The Healthy Planet – May 2015

Bark iN The park may 16 pages 2 & 20 • plaN Now for greeN homes fesTival pages 4-5

TheHealthyPlanet May, 2015

St. Louis’ Green & Healthy Living Magazine

Please Read - Then Recycle

Women @ Work

Profiles Of Women-Owned & Managed Businesses & Organizations - pages 6-13

Bees Need our help

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summer Camp guide pages 22-25

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PUBLISHER’S CORNER

May Is Mom’s Month & More

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ith April showers behind us, we have May flowers to enjoy.

And so many other great things to rejoice. May is the month of Mother’s Day. And we recognize our love for all mothers as their roles play the most important parts in the play of life. They deserve top billing and the pedestals we place them on.

It’s for that very reason that we have dedicated this issue of The Healthy Planet to Women @ Work: women who own or manage businesses or organizations. Times have certainly changed since women mostly worked as teachers or nurses. Today they are not only the best nurses and teachers but doctors and principals, too. Many own their own businesses and run big companies and organizations. Yes, and they still find time to have a family, raise children and find some time for their mates. My mother worked and ran the household when I was a kid. She was the most loving person I have ever known. Always giving and asking little in return. Oh, she always wanted me to cut my hair. That was her one request.

Well, mom, genetics and old age have helped you get your wish. At one time I was actually a “mop top.” Oh, those were the days. I wish she were still here to give me grief to cut my beard.

Miss you mom!

May is also the month for Bark in the Park of which we are a co-sponsor again this year. The Humane Society of Missouri works so hard to help stray animals find a home. They continue to rescue endangered animals from puppy mills and breeders in need of help when the times get tough. If you are thinking about a dog or cat for your family, please consider the Humane Society of Missouri for an adoption of that wonderful new family member!

You will also find our Summer Camp guide inside this edition. If your child has not been to camp yet, I strongly suggest you send them off this summer. Going to camp is such a great experience for every child. I went to three camps growing up and ended up even being a counselor at one camp in Vermont. The experiences they will have and the memories they will make will last them a lifetime. Yes, they will be homesick the first night or two. But that’s okay. Nothing a few rounds of archery and exploring a cave won’t fix. They will find out more about salamanders and themselves than they could at home playing Nintendo all summer.

And a quick note to mark your calendar for the Green Homes Festival June 20 as it is moving to the Butterfly House in Faust Park for one year while the Missouri Botanical Garden puts on its Lantern Festival again.

Thanks again to Cassandra Hage and all her staff for another great Earth Day in Forest Park. So many people making a difference. St. Louis really knows how to throw a party for the planet!

The Healthy Planet magazine celebrates our 18th birthday in May -- 216 issues since 1997. Whew!

In Good Health!

J.B. Lester; Publisher

by Rick Hotton

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tures. And here’s where the transformation starts: a person can turn a problem plant into a useful table. with Jean Ponzi Bush honeysuckle wood is sturdy, and it’s easy to build with. Look for “three-legger” branching patterns.

Here’s a way to transform our thinking (and You’ll be surprised how often you’ll find them. Cut actions) about an invasive species – that’s a major one long on both ends, and flip it over. See those local environmental problem. basic parts of a table? At least three legs, trimmed to But let’s table the solution, for a moment, and lay balance and level, will support a top. The invader out the issue. turns into a table!

Did you know you We’re thinkwere seeing it everywhere ing about this a lot in earliest spring? In that at my house. My first exhilarating flush of husband Dale is green, along all roadways. an artist and On the edges of everyone’s woodworker. We property. Weeks before the both love growing redbuds and dogwoods. In and learning about some sunny spaces, way native plants, and earlier than daffodils. planting ecology.

It’s Bush Honeysuckle, For fun, he’s built our region’s most invasive stick tables every plant. Lonicera maackii. now and then for Several factors have years. The first grown this plant into a one I remember monster: the Kudzu of had legs and edgMissouri. ings cut from fallBush honeysuckle en branches of leafs out sooner than just about Think About Tables – Dale Dufer Sycamore – the whiteanything else in our region, bodied hallmark of shading out the emerging native Stone Spiral Gallery, May 7-30 Missouri stream banks – plants. Aggressively, it cona tray-shaped top 2506 Sutton, Maplewood, MO with sumes water and soil nutrients. he filled with gravel.

Our beneficial natives starve for That Gravel Bar Table light and energy. And this is only will never get stained Shaw Nature Reserve the trauma of spring. with wet-glass rings!

Native Plant Sale By late summer it sprouts Lately Dale has red berries, yoo-hooing birdies focused his fun-building Friday May 8, 4-8 pm as they strive to fatten up for energies around the migration. But bush honeysuckSaturday May 9, 9 am-4pm sticks he spots and carele berries don’t nourish birds. fully cuts as we take Gray Summit, MO They feed sugars with none of down the bush honeythe native-berry fats birds need suckles that have, over in fall to ensure their winter time, overtaken the survival. Bush honeysuckle borders of our urban berries are bird soda: empty yard. He’s transformcalories void of nutrition. ing this problem into This does not stop birds one-of-a-kind tables – from honeysuckle eating. What and teaching his fellow birds do not digest, they poop. humans as he goes.

Honeysuckle seeds drop everyDale’s message? where from flying snackers.

You can make a table!

Each spring the invader multiAnyone can make a plies. The yearly cycle persists. table! Stick materials Until roadsides and byways are are (unbelievably) sprouting almost nothing but abundant. Tops can be Bush Honeysuckle. made from scrap That’s the way of invasive wood, new wood, glass plants. Introduced to places – all kinds of options. with no natural competitors, Your creative efforts they proliferate, dominate and can make a difference! eventually decimate the biodiReplace that invasive verse habitat that native plants bush with any one of will maintain. dozens of kinds of benBush honeysuckle is native eficial native plants. to Asia, where it has natural They’ll add value to controls. Brought to North your landscape, supAmerica in the late 1800s and port wildlife and (realearly 1900s, it was touted as a ly) control erosion. perfect new plant for landscaping, wildlife cover and, Invite some friends for a treat or a drink, and enjoy even though it’s shallow-rooted, to control erosion. your table.

Recall please that in the 1800s little was known (or Think About Tables is an enterprise Dale is buildcared) about ecology, the science of relationships of ing to share these ideas. He’s taught some workshops, living things, to one another and to their place. and he’s having some shows. He made up a brochure Invasive plant point understood? Thank you. that illustrates every step of making a stick table. He Good. has just about wiped out the old growth bush honeyNow let’s Think About Tables. suckle around our property, and taken his chainsaw to A table is a place to put useful things: A vase of help friends whack down theirs. flowers, your book, a drink. You can sit around it, We have dozens of new native bushes thriving dine on it, enjoy sharing its space with others. A table around our yard, where only bush honeysuckle used stands ready to be of service. In any size or shape, to grow. And Dale has a troupe of delightful tables, this human invention is a useful thing. each one different, ready to show. Ready, perhaps, to A table is also easy to build. You simply need a serve and inspire you! top, legs (just three will support a stabile table!), See Dale’s work and learn more at www.woodsome fastenings – and a few basic tools to get the worms.net - and join Jean Ponzi Mondays 7-8 pm for parts working together, strong and level.

“Earthworms” enviro-conversations on FM-88 Think again, for a moment, about invasive honKDHX. eysuckle. The older bushes have big trunks. All of them have many branches. Given how long they’ve been getting established, most are pretty hefty struc-

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Introducing Slow Food St. Louis

by Terry Winkelmann, Slow Food St. Louis Board Member Founder of the Sustainable Backyard Tour

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ecently, after one of our monthly board meetings held in a basement conference room at a local branch, a librarian inquired of me, as I dawdled leaving, the last to go: “What exactly is Slow Food?”

I’ve been a member of the board for just over a year in an organization that has been active in St. Louis for over a decade.

Suddenly, it was showtime! I’d been meeting the dedicated and creative people who grow our local food and prepare it, learning the names of those who study our food system, probe its depths, and try to preserve its diversity and wholesomeness. How to sum up the amazing resource that Slow Food St. Louis has become?

I’d been aware of the non-profit for nearly as long as it’s been active, but as a vegetarian I didn’t think it was for me. I imagined foodies sampling tartares and discussing truffles with experienced savoir faire. I am a gardener. I grow food. And I am obsessed with the disaster that the industrial food system is, with its destructive effect on the soil and water, not to mention human and animal health. I felt like an outsider when invited to join the board. What I learned, to my utter delight and passionate support, is that Slow Food is so much more than restaurants and recipes, although it is that, too.

Officially? “Slow Food is an international, educational organization devoted to promoting fresh, local, and sustainably-produced food, biodiversity, and the preservation of food traditions, as well as celebrating the pleasures of the table.”

Founded in 1989 by an outraged Italian in reaction to the first McDonald’s opening in Rome, Slow Food has become part of a global movement to counter fast –fast, disposable, unsustainable, lifeless food cultivation, production, preparation and consumption.

This movement asks where does today’s food come from? How does it taste? How did it used to taste? What can it be other than fuel for the human engine? And how does the food I buy and cook, or grab on the run, affect the rest of the world?

The St. Louis chapter, internationally known as a “convivium”, works to educate and expand food awareness locally. We meet monthly for SloWednesday at Schlafly Bottleworks, where we feature films, panel discussions, or workshops and host two big events annually: Feast in the Field and The Art of Food. Monies raised from membership and events like these help fund our Biodiversity Micro-grants program. Since 2009, Slow Food St. Louis has awarded more than $67,000 to over 50 farmers supporting the cultivation of over 200 different heirloom plant varieties and heritage breeds.

The Slow Food motto is: good, clean, and fair food for all. We believe that the food we eat should taste good, that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare, or our health, and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work. Simple. So that’s what I told the librarian. And then I asked her to join us for a tasting event or for a movie night, or a class on growing garlic—any of the gatherings listed on our website--and get to know Slow Food St. Louis!

For more information visit slowfoodstl.org.

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Green Homes Festival Spotlights Plant-Based Green Living Ideas Visit the 14th Annual Event at its New Location

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he 14th annual Green Homes Festival returns on Saturday, June 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For the first time, the event will be held at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park. The festival showcases affordable, practical options for sustainable living combined with positive ways to maintain the health of people and the planet.

The Butterfly House location will highlight the connections between plant-based green-living ideas and solutions to energy, water and waste issues. Admission for this family-friendly festival is free. This event is hosted by the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden and is presented by Ameren Missouri.

This year’s festival features more than 70 exhibits and demonstrations by the region’s leading sustainability focused businesses and organizations. Attendees can talk one-on-one with a wide range of experts about their specific interests and project ideas, and learn more about home improvement and healthy homes.

Experts will also share a variety of plant-based ideas and resources that will demonstrate ways to save water, be healthier, and protect the environment while conserving household budgets.

Children and families can have fun building a sunpowered miniature roadster to compete in the popular annual solar car races. Sample treats cooked in solar ovens, and snap photos with costumed recycling characters. Join in recycled arts activities led by local arts groups, and enjoy sustainability-themed hands-on activities and face painting.

A roster of interactive “Presentations to the People” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will cover useful topics such as keeping backyard chickens and bees; solar electricity and solar shingles; home energy efficiency and sustainability of natural gas; interior design for indoor air quality and building deconstruction; preserving the harvest; native plant RainScaping, and composting with worms.

Shop the “HOME Made - HOME Grown” green marketplace, featuring home décor and gifts made by area crafters and edibles grown by local farmers.

Enjoy live local music as you stroll the “Eat Well Local” food court, featuring healthy treats and beverages. Bring your reusable bottle and get free water refills. Recycling and composting will reduce the festival’s “waste-line.”

Festival visitors can also enjoy the year-round attractions of this site. A $4 Fun Pass will be available for entry to the Butterfly House’s Tropical Conservatory and the St. Louis Carousel. Interpreters will be on hand to share stories of the Faust Historic Village.

Volunteer help is welcome for festival preparation and operation. Email volunteer coordinator Kat Golden at katherine.golden@mobot.org or find volunteering details online at www.mobot.org/greenhomesfest.

For more information, please visit online at www.mobot.org/greenhomesfest, or call (314) 577 5100 (toll-free, 1 800 642 8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at http://www.facebook.com /missouribotanicalgardenand http://twitter.com/mobotgarden.

The Butterfly House is located in Faust Park, 15193 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield MO 63017.

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2015

New Location!

Saturday, June 20 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the Butterfly House in Faust Park www.mobot.org/greenhomesfest Free festival admission!

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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Sponsored by:

In Faust Park 15193 Olive Blvd.

Chesterfield, MO 63017 (636) 530-0076 www.butterflyhouse.org 10:18 AM

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Crossing Back To Health

Solutions That are Comprehensive, Natural, Safe and Highly Effective Dr. Amy K. Davis - M.D.

have been practicing medicine for over twenty-five years and have experience and training in both traditional and non-traditional medicine. I understand both sides of the fence, and am able to draw on what will work from both Western and Eastern methods. This allows me to develop unique solutions for my patients that are comprehensive, natural, safe and highly effective. I have created a patent pending method for evaluation and treatment of metabolism that allows me to identify and treat in a highly specific manner using only what is needed to support the stress on the body. My groundbreaking approach at Crossing Back to Health is comprehensive and provides the basis for true healing even for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

I am trained in a variety of non-traditional methods including Medical Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Natural hormone replacement, Bio-energetic testing and treatments, Food Allergy identification and treatment and Bio-medical Treatment of Autism. Additionally I am trained in the use of homeopathics, herbals, detoxification methods and more.

I continue to be committed to the search for healthy alternatives for the treatment and health of my patients because I believe in optimizing health!

CROSSING BACK to HEALTH

16216 Baxter Rd., Suite 110 • Chesterfield, MO 63107 636-778-9158 • www.CrossingBackToHealth.com

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Helping Girls and Women Achieve Balance In Mind, Body & Spirit

Vera Gabliani, PhD - Psychologist, Owner

r. Vera Gabliani is a Psychologist, Energy medicine practitioner, teacher and healer who specializes in working with girls and women.

Through her own personal transformational journey she has studied and relied upon a variety of non-Western wisdom traditions as well as leading edge tools to develop her own unique synthesis of highly effective yet simple ways to develop and maintain a dynamic balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit.

