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Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

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Breaking Your Sugar Addiction

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My intent is to create greater awareness in our community about naturally healthy and safe products and services that support well-being. Ours is one of the few media sources today supplying news and information on sustainable natural health that’s mostly ignored by mainstream media. This month, Linda Sechrist explores this phenomenon in our feature article, “Real News that Matters: Independent Media Tell Us the Truth.”

Lobbyists and political campaign contributions have helped massive corporations come to dominate the media landscape. Mergers and acquisitions countenanced by regulators have allowed Big Pharma, Big Food and Factory Farms control most of what citizens see, hear and read. According to Physician Mark Hyman, this particular “Toxic Triad” profits by driving the third of the U.S. economy that thrive on making people obese, ill and diseased.

As just one example, government food policies and subsidies encourage agribusiness to overproduce pesticide-loaded corn and soy, creating cheap, high calorie, nutrient-poor ingredients for processed foodstuffs. Advertising promoting these Frankenfoods contributes a large portion of mainstream media income, much of it targeting children. Like me, you’re likely astounded at the volume of pharmaceutical ads planting fearful images of sickness in consciousness, whether we’re paying attention or not. The lengthy disclaimers on every drug’s side effects should be enough for everyone to think, “There must be a better way, a safer solution.”

Although I’m a fan of The Today Show because I feel it’s important to know what’s happening in the world, I’m often disappointed when interesting storylines merely scratch the surface. Genetic modification (GM/GMO) of our crops is a perfect example. Only independent media are sounding the alert to the many potential dangers of this great science experiment with people as guinea pigs. It’s an issue Natural Awakenings covers, updating readers on the latest research, the federal Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act pushing to undercut mandatory GMO labeling, and states courageously legislating for transparency in food labeling.

I like to ask: “Who is funding the study and what’s their motive?” Jeffrey Smith, a well-known researcher of the environmental and health impacts of the GMO industry, who’s appeared in this magazine, explains in his book, Seeds of Change, why we should all be concerned about GMO products and Monsanto’s deceits that continue to spread them into America’s food supply. Its information you won’t find on society’s regular nightly news.

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Award-winning chef, Brigitte Nguyen, will be in the kitchen making new and interesting foods to help jump start participants on the journey to becoming sugar free. She will also teach how to make these healthy dishes at home and provide personal support.

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The Thursday, Chair Yoga sessions (aka: “getting fit where you sit”), provide benefits of improved flexibility, range of motion, overall health, respiratory function and restoring balance.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Moth Misery

Bright Lights Drive Them to Extinction National Moth Week, held from July 23 to 31 (visit NationalMothWeek.org for podcast), has prompted the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) to encourage cities to install motion-sensitive dimming streetlights and is working to designate dark-sky parks that could provide a refuge for nocturnal species. The giant silk moth and other insects pollinate 80 percent of our food crops. In turn, their bodies sustain innumerable birds, rodents and bats. Entire ecosystems rest on their delicate, powdery wings.

Only two species of moths are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and three others have gone extinct in the past decade. Many populations are seeing declines of up to 99 percent. Between monoculture crops, pesticides, changing climate, urbanization and decreasing darkness due to artificial lighting, the future of night-flying moths is uncertain.

Their only goal is to reproduce, guided to suitable nesting grounds by the shadow of the moon; many moth species do not even have mouths. However, cities now glow brighter than a full moon, and ambient light pollution radiating from urban areas draws moths to their deaths. IDA Program Manager John Barentine says, “Every time a person turns off and shields a porch light on their house, they’re helping.”

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New Numbers Confirm Global Overfishing

Large food companies that are switching to non-GMO (genetically modified) soy and corn products must still worry about their ingredients picking up GMO contamination through conventional supply chains.

Now, Captain Drake LLC, a North Dakota grain plant, has acquired its own million-bushel terminal with dedicated rail cars used exclusively for GMOfree grains. President Mark Anderson maintains, “We’ll be able to obtain the best non-GMO commodities from three regions: North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada.”

In a 2015 Nielsen study of 30,000 consumers, 43 percent rank non-GMO as very important and 80 percent said they would pay more for foods that indicate a degree of healthfulness. Sales of non-GMO products exceeded $10 billion last year and are growing.

Anderson explains, “The supply chain needs to be tightened up and moved domestically. We consider this to be another strategic asset for food and beverage clients seeking suppliers committed to guaranteeing the integrity and purity of non-GMO commodities.”

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has been collecting reports for decades on how many fish are caught in the oceans annually.

However, those numbers don’t take into account small-scale, recreational and illegal fishing or the bycatch that’s discarded before boats return to harbors.

A study published in Nature Communications increases the actual total world catch from 1950 to 2010 by 50 percent.

Daniel Pauly, author of the University of British Columbia study, states, “The world is withdrawing from a joint bank account of fish without knowing what has been withdrawn or the remaining balance. Better estimates for the amount we’re taking out can help ensure there’s enough fish to sustain us in the future.”

Based on official counts, global catches peaked in 1996 and have declined modestly each year. The decline isn’t due to less fishing or restrictions on certain fish, though. “It’s due to the countries fishing too much and having exhausted one fish after the other,” says Pauly.

The findings also emphasize the value of fisheries to low-income people in developing countries. The next steps will require well-informed action to preserve this critical resource for people and for the planet.

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Farm-to-Work

Fresh Veggies Come Direct to Offices Pioneering employers are now offering fresh vegetables to help employees improve their diet—and their health. Tech companies are even hiring professional chefs to prepare healthful lunches and snacks. In Texas, the Farm to Work program is making it easy and affordable for workers to pick up baskets of local produce at the office.

Participants aren’t required to pay an initial lump sum or commit to buying every week. Instead, they can sign up to receive produce in any given week. Other groups around the country are also looking into workplace produce delivery programs, and while many use the traditional community supported agriculture (CSA) model, others are experimenting with different procedures.

The Farm Fresh Program, in Bellingham, Washington, connects local farmers to employers interested in receiving weekly deliveries. Meanwhile, Farm2Work, in Arkansas, links local purveyors of produce, meat, eggs, dairy, pies, jams and jellies to area employers. New York’s Adirondack Harvest, a branch of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, started by helping a single farmer link to area employers.

The next step, says Teresa Whalen, the group’s southern chapter representative, is working to persuade insurance companies to subsidize workplace CSAs in the same way they’re starting to subsidize gym memberships.

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Animal Droppings Help Forests Absorb CO2 A paper published in Forest Ecosystems concludes that frugivores, large, fruit-eating animals like toucans, tapirs, curassows and spider monkeys, help to keep the woods healthy by eating fruits and spreading seeds. As traps for carbon and an effective defense against global warming, forests collectively absorb up to 30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions and store more than 1,600 gigatons of carbon in the soil.

“You have a lot of large birds that play a fundamental role for large trees,” says study author Mauro Galetti. “They increase the likelihood that seeds will turn into actual photosynthesizing plants.”

However, big, tropical birds are constantly under threat of hunting, poaching and habitat loss; the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Red List notes that 14 of the world’s 16 toucan species, for instance, are decreasing in population. The study found that without the help of high-capacity frugivores, there would be no way for larger seeds to grow into the towering trees that store carbon best.

Scientists now want to research individual species to calculate how much each animal’s services are worth in terms of battling climate change. Putting a dollar amount on a species, say Galetti, could be the only way to persuade governments to protect it.

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The biggest challenge to healthy eating in poor neighborhoods isn’t always access to healthy food; it’s whether people can afford to buy it. A year ago, Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, opened Daily Table, a nonprofit grocery in Boston, to take action. It gathers nutritious food that would otherwise be wasted and then sells it at low prices. After learning about food insecurity in the U.S. and that approximately 40 percent of the food we grow is thrown out, Rauch decided to address both problems by offering this new option for people that don’t want handouts.

The store now has 5,000 members and hundreds of daily customers, with plans to expand to new locations. “The challenge we have in America is that the food system is designed from the farm on up to create calories that are cheap and nutrients that are expensive,” he says. “People on the lowest economic rung get squeezed the hardest.”

Rauch partners with vendors to get excess food, such as fruit just slightly too ripe to make it through the standard supermarket system, that chefs turn into readyto-eat meals like prepared salads and soups, or entrées that can cost less than $2.

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Sustainable Ways to Enjoy Sand and Surf

Toxic Teflon

Scientists Increasingly Find It Dangerous According to a new meta-analysis of previous studies, Philippe Grandjean, of Harvard, and Richard Clapp, of the University of Massachusetts, concluded that DuPont Teflon, used for 50 years to make frictionless cookware, is much more dangerous than previously thought, causing cancer, birth defects and heart disease, and weakening the immune system.

Even though Teflon’s harmful perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is no longer produced or used, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found it in the blood of more than 99 percent of Americans studied, because it can be passed from mother to unborn child in the womb.

The researchers say that the federal government’s recommended “safe” level, set in 2009, is as much as 1,000 times too high to fully protect people’s health.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has yet to set a legal allowable limit for its presence in drinking water.

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When eco-conscious families hit the beach this summer, there’s more to be aware of than just picking up trash like drink containers, wrappers and found litter. Here are some other ways we can enhance our beach and water experiences while upping fitness benefits.

Rising water levels and severe weather events have damaged coastlines, so extra care is needed.

