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hat if you were sick, and your doctor told you not to take nutrients?

That’s exactly what happened to my father when he was diagnosed with stage 3 thymic cancer in 2008. His oncologists specifically told him not to take any vitamin supplements, because they said that vitamins, and especially Vitamin C, would interfere with the effectiveness of the chemo and radiation treatments.

There was also a general disregard for the importance of nutrition as an adjunct to success in cancer treatment that my father found among most of the medical professionals to whom he had entrusted his care. The cancer specialists actively disdained not only nutritional supplements but also the idea that improved nutritional status could contribute in any way to his battle against cancer.

But my father was of a different opinion. He had been in the health and nutrition business for twenty five years (please “Like” his page, TableTalk, on Facebook). He knew what he knew about nutrition. He was a believer.

He had read Neal Barnard’s books, Survivor’s Handbook: Eating Right for Cancer Survival and Food for Life. He had also read Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., who is quoted in our feature article this month, “Rethinking Cancer: A Brave New World of Effective Natural Therapies,”

by Linda Sechrist.

According to Dr. Quillin, “nutrition and traditional oncology treatments are synergistic, not antagonistic, as many oncologists believe.”

That just made sense to my dad, and he finally found an oncologist who was open to the idea that nutritional supplementation could be a benefit rather than a hindrance to traditional cancer therapy.

Surgery was indicated in any case, and my dad had the first tumor removed in 2008. Three years later, another tumor was found. Dad redoubled his efforts on the nutritional front, because he understandably did not want to have another round of surgery. This time, he converted to a fully plant-based diet, with a focus on alkaline rather than acidic foods and eliminated sugar. He went through another series of radiation treatments in the weeks leading up to the time when the surgery was once again thought to be inevitable, the whole time taking megadoses of Vitamin C and other supplements with the approval of his openminded oncologist.

When my dad went in for his pre-surgery evaluation at UAB in 2011, the team couldn’t find a tumor.

It had completely disappeared. The head surgeon brought his medical students in to see dad and said: “This patient is a miracle.”

A miracle! His recovery was, and is still, amazing. As far as the role of nutritional therapy in his treatment success? I think that his case speaks for itself.

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newsbriefs Kids Yoga Class to Begin at The Yoga Center of Huntsville

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as your child ever done Downward Dog or Cat/Cow Pose? Or have they ever attempted Gorilla Pose or Dead Bug? Who knew a practice as ancient as Yoga could have such silly names? Yet, Yoga is a practice that continually tries bringing us back to our roots (Tree Pose, anyone?) and who better to do Child’s Pose than an actual child. Kids speak the Universal language of fun. As a certified Kid’s Yoga instructor and school teacher for 20 years, our very own Kristie McShane, teaches with a light and playful approach so that kids can learn at their own pace in a comfortable, relaxed setting doing exactly what they love to do most—have fun. Classes start on Wednesday August 7 from 3:45-4:45pm at The Yoga Center of Huntsville located at 500 East Pratt Ave Suite #A in Huntsville.

The benefits of Yoga practice and postures have been proven effective in children. It reduces weight gain and obesity, enhances concentration and focus, and helps manage health conditions in everything from headaches to hyperactivity. So come let your kids burn off some of that summer energy and gain the added benefit of a little quiet time for yourself.

For more information call Yoga Center of Huntsville at 256-533-7975 or visit YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com. See CRG on Page 30.

A Day of Mindfulness Meditation Retreat at The Yoga Center of Huntsville

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n Saturday, August 24, Annette Beresford and Suzanne Newton from The Yoga Center of Huntsville will be sponsoring guest teacher Lisa Ernst from One Dharma Nashville to present a one day workshop.

Lisa Ernst is a Buddhist Meditation teacher, artist and founder of One Dharma Nashville. Lisa began her meditation practice in the late ’80s in the Zen Buddhist tradition, studying closely with two Rinzai Zen Masters and attending numerous mediation retreats. Lisa has also studied and practiced in the Theravada tradition.

In 2005 Lisa was given authorization to teach by Trudy Goodman, founder and guiding teacher of InsightLA. Lisa received full dharma transmission from Trudy in 2010 in the lineage of the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah. Lisa organizes and leads meditation retreats and has taught meditation in universities, corporations and prisons. She also offers individual meditation instruction and guidance.

This retreat will help you learn effective techniques to establish an ongoing mindfulness meditation practice. You’ll learn correct sitting postures and concentration as well as how to work with thoughts and emotions. You’ll also learn how to successfully bring mindfulness practices into your daily life. The retreat will include periods of sitting and walking meditation, instruction and question and answer session. Appropriate for beginners as well as more experienced meditators.

There will be a morning session from 9am-12pm and an afternoon session from 1-4pm. Suzanne Newton and Lisa Ernst will teach the morning session, Yoga Postures & Breathing Practices for Seated Meditation. Lisa Ernst will be doing Walking Meditation Instruction in the afternoon. All are welcome. For information on fees or to register, contact Suzanne Newton at 256-585-3727 or Suzanne.m.newton@gmail.com, or visit YogaDharmaDowntown.com. See CRG on Page 30.

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Council for International Educational Exchange Looking for Host Families

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he Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is a non-profit organization that places high school students from around the world with American families and local schools. With over 63 years of experience in international education, CIEE is the largest and longest running sponsor of exchange programs in the U.S. They are committed to supporting their educational mission of helping students gain understanding and acquire knowledge. CIEE offers comprehensive student and host family support through local and regional coordinators.

The Huntsville chapter of CIEE is currently working on securing host families for the 2013/2014 school year and seeking educational locations to add to the list of local schools students can attend.

Participation in this program is a rewarding experience for both foreign and local students, host families, and schools. CIEE allows all family types to host: families with or without children, single parents, and empty-nesters.

CIEE Students: - range from 15-18 years old - have been carefully screened and selected - do speak English - have their own spending money and health insurance CIEE Host Families: - provide a bed, a place to study, and at least 2 meals per day - can claim a $50 per month deduction on federal income taxes CIEE Host Schools: - receive on-going support from local and regional coordinators - are given adequate student information - can enlarge the cultural experiences within their school

Please contact Rachel Rutledge at ciee@jrutledge.net or 256-318-3554 for more information or to apply to become a host family.

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t’s almost time for the FOR Semi-Annual Rummage Sale!

The sale will be August 2 and 3 from 7am-12pm at the Center for Spiritual Living of Huntsville (CSLH), located at 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville, Alabama 35802.

We have taken in a lot of animals needing extra care this year and we desperately need your help to raise money at this fund raiser. If you can donate items to the sale, we will start accepting donations during designated times at the CSLH on Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2. For now, please start setting aside bags and boxes of all that stuff you really don’t have room for or haven’t used in years. It will help us continue saving more animals that need extra care.

All donations are tax deductible.

If you would like to volunteer, either during the week of the sale to receive and price donations, or the two days of the sale, please email us at events@forrescue.net. Visit us online at ForRescue.net.

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he CARE Center will host the first annual I Grill because I CARE Charity event on August 17, 2013 at New Hope Gazebo Park, 5496 Main Drive, New Hope, AL 35760. This family friendly event will be free of charge to the public from 12-6pm. Live music will be provided by Cousin Boogie. A bounce house will be available for the children. This competitive KCBS sanctioned event will include entries for

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Funds raised will benefit the Bags of Blessings (BOB) ministry.

The CARE Center’s goal is to increase support to local school children who often go hungry over the weekend. BOB does just that by serving students in two schools up to 6th grade and who are on the free lunch programs by offering weekend food support. Currently, BOB feeds over 350 children every Friday, with larger food packs distributed for holidays, school breaks and the summer.

The CARE Center, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, seeks to impact southeastern Madison County by reducing poverty through educational initiatives, employment resources, recovery programs, and emergency services. Through its ministries, The CARE Center strives to reduce generational poverty in the following areas: Brownsboro, Gurley, New Hope, Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, Berkley and Big Cove.

Join the Care Center for an afternoon of family fun while helping children and schools by supporting BOB. More information online at TheCareCenter.us or on Facebook at I Grill because I CARE.

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ecently, Dixie Phillips LMT had the exciting opportunity to work with a client who is 86 years young and going through a second radiation/lumpectomy. The client wanted to share her story so others would know how she was relieved of the pain from scar tissue.

For this client, it was very painful to lift their arms for radiation due to a 40-yrold scar on her rib cage from a lumpectomy on her left side. The scar tissue was so thick on top of the rib cage that it looked and felt like an extra layer of hard tissue. She had complained for years to every doctor that she saw about the pain associated with the scars, her inability to take deep breaths or to lift her arm above her head. At age 29, she had her first lumpectomy which removed half the breast, leaving two scars. The first scar was from the middle of her chest to the side of her areola, and was jagged with several knots under the skin. The second scar was approximately 1-1/2 cm wide and started from the center of her chest, going under the breast and stopping just under the arm pit.

Ms. Phillips initially started working with the scar on the rib cage, and within 40 minutes had the tissue softened and lifted off the ribs. The client experienced great results and was able to take deep breathes as well as lift her arm, and was pain free. Secondly, Ms. Phillips worked with the 57-year-old

scar on the chest. The chest scar was stuck to her chest wall. After working with the scar for only 10 minutes, it was released from the chest wall and the tissue was softened. When the client was asked to touch the scar and tell Ms. Phillips what she thought, she squealed with delight and said “IT JIGGLED! It has not jiggled since the operation!”

What were the results from this noninvasive procedure?

The client was out of pain, had a jiggle, could breathe and lift her arm again.

When she left the office, she felt so good, she completely forgot her cane.

She took one of Ms. Phillips business cards to give her doctor who had told her there was nothing he could do to help her scar pain.

Ms. Phillips has also had great results on Cesarean scars. Once softened, the bloat around the abdomen is able to drain and the stomach starts to flatten out. Ms. Phillips has before and after photos to share with potential clients so they can see the results for themselves.

