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id you know that 70 percent of the immune system resides in the lining of the gut? That’s just one critical issue writer Melinda Hemmelgarn addresses in this month’s feature Nutrition Upgrades: Five Strategies for Better Health, starting on page 16.

She emphasizes ditching the diet, eating for yourself and the planet, and learning about the care and feeding of that allimportant microbiome.

Eating may be one of our most sacred activities in the sense our food choices create the bodies we live in. It’s been our long experience that food is either building us up, or it’s dragging us down, depending on those choices. Please learn all about Medical Medium Anthony William. His books are in the library and his website has free downloads of all his material.

You’ll love Debra Lin Allen’s recipe on page 21 for healing bone broth (one of Doug’s faves for gut healing) and the other recipes in the Delicious Discards article that will have you thinking about what food you toss. I’m not sure we’ll enjoy fried fish scales as much as the Japanese, but we’d be willing to try. We sure will be trying aquafaba (explained on page 20) in some recipes – we have plenty of that left over!

On the environment front, March 22 is World Water Day, an annual UN observance. While we couldn’t fit in an excellent article by Jim Motavalli entitled Saving a Drop to Drink: Our Role in the Coming Water Crisis, check it out on our website on the right side of the home page under “March Extras.” Did you know Colorado River reservoirs were at record lows last summer? Did you know it takes more than 3,000 gallons to produce a smartphone and 55 gallons for a single egg? According to Jim, “The World Economic Forum has ranked water scarcity as the top long-term environmental risk globally for the next decade; the United Nations reports that 1.2 billion people—a fifth of the world’s burgeoning population—live in regions of water scarcity; and as many as 700 million around the globe are already suffering from water deprivation.”

Lastly, March 5 is Mardi Gras; we “spring” forward on the 10th with Daylight Savings; Spring begins Wednesday, March 20; St Patrick’s Day is March 17. Happy Spring!

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J Brown of Wolfheals Shamanic Services offers a transformative training to enhance knowledge and refine skills in the ancient practices of Shamanism from May 2019 through April 2020. Candidates for this program are those with a deep calling, commitment, and yearning to create an active, embodied experience of their spirituality and their relationship to the non-ordinary, compassionate Spirit realms. Basic shamanic journeying skills required.

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lear Sky Medical, 9085 E. Mineral Circle, Suite 260 in Centennial, is hosting Bemer Seminars March 8 and May 10 at 3 p.m. to demonstrate this new, patented technology and its many benefits.

According to Dr. Katia Meier, the Bemer therapy enhances: blood flow; the body’s nutrient/oxygen supply and waste disposal; cardiac function; physical fitness, strength, endurance, strength and energy; concentration, mental acuity, stress reduction, and relaxation; and sleep management. For the $10 signup, each attendee will also receive a session valued at $45.

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NightSparks Fundraiser Helps Those Living with Cancer

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njoy dinner, live music, dancing, live and silent auctions on Friday, April 12 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Wellshire Event Center in Denver to raise money for LifeSpark Cancer Resources.

This non-profit organization provides Reiki and Healing Touch treatments to individuals with cancer and their caregivers, free of charge. Over 100 volunteers deliver thousands of sessions to individuals with cancer and their caregivers every year.

Cancer research shows that the mind and emotions have a profound effect on the body. LifeSpark therapies are integrative with all types of treatments, traditional and complementary. According to LifeSpark, nearly 80% of those receiving sessions report feeling significantly better both physically and emotionally.

“LifeSpark was the number one reason I was able to walk the path through the treatments I needed to get to the other side. Without your kindness, generosity of spirit, carefully considered decisions, patience and wisdom, I could not have made it through surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and the nights of stressful ruminating. I can never repay you, LifeSpark and your donors who recognized the great need for this service and continue to meet that need.” - Jana Frazier McLaughlin LifeSparkNow.org

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oin the Healing Heart Center of Littleton for two classes in March that will support those dealing with loss and heartbreak.

March 8: “Caregiving Fatigue - Exercising Self Care” is for professional or personal caregivers who witness the physical, emotional and spiritual suffering of others. To witness this pain is to be forever changed. How do we care for ourselves?

Donations welcomed. 6-8pm.

March 16-17: “Empty Arms - Broken Hearts” is a workshop on pregnancy and loss designed for women healing from pregnancy and infant loss. Unlock the secrets to healing, explore the pain of loss, learn tools for recovery, and start putting your life back together with the help of a loving group who knows exactly what you are experiencing. This is a sacred time to share your story, open to healing, learn the power of re-framing your story and enjoy the gifts of journaling, laughing, eating, and moving together. $250. Pre-registration required; 9am-4pm both days.

Classes are held are the Healing Heart Center of Littleton, 5808 S Rapp St. For more information, contact Lorane Wilson 970-903-5889 or wilsonlorane2017@gmail.com. See ad page 29.

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Workshop with Christine Hunt of Breema with Christine Sunday, March 10th 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 210 E. Oak Street in Fort Collins.

“Join us to practice a unique way to stay connected to yourself while interacting with another person. Breema Bodywork’s simple, natural movements benefit both giver and receiver while its nine profound principles support becoming present in daily life,” says Christine.

With over 400 Self-Breema exercises for self-care, every student will gain valuable tools. “Bring yoga mats and/or blankets for padding and clean socks.

Please be comfortable sitting and moving on a padded floor,” Christine adds.

Cost is $60 at the door, or $48 prior to March 3. It is $15 for first-time students.

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Being exposed to high levels of artificial outdoor light at night contributes to insomnia and greater use of sleeping pills, reports a new study from South Korea’s Seoul National University College of Medicine. The researchers studied the records of 52,027 people without diagnosed sleep disorders—60 percent of them women—and correlated their sleeping pill use with their residential location relative to artificial outdoor light intensity. The brighter the outdoor lighting, the more likely were sleep issues and the greater and more frequent use of sleeping pills. The study joins other research that has shown that artificial nighttime lighting—outdoors and indoors—disrupts circadian rhythms, potentially leading to such metabolic and chronic diseases and conditions as cancer, diabetes, obesity and depression.

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Lemon Balm Lowers Blood Pressure, Reduces LDL

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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), a soothing herb from the mint family, can significantly improve the condition of patients with chronic stable angina, reports a recent study in the Journal of Herbal Medicine. Researchers at Iran’s Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences tested 80 patients with the condition, which involves chest pain linked to a lack of blood flow to the heart.

The patients were given three one-gram doses a day of lemon balm powder or a placebo. After two months, the patients given the lemon balm had significant reductions of “bad” low-density cholesterol (LDL), both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and increased workout capacity, a measure of heart function.

During the six months of Denmark’s frigid winter, 107 study volunteers took either two grams of liquid rose hip (marketed as Hyben Vital) or a placebo daily. University of Copenhagen researchers found that the rose hip group experienced 18 percent fewer colds, as well as significantly fewer symptoms such as coughing, headache, muscle stiffness and fatigue when they did get a cold.

Meditation and Music Slow Cellular Aging Meditating or listening to classical music altered biomarkers associated with cellular aging and Alzheimer’s disease in adults experiencing memory loss, according to a recent West Virginia University study. The 60 participants had subjective cognitive decline, including forgetting familiar names and losing objects, a condition that may be a preclinical stage of Alzheimer’s. For 12 minutes a day, they either listened to instrumental classical music or did a kirtan kriya meditation involving chanting, visualization and finger poses. After three months, all subjects had increases in a key beta amyloid peptide protective from Alzheimer’s, as well as better memory, mood, sleep and quality of life, while the meditation group experienced significantly better improvements. Activity in two chromosomal markers of cellular aging—telomere length and telomerase activity—increased for both groups, especially among those that practiced more frequently or started with lower cognitive scores. The improved biomarkers were maintained or even strengthened three months after the study ended.

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Acupuncture for Your Pain

Crystals for Good Luck

trigger point is a knot in the muscle caused by injury or repetitive motion which elicits pain locally and/or distally which may inhibit your range of motion. Anecdotally, the most common causes of trigger points are lack of stretching daily, sleeping wrong or past injury.

Several techniques are used to release problematic trigger points. Acupuncture is great for reducing inflammation, increasing blood flow to the area and decreasing pain. Tuina and Shiatsu are manual techniques to work out trigger points. And trigger-point needling (also referred to as dry needling) can help by penetrating the trigger point and stimulating muscle twitches which then causes release.

