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PLANET PEOPLE Publisher/Editor: J.B. Lester Lifestyles Editor: Denise Christen Arts Editor: Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky Green & Growing Editor: Linda Wiggen Kraft Associate Editor: Niki Lester Social Media Editor: Natalie Petty

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Family Stories Of The Sea

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o celebrate my grandson's first birthday this summer, we decided to treat him to his first trip to the ocean. Great grandma (GG) lives in Florida on the Atlantic coast just south of the Kennedy Space Center. They call it the Space Coast and we were excited to get Jackson’s feet in the sand for the first time. We loaded up our rental van from Budget (didn’t want to put the miles and wear and tear on our old van). And with me, my wife Niki, my daughters Natalie and Stephanie and grandson Jackson, were off to return to the sea. For a dozen years we took our family to the beach when the kids were little. There is something so wonderful about a family trip to the beach. Spending quality time in the van driving long distance, playing games and the kids watching videos or reading books. It came with it’s challenges of course, stuck in a vehicle for hours and hours and hours. We did break up our stay with a night in Chattanooga at the Country Inns and Suites (one of our favorite spots). On this trip, 1-year-old Jackson was about as good as any kid can be strapped down in a car seat for hours on end. When we were kids, there were no car seats. Matter of fact, when we were really little, there were no seat belts. We roamed around the back seat and we played the cow game as the landscape whizzed by outside. Count the cows on your side of the car. Each cow is worth one point. Horses are worth 5 points each. And cemeteries wipe out your points. We would play this for hours and hours with of course some sort of dispute along the way. “Hey, that wasn’t a horse, it was a donkey!” “No it wasn’t I get 5 more points.”

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October, 2014 “Saw a cow over there by that old truck.” “That was a dog.” “No it wasn’t... mom, Billy is cheating.” Jackson was too young to play the Cow Game, but he wasn’t too young to let us know when it was time to stretch at a rest stop. It’s a good thing he is great eater. Man can that boy put away the puffs. Luckily we made it to GG’s house just in time for dinner. Jackson’s first time digging his toes in the sand went well with a few looks of pleasure and wondering what it was between his toes. The pounding surf was another experience. The water was fine, but the sound of the surf freaked him out a bit. A calmer ocean on a different day would have been much better. But he liked looking at the sea gulls and tiny water birds as they scampered up and down the shore as the foam came in and out. My daughter Stephanie spent much of her time during the week in the ocean playing in the waves. She said it is so calming and therapeutic.

Wave after wave, soothing and calm at times and then a breaker takes you down if you are not looking. So much like life. I got one of those straps that holds your glasses on your head so you don’t lose them in the waves.

Decided to wear them all the time now. No lost glasses.

Jackson began to walk more on the trip. So much energy getting released. His mother Natalie is so keen to his every need. She is such a great mom. I am so proud of her. GG reads to Jackson as the sun sets over the lagoon pond behind her condo. NiNi (my wife Grandma Niki) took Jackson out earlier to feed the family of turtles who live in the pond. The ducks came over for a snack too, but the big turtle snapped at their webbed feet and scared them away. The manatees lumber along in the canal nearby amid the moored boats. Many of the gentle giants bearing the scars from encounters with propellers. Known also as “Sea Cows” the sea creatures seem so happy to just float along, slowly submerging for a moment and then rising again for a breath of air.

The ocean, the beach, the salt air, the family time all make for experiences we will never forget. We are hoping to start Jackson on this tradition we found so wonderful for so many years with our children -- times that will never be forgotten and often remembered in stories handed down from generation to generation. Stories of the sea.

Ahoy Jackson, J.B. Lester; Publisher

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Annual Best Of Missouri Market Expands, Welcomes New Exhibitors Missouri Botanical Garden Celebrates 23rd Anniversary of Sustainable, Local Shopping Event

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Entertainment will include live music, a food court and a special Kids Corner with popular activities for children, including pumpkin decorating, cow milking and craft projects. he Missouri Botanical Garden announces Admission to the Best of Missouri Market & More the 23rd anniversary of the Best of is $12 for adults and $5 for Garden members and chilMissouri Market and will now welcome dren 3-12 years. vendors Children 2 and under are from neighboring states. free. Admission prices The BEST OF MIScover both general SOURI MARKET & Garden and Market MORE will take place at admission. the Missouri Botanical Join the Garden or Garden October 3-5, renew your membership 2014 from 6 to 9 p.m. on during the Best of Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 Missouri Market & p.m. on Saturday and More and receive free Sunday. The event will admission for two adults feature over 30 new and all children 12 and vendors, more than 130 younger for every day of outstanding food prothe festival! Memberducers and artisans, and ships begin at $65 ($60 entertainment for the for seniors) and offer 12 entire family.

Green Meadow Barn Compnay: Sponsorship for Best of Furniture and designs from repurposed and reclaimed, months of free general admission for two adults Missouri Market & 100-year-old wood will be on hand at the and all children, plus More is provided by Best of Missouri Market, Oct. 3-5. exclusive invitations and Blue Owl Restaurant discounts. Learn more at and Bakery, Commerce Bank, Drury Hotels Company, www.mobot.org/membership.

Edward Jones, The Home Depot, KMOX, Ronnoco The Missouri Botanical Garden, located at 4344 Coffee, Schnuck Markets, and Waterway Gas & Wash.

Shaw Blvd., will present the Market under tents outVisitors will enjoy browsing under large tents and doors October 3-5, 2014, rain or shine. Free parking discovering the Midwest’s unique hidden treasures, is available on Garden grounds or on the lots one including country stands filled with fresh flowers, block west of the Garden at Vandeventer and Shaw, plants, herbs, nuts, candies, meats, cheeses, seasonwith free shuttles to the Garden. For more convenient ings, salsas, and baked goods from the region’s finest parking, arrange a carpool or use MetroLink and farmers and producers. Artisans offer handcrafted Metro Bus transportation. For directions or more items such as carved wooden birds, dried flowers and details about this event, call (314) 577-5100 or 1-800wreaths, decorative ironwork, soaps, handmade pot642-8842 toll free or visit www.mobot.org. tery, baskets, decorated gourds, custom jewelry, wood-

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See No Evil, Speak No Evil: The Story Your Eyes & Mouth Tell About Your Health October 28 | 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Opthalmologist Dr. Michael P. Donahoe, Dentist 'U &DQGDFH :DNHĂ€ HOG and Pharmacist Jamie Shelly discuss how your eyes and mouth can provide insights to your overall health.

For more information, call 314.539.0390 or visit the St. Louis Public Library’s consumer health blog at slplconsumerhealth.blogspot.com.

The Can I Catch That? 2014 Consumer Health Information Speaker Series is held in partnership with REACH; St. Louis College of Pharmacy; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; and Washington University’s Bernard Becker Medical Library.

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Missouri College Offers Several Programs Focused On Health & Wellness Careers

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ith so much interest in healthy lifestyles today, there are many avenues someone who would like to enter this field could pursue professionally. Missouri College offers several programs focused on healthcare and wellness careers as well as other fields.

Whether you’re looking for hands-on involvement in caring for patients’ healthcare needs or in work that supports those needs in an office setting, Missouri College can help you develop the essential skills and knowledge you need to get started.

Their programs put you in settings that simulate real world environments to help you experience what the workplace is really like. And you can learn from instructors who specialize in what they teach – including many practicing professionals.

Areas that are especially relevant for those who want to focus on wellness are the school’s Massage Therapy, Fitness Training, and Occupational Therapy Assistant programs.

They not only teach the range of techniques and skills needed to do the job but also help prepare you to work one-on-one with people, assessing their needs and adapting your therapies to the individual. This requires empathy, good listening skills, and confidence in your judgment and abilities – all qualities Missouri College can help you acquire through hands-on learning activities, clinical experience, and supportive, knowledgeable instructors.

Significant growth is expected in those fields through 2022. The need for Occupational Therapy Assistants is projected to increase by 41%, with 23% higher demand for Massage Therapists, and 13% for Fitness Trainers.* In addition to the popular wellness fields, Missouri College offers many other healthcare and business programs.

The school has been providing career-focused training and education for over 45 years, preparing thousands of people for challenging and rewarding professional opportunities.

Missouri College is located at 1405 S. Hanley Road in Brentwood, Missouri. If you would like to learn more about the programs mentioned here or other programs offered, you can contact them at 888-628-7333 or visit missouricollege.edu. *http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/ occupational-therapy-assistants-andaides.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/ massage-therapists.htm; http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-andservice/fitness-trainers-and-instructors.htm Missouri College cannot guarantee employment or salary. Credits earned are unlikely to transfer. Missouri College is institutionally accredited by Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).

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Guide To Resale shops in The sT. louis aRea

A New WayThrift Store 702 Lemay Ferry Rd. 63125 (314) 544-0464 Arnold’s Walk-In Closet 1726 Missouri State Rd, Arnold, MO 63010 636-296-2566 Back on the Rack 2535 S.Brentwood Blvd. 63144, 314-963-7575, 314-961-2525 Bethesda Thrift Shop 14755 Manchester Rd, Ballwin, 63011, 636-256-6630 Big Bend Antique Gallery 2337 S. Big Bend Blvd, 63117, 314-645-3130 Byrd Designer Consignment Boutique 8117 Maryland Ave, St Louis, MO 63105 314-721-0766 Carousel Kids 4277 Reavis Barracks Rd, St Louis, MO 63125 (314) 631-2700 Cool Stuff Really Cheep 6403 Clayton Rd, 63117, 314-853-4181 Consign and Design Galleries 10030 Manchester Rd. 63122 314-394-2222 Ditto 10027 Manchester Rd. 63122, 314-394-2026 Dos Resale Boutique 14 S. Central, 63105, 314-862-4022 El Potro 7150 Manchester Ave, 63143, 314-647-0967

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Antique Mall

The Green Shag Market

offers Antiques and collectables at affordable prices. We have a wide variety of merchandise dating from the 18th century to the 1980's.

If you are looking for something specific just tell us on our wish list and we will find what you are looking for.

SPECIAL ART EVENT WITH LOCAL ARTIST JON PILS OCT 12, NOON-2

OVER 60 VENDORS Unique Items Furniture • Clothing Jewelry • Home Decor

Voted Best Vintage Store In St. Louis

5733 Manchester Ave. 63110

314-646-8687 thegreenshagmarket.com

Encore Consignment Gallery 287 Lamp and Lantern Village, 63017, 636-220-9092 Family Value 2500 Lemay Ferry Rd. 63125 (314) 416-4611 Fantastic Finds 12778 Olive 63141 314-579-9500 Finders Keepers 112 E. Jefferson, 63122 314-966-3044 General Grant Antique Mall 8400 Watson Rd., (314) 845-3535 Get The Word Out Get the WORD Out...Consignment, Thrift & Global Goods is a not-for-profit Resale Shop that also sells items from other countries and cultures around the globe. Tax-free shopping creates an income stream to pay for children in Kenya to attend school. Get the WORD Out is a ministry, specifically a 501[c](3) corporation that supports an orphanage, shop, & other micro-finance opportunities in western Kenya.

Supported by donations and consigners, there is a wide variety of everything for your home including furniture, décor, art and interesting salvage! Open Monday through Saturday, 105pm. 10050 Manchester Rd. Glendale, MO 63122, 314.368.8184, gtwomissions.org Grant Thrift Store 8448 Watson Rd. 63119 (314) 660-7069 Hanger to Hanger 3525 Watson Rd. 63139 (314) 646-7090 Jen’s Resale Boutique $ Turn your closet stash into CASH $ Furniture and home décor • Shabby chic • Vintage • Unique gifts • Clothing, purses, shoes and accessories • Tory Burch • Michael Kors • Anthropologie Earn in -store shopping cash when you host a Girls' Night out private shopping event! Howto…Make-it Take- it events make great Girl's Night Out Also!

