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20 THE POWER TO HEAL OURSELVES

24 INTEGRATIVE WOMEN’S WELLNESS

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Five Top Health Concerns and What to Do

28 SUSTAINABLY STYLISH Eco-Fashion that’s Kind to the Planet

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nce again, as I stare at a blank page, my thoughts begin to race. The questions that form my personal yardstick float up into my mind like a Magic 8-ball.

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The lavender fields are in full, glorious bloom from mid-June through the first week of July. Pick Your Own Lavender is offered by reservation only, so book your appointment early through the website. The farm also hosts a private picnic area (by reservation only) that’s perfect for gathering with family and friends.

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To honor the special women in our lives, Starseed Bakery is featuring Mother’s Day gift packages tailored for the diets of those with differing allergies and varied dietary restrictions. Choose from Mother’s Day Brunch, Sugar-Free Mom, the Deluxe Package, or create a custom package. A full menu of options can be found on their website.

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“These are sort of small effects and it’s not causing horrendous psychiatric conditions, but it is causing minimal, but noticeable behavioral issues that should make us consider long-term effects of caffeine intake during pregnancy,” says John Foxe, Ph.D., principal investigator of the university’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study. Previous studies have found that a fetus does not have enough of the enzyme necessary to break down caffeine when it crosses the placenta.

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People in the “poorest of the poor” communities in which money is not a high value can feel as happy as people in high-income Scandinavian countries, concludes new research from Canada’s McGill University. For the study published in PLOS One, interviewers studied 678 people living in Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands, both extremely low-income countries. People in remote fishing villages with subsistence-level incomes reported very high levels of “subjective well-being”, which they attributed to spending lots of time with family and being in nature. Villagers that had migrated to urban areas for work were more likely to gauge their well-being by economic and social factors, and reported lower feelings of well-being, leading researchers to speculate that monetization, especially in its early stages, may be detrimental to happiness. “When people are comfortable, safe and free to enjoy life within a strong community, they are happy—regardless of whether or not they are making any money,” says Chris Barrington-Leigh, a professor at McGill’s Bieler School of the Environment.

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As convenient as store-bought baby food is, it can pose hidden dangers for infant brains, say U.S. congressional investigators. A report issued by the House of Representatives on February 4 found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals,” including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, in baby foods made by major companies Hain Foods, Gerber, Beech-Nut and Happy Family Organics. Walmart, Campbell Soup Company and Sprout Organic Foods refused to cooperate with the investigation. On March 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration pledged to enact new standards, increase inspections and testing, and support research to lower baby food contaminants.

Low levels of exposure to heavy metals can cause serious, irreversible damage to children’s brain development, studies show. Naturally present in the environment, they enter baby foods through soil, water and air; companies attempt to minimize this impact through processing. In one example, Hain Celestial, which makes Earth’s Best Organic, says it no longer uses brown rice, which can harbor arsenic.

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A natural, non-pharmaceutical remedy for anxiety disorders that affect 40 million Americans is as close as our beds, say University of California at Berkeley researchers.

In Nature Human Behaviour, they reported that a sleepless night can trigger up to a 30 percent rise in anxiety levels, but a full night of slumber stabilizes emotions. The type most apt to calm and reset the anxious brain is deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement, slow-wave sleep during which neural oscillations become highly synchronized and heart rate and blood pressure drop.

The researchers used brain scans to identify anxiety levels in 48 volunteers after nights of deep or restless sleep. “Without sleep, it’s almost as if the brain is too heavy on the emotional accelerator pedal without enough brake,” says the study’s senior author Matthew Walker, professor of neuroscience and psychology. A second survey of 280 people online found that the amount and quality of sleep people experienced from one night to the next predicted how anxious they would feel the next day. Even subtle nightly changes in sleep affected anxiety levels.

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Beauty is a $49 billion industry in the U.S. That’s a lot of plastic lipstick cases and shampoo tubes buried in landfills and breaking down into microplastics that leach poisonous chemicals into the world’s oceans and our drinking water. As consumers, we can vote with our wallets, sending a clear message to makeup and skincare brands: We want the planet to be beautiful, too.

n Instead of using disposable cleansing wipes, make a reusable, washable alternative using a cut-up T-shirt or ultra-soft baby washcloths. Online DIY recipes for the liquid solution include water, witch hazel, essential oils and mild soaps.

n Opt for products that eliminate water as the main ingredient, such as shampoo and conditioners that come in paper-wrapped bars, lowering shipping costs, eliminating the need for plastic bottles and conserving water.

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How did the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) affect the use of hormones?

Up until 2002, when WHI prematurely stopped one of its hormone study groups which was prescribed a combination of Premarin plus synthetic progesterone, estrogen therapies were the recommended standard of care for menopausal women and the biggest-selling pharmaceuticals in history. Medical journals, research institutions and expert cancer doctors accepted that estrogen was safe and did not increase the risk of breast cancer.

Carried out by the U.S. National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008, WHI conducted a series of 40 group studies following the health of 161,809 postmenopausal women. Studies covered various aspects of aging women’s health from diet, bone health and nutrients to heart health and the risk of hormone-driven cancers, as well as two randomized trials on hormone therapies. The resulting claims that the HRT combo of Premarin plus synthetic progestin significantly increased the risks of breast cancer, cardiac events, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke alarmed the public and huge numbers of U.S. doctors stopped prescribing hormones.

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Synthetic hormones are altered by pharmaceutical companies to make them profitable. Bioidentical hormones are like those made by the body and designed by Mother Nature. I advise tracking hormone levels every decade throughout life to determine which levels help an individual feel their best. Unfortunately, doctors are still being taught that hormones are mainly important for reproductive or sexy things, addressing issues like peri- or post-menopause, andropause, erectile dysfunction or disease.

By 2004, re-analysis of the combo study demonstrated opposite findings, and a 19-year follow-up WHI analysis revealed that estrogen protects against breast

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cancer while on it and even 10 years after, while progestins do the opposite.

Dr. Leon Speroff, professor at the University of Oregon and the physician who authored Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, twice concluded after reviewing every statistical nuance of the WHI, “There continues to be good reason to believe that there are benefits associated with treatment, including improvement of quality of life beyond the relief of hot flushes, maximal protection against osteoporotic fractures, a reduction in colorectal cancers, maintenance of skin elasticity and the possibility of primary prevention of coronary heart disease and Alzheimer’s.”

Although new science clearly showed that hormones rule body and brain health and are critical for staying healthy, fighting illness long-term rather than short-term and lowering mortality timing by preventing heart attacks and strokes, CEOs of Big Pharma companies that provided the synthetic hormones used in the WHI trials continued to fight hard against BHT formulated by compounding pharmacists. Now these very same CEOs have released a BHT combination of estradiol and progesterone and are writing in peer review studies about how much better and safer it is. Big Pharma intends be the sole source of supply. They plan to do that by eliminating their competition: compounding pharmacies.

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The new Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge connects people with nature in the heart of San Antonio across a sixlane highway at Phil Hardberger Park. Private donations and a fiveyear bond program approved by voters helped fund the $23 million bridge, the largest wildlife crossing of its kind in the U.S. Wildlife and vehicle collisions are a big problem across the country, increasing by 50 percent in 15 years, with an estimated 1 to 2 million large animals killed by motorists every year, according to National Geographic sources.

In the U.S., 21 threatened and endangered species face extinction partly because of traffic accidents. Wildlife crossings are seen as an effective solution to the problem, with fatality reductions of up to 95 percent, depending on the location. The San Antonio bridge is notable for its size—150 feet wide and 150 feet long—and that it accommodates people, too. Animals in the 330-acre park that benefit from the bridge include ringtails, squirrels, coyotes, lizards, raccoons and deer. They are using it as intended, and it also serves as a habitat for native plants.

Critters React to Warming Temperatures in the Rockies

A 13-year study at the University of Colorado at Boulder published in the journal Ecology reveals that the popular golden-mantled ground squirrel and 46 other species of rodents and shrews in Colorado are climbing uphill to escape warming temperatures in the state. The report states that, on average, the ranges of the animals have shifted more than 400 feet in elevation since the 1980s. Montane mammals, or those already living at higher elevations like the ground squirrel, have moved up 1,100 feet on average.

It‘s a significant change that could rob them of their environmental niche. The same species may be harbingers of larger and more urgent changes in the Rocky Mountains.

Colorado has warmed by nearly 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1980s because of human-caused climate change. As the state continues to heat up, scientists say that ponderosa pine forests and other mountain ecosystems will have to move higher to find cooler weather.

Beginning in 2008, the team visited multiple sites in Colorado’s Front Range and San Juan mountains to collect records of the current ranges of 47 species of rodents and shrews. They compared their findings with approximately 4,500 historic records from museum collections dating back to the 1880s and included animal specimens stored at the university museum, which houses nearly 12,000 mammals from Colorado.

