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healthbriefs Lower Breast Cancer Risk

by Eating Colorful Veggies

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esearch published in the British Journal of Nutrition discovered that the risk of breast cancer decreases with increased consumption of specific dietary carotenoids, the pigments in some vegetables and fruits.

The research was based on five years of tracking 1,122 women in Guangdong, China; half of them had been diagnosed with breast cancer and the other half were healthy.

Dietary intake information was collected through face-to-face interviews. The women who consumed more beta-carotene in their diet showed a 46 percent lower risk of breast cancer, while those who consumed more alpha-carotene had a 39 percent reduced incidence. The individuals who consumed more foods containing beta-cryptoxanthin had a 62 percent reduced risk; those with diets higher in luteins and zeaxanthins had a 51 percent reduction in breast cancer risk.

The scientists found the protective element of increased carotenoid consumption more evident among pre-menopausal women and those exposed to secondhand smoke.

Dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach and dandelion greens top the list of sources rich in luteins and zeaxanthins, which also includes watercress, basil, parsley, arugula and peas. The highest levels of beta-carotene are found in sweet potatoes, grape leaves, carrots, kale, spinach, collard and other leafy greens.

Carrots, red peppers, pumpkin, winter squash, green beans and leafy greens contain alpha-carotene. Red peppers, butternut squash, pumpkin, persimmons, and tangerines are high in beta-cryptoxanthin.

Energy Efficiency Improves Family Health

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esearch from Columbia, Maryland’s National Center for Healthy Housing suggests that adding insulation and more efficient heating systems can significantly increase the health of household residents. The researchers studied 248 households in New York City, Boston and Chicago that underwent energy conservation improvements by trained energy efficiency professionals, including installing insulation and heating equipment and improving ventilation. After the improvements, subjects reported reductions in sinusitis (5 percent), hypertension (14 percent) and obesity (11 percent).

Although a 20 percent reduction in asthma medication use was reported, two measures of asthma severity worsened; the scientists called for further study of the asthma-related outcomes.

A similar study from New Zealand’s University of Otago examined 409 households that installed energy-efficient heating systems. Children in these homes experienced fewer illnesses, better sleep, better allergy and wheezing symptoms and fewer overall sick days. In examining 1,350 older homes where insulation was installed, the research also found improvements in health among family residents.

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Yoga Practice Pumps Up Detoxifying Antioxidants

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ndian researchers recruited 64 physically fit males from the Indian Air Force Academy for a three-month study of yoga’s effect on detoxification. For three months, 34 of the volunteers practiced hatha yoga with pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation.

The other 30 volunteers underwent physical training exercises.

At the end of the study, blood tests found significantly higher levels of antioxidants, including vitamin C and vitamin E, among subjects in the yoga group. These participants also showed lower levels of oxidized glutathione and increased levels of two important antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase, all indicating better detoxification. Meanwhile, the exercise-only group showed no changes in these parameters.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating October 6 to 12 as Naturopathic Medicine Week.

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globalbriefs Household Hazards

States Move Against Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

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his year, at least 33 states are taking steps to address the untested and toxic chemicals in everyday products. Many toys, clothes, bedding items and baby shampoos contain chemicals toxic to the brain and body. The federal 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act has become outdated, allowing untested chemicals and known carcinogens, hormone disruptors, heavy metals and other toxins to be ingredients in commonly used products.

Wise new policies would change labeling and disclosure rules for manufacturers so that concerned consumers know what chemicals products contain and/or completely phase out the use of chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) in infant formula cans, food packaging and receipt paper; formaldehyde in children’s personal care products; chlorinated tris (hydroxymethylaminomethane) in toxic flame retardants and other consumer products; phthalates, lead and/or cadmium in children’s products; and mercury.

View the entire report at Tinyurl.com/State-By-State-Action-List.

False Alarm

Expiration Labels Lead People to Toss Good Food

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everal countries are asking the European Commission to exempt some products, such as long-life produce, from the mandatory “best before” date labels because they lead to food waste. According to a discussion paper issued by the Netherlands and Sweden and backed by Austria, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg, many food products are still edible after the labeled date, but consumers throw them away because of safety concerns.

The European Union annually discards about 89 million metric tons of edible food. In the U.S., food waste comprises the greatest volume of discards going into landfills after paper, reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2012, this country generated 36 million tons of food waste, but only 3 percent of this waste stream was diverted from landfills.

A 2013 report co-authored by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic proposes that producers and retailers take other steps to prevent the discarding of good food.

Source: EnvironmentalLeader.com.

Conservation Covenant

A Greener Future for National Parks

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ational parks have an undeniable environmental impact on the very lands they seek to preserve. Yellowstone’s managers have been working on ambitious management goals to elevate it to be a world leader in environmental stewardship and become one of the greenest parks in the world by 2016.

The Yellowstone Environmental Stewardship Initiative goals (against a 2003 baseline) are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent (50 percent by 2025); reduce both electricity and water consumption by 15 percent; reduce fossil fuel consumption by 18 percent; and divert all municipal solid waste from landfills.

Fracking Flub

Methane Dangers May Be Three Times the Estimate

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esults of a meta-analysis of 20 years of scientific studies published in Science magazine conclude that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has underestimated the natural gas industry’s climate impact by 25 to 75 percent by not including methane leakage from fracking, gas drilling operations and pipelines. Methane, the main component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researcher Gabrielle Petron voices concern with the discrepancies because, “Emission estimates, or ‘inventories,’ are the primary tool that policy makers and regulators use to evaluate air quality and climate impacts.”

For a paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, researchers flew aircraft over a heavily fracked region in northeastern Colorado and concluded that emissions from drilling operations were nearly three times higher than an hourly emission estimate published by the EPA.

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Humankind has sought for centuries to harness the sun because the cumulative energy of 15 minutes of its rays shining on Earth could power the world for a year. Following the invention of the solar collector in 1767, a slow, yet steady evolution of other breakthroughs in the quest have included the photovoltaic (PV) effect, observed in 1839; invention of the first solar cell in 1954; and a solarpowered communications satellite in 1958. Solar summits in 1973 and 1977 led to the inception of the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory), part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act signed by then-President Jimmy Carter.

Making the most of the “alchemy of sunlight” that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin writes about in The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, has required a global village of inventors,

visionaries, scientists and engineers.

Pioneering companies have produced technological advancements and reduced manufacturing costs that expand the sun’s services to the world.

Today, thanks to solar power, many of the most remote villages in developing countries have electricity.

“Without solar photovoltaics on satellites and those powering the uplink transmitters, downlink receivers, and associated equipment on the ground, the isolated residents of developing countries can’t join the modern world,” explains Neville Williams, author of the recently released book, Sun Power: How the Energy from the Sun is Changing Lives Around the World, Empowering America, and Saving the Planet.

As founder of the guerilla nonprofit Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF.org), Williams led the charge for electrifying households in 12 developing countries for 17 years, beginning in 1990, using solar panels and systems funded by

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grants. “While we were cost-effective and decisive, the results were due to the honest, hardworking and dedicated people we found there,” he advises.

