changes than any generation in history. They are the go-getters. The inventors. When problems arose, they rolled up their sleeves and learned how to fix them.

Yet when it comes to their health, they seem to have given up their control to follow their medical doctors’ and hospitals’ recommendations, instead of researching their options or taking care of themselves like they’ve done in every other area.

At the Biamonte Center, we’ve had so many elderly patients tell us how much they love their doctor, even that their doctor saved their life. But we see even more seniors whose care is simply being managed with one prescription drug after the other, while their quality of life slowly but surely fades away.

‘DEATH BY MEDICINE’ In their groundbreaking article “Death by Medicine,” researchers Gary Null, Ph.D.; Carolyn Dean, M.D., ND; Martin Feldman, M.D.; Debora Rasio, M.D.; and Dorothy Smith, Ph.D., make the following observation. I’ve added the italics, for emphasis: A definitive review and close reading of medical peerreview journals, and government health statistics shows that American medicine frequently causes more harm than good. The number of people having inhospital, adverse drug reactions (ADR) to prescribed

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The number of unnecessary medical and surgical procedures performed annually is 7.5 million. The number of people exposed to unnecessary hospitalization annually is 8.9 million. The total number of iatrogenic deaths shown in the study was 783,936. It is evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the United States. The 2001 heart disease annual death rate is 699,697; the annual cancer death rate, 553,251. And these numbers are even higher today.

A BETTER WAY Our nutritional requirements certainly change as we get older.

We stop producing as much stomach acid, so we don’t digest our food as well. All the vitamins and minerals we take in don’t get absorbed, we develop chronic health conditions that we take medications for, and those medications actually make the underlying problems worse.

But there is a better way—and it doesn’t require stopping treatment with one’s medical doctor or any other specialist.

A smart nutritional plan, designed and overseen by a doctor who looks to the whole person, can help patients reverse most chronic conditions and get some of their strength, energy and youth back. At the Biamonte Center, for example, we consult with each patient and then put together a specific, tailored nutritional plan. We use BioCybernetics software that was invented for NASA to determine nutritional deficiencies and how to prioritize treatment.

Our “greatest generation” worked hard to get to their golden years. Now they need to make sure they can enjoy them.

Michael Biamonte is a certified clinical nutritionist and the founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition, located at 2185 34th Ave., Ste. 14D, Astoria, NY. For more information, visit Health-Truth.com/ complimentary-alternative-care-forseniors. See ad, page 5.

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Got Rid of Herpes!

From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City…

Imagine . . . You’ve got that first date with him or her. You’ve got an interview for that new job you so very much need. You’re getting married today. You’re meeting that new client, the CEO of the biggest account you’ve ever had.

And you wake up in the morning with a huge, red, ugly blister on your lip.

It’s a herpes outbreak—it couldn’t have picked a worse time to appear. There’s no way to cover it up. You couldn’t be more embarrassed. Do you cancel? What do you do?

The problem isn’t complicated.

same thing that could have happened with Grandma could have happened then. If you’re diagnosed with herpes, you may be inclined to blame the last person you were intimate with, but unless you had a blood test proving you were herpes-free right before you were with that person, you may have already been infected.

Herpes can be dangerous.

As scary as this may sound, an outbreak on your lips or inside your nose can travel up your face to your eyes and literally blind you. Believe it or not, this is not an uncommon situation.

Besides being painful, as it attacks the sensory nerves, and putting aside the small scar a lesion can leave (though most lesions fade away), herpes poses a specific danger during pregnancy. If a woman has it internally, it may break out during birth, causing the baby to be born blind.

You caught a virus, the herpes virus, which comes in two varieties, Herpes Type I and Herpes Type II. The CDC says that more than 50 million out of 350 million Americans have it. But it appears that those numbers are really reversed. In truth maybe only 50 million Americans don’t have it, as most people aren’t How can you get rid of herpes perblood-tested for it. Stress of any kind may bring manently? on an attack or outbreak, as your immune system Please don’t believe the TV commercials that say herweakens for the moment. pes can only be suppressed. The drug manufacturers’ While there are many other types of herpes only interest is to keep you on expensive medication viruses, these two—Types I and II—are the most for the rest of your life. Either they don’t know about psycho-socially embarrassing ones. They’re ugly, the treatment I’m going to share with you, or they’ve painful and at times dangerous. Years ago we chosen to ignore and suppress its existence. generally ignored cold sores (or “canker sores”).

Intravenous ozone therapy uses ozone gas as a That’s not the case today. Relationships have medicine, effectively destroying these dreaded viruses ended, or never even started, when it’s revealed or completely.

Over the past 70 years, some 45,000 physidiscovered that someone has herpes. While Type Dr. Howard Robins cians in more than 50 countries have safely used it for I is generally considered oral and Type II genital, this purpose, although its use has been suppressed in it has been proven by testing that you can have this country—obviously for the financial gain of Big Pharma. either in both locations.

In truth, herpes is a very, very hard virus to kill. The good Here’s the truth about how you got it. news is that ozone used as a medicine intravenously will Believe it or not, Grandma might have given you herpes. Or it penetrate its defenses and completely eradicate it without the might have been your best friend. possibility of a mutated or resistant strain developing. It does this Wait, you think. How is that possible? Isn’t herpes sexually safely, with virtually no adverse reactions. transmitted? What you don’t know could get you infected.

Believe it or not, it’s even possible to rid your body of herpes In truth, while herpes often is sexually transmitted, it can also so completely with ozone therapy that you will stop manufacturbe passed on by contact with silverware while dining or even ing antibodies for it (the body’s normal defense mechanism). sharing a water bottle at the gym. It’s that easy.