When her initial training as a clinical psychologist, with background in family therapy, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and neuropsychology left her feeling that she needed to learn more to address the struggles of her clients, she began to explore wholistic and alternative schools of thought. Dr. Vera has studied and practiced various forms of meditation and breath-work including Transcendental Meditation® and Trager® body-mind integration, energy medicine approaches including Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong, and more recent advances in healing such as the Emotional Freedom Technique.

Her approach is heart centered and focuses on freedom from fear and other emotional and mental blocks which keep us all from our own inner wisdom and from living in a more peaceful and centered flow with life and all its challenges.

Dr. Vera invites you to come and explore who you are and who you are becoming in a safe and nurturing space. She welcomes your calls.

314.966.0880 10900 Manchester Road, Suite 201 Kirkwood, MO 63122

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InMotion Health Center Combining Wisdom and Innovation

Dr. Sharon Fitelson - Energetic Director

r. Sharon Fitelson, Chiropractic Physician, is the founder and clinic director of InMotion Health Center. She graduated in 1980 from Logan College of Chiropractic, Magna Cum Laude. She is a Chiropractic Orthopedist, having received Diplomate status in 1989 and is also certified to perform Acupuncture, having attained Diplomate status with the NCCAOM and Chiropractic Council of Acupuncturists.

Dr. Fitelson is committed to empowering others to take care of themselves.

A natural extension of this has been education and teaching. She has been an adjunct faculty member of Logan College, teaching intern Doctors to be successful in clinical practice. An avid speaker in the St. Louis area, she lectures widely on Fitness, Diet Using Food As Medicine, Sports and Musician Injury Prevention, Women’s Hormones, Acupuncture, Stress and Aging Gracefully.

Dr. Fitelson created InMotion out of a vision that treating the whole person with a diversity of approaches would be most successful. Services include Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Herbology, Diet and Nutrition Counseling, Addiction Control, Core Fitness, Rehabilitation, Ergonomic Assessments, Posture Program, Massage Therapy and Stress Reduction.

The body has the innate ability to heal itself, and with trust, perseverance, and direction this can be accomplished. This is Dr. Fitelson’s passion.

7800 Clayton Rd.

1/4 mile East of Galleria

St. Louis, MO 63117

Mon, Wed,Fri, 8:30am to 6pm Tues, 2pm to 6pm.

Thur, Sat, 9am Noon

314.644.2081 • drfitelson@imhc.com • www.imhc.com

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Herbs & More Your Source For Natural Health

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Cathy Schram - Owner

athy Schram, Certified Herbalist, opened Herbs & More in February, 1998. Her vision was to offer a place where people could come and get healthy through a variety of alternative therapies. She has achieved just that with her one-stop health shop. In addition to a full line of vitamins, herbs and other natural products, you can get a relaxing or therapeutic massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care and an ionic foot cleanse. Experience the benefits of the newest addition to Herbs & More, the Whole Body Vibration machine. Ten minutes on this innovative vibrating machine is equal to a one-hour workout! The health benefits are amazing. Knowing which vitamins and herbal supplements to take can be very confusing. One size does not fit all. An herbal consultation with Cathy can help you determine which vitamins are right for you.

We carry only the best supplements. You can be assured that they do not contain anything other than what is on the label. They are all pure, pharmaceutical grade and 100% natural. Cathy and her knowledgeable staff always make you feel welcome and are available to answer your questions. The Herbs & More team is passionate about you and your health. They will teach you what your body needs to repair and mend itself through their natural approaches. They offer excellent customer service and personal attention. If you can’t stop by personally, please check out Cathy’s column, “Ask The Herb Lady” which you will find each month in the Healthy Planet magazine.

16021 Manchester, Ellisville, MO 63011

Mon & Wed 10-6 Tues & Thur 10-7 Fri 10-5 Sat 10-4

636.207.6673 • www.morethanherbsonline.com

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An Integrated Approach To Healing & Wellness

Deborah Zorensky, MS, RD, LD, CCN - Owner

n 2001, Deborah Zorensky and her business partner, Linda Duff, saw a need and sought to fill it. The result is The Center for Mind Body Spirit, located at the crossroads of Delmar Boulevard and North and South in University City.

The Center offers more than 15 different modalities to promote healing and wellness, including Massage, Facial Energy Work, Acupuncture, Chiropractics, Meditation, Nutrition Education, Transformational Breathwork, Trauma Releasing Exercises, Life Coaching, Intuitive Readings, Astrological Readings, MELT, Work in the Shamanic Tradition, Oriental Medicine and Reflexology. In addition to the extensive treatment space, there is a wonderful, eclectic retail area offering a wide array of merchandise to fulfill her customers every need.

Deborah not only owns The Center but also does nutrition counseling. She specializes in digestive disorders, including autoimmune dysfunctions.

Deborah received her undergraduate training in dietetics from Fontbonne College, followed by an internship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She continued on to receive her Master’s Degree in Allied Health with an emphasis on Nutrition from Barnes-Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and Allied Health.

She has also completed a post-graduate program in Nutrition from the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists, earning her CCN. In 2012, Deborah finished up her requirements and is a Certified Maternity Eco-Consultant.

7649 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63130

314-725-6767

centerformindbodyspirit.com

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Sowing Seeds Has Become A Part Of Who I am

This Sister Act Is A ‘Get It Done’ Team

Cyndy Knapp Keesee and Steffie Knapp Littlefield Co-Owners

hese two sisters are co-owners of a 3rd generation cattle ranch turned vineyard and winery. Edg-Clif Farms added the vineyard and winery as the family looked for a value-added project for their beloved farm.

Creating a vineyard and winery is exciting as well as demanding. Their daily routines can run the gamut from working in the field planting, training, pruning and harvesting to working in the winery with up to 2500 gallons of product, managing a wedding and special event venue and of course waiting on customers in the tasting room.

While Cyndy is researching new wine making techniques, Steffie is writing articles for magazines and soliciting wholesale accounts. On busy weekend days they can both be found serving wine, giving tours and entertaining groups. Developing a new business virtually from the roots in the ground up to the store shelf is an all encompassing task with different challenges every day.

It takes two brains and two hearts that love their farm deeply enough to devote all their energy toward making this a success. This sister act is a “get it done” team.

Look for Edg-Clif Brewing Co., with fine craft beer, opening this summer!

10035 Edg-Clif Drive, Potosi, MO 63664 573-438-4741

The Center For Mind, Body, Spirit

La Vista CSA Farm

Edg-Clif Farms & Vineyard

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Weddings • Vineyard Winery • Craft Beer www.edg-clif.com steffie@edg-clif.com

Crystal Stevens - Farmer

rowing food for families provides me with a sense of purpose and a true interconnectedness with food, the common thread which sustains us in every culture across the globe. Witnessing these tiny miracles emerge from the rich dark earth never ceases to amaze me.

The cycles of plants are so intricate and strategic. The spring peepers serenade us while we plant our early spring crops. The rivers of birds fly over us, making their great migrations. We witness the fields come to life; they are colorful and vibrant and the rows of vibrant greens resemble patchwork quilts. In the summer, the heat is borderline intolerable, but the tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and potatoes thrive. The insects swarm; the sun is brutal; the sweat pours; our bodies ache from the intensive labor of planting, weeding and harvesting.

Just as the romance almost dissipates from organic farming, the gentle winds blow, the leaves turn gorgeous colors and the air becomes cool. Autumn is a beautiful time to be a farmer. The harvest is bountiful; the weather is beautiful; the hard work is rewarded by the overflowing baskets of stunning vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs. Seeing our children run around barefoot against the backdrop of a curtain of sunflowers is one of the most profound visceral feelings of being a family on a farm. Their laughter seems to make the plants grow. In the winter, we find solace in hibernation. We catch up on unfinished projects, spend good quality family time, and plan and prepare for the season ahead.

I thoroughly enjoy teaching and empowering others to grow their own food and medicine through workshops and lectures. Documenting life on the farm through photo journalism and art has become second nature to me and I am grateful for this enchanted life I get to enjoy with my husband and children.

4350 Levis Lane, Godfrey, IL 62035

618-467-2104 LAVISTACSA.org

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Medical Thermography Of Metro St. Louis

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Take Charge of Your Health Linda Spradling - Owner, CCT, Level II Certified Thermographer

inda Spradling first brought Meditherm medical thermography to the St. Louis area in 2009. It was her own personal journey into the world of preventive health that prompted her desire to bring preventive health information to others. She sees thermography as a tool to add to your toolbox if you want to “stay healthy” or “get healthy”. Most doctors now agree that disease and pathology start with inflammation.

Medical thermography “sees” the inflammation in our bodies. We can monitor over time to see where the areas of concern are, to see if various protocols or treatments are being effective and to know when we need to reach out for help.

Maintaining good breast health is the most popular use of medical thermography.

In addition it often is the first indication of concern for thyroid, carotid artery and heart disease. Each year more doctors are understanding and recommending the addition of thermography as a health screening tool. Kelly Brengle, CCT, and Linda travel in a 200 mile radious of St. Louis, partnering with health clinics and practitioners.

No prescription is necessary. Insurance is not accepted. The Meditherm team, who interprets their scans, supports them through continued education and are available to answer questions at all times. Empowering others to take charge of their health and to improve their quality of life is the greatest reward.

Medical Thermography 314-566-0305 of Metro St. Louis 618-806-5220 www.medicaltherography-stl.com

Willow Rain Herbal Goods

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The Elements Of Nature Help Nourish & Heal Pat Tuholske - Owner, Naturalist

have always been intrigued by the mystical aspects of nature – the elements, indigenous plants, animal encounters and wild weather. My life purpose is to help people reconnect with Nature, reclaim their sense of wholeness and home. Awareness of native philosophy and folk traditions has taught me the power of natural healing, deep observation of nature, and the ancient way of the scout.

As the crafter of Willow Rain Herbal Goods, I provide remedies and wreaths made from the wild plants of our Ozark mountain sanctuary. As a nature guide, I host campers at our farm sharing my knowledge of the native plant and forest shamanism.

My wild wreaths and prayer wheels are visionary works of art woven of native grasses, wayside weeds, everlasting flowers, tree bark, lichens, seeds, cones and feathers. Weaving these gifts of the wild, I envision each as a healing portal into nature.... a pathway lit by the eternal flame of spirit.

I have walked the Ozark woodlands and meadows for many seasons hunting the wisdom of the wild. As I continue to learn about life, Nature’s ways seem more and more wise. Go to the trees, hollows and rivers as often as you can. The elements of Nature help nourish and heal.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.

willowrainherbalgoods.com • pattuholske.com

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Tranquil Companion

Healing Touch Therapy For Animals

Maureen Keller - HTA Practitioner

y passion for helping animals started several years ago with my Rottweiler and soul mate Amalia. Amalia was a performance athlete. In my quest to keep her fit and healthy in her youth and after her retirement years, and keeping her stress and pain free, we started our journey down the road to alternative healing modalities. I decided to get formal education in the field of energy therapy. I started with Reiki ART and then Healing Touch for Animals. When I completed levels 1 through 4, I became an HTA animals practitioner. All HTA practitioners are conduits for healing that comes from divine intervention. The techniques are used as a cooperative adjunct with traditional veterinary medicine or as a stand-alone therapy to promote the best health care for our animals.

HTA techniques help balance and clear the body's energy systems to boost the immune system and promote self-healing. Benefits of HTA include but are not limited to release from trauma, stress and anxiety as well as resolving issues of grief and separation.

For the rest of the story, visit our web site. Maureen's credentials also include crystal healing level 1, completion of the beginning course towards the gain of the IDA Hammer Applied Whole Horse Hoof Care certificate program.

All education is aimed toward becoming a proficient HTA practitioner.

Services include Photonic,Magnetic and BioMat therapy sessions www.tranquilcompanion.com 618-972-8267 2spoiledrotts@gmail.com

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Kris Ash – Owner/Manager

onveniently providing a leisurely online shopping experience with local pickup in the Eureka area, KARMA~NATURALS offers Natural Beauty, Emotional and Spiritual Wellness Products & Gifts to individuals who are exploring the mind-body-spirit connection.

Featuring goods perfect for self-reflection, personal enlightenment, and healthier living, this variety of items ranges from natural skincare products to metaphysical tools.

As a family operated business, I began this adventure in 2005 when I was diagnosed with age-onset allergies. Finding an inability to use many over-thecounter products, I began creating body products that were as natural as possible with ingredients that were mild and safe. At the request of friends and relatives, I began selling the items, which led to the launching of our online stores. Still, my true passion has been my emotional/spiritual journey. So, I began adding goods that enhanced this mind-body-spirit connection over the past several years.

In addition to natural body products, our webstore features a variety of items suited to various healing modalities as well as offering a large collection of metaphysical healing tools, tarot & meditation card decks, engraved/inscribed inspirational stones and other products ideal for empowering someone who’s seeking emotional or spiritual self-enrichment.

Eureka, MO 636-394-5469

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Preventive Medicine

Enhancing Traditional Medicine With Holistic Health Dr. Varsha Rathod, MD

r. Varsha Rathod, MD is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and has been successfully enhancing traditional medicine with the benefits of holistic healing since 1995. She is an expert in the field of Functional Medicine.

The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), the global leader in providing clinical education in functional medicine, recently announced: “Dr. Varsha Rathod M.D. of St. Louis' Preventive Medicine and board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, as a member of the first graduating class of certified functional medicine practitioners.

As a graduate of The Institute for Functional Medicine’s Certification Program (IFMCP), Varsha Rathod M.D. is uniquely trained in the functional medicine model to identify and treat the root causes of chronic disease. In order to achieve the designation of IFM Certified Practitioner, Varsha Rathod M.D., has completed 7 onsite training seminars and passed stringent written and case study evaluations.

Varsha Rathod M.D. joins an elite group of 124 practitioners who are among the first graduates of IFM’s Certification Program.”

To learn more about how Dr. Rathod and her staff can help you, please visit our website or attend one of our monthly free educational meetings.

1977 Schuetz Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146 M-F 7am-3pm

314.997.5403

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Sensory Strategies Helping Children Learn What Fits For Them Cindy Cox Nieukirk - Owner

am the Sensory Strategies for Optimal Living consultant and owner. I have worked for 15+ years with children with sensory processing issues, helping them to better function in their environments, facilitate self awareness and self regulation and to encourage age appropriate adaptations. The approach that I choose to use is holistic to identify root issues vs. surface behaviors. My belief is things are not always as they appear and misidentification of issues can hinder or improperly route one’s ability to be individually successful. I am not only a practitioner and consultant. I am a parent of a child with a learning disability that has directly benefited from my approach.

