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ugust—it’s been hot and muggy; the day-to-day weather is typical for this time of year. Climate, as we know, is more about the longer view, taking into consideration all the daily worldwide additions of harmful pollutants released into the air. It’s the cumulative effect, the exponential effect where we start to see the changes in climate, and for south Florida, that means not only an increase in the number of hurricanes but an increase in intensity. The good news is we have become aware of this and are making changes. It may not seem like it just yet as the rebalancing of climate to a healthy rhythm happens slowly, but so was the build-up of air toxins, ocean pollution, noticing the ozone hole, etc. As it is with life, just like climate change, it sometimes takes years before true transitions can be felt. It’s what we do each and every day that charts our personal trajectory. What are we living for? It may be a focus to serve the next generation, or this one. Either way, the process of becoming the best version of ourselves is an approach worth pursuing.

August’s issue is a focus on children and pets. In the day-today caring and taking responsibility for either children or pets, endless opportunities arise to make sound choices in supporting their health and wellness while supporting us as well. The daily practice of being in the moment while at the same time holding to the long view is key to shaping the next generation in creating an environment conducive to solving global issues. It’s a collaborative process that’s key in building team and leadership skills.

I appreciated a comment in the article on Agriculture. It’s important to build up the topsoil. Farms in Idaho are beginning to embrace the notill approach. An equally important issue in agriculture is social justice— the treatment of workers. Human trafficking, known as modern day

slavery, is evident in some farm fields. Awareness is step one. Taking a wholistic view to improve all aspects of wellbeing is the goal. We’re looking for the win-win—the soil wins, the workers win, we all win—with a better quality of life from the healthier food we have available to us. Imagine a world in which all food is grown not only organically but beyond sustainability—regeneratively! Using a model such as this shows the farreaching advantages to the economy and to the environment. Our Wise Words column this month is an interview with Aysha Akhtar. She expounds on how humans being kind to animals is a win-win. This connection is being expressed more as the shift has expanded to include the animal agriculture community, too. You may have noticed how more local restaurants and fast food locations are offering plant-based entrees. The media is a profound influencer. The subtle messages we see in film, television and print are cumulative. The good news is that there is a plethora of choices in reading, listening and viewing material. Choose a variety of sources and research anything you want to better understand. The article we’ve included for our readers on music this month is a good read, too. As a universal language, music can soothe our soul and help to heal us through vibrations that reach into our bones in a unique way. According to the article, research has even documented a reduction in inflammation for groups taking part in drum circles. Now just think about that! Time to take our first daily step forward. Take another step for mankind; plan on it.

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Contents

Natural Awakenings is a family of more than 70 healthy living magazines celebrating 25 years of providing the communities we serve with the tools and resources we all need to lead healthier lives on a healthy planet.

16 BEYOND

SUSTAINABILITY

Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change

18 AYSHA AKHTAR ON

Our Symphony With Animals

22 TAKE A CEREBRAL SPIN

Cycling for a Healthier Brain

24 21ST CENTURY PARENTING

Preparing Kids for the Future

32 FEEDING

HEALTHY HABITS

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36 TEACH CHILDREN

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Eastern Reiki at Divine Love Institute

How to Become a Florida Medical Marijuana Patient

o obtain a Florida Medical Marijuana Card, you must first be certified by a licensed and certified marijuana doctor who will provide you with a patient number. Once you are certified, you will receive an email link to order your medical marijuana card from the State of Florida. To get started, visit cmmdr.com and fill out the form. Any patient with a qualifying medical condition can become a Florida Medical Marijuana patient. To determine if you have a qualifying condition, including anxiety as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), go to CertifiedMarijuanaDoctors. com/florida-qualifying-conditions-for-medical-marijuana. You can also take a risk assessment for PTSD at CertifiedMarijuanaDoctors.com/ptsd. THC and CBD are the power couple of cannabis compounds and work best together. CBD products are not as effective when purchased over-the-counter as there is no THC present or very little, and often the other compounds have been stripped—even the terpenes and terpenoids—which are necessary for effectiveness. Scientific studies indicate that CBD and THC interact synergistically to enhance each other’s therapeutic effects. When buying through a licensed dispensary, you are ensured that you get what you pay for. Location: 2096 N. University Dr., Sunrise. For more information, call 954-324-8250. See ad page 7.

Live from Post Haste, It’s Holistic Strides

o proclaims the opening of a 30-minute talk show hosted by Dr. Richard Rimler, DPM (Doc Rick) and Dr. Howard Petusevsky, DPM (Doc Improv), the John Lennon and Paul McCartney of holistic podiatry. Each show will be devoted to taking “one step forward” on the path to a more holistic lifestyle (walk strong, my friends!) along with an emphasis on foot health and a splash of humor. Airing at 11 a.m., on varying Saturday mornings, Holistic Strides will be available on Instagram TV, YouTube TV, and via podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Location: Doc Rick can be found at The Wellness Center at Post Haste, 4401 Sheridan St., Hollywood. To receive email notifications of upcoming shows, visit the blog page at StartWithYourFeet.com. For more general information on holistic podiatry, call 954-526-5800 or email DocRick@ StartWithYourFeet.com. See ad page 46. 8

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hen Nancy Duke and Nancy Livingston, Divine Love Institute, opened their doors nearly 11 years ago, their focus was to empower others. With reiki as their foundation, they were asked to teach it. A reiki circle formed and a reiki family evolved. As more and more came, it was noted that not everyone practiced the same form of reiki. It became the mission of Duke and Livingston to discover the “original roots” of reiki. A long process of study and travel ensued through the years. They have taken reiki nine times in its entirety and studied with local reiki masters, licensed teachers with the ICRT, Hyakuten Inamoto, Komyo Reiki Kai-Japan, Arjava Petter, Jikiden Reiki-Japan, and lastly with Hiroshi Doi, founder of Gendai Reiki Ho (Dento, original Japanese reiki), an active member of Usui Sensei’s secret society (Gakkai). Divine Love’s reiki certification program is based on the original teachings of Usui Sensei and original reiki ideals. They now offer Gendai Reiki Ho which includes original Japanese techniques taught without modifications and an Eastern lineage with direct transmission from Hiroshi Doi. All workshop materials come from Japan. Location: 2832 Stirling Rd., Ste. H, Hollywood. For more information, call 954-920-0050. See ad page 30.

Island Intimacy October in Puerto Rico

atural Awakenings Puerto Rico invites you to the Intimacy Retreat for Couples, to be held from October 11 to 13, for the first time ever on the beautiful island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Workshop leaders Diana and Richard Daffner, well-known authors of Tantric Sex for Busy Couples and the creators of Tantra Tai Chi, have been leading Intimacy Retreats for more than 20 years. USA Today called these retreats an “Rx for Sex & Intimacy” and ABC Nightline News reported on the “Daffners’ secrets for curing bedroom boredom.” Intimacy Retreats provide couples with the opportunity to deepen emotional closeness, enhance physical intimacy and awaken spiritual connection. The Daffners’ teachings draw on both ancient and modern understandings of intimacy. Through “homeplay” assignments, couples reinforce and personalize their training in the privacy of their rooms. (There is no nudity or public sexual activity.) The retreat will be held at the romantic boutique hotel, Finca Victoria, in Vieques, and includes lodging, exquisite meals with aphrodisiacal ingredients, morning yoga (optional) in a Zen setting with breathtaking views. Space is limited. For details and registration, call or text Waleska at 787-297-8818 or visit IntimacyRetreats.com.

Nature’s Remedy Enjoys New Ownership

n business for 20 years, Nature’s Remedy has experienced incredible growth and health as a company. They are pleased to announce they are under new ownership and will continue to lead the way to better health via harmonious relationships they form with local clientele and beyond. Nature’s Remedy is known for carrying a comprehensive assortment of nutritional solutions, including vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition, homeopathic remedies, green living items, CBD and natural beauty aids. The goal at Nature’s Remedy is to be first-to-market with innovative products as well as to provide customers the education, guidance and services essential to helping them live their best lives. With experts on-hand knowledgeable in Ayurveda, botany, aromatherapy, supplements, energy healing and mindfulness, customers have guides on-site to answer any questions they may have and provide sound advice for optimizing well-being. With the addition of fresh juices, shots, CBD ice cream and many more new products to come, Nature’s Remedy invites one and all to stop in for introductory taste testings. Location: 1855 Cordova Rd., Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call 954-463-1703 or message via Facebook/Instagram or TheNaturesRemedyShop.com. See ad page 46.

Potent Spirulina4Life Shipped to Your Door

resh spirulina has gained worldwide recognition for its phenomenal health benefits and has been touted by organizations including NASA, the UN and WHO. In the past, fresh spirulina has been very hard to come by, but now you can enjoy the live form which provides immensely more health benefits than nonliving powders or tablets. Powdered forms of spirulina are only 10 to 20 percent as nutritious as living spirulina and have an unpleasant odor and taste. Live spirulina is tasteless, odorless and 80 percent more nutritionally dense than powder or tablets. Don’t be fooled by impostors. Spirulina4Life is shipped frozen on dry ice and arrives on your doorstep alive, frozen and packed with nutrition. Spirulina has 26 times more calcium than milk, 58 times more iron than spinach, 25 times more beta carotene than carrots, is 70 percent protein and loaded with antioxidants boasting an ORAC value of 24,000. Research shows that spirulina helps boost the immune system; accelerates wound healing; helps alkalize the body; helps lower cholesterol and A1C; helps to improve athletic performance; helps detoxify the body; and supports cardiovascular and cognitive function. Check it out on social media. For more information and to order, visit Spirulina4Life.com. See ad page 11.

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Eggs should only be a now and then thing, the latest research from Northwestern Medicine, in Chicago, indicates. The new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at pooled data on 29,615 U.S. racially and ethnically diverse adults with an average of more than 17 years of follow up. It found that for every 300 milligrams (mg) of dietary cholesterol eaten per day, risk of death from heart disease increases by 17 percent and mortality from any cause increases by 18 percent. One large egg has a whopping 186 mg of cholesterol in the yolk, and eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent. Frank Hu, M.D., at the Harvard School of Public Health, comments that low to moderate intake of eggs can be included as part of a healthy eating pattern, but they are not essential. Dietary cholesterol also comes from red meat, processed meat and high-fat dairy products such as butter and whipped cream.

Eat Plants to Live Longer At least one-third of early deaths could be prevented if people moved to a largely plant-based diet, prominent scientists from Harvard University Medical School have calculated. An international initiative, “Food in the Anthropocene,” published in the medical journal The Lancet, linked plant-based diets not only to improved health worldwide, but also to global sustainability. The report advocates a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts, and low in red meat, sugar and refined grains. “Unhealthy diets pose a greater risk to morbidity and mortality than does unsafe sex, and alcohol, drug and tobacco use combined,” it concludes. 10

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Montmorency tart cherries, first discovered by Roman legionnaires along the Black Sea, have been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, according to scientists. Now a study from the UK’s University of Hertfordshire published in the Journal of Functional Foods has found that the cherries can mitigate factors that lead to metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases the risk of stroke, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Just two hours after being given cherries in the form of juice or capsules, subjects showed significantly decreased systolic blood pressure, and insulin levels were significantly lower after one and three hours compared to those given a placebo.

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Savor Cherries to Lower Metabolic Syndrome Risk

Use Probiotics to Shed Pounds For the one-third of Americans struggling with obesity, new research on probiotics from the Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, in China, offers a promising approach. In a meta-review of 12 randomized, placebo-controlled studies that tested 821 obese and overweight people, probiotic supplementation was found to significantly reduce body weight, weight circumference and fat mass, and to improve cholesterol and glucose metabolism measures. Probiotics were administered in forms that included sachet, capsule, powder, kefir yogurt and fermented milk, in durations that ranged from eight to 24 weeks.

