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Good Reasons to Try Acupuncture Thousands of Studies Show Healing Results

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Why Biology Is Not Destiny Super Soups

New Twists on Old Favorites Heal, Nourish and Soothe

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ORTHODONTICS IMPROVES NOSE BREATHING AND TONGUE POSITION Children who struggle with behavior, or difficulty in school despite average or above average intelligence are often MISDIAGNOSED as having ADHD or ADD. Kids are treated for ADHD before sleep apnea is ever even considered as a possible cause. Unfortunately, parents are often accused of having poor or inadequate parenting skills, or are encouraged to discipline their children more strictly. Questionnaires get filled out, prescriptions for stimulants are often written. Children are checked for enlarged tonsils and adenoids and referrals are made to surgeons. Many children are sent to have tonsils and adenoids removed by surgery because practitioners believe this is necessary.

EARLY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT CAN IMPROVE THE AIRWAY IN YOUNG CHILDREN Research has shown that children DO behave better when sleep disorders such as snoring and sleep apnea are treated early and ORTHODONTIC ARCH EXPANSION can help.

Narrow arches and airflow restriction during sleep leads to OXYGEN DEPRIVATION for the growing brain! Good nutrition is essential, because sugar and wheat, as well as many food additives have been shown to contribute to many behavior and mood disorders. Nutrition improvement cannot fix narrow arches and crowded teeth that may have been caused by generations of refined food!

FUNCTIONAL ORTHOPEDICS BEFORE BRACES FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN At our clinic, we use fixed and removable nickel-free orthodontic appliances (biocompatible materials) in children as young as 3 years old. Gentle, gradual expansion and alignment is our preferred method. Expanding correctly allows opening of the nasal passages, development of the maxilla and proper positioning of the tongue for speech and muscle balance for proper development of the bones of the face and the airway. We expand in three dimensions, shaping the arches to make room for permanent teeth, correcting jaw alignment and opening the airway for quiet and easy breathing when awake and during sleep.

WE ALL NEED SLEEP STAGES 1, 2, AND 3, AND REM SLEEP Sleep apnea can prevent you from spending time in stage 3 sleep and interrupt your dreams during REM stage. If you snore or have apnea you will be yanked repeatedly out of your deep restorative and REM sleep all the way back up to stage 1 or 2 so that you can breath…gasp…snore…clench... You won’t usually wake up, but you might feel pretty sleepy the next day.

Stage three is when you have your own supply of growth hormone circulating for your body to restore and repair. If you don’t spend enough time in stage 3 you will not get cellular repair!

REM stage is where you have your dream time. Some people suffer psychological problems if they are deprived of REM sleep. Dreaming might be important for progress toward spiritual awakening. Some medications and sleeping pills can prevent or shorten your time in stage 3 and REM. If you are seeking spiritual progress, optimal health and personal growth, then you’ve probably tried many varieties of RELAXATION, MEDITATION, YOGA, DIETING AND NUTRITION, GROWTH HORMONE, OTHER HORMONES, SPIRITUAL RETREATS, AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION! Consider the possibility that you might just need a good night’s sleep.

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elcome to the January issue of Seattle Natural Awakenings! With the dawn of a new year come new resolutions for many of us: exercise more, take up meditation, or other selfimprovement goals tend to top the list. While it’s exciting to consider all the many ways we can choose to change, I think it’s also wise to accept some of the ways we cannot. I appreciate the study of epigenetics (the science of how genes are switched on and off, based on environmental factors) because it gives me both great hope as well as acceptance. Eating well, living a joyful life, exercise and meditation are some of the factors within our control that can help our bodies to operate at their very best. However, these same factors that allow us to change ourselves also can cause disease as well. I’ve met several people suffering from cancer or other serious illnesses who wondered what they had done wrong–these individuals had lived the very healthiest lifestyles and still became ill. With my limited understanding, my suggestion to them was that quite possibly they did nothing wrong, and simply were experiencing faulty genes, and while difficult and even tragic, their conditions were not their fault. The gift, and curse, of epigenetics is that a great many amazing things are possible and within our control, but some things are not. We get to choose to make the healthiest, best choices possible with the genes and environment we were given, and marvel at the amazing impact that small, incremental changes can have on our health and well being. For more thoughts about epigenetics, be sure to check out “Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Destiny,” (page 17).

One of my favorite healing modalities, acupuncture, has been key for my wellbeing and healing, so I’m happy to bring you “Good Reasons to Try Acupuncture” (page 18). Staying well and achieving healthy weight resolutions in the winter is made easier and better by delicious soups, with recipies on offer in “Souper Soups” (page 24).

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newsbriefs Author Kate Gavigan to Facilitate Creative Living Discussion At Sno-Isle Libraries

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ocal art instructor and speaker Kate Gavigan will facilitate discussions about The Artists Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, a bestselling book

by Julie Cameron, on three different dates in January and February at Sno-Isle Libraries.

The interactive talk will cover the powerful tools of creative recovery presented by Julia Cameron in her book, and Gavigan will facilitate a discussion on the gifts that can come from The Artist’s Way sharing from personal and professional experience.

Gavigan is an Artist’s Way Instructor & Speaker with the Seattle Artist’s Way Center. Gavigan is working as an Artist’s Way instructor and speaker, creativity coach, home organizer and an aspiring actor. According to Gavigan, she worked as a social services trainer for ten years when, drawn to the material in The Artist’s Way, she uncovered a passion for acting and the arts. She credits her mid-life career change to having worked through The Artist’s Way materials.

“Know your creative self more fully and genuinely,” Gavigan says, talking about the benefits of the upcoming discussions. “Discover or rediscover your gifts and talents. Bring more fun and joy to your life. Whether you see yourself as an artist or not, this information can help you tap into your creative side and benefit many parts of your life,” she continues.

The discussion series is funded by Friends of the Langley Library, Camano Island Library Friends and the Gellerson Memorial Program Endowment. The discussions are free, and registration is required.

Gavigan will facilitate discussions on Jan. 16th at the Langley Library from 10– 11:30 a.m., Feb 6 at the Camano Island Library from 1–2:30 p.m., and February 13 at the Marysville Library frpm 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Free. Registration required: Sno-Isle.org/events. For more information: 425-321-7627.

Alta Healthy Cafe Celebrates Anniversary

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wners of Kirkland based Alta Healthy Cafe are celebrating their first anniversary in business. The cafe, which is located in the Totem Lake Hotel, offers fresh and healthy Chinese fare and prioritizes sustainable restaurant operations. According to owners, the cafe uses the highest quality fresh produce in their dishes, and strives for a small carbon footprint by using energy and water saving measures and opting for safer natural products instead of harsh chemical cleaners when possible.

