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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

17 DR. BRYAN SCHWARTZ 18 USES BIOMIMETIC METHODS TO PROTECT TEETH

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18 RETHINKING

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Natural Ways to Keep Breasts Smooth, Pain-Free and Firm, while Reducing the Risk of Cancer

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22 KIDS LOVE VEGGIES How to Instill Healthy Lifelong Habits

by Clancy Cash Harrison

25 LAURA PREPON’S

JOURNEY TO HEALTH

Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Keys

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26 GIVING BIRTH NATURALLY

Conscious Choices Lead to Less Intervention

by Meredith Montgomery

29 WHAT IS ROLFING?

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ne of the greatest gifts of health we can give ourselves and our children is clean, nutritious food, and and I appreciate the advice Clancy Cash Harrison provides in this month’s article, “Kids Love Veggies: How to Instill Healthy Lifelong Habits.” I’ve often been told how lucky I am that my son, Yonatan, loves vegetables and eats whatever I cook. For that and much more, I can thank the wonderful women in my life that are also experienced mothers and have helped me navigate the tricky path of 11 years of motherhood.

During my pregnancy, I dreamed of having a natural birth and was fortunate to find a hospital that included a natural birthing unit down the hall from the maternity ward. My delivery didn’t go as planned, and 24 hours after I had started labor, complications surfaced that caused distress to the baby and necessitated an emergency C-section.

When I brought my newborn home, I was determined to breast-feed him; but it was not going well, in part because he was still weak and had been mostly bottle-fed for four days in the hospital. The visiting nurse recommended that I continue supplementing with formula to get his weight up.

That’s when a good friend of mine, who’s a pediatrician and mother of five, came to visit. She strongly encouraged me not to worry or give up, but to persist, because once started on bottles, it’s tough to go back to breast-feeding. I was as nervous as any first-time mother, but her practical techniques worked, and I happily breast-fed my son for a year.

I introduced regular food when he was 6 months old and experienced the typical parental frustration over a little one’s refusals to eat—spitting out food, making faces and turning his head away. This time my dear friend Merav stepped in. Her daughter is 3 years older than my son and a good eater.

Merav asked me to taste the baby food I was trying to feed Yonatan; it was awful. Then she gave me the best counsel ever: She told me to cook food that I like to eat myself and not be afraid to use spices. Encouraged, I sautéed an onion with ground turkey, sweet potato, carrot, zucchini and tomatoes, and spiced it with salt, pepper, cumin, curry, paprika and cinnamon. Then I let it simmer until everything was soft, mashed it to smoothness with some added rice and voilà: My baby loved it.

We called our recipe “gvetch”, and Yonatan still gets excited when I make a batch for dinner. This approach has had a huge impact on our family life. I rarely cook “kid” food. Instead, I’ve always made dinner for the whole family, put it on the table and that is what we all eat. Yes, we enjoy an occasional pizza night, but if dinner is served without a salad, I hear complaints. It’s a good problem to have.

As we celebrate this women’s health issue, I extend gratitude to all the incredible women that I am blessed to call friends. This Mother’s Day, let’s bless all the nurturers in our lives.

Wishing love, health and happiness to all,

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newsbriefs Good Harvest Market Opens New Store

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ood Harvest Market’s brandnew 23,000-squarefoot building, located at 2205 Silvernail Road, in Pewaukee, one-quarter-mile west of the current store, will have a grand opening party on May 13. Shoppers will find many of their favorite organic and healthy food items there and can browse the greatly expanded produce, sustainable seafood, bulk and health and wellness departments.

The popular Harvest Café has been expanded to include two floors of seating, and now serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The store overlooks 17 acres of land conservancy.

Shoppers attending the grand opening celebration will get to take advantage of sales, samples and giveaways.

Born out of a desire to bring more healthy food options to Waukesha County, owners Joe and Jody Nolan opened Good Harvest on Meadow Lane, in Pewaukee, in 2005. The store quickly grew, and in May 2014, the Nolans closed on land to build a larger store.

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Santosha Fitness Hosts Educational Series on Body Image

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at Breathe Thrive (EBT)— a nonprofit dedicated to aid in the recovery of individuals struggling with eating disorders, disoriented eating and negative body image—will begin a series of workshops designed to integrate yoga, community-building exercises, mindfulness meditation and service work. The series begins at 6:30 p.m., May 8, and continues every Friday for six weeks at Santosha Fitness and yoga studio, in Delafield.

EBT works in conjunction with the Give Back Yoga Foundation and pairs qualified yoga teachers with skilled group facilitators. Registered Yoga Teacher Jessica Popp, a graduate of Alignment Yoga, in Madison, and founder of HumanKind Yoga, LLC, will lead the series, along with cofacilitator Jessica Schwalenberg.

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newsbriefs Spring Seedling Sale and Open House at NuGenesis

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uGenesis Farm is showcasing its newly renovated Giving Garden Greenhouse and selling organically grown fruit and vegetable seedlings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 23. All plant sale profits will benefit the NuGenesis Giving Garden initiative.

A wide variety of seedlings will be available for purchase, including basil, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, cucumbers, celery, eggplant, fennel, ground cherry, kale, leeks, lettuce, onion, oregano, parsley, peppers, rosemary, winter squash, thyme, tomatoes, watermelon and more.

Founded in 2010 by cancer survivor Kathy Bero, NuGenesis grew out of the belief that growing, cooking and understanding food has the power to improve the overall health of our communities. The farm’s staff strives to educate the public about health and nutrition to improve overall wellness.

Location: N68W33208 County Rd. K., Oconomowoc. For more information, call 1-800-969-3588 or visit NuGenesis Farm.org.

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ellspring, an organic farm and nonprofit education and retreat center, is accepting subscriptions for its community supported agriculture (CSA) program.

A CSA is a food distribution model in which the customer invests in a share of a farm’s produce at the beginning of the year and receives a box of food at regularly timed intervals throughout the growing season.

Weekly and biweekly shares are available, and every customer also receives a newsletter containing farm news, cooking and storage tips and invitations to farm events.

CSAs benefit farmers by providing needed cash flow early in the season when income is low but expenses are at their highest because they need to purchase seed, fertilizer and other supplies to be used throughout the season. The model is advantageous to consumers as it provides a bounty of local organic produce and allows people to contribute to transforming the food system and building community.

Wellspring started its CSA program in 1988, making it the longest continuously running CSA in Wisconsin.

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New Book Penned by Terri Humphrey

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ife coach and energy healer Terri Humphrey’s new book, Into the Flow of Life, is a collection of photographs and thoughts to inspire and empower readers. Each photo is accompanied by text that invites readers to look at life in a new way, to see one’s magnificence and to provide guidance to make changes to create a life that makes the heart sing.

Humphrey is also a Reconnective Terri Humphrey Healing practitioner and founder of True Wholeness Healing, in Whitefish Bay. “Through my work as a life coach and healing practitioner, I have found that sometimes just a few simple words can guide someone to make the changes they desire in their life,” she says. “I am a firm believer in the power of words to bring about positive change.”

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Center for Well-Being Launches Soul’s Journey Program

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he Center for Well-Being Lake Country has introduced a new program designed for people seeking ways to expand awareness and connection to their soul’s purpose. An introductory open house will be held at 6:30 p.m., May 7, for those interested in learning more about the program. The first Soul’s Journey class begins May 17 and continues monthly through November.

“There is an abundance of information surrounding the concepts and practices of spirituality, the energy body, auras, chakras, shadow work and more, and it can often be overwhelming for those who are beginning their journey on the spiritual path,” explains Sandra Anderson, a Certified Advanced Energy Practitioner at the Center for Well-Being. The program aims to help participants develop a personalized and focused approach for a deeper awareness and connection to create health, harmony and inner peace.

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he nonprofit Starfish Foundation, dedicated to helping emotional trauma survivors heal, will partner with its sponsor organization, Healing Warrior Hearts, a veterans group, to hold the Dance for the Hearts and Poker Run fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 23, at Milwaukee Harley-Davidson.

The event will feature dancing and music by DJ James Barnes, a Vietnam veteran. There will also be activities for children, including a kids’ raffle. The gala will conclude with a flag retirement ceremony at 5 p.m. Proceeds will help fund Healing Warrior Heart’s free emotional healing retreat programs for veterans.

According to Patricia Clason, founder of Healing Warrior Hearts, 22 veterans commit suicide every day. “This program has saved lives and fills a gap left by the government system for mental health services,” she says. “We believe veterans have already paid the price with their service, so Healing Warrior Hearts retreats are free to veterans. This requires the financial support of the general public.”

Location: 11310 W. Silver Spring Dr., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-412-1415, email WarriorHeart@Starfish Found.org or visit StarfishFound.org/dance.

Meet Your Match Fundraiser to Benefit Penfield Children’s Center

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GIRLS Milwaukee, a volunteer organization comprised of professional women, will present its annual list of Milwaukee’s 24 most eligible singles at the bachelor and bachelorette auction, Meet Your Match, from 7 to 10 p.m., May 8, at the Wherehouse. The list includes a mix of entrepreneurs, health professionals, artists and engineers from ages 22 to 45.

Attendees can expect to mingle with this year’s crop of single Milwaukeeans and bid to win a pre-planned dream date. “Singles in Milwaukee are a unique breed,” says WGIRLS Milwaukee President Rachael Hughes. “They’re accomplished, social and active, and value helping others in the spirit of philanthropy.

Cost: $30 in advance; $35 at the door. Location: 818 S. Water St., Milwaukee. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit WGirls.org.

Spiritual Journey to Peru with Golden Light Healing

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my Wilinski, co-owner of Golden Light Healing alternative and holistic retreat center, has partnered with renowned teacher and shaman Jose Luis Herrera to lead a spiritual journey to Peru from October 17 through 31.

Participants will walk in the footsteps of the Inca and engage in ceremony and healing with the native medicine people. Experienced Peruvian shamans will guide travelers throughout the journey and lead the group in ancient prayers and healing rituals.

“This journey offers an opportunity for deep spiritual growth and learning of ancient medicine traditions,” says Wilinski, an energy medicine practitioner and Reiki master. The tour will cover the holy mountains of Machu Picchu and participants will have the opportunity to be guests in the villagers’ homes on the island of Amantani, in Lake Titicaca.

Cost: $3,650 cash or check; $3,775 for credit card (price does not include airfare). For more information, call 920609-8277, email GoldenLightHealing@ Bayland.net or visit GoldenLight Healing.net. See listing, page 37.

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Meditation Improves Brain Health

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arvard Medical School researchers working at the Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that meditation can improve brain health. The researchers studied 16 volunteers that took part in an eight-week mindfulness meditation study at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness.

