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11 What Is Your Relationship with Food?

by Nuris Lemire, MS, OTR/L, NC

12 Seven Signs of Food Sensitivities

by Pamela Bond

14 Gluten-Free on the Go

Safe Eating Away from Home

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16 Powerhouse Herbs

Four Backyard Plants Protect Against Disease

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newsbriefs $99 Qigong 2-Day Training + Friday Dinner

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upreme Science Qigong Center is offering a new CEU-approved seminar that includes a five-course food healing dinner. Food and fitness go together, and these subjects have been super-charged and packed into one weekend, May 16-18, with a dinner party on the Friday evening.

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Qigong strength training is nurturing to Qi instead of taxing like some traditional exercises. Participants learn to use “Holding Qi” postures like HorseStance to build the root chakra and leg strength. When doing HyperThrows in our routines, we use fast followed by slow brushing movements, which works wonders for circulatory issues, building speed and strength, and giving a burst of energy.

Yin and yang alternating movements open arteries to expand blood flow beyond what traditional exercise is capable of. Come learn, eat, taste and maybe break a sweat.

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nity of Ocala is happy to announce that Rev. Prentiss John Davis was inducted as full-time minister on January 5th, 2014.

Rev. Prentiss John Davis was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he was introduced to Unity in 1962.

He was educated at Wayne County Community College, University of

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Wisconsin, Unity Urban Ministerial School, and Unity Institute. He was licensed and ordained in 2004 and served as Minister at Saint Petersburg’s Unity Temple of Truth Church for 7½ years. He has served as Chaplain for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast and hospitals in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has done a great deal of work promoting the quality of life for people of color, and he enjoys being a husband and grandfather.

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Unity supports all people in their individual quest to know God and find healing in their lives.

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healthbriefs Legumes Improve Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure

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cup of beans a day may keep the doctor away. In a randomized trial published in the Archives of Internal Medicine of 121 participants diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, daily consumption of approximately one cup of legumes (peas and beans) was found to improve glycemic control and reduce systolic blood pressure and heart rate, thereby reducing participants’ calculated risk score for coronary heart disease (CHD).

Body weight, waist circumference and fasting blood glucose and triglyceride levels also decreased on the legume diet. Legumes appear to make dietary carbohydrates digest more slowly and with a lower glycemic index, which has been associated with reduced hypertension and fewer CHD events in pre-diabetic individuals.

Vitamin E Hope for Cancer Care

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lusive anti-cancer elements of vitamin E, natural tocopherols, have been identified by researchers at Ohio State University as being able to deactivate an enzyme essential for cancer cell survival.

Although both alpha and gamma forms of natural tocopherols worked, the gamma was the most potent in shutting down the troublesome enzyme. Through manipulating the structure of the gamma molecule, the scientists were able to create an agent 20 times more effective than the original vitamin. In mice, this agent reduced the size of prostate cancer tumors.

Over-the-counter vitamin E supplements are limited because many use synthetic forms that do not contain the natural gamma tocopherols. The study’s authors, led by Ching-Shih Chen, Ph.D., note that the human body cannot absorb the high dosages of natural vitamin E required to achieve the anti-cancer effect; their goal is to develop a safe pill that could be taken daily for cancer prevention.

Superfoods Defend Against Radiation

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wo superfoods show promise for protecting people from radiation damage— cruciferous vegetables and miso, a food paste made from fermented soybeans.

Scientists have identified a specific chemical byproduct, 3,3’diindolylmethane (DIM), derived from the digestion of cruciferous vegetables and especially concentrated in broccoli, that is responsible for the defensive effect. The source of miso’s beneficial properties needs further investigation, but appears to stem from the fermentation process.

Research led by Gary Firestone, Ph.D., of the University of California-Berkley, and physician Eliot Rosen, Ph.D., of Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., concluded that administering supplemental DIM before or immediately following lethal levels of radiation exposure protected rats from immediate death.

If clinical trials with humans are successful, the compound could be used to minimize acute radiation sickness.

A comprehensive research review published in the Journal of Toxicologic Pathology lends credence to miso’s shielding power. Mice that ate miso a week before irradiation appeared to be protected from radiation injury.

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Coconut Oil Manages Cholesterol, Shrinks Waistlines

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educed physical activity and increased consumption of carbohydrates and saturated fats fuel increases rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance, plus abnormal lipid content in the blood. Although coconut oil is a saturated fat, its chemical composition appears to prevent it from generating negative effects on lipid profiles, according to a growing body of research.

In an earlier study published in Lipids, women who exhibited abdominal obesity consumed supplements of either coconut oil or soybean oil. Throughout the 12-week trial, both groups followed the same weight-loss diet. At the end, the coconut oil group presented a higher level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or protective cholesterol, and smaller waistlines, while the soybean oil group showed lower HDL levels and an increase in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) plus a less desirable LDL-to-HDL ratio. In a later study published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, consumption of coconut oil was again associated with a beneficial lipid profile in pre-menopausal women.

Researchers conducted a concurrent pilot study with male and female subjects and found that men also experienced shrinking waistlines when supplementing with coconut oil. They explain that coconut oil contains mainly medium-chain fatty acids, which rapidly convert into energy, thereby circumventing the cycle that makes cholesterol and stores fat (Pharmacology).

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America’s Best Community Garden Cities

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e don’t have to live in a rural area or even the suburbs to be a farmer these days. According to the Trust for Public Land, the 10 best cities for homegrown veggies from urban gardens are Seattle, Washington (a P-Patch program provides 68 gardens for residents throughout the city); Portland, Oregon (its Produce for People program donates fresh produce to local hunger agencies); Long Beach, California (growing anything from sugar cane and lemongrass to sunflowers and tomatoes); St. Paul, Minnesota (17 community gardens—half run by nonprofits and half open to rent); Honolulu, Hawaii (1,254 plots for public use); San Jose, California (19 community gardens on 35 acres); Baltimore, Maryland (community gardens cover 11 acres throughout the city); Washington, D.C. (a Master Peace Farm program tends area gardens and mentors budding veggie growers at an adjoining middle school); Anchorage, Alaska (a city goal is enabling residents to work together in harmony); and Louisville, Kentucky (Brightside’s community garden program, established 19 years ago, currently manages 10 of Louisville’s 16 gardens).

These gardens not only extol the virtues of fresh, local and often organic foods, they also bring communities together. Some produce food for those in need, others have youth programs, and some have even been credited with reducing local crime rates. Many community gardens accept new members in the fall; visit acga.LocalHarvest.org to find one nearby and reserve a space.

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Creative Paths for Local Food Sourcing

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ntrepreneurs are creating novel ways to circumvent the commercial food system that ships food, in or out of season, for hundreds or thousands of miles at the cost of quality and too often, accountability. Re:farm Denver, in Colorado, for example, supplies families with everything they need for backyard gardens, from irrigation systems to seeds. In 2013, 200 families participated.

Cottage food laws allow artisans to sell breads, jams, candy and other foods made in home kitchens. While specific restrictions vary, 42 states, including Florida, have some type of cottage law. Beth-Ann Betz, who bakes sweets in her New Hampshire kitchen, says, “It gives me the option to be independent and selfemployed at 66.”

At the Community Thanksgiving Potluck, in Laguna Beach, California, dinner is shared, not served. For 25 years, those with homes and without, single people, families, city council members and the jobless have gathered to share food and community for the holiday. “It’s a wonderful chaos,” says Dawn Price, executive director of the nonprofit Friendship Shelter.