Alta Healthy Cafe is located at 12233 NE Totem Lake Way, Kirkland. For more information: 425-823-3771 or AltaHealthyCafe.com.

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he seventh annual Great Northwest Glass Quest takes place February 12-21 on Camano Island and in Stanwood. The popular scavenger hunt draws locals and visitors alike to the area to participate in a search for “clue balls” that can be redeemed for a limited edition hand blown glass float created by artists Mark Ellinger and Marcus Ellinger.

“It’s a great way to spend time with family and friends,” says organizer Gayle Picken. “Get away from the city and enjoy being out in nature, visit antique stores and local shops, each lunch in a small-town diner or stop for coffee at the island marketplace.”

Picken says visitors have fun searching for the clue balls, but also enjoy many other activities while visiting and often staying overnight in the area.

“Meeting the people is half the fun,” Picken explains. “And if you are lucky enough to find a clue ball, you’ll take home a beautiful glass treasure for a lasting memory of your trip.”

Participants are encouraged to pick up a guide book with a map showing where they can look for the clue balls.

The books will be available at local shops, or participants can download one from the event web site starting in early February.

The Great Northwest Glass Quest takes place February 12–21 in Camano Island and Stanwood. Free. For more information: TheGreatNWGlassQuest. com or 425-359-7974.

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bookspotlight Spiritual Reliability: Learning To Become God’s Employee

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eacher and author Richard Seaman has released his second book, Spiritual Reliability: Learning To Become God’s Employee.

The founder of Seattle Life Coach Training, a certification program that prepares people to become life coaches, Seaman has taught at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, and has over 17 years experience as a motivational teacher offering talks and trainings on living a more powerful, passionate life. In Spiritual Reliability: Learning To Become God’s Employee Seaman has a simple and profound message: act as if God is your employer, and you’ll be supported in fulfilling your purpose. It’s a matter of alignment: God will send you out into the world to serve, Seaman writes, but he prefers willing workers ready to show up activated, having accepted their role as a conduit to let Spirit move through them. This role is sometimes contrary to the demands made by the ego, but this willingness and availability is critical to being a willing employee, able to be dispatched by Spirit to do God’s work.

Seaman goes on to explain that becoming spiritually reliable is the idea that individuals should cultivate the ability to listen to spirit, or the “God of your understanding,” as Seaman writes, and then learn to faithfully act on their understandings.

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quiet voice, or it may come through another person or something you have read or heard,” Seaman writes. “He may answer you with an obvious answer, the answer you already knew but have been avoiding. To find your life purpose requires you to pay attention to the signs, symbols and roadmaps.

When you keep seeing certain messages and patterns reappearing, these are opportunities pointing you in the right direction.”

Seaman notes this process takes time and patience, and learning to listen is itself an important part of our journey as humans.

“Once you identify it by hearing, sensing, seeing, smelling or feeling it, go get it. This is how you become God’s employee,” Seaman finishes.

Spiritual Reliability: Learning To Become God’s Employee is Seaman’s second book and follows It’s All In The Sharing, a compilation of stories and spiritual parables.

Spiritual Reliability: Learning To Become God’s Employee is available on Amazon.com. For more information: SeattleLifeCoachTraining.com.

healthbriefs Study Links Sauna Use to Extended Life Span

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ccording to a study recently published by the American Medical Association, spending regular time in a sauna may protect heart health and prolong life. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland tracked 2300 men for 20 years, categorizing them into groups based on how often they used a sauna. On average, the men spent 14 minutes per visit in 175 degree heat. The men who went to a sauna four to seven times a week were less likely to die of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

“Sauna is a place of purification, not only of the physical body but also the emotional and spiritual bodies,” says Crystal Carlson, owner of Ladywell’s Vitality Spa & Sauna, locaed in Greenwood. “It’s also fun–it’s a place to socialize, or relax and recover. We want our guests to leave here revitalized, rejuvenated and ready for the world.”

Study author Cedric F. Garland, doctor of public health, a UC professor and member of the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, says, “If you’re living at a high latitude or in a place with a lot of heavy cloud cover, you can’t make vitamin D most of the year, which results in a higherthan-normal risk of getting pancreatic cancer.”

According to World Cancer Research Fund International, 338,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosed annually, and it is the seventh most lethal form of cancer.

Ladywell’s Vitality Spa & Sauna is located at 8538 1st Ave. NW, Seattle. For more information: 206-420-7923 or LadywellSpa.com.

Sunlight Reduces Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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esearchers from the University of California (UC) School of Medicine at San Diego have determined that regions with greater exposure to ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation from the sun and reduced cloud cover have significantly lower incidence of pancreatic cancer.

In an analysis of global rates of the disease, the research, published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, demonstrated that areas with more sunshine had only one-sixth of the pancreatic cancer rates of areas with less sunshine.

The farther from the equator, the less exposure to UV-B radiation, leading to less body production of vitamin D.

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he UK’s University of East Anglia and the University of Stirling conducted a study of individuals with autistic traits among 312 people recruited through social media, including 75 diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder. Each of the subjects completed a series of creativity tests in which they determined uses of mundane objects.

Published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the study found that while the autistic people chose fewer uses for each object, their choices were significantly more original and creative. The subjects developed a greater range of “divergent thinking”.

Martin Doherty, Ph.D., co-author of the study, confirms, “People with high autistic traits can have less quantity, but greater quality of creative ideas. They are typically considered to be more rigid in their thinking, so the fact that the ideas they have are more unusual or rare is surprising. This difference may have positive implications for creative problem solving.”

The researchers found that while the average person will utilize simple mental strategies to produce more obvious answers first, autistic people tend to first utilize more demanding strategies during their processing, thus producing the more creative result.

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new paper published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal warns of the continued health risks of chemicals used for non-stick pan coatings and water repellents on clothing. The chemical is being found in some municipalities’ drinking water.

More than 200 scientists signed the statement, which presents the dangers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals are persistently used as pan coatings, despite more than a decade of research showing associations with liver toxicity, neurological disorders, cancers of different organs and types, and heart conditions.

The paper noted that many manufacturers have discontinued long-chain PFAS production and substituted shorter-chain PFAS. The scientists caution that these shorter-chain PFAS may not effectively reduce PFAS exposure because more has to be used to achieve the same effectiveness, maintaining PFAS in the environment with exposure levels relatively unchanged. It calls for scientists, governments, chemical manufacturers and consumer product manufacturers to participate in halting all PFAS production.

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found people that feel younger than their years have a lower incidence of earlier mortality. Conducted by scientists from the UK’s University College London, the research analyzed data from 6,489 people and measured their self-perceived age with the question, “How old do you feel you are?” Then, over more than eight years, the scientists tracked the number of deaths from all causes.

