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by Lindsey Roberts the eggs hatch, the larva feed off the akeside Organic Gardens aphid. It’s a win, win situation for an is committed to growing organic farmer. 100% organic produce Our pest control team scans the because we believe it’s fields for harmful pests like aphids the right thing to do. Orand worms that do harm to the plants. ganic produce is better for our health When harmful pest population gets and our environment. We don’t use out of hand, our pest control team may synthetic agricultural chemicals, but decide to release beneficial insects instead we rely on natural fertilizers, to help take care of the problem. If compost, beneficial insects, benefiwe cannot get the population under cial habitat plants, and strategic crop control, it’s possible we may plow rotations. under an entire field. This is a very We use Mother Nature as often tough decision to make and is often a as possible because she will provide us very costly one. with a lot of control we don’t normally “We face the same problems get without using synthetic chemicals. as conventional growers with insects “It’s an expensive way to farm and and disease,” said Miyumura. Convenvery time consuming, but well worth tional growers use synthetic chemicals it in the end,” said Alan Miyumura, that organic growers are banned the Disease & Pest Control Manager from using, and for a good reason. at Lakeside Organic Gardens. He goes “Instead, we use biological controls on to explain, “Lakeside releases paraand naturally extracted minerals to sites and lady bugs to aid in managing help us in our growing,” he added. aphid and other harmful insect popu“We spray minerals like copper with lations. Our beneficial insects are an electrostatic sprayer to help control encouraged to stay nearby our crops diseases like mildew.” All plants have because we plant a beneficial habitat a negative charge and our electrostatic to suit their basic needs.” sprayers change the spray modules Lakeside Organic Gardens with a positive charge, therefore they will occasionally purchase beneficial act like a magnet to the plant. insects and introduce them to a field but the goal is to create an environ- Our beneficial insects are encouraged to stay nearby our crops because we plant a beneficial habitat to suit their basic needs. Lindsey Roberts is the Marketing & Communications Director at Lakeside ment that attracts the adult beneficial look more attractive than the neighbors, so that known as the syrphid fly. It hovers over simple Organic Gardens. insects to the fields. Dick Peixoto, the owner and they stick around.” The most common beneficial flowers and feeds off the nectar. They look for a www.LakesideOrganic.com sole grower says, “The trick is to make our fields insect in Santa Cruz County is the hover fly, also nectar abundant place to lay their eggs and once

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What Causes Earthquakes? by Rich Buckingham I recently read a believable theory about what causes earthquakes . It goes like this: earthquakes are caused by significant changes in ice sheets. This includes polar ice caps. Here’s the theory. It starts with the concept of microcosm/macrocosm, the idea that what happens on a small scale also occurs on a large scale. In this case, I’m comparing a pitched, small baseball with our constantly moving large planet Earth. Let’s look at a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch. The idea is to throw the ball so that it keeps the batter from hitting it. One pitch is the curve ball, where the ball spins so that it ends up not where it looks like its going. This is accomplished by putting a particular spin on the ball. Another pitch, considered illegal in baseball, is what I’ll call the “gumball.� This pitch has a small piece of gum stuck to it. When thrown, this ball is not evenly weighted so that, as it travels, it moves around trying to find its own point of equilibrium, due to the fact that its center of gravity is not the same as that of an unweighted ball. As this unweighted ball travels and spins, its spinning rotation causes it to move around and be difficult to hit. Keep in mind that a baseball pitch travels less than 100 feet and less than 100 mph and were it to keep going indefinitely, it would always vibrate, due to the fact that its weight is not evenly distributed. Let’s now look at planet Earth, a large spinning ball compared to a baseball. Unlike a baseball, the Earth rotates continuously at approximately 1000 mph. It also orbits the Sun and appears to maintain its relationship to the Sun at an angle of approximately 23˚. (Over a period of thousands of years, this angle changes slightly. This is called precession.) At the top of this axis, you’ll find magnetic north, as our planet is, in effect, a large magnet with the positive pole at 23˚ in relation to the Sun. The important thing to consider here is that there is a part of the Earth, the core, that maintains its relationship to the Sun. However, it’s been shown that on top of this core is a layer of hot magma, the stuff which volcanoes spew out. “Floating� on top of this is the Earth’s crust. This crust consists of the Earth’s land masses and oceans; tectonic plates make up this crust. The edges of these plates are called earthquake fault lines. Let’s go back to glaciers and polar ice caps. Glaciers and ice caps are part of the Earth’s outer crust. As they are on the surface of the Earth, they’re traveling at more than 1000 mph. At this height and speed and weight (water

weighs around eight pounds per gallon), surface ice has a lot of angular momentum. Remember the piece of gum on the pitched baseball. Ice masses may not weigh a lot compared to the total weight (or mass) of the planet, but they are at the Earth’s surface and they’re moving fast. This constitutes a signficant force. So, if you have a change in frozen ice on the surface of the planet and the Earth continues to spin, and the Earth’s core maintains its alignment with the Sun, and the Earth’s crust floats on top of a layer of molten lava, guess which part of the Earth moves? The crust. More specifically, if, in a relatively short period of time, an ice cap melts or an ice sheet breaks off and moves away from where it previously was, that shift in weight, along with the angular momentum from its rapid movement at the surface, causes the crust to be misaligned to its previous balance point. This causes a vibration, a vibration that increases every time the Earth completes a rotation — at 1000 mph. If this vibration is strong enough, the Earth’s crust will shift to where the weight of the Earth’s crust is balanced as it spins. (Remember that the Earth’s core maintains its orientation with the Sun.) This is a plausible explanation for earthquakes. I mention all this because I hear the North polar ice cap is melting and the South polar ice caps are actually getting thicker. This theory doesn’t look at global warming or climate change. It looks at the accumulation of ice and its effect on the Earth’s crust. But, if this theory is correct, it would be of the utmost importance to find out why ice sheets melt or thicken. Excess carbon dioxide from burned fossil fuel may be a problem. My guess is we’re consuming too much of the Earth’s precious oxygen. I’d like to mention one more point that occurs to me. If you look on a map at the West Coast of Africa and the East Coast of South America, it almost looks like they could have been joined together at one time: a close fit. This fits in with the theory that earthquakes are caused by ice sheet movement, except that this separation may have taken place over a few days or months, not a few million years. With this latest Napa earthquake and the quake in Peru (August 24, 2014), along with the substantial changes in the Earth’s ice sheets, I’m wondering if more earthquakes are on the way. Richard Buckingham is a technical facilitator living in San Lorenzo Valley and can be reached at (831) 336-8261.

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Heirloom Plants and Your Health

The Miraculous Capsicum How to Grow, Cook, Eat and Store

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Both the Rocoto and the habanero are the only peppers with black seeds. Considered a perennial, the Rocoto Pepper can get up to 10’ tall and 8’ wide and will flourish in container gardens.

Cooking with Chili Peppers and Rating the Heat

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Olympic National Forest designated Pacific Northwest Electronic Warfare URGENT!! Action Needed by Oct. 10th!

Olympic National Forest designated Pacific Northwest Electronic Warfare Range by US Navy; weapons testing planned if Forest Service approves Posted by Nina Beety The Navy plans EMF weapons exercises in the Olympic National Forest in Washington State beginning next year. The US Forest Service issued a draft approval finding no significant impact. Comments are due October 10. All the documents are here, including the Draft Decision Notice is under “Decision”, the Final EA, and EA Public Notice Extension, Sept.26 with maps (under “Supporting”) http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Electrowarfare Two informative articles on this from the Peninsula Daily News: http://tinyurl.com/pccku5z http://tinyurl.com/pswcq4r

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The Pacific Northwest Electronic Warfare Range project would entail the first use of electromagnetic radiation for the Navy training that pilots now simulate by internal aircraft controls. Dean Millett, district ranger for the Pacific District of the Olympic National Forest, had issued a draft notice of a decision earlier this month in which he had agreed with the Navy’s finding of no significant impact, clearing the way for a Forest Service special permit. He canceled the decision

Thursday and reopened public comment because of “renewed interest . . . from members of the public who were unaware of the proposal,” notice of which was not published in North Olympic Peninsula newspapers. Comment is being accepted through Oct. 10 on the environmental assessment, which is at http://tinyurl. com/PDN-Electrowarfare. The purpose is to train to deny the enemy “all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation (i.e. electromagnetic energy) for use in such applications as communication systems, navigation systems and defense related systems and components,” according to the environmental assessment. Extended exposure to electromagnetic radiation could cause a health hazard, the Navy said in the environmental assessment, available at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Electrowarfare. The emitters would operate on a radio frequency band from 4 to 8 gigahertz (GHz). Navy officials did not know the impact of the emissions on small animals. “There are no conclusive direct hazards to human tissue as a result of electromagnetic radiation. “Links to DNA fragmentation, leukemia, and cancer due to intermittent exposure to extremely high levels of electromagnetic radiation are speculative; study data are inconsistent and insufficient at this time,” according to the assessment. Crew members staffing the trucks would be protected by being under the tower, which is pointing the electromagnetic radiation upward, Sodano said. The draft decision has been made by one person, Dean Millett, District Ranger for the Park. He decided to let the Navy proceed with their

Alternative 2 is because “it meets the purpose and need of the project most effectively”. This park ranger is deciding what is best for the Navy instead of what is best for the park.

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Email: objections-pnw-olympic@ fs.fed.us (Microsoft Word, rich text format (rtf), or PDF format) Mail: Olympic Forest Supervisor, ATTN: Objections, USDA Forest Service, 1835 Black Lake Blvd SW Olympia, WA 98512. FAX : 502-956-2330. Hand-deliver: Supervisor’s Office, 1835 Black Lake Blvd SW Olympia, WA 98512 between 8:00AM and 4:30PM Monday-Friday. Questions? Contact Greg Wahl, Forest Environmental Coordinator Email: gtwahl@fs.fed.us Telephone: (360) 956-2375.