My focus is sensory-based therapy with children on the autism spectrum and other sensory disorders with a variety of special needs and learning disabilities.

My strengths are in observation, activity analysis and individual strategic planning. I will provide representation in school based meetings including but not limited to 504 and IEP. My practice operates on a Need-Based vs. DiagnosisBased model. I chose private practice so I could have more flexibility in focusing on the individual and meeting their specific needs. Not everyone fits the same mold. This is why not everyone with what appears to be similar issues should automatically receive the same treatment.

Let me observe your child in their environment, assess the situation and summarize my findings with an individualized plan which can include suggested adaptations, adaptation implementation, representation in school meetings and/or private sessions.

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Primordial Sound Meditation

Discover the Silence Which Creates Inner Peace and Renews Energy

Shirley Stoll - BS, MA, Certified Meditation Instructor

hirley Stoll was the first person to teach Dr. Deepak Chopra’s Primordial Meditation Program in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

She has completed numerous seminars and educational programs conducted by Dr. Chopra since receiving her meditation certification. As a former classroom teacher, Shirley combines her love for teaching with her commitment to meditation.

Some people living in an ever changing and fast paced world today are seeking peace and harmony in their lives. Meditation is an effective way to find inner peace. Practicing meditation allows you to weave silence and stillness into your mind and body. One of the most widespread myths about meditation is a belief that you must force your mind to be quiet when you meditate.

Meditation is not about forcing your mind to be quiet. Meditation is finding the quiet that is within you.

Research has shown that meditation has a wide range of health benefits.

People who meditate on a regular basis are usually healthier. As stress is greatly reduced through meditation, our mind and body experience better health and vitality.

Inner peace and reducing stress are important benefits of meditation. Other possible benefits include better sleep, reduced blood pressure, less anxiety, and improved relationships. Primordial Sound Meditation is easy to learn and easy to practice. Make meditation part of your life and enjoy its benefits!

For more information on meditation classes, contact Shirley Stoll.

800-796-1144 • shirlstoll@gmail.com • www.MeditationConnect.com

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YogaSource

Modern Yoga Informed and Inspired by Tradition

Chris Yonker - Owner

n 1971, Chris Yonker took her first yoga class at the suggestion of a Washington University modern dance instructor. During her 20s and 30s, Chris danced, taught dance, participated in many sports, and by 1986 she was a practicing massage therapist.

In the early 90s, after a trip to Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, Massachusetts she began to study and teach yoga in earnest. She was one of the founders of the Big Bend Yoga Center in the 90s, introducing many to the practice of yoga.

In 2003 she founded YogaSource at 1500 South Big Bend in Richmond Heights.

Chris has studied widely with many yoga masters and believes that yoga is a form of body work that offers potential for physical, mental and psychospiritual transformation. Accordingly, her studio offers a wide variety of classes, from Intro to Yoga and Yoga Basics, to Yoga Therapy and Restorative, Yin and alignment based Open Level Classes as well as the popular Power Vinyasa classes which are taught in a moderately heated room.

She has established a group of professional teachers who are mature, well studied and grounded in the principles of yoga. The classes taught at YogaSource fall under the category of Hatha Yoga. In Hatha Yoga the physical body is used as a sort of laboratory to learn from. Since we are always evolving and changing, we all have different needs at different times so some of the classes are more concerned with details of alignment, others with strength building and others with mindfulness. YogaSource Yoga School offers a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training yearly. See Class Descriptions on our website and if you have questions contact us.

1500 South Big Bend Blvd.

2nd Floor, Richmond Heights MO 63117

314-645-9642 www.stlouisyogasource.com

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TLC For Kids, Inc.

Providing The Highest Quality and Most Trustworthy In-Home Caregivers For 30 Years Stephanie Graff - President & Co-Owner

tephanie Graff and her sister Sharon Graff Radell started TLC for Kids, Inc. (DBA TLC familycare) in 1985 with the mission to make life easier for working mothers. The first way TLC did this was to offer emergency and back-up care for sick children when both parents needed to be at work. Over the years, TLC evolved into a full-service in-home care agency.

Today, TLC assists families in finding nannies, babysitters, night-time, baby nurses, household managers, housekeepers, summer nannies, after-school family assistants, tutors, house and pet sitters, party-helpers, personal chefs, personal assistants, companions and more. All TLC caregivers are qualified and thoroughly screened by our professional staff.

“At TLC we take all of the work and worry out of finding caregivers for your loved-ones. We have spent 30 years perfecting our screening process. Not only do we know what to look for in a great caregiver, but we also know how to spot 'red flags.' We offer families the tools they need to interview, hire, become an employer and have a successful relationship."

TLC also has a large temporary staff so when your child is sick or your regular caregivers are not available, you can call TLC for a babysitter. Why spend your time leaving messages for your list of babysitters? Make one call to TLC and we’ll do the work for you. We answer our phones between 6:30 am and 9:45 pm and on the weekends so you can call with last-minute requests. TLC has professionally screened caregivers to meet all your needs.

7301 Tulane St. Louis MO 63130

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Missouri Coalition For The Environment Protecting Our Natural Resources Heather B. Navarro - Executive Director, Missouri Coalition For The Environment

s a teenager, Heather Navarro decided being an environmental attorney was the life for her. She earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies from Washington University and later her law degree. She learned shortly thereafter it takes much more than the law to protect our natural resources and restore justice. In 2013, she joined the Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) as its Executive Director. “It was the perfect blend of environmental activism, outreach, and policy that I was looking for,” she says of her move from private practice. The organization began in 1969 and its founders included scientists, city planners, and lawyers. Its toolbox includes legal action, a skill she continues to rely on as the organization works to implement laws and regulations when the government fails to follow through.

Heather’s vision is to open and broaden the environmental movement. “It’s easy for people who grew up swimming in creeks and playing in nature to value the environment and act for its protection. However, the decisions made in Jefferson City and Washington, D.C. have impacts on the air and water we all share,” she says. She believes it’s important that everyone, whether they live in a rural, urban, or suburban community, be aware of the issues and threats that face our natural resources. These issues transcend race, education, and economic status. “We are all in this together and everything on which we depend for life is connected.”

3115 S. Grand Blvd., Ste. 650 St. Louis, MO 63118

314.727.0600

www.moenviron.org

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Jackie Fokkens Hypnosis

A New View, A New You

Jackie Fokkens - Certified Hypnotherapist(CH)

have helped many people reach and surpass their personal and professional goals with hypnosis. Many times certain individuals come to see hypnosis as a "last resort" when tackling behavioral issues that are unmanageable. I am very conscious of this fact and you can be assured I will be extremely caring and personally invested in the process.

I received my formal training and certification through the National Guild of Hypnotists. I have a private practice in Creve Coeur, MO. Dispelling myths is an important part of my "pre-talk" I conduct with every client. It is not "mind control" You can not get "stuck" in hypnosis. I will personally guide you through this process by simply making suggestions while under hypnosis. My clients tell me it is so soothing, they love the whole process because it is so easy. All they do is listen to the sound of my voice, concentrate and their stress melts away.

People who felt weight loss was futile before hypnosis, report that their eating patterns and attitudes towards food have drastically changed. I have helped many people kick start their lives by no longer obsessing over food and are able to lose 20, 30 lbs. and more.

In addition to quitting smoking and weight loss, I also treat clients in these areas: Test Anxiety, Nail Biting, Sales Performance, Stress/Anxiety, Confidence, Self-Esteem, Sports Enhancement, Insomnia, Career, Relationships and Phobias.

11457 Olde Cabin Rd Suite 345 Creve Coeur, MO 63141

314-691-2125

www.jackiefokkenshypno.com Day, Evening and Weekend Hours Available by Appointment

Hillermann Nursery & Florist

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Helping Things Grow Since 1951 Sandra Hillermann McDonald - Owner

orn and raised in Washington Missouri, Sandi grew up in the horticultural industry and is now president of Hillermann Nursery & Florist. She started working for her Father, Bernie Hillermann, and Uncle, Donald Hillermann (who established Hillermann Nursery in April of 1951), at the age of 16.

Sandi has been involved in all aspects of the business and various industry organizations. She has a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and is a Missouri Certified Nursery-Woman. She received honorable titles when she served as the first woman president of the St. Louis Landscape and Nursery Association and the Missouri Landscaping and Nursery Association. Sandi also served as the first woman president and the first-time second-generation family member to serve as president (as her father had in earlier years) of the Garden Centers of America.

She also served on the Board of Directors of the Western Landscape and Nursery Association. Sandi resides in Washington, Missouri with her husband Tim. She is very proud of her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren.

Hillermann Nursery & Florist hosts various departments including Nursery, Garden Center, Floral & Gift, Lawn & Garden Equipment, and Landscape, Irrigation & Landscape Lighting. Unique displays throughout the indoor and outdoor sales areas make this garden center a great place to shop and visit.

Perennial, annual and vegetable plants, container gardens, hanging baskets, and a large selection of nursery trees and plants are available throughout the growing season. Quality lines of lawn and garden equipment, plus service and repairs, are available in the Equipment Center.

2601 East 5th Street, Washington, MO 63090

636.239.6729 Hillermann.com

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It’s Simply Nature

Integrative Nutrition & Thermography

April Abbonizio - Certified Clinical Thermographer & Board Certified Intergrative Nutrition Practitioner

pril is a certified clinical thermographer, certified from the American College of Thermography, who wants to spread the word about this non-invasive procedure that can help eliminate many other invasive tests when trying to figure out or confirm an unknown issue. Thermography is digital infrared thermal imaging. It is painless and there is no radiation involved. The imaging is quick, affordable and FDA approved. Thermography will show the slightest changes in breast tissue so if there is an issue, it will be seen in the earliest stages. Thermography shows results relating to the physiology of pain, pathology, injury or dysfunction in ANY area of the body; from dental inflammation and TMJ problems to thyroid, kidney and lung dysfunction.

It will show carotid artery problems and can indicate if there is an autoimmune problem to deal with. Thermography is the only test that can actually visualize pain when someone is having chronic pain and cannot find the source of the pain. There is no need for a doctor referral and the results will be given to you and can also be sent to your doctor.

April is also a board certified integrative nutrition practitioner. She is a graduate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She went back to school for nutrition when she discovered how changing your diet really changes your life!

She offers individual nutrition consultations, aromatouch therapy sessions using pure essential oils and detoxifying ionic foot baths. Please visit her website to register for upcoming classes or to make an appointment.

13418 Clayton Rd, Town & Country 63131

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Mother Earth Pillows Safe & Cost Effective Therapy For Pain Management Karen Kowal, RN - Owner

fter 30 years as a Registered Nurse, Karen (Lear) Kowal founded Mother Earth Pillows® in 1995 after becoming a Massage Therapist in 1994. In 2009, Pillossage™ and Thermal Therapy Techniques were developed and classes are taught by Karen as a Nationally Certified Massage Education Provider from coast to coast using Mother Earth Pillows® as heated therapy tools to create a gentle deep yet painless therapy modality. Additional SelfCare applications are taught to and used by patients, family and professional caregivers.

Research has validated using Mother Earth Pillows® for patients in Universities, Hospices, & Hospitals; after Open-Heart Surgery, Post-OP Spinal surgery (Shriner’s Hospital) for Pain Management, Cancer Pain/Cancer centers, Rehab in VA hospitals, Hospice, Alzheimer’s & Autism Behavioral Interventions and for Fibromyalgia Patients.

Karen has always focused on improving quality of life for all ages and expanding treatment options beyond pharmaceutical interventions. These products provide safe and cost effective therapy for pain management are found in Chronic Pain Centers, Hospitals, Physical Therapy departments, Spas, Massage Therapy offices on a National and International level.

Awards & Recognitions: 2004 National Today’s Caregiver New Product Development Award; 2007 Missouri Meritorious Massage Therapist of the Year Award; 2009 National Regional Helping Hand for Fibromyalgia Award; 2010 Nurse of the Year Recognition - Trinity College of Nursing; 2014 Induction into the World Massage Hall of Fame.

(636) 296-6100 2085 Jennemann Ln, Arnold, MO 63010 MotherEarthPillows.com • KarenKowal.com MotherEarthNaturalSolutions.com • Pillossage.com

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Enhancing Creativity & Personal Growth

Linda Wiggen Kraft - Owner/Artist

inda Wiggen Kraft’s passion and work center around enhancing lives through flowers, gardens and creativity. Her holistic approach to enhance body, mind and spirit comes from her background as an artist, meditation teacher and organic gardening advocate. She combines these talents to design Gardens For The Soul; lead creativity workshops called Mandalas, Meditation & Journaling; to teach her Morning Meditations techniques and to create ceramics and pottery that expand her love of the earth and soil.

For over eighteen years Linda’s business, Creveling Gardens (named after the street she lives on) has strived to provide gardens and landscapes that are not only beautiful and sustainable, but also a union of inner landscape of the soul with outer landscape of the garden. Her mandala workshops teach a simple, joyful and profound way to create personal art to bring more creativity and meaning to life. Linda has been a meditator for many decades and teaches Morning Mediations to quiet and center body and mind in order to live life more fully.

Linda’s work can be seen on her website: CreativityForTheSoul.com. Lots more photos and info at CreativityForTheSoul on Pinterest, Instagram, Etsy and Facebook Page.

• Garden Design & Installation • Organic Methods & Materials

• Mandala Art Workshops • Meditation Teaching • CreativityForTheSoul Pottery

314-504-4266 • GardensForTheSoul.com • CreativityForTheSoul.com

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Isabee’s

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Beekeeping Supplies, Native Pollinators, Garden Gifts

Jane Sueme, Owner

ane Sueme, owner of Isabee's was able to bring her sales and marketing skills to her passion in 2009 and open St. Louis' only beekeeping equipment and supply store. Isabee's sells everything from beehive components, suits and veils, tools, books, extracting equipment, honey and starter honey bee colonies.

Since becoming a hobbyist beekeeper in 2004, Jane has been active in the local beekeeping community as board member of the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association from 2004 to 2012, Communications Coordinator for the Heartland Apicultural Society in 2012 and 2013 and as a founding member of both the Saint Louis Beekeepers Association and BeeSpeak STL in 2012.

