The Healthy Planet – December 2012

TheHealthyPlanet December, 2012

St. Louis’ Green & Healthy Living Magazine

Natural Living Gift & Holiday Guide pages 8-13

Guide To A Great Cup Of Coffee pages 6-7

Please Read - Then Recycle

Healthy Holiday Appetizers page 16

The Art of Conscious Parenting page 24

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PUBLISHER’S CORNER

by Rick Hotton

Catalogs, kewpie dolls & good karma

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PLANET PEOPLE Publisher/Editor: J.B. Lester Lifestyles Editor: Leah O’Donnell Healthy Living Editor: Colleen Rohm Arts Editor: Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky Green & Growing Editor: Linda Wiggen Kraft Associate Editor: Niki Lester

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an you believe all the catalogs coming in the mail this year? Our poor mail carrier Carol must feel like a pack mule for Harry & David's. Every day for the last four months at least two or three slick and shiny catalogs have piled up on my desk. And since I do most of my shopping at local stores, their mass media blitz is wasted on me. And then it came. Bright and glossy with a Mickey Mouse nutcracker, Sock Monkeys and an old fashioned milk shake mixer on the cover. This one piqued my curiosity and suddenly I was taking a nostalgic walk through Betty's Attic (Since 1914: Where Memories of Yesterday Live On Today!) That really sucked me in. This catalog is a stroll down memory lane for anyone who had a toy as a child. And the offerings date back to Betty Boop and Kewpie Dolls from 1949. But who can pass up the memories of an Ant Farm, that Drinking Bird than tips over, drinks and tips back up? Yes, there is a Mystery Date game from 1965, a Bozo the Clown Bop Bag, and a variety of Raggedy Ann & Andy Dolls. If you are a Sock Monkey fan, the choices are endless, and Little Rascals collectors will like the DVD set. There are many old classic cars, sports memorabilia, t.v. favorites like Andy Griffith wall calendars and Twilight Zone DVDs. And many of you will remember Howdy Doody. There are t-shirts for

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Howdy, and the Beaver, and Hogan’s Heroes.

Memories would not be complete without lots of Peanuts and Walt Disney merchandise. The Grinch is well represented too along with some neat stuff from the Wizard of Oz. One of my favorites, is the original Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book from 1950. That’s a year before I was born! Hello Kitty and John Wayne are both represented in Betty’s Attic, too. Now there’s a contrast. Don’t forget about the memories of music.

Elvis, The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, The Rolling Stones...all have stuff to sell. You can even get an original Boy Scout Manual 1911 edition. There are plenty of games and puzzles, too. Monopoly in many forms. Try out some Yoda slippers or Superman knee socks. I have my eye on a Star Trek bathrobe. Don’t forget about Bullwinkle, Felix The Cat, Scooby-Doo and the Smurfs. They are all here for the taking. And finally, you can actually pick up one of those red and chrome Retro Kitchen Stools from the 1950s.

Everyone had one. Part stool with a vinyl seat and back and part step ladder. I used it to get up on top of the fridge where my mom hid the Pepperidge Farm cookies. Good grief, that’s enough of that. I actually suggest you do most of your shopping locally. There are plenty of great gifts at that little store down the street. But if you are looking for that one nostalgic item for that certain old fogy like me, you might rummage through Betty’s Attic.

Everyone here at The Healthy Planet magazine would like to wish each of our 90,000 monthly readers, a healthy and happy holidays. These past few years have been tough on all of us. And yet we are still hopeful that better times are close at hand. Whatever faith you subscribe to, now is the time to turn that faith into action. All roads back begin with the first step forward. Healing begins with random acts of kindness. Good Karma is the key to all recovery.

J.B. Lester; Publisher

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The Flowering of Peace: 27th Annual World Peace Day Celebration, Dec. 31, 2012

by Jeannie Breeze

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reathlessly we await the shift of energies so long anticipated in this year 2012. I find myself remembering my all-time favorite hand-made sign on the walls of Cloud Hidden Herbs, my little shop in the Central West End, 1976-82: “Blessed are the READY, for THEY SHALL GET TO GO!” So, are you ready? It’s time…time to realize Heaven on Earth!

How magnificently we will celebrate the 27th annual World Peace Day, at 6 am, December 31, in this monumental moment!

Once again, Central Reform Congregation, 5020 Waterman (at Kingshighway), St. Louis 63108, graciously opens its “Sukkat Shalom” for this Universal Faith Service, which is FREE and OPEN to ALL! Come be a part of “The Flowering of Peace” as we thrill to the talents of chantress Margaret Waddell, to the chants and musical musings of flutist/saxophonist RAVEN WOLF C. Felton Jennings II, to the guitar and vocals of local favorites Brian Clarke and Tim Mead, and succumb to the magic of Robert Fishbone’s percussion and spoken word. We always love the warm welcome by Rabbi Randy Fleisher, and we are powerful as we journey together into the space of the heart during the meditation. JOIA amplifies the celebration with their amazing World Percussion. And, of course, we

look forward to the potluck breakfast that follows the service. (no pork, please!).

Doors open at 5:15 so you can enter the sanctuary for silent prayer and meditation. Early arrival is recommended to secure parking at the CRC lot or the lot across the street at the Unitarian Church.

CRC is handicap accessible. Volunteers are needed Saturday, December 29, from 1-5 pm to help with luminarias, venue decoration & breakfast prep, and at 4:45 a.m., Monday morning to light the luminarias & complete breakfast preparations.

We welcome your financial support of this event. You can still buy a program listing to let others know that you support peace and planetary healing. Please visit the InnerMission for World Peace World Peace Day web site at www.wpdaystl.com to see how you can support this event. Donations of any amount are welcomed now and at the event. Peace be with you. Peace, love & healing to all beings! For more information contact event organizer Jeannie Breeze at 314-601-3789 or by e-mail at jbreeze46@aol.com. See back cover of this issue for more World Peace Day information.

Jeannie Breeze is a full-time, free-lance evolutionary agent, who has been a part of organizing this event in St. Louis since its inception in 1986.

She is available on a individual or group basis as a “Celestial Guide”, offering spiritual counsel, intuitive energy work & guided meditations.

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The $99 Thyroid - Gut Connection

By Dr. David Peterson, DC, FAAIM

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hat is the missing link most practitioners do not address when treating Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and other autoimmune disorders? It is recognizing that bacteria contribute to intestinal barrier dysfunction, and that by re-establishing intestinal barrier function an autoimmune process can be arrested.

Understanding the role of bacteria between thyroid disease and gastrointestinal disease requires an understanding of the multiple elements which can contribute to the onset of autoimmune diseases.

Bacteria play a major role in the loss of the intestinal barrier function and contribute to the conditions necessary that create a major autoimmune disruption and therefore an autoimmune disease.

The primary functions of the gastrointestinal tract have traditionally been perceived to be limited to the digestion and absorption of nutrients, electrolytes and water. A more attentive analysis of the anatomic and functional arrangement of the gastrointestinal tract suggests that another extremely important function of this organ is its ability to regulate the movement of macromolecules between the environment and the host through the intestinal barrier. For example, a Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection does not directly cause autoimmune thyroid disease, but it has a role in bringing on the autoimmune processes against thyroid and the ongoing disease process.

H. pylori are stomach bacteria that specifically colonize in the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in inflammation. The bacteria are responsible for gut inflammation, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric lymphoma, and gastric cancer.

At Atrium Health Services our mission is to provide targeted, individualized treatment programs and products proven to optimize our patients’ health and healing potential. With over 70 years of collective experience, our doctors are certified in Sacro Occipital Technic, an advanced healing system developed by Dr. Major Bertrand De Jarnette.

With the goal of technical excellence as our guidepost, we have developed premier programs to help resolve even the most complicated health issues.

An H. pylori infection can induce autoimmune processes against the gastrointestinal mucosal lining, with consequent autoimmune gastritis. H. pylori infections are also involved in non-gastrointestinal autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto’s.

H. pylori infections are one of the most common chronic infections worldwide. It affects approximately 50% of the world population.

The majority of those infected never develop clinical symptoms. If you have tested negative for H. pylori, evaluate the testing method. Blood and saliva antibody tests for H. pylori can report false negative results. This is because H. pylori have the ability to shift stomach pH to their preferred alkaline pH. When the preferred alkaline pH is reached, H. pylori produce Lewis antibodies which make them invisible to the immune system, yet the damage is still occurring. Only DNA stool testing can accurately determine a H. pylori infection. This is the same testing used in court to determine the identities of criminals. We utilize the Metametrix 2100 Gastrointestinal Function Profile (GFP) to accurately assess bacteria and gut function. This test is now very affordable at Wellness Alternatives for patients with qualifying insurance; making this $395 DNA test now as low as $99.

New therapeutic medical strategies are available as innovative, exciting approaches for the treatment of thyroid and other autoimmune diseases. Evaluating and addressing gut bacteria levels and gut function can be an important key to stopping any autoimmune process. Call 636-2274949 or contact Dr. Peterson at dpeterson@stlwa.com. Visit stlwa.com for blogs, newsletters and more information.

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Quarantine iowa: Global Whining on Parasites

By Simon Yu, MD

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eople from Iowa are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Most of them are from Northern European descent and they seem always down to earth, polite, and considerate. Most of them were directly or indirectly related to farming and raising animals in one form or another. If you drive through Iowa, you will be passing through corn fields after corn fields. Many people from Iowa drive through corn fields to St. Louis to see me in desperation for a second opinion.

Some of them have already gone to the Mayo clinic and were told there is nothing wrong with them. The most advanced western science based diagnostic testing and evaluations done at Mayo clinic did not help them.

They may have been told, “Maybe it is in your head.”, and are then recommended for a psychiatric evaluation.

I have been wondering for many years, “What is in the corn fields that make people from Iowa mysteriously get sick?” Is it corn or something else? The best western science could not detect what is hiding in the corn fields. Are there some unknown entities affecting people in Iowa?

If you have been reading my articles, you may guess where I am leading. I am not talking about genetically modified corn or crop circles in the corn fields. I am talking about parasites. People from Iowa understand the importance of parasite detection and eradication for their animals and pets but they never thought that parasites might be making them mysteriously sick.

After my initial history taking, physical examination, and acupuncture meridian assessment, I tell the patient, looking straight at them, “You drove seven hours to simply be de-wormed.” They look at me like a deer looking into headlights at night on the road.

Almost every patient I evaluate from Iowa seems to need parasite medications. Sometimes I tell them people from Iowa need to be quarantined or “Quarantine Iowa.” Most of them laugh it off in amusement at the joke and say he/she is using the same parasite medications as their pigs, horses, dogs, and cows.

Wisconsin is not much better either. I attended a parasite conference several years ago and one of the speakers was talking about how she was able to detect Schistosoma parasites from the snails in a lake of Northern Wisconsin. You expect to find Schistosoma parasites in the Nile River in Egypt not in Wisconsin.

The speaker was addressing global warming and discussed how global migrations might be the cause of the dissemination of parasites. By the way, most of parasitologists at the conference were Ph.D.s. and working for the government or academic teaching institutions.

They might be experts on their particular parasites but they have little clinical experience in terms of how to recognize the symptoms and to treat. Incidentally, people from Wisconsin started showing up in my clinic for their mysterious illnesses.

Parasite infestation is truly a global epidemic problem. Parasites speak many languages as signs and symptoms. Parasites have evolved with mankind and become a part of ourselves, perhaps even encoded in our DNA. Most medical doctors still think parasites are only for third world countries but not in the United States. This is a tragic mistake in our medical profession.

Lab tests for parasites are simply not reliable.

Absence of proof of parasites in the stool test or blood test does not mean we do not have parasites. Parasites are stealth invaders, too evasive to be detected by modern standard laboratory methods.

If we have to declare a War on Parasites, we cannot win this war reliant on conventional medicine and its

By Michael Rehme, DDS, CCN (Certified Clinical Nutritionist)

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any of my patients over the years have asked me questions about the therapeutic effects of oil pulling. Although I was familiar with this treatment, I never really examined the holistic benefits of this age old Ayurvedic process until now.

My research indicates that oil pulling not only can improve my patients’ dental health but also can provide systemic support for numerous aliments and nagging chronic conditions.

How does it work? It’s actually quite simple. You swish a tablespoon of oil in your mouth for 15 minutes, allowing it to pick up harmful bacteria, virus, fungi, and protozoa. Sunflower, sesame, and coconut oil seem to be the most effective oils to use in oil pulling. Cold pressed oil is considered the best source to use. If this is not available then use refined oil.

Oil pulling makes the oil thoroughly mix with saliva. Swishing activates the enzymes and the enzymes draw toxins out through the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and throat, and ultimately from the bloodstream.

As the process continues, the oil gradually becomes thinner and looks white. If the oil is still yellow, it has not been pulled long enough. Do not swallow the oil for it has become toxic. Once the therapy is completed, spit the oil out of your mouth. Then rinse the oral cavity thoroughly with water to eliminate the toxins from your mouth.

Oil pulling should be done at least once daily for two months to give sufficient time to see noticeable results.

The most obvious results of oil pulling are observed in the improved condition of one’s dental health. Teeth become whiter, gums are pinker and healthier looking, and the breath is fresher. However,

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In Dr. Bruce Fife’s books, Oil Pulling Therapy and The Coconut Oil Miracle, he provides medical documentation and more than 80 peer-reviewed medical journal articles that reveal oil pulling to promote weight loss, protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, bronchitis, migraine headaches, and many other degenerative diseases, prevent premature aging of the skin, strengthen the immune system, and improve digestion.

Another advantage of oil pulling is that it’s completely harmless and inexpensive, unlike most medical treatments. The cost is the price of a daily spoonful of vegetable oil and 15 minutes per day for two months. That’s all it takes. It may sound too good to be true but quite honestly you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying it.

If you are interested in oil pulling for yourself, let us know when you’ve completed your treatment and how well you did. For educational purposes, I would be very interested in receiving your testimonials and then download these results to our website for future reference. This will allow us to provide current and accurate information to our readers about oil pulling and evaluate its effectiveness for one’s overall health and wellness.

Dr. Michael Rehme, DDS, CCN is one of the few Dentists in the U.S. that are Certified Clinical Nutritionists (CCN). He practices Biological Dentistry that includes mercury free, tooth colored fillings; healthy dental materials; balancing body chemistry; and nutritional therapy. For articles and information about Biological Dentistry and patient success stories visit www.ToothBody.com or call his office 314-997-2550. Attend a free monthly presentation and discussion by Dr. Rehme on Biological Dentistry the third Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm.

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to counteract and eradicate parasites with unconventional strategies. If we do not initiate a radical reform in medicine, I am afraid the global warning of parasites may turn into a global whining on parasites.

Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. is a Board Certified Internist.

He practices Internal Medicine with an emphasis on Alternative Medicine to use the best each has to offer.