At Bottles Liquor, in West Oakland, California, a banner reads “Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Available Here.” Bottles is a member of the Healthy Neighborhood Store Alliance, an effort of the nonprofit Mandela Marketplace to bring pesticide-free produce to corner stores throughout the neighborhood.

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he Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest global trade pact to be negotiated since the inception of the World Trade Organization. Many details remain a mystery and negotiations are being conducted in secret.

Leaked drafts of its provisions indicate that the TPP would give multinational corporations the power to sue countries, states, counties or cities in order to negate laws specifically designed to protect citizens, such as bans on growing genetically modified organisms (GMO). Corporations would be allowed to resolve trade disputes in special international tribunals, effectively wiping out hundreds of domestic and international food sovereignty laws.

The TPP would require countries to accept food that meets only the lowest safety standards of the collective participants. If enacted, consumers could soon be eating imported seafood, beef or chicken products that don’t meet basic U.S. food safety standards, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would be powerless to stop imports of such unsafe foods or ingredients. Plus, the labeling of products as fair trade, organic, country-of-origin, animal welfare-approved or GMO-free could be challenged as barriers to trade.

Opposition has grown, thanks to petitions by members of the Organic Consumers Association and other groups. More than 400 organizations, representing 15 million Americans, have petitioned Congress to do away with accelerated acceptance of the measure without full debate.

For more information, visit OrganicConsumers.org; search TPP.

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What Is Your Relationship with Food?

by Nuris Lemire, MS, OTR/L, NC

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o you eat because it’s a certain time of the day?

Is it part of your socialization?

Are you eating because you are bored or lonely? Are you simply addicted to certain foods and you do not know it?

Or are you truly conscious and present when you engage in the sacred nourishing activity of eating?

Eating healthy foods begins with the brain. Once you make the decision, formulate a simple plan in order to provide the body with the tools it will need to assist you with a new lifestyle.

You must keep your brain healthy.

What is your motivation? Do you want to be around for your grandchildren? to be able to travel?

Once you identify your motivation, no amount of ice cream, fast food, grains, pastries, sugar, artificial sweeteners or dairy products are worth it.

According to Chinese Medicine, the optimal way is to eat real food that is in season.

Salads are for summer! In the colder months, when the days are shorter and the nights are longer, switch to food that is grown locally, is in season, and warms your body.

Continue to use greens for making smoothies or juicing. Check your local farmer’s markets—these markets are full of root vegetables, pumpkins, dark leafy greens, cabbages, apples, pears, pomegranates, etc.

Also find organic grass-fed beef, pasture-raised chickens, local eggs,

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and goat cheese. Here in Florida, you can still find lettuces, cucumbers and spinach. In autumn and winter, the best thing you can feed your body is a variety of freshly prepared organic cooked vegetables, warming slowcooked soups and stews, healthy seeds (quinoa, chia seeds, hemp hearts) and good fats such as butter and organic coconut oil. Locally grown organic fruits in moderation are also beneficial.

Winter is also the time to support the kidneys, which are one of the major organs of detoxification.

The kidneys govern the vital life force energy. They regulate water metabolism, the sex organs and fertility, bones, teeth, hair and hearing.

As you see, kidney energy is incredibly important to your health.

When the kidneys are overworked, one can easily become fatigued.

However, very few people associate fatigue with depleted kidney energy.

Over time, the kidneys can become weak yet display no real symptoms of

this weakness. For example, one sign of weakened kidney energy is lower back pain, but often the connection is lost when considering that this fatigue could be coming from the kidneys.

When the kidneys are depleted and out of balance, it often shows up as bone problems, especially problems in the knees, lower back, and teeth; edema; asthma; hearing loss; infections; thyroid problems; dark circles under your eyes; hair problems like hair loss, split ends, and poor growth; premature aging; excessive fear; urinary or sexual problems, low libido, and infertility. The emotion associated with the kidneys is fear.

Excessive fear injures the kidneys.

Foods that nurture kidney health include millet, quinoa, black beans, kidney beans, lentils, watercress, walnuts, parsnips, parsley, mustard greens, winter squash, cabbage, kale, blueberry, celery, asparagus, cilantro, black sesame seeds, bone broth, cinnamon, cloves and aloe vera.

Important support for the kidneys also includes adequate water intake, proper sleep, meditation, and stretching with activities such as Qi Gong, Tai Chi, or even Tai massage.

For additional information, call Lemire Clinic at 352-291-9459, visit www. lemireclinic.com, or attend a free patient education seminar the first Monday of every month at 6pm.

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n recent years, Pediatrician William Sears has seen many more cases of asthma and eczema in his San Clemente, California, office. Dairy and wheat remain the biggest culprits, but experts believe new factors may be contributing to the rise in food sensitivities, including synthetic additives such as partially hydrogenated oils, artificial colors and flavors and sweeteners, plus genetically modified ingredients.

Often undiagnosed and untreated, food intolerances can cause long-term tissue damage, warns Sears, author of The NDD Book, which addresses what he calls nutrient deficit disorder without resorting to drugs. Increasingly, kids are developing formerly adult-onset diseases, such as Water,obesity, and Farmers are Eternal Partners Type 2Land, diabetes, depression, cardiovascular disease and acid reflux, he says.

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Action: Remove dairy from the baby’s and nursing mom’s diet for at least a week. For formula feeding, choose a brand made with predigested casein or whey. To heal baby’s damaged intestinal lining, give 10 billion CFU (colony forming units) daily of probiotic bacteria, mixed in a bottle or sprinkled on food.

Blue 1 and 2, Citrus Red 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 3 and 40, Yellow 5 and 6. Avoid ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, glucose, fructose, cane sugar and syrup—all added sugars.

Chronic Diarrhea

Suspects: Gluten sensitivity is traditionally associated exclusively with digestive disturbances, but some recent studies have linked it to neurological symptoms, from moodiness and chronic headaches to ADHD and coordination loss.

Suspects: Intolerance to gluten (a protein in wheat and other grains) or lactose (dairy sugar). Diarrhea, the gastrointestinal tract’s way of eliminating problematic substances, plus gas and bloating, often accompany these intolerances. Lactose intolerance is usually a root cause and is present in nearly everyone who is gluten intolerant, Dorfman says.

Action: Get a blood test to check for celiac disease, then eliminate gluten for at least a month. Although the diarrhea could end within a week, “You need a few weeks to see a trend,” counsels Dorfman. Consume fermented dairy products like cheese and yogurt, which have low lactose levels; cream dairy products may also test OK.

Chronic Ear Infections Suspects: Dairy intolerance and, for many, soy sensitivity. Some research has shown that 90 percent of kids with recurring ear infections or ear fluid have food reactions, corroborated by Dorfman’s patients.

Action: Quit dairy and soy for several months to verify a correlation. Dorfman recommends eliminating soy milk, soy yogurt, and tofu, adding that ultrasensitive individuals may need to avoid processed foods that contain soy byproducts.

Itchy Skin Suspects: Reaction to gluten, casein (in dairy products) and eggs plus oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons, strawberries and pineapple.

Action: Because itchiness can suggest a histamine response, ask an allergist for an IgE radioallergosorbent (RAST) blood test to detect food sensitivities.

