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“Chips, apple, or bread?”

I look at the Panera server with a sense of discomfort and my inner monologue starts: I just ordered a large bowl of mac and cheese.

How in the world do I say I want the bread too? Is that really gross? She’s going to think I’m the unhealthiest person alive. This is stressing me out, and stress is the reason I’m in line at Panera instead of eating the salad I packed for lunch today. I don’t want lettuce; I want a bowl of noodles and cheese. Just get the bread it won’t be the end of the world.

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motional eating. We’ve all heard the term, and many of us women fall victim to it from time to time.

Emotional eating occurs when someone feels so overwhelmed by a feeling and the way they cope is with food.

Our society as a whole is very centered around food. Our holidays are often focused around a big meal; as children we’re cooked our favorite meals on our birthdays; when we get a new promotion at work, our family or friends treat us at a favorite restaurant; and on a first date when we’re hopeful and excited we go out for dinner.

These are all examples of how our love and happiness is expressed with food.

On the outside it seems harmless; no one creates special occasion feasts every day.

The problem occurs when our minds and bodies get so conditioned to emotions being accompanied by food.

What happens when it’s a negative emotion that feels uncomfortable to sit with? A break up turns into pints of ice cream, a bad day at the office turns into a trip to the grocery store after work, and a stressed jam-packed Saturday turns into a fast food drive thru run.

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Notice that the more negative emotions are usually accompanied by the more unhealthy food. For some reason carbs and sadness just go well together. In the US unhealthy options are easily accessed, inexpensive, and ever abundant. Not only are many of these sugar packed foods unhealthy for us, but they can even be addicting.

Food is a much more accepted coping mechanism in our society as opposed to many other well known ones like drinking, drugs, or self harm. It’s more acceptable to stuff yourself with food. And on the flip side, after you’ve lived a life of stuffing yourself the tables are turned and you’re seen as fat, and therefore unworthy.

The answer isn’t to replace unhealthy junk food with kale when emotional eating.

Although kale is a healthier option, the junk food really is a separate issue that exacerbates the issue. The real culprit with emotional eating is that we’re pushing down our feelings with food. The food becomes the focus instead of the emotion.

Pain, sadness, anger, and loneliness; they’re all unpopular and uncomfortable emotions. And they’re also among some of our best teachers in life. When were able to experience these emotions and work through them we’re inevitably made stronger by them; more prepared to take on the world. Food pads these emotions, and allows us to be numb to the full extent of their lessons.

It’s important to orient our selves to the full range of our emotional selves. If we ignore or don’t understand our more negative or painful emotions how can we possibly fully realize the positive ones?

Name It The first step to changing emotional eating habits is to be able to name the feeling. This can occur by being really still and seeing what emotion comes up when

we actively choose not to stuff it down.

Once you’ve named the feeling you can reflect on where it came from, and know better how to deal with it. We’re better able to trouble shoot when we know exactly what the problem is Fix the right problem If I’ve identified I’m feeling lonely I can say to myself: What can make loneliness a little better tonight? And maybe I’ll call my best friend, or head out for a Zumba class. Eating has nothing to do with my problem of loneliness in this moment.

And when the binge is over I’ll still feel it. But after I get off the phone with my friend the loneliness will probably have gotten a little bit better. The only problem that needs to be solved with food is hunger.

Make different choices Look into some other coping skills for yourself. A lot of women try avoiding the food in the moment and replacing it with work, exercise, or many other distractions.

Check yourself in a really honest way to ensure that your new option is both good for you, and not attempting to mask a feeling.

Ask for help If you need help ask for it. Some women find it easier to be open about their emotional eating by sharing with friends and making pacts for healthier lives. If you’re honest with yourself and you know it’s a bigger problem seek out more help. This can be in the form of therapy to understand the roots of some of your emotional avoidance; or a peer support like weight watchers, or over eaters anonymous.

You’ll get the education and information you need about portion size, healthier choices and many other topics all while getting the support you crave.

and finally, Be good to yourself Know that you’re not alone in this problem.

Dealing with food issues is always an uphill battle. It’s confusing and complex. Even after a slip up try not to be too hard on yourself.

This is a problem that can take many people a lifetime to really know and understand. If it were really that easy you would havefigured it out by now.

Don’t compare yourself to others; they have their own battles too.

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knew when I pulled up to this incredible home in Fayetteville, NY I was in for an interview that was going to be larger than life. Katya Bratslavsky answered the door with a smile, her adorable yorkiepoo, dressed her painting clothes. As I entered her home I looked around, then up at the enormous wall space that is filled with brilliant colorful paintings she created. Katya is a self-taught artist, having never taken a painting class; she learned her craft through experimentation, and with a passion for the process of painting. She loves what she can do with paint once applied to canvas.