For more articles and information about alternative medicine as well as patient success stories, and Dr. Yu’s revolutionary health book Accidental Cure: Extraordinary Medicine for Extraordinary Patients, visit his web site at www.PreventionAndHealing.com or call Prevention and Healing, Inc., 314-432-7802. You can also attend a free monthly presentation and discussion by Dr. Yu on Alternative Medicine at his office on the second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm. Call to verify the date. Seating is limited, arrive early.

thinking. We need to think in terms of Unconventional Warfare. Asymmetric Warfare is a new modern military buzzword for unconventional warfare. We need to think of parasites as an asymmetric threat. I have written many articles specifically on parasites. I have warned that parasites may be one of the major underlying causes of unexplainable medical and mental illnesses.

How do we raise our consciousness about the dangers of parasites as most of us are already infected with parasites? Perhaps, parasites do not want to spread and reveal the information about them? Could they actually control our conscious mind and engage in psychological warfare?

Of course, quarantining Iowa will not solve the parasite problem. I was just kidding. What we need is a global warning system for the dangers of parasites, educate the public, and train medical professionals on how

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Guide To A Great Cup Of COffee ChAUViN COFFEE Until the mid 1920’s, Saint Louis was the largest coffee roasting city in the world, with over 75 major coffee roasting plants.Chauvin Coffee is in its fourth generation as a family owned coffee roaster, continuing the coffee roasting tradition, catering exclusively to the specialty coffee and espresso beverage markets. We strive to offer the finest coffees available from around the world.

Chauvin Coffee continues a tradition of coffee roasting in Saint Louis, Missouri. Served at coffeehouses, restaurants and specialty grocers throughout the Saint Louis area. www.chauvincoffee.com.

FREddiE’S mARKEt Freddie’s Market is a full-service grocery store that offers a large selection of local coffees, products, meats, cheeses, and seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Freddie’s Market supports local coffee roasters and farmers. Some of the locally roasted coffees offered are Stringbean Coffee, Chauvin Coffee, LaCosecha Coffee, and Goshen Coffee. The staff at Freddie’s Market provides superior service and goes out of their way to assist customers in finding what they need. Be sure to stop in Freddie’s Market, located at 9052 Big Bend Road at Rock Hill in Webster Groves, MO 63119 to support local and find freshly roasted coffee choices. You can also visit their web site at www.freddiesmarket.com or give them a call at 314-968-1914 to learn more.

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PARK AVENUE COFFEE Park Avenue Coffee has been serving the St. Louis area high quality coffee and baked goods for over Six years.

Specializing in St. Louis' "official dessert" Gooey Butter Cake and now with over 73 flavors. The original location in Historic Lafayette Square opened in 2006. The newest location is in Downtown St. Louis on 10th Street at Washington Avenue. Park Avenue Coffee has been named Best Coffee Shop and Best Gooey Butter Cake for 6 years in a row. The Gooey Butter Cake was featured on Food Network and Won "Best Gooey Butter Cake".

Park Avenue Coffee also ships their Gooey Butter Cakes World-Wide.

Park Avenue Coffee : 1919 Park Avenue, Lafayette Square, MO 63104, 314.621.4020 • 417 N. 10th Street, St. Louis, MO 63101, 314.231.5282. www.ParkAvenueCoffee.com.

StRiNgbEAN COFFEE COmPANy Peter Cohen's St. Louis-based Stringbean Coffee Company passionately, meticulously roasts the finest beans from around the world in small batches while advocating for the environment and building community.

Stringbean Coffee is available at City Music, Freddie’s Market, Greene’s Country Store, Holland Café and Meats, Kakao Chocolate (Maplewood), Kenrick’s Meats, Ladue Market, Local Harvest, Mannino’s Market, Maude’s Market, Parker’s Table, Windcrest Dairy Farm Store, Winslow’s Home, World’s Fair Emporium at The Porch.

Stringbean Coffee Co., www.stringbeans.net www.facebook.com/stringbeancoffeeco@StringbeanPete

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KUVA COFFEE COmPANy Established in 2003, Kuva Coffee Co. is a St. Louis, MO based importer, roaster, wholesaler and retailer of specialty coffees. We are dedicated to providing our customers with the finest and freshest Arabica coffee beans available on the world market. Our coffees are carefully chosen and hand roasted in small batches. We proudly feature Missouri Botanical Garden Conservation Coffee, direct relationship, Fair Trade Certified, Swiss Water Process decaffeinated, Estate & Single Origin coffees in an on-going committment to social, environmental and economic sustainability.Contact: Tim Drescher, 314-918-7030, 5231C Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110.

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Park Avenue Coffee, The Story...

by Dale Allen Schotte

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ost people in the coffee industry did not grow up saying, “When I grow up, I want to be in the coffee business.” My story is no different.

In February 2004, I was a computer network engineer and had been for 20 years. A dear friend decided to open a coffee shop in Lafayette Square, called Perk on the Park. She asked if I could help her find and install a Point of Sale system and to install wireless internet. I loved coffee; I had three different types of coffee makers as well as an espresso machine at home. I was always trying different coffees from regions around the world and thought it would be fun, so of course I agreed to help.

I helped with the Point of Sale system and the wireless internet, but my involvement did not stop there. I ended up helping her with her menu, pricing and I even helped pick out paint colors. I was hooked. I fell in love with the shop, the concept, and the idea of owning a coffee shop. I even told her that if she ever decided to sell the shop, to let me know.

Fast-forward 2 years. I got a phone call from her and learned that she was expecting a baby, her husband was going back to school full time and she wanted to sell the shop. I was still in the computer business and I was very interested, but I had a lot of thinking to do. Did I really want to give up a 22year career?

I convinced my sister, Marilyn Scull, who had been with a major pizza chain for 20 years, to help me with this endeavor. With her food service knowledge, and my passion for people and coffee, we opened Park Avenue Coffee on August 1st, 2006.

We started with two simple principles - good people serving good coffee. We quickly realized that a family favorite - our mother’s traditional

Marilyn Scull, Evelyn (mom) & Dale Allen Schotte gooey butter cake - would be a good addition to that mix. “Mom’s Traditional” quickly became over 70 flavors of gooey butter cake (and counting). With numerous “best of” accolades and local press, the news traveled fast. We now ship our gooey butter cakes to all 50 states and around the world.

We quickly outgrew the baking capacity of the coffee shop and we launched Ann & Allen Baking Company in 2009. The name comes from our middle names, Ann is Marilyn’s and Allen is mine.

In December of 2010, we were featured on Food Network’s® “Food Feuds”, winning “Best Gooey Butter Cake”.

We opened our second Park Avenue Coffee location in March 2011 in Downtown St. Louis and so the story continues.

I hope you enjoyed our story as much as we have enjoyed living it the last six and a half years. I want to thank all of our wonderful customers and amazing employees for making our story possible.

Dale Allen Schotte is the owner of Park Avenue Coffee. For more information please visit www.ParkAvenueCoffee.com, facebook.com/parkavenuecoffee, Twitter@ParkAveCoffee.

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Natural liviNg gift & Holiday guide Celebrate the season at bixby’s

For an intimate lunch with friends or an impressive venue for a family or corporate event, Bixby’s is the place. Experience sweeping views of Forest Park from the comfort of the Missouri History Museum’s second floor. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, Bixby’s is a distinctive lunch destination. Bixby’s also features a spectacular brunch every Sunday,10 a.m. to 2 p.m. And remember that Bixby’s After Hours is the premier choice for an elegant private event. Enjoy artfully prepared, locally inspired cuisine, crafted by Chef ‘de Cuisine Todd Lough. Contact Bixby’s at 314-361-7313 or visit bixbys-mohistory.com.

healthy Pet GiFts

Four Muddy Paws – The Healthy Pet Market offers great gift ideas for dogs and cats and the people that love them.

Specializing in Holistic and Raw nutrition, plus earth-friendly and natural products including hemp toys, organic catnip toys, recycled dog beds and duvets, collars and leads and more. Our Self Service Wash and Grooming are great gifts for the holiday as well.

New for this holiday are Environmentally Friendly Holiday Toys from West Paw. Made in the USA. They range from $10.00 to $16.00. Four Muddy Paws has two locations. 1711 Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104. (314)773-7297. In Illinois at 2127 S. State Route 157, Edwardsville, IL 62025. 618-692-4729. www.FourMuddyPaws.com.

sustainable GiFt GivinG

In this, our 7th Holiday season, Home Eco is pleased to offer a range of unusual, practical and must-have gift ideas to help you shower everyone on your list with planet-preferred, environmentally conscious goodies.

Choose from colorful hats and scarves knit with recycled cotton, puppy-print necklaces made of recycled glass, hemp wallets and much more. Looking for a green cookery gift? Guys love Lodge Cast Iron, especially the reversible griddle!

We specialize in Locally-made, American-made, Sustainable Products. Visit Home Eco at 4611 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109 in South St. Louis or call us at 314-351-2000. See our website for hours: www.home-eco.com

hand-etChed bookmark Curl up with a good book...mark.

Features original hand-etched scrimshaw on a recycled antique ivory piano key with genuine leather and handmade paper accents. Many other gift ideas from one of our area’s best known scrimshaw artist. Order at www.stonehollowstudio.com.

CeltiC For Good times

Llywelyn’s Pub is a true Celtic pub serving up Celtic /American fare & world-class spirits. If you're looking for a place to watch the next big game, we offer HD TV's, free Wi-Fi, and over 60+ domestic & craft beers to choose from.

Or hop aboard Llywelyn's trolley on your way to the sta-

dium or dome! Plus, enjoy outdoor seating, happy hour specials Sun-Fri and banquet areas for your next party.

Ready for a great time? Llywelyn's features Live Music every Friday and Saturday night highlighting St.Louis’s favorite local bands. With 5 convienent locations, you’re sure to find a pub near you. It's all at Llywelyn's Pub. Celtic for good times. www.llywelynspub.com.

sChlaFly Gear & beer

Wondering what to get your beer lover for the holidays? Looking to support local business this holiday season? If so, be sure to visit the Schlafly retail store at Schlafly Bottleworks for an expansive selection of holiday gifts. Whether you are looking for a hat, pint glass, t-shirt, or coasters to go with a case of Schlafly beer, you can find it all here. Put together a holiday beer bucket filled with Schlafly items and your beer lover’s favorite beer. Schlafly also has gift cards available which can be used in the retail shop, the restaurants, or for beer purchases. Stop in today to Schlafly Bottleworks located at 7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester) in Maplewood, MO 63143. Visit us at www.schlafly.com or call 314-241-2337.

For your holiday menu

Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? Need the perfect party appetizer or meal? Call The Art of Entertaining to order party trays, appetizers, salads, breakfast dishes, or a full dinner for the holidays. Low sodium and low calorie meals are also available which are ideal for the person on a special diet. You can also stop in to pick up ready to go breakfast, lunch, or dinner entrees. If you have not tried The Art of Entertaining before, stop in for the Monday Night Special, dinner for a family of four for only $25! Gift cards are great for coworkers, holiday gift exchanges, or anyone who loves to eat. The Art of Entertaining is located at 8796 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, MO 63119. You can visit them online at www.theaofe.com or call 314963-9899 for all your holiday food needs!

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The Blessing Basket Project® is proud to partner with Seeds of Blessing®. Seeds of Blessing is a direct marketing company formed exclusively to help women in the United States earn additional income by selling an exclusive line of Blessing Basket products. As American women sell these Blessing Basket products - they directly help the Artisans in the countries The Blessing Basket Project serves. This partnership creates a powerful circle of blessing felt around the world. Learn more by visiting www.seedsofblessing.com today.

Creativity For the soul Fine art, greeting cards, coloring book, jewelry and gifts are designed to bring the joy and wonder of flowers, mandalas and inspiring words to others. The art prints and greeting cards are meant to be framed and displayed in homes, offices, schools, spas, yoga studios, massage rooms, and places for health and healing. They bring beauty, inspiration and peace to those who view them. Created by artist, photographer and garden designer Linda Wiggen Kraft.

Available for sale or viewing online @ www.creativityforthesoul.etsy.com.

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unique Women’s Clothing

Kathy’s Pour Les Femmes is located in beautiful, historic downtown Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Kathy’s Pour Les Femmes specializes in unique, very wearable women’s clothing. A perfect blend of quality and style. In addition to clothing, Kathy’s features designer hand bags, jewelry

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from around the world, spa socks, and scarves.

Kathy’s Pour Les Femmes, clothing and accessories for the woman who is not afraid to be noticed! historiC ste. genevieve is a step baCk in time ~ With a taste from the vine.

Kathy’s Pour Les Femmes located at 70 S. 3rd Street (next to The Old Brick), Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670. Give them a call at 573-883-5886. more holiday listings on page 10

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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR WINE LOVER S !

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Gifts For Everyone On Your List!

Come browse our unique selection of new, used, hard-to-find, and rare books of all kinds!

Gift Certificates Available!

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December 1 & 2 Holiday Christmas Festival December 9 Le Réveillon French Colonial Christmas Celebration December 31 La Guignolée French Colonial New Year's Eve

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Natural liviNg gift & Holiday guide country christmas Walk

Ste. Genevieve, Mo will celebrate the holiday season in French Colonial style. The town will be decorated in festive colors and lights. The annual Holiday Christmas Festival will take place on December 1st and 2nd and will feature French, German and American Santa Clauses, parade, tree lighting, free photos with Santa in Lion’s Park and over 800 years of music to celebrate the season. Le Reveillon will take place on December 9 and celebrates the start of the holiday season with French customs, decorations, music and food of early French Christmas celebrations. Finally, December 31 the town will celebrate La Guignolee, the New Year’s Eve celebrated by the French for over 250 years. For more information regarding upcoming events, please contact the Welcome Center toll free at 800-373-7007 or visit www.visitstegen.com.

Road at Rock Hill in Webster Groves, MO 63119 or call 314-968-1914 to place your order today.

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Looking for great gifts for your favorite kids? You will feel good about giving them super-soft organic pajamas, cozy fleece jackets and hats, and fun, educational games. Verde Kids specializes in products made with January 11-13 the everyday needs of kids (up to 8 years old) and the “Funny & Fabulous” future of our lovely planet in -The Hollywood Reporter mind. We look for clothes made of organic cotton and toys made of renewable resources. Located in the Old Orchard Shopping Center with Starbucks Coffee, Verde Kids offers endless cute ways to go green this holiday season!

27 South Old Orchard, Webster Groves, 314-962January 29- February 10 KIDS(5437). www.verdestl.com.

hair care products, as well as luxury spa items, lip products and specialty baby and men’s lines, are all crafted according to our beliefs . . . to be kind to your skin, to the earth and kind to others. To learn more, visit us at 43 S. Old Orchard, Webster Groves or at kindsoap.com.