Call or Sign up on Facebook (314) 942-9632, facebook.com/JensResaleBoutique 8516 Manchester Rd, 63144 Kangaroo Kids Kangaroo Kids is a children’s and maternity resale shop and a full-service breastfeeding support center. We carry great resale children’s clothing and shoes: Zutano, BabyGap and GapKids, Hanna Anderson, Gymboree, Kicky Pants, Ralph Lauren and Mini Boden. For our Pregnant Mamas we look for brands like Motherhood, Mimi, Olian, Japanese Weekend and Micheal Stars. We buy and sell strollers, swings, pack n’ plays, bouncy seats and other baby equipment. We also carry exceptional new items including Bravado Designs nursing bras, The Miracle Blanket, Motherlove Herbals, Green Toys, Pump Ease Hands-Free Pump Bras and many more!

10030 Manchester Rd. 63122, 314-835-9200, www.kangarookidsonline.com Little Shop Around the Corner 4474 Castleman Ave., 63110, 314-577-0891 MERS Goodwill 3728 Market St, St Louis, MO (314) 531-0671 1727 Locust St, St Louis, MO (314) 241-3464 9116 Manchester Rd, Brentwood, MO 63144 (314) 918-7804 4271 Bayless Ave, St Louis, MO (314) 544-0014

10125 Watson Rd, St Louis, MO (314) 965-0090 10570 Baptist Church Rd, Sappington, MO (314) 842-9114 472 N Lindbergh Blvd, Florissant, MO (314) 839-8590 1760 N New Florissant Rd, Florissant, MO (314) 831-9171 11 Forum Shopping Center, Chesterfield, MO (314) 576-1800 Forest Park GW Store & Sheltered Workshop 4140 Forest Park Ave, St Louis, MO (314) 371-1296 Miriam Switching Post Miriam Switching Post is a unique shopping experience. We are a foundation-run resale shop that specializes in nicer household goods and furniture. The store is truly never the same two days in a row. All of our merchandise is donated by generous folks who receive a tax credit for their donations. All of our profits go directly to scholarships for students who attend Miriam School – the learning disability experts.

Because we are non-profit, we do not charge sales tax on any of our merchandise, and we have pick up and delivery service as well. Sign up for our newsletter at www.miriamswitchingpost.org.

2171 S. Big Bend Blvd. 63117, 314-646-7737 My Antique Store 1007 W. Delmar Ave. Godfrey, IL 62035 618-466-1616 myantiquestore.com Once Upon a Child 1247 S. Kirkwood Rd., Kirkwood, 63122 (314) 966-1844 15425 Manchester Rd., Ballwin, MO 636-230-2922, 11445 Olive, Creve Coeur, 314-993-5437 5626 Telegraph Rd, St Louis, MO (314) 293-1851 250 Mid Rivers Ctr, St Peters, MO (636) 970-6270 10850 Lincoln Trail #6, Fairview Heights, IL (618) 394-0190 Panache Plus Size Consignment 5400 S. Kinshighway 63109 (314) 352-3838 Pennies in your Pocket 6929 S. Lindbergh Blvd. 63125 (314) 487-1700

Phoenix Project Resale 5421 Hampton Ave 63109 (314) 296-3939 Plato’s Closet Florissant 8206 N Lindbergh Blvd, Florissant, MO 314-837-3600 236 Mid Rivers Center, St Peters, MO (636) 397-8336 Chesterfield, 636-530-7644 10900 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights, IL (618) 397-9986 Pokey Wizwell’s Vintage Resale Emporium 4315 Telegraph Rd, 63129, 314-487-3700 Reclaimed 5522 Virginia Ave, 63111 314-824-8669 Red Racks Thrift Store 11015 Olive Blvd, St Louis, MO (314) 567-7059 8445 Gravois Rd, St Louis, MO (314) 353-1336 ReFab.org 4153 Bingham Ave, 63116 314-357-1392 ReFabulous 3314 Meremac 63118 (314) 353-1144 ReFresh 1710 S. Brentwood Blvd. 63144, 314-881-0331 ReStore 3763 Forest Park Ave, 63108 314-531-4155 2117 Sam’s Drive 63131, 314-678-4596 Retro 101/ Cherry Bomb Vintage 2303 Cherokee 63118 314-762-9722 Savers 9618 Watson Rd. 63126 (855) 612-1262 15892 Clayton Crossing Dr, Ellisville, MO (636) 527-0994 Rung /Sprung 9739 Manchester Rd 63119, 314-918-0575 Second Sitting Consignments Celebrating 20 successful years in business, designer owned and operated Second Sitting Consignments’ new, larger location at 14081 Manchester at Weidman sells new and like-new pre-owned furniture home accessories, and jewelry at “re-sale” prices everyday. Shopping is like a treasure hunt because the selection changes daily. We can sell your items too! It’s very easy. Just call to make an appointment.

This chic resale/consignment boutique is sure to become a favorite one-stop-shop for women in St. Louis! Two best friends, Elizabeth and Jen, have combined their passions for style along with their knack for picking out vintage and shabby chic home decor at their Brentwood boutique.

New inventory arrives daily and weekly “how-to” workshops make a great girl’s night out.

8516 Manchester Road • St. Louis, MO 63144 • 314.942.9632 • jensresaleboutique.com

October, 2014 Our convenient location is just east of Hwy 141. Convenient store hours too! Open Monday – Saturday at 10AM. Monday – Wednesday till 6PM, Thursday and Friday till 7PM, Saturday till 5PM and Sunday store hours Noon – 5PM. www.secondsitting.com.

14081 Manchester Rd., 63011 636-527-4747 Scholarshop 8215 Clayton Rd. 63117, 7930 Big Bend 63119, 314-725-3456 Sharon's Resale 10028 Gravois 63123 (314) 631-1057 Style Your Space 11437 Gravios Rd. 63126 (314)842-7300 St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores‌ 5 locations, 314-881-6037 The Clubhouse Shop 314-533-4245 The Green Goose 5611 Hampton Avenue 63109 (314) 352-5000 The Green Shag Market Voted Best Vintage Store of 2013 by RFT. At the Green Shag Market, we are all about repurposing, reusing, and reclaiming used items and furniture. We are a 7,000 square foot antique mall with a small shop feel. We have over 60 booths of unique merchandise. Come look around- you just might find that "one thing"...that "something"...that you forgot that you were looking for! Sign up on our "Wish List" in the store and we'll help you find what you're looking for. Come in for a true shopping experience and a walk down memory lane.

Hours: Wed – Sun 10-5, Always Closed on Tuesday, Mon 11- 4.

5733 Manchester Rd., 63110, 314-646-8687. thegreenshagmarket.com The Heirloom Room 2216 Cherokee, 63118, 314-772-8000 The Purple Cow/ The Vault 2325 S. Brentwood Blvd. 63144, 314-736-1038 The Refind Room 2525 S. Brentwood Blvd. 63144, 314-962-7666 The Resale Shop NCJW 295 N Lindbergh, St Louis, MO 63141 314-692-8141 The Village Green 10212 Watson Rd. 63127 (314) 821-5500 The Vintage Haberdashery 3181 Morganford 63116 (314) 772-1927 Treasure Aisles Antique Mall 2317 Big Bend Blvd, 63117, 314-647-6875 Treehouse Furniture and Resale 3141 Meremac St. 63118 (314) 669-9977

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Twice is Nice Resale 10424 Manchester Rd, 63122, 314-394-1223 Upscale Resale Boutique 10042 Manchester Road, 63122, 314-821-8161 Valley Park Resale & Flea Market 20 Meremac Sta. Rd. Valley Park, 63088, 636-923-8696, 636-529-1415 Value Village 101 Kenrick Plaza 63119 (314) 961-6935 Warson Woods Antique Mall 10091 Manchester Rd. 63122, 314-909-0123 Women’s Closet Exchange 11575 Gravois Rd, 63126 (314) 842-8405 Zaftig 3320 Meremac 63118 (314) 832-2454

• Breastfeeding Services & Merchandise • Breast Pump Sales and Rental • Professional Nursing Bra Fittings • Spacious Nursing and Play Area • Weekly Nursing Mom's Groups • Spiffy Retail & Resale Items for Mother-to-be, Baby and Child

SECOND SITTING CONSIGNMENTS Now at Corner of Manchester & Weidman Roads

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Quality Furniture & Home Accessories at “Re-Sale� Prices Everyday!

Inventory Changes Daily! Shop Often For Best Selection!

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Eclectic Accessories Furniture Home Goods Open Mon-Sat 10-5 Unique Wall Art 314-368-8184 10050 Manchester Rd. Used Books GTWOMissions.org Glendale, MO 63122 African Goods

Convenient Hours & Location Monday - Wednesday: 10AM - 6PM Thursday & Friday: 10AM - 7PM, Saturday 10AM - 5PM & Sunday Noon - 5PM Just East of I-141 All items shown subject to prior sale. May or may not be available.

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HERB LADY Cathy Schram

Fun and Philanthropy at “Green Ball” Will Celebrate Sustainability

I’m Tired All The Time.

Will Green Coffee Bean Extract Give Me Energy?

Q: I am tired all of the time. I have been under a tremendous amount of stress lately and I am worried that I am just worn out. I take a good multivitamin but that is not really making me feel better. What can I do?

A: If you are exhausted and overwhelmed, you may have adrenal fatigue. The adrenal glands sit on top of your kidneys. These glands secrete cortisol, a stress hormone. High levels of stress can keep your adrenals in a state of constant alert, causing them to become fatigued and can cause what is called “burnout”. This can leave you extremely tired for no apparent reason. Depriving yourself of sleep, and/or using stimulants like caffeine, nicotine or sugar can also put you into adrenal fatigue.

Other symptoms are brain fog, food cravings, unexplained weight changes and moodiness.

There are a few things you can do to reverse this problem. Eat a diet high in lean protein, fruits and vegetables and healthy fats.

Vitamins C and B5 are important. Adaptogenic herbs help to support proper function and to produce cortisol in natural patterns. Some of the best are ashwagandha and rhodiola.

Licorice root has also been proven to be very helpful.

Q: Will green coffee bean extract give me a lot of energy?

A: Green coffee beans are raw or unroasted coffee beans and are extremely low in caffeine.

So, if it is the caffeine high you are looking for, you won't find it with green coffee beans. This is what it will do for you. The extract contains polyphenols, including chlorogenic acid, which have antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. These help the body neutralize free radicals. Studies have shown that by taking green coffee bean extract 30 minutes before meals you can lose an average of 2 pounds per week. The chlorogenic acid stimulates metabolism and instructs the body to convert fat reserves into energy. It also reduces the absorption of glucose, which prevents the liver from absorbing fat.

If is is extra energy that you are looking for, you might try ginseng, rhodiola, bee pollen, B12, wheat grass, or a combination of any of these.

This herb information is for health education purposes only. It is not intended to replace the services of licensed health practitioners.

Consult with a physician for any condition that requires professional care.

Do you have questions about herbs or vitamins? Send them to Cathy Schram, CNHP and Certified Herbalist. Write to: Herbs & More, 16021 Manchester Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011. www.morethanherbsonline.com

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Fifth annual Green Ball to Benefit EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden

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he fifth annual Green Ball will roll out the green carpet in the Delmar Loop to welcome the greenminded movers and shakers of St. Louis for a night of fun philanthropy.

Presented by Moonrise Hotel, Green Ball 2014 will be held from 7-11 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, in celebration of all things green. Proceeds from the gala will benefit the EarthWays Center, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden that promotes sustainability through environmental education and improving the built environment.

