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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.

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elcome to the March issue of Seattle Natural Awakenings magazine! In this issue we explore healthy food, with articles on everything from the “Earth Diet” (page 20) to creative and delicious ways to “Love Your Greens” (page 16).

Everyone’s body and needs are different, and these days I find myself thriving on a diet loosely adapted from Ayurvedic principles: lots of gently cooked vegetables, sweet potatoes and squash, healthy fats, organic eggs and a very small amount of raw local goat milk served with turmeric, and minimal grain. This is just what seems to work for my body, but I have lots of friends who absolutely glow on a diet featuring daily green smoothies, vegan or vegetarian cuisine, or built on a foundation of raw foods, paleo principles, macrobiotic foods, traditional foods, or other approaches that work well for them. We’re all different, and I believe it’s important for each of us to find a way of eating that is right for our bodies, compassionate when it comes to our animal friends, and kind to the planet and environment.

One of the best ways to find the food that makes you feel good is to explore your options, and one of the very best ways to do that is to make a trip to Seattle’s biggest healthy food festival, Vegfest, which will be held at Mercer Hall at the Seattle Center on March 21 and 22 (more information on page 5). Vegfest is one of my favorite events of the year–an $8 admission fee (kids 12 and under are free) allows you to sample an incredible range of amazing sweet and savory snacks, enjoy educational presentations from local doctors, obtain free medical screenings for blood pressure and more, and even take your little ones to see clowns in action. I discovered my very favorite breakfast cereal, Purple Sunrise made by Camano Island Mills, at Vegfest several years ago and I’ve been delighted to learn about even more delicious and healthy foods at the festival every year since then. If you visit, be sure to come say hello to the Seattle Natural Awakenings team at our booth–we would love to meet you!

There’s lots more in these pages–enjoy!

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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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HEALTHY CUISINE

Good-to-Go Eats

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New Ways to Prepare these Nutritional Powerhouses

by Nava Atlas

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Pick the Best Option for You

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20 THE EARTH DIET Liana Werner-Gray on Simple Eating

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FITNESS MYTHS

Seven Common Maxims that Can Cause Harm

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24 LIFESAVING ACTS Protecting Animals at Home and Abroad

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newsbriefs Vegfest Returns To Seattle Center March 21 & 22

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very year in March the largest vegetarian food festival in the country, Vegfest, is held at the Seattle Center. This year’s Vegfest looks better than ever, according to organizers.

“With over 500 different kinds of free food samples to try, including many new products every year, there’s sure to be something for everyone,” says Vegfest organizer and Vegetarians of Washington Vice President Stewart Rose.

Throughout the weekend, cookbook authors from around the country will be giving cooking demonstrations, and doctors will be talking about the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. Doctors will also be on hand to do health checks, with free blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose tests, bone scans and artery scans, giving people the opportunity to discover just how much a vegetarian diet can help improve their health, Rose says.

“A large selection of cookbooks and other books of interest are available at the Vegfest bookstore, and the kids will enjoy interacting with clown duo, Zero and Somebuddy,” Rose continues.

“There are so many reasons people go to Vegfest,” says Amanda Strombom, president of Vegetarians of Washington.

“Many people who have heard from their doctor just how much healthier vegetarian food is, while other people want to help farm animals or to reduce their carbon footprint.”

Rose says that discovering new healthy food options is a huge draw for Vegfest attendees, and Strombom agrees.

“People who have already started to dip their toes by trying a brand of soy milk here or a veggie burger there, can confidently take the plunge by discovering products such as vegetarian shrimp, meat-free sausages, or dairy-free cheddar

or brie, foods that make changing their diet so much more manageable,” Strombom finishes. “You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy Vegfest! Every year thousands of ‘vegcurious’ just want to nibble around the event and see what it’s all about.”

Vegfest takes place Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22, at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall on Mercer Street.

Admission is $8 and kids 12 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door. For more information: SeattleVegfest. org or 206-706-2635. See ad, page 15.

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nline classes to obtain accreditation in nutritional therapy and herbalism are being offered at the Portland Community College (PCC) Institute for Health Professionals. Taught by KP Khalsa, president of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG), registration begins on March 4 for the term starting March 30. As in previous years, the class offering may also be attended at the PCC CLIMB Center for Advancement.

The 12-month nutritional therapy series, approved by the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, prepares students to take the national credentialing exam. The sixterm herbalism series, a highly suitable parallel program, provides in-depth training for a career in herbal medicine, with corresponding credit hours used toward a registered herbalist credential through the AHG. This marks the fourth year that PCC has conducted such classes to provide dynamic training to current and future complementary health practitioners.

Class location: 1626 S.E. Water Ave., Portland, OR. For more information or to register, call 971-722-6627, email ClimbHealth@pcc.edu or visit pcc.edu/climb. See ad, page 10.

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Life & Executive Coaches Training Coming To Seattle in April

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he Certified Coaches Federation will hold a two day intensive training in Seattle on April 25 and 26 designed to provide attendees with skills to improve or launch their own life coaching practice.

The coaching industry started about 20 years ago and is now booming. Today there are tens of thousands of coaches around the world, assisting clients with reaching life and business goals of all kinds. The Certified Coaches Federation has certified over 10,000 coaches since 2006, making it one of the most popular life coach training and certification organizations in the world. With over 100 training weekends in Canada, the United States, Brazil, and Europe, the Certified Coaches Federation has focused on building a reputation for streamlined and effective life coach certification, according to founder Derrick Sweet.

Sweet, author of several self improvement books, including Get The Most Out Of Life, is the founder of the Certified Coaches Federation.

“When we first started teaching Life Coach and Executive Coach training, the industry was dominated by coach training schools that offered courses that were several weeks, or even several months long, at a cost of anywhere between $5,000-$40,000,” Sweet explains.

“We thought this was crazy because the number one criteria to qualify to become a coach isn’t any course, it’s your real life experience,” Sweet says, noting that a successful coach offers his or her clients the simplest path and the clearest advice, which is always free of non-essential information. This is part of the reason the Certified Coaches Federation created a two day intensive course that could teach new and seasoned coaches how to help their clients go from point A to point B with the fewest steps.

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language is a big part of the focus of the weekend intensive program. “The Certified Coaches Federation teaches coaches how language impacts perspective and how perspective determines success or failure in achieving our goals,” he finishes.

Sweet also outlines a second pillar of the Certified Coaches Federation training program. “Cognitive Reflex Conditioning® is a four step process that teaches coaches how to condition their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and expectations to become aligned with their intentions, and, in the process, create more of a sense of flow and momentum as they work toward achieving their goals,” he says. “Today, one of the reasons why so many coaches are choosing the Certified Coaches Federation for their coach training is because Cognitive Reflex Conditioning® training is only offered by this innovative program.”

The Certified Coaches Federation includes a free life-time continuing education membership for all graduates who complete their course, as well as an opportunity to work as one of their coaches.

Certified Coaches Federation will be holding certification courses in Seattle at the Marriot Courtyard Downtown on April 25 & 26. $979/regular, $879/early bird discount. For more information: CertifiedCoachesFederation.com or 866-455-2155.

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eattle Tilth’s spring annual plant sale will take place March 14 and will offer a wide selection of organically, sustainably and locally grown vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, fruit shrubs, fruit trees, seeds, supplies and talks from local gardening experts.