You will test negative for it, as if you never had it. Cured!

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Keep It Moving The Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage

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method of moving stagnant, sticky lymphatic fluid out of the body through natural channels.

The lymphatic system touches almost every part of the body with a complicated network of fluid-filled nodes, vessels, glands and organs. It’s also one of the most important systems in the human body—a key detoxification pathway for removing environmental toxins as well as body waste.

The lymphatic system works by carrying toxins away from body tissues and into the bloodstream. It’s important to keep the fluids of these systems moving properly to ensure that oxygen and other nutrients reach the tissues through the circulatory system, and that waste is carried away from the tissues through the lymphatic system.

The lymphatic system can easily become sluggish, especially when it’s overwhelmed with toxic debris. Factors leading to lymph congestion are poor nutrition, injuries, constipation, environmental toxins, lack of exercise, stress, hormone imbalances and the normal aging process.

Clogged lymphatic flow leads not only to disease and impaired immunity, but also to the development of cellulite (lymph lumps); edema (fluid retention); chronic pain and fatty deposits. It can also be a root cause of chronic sinusitis; swollen glands, ankles and eyes; eczema; arthritis; upper respiratory, sinus and ear infections; throat problems; colds; tonsillitis; bronchitis and pneumonia.

BELD THERAPY The lymphatic system has no pump (like the heart) to carry waste from the lymph glands out of the body. It relies on the relaxation and contraction of the muscles and joints to move it. Bio-Electric Lymphatic Drainage (BELD) is an accelerated

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BELD therapy uses a light-beam generator that emits a stream of photons (negative ions), which are known for their antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. This light beam pulses like a heartbeat, improving blood and lymph flow while loosening waste from cells. The hands-on lymphatic drainage technique combines slow, subtle and gently sweeping movements, mimicking the natural rhythmic pumping of the lymphatic system.

BELD is a gentle, noninvasive procedure, and combined with gentle manual lymph drainage it’s faster and more complete than manual techniques used alone. The session can be relaxing, like a soothing massage, allowing the body to go into the parasympathetic healing mode.

The result is the breaking up of blockages in the lymphatic system through the re-polarization of proteins. When the polarity of the blockage is reversed, the material slowly erodes and flows out through natural channels, leaving the lymph system free to perform its normal cleansing functions. For best results, follow a BELD session with an ionic foot detox, infrared sauna or colon hydrotherapy session.

The benefits of BELD include reduced swelling; tissue regeneration; detoxification; easing of chronic pain and fibromyalgia symptoms; improvement of venous conditions; relief from chronic fatigue, sinusitis, acne and allergies; relief from headaches, insomnia, stress and some forms of constipation; improved fertility; and alleviation of cellulite.

It’s important not to forget about the lymphatic system. When it’s working well, we stay healthy, and if we’re ill, it helps us get healthy again.

Vanessa Galati-Drew is the founder of Cleansing Concepts, located at 353 Lexington Ave., New York, NY (212-256-0032); and 825 East Gate Blvd., Garden City, NY (516-640-5322). Cleansing Concepts also has a new location at the Galleria in Red Bank, NJ. For more information, visit CleansingConceptsWorld.com. See ad, page 35.

The Power of Optimal Digestion

by Dr. David Pollack The digestive system is amazing. It breaks down our food, absorbs nutrients, segregates the parts, transports the vital components, and excretes the waste. It is also home to nondigestive functions that are potentially even more incredible.

Digestion actually starts in the mouth.

Our salivary glands release digestive enzymes to start the breakdown of food.

These enzymes travel with the food to the stomach. Contrary to popular belief, stomach acid is not what digests food.

Since it doesn’t contribute directly to digestion, what does acid do? We have enzymes that break down our food into microscopic parts. When our digestive hydrochloric acid reaches a pH of less than 2, it activates the protein-digesting enzyme pepsin. Without achieving this high of an acid level (low pH), this enzyme will not work. So, if you are using an acid-blocking therapy, perhaps your protein digestion is being compromised, and thus your metabolism.

Where does this acid come from? We have proton pumps in our stomach that take the acid from our blood and concentrate it into our stomach. The excess acid from our metabolism in our blood is drained off and used to help aid in digestion. Acidification, some believe, is part of the disease process for most illness. What would happen if we constantly block that acid from leaving the bloodstream by using acid-blocking medications long term? There would be an increase in systemic acid levels. What would acid do to our bones, muscles, tissues and organs over time?

Another aspect of our small intestine is that almost 70 percent of our body’s entire neurotransmitter production occurs here.

Neurotransmitters control virtually everything that happens in our body. Could a digestive problem affecting the small intestine perhaps change the production or balance of our neurotransmitters?

As the digested food traverses the small intestine, the nutrients begin to absorb only when completely digested across the gut barrier into the bloodstream and lymphatic system. What would happen if the lining of our small intestine was inflamed or damaged? Would larger compounds cross into the bloodstream?

What happens when something is in our blood that isn’t supposed to be? Does our immune system get involved and try to remove the offending compound, resulting in inflammation?

The large intestine continues the absorption of nutrients and performs most of the formation of feces. This is partially assisted by the ileocecal valve, which can sometimes get stuck—closed or open.

This can cause constipation or loose stools, depending which way it’s stuck.

The health of our digestive system is paramount to our health and level of function and vitality. Issues like heartburn, reflux and bloating, to name a few, tell us clearly that there is a digestion problem; however, sometimes symptoms are not so clear. For example, a chronic cough, post-nasal drip, allergies, unexplained aches and pains, and inability to lose or gain weight could be signs of a digestive problem. I would even venture to say if you have any health issue, it might be a good idea to investigate if there is a digestive problem.