Almost 70 percent of those that averaged a little over 65 reported feeling at least three years younger than their chronological age. Only a quarter said they felt close to their age and about 5 percent said they felt more than a year older.

The research found that deaths among those that felt younger were 14 percent, while more than 18 percent of those who felt their own age and more than 24 percent of people that felt older died during the follow-up period. The research further found that individuals that felt at least three years younger were less likely to die later from heart disease or cancer. These relationships prevailed even when other health and lifestyle factors were eliminated.

Co-author Andrew Steptoe, Ph.D., says, “We expected to find an association between self-perceived age and mortality. We didn’t expect that the relationship would still be present even when wealth, other socio-demographic indicators, health, depression, mobility and other factors were taken into account.”

Vitamin E and D Supplements Hinder Alzheimer’s and Falls Among Elderly

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wo common vitamins are making headlines in medical research. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that supplementation with vitamin E may reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

The five-year study followed 561 Alzheimer’s patients and included a placebo and the pharmaceutical drug memantine. Those that took vitamin E had a reduced progression of the disease compared to both a placebo group and the memantine group.

Also, researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that vitamin D supplementation reduced the risk of falling for elderly folks. The study had a vitamin D supplement or a placebo delivered through a Meals-on-Wheels program to 68 people. The subjects were given blood tests and their history of falls was measured. Diaries revealed that the individuals taking vitamin D supplements fell less than half the number of times than the placebo group.

Leave Them at the Door: Shoe Soles Harbor Risky Bacteria

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esearch from the University of Houston has determined that a species of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics might be tracking into homes on the soles of shoes. More than a third of randomly tested homes were contaminated with Clostridium difficile bacteria, and 40 percent of doorsteps were also infected with the bacteria.

Depending upon the strain, C. difficile can cause intestinal infections, inflammation and severe diarrhea.

Study author M. Jahangir Alam, Ph.D., comments, “Shoes are contaminated from diverse sources, and we are regularly contaminating our doorsteps by shoes.”

The researchers tested three to five household items within 30 houses in Houston, Texas. They collected 127 environmental samples— from 63 shoe bottoms, 15 bathroom surface samples, 12 house floor dusts and 37 other household surfaces

They found that 41 of them harbored C. difficile and nearly 40 percent of the shoes were positive for the bacteria. They also found that a third of the bathroom surfaces harbored the bacteria, a third of house dust and 19 percent of other surfaces maintained the bacteria.

The cause of many intestinal disorders, this bacteria species has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and many household cleaning products.

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

Fish Folly

Marine Life Drops by Half since 1970 The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London have jointly determined that industrial-scale overfishing, pollution and climate change have killed half of all marine life over the last 40 years. The Living Blue Planet Report cites that species essential to the global food supply are among the hardest hit, partially due to humans catching them faster than they can reproduce. Large swaths of coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses have also died, further decimating fish populations.

Statistics show that the family of fish that includes tuna and mackerel has declined by 75 percent since 1970. The number of species is also declining; a quarter of all shark and ray species face extinction. Half of all coral has already disappeared, and the rest will vanish by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise at current rates. “Coral reefs occupy less than 1 percent of the ocean surface, but they harbor a third of ocean species,” says French biologist Gilles Boeuf.

The WWF report argues that protected global ocean area should be tripled by 2020 and fish retailers should source from companies that follow certified best practice standards.

Source: Tinyurl.com/WWF2015BluePlanetReport

Drive-Thru Vegan

Amy’s Opens Organic Fast Food Restaurant California now hosts the nation’s first Amy’s Organic Drive-Thru restaurant, in Rohnert Park, with a vegetarian menu sporting veggie burgers, salads and dishes served in both regular and vegan varieties. Ingredients are sustainably grown and GMO-free (no genetically modified ingredients).

The company’s signature frozen pizzas have been popular for years in health food and grocery stores nationwide, and now Amy’s first restaurant is serving them hot, with toppings ranging from spinach and diced tomatoes to a choice of mozzarella cheese or vegan “cheeze”.

While some other fast food restaurants import almost all of their products from factory farming operations and give nothing back to the community, Amy’s Drive-Thru grows produce sustainably on its own roof. Amy’s Kitchen, a familyowned, privately held organic frozen food company, reportedly pays workers a living wage with health benefits.

On the inaugural restaurant’s popularity, Manager Paul Schiefer remarks, “It’s given us a lot of hope that this is a concept that works.”

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Eastern Practices Penetrate U.S. Corporate Culture Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini has introduced free yoga and meditation classes for employees of the health insurance giant, and more than 13,000 are participating. On average, they experienced a 28 percent reduction in their stress levels, 20 percent improvement in sleep quality, 19 percent reduction in pain and 62 minutes per week of extra productivity.

“We have this groundswell inside the company of people wanting to take the classes,” says Bertolini.

“It’s been pretty magical.” He sells the same classes to businesses that contract with Aetna.

Google now offers emotional intelligence courses for employees and General Mills has a meditation room in every building on its Minneapolis corporate campus. Even conservative Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs are teaching meditation on the job.

Some programs, from yoga sessions for factory workers to guided meditations for executives, are intended to improve overall well-being; others to increase focus and productivity. Most aim to make employees more present-minded, less prone to make rash decisions and generally nicer people to work with.

More than 21 million individuals now practice yoga nationwide, double the number from a decade ago, and nearly as many meditate, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Source: MindfulYogaHealth.com

Puppy Cuddles

Doctor’s Orders

Students De-Stress by Petting Dogs At least three universities in England have offered puppy rooms to stressed students.

More than 600 students signed up last year in Bristol alone.

Gordon Trevett, from the University’s Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, says, “Every year I see students fretting about their exams, and I thought this would be a great way to ease the stress and take their minds off it. People with dogs have lower blood pressure in stressful situations than those without a dog, and we know that playing with a dog can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which calm and relax.”

Jo Woods, from the Bristol Students Union, says, “It’s important to do fun and different things to de-stress during exams, and cuddling a puppy is a perfect way to release some endorphins.”

Source: BBC

Sci-Fi Solution

Beaming Solar Power to Earth from Space A great deal of solar power falls on our planet, but a lot more misses us and goes off into space. Scientists at JAXA, Japan’s space administration, have made a major breakthrough in accurate wireless power transmission on Earth that bodes well for solar space technology. The team beamed 1.8 kilowatts of power, enough to power an electric tea kettle, more than 50 meters to a small receiver without any wires whatsoever.

