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letterfrompublisher Solvitur ambulando “It is solved by walking” Three months ago, I had some tests that showed that I was biologically 20 years older than I should be. I absolutely felt every bit of those 20 extra years. I had no energy, I couldn’t lose weight no matter what I did, and I felt terrible, tired, and toxic.

I went to a Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Linda Jarvis, to see what could be done. I was surprised that there were tests that could determine biological versus chronological age, but I was not surprised that the results showed me as being 67 instead of 47, because of the way I felt.

I wasn’t sure what could be done about it. I had come in asking about detoxification, because I had suspected that I needed that. As it turned out heavy metals were a big problem in my test results, and detox would be a key part of my treatment regimen. The regimen itself was based on targeted clinical nutrition supplements geared precisely to what the tests said that I needed. I am now a major believer in going to a Naturopath to see what is going on with your own individual body rather than just trying to cover all the bases by taking every vitamin and herbal supplement that sounds like it would help.

In my case, what was needed was thyroid, kidney, adrenal and liver support, as well as special digestive enzymes and probiotics, along with supplements to help with detoxification and killing intestinal parasites. The cornerstone of the regimen would be a series of twelve colonics, one per week for three months, to clear everything out. She also recommended adding some ionic footbaths and infrared sauna sessions to accelerate the detox.

The plan was to do the supplements and the colonics for three months and then re-evaluate. Dr. Jarvis was confident that, from what she had seen in her experience, that conditions like mine were often completely reversible in just a few months. This was quite heartening to hear, both because complete reversal was possible, and also because it wouldn’t take that long at all or be very expensive.

The results have been nothing short of spectacular. After only one month of this regimen, I felt like I had the energy to start walking at night for exercise.

Walking is the best exercise for me at this time, and I am so grateful that I am able to do it.

We are coming up on the three month re-evaluation and I am intrigued to see how old the tests say that I am. I wouldn’t be surprised if I have taken off ten years or more of biological age. When I get back down to 47 years for both chronological and biological age, I will write a longer article about it called “20 Years Younger.” Actually, it’s possible to make your biological age lower than your calendar age, so that is now the goal!

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Plentiful Produce Provides Fresh Produce at the Lowest Possible Cost

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lentiful Produce is a food cooperative that was created to provide families a way to eat healthier for less. Participants receive weekly bushel baskets full of produce for only $20 per basket. A la carte items such as bulk produce, local raw honey, and local seasonal produce are also available.

There are no membership fees and no contracts. Participants contribute only when it is convenient for them. There are currently five Saturday pickup locations across Madison County. Each location has a trade box where participants may trade in items they don’t want for something else better suited to their taste. The co-op runs weekly to provide participants a way to eat healthier all year. Plentiful Produce posts weekly meal plans, recipe ideas, and basket previews on its Facebook page each week, to make meal planning and grocery shopping easier.

Plentiful Produce participants work together for the mutual benefit of all. Plentiful Produce has no employees, therefore it depends entirely on its participants to volunteer to get the work done. Participants are asked to volunteer at least once for every four baskets they get.

“Our goal is for our community to have access to a large variety of whole foods at a lower cost, enabling participants to make a true lifestyle change. We want you to be able to afford to eat right!” says Plentiful Produce founder Beth Haynie.

Learn how to participate at PlentifulProduce.org or at Facebook.com/PlentifulProduce. For more info: Plentiful Produce@gmail.com or 256-469-8344. See listing, page 30.

arbara Caioli is an intuitive Reiki Master who specializes in emotional release and life purpose work. She has a Reiki healing practice in Huntsville called Light Journey Reiki.

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive, happy and healthy.

A Reiki treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit, creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well-being. Many have reported miraculous results.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can benefit from. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

“I tell my clients that part of the healing process is understanding that they are the ones doing the work, that they are in charge of the process, and that it is their healing journey,” says Barbara. “Every healing session is completely different,” she says.

Light Journey Reiki is located at 7500 Memorial Pkwy SW, Suite 114 in Huntsville. Schedule a healing session online at LightJourneyReiki.com or contact Barbara at 256-716-8419 or Barbara@LightJourneyReiki.com. See ad, page 9.

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HOTC Dog Fair Returns to Monte Sano September 26

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he 13th Annual Huntsville Obedience Training Club’s (HOTC) Dog Fair will be on September 26 in Monte Sano State Park.

The HOTC Dog Fair provides a wide range of demonstrations and handson activities for the public and their canine companions, and gives local shelters and rescue groups the opportunity to showcase their dogs in need of a “forever” home. Vendors’ booths with dog-related items for sale help lend a country-fair atmosphere to the event, enhancing everyone’s enjoyment.

The prize patrol will be out giving rewards to canines attending the event.

HEMSI will be on site doing demonstrations on search and rescue. The HOTC will also have mini training sessions as well as “Hide and Seek” activities to learn more about scent training. They will have photo ops with props, dog show and many other activities at the event.

All performances, demonstrations and public-participation activities are free except for the Microchipping Clinc, and there will be lots of opportunities to win some of the hundreds of prizes that will be given away.

Date: Saturday, September 26 from 9am-3pm. Location: Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville. Cost: Free with $5 for parking. Info: DogFair.org.

Light Worker’s Celebration

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he Light Worker’s Celebration is a gathering for individuals to come together and celebrate the light within all beings. There will be educational lectures as well as vendors who have unique handmade items for sale. There will also be many talented intuitives available for 15-minute sessions. Intuitive sessions are often helpful if you feel that a little clarity is needed to help move you in the right direction on your spiritual path or if you have other specific questions. There will also be Aura photography available and spirit portraits. Local food truck PNC will be there as well.

The event will be September 19 from 10am-5pm and is sponsored by M.K. Honeycutt and Melissa Posey. Location is at The Dream Maker gift shop in Huntsville. Admission is $5 to get in, and this gives you a chance to walk around and view the intuitives available as well as access to the vendors, a food truck and informational lectures. The mini-sessions are $25 for 15 minutes or save by purchasing three for $65. For entertainment purposes only.