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from Cambodia are among hunAll Your dreds of products—from jewelry A gift of life and hope. Rajana turkeys, artisans party and clothing to tabletop and home trays, sandwiches, symbolically resurrect life from the Holiday Party Needs! décor—available at the non-profit salads, appetizers,

Flowers to the People is a full service, ecologically friendly flower shop committed to meeting and April 23- May 5exceeding all of your floral desires with style, afford“IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST!” -The New York Times ability and outstanding customer service. Stop by the store to browse our unique selection of cards and gifts –all made by local artists- or have a custom bouquet made from our fresh flower selection.You may also call ahead to place an order for pick up or May 24-26 delivery. Each arrangement is a one-of-a-kind work of art, suit® your preferences. Holiday 2011made Tony to Award Winner wreathsBest andMusical centerpieces are available for your Revival home or they make a wonderful gift! 2317 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118. 314-762-0422.

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December 8, 2012, 4 pm and 8 pm. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been Gift Certificates A m e r i c a ’s favorite holiday celebration for over 25 years.

Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. The spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Mannheim Steamroller. Don’t miss this ultimate holiday tradition from the #1 Christmas music artist in history! 314-534-1111 or MetroTix.com.

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damage of war. Handcrafted tree earrings Plowsharing Crafts stores. Staffed and •local wines PARTY TRAYS are made from one of the bomb primarily with volunteers, the sugarless Wine that many are perfect for March 13-24 •holiday SANDWICHES stores are a project of the St. Louis For people who enjoy wine but need to watch their casings still found acrossyour Cambodia. party 527 N.seeGrand 314-534-1111 MetroTix.com Mennonite Fellowship.

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•Purchase BAKED HAM Where Your Makes Difference! ourAline of Fair Trade gift items at Plowsharing the line of organic sugarless Let Freddie’s Crafts in Kirkwood, 137 W. Jefferson, 314-909wines from Vinos de la Cruz U City Loop: Mon-Thurs10-6, Sat.MORE! 10-5:30 • WINES & Market make yourFri. 10-8, makes an ideal holiday or host Kirkwood: Mon-Fri Sat. holiday meal planning stress free by doing the10-6, work for10-5:309401 or 6271 Delmar Blvd., 314-863-3723. gift. The Malbec, Cabernet Call stores information on holiday extended hours. you. This full service, family ownedformarket provides Be kind to your skin Sauvignon, Tennat and their customers with exceptional service and the fresh6271 Delmar Blvd.

• 314-863-3723 At KIND soap company we never settle for anysparkling white varieties are est, healthiest options to ensure you and your holiday www.plowsharing.org 137 W. Jefferson 314-909-9401 thing• less than all natural products. Kind’s products produced at a family vineyard guests are happy. Be sure to call early to order your are free of irritants, toxins and harsh chemicals. We in the South American counfresh turkey or boneless, honey glazed baked ham and are eco-conscious working to minimize the waste try of Uruguay. Through its all your other party food needs. Visit Freddie’s Market our products, packaging and practices have on the fermentation process, the yeast of the grapes cononline at www.freddiesmarket.com or search for them environment. Our bar and liquid soaps, shower gels, verts the sugar into alcohol without altering the on Facebook. You can also stop in at 9052 Big Bend

This holiday season show your appreciation with Schnucks Gift Cards!

May 28- June 9 They take the guesswork out of gift giving and are always appreciated. Gift Cards are perfect for family, friends, teachers, co-workers and anyone else who makes your life a little easier throughout the year. They show that you value quality from our fresh foods and flowers, to festive gift baskets and beverages.

It’s a gift the whole family can use. So when it means the most, come home to Schnucks for the holidays!

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The holidays are more festive with family, friends ® and coworkers when you celebrate at Llywelyn’s Pub! s Celtic and American fare s Craft beers! s Daily drink specials, 25+ draughts on tap s Live music Friday & Saturday nights s HDTV’s, free Wi-Fi, & outdoor dining s Event space for your holiday party!

A Llywelyn’s Holiday gift card makes the perfect gift!

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VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK

Eating Lightly is a collection of over 400 vegetarian and vegan recipes from friends of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. This is a cookbook with personality! Eight Missouri artists have contributed work to make Eating Lightly a visual feast as well. In addition to offering a wide range of vegetarian and vegan appetizers, soups, salads, breads, side dishes, entrees, and desserts, this collection notes which of its recipes are gluten-free.

Call 314-727-0600 or order online at www.moenviron.org/cookbook.asp.

WIld WREAThs

By Pat Tuholske. My wild wreaths are crafted from Ozark native grasses, wayside weeds, everlasting flowers, bark, lichen, seeds and cones.

PLANT SPIRIT WHEEL - A ring of plant wisdom entwined on a base of silver green-gray mugwort with accents of flowers, nuts, sprigs, barks, and seeds.

WAYSIDE WREATH - A warm blending of the colors of the changing season - golden yellow, mahogany, tawny brown, vivid orange. SACRED CIRCLE - Custom made to your intentions. YULETIDE WREATH - A hoop of evergreens to celebrate the winter solstice season. Details: 14” diameter priced $42 to $75. View photos and full descriptions at WillowRain herbalGoods.com.

something for that special person on your gift list or for those holiday visitors. Don’t forget to look at our locally raised pork, beef and chicken packages they make great Christmas gifts for those family members who love tasty and healthier meat. Greene’s Country Store & Feed, 8621 Hwy N, Lake St. Louis, MO. 636-5616637. www.greenescountrystore.com.

MERRY BOTANICAl TRAdITIONs

Come celebrate “Merry Botanical Traditions” at the Garden! The annual Gardenland Express holiday flower and train show returns to delight visitors of all ages with its animated G-scale model trains and hundreds of traditional holiday plants. Experience this seasonal delight Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Closes at 4

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p.m. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; closed Christmas Day. For more information visit: www.mobot.org or call 314-577-5100.

GIVE ThE GIFT OF BOOKs

Looking for a unique shopping experience filled with the unexpected? Come visit The Book House in Rock Hill ! A Victorian house literally packed with thousands of books of all kinds. New, used, rare, unusual, first editions, bargain books, art, history, literature, children’s books . . . Come with lots of time to browse 10 rooms of treasures! We do booksearches and special orders for new and out of print books. The Book House is not only a great place to shop but we believe in making the world a better place! A percentage of all sales support Second Chapter Center. For more information see our website www.bookhousestl.com. more holiday listings on page 12

sOMEThING FOR ThE BIRds

Bird Feeders, what a great gift for anyone on your Christmas list! We carry over 70 types of bird food and hundreds of bird feeders and houses and supplies.

Everyone loves to get a new bird feeder, especially Grandpa. Pick up some locally made soaps locally roasted coffees, mushroom logs, home made pies and canned goods.(Try the hot and spicy pickles) we have

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Resurrection Leaf Earrings A gift of life and hope. Rajana artisans symbolically resurrect life from the damage of war. Handcrafted tree earrings are made from one of the many bomb casings still found across Cambodia.

Where Your Purchase Makes A Difference!

U City Loop: Mon-Thurs10-6, Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-5:30 Kirkwood: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat. 10-5:30

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This Is A Nice Place To Shop For The Holidays!

SOMETHING FOR THE BIRDS & MORE! • Bird Feeders & Bird Feed • Bird Houses • Locally Made Soaps • Locally-Roasted Coffee • Mushroom Logs • Pet Items • Homemade Pies and Canned Goods • Locally-Raised Beef, Chicken & Pork Packages

Greene’s Country Store & Feed 8621 Hwy N, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367

636-561-6637

Gardenland Express

Holiday Flower & Train Show

November 21 through January 1, 2013 Come celebrate “Merry Botanical Traditions” at the Garden! The annual Gardenland Express holiday flower and train show returns to delight visitors of all ages with its animated G-scale model trains and hundreds of traditional holiday plants.

For more information visit: www.mobot.org Sponsorship support by: Central States Coca-Cola Bottling Company and CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

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Natural liviNg gift & Holiday guide THE GIFT OF SPA TREATMENTS

Treat the special people in your life to the gift of relaxation from Vitality Unlimited Spa in Webster Groves.

Vitality is a holistic spa that specializes in massage therapy, esthetics, nail care, hair removal, body treatments, and nutrition. Spoil your loved one with a Day of Pampering or choose from one of our many spa packages. Create certificates out of any one of our decadent spa services or a dollar amount-allowing your gift recipient to choose their spa service. Vitality also offers top of the line all-natural products. Shop in-spa or online at vitalityunlimitedspa.com for both retail and certificates!

ENJOY & GIVE GIFT OF YOGA

Are the holidays stressing you out? Enjoy or give the gift of yoga!

Yoga Six is an upscale studio offering heated and non-heated yoga classes for students of all levels. Buy a $50 Gift Card for $35 or a $100 Gift Card for $70.

Activate gift card on or before 3/31/13, offer expires 12/31/12. For more information visit yogasix.com. Yoga Six is located at 5724 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. To learn more, give them a call at 314-802-7447.

HEAlTHY FOOd CHOICES

Choice Saint Louis is now open to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner. We specialize in Organic, Gluten Free and Vegetarian meals.

Our healthy choices are cooked fresh daily. Let us cater and deliver your holiday delicacy. Rent our space for your party. Gift Cards and Gift Baskets complete your holiday shopping list.

Visit us at 7807 Clayton Road, 63117, 314-932-1230.

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THE GIFT OF MEdITATION

A Program Developed By Deepak Chopra, M.D. best selling author and leader in the holistic health field, has revived Primordial Sound Meditation. This ancient form of meditation uses mantras, or Primordial Sounds, which are selected for each individual. This simple mantra technique, which is practiced twice daily, allows our awareness to go beyond the activity of our mind to the stillness of our spirit. This process allows our bodies to gain the deep rest necessary to release stress and fatigue. The result can be improved health, more satisfying relationships, increased creativity, and renewed enthusiasm for life. GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE. For more information about group or individual classes, call, email or visit online. (800) 7961144 • Shirlstoll@charter.net • www.meditationconnect.com

Give the Gift of Relaxation!

Spa Gift Certificates Available In-Spa or Online

Massage • Facials • Nail Care • And More!

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL Give the gift of yoga this holiday season!

For the entire month of December enjoy:

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Great Holiday Selections

SEARCH FOR FREDDIE’S MARKET ON FACEBOOK!

We Have All Your Holiday Party Needs!

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Holiday Selections at Freddies Market Boneless, Honey Glazed Baked Ham, Call Early To Order Your

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We Have Your Holiday Party Needs: Party Trays, Sandwiches & More!

WE HAVE ORGANIC: Coffee, Cereal, Flour, Salad Dressings, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Vegetable Oils, Juices, Canned Vegetables, Soups, Pasta Sauce, Rice, Baby Food, Produce, Eggs, Milk, Wine, Beer Meats & More! We Have Eco-Friendly Reusable Grocery Bags, Too!

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has been experimenting with various plant companionships over the years, and her presentations go way beyond the usual suggestions. Edible landscaping is another passion of hers, and she will show many interesting combinations to make it easy and beautiful to “eat your yard”.

Terry Durham, Elderberries for Life, Hartsburg, MO. Terry is a pioneer in the relatively new field of growing elderberries and producing health-giving elixirs, jellies and juices. Due largely to his efforts, this is a fast-growing farm industry in Missouri. Terry has become an expert in propagating and growing several varieties of elderberry on his Hartsburg farm,

he Missouri Organic Convention leads the nation in opportunities for hands-on learning about growing and eating organic. Right here in our home state, nationally-renowned speakers speak on topics that are on the cutting edge of food issues. The 2013 convention will take place in Springfield, MO on February 7-9, 2013.

At the 2012 conference, Jeffrey Smith, a highly respected anti-GMO speaker, opened the eyes of hundreds of participants as he named study after study which has proven that severe harm can result from eating foods with genetically modified ingredients. The year before, Randall Agrella of Baker Creek Seeds presented a workshop that enabled participants to get their hands dirty (literally) as they mashed up tomato pulp and extracted the seeds. It speaks volumes about the dedication of MOA members that all the people who attended that workshop were mesmerized to see tomato pulp with just the right kind of mold on it to make the seeds viable.

Many of the speakers and vendors at this popular annual conference call the region home, and their topics should be dear to the hearts of many local farmers, gardeners and entrepreneurs. A few examples of the thirty-three scheduled world-class speakers are: Randall Agrella teaches a class on seed saving at the 2012 conference.

Cindy Bousman of Evening Shade Farms, Osceola, MO. Cindy has lived on the as well as helping others to grow their own elderberfarm for more than 30 years. Members of her family ry businesses. have been good stewards of their land, and are deeply Janet Hurst, Hermann, MO. Like many farms in committed to sound environmental practices because the Ozarks, goats have been a “part of things” on they know nature holds many answers to healing.

Janet’s farm. Making cheese is a great way to use the resulting goat milk. Janet’s cheese-making workshops Penny Frazier, Wild Crops Farm, Salem, MO. are always well-attended and heartily enjoyed.

The Fraziers work exclusively with certified organic Participants are enabled to put cheese-making to good wild harvested forest products. They have developed use on their own farms or in their urban kitchens. a number of social and environmental theories which You do not have to be certified organic to attend, support their mission to “create a demand for a wild nor do you have to be a farmer. Great care is taken by product in order to create a demand for wilderness”. the board of MOA to ensure that there are speakers Penny and her husband, George, do demonstrations of and workshops for everyone. a distillation process for essential oils they designed, What do all the members of MOA have in comand teach about wild products. mon? They share a love for Mother Earth and creative Nancy Smith, Herbal Comfort, Doniphan, MO. ideas to preserve biodiversity.

The author of this article has spent over 40 years To learn more, see the MOA ad on page 15 this growing herbs, flowers and vegetables organically. In issue of The Healthy Planet magazine. fact, she doesn’t know any other way of growing. She

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Holiday Catering Celebrate with Local Harvest.

Enjoy the best seasonal bounty that Missouri and Illinois have to offer, and share the harvest with your family and friends.

Turkeys Holiday Meats Platters Sides Starters Sweets Contact our catering manager at 314-241-3196 or e-mail catering@localharvestcafe.com. www.localharvestcafe.com

Hand-made local gifts Give a local gift basket with artisanal, hand-made cheeses, salumi, and specialty foods or local soaps and bath products. Visit our new grocery store in Kirkwood for a unique selection of holiday gifts.

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Ffresh R E S H fare FARE Healthy Appetizers For Your Holiday Gathering

by Kari Hartel, RD, LD Program Coordinator, Cooking Matters, Operation Food Search

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s we gather together with loved ones to celebrate the holidays, there is no doubt that an abundance of decadent, tasty foods will be at the forefront. But with so many tempting treats around, it’s easy to go overboard and overindulge. And since the majority of celebratory foods are high in fat and sugar, the calories can add up quickly. You might be thinking, “It’s just one day, can it really make that much of a difference in my weight and my health?” The problem is that most people don’t overindulge for just one day—they turn the time between Thanksgiving and the New Year holiday into a more-than-month-long eating frenzy (all those leftovers, all those treats!). But don’t worry; we’ve got ideas for healthy ways to enjoy the holidays.

