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wenty years ago, illnesses such as autism, anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD and Alzheimer’s were considered rare. Today, each of these mental health disorders feels epidemic. This month’s theme of Mental Wellness speaks to the hearts of thousands concerned about loved ones. I see many dear family members and friends struggling with these conditions. In Lisa Marshall’s feature article, “Stay Sharp: Powerful Ways to Avoid Mental Decline,” we learn that the latest groundbreaking research support the case for healthy lifestyle changes for dementia patients starting with nutrition. No one is immune from beliefs of aging and we can all make life improvements now that can go far in preserving our brain health. Many years ago I suffered from severe insomnia that was affecting health, moods and personal life. Before seeing a doctor, I poured through relevant books and research studies to unearth the cause and concluded that a hormone imbalance was to blame. So I found a skilled functional medicine specialist to treat the problem. Following my doctor’s recommendations for specific dietary changes, supplements, bio-identical hormone therapy and acupuncture quickly put me on a better sleep schedule. After a few months of progress, I decided to run this new regimen by my regular family doctor; to my surprise, she was not happy. She instead wanted to prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications to treat anxiety, claiming my neurotransmitters were the culprit. I disagreed with this diagnosis and was unsettled by it, having learned how ineffective and dangerous such drugs could be for someone with my symptoms. I promptly changed physicians. In Kathleen Barnes’ November Wise Words article we glean great insight from “Kelly Brogan on the Truth About Depression: Why Meds Don’t Work and What Does.” Dr. Hal Blatman of Blatman Health and Wellness, in Cincinnati, further explores this topic in his article “Dangers of Overprescribed Anti-Depressant Medication.” Anti-anxiety medications may have a place, but too often they only quiet symptoms rather than resolving the root cause. I recently returned from a restful yet exhilarating retreat at Woodscape Cove, in Lake Cumberland. It represented a first for me and I came close to cancelling due to deadlines but talked myself into it and was glad I did. We ate healthy meals, practiced yoga, meditated, hiked and immersed ourselves in nature. Making new friends was a special highlight. It was the best present I could have given myself. Sometimes we need to step outside our everyday world for a little extra mindfulness and attention to restore our energy and health. In this issue you will also find articles on mindfulness, neurofeedback, diet and exercise, all here to help you achieve optimal wellness. Let’s each take time today to be mindfully present in the nourishing moments that make us feel whole. In health and happiness,

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atural Awakenings Publishing Corporation’s family of 95 magazines bid a fond farewell to company President Larry Levine, with many joining in on a call and sending notes, prayers and good thoughts prior to his passing on September 23. Levine enthusiastically contributed his all with a host of talents focused on forwarding our collective mission of providing publishers and readers with the tools needed to help us all create a healthier, more sustainable world together. Founder and CEO Sharon Bruckman honors her partner, saying, “Our home office and publishers are truly saddened to lose the beautifully loving, guiding light that Larry generously shared with us throughout the past 12 years. His impact on our lives and Natural Awakenings‘ success will continue to bless our readers. We will miss him dearly.” One of Levine’s last gifts to the company was recommending Pat McGroder as vice president of franchise development. “We welcome Pat, already feeling blessed by the 24 years of experience he brings in highly successful publishing and franchising endeavors,” says Bruckman. McGroder will now also assume some of the operational responsibilities formerly managed by Levine. Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation’s home office is located in Naples, FL. Visit: NaturalAwakeningsMag. com, or call: 239-434-9392 for more information.

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armony Healing Arts opened a new center in Liberty Township this summer to serve the community with yoga, dance and holistic healing services. They offer a wide variety of healing services by a team of highly credentialed and experienced therapists. Services include clinical hypnotherapy with Erica Collins, CHT, auricular acupuncture and massage with Polly Collins, RN, LMT, Alexander technique with Meg McCann, BSN, and nutrition counseling with Jen Beck, RNC. Reiki, aromatherapy, craniosacral therapy and whole body vibration is also offered. Yoga classes include hot unity vinyasa, open heart ashtanga, joy family yoga, funky flow vinyasa, release hatha for back care, and gentle hatha with chair options. Harmony also offers a free class each week called Revive for those that may be battling disease and/or chronic conditions and their caregivers. Location: 7146 Office Pk. Dr., Liberty Township. For more information, call 513644-2386, email Harmony@HarmonyOhio.com or visit HarmonyOhio.com. 10

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ongratulations to local practitioner Victoria Smith, B.S., H.T., of Significant Healing on her contribution as a coauthor of the book 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health. The book contains advice from 101 different authors with various areas of expertise on improving health. These authors are experts from every branch of the medical and healing community—from family physicians to psychologists, nurses, nutritionists, osteopaths, optometrists and more. Get actionable advice from Dr. Joseph Mercola, Gary Craig, Gabrielle Cousins, local expert Victoria Smith, of Northern Kentucky, Dr. Susan Lark, Dr. Stephen Sinatra, Dr. Julian Whitaker, Dr. Joe Cilea, plus 93 other health professionals. Bringing articles on a hugely diverse list of topics from some of the top health experts in their respective fields, this book motivates people to start asking the right questions about their health as well as explore new healing methods and approaches. The health wisdom in this single complete volume is well worth the $9.99 (electronic) or $14.95 (paperback) price. For more information, call 859-2820022, email VictoriaSmith@icloud.com or visit Significanthealing.com. To purchase the book, visit Significanthealing. com/store/c6/booksforyourhealth. See ad page 16.

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ongratulations to NANI Massage of Mason on being selected as “Client of the Year” at the Sept. 16 annual SCORE luncheon and awards ceremony. The year-and-a-half old company is owned by Nancy Blanchard of Loveland, Matt Roth and Ashley McCarty. Their SCORE mentors are Gilbert Minson of Symmes Township; Dick Wendel of Cincinnati; and Jane Vanderhorst of Cincinnati. SCORE is the volunteer arm of the Small Business Administration. With more than 100 mentors, it provides no-cost advice and low-cost small business workshops for entrepreneurs. Business owners—even though they are high on passion—often need practical business guidance and support that only seasoned entrepreneurs and managers can provide. Says the mentor, Minson, “When I began to help NANI, they were small, but going like gangbusters. I’ve seen a beautiful transformation in their business that takes massage from a luxury to a necessity. Blanchard said she and her partners worked on their business plan for two years and knew they had something special, but needed to hear it from a business professional. They planned to combine the holistic powers of therapeutic

massage with various healing ingredients to deliver a transformational client experience that would rejuvenate the body, quiet the mind and refresh the soul. “Without SCORE, we would not be where we are right now,” says Blanchard. “From the first meeting, Minson gave us confidence and suggestions that helped ideas explode from us in meetings.” NANI has grown from 13 to 20 massage therapists since SCORE began mentoring. The owners plan to add another location in West Chester or Liberty Township sometime next year. SCORE also named Clients of the Year at the ceremony: The Delish Dish catering and Made by Mavis jellies and jams of Covington; and Helping Hands of NKY of Florence, Ky. Annual service awards were also announced. SCORE mentors who have volunteered for 10 years include: Claudia Aviles of West Chester; Bill Haman of Indian Hill; Tom Moon of Cincinnati; and Dick Wendel of Cincinnati; SCORE mentors who have volunteered for five years include: Brian Hanley of Cincinnati; Dan Herche of Cincinnati; Mary Hurlburt of Cincinnati; Bill Schlueter of Cincinnati; Greg Spontak of Loveland; Carlin Stamm of Cincinnati; and Jane Vanderhorst of Cincinnati. For information about SCORE workshops or mentoring, call 513 684-2812 or visit scoreworks.org. Location: 5171 Bowen Dr., Mason. For more information, call 513-486-5003, email Masonnani@ NaniMassage.com or visit NaniMassage.com

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Turning the Tide for Turkeys Turkeys and Thanksgiving go together for 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation. Each year, more than 46 million turkeys provide the entrée for gatherings, yielding leftovers for sandwiches, stew, chili, casseroles and turkey burgers. In 2011, 736 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S., while a few lucky birds avoided the chopping block. The pardoning of a White House turkey began in 1863 when President Lincoln’s son, Tad, interceded on behalf of the bird and its life was spared. Now a tradition, two dressed birds and one live turkey are delivered to the White House each year. The live bird is “pardoned” and lives out its life on a historical farm. At the Farm Sanctuary, turkeys get sponsored or adopted instead of eaten. “Turkeys are friendly and follow you around like puppy dogs. They’ll try to sit on your lap to be petted,” says Gene Baur, president and co-founder of the sanctuary’s New York and two California locations. “At our Celebration for the Turkeys, we feed them cranberries, pumpkin pie and squash. People visit to see them enjoy it. Guests’ snacks are vegan.” Hundreds of turkeys have been adopted and given a lifelong home since the program’s inception in 1986. More than 8,000 people pledged to sponsor a turkey living at the sanctuary in a recent year, proving it’s not necessary to be a president to pardon a turkey. photo courtesy of the Farm Sanctuary

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The Kroger grocery chain, with nearly 2,500 U.S. stores, including subsidiaries Ralphs, Fry’s, King Soopers and Food 4 Less, has decided to go all in on the organic food market as a follow-up to the 2012 release of its Simple Truth brand of organic foods. Kroger President Michael Ellis says, “We’re really just answering the customer’s call for more and better,” giving Whole Foods Market more competition. Walmart has also begun to satisfy the growing health concerns of its shoppers by integrating organic options in its supermarkets. Now the challenge is for organic farming—which intentionally works to minimize agricultural impacts on the health of people and the planet—to meet the greater demand nationwide for healthier foods. Although implementation will vary depending on climate, experts advise that it begins with farms adopting healthy soil practices. It’s up to consumers to keep the momentum going.