If pain is severe, a homeopathic pain injection can be administered. These offer immediate results reducing pain and inflammation. According to American Institute of Homeopathy, “Homeopathic medicines are prepared through a series of dilutions,... until there is no detectable chemical substance left...the higher the dilution... the more potent the homeopathic remedy. Homeopathy has an enviable, centuries-old history of safety … among patients of all ages, including babies, children, pregnant and nursing women, and senior citizens.”

When trigger points release, expect an increased range of motion immediately, but there may be some soreness. Once the trigger points are released, patients are advised to start a regular stretching routine to prevent the reformation of trigger points to remain pain free.

ith March upon us, you may want to catch a bit of the “luck-o-the-Irish” and crystals can help with prosperity and good fortune. Use these stones for meditation and keep them on your person to soak up their positive vibes.

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Citrine is the “merchant’s stone” and helps bring abundance when placed in your stash of cash. Think of the golden color of citrine imparting golden light on your finances.

Malachite is a beautiful green crystal. Use it with citrine to help protect against misfortune.

Pyrite or “Fool’s gold” can bring about abundance; halt poverty thinking; increase stamina; and protect against negative vibrations.

Green Aventurine helps one move forward with confidence in new ventures.

Turquoise is a favorite of Native Americans and can bring good luck and prosperity in all things – love, family, life etc.– not just money.

Gypsum is a soft crystal, or “lucky stone” and can be helpful in games of chance.

Auralite23 is a mostly purple crystal containing a wealth of minerals, good luck and synchronicity. It is a highly spiritual crystal and helps one recognize all their blessings.

Chinese Coins are round with a square in the middle representing heaven and earth. Place them with the Chinese characters right side up. They are associated with the saying: “Your wealth or luck has arrived,” and might just change your luck.

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he process by which your mind makes new neural connections and forms new synapses is called neuroplasticity. Although it has become something of a buzzword in the last decade, the term neural plasticity has been used since the early 1900s to describe the phenomenon that our brains can be molded, shaped and changed throughout our lives.

“We used to think that after childhood the brain really could not

change,” says Dr. Lara Boyd, a brain researcher at the University of British Columbia, “And it turns out that nothing could be further from the truth.”

According to Dr. Lisa Genova, a neuroscientist and the author of the book “Still Alice,” the average brain has over one hundred trillion synapses. But this number fluctuates. “We gain and lose synapses all the time through a process called neural plasticity. Every time we learn something

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Our brains are self-driving vehicles — incredible, self-navigating, selffixing mechanisms. But, according to Maxine Tobler of Centered Body Harmony, our brains need one crucial thing - a roadmap. The brain needs to know not only where it’s going, but how it’s going to get there. This is where NeurOptimal® neurofeedback comes into play.

NO neurofeedback is a device that monitors the electrical activity in your brain. It acts like a “mirror” for the brain, collecting information about what the brain is doing, and then feeding it back to the brain, so it can adjust itself. NO neurofeedback training does not assess or diagnose anything. It views the brain as an “intelligent, self-organizing, dynamical system which can actively utilize information to its own benefit.” Simply put, the brain gets to see, learn and adjust itself--no additional input needed!

NO asks, “If train your body, why not train your brain?

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Shocking Development Oceanic Blasts Harm Ecosystems Oil companies have received federal permission to use seismic airguns to find oil and gas deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor during offshore oil exploration from New England to Florida.

Repeated every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day, for days and weeks at a time, the airguns are so loud that they disturb, injure or kill marine mammals, sea turtles and other wildlife, harm commercial fisheries and disrupt coastal economies. The proposed testing could injure 138,000 whales and dolphins and disturb millions more, according to government estimates.

Impacts include temporary and permanent hearing loss, disruption of mating and feeding, beach stranding and deaths. Whales and dolphins rely on their hearing to find food, communicate and reproduce. Airgun blasts can kill fish eggs and larvae, and scare away fish from important habitats. Catch rates of cod and haddock declined by 40-to-80 percent for thousands of miles following seismic surveys. Nonprofit environmental watchdog Oceana is working to halt the use of the devices and stop the expansion of dangerous offshore drilling that follows the seismic testing.

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The North Pole and South Pole each have unique, pristine environments, virtually untouched by civilization, but a pair of federal studies cast doubt upon their future status. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in a study based on satellite data, warned that ancient glaciers in West Antarctica, thought to be more stable than those to the east, are “waking up” and beginning to dump ice into the sea, which could further contribute to rising sea levels.

A second NOAA study reported that glaciers at the top of the world are also thawing, melting and breaking down. According to that document, the Arctic is undergoing a period of “record and nearrecord warmth, unlike any period on record.” Lead Arctic NOAA researcher Emily Osborne announced at a major geoscience conference, “The Arctic is experiencing the most unprecedented transition in human history.”

Fake Foliage Bionic Leaf 2.0, a new, artificial photosynthesis system developed by a team headed by Harvard University scientists, takes in carbon dioxide, water and sunshine to create a sugary fuel. Solar energy splits up a water molecule, and bacteria turn hydrogen and carbon dioxide into liquid fuel, mainly isopropanol, which could be used someday to power a car.

An improvement on their prior effort a year earlier, the new system has a catalyst made of cobalt and phosphorus, increasing the efficiency of the reaction to 10 percent. Normal photosynthesis in plants is just 1 percent efficient at converting solar energy to biomass. This technology has the potential to bring another type of solar energy to the planet, especially in the developing world.

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A new project by Oskar Pernefeldt, a graduate student at Beckmans College of Design, in Stockholm, Sweden, has designed a new flag for the entire planet to be used worldwide in a move toward unity. Its minimalist design shows seven rings intertwined on a deep, sea-blue background, forming a flower in the middle.

Simple and contemporary, the flag evokes the Earth’s natural beauty.

“The blue field represents water, which is essential for life,” writes Pernefeldt. “The flower’s outer rings form a circle which could be seen as a symbol of Earth as a planet, and the blue surface could represent the universe.” The flag has yet to be adopted by any official government agencies.

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Youth Climate Strike Coming to U.S. Demanding immediate action, students are taking part in climate strikes around the world, and on March 15, young activists in the U.S. will add their voices to the escalating #FridaysForFuture movement. It was bolstered in January by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, of Sweden, calling for the first global climate strike while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Action in this country is being supported by such environmental groups as 350.org, Extinction Rebellion and the Sunrise Movement.

Recent climate strikes have taken place throughout Europe, Australia and elsewhere.

A rally in Brussels on January 31 drew approximately 35,000 people.

Teen climate activist Jamie Margolin, the founder of This is Zero Hour, says that youth across the U.S. will “show our legislators that we need a ‘Green New Deal.’”

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• Happiness doesn’t come from a digital screen; it’s the messages they contain; • Have something to look forward to, such as events, travel and concerts with friends (let’s not forget the live music, food trucks and dancing, according to Hannah!); • Find a way to be with good people in a positive atmosphere; • Nature is spiritually reviving, any way you can get it; • Learn to be content with the person you are rather than letting your inner critic run the show; • Pull your focus away from negative thoughts; • Look forward to unexpected moments.

These remind me of a time when letting loose, enjoying life and not taking it so seriously was a moral imperative!

Hannah may be an old soul, but perhaps this Gen Xer – and some of you reading - can take to heart the lessons of a Millennial. I’m planning to do so.

Hannah Thomas is an intern with Mile High Natural Awakenings, studying English Writing at University of Colorado Denver. Terry Chriswell is the publisher of Natural Awakenings and author of “Moving Toward Happy”. She can be reached at Terry@MovingTowardHappy.com.

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Five Strategies for Better Health

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pringtime brings a desire to clean up our diets and refresh our plates. Here are five worthy strategies for upgrading nutrition and greeting the season with a renewed sense of well-being. n Ditch dieting.

According to the Boston Medical Center, an estimated 45 million Americans go on a diet each year and spend more than $30 billion annually on weight-loss products. Despite this hefty investment, restrictive diets don’t work, says Sandra Aamodt, a neuroscientist. Aamodt copresented the Neurobiology of Dieting: Evidence for Improving Mental Health With a Self-Care Approach session at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) annual meeting last October in Washington, D.C. 16

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“Diets are not harmless,” Aamodt explains.

