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Ways to Eat Safe

Eat, Drink, THRIVE

Crazy Sexy Ways to Eat Well

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GMOs May Be Harming Our Pets

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DFW Omni Hotels Show the Way to Eco-Friendly Stays

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h, how I love summer! I’m convinced it’s because it vividly takes me back to the best carefree, fun-filled days of youth. When school was out, the most important decisions I had to make were what I was going to do that day and which friends and relatives I would hang out with.

Summer vacation also brought our family’s annual out-of-town visit with my grandparents and assorted relatives. Every morning I dashed out the door for a morning stroll around my grandparents’ expansive garden. I had my choice of four varieties of peaches and lush plums right off the tree, as well as my pick of ripe, black grapes, figs and blackberries.

The watermelons were less accessible and we had strict instructions not to bother them. So, as you can imagine, strategizing and executing the perfect scheme to sequester a luscious melon big enough to feed my brother, our two best friends and myself became an annual rite of passage. Even though my grandfather always found out, we could never bring ourselves to sacrifice this summer ritual.

Remember when the health of our food wasn’t a concern? Today, when I bite into a peach or an ear of corn I wonder if it’s from a genetically modified crop (GMO) and what the long-term health and environmental ramifications will be.

Without even the safeguard of legislation requiring the labeling of GMO products, we are stripped of our right to choose. In this month’s feature article, “Six Ways to Eat Safe,” Melinda Hemmelgarn highlights what we need to watch out for.

In our family, I choose organic, pesticide-free, GMO-free food as much as I can. Fortunately for everyone in the DFW Metroplex, we are surrounded by working farms and have access to such an abundance of local, natural and organic foods that we are blessed with this fresh, nutritious food at affordable prices. In our local feature article, Kim Rice talks with North Texas food and farming guru Brian Cummings about how eating local products can help ensure family food safety.

As we celebrate America’s Independence Day this month, we still have many rights to fight for, ranging from a healthy natural food supply to the health of ecosystems that sustain life on Earth. It’s important that we immediately and continually lobby our legislators to pass a bill requiring the labeling of GMO foods before we lose total control to the dictates of big money that don’t have our best interests at heart. And let’s not forget or neglect vigilance for our pets and the effects of GMO food on their health. We hope the perspective of Dr. Nancy Bozeman, a local holistic veterinarian, will energize you to take thoughtful action on behalf of your pets, as well.

By now, our readers can’t help but know that healthy living is green and green living is healthy. As always, we hope that reading this issue of Natural Awakenings of the Dallas Metroplex leaves you feeling more educated and informed and moved to be a better steward of the health of your family and the environment. It’s all a magnificent creation given to us Serving the Dallas Metro plex and by a magnanimous God and worthy North Texas Commun ities, including of our respect.

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

7 newsbriefs 12 healthbriefs 16 RELISHING RAW FOOD 14 globalbriefs Supermodel Carol Alt on How Eating Raw Keeps Her Vibrant 15 ecotip

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16 wisewords 20 SIX WAYS 18 cleanairtip TO EAT SAFE The Latest Facts about 25 consciouseating Organics, Pesticides, Seeds and More 14 26 greenliving

by Melinda Hemmelgarn 28 naturalpet 23 EAT LOCAL TO HELP 16 LOCAL FARMERS 32 calendarofevents FEED US

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TEXAS-SIZE STRIDES Toward Sustainability

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28 PET FOOD PERILS

Lurking GMOs May Hurt Our Pets

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30 ARE GMOs SAFE FOR PETS?

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newsbriefs Sustainable Showcase 2013 Explores Healthy Building Materials

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he AIA Dallas Committee on the Environment (COTE), USGBC North Texas, and the CSI Dallas Chapter will host North Texas Sustainable Showcase 2013, featuring the latest green building products and technologies for commercial and residential use, July 11, at The Dallas Arboretum.

Now in its sixth year, the showcase is for architects, engineers, interior designers, developers, contractors, owners, facilities managers and others interested in the sustainable building industry.

This year’s keynote speaker is FAIA LEED Fellow Bob Harris. He has more than 20 years of project experience, with a focus on environmental issues ranging from land preservation advocacy to sustainable urban design. Harris was elected to College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 2007.

This event will also provide panel presentations by experts in the industry that will review reasons to choose healthy

materials, how they affect designs, and how to implement them in projects.

The World Health Organization says that up to 30 percent of new and

materials and furnishings and adhesives.

Identifying alternatives to pollution sources that release harmful gases or particles is a vital step toward building

remodeled buildings worldwide have poor indoor air quality, and that concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOC) are up to 10 times higher indoors than outdoors. These gases are emitted from thousands of products, such as paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning supplies, pesticides, building

healthier buildings. Short-term and longterm adverse health effects range from allergies and asthma to chronic respiratory disease and damage to the brain and nervous system.

For information or to register, visit NTXSustainableShowcase.com.

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newsbriefs Be Raw Food and Juice Marks First Year with Enthusiasm

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he organic, live, vegan and gluten-free cuisine restaurant in Preston Center, Be Raw Food and Juice, is celebrating its first anniversary with in-store specials all during the month. Owners Paula Sepulvado and John Vandelicht are raw food enthusiasts who understand the benefit of raw is that by not cooking fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains and legumes you retain more of the Paula Sepulvado nutrients. They have a staff that is able to do magical things using dryers and soaks and years of experience cooking raw to transform ingredients into surprisingly rich dishes.

Be Raw’s popular menu items include a burger made from sunflower seeds, pad Thai-type noodles made from zucchini, spaghetti and “meat” balls, and coconut kale enchiladas. The restaurant also has a selection of decadent desserts. They have also added a juice bar with a selection of elixirs and smoothies, and pizza samplers.

Sepulvado says the cooking classes conducted at Be Raw scheduled for every other Sunday evening will resume in the fall. Meanwhile, she continues to speak regularly to organizations and school groups about the benefits of eating fresh, healthy raw food.

Be Raw is located in Preston Center, 6005 Berkshire Lane, Dallas. For more information, call 214-234-0106 or visit BeRawFoodAndJuice.com. See ad on page 16.

Richardson Whole Foods Market Relocating To Addison

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hole Foods Market has relocated its Richardson store to 5100 Beltline Road, in Village on the Parkway, at the southeast corner of Beltline and Dallas Parkway, and will hold a public bread-breaking ceremony at the grand opening at 7:30 a.m., July 16.

The new store, at 40,000 square feet, is much larger that the Richardson store, operating since 1988, with 26,000 square feet. Special features of the new store include an upstairs mezzanine dining area, an in-store bar serving beer and wine and a grilled cheese station at the bar.

Whole Foods management states that their product selection in Addison will be much broader and deeper, with room to hold community events. Also, the number of employees is expected to triple, from 60 to 180.

For more information, call 214-854-3334 or visit WholeFoodsMarket.com.

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newsbriefs Dallas Farmers’ Market to Undergo Renovation

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F Market Holdings, new owners of the venerable Dallas Farmers’ Market, intend to dramatically revitalize the neighborhood into a vibrant walkable, livable mixed-use community that will include recreation, dining and a showcase for locally grown produce and goods. The new principals, Brian Bergersen, Janet Cobb, Ruthie Pack and Blair Black, plan to spend $64 million to

redevelop the site.

The city of Dallas has been searching for an owner and operator to make it into the premiere farmers’ market destination for North Texas for three years. Shed 1, which houses local farmers, is planned to have 60 booths, twice the current number. A year from now, many changes and improvements will be in place.

DIY Herbal Remedy for Leg Cramps

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he pain of a cramp in a calf or thigh muscle can ruin sleep and leave residual daytime grogginess, irritability and loss of focus through the next day.

Drinking more water, eating bananas and taking magnesium or potassium sometimes works, but traditional use of herbs can also address leg cramps. It’s easy to create a water decoction of a variety of roots, herbs and bark at home to apply to aching and cramping muscles to relax them, settle restless legs and quell overactive nerves.

Native Americans rubbed rosemary on their legs before long-distance running in order to enhance the suppleness of their muscles. Cramp bark, viburnum opulus, was so named because of its reputation for relaxing all types of muscle spasms, says clinical herbalist Penelope Ody, in The Complete Medicinal Herbal.

Mexican wild yam and sage, abundant in the Southwest desert, also have been found to work synergistically to relax tight muscles and relieve cramping.

Peppermint, lavender and St. John’s wort are useful addictions to any anti-leg cramp remedy to help relieve oversensitivity of the sympathetic nervous system, says British herbalist Andrew Chevallier, in the Natural Health Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. Add them to the basic herbal decoction for relief of the pain, discomfort and irritation associated with overworked muscles. This soothing poultice eases discomfort while muscles excrete waste and recharge their energy.

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ome favorite summer fruits, like peaches, plums and nectarines, may help ward off metabolic syndrome, a collection of conditions including high blood sugar levels and excess fat around the waist that can lead to serious health issues such as stroke, heart disease and diabetes. A study by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, presented at the American Chemical Society’s 2012 National Meeting & Exposition, reported that pitted fruits contain bioactive compounds that can potentially fight the syndrome.

According to food scientist Luis CisnerosZevallos, Ph.D., “The phenolic compounds in the fruits have anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic properties… and may also reduce the oxidation of the bad cholesterol, or LDL, which is associated with cardiovascular disease.”

Kudos for Kale

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he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new food pyramid, MyPlate (ChooseMyPlate.gov), is based on its 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, aimed at helping people make better food choices. Fruits and vegetables should comprise half our “plate”, and dark green veggies are the USDA’s top choice of nutrients. Kale leads the list of helpful leafy greens for many reasons.

Like its cousins in the Brassica family—broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and collards—kale is a lowcalorie, nutrient-dense powerhouse of antioxidants, including vitamins A and C. Per calorie, kale contains more iron than beef and more calcium than milk, and it is better absorbed by the body than most dairy products. A single serving (about one cup, chopped) provides 5 percent of the recommended daily intake of fiber, plus two grams of protein. The versatile veggie—it is tasty steamed, braised or baked—is also a rich source of both omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids.

Best of all, kale is a “green” green, high on the sustainability scale. Growing one pound of kale uses about 23 gallons of water; raising a pound of beef necessitates more than 2,400.

Sources: USDA.gov; VegSource.com

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t is peak season for iced tea, but this warm-weather favorite may not be the ideal choice to counter dehydration. Iced tea made from black tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that lead to the formation of kidney stones, a common disorder of the urinary tract that affects about 10 percent of the U.S. population.

“For people that have a tendency to form the most common type of kidney stones, iced tea is one of the worst things to drink,” reports Dr. John Milner, an assistant professor with the Department of Urology at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. While all black tea contains oxalate, dietitians note that people tend to imbibe more of it when it’s on ice than when it’s hot.

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electable strawberries serve up some sweet health benefits. Studying the effects of strawberries on cardiovascular health, heart disease and diabetes, scientists at the University of Warwick, UK, discovered that extracts from the fruit activate a protein called Nrf2, which increases antioxidant and other protective measures in the body and helps decrease blood lipids and cholesterol that can lead to cardiovascular problems. The scientists plan to continue their research in order to identify the most healthful varieties of strawberries, how they are best served or processed and the amount to eat for optimum benefits.

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Few strategies have been clinically proven to reduce the spread of these infections, but copper’s antimicrobial properties are promising. According to a recent study published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, placement of bed rails, tables, IV poles and nurse’s call buttons in intensive care unit hospital rooms reduced the number of HAIs in patients by more than half.

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Using recent data from multiple sources, the index incorporates farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture (CSA) operations and food hubs in its per capita comparison of consumer interest in eating locally sourced foods, known as locavorism. The top five states for accessibility of local foods are Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Iowa; the bottom five are Florida, Louisiana, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.

The organization’s Executive Director, Orly Munzing, says the purpose of the index is to encourage local food efforts by supporting farm-to-school programs, urging hospitals and nursing homes to purchase local foods and asking supermarkets to buy from local farms.