Seattle Tilth garden educators select varieties that grow well in the maritime Northwest, ranging from plants for beginners such as lettuce, greens and peas to exotic and heritage plants including asparagus, horseradish, artichokes, onions, broccoli, edible flowers, bulbing fennel, red scallions, romanesco and blueberries. Favorites such as collards, kale, Swiss chard, rhubarb and strawberries add to the offerings, and fruiting shrubs along with fruit bearing trees will also be available for purchase.

A staggered entry system controls the number of people allowed to proceed into the sale at any one time, and attendees are invited to visit vendors in the parking lot while waiting for their turn to enter. Cash, checks with identification and Visa and Mastercard credit cards will be accepted.

The March Edible Plant Sale takes place March 14 from 9am-3pm at Pacific Market Center parking garage, 6100 4th Ave S (enter on 5th Ave S), Seattle.

Free. An Early Bird Sale takes place from 6-7:30 pm on Friday, March 13. $25 tickets benefit Seattle Tilth educational programs. For more information: SeattleTilth.org.

eventspotlight Heart And Soul: A Gathering of Impactful Women Series Creates Space To Transform, Educate & Inspire Seattle Area Women

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he IDE’ Council, a local organization dedicated to celebrating and connecting women, will hold their next event Wednesday, May 6 at 7 pm in a private Seattle residence. Part of an ongoing series called “Heart and Soul: A Gathering for Impactful Women,” the IDE’ Council events began in 2014.

They have been meeting approximately every two to three months since their founding by a group of Seattle area women leaders.

“The evening includes time to enjoy delicious fruit, chocolate and cheese and make social connections,” IDE’ Council co-facilitator Beth Siragusa says. “Then there is an interactive presentation where all women can be a part of discussing a topic chosen for the evening that is an important part of our lives. A ceremony is included, as well as a parting gift, which holds the energy of our interactions and serves as a powerful reminder of the bonds of sisterhood we experienced,” Beth continues.

Beth Siragusa, a holistic health coach and online marketing consultant, serves as a co-facilitator for Heart And Soul events along with founder and cofacilitator Verla Wade and co-facilitator Christina Becerra.

“The Heart & Soul Gatherings provide a beautiful environment for women where they can meet and share who they are and their work in the world,” Verla says. “Our events foster the flow and creativity of who we are as women and our deep desire for meaningful connection. Each evening is an intentional program to support women to create the life they were meant to live.”

Verla credits her inspiration to create the Heart & Soul gatherings to her experience as a teacher and guide in the Western mystery tradition of King Salomon.

Christina and Beth both note that one of Verla’s gifts is the ability to empower people to reach for their greatness and actualize their life purpose,

From left to right, Heart And Soul: A Gathering of Impactful Women founder Verla Wade, along with co-facilitators Beth Siragusa and Christina Becerra.

helping awaken the ancient wisdom within each individual and making it applicable in the complexity of our modern daily environment. Verla works internationally, in work that includes leading large seminars to mentoring and coaching entrepreneurs and businesses who work with life enhancement and wellness, and says she is

“We celebrate and support women in understanding how to use our power and create in our own ways.” passionate about empowering women.

“In these events we look at who we are as women and celebrate our beauty as well as embrace what we need to change,” Verla continues. “The gathering provides a safe community, where everyone is accepted and honored.

The conversation topics and ceremony are created specifically to strengthen women and provide the inspiration they need to enhance the effectiveness in their lives.”

Co-founder Christina Becerra notes that Heart and Soul: A Gathering of Impactful Women is intended to create a safe space for community and reduce the need for competition among

women.

“Being surrounded in by amazing women that come to together in mutual respect is so inspiring,” Christina says.

A healer and teacher who leads Max Meditation sessions, Christina says the group has helped strengthen her personal goals and intentions.

“It reminds me what is possible when people come together with the common goal of doing good in the world,” Christina says. “It has transformed the idea of being alone or having having to “do it” on my own into creating an experience of togetherness and unity. “ Beth agrees, noting that women experience the world differently than men and require different support.

“This is a unique experience for women because many of these teachings are specific to women and how we create differently than men,” Beth says.

“We celebrate and support women in understanding how to use our power and create in our own ways.”

The next Heart And Soul: A Gathering of Impactful Women event takes place May 6 at 7 pm at a private Seattle residence (address upon registration). Registration required. $20. For more information: idecouncil@gmail.com, 206-781-3390 or Facebook.com/IDECouncil.

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Ginkgo Biloba Calms ADHD, Boosts Memory

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esearchers from Germany’s University of Tübingen’s Center for Medicine tested the Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 on 20 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a clinical trial. The children were given up to 240 milligrams (mg) of the extract for between three and five weeks. Before, during and after the treatment, the scientists evaluated the children by testing the brain’s electrical activity, along with other ADHD-related tests. Those that had received the extract exhibited significant improvement in ADHD symptoms.

A study from Liberty University, in Virginia, previously examined 262 adults ages 60 and over with normal memory and mental performance and found that the same Ginkgo biloba extract improved their cognitive scores. Half of the study participants were given 180 mg of the extract daily and half were given a placebo. Standardized tests and a subjective, self-reporting questionnaire found the Ginkgo resulted in significant cognitive improvements among the older adults.

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BUGS LINKED TO FACTORY FARM ANTIBIOTICS

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he bacteria E. coli now causes 75 to 95 percent of all urinary tract infections, and research from Iowa State University has confirmed that such occurrences are linked to factory farms that use antibiotics.

The findings support a study previously completed by scientists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and George Washington University that shows a strain of antibiotic-resistant E. coli called ExPEC, an extra-intestinal pathogen, was genetically traceable to factory-farmed animals receiving certain antibiotics.

The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System reports that 75 percent of chicken and turkey, 59 percent of ground beef and 40 percent of pork meats tested were contaminated with E. coli, and that the strains were predominantly multi-drug resistant.

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esearchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that mindfulness meditation significantly reduced the number and duration of migraines among 19 episodic migraine patients. Ten were given eight weeks of mindfulness classes with instructions for adding personal meditation in-between sessions. The other nine received typical migraine care.

Those in the meditation group experienced an average of 1.4 fewer migraines per month, which averaged nearly three hours less than the ones experienced by those in the control group. Pain levels of the headaches reported by those in the meditation group averaged 1.3 points lower on a scale of one to 10.

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ontrary to the hypothesis that moderate drinking can be heart-healthy, a new study published in the British Medical Journal indicates that even light to moderate drinking increases the risk of heart disease.

In a large, randomized meta-study, researchers examined patient data from 261,991 European adults derived from 56 studies. Participants were classified as non-drinkers, light drinkers, moderate drinkers or heavy drinkers. The researchers also used a gene variation to determine alcohol intake—a genetic marker that indicates low alcohol consumption of less than 10 milliliters (about a third of an ounce) per week.

They found that those with the gene variation—and thus are virtually nondrinkers—had a significantly lower risk of heart disease, including stroke and hypertension, and that even light drinking significantly increased heart disease risk.

The researchers concluded: “These findings suggest that reductions of alcohol consumption, even for light to moderate drinkers, may be beneficial for cardiovascular health.”

esearch from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health has determined that handling cash register receipts, common in credit card transactions, can increase exposure of the hormone disruptor Bisphenol A (BPA), but that exposure is well within limits considered safe when the receipts are handled under normal conditions.