When setting up a beach spot, stay away from sand dunes and pockets of beach grass that serve as natural defenses against beach erosion. Also watch out for marked-off turtle hatching spots; prime nesting season is May through October, according to the nonprofit Turtle Conservancy. Teach kids not to chase birds. Walk around shorebirds to cause minimal disturbance; it’s stressful dodging danger during meals and wastes precious energy stores.

Walking on soft sand is like a weight-training workout, as detailed in Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee’s Barefoot Walking book.

Polluting chemicals enter waterways via fertilizer and industry runoff and accidents like the BP Gulf oil spill; don’t contribute more by using sunscreen that contains oxybenzine, which reportedly alters hormone function. The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) maintains an online guide of safe sunscreens. The Huffington Post also suggests that we can make our own by mixing zinc oxide (a sunblocking agent), coconut oil (soothes and conditions skin), beeswax (for waterproofing) and tea tree oil (soothes and repairs skin and smells good).

The same care applies to chemical hair dyes, shampoos, conditioners and straighteners. Patronize clean, green salons that use natural hair treatments free of synthetic chemicals, ammonia or para-phenylenediamine (PPD). Or search “nontoxic hair care” online.

Plan a visit to coincide with a public volunteer beach cleanup event. Check with national organizations like Keep America Beautiful (kab.org) and local or countywide groups, as well as social media sites for group activities.

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ADHD Meds Weaken Kids’ Bones

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new study announced at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that drugs prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can weaken bones in children during a time of critical growth. This study tested 5,315 kids between 8 and 17 years old and compared the results to a subgroup of 1,967. Each child was given a bone mineral density scan on the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

The children taking ADHD medications of Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Strattera and Vyvanese had lower bone mineral density in the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

At least 25 percent of the youngsters taking these medications were categorized as having osteopenia.

According to a 2014 Express Scripts study, prescriptions of ADHD medications to children in the U.S. grew by 36 percent between 2008 and 2012.

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A study of 455 people with low back pain found that osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) helped with their symptoms. The research, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, gave each patient six osteopathic manual therapy sessions or a placebo treatment over a two-month period.

Patients were tested before and a month afterward to assess the success of the treatments, using pain severity and mobility as the main criteria.

The research showed that those that started with higher disability scores of 17 or more prior to therapy had significantly less pain and more mobility. Patients with scores of seven or greater also improved, but not to the same degree.

Lead researcher and Osteopath Dr. John Licciardone says, “Subgrouping patients according to chronic low back pain intensity and function appears to be a simple strategy for identifying patients that can attain substantial improvement with OMT. From a cost and safety perspective, it should be considered before progressing to more costly or invasive interventions.”

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Manganese exposure is found in welding and high-octane gas fumes, among other sources; fluoride is used in many municipal water supplies, glass etching and chrome cleaners. Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate contained in many pesticides, including Dursban and Lorsban. While DDT has been banned from insecticides within the U.S., it is still contained in other agents, including petroleum distillates. DDT is also still used in some areas to spray for mosquitoes. PERC has often been used in dry cleaning and for degreasing metals. PBDEs appear as flame retardants and to make electronics, household goods, building materials, polyurethane foams, plastics and more.

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esearchers reporting in the British medical journal The Lancet, analyzed 44 studies on calcium supplementation or dietary calcium and bone fractures and concluded, “Dietary calcium intake is not associated with risk of fracture and there is no current evidence that increasing dietary calcium intake prevents fractures.” Qualifying studies included more than 44,000 people.

A different meta-study from New Zealand’s University of Auckland, also published in The Lancet, reviewed 59 clinical and observational studies of calcium and bone density. The meta-analysis compared the effect of calcium doses of 500, 800 and 1,000 milligrams per day and found that bone density improvements ranged between 0.6 and 1.8 percent throughout the body during the first year of supplementation, but did not increase over time.

They concluded that the improvements in bone mineral density from calcium supplements were small and that results mirrored the increases seen from dietary sources, suggesting that neither method significantly improves bone health.

Energy Drinks Harm the Heart

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n addition to alertness, energy drinks may also trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increased blood pressure.

Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, tested 27 healthy adults. The volunteers were split into three groups—one drank two cans of an energy drink per day, another consumed the same amount of a drink with Panax ginseng and the third a similar-tasting placebo beverage.

The subjects were given cardiovascular testing before and after the trial. After three weeks, the group imbibing the energy drinks had a significant increase in abnormal heart rhythms and higher blood pressure. The ginseng and placebo groups saw no change in their heart conditions.

Sachin A. Shah, a doctor of pharmacy and professor at Pacific’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, says, “Our findings suggest that certain energy drinks may increase the risk of having an abnormal heart rhythm when consumed in high volumes. While we wait for more data, some consumers should exercise caution and not blindly follow the buzz.”

The Center for Science in Public Interest, a consumer health advocacy group, has reported that as of June 2014, 34 deaths have been associated with energy drinks.

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new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition finds that an increased intake of carotenoids, powerful antioxidants found in plantbased foods, is associated with slower aging. The research tested 3,660 U.S. adults and measured blood levels of five common carotenoids: alphacarotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, combined lutein/zeaxanthin and trans-lycopene.

The researchers found that those with levels that were in the highest quarter had 5 percent to 8 percent longer telomeres compared to those with the lowest quartile of carotenoid levels.

Telomeres are located at the ends of DNA chromosomes and get shorter as we age. Longer telomeres indicate greater longevity.

Carotenoids are found in the yellow-to-red pigments in many yellow, red and orange foods. They are also contained in green foods where chlorophyll shields the yellow-red color. Alpha-carotenes are present in carrots, cantaloupes, mangoes, kale, spinach, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Beta-carotene is found in some of the same foods, and also tomatoes, apricots and watermelons.

Beta-cryptoxanthin is found in papayas, apples and orange peels. Lutein and zeaxanthin are found in some of the same foods, along with kiwifruit, grapes, oranges, zucchini and squash.

Some of the highest levels are in corn.

Lycopene is in tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, apricots and other redto-yellow foods.

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ocated at the foothill of the Himalayas, by the River Ganga, lies Rishikesh, a city in the northern part of India, state of Uttarakhand. Rishikesh is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation and has long been a magnet for spiritual seekers.

Many temples and ashrams (centers for spiritual studies) line the eastern bank of this holy river.

Rishikesh is also the residence of Ramana’s Garden: a home, a school, and a hope for over 60 at risk children—many of whom have lost one or both parents. The school provides free English tutoring for more than 160 students from Ramana’s Garden and local underprivileged families, offering classes from kindergarten to eighth grade. It also provides shelter, nutrition, healthcare, education and a future for these children, allowing them to grow and flourish.

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by Dr. Prabhavati Dwabha, an American woman that traveled to India in search of her own spiritual growth. As a follower of the teachings of Ramana Maharshi (hence the name of the school), she found herself meditating by the River Ganga. It was then that, one by one, in spite of their rugged appearance, she grew to meet and love the children. Dwabha began sewing buttons on unbuttoned shirts, then teaching them numbers and how to write their names.

The children kept coming and coming and, overwhelmed with compassion

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Today, after more than 20 years, she has, on a shoestring budget, managed to educate, nourish and empower these children, providing them a future where they had little or none.

The vision of Ramana’s Garden is that every child in India, regardless of caste, creed, or socioeconomic background has the right to quality education, proper nutrition, and primary healthcare. It is its further intention to empower Indian women through literacy and vocational training so that they can generate their own income and thereby gain rights in their own households and communities.

The school sustains itself primarily through donations, sponsorships and the work of the children; whether through jewelry making, dance performances, painting or even growing their own organic food to feed themselves and run the Ramana’s Garden Café. Not only are the food products known as one of the best in Rishikesh, but the café also plays a large role in supporting Ramana’s Garden Children’s Home—with 100% of the profits going towards the school. The children are also work for tips to fund their college education and gain necessary skills for

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Mainstream Media’s True Colors

REAL NEWS THAT MATTERS Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

by Linda Sechrist

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n virtually all aspects of life, we are influenced consciously or subconsciously by mainstream media messages. Today, six media giants—Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Twenty-First Century Fox, Time Warner, Viacom and DirecTV—control the vast majority of what we watch on TV and in movies, listen to on the radio and read in books, newspapers and magazines. According to Ben Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The New Media

Monopoly, this handful of conglomerates form a cartel that wields enough influence to affect U.S. politics and define social values.

Thirty years ago, before many mergers and acquisitions, 50 corporations owned nearly all of American media. Today’s infotainment and rhetoric, misrepresented as news, is leading millions to conclude that these colossal powers do not exist to objectively report the truth.

Although a recent Gallup Poll reflects Americans’ lack of trust in mainstream media’s reporting of news fully, fairly and accurately, fair reporting was what HarperCollins, a prominent publisher, expected upon the 2016 release of New York City holistic psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Brogan’s A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives. They were shocked when the book was boycotted.

“The New York Times, Dr. Oz and Good Morning America refused to schedule author interviews or write book reviews. There wasn’t a whisper anywhere on mainstream media about my evidenced-based book on how women can holistically recover from depression without a single prescription.

HarperCollins was baffled. I was their first credentialed author who spoke out against pharmaceuticals,” says Brogan.