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Humane Pet Nonprofits Follow the Crowds Animal welfare organizations serving cities around the country are discovering that shopping malls are ideal places to find forever homes for needy pets.

At the Coronado Mall, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Darlene Arden teaches volunteers to clicker-train cats and dogs to make them more adoptable. The SPCA in Cattaraugus County, New York, sets up a highly successful location for adoptions and raising donations in the Olean Center Mall every holiday season. The Dumb Friends League, in Denver, Colorado, maintains an off-site location at The Shops of Northfield-Stapleton, and the Collier County Humane Society, in Naples, Florida, turned a defunct pet shop in the Coastland Center mall into a thriving adoption center staffed by volunteers.

Some shelters motivate the public to embrace and encourage the technique of trap/neuter/release (TNR) as a way to control feral cat populations. Aimee Gilbreath, executive director of the Found Animals Foundation, states, “We launched the groundbreaking Michelson Prize and grant program aimed at developing a non-surgical, single-dose sterilizing agent for cats and dogs. This type of product will help shift pet population control from lethal to non-lethal methods by dramatically reducing the number of pets coming into shelters.”

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Home Composting Boosts Sustainability A 2012 report from the National Resources Defense Council notes that just 3 percent of uneaten food in the United States is composted, and landfill scraps account for 23 percent of all methane gas emissions. Composting, the process of decomposing organic matter into a nutrient-rich material, is an easy way to turn food scraps, lawn clippings, garden trimmings and other waste into natural garden fertilizer. Its relatively loose composition allows nutrients to pass

into the soil quickly, and the practice reduces discards to landfills.

Compost material is not limited to what’s left on a plate after dining. Expand contents to include peels, cores and husks from fruits and vegetables generated during meal preparation, egg and nut shells, tea leaves and coffee grounds, bread, crackers and pet food. Fruit and vegetable seeds won’t decompose in cold conditions, however. (Learn more about green gardening at GreenLiving.National Geographic.com.)

Now, plates and cups made of sugarcane or corn, plus oil- and plantbased packaging, can also be added to the list. Pending legislation in California would allow products meeting certain criteria to bear “compostable” or “biodegradable” claims on packaging.

Manufacturers of compost bins are responding to increased consumer interest with convenient options. In

addition to traditional plastic or metal containers and wood-sided bins, new high-quality, enclosed, compost tumblers offer quicker processing time, protection from animals and less odor.

Advanced models include automatic, electric, indoor composters. (See more at EarthEasy.com/grow_compost.html.)

Live composting in the form of vermiculture, or worm composting, teaches care for creatures and ecosystem sustainability. Food scraps feed worms, which then produce nutrientrich castings (excreta). (Learn more at GrowOrganic.com and RedWormComposting.com.)

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Relishing Raw Food Supermodel Carol Alt on How Eating Raw Keeps Her Vibrant

by Beth Bader

How has your relationship with food changed over the years, and what role has raw food played?

I grew up like other kids on Long Island. Mom cooked spaghetti and macaroni and cheese. Dad would sometimes grill a piece of meat until it was dead a

second time. On weekends, we ate pizza or Chinese takeout. I never realized broccoli was green, because overcooking turned it gray.

One day, I got sent home from a job because they said I was not in “swimsuit condition.” A friend recommended a physician that specialized in raw food diets, which was the first I’d heard of it.

So I tried a raw diet, cold turkey, and felt better immediately. Today I eat raw food as an anti-aging agent and natural medicine that makes me healthier; it’s also a filler that makes me less hungry. My holistic lifestyle no longer includes any over-the-counter drugs.

These days, my system runs efficiently, like an electric golf cart. When I need to go, I go. When I need to stop photo by Jimmy Bruch

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arol Alt characterizes the latest stage of her 30-plus-year career as a “perfect storm of busy,” including the launch of her latest book, Easy Sexy Raw, and her roles in Woody Allen’s film, To Rome with Love, and the HBO documentary, About Face, exploring the relationship between physical appearance and the business of beauty. For the past year, she’s been overseeing the U.S. launch of her skin care line, Raw Essentials.

“Raw” seems like an easy diet to prepare, but some of the methods can take time and special equipment. What’s a simple starting point?

Using a blender, you can make everything from soup to dessert. Start with things like guacamole, salsa and soups.

You can also use a pot and hot water (up to 115 degrees) to warm kelp noodles to add to a blended soup. You can make a mousse from raw chocolate and avocado.

Also begin to think of a dehydrator as a crock-pot that works while you’re away. It’s a simple option once you are in the habit of using it.

Of course, you’ll want to make all kinds of fresh salads.

How do you maintain your raw food plan when you are eating out or in social settings?

I look for foods that I know will be raw.

If I have any doubts, I ask the chef. If there’s any question, I just don’t eat it.

There’s a bit of discipline in this.

You have to eat on a schedule and make sure you are getting the food you need.

I may lunch even if I am not hungry, especially when I know I’ll be dining out later. It’s important to make sure you are not feeling deprived and hungry; otherwise you may find yourself craving things like the bread on the table.

Do you ever miss cooked foods and sometimes indulge?

My diet is 75 to 95 percent raw.

When you eat raw foods, you feel so much better that you don’t want to eat anything else. My one indulgence is munching on popcorn when my favorite sports team plays.

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Relax and have fun trying different things. If you cheat, it’s okay. If you feel deprived in any way, go eat. Above all, enjoy the adventure.

Beth Bader is the co-author of The Cleaner Plate Club and blogs at CleanerPlateClub.com.

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ord Motor Company, as part of its Power of Choice fuel efficiency tour, recently asked DFW residents about their views on everything from fuel economy to the environment to electrified vehicles. Below is a snapshot of what Ford uncovered. n While more than nine in 10 (92 percent) households in DFW own a vehicle, only 2 percent of those are green. More than half of respondents (61 percent) say they are likely to purchase or lease a green car in the future.

n Most of respondents (80 percent) are satisfied with their primary vehicle’s fuel economy, but the vast majority of respondents (92 percent) expect new cars today to have better gas mileage than they did five years ago. n More than two-thirds of respondents (67 percent) are more concerned about climate change now than they were five years ago. n According to survey results, DFW drivers believe that in the next five years, the majority of cars on the road will be green cars (55 percent) and over three-quarters of respondents agree that green cars are the cars of the future (80 percent). n More than two-thirds of respondents (68 percent) report that driving a green car would make them feel better about their environmental impact. One-third (34 percent) even admit they are starting to feel irresponsible by not driving a green car. n However, many respondents state they are confused about all the different types of green cars available (63 percent), and more than half report they don’t know the difference between a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid (56 percent).

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Six Ways to Eat Safe

The Latest Facts about Organics, Pesticides, Seeds and More

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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ot fun in the summertime begins with fresh, sweet and savory seasonal flavors brought to life in al fresco gatherings with family and friends. As the popularity of farmers’ markets and home gardening surges onward, it’s time to feast on the tastiest produce, picked ripe from America’s farms and gardens for peak flavor and nutrition.

Similar to raising a sun umbrella, learning where food comes from and how it’s produced provides the best protection against getting burned. Here’s the latest on some of the season’s hottest food issues to help families stay safe and well nourished.

Local Organic Reigns Supreme

Diana Dyer, a registered dietitian and garlic farmer near Ann Arbor, Michigan, observes, “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy local, and that’s kind of the same thing.” Purchasing local foods whenever possible has many merits, including shaking the farmer’s hand, asking about farming methods and developing sincere relationships. Buying local also supports the local economy and contributes to food security.

Yet “local” alone does not necessarily mean better.

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livestock genetically modified or engineered (GM, GMO or GE) feed. That’s one reason why the smartest food choice is organic, with local organic being the gold standard.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic certification label ensures that strict national organic standards—prohibiting the use of antibiotics, hormones and GM feed and ingredients—have been met. Plus, organically raised livestock must have access to the outdoors and ample time on pastures, naturally resulting in milk and meat with higher levels of health-protecting omega-3 fatty acids.

Still, organic naysayers abound. For example, many negative headlines were generated by a recent Stanford University study that questioned whether or not organic foods are safer or more healthful than conventional. Few news outlets relayed the researchers’ actual conclusions—that organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria; children on organic diets have significantly lower levels of pesticide metabolites, or breakdown products, in their urine; organic milk may contain significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids; and organic produce contains higher levels of health-protecting antioxidants.

Jim Riddle, former organic outreach coordinator at the University of Minnesota, in Lamberton, explains that organic farming methods are based on building and improving the soil, promoting biodiversity and protecting natural resources, regardless of the size of the farm. Healthier ecosystems, higher quality soil and clean water will produce healthier plants, which in turn support healthier animals and humans on a healthier planet.

Pesticide Problems and Solutions

Children are most vulnerable to the effects of pesticides and other environmental toxins, due to their smaller size and rapid physical development. Last December, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement that asserted, “Beyond acute poisoning, the influences of low-level pesticide exposures on child health are of increasing concern.”

The organization links pesticide exposure to higher risk for brain tumors, leukemia, attention deficit disorders, autism and reductions in IQ.

Because weeds naturally develop resistance to the herbicides designed to kill them, Dow AgroSciences has genetically engineered seeds to produce crops that can withstand spraying with both the systemic herbicide glyphosate (Roundup), and 2,4-D, one of the active ingredients in Agent Orange, used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. The latter is commonly applied to lawns and wheat-producing agricultural land, even though research reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives links exposure to 2,4-D to birth defects and increased cancer risk. Dow AgroSciences’ new GE seeds await regulatory approval.

Eric Mader, program director at the Portland, Oregonbased Xerces Society for the conservation of invertebrates and pollinator protection, warns that broad-spectrum pesticides kill beneficial insects along with those considered pests. Mader recommends increasing the number of beneficial insects, which feed on pests, by planting a greater diversity of native plants on farms and in home gardens.

Demand for GMO Labeling

Despite California’s narrow defeat of Proposition 37, which would have required statewide labeling of products containing GMOs, advocates at the Environmental Working Group and the Just Label It campaign are pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nationwide GMO labeling. Responding to consumer demand, Whole Foods Market recently announced that it will require GMO labeling in all of its U.S. and Canadian stores by 2018.

Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert’s powerful new documentary, GMO OMG, should give the movement a major push, as well.

The 2013 film explores the danger in corporate patenting of seeds and the unknown health and environmental risks of engineered food. Seifert says, “I have a responsibility to my children to hand on to them a world that is not poisoned irreparably.” As for the promise that GMOs are required to “feed the world,” he believes it’s a lie, noting that it’s better to “feed the world well.”

Seed Freedom and Food Choice

Roger Doiron, founder and director of Kitchen Gardeners International, headquartered in Scarborough, Maine, celebrates Food Independence Day each July Fourth. Doiron believes that growing, harvesting, cooking and preserving food is both liberating and rewarding, and patriotic. More than 25,000 individuals from 100 countries belong to his nonprofit network that focuses on re-localizing the world’s food supply. Food freedom starts with seeds.

Get Your Non-GMOs Here Reading labels is always a good practice. We can also rely on trusted sources to help us sort out suspect products from the natural whole foods that we know are good for us. Here’s a short list of websites and associated apps to help make food shopping a bit easier. n CenterForFoodSafety.org; Tinyurl.com/getCenter

ForFoodSafetyapp n Fooducate.com; Tinyurl.com/getFooducateGMOapp n NonGMOProject.org; Tinyurl.com/getNonGMO

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Saving and trading heirloom, non-hybrid, non-GMO seeds is becoming as easy as checking out a library book.

Several libraries across the country are serving as seed banks, where patrons check out seeds, grow crops, save seeds and then donate some back to their local library.

Liana Hoodes, director of the National Organic Coalition, in Pine Bush, New York, is a fan of her local Hudson Valley Seed Library. The library adheres to Indian Physicist Vandana Shiva’s Declaration of Seed Freedom and makes sure all seed sources are not related to, owned by or affiliated with biotech or pharmaceutical corporations. In addition to preserving heirloom and open-pollinated varieties, each seed packet is designed by a local artist.

