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letter from publisher In the February letter from the publisher (visit the archives at NA-GBRI.com or scan the QR code at the bottom of this letter), I promised an update on my experiment with radical change. I’m happy to share that it went and continues to go just smashingly as of this writing. In short, I had reached a critical point in December 2021 which caused me to question everything. I felt like an imposter that had spent years hiding “behind the paper” in my business. It came down to self-inflicted mandatory radical change; one way or another something had to change. I had drawn the proverbial line in the sand and was either going to sell my business and get a 9-to-5 or make some other significant, yet-to-be-determined changes. I opted for starting a free mental toughness program called 75Hard. Essentially, there are five rules that must be followed on a consistent and daily basis for 75 days straight. These include two, 45-minute workouts (one of which must be outside – regardless of the weather), read 10 pages of a non-fiction book, drink one gallon of water, pick an eating plan and stick to it (no cheat meals, no alcohol) and a daily progress picture. If participants fail just one tiny aspect like drinking 125 ounces of water instead of 128 ounces, or accidentally ingesting food that’s not on your food plan, you must start over at day one. Of course, there are no “75Hard police” to force anyone to start over. This is a significant part of completing the program successfully; learning to hold oneself accountable through personal integrity. As it turns out, while I’m sure it’s not for everyone, 75Hard was the perfect mental toughness program for me. Aside from the obvious benefits of weight loss and looser fitting clothing, I’ve gained discipline, clarity, self-trust, self-confidence, increased energy and an overall lighter feeling physically and emotionally. I would highly recommend everyone seek and find a program that fits your lifestyle. There are countless options available as a quick internet search will easily prove. Having a coach is also very helpful. Check out the Community Resource Guide in the back of the magazine for some wonderful coaches who have dedicated their lives to helping others improve their quality of life and achieve more of what they want out of life. In this month’s feature article by Sheryl DeVore, “Why We Need Wild Places: How to Invite Nature Back into Our Lives and Landscapes,” the author offers tips on creating a wild space at home. I’m excited to channel some of the personal renewable energy I’ve gained this winter into creating a bit of wilderness in my backyard. I’ll be planting wildflowers for the mighty pollinators, the bees and butterflies. If you have a yard, why not join me and post pictures of your planned wilderness on our Facebook page? With warm wishes for catching a breath of fresh air this spring. Peace,
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Seeking Input of Integrative Therapy Practitioners
CONNECT & THRIVE (CAT) is seeking the input of integrative health practitioners and providers via a short SurveyMonkey survey to better understand their offerings and needs. CAT is a social impact company for breast, ovarian, endometrial (uterine) and cervical cancer previvors (those that are at risk for these diagnoses), patients and survivors. CAT offers access to reputable and affordable practitioners (services) and providers (products) that can help women prevent the occurrence of cancer, navigate a cancer diagnosis through to survivorship and prevent the recurrence of cancer. CAT was created for women to connect and enter into secure transactional financial engagements with a carefully curated community of practitioners and providers that can help them thrive. CAT’s focus is on holistic health—supplementing conventional medicine with such integrative therapies as acupuncture, exercise, massage, meditation, nutrition and diet, psychotherapy, reiki and yoga. “When it comes to the treatment of women’s cancers, there has traditionally been a dichotomy between Western and Eastern medicine,” says CEO and founder Christine G. Anastos. “This is further exacerbated by the fact that the majority of research and funding for these diseases is focused on diagnosis, treatment and cure as opposed to prevention and healing. It is time to stop focusing on remission as a cure by supplementing conventional medicine with practitioners that specialize in integrative therapies.” For more information, call 617-501-1541 . Scan the QR code or visit SurveyMonkey.com/r/ RPDFFZB to take the survey. Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in
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Laughter and Wisdom for Challenging Times
A new, locally published book, Jump in the Holes: and Other Small Ways to Live Your Biggest Life, by Rhode Island author Wendy Z. Lewis, blends spirituality with humor to produce what Lewis coins “kick ass inspiration.” A certified reflexologist, Lewis operates Prana Reflexology, in Warwick, Rhode Island. She’s also a lifelong writer who has shared her passion for wellness as a corporate health writer for CVS Health, Rhode Island’s Lifespan hospitals and many well-known consumer brands. Jump in the Holes began as a weekly blog. Busy with her corporate writing and reflexology clients, Lewis had plenty of story ideas, but no time to share them. When Lewis faced three major life transitions in rapid succession—a corporate layoff, divorce and her 50th birthday—she challenged herself to write a blog post every week during her 50th year. She says, “I had weathered some of life’s greatest trials, and I wanted to share the wisdom I’d learned from their lessons.” Jump in the Holes features the best of those essays in a refreshing departure from puppies-and-rainbows motivational fluff. Inside, readers will find spirited reflections inspired by naked bugs, clip-in cycling shoes, “fucket lists” and more. With wry humor, poignant wit and the occasional swear word, Lewis delivers practical, spiritual and philosophical wisdom for the realities of today’s world.
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The PVD Tree Plan Seeks Community Input
April 29 marks the 150th anniversary of National Arbor Day, yet tree planting goes far beyond this one holiday, and one of the most exciting initiatives being launched in Rhode Island is the PVD Tree Plan. This is a city-wide effort led by BIPOC residents living in Providence neighborhoods with few trees. Central to planning is a community survey to assess the needs, ideas and priorities of the people most impacted by tree inequity. By interacting with and learning from the city’s residents, the PVD Tree Plan will form a vision and action plan for creating a resilient urban forest that equitably distributes the critical infrastructure of trees to all residents. To learn more, take the survey or get more involved, visit PVDTreePlan.org.
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Revive the Roots is working to buy Rhode Island's historic Mary Mowry house and five-acre property from the Smithfield Land Trust to continue its preservation and development as a hub for the community. The volunteer-run nonprofit has submitted $350,000 in grant requests, launched an online campaign and is seeking support from donors and local businesses to secure funds and close on the $415,000 sale by June 30. By purchasing the Mary Mowry House and five-acre property, Revive the Roots would protect the house and lands for future generations to enjoy. Without this sale, the Smithfield Land Trust may be forced to sell the land to a private owner or developer, turning a community shared space over to private ownership and leaving the historic farmhouse vulnerable to neglect or demolition. Under Revive the Roots’ care, this land, which is part of the Woonasquatucket River Shed and the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, will continue to thrive. Mowry Commons is open to the public sunup to sundown, 365 days a year. To donate to the campaign, text GROW to 401-399-4644 or call 401-305-0539. For information about volunteering, events and programs, visit ReviveTheRoots.org.
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The Quantum Healing Universe, located in Saugus, Massachusetts, is a new holistic center offering modalities that use the body’s natural healing capabilities to bring the body, mind, spirit and environs into balance. The center uses bio-communication technology to scan the individual for imbalances and formulate customized remedies using the Quantec scanning device (Q-device). The Q-device and therapy is referred to as the “brains” of the center, and at the “heart” of it are healthcare professionals—trained in integrative disciplines including therapeutic counseling, massage, crystal light, aromatherapy, sound therapy, feng shui, Access Bars and more. Founded by Brazilian-born Cileimmar Oliveira, the Quantum Healing Universe opened in late 2021 as the first walk-in center in the U.S. offering Q—therapy (in-person and virtually). In February, the center introduced its core team of practitioners that are ready to welcome people to experience quantum healing. Meet them in person at the Spring Health & Wellness Show at the Westin Waltham Hotel, April 3, (see Event Brief on page 11) and the 3rd Brazilian Entrepreneurs Fair on April 24. For more information, visit QuantumHealingUniverse.com. See ad on page 11 and Resource Guide on page 35.
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Join Kristen Reed, a board-certified holistic nurse and certified health and wellness coach, for a virtual 21-Day Spring MindBody Reset from April 25 to May 15. The program is designed for overwhelmed, overstressed women that want accountability and guidance backed by research, proven to get results and cuts out the fluff. Most importantly, everything in the program is completely doable for women lacking time and energy through small, consistent changes in their daily routines. Kristen Reed Participants will receive weekly, live, group coaching, live food demos, access to a resource library, live self-care sessions, individual health coaching, daily emails and more. After the 21 days, individuals will feel more energized, focused and vibrant, and inspired to truly care for themselves in ways that are best for them. Moreover, they will be healthier and happier in body and mind, and ready and able to properly manage stress and increase resilience. Cost: $397. Location: online. For more information, visit NursingYourWay ToWellness.com.