The researchers were able to accomplish this task by first converting the electrical energy to microwaves, and then beaming them to a remote receiver before converting them back into electrons. The program’s goal is to harness a constant supply of solar energy directly from space using orbital solar farms, and then beam that energy for use on Earth. Solar power generation in space has many advantages over current technology, including the constant availability of energy regardless of the weather or time of day.

Source: Global.jaxa.jp

Even as the federal government pursues H.R. 1599, aka the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) act, mainstream medicine is urging the government to abandon its resistance to GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling. They are bolstered by a recent announcement by the World Health Organization that glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer) is probably carcinogenic in humans. The genetic engineering ends up making crops resistant to the herbicide so more must be applied.

According to contributing doctors from Harvard, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, “GM crops are now the agricultural products most heavily treated with herbicides, and two of these herbicides may pose risks of cancer.”

A recent notice in the same journal, “GMOs, Herbicides and Public Health,” reports: “The application of biotechnology to agriculture has been rapid and aggressive. The vast majority of the soy and [feed] corn grown in the United States are now genetically engineered. Foods produced from GM crops have become ubiquitous.”

Sixty-four countries, including Russia and China, have already adopted transparency in labeling laws, but U.S. Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists have stonewalled efforts domestically.

For more information and petitions, visit OrganicConsumers.org.

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aqua-cranial sessions in the ocean, massage, acupuncture and boat, land excursion or more. The beach is only one block away. There is a lovely bike path and access to one of the best beaches on the island, Kealia Beach.

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Distinctive Characteristics

The Rise of Functional Medicine New Paradigm Gets to the Root Cause of Disease

by Lisa Marshall

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y the end of 2014, Trina Mills, of Parker, Arizona, had given up on conventional medicine.

She’d been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder 17 years earlier and taken medication ever since without feeling her symptoms of fatigue, muscle aches and stomach problems ever fully subside. She’d visited endocrinologists, gastroenterologists and a half-dozen other specialists, each of which offered a different diagnosis and prescribed a different drug.

At one point, she had her gallbladder removed. At another, her doctor suspected she had bleeding in her brain and sent her for a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. Some thought she was a hypochondriac; others said she was depressed. “I would tell them, ‘I’m just depressed that you can’t figure out why I’m so sick,’” she says.

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the 54-year-old mother of three finally wrote out a living will and braced for the inevitable. Then she heard of a new Center for Functional Medicine opening at the prestigious, century-old Cleveland Clinic. As the first clinic of its kind to open at an academic medical center, it promised to look at the underlying causes of disease, while focusing on the whole person, rather than isolated symptoms.

Intrigued, Mills caught a flight to Ohio and soon was offering up 30 tubes of blood, stool and saliva samples, as well as an exhaustive life history. One year later, thanks to a series of personalized diet and lifestyle changes, she’s 10 pounds heavier and feels better than she has in decades.

“I spent a lot of years and money in the traditional medical system and got nothing,” says Mills. With functional medicine, “In a very short time, they

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In the 25 years since nutritional biochemist Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., of Gig Harbor, Washington, coined the term, this science-based, whole-body approach to addressing chronic disease has gained widespread traction. More than 100,000 physicians—60 percent of them medical doctors—have trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine he founded in Washington and New Mexico, and numerous medical schools have added its tenets to their curricula. More naturopaths and chiropractors are also distinguishing themselves with a functional medicine emphasis.

“It is not alternative medicine at all,” stresses Bland, whose latest book, The Disease Delusion, details how functional medicine can curb chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, dementia, and heart disease, which constitute 78 percent of U.S. health care costs.

“It’s the basis of 21st-century health care,” he says.

For most of the 20th century, conventional medicine centered on a singular objective: Arrive at a diagnosis and treat it with drugs or surgery. Then, the alternative medicine movement proffered a toolbox of more natural therapies, including acupuncture, herbs and massage to address these same diagnoses.

The 1990s brought integrative medicine, a best-of-both-worlds approach.

“While all of the above have merit, they lack the necessary guidance to help practitioners determine which tools work best for which patient,” says Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine.

“Alternative therapies and conventional treatments are tools. We need a new map that can teach us how to skillfully use those tools,” maintains Hyman.

“That map is functional medicine.”

Because one chronic disease such as diabetes can have dozens of underlying causes, or one culprit such as a genetic predisposition or exposure to toxins can lead to multiple chronic conditions, functional medicine focuses on systems, rather than organs, and origins, rather than diseases. “It’s about listening to the patient’s story in a different way, where the objective is not

simply about arriving at a diagnosis,” explains Bland.

Ferreting Out Key Clues

Key to discovering the underlying origins of a health issue are a host of new gene, blood and gut health tests.

“They allow us to look under the patient’s ‘metabolic hood’ at the genetic and biochemical factors influencing health,” says Naturopathic Doctor Kara Fitzgerald, who heads up a functional medicine clinic in Newtown, Connecticut.

For instance, certain genes influence how a person burns and stores fat. Depending on which variant a patient has, based on a genetic test, they might be guided toward a higheror lower-fat diet. Those genetically prone to difficulty in metabolizing the amino acid homocysteine (an excess of which can raise the risk of heart disease) might be advised to take folic acid supplements.

If a patient displays intractable gut problems, rather than simply look for blood or pathogens in the stool, Fitzgerald also looks at the DNA of their gut microbiome, mapping out which strains of good bacteria are present or absent and prescribing prebiotics, probiotics or whole foods to promote a healthful balance.

For another patient with thinning hair and aching joints, she might use specialized blood tests to look for micronutrient deficiencies, signs of allergies or certain autoantibodies—proteins produced by the immune system that mistakenly attack one’s own tissues—

that might herald a brewing autoimmune disorder. “Research shows that predictive autoantibodies can show up in the blood 10 or even 20 years before an autoimmune disease such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis makes itself known,” says Fitzgerald, pointing to a seminal review published in 2007 in Scientific American: “If a patient with mild, early-stage symptoms is proactive with diet and lifestyle changes, they may be able to fend it off.”

High-tech tests aside, Bland stresses that what’s most important is “a tool that has been largely lost in medicine today: Knowing how to listen to the patient.”

In a typical exam, Fitzgerald thoroughly inspects often neglected body parts, including the tongue and fingernails, which can hold important clues to underlying health. She asks about past emotional trauma which might trigger chronic disease, and inquires about what environmental toxins and harmful chemicals both the patient and their birth parents may have been exposed to. One example might be a patient exposed to cigarette smoking in utero having a bias toward an allergic disease. If their parents grew up in a period of famine, they might have inherited a genetic disposition for rapid weight gain.