For more information or to schedule your appointment, call Dixie’s Sunrise Massage Therapy at 256-585-0504. See CRG on Page 29.

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ven smokers 60 and over can live longer if they quit, according to a 2012 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Three experts from the German Cancer Research Center, in Heidelberg, analyzed 17 studies from the United States, Australia, China, England, France, Japan and Spain that followed groups of between 863 and 877,243 people for periods ranging from three to 50 years. Findings showed that the longer a person had been classified as a former, rather than current, smoker, the more their risk of premature death decreased. The researchers also observed that current smokers showed the highest absolute mortality rates in all the studies.

Dr. Tai Hing Lam, of the University of Hong Kong, observes that for people in their 60s, quitting was linked to a 21 percent decrease in the risk of premature death. The risk was reduced by 27 percent for those in their 70s and by 24 percent for individuals in their 80s. Lam added that the World Health Organization’s statistic that one out of every two smokers will die from their habit should be printed on all cigarette packages, “…so that all smokers know they are betting their lives on the toss of a coin.”

Glories of Growing Up Grateful

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ratitude gifts teens with better mental health, according to researchers at California State University. Thankful teens are more apt to be happy and less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol or have behavior problems at school than their less grateful peers.

The researchers asked 700 students, ages 10 to 14, to complete questionnaires initially, and again four years later. Teens that reported practicing the most gratitude at the end of the study enjoyed a 15 percent greater sense of meaning in life, became 15 percent more satisfied with their life overall (at home, at school and with their neighborhood, friends and themselves) and grew 17 percent more happy and hopeful about their lives, plus experienced 13 and 15 percent drops in negative emotions and depressive symptoms, respectively.

“These findings suggest that gratitude may be strongly linked with life skills such as cooperation, purpose, creativity and persistence,” making it “a vital resource that parents, teachers and others that work with young people should help youth build up as they grow up,” says lead author Giacomo Bono, Ph.D., a psychology professor at California State University-Dominguez Hills. “More gratitude may be precisely what our society needs to raise a generation that is ready to make a difference in the world.”

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he Manchester Guardian reports that childbirth experts in the United Kingdom are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to reverse its policy on early clamping and cutting of a newborn’s umbilical cord. A recent Swedish study of 400 full-term infants from low-risk pregnancies published in the British Medical Journal found that delayed cord-clamping at birth resulted in infants being 5 percent less likely of being anemic two days later or iron deficient four months later. The latter problem has been associated with impaired brain development.

The practice of separating infants from the placenta within 10 seconds of delivery has been commonplace since the 1960s, as supported by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which advises the NHS. However, several doctors, medical organizations and the nonprofit National Childbirth Trust (NCT), plus the World Health Organization, disagree; they advocate leaving the placenta untouched for at least 30 seconds up to whenever it stops pulsating naturally (usually between two to five minutes). Exceptions would be if the baby’s or mother’s health necessitates medical intervention.

“At birth, about a third of the baby’s blood is still in his or her cord and placenta,” explains Belinda Phipps, NCT chief executive. Unfortunately, “It is still accepted practice to deprive the baby of this blood.”

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team of researchers at the Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut, has found that vaginal birth triggers the expression of a protein, UCP2 (mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2), in the brains of newborns that improves brain development and function in adulthood. It influences neurons and circuits in the hippocampus, the area responsible for memory.

The protein is also involved in the cellular metabolism of fat, a key component of breast milk, suggesting that induction of UCP2 by natural birth may aid the transition to breastfeeding. The researchers also found that this protein expression is impaired in the brains of babies delivered by Caesarean section.

These results suggest, “The increasing prevalence of C-sections, driven by convenience rather than medical necessity, may have a previously unsuspected lasting effect on brain development and function in humans,� observes Tamas Horvath, chair of Yale’s Department of Comparative Medicine.

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staple at amusement parks, fastfood restaurants and kids’ backyard parties, inflatable bounce houses look and sound like a lot of fun—yet can cause problems. “I was surprised by the number of injuries, especially by the rapid increase,� says Dr. Gary A. Smith, lead author of a recent study by the Center for Injury Research and Policy that he founded at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio. From fewer than 1,000 injuries sending kids 17 and under to emergency rooms in 1995, the number skyrocketed to nearly 11,000 in 2010. Most injuries result from falls or collisions within the bounce houses or from falling out of them; only 3 percent required a hospital stay.

Bounce house injuries are similar to those associated with trampolines, and more than a third of the study injuries involved children 5 and younger. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends against letting children younger than 6 use full-size trampolines, and Smith says barring that age group from even smaller, home-use bounce houses makes sense. In addition, the commission recommends limiting use to fewer bouncers at a time and not allowing younger children to participate at the same time as older kids.

A Tribute to the American Elderberry

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he International Society for Horticultural Science named the elderberry its 2013 Herb of the Year for good reason. In June, scientists gathered in Columbia, Missouri, to share research on the potential of elderberries and elder flowers for preventing and treating illnesses at the first International Elderberry Symposium.

For example, Dennis Lubahn, director of the University of Missouri’s Center for Botanical Interaction Studies, and his team are researching the molecular mechanisms behind elderberry’s folk medicine legacy; specifically, how the berries might help prevent strokes, prostate cancer and inflammation while boosting an individual’s resistance to infectious diseases. Preliminary results show that just two tablespoons of elderberry juice per day appear to offer protection against prostate cancer.

Madeleine Mumcuoglu, Ph.D., from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem, explained how the yet unnamed active principle in elderberry blocks viruses from entering human cells. She believes that elderberry extract holds significant potential for preventing and reducing symptoms of the flu, including avian flu and swine flu, plus HIV and the herpes simplex virus. The effective dose may be just one tablespoon a day.

While Mumcuoglu believes elderberry extract is safe, she does not recommend it for pregnant women or those with autoimmune diseases, because it is a known immune system stimulant. “It may be completely risk-free,” she says. “We simply don’t yet have adequate data for proof.”

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new study conducted by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, suggests that young children are intrinsically motivated to see others helped. The researchers observed three groups of 2-year-olds that all saw an adult dropping a small item and struggling to pick it up. One group was allowed to intervene and help the adult. Another group was held back from helping by their parents. The third group watched the adult receive help from another adult.

The researchers found that children’s feelings of sympathy (measured by dilated pupil size, which corresponds to increased feelings of concern) were twice as high when they were unable to help the adult and no help was provided, compared to the same indicator when they were able to provide assistance. Ten of the 12 children that were allowed to help did so.

The toddlers’ concerns likewise decreased when they watched someone else help the adult. The study’s authors concluded that young children’s helping behavior does not require that they perform the behavior themselves and receive “credit” for it, but requires only that the other person is helped. Thus, from an early age, humans seem to have genuine concern for the welfare of others.

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ecotip Wear It Well First Eat Local, Then Dress Local Buying local isn’t just about food choices. In supporting community businesses and reducing our ecological footprint, fiber is another important consideration, encompassing farmers that grow cotton and hemp or raise sheep for wool, fiber artisans and textile designers.

The U.S. presently imports about 95 percent of Americans’ clothing, reports the Ecology Global Network (Ecology. com), with most manufactured in countries where sweatshops and human rights abuses are common. Polyester and nylon, the most commonly used synthetic fibers, are derived from petroleum and processed and dyed using synthetic, often toxic substances. According to a 2010 report by China’s

Ministry of Environmental Protection, the textile industry is that country’s third-worst polluter.

The nonprofit Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture’s (cuesa.org) Fibershed program raises public awareness of the issue in Central California. Robin Lynde, a shepherd, weaver and teacher at Meridian Jacobs Farm, in Vacaville, also sells yarn, fleece, felt, lambskin, hand-woven garments and blankets. “Fiber producers, users and designers may not know that there are sheep 10 miles away from them and they can get that fiber,� she says.

Fibershed also promotes a Grow Your Jeans program, comprising area sourcing, dyeing and sewing of a limited run of jeans. While textile sustainability in any given region is developing, the organization recommends that residents mend, instead of discard, old clothes, swap clothing or buy used, while resisting marketing pressure to augment wardrobes every season to keep up with trends. Someday, we might be able to visit a nearby field where our clothing is grown.

The Sustainable Cotton Project (SustainableCotton.org), based in Winters, California, conducts a Cleaner Cotton program that helps conventional growers transition to more sustainable practices using non-GMO varieties and integrated pest management practices to more gently solve ecological challenges. A big part of the challenge is to get the word out. “To get cleaner cotton to a spinner, someone has to request it,� says Executive Director Marcia Gibbs.

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GMOs Threaten Wheat Exports

A meta-analysis published in the Personality and Social Psychology Review suggests that experiencing awe helps young people focus less on themselves and more on the world around them. Exposure to natural wonders and accounts of great human accomplishments can do the trick.

It’s a helpful strategy, given that narcissism is on the rise and college students have become dramatically less empathetic over the years, particularly since 2000.

Sixty-four percent of respondents ages 18 to 25 surveyed thought getting rich is their most important goal, while only 30 percent believed that helping others in need is important.

Awe humbles us in the presence of something greater than ourselves. Experiencing it during adolescence, a period crucial in the formation of self-identity, could help coax teens out of their, “I am the center of the world,” funk and put them on a path to a life lived in compassionate connection with others.

America lags behind the world in limiting, banning or even labeling genetically modified (GE, GM or GMO) crops, and now Japan has suspended some imports from the United States because of the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in Oregon. The European Union is weighing similar action. Serious economic implications stem from the fact that many countries will not accept imports of genetically modified foods, and the U.S. exports about half of its annual wheat crop.

The Washington Post reports the presence of GMO wheat on an 80-acre field in Oregon as a mystery. Monsanto tested a similar strain in Oregon between 1994 and 2005, but the product was never approved for commercial use. The strain was identified in the state when a farmer tried clearing a field using Monsanto’s herbicide and discovered that the wheat could not be killed.

