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LIFESTYLE LETTER

JANUARY 2021 PUBLISHER

Candice Berube | candice.berube@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Bring on 2021!

A FRESH START FOR WESTFIELD AND SOUTHWICK! Well, folks, we have arrived in 2021! This past year felt both like it went by in a blur and like it would never end. But one thing is certain—we wouldn’t have made it to this turn of the year without the support of our incredible community. That’s you!

Matthew Endersbe L AYO UT DESIGNER

Kelsey Proctor CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Michael von Stange, Jennifer Giffune, RDN, Dr Bryan Kasperowski, Leah Kenney, PA-C CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Kat Kattler Photography, Dani Fine Photography

This January, we want to take some time to focus on our health, your health, and our Community's health. We all thrive when we work together towards this goal, and businesses are taking note. Kasperowski Family Dentistry knows just how important good dental health is to our overall well-being. Self-care is equally important, and The Shot Shop shares just how looking and feeling better, helps you perform better.

Make a point to check on your friends more often this month. Maybe instead of doing happy hour, you offer to meet up for a socially-distanced yoga class at Dhira Yoga. Or maybe you take inspiration from your fellow residents on the positive life changes they have made as a result of the pandemic.

Whatever the next step for you is, we want to be a part of it. Share your January goals with us on social media so we can cheer you on! And, just like the beautiful

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

sunrises captured by local photographers, every day brings new possibilities. Let's

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

start this year intentional and ready to be our best selves!

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

Yours in health,

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2021

FEATURES 14 Dhira Yoga The Benefits of Starting Your Day with Yoga

20 The Shot Shop Bringing Wellness into the New Year

24 Sunrises Across Westfield and Southwick An Inspiring Start to the Day

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28 Kasperowski Family Dentistry Putting People First

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Our Town

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24 Artist’s Palette 28 Local Limelight 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Healthy Lifestyle

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TRIBELIFE ATHLETICS THANKS THE COMMUNITY “Thank you to everyone who dropped off their leftover candy! As a very last minute idea we weren’t expecting to receive much, however, we received over 100 pounds. As a military family, we understand what happens on the front lines and know first hand just how happy the troops are when they receive a box full of goodies. We partnered with Operation Gratitude for this Halloween Candy Drive. Check them out to get involved: www.operationgratitude.com."

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P A R I G H A S A N A A G N I S T A M B H A S A N A K A P O T A S A N A

PARIGHASANA (GATE POSE) Parighasana energizes and lightens the side body and increases your capacity to breathe, invites the breath to become truly three-dimensional. In Sanskrit parigha means "the bar used for shutting a gate."

AGNISTAMBHASANA (FIRE LOG POSE) Agni, the God of Fire, is honored, with an altar of fire logs that serve to sacrifice or melt open the hips and groin, stoked by a steady breath, producing a calm mind.

KAPOTASANA (PIDGEON POSE) This pose honors both a bird of peace, the "Kapota" or Pidgeon, and a great yoga master named "Kapota". Placing the heart before the head, the pose increases vigor, strength, vitality, and agility.

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POSITIVE H A B I T S C R E AT E D DURING L O C K- D O W N WHICH ONES ARE YOU ADOPTING THIS NEW YEAR?

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to the pandemic? Many of us report a

HEARTACHE, STRIFE, AND STRUGGLE.

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When every day life came to a screeching halt

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last spring, many of us were left reeling. We

and getting to those home projects.

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QUALITY TIME

FAMILY FUN

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Our lives are always nonstop. This

I think I have learned to slow down

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a family, and our 4 fuzzies enjoyed

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ciate each other so much more! Less

having someone home. My daughter

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BRINGING WELLNESS INTO THE NEW YEAR

ARTICLE LEAH KENNEY, PA-C PHOTOGRAPHY DANI FINE PHOTOGRAPHY

HAS WELLNESS EVER BEEN MORE RELEVANT?

It was through his tutelage that we really

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Leah Kenney, PA-C and Mark Pessolano

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t h e m o re yo u know + At the Shot Shop, we’re already doing things that make you look better and feel better. And we know that if you look and feel better, you’ll perform better.” Leah Kenney, PA-C

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THE SHOT SHOP (CONTINUED)

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ARTIST’S PALETTE ARTICLE CANDICE BERUBE

S U N R I S E S AC R O S S WESTFIELD AND SOUTHWICK AN INSPIRING START TO THE DAY View of Downtown Westfield, Tammy Freeburg

Southwick Conservation Area, Krysta Downs

View out of St. Mary's 2nd Floor Preschool, Mary Beth Porter

Double Bridges, Tammy Freeburg

Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, Tiffany Asher

Park Square Westfield, Christopher McCrary

Downtown Westfield, Dawn LeBorgne

DON’T YOU JUST LOVE A SUNRISE? Hobbyist photographers from Westfield and Southwick share their early rising adventures through photos. Whether they were taken on the side of the road during an early morning commute, out on an early morning walk, or from the front porch, there’s no denying mother nature’s beauty! We hope you enjoy this sunrise journey across our communities.

