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Astoria Clinical Nutritionist Expands Practice to Florida
Now telehealth seems to be everywhere, but Michael Biamonte, CCN, pioneered “appointment by Skype” more than a decade ago. “I’ve found that I can help more patients through phone and online appointments than through my main office located in the heart of New York City,” Biamonte says. In fact while he still owns the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition, in Astoria, he spends a great deal of time working out of Florida, where most of his patients can “visit” him via phone and video chat from the comfort of their homes. Now Biamonte is extending his services to Florida residents with Candida, digestive disorders, thyroid problems and most chronic health conditions—his clinical specialties.
“As a successful clinician and published author, my treatment methods are proven and world recognized and have been used successfully on thousands of patients,” he says. Biamonte is also the co-creator of BioCybernetics, more commonly referred to as “Blood Detective” software. “Cybernetics is the study of self-regulating mechanisms, and bio refers to the biology of the body,” he explains. “In turn, biocybernetics is the study of how the body regulates its own metabolism. This was done throughout all the known systems of the body—the endocrine and exocrine glands, the circulatory system, the brain and nervous system, the immune and digestive systems, and so on.” Between this state-of-the-art software and Biamonte’s 30-plus years of clinical experience, he says there are very few conditions he can’t help. 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 FloridasCandidaDoctor.com or Health-Truth.com. See ad, page 24.
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This month Jean McClelland will begin teaching a six-session class series, Awakening Your True Voice: Health and Vitality through Better Breathing, through the Open Center. The sessions will be held online from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on consecutive Mondays from March 22 through May 3, with the exception of March 29. A free intro class is scheduled for 6 p.m. on March 15. Students will discover a voice that is spontaneous, open and expressive; strengthen their breathing, body and voice through the integration of the Alexander Technique; and experience a physical understanding of breath support to free and strengthen their voice. They
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will also learn how to relieve vocal and physical tension and increase ease and vitality in their body; develop an awareness of their diaphragm and learn to strengthen it in a non-manipulative but powerful way; and explore the connection between breathing, voice and artistic self-expression. No previous vocal background is required. “There is no greater joy than to use our voices in a way that’s powerful, spontaneous and fully expressive,” says McClelland, who is on the faculty of the Columbia University School of the Arts as well as the Open Center. “Developing a physical understanding of voice and breath support helps us release inhibiting vocal and physical tension to become more musical singers and more engaging speakers. This course creates a supportive environment in which self-consciousness dissolves and your true voice emerges.” The series is worth nine continuing education credits. To register or for more information, visit OpenCenter. org/awakening-your-true-voice/. See ad, page 25.
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Many workout studios have increased their online offerings temporarily as a result of the pandemic, but Mason predicts that virtual workouts are here to stay. “You can squeeze your workout in any time, anywhere,” she says. “And the elliptical appeals to everybody.” Elliptica sells elliptical equipment as well as virtual memberships, and for a limited time it’s offering a free month of access to its virtual classes. The studio also offers in-person classes at its physical location in Fairfield, Connecticut. Cyrece Lehman says she’d just started taking in-studio classes there when the pandemic hit. She bought a machine and has been taking online classes ever since. “It’s rare to find a workout that anyone can feel comfortable doing,” she says. “When I log Owner, Clair Mason in to see a friendly-faced instructor calling out my name, I feel like I’m in the studio live.” For more information, call 203-858-3319 or visit EllipticaStudios.com.
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Macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness in the world, dealing a devastating blow to sufferers’ independence and quality of life. Fortunately it’s preventable through eye-healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices, says Rudrani Banik, M.D., a specialist in ophthalmology, neuroophthalmology and headache, and the founder and medical director of EnVision Health NYC. Every Wednesday in March, from 5 to 6 p.m., Banik will host a free Macular Degeneration Masterclass webinar, to educate the public about preventing this debilitating disease. “Not only can macular degeneration reduce your precious eyesight, but it can also steal many of the joys of living, such as being able to read, drive, work, watch television and, most importantly, see the faces
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of your loved ones,” she says. Certain eye-specific nutrients—lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin—can protect against oxidative damage to the macula from potentially damaging UV and blue light, Banik says. “These natural pigments act as our eyes’ internal sunglasses and blue blockers,” she explains. “Macular pigment is often diminished in macular degeneration. Thus it is critical to replenish our macular pigment by eating a diet rich in foods that provide these nutrients, as well as supplements to protect against vision loss and potential blindness.” Banik is an associate professor of ophthalmology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and an associate director of neuro-ophthalmology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. To register for a spot in the free webinar, visit https://go.rudranibanikmd.com/webinarregistration1612295966603. Dr. Rudrani Banik’s office is located at 136 E. 57th St., Ste. 1502, New York, NY. For more information, call 646-820-2074, email drbanik@ rudranibanikmd.com or visit RudraniBanikMD. com. See ad, page 11.
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From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City The Problem They come into my office every day, all with different health complaints and suffering in their own special way. No two are exactly the same. Most have been suffering for years and tried everything—almost everything, that is—to get well. While many of those treatments and medicines helped and offered hope, at least for a while, they ultimately failed to stop the never-ending discomfort and pain. All these patients have been told by doctors that they have this condition or that disease—they show the entire range of classic symptoms, don’t they? So then why didn’t the prescribed treatments work? The answer is that the true, underlying cause was missed or ignored. Ignored because it wasn’t recognized as the real “felon,” the real reason for their problem.
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Use Colored LED Lights to Relax Getting an MRI or CT scan is typically not a relaxing experience, and patient discomfort, anxiety or agitation can affect the quality of the image. Taking note of businesses that use lighting to create a mood, researchers from Pepperdine University demonstrated that patient unease in imaging centers can be modified with the use of colored LED lights. In a pilot study involving 35 subjects, 43 percent found blue lighting most relaxing, while 31 percent preferred yellow. The least relaxing lighting color was red, according to 69 percent of participants, followed by yellow (17 percent) and green (11 percent). Each subject was given a handheld device to set the hue, intensity and brightness of lighting, and most chose blue. No patient preferred the standard bright, white lighting of healthcare environments. “When given the opportunity to change a single aspect of the environmental or imaging facility experience, patients feel much more in control of the otherwise unfamiliar and uncomfortable setting,” write the authors in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Try Ginger to Lower Diabetes Markers Ginger root (Zingiber officinale), used historically in traditional medicine to treat indigestion and nausea, may also help people with Type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study from Brazil. Researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind study of 103 people with Type 2 diabetes that were taking medications. Those taking 1.2 grams of ginger powder for 90 days experienced a significant drop in the level of fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol compared to those taking a placebo.
Use Green Tea Extract and Curcumin to Ward Off Oral Cancer Early signs of oral cancer can include white patches, sores and lumps inside the mouth, biomarkers known collectively as oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). To see if two natural chemopreventive agents—green tea extract and curcumin—could reverse these conditions, researchers in India tested 60 people with OPMD, splitting them into three groups. One group was given 400 milligrams (mg) of green tea extract in a capsule, as well as a gel; a second group was given 475 mg of curcumin; and the third received a combination of the first two treatments. After 12 weeks, researchers found that the supplementation had significantly reduced OPMD biomarkers in all three groups, with particularly strong results in the combination group, suggesting a synergistic effect.