Ticket prices are $40 for Garden members and $50 for nonmembers. Tickets include locally-sourced and organic appetizers and seasonal cocktails, prepared by the Eclipse Restaurant’s award winning staff, plus complimentary bar service. Swinging hot jazz by Miss Jubilee and visually stunning Vivant entertainers roaming amongst the crowd create a “mod autumnal” theme.

To highlight the importance of making events “green,” the ball will be zero waste.

Brochures will be printed on recycled paper, food waste will be composted and décor will be ecofriendly. Paper and glass waste will be recycled, and St. Louis’ nationally known “best tasting” tap water will be offered to guests, rather than bottled water. Free valet parking will be provided to carpools of four or more riders.

“We’re so pleased to partner with the Moonrise for this fifth annual Green Ball,” said Glenda Abney, director of the EarthWays Center. “It’s a fun and unique way to raise sustainability awareness in St. Louis. It’s also a great way to showcase the various Moonrise green building features.

Green Ball guests will enjoy an unforgettable evening, while helping the EarthWays Center demonstrate how their choices affect the environment."

Come dressed in your eco-fashion finest and snap a picture in the fun interactive photo booth.

“Creative green” attire is strongly encouraged. An expert panel of fashion and style judges will award “Best Dressed” prizes including an overnight stay at the Moonrise Hotel and more to three impressive

winners. Whether it’s recycled, handmade, ecofriendly, vintage or just plain green, designs of all kinds will be in the spotlight.

The idea for the Green Ball developed five years ago, when the Moonrise Hotel decided to stage an event to celebrate those “living green” in the St. Louis area and draw attention to local green businesses and organizations. The EarthWays Center seemed a natural beneficiary.

The Moonrise Hotel itself employs extensive green efforts such as hotel-wide recycling and composting, the first hotel-bar open-air roof in America made entirely of solar panels, and an electric vehicle car charging station.

During the event, guests may purchase raffle tickets for premium baskets of their choice, including eco-friendly home goods, gift certificates to local businesses and restaurants, and energy efficiency items like a home energy audit. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the EarthWays Center.

To purchase your Green Ball 2014 tickets, please visit the event webpage or call 314577-5118.

Additional event information may also be found on Facebook.

The Green Ball is hosted

by EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Presenting sponsorship is provided by Moonrise Hotel. If you are interested in sponsoring the Green Ball or making a raffle donation please contact Joyce Gorrell at joyce.gorrel@ MOBOT.org or 314-577-0220.

While the Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission is to protect and preserve plants, the EarthWays Center specifically focuses on helping people learn to live more sustainably. EarthWays offers more than 20 programs and projects on sustainable living and learning for students, educators, business and community leaders, municipalities and green building professionals and contractors in Missouri throughout the year.

More than 45,000 households in the St. Louis region hold memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free general admission for two adults and all children ages 12 and under, plus exclusive invitations and discounts.

Members help support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation. Learn more at www.mobot.org/membership.

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Guide To Green Dining Promoting Green Dining Alliance Members in the St. Louis Area

MeMbers Atlas restaurant, 5513 Pershing, 63112, 314-367-6800 www.atlasrestaurantstl.com Atomic cowboy, 4140 Manchester Road, 63110, 314-775-0775 www.atomiccowboystl.com bailey’s chocolate bar, 1915 Park Ave 63104, 314-241-8100 www.baileyschocolatebar.com bailey’s range, 920 Olive, 63101, 314-241-8121, www.baileysrange.com bridge, 1004 Locust St, 63101, 314-241-8141 www.thebridgestl.com crushed red, 8007 Maryland, 63105, 314-725-8007 140 S. Kirkwood Rd. 63122, 314-238-0100, www.crushed-red.com extra thyme café and catering, 11885 Lackland 63146, 314-573-5996 www.extrathymecatering.com Flying rolls, 3674 Forest Park Ave, 63101, 314-898-0008, www.flyingrolls.com Foundation Grounds café and coffeehouse, 7298 Manchester Rd 63143, 314-601-3588, www.foundationgrounds.com Gelateria del leone, 3197 Grand Blvd, 63116, 314-776-3500, www.thegelateria.com Great Harvest bread co. (Kirkwood), 125 W. Argonne Dr 63122, 314-821-1848. www.greatharvestkirkwood.com Handlebar, 4127 Manchester Ave. 63110, 314-652-2212, www.handlebarstl.com i scream cakes, 2641 Cherokee 63118, 314-932-5758, www.iscreamcakes.com Kakao chocolatier, 7272 Manchester Rd 63143, 314-645-4446, www.kakaochocolate.com local Harvest café, 3137 Morganford Rd. 63116, 314-772-8815 www.localharvestcafe.com lulu’s local eatery, 3201 S. Grand, 63118, 314-300-8215 www.luluslocaleatery.com Mangia italiano, 3145 S. Grand, 63118, 314-664-8585, www.dineatmangia.net Maryville university, Gander Dining Hall, 314-249-7982, maryville.edu/location/gander-hall niche, 7734 Forsyth Blvd, 63105, 314-773-7755, www.nichestlouis.com Onesto Pizza & trattoria, Onesto opened in 2008 with the belief that we

Green DininG AlliAnce brings sustainability to st. louis’ restaurant scene

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t. Louis is a town with plenty of good food. Our unique culinary traditions have always drawn from the diverse farming community around us - and now, as more and more of us want to see a more sustainable restaurant industry in our town, diners can dine green with confidence when they see a “GDA-certified” sticker on their favorite restaurant’s window.

The Green Dining Alliance (GDA), a nonprofit program of St. Louis Earth Day, certifies restaurants in sustainability and helps business owners conserve energy, reduce waste, and source locally. GDA works hand in hand with local restaurants of all types to reduce their impact and adopt sustainable initiatives. They make greening easy with facilitation, education, and tools to navigate smoothly through the ever- Green Dining Alliance Members include businesses changing sustainability movement. like PuraVegan Cafe. All members share a common And it’s growing. As of September 2014, the goal, sustAinAbility!

GDA has tripled its number of certified restaurants since this time last year, with 41 restaurant • Local sourcing members and 539 metric tons of recyclable waste • Water and energy conservation diverted from landfills in 2013 alone. GDA also • Chemical usage collaborated with Maplewood’s Special Business • Innovation District to create a “Green Dining District” on the • Education and awareness Manchester strip, promoting a walkable dining Learn more about the Green Dining Alliance destination in which at least 25% of the restauat www.greendiningalliance.org or contact Olivia rants are certified green.

Engel, Program Coordinator at olivia@greenThe GDA’s restaurant certification program diningalliance.org or 314.877.8608. Sponsors of approaches sustainability holistically by auditing GDA include Missouri Dept. of Natural a restaurant’s facility and practices, taking into Resources, Sauce Magazine, St. Louis account: Composting, St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste • Recycling and waste reduction District, and The Trio Foundation.

could change the world one meal at a time. Since then we have become a proud 5 star Green Dining Alliance member by sourcing our meats, vegetables & other products locally. So local that we even have our own garden in which we grow basil, tomatoes, peppers & more! All of our menu items, including our sauces, dressings, and seasonal specials, are made from scratch in our kitchen. We also reduce, reuse, recycle & compost at our restaurant and throughout our catering events in order to help reduce our carbon footprint. 5401 Finkman St, 63109, 314-802-8883, www.onestopizza.com Pastaria, 7734 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 862-6603 www.pastariastl.com Picnic basket café (The Magic House) 516 S. Kirkwood Rd 63122, 314-822-8900 www.magichouse.org Pie Oh My! 2719 Sutton Blvd 63143, 314-704-4416, www.pieohmystl.com Pura Vegan, At PuraVegan, our commitment to preserving planetary resources is demonstrated through our menu, packaging and best practices. According to “Diet for a New America” it takes 8,500 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef, but only twenty-five gallons to produce a pound of wheat.

Plant heavy diets are a most efficient use of water and land, while causing less pollution. We take recycling a step further and encourage REUSE,

which is even more effective. Juice subscriptions and cleanse drinks come in reusable mason jars, with store credit given upon return. We offer our customers glass straws for purchase and our food delivery is done via bicycle.

307 Belt Ave. 63112, 314-932-5144, www.puravegan@me.com rooster, 1104 Locust St 63101, 314-241-8118, www.roosterstl.com sassafras café Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Blvd, 63110, (314) 577-5100 www.mobot.org schlafly bottleworks – 7260 Southwest 63143 tap room 2100 Locust St. 63103, Schlafly is proud to be seen as a leader in sustainability among local businesses. First of all, we took two abandoned buildings and put them back into use as the Schlafly Tap Room and Schlafly Bottleworks. We purchase a large amount of locally-produced food and even grow some ourselves in the Schlafly Gardenworks for our restaurants, and host a weekly Farmers Market. We’ve received grants for a pilot composting project for post-consumer food waste at both restaurants. We are a charter supporter of Amerens Pure Power renewable energy program and use ultra high efficiency heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units. And we host and support many local Sustainability organizations.

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small batch, 3001 Locust St. 63101, 314-380-2040 www.smallbatchstl.com the Dam, 3173 Morganford 63116, 314-771-3173, www.thedamstl.com the Post sports bar and Grill, 7372 Manchester 63143, 314-645-1109 763 Old Ballas Rd 63141, 314-736-1205, www.thepostsportsbar.com the royale, 3132 S. Kingshighway 63139, 314-772-3600 www.theroyale.com the uniGrille (uniGroup) Fenton, MO 63026, (636) 305-5000 www.unigroupinc.com the Wolf, 15480 Clayton Rd. Ballwin, 63011, 636-527-7027, www.thewolfstl.com traveling tea, 2707 Sutton 63143, 314-647-8832, www.traveling-tea.com urban chestnut UCBC is known for both our modern, American craft beers and reverential, European beer styles.

Our Grove Brewery & Bierhall (4465 Manchester) and Midtown Brewery & Biergarten (3229 Washington) locations are open 7 days a week. UCBC works to reduce our carbon footprint by recycling all qualifying materials and composting all biodegradable waste. We also donate all of our spent grain to local farmers.

Our brewing equipment allows us to capture and reuse water and heat normally lost or wasted during the brewing process. Finally, both locations feature solar power arrays and use LED lighting to reduce energy needs.

3229 Washington Ave 63103 4465 Manchester 63110 314-222-0143 www.urbanchestnut.com urban eats, 3301 Meremac St 63118, 314-558-7580, www.urbaneatscafe.com Water street, 7268 Manchester 63143, 314-646-8355 www.waterstreetstl.com Whisk, 2201 Cherokee St. 63118, 314-932-5166 www.whiskstl.com PenDinG MeMbers brasserie by niche, 4580 Laclede, 63108, info@brasseriebyniche.com Great Harvest bread co., Maplewood, 7360 Manchester Rd 63143, 991-0049 McMurphy’s café at st. Patrick center, 800 N.Tucker Blvd. 63101, 314-369-0432, 314-802-0687 www.stpatrickcenter.org Mississippi Mud roasters café, 1223 Pine St. 63101, www.mississippimudcoffee.com rooster south Grand, 3150 S. Grand, 63118, 314-447-2247 taste, 4584 Laclede, 63108, 314-361-1200

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Onesto means honest and we believe “There is Nothing More Honest than Food”

Our philosophy at Onesto Pizza & Trattoria is to serve fresh, wholesome food using only the finest ingredients. All of our menu items are made from scratch using farm fresh, seasonal, local ingredients.

Taste is a matter of choice. Quality is a matter of fact. Catering available for intimate or grand affairs. Ask about our box lunches and delivery services.

Onesto is a proud 5 Star Green Dining Alliance member.