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Record carbon dioxide levels will surpass the symbolic threshold of 400 parts per million (ppm) this year and will likely never fall below it again in our lifetimes, according to a new study published recently in the journal Nature Climate Change. The findings highlight urgent concerns about global efforts to curb climate change as outlined in the Paris agreement negotiated last December and signed in April by nearly 170 nations. Carbon concentrations have passed the 400 ppm limit before, but never permanently. The authors state, “In the longer term, a reduction in CO2 concentration would require substantial and sustained cuts in anthropogenic [humanly influenced] emissions to near zero.” The determined safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a maximum of around 350 ppm, according to climate advocates. Source: Nature.com

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The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a new federal law that restricts animal testing and requires regulators to develop technology-based alternatives. It updates the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, which insisted non-animal tests be used whenever possible and established a precedent for developing animalfree testing, including vitro and silico (computer simulation) methods. Earlier this year, the John Hopkins University School of Medicine made strides in removing the use of animals from medical training and cosmetic testing. Now all new chemicals will have to meet specific safety standards. Clothing, couches and cleaning products, among many other consumer goods, contain chemicals linked to cancer, Parkinson’s and other serious health problems, but are not routinely tested for safety. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will now have new authority to require testing with a legal mandate to review existing chemicals on the market. Along with updating rules for tens of thousands of everyday chemicals, the law specifically sets safety standards for dangerous chemicals like formaldehyde, asbestos and styrene. It aims to standardize on the national level what is currently a jumble of state rules governing an $800-billion-a-year industry.

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he human brain does not function optimally in society’s noise-filled environment. The brain, like the body, needs rest to function, and that comes with silence. A recent study in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience discovered that the brain is able to integrate both internal and external information into a “conscious workspace” when resting. Constant distractions and noises can detract from the brain’s ability to process critical information. Noise also elevates stress hormone levels within the brain. Research published earlier in Psychological Science examined the effects that the relocation of the main Munich airport, in Germany, had on children’s health and cognition. Gary W. Evans, researcher and professor of human ecology at Cornell University, notes that when exposed to constant noise, children develop a stress response that causes them to ignore it. The study’s subjects tuned out both harmful sounds and stimuli that they should be paying attention to, including speech. Silence has the opposite effect, releasing tension in brain and body. Exposure to chronic noise can also hinder children’s cognitive development, according to a study from the World Health Organization and the European Commission Joint Research Centre; this includes language skills and reading ability. To help counter modern noise pollution, attention restoration theory suggests that individuals placed in environments with lower levels of sensory input can recover some of the cognitive abilities they have lost.

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reast cancer survivors are often plagued by chronic fatigue that lasts long after their treatment is finished. They have few options to relieve the condition, but acupressure shows promise. A study published this summer in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that acupressure can significantly improve two symptoms of fatigue experienced by breast cancer survivors: sleep quality and quality of life. The researchers tested 424 women that had completed cancer treatments at least a year prior to the study. They were divided into three groups—one selfadministered relaxing acupressure and another stimulating acupressure, while the control group followed a conventional care plan. After six weeks, fatigue was reduced from 70 percent to 43 percent among those receiving acupressure, with two-thirds of the women in the acupressure groups reaching levels of fatigue considered normal. The relaxing acupressure group showed substantial improvements in sleep quality compared with the conventional care group at week six, but the two groups reached parity at week 10. The relaxing acupressure group was the only one that showed improvements in quality of life, making it a reasonable, low-cost option for managing fatigue symptoms.

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Local Mental Health Holistic Mental Health Network by James Occhiogrosso

tigma and isolation are two main side effects that individuals and families report when coping with mental disorders. Founded in the spring of 2015, the Holistic Mental Health Network in Cincinnati provides a supportive community for those seeking healing and local connections. The vision of this grass roots organization is to provide accessible whole-person whole-community approaches to mental health, recognizing that all people experience varying degrees of distress throughout their lives. The group meets monthly at Community Friends Meeting House in North Avondale with fifteen to forty people participating. A variety of individuals attend ranging from individuals with experience passing through the mental health system, family members, and professionals. Meetings include those that have experience in all three areas as a reminder that the boundaries are permeable. Cofounders Deborah Jordan and Valerie Chronis-Bickett make sure there is always time for sharing after each evening’s presentation. Both of them act as moderators. According to Jordan, “The monthly presentations cover a variety of approaches as the network seeks to increase the understanding of alternative support for mental health.” Past monthly topic titles include: Mindfulness, Family Constellation Therapy, Nutrition (including the GAPS diet) and Writing Our Way to Healing. Says Bickett, “Meetings can include stories of people with lived experience and their recovery journeys, as well as discussions and opinions of psychotherapists.” In collaboration with The Recovery Center of

Hamilton County, the group also sponsors a number of larger public events. In October 2015, psychiatrist Daniel Fisher from the National Empowerment Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts presented Recovering Our Lives through Dialogue and Emotional CPR. Both show ways to compassionately communicate with someone in distress. In April 2016, a national screening of the movie, Healing Voices was presented. According to Jordan, “This documentary focuses on defining mental illness and opens up an important conversation about who decides.” Besides identifying resources in the Greater Cincinnati area, offering supportive meetings, and sponsoring larger events, the Holistic Mental Health Network collaborates to bring several important programs to Cincinnati. Recently members visited a peer respite center in Canton to learn how to provide an alternative to hospitalization for someone in distress. There are also plans for an emotional CPR class to train people in practicing compassionate communication with those undergoing difficulties. Deborah Jordan and Valerie Chronis Bickett are cofounders of the Holistic Mental Health Network of Greater Cincinnati. For more information, email holisticmh@yahoo.com, text 513-3288178, or visit the Facebook page at Holistic Mental Health Network. James Occhiogrosso is a natural health practitioner, herbalist and author of several books. Connect with him at 239652-0421, email DrJim@ HealthNaturallyToday.com or visit HealthNaturallyToday.com.

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slow descent into dementia seemed inevitable for a 66-yearold man that had been misplacing his keys, missing appointments and struggling at work. He failed doctor-administered cognitive quizzes and tested positive for a gene variant linked to an exponentially higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. A brain scan revealed scattered clusters of sticky, amyloid plaque—a hallmark of the disease. His hippocampus, or memory center, had shrunk to rank in the lowest 17 percent of men his age. Told there wasn’t much that could be done, he sought the help of University of California, Los Angeles Alzheimer’s researcher Dale Bredesen, a neurologist and founding president of the independent Buck Institute for Research on Aging. He recommended a personalized, 36-point plan, including a high-fat/low-carb diet, intermittent

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fasting, strict sleep schedule, select dietary supplements and other lifestyle changes. Within three months, family members reported marked improvements in his memory. At 10 months, brain scans revealed his hippocampus had grown 12 percent. “Such improvements are unprecedented,” says Bredesen, who described this and nine other hopeful cases in a provocative paper published in June in the journal Aging. “These are the first examples of a reversal of cognitive decline in pre- and early Alzheimer’s patients.”