The researchers tested 121 people exposed to the synthetic chemical through their skin and found their average BPA urinary excretion levels averaged 2.6 micrograms (mcg) per liter. The researchers then had test subjects handle thermal paper three times every five minutes, simulating a store cashier’s handling of receipts. The researchers found those that handled the thermal paper during the simulation test had an average increase in their BPA urinary excretions of just under 0.2 mcg per liter per kilogram of body weight.

The researchers noted that this was still 25 times lower than the European Food Safety Authority’s proposed temporary tolerable daily intake of 5 mcg per liter per kilogram of body weight per day.

Primary sources of BPA exposure are plastics used in water bottles and many other consumer goods.

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Seaweed May Be the New Lettuce

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Food items such as kelp, dulse, alaria and laver may be unfamiliar now, but likely not for long, as these and other varieties of edible seaweed and sea vegetables appear on more shopping lists and restaurant menus.

These ingredients are already favored by cooks for the jolt of salty goodness they bring to soups and salads and by health food advocates that appreciate their high levels of essential minerals. Goodies in the pipeline include seaweed-filled bagels, ice cream and chips.

The trend toward farming seaweed instead of harvesting in the wild is making news. Working waterfronts often go dormant in the winter as lobstermen that work during warmer months move inland out of season for part-time jobs. Seaweed is a winter crop that can keep boats out on the water, providing year-round aquaculture employment.

Entrepreneur Matthew Moretti, who operates Bangs Island Mussels, a shellfish and kelp farm in Casco Bay, near Portland, Maine, explains, “Mussels are monoculture,” so he has been growing sugar kelp between mussel rafts to create a more ecological model.

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Holy Batastrophe!

Wind Turbines a Kill Zone for European Bats Bats are vital natural pest controllers, saving the use of millions of pounds of pesticides by eating insects, but many species are declining across Europe, despite being protected, because wind turbines are seriously harming their populations. “It’s most common in migratory species, with around 300,000 bats affected every year in Europe alone. Bats are found dead at the bottom of these turbines. One option is to reduce turbine activity during times of peak migration,” says Richard Holland. Ph.D., of Queen’s University Belfast, co-author of a study published in Nature Communications that sheds light on the problem.

Scientists have discovered the first known example of a mammal to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate in the greater mouse-eared bat. The study demonstrates that the bats use the way sunlight is scattered in the atmosphere at sunset to calibrate the internal magnetic compass that helps them to fly in the right direction.

Holland says, “Bees have specially adapted photoreceptors in their eyes, and birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles all have cone cell structures in their eyes which may help them to detect polarization, but we don’t know which structure these bats might be using. Anything we can do to understand how they get about, how they move and navigate will be a step forward in helping to protect them.”

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Feeding the World

Frack Attack

A recent publication from the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Trade and Environment Review 2013: Wake Up Before it is Too Late, includes contributions from more than 60 experts around the world. They are calling for transformative changes in food, agriculture and trade systems to increase diversity on farms, reduce use of fertilizer and other inputs, support small-scale farmers and create strong local food systems.

The report includes in-depth sections on the shift toward more sustainable, resilient agriculture; livestock production and climate change; the importance of research and extension; plus the roles of both land use and reform of global trade rules.

The report’s findings contrast starkly to the accelerated push for new free trade agreements, including the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) and the U.S./EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which will strengthen the hold of multinational corporate and financial firms on the global economy. Neither global climate talks nor other global food security forums reflect the urgency expressed in the UNCTAD report to transform agriculture.

Major concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as a means of extracting natural gas have centered on how toxic fracking fluids and methane injected into the ground can pollute water supplies. Now a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Health attests how fracking adversely impacts air quality, too.

Lead author David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at New York’s University at Albany, is concerned that fracking sites show potential to develop cancer clusters in years to come. The study found eight different poisonous chemicals in groundwater near wells and fracking sites throughout Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming at levels that exceeded federal limits, including levels of benzene and formaldehyde, both known carcinogens.

Approximately half of the air samples Carpenter analyzed exceeded federally recommended limits. Benzene levels were 35 to 770,000 times higher; hydrogen sulfide levels were 90 to 60,000 times higher; and formaldehyde levels were 30 to 240 times above a theoretically safe threshold.

“Cancer has a long latency, so you’re not seeing an elevation in cancer in these communities [yet],” says Carpenter.

“But five, 10, 15 or more years from now, elevation in cancer incidence is almost certain to happen.”

UN Lauds Small-Scale, Sustainable Agriculture

Source: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (iatp.org)

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Ciscoe Morris: My Favorite Garden Plants A s spring approaches and planting season begins, local garden expert Ciscoe Morris has a few top recommendations for Seattle area gardeners based on his personal garden favorites.

“My absolute favorite thing I like to plant in my garden at this time of the year is lettuce and all kinds of greens,” Morris says. “You can get great mesculun mixes with a huge number of other greens in them.”

For new gardeners, rhubarb can be very rewarding and a perfect plant to get started gardening with, according to Morris.

“Rhubarb is easy as pie to grow, and oh my gosh – rhubarb pie a la mode, with some strawberries in there, is just delicious,” Morris continues. “My mouth is watering.”

Morris also loves planting broccoli in the garden, but recommends specific varities for the Northwest.

“I try to find broccoli that have big heads,” he explains. “The heads don’t tend to get that big here, so if you buy a few seeds that are purported to have big heads, then you’re going to get decent size heads out of it. Keep cutting the heads at a 45 degree angle and they’ll keep growing all summer long with a little organic fertilizer.”

When it comes to berries, Morris loves to plant an early and a late fruiting variety in order to have berries all season long.

“For raspberries, I like the Tulameen variety,” he notes.

“It’s a June bearer, and it’s a real long bearing one – it bears all the way into July. You can also plant some Summit and that one bears fruit into fall. Keep it separate from your other raspberries so it doesn’t get confusing, and cut it down to the ground in the fall when it’s done producing.”

Morris also loves growing blueberries in the Northwest.

“Olympia blueberries are a really good variety that I like a lot,” he says. “You really don’t need two kinds of blueberries to get blueberries, but if you plant another variety, you’ll get bigger blueberries.”

Morris doesn’t leave out fruit trees – he just recommends dwarf versions of fruit trees that are easier to manage.

“Orcas and Rescue dwarf pears are wonderful,” Morris says. “You have to pick them hard, and put them in the fridge and bring them out when you want to ripen them and they’ll ripen in 5-8 days. Kids won’t steal your fruit, because it won’t ripen on the tree. If I were to do it again, I would buy dwarf pear trees only. I got semi-dwarf and they grew 15-20 feet tall.”

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The New Healthy Cuisine Good-to-Go Eats

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atie Newell, a blogging Kansas City mother of two who fights inflammation from several autoimmune diseases, is rigorous about the fresh, unprocessed food she buys. After noticing adverse symptoms from dining at a restaurant, Newell initially thought that eating out was no longer an option for her.

Today, she happily ventures out for the occasional restaurant meal, knowing that the healthy food landscape is changing. “I look to restaurants owned by local chefs that use local and sustainable ingredients and prepare everything from scratch,” she says.

From higher-end dining to fastfood joints, food trucks and vending machines,we now have even more choices for fresh, seasonal, organic, local, sustainable, tasty nutrition when we’re on the go. It’s because entrepreneurial chefs and fitness buffs are responding to customer demand for healthy eating options away from home.