So Brogan turned to independent outlets, including print, online and social media, her own website, newsletter lists and word-of-mouth. Her work soon broke through into three of the top bestselling book lists: USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and The New York Times. That example serves as clear proof of the importance and power of independent media to furnish the public helpful and in-depth information on wide-ranging topics that mainstream broadcast media typically only cover in

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Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine and director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, learned Brogan’s lesson early on. “Independent media have been crucial in disseminating my life’s work. Given the misinformation being spread by regular news and government channels about weight and health, we deserve to hear the truth about what’s in our food, toxins in our environment and how we can truly heal our bodies,” says Hyman, a nine-time bestselling author.

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Today’s independent media landscape shifts at warp speed. With 24/7 Internet access to websites, both groundbreaking journalism and grassroots perspectives appear in original articles and blogs. Outlets include independent online radio, TV shows, newspapers, filmmakers and “citizen journalists” armed with smart phones instantly transmitting images and updates via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. From a growing recognition that such media play a vital role in shaping a more informed and engaged citizenry, more attention is again being paid to the need for real news that matters. Breaking the reign of junk food news generators is the mission of ProjectCensored.org, a media research program at California’s Sonoma State University.

Billions of dollars are spent annually on webinars, podcasts and e-books exploring health and healing, self-help, spiritual enlightenment and creativity, indicating a reading audience with a hunger for deeper wisdom. Since 1973, New Dimensions Radio, co-founded and hosted by Justine Willis Toms, has featured many of the world’s most respected wisdom keepers. “Guests exclaim how refreshing it is to speak in-depth and at length. Mainstream, commercially based media consistently present sound bites on how things are breaking down and not working, without opening thought to constructive visions for a future that benefits all life and the planet,” says Toms.

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Leaning away from one-sided views gives independent media space to expand people’s perspectives and positive expectations for the future.

The seven-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Christian Science Monitor international news organization was established in Boston over a century ago to till human thought and thereby improve human lives via an uplifted journalistic standard.

“Its quiet insistence for human rights and against tyranny; for generosity and against selfishness; for intelligence, charity, courage, integrity and most of all, for progress and hope—surely that has helped,” remarks John Yemma, current columnist and former editor.

“We work to uncover where progress is occurring, even though headlines proclaim the contrary. There are always two sides to a story,” says Susan Hackney, a senior director with the Monitor, which consistently resists the sensational in favor of the meaningful.

Magazines such as Natural Awakenings, Mother Jones, The Optimist and Yes! are likewise stirring up conversations on meaningful issues via larger perspectives with a focus on tangible solutions. They address such areas as the damaging health and environmental effects of genetically engineered food, championed by Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology.

“Europe could kick genetically modified ingredients (GMO) out of their food supply because their mainstream media covered the health dangers, while U.S. mainstream media ignored them and kept Americans in the dark.

Independent media in the U.S. enable democracy and consumer-inspired transformations of all kinds. Knowledge has organizing power,” advises Smith.

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With Fran Korten at its helm, the adfree, subscription-supported, nonprofit Yes! is helping to reframe our biggest issues. “Mainstream media, dependent upon advertisers that would have us believe that we can buy happiness, celebrate stories of the rich and powerful, leaving everyone else feeling small and powerless. Independents can help resist such ways of seeing the world, 20

We in America are the best entertained and least informed society in the world. ~Neil Postman, media theorist and educator help people see a different path to success and happiness and perceive themselves as change agents. Together, we share engaging stories of how people are carving out new ways of living that hold the hope of a world more in balance with the living Earth and where everyone’s inherent worth and dignity are recognized,” says Korten.

Allan Savory, founder of the Savory Institute and originator of a holistic land management systems approach to recover and preserve sustainable resources, underscores the need for change leaders and independent thinkers. “As we ponder who they might be, we realize it’s not those that discover new, counterintuitive insights, but those that spread the knowledge. The groundbreakers are pioneers like writers, poets, artists, speakers and social networkers. After 50 years of trying to understand the intense institutional resistance to and ridiculing of my work of managing complexity in a simple manner, holistic management is now quickly spreading globally. This is only due to social networking, independent writers and my TED talk that went viral,” observes Savory.

Laurie McCammon, change leader and author of Enough! How to Liberate Yourself and Remake the World with Just One Word, contracted with independent publisher Red Wheel Weiser to get her message out. “It’s been building awareness of forbidden knowledge—that we each have unrealized potential to affect reality by changing our thoughts. We can nurture a shift in global culture away from an existing way of life that has bred fear, lack and a belief in scarcity,” explains McCammon.

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ing society. “Look at what independent media are reporting on; as well as their unprecedented use of new terms such as organic, wellness, sustainability, permaculture, transition town, sharing economy, social responsibility, biomimicry and the butterfly effect,” says McCammon.

The existing worldview, with all of its core assumptions and rules, aims to restrain awakening individual and collective consciousness. McCammon observes, “As long as the ‘old story’ was told repeatedly by mainstream media with conviction, it could command our attention and make us doubt our inner story. Trusting that the outer world had our own best interests in mind meant that there was no need to turn within.

This is changing. Thanks to farseeing, courageous and strong enough independent media, there’s been an overturning to a more wholesome story of mind-body-spirit, abundance, innovation, collaboration and cooperation.”

Mainstream and independent media coexist like two sides of a coin.

Mainstream media’s talking heads tell us how to act and think while independent media invite us to engage, educate and think for ourselves, dig deeper and take action. Without independent media, we would know little about the benefits of the ever-evolving grassroots movement of holistic, alternative, complementary, integrative and functional medicine. Nor would we know the truth about climate change; the health advantages of plant-based diets and community gardens; food deserts and nutrition-related illnesses; the prevalence of environmental toxins; signs of spiritual progress; alternative education; and the benefits of eco-villages to people and the planet.

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round 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered that a fungus growing alongside certain diseasecausing bacteria could kill them. By the 1940s, this fungus was refined to produce the popular antibiotic, Penicillin. Subsequent widespread use of Penicillin and the development of more powerful antibiotics continued through the 20th century.

Bacteria are known to evolve.

When an antibiotic is used to treat a bacterial infection, some of the targeted bacteria may survive, especially if the dosage is too small or the treatment terminated before all the bacteria were killed. This is the reason why patients are told to complete the prescribed dosage. When conditions that are not bacterial are treated with antibiotics, some bacteria residing in the body—but not causing a problem—may begin to become resistant to the antibiotic.

A subsequent infection with the same bacteria may then not respond to the antibiotic. This is called antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotics are often prescribed for conditions they have no effect on. Often patients with little medical knowledge insist on a prescription for every minor condition. When an antibiotic is used frequently or indiscriminately, bacteria become resistant to it and then can multiply even in its presence.

This resistance becomes stronger with time until a point is reached where the bacteria can become resistant to the latest and strongest antibiotics available. Antibiotic resistance recently made headlines when a Pennsylvania woman was found to have a colistin resistant infection of E. coli (a common

intestinal bacteria). Colistin is deemed to be the last antibiotic agent available for treating multidrug resistant bacterial infections.

For nearly 100 years, antibiotics have been used worldwide for conditions that they cannot help. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Antibiotics do not fight infections caused by viruses like colds, flu, most sore throats, bronchitis, and many sinus and ear infections.”

Their continual overuse has resulted in a serious worldwide problem whereby a significant amount of bacteria have developed antibiotic resistance, a situation that the CDC describes as, “One of the world’s most pressing public health problems.”

Sometimes, even with known bacterial infections, an antibiotic is not justified. This is especially true of many minor conditions such as, ear infections in infants, urinary tract infections (UTIs) in both men and women, and minor prostatitis in men. These infections are quite common, and the usual treatment for adults is a strong antibiotic, typically Cipro. Unknown to many patients, drugs like Cipro—aside from adding to the antibiotic resistance problem—also carry a set of serious side effects, most notably, the possibility of tendon damage or rupture.

Minor infections that are not accompanied by fever or other serious symptoms can often be treated with natural remedies, including natural antibiotics that do not add to the antibiotic resistance problem.

Unfortunately, for many years public perception has perpetuated the myth that antibiotics should be used to treat

almost every condition, no matter how minor. Mothers demand an antibiotic prescription to treat minor infections for their babies, and adult men and women demand a prescription to cure many mild infections. Often prescriptions are written for viral illnesses that do not respond to antibiotics, and sometime for fungal infections that can be made worse by the antibiotic destroying beneficial bacteria keeping the condition in check.

Medicine is a business. A doctor that refuses to write antibiotic prescriptions, even when unjustified, may be forced to face a dilemma—to do what is right, or lose a patient. Until patients stop demanding antibiotic prescriptions, the problem will continue.

It is way beyond time for a massive public education campaign on this issue. Until the public is acutely aware of the problem and more accepting of using lesser drugs and natural remedies for minor infections, the situation will get worse, and in the near future, may surely cost some unfortunate people their lives.

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Americans today work more hours than ever before, foregoing hard-earned vacation days and spending more time with electronic devices than with friends and family.

The temptation and pressure to do more at the expense of needed rest are great, but failing to take time out to recharge our minds and bodies can have serious consequences, according to experts.

Downtime is most acutely needed in the workplace. In a survey of nearly 20,000 workers, The Energy Project and Harvard Business Review found that 59 percent of them were physically exhausted, emotionally drained, distracted and lacking purpose.

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tune 500 companies, create healthier, happier and higher-performing workplaces. The company takes its cues from elite athletes that carefully build rest and recovery periods into their training schedules. “Just as your body needs sleep and food to function optimally, so does your mind and spirit,” says Annie Perrin, an executive vice president with the project.