Beekeeping has gained in popularity in recent years, some say, due to the concerns with Colony Collapse Disorder, or possibly it's our renewed interest in "getting back to nature". Honeybees are complex social insects that supply us with a number of beneficial substances - honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis, and even bee venom which is being studied for its medicinal properties. With all of those wonderful, sweet products of the hive that we wouldn't want to live without, the most important roll honeybees play is pollinating our nation's abundant and diverse food supply - with most fruits, nuts, berries and many vegetables being pollinated on a large scale by honeybees.

Isabee's provides information and consulting services on both honey bee beekeeping as well as providing habitat for native and solitary bees, in and around the St. Louis metro region.

315 Lemay Ferry Rd. St. Louis. MO 63125

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Stone Hollow Studio

Specializing In American Folk Art Called “Scrimshaw”

Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky - Owner/Artist

ven as a child, Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky wanted to be an artist. Stone Hollow Studio began in 1979 when Ochonicky decided to pursue her love of art in a serious way. Although she works in drawing and photography, it is her award-winning scrimshaw that sets her apart as a rather unique artist. For 36 years, Ochonicky has specialized in the American folk art, using recycled antique ivory piano keys to create framed works of art and even bookmarks. Definitely a “green” art! Her scrimshaw has been chosen by museum curators from around the U.S. for Early American Life magazine’s prestigious Directory of Traditional Crafts for the nineteenth time this year.

In 2010,2011, 2013 & 2014, Ochonicky was selected to design Missouri’s ornaments for the National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington, D.C. Her work has been exhibited in the White House Visitor Center, Missouri’s Capitol Rotunda, Missouri Governor’s Mansion, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica and as far away as the Dedalo Museum of Contemporary Art in Italy. As arts editor of The Healthy Planet magazine, Ochonicky writes her ARTful Living column each month to keep readers informed of the St. Louis art scene.

Stone Hollow Studio is eco-friendly, using sustainable materials to reduce our environmental footprint.

Materials used for scrimshaw and all packaging are 100% recycled materials. We're proud to be green!

StoneHollowStudio.com StoneHollowArt.com

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Kincaid Medical

Maintain Strength, Recover Health and Happiness

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Dr. Rosa Kincaid, MD - Owner & Medical Director

r. Kincaid is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice which is a degree conferred on those who have completed extensive extra continuing medical education and remain a member of the Academy. Dr. Kincaid is also a member of The American College of Advancement in Medicine and The National Medical Association. She is a member of the Anti-Aging Medical Group. Rosa has also studied Acupuncture with the Academy of Pain Research in San Francisco and received a certificate of competency in acupuncture from St. Lukes hospital in San Francisco.

Dr. Kincaid became a vegetarian in 1971 and experimented with several vegetarian diets including: macrobiotic, lacto-ovo, grapefruit, vegan, soy-meat derivatives and several others. In 1983, while attending Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, she was introduced to "Living Foods". This is a vegan diet where everything is raw and organic. The food was extremely tasty and she was totally energized. She no longer needed caffeine to do those thirty-six hour shifts in the hospital." This is the diet that totally changed her life!

Dr. Kincaid likes to work with people where they are. She helps them to make gradual changes. Making radical changes after one has been eating and living a certain way their whole life requires time and patience. She coaches her patients into the transition. For the critically ill, she will try to move the changes along faster.

3016 Locust, Suite 104 St. Louis, MO

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Yucandu Art Studio Two Women Create The Art Of Friendship

Holly Smith & Kim Harris - co-owners

olly Smith and Kim Harris, friends for 18 years and co-owners of Yucandu Art Studio for twelve, are proud to admit "Our relationship always comes before business and we really LOVE what we do!" They both live within a mile of the studio, considering Yucandu truly home away from home. Over the years, both have significantly grown as business owners while maintaining their mission as "being a blessing to their families, staff, customers and community as well as each other." Kim & Holly, as owners of Yucandu Art Studio, have helped further the missions of many organizations thru donations of time, monies or product.

They personally choose every item in their store and as they put it, "We ponder the creative possibilities of each and every project and art material." Their staff helps design many of the plaques, paper mache animals and other projects.

"We're continually creating samples and displays to inspire our customers, young and old. Mixed media is a favorite here." says Harris. They use artistquality materials, often with vintage and found objects, their store brimming with "cool stuff" that's always being updated. Their criteria? Smith says "If we wouldn't want it in our homes, we figure you wouldn't want it in yours."

We are dedicated to the belief that everyone is creative. We are here so that you can explore your creativity while using artist quality materials in an inspirational setting. We also believe that kids in particular make awesome art, especially when given awesome materials. Come in and let us help you find your inner artist!

20 Allen Avenue Webster Groves, MO 63119

314-963-4400 www.yucandu.com

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Wholesome & All-Natural Sweet Treats For The Entire Family

Beckie Miller Jacobs, Owner

erendipity Homemade Ice Cream is a family-friendly, neighborhood establishment in the heart of Old Orchard - Webster Groves.

We consistently strive to create the most wholesome product for our customers, using all-natural cream, free of both antibiotics and hormones.

As a proud woman business owner, proprietor Beckie Jacobs built the company on her own from the ground up. Opening in 2003, Jacobs combined her passion for delicious frozen treats with her natural, fun-loving personality to conceive this ice cream haven. It is no surprise that she has become a notable face around town and a trusted member of the local food scene.

Within a decade plus of booming business, Serendipity has crafted well over 200 unique flavors, including specialty exclusives and menu staples for many Saint Louis chefs and restaurants. Along with classic scoops and sundaes, we offer an array of bon bons, dipsticks, shakes, and ice cream cakes and pies. We also carry a variety of sorbets and are always experimenting with non-dairy alternatives.

Recently, we have even been merging the world of ice cream with the world of mixology, concocting classic cocktails into delightfully boozy ice cream.

The Serendipity team maintains a strong community presence through participation in area events and high involvement with local organizations and charities.

We host many in-store events during summer months for families to enjoy. In addition, Serendipity has been the leading force behind the Saint Louis celebration of "National Ice Cream For Breakfast Day," which sees hundreds of ice cream lovers lining up for breakfast-themed flavors and sundaes while adorning their favorite pajamas. Stop in anytime to satisfy that sweet tooth, take a quart to go, or just to treat someone special with something special.

8130 Big Bend Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63119

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Essential Oils and Quality Products To Help You Achieve Total Health

Donna Langenbacher - Ind. Rep

am an Aroma Science Educator who has spent the past 15 years helping people learn how to achieve a more natural and total health for themselves and their families. This includes attending or hosting more than 40 indepth health-oriented sessions, seminars and presentations throughout the United States.

My focus changed from seeking only traditional medical care after a series of serious health issues within my family led me on a search for new health answers.

I now experience Life Restoring Health as you may also do. I have chosen to find ways to achieve and maintain the “total health” we all may have.

I trust Be Young Essential Oils because they are the only company in the U.S. known to adhere to the E.O.B.B.D. international standard known as H.E.B.B.D. in France for properly evaluating quality and content, and only protocol to determine the therapeutic benefit of an essential oil. It is and has gone through the 13 steps required by the E.O.B.B.D. standard.

Be Young Total Health essential oils have undergone this strict evaluation by third party experts who are professionally trained for evaluating essential oils for purity, quality, and therapeutic value. Be Young also does soil microbiological testing. The importance of soil microbiology is vital to the plant and to the final harvest.

Be Young Total Health develops products the way nature intended them to be. Contact me and let me introduce you to these products today!

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CoaLITIon REPoRT

by Ed Smith, Safe Energy Director, Missouri Coalition For The Environment www.moeniron.org

interpreted air data around the landfill for years but this will be the first time a government agency has looked directly at the health of people surrounding the landfill. The DHSS advises that people try and avoid the landfill odor, especially those who have respiratory problems.

The health survey, which is currently under Smoldering and Radioactive West Lake design and subject to change, is expected to Landfill Update look at respiratory smoldering fire is burning at the illnesses, asthma, and West Lake Landfill Superfund site in St. Louis County and has allergies of people living been since 2010 with no end in sight. People who live around the site have been within a two mile radius concerned for years about how breathing the landfill gas emissions are impacting their health. of the landfill. The Reports of headaches, rashes, burning eyes, trouble breathing, and bloody noses have been County hopes to begin reported since the odors intensified in 2012. the study sometime this Newly elected County Executive Steve Stenger quickly directed the St. Louis County summer.

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Department of Health to conduct a health survey of people who live around the landfill; bringing a lot of hope and some frustration this was not done sooner. The Missouri Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Health and Senior Services (DHSS) have collected and

We provide a wide variety of commercial and residential recycling services metro wide with flexible schedules.

Contact us today:

314-664-1450 info@EarthCircleRecycling.com 1660 South Kingshighway St. Louis, MO 63110

Regarding the radioactive wastes, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it expects to have a decision by the end of 2016 as to whether all, some, or none of the radioactive wastes will be removed from the landfill. The EPA is currently reconsidering its decision in 2008 to permanently leave the radioactive wastes at the unlined landfill in the Missouri River floodplain. The EPA did not consider the risk of a fire impacting the radioactive wastes in its 2008 decision, which is one of many reasons why MCE would like to see Congress transfer jurisdiction of the radioactive wastes to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps is tasked with cleaning up radioactive wastes throughout the country that are the remnants of processing uranium for nuclear weapons during WWII and the Cold War. Visit the Missouri Coalition for the Environment’s website at moenviron.org to sign a letter supporting the Corps of Engineers taking over jurisdiction of the radioactive wastes and to stay updated on the St. Louis County health survey of people around the landfill.

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‘Healthy Cities’ Events May 12, 13 Philadelphia Food Trust The Food Trust, based in Center City of Philadelphia, ranked #2 "highimpact" nonprofit in America in children's health and nutrition. In its two decades’ history, the Food Trust has ealth is a state of comworked with neighborhoods, schools, plete physical mental grocers, farmers and policymakers in and social well-being Philadelphia and across the country to and not merely the absence of disease or change how Americans think about infirmity,” according to the World Joyce Lee healthy food and increase its availability.

Health Organization.

With partners, the Trust brought superHealthy cities – what comes to your markets to communities in food desserts, helped mind? Fresh air, citizens walking, bicycling or corner store introduce fresh produce, low-fat dairy jogging, smiling faces, just to name a few. Healthy and whole grains, introduced healthier food communities are a convergence of many factors, options in schools. A recent study by the including: Housing, transportation, food access, Philadelphia Department of Public Health found socioeconomics, education, work environment, that – for the first time in decades – the obesity built environment, natural environment, public rates among Philadelphia school children safety, Prenatal and Child development, and decreased by 5 percent between 2006 and 2010.

Community and social capital. This article delinThe healthcare cost savings can be significant eates a selection of examples around the country when the years of care are reduced dramatically. that could serve as inspiration for other communiIntersectoral Collaboration - Stair Week ties.

Stair Week is a program that brings together the Healthy Corridors and Land Use health officers and the built environment sectors to As health is a core component of thriving comfocus on physical activity and good design. As munities, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Building Americans spend more than 90% of waking hours Healthy Places Initiative is building on work that indoors, good stair design motivates students, links human health and development. Auto-depenemployees, retirees alike. And while it seems like dent roadways have long been an area of health a small change, taking the stairs routinely can have concern. With support from the Robert Wood a big impact on health. “We know ‘place matters’.

Johnson Foundation, ULI is investigating best Design and health is a strong emerging issue at the practices to reinvent under-performing suburban American Institute of Architects (AIA) and their and urban arterials in health-promoting ways. The sustainability priorities. It’s a great topic for local first examples are: Los Angeles, Denver, advocacy where architects can make a big differNashville, and Boise, Idaho. Rachel MacCleery, ence in health outcomes,” said Mary Ann Lazarus Senior Vice President from ULI, said, “Too many from St. Louis, AIA Resident Fellow. commercial corridors are dangerous, dismal, and Join Joyce Lee for two in-person events: dirty. This project is working to re-envision them “Healthy Cities + Policy Implications” on May 12 as healthier places, with active transportation and “Green Design + Human Health + Social options, better land use patterns, better food Equity” on May 13. Visit www.usgbc-mogateaccess, and other health-promoting characterisway.org to learn more and register! tics.”

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Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week May 3-9 with St. Louis Composting!

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t. Louis Composting invites you to join in celebrating International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), May 3-9, 2015. This year’s theme is “Be Loyal to Your Soil- Compost!” This fits in perfectly since 2015 is also the International Year of the Soils.

“Healthy soil is the foundation that ensures working farms and ranches become more productive, resilient to climate change and better prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century.” US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated this past January. However, healthy soil is not just important to the farmers and ranchers. Soil is a limited and nonrenewable natural resource and is the foundation of our food supply system. Soil is the number one building block for growing food crops and biofuels components as well as animal feeds and natural fibers. Soils are a location of nutrient cycling and a range of ecosystem functions as well as being the starting point for a source of clean water.

With an ever increasing global population, the available area of fertile and healthy soils covering the Earth’s surface is rapidly dwindling. Luckily, countries across the globe are realizing how important healthy soils really are.

That is why the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has declared 2015 the International Year of Soils.

Planned activities span the globe with celebrations scheduled across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and

can also help reduce salt damage and provides nutritional balance.

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Composting • The benefits of advocates will encourage compost are long-lasteveryone, everywhere to ing. Rain and watering compost and educate cause chemical fertilizthemselves about the ers to leach out of soil importanance of healthy stripping it of its nutrisoils. Come join St. Louis tional properties.

Composting and learn how Conversely, compost to improve your soil qualibinds with the soil and ty with compost! releases its nutrients “Be Loyal to Your over a longer period.

Soil” for many, can mean • Compost enhances planting a backyard vegsoil structure. Compost etable garden; the ultimate helps reduce the comway to go green. Fresh paction of heavy soil, produce comes direct from enhances sandy soil and the soil to your table. It can increases soil fertility also mean not spraying your Visit One of These Sites And Enjoy while rebuilding wornsoil with harmful chemicals.

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ICAW focuses on building awareness of composting and its environmental benefits.

Year after year, innovative programs help improve community sustainability and promote the use of compost. Join us in celebrating International Compost Awareness Week and get hands-on with St. Louis Composting with a heaping helping of compost!

To celebrate, St. Louis Composting will host events at three of our composting facilities on May 5, 6 and 9. Enjoy a complimentary lunch with our experts and talk compost.