“They create stress, persistent hunger, trigger eating disorders such as binge eating and even make people fatter over time.”

It’s better to take a kinder approach, says Rebecca Scritchfield, a registered dietitian and Aamodt’s co-presenter. She teaches her clients to value their self-worth regardless of body size, practice mindful eating and focus on overall self-care: Think enjoyable physical activity, adequate sleep and positive self-talk.

Experts suggest mindful eating includes paying attention to thoughts and feelings that trigger eating such as hunger, but also stress, boredom and loneliness.

The “health at any size” philosophy is also accepted by a growing number of health and nutrition experts. They promote stress reduction, conscious eating and finding peace for individuals to reach their natural weight.

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n Learn how to cook and garden. The best dietary upgrade starts in our own kitchens, where the cook controls the ingredients. Home cooking with fresh, whole foods is at the heart of feeding ourselves well. Processed food manufacturers would like us to equate cooking with drudgery or think that cooking takes too much time, yet this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Tanmeet Sethi, an integrative physician in Seattle, established a culinary medicine program that includes both cooking and gardening classes. Sethi says, “Eating is sacred; it’s our connection to the earth.”

She also believes there is wisdom in the way food has been traditionally cooked.

Sethi recommends a Mediterranean eating pattern for its power to reduce depression and ward off chronic diseases. She also promotes the “herb and spice pharmacy” to reduce inflammation and treat and prevent disease. For example, she says, “Ginger and turmeric both act on the same biochemical pathways as anti-inflammatory medicines.”

Cooking and eating together as a family has multiple benefits, too, improving children’s nutrition, self-esteem and school performance. Best of all, says Sethi, “Family meals allow us to connect with the people we love.” Put away phones, turn off screens and truly tune in to each other.

Other dieticians say connecting to the earth through gardening also improves

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our health as a way to interact with nature, reduce stress and improve quality of life.

With just a small patch of soil, home and community gardens provide a ready source of affordable, fresh and nutritious vegetables and herbs. n Eat to protect our planet. According to the American Public Health Association, climate change is a major threat to our population. Droughts, fires, storms and flooding create obvious challenges to growing crops, but new research also shows how increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreases the nutritional quality of food, leading to lower levels of protein and minerals. One solution is to change the way we farm and eat.

For example, Jennifer Jay, Ph.D., a professor of environmental engineering in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California Los Angeles, calculated the carbon footprints and climate impacts of a variety of food choices. In general, she says, the fewer animal products in our diets, the lower the greenhouse gas impact.

But meat and other animal products need not be totally off the table. Simply choose smaller portions and when possible, purchase local pasture-raised products produced without antibiotics and hormones. Organic food production introduces less fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and greenhouse gases into our environment. So, what’s best for the planet is best for us. n Support gut health. Around 400 B.C., Hippocrates said, “Bad digestion is the root of all evil.” Fast forward through the centuries to today, and one of the hottest areas of research in health, medicine and nutrition revolves around the microbiome; more specifically, the community of microorganisms living in the gut.

“Seventy percent of our immune system is in the lining of the gut,” explains Sethi, which is why she advises,“Feed the bacteria in your gut real food.” Similarly, Teresa

Seventy percent of our immune system is in the lining of the gut. ~Tanmeet Sethi, an integrative physician at the Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency, in Seattle.

Martin, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator emphasizes the value of unprocessed, high-fiber, organic plant foods to nourish gut bacteria and maintain microbial balance.

Speaking at the same recent meeting, Martin described multiple ways gut bacteria influence our physical and mental health, including nutrient absorption, body weight and blood sugar control, bone density, inflammation and mood. Microbes in the colon digest and ferment plant fibers into short-chain fatty acids, which help ensure a thick, healthy, intestinal mucus lining. Martin notes, “When we don’t eat enough plants, we can’t make enough short-chain fatty

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acids,” which are key to gut-brain crosstalk and control of appetite and mood.

Martin recommends eating 35 to 50 grams of fiber per day from food, not supplements. She also warns against “microbial assassins” such as antibiotics, processed meats, high-fat diets, refined carbohydrates, added sugars and artificial sweeteners, plus the emulsifiers polysorbate 80 and carboxymethylcellulose, which are commonly added to foods like ice cream and baked goods to improve texture and extend shelf life. All contribute to microbial imbalance, the loss of microbial diversity and leaky gut—the inability to keep offending food compounds like gluten and intact milk protein out of the bloodstream—leading to food intolerance, inflammation and autoimmune disorders.

Registered dietitian Brenda Davis also recommends whole-food, plant-based diets to reverse Type 2 diabetes. She developed a “whole-grain hierarchy” to identify the most gut-friendly, least-processed grains, including cracked oats, brown rice, barley, buckwheat, sprouted grain, wheat berries

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Nutritional Wisdom to Lose Weight Permanently and Live Fulfilled

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dopting a healthier lifestyle can only be successful with a changed mindset — and author Carly Pollack does this beautifully in her new book. Now, before you say this isn’t for you because you don’t have a weight problem, think again. This book is about “nutritional wisdom” – the stuff that feeds your soul.

This book will help you develop a positive relationship with food. I don’t have a weight problem, but I often eat to distract myself from an uncomfortable feeling. “If we are brave and vulnerable enough to look more deeply at what truly needs to be healed, we will have success eliminating our negative behaviors at their root,” says Pollack.

Pollack discusses willpower vs discipline; beliefs; the stories we tell ourselves (sometimes more fiction than fact); mixed pleasure and pain signals; silencing the inner critic, and many more nuggets that have me shifting my own paradigm. That includes noticing what I put in my mouth and why, and also adds a layer to understanding what makes a healthier lifestyle. It’s not just about upgrading nutrition or drinking celery juice; it’s also about living your best life from a place of peace, gratitude and happiness.

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n Try intermittent

fasting and smart meal timing. Allow-

ing the body at least 12 hours without food intake benefits gut microbial diversity, says Martin. Intermittent fasting, or eating patterns in which no or few calories are consumed between 12 to 16 hours, can protect against a variety of metabolic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, perhaps in part due to the effect on gut microbes.

Dorothy Sears, associate professor of medicine and associate director of the Center for Circadian Biology at the University of California, San Diego, studied the effect of intermittent fasting, or “time-restricted feeding”, on the risk of breast cancer recurrence. In a study of more than 2,300 breast cancer survivors, Sears discovered the women that fasted for at least 13 hours a day reduced breast cancer recurrence by 36 percent, regardless of other dietary factors. Putting this into practice, if the last meal of the day ends at 6 p.m., the first meal of the next day would not begin before 7 a.m.

In addition to this “prolonged nightly fasting,” Sears says that when we eat affects the way our bodies handle calories.

She recommends eating during the first half of the day, when the sun is up and our enzyme and hormone systems are best able to handle calories, control blood sugar and body weight.

Spring forward with these five tips and enjoy better health.

Melinda Hemmelgarn, the “food sleuth”, is an award-winning registered dietitian, writer and nationally syndicated radio host based in Columbia, MO. Reach her at FoodSleuth@gmail.com. Tune into Food Sleuth Radio through iTunes, Stitcher and KOPN.org.

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Quick Tips for Enjoying Good Food, Fast 1. Cook once, eat twice (or more).

Smart, busy cooks use this wise, old home economics strategy. A big pot of soup, stew or chili makes many servings of easy-to-heat leftovers. Store extra servings in glass, never plastic, for quick, heat-and-serve meals. Add a side salad and fruit for dessert for a nourishing, fulfilling meal.

2. Master the omelet. Eggs, prefer-

5. Experiment with helpful cookbooks. Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Ex-

press provides 404 seasonal dishes that can be prepared in 20 minutes or less. Betty Crocker, the renowned classic teacher, shows beginning cooks how to make standard dishes from scratch. For delicious vegetarian meals, check out Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. And to enrich children’s taste buds, invite them into the kitchen with The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook: Food & Fun Around the World, by Deanna F. Cook.

ably free-range and organic, make fast, easy, affordable meals. Get creative with personalized omelet fillings. For example, in a tablespoon or more of olive oil, quickly sauté any combination of seasonal vegetables like potatoes, onions, peppers, mushrooms, asparagus, kale or spinach.

When tender, slide vegetables into a bowl.