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Improve Children’s Brain Health with Better Nutrition In a study with important implications for underfed children in lowincome countries and elsewhere, a new study in The BMJ medical journal found that six months of nutritional supplements can improve working memory and blood flow in children’s brains. Researchers from Tufts University travelled to villages in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, where they gave 1,059 children, ages 1 through 7 years, a breakfast supplement high in plant polyphenols, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and protein. They compared results with children eating the standard local breakfast of rice or a common lower-quality supplement. They found that the enhanced nutritional supplement boosted cognition and increased cerebral blood flow in children younger than 4 and raised their hemoglobin concentration if they were anemic. Children older than 4 had improved body compositions—more lean tissue and less fat. With at least 250 million children worldwide younger than 5 that are failing to reach their cognitive developmental potential, these results pose significant impacts for children’s education and national development in low-income countries, say the researchers.
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Try Mindfulness to Improve Cardiovascular Health Mindfulness training can lower blood pressure and positively influence behavior that promotes cardiovascular health, report Brown University researchers. The study published in Plos One involved 43 people with hypertension. In eight weekly 150-minute sessions, participants learned mindfulness meditation movements and techniques, including eating food mindfully, while also receiving instruction on hypertension risk factors. By the end of the year, they reported improvements in stress levels, diet, physical activity and alcohol consumption. On average, systolic blood pressure fell by six points and diastolic pressure by one point, a small, but significant improvement.
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oral health brief GREAT NECK | LONG ISLAND
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Given the connection between oral and overall health, a new toothbrush isn’t the only thing we should take home from a trip to the dentist. Dr. Jonathan Richter, owner of Cariodontal, in Great Neck, says his goal is to send patients home with the information they need to protect themselves from disease through proper oral care. “There’s a direct correlation between chronic systemic diseases and the condition of your mouth,” he says. “Periodontal inflammatory disease can have a negative impact on your health because the increased inflammatory response in the body caused by periodontitis is associated with various systemic conditions, such as diabetes, autoimmune diseases, lung disease, cardiovascular disease and more recently Alzheimer’s,
osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. It can even affect your pregnancy. Every year, new research identifies another systemic condition linked to bacteria that we find in our mouth.” Treatments such as prescription drugs and chemotherapy can also increase susceptibility to periodontal inflammatory disease, Richter says. Awareness of these interrelationships can help dentists determine better treatment and prevention. “Education and prevention are key to maximizing each patient’s unique biochemical makeup and to achieve optimal wellness,” he says. “The more a patient understands their dental health situation, the better they can plan for the future.” Richter is a dual-trained holistic periodontist (gum disease specialist), a prosthodontist (an expert in restoring teeth), and an expert in implant dentistry. Location: 310 E. Shore Rd., Ste. 101, Great Neck, NY. For information, call 516-282-0310 or visit Cariodontal.com. See ad, back cover.
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Manhasset Dentist Offers Homebound Health Tips Between Covid-19 and last month’s huge cold front, most of us feel sluggish and stale from being cooped up inside. Dr. Linda Golden, owner of Golden Dental Wellness Center, in Manhasset, offers two suggestions for staying stress-free and healthy indoors, naturally.
First, use diffusers to add humidity and freshness to stale heated air, adding essential oils to reduce stress and boost immunity. “A blend of lavender, lemongrass, tea tree and eucalyptus is not only the perfect spa-like scent to relax you, but it’s also a great way to harness the antimicrobial power of essential oils,” Golden says. “The vapors of
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botanicals, like tea tree and lavender, can neutralize airborne germs, while tea tree and eucalyptus oils can alleviate some winter illness symptoms, clean the air and help out your immune system.” Second, stock the fridge with antioxidant-rich produce, like blueberries, pomegranate, cherries and plums, which will strengthen the body’s natural defenses. “You can buy the juice of these fruits, but check the label,” Golden says. “Lots of fruit juice contains less than 10 percent real juice.” For a strong antioxidant effect, she recommends the juice of Chinese wolfberry, available through Young Living or at Chinese food and supplement markets. “At Golden Dental Wellness Center, we treat the whole body,” she says. “If you’re interested in a lesson in essential oils or dental nutrition, let us know when you call our office for an appointment.” Location: 444 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY. For appointments or more information, call 516-627-8400 or visit GoldenSmile.com. See ad, page 2
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Hazardous Pollutants Found in Mount Everest Snow
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Manmade perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in water-repellant outdoor gear and linked to birth defects, high cholesterol and increased risk of kidney and testicular cancer have been detected in snow at the top of Mount Everest, posing a risk for trekkers, climbers and residents that drink the water. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry suggests that exposure to high levels of PFAS may suppress the immune system and increase the risk of getting COVID-19. The PFAS discovery was reported by Kimberley Miner, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, who along with 20 co-authors published a paper, “Deposition of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ on Mt. Everest,” in the online journal Science of the Total Environment. The PFAS pollution shows that people unknowingly shed these chemicals. Some companies that make outdoor gear are phasing them out, while others cite “technical challenges” in delaying such implementation.
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The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has urged governments to take action to save the planet’s remaining coral reefs and their attendant fish populations, because collective human impacts are leaving fewer places untouched, with only 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass formally protected and global biodiversity declining at an unprecedented rate. To that end, a new online data platform, MERMAID (DataMermaid.org) helps scientists and management officials collect, organize and disseminate data on reef fish biomass and diversity, as well as the cover of hard corals, fleshy algae and other benthic groups—all identified by ICRI as key indicators of coral reef health, integrity and function. The newly published 5th Global Biodiversity Outlook and other sources endorsed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services clearly indicate that governments are failing to meet existing global targets for biodiversity and that critical ecosystems like coral reefs will be altered to the point that the biodiversity they harbor, and the services they provide, will be irreparably damaged. Currently, only 2.5 percent of the world’s reefs are being actively protected. nycnaturalawakenings.com
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Honey Bees Have a Dirty Secret
Although honey bees symbolize prosperity, sustainability and environmentalism, and are vital to farmers, they also have a distressing effect on the environment— destabilizing natural ecosystems by competing with native bees. Thousands of beekeeping hobbyists and campaigns to save the bees provide honey bees much more media coverage than native pollinators. High densities of honey bee colonies increase competition with the native pollinators for forage, putting even more pressure on the wild species that are already in decline. Honey bees are extremely general foragers and monopolize floral resources, leading to exploitative competition where one species uses up a resource, not leaving enough to go around. Sheila Colla, an assistant professor and conservation biologist at Toronto’s York University, tells Scientific American, “Beekeeping is for people; it’s not a conservation practice. People mistakenly think keeping honey bees, or helping honey bees, is somehow helping the native bees, which are at risk of extinction. The focus on neonics [pesticide] and honey bees has taken a ton of resources away from conserving wild pollinators from their most important threats.”
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Healing Our Relationships from Within
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by Michael Mongno, Ph.D.
When we stop and consider the nature of our thoughts, we notice that most of our focus is external, on the world outside ourselves. But we fail to realize that much of what we perceive as “the outside world” is actually our inside world, projected outward. If our inner reality becomes our lived experience, it would behoove us to pay more attention to how we think. Our minds are very powerful. They’re like movie projectors that project our thoughts onto a neutral world of matter and form, creating a subjective reality—our own, seemingly real experience shaped by what’s going on inside us. This is the basis of the popular saying “Be the change you want to see in the world.” If we’re creating that change in our personal lives, it will begin to appear in the outside world. The same goes for our relationships: If we start focusing on being our best selves, this shift will transfer to being the best partners we can be. BEING THE CHANGE In my work as a couples therapist, people frequently come to me wanting their partner to change into something more like they want them to be— often back into what they used to be. This takes the focus off themselves, where it needs to be for lasting change to occur. When we realize that we’ve brought our partner into our lives for a reason, such as self-reflection and integration, it’s easier to see the bigger picture, one where our own healing can take center stage.
