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Special Offer at Your CBD Source

Your CBD Source in Matthews, which provides the largest selection of the best, most reliable CBD, hemp and Delta8 products in North Carolina, is offering a special way for readers to experience their products which are all third-party tested to ensure safety and reliability. Customers who mention Natural Awakenings or use code “Natural20” when ordering online, can obtain a 20 percent discount on all their products for a limited time.

Your CBD Source knows the source of all of the products they carry. They have the largest selection of tinctures, topicals, pet products, vape/cartridges, and edibles such as gummies, fresh-baked CBD and Delta8 brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and much more.

They also offer CBD products for pets to address pain, anxiety and stress. The experienced and knowledgeable staff knows the product options available to customers and guides and instructs them on how to use products. Different products serve different ailments for various customers and knowing their customers and what helps best sets them apart. They also have medical personnel available to answer questions.

Scientific studies show that CBD can relieve pain, reduce anxiety and depression, alleviate cancer-related symptoms such as nausea, and may reduce acne, have neuroprotective properties, benefit heart health, have anti-tumor effects and prevent diabetes.

Location: 10416 E. Independence Blvd., Ste. 610. For more information or to order products, call 704-443-7003, email GenuineCBDHempOil@gmail.com or visit YourCBDSourceNC.com. See ad, page 5.

Ekologicall: Small Changes Can Make Big Impacts

Ekologicall, a zero waste and refill shop based in Charlotte, offers non-toxic and eco-friendly alternatives for home and personal care products. They conduct workshops to help participants transition to a low-waste lifestyle including offering a free initial session; provide home delivery services; and participate at the South End Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at the North End Farmers’ Market.

“Our mission is to empower our community to lead the way to a healthier, simpler and more sustainable lifestyle by changing our consumption habits,” says owner Valerie Gackiere. “We help you reduce waste and the use of plastic and harmful chemicals with reusable, refillable and compostable products. Small changes can make big impacts.”

In addition to finding Ekologicall at the farmers’ markets, customers can also leave their clean and empty containers outside their front door and the company stops by and refills them. Gackiere has a wide selection of refillable products from shampoo, conditioner, shower gel to laundry detergent and organic jojoba oil.

Studies say that if we don’t change our consumption habits, there’ll be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Only 9 percent of the plastic ever produced in the USA has been recycled. Gackiere adds, “It is time for a change.”

Market locations: South End – Charlotte Rail Trail, Atherton/Tremont; North End – between Mount and Keswick at Camp North End. For more information, call 980-216-9836, email contact@ekologicall.com or visit www.ekologicall.com.

Rotary Clock Tower on Sugar Creek Greenway

David Woodley

David Woodley specializes in ink drawings and watercolors of animals, buildings, homes, landscapes, and decorative maps. He identifies and grows attachments with his surroundings through his love of art.

Woodley has lived in Charlotte with his family since 2000.

To see more of David Woodley’s work, visit @davidwoodley2 on Instagram.

New Book Promotes Inclusion of Those with Disabilities

Penelope Editions, a Penny Candy Books imprint, released The Year of the Buttered Cat in April, a mostly true, middle-grade and up memoir by Charlotte-based co-authors Susan and Lexi Haas. The book, that has already nearly sold out of its first printing and is available on Amazon.com, Indiebound.org and at most other online booksellers, has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and Booklist gave it a starred review, calling it “moving, inspiring and laugh-out-loud funny.”

Lexi, the daughter of local holistic practitioner Dr. Kenneth Haas of Haas Wellness Center, is one of the most well-known people in the U.S. with kernicterus, a rare form of brain damage caused by untreated newborn jaundice. She can’t talk or use her hands but is brilliant. She began spelling and reading at just 10 months old.

Susan and Lexi worked together for five years to complete the book, which documents both heartbreaking and hilarious moments of Lexi’s life. It was born out of Lexi’s desire to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities and Susan’s drive to help the public understand the potentially devastating consequences of newborn jaundice.

The dual timeline story follows 13-year-old Lexi as she counts down the hours to her second brain surgery and 5-year-old Lexi in the titular year when she discovered what happened to leave her with an uncontrollable body.

Susan, Lexi and Kenneth Haas

For more information, visit the book trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJrznItVEso

Daemon Jones Joins Carolinas Natural Health Center

Carolinas Natural Health Center, in Matthews, recently welcomed Dr. Daemon Jones to its staff of practitioners. A naturopathic physician, writer, speaker and wellness course creator, she’s a longtime friend and colleague of the center’s owner and naturopathic physician Dr. Michael Smith.

Jones offers the center and patients access to a new wealth of information, from online courses to one-on-one visits. She loves to teach and coach, helping practice members improve their nutrition, live a healthier lifestyle, reverse chronic conditions like diabetes and address issues like stress, anxiety and depression.

Jones attended the University of Bridgeport’s College of Naturopathic Medicine and owned a naturopathic practice in Washington, D.C.

Location: 1114 Sam Newell Rd., Ste. A. For more information or to book a free discovery call, phone 704-486-2448 or visit www.CarolinasNaturalHealth.com. See ad, page 21.