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Holding the Vision in 2021 Welcome to 2021 and our annual health and wellness issue, which marks Natural Awakening’s 27th year of publishing. When we launched in 1994, life seemed simpler. While many of the topics we discussed then continue to challenge us today, new issues have emerged, too. The good news is that there is hope.

In this edition, we delve into the challenges and opportunities of a new decade as we move forward with renewed resolve.

In our feature story on integrative hospital care, Marlaina Donato highlights the natural healing therapies that hospitals are increasingly incorporating into their medical models in response to emerging research and patient interest—from acupuncture and aromatherapy to touch therapy, biofeedback and yoga. Learn more on page 28.

Another advancement is the number of pediatricians that self-identify as integrative, which has grown from a dozen 30 years ago to 400-plus today, spurred by growing numbers of childhood chronic conditions and Google-savvy parents interested in gentler, non-pharmaceutical approaches. Read more in “Healing the Whole Child,” by Ronica O’Hara on page 32, and our interview with local holistic pediatrician Brian Thornburg on page 34.

Fitness clubs and boutique studios are making significant changes to address pandemic concerns and keep up with industry trends, as reported by Marlaina Donato in “Staying Fit in 2021,” on page 24. Look for safer workout environments, virtual fitness sessions, streaming websites that offer yoga and muscle-building subscriptions and wearable fitness apps to measure all the key metrics.

Among the most notable fitness changes is the emphasis on better health and inner peace over weight loss. April Thomas explains the wisdom of replacing unsustainable or faddish diets with long-term eating habits that include fewer processed foods and more plant-based option in “Lose Weight without Dieting” on page 26.

We weren’t discussing climate change in the 90s, but today that topic is front and center. As natural disasters proliferate, more and more people are realizing the severity of the problem and experiencing anxiety fueled by fear and uncertainty. In “Climate Anxiety,” on page 46, Sandra Yeyati describes the power of facing these unsettling feelings, coming together in community and leading the environmental fight with creativity and love.

With the introduction of genetically modified organisms into our food and environment, overuse of medications, out-of-control consumption of processed foods and the runaway stress levels of modern life, we’ve created fertile ground for a whole new host of autoimmune diseases. Terry Wahls, the author of a groundbreaking diet and lifestyle protocol, brings hope for millions suffering with such conditions on page 40.

We couldn’t have imagined this new world we live in when we greeted 2020 a year ago, and who knows what 2021 will bring? It’s more important than ever to strengthen our immune systems, hone our minds and keep our hearts open. Everything and anything is still possible if we join together, hold our highest visions and take action to create the kind of world we know is possible.

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Contents 23 HOUSE BLESSINGS

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24 STAYING FIT IN 2021

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26 LOSE WEIGHT

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How to Eat to Feel and Look Your Best

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Medicine Embraces Holistic Modalities

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32 HEALING THE WHOLE CHILD

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Celebrate Plant-Based Foods at Fort Myers Veg Fest

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njoy healthy, plantbased foods at the annual Fort Myers Veg Fest, presented by nonprofit aPlantBasedDiet.org, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., January 10, in the center court at Bell Tower Shops.

Participants will learn about local sources of eco-friendly and cruelty-free products and the science behind the benefits of a plant-based diet, listen to expert speakers and visit vendors, including animal rescue organizations along with entertainment and other activities.

Board members expected to speak at the outdoor, socially distance event include Dr. Nick Borja, focusing on helping to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases through evidencebased lifestyle modification; Marcus Watts, a lifestyle and fitness coach and former FGCU and pro basketball player; Shannon Blair, a certified vegan lifestyle coach, educator and animal rights advocate; and Carey Ralston, a consulting chef and mental health advocate.

Admission is free. Location: 13499 S. Cleveland Ave. For more information or to RSVP to the waste-free event, visit FortMyersVegFest.org or the event on Eventbrite.com or Facebook.

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Special Offer for Lymphatic Drainage Massage

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andala Spa, in Naples, provides lymphatic drainage massage that includes the use of ultrasound, infrared and electrostimulation, which can be especially effective in reducing congestion of cellular debris, bacteria, waste products and more after a significant stress to the body like a surgery or virus.

Such treatments, which can also reduce fat, detoxify and relax the body, are being provided to new customers from now through March for $59.99 instead of the regular cost of $95.

The lymphatic system’s network of organs and vessels transports elements through muscle contractions instead of a pumping heart like the cardiovascular system. Congestion can increase inflammation and fatty tissue, weaken immune system responses, decrease energy and induce brain fog. The condition may manifest as swelling of a limb, the head, neck, breast, shoulder blades or other lymph node areas.

Lymphatic drainage stimulates, catalyzes and helps return normal optimum lymph movement function, resulting in detoxification, metabolizing of fat, enhanced immune response, overall reduction in inflammation, metabolism boost, improved skin appearance and more. The spa also provides other massage therapies, organic dĹ?TERRA oils and hydrotherapy.

Location: 1221 Fifth Ave. S., inside the Bayfront Inn. For more information or to make an appointment, call 239-571-9880 or visit NaplesMandalaSpa.com. See ad, page 31.

Paradise Coast Wellness Experience on Zoom

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ale Alexander, Ph.D., LMT, will lead a course, Resolving LowBack Dysfunction and Pain, for licensed massage therapists from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., January 30 and 31, at the Lotus Dale Alexander Blossom Clinic, in Fort Myers. Participants will learn muscle energy techniques for the lumbar vertebrae, calibration of the large body reflexes and mobilization of the visceral organs within the abdomen and pelvis.

Key elements include understanding the role of the visceral organs in releasing structural distortions that perpetuate low-back pain and the many kinesthetic exercises that can make a significant difference in recovery.

For more information or to register and receive a link, call 239-595-1587, email SpiritualCommunitiesNetwork.com@gmail.com, visit SpiritualCommunitiesNetwork.com/wellnessseries or sign up at form.jotform.com/203325748427155. For more information on classes or SCN, visit InsightsAndIlluminations.com. See ad, this page.

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Cost: $350 for 16 CEUs. Location: 6710 Winkler Rd., Ste. 3. For more information or to register, call 239-277-1399, email Deb@LotusBlossomClinic.com or visit LotusBlossomClinic.com. See ad, page 21.

wen Peterson, founder of the Spiritual Communities Network (SCN), will host a free Zoom online option to participate in the third annual Paradise Coast Wellness Experience from 1 to 4 p.m., January 16 and 17. Members of the organization will offer practices that everyone can use immediately to support immunity and overall well-being. “Wellness is on everyone’s minds right now,” she says, adding that each 30-minute session will begin on the hour both days of this event.

SCN is a global community of teachers and seekers of spiritual growth with classes and events held both virtually and locally. Peterson is the mentor of insights and illuminations that helps others to refocus, re-energize and recreate their lives, and leads the Naples FemCity Collective that supports businesswomen with a soul connection.

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ustomers receive 10 percent off on detoxing facial treatments through the end of January at Organic Skincare & Bodyworx, in Naples. Other services include makeup, massage, spray tanning, waxing, microdermabrasion and LED light therapy.

Location: 13240 Tamiami Tr. N., Ste. 207. For more information or appointments, call 239514-4494. Coupon required: see ad, page 3.

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Florida Community of Meditation Online

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egular ongoing online Buddhist Teaching and Meditation events in the Spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh classes are being presented by the Florida Community of Mindfulness. Orientation sessions for newcomers on meditation and practicing mindfulness are held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month, and biweekly meditations and discussions take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays each month, both on Zoom with a link on their website.

For more information, including on other events, and registration, visit FloridaMindfulness.org. See ad, page 50.

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eautiful Health has launched a new e-commerce section of their website with hundreds of products in addition to those at their green boutique and wellness center. To celebrate the expansion, a 20 percent discount code will pop up for shoppers when they log into the site throughout January.

The site provides access to clean, green, chemical-free and all-natural skin care, beauty, home cleaning and other products. Free shipping on initial online orders, rewards and online consultations are other new elements. Beautiful Health also conducts health classes and workshops. Spa services including massages and facials that can be booked online or by calling the center.

Location: 4947 Tamiami Tr. N., Ste. 105, in the Liberty Plaza. For more information, to make an appointment or order products, call 239-241-5111, email BeautifulHealth111@gmail.com or visit BeautifulHealth.biz. See ad, page 43.

Stewart Opens Ms.Medicine Practice in Naples

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orna F. Stewart, M.D., a board-certified family medicine physician with a special focus in women’s health including geriatric, will open Lorna Stewart, MD and Associates, a Ms.Medicine practice that is part of a national concierge primary care medicine model for women, at 9150 Galleria Court, Suite 200, in Naples, Lorna F. Stewart, M. D. on January 11.

As a primary care physician, Stewart uses a holistic approach to help patients manage chronic health issues and focusing on prevention and overall wellness, including cardiovascular disease prevention, osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment, cancer risk assessment, and stroke and diabetes education and management.

Patients pay a membership fee to join the practice, which includes all office visits, and can reach Stewart 24/7 via phone, text or email. Thirty-minute appointments allow her to get acquainted and focus on whole-patient care and preventive medicine, not just acute issues. Founding members receive $750 off their first year’s membership.

Part of a network of women’s health practitioners that provide evidence-based, comprehensive care, Stewart participates in ongoing training in women’s health, addressing often-complex health needs of women, including menopause, sexual health, bone health and more.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 239-5806390 or visit LornaStewartMD.com. See ad, page 14.

Special Offer at Spark Health Technologies

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park Health Technologies, in Naples, is offering new clients a special way to start the new year in experiencing and realizing the health benefits of its ozone sauna. Owner Sue Mahany is providSue Mahany ing first uses of the device for $50 ($100 less than regular price) through the end of March.

Safely and powerfully detoxing the body, users have credited the service to attaining higher energy levels and reductions in blood pressure, among other positive results.

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ionne Fleming, health coach, CPT, WLS, FNS, recently joined DSigned Nutrition and Health Consulting, in Bonita Springs, as head of a new Weight Management and Nutrition Counseling program. She helps clients achieve their Dionne Fleming weight and fitness goals by creating a customized and sustainable diet and nutrition plan designed to accommodate long-term results and providing the information and tools needed to take a proactive approach and reach them.

The program includes a state-ofthe-art biometric impedance scale that provides an overview of body mass index, lean segmental balance, skeletal muscle mass, subcutaneous and visceral body fat mass, intracellular and extracellular body water, and basal metabolic rate; a review and assessment of eating habits, food preferences and general lifestyle for insights to nutritional status to help determine the benefits of re-balancing important dietary factors like daily caloric intake, macronutrients, fiber, sugar, cholesterol and sodium; and creation of a customized and sustainable meal and nutrition plan.

Participants will also learn how to read nutrition labels, practice mindful and intuitive eating and more. Vitamins and supplements best suited for clients will also be recommended.

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empra, a new hemp cannabidiol (CBD) beauty and wellness subscription box company based in Naples, offers a wide variety of products from gummies to skin care to support the immune system and serve other health needs. Recognizing the proliferation of CBD products and public confusion about which brands to try, the company provides “hemptenders” that can be reached via their website or email, along with a CBD quiz to inform and assist customers on their CBD wellness journey.

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Four box options consist of CBD products for skin care, stress, pain, sleep and other health needs.

Hempra also offers sample kits, replenish boxes and seasonal favorites. “Hempra cares about where the products come from, how they’re made and every step of the process before you buy it,” says founder and CEO Stacy Roberts, who has a background in skincare and herbalism. “We hand-pick brands and products that are made with quality and integrity in mind.”

Kits start at $19.95. Use promo code LOCAL2021 to receive a free CBD ageless mask with purchase of any box. Location for box pickup if preferred instead of shipping: 4584 Enterprise Ave., Ste. 3. For more information and to place orders, call 239-778-8738 or visit Hempra.com. See ad, page 14.