Add a few more drops of olive oil to the pan and pour in beaten eggs. When eggs are almost set, top them with sautéed vegetables and a sprinkle of cheese. Cover the pan, set heat to low and when cheese is melted, it’s time to eat. For an alternative filling, try beans, avocado, cheese, onions or peppers with a side of salsa.

ingredient labels to remove the big offenders: refined flours, sugar and substitutes, artificial colors and additives that harm gut microbes, including polysorbate 80 and carboxymethyl cellulose.

3. Use an electric pressure cooker. Say goodbye to sodium-laden,

8. Stock up with grab-and-go snacks. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, nut but-

BPA-lined cans of beans. With today’s safe and easy electric pressure cookers, a pot of un-soaked dry beans can be ready in less than an hour. Use cooked beans in a variety of quick, delicious dishes, including hummus, burritos, soups, chili and veggie burgers. For tips on vegetarian cooking and stress-free pressure cooking, visit TheVeggieQueen.com.

4. Make friends with farmers.

Find local farmers’ markets for the most flavorful, fresh, seasonal produce. For those not sure what to do with kohlrabi or a strange-looking squash, farmers and fellow shoppers will gladly provide ideas.

It’s like going to a community party with fellow foodies—much more fun than a trip to the grocery store.

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6. Invest in a microplane grater or handheld rasp. Add a punch

of flavor and pizzazz with this versatile kitchen tool. Use it to add freshly grated garlic, ginger and turmeric; plus lemon, lime and orange zest.

7. Purge cupboards of packaged, processed foods. Read

ters and plain yogurt (sweeten to taste with local honey, seasonal fruit and cinnamon) make satisfying, high-nutrient snacks.

9. Keep assorted organic herbal teas handy. Unsweetened herbal teas

make cozy companions during prolonged nighttime fasting. Staying well hydrated is key to mental performance and weight control, too. Thirst often masquerades as hunger, so drink water or tea first, then reassess appetite.

10. Put fun and pleasure back into eating. Host a potluck with friends to share cooking and clean up, or have a picnic with kids of all ages. Put flowers or a candle on the table and play soothing music—it all enhances digestion and encourages mindful eating. Bon appétit!

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Making Meals From Mainly Scraps

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ood scraps are no It’s fun to challenge Wilt & Weeds: Turning longer relegated to Wasted Food into Plenty. yourself to create just making soup, Tama Matsuoka stock and sauces that hide something delicious out Wong, forager and coof something no one author of Scraps, Wilt their true nature. Creative chefs are reawakening to would think edible, like & Weeds, points to the the possibilities of skins, my banana peel cake. cultural relativism of cores, rinds and other cooking, noting that our ~Lindsay-Jean Hard parts we’ve needlessly ancestors or other culbeen throwing away, with startling results. tures may think that modern Americans “Cooking with scraps is good for the are throwing away the best parts of our planet and good for the pocketbook. Forty food. “Some of the best flavor and nutripercent of food produced goes uneaten, ents can be found in vegetable, fruit and unnecessarily filling the landfill with fish skins that often get discarded,” says hundreds of billions of dollars of food,” says Matsuoka Wong.

Lindsay-Jean Hard, a chef in Ann Arbor, Both Scraps, Wilt & Weeds and Cooking Michigan, and the author of Cooking With with Scraps are intended as reference guides Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and to provide inspiration to home chefs, rather Stems into Delicious Meals. than rigid cookbooks to be followed with Yet the real driving force behind Hard’s precision. Matsuoka Wong suggests trying unusual, scrap-based recipes is the joy of to work with the ingredients at hand, using creativity and innovation. “It’s fun to chalsubstitutions as needed, instead of buying lenge yourself to create something delicious an ingredient just to follow a recipe. out of something no one would think edible, Cooking from scraps requires a shift in like my banana peel cake,” says Hard. mindset about our food and a new mindfulMads Refslund, a Danish chef living ness about our habits in the kitchen, says Matin New York City, seeks nature in food by suoka Wong. “Before automatically throwing cooking and serving it on the plate. “In na- something away or composting, pause and ture, there is no ugly, no trash, just cycles think, what might I do with this?” she says. of change. Using all the parts is a way of Hard suggests choosing one new respecting the plant, the fish, the animal ingredient at a time to work with, old and its life,” says the co-author of Scraps, bread being an easy one to start with.

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“Stale bread can easily be transformed into breadcrumbs and croutons that can add nice texture to a lot of dishes,” says Hard.

“Nail a couple things you can make out of anything, like fried rice or frittatas, which are both very accepting of most any ingredient you add,” says Matsuoka Wong.

Hard agrees that simple, hearty dishes like layered casseroles or tasty tempura can be great ways to clean out the odds and ends in the crisper.

Sometimes the toughest ingredients can yield the tastiest meal. Hard admits to having been stumped by what to do with the non-fleshy part of artichoke leaves, which can be tough and bitter, until she developed a recipe for artichoke leaf nachos.

Edible weeds, leaves, stalks and stems of all kinds, including celery, asparagus ends and carrot tops, make for great pesto, which is itself a versatile ingredient—great for sandwiches, dips, pastas and more—and it freezes well, Hard says. Fish scales can be fried and eaten like potato chips; they are a crunchy bar snack in Japan, notes Matsuoka Wong. Fish carcasses or shrimp shells can also be boiled down into stock for risotto or seafood chowder, suggests Hard.

Fruit cores can be boiled into sweet syrup for cocktails or non-alcoholic refreshments, or distilled down into vinegars. Fruit peels can be crisped up into a healthy snack or boiled into a tea. Hard likes to infuse tequila with beet peels for a dramatic look and a little extra flavor. Fruit or vegetable tops such as pineapples, strawberries, cucumbers and leftover herbs can be used to infuse water or vinegar. Water from canned beans, known as aquafaba, is a great stand-in for egg whites to make everything from homemade vegan mayo to fudgy brownies.

“Cooking with scraps shouldn’t be intimidating or overwhelming or feel like a chore: They’re just ingredients,” says Hard.

“The more you cook using these recipes, the more familiar the concepts will become, and you’ll realize how easy it is to adapt them to make them your own.”

April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.

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Organic Ingredients 2-3 lbs of organic, grass-fed beef marrow bones 2 large carrots, chopped 1 large celery root, chopped 2 inches of fresh ginger root, chopped (option—NOT for pet consumption) 1 yellow or white onion, chopped 1 4-6 inch strip of kombu (dried kelp) 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar 2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary 2 large sprigs of fresh thyme 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of fresh, crushed, dried peppercorns Water

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Cauliflower Core Cacio e Pepe Yields: 2 servings Cauliflower replaces pasta in this take on the classic cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) pasta. It’s an easy recipe that takes only 25 minutes when using a spiralizer—a vegetable spiral slicer that can turn both tougher and not-so-tough vegetable parts into beautiful, noodle-like strands (or other shapes). The addition of green and red pepper seeds adds a little spice.

4 lg cauliflower cores, lightly trimmed of the most fibrous outer parts 3 Tbsp unsalted butter ¼ cup leftover seeds and white inner veins from any pepper, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, serranoes, poblanos (Optional, and no need to be too exacting about the amount.

This is waste: If you have it, use it.)

1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper 1 cup crème fraiche or heavy cream ½ cup Parmesan rind broth or other vegetable broth ¾ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese ⅓ cup finely grated pecorino Romano cheese ½ tsp kosher salt Spiralize the cauliflower cores into a spaghetti shape using the thicker noodle blade of a spiralizer.

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In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter to coat the pan. Add the pepper bits and cracked pepper and sauté for two minutes, until the pepper is toasted and aromatic. Mix in the crème fraiche and broth and cook, stirring for about five minutes until the sauce is slightly thickened.

Add the cauliflower “spaghetti”, stirring occasionally until just cooked, about two minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and immediately add the Parmesan and Romano. Toss until the cauliflower is coated and not clumping.

Serve right away, adding more pepper, salt and cheese to taste.

Excerpted from the book Scraps, Wilt & Weeds: Turning Wasted Food Into Plenty by Mads Refslund and Tama Matsuoka Wong.