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Quit Smoking to Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis Stopping smoking has the long-term benefit of reducing the risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by 37 percent over 30 years, say researchers from Brigham and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, in Boston. The study was based on data from the 230,000 women that participated in two longitudinal Nursesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Health Studies, and focused on the 969 women that developed seropositive RA. Risk began to go down about five years after women quit smoking and continued to decrease the longer they stayed non-smokers. Patients with seropositive RA generally have more severe disease manifestations, including joint deformities and disability.

Running novices that trained for six months and then ran their first marathon actually reversed the aging of major blood vesselsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and older and slower people benefitted most, report researchers at University College London. The study of 139 healthy first-time marathon runners, ages 21 to 69, was presented at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Congress. It found that those first-timers reduced their arterial age by four years and their stroke risk by 10 percent over their lifetime. In another study presented at the Congress that was based on data from 605 heart failure patients, researchers reported that those walking the farthest in a sixminute test, indicating better fitness, were significantly less likely to have the cognitive impairment that afflicts 67 percent of patients with heart failure.

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Walk or Run to Keep Blood Vessels and Brains Young

eco tip

Eco-Camping

Keeping It Earth-Friendly

August is prime time for camping out in the woods or at a music festival. Communing with nature or enjoying the beat outdoors for extended periods can stress the environment—but with proper planning, it doesn’t have to. The Association of Independent Festivals has launched its Take Your Tent Home campaign in the UK, according to Treehugger.com. The group is urging concertgoers to not discard their tents at venues and retailers to stop marketing camping gear as intended for singleuse; festival organizers also have been asked to eliminate single-use cups, bottles and straws. In America, MindBodyGreen.com reports that carbon credits are being offered to help offset trips to and from Lollapalooza, in Chicago, from August 1 to 4. Pickathon, taking place on the same days outside Portland, Oregon, will have a free bike parking lot, as well as a dedicated shuttle for cars, plus no single-use serving ware. ChasingGreen.org advises campers to look for tents and related products made with recycled material and natural fibers like hemp, cotton, coconut husks and bamboo. Marmot, Lafuma, Sierra Designs and The North 12

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Face all use recycled materials in making their tents, including coconut shells, polyester, water bottles, garment fabrics and factory yarn waste. The website also suggests carpooling with family and friends, choosing a site that’s closer to home and packing light to reduce weight in the car, thus improving mileage. Also, if we bring trash into a campsite where there are no receptacles, leave with it. Don’t burn it in the fire, as that contributes to air pollution; instead, pack it up and dispose of it properly at home. Set up a method for collecting rainwater to use to wash dishes. EcoWatch.com recommends bringing unbreakable, washable plates, cups, utensils and napkins, a small basin or bucket, sponge and biodegradable soap, and a bag to store items that are too dirty to reuse. Stock up on batteries to power lights and lanterns or use solar power with a LuminAID light lamp. Follow the “leave no trace” motto: no litter, smoldering fire pits, ripped-up grass, crushed bushes or repositioned boulders. Stay on marked trails, never pick plants, flowers or berries, and never harm or disturb wildlife.

Do You Still Have Root Canals in Your Mouth? by Ali Villalobos

“Up to 90 percent of all medical problems originate in the mouth.” ~ Dr. Gerald Smith (and many other conscientious medical practitioners)

question we have been asking a lot of our patients lately is, “Do you still have root canals in your mouth?” For many, the root canal is harboring disease in their body that can be detrimental to their overall health. Root canaled teeth are basically “taxidermied” teeth: the nerve is removed and then the tooth is preserved. There is no other organ in our body that we do this to because keeping something dead in our body is naturally going to have negative effects to our health. If an organ is infected, it is removed; same should go for our teeth. Root Cause is an eye-opening and heart-lifting documentary I encourage everyone to watch. This movie is a thorough look at one man’s journey connecting his health issues to the root canals in his mouth. The film also dives into interviews with the leaders in biological health, explaining the science and data around the issues of root canals. You can find this documentary on YouTube.com or order it at RootCauseMovie.com. Why I Encourage You to Think Twice Before Getting a Root Canal The root canal procedure completely seals off the inner chamber of the tooth so your immune system can’t address the lingering infection, and because the nerves have been removed, you have no way of knowing it is infected. Root canaled teeth have been associated with cancer, heart disease, autoimmune

disorders, chronic fatigue and other chronic health conditions. Our teeth are energetically connected to the rest of our body via the meridian system. Each tooth is connected to a major organ within the body. If a root canaled tooth is blocking that energetic path, then the body is also at risk of disease. If you have health issues, consider removing your root canaled teeth. New research by biological practitioners states that metal implants should also be avoided because of the way metals react in the body. A Clifford test can be done to see your specific biocompatibility to all dental materials. The best alternative to root canaled teeth is zirconia implants. If you have a root canal currently, consider zirconia implants as a biological solution. Zirconia ceramics have been used as surgical prosthetics for many years and it is widely regarded as the highest available standard of care for dental implants. Zirconium is an element that can be found all around us. In fact, it is the 19th most commonly found periodic

element in the earth’s crust. Zirconium is a biocompatible element and trace amounts can be found in all biological systems. For these reasons, zirconia is the best alternative to metal implants and the best solution for replacing root canaled teeth. If your bone is not strong enough to receive an implant, then a fixed bridge or a removable partial may be your only options. Please check out the meridian tooth chart included here to see if any of your root canaled (or infected) teeth are connected to an organ with which you may have issues. If you have any more questions, require more information or would like to talk to a biological dentist, call us today. Dr. Cintron has been a biological dentist for 20+ years and is passionate about getting to the root cause of her patients’ health issues. Her approach is holistic and biological which allows her to see her patients as a whole person—not just one tooth. For more information, call 954938-4599 or visit GoNaturalDentistry. com today!

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Coral Care

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Farmers Responding to Climate Change Climate change has inspired farmers to turn to regenerative agriculture, which pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and stores it in their soil. Regenerative agriculture incorporates the practices of planting trees, cover cropping, no-till farming and rotational grazing. As the groundswell of support grows, 250 soil health bills have been introduced in state and federal legislatures in the last two years. At a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee climate change hearing, Nebraska soybean farmer Matthew Rezac said that keeping soil healthy, not just reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was a key part of what farmers could do to cool a warming planet. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, the bills have different justifications, but they all focus on soil health. As disastrous floods and drought sweep away farmland, the idea that regenerative agriculture could make for more productive farming is gaining traction.

Moon Rocks

Tectonic Activity Shakes Geologists Long considered to be geologically inactive, our 4.6billion-year-old moon is showing signs of tectonic activity via seismometers deployed between 1969 and 1972 during the NASA Apollo program. Although some “moonquakes” have been recorded near cliff-like fault scarps on the surface, they may be caused by the irregular gravitational effects of orbiting the more massive Earth or extreme temperature differences created by sunlight in the vacuum of space. Employing more sensitive equipment has been proposed for future missions to assist in choosing potential colonization sites. 14

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Critical habitat is threatened for 12 coral species in Florida, the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, while all corals worldwide are experiencing dramatic declines due to the impacts of climate change, pollution and overfishing. The Center for Biological Diversity, a Tucson-based nonprofit focused on species protection, intends to file a lawsuit against the federal government for failing to protect coral habitat as required under the Endangered Species Act. Benefits of securing a critical habitat designation from the National Marine Fisheries Service include improved water quality throughout the coastal zone, limits on overfishing, protection of spawning grounds, reduced impact from development and dredging, and reduced human pressures on thousands of species that inhabit the reefs. Nearly 30 percent of all corals have already been lost to warming ocean temperatures and ocean acidification due to greenhouse gas pollution; scientists predict that the rest could be gone by the end of the century without help.

Fluorescent Findings

Artificial Light Tied to Inflammation Fluorescent lighting is one of the most common sources of artificial light, but new research from Texas State University suggests there may be unexpected consequences at the genetic level. Team member Ronald B. Walter says, “Over the past 60 years, we have increasingly relied on artificial light sources that emit much narrower wavelength spectrums than does the sun. Yet, little research has been conducted to determine gene expression consequences, if any, from use of common artificial light sources.” Their findings, published in the online journal Genes, show increased inflammation in tissue and organs and increased immune response in the subject animals, regardless of whether the species is primarily active in the day or night.

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Reefs to Get Their Day in Court

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New York State Bans Plastic Bags On Earth Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores that goes into effect next March. It’s estimated that New York uses 23 billion plastic bags every year, with 50 percent ending up in landfills and around cities and waterways. New York is the third state in which plastic bags are illegal, after California and Hawaii.

Bad Air

It’s well established that air pollution’s poisons and particles shorten lives, impair learning and increase risk for dementia. Now, a study published this spring in JAMA Psychiatry, which followed 2,232 children in Britain for 18 years, has found significant associations between exposure to air pollution and psychotic experiences during adolescence. Air pollution is believed to be responsible for 7 million deaths per year globally, according to the World Health Organization.

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Opponents Fight Mine in Arizona Desert The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reversed course without explanation, greenlighting the Rosemont copper mine proposed by Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals in Arizona’s Santa Rita mountains, 30 miles from Tucson. The Corps approved Rosemont’s Clean Water Act permit this spring after recommending its denial more than two years earlier. Environmentalists, local leaders and indigenous people are suing over the violation of this environmentally sensitive habitat. The Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui and Hopi tribes consider the land sacred. The Cienega Aquifer will be severely impacted by a conical pit a mile wide and up to 2,900 feet deep. Tailings will cover miles of streams and trucks would haul an estimated 50 daily shipments of copper concentrate down the adjacent two-lane highway.

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Catching Some Rays on the Water Solar panels currently generate only about 1 percent of our nation’s energy needs, but new research from the federal National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that installation of “floatovoltaics”— floating, electricitygenerating photovoltaic panels—on only one-fourth of our manmade reservoirs would generate about 10 percent of U.S. energy needs without taking up valuable real estate. Floatovoltaics cost less to install than traditional, landbased solar panels because there’s no need to clear land or treat soil, and research shows that the natural cooling effect of the water below can boost the solar panels’ power production by up to 22 percent. Of the approximately 100 current floatovoltaic installations, only seven are in the U.S., mostly at wineries in California and water treatment facilities. About 80 percent are in Japan, where limited land and roof space make water-based solar panels especially suitable. August 2019

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Beyond Sustainability Regenerative Agriculture Takes Aim at Climate Change by Yvette C. Hammett

ost people have never heard of regenerative agriculture, but there’s plenty of talk about it in the scientific and farming communities, along with a growing consensus that regeneration is a desirable step beyond sustainability. Those that are laser-focused on clean food and a better environment believe regenerative agriculture will not only result in healthier food, but could become a significant factor in reversing the dangerous

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effects of manmade climate change. This centers on the idea that healthy soils anchor a healthy planet: They contain more carbon than all above-ground vegetation and regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. “We have taken soils for granted for a long time. Nevertheless, soils are the foundation of food production and food security, supplying plants with nutrients, water and support for their roots,” according to the study “Status of the World’s Soil

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Resources,” by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Most of the world’s soil resources, which also function as the planet’s largest water filter, are in fair, poor or very poor condition, the report states. Tilling, erosion and chemicals all play significant roles in soil degradation. Regenerative agriculture seeks to reverse that trend by focusing on inexpensive organic methods that minimize soil disturbance and feed its microbial diversity with the application of compost and compost teas. Cover crops, crop and livestock rotation and multistory agroforestry are all part of a whole-farm design that’s intended to rebuild the quantity and quality of topsoil, as well as increase biodiversity and watershed function. “True regenerative organic agriculture can improve the environment, the communities, the economy, even the human spirit,” says Diana Martin, director of communications for the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Rodale, a leader in the organic movement, has been carrying the global torch for regenerative agriculture since the 1970s, when Bob Rodale, son of the institute’s founder, first began talking about it. “He said sustainability isn’t good enough. In the U.S., we are depleting our topsoil 10 times faster than we are replenishing it. We only have 60 years of farmable topsoil remaining,” says Martin. The institute is working with corporate brands in conducting a pilot project on farms around the world to certify food as regenerative organic. It has three pillars

