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FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
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ong ago I promised myself that I would never depend on medication to manage my health. My own and my family’s health has always been a priority so I stay alert to trends and tools to help me achieve my goals. Like many families, we’ve had our share of health crisis that are a product of the environment we live in. I’ve tried both conventional and integrative routes and it’s clear that as a rule our family has far more success looking outside the box of conventional medicine. I am happy that as a society, too, we are entering a paradigm shift in how we handle healthcare, and functional medicine is at the forefront. In this month’s feature article, “The Rise of Functional Medicine: New Paradigm Gets to the Root of Disease,” Lisa Marshall explores how it leverages the best of both worlds; while not anti-medication, its practitioners look for the most effective healing options with the fewest side effects. It’s also for addressing unanswered health questions that can fall through the cracks of the traditional model of care. The human body can deliver tremendous natural healing power if we tune in to listen and learn. We are fortunate that functional medicine is catching on quickly in Ohio, pioneered in part by the Cleveland Clinic opening its Center for Functional Medicine. Cincinnati is on board with many local functional medicine and integrative physicians. Despite spending more on health care than the next 10 top-spending countries combined, the U.S. has the most chronic disease and the shortest life span of all industrialized nations. A whole new view is obviously needed. Instead of passively ingesting “a pill for every ill,” it’s past time for each of us to take responsibility for making lifestyle changes that will help keep us healthy—simultaneously reducing pain and suffering and other costs to the individual, their family and society. Functional medicine asks us to partner in our own health care. Collaborating physicians and other health practitioners do their part by spending more time with the patient to more quickly address what underlies dysfunctions. At the same time, they help educate people in how to achieve and sustain optimal health. Recently, I had a thermogram that helped me see what was going on inside my body without the downsides of x-ray radiation. Areas that I already knew were problematic showed up in the scan, compelling me to find ways to reverse underlying issues. Chronic disease doesn’t happen overnight and usually surfaces symptoms alerting us to pay attention long before a crisis point. It’s exciting that we now have a functional and practical approach to help us get healthy earlier rather than later.
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ome experience, discover, and learn how to choose wellness every day of the New Year and transform your view of healthcare. Saturday January 23, 2016 from 9 a.m.5 p.m. the UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, will host Resolve to Get Healthy: A community day focused on integrative health and wellness at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center in Cincinnati, OH. This community event is open to the public and features presentations and experiential learning sessions with a focus on integrative health. Integrative health is a field of medicine and practice that recognizes the many factors and connections that impact overall health and wellbeing; it combines conventional medicine with evidencebased complementary modalities. Resolve to Get Healthy is a unique opportunity during which participants can tailor their wellness learning experiences and take part in either the morning or afternoon, or stay for a fullday of discovery. The morning session features opportunities for guided practices of yoga, meditation, tai chi and mindfulness-based stress reduction. An optional light lunch at noon (additional fee/upgraded ticket required) separates the morning from afternoon session. The afternoon session begins at 1 p.m. with a welcome and opening meditation from Dr. Dan Asimus (Academy of Integrative Health and Wellness) and Dr. Sian Cotton (UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness). 8
Keynote speaker, Brad Jacobs, MD, MPH, is a leading authority on healthy lifestyle maintenance and will describe his “Six Pillars of Healthy Living.” As modern life keeps us busy and often overcommitted, most people are juggling multiple priorities and can feel out of control – a lifestyle that is exhausting, unsustainable, and can damage health. Research has shown that many health conditions can be prevented or adequately managed through lifestyle alone; therefore, a cornerstone of Dr. Jacob’s solution includes: Healthy Eating; Active Living; Restorative Sleep; Stress Reduction and Awareness; Connection and Finding Passion and Purpose.
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Dr. Jacobs is a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, and completed his residency and clinical research fellowship at UCSF. He holds a Master’s degree of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from UC-Berkeley. Dr. Jacobs is trained in Internal Medicine and has studied acupuncture, nutrition, herbal medicine, stress management, yoga and martial arts. He leads executive health and corporate health programs for clients including Google, PepsiCo, Gap Inc., Lilly Pharmaceuticals., Stanford Business School Beacon Program, and Harvard Business School Executive Education program. Attendees can create a personalized schedule based on their interests during the afternoon session as brief lectures, experiential sessions and mindful exercises round out the afternoon. Attendees can learn how to practice integrative modalities during a variety of hands-on breakouts including Eat Your Greens (nutrition), It’s a Wrap (nutrition), Chair Yoga for Work/Home, Self-Massage Techniques, Auricular Acupuncture, Movement: Balls & Bands, Movement: Balance Boards, Aroma Therapy and Stress Reduction. Concurrently, didactic lectures focused on Food as Medicine, Mindfulness for a Less Stressed Life, Yoga & Tai Chi for Cardiovascular Health, Importance of Sleep, Integrative Pain Management, or Integrative Cancer Care: More than Traditional Medicine has to Offer will also be available. The afternoon session also features Sounds of Silence, Sounds of Healing mindful ex-
About the presenting organizations: The University of Cincinnati Center for Integrative Health and Wellness focuses on promoting integrative medicine principles at the UC Academic Health Center and throughout the community. UC integrative faculty provide education to enrich and cultivate integrative medicine skills for medical students and promote the value of treating the whole person; researchers are involved in several federally-funded research projects that focus on integrative care. Learn more at www.med.uc.edu/integrative. See ad, page 3.
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Orders Orangetheory Fitness Doctor’s GMO Labeling Endorsed by Physicians Opens January 2016 Even as the federal government pursues H.R.
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rangetheory Fitness will open its newest location in Newport, Kentucky this January. The grand opening festivities will include fun, food and giveaways, as well as the kick-off to the Orangetheory Fitness 6-Week Weight Loss Challenge, where the participant with the highest percentage of weight loss can win a $2,500 prize. The 6-Week Weight Loss Challenge has become a celebrated aspect of new studio locations. Featured in The New York Times as an effective new workout, Orangetheory Fitness uses heart-rate-monitored interval exercise and group personal training to maximize calorie burn. It is a one-of-a-kind group personal training workout broken into intervals of cardiovascular and strength training. Backed by the science of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, the training program is designed to keep heart rates in a target zone that stimulates metabolism and increases energy. Participants burn an average of 900 calories per 60-minute class and additional calories after the workout. Led by skilled instructors, participants use a variety of equipment including treadmills, rowing machines, SBT Suspension Training and free weights, burning an average of 900 calories per class. The result is called the Orange Effect, and is said to produce more energy, visible toning and extra calorie burning for up to 36 hours post-workout. Location: 185 Pavilion Pkwy., Newport, KY. For more information, call 859-8384555, or visit OrangeTheoryFitness.com/ Newport. 10
1599, aka the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) act, mainstream medicine is urging the government to abandon its resistance to GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling. They are bolstered by a recent announcement by the World Health Organization that glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer) is probably carcinogenic in humans. The genetic engineering ends up making crops resistant to the herbicide so more must be applied. According to contributing doctors from Harvard, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, “GM crops are now the agricultural products most heavily treated with herbicides, and two of these herbicides may pose risks of cancer.” A recent notice in the same journal, “GMOs, Herbicides and Public Health,” reports: “The application of biotechnology to agriculture has been rapid and aggressive. The vast majority of the soy and [feed] corn grown in the United States are now genetically engineered. Foods produced from GM crops have become ubiquitous.” Sixty-four countries, including Russia and China, have already adopted transparency in labeling laws, but U.S. Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists have stonewalled efforts domestically. For more information and petitions, visit OrganicConsumers.org.
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Beaming Solar Power to Earth from Space A great deal of solar power falls on our planet, but a lot more misses us and goes off into space. Scientists at JAXA, Japan’s space administration, have made a major breakthrough in accurate wireless power transmission on Earth that bodes well for solar space technology. The team beamed 1.8 kilowatts of power, enough to power an electric tea kettle, more than 50 meters to a small receiver without any wires whatsoever. The researchers were able to accomplish this task by first converting the electrical energy to microwaves, and then beaming them to a remote receiver before converting them back into electrons. The program’s goal is to harness a constant supply of solar energy directly from space using orbital solar farms, and then beam that energy for use on Earth. Solar power generation in space has many advantages over current technology, including the constant availability of energy regardless of the weather or time of day. Source: Global.jaxa.jp
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California now hosts the nation’s first Amy’s Organic Drive-Thru restaurant, in Rohnert Park, with a vegetarian menu sporting veggie burgers, salads and dishes served in both regular and vegan varieties. Ingredients are sustainably grown and GMO-free (no genetically modified ingredients). The company’s signature frozen pizzas have been popular for years in health food and grocery stores nationwide, and now Amy’s first restaurant is serving them hot, with toppings ranging from spinach and diced tomatoes to a choice of mozzarella cheese or vegan “cheeze”. While some other fast food restaurants import almost all of their products from factory farming operations and give nothing back to the community, Amy’s Drive-Thru grows produce sustainably on its own roof. Amy’s Kitchen, a familyowned, privately held organic frozen food company, reportedly pays workers a living wage with health benefits. On the inaugural restaurant’s popularity, Manager Paul Schiefer remarks, “It’s given us a lot of hope that this is a concept that works.”
The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London have jointly determined that industrial-scale overfishing, pollution and climate change have killed half of all marine life over the last 40 years. The Living Blue Planet Report cites that species essential to the global food supply are among the hardest hit, partially due to humans catching them faster than they can reproduce. Large swaths of coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses have also died, further decimating fish populations. Statistics show that the family of fish that includes tuna and mackerel has declined by 75 percent since 1970. The number of species is also declining; a quarter of all shark and ray species face extinction. Half of all coral has already disappeared, and the rest will vanish by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise at current rates. “Coral reefs occupy less than 1 percent of the ocean surface, but they harbor a third of ocean species,” says French biologist Gilles Boeuf. The WWF report argues that protected global ocean area should be tripled by 2020 and fish retailers should source from companies that follow certified best practice standards.