The participants conducted mindfulness meditation exercises for an average of 27 minutes a day. Before and after the trial, the subjects were given tests and magnetic resonance imaging of their brains.

The researchers found that the practice of mindfulness meditation resulted in increased gray matter density in the hippocampus of the brain, an area associated with increased memory and learning capacity, plus a greater sense of compassion and introspection.

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aving a healthier partner may be one of the best things to do for our own health. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine finds that losing weight, stopping smoking or becoming more active is easier with a partner that has led the way in any or all healthy pursuits.

The study authors reviewed data collected by the UK Health Behavior Research Center at the University College London that followed 3,700 couples between 2002 and 2012—most of them ages 50 and older and married. Those that smoked at the beginning of the study were more likely to quit by the end of it if their partners quit smoking, and those that were physically inactive at the beginning of the study were more likely to become active if their partners did so first. About two-thirds of the men became newly active during the course of the study.

Men with wives that had lost weight were more likely to also shed pounds during the study, and women with husbands that didn’t lose weight were less likely to do so through the study period.

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Weight Gain in Moms Lowers Toxins in Newborns

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any expectant mothers try to know about everything they put into and onto their bodies as multiple studies are finding that infants are exposed to toxins during pregnancy. A new study of 325 expectant mothers has determined that the baby’s exposure to toxins in the womb decreases when the mother’s weight gain during pregnancy approaches the guidelines recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2009.

Women that are underweight at the start of pregnancy are advised to gain between 28 and 40 pounds, women of a healthy weight 25 to 35 pounds, overweight women 15 to 25 pounds and obese women 11 to 20 pounds.

The researchers found that expectant mothers with a gestational weight that meets or exceeds the IOM guidelines gave birth to infants with reduced toxin levels. In their analysis of the umbilical cord blood of mothers from Spain, the researchers tested for 14 pesticides and 21 other environmental toxins, including seven polychlorobiphenyls (PCB). Other influencers such as age, education and fish consumption may also be relevant.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Corporate Climate

Companies Slowly Embrace Sustainability The 2015 State of Green Business report (Tinyurl. com/2015GreenBusinessReport), which assesses the environmental performances of companies worldwide, along with the trends to watch, is produced by GreenBiz, in partnership with Trucost.

Collectively, companies have been nibbling at the edges of challenges such as climate change, food security, ecosystems preservation and resource efficiency. One measure of corporate engagement going forward will be proactive involvement on political issues that could accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and more sustainable economy. It remains to be seen whether companies can afford to sit on the sidelines, letting the political process unfold, or worse, play defense against changes that might roil their status quo.

2015 will be an interesting year on multiple fronts, especially with the launch of the new sustainable development goals at the United Nations (UN) in New York this fall, along with UN climate talks in Paris in December. Both will be tests of corporate engagement and resolve in driving the kinds of change many of their CEOs publicly call for. The reports’ findings of companies’ progress in greenhouse gas and emissions, air pollutants, water use and solid waste production are all leveling off or even declining.

Animal Genocide

‘Lethal Control’ Trades Off Species Over the next four years, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will shoot 16,000 double-crested cormorants nesting near the Columbia River, in Oregon, at a cost of $1.5 million a year and eliminate almost 100 sea lions because both feed on endangered salmon and steelhead trout. “If people knew how many animals are killed at taxpayer expense, they’d be horrified,” says Camilla Fox, executive director of Project Coyote, a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit.

Termed “lethal control”, there’s a growing trend to kill one species to protect another, and not all methods used are humane. In 2012, Dennis Orthmeyer, acting director of California’s Wildlife Services, said, “We pride ourselves on our ability to get it done without many people knowing about it.”

Climate change, reduced habitat and food supplies, and the introduction of non-native species are the result of human interference. “With society’s growing footprint, lethal control can only increase,” observes Michael Scott, a University of Idaho ecologist.

A plan to poison 4,000 ravens will protect greater sage grouse. More mountain lions will be killed to save bighorn sheep. The human rampage goes on, and concerned citizens are advised to urge lawmakers to end lethal control and protect wildlife habitat sustainably.

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Stores Filled with Toxic Products HealthyStuff, a project of the Michiganbased Ecology Center, in collaboration with the Campaign for Healthier Solutions (CHS), has released a report, A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Discount Retailers are Falling Behind on Safer Chemicals, about toxic chemicals found in dollar store products.

It includes test results for 164 dollar store products such as toys, jewelry, school supplies and household items and found that 81 percent contained at least one hazardous chemical above a level that generates concern.

The campaign sent a letter to the CEOs of the four largest dollar store chains, including Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and 99 Cents Only, urging them to stop the sale of these unsafe products, especially to communities of low-income and ethnic families that already live in more polluted areas and food deserts, and adopt policies that will instead protect both customers and their own businesses. Combined, these discount chains have annual sales totaling more than $36 billion and operate more stores nationally than Walmart.

The CHS is asking for a comprehensive set of reforms; communities need to let dollar store chains know that they want safer products and join local and national efforts advocating for nontoxic products.

Scroll to Dollar Store Report at Healthy Stuff.org for the complete test results.

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Farmers Share Farm Machinery Instead of buying or renting expensive specialized machinery, farmers in Maine can now join a “lending library” of farm tools on short-term loan by using the Shared-Use Farm Equipment Pool, a partnership between the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. There are already equipment co-ops and joint machinery ownerships around the country; now the sharing economy being established in urban areas seems to be catching on in rural America, too.

For a $100 annual fee, members can gain access to a seedbed cultivator, twoshank sub-soiler, plastic mulch layer, tine weeder, and strip and ridge tillers. The 1,200-pound mulch layer, for instance, retails for more than $2,000. Each piece is undeniably useful, but pricey, especially given the cost per use. Farmers have a three-day window to use the tools.

The pool came about when Mike Gold, an MFT staff member, saw the need to lower costs for both new and seasoned farmers. Currently, most of the tool pool members are newer vegetable farmers, but Gold says there’s appeal for established land stewards, too: “They see the opportunity to use that one piece of equipment that they may only need once a year or once every few years.”

Source: ModernFarmer.com

Town Eateries Embrace Sustainability The city of Maplewood, Missouri, outside St. Louis, has teamed up with the Green Dining Alliance to become the area’s first Green Dining District, with at least 25 percent of all of its independently owned businesses certified by the Green Dining Alliance (GDA).

The GDA helps businesses with sustainability and green business practices while also helping them save money.

So far, eight restaurants in downtown Maplewood are GDA-certified.

Green Dining Alliance’s Olivia Engel says, “It’s a win-win that makes sense for businesses and communities.” The city is also encouraging the program by subsidizing Green Dining Alliance membership fees.

View updates at GreenDiningAlliance.org.

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Women Marathoners Better at Maintaining Speed

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Danish researchers studying almost 2 million marathon results from 131 marathon races over a period of five years have concluded that women are 18.6 percent better than men at maintaining a consistent pace overall, compared to the first and the last parts of the distance. Among the population studied, 68.5 percent were men and 31.5 percent were women. The research further suggests that both men and women “burn out” en route and could improve their marathon results significantly simply by starting slower.

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EPA Blooper

Bee-Toxic Pesticide Approved The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved cyantraniliprole, a new systemic pesticide that is toxic to bees, for agricultural use and has set allowable residue limits on almonds, berries, leafy vegetables and milk. The EPA also approved it as a seed treatment, so it may show up in GMO (genetically modified) seeds in the future.

Cyantraniliprole has been proven to cause liver toxicity, and the EPA notes that it also alters the stability of the thyroid as tested on laboratory rats. Although the agency maintains that the pesticide is not a direct thyroid toxicant, any indirect effects on this glandular function are likely to disrupt the endocrine system. As its current endocrine disruptor screening program is still in the process of validating tests, EPA registration of the new active ingredient is questionable.

Source: EcoWatch.com

Scientists with the Washington Toxics Coalition tested household dust and laundry wastewater from 20 homes in the state’s cities of Longview and Vancouver and took samples of incoming and outgoing flow from two wastewater treatment plants that discharge into the Columbia River, the Northwest’s biggest waterway. They detected flame retardants in all the tests.

The conclusion of the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is that flame retardants are sloughing off household products such as couches and TVs and collecting on people’s clothing, washing out in the laundry and passing through wastewater treatment plants into local waterways.

Source: WaToxics.org

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Flowers grown with conventional techniques contribute to the contamination of groundwater and streams through fertilizer and pesticide runoff that can also threaten animal species.

Many of the cut flowers are grown in South America, where farms continue to use pesticides that are restricted in the U.S. and cited as highly toxic by the World Health Organization.

GreenAmerica.org provides several helpful tips on bringing joy to mom on her special day in eco-friendly ways: Grow Your Own. Buy organic bulbs or seeds in consumer seed catalogs and retail racks or online from reputable sources that include SeedsOfChange.com. Children can then grow their own flowers to make them mean even more. Tips for natural weed and pest control, environmentally friendly watering, making raised garden beds and more are posted at EarthEasy.com/yard-garden.

Buy Local and Organic. Support local communities and save shipping costs and energy by purchasing chemical-free organic flowers from a local farmers’ market or community supported agriculture. Online retailers like OrganicBouquet.com and LocalHarvest.org/organic-flowers.jsp offer U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic flowers.

Ask Local Florists to Go Organic. Find out if local florists purchase any organic and local flowers, and if not, request that they do so.

