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Healing the Climate, Healing Ourselves Why We Personally Need a Healthy Planet

Changing Our Diet To Cool The Climate

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elcome to the April issue of Seattle Natural Awakenings magazine! In this issue we explore climate change. It’s a daunting topic and many people I know feel discouraged after considering the evidence and its consequences: rising ocean levels threatening coastal cities, changing weather patterns, huge swaths of the planet rendered uninhabitable for millions. We’re left with the question ‘what am I to do?’ It’s a difficult question. On one hand, recycling and living sustainably is clearly a very good idea, but it’s not enough–studies show consumer efforts have little impact on overall climate trends, the vast majority of which are being driven by industries: a 2013 study in the journal Climate Change showed just 90 companies are responsible for two-thirds of carbon emissions. If composting our kitchen scraps is good but can’t save us, what can? Real solutions are needed on an institutional scale. For example, retooling our laws to promote worker-owned cooperatives that minimize waste, shifting agricultural production locally, reexamining how much food and how many consumer products are overproduced and never used, and other measures designed to reduce unnecessary impact. Climate activism is political activism, and the chance to make a difference and make our voices heard should give us hope. There’s lots to explore in this issue–enjoy! To your health and happiness,

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eattle area children are invited to get moving and shaking to dances from around the world. From April 7-13, taking place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Northwest Folklife will offer Movin’ Around the World, a free program encouraging kids and their families to experience cultures of the world through dance. Led by experienced teaching artists, each day has a different cultural theme and includes workshops and performances from master musicians, dancers, and dance troupes. Additional hands-on activities will be offered, along with vendors and more “It’s a chance for families to discover the rich cultural traditions of our big neighborhood,” says Kelli Faryar, executive artistic director of Northwest Folklife. “The Pacific Northwest is home to an extraordinary group of communities—ethnic, familial, occupational, religious, and regional—and we believe it is important to celebrate and help sustain the traditions of all of those groups,” she continues. “Doing so revitalizes people and communities and helps preserve cultural heritage for years to come.” Northwest Folklife has presented their annual festival every year since 1972 over Memorial Day Weekend in Seattle, presenting over 5000 performers drawn from over 100 cultural communities from around Seattle. “We believe that when people share their way of life, opportunities are created to dissolve misunderstandings, break down stereotypes and increase respect for one another,” Faryar finishes. Moving Around The World takes place at the Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle April 7-13, taking place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Free. For more information: folklife@nwfolklife.org.

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he 2nd Annual Camano Island Historic Sites Tour runs April 6 - 8 in Stanwood and Camano Island. The history tour features over a dozen historic sites including hundredyear old buildings, schoolhouses, barns, churches and parks. Special activities include Old Downtown Stanwood walking tours, a big band dance, butter churning demonstrations, a spelling bee, history talks, docent-led tours and more. Free Charter Bus History Tours are offered twice a day on Saturday and Sunday. (Reservations Required - see web site) The guided bus tours are 2.5 hours long and visit several Camano Island historical sites including English Boom, Camano Pioneer Cemetary, Utsalady Vista Point, Camano City Schoolhouse, Cama Beach Historical State Park and Camano Island State Park. The Camano Historic Sites Tour is a free event. “It’s a great opportunity to tour the historic buildings and meet the people who are working hard to preserve the history on the island,” said Gayle Picken, who is helping to promote the event.”It’s a fun event for the whole family.” The tour kicks off Friday evening with history talks on how Camano Island State Park was built in one day by community volunteers and the discovery of an Art Colony that formed on Camano Island during the early 1900’s Arts & Crafts Movement. Maps and a full schedule of events can be found on CamanoHistoricSites.com.

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Free and fun for the whole family, this selfguided tour features healthier and greener new single-family, multi-family, tiny homes and remodels in the greater Seattle area.

he eighth annual 2018 Northwest Green Home Tour takes place April 28 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the greater Seattle area. Organizers encourage attendees to visit for inspiration from projects in all shades of light to deep green,

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from backyard cottages and kitchen remodels to new homes built with cutting-edge green features. Attendees will see and learn first-hand how neighbors are generating their own electricity with solar panels, lowering their energy bills with insulation, and creating healthier home environments for their families with better building materials and systems, as well as have the opportunity to learn from experts and really understand “what makes it green” on this education focused tour. This year’s tour, presented by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild and Greenhome Solutions, features a broad range of dwellings: the first ever multifamily Passive House in the state, two Net Zero Energy homes, an Emerald Star Home, Energy Star DADU (detached accessory dwelling unit), a RainWise garden home, two backyard cottages, several Built Green® certified homes and many others. As always, there will be commercial Sustainability Stops at participating businesses and organizations along the way. The NW EcoBuilding Guild is a community of construction-related professionals and homeowners concerned with ecological building in the Pacific Northwest. Tickets for both days of the tour are a $10 suggested donation. For more information: NWGreenHomeTour.org.

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The seminar takes place May 5-8 at the Double Tree by Hilton Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd, Seattle. Four day package/$800 early registration, $850 after April 14. Three day advanced course $650/$700 (prerequisites required), repeat attendees all four days $650. For more information, contact Kay Sassani at 800-368-0973 or info@i-hrt.com or visit www.i-hrt.com.