Biofeedback System Boosts Overall Wellness

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isa Doyle-Mitchell, director of sales and marketing for Lee County for the Natural Awakenings Collier/Lee edition and owner of Blue Star Biofeedback, speaks from her own experience with the mind-body technique that is her professional specialty. “Biofeedback was one of the tools I chose to be part of my personal recovery through multiple sclerosis,” she says. “It brought a voice to my Lisa Doyle-Mitchell subconscious as to the underlying cause of this bump in my road, which led me to a breakthrough. I continue to use biofeedback to maintain my well-being to this day.”

Our entire body continually vibrates at a subtle level, moving energy and information through our connective tissues. As a certified biofeedback specialist, she uses the L.I.F.E. Biofeedback System, which scans nearly 7,000 energy patterns. By identifying which energy vibrations are out of balance, she says, the system can put them back into harmonic balance, allowing the body to return to a state of resonance.

“I believe that when we shift our perception to asking, ‘What is the gift and lesson of this experience I’ve been hit with?’ we open ourselves to less resistance energetically, uncovering a solution and in turn producing results,” advises Doyle-Mitchell.

For more information or a free consultation, call 239-851-4729 or visit BlueStarBiofeedback.com. See ad, page 8.

Medical Thermal Imaging Expands in Fort Myers

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outhwest Medical Thermal Imaging has expanded its services to a new location in Fort Myers. Appointments can be made for Mondays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. with flexibility for other hours at Dr. Heather Auld’s office at 1570 Colonial Boulevard, Suite A.

Non-invasive, radiation-free imaging is a great preventative screening and risk assessment test that may reveal underlying autoimmune dysfunction and disorders.

While medical thermography is key in the early detection of breast disease, its uses and benefits in medicine are far more widespread. The major clinical value is its high sensitivity to pathology in the vascular, muscular, neural and skeletal systems. In the absence of disease or injury, a healthy body will exhibit a high degree of thermal symmetry, so subtle abnormal temperature asymmetries that relate to dysfunction can be easily identified.

There are often significant findings with thermography before symptoms are even present, allowing for immediate treatment or assessment and preventing a full-blown illness or chronic condition.

A simple, full-body scan can evaluate immune, thyroid, cardiac and organ function, as well as stroke risk.

For more information or to make an appointment, including at other locations in Bonita Springs and Fort Myers, call 239-9492011, email Taryn@ThermalClinic.com or visit ThermalClinic. com. See ad, page 45.

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A downside of the rising number of caesarean (C-section) births is that it deprives babies of contact with bacteria from the mother’s gut microbiome, which impoverishes the baby’s own microbiome and raises the risk of allergies and obesity later in life, as studies show. Previously, researchers swabbed C-section babies’ mouths with vaginal bacteria, but it had no effect. In fact, the valuable gut bacteria are released in the mother’s fecal matter during the messy process of birth.

In a pilot study, doctors from the University of Helsinki tested 17 mothers that were about to need C-sections and chose seven that had fecal matter free of pathogens and antibiotics. After the babies were born, doctors used a syringe to feed the infants a tiny amount of the previously harvested fecal matter mixed with breast milk. The babies had no negative responses. Within three weeks, those babies’ gut flora came to resemble more strongly the gut flora of babies born vaginally than that of those born through C-sections.

Vitamin D Important for Reducing Risk of Preeclampsia Something as simple as a mother’s vitamin D level can have a future impact on her children, a study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows.

Researchers examined 20 years of health data from 754 Bostonarea mothers and their children and found that preeclampsia—abnormally high blood pressure during pregnancy—was linked to a higher systolic blood pressure in the children during their early and teen years. However, the effect was minimized or even eliminated among children exposed to higher levels of vitamin D in the womb, as measured by blood levels in the umbilical cord.

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Fluoride is added to public water supplies to reduce tooth decay, but its effects on health are contentious enough that only 38 percent of Canadian and 3 percent of European public water supplies are fluoridated, compared to 74 percent in America. Its effects on neurodevelopment in children are a particular concern: a meta-analysis correlated high levels of fluoride in water with a sevenpoint drop in children’s IQ scores. Two new studies have linked fluoride exposure to ADHD and other behavioral issues in children.

Canadian researchers that collected urine samples and tap water information on 1,877 children between ages 6 and 17 found those that lived in areas with fluoridated water had 2.8 times the incidences of ADHD diagnoses, as well as increased symptoms of hyperactivity and inattention. The effect was most pronounced in teenagers, suggesting a cumulative effect over time, wrote the authors in the journal Environment International. In a Chinese study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 325 children between ages 7 and 13 were studied, and higher levels of fluoride exposure were correlated with rises in behavioral issues, especially psychosomatic symptoms.

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For people suffering from the miseries of allergic rhinitis, better known as hay fever, ginger extract can be just as effective as the popular pharmaceutical product loratadine (Claritin), concludes a study from Thailand’s Thammasat University. Eighty hay fever patients were given either 500 milligrams of ginger extract or loratadine. After three and six weeks, the ginger group’s improvements in nasal symptoms and quality of life matched those of the loratadine group, but those taking ginger had fewer side effects such as drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness and constipation.

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In just the first month of the 2020 pandemic, the use of antianxiety medications increased by 34 percent among Americans, according to pharmaceutical surveys. Because select serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) in particular tend to lose their effectiveness over time, some sufferers may take heart in a new study in Current Clinical Pharmacology. Iranian researchers gave one gram of ashwagandha root extract (Withania somnifera) each day for six weeks to 22 patients with generalized anxiety disorder and a placebo to a second group of 18. People in both groups were also put on SSRIs. Anxiety scores for the ashwagandha group improved by week two and kept improving during the study, significantly outperforming the scores of the control group.

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Bacteria Powers Animal Magnetic Sense

Generosity Fosters Increased Longevity

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A new study published in the journal PNAS suggests that people that share more live longer because the act of giving and receiving increases well-being. The recipient benefits directly from the gift, while the giver benefits indirectly through emotional satisfaction. Co-authors Fanny Kluge and Tobias Vogt found a strong relationship between a society’s generosity and the average life expectancy of its members. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, in Rostock, Germany, conclude that people are living longer in societies where members support each other with resources.

Residents of African countries such as Senegal and South Africa share the lowest percentage of their lifetime income and have the highest mortality rate of the countries studied. Western European countries and Japan transfer more to the youngest and oldest, and their mortality rates are lower. Kluge notes that the relationship between generosity and lifetime income doesn’t depend on whether the benefits come from the state or from the wider community.

A new paper in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B may explain why some animals, including birds, fish and lobsters, are able to sense the Earth’s magnetic fields.

It allows sea turtles to return to the beach where they were born. Researchers hypothesize that this ability comes from a symbiotic relationship with magnetotactic bacteria that are influenced by magnetic fields, including the Earth’s.

In support of this theory, Robert Fitak, assistant professor at the University of Central Florida Department of Biology and co-author of the paper, drew from one of the largest genetic databases of its kind, the Metagenomic Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology, to identify the presence of these magnetotactic bacteria in animal samples. The researchers are working to develop a genetic test to help with further study. They have not yet identified exactly where the bacteria live in the animals, although they theorize that it could be associated with nervous tissue like the eye or brain.

Learning how organisms interact with magnetic fields could facilitate our use of them for navigation, while also understanding how human modifications of magnetism—such as constructing power lines—might be affecting biodiversity. This knowledge may also help develop therapeutic drug delivery systems. petrovich12/AdobeStock.com

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An international team of coastal scientists from the United Kingdom, France, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. has disproved the theory that half the world’s beaches will become extinct over the course of the 21st century (see Tinyurl.com/SandyCoastlinesUnderThreat) in a paper published in Nature Climate Change. The team re-examined the data and methodology underpinning the original study and published their rebuttal in the same journal, after concluding that it is impossible to make such global and wide-reaching predictions with the data and numerical methods available today. The new report sees potential for beaches to migrate landward as sea level rises and shorelines retreat.

Beaches backed by hard coastal cliffs and structures such as seawalls are likely to experience “coastal squeeze”, resulting in decreased width, and eventually be submerged because they are unable to migrate, but those with space to move inland will retain their overall shape and form. As such, removal of coastline structures or beach nourishment may be the only methods to safeguard at-risk beaches.

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Winning Grins

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have developed a material that works like a luminescent solar concentrator for producing energy directly where needed that can even be applied to textiles. Because people are constantly on the move and dependent on a power supply to recharge smartphones, tablets and laptops, the needed electricity will come from our clothing by means of the new polymer applied on textile fibers, jackets and T-shirts.

Based on amphiphilic polymer co-networks already available on the market in the form of silicone-hydrogel contact lenses, this new material is permeable to air and water vapor, as well as flexible and stable. The luminescent solar concentrators capture and transfer diffuse ambient light to a solar cell that converts it into electrical energy. By adding two different luminescent materials to the gel tissue, the solar concentrator becomes flexible, preventing the textile to which it is attached from becoming brittle or susceptible to cracking, or accumulating water vapor in the form of sweat.

According to research from the University of South Australia published in Experimental Psychology, the act of smiling and moving facial muscles can trick our mind into taking a more positive attitude.

The study evaluated a real smile as well as an artificial one induced when participants held a pen between their teeth, finding that in either case, this facial muscular activity alters our perception of facial and body expressions and generates more positive emotions.

The research found that the practice of forcefully smiling will stimulate the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain, which releases neurotransmitters to encourage an emotionally positive state. By inducing the brain into perceiving stimuli as happy, the mechanism could potentially be used to boost mental health.

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Nitrous Oxide Hastens Global Warming

Rising nitrous oxide (N20) emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a study published in the journal Nature, which was spearheaded by professor Hanson Tian at Auburn University, and included scientists from 48 research institutions in 14 countries. Researchers report that the growing use of nitrogen fertilizers in worldwide food production is causing the alarming increase in atmospheric concentrations of this greenhouse gas, which is 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide and remains in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.

N20 is considered the most significant human-induced agent depleting the stratospheric ozone layer. Notably, the study shows that the colorless gas has risen 20 percent from pre-industrial levels—from 270 parts per billion (ppb) in 1750 to 331 ppb in 2018—with the fastest growth observed in the last 50 years, due to emissions from human activities.

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odium chloride used for a variety of purposes is a powerful antibacterial substance that inhibits the growth and multiplying of bacteria by reducing the amount of water present. Halotherapy, also known as salt therapy treatments, uses microparticles of sodium chloride that work their way into the body. These salt particles can be smaller than 1 micron, which is 1/1,000 of a millimeter. In a salt room, the inhaled microparticles of salt travel throughout the sinuses into the respiratory system, absorbing allergens, toxins and foreign substances, as well as ridding the body of harmful bacteria and reducing inflammation.

The negative ions in salt stimulate airway linings, improving mucous clearance and improving immune response to pathogens. Individuals with chronic respiratory conditions generally lack sodium chloride in their airway linings, and salt therapy helps resolve this deficiency. It alleviates symptoms, helps prevent them from reoccurring, and reduces dependence on medications like nasal sprays and inhalers.

With antiviral and antifungal properties as well, salt therapy is considered therapeutic in its ability to shorten the duration of an illness, reduce symptoms and possibly help prevent illness. Using halotherapy on a regular basis may work to keep an individual healthier by cleansing the respiratory system and killing some of the germs that may have not yet found their way into the bloodstream.

Dariusz Klentak and Magdalena Bykowska are owners of Salt Therapy Grotto, which offers two salt grottos, infrared sauna and a red light therapy bed, located in Cambridge Square Plaza, 3443 Pine Ridge Rd., Ste. 102, in Naples. For more information, call 239-598-0990 or visit SaltTherapyGrotto.com. See ad, back cover.

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Clean Liver Plays Significant Role in the Immune System

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f there is one positive outcome from the pandemic we are experiencing, it may be that thousands of individuals are beginning to realize that in order to protect themselves from any virus or infection, it is necessary to have a healthy lifestyle, the foundation of a healthy immune system. Keeping the immune system in optimal condition requires eating nutritious, healthy food, getting an adequate amount of restful sleep, regular exercise and supplementation, as well as practicing some form of mindfulness. While there are many nutrients that can boost the immune system, if the largest organ in the body is clogged, it becomes sluggish and slow to respond to bacteria and viruses.