Williams initiated his pioneering advocacy of solar energy as a media specialist with the DOE during the Carter administration and served as the national media director for Greenpeace, in Washington, D.C. In 1997, he co-founded the solar installation company SELCO-India, which has supplied solar home systems to more than 150,000 families in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam and South Africa. In 2005, he founded the solar solutions supplier Standard Solar Inc., of Rockville, Maryland.

Economic Engine

The U.S. currently has an operating capacity of 13,000-plus megawatts of cumulative solar electricity—enough to power more than 2.2 million average American homes. As the industry grows, so does its impact. The Solar Foundation’s Solar Job Census 2013

reported nearly 143,000 solar workers in the U.S.—a 20 percent increase over 2012—at 6,100 businesses in 7,800 locations encompassing every state.

According to Yergin and Williams, the increasing value of nationwide solar installations has “electrified” the U.S. economy. In 2013, domestic solar electric installations were valued at $13.7 billion, compared to $11.5 billion in 2012 and $8.6 billion in 2011. The top 10 states for annual additions of photovoltaic capacity in residential and commercial applications are California, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nevada, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Colorado, New York and New Mexico.

Currently, there are more than 550 major solar projects underway nationally. Under the current administration, 16 of these have been permitted on federal lands and will provide 6,058 megawatts of generating capacity.

The two experts expect solar energy to be a major catalyst of global political and economic change. Williams contends that now is the time to fully access

this cheapest form of unlimited energy.

“If millions of poor families in developing countries can get their electricity from the sun, why can’t Americans do the same?” he queries.

In a 2002 National Public Radio Planet Money podcast, Yergin, president of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, in Massachusetts, addressed the concerns of everyone that sees the common sense of relying on solar energy.

“Technology will be central to solutions for our energy challenges,” he says.

“What needs to be done is very, very large, as are the risks and challenges.

What we have going for us is the greatest resource of all—human creativity—and for the first time in history, we are going to see it employed on a global scale.”

To learn more, visit SunPowerBook. com and DanielYergin.com.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for Neville Williams’ recorded interview.

Solar Blocks

by Neville Williams

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conomics, rather than technological concerns, are now driving the adoption of clean, safe, solar electricity to preserve the environment. During this transition to a new energy paradigm, we can choose to embrace solar now, rather than later, and prepare for a solar lifestyle without sacrificing our present quality of life.

Many hurdles have been overcome in the shift away from fossil fuels during the past two decades. Challenges still exist, but the hope is that we are on our way toward a brighter future with solar electricity made universally available. n The cost of solar photovoltaics has dropped 75 percent in the past four years, thanks to China. n Solar electricity is now the least expensive energy source in many markets, overcoming for the first time the economic argument that it’s too

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expensive. n Innovative partnerships, such as that formed by green energy provider Viridian with large, full-service solar provider SolarCity, lease solar panels to homeowners and businesses that significantly reduce upfront costs. Installation costs, which once averaged more than $20,000, can now amount to just hundreds of dollars. n Solar is disrupting the century-old central power generation model, and the challenge is to get the utility industry to change and adopt distributed solar. Utility companies that previously ignored solar energy now fear it might threaten their bottom line if they don’t get with the program. n While the next big obstacle is energy storage, which allows the use of sun power at night, well-financed new

“smart grid” technologies are rapidly emerging. n The impending showdown will be between corporate power and people power, comprised of homeowners and businesses producing their own electricity. The politics of energy is central to our national future. The question is, Can we change?

Learn more at NevilleWilliams.com.

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Live Your True Self Four Tools Guide Us on Our Life Journey

by Indira Dyal-Dominguez

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tarting today, we can experience life as a naturally unfolding expression of our vision and realize the contribution we are here to make. Living a truly good and purposeful life becomes as natural as breathing as we shift into a new paradigm based on the four tools of connect, listen, trust and act.

In most people’s current paradigm, the limited and limiting human mind will shape and drive our day-today actions whenever we allow it to.

When we buy into it, it becomes our automatic truth, organizing our energy around fears for survival.

Everything changes when we stop focusing primarily on what we need to do in order to function and survive. Instead, by realizing that our essence is energy, we gain powerful access to our ability to separate the human mind’s chatter from our higher consciousness, shifting us into a new relationship with who we are. That’s where we can now go for the answers that are unique to us and aligned with our true journey and purpose.

Connect. The initiating step of seeing our real self as an eternal energetic force of higher consciousness activates our alignment with the universal vibrational force of all creation. This energy frequency becomes real and available to us.

Listen. By learning to distinguish between the mind’s busyness and intuited messages of our true self, we come to more consistently align our actions with our highest being. As a result, we naturally walk a path of honoring both our highest self and others.

Trust. The inner guidance we discern often defies logic, but we begin

to trust that it knows best. The beauty is that because everything is in relationship with everything else, when one piece of our life changes or moves forward it shifts the entire energy and relationship with everything else, allowing for a new relationship and a new result. Such trust goes deep, activating our inner knowing of who we are; not from the basis of a thought or concept, but as our new reality. We are listening to and heeding our most authentic self.

Act. Be aware that when we honor our higher self, transcending the human mind’s control, the ego will fight for its survival. It may argue for doing something else, not doing it fully, or create circumstances that make it tough to act from an authentic place. Now we can release such mind suggestions and choose what supports our true journey.

We are here to experience our own magnificence as we walk our journey on Earth. In acting, we are saying, “I am not my mind; I am a wellspring of divine truth.” We are claiming our eternal identity.

Indira Dyal-Dominguez’s new book, YOU: A Spiritual Being on a Spiritual Journey, is based on 15 years of personal experience using the four tools and living from the spirit within while developing and sharing programs that guide others to connect with their true self. Access free tools at IndiraToday.com.

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Regenerative Therapies:

The Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine Report on last year’s conference; 2014 conference coming to Orlando in October

by Carolyn Blakeslee, Publisher, Natural Awakenings

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ast October (October 24-26, 2013), I attended a magnificent alt-med conference in Orlando sponsored by the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine. With the theme “Solutions for the Incurable,” for three days I learned about some of the breathtaking advances in medicine happening now. At the end of this article I’ll give you details on the upcoming 2014 conference.

Some of the rock-stars of the alt-med scene were there to speak, including Dr. Garry Gordon, Dr. Lee Cowden, Dr. Kondrot, and Dr. Joe Mercola (pictured, right), who sat beside me.

Star struck, anyone?

There was also a trade show throughout the weekend, with new modalities being demonstrated during all the breaks.

Here are a few highlights from some of the presentations at the conference.

Garry Gordon, MD, DO, MD(H)

Probably the youngest-looking and -acting 80-year-old man I’ve ever met, Dr. Gordon is energy incarnate. During his passionate presentation, he told us many things:

Israel has a technology that will vaporize tumors. Got a minute? Skin cancer, gone. Brain tumor? Take the day off. Boom.

You can get a phone app for tests including EKG and HRV. Use the app, send the results to your integrative physician.