If you know you have an unresolved digestive problem or are unsure about why your health is stuck or not improving, find a holistic digestive health specialist Back to digestion … The bolus of food moves from the stomach to the small intestine, to uncover the source of your problem. where different organs secrete digestive juices to continue the breakdown of food.

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Thirty Minutes of Zen Modern Acupuncture, in Soho, Delivers Relief in a Difficult World

perfect sense for her. She’s been a registered nurse for more than 30 years, and a constant advocate for health, wellness and life balance.

by Chantal Kolber

When I went to visit Joan at her Florham Park clinic, I was blown away—especially when I saw the Zen Room, with its spa atmosphere. Herbal teas, large massage chairs, relaxing music. It was a sensory delight.

As a working mother, I’ve always found it difficult to commit to self-care. But I booked a standard session at Modern Acupuncture in Soho to finally give it a try.

THIRTY MINUTES OF ZEN My first experience was simple and relaxing, and immediately put me at ease. There was no waiting room or disrobing. Joan welcomed me into the Zen Lounge, where I sat in an oversized zerogravity leather chair with heat and gentle massage settings.

It took me a long time to recognize that anxiety is my constant companion—like a close relative who stops in now and then and stays way too long.

For years I managed to power through difficult times anyway, relying on exercise and determination.

ing restorative yoga. I recovered quickly enough to return to work in eight weeks.

Yet the surgery left me with lingering jaw pain. Seeing me wince every time I took a bite of anything, Joan had a new recommendation: acupuncture.

I hesitated. I had always been scared of needles. Plus everything I knew about acupuncture came from movies and television, involving mysterious back rooms. It seemed too off the beaten path for a person like me. I looked up I got through it with better-than-expect- acupuncturists in my neighborhood but ed results and began the healing process didn’t know how to evaluate them. with incredible support at home and I put it off and continued hoping my jaw work. One of my biggest supporters was pain would go away.

Joan Arata, my boss at Everyday Health. A few months later, Joan left Everyday Then a couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with a tumor in my parotid gland, in the back of my head. It was non-cancerous but had to be removed quickly.

The surgery was potentially disfiguring.

In addition to following my surgeon’s advice—getting rest and doing basic head and neck stretches—I acted on Joan’s recommendation and started practic-

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My acupuncturist, Diana, and I spoke a little about my jaw and right-arm pain, which extended to the tip of my pinky (un-diagnosed carpal tunnel, I believe). I told her I was nervous about needles, and she showed me how small and thin they were. Then she put the first one on my hand so I could see and feel how it worked.

A “pinch” is too strong a word to describe the slightest prick of the needle. She then started placing the needles around my ears, head, face, lower arms, hands, lower legs and feet. The whole process took less than five minutes. Then she instructed me to lie back and relax for 20 minutes.

I closed my eyes, listened to the peaceful music and drifted off. Before I knew it, Diana was back and gently removing the needles. I put on my shoes and socks, gathered my things and was greeted with a to-go cup of herbal tea. The whole thing took less than 30 minutes,

and I felt like I’d had a full night’s sleep.

Invigorated and blissful, I proceeded with my day.

ACUPUNCTURE’S HIDDEN BENEFIT The Soho clinic was a 10-minute walk from my office. I began going two or three times a week. If I had a session at lunch, the rest of my day was more productive and stress free. If I went after work, the daily grind melted away.

The anxiety that had been my constant companion was melting away too; I fell asleep more easily at night and woke feeling more rested than ever.

I barely feel pain in my arm anymore, and while the jaw pain from my surgery may never go away, the overall stress relief was acupuncture’s hidden benefit.

Acupuncture has been around for more than 2,500 years. Yet according to the CDC, just 3 to 5 percent of Americans have tried it. Being in the healthcare industry, and having great respect for modern medicine, I never thought I would turn to an ancient alternative medicine. Modern Acupuncture made the experience accessible and familiar, allowing me to overcome my preconceived notions and the very anxiety it ended up relieving.

Everyone’s anxiety is high now as we continue to live with this pandemic.

Fortunately, both the Soho and Florham Park Modern Acunpuncture clinics are open, with multiple safety precautions in place. I have found that learning to relax my mind and body makes every day easier. Acupuncture is now another relaxation technique I have to help me live my healthiest life.

Locations: 65 West Houston St., New York, NY (917-388-2886); 176 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ (973-765-9500).

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Integrative Hospital Care Medicine Embraces Holistic Modalities

by Marlaina Donato Thirty years ago, hospital patients were treated for symptoms based on the Western medical model, and holistic modalities were excluded, largely due to a lack of reliable scientific studies. More recently, because of promising research, the traditional template is expanding. The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health encompasses 75 university health centers and health systems that offer integrative approaches—a remarkable seven-fold increase in 21 years.

America’s top hospitals, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Mayo Clinic, the Duke University Medical Center and the Yale New Haven Hospital, now offer therapies such as acupuncture, reiki, homeopathy, touch therapy, yoga, clinical aromatherapy and chiropractic.

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According to a report in Advances in Medical Education and Practice, nearly half of the patient population in the U.S. receives complementary and alternative medicine, and physicians agree on the importance of further research and training in such modalities. A 2017 University of California survey published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that hospital patients of all ages were willing to pay out of pocket for healthier food, therapeutic massage and energy work.

lifestyle, environment and the social and personal determinants of health.