Hyperactivity Suspects: Sensitivity to artificial colors or sugar. According to Sears, children’s underdeveloped blood-brain barrier increases vulnerability to the neurotoxic effects of chemical food additives, including artificial colors and monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Action: When possible, buy organic foods certified to contain no artificial colors. Otherwise, scrutinize food labels for the nine petroleum-based synthetic dyes in U.S. foods:

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Action: Eliminate gluten for a month to assess a potential connection between mood and food, possibly signaled by excessive eating of a certain food.

Stunted Growth Suspects: Gluten sensitivity or zinc deficiency. Because gluten intolerance interferes with nutrient absorption, suffering kids often fail to thrive. “Small size—height or weight—is a classic symptom of celiac disease,” Dorfman advises.

Zinc could be another factor; it normalizes appetite and through its relationship with growth hormones, helps the body develop. If levels are too low, growth will be abnormally stunted. In such cases, a child may rarely be hungry, be a picky eater, or complain that food smells or tastes funny, Dorfman says.

Action: Eliminate gluten consumption for a month. A blood test by a pediatrician can determine serum zinc levels, or buy a zinc sulfate taste test online. After sipping a zinc sulfate solution, the child will report either tasting nothing (indicating deficiency) or a bad flavor (no deficiency).

Zinc-rich foods include beef, chicken, beans, pumpkin seeds, cashews and chickpeas. To counter a deficiency, ask a family health care provider for an age-appropriate supplement dose.

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lthough following a diet without gluten has become easier due to increased availability and labeling of gluten-free foods, we still need to know how to make sure which foods strictly qualify. We always have more control in our own kitchen, yet we’re not always eating at home.

Natural Awakenings asked experts to comment on reasons for the demand and offer practical tips and tactics for healthy eating on the go.

According to the Center for Celiac Research & Treatment, 18 million Americans are now gluten sensitive, 3 million more suffer from celiac disease, and the numbers continue to skyrocket, says Dr. David Perlmutter, a neurologist and author of Grain Brain. Gluten, a naturally occurring protein in wheat, barley, and rye, is prevalent in the modern American diet. Perlmutter points to new wheat hybrids and GMOs, and increasing amounts of gluten in processed foods, as exacerbating the problem. He also cites today’s overuse of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medications as contributors to “inappropriate and excessive reactions to what might otherwise have represented a non-threatening protein like gluten.”

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Jules Shepard, a mother of two in Washington, D.C., and author of Free for All Cooking: 150 Easy GlutenFree, Allergy-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy who also shares recipes at Blog.JulesGlutenFree. com, remembers when going out for a gluten-free lunch was difficult. “The

friendly lunch spots my coworkers and I used to enjoy on a weekly and sometimes even daily basis were no longer friendly for me,” she says. “There was nothing on the menu I could eat, and it seemed better for everyone if I simply stayed in the office. But it isolated me socially from my colleagues and deprived me of a much-needed midday break that had been such an enjoyable part of my routine.” Attending catered breakfasts or lunches for office meetings also presented difficulties.

Shepard learned that it’s best to be prepared and pack something, even if it’s only a snack.

“Some of my favorites include fresh fruit, like apples or bananas with peanut or almond butter, washed berries, applesauce, coconut yogurt, hummus and red peppers, trail mix, dry cereals like granola, and nutrition bars. I keep a variety of these bars in my purse and car year-round, so I’m never bored with my choices.”

“Gluten-free instant oatmeal is a staple in my life,” advises Shepard. She never leaves

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home without it, regardless of the length of the trip. “All you need is a cup or a bowl and some boiling water. Be sure to buy certified gluten-free oats, because regular oats can be contaminated with gluten grains.” Shepard also recommends avoiding pre-sweetened varieties.

Kate Chan, a teacher and mother of two in suburban Seattle, Washington, who has been following a glutenfree diet since 2000, has solved the problem of eating healthy at work another way: The family cooks extra the night before. “While cleaning up the kitchen, I just pack the leftovers for lunch. I like to vary the side dishes a bit if I pack side dishes at all, and toss in fruit and more vegetables,” she says.

Chan likes to use a bento-style lunch box with several compartments, plus thermal containers, so she can enjoy a variety of gluten-free lunch options.

Our experts suggest delicious, nutritious choices for gluten-free eating at work, play or anywhere we wander. For food safety, keep foods that need to be kept hot and cold in separate thermal containers.

On the Road

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In Los Angeles, California, Kristine Kidd, former food editor at Bon Appétit, has recently returned to gluten-free eating. On her menu-planning and recipe blog, KristineKidd. com, and in her cookbook, Weeknight Gluten Free, she recommends whole, fresh foods from farmers’ markets that are naturally gluten-free.

When she and her husband hike the Sierra Mountains, she carries homemade, high-fiber, gluten-free cookies to eat on the way up and packs gluten-free soups such as butternut squash and black bean, corn tortillas with fresh fillings, and fruit for a delicious lunch upon reaching the peak.

Some gluten-free snacks can contain as many empty calories as other types of junk food, notes Registered Dietitian Katharine Tallmadge. “Many ‘gluten-free’ products are made with refined, unenriched grains and starches, which contain plenty of calories, but few vitamins or minerals.”

She agrees with Kidd and others that choosing whole, natural, fresh foods, which are naturally gluten-free, makes for healthy eating wherever we go.

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Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS. www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

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healingways

All gardening is landscape painting.

~William Kent

Powerhouse Herbs Four Backyard Plants Protect Against Disease

by Kathleen Barnes

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erbs, respected for their healing properties for millennia, have been widely used by traditional healers with great success. Now clinical science supports their medicinal qualities.

Pharmaceutical companies routinely extract active ingredients from herbs for common medications, including the potent pain reliever codeine, derived from Papaver somniferum; the head-clearing antihistamines ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, from Ephedra sinica; and taxol, the chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat several types of cancer, including breast cancer, from Taxus brevifolia. These are among the findings according to Leslie Taylor, a naturopath and herbalist headquartered in Milam County, Texas, and author of The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs.

Even among an abundance of healing herbs, some stand out as nature’s “superherbs” that provide an array of medical properties, according to Rosemary Gladstar, of Barre, Vermont,

the renowned author of Herbal Remedies for Vibrant Health and related works. Two of these, she notes, are widely considered nuisance weeds.

Plantain (Plantago major): Commonly used externally for poultices, open wounds, blood poisoning and bee stings, it also helps relieve a wider variety of skin irritations. According to a study published in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology, this common “weed” fortifies the liver and reduces inflammation, which may reduce the risk for many kinds of chronic diseases. At least one study, published in the journal Planta Medica, suggests that plantain can enhance the immune system to help fight cancer and infectious diseases.

“Plantain is considered a survival herb because of its high nutritional value,” advises Gladstar, who founded the California School of Herbal Studies, in Sonoma County, in 1978. A new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirms it’s an excellent source of alpha-tocopherol,

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a natural form of vitamin E and beta carotene that can be used in salads for those who don’t mind its bitter taste.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): Like plantain, dandelion is one of the most powerful medicinal herbs on the planet. “Dandelion is revered wherever you travel, except in the United States, where it is considered noxious,” observes Gladstar. Americans should reconsider their obsession with eradication.

Dandelion root is an effective treatment against several types of cancer, including often-fatal pancreatic and colorectal cancers and melanoma, even those that have proven resistant to chemotherapy and other conventional treatments, according to several studies from the University of Windsor, in England.

