“Natural Awakenings” Magazine, November 2011 issue

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Inspiration 10 Steps to Abundance

by Carolyn Blakeslee

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Refocusing the American Dream Young Adults Adopt Simpler Lifestyles

by Sharon Jayson

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Yin & Tonic: Praise the Cook and Pass the Gravy

by Melody Murphy

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Pumpkin Mousse

by Clark Dougherty

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Wise Words: Empowering Local Businesses Conversation with Michelle Long, BALLE

by Brian Clark Howard

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The New Economy The Economics of Happiness

by John de Graaf and Linda Sechrist

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Food Combining for Optimal Health

by Nuris Lemire, MS, OTR/L, NC

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Health Assurance Is the Best Insurance

by Dr. Paula Koger, RN, MA, DOM

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Thyroid Function Part II Thyroid-Brain Cross-Talk

by Dr. Michael Badanek, DC, BS, CNS

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The November Garden

by Jo Leyte-Vidal, Marion Master Gardener

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Decisions, Decisions Flowing with the Current and Paddling with Intention

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n Stop the bailouts. n Stop fake capitalism whereby financial companies earn money by manipulating and gambling with money itself— get back to real capitalism where people make money by producing and selling things and services. n Protestors are also encouraging people to move their money out of banks and into credit unions.

The movement’s goals have admittedly been confused by other, at times contradictory messages. While people of all kinds of different backgrounds and ideologies are getting along, I don’t like the anti-Semitism I’ve seen, nor the Socialist/ entitlement stuff. I don’t like the notion of domination by the 1%, but I don’t want to be dominated by the 99% either!

As of this writing, the movement is fairly new. Much can be accomplished, and I hope we can indeed achieve reform.

Hello, Dear Readers,

I couldn’t produce a special issue on the economy without saying something about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Here’s what I like about it: The movement’s primary goal is to stop government and banking corruption—put simply, to bring money from NY’s Wall Street and DC’s K Street back to Main Street.

Protesters want results and change: n Separation of corporation and state (and politicians!). n Don’t let credit-card companies charge 30% interest. n Stop the foreclosures. (Did you know banks often make large sums of money on foreclosures? Visit www.mygnhi. com/blog/banks-profit-6-figures-on-foreclosures-short-salesheres-how/) www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

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appy Birthday to us! The first issue of Natural Awakenings Magazine was published in November 2001 by Wendy Mullins, who built the publica-

tion from the ground up and served as Publisher until early 2008. Carolyn Blakeslee took over as Publisher in January 2008 and produced her first issue in March/April. The publication has since established a Web site and Facebook presence, as well as being published online in several locations including issuu.com and yudu.com.

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Steps to Abundance

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Make a list of what you overcome your own limitTake mental desire. List your desires— ing beliefs, so why listen snapshots of not wants or needs, which to anyone else’s negativity? imply lack of, rather than good times and Step away with kindness. abundance of, something. tell yourself, By saying/thinking/writing, Select news sources “I desire [this] or some“Remember this.” carefully and set a time thing even better now limit. Read only thoughtmanifesting for the good ful, responsible journalism, of all concerned,” you create room for which doesn’t include most TV news. even greater possibilities.

You’ll avoid wasting time on nasty stories that engender negative feelings Remember a situation of abundance. and harmful physiological responses.

If you catch yourself wallowing in a You’ll feel better for it. bad memory or engaging in “stinkin’ thinkin’,” call up a contrasting memory Have the proverbial “attitude of gratiin which you felt rich, beautiful, actude.” Count your blessings. Think often complished, capable—whatever state of all the good in your life. Say “Thank of being you desire. you,” more than once a day. Contemplate the areas of your life that are Align with your passions. By taking even working well; take those skills and apply a small step toward a passion or goal them to what you would like to improve. that nurtures you, you will feel cleaner, clearer and more energetic, thus openExpress gratitude. Thank others freing the way for progress. God has a plan quently, with thank-you cards, expresfor your life and His deep desire for His sive emails, gestures of encouragement creation—you—is for you to flourish. and smiles. People always appreciate kindness and good manners, especially Look forward. List your most cherished when civility seems in short supply. dreams and immediate intentions. Better yet, pull pictures from a past happy Smile! When you answer the phone, time and cut out magazine pictures put a smile on your face and in your that represent the good things you devoice. Welcome people into your life, sire in your future, and then paste them even if it’s just for that moment. Allow in a journal or on a poster board to them to feel your warmth. When you refer to during moments of reflection. catch yourself frowning with concentration during a task, pause to lift your Streamline your life continually. Let brows, pull back your face and smile! go of situations and clutter that don’t support your aspirations.

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Universal Prosperity A Peaceful Perspective on Wall Street

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he Occupy Wall Street movement has succeeded in spotlighting the growing economic gap between sectors of the American populace.

However, the grassroots protest is also being criticized for its lack of clear demands and goals. A focused approach, grounded in positive intention, is being led by the New York Meditation Mob. From June to August this year, the group held daily meditations in front of the New York Stock Exchange, creating a patch of calmness and peace along an otherwise busy sidewalk. Organizer Anthony Finno says, “Our intention was for [embracing] conscious prosperity, and to practice acceptance and tolerance on Wall Street.”

A week into the Occupy Wall Street movement, New York Med Mob organizers remobilized for a meditation flash mob at the park where the occupation was taking place. Meditations continue to take place there twice weekly.

The Med Mob movement facilitates meditation flash mobs in public places around the world. Their mission is to foster an environment in which people from all religions, worldviews and experience levels unite in meditation.

A global meditation flash mob is scheduled for November 11 (Tinyurl.com/ 44jrp8x). Communities around the world are encouraged to participate; events already are planned in Austin, Texas; Los Angeles; New York City; Orlando; and Paris.

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HealthBriefs Taking Steps Against Diabetes

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ovember is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a reminder that by taking the necessary steps, many Americans can prevent incurring the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 79 million of us have pre-diabetes and may develop diabetes later in life. New research suggests that inactivity, along with an overly refined diet, impairs the body’s control of blood sugar levels and may play a key role in the development of Type 2 diabetes.

“We now have evidence that physical activity is an important part of the daily maintenance of glucose levels,” advises John Thyfault, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, whose new study monitored the activity levels and diets of healthy and moderately active young adults. He concluded that, “Even in the short term, reducing daily activity and ceasing regular exercise causes acute changes in the body associated with diabetes, which can occur before weight gain and the development of obesity.”

The CDC reports that 25 percent of Americans have inactive lifestyles, taking fewer than 5,000 steps a day, instead of a recommended 10,000 steps. Seventyfive percent do not meet the weekly exercise recommendations of 150 minutes of moderate activity, combined with a muscle-strengthening activity twice a week.

While regular exercise is crucial in preventing the disease, so is diet. Research led by scientist Patrice Carter, at the University of Leicester, in England, has found that cutting down on high-fat, high-sugar foods and refined grains while eating more green leafy vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Her study, published online in the British Medical Journal, states that an extra serving of green leafy vegetables a day can reduce the risk of diabetes by 14 percent.

Dish Up Pecan Pie

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ho doesn’t relish a slice of pecan pie for Thanksgiving dessert? New research from Loma Linda University (LLU) demonstrates that naturally occurring antioxidants in pecans may help contribute to heart health and disease prevention. Earlier LLU research showed that a pecanenriched diet lowered levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) by 16.5 percent. Both studies were published in the Journal of Nutrition.

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Coconut Oil

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ost older studies that gave coconut oil a bad rap involved partially hydrogenated oil loaded with trans-fatty acids. But the unrefined virgin coconut oil now available in many health food stores is not chemically treated and is trans-fat free. Marisa Moore, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, a nonprofit organization of nutritionists, explains that the main saturated fat in virgin coconut oil is lauric acid, a mediumchain fatty acid that can help increase levels of HDL (good cholesterol).

Grapefruit’s BitterSweet Secret

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rapefruit’s piquant combination of sweet and slightly bitter tastes comes with a newly discovered benefit. Researchers have discovered that naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruit and other citrus, may be of help to people with diabetes.

Naringenin, the researchers explain, causes the liver to break down fats instead of storing them, while increasing insulin sensitivity, two processes that naturally occur during long periods of fasting. The natural compound, the scientists suggest, seems to mimic some lipid-lowering and anti-diabetics drugs; it holds promise for aiding weight control, as well as regulation of blood-sugar levels, both vital components in treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

“It is a process that is similar to the Atkins diet, without many of the side effects,” notes Martin L. Yarmush, Ph.D., a physician who is the director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine and a study author. Earlier evidence has shown that naringenin also has cholesterol-lowering properties and may ameliorate some of the symptoms associated with diabetes.

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Cautionary Note on Glucosamine Intake

Preventing Gum Disease

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oses of glucosamine that exceed the daily recommended amount of 1,500 milligrams counseled by most manufacturers of these supplements, or their prolonged intake, may cause injury to the pancreas and increase the risk of diabetes, according to a study by UniversitÊ Laval’s Faculty of Pharmacy, in Canada. Glucosamine is commonly used for joint care.

esearchers from the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health have found that dietary intake of the polyunsaturated fats found in fish have anti-inflammatory properties and show promise for the effective treatment and prevention of periodontitis. Study results were published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Periodontitis is a common inflammatory disease, in which the supporting bone and fibers that hold teeth in place become damaged. Pockets can form below the gum line that trap food and plaque, which if left unchecked, can result in structural bone and tooth loss. Proper dental treatment and improved home care can usually help prevent further damage.

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Refocusing the American Dream

Young Adults Adopt Simpler Lifestyles

by Sharon Jayson

The Millennial Generation, or Gen Y, ranges from people in their

nials will be “more oriented toward economic security and relationships, 20s to those still in grade school. What they all have in common is more toward savings and less toward spending.” the knowledge that the current recession has in some way rocked James Burroughs, an associate professor of commerce who studies the world they thought they knew. Depending upon how long consumer culture at the University of in Charlottesville, has seen a the downturn lasts, historians, economists and psychologists say Virginia, shift in student attitudes in his classes it could shape this generation’s values and attitudes in much the since the economic downturn. “It wasn’t necessarily that they weren’t same way the Great Depression shaped the widespread frugality going to consume,” he says, “but they were giving a lot more thought to consumption.” of their grandparents and great-grandparents.