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he Institute for Harmonic Resonance Technology is bringing the HoloSynchronous Energetic Technology Systems (Holo-SETS) seminar to Seattle May 5 to 8, 2018. The seminar will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton Seattle Airport. Attendees will learn Holo-SETS directly from consciousness technology developer Dr. Richard Bartlett. This seminar embodies Dr. Bartlett’s 25 years of knowledge and the wisdom of his master teachers. Students will learn to work with conditions and patterns and how to apply specific solutions and modules to create a new, healthy and vital state of being. There is no prerequisite required to attend this course.

r. Matt James of Empowerment Partnership is bringing neurolinguistic practitioner training to the Seattle area April 5-8. Described as a user manual for your conscious and unconscious mind, neurolinguistic programming is used by many successful people to bring about immediate and effective changes in life, according to Dr. James. “NLP is the study of excellent communication, both with yourself, and with others,” Dr. James says. “NLP is a set of tools and techniques for achieving your goals and producing specific results you desire in your life on a consistent basis.” The four day training takes place at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Lynnwood and is $194. Natural Awakenings readers are invited to save $50 on registration with promo code NA2018.

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Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less

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When overweight adults exchange refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tend to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and experience a reduction in inflammation, the journal Gut reports. Researchers from Denmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Food Institute and the University of Copenhagen studying 50 adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease found that test volunteers realized these benefits by eating whole grains, and rye in particular.

Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms High-Fat Diet Risks Multiple Sclerosis Relapse A high-fat diet increases the risk of relapse of multiple sclerosis in children by as much as 56 percent, reports The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. A multi-university study of 219 children also found that each 10 percent increase in saturated fat as a share of total calories tripled the risk of relapse. Inversely, each additional cup of vegetables per week cut the risk of the disease by 50 percent.

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Ingesting a combination of five herbs while making healthy lifestyle changes significantly reduced symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in a recent Australian study of 122 women published in Phytotherapy Research. The herbs were Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon), Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), Hypericum perforatum (St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wort), Paeonia lactiflora (peony) and Tribulus terrestris (tribulus). Menstrual cycles returned to normal duration for 55 percent of the women, and significant improvements occurred in body mass index, pregnancy rates, hormones, insulin sensitivity and blood pressure. Subjects also exhibited less depression, anxiety and stress.

A Harvard study of 325 women undergoing fertility treatments found that those consuming the most produce high in pesticide residues, such as strawberries, spinach and grapes, were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth compared to women eating the least amount of pesticide-laden produce. Study co-author Dr. Jorge Chavarro suggests that women trying to conceive should eat organic produce or low-pesticide choices like avocados, onions and oranges. 8

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Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk

People that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in Neurology. Following 321 people over age 60 for 12 years, Australian researchers found that those that developed dementia spent an average of 17 percent of their sleep time in REM sleep, compared to 20 percent for others. It also took them longer to get to that dream-generating stage.

Nature Videos Calm Prisoners

Maximum-security prison inmates in Oregon that spent an hour a day for a year watching nature videos were involved in 26 percent fewer violent acts compared with fellow inmates, and reported feeling significantly calmer, less irritable and more empathetic. The University of Utah study, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, states, “An estimated 5.3 million Americans live or work in nature-deprived venues. Such removal from nature can result in an ‘extinction of experience’ that can further lead to disinterest or disaffection toward natural settings, or even biophobia (fear of the natural environment). People that infrequently or never spend time in nature will be deprived of the numerous physical and emotional benefits that contact with nature affords.”

Air Pollution Linked to Psychological Distress Air pollution takes a toll on mental health, University of Washington researchers have concluded. By linking health data for 6,000 people to census tracts, they found that people living in areas with the highest levels of airborne fine particulate matter scored 17 percent higher in measures of psychological distress, including sadness, nervousness and hopelessness. The higher the level of particulates— emitted by car engines, fireplaces and fossil fuel power plants—the greater the impact.

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A study published in the journal Science found that forests across Asia, Latin America and Africa release 468 tons of carbon per year, equivalent to nearly 10 percent of the annual U.S. carbon footprint. Thus, tropical forests may no longer be acting as carbon sinks and could be releasing more carbon than they store. Lead author Alessandro Baccini, with the Woods Hole Research Center, in Massachusetts, says, “These findings provide the world with a wake-up call on forests. If we’re to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels, we need to drastically reduce emissions and greatly increase forests’ ability to absorb and store carbon.” Researchers think nearly 70 percent of this loss of carbon storage capacity is caused by small-scale degradation from logging, drought and wildfire. Researchers say that policies to curb deforestation, reduce degradation and restore the integrity of the land could turn forests back into carbon sinks.

Distributed Power Energy Users Control Own Supplies

Some municipalities spend between 20 and 40 percent of their annual budgets on the energy needed to operate wastewater treatment plants. The city of Thousand Oaks, California, has transformed their biggest energy user into an energy generator. Across the U.S., energy users of all sizes are taking control of their power supply and relieving stress from the grid. That’s the idea behind distributed energy. Atlantic Re:think and Siemens have partnered to explore this burgeoning energy revolution. View a video at Tinyurl.com/ TheThousandOaksSolution.

