The Healthy Planet – June 2015

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5th Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour Set For June 14

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God’s LittLe sixth Acre

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, like so many other people, live in a very modest suburban home. We have about a sixth of an acre lot in Webster Groves. My wife and I love to garden and work in the yard. We pride ourselves in trying to create the most sustainable and eco-friendly home and garden we can.

When you “go organic,” it takes some education and in some cases hard work. If you love to work in your yard and garden, then organic is the way to go. I asked an organic yard guy once what I could do about ridding my yard of weeds in an eco-friendly, organic way, and he said, “just pull ‘em.” And so that is what I do. I know you can use vinegar and other home concoctions to try to kill the weeds, but we share our backyard with two dogs and one outside cat. I am not about to risk doing anything that might harm them, or the environment. I look at other lawns and sometimes wish ours looked better, and then I think of the chemicals it took to achieve that look and I just stoop down and pull a few more weeds. And with all the talk of the hardship in the honey bee population, I am glad we have clover patches in our yard. It’s not much, but at least I feel like I am helping out a little. In our efforts to create the most sustainable yard we can, we have many native plants and we have had a rain barrel for 5 years now. The first one cracked over the winter because I forgot to drain it. My bad. Our new one from Robinson’s Rain Barrels in Fenton, is doing

a great job with all the recent rain. I like the feeling that we are watering our new raised bed vegetable garden with captured rain water. We got our vegetable plants from our friends Crystal and Eric at La Vista CSA Farm. My wife Niki uses the rain water for her hanging plants and her potted herb garden, too. We take water for granted sometimes. Just ask people in California about water. Water is the new gold in LA. We recently got a delivery of compost/mulch from St. Louis Composting and have spread it all around our yard and on our gardens. It doesn’t get better than that! Our yard and gardens mean so much to us as I am sure yours does to you. People who garden, live healthy and happy lives. People who garden organically live healthier and happier lives. And one thing to always keep in mind, “We all live downstream.” So think of your neighbors, too!

Sustainable living is very popular in June. Make sure you visit the green Homes Festival put on by the Earthways Center of Missouri Botanical Garden. This year please note that the Festival has moved from the Garden property in Shaw Park to the Butterfly House in Faust Park. The Lantern Festival temporarily took top billing. Please read the article by our pal Jean Ponzi on page 4 and see the ad on page 5 for more information. See you there!

You won’t want to miss the 5th Annual sustainable Backyard Tour June 14. You can see what others are doing to create their sustainable paradise. You will be surprised at how easy it is to be an Earth Steward. See article by Terry Winkelmann on page 8 and start something sustainable today!

And for those who are really industrious, check out the 15th Annual Pond-O-rama June 27-28. These ponds and gardens are really beautiful. Get your ideas and make your plans by reading the article on page 9.

Happy Gardening!

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Lantern Festival Summer Exhibit Opens At Missouri Botanical Garden

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ickets are on sale for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s summer exhibit “Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined” presented

by Emerson. The event runs May 23 through August 23.

Following critical acclaim and rave reviews from visitors during the 2012 Festival, the Garden has commissioned 22 new sets to once again offer visitors the opportunity to see an event rarely staged outside of Asia. The sets are currently being constructed on the Garden’s grounds using traditional materials including silk, wire and porcelain.

Lantern festivals are a central part of Chinese culture, dating back thousands of years. Today, lantern festivals traditionally mark the Chinese New Year, when complex and ornate lanterns fill cities. Among the sets for this summer’s exhibit is “Soaring Dragon Horse,” located in the Garden’s Central Axis, depicting a well-known symbol in Chinese culture, the dragon horse. The dragon horse is considered a spirit of Heaven and Earth and thought to bring good fortune.

“Porcelain Stupas Pagoda” will be constructed with more than 300,000 porcelain pieces including plates, bowls, spoons, teacups, ladles and wine cups. It serves as a replica of the Stupas Pagoda built in the Qing Dynasty in the Manfeilong Village of the Yunnan Province. In keeping with the Garden’s commitment to sustainability, “Giant Dandelion & Panda” will be constructed using recycled water bottles. Visitors will be able to take pictures with the larger-than-life flowers creating a cherished photo opportunity.

In addition to using recycled materials in several sets, the Garden plans to conduct a sale following the conclusion of the festival for St. Louisans to take home their own unique piece of Garden history.

Ameren Missouri Pure Power will donate Missouri wind energy credits to offset the electricity required to power the exhibit for nighttime viewing.

There is no additional charge to view the unlit Lanterns during daytime hours, but special evening pricing begins at 6 p.m. on the nights the exhibit is open. Lanterns will not be lit during Whitaker Music Festival evenings.

General admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is $8; St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on most Wed. and Sat. mornings until noon. Children ages 12 and younger and Garden members are free.

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).

Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/missouribotanicalgarden and http://twitter.com/mobotgarden.

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Have Fun Learning To Green Your Home Green Homes Festival Saturday June 20 – 9am to 4 pm Butterfly House in Faust Park www.mobot.org/greenhomesfest Admission is Free!

by Jean Ponzi

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he 14th annual Green Homes Festival returns to St. Louis on Saturday, June 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a new location: the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park.

Admission is free.

This family-friendly festival showcases affordable, practical options for sustainable living combined with positive ways to maintain the health of people and the planet. The Butterfly House site will spotlight plant-based solutions to energy, water and waste issues. Admission is free. Complete an event “passport” and receive a free gift!

Presented by Ameren Missouri and sponsored by The Healthy Planet and many local partners, this event features the region’s leading sustainability focused businesses and organizations. You can talk one-on-one with local experts about your specific interests and project ideas, and learn about home improvement, building and maintenance options to live healthier and protect the environment, while conserving household budgets. Your festival host is the EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden.

Ameren Missouri energy efficiency programs can help homeowners and businesses reduce their energy costs and get cash back. Ameren Missouri also invites everyone to help paint a Metro bus with an eco-mural designed by local artists Robert A. Ketchens and William Burton Jr. from noon to 2 p.m.

Children will have fun building a sun-powered miniature roadster to compete in the Solar Speedster Derby, sampling treats cooked in solar ovens, and

Green Homes Fest kids with their sun-powered miniature roadsters for the annual solar car races.

Green businesses are represented such as Connies Green Grocery & Verde Kids.

snapping selfies with costumed recycling characters.

Kids can win prizes in fun games, make jump ropes and recycled art, enjoy face painting, and meet a Canine Good Citizen from the Humane Society of Missouri.

More than 70 sustainability-themed displays and exhibits by local businesses and non-profit organizations will cover: solar, wind and geothermal renewable energy systems; energy efficient lighting and appliances; cool roof retro-fits; efficient windows, insulation and weatherization; heating and cooling systems; green home building materials and methods; home energy auditing; non-toxic home cleaning and decorating products; reducing waste by recycling, composting and creatively “UpCycling.”

The World Bird Sanctuary “Wings Over Water” program, 11 a.m. to noon, features birds of prey up close and in flight. Have your camera and sense of awe ready as hawks and owls soar right over your head!

Discover new ways to “Get Around Green” with bicycle transportation, safety and maintenance tips; public transit resources; and alternative vehicle

and fuel options. Cycle to the festival and take advantage of convenient free bicycle parking. The Missouri S&T Solar Car Team will share their knowledge and stories of competing in national road races and designing a sun-powered concept racer. The team will also coach and cheer on children who want to buy, build and race a miniature solar car at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

The NatureScaping area can inspire you to grow a livelier, healthier environment in your own backyard using native plants. Exhibitors include water-saving RainScaping options, biodiversity resources to restore wildlife habitat, invasive bush honeysuckle transformed into handsome tables, and more.

Interactive “Presentations to the People” from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. will cover useful topics: keeping backyard chickens and bees; solar electricity and solar technology; home energy efficiency and sustainability of natural gas; talking “green” with your home builder; sustainable investing; gardening with good bugs; native plant RainScaping; and composting with worms.

Green organizations like the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association can help you find honey and understand the plight of the pollinators.

Join a free all levels yoga class provided by Yoga Buzz from 9-10 a.m.; yoga mats suggested, but not required.

Shop the “HOME Made - HOME Grown” Marketplace for home décor and gifts made by area crafters and edibles grown by local farmers.

Enjoy local music by Eco Elvis (10 a.m. and noon), Wack-A-Doo (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Cree Rider Family Band (2 to 4 p.m.). The “Eat Well Local” food court features Edg-Clif Winery, Pie Oh My, My Big Fat Greek Truck, and more. The Butterfly House Gift Shop, located indoors, will offer some snacks and drinks in addition to items related to butterflies, other insects and nature.

Bring your reusable bottle and get free water refills. Recycling and composting will reduce the festival’s “waste-line.”

Enjoy this site’s year-round attractions with a $4 Fun Pass to the Butterfly House Tropical Conservatory and the St. Louis Carousel. Interpreters will share stories of the Faust Historic Village as visitors take self-guided tours.

Want to help? Contact volunteer coordinator Kat Golden at katherine.golden@mobot.org.

Hope to see YOU at the Green Homes Festival!

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70+ sustainable living product and service exhibitors Energy-efficient products and services Plant-based ideas to save water, be healthier, and connect to nature Renewable energy systems: wind, geothermal, and solar Green skills presentations and demos Enjoy local foods, shopping, and live music FOR KIDS: • Recycled art projects and games • Solar car races and solar oven s’mores • Paint an eco-mural on a Metro bus Fun Pass purchase includes entry to the Butterfly House’s Tropical Conservatory and the St. Louis Carousel Presented by:

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by Alicia Claire Lloyd, Clean Water Policy Coordinator Missouri Coalition For The Environment www.moeniron.org

It’s All ConneCteD: Pollution in Small Streams Leads to Big Problems

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issouri is a river rich state.

From “the Big Muddy” Missouri River to the nationally designated “Wild and Scenic” Eleven Point River, Missouri is home to extremely valuable water resources for industry, agriculture, swimming, fishing, and floating. However, many are polluted and countless more are added to our state’s impaired waters list every year. This pollution creates dangerous conditions for people and pets who come in contact with these waters and critically threaten the fish and aquatic life who call them home. Protecting our water resources not only ensures Missourians can safely experience the nature we enjoy, our health depends on it.

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protections to the rivers, streams and lakes that provide drinking water to 1 in 3 Americans.

The phrase “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) has been the source of much controversy and confusion for decades. The CWA was designed not just to protect our nation’s big rivers, but tributary rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands.