Traditionally part of a detoxification diet, it’s also used to treat digestive ailments, reduce swelling and inflammation and stop internal and external bleeding.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Turmeric gives curry powder its vibrant yellow color. “Curcumin, turmeric’s most important active ingredient, is a

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wealth of health, backed by substantial scientific evidence that upholds its benefits,” says Jan McBarron, a medical and naturopathic doctor in Columbus, Georgia, author of Curcumin: The 21st Century Cure and co-host of the Duke and the Doctor radio show.

Several human and animal studies have shown that curcumin can be an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, both in prevention and to slow or even stop its progress. One Australian study showed that curcumin helps rid the body of heavy metals that may be an underlying cause of the memory-robbing disease. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that curcumin helped dissolve the plaques and tangles of brain material characteristic to Alzheimer’s.

Curcumin is also known to be effective in lessening depression and preventing heart disease, some types of cancer and diabetes, says McBarron.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale): Primarily used for its considerable antiinflammatory properties, ginger makes a

delicious and healing tea and an enticing spice in a variety of dishes. This herbal powerhouse has at least 477 active ingredients, according to Beyond Aspirin, by Thomas M. Newmark and Paul Schulick.

Considerable research confirms ginger’s effectiveness against a variety of digestive problems, including nausea from both morning sickness and chemotherapy. Research from Florida’s University of Miami also confirms its usefulness in reducing knee pain.

“Ginger is a good-tasting herb to treat any type of bacterial, fungal of viral infection,” says Linda Mix, a retired registered nurse in Rogersville, Tennesse, and author of Herbs for Life!

The health benefits of these four vital herbs are easily accessed by growing them in a home garden or pot or via extracted supplements.

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Dentures

by Perry Ekstrand, DDS, LVIF, The Swedish Dentist

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ormally what happens in Las Vegas stays in Vegas but this is the exception. The Swedish Dentist brought our whole dental family to Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies to invest in learning about a new technique to help a group of people who are under-served: people who must wear a denture.

At some point in time, you or someone you know might have had to make a very difficult decision to have some or all of their teeth removed. They had to choose an economy (small, medium, large) or a conventional denture, because there was nothing else available. (Remember your grandma’s denture?)

One can only imagine what situations might have surrounded this difficult choice. Those of us in the dental field who take care of teeth see the sadness of those decisions in patients who have to decide because of gum disease or rampant decay to

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have their teeth removed. After this decision, people experience rapidly diminishing bone, resulting in illfitting dentures and faster aging of the face, seen in pronounced lines and wrinkles.

Frequently, digestive and emotional problems also ensue because of difficulty chewing and not being able to eat with joy and confidence.

Now, with new technology and understanding, we can bring youth back to the face and a beautiful smile. For those who have adequate bone structure remaining, we can also restore up to 90% function and the slowing of further bone loss with implant retained dentures.

The deteriorating bone over the years slowly brings the chin closer to the nose, putting strain on the muscles holding up the lower jaw.

This can cause numerous symptoms such as migraine headaches, tinnitus, numbness and tingling in the fingers,

and even vertigo from this collapsed bite.

The New You Denture™ is a lifechanging new approach to making a denture that not only restores the beautiful smile but also provides a non-surgical “facelift” at the same time. By opening up the vertical dimension of the smile and finding the Golden Proportion, an amazing proportion of nature to make things beautiful, the denture can change a person’s life. Symptoms of headaches, TMJ discomfort, and tinnitus may disappear simply by being able to relax the muscles and return them to the comfortable place they started, supporting the jaw in its intended position. Only your dentist will know you are wearing a denture.

Total health begins with the mouth, and everything that passes through it affects your health too, especially how you digest your food.

The way you feel about yourself and your smile can build confidence in everything you do. The New You system provides a neuromuscular/ cosmetic approach to denture building and treatment that will allow you to maintain optimum muscle relaxation, bite, and function. It also provides great facial support that eliminates the “sunken-in” look.

A complimentary consultation can help you understand all of your options. The New You Denture can be completed in three to four visits and the “facelift” comes without extra cost and without bruising. You are welcome to visit our private office setting for a cappuccino or espresso and meet the team that can help you find joy, function, and a more youthful you in the “New You” Smile. Information: Exceptional Dentistry of The Villages, 352-391-9897, TheSwedishDentist. com. Mention this article, or The Swedish Dentist ad, and receive 10% off services.

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in & Tonic

by Melody Murphy

Practically Imperfect in Every Way

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find myself thinking more about imperfection these days. I regard it with mingled resignation, humor, and acceptance, which I believe is the special house blend of impending middle age. Bitter if you brew it too strong, but I have become the barista of my own expectations—a spoonful of sugar, you know—and thus the midlife macchiato is more palatable.

Some years ago, Nora Ephron published an anthology of essays called I Feel Bad About My Neck. I didn’t fully understand the title at the time. How could anyone feel bad about her neck?

Well.

One begins to understand these things as one ages. The surprises are unending: Are those spider veins on that ankle??? Are those white hairs in my eyebrows??? You get out of a chair and realize you now make a noise every time you do so. Someone says something funny while you’re looking in a mirror, and then you notice the “laugh lines” around your eyes don’t go away when you stop laughing.

That’s enough to stop you cold in midha.

I found my first grey hair at 16.

Underneath its present fake auburn, it has now achieved that consensus of color, but everything else about the aging process was kind enough to hold off until recently. Now, it’s like Sherman’s march through Georgia. As grimly resolute as a house afire.

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thought I would rise with the sun and without an alarm clock, or give judicious thought to wrinkle creams and how my digestion now responds to jalapenos.

You begin to ponder the peculiar as you get older: fiber, foundational garments, biological clocks, the ageappropriateness of an outfit, your newly slothlike metabolism, your twentieth high school reunion, which astoundingly is this summer.

You realize 20 years is not as vast a span of time as you once thought, that your youth is now “retro” to today’s teens, and that movies which premiered while you were in college can no longer, by any stretch of the imagination, be called “recent.” And yet, in your head, they are still on the New Releases shelf. Of a Blockbuster that no longer exists. Oh, the humanity.

You refer to 15-year-olds as “kids,” forgetting how fiercely you bristled when grownups called you that. You begin more and more sentences with the appalling opener, “When I was your age...” You identify with the grownups rather than kids in books and movies; you watch The Yearling and think, “That deer had it coming to him.” In short, you find yourself understanding Pa and Ma far better than you once did.

Not long ago, I threatened to throw a friend out of my house if she referred to us once more as middle-aged. I have not yet shook

hands with 40, and as such, I will not tolerate these remarks until then— and only then. But first I will require an investigation of life expectancy predictions for women my age.

Any more, though, I look at myself in photographs and see a nice stout middle-aged lady who looks like she’d give you directions to the Piggly-Wiggly, and perhaps a pie recipe, if you asked her politely. And I understand why teenagers address me respectfully as “ma’am” and put a “Miz” in front of my name. I would too, if I were them.

And yet, I believe there is a certain beauty in growing older.

For one thing, I like that people listen to my opinion like I’m a legit adult. Because I am. I like that kids want my advice, that I no longer care what is cool or trendy, or what other people think. There is great charm in being purely yourself.