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Solar energy is now the cheapest form of new energy in dozens of countries, with record-setting solar farms being built worldwide. Researchers have been investigating ways to make transparent solar panels that resemble glass that could be used as window panels at the same time as converting the light that shines on them into electricity. “Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new solar applications,” explains materials scientist Richard Lunt, Ph.D., from Michigan State University. “We analyzed their potential and show that by harvesting only invisible light, these devices have the potential of generating a similar amount of electricity as rooftop solar while providing additional functionality to enhance the efficiency of buildings, automobiles and mobile electronics.” As reported in Nature Energy, his team has developed a transparent, luminescent, solar concentrator that looks like clear glass, covered in small, organic molecules adept at capturing only ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths of light. The visible light that enables human vision isn’t obstructed, so we can see through the cell. If scaled up to cover the billions of square feet of glass surfaces throughout the U.S., it could potentially supply about 40 percent of our country’s energy needs.

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France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers

French President Emmanuel Macron awarded 18 climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere millions of euros in grants to relocate to his country for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidential term. Macron’s “Make Our Planet Great Again” grants are meant to counter Trump’s intent on the climate change front following his declaration to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. One winner, Camille Parmesan, of the University of Texas at Austin, who is working at an experimental ecology station in the Pyrenees charting how human-made climate change is affecting wildlife, says that in the U.S., “You are having to hide what you do.”

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Transforming Plastics

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Mobile Trashpresso Turns Trash into Tiles

UK furniture and design company Pentatonic has invented the Trashpresso, a solar-powered, mini-recycling plant that transforms plastic waste into usable architectural tiles. Pentatonic doesn’t use raw goods that create excess waste because they are committed to using materials for their products that incorporate some element of recycling, says co-founder Johann Bodecker. They want their products to be reusable, too, so they don’t use glues, resins, paints or formaldehydes to create them, a philosophy that influences all company decisions. The Trashpresso can be used in offthe-grid places where traditional recycling plants would be impractical. It sorts, shreds and compresses trash into plastic fibers to create fully formed tiles. The invention has attracted the attention of companies that want to reduce their own contribution to plastic waste and ocean pollution. Starbucks UK, for example, has commissioned Pentatonic to turn their coffee shop waste into furniture, including bean bag chairs produced from plastic bottles and cups.

Waxworm Wonders

Waxworms, a type of caterpillar, are vexing to beekeepers because they devour the wax that bees use to build honeycombs. It turns out that they can do the same to plastic. Ongoing worldwide research reveals several types of bacteria found in waxworms that digest some kinds of plastic at rates that vary from weeks to months. Scientist Federica Bertocchini, at the Spanish National Research Council, mashed up a quantity of the greater wax moth and applied the paste to polyethylene. After half a day, about 13 percent of the plastic had disappeared. She collaborated with biochemists at the University of Cambridge to analyze this chemical decomposition of the plastic. They discovered that some of the substance is converted into ethylene glycol, a sign that it was genuinely being degraded. The carbon-to-carbon bonds found in polyethylene are also present in the wax that the caterpillars eat. Susan Selke, director of the Michigan State University School of Packaging, remarks, “The hunt for organisms that can degrade plastics is on. Right now, we don’t have a good solution for dealing with the plastics that are piling up on our planet.” monticelloSefa Kaya

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Caterpillars Offer Clues to Plastic Cleanup

Just 100 Companies Emit Most Global Emissions

In July 2017, historic new research from environmental nonprofit CDP, in collaboration with the Climate Accountability Institute, revealed in The Carbon Majors Report that 71 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions since 1988 can be traced to just 100 fossil fuel producers. It’s the first in a series of planned publications to improve transparency and highlight the role companies and their investors could play in tackling climate change. Offenders ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Chevron are among the highestemitting investor-owned companies. If fossil fuels continue to be extracted at the same rate for the next 28 years as they were between 1988 and 2017, global average temperatures would be on course to rise by 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of this century, likely causing catastrophic consequences, including substantial species extinction and global food scarcity risks. Read the report at Tinyurl.com/ CarbonTop100List.

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ou are invited to the NW Mind Body Spirit Connection on Saturday, April 21st from 10 am to 5 pm at the Hilton Bellevue. A keynote panel featuring some of your favorite radio show hosts from KKNW 1150 AM will be there including Dena Marie of Lift Your Spirits with Dena Marie, Sunny Joy McMillon of Sunny in Seattle, Susie Hindle Kher of Radiantly You and Martha Childress of Natural Choice Network. They will be discussing current trends in health, wellness and sustainability and will answer questions from the audience.

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Why a Warming Planet is Harming Our Health by Lisa Marshall

had changed a lot since I was kid. But amantha Ahdoot’s son Isaac was 9 it really didn’t hit home until that day years old when he collapsed from that climate change could affect my the heat while playing clarinet at health and the health of my children band camp. It had been a record-hot personally,” recalls Ahdoot. “I summer following a mild winter and realized it would be a early spring, and Dr. Ahdoot, an Alexbetrayal of my duty andria, Virginia, pediatrician, had alas a pediatrician ready noticed a string of unusual cases: to sit back and do A toddler had contracted Lyme disease nothing about it.” in the once tick-free region of Northern Maine. A teenager had suffered an asthma attack in February, a full month beHealth Care Alert fore she usually started taking allergy Ahdoot, now a vocal climate change medicine. A displaced grade-schooler activist, is among a growing number from out of town arrived traumatized of healthcare professionals that have after fleeing a hurricane-ravaged home begun to reframe climate with her family. But it wasn’t until she change not as a concern for saw her son laying on a gurney in the elsewhere or the future, emergency room with an IV in his arm but as a pressing U.S. that she fully connected the dots. public health issue today. “I was aware that the weather In one recent survey of Seattle SeattleAwakenings.com 16