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Get mini-treatments, buy and sample products and learn about ways to be and stay healthy at the Spring Health and Wellness Show taking place from 10 a.m to 3 p.m., April 3, at the Waltham Westin Hotel. Meet and interact with local health and wellness professionals in the following areas: acupuncture, aquatics, at-home care, CBD oils, chiropractic, compounding pharmacy, customized flexibility services, cryotherapy, dentistry, emotional freedom technique (EFT) tapping, essential oils, exercise equipment, financial health, flotation therapy, halotherapy, health clubs, health coaching, healthy snacks, hearing aids, herbalism, infrared sauna, IV therapy, massage, medical aesthetics, nutritional response testing, organic teas and coffee, personal training, reflexology, reiki, skin products, specialty footwear, specialty mattresses, vitamins and supplements, and weight loss. Cost: $5. Location: 70 Third Ave., Waltham. For more information, call 508-4606656 or visit HealthAndWellnessShow.net.
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Eat Lots of Fiber to Improve Melanoma Outcomes A new type of immunotherapy that enables T-cells to fight cancer cells is proving hopeful for people with the deadly skin cancer melanoma, and a new study has found that a high-fiber diet improves the effectiveness of the therapy. Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported in Science that, by analyzing the gut microbiome in hundreds of patients, they found that higher dietary fiber intake was linked with disease non-progression among patients receiving immune checkpoint blockade therapy compared to patients eating little fiber. The results were strongest in patients that ate the most dietary fiber, but did not take probiotics, a finding that was replicated with lab animals.
Practice Good Dental Care to Lower Heart and Cognitive Risks A whopping 47 percent of U.S. adults over 30 have periodontal disease, and the consequences can be severe for their physical and mental health, suggests a new study in the journal BMJ Open. Researchers from the UK University of Manchester followed 64,379 people diagnosed with periodontal disease, including gingivitis, marked by swollen and red gums, as well as periodontitis, in which gums pull away from the tooth and bone or teeth are lost. The subjects, with an average age of 44, were compared over an average of three years to 251,161 people without the disease. Those with periodontal disease had a 37 percent higher risk of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety and serious mental illness; a 33 percent higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases like arthritis, Type 1 diabetes and psoriasis; an 18 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, stroke and vascular dementia; and a 26 percent higher risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. “This research provides further, clear evidence why healthcare professionals need to be vigilant for early signs of gum disease and how it can have wide-reaching implications for a person’s health, reinforcing the importance of taking a holistic approach when treating people,” says Caroline Aylott, head of research delivery at the University of Birmingham Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research.
Fenugreek, an herb used in Indian curries and Middle Eastern cuisine, has been shown in studies to increase breast milk production in women, and a 12-week study of 100 men has found that it also boosts male testosterone and fertility. A research team at King George’s Medical University, in Lucknow, India, gave 500 milligrams a day of an extract made from fenugreek seeds to men that ranged in ages from 35 to 60. Sperm motility, or movement, significantly increased at eight and 12 weeks of treatment, while abnormal sperm morphology significantly decreased at 12 weeks. Testosterone levels, cholesterol markers and libido also improved. Higher levels of alertness were documented, along with lower blood pressure. 12
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Plastic On its Way Out at National Parks A poll by Ipsos conducted for the ocean conservation group Oceana last November found that 82 percent of registered U.S. voters responding would like the National Park Service to stop selling and distributing single-use plastic items. The survey revealed broad appreciation for national parks, with around four in five respondents saying they had been to a park and 83 percent of previous park visitors looking forward to a return visit. Oceana Plastics Campaign Director Christy Leavitt says, “These polling results indicate that Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, want our parks to be unmarred by the pollution caused by single-use plastic.” The results show broad support for a campaign led by Oceana and more than 300 other environmental organizations which sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking the parks to end the sale and distribution of plastic beverage bottles, bags, foodware and cutlery, and plastic foam products. The proposed Reducing Waste in National Parks Act would see such a policy enacted if passed. “The National Park Service was created to preserve these natural and historic spaces, and in order to truly uphold that purpose, it needs to ban the sale and distribution of single-use plastic items, many of which will end up polluting our environment for centuries to come, despite being used for only a moment,” says Leavitt.
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Airless Tires Increase Safety, Limit Waste Michelin’s new airless tires don’t puncture, so they should last longer, which means fewer tires will need to be produced, thus limiting waste. Their Unique Puncture Proof Tire System (UPTIS) is an important step on the road to sustainability. The company notes that millions of tires end up in landfills early because of puncture damage, along with all the tires that are old and worn out. Disposed tires can become fire hazards, releasing gases, heavy metals and oil into the environment. The U.S. alone produced more than 260 million scrapped tires in 2019. The new tires can also be made from recycled plastic waste, according to industry publication Interesting Engineering. UPTIS, in development for more than a decade, combines an aluminum wheel with a special “tire” around it comprised of a plastic matrix laced with and reinforced by glass fibers. This outer tire is designed to be flexible, yet strong enough to support the car. Michelin Technical and Scientific Communications Director Cyrille Roget says, “It was an exceptional experience for us, and our greatest satisfaction came at the end of the demonstration when our passengers ... said they felt no difference compared with conventional tires.” Goodyear has announced that the Jacksonville, Florida, Transportation Authority will be piloting the company’s own version of an airless tire on its fleet of autonomous vehicles.
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Industrial Farming is Bad for Birds Researchers at the University of British Columbia found that increased farm sizes resulted in a 15 percent decline in bird diversity. Frederik Noack, assistant professor in the Food and Resource Economics Group, part of their faculty of land and food systems, says, “Wildlife is a good indicator of a healthy agroecosystem, and one thing we wanted to understand was the link between farm size and biodiversity in surrounding areas.” A diverse bird population provides natural pest control and maintenance of an overall healthy ecosystem. They studied how various farming indicators impacted the diversity of local birds in the farmland bordering the former “Iron Curtain” in Germany. On the Western side of the former political border, farms are five times larger than on the Eastern side, a legacy of Communist farm collectivization. Sharp differences in farm size remain along the former border, providing an opportunity to study the impact on biodiversity in an ecologically similar environment. Noack says, “Our results show that the negative impact of increased farm size can be mitigated by conserving land cover diversity within the agricultural landscape. In practice, this could mean incentivizing riparian buffer strips, forest patches, hedgerows or agroforestry.” Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in
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Expiration Dates When to Eat or Toss Food
Experts advise that food that doesn’t show signs of spoilage after a specified date can still be eaten. Instead of allowing a package date to dictate the lifecycle of food, we can rely on an item’s look, smell and taste to make that decision. To become better stewards of the environment, we need to become food conservationists—purchase only what we will consume, plan meals to cook the most perishable items first, scrape the fuzz off sour cream or yogurt, snip off the mold on a block of cheese, freeze items we aren’t going to consume in a timely manner, and eat everything on our plates.
Freeze by date denotes when an item should be frozen to maintain peak quality. Americans waste about 40 percent of the food supply every year, which translates to billions of pounds of edible food rotting in landfills and generating dangerous greenhouse gases, along with the dollars leaking out of our wallets. We squander limited resources like water and fuel and needlessly uptick our carbon footprint to produce and transport food that will never be consumed. One major contributor to this problem is expiration labeling—those ambiguous “best before” or “sell by” dates on canned goods, prepared foods, egg cartons, milk jugs and meat packages. Consumers are not quite sure what they mean, and as a result, they often throw out ingredients that are perfectly good to eat. Except for baby formula, the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not require or regulate date labels. Generated by food manufacturers, these cryptic markings convey information about the quality and freshness of products rather than their safety.
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Sell by date tells a retailer how long to display the product for sale. ACTUAL FOOD LIFE SPAN Milk lasts seven to 10 days after the “sell by” date. If it smells bad, chuck it. Otherwise, it’s safe. Eggs typically stay fresh in the fridge three to five weeks past the “pack date.” Meat should be cooked or frozen within two days of bringing it home. Cheese lasts refrigerated from one to eight weeks. Harder, aged varietals last longer. It’s safe to remove mold and continue enjoying the rest. Canned goods don’t expire. The “best by” or “use by” dates only relate to peak freshness, flavor and texture. Store in a cool, dark place, and don’t buy bulging, dented, leaking or rusted cans. Fruits and vegetables with blemishes taste the same, are a fraction of the cost and safe to eat.