Recognizing that I could stand to lose a few pounds does not throw me into a tizzy of self-loathing. I like that I can buy a dress unflinchingly based on what fits and not on the size I wish it were. I like realizing that a number on a scale or garment tag has nothing to do with my self-worth.

I didn’t color my hair for a solid year out of a mixture of curiosity and neglect, and I actually weirdly liked the grey in it. I’m relieved to find I will have very pretty silver hair once I finally give up the ghost for good and, like Elsa, let it go as I turn into my very own snow queen. I think that will be a while yet, but it’s reassuring to know what lies beneath.

I read once that Amish women have a tradition of intentionally stitching a small flaw into every quilt, to remind themselves that nothing is perfect but God. I think that’s a lovely and useful reminder. Even Mary Poppins was only practically perfect in every way.

The rest of us, well ... spoonful of sugar, sense of humor, and dim lighting will have to do.

Melody Murphy is a writer and native Floridian living in Ocala.

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What’s Really Making You Sick and Tired?

by Paula Koger, BSN, MA, DOM

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ne of the biggest causes of fatigue and many other diseases is not being identified and treated: Lymes.

In life we are guided to follow a path that is best for us. Sometimes it is hard to understand and follow that guidance. This is the case for me. I was a nurse, professor of nursing, and counselor before I was called (very loudly) to acupuncture training and a Ph.D. in alternative medicine. That has been the second best calling in my life, yet it was hard for me to follow, because it seemed so far removed from my upbringing and mainstream career experience. I am thankful I stepped out of that stream and followed my flow to a way of helping myself and thousands find solutions for achieving better health. I have had to look beyond our standard assessment and treatment tools to get the results. I thank Dr. Whitaker, MD, Dr. Marc, MD, and many more brilliant pioneers who guided me.

Here is what I have found out about Lymes.

The spirochete bacteria cause one of the most, if not the most, destructive infections. These large corkscrew shaped bacteria destroy tissue wherever they attack.

Unfortunately, the usual diagnostic tests are not reliable. These bacteria can be recognized by use of a dark field microscope; however, this test is uncommon. Furthermore, there are a number of types of these bacteria, and many of the most common ones are unidentified.

Most of the time we are dealing with insect-vectored infection. In the

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system that I use, the spirochetes are classified on a genus level. Spiro L is for Lymes disease, which is prevalent in the Northeast and spreading thru the Southwest. The deer tick is a major source of this infection.

The Lepto Spirochete infection is attributed to contact with animal waste products. Inhaling dust from where animals defecate can result in this infection.

Spiro P is unclassified and is the second most frequent spirochete infection. The source seems to be mainly insect bites.

Spiro T is the Treponema genus.

The species Treponema Pallidum is syphilis, which is uncommon.

The most frequent spirochete infection is unclassified and we call it Spiro X. This type has been linked to animal waste products. However, theoretically, all of the spirochetes can be transmitted by insect bites.

The signs and symptoms are widely varied, depending where the infection is active. If it attacks the brain, then there is destruction of brain tissue resulting in dementia, and/or bipolar or manic-depressive disorder. Every case of bipolar disorder I’ve evaluated can be traced to a spirochete infection. Research has shown that this infection destroys sub-cortical brain tissue that controls affect. This bacterium has also shown up in schizophrenia, although my sample is much smaller.

If the spirochetes attack the heart, then the person gets congestive heart failure because it destroys the heart muscle.

If the infection attacks the arteries,

then the person is likely to get a dissecting aneurysm. This infection frequently attacks the musculoskeletal system and results in rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue. There can be collapsing of the spine resulting in severe pain.

These bacteria can attack most any part of the body.

Since I have found laboratory tests do not always show Lymes when it is there, I have relied on Dr. L.J. Marx, MD’s training in neuro-kinesiology testing which I have found to be highly reliable.

One of the remarkable recoveries was a 14-year-old girl who had been diagnosed as OCD among other disorders. Her mother was desperate, as the girl was behaving insanely and missing several days a week of school. In my office she tested positive for Lymes using neuro-kinesiology testing. Her mother could not believe it, so they had her blood tested. It was positive and she took the Lymes homeopathy. Shortly after starting them, she improved in all ways, including that she stopped cutting her wrists.

I have had children who were labeled autistic who became normal after this Lymes protocol was implemented. The list of symptoms Lymes can cause includes: Insomnia, depression, hyperactivity, muscle pains, GI distress, cardiac symptoms and many more.

My favorite example of a patient who had miraculous recovery is a 25-year-old man whose mother just about carried him in because he was so weak. He couldn’t eat anything but coconuts. Within days he was on the path to recovery when neurokinesiology testing showed he had Lyme disease. Understand he’d had thousands of dollars in testing of blood and urine with no significant findings.

In a few weeks, he was completely well, and is now working as a pianist, composer and massage therapist.

Dr. Koger practices in Dunnellon and Sarasota. For more information, call 941-539-4232 or visit www. wealthofhealthcenter.com.

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Heart/Cardiovascular Disease: Preventable?

Reversible? ABSOLUTELY!

by Dr. Michael J. Badanek, DC, BS, CNS, DACBN, DCBCN, DM(P)

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verwhelming evidence exists in medical articles and books that not only is heart and cardiovascular disease preventable, the same underlying causes also lead to other diseases including rhinitis, asthma, arthritis, and autoimmune diseases. How can the current medical establishment be so blind in the evaluation and clinical care of this pandemic affecting Americans today? Why would the mainstream medical institutions totally ignore and treat patients with outdated and archaic measures which don’t focus on the cause(s) of the disease, and in many cases actually cause it to become worse or create new health challenges for the patient?

A paradigm shift is happening, and the old, outdated, unsuccessful measures of treating diseases are being challenged.

Symptoms-based treatment protocols by physicians are now being questioned by patients who are taking responsibility for their health and wellbeing with knowledge of the truth.

So just what is the most important information that the reader of this article should walk away with? One word, and one word only: Inflammation. Inflamation is the major factor in most if not all diseases affecting humanity today around the globe. We are living in a stressful environment and are under constant attack, with inflammatory responses, from our foods, water, air, dental health care, homes, work places, transportation, and, unfortunately, current modern American medical protocols.

Let’s get back on track with the issue at hand of heart and cardiovascular diseases. If inflammation is the cause of these conditions, what is happening with

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medical treatment protocols? If you’ve heard the term “iatrogenic disease,” you might think of it as some type of rare condition. But the term actually refers to any condition caused by a physician or treatment. It is extremely common.

In a typical year, more than 100,000 people die from medications that had been prescribed for them, and more than 2,000,000 others suffer severe side effects. Incredibly, no one knows the number of serious adverse reactions and deaths which are related to over-thecounter medications. Some say in peer reviewed articles that as many as 30,000 people die each year from taking an aspirin per day, from gastric hemorrhage, liver disease, and kidney failure. And this is just the “tip of the iceberg.”

Our health care providers of today don’t even use their simple and inexpensive laboratory tests to indicate early signs of upcoming or pending disease. I have found in my office that when patients bring in previous studies performed by their doctors or hospitals, that abnormal finds are evident and recorded, but the patient is never told about abnormal or questionable findings. Why would any provider take and perform procedures and not sit down and take the time to review all the tests and educate the patient on how to prevent upcoming health challenges from occurring? Again, it stems from physicians of today treating patients for symptoms-based diagnoses. Physicians cannot fund their hospitals and offices by teaching patients how to stay well with preventable medicine. Simple laboratory tests which should be mandatory for all people to have annually, if not more frequently, would virtually eliminate the horrendous conditions of heart and cardiovascular diseases.

