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ach new year brings the opportunity to evaluate the level of satisfaction with our lives and the communities in which we live. Human nature seems to compel us to grow, become better and improve our situation, no matter where we currently reside. We may think that if we “change this,” or “become more disciplined about that,” we could live the happier and more productive lives we envision. Such self-reflection is healthy, especially when solutions take root and forward our progress by consciously cultivating greater fulfillment.

For me, a small business owner, this flip of a page in the calendar year also fosters serious contemplation about how Natural Awakenings can better fulfill our mission to promote healthy living and a healthy planet in our local community. We are here to shed light on significant trends that promote a brighter future for us all.

I’d like to mention three trends that have improved dramatically since I started publishing Natural Awakenings in 2007 and continue to hold great hope for the future as more of us embrace these innovative concepts and make the adjustments necessary to benefit our daily lives. It’s up to all of us, individually and collectively, if we want to free ourselves from the crippling burdens of runaway healthcare costs, dirty and politically unstable energy sources and lifestyles that value consumption, rather than well-being.

First up is wellness care. In this New Year issue, Dr Andrew Weil discusses a roadmap for integrative medicine that challenges the conventional healthcare model of medicating every malady before looking at root causes. America’s increasingly integrative approach to medicine shows promise of the potential to move America from what Dr. Andrew Weil terms its current “disease management system” to a true “health care” system. He and other practitioners are proving every day that keeping people healthy costs far less than treating preventable diseases. Making good use of individualized wellness care and alternative therapies that work is something Natural Awakenings readers have been intending for some time.

Green living and alternative energy are the next potential gold rush of renewal.

Economic booms in recent history have been driven by shifts in technology from coal, oil and electricity to computers, the Internet, biotechnology and nanotechnology.

Many experts foresee the next boom being driven by clean energy technologies, as people’s desire for a more environmentally sustainable planet accelerates. Our political leaders need to chart a clear course for the country to move toward self-sufficient, renewable energy as soon as possible.

A third, more subtle, trend is realizing optimum self-care, because it is possible to give generously to others without sacrificing our own well-being. Let’s make 2015 the year that we make a new distinction regarding the way we treat ourselves. If we all set our intention toward maintaining inner peace and being our personal best, we can create a more heart-driven world, with profound opportunities to help others.

Our thoughts, emotions, words and deeds all count toward creating a more equitable world where all share in the promise of a good life, with love and prosperity to share.

For 2015 let us not be satisfied with resolutions. Let’s focus on transformation.

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ntegrative nutrition health coach Christina Smith has joined the Greenshire Arts Consortium faculty to assist people in their dietary needs through goal-setting and self-care as she guides and supports them in manifesting their ideal health, and is also offering individual nutrition coaching sessions.

She will be presenting free workshops on January 5 and 12 to discuss common food myths, current diet trends, organic versus GMO and simple, yet creatively satisfying, cooking for health. Smith also address several controversial issues: How does sugar affect you? Is gluten a processed toxin or innocent victim? and Is there a best diet for you?

Her signature six-week program covering such topics as choosing the perfect diet, healthy cooking, grocery shopping, boosting the immune system, self-care practices and how to address food allergies begins January 19.

Location: 5831 Clymer Rd,, Quakertown. For more information, call 215-538-0976 or visit GreenshireArts.org.

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New Cleansing and Fat-Burning Club

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erbs to Your Success, The Wellness Spa, in Nazareth, has launched a cleansing and fat burning club that allows clients to bundle services to customize an individualized program to meet their weight-loss and appearance goals.

Each month, members can choose from several services. One is an infrared sauna, a form of electromagnetic light energy from the sun with the ability to penetrate, refract, radiate and reflect healing energy within the whole body, burning 600 to1200 calories in 30 minutes.

An oxygen sauna raises body temperature, opens the pores and adds oxygen to increase metabolism and detoxify the body’s natural waste removal system.

An oxygen bar reduces fatigue and lethargy, increases concentration and memory and strengthens the immune system. The Chi Machine relaxes nerves, muscles, mind and emotions, while stimulating the lymphatic system. An ionic footbath improves critical blood alkalinity. Herbs to Your Success also offers vibration therapy and a cardiocor/ cellulite detoxification machine.

Location: 64 South Main St., Nazareth. For more information, call 610-365-8996. See ad page 14.

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hamanic healer, Certified Spiritual Healer, Reiki master teacher and Ordained Minister Andrea Brock will help participants create the life of their vision from 6 to 8 p.m., January 21, in Bethlehem.

They will learn key concepts for effective manifesting, create a vision board that reflects their wishes and use the boards to attract their heart’s desire.

“My mission is to help people be their authentic self,” states Brock. “Part of manifesting involves visualization.

In this workshop, you will create your own personal vision board with pictures from magazines or other sources that accurately reflect what you specifically want in all areas of life and paste them on a white board/ paper. For advance preparation, start collecting images or representations of your heart’s desire in each area of life.”

Cost is $45, including all materials, binder handout and refreshments. Location in Bethlehem. To register, call Brock at 610-428-0589. For more information visit AndreaBrockHealing.org. See ad page 58.

Observe Your Health Under the Microscope

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ealth Habits is offering appointments for Nutritional Live Blood Cell Analysis that can help catch disease before it starts. The analysis is a scientific method of seeing the real story of how the body is processing food and knowing what vitamins, minerals and lifestyle changes would work best for each individual. By examining a small droplet of blood under the specialized microscope connected to a TV, a fascinating world of red and white blood cells, plasma and platelets come to life. These blood components are among various indicators that reveal information on the general wellness and nutritional needs of the individual.

This preventative procedure is combined with an in-depth, confidential Health Evaluation Profile and produces a holistic, dynamic and exciting method of charting a more direct course to better health. The blood analysis is recorded so that future comparisons and changes can be documented. In addition, a dried blood layer screening will be done that helps detect past and chronic conditions and degeneration in specific body systems.

The screenings, along with a 20-30 minute consultation, are performed by Gwen Ward N.D. for $60 at the Health Habits Natural Food Store on RT 873 in Schnecksville on January 23 & February 20. To schedule an appointment, call 610-767-3100.

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newsbriefs Open House/Open Enrollment at Seven Generations School

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even Generations Charter School, in Emmaus, is holding two informational Open House Sessions on January 21. Kindergarten to grade 5 will be held in the elementary school at 5:30 pm and grades 6 to 8 will meet at the middle school at 7 p.m.

Adults from all new families and those interested in applying are strongly encouraged to attend the Open House sessions.

The Seven Generations Charter School is a non-tuition, Pennsylvania sanctioned Charter School where students from every grade level engage in activities focused on sustainable living, environmental stewardship and respect for our planet and all living things. It is a school with excellent academic standards that is also a place where students learn citizenship and develop the skills to succeed as they improve the overall quality of life in their communities.

Location: 154 E. Minor St. For more information, call 610421-8844 or visit SevenGenerationsSchool.org/page.phtml/ contact.

High Marks for Local Medical Reflexology Academy

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he Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society has awarded Professor Lorraina Telopo MRP, founder of the International Academy of Medical Reflexology, in Allentown, the Mark of Distinction from The Premier National Honor Society for America’s Private Postsecondary Schools, Institutes, Colleges and Universities. The award recognizes those that have demonstrated high standards over a period of many years in the education and training of women and men in the fields, trades and occupations essential to modern society.

The International Academy of Medical Reflexology has trained many practitioners throughout the country in medical reflexology, a complementary biological, integrative, blended health science, through which an exercise pressure is applied to reflex areas which comprise 7,200 nerve endings in each hand and foot, encouraging improved instruction to each specific organ, gland and part of the body, persuading the body to biologically correct, strengthen and reinforce itself to reach balance, normalization and homeostasis.

For more information or to schedule a Medical Reflexology treatment, call 267-424-4549 or visit Reflexology.net.

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January 24, 10 a.m. 01-15 to 12:30 p.m., Essential Oils, part one, Historical, Biblical and Therapeutic Uses of Oil, including learning to distinguish the scent notes of a pure therapeutic oil and practice making custom blends.

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Center is offering a free Natural Solutions program for those feeling tired, depressed or overweight, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., January 21 (Snow date: January 28), with comprehensive integrative solutions from experts.

Topics include Get Healthy Nature’s Way, with Integrative Nutritionist Gale Maleskey; and Destress, Sleep Well, Improve Mental Clarity with an introduction to Effortless Meditation, with Greg Schweitzer.

Other highlights include a seminar, From Sad to Glad, with holistic counselor Meg Deak; a Dr. Tom Talk at entitled Body Imbalances, Winter Chills & More, with Dr. Tom Wachtmann; and massage, bodywork and Reiki samples with Jeanne Mancinelli, Carolyn Preston and Wayne Sigler.

“We love hosting collaborative events like this” states Founder Carolyn Reese. “Clients can benefit from all these healing modalities, collaborating under one roof, to improve the health and wellness of our clients. In one night people can learn a lot about natural healing.”

atures Cure, located at 1492 Main Street, in Catasauqua, emphasizes the need to look at the whole person to address health concerns. Because every person is different, they create individualized and customized approaches to healing that restore balance to the body.

A grand opening event on January 24 showcases the new services and offers a free Zyto Compass scan which provides insights into health and wellness.

Natures Cure also offers Nutri-Energetics Systems (NES) Health, which is pioneering the revolutionary bio-feedback approach for achieving optimum wellness for individuals. The NES software can scan and analyze the entire human body field in just seconds, including an energetic, nutritional, environmental, mental and emotional analysis. NES also rejuvenates the body’s energy with powerful therapies that clear blockages, release trigger points and correct energy flow through the body.

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Jikiden Reiki Introduction and Workshop

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r. Paula MichalJohnson will present An Introduction to Jikiden Reiki from 6 to 8 p.m., January 21, at The Kindling Wellness Center, in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. She will teach the full seminar from 10 a.m. 6 p.m., January 31 and February 1.

Relatively new to the U.S., Jikiden Reiki helps to clear our bodies of toxins, chemicals, viruses, bacteria, stress and overuse. For more than 65 years, a Japanese woman in Kyoto, Japan, Chiyoko Yamaguchi, worked with this system diligently, treating her children, grandchildren, neighbors and others with a form of hands-on healing that she learned from a Japanese physician in the 1930s. Her children only rarely received medicine. Michal-Johnson trained in Japan with Yamaguchi’s son, Tadao.

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atural Awakenings Publishing Corp. (NAPC) recently welcomed a group of new publishers that completed a December training program at the corporate headquarters in Naples.

The NAPC training staff spent several days with the entrepreneurs launching new Natural Awakenings magazines in Buffalo and Salt Lake City, plus existing markets in Houston and New Orleans.

Company CEO Sharon Bruckman launched the first edition of Natural Awakenings in 1994 and began franchising it in 1999. The company currently publishes 95 Natural Awakenings magazines throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, with a collective readership exceeding 3.5 million.

“Interest in naturally healthy living that’s good for people and the planet is now influencing mainstream America, thanks in part to our active and growing readership,” says Bruckman.

“Natural Awakenings’ dedicated family of publishers, supported by loyal advertisers, connects readers with a wealth of national and local resources mapping out alternate routes to a healthier, happier, longer life.”

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newsbriefs Affordable, Traditional Acupuncture

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aura Eastman is offering traditional acupuncture in a community style setting and making regular treatment more affordable in the process. The treatments are done simultaneously with multiple patients in a large room separated privacy screens for just $20. With a growing body of evidence indicating its effectiveness, acupuncture is going mainstream.

“In China, acupuncture is offered in a community setting, where private consultation and customized treatment is given in a relaxed, open atmosphere,” says Eastman. After a private, confidential consultation, patients relax to soothing music Laura Eastman in a zero gravity chair and receive treatments to the head, arms, hands, legs and feet. Eastman treats patients for a range of symptoms including pain, fertility, menopause, anxiety, stress, issues, insomnia addictions. • F: 610-421Box 421digestive Emmaus, PA 18049 • P:and 610-421-4443 A recent publication in The Archives of Internal Medicine, conducted

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Open House at River Valley Waldorf School

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iver Valley Waldorf School, a unique private school serving children from pre-K through 8th grade, holds a School Tour on January 15 and February 5 at 9 a.m.

Additionally, there will be an Open House for the early childhood (3 and

under) program on January 31 at 10 a.m. The school invites families to experience and learn more about Waldorf education and the River Valley community.

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newsbriefs Discover the Lasting Benefits of Yoga

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ally Delisle will conduct an introduction and exploration of the 11 main anatomical and physiological body systems from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., February 8, at The Yoga Loft. Participants will learn how asana (postures) and pranayama (breathing) practices can affect and enhance the body’s systems, and come away with tools to be able to practice the yoga that best supports individual needs. Delisle will also discuss how diet, lifestyle and other practices such as reflexology/meridian/acupressure points can influence our body systems and provide us with even more support for wellness throughout our lives. No previous yoga experience is required.

“We truly believe that yoga makes life better,” says owner Jessie Thompson. “We offer more than 30 inspiring classes per week for everyone, including Beginners Yoga, Tai Chi, Mat Pilates, Restorative Yoga, Breathing Classes, Meditation and more.

Workshop cost is $115. Location: 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. To set up a private yoga session with a certified teacher, call 610-867-9642. See ad page 7.

he ninth annual SnowBlast Winter Arts Festival will be held February 6 and 7 at Triangle Park, the Community Center for the Arts at Emmaus Borough Hall and venues throughout town, including stores and restaurants. Activities include outdoor games, painting demonstrations by local artists, lighted snowflakes and fire pit warming stations around Triangle Park.

The Emmaus Arts Commission SnowBlast Art Show is located at the Community Center for the Arts on the second floor of Borough Hall, featuring Lehigh Valley artists and special musical and creative performances. More outdoor activities include the SnowBlast Ice Princess, sculpted ice demonstration, music, food and the popular SnowBlast Ice Bar. A community art project involves creating a piece of public art. The finished artwork will be on display at the community center.