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Why We Need Wild Places How to Invite Nature Back into Our Lives and Landscapes
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On a blustery day, Julian Hoffman stood outdoors and watched wild bison grazing in the restored grassland of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, fewer than 50 miles from downtown Chicago. For him, it was a wild place, affording a glimpse of what North America looked like hundreds of years ago when bison roamed the continent by the millions. “We’re witnessing, in a way that’s both terrible and tragic, just what the profound cost is of continuing to destroy the natural world,” he writes. Saving wild places is critical for human health and well-being, say both scientists and environmentalists. But defining what a wild place is or what the word wilderness means can be difficult, says Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places. “If wilderness means a place untouched by humans, then none is left,” he says. Even the set-aside wildernesses where no one may have ever stepped have been altered through climate change, acid rain and other human interventions. Humans are also losing the wilderness that is defined as land set aside solely for plants and creatures other than humans. Prominent naturalist David Attenborough, whose most recent documentary is A Life on Our Planet, says that in 1937, when he was a boy, about 66 percent of the world’s wilderness areas remained. By 2020, it was down to 35 percent. A wild place can be as spectacular as Yellowstone, a 3,500-squaremile national park in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, filled with hot springs, canyons, wolves, and elk. It can also be as simple as a sky filled with a murmuration, or gathering, of thousands of swooping starlings, which once caused two teens to stop taking selfies and photograph the
natural scene above them instead, as Hoffman witnessed in Great Britain. Such regions that offer vast tracts of natural beauty and biodiversity are even found in and around major cities like Chicago, says Chicagoland nature blogger Andrew Morkes. “A wild place is also where you don’t see too many people, or any people, and you can explore,” he says. “You can walk up a hill and wonder what’s around the next bend.” “A wild place could be a 15-minute drive from home where we can walk among plants in a meadow, or a treelined street, or front and back yard, if landscaped with wild creatures in mind,” says Douglas Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts with Your Yard.
Sustaining Our Species “We need these places to save ourselves,” says Tallamy, who heads the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. “Humans are totally dependent on the production of oxygen and clean water, and that happens with the continued existance of flowering plants, which are dependent on the continued existence of all the pollinators. When you lose the pollinators, you lose 90 percent of the flowering plants on the Earth. That is not an option if we want to stay alive and healthy.” Our mental and emotional health is also at stake. According to a recent overview in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, studies have shown that natural settings can lower blood pressure, reduce depression and anxiety, and help the immune system function better. People have saved wild places over time, of course. “The world’s ancient redwoods are still with us today because people in the early 1900s fought to protect and preserve what they could already see was rapidly diminishing,” Hoffman says. “In the year 2022, we are the beneficiaries of those past actions. Yet less than 5 percent of those old-growth redwood groves are left, and we live in an age where we’re losing an extraordinary range of wild species; for example, 3 billion birds have disappeared from the skies of North America in just the past 50 years. That’s why people need to continue to fight for wild spaces.”
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Community Crusaders In researching his book, Hoffman went looking for wildspace struggles. In Glasgow, Scotland, he met people that fought to save an urban meadow from being turned into a luxury home development. “I’d never experienced as much joy in any one place as when I spent time with the community fighting to preserve this tiny meadow,” he recalls. “They campaigned and lobbied politicians, and eventually, the government backed down. And now the whole community is able to enjoy this site where a lot of urban wildlife thrives.” Once-wild places may also need human help to again become wild refuges. The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, where Hoffman saw the buffalo, “was once an arsenal for the production of extraordinary quantities of ordnance for a number of wars,” he says. After hundreds of die-hard Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in
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CREATING A WILD SPACE AT HOME In their book The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, University of Delaware ecology professor Douglas Tallamy and landscape designer Rick Darke show how to create wild spaces in yards, including what and where to plant and how to manage the land. They advise homeowners to: Stop using pesticides and herbicides. Replace non-native plants with those native to the region. Reduce lawn space, converting it to native plants. Leave leaf litter, withering plants and dying trees alone to provide shelter and food for wildlife. n Create a small pond or another water feature. n n n n
“Mourning cloak butterflies overwinter as mature adults. If you say, ‘Hey, let’s just clean up all of that so-called leaf litter,’ you could be cleaning up the habitat of mourning cloaks and killing them,” says Darke, who has served as a horticultural consultant for botanic gardens and other public landscapes in Texas, Maryland, New York, Illinois and Delaware. “That’s not litter. It’s meaningful habitat. “A dead tree in your home landscape, called a snag, often contributes as much to the local ecology as a living tree,” he adds. “For example, woodpeckers build nests in holes or cavities in a snag, and countless insects find shelter and nourishment in the organic material of the snag.”
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volunteers dug out invasive plants, scattered seed and documented wildlife on the 18,000-acre prairie, visitors can now walk among big bluestem and golden alexander, and listen for the sweet song of meadowlarks in the grasslands and chorus frogs in the wetlands. Conservation volunteers working to save wild places hail from every state. In fact, nearly 300,000 volunteers contribute more than 6.5 million hours of volunteer service a year to the U.S. National Park Service, from leading tours to studying wildlife and hosting campgrounds. One doesn’t have to be an environmental crusader to save wild places, Hoffman stresses. Exploring local wild places and sharing them with others can help save them, as well. “We can only protect those places that we love,” he says. “And we can only love those places that we know.” Sadly, roughly 100 million people, including 28 million children, do not have access to a quality park within 10 minutes of home, according to The Trust for Public Land. Projects, such
as the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, which enables urban communities to create outdoor spaces, can help. The U.S. Department of the Interior committed $150 million to the program in 2021. “Every child in America deserves to have a safe and nearby place to experience the great outdoors,” says Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
A Homegrown National Park Tallamy says one of the most important ways to get people to appreciate and save wild places is to begin in their own yards. “We have wilderness designations. We have national forests. We have national parks. We have 12 percent of the U.S. protected from development,” he says. “Yet, we are in the sixth great extinction. Our parks and our preserves are not enough. My point is that we have got to focus on the areas outside of parks and preserves.” He urges what he calls a “homegrown national park,” in which homeowners, land managers and farmers create a habitat by replacing invasive plants with native species. Tallamy speaks from experience. He lives on a 10-acre former farm in Oxford, Pennsylvania. “It had been mowed for hay and when we moved in, very little life was here,” he says. “We have been rebuilding the eastern deciduous forest here, getting invasive plants under control and replanting with species that ought to be here.” He’s now counted more than 1,400
different species of moths on his property and documented 60 species of birds nesting within the landscape. “We have foxes who raise their kits in the front yard,” he says. Lots of acreage is not required, he says. In Kirkwood, Missouri, homeowners created a wild place on sixtenths of an acre on which they’ve documented 149 species of birds. “If one person does it, it’s not going to work,” he stresses. “The point is to get those acres connected. When everybody adopts this as a general landscape culture, it’s going to help tremendously. By rewilding your yard, you are filling in spaces between the true wild places and natural areas. The reason our wild spaces are not working in terms of conservation is because they are too small and too isolated. Even the biggest national parks are too small or too isolated.” Tallamy says people can create wild spaces in their yards by reducing the amount of lawn they have or even getting rid of it. They can grow native plants and discontinue the use of pesticides and herbicides, which are disrupting ecological function of wild places the world over, as research shows. Hoffman agrees, “We’ve cultivated a culture of tidiness. It’s actually very easy to welcome wildlife into your home places, often by doing fewer things, by not bringing the leaf blower out and by leaving some dead wood where it fell, which creates important shelters for insects, for example.
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“Such wild yard spaces encourage wonder. Suddenly, the kids are out there and they can be absolutely fascinated by a small glittering beetle. For me, to experience the wild is to go to the shore of a lake, to be present in the mystery, to be among the lake’s reed beds, to see a marsh harrier sleek out of those reeds and to know you’re part of something much larger,” he says. “There’s so much joy and beauty and complexity in being in the presence of other lives besides human.” That in itself is reason enough to save wild places. Sheryl DeVore has written six books on science, health and nature, as well as health and environmental stories for national and regional publications. Read more at SherylDeVore.wordpress.com.