For more information and updates on this event and our future springtime event, please “like” the Facebook page at Facebook.com/LightWorkersCelebration so you can stay updated on all of the exciting details.

Date: September 19, 10am-5pm. Location: The Dream Maker, 4004 Triana Blvd SW, Huntsville. Info: M.K. Honeycutt (256) 348-7763 italk2mk@gmail.com or Melissa Posey (256)652-5125 m3esu@yahoo.com.

Light of Christ Center 10-Year Anniversary Open House Celebration

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he Light of Christ Center is a nonprofit, non-demominational spiritual organization composed of people involved in the common tasks of searching for a meaning and purpose to life, searching for our God Reality, and applying this Reality in our daily activities.

The organization began in September of 1968 in Huntsville at a location on Lowell Drive. The original name of the group was the “Children of Light Society.” The organization has gone through several name changes and locations throughout the years. The Light of Christ Center moved to the Holmes Avenue location in September of 2005, and is celebrating a 10-year anniversary at its current home this month.

The 10-Year Anniverary Open House Celebration is a great opportunity to share memories with Light of Christ Center members, old and new, and friends gained over the years, as well as meet new people who are interested in LOCC. The public is invited to visit for an evening of food, fellowship, and celebration.

There will be stories of the “old” days as well as information to bring everyone up-to-date on the years in this “grand old house.” It’s a pot-luck celebration, so if you would like to bring something to share, please do. There will be food and fun for all. For more information about LOCC, please visit the website at LightOfChristCenter.org.

Date: Saturday, September 26 at 6pm.

Location: 4208 Holmes Ave, Huntsville.

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rent has been active in the UFO field since 1967. He has investigated UFO reports in 20 different states, plus Ontario, Canada, and Asmara, Ethiopia. Brent has spoken at UFO conferences and meetings L-R: Bret Oldham, Brent Raynes, in ten states and written Gina Oldham articles for The MUFON Journal, Specula, The Missing Link, The Ohio Skywatcher, UFO Update, and England’s Flying Saucer Review. He has been a guest on numerous radio/blogtalk shows, including Coast to Coast AM with George Norry and has contributed many chapters with other authors’ books.

Brent Raynes, in his presentation, will tackle this complex and confusing issue of how some people develop psychic gifts during or after UFO encounters with a compelling review and presentation of many global occurrences of this phenomena.

Bret Oldham and his wife, Gina will also be co-hosting a separate presentation on Alien Abductions. He has been featured on numerous radio shows, magazine and newspaper articles, Internet, local and National TV in the USA, New Zealand, Europe, including shows on Bio, Discovery, CBC Canada, TV7 in Bulgaria and most recently Bret was featured on History Channel’s “Ancient Aliens.” Bret is the author of “Children Of The Greys” and “Ghost Stories Of Las Vegas.”

Date: Friday, Sept 25 at 6:30-9pm. Location: The Hilton Garden Inn, 4801 Governors House Dr (next to Landry’s Seafood). Public Admission is $10. ParapsychologyStudyGroup. com. Meetup.com/Huntsville-Paranormal-Study-Center.

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Yoga Boosts Brain Gray Matter

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esearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans.

The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects.

The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility.

The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures.

After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings.

After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results.

The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.

Smog Increases Stroke Risk

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esearch from Germany has found that the high particulate numbers in smoggy areas increase the risk of stroke. The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study followed more than 4,400 people between the ages of 45 and 74 years old.

The researchers began the study in 2000. They compared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less).

The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.

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Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live Longer

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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent.

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years.

Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality.

Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine.

While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.

Daily Exercise Adds Five Years to Life

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esearch published this year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has determined that just 30 minutes of exercise, six days a week, can result in a reduced risk of early death by 40 percent, regardless of the intensity of the exercise.

The researchers followed nearly 15,000 men born between 1923 and 1932.

The men’s exercise and sedentary levels were measured along with the number of deaths that occurred during two 12-year study periods. In the second 12-year period, the researchers followed almost 6,000 of the surviving men. The researchers compared those men that were sedentary with those that exercised either moderately or intensely and found that moderate to intense exercise increased their average lifespan by five years. This improvement was comparable to the difference between smoking and non-smoking, according to the researchers.

The data comes from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, in Oslo. The scientists’ finding confirms that public health practices for elderly men should include efforts to increase physical activity, along with efforts to reduce smoking.

Muscle-Building Supplements Linked to Testicular Cancer

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ew research published in the British Journal of Cancer has found that taking muscle-building supplements can increase the risk of testicular cancer by up to 65 percent. The study monitored 356 cancer patients and 513 control subjects, all from Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The case-control study was conducted by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, and tested for testicular germ cell cancer.

About 90 percent of testicular cancers originate from germ cells.

The researchers found the subjects that used multiple musclebuilding supplements and those that began using the supplements when they were younger had the greatest risk of developing cancer.

Plants Absorb Second-Hand Smoke, Too

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on-smokers aren’t the only ones to suffer from passive smoking. New research from the Technical University of Braunschweig, in Germany, has determined that plants can also absorb nicotine from cigarette smoke, soil and pesticide sprays.

The data showed that many plants yield higher quantities of nicotine residues from periods when pesticides used contained nicotine. Plants that were mulched with tobacco leaves also absorbed nicotine into their leaves.

“Tremendously elevated nicotine levels were detected after fumigation with cigarette smoke,” says Dirk Selmar, lead author of the study.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

GREEN TEA, APPLES AND COCOA PROTECT AGAINST CANCER AND ARTERIAL PLAQUE

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esearch published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research has found a new mechanism that may provide the key to why some foods are particularly healthy. The researchers found that epigallocatechin gallates, a class of polyphenols contained in green tea, apples, cocoa and other herbs and foods, blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which is implicated in the buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as cancer growth. Blocking VEGF helps prevent angiogenesis—when tumors form new blood vessels that help them grow.

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Spiritual Dimensions of the Enneagram A powerful personality typing system for personal and transcendent growth

by Nancy Sheppard

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o you seek peace and a soul-filled life? Have you asked, “What is my purpose in life?” Do you often wonder why you gravitate toward certain people and avoid others like the plague? Have you every laid awake at 3:00 a.m. realizing that you keep repeating the same patterns in life and vow each time to never get in that situation again?”

