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A NEW year. A NEW decade. A NEW chapter for Frederick Lifestyle!

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WELCOME TO 2020!

It is with great anticipation that I greet you, our readers, at the start of this very special year! The Frederick Lifestyle team and community is growing and building momentum as we say “goodbye” to a memorable 2019 and “hello” to new adventures of 2020.

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While we are thrilled to look ahead, we want to take a moment to pause and reflect on what this beloved city means to so many of us… “historic beauty and culture”, “a place to belong”, and “our forever home” – just to name a few! It is our privilege to help strengthen the bonds that tie us together through stories of hope, perseverance, and love each month.

As you know, a January issue would not be complete without sharing inspiring

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Whether you are ready for a new fitness community at Sarge Athletics, organic food

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Restoration Chiropractic, we’ve got your back. Enjoy flipping through the pages and

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discovering new ways to put your best foot forward this year.

In the words of my dear friend and Lifestyle founder, Kristen Wojdan, we are excited to shine the spotlight on ALL the goodness and beauty of Frederick in 2020 and beyond!

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FEATURES 12 Restoring Health With a Passion Reaching Frederick One Spine at a Time

16 Sarge in Charge On Mission to Inspire Confidence

20 A Heart for Healthy Food Home is Where the Health is

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26 The Horse Nightingale Kathleen Howe Helps Horses Heal

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Hometown Harvest Kitchen is the newest farm

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The fresh food products that the restaurant uses

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Restoring Health With a Passion REACHING FREDERICK ONE SPINE AT A TIME ARTICLE RHONDA STEPHENS PHOTOGRAPHY REBECCA MITCHELL

PEOPLE CAN’T HELP BUT LOVE DR. ADAM SMITH AND HIS WIFE, BROOKA. Upon meeting them, you feel the joy they exude for people and the passion they have for wellness. Their journey to Frederick began at Salisbury University on the Eastern Shore. A Young Life training brought them together during the first couple of weeks of Freshman year; they have been inseparable since. It was a whirlwind for the young couple after graduation. Dr. Adam and Brooka found themselves returning from the honeymoon, packing and heading straight to Florida, where Dr. Adam began attending Palmer Chiropractic School, which requires an intensive, three and half years in a year-round program.

“We do as much in-classroom training as medical doctors,” Dr. Adam says. While there, Brooka started her dream career as a kindergarten teacher in a low-income high poverty school. One year into teaching, Brooka’s plan for her teaching career was rocked when she and Dr. Adam attended a seminar about launching an independent chiropractic business. “Married couples were speaking about doing a business ministry and, sitting in that room at that moment, I understood it. When Adam said that’s what he wanted, I said, I know, and I want to do it with you! We were all in!” Brooka remembers.

Dr. Adam says, “I was influenced by my dad’s experience in the care of a chiropractor. As I looked further into chiropractic and how it approached the function of the body by the nervous system. I realized that the body doesn’t need medicine to heal, it just doesn’t need interference.” He goes on to explain, “Misalignments in the spine cause nerve interference, but when you correct the cause of that, the body heals naturally. I believe God Dr. Adam and Brooka Smith at their office off of West Patrick Street.

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created the body with perfect intent, and I was all about that, and, in short, off to chiropractic school, I went!”

“THERE ARE NO SILVER BULLETS TO WELLNESS. THE KEY TO HEALTHY LIVING IS A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THAT INCLUDES MAKING SURE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING WELL. THAT INCLUDES EATING WELL AND MOVING YOUR BODY. MOVING IS MEDICINE. ALL THESE THINGS ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.” –DR. ADAM

Dr. Adam attended the well-known Palmer College of Chiropractic and is quick to add, “…because I wanted my name to be associated with that college.” He says, “Our practice uses the Torque Release Technique, and I believe in the philosophy behind it. It’s not really moving bones but adding input to the nervous system enabling the nervous system to facilitate the healing. That’s what I am doing. Just facilitating the process. I really love the very gentle and precise approach to it. It’s not the traditional method of chiropractic that people may know with popping and cracking of bones. I have found great results with this, and so I wanted to bring this to the community,” says Dr. Adam.