LEARN MORE The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative, by Florence Williams Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places, by Julian Hoffman A Life on Our Planet, Netflix documentary by David Attenborough Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts with Your Yard, by Douglas Tallamy The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, by Rick Darke and Douglas Tallamy
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Nature Speaks Storytelling Connects Kids to the Natural World
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Children are natural storytellers with imaginations that shape their play and learning. In outdoor settings, everything from puddles to pine cones can engage children and draw them closer to the natural world, opening up a lifelong appreciation of natural environments. Connecting with nature also improves creativity, academic performance and attentiveness, while reducing stress and aggressive behavior, a body of research shows. Organizations, like the Wilderness Awareness School, a Duvall, Washing20
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ton-based nonprofit, work to help children and adults cultivate healthy relationships with nature, community and self. “We find that children who feel at home in the outdoors are often more resourceful, creative and allow for curiosity to naturally unfold,” says Leah Carlson, director of marketing and communications at Wilderness Awareness School. “Allowing them to play freely and explore in nature is a wonderful way to build resilience and
“We find that children who feel at home in the outdoors are often more resourceful, creative and allow for curiosity to naturally unfold.” –Leah Carlson resourcefulness. When children can be intrigued through a story, it also allows them to understand their own outdoor experiences. They become more adept at finding new solutions to problems using the tools they have access to and creative thinking.” Weaving storytelling into their programs helps children understand their outdoor experiences. “Regular time spent with experienced nature mentors, playing games, exploring unique plants and animals and getting excited about the possibilities of nature is how a connection begins. When children are outside, the characters of these stories are the plants, animals, rocks and landforms around them. The suburban tree that was always an obstacle on the sidewalk can be seen through new eyes as a dragon, monkey bars or a red alder,” Carlson explains. Megan Zeni, a public school teacher in Steveston, British Columbia, says there is a global body of research that shows every measure of wellness is improved through time spent outside. She teaches solely outdoors, ensuring that her students have exposure to nature regardless of which neighborhood they live in. “In our modern world, higher-income families generally have better access to green spaces. Incorporating outdoor activities into the school day gives children equitable exposure to nature and outdoor learning,” she explains. Zeni uses both non-fiction and fiction storytelling approaches to teaching. “To learn about water cycles, I’ll have kids jump in puddles, observe where the water goes and track where it is in the community. They’ll then relay a factbased story based on their observations and experiences. For a lesson on squirrels, I’ll ask the students to imagine where their habitat is, who their family is and what they eat. We use loose parts, which are open-ended items, such as pine cones and sticks, to creatively illustrate the story. “By using storytelling as a measure of knowledge, it is
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more equitable for students who don’t perform as well using traditional test and essay methods,” she says. Listening to a child’s story can also reveal misconceptions that can be clarified through further exploration and instruction. Storytelling can take on many forms and be enhanced with the use of props. As the artistic director of Rootstock Puppet Co., based in Chicago, Mark Blashford performs puppet theater rooted in stories that promote mutual kindness and ecological awareness. “Puppets are remarkable storytelling agents because, not only can they play characters and support narrative through movement, they can also tell a story from the very material they inhabit,” he says. “Puppets invite kids to exercise empathy by compelling them to accept and invest in the thoughts, feelings and life of another entity.” By making puppets out of wood and using them to weave environmental awareness into his shows, Blashford helps to put the natural world in perspective. “My show TIMBER! is about an entire forest and a single tree which is home to a family of spotted owls. I want children to see the role of both the forest and the tree in the lives of an owl family. When they fall in love with little wooden puppet owls, they are able to convert the giant concept of deforestation into a manageable scale,” he says. He encourages parents to regularly engage their children with their natural habitat. “Go to your local forest or park, find a tree, name it and check on it as often as you can. Prompt children to ask questions about who they think lives in that tree, why the branches stretch out how they do and what happens at night. As children learn to see the outdoor world as part of their own characters and setting, the stories will develop naturally,” he advises. Connect with writer Carrie Jackson at CarrieJacksonWrites.com.
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Story Walking Radio Hour The simple act of stepping outside to engage one’s senses with the outer world opens the mind to possibility. Story walking is a creative process that leads to magical, outside-of-the-box thinking. It may involve noticing little clues while out walking and considering how such clues can help answer a pressing question, or it may involve searching the natural world for problem solving inspiration. Story Walking Radio Hour is also a monthly environmental radio talk show and podcast series, hosted by Wendy Nadherny Fachon, a Rhode Island environmental educator. Each episode begins with a story walking adventure that sets the stage for a special guest whose life and work have been inspired by nature. The most recent podcast, titled “Empowering Children to Care for the Planet,” features the nature-inspired children’s book, The Paper Doll Kids, and coauthor Deborah Beauvais, founder of the Kids 4 Love Project. Beauvais’ story is about children from around the world coming up with creative solutions to help save planet Earth and all its inhabitants. It is a wonderful book for parents to read aloud and discuss with their kids, and it supports the story walking mission, which is to inspire people of all ages to participate in co-creating a greener, healthier, more vibrant economy. The Story Walking Radio Hour airs every Monday at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on the Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network, and the podcasts are available for free on the Story Walking archives. For more information, visit StoryWalking.com. See ad on page 21. Be sure to let our advertisers know you found them in
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“One way to describe justice is love in action.” How does Faith in Place work?
on Faith-Based Grassroots Change by Sandra Yeyati
With degrees in natural resource management, environmental science, religion and business administration, Mennonite Reverend Brian Sauder is an adjunct professor at two Illinois seminary schools, as well as president and executive director of Faith in Place, a Midwest nonprofit headquartered in Chicago that helps diverse faith-based groups become community leaders in a shared quest for environmental, social and racial justice.
How are places of faith uniquely positioned to address environmental and racial justice? If you look at the history of the U.S. environmental justice movement, from Warren County, North Carolina, where black church women laid their bodies on the road to stop toxic waste dump trucks in their community, to Dr. Benjamin Chavis’ coining of the phrase “environmental racism” through the United Church of Christ, there’s a legacy of people of faith and diverse spiritualities calling out environmental racism and organizing the community to take action. We view ourselves in that historical lineage, with a mission to provide the tools, resources and programming for our faith partners to continue to advance these valuable pursuits. 24
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Why are Green Teams effective in bringing about change?
The messenger matters. When you work with a community, it’s the people in that community that are going to understand the culture, the theology, the context, the history, the politics of the local body; so they understand how to meet people where they’re at and how to talk about these issues in a way that’s effective and attainable.
Can you describe a noteworthy Faith in Place project?
We partnered with a Green Team that wanted to address the need of hunger in their community by turning four acres of land that they had into a congregation-supported agriculture project (CSA), where people paid upfront to get a weekly bushel of produce grown on the land, while the church tithed 10 percent of it to local food pantries. Over several years, we helped them write a business plan, approach the committee structure of the church, hire a farmer, set up a legal structure and launch Sola Gratia Farm, which today is employing a bunch of people and stocking local food pantries with fresh tomatoes, kale, fruits and vegetables grown right there in the community. Once Faith in Place shared this story, other faith partners wanted to replicate it. We now support five different CSAs across Illinois.
Does Faith in Place welcome all denominations?
Absolutely. Whether it’s an institution of religion or a spiritual tradition,
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It’s very grassroots. We believe in a Green Team model, which is a core group of people within a faith community, anywhere from three to 30 individuals, depending on the size of the community. Through coaching, we help teams evaluate the community’s needs and assets, set goals for the year, and create a strategic plan to address needs through programming, advocacy and a network of nonprofit partners.
people are bringing the wisdom of the ages to bear on understanding the moment we’re in. Everything is connected, and the ecological crisis is a spiritual crisis. The healing of me and the healing of you and the healing of Earth are bound together, and this mutuality is core to all our different spiritualities and traditions. At our annual Green Team summit, people from different regions, backgrounds and religions come together, all united by the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land where our food is grown and a deep sense of calling and purpose. It’s hope-inspiring in a world that is so divided.
What areas of environmental justice do you focus on?
A Green Team might say, “We have an issue with lead pipes in our communities,” or, “We have an issue with high school-age youth needing employment.” Our programs, which are shaped by the needs of our Green Teams and are constantly being reevaluated and reshaped, cover sustainable food and land use, climate change and energy, environmental advocacy, youth empowerment, and water and flooding prevention. We also advocate to policymakers. Last year in Illinois, Green Teams helped pass the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act by convincing legislators to not only reduce carbon emissions, but also prioritize employment opportunities in the new green economy for high-unemployment neighborhoods.