On Saturday, May 9, SLC will host a ZERO waste lunch from 11 – 12:30p.m. Our experts will educate you about compost, soil and the benefits of both together. We will also be talking about how to begin backyard composting and enrich your backyard vegetable gardens!

No registration is required; just show up ready to COMPOST! Home composting equipment and bins will be available for purchase at each event. Kitchen composters will also be raffled throughout the week.

If you cannot attend St. Louis Composting’s exciting ICAW events, be sure to celebrate ICAW at home! Start your own compost pile or incorporate our Black Gold Compost into your lawn, landscaping and gardens and see its benefits for yourself!

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Linda Wiggen Kraft • Green & Growing Editor

Behind The Scene Bees: More Important Than Ever (part 2)

by Linda Wiggen Kraft

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ative bees are the unsung heroes of pollination. Their relatives, the European honeybees, get most of the attention and press about the need to save bees. But it is the native bees, also pollinators and way more important in the job of pollinating that most of us know, who also need our help. In fact, native bees and pollinators some say are in worse shape than honeybees.

There are over 425 species of native bees in Missouri. These native bees are responsible for lots of pollination, often of crops not pollinated by honeybees. Some native bees are active early in the spring before honeybees so early blooming trees and flowers rely on them for pollination. Mason bees and bumble bees are two native bees that are important pollinators.

Bumble bees make a buzzing vibration that some plants, like tomatoes, need before they drop their pollen. One Blue Orchard Mason bee can pollinate over 2000 flowers in a day, the same amount of flowers that 100 honey bees would pollinate. Some species of native bees are specific to individual plants.

Squash bees only pollinate squash plants. Blueberry

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Loss of habitat and use of pesticides are the two main causes of the decline of native bees. We as gardeners can create habitat and homes for these important pollinators. Plant lots of flowering plants that bloom from early spring to late fall. Natives are best because they have evolved with the native bees. But there are also many non-natives plants that bees love. Trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals all have flowers and pollen.

Pollinators also need homes. Unlike honeybees that live in colonies, mainly in man made structures, native bees are mostly solitary bees that live in tunnel nests or underground. Blocks of wood drilled out with tunnels are good nests for mason and other native bees. Plant stems and paper straws can also be used. For ground nesting bees, a space of bare ground with no mulch will attract them and let them make a home.

Pesticides are also best avoided, even some of the organic ones. Reduce the size of the lawn and grow flowering plants. Cut down on herbicides and insecticides. The most lethal insecticides are the neonictinoids. These are systemic poisons that stay in all plant cells, including the pollen. Check labels for this nonorganic pesticide* and ask your nursery if the plants they sell were grown with these pesticides. Some organic pesticides should be used with caution including spinosad, horticultural oil and pyrethrins. These should be used late in the day after bees are active.

Spraying the entire yard for mosquito control may get rid of some mosquitoes, but it kills off beneficial insects including bees and other pollinators.

Let your garden be a home and habitat for these important and unsung heroes of pollination. Take a pledge with the Xerces Society (www.Xerces.org) to “Bring Back the Pollinators”, with 4 simple steps: provide nectar and pollen, create pollinator homes, stop pesticide use and sign the pollinator protection pledge.

There also have “Pollinator Habitat” signs that can be hung in the garden.

Linda Wiggen Kraft is a landscape designer who creates holistic and organic gardens. She is also a mandala artist and workshop leader. Visit her blog: www.CreativityForTheSoul.com/blog or website: www.CreativityForTheSoul.com. Contact her at 314 504-4266. *Check out the Xerces Society’s website for specifics about pesticides and tons of information about pollinators. A presentation by Ed Spevak, Director of Center for Native Pollinator Conservation, will be held at The Green Center, May 12th 6-8 pm.

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Give and You’ll Get ... Hummingbirds!

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Agastache starts its brilliant color show in spring with its dark bronzy foliage. Majestic plumes of brilliant rose-purple tubular flowers with purple calyxes (outermost whorl of parts that form a flower) bloom all summer into fall. Very free flowering, it makes an excellent choice for gardens and containers.

To attract more winged beauties to your garden plant a few of the Missouri native perennial Milkweeds. Butterfly Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa,

e all want them. And if we already have them, we want even more.

Hummingbirds. Planting their top food sources will bring you the hummers along with beautiful blossoms. The birds are hard wired into searching for tubular flowers. Enter Hummingbird Mint, Agastache, beautiful perennial herbs that are adored by many flying creatures. Plant these delights and you can expect swarms of hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other pollinators as they can't resist its nectar rich blossoms.

Hummingbird Mint's aromatic leaves have a spicy, licorice-like scent. Very easy to grow in full sun, in any, welldrained soil, and theyhave excellent resistance to browsing deer and rabbits. A few of my favorite varieties include: • Create a brilliant show of color with Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint, an extremely long blooming two-toned Agastache selection. Plump plumes of Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint, two-toned Agastache. rosy pink flowers with rich purple calayxes (outer flower section) top neat mounds serves as an adult nectar source and a larval food of mint scented foliage. A vast improvement over source of the Monarch butterfly , and also attracts older varieties, it may be the longest blooming other butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators. EyeHummingbird Mint ever. The calyxes are very long poppingtangerine orange or vibrant yellow flowers lasting giving the plant the look that it is blooming appear for most of the summer. Cutting back spent long after it has finished. flowers will stimulate another bloom cycle. Its showy • The luxurious deep violet-blue flower plumes of seed pods are a lovely addition to dried flower Blue Boa Hummingbird Mint, Agastache are held arrangements. Other pollinator favorites include over emerald green foliage. The flower spikes are Salvias, Butterfly Bushes, Bellflowers, Clematis, long, wide and extremely showy. Its huge, 6 1/2" Coneflowers,and Beebalms. flowers could be the largest of all Agastaches. Very To see images, descriptions and growing instruclong blooming, you can expect flowers for 4 months. tions for these and other hummingbird and butterfly It's drought tolerant once established. favorites visit Sugarcreekgardens.com.

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Spring Gardening Tips:

Raised Beds, Weed Control, Garden Design, Prepare Your Spot

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BuildinG raiSed BedS: Simple raised beds can be built using pallets. Pallets are typically free. Local businesses such as warehouses and shipping facilities with pallets out back will typically be glad to give away pallets because it often times saves them money. But it is best to ask the business owner directly for permission. Get the ones labeled HT, which means they have been heat-treated.

Simple raised beds can be built with scrap wood or pallets, a hammer, and some weatherproof nails. Fill the bed frame with equal parts topsoil and compost.

STay ahead of The weedS! free mulch for Garden BedS: Black & white newspaper (no color/glossy ink) Leaves/leaf litter from your or neighbor’s yard Grass clippings Weeds (as you weed your garden, lay the pulled weeds down flat around each plant to act both as green manure and to also help suppress the growth of more weeds. This does not work for invasive weeds. Add a layer of newspaper between the soil and the pulled weeds to prevent them from rooting back into the ground.

Burlap coffee bags Sketch out your garden design. Incorporate companion planting into your design. Have a separate bed for perennials. Be sure to include flowers and herbs into your garden to attract pollinators.

PrePare your Garden SPoT In an area of your front or back yard, find a somewhat level spot that gets full sun for at least six hours per day. Mark out a 10x10 plot using a few stones or pieces of scrap wood.

Two weeks before you turn under the area your garden will be, spray a mixture of one part vinegar (white vinegar is the cheapest) to two parts water on the plot you wish to start your garden. This will act as a prevention measure for managing weeds as well as insects.

Using a potato fork, turn under the soil, using your foot to press the fork halfway into the ground. Use leverage to turn under the soil. Once all of the soil in the 10x10 plot is turned up, use the potato fork to break up large clumps of soil.

Let the plot sit for a day or two so that the weeds die back. Use the fork again to break up the soil to create a finer dirt.

Spread a bag (or wheel barrow full) of compost over the plot. Work the compost into the soil until an even consistency is achieved. St. Louis composting is a good resource.

Plant your garden with season appropriate seeds or plant starts. For instance: greens do well in cooler weather and tomatoes and peppers do well in hot weather. May is a good month to sow carrots, beets, turnips, lettuces, kale, chard, onions, scallions and herbs from seed. Transplant established plants such as tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and melons around Mother’s Day. Mulch established plants with straw or whatever mulch you have on hand.

Plant the vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs that you enjoy eating and cooking with.

Buy plant starts from a local garden store or farmers market. Share & exchange the harvest with friends and neighbors.

Crystal Stevens is a regular contributor to The Healthy Planet magazine and a farmer at LaVista CSA Farm. www.LaVistaCSA.org.

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Ffresh R E S H fare FARE Nutrition & Fitness: Getting The Whole Family Involved

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

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stablishing healthy eating habits and a fitness routine can be difficult on your own. People need support and encouragement when making behavioral changes to benefit their health. Getting your entire family involved in this process will help ensure that everyone reaches their healthiest self. Striving to achieve wellness is much easier and more fun when the parents and all of the kids work together.

Here are a few tips to help your family get started: Plan Weekly Menus Together Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor. Gather your family together and come up with some of your favorite dishes, and then discuss ways to make them healthier. For example, if your family has a standing “Taco Tuesday” routine, perhaps try turkey tacos, adding in some shredded carrots and pinto beans to amp up the nutrition. Swap out regular cheddar cheese for a reduced-fat version (look for packages labeled “made from 2% milk”). If your family loves spaghetti and meatballs, try switching from regular spaghetti noodles to whole-wheat spaghetti noodles to get more filling-fiber, and use turkey meatballs instead of beef meatballs. Toss some extra veggies into your tomato sauce and—voila—you’ve kept a family favorite in the weekly menu but slashed calories and fat while boosting fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Make sure everyone in the family has some input when planning out the menu. Then, brainstorm ways to make small changes to the ingredients to make it healthier. For recipe suggestions, visit www.cookingmatters.org and look under the “Recipes” tab.

Cook Collectively Research has shown that getting kids in the kitchen encourages them to try new foods—especially vegetables—that may otherwise cause them to turn their noses up. When kids have a hand in preparing the meal, even if it’s as simple as stirring a pot or measuring spices, they are more excited to try the foods they helped make. Plus, having kids help prepare meals, set the table, and clean up afterwards gives them life skills that’ll set them up for a happy, healthy future once they’re grown.

Eat Meals Together This seems to be a family tradition that has gone by the wayside. However, something as simple as enjoying a homemade dinner together at the table can greatly benefit everyone’s health. Families who eat meals together (with the television turned off) and engage in conversation tend to be healthier. These families that dine together at least once a day tend to have lower body mass indexes (BMIs) and also consume more fruits, vegetables, whole-grains and healthy fats.

Get Moving Rather than thinking of physical activity as a chore, have a family discussion about each person’s favorite

activity. Going for evening walks, goofing around at the playground, taking a weekend hike, exploring local parks, hitting a pool or water park, and exer-gaming are just a few activities that seem more like a fun adventure rather than exercise, even though you burn a lot of calories.

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HealtHy pets Spring Time Conditioning for Your Active Dogs The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. — Gandhi

by Dr. Doug Pernikoff, DVM

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ow! Even ole’ fellas like me feel invigorated with the warm, bright days of Spring. I often jump out in the garage to clean out junk, and begin working on my garden. Yikes, by evening, I can hardly stand up without wrenching in pain.

Why am I sharing such personal information. Well, truth be told, the very same issues can impose on the well-being of your pets. They too, are coming out of relative inactivity of the recent winter months, and are excited to get out, run, jump and frolic around the yard and woodlands. They too, can be vulnerable to muscle and joint pain. Of course, breed, age and conformation can certainly play a role.

Again, as we manage ourselves, so should we manage our pets. If your dog is older, overweight, or has a history of intermittent or chronic lameness, you need to visit your veterinarian and discuss a best plan to introduce Spring time activities and exercise. Be sure that if

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There are medicines that provide glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, alone or in combination. There are anti-inflammatory medicants, or others that attack pain centers more specifically. Don’t play veterinarian, because some of these meds can cause upset tummies, or impact kidney function. Let your doctor determine the best protocol for your pet’s unique needs. The other side of the argument is that covering pain or discomfort too effectively, can also threaten the well-being of your pet.

If they feel too comfortable and pain free, they may try to play and move too much, and subsequently, they can hurt themselves. Obviously, whatever the pathology that exists in the body, at the spine, the hips, the limbs or wherever, be sure that these medications typically DO NOT provide 100% resolve. So, masking the symptoms and over activity will likely cause a flare-up.

Start exercise slowly with controlled walks and short periods of play. If overweight from winter time inactivity and malaise, then be sure to institute a proper diet program. Gradually work up to more active events over several weeks and you will likely have a healthy pet, able to move, jump, run or swim without issue. If you do see any form of lameness or discomfort in your pet, be sure to stop all activities and get to your veterinarian for an exam- PRONTO!!!

Have a wonderful, safe Spring time with your beloved critters.

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Then on May 16 gather your Pack and come to Cricket Field in Forest Park to run, walk or just enjoy the festivities at the Midwest’s largest pet festival, with more than 5,000 people and their dogs attending each year.

Dollars raised through Bark in the Park help to provide second chances to animals who have suffered severe abuse and/or neglect. Sometimes living in deplorable conditions with no access to food, water or shelter, these animals are rescued by the Animal Cruelty Task Force and brought back to the Humane Society for treatment, rehabilitation, socialization and finally adoption into “fur”ever homes.

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ecently, I was invited to attend a fabulous concert (in Wisconsin!) entitled, “A Violin’s Life,” featuring Frank Almond, the Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony, with piano accompaniment by the renowned Dr. Eli Kalman. Impressive musicians, certainly, but perhaps not household words. The pieces to be performed were interesting and any such concert would be enjoyable, but this concert was special.

Concertmaster Almond played the rare Lipinski Stradivarius, a 300-year-old violin with a spectacular history, having passed through the hands and lives of a number of composers, beginning with Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770).

Of particular note is the fact that the famed instrument is valued at $5-$6 million. “The violin has witnessed human greatness at different times and while it does not play itself, it comes to real life when played by proper heart and hands,” Dr. Kalman said. The latest chapter in the history of this remarkable instrument brought it to greater international prominence, as covered in worldwide news, due to its theft in Milwaukee last year (Read the entire article published in Vanity Fair).

The thief used a Taser to immobilize Almond following a performance in January, 2014 and the Lipiniski Stradivarius was stolen. What followed seems like a movie plot, until the instrument finally returned to Almond.