These connected waterways make up the critical network that transports water throughout their watersheds and, ultimately, into the Missouri and Mississippi rivers that flow into the Gulf of Mexico. Over 30 years after the creation of the CWA, the EPA and the Corps have collaborated and considered an abundance of input from the public and stakeholders, including feedback from over 400 public meetings and over one million comments, to produce a rule clarifying which rivers, streams and wetlands should be “waters of the U.S.” and therefore, protected.

Just as EPA is set to finalize the rule, efforts to block its implementation and protect special interests at the expense of all Missourians are moving forward in the legislature. The U.S. House passed the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 1732) which, if made into law, would halt the rulemaking process by directing EPA and the Corps to withdraw and recraft the rule. Similar legislation is moving through the Senate, proposed by Missouri’s own Senator Roy Blunt. As legislative attacks threaten to undermine the Clean Water Rule process just weeks before the administration finalizes and publishes it, consider contacting your U.S. Senators to let them know how important clean water and healthy rivers are to you.

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Hangry? Find the Cure at the Green Dining Alliance Crawl!

By Allison Macon, USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Programs Committee

out without compromising the environment or your stomach.

The Green Dining Alliance (GDA), an initiative of St. Louis e’ve all been there. It’s Earth Day, is a restaurant sustainthat moment – perhaps ability certification program that it’s after work, during works with restaurants to reduce work, could be any time really- when their environmental impact by comyou need to EAT. It can sneak up on pleting an on-site audit that evaluyou. You’re being a perfectly nice and Allison Macon ates all areas of operations. St. Louis happy person and then you’re has a lot of these restaurants! In “Hangry.” That’s “Angry” plus On Tuesday, June 9 fact, Maplewood’s Special “hungry,” folks, a bad combo in from 5-7:30pm, the Business District has been named my opinion. Particularly nasty U.S. Green Building the nation’s 1st Green Dining when it’s early on in the summer District.

Council – Missouri and your home grown tomatoes On Tuesday, June 9th from 5have yet to flourish and you ate Gateway Chapter, 7:30pm, the U.S. Green Building all of those beautiful radishes the Green Dining Council – Missouri Gateway you planted in early spring. And Chapter, the Green Dining Alliance and the morels you hunted and gathAlliance and Maplewood Special ered? All eaten. “Why did I Maplewood Special Business District are partnering bother sharing those?” you’re Business District to offer a Green Dining District thinking. are partnering to Crawl. Check out Maplewood’s You’re basically dying and green dining district while having you need a SNACK. offer a Green Dining a drink and samples provided by Added to the stress of your District Crawl. participating GDA restaurants. situation, you ask your friend or The evening will begin at with significant other, “Where should we eat?” a brief presentation about GDA certification And they respond, “I don’t know.” Or maybe at Schlafly Bottleworks. Attendees will enjoy a even, “I don’t care.” YOU DON’T CARE?! A free drink from Schlafly and then crawl to fit of rage is upon you and it’s beginning to restaurants within the district. The event is look like someone’s sleeping on the couch… open to the public and $20, $10 for USGBCBUT WAIT! You’ve got options. The MO Gateway members.

Green Dining Alliance has been certifying Learn more and register for the Crawl at restaurants in St. Louis to ensure you can dine www.usgbc-mogateway.org/calendar.

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5th Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour Set For Sunday, June 14

by Terry Winkelmann, Sustainable Backyard Tour, Founding Director

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t’s almost here! The grassroots event you’ve been waiting for all year is just weeks away. The Sustainable Backyard Tour celebrates its fifth year on June 14

2015.

What’s a sustainable backyard, you ask?

Well, that depends. There are certainly many ways to live more sustainably, celebrating and protecting Mother Earth. When it comes to the backyard, we think it means minimizing the use of limited resources. Choosing plants that don’t need excessive watering. Planting groundcovers or using a reel mower rather than a gas mower to trim. Raking leaves instead of a leaf blower. Employing compost in place of synthetic fertilizers. Building the soil, respecting the literal earth, rather than poisoning it.

Some folks follow permaculture principles, others focus on planting natives, herbs, fruit and nut trees, even cultivating oyster and shitake mushrooms. Of course, bees—both native pollinators and honey bees—chickens, rabbits and song birds are also part of a healthy back-

yard ecosystem.

You can see all this and more on The Sustainable Backyard Tour.

The event is a self-guided, open-housestyle tour of private yards and gardens throughout St. Louis City and County. You choose the yards you want to see and in what order, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m on Tour Sunday.

There are far too many yards to see them all. We include so many yards in order to show that wherever you are, if you’re interested in planting a wildflower meadow or raising chickens, chances are someone nearby can show you how.

If you’re an early planner, go online (www.sustainablebackyardtour.com) to read what the hosts have to say about their yards.

See which addresses are closest to you. When you have a list of the handful that you want to visit on Sunday, you can enter the addresses into a mapping app like Mapquest, and print out a customized tour route. Or, pick up a copy of the booklet and use the map provided.

Some hosts have been gardening and building habitat for years and their yards reflect that.

Others are just getting started—these gardens are good to check out if you are just getting started, too. You can pick up ideas for what you might be able to accomplish right now, this summer. To help you find yards with the level of information you need, each yard is marked as a recent creation or well established, or somewhere in between.

Booklets will be available at these local businesses: Rooster on South Grand, Larder & Cupboard in Maplewood, Greenscape Gardens in Kirkwood, Verde Kids in Webster, Perennial in Carondelet, and Isabee’s in South County.

With support from local businesses and fiscal sponsor Slow Food St. Louis, the tour is truly a grassroots production. Hosts and volunteers come together with the sole purpose of sharing and inspiring change. We can learn from each other and create a richer, more vibrant community in the process.

For more information, please visit www.SustainableBackyardTour.com.

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event is free, but registration is encouraged.

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15th Annual Pond-O-Rama Pond & Garden Tour Set For June 27-28

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he St. Louis Water Gardening Society members offer a wide variety of private spaces for the 15th annual Pond-O-Rama pond and garden tour June 27 & 28, including sensational waterfalls and new pond options. There are 45 gardens on the two-day tour, many of which will offer new views and new ideas. The ponds and water gardens of SLWGS members are located throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area as well as in the metro east. About half will be on Saturday and half on Sunday. The tours are arranged in geographic grouping to minimize the drive time.

Tickets covering both days of the two-day tour are $15 and are available now at garden

centers throughout the metropolitan area.

Everyone 18 years of age or older needs a ticket to attend. Each ticket purchased comes with a coupon for a free six-months membership to SLWGS. For a list of ticket seller locations, check the SLWGS website at www.slwgs.org. Tickets also may be ordered directly from the website.

Water features will include some with expansive pond and streams, huge boulders and places for family fun as well as small, restful retreats for homeowners. “Our 15th annual tour includes something for every taste,” said Virginia Mueller, SLWGS coordinator for Pond-O-Rama.

“Our hosts have been busy getting their gardens ready for the tour,” Mueller said. “We are

excited to see the new spaces as well as the changes to the landscapes completed by our repeat hosts.”

For more information www.slwgs.org.

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Your Hose Called...It’s Taking The Week Off

by Abby Lapides Elliott

hard frost with Blue Hill Salvia. A long time favorite and still considered one off the best. Waves ou want to be a good gardener, have garof beautiful light blue spires top mounds of green dens overflowing with blossoms, gardens foliage spring through fall. With a little maintenance your family can plants will repeat be proud of. But bloom. After each alas, you’re flush of bloom, cut super busy and spent flowers all watering is the the way down to last thing you the crown of the have time for. plants. In no time Don’t despair, they will be sendthere are lovely ing up fresh flower plants that do stalks. A long lived well with less perennial that is watering, and very easy to grow. even plants that Deer and rabbit prefer dry conresistant. Fragrant ditions.

For foliage. sunny, hot spots Fast becoming Pink Mico Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleia try these perensummertime nials: blooming favorites due to their prolific, white or Small yet mighty, a mini Butterfly Bush. Pink blue daisies, Japanese Aster's, Kalimeris, flowers Mico Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleia only grows just keep coming. Tolerant of heat and humidity, 18”-20” tall and wide. Abundant pink flower panithey always looks great, even in the hottest of sumcles appear nonstop from early summer into fall. Its mers. 1" white or blue daisy-like flowers appear on diminutive size makes it ideal for small gardens and emerald green compact mounds all summer. Very containers, or as a ground cover or edger. Why plant easy to grow, Japanese Asters hardly need any mainannuals when you can have brilliant, non-stop sumtenance. Plants grow 18" tall. Fantastic in mixed mer color for years with these long lived perennials. pots and adored by butterflies.

You'll be living like royalty with Crown Jewels Although the plants listed are drought tolerant, Butterfly Bush, Buddleia. Crown Jewels sparkles they should be kept well watered until established. with brilliant gold foliage and sharply contrasting, Mulching the plants will help keep moisture in the dark magenta purple flowers spikes. Its fragrant soil. To see images and growing instructions for blossoms appear in summer and fall. You can count these plants, along with more drought tolerant on hoards of hummingbirds and butterflies getting plants, visitwww.sugarcreekgardens.com. in on all the floral fun with this treasure. Makes a Abby Lapides Elliott is the owner of Sugar wonderful cut flower. Grows 36”-48” tall.

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By Phil Berwick Living Tree Care

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am often asked to look at a tree that's close to a house, with an owner concerned that it might fall on the house in the event of a storm. Most of the time, when I have inspected and not seen a hazard, I will explain that if their tree has withstood the test of the extent of the storms and sheer winds we've had over the last several years in our city, it's not falling over anytime soon.

There are unscrupulous tree men who will drop a tree at the site of an old crack, some deadwood or some ants. Trees are not being planted at the rate they are being taken out.

I used to kill ants until the Bug Store’s Ken Miller told me how ants are our friends; they clean out decay in a tree wound. If a tree DOES have an old injury, it can have some old fashioned tree surgery performed.

This leads me to the bad rap that tree paint has been given. While most pruning wounds do not need wound dressing, certain species, such as oaks and Elms emit pheromones (scents) from the unpainted wounds and attract disease carrying insects.

Revisiting the tree close to the house, some thinning to reduce 'wind sail' perhaps, and keeping the ground rich with organic fertilizer is what this tree doctor orders. If there are certain lateral limbs that show signs of weakness these can be pruned back properly. But tree ‘topping’ causes secondary wood to grow, which will never be as strong as the original primary wood.

Finally for a fun tree fact.... There is only one country on the earth, which at the end of the twentieth century had more trees than fewer trees: Israel.

For more information call Phil at 314-961TREE or visit www.livingtreecare.com.

Go Wild With Missouri Native Plants

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Missouri Primrose

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Native plants require less water, less fertilizer and less work; they are also less susceptible to pests and diseases.