Just performing inflammatory marker profiles would catch many pending heart diseases and conditions six months to

two years before manifesting. How about physicians sitting down and talking to their heart patients on the prevention of future recurrences? How often is that done? How about physicians educating their patients on proper intake of foods and nutrients—such as consuming organic and avoiding GMO whenever possible?

Without a doubt, the American public is so toxic and nutritionally deficient that is it no wonder why we have so many health challenges affecting us today. Remember, you cannot treat the causes of cardiovascular and heart disease by “blocking a receptor site and shutting down (poisoning) an enzymatic reaction” which is the major function of pharmaceutical medication in today’s world. If these medications are taken long enough, they will create other conditions, or the patient will need additional medications to counteract the effects of the first medication—and finally the patient becomes a polypharmacy (many medications) case and finally succumbs to death from conditions caused from the medications taken, which were worse than the original condition which was being treated.

Americans need to wake up and take responsibility for their health. If you think that taking a pill prescribed by your doctor for treating symptoms is going to eliminate your condition, you are sadly mistaken and are on the path to becoming one of those iatrogenic statistics.

If you or a family member is currently suffering with heart or cardiovascular disease or any other conditions that have not responded to your satisfaction, we urge you to contact our office for a courtesy consultation. We get to the root cause of the problem and treat the cause, not mask the symptoms. Call 352622-1151 or visit www.alternativewholistichealth.com.

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inspiration

Gardening as Spiritual Practice Cycles of Growth Cultivate Our Divinity

by April Thompson

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ardening is not about having or taking; it’s about giving,” says Connecticut psychotherapist Gunilla Norris, author of A Mystic Garden: Working with Soil,

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Attending to Soul. “And in giving, the garden gives back to you.” She deems the art of practicing gratitude in the garden as an intentional path for cultivating spirituality.“Every day, go out and thank the ground. Life is burgeoning all around us, all the time,” she continues. “If we can just appreciate that, it’s a big deal.”

It’s hard not to be humbled and awed by the miracle of life when we see a seedling push its tiny green head above ground, lean toward the sun and unfurl its first set of leaves.

Each bit of plant life is simply fulfilling its mission to grow and be.

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enhances our relationship to the Earth.

Through gardening, we are helping to heal the planet, which is part of the work we are all called to do,” remarks Al Fritsch, a Jesuit priest in Ravenna, Kentucky, and author of the e-book, Spiritual Growth Through Domestic Gardening (free at EarthHealing.info/ garden.htm). Over his lifetime, Fritsch has helped turn a parking lot, a section of church lawn, and overgrown bottomland all into thriving gardens. In his view, “It gives us a sense of home, roots us in place.”

We can even discover our personal calling through cultivating a garden while gleaning endless spiritual lessons: Here dwells patience and an appreciation for the natural order of things; no fertilizer can force a flower to bloom before its time. Here resides mindfulness as we learn to notice changes in the plants under our care and discern what they need to thrive. Here abides interdependence; we wouldn’t have carrots, corn or cherries without the bats, birds, and bees playing in the pollen.

In a garden, we naturally accept the cycle of life, death and rebirth as we bid adieu to the joy of seasonal colors and let flowerbeds rest in peace, anticipating their budding and blooming again.

Just as the fruits of growing a garden exceed the doing—the weeding and seeding and countless other tasks—so do the riches of tending a spiritual life surpass the striving. We do well to rejoice in the sacred space created, cherishing every spiritual quality nurtured within and reflected in the Divine handiwork.

Breathing in the floral perfume carried by the breeze and reveling in the multi-hued textures of living artistry, we celebrate the fact that we, too, are playing our part of the natural miracle of life.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

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Free Peach Trees!

by David Y. Goodman

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eaches are one of the delights of summer. There’s nothing like a juicy sun-warmed fruit, fresh-picked from the tree.

Unfortunately, people have this idea that you need to spend money to get named varieties of peaches. This may be the case with some fruit trees, but with stone fruits, the peach doesn’t fall far from the tree. I’ve written on growing your own trees from seed before, but unlike most fruit, peaches grow really fast, often bearing in three years or less.

Are you interested in free peaches?

Read on—I’ll show you how to grow your own with a high success rate and minimal work.

Step 1: Find some peaches

This might be the hardest part. Ideally, you’d get fruit that was grown locally or at least in a similar climate. Peaches are sensitive to “chill hours,” or the amount of time in winter that the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Without a long enough period of cold, your trees will get confused and either fail to bloom or bloom at the wrong time, making fruit production impossible. All is not lost if you have the “wrong” type of peaches, however; some research has shown that seedgrown plants can adapt a lot better than trees brought in from elsewhere after having been grown in pots and grafted.

Your best bet? Buy some Florida peaches, eat them, and save the pits.

Step 2: Crack the pits

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look a lot like their close relative the almond, although they’re poisonous, so don’t eat them.

Step 3: Stratify

I know—“stratify” sounds like the title of a George Clinton record, but stay with me.

All you need is a refrigerator, a ziploc bag, and a little potting soil or peat moss or even a moist paper towel. Take your bag, fill it with one of the above (and make sure it’s moist, not drenched), add your peach nuts, then pop the bag in the fridge. Once a month, take a look at the little nuts and see if they’ve germinated.

Peaches like to sprout in the cold of winter, so you’re tricking them into waking up. Mine germinate in two to three months. You’ll see a little thick root coming out of the end of the nut when it’s ready. And now for Step 4.

Step 4: Plant

This is the fun part. Take any of the nuts that have developed roots out of the fridge and either pop them into a pot a couple of inches deep or plant them right in your yard in a well-marked spot. Within a couple of weeks, the little trees will start popping up— and then they’ll grow like crazy. In fact, they’ll often outgrow the potted peach trees you buy from your local nursery, since site-planted seeds don’t go through the trauma of potting, transplanting, grafting, re-potting, moving, retransplanting, etc.

As a final note of encouragement: I have two seedling peach trees in my yard right now that are almost eight feet tall—and they’re only a year and a half old! A couple of weeks ago, they started blooming. Not bad for free trees. I also keep them well-fed with compost throughout the year to fight back against the nematodes that attack our peaches here in Florida, and they’re rewarding me for it.

Find food-growing success online at David’s daily blog www.floridasurvivalgardening.com.

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identify friends with similar health and fitness goals. Follow links to motivational photos, low-calorie recipes and at-home workouts. Tweeting when feeling the urge to eat virtually guarantees that we’ll receive a helpful response in a minute or two. Twitter chats are also a fabulous way to connect with an established and helpful healthy-living tribe.

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A visual smorgasbord of clean-eating recipes, at-home workouts and inspirational photos keeps spirits up. Pinterest accesses photos throughout the Internet that we can grab and “pin” to a personal online vision board. It’s also possible to create a visual cookbook, pinning recipes to, for example, clean eating and Paleo themed boards. It’s fun to connect with our favorite healthy living peeps and start following their boards for continuous inspiration and motivation.

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Finding the right circle of friends—our own personal support group—can make sticking to an exercise schedule or diet easier. It’s a key factor in the popularity of organized weight-loss groups and exercise classes.