Her eye for beauty and her emotion that swims in each painting, is much like the impressionists she is inspired by. Katya begins her paintings on very large sheets of raw canvas that she staples to a surface before it ever reaches the stretchers. Katya works with acrylics, gels, texture mediums and she goes through a lot of paint. The paint moves like a dance coming to life in the form of incredible floral or abstracts full of shape, color, and texture. I could see that in her eyes as they sparkled, and her body language as she spoke about the process of painting.

In the end, she longs to share her excitement of what she’s created with her husband and children, and they support her full force. Her young boys think her work is just beautiful as she imitated her five year old expressing to her that he just wants to hang them all in his bedroom, with delight.

Her paintings are magnificent and I couldn’t keep my hands from touching them, with permission of course. So, once I was introduced to a number of these magnificent

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Katya is a Russian Jew whose family immigrated when she was seventeen from Moscow to Brooklyn, NY to give their children a better life. Katya always wanted to paint but her father told her that she needed to get a good education in something so that she could support a family.

She went to SUNY Albany obtaining a bachelor’s degree in respiratory therapy and an MA in Educational Psych.

There was not much painting going on at that point in her life. She then met her husband on a blind date while in school. He is now the Chairman of Urology at Upstate Medical Center, which is why they moved to Syracuse.

I asked Katya how she feels about being here. She said “it is peaceful, beautiful and loves the community.” Katya said that she is a very emotional person and the nature here heightens her senses.

Up until two years ago, her life was filled with caring for her family. Before her move to Syracuse she thought so much about painting but did not live in a place that allowed for the room, the time, or the money to live her dream. As a painter myself, I could relate to that situation. Katya told me that once her children are off to school

she couldn’t wait to get into her studio to paint. This is now her daily routine. Katya becomes immersed in her routine and will forget to eat or drink until she has to re emerge to care for her family, which is very important to her.

Katya also spoke about her grandparents and how they made an impression on her, which is in part what gives her the confidence to live an artist’s life.

Spending time with her grandfather who was always building things, would tell her to never stop painting.

She remarked that they were also very creative people. Her grandmother still painted into her nineties.

They like, others in her life forever encouraged her. She spoke so endearingly about her time with them. They are not her only inspirations. Other artist’s that inspire her is the impressionists, in particular Claude Monet. She said she dissolves in his paintings. Others who inspire her are William DeKooning and Jackson Pollock.

She reads a lot about other artists to understand more about the world she has entered into.

Katya’s work has been discovered in Israel, Russia, and the Ukraine, and has paintings in New York City on Park Ave. She has a display going in Dr. Anthony Deboni’s office. She donated paintings to the new Cancer Center here in Syracuse. Living the dream for Katya Bratslavsky seems to be going well and I along with so many others hope she never stops painting.

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startling 2014 study by the University of Michigan found that 30% of one-year-old children had been spanked within the last month.

Similarly, another study last year that appeared in the American Psychological Association Journal of Family Psychology reveals that spanking is live and well, and based on video observation of families, the degree of spanking that occurs within these families is probably under reported.

Southern Methodist University Professor George Holden, who lead the study, observed the habitual nature of the spanking.

Because the spanking often seemed to be done without thought, he believes parents probably don’t later recall the frequency in which they use corporal punishment.

This seems to indicate little change since a 2000 national study revealed 61 percent of adults condone regularly spanking children for inappropriate behavior. The survey, sponsored by the nonprofit groups Zero to Three and Civitas, and the toy maker Brio Corp. also found that parents’ expectations of their children’s behavior far exceeded the reality of age appropriate behavior.

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Furthermore, the study found that some adults believe 15-month-olds should willingly share toys and that spanking infants as well as toddlers, could prevent them from becoming spoiled.

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Adults condone spanking for many reasons in addition to unrealistic expectations.

One reason stems from a small number of studies that have indicated spanking is an effective discipline method. Nonetheless, those studies have failed to compare the effectiveness of other nonphysical forms of discipline that are equally if not more effective.

Another reason for continued spanking is that many adults believe non-abusive spanking by loving parents isn’t harmful.

While some studies have shown this form of spanking to be less harmful, the act hasn’t been proven harmless.

Over the last couple of decades, a number of studies have revealed a wide range of negative effects of spanking. One study released in 1997 conducted by Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire found evidence that this traditional practice leads to more antisocial behaviors.