For $420 you can test for cancer. It

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is detected so early (way before a lump is detected by touch or imaging) that you can treat it naturally within the seven-year window in which it’s possible to eliminate it.

Northern Thailand has the lowest

breast cancer rate in the world, and no dementia at all. That’s because of an herb called Pueraria Mirifica and a composition called HRT-plus. HRTplus is available in Ocala at Lemire Clinic.

SERM beta: no more dementia, no more heart attacks, no more broken bones.

A published study demonstrated and documented the regeneration of a man’s leg with the kind of technology and treatments being discussed during the weekend.

A scientist named Craig Ventner can create certain vaccines based on DNA that could be downloaded from the Internet.

Web: http://www.gordonresearch. com/

W. Lee Cowden, MD, MD(H)

Dr. Cowden spoke about “Hope for the Incurable: What the Evidence Shows.” As examples of allegedly incurable diseases, he pointed to ALS, Stage 4 cancer, and dementia.

“Allopathic doctors suppress with drugs,” he said, “but that creates all new problems. Integrative doctors look for the causes. Once the cause is removed, the disease can be resolved.”

He presented several case studies of seriously ill people whose tests came back nearly normal within a few weeks of starting therapies which he outlined, as well as removing mercury fillings and root canals, having detox, changing to an organic diet, and avoiding electromagnetic frequencies.

Dr. Cowden described his protocol for congestive heart failure— all of his patients went off the heart transplant list.

Lymes can mimic and even cause hundreds of serious illnesses.

If your pulse goes up 15 or more within 15 minutes of eating a meal, that’s an indicator of a food allergy reaction.

And when it comes to fasting, organic vegetable juice is better than a water fast.

Web: www.acimconnect.com/ Home/AboutUs/AcademyLeadership/ LeeCowdenProfilePage.aspx.

Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD

Dr. Levy gave an amazing presentation on Vitamin C. Cancer, and all viruses, can be killed with Vitamin C therapy. The cells are fooled into thinking it’s glucose, so they ingest it through their glucose receptors; the Vitamin C turns into peroxide and kills the cancer. There are several types and strengths of Vitamin C, and several ways to administer it, so—“don’t do this at home.”

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Edward C. Kondrot, MD, MD(H), DHt

Dr. Kondrot is the world’s leading natural/homeopathic eye doctor. He operates the Healing the Eye and Wellness Center in Dade City.

Dr. Kondrot said he is seeing an increasing number of glaucoma cases, and in younger and younger patients.

He says eye drops are a horrible way to treat glaucoma—they are suppressive rather than curative. He said cataract surgery is also a suppression that leads to macular deneration.

His clinic is successfully treating serious eye diseases including glaucoma, macular deneration, and cataracts with noninvasive treatments including microcurrent therapy such as PEMF, IV and oxidative therapy, light treatments, and herbal, nutritional, and homeopathic support.

To delay the onset of presbyopia, do the series of exercises developed by Dr. William Bates.

Web: www.healingtheeye.com Kaqun Water

Janos Hunyadi MD, DSc, and Sandor Kulin, MD, presented on Kaqun water. Pronounced “cocoon,” Kaqun water is hyper-oxygenated in such a way that oxygen can be delivered to cell membranes.

Healthy cells have a charge: -70mV. With chronic inflammation, the charge decreases to -50mV; cancer, to -20mV. If the rate drops to 0, then death occurs. But when healthy cells undergo cell division, they must drop their membrane potential below 10 in order to complete the division; after the division is complete, the mitochondria is “restarted,” the energy increases, and the cells behave as normally differentiated cells that communicate with the other cells.

Because of lack of energy, cancer cells cannot increase their membrane potential. They remain in the division phase all the time. The lower the membrane potential, the higher the division rate, and the faster the cancer grows.

However, if mitochondrial function in a cancer cell can be restarted by the direct delivery of oxygen, it can start to behave as a normal cell.

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scribd.com/doc/182897084/kaqunstudies-book-2013-pdf Sherry A. Rogers, MD

Dr. Rogers’ presentation was about “How to Get Off Diabetes Drugs: What the Evidence Shows.” She told us, “The guidelines all say ‘management’ of a disease, whether it’s endocrinology or cardiology or whatever.

It’s never ‘cure,’ and it always comes down to drugs. 87% of the experts making the practice guidelines are connected to the pharm industry financially.”

She explored some of the predisposing conditions (low levels of Vitamin K and D3, magnesium, and zinc) and precipitators of diabetes: “The number one pollutant is phthalates (plastics). Even wild animals in pristine areas are toxic. It only takes four days to create diabetes in lab mice. … Until you get the phthalates out, a lot of diseases are incurable. The FAR infrared sauna is very effective in removing toxins. Also eating organic foods, especially cruciferous vegetables.”

If people with arthritis would stop eating nightshades (i.e. tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant), that 75% of them would experience total relief of their symptoms.

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Damon P. Miller II, MD

Dr. Miller gave a presentation called “The Cascade: Cancer, How It Works and How You Win.” The disease of cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Is a 12-year disease, and it takes eight to 12 years to be able to see it via imaging. “By the time you find a cancer with imaging, it’s pretty far along.”

Tumor cells can only eat sugar. A normal cell has two glucose receptors; a tumor cell has 23.

People with cancer have a specific bacteria, a subspecies of strep.

The strep produces a substance similar to HCG (the fetus hormone)—and the body “knows” that if something is coated with HCG, it must leave it alone.

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Victor A. Marcial-Vega, MD

Dr. Marcial-Vega’s presentation was entitled “The Use of Intravenous Phospholipids in the Management of Autism and Other Neurological Diseases.”

He demonstrated to us that autism and Alzheimers are diseases of brain toxicity and shared his detoxing, IV, and rebalancing protocol.

The incidence of autism is now one in 50 and increasing. He said, “Invariably when the patient is violent or self-mutilating, within 10 minutes of starting the infusion they are comfortable and laughing. When they improve a little, they say, ‘It doesn’t hurt any more, Doctor.’ They point to their head.”

For Alzheimers, he always recommends a reasonable goal. “Tell them they have to do it six times—i.e. for six weeks. At the end of six weeks, I repeat the blood work and high-res blood imaging. They see changes and will continue to comply—also, they are feeling better.”

After working with 25 Alzheimers patients, they saw a marked improvement in 72% of them. “Marked improvement means short-term memory,” he said, “and that’s one of the most difficult to correct in the human brain.

They also experienced great improvement in socialization and orientation to place.”

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In her presentation “The Biology of Belief,” Ms. Stockdale showed us that although the role of chronic stress in degenerative disease is well documented, in fact any thought can change hormones, blood pressure, genetic expression, and immune function. She recommended Dawson Church’s book, The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention.

“In the limbic system,” she said, “thoughts and feelings are connected with lightning speed. That’s where our beliefs become biology. … It isn’t logical or linear, not limited by time or space. By visualizing your favorite place on the planet, the limbic brain

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secretes chemicals which are the same as if you were actually there.” She cited a study in which aging people were exposed to fleeting positive messages, and the result was as if they’d had a three-month exercise program.