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Digital ‘Blue Light’ Reading Disrupts Sleep Rhythms
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ecent findings from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Boston, has determined that reading from a lightemitting tablet or computer before bedtime will disturb sleep and may change the circadian rhythms that govern the body’s clock. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, tested 12 people for two weeks. On five nights during one week, the subjects read ebooks on an iPad for four hours before bedtime. Another week, they read from printed books for the same duration. During the five days of iPad reading, the participants fell asleep later and spent less time in rapid eye movement (REM)-stage sleep. The light-emitting tablet altered the circadian rhythm, changing the body’s natural sleeping pattern. The researchers also tested other blue-light emitting devices, including laptops, tablets, other eReaders, cell phones and LED monitors. “We found the body’s natural circadian rhythms were interrupted by the shortwavelength enriched light, otherwise known as blue light, from these electronic devices,” says neuroscientist Anne-Marie Chang, Ph.D., one of the study authors. Dr. Charles Czeisler, Ph.D., a leading sleep researcher, remarks, “In the past 50 years, there has been a decline in average sleep duration and quality. Since more people are choosing electronic devices for reading, communication and entertainment, particularly children and adolescents who already experience significant sleep loss, epidemiological research evaluating the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed.”
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esearch published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found people that feel younger than their years have a lower incidence of earlier mortality. Conducted by scientists from the UK’s University College London, the research analyzed data from 6,489 people and measured their self-perceived age with the question, “How old do you feel you are?” Then, over more than eight years, the scientists tracked the number of deaths from all causes. Almost 70 percent of those that averaged a little over 65 reported feeling at least three years younger than their chronological age. Only a quarter said they felt close to their age and about 5 percent said they felt more than a year older. The research found that deaths among those that felt younger were 14 percent, while more than 18 percent of those who felt their own age and more than 24 percent of people that felt older died during the follow-up period. The research further found that individuals that felt at least three years younger were less likely to die later from heart disease or cancer. These relationships prevailed even when other health and lifestyle factors were eliminated. Co-author Andrew Steptoe, Ph.D., says, “We expected to find an association between self-perceived age and mortality. We didn’t expect that the relationship would still be present even when wealth, other socio-demographic indicators, health, depression, mobility and other factors were taken into account.”
Vitamin E and D Supplements Hinder Alzheimer’s and Falls Among Elderly
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wo common vitamins are making headlines in medical research. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that supplementation with vitamin E may reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The five-year study followed 561 Alzheimer’s patients and included a placebo and the pharmaceutical drug memantine. Those that took vitamin E had a reduced progression of the disease compared to both a placebo group and the memantine group. Also, researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that vitamin D supplementation reduced the risk of falling for elderly folks. The study had a vitamin D supplement or a placebo delivered through a Meals-onWheels program to 68 people. The subjects were given blood tests and their history of falls was measured. Diaries revealed that the individuals taking vitamin D supplements fell less than half the number of times than the placebo group.
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new paper published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal warns of the continued health risks of chemicals used for non-stick pan coatings and water repellents on clothing. The chemical is being found in some municipalities’ drinking water. More than 200 scientists signed the statement, which presents the dangers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals are persistently used as pan coatings, despite more than a decade of research showing associations with liver toxicity, neurological disorders, cancers of different organs and types, and heart conditions. The paper noted that many manufacturers have discontinued long-chain PFAS production and substituted shorter-chain PFAS. The scientists caution that these shorter-chain PFAS may not effectively reduce PFAS exposure because more has to be used to achieve the same effectiveness, maintaining PFAS in the environment with exposure levels relatively unchanged. It calls for scientists, governments, chemical manufacturers and consumer product manufacturers to participate in halting all PFAS production.
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Steve and Sandi Amoils
Whole Person Medical Care for the Body, Mind and Spirit by Linda Sechrist
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n 2002, the Bravewell Collaborative formed as a community of leading philanthropists who would work together to transform our health care system and improve the health of the American public through the advancement of integrative medicine. “Integrative medicine emphasizes therapeutic patient-doctor partnerships for treating health problems as well as promoting better health and preventing illness,” say board-certified primary care doctors Sandi and Steve Amoils, co-directors of Alliance Integrative Medicine (AIM) in Kenwood. AIM, which was chosen by Bravewell as one of the leading integrative medicinal centers in the U.S., practices this philosophy of patientcentered care, which respects and treats the whole person—body, mind, and spirit via an approach that is grounded in modern scientific medicine while making use of all effective conventional and alternative therapies. 14
The Bravewell Collaborative joined in conversation with prominent physicians in the field of integrative medicine to discuss potential solutions to the growing health care crisis. The response to one of their most pressing questions—did the field of integrative medicine hold any answers to our mounting problems in healthcare—was “yes”. This affirmative response is one that thousands of AIM patients would undoubtedly agree with after benefitting from the Amoils proactive and personalized approach to restoring, maintaining and optimizing health. In the evolution of western medicine, over-standardization in care, blockbuster drugs and the concept of medical specialties have not provided individuals with solutions to chronic health issues such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic pain conditions, gastrointestinal disorders, autoimmune diseases, and
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other problems. “The results of a 1989 study determined that the likelihood of a conventional medical treatment resolving the 14 most common chronic complaints from patients suffering for three months or more with three health conditions simultaneously, was less than 16 percent,” advise the Amoils in their book, Get Well & Stay Well: Optimal Health through Transformational Medicine (GetWell-StayWell.org), which describes AIM’s personalized health care customized to an individual’s genetics, body chemistry, stress level and lifestyle. “ The treatments we use are preventive and not only resolve current problems, but also reduce the risks of future health problems before they develop,” notes Steve. As an operating foundation, Bravewell funded initiatives such as Bravenet, a research network, which supported practice-based research. Data collected from more than 19 clinical centers is now widely studied and used across clinical settings via the Patients Receiving Integrative Medicine Interventions Effectiveness Registry (PRIMIER). AIM is one of the members continuing to contribute patient-reported clinical outcomes to this study. The Amoils’ goal in what they call “Transformational Medicine”, their hybrid of both integrative and functional medicine, is to optimize physical function as well as psychological transformation and spiritual growth to attain healing, which they note is a dynamic process of balancing internal and external factors. “We work in partnership with a team of chiropractors, acupuncturists, energy healers, massage therapists, any necessary medical specialists and other health professionals who provide healing care,” says Sandi, who also notes that an aspect of their care includes helping patients to reinterpret their illness. “Sickness is a message that it’s time to consider making lifestyle changes. Our approach enables the individual to use life’s problems as a turning point or inflection point to self-correct. We give patients the tools to expand their options to create healing and achieve positive change in their life.” One of the secrets that the Amoils found to changing the health of an individual is to immerse them in the feeling
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of well being. “It is useless to lecture anyone on why they need to stop being stressed, over eat, etcetera. What works best is giving them our ACE treatment— a combination of acupuncture, chiropractic and energy healing, also known as bioenergetics or biofield therapeutics. The genuine feeling of well being that is a natural response to these treatments gives them a touchstone that becomes the memorable benchmark they want to return to when they are feeling bad. In other words, lifestyle tools such as nutritional re-education, yoga, tai chi, and stress reduction classes become viable options for staying well. These, when combined with our ACE treatments teach people who have been sick and suffering what a true sense of well being feels like. Using the best of conventional, integrative and functional medicine, the Amoils developed a whole person approach to diagnosis that allows them to understand the “whole” multifaceted, multidimensional individual. They make a five pronged, or what they call a “Five Ring” diagnosis. This includes an expanded medical assessment (including genomics); an evaluation of the effects of stress on the body; imbalances in nutrition, immune function, metabolism, body chemistry, hormonal function; and a pain assessment which includes body mechanics, structure and bioenergy. Nothing is evaluated independently, including the environment, which plays a role in each one. Treatment is also a five pronged or “Five-Star” approach to allow for full healing of the whole person. It includes understanding and offering the best medical treatment options; “transforming stress into success”; optimizing nutrition, metabolic and immune function; optimizing hormonal balance, and offering an array of options to promote healing of the body. These include a wide variety of therapies. The Amoils concept of a rational balance between conventional medicine and the safest, most effective alternative therapies that result in an economical, patient-oriented form of medicine, began to take shape in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they met in medical school. Their shared passion for discovering what makes
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than she has in decades. “I spent a lot of years and money in the traditional medical system and got nothing,” says Mills. With functional medicine, “In a very short time, they had me feeling nearly 100 percent.”