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Dr. Bryan Schwartz Uses Biomimetic Methods to Protect Teeth

by Sheila Julson

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lways open to new him a desire to learn ideas, Dr. Bryan more about biomimetic Schwartz was dentistry as he slowly intrigued to learn there realized that traditional are more effective ways dental approaches were to protect and save teeth no longer for him, “I was than through the tradiin a growing, successtional drill-and-fill dental ful practice, but it was techniques used at most growing away from the clinics. A desire for a philosophies I wanted,” more natural and personsays Schwartz. alized model of dental In a quest to accare set him upon the quire a practice that path to biomimetic denmore closely matched Dr. Bryan Schwartz tistry, which focuses on his ideas, Schwartz sent conserving as much of the natural tooth letters of introduction to other dental as possible through minimally invasive groups, initially focusing on the Miltechniques. waukee area. With the encouragement

Schwartz, originally from Green of a colleague, he extended his search Bay, was the first in his family to attend to Port Washington, where he apcollege. While attending the University proached Dr. Steve Carini. of Minnesota, he had an eye toward a

“It was fate. Steve said he initially career in health care. After shadowing threw my letter in the trash, but later physicians and physical therapists, he dug it out and called me,” Schwartz narrowed his choice down to denchuckles. The two met for coffee and tistry and achieved a Doctor of Dental realized they had similar philosophies Surgery degree from the University of about their practice. Carini focused Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2002. on holistic dentistry, also known as

After school, he lived in several biological dentistry. He was nearing places, including Milwaukee, where retirement and seeking to transition the he met his wife, Jaime. Being outdoor practice to someone he trusted. adventure enthusiasts, the couple ven Schwartz joined Carini in Novemtured to Denver, Colorado, to explore ber 2013 and now fully embraces biothe mountains and partake in camping mimetic dentistry techniques. He uses and skiing. Schwartz practiced dentistry crowns as an example of the difference there for two years before the couple between biomimetic and conventional returned to Wisconsin. dentistry methods. “With the traditional

Schwartz became part owner of approach, you sacrifice a lot of healthy a practice in Brookfield and in 2012, tooth structure. That always struck me attended a continuing education class as odd, to grind down a healthy tooth in California geared toward biomimetic to fit a crown over it,” he explains. dentistry. “After being in the class for “Biomimetic means to mimic nature. just five minutes, I knew it was for We recreate the natural layers of the me,” he recalls. The class instilled in tooth. It’s effective, long-lasting and

durable dentistry that prevents people from going through the typical dental cycle of filling—which eventually needs to be redone and can also lead to more invasive procedures like a crown or root canal. We’re using proven techniques to stop that cycle.”

Schwartz’s practice also offers ozone therapy, a safe alternative to antibiotics and chemicals to treat cavities, gum disease, infections and root canals.

Ozonized water is also used to clean and disinfect the water lines for dental office tools. In addition, Schwartz uses laser therapy to treat gum disease and minor gum issues.

“I was in a growing, successful practice, but it was growing away from the philosophies I wanted.”

Schwartz has noticed that people are becoming more educated about alternatives to invasive or unnecessary dental work. He gets patients from surrounding Midwest states willing to travel to his Port Washington office to receive biomimetic dental services. He even treated a family from Amsterdam, Netherlands.

With the goal to create a relaxed and personalized environment, Schwartz spends more than an hour with each new patient, getting to know them and their needs. He hopes to expand the practice as more people learn of naturally based dentistry. “We don’t push mercury fillings or fluoride, or any materials that are unsafe for people,” he says. “I also hope to help educate other dentists in biological and biomimetic dental practices. Natural dental practices are beneficial to everybody—not just people seeking holistic providers.”

Dr. Bryan Schwartz is located at 222 N. Franklin St., in Port Washington. For more information, call 262-284-2662 or visit DrBryanSchwartz.com. See ad, page 9.

Sheila Julson is a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings magazines throughout the country.

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RETHINKING BREAST HEALTH Natural ways to keep breasts smooth, pain-free and firm, while reducing the risk of cancer.

by Lisa Marshall

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e’ve been conditioned to narrowly define breast health in terms of pink ribbon campaigns, cancer awareness marches and cold, steel mammography machines.

Nearly 30 years after anticancer drug maker Imperial Chemical Industries (now AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) established the first National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 1985, many women have come to equate healthy breasts with cancer-free breasts, and assume the most important thing they can do is undergo regular screening.

But amid this chorus, some women’s health advocates are striving to get a different message across: There are a host of steps women can take to not only fend off disease in the future, but keep their breasts in optimal condition today. “We need to change the conversation about our breasts from how to avoid breast cancer and detect it early to how to have healthy breasts and enjoy them,” says Dr. Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Yarmouth, Maine, and author of the new book Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being.

Healthy Breasts, Healthy Body

In adolescence, breast changes are the first to signal the arrival of womanhood.

When she’s aroused, a woman’s nipples harden and change color. When a woman gives birth, her breasts fill with life-giving milk. “In all these ways, your breasts are deeply connected to your femininity, compassion and sensuality,” says Hawaiian Naturopathic Doctor 18

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Laurie Steelsmith, co-author of Natural Choices for Women’s Health. Because breasts are extremely sensitive to hormonal fluctuations throughout the body, they can also serve as a barometer of overall health. “If you’re having chronic breast symptoms, it can be your body’s wisdom saying, ‘Help. Something’s wrong.’ Women need to listen.”

While some premenstrual swelling and tenderness is normal, exaggerated or persistent pain is often a sign of systemic estrogen dominance in relation to progesterone. It’s common in the years leading up to menopause, but can also hint at impaired thyroid function, because low levels of thyroid hormones have been shown to boost estrogen in breast tissue, advises Steelsmith.

Large, fluid-filled cysts or fibrous lumps, while non-cancerous, can also be a reflection of overexposure to harmful chemicals and toxin buildup, combined with poor lymph flow, notes Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan, an integrative physician in Greensboro, North Carolina. “If a woman has lumpy, bumpy breasts, they probably contain too many toxins, and those toxins are primarily estrogenic.” Addressing such symptoms is important not only to relieve discomfort, but also

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because excess estrogen can fuel future cancer risk, says Vaughan.

Any new, suspicious lump should be evaluated by a professional. Also, severe breast tenderness combined with nipple discharge could be a sign of infection or a problem with the pituitary gland, so it should also be checked. But typically, subtle natural healthcare steps can go a long way toward restoring breast wellness.

For nipple tenderness, Steelsmith recommends chaste-tree berry (175 milligrams [mg] of powdered extract or 40 drops daily). The herbal supplement mimics naturally occurring progesterone in the body, helping to counter estrogen dominance. Vitamin E (400 to 800 international units [IU] per day) and evening primrose oil (1,500 mg twice a day) have also been shown to alleviate breast tenderness.

For fibrous or cyst-filled breasts, Vaughan advises supplementing with iodine (up to 12.5 mg per day via kelp, seaweed or oral tablets) or applying an iodine solution to the breasts at night.

A key constituent of thyroid hormones, iodine helps the liver convert unfriendly forms of estrogen into friendlier forms and flush toxins out of lymph nodes in the breast. Also, steer clear of chocolate and coffee, because caffeine is

believed to interact with enzymes in the breast, exaggerating pain and lumpiness.

Also consider ditching the bra, says Vaughan. Brassieres can constrict lymph nodes and hinder blood circulation in breasts, locking toxins in and aggravating fibrocystic symptoms. The link between bras and breast cancer risk remains hotly debated, with one 2014 U.S. National Cancer Institute study of 1,400 women concluding unequivocally that, “There’s no evidence that wearing a bra increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer,” while smaller studies from the United States, China, Venezuela, Scotland and Africa suggest a link.

Vaughan, the founder of BraFree.org, says the science is compelling enough that she has chosen to keep her own bra use to a minimum and advises her patients to do the same.

“Obviously, there are certain sports where you should wear a sports bra and there are certain dresses that only look right with a bra,” says Vaughan.

At a minimum, avoid wearing a bra to bed and steer clear of underwires and overly tight bras that leave red marks.

“This is not about guilt-tripping women into never wearing a bra. It’s about wearing a bra less.”

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That’s a problem, says Northrup, because, “Healthy breasts are breasts that are loved. We have to stop beating them up.”

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of women getting breast implants for cosmetic reasons ballooned from 212,500 in 2000 to 286,254 in 2014.

Physicians—including Northrup— claim that modern implants don’t, in the majority of cases, promote disease like older silicone implants did. Yet even plastic surgeons warn that having implants should be fully thought out, and at some point they’ll probably have to come out. “They are manmade devices, and are not intended to be lifelong. At some point, you will probably have to have further surgery,” says Dr. Anureet Bajaj, an Oklahoma City plastic surgeon.

Bajaj notes that implants can rupture, forming scar tissue and lending irregular shape to the breast. Often, as a woman ages and her body changes, the larger breasts she chose in her 20s no longer look right and may cause back and shoulder pain. In some cases, implants can also lead to loss of nipple sensitivity. For these and other reasons, 23,774 women—including actress Melissa Gilbert and model Victoria Beckham—had their implants removed in 2014, often following up with a breast lift (using their own tissue) to restore their shape.

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Vaughan sees breast implant removal as a wise and courageous choice to restore optimal breast health. Better yet, don’t get implants in the first place.

“There are a lot of other things you can do to improve the appearance of your breasts,” she advises.

Vaughan recommends breastperking exercises like dumbbell bench presses and flys that tone the pectoral muscles beneath the breasts, making them more resilient and look larger. To prevent or reverse sagging, she again urges women to go bra-free. “We have ligaments in the upper outer quadrant of our breasts called Cooper’s ligaments, and they’re responsible for holding our breasts up. Just like your muscles atrophy when you put your arm in a sling, your Cooper’s ligaments atrophy if you wear a bra all the time.”

In one unpublished, yet highly publicized 2013 study, French Exercise Physiologist Jean-Denis Rouillon measured the busts of 330 women ages 18 to 35 over a period of 15 years and found those that regularly wore a bra had droopier breasts with lower nipples than those that didn’t. In another, smaller, Japanese study, researchers found that when women stopped wearing a bra for three months, their breasts perked up.

Those worried about stretch marks also have options. They can be a sign of inadequate copper, which promotes collagen integrity and helps skin stretch without injury, says Steelsmith. If rapid weight gain is occurring due to adolescence, pregnancy or for other reasons, try taking copper supplements or applying a topical copper spray on the breasts.

Remember to massage your breasts daily, not only as a “search and destroy mission” for early detection of cancerous lumps, says Northrup, but as a way to get waste products flowing out and loving energy flowing in.

“It concerns me that women feel pressured to think of their breasts as two potentially pre-malignant lesions sitting on their chests,” Northrup says.

“These are organs of nourishment and pleasure for both ourselves and others.

We need to remember that, too.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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Bust Musts for Cancer Prevention

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ccording to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and nearly 40,000 will die annually of the disease.

But at least 38 percent of those diagnoses could be prevented via diet and lifestyle changes, affirms the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).

“For decades, the dominant public message about breast cancer has been about early detection,” says Medical Doctor Robert Pendergrast, an associate professor at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, and author of Breast Cancer: Reduce Your Risk with Foods You Love. “Screening is important, but not nearly enough attention is being paid to prevention.” Here’s what we can do to keep cancer at bay or from recurring.

Eat more veggies: Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, are loaded with indole-3-carbinol, or I3C, a potent anticancer compound that helps break down excess estrogen and convert it into a more friendly, or benign form, says Steelsmith. One study in Alternative Medicine Review found that women that ate high amounts of cruciferous vegetables were 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer over 30 years.

I3C can also be taken as a supplement (300 milligrams [mg] per day).