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A new study by the University of Utah published in the journal PNAS found that pollen seasons have been getting longer and more intense in North America over the last 30 years, aggravating asthma and weakening defenses against respiratory viruses, resulting in more emergency room visits that disrupt lives. Researchers comparing pollen metrics between 1990 and 2018 from 60 monitoring stations indicate that seasons are starting up to 20 days earlier and lasting up to eight days longer, affecting millions of allergy sufferers. The study looked at variable factors such as temperature, rainfall, frost days and carbon dioxide concentrations, and found that an increase in mean annual temperatures was the strongest driver. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 19 million adults have been diagnosed with hay fever, an allergic reaction to pollen, a fine powder from plants that can come into contact with the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.

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Yoga Corner The Wait for Double G —a Tribute to Mom—

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I realized today that I have been waiting Waiting to feel whole again Waiting for the tears to stop falling Waiting in the darkness for the light to seep through the crack of my soul I engulf myself in your blanket to feel your embrace I rest my head on your pillow to smell you I stand at the kitchen sink as water spills through my fingers, seeing you standing right there doing the same I even wear your sneakers, take them for walk around the paths you had hoped to walk I make breakfast for myself using your pots and pans and can taste my ancestor’s energy in each bite I take of the food I prepare and remember the love you poured into your cooking

Your death was unfair and for all purposes cruel and was certainly not the way you were to leave this world; yet here we are I am angry at this “universe” that I have put so much faith into, yet time and time again fails me Is the glass really half full?

I am tired, tired of waiting, tired of hoping, tired of the struggle Then, I feel you surround me with a love so strong that brings me back Back to the now, back to this life, back to this day Back to what keeps me striving to heal and show up as my best self; J & L Back to the silent one, the one who encourages me, my constant, the one who cherishes me, if I allow; R I decide; the wait is over

I am surrounded by your belongings and try to find my own belonging in this lonely, timeless place that I am clawing my way out of Then, it hits me like a crashing wave; what am I actually waiting for?

Instead, I will allow time to provide me the courage to experience more time I will find you in the air, I will feel you in the ocean, I will bicycle thousands of miles for you, I will look to the birds and seek your merry eyes, I will constantly find the signs that we discussed

Time stands still when we grieve, loneliness is overwhelming, and pain is an ever -constant enemy in the soul

I will find my will I will rise And I will fall again However, I will accept that you are guiding me with a love that only a mother can provide The wait for Double G

I realize that I will find no closure when seeking it What do I need? I ask myself Then, I hear your quiet words whispered in my mind’s eye Time Time will provide me with more time

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The Power To Heal Ourselves

by Clare Larkin

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ould it be that every event we experience in our lives leaves an imprint somewhere in the body? And that we actually have more power to remove these imprints than previously thought? Many alternative healthcare practitioners have been saying this for decades. In her 1976 book “Heal Your Body”, Louise Hay writes about how specific ailments are the result of us not letting go of emotional beliefs, issues or traumas. She goes on to list hundreds of common ailments and the corresponding triggering belief or issue at the root of each ailment, and what steps to take to overcome it. This usually involves creating new thought patterns to replace our old, harmful beliefs.

In much the same way as the body being healed, we can also tackle issues dealing with brain functioning and health. Historically, we have always looked at the brain as a very compartmentalized structure, where every function has its place and damage to an area leaves that function compromised. However, studies in neuroplasticity prove that where cell damage has occurred, we can actually train our brains through exercises and thought patterns to “borrow” neurons in other parts of the brain and learn that function again. In his books “The Brain’s Way of Healing” and “The Brain That Changes Itself ”, Dr. Norman Doidge explores the science of neuroplasticity. (“Neuro” refers to the cells of the brain and nervous system and “plastic” means changeable or modifiable.)

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such as neurological diseases and learning disabilities, to name a few. Research being conducted in the field of neuroplasticity is proving that we have the potential to make great strides in improving the lives of millions of people who suffer with any kind of neurological dysfunction.

New approaches to the physical body are allowing us to locate and release past trauma as well. In his almost 40 years of studying physical impact and its lifelong effect on the body, Dr. George Roth of the Matrix Institute in Ontario, Canada, has developed a revolutionary therapy known as Matrix Repatterning, which is gaining notoriety throughout the world for its effectiveness in relieving the body of longheld tension patterns caused by previous traumas and injuries. As Dr. Roth states “Every injury leaves a calling card in the body.” The energy from these injuries gets trapped in the dense tissue deep within the body. These injuries cause disruption in the normal bio-electric function of the body’s framework which leads to dysfunction and pain in the more superficial structures such as muscles, joints and ligaments. Matrix Repatterning is a gentle hands on technique that finds and releases the deeper tension, thereby resetting the normal bio-electric patterns, resulting in normal function again.

Viewed through this lens, imagine the power we actually wield to rid ourselves of what plagues us. Western medicine accepts that when aches, pains and illness show up, managing symptoms is most often the solution. However, while it does take research and education on the part of the individual, it is possible to learn how to allow the body and mind to heal naturally.

It can be done. We have the power.

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Five Top Health Concerns and What to Do

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nyone walking into a U.S. hospital today will notice something that was inconceivable 50 years ago—one in three practicing physicians is a woman, and among physicians under age 35, it’s three in five. That compares to one in 14 in 1970. For women needing health care, that fact can change everything. “Research says that female physicians provide better care to female patients than male physicians do,” says Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Alice Domar, Ph.D., a pioneer in women’s mind-body medicine. “They are more likely to listen carefully and take complaints seriously.”

That’s just one factor in how health care is improving for women. Only three decades ago, women were simply considered “small men” in medical research and rarely included as subjects in clinical studies. Today, after a 1993 federal mandate ensured their inclusion, it’s been well established that women metabolize drugs differently than men, respond to health threats with a more robust immune system and are more likely to experience side effects. These findings have helped spur major changes for women in standards, dosages, medications and procedures—resulting in fewer cancer deaths, better treatment of autoimmune disorders and more nuanced cardiac care strategies. Although much has improved about women’s health, much more remains to be done.

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Cancer About one in three women is diagnosed with cancer in the course of a lifetime, and they have better survival rates than men, of which one in two receives that diagnosis. Between 2001 and 2017, the overall cancer death rate for women declined by 1.4 percent each year as diagnoses and treatments became more refined and targeted. The number one cancer killer for women is

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lung cancer, although 19 percent diagnosed have never smoked.

The next most deadly are cancers of the breast, colon/rectum, pancreas and ovaries.

Breast cancer deaths have dropped by 40 percent since 1989, thanks to greater awareness, early detection and better treatments. “Women learned from the AIDS crisis that making noise gets results,” says Domar. “Look at how far breast cancer research and treatment has come in the past 10 to 20 years, how powerful Breast Cancer Awareness Month is, and that everyone recognizes that pink ribbon.”

New research: An international research team has identified a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood that increases the chances of developing cancer.

Medical advances: Painful, invasive biopsies may become a thing of the past. Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a simple blood test that detects more than 50 types of cancer, as well as their location within the body, with a high degree of accuracy, and the City of Hope Cancer Center, in Los Angeles, has developed a urine test that analyzes cell-free fragments of DNA to detect cancer.

Preventive strategies: Vitamin D supplementation lowers the risk of mortality across all cancers, German researchers found, estimating that if all Germans older than 50 took such supplements, up to 30,000 cancer deaths per year might be avoided. A 10-year study found that people between 55 and 74 that took a low-dose aspirin at least three times each week lowered their risk of all types of cancer by 15 percent and overall mortality by 19 percent.

Heart Disease

One in three American women die from heart disease, more than all cancers combined. “Unfortunately, awareness that heart disease can and does happen to women remains low, and this results in delay of care,” says cardiologist Nicole Harkin of Whole Heart Cardiology, in San Francisco. “Women tend to seek medical care later in the course of their heart attack and with more risk factors, resulting in poorer outcomes, and they are more likely than men to die of their first heart attack.”

Women have different symptoms of heart disease than men, are often misdiagnosed and have a 20 percent greater risk of dying within five years of a heart attack. Pregnant women that develop hypertension are two to five times more likely to later develop cardiovascular disease.

Common symptoms: Heart pressure, fatigue, breathlessness and pain between the shoulder blades.

New research: Eating more than seven servings per day of refined grains like croissants and white bread increased the risk of heart disease by 33 percent and stroke by 47 percent, concluded a study

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Common symptoms: Bowel changes, lingering sores, fatigue, lumps, unusual discharge, difficulty digesting or swallowing, nagging cough or hoarseness, belly or back pain.

in The British Medical Journal. In a Stanford study, participants that ate plant-based meat for eight weeks had improved markers of heart health, lower LDL levels and lost two pounds compared to those eating meat.

Medical advance: To successfully fix a floppy mitral valve that’s hampering blood flow in the heart, doctors can guide a catheter up a patient’s leg vein and staple the troubled parts of the valve with a tiny clip, a safer and less invasive procedure than openheart surgery.

Preventive strategies: Eating nuts several times a week lowers by 30 to 50 percent the risk of heart attacks, sudden cardiac death and cardiovascular disease, four large cohort studies have shown.