“She spent two-and-a-half hours with me,” in her initial consultation, recalls 52-year-old Lauren Zambrelli, of Long Island, New York, who credits Fitzgerald for helping her tame her multiple sclerosis into remission. “It was like having a sister for a doctor.”

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CoverMyCare (CoverMyCare.org). This national grassroots advocacy campaign, a project of the Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium, aims to support the proper full implementation of Section 2706 of the Affordable Care Act, which states that insurers cannot leave licensed practitioners like naturopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists or Oriental medicine practitioners out of their provider networks. It still lacks enforcement at the state level, although Oregon and Rhode Island recently passed legislation to fix the existing loophole; California, Hawaii, Minnesota and New Mexico are working to do the same.

American Sustainable Business Council (Tinyurl.com/Integrative Reimbursement). The organization recently launched a campaign to urge insurers to cover integrative practices.

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hile most practitioners recommend that patients consult with a physician to interpret their test results, several companies offer gene, blood and microbiome lab testing directly to consumers. Here are a few options to consider.

uBiome, Inc. (Ubiome.com): Send in swab samples from gut, mouth, nose, genitals and/or skin and the company will genetically sequence the DNA of resident bacteria and send findings back within six weeks, identifying good and bad varieties present, deficiencies, and how that personal microbiome compares to others with similar lifestyles, such as smokers, vegans, meat-eaters, etc. It’s also possible to test a client’s microbiome over time to see if dietary changes implemented to change gut health are working.

WellnessFX (WellnessFX.com): Visit an affiliated diagnostic lab to submit blood samples with results posted within a week on a secure website. Different packages targeting weight loss, sports performance, heart health or women’s health issues look at different biomarkers in the blood, such as levels of certain micronutrients, hormones or signs of inflammation. Clients can request an online consultation with a doctor or dietitian to interpret the results.

Pathway Genomics (Pathway. com): The company’s DNA Insight Genetic Health and Wellness Tests use genetic material taken from saliva to analyze genetic markers.

Ordered via a licensed practitioner, online or through a smartphone app, clients receive a kit, send in a sample and get results within three weeks. The Pathway Fit tests snapshot 75 genetic markers related to metabolism and sports performance.

Others look for genes that influence nutrient absorption, heart health or hormonal function.

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Who Pays

In a universe

made out of energy, everything is entangled; everything is one. ~Bruce Lipton

Functional medicine doctors don’t shy away from prescription drugs when necessary, but they do lean decidedly toward the lower-tech modalities, using dietary supplements, allergen-free diets, exercise, mind-body practices and toxin avoidance as their primary tools. “We basically take out the bad stuff from the body and put in the good stuff,” says Hyman.

Maintaining good health is priceless, but without conventional insurance coverage, it can be expensive.

While Mills’ doctor visits were covered by insurance (which is rare), she spends roughly $1,000 a month on supplements to address her diagnosed leaky gut syndrome, nutrient deficiencies and mercury poisoning. Zambrelli has paid thousands out of her own pocket, too.

Some people worry that, like most conventional physicians, some functional medicine practitioners place too much emphasis on expensive tests and too little on the most crucial and affordable remedy—self-care. “Functional medicine as a concept is an important step forward,” says integrative medicine pioneer Dr. James Gordon, founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.

“However, some practitioners do a lot of tests and prescribe a lot of supplements and work on cleaning out the gut, but neglect the psychological, spiritual and social issues. That concerns me.”

Bland and Hyman concede that some practitioners over-test, but say that will fade over time as they learn to better discriminate which ones are useful for specific patients. Several efforts also are underway to get more functional medicine providers and the acupuncturists,

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Learn More Online Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine Tinyurl.com/Center4 FunctionalMedicine Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s blog DrKaraFitzgerald.com/blog Functional Forum FunctionalForum.com Dr. Mark Hyman’s blog DrHyman.com/blog Institute for Functional Medicine FunctionalMedicine.org massage therapists and nutritionists they work with covered under the Affordable Care Act, which expressly emphasizes a need for more preventive medicine.

Viewing the big picture, Bland believes that functional medicine is just what the country needs to save on exploding healthcare costs. Rather than spending dollars on extraordinary measures to save heart attack victims or diabetics in emergencies, we can prevent such dire situations by identifying underlying problems sooner and halting their progression.

In the meantime, some patients are finding priceless relief. “Am I poorer right now? Yes,” says Mills. “Am I healthier? Way. It’s been so worth it.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO, who specializes in health care. Connect at LisaAnn Marshall.com.

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Bruce Lipton on the Epigenetics Revolution Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Genetic Destiny

by Linda Sechrist ruce Lipton, Ph.D., are equivalent to the leap author of The Biolfrom Newtonian physics to ogy of Belief and quantum physics, which The Honeymoon Effect, is led to everything from a stem cell biologist and computers and cell phones internationally recognized to Martian rovers. We are leader in bridging science freed to abandon the belief and spirit. He is a visiting that genes cause cancer, for fellow lecturer on immuinstance. In changing our nology at the New Zealand lifestyle, beliefs and percepCollege of Chiropractic and tions, we also change our participated in the Foundagenetic expression. tion for Conscious EvoluRemember, this works tion’s seventh Worldwide Meeting on because how we individually interpret Human Values, in Mexico. His research our world is translated by the brain explains the interplay between individual into chemical information that adjusts consciousness and body biology. the behavior and genetics of cells to complement our perception. We could Why do you start with live in the healthiest environment, but epigenetics as a foundation if our mind perceives it as threatening and non-supportive, our biology will for health? become less healthy and can generate Many people, programmed with the disease. The cells’ response is based on concept of genetic determinism, believe the brain’s information, which actually is that genes in the fertilized egg at conception determine character and fate. Unable only an interpretation. Personal percepto pick our DNA genes, we are powerless tions and the way we live, including our spiritual nature, adjust genes to manifest to control our life, so that the only option either a functional state of health or one is seeking help from someone in the bioof dysfunction. medical community to fix our genes.

I introduced a new vision about the understanding of genes a half-cenWhere is the “self” that makes tury ago that is now the new science of people different? epigenetics. Epi- means “above”. Here, No two people are the same biologiwe can realize control by regulating cally. If I inject my cells into another the environment in which we live and human, their immune system will our perception of it, making us the recognize it as “not-self” and begin master of our own genetics rather than to eliminate them. On the surface of a victim of heredity. virtually all our cells are thousands of protein receptors that function like minDo you believe epigenetics is iature antennae. They read and respond to environmental signals similar to the the future of medicine? larger receptors on the skin’s surface, Epigenetics is a revolution in our such as the eyes, ears and nose. knowledge and awareness of heredity.