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1,200 allergists, 48 percent said climate change is already affecting their patients a “great deal” or a “moderate amount.” In another survey of lung specialists, 77 percent said they were seeing patient symptoms grow more severe due to worsening climate-related air quality. In a sweeping review published last October in The Lancet medical journal, a team of healthcare professionals proclaimed that the human symptoms of climate change are “unequivocal and potentially irreversible,” noting that since 2000, the number of people in the United States exposed to heat waves annually has risen by about 14.5 million, and the number of natural disasters annually has increased 46 percent. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also begun to weigh in with a Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative to help local health departments brace for everything from the hazardous air quality associated with more forest fires to the spread of vector-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile as the range and season of mosquitoes and ticks expands. Meanwhile, groups like the newly formed and expansive Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, to which Ahdoot belongs, are being proactive. Its doctors are greening their offices, swapping cars for bikes, buses or carpooling, lobbying lawmakers and encouraging their patients to undertake measures to prevent the problem from worsening. In the process, they say, they might even improve their own health. “We want the public to understand that climate change is not just about polar bears or re-

ceding glaciers in the Arctic, but also about our children and our health here and now,” says Ahdoot.

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Flora and Fauna Issues During the past century, average temperatures have increased between 1.3 and 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit, with annual increases accelerating in recent years as 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017 all set records for ambient heat. Such rising temperatures, combined with increased rain and record-high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, can have a significant impact on plants— both those that irritate or nourish us, says Howard Frumkin, a medical doctor who co-authored the Lancet report and teaches environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington, in Seattle. Wild, allergy-inducing plants like ragweed and poison ivy are flourishing. Poison ivy is growing faster, larger and more toxic as excess carbon prompts it to produce more of its rash-inducing compound, urushiol. “We are seeing the season for ragweed productivity expanding, with pollen levels rising higher and earlier and lasting longer by several weeks,” advises Frumkin. In 2016, residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, endured a ragweed season that was 21 days longer than in 1990. Other, desirable crops, like grains, do worse in hotter carbon-rich climes, producing less protein and other nutrients, Frumkin notes. Meanwhile, bugs are thriving, with longer seasons and wider ranges in which to reproduce. Mosquitoes’ capacity to transmit dengue fever—the world’s fastest-growing mosquito-borne illness—has risen by 11 percent since 1950, more than half of that just since 1990, according to the Lancet report.

Further, the tick that carries Lyme disease is now present in 46 percent of U.S. counties, up from 30 percent in 1998. “My physician colleagues used to treat two or three cases a month during tick season,” says Dr. Nitin Damle, a physician at South County Internal Medicine, in Wakefield, Rhode Island. “Now each of us sees 40 to 50 new cases each season.”

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Rising heat can also aggravate lung conditions because it promotes the production of ozone, a major lung irritant. With prolonged heat often come wildfires. When one burned for three months in North Carolina in a recent summer, researchers discovered that residents of counties affected by the smoke plume showed a 50 percent increase in emergency trips due to respiratory illness. Like Isaac, more kids are ending up in hospitals due to soaring temperatures, with U.S. emergency room visits for heat illnesses up by 133 percent between 1997 and 2006. Ahdoot recalls a young football player from Arkansas that showed signs of weakness and fatigue during practice, but wasn’t treated right away. He ended up with heat stroke, kidney failure and pulmonary edema and ultimately required kidney dialysis. “Every summer now, I see the impacts of increasing temperatures and heat waves on kids,” she says. Climate change can also impact mental health, according to a recent review by the American Psychological Association. Exposure to natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Plus, according to research institutions including the University of California, San Diego, and Iowa State University, chronic heat, especially at night, can interfere with sleep and even lead to aggressive behavior. Then there’s the worry about what to do about it, and whether it will be enough. “When you talk with people about what is affecting them, climate is definitely one of the things stressing them out,” says Thomas Doherty, Psy.D., a psychologist in Portland, Oregon. “There’s a sense of mystery and powerlessness around it that weighs on people.”

Fresh Perspective, New Hope Mona Sarfaty, a family physician who is now director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, attests that 69 percent of Americans are aware that climate change is occurring, and more than half agree that human activities are at least partly to blame. Yet only a third believe it could ever harm them personally. “So much of the early focus was on the receding glaciers and the penguins,” she says. “People today still think it will affect ‘those other people over there,’ but not them.” She agrees with the recent focus on imminent health issues, and is encouraged that a growing number of healthcare professionals feel it’s their duty to inform their patients about climate change to mobilize action. “When you talk about climate change not only in terms of the health impact it has on individuals and families, but also in terms of the real-time benefits of taking action against it, people are a lot more interested in doing something,” says Sarfaty. For instance, shifting to clean energy sources like wind and solar instead of coal can effect better air quality and easier breathing now. Cycling or walking to work rather than driving can reduce carbon emissions, boost feelgood brain chemicals and keep weight in check. Writing letters to editors or attending rallies to urge lawmakers to pass climate-friendly policies can not only fend off the anxiety and depression that comes with feeling helpless, but also effect real change. Ahdoot is taking these steps now. She has solar panels on her roof, is assisting the local hospital to reduce its carbon footprint, takes public transportation to work and encourages her kids to walk whenever possible. “I don’t feel powerless at all. I feel empowered and optimistic,” she says. “The more we know, the more we are moved to act. We can all do something small every day to protect our climate.” Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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A Mother and Daughter Find Connection Through “Mini Retreats” at Ladywell’s Vitality Spa & Sauna