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ith summer in full swing, the warmer temps and sticky St. Louis humidity can discourage people from getting in the kitchen to cook up healthy, affordable, made-from-scratch meals and snacks. However, rather than reaching for convenience foods, let’s look at some ideas for tasty, delicious meals you can throw together in a snap without spending too much time over a hot oven or stove.

SAlAdS What better way to enjoy the summer garden bounty than by throwing together a quick salad. To boost nutrition, be sure to choose dark leafy greens, such as spinach or kale, and add in a lot of fresh chopped vegetables, lean protein, and a homemade dressing. To banish boredom, switch up the salad components—use difference types of lettuces or greens, various vegetables, and different sources of protein (grilled chicken, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, beans, lentils, tofu). Also, get creative by sprucing up your salad with fruit—berries, apples, grapes, pears, and peaches all pack a flavor punch and taste delicious in a salad tossed with a vinegar-based dressing.

WrApS Wraps are quick, easy, and delicious. Start off with a whole-wheat tortilla, pita bread, or flatbread and spread on some hummus. Then, layer on your favorite vegetables and calcium-rich cheese and roll it up.

Radishes, bell peppers, spinach, onions, cucumbers and shredded carrots work nicely in a wrap. If you’re not a fan of hummus, pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store and shred the chicken up to be used in the wrap.

Stir-Fry diSHES Ok, this one does involve firing up the stove, but stir-fries cook up so quickly that it won’t get too hot in your kitchen. In a large skillet or wok over high heat, sear some lean meat or extra-firm tofu in some sesame oil. After the protein is cooked, toss in some chopped vegetables, using what is in season right now. Season with your favorite herbs and spices. Cook just briefly until the vegetables are cooked but still crisp. Add a little reduced-sodium soy sauce and serve over brown rice or whole wheat noodles and you’ve got a scrumptious, well-balanced meal in minutes.

MiCroWAvE MAgiC Your microwave can do so much more than just reheat leftovers. You can steam summer veggies you just picked up at your local farmers’ market or out of your own garden. Fish fillets and chicken breast can easily be cooked in your microwave (cover with plastic wrap). Love baked potatoes? Keep the oven turned off and instead zap them in the microwave. Top these “baked” potatoes or sweet potatoes with broccoli, reduced-fat cheese or blacks beans and salsa for an instant snack.

School is out for the summer – a time when most kids think of playing and being outdoors. But there are also kids who worry about getting enough food to eat. Nearly 173,000 children are at-risk for hunger in our region. Operation Food Search is helping to make sure that food insecure children are well-fed in a safe environment by connecting them to free nutritious summer meals programs.

Please support Operation Food Search’s No Kid Hungry initiative. By helping kids get the good nutrition they need, we are one step closer to our goal of making No Kid Hungry a reality! Please donate online at www.OperationFoodSearch.org; by mail at Operation Food Search, 6282 Olive, St. Louis, MO 63130, or by phone at (314) 726-5355.

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Ffresh R E S H fare FARE Dine Under The Stars At Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Enjoy a Lavish, Full-Course Meal with Seasonal Produce and Family-Style Accompaniments from Bixby’s

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ixby’s, the beautiful restaurant on the second floor of the Missouri History Museum, offers a communal-dining experience at the 15th annual Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. On selects nights, guests can dine at a beautifully adorned community table and enjoy a full-course meal with seasonal produce and familystyle accompaniments.

Guests can dine under the stars on hors d’oeuvres that include a trio of corn: grilled corn gazpacho, pickled corn salad and corn fritter with bacon jam.

The second course is Bixby’s summer green salad, tossed with white beans, prosciutto and grilled peaches. The entrée is grilled turkey medallions and tomato-braised summer squash accompanied by family-style sides of grilled lamb sausages, cucumber tomato slaw, tzatziki and grilled pita. To complete the meal, Bixby’s will serve ricotta pound cake with summer berry compote and balsamic reduction. To please all guests, Bixby’s will also offer a vegetarian communal dining option.

Bixby’s hosts the communal-dining experience on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12. Tickets are $50 per person and include a reserved seat for

the show. A cash bar is available. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sfstl.com/in-thepark/communal-dining/ or contact Roze Wolownik at rwolownik@sfstl.com. Advance reservations only. Reservations sell out quickly, so reserve your spot today.

“Together with Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, we are providing unique experiences for St. Louis arts patrons,” said Richard Nix, Jr., President of Butler’s Pantry, operator of Bixby’s.

“This communal dining experience brings people together over a common love of food and the arts.”

The show, hosted at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park, runs until June 14 (excluding Tuesdays).

About Bixby’s Preserving Missouri’s future along with its history, Bixby’s artfully prepares every meal, featuring local produce and products. Located on the second floor of the Missouri History Museum, Bixby’s is a distinctive lunch destination, where patrons can enjoy inspired local cuisine, sweeping views of Forest Park and historical artifacts on display in the restaurant. Bixby’s also features a spectacular champagne brunch every Sunday and, for those seeking a more casual dining experience, Bixby’s Express offers freshly prepared soups, salads and sandwiches for diners on the go.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Moola Bandha: The Master Key Ashtanga Yoga Workshop Saturday, June 6, with Sat Inder EAT MORE PLANTS Lecture and Tasting Mon., June 8, with Monica

Intro to Ashtanga Yoga 5 Week Series, 6/13 - 7/18 with Sat Inder

Intro to Kundalini Yoga 5 Week Series June 13 - July 18, with Guru Sandesh (Nancy Lewis)

Kemetic Meditation & Raw Foods Sun., 6/14, w/Sol Asar & Chef Whitney Calcium, Bone Health & Milk/Cheese Demo Lecture & Tasting Mon., June 22, with Monica

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RAised bed gARdens: Gardening Made Easier & More Productive

by Linda Wiggen Kraft

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raised garden bed can make gardening easier to access and more productive. Most often raised garden beds are used to grow vegetables and herbs, but flowers and other plants can be grown. Four things are needed for a raised bed garden: an above ground container, rich soil, plants and a gardener. The size of a raised bed garden can range from a single pot to large beds with lumber sides. The costs of raised bed gardens can range from almost nothing to a lot.

One of the most inspiring urban gardens in the United States is Growing Power in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Of its many innovative ways of gardening is the simple collection of hundreds of black plastic pots grouped together growing greens for restaurants and farmer’s markets.

These are the pots that plants are sold in, ranging from gallon size to larger. At Growing Power the pots are filled with the rich soil produced in the worm composting piles that are part of this urban farm’s unique sustainable system. This simple way of raised bed gardening can work on concrete, decks or a spot of land. The challenge is making sure there is enough water and that the

black plastic doesn’t get too hot.

There are many other types of containers that can be used for raised bed gardening; from beautiful ceramic pots, to old wheelbarrows, to whatever the imagination can discover to hold heavy soil and grow plants. Raised bed gardens made of lumber sides holding soil is what is often thought of as raised bed gardening. Most of these garden beds are rectangular in shape and vary in height.

They can be constructed of old or new lumber.

Instructions for using old wood palettes are found online. Metal or plastic corner holders can make the job easier when constructing a bed. Unlike moveable pots, these raised beds aren’t easily going anywhere, so consider carefully before building. These beds can be placed on ground, driveway or patio. Accessibility is important.

Three feet across allows a person to reach into the center from both sides. A pathway in between should be wide enough to easily get through. A wire mesh on the bottom and partially up the sides will keep burrowing creatures out. A short wire fence on the top, or tall enough beds, will discourage rabbits.

The soil for raised beds needs to be rich in nutrients. Potting soil is too light and dries out in an instant. Mixing potting soil with garden soil works best. For large raised beds a mixture of

A backyard raised bed garden and rain barrel make gardening not only easier, but more sustainable, too! This raised bed comes complete with dog-guard fencing. Gotta keep the Border Collie and Wiener Lab out of the garden. compost and topsoil is ideal. St. Louis Compost’s garden mix is used in many community and backyard garden raised beds. There is an online calculator that helps figure out how many yards of soil are needed. For large containers, soil does not need to fill the whole pot. Discarded plant pots covered with landscape fabric can be used to fill the bottoms.

Seeds or starter plants can be planted in a raised bed. For vegetables: seeds of cool weather crops can go outside in March, then ones that thrive in heat and finally fall late crops. Raised beds are ideal for square foot gardening, where seeds and plants are placed according to their size in each square foot of soil.

Like in all gardens, raised bed gardens thrive

with the care and love of the gardener. Plants need to be watered and weeds removed. Most vegetables do best with consistent watering, especially tomatoes. And like most of our food crops, pollinators are needed. Make sure there are lots of flowers, especially natives, nearby to attract these insects. They work with us to make raised bed gardens a success.

Linda Wiggen Kraft is a landscape designer who creates holistic and organic gardens. She is also a mandala artist and workshop leader.

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Summer in St. Louis is Synonymous with Performances

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ocal parks offer free concerts; the Shakespeare Festival enlivens Forest Park for the 15th year, followed by the Muny’s marvelous season. Circus Flora again brings family fun to Grand Center under the Big Top through June 28 with its wonder-filled performances. These St. Louis traditions remain everyone’s favorites, but look over the following to discover a new summer delight: Lindenwood University is home to the Resident Summer Repertory Company.

Now in their 35th season of theater, the group presents “Play it Again, Sam,” by Woody Allen, June 12-14, 27-28 in the Emerson Black Box Theater at the gorgeous J. Scheidegger Center on Lindenwood’s St. Charles campus. I was recently treated to a tour of this J. Scheidegger Center and was totally impressed by this hidden gem of performance space, not to mention the convenient, ample parking! June 19-21 and 26-27 offers Agatha Christie’s “Love From a Stranger.”

Performances are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. Visit www.actincstl.com or call 636-949-4433; all tickets are $20.

“Black and Blue” is an original play by Gitana Productions that explores the complex relationship between the African American community and the police. The play includes

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ARTful Living St. Louis Area Fine Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Arts Editor people’s unique stories, and enlisted playwright Lee Patton Chiles to “weave those stories into a spoken-word performance,” presenting a compilation of viewpoints.

A question-and-answer session with community leaders follows each performance. Experience the play in the Terry M. Fischer Theater at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, June 19-20 at 7:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. on June 21.

Reservation are required: The Besieged Elephant by Joannes van Doetecum the Elder. Part of www.gitana-inc.org or call the exhibition Beyond Bosch: The Afterlife of a Renaissance Master 314-721-6556. in Print, at the Saint Louis Art Museum through July 19.

Through June 28, Stages St. Louis celemusic by TBeats Entertainment and encourbrates its 100th production with “Smokey ages cross-cultural understanding and healing.