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Researchers suspect that the affecting mechanism may be the acrolein gas that forms from burning tobacco cigarettes. The chemical was found to damage ear cells in a study published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. A 2012 study of diesel exhaust, which likewise produces acrolein gas, by the Republic of Korea’s Dongguk University, also showed damage to middle ear cells.

Supporting these results, a study published in the American Medical Association Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery journal found that smoking during pregnancy almost triples the risk of low-frequency hearing loss in the child. The study tested 964 adolescents between ages 12 and 15, of whom 16 percent were exposed to prenatal smoking.

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Safer Groceries Landmark Food Law Being Enforced

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has reached a settlement agreement (Tinyurl.com/ FoodSettlementAgreement) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that sets firm deadlines for the agency to fully enact the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. A federal court will maintain supervision to ensure FDA compliance.

CFS senior attorney George Kimbrell, who led the case, says, “The first major update to our food safety laws since 1938 must now be implemented in a closed-ended, timely fashion. That means safer food for American families.”

Congress passed the law to combat the epidemic of food-borne illnesses affecting one in six Americans annually. After repeated delays, the FDA must now comply with the following court-overseen schedule to implement the final rules: preventative controls for human and animal food (8/30/2015); imported food and foreign suppliers (10/31/2015); produce safety (10/31/2015); food transportation (3/31/2016); and intentional adulteration of food (5/31/2016).

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Holistic Healers Reach Out to the Underserved An annual report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that up to 33 percent of uninsured people are avoiding needed treatment for economic reasons. Lifestyle changes and natural remedies like yoga and massage therapy can be highly effective when treating conditions such as high blood pressure, depression or aching joints, and groups nationwide are making these modalities more affordable for everyone.

At California’s Healing Clinic Collective (HealingClinicCollective.

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The Third Root Community Health Center (ThirdRoot.org), in Brooklyn, helps arrange for acupuncturists, herbalists, Reiki practitioners and others to treat low-income people in New York City, especially community organizers and activists that are often overworked and lack the resources for these types of care.

The Samarya Center (Samarya Center.org), in Seattle, Washington, uses revenue from its yoga studio to provide free yoga to critically ill patients served by the city’s BaileyBoushay House and the local VA hospital, and also to patients with chronic pain at the Pike Place Medical Clinic, which treats many homeless and lowincome Seattle residents.

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Japan Floats New Nuclear Alternative Two companies in Japan will begin building two huge new solar power islands that will float on reservoirs, following the inception of the Kagoshima floating solar plant as the country’s largest, which opened in late 2013 just off the country’s southern coast.

The new direction comes as Japan looks to move on from the Fukushima atomic disaster of 2011 and meet the energy needs of its 127 million people without relying on nuclear power. Before the incident, about 30 percent of the country’s power was generated by nuclear plants, but Fukushima destroyed public confidence, and with earthquakes highly likely in regions containing reactors, Japan is looking for alternatives.

Solar islands could also be a solution for other countries where space or nuclear concerns are an issue. It’s possible that one day a significant portion of Europe’s power could come from use of the technology; experts believe the engineering challenges can be surmounted.

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Water Cartons Paper Can Easily Replace Plastic

The Boxed Water is Better company was launched in 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to provide a more sustainable alternative to the ubiquitous plastic containers that are made from petroleum products, have big carbon footprints and clog U.S. landfills.

Boxed Water containers resemble milk cartons and are far more sustainable because about 75 percent of the box comes from a renewable resource—trees in certified, well-managed forests—and are completely recyclable. The company uses reverse osmosis and carbon filters for its purified drinking water from the municipal source at the location of their filling plant, and then ships the product to retailers via the shortest route to curtail the transportation footprint.

Boxed Water has partnered with 1% for the Planet to help with world water relief, reforestation and environmental protection projects, benefiting both humanitarian and environmental efforts.

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Pristine Protection

America’s Huge New Underwater Park The Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument— about 470,000 square miles of ocean surrounding a couple of remote U.S. Pacific islands—is now officially set aside to protect its pristine habitat from deep-sea mining and commercial fishing. Although smaller than the nearly 800,000 square miles of its original plan, the park is still twice the size of Texas.

In a final compromise, fishermen will have access to the waters around half of the islands and atolls, while the other half remains protected.

Only 2 percent of the entire Pacific enjoys similar protection.

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Downsides of Ethanol Ethanol, which makes up 10 percent of the gasoline available at filling stations, together with other biofuels made from crops, appeared to be a way to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, recent research shows that the federal government’s push to up production of corn-derived ethanol as a gasoline additive since the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard was enacted in 2007 has instead expanded our national carbon footprint and contributed to a range of other problems.

The nonprofit Environmental Working Group warns that continued production of corn ethanol is both worse for the climate than gasoline and bad for farmers, the land and consumers. “It’s driving up food prices, straining agricultural markets, increasing competition for arable land and promoting conversion of uncultivated land to grow crops,” according to this watchdog organization.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly weighing a proposal to cut the amount of ethanol currently required by law to be blended into gasoline by 1.39 billion gallons, equivalent to taking 580,000 cars off the roads for a year.

Researchers have been trying to develop greener forms of ethanol, but none are ready for market yet.

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Most End-of-Life Care in U.S. Neglects Patient Needs The U.S. healthcare system is not properly designed to meet the needs of patients nearing the end of life and those of their families, and major changes to the system are necessary, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life.

A 21-member committee has called for more advanced end-of-life care planning by individuals, improved training and credentialing for clinicians, and for governments and private sectors to provide incentives to patients and clinicians to discuss issues, values, preferences and appropriate services and care.

Dr. Philip Pizzo, co-chair of the committee, states, “Patients can and should take control of the quality of their life through their entire lifetime, choosing how they live and how they die, and doctors should help initiate discussions with their patients about such decisions.”

Susan Heckerman, former dean of medicine at Stanford University, says, “It’s important that healthcare options available to individuals facing the end of life help relieve pain and discomfort, maximize the individual’s ability to function, alleviate depression and anxiety, and ease the burdens of loved ones in a manner consistent with individual preferences and choices.”

The report is available at Tinyurl.com/ DyingInAmerica.

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For healthy eaters, Super Bowl parties’ bent toward rich, calorieladen foods compete with our desire to shed some holiday pounds and return to regular diet regimens. Whether supplying eco-beer selections for guests or bringing refreshments to a gathering, armchair players can score green points both in terms of natural ingredients and supporting the domestic economy and environment.

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New Year, New You When ‘Good Enough’ Is Perfect

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Instead, try adopting a “better than perfect” mindset that embraces life’s imperfections without guilt or shame. A clean enough house or a good enough job is in many ways better than perfect. Here are helpful approaches to reframe the internal discussion.

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Remember what matters. In planning a big birthday party for her husband, one wife was so stressed trying to manage every detail that she had to stop and ask herself: What is most important—having everything look perfect, or having a fun party they would enjoy and remember for the rest of their lives? Thinking about our values keeps things in perspective and perfectionism in check.

Perfection isn’t likable. We often try to be perfect to gain other people’s attention and approval, but no one wants to be around a person trying to be someone they aren’t.

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No one’s life is perfect. Social media often present idealized versions of people’s lives. Few post about fighting with their partner or coping with an unhappy infant; we most often hear about vacation adventures and baby’s first word or step. We can avoid feelings of dissatisfaction by avoiding comparisons with others.

It’s not failure, it’s data. Rather than personalize a perceived failure, take it on as an opportunity. If a New Year’s resolution to work out more isn’t kept, ask why: Is the exercise location too far away or is the class schedule inconvenient? It feels better to adopt a more successful strategy than to beat ourself up about falling short.

Perfectionism is a treadmill.

People often think, “I’ll be happy when I weigh this or achieve that,” always seeking the next level of selfimprovement. Appreciating who we are right now is a path to happiness.

Perfectionism is a learned behavior, and anything learned can be unlearned at any age. As we continue to strive for excellence, we can learn to embrace what’s good.

Take a perfectionist self-assessment quiz at Tinyurl.com/PerfectionismQuiz.

Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the author of Better than Perfect: 7 Strategies to Crush Your Inner Critic and Create a Life You Love plus A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness. Connect at ElizabethLombardo.com.

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Louise Hay on Loving Yourself to Ageless Health

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Nourishing mind and body, loving life, learning and growing, giving back and moving ahead—these comprise Hay’s program for creating health, happiness and longevity. At 88, she continues to travel for business and pleasure, embracing vital, joy-filled days with a thankful smile. Her new book, Loving Yourself to Great Health, co-authored with Ahlea Khadro and Heather Dane, explains how she’s taking all she knows to the next level.

Why does first applying love and forgiveness to yourself make a happy, healthy and long life possible?

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all starts with us. Remember, no matter what the problem is, there is only one answer: loving yourself. Start with small steps and be gentle. If you start there, magical things will happen.

How do you manage to engage in a stream of loving affirmations 24/7?

Practice, practice, practice! Slowly, bit-by-bit, start each day with a loving act towards yourself. Loving affirmations and worrying about things take up the same amount of time; you still get the same things done along the way, but worrying creates stress, while affirmations will brighten your life. It can be exhausting if you fight the shift and make it difficult. If you make kindness to yourself and others a simple part of everyday life, it isn’t exhausting at all.

What are some key elements to crafting a life experience that supports and nourishes ageless being?

Choose thoughts that bring love into your life and laugh a lot. Say yes to life and the magic it brings.

I trust that life will bring me exactly what I need, and part of that is realizing that I don’t need to know everything, because life brings me people like Ahlea and Heather.

A third of our life is spent eating, and

it’s essential that we know the best way to do this. Start your day with water and an act of self-love. Eat real food; seasonal, organic, natural foods are a positive affirmation to your body. Poop every day, figuratively and literally.

Learn to listen to your body and its wisdom. Choose exercise that you love and that makes you feel good.

Also, go on a media diet. Filter out from your consciousness any messages that say you are not good enough or that separate you from the beautiful and lovable person you are. Surround yourself with like-minded people that share good news and love to laugh.

The core belief founding your lifework is that every thought we have is creating our future.

Is scientific research now supporting that?

When I began teaching people about affirmations, there wasn’t any science to support it, but we knew it worked, and now studies verify that. I particularly love Bruce Lipton’s scientific research showing that we are not controlled by our genes because the genetic blueprint can be altered through positive changes in our beliefs.

I hear reports every day of how people are healing their lives by changing their thoughts through cultivating selflove and personal affirmations. They are seeing healing of autoimmune diseases, obesity, addictions, post-traumatic stress and many other so-called incurable illnesses. It’s amazing what happens when you are kind and loving to yourself.

What is your secret to aging gracefully through the years?

It’s simple. It’s about getting your thoughts and food right and having fun along the way. If you are thinking positive thoughts but feeding yourself processed, unnatural or sugary foods, you are sending yourself mixed messages. Feed yourself nourishing foods and think loving thoughts. Any time you don’t know what else to do, focus on love. Loving yourself makes you feel good, and good health comes from feeling good.

S. Alison Chabonais is the national content editor for Natural Awakenings magazines. natural awakenings

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A Passion for Making a Difference

by Beth Davis

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r. Mark Losagio, owner of Losagio Chiropractic Center, in Bethlehem, wanted to be a doctor since he was a little boy. He always imagined he would be a medical doctor, but found himself on a different path after witnessing some events in his parents’ lives.

It began with his father, who had a bad back. His dad would take Dr. Losagio along with him to his chiropractic appointments, and Dr. Losagio was fascinated. The real change, however, came when his mother was experiencing symptoms of fatigue and buzzing and ringing in her ears. She

went to five medical doctors—each of whom gave her multiple prescriptions— but none found the cause of her symptoms. She visited two ear, nose and throat physicians, including one who told her nothing was wrong, but he would operate anyway.

“Instead, my mother went to a chiropractor,” explains Dr. Losagio.

“Before she even had an X-ray, the doctor told her she had TMJ. After a series of adjustments, everything went away.”

Dr. Losagio says although his mother was hesitant to believe a chiropractor could help her at first, she

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then recalled that as a child, her mother (his grandmother) took her and her siblings to the chiropractor when they were sick—not a medical doctor—to increase her immunity. As a result, they got better quicker. Which, he says, makes perfect sense as chiropractic care helps millions on their pathway to wellness with its natural, drug-free approach to healthcare. The basic concept of chiropractic is that illness stems from underlying subluxations, or spinal bones that are slightly out of place. These are thought to affect the nerve bundles as they branch off the spinal cord. Therefore, chiropractors do not treat illness directly, but rather seek to correct the spine-related cause.

Determined to help people find the root cause of their ailments, Dr. Losagio received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University School of Chiropractic, in Marietta, Georgia, where he graduated cum laude with honors at the top 10 percent of his class.

He went on to further his education and obtain a post-Board Certification in Chiropractic Neurology from Los Angeles Chiropractic College. “It was important to me to have advanced credentials in my field and go that extra mile to learn more,” he explains.

After graduating, Dr. Losagio immediately opened a private practice.

From the start, he has treated patients from infants to senior citizens, as well as the most difficult cases such as post-surgery, spinal fusions, neck

fusions, chronic and difficult cases, multiple sclerosis patients, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, autism, headaches, migraines and neuropathy.

He says that often, when a patient has a problem, it is something that has been going on for decades, but the person just didn’t feel it. “It’s happened over the years and that’s why we look at the spine.

We can detect and correct subluxations.

We find and treat the cause.”

In 1994, after making his way back to the Lehigh Valley, he opened Losagio Chiropractic Center. Here, he designs a custom care plan for each of his patients, based on the results of a comprehensive examination and X-rays. “I became of doctor of chiropractic to help people. I take a systematic approach that does not include trying to cause their condition or its cause, thus a thorough exam is necessary.”

He offers a digital motion X-ray, the only medical imaging modality that visualizes the human body while in motion. “If most of what we do during our daily activities requires some type of movement and when a person is in pain, remaining still is the best position to alleviate discomfort, why do we keep asking patients to remain still when we perform imaging?” He says it only makes sense to put them in motion to see how joints are moving.