Eat more fiber, especially flax: Fiber, via whole grains, fruits and vegetables, helps flush out toxins including unfriendly estrogen. Flax contains cancer-fighting compounds called lignans, which block the effects of excess or unfriendly estrogen on cells.

Drink less alcohol: Alcohol boosts estrogen levels in women and is broken down in the liver to acetaldehyde, a known toxin that causes cancer in laboratory animals, notes Naturopath

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Laurie Steelsmith. According to the AICR, a woman that has five drinks per week boosts her risk by 5 percent. Two or more drinks per day boosts such risk by more than 40 percent.

Skip the barbecue: Charring meat produces carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic amines. A study of 42,000 women, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that those that routinely ate welldone hamburger, beef or bacon had four times the risk of those that opted for medium or medium-rare.

Keep weight in check: Excessive estrogen, which lives in fat cells, fuels cancer risk. According to the AICR, a woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 (obese) has a 13 percent higher risk of cancer than a woman with a BMI of 25 (slightly overweight).

Spice up life: Curcumin from the turmeric plant has been shown in many studies to have potent immune-boosting and anticancer properties, reactivating sleeping tumor-suppressor genes that can kill cancer cells.

De-stress: Growing evidence that includes studies from Ohio State University suggest that stress can boost the risk of breast cancer and recurrence, plus heighten its aggressiveness by altering hormones and impairing immunity.

One study from Finland’s University of Helsinki followed 10,808 Finnish women for 15 years and found as much as double the rate of breast cancer among those that had experienced a divorce or death of a spouse or family member.

Drink green tea: It’s loaded with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a potent antioxidant believed to suppress new blood vessel growth in tumors and keep cancerous cells from invading healthy tissue.

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Keep it fun, so that your kids will try new things like vegetables. Remember, it takes 12 times before a baby actually prefers a new food, so don’t give up! ~Veronika Van de Geer Buckley, Maine mother

KIDS ¤ VEGGIES How to Instill Healthy Lifelong Habits

by Clancy Cash Harrison

Starting at conception, the early years of a child’s life are a perfect window of opportunity to establish a foundation of healthy eating.

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Here are simple tips parents can practice in the first three years to establish lifelong good eating habits.

Start early. We all know that eating healthy during pregnancy will help a baby grow, but many may not realize that an infant can taste flavors in utero and through breast milk. Eating a variety of fresh produce during pregnancy and breastfeeding helps shape a healthy diet later in life.

Treat weaning as a time for the infant to explore the texture, taste and aroma of an array of foods. After six months of exclusive breastfeeding, food can be introduced, although breast milk is still the primary source of nutrients.

Small, repeated exposures to many foods during this stage will help minimize refusals to try or accept foods in the toddler years.

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Children’s foods should be exploding with nutrients. Offering a variety of organic produce ensures optimal nutrition and decreases chemical exposure. Research reported by the Harvard Medical School and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, among others, shows that richly colored foods help build dense bones, powerful brains and tough immunity. Good candidates include butternut squash, sweet potatoes, leafy greens, carrots, broccoli, berries and citrus. Also go for those naturally high in iron, such as peas, leafy greens, apricots, raisins and legumes.

Avoid anything high in sugar and other sweeteners, hydrogenated oils, artificial colorings and other harmful additives.

Another important yet often overlooked foundation of healthy eating is encouraging a child to self-regulate his

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or her calorie intake. Self-regulation starts on the first day of breastfeeding and is carried through adulthood.

Respecting a child’s decision to end a meal allows them to control their own food intake. Common signals infants use to end a meal include turning their head away, arching back, throwing food on the floor and showing an interest in other activities. To encourage self-regulation, always serve meals and healthy snacks on a schedule and allow the child to feed himself when possible.

As early as 7 months of age, most healthy infants are developmentally ready to do this, which should optimize nutrient consumption, increase participation in family meals and contribute to a less stressful mealtime. Appropriate foods for self-feeding should easily melt in an infant’s mouth and be a safe size, such as soft fruits and cooked vegetables. To prevent choking, avoid round, hard and sticky foods such as whole grapes, peanuts, popcorn and nut or seed butters.

Don’t be afraid to add mild herbs and spices to a child’s food. An easy way to teach healthy flavor preferences, develop taste buds and reduce pickiness when they’re older is to expose children to many foods, textures and aromas. A dash of cumin in smashed avocado or freshly chopped mint mixed with diced strawberries introduces new perspective on a favorite food.

Food refusal is inevitable, normal behavior. Children will love a food one day and hate it the next. Rethinking the definition of variety empowers parents to reintroduce a not-so-favorite food many times. If children don’t like the way an item feels or looks, they may not

It’s important to give the child the same food that the family eats, but in smaller servings. This allows the child to watch others eat and enjoy the same meal. ~Maria Myers Maiden, North Carolina mother

taste it. The refusal of a carrot doesn’t necessarily doom carrots. They can be coined, minced, mashed, puréed and diced to change the texture, plus they can be served cold, at room temperature or tepid.

A child’s early adventurous eating increases the willingness to experiment with a wider range of less familiar foods as a young adult in a multicultural foodscape. Kids are not born reciting an alphabet; it takes time and practice to read and learn a new language. Similarly, it requires time and patient practice to establish a healthy foundation for eating. Have faith in the family’s ability to make eating together enjoyable for everyone.

Clancy Cash Harrison is a mother of two, pediatric feeding therapist, registered dietitian and author of Feeding Baby: Simple Approaches to Raising a Healthy Baby and Creating a Lifetime of Nutritious Eating. Connect at FieldsOfFlavor.com.

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by Clancy Cash Harrison n Holding off on fruits as a first food to prevent development of a sweet tooth is a myth. A sweet taste preference is engrained in an infant’s DNA (Annual Review of Nutrition; Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care). n Restricting foods high in sugar and fat increases a child’s preference for them. Then, when sweets are made available, the child feels compelled to overeat them (Appetite; The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Proceedings of the Nutrition Society). n Most children will refuse a new food and by age 2, become afraid of anything new. Therefore, introduce a large variety of foods early in life (Appetite; International Journal of Obesity). n Infants and children can regulate calorie needs based on current growth patterns and age. Some days an infant will eat large amounts of food, on others very little. n Pressuring a child to eat is a behavior associated with unhealthy eating habits. Not only does it set them up for long-term food aversions, it teaches them to distrust their internal feelings of hunger and fullness, often leading to a habit of overeating.

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In a cast iron skillet, heat coconut oil over medium heat. Add peas and cook for 5 minutes, constantly stirring. Toss with dill before serving.

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hese recipes are designed to build dense bones, powerful brains and tough immunity by strategically pairing foods to increase the absorption of vital nutrients. Even toddlers love to use the creamy recipes as dips for their favorite vegetable sticks. To encourage self-feeding with a thinner-texture recipe, place food on a spoon and let the infant lean into it or pull the spoon to their mouth.

Strawberry and Almond Purée Basil and Banana

1 tsp finely chopped fresh organic basil ½ diced organic banana In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth. Add breast milk to thin as needed.

2 Tbsp smashed organic sweet potato Dash organic cinnamon

½ ripe organic avocado, mashed with a fork ½ ripe organic banana Pinch of organic cinnamon (optional)

Bake sweet potato until its center is soft.

Remove flesh from peel. Smashing with a fork, mix in cinnamon. Add breast milk to thin as needed.

Mix ingredients well until smooth and creamy. Add breast milk to thin as needed. For more texture, dice the banana and gently mix into mashed avocado.

Dilled Peas

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Pulse almonds in a blender until finely chopped. Add strawberries and herb of choice. Mix until well blended.

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Cinnamon Smashed Sweet Potatoes Sweet and Chunky Avocado

8 raw, soaked almonds 4 large organic strawberries, diced 1 tsp fresh chopped organic herbs (basil, cilantro or mint)

4 frozen organic bananas (without peels) ½ cup unsweetened organic coconut milk 1 tsp organic vanilla extract

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Laura Prepon’s Journey to Health

What’s key to your ability to naturally stay healthy and fit in the midst of an intense schedule of work and travel?

Home Cooking, Organics and Massage Are Keys

by Gerry Strauss

How do you manage to consistently eat local organic food instead of fast food?

My mother was a gourmet chef and an advocate of organic food, so we always had amazing meals growing up. Eating organic produce that’s in season locally seems to help me assimilate nutrition more readily. Whenever I can, I also try to tap into biodynamic agriculture, which takes an even broader holistic approach to food production and nutrition. I view GMOs [genetically modified foods] as toxic to the system.

As a self-taught chef, I like to cook at least 80 percent of my food at home

and bring meals to work so I don’t stress about food during the day. It feels good to get people together in the kitchen and I’ve taught friends how to cook healthy foods in simple ways, so they now bring their own meals with them to work. It’s all about preparation, so that you’re not just grabbing something on the run. Knowing what’s going into the food we’re eating is important. photo by Michael Simon

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rom That ‘70s Show to Orange is the New Black, actress Laura Prepon has long been considered by TV audiences to be a welcome image of health. Yet Prepon’s recent discovery that she’d been falling short in nourishing her body as effectively as possible has set in motion a complete redirection of lifestyle, from her diet to fitness routine. Now working on a book about clean living and eating due out next year, Prepon has rededicated herself to educating us just as much as she’s entertained us through the years.

Why do you include a lot of soup in your diet?

With all of the GMO food sprayed with chemicals in the typical American diet and the other environmental toxins everyone has to deal with, our gut flora, intestines and bodies in general are becoming compromised. Ten years ago, few had even heard of gluten allergies unless you had celiac disease, which was rare even then. Now, everywhere you go, there’s a gluten-free option.

I love eating soup because the healthful ingredients I use are broken down completely, so the body can immediately assimilate needed micronutrients, which help heal us from the inside out. I’m talking about homemade broth from grass-fed beef bones,

I love modalities like acupuncture, massage … all of that. I fully believe in keeping energy flowing to benefit the functioning of all our organs.

As school kids, we learn about the circulatory system and central nervous system, but who knows much about the lymphatic system? It’s extremely important, and people are starting to get the idea. Activities like yoga, swimming and bouncing on the trampoline can help.

Do you see society’s penchant for medicating as a way to avoid listening to and addressing our body’s real needs?

I do. That’s why I study Eastern medicine, because I feel that Western medicine treats problems and Eastern medicine prevents problems from happening.

I grew up in a family of doctors and “full-on” Western medicine and respect the medical community. Unfortunately, these days, most people are continually medicated and they’re not getting better.

As a society, we tend to just take a drug to handle a symptom instead of addressing the actual cause of the problem.