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In our quest for self-help, growth and independence, we often forget that we can’t grow and heal by ourselves or in a vacuum. Without reflection, it’s impossible to see ourselves. As children, we need our parents to see, acknowledge and value who we are in order to develop a healthy sense of self. As we mature, this self is who we take into our relationships, particularly our intimate ones. If our upbringing wasn’t ideal, we don’t develop as fully and healthily as we might. It’s this distorted version of ourself that we bring to others. The problem with self-growth is that it’s hard to see ourselves from the inside. We simply think, and even say, “This is who I am.” And since our thoughts create our world, it’s even harder to realize that the subjective reality this distorted self creates isn’t absolute. But if that self is reflected back to us by others, we can see our own blind spots and dark shadows, and then work on changing ourselves from within while experiencing healthier ways of being. Who better than our intimate partner to help shine that light of awareness? A LOVING MIRROR This is actually a big task. It takes supreme self-awareness and patience for our partner to reflect back with sensitivity, skillful speech and hopefully love, so that we can take it in with openness and receptivity. Not everyone is up for this task—at least not at first. Usually there’s a begrudging coming along as the infatuation stage of the relationship moves into the power struggle
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Either choice is fine, because if we’re going to end up staying in a relationship, no matter which partner we choose, this process will still be the same. It’s just a matter of when. That’s usually determined by what’s happening in our lives, along with our level of emotional development, which will determine what kind of relationship we’re ready for—one of convenience, personal pursuit or life purpose. Sometimes we know this at the outset and the road is well defined. At other times, clarity comes over time. No matter which it is, this process of self-awareness will happen on its own, simply by partners being with and to each other. It becomes a healing relationship when both partners know that’s the goal, which makes the reflection of difficult parts easier to take in, accept and coalesce into a healthy, more considerate, patient and loving self. The office of Michael Mongno, MFT, Ph.D., LP, is located at 100 W. 67th St., Ste. #2NE. For more information, call 212-799-0001 or visit PresentCenteredTherapies.com. See ad, Community Resources. nycnaturalawakenings.com
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DOWN TO EARTH The Promise of Regenerative Organic Farming
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With its dependence on chemical pesticides and fertilizers, heavy tilling techniques, concentrated animal feeding practices and mono-crops—all designed to maximize yields—conventional farming has come at a great cost. “Conventional intensive farming practices have significant negative consequences for the land and surrounding ecosystems,” says Richard Teague, Texas A&M professor of Ecosystem Science and Management. “By disrupting the natural function of these habitats, the valuable ecosystem services they provide are compromised.” The way we’re growing food now is not sustainable. “According to the United Nations, we only have 60 harvests left before our soil is completely depleted. Years of conventional industrial agriculture have drained the soil dry of all of the organic matter, all the microbes, that microbiome that brings nutrients to our plants and to our planet as a whole,” says Margaret Wilson, content creation and media relations specialist at the Rodale Institute. The UN also reported last year that agriculture and forestry were responsible for nearly a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. “Agriculture is a climate-intensive process and
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conventional practices make that even worse because they’re fossil fuel-intensive,” Wilson says. “They require a lot of machinery to plow fields and distribute pesticides. Fertilizers are fossil fuel-based. Tillage is a huge part of conventional agriculture, where you’re turning the soil over, and that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.” One third of the world’s land surface is considered desert, and according to Judith D. Schwartz, the Vermont author of The Reindeer Chronicles and Cows Save the Planet, most deserts are manmade. “If we look historically, we learn that most deserts
were once thriving grasslands or some other kind of ecosystem and became deserts after hundreds of years of poor grazing management or farming that was no longer putting nutrients back into the soil.” The good news is that deserts can be brought back to life. In the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where much of the land is degraded, ingenious ranchers have figured out a way to support healthy animals and plant biodiversity. “The ranchers were earning money by managing the livestock holistically in a way that was reviving the ecological function of these lands, so there were thick grasses, birds and butterflies flourishing right next to land that looked horrible—absolute deserts with a lot of erosion, the soil so depleted that it couldn’t hold water,” recalls Schwartz, who visited the area. Regenerative organic farming holds great promise to rebuild soil, draw carbon from the atmosphere and ultimately grow healthier food. “When you take out the pesticides, fertilizers and intensive tilling, our farming systems trial concluded that regenerative organic agriculture uses 45 percent fewer fossil fuels and releases 40 percent fewer carbon emissions than conventional practices,” Wilson says, adding that a recent Rodale Institute white paper postulated that by transitioning all global crop and pastureland to regenerative management, we could sequester 100 percent of annual carbon dioxide emissions. As the founder of the Rodale Institute, J.I. Rodale, said, “Healthy soil equals healthy food equals healthy people.” Soil restoration is job one, and we know how to do this. “The goal of regenerative farming is to farm and ranch in nature’s image,” says Gabe Brown, a North Dakota farmer and author of Dirt to Soil. He offers the following six principles to create a thriving, regenerating agricultural ecosystem:
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Armor on the soil: “Nature always tries to cover the soil, whether it be leaves in a forest or decaying plants in a pasture or field. Nature does not like bare soil.”
Diversity: “Where in nature do you see a monoculture? Usually only where man put it or man’s actions have driven it to be a monoculture. Nature is very diverse, so hundreds of different grasses, legumes all growing in harmony. We’ve gotten away from that. Now we plant monocultures. That’s not the way nature functions.”
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Livestock and insect integration: “Nature does not function properly without animals. Too many people think we have to remove the animals from the landscape. That’s the worst thing you can do. What’s going to pollinate the plants? The way our rich soils were formed was with large herds of ruminants, grazing the plants. That plant, once grazed, starts sloughing off root exudates to attract biology, to regrow, and then that plant is able to cycle more carbon out of the atmosphere.” (continued on page 26)
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A living root being in the soil as long as possible throughout the year: “I go out in the spring here in North Dakota, and you’ve got crocuses coming up through the snow. That’s nature’s way of trying to take the solar energy and all of these compounds out of the atmosphere, and through photosynthesis convert it into carbon to feed soil biology.”