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Bredesen is among a small but growing group of researchers, physicians, caregivers and patients challenging the conventional wisdom that the road to dementia goes one way, with no cure or repair of damage done. They argue that the key to both prevention and

reversal, at least in early stages, is to pinpoint its numerous drivers—from nutritional and hormonal deficiencies and exposure to infection to environmental toxins and harmful drugs—and attack them simultaneously. It’s a stark departure from the classic, often unsuccessful, one-pill treatment approach. Of the 244 clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs between 2002 and 2012, all but one failed. “Imagine having a roof with 36 holes in it, and your drug patched one hole. You still have 35 leaks,” says Bredesen, who believes his synergistic approach—the Bredesen Protocol— can likely make Alzheimer’s drugs work better or render them unnecessary. Skeptical colleagues point out that Bredesen’s paper described only 10 case studies, not a clinical trial. “It is intriguing, but not enough to make recommendations to physicians or patients,” says Keith Fargo, Ph.D., director of scientific programs and outreach for the Chicago-based Alzheimer’s Association. “The current consensus in the scientific community is that we do not have a way to reverse dementia.” While agreeing that a larger study is needed, Neurologist David Perlmutter, of Naples, Florida, whose bestsellers Brain Maker and Grain Brain promote nutritional changes for supporting brain health, considers Bredesen’s study revolutionary. “To reverse Alzheimer’s in one patient is monumental, much less 10,” says Perlmutter. They recently presented together at a conference organized by Sharp Again Naturally, a New York nonprofit that educates patients and caregivers about natural means of slowing and reversing cognitive decline. After losing her mother to Alzheimer’s, the nonprofit’s co-founder, Jacqui Bishop, 74, stopped her own frightening decline by changing her diet and getting her thyroid hormone levels under control via supplements. Now she’s helping others do the same. She says, “We are trying to change the conversation from one of despair to one of hope.”

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Key to Bredesen’s approach is the notion that instead of being one disease, Alzheimer’s consists of three sub-types with distinct drivers: inflammation or infection; harmful environmental exposures; and/or lack of neuron-nurturing hormones. To determine which one to target, he tests patients for blood-sugar, inflammation and hormone levels, heavy metals and critical nutrients such as D and B vitamins. Then he crafts a personalized plan. He notes that the 10 years it can take to progress from subtle decline to full-blown Alzheimer’s provides a huge opportunity. “Ideally, we want people to come in when they have mild impairment or are asymptomatic,” says Bredesen, advising that tests be done for the APOE4, or “Alzheimer’s gene” in one’s 40s. “People have not wanted to know in the past because they’ve been told there is nothing they can do about it. We completely disagree.” One way to stay cognitively sharp is to eat fewer carbs (which boost blood sugar) and eat more fat, says Perlmutter. “There is a clear relationship between elevated levels of blood sugar and increased risk of Alzheimer’s.” One study, published in 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine, tracked 2,067 healthy adults for seven years and found that the higher their average glucose level,

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even if they weren’t diabetic, the more likely they were to develop dementia. For instance, those with a level of 115 milligrams per deciliter were 18 percent more at risk than those measuring 100 milligrams per deciliter. A 2012 study published in Neurology followed 266 adults for four years and found that those with higher blood sugar saw certain areas of the brain shrink 6 to 10 percent more than those with lower blood sugar. Gluten can also be problematic, advises Perlmutter, when it’s inflammatory and driving brain degeneration. In contrast, good fat, like that in avocados, fatty fish, coconut oil and walnuts, serves as a foundation for neurons and an efficient, clean-burning fuel source for the brain. This is particularly helpful in someone with early-stage Alzheimer’s, says Bredesen, because the disease can make it harder for the brain to use sugar for fuel. In some cases, both doctors recommend an extremely low-carb, or “ketogenic” diet (fewer than 60 grams of carbs per day). Starved of carbohydrates, the liver produces fat-like compounds called ketones, a brain-fuel source shown to stimulate growth of new neural networks. Bredesen also recommends 12 hours of fasting each night, with zero food intake within three hours of going to sleep. Fasting promotes a process called autophagy, by which the brain essentially cleans itself of damaged cellular material. Eight hours of sleep is also vital. According to University of Rochester research, the space between brain cells opens up during sleep, allowing cleansing channels of fluid to flow more freely. “If you were operating your house 24/7 with no time to rest or clean,

Lifestyle changes can prevent and slow cognitive decline. Some say they also reverse it. it would be disastrous,” says Bredesen. “The same is true of your brain.” Also, they say, keep teeth clean because bacterial infections, including those in the gums, have been shown to hasten formation of neuron-killing plaque. Also critically examine the prescription drugs being ingested. A recent study of 74,000 people published in JAMA Neurology found that regular use of heartburn drugs like Prilosec and Nexium increased dementia risk by 42 to 52 percent. Meanwhile, anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl and statin drugs prescribed to manage cholesterol have also been linked to increased dementia. “We see ‘statin brain’ all the time,” observes Perlmutter, who says once patients go off the drugs, they tend to get better.

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Fargo says researchers are keenly interested in many of the ideas in Bredesen’s paper. Although it’s too early to endorse them, numerous studies are underway. But he wonders if some patients that assert that they’ve reversed dementia actually suffered from something else, like sleep apnea or depression. Bredesen stands by his research, asserting that the 10 patients in his paper had all been formally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or its precursors. One 69-year-old entrepreneur that was planning to close his business after 11 years of mental decline is now

expanding it. A 49-year-old woman that scored poorly on neuropsychological tests showed no signs of cognitive decline when she was tested again nine months later. In all, more than 100 people have participated in the program. “We have people that are fourand-a-half years out and doing very well,” he says, noting that such strategies aren’t likely to work for someone with advanced Alzheimer’s. In some cases, the results may be more subtle, but for those caring for a sick loved one, any positive progress means a lot. Paul Tramontozzi knows. After his father, then 75, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, the New York City financial advisor attended a Sharp Again Naturally meeting seeking advice. “I was skeptical, but when the answer you get from everyone else is, ‘There’s nothing you can do,’ you become more willing to listen.” He took his father off his cholesterol medication, fed him spoonfuls of coconut oil daily and put him on a specific supplement regimen. His balance improved and he could participate in family outings again. “If you had told me a few years ago we’d be able to take Dad to a restaurant for his 80th birthday, I would have said, ‘No way.’ But we did.” Tramontozzi says his father isn’t cured, but the advice he obtained facilitated more time together and insights on how to avoid a similar fate. “These are all things a healthy 37-year-old should be doing right now anyway. I just wish we’d found out earlier.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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eurofeedback has been in use since the 1960s for brain health. High performance neurofeedback (HPN) uses FDA cleared hardware. It has been in use since 2009. HPN monitors the brainwaves and echoes a tiny signal back to the brain related to the original wave. Like holding up a mirror to a dancer, the brain “sees” itself and appears to self-correct. Unlike with traditional neurofeedback, with HPN the client doesn’t do or feel anyRachel Smith thing. HPN is drug free, safe, and relaxing, and often produces initial results as early as the first session. It has been found effective in addressing symptoms of traumatic brain injury or concussion, PTSD, AD/HD, anxiety, depression, addiction, insomnia, and some types of migraine as well as helping those with autism spectrum and sensory processing disorders, particularly with self monitoring and self regulation. While response is rapid, typically within 1 to 4 sessions, lasting results sometimes take 10 to 20 sessions or more. At first, improvement is short-lived. By completion of a set of training sessions, results are expected to last, and often continue to increase over time. Therapist Rachel Smith uses HPN with adult and young adult football players, amateur or professional. According to Smith, “Regardless of whether or not they were ever diagnosed with concussion, sub concussive micro damage can cause a decrease in neuronal function that can lead to trouble in life. The symptoms frequently do not show up immediately, which tends to hide the cause.” She continues, “I use both HPN and craniosacral therapy to help increase neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s ability to reorganize itself.” Reaction time, flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to bounce back in life all depend on neuroplasticity and increasing it allows the brain to compensate for injury and disease, and adjust to changes in the environment. How long results last with HPN depends on the cause of 20

symptoms, whether or not the cause remains, and individual differences. Says Smith, “HPN can help clear mental fog and other cognitive issues of Lyme disease or medication side effects, but if the infection is still active or meds are continued, I would not expect lasting results. For brain injury, I generally expect lasting response.” HPN appears to “speak brainwave” by helping the brain learn new patterns of behavior and release previous patterns of sub-optimal processing. In essence, it helps the brain reorganize itself more efficiently. With time, the brain seems to learn to do this process on its own, preferring this harmonious function, and the effects last longer. “It is like a gym for the brain,” Smith says, “as though the brain sees itself in its own language, makes its own adjustments, and forms new habits using the information uniquely to find its own optimal processing.” HPN can be used as a stand-alone practice or to augment other therapies. Smith often uses craniosacral therapy in conjunction with HPN. It is a non-invasive hands-on technique rooted in osteopathy that works with the membranes surrounding the central nervous system. Its objective is to remove impediments to the flow of cerebral spinal fluid and restore physical and energetic balance. Craniosacral therapy facilitates the body’s ability to heal itself. She also incorporates infrared therapy in her practice to help with inflammation. Says Smith, “I find it helps calm people’s bodies in the event of triggers such as panic attacks, flares, headaches, seizures, muscle spasms, pinched nerves, myofascial pain, and emotional reactivity.” Infrared light therapy devices have been used extensively in sports medicine clinics, by the United States Olympic teams for tissue injuries in its athletes, physical therapy clinics, neurofeedback offices, and racehorses. Studies have shown it shortens healing time. The use of multiple modalities in her practice makes Smith unique in the Cincinnati Girl with autism receiving HPN area. Rachel Smith is a high performance neurofeedback clinician with 18 years experience as a massage and craniosacral therapist with an office at 157 Lloyd Ave., Florence, KY. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 859739-3489 or visit RachelVSmith.com. See ad page 17. James Occhiogrosso is a natural health practitioner, herbalist and author of several books. Connect with him at 239652-0421, email DrJim@HealthNaturallyToday.com or visit HealthNaturallyToday.com.