What is your philosophy concerning the intersection between faith and environmental and social justice? We’ve got to be committed to the transformation that we seek. Our spirituality calls us to remember how connected we are. One way to describe justice is love in action—a love that begins with ourselves—and as we love ourselves more deeply, it spurs outward action that seeks to dismantle injustice. Sandra Yeyati, J.D., is a professional writer and editor. Reach her at Sandra Yeyati@gmail.com.
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Peruvian Maca Root Resilient Spirit Plant and Fertility Ally by Alida Moncada Maca is a root native to the Central Andes of Peru that has been cultivated since Inca times. Peruvian ancestral legends tell how the Incas seasonally fed only on maca, since it was the most cold-resistant plant. In traditional Andean medicine, maca is used to promote fertility in women and men, as well as to increase sexual desire. In a study published in PubMed in 2005, results showed that the addition of yellow maca in adult female mice increased the litter size and fertility spermatogenesis. Other research demonstrated that the use of maca in normal men increased sexual drive after eight weeks and in athletes after just two weeks. Studies also showed an increase of sexual desire in women during menopause. Other therapeutic actions of maca are increased energy levels and anti26
oxidant action, and improved memory, mental well-being and bone strength. The Incas used maca as a solution to pain in the bones and muscles and physical fatigue. For centuries, the healers of the Andean region recommended its use to treat arthritis and rheumatism. Research conducted by Gustavo F. Gonzales in 2013 on residents from Junín, Peru, found that maca root had anti-aging properties. The study looked at traditional maca consumers between the ages of 40 to 75, and results showed better health status scores and greater success in the test of getting up and sitting five times from a chair without using the arms for support. Maca can be found in health food stores and can be consumed in smoothies, cookies, pancakes and the traditional Maca Punch (Ponche de Maca).
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Maca Punch (Ponche) Traditionally served hot for breakfast.
2 cups of water 2 spoons of maca powder 2 spoons of organic sugar ¼ spoon of cinnamon powder ½ cup milk Mix maca powder with cinnamon powder into half cup of water. Bring to boil with 2 cups of water. Add the remaining ingredients. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
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Funds raised through the 20th Annual Imagine Walk will go directly towards programs, services and trainings for children, teens and adults living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families, caretakers and the professionals who support them. To register for the walk, visit TinyURL.com/ImagineWalk. For more information on The Autism Project, visit TheAutismProject.org.
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World Autism Month Heightens Awareness by Jolene Ross April is World Autism Month, recognizing April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day, sanctioned by the United Nations in a global effort to spread awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how it affects the 75 million people worldwide that fall on the spectrum. Plenty of misinformation about ASD exists because many people do not recognize the range of symptoms, attributing autism only to those with intellectual disabilities. While there are many people on the spectrum facing these challenges, there are also many others with high cognitive ability. Often, these are the people that go undiagnosed until later in life because they can function independently and efficiently, and in some cases, at higher-than-average efficiency.
Recognizing the signs and symptoms of ASD early in a person’s life allows them to build and develop the skills necessary to strengthen areas of weakness. This can include reducing overreaction to sensory overstimulation, reducing obsessive compulsive tendencies, improving social competence and improving interactive, reciprocal conversational abilities allowing for connection with others. Symptomatic improvement can be made using therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), applied behavior analysis (ABA) and neurofeedback, a type of biofeedback which targets the root of symptoms within the brain using quantitative EEG technology. Individualized protocol is then developed to retrain the patient’s brain naturally using visual and
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auditory positive reinforcement. Due to neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change and create new neural pathways, the brain learns how to function more calmly and efficiently. Dr. Jolene Ross is a licensed psychologist and the founder and director of AdvancedNeurotherapy, a wellness clinic that utilizes behavioral medicine applications such as quantitative EEG analysis and neurofeedback to improve quality of life for both children and adults. She works with individuals and families challenged with neuro-cognitive, neuro- emotional and neurodevelopmental disorders. For more information, call 781-444-9115 or visit Advanced Neurotherapy.com. See ad on page 25 and Resource Guide on page 33. April 2022
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Buzz-Free Drinking The Healthy Rise of Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Sour Mock-A-Rita 1 cup and 2 Tbsp lime juice ¼ cup and 2 Tbsp orange juice 3 Tbsp agave nectar, plus more to taste 2½ cups and 2 Tbsp coconut water Few dashes of salt Lime wheels for garnish Lime wedges and sea salt to rim the glasses To salt the rims of four to six lowball or margarita glasses, pour a thin layer of salt onto a plate or a shallow bowl. Slide a lime wedge around the rim of the 28
glass to wet it, or use a finger to apply the juice to the rim, then dip and twist the glass in the salt. Combine all of the drink ingredients in a pitcher. Stir. Fill the rimmed glasses with ice. Divide the margarita mix among the glasses. Garnish with lime wheels. From Mocktail Party: 75 Plant-Based, Non-Alcoholic Mocktail Recipes for Every Occasion, by Kerry Benson and Diana Licalzi.
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As a former bartender, Katie Cheney enjoys mixing drinks for friends, and one night recently, in her San Francisco apartment, she tried out something new: an alcohol-free “Noquila Sunrise” made with a distilled, plant-based spirit. “I was actually pleasantly surprised. Even though we were drinking non-alcoholic drinks, we still had just as much fun as usual!” recalls Cheney, who blogs at DrinksSaloon.com. In New York City, Marcos Martinez has begun drinking virgin piña coladas when out on the town with friends. “The feeling is surprisingly great since I don’t wake up with hangovers. More importantly, I’ve realized that I don’t have to use alcohol as a crutch for my social anxiety,” says Martinez, who owns the black gay lifestyle blog The MenWhoBrunch.com. At Chicago’s Kumiko Japanese cocktail bar, owner Julia Momosé offers a menu of what she calls “Spiritfrees,” crafted without alcohol and with ingredients like yarrow, ume—a Japanese fruit—and cardamom. “Folks comment on how they appreciate that it is ‘more than just juice,’ or how surprised they are at their depth, texture and complexity,” she says. The “sober-curious”—people experimenting with alcohol-free beverages as a way of prioritizing their health and fitness over a short-lived buzz—are changing America’s drinking culture. For the first time in 20 years, fewer Americans are regularly drinking, reports Gallup, and tipplers are drinking measurably less than they did 10 years ago.
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No longer stuck with a seltzer while dodging questions from inquisitive imbibers, today the sober-inclined can sip from a vast array of sophisticated choices—from faux vodka in exotic, crafted drinks to prize-winning sparkling wines to low- and no-alcohol craft beer. No-booze options can be easily ordered at restaurants, picked up at supermarkets or delivered at home with a few online clicks. “The best part about having a fun, non-alcoholic beverage in hand is that you get the taste and experience of a cocktail or beer, just without the alcohol and potential negative side effects,” says dietitian Kerry Benson, co-author of Mocktail Party: 75 Plant-Based, Non-Alcoholic Mocktail Recipes for Every Occasion. “You have your wits about you, you can drive if necessary, you are less likely to say or do something you might regret and you won’t have a hangover the next morning. And alcohol-free drinks are usually less expensive than their alcoholic counterparts.” Sober-curious strategies range widely. Some people start tentatively, but increasingly turn to non-alcoholic drinks because they prefer the taste, price and lower calorie count, as well as the diminished risk of heart and liver disease. Others may go cold turkey for a month or two to break a pandemic-induced habit, alternate alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at a game or bar to avoid getting tipsy, or drink a Bloody Mary for a weekend brunch and virgin versions during the week to enhance work productivity. The sales of non-alcoholic beverages shot up 33 percent to $331 million in 2021, reports Nielsen, and online sales of non- and low-alcoholic beverages skyrocketed 315 percent. To compete for the Millennials-heavy market, distillers like Seedlip, Suntory and Lyre’s have created beverages evoking tequila, Campari and vodka; breweries like Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg and small crafters are offering robust-tasting near- and no-alcohol beers; and wineries are using distillation and reverse osmosis to produce fine, low-alcohol Cabernets, Chardonnays and other varieties. Niche products are growing: for example, Los Angeles-based Optimist Botanicals bills its gin-, vodka- and tequila-like botanical blends as being vegan, gluten-free and paleo- and keto-friendly. On the home front, people are making their own concoctions, often with natural and herbal ingredients, such as pears, tomatoes, cilantro and spices. “Garden-grown produce, windowsill herbs and farmers market finds are the ideal foundation for recipes, from tea sangrias to shaken mocktails,” says New Jersey cooking instructor and recipe developer Vanessa Young, creator of ThirstyRadish.com. As an example, she says, “A slice of brûléed fruit gives a non-alcoholic drink a touch of smoky sweetness, plus it is so appealing in the glass.” Substance abuse counselors caution that beverages that mimic alcohol may not be a good route for recovery from serious alcohol abuse because they can reawaken destructive patterns. And consumers are advised to look carefully
at labels. “Alcohol-free” beer contains 0.0 percent alcohol. “Non-alcoholic” beer can contain up to 0.5 percent alcohol, but some have been found to contain up to 2 percent—not desirable if pregnant or in recovery. Still, says Karolina Rzadkowolska, author of Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You, “The popularity of alcohol-free drinks is changing a culture. We are going from a culture that glamorizes drinking at every social situation, with little valid excuse to decline, to a culture that gives people healthier options.” Health writer Ronica O’Hara can be contacted at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.