The 3-year study found that mothers who had spanked even once during a test week reported higher rates of antisocial behavior by their children two years following the spankings.

As far back as 1979, other studies have revealed similar effects. Three separate studies, conducted by Grozier and Katz (1979), Patterson (1982), and Webster-Stratton et al (1988, 1990), all of which studied children with serious conduct problems, found that when spanking was discontinued and other forms of discipline and behavior management were used instead, the children’s behavior improved.

In 1999, a study conducted by researchers at McMasters University found that while

not all children who are spanked develop later problems, the rate of anxiety disorders, drug and alcohol problems, antisocial behavior, and depression was more prevalent among adults who had been spanked as children.

Because of this vast amount of research, the American Academy of Pediatrics has even called for a ban on school spanking.

One final problem with spanking is that while most parents mean well, it’s easy to lose patience, especially with our often-unrealistic expectations. According to Michigan Secretary of State Candice Miller, “In Michigan, a child is reported as abused or neglected every four minutes.”

The problem with spanking is that light swats to the bottom sometimes escalate after repeated failure at curtailing inappropriate behavior. As parents’ frustration and anger builds, the potential for abuse increases no matter how loving a parent.

More alarming, in 1991, in an issue of Violence and Victims, Harold Grasmick, Robert Bursik Jr., and M’lou Kimpel of the University of Oklahoma revealed “the child abuse rate for parents who approve of corporal punishment is four times the rate of child abuse for parents who do not approve of corporal punishment.”

Finding alternatives to spanking and making them work often requires time, energy, and patience as well as careful planning and implementation.

In a hurried world, this isn’t always convenient. However, for parents willing to learn alternatives, the rewards are immense.

Parents are often caught up in unnecessary power struggles with their kids.

There are many effective ways to discipline without resorting to spanking.

Furthermore, with regular praise positive behavior is reinforced, reducing the need to discipline. While results may not always be immediate, positive long-term effects will be evident.

Right Ways to Discipline Prevention is the first step in dealing with problem behavior. When you childproof your home, protect it as well as your child by placing breakables and untouchables out of reach.

For infants and toddlers, distraction often works best. Offer a toy or something to distract your child from what she can’t have or a tantrum that’s underway.

Time-out works well for preschool and early elementary children. Give your child one minute in time-out per year old. A lengthy time-out often isn’t feasible for young children and can defeat the purpose.

If a small child refuses his time out, calmly place him there. If he repeatedly leaves, sit with him or hold him until he learns time outs will be enforced.

Use natural consequences. If your child leaves without a jacket, providing the weather isn’t dangerously cold, allow him to learn from his mistake. Being uncomfortable or missing school recess will be strong motivators to wear a jacket in the future.

For children with AD/HD, special needs, or behavior problems use a token economy to reinforce positive behavior and reduce the negative. Reward and penalize your child with tokens for various behaviors, which can later be exchanged for rewards.

When you make rules, choose logical consequences that relate to the rules. If your child destroys something, make her pay for it. If your child ignores a request, take the toy or activity that’s keeping her.

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Television and video games are often culprits and the loss of these activities can do wonders. If older children overuse the telephone or don’t come in on time put a temporary halt to social privileges.

Finally, choose your battles wisely. Parents are often caught up in unnecessary power struggles with their kids. When you make a rule or become angry with your child, determine whether the rule or request is truly important and why. Then make your decisions accordingly.

Give yourself a time out if you lose your cool. If another adult is around ask him to take charge. If not, make sure your child is safe then step out of the room. Take plenty of deep breaths. When you’re thinking clearly again, determine the best course of action before confronting your child.

If you ask Johnny to drink all his milk and he refuses to take the last two swallows, what would be the outcome? If you don’t have a good answer, drop the debate.

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Bringing a new feel to the Everson

By Christine Vickers • Photography by Luciano Miceli

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lizabeth Dunbar arrived in sunny Syracuse during what even natives might call the worst winter in recent years. “People keep apologizing to me about the weather”, Elizabeth laughs. “Everyone keeps saying that it has been a historic winter and colder than normal. I will say that I’m very grateful for snow tires! But, I’ve lived in New York State (New York City) before so although this is the coldest place I’ve been, all the snow is not completely unfamiliar to me.”