For Seattle mom Michele Young, sharing the sauna experience with her daughter Lexi has strenghthened their relationship. Newly retired from a long and stressful carer, Michele Young first discovered Ladywell’s Vitality Spa and Sauna three years ago on Groupon. One trip was all it took for her to decide to purchase a six month pass. “Ladywell’s was just what I needed to work on grounding myself after years of being a workaholic career climber,” Young explains. “I couldn’t wait to share with my daughter Lexi,who was living in San Diego.” Lexi and Michele have a long history of sharing an interest in what Michele calls“back to nature“ experiences including hiking, yoga and as Lexi got older, spa getaways. “We continue to make special dates throughout the year for mother daughter mini 18

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retreats,” Young explains. “Ladywells is a place Lexi always asks to go when she is visiting in Seattle.” Young says she values the uninterrupted time with her daughter, and how the peaceful environment of Ladywell’s allows them to connect. “It is so important to unplug, relax and enjoy one another,” she says. “There is something so special about just being without all the outside noise. We can tune out and connect, listen, learn from each other and give space to silence.” The shared experience has allowed Young to teach Lexi about embracing herself and acceptance. “My perspective is that our spending quiet moments together has expanded both of our views of being our own women, not perfect, but understanding who we are and loving ourselves for being us,” Young says. “Our experience growing together with room to breathe and just be together as women has strengthened our bond.” In addition to being great for emotional well-being, the sauna and spas at Ladywell’s have also been good for her physical health, Young notes.

“It’s been absolutely beneficial for heightened relaxation promoting stress relief, great for respiratory congestion, quality of skin health and detoxification,” Young says. “Ladywell’s is a safe, comfortable environment to relax and get away from daily stress while enjoying all the wonderful benefits of detoxification. It’s a must-add to everyone’s self care routine,” she finishes. Young particularly enjoys the infrared pink salt therapy room, along with the hot and cold plunge pools. Ladywell’s also featureds a cedar sauna, steam room, warm soaking pool and more. “Enjoy one another and reconnect while getting the most amazing health benefits,” she finishes. “Create a beautiful experience as women together.” Ladywell’s Vitality Spa and Sauna is located at 8538 1st Ave NW, Seattle. For more information: 206-420-7923.

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Good Food Choices Enable Global Health by Judith Fertig

hree years ago, the New York Times added a new word to the world’s food vocabulary: Climatarian (n.) A diet whose primary goal is to reverse climate change. This includes eating locally produced food (to reduce energy spent in transportation), choosing pork and poultry instead of beef and lamb (to limit gas emissions), and using every part of ingredients (apple cores, cheese rinds, etc.) to limit food waste. Changing our food choices to support this model can have a ripple effect. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a 2017 20

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study published in the journal Climatic Change, looked at how diets impact personal health, the healthcare system and climate. They found that adopting a more plant-based diet reduces the relative risk of coronary heart disease, colorectal cancer and Type 2 diabetes by 20 to 40 percent. National annual health care costs could drop from $93 billion to $77 billion. Direct greenhouse gas emissions could annually drop 489 to 1,821 pounds per person. Such an approach involves considering the related water usage, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint—the energy required to culti-

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Hydroponic greens are hands-down winners. The Shelton Family Farm, near Whittier, North Carolina, weekly produces 10,000 to 12,000 heads of hydroponically grown Bibb lettuce. The controlled environment and carefully engineered nutrient delivery systems maximize all resources. “It’s an enclosed system that runs 24/7, and it’s highly efficient from a water-usage standpoint because we recycle the water,” says William Shelton Jr., a fourth-generation family farmer. “The only water that’s actually consumed is what’s taken up and transpired through the plants.” In a moderate climate, energy costs to recycle the water and keep the plants at an even temperature are moderate, as well. Dry-tilled heirloom tomatoes, okra, melons and quinoa are drought-tolerant and only use available rainfall.

Foods that Go Easy on Greenhouse Gases Plants beat meat. “Livestock farming produces from 20 to 50 percent of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions,” says nutritionist and climate activist Jane Richards, of GreenEatz, in Mountain View, California. “You can reduce your footprint by a quarter by cutting down on red meats such as beef and lamb.” An exception is the vegetarian staple of rice. According to researchers at Project Drawdown, a climate solutions organization in Sausalito, California, rice cultivation is responsible for at least 10 percent of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and up to 19 percent of global methane emissions. New farming techniques, like mid-season draining of the rice paddies, could cut methane emissions by at least 35 percent. Richards notes, “Meat, cheese and eggs have the highest carbon footprint; fruit, vegetables, beans and nuts, much lower. The carbon footprint of a vegetarian diet is about half that of a meatlover’s diet.” Root crops such as carrots, radishes, potatoes and beets have a lower

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carbon footprint than above-ground plants due to less food waste. A beautiful beet is easier to grow than a bell pepper that blemishes more easily. Seasonal, regional fruit, vegetables, herbs and honey have a lighter carbon impact because they are transported shorter distances. Usually what grows best in a region and is consumed locally is also best for the climate. Foods naturally suited to their environment grow and taste better, and are packed with more nutrients, reports Sustainable Table, an educational nonprofit that builds healthy communities through sustainable eating habits (SustainableTable.org).