If the Forest Service says “No”, the Navy can’t use the Forest. Monterey County:

A powerful 100’ emergency transmitter is planned on the hills above Monterey and Pebble Beach by County of Monterey. The county’s Draft Environmental Review did not include health or environmental effects from the radiation, did not mandate setbacks in case of tower collapse, did not address tower fire danger, did not address view-shed impacts to Monterey and other parts of Monterey Peninsula. This will come before the Planning Commissioner soon.

Santa Cruz County: Do you want cell antennas in your neighborhood, affecting your family, and the birds, trees and wildlife? Changes to loosen the county’s cell tower and wireless antennas ordinance and allow more antennas in the county are undergoing environmental review right now and will be submitted to the Planning Commission soon. There are scheduled Cell Towers going in on Freedom Blvd., Aptos which will micro-radiate that residential area. Now is the time for everyone to speak up on behalf of each other (and sanity). Attend the Supervisors’ Meetings, City Councils, etc. info@cellphonetaskforce. org www.emfsafety.org

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nonduality — the deep understanding of the interconnectedness of life. That being said, SAND is not a place where conclusions need to manifest. On the contrary, it is a playground where insights are developed, and the questions that are explored are allowed to remain open-ended, in a celebration of the unfolding mystery and beauty of life at every moment. At SAND, you are simply invited to stop resisting what is happening right now and to surrender

to the not-knowingness. This year’s conference is all about the phenomenon of quantum entanglement. Entanglement is one of the strangest parts of quantum mechanics — so strange, in fact, that Albert Einstein famously referred to it as “spooky action at a distance.� It is best explained by Menas Kafatos, the Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics and the Director of Center of Excellence at Chapman University, and a regular speaker of the SAND conference, in this video: www.scienceandnonduality.com/ videos/menas-kafatos-what-is-entanglement. Kafatos: “Entanglement is a phenomenon that tells us that two particles are in communication with each other. If you make a measurement in one, the other one responds. Somehow this communication is outside space and time. An integral part of quantum entanglement is instantaneous communication.� During the 5 days of SAND 2014, over 120 prominent scientists, spiritual teachers and artists will contemplate over the influence of entanglement in their own field of interest in workshops, talks and panels, accompanied by numerous artist’s in-

terpretations of the theme in music, art and poetry. They will find themselves in good company: more than 700 conference registrants are expected to come and share their insights at the beautiful venue the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA. Not only at the SAND conferences, but also on the recently revamped website www.scienceandnonduality.com you will encounter the same playful, intellectual but heartcentered and passionate community. It is on this platform where SAND further explores the Big Questions with curiosity and lightness. Where a rapidly growing group of contributors and community members actively share their insights with openness in a deep and respectful dialogue across disciplines, to meet one another beyond concepts, in this moment. Maurizio: “In the few months after the relaunch of the website, we were very fortunate to welcome a growing number of people who generously support our mission. Being a not-for-profit organization, SAND is almost fully dependent on the support of people who believe in the SAND mission as much as – or even more than we do. Within a few years, we hope to have created a full service platform for a vibrant international crowd of likeminded people who are able to participate actively in local and global gatherings and communities in the spirit of SAND. This is our way of contributing to the celebration of our humaneness, our compassion and the love for each other, something we need to nurture now more than ever.� Join the Science and Nonduality Conference at Oct 22nd – 27th 2014 in the Dolce Hayes Mansion, San Jose, CA! Register online at: www.scienceandnonduality.com/ conference-us/register See you there!

ELECTION ALERT: Alex Padilla is running for California Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is responsible for accountable government, transparency, overseeing campaign contributions and corporations, and honest elections. Padilla’s bill SB 17 authorized the Smart Grid and Smart Meters in California. He has not held hearings to investigate the problems. Padilla has been a

consistent and enthusiastic supporter of wireless technologies and the industry. He has not investigated the problems with wireless radiation, especially the impacts of Wi-Fi on children in schools. He has pushed for increased wireless use for 911 calls, but response times for 911 calls have dramatically worsened with the use of wireless devices, as FCC Chair Tom Wheeler had to admit.

These are just a few issues. If he hasn’t been responsive on these issues or provided appropriate oversight of these utility and telecom corporations, how can he oversee California corporations and state elections? Fiona Ma, running for Board of Equalization, District 2, advocated for Smart Meters in San Francisco and in Sacramento.

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to believe that rapidly lowering the total amount of bacteria in the head can have a signiÀcant effect on our health. Quickly. The previous hypothetical link came to me when a physician called to acknowledge that her patient was now responding to her therapy following a similar protocol. Prior to Dr. Stanley K. Monteith thoroughly cleaning her mouth and eliminating two cavities, thismyriads patient represented just a few of the had been non-responsive to all the of topics Dr. Stan aired over theofpast physician’s efforts to stimulate her three decades from “high on the hills immune system and heal. She was overlooking beautiful Monterey Bay”, now to pretty see thesmiles patient’s progyearsthrilled creating with our stopping only weeks ago, succumbing ress and called to understand why this Áippers, and truly do workon with artto the weakness brought by an T cell was happening. Wecares concluded that the ist, Stan, whodiagnosed truly aboutmonths people, lymphoma, only reduction in bacteria was enabling which is reflected in his work and ago. her immunewhen system to Ànally direct timeliness emergency Dr. Stan was more thanÁaippers radio its attention to other priorities in the are needed to quickly traumatic talk show host to me, help morea than a rebody rather than deal with an apparsituation. Supporting people and labs tired orthopedic surgeon, and certainly ent chronic low grade sub-clinical more than my landlord the past plus like Stan’s is why we work with29small infection in the head, localized to the years; he waswe thehave man the whorelationship ultimately laboratories: mouth, primarily between and around came tofor help me believe, once again, in to ask favors when necessary. the teeth. With this awareness came the existence ofthat God.aPerhaps, when I I believe well-designed other implications, however. boil it allÁdown to the essence Stan’s esthetic should provideofpatients The ipper common denominator? A influence on me, I must say, through with a conÀdent smile after surgery systematic approach to the achieving thecomplete, tears pouring out ofwhat my eyes as I and that’s we conais healthy mouth on multiple levwrite this,provide. that I can’t ever adequately sistently In my ofÀ ce, that els, attending to all of the possible thank Stan, nor his wonderful and stressors onthe and in the oral system, means that smile is eye-catching, supportive wife, Barbara, enough for understanding that there are scrutiny. multiple but does not draw critical helping me believe that God does intypes of stressors and eachwe oneprovide exerts In many cases, the smile deed exist, andinthea evidence continues its inÁ uence way. The following surgeryunique is a significant to pour inBacteria, as I grownumber older, including stressors? and type, improvement over the one the patient carrying a portion of the torch from decay, gum disease, badofStan oral presented with at the beginning the passes to us all…. hygiene, poorly contoured, rough dental Which journey.of course triggers andental restorations that promote bacis generally otherSpeech final memory of proliferation, Dr. affected Stan: he terial accumulation and initially,launch but within 48 hours of use, helped my “career” on rainaccessible concave surfaces,theplus people adapt1080 and speech returns towith nordio, KSCO AM, appearing the energetic effects of mixed metals, mal,onthough the continual me my the very first show of Perspecincluding out gassing ofawareness mercury of the appliance with the tongue pertives, nearly 11 years ago the day, from silver colored Àllings, to facilitated on October 18, 2003. Stan graciously sists awhile longer. Occasionally, the by the presence of gold. All of these agreed to appear on the show with Á ipper can be thinned to create more physical inÁuences are impacting our