As a celebrity, do you see yourself as a conduit to facilitate a shift away from unnatural lifestyles?

Yes. The reason I decided to write a book was because I’ve been struggling with a bunch of different ailments in secret for a long time. When I began working with my integrated health coach, Elizabeth Troy, I started to heal for the first time in all the years of reading books on health, diet and fitness, seeing doctors, taking loads of pills and spending crazy amounts of money on all of these activities. I want to help people struggling to regain their health to get answers.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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abor and delivery in a hospital was promotMost births is a natural process ed as a safer alternative. should be viewed By 1938, half of domesthat can be enjoyed.

“It’s not something as a natural life tic births took place in to be afraid of,” says hospitals, and by 1960 it process instead rose to 97 percent. CurMel Campbell, author of The Yoga of Pregnancy. rently, midwives attend of a potential “It’s a wonderful and less than 8 percent of beautiful experience. We medical emergency. births here, and fewer need to remember that than 1 percent occur ~Abby Epstein, The outside a hospital. the body is designed for Business of Being Born giving birth.”

Natural labor and Natural childbirth delivery in a hospital uses few or no artificial medical interis possible, but, “It’s hard to have an ventions such as drugs, continuous unmedicated birth in many hospitals if fetal monitoring, forceps delivery or you don’t know your rights, understand episiotomies (cuts to enlarge the vaginal your physiology and have a doula by opening). According to the U.S. Centers your side helping you avoid unnecesfor Disease Control (CDC), 32.7 percent sary interventions,” says Ina May Gasof deliveries were by Cesarean section kin, a pioneering midwife and author in 2013—most performed in situations of Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. Key where a vaginal birth would have posed factors to discuss include fetal monitora relatively low risk to the health of ing, intravenous tubes and the option to mother and child. Entirely natural child- eat or drink during labor. birth is now rare here compared with other countries, but that wasn’t always Benefits of Home Births the case.

Women choose home births and In 1900, 95 percent of all U.S. homey birthing centers because they births took place in the home; when labor there more comfortably, feel more more moved to hospitals here in the in control of the process and can more early 20th century, midwives still easily avoid interventions. Many moms typically handled the delivery in other seek out a midwife’s services because they don’t want to repeat the convencountries, sometimes without a doctor tional hospital experience that accompresent. In America, obstetrics became a profession and a doctor-attended birth panied their first baby’s arrival.

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When actress lessons are gifts you By 2006 Cesarean Ricki Lake gave birth can take with you delivery was the number into labor.” to her second child in her home bathtub She reminds one surgical procedure with the assistance women that the in American hospitals. baby is always getof a midwife, she felt empowered by doing ting nourishment ~U.S. Centers for it on her own terms. from all that mom Disease Control “Giving birth wasn’t eats and breathes in, an illness, someand also feeds off of thing that needed to be numbed. It was her feelings and emotions. “The more something to be experienced,” she says. we can feel at peace with ourselves and When women let their bodies incorporate the baby into our being, the naturally lead, labor can last as little more we feel a connection and union,” as 20 minutes or as long as two weeks, she says. “It’s vital that you let your and the spectrum of pain intensity body’s innate wisdom be your guide and respect any cues it may give.” is equally broad. A healthy prenatal Campbell guides expectant lifestyle that prepares a mom-to-be mothers through a yoga practice that for a natural physical, emotional and spiritual experience of childbirth is embraces the changes occurring each highly beneficial. trimester. For example, a more physical practice in the second trimester utilizes the surge of energy to build stamina Compassionate Self-Care and strength, while opening the heart, “Pregnancy’s not the time to overexhips and pelvis. ert yourself; let go of the temptation Complementary relaxation techto overachieve and instead practice niques for labor include breathing breathing and mindfulness,” advises practices, visualization, meditation and Campbell. “If you’re experiencing massage. When a mother isn’t conmorning sickness, try to embrace it and nected to monitors and tubes, she’s free how it serves you. By doing so, you’ll to experiment with positions and props be more in tune with your body. These

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There is a great deal of fear and ignorance about allowing labor and birth to proceed without disturbance. Rates of routine intervention are so high, most nurses and physicians rarely see a fully natural birth. ~Ina May Gaskin such as balls, bars and pillows, plus a warm shower or bath. If a hospital birth is planned, Gaskin notes that labor often slows once a woman leaves the comfort of home, and recommends laboring at home as long as possible.

There is no way to predict the course of labor and delivery when women let nature take the lead. Campbell, a mother of three, says, “I tried to focus on the intention of what I wanted for my birthing experience, while also surrendering expectations, knowing that I would have whatever type of birth I was supposed to have.” She adds, “The breath is the most important thing—it keeps us in the moment, helps us to relax and supports us through labor.”

While the home birth option is important to America’s new generation of trailblazing women, it’s also significant on a macro level. Gaskin explains, “It’s hard for staff to change routine practices in hospitals but home births make innovation possible.” Home births demonstrated that women don’t require routine episiotomies and have shown how maternal mobility and position changes can help labor progress and free badly stuck babies (earlier methods often injured mother and child).

Gaskin has found, “Wherever and however you decide to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, mind, body and spirit for the rest of your life. No one should have a home birth who doesn’t want one, but it must be one of the choices.”

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A Mother’s Guide to Natural Childbirth

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etermining the best birth setting for a mother necessitates sound planning.

If an unmedicated birth is a goal, these insights may help in mak-ing decisions.

Home birth takes place in the comfort of home, typically with the assistance of a midwife, and is suitable for a healthy woman with a low-risk pregnancy. She is able to wear her own clothing and eat as she pleases. Because monitoring of mother and baby is done intermittently, she is free to move around.

Confirm the midwife’s training and experience; ask how many home births she’s attended and which obstetricians she consults. Discuss the signs and symptoms that might necessitate a move to the hospital and how quickly it can be done. While a midwife’s fee is often far less than the cost of a hospital birth, not all insurance companies cover home births.

A birth center provides personalized, family-centered care in a homelike environment for healthy women.

Practitioners follow principles of problem prevention, sensitivity, safety, appropriate medical intervention and cost-effectiveness. A midwife typically delivers the baby, but the collaborative practice team also includes obstetricians, pediatricians and other specialists.

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Mothers experience personal freedoms similar to a home birth, and tubs for water births are usually available, plus other birthing props such as squatting bars, stools and balls.

The center should be accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers. Inquire what the protocol for care will be if complications arise, learn what the center’s charges for care cover and confirm if the family’s insurance policy will pay for the services provided.

A hospital generally has access to the latest medical technology, making it a preferred option for medium-to-highrisk pregnancies. With proper preparations, an unmedicated birth is possible in this traditional setting. Investigate their rates of Cesarean births and episiotomies and the determining parameters.

To allow for an active labor, request intermittent fetal monitoring, avoid intravenous fluids and ask about the availability of birthing props. Become familiar with hospital policies, such as who can be in the delivery room and whether the baby will stay with mom after the birth. If a nurse midwife is not on staff, consider hiring a doula to assist in preparing for and carrying out the family’s birth plan.

What is Rolfing?

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any people have heard of Rolfing but have no idea what it is. Rolfing is bodywork—handson, manual therapy.

Like other forms of massage, Rolfing can be relaxing and restorative; it can lower blood pressure and soothe overworked muscles. However, Rolfing has a larger goal in mind. Rolfing—introduced by Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D., in the 1930s and also known as Structural Integration—is a systematic process, usually conducted over a series of sessions, working within the connective tissue web of the body, called fascia.

Fascia permeates our bodies. It’s made of collagen and elastin, and exists in different consistencies throughout our bodies. Think of the white filmy stuff under the skin of chicken, the layered marbling of a steak or the rubbery tendons on a leg of lamb. Fascia connects flesh to bones; it also separates muscles so they slide easily for free movement.

Depending on how we use our bodies over time, fascia can become tight, dehydrated and sticky. When this happens, it constricts and pulls on

muscle and bone, preventing us from moving freely. We become stiff. Joints cannot function properly, so we compensate and eventually feel pain.

Drinking water isn’t enough to rehydrate the tissues. Specific, skilled manipulation is needed.

Enter the Rolfer. In service of deep, restructuring work, Rolfers work to release those adhesions, rehydrate and restore balance to muscle groups. “You’re like a sculptor,” clients frequently observe. The results include freedom of movement, better coordination and relief from pain.

Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people summon the skills of a Rolfer. Injury, repetitive movement and the aging process can bring on shoulder pain, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip pain, knee pain, low back pain and more. Western medicine’s allopathic answer to these symptoms frequently includes drugs, steroid injections and surgery. Rolfing has an impressive track record for resolving chronic pain by restoring balanced

functioning. Of course, allopathic medicine is invaluable for many conditions, but when people are otherwise in good health, yet suffer from musculoskeletal pain, it is advisable to explore alternative, holistic approaches like Rolfing.

Rolfing can also be an opportunity for self-discovery. Clients are often amazed to learn that they have ribs up to their collar bones, for example, or that their lungs reside in their back, that they have 26 bones in their feet and their hip joints are in front, not on the side. By exploring sensations and the possibilities for movement in each session, clients learn a tremendous amount about their own bodies.

It is not uncommon for clients to recall forgotten traumas or experiences.

The theory is that all past events; physical, social and emotional, have a bearing on how our bodies function today.

Rolfing reconnects us to our body, enhancing awareness of old patterns and giving us the freedom and choice about the way we want to move through life.

Certified Rolfers are trained at the Rolf Institute for Structural Integration, in Boulder, Colorado. Certified advanced Rolfers have several more years of experience and training. It is a good idea to interview potential Rolfers before scheduling an appointment to assure a comfortable fit. Like any form of therapy, a trusting relationship between client and practitioner is essential for achieving good results.

Lynn Cohen is a certified advanced Rolfer and owner of Rolfworks, in Shorewood. Connect at 414-477-1033 or RolfWorks.net. See ad, page 7.

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omen who shy away from the traditionally male-centric weight rooms might want to reconsider. Standing their ground amid the deadlift bars and iron plates could lead to a host of unimagined benefits.

Research has found that among other things, hoisting dumbbells can amp up the fat burn, ward off some common diseases and make women stronger, both inside and out.

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Aerobic activity can burn more calories while doing it (e.g., 14 to 16 per minute when running), but strength training prolongs the burn, even when resting afterward, according to Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., of Quincy, Massachusetts, who publishes widely on the topic in scientific journals, magazine articles and books. Women will burn fewer calories while pumping iron than when running (between eight and 10 calories a minute), but because of weightlifting’s action—traumatizing muscle tissue and forcing it to rebuild—muscle recovery requires increased expenditure of energy, and thus calories, when the person is at rest.