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Emotional Healing for Health and Wellness by Christy Cotterman

hen people are asked to describe their problems, they often point to a part of the body, mention a symptom or describe a particular physical pain. However, in many cases, the pain is actually caused by the emotional hurt they carry around unconsciously. Emotional trouble brewing beneath the surface—childhood trauma, divorce, loss, chronic illness, overwork, and others—has the potential to manifest physically as pain due to stress it puts on the body at a cellular level. The good news is that the release of these negative and toxic emotions, trauma, and stress can help ignite the body’s innate healing power to reclaim peace, energy, and joy. Many people do not realize that unprocessed emotions can create energy imbalances in the body. Such imbalances often turn into physical manifestations including pain, headaches, restless sleep, extreme sadness, anxiety and nervousness or constant worry. Untamed emotional energy affects the body at a cellular level. When toxic emotions accumulate, the result is often to overwhelm the person and induce inability to tackle daily tasks with ease. This typically leads to behaviors that distract from the emotional pain such as overeating, engaging in relationships that are painful, self-harming, overworking, overspending, or withdrawal from friends and family. These comfortseeking behaviors often add to anxiety, depression, and feeling purposeless and lost. Physical symptoms then become the body’s way of sounding an alarm

that there are emotional, physical, or environmental stressors that need to be resolved in order to find balance and health. When it comes to mental soundness, most people have enough filters and strategies to suppress the obvious signs that something is radically wrong. Instead, it’s the hidden things people do regularly that block their latent abilities and impede their progress. Holding on to negative energy subconsciously wreaks the most havoc. When—through the healing process—old patterns begin to change and negative emotions are no longer stored in the body, individuals can expect to shift to better nights of sleep, more peace, enhanced relationships, balance of home/work/life, and an improved sense of well-being and happiness—flowing with the stream of life, not against it. Many people discover that by healing their emotional stressors, past and present, and managing their stress, they begin to find a greater sense of self, peace, and a love for life that had not existed in a long time.

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he workplace can be filled with stress, egos and distractions that challenge the productive and happy atmosphere we desire. Both employees and employers are adopting mindfulness to help cope and transform both themselves and their work environment. Rooted in Eastern philosophies like Buddhism, most workplace mindfulness programs have stripped the techniques to a secular form more appealing to skeptics or adherents of other religions. The key practice—simply known as “sitting” or meditation—involves focusing our attention on our thoughts, breathing, emotions or bodily sensations for a set time period, while the term mindfulness refers to the ability to be aware of the present moment, whether meditating or in a business meeting. While Fortune 500 companies like Procter & Gamble, Aetna and General Mills have instituted formal mindfulness programs, Michael Carroll, meditation teacher, executive coach and the author of Awake at Work, says that the mindfulness revolution has been largely seeded from the ground up. It’s emerged through people exploring the practices in their personal lives, and then bringing them to work.

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Jacqueline Gallo, operational excellence manager for Whitcraft Group, a manufacturing plant in Eastford, Connecticut, discovered meditation 12 years ago while seeking solace during a traumatic time. Today, Gallo does

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three short sits a week and occasionally participates in 10-day retreats. Whitcraft doesn’t offer meditation to employees, but Gallo says mindfulness enables her to be available to her staff and solve problems without getting “swept off my feet so easily by all the desires, agendas and emotions confronted at work.” Carroll cautions that it’s not about trying to eliminate our own or others’ emotional agendas or personal biases at work; rather, individuals use mindfulness to become more conscious of and relaxed about them. “Meditation helps develop agility in viewing… to self-regulate, drop fixed mindsets, become self-aware,” explains Carroll, who has coached university presidents, CEOs and nonprofit executives in mindful leadership techniques. “You learn things from a competitor’s perspective or pick up on social cues you may miss if you instead had a fixed lens on a situation.”

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While meditation may be on the upswing in the workplace, it was a battle to legitimize it, according to Tara Healey, program director for mindfulness-based learning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC). A longtime meditation practitioner, Healey started the Mind the Moment program a decade ago while serving as an organizational capacity building consultant. Surveys had shown that employees were overwhelmed and dissatisfied, but lacked the skills to rectify their situation. “The leadership said, ‘Great, let’s do it, but not tell anyone,’” relates Healey. She notes that meditation, a core component of her multifaceted mindfulness course covering everything from workplace stress to mindful listening, wasn’t accepted in the workplace at that point. Today, 30 percent of her company’s 1,050 employees have completed a six-week class introducing them to the power of mindfulness; some go on to participate in a guided monthly group meditation practice or use company meditation rooms for individual practice. The health services company

also offers the course to its member companies throughout New England. To date, more than 12,350 people in 174 companies have participated, encompassing varied fields from higher education and health to finance and technology. A survey of employees showed that initially 99 percent felt it was a good use of their time; another taken six months later found that 87 percent were still using the techniques. HPHC informatics analyst Stephanie Oddleifson, who took the course nearly 10 years ago, says it transformed her way of thinking and behaving in the workplace and furnished a set of practices she uses every day. In times of conflict, “I was so quick to make up stories in my head and jump to conclusions previously,” she says. “Now I’m able to pause before responding and observe my thoughts without getting caught up in them. I can diffuse tense situations with humor and not take things personally.” Additional research substantiates the anecdotal evidence for meditation’s workplace benefits. In 2015, scientists from Canada’s University of British Columbia and Germany’s Chemnitz University of Technology compiled data from 20-plus neurology studies, finding significant correlations between meditation and areas of the brain related to capacities for selfregulation, introspection and complex thinking. A Rice University study specifically found a positive relationship between workplace mindfulness, job performance and employee retention. While workplace mindfulness programs vary and may incorporate helpful talks, encouraging readings and group discussions, Healey and Carroll both caution that reading or talking about mindfulness or meditation is no substitute for the practice itself, which many find challenging. “You won’t taste the benefits just reading about it,” remarks Healey. “The practice will come into play come showtime.” Connect with April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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Mindfulness Learning to Live in the Present by Dr. Richard W. Sears

oung children are naturally curious. They notice things that adults often ignore—like the beauty of a butterfly or a sunset. Mature adults tend to focus on what they believe are more important issues. They tend to live in their heads, always being anxious about the future or depressed about the past. People often ask young adults what they want to do when they grow up, but most adolescents barely know themselves and find it difficult to answer. The frontal lobes of the adolescent brain—responsible for decisionmaking, planning, and impulse control—do not fully develop until the late 20s. Thus, adolescents often do things they later regret, and can get stuck ruminating about the past. We are born with a natural ability to be fully present in the moment. To a child, a promise delayed 24 hours can seem like a lifetime. To the young mind, 24 hours are a lot of moments and a significant percentage of life, but, with maturity, people tend to be more future-focused.

The philosopher Alan Watts talks about the paradigm modern society presses on its youthful members that fosters the belief that the good things in life—the golden goodies—are coming sometime in the future. This also has an implied caveat that the good things will come faster if the present pleasures are postponed in favor of hard work. From grade school, students are told to work hard to get to middle school and high school, where they are then pushed to get to college or even graduate school. After graduation, the pressure is on to get a good job, earn wealth, buy a house, get promotions, and then retire to do nothing and finally enjoy life in the moment. But what happens when the goals are not quite met. Many people—on reaching middle age—wake up feeling cheated when they realize they have spent most of their lives waiting for something great to happen, instead of enjoying life as it was happening in the moment. Of course, it is important to take time to learn from the past, and it can

be enjoyable to reminisce about younger days. But, it is also very important to plan for the future, to have direction and goals. Those who tend to always review past times in their minds often miss the joys of the present. Past lessons and future goals have little impact on their daily life. They would better serve themselves by living by a lyric line of a 1979 song by Dionne Warwick that says “A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday.” Mindfulness is the practice of noticing what is happening in the current moment. By experiencing life as it happens, people can regain the ability to be fully present and reawaken the natural sense and wonder of childhood. With practice, a person can learn to embrace the richness of life as well as its struggles, without getting mired in them. By focusing attention on the occurrences of the moment, one can be present in a work environment without getting overwhelmed by it. This also allows someone to be more present in relationships and less distracted by sometimes useful, but often unhelpful worries about the future and the past. Life that starts now, in this very moment, is the only place anyone should ever really be. Richard W. Sears, Psy.D., Ph.D., is a Zen master and board-certified clinical psychologist in private practice in Cincinnati. He regularly conducts mindfulness groups at Alliance Integrative Medicine in Kenwood and is the author of Mindfulness: Living through challenges and enriching your life in this moment. For more information, email Richard@ Psych-Insights.com, call 513-899-6463 or visit Psych-Insights.com. See ad page 9.