As Concertmaster Almond stepped onto the

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ARTful Living St. Louis Area Fine Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Arts Editor Spring to Dance. Every Memorial Day weekend, Dance St. Louis brings thirty (yes, 30!!) dance companies to perform over three days. This smorgasbord of dance brings an amazing variety to the stages of the Touhill, allowing audiences to sample the widest possible diversity of dancing, from classical to the mostmodern. Tickets are unbelievably reasonable: 6 p.m. performances are $10 per day; 7:30 p.m. performances are $15, or both performances discounted at just Afriky Lolo performs Western Aftrican dance at Edison Theater on May 16. $20. Arrive early for the interactive lobby perforstage, he greeted the audience with a sheepish mances, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Visit smile and said, “So, umm, I have this violin…” www.dancestlouis.org for details. and the audience roared with laughter. Without Feel a little daunted by Shakespeare? Well, background knowledge of this violin, that joke fear no more! Shakespeare Festival St. Louis (and the many that followed throughout the presents “Antony and Cleopatra,” May 22-June evening) would have been lost.

14 in the Glen in Forest Park. (across from the St. It’s clearly good to have a little background Louis Art Museum). Said Bruce Longworth, information to enhance any ARTful experience.

Interim Artistic Director, “We wanted to do a big When I hear that (sadly!) someone doesn’t go play for our 15th anniversary; Antony and to dance performances because “I don’t know Cleopatra certainly fits the bill.” The play was anything about dance,” I ALWAYS recommend

Metro Lighting Receives Two EPA Awards Local Business Recognized for Raising Awareness of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency & For Promoting Energy-efficient Products

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he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Metro Lighting with a 2015 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Climate Communications Award for its outstanding efforts to elevate the issue of climate change through its actions, as well as the ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Retailing for for its outstanding efforts to promote energy-efficient lighting products. Metro Lighting’s accomplishments will be recognized in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2015.

Metro Lighting, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2008, is being honored for its work in communicating and promoting the important, positive effects that energy efficiency actions, such as using ENERGY STAR products or buying an ENERGY STAR home, have on the environment.

“These awards confirm our commitment to raising the public’s awareness of the positive environmental impacts of ENERGY STAR,” said Nick Frisella, Special Projects Manager for Metro Lighting.

“Through various efforts like advertising and community outreach, we are teaching our customers about the necessity of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing simple ways our customers can help fight climate change.”

Since its inception in 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners have helped prevent a total of more than two billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2013 alone, ENERGY STAR and its partners provided more than $11 billion in societal benefits due to reducing damages from climate change.

“Metro Lighting is helping Americans save money, save energy, and do their part to reduce our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “Metro Lighting demonstrates a strong commitment to energy

efficiency and to preserving a healthy planet for future generations.”

ENERGY STAR has 16,000 partners working to protect the environment through greater energy efficiency, including manufacturers, retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies, and home builders.

For a complete list of 2015 winners and information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit www.energystar.gov/awardwinners.

About Metro Lighting Metro Lighting is a locally-owned family business.

In 1967 Metro consisted of one delivery truck and a basement garage overflowing with circuit breakers, wire, and conduit. From these humble beginnings, Metro Lighting has grown into Missouri's largest lighting distributor. Metro Lighting’s seven locations serve the greater St. Louis area and Cape Girardeau.

Metro Lighting provides efficient lighting solutions to Missouri residents every day. Its American Lighting Association (ALA) certified sales staff receives training from Energy Star, Ameren Missouri, and numerous lighting manufacturers’ education programs. Metro Lighting offers a full line of Energy Star qualified light fixtures, Compact Fluorescent light bulbs (CFL), LED recessed cans, Ceiling fans and Exhaust fans. Metro Lighting also offers other energy efficient lighting solutions including fluorescent re-lamping and ballasting, LED technologies, occupancy sensors, dimming control solutions, commercial energy audits, and much more.

About ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR® is the simple choice for energy efficiency achievements. For more than 20 years, people across America have looked to EPA’s ENERGY STAR program for guidance on how to save energy, save money, and protect the environment. Behind each blue label is a product, building, or home that is independently certified to use less energy and cause fewer of the emissions that contribute to climate change. energystar.gov.

21 first performed around 1607—a true classic!

The professional performances are free (that’s right, f-r-e-e) and begin at 8 p.m. nightly, except on Tuesdays. If a quick Shakespearean education is what you’re after, the Green Show at 6:30 p.m. is not to be missed: With great humor and lots of creativity, the Green Show presents a synopsis of the play geared to all levels of Shakespearean knowledge. It’s fun preparation to be wellprepped for the evening’s performance. Now 15 years old, the Shakespeare Festival is a firmly established event. Arrive early to join fellow St. Louisans in pre-performance feasting: pack a picnic or purchase delicious options available onsite.

Visit www.sfstl.com.

Sometimes we don’t even realize what’s right here at home. Collegerank.net recently ranked college museums in the nation, including every college/university museum in the U.S. At the impressive #4 spot is St. Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA), described as “impressive and historic,” the only university museum in Missouri on the list. (Harvard University ranked #1).

The building that is now SLUMA is a work of architectural art. Built in 1900, at a cost of $320,000, the structure housed the St. Louis Club. During a dinner within its walls, plans for the 1904 World’s Fair were made.

As part of the university, SLUMA strives to educate visitors. Collection pieces range from 3,500-year old ceramics to Andy Warhol’s work, with constantly changing special exhibitions.

Currently on view is “20th Century Visionaries: Prints and Photography from the Permanent Collection.” Of course, you’ve been there (No??? Well, go!!). Visit http://sluma.slu.edu.

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and art

Daily Pony Rides Daily Swimming/Water Play Montessori Activities Arts and Crafts Outdoor Play

June 1 - August 79 June 3-August

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Ackermanns Swim Camp

YuCanDu Art Camp 2015

ACkerMAnnS SwiM progrAM A Sports Facility - Teaching children 4-11 the life skill of swimming and water safety for 65+ years.

Family owned and operated at the same location, 1044 Curran Avenue, Kirkwood, MO 63122.

Group swim lessons in 4 heated pools with different water levels for progressive safe learning.

Enrollment by one or two week sessions. Hours 9:10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Drop off and Pick up at curb. Well organized program with large playground. Red Cross Certified Teaching Staff. Providing children a non-competitive, safe, teaching environment in which to build confidence and self-esteem.

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CrAft AlliAnCe Center of Art + DeSign Fun and creative weekly art camps for children and teens, ages 4-18, June 1-August 14. Explore hot

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glass, pottery wheel, metal jewelry, drawing and painting, textile design, graphics, digital photography, and more. Choose a morning and afternoon camp and spend the whole day being creative! Two locations to choose from - the Delmar Loop and Grand Center. For the 3rd year, a two-week collaborative High School Art Camp with Saint Louis University, the Grand Arts Camp, allows students in grades 9-12 to explore 6 mediums at both institutions. Camps are taught by artist instructors and there are Teen Intern opportunities. Before-care and After-care available.

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Give your child a summer to remember!

Countryside offers the following daily activities: pony rides, Montessori activities, swimming instruction/free swim/water play, art activities, outdoor play and gardening. Our younger campers will enjoy daily pony rides, water play, Montessori class

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activities. Countryside offers a ten-week summer camp from June 1st - August 7th. Camp hours: 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. with a Full Day Option (8:15 a.m.3:15 p.m.) or Extended Hours (7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.)

You can register for as little as two weeks or for all ten weeks! Countryside is located at 12226 Ladue Road in Creve Coeur and was established in 1964.

Call 314-434-2821 or visit www.montessori4children.com to learn more.

HuMAne SoCietY SuMMer progrAMS

CALLING ALL KIDS! Do you love animals? Do you want to have fun and learn lots of fantastic facts about animals? We have the perfect classes for you. Don’t worry…NO homework or tests! The Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Adventures programs are three-hour “animal encounters” where you’ll learn about your favorite finned, furry or feathered friends and make a great keepsake to take home. Our Kids for Critters Camp is a weeklong fun camp that will introduce your child to ‘all things animal’ in a fun, interactive setting. They’ll

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meet meet extraordinary animals, investigate animal-related careers - including veterinary medicine and rescue work, and will get to help train our shelter animals!

On Wednesday, we’ll hop aboard a bus that takes us to Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, Missouri to visit the rescued horses and ranch animals in our care. Animalrelated games, crafts, guest speakers, service projects and hands-on activities make this a camp to remember! Check out the fun and register at www.hsmo.org or call 314/951-1572. Tell all your friends! It’s a cool way to spend part of a hot, summer day!

YuCAndu ARt CAMP

Yucandu Art Studio offers a safe and creative environment for young artists craving self-expression and a variety of great materials. Each day, campers will warm up with sketch exercises before working on several ongoing, ambitious projects. Yucandu Art Camps are divided into grade levels: K-2nd, 1st-5th, 3rd-6th, 6th-8th, and 7th-12th. There are even some for adults.

Sessions are part-time and run June thru August.

Campers in grades 1st-5th and 3rd-6th also organize an end-of-the-week art show, with lemonade and cookies, while family and friends admire their work. Yucandu is located at 20 Allen Avenue, Webster Groves 63119. To reserve your space, go to http://yucandu.com/wp/camps/ or call 314963-4400. Yucandu also offers an open-studio, birthday parties and holiday workshops. www.yucandu.com.

Wolf Camp

Cub CReek SCienCe CAMP

A sleep away camp in Rolla, Missouri (only 2 hours from St. Louis). Ages 7-17. www.MOScienceCamp.com. Feed monkeys, pet kangaroos, take classes in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Care, Survival Skills, Crime Science, Zipline, Pottery, Archery, Culinary Science, Swimming, Crafts. Air-conditioned cabins.

ACA accredited. Request your Free Brochure.

Animal Camp Jamaica; Seven Palms Villa; Runaway Bay, Jamaica; www.AnimalCamp Jamaica.com. Ages 14-18. 13 day program focused on marine biology and site seeing. We spend mornings in the ocean; snorkeling, kayaking, wave jumping, afternoons exploring this breath-taking Caribbean Island; including four waterfalls and Dolphin Cove. PADI Scuba certification available.

WOLf CAMP

Adventures await you at the Endangered Wolf Center this summer. Campers will explore the wild world of wolves as they visit our amazing animals, experience nature hikes and fun games, make nature crafts, chat with a wolf keeper and more. The week wraps up with water day and an invitation for campers and their families to join us Thursday evening for a tour, S'mores and a trip down to howl with the wolves! This camp is sure to be one of the most unique camps in St. Louis!

For more information visit www.endangeredwolfcenter.org or call 636-938-5900.

Summer Wildlands

Trek

2015

Raintree’s Wildlands Trek takes brave adventurers off the beaten path and into the mysterious and fascinating wilds of our city. Whether trekking through the forest at Castlewood or running through flowering prairies at Shaw Nature Reserve, campers will learn the science and art of our great outdoors.

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St. MiChAeL SChOOL tRi-ARt SuMMeR CAMP

Monday, Jun 08, 2015 — Friday, Jul 31, 2015 The St. Michael School of Clayton offers the TriArt Summer Camp run by certified teachers. All teachers are certified in first aid, CPR and AED training. The St. Michael School of Clayton TriArt Summer Camp is open to all children age 4 through 6th grade (by May 1, 2015) . Campers will experience the thrill of being a three sport athlete, build personal endurance, and develop sportsmanship through triathlon training. Basic fundamentals of swimming, cycling and running will be taught. The Triathlon Camp is open to all ability levels from beginner through advanced. All campers will also receive instruction from professional artists in clay (hand-building and wheel throwing), fiber art (hand and machine sewing, quilting, embroidery ad knitting) through work in our art studio and music (basic music concepts & instruments). Four two week sessions are available. For more information please call 314-7214422 or visit stmichaelschool.org.

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Adventures await you at the Endangered Wolf Center this summer!

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see amazing animals fun games interesting crafts exciting hikes exploring nature

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Ackermannʼs Swim Program 1044 Curran Ave., Kirkwood, MO 63122 314-821-1070

Teaching swimming in Kirkwood for over 65 years.

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Humane Society of Missouri Summer Programs

YMCA Camp Lakewood

rAintree SCHOOL SuMMer PrOgrAMS From prairies to riverbanks, woodland to wetlands, young adventurers will see it all. Campers will go off the beaten path as they explore the wild side of our city. Whether trekking through the forest at Castlewood or running through flowering prairies at Shaw, campers will learn the science and art of our great outdoors. Raintree’s Wildlands Trek is guided by degreed and certified teachers who will help each young child explore the mysteries and magic of the outdoors. With field trips every week, special guests, art encounters, science experiments, and community service, it’s sure to be a fascinating summer at Raintree!

For information visit www.raintreeschool.org

YMCA Of greAter St. LOuiS DAY CAMPS

Summer Starts at Y Day Camp, where kids enjoy an action-packed summer full of FRIENDS, FULFILLMENT and FUN! Y Camp provides an exciting, safe experience for kids to learn new skills, be creative, build self-confidence, gain independence and make

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lasting friendships. The Y offers DOZENS of camps for all interests, including traditional outdoor camps, a huge variety of sports camps and themed camps for every interest. Through branch locations throughout the St. Louis area, the Y runs 10 camp sessions June 1 - August 7. Some branches begin camps May 26.

Camps are available for ages 3-16. Full-day and some half-day camps are available. PLEASE NOTE: Camp ages, types, schedules and prices vary by branch.

Check out our DISCOUNTS! Call 314-436-1177 or register online at ymcastlouis.org.

YMCA CAMP LAKeWOOD

YMCA Camp Lakewood is an overnight co-ed summer camp for children ages 6-17, situated on 5,200 wooded acres and 360-acre lake, 90 minutes south of St. Louis.

While children enjoy activities of camp including zip line, climbing tower, sports, water activities, horseback riding, arts & crafts and much more, the Y also teaches the core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility & Faith. Kids make memories and friendships that can last a lifetime, learn about the world around them through a culturally diverse staff, and have a safe and fun-filled experience. This is why campers call Camp Lakewood “My Camp”.

TRI-ART SUMMER CAMP 2015 Ages ~ 4 yrs. (by May 1) - 6th Grade Abilities ~ Beginner to Advanced Dates ~ June 8 - July 31 Four, 2-week Sessions Hours ~ 9am - 3pm, Before & After Care available Triathlete in Training ~ Beginner to Advanced Art Classes ~ Cooking, Music, Clay & Sewing Coaches ~ Experienced, Full-Time SMSOC Teachers Swimming ~ At the Shaw Park Pool in Clayton - M,W,F Biking & Running ~ T, TH

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Why Are Summer Camps/Programs Good For Kids?