Anthony Durr, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, says the recession has influenced how he views money, especially since his grandmothoday, young people are reordering their values. “It ers, both raised during the Depression, are preaching caution. is their version of the American Dream,” advises Michael Bradley, a Philadelphia psychologist who

“Their generation—they were all about saving money. specializes in adolescent development. “They talk more They understood the value of every single dollar,” says Durr, about having autonomy and freedom and in so doing, not a senior at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland. being as enslaved to material goals that they perceived their “I would like to believe that with my generation, it’s going parents being caught up in. They do talk about life happito definitely come to that point. Even if you’re very successness, [but] not based on economic success or achievement ful with your company, there’s always that chance of losing as much.” your job, and then what?”

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The New Frugality

The virtues of simple living now coming into vogue especially strike a chord with Millennials, whom pollster John Zogby describes as more socially conscious, environmentally aware and demanding consumers than previous generations.

“This is the time [of life] when a lot of their attitudes are set. The long-term is still in question, but it has the potential to have a big impact and change the views that they’ll have throughout their lives,” says economist Richard Curtin, who directs consumer research surveys at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. He believes that Millen-

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Downsizing Expectations

“I just think we’re having to get used to living a little less luxuriously than when we grew up,” says Dan Appel, 23, who studied psychology at Montgomery County Community College, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Angela Trilli, 28, of Kendall Park, New Jersey, concurs.

“I don’t know if our generation—from my perspective— needs as much.”

Laurisa Rodrigues, 20, a student at the University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma, Washington, believes the recession will have longer-term effects on her financial future. “A lot of us have seen our parents live paycheck-to-paycheck,”

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says this Pueblo, Colorado, high school graduate, “and we don’t want that for us. Our generation is learning, but I don’t think we’re learning quite as fast as we should.”

“Growing up, I felt like if you have a job and contribute to a retirement plan and save here and there, you’ll be okay. That was the mindset of many people my age from seeing their parents,” explains Mike Woodward, 25, of Fredericksburg, Virginia. “But now … I have to have a different way to do things. I feel like I need to be more creative and pay more attention to how I use and manage my money.”

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A Change in Direction

Woodward, a 2008 bioengineering graduate of Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, lived with his parents while he launches a nonprofit business to train the homeless, the unemployed and nonviolent offenders in construction techniques to help rebuild New Orleans. He had planned to go to medical school, but the recession piqued his interest in the new economy.

“I think people are going to shift what they go after, because they have to,” observes Woodward. “However, I think that sparks creativity. We will have people who are going to rise to the occasion and look for creative solutions.”

Now living in New Orleans, Woodward continues to pursue his dream.

Jim Cullen, author of The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation, expects that such attitudinal changes will take hold long-term, prompted by what he calls, “structural changes in the global economy.”

“We will see recovery,” he says, “but in some sense, I feel like the hard work of changing our values has barely begun.”

Yet Trilli, like many others, hasn’t given up on her dream: “I want to own a restaurant one day, and I still think I can.”

Sharon Jayson is a writer in Austin, Texas. www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

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Praise the Cook & Pass the Gravy

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feel sorry for November. She’s the overlooked middle child in the Endofyear family, where the oldest and the youngest are far more outgoing and demand a great deal more attention.

As the eldest child, October has a lot going for her: Halloween, fall festivals galore, the long-awaited first cool snap. People are giddy with excitement over October.

She’s a refreshing gal, full of frivolity and fun. “Why can’t you be more like October?”, exasperated parental seasons say to the other months. You hear this a lot in the EndlessSummer family.

As the youngest child, December gets all the attention.

She gets Christmas, for heaven’s sake. She is in a fair way to be spoiled, with all the toys and gifts and sweets bestowed upon her in a shiny, colorful pile. Like most babies, she makes a lot of noise and requires a great deal of entertaining.

And then we have poor November. A modest sort, quiet, unassuming, rather neglected in all the fanfare over her more colorful sisters.

Drably dressed in muted brown and the olive green of fading foliage, she stays in the kitchen and cooks, humbly hoping everyone will come together and be thankful for the dinner she puts on the table.

There isn’t a lot of pizzazz in the way November entertains. She decorates with a few autumn leaves, some miniature pumpkins and Indian

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corn, maybe a cardboard turkey with those accordion tailfeathers that fan out, paper Pilgrims with their sillylooking muskets and tall comical hats, a brimming cornucopia you don’t see at any other time of year. That’s about

it. Very simple and homespun. Nothing fancy, but you know, it’s kind of cozy.

November doesn’t have a lot in her bag of tricks. She trots out the same faithful old box of decorations and the same old menu every year, not feeling much inclined to change things up. She tried that a few times, with disastrous results. There is comfort in familiarity, and most people have proven they do not want fish on Thanksgiving, no matter what the original Native Americans may have partaken of with the Pilgrims.

There is a foundation upon which you may build, adding deviations to without subtracting from the triedand-true. You may put wild cherry chutney on your table, but it had better not usurp the cranberries. The song

by Melody Murphy “Tradition” is more than the opening number of Fiddler On the Roof; its chorus may well be the anthem of Thanksgiving. This is a holiday where tradition is sacrosanct.

Speaking of songs: Why should Christmas get all the music?

(December gets everything.

It isn’t fair.) {stamps foot, storms out} Sure, there isn’t exactly an official Halloween songbook, but we can scare up enough spooky tunes to get us through. What about Thanksgiving? Where are those songs?

Actually, there are quite a few. Most old hymnals will have them: “We Gather Together,” “For the Beauty of the Earth,” “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “We Plough the Fields and Scatter.” A case might even be made for “Bringing in the Sheaves.” In the secular realm, we have “Over the River and Through the Woods,” and, I submit, “Turkey in the Straw.” Possibly also “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain,” though it is the old red rooster and not the old tomturkey of which they so cheerfully sing of killing. This could be altered for appropriateness.

And then we have the Macy’s parade, which is the underlying soundtrack to Thanksgiving morning.

You get Broadway show tunes, marching bands, entertainers of all genres. (Though I have yet to see a death-metal grunge float.) The Macy’s ... Continued on Page 16

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Pumpkin Mousse

by Clark Dougherty

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umpkin pie, pecan pie— traditional Thanksgiving desserts.

Let’s break tradition with the pies, retain the flavors, and conjure up a lighter, brilliantly tasty mousse to follow the Thanksgiving fête. Have this with cappuccino or espresso, and you’ll be able to stay awake for Turkey Day football games. Enjoy!

Ingredients - Mousse: 1 15-oz. can pumpkin pie filling 3 cups heavy cream ¾ cup sugar 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground ginger 2 egg yolks 1 tbsp. pure almond extract 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract

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Directions - Mousse:

Combine pumpkin pie filling, 1 cup of heavy cream, sugar and spices in a medium saucepan. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. Beat egg yolks, adding pure almond extract.

When pumpkin mixture is cool, add egg yolk mixture; mix well. Cool fully.

Whip remaining 2 cups heavy cream and pure vanilla extract to peaks with mixer. FOLD, don’t mix or beat, into cooled pumpkin mixture. Spoon or pipe mousse into serving cups. Chill desserts in refrigerator for at least an hour. Remove when ready to add topping and serve.

Serving Vessels: 5 to 6 oz. dessert bowls or ramekins, or 5 oz. plastic wine cups

Ingredients -Topping: 1½ cups heavy cream 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. pure almond extract ½ cup pecans, finely chopped 2 to 4 oz. white chocolate, shaved 1½ cups ginger snaps, crumbled Optional: 2 to 4 oz. shaved dark chocolate and/or whole raspberries Directions - Topping:

Whip the cream, adding sugar and almond extract, to stiff peaks. Top desserts with whipped cream. Add a layer of pecans, sprinkle crumbled ginger snaps onto desserts, shave white chocolate over each. Add optional toppings if desired.

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Yin & Tonic, Continued from Page 14 parade is the quintessential melting-pot, a musical smorgasbord befitting both the holiday and the American way.

Oh, yes, and there’s football later on, for those who care. Plus the National Dog Show. Look what November tries to do: provide something for everyone, as a good hostess should. If there isn’t something that appeals to you among food, music, family, dogs, football, and a parade with marching bands and giant balloons shaped like cartoon characters, then I suggest you get yourself a hobby and explore broader interests in life.

Getting back to the music: I propose that there should be a Thanksgiving’s Greatest Hits CD, available as an impulse purchase at checkout lines everywhere. I think it should contain all of the above hymns and songs, throw in some more folk tunes and maybe the fight songs of whichever football teams played last Thanksgiving Day, plus a few of the best numbers from last year’s Macy’s parade. Slap a Currier & Ives lithograph on the cover.

Pure Americana. Now you have your dinner music for this year’s feast.

Meanwhile, poor November is still back there in the kitchen, slaving away, nervously hoping her sweet potatoes don’t come out stringy and her yeast rolls rise properly and that three casseroles and two kinds of dressing are enough. Or not too much.

She’s got the good china and her grandmother’s antique platter on the table, the spotless crystal and the painstakingly arranged chrysanthemums, the best linen napkins and the tablecloth she spent 45 minutes ironing, thank you very much... every last detail right down to the handmade placecards. Not because she’s trying to be all Martha-Stewart about it, but because, while she was polishing the good silver, she started thinking about who should and should not be seated next to whom to ensure a peaceful Thanksgiving feast that does not end in a duel with carving knives.

Oh, she’s thought this all out. That placecard arrangement is more complicated than the Camp David Accords.