Elizabeth brings a rich variety of art related experiences to her position as the new leader of the Everson. Most recently Elizabeth resided in Houston, Texas where she was executive director of DiverseWorks, an alternative art center for contemporary art including visual, performing and literary arts focusing on the intersection of those disciplines.Her adaptability and diverse background make her the perfect candidate to highlight the wonderful Museum we have located in the heart of Syracuse. Elizabeth’s fresh, candid demeanor made for an interesting interview as Women of Upstate New York recently had the opportunity to talk with her about her background, goals for the Everson and excitement about living in Central New York.

WOUNY: Please share a little about your career path?

ED: I’ve loved art since I was a kid. I practiced art for while but was always more interested in the history of objects and putting them into some type of context. I decided to pursue a career as an art historian. I worked at the University Art Museum at Texas Tech

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and became enamored with working with objects, why they mattered, how they relate to history and how they are a reflection of a particular time and place. I pursued graduate degrees in art history and museum studies, which led me to New York City where I received masters in both disciplines.I interned at the Whitney Museum of American Art then became a curatorial assistant and worked my way up the curatorial ladder until I became an assistant curator, that’s really my trajectory. I worked briefly at the LA County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. I then took a position as chief curator at the University museum at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas and then worked at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City before I moved back to Texas.

I have experienced East coast, West coast, Midwest, and Southwest and have seen a lot of different museums. I’ve worked in a variety of contexts from big museums like the Whitney and in LA county to smaller University museums to DiverseWorks which was an alternative multidisciplinary art. I’ve kind of seen it all.

Working at the Whitney in a department of pre war art (artwork from 1900-1960) I became very familiar with American art of that time period. In the last decade or so I have worked with more contemporary art and with a lot of living artists commissioning new projects. Here at the Everson we obviously have a collection of historic work as well as more contemporary and we are a modern and contemporary art museum. We are pre-

senting the work of today and comparing that with the work the past.

WOUNY: What attracted you to the Everson and Syracuse?

ED: A number of things appealed to me. It certainly has a reputation within the larger art world as being a really important museum.

It’s known for its ceramics collection and collection of video art. It was one of the first to museums to have a fulltime curator dedicated to this medium and one of the first to present and collect video art. That reputation precedes it.

“The Public can come in, bring lunch and have a cup of coffee” It is also well known, and what I personally thought was really great was the building itself. Designed by I.M. Pei, just the incredible architecture and it was the first museum he designed. Then,after making the trip here meeting the staff and board of trustees, that won me over! It truly did. The space itself is wonderful, there are some real gems in the collection; the staff, the board and the community are all working really hard to make this museum succeed. I felt like the museum had a lot of untapped potential and now that I am here I am seeing so many opportunities for engaging the community, building on our strengths and really becoming the museum for this region of the State.

WOUNY: What personal goals do you have for the organization and what are you most excited about accomplishing?

city, whether it’s a particular place, person or theme. I want it to be relevant to the people who live here, but universal enough that if we have tourists coming in they will also be able to connect with it.

sort of a gateway to larger artistic pursuits.

On a more micro level, just initiating programs that bring people to the museum and have them look at the art in a different way is a goal.

WOUNY: What can you share about your 1st exhibition?

We are looking at a host of programs including Baby and Me Tours. Parents and caregivers can come in early and their children can make noise without worrying about disturbing anyone. We just recently launched the Everson Lounge area there is no food service yet but we are working on it!

The public can come in, bring lunch, and have

ED:My personal goals are first, to bring excellent quality programming and to originate more of it here at the Everson rather than importing it from other institutions and places. I’d like to see the museum work with more contemporary artists that are responding to this environment and that are engaging with the community.

Also one of my big goals is to make this a warm welcoming place, where people don’t feel like it has to be a destination but can be a part of their everyday life. However, what has always been really important to me is, that I’m connecting the community. Certainly, there will be things that they see at the Everson that they absolutely will love and other times as not much but that’s ok.

a cup of coffee, we have free Wifi, comfortable seating and café type area. We have also started a Sunday Funday’s for families. We’ll have hands on activities to enjoy and families will have the chance to engage in good quality family time while viewing the museum and the exhibitions. What could be better than be with your kids on a cold blustery Sunday?

What I have found is that the board, the staff and the community seem very responsive and receptive to the ideas and seem ready for change. I need them to be my partners so it’s a great feeling.

Really, we are just looking for ways to get people in the door outside the exhibition proper and then once they are here connect them back to the exhibitions and what we do here on a daily basis.

WOUNY: When you talk about connecting art with the community, any ideas you would like to share?