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Healing From Genetically Altered Foods Another Reason to Go Organic

by Marlaina Donato

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As I dug deeper, I put wenty-five years ago, these crops, which the World the first genetically the pieces together of Health Organization in 2015 modified (GM) crop the relationship between declared a probable human came to market in the form carcinogen. “Glyphosate GMOs, gut health and of a tomato engineered for adversely affects the mitosubsequent diseases. a longer shelf life. Today, ~Michelle Perro, pediatrician, chondria, neurotransmitter author and executive director production and hormones,” as much as 80 percent of of GMO Science food in the U.S. contains says Smith, whose recent GMOs (as they are best known) and most of documentary, Secret Ingredients, presents stothe world’s genetically engineered crops are ries of people that overcame chronic illnesses treated with glyphosate herbicides, primarily by eliminating GMOs from their diets.

Monsanto’s Roundup.

Smith recently conducted a survey pubUnlike hybrids produced by conventional lished in the International Journal of Human breeding, GMOs are created in a laboratory, Nutrition and Functional Medicine in which often incorporating DNA from other species, 3,256 respondents reported improvement in a such as bacteria and viruses. Researching the number of health problems after they switched potential health effects “must be our number to largely non-GMO and organic diets. “Many one priority, because GMO technology is of the conditions that improved in the survey replacing nature,” says Jeffrey Smith, execuparticipants are similar to the health issues tive director of the Institute for Responsible found in lab animals fed GMOs or the associTechnology, in Fairfield, Iowa. “The altered ated herbicide Roundup,” he wrote. More than genomes are passed on to future generations.”

85 percent reported improvement from digesAlthough U.S. regulators generally regard tive disorders. It is possible that glyphosate, these foods to be safe, the ubiquity of GMOs in which is antibiotic in nature, may disrupt the the food chain and a lack of research on their delicate balance of the microbiome, a comlong-term effect on human health have ignited munity of microbes that inhabit the gut. controversy among scientists, consumers and Roundup and Gut Health even governments.

“Roundup can loosen the tight junctions Much of the research has been conducted in other countries—more than 60 have banned between our cells,” explains Smith. “This can lead to leaky gut, which can contribute to GMOs—and most studies have focused on inflammation and numerous diseases.” the health effects of the glyphosate used on

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Dr. Akil Palanisamy, a Harvard-educated physician, concurs. “I do believe that the microbiome is crucial for health, and by switching to organic, we eliminate the potential microbiome-damaging effects of glyphosate.”

Palanisamy, based in San Francisco, emphasizes glyphosate’s known ability to cause DNA damage and potentially induce cell death. “It may be a contributing factor to Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, infertility and gastrointestinal disorders,” he says. “It is impossible in the U.S. to just eliminate GMO foods from the diet, so eating organic is the only way to guarantee avoiding GMO foods. This automatically also reduces pesticides from the diet.”

Anecdotal Evidence

Dr. Michelle Perro, a pediatrician, author and executive director of GMO Science, in San Rafael, California, became involved when she came across research by plant biologist Dr. Arpad Pusztai, one of the first scientists to raise concerns about the safety of genetically modified foods. “I was able to correlate his findings with the change in children’s health that I was beginning to notice in my own practice,” says Perro. “As I

dug deeper, I put the pieces together of the relationship between GMOs, gut health and subsequent diseases.”

Perro has seen improved health in her patients once a cleaner diet is introduced.

“Parents have the ability to help reverse chronic disorders plaguing their children, including asthma, eczema, food allergies and neurocognitive disorders such as autism and ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder].”

Palanisamy has also seen significant changes in his patients’ health when they heed his advice and avoid GMOs. “Often, they report improvement in digestion, mood, brain fog and energy levels.”

The body is designed with the innate ability to heal, says Pero. “Chronic diseases can be reversed when organic nutrition is the foundation.”

The Hartman Group’s Organic & Natural 2018 report reveals that 46 percent of American shoppers now seek GMO-free food. “The tipping point here in the United States has begun,” says Smith.

Marlaina Donato is the author of several books on spirituality, health and wellness and a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

(The best resource we've found for GMO information is www.responsibletechnology.org)

Healing Strategies Go-to Tips n Eat organic when possible, especially oats, wheat and other grains, soy, corn, beans and lentils. n Look for the “Non-GMO Project Verified” seal on labels.

Advice From the Experts Dr. Akil Palanisamy:

n Add fiber to diet such as psyllium husk or fruit pectin. n Eat a variety of detoxifying foods like cruciferous vegetables, ground flaxseeds, parsley, beet greens (the leafy tops of beetroot), cilantro and chia seeds.

Dr. Michelle Perro (for children):

n Eat as much organic foods as possible and eliminate processed foods from a child’s diet.

n Sweat in a sauna or steam room 15 to 20 minutes once or twice a week to stimulate toxin release (infrared saunas are a good alternative for those that can’t tolerate the heat of traditional saunas).

n Don’t drink tap water; use a quality water filter.

n Take 15-minute home baths with onequarter-cup of bentonite clay. n Drink lots of purified filtered water every day.

n Seek a foundation of nutritional medicine and individualized treatment strategies employing nutraceuticals, herbs, homeopathy and manipulative medicine.

n Strive to have a daily bowel movement.

n Consider an elimination diet, beginning with dairy and gluten.

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MAR 2 SAT Yoga Nidra and Live Hammered Dulcimer Music– 3-5pm. Experience the deep relaxation of Yoga Nidra with live Hammered Dulcimer music. Stress melts away and energy channels open. Bill Eager, Laurie Nelson. $25. The Yoga Room, 1424 Miner St, Idaho Springs. Theyogaroomis.com

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Self Healing 101–Learn how to meditate and heal yourself with easy to use visualization techniques. Check out the first class for FREE. In-person & over-the phone.

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One Heart Song Global Meditation–7-8:30pm. Join with millions of other One Heart Song groups around the Earth to create peace, share love and raise consciousness for all. Journeys for Conscious Living, 7401 W 59th, Arvada. 303-731-6695. J4CL.com

MAR 7 THURS

Growing with Gratitude–5-6:30pm. Explore practical ways to become more aware of blessings that often go unseen; take home exercises to help open heart and mind to the peace available in our world. $18/$15 members.

Register at botanicgardens.org Tantric Energy Orgasm Practice Evening–7-9:30pm.

Energy orgasm is a mysterious sexual energetic phenomenon. Many people believe it’s imaginary - Not so. YOU have the capacity to experience an energy orgasm. $35.

Osho Leela, 1025 Rosewood Ave, #106 Boulder. Judith Anne Condon, Journeys to Tantric Bliss 303-630-9479 journeystotantricbliss@gmail.com

MAR 8 FRI

$15 Trance Medium Healings–Receive a channeled healing from our post graduate students. Come with a healing intention and release pain, mental blocks, and spiritual imbalances. In-person & over-the-phone.

Schedule online. BoulderPsychicInstitute.org Learn About Bemer Technology–3pm. Bemer therapy enhances: the body’s nutrient/oxygen supply; waste disposal; cardiac function; physical fitness, strength; endurance; energy; concentration, mental acuity, relaxation; and sleep management. $10 (and receive a $45 session at no charge. Clear Sky Medical, 9085 E Mineral Circle, #260, Centennial. RSVP 303-790-7860

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COUNSELING: Complimentary Consultation

(Reiki/vibrational/intuitive reading) for first-time clients. In person or phone. 2055 S Oneida St, #330, Denver. JoAnne Palladino, Reiki Master-Teacher, Channel, & Intuitive. 303-263-0679 Caregiving Fatigue-Exercising Self Care–6-8pm. As professional or personal caregivers, we witness the suffering of others’ physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. How do we care for ourselves? Donation. Healing Heart Center of Littleton, #155, 5808 S Rapp Street. RSVP Lorane Wilson 970-903-5889 or wilsonlorane2017@gmail.com.

MAR 9 SAT

$25 Pet Readings–11am via phone. Improve your relationship with your companion animal! Clarify relational dynamics and negotiate issues. All species welcome.

Schedule online. Boulderpsychicinstitute.org.

MAR 10 SUN

Breema Bodywork Workshop “There Is Nowhere to Go — Be Where You Are” – 11am-3pm. Experience more energy, less tension, balance and harmony. $60 at door/$48 before 3/03/ $15 first time students. Yoga Center of Fort Collins 210 E Oak Ave, (Old Town) Fort Collins. breema.info/Colorado or Christine Hunt 510-910-1985 chw.breema@gmail.com New Moon Circle–3-5pm. Guided meditation, conversation, intention setting & ritual in a supportive circle. Experience the power of coming together, diving deep, and uncovering the truth of our hearts and intuition. Open to all who wish to support their feminine energy. Early/$30 Door/$35 Journey Within, 777 S Wadsworth Blvd Bldg 2 #108, Lakewood. Anita Destino, 720-413-7303, journeywithin@hotmail.com

MAR 12 TUES

The Women’s Way to Health, Wealth and Happiness-Online Meetup–5:30-7pm. Zoom Live Stream.