Joe’s Café,” from the legendary rock ‘n roll According to Gitana Executive Director team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Cecilia Nadal, “Admission is free to eliminate Featuring 40 chart-topping hits that span a cost barriers.” three-decade era, “Smokey Joe’s Café” preFollowing the events in Ferguson last sumsents a nostalgic exploration of the lives, loves mer, Nadal made a point of talking with people and aspirations of a group of friends. The song of different nationalities and races. “I was presentations are electrifying. looking for something,” she said. She found

13 The play made its debut in late 1994 in Los Angeles, continuing on Broadway for an unprecedented 2,036 performances, making “Smokey Joe’s Café” the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history.

Performances are in the Robert G. Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer in Kirkwood, range from $20-$57. Call 314-821-2407 or visit www.StagesStLouis.org to reserve your seat.

StagesStLouis also announces some great new offers: Free Tix @ Six offers new patrons (not in the Stages’ reservation system) one free ticket, as available, from 6-6:30. Student Rush offers students under 25 (with student ID) tickets for $20. Senior Rush offers the same for those 65 and older.

If you yearn to calm your inner self, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation offers Press Play Mediations, from 6-7:30 p.m. on June 11, 18 and 25. Angela Malchionno, artist and director of The Enamel Project, and 18andCounting leads a meditative drawing and walking experience inspired by exhibiting artist Richard Tuttle’s wire pieces, set to a hip-hop soundtrack. For more info and to register, contact Philip Matthews, Programs Coordinator, at pmatthews@pulitzerarts.org.

The Family Day Block Party, hosted by the Pulitzer and the Sheldon Art Galleries, offers those with energetic 3-12 year olds some arts-focused activities, performances, storytelling and more from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 20. Details at www.pulitzerarts.org, or just show up at 3716 Washington for summer family fun.

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St. Louis Local Foods Challenge Takes Off In June

by Crystal Stevens

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he importance of eating local is crucial to the future of food.

With the rise in health and environmental concerns due to toxic pesticides, monoculture, and the many miles food travels, we are in dire need of a shift in the way humans hold reverence for food. Now more than ever, people are becoming genuinely concerned about what they are putting in their bodies. One way to make a difference in our daily lives is to support local farmers, local grocers, local chefs and local makers of artisan foods.

The Tower Grove Farmers Market, in celebration of their 10th anniversary, is gearing up for their first Local Foods Challenge. They are challenging community members in the St. Louis metropolitan area to take a 30day eating local pledge. There are plenty of ways to source local foods- shopping at Local Harvest grocery, City Greens Market, shopping at the local farmers’ markets, joining a CSA farm, or trading your backyard harvests with your neighbors who might be growing something different than you are. Also, in the month of June, participants are encouraged to eat at restaurants who support local farmers. There are many benefits to signing up for the Local Foods Challenge including circulating funds back into the community, supporting farm families, supporting small independent business owners, all of which are making a positive impact on the community.

Participants pledge $30 per person and in return receive plenty of perks including a tote bag, a commemorative beer glass, a 1lb bag of Missouri grown rice, a card good for one free meal at Chipotle, free entry to educational events and tasting events sponsored

by Local Harvest, as well as invitation to the closing BBQ at Tower Grove Farmers Market at the end of June. Participants will also receive special discounts to

participating restaurants and destinations.

Maddie Shannon Earnest and Patrick Horine, coowners of Local Harvest Grocer and Café and the heart behind Tower Grove Farmers Market make it a priority to source local at both their café and grocer. They cocreated the Local Foods Challenge with the intention of further supporting local producers by promoting everyone who is involved in the local foods movement in our region. They feel that supporting local farmers and food artisans in any business model can really help to make a difference in the eating habits of the community as a whole.

According to Earnest, “We have seen a dramatic rise in the local foods movement since we started the Tower Grove Farmers Market ten years ago and since we opened Local Harvest Grocer eight years ago. The attendance at the farmers market has grown and each year more and more conscious consumers support Local Harvest Grocer. We have also seen an influx in the number of restaurants who are supporting local farmers and food artisans. We are really pleased about seeing larger stores and restaurants starting to give more attention to local foods. We are grateful to be a part of the local foods movement and to see the momentum grow more and more each year.”

To take the Local Foods Challenge, visit www.stlfoodchallenge.org Where to shop local in the month of June: Farmers’ Markets Cherokee Street International Market2647 Cherokee- Friday evenings 4-7

Clayton Farmers’ Market – Not taking place this summer, check back for 2016.

Farmers’ Market at the Cheshire- 7036 ClaytonSaturday mornings 8-12 Kirkwood Farmers’ Market- 150 E. Argonneweekdays 9-6, Saturdays 8-5 North City Farmers’ Market-14th&St. Louis Ave Saturday mornings 10-1 Schlafly Farmer’s Market- 7260 Southwest AveWednesday evenings 4-7 Tower Grove Farmers’ Market- 4256 Magnolia Ave- Saturday mornings 8-12 Webster Groves Farmers’ Market- Gazebo ParkThursday evenings 3-6:30 Join LaVista CSA Farm, just in time for juicy vine ripened heirloom tomato season! www.lavistacsa.org Local Harvest Grocer- 3108 Morganford Road, St. Louis, MO 63116- open 8am-8pm everyday City Greens Market- 4260 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110 Larder and Cupboard - 7310 Manchester Road Maplewood, MO 63143 Participants will also receive a link to the St. Louis Local Foods Map which highlights everywhere in town to access fresh, healthy local food and libations.

Local Food Challenge events include Planning Your Meal around Seasonal Offerings June 2, 6-7:30 Location: Local Harvest Café, 3137 Morganford Farm-to-Table 101: The Basics of Cooking

Nutritious and Delicious Grass-Fed Beef June 4, 6-8 p.m.

Location: 3437 Caroline Street, St. Louis, MO 63104. Room 3046 Weed & Greet: June 4, 5:30-7:30 Location: Earthdance Farms, Ferguson, MO La Vista Farms Work Day: June 7, 9-12:00 Location: La Vista Farms, Godfrey, IL 4350 Levis Lane, 63035 Live Springs Farm Tour: June 7, 11a.m. to picnic.

Tour starts promptly at 1:00 and last 2.5 hours Location: Live Spring Farms Local Libations: June 11, 6-7:30 Location: Planter’s House, 1000 Mississippi, 63104 The Real Cost of Food: Panel discussion moderated by Joe Bonwich: June 17, 5:30-8:00 Location: The Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington, 63103 (In Grand Center) 5:30-6:00 The Stage kitchen is open if you want to grab dinner or a drink before the panel. 6-7:30 Panel and moderator questions 7:30-8:00 Audience questions DIY Cheese Making Class with Marcoot Jersey Creamery: June 18, 6-8:00 p.m.

Location: SLU outdoor pavilion. $20 for Local Food Challenge Participants Summer Solstice Potluck and Open Mic at Earthdance Farms: June 20, 5:30-9:00 p.m.

Location: Earthdance Farms, Ferguson, MO 5:30pm – Farm tour; 6:30pm – Dinner time 7:30pm – Open Mic Night (Bring your instruments, props, costumes, etc.!)

DIY Sauerkraut and Kim Chi June 23, 6-7:30 Location: Local Harvest Café, 3108 Morganford Road, 63116 Closing party BBQ: June 27 - at the Tower Grove Farmers' Market - Cost: Free!

Crystal Stevens is a regular contributor to The Healthy Planet and a farmer at La Vista CSA Farm.

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Su mmer Cr af t & SpeCial t y Beer Gu id e Where Beer Is Brewed & Enjoyed In The St. Louis Area

Breweries 2nd shift Brewing www.2ndshiftbrewing.com 4 Hands Brewing Co www.4handsbrewery.com AB inBev www.ab-inbev.com Alpha Brewing Company www.alphabrewingcompany.com Augusta Brewing Co www.augustabrewing.com Cathedral square Brewery www.cathedralsquarebrewery.com Charleville Brewing Co. www.charlevillevineyard.com Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co www.crownvalleybrewery.com edg-Clif Brewing Company Edg-Clif Farms and Vineyard are proud to announce our new Craft Beer line made on site by Edg-Clif Brewing Company.

Stop in this summer and taste the smooth rich flavors of beers made with premium ingredients by our dear friend and now Brewmaster, John Stevens! For over 20 years, John has worked with some of the midwest’s most popular craft breweries to perfect his recipes. One of John’s favorites is Edg-Clif Cream Ale, a blonde ale with a delicate, smooth flavor, no bite. This beer is perfect paired with summer salads of fresh greens, berries and creamy cheeses. www.edg-clif.com

excel Bottling Company www.excelbottling.com exit 6 Brewery www.exit6brewery.com Ferguson Brewing Company www.fergusonbrewing.com Griesedieck Brothers Brewery Company The Griesedieck family has been involved in the brewing industry for over 245 years, spanning two continents, surviving the Napoleonic Wars, two World Wars and Prohibition. At its peak, Griesedieck Brothers Brewery produced over 1 million barrels of beer and was the hometown brewery of St. Louis, preferred over all other local brands until the brewery's sale to Falstaff in 1957. Revived in 2002 by the 8th generation of Griesedieck brewers, the new GB proudly continues St. Louis' rich brewing heritage.

PO Box 31203, St. Louis. 63131. www.gb-beer.com.

314-966-6061.

Heavy riff Brewing www.heavyriffbrewing.com Kirkwood station www.kirkwoodstationbrewing.com Morgan street Brewery www.morganstreetbrewery.com O’Fallon Brewery www.ofallonbrewery.com Perennial Artisan Ales www.perennialbeer.com

saint Louis Brewery schlafly Tap room - 2100 Locust Street, St. Louis, 63103. www.schafly.com. schlafly Bottleworks 7260 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, 63143. www.schlafly.com.

The Saint Louis Brewery, makers of Schlafly Beer, are well known for classic styles such as Schlafly Pale Ale, Dry-Hopped Pale Ale, and the award-winning, world renowned Schlafly Kolsch. This summer, enjoy some of their most popular seasonal beers including Summer Lager and Raspberry Hefeweizen.

Summer Lager is light, crisp and easy-drinking – perfect for mowing lawns, enjoying a patio, or reclining pool-side. Raspberry Hefeweizen is made with real raspberries which results in a refreshingly tart summer beer, without added sugar or artificial dyes. In addition to making over 50 unique styles of beer, Schlafly has long been a supporter of the local St. Louis community including participation in numerous events and organizations, as well as including local ingredients in beers and restaurant menus.