We all belong in this world

The Enneagram, derived from the Greek “nine points” is an ancient tool of both ego-personality and spiritual development that describes nine different ways we operate in the world. We are born with all nine essential qualities, but as we study ourselves and the subtleties of each type, we resonate with one of the motivational stances over the others.

The Enneagram addresses core issues of life. It describes behavioral strategies we develop as small children to keep us safe, help us feel loved, help us belong. Unconscious patterns of behaviors mature into our adult perspective of the world. The nine types fall into three centers of intelligence: kinesthetic or body types, heart types, and thinking types.

The Body types are concerned with self-worth. When faced with a dilemma, they instinctively control, disappear or

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perfect their world. Heart types focus on staying connected with others. They adapt their world to gain approval and recognition from others. Thinking types sense danger, intrusion, and limitations so their thoughts go to future analysis, plans or imagination.

Here’s the rub: these viewpoints are just that—one of nine possible viewpoints—and only partially correct. What about the other eight perspectives? Aren’t they also important?

To truly see one another as God sees us, we must observe our patterns and open our hearts to acknowledge the spectrum of personalities that God created. Empathy is the first step to living this. Is this part of what Jesus meant when he commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves?

If we believe that God dwells within us, and that God endowed us with essential gifts to share with the world, then each of us adds richness and value to humanity. Our protective egos actually shelter us from God’s reality. Like the blind man touching the elephant, we only see life from our point of view—which distorts reality, promotes conflict, and creates sorrow, fear, or anger for ourselves and others.

Know thyself

This is not a modern concept. History repeats this pearl of wisdom. The ancient Greeks taught the importance of knowing ourselves. Shakespeare’s character Polonius quoted in Hamlet: “And this above all: to thine own self be true.” Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians, 13:12, “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face.

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” Rumi, a 13th century Sufi mystic, reflected, “I searched for God and found only myself.

I searched for myself and found only God.” Can you identify your motivations and what you pay attention to? The Enneagram is a tool that helps you explore and name your unconscious patterns and emotional triggers. It defines ways to eliminate old habits that no longer serve your greatest and highest good. By discovering your type in the Enneagram paradigm, you gain a useful tool for overcoming life challenges.

You have a choice

You share your personality with the outside world, but your true essence, your soul, is always present, sometimes hiding in plain sight. Our personality is necessary, but, like a small puppy, needs to be controlled or it will cause damage and suffering. The Enneagram teaches the importance of balancing the personality with the soul.

Through observation, you learn to identify the personality habits that control you and cause you suffering Consider the symbol of the cross. The vertical path is our relationship with God and the horizontal path is our relationship with the world. Where they intersect lies Peace.

Using the Enneagram gives you freedom from thoughts, fears, memories, and imagination that control you.

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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

by Kathleen Barnes

Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.

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n a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup, of Yarmouth, Maine, as explored in her latest book, Goddesses Never Age.

“We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.”

One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

Maintain a Sound Mind

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“When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend.

We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives.

Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase

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of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050.

What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly.

Their position is backed by science.

Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill.

Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.”

“Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds.

“Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body

“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress.

“Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden.

While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage

Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within.

“Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden.

His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grassfed meats and organic dairy products.

Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.

Inflammation

Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden.

His suggestion: First, get a Creactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body.

A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Antiinflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.

Glycation

This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are

Compute Your Real Age Lifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medicine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains.

Here are a few sobering examples: n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years. n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age. n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

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acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging.

Bowden’s basic answer is to minimize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.

Stress

The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology.

Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi.

Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as antiaging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.”

Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.”

Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control.

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Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of lifeshortening lifestyle options.

Align with Spirit

“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to.

Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.”

Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature.

You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.”

Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for antiaging,” says this renowned physician.

“It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.”

We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happy-healthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?”

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recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success, education and increases in annual household income create only marginally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance?

Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights— most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regardless of their history or circumstances.

Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.

Let Go of ‘Supposed To’

Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success.

When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen.

Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the envy of all her friends—but her

success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!”

After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.

Be Grateful Now

While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now.

Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’”

Using the power of her choice to be happy right now, Lonnsburry not only found joy amidst the adversity, but created love and success beyond her wildest dreams.

Let Love In

We all want to feel loved, but when we’re afraid of getting hurt, we put up barriers

to protect ourselves, even against the love we want.

Certified Relationship Coach Stacey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relationship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.”

Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vulnerable was the gateway to happiness.

Look Inward Instead of to Others

If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses.

Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.”

It took a flash of insight to set Rosati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world!

As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose.

Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness is her third in a series of bestselling anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.

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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.”

Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension. According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest in 2007, and there are now more than 2,000

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Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training. Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses

by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as

Any physical exercise done with breath awareness Mounting Evidence becomes yoga; “Yoga may help prevent diseases across the board be- anything done cause the root cause of 70 to without the 90 percent of all disorders is stress,” says Narayanan. Yoga breath is just a increases the body’s ability to physical practice.

Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.

therapy like there are for pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine.

Another barrier is certification standards. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (iayt. org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation Intersuccessfully respond to stress national (cyai.org) are both by activating the parasympa- ~Rajan Narayaran beginning to offer certificathetic nervous system, which tions for therapy training slows the heart and lowers blood presprograms and therapists. Narayanan is sure. That in turn suppresses sympathetic hopeful that certification could lead to activity, reducing the amount of stress yoga being covered by insurance. hormones in the body.

Medical school curricula have Studies collected on PubMed.gov started shifting to embrace complemendemonstrate that yoga has been found to tary approaches to wellness, with many help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, textbooks now including information body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, on mind/body therapies. The Principles depression, diabetes, reproductive and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, cofunctions and pregnancy, among other edited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, issues. Studies at California’s PrevenMcCall and Shirley Telles and due out tive Medicine Research Institute have in 2016, is the first professional-level, tracked amelioration of heart disease. medical textbook on yoga therapy.