Posture, facial expressions, breathing, sounds are all powerful adjuncts to healing.

Web: www.BrendaStockdale.com Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, FACC, CNS

Dr. Sinatra spoke on “Beyond Life” with his friend and co-author, Tommy Rosa, of the book We Are All Connected: Lessons from Heaven and Earth. Many things can increase our vibrational energy including sleep, noninflammatory diet, good water, mind/body interaction, nutritional supplements, exercise, organic food, detoxification, unconditional love and self love, and feeling worthy.

Mr. Rosa agreed, and said, “Your job is to keep your frequency high.

With each word, you reinforce or damage your frequency. Don’t say, ‘The heat’s killing me,’ because eventually it will.” He continued, “We have the power to change anything in our life as long as we have God in our thoughts.

When you pray before eating, you raise the vibration of the food and it’s better for you. Pray on water.”

Dr. Sinatra said, “I’m really concerned not only about heavy metals and insecticides and phthalytes, I’m more concerned about things you can’t see or smell. Toxic vibrations that are penetrating our body. We can’t taste, see, smell, or feel some of these vibrations but they’re there.”

He touched on his famous “earthing” work. “We’re electrical. The heart is the most electrical organ in the body, followed by the brain. Those are the two organs that are the most vulnerable to the harmful energies, and the most receptive to healing. …

The earth is struck by lighting, etc., the earth is full of electrons. We need electrons to neutralize toxins. Walking barefoot on the grass, on concrete, or on the beach is the healthiest thing you can do in your whole life.” Earthing improves blood viscosity and velocity.

October 2014 Conference in Orlando

Have you been told there’s no hope? Come to “Overcoming the Diagnosis and Thriving: Battling Back Against the Odds.” This open-to-thepublic seminar will take place in Orlando on Saturday, October 25, from 5:30-9pm at the Florida Hotel & Conference Center in the Florida Mall.

It’s $20 in advance, $30 at the door. To sign up, visit www.acimconnect.com/ Events.aspx.

For practitioners, the “Regenerative Therapies: An Evidence Based

Conference” will take place Friday and Saturday, October 24-25. The cost is $399, plus $100 for the optional Sunday post-conference, the ACIM Integrative Medicine Fellowship’s Level I courses. For a list of speakers and topics, visit www.acimconnect.com/ Events/Conference-Orlando2014/OrlandoConference2014Speakers.aspx.

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Note that conventionally grown apples top the Environmental Working Group’s list of 48 fruits and vegetables tested for pesticide residue (ewg.org/ foodnews/list.php). That’s yet another sound reason, along with better taste and nutrition, to go organic.

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It’s a Top-Ranked Superstar Fruit

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utrient density—an acknowledged characteristic of apples—is considered the most significant qualification for a superfood. “It’s one of the healthiest foods,” advises Case Adams, from Morro Bay, California, a naturopathic doctor with a Ph.D. in natural health sciences. Apples’ antioxidant power alone could elevate it to status as a superior superfood. Eating apples could help ward off America’s most pressing yet preventable, chronic illnesses, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cites as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

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Morwenna Given, a medical herbalist and Canadian member of the American Herbalists Guild, from Toronto, explains why and shares an analogy, “The normal metabolic processes of oxidation produce reactive oxygen species (free radicals) with unpaired electrons that hunt and steal partner electrons from the body’s cells. Imagine an electrical plug wherein the grounding wire has been eliminated or compromised. There is nothing to prevent a surge or fire.”

This is comparable to what happens to a body impacted by a poor diet, lack of exercise, stress and illness; its healthy grounding is compromised.

When the overall damage to cell structure overwhelms the body’s innate antioxidation defenses, conditions are ripe for disease and accelerated aging. Foods high in antioxidants, like the apple, help to neutralize the

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damage and heal bodily tissues.

Flavonoids—like the quercetin just beneath the peel—are another of the apple’s powerful nutrient partners, notes Adams in his book, The Ancestors Diet. So, even when making applesauce, including the peel is vital.

With the exception of vitamin C, all other nutrient compounds remain intact when the fruit is cooked.

Subtle differences in polyphenol levels exist among apple varieties, according to Linus Pauling Institute testing. Polyphenol compounds ultimately activate the fruit’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Northern spy, Fuji and especially red delicious varieties are the richest in antioxidants; empire and golden delicious harbor relatively low levels.

“Some older varieties that had lost popularity with large-scale commercial farmers are now being grafted again, thanks to a return to organic practices,” remarks Meredith Hayes, schools and student nutrition senior manager at FoodShare, a leading North American food security organization.

“The purpose of any seed is to replicate the species,” explains Given.

“The pulp around the seed protects and feeds the seed until it’s burrowed into the soil and germinates. Older species evolved to be protective of their seeds to survive against pests and other insults. Commercially grown produce, however, has generally bred out the secondary metabolites that house so many of a plant’s nutrients.”

It helps to know that imperfectlooking food has potentially synthesized more sugars and nutrients in response to stress in order to survive, making blemishes or irregular shapes more appealing as consumers discover the core value of non-homogenized fruit.

In 2012, Hayes worked with Tom O’Neill, general manager of Canada’s Norfolk Fruit Growers Association, to repackage smaller “unacceptable” apples into an ideal bag weight and size for a second-grader to carry and share in school meal and snack programs. Previously, these “too-small” apples were being tilled back into soil or sold in Europe because there was no market for them here,” says Hayes. “So, we looked for ways to honor imperfect fruit.”

Other beneficial movements against food waste that are also making produce more affordable include France’s Intermarché supermarket’s popular inglorious fruits and vegetables campaign, with the tagline, “As good, but 30 percent cheaper,” and Portugal’s ugly fruit program. Such initiatives are raising happy awareness of so-called imperfect, and often organically grown, food.

By recognizing and appreciating the apple during this season’s harvest, we honor its versatility, affordability, broad availability and culinary flexibility.

Tania Melkonian is a certified nutritionist and healthy culinary arts educator.

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Apples in the Kitchen When pot is warm, add spice mix until aroma is released. Add oil and stir for (Empire, Golden Delicious) a minute.

Yields 2 large smoothies

Add onions and half of the apples, stirring the mixture until onions and 1 cup unsweetened almond milk apples soften. Add broccoli, stock and 1 cup unsweetened applesauce or juice. Stir and reduce heat. Cover and stewed apples ½ cup raw, unsalted cashews, soaked in cook on low for 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove from heat and use a blender water for 1 hour to purée the soup in batches. Return to 2 tsp vanilla extract pot; add vinegar and the rest of apples. ½ tsp ground cinnamon Stir and heat gently before serving.

2 chopped, pitted dates, soaked in water

This soup can be kept in the for ½ hour or 2 Tbsp maple syrup refrigerator for up to seven days or the (use dates if using a high-speed puréed soup can be frozen for several blender, otherwise use maple syrup) months. Defrost and add diced, raw 1 cup ice cubes apples before heating and serving.

Place all ingredients in a blender and purée until smooth, 30 to 60 seconds.