Connect with Schlafly this summer by enjoying the Schlafly Farmer’s Market, Wednesdays from 4 PM to 7 PM at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood. six row Brewing Company www.sixrowbrewco.com square One Brewery and Distillery www.squareonebrewery.com

The Civil Life Brewing Company www.thecivillife.com Trailhead Brewing Co www.trailheadbrewing.com Urban Chestnut Brewing Company UCBC is known for both our modern, American craft beers and reverential, European beer styles. Our Grove Brewery & Bierhall (4465 Manchester) and Midtown Brewery & Biergarten (3229 Washington) locations are open 7 days a week. Sustainability wise, UCBC works to reduce our carbon footprint by recycling all qualifying materials, composting all biodegradable waste, and donating all of our spent grain to local farmers. Our brewing equipment allows us to reuse water that is normally lost in the brewing process to chill hot wort and to heat up brewing water, which also conserves energy. Finally, both UCBC locations feature solar power arrays, large windows to provide natural lighting, and LED lighting to reduce our energy needs. We are proud to say all of these efforts allowed our Grove Brewery & Bierhall to be awarded Missouri’s first and only LEED Certified Brewery!

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Brew PuBs/restaurants evangeline’s Bistro & Music House Evangeline's Bistro & Music House comes from the mind of a musician. Don Bailey, who got his start in the food business while running a concert venue named Three-1-Three in Belleville, Illinois, brings his latest venture to the Central West End. The menu includes Southern-style dishes alongside live blues, jazz and singer-songwriters. Eats include appetizers like the "Crawfish Carolyn" made with Louisiana crawfish tails, Brandy cream sauce and Parmesan cheese. For a more filling meal, supplement that with entree options including gumbo, red beans and rice, chicken and sausage jambalaya, Louisiana shrimp creole and etouffee. A drink menu features wine by the glass or bottle, several beer options, classic cocktails and Champagne cocktails to drink the night away the New Orleans way. 314-367-3644. 52 North Euclid, Evangelinesstl.com.

Llywelyn's Pub - Multiple Locations At Llywelyn's Pub, we believe that ® the backbone to any true pub experience is not just the atmosphere and food, but the beers on tap and spirits on shelf. We pride ourselves in only selecting the beers and whiskeys we would drink, and never would sell something to you that we find inferior. We believe a guest educated in beer and whiskey, can not only help other guests to further explorer their own tastes, but produce great tales and topics of conversations at the pub. There is no judging at Llywelyn's Pub, we cater to all types of imbibers. We will gladly help and maybe even guide you to your next drinking experience. We offer at least 26 beers on tap, depending on which one of our six locations you are visiting and another 40 varieties in bottle. With our extensive Celtic/American menu, will be sure to pair the perfect sip with the right you choice! Not sure of a certain style? Ask for a sample!

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For more information, you can check us out online at www.llywelynspub.com . 4747 McPherson Avenue, St. Louis; 1732 9th Street, Soulard; 17 Moody Ave., Webster Groves; 7434 Village Ctr. Dr., Winghaven; 100 N. Main St., St. Charles. schlafly tap room 2100 Locust Street, St. Louis The Schlafly Tap Room first opened its doors in 1991 and proudly holds the distinction of being the first new brewpub in Missouri since Prohibition.

Housed in a beautifully restored turn-of-the-century brick and timber building, The Schlafly Tap Room provides a casual setting to drink and dine downtown. Pair European pub fare with your choice of more than 16 Schlafly draft beer styles.

From the day we opened, we have been putting as much care and thought into our food as we have into our beer. Our chef Andy White brings his expertise to the food and beer pairings. Some current staff favorites: Fish and Fries with Pilsner, Fried Bologna and Ham Toastie with Kolsch, Schnitzel with Hefeweizen and Mussels and Fries with Pale Ale….need we say more? The Schlafly Tap Room serves lunch and dinner seven days a week. www.schlafly.com/tap-room. 314-241-BEER. schlafly Bottleworks 7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester) Maplewood, MO 63143 314-241-BEER x2 Schlafly Bottleworks has been described as the home of 'all things local' and one of the best places in St. Louis to arrive hungry and thirsty. It is fun, friendly, warm and inviting and has become a gathering place for the local community and their families. As St. Louis's first new production brewery to open since the end of Prohibition, the free tours are not to be missed.

We use the freshest and most local produce we can find to celebrate the midwestern table. Best of all, we’re offering provisions from as many local farmers and businesses as possible. Schlafly Bottleworks serves lunch and dinner seven days a week and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

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The Story Of Megan*

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egan and her husband were, by most standards, very healthy.

They ate a diet high in vegetables and lean meats. They exercised every single day. And, they loved to travel.

Several years ago, Megan began to notice that she became fatigued more easily and more frequently than before. She went to numerous doctors. She spent hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on various tests trying to find the cause of her fatigue. She loved her doctors and did exactly as they instructed, all to no avail. She was not getting better.

When she found The Institute of Natural Health, she told us her story, her journey of trying to find the cause of the increasing fatigue that had been plaguing her.

When reviewing her labs, we could see that she had been tested for everything from thyroid disease to Lyme disease and so much more. But something stood out. There was one blatant omission. In all of the testing, no one had tested to see if she had an autoimmune condition.

This was important. The National Institutes of Health estimates that up to 23.5 million Americans have an autoimmune disease. Comparatively, cancer affects up to 9 million and heart disease (the #1 killer in America) affects up to 22 million.

We ran the tests and there it was, staring us in

the face: Megan had an autoimmune condition.

And, based on the results, her condition was severe.

Now we had direction. From here we ran a food sensitivity test. This was extremely important because the foods we eat can either build us up or break us down. If we have a sensitivity to a particular food, eating that food will negatively impact our immune system. When those test results came in, Megan eliminated the offending foods from her diet. She utilized Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Pulsed Magnetic Therapy. We also placed her on a very specific nutritional protocol that involved weekly intravenous nutrition and daily dietary supplements to strengthen and balance her immune system.

She was a model patient and we are happy to report that now, just over 2 years from her initial visit, the tests that indicated she had an autoimmune condition are negative. We are so proud of Megan and all she has accomplished. She has her energy and vitality back, and if you saw her today, you would never know how sick she once was.

This story is similar to that of many of our patients. If you are concerned about your health, and are interested in finding natural solutions to your health concerns, give us a call at 314-2938123 or visit www.theinstituteofnaturalhealth.com.

There are more Americans with autoimmune disease than there are with heart disease or cancer.

*To protect privacy, name has been changed.

Are you frustrated that your health is not improving, or maybe getting worse?

Are you tired of just covering up your symptoms?

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So if you, or someone you love, suffer from a chronic health concern, give us a call. We may be able to help.

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³,WœV Not Just Calories That Make Bellies )DW ´ Dr. Raj Banerjee, DC

Dr %DQHUMHHœV Wellness Centre 314-282-3990 GetLeanToday.com Dear Seeker of Health & Fitness, Have you had any of these in your life? Injury, pain, surgery, infection, illness, divorce, financial stress, job stress, poison ivy, giving birth, irritable people, starvation diets, the menstrual cycle, eating junk foods, drugs and medication, excessive cold or heat, staring into computer monitors, and babysitting 15 small children under the age of five for over 13 hours²these are all examples of physical, mental and emotional stress.

Your walnut-sized adrenal glands, which sit on top of your kidneys, cannot distinguish among the various stresses that are present in your life²whether they are physical, mental, or emotional. These glands just pump out hormones to counteract stress²any stress! They are ³ILJKW or IOLJKW´ hormones intended to serve us for short periods only. But WRGD\œV stresses are anything but short term  so the hormones just keep flowing! If this persists, you can become an ³DGUHQDO W\SH´ of person²one who has either overactive or exhausted adrenals. This is very serious business because your quality of life depends so greatly upon how well your adrenal glands work.

Visible symptoms come along with persistent adrenal imbalances. Chief among them is hanging fat in the midsection that sags downward over the belly.

Thinned-out arms, legs and buttocks generally accompany this fat because the key hormone that prevails during stress (cortisol) converts these muscles

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to sugar in an attempt to create more energy for a continually stressed body. With thinned muscles and large abdomen, adrenal types often have a hard time finding clothes that fit. Moreover, stress hormones in excess will steal protein from the bones, leading to osteoporosis.

Sometimes a fat pad develops in the lower neck and upper back called a ³EXIIDOR KXPS ´ Further, fat accumulation in the face gives a round or ³PRRQ IDFH´ appearance, a face that may redden because of weakened blood vessels.

So why does the extra fat appear? With all this sugar poring into the bloodstream through the action of stressfighting hormones, the fat-burning hormones of the liver get turned off. Not even high-protein or low-calorie diets will turn them back on again! Then fat accumulates on the belly because of the excess sugar thrown into the blood to meetw ³GDQJHUV´ that GRQœW exist (and insulin stores the sugar as fat to keep your blood sugar levels normal). In other words, stress hormones prevent fat burning, and counting calories or eating more protein simply will n ot help.

To make matters worse, some adrenal types will try to work off fat with heavy exercise. But this just creates more stress and more stress hormones. Result? Less muscle and even more fat! What a predicament. Fortunately, adrenal imbalances can be corrected to turn muscle-burning adrenal types into fat burners again.

But WKDWÂśV only part of the adrenal story. Exhausted adrenals can run out of anti-inflammatory hormones and enter a chronic stage where pain and inflammation stay in the body for years (e.g., fibromyalgia). Sore muscles GRQÂśW seem to recover after exercise. Pain triggers stress hormones, which turns off fat burning. A deep, restful sleep becomes impossible. Constant fatigue, mid-

afternoon drowsiness, and brain fog or dullness prevail.

Caffeine beverages become a constant sidekick, doing yet more damage to the already exhausted adrenals!

If you think you might be an ³DGUHQDO W\SH ´ WKHUHœV a whole lot more I can tell you about it (and how to get healthy again) at my one-hour ³EHOO\ IDW´ talk, Saturday morning, at my Wellness Centre in Clayton just off 170 and Ladue. Seating is limited, so call us now to reserve

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Here are a few words from patients who have discovered and embraced the value of wellness chiropractic: I ³%HIRUH seeing Dr. Banerjee I was a wreck! I was overweight, had no energy, and experienced frequent anxiety attacks. Quite frankly, I was desperate for a solution. Since following Dr. %DQHUMHHœV prescribed program ,œYH lost over 25 lbs, my anxiety is a thing of the past, and my new level of energy allows me to function to my fullest. Not only do I look and feel healthier, my quality of life has dramatically LPSURYHG ´ ¹Cindy H, St. Louis MO ³, came to Dr. Banerjee at the recommendation of a friend²and as a skeptic! Three months later I had realized one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Since attending Dr. %DQHUMHHœV weight-loss program, friends have commented that my body is looking tighter and I have much more muscle definition. I have fewer food cravings, GRQœW depend on coffee, and have to say that I enjoy the compliments I get. Thank you so much Dr. %DQHUMHH ´ ¹Miranda G, Edwardsville IL IL

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Herbal Remedies For Constipation & Allergies

HERB LADY Cathy Schram Q: I have a problem with constipation. If I have a bowel movement three times a week, I feel lucky.