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that were created with the help of the U.S. crop to help regenerate the soil, adding Department of Agriculture’s National nitrogen and organic matter, he says. “It is Organic Program: soil health; animal wela long-term benefit, so a lot of farmers are fare; and social justice, the latter because hesitant. It takes a while to improve soil people want to know that workers are being fertility through cover crop use.” It doesn’t treated fairly, Martin says. cost much, but for a corn or soybean farmer “In some ways, we felt the organic making almost no money right now, every program could do more, so we introduced expense matters. “The real things we are the regenerative organic certification. It is working on are more toward different cropa new, high-bar label that is very holistic,” In the U.S., we are deplet- ping systems,” he says, in which farmers are says Jeff Moyer, an expert in organic aggrowing perennial tree crops that produce ing our topsoil 10 times riculture and the executive director at the nuts and fruits, absorb carbon and don’t faster than we are replen- require replanting or tilling. Rodale Institute. The pilot phase involves 21 farms with connections to big brands There’s considerable interest in reishing it. We only have like Patagonia, Lotus Foods and Dr. generative organic agriculture in Idaho, as 60 years of farmable Bronner’s. “We needed relationships with many farmers there have already adopted topsoil remaining. brands to make this a reality,” Moyer says. no-till practices, says Sanford Eigenbrode, Product should be rolling out by this fall. a professor at the University of Idaho, who ~Diana Martin “There’s kind of a broad umbrella of specializes in entomology, plant pathology things going on,” says Bruce Branham, a crop sciences professor and nematology. Farmers want to try to improve retention of soil with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “No-till carbon to both stabilize soils and improve long-term productivity, farming certainly is a small step toward regenerative ag, because he says. “There are economic and environmental advantages.” every time we till the soil, we essentially expose a lot of the car bon dioxide, which burns off carbon.” Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, Cover crops can be planted right after harvesting a cash Florida. She can be contacted at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com. August 2019

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Our Symphony With Animals by Julie Peterson

s a neurologist, Dr. Aysha Akhtar wanted to acknowledge that medicine has largely overlooked our relationships with animals and their impact on our health. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and bullying, she gained strength and courage to change her situation after forming a deep bond with an abused dog. She found there were more stories like hers that explain how the health and happiness of humans and animals are interlaced. After traveling to interview people whose lives have been profoundly influenced by animals, Akhtar used her experiences and those of others to demonstrate the science behind the intricate and mutually beneficial associations between humans and animals. The result is her book, Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies. After time spent with homeless people, a former mobster, a Marine veteran, a serial killer, animal sanctuary workers and farmers, she relates what happens when people forge (or break) bonds with animals, and how the love we give them comes full circle back to us.

Animals don’t care about your past, your money, your mistakes in life—they have no preconceived notions about you. Animals have a purity that helps us be our true selves without worrying about being judged.

What is the most memorable moment of your journey to discover more stories like your own?

How do you explain that an untrained animal, like Sylvester, the abused dog you bonded with, can help a person heal and recover? It’s the fact that the animal is not a human being. Animals help diffuse the humangenerated pressure in our lives. If you treat an animal with kindness, that is the only thing that the animal will judge you by.

It was a beautiful, warm, summer evening, and I was just sitting at an animal sanctuary with a pig named Ivy. She was such a sweet girl and such an emotional being, she reminded me of Sylvester. While Ivy was sleeping, I was listening to the sounds around me—ducks, chickens, cows, horses, dogs and nature. The sun was setting. I became immersed in the moment and felt a profound sense of connectedness. All the sounds came together for me like a Mozart symphony. I had never felt that kind of peace. It was beautiful.

What is the science behind the neurological and biological phenomena you describe in this

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There is a moral consciousness growing within our species. We are waking up to the fact that how we treat each other needs to be more ethical, and that includes animals. ~Aysha Akhtar

interaction between humans and animals?

First, studies are emerging that suggest that the way we feel empathy toward each other is not very different from the way we feel empathy toward other animals. It appears that we may feel stronger empathy toward other animals because, like children, we see them as vulnerable. Second, medical studies show that just being with animals provides measurable physiological changes within us, showing a boost to our well-being. For example, just being with a dog for five to 10 minutes can decrease blood pressure and stress hormones, and provide a longterm boost to cardiovascular health. It also leads to increases in positive neurochemicals like dopamine and oxytocin—the

chemicals that make us feel happy. What’s even more interesting, studies suggest that the same positive effects are also happening in the animal.

How did you come to believe that compassion for animals is the next step in the moral evolution of humans?

Animals are more on the radar of the current younger generation than they used to be. This means that empathy for animals is growing with each generation. Part of the reason is that there is a moral consciousness growing within our species. We are waking up to the fact that how we treat each other needs to be more ethical, and that includes animals. We’re witnessing that the destruction of other species is causing the unraveling of ecosystems, and that is causing increases in

things like mosquito-borne diseases. In other words, our disruption of other species is coming back to hurt us. Slowly, our collective consciousness is waking up to recognize that how we treat nonhumans affects us, as well.

If readers could learn just one thing from Symphony, what would you like it to be?

Go forward in life feeling a sense of empowerment and hope, recognizing that our well-being is very much tied in with the well-being of other animals.

Julie Peterson lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, dogs and chickens, and has contributed to Natural Awakenings for more than a decade. Contact her at JPtrsn22@att.net. August 2019

healing ways

growing research reveals music’s ability to reduce chronic and acute pain, restore brain connections after a stroke, boost immunity and promote brain development in children. Recent studies of the benefits of music published in BJPsych International show decreased depression in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders and improvement in people with certain types of epilepsy.

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HEALING HARMONIES Music As Medicine by Marlaina Donato

rom ancient Mongolian shamans that used drumming for physical and emotional healing to modern, board-certified music therapists that work with special needs kids, science now

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confirms what we’ve always known: Music makes us feel better. Decades after Don Campbell’s groundbreaking work about the cognitive effects of listening to the music of Mozart,

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Listening to music we find pleasurable can have an analgesic effect on the body, and researchers theorize that the brain releases a cascade of natural opioids, including dopamine. A pilot study on cancer patients published in the Indian Journal of Palliative Care in 2016 shows a significant reduction of pain when individuals are exposed to music for 20-minute intervals. Music also minimizes chronic pain associated with syndromes like fibromyalgia. Collective studies published in Frontiers of Psychology in 2014 suggest that relaxing, preferred choices of music not only reduce fibromyalgia-related pain, but also significantly improve mobility.

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Board-certified music therapists like Sheila Wall use live and recorded music to catalyze therapeutic changes in their clients. In her Eau Claire, Wisconsin, practice, Wall works with a wide range of clients ranging in age from 3 to 104. “Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. Music helps the brain compensate for whatever damage that has occurred through illnesses, disease or trauma,” she says. “I also work with children to help them build language and motor skills through music. Research last year by the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has shown that music training strengthens areas of the brain that govern speech, reading skills and sound perception in children. The results, published in

Music bypasses the language and intellectual barriers in the brain that can prevent healing. ~Sheila Wall

Cerebral Cortex, indicate that only two years of music study significantly changes both the white and gray matter of the brain. Kirk Moore, in Wheaton, Illinois, is a certified music practitioner who provides live therapeutic music for people that are sick or dying. He says he sees daily changes through music. “I see heart rates slow down and blood pressure reduced. Breathing becomes steadier; pain and nausea cease.” Moore has also witnessed patients with aphasia—a language impairment caused by stroke or other brain damage—spontaneously sing-along to songs and regain the ability to speak. One memorable patient could only utter a single word, but listening to Moore ignited a dramatic change. “I sang ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and within seconds, she was singing. After 20 minutes of music, I expressed to the patient my hopes that the music had been helpful to her. ‘Oh goodness, yes!’ she responded.”

Pick Up a Drum

Drumming has been proven to be able to balance the hemispheres of the brain, bolster immunity and offer lasting physical and emotional benefits for conditions ranging from asthma to Parkinson’s disease, autism and addiction recovery. Medical research led by neurologist Barry Bittman, M.D., shows that participation in drumming circles helps to amp up natural killer cells that fight cancer and viruses such as AIDS. Recent research published in PLOS/ONE reveals a profound reduction of inflammation in people that took part in 90-minute drum circles during the course of the 10-week study.

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Music and End of Life

Music’s capacity to bring healing and solace also extends to the end of life. Classically trained musician and certified music practitioner Lloyd Goldstein knows firsthand the power of providing music for cancer patients and the terminally ill. “I feel a deep responsibility to be as present as I can possibly be, to what I’m doing, the people I’m playing for,” says Goldstein, who left a secure orchestra position to join the team at The Arts In Medicine Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. “It’s taught me how to be a better musician and a better person.” As much as the musician gives, music gives back. “I end up calmer than when I begin a session. That healing environment travels with me,” Moore says. Marlaina Donato is a composer and the author of several books. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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Take a Cerebral Spin Cycling for a Healthier Brain by Marlaina Donato

opping on a bicycle on a beautiful day or taking a spin class at the gym offers proven cardiovascular benefits like lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Now, growing research shows that it also packs a powerful punch for brain health.

Aerobic exercise has been found to have the greatest impact on cognitive ability, and low-impact cycling leads the way. David Conant-Norville, M.D., a Portland, Oregon psychiatrist, recommends cycling to help children challenged by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

“Cycling brings more oxygen and nutrients to the cells,” says Carmen Ferreira, owner of SunShine Barre Studio, in Rocky Point, New York. “When we ride our bikes, our brains also increase their production of proteins used for creating new brain cells.” Cycling has been shown to significantly boost the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, as well as brainderived neurotrophic factor—BDNF—a protein that increases during aerobic exercise. Low levels of BDNF have been linked to obesity, excessive appetite, clinical depression, anxiety and cognitive decline. According to a 2016 study by the New York University Langone Medical Center published in the journal eLife, higher levels of BDNF help decrease symptoms of depression while improving memory function. BDNF helps maintain brain health and stimulates the growth of new neurons. Pedaling regularly can fire up brain cell production by at least twofold; cycling only 20 to 30 minutes a day can decrease symptoms of depression—and might even prevent it.

Cycle for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

“For years, we’ve been touting the benefits of mental exercises for Alzheimer’s disease, but physical exercise is also highly beneficial. There is not one neurological disease that

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When we ride our bikes, our brains also increase their production of proteins used for creating new brain cells. ~Carmen Ferreira

cannot benefit from aerobic exercise, from Parkinson’s disease to Lou Gehrig’s disease,” says Laurence Kinsella, M.D., a neurologist at the SSM Health Medical Group, in Fenton, Missouri. According to 2017 Canadian studies involving Parkinson’s patients, cycling improved motor function during a 12-week period. The results, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, also show a marked improvement in gait. Promising 2018 research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals cycling and other forms of aerobic exercise to be the most effective activity in slowing Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline.

Build Stress Resistance

In general, living a sedentary life sets up a hair-trigger stress response in the body, while forms of exercise like cycling help to regulate excessive levels of age-accelerating stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Kinsella says, “Exercise like cycling makes us channel that part of the ancient brain that helped our ancestors run from a tiger, and when we engage the brain to run, chase or survive, the aging process slows down.” Cycling can also be beneficial for people with fibromyalgia. Ferreira notes, “I have a few students with fibromyalgia who have reported having more energy, as well as better mood.”

Shorter Sessions, Better Results

While cycling can be a memory booster, it can also temporarily impair cognitive function if sessions are too intense or long. Kinsella recommends that his students work up to 75 percent of maximum heart rate. He also emphasizes common sense. “Strive for a reasonable pace, and by that, I mean ramping up your heart rate gradually over three weeks. Go slowly with beginning any vigorous exercise and accept that it will take months.” For Alzheimer’s patients, he recommends breaking a sweat with five, 30-minute sessions a week. Ferreira also advises moderation. “Do as much as your body allows—15, 20 or 45 minutes, the latter being the duration of a full-length class. Have clear communication with the instructor to help you reach your goals.” Whether objectives are accomplished on an outdoor or stationary bike, it is important to be consistent. Kinsella suggests making it enjoyable. “You can get on your bike and watch your favorite television show for 30 minutes or more and get a good workout.”