Dr. Losagio adds that his treatment plans are designed to reduce pain and bring about maximum recovery. They include tools such as manual adjustments, ProAdjuster, cold laser, decompression and others.

He adds that a large part of his practice is dedicated to educating patients about the benefits of chiropractic

care. He hosts free “dinner talks” for patients and their guests designed to provide insight into symptoms and how chiropractic can help—without drugs or risky surgery. “Drugs only temporarily cover up the pain, while the real source of the problem continues to worsen if they don’t get the proper treatment,” he says. “We help them to understand the alternatives. Safe and gentle adjustments or corrective alignments might be all they need to finally relieve the pain and get back to a fully active life.”

After 26 years of practice, Dr. Losagio says making a difference in patients’ lives is what keeps him passionate about his profession. “People are tired of medication, especially when it doesn’t produce results. I enjoy helping them find answers and ultimately find relief.”

Losagio Chiropractic Center is located at 1220 Illicks Mill Rd., in Bethlehem. For more information, call 610-865-8155 or visit ChiropracticBethlehem.com.

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This past August, 12 nationally recognized functional medicine experts participated in the country’s first online Metabolic Revolution Summit to discuss the importance of recognizing the dots that connect the majority of today’s chronic diseases—high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, pre-diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, weight gain, obesity, fatty liver disease, Alzheimer’s, dementia, cancer and even infertility. All of the panelists pointed to the root cause that links them all—the craze for a highcarbohydrate, low-fat diet starting in the 1990s combined with a sedentary lifestyle.

When several complex conditions exist simultaneously, medical science refers to them as a syndrome. Regardless of how such intricate interrelationships become manifest, all of these syndromes have early-stage signs that include inflammation, high blood sugar and insulin resistance, which can affect metabolic health.

A Holistic Approach

Doctors that specialize in functional integrative medicine strive to improve the health and well-being of patients by engaging

It’s All About Metabolism Getting to the Root Cause of Disease

by Linda Sechrist

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ttempts to tender lay explanations of how to attain and maintain better health have become fragmented and compartmentalized, with complex scientific cause-andeffect explanations of disease regularly reduced to isolated infographics and sound bites in the media. But understanding our body’s sophisticated, self-regulating, self-correcting and interdependent physiological systems, which work in collaboration with each other and inform us of the body’s status by means of symptoms, deserves a whole-systems frame of reference.

Stepping back from immediate concerns to grasp the bigger picture allows for rethinking the Western approach to health. A perspective that connects all the dots works best, beginning with the foundation of wellness—the functioning of 73 trillion cells that are organized into a variety of tissues, including interconnected systems of organs. Optimally, they function together harmoniously to achieve homeostasis, the overall chemical and energetic balance that defines metabolic health.

The Reign of Metabolism

Many perceive the role of metabolism as limited to determining energy expenditure via the number of calories burned per day, but it does much more. Metabolism actually encompasses thousands of physical and chemical processes that take place in the functioning of every cell, the building blocks of life; healthy cell function produces proper endocrine (hormonal) functioning, influencing homeostasis.

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them in their own healing process. One popular approach is practiced by Durango, Colorado, Doctor of Chiropractic James Forleo, author of Health is Simple, Disease is Complicated: A Systems Approach to Vibrant Health. He starts by educating people about the basic functioning of the major body systems involved in their specific health challenges.

“To maintain metabolic health, no one should overlook that the body’s intelligence works 24/7 to solve multiple problems simultaneously, including balancing their metabolism.

The more complex the pattern of symptoms, the more systems are involved. Whether a single or group of symptoms indicate metabolic dysfunction, it means that numerous systems that rely on healthy cells are unable to perform their normal functions,” explains Forleo.

For example, blood sugar issues, excess circulating insulin and buildup of excess glucose stored as fat can lead to metabolic dysfunction. The pancreas, thyroid and gastrointestinal tract—primary glands in the endocrine system that plays a major role in balancing body chemistry by secreting hormones directly into the circulatory system—are negatively impacted.

Well-functioning adrenals are necessary to balance blood sugar and one role of the pancreas is to produce insulin.

When five of the eight major organ systems—immune, endocrine, cardiovascular, digestive and endocrine—are impacted by metabolic dysfunction, a more holistic and systemic approach to health can provide a broader understanding of how they interrelate, and why preventive measures can preclude having to later pursue ways to reverse serious chronic diseases.

Pioneering integrative doctors are connecting the dots that point to the root causes of the majority of today’s chronic diseases.

Lifestyle Factors

Functional medicine’s integrative approach to metabolic health is based on proper nutrition and regular exercise. “The inflammatory agents present in much of the food consumed at each meal in the standard American diet—high-glycemic refined carbohydrates, high-fructose corn syrup and other sugars, and hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats—are the biggest offenders,” says Forleo, who notes that the body instead needs good fats, such as those obtained from olive and coconut oils.

Factors over which we can exercise some control—physical activity, stress, sleep, diet and circadian rhythms—all play roles in metabolic health. Unfortunately, “We are moving further away from our ancestors’ healthier diet and lifestyle. We’re overfed and undernourished because we’re no longer eating for nutrition, but for entertainment,” remarks Doctor of Chiropractic Brian Mowll, the medical director of Sweet Life Diabetes Health Centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

He characterizes metabolic dysfunction as the ultimate problem because it’s the doorway to many other ailments. “A hundred years ago, infectious diseases plagued humanity. Today and in the future, it’ll be metabolic disorders such as obesity, cancer, metabolic syndrome, thyroid disorders and other endocrine problems, diabetes and Type 2 diabetes,” predicts Mowll.

Metabolic Health Education

Dr. Caroline Cederquist, author of The MD Factor Diet: A Physician’s Proven Diet for Metabolism Correction and Healthy Weight Loss, and founder of Cederquist Medical Wellness Center, in Naples, Florida, conducted a one-year study of patients to identify their health issues via blood work analysis. Eighty-nine percent of the men, women and children showed evidence of insulin resistance. This often-overlooked metabolic condition

affects how the body processes glucose, a simple sugar and the body’s primary fuel, making gaining weight easy and losing it difficult. Treated with proper diet, lifestyle changes and supplements, plus medication in advanced stages, Cederquist found that metabolic dysfunction is reversible.

She explains that long-term insulin resistance can lead to fatty liver disease, high blood sugar and eventually, diabetes. It also directly affects cholesterol levels and can induce triglycerides, high blood pressure, low HDL (high-density lipoprotein, or “good” cholesterol), increased waist circumference and heart disease. In Cederquist’s young adult patients, metabolic dysfunction was also associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a cause of infertility.

Germany’s Dr. Wolf Funfack, a specialist in internal and nutritional medicine and creator of a well-regarded metabolic balancing program, noted that insulin resistance both increases the production of stress hormones and blocks production of the anti-inflammatory hormones that slow the aging process. Funfack’s all-natural, personalized nutrition plan, backed by more than 25 years of scientific study, is designed to bring hormonal balance, optimize health and lead to long-term weight management.

Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, author of Metabolic Cardiology, goes a step further. He believes that metabolic dysfunction involving cells, hormones and inflammation encompasses the molecular-based essence of all disease. He observes, “Individuals diagnosed with several conditions can leave a doctor’s office with three or four prescriptions, rather than the one solution for reversal and prevention—a healthy lifestyle and non-inflammatory diet to offset and neutralize weight gain, blood pressure elevation and other abnormalities such as high blood sugar.”

Mowll agrees that many conventional healthcare practitioners don’t address the root cause of metabolic disorders or provide lifestyle interventions. “They simply reach for the prescription pad,” he says. This growing problem presents an opportunity to educate the entire populace.

Bestselling Virgin Diet author JJ Virgin, who characterizes the human body as a “chemistry lab,” adopts an easy-to-follow nutritional and fitness approach for meta-

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bolic health. She recommends eating the types of healthy fats found in wild fish, raw nuts and seeds, coconut, avocado and olives. Virgin prefers the clean, lean protein of grass-fed beef and wild fish, plus low-glycemic lentils and legumes and plenty of low-glycemic fruits like raspberries, blueberries, pears and grapefruits.

Low-glycemic vegetables on her list include green peas, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, onion and eggplant. “When you eat this way, there’s a slow release of sugar, and insulin remains at lower levels,” advises Virgin.

As in any systems theory, the whole must be understood in relationship to the parts, as well as the relevant environment. Experts agree that it’s paramount to take an expanded, systemic approach to metabolic health, rather than fixating on only one or two aspects at a time. Metabolic health—from basic cells to the most sophisticated of organized systems—can only be achieved and sustained when the whole system is healthy.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings and host of the online Metabolic Revolution Summit.

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How to Talk with a Doctor

by Carol L. Roberts

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any patients, both men and women, have a hero-worshipping attitude toward their physicians and can be intimidated during visits. They may feel it’s impolite to question a doctor, even to get information needed to make critical decisions for one’s self or a loved one.

Some doctors seem to have forgotten they are still just people with a medical degree.

Patients should remember this if they encounter any perceived aloofness or arrogance. Too often, such an unhelpful attitude may be acquired along with professional experience.

Getting ready for a visit to a doctor often entails following instructions, but should also include preparing questions you want answered. If a serious health issue has surfaced, such as an abnormal lab test or a diagnosis that requires treatment, make key questions count: “Where did this come from? Is there anything I can do for myself? What is the recommended treatment? What are the expected effects and unintended side effects of the proposed treatment? Are there alternative forms of treatment? Can I speak to one of your patients that has undergone this treatment?”

Then, do online research upon returning home. The Internet has placed the entire library of medicine at our fingertips. Sift out the science from the hype, refine questions and go back for deeper answers. Get a second opinion from another medical doctor or naturopath (some states license them) or doctor of Oriental medicine (acupuncture and herbs). No matter if the proposed treatment is as seemingly simple as a course of antibiotics or as serious as surgery, question it before automatically submitting to a diagnosis and drug prescription.

Each of us is the only person on Earth with the unique vantage point of living inside our body. We shouldn’t let anyone label us as depressed if a sick body says otherwise, that “It’s all in your head,” if it’s real, or that there’s no cure. That’s where alternative medicine usually begins and miracles can happen. The best results come from standing up for ourselves.

Dr. Carol L. Roberts practices integrative medicine at the Perlmutter Health Center, in Naples, FL (PerlHealth.com). She is a founding diplomate of the American Board of

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functioning all that well to help people. There are so many more things that people need to know about maintaining emotional wellness, I think the wisdom of taking an integrative approach here is obvious.

Dr. Andrew Weil

on America’s Evolution into Integrative Medicine

Your presentation will take place soon after the recent passing of actor and comedian Robin Williams, which may bring about a more informed awareness of mental health.

Why do you think there is such an increase in the incidence of depression?

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atural Awakenings had the opportunity to pose progressive healthcarerelated questions to Dr. Andrew

Weil, world-renowned author, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of Arizona, on the eve of the sixth biennial Symposium of Integrative Medicine Professionals, to be held October 13 to 15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He will be the keynote speaker.

There are many reasons for it, including changes in diet and a breakdown in communities that has greatly increased social isolation and disconnection from nature. Another factor is the rise in information technology, all the new media. Plus, pharmaceutical companies have been highly successful in convincing people that ordinary states of sadness are matters of unbalanced brain chemistry that need to be treated with medication.

You frequently speak to the topic of integrative health and happiness. How does your book, Spontaneous Happiness, reflect that?

For a long time, I’ve wanted to see an integrative movement start in psychology and psychiatry. It’s another field that has become dependent on drugs and is not

With diet being such a major component in affecting our emotional state of mind, what role does an anti-inflammatory diet play?

Courtesy of DrWeil.com

There is a new body of research linking inflammation with depression that I find fascinating. The fact that the mainstream diet promotes inflammation is why I believe there may be a dietary correlation with the rise of depression in our population.

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If someone suffers from depression, would you say the steps recommended in Spontaneous Happiness are a proactive approach or an addition to management through medication?

I share information about how to wean off of medication. I’d say the book is primary; for people with

mild-to-moderate depression, I would follow the information there first. For people with severe depression, it may be necessary to give antidepressant drugs, but I think that they should be used for a limited period, a maximum of one year. You should then be working to find other ways to manage the depression. There is specific information about what to do if you are on medication and how to wean off of it carefully and start these other methods.

Do you feel that the increase in diabetes in the U.S., particularly its onset in early childhood, is another major problem?

Yes, it’s a big concern. I think this is mostly due to the way we’ve changed the food we eat; diet is a hugely influencing factor, especially the greatly increased consumption of sugar, sweetened beverages and products made with flour and refined carbohydrates.

How can integrative medicine lower Americans’ healthcare costs?

Integrative medicine can help reduce costs in two ways. First, by shifting the focus of health care onto health promotion and prevention, rather than disease management. Most of the diseases we are trying to manage today are lifestyle related.

This is where integrative medicine shines. Second, by bringing into the mainstream treatments that are not dependent on expensive technology, and I include pharmaceutical drugs in this category.

I think we’re going to be forced to change our dysfunctional approach by economic necessity, because the current healthcare system is not sustainable. Integrative medicine is in a perfect position to do that because of its emphasis on lifestyle medicine. Integrative medicine is also teaching healthcare practitioners to use inexpensive, low-tech methods of managing common diseases. Both

economic drivers will help reshape mainstream medicine.

What influence can the public have in supporting such a shift?

Our dysfunctional healthcare system is generating rivers of money flowing into very few pockets. Those are the pockets of big pharmaceutical companies, medical devices manufacturers and big insurers; interests that control legislators. So, I don’t think any real change is going to come from the government. The only real change will come from a grassroots movement to change the politics of all of this.

Demand that insurers cover the treatments you want. Seek out integrative practitioners. Tell health practitioners you work with that integrative education is available and urge them to get up to speed in those areas. Raise your own awareness of the extent that the powerful lobbies now influence the system and why we need to see a sweeping political change.

You offer several programs through the University of Arizona such as a fouryear degree, a two-year fellowship for medical doctors and programs for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. What are the benefits of adding integrative medicine to one’s practice?