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It’s to keep Grandpa and Uncle Joe as far away from each other as possible, so that political warfare does not arise while passing the squash – to put the left-handed cousin where he won’t keep bumping into his neighbor – to achieve the correct mix of the hard-ofhearing with their conversational interpreters – to make the in-laws feel included – to place the children nearest the adults who will keep a watchful eye on them – and to locate herself nearest the kitchen, where she can hop up from her chair every five minutes as a vigilant hostess, finally collapsing in exhaustion to pick at a few bites of cold green beans while everyone else enjoys their coffee and pumpkin pie in contented comfort. Oh, yes: November’s got it planned down to a science.

For November, above all, is about peace and goodwill. December keeps stealing that line from her, but whatever. Little sisters are always taking stuff from their older siblings and claiming it as their own. If November was a different person, she’d raise a fuss about it. But the important thing is that everyone gets along, so she’s willing to share that tagline.

Basically, November’s deal is this (though she’ll never say it; she’s much too modest to toot her own horn of plenty): OK, Halloween and Christmas get a lot of hoopla. And that’s fine. They’re delightful.

They provide great fun, and they deserve all the attention they get.

But Thanksgiving is a warm and wonderful holiday too, you know. You don’t have to wear a costume or keep candy on hand for trick-or-treaters. You don’t have to put up a tree or shop for presents or gift-wrap anything. If you have a generous hostess, you might not even have to cook. The decorations are minimal.

There’s just this one big dinner, and it’s probably going to be pretty good. And if we’re all lucky, everyone will sit down together at the table and get along and share a pleasant meal. It isn’t too much to ask that people put on something nice and convene to behave properly and dine in a civilized fashion – and that maybe, just maybe, they give a moment’s thought to all the things for which they are thankful, and

grateful for all the ways in which they are blessed, even if they don’t speak these thoughts aloud – is it?

Really, it isn’t.

So, dear reader, as you prepare for this year’s Thanksgiving, I humbly entreat you in the spirit of November to either be a good host or a good guest. Remember that this is a day to celebrate blessings, abundance, common goodwill among friends and family, the bounty of the earth, cherished traditions, and extremely large balloon animals. Enjoy yourself, and see to it that others do as well. Be respectful, be gracious, be kind. If a dog can win Best in Show, so can you.

Wear something with an elastic waistband if you can, but try to look nice.

Be generous. Let your dad have the last piece of pecan pie. Offer to pass the gravy without being asked.

Make peace instead of making your point at every opportunity. Don’t kick your brother under the table unless he’s being rude; then, do so gently.

Help your mother clear the table and wash the dishes. If it would mean a lot to your aunt for you to try the brusselssprout aspic she has made every Thanksgiving since 1958, take a small spoonful, and compliment her on it.

Try to sound sincere.

And when all is said and done, and you are sitting around semi-comatose with your fellow diners, thinking that, like Scarlett O’Hara, you will never be hungry again, try to rouse yourself from your tryptophan stupor and your carb coma long enough to say thank you. Both out loud to your hosts, if you weren’t the one who cooked, and inwardly for all the good things you have: for the beauty of the earth, for life’s harvest, for this day that we have come ‘round the mountain and over the river and through the woods to bring in the sheaves and gather together to give thanks. Do it for poor dear November. Give it up and share some love for this forgotten middle child. Let her have her time to shine.

Melody Murphy can be reached at yinandtonic12@yahoo.com, and she will be onstage playing the role of Truvy in “Steel Magnolias” at the Ocala Civic Theatre, November 3-27.

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Empower Local Businesses to Strengthen Local Economies Success Tips from Advocate Michelle Long

by Brian Clark Howard

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ichelle Long is the executive director of the Bellingham, Washington-based Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).

The fast-growing network aims to empower local businesses with their financial goals while they actively contribute to healthier communities and a cleaner environment.

Their triple bottom line is people, the planet and profit.

BALLE represents 22,000 independent businesses in 30 states and Canadian provinces. By serving as an information clearinghouse and support center, BALLE is proving that no business is too small to make a difference.

Why is it important to foster local economies?

Locally based activity is where we are seeing real prosperity. Today, as we face economic, community and ecological crises, we see bright spots where local businesses are working together to build strong, healthy local economies.

How can local businesses positively affect their communities and the environment?

There is a natural accountability when business owners live with the impacts of their decisions, instead of from hundreds or thousands of

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miles away. Local supply chains also reduce transport time and costs, including “fresh” food that has been stressed by travel.

Why is it vital to foster new strategies and support networks for local businesses?

Small businesses are stronger together than they are alone.

Working in collaboration, business people enjoy enhanced powers of communication and networking, including opportunities to save on smart, shared purchasing. They often support each other through learning, mentoring and even investing in each other’s businesses.

How does investing money locally, or community capital, help?

This aspect is a critical component of a healthy community economy, because too often, when we put our money into something like a mutual fund, we don’t know the impact and how much harm is coming from it.

Community capital, investing locally, is much more personal and direct; it can help ensure we’re bringing about changes we want, such as resilient communities and local food supplies.

Just going for impersonal financial

returns isn’t working.

More local banks are innovating in this area. One example is One Pacific Coast Bank, in the Northwest.

New kinds of investment clubs also are coming on line.

Which examples illustrate how businesses are thriving as a result of new local models?

Several local manufacturing groups spoke of their results at BALLE’s 2011 annual conference. Examples include SF (San Francisco) Made and Made in Newark. These nonprofits build a regional economic base by developing a sustainable and diverse local manufacturing sector.

In Philadelphia, the apparel boutique Sa Va uses local materials in every detail, down to people growing plants for dye in vacant lots. The city has granted the shop tax breaks in acknowledgment that it creates jobs and supports other local businesses.

Which examples illustrate how businesses have reinvented themselves based on new local models?

After attending a BALLE conference, the president of tee-shirt maker TS Designs launched steps to localize the entire supply chain to enhance its push for sustainability. Typically, a tee-shirt travels 16,000 miles before you put it on, but TS now collaborates with North Carolina farmers, cotton ginners and others to go from “dirt to shirt” in 750 miles.

What challenges loom for local business efforts, and how can they be overcome?

One of the biggest hurdles is that many people are innovating, but they are going it alone. BALLE connects businesses to other people, ideas and resources so they can learn from each other and not have to start from scratch.

Another barrier is financing. We have started to bring together pioneering philanthropists that put a little funding in to create the conditions for

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In Phoenix, a study showed that Arizona gets more benefits from a local office supply company, Wist Office Products, than from a big box store.

Wist also spends more money locally for services ranging from graphic design to legal assistance, and donates more to local charities. In all, the study found that on a $5 million state contract, Arizona was losing half a million annually in economic leakage by doing business with a nonlocal competitor. As a result, the city of Phoenix changed its procurement rules and now buys local. businesses to proceed from there. The Cleveland Foundation, for example, recently helped seed a laundry co-op.

Most economic development

subsidies still favor large corporations rather than local businesses, but some shift when they see studies like those from Civic Economics, proving that the cost per new job is much cheaper by catalyzing and growing local business.

In Phoenix, a study by BALLE network’s Local First Arizona showed how the state gets more high-paying jobs with benefits from a local office supply company, Wist Office Products, than from a big box store. Wist also spends more money locally for services ranging from graphic design to legal assistance, and donates more to local charities. In all, the study found that on a $5 million state contract, Arizona was losing half a million annually in economic leakage by doing business with a nonlocal competitor. As a result, the city of Phoenix changed its procurement rules and now buys local.

Brian Clark Howard is a multimedia journalist and the co-author of Green Lighting, Geothermal HVAC and Build Your Own Wind Power System.

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Economics of Happiness:

The New Economy Changing the Rules to Benefit America’s People

by John de Graaf and Linda Sechrist

Most Americans are facing their most significant economic challenges in generations. From the hardships of unemployment to the perils of mounting debt, worry about the health of a national economy that depends on consumerism and market success dominates our conversation. But have we asked what the economy is really for?

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ince the Second World War, we have been assured that more economic growth is good for us. But is it? By any measure, the U.S. economy, in its pursuit of constant growth, is in dire need of critical life support. Too many people have lost jobs, homes, scholarships and retirement savings, along with peace of mind, in the face of complex uncertainties. Those people who have jobs are earning less in real income than in 2001, even though they spend more hours working and commuting than previous generations.

We’ve had enough of the official mantra: Work more, enjoy less, pollute more, eat toxic foods and suffer illnesses, all for the sake of increasing the gross domestic product. Why

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not learn ways to work less and enjoy it more; spend more time with our friends and families; consume, pollute, destroy less; owe less; and live better, longer, and more meaningfully?

To do all this, we need fresh solutions that engage America’s people in redefining goals for the economy (what we want from it) as opposed to the economy’s goals (what it demands from us).

An Economy Based on Quality of Life

Although an economy based on a high quality of life that makes people happy may sound revolutionary, Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, enshrined the pursuit of happiness

as a human right when he drafted our Declaration of Independence. Jefferson emphasized that America’s government was “to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible for the general mass of those associated under it.” Likewise, the Constitution of the United States declares that government is to promote, among other things, the general welfare of the people.

We are able to achieve a better life, as we’ve proved many times in the past, benefiting mightily as a result of forward steps ranging from democracy, women’s suffrage and civil rights to inventive technological leadership. Although history shows that this has been accomplished primarily by changing national policies, any new economy delivering improved well-being is first brought about largely by active citizens that choose to invest more time in building a nation that reflects increasingly enlightened values.

Everyone’s quality of life—from today’s parents to future generations of great-grandchildren—depends upon people working together to build a new economy based on the concept of genuine wealth. In his award-winning book, Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth, economist Mark Anielski explains this new and practical approach grounded in what people value most, which he states is: “Love, meaningful relationships, happiness, joy, freedom, sufficiency, justice and peace”—qualities of life far more vital than blind economic growth and material possessions alone.

Preferred Measure of Progress

To determine whether our economy promotes happiness, we need to understand what makes us happy and how economic policies enhance or thwart our pursuit of happiness; we also need a better instrument of economic measurement than the gross domestic product (GDP).