A growing body of research is validat“Yoga has been proven to treat ing yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, many conditions, yet yoga teachers including at the University of Texas M.D. don’t treat conditions, we treat individAnderson Cancer Center. A small study uals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not at Norway’s University of Oslo suggests a one-size-fits-all prescription because that yoga even alters gene expression, different bodies and minds, with differindicating it may induce health benefits ent abilities and weaknesses, require on a molecular level. individualized approaches.”

While medical research is working Cultural Challenges to grant yoga more legitimacy among “For yoga to be effective, a regular doctors, policymakers and the public, practice must be implemented, which McCall says, “I believe these studies is challenging in a culture where are systematically underestimating people can’t sit for long without an how powerful yoga can be. Scielectronic device. It’s more than ence may tell us that it decreases just popping pills,” says Narayanan. systolic blood pressure and cortiMcCall says, “Even if people sol secretion and increases lung can commit to just a few mincapacity and serotonin levels, utes of yoga practice a day, if but that doesn’t begin to they keep it up the benefits capture the totality of what can be enormous.” yoga is.”

“There are no sales reps Meredith Montgomery, a telling doctors to use yoga registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural September is Awakenings of National Yoga Mobile/Baldwin, Month AL (Healthy LivingHealthy Planet.com).

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Carrots come in 100 varieties, from deep purple and white to brilliant orange. Each is a storehouse of nutrient power, providing vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamins C, D, E and K, and riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper and iodine. The adage that carrots are good for the eyes is true. They even contain lycopene and lutein, phytonutrients that protect from UVB radiation and free radical damage.

Cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are rich in omega-3s, especially EPA and DHA, which are widely known to be important to cellular health. DHA makes up 30 percent of the fatty acids that comprise the retina. The particularly high levels of omega3s in sardines add further protection to retinal health, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphurcontaining compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable.

Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon suggest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems.

Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin.

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Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals. Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response.

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What is your philosophy of life?

Be kind. Being kind is different from being nice. I spent my teens and 20s anxious to be nice, and all it gave me was a boatload of acquaintances and an inauthentic self. Nice aims to be popular.

Kindness is about doing the right thing: justice, fairness, patience, respect. Kindness is at the heart of why I’m a vegan, and why I’ve been arrested 16 times for civil disobedience supporting peace, equal rights and the environment. Being kind to myself inspires me to exercise and live healthfully.

How has activism forged your identity and inspired others?

I’ve been an activist since I was 7, when I wrote to President Nixon asking him to stop pollution. As a dedicated citizen, my mom boycotted companies

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that acted against her ethics. Growing up with such a role model, trying to make the world better came naturally. Walking my talk is a challenge I face daily as I choose what to buy, what to eat and how to be, and I also think it is the most effective way to encourage change in others.

What drives your commitment to a vegan diet?

I became a vegetarian when I was 14, after reading Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet, which taught me how eating meat was destructive to the planet. A couple of years later, I did a book report on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and learned the ethical reasons against eating animals. I stopped using cosmetics tested on animals when I was a teen and stopped wearing leather, wool and silk in my 20s. I finally gave up eating dairy in my late 40s, and I wish I’d done it earlier.

Although I did it to benefit animals, being vegan has enriched my life and changed the way I look at the world. The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion people in 35 years is if humankind stops raising animals for food, so my veganism is helping the planet, as well as my own health.

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My husband Ian and I go to bed early and generally get up with the sun. I’ve never consumed coffee, soda or alcohol, only water and protein shakes. I believe being a vegetarian, and now a vegan, has given me tons of energy. I also prioritize making time for my workout routine, and that helps me feel good every day.

I didn’t always have this serenity with my lifestyle and health. For a dozen years, until my late 20s, I struggled with bulimia. Becoming vegan improved my relationship with food, aligning my diet with my values, and I have never been more at peace with myself.

Why do you enjoy working out?

For me, being active is fun—not only because I feel good moving my body, but because I am also outside with friends, reading on a stationary bike or listening to favorite podcasts while stretching.

Six days a week, I do an hour of cardio; either swimming or the stationary bike. Every other day I practice yoga for at least 45 minutes to ensure that my back stays painfree. Once a week, I go hiking for two hours with friends, chatting the whole time, which all makes it worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. I walk whenever I’m on a conference call, either outside or at my tread desk, a simple treadmill under a standing desk; I’m walking on it when I’m reading or answering emails, too. It’s the best present I ever gave myself.

Like everyone, sometimes I don’t particularly feel like working out, but all these factors make it easier to start, and once I start, I’m always glad to be exercising.

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

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Protect Truth and Transparency in GMO Food Labeling On July 23, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 1599, known by supporters as the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and dubbed the “Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act” by opponents.

The bill removes the requirement that foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) be labeled as such, preventing consumers from the right to know whether or not the foods they purchase contain potentially harmful ingredients. If it becomes law, H.R. 1599 will preempt state labeling requirements, including the pioneering Vermont GMO labeling law scheduled to take effect next year.

First, a companion bill will have to clear the Senate. No date is set yet for this and the time to let our senators know that we want to protect truth and transparency on food labels and encourage them to oppose the DARK Act starts now.

Make the people’s voice heard by contacting local state senators, call 202-224-3121 and visit Tinyurl.com/ ContactYourSenatorToday.

Reverend Carol Landry “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

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Thursday, September 10 “Celebrating 125 Years of Prayer,” Unity World Day of Prayer, Special Prayer Service 7-8pm

“Daring Greatly” with books available.

6:30-8pm, Rev. Grace “Artist’s Way” 6:00-8:30 pm $20, enrollment required for small class size (call Renee at 512-573-5008)

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SURF TO TURF U.S. Farmed Seafood That’s Safe and Sustainable

by Judith Fertig

Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one reason why fish farms are appearing in unusual places—barramundi flourish on a Nebraska cattle ranch, shrimp in chilly Massachusetts and inland tilapia in Southern California.

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ith the demand for seafood outpacing what can safely be harvested in the wild, half the seafood we eat comes from aquaculture, says Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Yet, farmed seafood has a reputation for uneven quality and questionable farming practices. A primary reason is that much of what Americans buy comes from Asia, where aquaculture is less stringently managed. Meanwhile, domestic aquaculture provides only about 5 percent of the seafood consumed here, according to NOAA.