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Nonetheless, to the mandatory vide abirth more permanent theatfew dentists that dorestortreat Hepatitis B vaccinaative option can begin. takes thetion whole mouth and systemically program inIt doing that before soft oftentimes seetohealing of and apsolong he added the tissue arsenal of parently unrelated symptoms. bone mature enough before it listeners of informed citizens are many reasons for isThere possible or wise to resume who began directing the this, including somewhat treatment. can, by health ofFlippers theirthe families by the reobvious economic reasons, way, last for a long time, given fusing to vaccinate their chilwherethe patients are longer more to seek situation and likely the care the dren. No succumbing care for a single tooth rather thanofaI patient the pressures appliance. to theaffords relentless wholehave mouth. Plus, it takes medical personnel whomuch truly patients who have worn more skillbelieve to restore a whole mouth their positions to these for years. Plus, I have had that one can only acquire afterlistenyears be correct, informed patients who wore nothing but of dedicated work. ers post-graduate have made Santa Áippers for decades as it ÀtCruz best Detoxifying an entire County reportedly themouth worst into their lifestyle, budget, and and rebuilding it better are techCalifornia county when it health concerns. niques that are not taught in dental comes to vaccinations/flu The pink material in most schools, necessitating specialized shot compliance, worthy of removable appliancesand is acrylic training, instrumentation, travel. a merit badge in my opinion, and a colored the of heavy It has and takenisme over 15by years soul fact I heartily acknowledged with Stan metal, cadmium. free searching and analysis,Cadmium coupled with during our last meal together. acrylicsfrom are available, andover our revelations my patients The citizens of Santa Cruz that time to become choice of frame materials for our comfortpatients. County can also thank Dr. Stan and able with acrylic knowing when patients Teeth andthat porcelain, though Radioare Liberty, along with a handful unify theirteeth dentistry, health beneÀ ts porcelain are a bit more costly. of others, for actively keeping fluoride will occur. What those beneÀteeth ts will Setting and adjusting porcelain is out of the community water supplies speciÀ cally be depends onconsuming, the issues more challenging and time of Santa Cruz and Watsonville, a task the patient possesses along other with littlelikely esthetic gain, so and Iwith generally that will be revisited require factors, including the willingness to stay themen acrylic Besides, morewith good andteeth. women to risethe to make lifestyle changes, if they have acrylic teeth bond to the plate, whereas the occasion. Without the education not also been examined and instituted the onesLiberty must bebrought mechaniand porcelain guests Radio to already. cally retained. 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Remember, you can have your welcome the testimonials that only createto such void, quiteare frankly, that serve validate a legitimate direction smile the daya your teeth extracted. it will be up and to those of us educated for the dental medical professions How much better can it get, given the andembark. informed Dr.here Stan’s to to WebyHappy are to efforts heal, are circumstances? trails…. continue to spread the word and lead. we not? Dr. David Biles is currently acThis Dr. will David not be an easyistask, but one Biles accepting cepting new patients. He practices idepassed on to interested the next generation to new patients in a compreal dentistry as a Biological Bioesthetic fulfill. Iapproach pray thattoothers will step hensive health created Dentist withfill a signiÀ cantand background forward the carry at in tandemtowith the void patient. Dr. Biles and perspective rooted in athletics, least another part of the flame. 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contained in traditional salad dressings, we have the long list of artificial additives and preservatives that often plague these products. If you’re looking to avoid artificial chemicals in your food, simply put, you won’t have much luck with store bought salad dressing. That’s why I recommend you do what we do. Grab a seasoning packet from the store, mix with REAL extra virgin olive and vinegar, and enjoy your dressing the healthy and still very convenient way. Now, while on the topic of oils, I want to make sure you are aware of the #1 WORST cooking oil for your heart, brain, and skin is Canola Oil. This oil is often touted as healthy, but rest assured it’s anything but. If you care about your long-term health, do NOT make the mistake of cooking with this oil (or buying products that were cooked in it). Canola oil is a poisonous substance, an industrial oil that does not belong in the body. It contains “the infamous chemical warfare agent mustard gas,” hemagglutinins and toxic cyanide-containing glycocides; it causes mad cow disease, blindness, nervous disorders, clumping of blood cells and depression of the immune system. This is what detractors say about canola oil. Connection Magazine will be featuring more info on Canola Oil. You can research it yourself at: http://tinyurl.com/6m55ds. Joel Marion, CISSN is the Co-Founder, BioTrust Nutrition, www.biotrust.com.

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away from home; typically to escape a neglectful, abusive situation at home; Or, maybe she doesn’t want to be put in another foster or group home. Within 48 hours of her leaving, she’s approached by a pimp. He knows where to find runaways, and he knows exactly what to say to her. He sells her on a fantasy. Before long she finds herself living what is referred to as, the life: a life of forced prostitution. She doesn’t want to be a prostitute. The pimp has easily convinced her that this new life is better than the one she came from. Of course, not all the women and girls trapped in human trafficking fall into the categories above. These examples are what I hear to be the most common. If you’re hearing differently, please email me and share everything you know. I’m on a mission to learn all that I can about human trafficking. It’s the fastest growing criminal industry in the world today. Never before in our history have we bought, traded, and

sold so many precious lives. Recently, I met four brave local survivors who shared their stories at a Human Trafficking Forum in Marin. I haven’t cried like that in a long time. I’m dedicating this article to them. To Emily, Catie, Codie, and Amy: may you heal at lightning speed, and may your new lives be filled with endless joy and love. You can take action for our local and global daughters: Call the Hotline—If you spot any suspicious behavior call 1 (888) 3737-888 to reach the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. Or, email NHTRC@PolarisProject.org. Get Involved—At Rising International, we’re currently forming a local Survivors Jewelry Program. If you’re interest in volunteering for this team, please contact me, Carmel Jud at carmel@risinginternational.org. Shop for a Cause—This holiday season, give gifts that save lives. Purchase holiday gifts handmade by survivors of human trafficking. Go to www.risinginternational.org/shop. Donate—Enable Rising International to economically empower locally trafficked women and girls. Go to www.risinginternational.org/ donate.

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by Dr. Joseph Mercola rganophosphate pesticides are known for their hazards to human health. Prenatal exposure, for example, has already been linked to delayed brain development, reduced IQ, and attention deficits. There are compelling links between agricultural chemicals and autism (http://tinyurl.com/bfg9lnx), and new research (known as the CHARGE study) shows that living within a mile of pesticide-treated crops increases your chances of bearing children with autism. As reported by Scientific American: “The study of 970 children, born in farm-rich areas of Northern California, is part of the largest project to date that is exploring links between autism and environmental exposures. [It is] the third project to link prenatal pesticide exposures to autism and related disorders. ‘The weight of evidence is beginning to suggest that mothers’ exposures during pregnancy may play a role in the

development of autism spectrum disorders,’ said Kim Harley, an environmental health researcher at the University of California, Berkeley who was not involved in the new study... [C]hildren with mothers who lived less than one mile from fields treated with organophosphate pesticides during pregnancy were about 60 percent more likely to have autism than children whose mothers did not live close to treated fields.” [Emphasis mine] Is There Such a Thing as a Safe Toxin? The CHARGE study linked different pesticides to different rates of risks, but across the board, the risk of autism was significantly increased by close proximity to pesticide-treated fields. Proximity to fields treated with chlorpyrifos during the second trimester resulted in a 3.3 times greater risk of having an autistic child. (Chlorpyrifos is the most commonly applied organophosphate pesticide. It’s banned for home garden use, due to health risks, but is still permitted in farming.) Exposure to pyrethroids shortly prior to conception increased a woman’s

risk of having an autistic child by 82 percent. Exposure to pyrethroids during the third trimester increased the risk by 87 percent. Carbamate pesticides were associated with developmental delay but not autism. The results for exposure to pyrethroids are particularly noteworthy, as they’ve been promoted as a safer alternative to older organophosphates. These findings clearly question such claims! Previous animal studies have also suggested pyrethroids can cause neurological, immune, and reproductive damage. Other recent research has linked the pesticide carbamate to an increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, so the full impact of these chemicals go far beyond just one potential health risk... Other noteworthy research is the recently published CHAMACOS Study, which followed hundreds of pregnant women living in the agricultural mecca of Salinas Valley, California. Here, mothers’ exposure to organophosphates during pregnancy was associated with: • Shorter duration of pregnancy • Poorer neonatal reflexes

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Mystery Virus EV-D68 Exploding Among Vaccinated Children; U.S. Medical System Clueless Without A Vaccine by Mike Adams The rapid explosion of mystery virus EVD68 is sending hundreds of children to hospitals across Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Utah and eight other states. “In Kansas City, about 475 children were recently treated at Children’s Mercy Hospital, and at least 60 of them received intensive hospitalization,” reports CNN. (1)

CNN goes on to report:

“It’s worse in terms of scope of critically ill children who require intensive care. I would call it unprecedented. I’ve practiced for 30 years in pediatrics, and I’ve never seen anything quite like this,” said Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, the hospital’s division director for infectious diseases. What CNN and other media outlets are not reporting, however, is that this outbreak is occurring among vaccinated children.

Did other vaccines make children more susceptible to EV-D68 infections?

Children who have been vaccinated with MMR vaccines, influenza vaccines, polio vaccines and many others are the same children who are now being struck by EV-D68. How do we know this? Because we know how the rabid pro-vaccine media consistently reports on viral outbreaks: Vaccine media propaganda rule #1) If an outbreak ever occurs among unvaccinated children, then the published stories will strongly condemn parents for failing to vaccinated their children while promoting vaccines as the one and only solution. Vaccine media propaganda rule #2) If there’s an inconvenient fact about vaccines that the media doesn’t want the public to know, it will withhold that fact from all its stories. This was made abundantly clear in the recent mediawide blackout of the CDC whistleblower story, where top CDC scientist Dr. William Thompson openly admitted to committing scientific fraud at the CDC in order to hide the link between MMR vaccines and autism. Go here (http://tinyurl. com/ml4x8jg) to read the once-secret letter Dr. Thompson sent to CDC director Julie Gerberding, admitting to a cover-up. The fact that the mainstream media is right now not blaming the EV-D68 outbreak on unvaccinated children, in other words, is nearconclusive proof that this outbreak is occurring among vaccinated children.

Media doctors hopelessly clueless about what to suggest to parents

Because there is no vaccine for EV-D68, the media can’t push vaccines as the solution for these infections. And so the media seems totally lost and clueless about what to report. There’s no mention of protecting children’s immune systems with vitamin D, and no mainstream media outlet even dares mention the words “immune support” for fear that people might realize a strong immune system is far better than a vaccine at preventing infectious disease.

The best advice CNN can come up with reads as follows:

To reduce the risk of infection, individuals should wash hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds, especially after changing diapers; avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands; avoid kissing, hugging and sharing cups or eating utensils with people who are sick; disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as toys and doorknobs; and stay home when feeling sick...