Blake Rowe, CEO of the Oregon Wheat Commission, says that reductions in Northwest wheat sales would affect farmers in Idaho and Washington as well as Oregon, because the wheat is blended together. Oregon sold $492 million of wheat in 2011; 90 percent of it went overseas.

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High-Tech Teachers Students Use Smartphones to Study Highlighting the potential for digital learning, a new survey by the Verizon Foundation has found that a third of middle school students are already using mobile apps on smartphones to do schoolwork and collaborate with peers on projects. Beyond accessing information via the Internet, students often turn to free apps to play games that help them master math concepts, virtually dissect an animal or analyze clouds and concepts of condensation and more.

The Verizon Foundation offers training to educators on integrating mobile technology into lesson plans by partnering with the nonprofit Technology Student Association and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Together, they are sponsoring the Innovative App Challenge, in which hundreds of middle and high school student teams are conceptualizing mobile apps that incorporate science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM) activities to solve a problem in their school or community. Ten teams won personal smartphones and $10,000 grants for their schools, plus assistance in creating their apps and bringing them to the public earlier this year. Verizon expects to launch a new edition of the program this fall.

Source: The Christian Science Monitor at CSMonitor.com

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by Longfellow and Thoreau. But by the 1950s, the trees, stricken by blight, were all but extinct. Now, after 30 years of breeding and crossbreeding, The American Chestnut Foundation believes it has developed a potentially blight-resistant tree, dubbed the Restoration Chestnut 1.0.

The group has adopted a master plan for planting millions of trees in the 19 states of the chestnut’s original range. This year, volunteers in state chapters are establishing seed orchards that will produce regionally adapted nuts for transplanting into the wild.

Chug-A-Lug Pricey Bottled Water May Come from a Tap Peter Gleick, the author of Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, found that most companies are cagey about revealing the source of their water. “There’s no legal requirement that they say on their label where the water comes from, and they don’t like to advertise that fact,” says Gleick. As a result, most Americans don’t know much about the origins of what we spend $11 billion a year on.

In order to be called “spring water”, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a product has to be either “collected at the point where water flows naturally to the Earth’s surface or from a borehole that taps into the underground source.” Other terms aren’t regulated. Gleick found that about 55 percent of bottled waters are spring water. The other 45 percent is mostly treated tap water, including Aquafina (Pepsi) and Dasani (Coke).

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A peer-reviewed Massachusetts Institute of Technology report published in the scientific journal Entropy points to evidence that residues of glyphosate, the chief ingredient in Roundup weed killer, manufactured by Monsanto and sprayed over millions of acres of crops, has been found in food. The residues enhance the damaging effects of other food-borne chemicals and toxins in the environment known to disrupt normal body functions and induce disease, including Parkinson’s, infertility and cancers.

Reuters reports that environmentalists, consumer groups and plant scientists from several countries have warned that heavy use of glyphosate is harming plants, people and animals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a standard registration review of glyphosate to determine by 2015 if its use should be limited. Yet Monsanto continues to claim that glyphosate is safe and less damaging than other commonly used herbicides.

Solar Powered Capturing Energy from Asphalt Roads Asphalt roads throughout the country are well known for soaking up the sun’s rays. Now, new piping technology from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Massachusetts, is offering a way to trap heat and use it elsewhere, potentially transforming blacktopped streets into giant solar energy collectors.

It works by using the sunwarmed asphalt to heat water pumped through tubes embedded a few inches below the road surface. This can help to cool asphalt by utilizing some of the heat that would have remained in the material to heat the circulating water to produce electricity.

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Study leader Lucas Garibaldi, of Argentina’s National University, in Río Negro, says that relying on honeybees is a highly risky strategy, because disease can sweep through a single species and it may not adapt to environmental changes as well as wild pollinators. Also, trucking in managed honeybee hives does not replace native pollinators, which visit more plants, resulting in more effective cross-pollination; honeybees tend to carry pollen from one flower to another on the same plant.

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any of you have heard of the “legend of the crystal skulls.”

What you may not know is that only two have actually been authenticated. In 1996, seven skulls were tested by the British museum, with only two receiving a “no comment” status from the scientists. Why the no comment?

Simply put, they cannot be dated. Nor is there an explanation for how they were made as they bear no tool marks.

There are many beautiful and amazing skulls out there, but not that have been tested and dated properly.

Much to the chagrin of the Smithsonian, their own skull is a mere 150 years old.

Jo Ann Parks and Max have been featured on Sci-Fi channel, Discovery, and the Travel channel (where Max is featured as one of the top ten things to see).

Dr. Phil likes to speak of “the defining moments” in our lives. Those encounters that completely altered the direction we were heading in. In the autumn of 1992, I had such an encounter in a small shop in Saratoga, NY. I walked into a store and a lovely little woman greeted me by saying, “Are you here to see Max?” I had no idea who or what Max was, but after a brief description I was intrigued. The next thing you know, I was walking into a small room, dimly lit, and there sat the most unusual piece of carved crystal I had ever seen. The air was vibrating with an indescribable energy. The woman patted my arm and said, “enjoy”.

The pull from the table was so strong, and for someone like myself who has never fit in anywhere, I had a sense of homecom-

ing. Minutes flew by and the next thing I knew, JoAnn was calling me and our time was up. In some abstract way, I knew my life had profoundly changed.

In an age where everything is marketed and packaged, the one thing I must emphasize is JoAnn is the same now as she was so many years ago. Her joy is in bringing “Max” to the people so they may encounter the experience in their own special way.

A year later, when I learned Max would not be returning to the shop where I saw him, I offered to host him at my home, and ended up doing so twice a year until I left upstate New York.

The experience of meeting Max and JoAnn is as unique as a fingerprint. For some it is a healing experience. For others it opens a portal to talents and strengths they didn’t know they had. I have heard some say it is similar to a very intense reiki session, for others a welcomed homecoming.

Last year, I had the opportunity to host Max at my farm in Prospect, TN. I am new to the area and chose to host a weekend retreat by private invitation only. When JoAnn called and offered me the first weekend in September of 2013 (at Max’s behest I might add), I knew I would open my home publicly for the first time since moving here.

As I stated, the experience with Max is as unique as the individual sitting in session with him. Private half hour and hour sessions are booked in advance. Many choose to bring their own personal mementos, crystals, stones, photos, so that Max’s unique energy can bind with the items.

On Saturday evening, JoAnn gives a lengthy lecture detailing her journey as the mother of a gravely ill child that led her to a Tibetan monk named Norbu Chen. When Norbu died, he left Max in her charge with the instructions that she would know what to do. What followed is a hilarious series of events, which began with “Max” calling to her nightly from the bottom of her closet, to her finding the

courage to understand his unique place in the world and take him out into it.

When they were here last summer, Max let me know there was work to be done with the horses. Before the weekend was out, I was out in a round pen with clients as they released pentup memories and secrets that many had never spoken aloud before. It was incredibly moving and humbling to bear witness to and to participate in another unique form of healing that Max brings.

Over the years I have learned to open myself up to the experience and know that no two will ever be alike. In a fireside shamanic ceremony that followed JoAnn’s lectures, my horses came right up to the fire. As Angie called to the west and we turned so did they, and as each direction was called out, the horses turned in unison. It was an amazing sight.

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RETHINKING

CANCER A Brave New World of Effective Natural Therapies

by Linda Sechrist

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usan Silberstein takes her message for preventing cancer and recurrences to medical and nursing schools, continuing oncology nursing education programs and universities from her BeatCancer.org headquarters in Richboro, Pennsylvania. The nonprofit organization provides research-based education and counseling on how to prevent, cope with and beat cancer through immune-boosting holistic approaches. Since 1977, it has helped nearly 30,000 cancer patients and more than 50,000 prevention seekers.

“Early detection is better than late detection, but it’s not prevention,” says Silberstein, who taught the psychology of health and disease at Pennsylvania’s

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Immaculata University. “We focus on building up patients—minimizing treatment side effects, enhancing immune system function, improving nutritional status and addressing the reasons for sickness in the first place.”

“Conventional medicine never addresses the cause, which is a process that needs to be understood so the individual can turn it off,” elaborates Massachusetts Institute of Technologytrained scientist Raymond Francis, author of Never Fear Cancer Again: How to Prevent and Reverse Cancer. Based on his experience beating cancer and research into cellular biochemistry and molecular biology, he concluded that the disease is a biological process that

affects the entire body, not something that can be cut out, killed or poisoned.

“Central to healing and prevention is the elimination of things that fuel the growth of cancer cells, such as sugar, toxins, heavy metals, nutrient-deficient processed foods and an acidic environment in the body,” observes Francis.

“Regular exercise, a daily, high-quality multivitamin and detoxification are equally crucial to restoring the body’s biological terrain.”

Doctor of Naturopathy Judy Seeger, founder of CancerCleanseCamp.com and host of CancerAnswers.TV and Cancer Winner Radio, recommends both a regular detoxification regimen and ongoing healthy nutritional plan to help maintain a healing alkaline environment. While this helps cleanse the body of environmental toxins, the toxic emotions and stress that produce acid, weaken the immune system and create an environment for cancer to propagate, must also be dealt with.

Experts generally agree on a range of basic, commonsense preventive measures that include a low-fat, plant-based diet; aerobic, flexibility and strength exercises; healthy sleep habits; and other stress-reducing activities. “These are basic ingredients for maintaining sound health, and can be crucial toward improving the health of an individual with cancer,” says Dr. Keith Block, the “father of integrative oncology,” and author of Life Over Cancer. He founded The Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment, in Skokie, Illinois, that customizes care plans based on each person’s medical, biochemical, physical, nutritional and psychosocial needs.

Nourish Biochemistry Thousands of cancer patients have outlived their “medical expiration date” by using alternative nontoxic treatments and approaches, many of which are documented in Outsmart Your Cancer,

by Tanya Harter Pierce.