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as lotions and shampoos. According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inventory, there are around 84,000 chemical substances used in commerce today. Pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, airborne allergens, free radicals and pharmaceuticals, constitute many of them, as well as electromagnetic radiation.

The liver performs 500 vital functions, two of which are detoxification of blood and maintaining a healthy level of fats in the bloodstream. Not only a giant filter for the blood, removing toxins found in the environment and medications, the liver is involved in the production of enzymes, hormones and special proteins necessary for blood clotting. Loaded with immune cells like macrophages, which are natural killer cells, T-cells and more, a clean liver is a major contributor to a strong immune system.

One of the best ways to unclog the liver and keep it healthy is with light therapy. Infrared light saunas, referred to in Finland as “the poor man’s pharmacy”, are a natural way to keep the body healthy. Infrared saunas are most effective when used regularly for detoxifying, especially for individuals that are taking several medications.

In addition, photobiomodulation involving the release of light waves in different nanometer wavelengths, alters the way the cells produce energy and antioxidants. In turn, this improved efficiency may help heal bones, nerves, skin, tendons and ligaments, lessoning the pain.

Although it may seem like science fiction, light therapy is a valuable treatment growing steadily in popularity. According to Michael Hamlin, Ph.D., a principal investor at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, and associate professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, the number of conditions that light therapy can treat is continuously expanding.

Dona Parker is the owner of Tree of Light Whole Body Rejuvenation, which offers infrared saunas and ARRC LED photobiomodulation beds, located at 806 Neapolitan Way, in Naples. For more information, call 239-692-9367 or visit TreeOfLightCenter.com. See ad, page 2.

HOUSE BLESSINGS

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oving into a house, office or any new space prompts us to envision bright days ahead filled with hope and joy. Perhaps this is why, from first-century Christians praying to dissuade evil influences to the Mayans smudging herbs to welcome positive energy, the act of blessing a house is such a time-honored tradition.

Whether held in private or with a group of kindred souls, with or without religious elements, blessing a new dwelling

takes the concept of housewarming to a sacred level. A house blessing can temper the hair-pulling stresses of a move and be a wonderful way to restore harmony after life gives us a jolt, be it a job loss, a broken relationship, a loved one’s passing or an illness.

Simple gestures of intention, sprinkled with some beauty, enable us to claim our space and sow a new beginning.

Arranging seasonal blooms in jeweltoned vases, scattering fresh rose petals over the threshold or misting the air with

ethereal scents consecrates what might otherwise seem mundane. Singing a favorite song, whispering a spontaneous prayer or reciting a Buddhist chant during the flurry of unpacking invites calm and attracts benevolent influences. Pungent smudges of dried, white sage, sweetgrass, pine or lilac flowers help dissolve unpleasant memories and energetic imprints from the past.

Honoring the four elements of earth, air, fire and water can create balance and celebrate ancient customs. Adding one or more essential oils to a spray bottle filled with distilled water or culinary rose water is an easy way to mist the air and the space inside drawers, closets and cupboards before filling or refilling them. Hanging fresh evergreens, leafy branches or tufts of blossoms over doorways evokes what 10th-century mystic and healer Hildegard of Bingen called veriditas—the greening energy of the Earth. Employing a crystal or Tibetan singing bowl, beating a shamanic drum or playing an instrument in select rooms can charge the atmosphere with fiery hope. Opening windows, even briefly during cooler seasons, invites in the fresh air of possibility.

Stepping into a new life—or revitalizing an existing one—is one of the most beautiful acts of caring for soul and self. Blessing our spaces is also an expression of gratitude, something that can make any life wonderful.

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or 2021, fitness will be more about better health and inner peace rather than weight loss. Gyms and studios will be on the top of their game adhering to hygiene standards and offering safer environments with smaller class capacity and vitamin D-enhanced outdoor sessions. From remote coaching to cost-effective wellness apps, the workout will get a fresh makeover.

High-Tech Wellness Pandemic repercussions in 2020 amped up client demand for alternatives and also inspired trainers to get more creative. “I’ve enjoyed working with private clients virtually through FaceTime and Zoom. It has required me to create more precision with my training programs depending on what each client has at their home or home gym,” says Hollywood, California, fitness trainer Ridge Davis.

“Results have been going through the roof because my clients are more likely to dive into healthy routines and meal plans with my daily guidance.”

For those that cannot find local, inperson fitness provisions, subscriptions to streaming-fitness websites like DailyBurn.com and OnePeloton.com

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provide plenty of guides to workouts from yoga to muscle-building.

Health apps can tailor individual wellness strategies for the new year. “Fitness and health apps are becoming more popular, and trainers are able to interact with clients all over the world. If you are like me, you need accountability if you cannot meet your trainer directly,” says Dominic Kennedy, a personal trainer in Los Angeles and creator of the newly launched fitness and nutrition app Dominic Effect. “Nutrition is also going to be key now more than ever. Apps will help keep you in check and on track with your food and goals, helping to set up monthly meal plans, as well as recipe suggestions.”

Wearable tech in the form of watches and smart clothing will be another hit in 2021, providing accurate readings on calories burned, number of daily steps and even heart rate and blood pressure.

Virtual Variety, No Pressure Having the option to work out at home might motivate more people to begin a fitness routine without the pressure of comparing with others. Sampling classes online can help them find what they like before they sign up at their local gym or

studio. “Virtual fitness classes provide an opportunity for people to test out different instructors at different times all around the country and even the world,” says Paris Alexandra, co-founder of the BK Yoga Club, in New York City. “People are now realizing the things we can control is our breath and our bodies. Because of this, there’s an appreciation of our capacity, challenging ourselves to try something new.”

Even with gym cutbacks, there is a silver lining. “One of my private weight-loss clients has loved our FaceTime workouts so much that she swears she will never go back to in-person training with a coach,” says Chicago-based Stephanie Mansour, host of the weekly national PBS show Step it Up With Steph. “Even on vacation or while traveling, people can still get in their workout because everything is virtual. Trainers also win because they can still do their job, but at a distance.”

Me-time with a private virtual coach will offer a tailored regimen for those that prefer a one-on-one experience. Mansour muses, “Private fitness and health coaching sessions will be the hottest trend in 2021. By now, many people’s excitement toward their ‘pandemic workout’ is waning, and they’ll be looking for a totally customized approach to kickstart their motivation and goals.”

Allies for Body and Mind Davis predicts there’ll be greater appreciation for stress-recovery tools such as massage guns for percussive self-treatments, foam rollers to release muscle tightness and stretching apps, noting, “There’s so much noise, uncertainty and anxiety that has come with this pandemic; on-demand meditation classes will be huge.”

Mansour concurs, “Focusing on finding inner peace, meditating and positive programming are all huge trends that have emerged due to COVID. By getting your head in the game, you’re 75 percent of the way to your goal.”

Mostly, 2021 will be a year for self-care. “I think growth mindset is everything right now,” says Kennedy. “We need to fill our minds with positive affirmations, thoughts or whatever it is that makes you light up inside.”

Marlaina Donato is an author and recording artist. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

Other Fitness Trends on the Rise n Outdoor classes from yoga to strength training n Boutique and micro-studios with specialty clientele n Safer small groups, especially for seniors n Broga yoga, with a focus on strength training, cardio and muscle toning for men n Less-crowded yoga classes with BYO mats and props

Train With a Hatfield Protégé

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ew personal trainers on the planet can make the statement that they did meet, learn from, train with and train clients together with Frederick Hatfield. This legend shaped the field of athletic performance, strength and conditioning, authored more than 60 books and co-founded the International Sports Sciences Association. Audrey Lacapruccia, founder of Exercise With Audrey, can.

“In the 1970s, I trained with Fred, completed his course and passed the test. We became a couple and traveled for almost a decade, conducting seminars Audrey Lacapruccia to train personal trainers, as well as amateur and professional athletes. Fred repetitively got asked the same questions and gave the same answers at seminar sessions, so I got to learn the physical science of personal training, which is not about what feels good or someone’s opinion. It’s a science-based approach of what’s best for a particular client at the time they are training. There is no canned, preplanned approach. I don’t know what a client needs until I see them move,” says Lacapruccia.

The Naples resident of eight years has trained individuals of all ages in her home gym and in their home, from toddlers to 100-year olds. “Coming to my home gym is more effective because I have all the equipment here that we need.

If someone is elderly or homebound, I go to their home,” advises the 20-year veteran of personal training.

Two individuals of the same age with the same problem require different training. “People’s bodies are different. My “no quick fix” training is based on our conversation about their physical issue, goals, likes and dislikes, lifestyle, exercise habits and strain threshold. I adore my work and watching people change their body, attitude and lifestyle. It’s really a miracle to behold, and I don’t take that lightly,” advises Lacapruccia.

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Lose Weight Without Dieting How to Eat to Feel and Look Your Best

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ne of the top New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight, and to that end, millions of Americans go on a diet each year. As we look to reset after holiday indulgences, nutrition experts say it’s a great time to cultivate healthy, longterm eating habits rather than unsustainable diets that lead us in circles.

“A ‘live it’ is better than a diet: small, manageable changes you can live with over time,” says Lisa Mallonee, a registered dietician and professor at the Texas A&M College of Dentistry, in Dallas. “People get focused on losing 15 pounds, but once they get to the finish line, they don’t have a plan for after and often end up regaining the weight.”

While navigating the labyrinth of nutrition information can be tough, eating better is actually simple, says David Katz, M.D., founder of both the YaleGriffin Prevention Research Center and the nonprofit True Health Initiative, and co-author of How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered. “There are two general shifts to make: first, to less processed foods, and second, to 26

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more plant-based foods,” says Katz.

In making such shifts, Mallonee suggests applying the 80/20 rule to food. “If 80 percent of the time you are making healthy choices, and the other 20 percent of the time you allow splurges, you’re less likely to feel deprived and revert to old ways.”

Katz agrees that small shifts are more likely to stick, in part because of our adaptable palates. “If you commit to improving your diet little by little, you will find that taste buds are adaptable fellas that will learn to love the foods they are with. For example, try something as simple as switching from regular soda to diet to seltzer to water over time.”

The good news for dieters with questions, suggests Katz, is there is no one superior diet. “You can have a high-quality diet whether you are flexitarian, pescatarian or vegetarian, low-carb or high-carb,” he says.

For Jill Weisenberger, a registered dietitian nutritionist, in Yorktown, Virginia, and author of The Overworked Person’s Guide to Better Nutrition, a healthy diet comes down to three meals a day, each with a good source of protein and fiber. “When

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While it’s not healthy to obsess over numbers on the scale, it is important to understand the health risks of carrying extra weight, particularly around the middle.

“Belly fat is a concern for co-morbidities like pre-diabetes, diabetes, increased blood pressure and even sleep apnea,” says Mallonee, stating that women should aim for a waist circumference of less than 35 inches and men of less than 40.

Katz advises that the effects of abdominal fat can vary. “Certain ethnicities are extremely vulnerable to excess weight around the middle, which can result in insulin resistance and metabolic mayhem. However, many people can gain considerable amounts of weight and show no metabolic effects,” he says, suggesting that a comprehensive health checkup can clear up any doubts.

Physiologically, it is hard to keep weight off, says Weisenberger, but people should not get discouraged if they fall short of their goals. “If you are overweight, you will get an enormous boost from the first 5 to 10 percent of weight loss—it’s much more important than that last 5 to 10 percent.”

While weight loss is an exercise in delayed gratification, the power of high-quality food is immediate, advises Katz. “You can improve the quality of your immune response with a single meal. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, too, as those positive health benefits accumulate over time.”

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losing weight, it’s especially important to eat enough protein so you don’t lose muscle mass with the fat,” she says, suggesting a target of 25 to 35 grams of fiber a day, achieved through a diverse diet that focuses on fruits, vegetables and legumes.

Katz, Mallonee and Weisenberger all caution against a diet like keto that restricts many nourishing foods only because they contain carbs. “There is no evidence of long-term safety or benefit of keto,” says Katz. “A truly keto diet cuts out a lot of highly nutritious foods like fruit, grains and beans, all associated with better health and longer life. I think a diet excluding these foods would be a colossal mistake.”