Older women with high fitness levels have one quarter the risk of dying from heart disease as women that are out of shape, report Spanish researchers.

Autoimmune Diseases The prevalence of autoimmune diseases has grown by one half in two decades, even as medications and targeted therapies have kept more patients active and out of wheelchairs. “Where it used to be the norm for many physicians to consider women with some autoimmune illnesses to be neurotic, that approach is now being recognized as being abusive and unacceptable. This is a critical step towards recovery,” says chronic fatigue expert Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., author of From Fatigued to Fantastic!

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fibromyalgia, lupus, celiac disease, Type 1 diabetes, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, are linked to genetics, environmental triggers, some medications, obesity, injuries and stress.

Common symptoms: These vary widely, but may include achy muscles, fatigue, recurring low-grade fever, joint pain and swelling, skin problems, abdominal pain and swelling, hair loss, swollen glands and tingling in hands and feet.

New research: Eating significantly fewer foods containing the amino acid methionine, found at high levels in meat, fish, dairy and eggs, could slow the onset and progression of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis in high-risk individuals, reports a study in Cell Metabolism.

Medical advance: Evidence is mounting that low doses of naltrexone, a substance-abuse treatment drug, can treat conditions like lupus, Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis by normalizing the immune system and relieving pain with few side effects. “It costs only about 70 cents a day, is made by compounding pharmacists and is remarkably beneficial for a host of autoimmune conditions,” says Teitelbaum.

Preventive strategy: To fight inflammation, take a daily turmeric or curcumin supplement that includes piperine (black pepper) for better absorption. A University of Houston meta-study in Nutrients found that curcumin supplements improved symptoms in 14 osteoarthritis, two ulcerative colitis and eight Type 2 diabetes studies.

in fertility,” says Stephanie Seitz, a naturopathic family physician in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the same time, she adds, “I have seen environmental toxins rising in my female population. I see young girls coming in with polycystic ovary syndrome, early menarche and painful menstrual cramping; women having trouble getting pregnant for unknown reasons; the rise of fibroids, premature ovarian insufficiency and endometriosis.”

Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers, regulating processes ranging from hunger to blood pressure to mood and playing a key role in reproduction. They have come under assault from endocrine disrupters, thousands of largely unregulated perand polyfluoroalkyl substances, abbreviated PFAS. These “forever chemicals” are found in everything from plastics to cushions to canned foods, and are in the blood of 98 percent of Americans.

Studies have linked them to girls experiencing puberty one year earlier than 40 years ago; to rising cases of infertility, miscarriages and low birth weight; to menopause occurring two to four years earlier; and to obesity, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis and breast cancer.

Common symptoms: Because hormones regulate all of the body’s processes, symptoms of imbalance run the gamut and may include fatigue, weakness, erratic menstrual cycles and weight gain or loss.

The past 20 years has seen significant improvements in the studies and treatments of female hormonal issues. “There are now treatment options that allow women to transition into menopause, options for prevention of osteoporosis and momentous changes

Medical advance: A major study of 9,000 postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer showed 94 percent that received hormonal therapy, but not chemotherapy, did not have recurrences.

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Hormonal Imbalances

New research: Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flashes and night sweats decades later at menopause, according to a University of Queensland study. Eating five teaspoons of extra-virgin olive oil daily reduced women’s moderate to severe menstrual cramps by 83 percent in two months, Iranian researchers found.

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Preventive strategies: To avoid toxic chemicals, buy organics; replace plastic kitchen containers with glass; replace Teflon pans with ceramic or cast-iron; use chemical-free cosmetics and shampoos; nix air fresheners and chemical cleaners; and check out food and care products at the Environmental Working Group (ewg. org). To help detox the body, consider working with a naturopathic doctor to develop a program that may include cleansing foods, herbs, saunas, elimination diets and chelators such as activated charcoal and algae.

Depression Women are twice as likely as men to develop depression, with one in four having a major episode at some point in life, yet fewer than half seek treatment. “Many women are too busy caring for others and feel guilty about their depression, fearing it could get in the way of their caregiving goals,” says New York psychoanalyst Claudia Luiz. “Many have the fantasy that if they open that door and allow themselves to focus on their feelings, they won’t be able to keep going.”

Depression occurs most frequently in women ages 25 to 44, and one in five teenage girls reports having had a major depressive episode, a number that has exploded due to social media use.

Psychotherapy is effective for 62 percent of adults with depression, antidepressants work for 54 percent and combining the two is helpful for 72 percent.

Common symptoms: Sadness, anxiety, flat feeling, loss of

motivation or feelings of pleasure, change of eating or sleeping patterns, low energy, difficulty concentrating or headaches.

New research: Sleeping irregular hours, doing night shifts and working for more than nine hours a day have been shown to put women at higher risk of depression, while eating more dietary fiber in produce, grains and legumes significantly lowers this risk.

Medical advances: For the estimated one in four people with depression that doesn’t respond to medication or therapy, emerging approaches offer fresh hope. Low doses of the anesthetic drug ketamine lifted the depression of 70 percent of hard-to-treat subjects by targeting specific serotonin receptors, Swedish researchers report. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the prefrontal cortex, lifts symptoms for 50 to 60 percent of subjects, studies show.

Preventive strategies: Eating at least two servings a week of wildcaught, oily fish or a daily 1,000-to-2,000-milligram fish oil supplement with a 60-to-40 EPA to DHA ratio has been shown to be effective for symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and postpartum depression. Taking a brisk daily walk in nature with a friend or dog lowers four factors linked to depression: a “nature deficit”, physical inactivity, low vitamin-D levels and isolation.

Natural health writer Ronica O’Hara can be reached at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.

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Sustainably Stylish Eco-Fashion that’s Kind to the Planet

by Kajsa Nickels

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ing and the lack of recycling. The greenhouse gas emissions from the production of these textiles total more than 1 billion metric tons per year, more than produced by international flights and maritime shipping combined.

Sustainable clothing is important for both the planet and those wearing the clothing, says Jeff Garner, a fashion designer in Franklin, Tennessee, who founded the eco-label Prophetik. “The worst effect is the washing of clothes. The synthetic fabrics and dyes come off in the laundry process and go into our groundwater and oceans, including the microplastics from polyester clothing.”

Jay Charlton, founder of the UK’s Viva la Vegan fashion brand, believes eco-friendly fashion does not have to be poorly produced or poorly designed. Nor does it mean choosing between a million different options, says Charlton, who found her passion for vegan-statement apparel after adopting a vegan diet. “One easy choice here is organic cotton over conventional cotton. While not perfect, it is better for the environment. Most organic cotton is produced under better working conditions for the farmers, too,” she says.

She also stresses the importance of reading labels to determine where clothes originate. “The next time you go shopping, seek out sustainable vegan fabrics and fair wear policies to do what’s right for the planet, people and our animal friends.”

he trendy “fast fashion” industry standard that originated in the early 1990s has had far-reaching effects that continue today. With a production turnaround time as short as four months, designer knock-offs made with inexpensive materials line the shelves of shopping centers throughout the world. But cheap textiles come with a hidden price tag.

According to the documentary The True Cost, consumers worldwide buy around 80 billion new items of clothing per year, a 400 percent increase from 20 years ago. A report by the UK-based Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which advocates a regenerative, circular economy, found that more than $500 billion in value is lost globally every year from rarely worn manufactured cloth-

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Clothing from companies like Fair Indigo use more sustainable fabrics and ensure better lives for garment workers.

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Just because something is safe for people and the planet doesn’t mean it can’t also be fashionable. Fair Indigo, located in Madison, Wisconsin, is a sustainable clothing company that specializes in garments made from organic Peruvian pima cotton. According to president and co-founder Robert Behnke, Peruvian pima cotton is prized for its longevity and durability. “We want to show the world that organic and sustainable does not have to be either too ‘crunchy’ or too trendy. The clothes that people wear every day— the clothes that make them feel comfortable—these are the brands that will have the greatest impact in truly changing the world.”

Fashion doesn’t have to be brand-new in order to be in style.

Although secondhand clothing has been regarded negatively in the past by some, it has become more popular in recent years, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. Market researchers predict that resale clothing sales will increase 185 percent in the next decade compared to 20 percent for fast fashion. Creative

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ways we can help reduce clothing waste while staying in style include the following:

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Clothing exchange parties.

Friends and family members can swap clothes and non-sized items such as purses, hats and scarves in fun, socially distanced events.

Creative mending. People that have extra time on their hands may like to learn a new skill. Also known as visible mending, creative mending includes freestyle stitching around holes and tears, and both beaded and Japanese shashiko embroidery.

Repurpose into something new. If an item of clothing is beyond repair, it doesn’t have to be thrown away. Old T-shirts can be turned into blankets, pillowcases and even coin purses. Men’s dress shirts can be transformed into dresses for young girls or onesies for babies.

Embrace plant-based workout clothes from companies like Viva la Vegan.

Kajsa Nickels is a freelance writer in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Contact her at Kajsa.BlueMountain@gmail.com.