There’s a mounting body of neurological research to buttress the analogy. Important assimilation of learning and “meaning making” occurs in the resting brain, according to Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., associate professor of education, psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and author of Emotions, Learning, and the Brain. When our minds are allowed to wander, they engage a network of interacting brain regions that together are thought to

play a key role in building our ability for inward reflection and recollection, known as the default mode network.

Immordino-Yang’s research suggests that such activation during restful moments is positively associated with the recalling of memories, envisioning the future and even developing a moral foundation.

“This network seems to be more engaged when we aren’t actively gathering information or working on an external goal,” remarks Immordino-Yang. Zoning out on TV or video games doesn’t produce the same brain benefit because, “It’s about looking inward rather than outward,” she says. The default network does engage when introspection occurs during nurturing social interaction, such as while enjoying a reflective conversation with friends or family.

She recommends banning technology and other distractions during periods spent in activities that bring joy and meaning so that we are present in a mindful way.

The Energy Project ushers clients through a comprehensive energy audit, using exercises to expose specific

personal habits that lead to diminishing returns in both work and play time. In one exercise, workers are asked to rank current incoming emails from one to five, with the highest number equating to, “I need to respond immediately.” Most rate nearly no fives, says Perrin, a realization that has helped many people change their email habits.

While change can be hard, Perrin suggests creating new, healthy rituals through repetition, which taps into the brain’s desire for automaticity.

For example, she advises workers to schedule “renewal breaks” every 90 minutes after completing a block of high-priority tasks. “If you’ve been sitting, move; if the mind has been active, do something to quiet it, like meditating or simply closing your eyes.” She also suggests finding workers to buddy up with and schedule mutual breaks to help support and hold each other accountable.

Immordino-Yang suggests that another practice to maximize the value of downtime is to combine it with exercise. “A walk can be rejuvenating,” she says. “While the body is engaged,

the mind is free to wander.”

The Energy Project calls on managers to model these downtime activities for their employees. Some companies have instituted policies that limit sending email from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., as well as during weekends and vacations, so staffers don’t feel compelled to read and respond to keep up with work.

Setting limits is even more crucial for young people with minds and habits that are especially malleable. “I see teenagers taking their phones into the bathroom or bed to text in the middle of the night. Parents need to put a stop to this,” counsels Immordino-Yang. “The brain needs uninterrupted rest to work at its best.”

Learning that being a productive employee or an emotionally available parent requires giving ourselves a break and gives us permission to rest. We find that downtime is not just good for ourselves, but also for our families and workplaces.

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fast course on cooking; instead, it’s a place where family members gather around the counter and cook together.

This almost guarantees that meals will be healthier and more fun, affording a sense of ongoing adventure where kids can explore ingredients from around the U.S. and even the world. Consider creating a “United States of My Plate” project by preparing a recipe from each state during the summer, and then rating the recipes based on taste and flavor (startup tools are at ChooseMyPlate.gov).

Our senses are engaged during food preparation activities. While chopping red peppers for a recipe, we are noting their appearance, feeling their texture, smelling their fragrance, hearing the sounds of preparation and likely tasting some on the spot. Involving more of our senses as we explore our food makes the whole activity more enticing. It helps to adopt Julia Child’s motto: “Learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all, have fun.”

Moms can change the world by teaching their kids healthy cooking lessons at home and planting an organic garden together.

Gardening Together

The freshest ingredients come from our own gardens and produce the most delicious meals. Gardening as a family can change the way everyone looks at food through the simple act of planting, growing and harvesting. Knowing where everything on the plate comes from makes us more mindful of the energy it takes to grow food, and kids will naturally eat what they help grow.

Moms can change the world—right in their own yard or patio—with the power of a traditional or urban garden.

Just one square foot of organic gardening space can yield half a pound of fresh fruits and vegetables. A 300-square-foot garden can produce 150 pounds each summer; plus it provides a good workout.

In 2011, I started a teaching garden at our local supermarket as a means of showing kids how to grow their own food, with the hope that it would also inspire their families. The goal was to plant the seeds for healthier habits that would last a lifetime. During its first four years, 52 percent of the students’ parents noted a more positive attitude about fruits and vegetables exhibited by their own children. After participating in the program, one mother shared her young daughter’s noteworthy query, “Mom, could you go to the store and get me some Swiss chard?”

By planting gardens and creating kitchen counter cooking schools at home throughout America, our country could become victorious in ensuring that families are healthier. They will be eating healthier foods, working out in the garden and learning about food in a whole new way, all while connecting in a family activity.

Jen Haugen, a registered and licensed dietitian and certified master gardener, is the author of The Mom’s Guide to a Nourishing Garden. She blogs at JenHaugen.com.

Voices of Experience Tips from Registered Dietitian Moms “It’s not going to be a Norman Rockwell-like experience. It’s going to be messy, and everything associated with it might take 10 times longer than anticipated. It’s not about the outcome, it’s about the journey.

“Allow your children to participate in the cooking process by giving them age-appropriate duties in the kitchen.

We’re talking about rinsing produce in the colander, ‘looking’ at cookbooks, stirring, scooping, squeezing and setting the table. As they grow older, give them more to do.” ~Robin Plotkin, Dallas “Every other Wednesday, each child had to cook dinner. I gave them a piece of paper with fill-in-the-blanks.

Every Sunday, they had to turn in their menu so I could go grocery shopping.

Now, both my kids cook really healthy meals.” ~Chere Bork, near Minneapolis-St. Paul “Have kids look through kid-friendly cookbooks and scroll through their favorite recipe app. My girls regularly pick out recipes they would like to try for our next meal.” ~Suzanne Farrell, Denver “Giving them choices makes them feel like they’re contributing, and lets them put their own twist on a recipe.” ~Naomi May, Charleston, South Carolina

“Teaching someone else solidifies your own knowledge; I knew if her brothers taught my 8-year-old daughter, it would boost their own confidence, too. I always start by teaching about some food they are excited to make on their own. Then I start asking them to help with meal prep.

Pretty soon, they have an arsenal of skills and can prepare a meal by themselves.” ~Niki Strealy, Portland, Oregon “Let your kids experiment in the kitchen.

My first couple dozen creations didn’t taste good, but I eventually developed a sense of what did and didn’t work.

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Historic Roots

“Women have played an integral role in farming for centuries, but in the last 100 years they’ve started to self-organize and be recognized for their important work,” says University of California garden historian Rose Hayden-Smith, Ph.D., author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of World War I and editor of the UC Food Observ-

er. “During that war, the Women’s Land Army of America, a female-led initiative, recruited nearly 20,000 mostly middle-class urban and suburban women to enter the agricultural sector as wage laborers at farms, dairies and canneries, often in rural areas, where farmers urgently needed help while the male labor force was off fighting.”

Women also helped feed Americans during the Victory Garden era of World War II. “It’s also estimated that more than 40 percent of fruits and vegetables consumed on the American home front then were grown in school, home, community and workplace gardens,” says Hayden-Smith, possibly resulting in America’s highest period of produce consumption ever.

When the commercial organic industry launched in the 1990s, women organized to provide overlooked and undervalued perspectives. The wake-up call for Denise O’Brien, an organic vegetable farmer and owner of Rolling Hills Acres, near Atlantic, Iowa, came during the farm economic crisis of the preceding decade.

Although still considered “just” farm wives, “It was the women on the farms that had foreseen where things were heading, because they often kept the accounting books, though nobody took their voices seriously,” O’Brien recalls.

This launched O’Brien’s agriculture activism: balancing farming, raising children and serving as a national advocate and spokeswoman for women in agriculture in an ecological and just food system. In 1997, she launched the Women, Food and Ag Network to collectively advocate for a stronger voice.

“Throughout history, women in agriculture have been relegated to providing assistance, rather than making decisions,” O’Brien explains. “It’s up to us as women to collaboratively support each other while challenging the system.”

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Relinda Walker, of Walker Organic Farms, outside Savannah, Georgia, represents a cadre of “boomerang” farmers; women that return to the land to continue a family farm with a commitment to organics. Like many farm kids, after college, Walker left to pursue a corporate career in the city. Then the 9/11 terror attack shifted her priorities.

“All roads led me to coming back home and growing food,” she says. Launched in 2005, Walker’s farm was one of southern Georgia’s first organic operations, yielding specialty varieties like rainbow carrots in vivid shades of purple, orange and red.

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Young women in their 20s and 30s are adding energy, diversity, vibrancy and fresh outlooks to the female farming movement. Lindsey Morris Carpenter runs Grassroots Farm, in Monroe, Wisconsin, a diversified operation of certified organic vegetables and pastured livestock, in partnership with her mother, Gail Carpenter.

“A crucial key to farming happiness is being a good neighbor,” she shares. “I call around when I see livestock and pets outside of fences; maintain my fences; share my garlic and potato seed; and always invite neighbors to parties and events, even though they may not attend. Even if others’ personal lifestyle and farming philosophies are radical opposites, we still have our physical location and appreciation of nature in common, and that’s big.”

“The women farmer movement is just a toddler,” sums up O’Brien. “We’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet, especially with representation on the national leadership platform.” It’s easy to support female growers at local farmers’ markets. Cultivating change can be rewarding—and tasty.

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You realize you’ve been training for this since birth. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, regrets and screwups have all been preparation. Major life disruptions and failures were all just teaching essential lessons so that you can become who you’re called to be.