Again, note the complete lack of any discussion about zinc, vitamin D, immune-boosting herbs, avoidance of toxic immunosuppressive chemicals and food additives, and so on. This is the default position of the mainstream media: “Wash your hands.” It is literally watered-down advice by a propaganda institution that functions as the vaccine industry’s ministry of truth. Even when children’s lives are at stake, the media is so opposed to nutritional defenses that it consistently refuses to mention a low-cost, high-safety, readily-available nutrient like vitamin D that could save countless lives during a pandemic outbreak... even if used in conjunction with vaccines! Doctors and health authorities freak out over enterovirus outbreak because they have nothing to offer except a vaccine which doesn’t exist The over-reliance on vaccines in public health will ultimately kill millions of children in a real outbreak for the simple reason that vaccines are blindly relied upon at the exclusion of all else. So when a pandemic comes along that has no vaccine, doctors and health authorities are literally clueless about what to recommend other than “wash your hands.” “Stupid” doesn’t even begin to describe our modern health care system. It’s downright negligent. Any honest health care system that really cared about public health would have a multi-layered pandemic defense strategy which included immune boosting activities, nutritional defenses, behavioral modification, personal hygiene reinforcement and finally medical intervention as one layer among many. The problem with vaccines—even if they work (which they mostly don’t)—is that they can’t keep up with mutating viruses in the wild. This current outbreak of EV-D68 has caught the medical establishment completely off guard. They have no vaccines to recommend, and so doctors and health authorities sit around taking their own rectal pulses (i.e. they have their thumbs up their hind ends) while children fill the emergency rooms at hospitals. A simple vitamin D education campaign could slash these infections by huge margins. Vitamin D “activates” the immune system at so many levels that if vitamin D were a pharmaceutical, it would be called a “miracle drug” and whoever created it would be awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. But it’s not a drug; it’s a simple, low-cost vitamin. So doctors aren’t taught anything about it and parents are never told to use it. Especially not when there are vaccines to push and pregnant women to inject with mercury.

Some astounding quotes about the severity of this outbreak

“An unprecedented lung virus that has infected over 1000 children across 10 states from the Midwest to the east coast is likely to spread to the rest of the country, doctors have warned.” The unusually high number of hospitalizations reported could be “just the tip of the iceberg in terms of severe cases,” said Mark Pallansch, a virologist and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Viral Diseases. - CNN (1) “A respiratory illness that has already sickened more than a thousand children in 10 states is likely to become a nationwide problem, doctors say.” - ABC News (4) “Just weeks after the Obama administra-

tion let more than 37,000 illegal-alien children into the U.S. without health screening, more than 1,000 kids across 10 states have been stricken with a respiratory virus – prompting widespread concerns about a major outbreak sweeping across the nation.” - WND.com (3) “It’s worse in terms of scope of critically ill children who require intensive care. I would call it unprecedented. I’ve practiced for 30 years in pediatrics, and I’ve never seen anything quite like this,” said Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, the hospital’s division director for infectious diseases. - CNN (1) Radio host and epidemiologist Michael Savage blasts Obama, blames outbreak on illegal immigrants One more noteworthy twist on this entire story has been fielded by radio host Michael Savage, a very high-IQ individual trained as an epidemiologist.

Yesterday he said on his radio show: (3)

For 20 years, I’ve been trying to warn America about the unscreened immigrants being brought in. Now, of course, it’s coming home to roost and the American people are being lied to by the Centers for Disease Transmission. They used to be the CDC; they’re now the CDT. Instead of stopping disease spread, they’re encouraging it by not speaking out against bringing in infected children and putting them in our public schools, right? It’s astounding to me what they can get away with because of the ignorance of the public. Common sense is gone. ...What do you expect to happen if you put a kid with a certain virus into a school where they’ve never been exposed to that virus? It’s called an epidemic breakout. This population in America, which once enjoyed the greatest health on earth, is now being devolved into a second-world nation in terms of health because Obama is so corrupt, was so ignorant, was so evil that he’s taken what was once the greatest nation on earth and devolving us into a second nation status. Michael Savage previously warned that Obama’s open borders policy is extremely dangerous from a public health point of view, allowing immigrants with infectious diseases to walk right into the USA and spread those diseases to others. ABC News Medical Editor accidentally admits pandemics can cross borders Interestingly, ABC News’ Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser accidentally supported Savage’s argument when he said, “Viruses don’t tend to respect borders. It is only 10 states now, but it’s going to be across the country. So if your state doesn’t have it now, watch for it, it’s coming.” (4) Although his statement was made in the context of the virus spreading from state to state, a virus doesn’t know the difference between a state border and a national border. The claim that “viruses don’t tend to respect borders” is universally true, regardless of the category of the border. Savage’s argument is further supported by this graphic from WND, showing states which have received illegal immigrants correlated with states which have urgently contacted the CDC to ask for help concerning this sudden outbreak: The shocking reality of how government health care policies encourage pandemics What do YOU think is the cause of this

outbreak? Sound off in the comments below. And for once, the mainstream media can’t blame “unvaccinated” children because there is no vaccine for this virus. That’s why the medical advice currently circulating around the media for dealing with this outbreak is so remarkably worthless. Consider the pathetic reality of our present-day government and its failed medical system: Shocking reality #1) Our current federal government refuses to secure the U.S. border and openly invites immigrants to walk right in, regardless of what they might be carrying from a public health point of view. Shocking reality #2) Our medical system is a “one-trick pony” when it comes to pandemic prevention. That one trick is “vaccines.” And if there isn’t a vaccine, the entire medical system is absolutely clueless about what do to. Shocking reality #3) Medical authorities outright refuse to recommend any nutritional therapies that boost immune defenses against pandemic diseases. Vitamin D is completely blackballed from any official advice, even when there are no other options available. And don’t even dare mention Chinese Medicine herbs or various herbal remedies. Shocking reality #4) Many advocates of vaccines are also strong advocates of population reduction. They actually applaud shrinking the number of living humans on the planet. So pandemics literally help them accomplish their goals. “That’s the answer!” remarked Dr. Charles Arntzen in a comment caught on video. “Go out and use genetic engineering to create a better virus. (laughter) Twenty-five percent of the population is supposed to go in Contagion.” (5) Even more, Bill Gates famously stated during a public presentation that vaccines could help lower the human population by 10 to 15 percent. His exact words: “The world today has 6.8 billion people... that’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent.” Don’t believe that he said this? The video has been pulled from Youtube numerous times, but we’ve preserved it at TV.naturalnews.com. Click this link to watch it for yourself. The video leaves no question whatsoever about Gates’ advocacy of vaccines to reduce human population. Maybe now with Ebola, EV-D68, chikungunya virus and other exploding pandemics that have suddenly taken hold across our world, people like Bill Gates will finally get their wish. A massive population wipeout may be just around the corner, and if you tune in to CNN, they will probably feature fifty high-level scientists telling you all the different ways you can wash your hands while waiting for the CDC to rescue you with an experimental vaccine that carries a 40% fatality rate like the ZMapp Ebola drug. Mike Adams is the Health Ranger and the NaturalNews Editor. Printed with permission. Sources for this article include: (1) http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/07/health/ respira... (2) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article2747... (3) http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/americansfret-ab... (4) http://abcnews.go.com/Health/unidentifiedre... (5) http://www.naturalnews.com/046347_ebola_vacc...

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This Is the Way One Father Told His Pediatrician “No” to Vaccines by Jeffry John Aufderheide What does an informed parent look like? We’ll show you. Below is a letter written by Bob O’Kane, a concerned parent, to his pediatrician about vaccines and the danger they pose to his child. This letter is one great example of how to approach your doctor, especially if you have looked into the matter further and are uncomfortable with their stance on the topic. The name of the doctor has been intentionally omitted.

Doctor XXX, My wife and I would like to say it was an absolute pleasure to meet you. We thank you for taking the time with us the other day to discuss our beautiful little daughter Mary (name changed for privacy). I was wondering if I could take a moment to discuss something with you real quick regarding the notes I read this evening in her file. Please note, this is a very calm letter and not meant to start a debate in any way. We value your profession and position. That being said, It’s in my opinion that the some of the comments are a bit misleading and was wondering if you could add this email to your notes. Please note we understand you are extremely busy and probably had to summarize the appointment the best you could. You mentioned in your report “PARENTS (my wife and I) REFUSE TO SIGN THE VACCINE WAIVER BECAUSE THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE USED AGAINST THEM AND CAN BE USED TO TAKE THEIR CHILD AWAY. I EXPLAINED THIS IS THE REC OF THE AAP AND MY OFFICE POLICY. THEY REFUSE TO SIGN. EXPLAINED MY OPINION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINES AND THEY UNDERSTOOD WILL THINK ABOUT VACCINATING………” A few things to note here: First and most importantly, we refused to sign the document because there was no legal statute or requirement for us to sign such a document. This was the main basis for the non-signature. We simply do not have to. Nor is there any legal basis for AAP to require such signature. I also specifically mentioned that there have been cases surfacing around the country whereas a parent’s signature on such a document was used against the parents. For the record I never, ever once said “we fear losing our child.” This statement, with respect, is erroneous and can lead to a misinterpretation. I have also mentioned we have religious exemption which was granted to our family on the 20th of May, 2014. We also specifically stated that our concerns were not only with the ingredients listed on the vaccines and the disclaimers on the vaccine inserts, but the overall fear we had was that our child could break out in the hive/rashes she did shortly after receiving her Hepatitis B shot. If it was only after those hives/rashes appeared that we had blood testing done which determined our lovely daughter had elevated liver functions. This was the majority of our rationale behind not giving her shots as I implied. The other reasons were the materials we read at the CDC and FDA website. First, the disclaimers on vaccine inserts or lack of disclaimers was a concern. The disclaim-