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Call/text 917-405-0596 • movingintowellness@gmail.com

For info, contact Patty at 908-392-1313 or PattyQigongforHealing@gmail.com

QiGongForHealing.com or call Fran Maher & Brian Coffey

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Here is a collection of local businesses whose doors (or windows :) are Open for Business as (Un)Usual.

Morningstar Family Health Center

Yoga Central

Be The Medicine

Antonette D’Orazio

Janet StraightArrow Shaman, Healer, Sage

953 Hwy 202 North Online and Outdoors; dates/times vary 908-707-0759 yogacentralnj202@gmail.com YogaCentralNJ.com

Online Sessions and Classes Home Base: Morristown 973-647-2500 Janet@Bethemedicine.com BeTheMedicine.com We have easily transitioned into a mostly online business for private healing sessions, profound energy work, coaching, Healers Training, Shamanic classes-sessions. Zoom, Phone, In person.

Offering online and outdoor classes. Please check website, Instagram, or FaceBook for complete schedule.

Jennifer Agugliaro

Ayurvedic Practitioner, RN Call for free consult for new clients.

908-251-1200 jennifer@7chakraswellness.com 7ChakrasWellness.com Are you tired of feeling unwell? Jennifer offers natural, holistic methods to help you take control of your health and life. She focuses on women’s health issues such as reproductive health, digestion, sleep and anxiety. Book a free consult today.

3 E. Ave., Yardley, PA Online Store open 24/7 855-904-4367, 267-679-2949 coolbreezedist@gmail.com TheHempOilStore.com License Number: 82-2609404

Dr. Joseph R. Mele, DDS, CNC

215 Union Ave.,Ste D, Bridgewater Monday, Tues, Thurs 8:30 to 4:30, Fri 8-1 908-526-2266 MeleDDS.com

The Hemp Oil Store is a family-owned CBD store.

Our goal is to bring you, your pets, and your loved ones high-quality CBD products at affordable prices. Shop online at TheHempOilStore. com with free shipping. We also have curbside pickup and walk-ins are always welcome.

Thermography is “Health Discovery” a very important part of your preventive wellness program.

Radiation Free Breast and Full Body Thermography for Both Women & Men

Find out if you have inflammation before it becomes a problem.

Non-Invasive-Pain Free Imaging World class state of the art Infrared technology high quality images.

All reports approved and written by Board Certified M.D.s

FREE Dry Brush for new clients only ~ Visit Website for Test Locations in NJ, NY & PA ~

Call for your appointment today! 855-667-9338

Lisa Mack, CCT, HHC • LisasThermographyAndWellness.com

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MorningStar’s team of health professionals cares for you like family. Our membership based practice cares for men, women and children age 8 and up with a functional approach to primary care.

The Center For Advanced Health Through Dentistry

The Hemp Oil Store Joseph Wilker

7 Chakras Wellness

54 Old Highway 22, Clinton Mon-Fri; 8:30am-5pm 908-735-9344 MorningStarFHC.com

We offer the highest quality dental services with a holistic approach for children and adults.

Sunrise Nutrition & Wellness Dr. John Harrington 137 Mountain Ave., Hackettstown Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 9am-7:30pm 908-441-2276 drharrington@SunriseNutritionCenter.com SunriseNutritionCenter.com We are dedicated to providing a health improvement program unique to your body. We aim to improve your health through nutrition and other safe, non-invasive therapies.

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Holistic Dental Center

Dr. Jason Frigerio, ND, LAC

Vladimir Gashinsky, DDS

2424 Lamington Road, Bedminster NJ Hours: 9am-5pm 973-267-2650 info@njnaturalmedicine.com NJNaturalMedicine.com

91 Millburn Ave, Milburn Current hours: Mon 9am-7pm; Tues-Thurs, 8am-5pm; Fri 9am-6pm 973-379-9080 inquiry@drgdds.com HolisticDentalCenterNJ.com Holistic dental care that is good for the body as well as teeth and gums. By treating the cause, not just the symptoms, Dr. Gashinsky helps improve his patients’ quality of life through dental care that respects and honors the body for healthy teeth and gums.

Since 2004 New Jersey Natural Medicine utilizes Naturopathic, Chinese, Ayurvedic and Biological Medicine: treating the whole person, not just his or her symptoms.

Qi Gong For Healing Brian Coffey LMT, and Fran Maher, CA Virtual Classes 908-647-1563 QiGongForHealing.com

Princeton Center For Dental Aesthetics & Implants Dr. Kiersten Huckel, DMD Dr. Kirk Huckel, DMD, FAGD

11 Chambers St, Princeton Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8am-5pm; Tues: 8am-6pm • 2nd Saturday each month 609-924-1414 • PrincetonDentist.com We offer a unique approach to the health care of the mouth based on a holistic understanding of the whole body. Please contact us to learn how we can serve your needs.

Specializing in T’ai Chi and Qi Gong classes, as well as private session clinical Qi Gong and acupuncture since 1994. Chinese Medicine weekend seminars teach how to apply clinical Qi Gong remedies to specific disorders. Excellent for the lay person and healthcare providers. All are welcome to observe or join a class..

Lisa’s Thermography & Wellness Lisa Mack, CCT, HHC

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Dr. Clare M. Larkin, DC, CMRP located in Warren 908-930-0628 DrLarkin@optonline.net DrClareLarkin.com

Your cells remember traumatic injury on a deeper level. Some injuries hang on because their energy gets trapped in the deeper tissues of the body. Matrix Repatterning allows the detection and release of these deeper injuries, improves electrical flow and allows the body to function normally again.

Thermographer and Holistic Counselor See website for locations in NJ and NY By appointment 855-667-9338 Lisa@LisasThermographyAndWellness.com LisasThermographyAndWellness.com Thermography gives an early look at the most important indicator of a potential health problem – inflammation. Early stage disease screening is an area in which thermography excels. Radiation-free breast and full body screenings for men and women.

Natural Awakenings is proudly distributed at: Bound Brook (Bridgewater) 319 Chimney Rock Rd.

Clark 1255 Raritan Rd. Unit 150

Madison (Rose City) 222 Main St.

Metuchen 645 Middlesex Ave.

Millburn-Union 2245 Springfield Ave. Vauxhall

Montclair 701 Bloomfield Ave.

Morristown 110 Washington St.

Newark 633 Broad St. Medical Massage Therapy, Bodywork, & Energy Healing

Awaken to self-healing naturally with our post-mastectomy massages, manual lymphatic drainage, and reiki services.

Visit SeasonsInWellness.life to schedule an appointment today.

614 Meyersville Rd., Gilette NJ 07933

Parsippany 60 Waterview Blvd

Princeton 3495 US Rt 1 S

Ridgewood 44 Godwin Ave.

West Orange 235 Prospect Ave.

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Baby Bites Healthy Homemade Food for Tiny Tummies

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or the first year of a baby’s life, breast milk and formula are the main sources of nutrition, but as early as 4 to 6 months, a little one may be suited to try solid foods.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, when a baby consistently holds their head up, has started to sit upright, has doubled their birth weight to a minimum of 13 pounds and exhibits an interest in food, they are ready.

Anjali Shah, a board-certified health coach and author of The Super Easy Baby Food Cookbook, is a proponent of homemade purées and soft finger foods. “A store-bought sweet potato pouch can cost $2.50, whereas one sweet potato is under a dollar, and you can get multiple meals out of it,” says Shah. “So, budget-wise, it’s a lot cheaper. It’s also healthier because you can control what’s in your baby food.”

The process is easy. “If you have a spoon and a fork, that’s a pretty good start, and if you have a blender, that’s really all you need,” says Amy Palanjian, author of Busy Little Hands: Food Play! and blogger at YummyToddlerFood.com. A very basic technique, which both she and Shah employ, involves boiling or steaming vegetables and fruits, puréeing them with a fork or blender to the desired smoothness and freezing one-ounce portions in ice cube trays. Once frozen, the cubes can be popped out, kept in labeled freezer bags and thawed to serve.

They recommend a progression from thin, smooth purées to chunkier blends, and from very mild, single foods to progressively more adventuresome and complex flavors and textures. “Start with a really mild fruit like avocado or a really mild vegetable like carrots, green beans or sweet potato,” Shah advises. “Introduce one food every two or three days to make sure your baby is not allergic and that it suits their digestive system.”

In addition to purées, parents can offer their babies small-cut, softened versions of foods that they can hold in their hands and gnaw, a technique called baby-led weaning. “Your baby will pick it up with their fists, stick it in their mouth and drool all over it and gum it up. It teaches them to chew very early on,” Shah explains.

“Kids need healthy fats for proper brain development,” Palanjian says, suggesting a splash of olive oil in a broccoli purée or a dab of peanut butter in oatmeal. She also favors healthy proteins like a purée made with hard-boiled egg yolk slathered on a piece of toast or a well-blended bit of salmon.

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“At 7 or 8 months, you can add lentils, beans and grains, and around 9 or 10 months you can start introducing mild spices—cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, turmeric, cumin, coriander. For example, if you’re going to make a lentil soup for yourself, you could add a few fresh, aromatic herbs like rosemary, oregano or thyme, and then for your baby, you can mash up that same lentil soup and serve it to them.