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hirty years ago, hospital patients were treated for symptoms based on the Western medical model, and holistic modalities were excluded, largely due to a lack of reliable scientific studies. More recently, because of promising research, the traditional template is expanding. The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health encompasses 75 university health centers and health systems that offer integrative approaches—a remarkable seven-fold increase in 21 years. America’s top hospitals, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Mayo Clinic, the Duke University Medical Center and the Yale New Haven Hospital, now offer therapies such as acupuncture, reiki, homeopathy, touch therapy, yoga, clinical aromatherapy and chiropractic.

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According to a report in Advances in Medical Education and Practice, nearly half of Americans receiving medical care use alternative medicine (although 80 percent don’t inform their doctors) and physicians agree on the importance of further research and training in such modalities.

A 2017 University of California survey published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that hospital patients of all ages were willing to pay out of pocket for healthier food, therapeutic massage and energy work.

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“Research has repeatedly shown that even with full medical access and optimal medical treatments, a population’s health improves by only about 15 to 20 percent. The rest comes from lifestyle, environment and

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the social and personal determinants of health. Even factors like emotional health, what you feel is your purpose in life and what motivates you to be healthy plays a role,” says physician Wayne Jonas, in Alexandria, Virginia, a clinical professor of family medicine at Georgetown University and former director of the World Health Organization Center for Traditional Medicine. As executive director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, which aims to make integrative health regular and routine, Jonas emphasizes that patients become healthier and medical costs are reduced when they are engaged in the healing process.

For Jonas, the shift toward integrative health care has become most evident during the current opioid crisis and the search for non-pharmacological ap-

proaches like acupuncture and therapeutic massage therapy for pain management.

“The evidence body for many of these approaches has grown tremendously over just the past five years, and has shown a spotlight on what works and what doesn’t.

These approaches are now recommended in national guidelines as mainstream for chronic pain.”

Denise Millstine, integrative physician and internal medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, concurs: “The opiate crisis is an example of the need to broaden our clinical toolbox to incorporate care strategies that are less risky. I believe this change has been multifactorial, based on patient demand and more awareness of the importance of lifestyle management.”

Patient demand is also fueled by a desire to avoid medication side effects. In 1998, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that 106,000 hospital deaths take place each year from adverse reactions to prescription drugs. With more than half of Americans already taking a pharmaceutical drug, and three being the average, adverse side effects can easily mount in a hospital setting.

For Millstine, integrative medicine offers many solutions. “We might recommend the best medication or provide cutting-edge therapies, but without considering stress management, resilience, movement and what people ingest, it’s hard to get optimal results. Integrative medicine expanded my approach to include nutrition, exercise, mind-body (connection), spirituality and other medical philosophies like Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the patient’s therapeutic plan.”

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Integrative health care addresses the emotions that accompany a cancer diagnosis, and patients undergoing conventional treatment now have access to not only acupuncture but therapeutic massage, meditation, movement therapy, clinical aromatherapy, herbal applications, biofeedback and yoga. Millstine says of theMayo Clinic, “We have oncology-trained massage providers who are comfortable with what is and what isn’t safe after someone has had a cancer diagnosis and/ or treatment.”

Jonas highlights that when given under the supervision of a doctor and with conventional cancer care, complementary therapies may help people to manage cancer symptoms, boost overall well-being, better handle side effects of treatment and reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. “Integrative cancer care can help by activating one’s ability to heal and feel better physically and emotionally,” he says. “Lectures on nutrition, yoga classes and support groups for cancer patients are now common.”

The Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program, launched by American fashion designer Donna Karan in 2009 after her husband died from cancer, partners with heavy hitters such as the American Cancer Society and the Beth Israel Medical Cen-

ter, in New York City. In many hospital settings, Urban Zen is creating “Zen dens”, calming nooks where staff can discuss cases with colleagues, take a break for selfcare or talk to their patients in a nurturing environment. Urban Zen’s dedication to healthcare integration is international and promotes therapeutic applications of reiki, essential oil therapy, nutrition and other contemplative care.

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“Alternative therapies are no longer considered ‘alternative’ when conventional medicine adopts them—for example, using calcium and vitamin D supplements, which are a standard consideration,” says Millstine. “With high-deductible plans, many patients are accustomed to paying out of pocket for care, thus making payment for alternative providers possibly more palatable.”

Reiki, a Japanese form of energy medicine once considered alternative, is now offered at major hospitals like Yale New Haven, where it’s given free of charge to cancer patients. Many hospitals are also offering classes in energy work to families of patients, hospital staff and the community.

“A medical doctor introduced me to the practice when my grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer,” says Denise Baron, a Philadelphia-based reiki practi

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A 2016 meta-analysis by Taipei Medical University published in the journal PLOS ONE concluded that certain applications of acupuncture reduce pain and opioid use on the first day after surgery. Acupuncture—an ancient modality based on the concept of energy meridians in the body—is also offered in many major hospitals to offset the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.

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tioner who works with referrals from clients and wellness professionals. “A hospital does not hire me directly, but the staff know I am available. I’ve worked on patients post-surgery, during and after births, people with cancer and people in hospice. I would say 96 percent of clients walk away with a deep experience of peace, harmony and lower stress levels.” Most recently, she has seen an increase in nurses asking for support during stressful times, with many wanting to learn how to practice reiki themselves.

According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, reiki is more effective than a placebo and activates the parasympathetic nervous system via the vagus nerve. Results include lower blood pressure and less anxiety and depression. Other research shows that the modality also reduces nausea, improves appetite and lessens fatigue.

Holistic Nursing’s Role

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Collaborating with physicians and holistic practitioners, nurses play a key role in integrative hospital care. “We all work together to facilitate the client towards a higher level of well-being. Each profession brings something to the table,” says Margaret Erickson, in Cedar Park, Texas, CEO of the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation.

The nurse’s role in a patient’s healing journey is an intimate one, and holistic nurses ensure that the whole patient is tended to. “The roots of holistic nursing, grounded in holism, were

verbalized over 150 years ago by Florence Nightingale,” says Erickson. “She believed in the mind-body-spirit-emotion connections and that all aspects need to be nurtured in order for people to heal.”

Due to increased demand, more nursing schools are creating educational programs grounded in holistic philosophy, she says. “What makes a nurse holistic is not the skills or alternative therapies she/he/they do, but rather how they show up in their interactions with others. They value and recognize that they are gifted with sharing a person’s most vulnerable moments, and that this shared space is sacred.”

Some holistic nurses may use healing therapies such as guided imagery, aromatherapy, energy work, bodywork, deep breathing, mindfulness and meditation to help both their clients and other healthcare providers.

Those in the field of integrative medicine agree that the future of medicine is now. “People are becoming more self-aware and taking responsibility for their health and life. Consciousness is growing [by] leaps and bounds,” says Baron.

Jonas, drawing on 40 years of experience, agrees. “By working as partners with our patients to help find the care that works for them, we can help them achieve better health and quality of life.”

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hen Jackie Jones’ 4-year-old daughter had a persistent runny nose and cough, three visits to the pediatrician proved fruitless.

“He would see us for two minutes, listen to her chest, saying she had ‘a cold’, and yet still prescribe an antibiotic and steroid that would just trash her immune system,” the Atlanta mom says. “She ended up developing pneumonia in both lungs that landed her in the hospital.”

This propelled Jones to switch her children’s care to a holistic pediatrician. “He actually listens to me and takes time with his patients, and recommends vitamins and supplements to keep them healthy, in comparison to just handing out antibiotics,” she says. On the first visit, he queried Jones about family use of shampoos, soaps and cleaning products that might contain chemicals. “Definitely not a conversation I had with my old pediatrician!” she related.

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The number of doctors that self-identify as holistic by joining the integrative medicine section of the American Academy of Pediatrics has grown from a dozen in the early 1990s to more than 400 today, says Kathi Kemper, M.D., an Ohio State University pediatrics professor who founded the section and authored The Holistic Pediatrician.

“Holistic pediatricians are interested in helping children and families meet their health goals, not just diagnosing and dispensing drugs,” she says. “We use an evidence-informed approach, including all appropriate therapies and therapists, with a strong emphasis on healthy lifestyle behaviors such as diet, exercise, sleep, stress management, social and emotional skills, spirituality and a healthy environment.”

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of the children they see, as well as to answer questions posed by Google-savvy parents. Yet most pediatricians have limited training in natural health and are wary to suggest such approaches, and parents are often reluctant to disclose their use of natural methods.

Holistic pediatricians, on the other hand, typically get additional training in healing modalities that allows them to integrate natural options into mainstream methods. Unlike many pediatricians in busy clinics that can see a child only briefly, holistic pediatricians typically take longer.

“It’s not a one-size-fits-all conventional approach,” says holistic pediatrician Elisa Song, of Belmont, California, who blogs at HealthyKidsHappyKids.com.

For a child with asthma, for example, Song checks for environmental, dietary or social triggers, including mold, food allergies or sensitivities and stress. She looks for underlying biomedical imbalances such as nutritional deficiencies, abnormal gut microbes and signs of a leaky gut. “Based upon clinical and laboratory findings, an

initial treatment plan may include elimination of food sensitivities, supplementation with a 3-6-9 fish oil and magnesium, and mindfulness exercises that incorporate diaphragmatic breathing,” she says.

Pediatric naturopaths are another option for parents. These doctors typically start from a natural medicine perspective, are trained in herbs and nutrition, and collaborate with bodyworkers, physical therapists and counselors. “Really, anything that helps a child thrive,” says pediatric naturopath Kathryn Purvis, of Tempe, Arizona. “We use treatments that are gentle and safe, but are also trained to use conventional treatments if necessary.”

Naturopaths undergo a four-year postgraduate medical education like pediatricians, but do not complete an additional three years of pediatric residency, although they can do internships and take courses for certification. In 26 states, they can prescribe pharmaceuticals and administer vaccines.

Purvis is the primary care provider for about 75 percent of the children she sees and provides adjunctive care for specific condi-

tions with the rest. For example, one child with chronic ear infections was facing ear tube surgery on the advice of a pediatrician; after his parents followed her advice to take him off dairy and give him certain supplements and a homeopathic remedy, the condition cleared up.

Chiropractors that specialize in pediatrics, although not usually a child’s primary doctor, correct misalignments of the cranium, spine and pelvis using extra-low force, “like checking the ripeness of a tomato,” says pediatric chiropractor Kaleb Scroggin, of Savannah, author of the children’s book C is for Chiropractor. For example, treating a constipated, breast-fed baby usually produces immediate results, he says, adding that adjustments can also help infants with latching issues, painful gas, reflux and general irritability. “My goal is to see how healthy I can help your child become,” he advises.

Ronica O’Hara is a Denver-based health writer. Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.

Questions for Pediatricians

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When seeking a pediatrician, integrative or not, holistic pediatrician Natalie W. Geary, of Miami, founder of vedaHEALTH (VedaHealth.com), says, “My best advice is to look for a pediatrician that has open communication skills, that listens well and that has the confidence to engage in a Q&A without getting defensive and ruffled.

There are several questions to ask that will help guide you.”

In addition, she provides tips on what to look for in the answers.

1. Will you be talking to us about our baby’s nutrition in detail?

Pediatricians trained in integrative medicine recognize that children’s health is fundamentally grounded in what they eat. They need to recognize the impact of poor nutrition on a baby’s growing and developing brain, especially in the first three years of life, and be

patient in helping parents navigate food intolerances—not just food allergies—as well as developmental stages and feeding behavior.

2. How do you feel about adjunct therapies such as craniosacral massage, acupuncture and Ayurveda?

The important thing here is not that they necessarily offer these things, but that they are informed about their benefits and are not dismissive or judgmental, and that they are open to working with the other healers and practitioners involved.

3. What are your thoughts on antibiotics?

Some pediatricians may be defensive about this, but it’s worth asking politely to see if they are open to a conversation about when alternatives might be useful, especially for things like ear infections.