I think it’s what patients want and it makes the practice of medicine much more enjoyable. Many practitioners realize that they don’t have the knowledge their patients want; for instance, informed counsel about diet or uses of alternative medicine. This is a way they can gain knowledge they didn’t get in their conventional medical training. We’ve graduated more than 1,000 physicians over 10 years, supporting a robust and growing community of like-minded practitioners that stay in touch and support each other.

We’re eventually hoping that we can get integrative training into all residencies. Whether you go to a dermatologist, pediatrician, gastroenterologist or psychiatrist, that doctor will have had basic training in nutrition, mind/body interactions, herbal medicine and all the rest that is now left out. We’ve also begun a program in lifestyle medicine that’s open to all kinds of practitioners, from registered dietitians to psychologists.

What reforms would you like to see in the current U.S. healthcare system?

We need to change priorities for reimbursement that favor integrative medicine. At the moment, we happily pay for drugs and tests. We don’t pay for a doctor to sit with and counsel a person about diet or teach them breathing exercises. I would like to see a new kind of institution come into being that I call a healing center, where people could go for lifestyle education and management of common illnesses—somewhere between a spa and a clinic. Stays in these would be reimbursed by insurance, similar to how it’s done in Europe. Beyond that, I think it’s unconscionable that the richest nation on Earth can’t provide basic coverage to all of its citizens.

Dr. Andrew Weil will be spearheading the 12th annual Nutrition & Health Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 4 through 6, 2015. Learn more about integrative medicine at IntegrativeMedicine.Arizona.edu and DrWeil.com.

Andrea Schensky Williams is the publisher of Natural Awakenings of Northern New Mexico.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way. ~A. C. Benson

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FOODS The Right Choices Make Our Bodies Hum

by Linda Sechrist

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ur body’s hormones work like an orchestra. When one instrument is out of tune, the entire to the DNA managers of the body’s production struggles to maintain harcells. “Hormones communicate with mony. Each plays a part in influencing chemicals produced by the brain called the others and determining how well neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, the whole concert works. dopamine and norepinephrine, which

Fortunately, our body has mastergreatly influence energy levels, moods ful conductors, including the endocrine and other bodily functions such as system, which coordinates all of the moving memories from short- to longglands and the hormones they produce. term storage,” explains Dale.

“Players” include the adrenal, hypo For 20 years, she has seen patients thalamus, pancreas, pineal, pituitary, with critical hormonal imbalances reproductive and thyroid/parathyroid respond to her recommended threeglands. month, endocrine-rebuilding diet, com “A healthy endocrine system is prising three daily meals of steamed, essential to making hormones in apsautéed and raw foods, fish, whole propriate amounts throughout our life,” grains, legumes, seeds, nuts, fresh fruits says Theresa Dale, Ph.D., a naturopathand vegetables, plus two raw vegetable ic doctor who practices as a traditional or seed snacks. The regimen strives to naturopath and clinical nutritionist in balance metabolism, cleanse the body, Oxnard, California, and has authored restore immune function and revitalize Revitalizing Your Hormones. “For the endocrine system. example, when the ovaries shut down

Kokomo, Indiana, resident Sylvia after menopause, the adrenal glands Egel, national director of coaching and continue producing progesterone and education for Metabolic Balance, a other essential hormones.” personalized nutrition plan to balance

Dale, dean and founder of the metabolism and hormones, optimize California College of Natural Medicine, health and increase energy at any age, further assures that contrary to asseragrees that hormones can be restored tions from some conventional medicine and balanced via proper food selecreports, the body is able to produce tions. “Our lifestyle and dietary choices necessary hormones throughout our strongly affect our metabolism and entire life. hormonal health, as do stress levels and

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lematic as eating junk food,” says Egel.

She also warns against snacking, emotional eating, eating on the go, skipping breakfast and waiting too long between meals.

Diana Hoppe, author of Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You, an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, California, who leads clinical trials related to women’s health at the Pacific Coast Research Center, also sees firsthand how what we eat directly affects our hormones. She attests that our bodies need a balance of three macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fat. “But for 20 years, we have been advised to decrease fat intake in favor of fat-free options that have been detrimental to us, because we need fat to produce hormones and maintain healthy hormone function. Certain fatty acids and cholesterol serve as building blocks in hormone production and cellular function, especially the reproductive hormones of estrogen and testosterone,” says Hoppe.

Food can be medicine for hormones. One of the most important hormone-balancing fats is coconut oil, which heals skin, increases metabolism and supplies a quick source of energy.

Egg yolks are a good source of choline and iodine, essential to the production of healthy thyroid hormones, plus are rich in vitamins A, D, E and B-complex vitamins. Avocados have lots of healthy fat that helps absorb and utilize nutrients. Nuts and seeds, olive oil and salmon are all rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids that help stabilize hormone levels. Eating the right foods and incorporating healthy fats into meals increases overall energy, reduces hormonal fluctuations and helps us feel more balanced.

Says Dale, “The majority of individuals are surprised to learn that hormone health doesn’t depend on age, but rather on a complex of factors, like the air we breathe, the water we drink, the quality of our diet, good sleep and adequate exercise, plus the relative health of our relationships and emotional life—and that’s just for starters.”

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

To Smoothie or Not to Smoothie

by Dian Freeman

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he plethora of information on diet choices is often filled with confusion. So-called “dietary experts” are constantly being touted whose recommendations are in direct conflict with common sense, history and science. Smoothies are often plugged as the end all food choice for good health.

Our intuition should tell us the opposite, as does history and science.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with smoothies if one has no inherent blood sugar problems. They are tasty, as are all things sugar. But, if people are drinking smoothies instead of eating food, there is a problem. “Food” is considered that from which a body is made. The human body is made of protein fat and water. Most smoothies have water, but most do not include enough fat nor sufficient protein to “feed” us.

Sugar, a simple carbohydrate, is fuel, not food. The body will store fuel in fat cells if not used immediately in physical activity. When reading labels on prepared foods, it is important to note the carbohydrate count, which is the true sugar count. The “no added sugar” claim on a starchy product does not mean the body will not use the whole product as sugar. Any grain product is used by the body as pure sugar. Carbohydrates are simply sugar and processed carbohydrates are simple sugars—meaning they are absorbed quickly and easily causing blood sugar spikes, the cause of inflammation.

Blending and juicing are the processes by which fruits and vegetables, and sometimes yogurt, are combined.

The key word here is process. All processed foods become a higher glycemic food than the original whole product. The more processed, like blending, the higher the glycemic value—meaning it causes a spike in the body’s blood sugar. Even healthy complex carbohydrates are read

by the body as simple sugar once processed. Not a good choice for one with diabetes, hypoglycemia, heart problems, bowel problems, inflammatory conditions or other blood sugar issues.

Plain and simple, smoothies are sugar. Those who love their daily smoothie report feeling great and it’s no wonder. We all get a spurt of energy from sugar and it promotes the same sense of “high” as daily exercise, because feel-good endorphins are released in the brain by these activities.

But, are we being fed? Not so much.

The claim that blending releases vitamins and minerals from produce is a valid claim if vitamins and minerals are there in the first place—and if the blending does not rip them apart in the process. Most experts agree that with the advent of chemical fertilizers combined with modern methods of storing and shipping, any vitamin and mineral content of produce cannot be guaranteed.

That is why nutritional supplementation is necessary now more than ever.

Produce that does include some vitamins and minerals is also valuable to us for its fiber content. But, blending breaks down that fiber, making it absorbed as sugar. Juicing separates the fiber and it is discarded. The alkaline property of produce is also diminished by processing. The acidic effect that simple sugar has on the body offsets the alkaline properties of the produce. Even protein when over-processed can result in causing blood sugar spikes.

The body will break down its own self for the protein and fat it requires each day to replace dying cells, to repair damaged cells and to grow new ones.

When sufficient protein is not eaten daily, the body will steal protein from our muscles, including interior muscles like the arterial muscles, the heart, liver, lung, etc. It is easy to understand the

source of organ insufficiency, weakened vessels, muscle deficiency and pain in a person not getting enough protein.

Our best stores of dietary fat are not along the waistline. That is stored sugar. Dietary fat is that which the body uses to build us. The best storage of dietary fat is in the brain and the myelin sheath protecting the nerves. Knowing this, it is easy to understand the source of nervous system disorders, depression, dementia and cognitive decline in one not eating enough fat.

When one understands the science of that which the body is made, then what and how to eat makes perfect sense. We can look at our bodies and see that we are pure protein, fat and water with various degrees of stored fuel, often in unwanted places.

History is filled with people living long, healthy lives eating real food and only as much fuel as required for daily activities. Today, we see people being advised to do the opposite. We live in a society of people not listening to their gut, not learning from history and not exploring the science. Instead, they are keeping the medical, pharmaceutical and processed food industries wealthy and in control of our food, our government and our health.

It’s best to eat as our ancestors did. For nutrition, alkalinity and fiber, eat produce whole. For strong organs, muscles and bones, eat nuts, beans and free-range protein with raw dairy products four to six times a day, include a fermented food with each meal for proper digestion and eat every meal with plenty of natural fat. It is the body that is the best “processor” of all food and fuel.

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of positive people around you. Stay calm and centered. Distance yourself from energy vampires and if they’re family, limit time spent with them and establish boundaries.”

Recognize Time Leeches

Problem: We fall into the black hole of Facebook or cute kitten videos. Hours pass and we fall behind in more productive activities and then feel drained and groggy.

Energy Boosters Four Ways to Recharge

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tress saps energy, and Americans feel stressed more than ever, with 20 percent of us experiencing “extreme stress” at least weekly, according to the American Institute of Stress. Could latenight TV and the ubiquitous presence of electronic devices be the culprits?

Partly, according to information published by Harvard Medical School. While all light stimulates the brain, the blue light from electronic devices and some eco-light bulbs disrupt circadian rhythms, prevent production of melatonin and block deep, healthful, restorative sleep.

Fortunately, there’s an easy remedy, say Harvard experts: Seek abundant exposure to bright natural sunlight, and then turn off all electronic devices an

hour before bedtime. Some experts even suggest wearing orange-colored goggles for the last two waking hours to neutralize the energy-sucking blue rays. Here are a few more energy thieves and ways to neutralize them.

Avoid Energy Vampires Problem: We all know someone that exhausts us, according to Dr. Judith Orloff, Venice Beach, California, author of the new book, The Ecstasy of Surrender.

Maybe he or she talks endlessly about personal matters, is incessantly negative, a gossip or a guilt-tripper.

Solution: “Take control. Get in the driver’s seat,” advises Orloff. “Create a circle

Solution: Time management is essential to preserving energy, says Orloff. Limit time spent on social media. Check email once or twice a day instead of every 15 minutes.

“The Internet is addictive, almost like a drug,” explains Orloff. “When you’re online, your energy is cut off and you become a zombie; you’re not in your body. Take a technology fast. Talk to your mate. Make love. Go for a walk in the woods. See your best friend.”

Get Rid of Clutter

Problem: We all have way too much “stuff,” says Linda Rauch Carter, author of Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life. “If you don’t have room, you shut yourself off from the flow of energy in your home and become exhausted,” says the Tustin, California, feng shui expert. “When I ask a client to take half of the stuff off a shelf and then ask how it feels, they almost always take a deep breath. The clutter literally chokes off breath and vitality.”

Solution: “Clear out what isn’t needed,” counsels Carter. “Keep a balance by making it a habit when bringing new things into a home or work environments to let go of a comparable number of old things at the same time.”

Beware of clutter creep, the slow accumulation of energy-sapping clutter, she says. “I believe the lack of energy so many of us experience is a nearly undetectable, chronic energy drain that seems slight, yet over time becomes a big problem.”

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phone towers and transmission lines. All of these operate on frequencies that can be major energy drains, says Carter. Japanese research physician Ryoichi Ogawa found that 80 percent of his chronic fatigue patients were frequent users of electromagnetic technologies (OmegaNews).

Solution: Minimize indoor exposure to EMFs by using land lines with corded phones, power strips and shutting off electricity to nonessential appliances when not in use. “I’ve been preaching this for 20 years,” says Carter. Protecting sleep space is a primary consideration.

“Make sure no beds are near electrical outlets and cell phones. Get rid of cordless phones, which are like mini cell towers, right there in the house,” she adds.

The easiest solution, Carter says, is to put bare feet on bare earth for 15 to 20 minutes a day. “It will pull some of that excess EMF charge right off of you.”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books and publisher at Take Charge Books. Connect at Kathleen@KathleenBarnes.com.

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HAPPY PARENTS HAPPY KIDS

Renée Peterson Trudeau Explores Soulful Parenting

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he oldest of seven Montessori-inspired children and mother of one, Renée Peterson Trudeau serves as a life balance coach, speaker and president of Career Strategists, a coaching and consulting firm. Thousands of women in 10 countries participate in Personal Renewal Groups based on her first book, The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. Now, in a new book, Nurturing the Soul of Your Family, Trudeau helps empower families to handle the challenges of everyday life with harmony and ease.

How can individuals achieve more peace?

We realize peace by nurturing our hearts and souls with self-care, by slowing down and being gentle with ourselves. It requires us to attune and respond to our own needs and desires in the present moment. Am I responding with compassion when I make mistakes? Am I saying no when I need to say no? Did I ask for and receive help when I needed it? This is self-care in day-to-day life. When we feel nurtured in ways aligned with our deeper needs, we’re able to more fully express our potential and relax into being who we truly are.

How does such caring show up in family dynamics?

level of our being; we crave it. We want to invest less energy in making decisions and have more space for life to organically unfold. We want to hit the pause button because we are overscheduled, overworked and overloaded with too much information.

It can feel so good to be productive, and American culture rewards output.

But we need to be mindful of balancing the harder task of ‘being’ with the seduction of doing, for we are at our most powerful when both of these energies are equal.

Where do we start?

I’m out of sync with my needs. When we practice self-care, we are more present with our partner and children. We feel more generous, loving and playful, and it’s easier to weather crises and uncertainties. I believe that modeling self-love is one of the best ways to influence children’s self-esteem.