The key is to avoid the hot spices like black pepper, cayenne or chili powder,” Shah says, noting that salt should be avoided in the first year because a baby’s kidneys cannot handle it. Added sugar is also a big no-no in her book.

“The best way to feel like you’re feeding your baby safe food is to serve a variety of foods over the course of a week,” Palanjian says. “But most of all, learn to enjoy this phase of your baby’s life. It can be a fun milestone. Let them explore. Trust them if they turn their face, close their mouth or push the spoon away. There’s no reason you need to force another bite. Let them show you and be in charge of what goes into their mouth. That can be a great way to set the foundation for intuitive eating.

We want them as adults to be able to say when they’re hungry and when they’re full, and we often have the tendency to try to override that in our kids. So, if you let that develop as it very clearly does and is present from birth, that can be a great thing to do with little ones.”

Sandra Yeyati, J.D., is a professional writer.

Reach her at SandraYeyati@gmail.com.

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Easy DIY Baby Food Recipes Since 2004

1 cup frozen wild blueberries 1 pear, cored ½ banana, peeled 1 cup baby spinach ¼ to ½ cup water

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Baby Blueberry Smoothie

Baby Superfood Purée 16 oz fresh or frozen broccoli 16 oz fresh or frozen cauliflower 4 cups baby spinach ¼ to ½ cup water Put all of the ingredients in a large pot.

Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer until soft. Once soft, purée in a blender, adding additional water if needed for a thinner purée. Transfer to ice cube trays and freeze for up to four months.

All who come to NJ Natural Medicine benefit from our holistic approach to treatment. Regardless of the reason for the visit, the guiding principal remains constant: to observe and treat the whole person, not just his or her symptoms.

Acupuncture Bio-resonance Therapy Diagnostics Infrared Sauna

Recipes courtesy of Anjali Shah. For more information, visit PickyEaterBlog. com.

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic, non-GMO (genetically modified) and non-bromated ingredients whenever possible.

Dr. Jason Frigerio ND LAC 2424 Lamington Road Bedminster, NJ 07921 973 267 2650 www.njnaturalmedicine.com

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Natural Mama Holistic Approaches to a Healthy Pregnancy

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uring her first pregnancy, Sarah Wallace, a former registered nurse in Atlanta, was chronically anemic. “I was so tired I would fall asleep while I was eating dinner,” she says. That pregnancy resulted in a baby with a low birth weight.

Fortunately, Wallace learned more about nutrition and wellness. Her now 4-year-old has caught up to the growth charts and is thriving, and her next pregnancy went smoothly.

No matter how pregnancy is counted—280 days, 40 weeks or three trimesters— mama and baby share blood, nutrition and air for the duration. “Taking a holistic path before and during pregnancy is about embracing the nature of our bodies and committing to maintaining all aspects of wellness during this journey,” says Nancy Peplinsky, founder of the Holistic Moms Network, based in Caldwell, New Jersey.

Nutrition for Two The right foods nourish the growing baby, the placenta and the mother’s increasing blood volume, maintaining the mother’s body during the complex mission. Whole foods rather than processed are best. The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start, by integrative obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) Jennifer Lang and dietitian Dana Angelo White, makes it easier to select the proper nutrients along the way and provides ways to deal with nausea and cravings.

Choose organic foods when possible to reduce exposures to pesticides. If organic isn’t an option for every food, The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, from the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org), can be downloaded and taken to the market.

Either avoid foods on the “Dirty Dozen” list or go organic for those items.

A high-quality prenatal vitamin fills nutrition gaps. Wallace saw a difference between her first and second pregnancy by switching brands. “The first time, I took generic prenatal vitamins. With the second pregnancy, I found whole-food supplements. I never got that exhaustion, and my second baby was a healthy weight,” she says.

“Research has shown that healthy nutrition during pregnancy improves outcomes for mom and baby, while unhealthy food choices can lead to premature childbirth, high-risk pregnancies and poor developmental outcomes in children,” says Peplinsky.

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In addition to clean food, it’s important to reevaluate body care products and household cleaners for toxicity. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has linked personal care and cleaning product ingredients to endocrine disruption, developmental and reproductive disorders, neurotoxicity and cancer.

Body Love Kristen Burgess, in Fife Lake, Michigan, creator of the website NaturalBirthAnd BabyCare.com, teaches classes for momsto-be. “[Exercise] helps your blood volume increase, brings plenty of oxygen to your baby, increases your stamina and endurance for labor (which is an athletic event), and perhaps best of all, keeps you feeling great,” she writes in her blog.

Options such as stretching, walking and prenatal yoga can be soothing for mom and baby. Burgess also advocates prenatal belly dancing to raise the heart rate “while bonding with your baby and relishing your beautiful pregnant form.”

Peplinsky notes, “A holistic approach to pregnancy also embraces integrative therapies such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture and chiropractic, which may assist

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in reducing stress, minimizing physical discomfort and joint pain, while improving overall life quality for mom and baby.”

Support Along the Way A healthy pregnancy includes assistance. In the U.S., most women choose an OB-GYN, with just over 9 percent of 2017 births incorporating a midwife to support the mother before, during and sometimes after birth. A midwife is medically trained and, depending on state law, may offer gynecological examinations, birth control counseling and prescriptions. On her own or as an assistant to a doctor, she coaches the mother during labor and assists with the delivery, which may be in a home, birthing center or hospital. The American College of Nurse-Midwives, in Silver Spring, Maryland, offers a midwife locator.

Another option is engaging a doula that focuses on emotional support for mom, her partner and the family during pregnancy and birth. During labor, she may offer massage, encouragement and breathing coaching. While doulas only provide non-medical care, they can offer evidence-based resources to inform decision-making. There is a database to find

one at DoulaMatch.net.

There are also books and apps to provide week-to-week details on pregnancy.

Genevieve Howland, a childbirth educator in Destin, Florida, and author of The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, offers a weekly article at MamaNatural.com about what’s going on with the developing baby and mother.

“Being a holistic mom is about con-

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necting the mind, body and spirit, and approaching wellness with all three in mind,” adds Peplinsky. “The more we listen to our instincts and our needs, the more our health improves during childbearing and afterwards.”

Julie Peterson writes about health and wellness. Reach out at JuliePeterson2222@ gmail.com.

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The Value of Technology Breaks

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Tracking exercise, nutrition, baby bump images, the joys of the journey and the baby’s development are available options in a variety of apps. There are even apps for dads.

Ovia has many features that expand based on the data entered. It answers questions about food safety and medications, and even has a community feature to connect with other moms.

Hello Belly offers practical tips and a good dose of silliness with pregnancy jokes and memes. There are also yoga videos.

Glow Nurture can be customized, has community spaces, symptom trackers, reminders for appointments and a boatload of articles.

Expectful Pregnancy gives reminders to focus on joy by taking a moment to breathe or meditate. With guided sessions for pregnancy, moms-to-be can put regular meditation practices in place.

Sprout Pregnancy has a pregnancy timeline, weight tracker and journal. The 3-D images showing development of the baby are really cool, as well.

Who’s Your Daddy gives Dad a to-do list, weekly updates, a development timeline, suggestions for taking care of Mom and helps him pick baby names.

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uring lunch in high school, it often felt as if I were one of the only people fully present. Most other students were captivated by their phones and whatever memes, snapchats or social media posts were trending that day. I support technological development which helps us in our daily lives, but I am saddened by its impact on America’s youth. The burgeoning digital world creates barriers to human interaction and has adverse health effects on people who spend too much time on their devices. We need to cut down on our screen time to promote our overall well-being and return to the present moment.

It was difficult for me to connect with peers in high school who were absorbed by their phones. One stark contrast between myself and others was that I did not use Snapchat; an app which many other students constantly used. The social media-oriented culture pushed memes and other superficial topics to the forefront of discourse. Often, I felt that I could not find someone to have a genuine conversation with about other topics, such as life.

I used to fault myself for being out of touch with my friends, but now I appreciate my differences. In a society that markets countless new technologies, I have unfalteringly stayed true to myself and have continued to find fulfillment by engaging in face-to-face interactions. The capacity to relate to others personally will help me in the workplace and in building strong relationships as I set off from home and begin living independently.

The opportunity to improve our interpersonal skills is one alternative to being on our phones; another is enjoying the outdoors. Although advanced technol-

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ogies have been part of my entire life, I am nostalgic about the days before personal devices. From stories told by my parents, I envision neighborhood friends spending afternoons outside, exploring local parks and streams until dinner time. This seems like the ideal upbringing; kids decompressed and got exercise at ease.

Today, our generation does not spend nearly enough time away from technology.

Experts attribute higher levels of stress, depression, more frequent headaches, and elevated rates of obesity to excessive screen time. Taking short breaks from school or work to step outside allows our bodies to relax by breathing in the fresh air, and our eyes to rest from the blue light of our screens. Furthermore, these health issues could be reduced if we encourage children to spend more time outside, which is better for their physical and mental health.