The research shows a revvedup burn of between 5 percent and 7 percent for three full days after a workout, says Westcott, who developed the exercise science major at Quincy College and has reviewed and directed strength-training research for more than 25 years. “On average, a woman burns an extra 100 calories a day by having done 30 minutes of strength training twice a week. That’s an extra 3,000 calories a month, or nearly an extra pound of fat she can burn.”

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Additional “free” calorie burning comes from the after-burn effect. By initiating the anaerobic, rather than aerobic, system, weightlifting requires more energy just to return to the resting state. “So, after you finish a workout, you will burn approximately 30 percent of the amount of calories you burned during the workout in the first hour afterward as your body transitions back.

It’s a bonus of resistance training.”

“It’s like there’s a furnace inside you,” says Naturopathic Doctor and CrossFit instructor Holly Lucille, of West Hollywood, California. The more buff a woman becomes, the more fat she burns. “It can help minimize that natural effect of slowed metabolism as you age and control body weight,” she notes.

To maximize the burn, eat a healthy combined protein/carb snack within an hour of the workout, advises Jen Hoehl, a personal trainer in New York City, who says, “Adding amino acids helps the muscles rebuild more efficiently.”

Westcott agrees, adding that 90 percent of studies he’s reviewed concur that about 25 extra grams of protein such as a Greek yogurt, more for heavier men, just before or after a workout, enhances fat loss, bone strength and lean muscle gain.

Don’t Fear ‘Hulk’ Bulk

Experts agree that it’s impossible for women to look like the Hulk character of comic book fame. “They don’t have enough anabolic hormones, such as testosterone,” Westcott explains. “Our team has written 26 books on strength training, with not one title exclusively for women.

The muscles are exactly the same for both genders, so the same training works, but women will just get toned, not bulky.”

To build muscle and become toned absent injury, create a full-body routine, balance muscle groups targeted in workouts, and progress properly through increased weight loads.

“I train a lot of tiny girls that deadlift 225,” Hoehl says. One tip: Don’t overeat, a mistake many women make when starting out.

“Often, people will be hungrier, and they lose track of what they eat or think, ‘Now I can reward myself,’” Lucille explains. “You have to figure out what your new normal is. Eat lean, clean protein.”

All three experts agree that braving the free-weight area boosts success at toning and trimming the whole body. “If you use free weights, you use your core and more muscle groups to help stabilize both the weight and your body, which is often standing,” Hoehl explains, versus machines that are often worked while sitting, and generally exercise only one targeted muscle group at a time.

Recover Muscle

Weightlifters also slow Mother Nature’s habit of stealing muscle during aging.

“Women lose an average of five pounds of muscle per decade after age 30 until menopause, when the rate increases even more,” Westcott says. Studies have found that during a woman’s first six months of twice-weekly weight training, she can rebuild about one-quarter pound of muscle per week, he says.

Because becoming stronger makes everything from chores to other kinds of workouts easier, women become firmer, fitter and more self-confident, Lucille observes. Independence rises, along with self-esteem. “As with all things in life: If you push against resistance, you get stronger,” she says. “That’s true both mentally and physically.”

Note: Experts recommend using a certified trainer or weightlifting class to get started.

Debra Melani writes about health care and fitness from Lyons, CO. Connect at DebraMelani.com.

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Spirit and Wellness Fair-Lake Country – 10am4pm. Experience talents and gifts through private card readings, intuitive reflexology, chakra infusions/chelations, mini-coaching sessions, ionic foot baths, hypnosis and more. Artisanal goods for sale. $40/30-minute reading or healing, $20/15-minute session. Center for Well-Being Lake Country LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. RSVP: 262-3670607. C4WB.com.

Healing through the Gateways of Sound – 122:30pm. Learn about, and experience, the sound vibrations of tingshas, crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls and bells, and be introduced to tuning forks. Six classes in the series. This first may be taken without obligation. $50/per class. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001.

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Acrylic Painting – May 2, 4, 6. 10am, 4pm and 6:30pm respectively. Explore the joy of acrylic painting. Learn new techniques and practice painting skills through fun projects. $35. True Creative You Art Studio, 521 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha.

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Health & Wellness Expo – Lake Country – 11am3pm. Following the Lake Walk for Cancer, the expo will offer giveaways, a cookout, climbing wall and free classes, consultations and demos from 60+ of the most respected alternative and conventional practitioners in the area. Learn how to enhance your health where East meets West.

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SUNDAY, MAY 3 Intuitive Readings – Sharon Hogue taps into intuitive wisdom offering messages that are revealed through the skillful interpretation of a deck of Tarot cards gifted to her many years ago. $45/per half hour. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

Creating Passion and Purpose: How Do I Make a Difference – 1-3pm. Part of the Life’s Big Questions series; begins with a meditation followed by a related teaching integrating spirituality and religion. The installation of a positive quality based on advanced integrative therapy follows group discussion. $35. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Healthy Weight, Healthy You – Weekly thru Jun 10. 11am-12:30pm. While it can help you lose weight, this program is about what you gain with health, energy, confidence and vitality. Facilitator: certified Ayurvedic practitioner Jamie Durner. $199/ with lunch. $170/virtual. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland.

Register: TinyURL.com/pbwvzt4. More info: Sandra@c4wb.com.

White Lotus Day – 7-8:30pm. This is the day friends and members of Theosophical Society gather to read from Arnold’s The Light of Asia and from The Bhagavad Gita to honor the death of founder Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Refreshments will follow. Donation. Theosophical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. 414-745-9297.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 Medicine Cabinet Make-Over – 6:30pm. Learn to use essential oils in your everyday life for everyday ailments, with Laura Lee Tanner. Wider Horizons Chiropractic, 3800 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa.

Soul’s Journey Program Open House – 6:30pm.

Attend this informal gathering to learn more about the Soul’s Journey Program to see whether this opportunity fits into your personal spiritual path. Free. Center for Well-Being Lake Country LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. RSVP: 262-367-0607. C4WB.com.

Guided Group Meditation: Creating a Sacred Space Within – 6:30-7:30pm. Where do you feel your sacred place within your body? What happens in your life when you spend time there? Explore the possibilities. $15. Wellness Center for Intentional Living, 890 Elm Grove Rd, Ste 201, Elm Grove. RSVP: 414-305-5319 or Rsvp.CynthiaFlynn@gmail.com.

Spirit Message Circle – 6:30-8:45pm. After a meditation to awaken intuitive guidance, attendees will be guided to give and receive messages from the angelic kingdom. No experience necessary. $20.

Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 The Great Milwaukee Victory Garden Blitz – May 9-23. Ever wanted a garden of your very own,

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Art Journaling – May 9, 11, 13. 10am and 6:30pm.

Visually explore your thoughts and feelings through art journaling. Learn fun art techniques to start pages and be inspired by thoughtful prompts. $35.

True Creative You Art Studio, 521 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha. 262-955-0638.

SUNDAY MAY 10 Heart Chakra Meditation - 12pm. With James Phillips. Donation. Chapel, Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. Unity ChurchInMilwaukee.org.

MONDAY, MAY 11 Nutrition for Cancer – 7-9pm. What foods exacerbate disease and what foods can possibly reverse it? Learn what to include, and what to avoid, in your diet in order to heal. $50. The Atrium, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. RSVP, Natalie Benoit: 414651-2243. MilwaukeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com.

Secrets of the Adepts Workshop: Module I 7-9:30pm. This is the first module of a four-module series with James Phillips. $25, $79/four modules.

Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414-475-0105. UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org.

Spark of Life – 7:45-9:30pm. Open discussion about different healing myths in our culture, led by Dr Rebecca Eberle. Free. Wider Horizons Chiropractic, 3800 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa.

TUESDAY, MAY 12 Hara Meditation – 6:30-8:30pm. Fear holds us back from manifesting what we want. Anger is the counter measure to the limiting effects of fear. This is an advanced course for people who are ready to feel their feelings and take back power. $25/preregistered. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

Secrets of the Adepts Workshop: Module II – 7-9:30pm. This is the second module of a fourmodule series. $25. Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. UnityChurchIn Milwaukee.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 Designing an Alter Workshop – 6-8pm. Alters may be everywhere in your home. Do you have one with the perfect intention for what you want to manifest?

Learn to design one. $50/materials included. Wellness Center for Intentional Living, 890 Elm Grove Rd, Ste 201, Elm Grove. RSVP: 414-305-5319 or RSVP.CynthiaFlynn@gmail.com.

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Intuitive Development: Telepathy – 7-8:30pm.

Did you ever just know when your help was needed or someone was in danger? There are two forms of telepathy: mind reading, the ability to read someone’s mind, and thought reading, the ability to impress the mind of another with a thought. $30/ preregistered. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove.

Register: 262-787-3001.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 Garden Party and Seedling Sale – 10am-2pm.

Certified organic seedling sale, including tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, kale, ground cherries, fruit trees and more. Gardening workshop topics cover composting, soil heath, seedling care, transplanting and container gardening. Wellspring, 4382 Hickory Rd, West Bend. 414-522-6989. WellspringInc.org.

Advanced Animal Communication Workshop – May 16 & 17. 10am-4pm. Delve into your intuitive skills to connect more profoundly with the animal world, increasing communication and healing abilities within yourself. A powerful, magical class. Basic communication class required. $300/in advance, $325/day of. Petlicious 2217 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. RSVP: 262-548-0923. Petlicious.com.

Watercolor Dreaming – May 16, 18, 20. 10am and 6:30pm. Explore the dreamy medium of watercolors learning new watercolor painting techniques and creating an intuitive painting with your new skills. $35. True Creative You Art Studio, 521 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha. 262-955-0638.

Fermentation Workshop – 10:30am-12:30pm.

Learn the benefits of cultured foods. Class includes a demonstration of making a SCOBY and kombucha tea, hands-on sauerkraut making, hand-outs, recipes, kombucha starter, and a jar of homemade sauerkraut. $50. The Atrium, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. RSVP, Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243.

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Movie and Higher Brain Living Demo – 2-5pm.

A fun movie night and a presentation on activating your higher brain, opening you to a lifetime of happiness. Free. The Atrium at Rolling Spirit, 6169 B Industrial Ct, Greendale. 414-793-4168.

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SUNDAY, MAY 17 Holistic Healing with Herbs Certification – 10am–4:30pm. A 5-class overview of natural health, medicinal herbs and their holistic uses – mental, emotional, physical wellness, spiritual development, energy clearing and metaphysical – integrating natural and conventional medicine. $125/per class preregistered. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

The Soul’s Journey Program – 1-4:30pm. An educational and experiential seven-month series of classes designed to assist individuals in developing and integrating a spirit focused, heart-centered lifestyle. $777 or $120 per month. Center for WellBeing Lake Country LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. RSVP: 262-367-0607. C4WB.com.