Studies published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Obesity demonstrate that just having a weight-loss or fitness support system in place results in better adherence to diet and exercise with more pounds shed and kept off over the long term. Researchers believe

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that in addition to the motivation and accountability supporters provide, benefits are also enhanced by learning through observing; changing our behavior through watching the actions and outcomes of others’ behavior.

If we don’t have physical access to a local support group, we can access one online or create our own, using one of the following social media platforms.

Facebook

The leading social networking website includes thousands of community and group pages devoted to weight loss, exercise and healthy living. Its search function helps find one that fits our needs. Make an introduction and join the discussion. Participating in a special challenge helps everyone stay motivated.

Twitter

This micro-blogging site is informal and fast-paced, providing nearly instantaneous feedback. Use Twitter to

Love to take photos using a smartphone? Instagram provides a platform for sharing snippets of our day via pictures.

Fitness fans regularly “Instagram” their meals and workouts, in part to remain accountable to their online followers, but also to help motivate themselves and others to make healthy choices each day.

YouTube

Our go-to resource for music videos is also home to hundreds of healthy living “channels.” Want to follow someone’s 100-pound weight-loss journey, learn how to cook quinoa or follow along with free, at-home workout videos? This is the place. Watch, share and comment on a favorite YouTube video to become part of its online community.

The key to using social media to improve our health and fitness is inherent in the name. It’s a friendly way to interact, participate and engage with others.

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Hanoch Talmor, M.D. Gainesville Holistic Center 352-377-0015 www.drtalmor.com/ We support all health challenges and the unlimited healing potential of God’s miracle: your body.

Chelation, Nutrition, Cleansing, Homeopathy, Natural Energy Healing, Detoxification, Wellness Education and more.

Clark Dougherty Therapeutic Massage Clinic 415 NE 25th Ave., Ocala 352-694-7255 / www.ClarkDougherty.com Offering a variety of therapeutic massage techniques for pain relief, improved flexibility, and other wonderful benefits. WorkComp always accepted, also group/private insurance in some instances. All credit cards accepted. Gift certificates are available for holidays and birthdays with 25% discount on a second session. MA27082, MM9718.

Colonics Gentle Waters Healing Center 352-374-0600, Gainesville info@gentlewatershealing.com The therapists at Gentle Waters Healing Center will assist each individual with detoxing using colon hydrotherapy, Far Infrared Sauna, and/or Aqua Chi Lymphatic Drainage. Call Dawn Brower for more information or visit www.gentlewatershealing.com. MA41024, MM15426.

Energy Healing Clementina Marie Giovannetti, Energy Healer 352-368-6507, The Villages, FL www.awakenandbehealed.com Clementina Marie Giovannetti is a Gifted Healer, Empathic Intuitive, Spiritual Life Coach, Certified Grief Counselor, Certified Pet-Loss Grief Recovery Specialist, Certified Consulting Hypnotist, National Best-Selling Author and an Ordained Minister.

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Fitness Hip Moves Fitness Studio Rona Bennett, BS, CPT Holistic Health, Personal Fitness Coaching 708 N.W. 23rd Ave., Gainesville www.hipmoves.com / 352-692-0132 An intimate fitness studio focusing on creativity and holistic health. Classes and private lessons in Belly Dance, Yoga, Pilates, and Personal Training.

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James E. Lemire, M.D., FAAFP Nuris Lemire, MS, OTR/L, NC The Lemire Clinic

11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Suite 600 Ocala, FL 34481 / 352-291-9459 www.LemireClinic.com Dr. Lemire has been in practice for 34 years. He follows a Functional Medicine approach with techniques such as chelation, detoxification, natural hormone replacement, nutrition, Prolo/Biopuncture, acupuncture, anti-aging, etc. Dr. Lemire and his staff are dedicated to a joint partnership with their patients—a partnership that seeks to maximize the God-given life potential of each individual. We believe that true wellness for the whole person includes a healthy body, mind, and spirit.

Michael J. Badanek, BS,DC,CNS,DACBN,DCBCN 3391 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Suite #B Ocala, FL 34470 / 352-622-1151 www.alternativewholistichealth.com

33 years in clinical practice with alternative wholistic complementary health services. Treating the body to support all health challenges with Wholistic Integrative Medicine. Treatments include Autoimmune disorders, Lyme disease, Autism, ADD/ADHD, Musculoskeletal conditions, Heavy metal toxicity, Cardiovascular and endocrine conditions, Nutritional deficiencies/testing.

Life Coaches Cynthia Christianson, M.A., CCC ThetaHealing™ Advanced Practitioner 352-374-7982 or 352-284-1107 www.thetahealingworks.net ThetaHealing™ coaching is using the Belief and Feeling Work to empower people with the ability to remove and replace negative emotions, feelings and thoughts with positive, beneficial ones. Change your negative beliefs and you will heal on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels thus really seeing this relief show up in your life.

Natural Health & Wellness Jill McCoy, Natural Health Consultant 352-454-2318 / mydoterra.com/jillmccoy1 jillmccoy@embarqmail.com Take charge of your health by using safer, more affordable, purely effective natural medicine. Treat allergies, colds/flu, burns, digestive issues, depression/anxiety, sleep issues, headaches/migraines, skin issues, energy and weight issues, all kinds of emotional and physical health concerns.

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Pianist: accompaniment, weddings, other church services, concerts. Experience: churches, cabarets, Marion Chorale, Duelling Divas, much more. Fine used pianos available.

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Certified Veterinary Acupuncture, certified cAVCA animal chiropractic, herbal therapy, tui na medical massage, functional neurology, postural rehabilitation, ozone therapy, homotoxicology, nutrition. Available for workshops.

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“Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” live musical comedy production onstage at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-2274, www.

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“Leveling Up,” live theatre production onstage at The Hippodrome, 25 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, 352-3854477, www.TheHipp.org. See ad on p.28.

Saturday, March 1 * Master Chen will give an allday Qi Gong workshop, Humanities Auditorium, Room 104, CCF.

Information: see ad, inside front cover.

Call Lemire Clinic, 352-291-9459 to reserve your space.

* Rocks for Kids workshop with Travis Hetsler, 11am-1pm, $10/hild.

Multi-child discounts available, parents welcome. Introduction to Lapidary Arts workshop with Travis Hetsler, 1-5pm, $20. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net Sunday, March 2

Master Chen will give an all-day Tai Chi workshop, Humanities Auditorium, Room 104, CCF. Information: see ad, inside front cover. Call Lemire Clinic, 352-291-9459 to reserve your space.

Monday, March 3

* Patient Education Seminar. 6pm, free. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.

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* Thermography, by appointment.

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Wednesday, March 5

Live Blood Analysis. $60, by appointment. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Saturday, March 8

Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class. 2-4:30pm, $25 includes meditation, lesson, practice.

Held at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge, www.ifsk.org, 407-673-9776.

March 8-9

Wholesale to the Public Sidewalk Sale. Several vendors. 12-5pm both days. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-4548657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

Sunday, March 9

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Tuesday, March 11

Forever Beauty with Brenda. $10, 6pm. Skin care: remove, repair, regenerate. Demos, samples. Space is limited; call for reservation. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic. com.

Wednesday, March 12

* Getting the Body I Want, Naturally. Learn nutrition, stress management, reducing toxic load, etc.

11690 US Hwy. 441, Ocala, 7pm.

Refreshments. RSVP by March 10th, Jill McCoy, 352-454-2318.