The GDP counts remedial and defensive expenditures for pollution, accidents, war, crime and sickness as positives, rather than deducting

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these costs. GDP also discounts the value of contributions such as natural resources and ecosystem services, improvement in quality of life, unpaid domestic work, volunteer work, good health and social connection.

Anielski, in concert with economic experts such as Charles Eisenstein, author of Sacred Economics, Hazel Henderson, author of Ethical Markets, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, recommends that economic policies aim to boost societal welfare, rather than GDP. All agree that a new indicator of well-being, such as the U.S. Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), could be used to more accurately measure economic progress.

The Science of Happiness

A respected “science of happiness,” pioneered by University of Illinois positive psychologist Edward Diener, Ph.D., dubbed Dr. Happiness, and other researchers, has existed for more than a decade. The study of what makes people happy, and life fulfilling, repeatedly demonstrates that the

economic route to happiness does not consist of endlessly widening the superhighway of accumulation. Rather, it resides in a host of personal values that are closer to our hearts, as illustrated by the Himalayan nation of Bhutan (population: about 700,000).

For many years, Bhutan has measured its general well-being—as the people themselves subjectively report it—using a Gross National Happiness (GNH) index. Its government bases policy decisions on how they might affect the kind of happiness associated with contentment, family, community, spirituality, education, compatibility with nature and good physical health.

After years of primary research, the Bhutanese have identified nine domains for assessing happiness: psychological well-being, physical health, time use (work-life balance), community vitality and social connection, education, cultural preservation and diversity, environmental sustainability, good governance and material wellbeing.

In 2004, the first annual International Conference on Gross National

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Happiness was held in Bhutan. Hundreds of government representatives, scholars and other thought leaders from more than 40 nations gathered to explore the possibility of making GNH the true indicator of a country’s health and quality of life. Even the U.N. likes it. As of 2011, a non-binding resolution urges that countries now measure their health and happiness, as well as wealth.

Sixty-six countries backed it.

Measuring Americans’ Life Satisfaction

Seattle, Washington, the first U.S. city to implement a measurement of life satisfaction, is parlaying Bhutan’s indicators—psychological well-being, physical health, work/time balance, education and capacity building, cultural vitality and access to arts and culture, environmental quality and access to nature, apt governance and material well-being—as part of its own Sustainable Seattle Happiness Initiative.

Spearheaded by Sustainable Seattle Executive Director Laura Musikanski and her team with encouragement by City Council President Richard Conlin, it may become America’s first GNH city.

Initial survey results, intended to spark conversations that matter, will be discussed at future town meetings in Seattle neighborhoods and used to recommend policies for consideration by the city council. Repeating the survey every couple of years will reveal progress.

Interest in a similar Happiness Initiative is growing in cities and towns from coast to coast, such as Napa, California; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Duluth, Minnesota; Santa Fe and Roswell, New Mexico; Bellevue, Nebraska; Portland, Oregon; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Some 100 colleges and universities also are beginning to apply the Happiness Initiative survey.

How to Become Happier

To improve our own well-being within any economy, we need to attend to our security, social connections and the way we balance our time.

Choosing to live with less stuff and

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lighter debt supports a better life with more time, lower stress, and better health. As individuals, we can: n Focus more on matters of family and community and on building trust. n Devote less attention to maximizing incomes and more attention to acts of generosity. n Ask our employers for more time off instead of higher pay.

In our local communities, we can find ways to design more relationshipfriendly places such as farmers’ markets, where shoppers tend to engage in many more conversations than in supermarket aisles (Worldwatch Institute). In cities, we can call for public and private spaces that facilitate social connection, instead of discouraging it via urban sprawl.

Ecological economist Dave Batker, co-author of What’s the Economy for Anyway? (film clip at Tinyurl. com/3tc9dlk), believes that moving forward requires greater citizen involvement in the shaping of democracy, laws and our collective future.

By ditching pundits and talking with neighbors, city by city and town by town, citizens throughout the United States are moving to do this using newly learned techniques such as those offered by Open Space Technology, World Café, Transition Towns,

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Sustainable Cities, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences’ Worldview Literacy Project.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and other places, citizens are cultivating a stronger sense of community with real discussions about local issues and economic goals.

They aim to arrive at a clear-eyed view of what citizens really want from the economy.

In St. Petersburg, the culmination of Sharon Joy Kleitsch’s 10-year effort to build a flourishing community through helpful workshops on timely subjects, meaningful conversations and aligning constructive partnerships is reaching a crescendo this month at Beyond Sustainability: Ecosystems, Economics, and Education, the Institute of Florida Studies’ 36th annual conference, at Hillsborough Community College (Tinyurl.com/3avntte). Kleitsch remarks, “I show up, pay attention and listen for opportunities where my connections with policy makers, educators, nonprofits and community activists can help convene people in meaningful conversations that can make a difference in building a resilient community.”

In Oklahoma City, Sustainable OKC, a volunteer organization working towards community sustainability at the crossroads of business, environment and social justice, frequently partners with the city’s Office of Sustainability, the CommonWealth Urban Farms project and the Oklahoma Food Cooperative (Sustainableokc.org). The grassroots organization advocates shopping locally and sustainably.

Jennifer Alig, Sustainable OKC president, is consistently delighted by the growing number of residents that don’t just attend events such as movie screenings of The Economics of Happiness, but also show up to plant food

to feed the hungry and join Commonwealth Urban Farms work parties to feed neighborhoods using the products of thriving urban farms on vacant city lots. Alig notes, “After events, we sometimes use Open Space Technology to talk about topics that people are passionate about and willing to invest their time in.”

The kind of society that makes for health, happiness, true prosperity and sustainability is one with strong local economies and flourishing communities that includes many activities provided by local nonprofits. It’s one characterized by: n Local small businesses and banking n Farmers’ markets and urban gardens n Urban designs that favor shared walks instead of isolated commutes n Public spaces for social interaction n Circumstances in which buyers know sellers n Businesspeople who sponsor and volunteer for local activities n Salary differences that are not vast n People building a better world together

We intuitively know what is required to create such a society, starting in our own community. What we need is the determination to make sure the economy serves us; rules that benefit all of the people; a commitment to widespread quality of life, social justice and sustainability; and the political will to make good change happen.

John de Graaf, media and outreach director for the Happiness Initiative, speaks nationally on overwork and overconsumption in America. He recently co-authored What’s the Economy for, Anyway? – Why It’s Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness, with David Batker. He is also co-author of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic. Fifteen of his documentaries have aired on PBS. Linda Sechrist writes and edits for Natural Awakenings.

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Create a Personal Economy that Works

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ow do we keep our personal economy strong and contribute to the kind of world we want to live in?

How do we walk the vital path of local sustainability in every part of our life— including work, investing and buying necessities?

Mark Anielski, author of The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth, explains five ways to take action that are worth exploring.

Investments

Move money out of the stock market and into community banks that loan money in your own area.

Eliminate debts in order to have more discretionary income and, ultimately, more time to pursue the things that make life worthwhile.

Work

Join up with and pursue clients who are contributing to the lives of others in positive ways.

Create a personal business plan with a goal of income sufficiency—having just enough income to meet the basic needs for a good life. Live with one vehicle, rather than two. Ride a bike when you can.

Volunteering

Get involved in community activities, such as participating in the local town council, neighborhood association and arts groups.

Purchases

Buy local whenever possible.

Choose the local pharmacy instead of the big chain, the farmers’ market rather than a multi-state supermarket. Examine each purchase and consider its ramifications. Avoid buying clothes that need to be dry-cleaned and patronize green cleaners that do not use toxic chemicals.

Buy goods in the local economy, so dollars remain in the community.

Purchase from locally owned businesses that employ local people.

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Food Combining for Optimal Health

by Nuris Lemire, MS, OTR/L, NC

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n nature, wild animals don’t combine foods. You’re unlikely to see a bear catch a fish, then pick berries to go with it before eating.

Animals generally eat one thing at a time (a “mono-diet”) and there are substantial benefits to eating this way.

Different types of foods—proteins, starches, and sugars, for example—are all digested differently. So when we combine different foods together, it can be challenging for digestion.

Unfortunately, most of us learned to eat exactly this way. It takes time to unlearn eating this way, but the benefits are worth it. All you need to know are a few simple food-combining rules and you can improve digestion immediately.

What we consume either digests easily, or ferments. Food combinations directly determine the outcome. This doesn’t mean you must follow a strict mono-diet, though many raw-fooders do choose this path. It just means paying more attention to what you mix together. The simpler you keep things, the easier it is to digest. One term coined by raw foodists is “comboabombos”—i.e., abominable combinations resulting from budding raw foodists throwing everything into the blender at once. The more you avoid such combo-abombos and aim towards keeping things simple, the better for your digestion.

Imagine the difference, for example, between digesting a mono-meal of five peaches—versus a slice of peach and blueberry pie, with a base of three kinds of nuts and honey, plus chocolate sauce. Get the idea? The fruit mono-meal is easily recognized by the

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body and digested within about 30 minutes.

The pie, on the other hand, is much more puzzle-like for your stomach. The fruits and honey are simple sugars, which mean they digest quickly. The heavy nuts are protein-rich, so they require substantial time in stomach acid to break down. These two food groups thus start to compete for digestion. This confusing set of messages challenges the stomach. Sugars are our primary source of energy and therefore “shout the loudest” to get priority for digestion. This means that the protein-rich nuts get hurried out of the stomach, along with those sugars, before they’re really ready, leaving them to putrefy in the intestines.

Hmmm, perhaps that pie doesn’t sound so pleasant after all. Let’s not get too rigid, though. It doesn’t need to be about perfectionism. For those starting out raw especially, it can be much more a case of anything goes.

If you’re coming from a background of processed junk foods, just the fact that you start eating mostly or all-raw means your digestion and health will improve. There is more margin for error and experimentation in the beginning.