Why is it important for families to define what they value most?

It’s empowering for a family to anchor together around one key core value.

Once you identify it, you all can make more conscious decisions. The value that my own family has chosen is compassion for one’s self and others.

Creativity, spirituality, service or learning are others.

As kids grow into adolescence, it becomes more challenging to maintain balance; there are so many demands on a family’s time and attention.

Mentally, we’re often overwhelmed by an expanding scope of activities and decisions. At any age, a lot of us are just reacting to whatever comes at us.

But when we identify the values most important to us, it’s easier to know when to say yes and no to things, so that our actions become aligned with our priorities.

What is behind the rising appeal of living more simply?

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If we are not currently living in alignment with what matters most to us, we can stop what we’re doing and course-correct. We have to define what simplicity looks like for us and can start by just slowing down. Do less to experience more. Unplug from technology. Try spending unscheduled, media-free time together. My family feels most nourished after weekends that we hardly did anything and just enjoyed connecting through simple pleasures.

What role does spirituality play in fostering a healthy family life?

I hear a lot of parents say that they used to think that spirituality was separate from parenting. Then they woke up to the idea that being a parent is a spiritual practice, maybe the most profound one they will ever have. Connecting to the sacred in everyday life yields nurturing gifts we can enjoy with our children, not separate from them.

What is the most valuable advice that you offer to parents?

Pause to breathe in compassion and realize that our outer state is a reflection of our inner state. It helps us release whatever we’re dealing with and reconnect with ourselves and loved ones.

For more information, visit ReneeTrudeau.com.

Meredith Montgomery is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings.

Small Daily Practices Make a Huge Difference

“Mom, tell them to surprise their kids—listen to them, have fun with them and just spend time with them.” ~ Jonah Trudeau, age 9

Five Reconnection Points n Be mindful of how and when the family uses technology. Put people first. n Tap the healing power of nature together. Take hikes, picnics and explore a local greenbelt. n Love the ones you’re with. Schedule regular time together to make sure it happens. n Define your family’s values and honor them. n Slow down. Do less to experience more. Fewer choices and a lighter schedule can make for a happier family.

Source: Nurturing the Soul of Your Family: 10 Ways to Reconnect and Find Peace in Everyday Life, by Renée Peterson Trudeau.

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regular spiritual practice grounds us and helps us navigate the challenges of just being human.

It helps us stay awake, begin to let go, trust the rhythm and flow of life and relax into the beauty of our true nature.

Create Ritual – Meaningful rituals can be carefully planned events or casual, but regular remembrances, such as voicing gratitude before a family meal or greeting one another with a hug.

Marking transitions and milestones in the lives of family members likewise connects everyone to the sacredness of daily living. We remember that life is more than to-do lists.

Cultivate Stillness – Quiet private contemplation through stillness, prayer, meditation or reflection is a daily way to connect with our inner wisdom and/ or embrace a higher power, and can make the whole day better.

Practice Service to Others – The more we reach out and are present to one another, the stronger we become and the easier it is to understand our interconnection—that we’re all one.

Live in the Present – Many great spiritual teachers believe the answer to everything is to just “be here now,” and that our suffering and emotional

distress would end if we simply stopped resisting the present. When we temporarily suspend our desire to change things, we can embrace that where we are is exactly where we’re supposed to be.

Choose Happiness – Can we only be happy if things are going our way?

Experts suggest that we’re born with the innate capacity to experience inner well-being and joy; it’s our birthright to feel good. We must remember to choose happiness in each present moment.

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chemical residue, lead paint or asbestos,” explains Shafer. “Know where it came from; follow the chain of evidence.”

High Traffic, Pets, Long Life–Linoleum

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ruly good flooring is beautiful, practical and eco-friendly. The best choices may change from room-to-room, as well as with geography, depending on family needs. Here are some key factors to consider for an optimum installation.

Added Value–Hardwood Wood comes in many colors, polished to a high gloss or textured, and can be refinished when styles change. “Timber used to float downriver to the sawmill and not all of it arrived. We salvage logs from the

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bottom of the Penobscot River for flooring and other products,” says Tom Shafer, co-owner of Maine Heritage Timber, in Millinocket. “Our wood is as fresh as the day it was cut decades ago.” Cold water preserves the resource and adds a natural patina. Removal of the estimated 700,000 cords of underwater wood will help restore the waterway’s natural eco-system.

Note: Wood can scratch or dent and be susceptible to water damage. Even recycled wood might not be eco-friendly.

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Linoleum is made from linseed oil, wood powder, resins and ground limestone. Mineral pigments provide rich color throughout, which prevents paler worn spots. A personalized pattern may include borders using linoleum sheets or tiles. It’s long-lasting, durable, fireresistant, biodegradable, has no harmful volatile organic compounds (VOC) and repels dirt and dust.

Note: Vinyl, made from unnatural chlorinated petrochemicals, won’t wear as well or last as long as linoleum.

Long-Lasting–Tile

Bottles recycled into glass tile reflect light, brightening smaller rooms like the bath. Long-lasting ceramic or porcelain tile has no VOCs, is easy to clean and won’t host germs, bacteria or dust mites.

Note: Look for lead-free glazed tile. Glass tile may be cost-prohibitive for larger spaces. Most tile can be slick when wet; texturing increases safety.

Child-, Pet- and Elder-Friendly, Warm and Comfy–Cork Cork is lightweight, flexible and can mimic stone, granite, tile, marble and wood, while providing comfortable cushioning. “Cork assumes the ambient temperature in the room, keeping feet warmer. It holds up to dogs, too,” says Tim Tompkins, a Portuguese Cork Association committee member

in Greenville, South Carolina. “Cork is both healthy for the consumer and sustainable for the environment.”

Note: Due to its cushioning nature, heavy furniture or high-heeled shoes may make indentations.

Wood-Like and Sturdy–Bamboo

Bamboo generally regrows in three to five years, is twice as hard as red oak and can be stained almost any color.

Edge-grained bamboo, banded together, turns flooring into a statement.

Note: “It’s shipped from Asia and may have formaldehyde glues and durability problems, so shop carefully,” advises David Bergman, a New York City green architect and author of Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide.

Long-Wearing Classic Look–Stone Travertine, limestone, granite, slate and marble are all stone flooring options.

Stone can increase home value, has a classic look and is a piece of history that adds to any décor, although it’s not a renewable resource. Cork or nonpetroleum-based laminated floors can give the look of stone without destroying an in-situ natural resource.

Note: Large blocks of stone are cut at quarries and transported to processing plants, cut into slabs and transported to

a processor to be cut again, shaped and polished before being shipped to the store—a big carbon footprint.

The Great Imitator–Concrete Easy-to-clean, durable concrete never needs to be replaced. Small repairs can be patched. Large repairs, such as a broken pipe beneath the surface, may require refinishing the entire floor to match the stain color. Some homeowners have created a faux rug using other stain colors to disguise the repaired area.

Finishes can make concrete look like hardwood, painted tile, carpet, marble or granite, including terrazzo options.

For an entryway, homeowners can design a custom welcome mat, perhaps incorporating a family crest, monogram or motto. Finishes can be textured to varying degrees to increase foot traction.

Note: Ensure the structure is sturdy enough to bear the extra weight of concrete. It feels cold underfoot in winter and cool in summer. Epoxy coatings don’t let concrete breathe, so any moisture emanating from the concrete slab will be trapped. Test for the moisturevapor emission rate; problem areas can include sections covered by furniture.

Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

FUN FLOOR FACTS n Mixed and matched floors create a planned flow in an open-concept house. Find fun ideas at Tinyurl.com/ FlooringTransits. n Most carpet is chemical-laden and not so health- or eco-friendly, although there are some exceptions. n Sustainably produced handwoven wool rugs backed with jute are susceptible to the jute retaining spills and pet odors; its yellow-tan pigment also can color rug fibers.

Jute eventually disintegrates, leaving clumps of unsecured wool fibers. n In Portugal, bark is hand carved off the tree as cork, which is healthy for the tree. Trees are grown on protected land that also benefits insects and birds. NASA, Mercedes and BMW sometimes find cork a lightweight, durable replacement for steel. The Library of Congress has relied on its original cork flooring for 75 years. n Kinetic energy from people dancing or walking on special flooring can light up the area and send energy back to the grid (see Joycott.com/ energy-floors).

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JJ Virgin, a fitness and nutrition expert and author of The Virgin Diet, recommends incorporating burst-style and resistance training for fast, lasting fat loss and improving insulin resistance. Best of all, you can do these exercises in minutes a day.

“Burst exercise means working out in short intense bursts of 30 to 60 seconds, coupled with one to two minutes of active recovery time, moving at a lower intensity that allows you to catch your breath and lower your heart rate,” she explains.

Two easy examples of this are sprinting to burst and then walking to recover, and running up stairs to burst, and then walking down them to recover. “This should be repeated for a total of four to eight minutes of high-intensity bursts per session. Overall, this will take 20 to 30 minutes,” says Virgin.

She notes that the increase in stress hormones that occurs during HIIE are counteracted by the simultaneously raised levels of anabolic-building hormones. “Short bursts train the body in how to handle stress and recover.

Repeated intense bursts raise the lactic acid level, which in turn raises growth hormone production and supports fat burning. The research is clear that the more intense the exercise, the bigger the metabolic benefit is afterward.”

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hose wanting to reduce carbohydrate intake by eating foods with a low glycemic index based on their impact on blood sugar levels might consider using newer tables that instead measure glycemic load, suggests New York City Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Susan Weiner.

She explains that the glycemic index only considers how quickly sugars from food are released into the bloodstream. The glycemic load

charts a more accurate accounting of the amount of carbohydrates in an actual serving, rather than the 50-gram (1.76-ounce) portion used in calculating a food’s ranking on the glycemic index scale of 1 to 100.

“Glycemic load is a better indicator of how a carbohydrate food will affect blood sugar in realistic portions, especially in combination with other foods, including proteins and fats,” advises Weiner.

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Glycemic Load

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Cornflakes

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When a high-quality medication is properly administered, a groggy state lasting from several hours to a day or more following a procedure shouldn’t occur. Lower-quality anesthetic drugs injected during discounted spaying and neutering procedures may produce such prolonged recovery periods.

It’s safer to use a high-quality, quick-acting, short-term injectable anesthetic, followed by gas anesthesia for anesthetic maintenance, during surgical procedures, including for spaying and neutering. Patients wake up quickly following surgery and can be sent home fully awake soon afterwards.

Myth #3: A Pet is Too Old

No pet is too old for proper medical care. Because older pets don’t metabolize some drugs as well as younger ones, the correct anesthesia must be chosen for the pet’s age and current state of health or medical problems. Too often, pets haven’t received proper care, especially dental cleanings and tumor removals, because their current veterinarian has deemed them too old for anesthesia.

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New Year’s Day Full Moon Gong Bath − Kathleen & Dean Baker. Experience the holistic resonance emanating from rare Nepalese gongs hand forged Himalayan Singing Bowls. Be transported to a state of calmness & connect with the healer within. 2:30-5:30 pm, $35, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register at SerenityThroughSound.

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Free Tai Chi Intro Talk – A discipline that integrates mind, body, and spirit as you practice a series of slow moving martial arts exercises called “forms”. Tai Chi increases overall strength, and promotes calm and harmony by improving the flow of energy in the body. 6:30pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

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Food Myths and Whole Nutrition FREE WORKSHOP: Jan 5 or 12, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm How about beginning the New Year by using food to lessen your fatigue, cure digestive issues, minimize joint pain, relieve stress? These conditions are often inflammatory in nature and can usually be minimized with small changes in eating habits.

Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Christina Smith, joins the Greenshire faculty to assist people in their dietary needs through goal-setting and self-care as she guides and supports them in manifesting their ideal health. She will discuss common food myths, current diet trends, organic vs GMO, and cooking for health (creatively satisfying). Also discussed: How does sugar affect you? Is gluten a processed toxin or innocent victim? The most important question she will address is: Is there a best diet for you?

Sustainable Nutrition: Six Weeks to Better Health Begins January 19, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm (six consecutive Mondays) It’s rare for anyone to say they have no health concerns. Whether you have fluctuating weight, a stress-related disease, periods of depression, or general digestive problems, this workshop will support you to begin 2015 with a better grasp on the truth about food. The old saying, “You are what you eat” rings true. However, it can be difficult to know what the truth is about food, especially if we listen to the media. This series of classes will explore such topics as: self-care, detoxing (for energy, health or nonsense?), food myths, nutritional shopping sugar and gluten, finding the right diet for yourself.

Christina Smith. $100 for series, $20/session drop-in. iTRYBE Edible Education 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7 pm – 9 pm Bi-monthly fellowship meetings act as a conduit for future program development, building upon the vision that edible education is available for every child. Garden planning and fundraising aspects are being developed. We are looking for community members with shared passion to educate our children: their connection to the earth, themselves, each other and all life. Within every seed to plate experience exists the opportunity to grow, learn, cultivate, inspire and connect. Kristin Moyer, Holistic Chef. Freewill donation.

Spiritual Pilgrimage to Kauai: Register Now Come to the legendary Healing Island of Kaua’i to restore, rebalance and rejuvenate your Divine connection to Source and your Lemurian history. Be nourished by the pure Divine Human Light Codes emanating from the land while you enjoy spiritual adventures to sacred sites.

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on track, bringing relief to concerns such as depression, anxiety, sleep, fatigue, weight problems, and more. 9-10:30 am, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Blood Sugar: The cause of all Disease – Covering Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Blood Sugar and Weight Control. $25 for course students and $40 for non-students. 10am-12:30pm. The Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973-267-4816 How to Read Medical Blood Tests Naturally – Part One. Covering first half of each of the items on medical blood test, what nutrients may be missing if numbers are outside of medical ‘norm.’ Price, $45 for course students, $65 for non-students. 1:30pm4pm. The Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973-267-4816.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 Meditation for Everyone – Peaceful abiding meditation is a foundational meditation practice that anyone can learn and benefit from, from first time meditators to experienced practitioners. Does not require any belief system or religious affiliation. Based on an ancient understanding of how our minds work. 4-5:15 pm. $16 or 8/$99. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642.

