GIVE YOUR BODY WHAT IT NEEDS

Create the Health You Want

by Jillian Pelliccio, NuSpecies Executive Vice President

Longtime readers of Natural Awakenings have seen many powerful testimonials from NuSpecies clients about the amazing health bene ts they’ve experienced from using our formulas. But even a er helping many thousands of people and being part owner of a successful health company for the last 15 years, I tend to be cautious sharing such information with family and friends as I never want to make them feel pressured.

Believe it or not, we never have to “sell” anything at NuSpecies. All of our clients originally came to us for information and we just helped them decide how to get started. Due to this reluctance with loved ones, I was relieved when my dad Peter Pelliccio, who is 70, called asking for my help.

When my dad found himself standing in a room in his house and didn’t remember why he was there, deep worry hit him. His mother had developed Alzheimer’s and eventually died in a nursing home. When

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“I have high blood pressure and AFIB. For as long as I can remember, I was told I was borderline diabetic. Now, all of a sudden, I’m diabetic and I’m taking medication. Recently I’d been walking into rooms and saying, ‘What am I doing here?’ while looking at the thing I went into the room for! It really bothered me.

I started using NuSpecies products in 2021, but in the last three months I’ve been much more consistent with a package that Aston recommended for me.

My doctor says my blood work looks much better, and as I’m feeling great, I could take just half a pill, which I like because I hate taking medication. Now, I’m not taking it at all. I credit NuSpecies because I haven’t taken anything else. e thing that I really see that's cleared up is my headaches. Growing up, I got three headaches a week. I don’t get them anymore and my memory is better.”

Wooden Wind Turbines

First Honeybee Vaccine Approved

Wind turbines provide one of the cleanest sources of energy; the power they produce is free, helping us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Several European companies are working to improve wind turbines by further reducing their carbon footprint. Stora Enso, one of the largest private forest owners in the world, has partnered with Voodin Blade Technology of Germany to make sustainable wooden, wind turbine blades. They are currently producing 66-foot blades and plan to make 262-foot blades in the future. These sustainable, laminated veneer, lumber blades have a high load-bearing capacity, are

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 100 U.S. crops depend on pollination by honeybees and other insects. Safeguarding commercial honeybee colonies is critical to food production as there has been an alarming population decline in wild species due to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis.

Recently, the USDA granted a two-year conditional license for a vaccine that protects honeybees from American foulbrood disease (AFB), a widespread, destructive ailment. The non-GMO inoculation will initially be available to commercial beekeepers and can be used in organic agriculture.

Prior to this booster, the only treatment method for AFB required beekeepers to burn the infected hives and equipment. According to vaccine manufacturer Dalan Animal Health, their vaccination is incorporated into the royal jelly, which worker bees feed to the queen. Once ingested, fragments of the treatment are deposited in the queen’s ovaries, providing developing larvae AFB immunity as they hatch.

Injured Whale Makes Long Journey

Each year, humpback whales migrate from the frigid waters near Alaska and western Canada to the warm waters of Mexico and Hawaii to breed and give birth. At the end of 2022, an extraordinary whale named Moon made the 3,100-mile journey from British Columbia to Hawaii with a broken back. The Canadian researchers that have been tracking Moon for the past decade discovered that the entire lower portion of her tail was bent into an unnatural “S” shape, presumably as a result of a boat strike.

Researchers speculate the whale made the arduous journey without the use of her tail, essentially using the breaststroke to make her migration. The journey left Moon emaciated when she reached Hawaii, having used up her fat stores and with no hope of recovery, given the scarce food resources in the tropical waters. Moon’s story serves as a cautionary tale for the devastating effects of ship collisions with whales. Boaters are reminded to treat whale areas like school zones and slow down to keep marine creatures safe.

Deciphering Egg Carton Labels

There are many egg choices in the grocery store with different labels— cage-free, free-range, pasture-raised, organic. Here is what these terms mean.

CAGE-FREE

Cage-free eggs are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as eggs laid by hens that are able to roam vertically and horizontally in indoor spaces while having access to fresh food and water. Although this method of egg production is considered to be more humane than the longtime standard of battery cages, some cage-free farms may restrict outdoor grazing, and their hens’ nutrition may not be as goodas that of hens allowed outside.

Local Eggs

FABLE: FROM FARM TO TABLE

Eggs, Produce, Meat

1311 Kitchawan Rd. (Rte. 134) Ossining 914.862.0205 / FableFoods.com

FISHKILL FARMS

Pick-Your-Own, Farm Store, Cidery, CSA

9 Fishkill Farm Rd., Hopewell Jct. 845.897.4377; Fishkillfarms.com

POUND RIDGE ORGANICS

FREE-RANGE

Free-range hens follow the same rules as cage-free, with the added requirement of having access to the outdoors during their laying cycle. How much time the hens are permitted to spend outside is open to interpretation, although some animal welfare groups define it as at least six hours per day of outdoor access with at least two square feet of outdoor space per bird.

PASTURE-RAISED

This term isn’t defined by the USDA, but if eggs come with a third-party animal welfare certification seal, more robust standards of care have been applied. Certified Humane and American Humane Certified both expect pastureraised, egg-laying hens to have at least 108 square feet of pasture with live vegetation, and for those fields to be rotated so that fresh vegetation is always available. Having access to the outdoors year-round means they must also have access to a barn for protection from predators. Pasture-raised (and organic eggs described below) often have darker, yellower yolks and contain less cholesterol, which may be due to the continuous access to live vegetation and because they have more omega-3 fatty acids.

Organic

Organic egg-laying hens must be provided with 100 percent organic feed without the use of pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. They must also be able to graze outside for at least 120 days per year and are given antibiotics only in the event of an infection.

Additional Terms

Local or locally produced eggs must originate less than 400 miles from the processing facility or within the state the eggs originated from and were processed in.

Vegetarian fed ensures that no animal byproducts were used to feed the hens. Grass fed is not defined by the USDA. No hormones is a misleading term, as the USDA has banned the use of hormones, and all eggs are hormone-free.

Farm, Teaching Kitchen, Apiary Market, CSA, Open All Year. 22 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge 914.764.3006; PoundRidgeOrganics.com

QUATTRO’S POULTRY & GAME FARM

Eggs, Poultry & Game Meats

89 Tinkertown Road, Pleasant Valley 845-635-2018; @QuattrosFarm

ZFARMS ORGANICS

Eggs, Meat, Poultry, Lamb, More 355 Poplar Hill Rd., Dover Plains Store: 845.877.0024

Text: 718.200.4120; ZFarmsOrganic.com

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