A Few Tips to Help You Enjoy Festive Finger Foods in a Healthy Way Prepare a healthy appetizer yourself and bring it to the party. This will ensure that you have a light option available. If you’re hosting, try to provide at least one lower-calorie, nutritious option, such as fruit or veggie tray.

Always use a small plate when eating appetizers. If you linger around the hors d’oeuvres, you’re more likely to keep taking bites until you’re stuffed. Stick to one plate of your favorites and spend the rest of the time mingling with other guests or offering to help the host.

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Try to avoid eating too much dip.

Most dips are notoriously high in calories and fat, and all too often people serve themselves way too much. A typical serving size for most dips is only about two tablespoons. That’s equivalent to the size of two thumbs.

Anything fried or covered in cheese is going to be a calorie bomb. If you must have it, have a small amount and fill the rest of your appetizer plate with lighter fare.

Some Light Appetizer Options You generally can’t go wrong with fruit or veggie trays. These foods are packed with nutrients but are low in calories. Just be careful not to use too much dip. You could also serve the fruit with a low-fat yogurt dip and the veggies with a light ranch dip (you could make your own using fat-free Greek yogurt and herbs and spices) instead of the full-fat version.

Low-Fat Lox – smoked salmon is a protein powerhouse loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fats. Top some whole-grain crackers with reducedfat cream cheese and smoked salmon and you’ve got an elegant yet light appetizer.

Vegetable and Reduced-Fat Cheese Skewers – assemble cherry tomatoes and lower-fat cheese cubes on little skewers for a fun, healthy snack.

Shrimp cocktail is always a lean, proteinpacked option. To cut the calories further, make your own cocktail sauce using less sugar.

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Three Quick Tips Help Maintain Sugar Levels During Holiday Eating

by Libby Quigley, RD As a registered dietitian, I know it’s hard to enjoy holiday buffets, grazing, and dinners when you’re watching sugar levels.

Here are three quick tips that can help anyone eat more healthfully during this holiday season: REDo THE faMiLy favoRiTES For example; make cranberry relish or holiday pie with a sugar alternative. There’s at least one such product—all natural—that can be used in all types of cooking, hot and cold, without spiking glycemic blood sugar levels. It’s called Valta™ SugarBlend.

go nuTS for good Health Almonds used to get all the accolades in the nut family. Now research shows that nuts of all kinds are some of nature's top sources of disease-fighting antioxidants, protein, fiber, and mono- and polyunsaturated oils.

Need evidence? Data from the University of Toronto show that replacing 50 grams of carbs (about a muffin's worth) in your diet with 2.5 ounces of nuts each day helps control blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes. Mice that ate a walnut-rich diet (the equivalent of 2 ounces daily in humans) were half as likely to develop breast cancer as those that didn't eat nuts, according to another study. And when researchers recently pooled the results of 25 clinical trials, they found that eating 2.4 ounces of any kind of nuts a day

WaTcH SERving SizES You can enjoy just one medium slice of pecan pie (equaling about 63 carbs) OR the get the same number of carbs in 1/2 cup of stuffing + 1/2 cup of green beans + 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, a few slices of turkey with a little gravy (even beef or ham), and salad with a little dressing.

Don’T Skip MEaLS Make sure you eat your normal healthy breakfast.

Breakfast is the most important meal for maintaining your sugar level and metabolism. Remember, a betweenmeal snack can provide a boost before meal-time.

Start with a few simple steps like these. You’ll be able to appreciate the joy of the holidays AND enjoy your favorite seasonal foods.

Elizabeth Quigley R.D. has been a registered dietitian since 1997 and is a consultant to Valta™ SugarBlend, the all-natural alternative to sugar. lowered " bad" LDL cholesterol by up to 7 percent and total cholesterol by up to 5 percent. Other studies have shown that people who eat several servings of nuts a week slash their cardiovascular risks by up to 74 percent, compared with those who eat nuts less than once a week.

If you're worried about nuts' high fat content, don't be. Women who consumed two or more nut servings per week had a slightly lower risk of obesity than those who ate nuts less frequently or not at all, the long-running Nurses' Health Study from the Harvard School of Public Health recently discovered.

"Nuts increase satiety," explains Joan Salge Blake, a registered dietitian and clinical associate professor in nutrition at Boston University. "That helps your meals go a little longer, so you don't snack as often."

Just don't eat too many. Stick to a daily serving — enough to fill only the palm of your hand.

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Whenever we are stressed, we deplete essential vitamins B and C, which can in turn bring our immune system down and then we open the door for illness. So, there are several options in the vitamin/herbal world that can help you through this time.

• B vitamins – Very important. I recommend a B-Complex (at least 50 mg.) per day.

Check to see if your multi-vitamin contains the proper amounts.

• L-Theanine – This amino acid balances cortisol levels, thereby reducing stress. It makes you feel calmer and as a bonus, helps you to focus and stay on task.

• Lavender – This wonderful flower can either be used as an essential oil or taken by capsule to reduce your tension and stress. I find the oil to be much more relaxing and more useful at bedtime and the capsule is great for daytime use. It just reduces tension and stress.

• Kava Kava – This is great to relax the mind and body and promote restful sleep. This is usually the strongest of the nervine herbs, so

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Natural help for holiday StreSS always try it in the evening, when you are not going to be driving. Some people can take this twice per day, but you must make sure it does not make you sleepy.

• Valerian Root – This natural sedative is primarily used for sleep. However, it is also effective for anxiety, nervousness, hysteria or any other form of stress. It also makes a great muscle relaxer. It is non-addictive and very safe.

• Chamomile, Hops and Holy Basil are also good remedies for relieving stress.

Massages and hot baths are another way to relax and deal with stress. Just be sure to keep taking a multi-vitamin as insurance for your body.

Hope your holidays are great!

This herb information is for health education purposes only. It is not intended to replace the services of licensed health practitioners. Consult with a physician for any condition that requires professional care.

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We Need Fuel – Good Nutrition – in Order to Function and Enjoy Life

By Noel Jensen, L.AC

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hat happens when your car runs out of gas? It stops working, right? It obviously needs fuel to function. The same is true of our bodies. We need fuel – good nutrition – in order to function and enjoy life. And not just the macro nutrients – carbs, fats, and protein – but the micro nutrients – vitamins and minerals – are essential to every organ and process in the body. They are the building blocks of life; without them our cells do not function properly.

Our reproductive capacity is dramatically affected by nutrition.

Our bodies simply cannot enjoy ~ Chinese sex and reproduction without the proper nutrition. Following is a list of some of the most essential fertility-supporting vitamins, minerals and nutrients: Vitamin A is vital to many different parts of the reproductive cycle.

B-Vitamins in general are crucial in the transmission of nervous impulses and good circulation.

Vitamin B-6 is considered by many to be the most important of the B vitamins because of its role in hormone production.

Folic acid has been shown to increase sperm quality and number. It also decreases the incidence of neural-tube defects in a fetus.

Vitamin B12 improves fertility and helps the baby develop normally during pregnancy.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant and has been shown to increase fertility when

given to both men and women.

Vitamin C, another powerful antioxidant, is important for the synthesis of hormones.

Magnesium is important for the production of hormones and neurotransmitters.

Iodine is used throughout the body. Iodine deficiency may contribute to menstrual irregularities, decreased sex drive, miscarriage, failure to ovulate, and premature childbirth.

Selenium is imperative for healthy gamete production. It also offers protection from damaging free radicals during the process of cell division.

Zinc, the most widely studied proverb nutrient in terms of fertility for both men and women, is an essential component of genetic material. In men, it is needed to make the outer layer and tail of the sperm.

Essential Fatty Acids have a profound effect on every system of the body, including the reproductive system, and are crucial for healthy hormone functioning.

Vitamin D influences virtually every cell in your body. It has been positively linked to health conditions ranging from cancer to heart disease and may significantly boost fertility in both men and women.

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by Kathleen Logan Smith The Missouri Rural Crisis Center reports that Executive Director; Missouri Coalition For The Environment since 1985, Missouri has lost nearly 90% of its www.moeniron.org hog producers. Nationally we’ve lost 82%. In the same period, the retail price of pork has increased 100% from $1.71/pound to $3.43. In the same period, a hog producers’ share of the retail dollar has decreased 32% to 33 cents. With fewer farmers and fewer dollars and the same amount of pork, Wall Street is collecting the profits while businesses lie empty on Main Street in rural counties across our state.

Homesteads sit vacant. Big Pig has no use for the local hardware store, the diner, the barber, the movie theater, the grocery, or the church.

Food and Water Watch has released a report ongress has made it to December documenting these economic impacts. “The and has yet (as of this writing) to Economic Cost of Food Monopolies” pass a federal 2012 Farm Bill (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/thewhich is the legislation that economic-cost-of-food-monopolies/) tracks corimpacts what food is grown, how its grown, and porate consolidation in our food system. The what we eat. The Senate has a version and so report notes the economic benefits of independoes the House. Both cut deeply into programs. dent farmers: “communities with more medium Both contain generous benefits for crop insur- and smaller-sized farms have more shared prosance, revenue insurance, and insurance compa- perity including higher incomes, lower unemnies. Neither makes soil and water conservation ployment and lower income inequality than a priority. In fact, conservacommunities with larger tion programs are on the farms tied to often-distant St. Louis is fortunate chopping block again. And agribusinesses.” most troublesome, to have a number of outlets When you buy from our Congress has yet to require where you can buy from local producers, whether recipients of farm insurance you buy Heritage Farms farmers including the subsidies to meet basic conpork, Missouri Grass Fed local-centric groceries servation standards in Beef in DeSoto, or bison exchange for their subsilike Local Harvest and from Crown Valley in Ste. dies. the Schlafly winter farmer’s Genevieve, you are keeping Conservation measures your dollars on Missouri market in Maplewood. protect soil and water qualiMain Streets- and that’s ty and act as a countergood for our economy and weight to economic incentives for farming prac- our environment. St. Louis is fortunate to have a tices that scar the land and pollute water. number of outlets where you can buy from farmFarmers should not get a free pass on common ers including the local-centric groceries like sense conservation. If you watched filmmaker Local Harvest and the Schlafly winter farmers Ken Burns’ documentary November 18th on the market in Maplewood (open next on 12/22).

Dust Bowl, you’ll know why aligning incentives You can do your part for our economy. Call to plow, plant and farm any way, anywhere, any- your Senators and Congressmen and tell them how while simultaneously cutting conservation how you feel about your food system and then programs makes no sense. vote with your fork every day.

Risking the health of our farmland undermines our security like no invading army could.

Will it take clouds of western dust raining down in D.C. to convince Congress? I have a faint hope that Congress will correct its oversight before millions of taxpayer dollars fuel the next Dust Bowl. Since both the House and Senate bills cut conservation while providing ever more lavish incentives for farmers to farm any way, anywhere, anyhow, Congress should start over fresh in the new Congress with a new Farm Bill focused on fiscal and environmental responsibility.

While the Dust Bowl gutted the Great Plains in the past century, another man-made disaster has shattered the economy of rural Missouri in recent times. Two decades ago Missouri pork farmers sold their hogs at open, competitive markets. Nearly every county had a market. And Missouri had more hog farmers. Today, many markets are shuttered entirely and those markets that remain are controlled by four global meatoffer expires 1-5-13

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by Linda Wiggen Kraft

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f gardens could talk, they might have holiday wish lists too. Most of these gifts don’t cost money - just time, attention and a change in perspective. Isn’t this what we all want from those we love. Here are the things gardens would like, from their perspective.

Know Me For What i am. I am more than beautiful decoration. I am a piece of mother earth, that nurtures and sustains life. Please let me fulfill that role. Let me grow beauty that feeds your soul, but at the same time honors the eco-system I am part of. Let me grow food that feeds humans, birds, bees, insects, microorganisms and the soil itself. invite My Friends into My Home & Nurture them. A garden is not plants alone. It is the soil, that which lives in the soil, the insects that pollinate, the birds that sing, the humans who enjoy and take care, the sun, the moon, the winds, and all the parts that make up a garden. This village of life works together. Know me for all my parts and invite us all into the garden home.

Some of my dearest friends are those that have lived in this part of the world the longest.

These native friends are the plants, insects and birds that have grown up together over eons of times. They nurture and depend on each other for survival. You don’t just plant a native plant, the

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Break Bad Habits, Keep us all Healthy.

Humans need healthy food, so do gardens. Junk foods for gardens are the chemicals that are toxic for not only garden pests, but are also toxic for all life. The garden junk food addiction is really just a bad habit that can be broken. Often lawns are the worst addicts. Lawns and all parts of a garden can be cared for organically. As a gift to me, spend the winter months learning how to nurture and feed all parts of a garden with mulches, composts, organic fertilizers, earth friendly organic pesticides and sustainable ways of gardening. love Me & let Me love you. I am here to bring beauty and food that nurtures body and soul. My hope is that your heart will be opened when you spend time within my garden space. My soil absorbs your joys and sorrows, helping you on your journey in life. I am here to be a companion. The love I feel from you nurtures all the life inside and beyond the garden walls and helps all gardens grow. The poet Kahlil Gibran says it best: “Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play in your hair.”

Linda Wiggen Kraft is a landscape designer, mandala artist, photographer and meditation teacher. Her work can be seen on her website and blog: www.CreativityForTheSoul.com.

by dark blue fruit in late fall into winter. s leaves and temEvergreen plants are always desirperatures drop in able for winter gardens. In addition to autumn, gardens American holly, Eastern red cedar take on a new look.

(Juniperus virginiana) and giant cane Many gardens are designed (Arundinaria gigantea) provide solid for warmer seasons with flowcover for birds in winter. Giant cane, a ers, foliage and fruit in mind. native bamboo, spreads quickly by Yet the essence of a great garunderground runners. A few woodland den is one with year-round sedges offer green foliage in winter, structure and interest, espespecifically oak sedge (Carex albicially in the fourth and often cans) and cedar sedge (C. eburnea). overlooked winter season.

Another woodland plant, Christmas Native plants with winter fern (Polystichum arcostichoides), can Winterberry interest in the form of intrigube seen through the end of January. ing branching structure, colorful berries and attrac- Even some of the native alum root (Heuchera spp.) tive seedheads are also essential for a healthy habitat have ground-hugging foliage that remains green in garden. Visual interest includes not only plants, stone all but the coldest of winters. and garden structure but also the color and animation Later in winter, around February, the fragrant of our winter bird population. Look out your win- yellow flowers of witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) dow. What do you see? Perhaps a better question open and tease us with the anticipation of spring. would be: What don’t you see? Consider where there This small tree is an important early source of pollen are missed opportunities for adding plants and struc- for insects that brave warm winter days to forage.

Don’t be so quick to deadhead and clean up the ture that offer opportunities to see the beauty of wingarden in late fall. Seed heads and dead foliage of ter.

Many native plants add both winter interest and native grasses and perennials are critical habitat for winter bird habitat. Consider, for example, plants birds, overwintering insects (butterflies!) and small that offer ripe fruit at this time of year. Perhaps the mammals, offering food and shelter. The colors of best known are the hollies: evergreen American holly these dormant plants, tones of tan, orange, gray and (Ilex opaca), winterberry (I. verticillata) and decidu- brown, soften the winter garden.