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What’s your stand on the illness model of medicine and how you arrived there? My training as a conventional doctor was predicated on a disease care model that offers patients only one solution—a prescription. We have never had a shot at true wellness, having handed over our health to corporations loyal to their shareholders, rather than to us. Conventional medicine is based on the notion that we are born broken and need chemicals to feel better; the body is a machine that needs recalibration; and doctors always know what they are doing. After investing thousands of hours

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researching what would aid my own journey back from health challenges, I saw how we have been duped. Health is our natural state, and we can restore it by natural means. The way to prevent and reverse illness is to communicate with the body in a language it understands. It’s so simple, yet society considers it an act of rebellion to consider this kind of lifestyle.

Which science supports your conclusion that antidepressant drugs don’t work for most patients? Taking an antidepressant for depression is like taking a Tylenol for a shard of glass in your foot. Wouldn’t you rather just remove it? Antidepressants don’t work the way we think they do and come with risks, including impulsive violence and debilitating withdrawal. They also can distract from an opportunity to identify the real cause of symptoms, one that is entirely reversible, in my experience. Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Lexapro are commonly prescribed to treat depression by boosting serotonin levels. There are many studies debunking their use and effectiveness. The 2012 Ottawa Hospital Research Institute study led by Paul Albert, Ph.D., concluded, “Direct serotonin-enhancing effects of antidepressants disturb energy homeostasis and worsen symptoms.”

As far back as 1998, Irving Kirsch, Ph.D., an expert on the placebo effect at Harvard Medical School, published a meta-analysis of the treatment of 3,000 patients, finding that drugs improved depression in only 27 percent of the cases.

What’s the link between women, high blood sugar, diabetes, obesity and depression? When I meet a patient that complains about irritability, anxiety, foggy thinking, fatigue and insomnia, I visually plot her day-to-day symptoms on a mental graph. I find that the sugar rollercoaster accounts for the vast majority of diabetes, obesity, depression and other symptoms troubling my patients, especially women. Sugar disturbs mental health in at least three ways: It starves the brain by causing blood sugar highs and lows that can eventually cause insulin resistance, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s disease; promotes inflammation, which is closely linked to depression; and derails hormones by raising levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body’s effort to balance blood sugars. Depression also has roots in thyroid imbalances, which are common in women more than 40 years old, and in food intolerances, especially to gluten, soy and corn, that can affect the brain in unpredictable ways.

Is there a general protocol that seems to work best? While there are no quick fixes, I see turnarounds every week because I help my patients see the benefits of simple choices like avoiding wheat and wheat products. You need a month of serious commitment to quit sugar, alcohol, coffee, wheat and dairy. Then you discover you aren’t an irritable, tired, forgetful person, which is its own incentive toward feeling better. It’s the basis to make choices with your own fully informed consent. Applying such information leads to long-term change and healing. Kathleen Barnes has authored numerous natural health books, including Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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hile antidepressant medications are recommended to be part of a treatment program for psychiatric illness, they are often prescribed in general medical practice for symptoms that are more vague, especially in women. Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It encompasses how a person thinks, feels, and acts when relating to others and coping with life, and determines someone handles stress and makes choices. When searching for information about mental health or treatment, information abounds about chemical imbalances in the brain and medications that can be helpful. Various issues can include pain, depression, unrest, anxiety, bladder and gastrointestinal symptoms. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) are antidepressants typically used as in the treatment of depression and anxiety, but they are widely prescribed for many conditions that do not necessarily require them. The family includes medications such as Sertraline (Zoloft), Fluoxetine (Sarafem, Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil), Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro) and others. A person in profound mental trouble may need such life saving medication and rethinking its use may not be feasible. But, on the other hand, if one has been prescribed an SSRI medication for vague and generalized

problems, there are many articles worth reading. A good review of the health issues to be considered when taking an SSRI antidepressant can be found in an article led by Paul Andrews Ph.D., at: MadInAmerica. com/2012/09/ Things-Your-DoctorShould-Tell-YouAbout-Antidepressants/. Other treatment options include diet, lifestyle, sleep hygiene, herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, and reducing the effect of environmental exposures to toxins that may affect the brain. However, it is important to note that all items may take some time. If an SSRI medication is used it may take several weeks before its benefits are noted. Hal S. Blatman, M.D., is the founder and medical director of Blatman Health and Wellness Center in Cincinnati and also maintains an office in Manhattan. He has credentials in herbal medicine and board certification in occupational and environmental medicine and coaches people through lifestyle changes and detoxification programs that can help with many of these vague symptoms. For more information, visit BlatmanHealthAnd Wellness.com or call 513-956-3200. See ad page 11.

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ith 11,000 studios across the U.S., “Pilates continues to grow because an increasingly wide spectrum of people are discovering how it can benefit them,” says Elizabeth Anderson, executive director of the Pilates Method Alliance, in Miami. Pilates instructor Amanda January, who works at The Carriage Club, in Kansas City, eventually became an instructor because, “I love the challenge of it. I had always been a dancer, and found Pilates provides the movement therapy that my dance classes lack.” Current trends are combining Pilates not only with yoga, but also dance and even boxing. “My favorite fusion Pilates class is barre,” says Halley Willcox, a certified Pilates teacher originally from Austin, Texas, now a grad student at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. Barre classes mix classical ballet exercises with yoga and Pilates (see Tinyurl.com/Barre4Fitness). The boxing variation, called piloxing, incorporates pugilistic moves and barefoot interval training. “No prior experience is necessary; the possibilities are endless,” comments Willcox. Anderson believes, “The growth we’re observing is due to the fact that Pilates addresses fitness across the entire body, rather than parts. It creates a wonderful feeling of overall wellbeing; the exercise is done in a balanced manner on all planes and is coordinated with conscious breathing. Plus, it doesn’t cause injuries, it prevents them.”

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“Through focus and breath awareness, Pilates, not unlike meditation and yoga, helps you become more aware of your body, which makes you more comfortable in your own skin,” says January. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy’s TED talk, “Change Your Posture, Grow Your Confidence, Follow Your Dreams,” shares the results of her Harvard University research, which demon-

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strates how people that assume what she calls “power postures” actually change the chemistry in their brains, boosting confidence on many levels. Pilates is recognized as a highly effective way to improve posture.

Helps Coordination and Rehabilitation Many dancers and professional athletes access the therapeutic qualities of Pilates to help them recover from injuries and enhance balance and coordination. Anderson remarks, “With a qualified teacher, Pilates can be applied as a post-rehabilitation modality once post-surgery physical therapy is completed, to further strengthen the body. Elite athletes such as professional dancers, baseball and football players, ice skaters and equestrians are also finding ways that Pilates can strengthen and assist them with their performances, well-being and injury prevention.” One of the ways that Pilates helps is by affecting body fascia. “Muscles work together, not individually, within the fascia, and the best way to change the muscle is through resistance,” says January. “It’s why Pilates uses spring tension, resistance bands and even jumping. Pilates improves balance and coordination because all the muscles work together. The entire body is learning how to dance in unison with itself.”

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From ancient Greek bathhouses to Japan’s beloved natural hot springs, spas have long served as sacred places of healing and restoration. Indeed, many treatments provided at today’s eco-spas draw inspiration from traditional uses of herbs, honey and olive oil to care for skin and hair. Locally, natural spas’ pampering services may range from botanically based facials and mud masks to herbal body wraps and hot stone massage.