Presented by Tryna Cooper (303-550-4223) and Kathy Mason (720-938-2536). Donations gratefully accepted.

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Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction: Relaxing in the Moment–6-8:30pm. 6-wk course offers an in-depth look at mindfulness tools for deepening our inquiry into fundamental health and wholeness; become better equipped to manage stress and to confidently integrate mindfulness into daily life. $400/$350 members. Register at botanicgardens.org Shmaya Gathering w/JoAnne Palladino–7-8:30pm.

Experience Shmaya, an illumined, channeled presence that attunes you to the love and light within. $20. First Spiritual Science Church of Denver, 3375 S Dahlia, Denver. RSVP 303-263-0679 or joanne@joannepalladino.com

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Yoga with Crystal Singing Bowls-6-7:30pm. Tone and stretch the body with Asana, rest in savasana and enjoy the therapeutic vibrations of crystalline singing bowls, believed to create a harmonization between their vibration and that of the person, promoting balance, calming energy, and relaxation. $18/$15 members. Register at botanicgardens.org

MAR 15 FRI

Yoga for 12 Steps & Recovery–7-8:30pm. Y12SR is a 12-step recovery meeting and yoga practice for those dealing with their own addictions, and/or the addictive behavior of others. Y12SR is ALL inclusive - all “A’s” are welcome. Donations. Outlaw Yoga Littleton, 2590 W Main St. Contact Meryl@outlawyogalittleton.com Sacred Drumming Circle, Sound Celebration & Meditation–7-9pm. Sound, breath, mindfulness and meditation in the energy of the circle. Bring a snack and your instruments for an evening of vibrational expansion.

Suggested $10. Journeys for Conscious Living, 7401 W 59th, Arvada. 303-731-6695 or J4CL.com

MAR 16 SAT

Beginning Bonsai–9:30am-3:30pm. Bonsai masters Harold Sasaki and Larry Jackel debunk the misconceptions surrounding this living art form. Each participant receives tree, pot, wire, soil and gravel in this hands-on experience of creating a finished bonsai to take home. $105/$95 members. Register at botanicgardens.org Mexican Fiesta Cooking Class & Meal–10am-12:30pm.

Learn to master the classics--salsa, guacamole and chipotle crema--and use them for a Mexican meatball soup, creamy chicken with pumpkin seed sauce and zesty fish tacos. Hibiscus/lime tea and chili chocolate cupcakes. Recipes/meal incl. $57/$52 members. Register at botanicgardens.org Hello God, Please Send Money! How YOU Can Harness the Forces of the Universe to Create Money Miracles in Your Life–10am-4pm. If you’re ready to move from surviving to real prosperity, use powerful tools to finally open you to the natural flow of universal abundance! Register: LaughingGoddess.International. $97. Holiday Inn 7340 W Hampden Ave. Denver.

Elisha Gabriell, elishag3838@yahoo.com Couples Tantra Experience–7-9:30pm. “We’ve been given us a roadmap to discover one another in a totally new way. Felt like something our bodies already knew but we would never have known where to start.” – George. $35. Osho Leela, 1025 Rosewood Ave, #106 Boulder. Judith Anne Condon Journeys to Tantric Bliss 303-630-9479 journeystotantricbliss@gmail.com

MAR 19 TUES 5-Week Class on Chakras and Auras–6:30-8:30pm.

Learn about your Chakras and how they coincide with our Aura; to clean and align your Chakras; and an easy technique to set energetic boundaries. Early$235/ Door$250 Journey Within, 777 S Wadsworth Blvd, Bldg 2-108, Lakewood. Anita Destino, 720-413-7303, journeywithin@hotmail.com

MAR 22 FRI

$15 Trance Medium Healings–Receive a channeled healing from our post graduate students. Come with a healing intention and release pain, mental blocks, and spiritual imbalances. In-person & over-the-phone.

Schedule online. BoulderPsychicInstitute.org

MAR 23 SAT

Understanding Essential Oils–10am-Noon. Why do some plants produce essential oils? How are the oils sourced and produced? Learn all about essential oils and how to incorporate them into personal care. $34/$29 members. Register at botanicgardens.org

Spring Self-Renewal Mini Retreat–10am1pm. Discover herbal tonics, health-boosting super foods and natural skin products you can make yourself. Learn simple self-care practices to regain balance and vibrant health. Super foods lunch, materials incl. $69/$64 members.

Register at botanicgardens.org Richard Rudis Gong Bath–7-8:30pm. Join Richard for a dynamic, meditative, soundvibrational experience which guides physical well-being, emotional balance, cellular healing and spiritual awareness. Bring a pillow, mat, and blanket. Sacredsoundgongbath.com or wholelifemodalities@gmail.com Journeys for Conscious Living, 7401 W 59th, Arvada.

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MAR 25 MON We Are Change Open Mic Night–6-10pm.

Share the power of uniting our local grassroots activist community for an evening of food, music, interviews, headliners, poetry and dancing.

Perform your songs and poems! Event page on Facebook and Wearechangecolorado.com

MAR 27 WED

Shmaya Gathering w/JoAnne Palladino–7-8:30pm.

Experience Shmaya, an illumined, channeled presence that attunes you to the love and light within. $20. 2055 S Oneida St, #330, Denver. RSVP 303-263-0679 or joanne@joannepalladino.com

MAR 29 FRI Spring 5 Virtues Qigong Self-care Retreat–enroll by March 20; Fri 6-9:30pm; Sat 9am-1pm. Integrate essential natural life rhythms into daily living for spiritual fortitude, healing, nourishing, and vigor and ultimately empowering joyful, conscious self-expression. No exper nec. $350, workbook/audios/videos incl. 720427-0406, DebraLin.ChiWellness@gmail.com

MAR 30 SAT

The Natural Medium–9am-4pm. Sat & Sun. Join Cynthia Rose and deepen and explore your way through as a psychic medium. Learn in a way that enables you to build your mediumship naturally. All levels welcome. $299. Soul Studio 2103 S Wadsworth, G5, Lakewood. Contact brendanmccaw@gmail.com.

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daily Free Healing Therapy for Individuals with Cancer–Reiki and Healing Touch support relaxation and balance on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Sign up for free sessions at one of our partner locations, or in-home for those too sick to travel, at LifesparkNow.org

mondays Kundalini Yoga at Denver Botanic Gardens–6-7:30pm. Kundalini yoga focuses on awakening energy and unlocking inner potential through breathing techniques, movements, stretching, meditation and mantra. $12, $10 DBG member. Drop-in or register in advance at botanicgardens.org

tuesdays Longmont Spiritual Transformation with Transmission Meditation–7pm. Join us for a group meditation that is a stimulus to our individual development and also a potent form of world service. Free. Connie 303-834-0526 Wheatridge Spiritual Transformation with Transmission Meditation–7pm. Join us for a group meditation that is a stimulus to our individual development and also a potent form of world service. Free. Tim 303-239-8101

Sunrise Vinyasa Yoga at Denver Botanic Gardens-7:30-8:30am. Start your day with breath-linking movements to stretch, build strength and cultivate calm. All levels welcome. $12/$10 members. Drop-in or register in advance at botanicgardens.org $30 Psychic Readings–7-8:30pm. Performed by our graduate students. Enjoy their advanced skill set and ask questions about relationships, career, health, and more! Schedule online. BoulderPsychicInstitute.org

wednesdays Evening Vinyasa Yoga at Denver Botanic Gardens-6-7pm. The postures practiced in this challenging class promote alignment, flexibility, focus, endurance and help detoxify the body. $12/$10 members. Drop-in or register in advance at botanicgardens.org Standing in the Sunlight with Cynthia Rose Medium–2-3pm. OM Times Radio presents a downto-earth, uplifting sharing of what it means to be spiritual, creative and living life to the fullest. Soul Studio, 2103 S Wadsworth G5, Lakewood.