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y the end of 2014, Trina Mills, of Parker, Arizona, had given up on conventional medicine. She’d been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder 17 years earlier and taken medication ever since without feeling her symptoms of fatigue, muscle aches and stomach problems ever fully subside. She’d visited endocrinologists, gastroenterologists and a half-dozen other specialists, each of which offered a different diagnosis and prescribed a different drug. At one point, she had her gallbladder removed. At another, her doctor suspected she had bleeding in her brain and sent her for a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. Some thought she was a hypochondriac; others said she was depressed. “I would tell them, ‘I’m just depressed that you can’t figure 16
out why I’m so sick,’” she says. Weighing a skeletal 82 pounds, the 54-year-old mother of three finally wrote out a living will and braced for the inevitable. Then she heard of a new Center for Functional Medicine opening at the prestigious, century-old Cleveland Clinic. As the first clinic of its kind to open at an academic medical center, it promised to look at the underlying causes of disease, while focusing on the whole person, rather than isolated symptoms. Intrigued, Mills caught a flight to Ohio and soon was offering up 30 tubes of blood, stool and saliva samples, as well as an exhaustive life history. One year later, thanks to a series of personalized diet and lifestyle changes, she’s 10 pounds heavier and feels better
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In the 25 years since nutritional biochemist Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., of Gig Harbor, Washington, coined the term, this science-based, whole-body approach to addressing chronic disease has gained widespread traction. More than 100,000 physicians—60 percent of them medical doctors—have trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine he founded in Washington and New Mexico, and numerous medical schools have added its tenets to their curricula. More naturopaths and chiropractors are also distinguishing themselves with a functional medicine emphasis. “It is not alternative medicine at all,” stresses Bland, whose latest book, The Disease Delusion, details how functional medicine can curb chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, dementia, and heart disease, which constitute 78 percent of U.S. health care costs. “It’s the basis of 21st-century health care,” he says. For most of the 20th century, conventional medicine centered on a singular objective: Arrive at a diagnosis and treat it with drugs or surgery. Then, the alternative medicine movement proffered a toolbox of more natural therapies, including acupuncture, herbs and massage to address these same diagnoses. The 1990s brought integrative medicine, a best-of-both-worlds approach. “While all of the above have merit, they lack the necessary guidance to help practitioners determine which tools work best for which patient,” says Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine. “Alternative therapies and conventional treatments are tools. We need a new map that can teach us how to skillfully use those tools,” maintains Hyman. “That map is functional medicine.” Because one chronic disease such as diabetes can have dozens of underlying causes, or one culprit such as a genetic predisposition or exposure to toxins can lead to multiple chronic con-
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ditions, functional medicine focuses on systems, rather than organs, and origins, rather than diseases. “It’s about listening to the patient’s story in a different way, where the objective is not simply about arriving at a diagnosis,” explains Bland.
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Key to discovering the underlying origins of a health issue are a host of new gene, blood and gut health tests. “They allow us to look under the patient’s ‘metabolic hood’ at the genetic and biochemical factors influencing health,” says Naturopathic Doctor Kara Fitzgerald, who heads up a functional medicine clinic in Newtown, Connecticut. For instance, certain genes influence how a person burns and stores fat. Depending on which variant a patient has, based on a genetic test, they might be guided toward a higheror lower-fat diet. Those genetically prone to difficulty in metabolizing the amino acid homocysteine (an excess of which can raise the risk of heart disease) might be advised to take folic acid supplements. If a patient displays intractable gut problems, rather than simply look for blood or pathogens in the stool, Fitzgerald also looks at the DNA of their gut microbiome, mapping out which strains of good bacteria are present or absent and prescribing prebiotics, probiotics or whole foods to promote a healthful balance. For another patient with thinning hair and aching joints, she might use specialized blood tests to look for mi-
cronutrient deficiencies, signs of allergies or certain autoantibodies—proteins produced by the immune system that mistakenly attack one’s own tissues— that might herald a brewing autoimmune disorder. “Research shows that predictive autoantibodies can show up in the blood 10 or even 20 years before an autoimmune disease such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis makes itself known,” says Fitzgerald, pointing to a seminal review published in 2007 in Scientific American: “If a patient with mild, early-stage symptoms is proactive with diet and lifestyle changes, they may be able to fend it off.” High-tech tests aside, Bland stresses that what’s most important is “a tool that has been largely lost in medicine today: Knowing how to listen to the patient.” In a typical exam, Fitzgerald thoroughly inspects often neglected body parts, including the tongue and fingernails, which can hold important clues to underlying health. She asks about past emotional trauma which might trigger chronic disease, and inquires about what environmental toxins and harmful chemicals both the patient and their birth parents may have been exposed to. One example might be a patient exposed to cigarette smoking in utero having a bias toward an allergic disease. If their parents grew up in a period of famine, they might have inherited a genetic disposition for rapid weight gain. “She spent two-and-a-half hours with me,” in her initial consultation,
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Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. “However, some practitioners do a lot of tests and prescribe a lot of supplements and work on cleaning out the gut, but neglect the psychological, spiritual and social issues. That concerns me.” Bland and Hyman concede that some practitioners over-test, but say that will fade over time as they learn to better discriminate which ones are useful for specific patients. Several efforts also are underway to get more functional medicine providers and the acupuncturists, massage therapists and nutritionists they work with covered under the Affordable Care Act, which expressly emphasizes a need for more preventive medicine. Viewing the big picture, Bland believes that functional medicine is just what the country needs to save on exploding healthcare costs. Rather than spending dollars on extraordinary measures to save heart attack victims or diabetics in emergencies, we can prevent such dire situations by identifying underlying problems sooner and halting their progression. In the meantime, some patients are finding priceless relief. “Am I poorer right now? Yes,” says Mills. “Am I healthier? Way. It’s been so worth it.”
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Abbreviated History of Medicine
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ristotle, about 2300 years ago, taught ideas that influenced the history of medicine. He believed people were a combination of physical and spiritual properties with little to no separation between mind and body. Then around 1600, René Descartes taught a separation of mind and body that leaves the physical body for scientific exploration. John Locke and David Hume later influenced the reductionist movement that strove to reduce natural phenomena to a greater simplicity so the larger whole would be better understood. Around 1900, applied science and technologies began to transform medicine. The Flexner report in 1910 impacted development of modern medical schools by emphasizing research, education and clinical practice. Doctors had the ability to “fix” problems without addressing the underlying cause. Surgery and medication became the main way of fixing sickness and injury. Up to now, this approach has proven to be very costly in many ways, and is especially unhelpful for treating chronic conditions. Other approaches to medicine have been titled holistic, integrative, alternative, complimentary, health and healing, and in the very recent past, functional medicine. Functional medicine emphasizes prevention and specifically looks for and treats the root causes of an illness. It is much more effective and less costly as a treatment approach. Slowly, our society is phasing out the so-called “sick care” model of treatment that used only drugs and surgery, recognizing that this outdated approach leads to more problems. In the future, many new fields will likely be added. Recently, a new field called energy medicine is attempting to define how relationships between quantum physics and energy fields underlie many of the root causes of illness that are isolated by functional medicine testing.
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Functional Medicine in Cincinnati
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hile Functional Medicine is a relatively new term, it encompasses a wide range of health care practices that include physicians, chiropractors and other practitioners. In the past, the conventional treatment approach for many conditions was modeled similar to treatment for acute conditions, such as, a broken bone or a heart attack. While this approach is acceptable for acute conditions, it is wholly unsuitable for chronic diseases, which make up a large portion of the health care needed today. Functional Medicine combines conventional treatment with what used to be known as alternative care, using holistic treatment practices that focus on the entire body and its overall function, rather than specific isolated symptoms. It encompasses a system where practitioners look at the complex relationship between nutrition, lifestyle, genetics and patient history, as well as current symptoms and laboratory tests, in an attempt to establish correlation between this wealth of variables and the patient’s condition. Cincinnati residents are fortunate to have several practitioners in their area that incorporate the principles of functional medicine into their daily, specialized practices. The list below highlights some of them.
Liz Woolford Since 1999, Dr. Woolford has combined her training in medical acupuncture, functional medicine and prolotherapy to treat patients with excellent results. Conditions such as chronic headaches, musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue and hormonal imbalances tend to respond well to such treatment. Dr. Woolford has been board certified in family mediLiz Woolford cine for 25 years and was selected as Cincinnati Magazine’s Best Doctor every year since 2009. Dr. Liz Woolford currently practices at Alliance Integrative Medicine. (See Alliance Integrative Medicine listing.)
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Steve Amoils
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Husband and wife team Steve and Sandi Amoils are board certified family physicians and medical acupuncturists. They developed an interest in alternative therapies in the 1970s while attending medical school in South Africa. Afterward, they went on a two-year worldwide quest to learn and understand various techniques, specifically seeking out therapists who were attaining results that seemed to defy conventional medicine. Over time, they integrated the best of these alternative therapies and functional medicine into their practices, and their book, Get Well & Stay Well - Optimal Health through Transformational Medicine. Drs. Steve and Sandi Amoils currently practice and teach at Alliance Integrative Medicine. (See Alliance Integrative Medicine listing.)
Hal Blatman Dr. Hal Blatman studied conventional medicine along with two years of orthopedic surgery training, seven years of urgent care medicine, and two years of occupational and environmental medicine. He became interested in treating pain, and explored options of treatment outside conventional medicine that eventually led him to become a president of the American Holistic Medical Association. Today, he Hal Blatman helps people understand and deal with their pain, and specializes in nutrition, needle surgery with trigger point injections, prozolone therapy, and platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections to help trigger the body to repair the injuries caused by a lifetime of stressful activity. Hal S. Blatman, M.D., is the founder and medical director of Blatman Health and Wellness Center in Cincinnati. He also maintains an office in Manhattan. For more information, call 513-956-3200 or visit BlatmanHealthAndWellness.com. See ad, page 19.
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In 2012, Dr. Lester graduated from her fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona under the direction of the renowned Dr. Andrew Weil. Since joining Alliance Integrative Medicine in 2011, she also completed the Integrative Medicine Physicians of Excellence Program. Lester received her M.D., and then completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati, Tiffany Lester College of Medicine. She also has a B.A. from the University of Missouri, Columbia with concentrations in psychology and biology and participated in the medical science program at Drexel University in Philadelphia. After taking a complementary medicine course in medical school, she finally found the area of medicine that resonated with the type of physician she wanted to be. It became obvious to her that a proactive, preventive approach involving the whole person was the way she wanted to practice medicine.