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Range of Restaurants

London’s celebrated Chef Yotam Ottolenghi, founder of several restaurants and takeout emporia and author of bestselling cookbooks Plenty and Jerusalem, says that “healthy” can happen simply by putting the spotlight on plants. Ottolenghi’s cuisine is known for celebrating vegetables, fruits and herbs. He says, “That attitude, I think, is a very healthy attitude to eating.”

At Gracias Madre, a plant-based vegan Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles and San Francisco, high style doesn’t mean chandeliers and rich cream sauces.

The brainchild of Executive Chef Chandra Gilbert, also director of operations for the Bay Area’s vegan Café Gratitude, it serves organic, local and sustainable fruits and vegetables and bold flavor without excessive calories. She says, “I’m inspired by what I want to eat that tastes good and makes me feel good, and I want to affect this planet—to create health and vibrancy all the way around.”

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between Dr. Andrew Weil and restaurateur Sam Fox, offers “honest food that tastes really good” at Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Washington, D.C., locations. For lunch, diners might sip sea buckthorn, pomegranate, cranberry or black tea along with their quinoa burger or organic spaghetti squash casserole.

Newell and her family gravitate towards SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza, touting recipes developed by James Beard Award-winning Chefs Michael Smith and Debbie Gold, who partnered with entrepreneur Gail Lozoff to create the first healthy, high-style pizzeria in 2005.

Today it offers traditional and glutenfree pizza topped with fresh and organic (whenever possible) ingredients at locations in Dallas, Omaha, the Kansas City metro area and Orange County, California.

Even at fast-food restaurants, healthy choices are increasingly available. “Unforked, Panera Bread and Chipotle do a great job being transparent about what’s in their food,” says Newell. Before venturing out, she often checks the company’s website for specific nutrition information.

Meals on Wheels– Food Trucks

A burgeoning fleet of creatively conceived food trucks takes healthy eating to local customers in U.S. cities. In addition to preparing organic, plantbased foods, The Green Food Truck, in Culver City and San Diego, California, recycles used vegetable oil, composts produce scraps and offers recyclable servingware. Josh Winnecour, founder of the Fuel Food Truck, in Asheville, North Carolina, cites losing 50 unwanted pounds as his incentive for serving nutrient-dense, made-from-scratch food to his clientele.

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Most hospitals, universities, schools and corporations appear to espouse healthy eating—until the offerings in their vending machines reveal the opposite. Ethan Boyd, a student at Michigan State University, noted this disconnect. “While dining halls strive to serve healthy options,” he says, “there are 40

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Sean Kelly, CEO of HUMAN Healthy Vending (Helping Unite Mankind and Nutrition), had a similar, “Oh, no,” moment at his New York City gym when he was a university student.

Today, Kelly’s franchise model allows local operators to supply individual machines with better options from organic fresh fruit to hot soup. “Our vision is to make healthy food more convenient than junk food,” he says.

Entrepreneurs Ryan Wing and Aaron Prater, who also have culinary training, recently opened Sundry Market & Kitchen, in Kansas City, Missouri.

In their update on a neighborhood market, they sell takeout foods like red lentil falafel and citrus beet soup. “I think people want to eat local food and better food, but they want it to be convenient,” observes Wing. “The bottom line is we want to make it simple to eat good food.”

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GREENS! New Ways to Prepare these Nutritional Powerhouses

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or seasonal eaters, farm market shoppers and members of community supported agriculture, vegetable greens have become a normal part of everyday diets. Recognized as the most nutrient-rich group of veggies, they deliver multiple benefits.

Greens are a top source of vitamin K, essential to bone health, and are abundant in vitamins A, B (especially folic acid) and C. They deliver considerable antioxidants and chlorophyll, widely known to protect against cancer, and are anti-inflammatory, according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician in Flemington, New Jersey, who specializes in nutritional medicine.

Fuhrman notes, “The majority of calories in green vegetables, including leafy greens, come from protein, and this plant protein is packaged with beneficial phytochemicals. They’re rich in folate and calcium, and contain small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids.”

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calcium. Only about 30 percent of calcium from dairy products is absorbed, but according to Registered Dietitian Ginny Messina, “For certain leafy green vegetables, rates are considerably higher. We absorb between 50 and 60 percent of the calcium in cruciferous leafy green vegetables like kale and turnip greens.” Tasty and versatile, greens

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can add interest and value to every meal. Here’s how.

Smoothies and juices. Spinach tastes so mild in smoothies and juices that we barely know it’s there. Kale and collards add a mild greens flavor.

A big handful or two of spinach or one or two good-size kale or collard leaves per serving is about right.

Greens blend well with bananas, apples, berries and pears. A highspeed blender is needed to break down kale and collards; a regular blender is sufficient for spinach. An online search for “green smoothies” will turn up many recipes.

Use “massaged” raw kale in salads. Rinse and spin-dry curly kale leaves stripped from their stems, and then chop into bite-sized pieces. Thinly slice the stems to add to another salad or lightly cooked vegetable dishes or simply discard. Place the cut kale in a serving bowl. Rub a little olive oil onto both palms and massage the kale for 45 to 60 seconds; it’ll soften up and turn bright green. Add other desired veggies and fruits and dress the mixture.

A favorite recipe entails tossing massaged kale with dried cranberries, toasted or raw cashew pieces, vegan mayonnaise and a little lemon juice.

Massaged kale also goes well with avocados, apples, pears, Napa or red cabbage, carrots, pumpkin seeds and walnuts. It can alternatively be dressed in ordinary vinaigrette, sesame-ginger or tahini dressing.

Add hardy greens to stir-fries.

Greens are a top source of vitamin K, essential to bone health, and are abundant in vitamins A, B (especially folic acid) and C. The best stir-fry greens are lacinato kale, collards or chard. Rinse and dry the leaves, and then strip them from the stems. Stack a few leaves and roll them up snugly from the narrow end.

Slice thinly to make long, thin ribbons and then cut them once or twice across to shorten; adding thinly sliced stems is optional. Add the strips to the stir-fry toward the end of cooking. They blend well with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, bok choy, asparagus and green beans. Soy sauce, tamari and ginger add flavor.

Use leafy spring greens in salads.

Look beyond lettuce to create invigorating warm-weather salads. Use lots of peppery watercress (a nutritional superstar), baby bok choy, tender dandelion greens, tatsoi and mizuna (Japanese greens are increasingly available from farm markets). Combine with baby greens and sprouts, plus favorite salad veggies and fruits for a clean-tasting and cleansing repast.

Learn to love bitter greens. Add variety to the meal repertoire with escarole, broccoli rabe and mustard greens. These mellow considerably with gentle braising or incorporation into soups and stews. Heat a little olive oil in a large, deep skillet or stir-fry pan; sauté chopped garlic and/or shallots to taste. Add washed and chopped greens, stir quickly to coat with the oil, and then add about a quarter cup of water or vegetable stock. Cover and cook until tender and wilted, about five minutes. Traditional additions include raisins and toasted pine nuts, salt and pepper and a little apple cider vinegar.

Nava Atlas is the author of the recent book, Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life with More Than 150 Fresh and Flavorful Vegan Recipes, from which this was adapted.