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Thornburg approaches patients with his philosophy of raising a family and not just a child. “This means that after the initial honeymoon of bringing baby home and meeting baby’s demands, making sure baby is nursing well and there are no problems with breast and milk production, it’s time to bring family to the next level where baby is sleeping on schedule, no longer king or queen of the house, and I’m not needed as often, except when baby is sick, needs potty training or it’s time to introduce them to foods,” explains Thornburg.

As a concierge pediatrician with a smaller practice, Thornburg is free to spend an hour with his patients and their family. Available after office hours and on weekends by cell phone, he also makes home visits for patients that are seriously ill.

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The Benefits of Concierge Pediatrics

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n his second year of medical school, Dr. Brian Thornburg, holistic and board-certified pediatrician and owner of Thornburg Pediatrics, in Naples, had an epiphany during a discussion with a professor. He recognized that he had more of an interest in health, addressing root causes and creating generational wellness than he did in medicine focused on sickness. “That’s when I decided to become a pediatrician,” says Thornburg, who notes that today’s health insurance model doesn’t allot enough doctor/patient time to get to the root cause or address generational wellness, which is why doctors that practice from a holistic or functional medicine perspective prefer payment directly rather than through a healthcare provider.

As a concierge pediatrician with a smaller practice, Thornburg is free to spend an hour with his patients and their family.

Available after office hours and on weekends by cell phone, he also makes home visits for patients that are seriously ill. “I charge double because I am out of the office and unable to see another patient. I prefer office visits because I really don’t have a lot of time for home visits,” he says.

Practicing in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatricians guidelines and a family’s reasonable medical wishes,

Pediatrics is as much about taking care of children as it is educating the family about how to model an example for their children.

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Pediatrics is as much about taking care of children as it is educating the family about how to model an example for their children. “It’s about epigenetics and how good nutrition, as well as the parent’s behavior and that of other family members, helps to create the environment for genetic expression for good health.

These are the key preventive measures for wellness and staying healthy. Nutritionally, if there are disruptions to the gut microbiome and the pattern repeats itself, I teach parents how to mitigate occurrences. When the children are a little older, I have conversations with parents regarding the vocabulary of children’s needs, which they all express differently. For example, a child that is hitting other children in school may be acting out. Hitting is often the means of control for a child because he/she is not allowed self-expression at home. In such a case, I might recommend an introduction to Marshall Rosenberg’s non-violent communications, which generally works,” advises Thornburg.

In practice in Naples since 2003, Thornburg has been interacting with his patients and their parents through the stages of infancy and adolescence since 2006. “I’ve enjoyed watching my patients grow up to be amazing individuals. I see them from infancy to age 18 or through college when visits are generally only about adolescent issues. I charge a reduced rate, and if and when they come home sick I see them, because it’s not easy to establish a patient rapport on a onetime visit with a different doctor. It doesn’t happen often because students generally use their school doctor or nurse practitioner.”

Thornburg believes that when we build our children’s health properly, it manifests physically, mentally and emotionally without resorting to synthetic drugs, which may be why one aspect of his philosophy is that kids of any age only want their parent’s love and attention. “Parents are so busy these days. When they are stressed out, they often forget that,” says the father of eight.

Thornburg Pediatrics is located at 5500 Bryson Dr., Ste. 301, in Naples. For more information call 239-348-7337 or visit ThornburgPediatrics.com. See ad, page 27.

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reality,” she says. he opportunity YN also helps indito teach yoga viduals with emotional nidra (YN) issues. “Students who throughout 2020 at have experienced talk Naples Community therapy with a psychoHospital’s (NCH) two therapist tell me that wellness centers in YN is extremely helpNaples is a dream come ful because it doesn’t true for Yvette Sechrist require tearing scabs off McGlasson, founder of of old wounds. PracEscape Hatch 2 Wellticing self-acceptance ness, in Naples. The doesn’t mean toleration certified Integrative of your behavior, it Amrit Method Yoga Nimeans I recognize that dra (IAM) teacher, who I’m behaving this way is also certified in yoga and I have the power therapy, leads guided Yvette Sechrist McGlasson to choose how I am in meditations for individuals that are members of Dr. John N. Briggs these moments,” explains Sechrist McGlasson, who also teaches privately. “Some Wellness Center and the Whitaker Wellof my students need a either a personalized ness Center, which is temporarily closed experience or more than one or two classes for renovations. She also substitutes for the a week.” wellness center’s regular yoga teacher.

Sechrist McGlasson’s explanation of A Blue Zones connection proved to yoga therapy helps students understand be the catalyst that opened the door for the how our bodies hold every memory since functional medicine certified health coach we were in our mother’s womb. “We carry and Naples resident who formerly served into life the emotional rollercoaster our as the Amrit Yoga Institute program manmom experienced while pregnant, then ager, as well as a teacher and mentor for students in training for their certification at we store the emotions of everything that is said to us and about us in our physical the Amrit Yoga Institute, in Salt Springs. body. Those memories create blocks in our Sechrist McGlasson’s mind/body/ lifeforce, and we can eventually end up spirit approach, aligned with her teachin pain. In yoga therapy, I work with the ing platform of yoga nidra (YN) meditabody’s psychology helping it to free itself of tions and therapeutic yoga, puts any new old, limiting beliefs,” she advises. student’s trepidations to rest. “First-time students are curious to experience the During her one-year anniversary difference between yoga nidra and other evaluation, Sechrist McGlasson was deguided meditations. First, I tell them that it lighted to hear that one of her students has nothing to do with yoga. YN means yo- complimented NCH for choosing to gic sleep, and the practice is the equivalent take a more holistic and integrative apof three to four hours of restorative sleep. proach to wellness.

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he start of a new year generally includes personal resolutions for achieving and maintaining better health. The first step toward achieving these goals can be making an important investment in our health by beginning 2021 with an appointment for a thermographic scan. This safe and non-invasive, radiation-free image offers an individual the baseline for a personal normal or an alert to a potential health issue that is in the process of developing.

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Medical thermography, a preventative screening and risk assessment test, is largely well known for its use in the early detection of breast disease, although its uses and benefits in medicine are now more widespread. The major clinical value in thermography is its high sensitivity to pathology in the vascular, muscular, neural and skeletal systems. In the absence of disease or injury, a healthy body exhibits a high degree of thermal symmetry, making subtle abnormal temperature asymmetries that relate to dysfunction easily identified.

There are often significant findings before symptoms are even present, allowing for immediate treatment or assessment and preventing a full-blown illness or chronic condition. A simple, full-body scan can evaluate immune, thyroid, cardiac and organ function, as well as stroke risk.

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thermic, or cold, circle seen over T1/T2 (thoracic vertebrae 1, 2) in a thermography scan is generally indicative of autoimmune dysfunction. This can be a range of conditions such as allergies, metal toxicity, lupus, multiple sclerosis, etc.

This pattern is often seen in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as fibromyalgia, a disorder that is very difficult to diagnose, but is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues. Fibromyalgia patients often have myofascial inflammation accompanying the hypothermic pattern. Thermography is useful in confirming a suspected diagnosis of these syndromes, as well as monitoring the patient’s response to treatment. As the patient improves, the hypothermic focus reduces both in size and intensity. Conversely, if the patient is not responding to treatment or is regressing, this pattern remains unchanged or the temperature differentials increase and the pattern becomes more pronounced.

Thyroid Dysfunction

Thermography can easily detect thyroid dysfunction, even when all thyroid levels are within normal range in the patient’s blood work. While it cannot differentiate between hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, a determination is made that there is dysfunction within the thyroid. This is useful information when blood panels are not giving a clear picture. Thermography can also validate the appropriate levels of thyroid supplementation. For example, if a patient is on thyroid medication and no patterns appear on the thermogram related

to thyroid, it can then be assumed that they are receiving the adequate amount of medication or supplementation.

Carotid Arteries

A simple thermal scan of the head and neck can evaluate inflammation in the carotid arteries. This inflammation can be the very early warning signal for the onset of occlusive disease, often by a time frame as much as five years. This finding will often warrant C reactive protein testing and doppler ultrasound.

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Cardiac function can be assessed via thermography. Findings are frequently without symptoms, which allows for preventative treatment or preemptive action. Hypothermic patterns on the left breast in men and in the lower inner quadrant of the left breast in woman are associated with coronary artery disease.

Although thermography excels in many aspects of health screening, like other modalities, it has limitations. It is not recommended for brain, prostate or lung function evaluation. A small percentage of breast cancers will be thermographically silent. These are generally tumors that are either dormant and not metabolically active, or extremely slow growing and will not exhibit the vascular and lymphatic changes that alert us to their presence.

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Thank Nurses for Healthcare Partnerships

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hile nursing as a profession has undergone many changes since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and Florence Nightingale created the educational curriculum for modern nursing, the most significant development is the required comprehensive, formal education that makes them highly respected and sought-after members of healthcare teams. Although opportuDoreen DeStefano nities for nurses to serve have expanded in more specialized ways, one thing has never changed in a nurse’s education—how to care for patients in a soothing, calm, comforting way, as well as educate them.

Presently, levels of nursing which require passing a national exam to prove they are knowledgeable heath care providers and licensed professionals include licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), nurse practitioner (NP) or advanced practice registered nurse practitioner (APRN) and doctor of nursing practice (DNP).

As nurses have been given more patient responsibility, especially those with advanced degrees, technological advances in healthcare have also made some duties easier to perform. This is especially helpful to NPs in Florida, as well as many other states, that are free to work without the direct supervision of a physician.

This means that the most successful NPs, such as Doreen DeStefano, founder of Root Causes Holistic Health & Medicine, in Fort Myers, are independent, organized and excel at patient communication, which is an integral part of an NP’s job.

Locally, few individuals know the rigors of acquiring degrees in nursing as well as DeStefano, an APRN who has worked and studied her way through BSN, RN, MSN, NP and APRN, and is presently studying for her DNP. “Because in caring for our patients NPs are responsible for collaborating with many others such as physicians, we require an advanced education and clinical training so that we can provide a wide range of healthcare services, including the diagnosis and management of common, as well as complex medical conditions,” says DeStefano, who while not required to have a supervising physician, prefers to keep one on her payroll to consult with on complex cases.

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DeStefano particularly appreciates the hour she spends with her patients to create a spirit of partnership. “Building a relationship with a patient that makes them feel as though we are a team is also a significant part of a nurse’s training. We are trained to educate our patients and answer questions about their physical issues, as well as what to recommend they do in creating a personal healing environment. We are also trained how to support our patients in creating that environment, and we are free to point out to a doctor that a patient’s spiritual and emotional needs must be met, along with their physical needs. For the purpose of healing, it’s our job as nurses to team up with patient, while a doctor’s job is to determine an accurate diagnosis and provide effective treatment. In conventional medicine, before you get your eightto-10-minute face-to-face with a doctor, a nurse has asked you, ‘what brings you in today?’ and had you complete a patient history form, taken your vitals and created a chart. Before entering the room, the doctor has read your chart, made a diagnosis and figured out a treatment plan and possible testing needs, which they convey to a nurse upon leaving the room. It’s a rather impersonal process, particularly because doctors rarely touch patients anymore,” explains DeStefano

Although we don’t have the magical degree of an M.D., we do have the magic of empathy, understanding and authentic caring that resonates with individuals who need it. ~Doreen DeStefano

Nurses are trained to touch the patient, calm the spirit and reduce their anxiety so that they can understand what’s happening to them. “In a NP practice, patients are examined from head to toe on a first appointment. We’re also environmental specialists that create personalized healing environments for our patients.

Without including all the aspects necessary for healing, a patient doesn’t get well,” advises DeStefano

At Root Causes, DeStefano spends a full hour with a patient after the hour with her nursing staff. “We spend two hours with a patient. I can’t imagine building a rapport with someone in 10 minutes. There is no way that I would ever get to that precious pearl that allows us to create their personalized healing plan together. I’m patient because I know how many years it takes for an oyster to make a pearl. I feel that this kind of mindset and practice for NPs or APRNs is at the heart of today’s patient healthcare and wellness. Although we don’t have the magical degree of an M.D., we do have the magic of empathy, understanding and authentic caring that resonates with individuals who need it.