Lou Dina, a cancer survivor who like Francis, underwent a journey of intensive research, became a patient advocate and authored Cancer: A Rational Approach to Long-Term Recovery. Dina speaks at conventions hosted by the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT), founded in 1971 by

“When it comes to one’s lifetime risk of cancer, healthy diet and lifestyle choices can make all the difference.” ~ Susan Silberstein, Ph.D., founder and president of the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education Ruth Sackman. He also appears with other survivors in the FACT documentary based on Sackman’s book, Rethinking Cancer: Non-Traditional Approaches to the Theories, Treatments and Prevention of Cancer.

From decades of findings by international clinicians, FACT educates practitioners and patients to view chronic degenerative diseases as systematic malfunctions caused by breakdowns in the balance of body chemistry that are subject to bio-repair. However manifested, they are viewed as correctable and controllable via an individualized program that includes a balanced diet of whole, unprocessed, organic foods—spurred by Gerson therapy that floods the body with organically grown nutrients—supplementation and detoxification. Other key measures involve body temperature therapy, cellular and stem cell therapies and the use of botanicals.

“Nutrients in food directly impact the mechanisms by which cancer cells grow and spread,” explains Block.

“They also indirectly impact cancer by changing the surrounding biochemical conditions that either promote or inhibit the progression of malignant disease.

This is why targeting only tumors is not enough to quash cancer. Conventional cancer therapies almost inevitably leave behind at least a small number of malignant cells. Your internal biochemical terrain plays an integral role in determining whether a tumor will regain a foothold after treatment, metastasize to distant sites or stay where it is without posing a threat.”

Block notes that a healthy biochemistry can help prevent unpleasant and possibly life-threatening, complications. An anti-cancer biochemical terrain will even boost a patient’s overall quality of life. At the Block Center, detailed assessments identify disruptions in six defining features of patients’ biochemical terrain—oxidation, inflammation, immunity, blood coagulation, glycemia and stress chemistry. Cancer

thrives on terrain disruptions, which also can impair treatment.

Focus on High-Impact Foods Kathy Bero, founder of NuGenesis Inc., in Stone Bank, Wisconsin, asks, “How many other lives could be saved if doctors prescribed a diet primarily focused on plant-based, angiogenic-inhibiting foods for all cancer patients?”

Angiogenesis is the development of new blood vessels. Cancer turns the body against itself by hijacking the angiogenesis process and keeping it permanently activated, ensuring that cancerous cells receive a dedicated, uninterrupted blood supply. “To effectively prevent cancer, inflammation and angiogenesis need to be controlled before a tumor can get a foothold,” advises Bero.

Bero has personally beaten back two unrelated aggressive forms of cancer and credits the angiogenic-inhibiting foods in clinical research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. Examples include green tea, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, grapefruit, lemons, tomatoes, cinnamon, kale,

grape seed oil and pomegranate.

“These foods also played a significant role in strengthening my immune system and restoring my overall health, which was radically affected by many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation,” remarks Bero.

Boost Recuperative Powers Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., a former vice president of nutrition for a national network of cancer hospitals and author of The Wisdom and Healing Power of Whole Foods and Beating Cancer with Nutrition, recommends a triple threat. “Cancer requires a threefold treatment approach to create a synergistic response. Teaming up to reduce the tumor burden without harming the patient, re-regulate the cancer to normal healthy tissue and nourish the patient’s recuperative powers is far better than any one approach,” says Quillin.

He maintains that restrained medical interventions, appropriate nutrition and naturopathic approaches can bolster nonspecific natural defense mechanisms to reverse the underlying cause of the disease. “Nutrition and traditional oncology treatments are synergistic, not antagonistic, as many oncologists believe,” advises Quillin.

Glenn Sabin, founder of FON Therapeutics, similarly suggests that multiinterventional, outcome-based studies, akin to Dr. Dean Ornish’s approach to prostate cancer, could greatly benefit conventional oncology. Sabin recounts

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his Harvard Medical School-documented remission of advanced leukemia in his upcoming book, N-of-1: How One Man’s Triumph Over Terminal Cancer is Changing the Medical Establishment.

Sabin turned to therapeutic nutrition, neutraceuticals, stress reduction and exercise to become a 22-year cancer “thriver” without the aid of conventional therapies.

He also emphasizes the importance of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of healing with the cancer patients he coaches. “If you don’t have your head in the game, it’s hard to make anything else work for you,” counsels Sabin.

“I talk to people who do all the right things to improve their biochemistry, but without an emotional detox and spiritual connection to something larger than themselves, their healing process tends to stall.”

Understand the Connection

~ Doctor of Naturopathy Judy Seeger

Silberstein and other leading physicians, including Dr. Tien-Sheng Hsu, a Chinese psychiatrist and author of the Secret to Healing Cancer; Dr. Jingduan Yang, a board-certified psychiatrist and founder and medical director of the Tao Institute of Mind & Body Medicine; and Seeger, believe that the mind and spirit play a significant role in healing.

“Cancer begins in the spirit and ends up in the body, which is why I recommend that anyone positively diagnosed read the Cancer Report,” remarks Silberstein. Cancer Report, co-written

by John R. Voell and Cynthia A. Chatfield, discusses psychoneuroimmunology and the powerful role that the mind, emotions and spirit play in contributing to or resisting disease and healing even the most terminal of cancers (Tinyurl. com/VoellCancerReport).

Yang and Hsu, who also use acupuncture protocols, believe illness is a reflection of inner problems that disrupt the body’s naturally powerful immune system. “Cancer is a symptom delivering a message: You need to take better care of yourself—emotionally, chemically, physically and spiritually,” says Yang. As a faculty member of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Yang sees firsthand how few patients understand that the trauma of a diagnosis and treatment can reactivate past traumas, unresolved issues, blockages and repressed emotions. Both he and Hsu offer mind/body/spirit interventions to help patients cope better.

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without an emotional detox and spiritual connection to something larger than themselves, their healing process tends to stall,” Seeger observes. Her online talk shows feature long-term cancer survivors like Dr. Carl Helvie, author of You Can Beat Lung Cancer Using Alternative/ Integrative Interventions.

“It all comes down to the microcosm of the cell. If we give our 73 trillion cells everything they need, the macrocosm of the body will function properly,” says Francis. The authors of Cancer Killers, Dr. Charles Majors, Dr. Ben Lerner and Sayer Ji, agree. Up till now, they attest that the war on cancer has been almost exclusively an assault on the disease, rather than an enlightened preventive campaign that clearly identifies and counters how cancer develops. “The battle can only be won by instructing people in how to boost their body’s immune responses to kill cancer cells before they face a full-blown diagnosis and showing them how to aggressively address the hostile exterior agents that turn healthy cells cancerous.”

The best winning strategy is to naturally nurture a body—structurally, chemically, energetically, emotionally and spiritually—so that the inner terrain naturally kills cancer cells and stops them from growing.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe. com for the recorded interviews.

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Take the Media Bombard ment

By Aaron Peavy

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t times, this world seems completely insane. Our media bombards us with images and stories of non-stop violence, both physical and non-physical. As a society, we have come to thrive on the consumption of such images and stories. Some people exclaim that they “cannot not live without watching the news every day,” but never question the quality of such living, being burdened with the weight of the world’s most horrific depictions of violence and depravity. A certain seduction arises from partaking in the emotional upheaval it gives to the viewer. It is much like being addicted to a drug, which incidentally is exactly how the body responds when presented with such stimuli. In many ways, we become addicted to sadness, anger, pain, and even hope, but most never question these feelings since it is all we may have known and those around us seem to be doing the same thing.

The sadness, anger, and pain that we feel regarding events in our world are self-evident to anyone who can feel.

However, most of us rarely scrutinize the ferocity by which the information assaults us in our everyday lives. When did it become okay in society to overindulge in every unfortunate situation or painful moment that happens, with an array of talking heads and “subjectmatter experts?” In four out of five cases, there is no new information reported, but they proclaim every opinion and speculative suggestion, from the

mundane to the absurd, as some worthy element of the story.

Hope is possibly the most seductive, yet subtle, of our addictions. We undoubtedly would not even recognize it as something that could harm our emotional or physical wellbeing.

However, this hope is different than the hope mentioned in scriptures, and is not rooted in faith (whether of divine or natural order) and acceptance of things to come. Its chief characteristic is an expectation of outcomes, which is firmly entrenched in both denial and fear. Let us refer to this type of hope as “expectant hope” to differentiate it from what we typically might call hope. Another characteristic of expectant hope is that its source and focus are generally external to the individual.

We should not paint with too broad of a brushstroke on this matter because hope without attachment to expectation is generally a positive thing. It can drive us toward goals and dreams, and arises from within the individual. If an outcome that we incorrectly anticipated affects us in adverse ways, this is expectant hope. We feel let down, depressed, and “hopeless.”

How often have we heard someone say “I feel hopeless”? Herein is one source of such speech and thought, and it is no wonder that it gets us down. When we expect a certain outcome, we tend to attach to it. Often, our fantasy grows larger than any possible reality, making the disappointment all the worse.

From a media perspective, it is all about selling emotional addictions in order to drive advertising and product sales. Generally, there is no malevolence inherent to such activities; it is simply an effort to run a business as they know best. The prerogative of a for-profit business is to leverage the angles that create the most shareholder equity. Therefore, if we take a moment to assess exactly what it is that drives greater returns for any industry, it should not be difficult to perceive the essence of their primary income. In hooking consumers’ emotions in to the story, they are able to dispense expectant hope to bring them back for more. If each of us decides to continue a diet of massive media consumption, with awareness of its effects on us, then that is a respectable personal choice.

However, if we have a large media diet and too often feel angry, depressed, or fearful, it is highly recommended to take a break. Like most diets that cause problems, it requires temporary removal of certain elements in order to discern how they may influence the individual.

By observing our own reactions to the outside world, and how certain factors, media being only one, influence us to react, we may better enable ourselves to avoid emotional manipulation.