We reduce, reuse, recycle, compost and use biodegradable products in order to do our part for the planet’s future.

5401 Finkman St., St Louis, Mo 63109 314.802.8883 • www.onestopizza.com

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Ffresh R E S H fare FARE Art Of Entertaining Celebrates 20 Years of Great Food/Service

by Denise Christen Healthy Planet Lifestyles Editors

Dinner Specials featuring seasonal cuisine are offered every Tuesday – Thursday and change monthly. Don’t forget about corporate lunch nn Marie Lemcke options and party trays for your grew up loving to next event. Delivery is available cook and working in for any size order. her family’s catering business, Longstanding favorite homeButler’s Pantry (now owned made dishes that have helped by her brother Richard Nix, make the A of E the success it is Jr.) She saw a void that their today include white bean chicken full service catering business chili, beef stroganoff, and a full did not offer which was smallarray of creative salads. But the er servings for carry out - and menu has also expanded over the the idea for The Art of years to include a variety of dishEntertaining was born. Twenty es for those with dietary conyears later, they are still cookcerns. The A of E also offers low ing! sodium meals, under 200 mg, Opened in 1994 in Historic lighter side meals, and gluten Webster Groves, with just free options, all deliciously preAnn Marie Lemcke herself, a chef and a dishpared. washer, Lemcke soon Care Packages is a new proexpanded into the space next door, then in gram at the A of E, designed to make it easy 2002 bought the building at 8796 Big Bend at for individuals to eat healthy meals. Put Gore Ave. She made a statement by painting together your own Care Package by choosing her new building her favorite color – pink! five single serve casseroles from a menu of 20 options, plus two soups for only $40. Care and it is now considered a true Webster landmark. Easily accessible from Highway 44, the Packages was originally developed for cusA of E is open Monday through Friday from tomers calling with concerns about their 7:00 am until 7:00 pm which makes it conveelderly parent’s eating habits, and this pronient to pick up breakfast and/or lunch on the gram is the answer. Because the entrees can way to work, or dinner on the way home. be frozen, it allows anyone to have a stash of Come in on Saturday 10:30 - 4:00 for a picnic prepared, healthy and delicious options that to-go or party appetizers. can be ready in minutes.

When you enter, expect to be greeted by a Come celebrate the A of E’s 20 year friendly employee and to peruse the many anniversary October 20-24 with giveaways, fresh options available. The store is packed food samplings, and half price dinner spewith homemade soups, sandwiches and cials. And think pink! wraps, appetizers, salads, side dishes, entrees, For more information please call 314casseroles, and mouth watering desserts.

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We Have Plenty of Pumpkins & Gourds!

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We know it seems early in the year, but YES, we have started taking orders for Thanksgiving Turkeys. The sooner you place an order, the better your chances are of receiving a bird of your preferred weight.

Skip the conventional Turkey this year and skip the chemicals, hormones, and steroids that are hidden in it. Treat your family and guests to a traditional local and pasture-raised turkey that's lived without chemicals, added hormones, or steroids.

These are the same kind of turkeys your grandparents would have eaten, a heritage cross-breed.

You can tell the difference. These birds are unforgettably delicious.

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Trees Work!

Freezing Up Summer Produce

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

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s fall gets into full swing, you may be wondering about what to do with all of your summer produce. Americans throw away hundreds of dollars’ worth of food every year, with the majority of that being produce that spoils too quickly, or dairy products. However, you do not have to be a part of that statistic. With a few simple strategies, you can make sure you do not end up throwing out all of that beautiful summer and fall produce. Your best bet to avoid wasting fruits and veggies? Freeze them!

Most types of produce maintain their quality when frozen for approximately six months for fruit and 12 months for vegetables. Fruits do not require much pre-preparation before you freeze them – you can basically freeze them directly. However, most vegetables require you to blanch them. Blanching is briefly cooking vegetables in boiling water (the boiling time varies with the type of produce, but is generally less than 3 minutes) and then immediately placing the boiled veggies into an ice bath—a big bowl of ice water. This stops the cooking process.

Blanching vegetables slows down the loss of color, texture, flavor, and beneficial nutrients that can occur during freezing. While you can freeze vegetables without blanching them first and they are safe to eat, their quality may diminish over time, making them less appealing and not as nutritious.

To freeze fruits and vegetables that you’ve grown in your garden, received from a friend, or purchased at your local grocery store, follow these easy steps: 1. Rinse the produce and pat it dry.

2. Prep your produce according to this guide: Bell peppers: Cut out stem, remove seeds, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, blanch 2-3 minutes.

Berries: Remove stems.

Broccoli & cauliflower: Cut into 1- to 1 1/2inch florets, blanch 3 minutes.

Carrots: Peel, cut into 1/4-inch slices, blanch 2 minutes.

Cherries: Remove stems and pit.

Greens: Remove any tough stems and ribs, chop, blanch 2-3 minutes.

Green beans: Trim stem ends.

Mangoes: Cut off skin, cut fruit off pit, cut into 1-inch pieces.

Nectarines, peaches, and plums: Remove pit, cut into sixths.

Peas: For edible pods, remove tough stems.

If using shelling peas, remove from pod.

Blanch 1-2 min.

Strawberries: Remove stem and hull, cut large berries in half.

Summer squash: Cut into 1/2-inch slices, blanch 2-3 minutes.

Tomatoes: Remove core.

Winter squash: Cut in half, remove seeds and stringy membrane. Instead of blanching, place cut-side down on baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray, bake at 400 degrees F until tender,35-50 minutes.

Let cool, scoop squash into bowl, removing skin.

Mash with fork, cool completely.

3. Place the produce on a baking sheet (in a single layer) and freeze.

4. Remove the frozen produce from the freezer and transfer it to freezer-safe ziptop bag or an airtight plastic container.

Operation Food Search is hosting a drop-in Open House from 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1st to kick off its 90 Days of Giving campaign. Experience what it takes to feed 150,000 individuals a month! Learn how you can be a shining example in helping us heal the hurt of hunger, whether it’s by hosting a food drive at your company, making an on-line donation to end childhood hunger, or volunteering in our distribution center.

For a full schedule of events, activities and volunteer opportunities please visit our web site www.OperationFoodSearch.org.

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meeting the carbon reduction goals. The first step includes either retiring older, dirtier coal Chris Burnette,Climate Organizer plants or installing scrubbers to remove CO2.

The second step involves switching base load Missouri Coalition capacity from dirtier coal plants to cleaner, for the Environment already existing natural gas or other low emiswww.moenviron.org sion plants. The last two steps recommended by the EPA include growing our Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency portfolio.

Because of this flexibility, utilities can focus their efforts in ways that make sense to them, while still reducing overall carbon emissions limate change has led to a loss in and the impacts on climate and the public’s life, property, and economic sta- health. bility. We are Over the next few seeing increasmonths, EPA will accept ingly severe flooding, wildcomments from stakeholdfires, and drought, as well as ers and the general public. troubling rates of asthma and EPA will surely hear from other health problems related the utilities and others to climate change and carbon invested in the continued dioxide (CO2) emissions. In burning in coal. It’s impor2012, Missouri ranked 7th in tant that EPA hear from oththe nation for weather related ers who want a cleaner, federal disaster recovery healthier future built on an spending, at a whopping $1.8 economy and energy plan Billion. The health effects of that promote clean, healthy carbon and related greenjobs. house gases are well known. Worldwide, 5 milThe new comment deadline is December 1, lion people die every year from the health 2014. You can find out more and submit comimpacts and weather disasters related to cli- ments online at: http://moenviron.org Contact mate change. By taking a proactive approach, Chris @ cburnette@moenviron.org for more we can work to counter the effects of climate information. change and reduce the impacts on the public We provide health.

Thankfully, earlier this summer, the a wide Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) variety of released a set of proposed rules that will reduce commercial greenhouse gases by 21% from 2005 levels. In particular, they target CO2 emissions from and operating power plants. In Missouri, 85% of residential industrial carbon emissions come from existing recycling services metro wide electric generating power plants. Eighty-three percent of Missouri’s electricity comes from with flexible schedules. the burning of carbon-emitting coal, one of the highest rates of coal use in the U.S. Missouri Contact us today: needs to reduce its reliance on this carbonheavy source of electricity.

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Pledge, Benchmark, Save!

Start Saving through Energy Benchmarking

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he St. Louis High Performance Building Initiative’s 25x20 Voluntary Energy Benchmarking Campaign is challenging buildings in our region to benchmark their energy use. What is energy benchmarking? It’s the process of measuring a building’s energy consumption and comparing its performance to similar buildings. Benchmarking is the first step to conserving energy and money. You know the saying- you can’t manage what you don’t measure!

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is a free and secure online tool that tracks energy and water consumption, as well as the associated greenhouse gas emissions. Any building can use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark energy and water use, and all building types benefit from benchmarking! According to ENERGY STAR data, buildings that benchmark over 3 years see an average 7% reduction in energy use.

Participating in the 25x20 campaign is easy. The first step is to make the 25x20 pledge at www.25x20.org. Next, find out how

your building stacks up against similar facilities by enrolling in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and entering one year of energy use data. Once you’ve benchmarked your building, you can start using your results to inform your plans to save energy & money.

Having trouble? We’re here to help you as you benchmark! Volunteer benchmarking mentors are available to take you through the process step by step.

Additionally, hands-on benchmarking workshops are available- get your building in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager with help from an experienced instructor.

Commercial buildings, schools, non-profits, governments, congregations: all buildings benefit from benchmarking! Over 25 organizations and buildings have taken the pledge so far, and several are participating on a team in the EPA’s National Building Competition! Team members include the Saint Louis Cardinals, Parkway Schools District, University of Missouri – St. Louis, and Clayco.

Visit www.25x20.org to see the latest list of buildings and organizations that have taken the 25x20 energy benchmarking pledge, and while you’re there go ahead and take the pledge yourself!

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is a free and secure online tool that tracks energy and water consumption, as well as the associated greenhouse gas emissions.

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wheelchairs, scooters, canes, crutches, walkers, shower chairs, tub transfer benches, grab bars, elevated toilet seats, portable commodes, wheelchair ramps, seating cushions, back supports/positioning devices, dressing aids, electric hospital beds, van lifts, lift chairs and stair lifts. St. Louis HELP is a non-profit organization – all donations are tax deductible.

Each year St. Louis HELP diverts over 115.6 tons of waste from landfills and distributes over $2.1 Million in medical equipment ($1.26 Million to program beneficiaries and $892,000 to partner organizations).

Our program continues to be a solution to a problem faced by individuals and their caregivers in the metropolitan St. Louis area. The uninsured, underinsured, disabled, elderly and their caregivers are particularly at risk of facing barriers to accessing Home Medical Equipment. These vulnerable populations typically experience reduced access to health care services, demonstrating a continuing need for a strong, viable safety net. One of the greatest gaps in services with the recent cuts in Medicare and Medicaid funding and the dramatically increasing cost of private health insurance is accessing HME. St. Louis HELP is a non-profit organization – all donations are tax deductible.

For more information please call 314-5674700 or visit www.stlhelp.org.

t. Louis HELP’s primary mission is to provide any individual in need with access to free Home Medical Equipment (HME) through our recycle and reuse program enabling them to live as independently as possible and remain contributing members of the community.

Our secondary mission is to divert unnecessary waste from area landfills by providing a local resource for the reuse or recycling of unwanted HME. Equipment recipients experience physical and mental changes in their everyday lives such as safety, mobility, lessened depression and increased independence. Caregivers are often an overlooked group that benefits from St. Louis HELP. We provide the HME they need to make their job easier and safer for them and their loved ones.