Sitting at the lunch table in the school cafeteria, I was glad that I was not sucked into the world of my phone like many others. When we detach ourselves from technology, even momentarily, we can live in a state of tranquility and harmony with our surroundings and be more in tune to the present moment.

Jared Zornitzer is a full-time college student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY studying engineering. An advocate of balancing work and school with exercise and healthy living, he loves hiking, biking, running, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and learning in his classes.

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MAY 2021 THURSDAY, MAY 6

THURSDAY, MAY 13

Viral Infections Part 3: What We Have Learned in a Year, Plus: To Vax, Or Not to Vax! – 7-9:30pm. ZOOM invitation online.

Viral Infections classes teach about how viruses work and how to prevent or treat them successfully. Class reviews the info of the first two classes, adds new information and the many remedies for treating viruses simply and naturally.

Covid vaccines and data matters will be discussed. Call 973-267-4816 or register at WellnessSimplified.com.

Soul Shamanism 101 Begin the Journey – ZOOM; 5/13-6/10; 7-9:30pm. Initiations and Training. Discover your inner space of peace, wisdom, and divine connection. Explore the Shamanic territories of you and learn the highest universal laws to live in your body and life from now on. Meet your ancestors, guides, teachers who travel with you always. This Universal, Spiritual Shamanic practice makes the mystical – practical, immediate, and real in everyday life. $350.

Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-6472500. BeTheMedicine.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 8 Herbology: Foraging Wild Herbs with Katie Moxham – 10am-12noon. Learn to identify many of the local wild plants during this guided walk around the farm.

Discover their healing power including traditional uses, harvest methods and herbal preparations, plus learn to make a healing salve from herbs you have gathered.

Includes recipes/handouts. $36. Mad Lavender Farm, 452 County Road 579, Milford. For information call 908-310-5973 or email info@madlavenderfarm.com. Book appointment at MadLavenderFarm.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 11 Learn About Summer Vision Quest – ZOOM; 7-8pm. The Vision Quest on August 20-22 in the Catskills, NY, is a sacred rite of passage that lets you discover your authentic voice, needs, and choices, and your inner wisdom as a gift you give yourself. Tonight we discuss the retreat and details. Bring questions and interest. Free.

Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-6472500. For information on the quest, visit BetheMedicine.com/events.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Advanced Soul Shamanism Monthly Class – ZOOM; 7-9:30pm. Each month provides a completely new class experience, healing, and learning. Embrace who you are as we access our multidimensional space and your purpose, and so much more. Students and clients have been moving immediately, deeply, and ultimately with great joy! $60.

Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-647-2500.

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MONDAY, MAY 17 Reiki 1 & 2 Self-Distance Energy Healing Certificate Training – 7:30-9:30pm. Reiki 1 is May 17 & 24; Reiki 2 is June 7, 14, 21, 28.

No class on Memorial Day 5/31. Join us for this powerful class that will give you the understanding and ability to heal you, and help others heal in person and at a distance.

Blending the attunements and teachings for self-healing and healing others helps you build your immunity, stay well, energize, and learn to send healing energy to someone in the next room or across the world. $350.

Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-6472500. BeTheMedicine.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 20 Detoxing Chemicals, Heavy Metals and Vaccine Residue Naturally – 7-9:30pm.

ZOOM invitation online. Our bodies were not designed to clear the chemicals and metals we absorb in this modern world. Our liver and other cleansing systems get overwhelmed our health suffers. This class addresses many of the successful detox methods and natural ways to help the body clear the agents that can block our body’s systems and degrade our health. Call 973-267-4816 or register at WellnessSimplified.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 22 Herbology: Foraging Wild Herbs with Katie Moxham – 1-3pm. Learn to identify many of the local wild plants during this guided walk around the farm. Discover their healing power including traditional uses, harvest methods and herbal preparations, plus learn to make a healing salve from herbs you have gathered. Includes recipes/handouts. $36.

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SUNDAY, MAY 23 Herbology: Flower Essences: Vibrational Remedies for Joy and Creativity – 1-3pm.

Take a meditative journey in the garden to connect with the flower essences and identify their profound healing abilities for the emotional body. Participants will make and take home a Flower Essence blend and handout. $50 (sliding scale). Mad Lavender Farm, 452 County Road 579, Milford. For information call 908-310-5973 or email info@ madlavenderfarm.com. Book appointment at MadLavenderFarm.com.

PLAN AHEAD SATURDAY, JUNE 5 Cacao/Fire Ceremony – 1-3pm. Cacao has the power to let healing energy move throughout our bodies, opening up the heart’s center to the forces that guide us and allow the powerful cleansing energies of meditation and sound healing to enter. Includes breathwork techniques, guided meditation and full-body resonant sound healing. Bring comfortable clothing and something to lie down on. $55.

Mad Lavender Farm, 452 County Road 579, Milford. For information call 908-310-5973 or email info@madlavenderfarm.com. Register at MadLavenderFarm.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15 Advanced Soul Shamanism Monthly Class – ZOOM; 7-9:30pm. Each month provides a completely new class experience, healing, and learning. Embrace who you are as we access our multidimensional space and your purpose, and so much more. Students and clients have been moving immediately, deeply, and ultimately with great joy! $60.

Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-647-2500.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 Pick Your Own Lavender – Wed-Sun; 9-11am.

Experience the beauty of lavender in its first bloom 6/16 thru 7/11. We will show you how and when to pick lavender, how to care for your fresh picked lavender and talk about

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the many uses for dried lavender buds.

Complimentary lavender lemonade served.1/2 hour bookings; $25 per person. Kids are free, but only adults can pick. Mad Lavender Farm, 452 County Road 579, Milford. Booking can be rescheduled or refunded if it rains. For information call 908-310-5973 or email info@ madlavenderfarm.com. Book appointment at MadLavenderFarm.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 How To Walk Your True Walk – 7-8:30pm.

Each one of us has a soul life path with plenty of potential. Balancing our inner wisdom and ego leading is a balance of grace, love, and experience. How do we know we are on the correct path? Free will makes choices along the way. Can a wrong turn create a perfect experience? Is everything preplanned, or is the journey co-creative as we walk? Have fun with Janet StraightArrow as we become more comfortable with our unique walk, and feel free to take our next steps easily. $25.

Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-647-2500.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 26 Lavender Wand Workshop – also July 10; 1-3pm. Lavender wands are a Victorian era craft that can only be made with fresh-cut long-stemmed lavender. Long lasting scent and makes a unique gift. Lavender lemonade & lavender shortbread cookies served. $55.

Mad Lavender Farm, 452 County Road 579, Milford. For information call 908-310-5973 or email info@madlavenderfarm.com. Register at MadLavenderFarm.com.

ONGOING DAILY Qi Gong for Beginner Series – Times and days vary. Four 1-hour classes. Begin the gentle movements of a Qi Gong Tai Chi journey featuring Patty Pagano live online. First 1-hour class is Free! Check schedule or register at https://forms.gle/k2kcv9tVJ6X1QfpD8.

For information contact Patty at 908-3921313 or PattyQigongforHealing@gmail.com.

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MONDAY Reiki 2 Certificate Training Distance Healing – 7-9:30pm. Zoom Class. Receive Reiki 2 initiations-attunements Learn Reiki Symbols and how to draw and use them in sessions.

Learn how to scan and perform distance healing in six ways to send healing to others, groups, events, self, and more. Learn to heal the past, present, and future. Heal issues, bless people, deepen healing, focus on healing places. Work with crystals, meditations, and guidance. Use Reiki for mental and emotional

healing and positive choices. Homework in between classes to practice on other students at a distance. You also practice using the symbols and teachings in your own life—ethics and how to work with clients. $325. Be The Medicine (online sessions-classes), 48 Frederick Place, Morristown. 973-647-2500.

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TUESDAY Tai Chi with Sal via Zoom – 6:30-7:30pm.

Learn Tai Chi from the comfort of your home via Zoom. When permitted will include in-person option. $35. RSVP/Questions: Call or text Sue at 862-222-4268 or email info@blossomingintolight-chester.com.

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WEDNESDAY Focus on the Joints – 8:45-10am. This class focuses on warming up the body and moving the joints. Small movements reap big rewards as we move stuck energy through the body!

Simple pranayama (breath work) and asana sequence is followed by relaxing savasana.

Adults $18, Seniors/Students $16 or class card. Yoga Central, 953 US Hwy 202 North, Branchburg. 908-707-0759. YogaCentralNJ. com.

THURSDAY Holistic Dentistry: Materials Reactivity Testing – 8am-4pm. Learn about and discuss Materials Reactivity Testing with the expert holistic dentists at Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics & Implants.Biocompatibility testing can be a good way to learn what dental materials may be best suited to your oral health needs. This free consultation has a $152 value. It’s your opportunity to benefit from the decades of experience we offer all of our patients. For patients who so choose, we can arrange the testing process. FREE $152 value. Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics & Implants, 11 Chambers Street, Princeton. 609-924-1414. princetondentist. com/holistic-dentistry.