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Brown waxes poetic when he talks about the amazing results of regenerative farming. “Healthy soil looks like dark chocolate cake. It’s full of pore spaces. Healthy soil is dark because of the amount of carbon in it. It smells good, whereas unhealthy soil is very compacted. There’s no pore spaces. Water cannot infiltrate into it. It’s a dull, pale color. You can see it, you can smell it, you can feel it.” According to Wilson, the Rodale Institute is poised to help farmers adopt these principles and make them profitable. “People say regenerative organic isn’t scalable, but through our farming systems trial, we’re proving that you can do this on a large scale. It might require customization, but that’s why we’re investing so much in providing support and research to farmers to help them navigate that, and we’re seeing that scalability is not a barrier to implementation because so many big companies like Dr. Bronner’s and Patagonia are starting to implement these practices because people are demanding it. The market finds a way to make it doable and as long as we keep up our consumer education and show people that this is a benefit to everybody, I think large-scale farmers and corporations that buy their products will respond.” Last year, Graham Christensen’s father gave him and his brother full control of a 750-acre farm in Oakland, Nebraska, that has been in the family since 1867. Over the decades, the farm has seen many changes, but the biggest transformation is still to come, as the brothers eagerly transition their once conventional operation into a regenerative organic one. The family began to incorporate a few innovations 12 years ago when they stopped tilling the land and adopted solar energy, but this year they’ll take bolder steps to eliminate their dependence on GMO seeds and chemical fertilizers and pesticides which over the years have reduced organic matter levels in the soil and led to increased and unhealthy nutrient levels in their waterways. “For the first time, we’ll be cover-cropping 612 acres and expanding habitats for wildlife, especially in some riparian areas, so we can get more roots in the soil and have better filtration and cleaner water,” Christensen explains. “We’re going to produce nutrients by building a biodiverse ecosystem and we’re incorporating animal grazing systems to help us fertilize naturally rather than having to add synthetics like nitrogen and phosphorus.” They have planted a 100-tree hazelnut orchard that they hope to expand as a tree crop. “That’s going to help us stop soil erosion, store more carbon in the ground, produce another form of income and also be able to fit right into our cropping system, virtually taking out no extra land; just creating a higher layer, so now we’re farming higher in the air.” The transition is not without its risks, Christensen adds. “Farms like ours have been heavily subsidized by the federal government to ship our grain to other countries. What we’re trying to do now is produce more small grains and hazelnuts for a regional market and reintroduce livestock to the land—not in confinement—so we can focus more on feeding people in our local community and in Omaha or Lincoln or Kansas City or Des Moines.”
inspiration When I was 13, my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. At 15, I was at her graveside, navigating my first experience with the other side of love: loss. Ten years later, my beloved and only brother died tragically as a result of PTSD and untreated addiction. In a word: suicide. Where my mom’s death silenced me, my brother’s death pushed me into a deep pursuit of healing. In the nine years since then, I have committed to discovering the light side of grief, to identifying and embracing the invitations that lay within its deep layers. What I’ve come to learn is that grieving is actually a renewal state—a cycle of releasing and reconnecting. The tears and sadness are, quite literally, just a more fluid connection to love. These are the four invitations I’ve found within the grief:
HEALING FROM GRIEF Four Ways to Find Peace by Jasmin Jenkins
1 The invitation to pause
When someone we love dies, our whole world changes in an instant and forever. And with this disruption, there is an opportunity for sacred inquiry that arrives as we pause and honor the absence of our loved one: the impressions they made on our lives, what we will miss about them, how we will continue to celebrate their lives and what their story taught us.
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The invitation to connect with our breath
With the intensity of emotions surrounding loss, breath can serve as our anchor. Simply remembering to close our eyes and breathe allows us to stay grounded in our body, mind and spirit. In the TED talk “Breathe to Heal,” Max Strom explains how certain patterns of breathing can actually change how we feel.
3 The invitation to feel
Elizabeth Kübler–Ross taught us about the five stages of grief, but since everyone’s story and process is so unique, there is ultimately no linear order of the stages. If an emotion arises, allow for it. Feelings, after all, are just information about the state of our heart. The more we can give ourselves permission to be with where we are in our grief, the more at peace we will be in our process.
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4 The invitation to heal
Healing is a verb requiring action and commitment. We have to allow for the pain to heal, also remembering that in doing so, we must keep our hearts open. We have to ask for help when healing, because most of us can’t heal in isolation. Therapists who specialize in grief, online grief courses, bodywork and support groups can help us move forward. Zen Buddhism reminds us that the obstacle is the path. By exploring these invitations, we arrive at the truth that grief is actually a sacred pathway into a deeper connection within our hearts. Jasmin Jenkins is a Los Angeles-based integrative grief guide and the founder of Fall Up, which supports people navigating the spectrum of grief. Learn more at WeFallUp.com.
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The Akashic Records The Soul’s Vibrational Continuum by Kelly Martinsen
not quite right. “I had what some might call a dream job—but it wasn’t, you know? I was always searching for my soul’s purpose.” Someone recommended that she get an Akashic reading, and from there, it clicked, she says. She read books and was trained by some of the most notable people in the field to become an Akashic reader. Johnson says the opening of the records is a coessential act—one that always begins with a prayer asking for light and understanding. During my own reading, I wasn’t sure what I should or could ask the records. She suggested asking short, precise, timely questions at first, such as, “How do I handle this week?” rather than huge, open-ended ones, as these shorter questions often guide a person to the ultimate “soul-purpose” question. The reading offered insight into my inability to move forward in certain aspects of my life. During my reading and in the days after, I did feel a profound sense of peace. That peaceful energy took up a beautiful space in my relationships and was an influential energy in my home (yup, even with a teenage daughter!).
The Sanskrit term akasha was introduced to the language of theosophy by H. P. Blavatsky in the mid-1800s. She characterized it as a sort of life force, and also referred to “indestructible tablets of the astral light” recording both the past and future of human thought and actions. Confusing, right? I thought so too, so I sat down with Tatiana Valdivia Johnson, of @yestosoul and YesToSoul.com, to have a reading and learn more. “The akasha is an energetic field that is sensitive to the vibrations of conscious—like your feelings, your thoughts and your actions—and the Akashic records is like the library that holds all those vibrations; it is the records of all your soul’s lives, and also your future possibilities and probabilities,” Johnson says, explaining that the records are available when people have questions that pertain to the direction of their life. Johnson says she found the Akashic records when she felt her life was just
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If they’re ready, it’s easy for people to access their own Akashic records, but a professional Akashic reader may help them interpret the lessons their soul has experienced. My own personal insight left me with a record of a tree, and a reminder to be both grounded and flexible (I am often just one of those things). For more information or to make an appointment for an Akashic reading with Tatiana Valdivia Johnson, visit YesToSoul.com. Kelly Martinsen is the author of A Year of Inspired Living and former publisher of Natural Awakenings Long Island. She is also the owner of a local hot fitness studio and a contributing writer on Medium.com.
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The Emotional Organ The liver isn’t just a detox machine—it has feelings too. by David Pollack, DC The liver’s claim to fame is detoxification. Certainly one of its main jobs is to break down toxins—both the ones our body is exposed to and the ones it creates. Perhaps more importantly, it converts settled, fat-soluble toxins into mobile, water-soluble ones, so they can be removed from “storage” in our fat and tissues and exit the body through the urine. It also makes proteins, globulins, allergy-controlling compounds, blood constituents and bile (for digestion); affects our energy level; and performs thousands of additional functions beyond just detox. All of these are critical operations. If even one didn’t work right, we would have a lot of problems.
some variation of the following approach is the likeliest path to normalizing their liver and demeanor. It’s important to address the root of actual liver function. This may include detox (though not as often as one might think), optimizing digestion, cleansing the lymphatic system or even supporting the kidneys. This is done through diet, functional medicine (supplementation with herbs and enzymes), acupuncture or detox technologies, to name a few ways. From the emotional side, acupuncture and its cousin moxibustion are great options, and emotional release techniques can help the body and mind resolve past and present emotional burdens. There are various therapy approaches used later in that process to clean up the remnants of any baggage. I find that talk-based therapy tends to be ineffective if it’s done too early, when the physical body isn’t ready to heal.
THE LIVER AND MOOD But one surprising function involves mood. According to thousands of years of understanding through Chinese Medicine (as well as Ayurvedic and some European traditions), a dysfunctional liver tends to make us angry... or frustrated... or sad. Anger is the emotion classically attributed to the liver, although there many theories about why. The simplest is that increased toxicity in the body irritates us. Frustration is thought to be a slightly different manifestation of anger— perhaps filtered through different personality type or reflecting the liver’s interaction with other hormones or body systems. This is a two-way street: Liver dysfunction can create anger and frustration, which can in turn create liver dysfunction, in a downward spiral.