In addition to collecting and distributing throughout the year St. Louis HELP will conduct a metro-wide Equipment Drive on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at twelve designated Walgreens sites. Annually, St. Louis HELP is serving over 5,000 persons and provides a local resource and advocate for waste reduction and recycling by diverting tons of unwanted medical equipment waste from area landfills.

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or many people, being in touch with the true adult self inside is an unfamiliar experience. Most people, before deep emotional healing work, are very familiar with the wounded child inside, and have lived the majority of their existence operating out of this wounded child. Despite being uncomfortable or limiting in most cases, many people prefer to stick with this familiar or “known” way of living, despite it no longer working for them in many of these cases.

Our true self, often referred to as our “soul self” exists in a part of us that is not accessible through language or logic. Talk therapy talks to the “left brain” part of us that is already smart enough to know that we should not eat the whole bag of cookies, and spends an inordinate amount of time talking about feelings, rather than actually assisting clients with truly feeling and releasing their feelings.

It cannot do so because the soul does not speak in language: it speaks in symbols, perception and so on- so it is like trying to communicate in two different languages...there will always be a disconnect, and the information gets lost in translation. As such, in order to get to the source of our distress or pain that keeps us stuck in destructive or unhelpful patterns present day, we have to use techniques to access the source of the pain, which is only accessible through our right brain. That is why imagery, art, music, dream work and many other right brain techniques

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are so powerfully effective: they are the language of the soul, and give us direct access to the material we need in order to heal- our feelings.

In order to gain access to our true self again, we have to want to heal and live life differently, and the journey to this point comes in different ways. For some, it is only when they have tried everything else ending back up in the same destructive patterns, that they realize there has to be another way.

Others may contract a life-threatening health condition and come to realize they need to begin their healing process. For others, their lives begin to unravel with the ending of a marriage or relationship, or have an addiction that is out of control, or recognize that their kids are acting out destructively. It is an individual decision to begin one’s healing journey or not. Yet if you truly want to be free and fully alive, the only way out is in.

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husband won’t come in…..he thinks therapy is ridiculous”. Now, don’t Christine Kniffen, MSW, LCSW worry about insulting the therapist with that kind of statement. We are all used Do You Feel Stuck to the usual protests. I think that with things in life, we have preconIn A Bad Relationship? many ceived ideas until our experience shows us something different. This resistance Like my Facebook page via my website in order to get alerts to new episodes of my “Quick Tips on Love” video is pretty typical, but it is what makes so many feel helpseries on YouTube and upcoming seminars. less about ever really getting things fixed. This is where you simply have to keep upping the ante so to www.ChristineKniffen.com speak. Let your partner know that you are unhappy and “I’m not happy, but I don’t know what to do about that you feel that the two of you may need some help it.” “I’ve tried everything and nothing has changed.” getting the relationship back on track. If that doesn’t “Should I stay or should I go?” “What if there is no one work, then have the conversation again. This time you out there for me?” “Isn’t something better than noth- want to be sure that your partner understands just how ing?” If you find yourself repeatedly asking any one of upset, worried and concerned you are for the future of these questions, then it is time to do something about it. the relationship if things remain the same. If that doesTime is ticking. Many of you have heard me say, “The n’t gain cooperation then ask them if the relationship is only reason you don’t have the great relationship you important enough to them to try and suspend their predeserve is because you are wasting your time in one conceived notions and do whatever is necessary to get that can’t make you happy”. I certainly understand if things fixed, as the relationship is spiraling down and is this seems ridiculously oversimplified given the com- in dangerous territory. It is hard for some to even imagplexity of the emotional turmoil you feel. However, it ine themselves having this conversation due to fear of really does quite simply boil down to that plain, little the answer. “What”, you ask, “am I supposed to do if fact. Fear is what keeps everybody stuck. Fear of mak- they say no”? Well, you ask again and again upping the ing a mistake and having regret, fear of being alone and ante, so to speak, each time. Eventually if you can’t get fear of never finding anyone else is what digs us deep- their cooperation then you are going to have to face the er and deeper into the quicksand of an unhappy rela- inevitable and deal with reality. Relationships don’t tionship. Well, if you want to do something about it work with only one person participating. This is a fact you have three basic steps to complete. First, you have and the sooner you accept it the sooner you can move to do some honest soul searching and processing to forward with your life. However, just because you fear decide if it is even worth trying to salvage the relation- something doesn’t make it so. You may just find a willship. Next, you have to take all necessary steps to elic- ing participant on the other side once he or she underit cooperation from your partner, even if you think he or stands just how upset and worried you are about your she won’t cooperate, as one person can never fix the relationship.

Finally, after you get your partner’s attention and problems alone. Finally, you may need to decide that you need to seek professional advice, as many people elicit a promise of cooperation it is time that you do simply don’t have the tools in order to restore the rela- something about the issues at hand. Many couples have spent a good deal of time reinforcing communicationship on their own.

So, step one involves gaining some degree of hon- tion patterns that are not helpful to the relationship. esty with yourself. Is this a relationship worth trying to Often they have become defensive and reactive when salvage or is every instinct in your being telling you one or the other is trying to state their feelings. This that it won’t work and you are simply not listening? results in each of the partners not feeling heard, underEverybody has done this at one time or another in their stood or validated in their concerns, hurts and frustralives. However, trying to act one way when your gut tions. Most people find that they simply do not have tells you something different will take a tremendous the tools and proper perspective necessary to bridge the toll on you both emotionally and physically. If you are gap and find their way back. The easy way out is to just doing this then you are probably feeling exhausted. give up. The more difficult route is the one that And, the longer you do this the worse it will get. Do expands your personal growth, makes you a better indithe majority of your family and friends tend to dislike vidual and challenges you to be able to put yourself in your current choice for a relationship? Do they tell you the other person’s shoe. Simply put, the reality is that that they think you are selling yourself short? I cannot we affect other people by what we do and what we say. begin to tell you the number of women that come It isn’t about whether or not we meant to impact anythrough my door and find themselves in this exact posi- one in a negative way. We impact people all the time tion. If this sounds pretty familiar to you then perhaps and most often nobody means to hurt anyone. So, we you need some help in sorting things out. Despite what need to learn to listen to our partner when they tell us it sounds like this is not about judgment. I too have how our behavior affects them. This is a skill I find that been there in the past. It is something we all experience men and women equally need to work on in their relato some degree or another. The great head and heart tionships. Therefore, you may need some professional battle is a tough one. And, a little help from a non- mediation and help getting to that place of happy, biased source may be just what is required to help get peaceful co-existence. If you have felt trapped and in you off the fence and out of feeling trapped in unhap- limbo about your relationship then make the decision to piness that seems to only be getting worse. Therefore, do something about it. Make the call to get clarity and after making an honest assessment as to trying to sal- decide if it can be salvaged. It takes courage to face vage the relationship or not you are ready to move for- difficulties in life, but it is the only way to get things changed and allow you the relationship that you both ward.

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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 meet 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-

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he 42nd Annual Cancer Control Society’s Cancer Convention (CCSCC) was held in Los Angeles August 30 – September 1, 2014. This convention reminded me of watching the popular movie, “Back to the Future” from the 1980’s with Michael J. Fox. A time-travelling car changed his character’s future by coming/going back to the past into the present with a twisted story to re-write his life. The movie was clever, funny, and a complicated story that only Hollywood could come up with.

The history of cancer therapy told at the convention is similar to “Back to the future” except it was not funny. Yes, the story is complicated with dark portrayals of human greed, ignorance, and the need to control. To understand the history of cancer therapy, you need to go back at least 100 years to know why current cancer therapy is limited to mainly surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

I don’t have to tell the whole story of Flexner’s report published in 1910, sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation. After Flexner’s report, there were sweeping reforms in medical education which forced the closures of homeopathic, naturopathic, and electrotherapy schools. The emphasis was placed on training physicians in a scientific manner and strengthening the state regulation of medical licensure to improve the quality of care.

The alternative medical community felt Flexner’s Report deliberately suppressed naturopathic and homeopathic medicine in the name of science and quality of medical education. There were numerous books written on this subject.

We are in a time of crisis for cancer treatments and the medical care for cancer since medical science and training have been hijacked by pharmaceutical companies. With our aging population, our costly modern medical system, which excels in emergency care, might collapse on its own burden of inefficient bureaucracy, compounded by selfinterested pharmaceutical and medical organizations.

Millions of people are desperately looking for alternative, safer, less-expensive medical care for cancer therapies. They are seeking the medical therapies that are effective, make sense, and can be a part of the healing process. They are not interested in passively taking chemo or radiation and hope for the best. There has been only a slightly improved survival rate for stage IV metastatic cancer over the last 50 years. Once patients realized they do not have the freedom to choose other alternative medical care, they started grass roots organized movements.

One of the groups is the Cancer Control Society based in Los Angeles, California. I attended the 42nd Annual Cancer Convention. About 40 speakers from numerous fields in alternative medicine presented. I presented my hypothesis on the connection between parasites (protozoa) and cancer metabolism, and how to detect parasites based on acupuncture meridian assessment. I also introduced a new class of cancer therapy, a patented parasite medication, 3-bromo pyruvate (3-BP) developed by Young- Hee Ko, Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins Medical School.

The politics of medicine within Johns Hopkins sacked her after she published her life time work on 3-BP. 3-BP eradicates hepatocellular liver cancer in rats by successfully blocking the cancer mitochondrial hexokinase metabolism.

At the conference, many speakers addressed

many successful, promising therapies that were denied, denounced, and even suppressed by the FDA in the name of protecting the American public. Many speakers came from Europe and from cancer clinics in Mexico where the alternative cancer therapies were not suppressed.

Most physicians and the public have limited access to alternative cancer therapies in the USA. The wealthy go to Europe and the poor and middle class go to Mexico to receive alternative cancer therapies.

The atmosphere of the conference was charged with a critical viewpoint of government policies. It was antagonistic to the pharmaceutical industry and the allopathic medical establishment for their main emphases on surgery, chemo, radiation therapy, and outrageously expensive genetic based immunetherapy.

The Cancer Control Society is trying to take you back to the future of cancer therapy by bringing out some of the old, forgotten, and suppressed therapies. It is also bringing out the latest cutting edge cancer therapies to the medical professions and the public. It is like going back to the Future by going back to the Past. This convention inspires me to modify and update my previous lecture on the history of medicine.

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Perfect................... .........Persimmons. story & photo by Linda Wiggen Kraft

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t’s that time of year again in my backyard.

A perfect persimmons harvest is going on.

The mature native persimmon tree (diospyros virginiana), maybe 90 years old and 40 feet tall, is sharing its beautiful sweet peach colored fruits. Starting in September this tree drops its ping-pong size fruits onto the ground when they are ripe. Each day there are between twenty and fifty fruits to pick up. This goes on for weeks. It is a race between me, the insects and other wildlife to be the first to get the fruit. I pick up the sweet fruit and put most of it in a plastic bag destined for the freezer. A few always end up in my mouth. The native persimmons have lots of seeds that I spit out after sucking off the pulp.

When I have enough persimmon fruits gathered, I make a pulp. I take the thawed fruits, put them in a strainer and push against the pulp and seeds. The pulp goes into a bowl and the seeds stay behind. It takes some time to do this, but the results are worth it.

My old tree that bears fruit year after year. My

neighbors who let wild things grow, fortunately let a seed from my tree grow into what is now about a 15 feet tall tree. I’m not sure of its age, maybe 5 to at most 10 years old. Last year as I looked out my second floor window I noticed peach colored fruit glowing on their tree. I see persimmons there again this year. I am happy that another native tree is growing in my neighborhood. I hope my tree’s seeds will find other homes where they can grow.

Fortunately native persimmon trees are available at some local nurseries for anyone to plant.