By cutting off the stream of expectant (false) hope, a balanced outlook and inner happiness may arise. However, it is wise to note that feelings alone are a natural part of being human, and events in this world will give rise to them. As things occur in this world, we ought to allow ourselves a moment to process those feelings that will arise, but also give ourselves enough space to let them go after we are done, without going back for more.

Aaron Peavy has had a lifelong passion for inner exploration and personal transformation. Having studied various esoteric and exoteric traditions and practices over the years, he enjoys teaching from his experiences and working with people.

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or many, the recent economic downturn has affected the way we shop for food. Even families that cook dinner at home most nights are struggling to afford the ingredients to make healthy meals, says Laura Seman, a senior manager for Cooking Matters, a national program that educates families in need about reaping the most from local food resources.

“Putting good food on the family

table on a five-or-six-dollar-a-day per person budget is tough, but it’s possible,” advises Nutritionist Dawn Undurraga, a registered dietitian and coauthor of the Environmental Working Group’s online publication, Good Food on a Tight Budget. “Even eating for one is doable for under $200 a month.

When you fill your cart with the foods listed, you’re building health, lowering exposure to agricultural chemicals, protecting the environment and cutting grocery bills.”

In considering how consumers can maximize nutritional value in their spending, researchers examined 1,200 foods to help people get beyond the common perception that eating healthy is expensive. “We looked at food prices, nutrients, pesticides, environmental pollutants and artificial ingredients,” says Undurraga.

“Then we chose the top 100 or so, based on balancing all of those factors.”

Think Outside the Box Some of the EWG findings might surprise many of us: Raw cabbage is the top-ranked food because of its price and high nutritional value as a cruciferous vegetable. For less than 10 cents a serving, it poses far fewer calories than potatoes and is a worthy addition to salads, soups and stir-fries.

The next highest marks for price and nutrition spotlight carrots, bananas, pears, watermelon and frozen broccoli, each at less than 30 cents a serving. Bananas and pears usually cost less than apples, plus they customarily endure fewer pesticide applications. The best animal protein award goes to roasted turkey; hot dogs ranked last. The next-best animal protein identified is a whole chicken, roasted at the beginning of the week and used in various ways for future meals. Fresh, whole carrots and sweet potatoes are among the best produce buys, but frozen corn and broccoli almost always cost less than their fresh equivalents and are just as nutritious. A serving of oatmeal is half the cost of sugary processed cereals, plus it’s more filling and causes less fluctuation in blood sugar levels. Canned salmon is almost always wild caught and is much cheaper than fresh, but be wary of BPA (bisphenol-A) migration from the can. Queso blanco, a mild, soft, white cheese common in Latino cooking, is both less expensive and less processed than many other cheeses.

Change Our Routine Tracie McMillan, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, author of the bestselling book, The American Way of Eating, learned how to eat on a tight budget as an undercover journalist. She had to budget for food based on wages working on a farm in California, in the produce department of a Michigan superstore and in a New York City restaurant kitchen. The task was even more difficult because she was determined to eat as healthy as possible.

“Time and energy are key ingredients when cooking from scratch,” says McMillan. “I was exhausted after a day spent working these physically demanding jobs and quickly became more apathetic about healthy food than I generally am.”

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Without disposable funds for the fast-food route, cooking from scratch was mandatory. She learned how to soak beans overnight, cook a large pot of them and freeze helpings to reheat later. The cost was about 50 cents a meal, compared with $3 for two or three servings from a can.

Eggs, brown rice and sweet potatoes became an important—and healthy—part of her weekly diet.

McMillan also gained a lasting affection for roasted vegetables, both as part of meals and as snacks. “I just cut up a couple of sweet potatoes, add some

broccoli or beans or whatever is cheap at the supermarket or farmers’ market, toss in a tablespoon of olive oil and I’m set for two or three days,” she says.

Also, “I learned to use meat more as a seasoning than as a main course.”

Find more tips and pages of recipes at ewg.org/goodfood.

Kathleen Barnes has authored many books on natural health, including Rx from the Garden: 101 Food Cures You Can Easily Grow. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Substitute yogurt for cream and sour cream in recipes. Drain yogurt in a coffee filter to thicken. To economize and reduce package waste, buy in volume and measure out small servings.

Whole or cut-up bone-in chicken can save money. Buy family-size packs on sale and freeze. Bake extra and use all week.

Cut and freeze fresh fruit when it’s on sale or overripe. Use later in smoothies, oatmeal or yogurt. To eliminate clumping, lay pieces on a tray to freeze or freeze pureed fruit in ice cube trays. When frozen, transfer to a bag. Make sure the word “whole” is in the very first ingredient listed on the label. “Multigrain” or “wheat” language or a brown color isn’t enough.

Soak and cook dried beans to save money. Before vegetables go bad, freeze them or make soup. Stock up on veggies that store well in a cool, dry place. Potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, calabaza (squash and melons) and sweet potatoes hold their taste for several weeks. Frozen vegetables and cabbage keep well, too.

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by Kathleen Barnes

We live in a world of microbes: bacteria, viruses, fungi and other pathogens that can make us sick. Most of the time, our immune systems are able to fight off microbial attacks, yet we’ve all experienced unsettling infections.

When Use Becomes Overuse In recent years, conventional medicine has increasingly used antibiotics as a universal remedy against all kinds of microbial attacks—even though they are ineffective against anything except bacterial infections. It’s best to use them selectively and cautiously when nothing else will do the job, because by definition, they are “opposed to life.” The worst-case scenario is what we have now: overuse creating “superbugs,” able to multiply out of control, sometimes with fatal consequences, even when treated with antibiotics that used to work.

“Antibiotics are helpful and effective when used properly when there is a bacterial infection such as strep throat, urinary tract infection, bacterial pneumonia or a wound that has become infected,” explains Doctor of Naturopathy Trevor Holly Cates, of Waldorf Astoria Spa, in Park City, Utah. “But antibiotics are so overused and overprescribed that bacteria are changing in ways to resist them. This has become a significant public health problem.”

National and global public health officials have expressed increasing concerns about dangers posed by such bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), which are often transmitted between patients in hospital settings, and a multiantibiotic-resistant form of tuberculosis.

The problem is compounded by the use of antibiotics to enhance growth and production in livestock. A variety of superbugs have been found in meat, poultry and milk products, according to the nonprofits Center for Science in the Public Interest and Environmental Working Group.

Chris Kilham, a worldwide medicine hunter who teaches ethnobotany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, explains the transmission. “When you eat conventionally raised meat, you’re not getting antibiotics, but you are getting bits of self-replicating genetic material that transfer antibiotic resistance to your body, which can prove fatal.”

Preferred Alternatives Fortunately, there are many natural substances that have proven to be effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and other infectious microbial pathogens— all without dangerous side effects.

Here’s a short list: Propolis, sometimes called “bee glue”, produced by bees to seal their hives and protect them from infections, is “the single most powerful antimicrobial we have in the plant kingdom,” advises Kilham. That claim is backed by numerous studies from institutions such as Britain’s National Heart and Long Institute, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Harokopio University, in Greece.

In 2005, a study by Turkey’s

Hacettepe University showed that propolis killed both MRSA and VRE bacteria.

Other studies by Italy’s University of Milan have shown propolis’ effectiveness in combating upper respiratory infections and Candida albicans fungal infections.

Propolis is also available in pill form.

Pelargonium sidoides is a favored option for Cates to abbreviate both the duration and severity of cold and flu, including any lingering cough or sore throat. This South African medicinal is also known as African geranium.

Usually used in tincture form, it’s also useful against a large range of microbial infections.

One study from the Russian Institute of Pulmonology reported that nearly 70 percent of participating adults with bronchitis received relief within four days—more than double those that became well taking a placebo.

Olive leaf extract was first mentioned in the Bible and recent research confirms its effectiveness against a wide variety of microbial infections. A U.S. Department of Agriculture study published in the Journal of Food Science confirms that olive leaf extract is effective in fighting food-borne pathogens like salmonella and E. coli, labeling it a broad-spectrum antimicrobial. New York University School of Medicine research published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications showed that olive leaf extract reversed many HIVrelated changes in the immune system.

Retired medical journalist Dr. Morton Walker, author of Nature’s Antibiotic: Olive Leaf Extract, wrote that olive leaf extract “inhibits the growth of every virus, bacterium, fungus, yeast and protozoan it was tested against… and is effective against a minimum of 56 disease-causing organisms.”

In a worst-case scenario, “If antibiotics are the only alternative to treat a labconfirmed bacterial infection, it’s vital to replace the beneficial intestinal bacteria inevitably wiped out by the drug,” concludes Cates. “Sometimes a few servings of a good natural yogurt (without sugar or fruit) will suffice. If not, look for a highquality probiotic to restore the digestive system’s natural bacterial colony.”

Kathleen Barnes is a natural health advocate, author and book publisher (KathleenBarnes.com).

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calendarofevents THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 Madison County Farmers Market – Recurring daily. 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; 6am-3pm Sat. Corn, okra, tomatoes, and squash are the biggest crops but, you’ll also find, in abundance, fresh greens, beans, field peas and fresh fruits. 1022 Cook Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-532-1661.

Historic Downtown Walking Tour – 10am daily.

Enjoy this free 30-minute walking tour. Alabama Constitution Village, 109 Gates Avenue Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-535-6564.

Madison Gazebo Concerts – 6:30-8:30pm. Rahen Ivey/Slip Jig. Bring a blanket or chair and a picnic basket. There will also be food for sale. Downtown Madison Gazebo, corner of Front St and Church St, Madison, AL 35758.

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this summer. Delano Park, Prospect Dr SE, Decatur, AL 35601. 256-341-4818.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 Quilting Demonstration by members of the Heritage Quilters of Huntsville – 1-4pm. Quilting Demonstration by members of the Heritage Quilters of Huntsville. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-535-4350.

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Docent-led Public Tour of Connections: Gary Champan/Carolyn Sherer Exhibit – 2-3pm.