As time goes on, your cells get cleaner and tighter. Your body lets you know it would prefer simpler combinations. Then you can start refining things, according to what feels good to you.

That’s really what it comes down to: do you feel good after you eat a certain combination? Nobody knows your body better than you, and what feels just fine to you might feel like a horrible combination to someone else. We can

certainly use books and ideologies for reference, to learn about general patterns people find useful, but more key is listening to our own bodies.

The Side Effects of Poor Combining So, what happens when foods are not well-combined? A very common side effect is feeling sluggish, tired, and heavy. This is because complicated combinations require much energy to digest. There is little energy left for anything else. We may also feel mental fogginess, especially if we’ve eaten a lot of fat. Digestive issues may include gas, bloating, constipation, fermentation, and candida overgrowth.

You may also experience rashes, mucus, spots, weight gain/difficulty losing weight, or any number of other symptoms, as gas and waste back up in your overworked system.

Is there any relationship to why we feel so full and uncomfortable after eating Thanksgiving dinner?

A less obvious side effect is that it’s much easier to overeat, and to overeat things you later realize don’t agree with you, when eating combo-abombos.

Many people eat quickly—and this, along with the longer time needed to decipher messages in muddled combos, means that by the time the stomach has worked out the puzzle, you’ve already finished a plate of something that doesn’t serve your health.

The worst combination is Omega 6 oils (cottonseed, vegetable, etc.) and carbohydrates. This is known to significantly increase the incidence of breast cancer (27%). Take those French fries and add to this a daily serving of ground beef, which increases the incidence by 44%, and you have that combo meal responsible for a total of 71% increased incidence for breast cancer.

The Benefits of Good Food Combining One major benefit of good food combining is it helps conserve energy.

Digestion of food takes a lot of energy.

The simpler our combinations, the easier it is to assimilate and use this fuel efficiently. As a result, you’ll feel cleaner, lighter, alert, and more energetic.

Good food combining will also help you lose excess weight, especially

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if you avoid complicated meals late at night. Ideal combining also helps you maintain an ideal weight; your digestion and elimination become smooth and regular, and your skin becomes clear and fresh.

Simplifying your food can have surprising benefits in other areas too, such as having less washing-up and shorter food-prep times. Mono-mealing fruit, for example, usually involves picking up fruit and eating it, with maybe a bowl, knife, and chopping board at most to wash. Compare that to making a raw pie, or more complicated yet, a greasy cooked meal.

When you mono-meal, the body can tell you precisely when you’ve had enough, as food will begin to taste different and even unpleasant. This is the body’s way of letting you know it’s had enough for now. This feedback is a real advantage, as you can get exactly what you need, without going to excess. Eating good food combinations can thus bring more energy, time, and vitality to enjoy the things you love.

NO MORE PIE?

Does all this mean you’ll never eat pie again? Not necessarily—it’s really up to you. How easy do you want to make things for your body; how much energy do you want going to digestion? The example with the peach pie above, for instance, illustrated the overall idea behind why someone might want to pay attention to food combining. You don’t have to do anything, or be “perfect:” just do the best you can, while enjoying yourself. A less-than-optimal combination is unlikely to leave you in hospital. This isn’t a critical matter—it’s more about tweaks that can take your health to the next level, whether you’re 40, 80, or 100% raw.

The Raw Advantage

The good news for raw foodists is that food combining boundaries can be a little more flexible than for traditional cooked-food eaters. This is useful if you want to eat raw gourmet foods. The high enzyme content of raw/living foods helps digestion enormously, meaning you can afford to make more “mistakes,” at least in the beginning. In moderation, you can often eat less-than-optimal raw combinations and find you feel fine afterwards. Eat complicated recipes to excess, however, and you’ll unlikely feel great. Taking digestive enzymes at such times will help.

Many different theories exist about food combining and here we’ll examine only a basic, suggested outline. For optimal digestion, try not to eat raw nuts and seeds, avocados, or fats with your fruits (sugars), or starches with either.

Green leafy / low starch vegetables combine fine with just about everything.

For additional information or a personalized nutrition consultation call the Lemire Clinic at 352-291-9459 or visit www.lemireclinic.com.

References: Dr. Dan Murphy Nutrition Conference http://www.rawfor30days.com/blog/?p=590 www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

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Health Assurance Is The Best Insurance

by Dr. Paula Koger, DOM

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n Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure.

I have stepped back from what I was trained to do when I was a Professor of Nursing. I have spent the last 30 years thinking for myself about health care and empowering myself to be well.

I have realized that being assured of good health does not necessarily come from having health insurance.

I have a client who has not needed to visit another doctor’s office in 18 years. The reason is that he, fortunately, has assumed responsibility for his choices and uses only alternative care. In Florida, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine is licensed as a primary health care provider.

At age 65, this client is in perfect health and working 12 hours a day, ballroom dancing, and active in all areas. Three years ago, he stopped having health insurance as he was unemployed and did not choose to spend the $800-plus each month for insurance. He has chosen to have only catastrophic insurance, as his present job does not offer insurance.

Even though he had surgery for a broken nose two years ago that cost $3,000, he believes he is way ahead financially, as the money he has put into staying well and becoming radiantly healthy is less than the cost of insurance each month. Medicare has now kicked in for him.

The other very significant gain is his quality of life, which is so much

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greater than it usually is for people who do not take proactive health care measures and choose to use the right combination of booming therapeutic modalities such as acupuncture and many more.

There is much more to health than having insurance and sitting in a doctor’s office waiting for the miracle pill or procedure and expecting the outcome to be good health. If it is working, that is great. If it saves your life, that is great.

However, most people do not notice what body part or system is not working. They do not even expect it to work—they believe it is normal to need to have knees replaced along with other parts. They do not even know they aren’t well. They do not see the dullness and lack of luster in their energy field. They do not feel the slow decline of interest in life. They do not notice the progressive slump of their shoulders and the steady increase of irritability and fatigue. These are symptoms that tell us their energy is not flowing well.

Symptoms are friends that tell us we need some intervention to improve the energy, restore health, and give the body some help to restore the ability to heal itself.

The difficulty with most medicines, negative thought patterns, sabotaging programs, limiting beliefs, and foods that are incompatible with out bodies is that they disrupt our delicate energy systems. Dr. Richard Gerber, MD, author of Vibrational Energy Medicine, says drugs form crystallizations that block energy flowing in the right amounts to the body systems; this actually contributes to more disease development.

They disrupt our health and thus our wealth.

So now what we have in our

culture is this: people who are already demoralized and sick are receiving more and more drugs for “free,” and less and less of the foods and other supportive therapies that would allow them to get back on track.

You Get What You Pay for.

We as people have been trained not to have to pay for our health care.

If it isn’t covered by insurance, we have been trained to say we can’t afford it.

People call me all the time who are getting progressively worse every day. They are doing the same treatments that are covered by health insurance and expecting that one day there will be a change for the better. Even though they are getting progressively worse, they refuse to take charge of their health and do whatever it takes to stay well.

Still, many do take charge of their health and reach for and implement cures that are well documented as effective. Most of them are not covered by insurance, yet they effectively treat otherwise untreatable conditions. They are effective at maintaining health and preventing illness that might otherwise develop.

When people take charge, they enjoy the benefits of feeling hopeful rather than hopeless, joyful rather than depressed, pain-free rather than painful, and energetic rather than fatigued.

Even though I feel compassionate towards people who have not realized how to generate resources to take care of themselves, I recognize that we do not drive our car when it needs maintenance, because we know it could break down. When our body chassis is broken, we cannot easily make our lives work, and we do not have the energy to be positive and

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generate our own good. The body is much more complex than our cars and needs more care to keep running well. Are you expecting Rolls Royce performance and giving clunker care to yourself?

A young woman came to me once and said, “I have to get well and I have no money. I have spent everything. I have found nothing that works.” She had one credit card and agreed to buy 10 sessions at a reduced rate. She gave her commitment and we charged the visits one at a time.

Within three visits, she was well, energetic, happy, and had a job that tripled her income.

When you take charge and do the next right thing for yourself, which includes setting your intention and focusing on what you want, the universe rewards your efforts. It is a cornerstone for life. It is not living to have constant fatigue, anxiety, pain, or depression.

I asked myself why people do not take over their health care and do what needs to be done to stay well and get well. The answer is, we suffer a cultural disease, an addiction to the quick fix covered by insurance.

I ask you: has the quick fix worked, or is it creating more problems and leaving the old ones masked and unsolved?

We have been programmed and misled to believe that there is always something outside ourselves that can fix us. We “have faith” in our doctor.

It leads to a lack of responsibility for us. It is very profitable for those who sell the quick fixes for us to remain in this powerless position.

We go along this path because we do not understand the nature of how the body works. It is run by energy—and the energy blocks are fed by our thoughts, addictions, poor food choices, lack of nutrients, traumas, sedentary lifestyles, and limiting beliefs.

Energy blocks are released and energy restored by nutrients, acupuncture, sound therapies, gem therapies, color therapy, positive thoughts, movement therapies, positive www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

intentions, faith, prayer, therapeutic detox and mineral baths, trauma release work, and touch therapies.

Most of the time our disease is connected with an unidentified emotional, mental, or belief limitation stored in the unconscious. This leads to metabolic or immune dysfunction.

Researchers like Dr. Bruce Lipton have shown us that the unconscious runs 95% of the show. It seems we are magnets, and in fact we attract to us what is in our stored patterns and matrix. If we have junked-up beliefs about ourselves, we have blocks to allowing good, abundance and good health in.

In what we call difficult economic times, much of the difficulty is the belief and agreement that develops as an epidemic thought and emotional pattern believing “all is bad.” We have lost our faith in ourselves and our culture to support our abundant living. It has an emotional tone that is very infectious. People go into an agreement about defeat pattern. It is now a cultural epidemic.