Each human also possesses a This new concept of biology is so big that unique set of “identity” receptors, a subit promises radical change capable of set of which are called “self-receptors” revolutionizing civilization. Its dynamics

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by the biomedical community, found on nearly all of our cells, with the primary exception of red blood cells. Self-receptors are unrelated to the cell’s function contributing to muscle, bone, brain or heart. Conventional medicine studies the physical aspect of self-receptors as being the source of “self” but overlook the environmental signals they receive.

In other words, individual identity is linked to the signals received by the antennae.

When I reached this point in my research, I realized that we can’t die, because our real identity is represented by the invisible environment-derived “broadcast”, which might legitimately be referred to as spirit. My personal identity signal is received by each of my 50 trillion cells endowed with the unique set of “Bruce” self-receptors.

While my physical body is like a TV, the “spiritual broadcast” representing the Bruce Show is an eternal, energetic element of the environment.

What is entrainment and why is it important today?

A group of heart cells in a Petri dish will each beat to its own vibrational frequency. After a couple of days, they start beating in synchrony, because the stronger heart cells control the tempo.

The other cells organize their behavior to entrain with the more powerful one.

This happens in women’s college dormitories when residents start the school year with different menstrual cycles, but later experience entrainment, with their cycles beginning and ending about the same time. They link to a pulse and a beat, just like the heart cells.

Humans become entrained to a higher force that’s an invisible broadcast of energy in harmony or in discordance. As more of us hold the intention for living a life of love and peace, the broadcast of that harmonic energy amplifies and those not yet there will eventually entrain to the stronger signal. This is the shift we need to make for conscious evolution to occur.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Good Reasons to Try Acupuncture Thousands of Studies Show Healing Results

by Kathleen Barnes

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he ancient Chinese art of acuchemical serotonin and relieving inflampuncture is gaining popularity in mation, as well as bringing many other modern Western medicine for body processes into normal function. many reasons. “There’s lots of research Brevard, North Carolina, licensed to support the effectiveness of acupuncmaster acupuncturist Paul Buchman, ture for a wide variety of conditions,” adds, “Acupuncture differs from consays Thomas Burgoon, a medical doctor ventional Western medicine in many who practices internal medicine in West ways, primarily in that when it treats Chester, Pennsylvania, and is president a disease on the physical level, it also of the American Academy of Medical has far-reaching effects on our mental, Acupuncture, an asemotional and spirisociation of doctors of The U.S. Library of tual aspects.” medicine and osteoChronic back Medicine database pathic medicine that pain: Chronic low lists more than 23,000 back pain affects use acupuncture in conjunction with con- studies on acupuncture. 80 percent of us at ventional treatments. some time and is the Acupuncture treatments typically second-most common cause of disabilinvolve the nearly painless insertion of ity in American adults, according to a very thin needles to stimulate the body’s University of North Carolina at Chapel natural repair and regulation mechanisms Hill study published in the Journal of the based on the fundamental Chinese medi- American Medical Association. cine principle that the inside of the body A recent study of Australian can often be treated from the outside. patients arriving in Melbourne hospital Burgoon explains that acupuncture works emergency rooms complaining of low by stimulating and releasing the body’s back pain found that those treated with natural pain relievers, including endoracupuncture experienced as much pain phins, producing the feel-good brain relief in an hour as those given drugs.

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“When I treat a person for low back pain, I always take pulses in several parts of the body, and then take into account many factors, including age, gender and life situation,” says Buchman. “The underlying causes of the pain may be different in a 20-something student with a stressful academic load than a 50-something woman that’s a recent empty nester redefining her future,” he explains.

When researchers at China’s Central South University reviewed 13 studies on acupuncture and low back pain, they concluded that comprehensive treatment plans that involve acupuncture are urgently needed.

Headache: Acupuncture has long been used to relieve the pain of migraines and tension headaches. Australian research published in EvidenceBased Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that 16 acupuncture sessions cut in half the number of days that patients experienced migraines, significantly reducing pain.

“Acupuncture is a must-try therapy for anyone with migraines or chronic or tension-type headaches,” says Burgoon.

He notes that Aetna Insurance Company policy considers acupuncture among accepted, medically necessary treatments for migraines, chronic low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, postoperative dental pain and nausea associated with surgery, pregnancy and chemotherapy.

Asthma and allergies: More than 25 million Americans have asthma, including 6.8 million children. Danish research published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine showed that 10 acupuncture sessions given over a three-month period reduced asthma symptoms and use of inhaled steroids, but only when acupuncture was ongoing. Benefits diminished when treatments were discontinued. German researchers at Berlin’s Charité University Medical Center found similar effects for seasonal allergies by comparing it with the effects of antihistamines and sham acupuncture.

“Patterns of bad health get more ingrained in our body systems as we get older,” says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist specializing in treating children in New York City and professor at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. “If we can catch an illness in

a child’s first seven or eight years, we may be able to prevent it from becoming chronic in adulthood.”

Digestive problems: Acupuncture has been found to be effective for treating colic in babies, irritable bowel syndrome, morning sickness and postoperative nausea caused by anesthesia and chemotherapy treatments, verified in research from Australia’s University of Sydney on patients after surgery for metastatic liver cancer. Several other studies, including one from the Milwau-kee’s Medical College of Wisconsin, show that acupuncture rebalances the nervous system and restores proper digestive function, while relieving pain.

The World Health Organization review of research notes how acupuncture relieved gastrointestinal (GI) spasms better than atropine injections, and also recommends acupuncture for relief of nausea.

“Acupuncture helps calm down an overactive GI tract and stimulates an underactive one,” explains Burgoon.

Acupuncture is a non-pharmaceutical remedy for many health problems, Burgoon says. “I fell in love with acupuncture when I discovered I could use it to treat some problems that nothing else helped. I almost never prescribe any medications. Instead, I help people get off pharmaceuticals.”

Kathleen Barnes is author of many natural health books, including The Calcium Lie 2: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Know, with Dr. Robert Thompson. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

No Needles Needed for Kids

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cupuncture can be helpful for children, especially in treating asthma, allergies and childhood digestive disorders, including colic, says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist who specializes in treating children in New York City.

“Acupuncture for children rarely involves the use of needles.

Since their qi (life force) flows very close to the surface of their skin, it doesn’t require a lot of movement to get things flowing in the right direction,” she explains.

Acupuncture for kids typically involves light, fast brushing of the skin to encourage a healing circulation of energy. Katin teaches parents to continue treatments at home. She explains that it’s still technically acupuncture, not acupressure, which would involve prolonged stimulation of the body’s energy meridian sites. Sometimes she includes the use of small instruments for tapping or brushing the skin and tuning forks to stimulate the meridian points. She remarks, “The kids love it.”