Featured are two critically acclaimed Alabama artists whose mixed media paintings and photographs addresses issues of gender identity and coming of age in the New Millennium. Admission charged.

Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-535-4350. HsvMuseum.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 5

Weathering The Storm – 12-1:30pm. Learn About severe weather safety from a Local Amateur radio operator and Spotter. Meet members of the National weather Service, Madison County EMA, and more.

Website: Wxstorm.tk. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Huntsville, AL. 256-532-5940.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 Friends of Rescue (FOR) Rummage Sale – 7am12pm, Aug 2-3. If you would like to volunteer, either during the week of the sale to receive and price donations, or the two days of the sale, please email us at events@forrescue.net. Visit us online at ForRescue.net.

Movies in the Park: The Odd Life of Timothy Green – 8-10pm. Pop some popcorn, grab your blankets and lawn chairs and bring your family and friends for free “under the stars” showings of movies

The Paul Stroud Concerts by the River: Reginald Jackson and Friends – 6-8pm. Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the free entertainment. Rhodes Ferry Park, 100 Market St NW, Decatur, AL 35601.

Concerts in the Park – 6:30-8pm. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and a picnic basket and enjoy the sounds of Winslow Davis and Mambo Gris Gris.

Admission free. Big Spring Park, 200 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-519-2787.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 Art2—Downtown Quigley Arts & Entertainment District – 5-10pm, Aug 8-9. Live performances, activities, block parties and more. Admission free.

Downtown Square & Big Spring Park, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-519-2787.

Madison Gazebo Concerts – 6:30-8:30pm. Madison Community Band. Bring a blanket or chair and a picnic basket. There will also be food for sale.

Downtown Madison Gazebo, corner of Front St and Church St, Madison, AL 35758.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 Earth Fare Open Mic – 6:30-8:30pm. Writers, musicians with original music, and lovers of the arts, are encouraged to join us for a jolly good time.

Bring all goodly writing, strong voices, and worthy companions. Admission free. Earth Fare, 5900-C University Dr NW, Huntsville, AL. 256-721-7017.

Movies in the Park: To Kill a Mockingbird – 8:30-10:30pm. Bring your chairs and blankets to make this a fun family outing. Admission free. Big Spring Park, 200 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Run to Rescue 5K – 8-10am. Come run this cross country course and support homeless and needy individuals who live in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. Bob Jones High School, 650 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758.

Friends of the Library Book Sale – 9am-3:30pm.

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Huntsville, AL. 256-532-5940.

India Festival at Madison – 10am-8pm. Enjoy live music, dance, fashion shows, free yoga and meditation, Indian Cuisine, Indian bazaar and fun activities.

Admission charged. Bob Jones High School, 650 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758. 256-882-1921.

NACC Music on the Mountain – 2-11pm. A special evening of music with headline band Mountain Heart. Jam Session, Folk Artists and Food beginning at 2pm on the front lawn. Admission charged.

Northeast Alabama Community College, 138 Alabama Hwy 35, Rainsville, AL 35986. For tickets: 1-888-71-TICKETS or Nacc.edu.

Planetarium Program: Pluto – 7:30pm. Admission charged. Monte Sano State Park Planetarium, beside the Country Grocery Store & Campground, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-539-0316.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 Army Material Command Band Performance 2-3pm. Admission free. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-5354350. HsvMuseum.org.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 12 The Paul Stroud Concerts by the River: Solid Blue Bluegrass Band/Christina Lynn– 6-8pm.

Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the free entertainment. Rhodes Ferry Park, 100 Market St NW, Decatur, AL 35601.

Concerts in the Park – 6:30-8pm. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and a picnic basket and enjoy the sounds of Ashley Smith and Rocket City Jazz Orchestra. Admission free. Big Spring Park, 200 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-519-2787.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 Free Health Screening – 9:30am-12pm. Huntsville Hospital’s Mobile Medical Unit will be offering free health screenings to the public. Southeast Family YMCA, 1000 Weatherly Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803.

Downtown Summerfest – 2-11pm. Washington St in downtown Huntsville will be closed off for a block party with live music, food, and beverages.

Admission charged. Downtown at Washington St, Huntsville, AL 35801.

Planetarium Program: Shields of Earth – 7:30pm.

Admission charged. Monte Sano State Park Planetarium, beside the Country Grocery Store Campground, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-539-0316.

MONDAY, AUGUST 19 Free Health Screening – 9:30am-12pm. Huntsville Hospital’s Mobile Medical Unit will be offering free health screenings to the public. New Market Health Screen, 3687 Winchester Rd, New Market, AL 35761.

The Paul Stroud Concerts by the River: Tony and the Devastators/ Red-Headed Stepchild – 6-8pm.

Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the free entertainment. Rhodes Ferry Park, 100 Market St NW, Decatur, AL 35601.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 Free Health Screening – 9:30am-12pm. Huntsville Hospital’s Mobile Medical Unit will be offering free health screenings to the public. Downtown Rescue Mission, 1400 Evangel Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35816.

Sidewalk Arts Stroll – 4:30-8:30pm. Enjoy free entertainment as you peruse vendor booths with original artwork, organic produce, and more. Patrons are allowed to stroll with beverages purchased at bars or restaurants as they visit venues within the district. Admission free. Alabama Constitution Village, 109 Gates Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-534-8376.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 The Breath of God – 7:30-8pm. Inspiring stories and insights from Harold Klemp, spiritual leader and acclaimed author of more than sixty books on ECKANKAR Become more aware of how the gentle breeze of God’s presence courses through your life and brings you its miracles. FREE. Knology Cable Channel 11. 256-534-1751. ECK-Alabama.org.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 I Grill because I CARE – 12-6pm. KCBS-sanctioned event to support The CARE Center’s mission and to support Bags of Blessings, a weekend back pack program for kids on the free lunch program at school.

Free to public 100 for competitors. New Hope Gazebo Park, 5496 Main Drive, New Hope, AL 35760.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Special Literary Concert: The Poetry of Alabama Music – 2-4pm. Author Frye Gaillard discusses the literature and poetry of music and songwriting. Then Nashville recording artist and singer-songwriter Kathryn performs songs from her book CD collaboration with Frye: The Quilt. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Huntsville, AL. 256-532-5940.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Free Health Screening – 9:30am-12pm. Huntsville Hospital’s Mobile Medical Unit will be offering free health screenings to the public. Robert Bob Harrison Senior Wellness and Advocacy Center, 6156 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, AL 35810.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Thursday Evening Concerts at The Library – 6pm. Featuring Ivy Joe Milan Jim Cavender.

Admission free. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Huntsville, AL. 256-532-2362.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 4th Annual Building Home & Garden Show 12-6:30pm, Aug 23-24. Meet area experts that can help turn your home and garden dreams into reality. Von Braun Center South Hall, 700 Monroe St, Huntsville, AL 35801, Venue, 256-533-1953.

Health Forum: Vision – 11am-12pm. Dr. Patricia McCoy of McCoy Vision talks about your vision and how to preserve it. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Second Floor Events Room, Huntsville, AL. 256-532-5940.

How to Do Things: Reiki – 6:30-8pm. Shari Prior explains the natural, non-invasive healing method of Reiki. The Reiki techni ue transfers universal energy through the palms of the hands, facilitating self-healing and well-being. Admission free. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, 915 Monroe St, Huntsville, AL. 256-532-5940.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Movies in the Park: Back to the Future – 8:3010:30pm. Bring your chairs and blankets to make this a fun family outing. Admission free. Big Spring Park, 200 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 City Lights Concert Series #6 – 7:30pm. Enjoy the view as you listen to Doyle Dikes perform under the stars. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a picnic supper. Admission charged. Burritt on the Mountain, 3101 Burritt Dr, Huntsville, AL 35801.

256-536-2882. BurrittOnTheMountain.org.

Movies in the Park: Here Comes the Boom – 8-10pm. Pop some popcorn, grab your blankets and lawn chairs and bring your family and friends for free underthe stars showings of movies this summer. Delano Park, Prospect Dr SE, Decatur, AL 35601. 256-341-4818.

Green U Environmental Festival – 9am-3pm.

Experience green products, demonstrations and speakers. Admission charged. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave, Huntsville, AL 35805. 256-830-4447. Hsvbg.org.

Indian Pow Wow – 10am-6pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun. Celebrate the culture of Native Americans from across the Southeast. Vendors will be selling authentic American Indian artifacts and accessories.

Dancing and demonstrations will continue all day long. Admission free. Ditto Landing, Hobbs Island Road Huntsville, AL 35803. 256-337-7358.

Twickenhamfest: A Night of Schubert – 7:309:30pm. Twickenham Fest’s 2013 summer opens with a night of Schubert. The program includes Auf dem Strom, a song cycle for baritone, and the Trout Piano uintet. Church of the Nativity, 208 Eustis Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Monte Sano 10K & 5K Road Races & Fun Run – 8-10am. Monte Sano State Park Lodge, 5105 Nolen Ave, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-881-2642.

Twickenhamfest: A World Premiere from Christopher Weiss – 7:30-9:30pm. Featuring the world premiere of a piece by composer Christopher Weiss. Church of the Nativity, 208 Eustis Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801.

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Meditation – 8:30am. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville, AL. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

A Course in Miracles Study Group – 9:15am.

Shared reading and group discussions. Extra books available. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville, AL. 256-895-0255.

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Unity Church on the Mountain Worship Service – 11am, with Metaphysical Discussion at 9:30am. Unity is a positive path for spiritual living. Reverend Phillip Fischer. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville, AL. 256-536-2271. UnityChurchOnThe Mountain.org.

1-Hour Mystery School – 11am. A different service each week including ritual, music, and a message in an open, loving environment. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville, AL. 256-895-0255. LightOfChristCenter.org.

monday Concerts in the Park – 6:30-8:30pm. This 11week series featuring 22 local bands is free to the public. Held on the rear patio of the Huntsville Museum of Art, facing the lagoon in Big Spring Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own seating, picnic dinners, and dancing shoes. Big Spring Park, 200 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801.

tuesday Latham UMC Farmers’ Market – 3-7pm.