The problem is many are sitting in a doctor’s office waiting for test results that do not show the real problem, and taking pills that do not treat the real problem, that suppress the symptoms, mask the cause, and create

more symptoms. What does having “enough” insurance coverage really mean? It covers disaster. That is good.

What about the rest, called health, a “quality life”?

When you consider the amount of energy a disease takes to maintain, and the cost of not being able to function at your best, it can be much more cost-effective and life-sustaining to spend about $150/month to get well instead. We have to stop separating the mind/body/brain/memory/spirit and realize we are all one and we have to treat all parts to get the results.

What is the quality of your life worth to you? We are up against our own unwillingness to value ourselves enough to truly take care of ourselves the way we need to. Open that door and allow yourself to become attuned to what is really good for you in the areas of movement, food, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy, yoga, massage, playing, relaxing, community, giving, gratitude, and loving ourselves and others with proactive care and interventions such as those available in Alternative Health Care.

Dr. Paula Koger, DOM, can be reached at 941-539-4232, or visit www.wealthofhealthcenter.com. She practices in Dunnellon and Sarasota.

December 9-11, 2011 Ayurveda Cooking Workshop Learn the essence of healthy cooking with renowned Chef Tesha Bananda. Ayurveda is a natural life style for healing, prevention and longevity; consciously cooking with the energetics of fresh organic vegetables and legumes. We will provide all the ingredients for a healthy life style. In this workshop we use a variety of healing spices. You will discover the six tastes and learn how to incorporate them into each meal you cook.

Location: Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL Tuition: $295 includes lodging, teaching and all supplies for cooking healthy, Ayurvedic meals.

Register: 352-685-3001 or online at www.amrityoga.org Email: info@amrityoga.org

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Thyroid Function, Part Two: Thyroid-Brain Crosstalk

(Still having thyroid symptoms when your lab tests are normal?)

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

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fter 30-plus years of clinical practice, I have noted an overwhelming concern about endocrine conditions in America, particularly with the thyroid gland. This is the second in a series of five articles in which I will address specific issues precipitating thyroid conditions plaguing more than 50 million Americans today. An overview was presented in the September, 2011 issue of Natural Awakenings Magazine, with Part One (Immune System Effects on Thyroid) in the October issue. Now we will examine specific causes which must be addressed and identified for proper diagnosis and care.

The evidence clearly demonstrates functional crosstalk between the brain and the thyroid. Thyroid hormones have very powerful influences on microglia cells and neuronal neurotransmitter pathways. This is no surprise, as individuals with thyroid disorders develop a vast list of neurological, mood, and cognitive symptoms. There is also clear evidence that neurotransmitters are important centrally for the modulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis. A review of these interactions will be divided by interrelationships that include microglia, serotonin, acetylcholine, GABA, and dopamine.

Microglia, Neuron and Thyroid Interactions Thyroid hormones have powerful microglia-modulating properties that are very important for brain development as well as healthy adult brain

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aging and neuro-immune modulation.

Congenital hypothyroidism leads to developmental disorders characterized by cognitive, sensory, and motor disorders that are correlated with the magnitude of the thyroid hormone deficiency. This reflects a variety of alterations in CNS histogenesis, including impaired dendritic and axonal development, reduced number of synapses, hypomyelination, and altered astroglial development.

Microglial cells in the developing brain produce neurotrophic factors such as neurotrophins and extracellular matrix proteins known to modulate neuronal growth. It is proposed that insufficient thyroid hormones lead to loss of microglial production of neurotrophic factors necessary for the establishment of quality neuronal networks.

Research has demonstrated that thyroid hormones are an important promoter of microglia growth and morphological differentiation.

T3 and T4 thyroid hormones have been demonstrated to favor basic processes of neurogenesis, including precursor cell proliferation, neuronal migration, dendritic and axonal growth, myelination and synaptogenesis.

In the adult brain, thyroid hormones have shown the ability to promote plasticity and promote healthy brain aging. It is suggested that thyroid hormones might influence microglial reactions that accompany lesions or neurodegenerative diseases in the CNS and could regulate microglial functions.

Serotonin and Thyroid Interactions A study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) system and systemic serotonin by measuring platelet serotonin biochemical biomarkers (5-HPT concentration and monoamine oxidase B). It was found

that hypothyroid patients not treated with thyroid hormones had reduced systemic serotonin platelet biomarkers when compared with hypothyroid subjects who were on thyroid replacement therapy. This study suggests that thyroid hormones may have an influence on systemic serotonin activity.

Thyroxine therapy has been shown to activate the 5-HT2A serotonin receptors in the animal frontal cortex. A study was conducted to evaluate whether the addition of T3 helps relieve depressive symptoms in non-hypothyroid major depressive disorder patients who failed to respond to an adequate course of standard SSRI antidepressants. They found that 42% of the subjects who did not respond to SSRI therapy improved with T3 augmentation.

Summary of serotonin and thyroid interactions: n Thyroid hormones have been shown to have a direct influence on the quantity of system peripheral serotonin measurements. n Thyroid hormones have been shown to increase bioenergetic metabolism in patients with major depressive disorder who were responders to thyroid hormones. n Thyroid hormone therapy has been shown to activate 5-HT2A serotonin receptors in the brain. n Thyroid deficiency leads to increased serotonin turnover in the brainstem. n Thyroid deficiency leads to decreased cortical serotonin concentrations. n Serotonin is used as a messenger to release TSH from the pituitary. n Serotonin is involved with modulating intracellular T3 production via Type II 5’-deiodinase.

Serotonin Influences on TSH Release 5-HT has modulating influences on the HPT axis and the regulation of TSH. However, consistent exposure to 5-HT appears to promote cellular

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insensitivity of thyroid cells. Dopamine has modulating influences on the HPT axis and the coordination of TSH release due to its inhibitory influences.

There is an intermingled relationship between TSH and dopamine, and dopamine and TSH, which coordinate appropriate TSH output.

Acetylcholine and Thyroid Interactions

Thyroid hormones are used to modulate acetylcholine activity. Lack of thyroid hormones leads to diminished AChE activity and increased acetylcholine release in order to enhance cholinergic activity. Thyroid hormone deficiency may lead to acetylcholine depletion and inefficient cholinergic synapses.

They found that decreased thyroid hormone levels lead to decreased Na+, K+-ATPase activity and increased synaptic acetylcholine release, and resulted in a decrease in the AChE activity of the cerebellum.

elimination of waste by its influences on the peripheral (renal) dopaminergic system. Therefore, failure in thyroid hormones, dopamine activity, or dopamine receptor responsiveness may hinder the body’s urinary elimination process.

Thyroid Influences on Central Nervous System Dopamine

Thyroid hormones appear to positively influence the inhibitory influence of dopamine on glutamatergic receptor activity. These findings present a possible mechanism by which a lack of thyroid hormones may promote deficits in central nervous system activity such as memory and cognition.

Conclusion

If you or a loved one is experiencing chronic, long-term conditions with little or no relief, consider being evaluated for these underlying chronic thyroid symptoms. There is a direct correlation between the function of the

brain and the thyroid gland. This cross reaction between brain and thyroid or thyroid and brain leads us to many of the current ailments plaguing American today.

Dr. Michael Badanek has been serving the Central Florida, Marion County region for more than 30 years in active clinical practice. Dr. Badanek is a licensed Chiropractic Physician with extensive continued training in Alternative Complementary Medicine including nutrition, acupuncture, homeopathy, applied kinesiology, functional and traditional medicine, and electrodermal screening, with three board certifications. His real love and zeal in healthcare is treating patients with all types of conditions with alternative/ functional medicine, especially people with a problem or ailment which has not responded to traditional or alternative treatments. Dr. Badanek’s website is www.AlternativeWholistic.com.

For a consultation, call 352-622-1151.

GABA and Thyroid Hormone Interactions

Thyroid hormones have critical roles in brain development and normal brain function. Clinical evidence suggests that some human nervous disorders involving GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) systems are related to thyroid dysfunction (i.e. hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism). There is experimental evidence from in vivo and in vitro studies on rats and mice indicating that thyroid hormones have effects on multiple components of the GABA system.

The thyroid gland exhibits GABA transport mechanisms as well as enzyme activities for GABA synthesis and degradation, all of which are sensitive to thyroidal states. Studies provide strong support for the hypothesis that there is reciprocal regulation of the thyroid and GABA systems.

Thyroid Influences on Peripheral Dopamine

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The November Garden

by Jo Leyte-Vidal, UF/IFAS Marion County Master Gardener

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he holidays are almost upon us and our lives get busier and busier. The thought of installing new turf to replace damaged or diseased turf causes anxiety. Is it on a slope that is hard to mow, is it in shade where it won’t easily grow, or is it in an area that takes a beating with traffic?

Before installing new turf, evaluate whether a groundcover would serve your needs better. Some groundcovers are worth their weight in gold when it comes to saving on labor and money. Once planted and knitted together, they only need a little weeding once in a while and an occasional haircut to keep them looking beautiful.

On a shady slope, periwinkle, pachysandra, and ivy are perfect for a glossy evergreen blanket that looks good all year.

Groundcovers that will take our sun are ground-hugging junipers, heaths, heathers, creeping fig, and dwarf native grasses.

There is a tall shrub that attracts bees and butterflies which is beginning to bloom, called winter cassia. It is extraordinary when covered with golden yellow flowers. It is a tall shrub that can reach 12-15 feet, but it can be kept smaller with pruning. Once established, winter cassia needs very little care and will come back in the spring if it is killed to the ground in winter. Try one in a sunny spot.

Spider mites will probably become pests during these drier months. If you notice yellow specks on leaves and curling of new leaves, tap the leaf over a piece of white paper. Look for little moving specks on the paper. Spider mites can affect evergreens, cedars, and junipers as well by causing browning of the needles. A miticide should take care of the problem. Read the label and follow the directions carefully. Do not forget to wash your hands after using any chemical in the garden.

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Decisions, Decisions: Flowing with the Current, and Paddling with Intention

by David B. Wolf, Ph.D.