Root Causes Holistic Health & Medicine is located in Kenwood Office Park at 12734 Kenwood Ln., Ste. 84, in Fort Myers. For appointments and more information, call 239-347-9234 or visit RtCausesMD.com. See ad, page 24.

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Slow Fashion

Mending to Extend the Life of Clothing Globalization and cheap labor have lowered clothing prices so much that many people view garments as disposable—a phenomenon called “fast fashion”. Magazines and other influencers create demand for trendy items each season, inciting us to overfill our closets and toss last year’s fads, leading to a more than doubling of worldwide consumption since 2000. It’s a vicious cycle with a huge pollution footprint. The textile industry expels about 1.2 billion tons of CO2 per year.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the fashion industry produces 10 percent of humanity’s carbon emissions and 20 percent of global wastewater. Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is either landfilled or burned. Polyester, a petroleum-based plastic found in about 60 percent of garments, doesn’t break down in the ocean, where half a million tons of microfibers end up every year. It takes about 2,000 gallons of water to manufacture just one pair of jeans, and textile dyeing is the second largest polluter of waterways.

To embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, reject fast fashion; buy good-quality, longer-lasting garments; and mend them to prolong their useful life. Whether it’s reattaching a button, patching a worn sleeve or sewing a hem, mending is a way to love and care for clothing and reject the notion that new is always better.

Another option is to rely on a local seamstress or tailor to take care of mending needs. For the do-it-yourselfer, there are many ingenious products available besides needle and thread to help complete simple repairs—ironon patches, fusible interfacing, mending glue and tape— as well as helpful instructional online videos and sewing classes at local fabric stores. SewGuide.com is an excellent resource for step-by-step instructions and creative ideas.

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Conventional treatments didn’t work, and her health deteriorated to the point where she was wheelchair-bound and facing a progressively grim future. Through rigorous scientific study and clinical trials, she developed a groundbreaking diet and lifestyle protocol that allows people to take control of their health, reversing many chronic disease states, including her own. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, as well as an accompanying cookbook, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life.

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In 2000, I had problems walking, which led to the MS diagnosis. After consulting the best doctors and taking the newest drugs, I went downhill anyway. At my lowest point, already in a tilt-recline wheelchair, I realized that conventional medicine wasn’t going to stop my decline into a bedridden, possibly demented state with intractable face pain due to trigeminal neuralgia.

My physicians introduced me to the work of Loren Cordain, who developed

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the paleo diet, so after 20 years of being a vegetarian, I went back to eating meat; gave up grains, legumes and dairy. I also studied the basic science for animal models of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS, and decided that mitochondria—the organelles that generate the energy that cells use to run the chemistry of life—were leading to my early loss of myelin and brain cells. I also discovered The Institute for Functional Medicine and took their course in neuroprotection. Based on the science, I devised a supplement program to support my mitochondria. My decline slowed.

Then came my “Aha!” moment: What if I redesigned my paleo diet, combining ancestral health with functional medicine principles, relying less on supplements and more on food to support my mitochondria? I did that, and my pain, brain fog and fatigue resolved. I began to get stronger, started walking. In three months, I was able to go for a bike ride with my family around the block for the first time in six years. It felt miraculous.

It changed the way I think about disease and how I practice medicine. I now talk to patients about diet, lifestyle, exercise, toxics exposures and stress management, and I’m able to stabilize, reverse and greatly improve their blood pressure, blood sugar, pain and chronic diseases that I was struggling to manage using the latest drugs.

What have you learned about resilience?

People who maintain a sense of control have more robust immune function and are generally healthier. Many of my patients say that their diagnosis ended up being a tremendous gift because it allowed them to take stock of their lives and understand their priorities.

That’s true for me. If I eat gluten, dairy or eggs, or I’m exposed to too much stress or toxins, my trigeminal neuralgia will turn on and I’ll have horrific facial pain, but I consider it to be a tremendous gift, because that’s my barometer for the inflammation levels in my brain, which reminds me to look at my triggers and recommit to my self-care. We teach patients how to track their biosensors.

Are you cured of MS?

No. I still have the genetic vulnerability and lesions in my spinal cord, and will always be sensitive to gluten, dairy and eggs. If I become severely stressed or don’t sleep, I’ll probably have a problem again. I caution all of my patients: If you go back to your previous diet and lifestyle, your disease states will return.

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It’s a smaller level of effort, but they’re not cures, either. The underlying disease state progresses, so people typically need higher doses of their medications. They also develop co-morbid diagnoses that require new medications. Conventional medicine is effective for some symptom improvements, but it has never been evaluated for improving global health, whereas studies have shown that improving diet quality and incorporating exercise and meditation will improve multiple chemical pathways in the body, gene expression and your microbiome, and dramatically improve health outcomes across many disease states.

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Writer Sandra Yeyati, J.D., lives in Naples, Florida. Reach her at SandraYeyati@ gmail.com.

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FRUGAL WELLNESS Healthy Living on a Tight Budget

by Yvette C. Hammett

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iving healthy on a tight budget may seem like a daunting task, but by setting up a self-care plan, prioritizing and shopping smart, the barriers can seem not quite so tall. With so many people unemployed or under-employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for workable options is more important than ever.

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A sports and nutrition company, My Protein, did a study that shows the average American spends $155 per month on health and fitness. That’s $112,000 over a lifetime. There are, however, strategies that can lower these costs.

Jen Smith, a financial writer and cohost of the podcast Frugal Friends, often talks about ways to spend less, save money

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and be in control of our spending. “You may spend more up front or more on the things you really care about, but cutting out the waste or things that are not so necessary can be a huge cost savings. This is not just for a penny-pinching, stay-athome mom. Being frugal doesn’t mean you are a cheapskate, but being wise with the limited resources that you have.”

Smith says she had a pricey membership to a cross-fit gym, but in the long run, staying in shape can greatly reduce the costs of health care and prescriptions. “Any way you can stay active is what you need to do. Spending money in any way that gets you to commit to and consistently move your body is the answer.” Focus on eating good food and moving your body, Smith says. “When emphasis is placed more on that and on self-care, you save more money.”

The National Institute on Aging recommends several ways to eat healthy on a budget: use coupons, consider purchasing store brands, know that convenience costs more, focus on priority foods, buy store-brand organics and forgo fresh for frozen organics. Sotiria Everett, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine at the Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine, in New York, agrees. “One thing to consider is seasonality. If out of season and organic, that will increase the cost. If you want clean living and healthy eating for the planet, that doesn’t make sense either, because of the cost of fuel and the pollution involved.”

Everett recommends frequenting farmers’ markets because they offer seasonal, fresh, local, organic produce that is easier on the wallet and better for health.

Her favorite tip is, “Learn how to plant foods. You don’t need a lot of space, but do need sun and water access. You can keep it organic. A couple of seeds can give you a whole season’s worth of produce.”

Jody Gatewood, assistant state nutrition program specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and a registered dietitian, works with people on tight budgets through the university’s Spend Smart Eat Smart program. “We do a lot with families with young children,” she

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says. “They are on a budget and concerned about having enough food to eat. One thing we teach a lot, and it helps with a budget, is to plan your meals. Look and see what is on sale at the grocery store. If there’s a big meat sale, buy it then and use it throughout.

I think what happens is if we don’t plan, we go to a restaurant or get convenience foods which can really add up.”

Fresh, frozen, canned and dried foods can all have a part in our diet, she says. “I use a lot of frozen vegetables. If you use frozen, you just heat it up and it is ready to go. Protein can be expensive, so have some meals where black beans or lentils are the source of protein. Have that balance.”

As for healthcare costs, Smith recommends to those that cannot afford typical insurance or costly prescriptions in their budget to consider using manufacturer discounts and a service like GoodRx.com, which details how much prescriptions will cost at different pharmacies.

Consider using a “sharing ministry” for other costs, Smith says. With Liberty HealthShare, for example, people pay in every month and are billed like a cash payer when they have a medical bill while Liberty pays the cash. “When a doctor or hospital is billing an insurance company, they try to get as much as they can, but cash payers pay a lower amount,” she says.

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ollowing a record-breaking hurricane season, out-of-control wildfires and a deadly prolonged pandemic, many of us are anxious and fearful, prompted by the growing realization of being in a state of environmental insecurity. These inklings of impending doom are nothing new for members of the youth climate movement—kids in their teens or younger—succumbing to hopelessness, anger and rage as they learn the science and watch leaders do nothing to address it.

Hardest hit are “marginalized communities, including indigenous people, climate refugees, farmers struggling with drought and communities of color, who disproportionately suffer from the health effects of polluting industries,” says Jennifer Atkinson, associate professor of environmental studies at the University of Washington-Bothell.

Some of us are affected in more subtle ways. Perhaps we’re noticing slow-moving changes around us, like the gradual loss of bees or a disappearance of trees, and we develop a sense of loss the philosopher Glenn Albrecht coined “solastalgia”, which plays on the concept of nostalgia—a longing for a time or place we can’t go back to.

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Or, we’re standing in front of a package of blueberries at the grocery store feeling confusion and ambivalence. A desire to be healthy and adopt a sustainable, vegetarian lifestyle is playing tug-of-war with the fact that these blueberries were flown in from South America, are wrapped in plastic and were grown in a monoculture that depletes the soil. It’s hard to know whether to eat or boycott them. “The greater this dissonance grows, the more likely we’ll tell ourselves that the problems are too big.

We decide that we can’t make a difference, so why try? We check out,” says integrative psychotherapist Leslie Davenport, author of Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change.

The first step to alleviate this anguish is to validate and normalize the dark feelings. “It’s important to remember that there’s nothing wrong with you.

What’s happening is actually painful and difficult; there’s a lot of loss involved.

Eco-anxiety is a natural response to having your heart and mind open, being an attentive and caring person, if you tune in to what’s happening in the world,” says Davenport, adding that good selfcare, including mindfulness practices,

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will expand our tolerance for dealing with tough times.

Another powerful antidote can be found in community, according to Sarah Jaquette Ray, associate professor of environmental studies at Humboldt State University, in Arcata, California, and author of A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet. “People feel like they can’t impact the world because they’re only one person.

But when they start to shift the lens toward the collective, it allows them to realize that the positive things that are happening in the world are actually happening at scale, and it allows them to feel like they’re part of some larger purpose,” says Ray. As we accept climate-related anxiety and seek the company of like-minded people to affect change, surprisingly positive emotions will arise, including joy, laughter, dancing and camaraderie at street protests.

“Those positive feelings help us process grief and anger, engage us in the work long term and help us maintain the stamina we need for sustained work,” Ray says.

“Think of climate anxiety as a kind of superpower, a signal that goes off to tell us something’s wrong and needs to be addressed,” says Atkinson, the creator and host of the climate-anxiety podcast Facing It. She points to grief as a compelling motivator.

“You can’t feel grief without love,” she explains. “Grief is an expression of compassion and connection to others and to the pain we feel when those lives are destroyed. Love is far more powerful in motivating us to fight than any other affect. There’s no limit to the lengths we’ll go to protect what we love.”

We are only limited by a lack of ecological imagination, Davenport proposes. “Our contemporary Western culture emphasizes the rational, cognitive way of thinking, which is linear and analytical. But another part of the brain—the imaginative, creative and intuitive part—views the world synergistically and holistically. If we open up to this ecological imagination, we can have a visceral knowing of interconnectedness, making it simpler to act in a way that’s beneficial to all of us.”

Writer Sandra Yeyati, J.D., lives in Naples, Florida. Reach her at SandraYeyati@ gmail.com.

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Healing Pets Holistically Integrative Vets Treat Root Causes

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mma, a mini-schnauzer mix, was 4 years old when she started acting like a senior lacking zest for running or playing. After being treated by an integrative veterinarian for one month, she regained vibrancy. “She’s 6 years old now, and she’s her normal, barky, running, zig-zagging self,” says Yvonnda Agent, a volunteer with animal transport rescue operations, near Rockvale, Tennessee.

Agent’s practitioner determined Emma had kidney issues that were slowing her down. Upon deeper investigation, these problems were found to be the only visible symptom of a tick-borne illness.

Once given immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory and liver-detox herbs, the dog made a full recovery.