Maple Pear Sparkler ½ cup pure maple syrup ¼ cup filtered water 1 rounded tsp fresh pomegranate arils (about 12 arils, or seeds) 1 tsp fresh lemon juice ½ oz maple simple syrup 2¼ oz pear juice 2 oz sparkling mineral water Bartlett pear slices for garnish For the syrup, whisk to combine ½ cup maple syrup with ¼ cup filtered water in a small saucepan, and heat until small bubbles begin to form around the edge. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. In the meantime, to prepare the jewel-like pomegranate arils, score a fresh pomegranate cross-wise. Twist to separate into halves. Loosen the membrane around the edges and tap firmly with a wooden spoon over a bowl to collect the pomegranate arils. Continue to loosen the membrane and tap to release all the arils. For each drink, gently mash the pomegranate arils with lemon juice in a muddler, then add the mixture into a cocktail shaker, along with the syrup, pear juice and ice. Shake to chill, and strain into a glass to serve. Top with sparkling mineral water. Add a slice of ripe Bartlett or brûléed pear. Courtesy of Vanessa Young of ThirstyRadish.com.
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How Our Forks Can Impact the Environment by Tamara Luck The current environmental crisis can make us feel overwhelmed and disempowered. Luckily, three times per day—at breakfast, lunch and dinner— everyone can make a positive impact by making sustainable food choices that directly impact the environment. Such health professionals as registered dietitian nutritionists are taking an active role in educating and implementing sustainable food practices. Here are a few simple practices that can be beneficial to both the health of the body and the environment. Plants vs. Meat Vegetarianism and veganism are commonly promoted as being the best diets for the environment, though the perfect eco-friendly diet is more nuanced than a generalized statement. Produce and beans require less water and food to grow and less energy to transport than livestock. They also don’t release gasses, like methane, into the atmosphere like cows do. When compared to conventional, mass-produced meats, 30
produce, beans and lentils are unequivocally the more sustainable option. However, some eco-unfriendly foods sneak in under the vegetarian/ vegan category. For example, many non-dairy milks, like almond milk, utilize major amounts of water and have a negative impact on the bee community. Additionally, plant-based meat products made from ingredients such as soy, may contribute to soil and monocropping issues, bringing their long-term impact on the environment into question. Moreover, meat is not always bad for the environment. There are farms that prioritize regenerative farming practices in which livestock is used as an integral part of the farm’s ecosystem. This creates an extremely sustainable farming model. The animals help to fertilize the soil that is essential for growing nutrient-dense vegetables. The animals themselves are also healthier, therefore minimizing extremely toxic byproducts of factoryfarmed livestock and maximizing the nutrition of the meat.
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The task of finding the most sustainable diet lies somewhere between vegetarianism and carnivorism. When choosing vegetarian meals, incorporate unprocessed foods, like beans and lentils, rather than heavily processed plant-based meats. When eating meat, choose quality over quantity, looking for local farms in the area to support. Local Farms Part of reducing the environmental impact of food has nothing to do with the food itself. Rather, the amount of energy and resources that it takes for the food to get into one’s home contributes greatly to how sustainable the food is. For example, a banana that is grown in South America and transported to North America uses significantly more resources in transportation than a tomato purchased at a local farmers market. When purchasing food, take a moment to ponder where the food has traveled from and how many stops it has made. Popular meal delivery companies act as third-party distributors
that may further increase the energy used to transport food; the food must first travel to the company and then to the individual’s home. This may end up using more energy than purchasing food from a nearby grocery store. Better yet, supporting local farms keeps the mileage of food traveled even lower. While it may often be hard to quantify the quantitative measures of these sustainable choices, our actions are heard. When the masses start to prioritize sustainably grown food, big businesses will adapt, local farms will thrive and small, ethical businesses will emerge. Being mindful of actionable items creates a dynamic where we can positively impact the environment with our forks. Tamara Luck, RDN, LDN, is an integrative and functional dietitian in Waltham, MA. She is currently accepting new patients at Johnson Compounding and Wellness for virtual nutrition appointments. Schedule a free 15-minute introductory call at NaturalCompounder.com/Tamara. See ad on page 23 and Resource Guide on pages 34 and 35.
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Biomagnetic Pair Therapy and Herbalist Sessions with Alida Alidamm82@gmail.com Facebook.com/biomagnetismpairtherapyalida AyaMama.org Biomagnetism is a therapy that helps to restore, maintain and support physical, emotional and mental health. It works by balancing the acid and alkaline levels (pH) of the body, destroying viruses, parasites, bacteria and fungi. See ad, page 7.
Brain Training ADVANCED NEUROTHERAPY, PC Jolene Ross, PhD 781-444-9115 RetrainYourBrain.com
Specializing in Neurotherapy, an effective, drug-free treatment for: attention, behavior, emotional, and executive function problems, autistic spectrum, anxiety, depression, post-concussion, peak performance and more. See ad, page 25.
101 Plaistow Rd, Haverhill, MA 01830 978-702-4160 FullHarvestMoonz.com A woman-owned, adult-use Cannabis Dispensary in Haverhill, MA. At FHM, we use cannabis to clear and raise the vibration of the energy body to bridge wellness from within mentally, emotionally and spiritually. See ad on page 7.
TERPS CANNABIS
2393 Rte 6, Wellfleet, MA 02667 40 Forest St, Attleboro, MA 02703 508-214-4344 Terps.com @terpscanna TERPS is taking the stigma out of choosing cannabis with an education-focused staff that goes through extensive training to best help customers navigate the new terrain of purchasing cannabis products. See ad on page 2.
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Chiropractic MCARDLE CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTER Catherine McArdle, DC Robert Sedlor, DC
2220 Plainfield Pike, Cranston, RI 02921 401-383-3400 McArdleChiropractic.com Family chiropractic practice offering holistic care to patients of all ages. Based on the initial evaluation, patients will be given a treatment plan which addresses ergonomics, exercise, stretching and nutrition in addition to their spinal alignment. See ad on page 11.
Coaching A CREATIVE HEALING PLACE Benjamin B. Blackett 401-855-2008 BBB3pips@gmail.com Facebook.com/BenjaminBBlackett TikTok: @benjaminblackett
Benjamin Blackett is a multi-certified, International Life Mastery Consultant and motivational speaker. He helps people pull their dreams into their lives. His clients experience better health, deeper and more meaningful relationships, more satisfying careers, and expanded time and money freedom. You are invited to get to know him through his livestream “Morning Mindset Book Studies” on his Facebook page, A Creative Healing Place, Mon-Fri, 9:05-9:25am. See ad on page 14.
JAMISON JACOBS COACHING Jamison@JamisonJacobs.com Linkedin.com/in/jamisonjacobs
I am a graduate of Accomplishment Coaching and I am currently a Program Coach, coaching other coaches, in New York City. I work with executives, leaders and those in career transition. See ad, page 8.
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LIFE COACH DAVID
David Scott Bartky, Law of Attraction Life Coach 973-444-7301 LifeCoachDavid.com Find out how to attract what you want, feel happier, and become the best version of yourself with Law of Attraction coaching. You have the ability; you just have to know how to use it.