Finicky about Fish

Grilled fish makes a lean, heart-healthy, low-calorie summer meal. Some fish, however, may contain chemicals that pose health risks, especially for pregnant or nursing women and children. For example, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury, which is toxic to a baby’s developing nervous system. Both the EPA and local state health departments post consumption advisories that recommend limiting or avoiding certain species of fish caught in specific locations.

For several decades, Captain Anne Mosness, a wild salmon fisherwoman, operated commercial fishing boats in Washington waters and from Copper River to Bristol Bay, Alaska. She worries about the threat of pollution from industrial aquaculture, plus the effects of genetically engineered salmon on wild fish populations, coastal economies and ecosystems.

Mosness explains that AquAdvantage Salmon, a product of AquaBounty Technologies, was created “by inserting a growth hormone gene from Pacific Chinook and a promoter gene from an eel-like fish called ocean pout into Atlantic salmon.” She questions the FDA approval process and failure to address unanswered questions about the risks of introducing “novel” animals into the food supply, as well as related food allergies and greater use of antibiotics in weaker fish populations. “The salmon farming industry already uses more antibiotics per weight than any other animal production,” comments Mosness.

The FDA’s official public comment period on GMO salmon closed in April, but consumers can still voice concerns to their legislators while demanding and applauding national GMO labeling. GMO fish may be on our dinner plates by the end of the year, but with labels, consumers gain the freedom to make informed choices. Consumers can also ask retailers not to sell GMO fish. Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Whole Foods have all committed to not selling GMO seafood. natural awakenings

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Antibiotic Resistance

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotics are one of the greatest public health achievements of the past 100 years.

However, one of the most critical public health and economic issues we currently face is the loss of these drugs’ effectiveness, due in large part to their misuse and overuse in industrial agriculture.

Dr. David Wallinga, senior advisor in science, food and health at the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, says that about 80 percent of all antibi-

otics are given to farm animals for two reasons: to prevent illness associated with living in crowded, stressful and often unsanitary conditions; and to promote “feed efficiency”, or weight gain.

However, bacteria naturally mutate to develop resistance to antibiotics when exposed to doses that are insufficient to kill them.

Wallinga points out that antibiotic-resistant infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), cost our nation at least $20 billion annually and steal tens of thousands of American lives each year.

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Most recently, hard-to-treat urinary tract infections (UTI), were traced to antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria in chickens.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria exist in our environment, but are more likely to be found in conventionally, rather than organically raised meat and poultry, which by law must be raised without antibiotics. Consumers beware: the word “natural” on food labels does not provide the same protection. The good news is that according to Consumers Union research, raising meat and poultry without antibiotics can be accomplished at minimal cost to the consumer—about five cents extra per pound for pork and less than a penny per pound extra for chicken.

Melinda Hemmelgarn, aka the “Food Sleuth”, is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host at KOPN.org, in Columbia, MO (FoodSleuth@gmail.com). She advocates for organic farmers at Enduring-Image.blogspot.com.

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These farms, he notes, are less likely to use large-scale crop chemicals. Also, shoppers can ask farmers about their pesticide usage. Best of all, GMO seeds are almost never introduced into local crops. They are more often used in the industrial food system, especially for animal feed. “The goal is to have the shortest distance from farm to consumer,” says Cummings. “There’s a simple traceability in the local system that doesn’t exist in the national one, and not only does locally produced food provide superior nutrition, it simply tastes better.”

Today, only about 5 percent of farms in the country are engaged in local food systems, but there is an increasing demand nationwide for their crops, and the flourishing DFW farmers’ markets mirror that trend. When Cummings began his site in 2006, he could only identify seven farmers markets in the area.

Now there are about 22.

However, some of the “farmers’” markets have turned into “distributors’” markets, in which vendors simply sell produce purchased from a wholesaler. The Downtown Dallas Farmers’ Market is one, says Cummings; only a handful of true farmers still come. This issue may be remedied soon, however, because the city of Dallas voted to sell the market in late March. New owners have ambitious plans that reportedly include redeveloping it as a true local market, as well as providing residential space, retail and restaurants.

So which are the best genuine farmers’ markets around?

Cummings says that those found in Coppell, White Rock and McKinney top the list. Also outstanding is the Collin County Market, which was started by an organic farmer in Plano.

They all have one thing in common: they carefully police their vendors to make sure the produce is truly from local farms.

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Of course, local and organic is the pinnacle of the green food supply. Numerous North Texas groceries, including Whole Foods and Central Market, make organic and local produce available, but often their purchasing requirements are too large for small area farmers. One Dallas company has found a new way to bring a locally grown organic product to consumers. Urban Acres market, in Oak Cliff, has developed a co-op style produce system, with pick-up locations all over the DFW area. Through relation-

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With all the positives of buying local, why it isn’t more broadly embraced?

One reason is regulation. Whatever their political persuasion, both farmers and locavores tend to agree on one point: there need to be fewer government-imposed barriers to getting locally grown food on their tables. “There has been extraordinary opposition, supported by deep pockets from big businesses, for any regulations that make it easier for local farms and food producers,” says Judith McGeary, executive director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance. “Corporate concern is less about market share and more about the fact that the farms’ existence raises questions about how food is raised. If the local farm movement goes away, big business can stock stores with low-quality food and there’s no other option.”

She adds that because they are small businesses, local growers are more responsive to consumer pressure and frequently run their operations with greater concern about pesticide use, GMOs, animal welfare, environmental concerns and human rights.

Kim Rice is an environmental health writer in Dallas.

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n summer, when many fruits, herbs and vegetables are at their peak, it makes sense to harness their power for the family’s benefit. “Some people flock to plant-empowered living for better health, others because of their spiritual beliefs, to support animal welfare, respect the environment or best of all, because it tastes great,” says wellness activist Kris Carr, a documentary filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author and the educational force behind KrisCarr.com.

Carr joined the wellness revolution after being diagnosed with a rare disease. It proved to be the incentive she needed to change her eating habits and find renewed power and energy. Her new book, Crazy Sexy Kitchen, with recipes

by Chef Chad Sarno, celebrates the colors, flavors and powers of plants that nourish us at the cellular level.

Her main tenets include a focus on:

Reducing inflammation. Inflammation is caused by what we eat, drink, smoke, think (stress), live in (environment), or don’t do well (lack of exercise). At the cellular level, it can lead to allergies, arthritis, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, digestive disorders and cancer, according to Victoria Drake, Ph.D., of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State Univer-

sity, who culled the latest research (LPI.OregonState.edu/ infocenter/inflammation.html).

Creating an acid/alkaline balance. “Tilting the pH scale in the alkaline direction is easy with a diet filled with mineralrich plant foods,” says Carr. It also means minimizing meat, dairy, sugar, eggs, commercially processed foods, coffee and alcohol.

Drinking produce. Green juices and green smoothies are ideal. “They are the most important part of my personal daily practice, one that I will never abandon,” Carr notes.

Carr and her husband, Brian Fassett, whom she met when he edited her documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, share the juice and smoothie making responsibilities. “We make enough to have two 12-ounce servings of green drinks a day. Our recipes are often guided by what’s available in the fridge,” she advises. The secret is a three-to-one ratio of three veggies for every piece of fruit.

Kale reigns in their home. The dark leafy superfood is especially suited for smoothies, salads and sautés. They like kale’s generous helping of vitamin K for maintaining strong bones.

Carr’s Crazy Sexy Kale Salad is dressed with vinaigrette that includes flax oil, which she notes is high in omega-3s to promote healthy brain function. It’s also a well-known antiinflammatory food. “Make sure to buy cold-pressed, organic flax oil in a dark bottle and store it in the fridge,” she advises, “because light and heat may turn the oil rancid. I like Barlean’s brand, but there are many other quality flax oils available. Since it is sensitive to heat, I use it mostly in salad dressings and smoothies.”

Carr maintains that, “By decreasing the amount of acidic inflammatory foods while increasing the amount of healthy and alkaline plant foods, you flood your body with vitamins, minerals, cancer-fighting phytochemicals, antioxidants and fiber.”

This supports the body in maintaining and repairing itself. She further points out, “Once your body repairs, it can renew.

That’s big-healer medicine. You might as well get a business card that reads: self-care shaman.”

Award-winning cookbook author Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com. natural awakenings

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hen your company motto is ‘true to nature’, you have to follow through,” says Tom Tabler, director of sales and marketing for the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. “We look at everything, from the biodegradable ink pens in the guest rooms to the staff’s summer uniform.” Managers’ sport coats consist of lightweight plastic fibers and rubber from recycled materials. “They breathe fine, are comfortable and look great,” Tabler remarks.

Hotel construction adhered to eco-friendly practices. A 100-acre bird sanctuary followed the onsite discovery of endangered golden-cheeked warblers. The 36-hole golf course is certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program and deemed the most eco-friendly in the United States by the PGA Tour. The hotel’s four pools and a lazy river for tubing honor the region’s dry climate; water reclamation via closed loop natural catchments and rain retention ponds keep guests afloat

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and the golf course green.

Also in Texas, the Four Seasons Hotel Austin has a “zero waste” goal, requiring the recycling of 90 percent of all onsite waste. Shadowboxes above trash cans show guests examples of what is and isn’t recyclable, while unused soap and other toiletries are donated to local women’s shelters.

“We have placed sufficient containers, so there’s no excuse not to recycle,” says Kerri Holden, senior director of public relations. “In April, we were at

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the 70 percent compliance mark. We hope to reach our 90 percent goal by year’s end.” She notes that after management cancelled weekly dumpster service, only one six-by-six-foot trash container remains. Even worn linens become cleaning rags. The saltwater swimming pool uses soda ash, rather than harsher chlorine chemical treatments.

Kitchen scraps are composted and become fertilizer for the hotel’s herb and vegetable garden and flowerbeds.

Natural compost bags in guest rooms collect banana peels, apple cores and other organic food waste. At the end of the year, guests that composted during their visit receive a thank-you letter and The Nature Conservancy plants a tree in their name in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the world’s most endangered tropical forests (PlantABillion.org).

Boston’s Colonnade Hotel, built in the 1970s, grows greener with each upgrade. “We replace systems with the greenest possible solutions,” explains Keith Alexander, director of property operations. Guest room windows have been replaced with filmed and insulating twinned panes to save power year-round. Electrolyzed water is now used for cleaning; a higher pH works as a nontoxic degreaser, while a lower pH turns water into a sanitizer, eliminating the need for chemical cleansers and gloves. Next, the hotel plans to install a large commercial dishwasher that will use electrolyzed water instead of chlorine-based cleaners.

California’s Cavallo Point Lodge, near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, opened in Sausalito in 2008 as the newest national park lodge and the only one with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. It was built in the early 1900s to house Fort Baker’s military families.

While renovations have enlarged the rooms, wood door framing maintains the rustic appearance and the wood floors are either original or made from repurposed wood. “We learned a lot while updating the lodge,” says General Manager Euan Taylor. “We discovered that the tin ceiling tiles were painted with lead-based paint. Instead of using harsh chemicals, we froze each tile, gave it a slight twist and the paint fell off.”

Unsurprisingly, food for the lodge

restaurant and onsite cooking school is purchased from local farmers.

In Big Sur, California, the awardwinning Post Ranch Inn specializes in repurposing materials. Wood from old growth redwood wine casks accent walls in guest rooms. Fallen trees become benches dotting walkways. Dinnerware is made from recycled glass and any broken plates are recycled again. The honey used for a special spa facial treatment comes from 18 onsite beehives.

Daily updates on energy savings via the Inn’s 208 kW, 990-panel solar power system can be viewed at Tinyurl. com/PostRanchInnMonitor.

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Oregon’s The Resort at the Mountain, in Welches, installed an additional 11,000 indigenous plants throughout its 300-acre property in 2009, in the spirit of the nearby Mount Hood National Forest. The mountain is home to the only ski lodge certified by the Sustainable Travel Institute, using United Nations criteria.