Safe Seafood Solutions

If we want to eat safer, sustainable, farmed seafood, there are two solutions. One is to purchase farmed fish raised in the U.S., says Sullivan. The agency’s FishWatch consumer informa24

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tion service assures: “If it’s harvested in the United States, it’s inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S. management process that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved and sustainable.”

Whole Foods Markets have found that farming seafood (aquaculture) can provide a consistent, high-quality, year-round supply of healthy and delicious protein. Accordingly, “When it’s done right, aquaculture can be environmentally friendly and offer a crucial way to supplement wild-caught fish supplies. On the other hand, poor farming practices such as the overuse of chemicals and antibiotics and those that cause water pollution and other negative impacts on the environment are bad news.”

A second solution is to consult with a trusted fishmonger that has high standards for flavor, health, safety, sustainability and environmental concerns.

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Chefs like Rick Moonen, who owns RM Seafood, in Las Vegas, are getting behind U.S. aquaculture farms that do it right, raising healthy, sustainable and delicious fish. Moonen recently became a brand ambassador for True North Salmon, a farm system that integrates the way nature keeps fish healthy and fresh. “They have a salmon farm near a mussel farm near a kelp farm, mimicking the way these three species interact in the wild,” says Moonen.

The best seafood farms take what geography and climate offer—ocean inlets, a natural spring and a natural depression in the land or indoor controlled freshwater tanks—and use clean feed.

With no antibiotics, non-GMO food (free of genetic modification) in the right ratio, good water quality and creative ways to use the effluent, they employ green farming practices to raise fish and shellfish that, in turn, are healthy to eat.

The Atlantic coasts of Maine and Canada are where families have been making their living from the sea for centuries, says Alan Craig, of Canada’s True North Salmon Company. “The fish are fed pellets made from all-natural, nonGMO sources with no dyes, chemicals or growth hormones added. Underwater cameras monitor the health of the fish to prevent overfeeding.”

True North Salmon follows a threebay system, similar to crop rotation on land. Each bay is designated for a particular age of fish: young salmon, market-ready fish and a fallow, or empty, bay, breaking the cycle of any naturally occurring diseases and parasites.

Robin Hills Farm, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers vegetable, meat, egg and fruit community supported agriculture, U-pick fruit and a pair of stocked farm ponds. Farm Manager Mitzi Koors explains that the ponds are a way to leverage natural resources, add another income stream and attract visitors.

“We first discovered a low-lying area that would become a beautiful pond with a little work,” Koors relates.

“We then expanded to two close ponds that don’t connect, to keep the older fish raised on at least six months of nonGMO organic feed separate from the newer fish. The ponds are spring fed, providing a great environment for trout.”

In northeastern Nebraska, five generations of the Garwood family have traditionally raised cattle and produced corn and tomatoes. To keep the farm thriving and sustainable, they have had to think outside the row crop. Today, they’re growing something new—barramundi, or Australian yellow perch. They built a warehouse that now holds 18, 10,000-gallon fish tanks full of growing fish. A Maryland company provides old-fashioned cow manure and leftover grain sorghum from area ethanol plants to create algae, naturally non-GMO, to use as biofuel and fish food. “People prefer to eat locally raised food, even if it’s fish in Nebraska,” says Scott Garwood.

The sophistication of closed containment systems like the Garwoods use means that chefs, too, can raise their own fish, besides growing their own herbs and vegetables. California Chef Adam Navidi, owner of the Oceans & Earth restaurant, in Yorba Linda, also runs nearby Future Foods Farms, encompassing 25 acres of herbs, lettuces, assorted vegetables and tank-raised tilapia. Baby greens, not GMO products, help feed the fish, while nitrates from the ammonia-rich fish waste fertilize the crops. The fish wastewater filters through the crops and returns to the fish tanks in an efficient, conservationdriven system that produces healthy, organic food.

“Someday, chefs will be known both by their recipes and the methods used to produce their food,” Navidi predicts.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

10 Seafood Choices to Feel Good About

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ccording to the nationally recognized Monterey Bay Aquarium’s SeafoodWatch.org, these farmed fish and shellfish are current Best Choices.

Under each fish or shellfish variety, check the Seafood Recommendations list for specific geographic areas, certified organic options, non-GMO feed, or other designations.

Arctic Char: The farmed variety, raised in closed-tank systems, produce little impact on local habitats in the Pacific Northwest.

Barramundi (Australian yellow perch): Look for it sourced from recirculating aquaculture systems in farms throughout the U.S. Catfish: Pond-farmed American catfish, found mainly near the Mississippi River, are some of the most sustainable fish available.

Crawfish: Domestic production centers mainly in Louisiana, grown in ponds on existing agricultural lands.

No feeds are added, but minimal fertilizer is used to support an aquatic food web that crawfish thrive on. As a native species, the potential impacts of escape are minimal.

Mussels: Most farmed mussels for sale in the U.S. hail from New England and the Pacific Northwest, or are imported from nations with stringent environmental regulations. The nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council independently certifies some of these mussel fisheries as sustainable.

Oysters: Nearly 95 percent of the oysters Americans eat are farmed in New England, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Oyster farms in the U.S. and throughout the world are well managed and produce a sustainable product.

Salmon: Before ordering, Seafood Watch recommends finding out where salmon originated by asking the local grocer or restaurant manager if it’s wild caught or farmed and its source.

Shrimp: Most caught or farmed in U.S. and Canada also qualify as a Seafood Watch Good Alternative.

However, avoid shrimp caught in Louisiana with otter trawls and in the Gulf of Mexico (except Florida) with skimmer trawls. All shrimp from recirculating aquaculture systems constitute a Best Choice.

Tilapia: Tank-farmed tilapia in the U.S. and Canada has become a popular standard.

Trout: Farmed rainbow trout from the U.S. gets a nod because it’s raised in environmentally friendly ways in spring-fed ponds.