Apple Pie Smoothie

Apple-Cheddar Brunch Soufflé

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(Granny Smith, Honeycrisp) Yields 8 servings

Creamy Curried Apple Soup (Gala, Jonagold) Yields 6 large servings

2 Tbsp mild curry spice mix 1 Tbsp olive or coconut oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 head broccoli, stems peeled and separated from florets, all chopped roughly 2 medium apples, cored and chopped* 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock 3 /4 cup unfiltered apple juice ¼ cup apple cider vinegar 1 sprig Thai basil for garnish *During preparation, keep apples in a large bowl of ice water with one Tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice to prevent browning.

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3 slices gluten-free or sprouted grain bread, torn into 1-inch pieces 6 eggs 1 cup milk (flax, coconut, almond or goat) 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp nutmeg 4 Tbsp grass-fed butter 3 large sage leaves 6 apples, cored and sliced into wedges (about 8 per apple) 1 cup grated goat’s milk cheddar cheese Arrange bread on a baking sheet. Toast until light brown. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Whisk eggs, milk and spices until some small bubbles form on surface.

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Melt 3 Tbsp of butter and drop in sage leaves. Allow butter to bubble, not burn.

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Use 1 Tbsp butter to grease a 9-inch springform pan, deep baking dish or Dutch oven. Arrange 1/3 of bread in a layer on the bottom. Sprinkle ¼ of grated cheese on top. Spoon 1/3 of apple mixture on top. Repeat twice. Pour egg mixture on top.

Bake on middle rack for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.

Bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Grilled Apple-Fennel Napoleons (Gala, Macintosh, Fuji) Yields 6 servings

1 large red or sweet onion 4 large apples, cored 2 medium fennel bulbs ½ cup olive oil divided into two ¼-cup portions ½ tsp salt ½ tsp anise seed, ground 1 tsp balsamic vinegar ¼ cup fresh tarragon leaves, finely chopped Juice of a tangerine or clementine Peel onion and, removing root, cut into 6 rings about ¼-inch thick. Cut apple into 12 rings of similar thickness. Cut fennel bulbs width-wise to make 12 to 15 smaller rings.

Combine ¼ cup oil, seasonings and vinegar in a bowl. Arrange onion, apple and fennel rings on a large baking dish or platter. Pour oil mixture on top, coating the surface of each ring.

Turn rings over. Coat the other side.

Heat a grill pan, grill top or outdoor barbecue to medium-high heat.

When removing rings from the oil mixture, allow any excess to drip into a platter.

Grill onions, apples and fennel in batches, ensuring grill surface is not crowded. Cook each ring for about 2 to 4 minutes per side allowing grill lines to develop and product to remain al dente (soft on the surface, but crunchy in the middle). While rings are cooking, mix ¼ cup oil, tangerine juice and tarragon leaves in a blender.

After all rings are grilled, arrange 1 Napoleon per plate with onion ring at the bottom. Stack one apple ring on top of that and 2 or 3 fennel rings.

Repeat with apple and fennel, ending with fennel on top. Evenly distribute tarragon dressing on each of the Napoleons. Serve immediately.

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in & Tonic

by Melody Murphy

Old Haunts

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have always loved old cemeteries.

As a child, we went to All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Jensen Beach, a beautiful little Carpenter Gothic Church built in 1898. It sits high atop a hill overlooking the Indian River, and all down the hill is an old cemetery.

I adored that cemetery. It was a wonderful place to run down the hill (arms outstretched like the Ingalls girls in the “Little House On the Prairie” opening credits), play tag, dangle my fingers in the koi pond in the meditation garden, pick flowers, read, explore.

On Sundays, I would get a cookie and a Dixie cup of juice from coffee hour in the parish hall, and go enjoy a picnic in the cemetery. I would sit and gaze at the river, the sunlight glinting like scattered diamonds across the water, the bright blue skies above it, the pelicans swooping and soaring on the salty breezes.

Sometimes I would lie on my back and look for pictures in the clouds above. I would think about the people lying beneath the green grass below me, and it didn’t really bother me. I figured if they had gone to my church, they had been just as nice as everyone else who currently went there.

Besides, I knew what I believed, and I knew that what was left behind was no more disturbing than a chrysalis discarded by one of the yellow butterflies flitting by. The real essence of these long-gone people was

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somewhere above the seagulls and below the stars on the other side of the clouds. There was nothing to fear in this peaceful place.

On Easter morning, there would be an Easter egg hunt in the cemetery.

I remember searching for pastel eggs among the Easter lilies, which covered the entire hill like Solomon in all his glory. There were lambs carved on the small white tombstones of children who had died long ago, which usually was sad but on Easter just seemed like part of the decorations.

The Men’s Brotherhood loved to grill and would host a cookout at the slightest provocation. As All Saints’ parishioners, they were all for celebrating all the saints’ days, feast days, holidays, Tuesdays. They wore those sturdy canvas aprons that are the manliest possible way to wear an apron, and would set up their grill in the parking lot above the cemetery. I cannot tell you how many times I have sat on someone’s grave eating a cheeseburger. I was not even squeamish about it.

The hilltop was a prime spot for viewing the Fourth of July fireworks over the Indian River. The Men’s Brotherhood would roll out the grill and get busy with burgers, and the adults would arrange their lawn chairs in the parking lot, facing the river.

I knew better. The best way to view fireworks on a hot July night was to sit in the cemetery with your back against the cool marble of an old tombstone, lemonade in hand. I

have yet to find a better way to watch fireworks.

November 1 is All Saints’ Day, or All Hallows’ Day. Halloween is a corruption of “hallowed evening”— the eve of All Hallows’. At All Saints’ church, we always had a big celebration on Halloween. Everyone wore costumes, and dear old Father Coffee handed out candy.

The Men’s Brotherhood, arrayed as shepherds (still in their ceremonial grilling aprons), rolled out the grill again and started on the hot dogs. The Altar Guild and Daughters of the King would host a crafts bazaar and bake sale (popcorn balls, candied apples, devil’s-food cupcakes!) in the parish hall, where we kids would bob for apples in an old washtub and carve pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns.

But my favorite part of the evening was playing hide-and-seek in the cemetery. Imagine hiding behind old tombstones in the moonlight and shadows, dressed as the Virgin Mary (I left Jesus, a baby doll, on the stone altar where Easter sunrise services were held—it seemed fitting) or an angel with wings askew from romping through the graveyard. The best Halloween nights had a full moon and mist off the river. Deliciously eerie!

I knew Halloween was supposed to be a night for ghosts. I wasn’t sure if I believed in them, but I never thought they wished us any harm. If ghosts were real, I thought, then surely they would enjoy children playing among their resting-places, having picnics, hunting Easter eggs, watching fireworks ... things they had once enjoyed in life.

Death comes for the archbishop as well as all the rest of us. The dead are nothing to fear. Playing in cemeteries is a good way to learn that as a child.

One day, I hope someone will sit on my grave to enjoy their Halloween candy. I won’t mind ... as long as they leave me a Reese’s peanut butter cup.

Melody Murphy is a writer whose wings are still askew all these years later.