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New agricultural developments can also benefit our climate environment. According to Project Drawdown research, perennial grains and cereals could be pivotal in reaching soil, carbon and energy targets. The Land Institute, in Salina, Kansas, has been working with the Rodale Institute, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, to develop a perennial wheat that would not have to be planted from seed each year. This would save soil, carbon and both human and machine energy. Kernza, a new perennial grain proven to prosper in natural grasslands like the Great Plains, is not yet widely distributed. Maria Speck, author of Simply Ancient Grains, advises, “With up to 15-foot-long roots, it can be harvested for five years and uses less fertilizer than conventional wheat. Kernza tastes almost like a cross between rice and wheat—sweet, grassy, mesmerizing.” Michael Pollan, author of Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual and creator of the film Food, Inc., suggests we keep it simple: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” Climatarians would add another guideline—eat as locally as possible. Judith Fertig writes cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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diseases,” says Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D., a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego, who has conducted multiple grounding studies. “Grounding seems to be nature’s way to reduce inflammation.”

Enhanced blood flow Thick, sludgy blood is a common feature of diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Several grounding studies have demonstrated a significant decrease in blood viscosity and enhanced blood flow. “Grounding represents a potent circulation booster; a simple, yet profound preventive and therapeutic strategy,” says integrative cardiologist Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra, of Manchester, Connecticut, co-author of the book Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever!

Touching the Earth The Healing Powers of Going Barefoot by Martin Zucker

elanie Monteith, of San Diego, California, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 24 and plagued by symptoms for 14 years. Simple daily tasks became challenging. She relied on walking aids and walls to keep from falling. Eventually, she quit her job. Every day tested her survival skills. Then, in late 2017, Monteith tried grounding and it changed her life. Grounding, also called Earthing, refers to the discovery of major health benefits from sustained contact with the Earth’s natural and subtle electric charge. Recent research published in the Journal of Inflammation, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, Neonatology and Health indicates that grounding stabilizes the physiology in many ways, drains the body of inflammation, pain and stress, and generates greater well-being. Grounding can be as simple as going barefoot in nature, including the backyard, for 30 to 60 minutes once or twice a day on surfaces like grass, soil, gravel, stone and sand. If this isn’t practical, special grounding mats and pads are available online for convenient indoor use while sitting or sleeping; 22

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people with compromised health often benefit from more time being grounded. The activity restores a primordial electric connection with the Earth that has been lost with modern lifestyles. We wear shoes with insulating, synthetic soles and live and work elevated above the ground. These overlooked lifestyle factors may contribute to increasing global rates of chronic illnesses. Grounding revitalizes us, akin to charging a weak battery, because our bodies operate electrically and our movements and thoughts are based on electrical signals. We are bioelectric beings. Eighteen years of grounding research in a variety of indoor settings, plus grassroots feedback from around the world, clearly show that our bodies operate more effectively when grounded. We sleep better, have less pain, more energy and even look better. Here are some of the documented benefits.

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Decreased stress Tracy Latz, a medical doctor and integrative psychiatrist in Mooresville, North Carolina, has found, “Patients with anxiety issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and depression, often benefit from grounding.” Within a few months of grounding both day and night, Monteith’s disease symptoms receded dramatically. Her balance and stability improved when standing and walking. She sleeps more deeply and has more energy. An eye issue for which there is no drug subsided. She says her health continues to improve and she looks forward to living each day. Troy Baker, a recovery consultant for special populations and chief program officer of the nonprofit Adapt Functional Movement Center, in Carlsbad, California, who has been overseeing Monteith’s exercise training schedule, has observed a reduction in the effects of multiple sclerosis since she started grounding. “Her body is more fluid, not as stiff. She moves much better, with increased energy and stamina.” For more information on grounding, visit EarthingInstitute.net. Martin Zucker, a former Associated Press correspondent, has written about alternative medicine for 40 years and is co-author of the book Earthing.

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We Need Trees Arbor Day More Vital Now than Ever The 147th annual Arbor Day on April 27 encourages tree planting worldwide to replenish lost tree cover including trees wiped out in the recent fires in California and hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. The Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) is committed to providing 5 million trees in these areas alone. More than 3,400 U.S. communities will participate as an ADF Tree City. Visit Tinyurl.com/ USATreeCityDirectory for a current list and criteria for new communities to apply. The ADF Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees.org) supports tree-growing programs for 200 nonprofit member groups nationwide via funding, information sharing and forging helpful connections. Trees are much more than aesthetics, says Program Manager Dana Karcher, who most recently welcomed Community Greening, in Delray Beach, Florida, and Outdoor Circle, in Hawaii, into the fold. “Trees clean the air, are a habitat for animals, retain storm water and more.” An affiliated nonprofit program online at NeighborWoodsMonth. org encourages tree planting each October.