While detox is all the rage and the liver the main event, this is not always the best strategy—and it can cause deleterious effects. Healing the liver and soothing the soul can be an amazing process. It often leads not only to a healthier liver and a lighter heart, but also to many other health improvements.
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Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol A Primer on the Latest Research by Sandra Yeyati
Ever since the Farm Bill of 2018 legalized the commercial production of hemp, U.S. sales of cannabidiol (CBD) have exploded onto the scene with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of vendors popping up around the country. CBD, a cannabinoid, is abundant in the hemp flower. “By law, hemp is defined as a variety of cannabis plant that has less than 0.3 percent THC, the psychoactive cannabinoid that induces a high,” says Shannon Livingston, a cannabis consultant for Florida Gulf Coast University, in Fort Myers. Proven Benefits of CBD: “The enthusiasm for CBD is soaring above the actual scientific evidence,” says Peter Grinspoon, M.D., a leading medical cannabis expert and primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. “What’s known is that it helps with childhood epilepsy, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a CBD drug for that. It is believed, and there’s good animal data and some human data to suggest, that CBD helps with chronic pain, insomnia and anxiety.”
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Anxiety Under Study: A clinical trial examining a high-CBD, low-THC (the psychoactive component) sublingual custom formulation for patients with moderate to severe anxiety is being conducted by Staci Gruber, Ph.D., director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery at McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Massachusetts, and associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “In the open label phase of this study, we’ve seen a rather dramatic and precipitous drop in symptoms of anxiety and depression after four weeks of treatment. We’ll see if this holds in the double-blind phase, which is underway now,” she explains.
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Entourage Effect: Gruber notes that this customized formulation is a full-spectrum, whole-plant formula, saying, “You often seem to get a bigger bang for the buck using a full-spectrum or broad-spectrum (whole plant minus THC) product, rather than just a single extracted compound.” The process she’s describing is called the
entourage effect—an assumption that all elements of the cannabis plant, working together, are most effective. “I believe there’s a significant role for terpenoids, flavonoids and other cannabinoid constituents of the plant, in addition to the big two (THC and CBD), and I have a grant to look at that very question,” she says. How to Start CBD: Experts agree that the best approach is to start low and go slow. “With experimentation, the patient will know what works for them,” Grinspoon says. “When CBD doesn’t work with my patients, the next step is to add a little bit of medical cannabis; it often takes a very little dose to help them with their sleep or their chronic pain.” Medical marijuana has been legalized in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Route of Administration: “When you smoke or vape, it’s an almost immediate onset, which is helpful for breakthrough pain, nausea and anything you want to treat immediately, but the effect is very short-lived,” Livingston explains. “For chronic pain, you might take a capsule or the patch that will last six to eight hours. If you want to fall asleep, a sublingual will work. For a skin condition, you might rub an oil on your skin. It’s really about the time of onset, how long you need it to last and what you’re treating.”
Our Built-In Cannabinoids: In the mid-1990s, researchers discovered the endocannabinoid system of receptors and neurotransmitters throughout the body, which uses cannabinoids that our own bodies produce. “This system is believed to control homeostasis, the body’s ability to regulate itself and maintain normal functioning,” Grinspoon says, adding that he believes this system will become central to medicine over the next few years as more research is conducted.
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Research is Ongoing: “It’s an incredibly exciting time for cannabis science,” Gruber says. “There’s every reason to be optimistic about the potential of harnessing and exploiting the benefits of cannabis and cannabinoids in ways that may still surprise us, but to be cautiously optimistic. It is not a panacea. It will never be one-size-fits-all.” Sandra Yeyati, J.D., is a professional writer. Reach her at SandraYeyati@gmail.com.
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The Healing Potential of Psychedelic Medicines
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California, nonprofit is currently backing research into psychoactive methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also referred to as ecstasy, which produces effects resembling stimulants and psychedelics, as well as a feeling of connectedness. It plans to publish the full results of phase three Promising Studies on Stress Disorder, clinical trials for MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Depression and Addiction in 2022, the final stage before seeking U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval for by Linda Sechrist its use as a prescription treatment. MAPS founder and Executive Director For more than 30 years, Rick Doblin, Ph.D., who spent 30 years intersections of the hustudying how psychedelics might help heal man and natural world— trauma and mental illness, was trained our plates, farms and and mentored by Stanislav Grof, M.D. A gardens—have been of renowned psychiatrist with more than 60 interest to author Michael years of experience researching non-ordiPollan, who recently add- nary states of consciousness, Grof proposes ed the mind as another that psychedelics are to the study of the significant association in mind what microscopes are to biology and his latest book, How to the telescope is to astronomy. When used Change Your Mind: What wisely, he suggests, they can heal, inspire the New Science of Psycheand perhaps save us. delics Teaches Us About Researchers have found that psychedelics Consciousness, Dying, reduce activity in the brain’s default mode Addiction, Depression and network that creates our sense of self—the Transcendence. equivalent of our ego—filtering all incoming Pollan’s interest was information according to personal needs and sparked by two articles. priorities. When activity is reduced in the The first, a New York default mode network, the ego shifts from Times story, “Hallucinothe foreground to the background, allowing gens Have Doctors Tuning us to see that we’re part of a larger field of In Again,” details how awareness. This can be among an individual’s researchers from Johns most important experiences, allowing for Hopkins, the University feelings of connectedness, altruism and acof Arizona, Harvard, New ceptance of death. York University (NYU), PSYCHEDELICS AS TREATMENT the University of CaliSince 2010, in addition to treating PTSD, fornia/Los Angeles and MDMA has shown positive results for other institutions had been giving doses of psilocybin—the psychoactive compound in depression, social anxiety in autistic adults certain mushrooms—to terminal cancer patients as a way to help them deal with their and anxiety associated with a life-threat“existential distress” at the approach of death. The second, a peer-reviewed article in the ening illness. Johns Hopkins and NYU Journal of Psychopharmacology by Johns Hopkins researchers, was entitled “Psilocybin research has demonstrated how psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal can help with treatment-resistant depresMeaning and Spiritual Significance.” Pollan turned his journalistic skills to researching sion, obsessive-compulsive disorder, the potential of psychedelics to actually heal the mind and treat mental and behavioral anxiety and addiction. Both MDMA and disorders, and the book that resulted became a number one New York Times bestseller. psilocybin have been studied as adjuncts or catalysts to psychotherapy rather than as RESEARCH BREAKS NEW GROUND standalone treatments. Much of the research for studying psychedelic medicine has been supported by the MulJennifer Phelps, M.D., who teaches for tidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). The 35-year-old Santa Cruz, the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, in
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Washington, D.C., and practices family and integrative medicine in Georgetown, Connecticut, says that psilocybin can transform a terminally ill individual’s quality of life for the remainder of their time. “This compassionate use can presently only be prescribed by a physician with the required license issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Presently, LSD, MDMA and psilocybin can only be prescribed for research,” she says. Charley Wininger, a Brooklyn-based psychotherapist, authored Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA after experiencing its positive effects on his marriage and psyche. “For those who experiment responsibly, psychedelics can open their lives up to spiritual growth and transformation. It’s a way to learn about how connected we are to each other, to the natural world and to the world at large. When you experience this level of connection, you and your worldview are transformed,” he says. “MDMA helped me with the aging process. I keep growing and exploring consciousness in an unconventional way,” he adds, enthusing that psychedelics can be a unique, life-enhancing opportunity for healthy people across their entire adult lifespan. Wininger explains that MDMA floods the body with serotonin and oxytocin, creating a sense of safety and well-being. “It’s best to do it with a trained psychotherapist or sitter, so that if any trauma surfaces, it can be relieved with a sense of safety. While individuals report that their relationship to trauma is altered permanently, integration groups give them opportunities to share and anchor their experiences.” GETTING INFORMED Daniel Shankin, program director of the wellness organization Tam Integration, Align and Flow, in Fairfax, California, offers mindfulness-based coaching and mentorships to integrate psychedelics with life, education and a related career. “Having a guide, preparation coach or therapist is good,” he says. “For the transformation to be lasting, preparation work is needed. Answering questions such as—Why are you here? What are your expectations? And what makes you feel safe and comfortable?—helps to build rapport with a guide that can help you form a simple, powerful intention beforehand. “Personal growth work is invaluable to psychonauts,” says Shankin, who offers podcast interviews on TamIntegration.com, as well as replays of a 2019 Psilocybin Summit in which notable speakers explore the facets of psilocybin mushrooms and methods for creating ceremony and holding a safe space. Also discussed are traditional and indigenous use, as well as efforts to change public policy so that individuals can legally have access to psychedelic medicine. The Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research at the California Institute of Integral Studies also educates the public about psychedelic medicines and trains psychotherapists to work in the expanding field of psychedelic studies. Its online programs inform the general public via podcasts about conscious medicine and the future of psychedelic-assisted therapy, which appears promising in light of the recent decriminalization of psilocybin in Oakland, Denver and Washington, D.C. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.