You sense ease. In the face of obstacles—such as doors of suspected opportunity that are shut tight or relentless struggles impeding a course you thought was right—it can be hard to tell if your commitment is just being tested or you’ve veered off course. Such hurdles can be part of the growth process cultivating your “inner hero” necessary for the journey. Trust the sense of movement towards ease, which likely will include supportive synchronicities.

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ocally grown foods are more likely to have been bred for flavor and nutrition than durability and a long shelf life, says Emily Akins, outreach director for the Kansas City Food Circle, a cooperative that links residents with farmers that grow and raise organic and free-range food. An added benefit is getting to know the farmer and being able to ask the questions—and receive the answers—that are important to us.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that local food sales totaled $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008. They continue to grow.

Organic or Certified Organic Consumers want to know the difference between organics and certified organics.

Today’s number of U.S. certified organic operations has jumped nearly 300 percent since 2002 to more than 21,700.

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how foods are grown and raised, it is not always possible for certain foods in some climates. Sometimes there’s a tradeoff in buying organic foods in the carbon footprint of its transport to market.

According to the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, in Tampa, Florida, “Organic refers to a specific method of growing and processing foods, and is defined as produce grown, packaged and stored without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or irradiation.”

To be considered certified organic under the Code of Federal Regulations 7 CFR Part 205, products must meet these standards: n No harmful chemicals have been applied to the land for at least three years. n Farmers and processors are inspected annually by a certifying agency. n Farmers and processors must keep detailed records of practices. n Farmers are required to maintain a written organic management plan. natural awakenings

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Certified Humane When we buy local cheese, poultry or meat at the farmers’ market, we sometimes see a certified humane notice. One such producer is Baetje Farms, outside St. Louis, Missouri. Their highly regarded goat cheeses offer traceability via a lot number, so buyers can know exactly which milking the cheese came from.

In factory farming, which often involves penning or caging animals that never go outdoors, “certified humane” means that this producer meets Humane Farm Animal Care standards: n Fed a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones. n Provided proper shelter with resting areas and sufficient space. n Animals have the ability to behave naturally.

Veronica Baetje says her farm’s goats receive organic mineral supplements and locally grown alfalfa hay in addition to pasture grass every day. She adds, “They are free to choose what they prefer to do, whether skip and run up a hill, lie under the shade of a tree, soak up some sunshine or play with their herd mates.”

Wild Food At times, farmers’ markets will offer foraged foods from the wild or wild game.

Sources are listed online at EatWild. com. “Few of us will go back to foraging in the wild, but we can learn to forage in our supermarkets, farmers’ markets and from local farmers to select the most nutritious and delicious foods available,” says founder Jo Robinson, in Vashon, Washington.

For example, Dave and Sue Whittlesey, at High Wire Ranch, in Hotchkiss, Colorado, raise bison (buffalo) and elk that they sell both through local stores and at the Aspen Saturday Market. The wild game is 100 percent pasture-fed, non-GMO (no genetically modified feed), gluten-free and not given hormones or any antibiotics unless the animal is sick.

Trusted Sources The land, climate and growing season dictate the best natural farming practices for each area, often described along with their products on farm and farmers’ market websites.

Wisconsin’s Dane County Farmers’ Market, in Madison, provides detailed descriptions of farm products and agricultural practices so customers can make informed choices. Sometimes, the type of farm makes a difference. “We are intentionally human scale,” says Virginia Goeke, of Sylvan Meadows Farm, in Viroqua, Wisconsin.

“We choose to husband our land to promote harmony and synergy. We are creating a sustainable farm ecosystem where herbal meadows, prairies, heirloom gardens, orchards, woodlands, and rare breeds of livestock and wildlife flourish.”

Sometimes, we’d just like someone else to do the food curating for us. The Kansas City Food Circle requires member farmers to take a pledge to follow certain agricultural practices. “When you buy food from our members, you can rely on the co-op’s pledge that it’s been certified naturally grown or that the farmer has USDA Organic certification,” says Akins.

Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, the joint effort of 100 small-scale family farms providing fresh, organic, seasonal produce, in Leola, Pennsylvania, gives similar assurances.

The USDA reports that 160,000 farmers nationwide are currently selling to their local markets via farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture organizations, restaurants, groceries and institutions, generating health, social, economic and environmental benefits for local communities. It keeps growing because we keep asking questions.

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Healthy Foods Lexicon Grass-fed—Beef or milk cows fed on grass. The benefit is leaner, betterflavored meat and more omega-3s, plus fuller flavors in milk, butter and other dairy products.

Heirloom—Older, non-hybrid varieties of produce, including fruit trees, herbs and vegetables.

Foraged—Native foods gathered from the wild, rather than cultivated. Examples: wild mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, mulberries, native pecans, black walnuts and native persimmons.

Heritage breeds—Ancestral breeds of poultry and livestock that often take longer to reach market weight, but have more flavor.

Free range—Poultry raised outdoors where they are free to range over natural vegetation.

Local—Grown or raised within a threehour driving radius of the consumer’s purchase site.

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Pastured—Livestock raised on pastures instead of factory farms.

Traceability—Precise tracking by a farmer that informs the consumer of which chicken hatched a specific clutch of eggs, which farm grew a cantaloupe and which mill boiled down and bottled the sorghum syrup.

Wild-caught—Fish that live and are caught in open lakes, streams or oceans.

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Why is it vital to introduce organic food during a youngster’s early development?

America’s food supply is loaded with more chemicals and GMOs [genetically modified organisms] than ever before. I believe, as many others do, that the rapid rise of food allergies in children is a direct result. Many chemical pesticides and artificial flavors and colors are known to contain carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors and neurotoxins. It is widely believed that even small doses of these common pesticides can have lasting negative effects on a child’s health. I believe that teaching our kids about the importance of fresh, organic food and the potential dangers of a conven-

tionally processed diet helps set the stage for a lifetime of healthy choices.

How do homemade organics and packaged organics differ?

Store-bought baby food, organic or not, is processed to have a long shelf life of up to two years. So much of the nutrient content is lost during processing that most manufacturers artificially add it back in, but aren’t obligated to inform consumers. The added nutrients are synthetic and aren’t absorbed by the body the same way as naturally occurring nutrients.

The taste, color and aroma of commercial baby food isn’t as appealing. By feeding your baby a steady tasty diet of fresh, homemade, organic baby food, you greatly reduce the risk they’ll grow into a picky eater. Plus, making your own baby food is three to five times less expensive than what is store-bought.

Homemade food has a far smaller impact on the environment compared with commercial manufacturing, transportation and packaging. By the time a baby turns 1, they will have

eaten from nearly 700 jars or pouches of store-bought baby food that generally end up in landfills, because little is recycled.

Which favorite foods do you love to make for your babies and why?

I focus on whole foods. Great first foods include bananas, apples, butternut squash, pears, avocados, peas and sweet potatoes. Once a baby has successfully tried a couple of these, start mixing them together. Banana and avocado, apple and butternut squash, and peas and sweet potato are good combos. They’re loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, easy to make and yummy. Avocados’ healthy fat is also essential to brain development.

What key lessons learned from your mother have you carried forward with your young family?

Two lessons really stick with me: “Stay open and leave room for life to surprise you,” and “You can have it all… just not all at the same time.” In

my teens and 20s, I was a meticulous planner, disappointed if things didn’t go exactly as I wanted. Amazing things happened after taking Mom’s advice to leave myself open to wonder.

Growing up, I saw my mom have an amazing career, yet also be a fantastic wife and mother. Her secret, and now mine, is to prioritize and focus on one thing at a time, whether it’s work, kids or my husband. This way, everything in your life gets 100 percent of your attention some of the time, rather than trying to do everything at the same time, which rarely works.

What’s the best gift a mother can give her child?

There’s nothing more important to a child’s overall health and well-being than being raised in a loving, warm environment where they feel safe, loved and important. My deep love for my children guides every decision I make for them. A mother’s intuition is a superpower.

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

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remember the moment I had what I call my ‘golf game epiphany,’” recalls Steve Hughes, a passionate golfer from Richmond, Missouri. “I realized that my main obstacles were in my head, and from that day on, my golf game changed.”

In any athletic or fitness endeavor, the pursuit of excellence unfolds an array of challenges. While golf presents some of the toughest hurdles to improvement, any links enthusiast can better their game by acquiring a champion’s mindset. Applying a few Zen techniques and disciplines adapted from the Buddhist tradition of mindful awareness—which teaches that the mind is everything— can work wonders.

Zen Golf master and performance psychologist Joe Parent, Ph.D., of Ojai, California, advises: “The key is finding a way to let the ‘thinking’ mind do all the preliminaries to physical performance—selecting a target, judging the lie, gauging weather influences, etc.—and then letting our ‘intuitive’ mind take over, enabling our body to make a swing that’s free from second-guessing ourselves.” He calls the optimal playing mentality, “Not too tight, not too loose.” It’s the sweet spot that allows us to perform via our best self. Some key techniques prepare us to find and reside in this just-right Goldilocks place of being not too hot and not too cold.

Developing mental fortitude takes us even further than we can imagine. Mastery is born from discipline, focused attention and a deep core desire to adopt habits and behaviors that will upgrade our mindset.