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LOCALLY OWNED

(CON TI N U ED)

How they arrived in Frederick started with Google. Sitting beside

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Adam, Brooka glows as she says, “We love Frederick! We knew we

munity as a whole family practice. For Dr. Adam, healing is more than

wanted to be in Maryland. So, we google searched cities in Maryland.

physical. He explains that there is a mental, spiritual, and emotional

We visited each town and did some of our favorite things, starting in

component that factors into how the body expresses itself and says,

Frederick. It was love at first sight,” Brooka smiles. “Kind of like when

“We think the spiritual side is super important and acknowledge Jesus

you met me!” inserts Dr. Adam, chuckling. Rolling her eyes, Brooka

as the ultimate healer. We want people to know they don’t have to be

replies, “Sure.” For the Smith’s, Frederick had all the things they were

limited in life.” Brooka explains that hope, healing and restoration each

looking for and more. They explain how the business community

are a part of their mission. Bringing hope to those who are hopeless,

welcomed Restoration Family Chiropractic with open arms and agree

healing that comes from within, which then restores the whole person.

that they couldn’t have asked for a better community. Dr. Adam says,

Dr. Adam concludes, “We’re all about hope. Hope is stronger than fear.

“Now we feel like regulars in the business community because that’s

If the community is healthy, we all thrive together.”

how welcoming this place is for small businesses.”

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INSPIRED BY

Sa r g e in charge ON MISSION TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE

ARTICLE RHONDA STEPHENS PHOTOGRAPHY REBECCA MITCHELL

HANGING OUT WITH PATRICK AVON, ALSO KNOWN AS SARGE, IS AN EXERCISE IN ITSELF. His enthusiasm and connection to the kids are visible from afar, which is how you will see him unless you can keep up with his high energy! Sarge is hands-on with the kids, encouraging faster and harder, and receiving high-fives and smiles from them as we try to capture a bit of his attention. It was easy to see why he and his program are so successful when we learned a little from the heart of Sarge.

WERE YOU ALWAYS PASSIONATE ABOUT GOOD HEALTH? As a kid, I ate healthily. I just naturally enjoyed healthier foods like yogurt and fruit. I was really hyperactive and was crazy about being outside. Often, I was simply dressed in shorts without a shirt and earned the nickname,” Nature Boy.” I was continually running, climbing up trees, and jumping out of the tree into a lake or pond. It was the 70’s, and I think the best time to grow up. We had freedom, and our parents allowed us to hang ourselves, and we never did. It was a wonderful time to be a child.

FROM WHERE DOES YOUR PASSION FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS COME? Being active came easy for me and naturally. I was born innately muscular. And as I mentioned, my hyperactivity led me to be very physically active and also competitive.

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WAS THIS A NATURAL PROGRESSION FOR YOU TO OWN A

working for another boot camp type of program, which was an exer-

FITNESS BUSINESS?

cise program for adults. We would have men meeting in parks early

Well, I was struggling in my early 20’s with my purpose. Working

in the day to work out. It was an excellent fit for me. I found that

full time, but uncertain as to what I was going to do professionally.

working for an hour a day, I made more than my full-time job. So,

So, I began to ask God to reveal my purpose. I wanted to use my

I left my job and put my energies and passion into that. And that

passion and an opportunity kind of dropped in my hands. I started

eventually brought me here today.

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INSPIRED BY

(CON TI N U ED)

back in the bottle. Name a tree in Urbana that kids can climb! Playing WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU HAD A PASSION FOR

and climbing and riding bikes builds confidence and muscular

YOUTH FITNESS?

strength and contralateral movements. They want to participate in

My kids were in youth sports, and I became aware that all the

a team sport, and they have two weeks to prepare. When they show

kids were on those Gameboys and electronic devices and that they

up for the sport, and the coach tells them to run laps, they can’t do

weren’t playing outside. Kids were not being physically active.

it because they haven’t built the strength from traditional playing outside. So, sometimes people find us, and we help prepare the kids.

SO MUCH HAS CHANGED WITH THIS GENERATION OF

Ultimately what we do is confidence building in both kids and adults.

CHILDREN. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT?

We accomplish it by using the tools of a small coach to student ratio,

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but our program ultimately is for building confidence.

B e yo n d t h e p h ys i c a l e f f e c t s o f t h e p r o g r a m , w h at ot h e r b e n e f i t s w i l l t h e c h i l d r e a p ?