ers clearly state the possible side effects. Yet, not one Doctor in the past had those ready for us. Nor did they provide them when the vaccine was opened. We had to do the research ourselves. And honestly, I’m glad we did. Especially with the amount of information surfacing lately that research was or could have been manipulated. In addition, the head of the CDC in an April/May radio show admitted the so called measles outbreak in New York consisted of 23 cases of which 20 people who got the measles had previously been vaccinated and thus nobody could be assured the vaccines actually work. (this is public information on the CDC website, and put a dent in the so called “herd immunity” theory.) The other three cases involved foreigners. Our last Doctor even told us people are dying. Dr. XXXX, do you know how many people have died in the past 10 years? The number is in fact less than all the fingers I have on my hands. Again, this is p u b lic rec ord available through the CDC and not some Google search result. The last concern was the ingredients and the amount of Aluminum and by-products that are in the vaccines which so happened to have been the center of several House Oversight Committee hearings on Capital Hill. I also stated that the CDC and FDA have conflicting views when it came to amount of Aluminum which should be injected into an individual based on their body weight. I quote (and I encourage you to check my sources) According to the FDA: “Aluminum may reach toxic levels with prolonged parenteral administration (this means injected into the body] if kidney function is impaired . . . Research indicates that patients with impaired kidney function, including premature neonates (babies), who received parenteral levels of aluminum at greater than 4 to 5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day, accumulate aluminum at levels associated with central nervous system and bone toxicity [for a tiny newborn, this toxic dose would be 10 to 20 micrograms, and for an adult it would be about 350 micrograms). Tissue loading may occur at even lower rates of administration.” (Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Document NDA 19-626/S-019, Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for Dextrose Injections.) And, also: “Aluminum content in parenteral drug products could result in a toxic accumulation of aluminum in individuals receiving TPN therapy. Research indicates that neonates [newborns] and patient populations with impaired kidney function may be at high risk of exposure to

unsafe amounts of aluminum. Studies show that aluminum may accumulate in the bone, urine, and plasma of infants receiving TPN. Many drug products used in parenteral therapy (injections) may contain levels of aluminum sufficiently high to cause clinical manifestations (symptoms) . . . parenteral aluminum bypasses the protective mechanism of the GI tract and aluminum circulates and is deposited in human tissues. Aluminum toxicity is difficult to identify in infants because few reliable techniques are available to evaluate bone metabolism in . . . infants . . . Although aluminum toxicity is not commonly detected clinically, it can be serious in selected patient populations, such as neonates (newborns), and may be more common than is recognized.” (Department of Health and Human

Services, Food and Drug Administration, Document 02N-0496, Aluminum in Large and Small Volume Parenterals Used in Total Parenteral Nutrition. Available online at: http://www.fda. gov/ohrms/dockets/98fr/oc0367.pdf)” Doctor XXXX, the FDA maximum requirements for aluminum received in an IV is 25 mcg per day. The suggested aluminum per kg of weight to give to a person is up to 5mcg. (so, a 5 pound baby should get no more than 11mcg of aluminum.) Anything that has more than 25 mcg of aluminum is a very valid concern for us when it comes to Mary. Research indicates that “patients with impaired kidney function, including premature neonates, who receive parenteral levels of aluminum at greater than 4 to 5 (micro)g/kg/day accumulate aluminum at levels associated with central nervous system and bone toxicity. Tissue loading may occur at even lower rates of administration. (http://tinyurl.com/kz5bsy7)” But, did you know most Vaccines, for some reason, are not required to have a label containing this information and that practitioners also are not required to follow the maximum dosage of 25 mcg? This is something that actually was very troubling to us. So doing some math — the following are examples of weight with their corresponding maximum levels of aluminum, per the FDA: • 8 pound, healthy baby: 18.16 mcg of aluminum • 15 pound, healthy baby: 34.05 mcg of aluminum

• 30 pound, healthy toddler: 68.1 mcg of aluminum • 50 pound, healthy child: 113 mcg of aluminum • 150 pound adult: 340.5 mcg of aluminum • 350 pound adult: 794.5 mcg of aluminum So, how much aluminum is in the vaccines that are routinely given to children? • Hib (PedVaxHib brand only) – 225 mcg per shot • Hepatitis B – 250 mcg • DTaP – depending on the manufacturer, ranges from 170 to 625 mcg • Pneumococcus – 125 mcg • Hepatitis A – 250 mcg • HPV – 225 mcg • Pentacel (DTaP, HIB and Polio combo vaccine) – 330 mcg • Pediarix (DTaP, Hep B and Polio combo vaccine) – 850 mcg The HEP-B shot alone is almost 14 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM THAT IS FDAAPPROVED. The MMR? The dTap? All have similar amounts. So, in summary Doctor XXXX, when we did our due diligence, this info scared the hell out of us. Especially considering what happened to Mary shortly after the Hep B was administered to her. Continuing, I mentioned what made us leave our last Doctor was that she wanted to give our daughter 8 vaccinations at once. And in doing the math, that would have added up to more than 1,000 mcg of aluminum. Even when one, who is not familiar with toxicity levels and the science behind them, looks at the chart above can notice that amount isn’t even safe for a 350 pound adult let alone a child who weighs less than 25lbs. According to the FDA and the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), what happens if a child receives more than the maximum required dose of aluminum? • Aluminum builds up in the bones and brain and can be toxic to the body and its organs. • Aluminum “can” cause neurological harm. • Aluminum overdose can be fatal in patients with weak kidney’s or kidney disorders or in premature babies. • (Aluminum Toxicity in Infants and Children, Committee on Nutrition,American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Volume 97, Number 3 March, 1996, pp. 413-416)” In summary, our reasons, even though we have an issued exemption in the State of Florida, were valid enough to hold off on vaccinations and the ingredients that are used in them as adjuvants. Especially, when one considers what happened shortly after her first HEP-B shot. In closing, I thank you for taking the short time to read my email. We firmly admire your practice and the personnel you have and look forward in continuing Mary’s care with you. She deserves the best, and we think we found it. Respectfully Yours, Robert O’Kane P.S. Yes, we are considering the shots as she gets older. But, in the meantime can you order for us a screen to determine if Mary’s immune system is compromised? This will help us a great deal considering thousands of cases that went through the vaccine court in the past decade showed many injuries and deaths resulted in the failure to predetect if children had a compromised immune system prior to any shots. http://tinyurl.com/nazcckb

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room in the house and because of this sometimes people neglect it or overcrowd it with stuff. If this is you, then take a few steps to improve the most important room in the house: Clear out the clutter, and make space for the chi to flow. Take out stuff that has nothing to do with sleep, relaxation, intimacy and dressing, making your bedroom your sanctuary. If you cannot move a workspace, use a screen or curtain to hide it at night. Create for yourself a nourishing place to retire to at the end of the day. Sleep well! For Feng Shui advice tailored to your specific situation contact Megan at (831) 588-5424 or email megan@ windandwaterblessings.com. Megan Montero is a Feng Shui consultant trained in BTB Feng Shui. She has been practicing Feng Shui in Santa Cruz since 2007 and offers Feng Shui consultations, color consultations and clutter clearing in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay areas. Learn more about Megan’s services at http://www. windandwaterblessings.com. that until we know our greatness we can never know true gratitude, and it is through gratitude that we find the true meaning of humility. When we are able to come to understand the wonder and magnificence of living consciousness, our gratitude overflows and we for the first time touch the wellspring of our true nature. It is no accident that being full of greatness and being grateful sound similar. Until we understand our greatness, we can never really understand gratitude. Society seems to have tainted the meaning of gratitude to imply the dictionary definition of humility to it. It is as if we need to be low in rank and condition before we can allow ourselves to be grateful. But the truth is being grateful is to accept our greatness, and to be fully conscious of our connection to the energy of Creation. When this is possible, there is no need to depend on failure to motivate us forward. There is no need to worry about experiencing emptiness or shame to drive us because we are in such a state of creation and passion that our own imagination drives us forward. At this point it becomes less about the contrast and more about a fascination with creation driven by a primal will to good. These outdated programs in our DNA need to be adjusted for us to move out of the old primitive way of evolving and to begin to take our development into higher levels of expression. ThetaHealing® is an excellent method for making these shifts into the manifestation of higher intelligence and the primal will to good. Suzie Donahue is a Master Instructor and a Certificate of Science in ThetaHealing, the highest designation. Suzie is available for personal sessions via phone or skype and is teaching beginner ThetaHealing® through advanced level classes in Santa Cruz. Check her website for classes and dates, ThetaHealingBenefits.com, (831) 689-9942.

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must come from fat stores. Remember to Eat! Muscle on the body acts as a machine and increases ones metabolism, since muscles need to be fueled more frequently, burning more calories. Eating every 3 hours is ideal to keep the machine

functioning at its best. There is a myth, especially among females, that weight bearing exercise will make one look like a guy or get cause them to get ‘bulky.’ However, unless under influence of artificial hormones, women do not have enough testosterone to get big enough to look like a guy, no matter how much weight they lift. What matters is how the ex-

ercises are done. Using proper form when lifting weights and working to activate every fiber of the muscle, will produce and create long and lean, not short and stalky muscles. Short and stalky muscles look short and tight, they are also not as functional. Next time a gym routine is on the mind, hit the weights and not just the cardio machines. The next step is to figure out a baseline. You can do this by getting your body composition tested either through hydrostatic weighing or calibration tests. Santa Cruz CORE Fitness + Rehab is hosting a hydrostatic weighing to determine your body fat/muscle mass ration on October 19th! You can sign up at: www.santacruzcore.com, and hurry as the appointments are limited. Hydrostatic weighing is the most accurate way to measure body composition. By submerging oneself in water and the body density of the individual can be measured. This takes into account, bones, muscles, subcutaneous and visceral fat. (subcutaneous fat is stored under the skin and visceral fat surrounds your organs.) Using calipers is not quite as accurate, but an easier system to measure your bodyfat. So if you are hesitant about getting tanked, a certified personal trainer can use calipers to measure the subcutaneous fat on the body. Either method will allow the trainer to determine a baseline, even given the margin of error, we can work from this measurement to monitor a change in your body composition. Santa Cruz Core Fitness, Personal Training, Massage, Chiropractic, and More. (831) 425-9500, www. SantaCruzCore.com.