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ealth foodies can step it up a bit by discovering how to make delicious raw kale salads—sometimes referred to as massaged kale salads. Literally massaging this hardy green with olive oil, salad dressing or mashed avocado softens it for easier chewing, brightens the color and improves its flavor. A favorite kind of kale for salads is curly green kale. Lacinato kale works well, too, as long as it isn’t too large and tough prior to massaging.

Even when kale isn’t the main leafy green in a salad, adding a few prepared leaves can up the nutrient value of any kind of green, grain or pasta salad. For each of the following recipes, start with a medium bunch of kale (about eight ounces), or more or less to taste. Finish each salad with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, if preferred.

Southwestern-Flavored Kale Salad

To the massaged kale, add two or three medium-sized fresh ripe tomatoes, a peeled and diced avocado, one to two cups cooked or raw fresh corn kernels, some red bell pepper strips and optional chopped green or black olives. Flavor with freshly squeezed or bottled lime juice, a little olive oil and some chopped cilantro. To up the protein for a main dish, add some cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, black or pinto beans and then sprinkle pumpkin seeds over the top.

Mediterranean Kale Salad

To the massaged kale, add two or three medium-sized chopped fresh ripe tomatoes, strips of sun-dried tomato, plenty of bell pepper strips and chopped or whole cured black olives. For protein, add a cup or two of cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, chickpeas. Top with thinly sliced fresh basil leaves.

Kale and Avocado Salad

Add a peeled and diced avocado, plus thinly sliced red cabbage to taste, sliced carrots, diced yellow squash, halved red and/or yellow fresh grape tomatoes and sunflower or pumpkin seeds.

Optionally, add a little more olive oil in addition to that used for massaging and some freshly squeezed or bottled lemon or lime juice.

Asian-Flavored Kale Salad Massage the kale with dark sesame oil instead of olive oil as an option. Add a medium-sized red bell pepper, cut into narrow slices, three stalks of bok choy with leaves, sliced (or one sliced baby bok choy) plus one or two thinly sliced scallions. Dress with a sesame-ginger dressing. Optional additions include some crushed toasted peanuts or cashews, steamed or boiled and chilled corn kernels and about four ounces of baked tofu, cut into narrow strips.

All recipes courtesy of Nava Atlas, author of Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life With More Than 150 Fresh and Flavorful Vegan Recipes; used with permission.

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Good for: People that want a lowmaintenance option that’s more attractive than a pile; average to large households with yard waste.

Make a bin out of wood or buy a plastic holding bin, which can contain up to 75 gallons. One with insulated sides may allow decomposing to continue in colder weather.

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ard and food waste make up 25 percent of the garbage destined for municipal landfills, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pick the right composter and this organic waste will easily turn into rich—and free—garden fertilizer, saving landfill space and reducing the volume of greenhouse gases generated by anaerobic decomposition.

Unless using a specialized bin, maintain a roughly 50/50 compost mixture of “brown” and “green” organic waste for ideal results. Green waste is moist, such as fruit and vegetable peels; brown waste comprises dry and papery material, including grass clippings.

Low-Maintenance Pile

Good for: People that want something simple, don’t need fertilizer immediately and have extra outdoor space; average to large households with yard waste.

Maintaining a compost pile is as easy as its name implies—simply toss organic yard and kitchen waste into a pile in the yard. Aerating or turning the compost with a pitchfork or shovel will provide quicker results, but waste will also decompose if left alone. Within six to 24 months, all of the waste will decompose aerobically into compost.

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These barrel-shaped containers are turned with a hand crank, making aerating and speeding up decomposition a breeze. Some manufacturers promise results in as little as two weeks.

Due to the barrel’s relatively smaller size and capacity, getting the balance between brown and green waste right is critical for optimal results, and users will need to wait for one batch of compost to finish before adding more organic waste.

Multi-Tiered Boxes

Good for: People looking for low maintenance, but quicker results than a pile or bin; average to large households with yard waste.

Multi-tiered composters are a series of stacked boxes with removable panels to allow the organic waste to move downward throughout the decomposition cycle. Finished compost comes out of a door at the bottom.

Because the boxes are smaller than a large pile or bin, compost will “cook” faster; some users report their first batch took just four to six months. Collectively, stacked boxes are often comparable in size to a large holding bin, so they can compost a large amount of waste.

Worm Bin

Good for: People that want to compost indoors; apartment dwellers and small households that don’t generate yard waste.

For everyone that has wanted to compost, but had insufficient outdoor

space, a five-or-10-gallon bucket and some red worms could be the answer.

Worm composting, or vermicomposting, is so compact that a worm bin can fit under most kitchen sinks. Because red worms are so efficient—each pound of them will process half a pound of food scraps daily—a worm bin doesn’t need aeration and won’t smell or attract pests. Note that worms won’t process brown waste, meat, dairy or fatty foods.

Green Cone

Good for: People that just want to dump their kitchen waste and be done with it; those that want to compost fish or meat; households that don’t generate yard waste.

Solarcone Inc.’s Green Cone system will handle up to two pounds of kitchen waste daily, including meat, fish and dairy products. It won’t compost brown waste. Users bury the bottom basket in the yard, and then simply put green waste together with an “accelerator powder” into a cone hole in the top. According to Solarcone, most of the waste turns into water. Every few years, users need to dig a small amount of residue out of the bottom that can be added to a garden.

Tracy Fernandez Rysavy is editor-in-chief of the nonprofit Green America’s Green American magazine, from which this article was adapted (GreenAmerica.org).

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nsure that the compost pile retains a moisture content similar to a wrung-out sponge. To moisten, add green waste; to reduce moisture, add brown waste.

Turn compost to get air to the aerobic bacteria and speed the process. Wear gloves and a dust mask to protect against allergens.

Decay generates heat, so a pile should feel warm. If not, add green waste. Decomposition occurs most efficiently when it’s 104 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit inside the pile; use a compost thermometer.

Keep a small container in the kitchen to easily collect green food scraps. Store it in the freezer to keep unpleasant smells and flies at bay.

The best time to start composting is during warmer months. Alternately layering green and brown waste, using the “lasagna method” in colder months, readies the pile to decompose as soon as the weather warms. Consider stockpiling summer yard waste ingredients.

Be aware that low-maintenance composting won’t kill weed seeds, which can then get spread around the garden. A highly managed compost pile will kill some weeds through the generated heat. Put weeds out for municipal yard waste collection where there’s a better chance they’ll be destroyed.

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The Earth Diet Liana Werner-Gray on Simple Eating

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iana Werner-Gray, an Australianborn beauty queen, actress and environmentalist, lectures worldwide on healthy eating and is supported by a corps of nutrition coaches. Her book, The Earth Diet, describes a naturebased eating and lifestyle plan that has

helped thousands realize greater vitality, harmony and peace.

How did you discover the Earth Diet?

Six years ago, I was completely addicted to junk food and chronically

sick, tired, bloated and miserable. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with a golf-ball-sized precancerous tumor that I decided to take a serious look at my life and make a change.

I began to blog about my journey into self-healing through natural foods and my readers held me accountable to sticking with it. I also started creating healthy recipes that delivered my favorite junk food flavors so I didn’t feel deprived. Slowly, I stopped craving artificial junk foods and started craving natural versions of those flavors. Within three months, the tumor disappeared.