Winter allows gardeners the opportunity to sit ous holly (I. decidua). In late fall brilliant red berries ripen along their branches. Note that only female back, appreciate what the winter garden offers and to holly plants bear fruit so it is necessary to plant one reflect not only on the past year in the garden but male plant in close proximity to ensure fruit produc- also to anticipate what might make the garden even tion. Hawthorns are small to medium trees with better next year. Relax now, peruse garden catalogs bright red berries that also ripen in fall. There are and by spring you will no doubt have a list of new about fifty naturally occurring species in Missouri, plants and ideas for the new year.

This column is written in collaboration with one of which is our state flower. One in particular is green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) that has attractive Shaw Nature Reserve (Missouri Botanical Garden) white flowers followed by bright red fruit but also in partnership with the Missouri Department of beautiful mottled cinnamon, grey and olive green Conservation. Visit the Whitmire Wildflower Garden bark, a plus for winter interest. Beautyberry (at Shaw Nature Reserve), a 5-acre display garden, (Callicarpa americana), aptly named for its uniquely for ideas on native plant landscaping. Native plant colored amethyst berries, is a 4-5 ft. shrub with fruit conservation and the promotion of native plants in that lasts through December. Our native Viburnums our landscapes is vital to restoring the rich biodiverare large shrubs with white flower clusters followed sity of our region.

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing...

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Whether it’s the bell-ringers collecting donations outside stores, an elementary school’s holiday program, or just humming your favorite carols as you dash from errand to errand, this time of year is filled with sounds. Whether sacred or secular, the music of the season provides a soundtrack for our memories (well, maybe not that version of dogs barking to “Jingle Bells,” but that’s just my opinion…..). As I assembled the ARTful Happenings calendar, I was overwhelmed by the number of musical events celebrating this wonderful time of year. Being sensitive to the strain that holiday shopping can place upon a family’s entertainment budget, I couldn’t help but notice that many of the performances this month are very reasonably priced. And don’t worry even if your budget is really tight after holiday purchases: there are plenty of absolutely free performances to provide you with some joyful sounds----enough, in fact, that you

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December 1-29 OBJECTS WASTING SPACE BEAUTIFULLY 3-D works by 8 artists; PHD Gallery, 2300 Cherokee; for info, 314-664-6644 or visit www.phdstl.com.

December 3-30 MATT HIRSCHFELD Reception, Dec. 7, 5-8 p.m.; University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar; 314-727-3150 or www.matthirschfeld.com.

December 4 GENERATIONS FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY STUDENT EXHIBITION Fairview Intermediate School, 7053 Emma Ave., Jennings; 862-2933 www.oasisnet.org/Programs/Generations.aspx.

December 6-9 HOLIDAY ROOMS IN BLOOM Exceptional exhibition of fresh floral works by area designers; Historic Samuel Cupples House on St. Louis University campus; 314-977-2666 or visit http://cupples.slu.edu.

Through December 15 PABLO HELGUERA: NEGATIVE ARCHEOLOGY Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, 8342 Big Bend; 314-968-7957.

Through December 16 PATRICK GRAHAM: THIRTY YEARS MOCRA on St. Louis University campus; for info, call 314977-7171 or visit www.slu.edu/mocra.

December 21 - January 24 BEYOND THE LENS VII Opening reception, 6-8 p.m.; Framations Gallery; 218 N. Main in St. Charles; 636-724-8313 www.framations.com December 21-February 1 WATERCOLOR II: PAPER & PIGMENT GROUP 4 AWARD WINNERS: FIBER TWENTYTEN LIZ LEE: NEW LEAF SERIES Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main in St. Charles; 636-2550270, call visit www.foundryartcentre.org.

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Through January 1 GLASS ORNAMENT DISPLAY Floating cascades of handmade ornaments, for sale @ $20 each; Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar; for info, call 314-7251177 or visit www.craftalliance.org.

Through January 2 HOLIDAY WREATH DISPLAY & AUCTION Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw; $8 adults; $4 city/county residents; 314-577-5100;www.mobot.org.

November 30-December 15 THE DIVINE SISTER Adult theatre, presented by Hot City Theatre, Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand; for info, visit www.hotcitytheatre.org.

December 2, 5-9 PLAY: “YOURS, ANNE” Stage III, 470 E. Lockwood; $12, $6 seniors; 314-968-7128.

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ARTful Living St. Louis Area Fine Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Arts Editor may find it hard to make choices. So many performances; so little time!!

The month begins with a free opera performance by Union Avenue Opera. Think kids don’t enjoy opera?

Take your younger set to “The Mini Ring” at 1 p.m. on December 1—they’ll love it! Find out more at www.unionavenueopera.org.

Webster University presents its “Gift to the City” on December 2 with a free holiday concert at 2 p.m. in the beautiful Christ Church Cathedral downtown on 1201 Locust. No reservations are needed, but you’ll want to arrive early as this concert usually fills the pews.

The Saint Louis Art Museum presents “Sacred Music from the Time of Barocci” at 7 p.m. on December 7. This live performance is free but advance tickets are required. Call 314-721-0072 or visit www.slam.org.

For a slightly different twist on familiar favorites, attend “Follow That Star: A Jazz Nativity” at First

Congregational United Church of Christ on Lockwood and Elm in Webster Groves, featuring jazz singer Kim Massie. There are performances at 3 and 7 p.m. on December 8, and again at 7 p.m. on December 9. No admission charge, but a free-will offering will benefit the Joplin Tornado Relief efforts and St. Louis Backstoppers, so please be generous.

Town and Country Symphony Orchestra presents an outstanding holiday concert on December 23.

Plan to arrive early for a seat at the 2:30 p.m. performance at Ridgway Auditorium at The Principia, 13201 Clayton. Again, admission is free, so bring the entire family for a holiday treat. Find more info at www.tcsomo.org.

I’ll admit that these next two are not musical, but definitely an integral part of the holiday season, but definitely can fit into anyone’s budget: “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a beloved holiday classic that comes to life as a live, 1940’s radio broadcast on December 7 at St. Louis Community College in

ARTful Happenings December 1 CHEROKEE PRINT LEAGUE’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE Showcasing local, regional and national artists at various galleries, shops on Cherokee Street; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; http://cherokeeprintleague.wordpress.com.

December 1-8 MAKE-A-GIFT WORKSHOPS Tuition varies; Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar; for info, call 314-725-1177 or visit www.craftalliance.org.

December 1 THE MINI RING Free children’s opera presented by Union Avenue Opera, 1 p.m.; 733 Union Blvd., 314-361-2881 or www.unionavenueopera.org.

December 1 RUSSIAN GUITARIST VLADIMIR GORBACH Presented by St. Louis Guitar Society; 8 p.m.; Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton;314-567-5566 www.guitarstlouis.net.

December 1 BIG RED BOX SALE Original, handmade gift items; Foundry Art Centre, 420 N. Main in St. Charles; 636-255-0270; www.foundryartcentre.org.

December 2, 9, 16, 23 FAMILY SUNDAY: THE GOLDEN AGE Free fun activites; 1-4 p.m.; St. Louis Art Museum; for info, call 314-721-0072 or visit www.slam.org.

December 2 WINTER CONCERT: SALUTE TO PERCY GRAINER 3 p.m.; Meramec Theatre, St. Louis Community College, 11333 Big Bend; for info, call 314-984-7639.

December 2 WEBSTER PRESENTS: A GIFT TO THE CITY Free concert, 2 p.m.; Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street, downtown St. Louis.

December 2 BACH SOCIETY: CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT CONCERT 7:30pm; Powell Hall; 314-652-BACH or www.bachsociety.org.

December 3 WEBSTER JAZZ SINGERS 7 p.m.; $3; Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood.

December 5 CERAMICS SALE Shop for great gifts by art major students; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Lobby, St. Louis Community College at Wildwood; for info, call 636-422-2241 or visit www.stlcc.edu.

December 5 STROLLER TOURS (9-10 a.m.)

MORNING PLAY DATES (10-11 a.m.)

For toddlers, and 2-5 yr. olds, respectively; free; coffee & pastries; Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington; for info, visit www.camstl.org.

December 6 4th ANNUAL HOLIDAY ETSY SALE Over 40 local artists & artisans; 6-9 p.m.; Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington; www.camstl.org.

December 7-9 THE LITTLE DANCER: 3D COCA Family Theatre, 524 Trinity; for info, call 314-5614868 or visit www.cocastl.org.

December 7 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Doors open at 6:40 p.m.; Multi-purpose Room at St. Louis Community College at Wildwood; free; please bring a canned good for Circle of Concern or new toy for Santa’s Helpers charities; 422-2241 or visit www.stlcc.edu.

December 7 SACRED MUSIC FROM THE TIME OF BAROCCI The Kingsbury Ensemble; 7 p.m.; free but tickets required; St. Louis Art Museum; 314-721-0072 or visit www.slam.org.

December 7, 8, 14, 15 STUPEFY! THE 90-MINUTE HARRY POTTER Presented by Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre; Emerson Black Box Theatre, J.Schneidegger Performing Arts Center on Lindenwood U. campus; $15; for info, call 314-361-5665.

December 7-9 THE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY: SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Touhill Center for Performing Arts on UMSL campus; for info, call 314-516-4949 or visit www.touhill.org.

December 7-9 A HOLIDAY CABARET Presented by Dramatic License Productions; ARTropolis in Chesterfield Mall; www.dramaticlicenseproductions.org.

December 8-9 LYON SCHOOL STUDIO SALE Works by artist Julie Wiegand; 4588 Lyon School Road; for info, visit www.juliewiegand.com.

December 8-9 FOLLOW THAT STAR: A JAZZ NATIVITY Concert featuring Kim Massie; free, free-will offering to benefit Joplin Tornado Relief and St. Louis Backstoppers; 3 & 7 p.m.; First Congregational United Church of Christ, 10 Lockwood for info, call 314-918-2601.

December 9 HOLIDAY CONCERT 3 p.m.; Meramec Theatre, St. Louis Community College, 11333 Big Bend; for info, call 314-984-7639.

December 9 CREOLE CHRISTMAS CONCERT Preservation Hall Jazz Bank; 7:30 p.m.; The Sheldon; Washington; 314-534-1111 or visit www.thesheldon.org.

December 9 WEBSTER PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 7 p.m.; $3; Community Music School, 535 Garden Avenue.

December 13 CANVASES & COCKTAILS Adults can create a work of art in one night, 6-8 p.m.; $35 includes project materials; Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main in St. Charles; 636-255-0270, www.foundryartcentre.org.

December 14-23 FILM SERIES: CLINT EASTWOOD WESTERNS Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood; $6 admission; for info, visit www.webster.edu/filmseries.

December 14-15 THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER Performed by Y-Rep Kids, $8; West County YMCA, 16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield; for info, call 636-532-6515.

December 14-15 GATEWAY MEN’S CHORUS: HOLIDAY! Featuring guest artist Cantor Seth Warner; tickets $25; 560 Music Center at 560 Trinity Avenue; www.GMCstl.org.

23 Wildwood. Doors open at 6:40 p.m. for the 7 p.m. performance in the Multipurpose Room. There’s plenty of parking and the performance is free, but please bring a canned good (or maybe several) for the Circle of Concern or a new unwrapped toy for Santa’s Helpers to share with needy children. You’ll make someone’s holiday a bit brighter. Details at www.stlcc.edu or call 636-422-2241.

Or you might like to enjoy the original film “It’s a Wonderful Life” on the big screen at Moore Auditorium, 470 Lockwood Avenue, on December 24 and 25. It’s a free screening provided by the film department of Webster University. Visit www.webster.edu/filmseries for details.

On December 29, the Saint Louis Art Museum presents “Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition.” The event is family-friendly, and will include African music, too. The event is free, open to the public and begins at 7 p.m.

Scan the ARTful Happenings for even more of the area’s holiday performances. Select a few, invite friends or family, and create a holiday experience.

Because, after all, that’s what the holidays---whatever holidays you celebrate---are all about. It’s the experiences that stay with us as memories and become the stories we like to share (“Remember when we…….”).

I hope that this is the year you create some of your very own ARTful, art-filled memories. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-lala-la!!”

December 14-16, 19-23 ST. LOUIS BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER Touhill Center for Performing Arts on UMSL campus; for info, call 314-516-4949 or visit www.touhill.org.

December 15 FRAME OF REFERENCE Members of St. Louis community discuss works featured in Progress of Love; 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, 3716 Washington; www.pulitzerarts.org.

December 15 GEORGE LEWIS & MARINA ROSENFELD PRESENT “SOUR MASH” Original musical piece; $20; concert at 8 p.m.; Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington; camstl.org/newmusic.

December 15-16 CHRISTMAS AT THE CATHEDRAL Performance by St. Louis Archdiocesan Choirs & Orchestra; 8 p.m. & 2 p.m. respectively; Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, 4431 Lindell; 314-533-7662 or www.CathedralConcerts.org.

December 15-16 THE NUTCRACKER Performed by Alexandra Ballet, Purser Center at Logan College of Chiropractic; www.chesterfieldarts.org.

December 20 CAM NIGHTS Add a little sophistication to your nightlife with art, music and more; 6- 9 p.m.; music by So Many Dynamos; $5 plus cash bar and food truck; Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington; for info, visit www.camstl.org.

December 21 PUPPET GUILD HOLIDAY PARTY 7p.m., Carousel House in Faust Park; www.puppetguild.org.

December 21 THIRD FRIDAY OPEN HOUSE Hot glass demos, live music by Rosewood, Third Degree Glass Factory, 5200 Delmar; 314-367-4527 or visit www.stlglass.com.

December 22 THE WORLD DIDN’T END IMPROV SHOW Hilarious tribute to the holidays; $5; 7:30 p.m.; West County YMCA, 16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield; 636-5326515.

December 23 TOWN & COUNTRY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Free; 2:30 pm; The Principia, Ridgway Auditorium, 13201 Clayton; 314-330-3457 or visit www.tcsomo.org.

December 24 & 25 FILM SCREENING: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE FREE, Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood; for info, visit www.webster.edu/filmseries.

December 28-30 ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY & “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL” Live orchestral accompaniment with film screening; for ticket info, call 314-534-1700, or visit www.stlsymphony.org.

December 29 KWANZAA: CELEBRATION OF CULTURE & TRADITION 7 p.m.; St. Louis Art Museum; for info, call 314-721-0072 or visit www.slam.org.

December 30 FAMILY SUNDAY: PASSPORT TO KWANZAA Free activities; 1-4 p.m.; St. Louis Art Museum; for info, call 314-721-0072 or visit www.slam.org.