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Open Center Hosts Digital Series on Psychedelics The Open Center—the country’s longest-running urban center for holistic education and spiritual practice—is hosting a six-week digital conference, The Psychedelic Renaissance, featuring the world’s leading experts in psychedelics from the scientific, medical and research fields. Together the series explores the past, present and future of psychedelic research, but each weekly presentation can also be attended as a stand-alone event. The series includes participant Q&As and breakout sessions with expert presenters. The second presentation in the series, scheduled for March 1, is The Utility of Psychedelics in the Treatment of End-of-Life Emotional Suffering: A Promising Therapeutic Paradigm. Next in the series are An Overview of Psychedelic Research at Johns Hopkins: Psilocybin Investigations: Their History, Current State and Future Directions (March 8); MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD: Its History, Research Data, Therapeutic Approach and Future (March 15); Ayahuasca, Magic Mushrooms, Richard Schultes and Biodiversity Conservation (March 22); and Psilocybin Mushrooms and the Ecology of Consciousness (March 29). As a whole, the series address the history of psychedelics, from classical antiquity and among Amazonian shamans through current research investigating the therapeutic value of psilocybin, MDMA and other compounds for clinical applications, including PTSD, addiction, existential distress in palliative care and clinical depression. Implications for the use of these novel therapies for the future of health care will also be addressed. The series is moderated by Anthony Bossis, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and professor who is currently conducting FDA-approved psychedelic research on the effects of psilocybin. For registration and information, visit https://www.opencenter.org/the-psychedelic-renaissance/. Events may be accessed on-demand as well if you’re unable to attend it live.
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Indoor Edible Gardening Grow Veggies, Sprouts and Microgreens Year-Round
by April Thompson herbs or trailing plants in a window basket. She has also used interior walls to erect a trellis for vining plants like cucumbers, wiring it up with screw eyes. MINI-GREENS, MAJOR NUTRIENTS Many health-conscious gardeners are drawn to sprouts and microgreens for their nutritional benefits, as they contain as much as 40 times the nutrients as their full-grown counterparts. Sprouts can easily be grown with or without soil, and are eaten before the first tiny cotyledon leaves emerge, whereas microgreens are harvested later, often just before or after the first true leaves, the second pair, pop up. “Sprouted greens grown at home are the freshest food you’ll ever eat. Being able to grow your own salads is also a lot of fun in the winter, to see the wonderful colors growing on your shelf,” says Peter Burke, the Calais, Vermont, author of Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening: How to Grow Nutrient-Dense, SoilSprouted Greens in Less Than 10 Days. Burke’s tried and true method is to plant a small amount of seed every day from a mix of sunflower, peas, radish, buckwheat and brassicas like broccoli or kohlrabi, providing a steady supply of his family’s daily dose of greens. While some gardeners grow sprouts or microgreens directly on paper towels or coconut coir, Burke prefers using a store-bought, germination soil mix, spread up to two inches deep in shintartanya/AdobeStock.com
There’s no need to wait until the last frost date to sow a kitchen garden. Impatient gardeners or those without outdoor space can grow almost anything indoors with a little light and creativity. “You can start many edible plants from seed on a sunny windowsill, even in late winter. You’ll be surprised how quickly everything germinates this time of year,” says Zia Allaway, the British author of Indoor Edible Garden: Creative Ways to Grow Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables in Your Home.
Herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are among the many foods that can be easily grown from seed indoors, according to Allaway. Many fruiting plants that are not self-pollinating, such as cucumbers, need a boost from hand pollination if growing them indoors. Allaway adds, “When growing any plants on a windowsill, rotate them periodically so they grow evenly, as they will turn toward the light.” While crops like garlic, beets and carrots won’t reach maturity indoors, they can still be grown inside for their tasty, nutritious leaves. To grow garlic shoots, for example, remove the papery outer case and submerge the flat end of a garlic bulb in a container of water, leaving the top exposed to air. Within a few weeks, garlicky-flavored shoots will sprout up that can be harvested and used like chives, advises Allaway. To maximize space, she suggests growing plants vertically, perhaps by hanging bushy
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reusable trays, watered once a day and grown without artificial light. Many seeds commonly found in the home pantry can be turned into sprouts and shoots, says Lina Wallentinson, the Swedish author of Sprouts, Shoots and Microgreens: Tiny Plants to Grow and Eat in Your Kitchen. “Mustard seeds from the spice shelf, whole lentils in all colors, chickpeas and yellow peas can all be easily grown for sprouts and shoots without any special equipment,” she says. Seeds can be put into wide-mouthed jars, soaked overnight, and then drained and rinsed two to three times a day. Germination of seeds into sprouts, from mung beans to quinoa, can typically take less than 24 hours with this method. Sprouts and microgreens make great toppers for salads, soups, sandwiches or smoothies, and they can also be cooked. “Newly sprouted mung and lentil seeds with a short ‘tail’ are perfect to flash-fry and season with soy, chili and a little sesame oil as an alternative to rice or pasta,” says Wallentinson. “Sprouts are also nice to bake with. Like seeds and nuts, they give a good little chew in all kind of breads.” Whether growing sprouts, microgreens or full-sized plants, Allaway advises home gardeners to make drainage holes at the bottom of the containers to avoid overwatering. “It’s better to underwater than overwater a plant, because once it starts to rot, it’s game over. There is also research showing that a little stress from occasional underwatering can trigger the plant to produce more phytochemicals, which are nutritionally beneficial,” she says. Connect with Washington, D.C., freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com. nycnaturalawakenings.com
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Getting Pregnant Lifestyle Strategies to Boost Fertility by Ronica O’Hara
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EGG MATTERS A healthy pregnancy depends on a healthy egg. Chromosomal abnormalities severely hamper fertilization and account for more than half of first-trimester miscarriages. Yet, contrary to common belief, egg quality is not determined solely by a woman’s age: it can be highly influenced by her lifestyle choices and nutrients in the three-month window before an egg is fertilized, Fett advises. Based on the latest research, she offers the following recommendations for women trying to conceive naturally or through such means as in vitro fertilization (IVF): Detox the diet. To manage critically important blood sugar and insulin levels, eat low-glycemic, nutrient-rich foods and avoid sugar, caffeine and alcohol. An organic, largely plant- and fish-based Mediterranean diet boosts fertility. Dutch researchers found that women following this diet before an IVF cycle had a 40 percent higher chance of becoming pregnant. Supplement correctly. Take a prenatal vitamin, vitamins C and E, ubiquinol and melatonin. For women with diagnosed low ovarian reserve, consider carefully dosed DHEA. Detox the house. The Bisphenol A (BPA) in many household items and the phthalates in most scented products are endocrine disrupters that increase the risk of infertility and miscarriages, numerous studies show. Exchange plastic storage containers and water bottles for glass or stainless steel ones. Steer clear of fast food and processed food. Buy milk, oil, drinks and condiments in glass bottles rather than plastic ones. In the bathroom, toss hairspray, perfume and nail polish, and