“We are a base camp for skiers, hikers, off-road bikers and fly fishermen,” says General Manager John Erickson.

“Our ‘field to stream’ menu features northwest products and of course, fish.”

The resort’s golf course, following the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, uses natural methods for weed control. “We pull them up,” says Erickson. “Wildflowers get to stay where they are.” Golfers and fishermen volunteer to help keep the course in good shape and the water channels clear for salmon and steelhead. From the golf course, visitors can see the salmon swimming upstream. “Most of the fishermen catch and release,” says Erickson. “We want to be good stewards of the land.”

Connect with freelance writer Avery Mack at AveryMack@mindspring.com.

Omni Hotels Take Texas-Size Strides Toward Sustainability

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he Omni Dallas Hotel, which for business. The same number said opened in 2011, has received they would like more low-fat opLEED Gold New Construction tions when traveling. Additionally, the certification, making it the first and only report found that travelers had good LEED Gold hotel in Texas and the larg- intentions when it came to workouts, est in the U.S. outside of Las Vegas. This because nearly one-third embarked designation was made possible by using on a trip with workout gear, but never recycled and regionally sourced materi- found the time or energy to follow up. als, reducing construction pollution and Meanwhile, about 26 percent wished implementing conservation initiatives their hotel would help locate nearby that have resulted in a 30 percent reduc- yoga or spinning studios. tion in water consumption.

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To allow it to continue operating before meetings, during a break, after at LEED Gold standards, the hotel also lunch or whenever works best for the houses a certified green restaurant, attendees and planners. These quick Texas Spice, which is the first full-serand healthy fitness options include vice restaurant in Dallas to Achieve the yoga classes led by a professional incoveted 2-Star Certified Green Resstructor (30 to 60 minutes); a stretching taurant designation from by the Green break led by a professional (30 minRestaurant Association (GRA), a nautes); a nutrition class (30 minutes); tional nonprofit organization that helps cooking demonstration of how to cook restaurants to become more environquick and healthy meals (30 minutes); mentally sustainable. By receiving and chair massages (10 minutes).

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Guests at the Omni Fort Worth certification scale and implementing Hotel can also take advantage of walk61 steps, Texas Spice has demonstrated ing through the nearby Water Gardens, a commitment above and beyond the a cooling oasis in the heart of downminimum requirements necessary for town; or they can pick up a bike at certification. any conveniently located bike sharing

Meanwhile, the Omni Fort Worth Hotel offers “Wellness Break” activities and menus for groups and associations that hold their meetings at the downtown property.

From nutritious nosh and limoncello soda to chair massages and yoga, the hotel will plan the perfect wellness meeting or gathering.

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In the mid-1990s, as genetically engineered or modified (GE, GM or GMO), corn and soy were becoming increasingly prominent ingredients in both pet food products and feed for farm animals, the number of dogs reported suffering from a specific cluster of health problems increased. It also became evident from discussion among veterinarians and dog owners that such health problems occurred more often among dogs eating pet food that included GM crops than those consuming food produced from conventional crops.

The conditions most cited included allergies, asthma, atopic (severe) dermatitis and other skin problems, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, recurrent diarrhea, vomiting and indigestion, plus abnormalities in liver, pancreas and immune system functions. People often reported failed treatments and harmful side effects to prescribed remedies (e.g. steroids), as well as problems with various manufactured prescription diets after

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According to a 2011 study in the journal Cell Research, in engineering crops like corn and soybean, novel proteins are created that can assault the immune system and cause allergies and illnesses, especially in the offspring of mothers fed GMO foods. Diminished nutrient content is a concurrent issue.

“The results of most of the few independent studies conducted with GM foods indicate that they may cause hepatic, pancreatic, renal and reproductive effects and may alter hematological, biochemical and immunologic parameters,”concluded Artemis Dona and Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis, of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at the University of Athens Medical School, in their 2009 study on the effect of GM foods on animals.

Such problems are caused partly

by the inherent genetic instability of GM plants, which can result in spontaneous and unpredictable mutations (Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews). DNA in GM foods is altered by the genetic engineering process; it can be incorporated by gut bacteria and may alter their behavior and ecology in the digestive tract. Likewise, when digestive bacteria incorporate material from antibiotic-resistant genes, engineered into patented GM foods crops to identify them, it could have serious health implications, according to Jeffrey M. Smith in his book, Genetic Roulette, and Terje Traavik and Jack Heinemann, co-authors of Genetic Engineering and Omitted Health Research.

What Pet Owners Can Do Look for pet foods that are free of GM corn and soy, and/or organically certified. Pet food manufacturers that use U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified organic ingredients—and especially those that don’t use corn, soy, canola, cotton byproducts (oil and cake) or sugar beet, which are more commonly genetically engineered, or imported rice, which can have GM strains—can legitimately claim “No GMO Ingredients” on their packaging.

Information, plus tips on avoiding hidden GMO ingredients are available at NonGMOShoppingGuide.com. Many websites also provide recipes for homeprepared diets for companion animals, including DogCatHome PreparedDiet.com.

Let responsible pet food manufacturers know of consumers’ concerns and heed Hippocrates’ advice to let our food be our medicine and our medicine be our food. Enlightened citizen action is an integral part of the necessary revolution in natural agriculture aimed at promoting more ecologically sound, sustainable and humane farming practices, a healthier environment and more healthful, wholesome and affordable food for us and our canine companions.

Michael Fox, author of Healing Animals & the Vision of One Health, is a veterinarian with doctoral degrees in medicine and animal behavior. Find GMO-free pet food brands and learn more at DrFoxVet.com.

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Are GMOs Safe for Pets?

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iving with a precipitous rise in world population makes it difficult to produce enough food to feed ourselves, along with our livestock and pets. Some feel that the answer to this problem is to produce genetically modified (GMO) crops.

My concern is that the genome of the plant being added to the genome of another species has nothing to do with the plant in question.

Also, what really bothers me is that big companies try to convince us through advertising and lobbying that their product is safe to consume, both by humans and by our livestock or family pets. If it were safe, why would they need to convince us? It also scares me that research to prove GMO safety can be performed only with the permission of these companies. Also, if these practices are safe, why are the companies seeking legal

protection from liability if there is harm?

James Andrews, writing in Food Safety News, quotes Michael Hansen as saying, “Any study you want to do with these engineered crops, you need to get the company’s permission,” The author goes on to ask, “Could you imagine if tobacco research was only done when the tobacco companies had the final say?” The truth is you wouldn’t get the real information, because the research would be biased.

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I believe that in order to produce a better product through traditional genetics (crossbreeding) is a far safer, although slower plan. We can cross two plants to produce a better yielding crop, but we don’t have to use genes from another species. There are many other options to utilize, such as growing food in our yards instead of grass, sharing those crops with our neighbors and seeking organic and local options for our food.

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qigong in that they move energy directly. However, compared to most systems of yoga, qigong has a much greater emphasis on precise breathing techniques. Qigong deals with smaller movements of the abdomen to circulate qi and more precise movements of the hands, rooting into the earth and opening up pathways of energy. Yoga works with energy, but to a lesser degree, and although we had no clue of reJeff Primack practice and love yoga, ally what qigong was prior to this interview, but now after qigong does what yoga cannot. We train watching you train instructors for a week, many thousands of yoga teachers and researched your testimonies and tried some they are always blown away by the tangiof your smoothies, I think it’s very important bility of qi experienced at our seminar.

In regard to acupuncture, qigong for people to know exactly what qigong is. doesn’t use needles for treatment. How Qigong is the art of harnessing qi, which directly affects the blood flow ever, qigong is self-healing and directly afand is an exercise that makes your blood fects the source of disease, which is poor pulse. This pulsing occurs by moving circulation to various organs and body qi using specific breathing techniques, areas. Acupuncture is excellent for elimialong with postures and slow graceful nating many health issues, but the fact movements. Qigong also encompasses qigong can be done by yourself, free of charge, makes it special. Most acupuncusing healing foods, herbs, acupressure and yogic stretches, all of which energize turists are strong believers in qigong, and the body, increase vitality and accelerate some actually prescribe qigong exercises metabolism. to their patients’ in-between treatments.

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I’ve been doing your qigong strength and find the methods of qigong to be training every other day and my belly is getting some definition, but the best part quite different. How qigong is different is that I feel so peaceful at the end. How from yoga or other healing therapies like acupuncture? do you explain what is special about

Qigong is different from yoga priqigong methods of fitness and muscular marily because it requires slower, more conditioning?

Qigong strength training is 100 gracious movements to harness our elecpercent nurturing of qi, instead of taxtromagnetic field. Some qigong exercises ing, like some traditional exercises. If you build muscle or speed, but most are a have old injuries, you can practice qigong pulsation of qi through the body. Qigong without any side effects. We use “holdis the “sensation of energy” and is highly tangible. A few advanced systems of yoga, ing qi” postures like horse stance to build like kriya yoga, have striking similarities to the root chakra and leg strength of the

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People are excited that Houston will experience the largest qigong gathering Texas has ever seen. 500 people highly focused into healing practices inside one beautiful ballroom sounds exciting. How does the group energy effect of so many people’s energy in the same room make a difference?

A master known as Dr. Yan Xin was perhaps the most influential qigong figure of all time. He facilitated 30,000-person qi lectures in stadiums. Due to the huge collective energy at these stadium events, many experienced the deepest levels of qigong within hours and many miraculous healings were reported. Historically speaking, qigong went from being practiced by almost no Chinese people in the 1970s to a mind-blowing 200 million by the mid 1980s! This came to a screeching halt in 1999 when the Chinese government, for fear of an uprising, outlawed large qigong events. I believe qigong is God-connecting, humbling, healing to the spirit and unifies people, which is something the Chinese government is not supporting now.

America is different, and I am proud to live where my president supports qigong and the right to gather in freedom.

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Intentional Drum Circle – 7-8:30pm. Find your own personal rhythms and cadence, while experiencing the healing energy of music. All levels are welcome and no musical skills are necessary. Drums/percussion instruments provided or bring your own drum if you have one. Ages 15 and older. $20. Bob Jones Nature Center, 355 E Bob Jones Rd, Southlake. BJNC.org.

Film Screening: Bowling for Columbine – 7-9pm.

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the U.S.’s obsession with firearms. Free. Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas.

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Patriot 5K and Fun Run – 7am. The city of Trophy Club hosts this holiday event. $15-$20. Byron Nelson High School, 2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club.

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Liberty, 5K, 10K and 1-Mile Fun Run – 7:45am.

Course features scenic views of Lake Lewisville. $10-$30. Stewart Creek Park, 3700 Sparks Rd, The Colony. RunOnTexas.com.

Fair Park Fourth– 4:30-11:30pm. The city of Dallas’ official Independence Day celebration will feature fireworks at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas Wind Symphony patriotic concert, “dancing water” shows at the Esplanade Fountain and kids activities. Free. $15/parking inside the Fair Park gate. Fair Park, 1300 Robert B Cullum Blvd, Dallas. 214-421-9600. FairPark.org

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Bird Walk – 8-11am. Expect to see 30-plus species.

Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them.

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Park circular parking lot at 9pm sharp. Hike is not appropriate for young children. Free. Connemara Meadow Preserve, Alma & Tatum Rd, Allen. 214351-0990. Register: ConnemaraConservancy.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 9

Dallas Sierra Club Meeting – 7-8:30pm. Hear about an 18-day excursion in the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River and learn about the benefits and the “how’s” of water recycling. Free. REI Dallas, 4515 LBJ Frwy, Dallas. 972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org. DallasSierraClub.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 11

Sharing the Past through Art – 10:30-11:45am. Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, during this program, participants discuss artists, themes and exhibitions and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth.

817-738-1933. For helpful instructions: Visitors@ CarterMuseum.org. CarterMuseum.org.

Film Screening: Rear Window – 8-10pm. Pack a picnic and watch Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classic on the Amon Carter Museum’s lawn. Come early and enjoy a tour of the museum before the film. Free.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. 817-738-1933. Visitors@ CarterMuseum.org. CarterMuseum.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 13

Astronomy on the Meadow Night Walk – 9-11pm.