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Celebrate ‘Merry Botanical Traditions’ With Your Family Holiday Flower and Train Show Kicks Off Two Months of Garden Festivities

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elebrate the holidays at the Missouri Botanical Garden! The Garden is sharing the spirit of the season with an abundance of festivities sure to create lasting memories for your family. Enjoy the return of the colorful Gardenland Express holiday flower and train show, two weekends filled with holiday carols and visits with Santa, resplendent holiday décor, traditional Chanukah and Kwanzaa celebrations and more. For detailed information on the complete lineup of holiday happenings, visit www.missouribotanicalgarden.org.

Gardenland expreSS The annual Gardenland Express holiday flower and train show is a beloved seasonal tradition at the Garden.

Watch as eight G-scale model trains wander through a floral wonderland of over 500 colorful poinsettias and other blooming plants.

This year’s display celebrates “Merry Botanical Traditions” featuring beloved plants of the holiday season. The 5,000-square-foot Orthwein Floral Display Hall is transformed into a festive landscape surrounding a whimsical fairy tale cottage. Hundreds of blooming plants, decorations and the ever-popular model trains covering 900 feet of elevated track weaving through the display create the lively atmosphere. To celebrate the success of the Chinese Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night held this year at the Garden, the show will feature silk pieces of Euphorbia (poinsettia), Ilex (holly), Zygocactus (Christmas cactus) and more, crafted by the Lantern Festival artisans.

Gardenland Express is open now through Tuesday Jan. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closing early at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and closed on Christmas Day. Admission is $5 per person (ages 3 and up), in addition to regular Missouri Botanical Garden admission. Garden members are free.

TradiTiOnal CeleBraTiOnS Saturdays with Santa: Christmas Carols in the Garden Enjoy two weekends full of Christmas cheer at

Saturdays with Santa: Christmas Carols in the Garden.

Listen to caroling groups sing seasonal favorites.

Whisper Christmas wishes to Santa, whose sleigh has made its way to the Garden thanks to Rudolph. The events will take place Saturday, Dec. 8 and 15 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Experience the traditional Jewish holiday celebration of Chanukah: Festival of Lights. The festival begins with the ceremonial lighting of the menorah, representing the first of eight evenings that the miraculous oil jar burned in the temple. Several dance troops will demonstrate traditional and folk dance to the delight of the crowds. Local musicians and choral groups will perform throughout the afternoon. Visitors will enjoy browsing through the “shuk” (marketplace) for Chanukah themed treasures. The Festival of Lights celebration will occur on Sunday, Dec. 9 from noon to 4 p.m.

Join us Friday, Dec. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. for the contemporary African-American holiday of Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits. This family-friendly celebration honors African traditions and history with storytelling and music to celebrate the feast before the dry season. Symbolic candle-lighting ceremonies are accompanied by African storytellers using traditional costumes and percussion music. Art, jewelry and costume vendors will offer merchandise for sale and the

Garden Gate Shop will offer a wide selection of African-made crafts, music CDs and much more.

HOlidaY deCOr & HOlidaY WreaTHS The Holiday Wreath Auction features creations by the region’s most talented floral designers, decking the walls of the Ridgway Visitor Center. Designs range from traditional to whimsical and are sure to delight.

All wreaths are sold by silent auction bidding, with proceeds benefiting the Missouri Botanical Garden. View the display Nov. 16 through Jan. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closes at 4 p.m. Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Experience a Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, the 19th century country home of Garden founder Henry Shaw. The estate is decorated for the holidays with wreaths, garland, floral centerpieces, greenery and a holiday tree. Children can enjoy storytelling on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and visit the activity corner to color tree-themed holiday cards. Each child will receive a copy of “A Cold Winter’s Evening in Shaw’s Garden,” a special Gardenthemed coloring book. Tower Grove House is open for the holidays Wednesdays through Sundays, Nov. 21 through Jan. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closing early at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The house is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Holiday Trimmings at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening offers a cozy reprieve from the wintery weather throughout December. Marvel at the 12foot tall balsam fir tree naturally decorated with handcrafted “gourdaments” and gourd birdhouses made by Missouri Botanical Garden staff and volunteers. This year’s theme is “Fun with Flora and Fauna.” Decorated gourds may be bid on through the month and will be sold on Jan. 1 to benefit the Kemper Center. A holiday sleigh provides the perfect setting for holiday family photos. Peek outside to be inspired by outdoor “winterscape” décor. Holiday trimmings are on display Wednesday, Dec. 1 through 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closing at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

SHOp and dine Be sure to stop by the Garden Gate Shop for a huge selection of holiday gifts, from plants in bloom to gardening tools, jewelry to fine chocolates, books for everyone on your list, home furnishings, art, clothing and much more.

You’ll also find unexpected treasures at the little Shop around the Corner, the Garden’s antique and collectibles resale shop, located at 4474 Castleman Ave. Take advantage of special holiday pricing during the month of December.

The Little Shop Around the Corner is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday.

For a gift that lasts all year, give the gift of the Garden! A Garden membership makes a great gift for everyone on your list. Find out more by calling (314) 577-5118 or visit www.missouribotanicalgarden .org/membership.

Unwind from the holiday festivities and shopping by enjoying lunch or a cup of cocoa at the Sassafras café, Missouri’s first certified “green restaurant,” offering delicious soups, salads, sandwiches and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Visitor information Holiday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closing early at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; closed Christmas Day. Admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is $8; St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on most Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon. Children ages 12 and under and Garden members are free. The Gardenland Express show is an additional $5 per person, ages 3 and older.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, visit www.mobot.org or call (314) 577-5100 (toll-free, 1-800-642-8842).

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‘Tis The Season To Be Safety Minded

by Suzanne K. Gassner

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hile decking the halls this holiday season, keep Fido and Fluffy in mind.

If you have a pet, it is comparable to having a perpetual two-year-old child around, so decorate with this in mind. Garland, ornaments, ribbon and wrappings are a tantalizing temptation to our furry friends and should be kept out of their reach. Twinkling lights and tinsel are new toys to our pets and a must to investigate. Chewing on electrical cords can be disastrous.

Holiday plants such as poinsettias, mistletoe, holly leaves, berries and Christmas roses are poisonous to our pets---chocolate, too! Rich foods and treats can cause digestive upset and the consumption of any bones from holiday meats can become lodged in your pet’s intestines, causing a blockage. (Don’t forget the twine used to hold turkeys and roasts together, the pop-up thermometer, foil or scraps. These are particularly tempting to animals and very dangerous. Dispose of these carefully, as our wild friends visiting your trash as unexpected holiday guests can’t resist the buffet you have provided!)

We might crave a peaceful holiday at home by the fireplace, but the reality is often quite differ-

ent. Our holiday season is filled with shopping, visiting, chores and holiday commitments making our time even tighter than usual. Fido feels this and may be lonely as a result. Give your pet (and you!) a simple gift by carving some special time to be together.

A gift of a pet is the gift that keeps on giving, and giving, and giving long after the glow of the holidays. Did your 70-year-old Aunt Ethel really want a bouncing rottweiler-mix puppy? When the novelty of the new puppy or kitten wanes, shelters across the country are the sad recipients of many good intentions. Acquiring a new pet is a life-adjustment and a time commitment—for the life of the pet. A better idea may be to give a gift certificate from the Humane Society of Missouri. This certificate allows Aunt Ethel to visit the shelter at her leisure and choose the pet she is prepared to keep for a lifetime. She might just fall in love with a shy, older cat that wants nothing more than to cuddle on her lap.

How about decking the halls for our wild friends as well? Fruits, nuts, seeds and berries are a welcome treat for the birds and squirrels as they struggle to fend off the winter cold. Feeding the birds is a commitment as they quickly become dependent on you for their food source. But the investment is minor compared to the priceless hours of color and entertainment they will provide for you. So make a cup of tea, snuggle with your pet, watch the birds enjoy your treats and have a wonderful holiday season filled with many magical moments for you and your animal friends. Oh, and call Aunt Ethel.

Suzanne Gassner is the Director of Education for the Humane Society of Missouri. To learn more about education programs available to the community, visit at hsmo.org and click on ‘learn’.

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ALERT: Christmas Trees Can Prove Injurious to Your Pet’s Well-Being!

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ho would ever have thought that those beautiful, warm Christmas symbols, the Christmas Tree, or Chanukah Bush, can be such a concern for our beloved family pets?!?!? Let me explain why!! The potential concerns arise in relation to behaviors that are innate to our family critters. Whether they are puppies, kittens, dogs or adult cats, critters explore their world. That may translate into sniffing and inhaling materials; licking and chewing; or, downright eating and swallowing!

One frequent issue regards pets chewing on an electric cord that lights up the tree. The obvious result is not a good one. Electric burns to the lips and tongue to more complete electrocution and possibly death. It happens every year. Just ask any emergency veterinary hospital and you will undoubtedly hear recounting of such issues. The best idea is to cover the cord as it traverses from the wall plug to the tree base, and do your best to keep the Christmas lighting from dangling too close to access for our inquisitive little ones.

The nature to explore and chew on linear items, swallowing and eventually obstructing oneself, is a common holiday scenario for kittens and cats, especially. Twine or ribbon encircling Christmas presents that drape the base of the tree, or reflective tinsel gently swaying in motion from the tree branches, are natural items of interest for cats.

Again, they tend to grab and begin to milk the linear item into their mouths and eventually swallow them into their stomachs. Over time, the string item is propelled by intestinal contraction, downwards through the gastrointestinal tract. The bulk of the string mass stays bunched in the stomach and as the linear extension of the entity attempts to be carried down the line, the gut wall starts to bunch along the item and begins to tighten and cut through the bowel wall. The results are either obstruction of the bowel lining and/or laceration of the bowel with infection of the abdominal cavity, a serious and life threatening condition called peritonitis ensues. To expect folks to remove these items completely from the holiday experience, is not logical. The option must be to exercise caution and surveillance to be sure your pets' exposure or opportunity to chew and swallow, is minimized.

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How about those chocolate treats we love to adorn the branches of our Christmas tree. Remember that chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine, a derivative of caffeine, that is particularly toxic to dogs. Symptoms usually begin with intestinal upset like vomiting and diarrhea. More exaggerated presentations may include lethargy, or yes, even death, usually secondary to cardiac or heart toxicity. Both the types, and amounts of chocolate ingested will influence the degree of disease presented.

Cooking chocolates tend to be more concerning than other sweet chocolates, but all products should be kept out of your dogs.

One other concern surrounding the Christmas tree adornments are the ingestion of ornaments.

Glass items can crush and cut the soft tissues along the oral cavity. Other textures may be swallowed and obstruct the bowel, obligating you as pet owner to visit the veterinary emergency clinic and spend a ton on behalf of emergency surgery to save your pet. The bottom line and the lesson to be learned is that an ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound of cure!!! So, be happy and stay healthy. Enjoy the Christmas and New Year holidays. Protect your pets by simply applying good common sense principles on their behalf.

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Nature Wisdom

DISASteR PRePAReDNeSS:

Are You Ready?

by Teresa Garden, DVM

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urricane Sandy has come and gone. Left in the super-storm's ruinous wake are shattered homes, businesses, and lives. Some will rebuild. Others will not or cannot.

Could our brothers and sisters on the east coast have been better prepared for this freak-of-nature storm? Can we in the Midwest better protect ourselves from tornadoes in the spring and summer and ice storms in the winter? All of these forces of nature can deprive us of our creature comforts in a matter of minutes. No roof overhead, no water, no electricity. Can we really prepare ourselves physically or emotionally for such drastic changes in how we are accustomed to living? I do not pretend to be an expert in this subject. As a veterinarian, I can, however, offer suggestions for helping your pet during an emergency situation.

First, prepare for the foe you know. With winter approaching I am already dreading possible ice storms or heavy snows that may bring down electrical wires and plunge us into cold and darkness. Now is the time to make sure there are plenty of fresh batteries and working flashlights and lanterns. A weather radio is a must have. Do you have alternate sources of heat such as a wood-burning stove or fireplace? Perhaps a back-up generator could be the next big purchase item for your home. Restock the pantry with non-perishable foods for yourselves and do not forget to stock up on pet food as well! Some extra gallons of water may come in handy. Do you have a land line for phone use in your home?

Cell phone towers cannot be counted on to provide service in emergency situations. Make sure to have extra sweaters and coats for your family and plenty of blankets to help keep the dogs and cats warm and dry if need be. Thinking of these things in advance may allow you to ride out a storm in your own home.

But what if there is fire, flood, wind or earthquake damage so severe you have to leave your home? This is a more drastic situation which calls for advanced planning. Especially if you have pets. Most of our pets are creatures of habits and can become very scared or confused when our lives are turned upside down in an instant. They may run, escape or hide at the very same time we may need to ready them for safe travel to a new destination. Make sure your dog will come to you when called. This is a command you will want your dog to obey before any

emergency becomes a reality. Many cats will not come when called by name, so be prepared to find kitty in her favorite hiding place. Are your pets microchipped? This is still the best form of pet ID since it is permanent, safe, and very reliable. Unfortunately, you may become separated from your pets in a true disaster and a microchip is still the best chance you have at being reunited with your furry loved ones. Well-fitting collars, harnesses, and leashes are needed for the control and safety of your pets. And although collars may come off, it is still prudent to have name and phone number information tags attached to them.

Carriers are needed for every pet you have including dogs, cats, birds, and pocket pets. This will be the safest way to transport them in the car since many of our pets do not travel without anxiety and fear. Feliway spray for cats and DAP collars for pooches can alleviate their fears.

Rescue Remedy will help decrease stress and anxiety in pets and people. Vaccine certificates and medications for pets should be taken with you if possible. If time allows, stock the car with pet food, water and food bowls, and cleaning supplies. An emergency kit, flashlights, and extra blankets make good traveling companions.

It is important to know in advance your options on where to go with your pets. Are there friends or family who can accommodate you and your pets? Is there a kennel you are familiar with who could board your pets in an emergency? Do you know hotels or motels that are pet friendly?

Do they have restrictions on the size or number of pets? If a hotel or motel is your destination, please consider some pets may freak out if left alone in a strange place. They could damage property or even injure themselves. Please remember, pets cannot be left alone in a car in hot weather. Heat stroke can occur in a matter of minutes. There is also a danger of hypothermia ensuing if left alone in a car in cold weather.

None of us know what the future holds.

Hopefully, you will never have to employ any of these measures. But it does not hurt to try to anticipate and plan for inclement weather or other emergencies. But for the grace of God, we can find ourselves in the same predicament as our brothers and sisters in the Northeast.

Dr. Teresa Garden is chief veterinarian/owner of Animal Health & Healing, a full-service holistic and conventional veterinary practice in the Maplewood/Richmond Heights area. Visit online at AnimalHealthandHealing.com; or call 314781-1738.