Please come out and support local Alabama Farmers. There will be live entertainment and events weekly. Latham United Methodist Church, 109 Weatherly Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803.

Tuesday Farmers Market at Meridianville – 4-7pm. First Baptist Church of Meridianville, 175 Monroe Rd, Meridianville, AL 35759.

Petals for the Princess Market – 4:30-7:30pm.

Open-air market fresh produce and quality handcrafted artisan goods. Casa Grande Park, 218 2nd Ave SE, Decatur, 35601. Facebook.com/ PetalsForThePrincessMarket.

Meditation – 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville, AL. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

Beginner/Intermediate Mat Class – 6-7pm.

This class adds more exercises from the series and will challenge one’s mind/body connections.

Body Language Pilates, 305 Jefferson St, Ste C, Huntsville, AL. 256-704-5080. BodyLanguage Pilates.com.

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Tuesday Farmers Market at Meridianville – 4-7pm. First Baptist Church Meridianville, 175 Monroe Rd, Meridianville, AL 35759. Tuesday FarmersMarket.com.

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Sierra Club North Alabama Tuesday Night Hike – 6-7:30pm. Depart at 6pm sharp from the Hiker’s parking lot off Nolen Avenue. All dogs

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must remain on leash. Though not strenuous, hikes may be vigorous. Distance ranges from 2 to 4 miles. Park entrance fee charged. Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, AL.

wednesday Terry Heights Farmers Market – 4-7pm. Get Fresh, locally grown veggies and fruit. Cash only.

Meadow Drive Baptist Church, 1000 Meadow Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35816.

Yoga Wall class with Bonnie Robertson – 5:306:30pm. Using the traditional yoga asanas, this exploration will allow you to go deeper within the body with the support and assistance of ropes, breaking down barriers of the mind and body.

Body Language Pilates, 305 Jefferson St, Suite C, Downtown Huntsville. 256-704-5080. Body LanguagePilates.com.

thursday Fusion Pilates – 9-10am. A fusion of Pilates and Hanna Somatic work teaching one to access and strengthen one’s deepest connections bringing balance to one’s spine and overall posture.

Body Language Pilates, 305 Jefferson St, Ste C, Huntsville, AL. 256-704-5080. BodyLanguage Pilates.com.

Greene Street Market – 4-8pm. The market will be in the parking lot at the southeast corner of Greene Street and Eustis Avenue in downtown Huntsville. 256-682-4429. GreeneStreet Market.com.

Thursday Night Swing – 6:30-10pm. Come check out our open dance space we are hosting every Thursday night. We are going to be throwing down tunes by some of the best DJs in Huntsville, and the best part is, it’s only $5. Flying Monkey Arts at Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Drive, 2nd Floor Theatre, Huntsville, AL 35805.

Meditation – 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville, AL. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

Satsang – 6:30pm. Satsang is a sanskrit word that means” to sit in truth.” Through group discussion and inquiry, we reveal the innate wisdom of the one presence living life as each one of us. Led by Rev. David Leonard. Meditation at 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville, AL. 256-883-8596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

Flying Monkey Community Garden Meeting 6:15-7:15pm, 3rd Wednesday of each month.

The Flying Monkey Community Garden needs volunteers, as well as supporters. To sign up, contact Anna Sue on the Flying Monkey Arts floor, Studio 269. Flying Monkey Arts, 2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35805. Anna Sue: 256-533-0399.

Searching? – The Red Mountain Study Group of Huntsville invites inquiries from men and women, no matter what their beliefs, who are still searching for the meaning of their lives now and here. Our work includes meditation, practice and study based on the teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff.

We are affiliated with the Gurdjieff Foundation of New York. 256-361-9575. Email: rmsg@att.net.

friday Friday Night Artist Market – 5-8pm. Features art vendors, open artist studios and independent shops, hallway demonstrations and performance, relaxed open houses and a strong sense of community and connectedness. Admission free.

Flying Monkey Arts, 2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35805. 256-468-5319.

Public Clearance Session – 7pm. Third Friday each month. Learn effective healing through reception and application of Divine energies. Light of Christ Center, 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville, AL. 256-895-0255.

Madison Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. Come early for the best in local produce, home baked goods, goat cheese, milk, eggs, meats, fresh herbs, honey, relishes, jams and jellies. Come see creations from local artisans including handmade cards, soaps, lotions, jewelry, candles, wood and iron works and other handmade items. 1282 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758.

Spirit of Athens/City of Athens Farmers Market – 8am-12pm, through Aug 31. 409 Green St West in Downtown Athens, AL. Audrey’s Free Pilates in the Park – 10-11am, first Saturday of each month through September, weather permitting. Bring a mat, water, and sunglasses and meet by the big spring. Admission free. Big Spring Park, 200 Church St, Huntsville, AL 35801.

Artist Market – 12-4pm. Local artists and others are invited to set up a booth and sell their wares to the public. There will be art, jewelry, vintage clothing, records, and more interesting things for sale inside our facility. Safe from rain.

Admission free. Flying Monkey Arts Center at Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville, AL. FlyingMonkeyArts.org.

Community HU Song – 1:30-2pm. Join others in singing HU, an ancient love song to God that can help and uplift you in countless ways. Held each Saturday (except 8/31). Huntsville ECK Center, 900 Wellman Ave NE #3 (near Five Points). 256534-1751. ECK-Alabama.org.

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saturday Bailey Cove Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. We will have fruits and vegetables of all kinds, all grown and supplied by North Alabama and southern Tennessee farmers, plus artisanal breads, jams, jellies, etc. as well as eggs, meat, flowers, and plants. If you would like more information, please contact us at BCFarmersmarket@gmail. com. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 12200 Bailey Cove Rd, Huntsville, Al 35802.

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ACUPUNCTURE

ENERGY HEALING

THE NEELEY CENTER FOR HEALTH

CENTER FOR DIRECTIONAL HEALING™

600 Saint Clair Avenue SW, Bldg. 5 Suite 11 Huntsville, AL 35801 256-716-4048 Hours: T-F, 9am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm House calls by Appointment

Susan Spalding 2225 Drake Ave. SW, Suite 18 Huntsville, 35805 256-882-0360 DirectionalHealing.com

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Chinese Herbology, Pastoral Counseling, Beam Ray Therapy, Rapid Eye Technology, Nutritional Supplementation, Detoxification.

For over 20 years, Susan Spalding and the staff at the Center for Directional Healing have been helping people achieve harmonic health through Directional Healing, Reflexology, and now the Amethyst Biomat.

Clients may choose a single service, or combine all three for the most complete healing experience. Healing techniques, articles, and more information are available online at DirectionalHealing.com.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY CENTER FOR OPTIMAL WELLBEING U’Jeana Wilson Owner/Certified Colon Hydrotherapist Degree in Psychology 256-489-9806 Center for Optimal Wellbeing is the longest operating colonic therapy provider in Huntsville. First time clients have expressed immediate feelings of increased energy levels and improved efficiency in waste elimination. You will enjoy the experience of your own “personal cleansing spa” as you receive colon hydrotherapy (colonic), far infrared sauna, an optional massaging shower, and ionic footbath services—in a clean, comfortable, and relaxing private environment.

Call for directions and a 10% discount on your first service when you mention Natural Awakenings or use code COWB.

HOPE FOR LIFE COLON HYDROTHERAPY Tina Pencola Owner/Certified Colon Hydrotherapist 10300 Bailey Cove Road, Suite-7A Huntsville, AL 35803 256-270-8731 256-684-0020 Hope4LifeAL.com Tina.HopeforLife@outlook.com Our goal is to live long and live strong. Young or old, male or female, healthy or sick, will benefit from an internal cleansing. Mention this ad and get $10 off your first colonic session.

JARVIS NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC 1489 Slaughter Road, Madison 256-837-3448 I-ACT Certified Colon Hydro Therapists. Do you know that 80% of your immune system is in your colon? Bathe your body from the inside to improve health. Colon irrigation aids in soothing and toning the colon, which makes elimination more effective.

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ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY CENTER FOR PERSONAL GROWTH Shari Feinman-Prior, MS, MRET 915 Merchant Walk Way, SW Huntsville, AL 35801 256-289-3331 Shari1717@gmail.com “SPARK YOUR LIGHT” FROM WITHIN YOUR TRUE BEING and TRANSFORM your life. Offering an individualized integrative approach from energy psychology: Inner Counselor Process, Rapid Eye Technology, Healing Touch, Reiki, and Life Skills Coaching, to create change in deep seated patterns of behavior for a healthy and joyful life.

FAMILY MEDICINE MADISON FAMILY CARE Chad Gilliam, M.M.S. PA-C 1230 Slaughter Road, Suite C, Madison, AL 256-722-0555 ProFamilyMed.com Progressive Family Medicine provides medical care for patients of all ages and uniquely blends Natural and Prescription medicines together to help speed the patient’s recovery.

Progressive Family Medicine is the patient’s clinic of choice when they would like to understand how natural medicines work along with prescription drugs.

Trudi Gardner, M.S. 256-772-6999 Tygard2000@aol.com An interior design philosophy that invites serenity and reduces stress. Feng Shui design concepts brings positive energy into your home and office to encourage Prosperity, Well Being, Harmony, and Balance.

HAIR SALON CJ HAIR AND ART STUDIO CJ Denison 105E Church St Madison, AL 35758 256-603-9018

Specializing in NATURAL Hairstyles. Cuts with Texture and Movement. Specializing in Fine Hair, Razor cuts, Men's Hair Pieces with A NATURAL Look. Specializing in Hair Color OFF the Scalp. Hair Painting. A Safer way to Color or HiLight Your Hair to Help in Decreasing the Exposure to the Scalp.

HEALTHY HAIR is HAPPY HAIR. Also Original Art Work and Private Art lessons available. Call Today for YOUR Appointment.