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More than 7 million American women face one of life’s deepest heartbreaks: They want a newborn in their arms, but their bodies are not cooperating. Happily, the growing use of natural approaches like healthier diets, supplements and acupuncture is changing that outcome for many. When Rebecca Fett was told at age 26 that she had “incredibly low odds” of being able to conceive with her own eggs, she used her biochemistry and genetics training to plunge into research on egg quality and fertility. By taking targeted supplements, upgrading her diet and detoxing her house of harmful chemicals, the result was not only two healthy baby boys, but a book entitled It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IV. It sells at the fast clip of about 600 copies a week, showing that even amidst the traumas of the pandemic, couples fervently want to bear children. Some doula groups on the East Coast report a 30 percent rise in early 2021 births, and sperm banks are running so low that sperm from a handsome new donor posted online can be bought out within hours, reports The New York Times. “There is nothing more hopeful than the creation of a new life,” says Randine Lewis, who used acupuncture and Chinese herbs to enable a hard-won pregnancy and then wrote The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies.
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AN EASTERN PERSPECTIVE Taking a different tack, “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) does not focus on forcing maximum egg production,” says Lewis. “We improve the quality and receptivity of the entire body, mind and spirit, and the reproductive physiology responds.” TCM involves identifying imbalances in the body that are creating obstacles to pregnancy and then using acupuncture, herbs and diet to restore full health. Diagnosis is typically done by an acupuncturist or Chinese medicine doctor. (To find one locally, Lewis suggests asking pointedly, “How many cases of infertility have you been successful in resolving?”) According to Lewis, self-diagnosis can also work. For example, sore breasts and irritability during ovulation can signify The Benefits of Using Electric Bikes liver qi stagnation, and can be relieved by massaging certain acupressure points, tak- Gas-guzzlers are the worst of veimprovements regardless of whether ing black cohosh and meditating or doing they used an electric bicycle or a hicles, emitting harmful pollutants yoga. General TCM strategies include: conventional, non-motorized model. and using up non-renewable natuWith the power assist, e-bikers were ral resources. An Earth-friendlier Acupuncture: Regular treatments “can able to cycle at higher speeds and alternative for work commutes or stimulate the body’s hormonal system to climb hills more easily, which also pleasurable neighborhood spins is do what it is supposed to: secrete the right the e-bike, powered by pedaling and proved to be highly motivating. hormones at the right time in a woman’s an electric motor. Reaching maximum cycle,” says Lewis. Self-administered acuspeeds of 20 to 28 miles per hour and SAFETY TIPS pressure also works. Pay attention to traffic. Many car drivcosting $400 and up, an electric biDiet: Choose organic foods and hormone- cycle offers a more scenic and easier ers may not expect a biker to reach 20 or more miles per hour. ride that gets us to our destinations free meats, and eat veggies cooked rather Ride defensively. than raw. Nix caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. without trashing the planet.
Plug and Pedal
Be visible. Outfit the bike with lights and a bell and wear eye-catching clothing.
Supplements: Besides a high-potency, multivitamin-mineral complex, such nutrients as bee pollen, blue-green algae, wheatgrass, vitamin B6, CoQ10 and folic acid are often useful.
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Zero emissions. Electric bikes run on clean energy, eliminating the devastating carbon emissions associated with cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles.
Herbs: Specific herbal concoctions and powders can target imbalances and deficiencies at key points in the menstrual cycle.
Long-lasting power. The batteries last for years—much longer than traditional types. They don’t contain lead and can be recycled.
Give it a brake. With the added speed and power, slowing down well ahead of stop signs, lights and road crossings is a must.
Easier on roads. Bikes are considerably lighter than larger vehicles and cause much less damage to infrastructure.
Be careful on the mount and dismount. An e-bike is about 20 pounds heavier than a regular bike, so a stepthrough frame might make good sense, even for men.
Stress-busters: Qigong breathing lowers stress, and nightly warm foot soaks increase blood flow to the pelvic organs. “As we live more harmoniously, our fertility improves,” says Lewis. “It is vastly wise and responds to how we live, think, act and relate.” Natural health writer Ronica O’Hara can be contacted at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.
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Start slow. Get a feel for the bike’s capabilities at lower speeds before cranking it up.
Wear a helmet. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, head injury is the most common cause of death and serious disability in bicycle-related crashes.
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The Truth About Poop Constipation and Hydrotherapy by Vanessa Galati-Drew
It’s been estimated that constipation affects more than 4 million people in the United States and accounts for roughly 2 million doctor visits a year, making it one of the most common gastrointestinal issues. “Almost everyone, at one time, has been constipated,” says Vanessa GalatiDrew, founder of Cleansing Concepts, a detoxification facility with a new location at the Galleria in Red Bank, New Jersey.
She describes the process as a “gentle internal bath” that facilitates the body’s natural detoxification process, waking up the digestive system to get it working properly. “Many people likely have years of impacted waste material in their colon,” she says. “Colon hydrotherapy gently detoxifies and cleanses the system by moving the accumulated waste out quickly, giving the body a chance to refocus on rejuvenating itself. It will help eliminate pounds of unwanted toxic fecal matter to restore overall health and vitality. By removing these toxic waste materials, the systems of your body, including the digestive and immune systems, are able to operate more effectively and efficiently.” Galati-Drew says colon hydrotherapy is an important part of the detoxification process because it allows toxins to exit the body rather than being reintroduced into the body through a backed-up colon. She recommends adopting a diet rich in fruits and vegetables after the detox program is completed, to keep things moving.
“Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of cancerrelated death in United States,” she While constipation is uncomfortable, it is often considered temporary and rela- says. “A healthy, clean colon is the tively harmless. However, if it is undiagnosed or left untreated, it can lead to first step to achieving your optimal other health issues, Galati-Drew says. level of health. You don’t have to live with chronic constipation.” She notes that constipation can cause various medical problems, including headaches, fatigue, moodiness and depression, hemorrhoids, anal fissures or tears, gas, lower back pain, skin problems, body odor, indigestion and abdomiVanessa Galati-Drew nal pain, as well as the risk of increased toxicity, which affects overall wellness. is the founder of Constipation is characterized by difficult or even painful bowel movements—fewer than three a week. Sufferers complain of hard or pellet-like stools, having to strain with bowel movements, and feeling bloated, uncomfortable and sluggish.