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manicure or pedicure at a neighborhood eco-nail salon to visiting a yoga or wellness center. For a quick, healthy pick-meup, visit an organic juice bar. Opt for businesses that feature fresh, whole ingredients rather than pre-mixed powders or sugar-laden juices; to give the immune system an extra lift, add a natural booster shot of ginger or turmeric. Most grocery stores now carry cold-pressed juices that can pack as much as six pounds of produce into a single bottle. An honored ritual that continues to restore spent spirits is drinking a cup of tea. Whether sipped at home, as part of a British high tea featuring Earl Grey or as part of a traditional Japanese green tea ceremony steeped in Zen, tea time allows us to slow down and savor the moment along with the aromas in our cup. Also, antioxidantrich tea is fortifying. Salt room visits, another healthy pleasure that has spread throughout the U.S., dates back 150 years to an indigenous Polish practice. Research indicates that salt therapy, or halotherapy, can help improve conditions such as asthma and allergies and support the immune, nervous and lymphatic systems (see Tinyurl.com/SaltRoomPampering). Universally restful salt rooms also offer a unique sensory experience. Another highly accessible way to treat body and mind is to move in a joyful way. Consider taking up a playful new class for de-stressing and stretching such as trapeze yoga, conscious dance or any other dance. Aerial yoga, using suspended trapezelike supports, helps lengthen the spine and strengthen muscles in ways not easily achieved on the ground. Dance delivers health and fitness bonuses in the midst of having fun. If we’re not in the habit of pampering ourselves, it’s time to stretch our beliefs about what we deserve. We’ll find bliss is an attainable luxury. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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The temptation to buy inexpensive clothes whispers, “It’s smart to trend with the latest fad,” or “Disposable wear can be tossed if it gets stained,” or “I can wear this outfit only once for a special event.” The lure to buy future throwaways seems especially prevalent during the holiday season of gifting and gatherings. Consumers can fall into the cycle of buying from inexpensive chain stores, wearing items a few times and then discarding them during spring cleaning purges. According to The Atlantic magazine, Americans now buy five times as much clothing annually as they did in 1980, yet recycle or donate only 15 percent of it. They simply discard 10 million tons as waste, reports the Huffington Post. Conscious consumers consider the extended consequences of their purchases. The production and transporting of an average shirt, for example, can deliver about nine pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, reports Eve Andrews, culture editor for Grist.com. She offers five tips: buy less; shop smarter and only for what’s truly needed; look for durability and design that won’t fall apart or look dated in a few months; decrease frequency of laundering to increase the life of the garment; and donate what no longer works. Buying items that are durable, timeless and made under fair labor conditions from selected organic, resale and outlet stores that sell high-end clothing that lasts at reduced prices will save money over time and reduce resource abuse and waste. Five top outlet chains for superior and lasting value per a 2016 Consumer Reports readers survey are Bon Worth, L.L. Bean, Haggar, OshKosh B’gosh and Izod. Quality labels are welcomed by consignment stores, so the wearer can even retrieve some of the purchase price for gently-used classics. Giving used threads to thrift shops, churches, The Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries is another way to extend the life of items, help others and save landfill space. Another option is to cut up portions of clothing earmarked for disposal so they can live on as cleaning rags for home and vehicles.

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or those that like to eat plant-based meals most of the time, the holidays can present a challenge. Social occasions from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day abound, including multi-course dinners and potlucks; tree-trimming and baking parties; neighborly hospitality; nibbling on treats while wrapping gifts; and gathering to watch a holiday movie. Because so much is happening in such a short period of time, people often revert to serving traditional foods such as Aunt Mary’s cheese ball or Grandma Daisy’s three-layer chocolate bars. These vintage recipes, however, can be laden with processed ingredi-

ents. Foods that signaled holiday cheer ages ago need a tweak or two to satisfy today’s health-minded friends and family members. With traditional flavors of the season like aromatic spices, fresh rosemary and chocolate, plus a plantbased philosophy, family favorites can get a new twist. Natural Awakenings asked cookbook authors, chefs and bloggers from around the country to help us celebrate wonderful holiday moments, big and small. Adding a plant-based nibble or sip not only helps party hosts stay on track, it also helps keep guests from over-indulging, so that everyone ends up enjoying themselves even more.

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Spiced Pepitas These crunchy pumpkin seeds are lemony, salty, spicy and zesty, all at the same time. A handful of these toasted tidbits whets the appetite. Yields: 2 cups 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ tsp ground coriander ½ tsp ancho chile powder ½ tsp cayenne pepper ¼ tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp sugar (optional) Preheat the oven to 375° F. In a medium bowl, toss together the pumpkin seeds, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, cumin, pepper, coriander, chile powder, cayenne and garlic powder. Spread the mixture on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and shake to redistribute the seeds, and then bake for another 3 minutes. Pull it out to shake the pan again. Then finish baking for 1 to 2 minutes or until the pumpkin seeds are crispy and golden without burning them.

This wicked, fresh, piping-hot popcorn is kissed with a simple blend of rosemary, onion and truffle oil. Yields: 9 cups 2½ Tbsp grapeseed oil A bit less than ½ cup popcorn kernels 1 Tbsp truffle oil 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast ½ Tbsp onion granules ½ tsp fresh rosemary, minced Sea salt to taste On medium heat, warm the oil in a large saucepan with a lid. Remove from the stove and add all kernels in an even layer on the bottom of the pan. Cover for 20 seconds to allow all the kernels to become coated and reach equal temperature so they all pop at once. Place the covered pan back on the heat and shake it while it’s on the burner. The kernels will slowly begin to pop; once they start, crack the lid slightly to let out a bit of steam. Continue shaking the pan over heat until the popping stops. Remove from the stovetop immediately and pour all popcorn into a large bowl. Drizzle with truffle oil, nutritional yeast, onion granules, minced rosemary and sea salt. Shake and mix well before serving. Courtesy of Chad and Derek Sarno, WickedHealthyFood.com.

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Beer-Miso-Sriracha Roasted Chickpeas Any favorite beer will work. Yields: 2 to 4 servings 1 (15½ oz) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained and set aside 1 Tbsp sriracha 1 Tbsp organic miso paste (any color) 1 /3 bottle of beer Black and white sesame seeds Dried chili to taste Smoked salt for garnish to taste Preheat the oven to 375° F. Whisk wet ingredients until mixed well. Toss mixture with chickpeas. Place mixture on baking pan and roast for 20 to 30 minutes, shaking and stirring periodically until mixture is evaporated and chickpeas begin to get color; beware of burning. Garnish with sesame seeds and dried chili, maybe a little smoked salt. Courtesy of Chad and Derek Sarno, WickedHealthyFood.com.

Frothy Hot Chocolate with Pistachio Milk Cozy up and indulge in this thick, creamy and rich hot chocolate made with whole food ingredients. Yields: 2 servings Pistachio Milk ½ cup raw shelled pistachios 2 cups filtered water

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The Art of Blessing Sanctifying Everyday Life by Dennis Merritt Jones

ost blessings are done quietly, in the silence of one’s own mind and heart; most often others don’t even know about it. How a blessing is done is not as important as the fact that it’s done mindfully. There is nothing magical or mystical about conferring a blessing—it’s simply confirming the presence of God, divine Spirit, at the center of that which is being blessed. Masters, teachers, sages and saints from every spiritual tradition have used blessings as a way to consecrate, sanctify, purify and heal. Wedding ceremonies, memorial services, christenings and everything in-between have at one time or another been blessed. Anyone can offer a blessing. Ernest Holmes, author of Science of Mind, defined a blessing as constructive thought directed toward anyone or any condition. He says, “You bless a man when you recognize the divinity in him.” When things are good, it can seem easy to neglect the practice of blessing ourselves and others. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God’s handwriting—a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in

every fair flower and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.” We can always bless what’s good in our lives, but blessings can become even more meaningful if we remember to bless the bad times as well, when we most need to remember the truth that good is present then and there, too. Getting in the habit of embracing daily blessings is a good spiritual practice as we evolve and go forth and bless our world as we have been blessed. It’s a matter of remembering that the real blessing has already been bestowed; the gift of life itself. Take a moment to contemplate this and seal it in consciousness by silently affirming, “I am blessed and I am a blessing.” I Am is a name of God. In the words of Mary Baker Eddy in introducing her seminal work, Science & Health, “To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings.” Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., of St. Petersburg Beach, FL, is the author of Your (Re)Defining Moments, The Art of Uncertainty and The Art of Being, the source of this essay. He has contributed to the human potential movement and field of spirituality for 30 years (DennisMerrittJones.com).