A Mason, Ohio native, Dr. Gretchen Dyer is delighted to be back in her hometown doing what she loves: helping people feel better and transform their lives through chiropractic care, nutrition and lifestyle changes. Dyer’s passion and goal is to empower her patients to take control of their own health care through educated choices and a team mentality. Gretchen Dyer This passion has led her to functional medicine, where her goal is to identify the underlying causes of dysfunction. This patient-centered approach addresses the whole person, not just the symptoms they are experiencing at that moment, and opens the door to discovering ways for patients to restore and maintain their health through safe and natural means.
Dr. Lester currently practices at Alliance Integrative Medicine. (See Alliance Integrative Medicine listing.)
Jared Seigler Dr. Jared Seigler is a certified functional medicine practitioner, doctor of chiropractic, and certified gluten practitioner. For the last five years, he has been helping people find the root causes of their disease and health complaints. Functional medicine became his chosen path when he realized that several of his loved ones were suffering from conditions that conventional medicine was not able Jared Seigler to help them with. Seigler’s focus is on gastrointestinal, neurological and immune system dysfunctions such as autoimmune disease, ADD/ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, thyroid malfunction, GERD, and IBS. His goal is to address the underlying cause of the patient’s issues and provide them with the tools and lifestyle strategies for long-term vitality and success. Dr. Seigler currently practices at The Living Proof Institute. (See The Living Proof Institute listing.)
Dr. Dyer currently practices at The Living Proof Institute. (See The Living Proof Institute listing.)
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Dr. Cleveland received his Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine training through the University of Cincinnati and the Jewish Hospital, with advanced fellowship training in integrative and functional medicine, addiction medicine and genomics. With more than 30 years of experience, the focus of his practice is to approach the whole patient and achieve balance that will result in improved health, energy and a Craig P. Cleveland sense of well-being. With his added expertise in integrative medicine, Cleveland utilizes lifestyle medication, improved diet, focused supplements and exercise, along with hormone replacement when necessary to achieve a patient’s health goals. Often, initial goals are weight reduction, improved sleep, more energy or to reduce or eliminate pharmaceuticals. Cleveland’s ultimate goal is to educate his patient, so that the overall result is improved health.
Dr. Vivian Newbold is highly regarded for her long experience and compassion as a board-certified emergency medical physician. Newbold brings her expertise in alternative and integrative healthcare to Huber Personalized Medicine. Growing up in the Orient, her interest in Chinese medicine and the connection of diet to wellness was piqued early on when she saw her Vivian Newbold gravely ill brother return to health with the aid of a Chinese doctor’s regimen of healing foods and herbs. Dr. Newbold focuses her practice on helping women and men with a variety of problems, including hormonal imbalances, find wellness through lifestyle changes and supplement therapies.
Dr. Cleveland practices at Whole Picture Healthcare located at 7060 Ridgetop Dr., Ste.C, in West Chester. For more information, call 513-755-0123, or visit WholePictureHealthcare.com. See ad, page 19.
Gary Huber Dr. Gary Huber’s integrative medical practice, Huber Personalized Medicine, combines the best of traditional medical knowledge with the benefits of lifestyle medicine to arrive at solutions that reverse the disease process. This personalized approach encompasses adrenal, cortisol, stress, sleep and energy issues, thyroid disease, cardiovascular health, bio-identical hormones, gut health and allergy treatGary Huber ment, auto-immune disease management, medically guided weight loss programs, genetic assessment and educational curriculum in healthy living. Huber Personalized Medicine is located at 8170 Corporate Park Dr., Ste. 150 in Cincinnati. Dr Huber is a professor for the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and also serves as adjunct professor of integrative medicine at the University of Cincinnati, and a nationally recognized speaker for George Washington University’s Metabolic Medicine Institute. For more information, call 513-924-5300 or visit HuberPM.com. See ad, page 20.
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Dr. Newbold currently practices with Dr. Huber at Huber Personalized Medicine. (See Gary Huber listing.)
Victoria Smith As a board certified holistic practitioner, Victoria Smith operates the Significant Healing Well Care Center, where she helps people discover the causes behind some of their symptoms using holistic technologies such as iridology, kinesiology, herbology, glycobiology, lymphology, reflexology, protomorphology, nutrition, sclerology and more. By reviewing a client’s health Victoria Smith history, listening to concerns and using technology, she works to develop individualized, easy to understand well care plans. These plans may include nutritional supplements, exercise, rest, dietary enhancements, healing baths and more. Smith is often called on to provide an educational twist by explaining complex situations in easy to understand language. Her support staff includes personal trainers, a licensed massage therapist, nutritional consultants and a reflexologist. Significant Healing Well Care Center is located at 157 Lloyd Ave., Florence, KY. For more information, call 859-282-0022, or visit SignificantHealing.com. See ad, page 5.
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The Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine (AIM) consists of a dedicated team of medical physicians and other practitioners committed to helping patients and guests restore and maintain health on all levels—body, mind, and spirit. They offer a variety of treatments and therapeutic approaches designed to help every patient find an effective plan. In 2004, The Bravewell Collaborative chose AIM as the leading clinical center in the US. It is one of 19 centers collaborating on the largest integrative medicine study ever undertaken, called the PRIMIER Study. According to many of the multiple colleagues assembled there—physicians, chiropractors and other therapists—the success of the center can be attributed to dedication and diversity. Combined, the center typically has more than 100,000 patient visits per year. Treatments from AIM’s nationally recognized center have been extremely effective for conditions such as degenerative disc disease, arthritis and tendonitis.
The mission of the Living Proof Institute is to address the root cause of health issues and restore overall health and vitality. Through partnering and education, clients receive the tools and direction to live an extraordinary life. Practitioners at the institute specialize in identifying the root cause of health concerns, and provide a plan to make the transition to a healthier lifestyle affordable, easy, and exceptionally rewarding.
The Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine is located at 6400 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati. For more information, call 513-791-5521, or visit MyHealingPartner.com. See ad, page 21.
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he ancient Chinese art of acupuncture is gaining popularity in modern Western medicine for many reasons. “There’s lots of research to support the effectiveness of acupuncture for a wide variety of conditions,” says Thomas Burgoon, a medical doctor who practices internal medicine in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and is president of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, an association of doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine that use acupuncture in conjunction with conventional treatments.
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Acupuncture treatments typically involve the nearly painless insertion of very thin needles to stimulate the body’s natural repair and regulation mechanisms based on the fundamental Chinese medicine principle that the inside of the body can often be treated from the outside. Burgoon explains that acupuncture works by stimulating and releasing the body’s natural pain relievers, including endorphins, producing the feel-good brain chemical serotonin and relieving inflammation, as well as bringing many other body processes into normal function.
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Brevard, North Carolina, licensed master acupuncturist Paul Buchman, adds, “Acupuncture differs from conventional Western medicine in many ways, primarily in that when it treats a disease on the physical level, it also has far-reaching effects on our mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.” Chronic back pain: Chronic low back pain affects 80 percent of us at some time and is the second-most common cause of disability in American adults, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. A recent study of Australian patients arriving in Melbourne hospital emergency rooms complaining of low back pain found that those treated with acupuncture experienced as much pain relief in an hour as those given drugs. “When I treat a person for low back pain, I always take pulses in several parts of the body, and then take into account many factors, including age, gender and life situation,” says Buchman. “The underlying causes of the pain may be different in a 20-something student with a stressful academic load than a 50-something woman that’s a recent empty nester redefining her future,” he explains. When researchers at China’s Central South University reviewed 13 studies on acupuncture and low back pain, they concluded that comprehensive treatment plans that involve acupuncture are urgently needed. Headache: Acupuncture has long been used to relieve the pain of migraines and tension headaches. Australian research published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that 16 acupuncture sessions cut in half the number of days that patients experienced migraines, significantly
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cupuncture can be helpful for children, especially in treating asthma, allergies and childhood digestive disorders, including colic, says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist who specializes in treating children in New York City. “Acupuncture for children rarely involves the use of needles. Since their qi (life force) flows very close to the surface of their skin, it doesn’t require a lot of movement to get things flowing in the right direction,” she explains. Acupuncture for kids typically involves light, fast brushing of the skin to encourage a healing circulation of energy. Katin teaches parents to continue treatments at home. She explains that it’s still technically acupuncture, not acupressure, which would involve prolonged stimulation of the body’s energy meridian sites. Sometimes she includes the use of small instruments for tapping or brushing the skin and tuning forks to stimulate the meridian points. She remarks, “The kids love it.”
published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine showed that 10 acupuncture sessions given over a three-month period reduced asthma symptoms and use of inhaled steroids, but only when acupuncture was ongoing. Benefits diminished when treatments were discontinued. German researchers at Berlin’s Charité University Medical Center found similar effects for seasonal allergies by comparing it with the effects of antihistamines and sham acupuncture. “Patterns of bad health get more ingrained in our body systems as we get older,” says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist specializing in treating children in New York City and professor at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. “If we can catch an illness in a child’s first seven or eight years, we may be able to prevent it from becoming chronic in adulthood.” Digestive problems: Acupuncture has been found to be effective for treating colic in babies, irritable bowel syndrome, morning sickness and postoperative nausea caused by anesthesia and chemotherapy treatments, verified in research from Australia’s University of Sydney on patients after surgery for metastatic liver cancer. Several other studies, including one from the Milwau-kee’s Medical College of Wisconsin, show that acupuncture rebalances the nervous system and restores proper digestive function, while relieving pain. The World Health Organization review of research notes how acupuncture relieved gastrointestinal (GI) spasms better than atropine injections, and also recommends acupuncture for relief of nausea. “Acupuncture helps calm down an overactive GI tract and stimulates an underactive one,” explains Burgoon. Acupuncture is a non-pharmaceutical remedy for many health problems, Burgoon says. “I fell in love with acupuncture when I discovered I could use it to treat some problems that nothing else helped. I almost never prescribe any medications. Instead, I help people get off pharmaceuticals.”