There are plenty of recipes for persimmon treats. Here is a favorite from a friend. It is especially good at Thanksgiving, when we can give thanks for the wonderful native fruit trees that

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mr. schim’s Wild Persimmon Pudding Bars In August or September, find a tree with ripe fruit falling to the ground; rinse, and press through a strainer. Measure in 2-cup amounts and freeze extra for later.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease a 9”x15” pan.

• In a large bowl combine: 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 t. baking powder, 1 t. baking soda, 1/2 t. salt, 2 t. ground cinnamon, 1/2 t. ground nutmeg, and 1 t. ginger.

• In another large bowl combine: 2 Cups persimmon pulp, 1 Cup sugar, 1 Stick melted butter, 2 1/2 Cups milk and 3 large eggs.

• Cream together wet ingredients, then slowly beat in the dry ingredients. Pour batter into the baking dish. Bake for about an hour or until a toothpick comes out clean and the edges are slightly caramelized. Let the cool for 20-30 minutes. Cut into squares and enjoy.

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Stories & Resources For Young People & Their Families

Sisters’ Book Makes ‘Being Green’ Easy for Children

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he Earth is a big place to keep clean; but even little steps help complete the task.

This is the rationale behind “The Earth, The Alphabet and Me,” a book designed to help even the youngest of kids to adopt an eco-friendly mindset and start taking care of the environment.

Local sisters Jenny Donaldson, an art educator, and Christine Pesout, a corporate communications consultant, created the book by combining their talents and interests. “We’ve been talking about writing something for a long time,” says Donaldson, “and this topic is one we have both been passionate about for many years. I’ve worked with children of different ages and know they are both eager to be involved in a cause and capable of doing so.”

The two chose an easy-to-follow alphabetical and rhyming pattern to share 26 tips that children of preschool through elementary age can adopt and share with their friends and families. Original illustrations are collages made from leftover wallpaper scraps, with an emphasis on interesting, organic textures. Some activities outlined in the book can be accomplished independently, allowing kids to get started right away on their new mission, rather than waiting on help from

an adult. Others do require some supervision and support.

“It’s great to be a part of empowering kids, and to help them become aware of and take care of their environment,” says Pesout.

“Taking one or two regular actions when you’re young can lead to a lifelong accumulation of choices in a certain direction, and of course, we like helping to influence the positive ones.”

One of the main goals of the book is to show the variety of ways one can help. “It can be overwhelming when you think about all that needs to be done,” says Donaldson. “We want children to realize that even making small changes to their daily habits can have a big impact over time. For example, turning off the faucet while brushing teeth can save 8 gallons of water per day, which amounts to over 2900 gallons a year. When kids hear this, they feel empowered!”

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Are You Ready To Heal?

by Jamila Ownes-Todd, ND

A r e Yo u Wo r r i e d A b o u t O s t e o p o r o s i s ?

the purpose of the illness, we can now release it from our being. Healing starts there.

As you are working through health challenges, here are a few considerations: 1. Why did I create this imbalance?

2. What purpose is it serving me?

3. How will I heal from this illness?

4. Am I ready to heal?

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llness serves a purpose. Let me first start off by saying, you do not have to be sick.

A sickness is a reflection of where you are in your present physical state and does not have to hang around longer than it is needed. How long is it needed?

Only you will know!

We are powerful beings with the even greater power to heal. The choices we make in our healing are often shortsighted when we are sick. That is why you seek guidance from someone else. Whether it is your Medical Doctor, Chiropractor, Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist, Naturopathic Doctor or your local neighborhood herbalist; we (as practitioners) tap in to your healing, with your permission.

You invite us in to assist with your healing path but you are responsible for leading the way.

You are the key to your success. You hold the cure in your DNA. But this cure can appear to be hidden, buried even, when illness has set in.

Our thought process is readily compromised when we have physical and emotional imbalances. Therefore, we must sit in peace in order to move forward in healing In your choice to exist, you make the choice to heal. If your illness has served a purpose of reconnecting you with another being, or encouraging you in speaking your truth, commanding respect in your community or by reuniting you with healing foods, this purpose proves valid. After acknowledging

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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. — Gandhi

The Creatures Of Halloween Night: Should We Fear Them or Admire Them?

by Dr. Doug Pernikoff, DVM

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alloween is a different sort of celebration today in contrast to its more sinister beginnings in very early Irish/Celtic culture. This period of the year represented a change from sunny, warm and long lighted summer days to the onset of cooler, darker and shorter days of fall. This time was also recognized as the annual witching time.

Halloween was seen as the time of the year when those souls passed would return to walk the earth again. But, it was not until the mid to late 1800s, when a large number of Irish folk immigrated to America, that we began to adopt and redefine the celebration of Halloween as something more fun than sinister. It was also a human invention to incorporate certain animals into the celebration of Halloween. Black cats, wolves, bats, owls and large spiders all play a significant role in enriching our present day Halloween. How is it that these particular animals have come forward as representations of this special October 31st event. The incorporation of the black cat, typically with bright, reflective yellow eyes, represents the oldest animal relationship to Halloween. In the far past, witches were thought able to transform themselves into black cats, and thereby, are a likely subject to associate with our modern day Halloween. All these animals mentioned are particularly capable hunters of the night. They all possess special physical or physiological features that allow them to move almost silently in the darkness and furtively stalk with torpedo like efficiency, their poor prey victims. They are all referred to as ‘high end predators’, performing at the very top of their food chains. They use their heightened senses of night vision, hearing and smell to detect and successfully stalk their prey. Owls also have unique feathers lining their wing margins that silence the sounds of their flight, allowing them to attack unsuspecting prey species without detection. Bats are extremely special mammals, being the only mammal species truly able to fly due to the unusual modifications in their hands, with webbing developed in association with extended finger bones, creating a leather like wing structure. I would bet that most people fearful of bats today would make reference to all the great horror films of our childhood, wherein the Dracula monster, representing the walking dead, fed voraciously on the blood of humans, and would make his escape by transforming into a bat. In fact, there are hundreds of bat species in our ecosystems worldwide, yet only one species, the ‘vampire’ bat, will search out mammalian blood meals.

Nonetheless, due to their association with nighttime hunting and again, near silent flight, we have come to fear them as something supernatural and representative of evil! And, don’t forget those wonderful spiders, especially the large tarantula species, with some Central American spiders reaching over _ pound in Does Your Pet Suffer From Allergies, Dry Skin, Itchiness and Doggie Odor?

weight and others with a leg span of over 13 inches. They are represented with black, souless eye clusters and large fangs through which they inject their tissue destroying poison. Actually, it is a very effective method to trap and kill prey. They sit in the shadows of their burrow, awaiting their chance to pounce out and attack. They inject their fangs into the prey animal, introducing the deadly, necrotizing formula of enzymes and after the prey is reduced to a bag of fluids, they use the same fangs as a means to draw up the nutrient, much like using straws on a milkshake. So, in reality, spider fangs can be protective, but their true, first purpose is for acquiring and processing food for ingestion.

So, rather than fear these uniquely talented night hunters, one can come to admire them for those very traits that make them successful predators in our present day ecosystems. Take some time and explore more about their biology and natural history and you too will come to appreciate them.

Have a fun and safe Halloween night! Watch out for those scary critters of the night!!

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“Veterinarian, Heal Thine Own Dog�

by Teresa Garden, DVM

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aby Love Garden came into my life five years ago courtesy of the Xolo Rescue League. Baby, a toy Mexican Hairless, was deemed a “special needs� adoption who required a home with no children and no other dogs. She needed a lot of time and attention since she was extremely shy and submissive and suffered from separation anxiety. The rescue group was reluctant to put her little picture on their website so I adopted her sight unseen. Her tongue hangs out approximately 3 inches from the right side of her mouth and they were afraid potential adopters would find her too ugly. I even had to sign an agreement as part of my adoption contract to never enter her into an “ugly dog� contest. I think my Baby is beautiful and most people we meet find her to be quite cute. Her behavior is now very funny and cartoonish. Baby is extremely buck-toothed, skinny, and long-legged besides being bald, black, and tongue-enhanced. She charmingly prances like a little pony when she walks. Over the years, she has learned to make friends with men and women and now even children. She is much more confident and out-going and her separation anxiety is well under control. Baby has made many dog friends in our neighborhood and will play with a couple of the little ones. Throughout our time together, Baby has made amazing strides.

Baby was (and still is) known as a “screamer�.

If she is the least bit startled in any way she lets out a high-pitched blood-curdling scream Jamie Lee Curtis would envy. This happens occasionally on our walks if the leash dips and touches her rear end unexpectedly. Needless to say, I receive dirty looks from passersby who are convinced I just gave my own little 10 pound naked dog a swift kick in her rear. I also get my share of dirty looks in the hot summer. Baby’s normal 3 inch tongue will hang out about 5-6 inches when she is panting during a walk in warm or hot weather. Of course, it looks to strangers as though I am marching the little thing across the Sahara and she is about to succumb to heat stroke. I’ve learned to tolerate the dirty looks. But Baby’s screaming jags have severely curtailed the typical veterinary care I would like to provide her. Thank goodness for my holistic bag of tricks.

Just recently, after a long 12 hour work day, my staff and I were aghast to find an extremely large red raw bloody hot spot on Baby’s throat. A hot spot, as most dog lovers know only too well, is an area of acute moist dermatitis that comes on suddenly. The more the dog scratches the bigger it will get. Hot spots can become very large in just a matter of minutes or hours. The causes of hot spots are

varied. Anxiety, allergies, fleas, or adverse reaction to topical products can all play a role. In Baby’s case, I believe it was a combination of anxiety and diet. Her anxiety may be due to the sometime presence of a feral cat around our home. Baby has been eating the cat’s food like a little sneak and the food may have caused an adverse reaction in her skin. I immediately cut off access to the cat food.

But now there was this huge ugly lesion on my little Baby’s neck. At times like this, I am only Baby’s mom. All my education, training, and 30 years of experience go out the window.

I cannot think clearly. Thankfully, my wonderful staff Karen and Heather remained calm and thoughtfully suggested trying laser therapy on the wound. She would scream if anything was applied topically. She would scream and totally freak out if she were given a steroid shot. So we performed a series of laser treatments and kept the wound covered with a light stockinette. Baby does very well with laser therapy (since it is non-painful) and her skin responded beautifully.

At the same time we were treating the hot spot, the underlying anxiety had to be tended to as well.

I installed a pheromone diffuser in my home close to the couch where Baby resides during her waking hours. At work I sprayed her bed and my office with a pheromone spray. Pheromones provide a nice calming effect on most dogs. The Bach Flower Essences Rescue Remedy and Walnut were added to her water bowls. Rescue Remedy is great for general stress and anxiety and Walnut is specific for changes in the household (visiting feral cat). I started Baby on Canine Anxiety and Stress Formula made by the Resources Company. It is a blend of several calming eastern and western herbs in a chewable tablet form. My plan is to keep her on it for several months to help with the transition of possibly sharing our home with Sweet Pea the feral cat. Baby is also taking the antihistamine Benadryl to keep the itchy hot spot under control and to lessen her anxiety.

As of this writing, the lesion has shrunk to a benign 1/2 inch scab. All in all, it has been a humbling experience. Caring for Baby allows me to feel the same frustration, anguish, and worry all pet owners must endure. It teaches me empathy and enhances my compassion for my dear clients and patients. And, I am truly grateful to be able to offer Baby holistic modalities that are so safe, gentle, and non-painful even a little “screamer� will accept them.