Even factors like emotional health, what you feel is your purpose in life and what motivates you to be healthy plays a role,” says physician Wayne Jonas, in Alexandria, Virginia, a clinical professor of family medicine at Georgetown University and former director of the World Health Organization Center for Traditional Medicine. As executive director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, which aims to make integrative health regular and routine, Jonas emphasizes that patients become healthier and DISEASE: THE BIG PICTURE medical costs are reduced when they “Research has repeatedly shown that are engaged in the healing process. even with full medical access and optimal medical treatments, a popula- For Jonas, the shift toward integrative tion’s health improves by only about health care has become most evident 15 to 20 percent. The rest comes from during the current opioid crisis and the search for non-pharmacological

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approaches like acupuncture and therapeutic massage therapy for pain management. “The evidence body for many of these approaches has grown tremendously over just the past five years, and has shown a spotlight on what works and what doesn’t. These approaches are now recommended in national guidelines as mainstream for chronic pain.”

Clinic are given in a calming atmosphere of soft lighting and music, and performed by trained doctors, as well as licensed acupuncturists with a firm TCM foundation.

Integrative health care addresses the emotions that accompany a cancer diagnosis, and patients undergoing conventional treatment now have access to not only acupuncture but therapeutic massage, meditation, movement therapy, clinical aromatherapy, herbal applications, biofeedback and yoga. Millstine says of theMayo Clinic, “We have oncology-trained massage providers who are comfortable with what is and what isn’t safe after someone has had a cancer diagnosis and/or treatment.”

Denise Millstine, integrative physician and internal medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, concurs: “The opiate crisis is an example of the need to broaden our clinical toolbox to incorporate care strategies that are less risky. I believe this change has been multifactorial, based on patient demand and more awareness of the importance of lifestyle management.”

Jonas highlights that when given under Patient demand is also fueled by a de- the supervision of a doctor and with sire to avoid medication side effects. In conventional cancer care, complemen1998, the Journal of the American Medi- tary therapies may help people to mancal Association reported that 106,000 age cancer symptoms, boost overall hospital deaths take place each year well-being, better handle side effects from adverse reactions to prescription of treatment and reduce the risk of drugs. With more than half of Americans cancer recurrence. “Integrative cancer already taking a pharmaceutical drug, care can help by activating one’s ability and three being the average, adverse to heal and feel better physically and side effects can easily mount in a hos- emotionally,” he says. “Lectures on nutrition, yoga classes and support groups pital setting. for cancer patients are now common.”

For Millstine, integrative medicine offers many solutions. “We might recom- The Urban Zen Integrative Therapy mend the best medication or provide Program, launched by American fashcutting-edge therapies, but without ion designer Donna Karan in 2009 considering stress management, re- after her husband died from cancer, silience, movement and what people ingest, it’s hard to get optimal results.

Integrative medicine expanded my approach to include nutrition, exercise, mind-body (connection), spirituality and other medical philosophies like Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the patient’s therapeutic plan.”

partners with heavy hitters such as the American Cancer Society and the Beth Israel Medical Center, in New York City.

In many hospital settings, Urban Zen is creating “Zen dens”, calming nooks where staff can discuss cases with colleagues, take a break for self-care or talk to their patients in a nurturing environment. Urban Zen’s dedication to healthcare integration is international and promotes therapeutic applications of reiki, essential oil therapy, nutrition and other contemplative care.

ENERGY MEDICINE GOES MAINSTREAM “Alternative therapies are no longer considered ‘alternative’ when conventional medicine adopts them— for example, using calcium and vitamin D supplements, which are a standard consideration,” says Millstine. “With high-deductible plans, many patients are accustomed to paying out of pocket for care, thus making payment for alternative providers possibly more palatable.”

Reiki, a Japanese form of energy medicine once considered alternative, is now offered at major hospitals like Yale New Haven, where it’s given free of charge to cancer patients. Many hospitals are also offering classes in energy work to families of patients, hospital staff and the community.

“A medical doctor introduced me to the

WHOLE-PATIENT CANCER CARE A 2016 meta-analysis by Taipei Medical University published in the journal PLOS ONE concluded that certain applications of acupuncture reduce pain and opioid use on the first day after surgery. Acupuncture—an ancient modality based on the concept of energy meridians in the body—is also offered in many major hospitals to offset the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

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practice when my grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer,” says Denise Baron, a Philadelphia-based reiki practitioner who works with referrals from clients and wellness professionals. “A hospital does not hire me directly, but the staff know I am available. I’ve worked on patients post-surgery, during and after births, people with cancer and people in hospice. I would say 96 percent of clients walk away with a deep experience of peace, harmony and lower stress levels.” Most recently, she has seen an increase in nurses asking for support during stressful times, with many wanting to learn how to practice reiki themselves.

According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, reiki is more effective than a placebo and activates the parasympathetic nervous system via the vagus nerve. Results include lower blood pressure and less anxiety and depression. Other research shows that the modality also reduces nausea, improves appetite and lessens fatigue.

HOLISTIC NURSING’S ROLE Collaborating with physicians and holistic practitioners, nurses play a key role in integrative hospital care.

“We all work together to facilitate the client towards a higher level of well-being. Each profession brings something to the table,” says Margaret Erickson, in Cedar Park, Texas, CEO of the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation.

The nurse’s role in a patient’s healing journey is an intimate one, and holistic nurses ensure that the whole patient is tended to. “The roots of holistic nursing, grounded in holism, were verbalized over 150 years ago by Florence Nightingale,” says Erickson. “She believed in the mind-body-spirit-emotion connections and that all aspects need to be nurtured in order for people to heal.”