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inter season soups on chilly days can warm us, both body and soul. Whatever our food preferences or time constraints, some new twists on traditional favorites will satisfy everyone’s taste buds—with an accent on healthy pleasure. Here’s where to start. Reinventing the past. From her Colorado mountain home, Jenny McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen, celebrates the wisdom of traditional foodways, making nutrient-dense, healing soup broth from bones, water, vegetables and seasonings. McGruther’s twist is to make it in a six-quart slow cooker. Once her family has dined on organic roast or rotisserie chicken, she simmers the bones with purified water, a bay leaf or two, a few whole peppercorns and a few chopped organic vegetables like onion, carrot and celery on the low setting for 24 hours. Then she ladles the broth through a coffee strainer into another container, refreshes the slow cooker with more water and simmers the bones and seasonings for another 24 hours. Eventually, the broth will have less flavor and color, and that’s when McGruther starts all over again.
“I call this perpetual soup,” she says. She blogs at NourishedKitchen.com. Slowing it down. With homemade broth on hand, it’s easy to make the Italian winter staple of Tuscan Vegetable Bean Soup. Cookbook authors and slow cooker experts Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, love to make this when they’re working on a cookbook deadline. They simply use what they have in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry. “With a soup like this you can always substitute one vegetable for another, adjusting the recipe to what you enjoy and have on hand,” advises Moore. The pair blogs at PluggedIntoCooking.com. Speeding it up. Sometimes, we need a single serving of homemade soup fast. Award-winning recipe developer and cookbook author Camilla Saulsbury, of Nacogdoches, Texas, whips up a Pumpkin Sage Soup that can simmer in a saucepan within minutes, ready to be enjoyed in a mug. Saulsbury uses organic canned pumpkin, full of vitamins, which can vary in sweetness. “If needed,” she suggests, “add a drizzle of maple syrup to enhance the flavor of the soup.” natural awakenings January 2016
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Making “bisque” in a high-speed blender. Karen Adler is an avid grower of organic tomatoes in her Kansas City garden. When the seasonal harvest comes to an end, Adler grills or oven roasts the tomatoes, along with organic peppers and onions, and then freezes them, ready to make Roasted Tomato Bisque any time of the year. “My secret to a light bisque without using cream is to blend all the roasted vegetables together with a high-speed blender to give it body. A swirl of extravirgin olive oil at the end finishes ensuring the satisfying flavor,” she says. Going cold. Douglas McNish, head chef at Toronto’s raw and vegan restaurant Raw Aura, serves a popular Lemon, Cucumber and Dill Soup, which is easy to make in a food processor. “This soup is amazing this time of year, when most of our diets may be lacking in healthy fats and trace minerals,” says McNish. Warming up. Two cookbook authors teamed up across many miles to write 300 Sensational Soups. Meredith Deeds lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while Carla Snyder resides in Cleveland, Ohio. They’ve mutually discovered the naturally warming properties of curry powder in Curried Coconut Chickpea Soup. Snyder observes, “A good soup nourishes the heart, as well as the stomach, spreading a feeling of satisfaction and contentment.” Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
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Tasty Recipes for Winter Meals Preheat the oven to 425° F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Arrange the tomatoes, bell peppers and onion on the baking sheets and drizzle with the two tablespoons of olive oil. Roast for 30 minutes or until soft and browned at the edges.
Roasted Tomato Bisque Yields: 8 servings 4 large beefsteak tomatoes, sliced 2 red bell peppers, seeded and sliced 1 large red onion, peeled and sliced 2 Tbsp plus ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp hot pepper sauce Bone broth or vegetable broth, if necessary Add fine dry or gluten-free bread crumbs and sliced green onion for garnish
Transfer to a Vitamix or similar blender. Add the remaining half-cup olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and hot pepper sauce and blend until smooth. Add a little bone broth or vegetable broth if the soup is too thick. Serve each bowl with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs and thinly sliced green onion. Adapted from The Gardener and the Grill, by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig
Tuscan Vegetable Bean Soup Yields: 6 servings 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 cup frozen, cut green beans 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (14.5 oz, BPA-free) diced tomatoes, with liquid 4 cups bone broth or 1 carton (32 oz) vegetable broth 2 tsp Italian seasoning 1 /8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional Salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli 1 can (15 oz, BPA-free) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 2 Tbsp minced fresh basil, plus additional for garnish Freshly grated Parmesan cheese Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions, carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently, for
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L 3 minutes. Stir in the green beans and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, vegetable broth, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Heat, covered, until boiling, and then reduce heat to a simmer and cook 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in broccoli, cannellini beans and minced basil. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are as tender as desired. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish if desired with additional minced basil. Adapted from PluggedIntoCooking.com, by Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss
a Soupe is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization whose dual mission is to battle childhood hunger while reducing the amount of produce winding up at landfills. La Soupe has started several innovative programs to transform the way Cincinnati feeds hungry families. Using partnerships with Kroger, Jungle Jim’s and local farmers, La Soupe rescues excess premium-quality produce. Approximately 1200 pounds of produce is rescued weekly. The Bucket Brigade of chefs from local restaurants utilizes this produce or excess produce of their own to create nutritious and delicious soup. Volunteer food drivers deliver the soup to various schools, churches, libraries, food pantries and other agencies. A partnership with Community Plates uses the GoRescue app to connect these drivers with the donors and agencies. Currently, more than 80 people have registered as volunteer food drivers. All in all, La Soupe processes and gives away 145 gallons of soup each month to feed local children living in poverty. A summer partnership with Whole Again provides lunch during summer vacation for children who depend on school lunches during the academic year. Recently, a program was initiated at the request of students at Oyler H.S. called Cincinnati Gives a Crock Cooking. The after-hours classes use donated crockpots and volunteer guest chefs to teach cooking skills so students learn to make healthy dinners for their families. Suzy DeYoung, former owner of the restaurant and catering business La Petit Pierre, owns and manages La Soupe. This unique French roadside soup shack is located at 4150 Round Bottom Rd., Cincinnati. For more information, call 513271-0100, email suzy@LaSoupeCincinnati.com, or visit LaSoupeCincinnati.com.
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Ballet-Inspired Workouts Create Long and Lean Muscles by Lynda Bassett
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magine having a ballerina’s physique, grace, strength and flexibility. That’s the potential of barre. “Barre is a combination of ballet, yoga and Pilates principles. We use small, isometric movements to temporarily fatigue muscles and make them long and lean. The so-called fatigue is what causes muscles to shake, and therefore, change,” explains Nadia Yokarini-Kotsonis, a certified barre instructor at Physique Fitness Studio, in Grove City, Ohio. Students use a ballet barre to support themselves while doing the exercises. Yokarini-Kotsonis is among many former dancers that have embraced barre fitness. Trained in ballet, tap, contemporary and traditional dance in Athens, Greece, she discovered barre when she moved to the U.S. “I fell in love with how challenging it was and the effects and changes I saw in my body. I got certified a year later and have been teaching ever since. I’m still in love with practicing it, no matter how tired I might be beforehand,” she says. Rather than a cardiovascular regimen, “Barre is good for developing core strength. You gain overall flexibility, muscle strength, improved posture and range of motion,” says Lisa Juliet, West Coast regional director of the teacher certification program (BarreCertification.com).
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This ballet-inspired conditioning class is choreographed to engage all the major muscle groups, stretching, lengthening and strengthening the body from top to bottom and from the inside out. Not Just for Dancers
While barre has had some U.S. presence since the 1950s, “It’s having a resurgence now,” says Charlene Causey, a certified natural health professional and ballet body barre instructor in Pueblo, Colorado. Newfound interest began on both coasts and is quickly becoming a Midwest mainstay, according to YokariniKotsonis, who says it’s one of the most popular classes she teaches, and other studios are following suit. She remarks, “Everyone wants to offer barre, and everyone wants to come to a class and see what it’s about.” “Seniors love it because barre helps improve their balance. It’s also perfect for people working to overcome injuries,” says Juliet. She notes that while women are predominant in classes, the tide is turning a bit toward more gender equity. “Men that enter classes as skeptical come out sweating.” One recently earned his barre teaching certificate.
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“What makes this workout brilliant is that the classes are designed to fit the goals and ability levels of all partici-
pants. Each set of exercises provides options ranging from the beginner to the more advanced barre enthusiast. Effective, yet safe, low-impact techniques provide ongoing challenges,” says Causey. Those that regularly practice realize many positive effects. “Your body becomes long and lean, similar to a ballet dancer’s. You learn to stand tall and become stronger with each class,” says Yokarini-Kotsonis. However, don’t expect it to be easy. “Even when you do it every day, you’ll still find it extremely challenging,” she adds. Most teachers individualize modifications for beginners. “I tell my students to do what they can. There’s no judgment here,” says Causey. Many yoga teachers offer barre classes as a beneficial complement to other sports and activities such as running. “It supplements your other endeavors,” notes Causey. Today’s barre classes feature bare feet and typical workout wear, specialized equipment and props, contemporary music and of course, the ballet barre. The whole experience is highly positive and upbeat, says Causey. Most fitness experts would agree that it’s good to add variety to workouts, and trying something new adds spice to the mix. Plus, for those that keep at it, says Yokarini-Kotsonis, “Barre can be the fastest results-oriented program you can undergo. Expect to see a change in your body in a month if you attend three to four classes a week.”