Guided 1.5-mile night walk. Bring flashlight and binoculars or spotting scope. Meet at the Suncreek

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Too Hot to Handle 5K – 7:30am. Benefits MDAALS and the Protective Animal League. Early registration $25-$35. Norbuck Park, White Rock Lake, Dallas. RunOnTexas.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 16

Ascent of the Anthropod – 6:30-8:30pm. Lecture on the evolution of arthropods (like insects and spiders).

Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne and light hors d’oeuvres, plus a tour of the butterfly house. $15.

Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas. TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

Composting Workshop – 9-11am. Learn how your garden and yard can benefit from this natural process using leaves and other compostable materials and what compost bin would work best for you. Free.

Bob Jones Nature Center, 355 E Bob Jones Rd, Southlake. BJNC.org.

Dallas Vegan Drinks – 6:30-8:30pm. Meet fellow vegan and veg-friendly folks and enjoy vegan pizza.

Pizza Lounge, 841 Exposition, Dallas. Facebook. com/DallasVeganDrinks.

Vax Chat – 5:30-7pm. Dr. Randy Naidoo of Shine Pediatrics will discuss how each child has an individual need for vaccines. Participants receive a $5 gift certificate to the store. $5. The Nappy Shoppe, 3253 Independence Pkwy, Plano. NappyShoppe.com.

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SUNDAY, JULY 14

Jazz in the Atrium – 6-8pm. Saxophonist Mario Cruz performs. Free admission. Food, cocktails available for purchase. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1803. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 12

Urban Nature Saturday – 10-2pm. Explore the history of the area’s urban landscape through a scientific lens with an artistic eye. Learn about the local woodlands, prairies and rivers in family friendly activities and classes, including photography, painting and scavenger hunts. Free. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Dr, Fort Worth. Preregister for photography and painting classes: KTaylor@brit. org. BRIT.org.

The North Texas Renewable Energy Group hosts Jeremy Starritt, Frisco environmental services manager, who will present a candid discussion about the recycling process, costs involved and what’s going on with e-waste. Free. REI Dallas, 4515 LBJ Frwy, Dallas. NTREG.org.

White Rock Lake Cleanup – 8:15am. Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club’s adopted section of White Rock Lake Park.

Area is a prairie restoration area, so there are always birds and wildflowers. Gloves, trash bags, etc. provided. Brunch after. Meet at Love of the Lake office, NE corner Garland Rd and Buckner Blvd, Dallas.

Carol Nash: 214-824-0244. DallasSierraClub.org.

Composting Workshop – 9-11am. Learn how your garden and yard can benefit from this natural process using leaves and other compostable materials and what compost bin would work best for you. Free.

Bob Jones Nature Center, 355 E Bob Jones Rd, Southlake. BJNC.org.

What’s Going on with Recycling? – 10am-12pm.

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THURSDAY, JULY 18

Book Club: In America: A Novel – 6-8pm. Prior to the program, read Susan Sontag’s novel In America: A Novel. Readers and museum educators will gather in the galleries to discuss the connections between the book and the exhibition We the People: Picturing American Identity. Refreshments provided. First 20 registrants receive free copy of the book. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. 817-738-1933. CarterMuseum.org.

Jazz in the Atrium – 6-8pm. Composer Ron Jones leads an ensemble of players performing his original compositions and other arrangements of jazz standards. Free admission. Food, cocktails available for purchase. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1803. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Green Source DFW Mixer – 6:30-8:30pm. Green Source DFW, a local online green publication, hosts this gathering of green-minded folks. Complimentary first round of drinks. The People’s Last Stand, 5319 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 210, Dallas. GreenSourceDFW.org/Calendar.

Stand Up Paddleboarding Basics – 7-8:30pm.

Learn about stand up paddleboarding and equipment needed. Free. REI, 4515 LBJ Fwy, Dallas. REI.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 20

Upgrading Trails at Cedar Ridge Preserve – 8am-12pm. Work until 11 am, then take a tour of the preserve. No tools are required. Bring water and

gloves. Cedar Ridge Preserve, 7171 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas. Ginger Bradley: 469-223-7902. DallasSierraclub.org

World of Butterflies with Butterfly Farm Visit – 10:30am-1:30pm. Dale Clark, co-founder of the Dallas County Lepidopterist Society, will present “Fascinating World of Butterflies.” The class begins at Texas Discovery Gardens and ends with a field trip by caravan to Dale’s butterfly farm south of Dallas. $30. Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas. TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24

Bowling for Rhinos – 7pm-12am. Bowling event supports the Dallas chapter of the Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) and wildlife conservation. $20. $15/in advance. Alley Cats 2008 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd, Arlington. DallasZooAAZK@DallasZoo.com.

DallasZoo.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 25

Butterfly Tea Party – 10:30am-12:30pm. Tea, snacks, crafts and butterfly release. $12/ages 3-11, $3/ages 1-2. $8/adults. Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas. TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Jazz in the Atrium – 6-8pm. Saxophonist Quamon Fowler performs straight-ahead, fusion and bebop jazz combined with gospel, groove and Texas Soul.

Free admission. Food, cocktails available for purchase. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1803. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Self-Esteem: Helping Your Child Avoid the Feeling of Failure – 7-8pm. Learn where self-esteem issues stem from and what can be done to prevent them.

Free. Brain Balance of Plano, 1501 Preston Rd, Plano.

972-248-9482. Plano@BrainBalanceCenters.com.

BrainBalancePlano.com.

Film Screening: The Great Muppet Caper – 8-10pm. Pack a picnic and watch Jim Henson’s family classic on the Amon Carter Museum’s lawn.

Come early and enjoy a tour of the museum before the film. Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. 817-738-1933.

Visitors@CarterMuseum.org. CarterMuseum.org.

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FRIDAY, JULY 26

New Parents Art Tour – 10:30-11:30am. Explore the Amon Carter museum during an adult tour for parents, grandparents and other caregivers with little ones – two years old and younger – in tow.

Free. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. 817-738-1933. For helpful instructions: Visitors@CarterMuseum.org.

CarterMuseum.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 27

Drought-Resistant Plants – 10am-12pm. Learn about common and not-so-common landscape plants tough enough to survive severe water restrictions.

Take home samples to add to your garden. $20. Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas. TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Hungry Minds Women’s Support Group – 3-5pm.

Monthly support group helping women release weight with the self-help tapping technique. $20.

Integrated Energy Works, 2067 N Central Expy, Richardson. 214-457-3434. Pam-Jackson.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 28

Connemara Meadow Open House – 7-11am. Hike the 72-acre Meadow Preserve at the monthly open house. Free. Connemara Meadow Preserve, Alma & Tatum Rd, Allen. Enter at gate on east side of Alma, south of Bethany. 214-351-0990. Info@ConnemaraConservancy.org. ConnemaraConservancy.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 30

Minimalist Running Basics – 7-8:30pm. Learn about minimalist running and gear needed. Free.

REI, 4515 LBJ Fwy, Dallas. REI.com.

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ence that helps the body to move easily, freely, and genuinely laugh. Free, donations accepted. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157.

LaughYoga.org.

All Calendar events for the August issue must be received by July 10th and adhere to our guidelines. Email Publisher@NADallas.com for guidelines and to submit entries.

daily Energy Blast – Exhibit tells the dynamic story of energy and alternative energy resources in North Texas, the Barnett Shale, and the innovative pioneers who continue to make energy a leading industry in the region. Ages 11 & up. Included in $14/adult, $10/ child admission. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St, Ft Worth. 817-255-9300.

FWMuseum.org.

Live Animals of the World: A Conservation Exhibit – Museum houses 12 types of non-native animals, encouraging visitors to take a proactive role in conserving wild spaces. $9/adults, $6/children 3-12 & seniors, free/members & children ages 2 & under. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566.

HeardMuseum.org.

The IMAX Experience: Ft Worth – Showtimes online. Features include Dolphins; Flight of the Butterflies; Night at the Museum; Space Junk; Star Trek Into Darkness; and Under the Sea. $7/adults, $6/ children 2-12 & seniors. Ft Worth Museum of Science & History, Omni Theater, 1600 Gendy St, Ft Worth.

817-255-9300. FWMuseum.org.

Happy Hour at Bar Alto – 5-7pm, weekdays. Take $1 off selections of wine by the glass. Sit back at the bar or in the cafe and relax while you eat a bite or take it with you while you make your shopping selections. Whole Foods Market, 4100 Lomo Alto Dr, Highland Park. 214-520-7993. WholeFoodsMarket. com/Stores/HighlandPark.

Top Ten Wine Selections – 5-7pm, weekdays; 126pm, weekends. Wine tastings and, as always, you can pick up your favorite cheese pairings from a amazing selection of delicious cheeses from around the world. Whole Foods Market, 4100 Lomo Alto Dr, Highland Park. 214-520-7993. WholeFoodsMarket. com/Stores/HighlandPark.

Yoga – 6:15-7:15pm, Tues & Thurs; 12-1pm, Wed & Fri. Drop-in Hatha Yoga Postures classes are offered four times per week. Experience dynamic relaxation through practice of the postures. Suitable for all levels of fitness. $10. Ananda Dallas Meditation & Yoga Center, 4901 Keller Springs Rd, Ste 103, Addison.

972-248-9126. AnandaDallas.org.

sunday Sunday Service/Meditation and Purification – 9-11:15am. Spend a Sunday morning with like-minded people for meditation, chanting, an inspirational talk, readings from the Bible and Bhagavad Gita, and the uplifting Festival of Light. 9-9:45am, Meditation and Purification; 10-11:15am, Service. Ananda Dallas Meditation & Yoga Center, 4901 Keller Springs Rd, Ste 103, Addison. 972-248-9126. AnandaDallas.org.

Dynamic Meditation – 10-11am. One of the active meditations compiled by Osho. Breath, jump, scream and shout, let it all go, then be in the bliss of silence and stillness; finish with dance of celebration and “be”

different. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas.

214-521-6157. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

Cosmic Dance – 7:30-9pm. Dance and disappear into deep stillness. Take your energy to a new height, be a child, reactivate your senses. Donation $5. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Dr, Dallas. 214-521-6157.

CosmicCafeDallas.com.

Family Events – 1-3:30pm. Discover a new artmaking activity each month. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1200. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Rescue Free Radio – 8-9pm. Irving-based call-in radio show covering the gamut of animal rights, rescue and protection issues. Internet broadcast.

RadioFreeRescue.com.

Krafty Kids – 12pm. Seasonal crafts each week.

Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Central Expy, Dallas. 214-671-1381. NorthPark@ DallasLibrary.org.

Kundalini Yoga – 5-6:30pm. Includes chakra sounds and breathing techniques. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

Sufi/Zen Poetry – 8pm. Readings from the esoteric masters at the Community Table. All dimensions welcome. Free. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Dr, Dallas. 214-521-6157. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

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Awakening Heart Meditation – 5-7pm. Interfaith mindfulness meditation, music and message based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Facilitated by Brother ChiSing and friends. Childcare provided.

Donation accepted. Dallas Meditation Center, 727 S Floyd Rd, Richardson. 972-432-7871. DallasMeditationCenter.com.

Zumba – 9-9:30am. Latin dance inspired exercise in a fun 30-min class. $5. Curves, 11909 Preston Rd, Ste 1486, Dallas. 213-866-0399.

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Zen Lemon – 6-7pm. Yoga class for all levels.

Bring a towel and water. Free. Lululemon-Galleria, 13350 Dallas Pkwy, 3080, Dallas. 972-385-2316.

DallasGalleria-Store@Lululemon.com. Lululemon. com/Dallas/DallasGalleria.

Dance Exercise Class – 9:15-10:15am. Mon-Thurs.

Easy-to-follow routines featuring Jacki Sorensen’s creative choreography and a variety of music and artists. Start anytime. 3-wk sample: $25. Cimmaron Park Rec Center in Valley Ranch, 201 Red River Tl, Irving.