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Author of Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game, Parent teaches his students to enter a state that he calls “trusting versus trying.” He teaches a “one stroke at a time” approach, which emphasizes awareness of being in the present moment, as many contemplative spiritual traditions do. When the golfer is deeply engaged in the present moment with just the right level of emotional intensity, free of distractions and worries about future swings, they become integrated with what’s taking place on the course in the here and now to the point of total absorption.

In yoga, pranayama, or breathing techniques, are employed to promote relaxation in the mind and body. The Zen approach to golf uses breath work to allow body and mind to make the most fluid and powerful golf swing possible for the player. “The single factor that sets apart the top performers in any athletic discipline from the rest of us is their state of mind,” says Craig Perkins, a yoga master and founder of the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja California, Mexico. “From all my years of yogic study, there’s one teaching that always sticks with me: If we want to master our game, whether it’s golf, yoga or chess, we must first and foremost master our mind.” Practitioners maintain that, meditation can take our mental game to its optimal level and Perkins believes, “Meditation is the number one practice for cultivating self-trust.”

Positive visualization, which can be supported by meditation, is another method champion golfers leverage to improve their performance levels. Parent teaches his students, “Establish a clear image in your mind’s eye, and the body will follow.” Repeating this technique with every shot helps the golfer cultivate the habit of positive visualization by seeing the results.

Physical prowess is of little consequence if our mental game is off. Under the intense pressure of a golf match, execution suffers when performance anxiety isn’t kept under control. While many golfers have what it takes to succeed—the requisite native ability, experience, technique and talent—mental hang-ups can cause them to call it a day. Detrimental habits can undermine our self-confidence, as well as our score. The solution lies in pinpointing what’s behind them and applying pertinent Zen techniques to either gradually alleviate or winningly work with them.

Hughes, who makes his home overlooking the greens of Shirkey Golf Course, says, “It’s about getting out of your own way. When you’re at one with the game as it presents itself, you know your game will be much better than when your mind is racing off to work issues, family dramas and all the other usual life stuff. When I learned how to establish myself in this present moment awareness, not only did my golf game change for the better, so did the rest of my life.”

Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO, is a doctor of naturopathy on the faculty of the Yandara Yoga Institute. Connect at ChezAimee@gmail.com.

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n 2015, manufacturers of commercial dog and cat foods and treats issued 28 recalls, some for multiple products, due to the potential presence of listeria or salmonella bacteria, mold, dangerous levels of cumulatively harmful propylene glycol, inadequate thiamine, elevated levels of vitamin D, off odors or labeling problems (Tinyurl.com/PetFoodManufacturerRecalls).

In response, homemade treats have grown in popularity to ensure that pets enjoy safe and healthy snacks.

“Most summer fruits work naturally to cool the body,” advises Cathy Alinovi, co-author of Dinner PAWsible: A Cookbook of Nutritious Homemade Meals for Cats and Dogs, in Pine Village, Indiana.

“Healthful treats, made from the best ingredients, are a good way to take a break from summer heat.”

She suggests taking a refreshing look at low-calorie fruits and veggies such as stuffed celery used in creative, tasty ways.

After removing strings, fill celery logs with plain yogurt and freeze. To serve, cut into one-bite pieces appropriate for a dog’s size.

Another easy favorite is filling an ice cube tray two-thirds full with Greek-style or traditional plain yogurt mixed with diced strawberries or whole blueberries and freeze overnight. For cats, omit the fruit and instead add bits of mercury-free water-packed tuna or salmon as a special 38

treat. Add fresh or dried catnip to catch Kitty’s attention.

“Once when fixing dinner, I dropped a piece of frozen yellow squash and the dogs dove for it,” says writer Livia J. Washburn, in Azle, Texas, of her Chihuahuas.

“Nicki waits for things to hit the floor; Nora showed her game face and won the Squash War.”

“Obesity is the number one nutritional disease affecting our pets, so summertime activities that avoid overheating are vital for overall health,” says Veterinarian Jeff Werber, a veterinary medical journalist with a Los Angeles practice. “Proper nutrition is critical—not only to the foods we feed, but to the treats we give.”

Twelve years ago, Rick Woodford’s Belgian Malinois/Labrador mix, Jackson, was diagnosed with lymphoma. In order to keep him eating, Woodford shared his own food. Jackson lived an additional four years, in part due to improved nutrition.

“Portion control is important,” he says.

“What’s right for an 80-pound dog is way too much for a 30-pounder.” Woodford, the author of Feed Your Best Friend Better and Chow, lives near Portland, Oregon.

Frosty Paws is a lower lactose version of ice cream for dogs and discriminating cats. Recipes for homemade versions can be found online. The basics are one ripe, mashed banana, 32 ounces of plain

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or vanilla yogurt and two tablespoons of honey, all mixed in a blender and frozen in small ice cube trays. Variations may substitute goat’s milk yogurt or add a quarter-cup of strawberries, cranberries or blueberries for antioxidants in lieu of the honey. Frozen vegetable broth, primed with added bits of cooked chopped spinach, broccoli, carrots or a small cheese cube, is a hit with dogs. Cats like theirs with tidbits of chicken, turkey or a few shreds of cheese.

Using a bone-shaped ice cube tray lets humans know it’s the pet’s treat.

“When I was developing frozen treat recipes, my husband came in from the yard one hot afternoon and went straight to the freezer,” says Paris Permenter about John Bigley, co-authors of The Healthy Hound Cookbook, in Cedar Park, Texas, who live with mixed breeds Irie and Tiki. “I watched him eat two helpings of the dog ice cream and then told him what it was.

We often share our food with our dogs. It was nice for them to share their goodies with us!”

The bottom line for the best summertime treats is to go healthy, be creative, use fresh ingredients, don’t overindulge and stay cool.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

Ingredients to Avoid Avoid peanut and other nut butters or any ingredient with xylitol, grapes and raisins, macadamia nuts, coffee and caffeine, onions, chives, garlic, nuts and salty snack foods.

Chocolate is also on the no-go list; the darker the chocolate, the worse it is for pets; baking chocolate is the most dangerous. If a pet eats any of these, try to determine how much and contact the family veterinarian, a veterinary emergency clinic or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435.

For a full list of foods to avoid, visit Tinyurl.com/ASPCA-Foods2Avoid.

Frosty Treats for Furry Friends Cooling Recipes Fido’s Frozen Fruit Pupsicles 4 cups water 1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses (optional) 1 cup fresh fruit (no grapes or raisins), chopped Wash and core all fruit. Blueberries and strawberries are popular with most dogs, while others enjoy melons, peaches and apples.

Chop fruit into bite-sized pieces.

Mix fruit with water and molasses.

Freeze the mix in ice cube trays, small tubs or Popsicle molds.

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Watermelon Slush Low-calorie watermelon is high in potassium and magnesium plus vitamins A and C; filled with fluid, it helps prevent dehydration. Blackstrap molasses has less sugar and more minerals than other sweeteners.

2 cups cubed watermelon, seeds removed ½ cup strawberries 1 Tbsp. blackstrap molasses ½ cup coconut water 1 cup ice Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix.

Serve in a bowl as a slushie treat or pour into ice cube trays and freeze.

Or share a slice of fun. Many dogs love plain watermelon slices. Be sure the animal doesn’t eat the seeds or rind.

Source: The Healthy Hound Cookbook,

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Pain In Children and How to Relieve What Hurts Them

by Hal Blatman, MD

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hen our children are in pain it pulls at our hearts, especially when answers are insufficient and we feel powerless to help. Children experience the same kinds of pain as adults. They get headaches, dental cavities, belly pain, and strained muscles and ligaments from sports and kid stuff. Children in pain may be under treated because they may be thought to be faking or their parents may not be able to afford medical care. They may also be under treated because the cause eludes conventional medicine and there is perhaps appropriate hesitation to prescribe medication.

As a parent, there are a few things you can do if your child has belly pain, headaches, or growing pains. First, check out the food choices of you and your child. All of these pains may be significantly aggravated by fake foods and immune system food sensitivities. Our body’s job is to make us feel good 24 hours a day. If it is not, our body is telling us it does not like something we have eaten or done. Learn to watch patterns. One of the most common, is that increased pain noticed in the morning most probably relates to food choices from the evening before. Similarly, increased pain later in the day reflects food from earlier in the same day.

Growing pains are directly related to tight muscles in the thighs and calves.

These muscles are aggravated by the same fake and inflammatory foods as belly pain and headache. An increase in physical activity earlier in the day may also increase pain later in the day. This pain comes from free nerve endings being squished by the tight fascia and knots in the ropey bands of muscle. Build up of lactic acid and other inflammatory metabolites in the tight bands also irritate these nerve endings. To reduce the pain these inflammatory chemicals need to be massaged out of the ropey bands, and the knots need to be massaged and flattened. Some of this work can be quite uncomfortable, but should always be just soft enough that the child can relax.

Unfortunately, this massage needs to be done as much as the muscle is used and makes lactic acid just to stay even and not have pain increase. Teaching massage techniques to the child will allow for home therapy several times each day. More permanent relief can be had by techniques that can painlessly separate the stuck muscle fibers in a ropey band, providing for return of blood flow and the muscle’s ability to detoxify and rejuvenate itself.

Remember that pain is an indicator that something is wrong. Chronic pain is an indicator that whatever it was, it is still wrong and hasn’t been fixed yet. Injured muscles and fascia need to be worked on and detoxified for healing to occur. Food choices and avoiding inflammatory food is much more important than people think.