We’re very interested in collaborations and we are starting a partnership in April/May with the Syracuse Film Festival. We will be hosting films twice a month, classic films, one family friendly and one that is more of a connoisseur film. This summer we are looking to start a Lego Design Challenge and to explore the creative side of Lego’s. It will be a family friendly event and focus on how Lego’s can be

ED: Sure, there will be moments in our upcoming programming where we are inviting artists in to work with the community in some collaborative way. We will be asking them to engage with particular aspects of the

We will offer our summer film series outside on the facade of the building and we’ll be showing the Lego movie among others!

ED: I’m curating an exhibition of artist Susan Roth’s work and it opens on June 6th. This was scheduled prior to my arrival but I’m working closely with the artist. She is from Canastota and it is essentially a 40 yr survey of her work.

The first exhibition that I have conceived will open this fall. It is entitled Three Graces and will be exploring the work of three artists from New York City who have very innovative uses of materials, color, abstraction and through antiquity represent what I believe the three graces to be, beauty, joy and wonder. All three artists embody those aspects in their work. The selected artists are Tony Feher, Carrie Moyer and Polly Apfelbaum. They are all in their 50’s and have both national/international reputations.

WOUNY: What are some activities you like doing in your free time and how are you enjoying being a Central New York resident?

ED: Well, I’m not a skier, but my husband and son are enjoying the snow, and they have been out skiing like crazy. When the weather gets warmer I’m sure that we will be out hiking and camping, those are things I really enjoy doing and some of the appeal in moving to this part of the country, getting a chance to be out in the spectacular nature that abounds.

I’m also looking forward to experiencing the four seasons again. Even winter has its own special beauty, the snow is absolutely gorgeous.

One of the things that I’m really enjoying at the moment, after living in Texas for 8 years, is having a fireplace again. There is just nothing better than sitting in front of a roaring fire on a cold evening. You can’t do that in Houston!

Elizabeth Dunbar is certainly bringing exciting new ideas and energy to the Everson.

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IN FINANCE

MARKET RETURN

By Mary Ann Pierce, MARATHON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

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ince the beginning of the year, I have had numerous conversations with people – clients, friends, even other financial advisors – about the market returns in 2014.

As a financial professional, of course, that is one of my favorite topics of conversation! Folks are comparing the returns of the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average to their personal portfolios. In many cases, the returns on their personal investments do not seem to be performing as well as “The Market”, and they are wondering if perhaps there is something wrong with the investments that they hold in their various accounts.

We may start to question our investments, or even our investment strategies.

Many times when the media refers to “the market”, they are talking about the S&P 500, an index that gives the “average value” of 500 of the largest companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a price-weighted average of 30 stocks traded on the NYSE and Nasdaq.

The amount or percentage of each of these types of holdings in an account will depend upon the individual’s tolerance for volatility in the market, their time frame for investing, and whether or not they are taking income from the account, among other considerations.

Certainly, without reviewing every account and having discussions about a person’s goals and objectives for a particular account, it is impossible to say if they are invested appropriately and in “good” investments. My first suggestion is that a person meet with their advisor to review their holdings and discuss this question.

Therefore the performance of many individual accounts will not match that of “The Market” in general.

However, in general we can always discuss “The Market” versus a well-diversified portfolio (whether it be individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, or other investment vehicles).

The news media (print, television, radio) has been enthusiastically reporting that for the year ending December 31, 2014 the “average annual returns in the market for the year are 10% or greater”. That is very exciting news, and encouraging for investors in general. It may often be cause for concern though if we look at our own year-end statement and realize that the investment return that we have experienced is somewhat less than what is being reported so enthusiastically.

While that asset class is a significant part of many people’s investment portfolio, a well-diversified account is not invested solely in large-company stock mutual funds; a properly allocated investment account may include international investments, dividend-paying stock and/or stock mutual funds, and also some bonds or bond mutual funds. There are many other types of investments available, but for this discussion I have focused on the above.

Both of these indices are comprised of large, blue-chip company stock such as GM, Exxon, Google, etc. When used as a measure of performance, this is only one asset class, namely Large-Cap (you may have heard it referred to as Large Company) growth stocks. It is a very narrow “slice” of the entire market, but it is widely reported as being representative of the entire market.

As you may have discussed with your investment advisor, no-one can predict what the stock market will do from year to year, (or from hour to hour, for that matter!) and to try to shift assets to take advantage of market swings is not a good strategy. Choosing quality investments selected with your goals and objectives in mind, and properly allocating them in your portfolio is the best strategy for achieving your goals. **Securities and investment advice offered through Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC Marathon Financial Advisors Inc. and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc are separate entities.

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ISLAND GIRL LIVING DO WHAT YOU LOVE!

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Come with me as I share my journey to Paradise. You may get a glimpse of the life you desire.