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Special Gifts by Maureen Healy

It is primarily parenting that decides whether the expression of sensitivity will be an advantage or a source of anxiety. ~Elaine Aron

ighly sensitive children need extra nurturing care so that they can learn to see their sensitivity as a strength and begin empowering themselves with tools to tap into their positive traits such as insight, creativity and empathy, while simultaneously learning how to manage their rich emotional lives. Elaine Aron, Ph.D., a practicing psychotherapist in Mill Valley, California, who studies sensitivity using functional magnetic resonance imaging, advises, “A highly sensitive child is among the 15 to 20 percent born with a nervous system that’s highly aware and quick to react to everything.” She offers a free online questionnaire to help assess a child’s level of sensitivity at HSPerson.com/test/ highly-sensitive-child-test. Highly sensitive children are incredibly responsive to their environments, from sounds and smells to the overall mood of people they encounter. Other indicators may range from a preference for quiet play to noticing details or asking many questions. With a sharpened sense of awareness, they are often gifted intellectually, creatively and emotionally, demonstrating genuine compassion early on. 36

The downside is that these intensely perceptive children can also be easily overwhelmed by crowds, noises, new situations or sudden changes. Criticism, defeat and the distress of others deeply affect them. Parenting a highly sensitive child can be highly rewarding, but some parents find it exhausting. Special skills help in gracefully raising a healthy, happy and well-adjusted sensitive child without wearing ourselves out. Accept, rather than seek to change them. Embracing a child as being highly sensitive is step one. No one can change them into less sensitive, more traditional kids. Accept their specialness as part of the family’s shared journey. See it as a gift. It’s easy to get frustrated or angry with a child if they continually cry, withdraw and shy away from social situations. Instead of viewing these behaviors as flaws, see them as providing the child a special gift. Sensitivity often characterizes artists, innovators, prodigies and great thinkers. Partner up. Sensitive children respond far better to requests for desired behaviors when acting in partnership with the adults in their life. Harsh discipline can elicit emotional meltdowns

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and outbursts of energy in temper tantrums, crying or yelling. Partnering with a child includes learning to avoid their triggers and giving them ready tools to use when they feel overwhelmed, such as breathing exercises. Professional counselors can help shape the relationship. Focus on strengths. Remembering that a highly sensitive child may be incredibly talented is essential when they are acting out. Training ourselves to see a child’s strengths first—such as their incredible creativity, perceptiveness and keen intellect—helps us accept their challenges, such as being overwhelmed, highly emotional, introverted at times, shy, picky about clothes and other preferences, or overly active. Create calmness. It’s worth taking the time to create spaces that match a child’s sensibilities. Create a “peace corner” at home designed to deliver the serenity that highly sensitive children crave by using just the right lighting, colors, sounds and surroundings; elements might include headphones, favorite plush toys and coloring markers. Instill inner discipline. Establishing gentle structure and clear limits with respect goes a long way. Reasonable reminders of what’s needed now and why yield better results than shouting and warnings of consequences. Connect with peers. Like everyone else, highly sensitive children are drawn to other “birds of a feather”, and getting these kids together to nurture each other’s strengths is good. It may mean some extra effort by parents to help a child find kids that get along together and make play dates. A highly sensitive child can be steered in a helpful emotional direction by well-adjusted, happy and healthy sensitive adults. Sensitive children need especially good role models because they are learning how to use their incredible gifts in a world that sometimes doesn’t value their inherent worth. Maureen Healy, of Santa Barbara, CA, runs a mentoring program for highly sensitive children based on her social and emotional learning curriculum for K-8 students, child psychology training and current scientific research. She is the author of Growing Happy Kids and The Energetic Keys to Indigo Kids (HighlySensitiveKids.com).

Stephen Dinan Outlines America’s Noble Destiny Bridging Our Political Divide is Key

by Mary Magline

tephen Dinan, founder and CEO of The Shift Network, is a champion of the transpartisan movement that seeks to transcend America’s current political climate to realize greater unity and understanding. His new book, Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All, offers innovative, practical solutions for engaging citizens in an emerging whole. Dinan has forwarded thinking in his work with the Institute of Noetic Sciences, where he helped shape the Shift in Action and One Minute Shift programs, and with the Esalen Center for Theory & Research, a think tank he helped create to explore human potential frontiers. He is also an active member of the Evolutionary Leadership and Transformational Leadership councils.

What political problem tops the list if we’re to make progress on anything? We all know that American politics suffers from extreme polarization. Just as the middle class has faded away from our economy, the bipartisan “middle” has dropped out of our political process. In the last two decades, moderates have become far less prominent, giving way to ideologues on both sides of the aisle. As a result, Congress is virtually unable to legislate, because politicians on the left and right insist they have all the answers. They often refuse to work with the president if he is from the other party. This childish behavior is a far cry from the bipartisan approach to solving problems that once made this country great. Our country is falling apart and we need to renew ourselves by finding a sacred vision of national unity. The fast-growing transpartisan movement offers an answer that can be aided

by perspectives of transpersonal psychology and a visionary spiritual dimension drawn from wisdom traditions of the East and West.

How is transpartisan best defined? Transpartisan means that Americans can rise above damaging divisions. It provides hope that if we supply the right intention, we can hold to a vision that honors the ideals of a wide range of viewpoints. No one can be 100 percent right or 100 percent wrong, and we transcend limiting conservative and liberal categories by using dialogue and maturity in embracing the truths of all parties, while leaving behind their excesses and errors. We can belong to any party and claim an important piece of the truth; a singular truth we stand for, such as liberty or social justice or economic growth, but it represents only a personal selection from a larger set of sacred American principles. To attain insight into these principles, we must move to an enlightened vision that honors all political perspectives, seeing each as a valuable, yet incomplete contribution toward the emerging whole.

Why have you called for a sacred America? “Sacred” is a word that binds us together in the mystery of life and links us into a single human family in which ultimately no one is our enemy. A sacred worldview leads to a life filled with respect and reverence. It informs and enables us as we reach for our highest destiny as a country, not built on a desire to be number one, but a humble sense of calling, animated by a spirit of service to all. America is being called to explore new frontiers politically, economically and spiritually, in service to our own citi-

zens and the world. We are to embrace a path away from the waste and tragedy of war and toward universal health, sustainability and prosperity. It requires the best of both progressive and conservative values and a collaborative style of politics that seeks higher ground. Global accords and councils will replace the endless posturing of every military era.

What have you, as a progressive, learned from conservatives? Conservatives tend to focus on preserving what has worked in the past, which is a useful function. In the human body, we have strong elements required for health that basically protect its homeostasis. Too much change happening too quickly can be dangerous to us. Conservatives often play the same role in society, minimizing the risk of chaotic change and preserving core values, commitments and culture. I’ve found that embracing conservative values and perspectives is a good form of cross-training in my role as a spiritually based CEO, where it’s imperative that I not risk everything on each new idea. A moderate path draws upon the best of conservative perspectives while opening to new possibilities for innovation and cultural expression, which tends to be a focus of progressives.

How can we replace political gridlock with a more perfect union? The ultimate solution comes in personally building bridges of curiosity, respect and understanding, and recognizing that true, lasting answers to extremely complex problems require the best thinking of all parties and ideologies so that some hybridization of solutions happens. We may not come to consensus on major issues, but we can come into deep dialogue and human exchange. Extending a hand of friendship across the aisle is ultimately one of the most important things we can do as citizens. The women members of the Senate have led the way in doing this, often creating breakthroughs through their personal connections with members of the other major party. For more information visit: Stephen Dinan.com or TheShiftNetwork.com.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Imagine California – 7pm. Presented by Alan Lloyd of the Photography Club of Greater Cincinnati. Madeira Branch Library, 7200 Miami Ave, Cincinnati. 513-369-6028.

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, Anderson Township. Registration required: 513-369-6030.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Book Launch Party with Author Lila Saraswati Lolling – 6:30-9:30pm. Join Lila as she launches her book, Walking the Ancient Path of Yoga. Bring a light snack to share. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. GracetreeStudio.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

markyourcalendar Transforming Stress:

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction With Janet Nash, LSWI-S, RYT-500. $175.

Nov 5, 6, 12 & 13 • 12-4pm. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd. West Chester. Preregister at GracetreeStudio.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Election Day – Get out and vote!!!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Healing/Drumming – 7-10pm. With Bob Laake, Healing Drummer. Several healing practitioners and tables. All are welcome. Love donation. Grace Episcopal Church, College Hill, 5501 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati. 513-541-2415.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Holistic Mental Health Network Meeting – 7-9pm. Topic to be announced. Community Friends Meeting House, 3960 Winding Way, Cincinnati. For more info, call/text: 513-328-8178.

Essential Oils in Your Home – 1pm. Amy Kearns will be teaching us healthy alternatives to promote wellness in our home through the use of essential oils. Oakley Branch Library, 4033 Gilmore Ave, Oakley. Registration required: 513-369-6038.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14

markyourcalendar Monday Night Metabolics Breast Cancer: What Every Female Needs to Know About Breast Cancer Presented by Dr. Huber.