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Books, movies, audiobooks, music. Almost everything is 25¢. Free. Bailey Cove Library, 1409 Weatherly Plaza SE, Huntsville. 256-881-0257.

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Monte Sano Art Festival – 9am-5pm. Featuring many of our region’s finest artists along with more great food, music and one of the most beautiful venues in the Southeast. $5 parking. Monte Sano State Park, 5105 Nolen Ave, Huntsville. Contact: Amy Mayfield, 256-519-2787 or AMayfield@ ArtsHuntsville.org.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Madison County College and Career Fair Parents Night – 6-8pm. Meet representatives from more than 80 public and private colleges and universities. Free.

UAH University Fitness Center, 500 John Wright Dr, Huntsville.

Landscape for Life: The Role of Soil in a Sustainable Garden – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn how to work with nature in your garden, no matter where you live. $15 members, $20 non-members. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. 256-830-4447.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 LearningQUEST Public Program: Burritt on the Mountain – 12-1pm. An educational overview of Burritt on the Mountain. The focus is on the current programs and festivals with a special emphasis on our newest additions, including a replica of a Rosenwald Schoolhouse. Free. Huntsville Main Library, 915 Monroe St. 256-532-5940.

Concert on the Dock – 6-9pm. The Solid Red plays house band to guest musician Spoken Nerd from Nashville, TN. Family and pet friendly. Free.

Parking $2. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Yoga by the River – 9-10am. Enjoy a relaxing, yet energizing, morning of Yoga taught by Whitnye Rose beside the gentle flowing waters of the Flint River. Bring your Yoga mat or a towel. Cancelled if inclement weather. Free. Hays Nature Preserve, 7161 U.S. Hwy 431 South, Owens Cross Roads, AL.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 10th Annual Caribbean Day at the Park – 126pm. An introduction to Caribbean culture, cuisine and lifestyle in a family-friendly atmosphere. Enjoy Caribbean cuisine, Caribbean entertainment, live music, arts and crafts, kids’ activities. Bring a lawn chair. Free. Stoner Field Park, 3715 Bragg St NW, Huntsville. 256-429-8145. CanaOnline.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Junior Master Gardener: Learn Grow, Eat & GO! Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 – 9:30-11:30am.

Each weekly class combines a lesson, gardening activities, fresh food tastings and student garden journals to increase basic knowledge of nutrition through vegetable gardening. $10. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. 256-837-4344.

LearningQUEST Public Program: Bridging the Global Gap – 10-11:30am. Lessons Learned About Developing Relationships and the Power of Music in South Africa. With Nancy Hamilton. Free. Huntsville Main Library, 915 Monroe St. 256-532-5940.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Successful Water Practices and the Role of Plants in a Sustainable Garden – 6:30-7:30pm.

Learn how to make all of the pieces fit together in a landscape that is both beautiful and functional. $15 members, $20 non-members. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. 256-830-4447.

Celebrating 125 Years of Prayer – 7-8pm. Unity World Day of Prayer at Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. UnityOn TheMountain.org.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Concert on the Dock – 6-9pm. Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart are a Nashville based duo combining complex acoustic rhythms with vocals full of heart and soul. Free. Parking $2. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

The Road to Spiritual Freedom: A History – 7:308pm. Inspiring stories and insights from Harold Klemp, spiritual leader and acclaimed author of more than sixty books on Eckankar. Discover some of the milestones on your road to spiritual freedom.

Free. WOW (Knology) Cable Channel 11. 256-5341751. Eck-Alabama.org.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Intro to Essential Oils – 6:30-8pm (9/17 and 9/22).

Learn about what essential oils are, how they are made, and how to safely use them. Door prizes to be given away. Come experience the oils for yourself. Free. Decatur Healing Arts, 1900 Flint Rd SE, Decatur. Reservations required: Cindy@ SpecializedNailCare.com or 256-476-6537.

Successful Plant Practices and the Role of Plants in a Sustainable Garden – 6:30-7:30pm.

Learn how to make all of the pieces fit together in a landscape. $15 members, $20 non-members.

Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. 256-830-4447.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Concert on the Dock – 6-9pm. Hailing from Birmingham, Dead Balloons brings an original taste of Rock n roll that has been missing for years. Free.

Parking $2. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville. 256-533-0399.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Friends of the Bailey Cove Library Used Book Sale – 9am-4:30pm (Sat), 1pm-4:30pm (Sun).

Gina Percifull Art Show – 9am-5pm. Gina’s collages, assemblages, paintings, and other mixed media pieces often include recycled and repurposed materials. Her bold use of color and shape create fun and engaging pieces. Free. The Little Green Store, 820 Monte Sano Blvd, Huntsville.

256-539-9699.

Light Worker’s Celebration – 10am-5pm. Celebrate the divine love in all. Speakers, Intuitive Readers, Quantum Touch, Animal Guides, Runes, Spiritual Empaths, Aura Portraits, Local Artists, Vendors, and a Food Truck. Admission $5. The Dream Maker, 4004 Triana Blvd SW, Huntsville.

Info: M.K. Honeycutt 256-348-7763 or Melissa Posey 256-652-5125.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 How to Restore Your Health and Well-Being Using Essential Oils – 12pm and 7pm. With Dr. Jamie Bunis and Kim Erickson. Free. Dr. Jamie’s Wellness Center, 917 Merchant’s Walk, Ste A, Huntsville.

256-434-7977.

Successful Materials Practices and the Role of Plants in a Sustainable Garden – 6:30-7:30pm.

Learn how to make all of the pieces fit together in a landscape. $15 members, $20 non-members.

Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. 256-830-4447.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Concert on the Dock – 6-9pm. Free. Opposite Box is a genre-bending experimental rock band from Chattanooga, TN known for combining high energy live shows with seamless blend of jazz, rock, funk, punk and prog. Free. Parking $2. Lowe Mill East Dock, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Huntsville Obedience Training Club’s 13th Annual Dog Fair – 9am-3pm. Attractions include demonstrations, competitions, and performances by dogs, a microchipping clinic ($25/dog), and lots of games, prizes, and adoptable dogs. All dogs must be on a leash. Free with $5 parking. Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville. 256-534-7640.