IFS PRACTITIONER We Breathe Wellness Walpole MA 508-375-8465 GatikovaP@gmail.com
I support healing in the modality, the Internal Family Systems or Parts Work. Together, we will explore your parts and how they support your system employing the leadership of your Self, or your inner resource. See ad, page 10.
TAKE THE LEAP COACHING
Kim Childs 1025 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA 02476 617-640-3813 Kim@KimChilds.com KimChilds.com Need help clarifying and realizing your desires? Asking “What’s next?” or “How do I get started?” Kim is a certified life and career coach specializing in Positive Psychology, creativity, and midlife transitions, to help clients create more personally fulfilling, meaningful and empowered lives. Initial consultations are free.
Colon Hydrotherapy
Compounding & Wellness Pharmacy BIRD’S HILL COMPOUNDING PHARMACY
401 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492 781-449-0550 Pharmacist@BirdsHillPharmacy.com BirdsHillPharmacy.com Familyowned and -operated since 1960, we have evolved from a traditional pharmacy to a worldwide compounding and nutritional resource. Our unique one-on-one patient consultations produce a full understanding of your health needs. You, your physician, and one of our compounding pharmacists work as partners to ensure that you will receive the best care possible.
DINNO HEALTH
Acton Pharmacy 563 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA 01721 978-263-3901 Keyes Drug 2090 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA 02466 617-244-2794 Theatre Pharmacy 1784 Massachusetts Ave Lexington, MA 781.862.4480 West Concord Pharmacy 1212 Main St, Concord, MA 01742 978-369-3100 DinnoHealth.com For more than a quarter of a century, Dinno Health has been a trusted provider of pharmacy services and is committed to providing the highest quality of individualized care for each customer. At our four independent pharmacies, we offer prescriptions, compounded medications, medical supplies, homeopathic remedies, vitamins and vaccines. See ad, page 9.
INTERNAL WELLNESS CENTER
Liz Marcano-Pucillo 150 Wood Rd, Ste 403, Braintree, MA 02184 781-228-6915 Liz@InternalWellnessCtr.com InternalWellnessCtr.com Receive professional colon hydrotherapy by a national board-certified therapist using the Angel of Water system. The most comfortable and private system in the industry. See ad, page 21.
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JOHNSON COMPOUNDING AND WELLNESS
577 Main St, Waltham, MA 02452 781-893-3870 • Fax: 781-899-1172 John@NaturalCompounder.com NaturalCompounder.com JCW is the only sterile and non-sterile PCABaccredited pharmacy in Massachusetts. In addition to our compounding service, we offer a full range of nutritional supplements, natural products, homeopathic remedies and home health care equipment. See ad on page 23.
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Dentist DENTISTRY BY DR. DAVID Amparo M. David, DMD 563 Main St, Bolton, MA 978-779-2888 BoltonDental.com
We look beyond our patients’ teeth in order to improve both their smiles and their quality of life. Our practice offers full preventive services: biological, holistic, functional dentistry, ozone therapy, reconstructive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, dental sleep medicine, implant dentistry, in addition to TMD (Temporomandibular Joint Disorders) therapy. See ad, page 31.
Flotation FLOAT BOSTON
515 Medford St, Somerville, MA 844-443-5628 FloatBoston.com A float tank is a small shallow pool filled with water nearly saturated with Epsom salt. You float completely effortlessly. It’s completely dark and quiet: your own private world. It’s utterly relaxing. See ad, pages 21 and 22.
Frenectomy (Tongue/Lip Tie Release) DENTISTRY BY DR. DAVID Martin Kaplan, DDS 563 Main St, Bolton, MA 978-779-2888 BoltonDental.com
Specializing in pediatric dentistry, Dr. Kaplan uses the latest technology available to diagnose and treat infants as well as children and adults. In 2015, he was instrumental in developing the first-in-the-country “Infant Laser Frenectomy” training class through the continuing education department at Tufts Dental School and is an international leader in the field of dental laser surgery. See ad, page 31.
Functional Dietitian
Health Food Store
ALORA FREDERICK, RDN
NATURE’S GOODNESS
510 East Main Rd, Middletown, RI 401-847-7480 Facebook.com/NaturesGoodness NaturesGoodnessRI.com
Johnson Compounding & Wellness 781-893-3870 x 149 Alora@NaturalCompounder.com NaturalCompounder.com Integrative and Functional Registered Dietitian who strives to motivate individuals on their health journey. Alora loves to help people feel their best and has a special interest in GI health and mental health (depression & anxiety). See ad on page 23.
TAMARA LUCK, RDN, LDN
Johnson Compounding & Wellness 781-893-3870 x 104 Tamara@NaturalCompounder.com Tamara Luck, RDN, LDN, is excited to help you along your wellness journey. She uses a whole body and functional nutrition approach to help you reach your goals related to gut health, anti-inflammatory lifestyles, weight loss and optimizing your overall wellness. See ad on page 23.
Handmade Soaps & Skin Care
Since 1984 we have been providing the finest quality Natural & Organic Whole Foods including many gluten-free products, natural body care, athletic supplements & protein powders, incense, smudging supplies and candles made with essential oils. Natural pet care food & supplements. Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Visit website for more information.
NewBedfordSoapCompany.com
We have been making soap for over 10 yrs and have over 60 blends. We have scrubs, face, hand and foot creams, fragrance stones, along with perfume sticks, lip and cuticle balms. We also have dog shampoo and balms. Open M-F, 11am-4pm and Saturdays, 10am-2pm.
MASH MAIN ST ANIMAL SERVICES OF HOPKINTON Margo Roman, DVM 72 W Main St, Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-435-4077 MASHVet.com
A full-service integrative veterinary clinic offering caring and healthful options and modalities like acupuncture, functional nutrition, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbs, ozone therapy, surgery and dentistry. See ad, page 22.
Herbs & Teas
Integrative Wellness Center
SANCTUARY HERBS OF PROVIDENCE
IT’S MY HEALTH
560 Mineral Spring Ave, 2-164 Pawtucket, RI 781-603-4894 SanctuaryHerbs.com
We offer an extraordinary line of herbal and medicinal teas, culinary herbs, tinctures and seasonal herb plants. Our herbs are grown chemical free by RI and MA farmers who we know and trust.See ad, page 19.
Homeopathy
NEW BEDFORD SOAP COMPANY
Integrative Veterinary Medical Care
VANDANA PITKE
Om Homeopathy, It’s My Health Cumberland, RI 401-573-3757 OmHomeopathy.com With 16+ yrs experience in classical homeopathy, Vandana Pitke has helped many clients restore and achieve health. A certified classical homeopath, she looks at the clients from a holistic perspective focusing on mind, body and spirit. She also incorporates many other holistic modalities in her practice, which makes healing faster, better and from within when combined with homeopathy.
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Marie Bouvier-Newman 1099 Mendon Road, Cumberland, RI 401-305-3585 Its-My-Health.com We provide much more than products, services and education. We provide the tools you need to optimize your health in a comfortable environment. We care. See ad on page 10.
QUANTUM HEALING UNIVERSE
Cileimmar Oliveira, MEd, CAGS, Founder 999 Broadway, Ste 303, Saugus, MA 781-558-1561 QuantumHealingUniverse@gmail.com QuantumHealingUniverse.com An integrative wellness center (on-site and virtual) for self-care and health practitioners. Biocommunication scanning and treatments, energy work and reiki, chromotherapy, aromatherapy, therapeutic counseling, coaching, Access Bars and Access Energetic Facelift, feng shui and more. See ad on page 11.
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Light Therapy
Mind-Body Medicine
HEALING LIGHT JOURNEY
BODYMIND REPATTERNING
By appointment only 401-282-0230 Raff@RINeurofeedback.com HealingLightJourney.com
The healing powers of light & sound are well documented. It is now possible to travel through amazing lightscapes and absorb beautiful sound energies to facilitate beneficial states of trance, healing and even psychedelic experiences. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience something truly out of this world (or your body)! Call today for a free discovery session to determine if this technology is for you.
Massage WEST SHORE WELLNESS
Massage Therapy & Transformational Breath Jane McGinn, LCMT, CTBF 459 Sandy Ln, Warwick, RI 02889 401-450-4172 WestShoreWellness.com Massage therapy relieves muscle tension, improves sleep, supports feelings of well-being. Transformational Breath helps to eliminate restrictive breathing patterns, clear the subconscious, and access higher levels of awareness. Live more joyfully. Call today.