* Healthy Wednesday. 6pm meditation, 6:30 potluck, 7pm program. $5 suggested love offering.

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Thursday, March 13

Cancer education seminar and book signing with author Jean Sumner.

6pm, free. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

March 15-17

Spirit Essence Portraits and Psychic Readings with Melissa Harris, Visionary Artist. Portraits $225, readings $75.

Call for an appointment. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net.

2274, www.OcalaCivicTheatre.com.

Tuesday, March 25

AUMAKHUA-KI™ Level-1 Attunement/First Degree Certification.

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Saturday, March 29

* Buddha Card Readings with Rev. Steve Henry. $35/half hour, $60/hour.

Call to sign up or walk in. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd,

High Springs, 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net.

* Spring Garden Kickoff, 9am3pm. 1,500+ seedlings for sale.

Free admission. 60-minute organic workshops, $3 each. Crones Cradle Conserve, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve. com. See ad on p.12.

April 3-6

Silver Springs International Film Festival. Events and screenings held at

Thursday, March 20

* Keep Kids Healthy. Learn natural ways to take care of kids’ Top 10 health ailments, and tips for prevention naturally. 11690 US Hwy. 441, Ocala, 7pm. Refreshments. RSVP by March 10th, Jill McCoy, 352-454-2318.

* Tea Class. 6pm, $10 includes tea samples. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

March 20-April 13

“The Odd Couple” live comedy production onstage at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-2274, www.

OcalaCivicTheatre.com. See ad on p.6.

Saturday, March 22

* “Earth in the Balance: Creating Earth Grids” workshop with Sharron Britton. 2-4pm, $20. Call to sign up.

High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

* Psychic Faire. Readers $20/15 minutes; Vendors; Raffle Drawing with Prizes. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, 352-454-3120, www.

Unityofthevillages.org. Love offering.

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Auditions, 7pm. “Camelot,” live musical production onstage May 15June 8 at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-

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several Ocala venues including Marion Theatre downtown. www.SpringsFilmFest.com.

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Psychic Faire Spruce Creek Professional Center, Summerfield*

Saturday, March 22 from 9 AM - 4 PM H FREE Admission H FREE Parking H Public Welcome Readers: (Intuitive, Tarot, Astrology, Numerology, Aura Imaging and more) Ticket sales start at 8:15 AM. Cash/Check $20 for 15 minutes.

Vendors: Books, Gemstones & Jewelry, Crystals, Angels, Fragrances, Music, Essential Oils and more Raffle with Prizes! Tickets $1 each or 6 for $5 (Bring address labels to enter easily)

Saturday, April 5

Spiritual Healing/Energy Healing workshop, 12:304:30pm, $50. Learn to help yourself and others. Held at Unity of The Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield. International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge, www.ifsk.org, 407-673-9776. See ad on p.27.

April 6-7

Charlie Thweatt Concert and Workshop. Sunday, April 6, “Hearts as One” concert/workshop 11:30-2 pm; Monday, April 7, “How to Take Your Power Back” workshop.

Suggested love offering $20/event. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, 352-454-3120, www.Unityofthevillages.org. Love offering.

*Located in Suite 504 of the Spruce Creek Professional Center across Hwy 27/441 from the Summerfield Walmart. Turn at the light onto 178th Place between CVS & McDonalds. Turn right at the stop sign onto SE 109 Ave. Go to end of street. You will be behind the Professional Center. Turn right at the last row of buildings.

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April 3-11

“Spreading It Around” live comedy production onstage at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-2274, www.OcalaCivicTheatre.com.

April 8-10

Balancing the Shift: Holistic Retreat, O’Leno State Park, High Springs. $370 includes accommodations, meals, workshops, and more; group/couples rates available.

The Master Within, 386-697-8400, www.facebook.com/ themasterwithin. See ad on p.32.

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April 9-May 4

“The Tempest,” live theatre production onstage at The Hippodrome, 25 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, 352-385-4477, www.TheHipp.org. See ad on p.28.

April 11-13

Marconic Reconnection seminar in Gainesville. 508-5605709, www.MarconicReconnection.com. See ad on p.33.

Saturday, April 12

Spring Sustainability and Natural Foods Gala, 9am-3pm. $1 admission, $1 per food sample. A tasty selection of local wild and organic foods prepared for you. Crones Cradle Conserve, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352-595-3377, www. cronescradleconserve.com. See ad on p.12.

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Food and Fitness Revolution, Qigong National Event, Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee. 5-course dinner party Friday evening, 7-9pm. Qigong fitness and nutrition intensive, Saturday, 9-6. Muscle building and food protocols, Sunday, 9-6. 800-298-8970, www.QiGong.com. See ad on back cover.

ONGOING SUNDAYS

* A Course in Miracles, 9:30am; Bible Study of the biblical text, 9:30am; Master Mind Healing Circle, 10:00am; Sanctuary Service with Rev. Stan McNeese, 11am; Sunday School, 11am; nursery care provided.

Potluck lunch on first Sundays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606, 352-373-1030. www. unityofgainesvillefla.org.

* Celebration Service, 10am. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, www.UnityOcala.org.

* Group Kirtan meditation, teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, vegetarian feast. Program begins at 4:15pm at the Alachua Hare Krishna Temple, 17306 NW 112th Blvd (off CR 235), Alachua, 386-462-2017 MONDAYS

* A Course in Miracles, 7:30pm. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606, 352-373-1030. www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

* Abraham-Hicks Study Group, 6pm, exploring the teachings of Abraham, shared by Esther Hicks. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606, 352373-1030. www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

* Reiki Circle for practitioners and those in need of healing on second, third and fourth Mondays, 2-3:30pm.

Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, 352-454-3120, www.Unityofthevillages.org.

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MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS

A Course in Miracles, facilitated by Rev. Howie Westin. Mondays at 9am and Tuesdays at 9:30am. Unity

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MONDAY-FRIDAY

Belly-dancing, fitness, yoga classes, personal training as early as 5:30am, as late as 7:30pm. Hip Moves, 708 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 352692-0132, www.hipmoves.com.

TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

Crystal Bowl meditations. Second Friday, 6:30pm. World Peace meditation facilitated by Marcia McAllister and Nancy Lopez. Fourth Tuesday, 7pm, chakra focus meditation, facilitated

by Marcia McAllister.

Unity of The Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Summerfield, 352-454-

3120, www.Unityofthevillages.org.

TUESDAY-SATURDAY

Therapeutic Massage and Energy Healing with Ojela Frank, LMT (MA60322), by Appointment in Ocala,

WEDNESDAYS

Quest Book Study Group, 7pm; Spiritual Liberation by Michael Beckwith.

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A 3 day Journey of self discovery “An Interactive Experience Buffet” Featuring: The 7 Stations of Zen, Guided Meditations and Journeys, Food Healing Menu, Color, Crystal, and Vibrational Experiences, Vendors, Guest Speakers, Free Demos from our local Holistic Community $370 for package includes: accommodations/ meals/ workshops/ activities.

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A Course in Miracles, 10:30am.

Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606, 352-3731030. www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

FRIDAYS

* AUMAKHUA-KI™ Healing Attunement LEVELS 1, 2, 3 & 4a.

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* Reiki Healing with Dee Mitchell, 7pm first and third Friday. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606, 352-373-1030. www.unityofgainesvillefla.org.

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