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PARENTING Preparing Kids for the Future by Meredith Montgomery

oday’s children have more opportunities to change the world than ever before. Teenagers are organizing global activism movements, LEGO lovers are mastering robotics and young entrepreneurs are launching successful businesses before they’re old enough to drive. But for Mom and Dad, this fastpaced, technology-driven childhood looks drastically different from their own. To help kids thrive, parents must learn to mindfully embrace today’s modern advances without losing sight of timeless virtues and skills such as kindness, creativity and critical thinking.

Finding Balance

After-school hours used to be filled with outdoor free play in which kids independently developed their natural capabilities as self-learners and creative problemsolvers. The Children & Nature Network has reported that just 6 percent of children ages 9 to 13 play outside on their own. Instead, stress and anxiety are on the rise in our competitive culture as many kids attempt to balance heavy homework loads with an overflowing schedule of extracurricular activities. With the ability to connect to the world at our fingertips, Thomas Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, in Washington, D.C., notes that devices can also disconnect us from those right next to us. “It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? As parents, we need to recognize that kids have a lot on their 24

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plate—more than ever before.” Salt Lake City-based Courtney Carver, author of Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, worries that parents are creating résumés for a life their children probably don’t want. On her BeMoreWithLess.com website, she focuses on living with less clutter, busyness and stress to simplify life and discover what really matters. “It’s challenging to maintain close connections when we’re overwhelmed with what’s in our inbox, or on Instagram or what the kids are looking at online,” she says. On her own journey to practical minimalism, she gained a greater sense of presence with her daughter. “When you can pay attention to a conversation and not feel distracted and antsy, especially with young kids, that is everything,” says Carver.

Managing Technology The ubiquity of digital devices is a defining difference between today’s youth and that of their elders, making it difficult

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for parents to relate and know how to set boundaries. As senior parenting editor at nonprofit Common Sense Media, Caroline Knorr helps parents make sense of what’s going on in their kids’ media lives. “We can think of media as a ‘super peer’: When children are consuming it, they’re looking for cues on how to behave and what’s cool and what’s normal.” Parents need to be the intermediary so they can counterbalance the external messages with their own family’s values.

It’s a massive struggle to find balance and mindfulness, but it’s vitally important. How often do we see an AP [advanced placement] kid that is falling apart emotionally? ~Thomas Murray

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Today’s devices are persuasive and addictive. “As parents, we need to set boundaries, model good digital habits and help kids to self-regulate more—which is our ultimate goal,” Knorr says. To raise good digital citizens, Richard Culatta, CEO of International Society for Technology in Education, in Arlington, Virginia, believes conversations about device use shouldn’t end with screen time limits and online safety. “Ask kids if their technology use is helping them be more engaged and find more meaning in the world or is it pulling them out of the world that they’re in,” he says. “Talk about how to use technology to improve the community around you, recognize true and false info, be involved in democratic processes and making your voice heard about issues you care about.” Parents are often uncomfortable with their kids socializing digitally, but Culatta encourages the introduction of interactive media sooner rather than later, so they understand how to engage with the world online before they are old enough to have social media accounts. Geocaching, which uses GPS-enabled devices to treasure hunt, and citizen science apps provide familyfriendly opportunities to engage in both outdoor activities and online communities. “The majority of our kids will need these digital communication skills to be able to work with anyone at any time,”

We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. ~Thomas Lickona says Murray. He’s witnessed the impact of connecting classrooms around the world, observing, “When students learn to navigate time zones and language barriers to communicate and collaborate, they see that they can solve the world’s problems together.”

Raising Innovators

“The world doesn’t care how much our children know; what the world cares

about is what they do with what they know,” says Tony Wagner, senior research fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, an education research and policy nonprofit in Palo Alto, California. In his latest book, Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era, he emphasizes the importance of creative problem-solving and the joy of discovery, especially as more jobs become automated. “We’re born with a temperament of creative problem solvers. But then something happens. The longer kids are in school, the fewer questions they ask, the more they worry about getting the right answer and fewer and fewer think of themselves as creative in any way,” he says. “Instead of listening and regurgitating, kids need to learn how to find and be a critical consumer of information,” says Murray. Fewer employers are asking for college transcripts—including Google—as they discover the disconnect between what students are taught and what innovative skills they actually need. While most schools are slow to adapt to the modern needs of the future workforce, parents can proactively foster the entrepreneurial spirit and discourage a fear of failure at home by offering safe opportunities for risk-taking and independence. After speaking extensively with compelling young innovators around the world, Wagner discovered that their

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Common Sense Media (CommonSenseMedia.org)

provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children. They provide independent, age-based, media reviews for TV shows and movies. Each detailed review includes pertinent information for parents, plus talking points to foster critical thinking skills.

Let Grow (LetGrow.org) seeks to restore childhood resilience

by pushing back on overprotection, and shows concern that even with the best intentions, society has taught a generation to overestimate danger and underestimate their own ability to cope. Its programs work with schools and parents to give kids more of the independence to do the things their parents did on their own as children—bike to a friend’s house, make themselves a meal or simply play unsupervised in the front yard.

The Choose Love Movement (JesseLewisChooseLove. org) offers a free social and emotional learning program for educators and parents. Students learn how to choose love in any circumstance, which helps them become more connected, resilient and empowered individuals.

parents explicitly encouraged three things: play, passion and purpose. Their children were provided with many opportunities to explore new interests, as well as to learn from their mistakes. “The parents intuitively understood that more important than IQ is grit, perseverance and tenacity. You don’t develop that when Mom is yelling at you to practice; you develop it because you have a real interest.” To create a culture of innovation, Murray encourages teachers and parents to get to know the interests, passions and strengths of today’s children “and prove to them every day that they matter.” When that interest blossoms into a passion, it can lead to a deeper sense of purpose and a desire to make a difference. According to Wagner, this happens when parents and teachers instill one simple, but profound moral lesson, “We are not here on this Earth primarily and only to serve ourselves; we have some deep, profound obligation to give back and to serve others.”

Teaching Kindness

In a culture that is obsessed with selfies and threatened by cyberbullies, it’s a tough task for parents to teach compassion and kindness. “We need to create an intentional family culture where virtues like kindness and respect are talked about, modeled, upheld, celebrated and practiced in everyday life. What we do over and over gradually shapes our character, until it becomes second nature—part of who we are,” says Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and education professor emeritus at 26

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the State University of New York College at Cortland, and author of How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain. Sesame Workshop’s 2016 Kindness Study found that 70 percent of parents worry that the world is an unkind place for their kids, but Scarlett Lewis believes it’s all in our mind, saying, “When you choose love, you transform how you see the world from a scary and anxiety-producing place to a loving and welcoming one.” After losing her 6-year-old son Jesse in the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, she attributed the tragedy to an angry thought in the mind of the shooter. Her compassion fueled the founding of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement to educate and encourage individuals to choose loving thoughts over angry ones. “Although we can’t always choose what happens to us, we can always choose how to respond,” she says. The evidencebased Choose Love Enrichment Program teaches children to live a life with courage and gratitude, practice forgiveness and be compassionate individuals. While we don’t want to overwhelm kids with all the evils in the world, Lickona notes that it is valuable to make them aware of human suffering and how we can help. “Cultivate the belief that we’re all members of a single human family. Teach [them] that one of the most important ways to show gratitude for the blessings in our life is to give back.” Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/ Mississippi (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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Wild plants, because they must take care of themselves, tend to be more nutritious than cultivated plants—particularly in terms of phytochemicals and antioxidants. ~Deane Jordan

Wild and Wonderful Foraging for Foodies by April Thompson

here is such a thing as a free lunch, and it awaits adventurous foragers in backyards, city parks, mountain meadows and even sidewalk cracks. From nutritious weeds and juicy berries to delicate, delicious flowers and refreshing tree sap, wild, edible foods abound in cities, suburbia and rural environments. Throughout most of history, humans were foragers that relied on local plant knowledge for survival, as both food and medicine. Today’s foragers are reviving that ancestral tradition to improve diets, explore new flavors, develop kinship with the environment, and simply indulge in the joy and excitement of finding and preparing wild foods.

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“There are many benefits to eating wild food,” says Deane Jordan, founder of EatTheWeeds. com, of Orlando, Florida. “Wild plants, because they must take care of themselves, tend to be more nutritious than cultivated plants—particularly in terms of phytochemicals and antioxidants. They also tend to be lower in sugar and other simple carbs, and higher in fiber.” Purslane, a wild succulent, has more omega-3s than any other leafy vegetable, says John Kallas, the Portland, Oregon, author of Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate. Mustard garlic, a common invasive plant, is the most nutritious leafy green ever analyzed, says Kallas, who holds a Ph.D. in nutrition. “However, the real dietary benefit of foraged plants is in their great diversity, as

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each has a unique profile of phytochemicals. There is no such thing as a superfood, just superdiets,” he adds.

Know Thy Plant

Rule number one of foraging is to be 100 percent sure of your identification 100 percent of the time, says Leda Meredith, the New York City author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Foraging experts say the fear of wild plants is largely unfounded. “The biggest misconception is that we are experimenting with unknowns,” says Kallas. “Today’s wild edibles are traditional foods from Native American or European cultures we have lost touch with.” For example, European settlers brought with them dandelions, now considered a nuisance weed, as a source of food and medicine. All parts of it are edible, including flowers, roots and leaves, and have nutritional superpowers. To assess a plant, Kallas adds, a forager must know three things about it: the part or parts that are edible, the stage of growth to gather it and how to prepare

it. “Some plants have parts that are both edible and poisonous. Others can be toxic raw, but perfectly edible cooked,” he says. Timing is everything, adds Meredith. “A wild ingredient can be fantastic in one week, and incredibly bitter a week later, so it’s important to know when its prime season is.” Kallas recommends staying away from highly trafficked roadsides and polluted areas. Given that many lawns and public areas are sprayed with herbicides, Sam Thayer, author of The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants, recommends not foraging in an area if it’s uncertain whether chemicals have been applied. Environmental awareness includes understanding how foraging may positively or negatively affect the ecosystem, says Meredith. “Overharvesting can endanger future populations. But there is a ‘win-win’ way to forage, where I get fantastic food and the landscape is better for my having foraged, by clearing invasive plants around natives or planting seeds while collecting a local plant gone to seed.” Thayer, of Bruce, Wisconsin, suggests collecting where species are abundant and thriving: “Fruit, for example, can be harvested limitlessly, as can wild invasives that disrupt the balance of the ecosystem and crowd out native species.”

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Vinegars, jams and cordials from wild fruits and flowers can be wonderful, but require some patience for the payoff, yet many wild edibles can be eaten raw or lightly sautéed, requiring very little prep work. Thayer recommends sautéing wild greens with just a little soy sauce, vinegar and garlic. Foraging builds confidence, powers of observation and connections to the natural world. The biggest benefit, says Thayer, may just be the fun of it. “You can experience food and flavors you cannot have any other way. A lot of these foods you cannot buy anywhere, and really, it’s better food than you can buy.” Connect with Washington, D.C. freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

Simply Wild: Forage Recipes Garlic Mustard Pesto on Crisp-Creamy Polenta Yields: 4 servings Leda Meredith, author of The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles, says, “Wild food aficionados may roll their eyes when they see that I’m including this recipe because pesto is used as the go-to recipe for this plant so often that it’s become a cliché. But there’s a reason for that: it’s really, really good.

Buttered Cattail Shoots With Peas and Mint Yields: 4 servings This is a riff on the traditional English springtime dish of lettuce wilted in butter with peas and mint. The pleasingly mild flavor of the cattail shoots stands in for the lettuce. Stick with just the whitest parts of the shoots for pure tenderness or include some of the pale green bits if you want a sturdier dish. 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 3 cups cattail shoots, chopped ½ cup water 1 cup fresh or frozen shelled peas (if frozen, defrost them first) 2 Tbsp fresh mint, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper

“You can toss garlic mustard pesto with pasta, of course, but a spoonful added to soup just before serving is also wonderful, as is a smear of it on focaccia or toast. My favorite way to enjoy garlic mustard pesto is on pan-fried polenta that is crispy on the outside and creamy within.” 2 cups fresh garlic mustard leaves and tender stems 3 Tbsp walnuts or pine nuts, chopped 1 tsp garlic, minced (wild or cultivated) ¼ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, grated ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 Tbsp butter 8 slices (½-inch-thick) cooked polenta Put the garlic mustard leaves, nuts and garlic into the blender or food processor.

Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the cattail shoots and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, until the cattail shoots are tender and most of the water has evaporated. Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes more, stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve warm. August 2019

on’t try to learn foraging; just try to learn about one vegetable or fruit, says Sam Thayer. “Take it one plant at a time. It takes the intimidation out of it.” Find a good local instructor that has a solid background in botany and other fundamentals of foraging, says John Kallas. “Also, get some good books, and more than one, as each will offer different dimensions,” says the author and instructor. Conquer the fear of Latin and learn the scientific names of plants, suggests Leda Meredith. As there may be several plants with the same common name, or one plant with many common names, knowing scientific names will help clear up potential confusion in identifying them. You don’t have to go far to find food, says Deane Jordan. “In reality, there is often a greater selection around your neighborhood than in state parks. In suburbia, you find native species, the edible weeds that come with agriculture, and also edible ornamentals.” Bring the kids: They make fabulous foragers, says Meredith. “They learn superfast and it’s a way to pass cultural knowledge along and instill that food doesn’t come from a garden or a farm, but from photosynthesis and the Earth and the sun.”

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Pulse until the leaves are chopped. Add the cheese. With the motor running, add ½ cup of oil a little at a time until the mixture is well blended, but not completely smooth. (You want a bit of texture from the nuts and greens to remain.)

mustard pesto spread on top. Serve hot or at room temperature. Tip: If you want to keep this pesto in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for up to six months, blanch the garlic mustard greens in boiling water for 20 seconds, then immediately run them under cold water or dip them in an ice bath. Squeeze out as much water as you can, then proceed with the recipe. This blanching step prevents the pesto from losing its bright green color and turning brown in cold storage.

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Heat the butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the polenta slices. (You can use the precooked polenta that comes out of a tube, or if you cooked some from scratch, spread it out ½-inch thick on a baking sheet and refrigerate until sliceable.) Don’t try to move the polenta slices until they’ve browned on the bottom side. You’ll know that’s happened when they dislodge easily. Use a spatula to flip them over and brown the other side. Plate two slices per person, with the garlic

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This is a simple, but satisfying one-pot meal that comes together in about 20 minutes total. You can embellish the recipe with additional ingredients such as chorizo sausage or pine nuts, but it’s really not necessary. Sometimes simple is best. 1 lb penne pasta 1 lb garlic mustard leaves and shoots, washed and coarsely chopped (ideally, you’re using garlic mustard at the stage where the stems are still tender and the flowers are either budding or just starting to open) 4 garlic cloves, peeled 1 to 2 medium-hot red chili peppers (pepperoncini), stems and seeds removed ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided (use your best as this is one of the main flavors of the sauce) Salt to taste ½ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese, freshly

grated (again, use the best you’ve got) Freshly ground black pepper Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the penne and set a timer for seven minutes. While the pasta is cooking, prep the other ingredients: wash and chop the garlic mustard, mince the garlic or put it through a garlic press, chop the chili peppers. After seven minutes, add the garlic mustard to the pasta in the pot and cook until the pasta is al dente, usually about five minutes more. Scoop out a ladleful of the pasta cooking water and set it aside. Drain the pasta and garlic mustard in a colander. Return the pot to the stove over low heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the

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pot along with the garlic and chili pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Return the reserved pasta cooking water and the drained pasta and garlic mustard greens back to the pot. Raise the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for a minute or two until the liquid is mostly evaporated or absorbed. Remove from the heat, then stir in the remaining olive oil and salt. (Go scant on the salt because the grated cheese you’ll be adding is salty.) Serve hot with freshly grated cheese and freshly ground pepper. Other wild edibles you can use in this recipe include any leafy greens, as well as the leaves of any wild garlic species. Recipes and photos from The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. Reproduced by permission of The Countryman Press. All rights reserved. August 2019

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based in Bend, Oregon, says learning how to cook frees us from being “hostage to the food industry.” She believes cooking is such an essential life skill that we should be teaching it along with reading, writing and arithmetic in kindergarten. When we cook, we’re in control of the ingredients’ quality and flavor. Plus, cooking together creates parent-child bonding. Invite children to help plan and prepare family meals and school lunches. (Remember to slip a note inside a child’s lunch box with a few words of love and encouragement.)

5 Feeding Healthy Habits A 10-Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive by Melinda Hemmelgarn

t’s not easy raising children in today’s media-saturated landscape. From TV and video games to internet and mobile devices, our kids are exposed to a steady stream of persuasive marketing messages promoting low-nutrient junk foods. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association warn that media’s pervasive influence over children’s food preferences increase their risk for poor nutrition, obesity and chronic diseases later in life. Protecting children against marketing forces may seem like an uphill battle, but these strategies can help provide a solid foundation for good health.

Teach children to be media savvy. Andrea Curtis, Toronto-

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can turn kids into food detectives that reject processed foods and sugary drinks.

Feed children’s curiosity about where food comes from. Take children to farmers’ markets and U-pick farms; organic growers reduce exposure to harmful pesticide residues. Kids that might turn up their noses at supermarket spinach tend to eat it in bunches when they’ve helped grow, harvest and prepare it. That’s the story behind Sylvia’s Spinach, a children’s book by Seattle-based author Katherine Pryor.

Introduce children to the rewards of gardening. Connie

Liakos, a registered dietitian based in Portland, Oregon, and the author of How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, recommends introducing children to the magic of planting seeds and the joy of caring for a garden—even if it’s simply a pot of herbs on a sunny windowsill or a small plot in a community garden.

Teach children how to cook Teresa Martin, a registered dietitian

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Visit the library. From simply children’s stories about food adventures to basic cookbooks, libraries open up a world of inspiration and culinary exploration. Find stories about seasonal foods to prepare with a child.

Prioritize family meals. Children that eat with their families are better nourished, achieve greater academic success and are less likely to participate in risky behaviors. Family meals provide time to share values, teach manners and enjoy caring conversations. To foster peace and harmony at the table, Liakos advises families to “keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat.” Establish rules banning criticism, arguing and screens (TV, phones) during mealtime.

Reject dieting. Weighing, sham ing and putting children on restrictive diets is a recipe for developing eating disorders. Instead of stigmatizing children by calling them “obese”, Liakos emphasizes creating healthy eating and activity habits for the entire family. Children may overeat for many reasons, including stress or boredom. Pay attention to sudden weight gain, which could be an indication that something is wrong, she says.

Find or create a “tribe” of like-minded parents. Set up

play groups with parents that share similar values. Advocate together for improved school food policies, establish a school garden or plan group field trips.

Keep emotion out of eating, and allow children control over how much they eat. ~Connie Liakos

Spend more time in nature. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends one hour of daily physical activity. Locate parks and hiking or biking trails to strengthen children’s innate love for their natural world. According to research at the University of Illinois, spending time in nature also helps reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Protect children’s sleep. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against TVs, computers and smartphones in children’s bedrooms. Children, depending on their age, need eight to 12 hours of undisturbed sleep each night to support physical and mental health, and help prevent obesity. Remember that our children are hungriest for parental time, love and support. Melinda Hemmelgarn, the “Food Sleuth,” is an award-winning registered dietitian, writer, speaker and syndicated radio host based in Columbia, Missouri. Contact her at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

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bout 10 years ago, Kim Krouth’s dog, Buckeye, was suffering from severe allergy symptoms. The mixed-breed shepherd was licking and biting her paws until her toe pads were bleeding. “Our conventional vet prescribed steroids,” recalls Krouth. “It helped some, but also agitated Buckeye. When I found out that other side effects could include serious health problems, I didn’t want to put her at risk.” The Madison, Wisconsin, animal lover headed to a holistic pet supply store to ask about alternative treatments for the dog’s allergies. She learned about herbal remedies, and was advised to take Buckeye to a holistic veterinarian. “Treating her holistically seemed like a better option than the side effects of treatment with drugs,” she says. The holistic veterinarian recommended acupuncture. It helped, but the dog later became sensitive to the needles. At that point, she was given homeopathic plant-based treatments that worked well with no side effects. Buckeye, now 15, has also received laser light therapy and spinal manipulation to help with mobility in her senior years.

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train in a variety of modalities, including acupuncture, herbs and physical rehabilitation, plus trigger point, megavitamin and stem cell therapies. “Any method that is sufficiently different from conventional medicine requires extra training ... over a period of weeks, months or years,” says Nancy Scanlan, DVM, the executive director of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, in Mount Shasta, California. Veterinarians, holistic or not, typically do the same initial examination of an animal, she says. From there, a holistic vet may look at additional areas or assess things in a slightly different way. “For example, someone trained in veterinary osteopathy or veterinary chiropractic would explore the range of motion of joints or the spine.” In treatment, holistic DVMs use an integrative approach. The goal is to look at the animal as a whole and treat the underlying condition, rather than treating the symptoms. “Integrative medicine is about broadening our medical options, blending both conventional medical and holistic approaches. It focuses on client education and participation in the healing process of their pet,” says Danielle Becton, DVM, of Aloha Pet & Bird Hospital, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. Holistic veterinarians may also choose

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~Danielle Becton, DVM to use fewer conventional drugs and limited vaccinations. “Vaccine titers can be used to determine if a patient has adequate antibodies to a disease to create immunity,” says Becton. “If a pet is already immune, they may not need another vaccine booster that year.” Becton and Scanlan agree that alternative treatments such as acupuncture, laser therapy or massage can be used in lieu of drugs for pain management. However, Scanlan does note that in an acute or emergency situation, many natural methods do not work fast enough, “and that is when holistic veterinarians are more likely to use drugs.”

Choosing a Holistic Veterinarian

Pet owners seek out holistic veterinarians for different reasons. In Krouth’s case, it was the unacceptable side effects to drugs that led her to explore other options. Becton points out that she gets clients looking for a more natural approach for their pets after they personally have had success with human integrative medicine. However, it’s important that pets are treated by professionals that are trained to treat animals. People with holistic training for humans may not understand animal anatomy or physiology. Ultimately, choosing a veterinarian is a personal decision, and seeing a beloved pet thrive is the best confirmation that it was the right one. “We are so glad that we still have Buckeye at this golden age, and believe it’s due to holistic care that she has lived a comfortable, long life,” says Krouth. Julie Peterson lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, dogs and chickens. She has contributed to Natural Awakenings for more than a decade. Contact her at JPtrsn22@att.net.

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n some areas, holistic veterinary care is so popular that appointments are hard to come by. In others, there are few veterinarians practicing alternative medicine.

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beyond the appointment. Reminder calls, emails or postcards about upcoming appointments or recommended services convey that the practice is organized and has a long-term interest in animal health.

One way to find a veterinarian that has expanded beyond the confines of Western medicine is to ask other pet owners. Employees at pet food or supply stores will often have recommendations, as well. Search online or use the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association’s “Find a Holistic Veterinarian” search feature at ahvma. org/find-a-holistic-veterinarian.

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Integrative medicine is about broadening our medical options, blending both conventional medical and holistic approaches. It focuses on client education and participation in the healing process of their pet.

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If there are several doctors to choose from, read their websites to find out the nature of initial consultations, available treatments and associated fees. Read patient reviews there and look for some that aren’t on their site. Consider stopping in to see how the practice looks and feels.

First Appointment

Once an appointment is made, know what’s needed to make the most of it. Most veterinarians want historical records and intake forms filled out in advance. Be prepared to pay for services during that first visit. Because holistic care is personalized to deal with underlying causes instead of symptoms, be ready to spend more time talking about the pet.