Mind-Body Integration CÉCILE’S WISE WAYS
857-245-9488 Contact@CecileRaynor.com CecileRaynor.com Chronic tension or pain? Joint issues or headaches? Coping with poor posture? Tendency to live in your mind? Using the Alexander Technique, reclaim ease of movement, natural good posture and well-being with Cécile’s Wise Ways.
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Alison Shaw APRN, LMT, CEH 109 Massachusetts Ave Lexington, MA 02420 781-646-0686 Alison@BodymindRepatterning.com BodymindRepatterning.com An innovative blend of bodycentered counseling, integrative bodywork and energy medicine to uncover and release bodymind patterns that limit your life and health. See ad, page 14.
Naturopathic Medicine CHRYSANTHI KAZANTZIS, ND, MS Anasa Personalized Medicine 245 Waterman St., Suite 308 Providence, RI 02906 401-484-1882 AnasaMedicine.com
Owner and founder of Anasa Personalized Medicine, Licensed Naturopathic Physician, Clinical Nutritionist and Reiki Master. Specializing in digestive disorders, thyroid disorders, diabetes, Lyme disease and chronic pain. Addressing these conditions by treating the underlying cause through herbal medicine, supplements, homeopathy, clinical nutrition and lifestyle counseling. Book an appointment to start your journey to optimal health. See ad on page 8.
DELONNAY HOLISTICS Martine Delonnay, ND 182 Gano St, Providence, RI 774-425-9519 DelonnayHolistics.com
An integrative medical practice combining naturopathic medicine with an allopathic medical background. Special interest in skin issues, nutrition and supplements, detox and cleanse cures, men’s and women’s health, and mental and emotional challenges. Currently seeing patients on Zoom and in-office for bodywork.
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GARY KRACOFF, RPH & NMD
Johnson Compounding and Wellness 781-893-3870 Gary@NaturalCompounder.com Dr. Gary Kracoff provides guidance and in-depth consultative services to find the “why” to what is happening physically and mentally, working with individuals to restore balance in the body. Specializes in customizing medications to meet individualized needs of patients, and he suggests nutritional supplements, natural products and homeopathic remedies to aid in faster healing and recovery. See ad on page 23.
Organic Hair Care ELAYNE HEWITT
Master Colorist/Stylist Riverside, RI 401-273-7005 ElayneOrganic@gmail.com A full-service green salon that’s Certified Organic for hair color, straightening/relaxing and permanent wave. No ammonia, parabens, plastics or thioglycolates. Call today for an appointment. 50% off all new clients only.
FLIPP SALON APOTHECARY 38 Transit St Providence, RI 02903 401-274-1981 FlippSalon.com
A small boutique salon promoting a holistic approach to beauty, herbalism, art and music. Offering a full range of hair services using organic, plantbased products, full apothecary of loose herbs, blends and organic self-care items and accessories. Herbalist on staff. Gallery walls featuring local artisans; all mediums welcome. Live music in semi-acoustic for Music Nights. We believe that all these mediums are symbiotic in promoting joy and wellness in the individual and the community.
Pilates
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Peggy Normandin 1099 Mendon Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864 401-333-8550 BodyDynamicsRI@icloud.com BodyDynamicsRI.com We are a small boutique studio specializing in Pilates-based classes for women and men. Our highly trained instructors offer personal attention to our students to help them meet their fitness goals and improve their ability to enjoy activities. Free 30-min. consultation or lesson for new students. See ad, page 10.
Paul A. DiSegna 401-736-6500 Energy-N-Elements.com
Are you feeling stuck, stressed or disconnected? I will assist you in releasing energy blocks and guide you to experience the comfort and peace that comes with power and soul retrieval. “My intention is to improve my client’s health and well-being.” Call for your appointment today.
Spa SPA PAULA B., INC.
Reiki ANGELHAWK REIKI
Janice Sutton, BSRN West Shore Wellness 459 Sandy Lane Rd, Warwick, RI 02889 Additional locales 401-298-0306 Stressed? Overwhelmed? In need of a reprieve? Treat yourself to a relaxing reiki treatment. While you are relaxing, your own body wisdom is kicking in to heal itself on many levels. As a Registered Nurse, I know that stress can and does contribute to many physical as well as emotional ailments. Introductory pricing, $50 first visit.
BOSTON REIKI MASTER
34 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands 617-633-3654 BostonReikiMaster.com Are you stressed from the pressure of your job, home life, kids or an illness? Do you want to feel calm and relaxed? Experience reiki. Certified Reiki Master/Teacher with over 20 years’ experience in energy medicine providing pure Usui Reiki healing/relaxation sessions.
150 California St, Ste 504, Newton, MA 877-772-8522 SpaPaulaB.com Spa Paula B. provides spa services in Newton, MA. Natural, organic and clean skin care products are used in facial treatments and are also available for purchase. Receive 20% off your first service.
Spiritual HealingTeaching JANET STRAIGHTARROW Be The Medicine Shaman, Healer, Sage 973-647-2500 Janet@BeTheMedicine.com BeTheMedicine.com
40 years helping people help themselves. The Healers Healer. Deep energy healing-clearing worldwide. Profound results. Transformation. Coaching. Relieve anxiety, heal past now. Professional trainings. Shamanism. Reiki. Astrology. Land clearing. Ceremonies. Retreats.
THE TRUE SCHOOL IS LIFE – Free brochures: You Live Eternally: There is No Death; A Fulfilled Life into Old Age; You are Not Alone; Comfort in Need and Suffering and much more. 844576-0937. Gabriele-PublishingHouse.com.
FOR SALE ......................................... HERBAL BOTANICAL SANCTUARY – with 2 homes & art studio for sale. 15 acres with trails, medicinal teaching gardens, nine-tenths of a mile from downtown Eureka Springs, AR, outside city limits, well water. Established clients. Lorna: 479 244-6273.
HELP WANTED ......................................... NOW HIRING LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST – We are a holistic and health-oriented wellness center; we are dedicated to ensuring the overall health and well-being of every client and are looking for massage therapists who can help achieve this mission. Kerri Anderson: 401-9495533 or Healing@cox.net.
PRODUCTS ......................................... EMPOWERED GIFTS FROM THE QUANTUM HEALING UNIVERSE – Give or keep: empowered, highvibe gifts come ready for intentions. Essential oils, supplements, crystals, jewelry, candles, incense and more. Cileimmar: 617-501-8008. 781-5581561. QuantumHealingUniverse.com. HIGH-VIBE EMPOWERMENT CRYSTALS & HEALING JEWELRY – The crystals in our QHU Crystal Collection are high-quality, ethically sourced, cleansed and ready for your programming with intention. Cileimmar: 617-501-8008. 781-5581561. QuantumHealingUniverse.com.
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Tantra/Sacred Sexuality
Wellness Resources
SACRED TEMPLE ARTS
BETH GARDNER
Sacha L. Fossa, Masters Health Arts & Sciences, Certified Sex & Tantric Educator, Licensed Erotic Blueprint Coach, Healing Arts Practitioner 978-309-9399 SacredTempleArts.com Ready to have better sex and love your life more, partnered or not? Holistic, cutting-edge sex, intimacy and relationship coaching, energy and bodywork, for your sexual healing and empowerment. In-person and/or virtual sessions and programs. See ad, page 25.
Acton Pharmacy Keyes Drug West Concord Pharmacy BGardner@DinnoHealth.com 508-259-7851 Certified lifestyle educator and the director of health and wellness at Acton Pharmacy, Keyes Drug and West Concord Pharmacy. Beth Gardner works one-on-one with patients to help create ways to improve diet and overall health as a means for disease and illness prevention. See ad, page 9.
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Yoga TIME FOR YOU YOGA
Maria Sichel, RYT, CSYT 2155 Diamond Hill Rd Cumberland, RI 02864 401-305-5319 Maria@TimeForYouYoga.com TimeForYouYoga.com Private Svaroopa® yoga therapy sessions are tailored to meet your needs. Specially trained in treating pain, including back pain and neck and shoulder issues. Yoga therapy is more powerful than weekly yoga classes and moves you more quickly toward health and well-being. Experience pain relief, greater mobility, improved sleep, easier breathing, deep relaxation, increased flexibility and a deep sense of peace.
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