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Getting to the root cause of the condition is what integrative veterinarians are known for. They combine both conventional and holistic medicine, may use fewer drugs and limit vaccinations.

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“With conventional medicine, we tend to treat the symptoms, versus treating the root cause of disease, which is why a majority of the time, the symptoms return when the drug is finished,” says veterinarian Katie Woodley, in Fort Collins, Colorado, who blogs at TheNaturalPetDoctor.com. “With a holistic approach, we look at the nutrition, gut health and how all the systems are connected … and resolve the imbalance.”

Holistic veterinarians may specialize in acupuncture, herbal medicine, kinesiology, chiropractic, laser therapy or any of many other natural modalities as an adjunct to conventional medicine. They first must earn a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree and then may pursue optional holistic training. Following this path can take a great deal of time.

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Ingram, DVM, has found inadequate nutrition from low-quality foods at the root of most health problems. Highquality food helps animals absorb nutrients needed for optimal well-being.

“The first ingredient should always be meat, and we like limited-ingredient foods due to the numerous allergies we see,” says Ingram. “Every case of cancer that we have seen in the last 20 years has food allergies. Every torn cruciate and every paralyzed dog with disc problems has food allergies. It is also the most underlying cause for ear infections and cystitis.”

This was the case with Gabby, a 3-year-old mini-schnauzer that Agent rescued about a year ago. “She came to us with a bottle of ear solution and a history of green pus in her ears,” says Agent. Gabby’s medical history indicated that the ears, in addition to digestive problems, had been unsuccessfully treated with antibiotics and changes in diet.

“Our holistic vet recommended a raw diet with no grains and no starchy vegetables. Gabby hasn’t had a single instance of ear irritation since,” says Agent, who believes that whole foods served as medicine and now serve as prevention for her pets.

Vexing Vaccinations

There is ongoing debate whether pet vaccination boosters that may be required by law or strongly recommended by vets provide increased protection or are harmful. Mounting evidence says that they are often overdone: for example, both fivepound and 100-pound dogs receive the same dosage. Yet vaccinations do prevent some serious diseases. “We do not like to over-vaccinate, but provide appropriate protection by minimal vaccination and encourage titers,” says Ingram. Titers are blood tests used to determine if a pet’s antibodies are high enough from a previous vaccination to warrant a booster shot for the specific disease.

“Many of the core vaccines that your pet needs to be protected from diseases like parvovirus and distemper actually provide lifelong immunity with one vaccine,” says Woodley.

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Commonly, people seek holistic veterinarians after they have had success with human integrative medicine. But finding such a provider isn’t simple. “My clientele regularly travels one to four hours for a consultation,” says Ingram, who fully understands that demand is outstripping supply for integrative veterinary care.

The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, which has 1,500 members, has a search-by-state feature that also lists the modalities practiced by each veterinarian at ahvma.org/find-a-holistic-veterinarian. In addition, Woodley, Ingram and others offer telehealth or long-distance consults.

In lieu of finding a vet that is listed as holistic, pet parents can call clinics to ask questions about alternative treatments. Some facilities are more flexible than others.

Choosing a veterinarian is a personal decision for owners. “I feel that traditional versus holistic care is simply sick care versus well care,” says Agent. “Their quality of life is so important to me and they’re solely dependent on the choices I make for them. I’m going to choose well care.”

Julie Peterson writes from rural Wisconsin and has contributed to Natural Awakenings for more than a decade. Contact her at JuliePeterson2222@gmail.com.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 Ms. Medicine Founding Members – Jan 1-31.

Become a founding member of Lorna Stewart, MD and Associates and receive $750 off your first year’s membership. Lorna Stewart, MD and Associates, 9150 Galleria Ct, Ste 200, Naples. 580-6390.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 4 Reiki First Degree Webinar – 9:30am-4pm.

Achieve a Level 1 attunement and learn reiki selfcare and giving-to-others treatments. Webinar-style for COVID-19 times. $125. aohMassage.com/ project/reiki-first-degree.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Reiki Share (Virtual) – 6:30-8pm. Reiki master Pattie Carney hosts this monthly gathering which starts with a guided meditation and completes with distance reiki in private chat rooms. Free. Online until further notice. Lotus Blossom Clinic, LLC, 6710 Winkler Rd, Ste 2-3, Ft Myers. 277-1399. Register: Pattie@pcarney.net. LotusBlossomClinic.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Wisdom Wednesdays – 6-7pm. With Beth BrownRinella and Marvin Dragonclaw. Healing meditation followed by a talk on a variety of spiritual and metaphysical topics. An evening of learning and participation for our clientele. $15. Goddess I AM, 600 Goodlette Rd N, Naples. 228-6949.

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Join on Zoom for a short meditation and to share and discuss Buddhist teachings and practices.

Newcomers are welcome. Free online. Info: NaplesMeditation@floridamindfulness.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11 Grand Opening with Ms. Medicine – With Lorna Stewart MD and Associates. Concierge medicine for women and men. 9150 Galleria Ct, Ste 200, Naples.

580-6390. LornaStewartmd.com. See ad on page 14 and news brief on page 13.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Out with the Old, In with the New – 6-8pm. Clear out old, stuck energies and open up to receiving new, powerful energies of 2021. Beth will activate Magdalene Light Codes and channel two key words for 2021. $45. Goddess I AM, 600 Goodlette Rd N, Naples. 228-6949. GoddessIAM.com.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Psychic Fair – 5-8pm. Mini-readings with some of Naples’ most experienced psychics and healers.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Light Code Activations – 9-10:30am. Join for channeled energy, activations and messages. These activations can be shortcuts to ease and grace, healing and prosperity. $22. Goddess I AM, 600 Goodlette Rd N, Naples. 228-6949. GoddessIAM.com.

Ft. Myers Veg Fest – 10am-4pm. Celebrate the bountiful presence of healthy, plant-based foods presented by the nonprofit aPlantBasedDiet.org.

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Facebook Live Tour of Lorna Stewart MD and Associates – 2:30pm. Join Dr. Stewart for a tour of Naples’ first Ms. Medicine practice and get answers to your questions about women’s primary care.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Psychic Fair – 11am-4pm. Mini-readings with some of Naples’ most experienced psychics and healers. Services include mediumship, tarot, reiki, angel, past-life, chakra balancing, intuitive, body scanning, oracle and more. $30/20 minutes. Goddess I AM, 600 Goodlette Rd N, Naples. 228-6949.

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Paradise Coast Wellness Experience on Zoom – Jan 16-17. 1-4pm. Gwen Peterson, founder of the Spiritual Communities Network, will host a free online option via Zoom for participation in the third annual Paradise Coast Wellness experience.

Members of the organization will offer ways that everyone can immediately support immunity and overall well-being. Info/register/link: 595-1587, SpiritualCommunitiesNetwork.com@gmail.com, or SpiritualCommunitiesNetwork.com. See news brief, page 11.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Facebook Live Meet the Staff – 2:30pm. Join Dr. Lorna Stewart and her team for a chance to meet the staff at Naples’ first Ms. Medicine practice. 5806390. Facebook.com/lornastewartmd.

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daily Recorded Phone Readings – 10am. Phone sessions to connect with a seasoned, professional, spiritual advisor to help navigate through personal challenges. $40-$95. The Mystical Moon, 8890 Salrose Ln, Ste 107, Ft Myers. TheMysticalMoon.com. stubborn belly fat is so hard to get rid of and what to do about it. Three proven tips that will aid in reducing belly fat will be discussed, plus how to slim down the waistline. Participants will learn the truth about the “sugar roller coaster” and why belly fat is so stubborn – how it works and what can be done about it. Register: BeautifulHealth111@gmail.com via Zoom or live on social media. See ad, page 43.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Live Your Life Fully: Release Old Patterns and Reveal Your Authentic Self – 10am-5pm, Sat; 1-5pm, Sun. Join reiki masters Pattie Carney and Leena Mazid for a powerful journey into what you really want for yourself and move into it making conscious choices to manifest your dream self! The retreat includes an intuitive reading and a week of sleep reiki. $225 ($50 off by 1/5/21). Register: Pattie@pcarney.net or 774-209-9393.

Food as Medicine Class – 1:30-4:30pm. Join Dr. David Martín, Deb Martín and Vickie Gelardi for this popular medicinal foods sampling class based on Conquering Any Disease High Phytochemical Food Healing System, by Jeff Primack. Learn which foods are scientifically proven to help reverse illness and disease and help create radiant health. Social distancing, limited space, fabulous information, great energy. $35. Reservations and prepayment required: 277-1399. Lotus Blossom Clinic, 6710 Winkler Rd, Ste 2, Ft Myers. LotusBlossomClinic.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 Online Meditation and Discussion – 6:30-8pm.

Join on Zoom for a short meditation and to share and discuss Buddhist teachings and practices.

Newcomers are welcome. Free online. Info: NaplesMeditation@floridamindfulness.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

sunday Drum and Dance Circle – 6:30-9pm. Drummers, dancers, jugglers, everyone welcome. BYO chair and instrument or come just to enjoy. Social distancing and face masks encouraged. Check for updates on Facebook page: Fort Myers Drum Circle. Free.

Downtown Library, Ft Myers. Facebook.com/ groups/fortmyersdrumcircle.

throughout the body, promoting deep relaxation and healing on all levels. Physical distancing and face masks required. $15. Lotus Blossom Clinic, LLC, 6710 Winkler Rd, Ste 2-3, Ft Myers. 277-1399.

Preregister: JennyLotusBlossom@gmail.com.

LotusBlossomClinic.com/events.

monday

Gentle Flow – 7pm. With Megan. In studio and virtual. Love Yoga Center, 4949 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. Preregistration required: 692-9747.

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Community Flow – 6am. With Debby. Virtual only. Hosted by Love Yoga Center. Preregistration required: LoveYogaCenter.com.

friday

Self-Care Gentle Yoga – 10:45am. With Ottilia, Virtual only. Hosted by Love Yoga Center. Preregistration required: LoveYogaCenter.com.

tuesday

The Path of Being Gifts & Books – Thru Apr. 8am1pm. Find lovely items such as crystals, candles, bath bombs, bath salts and gift ideas. Beach Baptist Church, 130 Connecticut St, Ft Myers Bch. 437-5141 or ThePathOfBeing.com.

Tai Chi – 11am-noon. With Hector. In studio only.

Love Yoga Center, 4949 Tamiami Tr N, Naples.

Preregistration required: 692-9747. LoveYogaCenter.com.

Virtual Yoga with Love and Mat – 9-10:15am.

With Kandy Love via Zoom. Props: mat, two blocks, two or three blankets, yoga belt (or strap), chair, wall nearby. Free/donation. Info/register: YoginiKandy62@gmail.com.

Virtual Reiki Share with Chat Rooms – 6:30-8pm.

1st Tues. Join for monthly reiki share online using distance reiki. Begins with a Holy Fire meditation and then chat rooms for the private sessions. Free.

Register by email to receive the Zoom link: Pattie@ pcarney.net.

Gentle Flow – 4pm. With Heather. In studio and virtual. Hosted by Love Yoga Center. Pre-registration required: LoveYogaCenter.com.

Yoga Basics – 11am. With Diana. Virtual only. Love Yoga Center. Preregistration required: LoveYogaCenter.com.

Sunset Slowdown – 7pm. With Jen. Virtual only.

Hosted by Love Yoga Center. Preregistration required: LoveYogaCenter.com.

wednesday

Low Back Dysfunction and Pain – Jan 30-31.

8am-5pm. CEU course for all LMT’s. Dale Alexander, PhD, LMT is bringing his unique treatment approach to Fort Myers. His work encompasses MET for the lumbar vertebrae, recalibrating large body reflexes and mobilizing visceral organs to address the structural distortions that perpetuate low back pain. $350 for 16 CEUs. Lotus Blossom Clinic, 6710 Winkler Rd, Ste 2, Ft Myers. RSVP required: 297-8770.

Vinyasa Flow – 7am. With Ottilia. Virtual only.

Hosted by Love Yoga Center. Preregistration required: LoveYogaCenter.com.