6th Annual International Festival of North Alabama – 9:30am-5pm. International Cuisine Food Trucks, Countries Exhibitions, Open Air Market, Live Music and Children’s Activities. Free. University Fitness Center, 500 John Wright Dr NW, Huntsville.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 How to Keep Your Pets Healthy, Happy and Save Money Using Essential Oils – 12pm and 7pm.

With Dr. Jamie Bunis and Kim Erickson. Free. Dr. Jamie’s Wellness Center, 917 Merchant’s Walk, Ste A, Huntsville. 256-434-7977.

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fruits, herbs, and organically raised beef, pork, chicken and eggs, and more. Church of the Nativity, 304 Eustis Ave, Huntsville. 256-682-4429.

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Youth Group – 6:30-7:30pm. 10 years old and up.

Snack provided. Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271.

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Thursday Night Swing – 6:30-10pm. Swing dance lesson, 6:30pm; Dance 7:30pm. $5 covers lesson and dance. Lowe Mill/Flying Monkey, 2nd Floor Theatre, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville.

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

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

Revealing Service – 9:45am. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

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Celebration Service – 10:30am. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

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.

256-895-0255.

Unity Church on the Mountain Worship Service – 11am, with Adult Discussion at 9:30am. Unity is a positive path for spiritual living. Rev. Carol Landry.

1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. UnityOnThe 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. 256-895-0255.

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Laughter Yoga – 1-2pm. Laughter Yoga utilizes laughter as an exercise in a group. Benefits include increased oxygen levels, relaxation, increased blood circulation, and a joyous feeling. Led by Tristan Riabo, certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Free. 4703 Wellington Pt, Huntsville. Tristan.Riabo@gmail.com.

monday Beginner’s Class Tai Chi – 9:30-10:30am. $10 per class. Monte Sano Methodist Church administrative building, 601 Monte Sano Blvd SE, Huntsville. Register with Lynn at the Yurt Garden, 256-424-2221.

tuesday Latham UMC Farmers’ Market – 3-6pm. Buy from farmers who sell the fruit, vegetables, meat, and poultry grown on their own farms. Latham United Methodist Church, 109 Weatherly Rd SE, Huntsville.

Tuesday Farmers Market at Meridianville – 4-7pm. Fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, soap, fiber arts, flowers, Artisan Bread, honey, flowers, jelly, jams and more. First Baptist Church of Meridianville, 175 Monroe R, Meridianville, AL. Meditation – 6pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-883-8596. CSLHuntsville.org.

Prayer and Meditation Hour – 7-8pm. Led by Rev. Clifford Stocking and assisted by Rebecca Oxford.

Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271. UnityOnThe Mountain.org.

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saturday BodyFlow – 6-7pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Yoga/Pilates/Tai Chi-based exercise class that builds strength, tones your body and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Part of the Les Mills Fitness Program. $10/class and no contract. New participants are always welcome. Madison Ballroom, 9076 Madison Blvd, Suite E, Madison, AL. 256-461-1900. MadisonBallroom.com.

wednesday Satsang – 6:30pm. Through group discussion and inquiry, we reveal the innate wisdom of the one presence living life as each one of us. Meditation 6pm.

Led by Rev. David Leonard. Center for Spiritual Living, 308 Lily Flagg Rd, Huntsville. 256-8838596. CSL-Huntsville.org.

“Daring Greatly” Class – 6:30-8pm. Become courageous in the way we live, by learning to live fully and vibrantly. Taught by Rev. Grace Gifford.

Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. UnityOnTheMountain.org.

Artist’s Way Class – 6:30-8:30pm. A living authentic art class for all levels. $20. Enrollment required for small class size; call Renee at 512-573-5008.

Unity Church on the Mountain, 1328 Governors Dr SE, Huntsville. 256-536-2271. UnityOnThe Mountain.org.

thursday HealthWorks Farmers Market – 7:30am-12pm.

Fresh & local produce, delicious artisan breads, herbs, gourmet slaw, cheese, jams, jellies and more.

Cash and checks only. Plaza Resource Center Tram Station at Huntsville Hospital, 101 Governors Dr. Greene Street Market at Nativity – 4-7pm. Meet farmers and find fresh, locally-grown vegetables,

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Bailey Cove Farmers Market – 8am-12pm. Locally grown fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, flowers and other locally produced products. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 12200 Bailey Cove Rd, Huntsville.

Madison City Farmers Market – 8am-12pm.

Fresh produce, handmade treasures, and local live music featured each week. Trinity Baptist Church, 1088 Hughes Rd, Madison.

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 for sale. Admission free. Flying Monkey Arts Center at Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Dr, Huntsville.

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 9/5). Huntsville ECK Center, 900 Wellman Ave NE #3 (near Five Points). 256-5341751. Eck-Alabama.org.

Ballroom Dance Party – 7:30-10pm. Beginner group class 7:30-8pm, introduction to different ballroom dances each week. Practice dance party 8-10pm, for all levels of dancers. No partner needed. $10/person for group class and party. Madison Ballroom, 9076 Madison Blvd Suites C/D, Madison, AL. 256-461-1900. MadisonBallroom.com.

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Learn more about essential oils, their uses and how to safely use them. Classes held monthly or schedule your class with friends and family. For more information call or email. See ad, page 29.

FAMILY MEDICINE MADISON FAMILY CARE

Chad Gilliam, M.M.S. PA-C 1230 Slaughter Road, Suite C, Madison, AL 256-722-0555 MadisonFamilyCare.com Madison Family Care provides medical care for patients of all ages and uniquely blends Natural and Prescription medicines together to help speed the patient’s recovery. Madison Family Care is the patient’s clinic of choice when they would like to understand how natural medicines work along with prescription drugs.

Wellness Weekends with Dr. Natalie Lenoir-Blackman September 19-20, 2015 Call 205-907-9442 to schedule appointment Dr. Natalie Lenoir-Blackman is a local veterinarian whose passion is to bring about healing and wholeness in our animal friends using a combination of conventional and alternative modalities of medicine.