I had demonstrated that I could undo the damage of toxic junk food by restoring proper nutrition into my cells and knew that by going back to nature, I could experience healing. Now people from around the world have testified that The Earth Diet has helped them heal ailments from A to Z.

Why is it important to define our eating plan?

Everyone on the planet is on a diet; it’s just a matter of which one. Are you on a junk food diet or a disorderly eating diet? Most people deprive themselves at some point and end up binging later.

Having a name for the lifestyle I wanted to live helped me commit to it. When you’re lost and disconnected from nature and your body, you need rules and guidelines. Day one, eat this; day two, eat that. The Earth Diet’s rules and guidelines helped me to break a

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disempowering addiction to junk food. After following the guidelines for a while, the whole lifestyle becomes natural and choices become easy.

How can busy people prepare and eat fresh foods more frequently?

Try making a huge batch of smoothies or vegetable juice on a Sunday; put a few servings in the fridge and the rest in the freezer. Then, take one to work each day. Fresh is best, but a thawed frozen juice is better than nothing.

Also, simplify eating. I grew up in Australia’s Outback, alongside aboriginal people that ate “mono foods”—singular, whole, raw foods sourced directly from nature, and they had slim, resilient and healthy bodies. Eating mono foods gives the digestive system a break; we feel energized because the body doesn’t have to break down a complicated meal. Try, for example, eating a watermelon for lunch or an avocado for dinner.

Name some foods we’d be surprised to read about in The Earth Diet.

My readers especially enjoy the chicken nuggets, burgers, gluten-free cookie dough, cashew cheesecake and vegan ice cream. The raw chocolate balls are popular, made with just three ingredients: almonds or sunflower seeds ground into flour, cacao powder and a favorite natural sweetener like maple syrup, honey or dates. Sometimes I add salt, mint, coconut or vanilla. I make a batch in 10 minutes and keep them in the freezer so I can have chocolate whenever I crave it.

Transforming the way we eat can be overwhelming; what are some simple first steps for the novice?

Lemon water is incredibly powerful. It’s high in vitamin C, so it boosts the immune system, and it’s energizing, alkalizing and detoxifying. Just squeeze the juice of a lemon into two cups of water first thing in the morning and drink. I also recommend eating a whole, raw, mono food in its natural state every day, like a banana, orange or strawberries. Eat something that hasn’t been sliced, diced, processed and packaged.

Lastly, practice eating only when hungry and eat what you’re craving in the most natural way possible (for example, upgrading from conventional pizza to organic store-bought brands to raw homemade pizza). On Sunday I woke up and made a big brunch for friends; we had organic eggs, salsa, herbal tea and organic cookies. For dinner, I ate an avocado.

That’s all I was craving, and it ended up balancing out my day.

If you’re craving chocolate, there’s a reason. If you’re craving a smoothie for dinner, have one. You can both fulfill cravings and nourish and love your body at the same time.

Lane Vail is a freelance writer and blogger at DiscoveringHomemaking.com.

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MYTHS Seven Common Maxims that Can Cause Harm

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e’ve heard them time and time again: fitness tips that guarantee we’ll meet our goals if we follow them. The truth is that some can hurt more than help. Here are seven fitness myths that are best to ignore.

No pain, no gain. It’s true that what we put into our workout has a direct impact on results. However, this doesn’t mean workouts should be painful. If something hurts during exercise, try a different move instead that targets the same muscle group to see if the feeling persists; adjust the form in case improper execution is the culprit or give it a rest and return when ready.

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out with pain. In the presence of an injury, it’s often best to modify activities that contribute to the pain or refrain from workouts pending expert medical advice. “Working through the pain” might actually make things worse in the long run.

Never exercise a sore muscle.

Muscle soreness is a sign that the muscles are changing. It’s okay to feel sore for a day or two after a workout.

If it appears that the body’s stability or ability to maintain proper form will be affected by the soreness, then wait another day. However, if soreness isn’t severe, working out may actually help to relieve it by warming the muscles and stimulating blood flow. A few good activity choices for sore muscles after lifting heavy weights the day before include light cardio, stretching, yoga and light resistance training.

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Lifting weights makes women look bulky. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Building big, bulky muscles requires testosterone—and lots of it.

Men typically have 20 to 30 times more testosterone than women. For women, strength training is well-known to be key in toning and sculpting muscles, maintaining healthy joints and bones, boosting metabolism and even improving mood and confidence. Don’t be afraid to pick up heavier weights.

To lose a belly, crunch the abs. Yes, abdominal exercises strengthen the core muscles. However, if we carry a layer of fat on top of those muscles, the belly will remain. To lose a belly, continue regular ab work while focusing on cardio exercises, strength training moves for the whole body and eating properly.

The best time to work out is in the morning. The best time to work out is whenever it fits into our schedule.

The more exercise, the faster the results. Not true. When it comes to working out, an appropriate balance of hard work and rest is the best option.

Overusing the body actually prevents muscles from growing, resulting in decreased strength, endurance and metabolism (i.e., caloric burn). Plus, becoming overly fatigued often leads to sloppy form, which may lead to injury.

Listen to the body and rest at least one day a week or more if a break is needed.

Reduce calorie intake to lose weight. The body needs enough fuel to function, especially if it is regularly working hard. Eating less is not always the answer to losing weight. If we’re not eating enough, the body may think it’s starving, which causes it to store fat instead of burning calories, so eating too infrequently or not enough can sabotage weight-loss efforts. Eating smaller, more frequent meals allows the body to metabolize calories more effectively.

Leslie Perry Duffy is a FIRM workout program master instructor and entrepreneur in Columbia, SC, who contributes to Life.Gaiam.com from which this was adapted.

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LIFESAVING ACTS Protecting Animals at Home and Abroad

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ach year, more dogs, cats and other pets end up in shelters as lost, stray or owner-surrendered than leave them for a new home. What can be done to reverse this trend?

How to Help

Immediate steps: Have a vet implant a tiny RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip. It’s safe, affordable and helps reunite the owner with a lost pet. Spay/ neuter pets to avoid unwanted litters.

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a note about each animal’s good points and special needs to entice potential adopters. Also share YouTube videos that celebrate adoption and advocate controlling the pet population (see Tinyurl. com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic1 and Tinyurl.com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic2).

Volunteer: The Motley Zoo, in Redmond, Washington, provides medical care and behavioral training for ill, injured, neglected, abused and unwanted animals mainly from overflowing shelters.

About half of its 150 volunteers foster pets; others plan educational events or handle administrative tasks. “Each person has a specialty,” says Jamie Thomas, ex-

ecutive director. “We match fosters and animals to get the best results.”

No kill shelters are becoming more common, even though they require uncommon commitment. As part of implementing effective procedures and infrastructure, shelter leadership works to secure the support and involvement of the community. By joining together to implement lifesaving programs and treat each life as precious, a shelter can transform a community. Find a no kill shelter primer at Tinyurl.com/NoKillReform.

In Faraway Lands

Illegal wildlife trading and loss of habitat are huge and escalating problems wild animals face every day. Small repopulation success stories exist, but progress is slow. Here are some of the most urgent and dramatic perils topping the lengthy endangered species list.

Elephants are hunted for their ivory tusks. “China is the largest consumer of ivory, but the United States is second,” says Jeff Flocken, J.D., North American regional director with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), headquartered in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (ifaw.org). “Every year, 35,000 elephants are killed; an average of one every 15 minutes.”