Hormone Health – Fertility, PMS, Menopause and the Prostate. Class five of Dian’s 6 month Nutritional certification course. For registered students only. Next course begins September 2015- Those interested in sampling a class please RSVP to sit in on a session. Noon to 5pm. Call Dian’s Wellness Simplified in Morristown, NJ. 973-267-4816.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging – Non Invasion, no radiation or compression evaluation for breast health. Se physiological changes including cancerous tumor formation 8 to 10 years before other methods. Dallas Wellness Center 4048 Freemansburg Ave, Easton 856-596-5834 for more information or to schedule appointment.

River Valley Waldorf School Tour – This is the best way to experience Waldorf education. View student work, observe classes and speaking with faculty. 9am.River Valley Waldorf School 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy. Please call to register 610-982-5606.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 Advanced Vinyasa Practice - Designed for intermediate to advanced students and yoga teachers, serving to introduce new levels of understanding of the postures and the practice of yoga. We refine techniques found in fundamental postures and apply them as a bridge to more advanced postures and sequences. 4-6pm. $20. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 Healthy Aging Seminar – A lively discussion of the problems of aging including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and lack of energy. The causes are not what you have been led to believe. Chelation therapy will be fully explained. Noon. RSVP 610-682-2104. Maulfair Medical, 2970 Corporate Court Orefield.

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Muscle Testing For Vitamins and Herbs Workshop. – Steve Hoog. Learn how to use the art of muscle testing to determine how much vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements your body needs.

No need to guess. Just ask the body! Bring your own supplements and we’ll check them out. 9am3pm, $80, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Pre-register 610-395-3355 Live Healthy in a Toxic World – Take the confusion out of your healthy lifestyle choices and really make your lifestyle work in your favor. Find out how toxins affect your health; if you are a future parent you will learn how to protect your unborn child from health effects of toxins. 10am. Free.

RSVP 610-682-2104. Maulfair Medical, 2970 Corporate Court Orefield.

SUNDAY, JANUary 18 Mindful Breathing Practice – Designed to help you develop a deeper understanding and awareness of your breath. Each workshop will begin with a gentle asana practice (physical poses) followed by an exploration of different breathing techniques designed for balancing the nervous system and overall wellness. 4-6pm. $20. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 FREE Talk: Holiday Pounds must go! – Dr. Tom & Dr. Jess. If sticking to your New Year’s resolution is harder than you thought, join us and learn how to get healthier and stay healthier. Make 2015 all about you! 6:30-7:30 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Pre-register 610-395-3355

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 Seven Generations Open House – 2015-2016 School Year Enrollment. All new families applying for this no tuition, environmentally focused charter school are strongly encouraged to attend. Adults only please. Grades K-5 held at the elementary school 5:30pm. Grades 6-8 held at the middle school 7pm.

Snow Date: 2/4. Seven Generations Charter School, 154 E Minor Street, Emmaus. 610-421-8844 Vision Board Workshop – Create the life of your visions. Learn key concepts for effective manifesting and create your own vision boards. Learn how to use your boards. Includes all materials, binder, handout and refreshments. 6-8 pm, $45. Info/registration call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

FREE: Dr. Tom Talk, Winter Chills. Why? − Getting your thyroid and adrenals in balance, strengthening your immune system, and much more will be discussed. Functional diagnostic medicine can help you get to the cause of your chills. 6:30-7:30 pm, Snow date: 1/28. Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Preregister 610-395-3355 FREE: Panel Talk, Tired, Depressed, Overweight?

Bring your questions to the experts and learn how natural techniques and advanced technologies may help you. You have the natural ability to heal.

Sometimes a little desire and nudge help. Snow date: 1/28, 7:30-8:30 pm. Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Pre-register 610-395-3355 Women’s Wellness Connection of SJ – Speaker is David Yaden, reviews obstacles to acting on health recommendations and explores stress relief techniques such as deep relaxation, meditation, and self-hypnosis and biofeedback technology. Each attendee leaves with a personalized wellness program

that they can start on right away. 6:30pm. Seating limited 609-221-2285. William G. Rohrer Center for Healthfitness, 2309 Evesham Road, Voorhees, NJ.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 A New Year’s Jump Start with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. This meditation technique is an antidote for stress. It will keep you on track, bringing relief to concerns such as depression, anxiety, sleep, fatigue, weight problems, and more.

7:30-9:00 pm, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Cooking to Harmonize with Winter – Steve Hoog.

Learn how to prepare meals that will keep one warm and energized during the winter season. In Oriental Medicine this time is good for healing the kidneys/ adrenals so we will include specific foods for that organ. We will taste the dishes when cooked. 6:308:30 pm, $45, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 Dance & Drum Away the Winter Blues − Dance to the rhythm of fun! Connect with your strength and joy. Moving & drumming release tension and clear away the doldrums. Join Suzanne Hastie & Meg Deak for a special evening guaranteed to light your inner fire. 7-8:30 pm, $15, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Nutritional Live Blood Cell Analysis – A unique method of examining a small droplet of blood to reveal information on the general wellness and nutritional needs of the individual. Blood screenings along with a 20-30 minute consultation are performed by Gwen Ward N.D. $60. Health Habits Natural Food Store on RT 873 in Schencksville Call 610-767-3100 to schedule

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 Reiki 1st Degree Traditional Usui Certification – Learn how to use in daily life--self-healing, others, business, pets. Includes intro to chakras, auras and how to affect physical, mental, emotional and spiritual layers. Includes attunement, manual, book and certificate. 10-4pm, $135. Info/registration call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

A New Year’s Jump Start with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. This meditation technique is an antidote for stress. It will keep you on track, bringing relief to concerns such as depression, anxiety, sleep, fatigue, weight problems, and more. 9-10:30 am, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Nutrient Muscle Testing Appointments. Stop guessing what your body needs. With Steve Hoog’s muscle testing, your body will tell you the dosage of vitamins, minerals, and herbs you need.. Bring your nutritional supplements. Call for appointment (15-30 min.), 9 am-Noon, $1/minute, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Basic Shiatsu Workshop – Steve Hoog. Couples/ singles…learn to use pressure points, stretching, and joint rotations with friends and relatives for health maintenance. Relaxes & balances internal organs by stimulating the flow of life force thru the body. 1/24, 1-5 pm & 1/25, 9am-5pm. $175, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Essential Oils One – Historical, Biblical and Therapeutic Uses of Oils including: Learning to distinguish the scent notes of a pure therapeutic oil and practice making your own custom blends. Supplies, workbook and class use oils included in $75 fee. By Dian Freeman, of Wellness Simplified. 10am-12:30pm. RSVP Required, Held in the Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge.

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savethedate 4 DAY YOGA TEACHERS’ INTENSIVE 1/17, 1/23, 1/24, 1/25 Jessie Thompson, Carrie Morgan, and Sandra Kessel Explore asana through study, practice, and self-inquiry. Learn intelligent new ways to teach and practice a pose or category of poses, including key anatomical components. Hone your teaching skills through observation and practice teaching exercises with an emphasis on verbal skills and sequencing. Study yogic philosophical concepts as they apply to daily lives and how to bring those concepts into the classroom.

1/17, 1/23, 1/24, 1/25. $375. RSVP. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642of $5 is suggested. Unity Church, Emmaus.

savethedate WINTER WELLNESS REBOOT Saturday February 7 An educational yet, fun-filled, lecture with Jovanka you will learn how to understand the real reasons behind your feelings of hunger and the difference between true and false hunger. You’ll also learn the #1 food that will help you manage cravings instantly and the basic process to help reboot your system, cleanse and get your body ready for Spring.

Learn the poses to help you create heat and stay strong throughout winter. 11:30-1:30pm. RSVP. $45. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem 610.867.9642

savethedate A NATURAL HEALTH FORUM Obesity and Wellness Tuesday, January 20, 4:00 pm Join us for a free, informal Question and Answer Forum with Dr. Michael Jude Loquasto ND, PHD, DC. Bring your health related questions and benefit from Dr. Mike’s 50 years of experience in Natural Health. Understand how chiropractic internal medicine, custom herbal formulations and non-invasive oral chelation can benefit you. All are welcome with RSVP. Held at A Natural Medicine Clinic, 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27, Bethlehem. Call 484-821-1460 for a reservation.

How to Read Medical Blood Tests Naturally – Part Two. Covering second half of each of the items on medical blood test, what nutrients may be missing if numbers are outside of medical ‘norm.’ 1:30-4pm. $45 for course students and $65 for non-students.

The Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973-267-4816

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 Cholesterol, Heart Health and pH Balance – Class Six of Dian’s 6 month Nutritional certification course.

In the 12th year of teaching this course - for registered students only - Next course begins September 2015Those interested in sampling a class please RSVP to sit in on a session. Noon-5pm. Call Dian’s Wellness Simplified in Morristown, NJ 973 267-4816.

Relax Deeply – Restorative Yoga using supported yoga postures, breath work and more, this popular monthly class is a great way to release tension and stress from daily life. 4-6pm. $20 or use class card. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem, 610.867.9642 Baby Moon Workshop – Join Megan Ridge Morris and Erin Wallace for an informative and relaxing workshop geared towards celebrating your pregnancy, preparing for labor and your first few weeks postpartum. Yoga can alleviate many of the aches and pains associated with pregnancy, like low back soreness and shoulder tightness. 11:30-5pm. $49 with series, $65 without. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem.

610-867-9642 Reiki 2nd Degree Traditional Usui Certification – Learn 3 powerful symbols for intensifying treatments, distance healing, protocol for habit/addiction clearing, healing the past and future, empowering and programming objects including crystals and calendar events. Includes 3 attunements, manual and certificate. 10-4pm, $160. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 FREE: Stressed over Finances? Relocating? − Rima Hirsch & Craig Liles. These top stressors can challenge your health. Get the knowledge and

savethedate COMMUNITY REIKI CLINIC 2nd Monday of each month 6-8:30pm Reiki Clinic for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Offering shorter, more convenient appointment times, as well as more affordable sessions. Reservations a must to insure we have sufficient practitioners. For more information or to make an appointment for a 25 minute session: call 610-393-2036. Please leave messages with phone number and name or email to reikifans@gmail.com. A minimum donation of $5 is suggested. Unity Church, Emmaus.

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support needed for peace of mind and your health from a financial adviser and real estate agent. Bring questions. 7-8 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 Who Are Your Spirit Guides? – Learn many ways in which we are sent messages and guided. The role of our guides and Guardian Angels and their purpose.

Experience a deep, guided journey to meet your main spirit guides or Angels and receive their messages for you. 11-1:30 pm, $45. Call Andrea Brock at 610-4280589, Bethlehem.

Digestive Health Seminar – Dr. Maulfair will be discussing digestive health and the relationship to auto immune disease. Learn his approach to digestive problems. Free. Noon. RSVP 610-682-2104. Maulfair Medical, 2970 Corporate Court Orefield.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Healing Meditation Series – Learn Healing Meditation for Self and Others in this series of classes.

Leads to Practitioner Training in Energy Exchange Clinic. 7 Mondays; 6-7:30pm; Feb.2-Mar.17. $35; Info:215-679-6051. ACTIVE LIFE CENTER, 1633 W.Elm St, Allentown.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 River Valley Waldorf School Tour – This is the best way to experience Waldorf education. View student work, observe classes and speaking with faculty.

9am.River Valley Waldorf School 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy. Please call to register 610-982-5606.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Your Body On Yoga – Join Sally for an introduction and exploration of the eleven main body systems.

Examine your practice with new intelligence by familiarizing yourself with the eleven main body systems and the asana, pranayama, reflexology/meridian/accupressure points, diet and lifestyle support for each. 9am-5pm. $115.The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem. 610-867-9642

ongoingevents sunday Vegan Sunday Brunch – With live music. 10am3pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405 Sunday Services – Metaphysical and nondenominational. Rev. Lloyd Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30am. All welcome! St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington St Allentown.

610-776-7211 Yoga/Level 1&2 – Pick up the pace from the Level 1 classes and begin intermediate poses. Learn how to safely practice deeper variations of the poses.

10:30am Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

610.867.9642 Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga – Relieve common aches and pains, and provide you with ways to manage stress and emotions before and after pregnancy.

11:30am. $16 or 6wk/$75. Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

monday Awareness for Chronic Pain Recovery – Carol Siddiqi. Gentle Feldenkrais® lessons allow you to observe how you move, notice any unnecessary tension, and improve your overall coordination.

5:45pm. $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355

Kripalu Yoga, Level 1-2 – Carol Siddiqi. Helps you perform daily activities pain free and with greater ease by developing deeper self-awareness using Kripalu Yoga combined with the gentle movements of Feldenkrais®, 7-8 pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355 Emmaus Reiki Community Clinic – Increasing accessibility to this healing modality on the 2nd Monday every month. $5. 6:30-8:30pm. For more information or to reserve a 20 minute session call Barbara Fenton at 610-393-2036 or email reikifans@gmail.com. Unity of Lehigh Valley Church, 26 North 3rd St., Emmaus.

Healing Oils of The Bible – Learn and experience the historical and modern uses of healing oils of the Bible. 12wk series teaches of essential oils in ancient and modern health. 4th Mon. of each month. $10/cl. 6:30-8:30pm. Unity of Lehigh Valley Church, 26 North 3rd St., Emmaus. Barbara Fenton 610-393-2036 Yoga/Gentle & Level 1 – Work at a slower pace to build strength and flexibility. A great place to start if you are new to yoga, or have not been physically active in a while. Restorative postures and breath work for healing and relaxation. 6pm. Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Yogafit® - A flow yoga class for strength, posture, flexibility and balance. Emphasis is placed on awareness, breath and balance of the nervous system. Open to all levels. 6:15-7:15pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313

tuesday Vegan Pizza Night – 6-9pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405 Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Kevin Roth.

All levels of experience welcome. 10am. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405.

Encore – Cancer Support and Exercise Program.