Yoga - Continued From Page 31 • Give yourself credit for going to class physique, ten years ago; I found that some of my balancing postures were becoming very difficult. I was devastated and infuriated with myself. My ego was bruised. It took ten months to discover I had a genetic condition that resulted in permanent nerve damage in my left ear, and left me completely deaf on the left side and partial loss on the right side. That experience was a great teacher for me and I can offer this advice for those who are wondering how to adapt their practice for their seasoned physiques; • Never give up your practice, even if it is simply watching your breath. • Remember this is your practice, not anyone else’s. • Be willing to skip poses in a sequence in a class if your body is fatigued or in pain. • Take a resting pose when you need to. • Use props, like blocks and chairs and the wall to help with certain postures.

and doing your practice. • When in doubt, fear, joy, love‌‌. BREATHE Annica Rose E-RYT 500, Certified Yoga Therapist. Founding Director of the Adaptive Yoga Project. Annica and a team of remarkable instructors and assistants, guide individuals with limited mobility and beginners to achieve greater freedom and connection to their bodies through yoga. She teaches at the Pacifi c Cultural Center in Santa Cruz and Yoga Within in Aptos. Annica also sees clients weekly for private consultations who wish to cultivate a healthy sustainable home practice and lifestyle. Her training is based on 44 years of classical Yoga study, metaphysics, and more than ten years working in a western medical career. All respect to her many teachers, and students who have blessed her with their trust and taught her so much. Annica@AdaptiveYogaProject.com For more information see http://www. adaptiveyogaproject.com/ And, see her Ad in the Directory Ads each month for Adaptive Yoga.

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Circles and Circles

by Ted Mancuso A circle is all about connection. It is the archetypal symbol of completeness, wholeness and symmetry. Circles have fascinated humans since before history. They represent many things. In both ancient China and Egypt a hieroglyph with a dot in the center represented the sun. This single pictograph convinced many linguists that Chinese was really derived from Egyptian writing. G.K. Chesterton noted that there were three important circles in human life, “Eternity, a wedding ring, a baby’s bottom.� In mathematics there are whole geometries built one the sphere. There is even a martial art designed on the shape of the circle. This is known as BaGua Zhang (BGZ). It is a Chinese art heavily influenced by ideas from the philosophy of Daoism. In this particular art, people do not sit in meditation, they walk—a circle. Walk a circle for a while. Things stored in your body and brain subtly shift. It may not seem like much but a circle has real power to transform even though it is itself so stable. Perhaps it is from this embracing and yet transforming combination that we think of the circle as symbolizing the Eternal Feminine. BGZ is something like the circular dancing of the “Dervishes.�

It seeks not to confuse you or make you dizzy, but to steal away your accustomed point of view, to change the angle of your favorite chair, to mischievously replace your glasses with binoculars. Bagua Zhang is a martial art based on change. Walking a circle makes you change with each step. Circles have power. They can transform a momentary state of falling into almost an infinity of gliding. If we allow the circle the eccentricity of ellipses then the planets and moons are kept eternally moving in circles, even as far out as Zone 3 where a body may fly for centuries to complete one revolution around the sun. As you can see, there is something about a circle that is inescapable. The cycles of history, according to

some, create a continual rise and fall to entire civilizations. Daoist beliefs are hugely dedicated to the word “return,â€? suggesting that we are really trying to find our way back as much as progress. The advice is to “forgetâ€? many of the things we have learned in life. Now that we are mature representatives with life experiences, we become free to “returnâ€? to the freshness of perception we have lost by living in society. The circle invites us to step into its’ revolving space, to catch a ride back to our real selves. When we practice BGZ with friends, we often touch hands, walk the circle for a while and then spontaneously change directions. We call this “listeningâ€? practice rather than “seeing,â€? because we can listen in a 360Âş circle. We cannot see around ourselves. So the circle is a focus of concentration that encourages us to embrace the world we see every day and the world around behind us that we don’t. What better way to learn to accept and be guided by those glimpses of meaning we only see out of the corner of our eye? Ted Mancuso, director of the Academy of Martial and Internal Arts, has been ‘returning’ within the martial arts for over 45 years. To find out more about his studio and classes, visit www. reelingsilk.com/academy

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Oct 13 Dirty Heads/ Rome (Ages 16+) Oct 14 Kill The Noise/ Milo & Otis (Ages 18+) Oct 15 Joey Bada$$ (Ages 16+) Oct 16 Stick Figure/ Pacific Dub (Ages 16+) Oct 17 Zoso Led Zeppelin Tribute (Ages 21+) Oct 18 The Wonder Years (Ages 16+) Oct 19 Matisyahu (Ages 16+) Oct 19 At the Kuumbwa Andrea Gibson (All Ages) Oct 20 Ab-Soul (Ages 16+) Oct 21 Gramatik (Ages 18+) Oct 24 Grieves/ Sol (Ages 16+) Oct 25 Cherub/ Ghost Beach (Ages 16+) Oct 28 Timeflies/ KapSlap (Ages 16+) Oct 30 Big K.R.I.T. (Ages 16+) Oct 31 The Brothers Comatose (Ages 16+) Nov 1 Rusko (Ages 16+) Nov 3 Citizen Cope with full band (Ages 16+) Nov 4 Ziggy Marley (Ages 16+) Nov 5 Flatbush Zombies The Underachievers (Ages 16+) Nov 7 Method Man & Redman (Ages 16+) Nov 8 New Found Glory (Ages 16+) Nov 9 Yelawolf/ Rittz/ Big Henry (Ages 16+) Nov 12 The Green/ J Boog (Ages 16+) Nov 13 Adrian Belew Power Trio (Ages 21+) Nov 14 Deltron 3030 (Ages 16+) Nov 15 Flying Lotus (Ages 16+) Nov 21 Fortunate Youth/ Thrive (Ages 16+) Nov 22 Cold War Kids (Ages 16+) Nov 28 Minnesota (Ages 18+) Nov 29 The Expendables (Ages 16+) Dec 5 Eric Hutchinson (All Ages) Dec 6 Goapele (Ages 21+) Dec 11 Nahko & Medicine For The People (Ages 16+) Dec 13 Kaki King (Ages 21+) Dec 31 Iration (Ages 16+)

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by Janet Leonard want to wish everyone a very safe, enjoyable, scary Halloween! There’s no confusion on when the big celebration is it’s on a Friday night this year. Yipee! Before you go dancing, don’t forget dinner: I highly recommend Santa Cruz Restaurant Week from Wed. Oct. 22nd through Wed. Oct. 29th this year. Participating restaurants offer a fixed-price, three course menu for $25 or $35 (not including tax or tip). Each menu includes three options for each course: appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Reservations are highly recommended, although not required. You can also make your reservations online through Open Table by following the links provided. For menus and more info on this tasty week long county wide event go to http://www.santacruzrestaurantweek.com/ Bon Appétit! The celebrated Experience Hendrix Tour comes to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Tue. Oct. 14th. This year’s line-up includes Zakk Wylde (see review below), Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Billy Cox and many others paying homage to the genius of Jimi Hendrix. Some October music scene highlights: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Sat. Oct. 18 th, 44th Annual Santa

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by Karin Leonard & Daniel Robin ach month, we select our favorite or otherwise important films to be featured on this page. We rate them, subjectively, on a scale from 1 (worthless) to 5 (awesome) in terms of their entertainment and message. We leave the plot details and storytelling to the filmmakers and instead attempt to characterize, highlight strengths and flaws, and hint at purpose. Reach us at movies@ innerevolution.com. Enjoy!

The Equalizer

With Denzel Washington, Chlöe Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, Melissa Leo Entertainment: 3 Message: 2 Note: Graphic violence hile this modern avenger thriller can leave you cheering for getting rid of the bad guys, and protecting the victims, it is a long, violent and painful path to justice. The indomitable Denzel Washington is solid as a rock portraying a quiet, semi-retired

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Cruz Band Review, join fifty-five high school and junior high marching bands parade and compete for awards. Seabright Brewery: Fri. Oct. 24th, Billy Martini Show, always a fast paced fun filled 70’s costume dance party with Billy, Sugar and the Band. Crow’s Nest: Thu. Oct. 30 th, Halloween Eve Party with New Mayan Prophets, rock, funk and reggae. Fri. Oct. 31st, Halloween Party with The Room Shakers playing fun favorite rock songs. Coaster’s: Fri. Oct. 31st, HammerDown’s CD Release Halloween Party, a power metal trio performing old-school metal music. Concerts in Retro: Here are my reviews of some recent shows. Remember this is only my opinion. At The Catalyst: Black Label Society, formed by Zakk Wylde in 1998 who played guitar and co-wrote the multi-platinum “No More Tears” (Ozzy Ozbourne largest selling solo album) played no holes barred contributing to hard rock/heavy metal ‘s rich legacy. Black Label Society does heavy metal the way it’s supposed to be thick, massive, deliberate, systematic sound, characterized with amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, overall loudness and don’t forget theatrics. The Butcher Babies, named

after The Plasmatics (and Wendy O. Williams) song, combines two scantily clad beautiful woman singers backed by a band who delivers a loud crashing blend of heavy metal, punk and thrash. These ladies assault the crowd with intensity and an aggressive entertaining stage show. I predict much more of this sort of “pornish” metal in the future. At San Jose’s City National Civic: First of all I’d like to thank Rob Zombie for stopping after the first song to tell all the people in the audience to put away their cell phones and enjoy the show in the NOW or they’d pull out their phones and not perform. I always like to get close to the stage but so many people are videoing the show so you see a sea of bright screens that you have to look past to see the musicians. Not fun! A Rob Zombie show is a production with vampire mic stands, wearing makeup, changing outfits, changing guitars such as a glowing Frankenstein and a glowing “Lite-Brite” guitar all while being extremely outstanding musicians. They played many big hits, did a couple encores but my favorite was Zombie covering James Brown’s “Sex Machine”. It was an amazing concert! Are you a local band that would like your CD reviewed in this publication? Send your CD to Music Connection, c/o Janet Leonard, PO Box 1151, Aptos CA 95001. Call (831) 325-4605 or email janetfaplanet@gmail.com to tell me about gigs for live reviews. Put “Music Connection” and your band’s name in the subject line.

mysterious dude with fe r o ci o u s skills, one Robert McCall. Cool as a cucumber, his badass self kicks some serious bootie in search of a moral high ground. The ends certainly justifies the means, right? If you are a fan of this genre, and don’t mind a big dose of extreme yet periodic graphic violence, you are likely to enjoy this powerful whack on the side of the head (2 hrs 11 min).

rison Ford alias Han Solo “lite”). Zoe Saldana (Avatar) adds sassy female spunk. Groot, a humanoid tree-thing, that talks (Vin Diesel), is sweet yet deadly. If you are a Marvel fan, you’ll likely enjoy this one (2 hrs 1 min).