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says Lee. Visualize the breath filling the body like a bell, with the flared bottom expanding completely around the waistline. Pause momentarily and exhale through the nose or mouth for three seconds, gently contracting the abdomen to help expel the air. Practice this whenever needed to ease stress or for five minutes daily to establish a slower, deeper breathing pattern.

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Ocean Breath

Breath-Taking Wisdom Six Ways to Inhale Energy and Exhale Stress

by Lane Vail

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e draw an astounding 22,000 breaths daily, but because breathing is involuntary, we often take it for granted.

Transforming breathing into a conscious activity can provide amazing energy, awareness, and control, and dramatically improve our mental, physical, and creative performances, according to Al Lee, co-author of Perfect Breathing: Transform Your Life One Breath at a Time. That’s 22,000 opportunities to choose health and wisdom every single day.

Everyday Ease

Lee paints a picture of perfect breathing: “Watch a baby breathe; it looks like there’s a balloon in the stomach that inflates and falls back down.

This is belly breathing—pleasant, enjoyable and natural.” During inhalation, the diaphragm pulls down under the lungs, allowing them to expand with air and displace space in the abdomen.

However, “Breathing can fall victim to the same movement dysfunction as any other skill, like running or walking,” says Nick Winkelman, director of movement and education at EXOS, an www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com

elite athletic training facility in Phoenix, Arizona. He points to “shoulder breathing,” characterized by a lifting of the shoulders with each shallow sip of air, as a common dysfunction perpetuated by too much sitting.

“Hunching over the laptop or sitting in the car binds up the abdominal region and reduces the possibility of expansion there, so the breath moves higher into the chest cavity,” Lee explains.

Replacing shoulder breathing with belly breathing “creates a cascade of positive effects,” says Lee, including lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system. Deep breathing also clarifies the mind and is used in nearly every spiritual tradition to achieve deeper states of prayer, meditation and contemplation, he notes.

Try these six healing techniques.

Six-Second Breath

Lee’s six-second breath is a simple prescription for stress that can be used anytime, anywhere. Relax the abdominal muscles and inhale for three seconds, breathing through the nose to “disinfect, filter, condition and moisturize the air before it reaches the lungs,”

The yoga breath ujjayi, or oceansounding breath, is achieved by slightly constricting the throat muscles and gently lifting the glottis, so that a soothing hiss is produced when the breath is drawn in through the nose. Dr. Richard Brown, an integrative psychiatrist, associate professor at New York’s Columbia University and co-author of The Healing Power of the Breath, explains the benefits. “Ujjayi creates resistance to air flow, triggering receptors deep within the lungs’ alveoli, which allows more oxygen to be delivered to the cells. It also stimulates the vagus nerve input to the brain, which promotes calmness and clear thinking.”

Target Breathing

A recent study from the journal Pain Medicine found that deep, slow breathing, combined with relaxation, effectively diminishes pain. “The nervous system represents a physical or emotional trauma in an unregulated pattern of signals,” says Brown. “But the mind and breath can wash away and rewire that pattern.” Practice target breathing, a technique derived from qigong, by inhaling deeply into the belly and visualizing the breath as a ball of energy which upon exhaling can flow to the place in the body needing healing, advises Lee.

Bellows Breath

Brown has co-authored a review in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine describing the neurophysiological basis and clinical benefits of yogic breathing on depression and post-traumatic stress. Bhastrika, or bellows breath, is a mood-lifting technique wherein one inhales vigorously through the nose while raising the arms above the head,

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fingers extended, and then forcibly exhales through the nose while pulling the elbows down alongside the ribs with fingers closing gently. Avoid overdoing it, instructs Brown; three rounds of 15 to 20 breaths are sufficient for healthy individuals.

4-2-10 Breathing

Anxiety attacks often generate feelings of breathlessness, and fixating on each inadequate inhalation reinforces panic. Winkelman recommends 4-2-10 breathing, a technique that emphasizes elongating exhalations. Inhale through the nose for four seconds, hold for two, and then slowly release the breath for up to 10 seconds. Lee explains that after several breaths, the brain will start to shift from reactive emotional thinking to rational problem solving.

“Concentrating on the breath makes it hard to think about the future or rummage around in the past,” says Lee. “It keeps you in the moment, intimately in touch with the mind, body and emotions.”

Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.

An Athlete’s Advantage

by Lane Vail “Many disciplines, from Eastern arts to performing arts and athletics, rely on breathing as the foundation for eliciting the most from the mind and body,” says fitness writer Al Lee. Effective breathing optimizes the delivery of air into the lungs and extraction of oxygen into the bloodstream, both critical for improving athletic efforts.

Deep breathing also enhances and balances the autonomic nervous system, inducing a “relaxed state of readiness,” adds Arizona fitness consultant Al Winkelman.

When an athlete breathes into the belly, the shoulders remain relaxed, the spine neutral and the ribs positioned over the hips. “This is a great biomechanical position to move and take an impact,” says Winkelman, adding that a shallow breather, with lifted shoulders and arched back, not only

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For rhythmic sports like running, cycling and swimming, Winkelman recommends relaxing into the synchronization of breath and movement.

“Tension restricts muscles’ ability to shorten or lengthen, but relaxation allows them to naturally release stored energy. Correct breathing is one of the most important mechanisms by which athletes can unlock tension and relax.”

For sports that require striking a ball or exerting a kick or punch, like tennis, soccer, martial arts and golf, the athlete inhales during the wind-up and momentarily holds the breath as the wind-up peaks. “The exhalation happens during the transition and upon impact, the breath is held again, muscles are tensed up and force is delivered,” says Winkelman. “Breathe in, hold, release, hold.”

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Fix It Before It Bites You

by Perry Ekstrand, DDS, LVIF, The Swedish Dentist

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have for many months been telling you about bad stuff that can happen to your teeth. This month I would like to discuss different ways to restore your teeth and mouth. There are many ways and methods to fix a problem in your mouth.

Everybody knows you can have a filling in a tooth. A filling is indicated when there is a small area of the tooth that is destroyed by decay or broken off by trauma.

In the old days, we removed the decay from the tooth, created undercuts, and then plugged it with silver/mercury filling (amalgam).

Today we use composite. Creating a composite filling (also called bonding) is done a bit differently.

The decay has to be removed, but undercuts are not needed—so we can be more conservative in the preparation of the tooth. Then we etch the tooth to create retention on a microscopic level, add a bonding agent, and then place the filling material which can be the consistency of a putty or in more liquid form for small crevices. Most of the time we use light-cure materials. I am sure most of you have seen the blue light we shine on the tooth; it makes it set up instantly.

If the decay, old filling, fracture, or a combination of all three is becoming large—consisting of half or more of the tooth—your doctor will probably recommend a crown as a solution.

Please do not take this too literally.