OmTimes.com/iom/shows/standing-in-the-sunlight/ Energy Healings; Aura Clearing and Chakra Balancing–6-7pm. A healing is an energy clearing, release negative energy blocking growth and create the life you desire. $5 per healing. Free for first time visitors. Journey Within @ Irongate Executive Plaza 777 S Wadsworth Blvd Bldg 2 #108, Lakewood. Anita Destino 720-413-7303, journeywithin@hotmail.com

save the date CAREGIVING FATIGUE EXERCISING SELF CARE FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 6-8 PM As professional or personal caregivers, we witness the suffering of others’ physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. To witness the pain and suffering of others is to be forever changed. How do we care for ourselves?

Donation. Healing Heart Center of Littleton, Ste 155, 5808 S Rapp Street. RSVP Lorane Wilson 970-903-5889 or wilsonlorane2017@gmail.com.

EMPTY ARMS - BROKEN HEARTS WORKSHOP ON PREGNANCY AND LOSS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 16-17, 9 AM - 4 PM BOTH DAYS Join us for an experiential workshop designed for women healing from pregnancy and infant loss.

Unlock the secrets; Explore the pain of loss; Learn tools for recovery; and start putting your life back together. There will be sacred time to share your story, open to healing, learn the power of re-framing our stories and the gift of journaling, laughing, eating, and moving together. $250 Pre-registration is required. Seating limited to 12 attendees. Healing Heart Center of Littleton, Ste 155, 5808 S Rapp Street. RSVP Lorane Wilson 970903-5889 or wilsonlorane2017@gmail.com.

18TH ANNUAL SPRING HOLISTIC FAIR MARCH 23 & 24, 10 AM – 5 PM Explore alternative choices for taking care of your body, mind, spirit & our environment. Bring a canned food donation & receive $1 off admission. FREE Parking!

FREE Lectures!! $7/day, $12/weekend; children 12 & under FREE. Tickets at the door. The Ranch / Larimer County Fairgrounds - South Hall, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. For more info, see Holistic-fairs.com or contact Carol O at 970-472-0200 or holisticfairs@gmail.com.

NIGHTSPARKS FUNDRAISER FOR LIFESPARK CANCER RESOURCES FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 7-11 PM Dinner, live music, dancing, live and silent auctions to raise money for LifeSpark Cancer Resources, a leading-edge non-profit organization that provides Reiki and Healing Touch treatments to cancer patients and their caregivers free of charge from Longmont to Colorado Springs. Nearly 80% of those receiving sessions in our program report feeling significantly better both physically and emotionally. 95% of participants say the sessions were valuable. Over 100 volunteers deliver thousands of sessions to individuals with cancer and their caregivers every year. Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S Colorado Blvd, Denver. LifeSparkNow.org March 2019

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thursdays Qigong Movement–6-7:30pm. Fun group experience increases flexibility, strength, endurance, mental focus and calm. Suitable for folks healing & athletes seeking internal fortitude. $20/drop-in; $90/6 classes. Chi Wellness, The Center of Qigong, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-4270406, DebraLin.ChiWellness@gmail.com Sunrise Vinyasa Yoga at Denver Botanic Gardens-7:30-8:30am. Start your day with breath-linking movements to stretch, build strength and cultivate calm. All levels welcome. $12/$10 members. Drop-in or register in advance at botanicgardens.org $30 Psychic Readings–7-8:30pm. Performed by our graduate students. Enjoy an advanced skill set and ask questions about relationships, career, health, and more! Schedule online. BoulderPsychicInstitute.org Aura and Chakra Healings–Drop-In between 6-7pm.

Receive a 10-minute cleanse and release negative thoughts, emotions, pain and fear. Get replenished with positive energy and feel great. FREE. BoulderPsychicInstitute.org.

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fridays FREE Healing & Meditative Services–67pm. Celebrate being yourself, living life, and cultivating community. Enjoy weekly themes such as chakra balancing, singing bowls, channeled angel healings, singing, storytelling, and meditative/shamanic journeys.

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saturdays Qigong Movement–1-2:30pm. Fun group experience increases flexibility, strength, endurance, mental focus and calm. Suitable for folks healing & athletes seeking internal fortitude. $20/drop-in; $90/6 classes. Chi Wellness, The Center of Qigong, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-4270406, DebraLin.ChiWellness@gmail.com

sundays North Boulder Spiritual Transformation with Transmission Meditation–7pm. Join us for a group meditation that is a stimulus to our individual development and also a potent form of world service. Free.

Lon 303-746-7118 Learn About Daoism Sunday Sermon–8:30am. Daoism is a pathway to learning joy. The Dao or The Way, is a systematic approach to get in touch with your spirit.

Join us every Sunday at the Dao House, 6120 CO-7, Estes Park, or online at DaoUSA.org for an inspiring talk. Return to Simplicity, Live Your True Nature.

Community Tai Chi/Qigong–9am. Enjoy the relaxing and energizing effects of community meditative movements. Breath deep, increase strength and flexibility at the Dao House, 6120 CO-7, Estes Park.

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APR 2 Begin Your Qigong Lifestyle–6-8pm, 9 wkly classes Tuesdays. Build a heart-centered, intentional practice in the wholeness of proper qigong self-care, inner alchemy and chi nutrition. Eliminate stress’ harmful impact on health, reverse aging and thrive in vibrant health and joy in daily living! Prereq for Professional Medical Qigong Practitioner training or continue w/other qigong courses. Tuition/Learning Materials: $495. Chi Wellness, The Center of Qigong, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-427-0406, DebraLin.ChiWellness@gmail.com

APR 7 Use Your Intuition: Non-Local Awareness and Psychic Abilities–3-5pm. Remote Viewing intropractice. This rare lecture by the renowned Dr. Simeon Hein covers how to access your inner intuitive and hidden psychic powers using only a pen and paper. Free. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. ParanormalTalks.com

APR 13 – 14 Radleigh Valentine’s Angel Oracle Certification Training–10am-5pm. Join Radleigh in his first-ever brand-new angel certification training. Early $249 until 3/6; after 3/6 $299.

Lunch provided. Hilton Garden Inn, 600 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver. Info Tim 303-758-9113 or info@ShiningLotus.com

APR 14 I’ve Got Your Number: So Let’s Discover You–1:30-4:30pm. Numerology. Do you wish to understand your talents and your life path?

Do you wish to figure out others? Do you wish to maximize your success & happiness as you move through your life? Suggested $12.

Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 S Quebec St. ParanormalTalks.com

MAY – APRIL 2020 One Year Apprenticeship in Shamanism– Transformative training to enhance knowledge and refine skills in the ancient practices of Shamanism. Candidates for this program are those with a deep calling, commitment, and yearning to create an active, embodied experience of their spirituality and their relationship to the nonordinary, compassionate Spirit realms. Basic shamanic journeying skills required. BJ Brown 303-808-4006 or Wolfheals.com.

MAY 2-4 The Demonstrating Medium with Tony Stockwell & Cynthia Rose McCaw–9am-5pm. Explore demonstrating your mediumship from the platform.

If you feel called to demonstrate, this course will support your mediumship development. $485. Hyatt House, 7310 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood. Brendan 303-525-2007 CynthiaRoseMedium.com

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SUN MAY 5 Destress & Heal ~ Reiki Level 1 Training– 1-4pm. Reiki is a tool you can have as close as your own hands to experience relaxation and healing. $135 includes training, materials, attunement and certificate of completion. Info Michel Barta, 720-722-3545, peacebridgereiki@gmail.com

MAY 5-7 Psychic Detection with Tony Stockwell & Cynthia Rose McCaw–9am-5pm. Work with both psychic and mediumship to gather information to solve crimes or finding lost items.

Having previous awareness in mediumship or psychic ability is valuable. $485. Hyatt House, 7310 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood. Brendan 303525-2007 CynthiaRoseMedium.com

MAY 10 Learn About Bemer Technology–3pm. New, patented technology and its many benefits enhances: blood flow; the body’s nutrient/ oxygen supply and waste disposal; cardiac function; physical fitness, strength, endurance, strength and energy; concentration, mental acuity, stress reduction, and relaxation. $10 includes a $45 session. Clear Sky Medical, 9085 E Mineral Circle, #260, Centennial.