SWFL Community Drum Circle – 6-8pm. Meets once a month (check Facebook for updates). Drummers of all nations and spectators are welcome to attend for community drumming, dancing, hulahooping and self-expression. Family friendly. BYO chair. Handicap access. Free. Cambier Park, 755 8th Ave S, Naples. Facebook group: SWFL Community Drum Circle.

The Path of Being Gifts & Books – Thru Apr. 8am1pm. Find lovely items such as crystals, candles, bath bombs, bath salts and gift ideas. Santini Plaza, 7205 Estero Blvd. 437-5141 or ThePathOfBeing.com.

Celebrate what you want to see more of. ~Tom Peters

Virtual Chi Yoga – 4-5pm. With Sue. Love Yoga Center, 4949 Tamiami Tr N, Naples. Preregistration required: 692-9747. LoveYogaCenter.com.

thursday Crystal Bowl Meditation – 6:45-7:45pm. In person with Jenny Hong. Participants will comfortably lie down or sit while the frequencies reverberate

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ACUPUNCTURE

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ACUPUNCTURE CENTER OF NAPLES

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Dr. Xiu Qiong Cen, AP, OMD (China) 5683 Naples Blvd, Naples 34109 P: 239-513-9232 • F: 239-513-9293 DrCenAcupuncture@gmail.com

Licensed acupuncture physician with 28 years experience in acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

Experienced in pain management, women’s health, insomnia, migraines, digestion issues and much more. See ad, page 12.

LOTUS BLOSSOM CLINIC

Acupuncture – Oriental Medicine David Martin, AP, DOM Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita 239-277-1399 • LotusBlossomClinic.com Offering acupuncture treatment to U.S. Veterans at no out-ofpocket cost. Requires referral thru a V.A. doctor. Dr. David Martin, AP, treats pain, other chronic conditions and PTSD using acupuncture, e-stim, cold laser, acupressure and Chinese medical massage.

See ad, page 21.

PHYLLIS C. WEBER, AP

Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine 6249 Presidential Ct, Ste E, Ft Myers 33919 239-841-6611 • GulfCoastAcupuncture.com Specializing in pain, chronic disorders, overall wellness, allergy treatments (NAET) and kinesiology.

Acupuncture stimulates the body’s ability to heal all on its own! AP771.

975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd, Ste 114, Naples 34110 • 305-699-4834

Board-certified biofeedback technician specializing in raising your total body’s vibration, Neuro Emotional Transformations, stress, PTSD and chronic disorders. Begin your personalized wellness journey today.

BODYWORK ART OF HOLISTIC MASSAGE Est. 1991 Alvina Quatrano, LMT FL MA 50896 For Info or Appt: 732-266-5276 AOHMassage.com

Remote sessions by donation during COVID-19 call or Zoom.

Zero Balancing, Process Acupressure, Reiki. Webinar classes all discounted; call for registration. Reflexology, SEVA Stress Release, Insomnia, MT’s get CEs. Free self-massage video at AOHMassage.com.

PAULA TERRY, LMT

239-821-3088, by appt. (Collier & Lee) Trained at the Upledger Institute, Paula utilizes CranioSacral Therapy combined with Heart-Centered Therapy, Somato Emotional Release™, Lymphatic Drainage, love and nurturement to foster the healing your body needs. Doula services.

MA35358.

THERAPY ON THE GULF

AYURVEDA CHRISTINA CARLIN, AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER

Ayurveda Clinic, Massage & Yoga Therapy 501 Goodlette-Frank Rd N, Ste A107, Naples 34102 • 239-450-6903 Practicing holistic medicine since 1987. Professional Member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, specializing in highly personalized Ayurvedic treatments and lifestyle consultations, Massage and individual Yoga sessions for chronic and acute problems. Pancha Karma, Shirodhara and skin care. Ayurveda and Yoga Study program available. MA0023929, MM0008584, FB0716888. See ad, page 6.

Anthony F. Hansen, LMT, MFR, CST, ML,D/CDP 824 Anchor Rode Dr, Naples 34103 239-262-8722 Tony is celebrating his 20th year as a therapist. He practices myofascial release, cranial sacral therapy and is a certified lymphedema therapist.

Free infra-red sauna. MA32797 MM21480.

Certified Advanced Rolfer Advanced Cranial Therapist Advanced Visceral Therapist Certified Movement Educator Naturopathic Wellness Consulting

By Appointment: 239-272-6443 Over 30 years excelling in quick pain relief. Specializing in back pain, structural integration & alignment, all joint-pain-related issues, mobility improvement, sports injuries, non-chiropractic spinal release. MA36890.

CHIROPRACTOR NETWORK CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Michele Pelletiere 3411 Bonita Beach Rd, Ste 302, Bonita Springs • 239-949-1222

N.S.A. Practitioner level III. “Healing waves” release tension throughout the body, increasing wellness and quality of life, promoting new strategies for a healthy spine and nervous system.

COLON THERAPY RB INSTITUTE, INC.

C. Robyn Berry, LMT, CRR, CCT, CLDT 13550 Reflections Pkwy, 5-502 & 5-503, Ft Myers • 239-939-4646 • RobynBerry.com Since 1994, gravity-enclosed UV/ Oxygen/Ozone sterilized medicalgrade water colonics, therapeutic, relaxing, chair, sports, prenatal massage, Craniosacral/SER, Heart Centered therapy, manual lymph drainage & XP2 System, visceral manipulation, HALO Photonic Blue-Violet Laser Botanical System, Asyra/Quest4 MSA Bio Meridian Stress Analysis, ear candling, Lakota YLEO Raindrop Therapy, Tuning Fork/Crystal/Bowls Therapy, reflexology, MPS, cupping, ozone steam cabinet and applied ozone therapies, infrared sauna, ionic foot detox by AMD, BEMER sessions, Power Plate, Hyperbaric Chamber, PER 2000 PEMF and notary. MM7376. See ads, pages 30 and 43.

CUPPING BODYWELLNESS OF NAPLES, LLC Mary Lambrecht, LMT, FB, CCT 1000 9th St N, #203, Naples 34102 BodyWellnessOfNaples.com 239-595-2094 • MaryVSRT2@aol.com

Cupping aids lymphatic activation, toxin release, reduced muscle pain and scar tissue, increased oxygen flow in fascia and muscular tissue. Experience immediate fascial release and rehabilitation when enhanced with therapeutic massage. Private wellness center also offers specialized skin care and red light (medical-grade LED low-level laser) full-body therapy bed. Serving Naples since 2004. MA#40467, MM#23474, FB#9754375. Nationally Certified NCBTMB #398123-00, CCT (Certified Cupping Therapist, International Cupping Therapy Association).

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DENTAL HEALTH ROGER J. PINT, MPH, DMD

9200 Bonita Beach Rd, Ste 111 Bonita Springs, 34135 • 239-676-8730 BonitaDentalStudio.com Dr. Pint can join your health journey and play a role in minimizing toxicity; this includes protection while removing dental materials plus consultation. All X-rays are digital and minimal. See ad, page 41.

Internal Medicine, Functional Medicine Office: 239-444-5636 • UpstreamMD.com Dr. Torres is a board-certified internist with over 17 years of experience and knows the limitations of conventional internal medicine. She is among the few Certified Practitioner M.D.s, trained by the Institute For Functional Medicine. See ad, page 12.

LASER DENTISTRY

Mark Corke, DDS 1550 Matthew Dr, Ft Myers 33907 239-936-5442 • FortMyersLaserDentist.com Dr. Corke enjoys working with holistic patients and practitioners on the journey to wellness. His practice “gets it” and is worth the trip to Fort Myers to experience his many services. From dental lasers to ozone he has many tools and a sympathetic ear. See ad, page 37.

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE NAPLES CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

Eduardo Maristany, MD 800 Goodlette Rd N, Ste 270, Naples 34102 239-649-7400 • NaplesCFM.com Eduardo Maristany, M.D. is a board-certified internal medicine physician trained in functional/integrative medicine, genomic interpretation, and anti-aging. Dr. Maristany incorporates genomic intelligence and cutting-edge tools to provide his patients with comprehensive genetic health risks and benefits, and a personalized health plan for optimal wellness. See ad, page 55.

NAPLES CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

Carol L. Roberts, MD 800 Goodlette Rd N, Ste 270, Naples 34102 239-649-7400 • NaplesCFM.com Carol L. Roberts, M.D. has practiced functional/integrative/holistic medicine for 25 years. She provides patients with testing to uncover causes of chronic illness, guidance in resolving health issues and education to assist the patient in her own healing. She is Medical Director at the Naples Center for Functional Medicine, formerly the Hughes Center. See ad, page 55.

2132 Tamiami Trl N, Naples 239-213-2222 • FoodAndThought.com Open Mon-Sat 7am-8pm.

Florida’s only 100% organic market and café. Fresh produce delivered daily. Homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner. See ad, page 10.

HOLISTIC CENTER AHA! A HOLISTIC APPROACH CENTER 15971 McGregor, Ft Myers • 239-433-5995 AHolisticApproachCenter.com

Offering many natural healing options in a single location: acupuncture, clinical psychotherapy (RRT, hypnotherapy, couples therapy), energy work, therapeutic massage, Transformational Breath®, full-spectrum infrared sauna, classes (yoga, tai chi, stretch ’n strength), workshops, retail therapy and more.

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239-948-9444 • SilviaCasabianca.com Neuroscience-based, holistic counseling (via televideo) to help you regulate emotions, cope with change, stress, depression or anxiety.

Empathic parenting guidance. Sliding scale. Online CEUs for health professionals. Call for further information.

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7070 College Pkwy, Ft Myers 33907 Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm, Sun: 9am-7pm Ph: 239-939-9600 • Fax: 239-288-6210 AdasMarket.com Natural and organic produce and grocery items. Vitamins and supplements. Organic juice and smoothie bar. New Green Leaf Café. Market-prepared foods.

1000s of gluten-free items. See ad, page 31.

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447 Broadway, Ste 204 New York City, NY 10013 347-762-1268 • AnattaMarket.com Anatta is a global online marketplace for natural, organic and raw products from farmers worldwide.

The newly-formed company’s products include a variety of essential oils and waters, and its unique business model eliminates overhead costs by connecting customers directly with farmers.

NUTRITION D-SIGNED NUTRITION, LLC

Dee Harris, RDN, LDN, CDE Bonita Bay Executive Center 3531 Bonita Bay Blvd, Ste 300, Bonita Sprgs 239-676-5249 • D-SignedNutrition.com Nutrition is our lifeblood. Healing with food starts with a personalized plan to address inflammation, nutrient insufficiencies, toxic burden and imbalances in the body.

See ad, page 47.

MARCY HESS, BS

501 Goodlette Rd N, Ste C208, Naples 239-231-6028 ThePerfect10Strength@gmail.com Looking and feeling strong and healthy is the first reason for working with a nutrition coach.

Let me help you get back on track for life without dieting! See ad, page 49.

YOGA MEREDITH MUSICK, LMT, E-RYT 2000 239-269-8846

Master Yoga Teacher and massage therapist with 28 years experience, serving Naples since 1999. Sun-damaged skin repair clinician, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage, sports and neuromuscular therapy, cranio facial and TMJ relief, heal injuries. Improve posture: alignmentbased yoga and posture classes.

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FOR SALE ST. LUCIA ISLAND LUXURY VILLA – 5 bed, 5 bath. Near beach. View: YouTube Tamarind House, St. Lucia. For more info, Diane: 758-520-3597 (cell) or OrganicAcresII@gmail.com.

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SOUNDS OF CELEBRATIONS & HEALING – By JamesSteven Farnsworth. The Fiddle Flowers Fiddle Gram. Gift of 12 beautiful roses in a vase and gift card, plus a lovely mini concert of violin/ fiddle music. Special intro price: $55 local delivery.

Additional services: Artistic Violin Performance: weddings and all special events. The Healing Violin: Transformative Sound therapy for the elderly and those affected by physical and mental disabilities. Graceful-Passages: Funerals and End of Life Celebrations. Call/text: 510-292-7786, JsfViolin@gmail.com. TheHealingViolin.com.

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