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client struggling with indecision wrote to me and stated that in many life areas she was certain that, whatever she decided, she would be wracked with regret. Below I share excerpts from correspondence with her, followed by some commentary.

“I hear this decision is causing you lots of anguish. And you’re looking at a pattern in your life where you allow yourself to ‘go with the flow’ too much, as an avoidance of being fully responsible about your life. Naturally we want to have a balance between open flexibility, sensitive to indications from ‘the universe,’ and determined commitment to manifest what we deeply want …”

“Decisions are sometimes tough because, based on external factors, there may be no clear ‘right’ answer. If there were, then there really wouldn’t be a decision to make … We research to the best of our ability, within whatever time frame we consider reasonable, and then introspect and make a determination. There are no guarantees that we will make the ‘right’ decision …. There is a natural balance in the decisionmaking process. It’s healthy to conduct adequate research before deciding, as opposed to hastily and reactively deciding. There comes a time, though, when we’ve gathered the information we need to gather, and it’s time to choose. After that point, not choosing may be an unhealthy avoidance …”

“Life contains risk. Then again, we can approach choices with an attitude that does guarantee that, whatever the outcome, I will learn from this experience, which in itself is a success.”

We can further explore this interaction between healthy expression of self-determination, and going with the flow, by picturing ourselves on a river, floating in a small boat. Sometimes the current is a torrent, sometimes gentle. For stretches of miles the river runs perfectly straight, and at other times it is replete with twists and turns. Occasionally our motion is almost at a standstill, in the reeds and rushes of marshy waters. We do not know what awaits us ahead.

While we are experiencing this, we can observe our reactions and states of being. Maybe I’m terrified. After all, I do not know what is coming next. Panic is an option. Or, I may experience peace, captivated in this beautiful adventure, secure and trusting in myself and my capacity to handle whatever comes my way.

At times I’m afloat, allowing my boat and body to flow with the river. At other times I paddle deliberately, sometimes subtly steering myself, sometimes moving with vigorous effort and increasing pace. To apply willful intention or to go with the flow is a choice that is available at each moment, and the interplay between the two shapes my experience of life on the river. www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

Management of this interplay determines the future circumstances that become the foundation for our future choices. We may, for example, assert our autonomy and paddle swiftly, and a minute later encounter choices about how to handle our velocity, whether to speed up and intensify the thrill, or slow down to avoid an unseen rock approaching. Or we may choose to simply drift, and a minute later face a choice between peacefully appreciating the setting, or dislodging ourselves from a precarious position into which the boat has drifted. Choices in the present determine our experience in the future.

For some, this concept of karma has a ring of predestination—but the opposite is true. Through our desires and actions we create our karma, and by adherence to principles of conscious living, we change our karma, or even transcend the laws of karma altogether. That relationship between effects from our past, and choices in the present—well, that’s substance for a future conversation.

David B. Wolf, Ph.D., founder and director of the Satvatove Institute School of Transformative Coaching, has trained coaches, counselors and psychotherapists for more than 30 years. He is the author of Relationships That Work: The Power of Conscious Living: How Transformative Communication Can Change Your Life. The next semester of Satvatove’s accredited coach training course begins in January 2012. For information, call 386-418-2037 or visit www.Satvatove.com.

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CommunityResourceGuide Acupuncture

Fitness

Dr. Paula Koger, DOM, BS Nursing, MA Counseling 941-539-4232 / Dunnellon and Sarasota www.WealthOfHealthCenter.com Dr. Koger has a long history of success with people who are receptive to multiple ancient and high-tech healing techniques. 20 years’ experience including Professor and school health nurse; more than 17 years in Alternative healing practices with training from experts worldwide.

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.

Rental space available.

Biologic Dentistry

Gluten Intolerance

Dr. Cornelius A. Link, DDS 352-629-0700 / Ocala / www.drlinkdds.com There must be a biologic balance in the mouth as part of total body health. This means being concerned about infections in the teeth and gums, the relationship of the teeth to the jaws, the teeth to each other, saliva pH and metal toxicity. As a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, we follow a recommended safety protocol for removal of amalgam fillings, if necessary. Dental materials compatibility testing available.

Gluten Intolerance Group / Gainesville 352-215-1078 / GIGgainesville@gmail.com www.glutenintolerancegroupgainesville.blogspot.com The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America proudly announces a new branch in Gainesville. Please call or email for information about our monthly meetings.

Share your stories, or give/get support! Gluten intolerance is more common, and more serious, than most people know.

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. We also carry probiotics, digestive enzymes, and other products for overall health. Proud sponsors of Barley Life Nutritional Products. Call Dawn Brower for more information or visit www.gentlewatershealing.com. MA41024, MM15426.

352-694-6044 535 NE 36th Avenue, Ocala, FL A Wellness Center for 10+ years conducive to healing the whole person.

Educating and empowering a healthy lifestyle through detoxification. Offering “State of the Art” FDA registered colonic equipment, Farinfrared sauna, Aqua-Chi ionic cleanse, lymphatic drainage. Pain relief and relaxation massage. Automobile insurance and Workers Comp. Gift certificates. Call our happy staff for more information. MA28872, NCTMB156725, MM11062.

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Holistic Medicine James F. Coy, M.D. Life Family Practice Center 1501 U.S. Hwy. 441 North, The Villages 352-750-4333 / www.LifeFamilyPractice.com More than 20 years in the General Practice of medicine, with a focus on allergies, and treatments using environmental bio-nutrition and other natural methods including N.A.E.T. and acupuncture.

Providing detox therapies including chelation, anti-aging treatments, natural hormone replacement, and alternative testing.

Nelson Kraucak, M.D., ABCMT, ACAM Life Family Practice Center 1501 U.S. Hwy. 441 North, The Villages 352-750-4333 / www.LifeFamilyPractice.com For 15 years in The Villages, Dr. Kraucak has been committed to bridging the gap between clinical medicine and complementary therapies to promote the body’s natural healing mechanisms. Embracing a medical approach to alternative treatment and by using cutting-edge technologies, he is able to treat chronic auto-immune and degenerative disorders.

Providing treatments such as Immune Biomodulation, Chelation, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, PRP, Prolozone and much more.

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 32 years. He follows a Functional Medicine approach, utilizing up-todate techniques such as: Chelation, Detoxification, natural hormone replacement, nutrition, Prolo/Biopuncture, acupuncture, anti-aging, among others. Dr. Lemire along with 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 (physical self), a healthy mind (emotions and intellect), and a spiritual peace. For this life-changing goal, Lemire Clinic commits their energy, their compassion and their skills.

Hanoch Talmor, M.D. Gainesville Holistic Center 352-377-0015 www.betterw.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.

Michael J. Badanek, BS,DC,CNS,DACBN,DCBCN 3391 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Suite #B Ocala, FL 34470 / 352-622-1151 www.alternativewholistichealth.com 30+ 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.

Holistic Psychotherapy Diane Alther, LCSW, RN, CHt Traditional and Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher Ocala and Dunnellon locations / 352-425-1992 www.emdrtherapistnetwork.com Combining conventional counseling with body, mind, energy therapies including EMDR, EFT, hypnosis, full wave breathwork, meditation and Reiki to facilitate change and mental and emotional balance.

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Hypnotherapy

Piano Services

Christine Green CHt Hypnotherapy Gainesville Hypnotherapy 1212 NW 12th Ave., Suite C-3 Gainesville FL 32601 / 352-339-6078 www.OneStepDeeper.com Invite amazing changes into your life through Hypnosis.

The powerful process of Hypnotherapy guides you naturally and easily to the life you truly deserve. Free consultation: www.onestepdeeper.com and 352-339-6078.

Hendrix Piano Service 352-895-5412, Serving north central Florida Tuning, repairs, cleaning, fine custom maintenance of your acoustic piano.

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

Rolfing 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.

Massage Tiara L. Catey, LMT Center for Balance 1705 N.W. 6th St., Gainesville 352-642-4545 / www.tiaracatey.com Relieve pain, manage stress and cultivate joyful relaxation and balance by including massage as an essential part of your self-care practices. Therapeutic massage, relaxation massage and lomilomi. Includes aromatherapy. Holistic approach. Some insurance accepted. Visa/MC. See www.tiaracatey.com for details. MA41831.

Clark Dougherty Therapeutic Massage Clinic 850 N.E. 36th Terr., Ocala 352-694-7255 / www.ClarkDougherty.com Offering a variety of therapeutic massage techniques for pain relief, improved flexibility, and other wonderful benefits. PIP and WorkComp always accepted, also group/private insurance in some instances. All credit cards accepted. Gift certificates are available now for Mother’s Day and birthdays with 25% discount on a second session. MA27082, MM9718.

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Carol L. Short / Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Craniosacral Therapist, Gainesville and North Central FL / 352-318-0509 Rolfing® is a system of body restructuring through systematic manipulation of muscle and fascial tissues. It promotes the release and realignment of long standing patterns of tension and dysfunction, bringing the body to greater balance, mobility, vitality, and ease.

A holistic approach to mobility, vitality and balance. MA16337/MM18921.

Veterinary Care Medicine Wheel Veterinary Services Shauna Cantwell DVM, Ocala, FL www.shaunacantwell.com / 352-538-3021 Holistic veterinary medicine for small animals and horses.

Preventative health, arthritis, neurologic and hormonal dysfunction, skin, allergies, cancer, pain, immune and chronic disease, more. 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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Professional Advanced Continuing Education Distance learning available. Private classes available. Meeting all of your Massage CE needs. Florida and National Provider. (FL #50-1551, National #450863) 352-6251665, wildseed@embarqmail.com.

Natural Skin Care

Saundra’s Soaps and Natural Treasures.

Natural and organic skin care: Lotions, oils, soaps in many popular scents.

Arthritis rubs, burn-relief salves also available. Visit the store at Silver Springs Plaza, 5300 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Suite A, Ocala, open Wed.-Sat., 10-4. www.