There are many factors to consider, such as undermined cusps, cracks, deep fracture lines, the patient’s bite, etc. The benefit with the crown is that it will “hug” the tooth and keep

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it all together. When you chew on it, you will load the whole tooth as a package rather than individual cusps of the tooth. “If I just fill it, Doc, how long will it last?” I’ve heard that a few times! The truth is, nobody knows. I have had patients begging me to put a filling in against my better judgment and then show up 15 years later and it was still okay. I have also reluctantly placed a filling where the patient showed up two days later with a fractured tooth that needed to be extracted and then a threeunit bridge placed. Because of the unpredictability, it is often a difficult judgment call. Better to be safe than sorry, so assuming you know and trust your dentist, please listen to his/her advice as to the best investment for the longest return.

If teeth are missing, we can make a bridge. Often one tooth is missing, and we make a three-unit bridge.

We prepare the teeth on each side of the missing tooth for crowns, and the dental lab fabricates a bridge— crown/pontic/crown in one piece. The crowns are sitting on the two teeth on each side of the missing tooth and

the pontic is the “fake” tooth in the middle. Most of the time it is very difficult for the layman to see that a tooth is missing. A bridge can be big, often called roundhouse, consisting of up to 14 teeth in an arch upper/lower.

There needs to be sufficient abutment teeth to construct something of that size.

Should you lack abutment teeth that are properly placed, your dentist might suggest implants or a removable partial denture (RPD). I will cover implants in a separate article. The RPD is commonly made with a metal framework to which pink acrylic and teeth are baked on. This whole apparatus is secured with metal clasps around the remaining teeth. I am sure that you have seen the “hooks” sitting around the teeth. A step up from this is to crown the abutment teeth and build an attachment that we can hide.

Voila! No hooks! This option comes in and out of your mouth to replace any missing teeth.

There are many combination and options for restoring teeth. Please ask your dentist for what is best for you and your budget.

Visit our private office setting for a cappuccino or espresso and meet the team that can help you find joy, function, and a more youthful you through mercury-free, biologic dentistry. Information: Exceptional Dentistry of The Villages, 352-3919897, TheSwedishDentist.com.

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Cannabinoids

Healing Agent for Integrative Cancer Treatment

by Dr. Michael J. Badanek, DC, BS, CNS, DACBN, DCBCN, MSGN/CHEV

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here is a great movement in America today to legalize medical marijuana due to the growing evidence of the many uses of the plant. Until the 1930s, hemp or marijuana were legally grown and harvested in America for multiple purposes. Hemp products produce better clothing than cotton, rope than rayon, fuel than petroleum, and excellent medical products. For the most part, people are familiar with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its psychoactive qualities of euphoria, sedation, and appetite stimulation.

For the past 30 years, research has been blossoming around a lesserknown cannabinoid, cannabidiol, which is related to THC but does not share its psychoactive aspects.

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Cannabidiol contains antiinflammatory properties; has antiproliferative/ anticancer effects; and can act as an antispasmodic; antimicrobial, and antipsychotic agent. Other properties include the capacity to function as a bone stimulant, a neuroprotective agent, and a vascular relaxant.

Cannabidiol has also demonstrated effectiveness as a stabilizer for blood sugars, providing a potential therapy in the treatment of diabetes.

Both THC and CBD have antinausea, neuroprotective, antianxiety, antiinflammatory, and antiproliferative effects. These properties have been of great benefit to patients suffering from cancer and HIV.

This once-maligned weed’s medicinal effects may prove to be a paradigm shift over the next five to ten years as more data is gathered and research completed. With more medical uses, an emphasis on cultivating high-CBD cannabis is increasing.

Researchers are testing cannabinoids as a new family of antitumor agents. One research study is focused on pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Pancreatic adenocarcinomas are among the most malignant forms of cancer, so it is of special interest to researchers to set new strategies and protocols aimed at improving the prognosis of this deadly disease. Cannabinoid receptors are expressed in human pancreatic tumor cell lines and tumor biopsies at much higher levels than in normal pancreatic tissue. Studies conducted showed the cannabinoid administration: induced apoptosis (cell/tissue death), increased ceramide levels, and upregulated mRNA (messenger RNA). These effects were prevented by blockage of the CB2 cannabinoid receptor

or by pharmacologic inhibition of ceramide synthesis. Findings indicate that cannabinoids induce apoptosis of pancreatic tumor cell lines in vitro and exert a remarkable growth-inhibiting effect in models of pancreatic cancer in vivo (live subjects).

Patients have been known to use raw cannabis as an ingredient in juices and smoothies. Unlike cooked cannabis, raw cannabis does not appear to activate the THC compound, allowing for medicinal effects without any psychoactive effects. There is an emerging groundswell of patient self-care filling the gap between doctors’ ability to prescribe, lagging legal formulas, politics, and patients’ needs. Cannabidiol can be used along with traditional cancer care in the treatment of side effects brought on by chemotherapy and radiation.

Both THC and CBD have antinausea, neuroprotective, antianxiety, antiinflammatory, and antiproliferative effects. These characteristics can play an important role in helping patients endure some of the hardships faced during treatments.

Cannabis is now being referred to as the “pharmaceutical treasure trove.” Efficient and effective treatment is the underlying motivation bringing this ancient herbal medicine into treatment modalities that reduce suffering, indicate curative properties, and can be safely combined with other therapies.

Dr. Badanek offers cannabidiol CBD products for medicinal purposes.

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any electronic devices around your house emit harmful electromagnetic radiation. Computers, televisions and cell phones are all concerns. But there’s one device that troubles me the most: your microwave oven.

I admit microwave ovens are a great convenience. It’s hard for most people to imagine living without one. You can zap your meals and have them ready to eat in a matter of minutes. But, while that handy device is cooking your food, there are multiple ways it might also be zapping your health.

The first concern, of course, is the radiation itself. The government says the levels are well below the maximum recommended by international standards.

We are also told that, even though these ovens are allowed to leak up to five milliwatts of radiation per square centimeter, we’re perfectly safe from harm.

Well, now, I don’t know about that.

Microwave radiation is cumulative. It builds up in your body over time. So, sure, short-term studies—even at higher intensities—aren’t going to give the same results as long-term exposure to these devices.

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tion of guinea pigs to be under constant assault from microwave radiation.

If you’re overexposed to this sort of radiation, you could initially experience headaches, insomnia, night sweats, depression and memory problems. Over time, more serious problems could show up—including a weakened immune system, eye problems and cancers.

This long-term radiation exposure is just one of my concerns when it comes to microwave ovens. There are two more that are equally disturbing. Maybe even more so.

First: how often do you store your leftovers in plastic containers? And how easy is it to pop the whole kit and caboodle into the microwave to heat it up quickly?

This is problematic. That’s because plastics and microwaves don’t play well together. It doesn’t matter whether you’re microwaving foods in plastic containers or plastic wraps. They all contain dangerous chemicals that are going to leach into your food.

One of these chemicals is called bisphenol-A (BPA). This chemical has received a lot of attention as an endocrine disruptor. That means it interferes with your hormones, which can lead to infertility and certain types of cancer. We also know that people with high levels of BPA in their bodies are much more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes.

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I recommend avoiding all foods and drinks that are packaged in plastic, period. And never expose them to heat or put them in a microwave.