Guardians of the Galaxy

With Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, David Bautista, Lee Pace, Bradley Cooper Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 2 Non-stop action, war and violence eminiscent of Star Wars films, containing plenty of “seen it before” alongside new characters, some of them even pastel-colored. An entertaining, witty and at times even touching mélange of Sci-Fi yarn, in this newest adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero series. The main villain Ronan, with genocidal tendencies, proves to be quite the match for the Guardians. Ronan and his henchpeople are mostly uni-dimensional, vapid-headed morons, not at all engaging, but once again, the over-the-top and way-toonumerous fight scenes and protracted war violence left us yawning, and yearning for someone to come up with a fresh new twist. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes delivers some of that, without even leaving the galaxy! But the Guardians are an enjoyable motley crew, themselves an uneasy alliance of spunky, funny and tough-but-tenderhearted characters, led by Chris Pratt as rogue adventurer Peter Quill (think Har-

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The Hundred Foot Journey

Helen Mirren, Madame Mallory, Manish Dayal, Hassan Kadam, Om Puri, Charlotte Le Bon Entertainment: 4 Message: 4.5 o special effects, no violence, just cultures clashing in this delightful culinary love story. An unlikely tale of an Indian family landing in a small town in Southern France, cannot possibly work out well. The established restaurant has much to lose, while the newcomers across the street have everything to gain—100 feet away yet worlds apart. But what if they could “work it out”, would a cross-cultural gumbo be the result? The story is so tasty and enticing—a mélange of snooty, Michelin Guide-rated French gourmet meets spicy, daring and exotic—that we were charmed, and you will be too, even though you might guess where it is all heading, and the syrup gets a little thick, the results are nonetheless irresistible (2 hrs 35 min).

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Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Kathryn Hahn, Jane Fonda Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 3 othing like a funeral to get the dysfunctional family together, especial if a Jewish burial with the tradition of sitting Shiva, together, for seven consecutive days! Good luck. Gather the entire crazy family in close quarters, add some spice, shake it all up—and then milk it for all it’s worth. Though exaggerated and a bit stilted, the resulting concoction is at times hilarious and slapstick, as well as heartwarming and even tearjerking, all while making “paying one’s respects” a bit lighter. Funerals are usually a very difficult time, but the film doesn’t take itself too seriously. You will experience comedic relief if you do the same. Watch for an amazing, “enhanced” Jane Fonda 2.0, and an all-star cast (1 hr 43 min).

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The Music of the Spheres:

Astrological Insights by Susan Heinz Astrology

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As thousands of peaceful demonstrators descended on Manhattan on Sunday to draw attention to a warming world, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry called on the world’s biggest economies to shake off two decades of gridlock and take significant steps to halt climate change. Described as “an invitation to change everything,” it was endorsed by “over 325 organizations, including many international and national unions, churches, schools and community and environmental justice organizations.” he cosmic thrust of this time is a changing of the global paradigm, to see ourselves as one humanity, on a precious, intelligent Earth. Those who can carry and act from this broad view become the bridge into a new age. Balanced at this edge of destruction, we stalk a new identity, releasing the old, like worn skins. Libra ushers in this time of justice and balance. It is the sign of relatedness, seeing things from a different perspective, from the point of the other. Libra seeks to deepen our consciousness of the quality of our relationships, to each other, to our life and our environment. It strives for diplomacy, balance, and harmony, adjusting karma. It is from this point that the universe encourages us to take action. (North node in Libra) The leaves declare their fiery descent, mirroring the expression of a gathering of planets, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars, in the fire signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. Here we are heated up, feel intensity, can tap into the spirit of inspiration and vision, and feel conflict, war, and destruction. The new paradigm butts up against the old as we ride this thundering Horse into the later part of the year. A lunar eclipse graces the early morning skies on October 8th, aligning with Uranus and Pluto bringing forth its power to alter realities, causing breakdowns, and potential breakthroughs. The eclipse itself challenges us with unpredictability, and moves us to a tipping point. Keep your balance. Calm must be the root of our actions now. (Venus travels unseen with the Sun, influencing possibilities for harmony and diplomacy.) Mercury goes retrograde on the 4th in Scorpio and stays retrograde until the 25th. Time to dig deeper, seek the

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truth of things, and let go. On October 23rd, a partial solar eclipse takes place at 2:57 pm in the first degree of Scorpio. We experience the Moon passing in front of the Sun, obscuring its light. Eclipses are said to expose hidden issues, bringing forward what is in the dark. This is doubly so in the sign Scorpio! Mars enters earthy Capricorn on the 26th. It’s sojourn through Capricorn triggers Uranus and Pluto once again, igniting the unpredictable, sudden shifts of direction, our desire for freedom, and liberation. Global struggle over power will be in the forefront as well as nationally, leading into an intense election time. Twelve Opportunities for October: For Sun and Rising Signs Aries (Mar 20—Apr 19): This is a very potent time for you! Fast moving change can now happen for you while careful balance is also needed. You are being asked to focus on the quality of your life and relationships, to find an equilibrium that is radically new for you. You are being purged and cleaned of old behaviors that just came naturally. Letting go is good. Taurus (Apr 20—May 20): October highlights how you take care of yourself and the management of the practical elements of your life. You may see now how you avoid certain issues or find ways not to deal with things coming to a head. Collaborations with others can be fruitful as long as everything is clearly and practically defined. The last week of the month brings in creative collaborations. Gemini (May 21—Jun 20): This is a time to stand up for yourself with grace and poise rather than blending in with what others think and want. Unexpected and sudden situations with others challenge you to hold your own. Deeper levels of truth will emerge. Insight into daily habits that move along the line of least resistance help you clarify the change needed for yourself. Your sensitivity is at a peak at the end of the month. Cancer (Jun 21—Jul 21): Activities which nurture your inner life are now recommended. You experience shifts and changes in your goals, and/ or dealings with the public that surprise you. Challenges in relationship may arise. Don’t hold it personally and keep a large view on things for success. Your creativity and individuality is supported

on and after the 23rd, rooting out things that block you. Leo (Jul 22—Aug 22): What an important time for the Leo! There are openings, awakenings, and fast movement now possible. Something has been freed up in you. This energy is so strong that it may sweep you away, so staying balanced and grounded in the logical practicality of matters creates the integration of this special time. Getting away or seeing things from a new perspective is very helpful. Virgo (Aug 23—Sep 22): Sudden and unexpected shifts with others are to be expected. Can you flow with the unknown? This month, focus on what you value, along with valuing yourself, and let your actions precede from there. You may find it helpful this month to focus on your financial situations and needs. Situations with siblings may arise and bring up strong feelings. Libra (Sep 23—Oct 22): This month, give attention to yourself. You feel the pull in a different direction from others. Situations at home or in the family seem unpredictable or changeable. A lively discussion comes about as you communicate what you really want. Going out, trying new things, enjoying friends, or activities with others frees you up. The eclipse of the 23rd highlights your issues with your finances. This is a good time to review what is or isn’t working in that area. Scorpio (Oct 23—Nov 21): Work is demanding and seems like daily situations call for flexibility and change. Go with the flow, being sure to give yourself enough quiet down time. How you communicate takes on special significance. Watching your mind and staying in the present is most helpful now. Don’t schedule too much on the 23rd, giving yourself time to feel what is arising. A sense of harmony and deep love can develop from this time. Sagittarius (Nov 22—Dec 20): You are experiencing great busyness and movement. A lot of energy, intensity, inspiration, or travel continues through the month. For best results find ways to slow the pace down and enjoy the moment. Collaboration with others, participating with groups is now highlighted. On October 23rd, take time out from the busyness and touch in with yourself. Capricorn (Dec 21—Jan 19): Stay flexible this month! Changes are occurring within and without. Reach up