Going Forward

No matter which veterinarian is chosen, expect reasonable outcomes. Pets should be comfortable at the appointment and owners should feel they are heard. Care and cost of care should make sense. Follow-up calls from the office to check on treatment progress show that the interest in clients goes

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re parents at fault when children don’t make good food choices? Not necessarily, but still it’s their responsibility to act on it. Genetically speaking, our bodies are all different and unique. Each of us has a specific metabolism and body type. It is our responsibility to understand how our body works and what works best for it. Now, when it comes to our children’s food choices—from the very first day they’re born, but not for too long—we as parents are the only ones to make those choices for them. How can parents make those choices wisely? Well, the first thing parents need to ask themselves is what kind of food choices are they making for their own health. When we choose to start a family, it is essential to understand that food intake is a family matter, even though each family member is also an independent individual. Yes, I am the one that decides what I eat, but when I have kids, my decision becomes an example for them, a model to follow, a behavior to replicate. In other words, parents’ actions are subliminal instructions that kids will input in their subconscious minds in an almost permanent way, especially during the first seven years of age. Babies come to this world with only two kinds of communication tools: the ones to show comfort and the ones to show discomfort. That’s it. And indeed, they already have their preferences set, but in terms of food, there are many healthy options to

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present to them so they can learn and understand, little by little, which ones are best for their bodies while still meeting their taste preferences. One could say, since each body is different, what is good for me might not be good for my children. And that’s a fact, but...what is not good for me, because it’s scientifically proven that it will harm my body, is not good for them either. Nowadays, due to the characteristics of the information age we live in, one can say that the overabundance of easily shareable and accessible information out there actually makes it harder to distinguish between what is “truthful” and what is not. In terms of food intake, however, the combination of previous knowledge with a little research, intuition and common sense can become a working formula to determine what constitutes healthy food. Also, it is essential to take into consideration that most of the negative consequences of certain foods don’t take long in becoming apparent or manifesting themselves in our body through some type of discomfort. Another critical element to take into consideration in family dynamics is the decision making process involved. If all adults in the family achieve open communication among them in terms of food choices for the sake of all family members, it then becomes easier to meet the goal of healthy living. Communication is vital not only in terms of food, but in every single aspect of human relationships. Open, honest and straightforward communication clears the path to achieve the best collective interest. Only that level of quality in communication allows all family members’ opinions to be validated while still finding favorable resolutions for the benefit of all. Remember too, the healthy food selection process can become fun for kids if presented to them in an original and entertaining way. After all, each food ingredient has a color, texture, smell and shape that can be a starting point to creating fun and educational games to play. It’s a matter of being willing and creative. As parents, we often think that toys or elaborate devices are required to play with our kids or to entertain them. However, our surroundings have plenty of elements to play with while delivering an important positive message. As parents, we are constantly communicating messages to our children—both actively and passively. Let us be conscious of the content of the messages we want our kids to receive. And let’s understand that the best way to ensure that those messages are clear and positive is to be fully present and conscious at the very moment we are about to deliver them so we can consistently ensure that they effectively carry our true intentions of love and care. Life Coach Doris Jucht brings nearly 20 years of experience assisting clients in working through some of their most challenging moments in life. Together, in a safe space, she is able to help her clients by deeply understanding what is troubling them and providing beneficial feedback and guidance. For more information and appointments, call 305-332-5832, email LifeCoachDoris@gmail. com or visit LifeCoachDoris.com. See ad page 46.

LOVING OURSELVES MADLY Practice Intentional Self-Love

by Scott Stabile

t’s not enough to wish for more self-love. We must be intentional about creating it and commit to loving ourselves by practicing these habits every day.

Don’t believe our thoughts.

Our minds lie to us all the time, especially where our self-worth is concerned. The moment we become aware we are mentally abusing ourselves, we can refuse to believe these thoughts. The fact is, we are worthy and enough exactly as we are. Any thoughts that contradict this truth are lies. We must not go to war with our mind, but should definitely get in the habit of challenging our mind’s lies and not believing them when they run amok.

Replace self-abuse with self-love.

Not believing our crueler thoughts is step one. Replacing them with kinder, more compassionate and loving thoughts is step two. When our minds call us ugly, we must sink into our hearts and remind ourselves that we are

beautiful, as we are. When our minds insist we’re weak, we must declare our strength. Every single thought and word that speaks to our worth is a powerful and sustaining reflection of self-love. Substitute self-abuse with love as often as possible and then watch our lives change in powerful ways.

Set boundaries and enforce them.

To love ourselves, we have to set clear boundaries with the people in our lives. State what works and what doesn’t work. If we don’t clearly speak our boundaries, people will trample them, and we’ll only have ourselves to blame. Boundaries show respect for all involved. A lack of boundaries will almost certainly lead to resentment.

Make time for happy places.

We all have places that tend to bring us peace and/ or joy: a walk among the trees, curled up with a good book, coffee with a close friend. Make time for these experiences. Every second we spend giving energy to the people, places and things that bring us joy is a second of dedicated self-love. It matters. Just as important, pay attention to the people, places and things that are depleting, that feel unhealthy and toxic, and give less energy to them. Knowing what to eliminate can be as impactful as knowing what to add. How we love ourselves is our responsibility. The greater commitment we make to self-love, the greater chance we create of living a more peaceful, joyful and meaningful life. Scott Stabile is the author of Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart. Learn more at ScottStabile.com.

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inspiration

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on. ~Tyler Perry

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Are You Running Your Mind or is Your Mind Running You? Q:

Dear Karen Kaye, I feel like my mind runs me. It is becoming very The first step to “mind fitness” is to make friends with overwhelming. What can I do to overcome this pattern? your mind, accepting both positive and negative thoughts. Running or pushing the thoughts down will only create Thank you for your time. more anxiety. Learn the “Morse code” of what your mind Dawn is trying to tell you. My suggestion would be to create a sacred space for you and your mind to dialogue on paper. Ask your mind questions such as, “What are you trying Dear Dawn, to tell me?” or “What made me say that?” and see what There are various ways that the mind can become comes up. You might be surprised. It may not answer you overwhelming. When the mind is running you, it is usually immediately, but keep asking as if you were a concerned because you are having too many thoughts at once that are parent talking to an innocent child. If this doesn’t work, colliding with one another; you are having thoughts that seek professional help to decode your mind. disturb you; or you have one thought that you can’t seem to get off your mind. This is usually due to some form of anxiety or self-doubt. This lack of control most likely began at a Sincerely, young age. It may have begun as an innocent reaction to Karen L. Kaye, LMHC someone criticizing and embarrassing you in a social setting. If not properly addressed, the thoughts will involuntarily Karen L. Kaye, licensed mental health counselor, has appear each time you are in a similar situation, becoming a been in private practice for 37 years in Broward County. She habit. This trains the mind to take charge, resulting in a feeling receives clients in person and over the phone. You can reach of a lack of self-control. her at 954-384-1217. See ad page 44.

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Children Need to Move When entering an elementary school classroom, visitors commonly find a list of rules posted:

Raise your hand. Stay in your seat. Speak only with permission.

hese rules make the classroom manageable; it would be anarchy without them. But what teachers and parents often don’t realize is that every one of these requests is completely contrary to the nature of a young child. Children don’t sit. They jump and dance and roll and climb and run. They’re not quiet. They laugh and scream and giggle and sing and make noises. And when they are required to obey these rules for lengthy periods without a break, children are forced to deny their instincts and suppress their very nature. Most scientists agree that human beings are not meant to be immobile. In his book, Brain Rules (2014), John Medina points out that early civilizations walked many miles each day, hunting, fishing and using their bodies to survive. Movement, he asserts, is essential for physical and mental well-being and improved attention. In fact, excessive sitting causes weakness in the postural muscles (the ones that hold us upright) and increased tension in the neck, shoulders and lower back. Kids need to move. Their nervous systems benefit from a reset after sedentary periods to combat sluggishness. Mindful movement has been shown to lower stress levels, improve resilience, promote sensory processing and improve body awareness. Play teaches children about boundaries, promotes communication and supports social/emotional learning. Research suggests that increasing physical exercise during a child’s day improves not only scholastic performance but sleep, overall fitness and self-esteem. Yet there is scarcely a place where children can run and play freely—certainly not in the halls at school, not even at recess—that is, if they even have recess. New schools are often built without playgrounds to lower costs. What’s even more

surprising is that many overscheduled kids don’t know what to do at recess: some schools have had to hire “recess coaches” to teach children how to play dodgeball

and tag. Free play is becoming a lost art. With increased emphasis on high stakes testing and grades, many schools view recess, field trips, class parties, physical education and the arts as an interruption of time deemed more valuable for test preparation. A backpack full of homework often displaces free time at home. This pressure to succeed in school may start with the very young. Even though scientific research points to better learning when children are in more playful, happier and less-demanding environments, many early education programs have shifted from playbased curricula to more directed learning. Between homework and technology, it’s increasingly common to find teens immobilized in front of some sort of screen— sometimes for as much as nine hours per day—according to a 2015 study by Common Sense Media Inc. These researchers have found that excessive screen time correlates with teen anxiety and depression. They recommend periodic technology “fasts”, outdoor activities, face-to-face interactions and physical exercise to break these patterns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website (2018) asserts that even moderate exercise lowers stress and anxiety levels, elevates self-esteem, increases strength and improves endurance, builds stronger bones and muscles, maintains weight and may help regulate blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In addition, the CDC finds that regular physical activity correlates with improved school performance, including better

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grades, behavior, concentration, and attentiveness to schoolwork. Childhood and adolescent inactivity, however, can lead to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adulthood. While busy parents may be hardpressed to add another activity to their children’s days, schools may be able to address this challenge by incorporating movement within the classroom. Biologist and educator Carla Hannaford explored the relationship between learning and movement in her 2005 book Smart Moves. She shared stories of children with severe learning challenges who made extraordinary academic and social leaps once liberated from their desks. She implemented two-minute breathing and exercise breaks to foster self-regulation, reinforcing her belief that moving, playing and interacting with others is a necessary component to learning. In fact, exercise has been shown to improve executive function—the ability to plan, schedule, switch tasks and stay focused while in a highly stimulating environment—according to a 2006 study by Dr. Charles H. Hillman and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana. Implementing classroom yoga and breathing exercises resulted in lower levels of cortisol in elementary school students, as reported by Butzer et al (2015). Dr. Stephen Porges maintains that even a few simple movements can bring about significant changes within the nervous system. By shifting one’s position from seated to standing for a few moments, he explains, the vagus nerve can be activated and stress levels lowered. Standing next to their desks in class and moving their bodies often helps kids return to work with increased clarity and focus. Taking a few guided side stretches or deep breaths throughout the day can lower stress levels and prevent tension from escalating. There are many reasons to get kids moving. By incorporating simple breathing techniques and exercise within a child’s day, parents and educators can help them reduce anxiety, better regulate their August 2019

Classroom Yoga Breaks (2017) and Yoga Therapy for Children with Autism and Special Needs (2013), both published by WW Norton. For more information, visit YogaCenterdb.com. See ad page 23.

emotions and improve school performance. Kids who exercise tend to sleep better and have greater resilience. And getting them off their screens and interacting with others helps reduce the loneliness and isolation

that may precede adolescent depression. Louise Goldberg is the owner of Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach. She leads 200Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings and Kids Yoga Teacher trainings. She is the author of

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Saturday, August 24

Sunday, August 25

Open House: Yoga Teacher Training 2019 — 4–6pm. Transform your life with Yoga Teacher Training. Come meet our staff, see our studio, and learn about our 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training, ongoing since 2001. Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach, 827 SE 9th St, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, Louise Goldberg, 954-427-2353.

If you have any kind of gynecological issues — Come in for a free consultation/treatment (herbs not included) at ATOM’s Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program’s clinic. Treatments observed by the class. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. Appointments: 954-763-9840 ext. 201.

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FarmWalks with Pharmer Talks Saturday, September 21, 2019 8am to 3pm Tour four urban farms in Broward County. Enjoy a scrumptious living foods plant-based meal and a presentation by a local farmer. Discover the Green Pharmacopeia under our feet. More information at Eventbrite: FarmWalks with PharmerTalks.