And before getting to your wit’s end, one of the easiest things to do is a detox bath.

Put this together with one cup of sea salt, one cup of baking soda, and warm water to your liking, and sit in the warm water for 10-15 minutes. When finished, rinse off. This bath formula will pull toxins out of your body through your skin, reducing or relieving pain for several hours. A bath with Epsom salts will put magnesium into the body through the skin. Magnesium can work as a muscle relaxer, relieving pain by a different mechanism. Alternate, or even try both in the same day. Be careful of lightheadedness when getting up. If lightheadedness occurs, drink water and get supervision or help if needed.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

MONDAY, JULY 18

Gardening Club – 1:30pm. For children and teens.

Join us for our Gardening Club fun. We will work in the Library’s garden and enjoy fun activities inside and outside. Madisonville Branch Library, 4830 Whetsel Ave, Cincinnati. 513-369-4467.

Essential Oils Series – 6:30pm. Adults. Learn about essential oils and their various uses. Carisa Bunten from Seventh Street Gifts will present this monthly summer series. St. Bernard Branch Library, 10 McClelland Ave, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-4462.

THURSDAY, JULY 7 Window Herb Garden – 6:30pm. Adults. Create a windowsill herb garden using some tasty herbs and tiny pots. Once the herbs are planted, learn how to make an herb salad in a jar. An herb salad is the perfect summer snack to enjoy on the go. Cheviot Branch Library, 3711 Robb Ave, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-6015.

TUESDAY, JULY 19 Yoga for Kids – 2pm. 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, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-4456.

TUESDAY, JULY 12

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Make Your Own Lotion From Scratch – 6pm.

Adults. Start with dry ingredients and add highgrade oils while using an immersion blender to whip and create your own lotion. Choose essential oils, herbs, etc to personalize. Each person will go home with a 4-oz sample bottle. Mariemont Branch Library, 3810 Pocahontas Ave, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-4467.

Gardening Club – 1:30pm. For children and teens.

Join us for our Gardening Club fun. We will work in the Library’s garden and enjoy fun activities inside and outside. Madisonville Branch Library, 4830 Whetsel Ave, Cincinnati. 513-369-4467.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Healing/Drumming – 7-10pm. With Bob Laake, Healing Drummer. All are welcome. Several Healing practitioners and tables. Love Donation. Grace Episcopal Church in College Hill, 5501 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati. RhythmForWellness.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 14 Stress Relief Yoga – 5:45pm. Adults. Join Brenda Raymond-Ball for a yoga session for flexibility and stress relief. Forest Park Branch Library, 655 Waycross Rd, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-4478.

Holistic Mental Health Network – 7-9pm. Family Constellation Work with Anne Bernard Becker.

Community Friends Meeting, 3960 Winding Way. Call/text: 513-328-8178. CeremoniesFamily Constellations.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 17 Understanding the Cycle of Desire – 12-3:30pm.

With Lila Lolling. $40. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester.

Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

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Joyful Healing Laughter Yoga – 7pm. Adults. 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. Led by Judi Winall. Symmes Township Branch Library, 11850 E Enyart Rd, Loveland. 513-369-6001.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 The Science of Beer – 6:30pm. Jeff Hunt, cofounder of MadTree Brewing, will be onsite to explain the science behind beer quality and provide brewing tips for home brewers. Oakley Branch Library, 4033 Gilmore Rd, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-6038.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Attract Pollinators with Native Plants – 10am12pm. Learn how to bring more pollinators into your garden using native plants, which thrive in our region. The class will start at the Civic Garden Center and include a trip to a local pollinator hotbed, so dress to be outdoors. $15. Civic Garden of Greater Cincinnati, 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati.

513-221-0981.

TUESDAY, JULY 26 Essential Oils 101 – 5:30-7:00 pm. Learn how to use

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essential oils as a safe, natural option to protect and maintain you and your family’s health. Learn about the difference between ordinary essential oils and pure, high potency, therapeutic grade essential oils.

Learn how to clean your home without chemicals, improve your emotional and physical well being, cook with essential oils and more! You will receive samples and take home information. Class is free but pre-registration required to secure a seat. 7815 Cooper Rd, Montgomery, OH 45242, 2nd floor, Suite E. 513-478-4836.

Survival Skills – 6:30pm. Adults. Join survival instructor and The Weather Channel’s Fat Guys in the Woods cast member David Howard for some tips and tricks on being prepared for just about any unexpected event ranging from power outages to the Zombie Apocalypse. David is a U.S. Army veteran, instructor in Wilderness First Aid, Survival 101 Skills and an active and enthusiastic practitioner of making it back alive. Harrison Branch Library, 10398 New Haven Rd, Harrison. Registration required: 513-369-4442.

World Service Meditation – 7-9pm. With James Wachter, Minister/Meditation Leader. Bring a light snack to share. Love donation. 216 Furbee Dr E, Mason. RSVP required: 513-702-4589.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 Preserving the Harvest, Part 1: Freezing, Drying and Pickling – 6-8pm. Learn the latest recommendations for preserving pickled products, drying fruits and freezing vegetables presented by Jenny Even, Extension Educator with OSU in Hamilton County. Information will be presented based on the latest USDA guidelines. $15. Civic Garden of Greater Cincinnati, 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati.

513-221-0981.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 SomaVeda Thai Yoga Massage Foundational Training – July 30 & 31; Aug 13 & 14. 12-6pm. $350. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Register: CincinnatiThaiYoga@gmail.com.

Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle: Make a Coffee Tote Bag – 2pm. Adults. Recycle fancy, metallic coffee bags to bring home your groceries and help keep them out of the landfill. Anderson Branch Library, 7450 State Rd, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-6030.

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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.

East Cincy Beginning Yoga – 9-10:15am. First class is free. $12/drop-in fee; passes available. 503 W Main St, Batavia. 513-331-9525. EastCincyYoga.com.

Center for Spiritual Living Service – 10:3011:30am. Join us in creating a world that works for everyone. 5701 Murray Ave, Cincinnati. 513218-2128.

monday Parkinson’s Basic Level Exercise Class – 3:304:30pm. Harry Whiting Brown Center, 34 Village Square, Glendale. For more info: 513-233-2673.

East Cincy Beginning Yoga – 6:20pm & 7:35pm. First class is free. $12/drop-in fee; passes available. 503 W Main St, Batavia. 513-331-9525. EastCincyYoga.com.

Yoga – 6:30-8pm. First class free. $7. Ailie Wellness, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 757-618-2300.

tuesday Lunchtime Vinyasa Flow – 12-1pm. Led by Donna Hansen. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester.

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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.

Loveland Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. For specific location: LovelandFM.com.

Tai Chi – 5:30pm. Join us for an invigorating session of tai chi. No experience necessary. Madisonville Branch Library, 4830 Whetsel Rd, Cincinnati.

513-369-6029.

Prenatal Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Led by Antonia von Hirschberg. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

Wine Tasting – 4-7pm. Country Fresh Market and Wine Depot, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. 513-474-9167.

Center for Spiritual Living Service – 6:30-7:30pm.

Join us in creating a world that works for everyone.

5701 Murray Ave., Cincinnati. 513-218-2128.

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.

Free Female Fight Training – 7-8pm. Ailie Wellness, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 757-618-2300.

Drum Circle – 9-11pm. Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts, 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Blue Ash. 513-489-5302.

Power Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Led by Adam Larmi. $15/ drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

thursday Chair Yoga – 10:30-11:15am. Getting fit where you sit. $7.50. Conference room down the hall from Live Well Chiropractic, 6860 Tylersville Rd, Mason. Registration required: 505-635-9910 or jryan7299@gmail.com.

Parkinson’s Elite Exercise Class with Boxing – 12:15-1:15pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-233-2673.

Madeira Farmers’ Market – Thru Sept. 3:30-7pm.

Corner of Dawson & Miami, Madeira. Madeira FarmersMarket.com.

In the Zone: Mixed Vinyasa Flow – 5:30-6:45pm.

Led by Mark Becker. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

Free Female Fight Training – 7-8:30pm. Ailie Wellness, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 757-618-2300.

Meditation Class – 7-8:30pm. 2nd Thurs. With Gary Matthews. $20. The Stillpoint Center, 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Blue Ash. 513-489-5302.

Restorative Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Deep relaxation through the centering of breath and body. $10.

Conference room down the hall from Live Well Chiropractic, 6860 Tylersville Rd, Mason. Registration required: 505-635-9910 or jryan7299@gmail.com.

Rocket-Inspired Vinyasa Yoga – 7-8:30pm. Led

by Christine Kent. $15/drop-in; passes available. Gracetree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

Guided Meditation – 7-8pm. $5. Ailie Wellness, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 757-618-2300.

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wednesday Parkinson’s Basic Level Exercise Class – 4-5pm.

Harry Whiting Brown Center, 34 Village Square, Glendale. For more info: 513-233-2673.

Soul Flow Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. Led by Brooke Frontiera. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester.

Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

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.

Pranayams for Wellness – 8-9am. Led by Suman Jha. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester.

Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

Yoga with Gina Belew – 10:30am. Adults are invited to share their yoga practice with certified yoga instructor Gina Belew. Anderson Branch Library, 7450 State Rd, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-6030.

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.

Tools for a Healthier You Workshop – Thru July 2. 11:30am-1pm. A yoga basics, EFT/Tapping class.