Due to increased demand, more nursing schools are creating educational programs grounded in holistic philosophy, she says. “What makes a nurse holistic is not the skills or alternative therapies she/he/they do, but rather how they show up in their interactions with others. They value and recognize that they are gifted with sharing a person’s most vulnerable moments, and that this shared space is sacred.”

Some holistic nurses may use healing therapies such as guided imagery, aromatherapy, energy work, bodywork, deep breathing, mindfulness and meditation to help both their clients and other healthcare providers.

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Those in the field of integrative medicine agree that the future of medicine is now. “People are becoming more self-aware and taking responsibility for their health and life. Consciousness is growing [by] leaps and bounds,” says Baron.

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Jonas, drawing on 40 years of experience, agrees. “By working as partners with our patients to help find the care that works for them, we can help them achieve better health and quality of life.”

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Climate Anxiety Navigating Our Emotions as the Planet Changes

by Sandra Yeyati

Following a record-breaking hurricane season, out-of-control wildfires and a deadly prolonged pandemic, many of us are anxious and fearful, prompted by the growing realization of being in a state of environmental insecurity.

These inklings of impending doom are nothing new for members of the youth climate movement—kids in their teens or younger—succumbing to hopelessness, anger and rage as they learn the science and watch leaders do nothing to address it.

Hardest hit are “marginalized communities, including indigenous people, climate refugees, farmers struggling with drought and communities of color, who disproportionately suffer from the health effects of polluting industries,” says Jennifer Atkinson, associate professor of envi-

ronmental studies at the University of Washington-Bothell.

Some of us are affected in more subtle ways. Perhaps we’re noticing slowmoving changes around us, like the gradual loss of bees or a disappearance of trees, and we develop a sense of loss the philosopher Glenn Albrecht coined “solastalgia”, which plays on the concept of nostalgia—a longing for a time or place we can’t go back to.

Or, we’re standing in front of a package of blueberries at the grocery store feeling confusion and ambivalence.

A desire to be healthy and adopt a sustainable, vegetarian lifestyle is playing tug-of-war with the fact that these blueberries were flown in from South America, are wrapped in plastic and were grown in a monoculture that depletes the soil. It’s hard to know whether to eat or boycott them. “The greater this dissonance grows, the more likely we’ll tell ourselves that the problems are too big. We decide that we can’t make a difference, so why try?

We check out,” says integrative psychotherapist Leslie Davenport, author of Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change.

The first step to alleviate this anguish is to validate and normalize the dark feelings. “It’s important to remember that there’s nothing wrong with you. What’s happening is actually painful and difficult; there’s a lot of loss involved.

Eco-anxiety is a natural response to having your heart and mind open, being an attentive and caring person, if you tune in to what’s happening in the world,” says Davenport, adding that good self-care, including mindfulness practices, will expand our tolerance for dealing with tough times.

found in community, according to Sarah Jaquette Ray, associate professor of environmental studies at Humboldt State University, in Arcata, California, and author of A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet. “People feel like they can’t impact the world because they’re only one person. But when they start to shift the lens toward the collective, it allows them to realize that the positive things that are happening in the world are actually happening at scale, and it allows them to feel like they’re part of some larger purpose,” says Ray. As we accept climate-related anxiety and seek the company of like-minded people to affect change, surprisingly positive emotions will arise, including joy, laughter, dancing and camaraderie at street protests. “Those positive feelings help us process grief and anger, engage us in the work long term and help us maintain the stamina we need for sustained work,” Ray says.

“Think of climate anxiety as a kind of superpower, a signal that goes off to tell us something’s wrong and needs to be addressed,” says Atkinson, the creator and host of the climate-anxiety podcast Facing It. She points to grief as a compelling motivator. “You can’t feel grief without love,” she explains. “Grief is an expression of compassion and connection to others and to the pain we feel when those lives are destroyed.

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by Sandra Yeyati Twenty years ago, University of Iowa Clinical Professor of Medicine Terry Wahls was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Conventional treatments didn’t work, and her health deteriorated to the point where she was wheelchair-bound and facing a progressively grim future. Through rigorous scientific study and clinical trials, she developed a groundbreaking diet and lifestyle protocol that allows people to take control of their health, reversing many chronic disease states, including her own. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, as well as an accompanying cookbook, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life.

dairy. I also studied the basic science for animal models of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS, and decided that mitochondria— the organelles that generate the energy that cells use to run the chemistry of life— were leading to my early loss of myelin and brain cells. I also discovered The Institute for Functional Medicine and took their course in neuroprotection. Based on the science, I devised a supplement program to support my mitochondria.

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WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS? In three months, I was able to go for In 2000, I had problems walking, a bike ride with my family around the which led to the MS diagnosis. After block for the first time in six years. It consulting the best doctors and takfelt miraculous. ing the newest drugs, I went downhill anyway. At my lowest point, already in It changed the way I think about disa tilt-recline wheelchair, I realized that ease and how I practice medicine. I now conventional medicine wasn’t going to talk to patients about diet, lifestyle, stop my decline into a bedridden, pos- exercise, toxics exposures and stress sibly demented state with intractable management, and I’m able to stabilize, face pain due to trigeminal neuralgia. reverse and greatly improve their blood pressure, blood sugar, pain and chronic My physicians introduced me to the diseases that I was struggling to manwork of Loren Cordain, who developed age using the latest drugs. the paleo diet, so after 20 years of being a vegetarian, I went back to eating meat; gave up grains, legumes and nycnaturalawakenings.com

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT RESILIENCE? People who maintain a sense of control have more robust immune function and are generally healthier. Many of my patients say that their diagnosis ended up being a tremendous gift because it allowed them to take stock of their lives and understand their priorities. That’s true for me. If I eat gluten, dairy or eggs, or I’m exposed to too much stress or toxins, my trigeminal neuralgia will turn on and I’ll have horrific facial pain, but I consider it to be a tremendous gift, because that’s my barometer for the inflammation levels in my brain, which reminds me to look at my triggers and recommit to my self-care. We teach patients how to track their biosensors.