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IANDS South Florida- International Association for Near Death Studies — 1st Sunday monthly, 4:306:30pm Meeting - Pavilion’s Gym Sacred Journey Interfaith Semi- (behind Main Hospital) Discussions nary — 9am–5pm. Classes for Inter- include; Spiritually Transformative faith Ministry Ordination. A Healing Experiences. All interested in the Space, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton studies, are welcomed. University Manors 33305. Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco Hospital, 7201 N. University Dr, Tamarac. Questions 305.798.8974. 917.579.3750.

sunday

30 Minute Meditation — 10:15am –10:45am, $5. Tools for Happiness: 11am–12:30pm, donation. Buddhist techniques for understanding one’s mind for a more peaceful life. Details on website. Thubten Kunga Ling Buddhist Center, 201 SE 15th Ter, Suite 206, Deerfield Beach, 954.421.6224. Catholic Mass (non-Roman Catholic) — 10:30am, (+ Sat 5pm) The Parish of Sts. Francis & Clare, staffed by Franciscan friars. 2300 NW 9th Ave (Powerline Rd), Wilton Manors, 33311, 954.731.8173. Life Enrichment — 11am with Rev. Dr. Charles Geddes. Empowering, Universal Spiritual Principles, honoring the wisdom and divinity within you. Bridges Spiritual Centers, Wilton Plaza, 1881 NE 26th St, Suite 244, Wilton Manors, 33305, Call 954.530.6006. The Truth in Heart Group — the first Sunday of every month, 11:30am–12:30pm. Free. Meditation to bring love back to your heart, lecture following. Location: Ben Fiorendino Park, 10211 Taft St., Pembroke Pines. Information: 954.303.8533. Coral Springs Metaphysical Group — 1–3pm (1st Sun ea. mo.) Free. Deep trance channeling. Ask questions. Get answers. Talk to psychics. At the home of Charles and Sondra Zecher, 954.340.7087.

Chakra Yoga — 10:45am–noon. $15 (All Levels). Chakra means wheels of light. Learn characteristics of the chakras and the properties associated with a particular part of the body recharging your energy. Namaste Yoga, 421 S. Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, 954.785.6333.

Natural Dental Consultations — 2–4pm. Free. Wondering how your Interfaith Sacred Celebrations oral health is connected to your body? of Spirit — Weekly on Sunday Dr. Lipovetskiy specializes in Natural evenings 6:30–7:30pm at Darshan and Biological Dentistry. Advanced Center for Spiritual Evolution at a Dental Wellness Center, 104 SE 1st St, Healing Space,1410 NE 26th Street, Ft Lauderdale, 33301, 954.525.5662. Wilton Manors, 33305. Rev. Dr. Free Tai Chi Classes — 5:30pm Grace Telesco 917.579.3750. -6:30pm. Tuesday & Wednesday. ReFree Meditation Gathering — lax your mind and body at ATOM’s 7–9pm, first Sunday each month. Wellness Center! Tai Chi is a low-imGuided meditation, kirtan, spiri- pact, slow-motion exercise that can tual reading, Sivananda tradition. treat & prevent many health probYoga Warehouse, 508 SW Flagler lems. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Ave, downtown Ft Lauderdale, Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. 954.525.7726. Must call Xavier Padilla to register, 954-763-9840 ext. 217.

monday

Chiropractic — Every 1st Monday, 6pm. Free, Attendees will receive a discount off their first visit. New Life Upper Cervical Chiropractic, 820 S. State Road 7, Plantation, 33317. Phone: 954.389.8297. Men and Women’s Support Group: Conscious Awareness — 8–10pm. $25 per session. Designed for men and women to learn from each other regarding relationships, self-worth and the rewrite of negative patterns. Contact: Karen Kaye, LMHC, 954.384.1217 (landline)

tuesday

Revitalizing Tuesdays — Sound Bath & Holistic & Psychic Fair 6:30–10:30 pm, Free entry, $1 min, sessions. Alternative & Affordable Care for The Body, Mind, & Spirit. Magical Sound Healing Bath Meditation 8:30–9:30 pm, $20. Zen Mystery 56 N. Federal Hwy., Dania Beach, 33004. Talk Tuesday Food for Health Lecture Series — 6–8pm. Free. Second Tuesday each month. Hosted by Food for Health Foundation. Learn how plant-based foods can promote health. Yello Creative Arts and Events Center 2495 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, 33308 954.491.1591.

Raja Yoga Meditation — 10:15– 11:30am (& 6:30–7:30pm) Free. Enjoy the peace & love within. Hollywood Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd, 33020. Roz, 954.962.7447. August 2019

Meditative Drum Circle — 7:308:30pm. Drumming for mindfulness and healing: a simple way to calm the mind, remove stress and heal. Bring your own drum or purchase one here. Love donations accepted. Full Circle Music Inc., 3294 NE 33rd St., Ft Lauderdale. 954.797.6085.

thursday

Meditation/Relaxation Class — 5:45–6:30pm, free. Guided meditation & relaxation led by Ina Lee. All levels. George English Park Rec Center, 1101 Bayview Dr. Ft Carole’s Sacred Circles! — 7:30– Lauderdale. Call first, 954.463.4733. 8:30pm. $10. Find Inner Stillness with empowering guided medita- Third Thursday Around the World tion, receive Reiki & other energy Vegan Cooking Series — Third work, & a channeled Message. Jade Thursday each month - 6-8pm. Free Wellness, 2717 E Oakland Park Blvd vegan cooking class. Hosted by Food #201 Reserve 954.655.5490. for Health Foundation. Yello! Creative Arts and Events Center 2495 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, 33308 954.491.1591.

wednesday

Free Tai Chi Classes — 5:30– 6:30pm. Tuesday & Wednesday. Relax your mind and body at ATOM’s Wellness Center! Tai Chi is a low-impact, slow-motion exercise that can treat & prevent many health problems. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. Must call Xavier Padilla to register, 954-763-9840 ext. 217. Free Teletalk on Ancestral Clearing/Emotional Release — 7pm, last Wednesday of month. Learn how to release blocks and limiting beliefs and change energetic thought patterns, to move ahead to live with freedom, fulfillment and happiness! Call Ilka for details: 754.222.6971.

Spiritual Evolution Study Group — 7–8:30pm $10. Ongoing series based on spiritually inspired texts. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th St, Wilton Manors. Call Rev. G. 917.579.3750. Kundalini Yoga for Recovery— 7–8:30pm, $15. Healing mental trauma through physical practices; Kriyas, Pranayams, Meditations. Accessing inner wisdom motivates us to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Urban Namaste, 918 NE 20th Ave, Ft Lauderdale, 33304. Gary, information: 954.649.1713. Carole’s Sacred Circles on 1st & 3rd Thursdays — 7:30pm. $15. Guided Meditation, Transformational Energy, Personal Channeled Message… for Higher Consciousness Living! Lisa’s Healing Center, 3170 N Federal Hwy, Ste 211K, Lighthouse Point. Reserve 954-6555490.

Awakened Living Group — 7–8pm Free. Practical spirituality for your journey of spiritual transformation/ self discovery. Center For Spiritual Living Ft. Lauderdale, 4849 N Dixie Hwy Oakland Park FL 33334, David, Pagan Study Group — 7:30– 305.746.0881. 9:30pm. $Love. Weekly Classes & Open Public Rituals for the 8 major Healing Touch / Reiki Circle Sabbats. All Paths Welcome. Now Meditation — 7:30–9pm, 2nd & Under New Leadership. Moon4th Wednesday/each month $10. path CUUPS, UUCFL: 3970 NW Healing Essence Studio 3081 E. 21st Ave, Oakland Park, FL 33309 Commercial Blvd. Ste. #103 (in- 954.263.9098. side breezeway), Ft Lauderdale, 954.868.3505.

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friday Reiki Circle — Friday noon-1:15pm & 7:30–8:45pm + Tuesday @ 7:30– 8:45pm, $10. Love @ Bridges Spiritual Centers, Wilton Plaza, 1881 NE 26th St. Suite 244, Wilton Manors, 33305. Rev. Scott Friedman 954.854.7937. Fat Village / MASS Art Walk — 5–11pm, (2nd Fri./mo). Valet/paid Parking lot & free trolley service. 954.785.7475. Crystal Bowl Meditation — 6–7:15pm. $15. Learn how to meditate with Singing Bowls. Relax and experience a deep and profound inner peace with these sacred instruments’ vibrations. Namasté Yoga, 421 S Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, 33062. 954.785.6333. Monthly Gallery Night, Meet the Artists, Show & Sale — 6–11pm, (second Friday ea. mo). A great gathering of varied talents. Host/Artist: Michael D. Colanero. Uncommon Gallery, 2709 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, 954.336.4305.

saturday Volunteer ~ Fort Lauderdale Beach Sweep / Kids Ecology Corp and others — 7–11am (2nd Saturday of month), Help save lives and keep beaches litter-free. 300 S Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd, (Las Olas & the Beach). Earn community hours. Reiki Healing Circle — 9–10am, Free. Usui Reiki Circle. All are welcome. Love & Light Spiritual Emporium, 1419 E Commercial Blvd. Ste B, Oakland Park, FL, 33334, 954.261.3878.

Paddle With A Purpose, Waterway and Shoreline Cleanup — 9-11am, help remove trash and make new friends (third Saturday each month). Kayaks and canoes available on a first come, first serve basis; bringing your own is encouraged. Location varies. Info, Robert Figueroa, 917.652.1050. Free Reiki Circle — 10–11am. Divine Love Institute & Gift Shop, 2832 Stirling Rd, #H, Hollywood FL 33020. Conveniently located just west of I–95 on Stirling Rd, 954.920.0050. The Sistrunk Farmers Market — 10am–2pm. Locally, organically grown fruits & vegetables, old fashioned family fun, Artisan Market Vendors. Market hours EBT & SNAP accepted at the Market. Corner of Sistrunk Blvd & NW 10th Ave, Ft Lauderdale.

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Community Acupuncture — 11am– 6pm $30–$40 (Mon–Sat). Relaxing & effective! Acupuncture treatments in a small group setting. Thrive Wellness Center, 1244 S Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale 954.713.6118.

Yin Yoga — 2–3:15pm, $15. (+Wed, 6pm) Restorative Postures with Deep Breathing are held passively to expand motion in joints, supporting our immune system and emotional well being. Concludes with meditation. Namaste Yoga, 421 Raja Yoga Meditation — Note: on S. Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, vacation June thru September (re- 954.785.6333. suming again in October). 12noon, at Dania Beach Library, 1 Park Broward Art Guild, Monthly Art Avenue East, Dania Beach, 33004. Reception — 6:30–9pm, 1st Sat./ Enjoy the peace within. Call Roz for month. Free, meet and support loinfo 954.962.7447. cal artists during the Juried Art Exhibit. Participate in the Peoples’ Aromatherapy Blending, Create, Choice Awards. Enjoy munchies Make, & Take! — monthly, first from Bokampers. Broward Art Guild Saturday, 1–3pm. Take home your Gallery, 3280 N.E. 32nd St., Ft Lauown blend. Come as a group or derdale FL 33308, 954.537.3370. individual. Healing Essence Studio, 3081 E. Commercial Blvd. Ste. 103 Rock Kirtan: Sacred Devo(inside Breezeway), Ft. Lauder- tional Singing — monthly (call) dale, 33308. RSVP requested, Julia 7–8:30pm, $10. Darshan Center for 954.868.3505. Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors. Call Rev. G. 917.579.3750.

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Lakehouse for sale – Hollywood, 3/2 $400,000 to someone who will continue feeding critters. 954.931.2423.

ZendoUsa – Tai Chi, Meditation, QiGong. Fulfill Your Human Potential. AmericanBuddhistSangha.org, 954.338.5480.

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Colon hydrotherapy is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellness, and to keep your body functioning at peak efficiency.