Historic Downtown Jersey City WinterSpring Farmer’s Market – 4-6pm. On the Grove PATH Plaza: The winter-spring market happens every Thursday. Local produce, organic soap, food vendors and more.

Free to Attend. Grove PATH Plaza, Grove Street, Jersey City. jcdowntown.org/events/ farmers-market.

Qigong –7-8pm. In person or Zoom. Qigong is a way to create balance, harmony and wellbeing. Join Sal each week in-person (limited space for in-person) or via Zoom. $35 per class. To RSVP, text/call Sue at 862-2224268 or info@blossomingintolight-chester. com. BlossomingIntoLight-Chester.com. $35. Blossoming into Light, 31 Fairmount Ave Suite 105, Chester. 862-222-4268.

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Recover from the trauma, bridge the divide, and put the pieces back together.

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Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine; Board Certified in Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 332 South Ave East, Westfield 908-928-0060 • AcuVisionTherapy.com

Dr. Rosenfarb is world renowned in the field of holistic eye health.

He is passionate about helping people with degenerative eye diseases. Learn of his astounding work in this area—call now to qualify for your free copy of his groundbreaking book, Recover Your Vision. Additional specialties include glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa and diabetic retinopathy. See ad, pages 11, 21.

Eden Energy Medicine/ Sound Meditation

Joseph Wilker Cool Breeze Distributors 3 E. Ave., Yardley, PA 855-904-4367, 267-679-2949 coolbreezedist@gmail.com TheHempOilStore.com License Number: 82-2609404

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The Hemp Oil Store is a family-owned CBD store. Our goal is to bring you, your pets, and your loved ones high-quality CBD products at affordable prices.

Shop online at TheHempOilStore.com with free shipping. We also have curbside pickup and walk-ins are always welcome. See ad, page 9.

Experience more joy, peace, calm, health and vitality through the combination of two profoundly effective healing modalities—Eden Energy Medicine, which corrects imbalances in nine different energy systems, and Sound Meditation with authentic bronze Himalayan Singing Bowls and Gongs.

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Eden Energy Medicine Advanced Practitioner Phillipsburg, NJ 908-752-0097 (phone or text) Karen@RedTailEnergetics.com RedTailEnergetics.com

Ayurveda/Women’s Health Chinese Healing Arts 7 Chakras Wellness Jennifer Agugliaro

Ayurvedic Practitioner, RN 908-251-1200 • jennifer@7chakraswellness.com 7ChakrasWellness.com Are you tired of feeling unwell? Jennifer offers natural, holistic methods to help you take control of your health and life. She focuses on women’s health issues such as reproductive health, digestion, sleep and anxiety. Book a free consult today. See ad, page 8.

Books/Publications Mothballs In My Attic

by MiMa Publications Cindy O’Neill 173 Maple Avenue, Metuchen 732-887-8111 • mimabook@aol.com MIMABook.com Snippets lead you on a fun adventure through your own mind to reawakening your own experiences and your own story. Our motto: one word is worth a thousand pictures. It’s time to relax, pull down the attic stairs and enjoy a MiMa Moment.

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Qi Gong For Healing Brian Coffey LMT, and Fran Maher, CA 908-647-1563 QiGongForHealing.com

Education/Schools Waldorf School Of Princeton 1062 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton 609-466-1970, x115 PrincetonWaldorf.org

Specializing in T’ai Chi and Qi Gong classes, as well as private session clinical Qi Gong and acupuncture since 1994. Chinese Medicine weekend seminars teach how to apply clinical Qi Gong remedies to specific disorders. Excellent for the lay person and healthcare providers. All are welcome to observe or join a class. See ad, page 29.

The Waldorf curriculum, used in 1,000+ schools School worldwide, integrates arts, of Princeton academics, movement, and music, emphasizing social and environmental responsibility. The hands-on approach is screen free.

Coach/Counsel/Therapy

Dr. Andy Rosenfarb, ND, LAc,

Mindful Experiences Linda LaMarca Schuler, MA, LPC 908-689-6896 lindaschuler@rocketmail.com LindaLaMarca.com

Your mental and emotional well-being is key to living an abundant, healthy, peaceful existence yet reaching out to a therapist may feel uncomfortable. I employ a spiritual, holistic, educational and heart centered philosophy. Virtual sessions are judgment free; HIPPA secure. Plus online courses. See ad, page 14.

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Eye/Vision Health Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine; Board Certified in Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 332 South Ave East, Westfield 908-928-0060 • AcuVisionTherapy.com

Dr. Rosenfarb is world renowned in the field of holistic eye health.

He is passionate about helping people with degenerative eye diseases. Learn of his astounding work in this area—call now to qualify for your free copy of his groundbreaking book, Recover Your Vision. Additional specialties include glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa and diabetic retinopathy.See ad, pages 11, 21.

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Functional Medicine Morningstar Family Health Center 54 Old Highway 22, Clinton 908-735-9344 • MorningStarFHC.com

MorningStar’s team of health professionals cares for you like family. Our membership based practice cares for men, women and children age 8 and up with a functional approach to primary care. See ad, page 27.

Holistic Chiropractors Dr. Paul M. Bizzaro, DC

81 S Main St, Yardley, PA 215-493-6589 • DrPaulBizzaro.com My mission is to educate people to the benefits of chiropractic, nutrition, and a healthy lifestyle. Over 40 years experience (personally and professionally) allows me to relate to your problem(s). Services include non-force chiropractic, nutritional testing, utilizing test kits/panels, Chirothin weight loss, massage (covered by most insurance) and laser therapy for pain.

Personalized attention guaranteed! See ad, page 7.

Samsara Chiropractic Wellness Center Dr Jennifer Redmond

7 E. High St, Somerville 908-300-8800 • DoctorRedmond.com We believe that the body is designed to heal itself but structural issues, toxins, lack of nutrients or an emotional component can affect overall health. We offer Whole-istic healing techniques including Neuroemotional Technique, Active Release techniques, Activator, Flexion Distraction and more! See ad, page 13.

Holistic Dentistry The Center For Advanced Health Through Dentistry Dr. Joseph R. Mele, DDS, FIND, CNC 215 Union Ave.,Ste D, Bridgewater 908-526-2266 • MeleDDS.com

Our aim is to restore you to health and vitality by eliminating dental road blocks. We offer the highest quality dental services with a holistic approach for children and adults. See ad, page 43.

Princeton Center For Dental Aesthetics & Implants Drs. Huckel, Huckel & Reine 11 Chambers St, Princeton 609-924-1414 PrincetonDentist.com

Come for a visit, stay for a lifetime! We are trained in identifying holistic concerns beginning in the oral cavity that may cause issues elsewhere in the body. We use ozonated water, and choose systematically biocompatible materials for your treatment.

Hypnosis & Reiki Energy Health & Wellness LLC Michele Dellavalle, CH, CHTP, ART Clinton & Flemington Online Sessions available #908-403-2045 EnergyHealth4Wellness@gmail.com ReikiEHW.com Employs complimentary methods to treat individuals in a holistic manner helping clients reach their goals and highest possible level of mental, physical & spiritual well-being.

Offering 5-Path Hypnosis®, 7th Path Self-Hypnosis®, Reiki, Healing Touch, Crystal Healing & Meditations.

Integrative Psychotherapy Bobbie Lynn Edwards LPC, NCC,M.Ed

Licensed Psychotherapist 15 E. Main St., Clinton 908-892-8978 • HunterdonTherapist.com Bobbie Lynn Edwards is a licensed psychotherapist for 35 years. Practicing integrating psychotherapy focusing on a broad spectrum of spiritual philosophies and practices to assist in your healing.

Clinically trained to provide guidance and direction to individuals, couples and families. Goals set within a mutual learning environment is the process. Meditation workshops for small and large groups are available. Call for a free consultation and further information.

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INTUITIVE SERVICES READINGS: Oracle card and palmistry readings offered in person, phone, parties welcome. Spiritually guided channeled messages are for your highest good. Let my gifts guide you! Reasonable rates. Cheryl 908-268-8029.

Matrix Repatterning Dr. Clare M. Larkin, DC, CMRP located in Warren 908-930-0628 DrLarkin@optonline.net DrClareLarkin.com

Your cells remember traumatic injury on a deeper level. Some injuries hang on because their energy gets trapped in the deeper tissues of the body. Matrix Repatterning allows the detection and release of these deeper injuries, improves electrical flow and allows the body to function normally again.

See ad, page 20.

Meditation/Spiritual Center For Healing and Empowerment Phyllis Livera

172 Washington Valley Rd, Suite 3, Warren 732-882-9676 CenterForHealingAndEmpowerment.com Are you seeking deeper meaning in your life? Are you stressed and ready for a change? Tired of being in both physical or emotional pain? We offer spiritual development, meditation and mini-me yoga classes, which have been helping people live more productive, happier lives.