What can I do to help?

A: Constipation is a serious problem in our society.

Having only a few bowel movements per week is very unhealthy. At lease once a day is normal. If you do putrefying in your body, which can lead to gas, bloating, indigestion and other more serious problems. Most people end up reaching for a laxative, which they become dependent upon, only leading to more problems.

The natural approach would be to increase dietary fiber, exercise and drink plenty of water. A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains is very important. Just by following these suggestions, you can make a big change in your bowel habits.

Another way to increase fiber is with Psyllium Hulls. The hulls have a remarkable ability to absorb water many times their own weight, which makes them swell. This exerts a gentle pressure on intestinal walls, stimulating them to contract normally. However, psyllium must be used with plenty of water, and it should not be used if someone has a bowel obstruction.

If you feel you still need to take a laxative, try an herbal one containing one or more of the following herbs: turkey rhubarb, cascara sagrada, dandelion root, or burdock. Senna is also a great laxative, however, you only want to use this on occasion, as it can be habit-forming. Cascara sagrada is probably the most popular natural laxative because of its mild nature and the fact that it is non habit-forming. It is even gentle enough for small children and the elderly.

Please see your health care professional if chronic constipation persists.

Q: I recently moved to St. Louis. Everything is covered with green dust! I can't stop sneezing. What can I do?

A: Welcome to the allergy capital of the world. The green dust is simply pollen. Fortunately, it does not last forever. In the meantime, there are some things you can do to be more comfortable.

Respiratory allergies are caused by an overly sensitive immune response. As the immune system reacts to neutralize irritants, it causes mast cells to burst which releases histamine into the respiratory tissues causing symptoms such as congestion, sinus discharge, sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, sinus pressure/pain, coughing and/or sore throat.

You want to stabilize the mast cells to counteract the allergies. Vitamin C, feverfew and burdock all help with mast cell stabilization. Antihistamines are great. I prefer one called “HistaBlock” which contains nettle, quercetin, fructus aurantia immaturi, and bromelain.

To decrease symptoms, particularly itchy eyes and sneezing, I like “ALJ”. This product contains boneset, fennel, fenugreek, horseradish root and mullein.

I also highly recommend the Nasopure system which is a nasal rinse that washes away the pollutants.

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.

Do you have questions about herbs or vitamins?

Send them to Cathy Schram, CNHP and Certified Herbalist. Write to: Herbs & More, 16021 Manchester Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011. www.morethanherbsonline.com

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A Word To The Wise with Kate Schroeder, M.Ed, LPC, NCC

You Make Me So Angry!

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f only it were that easy. If only we could blame all of our problems and our unhappiness on others- it sure would make our lives easier, wouldn’t it? We could then walk around, focusing our time and energy on other more important things, like how to figure out more clearly what exactly IS wrong with our spouse or partner, our children or our boss.

Then, and only then, would we be able to finally get rid of our problems, right? Change the other person, and then we will for sure end up happy. That’s the name of the game.

Most people spend an inordinate amount of time focusing on eliminating the problems outside of ourselves, and not enough time looking deep inside to the source of our perception about “the problem” in the first place. No problem really exists outside of yourself; rather it is all based upon your perception of what is happening around you. Everything that occurs in the world around you is neutral, and reflects more about the other person involved in the situation than it does about you. However, your perception of what is occurring is solely responsible for how you are going to feel about said situation. And if your perception is faulty and outdated, based upon old unfinished business and programs installed in childhood, then you can most certainly ensure that your reaction is going to be

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That is true whether you are dealing with a cranky child, a lousy boss, a critical spouse, an angry driver on the road, or even just a pet that won’t listen to what you would like for them to do. Do yourself and them a favor: get some help, stop and begin to take a look inside yourself; this is a warning sign to you that something is off balance and it is time to look more closely at what is happening inside yourself. In this way, you can move towards deeper and more fulfilling relationships in your life.

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The Art of Relating

Reflexology - Great For Your Body, Mind & Spirit

By Natalie Flores, Licensed Massage Therapist

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ave you ever experienced a Reflexology session? While other major U.S. cities have many reflexology centers all over town, St. Louis has been a little slower to embrace this healing modality. Until Now. Holistic Health & Fitness in Shrewsbury has created a dedicated reflexology space with specialized seating created just for this unique service.

Some people think this service is just for sore and aching feet. Not true! Based on acupuncture meridians that run through the entire body, Reflexology can benefit much more than just the feet. In fact, this list shows just a few of the benefits of this ancient healing technique.

Primary Benefits of Reflexology: · Relieves stress and tension · Improves sleep and relaxation · Revitalizes energy · Improves Circulation · Reduces Neuropathy numbness and pain · Improves Sinus Function · Promotes a sense of well-being · Clears congested energy pathways · Helps with foot and calf pain Before your Session Each reflexology session begins with a warming

foot soak, in water infused with herbs to relax the feet and calm the mind. In Chinese medicine, warm water and massage of the feet both help ground the body, improve sleep, and reduce irritability.

Trigger Points in the Feet Check out this diagram of the feet – there are many correspondences with different areas in your body. During the session, the therapist will check in with you about any spots that are unusually sore. This can indicate underlying health issues in the corresponding part of the body.

So, come treat your body and mind to a therapeutic and relaxing reflexology session. You can even bring a friend – it’ll do so much more for your long term health than that mani/pedi you get every month. Through June 30, initial reflexology sessions are discounted to $45 (usually $55). Call 314-647-3999 or hop online at www.holistichealthstl.com to book your session.

Natalie is a graduate of The Healing Arts Center in St. Louis. Following her massage training, she took additional in-depth instruction on the ancient healing art of reflexology, studying with a master in the technique. Her clients appreciate her skill, strong hands, and quiet determination to help all of her clients to the best of her ability. Natalie sees clients at Holistic Health and Fitness, 7501 Murdoch, Shrewsbury, MO 63119, 314-647-3999, visit online at www.holistichealthstl.com.

Christine Kniffen, MSW, LCSW

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hinking about getting married this year? Does the idea of a 50-plus percent divorce rate weigh on your mind at times? Do you want to greatly increase your odds of having it last? Then it is imperative that you “do your work” before you get married. I truly believe that this is one of the main reasons that relationships don’t last longer and are not always of the highest quality. The bridges to intimacy are not getting built because you have not properly mastered the Art of Relating. This is what we must be schooled in and become adept at if the relationship we all so badly desire is to become a reality, in terms of the closeness and connectedness we want to feel towards our romantic partner.

It’s time to fix any broken or disrupted lines of communication, it is absolutely essential that you feel both emotionally comfortable and psychologically confident in the ability to bring up topics that may upset or make the other person mad and it’s time to work out those couple of seemingly benign differences that currently get pushed to the back rather than negotiated.

Broken and disrupted lines of communication occur because the bridges were not completed at the beginning of the relationship. When we first ran into any kind of confrontation with our partners we got through it quickly and swept it under the rug, never really learning how to resolve the particular problem. Also, never really acknowledging which emotional hot-button was getting triggered, perhaps causing our reaction to be out of proportion with the event that took place. The only way two people can properly validate each other’s feelings is to equally push themselves past their comfort zones and into that unfamiliar lake of vulnerability. Yes, we all overreact at time and at the core there is something unresolved in the past, so often for me struggling at the idea that life wasn’t always fair. Well, we all have these “themes” and they contribute to how we see the world and interpret new experiences over time. Continued negative, argumentative patterns in relationships have everything to do with becoming trapped in a circular pattern of reacting to each other. The clear lines of communication have become hi-jacked, if you will, and you become stuck in an endless loop leading to nowhere.

Over time, if not addressed properly, this can do serious damage to your relationship and the feelings of trust, acceptance and validation. It is at this point that people stop communicating and begin to feel like unhappy roommates.

In order to start getting people to communicate it boils down to helping them feel safe enough to state how they really feel. It’s about letting them express how they have been hurt by something the other person has said or done, understanding that most of the time nobody

21 intended to hurt anyone. As stated earlier, it is absolutely essential that you feel both emotionally comfortable and capable of bringing up topics that may upset or make the other person mad. This is the lake of vulnerability.

Vulnerability equals risk. You need to go for a swim into the uncharted waters. How will he or she respond if I tell them how I really feel? This is hard for a lot of us, yes a lot of us that may not yet have quite the level of self-esteem we need to take care of ourselves emotionally. As a result many of us then don’t speak up because we are understandably afraid of rejection. But, we need to fight that particular feeling. It is imperative that you get with someone who makes you feel safe and loved, the comforting cocoon that allows you the peace to finally drop your guard and begin to form true intimacy.

Perhaps you don’t feel safe currently to talk because of how he or she acts when you try to state your feelings, or perhaps it has quite a bit to do with you and your aversion to confronting issues in general. Don’t wait to get that worked out 5 years into the marriage. It really doesn’t have to be such a big deal to negotiate the differences.

Differences have everything to do with the varied, often unequal, level of intensity we each feel regarding a particular aspect of life. Things such as how to raise kids, spend money, drink alcohol responsibly, show respect, etc generates hordes of opportunity for differences to be magnified, with the accompanying strong emotions. Certain experiences in life have made us believe we are not only right about how we feel, but actually entitled to see the world the way we do.

Therefore, our feelings certainly must be “right” and yours must be “wrong”. This is a pretty normal way for people to feel and most of us do it to some degree.

However, we need to learn to think differently about this right & wrong thing. We first need to acknowledge if this dynamic is going on in the relationship. Only then can we catch it when it’s happening, mentally draw attention to it and begin to handle things differently the next time. Remember, exact definitions of right and wrong are pretty hard to come by for something as subjective as emotions. We think we are right, because this is what our particular experience has taught us.

Therefore, this is why we all need practice in listening, which is the only path to true understanding of another.

This is what stops the right & wrong battle and opens the door for true intimacy. I may not feel as strongly as you do about something and vice versa. We really need to keep that in mind and make it our new mantra, “I’m not right, you’re not right, it is simply how we feel”.

That is the resistance that must be broken for each person, finally allowing the mantra to be absorbed…….NOBODY IS RIGHT! Once that is broken down our ears magically unclog and we finally learn to really hear what our partner is saying to say when it comes to how they feel. Then, it is simply all about fair negotiating to settle disputes in most areas of disagreement.

Take a good look at your relationship. If you don’t think you have the right mix yet in terms of feeling safe and confident to speak your feelings and negotiate the differences, then do something about it. Get this sorted out. Do your work now and the marriage will be much sweeter in the long-run.