The Five Year Plan I never actually felt trapped in my life. I had an amazing career and a wonderful and supportive husband and family. I love Central New York and totally enjoy the growing season and all its wonder. My happiest moments have always been riding my bike along the Erie Canal during the warmer weather. It is the perfect combination of appreciating nature while getting in a good workout. But I didn’t love winter.

Although I tried to embrace winter sports I felt cold and dried out. I thought back to my college years in Florida and how free I felt in warm weather. That was the seed.

We traveled all over the world but kept coming back to this little island in the Caribbean called Vieques. Our friends Margo Cheney and Joe Duncan retired here and run a guesthouse. Getting a glimpse of their life helped me see the life that I desired.

I have worked as a Nutrition Administrator for 32 years. Although my career was rewarding and fulfilling, I wanted a different life, an encore life. I read the book called “A Walk on the Beach” by Joan Anderson and was captivated by this tale of a woman who went to Cape Cod alone to find herself.

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She met an older woman who rode her bike every day, found joy in every moment, and reveled in the beauty and wonder of the earth! Reading about the vitality and wisdom of a woman in her 90’s made me realize that aging successfully was the key.

Fighting Mother Nature would not bring back my youth, but finding my inner child would. I had to find a place that made me feel like I did when I was a kid. Excited to jump on my bike and ride. But always ready to stop for a beautiful colt, a singing bird or a breathtaking view. I found that magic here. Now I am simply grateful. Like my friend Joe says, “I feel like a kid in a candy store. I am still excited to wake up”. Valarie Twomey my yoga Instructor agrees, “Pinch me! Can you believe this is our life?” This is my fountain of youth and it is not a superficial fix but a deep down, cellular change. My cells are growing and I love it! I found the place that moves me.

You won’t find a Starbucks, Walmart or Marriott here, only enjoyable guest houses, boutique hotels and local culinary pleasures with choices in every price range.

This wild, beautiful jungle is filled with horses, iguanas, a tiny frog called the Coqui and the brightest Bioluminescent Bay in the world. The bioluminescence or glow is from one celled organisms that are like fire flies in the water. As you sit in a kayak with your limbs swirling in this glowing ancient ecosystem of the Caribbean Sea, your eyes are drawn up to the night sky and its slurry of stars so thick you can almost reach out and touch them! This is a special place and special people are drawn here.

“I found that magic here”

I started whittling it down to what really mattered to me. My happy life centers on taking care of my body and mind. It involves being in nature and feeling connected to the earth. It involved walking and riding my bike to most places I go. It involves writing and helping others find similar joy. So I decided to carve out a life where I could focus on what I love and help others at the same time. Retiring is not sitting in a chair on the beach drinking Pina coladas! It’s planning a realistic life that is sustainable and joyful every day.

Vieques: The Hidden Gem Vieques is a small island 6 miles of the coast of Puerto Rico. Vieques and Culebra are called the “Spanish Virgin Islands”.

Americans can visit without a passport and without the need to change money or telephone plans since it is a US territory.

This pristine piece of heaven is a favorite of nature lovers and people who like a slower pace. While the rest of the Caribbean is being overrun by big hotels and food chains, Vieques continues to be local and authentic.

Although there is a Hotel on Atlantic Ocean side, there is a law against chains.

There are many characters that live and visit the island. There is Charlie the Shaman who some say keeps our shores safe from hurricanes. There is Alba and Jennifer, the fire dancers. There is Jose who owns La Nasa and numerous other fun and colorful folk that make this little island buzz. Along the Malecon are restaurants and bars filled with a nightly smattering of people: rich, poor, young, old, natives and tourists.

We have a saying, “We’re here because we are not all there”. Vacationers come here for the beauty and fall in love with the raw and authentic nature of Vieques and its people.

Dare to Find Your Island What do you have to do to make your dreams a reality? Start researching, visiting and thinking about what brings you joy.

Find a way to do that and you will never be unhappy. Whether you are at the end of your life or the beginning, find your passion and set yourself free.

Freedom led me to Vieques, I know now that I found my home.

Photos by Linda Quinn.

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Makeup Tips and Tricks for Spring By: Rachael Keresey, Freelance Makeup Artist

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his winter has been a long and very cold season. It can also play havoc on our skin with so many dry, and cold days, it is very hard to keep our skin soft and free from cracking and chaffing. Alas, Spring is finally here and now is the time to start repairing our skin and begin to adjust to the warmer weather to follow.