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counseling/therapy KAREN KAYE, Holistic Psychotherapist, LMHC

1500 Weston Rd Weston FL 33326 954-384-1217 KarenKayeTherapist.com. Therapists.PsychologyToday.com/rms/ name/Karen_L_Kaye_MS,LMHC_Weston_ Florida_35986 I am Natural Awakenings’ “Ask the Therapist.” Please refer to the column and archives for the many topics I specialize in. I counsel individuals, couples and families. You can also view my website.

CHIROPRACTIC physician Physical Health Complex

Dr. Bernard Burton, d.c.

Sandra Herrington, BSc, AP, DOM, LMT/CT 2544 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale 954-566-0444 PhysicalHealthComplex.com

7800 W. Oakland Pk # 110, Bldg D Sunrise FL 33351 954-742-0332 BetterBacks.com

Cleansing for health/energy. Constipation, impaction, bowel rehabilitation, digestive disorders, candida detox, nutrition, living foods/ wheatgrass. Individualized plans or Rx followed. Physician/ instructor administered. Established 1964. Clean, private, caring environment. mm966, ma6884.

Dr. Bernard Burton is a holistic doctor who uses chiropractic, nutrition, applied kinesiology, acupuncture, and craniopathy to find and fix the cause of your symptoms.

New Life Upper Cervical Chiropractic

820 S. State Rd. 7, Plantation FL 33317 954-389-8297 TopDocFL.com Upper Cervical Chiropractic, light force extremity adjusting, whole-food nutrition, Applied Kinesiology, The Emotion Code, Energy medicine, Mysofascial release

CranioSacral Therapy Perfecting Touch

Kathy Bates Physical Health Complex 2544 N. Federal Highway Ft. Lauderdale FL 33305 954-647-9010 PerfectingTouch1@ymail.com Cranial sacral therapy - CST- a light touch approach releasing tension and restrictions, reducing pain and dysfunction. Therapeutic massage also available. Feel good within yourself. MA70919.

Total Balance 4 U SUN COLONIC Center 2870 E. Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-526-3659 SunColonicCenter.com

A Functional Wellness Clinic offering Colon Hydrotherapy, Acupuncture and Massage. Services provided are supportive to the body’s ability to achieve wellness through natural methods. MM37884.

TJ Mallet 2800 E. Commercial Blvd, Suite 211 Ft. Lauderdale FL 33308 954-234-3299 Release “stuck” areas in your body that cause chronic pain: migraines, neck, low back, PTSD, anxiety, and more. It feels good to feel good! MA24266, MM30072.

Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science. ~Bruno Bettelheim

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Day Retreats THERMAE Stillness RETREAT

604 S. Federal Highway Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301 954-604-7930 ThermaeRetreat.com

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FREDDA ROSENBAUM, D.D.S. 2925 Aventura Blvd. #201 Aventura FL 33180 305-933-3350 AventuraSedation.com

Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch. General, Cosmetic, Holistic & Sedation. See ad, page 19.

An organic serene daily retreat to prevent or heal. Infrared saunas, massage, skincare, body scrubs and masques, holistic healing, energy therapy. Yoga, meditation, hydrotherapy.

dental health Advanced Dental Wellness Center

Boris Lipovetskiy, DMD 104 SE 1st St. Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 954-525-5662 ADWCenter.com

Dr. Lipovetskiy specializes in natural, biological, and cosmetic dentistry offering latest in technology in our relaxing environment. We provide mercury safe dentistry, metal-free braces, and biocompatible metal-free zirconia implants. He specializes in TMJ and sleep apnea. See ad page 2.

Brent J. Bracco, DDS – Comprehensive Dentistry 2467 E. Commercial Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale FL 33308 954-771-5300 DrBrentBracco.com

Do you wait till it hurts to see the dentist? Enhance your smile at our new tranquil, state-of-the-art office. We have been providing wholistic family dental care since 1985. Most insurance accepted. Mon – Thurs, 7:30am – 5pm.

The International Center For Dental Excellence Yolanda Cintron, DMD 2021 East Commercial Blvd., Suite 208 Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 954-938-4599 GoNaturalDentistry.com

A ll phases of dentistry for optimum health, holistic, biocompatible dentistry. • Sedation dentistry • Removing of toxic metals • Replacing them with bio-compatible materials • Laser dentistry for painless surgeries & extractions • Zirconia/ ceramic implants • Natural bone augmentation / Plasma Rich Growth Factor • Oral DNA Testing • Add gums to receding gums. See ad pages 13 and 31.

Dr. Yani Holistic and Healing Dentistry Yani Dixon, DMD 212 SE 12th St (Davie Blvd) Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 954-525-6010 info@Yanidmd.com Yanidmd.com

We follow strict amalgam removal protocols incorporating nutritional supplements for safe mercury detoxification ~ IAOMT member. To promote better healing, our hygiene care incorporates ozone and essential oils for gum treatments. Only mercury-free biocompatible crowns and dental materials used. Free holistic toothpaste recipe. See ad page 8.

DIVORCE mediation DIVORCE BY DESIGN MEDIATION GROUP

915 Middle River Drive, Suite 204 Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 1-800-234-7112 DivorceByDesign.com

Confidential and compassionate Florida Supreme Court certified family law mediators with legal and mental health backgrounds. Available for divorce, parenting disputes, child support, paternity, alimony and equitable distribution.

Environmental artist SusieQ Wood

954-630-1610 SQWood@gmail.com SusieQWood.com Shop.Spreadshirt.com/susieqwood Artist, Advocate, and Speaker. Available for corporate and community art projects and presentations. Aw a r d - w i n n i n g a r t i s t , SusieQ, brings awareness to global waste management issues by using discarded materials in her work with the intention of inspiring viable solutions. Also available, unique Global TRASHformation jewelry, plus online store for tees and more. See ad pages 4.

face yoga Face Yoga by Susan Forma

Susan Forma 561-929-1627 YogaForFace.com

Face Yoga uses facial exercises to naturally tighten, tone, lift and smooth the muscles of the face, without the use of surgeries, chemicals or fillers. See ad page 23.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. ~Denis Waitley

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FERTILITY COACH

Hyperbaric therapy

SoulWork Fertility, LLC

Melody Miller 2464 Madison St, Hollywood FL 33020 305-778-7715 We provide coaching for issues dealing with Fertility, Miscarriages, IVF, Low Sperm Count, PCOS, Adoption, Relationships, Fertility Nutrition, Meditation and tools to deal with Stress.

SUN HYPERBARICS

2866 E. Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-832-1280 SunHyperbarics.com Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and more, offered by qualified and caring medical staff in a new facility, operating two Perry Baromedical Sigma 36 Chambers.

Organic Co-op joy of organics Food BUYING CLUB 954-465-6502 Info@JoyOfOrganics.com JoyOfOrganics.com

Offering a wide variety of farm fresh, certified organic fruits and veggies at far below retail, Grass fed, pastured products and so much more.

INTEGRATIVE HYPNOSIS Health store

FORT LAUDERDALE HYPNOSIS AND COACHING

Nature’s Remedy

1855 Cordova Road Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 954-463-1703 TheNaturesRemedyShoppe@gmail.com TheNaturesRemedyShop.com

Catherine Edelson MA, CH 2550 N. Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale 33305 954-745-0735 InFocus@CatherinEdelson.com FB business: Fort Lauderdale Hypnosis Hypnotists believe everything is hypnosis. We offer powerful, ecological and practical solutions to each client. Benefits are obvious as you allow it to happen!

Nature’s Remedy is a family oriented health store. Our staff has over 15 year experience in the health store business. CBD/herbal remedies/healthy food.

holistic podiatrist Start With Your Feet

Dr. Richard J. Rimler, DPM The Wellness Center at Post Haste 4401 Sheridan St., Hollywood, FL 33021 954-526-5800 StartWithYourFeet.com

Life Coach Doris Jucht

305-332-5832, Hollywood, FL 33021 LifeCoachDoris@gmail.com LifeCoachDoris.com Achieve unprecedented breakthroughs and a healthy balance in life. Honest and enlightening coaching will make you aware of self-created barriers and increase your everyday effectiveness. English/Spanish

Dr. Rimler merges traditional and holistic podiatric medicine, along with a patient-specific biomechanical foundation. Offering long distance “customized orthotics” on website online store. #StartWithYourFeet.

PRONUNCIATION COACH Perfect Your American Accent

Professor Alice Wujciak / woo-jack / 954-963-7661 PerfectYourAmericanAccent.com Upgrade your accent and speak English confidently. “Quick fixes to language issues.”

Psychotherapy A Healing Space

Kris Drumm, LCSW, ACHT 954-549-0263 AHealingSpaceWiltonManors.com Uncover and transform limiting and damaging belief systems with individual and group therapies, including heart-centered hypnotherapy and inner child healing. Free one half-hour consultation offered.

NUTRITION homeopathy

Wellness Living and Nutrition

Homeopathy cure

Dr. Iqbal Nazir, M.S, D.Pharm, D.H.S. Licensed Lab Medicine Practitioner 954-226-3652 HomeopathTreatment.com Natural

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Broward County edition

naBroward.com

Experience health and healing through integrative and functional nutrition approaches. Memberships include comprehensive wellness programs centered around both mental and physical health.

The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment. ~Robert Falcon Scott

Conscious Counseling A New Way to Expand

Robin Traiger, LCSW 954-530-4348, Sunrise, Florida Robin@ConsciousCounseling.net ConsciousCounseling.net Expand – to open up, broaden, develop, grow • Contract – to diminish, close, restrict, lessen • Causes of contraction – anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship/ family difficulties, separation and loss, work stress, significant life changes…. You are multi-dimensional. You are filled with thoughts and feelings, hopes and desires • You have challenges, maybe even obstacles that prevent you from getting to where you want to be. • You want to live a happier life. • You want more satisfying relationships. • You want a more fulfilling job. • You want to be at peace.

salon Hair Holistic Eco-Friendly StudIo Ibana Villasenor 141 NW 20th St, Suite B7 Boca Raton FL 33431 561-372-5354 HairHolistic@gmail.com HairHolistic.com

Hair services & products with a truly holistic approach. Digital hair - scalp analysis, detox & jet rejuvenation. Variety of ecofriendly, vegan hair colors like henna. Formaldehyde free keratin & botox.

spiritual centers Bridges SPIRITUAL CENTERS

real estate Amy McGrotty, The Realestateologist

2227 Wilton Dr, Fort Lauderdale FL 33305 954-347-1732 Amy@CastelliHomes.com Amy.CastelliHomes.com Buy • Sell • Invest! As a full time Realtor, Amy and her team specialize in helping her clients experience a drama-free and turnkey journey.

1881 NE 26th St #244 Ft. Lauderdale FL 33305 954-530-6006 BridgesSpiritualCenters.org

Empower your week – Sundays at 11am. Workshops, classes, Reiki Training. Accredited study through Emerson Theological Institute for Practitioners & Ministers. A spiritual community of enrichment.

SPIRITUAL CONSULTANT Carole Aileo Ha’la Ramsay 954-655-5490 info@GoddessTOUCH.net GoddessTOUCH.net

Debora Ramos

305-401-0607 DeboraRamos07@gmail.com DeboraRamos.com Angel Coach Readings and Therapy. Clear past lives, blocks to prosperity and relationships. Reiki (continuing education). Crystal therapist. Certified classes. Archangels Soy Candles. English/ Spanish.

Lynnette Albert

954-592-5069 Lynnette.Albert056@gmail.com As a Medium/Spiritual Counselor for many years, let me help you connect with your loved ones who have crossed over. It would be my pleasure to help you in your healing process.

Wellness center Deep Roots Family Wellness

9532 Griffin Road, Cooper City, FL 33328 954-434-1800 DeepRootsHolistic.com Natural treatments for enhancing fertility, supporting pregnancy and postpartum, natural children’s remedies, lasting relief from pain, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, and m i g r a i n e s . Yo u r p e r s o n a l consultation is free

I’m Multi-Dimensional, accessing Light Information for Higher Consciousness Living. Private readings, classes, circles, workshops; pets too! Empowering Clear the Path™; Past Lives Revealed™ sessions.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. ~Ann Landers

August 2019