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A symbol of everlasting light, these portals of nature grace doors, entranceways, foyers, living rooms, and offices throughout the holiday season. A circle of life crafted from living elements of the landscape, wreaths represent the cycle of the seasons and the web of life. to make your own evergreen wreath: Collect a dozen 24” long tips of evergreen branches. Use cedar, pine, spruce, yew, arborvitae or fir. Take a wire hanger and bend it into a circle. Cut a two-foot strand of 22 gauge floral wire. Cut four to six 3”-4” lengths of evergreen tips. Bundle them

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Lay the bundle on the outside edge of the wire circle and wrap the floral wire around both the circle and the bundle several times. Make it tight so your bundle doesn’t wobble. Make another bundle and lay it next to the first bundle but along the inside the wire circle and wrap both with the floral wire.

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Education & Enrichment The Personal Side of Yoga

by Yoga Six

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n the last ten years the practice of yoga has gone mainstream. Contemporary devotees range from professional athletes and celebrities to highpowered execs and soccer moms, all of whom have embraced this multi-faceted physical and spiritual tradition. With over 20 million Americans now flocking to their yoga mats regularly, it is clear that it has fast become an increasingly important part of our culture.

While many are initially drawn to yoga for the physical benefits – increased strength and flexibility, reduced stress, improved concentration and chronic pain management – yoga is more than a physical practice. If you land in a class before a skillful teacher, it’s

almost guaranteed your life will take some major shifts as you cultivate a deeper self-understanding and expanded awareness. These changes are not limited to your body and will extend to your relationships, thoughts, actions and the way you move through the world.

Once you’ve decided to do yoga the next step is selecting a studio. While most studios have beginner level classes that focus on core postures and alignment, all studios are different and there are many styles of

yoga. What are you looking to achieve in your yoga practice? Do you want to relax, reset and take a break from the over-stimulated world in which we live? Or are you looking to sweat your way to greater health?

Paramount to the style or the studio is the quality of the teacher. Like finding the perfect date, finding the right teacher can make all the difference between whether you love yoga or never do it again. Ask around for recommendations and try as many classes and instructors as necessary. Above all, let it be an exploration instead of a burden. Once you've found your home and a teacher to guide you, relax into the flow of breath and movement and enjoy the bounty of benefits that yoga offers.

Neighboring Forest Park , Yoga Six is an upscale studio offering heated and non-heated classes for students of all levels. Stop by the studio or visit them online at www.yogasix.com to sign up for a FREE 6 Class Card. Yoga Six is located at 5724 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. To learn more, give them a call at 314-802-7447.

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Give The GifT Of MediTATiON ThiS YeAr Primordial Sound Meditation A Program developed By deepak Chopra, M.d.

Dr. Deepak Chopra, best selling author and leader in the holistic health field, has revived Primordial Sound Meditation. This ancient form of meditation uses mantras, or Primordial Sounds, which are selected for each individual.

This simple mantra technique, which is practiced twice daily, allows our awareness to go beyond the activity of our mind to the stillness of our spirit.

This process allows our bodies to gain the deep rest necessary to release stress and fatigue. The result can be improved health, more satisfying relationships, increased creativity, and renewed enthusiasm for life.

Primordial Sound Meditation can be learned by people of any age, culture, and educational background.

It is recommended for anyone who wishes to enjoy greater peace, freedom and fulfillment.

About the Instructor, Shirley Stoll, B.S., M.A. - Shirley has been involved with meditation since 1995 and is certified by Dr. Deepak Chopra as a Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor and affiliated with the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California. As a former teacher, she combines her love for teaching with her commitment to meditation.

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Looking for a captivating speaker to inspire transformational change?

Kimberly Schneider is the author of Everything You need Is Right Here: 5 Steps to Manifesting Magic and Miracles and the AudioBook Terrible Beauty: Poems and Reflections for Precarious Times. An Adjunct Professor of Communication at Washington University-St. Louis, Kimberly is a reg-

ular contributor to Great Day St. Louis television show.

Kimberly has over thirty years of speaking experience in diverse settings. She enjoys engaging and inspiring audiences on topics including thriving in crisis, manifesting miracles, transformational communication, ethics and unconscious limiting beliefs.

Kimberly’s keynote talks and custom workshops

combine riveting stories, on the spot coaching, experiential exercises and original poetry. To book Kimberly for your event call 314-275-8188 or email support@kimberlyschneider.com.

Go to www.KimberlySchneider.com to request Kimberly’s Free Conscious Manifestation eCourse and you’ll receive the first chapter of her book at no charge.

Alternative Hospice is a locally owned, community based end of life program, dedicated to being an advocate for our patients and providing them with a high standard of holistic end of life care.

We strive to empower our patients and their caregivers with the knowledge and information that they need to make informed decisions

regarding their care.

Our focus is on comfort, quality of life, and facilitating of a peaceful passing with dignity, respect and love.

Alternative Hospice is a physician directed, nurse coordinated program of care. Dr. Joseph Flaherty with St. Louis University Medical School Department of Geriatrics serves as our

Medical Director and guides our team. Our team is seasoned in conventional end of life care and several are experienced in complementary care techniques… the body, mind, and spirit in rhythm.

Our values include: integrity, accountability, respect, trust, compassion, and passion to serve.

Volunteers needed, please call 636-343-3839.

Dr. K. Shane Neifert of St. Louis Spine & Health Center offers a unique set of healing talents to his patients. He views each patient as an individual and seeks to find and correct the ‘weak links’ in their health. Based on his findings, he works to strengthen areas of weakness, which optimizes the patient’s overall health. He facilitates this healing using natural techniques ranging from chiropractic adjustment, acupuncture, ener-

gy balancing, and detoxification, to emotional freedom technique, hormone balancing, nutritional counseling, and allergy testing and treatment.

Many use these talents to maintain their body’s own healing potential. The office of St. Louis Spine & Health is equipped with the latest in technological advances in natural healing including Foot Bath Detoxification and Spinal Decompression which addresses sciatica and her-

niated, bulging, and/or slipped discs. Also offered within the office are the services of a superb, licensed massage therapist, Sharon Maust, who is qualified in multiple approaches to massage.

St. Louis Spine & Health is located at 12401 Olive Blvd. #202, which is found in the Tempo Medical Building (approx. 1 mile west of Hwy 270 on Olive Blvd). www.preventionisbest.com.

Call for more information at 314-576-1495.

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Combining traditional training with a cutting edge holistic approach, Deborah specializes in helping people change their eating habits to achieve optimal health. As an experienced educator with a teaching degree, she excels at motivating individuals to improve the quality of their wellbeing.

For more information on the BioMat Call 314-725-6767

The BioMat’s quantum energetics allows the body to fight disease and heal with a naturally strong and efficient immune system. It is composed of 17 layers of technology, combining Far Infrared Rays (FIR), negative ions and amethyst crystals. Time spent on the mat relieves pain and joint stiffness, reduces stress and fatigue, boosts the immune system, burns calories and many other healthful benefits.

Infrared Rays, nature’s invisible light and most

beneficial light wave, penetrate skin and increase circulation to detoxify the body of harmful toxins. The FIR can increase blood flow and clean the arteries (which means it can help lower blood pressure), release toxins, increase metabolism, heal soft tissue and relax muscles.

Negative Ions are Nature’s Energizer. Ion particles cleanse and purify the air we breathe.

Amethyst bolsters the production of the hormones

and strengthens the cleansing organs, the circulatory system and blood, the immune system and body metabolism.

Be proactive about your health and well being.

A good nights sleep on the BioMat or a mere 30 minute nap, can go a long way to ensuring a healthier, happier you.

Call The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit to schedule an appointment to try the BioMat. 314.725.6767.

St Louis Aquatic Healing Center offers state of the art, cutting edge alternative health therapies for health, healing, balancing and detoxification. Many of our therapies can only be found at St Louis Aquatic such as: The MG-PRO, Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Cellular Exercise, widely used in Eastern Europe for 30 years with extensive research behind it; cleaning and

promoting cell repair and regeneration; The Quantum Pulse frequency generator, successfully eradicates many viruses and pathogens; Watsu/Wassertanzen, warm water shiatsu therapy to relieve pain and revitalize organs, and Cranial Sacral Therapy in the pool, all the benefits of CST amplified by the water. We also offer T-Zone, Whole Body Vibration for health and fitness, Nutri-

Energetics Systems (NES) health evaluation and therapy to promote the body’s natural healing and detoxification, far-infrared sauna, ionic foot soaks, ear candling, lymphatic drainage, other therapeutic massages and much more. Call, email or visit our websites for more information. 314-432-5228, watsu11@yahoo.com, www.watsu1.com, www.purificationhealthproducts.com.

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Cutting edge nutrition for: • Autism • Auto-Immune Disorders • Cancer • Digestive Problems • Fibromyalgia • Food Allergies & Sensitivities • Learning Disabilities

For more information contact Deborah Zorensky, RD, LD, CCn, Clinical nutritionist at The Center For Mind, Body, Spirit, 7649 Delmar, 314-725-6767.

H o l i s t i c D E N tA l c A R E BioLogiCAL DENTiSTry Michael g. rehme, DDS, CCN & Associates

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Our approach to holistic health includes the entire body and the oral cavity is no exception. We are dedicated to serving our patients and promoting a level of health care that carefully evaluates and reviews the use of dental materials, dental procedures and also offers dietary and nutritional support for each and every individual that is seen in our office.

Did you know that examining the mouth can reveal the presence of illnesses or unstable conditions in other areas of the body?

If you feel like you’ve just about exhausted all your options in your search for better health, have your mouth examined with a different approach in mind. Get motivated, get educated, and get ready to participate in a

health-oriented lifestyle that will provide dental alternatives and a nutritional foundation designed to help support your own body’s healing powers.

The focus of holistic dentistry is to consider the mouth as a part of the whole body. We use materials and methods that are more compatible biologically with the body instead of the traditional dental materials. Examples of non-compatible materials are mercury fillings, non-precious heavy metal crowns, bridges and partials or dentures. Alternatives to fluoride are used

for the prevention of cavities.

Proper alignment of the jaws and teeth are the foundation of how the body perceives itself in space. The result of improper alignment can result in symptoms of headache, ears ringing, loss of hearing, pain in the head and neck and clenching or grinding of the teeth.

Good nutrition is inseparable for good

health. If your diet consists of food and drink made with white flour, sugar and no fresh fruits and vegetables, your body is likely to be acidic with resultant more medical and dental problems.

For your dental evaluation contact our office for an appointment by calling 636-4589090 or email at cherryhillsdds@yahoo.com.

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HealtHy Planet HaPPenInGS December 1 CHERYL'S HERBS ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALES EVENT 9:00 am – 6:00 pm We’re throwing a big party to say thank you, to all our loyal customers! Don’t miss this opportunity to receive 20% off all purchases and enjoy complimentary seasonal food & drink. Held at Cheryl’s Herbs. For more contact us at 314-645-2165 or visit www.cherylsherbs.com.

December 1 - December 30 HOLIDAY ORDER TABLE AT WHOLE FOODS MARkET Relax this year, and have Whole Foods Market cater your all-natural holiday celebrations. Our knowledgeable holiday table staff will be available to discuss all the choices and place your order any day from December 1 December 30 between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. Call 636527-1160 or stop by our in-store Holiday Order Table.

Our flexible menu offers options for any size celebration and caters to your vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free guests. Orders can also be placed online at http://wholefoodsmarket.com/shop/.

December 1, 15, 29 WILD SATURDAYS AT THE SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER On selected Saturdays, learn more about local wildlife rescue efforts from area animal organizations and interact with live animals! Featured groups: Saturday, December 1 :World Bird Sanctuary with their armadillo, Russell. ; Saturday, December 15 : Saint Louis Zoo; Saturday, December 29 : Gateway Parrot Society, St. Louis Avian Rescue, & Friends of the Children's Eternal Rainforest.

Saint Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information visit www.slsc.org or call 314.289.4400.

December 2 BACkBEND WORkSHOp AT YOgA SIx Join Alison Hyde for a backbend workshop at Yoga Six. Backbends are known for their natural energy and mood boosting qualities - just what we need to add sparkle to the holidays! 2 to 4 p.m. Fee: $35 Location: Yoga Six: 5734 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. 314-8027447.

December 4 gENERATIONS FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY STUDENT ExHIBITION Come celebrate with the youth in Jennings who have become champions for community health! View student photos, listen to their ideas about the strengths and weaknesses of their community related to health and learn how you can take action on the causes youth care about.

Tuesday, December, 4th from 5 – 6:30pm. Fairview Intermediate, 7053 Emma Ave Jennings, MO 63136.

Everyone is invited to this free, public event. Show support for policy and environment changes that enable healthier lifestyles for all (such as fresh fruits and vegetables served in the cafeteria or sidewalks so that it is safer to walk to school) and encourage young people to do the same. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Christie Norrick (314) 862-2933 ext. 273 or cnorrick@oasisnet.org.

Learn more at http://www.oasisnet.org/Programs/ Generations.aspx.

December 5 JOURNEY TO LOVE WITH SANDY TOMEY 7-8:30pm. Are you ready to explore the possibilities of finding a life-partner or transforming your current relationship? Please join us for a special evening with Sandy Tomey, the Love Luminary. Sandy is an expert in the field of manifestation and relationship transformation, Sandy’s mission is to help single women transform their relationships into thriving, soul-nurturing partnerships.

Cost: FREE. Held at The Healing Center, 734 DeMun Ave in Clayton Call 314-727-2120 or visit www.HealingSTL.com to register.

December 5 YOgA SIx HAppY HOUR 7 to 9PM, at Boogaloo, 7344 Manchester, Maplewood, MO 63143, 314-645-4803. Join us for an evening of food, fun and community! Enjoy Happy Hour drink specials all night long.

December 6 FREE SEMINAR: IRRITABLE BOWEL OR CROHN’S DISEASE

by Dr. Adam Hughes, DC., 6:30 pm. If you have been told you must “learn to live with it”, think again! There

are breakthrough diagnostic and nutritional techniques now available that can support your body and improve digestion. Finally, quench the fire in your belly. Seating limited. You must RSVP. 2001 S. Hanley Rd., Ste 220, Brentwood, MO 63144. Call Now 314-646-0013.

December 6 2012 TRAILNET ACTIVE LIVINg AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED The Trailnet Active Living Awards celebrate individuals, non-profits, municipalities, and businesses that lead in fostering healthy and active living in the St. Louis region.

Co-chairs for the 2012 Active Living Awards are Julian Hess and Jonathan Heitner. Trailnet is pleased to announce the 2012 Active Living Award winners: the City of St. Louis, Missouri Foundation for Health, Dr. John H. Sweet, Curtis Royston, Ramona Scott and the 2012 Trailnet on Tap Businesses. Recipients will be honored during a reception Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Louis Engineers’ Club, 4359 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108, convenient from the Central West End MetroLink stop. The Trailnet Active Living Awards have honored those implementing unique and sustainable approaches to active living annually since 2008. The public is invited to attend the 2012 Active Living Awards reception. Individual tickets are $50 and may be purchased online at http://trailnet.org/ events/annual-activeliving-awards or by calling 314.436.1324 x103. The mission of Trailnet is to lead in fostering healthy, active and vibrant communities where walking, bicycling and the use of public transit are a way of life.