First things first! Lets shed that dry flaky winter skin. Makeup and sunless tans take more evenly, and is smoother on exfoliated skin. So, in the shower use a coarse grain exfoliant for your body and a fine grain for your face.

Try my own recipe, by mixing equal parts brown sugar and extra virgin olive oil, add a few drops of your favorite scented oil for a more personalized scrub. Don’t forget to moisturize, especially after exfoliating.

As the seasons change so does our skin. In the summer we might use something more light weight compared to something thicker and hydrating during the winter. The best way to plump up fine lines and even out scaly skin, try applying a moisturizer and allowing it to set for about three to five minutes, then apply your makeup.

Now that we have conquered the dry skin, here are some tips to help you kick start a great Spring look.

1.Our skin care needs change with the seasons, so does our foundation colors. My favorite way of tackling that is by having two different foundation colors, one for my summer tan and one for my winter paleness. I then mix the two accordingly to match my skin color as it changes throughout the year.

2.A good way to get out of the winter blues and welcome spring is to find bronzers, blushes, and lip glosses to warm up your skin. I personally like to find colors that are peachy or have gold undertones, these really help warm up any skin tone and give you a youthful spring glow. One of my favorite blushes is NARS orgasm or MAC springsheen.

3.Get yourself ahead of the game by using a sunless tanner to get you ready for spring. You can use either a spray or mousse sunless tanner. They go on light and even. Another favorite sunless tanners is fake bake, it has a yellow/brown base instead of orange and it will give you a nice bronzed look instead of oompa loompa orange.

4.Mix it up by using your lipstick as blush or bronzer. Peachy or bronze tones help you to achieve a glowy look. Use by placing lipstick on the pads of your fingers and place the color on the high points of your face where the sun would naturally hit (Cheek bones, bridge of nose, and your brow bone right under the arch).

If at any time you get carried away with blush or bronzer don’t panic, use what is left on your foundation brush and pat on top of blush/bronzer. This will tone down the blush/bronzer and will save you time in your makeup routine.

Spring is here so let’s get beautiful.

Rachael Keresey is a Licensed Cosmetologist, If you would like to contact Rachael, call her at Marny & Co. (315) 622-3775.

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Restore Youthful Skin with Laser Rejuvenation

By Sandy Emmi

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ometimes it’s hard to believe when looking out the window in Central New York, but sunshine and warmer temperatures are on the way. Soon women of Upstate will put away their coats for good and reveal the skin they’ve been keeping literally under wraps for months.

Fashion and beauty magazines begin to urge us to simplify our beauty routines this time of year with headlines like “Get Up and Glow!” and “Are You Ready to Bare All This Summer?” etc. But, let’s face it, around here our skin takes a beating in the winter.

Constant exposure to two extremes--dry, hot, indoor air versus blustery cold winds and pelting snow—might have left you looking a bit more like a dried up apple doll lady than the glowing flower child featured on the covers of those magazines.

This spring, instead of trying to camouflage dull, uneven skin by stepping up the bronzer and self-tanner, or even going to the tanning spa for a “real” tan (not a good idea), you might want to consider another option: laser rejuvenation treatments.

Lasers have come a long way since the CO2 lasers used in the 1980s and 90s, which burned off several layers of skin and left behind a red, oozing crust. When done properly results were beautiful, but for about two weeks patients had to hide out at home because their appearance was frankly just shy of monstrous.

Today’s non-ablative systems are generally safer and less traumatizing. That’s because they use different filters to specifically target skin discoloration and build collagen, all while leaving the top layer of skin intact.

The results are not as dramatic as the old CO2 lasers, but with less downtime, less pain and less risk of serious side effects, these treatments are very popular. They can be used on the face, neck, chest, arms, legs, feet, and hands—just about anywhere that you have exposed skin. They yield excellent

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results in the treatment of melasma, freckles, age spots, broken capillaries, spider veins, and even port wine birthmarks. Over time they can also restore skin’s youthful luminosity, tighten pores and diminish wrinkles.

Beth Phillips, a certified registered physician’s assistant (RPAC) with CNY Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, frequently performs non-ablative laser treatments using an intense pulsed light (IPL), also referred to as broad band light (BBL), system. As part of our continuing series on skincare, she shared some information about the many different ways IPL/BBL is used where she works.

Phillips said that the Photofacial is a very popular treatment for those who want to rid their skin of red or brown skin discoloration. She herself gets one every fall to combat any freckles and brown spots that accumulate over the summer. “One of my goals is to wear as little make-up as possible, because it tends to settle into lines and cake in areas,” she said. “If you can get your skin so that the color is pretty uniform, you feel better wearing less foundation, which is a lot more flattering.” She added that studies have shown that just one of these treatments per year for three years can leave skin measurably younger, even when viewed under a microscope.