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Patricia Turse

Dian’s Wellness Simplified

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5 Mohave Path, Somerville 908-722-9757 patriciaturse1@verizon.net

TheHarpSound.com Harp Therapist, Board Certified Music Therapist, harp performances for relaxation and renewal in your home or on zoom. I play classical, folk, Christian hymns, Contemporary Christian, Bollywood, Spanish, popular hits of yesterday and today, Neopolitan, Celtic, and more. $15 a person for a Zoom performance; $50 for a performance in the home.

Naturopathic Medicine New Jersey Natural Medicine Dr. Jason Frigerio ND, LAC 2424 Lamington Road, Bedminster 973-267-2650 NJNaturalMedicine.com

Since 2004, NJNM has treated countless patients with naturopathic, Chinese, ayurvedic and biological medicine. Some come to improve and maintain health, while others are seeking treatments outside the traditional medical sphere. Regardless of the reason for the visit, our guiding principal remains constant: to observe and treat the whole person, not just symptoms. Using this approach, NJNM is better able to identify and treat the root cause of illness, help restore balance and promote optimal health. See ad, page 33.

Nutrition Sunrise Nutrition & Wellness Center Dr. John Harrington 137 Mountain Ave., Hackettstown 908-441-2276 drharrington@SunriseNutritionCenter.com SunriseNutritionCenter.com Get checked today! You may be suffering from nutritional deficiencies, toxin overload, chronic infections and bad lifestyle habits. We provide health improvement programs unique to your body to improve your health through nutrition and other safe, non-invasive therapies. See ad, page 35.

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Dian Freeman, MA, MHHC Private Nutritional Consultations, Classes, Nutritional Certification Course Morristown, NJ 973-267-4816 WellnessSimplified.com Clinical Nutritionist Dian Freeman has taught a SixMonth Nutritional Certification Course twice a year for over 17 years. The course leads to a certification as a Certified Holistic Health Counselor, CHHC, which is being used by many of her over 800 graduated students in practices of their own.

Others take the course for their own use.

Dian also offers private nutritional consultations, Ondamed biofeedback sessions and multiple Electro-Magnetic Energy Healing technologies. See ad, page 15.

Rhoda Ondov, MS, MFT, CPC

12-14 E Main St, Suite 8, Somerville 908-642-6256 rhoda.ondov@gmail.com OndovRelationshipCoaching.com If you are in a troubled relationship, or dealing with infidelity, or facing possible divorce, you do not need Therapy. You are not mentally ill. You just need guidance and solutions. Relationship Coaching can help you repair these difficult situations, bringing clarity and restoring harmony. Eight years experience helping couples successfully navigate relationship crises. Does not require participation by both partners. See ad, page 39.

Spiritual Healing, Teaching Be The Medicine Janet StraightArrow

Reiki Liminal Reiki and Guidance Brigid Burke 862-812-9205 chthonia@chthonia.net LiminalReiki.com Brigid Burke welcomes all types of clients for Reiki therapy by itself, or in conjunction with other methods to help identify and work through crisis areas, including Tarot readings, Astrology, and other related tools. See website for more information.

Thermography Lisa Mack, CCT, HHC

Alice Rich Reiki Center Alice Rich, Certified Master Teacher

Usui Reiki Ryoho, Karuna Reiki®, Crystal Healing, Certified Hypnotist 732-501-7628 alice@AliceRichReikiCenter.com AliceRichReikiCenter.com Reiki, Crystal Healing and Integrated Energy Therapy® or Hypnosis sessions can help reduce pain physically, mentally and emotionally, promote a healthy lifestyle, achieve personal and professional goals, create balance and harmony and advance your spiritual journey.

Private sessions and classes. Certification classes on Reiki, Crystal Healing and IET.

Shamanic Healing, Energy Medicine, Past Life, Medical Intuition, Life, Health, Spiritual Coaching, Astrology Readings, House and Land Clearings. In person, phone or Skype. Professional Reiki, Shamanism and Medical Intuitive Training. Retreats. 40 years’ experience. See ad, page 9.

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Thermographer and Holistic Counselor See website for locations in NJ and NY 855-667-9338 Lisa@LisasThermographyAndWellness.com LisasThermographyAndWellness.com Thermography gives an early look at the most important indicator of a potential health problem – inflammation. Early stage disease screening is an area in which thermography excels. Whether your pain is acute or chronic, or you are merely curious about the state of your health, thermography can help provide answers. Radiation-free breast and full body screenings for men and women. See ad, page 30.

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The Center for Advanced Health Through Dentistry Our aim is to restore you to health and vitality by eliminating dental road blocks.

Our patients come from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and other states...some have even traveled from outside the United States! Why? Because quality biocompatible dental care provided by a warm, caring dental team in a comfortable, relaxed setting is worth the trip.

Start Early for a Lifetime of Benefits!

Improvements to Your Child’s Crowded Teeth and Appearance Can Begin As Early as Age 7.

Does your child show signs of: • Crowded baby or adult teeth?

• Mouth breathing? (Lips are apart most of the time due to obstructed airways.)

For more information, see our video

“How To Start Fixing Children’s Crooked Teeth As Early As Age 7 to 10” at MeleDDS.com or YouTube®.

We offer the highest quality dental services including...

• Safe removal of amalgam restorations (fillings) following OSHA and EPA guidelines • Biocompatible dental materials including BPA-free restorations • Non-surgical natural and nutritional therapies to treat periodontal disease and dental decay • Effective treatment of TMJ, teeth grinding, bad breath, snoring, sleep apnea, and mouth breathing

Joseph R. Mele D.D.S., FIND, CNC Fellowship, Institute for Natural Dentistry Diplomate Member, American Association of Nutritional Consultants Member, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Member, The Holistic Dental Association

Come in for a complimentary Meet and Greet or visit our website for information.

215 Union Avenue — Suite D, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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The Holistic Dental Center Working Together with Other Holistic Practitioners to Create a True Holistic Approach to Your Health

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team approach to your overall health and it starts at the Holistic they don’t see, I do, and vice versa, seeing dental infections and Dental Center in Millburn, New Jersey, with their highly skilled how they can affect organ systems through meridians or directly and team of trained professionals in holistic and biological dentistry. From utilizing the benefits of networking with a holistic practitioner can and their award winning doctors and their state of the art technology to does make all the difference in patient care…I wouldn’t have it any their use of ozone and self-healing therapies, they are committed other way,” Dr. Gashinsky says about working with other practitioners. to not only treating your dental related symptoms, but also, the root So if you’re looking for an approach that is inclusive of all aspects cause thereby eliminating disease and promoting optimal health. of holistic care, visit Dr. Gashinsky and his team at The Holistic Dental Little did conventional practitioners know so many years ago that Center in Millburn, New Jersey. It’s their priority to ensure complete it took more than just looking at the mouth. A generation ago there holistic care by promoting the benefits of holism. “It’s not just your was a disconnect, a thought that our mouth and teeth had no bearing teeth anymore,” as he says, “It never was,” but now they have the on the health of the rest of our body. Now more and more research ability to not just treat overall disease but truly prevent and promote has been showing that there is a strong connection between dental whole body wellness. disease and systemic health. Dr. Gashinsky, Holistic Dentist, has always known that. A holistic approach to health is multifaceted, so he Other than being a dentist for 40 years, Dr. Vladimir Gashinsky, is a certified nutritional consultant, Accredited by the International Academy has built a network of healthcare practitioners to assist his patients in of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, SMART certified and a Naturopathic obtaining their desired level of optimal wellness. doctor “My passion for learning is never complete, I will continue to Working hand in hand with Naturopaths, Functional Medicine research and learn the latest in alternative treatments and team up practitioners and many others in the field of holistic medicine has with the best in the fields of holistic and alternative medicine to bring expanded Dr. Gashinsky’s ability to help more people. “I find it to be my patients the best treatments available, this I can assure you.” incredibly fulfilling to work synergistically with these practitioners to be able to improve patients’ health so dramatically. Some are coming Holistic Dental Center is located at 91 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, to me so very sick and by working together we’re seeing drastic New Jersey. For more information, call (973) 457-4688 or visit improvements in their quality of life,” says Dr. Gashinsky.

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Dr. Gashinsky feels strongly in the need to practice in such a manner as to take patients whole health into consideration. So much so, that he traveled to Switzerland this past spring to visit the Paracelsus Clinic and Swiss BioHealth Clinic; two healthcare models that promote the oral-body connection, to study their holistic approach to patient care. Dr. Gashinsky says, “To truly practice holism; the thought that everything is understood in relation to the whole and not just its parts, it’s important to remember that when treating a person it’s not just what one practitioner does, but how they can work together for your appointment today! to improve the final outcome.”

“Finding and working with like minded practitioners to help my patients has not only been professionally satisfying, but also on a Mercury Free and Mercury Safe personal level knowing that my patients are being well taken care of,” Metal Free Implants say Dr. Gashinksy. “Finding and addressing the root cause of disease Fluoride Free • Holistic Cleanings in all our disciplines is the key to success in our patients’ health. What __________________________________________ A D V E R T O R I A L __________________________________________

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