Northern white rhinos once freely roamed East and Central Africa south of the Sahara. Until 1960, there were more than 2,000; today, only five exist—one in the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park, one in a Czech Republic zoo and three at a wildlife conservancy in Kenya.

Imported as pets or show attractions, “There are between 10,000 and 20,000 big cats in private hands in America at facilities/businesses not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums,” says Carson Barylak, with IFAW’s Washington, D.C., office.

“There are more tigers in private possession in the U.S. than in the wild.”

Pangolins eat ants and termites.

Hunted for meat and their scales (used in Asian medicines), they are one of the world’s most endangered mammals (see Tinyurl.com/SavePangolins).

Thirty years ago, the world population of lowland gorillas numbered 240. Thanks to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the

Barriers to improving the lives of animals can be overcome and banished when we believe it’s possible and everyone helps.

The animals are counting on us.

Congo, the population has grown to an estimated 880 (GorillaDoctors.org is supported by SaveAGorilla.org). Led by Ruth Keesling, the project has shown the inestimable value of the species.

“Once you’ve looked into the eyes of a gorilla, you’re forever changed,” says her son Frank, in Denver, Colorado.

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you know; a dog is a window to Mother Nature, and that’s the closest species we have. ~Cesar Millan

How to Help

Make saving animals a priority. Contact legislators. Be a law-abiding consumer—don’t buy ivory or other endangered-animal products. Support conservancy groups. Share information.

Donate time and money.

“IFAW is working to advance legislation to prohibit private ownership of big cats in the U.S. The bill received bipartisan support and we hope to see it become law,” says Barylak. “We’ve asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban direct contact with big cats. It’s harmful to the animals and the people that handle them.”

Annual running events with participants donning gorilla costumes raise funds and awareness. Following the Austin, Texas, event in January, runs will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 29 and in Denver, Colorado, on November 1. “Another way to help gorillas is to recycle cell phone and computer batteries. Coltan [tantalite] is used to make batteries—13 percent of the world’s supply of coltan is in the park area of the Congo,” says Frank Keesling.

Barriers to improving the lives of animals can be overcome and banished when we believe it’s possible and everyone helps. The animals are counting on us.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

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“Teens can have fun, gain new perspectives and get out of their comfort zones in a supportive environment,” says Theresa Higgs, vice president of global operations for United Planet (UnitedPlanet.org). The Boston nonprofit annually places more than 300 youths in 35 countries in programs ranging from environmental conservation to teaching English.

“We’ve had alumni return to start their own nonprofit organizations, change majors or even just change daily habits like turning off the water when they brush their teeth after learning about water scarcity issues,” says Higgs.

Programs range from language immersion, in which students are matched with host families, to studies aboard ships where they engage in marine conservation activities. Whatever the activity, teens are sure to be challenged and inspired

in ways they couldn’t have envisioned before venturing forth. The most unexpected part is often the expansive thrill of exploring a foreign culture.

“On a normal day, after a delicious Indian breakfast, my host’s siblings and I would ride the bus to school. There, we learned Indian dance, art, cooking and many other aspects of the culture,” says 16-year-old Genna Alperin, who traveled to India with Greenheart Travel in 2014 (GreenheartTravel.org).

“I learned how to communicate, share my lunch and be a good friend. When I returned, I wanted to be like the amazing people I had met.” The Chicago organization facilitates language camps, service trips and study abroad programs for high school students.

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Immersion can be both the fastest and most fun way to learn a language.

Language study abroad programs steep students in foreign tongues in memorable settings that help accelerate learning, whether practicing Spanish in the coffee-growing highlands of Costa Rica or Mandarin in China’s bustling city of Beijing.

Many programs place students with host families where they can practice the language informally and deepen their understanding of local idioms, complementing classroom lessons from native teachers. Homestays also offer students an insider’s view of the regional culture, from cuisine to family life. Students can elect to learn an entirely new language with no prior exposure or build on beginner-level proficiency. Some programs even enable high school students to earn college credits.

Study Earth’s Underwater Vastness

Action Quest, in Sarasota, Florida, takes teens on seafaring voyages from the Florida Keys to the Caribbean, where they can learn to sail or scuba dive, study marine life and engage in projects to help restore coral reefs and protect sea turtle habitats (ActionQuest.com).

Participants gain a deeper appreciation for the ocean’s fragile and complex ecosystems and knowledge of winds and tides. Acting as crew members,

teens also learn teamwork and confidence-building skills.

Explore Careers as an Intern

Internships offer teens a chance to test potential career paths, gain resume-worthy work experience and strengthen college applications.

While many internships target college students, an increasing number are open to high school students with companies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies nationwide and abroad. Fields can range from accounting, law and engineering to nonprofit work. AIESEC (aiesec.org), an international, student-run organization headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, works with partners ranging from multinational companies to local nonprofits to offer opportunities in 126 countries for youths interested in interning abroad.

Serve Community, Discover Culture Whether headed to a destination in

Africa, Asia or the Americas, community service trips help teens gain enlightened perspectives and become responsible global citizens. Students can volunteer to teach English, build wells, restore historic sites or rebuild homes destroyed by natural disasters.

Most service trips also include fun outings and options for learning about the host culture, such as learning traditional African dance or Thai cooking, or hiking the Inca Trail to the sacred site of Machu Picchu.

Witnessing the challenges faced by developing communities to access basic needs like clean water and health care can be transformative.

Being a small part of a solution can awaken young people to their power to change the world.

Helpful clearinghouse sites for teen travel programs include TeenInk.com/ summer and TransitionsAbroad.com/ listings/study/teen.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

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MONDAY, MARCH 2 Citizen Scientists Take On Invasive Plants! – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn about regional and global programs to involve regular people in science by making and reporting observations in their daily lives. Dr. Julie Combs (director of PNW Invasive Plant Council’s citizen science program) will show how they engage volunteers to make a difference, and what impacts everyone can make. Free. UW Botanic Gardens - Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle. Registration required. 206685-8033. Depts.Washington.edu/UWBG.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Writing to Tap Intuition – Tuesdays through March 17. 7:30-9pm. Learn how to use writing to apply intuition to real-life challenges. Drawing on books such as Intuition for Starters and Awaken to Superconsciousness by Swami Kriyananda, as well as the latest scholarly research on the relationship of intuition and language, practice a variety of exercises designed to put one's self in contact with true intuitive guidance. $30. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell. Registration required 425-806-3700. AnandaWashington.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Dharma is Joy! Turning “Duty” into “Beauty” – Wednesdays through March 18. 7:30-9pm. The path of right action may seem unpleasant to the comfort-seeking ego, but once embraced with creativity and joy, duty flowers into the beauty of joy and inner freedom. Be a spiritual Alchemst and learn that the cup of life can be more than half-full. $25.

Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell . Registration required. 425-806-3700.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7 La Danse Oreientale'-Aromatherapy Consultations – March 7-8. 10am-6pm. Come have a topical aromatherapy blend made for anxiety, pain relief, headaches, sinus, allergies, etc. at this amazing

display of costumes and bellydance performances.

Michelle Mahler, Intuitive Aromatherapist, will be making and selling her subtly scented healing blends of organic essential topical massage oils and aromasprays. $10. Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, 5700 Pacific Hwy E, Fife. 253-594-7777.

