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• Dry salt therapy (halotherapy) is a natural, drug-free treatment that may help combat various respiratory and skin conditions.

• Helps supports the immune, nervous and lymphatic systems.

• Reduces stress and headaches, increases energy and improves sleep patterns.

• Increases lung capacity & reduces physical ailments for adults, children & athletes.

•These sessions are recommended to keep the body healthy and also clear all pollutants and toxins of the lungs during flu, and allergy seasons.

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A Summer We Can Finally Enjoy

Like that the first half of year has passed; not complaining, it was one of the best years so far. The hot weather makes us feel good and more energetic to go outdoors. Things have been by far positive and seems to be headed in the right direction. Changes are happening fast and awareness is becoming an easily accessible commodity.

A few weeks back we had very poor air quality due to wildfires in Canada. That was a stark reminder that global warming or pollution in general is not a local problem. We have all share one environment. Someone making it worse in one place will not leave even faraway communities untouched. Above-normal temperature in the spring also point to the perils of climate change. We all must do our little bit when possible. Check out “Regenerative Techniques for a Healthy Ecosystem.” It lays out simple, yet effective techniques for controlling greenhouse gases in our own backyard.

This is the most important time for us to be outdoors, whether at a park or our own backyard. “Green Exercise – Connecting with Nature” outlines ways to spend time outside and become fitter and stronger. That’s a win-win! We all know someone in family or friends who have allergy and reactions, and “Too Much Histamine” guides us to using natural ways to address allergic responses.

Natural Awakenings of Hudson County is your all-season health and wellness resource for body, mind and soul—the physical body and inner, spiritual, well-being. Like us on Facebook and Instagram. Find even more great information in our online edition at NAHudson.com

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Taking it to the Street

The Nyack Famous Street Fair shopping and dining event on July 9 features more than 300 booths with arts, crafts, new retail, home decor and unique gifts until 10 p.m. downtown. Music will play all day at the gazebo on Main Street and the corner of Main and Broadway.

Delicious festival foods include Cousins Lobster Truck, NY Soda Jerks with old-fashioned egg crème and other outdoor cafes on Main Street.

Sponsored by ACADA of Nyack. No pets are allowed. For more information, visit PJsPromotions.com.

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

For those that feel stressed, tired, anxious or worried and can’t seem to shut off their mind no matter what they try, an Access Bars session can reduce the noise in their head without having to meditate for hours, releasing disharmonious thoughts and behavior patterns while allowing greater possibilities into their life.

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Bars is a gentle treatment using light touch on the head. No matter what age, everyone has the potential to benefit greatly from an Access Bars session. Trusted by many, this gentle, innovative energy process is practiced in more than 100 countries with positive results.

Location: Paramus. To preregister (required) or book a private session, call 201-655-3836.. For more information, visit AccessConsciousness.com or citm-drfinn.com. See ad, page 7.

Wellness Wednesdays and Salty Saturdays at the Salt Cave

Salt of the Earth Center for Healing is providing half-price ($20) salt cave sessions every Wednesday and Saturday in July and August. The goal of Susan Toron, DC, and health coach Sheryl Silver, MS, is to bring the community a variety of natural healing treatments that complement traditional therapies in order to meet clients’ health and wellness needs.

Location: 811 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY. For appointments and more information, call 845-290-0678 or visit SaltOfTheEarthCFH.com.

Discover Life Changing ACCESS BARS® Sessions

The Bars are 32 points on the head that when lightly touched releases old energies that keep you stuck in many areas of your life, allowing for tremendous and easy change.

Close Relationships May Influence Physical Well-Being

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science has found that a person’s close relationships may either benefit or undermine physical health. The three-week study involving 4,005 participants looked at how both positive and negative relationship experiences affect the body, and how daily fluctuations in those interactions may influence changes in well-being, as reflected in self-reported stress levels and coping abilities, as well as blood pressure and heart rate reactivity biomarkers.

The researchers observed that people with more positive experiences and fewer negative ones reported lower stress, improved coping skills and better physical functioning. They also noted that ups and downs in negative relationships were especially predictive of outcomes like stress, coping and overall systolic blood pressure.

Seniors Want Fewer Prescriptions

Mislabeled Melatonin Gummies

New research published in JAMA Network found that melatonin gummies may contain far more of the dietary sleep aid supplement than what is indicated on the label. Researchers from Cambridge Health Alliance and the University of Mississippi analyzed 25 different melatonin gummies and found that 22 contained a greater amount of melatonin than stated on the label. One product contained only three-quarters of the amount advertised on the label, another contained 347 percent more than what was listed, and one product contained no detectable melatonin.

These concerns come on the heels of a 2022 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found a 530 percent increase in the number of accidental pediatric ingestions of melatonin reported to U.S. poison control centers over the last decade, resulting in 27,795 emergency department and clinic visits, 4,097 hospitalizations, 287 intensive care unit admissions and two deaths. Most ingestions were unintentional (94.3 percent). Among those children with reported symptoms from accidental melatonin ingestion, most involved the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular or central nervous systems.

willing to stop taking one or more drugs if their healthcare provider said it was possible, and 26 percent had already stopped taking at least one drug they had been taking for more than a year. When asked which meds they would be most interested in stopping, 43 percent named their heart disease pills for high blood pressure or high cholesterol, 13 percent mentioned diabetes medicines and 10 percent included pain management prescriptions.

In a new National Poll on Healthy Aging by the University of Michigan involving adults aged 50 to 80, the vast majority of respondents expressed an interest in cutting back on prescription medications. Eighty percent would be

These results reflect a growing trend dubbed “deprescribing”. According to Deprescribing.org, a researcher-led online resource, it is the planned process of reducing or stopping medications that may no longer be of benefit or could be causing harm. The goal is to reduce medication burden or harm while improving quality of life. Seniors interested in cutting down on the drugs they are taking should consult their healthcare provider to ensure it is safe and helpful to do so.