972-281-3075. Additional locations: Jackis.com.

Gentle Yoga – 5-6pm. Learn a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support will be offered. Wear fitness shoes with good support. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

Aquacise – 9:30-10:15am. Low impact water aerobics for all levels. Participants must be members of the Coppell Senior and Community Center. Free.

Aquatic Center & Recreation Center, 234 E Pkwy, Coppell. Lynn Dorn: 972-462-5136.

Community Acupuncture – 6:30-7:45pm. Auricular (ear point) acupuncture is provided in group setting for relaxation, reduction of cravings and cleansing. $20/advance, $25/at door. White Rock Holistic Wellness Center, 718 N Buckner Blvd, Ste 416-103, Dallas. Jade: 214-642-0002. Walz.Jennifer@gmail. com. DallasHolisticWellnessCollective.com.

PUBlic Knowledge – 7pm. 1st Tues. Adult gathering celebrating brains and brew, featuring science, history, and guests from diverse fields, presented at a local bar or restaurant. Location: 817-255-9300.

FWMuseum.org/Public-Knowledge.

COH Donation Yoga Class – 7-8pm. Yoga flow class for all levels. Bring own yoga mat. Free. Donations accepted benefit local missions. Community of Hope UMC, 1800 E Debbie Ln, Mansfield. 817-453-2328.

CommunityOfHope.com.

Hot Yoga Community Class – 5:45-6:45pm. A combination of energetic vinyasa flow, power yoga and balance poses. Students focus on twists, holding asanas and strengthening the core muscles. Handson adjustments, enhancements and assists from the instructors. Modifications for all body types and ages. $12 suggested donation. Dynamic Yoga 4 Love Studio, 558 Bluebird Ln, Red Oak. Yoga4Love.net.

Meditation Class – 6:45-7:45pm. 1st & 3rd Mon. Clear the mind to gain clarity of personal goals and improve health. $5. Institute for Total Wellness, 1700 Commerce St, Ste 1400, Dallas. RSVP: 214-7176300. TotalWellnessMBS@yahoo.com. TotalWellnessMBS.com.

Laughing Yoga – 7-8pm. Healthy and playful experi-

Tai Chi Class – Thru June. 7-8:30pm. Learn the 108 moves of Taoist Tai Chi. Adults: $40/month; full-time students: $30/month; seniors: $25/month.

Central Congregational Church, 5600 Royal Ln, Dallas. 214-752-1661. Dallas.Tx@Taoist.org. Dallas.

Tx.US.Taoist.org Guided Meditation Class: Beginner Friendly – 7-9pm. Facilitated by Brother ChiSing. For beginners and more advanced practitioners who want to supplement their silent practice with guided meditations.

Each month has a theme. $10-$25 donation. Limited to 12. Dallas Meditation Center, 727 S Floyd Rd, Richardson. 972-432-7871. DallasMeditationCenter.com.

Gong/Sound Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. 1st & 3rd Tues. Gong and drum provide energetic and sonic backdrop to group meditation. Cosmic Cafe, 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas. 214-521-6157. CosmicCafeDallas.com.

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Group Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Meditate with likeminded friends to access inner peace, calmness and joy.

Free. Ananda Dallas Meditation & Yoga Center, 4901 Keller Springs Rd, Ste 103, Addison. 972-248-9126.

AnandaDallas@aol.com. AnandaDallas.org.

Country and Western Dance Lessons – 7:30-9pm.

3-week, 2-step series, then 3-week waltz series. Sandunga Dance Studio, 2155 Marsh Ln, Carrollton. Info, cost: 972-418-1600.

wednesday Dallas Greendrinks – 2nd Wed. Meet for happy hour with other eco-conscious people. No cover, buy own drinks. Location TBD. DallasGreendrinks@yahoo. com. Greendrinks.org/TX/Dallas.

Read and Learn – 10:30-11:30am. Features musicians, storytellers and puppets performing for newborns to 6 yr olds. Reading activity is followed by a guest performer. Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Ctrl Expy, Dallas. 214-671-1381.

NorthPark@DallasLibrary.org.

Chair Massage –3-6 pm. Sign up for an appointment in advance or walk in. 10-minute minimum. $1/minute. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136.

Circuit Training – 5-6pm. The class will work on the cardiovascular system and all major muscle groups in a fun format. Free. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136. FDerita@ CoppellTx.gov.

thursday Audubon Center Third Thursday – 9am-9pm.

Free admission 3rd Thurs each month. Guided hikes throughout the day; riverbend picnic site overlooking the river. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 S Loop 12, Dallas. 214-398-8722. TrinityRiverAudubon.org.

Gentle Yoga – 5-6pm. Learn a complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support will be offered. Wear fitness shoes with good support. Free.

Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell.

972-462-5136.

charity. Urban Yoga, 1706 8th Ave, Ft Worth. 817908-FLOW. UrbanYogaFW.com.

Health Orientation Class – 6:15pm. Class on the benefits of proper spinal alignment for good health and preventing sickness. Free. Aspire Health Clinic, 10440 N Ctrl Expy, Ste 124, Dallas. 214-234-0000.

TXDRYU@Aspire-Health.com. Aspire-Health.com.

Friday Night Bike Ride – 7-9pm. Twelve-mile social bicycle ride around White Rock Lake with 5 stops to keep the group together. All skill levels welcome.

Helmets required and lights/water recommended.

Post-ride eats at Jake’s. New Dallas Bike Works Parking Lot, 4875 W Lawther Dr, Dallas. DORBA.org.

CPR Training – 6-8pm. American Heart Training Center with over 125 highly trained instructors. Texas CPR Training, 4013 Carrizo, Plano. 214-770-6872.

TexasCPR.com.

Dallas Organic Garden Club – 6:30pm. 4th Thurs.

Monthly meeting. REI, 4515 LBJ Fwy, Dallas.

Chill Yoga 101 – 6:45-7:45pm. No heat vinyasa flow, come and chill. Yoga is significant to everyone in a personal and unique way. To breathe, feel and let go for a moment, is the beauty of Yoga. Beginners, postnatal, all levels welcome. $12 suggested donation.

Dynamic Yoga 4 Love Studio, 558 Bluebird Ln, Red Oak. Yoga4Love.net.

Vegetarian Cooking Class – 7-9pm. Gourmet Indian vegetarian cooking with master chef Manjuali Devi. $25, includes dinner. Kalachandji’s Community Hall, 5430 Gurlay Ave, Dallas. 214-662-6889. Danny@ Kalachandjis.com. Kalachandjis.com.

Chanting HU – 7:30pm. 2nd Thurs. Try chanting HU and find out how 20 min can change your life.

HU means happiness, balance, harmony, peace and the loss of fear. It has been used by many different spiritual groups including Eckankar as a sacred name for God. Lotus Yoga, 6337 Prospect Ave, Dallas.

214-425-5343. LotusYogaDallas.com.

friday Aquacise – 9:30-10:15am. Low impact water aerobics for all levels. Participants must be members of the Coppell Senior and Community Center. Free.

Aquatic Center & Recreation Center, 234 E Pkwy, Coppell. Lynn Dorn: 972-462-5136.

MoMe Yoga – 10:30am. Mother-child yoga and nursery rhymes, specifically for moms of infants and toddlers. Bring a mat. Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Ctrl Expy, Dallas. 214671-1381. NorthPark@DallasLibrary.org.

Baby Bounce Basics – 12:30-1pm. Activities for moms/caregivers and infants up to 24 months old with interactive music, nursery rhymes and stories.

Dallas Public Library, Bookmarks Branch, 8687 N Central Exp, Ste, Dallas. 214-671-1381. NorthPark@ DallasLibrary.org.

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saturday Coppell Farmer’s Market – Thru Thanksgiving.

8am-12pm. Seasonal produce for the North Texas area, natural meats and eggs, seafood, organic dairy products, honey, teas, breads, mixes, flowers, plants, and more. Coppell Farmer’s Market, 793 S Coppell Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5165. Info@CoppellFarmersMarket.org. CoppellFarmersMarket.org.

Shoreline Spruceup – 9am. 2nd Sat. Help keep White Rock Lake clean. Enjoy the company, visit with friends, paddle some kayaks, receive thanks form other lake users and collect lots of trash. Meet in the parking lot of Jackson Point on the west side of the park. Jackson Point, 4200 W Lawther Dr, Dallas.

214-669-1663. KayakPower.com.

Om in the Park – 9-10am. Yoga classes for all levels. Bring a towel and water. Free. Lululemon Athletica – Northpark, 8687 N Central Expy, Dallas.

214-234-0305.

Target First Saturdays – 10am-2pm. 1st Sat. Family activities including art scavenger hunts, family tours, yoga, story time and live performances. Free. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St, Dallas. 214-2425100. NasherSculptureCenter.org.

Family Events – 1-3:30pm. Discover a new artmaking activity each month. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood, Dallas. 214-922-1200. DallasMuseumOfArt.org.

Tai Chi – 9:30-10:30am. Tai Chi is gentle on the muscles and effective in increasing mobility, flexibility, coordination and bone density without causing fatigue. Free. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136. FDerita@CoppellTx.gov.

Tarrant County Greenweavers – 11:30am12:30pm. 3rd Thurs. Networking for professionals and companies who are green-minded, eco-friendly or wishing to become more so. $1. Prudential Worldwide Realtors, 1727 Keller Pkwy, Keller. Meetup.com/ DFW-Tarrant-County-Greenweavers.

‘Til Midnight at the Nasher – 6pm-12am. 3rd Fri. All ages. Outdoor evening series featuring local bands and movies, alfresco dining, gallery tours and more. $10/adults, $7/seniors, $5/students, free/12 & under, members. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St, Dallas. 214-242-5100. NasherSculptureCenter.org/ TilMidnight.

Health Orientation Class – 12:30pm. See Thurs listing. Aspire Health Clinic, 10440 N Ctrl Expy, Ste 124, Dallas. 214-234-0000. TXDRYU@AspireHealth.com. Aspire-Health.com.

Chair Massage –3-6 pm. Sign up for an appointment in advance or walk in. 10-minute minimum. $1/minute. Coppell Senior Center, 345 W Bethel Rd, Coppell. 972-462-5136.

Urban Yoga Charity Class – 4:30-6pm. Karma flow class with all proceeds going to a local cause and/or

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Family Bird Watching – 2-4pm. 1st Sat. Beginners and families with children ages 5-13. Learn basic skills in outdoor fun like camping, birding, nature journaling and more. $20/adult, $10/child. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 S Loop 12, Dallas.

214-398-8722. TrinityRiverAudubon.org.

Animals on the Air – 3-4pm. Live radio show explores the world of wild animals and domestic pets.

Q&A on taking care of pets. Listener contests to win prizes. Hosted by Sean Greene, deputy director of the Dallas Zoo and Dr Nancy Turner, veterinarian from the Bent Tree Animal Hospital. Station KSKY 660 AM.

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ACUPUNCTURE

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EAST-WEST ACUPUNCTURE

Nancy L. Corsaro, L.Ac 2840 Keller Springs Rd. Suite 301, Carrollton, TX 214-793-5684 EastWestAcup@sbcglobal.net www.EastWestOm.com Do you have pain, digestive issues or allergies? Perhaps you want to lose weight, quit smoking or find relief from stress. Acupuncture and herbs can help these and many other conditions. This ancient healing modality can also help you maintain good health and balance.

Nancy Corsaro is a Texas-licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist and is nationally board-certified in acupuncture (NCCAOM). Call for a free phone or office 15-minute consultation.

Ruth Bradford, Independent Distributor 214-469-8326 BeautyWrapTeam.com The Worlds’s first body contouring solution of its kind. The site-specific body contouring treatment has been in the hands of celebrities at Hollywood events and at the doorsteps of people like you all over the world— exclusively available through It Works! Global. It will change your life. Call 214469-8326 for more information. See ad on page 5.