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n integrated global community has emerged through the internet’s connectedness. It is a reflection of the vast network of Light Energy that forms all things. This Cosmic Web bears telepathic characteristics that cultivate omniscience. The evolution of technological capability reflects our capacity to be divinity. Essential Energy, Being, composes the web, continually pulsing as an incubating womb pregnant with anticipation. The act of becoming requires focus. Through sense, sixth or otherwise, Energy ignites active thrust to materialize Being, utilizing sensation to experience Itself as entity. Particularizing perspective initiates a human or any other point of view. Whether dolphin, cat or human, each being experiences their divinity as what they are, the end product of an essential designer’s mind. The human program runs automatically; it simply is. The joy of being human involves free will and the ability

to create experience. This innate skill enables a play of evolution and rediscovery of divine nature. Every being uniquely reflects and variously expresses Universal Being, interacting to create the world upon which we agree. A human universe can enjoy the display of consciousness through ignorant or conscious choice. Awakening to this inherent power initiates an automatic unfolding of divine consciousness and life lived in right livelihood. Universal Energy synthesizes, fulfills and completes the process of divine recognition. It smiles back on Itself as the Universe. This acknowledgment lightens the density of a uniquely materialized Being. It relaxes the mind, soothes the heart and allows an affirmative answer to the question ‘Am I happy?’. Functioning on the level of a Universal perspective we know how to play. Directing, writing, as actors and performers, we express our chosen lives. A truly successful, fulfilled per-

son has self-actualized, learned to integrate divergent selves and focus attention. S/He creates desired experience in alignment with and expressive of Universal consciousness. You are at choice to utilize life experience as a tool for refining your universe, empowering your being, and creating a life you really want to live. Blessings, Melanie Melanie Gendron is available for intuitive tarot readings, offering also art and tarot services and products, (831) 335-9064, email gentarot@comcast. net, visit www.melaniegendron.com.

for what you want to achieve but pace yourself, listening deeply to what you value, and love, and what inspires you. Don’t get caught up in family dramas, just witness them and go for a sense of calmness. Listen to music, go see art, immerse yourself in creativity and beauty. Aquarius (Jan 20—Feb 17): Let the artist in you emerge and share your voice with others. Changing and shifting practicalities may call your attention. Don’t give them too much importance. Going with the flow opens spaciousness in your life and feeds your inspiration. Now is an excellent time to edit, and/or review information. You find a deeper connection taking place in your work. Pisces (Feb 18—Mar 19): This

month, the issue arises of self reliance versus allowing others to support you. Now is a time to appreciate the gifts that others give to you. Focusing on what is working in your life and the love that is present, rather than what needs to be accomplished benefits your well being. As the solar eclipse takes place on the 23rd you experience deep insights and strong feelings. You can see what beliefs are no longer serving you. Susan Heinz is a professional astrologer in Santa Cruz for 32 years, bringing together traditional & esoteric astrology, Tarot and Qabalah. For info on her Friday monthly astrology groups, her Qabalah, astrology and or, painting classes and for personal consultations, call (831) 479-3751, or go to www.susanheinz.com.

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Would You TrY Medical Marijuana for WhaT ails You?

by Gregory T. Carter, MD t’s now prescribed for nerve pain, nausea, certain types of cancer and more. Would you use cannabis (marijuana) if your doctor recommended it for, say, nerve pain or to help control muscle spasms? *Twenty-three states, plus the District of Columbia, have now legalized it for such medical uses. But do the benefits of medical marijuana truly outweigh the risks? Who should consider trying it—and what’s the best way to use it safely? To learn more, Bottom Line/Health spoke with cannabis expert Gregory T. Carter, MD… Why has marijuana suddenly become so popular as a medical treatment? There’s really nothing new about the medical use of cannabis. It was included in the US Pharmacopeia (the official authority for prescription and over-the-counter drugs) until the early 1940s, when, due largely to political opposition, it was removed. For this reason, it has been difficult to study cannabis for medical purposes. The US government still classifies cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug—that is, a substance with no medical benefits and a high potential for abuse. Although federal law prohibits the use of medical marijuana, doctors now prescribe it in states where it has been legalized by the state legislatures. What conditions is marijuana most likely to help? Several—but because research has been impeded by political considerations, the level of evidence varies for each condition. Beginning nearly 30 years ago, the prescription drug dronabinol (Marinol) was approved by the FDA for treating appetite loss in AIDS patients. It’s a synthetic version of one of the active compounds in cannabis. Since then, cannabis has been shown to relieve nausea in cancer patients. Unlike the synthetic version, it’s not a single agent. It contains 80 to 100 different medicinally active compounds known as cannabinoids. New lab and animal studies suggest that cannabis can be an effective treatment for cancer itself. The active compounds have been shown to limit

tumor invasiveness and the activation of chemical signals that stimulate growth in some types of cancers. Patients who have nerve pain often get more relief with cannabis than with other prescription medications, such as gabapentin (Neurontin). Cannabis also has been used successfully to treat muscle spasms, seizures and other neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis. And it seems to be effective at controlling the tics and behavior problems caused by diseases such as Tourette’s syndrome. Some people also use it for fibromyalgia and glaucoma. If my doctor prescribes cannabis, what type should I buy? Cannabis dispensaries (in states where medical uses are permitted) typically sell many different strains, which affect users in different ways. The best medical strains have a high concentration of cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN), with relatively small amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound responsible for most of the intoxicating effects. Bear in mind that even in states that have legalized it, insurance does not cover the cost of medical marijuana, which ranges from $200 to $500 an ounce. Is it better to smoke medical marijuana or eat it? Neither. It’s unlikely that the small amount of smoke from medical doses increases the risk for emphysema or other lung diseases, but the smoke does contain carcinogens. Why take chances? Edible forms of cannabis— such as baked goods, shakes and candies—are effective, but it’s difficult to control your intake. The absorption rate will depend on what’s already in your stomach, and it can take up to two hours to feel the effects. The best way is to use a vaporizer. The medicinal compounds vaporize at a much lower temperature than is required for combustion (smoking). The inhaled vapor gives the same rapid onset as smoking—you’ll feel the effects within a few minutes. Vaporized cannabis is safer than inhaled smoke. Vaporizers are sold online and at dispensaries for around $100 to as much as $400.

You can also buy sublingual tinctures at dispensaries. You put a few drops under your tongue. You’ll feel the effects almost as quickly as from smoking. This form of medical marijuana can be just as effective as other forms, but concentrations are not standardized, so it can be a bit harder to provide the correct dose. What is the right dose? Everyone reacts differently to cannabis, and some strains are more potent than others. If your doctor prescribes cannabis, don’t leave the office without detailed instructions—how much to use…how often…and what to expect. Marijuana also interacts with certain medications you may be taking, such as sedatives, including the tranquilizer lorazepam (Ativan) and the sleep drug zolpidem (Ambien), so be sure to also discuss all medications you take. What are the risks? Your motor skills and reaction times will be diminished, particularly within the first few hours. You don’t want to drive, operate power tools or engage in other tasks that require serious concentration while the drug is active in your body, which varies widely depending on the person and the strain of cannabis but is typically four to six hours. What about addiction? Few people who use cannabis for medical purposes will become dependent, develop cravings or go on to abuse other drugs. But the potential for addiction is obviously a concern, just as it is with alcohol and some types of medication. If you have a history of alcoholism or other forms of addiction, talk to your doctor about this before using cannabis. *Medical marijuana has been legalized in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Seven states—Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin—allow medical marijuana for

The surPrising everYdaY ingredienT ThaT can reduce PoT Paranoia

Smelling Peppercorns?

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by Clarissa A. León ccording to a recent report by Marijuana.com, sniffing black peppercorns could be the simple answer to reducing the paranoia effects sometimes felt after smoking pot. By simply smelling or chewing on peppercorns after lighting up, smokers can mitigate these effects, writes Jay Arthur. Owen Smith writes in Canada’s Cannabis Digest that while at Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, he witnessed the impact pepper had on pot. “Most patients who have tried this simply took a few sniffs of the black pepper to receive an almost immediate effect,” he wrote. “Others have reported that after chewing on pepper corns they felt relief within an hour, but that may be a delay most would seek to avoid.” Why would this work? In a scientific review published by the British Journal of Pharmacology, author Ethan Russo writes of a “phytocan-

nabinoid-terpenoid entourage effect” that can help with “pain, inflammation, depression, anxiety, addiction, epilepsy, cancer, fungal and bacterial infections.” Although the review doesn’t contain any studies to pot and eating pepper, it aims to point out the connections between THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and terpenoids found in plants such as pepper. For several years, marijuana research has focused on THC for studying marijuana’s effects. Russo proposes we also turn our attention to the plant components found in terpenes. The combination of the two (in the right dosages) has great appeal for scientists studying medicines with cannabinoids. Pepper contains the terpenes myrcene, α-Pinene (alpha-pinene) and the terpenoid (a modified terpene) caryophyllene. Pinene has been used for asthmatic patients as a bronchodilator, and, beta-caryophyllene which has been researched for help with athritis, multiple sclerosis and HIV-associated dementia as well as treatment with anxiety and depres-

sion. In other words, the terpenoids found in pepper could help with the THC-induced symptoms felt froma the phytocannabinoids found in marijuana. Russo proposes that certain strains of medicine could benefit if given the right mix of phytocannabinoids and terpenoids. He calls this a “synergy,” and references a number of historical anecdotes to prove his point, including one from Pliny The Elder’s Natural History Book, XXIV. Pliny writes: “The gelotophyllis [‘leaves of laughter’ or cannabis] grows in Bactria and along the Borysthenes. If this be taken in myrrh and wine all kinds of phantoms beset the mind, causing laughter which persists until the kernels of pine-nuts are taken with pepper and honey in palm wine.” The ancients from the Classical Era demonstrate once again that they have plenty to teach us. Clarissa A. Leon is AlterNet’s food editor. She formerly served as an investigative research assistant at The Daily Beast and The Nation Institute. http://tinyurl.com/ns2gf6g Printed with permission.

specific conditions, such as epilepsy. Gregory T. Carter, MD, a rehabilitation-medicine specialist and medical director of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane, Washington, who has studied the use of cannabis for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and other neuromuscular diseases. He has written two textbooks on the medicinal uses of cannabis and coauthored more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. Printed with permission.

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