HumbleSkinCare.com, 352-236-2185.

Position Open

Dr. Michael Badanek in Ocala is looking for a “special,” mature person to work part-time in his office doing reception/ light clerical work. The selected candidate must sincerely practice natural lifestyles with no hang-ups in traditional medical beliefs and must have a good sound work ethic. Email qualifications and resume to kingfrog10@cox.net.

Ads: $25/up to 30 words, $1/each additional. Fax ad with credit/debit card info to 352-351-5474, or email to GoNaturalAwakenings@gmail.com.

Homegrown Organics Organic buying club.

Start eating right today! n Fresh organic fruit and veggies n Organic and free-roaming poultry n Grass-feed beef Doreen, 352-598-4184 HomeGrownOrganics.vpweb.com

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CalendarofEvents Listings are free for our sponsors and just $15 each for others. Visit http://www.naturalawakeningsncfl.com/news.htm or call Call 352-629-4000.

Thursday, October 27 Live Blood Analysis: view your own blood through 1000x microscope displayed on flat screen TV. 7-5, $50. Dr. Kuhns Chiropractic Clinic, 24 NE 14th Avenue, Ocala, 352250-4412, baresearchgroup@gmail.com, www.lbaresearchgroup.com.

Friday, October 28 Here Comes the Sun: A Musical and Spiritual Tribute to George Harrison, 8pm. $15-20. University Auditorium next to the Plaza of the Americas, where Krishna Lunch will serve hot refreshments from 6-8. Tickets available at Krishna Lunch or the Phillips Center Box Office, 352-392-2787. krishnagator@gmail.com.

Live Blood Analysis: view your own blood through 1000x microscope displayed on flat screen TV. 7-5, $50. Dr. Kuhns Chiropractic Clinic, 24 NE 14th Avenue, Ocala, 352250-4412, baresearchgroup@gmail.com, www.lbaresearchgroup.com.

Saturday, October 29 6th Annual Parapsychology Expo, Lake Miona Recreation Center, 1526 Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages. Free admission. Info: 352-205-6055 A Halloween Hop to benefit the Ocala Civic Theatre.

7-10pm, Our Lady of the Springs Hall. $10/person. Cash bar, ‘50s style music and dancing. Information: 352-629-8859.

Halloween Psychic Fair. 12-5pm, $20/reading. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd., High Springs, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

Wednesday, November 2 HGC weight loss: safe homeopathic solution. Detox coaching and support. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, 351-1298, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

November 3-27 “Steel Magnolias.” $20/adults, $10/students. Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Spring Blvd., Ocala, 2-236-2274, www.ocalacivictheatre.com.

Saturday, November 5 Quantum Biofeedback with SCIO Analysis with Jill Wilson. Talk and demonstration 12-1pm, free. Biofeedback sessions 1-5pm, $45/hr. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class.

2-4:30pm. $25. Held at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge www.ifsk.org, 407-673-9776.

Worms Workshop. 11-1, love offering. Learn about worms, composting, natural fertilizers. Held at Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala. Information: 352-680-1153.

November 5-11 Satvatove Advanced Seminar Experience, facilitated

by Dr. David Wolf and Marie Glasheen at the Days Inn in Gainesville. For information or to register: The Satvatove Institute, 352-538-0376, www.satvatove.com.

Sunday, November 6 Fall Craft Expo and Health Fair. Free, 10-4. Vidah Beauty and Wellness, 2133 E. Ft. King St., Old Oaks Professional Bldg., Ocala, FL, 352-622-8432.

Tuesday, November 8 Interactions of Prescription Medicines with Thyroid Function seminar with Dr. Michael Badanek, DC. Free, 5-8pm, Villages Public Library. Call 352-622-1151; seating limited.

Wednesday, November 9 Metabolic balance. All natural weight loss. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243

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Saturday, November 12 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Show. Free, 10-3. Crafts, gifts, foods, gently used books. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113.

Saturday, November 12 The New Shamanism: Stones for 2012 and Beyond, workshop with Sharron Britton. 1-3pm, $20. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-4548657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

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1294 SE 24th Road Ocala, Florida 352-804-7617 Now accepting PIP and BC/BS insurance for medically necessary massage.

November 12-13 30th Annual Downtown Festival and Art Show. City of Gainesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, 352-3342787, www.GvlCulturalAffairs.org.

Sunday, November 13 Rocks for Kids Lapidary Workshop and Fun with Travis Hetsler. Adults welcome, too. 1-3pm, $20. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-4548657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

Tuesday, November 15 The Spirit Within the Orb workshop with Jodie Bellis. 6:30-8:30pm. $25; bring your own digital camera.

Mystic Glenn, NEW ADDRESS at 20 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-401-1862, www.mystic-realms.com.

Wednesday, November 16 Cleanse your body of toxic buildup, repair G.I. tract, support immune system, weight loss, anti-aging nutrition, protocol for radiation detoxification. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, 351-1298, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

Interreactions of Foods and Other Outside Influences on the Thyroid Gland, seminar with Dr. Michael Badanek. Free, 3-6pm, Belleview Public Library. Call 352-622-1151; seating limited.

Thursday, November 17 Dismantling Stress w/Integrative Relaxation, with John Ernest Hiester (Chandrakant). Free, 7-8:30 following Amrit Yoga with Veda (5:30-6:30). Dress warmly. Downtown Public Library, 401 E. University Ave., 4th Floor, Gainesville.

Saturday, November 19 Feng Shui Essentials Workshop with Seann Xenja, Feng Shui master. Seann is senior student of Grandmaster Lin Yun and will be teaching traditional Chinese feng shui and utilizing natural gems, crystals and minerals for balancing and activation. 11-5, $45. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www. highspringsemporium.net. www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

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November 19 - 20 Reiki I Healing Workshop with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT, Karate Academy, Ocala. Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-6, $100. To register: www.initiationhealing.com, 352-239-9272.

Wednesday, November 23 Wellness Consultation on Irritable Bowel Syndrome. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd.,

Ocala, 352-732-0718, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

352-732-0718, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

Saturday, November 26 Countdown to the Holiday Party and Wholesale to the Public Stone and Jewelry Sale. Food, fun and vendors.

12-5pm, free. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

December 2–4 The Yoga of Loving Relationships, with Yogi Amrit Desai, at Hindu Temple, Tampa. Information: 813-6296890, email info@htflt.org.

Wednesday, November 30 Signs and Symptoms Analysis. Any time any of the organs/systems of the body are out of balance, there are signs and symptoms. FREE. Call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala,

NEW LOCATION: 20 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala 352-401-1862

n Ongoing Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class. Saturday, November 5, 2:00-4:30 pm.

Held at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. n Private readings available.

Check Web for complete 2011 program

Saturday, December 3 Metaphysical Fair, 11-5. Mystic Glenn, NEW ADDRESS at 20 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-401-1862, www.mystic-realms.com.

December 9-11 Ayurveda Cooking Workshop with renowned Chef Tesha Bananda.

Amrit Yoga Insitute, Salt Springs, FL. $295 includes lodging, teaching, and supplies for cooking healthy, Ayurvedic meals. 352-685-3001, www. amrityoga.org, info@amrityoga.org.

January 19-22 Initiation Healing® Meditation Instructor’s Training in Ocala, FL. $300 for 4-Day event. 352-239-9272 or www.initiationhealing.com; accepting applications now for Instructors.

January 21-22 Initiation Healing® Breath and Meditation I with Rev. Ojela Frank in Ocala, FL. Sat. 9 am – 5pm, Sun. 10 am – 6 pm, $100. 352-239-9272 or www.initiationhealing.com.

ONGOING EVENTS Sundays Farmers Market, 12-4. Mosswood Farm Store, 703 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, 352-466-5002, www.mosswoodfarmstore.com.

Meditation and Spiritual Lesson, 10am. Unity of Ocala, Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org.

Science of Mind and Spirit Meditation 9:45am, Celebration /Message 10:30am, Youth and Children's Celebration 10:30am. Love offering.

OakBrook Center for Spiritual Living, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala, FL 352-6293897, www.oakbrookcsl.org.

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Sunday services, 11am. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www.UnityOfGainesville.org.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Massage Therapy specializing in Cranial Sacral, Reflexology, acupressure & Shiatsu. Refuge Transitions Wellness Center, 352-624-0366.

Monday-Friday Organic Food Pickups. Monday, Ocala; Tuesday, Eustis and Mt. Dora; Wednesday, Ocala and Gainesville; Friday, Oxford/The Villages. Homegrown Organics by Doreen, 352598-4184, http://www.homegrownorganics.vpweb.com.

Recipes: http://homegrowngainesville.wordpress.com/

Tuesdays, Thursdays Healing Yoga with Marque Kolack. 1-2pm, $25/4 sessions. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, Ocala, 352-687-2113.

Wednesdays 1pm radio show: 30 minutes of Powerful Transformative Radio: Satvatove Relationships That Work Show, online at www.blogtalkradio.com/satvatove-institute.

Thursdays Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 5:30-6:30pm every Thursday. Down-

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town Public Library, 401 E. University Ave, Gainesville.

Free. Dress warmly, bring light blanket.

Saturdays Farmstead Saturdays. Free, 9-3pm. Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352-595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve.com.

Seven days/week Abraham, yoga, breathwork, reiki, much more—something every day. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefl.org.

Bellydancing, fitness, yoga classes, personal training as early as 5:30am, as late as 7:30pm. Hip Moves, 708 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 352-692-0132, www.hipmoves.com.

Yoga classes as early as 5:30am, as late as 8:30pm, beginners (including “Stiff Guys”) to experienced Hot Yoga.

Big Ron’s Yoga College, Gainesville, 352-367-8434, www. bigronsyoga.com.

Dates vary Specialized Community Groups: ACOA, women’s group, men’s group, eating disorders group, relapse prevention group held weekly at Refuge Transitions Wellness Center, 352-624-0366. Community groups are facilitated by licensed therapists.

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