ARE YOU CURED OF MS? No. I still have the genetic vulnerability and lesions in my spinal cord, and will always be sensitive to gluten, dairy and eggs. If I become severely stressed or don’t sleep, I’ll probably have a problem again. I caution all of my patients: If you go back to your previous diet and lifestyle, your disease states will return.

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Frugal Wellness Healthy Living on a Tight Budget

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by Yvette C. Hammett

Living healthy on a tight budget may seem like a daunting task, but by setting up a self-care plan, prioritizing and shopping smart, the barriers can seem not quite so tall. With so many people unemployed or under-employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for workable options is more important than ever.

A sports and nutrition company, My Protein, did a study that shows the average American spends $155 per month on health and fitness. That’s $112,000 over a lifetime. There are, however, strategies that can lower these costs.

Jen Smith, a financial writer and co-host of the podcast Frugal Friends, often talks about ways to spend less, save money and be in control of our spending.

“You may spend more up front or more

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on the things you really care about, but cutting out the waste or things that are not so necessary can be a huge cost savings. This is not just for a pennypinching, stay-at-home mom. Being frugal doesn’t mean you are a cheapskate, but being wise with the limited resources that you have.”

Smith says she had a pricey membership to a cross-fit gym, but in the long run, staying in shape can greatly reduce the costs of health care and prescriptions. “Any way you can stay active is what you need to do. Spending money in any way that gets you to commit to and consistently move your body is the answer.” Focus on eating good food and moving your body, Smith says. “When emphasis is placed more on that and on self-care, you save more money.”

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The National Institute on Aging recommends several ways to eat healthy on a budget: use coupons, consider purchasing store brands, know that convenience costs more, focus on priority foods, buy store-brand organics and forgo fresh for frozen organics. Sotiria Everett, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine at the Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine, in New York, agrees. “One thing to consider is seasonality. If out of season and organic, that will increase the cost. If you want clean living and healthy eating for the planet, that doesn’t make sense either, because of the cost of fuel and the pollution involved.”

Everett recommends frequenting farmers’ markets because they offer seasonal, fresh, local, organic produce that is easier on the wallet and better

for health. Her favorite tip is, “Learn how to plant foods. You don’t need a lot of space, but do need sun and water access. You can keep it organic. A couple of seeds can give you a whole season’s worth of produce.”

Jody Gatewood, assistant state nutrition program specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and a registered dietitian, works with people on tight budgets through the university’s Spend Smart Eat Smart program. “We do a lot with families with young children,” she says. “They are on a budget and concerned about having enough food to eat. One thing we teach a lot, and it helps with a budget, is to plan your meals. Look and see what is on sale at the grocery store. If there’s a big meat sale, buy it then and use it throughout.

I think what happens is if we don’t plan, we go to a restaurant or get convenience foods which can really add up.”

use frozen, you just heat it up and it is ready to go. Protein can be expensive, so have some meals where black beans or lentils are the source of protein. Have that balance.”

As for healthcare costs, Smith recommends to those that cannot afford typical insurance or costly prescriptions in their budget to consider using manufacturer discounts and a service like GoodRx. com, which details how much prescriptions will cost at different pharmacies.

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Lose Weight Without Dieting How to Eat to Feel and Look Your Best

Katz agrees that small shifts are more likely to stick, in part because of our adaptable palates. “If you commit to improving your diet little by little, you will find that taste buds are adaptable fellas that will learn to love the foods they are with.

For example, try something as simple as switching from regular soda to diet to seltzer to water over time.”

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In making such shifts, Mallonee suggests applying the 80/20 rule to food.

“If 80 percent of the time you are making healthy choices, and the other 20 percent of the time you allow splurges, you’re less likely to feel deprived and revert to old ways.”

One of the top New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight, and to that end, millions of Americans go on a diet each year. As we look to reset after holiday indulgences, nutrition experts say it’s a great time to cultivate healthy, longterm eating habits rather than unsustainable diets that lead us in circles.

“A ‘live it’ is better than a diet: small, manageable changes you can live with over time,” says Lisa Mallonee, a registered dietician and professor at the Texas A&M College of Dentistry, in Dallas. “People get focused on losing 15 pounds, but once they

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get to the finish line, they don’t have a plan for after and often end up regaining the weight.”

The good news for dieters with questions, suggests Katz, is there is no one superior diet.

“You can have a high-quality diet whether you are flexitarian, pescatarian or vegetarian, low-carb or high-carb,” he says.

For Jill Weisenberger, a registered dietitian nutritionist, in Yorktown, Virginia, and author of The Overworked Person’s Guide to Better Nutrition, a healthy diet comes down to three meals a day, each with a good source of protein and fiber. “When losing weight, it’s especially important to eat enough protein so you don’t lose muscle mass with the fat,” she says, suggesting a target of 25 to 35 grams of fiber a day, achieved through a diverse diet that focuses on fruits, vegetables and legumes.

While navigating the labyrinth of nutrition information can be tough, eating better is actually simple, says David Katz, M.D., founder of both the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and the nonprofit True Health Initiative, and co-author of How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered. “There are two general shifts to make: first, to less processed Katz, Mallonee and Weisenberger all foods, and second, to more plant- caution against a diet like keto that rebased foods,” says Katz. stricts many nourishing foods only be-

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cause they contain carbs. “There is no evidence of long-term safety or benefit of keto,” says Katz. “A truly keto diet cuts out a lot of highly nutritious foods like fruit, grains and beans, all associated with better health and longer life. I think a diet excluding these foods would be a colossal mistake.”