A Photofacial takes about half an hour, and generally leaves skin a bit swollen and blotchy, but not at all unsightly. Typically brown spots begin to crust and fall off in four days, and most people find that they are completely healed within a week. By using a different filter on the laser, it can be focused on red pigment as well; surface blood vessels are heated and destroyed, gradually fading away. People with rosacea can benefit greatly from IPL. The procedure is not entirely painless though. Skin gets very hot, and feels like it is being snapped repeatedly with a rubber band. Depending on your pain tolerance, a topical anesthetic

may be provided. Photofacial treatments run about $300 per session, but the price varies depending on the size of the area you want to treat, and spot treatments are as little as $75. For best results, four to six treatments are recommended.

However, not everyone can, or should, have IPL. Darker-skinned individuals are more likely to have poor results, particularly African Americans, Asians, and people of Mediterranean descent. Some people even develop permanent pigmentation issues.

Phillips said that as a precautionary measure they have a licensed aesthetician on staff sit with new clients to determine their skin type before using any laser treatment.

At CNY Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, IPL is also used for permanent hair removal and for eliminating toenail fungus.

Hair removal generally takes several treatments before it is permanent, but toenail fungus can be eradicated in as little as two 10-minute visits.

Another alternative for those seeking firmer skin is SkinTyte™. Unlike IPL, SkinTyte is not uncomfortable at all—the laser that is rubbed over the skin feels more like a soothing hot stone massage than a rubber band snap. Before and after photos for this treatment are pretty amazing, especially for tightening up loose skin on the neck and abdomen-- two areas that are difficult to treat without surgery. It is safe for all skin types, but unfortunately 25 to 30 percent of people do not have any success. Phillips said there is no way to know who will respond to treatment, so in fairness they offer the first treatment free. Those who are pleased with the result have the option of completing a series of four treatments for $1,000. “That way, if people do not get any result, they do not feel ripped off, and the only thing they’ve lost is their time,” she said.

More invasive laser procedures are available as well, but these are performed only by

physicians at the practice using the Contour TRL (Tunable Resurfacing Laser). This laser actually vaporizes one or more layers of the epidermis, leaving behind brand new, baby soft skin. It can be used to remove only a very thin layer of skin, as in the Microlaser Peel procedure, or to go deeper to smooth wrinkles and diminish acne and chicken pox scars. At deeper levels, results are comparable to those achieved with a CO2 laser.

There is definitely a tradeoff in terms of pain and recovery time (skin crusts and oozes for one to two weeks), but in general the more damage you do to the skin the more dramatic the result, and every effort is made to keep the patient as comfortable as possible with cooling fans and pain medicine.

Keep in mind that risk of infection and other complications is greater with more invasive treatments. “Any time we remove the epidermis, infection is always a risk because you no longer have that layer for protection,” Phillips warned. “Everyone gets put on an antibiotic immediately after [an ablative procedure], as well as an antiviral

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the day before and two days after the procedure to prevent herpes (cold and canker sore) breakouts, which can be a side effect.”

She also cautioned those who undergo laser treatment must wear a lot of sunscreen, or brown spots and redness will return, and IPL increases sun sensitivity. For those who have had deeper Contour TRL treatments the sun is particularly dangerous—serious burns may result if adequate precautions aren’t taken. Hats and lots and lots of sunscreen are required for a couple of months.

Phillips said that only physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and registered nurses with laser certification should perform laser procedures, and that all laser spas should be under physician supervision, but noted that not everybody plays by the rules.

Indeed, one only has to type the words “IPL damage” into any internet search engine to find some pretty disturbing stories and photos of people who were seriously damaged, and in some cases permanently disfigured, by what are supposed to be safe, non-ablative procedures.

Although going to a certified physician or physician extender doesn’t guarantee a good result, to do anything less in an attempt to take advantage of a Groupon or otherwise save a buck could have tragic consequences.

Phillips said one of the reasons she likes working for this practice is that they make it a policy to be honest with clients, and not to exaggerate the benefits of a procedure in an attempt to make a sale. “We don’t recommend a laser if you don’t need it or if what you really need to get the look you want is a facelift,” she said. “We offer the full gamut, from skin care to facelifts, so we are under no pressure to recommend any product or procedure that won’t give you the results you are looking for.”

Complimentary skin consultations are available at CNY Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery.

To schedule yours call (315) 663-0112.

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