6pm. Huber Personalized Medicine, 8170 Corporate Park Dr, Ste 150, Cincinnati. 513-924-5300.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Yoga for Kids – 4pm. Yoga for kids presented by a kid. Come and meet Vivienne Konz who is certified to teach yoga. She would love to introduce you to the world of yoga. Hyde Park Branch Library, 2747 Erie Ave, Cincinnati. 513-369-4456. Holiday Holdout – 6 -7pm. Did you know that the average American gains 4-8 pounds during between Thanksgiving and Christmas? Join Stacy Best, Holistic Health Coach and fitness expert, for this workshop on how to hold your weight or actually LOSE weight during the holidays this year! Free. Reality Tuesday Cafe 1518 Dixie Hwy, Park Hills, KY 41011. Preregistration required: stacy@ stacybest.com or 859-391-5537.

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Shamanic Journeying – 7-9pm. With Larry Crockett, Shamanic Practitioner. Bring a light snack to share. $15. 216 Furbee Dr E, Mason. RSVP required: 513-702-4589.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Cruising the Mediterranean – 7pm. Presented by Mike Rank of the Photography Club of Greater Cincinnati. Madeira Branch Library, 7200 Miami Ave, Cincinnati. 513-369-6028. Joyful Healing Laughter Yoga – 7pm. 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. Symmes Township Library, 11850 E Enyart Rd, Loveland. 513-369-6001.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Explore the True Condition of Your Heart – 123pm. With Lila Saraswati Lolling. $30. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com. DYI Dreamcatcher – 1pm. Teens come to learn about the legends and meaning of the traditional Native American dreamcatcher and then make one to take home. Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 W Fork Rd, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-4472. Reuse, Repurpose. Recycle: Angel or Tree – 2pm. Some old books get a new lease on life, make an angel or a tree. Anderson Branch Library, 7450 State Rd, Anderson Township. Registration required: 513-369-6030.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 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.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Holiday Zen – 6pm. Learn how to turn stress relief into beautiful art which can be incorporated into holiday cards. Norwood Branch Library, 4325 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati. Registration required: 513-369-6037.

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Cheviot. 513-432-4182. Gary@AilieWellness.com.

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up now for discounted monthly classes. $7/drop-in. Ailie Wellness Center, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 513-432-4182. Gary@AilieWellness.com.

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

wednesday

Spirited Flow with Kim Dawes – 9-10:15am. $15/ drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

Parkinson’s Basic Level Exercise Class – 4-5pm. Harry Whiting Brown Center, 34 Village Square, Glendale. For more info: 513-233-2673.

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

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

Center for Spiritual Living Service – 10:3011:30am. Join us in creating a world that works for everyone. 5701 Murray Ave, Cincinnati. 513-218-2128.

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.

monday

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.

Lettuce Eat Well Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. Yearround 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.

Embody Yoga – 9:30am. Whole body awareness. $15/drop-in, $40/mo. ECOconsciously Yoga, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati. 513-301-9397.

Free Women’s Defense/Fight Training – 7-8pm. Come join other women as you learn to box, kickbox and ground fight in this unique setting. Not your typical martial arts gym. Empowerment, exercise and skill. No experience necessary. Ages 13 and up with parental consent. Ailie Wellness Center, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 513-432-4182. Gary@AilieWellness.com.

Wine Tasting – 4-7pm. Country Fresh Market and Wine Depot, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. 513-474-9167. Friday Fun Flow with Kim Dawes – 4:30-5:30pm. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

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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.

Gentle Dawn Yoga with Beverly Gorman – 7-8am. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com.

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

Parkinson’s Basic Level Exercise Class – 3:304:30pm. Harry Whiting Brown Center, 34 Village Square, Glendale. For more info: 513-233-2673. Mind, Body and Soul Yoga with Donna Hansen – 6-7:15pm. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com. East Cincy Beginning Yoga – 6:20 & 7:35pm. First class is free. $12/drop-in; passes available. 503 W Main St, Batavia. 513-331-9525. EastCincyYoga.com. Meditation – 7pm. Join Dr. Gary Pekoe as he gently guides us into our center for relaxing, guided deep meditation. $5 donation. Ailie Wellness Center, 3651 Harrison Ave, Cheviot. 513-432-4182. Gary@ AilieWellness.com.

tuesday Parkinson’s Advanced Level Exercise Class – 121pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-233-2673. Parkinson’s Beginner Level Exercise Class – 1-2:10pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-233-2673. Loveland Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm. For specific location: LovelandFM.com. 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. Restorative Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Beneficial for anyone recovering from physical injury and for stress relief. $10/session. Live Well Chiropractic Center, 6860 Tylersville Rd, Mason. To register, Jo Ellen Ryan: 505-635-9110 or jryan7299@gmail.com. Guided Meditation – 6:45pm. Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series. $5/class, $30/mo. To register enroll in MindBody by downloading the app and look for Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series at LibertyCenter.com/yoga. The Unity Chapel at Liberty Center, 7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township. Yoga with Susanne – 7-8pm. Unite the mind, body and spirit through yoga. Appropriate for beginners. Sign

Yoga for Wellbeing – 9:45am. Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series. $5/class, $30/mo. To register enroll in MindBody by downloading the app and look for Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series at LibertyCenter.com/yoga. The Unity Chapel at Liberty Center, 7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township. Guided Meditation – 12pm. Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series. $5/class, $30/mo. To register enroll in MindBody by downloading the app and look for Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series at LibertyCenter.com/yoga. The Unity Chapel at Liberty Center, 7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township. Parkinson’s Elite Exercise Class with Boxing – 12:15-1:15pm. Coors Core Fitness, 7693 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. For more info: 513-2332673. Madeira Farmers’ Market – Nov-Apr. 3:30-6pm. Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Ave, Madeira. MadeiraFarmersMarket.com. I Am Yoga Kids Class – 5pm. Ages 7+. $7/drop-in, $20/mo. ECOnscioulsy Yoga, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati. 513-301-9397. Guided Meditation – 6:45pm. Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series. $5/class, $30/mo. To register enroll in MindBody by downloading the app and look for Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series at LibertyCenter.com/yoga. The Unity Chapel at Liberty Center, 7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township. Free Women’s Defense/Fight Training – 7-8pm. Come join other women as you learn to box, kickbox and ground fight in this unique setting. Not your typical martial arts gym. Empowerment, exercise and skill. No experience necessary. Ages 13 and up with parental consent. Ailie Wellness Center, 3651 Harrison Ave,

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. Pranayam for Wellness with Suman Jha – 8-9am. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com. Yoga Retreat with Kellie Rubenacker – 10:3011:45am. $15/drop-in. Grace Tree Yoga and Growth Studio, 8933 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester. Preregister: GracetreeStudio.com. Yoga for Wellbeing – 9:45am. Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series. $5/class, $30/mo. To register enroll in MindBody by downloading the app and look for Liberty Center Foundation Yoga Series at LibertyCenter.com/yoga. The Unity Chapel at Liberty Center, 7100 Foundry Row, Liberty Township. Give Back Yoga – 10:15-11am. Designed to gather community around a common cause while giving back the gift of yoga. Donation proceeds go to Give Back Yoga Foundation. ECOnsciously, 4138 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati. 513-301-9397 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. Wine Tasting – 2-5pm. Country Fresh Market and Wine Depot, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township. 513-474-9167.

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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 22.

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natural detox options plus: true prosperity AUGUST

rethinking cancer

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graceful aging plus: yoga OCTOBER

transformative travel plus: chiropractic NOVEMBER

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Nancy Lavergne, Certified Healing Touch Practitioner 9059 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd West Chester, OH 45069 513-260-1273 HTHolisticHealing.com A Heart-Centered practitioner devoted to serving clients on their road to recovery, restoring balance and harmony to their energy systems. Improving the quality of life for clients undergoing treatments for cancer, accelerate healing from surgery, relieve pain and reduce stress.

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SPAVIA DAY SPA

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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 13.

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 21.

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. See ad, page 3.

Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~Francis of Assisi 40

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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 14.

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. See ad, page 23.

Holistic Health Wholly Healing

Christy Cotterman, Life and Emotional Healing Coach 513-827-2757 Christy@WhollyHealingExperience.com WhollyHealingExperience.com 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 26.

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 16.

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 7.

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Combining the best practices of conventional medicine with the best evidence-based alternative treatments, AIM’s experienced practitioners work with you to create a wellness plan that is preventive, proactive and personalized. See ad, page 9.

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 11.

HYPNOSIS CRAIG AUBERGER, CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST, NGH

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INTEGRATIVE HEALTH COACH MARY RASMUSSEN

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