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Treating Autism
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n The Autism Revolution, Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroscientist Martha Herbert approaches autism as a whole-body condition that can improve, rather than be a static, lifelong genetic brain disorder.
“It’s the way the brain is shifted into acting when faced with a combination of stressors—some, but not all of which are genetic—at a vulnerable point in development,” says Herbert. Non-genetic challenges can come from the immune
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ensory kids, like those living with autism spectrum, sensory processing, anxiety or attention deficit disorders, are often highly affected by the design of their physical environments. Here are some tips for removing daily stressors for a more supportive home environment. Identify the common sensory challenges for the child so the family can create spaces that support them. Kids may struggle with regulating their emotions, initiating tasks, maintaining focus, rigid rules, lack of flexibility or being consistently overwhelmed. Less is more because these kids 34
are often more sensitive to environmental stimuli. Tone down the color scheme of their bedroom and playroom, and maintain uncluttered spaces. Clearly defined and labeled areas in certain rooms can help them know what to expect and how to use each space appropriately. Define areas and tasks with visual aids to foster more focused, calm and flexible interactions. Consider creating a designated dressing area with hooks that hold the next day’s clothes and a laundry hamper. This provides a visual routine to follow and structural aids to help complete the task successfully.
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system, nutrition, the environment and stress. “Addressing them can make a profound difference in the condition; maybe even turning it around.” Herbert directs the Treatment Research and Neuroscience Evaluation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (TRANSCEND) program at a joint Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital Medical Imaging facility. “While autism is often thought of as a genetic disorder, it’s the result of a gene-environment interaction where genes are corrupted,” explains Psychiatrist Robert Hendren, who is currently partnering in developing the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of California, San Francisco. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability, now affecting one in 68 children and one in 42 boys. Autism Speaks (AutismSpeaks.org) defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a group of complex brain development disorders characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
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Many experts agree that in some cases, autism can be prevented. “Prevention needs to start early—preconception is Create a space to escape and regulate when they return home anxious, overwhelmed or ready to explode; a zone to help them feel calm and connected again. Dark and quiet spots are best, like the corner of a closet, bottom bunk, under a desk or even a cardboard box “cabin”. Add a flashlight, favorite books, beanbags, heavy or weighted blankets, handheld sensory toys and something that taps into the child’s current fascination. Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder of Systems for Sensory Kids & Simple Organizing Strategies in North Kingstown, RI, and author of The Sensory Child Gets Organized. Connect at CarolynDalgliesh.com.
ideal,” says Dr. Kenneth A. Bock, of Bock Integrative Medicine, in New York, and author of Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies. Emphasizing omega-3 essential fatty acids, folic acid and probiotics during pregnancy can be beneficial, and it’s important to avoid iron deficiency, which has been tied to higher rates of autism, Hendren counsels. Results from a recent University of California, Davis study published in Environmental Health Perspectives reveals increased rates of autism among children of women that live close to pesticide-treated fields during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters. Hendren says, “Living near heavily sprayed fields can be very detrimental. Living close to freeways or downwind of coal-fired power plants is also associated with autism.” If heavy metal toxicity in blood is confirmed, chelation therapy is often used to remove metals, although Hendren advises against using it for the general treatment of ASD. “Chelators pull out mercury, along with other metals, a process that can be harmful. Instead, think about diet and nutritional supplements that can help detoxify the body more safely,” he explains. Bock says, “It’s not enough to detoxify, we have to remove and prevent exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins.” Herbert suggests avoiding toxic household products, electromagnetic exposure from devices such as cell phones and baby monitors, which can lead to stress, sleep disruption and cell health problems, as well as antibiotic overuse, which can disrupt the gut microbiome, increasing vulnerability to exposure to other harmful chemicals. Herbert notes some parents observe that their child became autistic after a vaccination but there are also autistic children that are vaccine-free; still others become so after facing other stresses such as illness or trauma. “We need to focus on the underlying vulnerabilities and keep children strong and resilient so they can handle life’s challenges to their health and immune systems,” she says.
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Currently, the only treatment that has been proven to consistently improve the core symptoms of ASD is behavioral therapy designed to foster language, socialization and academic skills. While effective, this approach is time- and staff-intensive. With the rise and prevalence of autism in the past decade, more parents are turning to complementary and alternative treatments (CAM). Hendren reports that the best researched and safest CAM therapies for treating autism include melatonin to improve sleep, omega-3 fatty acids to ease hyperactivity and possibly improve socialization, multivitamins to supplement a limited diet or poor appetite and methyl B12 injections to protect against oxidative stress. Massage therapy has also proven effective in increasing connectivity with others and reducing over-arousal, while reducing ASD symptoms. Research remains in its infancy, but other CAMs deemed acceptable for a professionally monitored trial include B6 and magnesium supplements to correct metabolic aberration, folic acid for improvements in core symptoms, probiotics to ease gas-
trointestinal distress and iron supplementation for a deficiency. Although clear benefits have yet to be backed by scientific evidence, many parents of children with ASD report that behavior improves with a diet free of the proteins gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye) and casein (found in dairy). Other parent-endorsed diets include anti-yeast, anti-hyperglycemia, specific carbohydrate, low-oxalate and specific food reaction regimens. A review article in the journal Autism Research and Treatment notes that acupuncture, exercise, and music- and animal-assisted therapy have all been reported as helping to reduce a variety of ASD functional and behavioral symptoms. From sound-dampening headphones that offset loud noises to structuring the environment to anticipate transitions, removing stressors can help reduce the debilitating characteristics of ASD. “This improves abilities to learn and interact with others, but we also don’t want to shelter them from having a chance to learn the rules of social interaction in real-world situations,” advises Hendren. Because autism is a heterogeneous disorder with numerous subtypes, the best individualized combination of treatments can be challenging to identify and can often change throughout one’s life. Bock reminds families that even with a successful treatment plan, “A parent’s love is the final element that brings these recovering children out of darkness into light.” Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).
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Bruce Lipton on the Epigenetics Revolution Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Genetic Destiny by Linda Sechrist
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ruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of The Biology of Belief and The Honeymoon Effect, is a stem cell biologist and internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. He is a visiting fellow lecturer on immunology at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic and participated in the Foundation for Conscious Evolution’s seventh Worldwide Meeting on Human Values, in Mexico. His research explains the interplay between individual consciousness and body biology.
Why do you start with epigenetics as a foundation for health? Many people, programmed with the concept of genetic determinism, believe that genes in the fertilized egg at conception determine character and fate. Unable to pick our DNA genes, we are powerless to control our life, so that the only option is seeking help from someone in the biomedical community to fix our genes. I introduced a new vision about the understanding of genes a half-century ago that is now the new science of epigenetics. Epi- means “above”. Here, we can realize control by regulating the environment in which we live and our perception of it, making us the master of our own genetics rather than a victim of heredity.
Do you believe epigenetics is the future of medicine? Epigenetics is a revolution in our knowledge and awareness of heredity. This new concept of biology is so big that
it promises radical change capable of revolutionizing civilization. Its dynamics are equivalent to the leap from Newtonian physics to quantum physics, which led to everything from computers and cell phones to Martian rovers. We are freed to abandon the belief that genes cause cancer, for instance. In changing our lifestyle, beliefs and perceptions, we also change our genetic expression. Remember, this works because how we individually interpret our world is translated by the brain into chemical information that adjusts the behavior and genetics of cells to complement our perception. We could live in the healthiest environment, but if our mind perceives it as threatening and non-supportive, our biology will become less healthy and can generate disease. The cells’ response is based on the brain’s information, which actually is only an interpretation. Personal perceptions and the way we live, including our spiritual nature, adjust genes to manifest either a functional state of health or one of dysfunction.
Where is the “self” that makes people different? No two people are the same biologically. If I inject my cells into another human, their immune system will recognize it as “not-self” and begin to eliminate them. On the surface of virtually all our cells are thousands of protein receptors that function like miniature antennae. They read and respond to environmental signals similar to the larger receptors on the skin’s surface, such as the eyes, ears and nose.
Each human also possesses a unique set of “identity” receptors, a subset of which are called “self-receptors” by the biomedical community, found on nearly all of our cells, with the primary exception of red blood cells. Self-receptors are unrelated to the cell’s function contributing to muscle, bone, brain or heart. Conventional medicine studies the physical aspect of self-receptors as being the source of “self” but overlook the environmental signals they receive. In other words, individual identity is linked to the signals received by the antennae. When I reached this point in my research, I realized that we can’t die, because our real identity is represented by the invisible environment-derived “broadcast”, which might legitimately be referred to as spirit. My personal identity signal is received by each of my 50 trillion cells endowed with the unique set of “Bruce” self-receptors. While my physical body is like a TV, the “spiritual broadcast” representing the Bruce Show is an eternal, energetic element of the environment.
What is entrainment and why is it important today? A group of heart cells in a Petri dish will each beat to its own vibrational frequency. After a couple of days, they start beating in synchrony, because the stronger heart cells control the tempo. The other cells organize their behavior to entrain with the more powerful one. This happens in women’s college dormitories when residents start the school year with different menstrual cycles, but later experience entrainment, with their cycles beginning and ending about the same time. They link to a pulse and a beat, just like the heart cells. Humans become entrained to a higher force that’s an invisible broadcast of energy in harmony or in discordance. As more of us hold the intention for living a life of love and peace, the broadcast of that harmonic energy amplifies and those not yet there will eventually entrain to the stronger signal. This is the shift we need to make for conscious evolution to occur. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.