MONDAY, MAY 18 Secrets of the Adepts Workshop: Module III 7-9:30pm. This is the third module of a four module series. $25. Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org.

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TUESDAY, MAY 19 Guided Group Meditation: Giving Invitation to the Divine – Is there a problem you can’t solve in your mind? Answer the call to go deeper; it’s there. Join us to find the solution. $15. Wellness Center for Intentional Living, 890 Elm Grove Rd, Ste 201, Elm Grove. RSVP: 414-305-5319 or rsvp.

CynthiaFlynn@gmail.com.

Secrets of the Adepts Workshop: Module IV 7-9:30pm. This is module four of the series. $25.

Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414-475-0105. UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Seniors Can Cook – 11am-12pm. Mediterranean cuisine is considered one of the healthiest diets in the world. No need to travel for taste of eating that has proven its worth for centuries. Free. Outpost Natural Foods, 7590 W Mequon Rd, Mequon. Judy: 414-431-3377x118. Outpost.coop.

mysteries of Ireland on this tour of the Emerald Island. Local, renowned guides will lead an exploration of ancient tombs and stone circles; take part in ceremonies in these ancient ruins. Golden Light Healing Retreat Center, Sobieski. 920-609-8277.

Full itinerary: GoldenLightHealing.net.

SATURDAY, MAY 23 Sound Healing and Meditation – 4-5pm. Meditate with the healing sounds of crystal singing bowls and vocal toning; awaken pure consciousness where deep healing occurs. $30. Ascended Gifts, 6728 W Morgan Ave, Milwaukee. 262-825-7481.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 Wellness University: Eating What Works, What Doesn’t – 6:30-7:30pm. Want to lose weight? Want to get off statins? Want better eyes, better intimacy, better sleep, better endurance? The keys to these are what you eat. $10 per person. Greensquare Center, Lower Level, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale.

More info: 414-446-5389 or Glvhealth.com.

The Adepts, Our Brothers – 7-8:30pm. Ed Abdill discusses The Mahatmas, authors of Letters to A.P. Sinnett. Talk to include information on the spiritual and material nature of the universe and ourselves, and the principles of living required to work for humanity as they do. Donation. Theosophical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. 414-745-9297.

Karma and Rebirth in Buddhism – 7-8:30pm. Contrary to the tenets of many religions, Buddha did not believe in a soul that transmigrates from life to life.

His process was one of conditioned becoming, governed by impersonal natural laws that do not require a creator nor a soul. Donation. Theosophical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. 414-745-9297.

THURSDAY, MAY 28

Multidimensional Sound Release – 8-8:45pm. For all who seek relaxation, release and restoration is meditation with the healing sounds of crystal singing bowls and vocal toning. $14. Coppertree Yoga Studio, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-825-7481.

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THURSDAY, MAY 21 Eating with the Seasons Cooking Class: Asparagus, Spinach and Chives – 5:30-7:30pm. Learn to select, cook and enjoy the flavors of produce in peak season. Demonstrations, group meal and recipes to take home. $45 suggested donation. NuGenesis, N68 W33208 County Rd K, Oconomowoc. 800969-3588. NugenesisFarm.org.

Let’s Tour the Mediterranean – 6-7:30pm. Mediterranean cuisine is considered one of the healthiest diets in the world. No need to travel for a taste of a way of eating that has proven its worth for centuries.

Free. Outpost Natural Foods, 7000 W State St, Wauwatosa. Judy: 414-431-3377x118. Outpost.coop.

Introduction to Reiki Workshop – 6:30-8pm. Get a peek behind the many doors that comprise the healing arts. Questions such as “How can I use Reiki in my home, career and life?” will be answered.

Experience your energy field and that of fellow students. $15/pre-registered. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001.

FRIDAY, MAY 22 Celtic Mysteries Tour – May 22-31. Explore the

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Somatorespiratory Integration (SRI) – 6:307:45pm. Learn to enhance your connection with your body using focused breathing exercises. Space limited. $10. Wider Horizons Chiropractic, 3800 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa. RSVP: 414-852-1330.

Victory Garden Initiative: Permaculture Basics – 9am-12pm. Permaculture is a design theory based on mimicking nature’s ecosystems. Learn how to use permaculture’s ethics and principles to create a more sustainable ecosystem in your yard. Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center St, Milwaukee. Register: VictoryGardenInitiative.org/classes.

Animal Reiki III – 10am-3pm. Receive the last Reiki symbol to become a Reiki master, promoting healing and well-being, and instilling the life force energy in a life changing way for animals and humans. Reiki I and II required. $150. Petlicious 2217 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. RSVP: 262-548-0923.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Workshop – 1-2pm.

CFS is a flu-like condition that can last for years, draining your energy and making life a chore.

Learn to identify the signs and symptoms. Nutrition response testing can aid in recovery. Free.

Santosha Fitness Yoga Studio, W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Delafield. 262-337-9065. SantoshaFitness.net.

plan ahead JUNE 2015 Ayurveda Energy Self-Healing – Weekly Jun 18 thru Aug 13. 9-11am. Learn to heal yourself in

this hands-on, experiential program. Expand your understanding of the energetic system and gain the tools to heal at the energetic, subtle level. $299/ includes manual. Ayurveda Wellness, 240 Regency Ct, Ste 203, Brookfield. Virtual attendance option: TinyURL.com/ofutc9v.

Victory Garden Initiative: Bee Keeping 101 – Jun 3. 6-8:30pm. Learn the basics of beekeeping including the hive, general care and how to be a part of their important role in the worldwide ecosystem.

Jazz Gallery, 926 East Center Street, Milwaukee.

Register: VictoryGardenInitiative.org/classes.

Informational Dinner – Jun 4. 6:30-7:45pm. Come hear Dr Rebecca Eberle speak about your health and wellness. Dinner is provided by Wider Horizons Chiropractic. Free. Sweet Tooth Café, 13336 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove.

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monday Crystal Healing Series – 6:30-9pm. Learn the basic of crystal/stone healing, how to use two crystal wands for healing, rules of thumb for stone/crystal layouts and more. $35. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. RSVP: 262-790-0748. FreeSpiritCrystals@gmail.com.

Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference – Jun 5-7.

Guest speakers, 60+ workshops, plants, walks, kids’ and teen camp, entertainment, marketplace, red tent, films, roundtable discussions on building the herbal community and more. See website for several important preconference workshops.

Camp Helen Brachman, Almond. MidwestWomens Herbal.com.

Beginner/Intermediate Yoga – 7pm. Relieve stress, gain flexibility, strength and balance. Emphasis is on proper alignment and breathing for a safe, healing practice. Led by Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $40/4 weeks, $12/class. Heritage Presbyterian Church, S63W13761 College Ave, Muskego. Register, Shelley: 414-217-4185. PureEnergyYoga.com.

Summer Solstice Reiki 1 Workshop – Jun 19. 9am3pm. Learn about Reiki energy, and how to use it for yourself and others. Dr Oz sats energy medicine is the medicine of the future. $200/materials, music cd and certificate included; $50/registration deposit.

The Atrium, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. RSVP, Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243. MilwaukeeReiki.

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JULY 2015 Rock Island Wilderness Retreat – Jul 30-Aug1. A weekend to connect with earth, air, fire and water, including hiking amid the island’s miles of trails, water blessing ceremony, give-away ceremony, despacho (prayer bundle) healing and fire ceremony. $295/includes round-trip ferry to the island, camping and meals. 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing@ bayland.net.

Whispers on the Wind Earth Medicine: Training – Jul 15-19. This four-part, year-long training in shamanism will teach core energy healing practices, power and soul retrieval, and assist in deepening your connection with Mother Earth and the world of spirit. Golden Light Healing Retreat Center, Green Bay. Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277.

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SEPTEMBER 2015 Creating Health & Harmony – Weekly Sep 15 thru Nov 3. 6:30-8:30pm. Enhance understanding and effective integration of the wellness tools through an accessible and usable learning format, self-exploratory activities, life coaching and your resource workbook for improved health and harmony. $299, $99/optional Ayurveda assessment. Ayurveda Wellness, 240 Regency Ct, Ste 203, Brookfield.

Register: TinyURL.com/p44l5ah.

Beginner/Intermediate Yoga – 9-10am or 6-7pm.

Relieve stress, gain flexibility, strength and balance.

Emphasis is on proper alignment and breathing for a safe, healing practice. Led by Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $44/4 weeks, $13/class. The Ommani Center, 1166 Quail Ct, #210, Pewaukee. Register: 414-217-4185. Shelley@PureEnergyYoga.com.

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Meditation for World Peace & Enlightenment – 7:30-8:15pm. Self-Realization Church, 2418 Mangold Ave, Milwaukee. More info: 414-444-2012.

Architecture of All Abundance Personal Renaissance Circle – 8:10-9:10pm. Phone reading and conversation circle. Life wisdom, feminine-spiritcentered sessions led by Anne Wondra. $10, $27/ monthly. Register, Anne Wondra: 262-544-4310.

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wednesday Gentle Healing Yoga – 10-11am. A gentle, individualized class ideal for those dealing with chronic aches and pains, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, cancer, post-injury or those interested in the gentle yoga style. $38/4 weeks, $11/class. YogAsana Studio, S75w17315 Janesville Rd, Muskego. Shelley: 414217-4185. PureEnergyYoga.com.

Gentle Yoga – 6pm. Gentle Yoga is designed to improve core strength, flexibility and balance. $10. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Avenue, Hartland. 414-881-8005.

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Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life – Mar 24-May 13. 7-9pm. Rev Sue Ellen Kelly’s class uses Gregg Levoy’s Callings and its passionate look at the search for authenticity. Love offering. Angel Light Center, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 414- 395-3831. TheUnity CenterOfLight.org.

friday Gentle Healing Yoga – 11am-12pm. Individualized class ideal for those dealing with chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, cancer or post-injury, or those interested in the gentle yoga style. Participate at your comfort/ability level. $13. The Barefoot Haven, 5628 Parking St, Greendale. Info, Shelley: 414-217-4185. PureEnergyYoga.com Eating Disorders and Yoga – 6:30pm. Eat, Breathe, Thrive pairs yoga teachers with group facilitators for a 6-week educational series integrating yoga, community building, mindfulness meditation and service work. The result is a Thrive Tribe and healthy habits of body and mind. Santosha, RidgePoint Center, W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Ste 102, Delafield.