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Mahasamadhi – Celebrating Yoga for Everyone! – 3-9pm. “Mahasamadhi” can refer to the soul’s permanent realization of its eternal and formless spirit. While it was on this date in 1952 that Paramhansa Yogananda left this earth with conscious awareness, today we celebrate the practice of yoga that he helped usher in for a new age of awareness. Join us for all or part of the afternoon and evening. Free. Ananda Meditation Temple, 23305 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell. 425-806-3700.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Bali Yoga Retreat – 6 days on Bali, and 4 days on the amazing tiny island of Gili Air, next to Bali. Enjoy yoga, meditation, snorkeling, hiking, and amazing Indonesian food and culture. Includes 10 nights hotel, most meals, all ground transport (shuttles and boats), and two cultural side trips. Extra activities include spa treatments, Balinese healers, massage, etc. $1,695. Registration required. 425-303-8150.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Organic Essential Oils: Healing Perfumes – 6:308 pm. Experience essential oils for their powers of peace, awareness, enlightenment, energy, healing and exquisitely smelling fragrance. In this workshop learn to blend some of the finest smelling, powerfully healing oils with an experts helping hand. Free class, $10 supply fee for perfume. Skagit Community Coop, 202 South First Street, Mt. Vernon.

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Beyond Labels: The HANDLE Approach to Autism and Sensory Disorders – 10:30am-12pm.

With Peg Simon, Certified HANDLE Practitioner.

Learn about neuroplasticity and ways that people process information, and what can affect this process. We'll look at anxiety, sensory issues, vulnerability, and nutrition, and how all systems work together. Free. The Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline. Registration required. 425-778-3082.

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Natural Tips to Keep the Brain Young – 10:30am12pm. Learn ways to help prevent dementia and keep the brain healthy at this free talk with Katherine Raymer, MD. Nutrition, exercise, sleep, herbs and natural supplements will be explored. Free. Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle. 206-834-4100. BastyrCenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Strawberry Soxx – Plant Your Summer Strawberries Now – 6:30-7:45pm. Instructors Laura Westbrook and Gayle Hoffman will lead the class and demonstrate the GardenSoxx. Create a unique garden container that never needs weeding. Perfect for limited spaces or balcony gardens. Materials provided to create your own 2 ft. Strawberry GardenSoxx. $40. Register in person at Garden Essentia, 20152 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline or Bit.ly/1AdjqXb.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 14th Annual Vegfest – March 21-22. 10am-6pm at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Come taste from over 500 different kinds of food, see cooking demonstrations by chefs and cookbook authors, hear the latest information on nutrition from our doctors, get your health checked for free and choose from a huge selection of books. There’s even clowns for the kids and a special area for nursing mothers. Tickets $8 at the door. Kids 12 and under free. SeattleVegfest.org.

Shamanism - Origins & Practices of the Siberian Soul Doctor – March 21-22. 10am-5pm.

Journey into the ethnomedical healing practices of the Manchu-Tungus groups of Southeastern Siberia who gave the word “shaman” to the world.

Explore where Eastern and Western models of alternative healing overlap and where they diverge within the context of pre-technical medicine. $155. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152.

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2nd Annual Port Susan Home & Garden Show – 10am-4pm. Presented by the Camano Island Chamber of Commerce. Featuring speakers, demonstrations, exhibitors, raffle prizes and special guest speaker Ciscoe Morris of Gardening with Ciscoe. Free admission. Camano Center.

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Skagit Community Coop Wellness Fair – 11am3pm. Meet local holistic practitioners and alternative and natural wellness teachers from Skagit County at this fun and informative event. At 2:30pm hear Michelle Mahler of Circle of Healing Essential Oils speak on essential oil tips and recipes for home, family and pet wellness. Free. Skagit Community

Stress Relief with Aromatherapy – 6-7:30pm. Find stress relief naturally using essential oils. Hear the many applications of these oils and how to use them.

Michelle Mahler, of Circle of Healing Essential oils, will help create one's own versatile aromatherapy blend to take home. $20. Island Hospital, Anacortes.

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Inner Landscape – Wednesdays through April 29.

6:30-9pm. Now is the time to shift your orientation to life by developing trust in intuition and living in a way that authentically nourishes one's self.

Discover how to source from within to achieve the connection and comfort you crave, enjoy selfdiscovery and experience body-mind-soul healing benefits through spiritually fulfilling explorations. $155. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152.

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Open House - Continuing Education Certificate Programs – 6-9pm. Spend an enlightening evening exploring a variety of our non-credit certificate and training programs. Meet the instructors. Ask questions. Enjoy mini-workshops on two of the topics of your choice. General public, health care professionals, students, friends and family are welcome.

Free. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152.

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Become a Certified Life Coach or Executive Coach – April 25-26. This two-day intensive course will teach you everything you need to know to succeed. All Certified Coaches Federation graduates also receive admission (at no additional cost) to our one-year CCF Continuing Education Program. Only Certified Coaches Federation earn the esteemed Certified Coach Practitioner designations. Marriott Courtyard Downtown Seattle. Register: 866-4552155 or CertifiedCoachesFederation.com.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Breema Workshop – March 28-29. Participating in a Breema workshop is an exciting, nourishing, and revitalizing experience. It’s a unique opportunity to experience a new way of moving, thinking, and feeling. By studying and applying Breema’s Nine Principles of Harmony we can move from complication toward simplicity, and support an openhearted and open-minded posture toward life.

Free intro evening March 27 at 7pm. Price varies.

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save the date MONDAY, APRIL 9 Aromatherapy & Essential Oils – Protect from Sun Damage with Foods, Essential Oils & Extracts – 6pm-9pm. What does tomato paste, frankincense essential oil, and astaxanthin extract have in common? Scientific research has shown they all can prevent and reverse UV induced skin damage, skin cancers and photo-aging. Discover natural alternatives to commercial sunscreens and anti-aging skin products. $65. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Registration required. 425-602-3152.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – Tuesdays through June 2. 6:30-8:30pm. Mindful meditation can help one feel, sleep and cope better while improving self-esteem and renewing enthusiasm for life and work. Learn to cultivate non-judgmental awareness in day-to-day life and develop the potential to experience each moment - no matter how difficult - with greater serenity and clarity. $325.

Bastyr Center for Natural Health, 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle. Registration required. 425-602-3152.

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Go to our website for more info and to print out necessary paperwork. Free. Middle Way Acupuncture Institute, 321 W Washington St, Ste 334, Mount Vernon. 360-982-2841. MiddleWayAcupuncture.com.

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.

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SUNDAYS Meditation Hour – 11am-12pm. Come in any Sunday for a guided group Meditation Hour and discover spiritual techniques that can help in everyday life. Topics vary, visit website and learn what is offered each week. We also have books, audios and classes in meditation, healing, clairvoyance and Kundalini. Donations accepted. CDM Spiritual Center, 2402 Summit Ave, Everett. 425-258-1449.

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Healing Time – 12:30-1:30pm. Aura Healings are the no touch energy technique for cleansing and revitalizing one’s spiritual system. Our healers are trained to assist in releaseing unwanted energies and increase energy flow. Have an aura healing and get your energy moving in a whole new way. Donations accepted. CDM Spiritual Center, 2402 Summit Ave, Everett. 425-258-1449. C-D-M.org.

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