“Accumulated toxins may be absorbed into the system and over time may stress the organs of elimination, which are the liver, kidneys, skin and large intestine,” she says. “The toxins move around and around in the lymph system and blood, slowly causing auto-intoxication, which then leads to disease.” A NATURAL SOLUTION While doctors typically prescribe laxatives, drugs or surgery for constipation, these treatments provide only temporary relief from symptoms and can have dangerous side effects, Galati-Drew says. “One of the safest and most effective treatments of chronic constipation is colon hydrotherapy, a safe and gentle flow of warm purified water into the large intestines without pressure,” she says.
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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.
Beauty ORGANIC COLOR BAR
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 13
Chiropractor CENTER FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Dr. Gina Marino Wantagh 516-221-3500 Align-Me.com
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, page 15
POLLACK WELLNESS INSTITUTE 66 Commack Rd, Commack NY 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 & 35
Cancer Center CENTER FOR CANCER LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT (CCLM)
Cindy D. Ness, PhD – Executive Director 646-920-9600 CancerLifestylemgmt.com We partner with you to develop a customized lifestyle management plan that addresses your specific biology and diagnosis, whether you’re trying to stave off a recurrence or not yet in remission. Let us work to optimize your body’s wellness and make it less hospitable to cancer cell growth. Contact us for a Free Consultation. See ad, page 25
Conscious Centers 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.
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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.
Detoxification
Healing & Wellness
Herbal Remedies
CLEANSING CONCEPTS
MICHAEL BIAMONTE, CCN
HERBASWAY
269 East Main St, Suite Smithtown, NY - 631-656-6313 825 East Gate Blvd. Garden City, NY - 516-640-5322 CleansingConceptsworld.com 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 7
THE DETOX STUDIO BY CLEANSING CONCEPTS 353 Lexington Avenue, NYC (Suite 1603) 212-256-0032 TheDetoxStudioNYC.com
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 7
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 8
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 24
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 25
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 8
Health Food Store WHOLE FOODS MARKET 8 Locations in Manhattan WholeFoodsMarket.com
800-672-7322 • HerbaSway.com Founded in 1996, HerbaSway Laboratories is located in Wallingford, CT. Our formulas are based on traditional herbal combinations that have been used for thousands of years. Using only the purest ingredients and wild-crafted herbs, in combination with the latest Western scientific research, HerbaSway’s formulas are synergistically blended to produce optimal balance in your body. See ad, page 5
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 40 & back cover
Edward J Degel, DDS
92-42 Queens Blvd., Rego Park, NY 718-429-6867
Holistic dentistry for the entire family. Initial exam and exray $99. Safe removal of mercury fillings with oxygen and lower level lasers. We also offer metal-free crowns Call Tod and bridges. Holistic Dentistry for the entire family. Take care of
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SILVERSTREAM SYNERGY
NATURE’S DENTAL
Paul Anthony 973-879-9268 ptarnawski@yahoo.com
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.
Silverstream Synergy focuses on naturopathic medicine, digestive issues, nutrition counseling, preventive care, and lifestyle coaching. Specializing in finding the right diet to heal your gut wall, remove the harmful bacteria in your system and replenish the good bacteria through the right diet and supplements. See ad, page 8
Medical Wellness Centers
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TRIBECA CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HOLISTIC DENTISTS
POLLACK WELLNESS CENTER
50 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740 • 631-316-1816 NaturesDental.net
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 Medicine 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 15
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 & 35
Ophthalmologist ENVISION HEALTH NYC Rudrani Banik, M.D. 950 Fifth Avenue, NYC 646-820-2074 info@rudranibanikmd.com RudranIBanikMD.com
Dr. Banik is a board-certified Ophthalmologist specializing in Integrative and Functional Medicine. She helps prevent vision loss from common conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes, and cataracts, naturally, without drugs or surgeries. A holistic approach using eye-smart nutrition, botanicals, supplements, and lifestyle choices. See ad, page 11
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Ozone Therapy DR. HOWARD ROBINS
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. If you are questioning if your condition can be treated, call or email Dr. Robins today. See ads, page 3 & 14
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 7
Wellness Opportunities EPHRAIM ABRAMSON
CBD Distributor & Educator Ephraim.Abramson@yahoo.com 347-593-4691 • erewards.shop/L1442954 Expereience the am azin g health benefits of CBD! For more information on how to become a CBD distributor, please contact me. I look forward to talking to you. To shop for Oxzgen products, visit my website.
JUICE PLUS
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. Wonderful way to assist people to boost immunity at this very important time!
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FREE ONLINE LECTURES with Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik
Virtual Classes at Open Center
Ayurvedic and Naturopathic physician
-all classes will be held online-
These are online lectures and registration is required Stress and Insomnia: Breaking the Cycle
MARCH 9 • 6:15-7:30pm Warner Library, Tarrytown, NY Register: 914-631-7734 or WarnerLibrary.org _______ Kidney, Liver, Lymph: Essential Detox Pathways
MARCH 23 • 7-8pm
Tuesdays • 12:30-1 pm
Free Lunchtime Sound Healing Meditation Series
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.
Wednesdays • 12:30-1 pm
Free Lunchtime Meditation Series
Connect with your core self. Learn simple Kundalini Yoga breathing techniques and meditations that reduce your stress, increase your focus, balance your emotions, and magnify your presence. Taught by Rita London .For
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Deep Stress Reduction Classes
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.
Free Intro Class Monday, March 15 6 PM
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.
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WANTED NATURAL AWAKENINGS READERS We want to spotlight one of you in the next edition. Please email publisher@nanewyorkcity.com to learn more. NYC FITNESS PRACTITIONERS We want to spotlight one of you in the next edition. Please email publisher@na-newyorkcity. com to learn more.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Weekly Service: The Power of Spiritual Artistry
Virtual Series, Six Monday’s starting March 22 - May 3 6-7:30 PM
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.
OpenCenter.org/awakening-truevoice or JeanMcClellandVoice.com
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CENTER FOR CANCER LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT 646-920-9600 info@CancerLifestyleMgmt.com CancerLifestyleMgmt.com
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We are happy to to be back in the office and seeing patients with extra COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL in place. We are minimizing the number of patients seen at any given time. All patients are required to wear a face covering or mask to their appointments. All patients are required to sanitize or wash their hands upon entering the office. We are taking the temperature of all patients and accompanying family members. Each patient will be asked to complete a questionnaire to determine his/her possible exposure to COVID-19. All doctors and staff are wearing masks and other personal protective equipment at all times. Each treatment room now has a Medify Air Purifier 500 with medical grade H13 filters (higher rated than true HEPA filter) remove 99.97% of particles at a rate of 1,000 sq. ft. per hour. Dental Oral Suction Units are used to minimize aerosols. State of the arts Fotona Lightwalker dual wavelength dental laser which can be utilized without the need for drilling. Lasers produce the least amount of aerosols.
Dr. Jonathan Richter Integrative Periodontist and Prosthodontist
Fotona Lightwalker
The Path to Healthy Living Starts with your Mouth. Schedule your In-Person Exam or Virtual Consultation today!
310 E Shore Road, Suite 101 • Great Neck, NY 11023
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212-874-2880
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Emergency Patients Please Call 516-331-1989