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saturday Gentle Yoga – 8:30am. Gentle Yoga is designed to improve core strength, flexibility and balance. $10. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Avenue, Hartland. 414-881-8005.

C4WB.com.

Healing Spirit Flute Circle – 1-3pm. 2nd Sat. Come to play or just enjoy the soothing sounds of the traditional Native American flute. No musical experience or flute required. All ages welcome.

Tippecanoe Church, 125 W Saveland Ave, Bay View. More info, Glen: 262-794-2315. gdprun@ sbcglobal.net.

OCTOBER 2015 Peru Spiritual Journey – Oct 17-31. Explore the Andes from Machu Picchu—the city in the clouds—to Lake Titicaca—the birthplace of the Incas. You will be immersed in teachings and healing ceremonies with native medicine people. Info, Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing.net.

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classifieds Fee for classifieds is $1 per word per month. To place listing, email content to Publisher@NaturalMilwaukee.com.

Deadline is the 10th of the month.

communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural health care and green living in our community. To be included in the Community Resource Guide, email Publisher@NaturalMilwaukee.com to request our media kit.

AIR PURIFICATION

FOR RENT LARGE ROOM FOR RENT for holistic practitioner in Brookfield, located on Brookfield Rd. Call Lynne Austin 262-860-6021 or Jacque Stock 262-860-6020 for information.

MEQUON VACUUM CENTER

6619 W Mequon Rd, Mequon 262-242-4190 • MequonVacuum.com Protect your family from allergies and asthma with the IQAir HealthPro Plus air purifier, the #1-rated air purifier in the world, proven to filter the smallest, most harmful particles. See ad, page 5.

WOMAN’S RETREAT ROOM AVAILABLE by the week or month. 100 country acres. Call Rev. Bonnie at 414-940-2805.

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY S E E K I N G A L I C E N S E D / C E RT I F I E D , SPIRITUALLY BASED, HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER (counselor, wellness coach, energy worker, nutritionist, body worker) to join the staff at Lake Country Wellness & Counseling. If you long to work with a collaborative team of like-minded, supportive partners in a serene, professional setting, then contact Diane Garrison, Ph.D. 262-844-7793 or DGarrison@earthlink.net.

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION/ HEALING ALL SPIRIT HEALING

Stacy Krafczyk • 414-460-4781 AllSpiritHealing.com Stacy Krafczyk specializes in Animal Communication, intuitive readings, after life communication, energy work and healing for both people and animals that helps promote physical and emotional well-being.

ANIMAL CONNECTING AND HEALING

Natural Awakenings encourages you to RECYCLE

Aimee Lawent Beach 414-732-9860 AnimalConnectingAndHealing@yahoo.com Aimee is a Healing Touch for Animals (HTA) Practitioner and animal communicator. HTA restores harmony and balance to an animal’s energy system and works cooperatively with traditional veterinary care.

AYURVEDA AYURVEDA WELLNESS

Jamie Durner, CAP 240 Regency Ct, Ste 201, Brookfield 262-389-5835 Natural health for chronic conditions including digestive disorders, women’s issues, aging with ease, and brain longevity.

Personalized programs, detoxification, hands-on therapies and corporate wellness. 20+ years holistic health experience.

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CHIROPRACTIC WIDER HORIZONS CHIROPRACTIC 3800 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa 414-852-1330 WiderHorizonsChiropractic.com

D r. R e b e c c a E b e r l e i s a chiropractor specializing in Natural Spinal Analysis (NSA) chiropractic care, a gentle approach safe for all ages, n e w b o r n t o a d u l t . See ad, page 19.

CRYSTALS ANGEL LIGHT CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS

13000 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove 262-787-3001 • AngelLightLLC.com Our Crystal Emporium features unique and exquisite crystals, stones and natural stone jewelry at affordable prices. Crystal Workshops and therapeutic Crystal Healing sessions also available.

FREE SPIRIT CRYSTALS

4763 N 124 St, Butler • 262-790-0748 FreeSpiritCrystals.com Besides selling beautiful stones and crystals, we offer a variety of healing sessions, crystal healing classes, Reiki, astrology, tarot readings and spiritual counseling.

See ad, page 11.

DENTISTRY BIOMIMETIC DENTISTRY

Bryan Schwartz DDS Steve Carini DDS 222 N Franklin St, Port Washington 262-284-2662 We specialize in Biomimetic (tooth conservation) Dentistry and natural/ holistic dental care. Committed to informing, educating, and supporting each client, empowering them to be their own healthcare advocate. See ad, page 9.

INTEGRATIVE DENTAL SOLUTIONS N35 W23770 Capitol Dr, Pewaukee 262-691-4555 • MyNaturalDentist.com

“…Because a healthy Body, starts with a healthy Mouth.”

Our office specializes in treating the cause of the problem and not just the symptoms; we offer the latest advances in dentistry. See ad, page 5.

EDUCATION NEW WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOL 1101 W Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee 414-351-6000 • NWMS.info

New World offers an authentic, internationally accredited Montessori education that nurtures the whole child in a happy, calm, and peaceful setting. Ages 18 months to 10 years. See ad, page 13.

HOLISTIC HEALING CENTER FOR WELL-BEING Sandra Anderson, MIN 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland 262-367-0607 • c4wb.com

Sandra Anderson is certified in advanced energy medicine techniques and practices for supporting individuals who are looking for holistic approaches in attaining fulfillment and wellbeing. See ad, page 19.

GOLDEN LIGHT HEALING

Amy Wilinski, Shamanic Energy Practitioner/ Reiki Master • 920-609-8277 GoldenLightHealing.net Discover your gifts with one of our many offerings! Offering healing sessions and training in Milwaukee and Green Bay area in Reiki, Shamanism, Intuition, Mediumship and much more.

LYNNE CAROL AUSTIN 262-860-6021 LynneCarolAustin.com

Twenty-one years in healing the body and soul. Massage, Reiki healer/teacher, Shamanic, Sound and Emotional Release. Classes and workshops. Author and speaker. See ad, page 24.

NATALIE BENOIT

The Atrium 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale 414-651-2243 MilwaukeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com Wellness coach, guide, consultant, educator, and Reiki practitioner since 2000. Specializing in disease reversal with natural evidencebased therapies. Emphasis on functional, alternative, complementary and energy medicines.

BYERS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

414-369-3685 ByersFunctionalMedicine.com 4433 N Oakland Ave, Suite B, Shorewood Holistic medical care that integrates personalized, natural health solutions with diet, lifestyle and supplements and the latest technology in lab testing and evidence-based medicine.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE – FAMILY PRACTICE

PURBALANCE YOGA THERAPY Janet Golownia 414-254-7889 Info@PurBalanceYogaTherapy.com

As a 30-year multiple sclerosis thriver, Janet brings her personal experience as a certified yoga therapist and health coach to guide others in their own personal healing journey. See ad, page 11.

PURE ENERGY YOGA

Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT, Reiki Master/Teacher PureEnergyYoga.com • 414-217-4185 Reiki healing sessions and instruction, yoga classes for all in Pewaukee, Muskego, Greendale.

Restore balance, health and wellbeing in mind, body and spirit.

HYPNOTHERAPY HOLDING THE KEYS

Joseph Siegworth MM, BFA,CMT 414-839-6682 Allow Joseph to help you shift and transform your life using several modalities including Matrix Energetics, Yuen Method, Dolores C a n n o n ’s Q u a n t u m H e a l i n g Hypnosis Therapy, sound.

THUROW PRIMARY PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE Sharon K Thurow, FNP, BC 216 N Green Bay Rd, Thiensville 262-242-3966

Our philosophy is to treat our patients as we would want ourselves and our families treated through holistic, evidence-based medicine.

LAWNCARE/LANDSCAPE SERVICES ECO HARMONY LANDSCAPE

414-810-5858 info@EcoHarmonyLandscaping.com Mike.EcoHarmony@gmail.com EcoHarmonyLandscaping.com Ecologically minded, full-service landscape company servicing SE Wisconsin. Specializing in sustainable ideas and low-maintenance solutions.

Professional Craftsmanship Inspired by Nature. See ad, page 24.

Motherhood:

All love begins and ends there.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE BROOKFIELD LONGEVITY AND HEALTHY LIVING CLINIC 17585 W North Ave, #160 262-784-5300 • LiveLongMD.com

~Robert Browning

Specializing in Anti-Aging Medicine.

Board certified, fellowship trained.

Combining the best of traditional medicine with a holistic approach to weight loss using hormone balancing, detoxification and control of inflammation. IV therapies including Myer’s, glutathione, vitamins and minerals.

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LACEWING

Diane Olson-Schmidt • 414-793-3652 LaceWingGdcs@att.net Garden consultation, instruction, landscape design, wildflowers and woodland gardens, prairies, small ponds, rain gardens, landscape maintenance, organic lawn care.

Organic landscape practices in all habitats. See ad, page 16.

CONSCIOUS MASSAGE

Rebecca deVogel, LMT 414-839-0242 Sussex/Lisbon & Brookfield/Elm Grove RebeccaDeVogel.com Energy-rich, intuitive bodywork embraces the more of you, bringing ease and vibrant health to every aspect of life. Specializing in relaxation, lomi lomi, deep tissue and therapeutic massage.

LIFE COACH MATERNITY WELLNESS

TRUE CREATIVE YOU

262-955-0638 TrueCreativeYou.com TrueCreativeYou@aol.com Cecelia Blenker M.Ed, certified life coach and artist, offers personal growth, creative expression and wellness through life coaching and art classes for the soul. See ad, page 10.

ANNAPURNA AYURVEDA & YOGA

Heather Burkart, CAP, RYT Well-Rounded Maternity Center, Bay View 414-719-8923 Holistic solutions for women’s wellness issues including reproductive health, pregnancy, and postpartum. Healing diets, natural remedies, herbs. Prenatal yoga and dancing for birth classes.

WONDERSPIRIT SOUL COACHING

Anne Wondra • 262-544-4310 2312 N Grandview Blvd, Ste 101, Waukesha WonderSpirit.com Soul coach, spiritual teacher, life re-story-or, writer. Grow your greatness; our soul didn’t come here to hide. Classes, groups, femininespirit-centered spiritual counselor director. See ad, page 31.

MASSAGE ACTIVE BODY WELLNESS

Rob Reader, LMT: 414-721-6942 Wendy Halfpap, LMT: 414-839-7688 909 W Mequon Rd, Mequon Let your body play to its full potential with the benefits of therapeutic massage. Relieve chronic and acute pain, accelerate recovery time, and experience the benefits of postural alignment. See ad, page 11.

GOOD HARVEST MARKET

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