We believe and think what we chose to think and believe. ~Diogenes

DR. CARLOS CHAPA, LAC, OMD, PHD

8350 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving 1106 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, TX 972-444-0660 www.VRAcu.com info@vracu.com Trained in China and graduated from one of Korea’s top medical programs, Dr. Chapa is not only a doctor of Oriental medicine, he is also a board-certified herbalist and licensed acupuncturist. Through 17 years of treating patients and submersion in the 3,000-year-old practices of Eastern Medicine, he’s able to help you find relief with acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy and more. Unlike Western medicine, Eastern Medicine doesn’t just focus on the disease; it cares for your whole self, holistically. Dr. Chapa is also proud to offer one of the only full herbal pharmacies offering more than 1,000 safe, organic herbal medicines. We are In-network with most insurance providers. Don’t forget to mention Natural Awakenings to receive 50% off your first visit.

CHIROPRACTIC HEIKKINEN CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE CTR

Andrea Heikkinen, D.C Paul Heikkinen, D.C. Marsha Heikkinen, D.C., 820 E. Cartwright Rd, Suite 133, Mesquite, TX 972-285-3232 Dr.Andrea@tx.twcbc.com HeikkinenChiropractic.com Our office is a family owned and operated business dedicated to helping our patients realize their natural healing abilities. We utilize chiropractic, acupuncture, massage and nutrition to effectively and gently treat the whole person. At Heikkinen Chiropractic we live to give you Back your Life. See us for Neck & back pain, Wellness care, Acupuncture, Therapeutic Massage, Pediatric Chiropractic, Headache, Decompression Traction, Nutritional consultation Athletic physicals. See ad on page 24.

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NANNIS CHIROPRACTIC FAMILY HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Ray Nannis 1600 Plano Rd, Richardson 972-671-2225 NannisChiropractic.com Nannis Chiropractic Family Health Center is a professional but comfortable atmosphere with family style treatment rooms. Our emphasis is on patient education including workshops and demonstrations. With our high tech computer nervous system scanning we provide Subluxation Station Bio Analysis and we offer you the benefit of our advanced training in acupuncture techniques as well as post graduate training in neurology, orthopedics, headaches, TMJ, rehabilitation, sports injuries, and whiplash. Special Services offered include Spinal Decompression, BioVeda Allergy Relief Center and Free Reports. We encourage you to make preventative health and wellness a personal priority while partnering with you on your road to optimal health. We pride ourselves on discovering the cause of your health concern rather than only managing symptoms.

COUNSELING eCubed Counseling & Consulting Shannon Alexander 1513 Potomac, Richardson, TX 214-796-9624 Shannon.Alexander@eCubedCoaching.com eCubedCoaching.com

Are you living the life you’ve always imagined? Life is limited. Do the unexpected. Dare to become the person you are intended to be – today. We are on a mission to equip clients with resources needed to reach peak performance and success. We Educate, Empower and Encourage you to become all you are intended to be. Through a solution-focused approach in coaching: personal, career, business, leadership and Special Needs, life independence, we restore balance, focus, direction, self- development and growth. Collaboratively we identify goals, overcome limiting beliefs, create a POWER plan, and establish ownership and accountability for reaching the desired outcome. Sessions are uniquely tailored and can be virtual or on-site. If you are ready to make a change, taking your personal and professional life to new heights, contact us today to schedule a free 30 minute consultation.

EDUCATION THE HOCKADAY SCHOOL

11600 Welch Road, Dallas 214- 363-6311 Hockaday.org Established almost 100 years ago, The Hockaday School provides a college preparatory education for girl; from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, including Boarding school for grades 8-12. With an enrollment of approximately 1000 students and a 10:1 student teacher ratio, Hockaday students enjoy a 100% acceptance rate to college. Notable Hockaday alumni include Barbara and Jenna Bush, Dixie Carter, and Pamela Willeford.

JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF DALLAS

12345 Inwood Rd, Dallas 972-387-8700 JesuitCP.org Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, founded in 1942 is a private Catholic institution for young men under the direction of the Society of Jesus. It’s located on a 27-acre campus in North Dallas and provides a student-centered Catholic Jesuit education to approximately 1,000 students in grades 9-12 with an 11:1 student-teacher ratio.

Jesuit Dallas students’ average SAT scores exceed the national average by more than 200 points.

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the Earth, the air and you. ~Langston Hughes

ELECTRIC VEHICLES DON HERRING AUTOMOTIVE

Locations: 3520 S. Marvin D. Love Frwy, Dallas 888-880-4276 2901 W Airport Frwy, Irving 866-807-3216 4225 W. Plano Pkwy, Plano 888-868-9915 DonHerring.com Don Herring Mitsubishi located in Dallas, Irving, and Plano takes pride in offering the best selection of new and used vehicles to the Dallas and DFW Metroplex areas. The new Mitsubishi, all Electric Vehicle, i-MIEV is ready for immediate delivery. No money down financing is available on most new Mitsubishi’s. Visit Don Herring online or come by and see why Don Herring is the #1Mitsubishi Dealer in North Texas. We recognize your time is valuable, and strive to make your shopping experience easy and to offer you the lowest price available online. We pledge to beat any advertised offer in the Metroplex.

Texas Toyota of Grapevine

801 State Hwy 114 East, Grapevine 877-858-0831 ToyotaPerks.ToyotaOfGrapevine.com Toyota of Grapevine is currently offering a $500 Military Rebate and a $1,000 College Graduate Rebate.

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Experience peace of mind with every new Toyota with TOYOTACARE. Toyota is devoted to safety and dependability, and proper vehicle maintenance to both. That’s why we’re including a complimentary worry=free maintenance plan and roadside assistance with the purchase or lease of every new Toyota. For 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first, you and your new vehicle will be covered. It’s complimentary peace of mind, and we’re the first full-line brand to offer anything like it. See ad on back page.

GREEN CLEANING PRODUCTS & SERVICES

FAIR TRADE GIFTS AND CRAFTS FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

835 W. Davis, Dallas, TX 214-942-1030 FromTheEndsOfTheEarth.com From the Ends of the Earth is a FAIR TRADE WORLD IMPORTS store located in the exciting new Oak Cliff Arts District. We carry a large variety of items from around the world, and can’t wait to meet you when you stop in to shop. Our offerings include clothing and accessories, home décor, writing tablets and pens, music and instruments, and handmade cards. To see a sampling of our offerings go to FromTheEndsOfTheEarth.com.

JULIE’S OFFICE AND HOUSECLEANING SERVICE 469-952-0244

Cleanliness is not next to Godliness, but it sure makes you feel better to come home to a clean and orderly house. I have over 10 years experience in house and office cleaning and use ALL GREEN PRODUCTS- without harmful fumes. I am a Christ For The Nations graduate and former elementary school teacher. I clean your home like I want my own home to be cleaned. Please call 469953-0244 for an interview and appointment.

HEALTHY KIDS FOOT HEALTH

BRAIN BALANCE ACHEIVEMENT CENTERS

FOOT SOLUTIONS DALLAS

6035 Royal Lane, Dallas 214-739-3668 DallasFootSolutions@att.net FootSolutions.com/Dallas Foot Solutions can help you achieve the comfort you desire with a careful foot evaluation by experts and customized recommendations for stylish top quality footwear and inserts that cradle and support your feet and a variety of helpful accessories. Whether you’re on your feet all day at work, experiencing painful foot problems like bunions and heel pain, living with diabetes or arthritis, or simply looking for more comfort, Foot Solutions can help. Call 214-739-3668 for your first step to better foot health and comfort. See ad on page 17.

GREEN AUTO GLASS REPAIR PATCH AUTO GLASS REPAIR James Taylor 972-704-8291

Debby Romick 1501 Preston Rd, Suite 501, Plano 972-248-9482 BrainBalancePlano.com The Brain Balance Program is an individualized and comprehensive approach designed to help children struggling academically, behaviorally or socially. Our goal is bring hope to families. We specialize in a drug-free, research based, multifaceted approach to address the underlying issues of the many disorders that affect our children today.

Each child has a unique combination of functional wellnesses that impact motor, sensory, immune, visual-spatial, auditory and cognitive development.

Call us today to find out about our comprehensive assessment. See ad on page 18.

For evil to flourish, all that is needed is for good people to do nothing. ~Edmund Burke

HERBAL MEDICINE

Mobile windshield chip repair at no cost to most customers with Full Coverage Insurance. Most Insurance Companies encourage repair over replacements. Most repairs completed in about 15 minutes. Repairs guaranteed not to spread and usually 80 to 90% better looking.

Windshield chip repair is Environmentally friendly, saving your original windshield and keeps glass out of landfills. Retains the factory seal, preventing air and water leakage, stress cracks and weakening of the overall structure of your vehicle. Call 972-7048291 for immediate response and estimate.

AC HERBS AND VITAMINS

Leslie Duong 5917 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 214-887-8325 Leslie.ACN_Herbs@yahoo.com LeslieDuong.com AC Herbs and Vitamins specialLeslie Duong is a licensed Herbalist, BS Biology, and Health Nutritionist, with 14 years of experience in Chinese Natural Herbs, Leslie will sit down with you to conduct a private and personal evaluation of your health.

You can assured that her many years of experience will start to help you feel better in no time. She can help with Prostate, Cancer, Hepatitis A,B,C, Detoxing, Cholesterol, Fertility, Impotency, Lupus, Thyroid, Menopause, Diabetes, Depression, Drug Detox, Skin Problems, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Weight Loss. Free Consultation Available. Call to schedule you appointment. See ad on page 28.

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MEDICAL

HOLISTIC DENTISTRY PROVIDENCE HOLISTIC DENTAL CARE

Dr. Latonia Smith 2701 Osler, Suite 10, Grand Prairie 972-641-2400 Info@ProvidenceHolisticCare.com A different kind of dentistry where the focus is on health not disease. Our goal is to provide dentistry that enhances your overall health and improves the quality of your life. Have the smile you have always wanted with straight, white teeth. We use Invisalign instead of metal brackets and offer other services using simple and effective methods that are less invasive. We offer the most bio-compatible treatments available. Call 972-641-2400 to schedule your initial consultation.

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DR. KAREN ASBURY, MD INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Dr. Karen Asbury, MD Richardson, TX 972-479-9139 DocAsbury@verizon.net KarenAsburyMD.com

The practice of Dr. Asbury is on the cutting-edge of Integrative Medicine.

We specialize in a combination of Internal Medicine and Alternative Care, using the best of both. We believe the body is a wonderfully functioning system that was designed to be self healing, if given what it needs. Are you tired of drugs and conventional medicine?

Do you want to address the cause of disease and not just the symptoms? Do you want natural solutions to chronic diseases? Dr. Asbury provides all aspects of adult care including full preventive evaluations and comprehensive treatment of chronic diseases. Call 972-867-7790 for an appointment or a free Consult. See ad on page 14.

KOTSANIS INSTITUTE

HOMEOPATHY Dr. Alex Bekker

4933 Creighton, Dallas, TX 214-821-3133 AlexBekkerMD.com Dr. Bekker is a physician specializing in homeopathy, which is a medicinal therapy which uses natural substances that stimulate the person’s own vitality to overcome illness, and restore health.

Some of the conditions treated are Childhood Illness, Autism, Asthma, Allergies, Auto-Immune Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and many other conditions. The result of homeopathic treatment is the permanent cure of the individual and the restoration of health.

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MASSAGE

Constantine A. Kotsanis, MD 2260 Pool Road, Grapevine, TX 817-756-1896 drkotsanis@gmail.com www.kotsanisinstitute.com

Dr. Constantine A. Kotsanis is an unconventional medical doctor who travels the globe in search of answers to today’s health problems. His approach is to blend modern conventional medicine with the time-tested wisdom of older disciplines, creating unique treatments for each person. Having taken the time to become a certified nutritionist himself, Dr. Kotsanis believes the foundation of any treatment is proper nutrition. He applies this belief to treating conditions ranging from autism spectrum to chronic diseases including cancer and diabetes. Come Have Lunch with the Family - The public is invited to our FREE monthly Lunch & Learns. It’s a great way to meet the staff and doctor while learning more about health.