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While it’s not healthy to obsess over numbers on the scale, it is important to understand the health risks of carrying extra weight, particularly around the middle. “Belly fat is a concern for co-morbidities like pre-diabetes, diabetes, increased blood pressure and even sleep apnea,” says Mallonee, stating that women should aim for a waist circumference of less than 35 inches and men of less than 40.

Katz advises that the effects of abdominal fat can vary. “Certain ethnicities are extremely vulnerable to excess weight around the middle, which can result in insulin resistance and metabolic mayhem. However, many people can gain considerable amounts of weight and show no metabolic effects,” he says, suggesting that a comprehensive health checkup can clear up any doubts.

Physiologically, it is hard to keep weight off, says Weisenberger, but people should not get discouraged if they fall short of their goals. “If you are overweight, you will get an enormous boost from the first 5 to 10 percent of weight loss—it’s much more important than that last 5 to 10 percent.”

While weight loss is an exercise in delayed gratification, the power of highquality food is immediate, advises Katz. “You can improve the quality of your immune response with a single meal. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, too, as those positive health benefits accumulate over time.”

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Staying Fit in 2021 Workout Trends Bend to the Times

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For 2021, fitness will be more about better health and inner peace rather than weight loss. Gyms and studios will be on the top of their game adhering to hygiene standards and offering safer environments with smaller class capacity and vitamin D-enhanced outdoor sessions. From remote coaching to cost-effective wellness apps, the workout will get a fresh makeover.

HIGH-TECH WELLNESS Pandemic repercussions in 2020 amped up client demand for alternatives and also inspired trainers to get

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more creative. “I’ve enjoyed working with private clients virtually through FaceTime and Zoom. It has required me to create more precision with my training programs depending on what each client has at their home or home gym,” says Hollywood, California, fitness trainer Ridge Davis. “Results have been going through the roof because my clients are more likely to dive into healthy routines and meal plans with my daily guidance.”

For those that cannot find local, inperson fitness provisions, subscriptions to streaming-fitness websites like DailyBurn.com and OnePeloton.

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com provide plenty of guides to workouts from yoga to muscle-building.

Health apps can tailor individual wellness strategies for the new year. “Fitness and health apps are becoming more popular, and trainers are able to interact with clients all over the world.

If you are like me, you need accountability if you cannot meet your trainer directly,” says Dominic Kennedy, a personal trainer in Los Angeles and creator of the newly launched fitness and nutrition app Dominic Effect.

“Nutrition is also going to be key now more than ever. Apps will help keep you in check and on track with your

food and goals, helping to set up monthly meal plans, as well as recipe suggestions.”

Wearable tech in the form of watches and smart clothing will be another hit in 2021, providing accurate readings on calories burned, number of daily steps and even heart rate and blood pressure.

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Having the option to work out at home might motivate more people to begin a fitness routine without the pressure of comparing with others. Sampling classes online can help them find what they like before they sign up at their local gym or studio. “Virtual fitness classes provide an opportunity for people to test out different instructors at different times all around the country and even the world,” says Paris Alexandra, co-founder of the BK Yoga Club, in New York City. “People are now realizing the things we can control is our breath and our bodies. Because of this, there’s an appreciation of our capacity, challenging ourselves to try something new.”

n Broga yoga, with a focus on strength training, cardio and muscle toning for men n Less-crowded yoga classes with BYO mats and props n Mind-body fitness

Even with gym cutbacks, there is a silver lining. “One of my private weight-loss clients has loved our FaceTime workouts so much that she swears she will never go back to in-person training with a coach,” says Chicago-based Stephanie Mansour, host of the weekly national PBS show Step it Up With Steph. “Even on vacation or while traveling, people can still get in their workout because everything is virtual. Trainers also win because they can still do their job, but at a distance.”

Me-time with a private virtual coach will offer a tailored regimen for those that prefer a one-on-one experience.

Mansour muses, “Private fitness and health coaching sessions will be the hottest trend in 2021. By now, many people’s excitement toward their ‘pandemic workout’ is waning, and they’ll be looking for a totally customized approach to kickstart their motivation and goals.”

ALLIES FOR BODY AND MIND Davis predicts there’ll be greater appreciation for stressrecovery tools such as massage guns for percussive selftreatments, foam rollers to release muscle tightness and stretching apps, noting, “There’s so much noise, uncertainty and anxiety that has come with this pandemic; ondemand meditation classes will be huge.”

Mansour concurs, “Focusing on finding inner peace, meditating and positive programming are all huge trends that have emerged due to COVID. By getting your head in the game, you’re 75 percent of the way to your goal.”

Mostly, 2021 will be a year for self-care. “I think growth mindset is everything right now,” says Kennedy. “We need to fill our minds with positive affirmations, thoughts or whatever it is that makes you light up inside.”

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Your source for natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

Akashic Counsel EUNICE MARCHMAN

AkashicCounsel@gmail.com AkashicCounsel.org Curious about your soul’s purpose? Think about where you would like insight and healing information. Let’s open the records insightfully to receive, heal, and enrich your current situation. An Akashic reading can help you reconnect to your deeper self and enable you to move on with a clearer sense of purpose.