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Compassionate Communication Workshop – 2-4:30pm. First 4 Saturdays Jan-Apr. Optimize your communication skills in this workshop led by Dr. Karl Jackson, licensed psychologist as he shares skills outlined by Marshal Rosenberg, PhD. 311 Niles Rd, Ste A, Fairfield. For rates, pricing specials, scholarships & work exchange opportunities: 513318-7120 or DrKarlJackson@cinci.rr.com.
Tai Chi Class – 12:30pm. 8-wk class begins. Change your body, expand your perception, eliminate and control your stress. Develop a new way to move and heal your body. $150. White Willow School of Tai Chi/Qigong, 7433 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati. Register: 513-791-9428. For more info: WhiteWhillowTaiChi.com.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Tai Chi Class – 6pm. 8-wk class begins. Change your body, expand your perception, eliminate and control your stress. Develop a new way to move and heal your body. $150. White Willow School of Tai Chi/Qigong, 7433 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati. Register: 513-791-9428. For more info: WhiteWhillowTaiChi.com.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Yoga with Certified Yoga Instructor Gina Belew – 10:30am. Adults are invited to share their yoga practice with certified yoga instructor Gina Belew. Anderson Branch Library, 7450 State Rd. 513369-6030. Compassionate Communication Workshop – 2-4:30pm. Optimize your communication skills step by step, week by week, or as you attend just one sample session. Led by Dr. Karl Jackson, licensed psychologist as he shares skills outlined by Marshal Rosenberg, PhD. 311 Niles Rd, Ste A, Fairfield. For rates, pricing specials, scholarships & work exchange opportunities: 513-318-7120 or DrKarlJackson@cinci.rr.com.
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Couples Conflict Workshop Dr. Jackson, licensed psychologist, specializes in couples work. The group will examine typical sources of conflict within couples and sample new communication and decision-making skills. Arrive early to register. $50/couple.
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Shamanic Journeying – 7-9pm. Led by Larry Crockett, Shamanic Practitioner. $15. Bring a light snack. 216 Furbee Dr E, Mason. RSVP required: 513-702-4589 or Info@WhiteDoveCircle.com.
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY MONTESSORI ACADEMY TOURS– 9am. Tours for prospective families. 2625 Anderson Rd, Crescent Springs, KY 41017. Call for an appointment and more info at 859-331-3725 or visit NkmAcademy.org.
Holistic Mental Health Network Meeting – 7-9pm. Focusing on recovery, Laurie Oakley, local author of Crazy and it Was, will discuss her experience. We will have time to share and discuss. Community Friends Meeting, 3960 Winding Way, Cincinnati. For more info (call/text): 513-328-8178.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19
Healing/Drumming – 7-10pm. Led by Bob Laake, Healing Drummer. Several healing practitioners and tables. All welcome. Love donation. Grace Episcopal Church, College Hill, 5501 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati. RhythmForWellness.com.
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TAROT ADVISING, CONSULTING AND MEDITATION COACHING – Improve your quality of life through greater insights and awareness. 513-616-2251.
Alzheimer’s: Know the 10 Signs, Early Detection Matters – 7pm. If you or someone you know is experiencing memory loss or behavioral changes, it’s time to learn the facts. Join Carolyn Ferris, RN, of the Alzheimer’s Association for an interactive workshop. Harrison Branch Library, 10398 New Haven Rd. Registration required: 513-369-4442.
Joyful Laughter Healing Yoga – 7pm. Led by Judi Winall. This is not your typical yoga class and does not incorporate traditional yoga moves. Laughter is nature’s most powerful stress buster and can have a profound effect on your health and well-being. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. Symmes Township Library, 11850 E Enyart Rd. 513-369-6001.
Yoga for Kids – 4pm. Yoga for kids presented by a kid. Come and meet Vivienne Konz who is certified to teach yoga. She would love to introduce you to the world of yoga. Hyde Park Branch Library, 2747 Erie Ave. 513-369-4456.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Junior Gardeners Family Class: Kitchen Botany – 10:30am. Ages 5-15. Join us for a round of Jeopardy and practice your skills of botanical dissection as we learn the differences between fruits and vegetables. $5. Civic Garden Center of Greater
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Resolve to get Healthy!
A “Get Healthy” Symposium that will focus on educating the public on new and innovative alternatives to a healthy lifestyle inspiring participants to focus on their overall health and wellness sponsored by The University of Cincinnati’s Center for Integrative Health and Wellness.
9am-5pm Kingsgate Marriott, 151 Goodman Dr, Cincinnati. Register now, space limited: med.uc.edu/integrative.
Yoga with Certified Yoga Instructor Gina Belew – 10:30am. Adults are invited to share their yoga practice with certified yoga instructor Gina Belew. Anderson Branch Library, 7450 State Rd. 513369-6030. Compassionate Communication Workshop – 2-4:30pm. Optimize your communication skills step by step, week by week, or as you attend just one sample session. Led by Dr. Karl Jackson, licensed psychologist as he shares skills outlined by Marshal Rosenberg, PhD. 311 Niles Rd, Ste A, Fairfield. For rates, pricing specials, scholarships & work exchange opportunities: 513-318-7120 or DrKarlJackson@cinci.rr.com. Full Moon Celebration/Ceremony: Wolf Moon – 7-9:30pm. Led by Jim Wachter, minister/teacher. Love donation. Bring a light snack to share. 216 Furbee Dr E, Mason. RSVP required: 513-702-4589 or Info@WhiteDoveCircle.com.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 Botany for Vegetable Gardeners & Seed Starting – 6-8pm. Basic Botany: Learn the environmental conditions needed for healthy plant growth. Part 2: Seed Starting: Learn the process of starting plants from seed indoors and out. $15. Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, 2715 Reading Rd. 513-221-0981. World Service Meditation – 7-9pm. Led by Jim Wachter, minister/teacher. Love dontation. Bring a light snack to share. 216 Furbee Dr E, Mason. RSVP required: 513-702-4589 or Info@WhiteDoveCircle.com.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 Teen Time: Yoga – 3pm. Get your “om” on and start the New Year with yoga instructors Lisa and Brenda and have fun while you’re at it. College Hill Branch Library, 1400 W North Bend Rd. 513-369-6036.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Yoga with Certified Yoga Instructor Gina Belew – 10:30am. Adults are invited to share their yoga practice with certified yoga instructor Gina Belew. Anderson Branch Library, 7450 State Rd. 513369-6030. Poetry in the Garden Poetry Contest Write-In – 2pm. Learn creative writing techniques on crafting poetry, along with tips on how to enter the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton Country’s Poetry Contest. Featuring The Library Foundation’s Writer in Residence Jeff Hillard. Main Library, Popular Library Lounge, 800 Vine St, Cincinnati. For more info: 513-369-6919.
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ongoingevents sunday Pilates Reformer Circuit – 7:30-8:30am. Good for all fitness levels. This dynamic, total body conditioning class incorporates a range of different Pilates equipment, including the Reformer, Tower and Wunda Chair to help you improve strength, stamina and overall functionality. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavillion, 6200 Pfieffer Rd, Montgomery. For pricing: 513-246-2642. Emotional Healing Programs: Focusing on Spiritual Growth – 3-4:30pm. 2nd Sun. Learn and practice powerful HeartMath techniques that lead to emotional, physical and spiritual benefits. Biofeedback provided. Experience the power of Radical Forgiveness in a safe setting. Free. East Walnut Hills. RSVP: 513-259-7284. GayPurpura1@ gmail.com. EmotionalHealingPrograms.com.
monday Yoga – 9:30-10:45am. $10/drop-in. Serenity Now Holistic Healing Center, 8761 U.S. Hwy 42, Union, KY. 859-647-7780. Parkinson’s Basic Level Exercise Class – 3:304:30pm. Harry Whiting Brown Center, 34 Village Square, Glendale. For more info: 513-233-2673.
tuesday Parkinson’s Advanced Level Exercise Class – 121pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-233-2673. Parkinson’s Beginner Level Exercise Class – 1-2:10pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-233-2673. Tai Chi for Adults – 5:30pm. An invigorating session of tai chi for adults and teens. Madisonville Branch, 4830 Whetsel Ave. 513-369-6029. Programs.CincinnatiLibrary.org.
wednesday Community Yoga at Immanuel – 12:30-1:45pm. Beginner to intermediate practice with Christian meditation. Open donation. 3445 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati. Info, Teresa: 513-751-0312. Parkinson’s Basic Level Exercise Class – 4-5pm. Harry Whiting Brown Center, 34 Village Square, Glendale. For more info: 513-233-2673. Tai Chi for Optimum Health – 6-7pm. Helps with balance, energy and more. All levels welcome. $10/ drop-in, $60/6-wk session. Serenity Now Wellness Center, 8761 U.S. Hwy 42, Union, KY. 859-647-7780.