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THE TOTAL HEALTH COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

by Donna Langenbacher

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e Young Total Health is focused on a complete approach to restoring life. Our mission is in our name: to offer complete, wholebody wellness to people in search of a comprehensive alternative solution to ongoing health concerns. Be Young Total Health product line is designed to provide all natural, no preservative, whole foodbased products. We are committed to using the highest quality products available, such as nutritionals with a high ORAC value and EOBBD guaranteed essential oils. These high-value products benefit your entire body, strengthen immunity, and build energy/strength where you want it most and with more potency than you can find elsewhere.

Most companies take a narrower approach, focusing on a single product. At Be Young, we know that our clientele are diverse and need a diversity of options. We have developed high-quality health and beauty products and super potent nutritional support products that will make anyone feel stronger, safer, and more revitalized.

• Attack free radicals with the super dose of antioxidants and phytonutrients found in every serving of Be Young’s signature antioxidant drink, Masaji.

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Be Young Total Health is a great way to introduce friends and family to the quality and commitment that our company is all about. With one-click shipping and easy to understand packages, anyone can start taking advantage of the superior products our Sharing Partner’s are so excited to share.

Through the Be Young Total Health program you will be delivered a 30-day supply of high quality and all-natural products specifically targeted to meet your health goals. There’s no need to leave your home, formulate your own vitamin regimen, purchase expensive juicers, or read the ingredients lists on common brand name products. Be Young has done the research for you.

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If you are looking for relief from pain, if you want increased energy and immunity, if you feel your healthy diet could benefit from a targeted nutritional approach, if you would like to feel the full benefits of high quality and all natural products, Be Young Total Health is designed for you.

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What Position Does CHIROPRACTIC Play In Sports?

by Dr. Paul Hyland, D.C.

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hiropractic plays the position of “The Edge” in performance, prevention and future. Would a 10% “Edge” in performance help you make the team, get that scholarship, win that championship or recover from an injury in time for that game?

Regular chiropractic care can be that “Edge”.

Dan O'Brien, Olympic Gold Medal winner in the Decathlon said: "Chiropractic is essential for running. If I could put a percentage value on it, I would say that I compete 8-10% better from regular chiropractic care."

How does chiropractic increase performance?

The brain communicates to all parts of the body through the central nervous system. This is how the body knows how to move and react. It controls how quickly your body moves - in other words, how it performs. It is essential that this communication is at 100% or the body will not perform at 100%. The nerves carry this communication from the brain to all parts of the body and is housed in your spinal column. Think of it like your cell phone and good "reception" and bad. You know with your cell phone how important reception is - if there is interference - the communication is dropped - you can't hear what the caller is saying. When there is nerve interference - the communication gets dropped. The body parts and organs can't "hear" what to do so they do not respond like they would if there was 100% communication.

Prevention and faster healing is part 2 in gaining the “Edge”. Sean Atkins, PhD Exercise Physiologist states, "I would estimate that at least

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90% of world class athletes use chiropractic on a regular basis to PREVENT INJURIES and to IMPROVE their PERFORMANCE." How important is injury prevention and faster healing? In an average year, 25 million people visit a doctor for injuries they suffer as a result of athletics. Overall, 67 billion dollars is spent each year for the treatment of athletic injuries, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Sports injuries to youth now exceed the occurrence of infectious disease. No matter how great your talent and no matter how big your athletic opportunities are - they all come to a halt with injuries. Injury prevention should be one of your highest priorities!

The future is the remainder of our lives after sports. Sports are a lot of fun but they also cause a lot of stress, strain and trauma to your body joints and skeletal system. Left untreated, the accumulation of these traumas over a decade of sports activities can be brutal in later years.

Because your body suffers these traumas when you are young - the probable effects are not felt for many years. It would be like a child who eats and never brushes - their teeth are fine for a while - but in later years they pay the price for the neglect.

You Will Live Longer Than Your Athletic Career!!! Allow chiropractic care to give you “The Edge” you need to succeed.

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Early Detection Saves Lives

by Linda Weber Spradling Digital infrared thermographic imaging or “Thermography” is a pain-free, radiation-free and noninvasive approach to preventative medicine.

Thermograms detect inflammation in the body, vascular and lymphatic activity as well as hormone imbalances and estrogen dominance. Having this information gives you a tool you can use to see what is happening inside your body. Many times this is before you are having symptoms and before it can be detected on other traditional testing.

Thermography is particularly helpful in assessing and maintaining breast health. Many types of cancers take years to develop to the stage that they can be detected by

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a mammogram or an ultrasound; this is especially true for younger women (under 50). However, whereas thermograms do not see structure therefore do not see tumors or micro-calcifications, with regular thermographic screenings we are able to identify any developing pathology in the earliest stages. In many cases this is years before it is detected by the other testing. If the thermogram shows any suspicious lesions in the breast tissue it can provide a “clinical marker” so your doctor can also monitor the specific area of concern with additional testing.

October, 2014 The most important benefit of having the earliest possible detection of any physiological changes in the body is so you can intervene by altering diet and lifestyle to change the outcome before it has advanced to a stage to where it must be resolved with more invasive procedures.

Medical Thermography of Metro St. Louis provides full body, half body and breast thermograms at all of our clinic locations. To learn more visit us at www.medicalthermography-stl.com or call us at: 314-566-0350 or 618-806-5220.

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regarding their care.

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

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

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

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

Infrared Rays, nature’s invisible light and most

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

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

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

Be proactive about your health and well being.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for the prevention of cavities.

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

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

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The American Arts Experience

ARTful Living St. Louis Area Fine Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Arts Editor McQueen’s dancers explore Laumeier’s unique relationship with the St. Louis County Parks staff and the care that goes into the landscape. Watch it happen at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., or visit www.laumeier.org to learn more after the event.

It’ll change your outlook about mowing the lawn!

On October 10, Laumeier hosts the 6-9 p.m.opening reception of “Bugs,” an installation exhibition by local artist Tom Huck. Three interactive bug “springers” were designed by the artist based on his original woodcuts. Part of the Kranzberg Exhibition Series 2014, the monumental insects are Huck’s first public artwork, with a good dose of Huck’s typical mischief. On October 30, at 5:30 p.m., a Campfire Chat for the entire family will discuss the works.

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he American Arts Experience began as a grassroots effort to raise awareness of the many, many aspects of the arts throughout our country. For 17 days this October, arts organizations and institutions present exhibitions, performances, concerts and all the other wonderful ARTful events that happen in our area collectively promoted under the banner of “The American Arts Experience.” I urge you to refer often this month to our online ARTful Happenings calendar (www.thehealthyplanet .com/artful-happenings) to keep a handy list of aaaaalllll there is to do. It’s simply overwhelming! Learn more about The American Arts Experience at www.americanartsstl.org.

The American Arts Experience kicks off with the region’s favorite fall event at Missouri Botanical Garden: The Best of Missouri Market, October 3-5. Art, fine craft, local foods and beverages, music, family activities abound at the Garden as autumn weather arrives here in St. Louis. Stroll the tents, rain or shine. Meet new exhibitors and visit the perennial favorites; take home a treasure or two. The Market is a don’t-miss event. More info at www.mobot.org.

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On October 11, The Sheldon presents Chick Corea as part of the festival. This performer is a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, as well as a 20-time Grammy winner (yes, that number is correct!!), the fourth most-nominated artist in the history of the Grammy has 61 nominations to his credit. Chick Corea has been in the business of jazz since embarking on his solo career in 1966. Renowned as a pianist, he forged new ground with his acoustic jazz bands and with his innovative electric keyboarding. A collaborator with such jazz greats as Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz and Stanley Clarke, Corea

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Combining creativity with education is the focus of a special program at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis this fall. The Fundred Dollar Bill project, conceived by artist Mel Chin, invites St. Louisans to draw their own “dollars,” called Fundreds, at the museum.

These will be added to similar Fundreds from across the United States and sent on to U.S. Congress. The goal is to raise awareness about lead poisoning, in hopes of funding more educational efforts. In conjunction with Chin’s major retrospective, Rematch (on view this fall), CAM will host Fundred drawing workshops on site and in St. Louis city and county schools. According to CAM, “This is a cross-curricular project that raises local and national awareness of lead pollution with the ultimate intention to promote real change.” Art can impact society and change it.

There will be Fundred Dollar Drawing Workshops on October 3, 25, November 7 and November 5, all 7-8 p.m.

In celebration of autumnal fun, Third Degree Glass at 5200 Delmar hosts its annual Giant Pumpkin Blow and Pumpkin Death Match on October 17, 6-10 p.m. Glass artists from Third Degree take on those from Astral Glass in a firey attempt to create the biggest glass pumpkin. And one lucky attendee will win it! It’s a family-fun, free event, sure to put everyone in the Halloween mood. For details, call 314-367-4527 or visit www.stlglass.com.

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Art Walk At Garden Heights Nursery Kicks Off Sustainable Shopping Season

by Crystal Stevens

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he Holiday Season only adds to the detrimental effects that consumerism has on the earth. We all know the devastating effects that factories and big box stores have on the earth, especially the air and water quality. The influx in money spent at big box stores is at its peak during the holidays. It is extremely difficult to reduce one’s carbon footprint during the months of October, November and December. Luckily, shopping local is one way to help.

With the exception of the few things on our Children’s lists to Santa (which is a hard concept not to buy into when you have kids), my husband and I tend to make all of our own Christmas Gifts for friends and family. Our friends and family are typically gifted with canned goods that were preserved from this year’s harvest, dried herbs, aprons, cloth journals and pillows made from recycled fabrics.

We also sell our handmade wares at craft shows throughout the season to offer eco-minded individuals and alternative way to shop for the holidays-supporting local artisans. One of our favorite art fairs to vend at is the Art Walk at Garden Heights Nursery. With a vast array of fine art, jewelry, clothing accessories and household wares made by locals demonstrating quality craftsmanship, one is sure to find plenty of items to check off their list. Stock up on the beautiful selection of mums, pumpkins, squash and gourds while you are there!

Supporting local artists means you are not only providing a viable income for the artist and his or her family, but you are also supporting the local economy and helping channel funds within the community rather than to the big corporations. Tower Grove Farmers Market has dozens of artisan vendors peppered in with the produce, grain and flower farmers! TGFM is an excellent place to get fresh food and fun gifts!

There are several events and places throughout the St. Louis area this season to holiday shop from local artisans: October 3rd-5th - Best of Missouri Market www.missouribotanicalgarden.org

October 4th and 5th - Historic Shaw Neighborhood Art Fair www.shawartfair.org October 11th - Indie Craft Party at The Green Goose October 11th - Art Walk at Garden Heights Nursery. www.gardenheights.com October 11th - Party on the Pavement Arts & Crafts Show www.myheights.info November 28th-30th: Rock N’ Roll Craft Show 11 www.rocknrollcraftshow.com November 29th - Annual Green Gift Bazaar Alton IL. www.riverbender.com Say no to wrapping paper this season: Use recycled materials instead!

These things make excellent alternatives to wrapping paper: Fabric, Seed Catalogs, Magazine pages, Quilt squares, Brown paper bags turned inside out and decorated, Decorated pillow cases (find pillow cases at thrift stores), Comic sections of the Newspaper, Decorated old sheets cut to size, Cloth bags.

Crystal Stevens is a regular contributor to The Healthy Planet and operates the La Vista CSA Farm with her husband Eric in Godfrey, Illinois.

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October 1 – 31 NON-GMO MONth Non-GMO Month was created by the Non-GMO Project in 2010 as a platform for raising awareness on the GMO issue. NonGMO Month is an opportunity to coordinate our voices and our actions, so that we can stand up loudly and clearly for our right to know what’s in our food, and to choose non-GMO. In March of 2013, Whole Foods Market announced we would label all products in our US and Canadian stores to indicate whether they contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Since GMOs are so prevalent in the major food crops in our country — they’re a majority of US corn, soy, canola, cottonseed and sugar beets crops — this process will be challenging. But we are working hard and have committed to having labeling for all products by 2018. Whole Foods Market is the first national grocery chain to set a deadline for full GMO transparency. We currently sell over 6,000 products represented by more than 500 brands that are sourced non-GMO, more than any other retailer in North America. For additional information and ways to choose foods without GMOs, visit our website at: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/gmo-your-right-know. 314-968-7744.