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OCT 11-21 A Journey to Tantric Bliss: 10 Days In India–Join Judith Anne Condon and renowned guide Swami Ganga in Khajuraho, one of the birthplaces of Tantra. Immerse your body, heart, mind and spirit in the ancient Tantric energies of its Temples: visit forests and waterfalls; share in Tantric Ritual morning and evening with your fellow journeyers. $500 Deposit. Payment plan available. Questions 303-630-9479 or journeystotantricbliss@gmail.com.

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NEW CLIENT Specials; FREE Activations to Awaken.Your session will touch all aspects of your being. 1. A meaningful intuitive reading helps expand perspectives; 2. Shmaya, a channeled vibrational light language, attunes you to a love frequency; 3. Reiki healing to dissolve energetic blockages; 4. Life changing guidance that will shift ‘old patterns’ that no longer serve you.

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Katia Meier, MD 9085 E Mineral Circle, #260, Centennial 303-790-7860 / ClearSkyMedical.com Feel and look your best at any age with Katia Meier, MD, Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine, Specialty trained in Bio-identical Hormone Therapy, Holistic and Naturopathic medicine in Europe and certified in laser and injectable aesthetic dermatology. Specializing in whole body health with customized approaches. All ages; most insurance welcome. Set up your appointment today. See ad page 2.

CLEAR SKY MEDICAL with Dr. Katia Meier. Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine and specialty trained in Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy and Functional Medicine. See full listing under PHYSICAN or see ad page 2.

GRIEF RECOVERY

Rediscover your inner guru with contemporary coaching techniques combining life-changing, ancient practices of meditation, kriya yoga and Ayurveda. Join Lizzy in an uplifting, safe space for you to shift into a higher vibrational state and experience a deeper, lasting connection with your true self. Learn simple yet powerful practices to incorporate into your daily life. Personalized sessions and results are experienced immediately. Say “yes” to your strength, grace and power. It’s time!

THE HEALING HEART CENTER OF LITTLETON Certified Grief Recovery Specialists Laurie 720-841-4137 or Lorane 970-903-5889 Healingheartcenteroflittleton.com Broken Heart? Time Isn’t Healing? Support Groups Not Helping? It’s time for Recovery. Join us for a 7-week Recovery Method Class or Private Session that Leads You Back to Joy. Depression Happens in Isolation. Recovery Happens in Community. Reserve your space today.

The Grief Ladies are Certified Grief Recovery Specialists in the Grief Recovery Method. Contact Laurie, ljfreemanllc@gmail.com or Lorane, wilsonlorane2017@gmail.com.

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Looking for a way to bring in extra money but don’t want to get “another job”? Need something flexible to fit it into your life? What if you could transform your health and your wealth in the next 90 days by partnering with us? What if you could work a handful of hours each week and bring in a nice side income? We are looking for people who want the above and want to make a difference in the world while having FUN! WHAT IF YOU COULD? Please call for more info @ 303.903.8248

HEALTHY PRODUCTS/SERVICES $30 Off Initial Healing Session: Reiki, vibrational healing & intuitive reading. In person or phone. 700 E. Ninth Ave., Suite 9, Denver. JoAnne Palladino, Reiki Master-Teacher, Channel & Intuitive. 303-263-0679 or joanne@joannepalladino.com

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Dr. Katia Meier 9085 E Mineral Circle, #260, Centennial 303-790-7860 / ClearSkyMedical.com Feel and look your best with Dr Katia Meier, Board Certified Holistic MD specializing in whole body health for children and adults. Customized approaches to Healthy Aging, Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Nutritional Analysis and therapy, medical aesthetics and non-surgical rejuvenation treatments, Homeopathy, Herbology, Naturopathic Medicine, Personalized Detoxification Program, Medical Weight Loss for men and women. Make your appointment today. See ad page 2.

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NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING CLEAR SKY MEDICAL with Dr. Katia Meier and staff offer Certified Nutrition therapists, specializing in the food-brain connection, nutrition for cancer prevention, autoimmune diseases, food sensitivities/allergies, elimination diets and medically supervised weight loss.. See full listing under PHYSICAN or see ad page 2.

Denver Mile High Edition

JUDITH ANNE CONDON Conscious Relationship/Tantra Coach 1025 Rosewood Ave, Ste 106, Boulder 303-630-9479 JudithAnneCondon.com I am dedicated to Conscious Relationship & Tantra. Tantra. It’s a path of meditation…what sets it apart from other ‘paths’ is that it looks to the wisdom of the body & the senses as a means to becoming more present & alive in every aspect of our lives. Our bodies have a deep wisdom that modern life often ignores. Sessions include bioenergetics, breathe practices, meditation & more.

There is no nudity or sexual contact. Individuals & couples may explore issues such as Tantric Lovemaking & Spirituality; Tools for Initiating & Deepening Intimacy; Support in the Awakening Process; Men, Women’s & Teens Empowerment.

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5277 Manhattan Cir #250, Boulder 720-722-3545 / peacebridgereiki@gmail.com PeaceBridgeReiki.com Experience deep relaxation and inner peace with Reiki, a stress reduction technique allowing your body, mind and spirit to get back into balance for healing. If you are coping with workrelated stress, life transitions or feel like you need to reset to feel clear again, Michel offers in-person and remote sessions from Downtown Denver and Boulder, and brings onsite Reiki to employees through Workplace Reiki. Give yourself a break and schedule a session today.

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Shamanism is known to benefit dis-ease on any level while deepening a sense of wholeness. This ancient spirituality and methodology, found in all cultures, works directly with the compassionate Spirit realms and Earth wisdom. BJ offers Body-Centered Psychotherapy, classes, house clearing, ceremonies, and various shamanic methods (Soul and Power Animal Retrievals, Extraction, etc). Remote shamanic healing is free. See website for events and offerings. This sacred work can restore connection with self, soul and spiritual autonomy.

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CHI HEALING / QIGONG CLASSES CHI WELLNESS, THE CENTER OF QIGONG Debra Lin Allen, Founder/Director 720-427-0406 DebraLin.ChiWellness@gmail.com ChiWellness.net Thrive in balance and flexibility in body and life, physical vigor and health, spontaneity and inner peace through chi cultivation, care and practice with Debra Lin Allen. Medical Qigong and Qigong Lifestyle Coaching by appointment. Group qigong self-care classes throughout the week. Professional certification programs to teach qigong and do medical qigong therapy also available. The best of health and prosperity await you, call today! See ad page 11.

COACHING LOVEWISE COACHING & CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Erin Celeste 303-915-5274/Erin@lovewisecoaching.com Lovewisecoaching.com Reduce feelings of overwhelm, anxiety and panic; find natural relief for headaches, migraines, TMJ issues or concussions; receive support for autoimmune disorders or chronic fatigue; change the way your state of health is limiting your life potential and personal growth. Supercharge your WHOLE self; body, mind and spirit with a tailored approach to health and healing using coaching and craniosacral therapy.

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Journeys for Conscious Living is an organization leading the world in conscious living, hosting world class events, speakers and event center (space rental) to empower people to create thoughtful changes in living their lives every day, thus creating the space and energy to stay centered and expand the community. See ad page 21.

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Counseling for Women, IFS Therapy, Past Life Therapy, Energy Healing, Classes 1211 S Parker Road, Suite 103, Denver 720-984-9575 / Liveyourknowing.com Are you struggling with grief, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety or self-doubt? Are you feeling stuck in old patterns or confused on your path? Discover clarity and purpose, reveal your unique wisdom, gain confidence and experience sensitivity as strength. Live Your Knowing Counseling helps you gracefully bring wisdom to life through a unique blend of counseling and healing approaches including Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, Past Life Therapy, Reiki, Metamorphosis and Bach Flower Essences. Experience the benefits of traditional counseling while openly and actively acknowledging the role of intuition and the soul’s journey in achieving wellbeing. Get started today with a phone or in-person complimentary consultation.

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See ad page 9.

ENERGY HEALING/ MEDITATION JOURNEY WITHIN Anita Destino 777 S Wadsworth Blvd. Bldg 2-108, Lakewood 720-413-7303 / AnitaDestino.com A safe place for people interested in creating change in their lives, Journey Within helps you focus on spiritual growth, developing your intuition and personal development. Give to yourself with Energy Healings, Angel Healings, Guided Meditations, Meditation Classes, Workshops and Intuitive Readings/Healings. Join us for Aura Clearing and Chakra Balancing every Wednesday from 6-7 pm, open to everyone. $5 per person. Free to first time visitors. See ad page 7.

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