Christine Kniffen, LCSW is a Relationship Coach and Therapist. For a free consultation call 314-3748396 or visit the web www.christinekniffen.com for more information.

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Why Do Most Of Us Need Nutritional Supplements?

by Dr. Amy Davis, MD

requirements – e.g. very young vs. menopausal women. am commonly asked • Family tendencies are inheritfrom my patients, “Can I ed genetic weaknesses which may get all the nutrients I require more support. For instance need from food?” a family history of cardiovascular In an ideal world, eatdisease, diabetes or even migraine ing organic, whole, fresh headaches. food, would provide all the nutri• High stress lifestyle – overents our bodies require to function work, poor sleep, family demands, optimally. Unfortunately, despite technology paired with a lack of our best efforts, we still fall short. relaxation and balance.

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I suggest a serving both functional and structural • Genetic alteration of foods roles. Widespread deficiencies in our consultation population include omega-3 fats, vitreducing nutrient value.

• Prescription medications can D, folate, zinc, magnesium and to identify amin deplete specific nutrients– For examiron. Doctors now routinely preple, Statin drugs deplete the nutrient nutrients scribe omega fish oil, folate, coenCo-Q-10. zyme Q10, and probiotics, even in • Poor eating habits – skipping that are best traditional medical clinics. meals, eating on the run.

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Medical Thermography of Metro St. Louis Celebrates 7 Years In Business

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edical Thermography of Metro St. Louis is celebrating being in business for 7 years! This is as exciting for us as it is for the clients that we see each year. Linda Spradling, owner of Medical Thermography of Metro St. Louis, has experienced starting a business where very few people understood or had even heard of thermography to a flourishing business where people are not only understanding the benefits of thermography but appreciate her bringing this type of technology to the St. Louis area.

MTMSTL has seen almost double the growth in the last two years and we have expanded to several cities outside our already multiple locations in St. Louis and the surrounding areas. This has been accomplished not only through our own advertising but through the help of our tremendous clinic

partners. All of our clinic partners encourage their own patients and staff as well as non-patients to come to their facilities to receive thermograms.

We expect our growth to continue as preventative and holistic healthcare continue to grow and save lives. The many changes that are taking place in America’s healthcare system now are persuading people to re-evaluate the quality of health that traditional care and insurance is providing.

Thermal imaging is used over time to monitor your health and gives the opportunity to discover health concerns much earlier than traditional tests would indicate a problem developing.

If you would like more information or a list of our locations please visit our website at www.medicalthermography-stl.com or call us at: 314-566-0350.

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HealtHy pets SEASoNAL ALLERGIES Are Upon Us In June The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. — Gandhi

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llergies occur in our pets when their immune system is reacting to chemicals or compounds that have entered the body by any number of pathways. Your vet may use the term 'ATOPY', to describe recurring allergic responses by your family pets.

These compounds, referred to as 'allergens', can enter the body by inhalation into the lungs, by ingestion through foodstuffs, by injection as might occur with flea bites, or, by direct contact as can occur with grass, furniture, rugs, etc. In any case, the body will program exposure to these elements, and with successive exposures, may mount a response that becomes more and more dramatic.

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relate to pink eye in their children.

Many of the larger breeds, like golden retrievers and others, are commonly afflicted with a low performing thyroid gland. A simple test at your veterinarian's office will demonstrate the presence or absence of this condition.

Treatment is typically very cheap, and usually, persists throughout their lifetime. These sorts of dogs often demonstrate 'hot spots', sometime in the warmer months of the year. The hot spot condition presents as a moist dermatitis. The animal is very uncomfortable, and the area afflicted is usually inflamed, reddened, oozing clear fluid and absent of hair.

Your vet will likely suggest antibiotics, shampoos, topicals and possibly an anti-inflammatory shot.

As stated, ears are another location manifesting chronic, recurring response to allergies. And again, each veterinarian tends to develop their own style of managing and treating ears, skin or eyes. Diagnostically, your vet will discuss special testing that highlights statistically significant allergens that are affecting your pet. Other rule out actions might include food trials to find foodstuffs that are reasonable for your pet. Dust mites, prevalent in the nicest of homes, constitute one of the more common allergens afflicting our house pets.

Parasites like fleas, can present as either a true flea infestation, wherein fleas or flea dirt cover the animals body, especially notable on the area just in front of the tail, commonly referred to as the 'tail head', or in the groin area. On the other hand, there is a condition referred to as a 'flea hypersensitivity'. In this latter case, the pet has been repeatedly exposed to flea bites. The flea saliva registers a concern with the immune system, and in future episodes, the flea may bite your pet, fall off the animal, and still create an exaggerated allergic type response. Cats often develop a lumpy bumpy, scaley condition called 'miliary dermatitis', secondary to flea allergy hypersensitivity.

We have just touched the surface as regards to pet seasonal allergies. Again, many chemicals or compounds can illicit an allergic response in your pets. It's up to your vet, along with your pet ownership assistance, to play detective and attempt to find the cause, and then, the best approach to managing allergies, with pharmaceuticals, desensitizing allergen shots, specialized foods, or even managing your household to minimize dust mite incidence. Finally, keeping your pet's coat trimmed in the spring and summer, may help in minimizing skin conditions associated with allergy conditions.

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Constipated Cats: A Common Conundrum

By Teresa Garden, DVM

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y clients are often surprised to learn that constipation is a common problem in middle aged or older cats just as in people. How would you know if your cat is constipated? Symptoms are straining in the litter box, crying out in the box, or leaving hard pellets in the box or around your house.

Constipation can lead to decreased appetite and even vomiting.

The cause of this uncomfortable condition can be behavioral or medical. And we must solve the mystery to solve the problem. Some of the causes of constipation are: dehydration (due to drugs, decreased intake, or kidney disease), metabolic disease (obesity, diabetes, or hyperthyroidism), painful defecation (arthritis, spinal disease, or diseases of rectum or anal glands), megacolon, tumors in the abdominal cavity, or stress in the home.

What are some of the stresses in the home that could lead to constipation? One problem is not having enough litter boxes. The rule is: # litter boxes = # of cats plus one. Make sure the boxes are clean or your cat may try to “hold it” to avoid using a dirty toilet. I’m sure we can all relate to that predicament.

Make sure your cat is not being bullied away from the box by other cats. Make sure the litter box is large enough. Storage boxes work well for larger cats. Boxes need to be easily accessible for senior and geriatric cats. They may have trouble navigating staircases so a litter box on each floor of the house is helpful. It’s important to have the right kind of litter too. Most studies have found cats prefer clumping, non-scented litter with an odor-neutralizer. They prefer their litter boxes to be in quiet, low traffic areas of the home. Feliway diffusers and Rescue Remedy Bach Flower can be helpful in lowering stress in multiple cat households.

Determining the cause of constipation in your cat is very important not only for proper treatment and management but to decrease progression of the problem. Chronic, recurrent constipation can result in megacolon. This is a pathological condition in which the colon loses its normal neuromuscular function and becomes flaccid and extremely distended. This is a life-threatening condition.

If you suspect your cat may be constipated please seek veterinary attention. Your vet can perform a physical exam and take radiographs to confirm constipation and check for megacolon. Blood tests may be ordered to check for underlying diseases that may be associated with constipation. Your vet can check for arthritis, spinal disease, and pain. Cats with recurrent episodes of constipation may need abdom-

inal ultrasound or endoscopy to check for obstructive or infiltrative diseases in the abdomen.

How do we treat constipation in the cat? Rehydration is the first goal.

Your vet will give either IV or subcutaneous fluids to your cat.

Constipated cats are in a state of dehydration-the level ranges from mild to severe depending on the underlying cause and the duration of the illness. The second goal of treatment is to help facilitate removal of feces. Mild cases of constipation can be relieved with an enema given by your veterinarian. Enemas may be tolerated awake or light sedation may be needed. Manual extraction of feces is required in more extreme cases.

This will be performed with sedation or under general anesthesia depending on the particulars of the case.

What can you do at home to help your constipated friend after your vet has treated him? Diet is first and foremost. Canned food is much preferred over dry. This is the easiest way to get more water into the cat to help the colon work better and to prevent future dehydration. Feed small frequent meals to maintain normal hydration in older cats. Encourage water intake by your feline friend. Multiple water bowls, a dripping tap, or a cat fountain may entice your cat to drink more. You can also add fiber to your cat’s diet. Fiber increases the weight and the water content of feces to help increase the transit of feces in the colon. Fiber also optimizes intestinal bacterial populations. Good sources of fiber include canned pumpkin, beet pulp, flaxseed, or psyllium.

At Animal Health & Healing we often use Medibulk

by Thorne. It contains oat fiber powder, prune powder, and apple pectin. A very small amount is mixed with canned food to increase the fiber content. A stool softener such as Laxatone may be given daily.

A laxative such as Lactulose may be prescribed by your vet if your cat is severely constipated. Promotility drugs may be prescribed for magacolon if other therapies have failed.

Early correction and management of constipation will help prevent irreversible problems from developing (megacolon). Each patient must be treated as an individual and a protocol must be developed based on each cat’s environment and underlying physical or behavioral needs. You and your vet will need to work as partners to help your cat have a better quality of life. No one, including your furry feline, likes to be constipated.

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. Phone: 314781-1738. www.AnimalHealthandHealing.com.

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Whitaker Music Festival Ready For Summer Fun at Missouri Botanical Garden

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he Whitaker Music Festival returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden for the 22nd year, offering a ten-week lineup of free Wednesday evening outdoor concerts! Pack a picnic supper and enjoy the beauty of the Garden grounds in summertime bloom as you listen to the grooves and rhythms of an eclectic rotation of artists. Concerts will be held Wednesday evenings through July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Free admission begins at 5 p.m. and last entry is at 9 p.m.

This year’s artists include: June 3: Diesel Island. Diesel Island is one of St. Louis' best outlaw country bands. The band formed in 2004 as a “just for fun” side project where key members of the Bottle Rockets could relax and play some classic country faves on their own terms. Since then, the band has performed countless times in various venues across the St Louis region.

June 10: Nikki Hill. Rising star Nikki Hill is a young, powerhouse R&B and rock & roll singer and songwriter, living right here in St. Louis. Along with her guitarist husband, Matt Hill, and their St. Louis-

based band, she has become an R&B phenomenon in Europe and the West Coast. Nikki boasts a classic soul belter's voice and rock & roll instincts.

June 17: Joe Mancuso. Joe Mancuso is a classically trained vocalist turned jazz singer. He studied classical voice, audio production and jazz studies at Webster University. He sings with an abundance of passion and intensity; whether singing ballads, bossa nova, blues or swing tune. Joe takes his audience on a dynamic, emotional ride in every performance.