October 1 OperAtION FOOd SeArch OpeN hOuSe EXPERIENCE a Day in the Life at Operation Food Search at an Open House from 11:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. LEARN how to be a shining example in helping us heal the hurt of hunger during this holiday season as we kick-off our "90 Days of Giving" holiday campaign with our Open House! For a full schedule of events, activities and volunteer opportunities visit www.OperationFoodSearch.org. 6282 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130. RSVP appreciated at 314-726-5355 x 24 or Derek.May@OperationFoodSearch.org.

October 2 & 3 Leed GreeN ASSOcIAte exAM prep Distinguish yourself with a LEED Green Associate credential!

USGBC-Missouri Gateway’s two full-day (16 hours total) LEED Green Associate Exam Prep course is designed to prepare participants for the LEED Green Associate exam. Skilled instructors will provide an introduction to LEED, discuss methods of sustainable project delivery and green building principals, and offer test taking tips. WHEN: Thursday & Friday, October 2 & 3, 8:30 – 5:00 pm both days WHERE: Exact Location TBA FEE: FEE: $200.00 for USGBC-Missouri Gateway Members, $250.00 for Non-members, REGISTER: www.usgbc-mogateway.org/calendar.

October 4 NINth ANNuAL GrOve FeSt Join us for the Ninth Annual Grove Fest on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 2:00pm – 10:00pm. Grove Fest is located in the Grove, the vibrant commercial district in St. Louis City along Manchester Ave. between Kingshighway and Vandeventer.

Featured fare includes Russian, Afghani, Lebanese and Irish cuisine, all from establishments in the Grove. In addition, be on the lookout for the announcement of a special beer release party as Urban Chestnut Brewing Company puts their spin on a special concoction made exclusively for Grove Fest. Vendors will feature hand-made apparel, one-of-kind jewelry, erotic tapestries, visual art and organic produce and goods. For more information about Grove Fest call 314-262-4082.

October 4 St. LOuIS Be YOuNG tOtAL heALth Conference/Training. Hilton Garden Inn, Chesterfield. 9am 10pm. Due to limited space Reservations are required. Please call or text name and phone number to Donna 314-420-0564.

October 4 the MISSOurI cOALItION FOr the eNvIrONMeNt is excited to announce that Lois Gibbs, nominee for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, is coming to St. Louis to share her experiences and hear from people impacted by the West Lake Landfill. 12PM-4PM. The event is FREE, open to the public, and a light lunch with refreshments will be provide during registration (11-11:45am) for FREE. Please RSVP. Space is limited to 260 people! Will you help MCE make some phone calls? If yes, contact Ed Smith at (314) 727-0600 x14.

October 4, 6, 2014 redeveLOpING NOrth St. LOuIS Airs on KNLC Channel 24 10/4 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 10/6 at 8:00 p.m. Romona Taylor Williams and Rev. Elston McCowan discuss how urban renewal dismantled the infrastructure of the black community. They also look at how cities like Paris, France are built more sustainably and how development could happen without excluding people.

October 5 pIANOS FOr peOpLe 100 FINGerS BeNeFIt Pianos For People announces its second annual 100 FINGERS benefit to be held on Sunday, October 5, between 4 - 9 pm at The Wine Press located at 4436 Olive in the Central West End. A

casual evening of high energy with more than 10 outstanding performances and 100 fingers flying will ensue. Tickets can be purchased in person from our valued business partner, Jackson Pianos, located at 4354 Olive Street or info@pianosforpeople.com or call 314-882-6143. Tickets are $45 and include a welcome beverage, nibbles and a $15 tax deduction.

October 5 ecOrIde Pump up your tires, grab your helmet, and join the fun at the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter’s Annual ECORIDE on Sunday, October 5! There will be a short and long bike ride options, and a walking tour of Soulard! Proceeds from the bike ride will benefit the Chapter’s scholarship fund, which provides green building & sustainability education and training for those who normally would not have access or could not afford it.

WHEN: Sunday, October 5, 2014, 8:30 am – 1 pm (rain or shine) WHERE: The bike ride will begin and end at Bworks located at 2414 Menard St., St Louis, MO 63104 in the Soulard Neighborhood. COST: $25 per person, $75 per group (3-5), $150 per team (6-10) REGISTER: www.usgbc-mogateway.org/calendar October 11 GArdeN heIGhtS Art WALk 10am-4pm, Featuring local artists. For entire article see page 29 of this edition of The Healthy Planet.

October 11, 13 redeveLOpMeNt trAuMAS Airs on KNLC Channel 24 10/11 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 10/13 at 8:00 p.m. What are the psychological and social costs of gentrification? How does the rapid gentrification in St. Louis differ from patterns in other communities? Romona Taylor Williams and Samuel Taylor discuss the St. Louis Sustainability Plan and demographic changes in north St. Louis.

October 12 GreeN ShAG MArket Art eveNt Noon -2. Retired local artist John Pils, admired for his drawings of the St. Louis area, will offer a limited selection of prints at THE GREEN SHAG MARKET Oct. 12 thru Oct 26. ARTIST RECEPTION: Mr. Pils will personalize unframed purchases. For more information please call 314-646-8687.

October 14 INteGrAtING ALterNAtIve MedIcINe WIth cONveNtIONAL MedIcINe FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion - Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine - Learn how to build your immune system and take charge of your health. If you are suffering from chronic conditions, you'll learn why you don't have to live with your "incurable" symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer, Heart Disease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, ADD/ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies, Nutrition, and many more. You should come to this discussion also if you feel, "My Doctor said everything is fine! Then why do I feel so lousy?" Second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm at our healing clinic - Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date; seating is limited, arrive early, 314-4327802. Patient success stories at www.preventionandhealing.com.

October 14 urBAN cheStNut BreWerY tOur The former Renard Paper Co. warehouse and distribution building in Forest Park Southeast (the “Grove”) has recently been converted into a new brewery for Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (UCBC). Come explore this project, which is pursuing LEED certification, at the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter’s annual green building tour! WHEN: Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 5:30 – 7:30, WHERE: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, 4465 Manchester Avenue, FEE: Free to USGBC-MGC Members and full time students, $20 for non-members, REGISTER: www.usgbc-mogateway.org/calendar.

October 17 SuStAINApALOOzA Join the Mid-Missouri Branch of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter and the Mid-Missouri Branch of the AIA for a full day of presentations on sustainability and architecture in Columbia, MO! WHEN: Friday, October 17th, WHERE: Columbia City Hall, Columbia, MO, FEE: Free! Lunch available for $10, LEARN MORE: www.sustainapalooza.org.

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October 18-19 WOMeN JOIN hANdS retreAt: cuLtIvAtING INSpIrING FeMALe reLAtIONShIpS (with Jill Duncan and Sheila Fazio). Together in a space of unconditional love and support, we will: Realize our own Light and Beauty while applauding these qualities in other women as our SACRED MIRRORS; Gather in sacred circles and fire ceremony; Communicate honestly; Participate in wellbeing practices (Yoga, Meditation, Breath, Chi-Gong); Connect to nature, Raise our voices in song and chanting, Dance in Celebration; Practice Heart-Speak: Integral communication practices for women to heal wounds inflicted by and onto other women; Learn womb wisdom practices and MORE! We WILL Awaken and Enliven our Inner Beings and AUTHENTICALLY connect as beautiful women who are ready to deepen our practice of loving ourselves and other women. By Honoring our Sacred Bond, we will Manifest a New Paradigm for Female Collaboration, Friendship and Empowerment for our Planet!! October 18 10am - October 19th 3pm at Rockhaven Ecozoic Center (www.rockhavencenter.org), 7621 Rivermont Trail, House Springs, MO 63051. $295/person. Info/registration: sheilafazio.com.

October 18, 20, 2014 WeSt LAke LANdFILL: the true StOrY Airs on KNLC Channel 24 10/18 at noon and KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 10/20 at 8:00 p.m. Dr. Bob Criss and Ed Smith discuss the underground fire moving toward the radioactive West Lake Landfill. Radiation is known to increase the likelihood of leukemia 38-fold and decrease the proportion of male babies born. West Lake Landfill will actually increase its radioactivity for at least 9,000 years. How could its location in a flood plain / earthquake zone affect the radioactive releases?

October 21 Free MONthLY WeLLNeSS SuppOrt GrOup October 21 - Free Monthly Wellness Support Group. Come and enjoy an evening of fellowship, learning opportunities in Medical Spiritual Information and exercises to strengthen your journey in managing your plan of care and treatment. Support Group Leaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. and Chaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div. When: Third Tuesday each month (with an occasional exception) at 6:30 pm. at our healing clinic, Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to verify meeting date, 314-4327802. For info, read article on web site at www.Prevention AndHealing.com titled "New Medicine, New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, and Spiritual Care."

October 21 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.

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October 22 AN eveNING OF MedItAtION ANd INSpIrAtION WIth SrI SrI rAvI ShANkAr The Art of Living Foundation, an international non-profit that offers stress reduction, meditation and self-development programs, is hosting an evening of meditation and inspiration in the presence of international humanitarian and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Sri Sri has long been a champion of non-violence and social change. His vision is for a stress-free, violencefree society. His conviction is that through individual self-development, societies can realize authentic justice and sustainable evolution. The event with Sri Sri will be held on October 22nd at 6:30pm in the Saint Charles Convention Center. Join us for an inspiring evening with Sri Sri dedicated to self-development and community evolution. For detailed event information please visit: www.behappystl.org.

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praying and planting trees for peace

by Phil Berwick

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He pRaYinG: As professionals in the Healthy Planet, we keep our columns focused on what we do in our trades and crafts. But I am aware, that the events in Ferguson have been written, spoken about and filmed from one end of the world to the other. So with a philosophical tree saw in one hand, and a spiritual tree planting shovel in the other, I have been pruning deadwood out of my heart with the one hand, and desiring to dig deeper into my soul with the other. I want to invite Healthy Planet readers to some Ferguson events, for the healing of not just OUR Ferguson, but the many other ‘Ferguson’s around our nation. Every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm, 2115 Chambers, at Believers Temple there is an ongoing prayer meeting with hundreds of folks of different colors. Be also looking for a large tent of prayer and live and loud spiritual music at ‘Red’s BBQ’ on Canfield and West Florrisant in Ferguson for 21 days beginning Sept 17-October 18 corresponding with 21 days of fasting. I am not so sure you will be seeing this in other media, for it is conflict and strife that usually sell. tHe plantinG: On Sunday October 5th, 2014 groups around the region will participate in what's being billed as one of the largest honorary tree planting efforts of its kind as community members join together to "Plant for Peace". The President of the St. Louis Board of Alderman, Lewis Reed, has partnered with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri to make available over 500 native species trees to be planted throughout the area as a showing of solidarity and comradery as we begin healing in the aftermath of the tragic events in Ferguson.

"Tree plantings are a time-honored response to

tragedies," said Reed. "Events like these, where neighbors are engaging in peaceful, collaborative activities that provide benefits to the community for generations to come, are part of the solution and important in the healing process. According to Forest ReLeaf's executive director Donna Coble, "A tree is a living symbol of strength and hope for the future.

For more information and to reserve your trees at no cost, visit www.plant4peacestl.org or call President Reed's office at 314-6224114.

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