Early on, I read a book called “The Outliers,” which had

have six years working with them, it wouldn’t be

a significant impact on me. The book looked at factors

10,000 hours; however, those kids are going to

that contributed to a higher level of success. One of those

learn how to take care of themselves. Nutrition

factors is the “10,000-Hour Rule,” which claims that the

will be important. They will increase mobility, and

key to achieving world-class expertise in any skill is a

their health will become important. These kids

matter of practicing for somewhere around 10,000 hours.

may never make a pro team or division one team,

At this magic number, a kind of tipping point occurs, and

but they are going to be a lot better off in the next

that is when you go from good to great. I supposed that

part of their lives, and that’s what matters to me.

if I had these kids for three days a week, and if I could

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

A H e a r t f o r H e a lt h y F o o d HOME IS WHERE THE HEALTH IS

ARTICLE ANNA LIISA VAN MANTGEM

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Heartland Home Foods of Baltimore. “He wanted the cleanest,

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TREND SETTER

Agewell Senior Fitness

BRIDGING THE GAP IN THE WELLNESS JOURNEY OF LIFE

Bernadette Schwai, left and Katrina Wolf.

ARTICLE RHONDA STEPHENS | PHOTOGRAPHY JESSICA PATTERSON

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PETER

KNIGHT,

OF

SABILLASVILLE,

HAD NOT LEFT HIS HOME FOR THREE YEARS, ASIDE FROM DOCTORS’ VISITS. Wheelchair-bound, he faced an uncertain future from debilitating, chronic pain, which led to despair, and in turn, to depression.

Peter’s wife, Kay, found herself greatly affected by her husband’s immobility. “It’s not just the patient that suffers; the family suffers, too. My life was limited, and I was afraid to leave the house for fear that something would happen to him while I was away,” she says.

When physical therapy was complete for Peter, and home health care could do no more, home health recommended that Peter

Joseph Lohenitz works with Katrina to build strength.

call Agewell Senior Fitness.

Joe Lohenitz, of Mount Airy, experiencing age-related sarcopenia and balance challenges, fell backward down

Since physical therapy focuses on a specific medical diagnosis,

the stairs and suffered a brain bleed. After surgery, he was sent to

they treat only that particular diagnosis and then release the

physical therapy to assist in regaining his strength. Once released

patient. “What happens to the patient that is released and yet still

from care and sent home, his daughter Sue Berube was concerned

has issues that the specific physical therapy can’t address? That

he would go backward in his

was happening to my patients, and they would ask if I could come

recovery and abilities. So she

to their homes and work with them, but I was unable to accommo-

reached out to Agewell Senior

date them because my license restricted me,” she says. Katrina

Fitness to assist with Joe’s

started thinking. “Well, they don’t need physical therapy since

strength and balance.

they’ve been released from it. What they need is to exercise, so I

Agewell Senior Fitness

Fitness

started Agewell Senior Fitness to be the bridge between physical

As a licensed Physical

was created from a need. As

therapy and being well at home,” says Katrina. Katrina and her

Therapy Assistant, Katrina

a licensed Physical Therapy

teammate Bernadette Schwai, identify specific body weaknesses,

Wolf recognized a gap in

Assistant, Katrina Wolf rec-

and target those to get people stronger and mobile. “We have

the wellness journeys of her

ognized a gap in the wellness

found our niche, and that is helping seniors maintain mobility and

patients’ care.

journeys of her patients’ care.

independence,” she says.

was created from a need.

Agewell

Senior

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Katrina is an ACSM-certified Personal Trainer and an ACE-certified Senior Fitness Specialist and has over 20 years of physical therapy experience that she brings to the client at home. She and her team member, Bernadette, ACSM-certified personal trainer and Doctor of Physical Therapy, work with clients to improve mobility, balance, strength and endurance.

They create personalized plans for each client to address individual needs, working with various exercise aids, such as resistance bands, weights and balls.

“If it wasn’t for Katrina, I don’t know where I’d be. I was unable to walk three steps, and now I’ve got my life back!”

Whether recovering from a setback or just needing a little help or direction, Katrina and Bernadette bring their warmth and enthusiasm to their clients as they work with them to achieve their goals. ”We have the freedom and ability to treat the whole person with total body wellness exercises.” Bernadette adds.