We provide a gluten-free recipe from the Kotsanis Institute’s own cookbook “Food for Thought” (available on Amazon.com). Each month is a different topic. Find the schedule on our website www.kotsanisinstitute.com. See ad on inside front cover and page 12.

REVIVIFY

Keith Clark, LMT 11311 North Central Expressway, Suite 211, Dallas, TX 214- 315-2959 Revivify@MassageTherapy.com Revivify.MassageTherapy.com

Keith Clark is a licensed massage therapist in private practice utilizing many massage modalities during sessions to promote the importance of body maintenance. Whether you need a massage to relax and reduce stress, to recharge your fatigued muscles, or to assist in alleviating chronic pain, you’ll find the style of massage, you need here. Massage can help address a number of health issues including: Low-back pain, Improve range of motion, Ease medication dependence, Enhance immunity by stimulating the body’s natural defense system, Exercise and stretch muscles, Help athletes prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts, Improve the condition of the skin, Increase joint flexibility and lessen depression and anxiety. Call or go online for an appointment. REVIVIFY.

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MOVING AND STORAGE SOLUTIONS PUREBOX DFW MOVING & STORAGE MATERIALS

Norm Forbes Info@PureBoxDFW.com 337-353-796 PureBoxDFW.com PureBox provides eco-friendly, easy to use moving boxes for residential, commercial & special event needs. Rent our reusable boxes instead of buying cardboard and we will deliver to your home or office. PureBoxes are lightweight, stackable, nest-able and perfectly designed to keep your belongings organized and secure. Don’t miss the opportunity to make your next move faster, cheaper, greener & less stressful. Stop wasting your time & money on Earth-polluting cardboard.

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NEUROFEEDBACK DALLAS BRAIN CHANGERS

Dr Stephanie Golder & Mindy Fritz 10000 North Central Expressway #400, Dallas, TX 214-642-3976 DallasBrainChangers.com Specializing in the reduction or elimination of disorders, including anxiety, depression, migraine, ADD (AD/HD), behavioral disorders, learning disability, and many others, utilizing neurofeedback and Christian counseling. Our goal is to help our clients achieve improved physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

Neurofeedback is a proven, effective treatment that is non-invasive and does not involve medication. Call 214-642-3976 for a consultation.

NUTRITION Living Well Health and Wellness Center

Betty Murray, CN, HHC, Ryt 14330 Midway Rd, Suite 121, Dallas, TX 972-930-0260 Info@LivingWellDallas.com LivingWellDallas.com Betty Murray, CN, HHC, RYT is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor.

Betty has a knack for making the science of nutrition easy to understand and implement. Betty specializes in metabolic and digestive disorders and weight loss resistance. A master of the bio-chemistry of the body, Betty teaches clients how to utilize nutritional interventions to improve their health. Call 972-930-0260 today to schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation to see if nutrition counseling is right for you.

Natural Health Shop

400 North Coit Rd, Suite 1902, Richardson 972-664-1990 NaturalHealthTX.com Everyday low prices on over 9,000 health and wellness products Natural and supplements. We specialize in orders. Groceries, suppleHealth special ments, sports nutrition, beauty special needs nutrition, Shop products, massage, detox. Located at the intersection of Coit and Roundrock.

Open 7 days a week. See ad on page 23.

ORGANIC FOODS TEXAS DAILY HARVEST Fisher Lane, Yantis, TX 903-335-1758 TexasDailyHarvest.com

We are a Certified Organic Farm producing milk, cheese, yogurt, beef, pork, eggs and produce in East Texas. Our products area available in many stores in the Metroplex and in Austin, and we are now offering Neighborhood Delivery and a CSA. Please call or see our website at TexasDailyHarvest.com to sign up for Neighborhood Delivery.

THREE HAPPY COWS

CR 45, Earth, TX 214-908-2569 CountyLineFarms@gmail.com Providing other families with clean and great tasting dairy products made from our sustainable, organic certified, West Texas native grass pastures of contented, happy, and humanely treated cows is the mission of Three Happy Cows. Our products are free of any added hormones, antibiotics, toxic chemical pesticides or herbicides. Due to the nature of the nutritional diet of our cows, our products have a wonderful fresh taste and maintains their flavor.

Three Happy Cows products can be found at Central Market, Natural Grocers, Rosemeade Market, Cupboard, and Local Yocal.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

OUTDOOR LIGHTING

GREEN HOME RESIDENTIAL

ALFRESCO LIVING, LLC

Jon & Laura Petersen Anna, TX 972-924-2722 Sales@AlfrescoLighting.com AlfrescoLighting.com Alfresco Living designs and installs outdoor improvements that make your outdoor rooms nicer. We take the time to design your Landscape Lighting to fit your lifestyle. Water Features, Mosquito Misting, Cool Fogging, Rain Water Harvesting and Christmas Lighting to take your outdoor living environment to the next level of pure enjoyment and a place where you can relax and enjoy the sound of a waterfall in a mosquito free evening while your landscape lights highlight the focal points of your yard.

ORGANIC FURNITURE ORGANIC BEDROOMS INC.

877-604-8208 ext. 702 Info@OrganicBedroomInc.com OrganicBedroomInc.com Organic mattresses – safe, allergy-free, temperaturecontrolled sleeping system. Experience your best night’s sleep ever with revolutionary composition of lavender, swiss herbs, hi-tech materials. Our Swiss made Aven02 mattresses are 40% more durable than most existing products on the market. Organic Bedroom Inc is exclusive US retail distributor of Aven02 organic mattresses. Call for appointment.

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ORGANIC HAIR CARE GLITZ ORGANIC SALON

5207 Bonita, Dallas 972-587-7835 Debi.Gidner@gmail.com GlitzSalonDFW.com Certified Organic Salon located in Uptown Dallas in the Knox-Henderson District.

Glitz is Dallas’ premiere certified vegan Salon, using animal-cruelty-free products that have none of the toxic chemicals found in most professional color lines. Offering a full suite of organic products and services, our services include Hair Cuts, Hair Color, Hair Straightening and Real Hair Extensions. Glitz salon is unique and personable and provides a warm and welcoming environment in a beautifully renovated house in one of the Dallas’ hippest new neighborhoods.

Stop by today and see what the buzz is about for yourself. Walk-ins accepted.

PET CARE THE ANIMAL DOCTOR

Dr. Nancy Bozeman 621 N. Little School Rd, Kennedale 817-572-2400 TheAnimalDoctorTx@yahoo.com TheAnimalDoctor.com As an alternative medicine specialist, Dr. Nancy Bozeman emphasizes your pet’s entire well-being by taking a holistic approach to veterinary medicine. Offering a full range of conventional and complementary modalities including Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Laser Therapy, NAET, Nutrition Counseling and we offer Vaccination titers. Come visit our comfortable, pet-friendly, homey office environment. See ad on page 29.

LONE STAR DOG DOORS

Dallas, TX 214-810-1785 Info@LoneStarDogDoors.com LoneStarDogDoors.com Energy efficient, attractive and durable Dog Doors professionally installed. Let your dogs and cats live large with the freedom they deserve by getting a professionally installed Wall pet door in any type of wall, Door dog door, Screen pet door, Dog door right in the glass, or Pet door panel insert for a sliding glass patio door. Don’t be trapped into thinking that your dog door must be installed in a door.

With Lone Star Dog Doors you will benefit from our many years of remodeling experience plus we use Hale Pet Door products, representing the highest quality in the industry. Call 214-810-1785 today so we can install “Your Pet’s Doorway to Living Large” in the Dallas area.

Stephanie Ebbesen-Stuer 214-563-5769 StephStuer@gmail.com GreenHomeResidential.com Green Home Residential is the first green residential real estate brokerage in North Texas to specializing in healthy, sustainable high performing real estate. Return on your green home investment can show up in increased energy efficiency, improved indoor air quality and health, decrease in waste, and reduced water consumption, among other things.

Get the professionals at Green home Residential to find the shade of green that fits our real estate needs. We will customize services based on your requests and show you how to take advantage of government programs and incentives. Green living is healthy and healthy living is green. Call us for a complimentary consultation.

SPIRITUAL CONCORD DALLAS CHURCH

6808 Pastor Bailey Dr, Dallas 214-331-8522 ConcordDallas.org Church that Grows people. Services are Sundays at 7:30am, 9:15am, 11:00am, 12:45am, and online at Streamingfaith. com. Mid-week service is Wednesdays at 7:00pm.

Reverend Bryan L. Carter, Senior Pastor.

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SKIN AND BODY CARE PRODUCTS BELLO NATURALE

Natural and Organic Skin and Body Care Products 1-888-524-0579 BelloNaturale.com A full line of all natural and organic skin and body products and essential oils.

Includes bath, body, facial, and hair products and therapeutic wellness oils. All products are certified organic and completely biodegradable and never tested on animals. Users of Bello Naturale skincare products have experienced better skin moisture retention using less product and relief from some skin conditions that had not been responsive to their prescription medication. Free sample available. Visit BelloNaturale.com or call us today to find out more about our products and to order. See ad on page 5.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

THERMOGRAPHY THERMOGRAPHY CENTER OF DALLAS

Dr. Genie Fields 5220 Spring Valley Rd, Suite 405 Dallas, Tx 214-352-8758 ThermographyCenter.com Offering full body Regulation Thermography, including the breast. It can detect abnormalities in the very earliest of stages, many times finding the underlying causes of disease. Regulation Thermography looks at the entire body’s BEHAVIOR after being stressed giving a ‘living dynamic view.’ Consultations, further evaluation and follow up care are offered as well. See ad on page 13.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~Albert Schweitzer

QUANTUM ZEN

Nance Woods 330 Market St, Baird, TX QuantumZen@windstream.net QuantumZenTX.com Stress? Illness? Injury? Biofeedback could be the answer. Distance sessions available. Quantum Zen also offers Human BioAcoustic Vocal Profiling and Nance is a highly sought after Reiki Master/ Teacher. Trying to sell your house but it just won’t sell? Keep getting an “unfriendly” feeling around your property? Property clearing is available. Quantum Zen is a holistic wellness center specializing in stress management located west of the metroplex on Interstate 20.

WEIGHT LOSS FAT BURNING COFFEE & TEA

Jon & Christi Hurley 615-653-5228 FatBurningCoffeeOrTea@yahoo.com CoffeeOrTea4me.com Drink coffee and burn fat. Join thousands of other coffee and tea drinkers who have lost those unwanted pounds. Try the Bfit challenge today! Call Christi at 615653-5228 and get ready for a fitter, healthier you!

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WELLNESS CENTERS ABUNDANT LIFE WELLNESS and thermography CENTER

Jennifer Trejo, Naturopath 3345 Western Center Blvd, Suite 140 Ft Worth, TX 817-847-0900 AbundantLifeWellnessCenter.com Services include: BioSET, which locates and corrects imbalances in the body through detoxification, enzyme therapy, homeopathy, nutrition and lifestyle recommendations; breast thermography which can detect cancer forming up to 8 years before other detection devices, with no radiation exposure or compression; saliva hormone testing and correction using homeopathic hormones; thyroid testing and balancing; metabolism testing; weight loss; IonCleanse foot Detox and oxygen steam sauna. See ad on page 17.

YARD AND GARDEN ROHDE’S NURSERY & NATURE STORE

1651 Wall Street, Garland 972- 864-1934 BeOrganic.com Rohde’s helps you get and maintain beautiful Yards and Gardens in a chemical-free environment. We know organics better than anyone else. Organic yards and gardens require less water, have fewer insects and diseases and result in better health for you, your family and the environment.

We will give you the guidance you need either in our store or at your home. Products and services include Landscaping and maintenance, natural fertilizer, natural insect control, unique garden gift items, pet food for dogs and cats, and a large selection of native and drought-tolerant plants. Call the experts today at 972-864-1934. See ad on page 10.

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