Billings, Montana, earned the latest Arbor Day Celebration Award after 12 elementary schools there engaged in environmental education stations and 180 volunteers planted and pruned trees. Other recent biannual award winners included California’s ReLeaf program and the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum. The need was great even before the world’s forests lost 73.4 million acres of tree cover in 2016, a 51 percent increase over 2015, due to poor forest management, climate change-driven drought and fires, says Global Forest Watch. Hopeful global signs: The largest-ever tropical reforestation project in the Brazilian Amazon aims to plant 73 million trees in the next six years on 70,000 acres. A New Zealand participation goal for the Billion Trees Planting Programme targets planting 100 million trees annually for a decade. In July 2017, volunteers in Madhya Pradesh, India, planted 66,750,000 tree saplings in 12 hours, exceeding the previous record by Uttar Pradesh of 50 million in 24 hours, as part of India’s reforestation pledge of 2 billion new trees by 2030. A $10 annual ADF membership fee includes 10, sixinch-tall seedlings to plant or to donate to a national forest. Karcher’s paramount planting tip: “Dig the hole twice as wide and the same depth of the root ball. If it’s too deep, it’ll suffocate. Give roots space to grow.”

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Domestic Mindfulness Embracing the KonMari Method by Ryley Knowles

overstuffed the washing machine one day and my housemate gently chewed me out about it. “You can’t put this much in the machine at one time, you could break it.” I nodded and kept my eyes downcast as she gestured to my water logged-mess of blankets and assorted laundry. Like a lot of people who have been diagnosed with ADHD or ADD, I’m accident-prone. Among other things, I once: melted a mirror on a stovetop; hit a spray can with a hammer; broke a glass table by putting a hot kettle on it; and (briefly) caught on fire from an scented table candle. I did not want to be responsible for more domestic disasters, like breaking the only washing machine used by a household of five people. 24

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“Think of it as a stomach,” my housemate advised. “It works the same way.” Of course, she was right. A stomach stuffed to the limits could not be expected to operate normally. It didn’t occur to me before because I wasn’t thinking of the washing machine as a living thing. A few things clicked in my head then, having recently read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. That’s when I knew I wanted to try the KonMari method in my life. Marie Kondo describes her approach to tidying and decluttering as the “KonMari method”. KonMari involves organizing principles like “always cleaning the house in one go”, the specific order that a house and it’s objects should be sorted. But the core of the KonMari method isn’t only practical advice. There’s also an essential spiritual element. Kondo worked as a Shinto shrine maiden for five years. Shinto is a traditional Japanese faith focused on the worship of kami, which is usually translated into English as spirits or gods. In Shinto everything has a kami, including our possessions and household. Kondo brings her beliefs into her practice as a professional organizing consultant. “The first thing I do when I visit a client’s home is to greet their house,” Kondo writes, “I kneel formally in the center of the house and address the house in my mind.” Even if one doesn’t practice Shinto or other animismbased faith, the material things in our life do require attention, respect, and care. Cleaning instructions on clothes should be followed, warranties understood, tires changed, trash emptied, computer software updated, shelves dusted, and floors swept. In search of domestic mindfulness, I’ve adopted the KonMari method. I think as if my room and my things were alive. I said, out loud, to my room that I was home when I crossed the the threshold. I thanked my boots for keeping my feet dry. And what I’ve found is that I naturally treat my things more gently. I remember to plug my phone in because I remember it’s energy isn’t limitless. I keep glasses away from the edges of tables because I remember they are fragile. I notice when trash cans get full because they can only hold so much. Imagining my surroundings as alive makes me feel accountable. I don’t eat while I’m working at my desk, out of respect for my hardworking keyboard. While I still have some accident-prone days, with the KonMari method I have less clutter, less spills, less trash, and a little bit more peace of mind. Ryley Knowles is a fiction writer and freelance journalist. They live with their cat in Tacoma, Washington.

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sunday, march 25 Reiki I–10am-3pm. Potluck to follow. $80. Madrona Beach on Camano Island, address given upon request. 425-350-5448. Dena-Marie.com.

saturday, april 7 Root Chakra Crystal Mosaic Class–1:30-4pm. Join Lauren Dillon-Merrill and align with yourself while challenging your artistic and energetic abilities. $50. Registration required, space is limited. 10124 Main St, Bothell. SelynBoutique.com or 425-417-8771. Yoga Nidra Meditation–10-11am. Breathe tiny salt crystals to cleanse the body and soul. Join Nina Bryden Cambern in the exquisitely beautiful salt room as we honor those twin rulers of the heart, gratitude and faith, as we take a ride inside the body with the ‘yogic sleep’ experience of yoga nidra. Registration required. $35. SaltMineArium.com. Second Annual Camano Historic Tour–April 7-8. A free self-guided tour and fun for the whole family. Visit historic Camano Island sites and learn the about this historic island. Free. CamanoHistoricSites.com.