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FENG SHUI FENG SHUI BY TRUDI GARDNER 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.

FOOD CO-OP

HEALTH & FITNESS HEAD-TO-TOE TRAINING 8006 Madison Pike, Ste 5 Madison, AL • 256-772-2006 HeadToToe@knology.net Head-To-Toe.com

Plentiful Produce is a volunteer food cooperative bringing quality produce and other items to co-op participants at the lowest possible prices. Weekly produce baskets $20. A la carte local raw honey and produce. Five Saturday pickup locations across Madison County.

FOOT CARE SPECIALIZED NAIL CARE

1900 Flint Rd SE Decatur, AL 35601 256-476-6537 Cindy@SpecializedNailCare.com Nail care for those that need more than just a pedicure.

Physicians order required for care. Care includes footbath, trimming nails, thinning of thick nails, and removal of calluses and corns. For more information call or email. See ad, page 20.

HAIR SALON

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.

HEALTH FOOD & SUPPLEMENTS

JIN SHIN JYUTSU®

PEARLY’S NATURAL FOOD & MERCANTILE

JIN SHIN JYUTSU OF HUNTSVILLE

Herbs and blends, both cooking and therapeutic. Beer and wine making supplies.

Supplements. Essential and fragrance oils. Flours, grains, nuts and much more. Family owned since 1972. Mention this ad and receive 10% off.

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. See ad, page 9.

2818 B Governors Dr Huntsville, AL 35805 256-534-6233

HOMEOPATHIC CONSULTANT JOAN SCOTT LOWE

1901 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. South Birmingham, AL 35209 205-871-1288 Joan@HomeopathyForWellness.com HomeopathyForWellness.com Call or email Joan Scott Lowe, Homeopathic Wellness Consultant, to determine your individual constitutional remedy, the FDA-approved nontoxic homeopathic remedy based on the totality of your mental, emotional, and physical condition, chosen according to the Law of Similars (“like heals like”).

Achieve wellness and freedom from illness!

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

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HYPNOTHERAPY CENTER FOR INNER WELLNESS Becky Waters Certified Hypnotherapist and Professional Breathworker 3322 S. Memorial Parkway, Suite 643 Huntsville, AL • 256-348-5236

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.

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

A Mind/Body Training Center specializing in Core Training, Corrective and Therapeutic.

Offering all facets of training: group and personal. Pilates (both matwork and apparatus), Thai/yoga massage, Flowmotion, PilatEASE, CoreABS and more! Membership packages available.

PLENTIFUL PRODUCE

256-469-VEGG (8344) PlentifulProduce@gmail.com PlentifulProduce.org

MARSHA MATHES

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. See ad, page 13.

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Sandra Cope Huntsville 256-534-1794 256-509-3540

MASSAGE DIXIE PHILLIPS (LMT #2151)

Dixie’s Sunrise Massage Therapy 3313 Memorial Parkway, Ste #116 Huntsville, AL 35801 256-585-0504 • Hoss2ride@otelco.net Dixie’s Sunrise Massage Therapy: Come in and experience Dixie’s Combo. This is not the typical massage. MediCupping Therapy is used to relax muscles and increase the blood flow, which accelerates healing. It is also effective on bloating, scars, Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, migraine or tension headaches. See details on services, rates, and possible help with your Tissue Issues at DixiesSunrise.MassageTherapy.com.

MENTAL HEALTH CARE TREE OF LIFE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

256-278-2802 TreeOfLifeBehavioral.com TreeOfLifeBehavioral@gmail.com At Tree of Life Behavioral Health, we believe that quality mental health care should be available to all people who need it. We offer counseling and medication management to families, children, adolescents, and adults on a sliding scale to meet all income needs.

Don’t let yourself suffer any longer!

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES Dr. Deb Gilliam, N.M.D. 1230 Slaughter Rd, Ste E, Madison, AL 256-325-0955

SPIRITUAL APRIL BLU

Lightworker at The Heart Space 513 Pratt Ave 901-652-5338

Dr. Deb treats a variety of health problems using natural means.

She looks for why people have symptoms and treats the root cause of those symptoms. Dr. Deb is highly regarded in the integrative and natural approach to wellness. Every patent is unique, and she individualizes treatment for their optimal wellness. See ad, page 21.

PAINTING & REPAIRS CUSTOM PAINTING & RESTORATION Jasen Tehan 256-656-4238 Jasen.Tehan@yahoo.com

Specialize in interior and exterior painting. All types of repairs.

Call for your free estimate today.

REIKI LIGHT JOURNEY REIKI

Barbara Caioli, RM 7500 Memorial Pkwy SW, Ste 114 Huntsville AL • 256-716-8419 LightJourneyReiki.com

Spiritual Insight, Guidance and Healing using Cards, Golden Light Energy and Prayer.

Sessions are $1 per minute (cash) and include a Joyful phone consultation. Small group meeting room with kitchen and bathroom available for $11/hour.

Blessings and Love.

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION JACI HOGUE

256-656-4108 JaciHogue@gmail.com 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.

SUSAN K. JEFFREYS

The body is your temple.

ONGOING SERVICES AND CLASSES! New Thought Classes

Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00pm Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm

Revealing Services Sundays 9:45am

Celebration Services Sundays 10:30am

Meditation

Advanced Practitioner Lic.#249 Dr. Ida P. ROLF method 525 Fountain Row 256-508-3351 • RolfGuild.org Serving Huntsville since 1995

Reiki refers to the universal life force energy that is found in everything. Reiki works through gentle, focused touch or intention for the purpose of healing and balance. Light Journey Reiki offers healings as wells as Certification Workshops.

A Spiritual Community supporting the practice of knowing God in the heart of every person.

Tuesdays & Wednesdays 6:00pm

“When the body gets working appropriately, then the force of gravity can flow through. Then spontaneously, the body heals itself.” —Ida P. Rolf. See ad, page 6.

Satsang

Wednesdays 6:30pm

Rev. David Leonard

Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

Transforming Lives and Making the World a Better Place

~B.K.S. Iyengar

www.cslhuntsville.org

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