HEALTH AND FITNESS CRONUS HEALTH & FITNESS Eric J. Collier Certified Personal Trainer 256-509-9807 CronusPersonalFitness.com Eric has been in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years.

Cronus Health & Fitness offers personally designed nutritional advise, exercise, and fitness programs for clients that already belong to a gym or just getting started that do not want to join a gym because of time constraints or feeling embarrassed.

We will come to you instead of you coming to us!

HOLISTIC MEDICINE HOLISTIC MEDICAL CENTER OF ALABAMA, P.A. Rodney D. Soto, M.D., ABHIM, FAARFM 12205 County Line Road, Ste. E, Madison, AL 256-325-1648 HolisticAlabama.com We offer an innovative model for health care that encompasses an individualized approach in order to balance and harmonize the mind, body and spirit thru a comprehensive assessment of your nutritional, hormonal, intestinal and immunological systems for the prevention and reversal of diseases.

HYPNOTHERAPY CENTER FOR INNER WELLNESS Becky Waters Certified Hypnotherapist and Professional Breathworker 3322 S. Memorial Parkway, Suite 641 Huntsville, AL 256-348-5236 Creating positive change through hypnotherapy and Breathwork.

Empowering you to live to your highest potential. Relieve stress and anxiety, release negativity, pain management, pre/ post medical procedure, fears/phobias, weight loss, smoking cessation, and more

LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS FARMERS MARKET AT LATHAM UMC ON WEATHERLY 109 Weatherly Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803 256-881-4069 FarmersMarketAtLathamUMC.org Facebook.com/Farmers MarketAt LathamUMC Join us every Tuesday in May through September at Latham United Methodist Church on Weatherly beginning on May 7 from 3-7 pm in the Church parking lot on the Northeast corner of Weatherly Rd and South Parkway. Wide Variety of Fresh, Delicious, Locally grown Fruits, Vegetables provided by local farmers every week. Family Friendly Entertainment, Artisans and Activities.

MARSHA MATHES

MORGAN COUNTY/DECATUR FARMERS MARKET

Certified Hypnotist 3313 Memorial Parkway, Ste 116 Huntsville, AL 35801 256-698-2151 MarshaMathes.SkinCareTherapy.net

211 1st Ave SE Decatur, AL 35601 Burl Slaten 256-476-5595

Hypnosis is a tool to assist you in countless ways to heal your past, empower your present and create your future: • HypnoBirthing Classes • Quit smoking • Weight loss • Nail and lip biting • Teeth grinding • Insomnia • Anxiety and stress relief • Phobias and fears • Pain relief • Sports enhancement • PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) • Current and Past Life Regressions

The Morgan County/Decatur Farmers Market will open on April 20 for the season. The Market is open Monday-Saturday from 6am-5pm. They are a variety of vendors selling their homegrown foods. They also shell peas and beans for a fee. They will be having the following Festivals this year: Strawberry Festival on May 4, Corn Festival on July 13, Tomato Festival on July 27, and the Watermelon Festival on August 17. Closed on Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day. Mark your calendars and remember to support your local farmers.

MEETING ROOMS/ EVENT SPACE LIGHT OF CHRIST CENTER 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville 256-895-0255 LightOfChristCenter.org The Light of Christ Center is comfortably situated in a vintage Centenarian House conveniently located near the UAHuntsville campus. Our Center facilities are available for rent to both members and non-members. We offer our Spiritual Home as your ideal venue for weddings, receptions, memorial services, classes/workshops and other gatherings. Call 256-895-0255 and leave a message if you’re interested in a tour or to speak with someone about your event. Amenities available: • Kitchen (microwave only) • Solarium • Lounge/Salon • Roundtable Room (meeting/dining) • Chapel (w/up to 50 chairs

MASSAGE CLOUD NINE IN HOME MASSAGES Evening and Weekend Appointments 256-337-6989

JIN SHIN JYUTSU® JIN SHIN JYUTSU OF HUNTSVILLE Sandra Cope Huntsville 256-534-1794 256-509-3540 Certified Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner. An easy, effective way of restoring health and well-being by balancing the body’s energy pathways to enhance the body’s natural healing abilities.

LIFE COACHING SKILLS FOR LIFE COACHING Sue Barbara 256-653-6489 A compassionate life coaching method that begins with the understanding that we are whole and perfect.

Life patterns are examined and modified in order to live life intentionally, release the illusion of struggle, and reclaim their energy. By focusing on the whole person (physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually), integrity is re-membered.

Finally, someone who makes housecalls! Swedish, Ortho and Deep Tissue massage in the privacy of your own home. Gift Certificates also available for any occasion.

DIXIE PHILLIPS (LMT #2151) Dixie’s Sunrise Massage Therapy 3313 Memorial Parkway, Ste #116 Huntsville, AL 35801 256-585-0504 Hoss2ride@otelco.net Massage Offering: MediCupping, Deep Tissue, Swedish. $10 off one hour session for Military Active Duty, Firemen, EMT or Police Officers. Must advise at time of booking and show ID for discount. Since 2006. See DixiesSunrise.MassageTherapy.com for all services.

Trees like to have kids climb on them, but trees are much bigger than we are, and much more forgiving.

- Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider

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NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES

JACI HOGUE

Dr. Deb Gilliam, N.M.D. 1230 Slaughter Road, Madison, AL 256-325-0955

256-656-4108 jaci@alabamarolfmethod.com AlabamaRolfMethod.com

Dr. Gilliam treats a variety of health problems with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart disease, hormone replacement and thyroid issues being at the forefront. Dr. Gilliam sees patients from around the world due to the reputation she has earned by treating hard to treat medical conditions. Dr. Gilliam works to find the cause of medical conditions and does not simply treat the patients’ symptoms.

A complete system of body education that balances the physical body, improves posture, and helps resolve chronic pain. Created by Dr. Ida P. Rolf in the 1950s, Structural Integration has been scientifically validated and has withstood the test of time, as millions of people have enjoyed the remarkable benefits.

PILATES BODY LANGUAGE, INC. 305 Jefferson St., Ste. C 256-704-5080 sybil@bodylanguagepilates.com BodyLanguagePilates.com Our goal is to teach individuals how to take control of their health and well-being through the Pilates method, creating a wholesome person of sound mind, body, and spirit. Private, semi-private and group training on the equipment is available along with group mat classes.

SUSAN K. JEFFREYS Advanced Practitioner Lic.#249 Dr. Ida P. ROLF method 2336A Whitesburg Drive 256-512-2094 RolfGuild.org Serving Huntsville since 1995 “When the body gets working appropriately, then the force of gravity can flow through. Then spontaneously, the body heals itself.” —Ida P. Rolf

WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION ISABODY FOR THE WHOLE BODY

REIKI REIKI FREE CLINIC (NO CHARGE) Shari Feinman-Prior, MS, MRET 915-A Merchant Walk Way SW Huntsville, AL 35801 Shari1717@gmail.com 2-4pm, every Third Saturday of each month. For appointments, contact Shari Feinman-Prior at Shari1717@gmail.com.

SHAMAN HEALER WATER, WILLOW & MOON SHAMANIC HEALING Jeffrey Rich 256-337-1699 WaterWillowMoon.com Jeffrey.Rich@gmail.com "Medicine for the Soul," shamanic healing is the sacred technology which can help you achieve wholeness by addressing the spiritual causes of disease.

Empty? Out of sorts? Something "just not right"? "Haven't been the same since ..."?

Explore the techniques of shamanic healing and find answers. Offering Soul Retrieval, Thoughtform Unraveling, Illumination, Space Clearing, Past Life Work and much more.

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Eric J. Collier 256-509-9807 CronusNutrition.com Eric has teamed up with a 10-yearold health, wellness, and nutritional supplement company that offers only high-quality, natural, no-compromise products. Their world-class Research & Development team of 25 full time scientists ensures that the ingredients and products are engineered for safety, purity and potency. The IsaLean meal replacements shakes are made of high-quality un-denatured protein from New Zealand dairy cows that exceed USDA organic standards and sourced exclusively from grass-fed dairy cows not treated with hormones or antibiotics.

YOGA CENTERS THE YOGA CENTER OF HUNTSVILLE 500 Pratt Ave, Suite A Huntsville, AL 35801 256-533-7975 YogaCenterOfHuntsville.com We offer all levels of Yoga for children/ adults, as well as Pilates, Meditation/ Pranayama. Our goal is for all students to achieve optimum health in a balance between mind, body and spirit while promoting a relaxing atmosphere to learn at your own pace. For our classes, please visit our web page.

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Numerous U.S. practicing physicians quoted widely in the media estimate that the incidence of hypothyroidism in our adult population may be between 30 and 70 percent.

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Be Aware of Hypothyroidism Symptoms Low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, is the most recognized and obvious indicator of low iodine intake because the thyroid gland contains more concentrated iodine than other organs.

Symptoms can range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and a variety of skin and hair problems.

Hypothyroidism can further cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers. In children, insufficient iodine has been strongly linked with mental retardation,

deafness, attention deficient and hyperactivity disorder and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University, China’s Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and France’s National Academy of Medicine.

The answer is simple: Taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage can rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the thyroid and the whole body.

Reasons Behind Iodine Deficiency Radiation: Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation emitted by cell phones, Wi-Fi, microwave ovens and other electronic devices.

Iodized table salt: The human body cannot utilize the iodide added to this product.

Low-sodium diets: Failure to use healthy salts to fulfill sodium requirements, plus over-

use of zero-nutrient table salt in foods, leads to iodine depletion.

Bromine: This toxic chemical overrides iodine’s abilities to nourish the thyroid, adrenal and other hormone-producing glands.

A known carcinogen, it is used as an anticaking ingredient found in almost all baked goods, unless the ingredients specifically cite unbromated flour.

Iodine-depleted soils: Due to poor farming techniques, iodine and other minerals in soil have declined, so most foods today are devoid of naturally occurring iodine.

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