Saturday, april 14 Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade–11am3pm. Don’t miss this annual event in Langley to honor and celebrate the arrival of Gray whales to Whidbey Island. Events start at Langley Methodist Church at 3rd & Anthes with educational displays, slides and family activities. The parade begins at 1:30pm starting at the US Bank parking lot at 2nd

a favorite critter. Free. OrcaNetwork.org.

sunday, april 15 Mystical Winds Holistic Awareness Fair–10am5pm. Aromatherapy, readings, door prizes and more. Free. Embassy Suites, 20610 44th Ave W, Lynnwood. AwakeningUniversalGifts.com/mysticalwinds-events.

friday, april 20 Magic in the Woods: Camp Souldust–April 2023.Camp Souldust is held at a beautiful, authentic, and rustic summer camp with all of the amenities. Just one hour from Seattle, our camp combines the abandoned joy of traditional summer camp goodness with exploration of subjects like chakras, yoga, sound and forest bathing, breath work, animal guides and so much more. Registration required. Tickets from $725. CampSoulDust.com. Owl Prowl–7:30-9:30pm. Join us as we search for our resident owls. Your prowl will begin with learning about these amazing nocturnal predators, their habitats, behaviors and language. We continue with a night hike deep into the old growth forest where we will call out to find these skillful birds. For ages 10 and up (must have ability to stand still and be super quiet) and anyone able to hike 2 miles. $10. Registration required. Seward Park Audubon Center, 5902 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle. BrownPaperTickets.com/event/3320026.

saturday, april 21 NW Mind Body Spirit Connection Expo–1-5pm. Meet the region’s top experts in holistic health and

well-being at this fun and interactive day of learning and inspiration. Choose from a variety classes, talks, demos and mini-workshops on topics ranging from nutrition and mindful meals to sound baths and holistic brain health. $10/kids free. Hilton, 300 112th Ave SE, Bellevue. NWMindBodySpirit.com.

sunday, april 22 Gluten-Free Beer & Yoga at Ghostfish–10:30am12:30pm. An hour long, all levels yoga practice immediately followed by a pint of your favorite gluten-free Ghostfish brew. $25. Advance tickets required. 2942 1st Ave S, Seattle.GhostfishBrewing.com.

saturday, april 28 NW Green Home Tour: Greater Seattle Region– 11am-5 pm on April 28 and 29. The Northwest Green Home Tour is an annual educational event, produced by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, that showcases local, sustainable and green new homes, remodels, and energy retrofits in the greater Seattle area. NWGreenHomeTour.org. Our Energy Matters Certification Course – 12-4pm on Saturday, April 28 and 12:30-4:30pm on Sunday, April 29. Dena Marie leads this class, which includes the book Our Energy Matters and a set of 21 polished stones. $80. Registration required. April 28 course at Tea With Your Dragon, 8715 271st St NW, Stanwood. April 29 course at 437 N Olympic Ave D, Arlington. 425-350-5448. Dena-Marie.com.

sunday, april 29 Cloth Diaper 101–11:30am-12:30pm. Curious about cloth diapers? Come learn about this healthy and eco-friendly option. No rinsing, no pins, and safe for the environment. Free. Federal Way Jazzercise, 2016 S 320th St C, Federal Way. Registration required. 206-634-2229 or email us atinfo@babydiaperservice.net.

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ongoing Wednesdays Drop in Meditation at East West Bookshop–7-9 pm. No experience needed. First 15 minutes guided meditation with proven techniques for expanded peace and joy, followed by silent meditation. Free. The session ends by sending light into the world. EastWestBookshop.com.

THURSDAYS Free Meditation Happy Hour – 3-4pm. Learn more about the Happiness Program and how Sudarshan Kriya can have a lasting impact in your life. During our Free Meditation Happy Hour we’ll explore the ancient science of the mind, learn powerful breathing-techniques that infuse the body with energy, and experience a deep, guided meditation. Free. BeHappyWA..org.

FRIDAYS Lift Your Spirits with Dena Marie – 8-9am. Discover fascinating people, inspiring activities and places that will lift one’s spirits in this radio show. Tune in to 1150 AM KKNW Alternative Talk Radio every Friday at 8am. 425-350-5448. Dena-Marie.com. Community Coworking at OmCulture–1-5pm. Being a heart-centered entrepreneur can be lonely. There’s lots of work to do, but most work spaces just replicate the 9-5 corporate office most of us want to avoid. Om Culture will have tables and chairs, beanbags, yoga props, wifi, a donation based coffee station, and lovely people. $8. OmCulture, 2210 N Pacific St., Seattle.

saturdays Sew Up Seattle – 11am-1pm the fourth Saturday of the month. Bring your own project and sewing machine or create with our donated fabrics and machines. Men, women and children of all ages are welcome. Beginners too! Please use 8th Ave. doors. To help those with sensitivities, please come fragrance-free. Free. Sewing Room in Denny Park Lutheran Church, 766 John St.,Seattle. For more information: NWSewingEfforts.org.

sundays Hillman City Meditation at Kanjin Yoga Center – 4-5:30pm. Silent meditation 45 minutes followed by group discussion 45 minutes. Comfortable seating, calm setting, discussion topic changes weekly. $10/suggested donation. Kanjin Yoga, 5701 Rainier Ave S. Suite B, Seattle. KanjinYoga.com. Free Meditation Happy Hour – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn more about the Happiness Program and how Sudarshan Kriya can have a lasting impact in your life. During our Free Meditation Happy Hour we’ll explore the ancient science of the mind, learn powerful breathing-techniques that infuse the body with energy, and experience a deep, guided meditation. Free. Tiger Mountain Room, Meadow Creek Business Center, 22525 SE 64th Place, Issaquah. BeHappyWA..org.

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