Next, here’s one more word of caution when it comes to your microwave. If you want to get the nutrition you expect out of your veggies, it’s a good idea to keep them away from the microwave altogether. It will zap the vitamins, minerals and enzymes right out of them. In particular, microwaving causes the loss of glucosinolates, which are responsible for the anti-cancer properties found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. It can also deplete levels of chlorophyll, vitamin C and plant proteins.

The absolute safest way to cook your vegetables is by lightly cooking them on low heat. This preserves more nutrients than any other cooking method. It also helps prevent them from becoming acidic, which can throw your body’s pH out of balance.

We don’t use a microwave in our home. In fact, we make every effort to reduce all radiation sources in the house.

And, when it comes to our food, we eat most of our vegetables raw—about 75% of them. We cook the other 25% of them the old-fashioned way, lightly cooking them on low, covered with a couple tablespoons of water and a pinch of Himalayan salt (for minerals) on the stove-top.

Wild-caught fish can be steamed, baked or broiled. Clean meats and poultry can be slowly roasted in the oven. It isn’t as convenient as the microwave. But the food tastes a lot better, with no ill effects on your health.

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Lang IA, et al. “Association of urinary bisphenol A concentration with medical disorders and laboratory abnormalities in adults.” JAMA. 2008 Sep 17;300(11):1303-10.

Yuan GF, et al. “Effects of different cooking methods on health-promoting compounds of broccoli.” J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2009 Aug;10(8):580-8.

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

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Wednesday, October 1

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

Saturday, October 4

Introduction to Lapidary with Travis Hetsler. 10am-1pm, $20.

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

Monday, October 6

New Patient Education, free seminar at 6pm. ALSO, Thermography, by appointment. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

October 9-13

Awakening Paradise: A guided visualization and meditation healing retreat. All-inclusive; Gluten-free and vegan foods offered among other healing foods. $500/person. Couples, group, military discounts available. 386-697-8400, www.facebook.com/themasterwithin.

Saturday, October 11

* Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class, $25, 2-4:30pm.

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

* “Secrets of the Crystal Skulls and Galactic Skull Activation” with Sharron Britton. Okay to bring your own skull. 2-4pm, $20. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

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October 15-November 9

“The Slasher,” onstage at The Hippodrome Theatre, 52 SE 2nd Pl., Gainesville, 352-375-4477, www.TheHipp.org.

Thursday, October 16

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

Saturday, October 18

BioMat Sessions with Lemurian Earthkeeper Crystal Grid. 11am5:30pm, $10 or free with $25 or more purchase. Walk in. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-4548657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

Friday, October 24

Emotion Code workshop facilitated by Nancy Lopez and Sandy Baker. 1-4, love offering. Contact Nancy at 751-4848 or Sandy at 633-7043 and please read The Emotion Code book before coming to the workshop. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, Unityofthevillages.org.

October 24-25 (optional 26th)

* “Regenerative Therapies: An Evidence Based Conference.” $399, plus $100 for the optional Sunday post-conference, the ACIM Integrative Medicine Fellowship’s Level I courses. For a list of speakers and topics, visit www.acimconnect.com/Events/Conference-Orlando2014/OrlandoConference2014Speakers.aspx. To register, visit www.acimconnect.com/Events/Conference-Orlando2014.aspx Saturday, October 25

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Downtown Festival & Art Show. 10-5 each day. Gainesville Cultural Affairs, 352-334-2787, www.GvlCulturalAffairs.org.

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* Bible Study, 9:30am; A Course in Miracles, 9:30am; Master Mind Healing Circle, 10:15am; Worship Service, 11am; Sunday School, 11am. TKM Hands-on Healing, 1pm. Nursery care provided during service. Potluck lunch on first Sundays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org.

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

* Unity Service, 10am. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, www.UnityOfTheVillages.org, 352454-3120.

SUNDAY-SATURDAY

PURIUM HEALTHY HAPPY HOURS. Various times and locations in Ocala, Dunnellon, and other locations; in-home meetings by appointment. Call Jeanette, 540-454-2020.

MONDAYS

* A Course in Miracles, 9am. ALSO QiGong and Tai Chi for Energy, 12:30pm. ALSO Hatha Yoga, 6pm. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, Unity of the villages.org.

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

* Reiki Circle for practitioners and those in need of healing on second, third and fourth Mondays, 2-3:30pm. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, www.UnityOfTheVillages.org, 352-454-3120.

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Thursday, October 30

Essential Oils and Salve Making. $10, 6pm. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic. com.

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* Rocks for Kids with Travis Hetsler. Learn about rocks and minerals. Free stuff and big fun! 1-3pm, $10 per child. Call to sign up.

ALSO Special Halloween Psychic Mini-readings with Murshida VA. 12-5pm, $20. Walk in. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs. 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

MONDAY-FRIDAY

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

TUESDAYS

Crystal Bowl Meditations, fourth Tuesday, 7pm. Chakra focus meditation facilitated by Marcia McAllister. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, www.UnityOfTheVillages.org, 352-454-3120.

WEDNESDAYS

* Healthy Wednesdays. Second Wednesdays. Potluck dinner and healthy film, 6pm. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, www.UnityOcala.org.

* Introduction to Essential Oils Free Webinar. Learn how The Everyday Essential Oils Kit from Young Living Essential Oils promotes health and well-being. In addition, each week a new product is showcased. This month: cold and flu season, how to build your im-

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* Pilates. 5:30pm, $15. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Ct. Rd., Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

* Quest Book Study Group, 7pm. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org.

THURSDAYS

* A Course in Miracles, 10:30am. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, www.unitygainesville.org.

* A Course in Miracles, 4pm. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, www.UnityOcala.org.

FRIDAYS

* Community Acupuncture, 9am-2pm with Heather Murley, MSAOM, DOM, Nationally Board Certified Acupuncturist, $30. Unity of The Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Summerfield. Call 352-272-9043 for appointment or just show up. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, FL, Unityofthevillages.org.

* Crystal Bowl Meditations, second Friday of each month, 6:30pm. World Peace meditation facilitated by Marcia McAllister and Nancy Lopez. Unity of the Villages, 10935 SE 177 Place, Suite 504, Summerfield, Unity of the villages.org.

* Open Energy Healing Circle with Dee Mitchell, Reiki Master, 7pm first and third Fridays. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville, 352-373-1030, http://www.unitygainesville.org.

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October 25—5:30 pm

Been told there is no hope?

Come hear how others have learned how to THRIVE!!!

Join us for this most unusual evening where doctor and patient appear together on stage and share the most amazing stories of overcoming.

In this seminar you will meet some amazing health practitioners and their patients. You will learn how to achieve and maintain health even if you have a very serious condition or been told there is no hope for your condition. Our speakers will show not only how to survive but to thrive.

Come to “Overcoming the Diagnosis” public seminar from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM on Saturday, October 25 2014 at the

Florida Hotel and Conference Center 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL

OPEN TO TH E PUBLIC—ADMISSION $20 INTERNET / $30 AT THE DOOR 1

Register on www.acimconnect.com

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