December 7 FIRST FRIDAY: THE MATINg gAME AT THE SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER Dr. Cheryl Asa, Director of Research at the Saint Louis Zoo, will describe how a variety of different species go about attracting their mates. In addition to Dr. Asa's presentation, enjoy discounted admission to the OMNIMAX® Theater and a free science fiction movie at 10pm.

Saint Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information visit www.slsc.org or call 314.289.4400.

December 7 & 10 INTERESTED IN BECOMINg A LEED pROFESSIONAL? Enroll in our LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course taking place December 7 & 10! Distinguish yourself with a LEED Green Associate credential! Passing the Green Associate exam will allow you to market your knowledge of the preeminent standards in the green building industry, and is the first step in becoming a LEED Professional. The LEED Green Associate credential is designed for professionals who want to demonstrate green building expertise in non-technical fields of practice. This credential attests to basic knowledge of green design, construction, and operations. USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter's two full-day (16 hours total) LEED Green Associate Exam Prep course is designed to prepare participants for the LEED Green Associate exam. Skilled instructors will provide an introduction to LEED, discuss methods of sustainable project delivery and green building principals, and offer test taking tips. Friday, December 7 and Monday, December 10, 2012. 8:30am 5:00pm both days. Please arrive and check in between 8:00 and 8:30am. Missouri Botanical Garden's Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, 4651 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110. $200.00 for USGBCMissouri Gateway Chapter Members. $250.00 for Nonmembers. Textbooks costs are NOT included in course fee. Course fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.

Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. To register email hope.breidenbach@mobot.org or phone (314) 577-0225.

December 7, 8, 9 THE BOOk HOUSE'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY OpEN HOUSE & SALE Come spread Hope, Cheer and the Joy of Reading Books during this Holiday Season - because Books make great gifts for everyone on your list! Join our annual holiday open house where we will be collecting gift wrapped NEW Children's books to donate to a local shelter. You may buy the books here and we will wrap and deliver them for you. Boxed and Canned Food Donations as well as Cash donations are also accepted for the Foster and Adoptive Coalition Little Wishes Campaign for children in Foster Care and Second Chapter Center Holiday wishes Program for citizens with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. The Book House, 9719 Manchester Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63119 314-968-4491.

December 8 CHICkEN SOUp FOR THE SOUL BOOk SIgNINg 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Annual Canned & Box Food Drive (which also lasts all month long). Four local Authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul will be at The Book House to sign their books with our combination book signing / canned food drive. Customers bring in donations of a non-perishable and recieve 20% off any purchase. This years Authors will be: Beth Wood, Donna Volkenannt and Sioux Roslawski. The Book House, 9719 Manchester Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63119 314-968-4491.

December 8 gINgERBREAD HOUSE WORkSHOp OpEN HOUSE AT WHOLE FOODS MARkET With Diane Van Booven, Kids Club Coordinator and a Bakery Team Member. Noon - 4pm, $19.99 per house (includes house, icing & decorating materials).

Reservations required (must either call our store at 636527-1160 to register or sign-up in person at our Customer Service desk). For many, gingerbread houses epitomize family togetherness during the holidays. Continue the tradition with your loved ones at our how-to workshop.

We’ll provide the gingerbread house, icing and candy you bring the creativity! All ages welcome. Arrival can be anytime between Noon and 3:30 pm.

December 8 & 9 EVENINg SHADE FARMS 11TH ANNUAL OpEN HOUSE Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-5. Enjoy our delectable homemade refreshments with a chance to shop for lots of unique gifts, all made here on the farm. Wonderful Natural-Organic Soaps & Body Care Products, Gift Sets, Teen products, and so much more. A free parting gift for all visitors. Free Admission. Location: 12790 SE Hwy TT, Osceola, MO 64776 (7 miles east of 13 Hwy on TT Hwy). 417-282-6985. www.eveningshadefarms.com.

December 9 INVERSION WORkSHOp AT YOgA SIx Inversions might sound intimating at first but once you get your feet up the wall you'll open the door to a whole new world! Join Nathan Wolf at Yoga Six for an afternoon of headstands, handstands, forearm stands and legs up the wall. This workshop is intended for yoga practitioners who are familiar and comfortable with basic yoga postures.

2 to 4pm. Fee: $35. Location: Yoga Six: 5734 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. 314-802-7447.

December 11 SLAY THE SUgAR MONSTER 7-8:30pm. Are you feeling like your are in the grips of the Sugar Monster and cannot break free? Come to learn how to get a grip on your sugar issues with coping strategies, cooking and baking alternatives and other nutritional tips that will help you save your waistline, your teeth, your pancreas and your life. Cost: FREE. With Chef Sharon Tutko, certified health coach and Dr. Rebecca Gould D.C. Held at The Healing Center, 734 DeMun Ave in Clayton Call 314-727-2120 or visit www.HealingSTL.com to register.

December 11 INTEgRATINg ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WITH CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion - Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine Learn how to build your immune system and take charge of your health. If you are suffering from chronic conditions, you'll learn why you don't have to live with your "incurable" symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer, Heart Disease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, ADD/ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies, Nutrition, and many more.

You should come to this discussion also if you feel, "My Doctor said everything is fine! Then why do I feel so lousy?" Second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm at our healing clinic - Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer.

Call to verify meeting date; seating is limited, arrive early, 314-432-7802. See patient success stories at www.preventionandhealing.com.

December 13 HEALINg NIgHT AT CHERYL’S HERBS 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Once a month, Cheryl’s Herbs offers this free event to those seeking holistic ways to improve body, mind and spirit. Long-term stress is possibly the most

significant contributing factor in disease. Cheryl will lead a discussion on the importance of nutrition and the use of herbs and essential oils to de-stress and protect health.

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December 17 RUMI’S WEDDINg NIgHT John MacEnulty. Native American Flute, in Concert, Featuring Ana Grace dancing Rumi’s mystical turn. A concert for healing, understanding and friendship between Muslim, Christian and Jew. “Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” -- Rumi An evening of healing between Christian, Muslim. and Jew. Monday evening. December 17, 2012. 7:00 Panel discussion; 8:00 Concert, Rumi’s Wedding Night, John MacEnulty, Native American Flute; 9:00 Open dialogue with the audience. At the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Rd. St. Louis MO. For more information call 314-3959962. Admission is Free. A love offering will be gratefully accepted. Sponsored by the Interfaith Partnership, The Living Insights Center, and the Ethical Society of St. Louis.

December 18 CONNECTINg YOUR HEALTH BETWEEN YOUR TEETH AND BODY FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting Your Health Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not realize it, but your teeth and gums may be making you ill or weakening your immune system. Hidden infections.

Unresolved illness. Find out what may be happening between your teeth and body and what to do about it.

Discover how infection and illness transfer between the teeth and body. Understand how biological dentistry focuses on your overall health. Learn about what dental materials are compatible with wellness, mercury-free, tooth-colored fillings,the impact of dental procedures, how certain dental procedures can influence your body, and nutritional therapy that supports a healthy mouth.

Third Tuesday Each Month, 6:30 pm at the Holistic Dentistry office of, and presented by, Dr. Michael Rehme, D.D.S., C.C.N. (Certified Clinical Nutritionist), 2821 N. Ballas Rd, Suite 245, St. Louis, MO 63131. A Healthy Choice for Dental Care. Call to verify seminar date and reserve your space at 314-997-2550. See Patient Success Stories at www.toothbody.com.

December 18 FREE MONTHLY WELLNESS SUppORT gROUp Free Monthly Wellness Support Group. Come and enjoy an evening of fellowship, learning opportunities in Medical Spiritual Information and exercises to strengthen your journey in managing your plan of care and treatment. Support Group Leaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. and Chaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div. When: Third Tuesday each month (with an occasional exception) at 6:30 pm. at our healing clinic, Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date, 314-432-7802.

For more information, read the article online at www.PreventionAndHealing.com titled "New Medicine, New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, and Spiritual Care."

December 22, 24, 26, 2012 ORgANIC AgRICULTURE Airs on KNLC Channel 24 12/22 at noon & 12/26 at 5:30 p.m. and KNLC Channel Channel 24-2 12/24 at 8:00 p.m. Why are non-crop species important? Don Fitz, James Meinert and Paul Krautmann discuss soil, pesticides, herbicides, gardening and farming. Footage from “Nicotine Bees” includes interviews with Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Charles Benbrook and Walter Heafeker.

December 29, 31, 2012; January 2, 2013 NATIVE gRASSLAND CONSERVATION Airs on KNLC Channel 24 12/29 at noon & 01/02 at 5:30 p.m. and KNLC Channel Channel 24-2 12/31 at 8:00 p.m. Preserving Missouri’s prairies means preserving the rich biodiversity of plant, insect and mammalian life.

The 10–15 foot root structure of native grasses replenishes the soil, improving it for agricultural use. Jay Fish and Jon Wingo discuss multi-organizational efforts to restore and reconstruct pieces of prairie.

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EarthWorms Castings

by Jean Ponzi

Extinctions (more or less) I’m embarrassed now to admit how excited I have felt while planning to expound on the fateful saga of Twinkies.

Not only because the apparent extinction of a massproduced snack cake is reprehensibly goofy compared to obliterations of actual groups of living creatures. And not just due to how predictably commercial forces have rallied to buy, revive or at least “commemorate” this iconic brand with surely profitable, limited-edition product releases and what is culturally, let alone environmentally, notable about a big deal like that?

I blush as I write these lines because my research has spooned up not only pithy, nostalgic Twinkie Fun Facts, but also dozens of articles - and references to whole books – devoted to the golden-yellow sponge cake story I have been sniffing after.

Yet I will fold my cultural extinction musings in a colorful (think the Wonder of red-yellow-and blue balloons) printed cellophane wrapper and join the Praise Twinkies chorale.

I grew up coveting a pre-packaged, mass-produced sweet as an extra-special treat, a heaven above lowly stuff homemade. Clearly, marketing strategies reached me, even though I didn’t really care for Howdy-Doody, where a sponsorship investment in the cartoon cow-cake ‘Twinkie The Kid”character rocketed a marginal Midwestern brand into national super-stardom.

My Gramma would stock up when Twinkies went on sale and store the surplus in paper grocery bags in the basement. One day, inspired by strategies I learned from another cultural cornerstone, MAD Magazine, I patiently slid a table knife under the pointy tips of a whole sackful of Twinkie wrappers, meticulously unfolded each package, scraped the cake residue off each two-pack’s distinctive slippery white card base, and dug that luscious cream filling out through the three wee holes in the bottom of each cake with the (very nice to lick off) handle of a fork – and then folded them all back into their packages, which I secured with bits of tape.

This is the kind of memory that transforms a commodity item (poetically called a “little suet-filled sponge cake

Crisco log” in a three-part Spy Magazine 1989 expose) into a social phenomenon – and yields impassioned responses to the item’s potential “extinction.”

Can we say the same about the Heath Hen, a species of Grassland Grouse (think “prairie chicken”) endemic to the Island of Martha’s Vinyard? I recently interviewed noted wildlife photographer Noppadol Paothong, whose work you have surely enjoyed in Missouri Conservationist magazine, about his ten-year production of a stunning coffeetable book about this threatened bird extended-family. He realized during this decade of unpaid love-labor that he was likely documenting them just before they disappear.

Due to another type of wipe-out, blandly referred to as habitat loss. One of Nop’s especially poignant stories is conveyed in an image of his own hand holding a blackand-white photo of Booming Bob, the last of his kind, who lived alone for three years in his island habitat after his mate died . . . and then he died, and his kind was gone.

That was the real deal of extinction. No potentially reviving buyers. And where was Spy Magazine’s spread on Booming Bob? As a media blitz of visions swirl in my head - of Twinkie the Kid and his relatives Suzy Q, Captain Cupcake and King Ding-Dong – I imagine a future scene when some middle-aged babe like me reminisces about her lost childhood icons: “ . . . and everything was individually wrapped in plastic. You could just toss that stuff, and people DID – even out your car window! Back when we all drove around in cars . . . “ Talking about Twinkies, my boss and I recalled the same personal process of eating a Hostess Ho-Ho: you bite off those ridgey chocolate ends – put ‘em aside for later – and you peel back the chocolate sheet from around the whole thing. Then you unroll the cake, lick off the (luscious top-secret recipe vanilla) cream filling, nibble the cake and only then eat the chocolate from the outside. A snacking process we both enjoyed, was surely part of HoHo’s mass appeal. You could work through the parts. Or you could just snarf it.

Or you could just enjoy – and maybe work to protect the booming of a prairie chicken, before every kind of their kind goes extinct, for real.

Hear Jean Ponzi’s Green radio conversations on Earthworms, Mondays 7-8 p.m. on FM-88 KDHX, and on Growing Green St. Louis, Sundays 1-2 p.m. on the Big 550AM KTRS. See www.nopnatureimages.com to learn more about Grassland Grouse.

Protecting Forests & Other Ecosystems

by Don Fitz

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arbon dioxide (CO2) is pouring into the atmosphere at an alarming rate. During the first three Green Time episodes of December Jim Scheff, of Kentucky Heartwood, explores the deep interconnections between forests, carbon and climate. All three include footage from “A Darker Shade of Green: REDD Alert” which emphasizes rights of indigenous forest dwellers. In the first show, Scheff cautions against losing sight of the importance of forests for a variety of species, medicines, spiritual uses, and subsistence gathering.

The second show of the series looks closely at Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), which claims to use market incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by the destruction of forests. It asks if such international agreements actually make the problem worse.

Scheff explains how a forest differs from a tree plantation and how forests can be changed from being a carbon sink into a carbon source.

The third show explores how economic growth can hurt forests. How could ideas like the Green Economy or Green New Deal actually further climate change? Scheff explains terms like “externalized cost” and why the carbon market is called a “shell game.”

The fourth show features James Meinert of New Roots Urban Farm and Paul Krautmann of Bellews Creek Farm discussing how pesticides and herbicides affect biodiversity and how to use food scraps and

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In the final episode, Jay Fish, of UMSL’s Campus Honors Environmental Research Program, and Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Jon Wingo discuss multi-organizational efforts to restore and reconstruct pieces of prairie. Preserving Missouri’s prairies means preserving the rich biodiversity of plant, insect, mammal and other life in the state. This Green Time includes a Bill Krekeler movie on their efforts.

Green Time now airs on KNLC stations in four Missouri areas. It appears in St. Louis at noon on Saturdays and 5:30 pm on Wednesdays on Channel 24-1. It also appears at 8 pm on Mondays in St. Louis (Channel 24-2), Springfield (Channel 39), Joplin (Channel 36) and Marshfield (Channel 17).

December Green Time programs air on Saturdays, Mondays & Wednesday s on these dates: • December 1, 3 & 5: “A Darker Shade of Green;” • December 8, 10 & 12: “REDD Alert;” • December 15, 17 & 19: “The Future of Forests;” • December 22, 24 & 26: “Organic Agriculture;” • December 29 & 31 and January 2: “Native Grassland Conservation.”

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