Summer camp can be one of the most rewarding, unforgettable experiences in a child’s life. Camp provides children with a community of caring mentors who provide experiential education that leads to selfrespect and appreciation for life. All of the outcomes— friendships, overcoming challenges, staying healthy and building character— prepare them for bigger, brighter lives down the road. In addition to great friendships and enduring memories, many important life skills are learned at camp. Here are five reasons kids should go to camp: 1. To try new things. Camp pushes children out of their comfort zone and exposes them to new activities and experiences that they may not be familiar with.

Campers get the opportunity to try out different things and discover new hobbies or passions.

2. To develop social skills. Camp teaches children to communicate, to work together as part of a team and to be a leader. Leadership is developed by asking campers to fulfill responsibilities that may not be expected of them elsewhere, while sharing resources

and attention helps foster teamwork and the desire to participate.

3. To face challenges and learn the value of hard work. Because they feel safe at camp, youngsters are comfortable taking healthy risks, setting personal goals and realizing their dreams.

4. To build character. On top of making new friends, campers also develop an appreciation for the qualities required to cultivate and strengthen these relationships. Camp provides children with the core values of a strong, moral individual by teaching them about ethics, honesty, caring, respect and responsibility.

5. To foster independence. At camp, children learn the responsibility of making their own decisions with the safety net of insightful counselors and staff in a safe environment.

The main goal of any well-run camp program is making sure children have the time of their lives.

Summer camp is a much needed break from the academic year where creativity, adventure, thrills, smiles and plain old good times are the priority.

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Intravenous Nutrient Therapy

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t The Institute of Natural Health we get a lot of questions regarding intravenous (IV) nutrient therapy. Some questions come from people who see it listed on our website and others ask because we discuss it with them as a possible treatment option. The most common questions include: What is IV nutrient therapy? What is it used for? How do you know what someone needs?

And, lastly, would it benefit me? This month we would like to address these questions for those of you who may be wondering the same things.

Intravenous nutrient therapy administers vitamins, minerals and other nutrients to a patient through a vein.

These nutrients are necessary for our bodies to function and food alone does not provide all the nutrients we need for optimal health. Also, people who are ill may not be able to absorb enough nutrients from food to heal. Lastly, when a healthy person comes under mental or physical stress they will need even more nutrients.

IV therapy allows nutrients to be delivered directly to your cells where they are readily available for use. When food is eaten it must travel through the gastrointestinal (GI) system where it is processed and sent to the liver. As

the food passes through the GI system, nutrients are partially or fully lost. IV nutrient therapy bypasses the GI system and delivers all of the nutrients directly to the cells where they are needed.

The doctors at The Institute of Natural Health use blood tests that are designed to measure your levels of specific nutrients to provide a customized formula to fit your particular needs.

The doctors at The Institute of Natural Health have extensive clinical experience in utilizing IV nutrient therapy. This experience has shown them that not only does IV nutrient therapy give a needed boost to those who are suffering from an illness or condition, it is also a powerful preventative and anti-aging therapy.

IV nutrients have been used to treat a broad spectrum of people including those suffering from illnesses and diseases, to stay at home moms looking for an added boost, to elite businessmen and top-level athletes. Whether you are sick and want to be healthy, or if you are healthy and want to stay that way, IV nutrient therapy may give you the edge you are looking for.

To find more information regarding HBOT please call 314-293-8123 or visit our website at www.theinstituteofnaturalhealth.com.

IV nutrients have been used to treat a broad spectrum of people including those suffering from illnesses and diseases, to stay at home moms looking for an added boost, to elite businessmen and top-level athletes.

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

Are you tired of just covering up your symptoms?

Are you wondering if there is there a better way?

The Institute of Natural Health, and its multi-disciplinary team of physicians, offers natural solutions for many health conditions.

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

Some of the conditions/concerns we have helped include:

• Cardiovascular disease • Thyroid disorders • Stroke • Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain • Diabetes • Asthma/Allergies • Women’s Health Issues • Fatigue • And SO MANY more…

For a more complete list of conditions we have helped, visit our website at: www.theinstituteofnaturalhealth.com

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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

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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¹ ³'U %DQHUMHH´ P.S. 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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s you think about your future and what steps you could take to achieve your professional goals, you may be considering career opportunities in the healthcare, wellness or business field. There are many different directions you could take, depending on whether you want to be involved in hands-on patient care or if the business side of healthcare is a better fit for you. A good place to start exploring your options would be Missouri College. The college offers pathways to a range of positions in healthcare, with programs in Allied Health, Dental Assistant, Dental Hygiene, Fitness Trainer, Healthcare Management, Massage Therapy, Medical Administrative Specialist, Medical Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and our new Business Administration program.

Missouri College provides a supportive environment where you can develop your confidence as you learn hands-on skills that are relevant to the needs of today’s healthcare careers. Many on the faculty are experienced professionals as well as dedicated instructors, and the school has built relationships with a number of employers to help ensure they are teaching skills that are needed in today’s workplaces. In fact, many classes are taught in settings that simulate real world environments to help you experience what the workplace is really like.

Significant growth is expected in several healthcare fields between 2012 and 2022. The growth for Occupational Therapy Assistants(1) is projected to increase by 41%, with 23% for both

Massage Therapists(2) and Medical and Health Service Managers.(3) Demand for Dental Hygienists,(4) Dental Assistants,(5) and Medical Assistants(6) is also growing much faster than average, with expected increases of 33%, 25% and 29% respectively.

Missouri College has been helping people along the path to professional success for more than 50 years. If you would like to learn more about degree or diploma programs, you can contact them at 888-628-7333 or visit missouricollege.edu. The college is located at 1405 S. Hanley Road in Brentwood, Missouri.

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Exorcism of the Weird People

By Simon Yu, MD

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re you weird? When I say weird people, I am not talking about some Hollywood characters with the most unusual bizarre behaviors in a fictional movie. Weirdness seems to have become a norm in Hollywood movies.

How do you define weirdness when weird is the norm?

There are people suffering everyday with what seems like weird, phantom-like crawling sensations, or serpentine-like creatures living in their body. I listen to these people every day.

They have been labelled delusional or weird with phantom sensations, and were treated with psychiatric medications which often make them feel worse. They become the weird people who seem delusional with imagining parasites in their bodies. I recommend you read my short article, Parasites and Mental Illness: Delusions of Parasitosis.

About 20 years ago, I was in Germany in a small town for a special training on energy medicine. One of the lecturers talked about weird people who require special medical attention.

One of the attending physicians from Portugal raised a hand and asked, what is “weird”?

Sometimes, when the question seems so obvious, one never has a chance to answer or fully think about it until someone asks what seems like another mundane question. So, what is weird?

What is weird about patients with unexplainable symptoms? What do you do with these people? Send them to a psychiatrist, rabbi, or priest?

Weird has several different meanings in the English dictionary: suggestive of supernatural, unusual, strange, bizarre, eccentric, or uncanny.

Phantom means something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality, like a ghost.

When you complain with the words phantom and weird sensations like crawling, itching, biting, burning, or stabbing, you get a puzzling look by your medical doctor. Some patients have uncontrollable movement, nightmare, cursing, hissing, or thunderous burping, like a monster crying out. Some doctors might be kind enough to do blood tests and a stool test for parasites which usually come out as normal. Most of them are ready to prescribe anti-psychotic meds or refer to a psychiatrist.

I saw a 25 year old young woman, Lisa from Virginia, for her second visit, one month follow up, and evaluation. She said she had severe stomach pain since she was a kid and the pain has been getting worse the last six years. She saw many specialists without much help and has been taking psychiatric medications to manage pain.

She describes the pain like a knife stabbing at her abdomen and frequently goes to the Emergency Room for pain management.

On her first visit, the physical exam was unremarkable. Acupuncture meridian assessment revealed 13 out 40 meridians were out of balance. Among the 13 disturbed meridians, the small intestine and stomach meridian disturbance (out of balance) matched with her current symptoms. I prescribed Tinidazole and Praziquantel with herbal parasite and homeopathic remedies. The treatment is based on a bioresonance principle which is basically a statistical probability to re-balance these disturbed meridians.

Re-balancing the sick patient’s meridians is like playing a humanoid musical violin and retuning the strings by listening to the sound, pitch, vibration, and frequency. I happen to use prescribed parasite medications as a medical doctor to re-balance the meridians and eradicate phantom, weird medical conditions.

This young woman started having another episode of severe abdominal pain during her first visit and doubled over in agonizing pain with heavy sweating in the room. We gave pain meds and I gave her acupuncture treatment to diffuse the excess heat. (Although I’m licensed in Acupuncture, normally, I do not perform acupuncture but refer to Dr. Pingfan Liu, OMD in our clinic.). I was able to avoid sending her to a hospital emergency room.

When I saw her for her second visit, she was a new person. She completed a three week course of parasite meds. She was definitely feeling better and didn’t have any more stabbing abdominal pain. Her meridian assessment indicated she still needs dental work to be done at teeth numbers 17 and 32, old wisdom teeth areas.

The dental X-ray looked perfectly normal but the acupuncture meridian assessment indicated infections in the old wisdom teeth socket areas. I call them phantom cavitations. They need an oral surgeon to clean the infected areas. She will not truly get well until she gets oral surgery and continues maintenance parasite meds for the following several months.

I never give a promise or guarantee to my patients that they will respond to parasite medication for their weird, phantom pain, or crawling sensations. Sometimes they may feel worse before they get better. They need to sign a five page legal disclaimer that treating their conditions based on acupuncture meridian assessment does not necessarily mean that they have active parasite problems but they might be responding to secondary benefits of unknown mechanisms.

Treating weird, phantom sensations by measuring the “immeasurable” meridian matrix, which is not well defined by Western medical science, seems as if you are in a Hollywood movie, for example, Ghost Busters or Exorcism.

(Trivia facts: St. Louis is closely connected with the movies Exorcism and Ghost Busters). For those Catholic patients who have travelled from out of state and have a faith in me that I can help them, I tell them that treating them with parasite medications for unknown, hidden parasites is like exorcising the devil out of their body. The parasites will release poisons and will try to control your mind to stop taking the medications.

The first round of parasite medications is one of the most crucial and difficult parts of the many steps to take to get well. If you have phantom itch, abdominal pain, or serpentine crawling sensations, it may not be all in your imagination, or delusional. I hope you don’t feel so weird, keep it to yourself, and feel alone. Do a Google search for phantom itch or crawling sensations, and parasites, and you will find parasite stories stranger than you can imagine.

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Meekness was soon replaced by big smiles as the rhythmic noise grew in intensity. Empowered and confident, some rose up and began to dance. They came alive!

They were exhilarated, young, and soulful. I was reminded how Mickey Hart drummed with his grandmother who had Alzheimers. I had drummed at the bedside of mine.

“Percussion was almost universally used during such rituals of transition at birth, puberty, marriage, and death, when the spirit world is called upon for guidance.”

MH* Rhythm is a worldwide spiritual tool that is part of the human psyche. Every culture has percussion instruments...Hopi, Irish, Egyptians, Africans. Rhythmic beat is used to ease a variety of human ailments and to build a sense of community. In some cultures rhythm is used from birth to death. Modern Americans have begun to recover the healing power of drumming and the communal power of the drum circle.

In the last three decades, drum circles have become popular places to gather, meet kindred spirits, pray together and reclaim a sense of community. Within the drumming circle, a togetherness is created as we interact with each other in non-verbal communication. We share deeply when we communicate rhythmically.

“For the shaman, the drum is not so much a musical instrument as a vehicle for transportation.” MH* The drum led me to my spiritual practice of shamanism. As my roadmap, I ride the drum into the Otherworld to communicate with allies and find my way back bringing strength and power to heal the body, heart, mind and spirit. Humans and the divine intersect within the drum. At this crossroads lives harmony, strength and healing. The drumbeat calls you home to fully inhabit your body and be in tune with the rhythm of your soul.

“The voice of the drum is a spirit thing.” MH* I was pulled into the drum as a child. My parents enrolled me in a drill team in fourth grade and I spent the next six years marching to the beat of the drum. I remember feeling the surge of energy pulsing through my being as our feet pounded the earth. Entranced by the drummers, weaving the patterns of the drill, we moved as one to the beat. I carry that beat within me still. At that young age I learned to listen, focus and meditate on my own inner drumbeat. I sensed the power of unison and my contribution to the whole.

I’ve spent my adult life listening to the drummers in nature...the whip-poor-will, cicada, woodpecker, bullfrog, wingbeats, raindrops and thunder. I feel the rhythm of the flowing creek, the seasons, the sunset, my own heartbeat. We each have our own inner beat. Humans are constantly percussing. We are essentially rhythm machines, moving through time to beating hearts, breathing lungs and pulsing blood. To lose track of these vibrations is to lose oneself.

“In the beginning, there was noise. Noise begat rhythm, and rhythm begat everything else.” MH* Listen to your own unique rhythm and honor your internal timing. Connect with the planet’s pulse and know your place in the world. The Earth spins in a rhythmic universe, a place where every entity moves, spins and vibrates from the subatomic level up. This simultaneous beat of all life on our planet is the heartbeat of Mother Earth. To be in tune with the universal language of rhythm is to be in harmony. Whether we drum or rattle, vibrate crystal bowls or gongs, ring bells or dance to the beat, we are transformed. *Mickey Hart ~~ percussionist, Grateful Dead drummer, visionary, musicologist, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, author of Planet Drum; Song Catcher; Drumming at the Edge of Magic… a Journey into the Spirit of Percussion; and Spirit into Sound…the Magic of Music.

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ccording to Carl Jung, each of us are born with an innate preference for how we energize ourselves, how we take in information and learn, how we make decisions, and organize the world around us. Although we each are born with innate preferences in terms of our values, traits, strengths and challenges, our life experiences and worlds we have created will shape how freely we are able to live out of these innate preferences or how much time we live out of a non-preferred way of being.

We are also born with our own set of beliefs and needs for spirituality based upon our unique personality type. Most children are not allowed to choose their religious beliefs or practices (even those who are atheist), and are instead forced to adopt the worldview and values of their parents or family when it comes to religion and spirituality.