All female cancers may become part of this group.

This national YWCA program has been in existence over 30 years at the Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313.

Community Reiki Clinic – Collaborating practitioners serve all who want to experience the healing benefits of Reiki. 1st Tuesday of every month. Sessions are 20 minutes each. 6-8:30pm.

RSVP required to 610-739-4201. Church of the Manger, 1401 Greenview Drive, Bethlehem. Near Westgate Mall Pain Relief Movement Training – Simple, easy exercises of Coordination Pattern™ Training can help you release chronic pain of knees, hips, back, and neck while improving the way you function, both physically and mentally. 3pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355

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wednesday Iyengar Yoga, Level 1 – Diana Erney. Beginners will focus on the basics of each pose while developing strength, stamina, balance, and f l e x i b i l i t y. P r o p s s u c h u s e d t o e n h a n c e understanding of proper alignment. 7pm. $88/ 8 week series, starting Jan. 7, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355

help you release chronic pain and stress of knees, hips, back, and neck while improving the way you function, both physically and mentally.7-8 pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Iyengar Yoga, Levels 2-3 − Diana Erney. Builds upon preliminary poses with an emphasis on body alignment in order to develop strength, balance, and flexibility. Props used to assist students. 7pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355

Mat Pilates – With certified Pilates instructor Paola Montes. 5:30pm. $15. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

Yoga/Level 1 – With Megan Ridge. Learn correct alignment and breathing in fundamental yoga postures. 9:45-11:00am. $15. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

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Reiki Share – For Reiki Practitioners. All linages welcome. 2nd Wednesday of Each Month. Hosted

by The Pennsylvania Reiki Consortium. 6pm.

Church of the Manger, Bethlehem. RSVP at www. meetup.com/The-Pennsylvania-Reiki-Consortium/ or 610.739.4201

Health Forum – Bring your health concerns and learn traditional Chinese Medicine and herbal solutions to chronic disease. Free. The first Thursday of every month @ 6pm. RSVP to 610559-7280. Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler Street, Easton.

Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Sharon Chapman. All levels of experience. 5pm. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405.

Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Kevin Roth. All levels of experience. 10am. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405.

Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Laura Gross. All levels of experience. 7pm. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405.

Aromatherapy Circle - Join Barbara Fenton and learn more about aromatherapy and essential oils.

Lecture, meditation, and essential oil sample each month. Meets the last Thursday of each month.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Emmaus. 610-393-2036

Yoga Flow/Level 1&2 – Learn how to safely align their flow and practice deeper variations of the poses they learned in Level 1. For those with some Level 1 experience and are looking for more.

9:30am. Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem.

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Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 11am. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem

Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 6:307:45pm. Please call to reserve your space.

610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem

Yoga for All – With Scott. Come together to celebrate life and to feel good. All levels and ages welcome. Donation. 5-6pm at Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280

Stress Relief Coaching Group – Join others in a group setting to manage stress with multiple holistic approaches. 9:15am or 5:15pm. $25 session. Creative Holistic Therapy, 3037 S. Pike Avenue (Rte 145) #105, Allentown. 610-282-0709 to register.

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Yogafit® - a flow yoga class for strength, posture, flexibility and balance. Emphasis is placed on awareness, breath and balance of the nervous system. Open to all levels. 6:15-7:15pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313.

Yoga Morning - Yoga postures to improve overall health including strength, flexibility, balance and better posture. Hold postures longer for relaxed muscles and rejuvenation. Open to all levels. 9:1510:15am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown 610-434-9333 Ext. 313.

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Free Herbal Consultations – Learn a natural way to address health and wellness issues. Herbalist available for Free Mini Consult, Every Thursday 11am -5pm. David Harder RH (AHG) at Nature’s Way, Easton. 610-253-0940.

Qigong & Tai Chi – Qigong uses deep breathing and gentle movements to strengthen and circulate the life energy. Tai Chi helps prevent falls and improves balance. Focus is placed coordination and relaxation. Open to all levels. 10:30am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S.15th St., Allentown, 610-434-9333 x 313.

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Kripalu Yoga, Level 1-2 –Carol Siddiqi.

Receive the benefits of yoga along with the Feldenkrais awareness for greater ease and relief of pain.11:30am. $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355 Vegan Tapas Dinner – 5-10pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405

Yoga Flow/Level 2 –A sequence of yoga postures that flow one into another, while connecting breath to movement and movement to breath. Strengthen your body, develop flexibility, lift your energy, and quiet your mind. 9am. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Vegan Tapas Dinner – 5-10pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405 Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow. All levels of experience welcome. Noon. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405.

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ACUPUNCTURE BALANCED ACUPUNCTURE Heather Shoup, L.Ac. 2299 Brodhead Rd., Suite A Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-393-7589 BalancedAcupuncture.net

A patient centered wellness community, where treatment is individually tailored. Heather promotes health and wellness by creating balance in the body. Acupuncture specializing in anxiety, depression, digestive, and cancer support.

CLASSICAL 5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

J.L.Collins M.Ac.,Lic.Ac.,NCCAOM Diplomat 2020 Downyflake Lane, Allentown, PA 18103 610-317-6064

The Pulse Reveals the Treatment.

Relieve the pain and suffering whether mental, emotional, or physical by determining and treating the causative factor.

Maintain the improvement with seasonal treatments. Worsley trained practitioner with 30 years clinical/diagnostic experience.

Offering cancer treatment support. Helping you along the journey. Licensed in PA, Nationally certified.

LEHIGH VALLEY ORIENTAL MEDICINE CENTRE

Ming Ming and David Molony 101 Bridge Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032 610-264-2755

Acupuncture and herbal medicine with capable, experienced practitioners.

Practicing acupuncture in the Lehigh Valley since 1988. Acupuncture, herbs, dietary consultation, and other aspects of Oriental Medicine provide a complete healing system for health and regeneration, enhancing the outcome of Conventional care.

Living Arts Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Lisa Baas 2358 Sunshine Rd, Allentown, PA 18103 610-841-9300 Lic. # OM 000054 LivingArtsMedicine.com

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

BODYWORK

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

LiveWell Integrated Health offers traditional Chinese acupuncture, chiropractic, body work, and nutritional and lifestyle coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle choice.... choose to LiveWell. See ad page 45.

ACUPUNCTURE – COMMUNITY STYLE EASTMAN ACUPUNCTURE

Laura Eastman, MS, MAc, LAc 1617 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 484-619-3882 Eastman-Acupuncture.com

Marie Ruxton CMT, CN 628 Chestnut St., Emmaus, PA 18049 610-965-2500

Marie is a certified massage therapist trained since 1997 in Advanced Myofascial Release Therapy, Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Homeopathy and Holistic Nutrition. Offers comprehensive custom bodywork for those wanting to overcome chronic pain and movement problems. Sessions range from a (2 hour) Head to Toe meltdown massage to “Just Neck and Head” massage for those needing stress relief.

Gift certificates available. See ad page 27.

VITA REJUVENATION

Traditional acupuncture practiced in an open setting. Effective for treating acute sprains/strains, pain (chronic, arthritis, low back), headaches (including migraines), allergies, depression, digestive issues, support for lifestyle changes, infertility, PMS, anxiety, stress and much more. Personalized treatments for your physical, mental and emotional health delivered at a flat rate of $20. M 12-5:30, Tu 8-1, Th 1:30-6:30, F 8-1, Sa 8-12

AROMATHERAPY YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS

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MARIE RUXTON THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

Carolyn Preston, LMT, CMMP Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, LLC 628 Twin Ponds Road Breinigsville, PA 18031 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

As the only Certified Medical Massage Practitioner in the Lehigh Valley, I enjoy helping patients reach recovery goals due to injury or illness. Medical Massage is by physician prescription only. Non-medical modalities also offered; neuromuscular, myofascial release, Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, trigger point therapy, lymphatic drainage, prenatal, infant, pediatric, and Autism massage. Insurance and HSA/FSA cards accepted. Visit my website for details. See ad page 27.

CHIROPRACTOR

Young Living has specialized in growing, distilling, and selling t h e r a p e u t i c - g r a d e , o rg a n i c Essential Oils for 20 years. Over 130 therapeutic-grade essential oils, and essential-oil enhanced nutritional supplements & products. Visit my website for details. Income opportunities option is also available.

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

Dr. Robert W. Livingston III, DC, L.Ac. Dr. Jennifer K. Bollinger, DC, L.Ac. 8026 Hamilton Blvd.

Trexlertown, PA 18087 610-395-5509 LiveWellIntegratedHealth.com

Board certified and licensed Acupuncturist, Dietary and Lifestyle counseling, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs, Laser Acupuncture, Magnetic therapy (A.R.T.) Autonomic ResponseTesting for Detox and more. 20 years of holistic healing. See ad, page 26.

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COACHING - CAREER CAREER WELLNESS PARTNERS

Barbara Berger, CPC, CCC Allentown, PA 484-862-9523 Barbara@CareerWellnessPartners.com CareerWellnessPartners.com

When work and true self aren’t aligned, it affects our integral wellness. I provide Career Coaching to help align who you are with what you do or how you do it. Specializing in women in transition, midcareer professionals and college students.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER

21 Main Street Clinton, NJ 08809 908-333-4146 NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hygienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper ph in the body and restore regular bowel movement.

COUNSELING – HOLISTIC SMART SOLUTIONS AND CREATIVE HOLISTIC THERAPY

Rev. Lyn S. Felix, MSW, LCSW, CHT, RM 3037 S. Pike Ave. #105 Allentown, PA 18103 610-282-0709 CreativeHolisticTherapy.com

A holistic counselor and coach, using hypnotherapy, chakra energy clearing, Reiki, mindfulness & more to help you shift from limited, fear-based thinking, believing, and behaving patterns into living from your magnificent essence. Experience joy as you resonate with higher vibrational frequencies in all aspects of your life.

TMD COUNSELING

Georgine Y. Miller, Ph.D, LPC 10 S. 13th St., 2nd fl.

Allentown, PA 18103 610-740-3031 GeorgineMillertherapy.com

Struggling with losses or challenges in your life? Want to change but you feel blocked? We can work together to overcome the obstacles holding you back. Over 30 years experience specializing in grief, loss, change, anxiety, depression, and creative blocks. Individualized treatment using combinations of guided imagery, breath work, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. Evening and weekend times available.

Initial consultations are offered for $20.

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DENTISTRY - NATURAL Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry

Ronak Balani, DDS 2600 Newburg Rd., Easton, PA 18045 610-252-1454 CNDentistry.com

We begin with a holistic approach to enhance your physical health and eliminate any compromise to the immune system. All services we offer are mercury-free, mercury-safe and fluoridefree. We can enhance your smile with everything from routine dental care to whitening and full cosmetic makeovers in a warm, cozy and caring atmosphere. See ad page 51.

LEHIGH VALLEY CENTER FOR DENTAL HEALTH Dr Robert Sanford 1120 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown, PA 18103 610-820-6000

LehighValleyCenterforDentalHealth.com A dentist concerned not only about your dental disease, but it’s effect on your total wellness. My staff and I understand that your health is your most valuable asset you have in your life. Following a simple plan to dental wellness is easy for you to understand and can be a benefit to your overall health as well. See ad page 21.

BELLEZZA SALON AND SPA Denise Allen Licensed Aesthetician Certified Oncology Aesthetician 2000 Oxford Drive Allentown, PA 18103 610-797-1750

First timers to celebrities trust Denise’s expertise for natural skin care and facials that go beyond the surface. Let her help you with all of your skin issues. Offering BioElements botanical skin products, Nufree non-wax hair removal systems, rejuvenating body wraps. ear candling. See ad page 15.

ANDREA BROCK HEALING

Andrea Brock, Certified Spiritual Healer 199 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-428-0589 AndreaBrockHealing.org

Customized healings/programs for living your authentic and inspired best life. Quantum Healing Hypnosis, Past Life Regressions, Soul Retrievals, Reiki, Crystal, Sound, Shamanic Healing, Access Bars, Energetic Facelifts, Readings, Lifestyle Advisor, Space Clearing, Workshops, Ceremonies, Weddings, Corporate Consulting. Available 24/7.

MAGDA FAMILY DENTAL Carol A. McCabe, DDS 419A South 3rd Street Bangor, PA 18013 610-588-1571 MagdaFamilyDental.com

Natural & cosmetic dentistry.

We specialize in beautifying you smile, maintaining dental, and helping improve your appearance.

Our promise to you is that is that you look as good or better than the teeth nature gave you. Our experienced and friendly staff takes great pride in keeping your smile beautiful. See ad, page 34.

Northstar Dental Care Marwan Bassil, DMD, 430 Nazareth Pike, Suite 2A Nazareth, PA 18064 610.365.5000 MyNazarethDentist.com

Providing a full scope of general and cosmetic dentistry with expertise ranging from to inlays, onlays, root canals, crowns, bridges and clear braces. Dr. Bassil can correct a wide variety of so-called permanent cosmetic dental problems, and can literally redesign your smile.

Mercury-Free and Fluoride-Free. See ad, page 5.

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ENERGETIC HEALING

ENERGETIC HEALING & LIFE COACHING

PLANTING WELLNESS

Brad Barnoski, CHHP Macungie, PA 717-503-8576 • info@BradBarnoski.com BradBarnoski.com

Certified Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in life transformation coaching and intuitive energy healing, utilizing modalities such as The Emotion Code and Access Consciousness®. Experience a dynamic and life-changing session and clear out lifetimes of self-limiting patterns and baggage that stop you from the ease and joy that is you. See ad, page 43.

FUNERAL SERVICES

NICOS C. ELIAS FUNERAL HOME, INC

Nicos C. Elias, Supervisor Allentown, PA 610-433-2200 EliasFuneralHome.com

Mr. Elias offers several different green and eco-friendly funeral plans using biodegradable caskets, preservation without chemicals, and earth friendly paper goods. A natural, back to the earth approach.