Both Joe and Peter are seeing the benefits of working with the women of Agewell. Joe’s daughter, Sue, has observed the overall health improvement since working with Agewell Senior Fit. “My Dad has really enjoyed the time he spends with Katrina. She doesn’t push but gets my Dad to do the exercises, and I’ve seen a difference in him as well as his physical abilities and balance.”

Peter says, “If it wasn’t for Katrina, I don’t know where I’d be. I was unable to walk three steps, and now I’ve got my life back! We even went on a cruise recently, and I have been on several fishing trips.”

With personalized exercise training, Peter can now walk reasonable distances and enjoy being out with family and friends. Not only did Peter regain control of his life, but Kay did so as well. She beams with the gratitude she feels about having her husband mobile again and says, “Our lives are totally different, and now he brings me coffee!”

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GIVING BACK

KATHLEEN HOWE HELPS HORSES HEAL

the horse nightingale ARTICLE EMILY RIDEN PHOTOGRAPHY EMILY RIDEN

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IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO WHEN KATHLEEN HOWE

FIRST

NOTICED

TOBY

AT

A

MARYLAND FARM. The malnourished horse was suffering from blatant neglect, having been seemingly abandoned by its owner. Not one to stand by and watch a horse suffer, Howe took action to adopt Toby, and she began to rehabilitate the horse in her 10-acre backyard.

Thanks to her care, Toby underwent a complete wellness transformation – and word got out about how Howe had saved the horse’s life.

Before long, calls began coming in for Howe to take in more and more horses, because, as Howe quickly learned, Toby was not a unique case. Throughout Maryland, hundreds of horses each year are seized by authorities in cases of extreme neglect or abuse – a statistic that has sadly not seen a drastic decrease since the fateful day that Howe met Toby 30 years ago.

Since that day, however, things have changed for the better for many of those horses, thanks to the rescue and rehabilitation services provided by the organization that Howe founded, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in December 2019: Days End Farm Horse Rescue.

To date, the 501(c)(3) non-profit rescue, based in Woodbine, Maryland, has saved more than 2,300 horses, all brought to the rescue as a result of court cases of abuse or neglect.

But improving equine health and wellness in Maryland and beyond is not DEFHR’s only mission. Days End – so named by Howe because the farm was her favorite place to be at each day’s end – is bringing together its neighbors from all walks of life in Carroll, Howard, and Frederick counties for the greater well-being of the area community as a whole, be it human or equine.

As Lauren Arianna Raskin, a ninth-grade volunteer at DEFHR wise beyond her years, wrote, “Perhaps the reason DEFHR is such an impressive place is that it unifies people, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, or socioeconomic status.”

It’s something that Raskin has seen firsthand as one of the more than 1,100 volunteers who give a total of over 55,000 hours of CONTINUED >

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GIVING BACK

(CON TI N U ED)

service to DEFHR each year and as one of the several thousand

“We are a reflection of our community,” said Wetzelberger.

participants in DEFHR’s educational and community outreach

“Every year we are increasing the number of people educated and

programs and offerings.

creating new programs to reach even more people. Through our

“DEFHR without the community would be like a school without stu-

growth and inclusion of new programs like homeschool classes,

dents,” said DEFHR’s Outreach Director, Nicky Wetzelberger. “Because

summer camps, scout days, volunteer trainings, and new intern-

our community is so diverse and comes with such a wide variety of

ships, we have been able to reach more people. With that, we also

interests and talents, DEFHR can provide a wealth of opportunities.”

keep our core values and roots in what we do best and what we are

Among those opportunities are a renowned internship program, school field trips, Girl and Boy Scout troop visits, homeschool classes, corporate trainings, large animal rescue training, horse care clinics and education, and much more.

DEFHR hopes that through these programs, they can give back to the community and bring others together, all while continuing the outreach and education necessary to reach more horses and eliminate equine abuse and neglect in Maryland.

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passionate about helping more horses.”

And for many at DEFHR, including head trainer Sara Strauss, the hope is that, in helping horses, the community will also benefit.

“It sounds cheesy, but it’s about the horses and the mission and getting to be a part of something that is beyond yourself,” said Strauss. “You want everyone to be able to experience that.”

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