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Monica Marcelo • 516-757-2264 OrganicColorbar.com The Organic Color Bar is a fullservice holistic hair salon. Our mission is to redefine the salon experience by providing a safe, nontoxic beauty experience for our clients. We provide professional organic hair color and hair care. See ad, page 18

Chiropractor CENTER FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Dr. Gina Marino Wantagh 516-221-3500 Align-Me.com

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Dr. Marino utilizes a combination of gentle chiropractic spinal adjustments, Reiki and bodywork to reduce pain, lessen the effects of stress on your system, restore flexibility and ensure optimum vitality. See ad,

POLLACK WELLNESS INSTITUTE

UNITED PALACE OF SPIRITUAL ARTS

Dr. David L Pollack specializes in functional nutrition which is the science of helping repair and restore the body naturally without the use of drugs and surgery. 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 4 & 25

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!

Conscious Centers

MICHAEL MONGNO, MFT, PH.D, LP

66 Commack Rd, Commack NY 631-462-0801 • PollackWellness.com

AUM SHANTI BOOKSHOP

230 E 14th St, NYC 212-260-2866 • AumShantiBookshop.com Aum Shanti Bookshop is a community-oriented spiritual gallery providing offerings that inspire clarity, guidance and inspiration on one’s journey.

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.

4140 Broadway, NYC 212-568-6700 • UPSpiritualArts.org

Counseling & Mental Wellness 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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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.

Our services include Colon Cleansing, Ionic Detox Foot Baths, BELD Lymphatic Drainage, Therapeutic Cupping, Infrared Sauna & Wellness Cocoon, FIT Body weight loss wraps, and Ear Candling. We also created our own line of digestive care products, including Detox Clay and Essential 4 Digestion Kit, that can be delivered right to your doorstep. See ad, page 35

2 W 14th St, NYC 212-645-0141 NamasteBookshop.com

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How Toxic Are You? In today’s world, we are constantly being exposed to a multitude of toxins everywhere we go. Air pollution, food preservatives, carcinogens, medication overload, cleaning products, and even chemicals in the water we drink. Added up through time, these toxins can cause major health problems. Offering Colon cleansing, Lymph drainage, Infrared sauna, Ionic foot detox, and more. See ad, page 35

HEALTH, HEALING ENERGY PH.D 845-774-2583 info@hhephd.com

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 37

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 5

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 19

THE RACHLIN CENTER

NATURE’S DENTAL

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 12

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.

Ami Shah, M.D. office: 516-873-7773; mobile 516-322-5682 927 Willis Ave., Albertson, NY

Health Food Store WHOLE FOODS MARKET 8 Locations in Manhattan WholeFoodsMarket.com

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 39

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.

Payment plans available. See ads, page 38 & back cover

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

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50 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740 • 631-316-1816 NaturesDental.net

Medical Wellness Centers INTEGRATIVE HEALING CENTER & SPA

220 Fort Salonga Rd (25a) Northport, NY 11768 516-676-0200 • GetIntegrativeHealth.com Specializing in detoxification and preventative health care.

We are fully present in your visit so you feel safe, appreciated and heard. See ad, inside back cover

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 11

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66 Commack Rd, Ste 204, Commack 631-462-0801 • PollackWellness.com Dr. David L Pollack specializes in functional nutrition which is the science of helping repair and restore the body naturally without the use of drugs and surgery.

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 4 & 25

Ophthalmologist ENVISION HEALTH NYC

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Ozone Therapy DR. HOWARD ROBINS

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Psychic CLAIRVOYANT READINGS & CLASSES 516-423-1794 • Tori@YourPsychicSelf.net YourPsychicSelf.net

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 35

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Carol Leitner, MBA, Health Care Admin 516-242-8270 • carolleitner1@gmail.com Are you looking for an excellent at-home income opportunity with minimal investment? How? Share clinically-proven, whole food product (fruits, vegetables and berries in capsules or chewables) which, with every adult order is free for children & adults for 4 years! Earn income commensurate with effort.

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Gentle Yoga/Stretch and Breathwork Chair Yoga with Thai Bodywork Join Carol Leitner, MBA, Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor for a deep dive inward to that place of peace, deep rejuvenation and restoration. Individual attention. Beginners welcome! Private and semi-privates available at your convenience.

Zoom • Tue.-Sat. • 10:30-11:30 am 516-242-8270 CarolLeitner1@gmail.com

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Weekly Service: The Power of Spiritual Artistry United Palace of Spiritual Arts, in Washington Heights, offers a new concept in spiritual services: a 10-minute service made available at the same time each week via live stream, Facebook and YouTube.

3 pm • Wednesdays UnitedPalace.org

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Jan. 22 - 24, 2021 • 10:30 am-7 pm Solving Chronic Pain Summit: A New Pathway to Relief

This summit will focus on the primary keys to the pain problem: central nervous system activity and the autonomic nervous system’s roles in modulating the metabolic, endocrine, and immune responses to threat through the lens of the Polyvagal theory

Tuesdays • 12:30-1 pm

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Relax, reset, and recharge with the sounds and vibrations of the ancient instruments: Tibetian singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, voice, flutes, and tuning forks. Taught by Basia Blonska.

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This year the New York Open Center is bringing back its Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training, the signature program of The Open Center’s Art of Dying Institute. The 18-session Zoom series will begin with an introductory class from 7 to 9 p.m. on January 15. It will conclude with a student capstone weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 26 and 27. Cost: $1,995 ($2,250 with a payment plan).

Virtual Series, 18 Sessions January 15 - June 27 For more information, including the full course schedule, visit OpenCenter.org.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FREE Intro Class Awakening Your True Voice Online at Open Center with Jean McClelland Improve health and vitality through better breath. Jean McClelland will teach her signature course, Awakening Your True Voice: Health and Vitality through better breathing as a virtual series through the Open Center.

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