June 24: Jeremiah Johnson Band. Jeremiah left St. Louis with his guitar, a fist full of original songs and a ton of ambition and came home and released two albums as The Jeremiah Johnson Band with The Sliders, and most recently, his solo album “Grind.”

Though you can taste the Texas in his guitar style, Jeremiah also blends his rich St. Louis blues heritage and early music influences into the mix, giving you a blues-rock sound that rips at your soul and soothes your spirit.

Whitaker Music Festival concerts will be held outdoors on the lawn of the Cohen Amphitheater, just west

of the Climatron® dome on the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.The concert series is the only time of year when picnicking is allowed on Garden grounds. Visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic supper, baskets or coolers; no barbecue grills, fireworks, sparklers or pets. Picnic fare and bar items will be available for purchase on site. Most waste can be recycled or composted. Recycling bins are conveniently paired with trash cans throughout the Garden.

Help us keep the festival green by bringing your reusable bottle to get free water refills at the “hydration stations” located around the Garden.

Wednesday evening admission is free after 5 p.m.

Music begins at 7:30 p.m. and last entry is at 9 p.m. The Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden also remains open late until 7 p.m. on concert evenings, with free admission after 5 p.m.

For more information and a complete concert lineup, visit www.mobot.org/events/whitaker. or call (314) 577-5100 (toll-free, 1-800-642-8842).

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In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill for the start of Medicare. Medicare pays only for Plan A which covers part of your stay in the hospital. The average cost of Plan A from the government is $104 a month which is taken directly out of your Social Security check. Plan A does not pay for doctor’s visits or prescription drugs.

Since Medicare alone is not enough to cover expenses such as doctor’s visits and prescription drugs, in 1985 the insurance companies introduced a plan called Medicare Supplement Insurance that would fill the gaps in the Medicare government sponsored plan. You may buy Medicare Advantage which is an HMO (and limits you to a select group of doctors and hospitals in one region), or you can buy Medicare Supplement Insurance which allows you to go anywhere to any Doctor’s office who takes Medicare and pays all or part of your costs.

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June 2 Look Good, FeeL Good Presented by Iris Salsman and Deborah Zorensky, MS, RD, LD, CCN, 7pm. The classroom at The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, 7647 Delmar Blvd. Attendance is free, but please register. How do you feel about yourself in terms of weight, looks and health? Are you noticing that your energy level has decreased over the years?

Are you experiencing aches and pains in your knees or elsewhere? Do you cringe when you hear words like obese? Do you avoid mirrors or shopping for clothes because you don't like the size you are in? Have you cut back on how often you go out because you don’t like how you feel or look? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come to learn how you can ReClaim your health and your shape. Deborah and Iris have both been following anti-inflammatory diets for many months and both have released many pounds and welcomed their new found health and energy. We would like to share our stories with you and introduce you to some life-changing options. Deborah is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist, a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and has her Master's Degree in Allied Health with an emphasis on nutrition. Iris Salsman is a veteran dieter. Over the years, she's lost and gained enough weight to make at least three people. After trying every program on the market, she finally got a handle on what it takes to permanently change her lifestyle and become healthy and thin (yes!) once and for all. And she's willing to share her journey and lifestyle with you in an entertaining, informative manner. Please call The Center at 314.725.6767 to register.

June 4 RainwateR HaRvestinG Case study Mary Institute and Country Day school captures rainwater in a 10,000 gallon storage tank, where it is held before being utilized in plumbing fixtures throughout the school. This session will begin with an overview of the system, follow with a discussion on the day-to-day operations/maintenance, and end with a tour showcasing the holding tanks. WHEN: Thursday, June 4, 3:30 – 5:00 pm WHERE: Mary Institute and Country Day School, 101 North Warson Rd. 63124 FEE: $30/USGBC-MGC Members; $45/Non-members REGISTER: www.usgbcmogateway.org.

June 6 st. Louis uRban GaRdeninG symposium Join us Saturday, June 6, 2015 for the 2nd Annual St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium located at Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue. The symposium will feature a series of 40-minute workshops led by experts in their respective fields to help gardeners learn how to plan, plant and care for a neighborhood or home garden.

Check-in begins at 8:30a.m. and workshops begin at 9:00a.m. Workshop topics and descriptions are posted on the registration webpage. The cost is only $10 per person. The fee will be waived for St. Louis city residents who qualify as Neighbors Naturescaping participants. Call 314-400-2115 to register by phone. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come first-served basis.

June 6 anotHeR Look at FeRGuson Airs on KNLC Channel 24 06/06 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 06/08 at 8:00 p.m. How does the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson fit into the history of racism, especially in the St. Louis area? Kathi Corbett-Otto and Johnathan McFarland explore the myth that we are living in a postracial society. How can we pull together many different human rights movements?

June 9 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.

June 9 GReen dininG aLLianCe CRawL Maplewood, Missouri’s Special Business District has been named the nation’s 1st Green Dining District! This name comes from the Green Dining Alliance (GDA) that works with restaurants to reduce their environmental impact. Join us for a brief presentation about the GDA, and then enjoy a food crawl of the GDA establishments in the area! WHEN: Tuesday, June 9, 5:00 – 7:30 pm WHERE: Event starts at Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave. 63143 FEE: $10/USGBC-MGC Members and full time students; $20/Non-members Register at www.usgbc-mogateway.org.

June 11 piCk up in isLe 5 at wHoLe Foods Calling all signals to join us for a fun evening of dating/relationship facts, tips and suggestions for planning a great date with Relationship Coach Christine Kniffen, LCSW. Find out the three main things to look for on that first date, as well as quickly determining what you need to be happy. We will provide light snacks & wine, chances to mingle and will have lots of fun. Learn and sample some of the best aphrodisiac foods, best date night movies “he will watch” and find out the biggest “first date” turnoffs for both men and women. Join us on Thursday, June 11th at 6PM for this fun singles event at the Town & Country Whole Foods store. Call to reserve a space…. ($10)….636.527.1160.

June 16 FRee montHLy weLLness suppoRt GRoup June 16 - Free Monthly Prevention and Healing Support Group. This month's topic: Meditations To Reduce Stress and Promote Healing, Speaker: Phylis Clay Sparks. Come experience a variety of techniques that scientific studies have shown can have many health benefits. Learn simple methods to calm your mind, reduce stress, and improve concentration. Studies have shown that meditative techniques can lower blood pressure, amp up your immune system, and prepare you to meet stressful circumstances with greater ease. 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. - 8:00 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 on our web site at www.PreventionAndHealing.com titled "New Medicine, New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, and Spiritual Care."

June 16 ConneCtinG youR HeaLtH between youR teetH and body June 16 - 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 314-9972550. See Patient Success Stories at www.toothbody.com.

June 18 tHe aRt oF CHakRa HeaLinG With Barbara Evans, Founder of The Eden Method, Reiki Master, Crystal Resonance Therapist, Shiatsu practitioner, 7 - 9pm. Cost $40.00. The Chakras are

energy vortexes which provide a key interface between our physical, energetic and spiritual selves. When our chakras are clear and balanced, we feel inspired, and deeply connected to our inner self and the Universe.

Barbara is an expert in Chakra healing, and has created unique multi-sensory tools which help refine ALL Chakras to unprecedented levels. During the workshop, you will experience the remarkable healing energies of crystals, sacred sound and Barbara's beautiful high vibrational art as they interweave to Activate and Align Your Chakras to New Levels! Learn with Barbara as your guide, how to harness frequencies which will activate and refine your energy centers at all levels of Body, Mind and Spirit. Strengthen the connection to your Higher Self, and feel uplifted as your Heart Opens and becomes filled with Love and Joy. Receive guided messages, enjoy a powerful meditation, and feel inspired by the release of your own innate healing abilities. This is a POWERFUL AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE OF CONNECTING AND SELF-HEALING! Barbara Evans is the founder of the Eden Method: The Art of Raising Frequency. . . a new energy healing approach fast becoming recognized by Healing Centers worldwide as a powerful addition to the self-card toolbox. She is also a certified Reiki Master, Crystal Resonance Therapist and Shiatsu practitioner. You can learn more about her and her work at: http://www.crystalwingshealingart.com/ Please call The Center at 314./725.6767 to register for the class or a private session with Barbara.

June 20 iRonton - aRCadia vaLLey Home and GaRden touR 2015 8 am - 3 pm. Tickets on Sale at Courthouse 8 am to 12 pm. For more information call 573-546-7515 or go on Facebook – Iron County Community Garden or email ironcountycommunitygarden@gmail.com.

June 20 pubLiC touRs oF FoRest ReLeaF nuRseRy and aRboRetuRm 10:00 am - Noon, 2194 Creve Coeur Mill Road, Creve Coeur Park, Maryland Heights, 63146. Tours last about 30 minutes. Forest ReLeaf's CommuniTree Gardens Nursery is home to more than 120 different species or cultivars of species, over 95% of which are native Missouri. Come learn tree identification, explore how rain gardens attract wildlife and cut costs, and see examples of species that thrive in hard to grow areas.

Recently named an official Monarch Waystation certified by the Monarch Watch (http://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/), they have also earned GOLD level certification for St. Louis Audubon Society's Bring Conservation Home Program. (http://stlouisaudubon.org/conservation/BCH/index.php ). The greenhouse, rain garden and wildflower garden feature 55 species of native plants, many grown from seed collected and donated by volunteers. The nursery boasts over 22,000 container trees currently under cultivation. Come explore this hidden treasure of St. Louis and help re-green your corner of the world.

June 28 st. Louis LGbt pRide paRade 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Free, reservations not required Whole Foods Market is proud to show our support of the LGBT community during in the St. Louis Pride Parade!

In conjunction with PrideFest, the parade is held on the last Sunday of June and is often the highlight of the festival weekend. For more information about PrideFest St. Louis please visit; http://pridestl.org/ June 29 kids in tHe middLe Hosts "GoLFinG FoR kids” Kids In The Middle (KITM) will host “Golfing For Kids” 2015, on Mon., June 29 starting at 9:30 a.m. at The Country Club of St. Albans. The tournament includes a light continental breakfast before golf, boxed lunch and beverages on the course, a buffet and 2-hour open bar after golf and use of the clubhouse locker room.

All of the proceeds help provide kids and families with counseling in the middle of divorce, separation, or remarriage. Andy Belval, president and CEO of Keystone Technologies, is chairing the event.

Reservations are required and available for single players or teams of four at $245 per player. Sponsorships are available. For further details about the event, visit kidsinthemiddle.org or call (314) 909-9922.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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