For some, these traditional expressions of belief align quite nicely with their own core spiritual values, and they feel quite fulfilled by these practices. For others, these traditional practices do not align with their core beliefs and they spend an inordinate amount of time trying to fit their selves into a religious system of beliefs or practices that do not work for them. In many cases, this creates a lifetime of struggle and shame around not being able to be “devout” enough or pray “hard enough”. Some people even lose interest in a spiritual life altogether, because of their repeated “failure” to “get it right”.

In our material society, unfortunately, the majority of attention is given to material objects, needs, goals and considerations, with a tendency

to discount the spiritual world of meaning and values. Carl Jung (the modern day organizer of psychological type) recognized that of all the adult clients that he worked with over his lifetime, there was not one whose problem at its root was not that of finding a spiritual outlook on life. He believed that they had lost their connection with “spirit” and all of them who regained this connection were able to be healed from their distress, regardless of their presenting issues.

When we reconnect with spirit, we are able to find the healing that most people are seeking when they come to therapy. It is not just about treating the depression or anxiety, eliminating the addiction or eating disorder, but rather it is about addressing the underlying issues that are reflected in these behavioral symptoms that emerge over time. When these core issues have been addressed, we no longer need the destructive behaviors to manage our emotions, and they clean themselves up on their own. And it is only in this manner that we are led to what makes us happy and whole, based upon our true sense of self.

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The Art of Relating

PCOS: A Common Female Hormone Disorder

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COS stands for polycystic ovary syndrome. It is one of the most common female hormone disorders. This has been a hot topic lately because it is estimated that 50% of women who have PCOS are undiagnosed.

Although PCOS is under diagnosed, that does not make it any less serious. PCOS is known to increase the lifetime risk of infertility, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension, and it carries with it many other negative side effects.

The symptoms of PCOS are often things that we worry about, but never bring up with our doctors. Some of these symptoms include thinning hair, acne, infrequent or irregular periods, oily skin, dandruff, skin tags, anxiety, depression and many more. By themselves, each of the different symptoms may not seem that important. What is important is the overall pattern.

The bigger picture of what is happening.

Diagnosing PCOS involves a thorough history and exam with your physician, followed by blood tests and a pelvic ultrasound. These tests are necessary to rule out other possible causes for your symptoms.

Medical treatment often focuses on balancing hormones and addressing symptoms as they arise. Another option is the choice to use natural therapies like those utilized by The Institute

of Natural Health. These therapies include such things as dietary modification, exercise, and other lifestyle changes. These all-natural therapies can go a long way in reducing a woman’s long-term consequences from PCOS. Nutritional options for the treatment of PCOS can also be very effective. This type of natural approach to the treatment of PCOS should be done with the help of someone who is a skilled expert in the field of using nutrition and natural therapies, like Dr. Kelley Kirchner. This is especially true if pregnancy is in your future.

It is important to have a complete work-up to determine if the symptoms you are experiencing are indeed caused by PCOS. This work-up would include a consultation, complete medical history, and thorough examination, as well as the appropriate testing mentioned earlier. This should be performed to accurately determine if you are one of the 50 percent of women with PCOS who are currently undiagnosed.

The symptoms of PCOS are often things that we worry about, but never bring up with our doctors.

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Visit the Web for a complete listing of my services at www.ChristineKniffen.com I think that people have no idea what to expect when they go to couples and marriage counseling. As someone whose practice consists of roughly half couples and half individuals I have a pretty good idea of the common fears.

Individuals worry that they will be told it is all their fault. Some people worry that the therapist and the partner will “gang” up on them. Some worry that they may have to face the inevitable, that they are actually done, but no one knows how to leave and therapy will set that event in motion. Or, perhaps they are afraid because they feel their partner already has one foot out the door and they are just wanting the therapist to give them permission to go without the guilt.

Also, while these fears are certainly understandable, this is not the way it goes down in the sessions. I wish I had a dime for every time a woman came into my office, wanting to talk about problems in her relationship, but insisting that there is “no way” she could ever get her husband to come. So, I thought it would be a good idea to paint a more accurate picture of what transpires in the sessions and what you can expect to happen.

First and foremost, the majority of therapists work to present an even-handedness in the sessions. We all know from years of experience that a dysfunctional relationship takes two people to keep going. Whether you know it or not, both people are doing things that are contributing to the relationship not functioning properly in the realm of communication. For example, one person gets loud and intense when upset and the other person refuses to talk, becoming stuck in this pattern. It is quite simple. The person who is loud and intense must change their delivery in order to be heard and the one that refuses to talk must start talking again. Getting off track by trying to figure out which came first, the chicken of the egg, is pointless. Both individuals have something to improve upon to get the communication flowing again. So, in the beginning it is my job to catch and name the obvious

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Second, as I like to say, short of bank robbery or murder, there is no right or wrong, so to speak. By the time couples come to my office they are equally feeling invalidated and misunderstood. So, short of a few situations, no one is at fault. However, if you are doing something that is a glaringly obvious block to good communication and a healthy relationship, it may appear in the beginning as if too much of the focus is on you. That’s not about fault, rather it is simply a common block to relating well together. These include things such as yelling, refusing to talk to your partner when he or she tries to tell you how they are feeling or anything else you may be doing that would obviously effect your partner, and just about anyone else, in a negative manor. So, the obvious things will get called out first, but never fear as the more subtle things each person does that works to block communication will be identified.

Remember the therapist doesn’t know you.

However, these subtle dynamics always play out in the course of the therapy sessions.

Finally, everyone receives some sound instruction on how to handle arguments in a constructive way that will ultimately increase your emotional intimacy with each other. You will learn how to break when things get heated, come back at a specified time to relay your feelings and how to let your partner know they have finally been heard regarding what is bothering them. Also, couples are unhappy when they feel disconnected. Therefore, it is my job to spot all of the things working to support feeling disconnected. I’m not a fan of separate bedrooms, loud snoring or not. I’m not a fan of the partners never having a “date night”, even if they think they don’t have the time to make this a priority.

I’m not a fan of them having the absence of something they enjoy doing together. As you can see, this is all pretty straight forward. I work to ascertain the blocks to communication, I teach you how to handle differences in a healthy manor and work to increase your feeling of connectedness. Just remember that we therapists are not really that scary. A relationship will only last so long if the partners feel disconnected and the communication is not working properly. If you can identify with this, don’t wait for things to get out of hand. The longer it goes on like that the harder it is to find your way back together.

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May 1 - 31 WoMen’S reLationShip-oriented Group therapy CLaSS I’m now taking inquires for a new, Relationship-Oriented Group Therapy class for women. This women’s group is a hybrid approach to traditional group therapy. Members will experience the usual support and input from other members regarding their struggles with either finding a solid relationship or wanting to make changes to their current relationship.

Additionally, I will interject professional advice in regards to both these topics so you can achieve a different outcome. You are not alone. Come and experience the many benefits of group therapy related to this universal topic. Group therapy offers an affordable alternative to individual therapy in a supportive and accepting atmosphere. If you are interested or would like more information please contact me at 314-3748396 or e-mail TheArtofRelating@hotmail.com.

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The Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association will offer truckloads of donated perennials from local gardens (including hosta, ferns, woodland plants, daylilies, butterfly favorites, and Plants of Merit) with Master Gardeners on hand to answer your questions. The event will also feature nursery grown annuals & herbs, container gardens, Bake Sale, Silent Auction and a Sherwood’s Forest gift certificate raffle! Just in time for Mother’s Day! Come see why patrons return to our sale year after year! Join us rain or shine Saturday, May 2nd, 8a.m. to 1p.m. at the Webster Groves Masonic Lodge (12 E. Lockwood, next to City Hall at Elm). Proceeds benefit community gardening projects and horticultural learning outreach in the schools.

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May 12 inteGratinG aLternatiVe MediCine With ConVentionaL MediCine May 12 - 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, 314432-7802. Patient stories at www.preventionandhealing.com.

May 12 Look Good, FeeL Good Presented by Iris Salsman and Deborah Zorensky, MS, RD, LD, CCN. 7:00pm.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? 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.

May 12 heaLthy CitieS + poLiCy iMpLiCationS Joyce Lee, co-author of the Active Design Guidelines which provides architects and urban design professionals with a manual of strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces, will discuss policy implications and health.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 12, 5:30 – 7:30 pm WHERE: Alberici Headquarters, 8800 Page (63114)FEE: Free to USGBC-MGC Members, APA Members, NOMA Members and full time students; $20 for Non-members REGISTER: www.usgbcmogateway.org May 13 Green deSiGn + huMan heaLthy + SoCiaL equity FeaturinG JoyCe Lee Where are the intersections of health and sustainability? This lecture delves into two LEED pilot credits that are built upon access to physical activity and nutrition. Exercise is medicine, as agreed by medical and health professionals globally. The built environment is a key part of promoting exercise. WHEN: Wednesday, May 13, 8:00 – 10:00 am WHERE: Color Art Integrated Interiors, 1325 N. Warson Rd. 63132 FEE: $30/USGBC-MGC, APA and NOMA Members; $45/Nonmembers CONTINUING EDUCATION: 2 GBCI CE LEED Specific (BD+C) Hours and 2 AIA/CES LU REGISTER: www.usgbc-mogateway.org.

May 13 eat here! the LoCaL Food ChaLLenGe 7:30-9pm, Free. Discover what it means for health and wealth when we strengthen local food. Find out how you can get your plate in shape with the Local Food Challenge. Join Slow Food St. Louis for its SloWednesdy program featuring Local Harvest’s Maddie Earnest and Melissa Vatterott, lead author of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment’s St. Louis Regional Food Study, and Kathleen Logan Smith, Food Study editor. Following the Farmers Market Wednesday, May 13th, 7:30 p.m. at Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave. in Maplewood. More info at slowfoodstl.org.

May 15 CeLeBrate nationaL Bike to Work day For ten consecutive years, Trailnet has celebrated National Bike to Work Day by hosting refueling stations scattered throughout the St. Louis region. The tradition continues on Friday, May 15 from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. Join more than 500 bicyclists and help make biking a way of life in St. Louis.

Biking to work fosters a sense of community, is environmentally-friendly, and inspires healthy, active lifestyles. Our refueling stations provide free coffee and bagels, and a great opportunity to converse with other bike commuters. Discuss with Trailnet staff and other bicyclists your favorite routes, rules of the road, tips for staying motivated, and biking activities and events. Trailnet gets people moving and helps our region build for better walking and biking. Become a member and help Trailnet expand its impact and further its mission. If you join or renew online on Bike to Work Day, you could win a $50 Big Shark gift card. Bike to Work Day participants who log their trips on shiftyourcommute.com will also have a chance to win prizes. For information, visit www.trailnet.org.

May 15-17 the preSenCe oF Breath With Judith Kravitz & the work of Michael Brown's Presence Process.The Center for Mind, Body & Spirit, 7647 Delmar Blvd.. $425. Register at 1.866.515.4040 or reg@transformationalbreath.com. Qualifies for 12 CE Hours with NCBTMB

Transformational Breath®. Most people are not aware that they don't breathe to their full capacity, which limits their health, energy and quality of life. Transformational Breath® fully opens up the respiratory system. Subconscious suppressed emotions are the cause of many of our unwanted experiences. We unknowingly restrict our breathing in an attempt to block unwanted feelings of fear, anger and grief.

Transformational Breath® teaches us how to consciously open the breath fully which allows unconsciously held negative emotion to release and integrate resulting in greater present moment awareness. To register, 1.866.515.4040 or email reg@transformationalbreath.com.

May 16, 17 open houSe-neW SerViCeS! Sat & Sun, May 16 & 17, 11am-2pm. Join us for free massage, reflexology, and appetizers at our newly expanded clinic. New services include reflexology, total body balance, and herbal products. Holistic Fitness, 7501 Murdoch, Shrewsbury, MO 63119, 314-647-3999, www.holistichealthstl.com.

May 16, 18 threat to the eLeVen point riVer Airs on KNLC Channel 24 05/16 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 05/18 at 8:00 p.m.

Have you heard of a “tank farm?” Tom Kruzen and Don Fitz discuss how the chemicals stored in tank farms can threaten aquatic and land animals as well as human health. They look at ways that sinkholes and losing streams associated with karst topography in the Ozarks create unique dangers.

May 19 ConneCtinG your heaLth BetWeen your teeth and Body FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting Your Health Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not realize it, but your teeth and gums may be making you ill or weakening your immune system. Hidden infections. Unresolved illness.

Find out what may be happening between your teeth and body and what to do about it. Discover how infection and illness transfer between the teeth and body. Understand how biological dentistry focuses on your overall health. Learn about what dental materials are compatible with wellness, mercury-free, tooth-colored fillings,the impact of dental procedures, how certain dental procedures can influence your body, and nutritional therapy that supports a healthy mouth. Third Tuesday Each Month, 6:30 pm at the Holistic Dentistry office of, and presented by, Dr. Michael Rehme, D.D.S., C.C.N. (Certified Clinical Nutritionist), 2821 N. Ballas Rd, Suite 245, St. Louis, MO 63131. A Healthy Choice for Dental Care. Call to verify seminar date and reserve your space at 314-997-2550. See Patient Success Stories at www.toothbody.com.

May 19 Free MonthLy WeLLneSS Support Group Free Monthly Prevention and Healing Support Group. This month's topic: Self-Care Begins With YOU! Speaker: Earlene Doyle, Executive Director of Heartland Health Institute. Come with your questions and enjoy an evening of enlightenment.

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 information, read the article on our web site at www.PreventionAndHealing.com titled "New Medicine, New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, and Spiritual Care."

May 20 enZyMeS, the key to heaLth 7:30-8:30 PM. Are you trying to care for yourself through healthy food choices but you are still not at optimal health, weight and energy levels? Enzymes may be the missing link!

Enzymes help you to digest your food and they comprise your entire immune system. Learn about enzymes, the workers of the body and how they maintain the body’s ability to heal itself. Dr. Rebecca Gould DC has been using enzymes in clinical practice for 12 years, she has studied enzyme nutrition extensively and has taught future doctors how to use enzymes with their patients at Logan College. Join Dr. Gould for an evening of information and practical tips that will help you improve your health from the inside out. Cost: Free. Held at The Healing Center, 734 De Mun Avenue in Clayton, 631025.

For details or to register call 314-727-2120 or register online at Meetup.com/HealingSTL or Facebook/HealingSTL.

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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?

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