Biodegradable urns for those choosing cremation. Also offering assistance with home-based funerals

LAUGHTER COACHING

HAIR RESTORATION – NATURAL Lehigh Valley Institute of Regenerative Medicine

Mikhail Artamonov, MD 1004 Van Buren Rd., Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 LehighValleyIntituteOfRegenerativeMedicine.com

We offer a cutting-edge therapy to grow your own hair without surgery or medication. Platelet Rich Plasma from the patient’s own blood stimulates the growth of blood vessels in the scalp, enhancing and creating new hair follicles.

This procedure reverses hair miniaturization and pattern baldness with a safe, natural and simple procedure. See ad page 47.

Pathways Holistic Center 4833 Chestnut Street Emmaus, PA 18049 610-966-7001 healing@pathwaysholistic.com PathwaysHolistic.com

Celebrate YOUR life. Holistic Nursing, Life Coaching - All levels.

Massage, Raindrop Therapy, Body Ecology Specialist. Gut health specialist, Lifeline program. Never duplicated Nutritional Meals, fresh green drinks, wheatgrass, sprouts and more, Journey Within with LIFE & SOULutions. Feel safe to feel and express your emotions. Design your own package.

LIFE, LOVE AND LAUGHTER

Cristina Lorefice BCAP accredited Counselor Bangor, PA 18013 610.340.4122 www.the-effective-coach.com www.the-peacock-principle.com

Let me assist you in your journey to maximize your potential in a way that is filled with joy and laughter. Laughter Coaching is a great way to deal with life's challenges in a light hearted, flexible, creative and playful manner. Develop a more positive attitude towards life when a storm hits you. Person Centered Counselor with worldwide experience in Great Britain, Austria, Germany and Italy.

MEDITATION & WELLNESS EFFORTLESS MEDITATION

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd. West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

Offering Reiki, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Crystals, Wellness Classes and Retreats. Helping women find their inner balance and to empower them to become more active participants in their personal healing through a holistic approach to life. Barbara Fenton is also an independent Distributor of Young Living Essential oils. Visit www. youngliving.com/abiba to purchase or for income opportunity info.

physician recommended Effortless Meditation. Experience rest deeper than sleep! Greg Schweitzer taught for Deepak Chopra, M.D. and other notables for 30+ years. Introductory classes and a 10-hour course.

MOVEMENT THERAPY – FELDENKRAIS METHOD®

Carol Siddiqi FGNA, RYT

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd West Lehigh Valley 610-395-3355 winPondsCenter.com

ments, focusing on the relationship between motion and thought. It works with the nervous system, rather than muscles or bones, to improve everyday motion, such as walking, running, golfing, biking, yoga, posture, breathing, etc.

OPTIONS HYPNOSIS

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With hypnosis, you CAN overcome stress, pain, depression, or fear. You CAN successfully manage your weight and quit smoking - whatever is keeping you from the life you want. We offer a variety of effective techniques. FREE consultation. See ad page 25.

Specializing in Natural Medicine for over 25 years, Dr. Loquasto holds doctorates in Naturopathy, Nutrition, Chiropractic Internal Medicine and is a Master Herbalist and certified Clinical and Dietitian Nutritionist. The goal is to restore and/or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Offering custom formulations for specific conditions and non-invasive chelation therapy. Tests available include live cell microscope, circulation testing, EKG, pulmonary lung testing, bone density, x-ray, scanning for foot & ankle problems, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels and blood testing for diabetes and other health issues. Cold Laser Therapy for pain. Phone consultations available.

PHILLIP GETSON, D.O.

A board certified family physician for 35 years and co-founder of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ. An internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD). An advocate for health and preventive medicine championing thermography as an early diagnostic tool for many health conditions including breast health.Certified by four Thermographic Boards. Outreach assessments available in PA. See ad page 10.

MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTER

Conrad Maulfair, D.O. 2970 Corporate Court, Suite 1 The Feldenkrais Method recon- Orefield, PA 18069 • 610-682-2104 nects the body to its natural move- DrMaulfair.com • PurelyYouDetox.com

HYPNOTHERAPY 561 Main Street,Suite 290 Bethlehem, PA 18018 484-893-0096 OptionsHypnosis.com

A NATURAL MEDICINE CLINIC

DR. MICHAEL JUDE LOQUASTO, ND, PHD, DC Lehigh Valley Professional Center 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27 Bethlehem, PA 18020 • 484-821-1460 www.drmichaelloquasto.com

Family Physician Board Certified Thermologist Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville Destress, revitalize and be healthier HealthThroughAwareness.com with scientifically validated and Tdinj.com • (856) 596-5834

Barbara Fenton, H.H.P.

Reiki Master/Teacher – Aromatherapist Emmaus, PA 18049 610-393-2036 BarbaraFenton1.com

NATURAL FAMILY MEDICINE

NATURAL BURIAL

GREEN MEADOWS at FOUNTAIN HILL CEMETERY

1121 Graham Street, Fountain Hill, PA 18015 610-868-4840 • GreenMeadowPA.org

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The only green cemetery in the Lehigh Valley. A cemetery of wildflowers and grasses native to Pennsylvania. Return to the natural cycle of life to nourish the soil, green the meadow and live on. Nondenominational. Non-profit. Speakers available to visit organizations. See

Dr. Maulfair is an Osteopathic Physician bringing four decades of knowledge and experience in alternative, complementary medicine to his patient care. Help for all conditions and all ages. Offering Chelation Therapy, Hubbard Method Sauna detoxification – Purely You, and many other treatment programs.

Maulfair Medical Center brings the best of both worlds to their patients. See ad page 34.

MJA HEALTHCARE NETWORK Mikhail Artamonov, MD PhD 1104 Van Buren Road, Suite 101 Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 • MJAHealthcare.com

Combining Allopathic (Western) medicine, Oriental medicine and the newest medical technology to offer patients complete and personalized health care. Certified in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain medicine, Independent Medical Examination and Addiction Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, Functional and Anti-Aging Medicine. See ad, pg 47 & 64.

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WOODLANDS HEALING RESEARCH Family, Environmental and Preventative Medicine Nicholas DiMartino, D.O. 5724 Clymer Rd, Quakertown, PA 215-536-1890

Woodlands Healing Research Center is a family practice supporting individualized natural approaches to health. We offer lifestyle and nutritional consultation to achieve optimal health and vitality. We also offer complete women’s services including GYN, menopause, osteoporosis and bio-identical hormone therapy. See ad, page 18.

NATURAL HEALTH

DALLAS WELLNESS CENTER, LLC Debra E Dallas, PhD, MIfHI, DCNT 4048 Freemansburg Avenue Easton, PA 18045 610-253-1977 DallasWellnessCenterLLC.com

Dallas Wellness Center is a health oriented center that recognizes each person as an individual. We offer Iridology, Thermographic Imaging, Nutrigenomics and Nutrition, Hair Analysis, and Ion Cleansing. When people have been everywhere else and are still sick, they come visit us.

See ad, page 25.

NEED A HAND CHIROPRACTIC, PC

Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann, DC Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, LLC 628 Twin Ponds Road Breinigsville, PA 18031 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann offers patient-individualized high quality Functional medicine using unique diagnostics, chiropractic care, customized clinical nutrition treatments for a wide variety of conditions.

Discovering and treating the true cause of a problem is his specialty.

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NATUROPATH AUTHENTIC EASTERN HEALTH LLC Ping Zhao ND, IIPA Certified Iridologist 3005 Brodhead Rd., Suite 100 Bethlehem 18020 610-866-9087 EasternHealth123.com

The Natural Way to Health. Using Iridology, Sclerology and Tongue Analysis to identify the parts of the body that may be in an overactive or underactive state, and where pain or inflammation is originating from. Promoting a healthy balance and prevention of disease using Herbal & Nutrition Consultation along with Therapeutic Acupressure and Tai Chi, Qigong exercise.

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NATURAL HEALTH PROMOTION LLC Tina Stashko, N.D. PhD MIfHI Emmaus, Pa. 18049 610-965-8132 NaturalHealthPromotion.net

Specializing in preventative healthcare, digestion and nutrient absorption, and thyroid and adrenal health. Modalities such as iridology, sclerology and biochemical balancing enable the development of your unique program for optimum health. These programs are easy to follow and incorporate into your daily life. Reach your full health potential! See ad, page 40.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING FOOD SENSITIVITY THERAPY Peggy Shannon NUTRITION

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Migraines, Fibromyalgia, Bloating and Digestive Tract problems: These all have symptoms caused by or worsened from food sensitivities. Targeted diet therapy can improve or eliminate these symptoms. Call for a free consultation.

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NUTRITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Nicholas Theodorou ND 5 Stonecroft Drive Easton, P5A 18045 610-258-1894 Nutritek.net

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THE JOYFUL ELEPHANT

Michelle M.L. Trent, NET, CPT Food Coach and Certified, Personal Trainer Bethlehem, PA 484.515.6603 JoyfulElephant.com

Providing food coaching, menu planning, and hands-on cooking demos. My training is in plantbased diets for weight loss and disease prevention and reversal as seen in the film Forks Over Knives.

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SPA - HOLISTIC QI Spa

Ming Ming Molony 429 Front Street Catasauqua, PA 18032 610-443-1746 • QiSpaPA.com

Beauty treatments that enhance your health. Healing body wraps & scrubs, therapeutic facials, natural nails, peels & dermabrasion, waxing & threading, supplements & herbs, tea with qi, vitamin D tanning bed, infrared sauna, LED light therapy and massage therapy. Check on Facebook for our daily specials.

SPIRITUAL HEALING CLASSICAL REIKI PENNSYLVANIA

Paula Michal-Johnson, Ph.D. Shihan, 484-686-7388 ClassicalReikipa.com IntheHeartofReikiLV@gmail.com

Experience the difference. We are 1 of 5 training centers for Jikiden Reiki® in the U.S. Jikiden sessions focus on detoxification of the body & shifting long standing, unwanted habits. Courses taught locally and nationally. Half-price for first session. Reiki with no western ties. Accredited by Jikiden Reiki Institute, Kyoto, Japan.

LEHIGH VALLEY REIKI

Tara Gallus, Reiki Practitioner & Teacher Bethlehem, PA 610.739.4201 LehighValleyReiki.com

Supporting you in living a fuller, more healthy, balanced life. Relax, relieve stress, and improve your overall physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. Consultations, private sessions, & Reiki classes.

Co-founder of The Pennsylvania Reiki Consortium and ABMP Member. 15 years of experience. Trained in Western, Traditional, and Jikiden Reiki Practices.

VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE Diane Gabriel-Fraynert VMD, CVA

3247 B Wimmer Rd.,, Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Dr. Gabriel-Fraynert is a veterinarian certified in medical acupuncture for animals since 2005. She has been practicing Integrative Veterinary Medicine using both conventional and holistic modalities, including Chinese and Western herbs, Homo-toxicology/Homeopathy, and Nutraceuticals. Dr. GabrielFraynert feels an integrative approach allows for greater breadth of treatment options for many underlying and or/ pre-existing medical conditions.

VETERINARY CHIROPRACTIC Kristen Fenstermacher VMD

3247 B Wimmer Rd.,, Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Dr. Kristen Fenstermacher is a equine veterinarian certified in veterinary chiropractor by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association . She provides chiropractic services for cats and dogs at the Animal Therapy Center.

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION ANDREI KAZLOUSKI

188 Shiloh Court, Whitehall 484.695.8265 Si-RolfMethod.com

ROLF METHOD OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION - highly effective hands-on approach for improving posture, alleviating chronic pain, increasing energy level, and enhancing flexibility through restoring your body to its natural state of alignment. Enjoy moving freely again! Board Certified Structural Integrator CM and Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. See ad, page 55.

THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGING Liesha Getson, BCTT, HHC

Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville HealthThroughAwareness.com 856-596-5834

A Board Certified Thermographic Technician has imaged thousands of patients for many types of health concern and administers outreach thermogram assessments in several eastern PA centers regularly. A Holistic Health Counselor and is a member of the American Asso-ciation of Drugless Practitioners. A founding partner of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of alternative services to facilitate healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counseling, Reiki, thermography, and biopuncture. Liesha. See ad, page 10.

VETERINARY CANINE MASSAGE Vyolet Albano CMP, RM, CM 3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Vyolet Albano is certified canine massage practitioner who completed her certification at the Integrated Touch Therapy School in Circleville, Ohio. Having an interest in non-invasive modalities for addressing animal pain, she is also a Master of Chi Energy, Reiki and Quantum Healing. Vyolet provides massage and reiki services for dogs and cats at the Animal Therapy Center.

VETERINARY PHYSICAL THERAPY Beth Kenny MPT, CCRP 3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Beth is a physical therapist with 20 years experience, including special education in canine anatomy and rehabilitation. She utilizes many of the same rehabilitative techniques and therapies developed for humans to help your companion animals recover from injury, surgery, or to improve life in their golden years.

WEIGHT LOSS MJA HEALTHCARE NETWORK Mikhail Artamonov, MD PhD 1104 Van Buren Road, Suite 101 Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 MJAHealthcare.com

Lose up to 20 pounds in 6 weeks with medically supervised weight loss. We take a personalized approach to weight loss based on science. The continual body composition monitoring included in our program ensures the weight loss is truly coming from fat, not muscle.

Ongoing behavioral counseling teaches people how to work with their body’s natural tendencies to lose weight and keep it off. See ad, page 64.

YOGA THE YOGA LOFT 521 E 4th St., 3rd Floor (above Cantelmi’s Hardware) Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-867-YOGA (9642) TheYogaLoftOfBethlehem.com

The Yoga Loft offers quality yoga instruction for students of all levels in a variety of styles. We also offer workshops and other special events, Certified Yoga Teacher Training, Belly dance, Tai Chi, Prenatal Yoga, and Mat Pilates. See ad, page 7.

VETERINARY CANINE REHABILITATION Kim Mayers, DVM, MS, CCRT

3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude

Dr. Mayers is a veterinarian with advanced training in acupuncture and canine rehabilitation. We welcome dogs with neurologic problems, sports injuries and postsurgical patients. Aquatic exercise can rejuvenate geriatric pets and condition competition companions.

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