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acupressure points given by acupuncturist/teacher to massage, tap or otherwise stimulate during your yoga practice. Finish with a relaxing yoga nidra meditation. $10/drop-in. World Peace Yoga, 268 Ludlow Ave, Clifton. 513-300-9642. Parkinson’s Elite Exercise Class with Boxing – 12:151:15pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-233-2673. Madeira Farmers’ Market – Thru Apr. 3:30-6pm. Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Ave, Madeira. MadeiraFarmersMarket.com. Meditation Class – 7-8:30pm. 2nd Thurs. With Gary Matthews. $20. The Stillpoint Center, 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Blue Ash. 513-489-5302.
friday Lettuce Eat Well Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. Year-round market featuring many food and craft items. All fresh fruits and vegetables are locally and sustainably grown without synthetic chemicals. EBT food stamps accepted. Cheviot United Methodist Church, 3820 Westwood Northern Blvd, Cheviot. For details: LEWFM.org. Wine Tasting – 4-7pm. Country Fresh Market and Wine Depot, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. 513-474-9167. Shamanic Journey – 6:30-8:30pm. 2nd Fri. With Gary Matthews. $20. Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts, 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Blue Ash. 513-489-5302. Drum Circle – 9-11pm. Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts, 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Blue Ash. 513-489-5302.
saturday Reiki Classes – Individual or group classes offered every Sat. Karma Wellness Studio, 2067 Beechmont Ave, Fl 2, Cincinnati. For pricing, times & registration: 513-233-9355. KarmaWellnessStudio.com. Vitamin B-12 Shots – 10:30-11:30am. Susan’s Natural World, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-474-4990. Introduction to Network Spinal Analysis Talk – 10:30am-12pm. 2nd Sat. Learn how stress affects posture and brain function. Must register: 513-321-3317. Compassionate Communication Basic Workshop – 2-4:30pm. Optimize your communication skills in this workshop led by Dr. Karl Jackson, licensed psychologist as he shares skills outlined by Marshal Rosenberg, PhD. 311 Niles Rd, Ste A, Fairfield. For rates, pricing specials, scholarships & work exchange opportunities: 513-318-7120 or DrKarlJackson@cinci.rr.com. Wine Tasting – 2-5pm. Country Fresh Market and Wine Depot, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. 513-474-9167.
YINstorative Yoga and Acupressure – 1011:15am. Beginner and advanced students welcome to this yin yoga class with optional suggestions of
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Stacy Best, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner 859-391-5537 Stacy@StacyBest.com StacyBest.com Stacy Best is a Registered Kinesiotherapist, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (AADP), and Master Gardener. Stacy customizes each client program to specifically meet their needs with holistic meal planning, fitness, stress management, and self-care. She specializes in weight loss, inflammation, digestion challenges, and hormone and nervous system imbalance. Call for your complementary consultation. See ad, page 15.
HOLISTIC WELL CARE SIGNIFICANT HEALING WELL CARE PRACTICE 157 Lloyd Ave, Florence, KY 41042 859-282-0022 Victoria@SignificantHealing.com SignificantHealing.com Victoria Smith, certified holistic practitioner, iridologist. Individualized well care plan. Emphasis on natural supplements and remedies. Nutrition and supplement education. Fitness and personal training. Therapeutic and relaxation massage. See ad, page 5.
HORMONE THERAPY HUBER PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Gary Huber, D.O. AOBEM 8170 Corporate Park Dr, Ste 150 513-924-5300 Abrock@HuberPM.com HuberPM.com Integrative medicine blends traditional medical approaches with strong restorative natural therapies to yield the best path for finding your “ideal health.” Bio-identical hormones, thyroid, weight loss and more. See ad, page 20.
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BLATMAN HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER
Hal S. Blatman, MD 10653 Techwoods Cir, Cincinnati, OH, 45242 513-956-3200 The Center offers a comprehensive individual program to help you and your body heal from injuries and aging in today’s environment-from hormones to tendons, from sexual to mental function, from migraines to foot pain. Visit us at Blatman HealthAndWellness.com. See ad, page 19.
SLEEPWORKS
Dr. Stephen Billmann Cincinnati’s Preferred Expert for Insomnia Offices in Mason and Montgomery 513-297-3455 or 513-530-5888 CincySleeps.com Dr. Billmann is Cincinnati’s preferred expert in the treatment of insomnia. He has helped hundreds of people resolve their sleep problems. “I am finally sleeping and feel like a different person, like my ‘old self’. I wish I had met Dr. Billmann five years ago.” –Dianne, Cincinnati. See ad, page 12.
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH COACH MARY RASMUSSEN
6400 E Galbraith Rd Cincinnati, OH 513-791-5521 Mary Rasmussen trained as an Integrative Health Coach at Duke University and is also a certified Nutritional Counselor. Her expertise is to help individuals (or groups) create a personalized health plan that is tailored to meet their needs and focuses on diet, exercise, mind/body techniques, reducing toxin exposure and diet detoxification programs. This approach can vastly improve outcomes for those wanting to make dietary and lifestyle changes by creating new and sustainable habits. See ad for Alliance Integrative Medicine, page 21.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ALLIANCE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236 513-791-5521 MyHealingPartner.com Combining the best practices of conventional medicine with the best evidence-based alternative treatments, AIM’s experienced practitioners work with you to create a wellness plan that is preventive, proactive and personalized. See ad, page 21.
CRAIG P. CLEVELAND, MD PAM CORDES, MS, RN, HTCP, AHN/BC ENHANCEMENTS MEDISPA, LTD
7060 Ridgetop Dr, Ste C, West Chester, OH 45069 513-755-0123 WholePictureHealthCare.com Optimizing your healthcare by integrating the best of traditional medicine with a natural approach to hormonal imbalance, thyroid disease, diabetes, heart disease and more. We treat all of you by looking at the whole picture to restore your energy and excitement about life. See ad, page 19.
HUBER PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Gary Huber, D.O. AOBEM 8170 Corporate Park Dr, Ste 150 513-924-5300 Abrock@HuberPM.com HuberPM.com Integrative medicine blends traditional medical approaches with strong restorative natural therapies to yield the best path for finding your “ideal health.” Bio-identical hormones, thyroid, weight loss and more. See ad, page 20.
LANDSCAPING TAMARAC LAWN CARE & LANDSCAPING
Liz Garrison, owner and operator 513-410-4254 Tamarac.Contracting@gmail.com Facebook.com/TamaracContracting Liz Garrison, owner and operator of Tamarac, provides residential and commercial properties with quality service for all Lawn Care, Landscaping, and Snow Removal needs. Insured and recommended, Tamarac is creating “The Look That Lasts”. Call today for an estimate. See ad, page 28.
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NUTRITION SIGNIFICANT HEALING WELL CARE PRACTICE 157 Lloyd Ave, Florence, KY 41042 859-282-0022 Victoria@SignificantHealing.com SignificantHealing.com Nutrition and supplement education. Emphasis on natural supplements and remedies. Learn to read food labels, limit chemical additives, balance intake of nutrients, manage weight. See ad, page 5.
ORGANIC HAIR SALON ALBA ORGANIC BEAUTY STUDIO 2882 Wasson Rd Cincinnati, OH 513-631-2522 AlbaBeautyStudio.com
Alba Organic Beauty Studio is your go to destination for safe, non-toxic beauty. Home of Stork Beauty Pregnancy Safe, Non-GMO Makeup. Try their organic ammonia free hair color. 20% off for first time guests. See ad, page 33.
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108 Dayton St, Yellow Springs, OH 937-767-7567 Info@DesignSleep.com Natural Mattresses/Furniture-Wellness through better sleep is the why of what we do. If you enjoy learning, healthy living and believe in honesty, quality and value, then you will love Design Sleep. Organic, European-style, Personal Sleep Solutions/ Ergonomic Seating/Custom Bedroom Furniture. See ad, page 43.
GARY MATTHEWS
Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Blue Ash, OH 45242 513-722-1917 ShamanicCounselor.com StillpointTherapy.com Counseling, shamanic journey, soul retrieval, empowerment, energy work. See ad, page 27.
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Dr. Thomas S. Bosma, DDS, OSB, FAGD, FAAPM 9200 Montgomery Rd, Ste A Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-984-8282 MontgomeryDentalSleepMedicine.com
Dr. Bosma has been in private practice for the last 38 years. During this time, the referral aspect of Dr. Bosma’s practice has grown to include dentists, physicians, physical therapists and oral surgeons. He believes that dental health and medical health are intricately connected. Specializing in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders, headache, migraine symptoms and sleep disordered breathing, which includes Obstructive Sleep Apnea, fatigue, insomnia and snoring.
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THERMOGRAPHY MINDFUL WELLNESS MEDICAL THERMOGRAPHY
Jacky Groenwegen, LMT, CTT 8859 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd, Ste 007 West Chester, OH 45069 513-382-3132 MindfulWellnessMedicalThermography.com Thermography is a radiationfree, state-of-the art screening procedure that uses heat detection to locate areas of temperature differences in the body. This pain-free, no touch, no radiation screening procedure locates and monitors breast abnormalities and changes in overall body conditions earlier. See ad, page 9.
weight loss Huber Personalized Medicine Dr. Gary Huber 8170 Corporate Park Dr, Ste 150 Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-924-5300 HuberPM.com
Wanting to shed a few pounds or looking to make a drastic change? We have packages that meet and support you in any stage. This package includes nutrition consultations, a sugar cleanse, weight loss supporting supplements and more! See ad, page 20.
WELLNESS CENTER Ailie BioDerma
Gary Pekoe, PhD, President & CEO 3651 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45211 757-631-2114 • 855-GO-AILIE AilieBio.com
Ailie provides clients with tools for regeneration of mind, body, and spirit. AHW offers classes in Yoga, Meditation, Zumba, Women’s Fighting (Free), Diet/ Nutrition, Personal Training/Fitness as well as natural products for dry skin, psoriasis, eczema, molluscum and skin infections. See ad, page 13.
STILLPOINT CENTER FOR HEALING ARTS
11223 Cornell Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH 513-489-5302 Facebook: Stillpoint Center For Healing Arts StillpointTherapy.com Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts, “Bodywork for the Soul” featuring massage therapy, acupuncture, structural integration, family constellation, shamanism, Reiki, cranio-sacral therapy, special events and more. Sign up for our newsletter on our website. See ad, page 27.
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