Jamie with Cooperative Bodywork, instructor. $15/ class; $50/month or 4 wks of classes. Kula Center for Movement Arts, 110 E 8th St, Newport, KY. 734-686-PAIN (7246). KulaCenterKY.com.

Free Female Fight Training – 2-3:30pm. Ailie Wellness, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 757-618-2300.

Wine Tasting – 2-5pm. Country Fresh Market and Wine Depot, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. 513-474-9167.

City Silence – 11:30am. Gather in the Popular Library Lounge to participate in meditation, mindfulness and silence. You are welcome to practice whatever form of meditation or mindfulness is best for you and to stay for a few minutes or the entire hour. Main Library, 800 Vine St, Cincinnati.

513-369-6900.

Lunchtime Express Yoga – 12-1pm. Led by Laura Lejeune. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester.

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ACUPUNCTURE DONNA LYNNE STRONG BROTT, LAc

513-324-0955 AcuCincy.com Ancient Healing Arts Practiced with Compassionate Understanding. Now serving 5 convenient locations.

Call today for a free consultation or visit my website at AcuCincy.com. See ad, page 10.

CHIROPRACTIC CARE LIVE WELL CHIROPRACTIC CENTER

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The healthy living magazine was one of five franchise companies cited as best-in-class in the advertising and sales category. To select the top franchises across industries and performance categories, the organization surveyed more than 28,500 franchisees.

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Dr. Kim Muhlenkamp-Wermert 6860 Tylersville Rd, Ste 1 Mason, OH 45040 Ph: 513-285-7482 Fax: 513-285-7483 DrKim.LiveWell@gmail.com LiveWellCC.com We look at the whole body to find the cause of the problem, helping you get well, stay well and Live Well. Specializing in pregnancy and children. See ad, page 12.

Bodywork LOVE • LIGHT • LAUGHTERA HEALING STUDIO

Anderson Township 513-482-0907 Tisa@LoveLightLaughterHealing.com LoveLightLaughterHealing.com For the mind, body, soul and spirit. The practical expression of loving kindness through relaxing hot stone massages, SomaVeda® Thai yoga massage, laughing yoga, Reiki, reflexology, meditation, LCD Ionic Foot Detox Treatments, and natural and organic unique products. See ad, page 23.

SPAVIA DAY SPA

Rookwood 3825 Edwards Rd., Ste 106 513-795-1888 SpaviaDaySpa.com Spavia offers customized, resort-like, spa experiences at affordable prices. After receiving your service, you will leave feeling refreshed, beautiful and more relaxed than ever. To schedule an appointment call us or email us at info@spaviarookwood.com. See ad, page 9.

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CLEANING SERVICES DIAMOND QUALITY CLEAN

513-583-5855 DiamondQualityClean.com Experience Diamond Quality cleans exclusive “Quality Detail Clean” system. We guarantee 100% satisfaction or a reclean is done in 24 hours.

Our cleaning services include the following: recurring custom detail, special event/onetime, move in/out, windows and blinds, decluttering, organizational assistance and much more. See ad, page 12.

Communication Karl W. Jackson, PHD Licensed Psychologist

2 locations: 311 Nilles Rd, Ste A, Fairfield, OH 45014 E Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH 45206 513-318-7120 DrKarlJackson@cinci.rr.com Tired of conflict, not being heard, and unsatisfying relationships? Improve communication with skills for deeper connections, better conflict resolution, greater mutual understanding and meeting everyone’s needs for a more joyful life. Apply in Significant-Other, Friendship, Parenting, Teaching, and Business Relationships. See ad, page 30.

ENERGY WORK THE ART OF HEALING

Sarah Molloy, Healing Touch Practitioner Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist 513-550-8200 From fertility issues to cancer support: Healing Touch can help meet your physical and emotional wellness needs, while reducing stress. See ad, page 13.

Furniture T.Y Furniture

106 E. Maple St., Columbus 614-929-5255 Service@TYFineFurniture.com TYFineFurniture.com We custom design and hand produce all of our unique commercial and home décor pieces from naturally fallen timber, applying water or milk-based glues and a proprietary organic wood finish. Our furniture is heirloom quality and guaranteed for life. We also sell a handpicked selection of Ohio-made organic mattresses, to help reduce harmful chemical exposure to your home.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS CINNA HEALTH PRODUCTS Noredol.com MyLycoLife.com

Cinna Health Products is a health and wellness company. We make LYCOLIFE, an antioxidant-rich lycopene fruit drink and NOREDOL cosmetics, designed to reduce the appearance of redness and blemishes. These natural and innovative products are developed here in Cincinnati. See ad, page 31.

HEALTH INSURANCE JULIE CHAFIN HEALTH INSURANCE

513-315-0380 JulieChafinHealthInsurance.com If your current coverage is renewing or ending, you may want to switch plans or insurance carriers to get better network coverage and pricing.

Visit my website to get a quote and look at options. If you think that you may qualify for a subsidy, I am a Federal Agent on the exchange. Please call me before visiting Healthcare.gov or Kynect.ky.gov, so that I can assist you!

HOLISTIC DENTISTRY MINDY MUNOWITZ, DDS, NMD, IBND

9393 Cincinnati-Columbus Rd, West Chester, OH 45069 513-755-8000 SmilesOhio.com Integrative biological dentistry offering the entire family wellness visits to advanced dentistry integrating safe and effective therapies based on the patients’ specific needs. Our fluoride-free office offers ozone in all phases of dentistry. What you say matters! See ad, page 25.

DARLENE SAND WALL, DMD

3505 Dixie Hwy, Erlanger, KY 41018 859-344-8500 DarleneSandWalldmd.com Dr. Sand Wall has a solid background in dental practice and procedures, with knowledge and understanding of energetic medicine. If the eyes are considered the gateway to the soul, then the mouth is the gateway to everything else. Dental health is an indicator of overall health. Dr. Sand Wall is committed to helping others keep their teeth and unique smile, for the rest of their life, without any troubles.

Holistic Health Best Holistic Lifestyle Services

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 26.

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Wholly Healing

Christy Cotterman, Life and Emotional Healing Coach WhollyHealingExperience.Com Christy@whollyhealingexperience.com 513-827-2757 We all have trapped, unresolved emotions in the body from past and present stressors. The result is fatigue, anxiety, depression and self-sabotaging behavior. Get your energy and life back. Free discovery session. See ad, page 34.

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 24.

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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 19.

HYPNOSIS CRAIG AUBERGER, CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST, NGH

PO Box 317748, Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-236-5558 Are you happy and enthusiastic? Have you previously made your happiness extrinsic to yourself? What achievement would you treasure most? Not sure? Try hypnosis.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY HYPNOSIS

Katherine Bruce 1312 S Fort Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 859-935-1854 Client-focused programs, advanced and proven hypnotic techniques for lasting change.

Hypnosis is about letting your mind work for you. Specializing in changing habits, pain management and working towards your goals.

INSOMNIA TREATMENT 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 9.

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.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 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 29.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 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 28.

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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 19.

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 Enjoy the Summer! Snow Removal needs. InTamarac Lawn Care & Landscaping sured and recommended, Yard Clean-up • Mulching Tamarac is creating “The Look That Lasts”. Call Planting • Maintenance today for an• Installation estimate. See ad, page 10.

Landscaping “The Look That Lasts” Family-owned & operated since 1991.

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BEAUTY STUDIO

2882 Wasson Rd 513-410-4254 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 11.

ORGANIC MATTRESSES DESIGN SLEEP

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, back cover.

PILATES THERAPILATES FITNESS

Sheri Keller Burdick, PT, owner 7719 Five Mile Center, Five Mile Rd, Anderson Township 513-604-6508 TheraPilates Fitness offers specialized one-on-one physical therapy evaluations and treatments. Treating neck and back disorders, orthopedic and sports related injuries, neurological disorders, joint replacements and injury prevention. We also offer Pilates Reformer group and private classes. See ad, page 37.

SHAMANISM 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 34.

weight loss Huber Personalized Medicine Dr. Gary Huber 8170 Corporate Park Dr, Ste 150 Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-924-5300 HuberPM.com

Fee for classifieds is $20 per month for up to 20 words. Each additional word is $1 per month. To place listing, email content to Carol@NaturalCinci. com. Deadline is the 10th of the month.

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 19.

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 33.

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 13.

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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.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY NATURAL AWAKENINGS GREATER CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY – Is for sale and looking for someone committed to healthy living interested in building a turnkey business with excellent income potential. If your interested in making a difference in your community, have great interpersonal skills and enjoy connecting with holistic-minded people, this is the business for you. Natural Awakenings is a great business for married couples or partnerships that enjoy working as a team or an individual with sales experience. Recently, Natural Awakenings won the prestigious FBR50 Top Franchise Award from Franchise Business Review. No publishing experience necessary.

Natural Awakenings offers a complete training and support system. For more information: 239-530-1377.

HELP WANTED SPAVIA DAY SPA IN ROOKWOOD – Is hiring State of Ohio Licensed Estheticians and Massage Therapists. Email resume to RookwoodDaySpa@cinci.rr.com.

SPIRITUALITY SEARCH FOR GOD STUDY GROUP – Every other Sunday from 6:30-8:30pm. Improve relationships, grow your spirituality. Erlanger, KY. Contact Jeff Gaunce: 859-746-1019 or soloflight@fuse.net.

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