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“ T h e r e’s n o d e n y i n g m o t h e r n a t u r e’s b e a u t y ! ”

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kasperowski family dentistry PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST

ARTICLE DR. BRYAN KASPEROWSKI AND CANDICE BERUBE | PHOTOGRAPHY KAT KATTLER

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" W e t ruly h ave an amazing team at Kasperowski Family Dentist ry. W e all work well t oget her and everyone st rives t o deliver on our mission of People First !"

Dr. Bryan Kasperowski, DMD FA G D IT’S ALWAYS FUN WHEN YOU GET

consultant to meet or exceed infection control,

TO SHARE A STORY OF A FELLOW

CDC, and OSHA standards. Dental offices

WESTFIELD

ESPECIALLY

have historically been very good at maintain-

SOMEONE WITH WHOM YOU WENT TO

NATIVE,

ing surface cleanliness due to the nature of

SCHOOL. Dr Bryan Kasperowski is just

our profession, so these concepts are not new

that, having attended Westfield High School

to us. The biggest change for us has been an

around the same time I did. Back then, the

investment in very high-end air filtration units

focus was sports, academics, and where

throughout the office to provide exceptional

you were going to college. And, perhaps

air quality for our patients and team.

for Bryan, there was a sense of knowing what he was going to do “when he grew

WHY IS GOOD DENTAL HYGIENE

up.” His father, Alan Kasperowski, founded

SO IMPORTANT?

Kasperowski Family Dentistry in 1976 at 79

Dental hygiene is important for physical

Broad St in Westfield. Dr. Kasperowski’s

and emotional well being.

focus on quality dentistry and patient-cen-

healthy teeth and gums can help avoid

Maintaining

tered care resulted in practice growth. The

tooth loss that would impact function. In

facility expanded in 2003, when Bryan’s

addition, high bacteria levels and inflam-

brother Chad joined the practice. Bryan

matory byproducts often found in gum

assumed ownership in 2014, and is now

disease have been thought to contribute to

joined by Dr. Meghan Kelley.

many systemic diseases. Not to mention, a healthy smile is very important for many

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT SERVING

people’s self confidence.

THE WESTFIELD COMMUNITY? I was raised here and I have a connection to Western MA. I value the relationships we have fostered throughout the years with patients who trust us for their dental care.

WHY CHOOSE KASPEROWSKI FAMILY DENTISTRY? As a team we have adopted a motto of “People First”. Every single thing that happens in our office aligns with this principle. A

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PROVIDE

simple concept for sure, but when applied to

A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR

all aspects of the patient experience it makes

PATIENTS DURING THIS TIME?

a big difference. We combine new technol-

We are fortunate to have facility space to maintain social distancing and all treatment

ogy with years of experience to deliver a high level of care to all of our patients.

rooms are separate. Our practice is annually evaluated by an independent third party

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Alan M. Kasperowski, DDS • Bryan M. Kasperowski, DMD, FAGD • Meghan Kelley, DMD

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BOOSTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.

ARTICLE JENNIFER GIFFUNE, R.D., L.D.N.

GREEN T E A - NAT U R E ' S M E D IC I N E? A STEAMING CUP OF TEA WARMS YOU ON A COLD WINTER NIGHT, SOOTHES A SORE THROAT, AND RELAXES YOU. But what about drinking tea to promote weight loss, prevent and treat cancer, lower blood sugar, and protect your heart? Is it time to get a prescription for that teacup?

Green tea is a nutritional powerhouse with naturally existing plant chemicals called Catechins.

Heat treatment at harvest preserves those Catechins so that we may reap its benefits.

Green tea may lower Total Cholesterol, LDL’s (bad cholesterol), Triglycerides and blood pressure. It may raise HDL’s (good cholesterol). It may lessen the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Once diagnosed, evidence is lacking that blood sugar

Estrogen, MAO’s and Warfarin, etc. This holds true for those vita-

decreases with green tea. Risk of Ovarian Cancer is

mins and herbals we all consider healthy -Calcium, Folic acid,

lower with regularly pouring yourself a cup of green

Garlic, Ginkgo, and Iron to name a few.

tea but has no effect on reoccurrence. The evidence

You may need to stop green tea temporarily the next time you get

is inconclusive as to whether it cuts risk of other

health tested. It can interfere with common checks for bleeding time,

cancers. Green tea alone is ineffective in weight

anemia, blood sugar, liver function, and stress tests, for example.

loss. But add caffeine, and the scale tips downward.

Green Tea, and the powerful Catechins contained within,

There have been no adverse effects reported

needs much more research before it can be called a prescription

from green tea at low caffeine dosages; keep green

for good health. However, in moderate doses, with an eye on caf-

tea to 3 cups daily. A green tea pill may be an issue;

feine, it certainly offers promise and may soothe your soul.

you are safe with up to 2500 mg. green tea extract but be wary of the caffeine. Excessive caffeine (250+ mg.) can lead to higher blood pressure and blood sugar, anemia, liver damage, etc. Women who

Jennifer Giffune, R.D.N. is a freelance author, pro-

are pregnant or lactating need to limit Green tea.

fessional speaker and nutrition counselor. Are you

If you are regularly devouring green tea, ask your

ready to make a change? Jennifer sees clients for nu-

health care provider whether it is safe to continue

trition counseling in Westfield. To make an appoint-

having your steaming cup with your medications.

ment with Jennifer call (413) 579 – 5450 or email her

Green tea can interfere with common medications

at jen@jenthedietitian.com.

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