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NATURALLY Plus Strategies for Prevention

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n The Autism Revolution, Pediatric “While autism is often thought of Neurologist and Neuroscientist as a genetic disorder, it’s the result of Martha Herbert approaches autism a gene-environment interaction where as a whole-body condition that can genes are corrupted,” explains Psychiaimprove, rather than be a static, lifelong trist Robert Hendren, who is currently genetic brain disorder. partnering in developing the Center for “It’s the way the brain is shifted Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurodeinto acting when faced with a combivelopmental Disorders at the University nation of stressors—some, but not all of California, San Francisco. of which are genetic—at a vulnerable According to the U.S. Centers for point in development,” says Herbert.

Disease Control and Prevention, autism Non-genetic challengis the fastest-growing es can come from the developmental disimmune system, nutri- Experts agree that a ability, now affecting tion, the environment natural foundation one in 68 children and and stress. “Addressing one in 42 boys. Autism for health begins with Speaks (AutismSpeaks. them can make a profound difference org) defines autism breastfeeding infants in the condition; spectrum disorder maybe even turning it to support natural (ASD) as a group of around.” complex brain develimmunity, and then Herbert directs the opment disorders charensuring children’s Treatment Research acterized by difficulties and Neuroscience in social interaction, diets are rich in Evaluation of Neurodeverbal and nonverbal velopmental Disorders nutrients at all ages. communication and (TRANSCEND) program repetitive behaviors. at a joint Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Prevention Massachusetts General Hospital MediMany experts agree that in some cases, cal Imaging facility. autism can be prevented. “Prevention 20

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needs to start early—preconception is ideal,” says Dr. Kenneth A. Bock, of Bock Integrative Medicine, in New York, and author of Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies.

Emphasizing omega-3 essential fatty acids, folic acid and probiotics during pregnancy can be beneficial, and it’s important to avoid iron deficiency, which has been tied to higher rates of autism, Hendren counsels.

Results from a recent University of California, Davis study published in Environmental Health Perspectives reveals increased rates of autism among children of women that live close to pesticide-treated fields during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters. Hendren says, “Living near heavily sprayed fields can be very detrimental. Living close to freeways or downwind of coal-fired power plants is also associated with autism.”

If heavy metal toxicity in blood is confirmed, chelation therapy is often used to remove metals, although Hendren advises against using it for the general treatment of ASD. “Chelators pull out mercury, along with other metals, a process that can be harmful.

Instead, think about diet and nutritional supplements that can help detoxify the body more safely,” he explains.

Bock says, “It’s not enough to detoxify, we have to remove and prevent exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins.”

Herbert suggests avoiding toxic household products, electromagnetic exposure from devices such as cell phones and baby monitors, which can lead to stress, sleep disruption and cell health problems, as well as antibiotic overuse, which can disrupt the gut microbiome, increasing vulnerability to exposure to other harmful chemicals.

Herbert notes some parents observe that their child became autistic after a vaccination but there are also autistic children that are vaccine-free; still others become so after facing other stresses such as illness or trauma.

“We need to focus on the underlying vulnerabilities and keep children strong and resilient so they can handle life’s challenges to their health and immune systems,” she says.

Relax your attachment to expectations and realize that your child sees, hears and feels the world differently than you.

Broaden your perspective and make every choice a healthy choice. ~Martha Herbert

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Currently, the only treatment that has been proven to consistently improve the core symptoms of ASD is behavioral therapy designed to foster language, socialization and academic skills. While effective, this approach is time- and staff-intensive.

With the rise and prevalence of autism in the past decade, more parents are turning to complementary and alternative treatments (CAM). Hendren reports that the best researched and safest CAM therapies for treating autism include melatonin to improve sleep, omega-3 fatty acids to ease hyperactivity and possibly improve socialization, multivitamins to supplement a limited diet or poor appetite and methyl B12 injections to protect against oxidative

stress. Massage therapy has also proven effective in increasing connectivity with others and reducing over-arousal, while reducing ASD symptoms.

Research remains in its infancy, but other CAMs deemed acceptable for a professionally monitored trial include B6 and magnesium supplements to correct metabolic aberration, folic acid for improvements in core symptoms, probiotics to ease gastrointestinal distress and iron supplementation for a deficiency.

Although clear benefits have yet to be backed by scientific evidence, many parents of children with ASD report that behavior improves with a diet free of the proteins gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye) and casein (found in dairy). Other parent-endorsed diets include anti-yeast, anti-hyperglycemia, specific carbohydrate, low-oxalate and specific food reaction regimens.

A review article in the journal Autism Research and Treatment notes that acupuncture, exercise, and music- and animal-assisted therapy have all been reported as helping to reduce a variety of ASD functional and behavioral symptoms.

From sound-dampening headphones that offset loud noises to structuring the environment to anticipate transitions, removing stressors can help reduce the debilitating characteristics of ASD. “This improves abilities to learn and interact with others, but we also don’t want to

Creating Calm Islands

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ensory kids, like those living with autism spectrum, sensory processing, anxiety or attention deficit disorders, are often highly affected by the design of their physical environments. Here are some tips for removing daily stressors for a more supportive home environment.

Identify the common sensory challenges for the child so the family can create spaces that support them.

Kids may struggle with regulating their emotions, initiating tasks, maintaining focus, rigid rules, lack of flexibility or being consistently overwhelmed.

Less is more because these kids

are often more sensitive to environmental stimuli. Tone down the color scheme of their bedroom and playroom, and maintain uncluttered spaces. Clearly defined and labeled areas in certain rooms can help them know what to expect and how to use each space appropriately.

Define areas and tasks with visual aids to foster more focused, calm and flexible interactions. Consider creating a designated dressing area with hooks that hold the next day’s clothes and a laundry hamper. This provides a visual routine to follow and structural aids to help complete the task successfully.

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by Lisa Lewis shelter them from having a chance to learn the rules of social interaction in real-world situations,” advises Hendren.

Because autism is a heterogeneous disorder with numerous subtypes, the best individualized combination of treatments can be challenging to identify and can often change throughout one’s life. Bock reminds families that even with a successful treatment plan, “A parent’s love is the final element that brings these recovering children out of darkness into light.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

Create a space to escape and regulate when they return home anxious, overwhelmed or ready to explode; a zone to help them feel calm and connected again. Dark and quiet spots are best, like the corner of a closet, bottom bunk, under a desk or even a cardboard box “cabin”. Add a flashlight, favorite books, beanbags, heavy or weighted blankets, handheld sensory toys and something that taps into the child’s current fascination.

Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder of Systems for Sensory Kids & Simple Organizing Strategies in North Kingstown, RI, and author of The Sensory Child Gets Organized. Connect at CarolynDalgliesh.com.

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Wellness care is more than vaccines. While many conventional vets consider giving vaccines and flea medications to all of their patients to be their best form of wellness care, holistic vets know these aren’t always necessary and can potentially be harmful. Instead, true wellness care involves careful consideration of proper diet, blood titer testing instead of vaccines, natural parasite control when appropriate and a heavy dose of diagnostic testing (blood, urine, fecal) to monitor organ function, check for parasites, screen for disorders of the urogenital system, liver and pancreas and early screening for cancer and other inflammatory conditions. There’s also a full physical check for common diseases like dental and heart disease and tumors.

Individualized prescriptions for a proper diet and supplements to maintain health are big reasons many owners prefer a holistic vet.

Natural treatments include disease prevention. Many pets treated via a more natural approach have an easier experience with occasional illness than those that don’t enjoy this specialized care. Natural therapies can quickly restore an ill pet to his homeostatic balance without the side effects often associated with multiple drug doses.

A team approach is expected. A holistic practice is a team effort, and the family doctor will suggest options for care,

helping an owner decide on the best therapies for each pet.

A fuller range of options is available. While holistic vets prefer a more natural approach, they know that if necessary, conventional therapies can sometimes be an appropriate complement if they follow holistic principles, which means infrequent use of low-dose medications and only when absolutely needed. In general, most conditions can be treated successfully without drug therapy, extending the health and life of the patient and reducing medical costs.

Gentler anesthesia means quicker recovery. A naturally balanced and gentler approach means less drugging if anesthesia becomes necessary, close monitoring of an anesthetized pet, a smooth and quick recovery for prompt discharge from the hospital and natural forms of follow-up treatment to control post-operative pain and inflammation.

New hope rises for the hopeless. Many pets are brought to holistic doctors after conventional care has failed to help them. Some have been turned away by practitioners of conventional medicine because their cases are diagnosed as “hopeless”. Holistic vets and pet parents alike experience considerable satisfaction in helping to give a joyful pet a whole new lease on life.

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Reinventing the past. From her Colorado mountain home, Jenny McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen, celebrates the wisdom of traditional foodways, making nutrientdense, healing soup broth from bones, water, vegetables and seasonings.

McGruther’s twist is to make it in a six-quart slow cooker.

Once her family has dined on organic roast or rotisserie chicken, she simmers the bones with purified water, a bay leaf or two, a few whole peppercorns and a few chopped organic vegetables like onion, carrot and celery on the low setting for 24 hours. Then

she ladles the broth through a coffee strainer into another container, refreshes the slow cooker with more water and simmers the bones and seasonings for another 24 hours. Eventually, the broth will have less flavor and color, and that’s when McGruther starts all over again.

“I call this perpetual soup,” she says.

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Slowing it down. With homemade broth on hand, it’s easy to make the Italian winter staple of Tuscan Vegetable Bean Soup. Cookbook authors and slow cooker experts Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, love to make this when they’re working on a cookbook deadline. They simply use what they have in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry.

“With a soup like this you can always substitute one vegetable for another, adjusting the recipe to what you enjoy and have on hand,” advises

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

Moore. The pair blogs at PluggedInto Cooking.com.

Speeding it up. Sometimes, we need a single serving of homemade soup fast. Award-winning recipe developer and cookbook author Camilla Saulsbury, of Nacogdoches, Texas, whips up a Pumpkin Sage Soup that can simmer in a saucepan within minutes, ready to be enjoyed in a mug.

Saulsbury uses organic canned pumpkin, full of vitamins, which can vary in sweetness. “If needed,” she suggests, “add a drizzle of maple syrup to enhance the flavor of the soup.”

Making “bisque” in a high-speed blender. Karen Adler is an avid grower of organic tomatoes in her Kansas City garden. When the seasonal harvest comes to an end, Adler grills or oven roasts the tomatoes, along with organic peppers and onions, and then freezes them, ready to make Roasted Tomato Bisque any time of the year.

“My secret to a light bisque without using cream is to blend all the roasted vegetables together with a high-speed blender to give it body. A swirl of extra-virgin olive oil at the end finishes ensuring the satisfying flavor,” she says.

Going cold. Douglas McNish, head chef at Toronto’s raw and vegan restaurant Raw Aura, serves a popular Lemon, Cucumber and Dill Soup, which is easy to make in a food processor. “This soup is amazing this time of year, when most of our diets may be lacking in healthy fats and trace minerals,” says McNish.

Warming up. Two cookbook authors teamed up across many miles to write 300 Sensational Soups. Meredith Deeds lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while Carla Snyder resides in Cleveland, Ohio. They’ve mutually discovered the naturally warming properties of curry powder in Curried Coconut Chickpea Soup.

Snyder observes, “A good soup nourishes the heart, as well as the stomach, spreading a feeling of satisfaction and contentment.”

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Tuscan Vegetable Bean Soup Yields: 6 servings 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped 1 cup frozen, cut green beans 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (14.5 oz, BPA-free) diced tomatoes, with liquid 4 cups bone broth or 1 carton (32 oz) vegetable broth 2 tsp Italian seasoning 1 /8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional Salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli 1 can (15 oz, BPA-free) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 2 Tbsp minced fresh basil, plus additional for garnish Freshly grated Parmesan cheese Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions, carrot and

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Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Stir in tomatoes, vegetable broth, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Heat, covered, until boiling, and then reduce heat to a simmer and cook 15 to 20 minutes.

Stir in broccoli, cannellini beans and minced basil. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are as tender as desired. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish if desired with additional minced basil.

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Martin Luther King, Jr: From Darkness to Light – 7:30-9pm. Each year we have programs honoring Dr. King to memorialize his many accomplishments and extraordinary contribution to race relations and racial equality in American life. Few biographers, however, focus on his life behind the scenes and within himself. Free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 425-806-3700.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Guided Imagery for Creating the Best Year – 10-11am. Allow the mind to flash an image. Within people reside a deep reservoir of highly personal images that can unlock any challenge in one’s life.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Life Coach Certification – SLCT’s 120-Hour training course takes 6 months to complete & allows students to master SLCT’s coaching program. Experience the coaching process on campus in Seattle.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Immunity and Food – Lecture and Cooking Demo – 6-7:30pm. Learn about some of the foods that can help boost immunity and the science behind why they work at this free cooking demonstration.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Wisdom of Paramhasa Yogananda: Success – 9:30am-12pm. The key to success is the same for all endeavors, from the material to the spiritual. In this dynamic workshop, we will explore together the attributes & tools of success, how to eliminate habits of failure and develop habits of success. Presented

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